Once again we have great news coming from the small town of Copey. Well actually, the really great news is coming directly from the Learning Center.
The big news is about a Spelling Bee Competition (spelling English words) held at the local school in Copey. According to Eve Solomon, the Learning Center's Coordinator, "this Spelling Bee is a nationally renowned event, appearing on national television in Costa Rica. Studying at Copey Learning Center prepared its students to succeed in this competition, which is a really big deal." The entire country gets involved as the competition starts locally, then regional competitions are held in October, and finally a national competition is held in November.
A total of twelve students attending the Learning Center competed together with students who only attend the public school. To be clear, most of the students at the Learning Center also attend the public school each day before heading to the Learning Center afterwards to obtain additional English language education.
NEWS FLASH…….The four top place winners were all Learning Center students.
The winners are, from right to left, Ariana – 1st place, Camil – 2nd place, Dayana – 3rd place, and Tatiana – alternate.
It is also great news that Tatiana on the far left is an AGB Scholarship student sponsored by Jerry Merritt. Second Place Camil is not an AGB scholarship student but her twin sister Katrina is. Camil is able to attend the Learning Center because the scholarship used by Katrina allows her parents to afford to send Camil. So our support indirectly contributes to Camil's success.
Other AGB Scholarship students participants included Silvia Karina sponsored by Bette Ward, Katrina sponsored by Dr. Lin Church, and Pablo Jesus and Anyela sponsored by Jerry Merritt. All donors are "Friends of Copey".
We congratulate these very fine winners and the other participants. We wish the winners continued success at the next competition next Wednesday.
This is further proof that students attending the Learning Center are developing an educational advantage for their future. Students living in Copey must become educated capable of reading, writing (spelling), and speaking English. This is a critical skill needed by those less affluent aspiring to attend college or benefit from professional or technical employment opportunities the emerging and growing Costa Rican economy is producing.
Who Knew? How could anyone have imagined that young girls living in rural town Copey would become local celebrities? How special is this small town where there is very little to do each day if you are a girl? The big news is these young girls are heading to the big stage to perform in The Nutcracker scheduled to be performed later in the year. What are the odds these young girls living in the remote part of their country far away from the more urban life style and cultural opportunities afforded to those in larger cities, having received the training and developed the skills that would result in as many as eight of the ballet students getting this unusual invite to perform? This is absolutely Fantastic!
Eve Solomon, our key contact at the Learning Center and person in charge of the daily education of the students, is a great Peace Corp Volunteer. But that is not all she is. She is a trained ballet dancer and received training at the Marin Ballet School in California for nearly 13 years. She brought her love and passion for ballet to Copey to share with some very unlikely students.
Eve's desire for ballet has opened the doors to new experiences for the students. In Eve's own words, "In Copey, there are few extra-curricular activities, especially for girls, who are often expected to care for their younger siblings. Ballet builds confidence and physical awareness, and a sense of self-worth and elegance".
This is one more example of how this small town is positively impacting young lives and one of the key reasons the "Friends of Cope y" tries to bring together our collective talents to support this Learning Center and the community.
I want you to get to know Eve better. She is very special herself and I strongly recommend you read her story contained in the link below. This will deepen your insight into the challenges young people face in small rural Costa Rican communities. Marin Ballet Blog.
Eve has been conducting evening ballet class each week for her students and in May, exposed her students to a live screening of the Bolshoi Ballet in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Eve's ballet students met with the Ballet director and because of the students' enthusiasm for ballet, they were invited to audition for the national production of The Nutcracker. Eight students were accepted to dance in the upcoming showing of The Nutcracker. All twenty-four of the Eve's ballet students will get to participate in the intensive training and preparation for The Nutcracker.
For the next several months, the students will continue their training in Copey and will have to travel to San Jose for Saturday rehearsals. This is a costly project and Eve mounted a very successful fund drive. In a short few days she successfully raised more than $5,000 to cover training, transportation, and lodging costs needed for the weekend travels to San Jose. Her fund-raising success was helped by the Copey community and financial assistance from the Peace Corp at Eve's request. "Friends of Copey" was informed of the fund-raising effort while we were just wrapping up the campaign to raise money for school supplies. Consequently, we did not provide funds to directly support the ballet project. If additional funds are needed, we will try to support them. Regardless, "Friends of Copey" is contributing indirectly as we believe about seven of the ballet students are Anne Goble Broady Scholarship Fund recipients. This shows we are all involved in the overall educational welfare of the young people of Copey and we are making a difference in a variety of ways.
Learning that in this small and remote town there is a talented ballet dancer inspiring young girls to learn ballet is astounding alone. Learning that the young students are doing so well learning ballet that an international ballet company has found them worthy to be included as part of the performers is truly extraordinary.
The key role of the "Friends of Copey" is to be a major source of encouragement for those in the small community of Copey, Costa Rica. To date, this encouragement has been provided in numerous ways thru the support of a variety of people including so many of you reading this Post.
Over the past couple weeks, I reported there was a request for financial assistance to help purchase needed school supplies. Several of you replied by donating over $400.00. We had some large donors and several small donors. The Learning Center is working on purchasing the supplies.
I extend my own personal thank you to all for reading my Posts, being connected, and responding to calls for help. Below is a special Thank You card sent to us by the staff and students from the Learning Center. This is a very special note of thanks since several of you AGB Scholarship supporters will recognize your student in the picture and perhaps even find his or her name on the card.
Also, I would like to point out a couple of things about the picture on the card. First, the picture is taken in front of the small facility (also pictured above as our main headline photo) that is being donated to the Learning Center for its educational use. Clearly, by USA standards and countless USA building regulations, such a facility would not be permitted for this use. In Copey, the facility is Heaven on Earth for these students. Second point, the smiles on the faces of the students are priceless. They are happy students who enjoy attending the Learning Center, sharing time in a safe learning environment with a loving and committed staff of volunteers, and return home to parents who care deeply about their future. I believe the expression of thanks coming from them is as real as it gets. If you are like me, you send money to many charities each year. Seldom if at all do you get a personalized note of thanks from those receiving your help. Kids and staff, you all are "awesome"!
The Learning Center recently held elections for their Board for this coming year. We extend our congratulations and pledge our continuous support. As we ponder the tremendous amount of global unrest and the reported devastation families and especially young kids are facing, life in Copey for young kids by comparison is a life of promise, possibility, and peace. Those young kids who are living in fear or involved in the global destruction are not learning what they should be learning. As "Friends of Copey" we work to keep the light of promise, possibility, and peace alive, at least in one small community. My sincere thanks to all the followers and "Friends of Copey".
It was a beautiful springtime morning in southeast Washington in 2013 when Heather and I met at one of the local libraries. I had been to Copey, Costa Rica in January and had returned home committed to help the Learning Center achieve its education mission. The Learning Center could use lots of children's books and the local library had just announced a huge children's book sale. My friend Heather had begun to share my enthusiasm and passion for the Learning Center and agreed to join me at the library to help select and purchase appropriate children's books.
Unexpectedly, Heather's daughter, Hailey, joined us at the library. Hailey had recently graduated from Washington State University and was working as a substitute teacher in local elementary schools. However, on this day she was not called in to teach and was available to help her mother gather books. As we loaded over 70 children's books into the trunk of my car, Hailey asked me about my plans for these children's books. I shared the story of my visit to the Learning Center and my original plan to volunteer as a teacher. She listened intently about my final decision to help gather resources from home to help the Learning Center instead of volunteering as a teacher. It was at that moment, standing there with my car trunk open full of children's books heading to the Learning Center, when Hailey expressed her interest to be a volunteer teacher.
On August 1, 2013 Hailey began her journey to Costa Rica. She completed her 90 day volunteer teaching assignment and returned home after having the experience of her life.
"It was one year ago today that I left home for beautiful Copey, Costa Rica. There I would be teaching English for three months while living with a host family.
While living in Copey, I learned so much! Not just about a new culture and language, but also about myself. I gained so much experience and knowledge that I never would have gotten from teaching in the states.
Teaching English in a foreign country has enriched my skills vastly. I live in an area with a huge population of ESL (English as a Second Language) and ELL (English Language Learner) students.
Being in a foreign country where I barely spoke the language has given me a new perspective. When I plan lessons with ESL and ELL students in mind, I think about ways to teach that would have helped me while learning Spanish in Costa Rica. Not only was teaching in Copey a unique experience, but living there also. While staying with my host family I got a feel for their culture. What a warm place to be! Everyone is so friendly, even when you are completely butchering their language! I highly recommend this experience for anyone who has the opportunity.
Hailey's decision to volunteer was truly an extraordinary decision which brought on significant professional and personal challenges. She survived! The "Friends of Copey" feel very indebted to her for representing us and she was named the first "Key Friend" among the "Friends of Copey" for her significant contribution to the Learning Center. She has been hired full time and will have her own third grade class when school opens in a few weeks. Congratulations and thank you Hailey!
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is about as easy as executing a complicated yoga pose (aka, not easy at all). That's exactly why Susan O'Brien and Sarah Chapin started a guilt-free snack food company featuring vegan, gluten free, non-GMO and kosher certified options. Born out of the "yoga culture" celebrating raw, plant-based oils, Hail Merry offers customers healthy, yet delicious snacks and desserts (like Miracle Tarts, Macaroons, Grawnola and more). Hail Merry products are now available at national chains like Whole Foods, but O'Brien and Chapin remain devoted to their community -- and to women in business. The pair, who regularly use Dell technologies, often partner with Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, a program designed to inspire and empower women in technology and business by connecting them with networks, sources of capital, knowledge and more.


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Stroke is typically the headline application in all discussions of perfusion CT. Now interest in this technique is growing from a very different direction: oncology imaging.
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Haven't updated in awhile. It seems that Flash Fiction Friday is not as popular as I thought it would be. No worries, you live and learn. This is another story set in the Galaxy Command RPG setting.
Argus drained his glass with one long pull. "What parts of no you don't understand Gary, the N or the O?" he spat at the new comer.
"The part where you're broke or the part where you still have nine months on your reserve status, I can't decide which part that may be Argus," said Gary.
Argus got up from his chair and made his way across the casino. Little old ladies played the coin machines. Lights and sounds blasted through his dulled senses. Inside his room, he stumbled in the dark. "Ouch! Damn it!" A small table toppled over. The pain emanating from the stubbed toe pierced through the alcohol induced mental fog. "Lights!" A black box lay on the ground. It came to life the moment he touched it.
Startled by the ominous voice Argus put the box down on the bed. Gary' holographic face appeared before him, "Argus this is part of a transmission we received from Eden about a week ago. You heard the rumors about what happened. We still don't have all the facts and I can't say more without compromising security. I need someone to whip up a new team to investigate this. Training contract, good pay, expunged record. Can't give you back your old rank, but you never stood on rank anyway. Meet me at the starport at 11:45hrs. If you don't show up, I won't hold it against you. Hope to see you there." The image winked out.
Argus shook his head and flopped back to be. He would be crazy to return to Galaxy Command. Not after the Koha Maru, not after what happened to Ryan.
Then again… he thought, but sleep took over.


By now, most of you have probably had the chance to meet Niiko, in fact if you haven't, it's probably because you just haven't been up at the gym over the past few weeks. A true CrossFit die-hard, Niiko has quickly integrated himself into Pearland CrossFit and it seems you can find him at the gym, morning or afternoon, offering tips, assistance and encouragement to all of our member athletes in between his own workouts. Niiko is an awesome athlete to be sure, but more than that, he's a great guy with an awesome positive attitude and Pearland CrossFit is excited to introduce him as the newest addition to our coaching staff! Please join us in officially welcoming Niiko to the Pearland CrossFit family!
Niiko first started CrossFit in 2011 after an old college roommate suggested that he give it a try. He had reached his plateau after years of standard Globo Gym work outs and since being introduced to CrossFit he has seen his overall fitness levels continue to grow. Niiko has always been involved with athletics. He began playing hockey and lacrosse in grade school and continued to play both through out college, earning top honors in each along the way. Niiko has completed two half-marathons and has found a new interest in competing in CrossFit competitions.
Niiko was born and raised in Michigan and attended Michigan Technological University where he earned his Mechanical Engineering degree. His previous job moved him around the Midwest before landing him in Houston in 2012. Being a new-comer to the Lone Star State, the athletes and fellow coaches at CrossFit have become his second family. He is a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer and has a great passion for fitness. Niiko is always trying to learn more to help keep his fellow athletes and coaches ahead of the curve. He is open to answering any questions you have about CrossFit, nutrition, or overall fitness. You will find him at the box before work and staying late in the evenings to help others.


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john britton - fact file
1926 -1931 goalkeeper
Born on 18th March 1900 in Campsie, Lennoxtown, Scotland.
Height : - .m (6' 00")
Weight : - - kgs (12st 6lbs)
A Scottish goalkeeper, who was unfortunate to be at the club with three other keepers, Jock Britton's presence made him a useful asset to the club, although he only made 40 appearances for Spurs; all in the league.
Having come through the Scottish Junior football system, he progressed to play league football for Albion Rovers in 1920. The team were relegated in 1923, but Jock stayed with the Wee Rovers until Dundee spotted him and snapped him up in 1924. Back in the Scottish Division One, he became a regular at Dens Park, playing 68 games in two seasons before Tottenham saw his potential and signed him in 1926.
Within days he was thrust into the first team to play at West Ham United, where Spurs lost 1-3. In the following eighteen months with the club, Britton played 40 league games in total before getting injured at the end of his first season with the club (1926-27). When the next season began, he had lost the number one position in the side to Joe Nicholls. Having once again got a starting place in the line-up, Jock looked set to stay in goal, but the team were not playing well and were in a lowly position. This prompted manager Billy Minter to go out and buy Cyril Spiers, leaving Britton over-looked once more so he was released in May 1928 and he returned to Scotland, signing for Glasgow Celtic in June and then continued to play for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy up to 1931.
John Britton died on 8th October 1953 in his hometown of Campsie.
NICKNAME : Jock; Charlie
MIDDLE NAME :
Club Signed Fee Debut Apps Goals
Duntocher Hibs ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Albion Rovers October 1920 ?? ?? 55 0
Dundee August 1924 ?? ?? 68 0
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR March 1926 ?? 20th March 1926 v West Ham United (Division 1) (away) lost 1-3 40 0
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1931 ?? ?? ?? ??
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Other appearances; goals
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3 Other appearances; 0 goals
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using UnityEngine;
using System;
using LuaInterface;
using SLua;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Lua_NGUITools : LuaObject {
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int PlaySound_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(argc==1){
				UnityEngine.AudioClip a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.PlaySound(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(argc==2){
				UnityEngine.AudioClip a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Single a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.PlaySound(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(argc==3){
				UnityEngine.AudioClip a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Single a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				System.Single a3;
				checkType(l,3,out a3);
				var ret=NGUITools.PlaySound(a1,a2,a3);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int OpenURL_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(argc==1){
				System.String a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.OpenURL(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(argc==2){
				System.String a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				UnityEngine.WWWForm a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.OpenURL(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int RandomRange_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			System.Int32 a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Int32 a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			var ret=NGUITools.RandomRange(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int GetHierarchy_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.GetHierarchy(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int FindCameraForLayer_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			System.Int32 a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.FindCameraForLayer(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int GetTypeName_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Object a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.GetTypeName(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int RegisterUndo_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Object a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.String a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			NGUITools.RegisterUndo(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int SetDirty_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Object a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			NGUITools.SetDirty(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int AddChild_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(argc==1){
				UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.AddChild(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.GameObject),typeof(UnityEngine.GameObject))){
				UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				UnityEngine.GameObject a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.AddChild(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.GameObject),typeof(bool))){
				UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Boolean a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.AddChild(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int SetChildLayer_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Transform a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Int32 a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			NGUITools.SetChildLayer(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int GetRoot_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.GetRoot(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int Destroy_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Object a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			NGUITools.Destroy(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int DestroyImmediate_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Object a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			NGUITools.DestroyImmediate(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int Broadcast_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(argc==1){
				System.String a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				NGUITools.Broadcast(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				return 1;
			}
			else if(argc==2){
				System.String a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Object a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				NGUITools.Broadcast(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				return 1;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int IsChild_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Transform a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			UnityEngine.Transform a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			var ret=NGUITools.IsChild(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int SetActiveChildren_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Boolean a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			NGUITools.SetActiveChildren(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int GetActive_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.GameObject))){
				UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetActive(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.Behaviour))){
				UnityEngine.Behaviour a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetActive(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int SetActiveSelf_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Boolean a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			NGUITools.SetActiveSelf(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int SetLayer_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.GameObject a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Int32 a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			NGUITools.SetLayer(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			return 1;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int Round_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Vector3 a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.Round(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int Save_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			System.String a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			System.Byte[] a2;
			checkType(l,2,out a2);
			var ret=NGUITools.Save(a1,a2);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int Load_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			System.String a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.Load(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int ApplyPMA_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			UnityEngine.Color a1;
			checkType(l,1,out a1);
			var ret=NGUITools.ApplyPMA(a1);
			pushValue(l,true);
			pushValue(l,ret);
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
			return error(l,e);
		}
	}
	[MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
	static public int GetSides_s(IntPtr l) {
		try {
			int argc = LuaDLL.lua_gettop(l);
			if(argc==1){
				UnityEngine.Camera a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetSides(a1);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.Camera),typeof(UnityEngine.Transform))){
				UnityEngine.Camera a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				UnityEngine.Transform a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetSides(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(matchType(l,argc,1,typeof(UnityEngine.Camera),typeof(float))){
				UnityEngine.Camera a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Single a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetSides(a1,a2);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			else if(argc==3){
				UnityEngine.Camera a1;
				checkType(l,1,out a1);
				System.Single a2;
				checkType(l,2,out a2);
				UnityEngine.Transform a3;
				checkType(l,3,out a3);
				var ret=NGUITools.GetSides(a1,a2,a3);
				pushValue(l,true);
				pushValue(l,ret);
				return 2;
			}
			pushValue(l,false);
			LuaDLL.lua_pushstring(l,"No matched override function to call");
			return 2;
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
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Absolute Write Water Cooler > Discussion > Research > submarines!
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zanzjan
So, hey, if I had a submarine-like vessel, submerged but apparently physically intact, would there be a way to determine from external observation if the vessel was still full of air or had become filled with water? (setting aside the question of how or why the latter might happen and other effects that would have.)
TIA :)
-Zanz
D. E. Wyatt
Most likely not, unless there's an open hatch or some other visual cue. If she's buttoned up and there's no apparent sign of damage you don't have many options.
dpaterso
When you say submerged, do you mean lying on the sea bed? That would certainly be an indication that it's full of water. If it's still got buoyancy, e.g. lying under the surface at a set depth, and no damage to the boat is visible, there wouldn't be a way to tell. Putting a diver on the hull with echo sounding equipment that might tell whether internal compartments have been flooded or not sounds a little fiction-y.
-Derek
When you say submerged, do you mean lying on the sea bed? That would certainly be an indication that it's full of water.
Or the captain is attempting to use the sea floor to hide. It's a tactic called bottoming. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235609338_Bottoming_of_a_submarine)
jclarkdawe
Buoyancy can be either positive, negative, or neutral. If something is positively buoyant, it floats. If it is negatively buoyant, it sinks to the bottom.
Neutral buoyancy is when life gets interesting and is vital to understanding submarines. As an object sinks, it may reach a point where its negative and positive buoyancy balance out and the object becomes neutrally buoyant. In other words, it will sink no further, nor will it float any higher.
So if you want to sail your submarine at a depth of 100 feet, you add extra sea water and vent air until you add enough weight to sink 100 feet but no more. At that point, adding more water and the boat sinks lower. Adding more air and the boat rises.
A submarine is designed with an inner, pressure hull and an outer hull. Water is added in the space between the inner and outer hull when the submarine wants to submerge. The pressure hull is only external in a few select locations.
Even if a submarine is sitting on the bottom and unable to get off the bottom, the inner pressure hull can still be dry, providing this has occurred above the boat's crush depth. Only way I can think of to know whether a submarine is flooded is if one of the hatches is open or there is structural damage. If the pressure hull is intact, it is unlikely that the inner hull will be flooded. Although amazingly complex, the principles for submarines are relatively straight-forward, and you'd need to present me with a very good reason for why the inner, pressure hull is flooded.
Remember that the pressure hull is designed to reach depths of a thousand feet or so, where the pressure is over 400 pounds per square inch.
Jim Clark-Dawe
frimble3
I've heard of 'bottoming', and I wonder, though, if the submarine was still full of air, that an expert couldn't tell the difference between a submarine just lying on the seabed, or a sub full of water actually pressing down on the seabed?
The way a car's tires and suspension look slightly different if it's up on a lift with no pressure on them, or parked on the road with the weight of the car on them?
Does anyone know enough about submarines to tell?
As stated elsewhere, the only way to know visually if a submarine has flooded is if there's either an open hatch, or a big gaping hole in the hull. You're not going to be able to just look at a boat otherwise and be able to tell by eyeball.
Thank you for clearing that up for me.
I know your work takes place on an alien planet, where a depth-pressure, online converter/calculator is not of use because it is gauged for Earth's conditions. You also noted that you will use modern-era technology (instead of early-era submarines), where the vehicle can withstand more pressure at depth. Like a nuclear submarine compared to a German sub seen in the movie U-571.
I'm not sure of the "submarine-like vessel." Is this like a submerged hypobaric chamber or something similar in size and physical design (that does not move)? Is this something else, like an underwater laboratory (i.e. larger)? Is it something that is designed to move (like a ROV/remotely operated vehicle) that is smaller.
If you are dealing with modern-era technology, like a nuclear submarine, and if it does not have gashes/gaping holes in the side of it and no hatches are open, I'd assume the vessel is not filled with water.
Send an ROV to investigate before going down risking life.
We've got quite a few sunken submarines that have been explored. Some have been able to be entered through cracks in the hull, while others are sitting on the bottom looking like they could sail away (other than sitting on the bottom for seventy years).
The outer hulls of submarines can be substantially damaged without effecting the structural integrity of the pressure hull. And it's the outer hull that you can easily see.
Submarines are unusual when they are on the surface for the low amount of positive buoyancy that they have. If you look at a submarine on the surface, you'll see how low it is sitting in the water compared to most ships. Other than the conning tower, a submarine on the surface is just barely afloat. Thus it needs very little additional weight to sink or submerge. A submarine is actually designed to sink or submerge with the entire pressure hull still being full of air.
In DAS BOOT, at one point the U-boat is stuck on the bottom with the pressure hull in tack, but the ballast tanks were full, and there was water in the lower sections of the pressure hull. Without forcing some of that water overboard, the boat would not have gotten off the bottom.
Thanks everyone! Pretty much answered my question, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't overlooking a simple way to tell like "if we ping it, and it's flooded, it PONGS".
Al X.
Well, the presence of sounds from mechanical activity, like machinery, hatches opening and closing, people banging on valves, etc... would be an indication that there is still life and it the inner hull has not been flooded. The absence of such wouldn't be a confirmation either way.
You might want to read accounts on the Soviet Kursk submarine disaster. The sub was bottomed on the floor, and there is evidence that the crew survived for an extended period of time without power. Ultimately, the sub flooded out and they all died before a rescue vehicle could be arranged.


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Genre: Southern / Blues / Classic Rock
CD 01:
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02. Don't Want You No More
03. It's Not My Cross To Bear
04. Dreams
05. Whipping Post
06. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
07. Midnight Rider
08. Revival
09. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Please Call Home
12. Statesboro Blues
13. Stormy Monday
14. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
01. One Way Out
02. You Don't Love Me / Soul Serenade (Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971)
03. Hot 'Lanta (Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971)
04. Stand Back
05. Melissa
06. Blue Sky
07. Ain't Wastin Time No More (Live At Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1972)
08. Wasted Words
09. Ramblin' Man
10. Southbound
11. Jessica
12. Early Morning Blues
01. Come And Go Blues
02. Mountain Jam (Live At Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973)
03. Can't Lose What You Never Had
04. Win, Lose Or Draw
05. High Falls
06. Crazy Love
07. Can't Take It With You
08. Pegasus
09. Just Ain't Easy (Live At Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19, 1979)
10. Hell & High Water
11. Angeline
12. Leavin'
13. Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)
01. Good Clean Fun
02. Seven Turns
03. Gambler's Roll
04. End Of The Line
06. Low Down Dirty Mean (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 10 & 11, 1992)
07. Come On Into My Kitchen (Live At Radio & Records Convention, Los Angeles, June 11, 1992)
08. Sailin' 'Cross The Devil's Sea
09. Back Where It All Begins
10. Soulshine
11. No One To Run With
12. I'm Not Crying (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 13, 1999)
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HomeEnvironmentEnvironmental Issues
British Royal Mail to start piloting sleek electric trucks
They're sleek, red, and bring your packages on time -- now with zero emissions.
inEnvironmental Issues, News, Renewable Energy
The famously red Royal Mail is going green.
Red on the outside, green on the inside. Image credits: Arrival.
Every single day, thousands of British mailmen load up their trucks and drive to different houses on different streets, delivering all sorts of post and packages. The British sure love their mail system, as they should. It's far from perfect but it works, it's efficient, and something about the small red truck turning the corner on your street just gives you a small, pleasant tingling. But soon, the familiar shape of the Royal Mail trucks might change, and it might change for the better.
Nine electric trucks of varying sizes and ranges up to 100 miles (160 km) will roll out of Royal Mail's central London depot from today, carrying parcels to London and around. The trucks, weighing 3.5, 6, and 7.5 tonnes respectively, are part of a one year trial.
Paul Gatti, Royal Mail Fleet's managing director, says this is part of a larger effort to make the 49,000-car fleet more eco-friendly.
"We have trialled electric trucks before but not of this type of innovative design," Gatti said. "Royal Mail is delighted to be collaborating with Arrival and pioneering the adoption of large electric commercial vehicles. We will be putting them through their paces over the next several months to see how they cope with the mail collection demands from our larger sites."
The company producing these trucks, Arrival, says that they're the first ones to emerge from its 110,000 square foot factory in the Midlands in England, but more will come. Gatti says that establishing such partnerships are vital to the company's sustainable goals. Arrival claims it can produce 50,000 such trucks a year, due to its factory being fully automatized.
The same trucks, on a different colour. Image credits: Arrival.
Aside from being electric, the trucks are also cheap — just as cheap as diesel cars, Arrival CEO Denis Sverdlov says, thus removing the main barrier to go electric. They also feature an AI to support the driver, as well as a large front window that warps around him, allowing a larger field of view around the truck.
This isn't the only avenue Royal Mail is taking to reduce its carbon footprint. Just earlier this year, the company has announced an agreement with Peugeot to purchase 100 zero-emission Partner L2 Electric vans, to be used by postmen on delivery rounds. This is a move that has been hailed by everyone, including the consumers.
"Our research has shown that electric vans are a good operational fit with our business and we are delighted to be ordering such a large volume to use in our daily operations. This is good news for our customers and the towns and cities which we serve."
The vans will roll out in December, as charging stations will be installed at different delivery offices across the UK.
With a fleet of 49,000 vehicles, 9 trucks and 100 vans aren't going to make much of a difference. But it's a good start. The Royal Mail shows not only that it's not clinging to the past, but that it's quick to adapt to the needs of a changing world. The company was founded in 1516 and remained state-owned for 499 years, until 2013, when a majority of the shares in Royal Mail were floated on the London Stock Exchange. Many feared what was to come, but so far, things seem to be carrying on quite smoothly. A report revealed that the public deeply wants to continue supporting the Royal Mail and invest in it — around 700,000 applications for shares had been received by the Government, more than seven times the amount that is available to the public.
Elsewhere in the world, Deutsche Post (Germany) has been building its own electric delivery vans. They recently announced a partnership with Ford to build a fleet of 2,500 bigger all-electric delivery trucks.
Tags: electric carElectric VehicleRoyal Mail


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The Fires of Heaven
January 24, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Feel Malleus' heat, takin' you higher on their thrashy black metal debut LP, 'The Fires of Heaven.'
Featured, Full Album Stream, Streaming Armageddon Label, black metal, blackened thrash metal, Boston, Malleus, premiere, The Fires of Heaven, Thrash Metal.
I always like to refer to Type O Negative as "Flock of Assholes." But we have somewhat better haircuts.
- Peter Steele, Type O Negative (Issue #69)


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in naturalle
Was taken aback by the spools of cotton wefting across the azure skies.
Clouds are beautiful. They were, am and would be continue to be beautiful. But today's clouds, they are special.
They stretched endlessly across the skies, little pristine patches of white against a dainty china blue. Absolutely breathtaking.
Once, when I was feeling frustrated with drawing, someone told me to look at clouds and be dazzled by them. "The clouds that God painted." Today, as I was immersing myself in these fluffy joys, I recalled this friend's words.
A sea of patchy whiteness which unfolded forward and backward endlessly.
It seems to be a good way to meditate, to look at the skies above and feel their ancient wisdom flowing through every fiber. Nothing matters, not to these clouds.
Us, with our petty problems, egocentric-ism, academic, financial and social woes, doesn't matter to the clouds. They float along, peacefully, serenely. They want for nothing.
In the greater context of life, many things we feel are important may actually only appear to be important. Cloudy steps.
There's no need for a resolute approach/ intellectual rigour when viewing clouds.
Simply look at them, appreciate their beauty and step away from the mindless races.
in inspiration, reviews
Peaks are moments when you treasure what you have; valleys are times when you miss what had passed.
The path out of the valley appears when you choose to see things differently.
What will you do if you aren't afraid?
It is safer to search in a maze than remain in a cheeseless situation.
- Spencer Johnson
Came across these quotes while thumbing through my friend's book and trawling through the internet.
Read Spencer's "Peaks and Valleys" - it's a beautifully succinct narrative.
glp and mit
in marketshares
Realised that every entry is becoming rather melancholic and morose again.
Henceforth, he's no longer going to write about pseudo-philosophical issues but focus more on contemporary ideas.
(No one's going to be influenced for the better by his consuming - currently futile - search for meaning in life.)(He's going to make private every single contemplative post.)
Perhaps, write about something more useful so that the ~200 pageviews/month is justified and friends leave with more practical knowledge.
On recent IPO
Global Logistics Properties, MC0, $1.93/share, 18 times oversubscribed, opening price: $2.16/share
Mapletree Industrial Trust, ME8U, $0.93/share, 35 times oversubscribed, opening price: $1.15/share
Both shares experienced a whooping 20-25% jump in stock price on their debut. If you've applied for these shares and was lucky enough to get them, it'd really be a windfall. *gasps*
Initial Public Offering (IPO) refers to the act of listing a company on a bourse - in this case, Singapore Exchange - so as to raise funds for further expansion, pay off cumulative debts and raise profile of the company.
Anyone who has shares of a company, and therefore, a stake in the company, will be known as a shareholder. (If you buy the really cheap shares, like at $6 per lot, you can be a shareholder too :] )
For every IPO, they will have institutional investors and cornerstone investors who will buy more than 80% of the shares before public listing.
Institutional investors - speculative funds, sovereign wealth funds, banks, corporate entities etc
Cornerstone investors - a homo sapien individual with lots of money
The leftovers will be left for retail investors - aka 小魚- will ballot for the remainder. The 小魚 just have to be satisfied with the scraps.
Why apply?
For capital appreciation in this age of non-existent interest rates.
If you're saving all your money in the bank, make no mistake, their absolute value will not drop. $10 000 will still be $10 000 after 10 000 years.
However, their relative value will definitely drop, due to inflation etc. $10 000 in 1890 can buy you enough land to build a sprawling bungalow; $10 000 in 2010 will put an area big enough to put a single bed.
IPO balloting
It is really based on luck.
For GLP, if you applied for 1-10 lots, you'll be allocated 1 lot. Results summarised below:
1 -10 lots applied: 1 lot allocated
11-20 lots applied: 2 lots allocated
For MIT,
1-20 lots applied: 1 lot allocated
(Not very sure about the above data, simply quoting from memory but it should be accurate enough.)
Retail investors will be split into bands - like em1, em2, em3 in primary school, erm, no link - before they're randomly chosen and given the shares.
You can get your results from the ATM.
I can assure you that it is very exciting. It is like getting back A level results from the machine that normally gives you money.
Instead of spewing out red and blue notes, the machine will show your IPO application results on the screen and spit out a piece of paper stating the corresponding results. Kind of paiseh when there are people queuing behind you and perhaps wondering why you're spending so much time at the ATM but not drawing any money.
This is the gist of an IPO. Of course, the whole process is far more complex and intriguing. Feel free to read up more on it.
P.S. very suay didn't get any MIT shares. sian
P.S.S. did get one lot of GLP though :] life sort of balances everything, doesn't it?
He realised that there's no point trying to bring conversation to a deeper level, at least not in the society of current acquaintances.
Every issues that he feel strongly about, he realised, are social taboos.
About the purpose of a paper certificate, about the purpose in life, about existential futility, about mindless competition, about people who see without seeing.
'Let's change the conversation; this is getting depressing.'
'I think you think too much.'
Each issue end awkwardly with a resounding silence.
It wasn't like this, not during NS or RWS. They had connected so easily, readily, became tight friends in a short space of time.
In a way, he had taken the easy camaraderie for granted. He had stayed in the garden of Eden and enjoyed its bounteous beauty with careless disregard, always believing that everywhere is equally pristine, equally Utopian. He had treated comfort as an entitlement, a right, not a gift.
Some things, when lost, are irretrievable. The ignorance of being blissful, it is gone forever. It is replaced by this terrible awareness of something malignant.
Nowadays, even when he felt like raising certain issues with close friends, he realised he could no longer put thoughts into words.
He felt rusty. It had been so long since there was a genuine meeting of soul. Also, there was this fear of being rejected, of being viewed with an outright - perhaps even scientific - curiosity.
Conformity - Internalising the Gaze
While it doesn't matter to me what others think of me,
it matters to them what they think of me.
Realised that I'm comfortable with who I am
and satisfied with what I'm doing.
Realised too that there are many people
who aren't really that comfortable with the XY
who I'm comfortable with.
It's the little things that bring out this discrepancy most starkly.
It almost doesn't matter what others think about me. I know what I am not and their thoughts, while mildly irritating, doesn't displace me from my equilibrium.
But, since it's obviously important to them what they're thinking, perhaps it's good to pretend an interest in their thoughts about me, themselves and the whole wide world.
There's no need to understand or respect anyone as an individual anymore.
Perhaps, they don't want to. Perhaps, they're afraid to. Perhaps, they don't want to because they're afraid. In any case, it doesn't matter.
It is as it is.
Gazing inwards then outwards is dialectically different from looking outwards then inwards.
Convenient Companions
in friendship, poems
We were strangers and still are.
It's okay, there isn't anything wrong.
We go for lectures and tutorials and lunches and dinners together.
Not because we are friends,
at least, not friends in that way.
We go together, simply because
we have no one else to go with.
There really isn't anything else to say,
for what can you say to strangers?
Neither Hearing Nor Seeing
in musings, poems
There is nothing more to say for no one has ears to hear.
There is no need to look for there is a fear to see and a fear to be seen.
Silence is overwhelming but it cannot be replaced. For beyond silence, there is nothing else; nothing, nothing, can replace silence.
Perhaps, in blindness, we can see truth more clearly than with two open - but closed - eyes.
On failure
People make monuments out of their mistakes by saying things like, 'I tried it, and it didn't work. They said it couldn't be done, and they were right.' Mark Twain said that if a cat sits on a hot stove, the cat will never sit on a hot stove again. The problem is, the cat will never sit on a cold stove, either. The cat just won't sit on stoves, because every time he sees a stove, he sees a burning failure. Abraham Lincoln wisely stated, 'my great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.'
By John C Maxwell
A few points to note:
* People celebrate failure. Most unabashedly proclaim their inabilities, perhaps to seek comfort in others' pity or to draw attention to themselves or simply, just to whine too while others were whining.
* Failing is akin to fulfilling self-prophecies. If you think you'd fail, the likelihood of you failing is drastically enhanced.
* Every failure is a seed for greater fears. Like the cat, we may be afraid to try, because repeated failures may be too devastating to cope with.
* It doesn't matter if we fail or succeed, what matters is what we learn from those success and failures.
Are you building a monument to worship your failures?
Source credit: Ohio State University
in teaching and tutoring
Not really comfortable with how individuals define themselves as the grades they attain.
Being unable to score that coveted distinction for one midterm paper is sufficient to qualify one as stupid; an overworked brain that resists information is equivalent to being lazy; mugging mindlessly through stacks of information instead of enjoying the panoramic landscapes of knowledge.
Surely, each person is more than the aggregate of their grades. Surely, each person is greater than the sum of 2-d numerals. Really, is there any need to define one by one's grades?
P.S. probably won't be sharing this thought with anyone any time soon. Was woefully treated as a two-headed alien whenever I voiced this thought.
On aspects of life and living
On resilience:
'We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.'
(2 Cor. 4: 8 - 9)
On defining the cultural Other:
'If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.'
(Herman Hesse)
On skepticism:
'The skeptics are people who have not suffered a great deal themselves, but who have been in the observation towers watching others suffer. They're the ones who ask why. They're the ones who become callused.'
(John C Maxwell)
Discomforting comfort
in inspiration, spiritual dialogues
'We live in a culture that worships comfort. During this century we have seen the greatest assault on discomfort in the history of human race. We have learned to control our environment with central heating and air conditioning. We have reduced drudgery with machines and computers. And we have learned to control pain, depression and stress. We even provide electronic antidotes to boredom with television and video games. Most of this is to the good, but unfortunately it has created an impression that the purpose of life is to attain a blissful state of nirvana, a total absence of struggle or strain. The emphasis is on consuming not producing; on short term hedonism rather than long term satisfaction. We seek immediate gratification of our desires, with no penalties' - Edwin C. Bliss (Scribners)
Was thinking of the nihilists and whiners around me as I read this quote. Perhaps, there are things in life worth striving for, things worthy of our precious time and attention.
Perhaps life isn't as bad as imagined, perhaps there's no need to complain over every minor injustice and compare project loads and deadlines and career prospects.
Perhaps, we think that life is meaningless because it is too comfortable or because we grow lazy from the omnipresent comfort. Really, really, I believe and shall continue to believe that there is more to life than what there is now.
7 things to be happy for/about
in highonhappiness
To be thankful for:
1) Finding an extra 10 cents in the washing machine
2) The nice uncle who gave me a chicken wing and extra rice for free
3) Realisation that I can collect rebates with both the Passion ez card and UOB debit card
(The first three make me feel seriously uncle-ish)
4) Friends who treasure me
5) Friends whom I treasure
6) Family who treasure me
7) Family whom I treasure
Bless be.


We were running an Episode Tournament to find the fans' favorite episode from Season 3 of The Big Bang Theory. We are now able to announce the result of the tournament.
The Adhesive Duck Deficiency defeated The Einstein Approximation with 58.76% of the vote to 41.24%. Thanks to everybody who voted.
We will be running a full Seasons 1-3 tournament in a few weeks. To recap all of our tournaments: The Pancake Batter Anomaly was the winner of the Season 1 tournament, The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis won the Season 2 and Seasons 1-2 tournaments, and The Adhesive Duck Deficiency won the Season 3 tournament.


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Tips - Maccabi Haifa vs Zeljeznicar
Bosnian & Herzegovina side, Zeljeznicar will make a trip to Israel as they visit Maccabi Haifa at the Sammy ofer Stadium in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 qualifications matches on Wednesday as both teams are ready to fight their way through to the next round. This match between the two sides will be their first-ever meeting in any football match as they have both come far through the qualification stages. The encounter would see who has more to offer in a bid to continue in this competition. Maccabi Haifa came 2nd in the Israel Ligat ha'Al Championship which was enough for them to qualify for the UEFA Europa League Play-offs match. Similarly, they scored the most goals in the Israel League with a whopping 73 goals last season. Zeljeznicar in the Bosnia league last season did well enough to secure the 2nd spot and that has given them the opportunity to further their quest in search of European game.
Maccabi Haifa Form
Maccabi Haifa have started the Israel Ligat ha'Al with a good outing that they won their most recent game away from home by 2:1 over Hapoel Hadera. Their previous match on the road went the other way as they were defeated by Hapoel Beer Sheva by 1:0 in the Israel Toto Cup Play-offs. Maccabi Haifa has had some decent games and there were some low points also. They won 3 of their last 6 games, lost 2 and drew 1 match. Maccabi Haifa has seen low scoring results as Under 2.5 goals were witnessed in 4 of their last 6 games and both teams to score surfaced in 2 matches. Home performance for Maccabi Haifa hasn't been a point of advantage for them as they have won only 2 of their last 6 games, lost 2 and drawn 2 matches. Their home matches had goals for the fans to overshadow their poor form as Over 2.5 goals were recorded in 3 of these 6 games and both teams to score surfaced in 3 matches.
Zeljeznicar Form
Zeljeznicar have raised the bar and they've responded very well in matches. They lost their most recent game at home by 1:0 to Mladost DK in the league. Their previous game on the road saw them defeat Sloboda by 2:0. Zeljeznicar have now lost only 1 of their last 10 games. Zeljeznicar has grown in strength and they've been winning games with so much confidence as they have won 6 of their last 7 games and lost 1. Over 2.5 goals were seen in 4 of their last 7 matches and both teams to score were recorded in 2 games. Zeljeznicar away from didn't soft-pedal as they have won 4 of their last 5 games and drawn 1. Under 2.5 goals were seen in 4 of these 5 games and both teams to score were not recorded. Zeljeznicar have kept clean sheets in all their last 5 away games.
Tip: 5 Most Important Facts About the Match
Zeljeznicar have not lost any of their last 5 away games.
Maccabi Haifa have recorded Under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 games.
Zeljeznicar have won 9 of their last 10 matches.
Zeljeznicar have scored at least 2 in their last 4 away games.
Maccabi Haifa has won 2 of their last 8 games at home.
Conclusion Tip: Maccabi Haifa vs Zeljeznicar
Zeljeznicar has been in outstanding form as they have won games with so much ease but Maccabi Haifa hasn't done a lot and their performance has seen mixed results. Zeljeznicar to win is one option, Under 2.5 goals coming through is also another option. ACCA of Zeljeznicar double chance and Under 2.5 goals can also be considered.
Results of previous clashes
They haven't met in any match.
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2019 Little Dragon Playhouse: Session 5 (August 5 - 17) - Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, Jr.
Welcome to the SCC Theatre Program Registration!
The camp day runs from 9AM to 4PM Monday - Friday. Please note: ALL Little Dragon Campers MUST be potty trained!
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The camp day runs from 9AM to 4PM Monday - Friday. Please note: ALL Little Dragon Campers MUST be potty trained! Please select either "Half-Day" or "Full-Day."
Students of ALL AGES will STEP IN TIME as both divisions join forces to present this FULL CAMP production! Young performers will create magical memories in this time-honored show on the historic Main Stage of the SCC! Mary Poppins uses a combination of magic, music and common sense to teach us that ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IF YOU LET IT! Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, Jr. is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers. Campers in PreK through 12th grade won't want to miss this SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS performance opportunity!
THREE PERFORMANCES! Friday, August 16 at 1 PM and 7 PM, Saturday, August 17 at 11 AM on the Main Stage!
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