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Each year, the Government of PEI purchases over $100 million of goods and services from the private sector in accordance with the Public Purchasing Act and Regulations and Interprovincial trade agreements. The Province operates on the premise that open competition will establish a fair market price and, whenever possible, seeks maximum competition through the tendering process.
A provincial tender may include PEI municipalities, academic institutions, school boards, and health regions.
What sort of goods does the government purchase?
The Province purchases everything from laundry soap to lab supplies. Purchases may include office equipment or supplies, vehicles or heavy equipment, construction materials or maintenance supplies, cleaning supplies, or food.
All the goods and services a provincial government department or agency needs are purchased through Procurement Services according to the following principles:
Local and regional suppliers have equal access to opportunities.
Fair and open competition among suppliers is maintained.
Supplies are obtained at the best quality, service and price possible.
*Government departments and agencies directly administer their acquisition of most services and contracts for construction projects. In addition, there is a separate purchasing system for procurements for each health facility in the province.
Who can supply goods and services to the provincial government?
Any individual, company or organization with the ability to supply the required goods or services has the opportunity to compete for government business through the public tendering process.
What is my responsibility as a supplier to Government?
A supplier is obligated to meet the specifications of the tender or purchase agreement and comply with the terms and conditions for quality, pricing and delivery described below.
Purchase Order: All goods acquired by the Province require a Purchase Order generated from a requisition originating in a government department or agency. Suppliers are discouraged from delivering items prior to receiving an Official Purchase Order or Purchase Order number.
In order to control the purchase of tendered items from a Standing Offer, numerous Purchase Orders may be issued for each requirement. Standing Offer contracts are generally at set pricing arrangements for specific periods of time.
In certain emergency or urgent situations, a Purchase Order may be assigned by telephone or facsimile which will be followed by the official Purchase Order stating "Confirmation Only". A Purchase Order should not be changed without prior approval from Procurement Services.
Departments and agencies throughout government are issued government purchase cards (p-cards) for low-dollar-value purchases.
Quality of Goods Supplied: Unless otherwise specified, all goods must be supplied new and all electrical equipment must be C.S.A. approved. Goods must be supplied as ordered and in accordance with the terms and specifications shown on or accompanying a Purchase Order.
A tender request may identify a brand name, make and model to describe the character, quality or dimensions of a required item or component. This is not intended to be restrictive unless otherwise specified as "no substitute".
When replying with a substitution for supplies other than those specified, the alternative must be clearly indicated and must be of equal or better quality than that originally tendered. Suppliers must be prepared to provide samples, data and literature to verify that items to be supplied are equal to items specified.
Delivery and Receipt of Goods: In general, the invitation to tender will specify the date goods are required. The supplier must indicate the number of days after receipt of a Purchase Order that the goods will be delivered. All tenders are to be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid, unless specified otherwise. Shipping charges, if any, must be shown on the tender form. Goods are to be shipped by the most economical means available to meet the specified delivery date, unless otherwise instructed.
It is your responsibility as a supplier to be familiar with local delivery situations and conditions.
Goods should be inspected upon delivery. The end-user is responsible to ensure that the right product was delivered to the right location at the right time.
Standing-Offer Tender: In general, a tender requires the supply and delivery of specific goods to a specific location at a certain time; however tenders may be called for contracts or standing offers. Standing-offer tenders are issued for items to be purchased over a specified period of time on an "as-and-when-required" basis and could require delivery to various locations.
Standing-offer agreements enable departments to order supplies at pre-arranged prices and delivery conditions. Standing-offer tender invitations indicate the conditions of purchase, specifications, delivery schedules, closing dates, contact persons and all other necessary information.
Tender Pricing: Tenders must quote net unit prices. Do not show HST. Extra charges must be itemized. All tenders must be extended and totalled. Discounts, if any, must be clearly defined. Do not quote on a lump-sum basis unless specifically requested. Cash discounts without limitations must be indicated and are considered when prices are compared.
There is no provision in the PEI Public Purchasing Act and Regulations for a price increase subsequent to a tender closing or a contract award. Therefore, tenders with firm prices may be preferred over those with condition and escalation prices.
Price Change: Suppliers must submit written request with full details for any price change to awarded tenders. Procurement Services will determine if the solicitation is valid.
Any tender must clearly indicate the number of days that tender is effective, if accepted. "Prices firm for 30 days" means a Purchase Order issued within 30 days of the tender closing date will be for the tendered price.
Tender Cost Disclaimer: Tendering can be a highly competitive process and vendors should acquaint themselves with all aspects of the tender requirements. Once a tender is received and accepted, it is assumed that all costs are included and the supplier is expected to perform as indicated on the tender. Government is not responsible for omissions of compliance requirements or special conditions which could affect the price tendered. You are advised to check for accuracy and completeness and, if necessary, to contact Procurement Services for clarification before submitting a tender.
Does every purchase go through the tender process?
Provincial government departments are asked to follow a standard method for procurement with dollar limitations as follows:
Less than $500: One written or phone quotation is required. Departments are issued a government purchasing card (P-card) for low-dollar purchases. An authorized department signing officer must approve each purchase requisition.
$500 -$1,500: One –three written or telephone quotations must be provided with department purchase requisition.
$1,500 - $5,000: Three written quotations must be provided with the requisition. At least two vendors are invited to submit written competitive bids (quotations).
$5,000 and greater: Public tenders are posted to the provincial tenders site.
$10,000: Atlantic Procurement Agreement (APA) applies.
$25,000: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies.
Less than $10,000: Three written or telephone quotations recommended; department issues contract.
Over $10,000: Request for Proposal (RFP) recommended; department issues contract.
Over $50,000: Atlantic Procurement Agreement (APA) and Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) apply. Formal RFP publicly advertised; department issues contact.
Over $100,000: Formal RFP publicly advertised to comply with Atlantic Procurement Agreement and Agreement on Internal Trade. Treasury Board approval is required.
Over $100,000: Formal RFP publicly advertised to comply with Atlantic Procurement Agreement and Agreement on Internal Trade.
In certain situations, i.e. emergency or urgent requirements, tenders may be called by telephone or facsimile. These tenders must adhere to normal terms and conditions of formal tenders and require written confirmation from suppliers contacted.
In instances where only one acceptable tender is received, or when there is only one known source of supply, the price of goods to be purchased may be established by negotiation or by tendering to a "Single Source".
Public tenders are issued in accordance with the Atlantic Procurement Trade Agreement (APA) and the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). From time to time, the Province participates in joint tenders with other Atlantic Provinces. For more information, go to Trade Agreements on Procurement.
How do I find out what the PEI Government needs?
The Province advertises and distributes tenders for goods and services online. You can view and download tender information at View PEI Tenders and Procurement.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed Directory to receive tender notifications.
For tenders and procurement less than $5,000, contact Procurement Services for more information.
How do I get paid for the goods I provide to government?
You must be a registered government vendor to invoice and receive payment from the Government of PEI or any agency using the provincial government financial accounting system. Electronic payment service is the preferred system although other payment forms may be requested. All requests for alternative payment methods must be authorized by the Accounts Payable Supervisor.
Submit a completed Vendor Registration
Please note: Before you supply goods or services to the provincial government, you must have formal agreement or an Official Purchase Order (PO number) from the provincial government department or agency receiving the material. Follow the invoicing instructions described on the Purchase Order to avoid any unnecessary payment delay.
Once the specified goods are delivered in good condition to the receiving department and the invoice is processed, payment will be issued promptly.
Who do I contact about payment for supplies delivered to Government?
Direct your initial queries on payments to the government department or agency receiving the goods.
Register as a Government...
Submitting a Tender (Bid)...
Guide des fournisseurs po...
Services d'approvisionnement
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95, rue Rochford
Charlottetown (Î.-P.-É.)
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procurementservices@gov.pe.ca


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Scoresheet: More college football honors; Kraken lose on Friday
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Daily sports news, including Seattle Kraken, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Winterhawks, college notes and more.
College football honors — West Linn native and Oregon center Alex Forsyth was named a second-team all-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
• Four Portland State football players were named to the Phil Steele/DraftScout All-Big Sky Conference team. Defensive tackle EJ Ane was selected to the first team, center Tyson Pauling to the second team, receiver Mataio Talalemoto to the third team and receiver Beau Kelly to the fourth team.
College gymnastics — Oregon State is ranked 14th in the preseason by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association. The defending Pac-12 champion Beavers return 17 gymnasts, led by Olympian Jade Carey.
Nike Hoop Summit — The Nike Hoop Summit will add a women's game for the first time when the event takes place on April 23, 2023. Like the game featuring top high school boys players, the women's game will pit top American players against a World team of international players 19 and younger.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Ticketmaster.
Capitals 4, Kraken 1 — At Washington, Alex Ovechkin scored his 796th career goal and also had an assist as Seattle (15-8-3, 38 points) dropped its third in a row.
Adam Larsson scored the Kraken goal late in the first period, but the Capitals took the lead on second-period goals from Anthony Mantha and Marcus Johansson, then got late empty-net goals from Lars Eller and Ovechkin.
AP Pac-12 teams — Six Oregon football players were named to the Associated Press All Pac-12 squads while Oregon State landed seven. The six for the Ducks are all second-teamers and they are offensive lineman TJ Bass, defensive end Brandon Dorlus, offensive lineman Alex Forsyth, wide receiver Troy Franklin, defensive back Christian Gonzalez and linebacker Noah Sewell, the last of which was also nominated of Polynesian Colle Football Player of the Year by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
The Beavers picks were led by defensive end Kitan Oladapo on the first team. Jack Colletto, Taliese Fuaga, Jaydon Grant, Damien Martinez, Omar Speights and Rejzohn Wright all landed on the second team.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7
New coordinator — The Oregon football program officially named Will Stein as its new offensive coordinator.
From the UO:
Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning officially hired Will Stein as the Ducks' new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday.
"I am thrilled to welcome Will, his wife, Darby, and their newborn son, Joey, to our family here at Oregon," Lanning said. "In our search to find the absolute best fit for the University of Oregon, we committed to a detailed search for the right person to lead our offense. Will is that person. He is a passionate and innovative coach who consistently finds ways to maximize his personnel.
"Will has done a great job developing dynamic quarterbacks in his career, and he is able to see the game through a different lens as a former quarterback himself. He is a tremendous teacher and a tireless worker, and his focus on the student-athlete experience aligns with our philosophy here in Eugene. I am excited to see our team and offense reach new heights under his leadership and direction with our entire offensive staff."
Stein comes to Oregon from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he served as the Roadrunners' co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022 after spending the previous two seasons as pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach. Prior to joining UTSA in 2020, Stein got his coaching career started at Louisville (2013-14), Texas (2015-17) and Lake Travis High School (2018-19).
"My family and I are extremely grateful to Coach Lanning and the Oregon administration for this incredible opportunity," Stein said. "Oregon has become synonymous with explosive offense and dynamic playmakers, and I am so excited to be a part of such a powerful national brand. Coach Lanning and the rest of the staff are building something really special, and I can't wait to get to work with these student-athletes both on the field and getting to know them as young men."
Jack Colletto — Oregon State senior Jack Colletto has been named winner of the Paul Hornung Award, given to college football's most versatile player.
He's a mainstay on the OSU offense, defense and special teams. He has 23 tackles and one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. On offense, he has rushed for 86 yards and six touchdowns, while also completing two passes for 53 yards and catching three for 46.
"This is just an amazing feeling, not just for me but for the program," Colletto said. "To put in all this work and be recognized for what I've been able to do, it's truly something special. Of course, I couldn't have done it without the support from a lot of people, especially those around the program and my immediate family. I appreciate all the help and support."
On Tuesday, he was named Pac-12 first team as an all-purpose player.
Colletto, who hails from Camas, Wash. and was recruited to OSU as a quarterback, has played in 42 games for the Beavers since joining the program in 2018. During that time, he has rushed for 384 yards and 22 touchdowns, which ties him for 10h in the Oregon State career record books. He has also completed 25 passes — 23 in 2018 — while totaling four receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, he has made 47 tackles with 1 1/2 tackles for loss, an interception, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
College basketball — Washington State rallied in the second half to beat Portland 69-63 in a nonleague women's game at Chiles Center.
Alex Fowler had 15 points and six rebounds for the Pilots (5-5), and Maisie Burnham added 14 points.
Winterhawks 4, Prince George 2 — Rookie defenseman Rhett Ravndahl scored his first WHL goal 5:05 into the third period to break a 2-2 deadlock and help push the Winterhawks (19-4-2-1) to the win over the visiting Cougars (14-13-0-0) at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Aidan Litke's empty-net goal sealed it.
Josh Zakreski and Gabe Klassen also scored for Portland, which outshot PG 37-20.
The Winterhawks are back in action in front of an expected sellout crowd 5 p.m. Saturday for their annual Teddy Bear Toss game against the Seattle Thunderbirds at the coliseum.
Vegas kickoff — The kickoff for the Oregon State-Florida matchup in the Las Vegas Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 17, has been moved to 11:30 a.m. PT.
It has been moved earlier to provide crews enough time to prepare Allegiant Stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders' NFL game the next day.
New OC — Oregon has hired Will Stein as its new offensive coordinator, ESPN and several other media outlets reported.
Stein, who served as University of Texas-San Antonio co-offensive coordinator and QB coach for the past season, replaces Kenny Dillingham, who left to become Arizona State head coach.
Stein also served as passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at UTSA.
Hass honored — Former Oregon State receiver Mike Hass will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday at the 64th annual National Football Foundation awards dinner in Las Vegas.
College basketball — It's rivalry week for the state's Division I women's basketball programs.
Oregon State visits Oregon at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 for each team's Pac-12 opener. The Beavers are 6-2, their losses both at the Phil Knight tournament to Iowa and to Duke. The Ducks are 6-1, their only loss a narrow one to a top-10 North Carolina team. This is a scheduling change from recent women's basketball seasons when Oregon and Oregon State played twice in one weekend.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, Portland State (4-3) visits Portland (5-4) for that annual women's basketball rivalry game.
In men's basketball, Oregon and Oregon State each split their first two Pac-12 games last weekend. Returning to non-conference play, the Ducks host Nevada on Saturday, Dec. 10 and the Beavers visit Texas A&M on Sunday Dec. 11.
College volleyball — Oregon, which beat Arkansas to make the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tourney, plays Dec. 8 against Nebraska in Louisville, Kentucky.
New player — The Portland Timbers have acquired Brazilian midfielder Evander in a full transfer from Denmark's top-tier league Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland. He's under contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. He'll occupy a designated player spot and an international spot on the Timbers. He was acquired for a transfer fee.
Winterhawks — Portland (18-4-2-1 39 points) still sits atop the Western Conference standings entering a 7 p.m. puck drop Wednesday, Dec. 7 at home against Prince George. Then Seattle is back town at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 followed by a 5 p.m. start Sunday, Dec. 11 against visiting Everett.
Seahawks — Seattle (7-5) took down an ailing Los Angeles Rams team to keep pace with San Francisco in the NFC West race, still sitting behind the 8-4 49ers. With five games left in the season, Seattle is back at home to play visiting Carolina at 1:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 before a big Thursday, Dec. 15 showdown with San Francisco.
Kraken — Seattle was 15-6-3 entering a Tuesday, Dec. 6 matchup with Montreal at home. Later this week, the Kraken play at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at Washington followed by a trip south to play Florida at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. The trip continues at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Tampa Bay and ends at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at Carolina.

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The Viper Room in Hollywood has been bringing metal back to the Sunset Strip as the Strip's only metal bar with its Friday night metal club, The Dirty Lounge. They recently kicked off the monthly Club My War with live bands in the main room. On June 5th, The Dirty Lounge will be taking over the main room for the first installment of The Dirty Lounge Presents. The main room takeover will feature RUN DEVIL RUN, in addition to its regular downstairs metal lounge.
The Dirty Lounge is run by musicians, including Johny Chow (FIREBALL MINISTRY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) and metal heads for musicians and metal heads. Hit up The Dirty Lounge every Friday for cheap drinks, metal music, and discuss metal and music with other metal heads, including musicians from various bands, agents, managers, label heads, and music lovers. Expect free giveaways from Volcom, The Metal Awards Show, and HotBox.
For more info, check out The Dirty Lounge MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylounge) and follow them on Twitter (http://twitter.com/thedirtylounge).
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If you know our brand by now, you know one of our messages is not everyone is meant to be a home owner, and some aren't meant to be right now. We work hard to educate so that each individual can make the right decision for the season of life they are in right now. One of the most popular questions we receive is rent-to-own, how does it work? Can we do it? Will the seller allow it?
The answer is usually it depends. There's a lot of factors involved in rent to owns and usually they don't favor the buyer/tenant. Our advice is always, if you want to look into home ownership but can't own right now, let's try to get you on a path to owning. What does that path look like? We take into consideration, do you need a down payment and do you have the savings for that? Do you need to work on your credit? What are your goals in owning a home? Are you prepared for the expense of keeping up a home?
Each rent to own lease/contract has it's own perimeters, so we won't divulge into those here. But we do want you to know to be very "buyer beware" and have someone represent you in the process. If owning is truly a goal for you, you are usually better off repairing credit and saving for the future.
We are powered by Keller Williams Realty Centre in Frederick, MD and Mary is a licensed REALTOR in Maryland #655380.


We are not traveling a straight line as thoughts do.
It is this remembering as the profound meaning of the Incarnation and the essence of some religions that makes Advent and Psychic Birth as relevant today as it was when it was published in 1993. While the literalists take the Christmas myth as history, and the doubtful seeing the cracks in the whole Christian myth still enjoy the artful Nativity story and its magical mystery, many atheists, taking science and materialism as guide while dismissing angels and stars, still hunger for the communal sense fostered by living myth. In Jung's view Christmas rituals and the Christ Child image speak to our longing for rebirth, that is for greater awareness of our innate divinity, and they are a "religious necessity only so long as the majority of people are incapable of giving psychological reality to the saying: 'Except ye become as little children…"'(3) Exploring the Child-God mythic image and its powerful psychic energies latent within us, we participate in the emerging myth or spirituality of the 21st century and beyond.
This salon is based on Dr. Audrey Punnett's recently published book, The Orphan: A Journey Towards Wholeness. The lecture will focus on the experience of being alone while being at one with oneself in the world. Dr. Punnett will use excerpts from her book to illustrate the connection between psyche and spirit through the archetypal image of the orphan. The workshop will expand on this topic by using excerpts from the film of the fish tale, Finding Nemo with group discussion about the individuation journey as initiated by the death of Nemo's mother, Coral.
Audrey Punnett, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, certified child, adolescent and adult analyst graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich and a member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco where she is past chair of the Infant, Child & Adolescent Training Committee (iCAT). Dr. Punnett has published in peer-reviewed Journals and she teaches nationally and internationally. Dr. Punnett is an Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF-Fresno, Department of Psychiatry and maintains a private practice in Fresno, California.
Mariann Burke's Advent and Psychic Birth does true justice to a great tradition. The author describes Advent as a remembrance and ritualistic preparation for the birth of the historical Christ. She notes, however, that if Christmas is solely a revival of an outer event, it will sooner or later loose its inner significance for the soul.
It is not by accident that the birth of Christ is celebrated around the winter solstice. The author draws attention to the historical links between Christmas and the ancient Saturnalian festivals, held in Rome during the second half of December. They can be understood as a revival of yet older traditions that focused on bringing the ailing sun back to life. The people of archaic cultures had no access to modern astronomy and could never be sure if the sun would regain its strength for the coming year. Hence it needed the help of humans to guarantee the continuity of life, as witnessed in Jung's conversation with Pueblo Indian who claimed that without their religious practice, the sun might never rise again.
It is precisely this uncertainty that provides Advent with a new significance. If we just follow the outer rituals, without ever questioning the meaning of the birth of God in man, our soul will hardly access the full implications of the tradition. The author reminds us that Advent is a time of darkness. Not only the waning sun possesses an ominous significance, but also the first texts of this cycle begin with the destruction from the Great Flood. They also describe cataclysmic events of the future, and advocate us to remain awake during the night, for we do not know when the master will arrive. The liturgy of the second Sunday focuses on liminality, a time of betwixt and betweens. It is devoted to John the Baptist and his time in the wilderness, a psychological space outside of the norms of conventionality. On the third Sunday there are hints of a new baptism, implying a spiritual rebirth destined for humankind. The fourth Sunday celebrates the union of the Holy Spirit with the human Mary, a meeting of heaven and earth, a joining of opposites in preparation for the emergence of a new image of God and man.
With the help of alchemy and convincing case material, Mariann Burke shows us that the symbols and ritual drama of Advent awaken us to our deeper self. We too are exhorted to accept those dark, exiled, repressed components of the psyche. When we immerse ourselves in those 'dead' regions of the soul, we might loose our bearing, at least for a while. We begin to confront hidden desires, fears, or anger, but we can also watch out for signs of new symbol. We learn to be open to the creative potential of the unconscious, often manifesting in images of pregnancy, birth, or the appearance of the Divine Child.
This book is a welcome contribution to the mysteries of Advent. It encourages us to participate in the transformative process of death and renewal. It suggests that the soul needs to die and be reborn so that life blossoms in new and surprising ways. Mariann Burke's book is a testimony to the wonders of revelation, a story that features the ongoing interaction between the human and divine. It can also help us to weave together the broken threads between Christianity and the older nature religions. Advent celebrates a time to anticipate the soul's striving for wholeness.


To add a related item to a file in the project's Documents tool.
In Procore, a related item is link between two Procore objects (see What are "related items" in Procore?). You can add related items to your files in the project's Documents tool.
To add or delete related items, 'Admin' on the Documents tool.
To view related item titles only, 'Read Only' on the Documents tool and access permission to the file.
To view and access related items, 'Standard' on the Documents tool and access permission to the file.
For the Description drop-down list, you must have permission to view the item on the corresponding Procore tool. For example, to select an RFI from the list, you must have permission to view it in the project's RFIs tool.
For the Type drop-down list, selections appear only when the corresponding tool is active on the project. For example, to attach a submittal to a file, the Submittals tool must be added to the project. See Add and Remove Tools from a Project.
Scroll down to Related Items. Then click the arrow to expand the section.
Type. Select from the drop-down menu the type of item you would like to add to the related items list (e.g., drawing revision, RFI, Submittal).
Date. The date of the item will automatically be filled if relevant.
Notes. Add any notes to the revision you would like to show up in the list.
This adds the related item to the file details.


1978... Started Sunken Treasure Scuba Center, a small store in Jersey Shore to serve the growing number of scuba divers in our area.
1981... STSC became the area's first full-time scuba center offering scuba instruction, sales, rentals and travel.
1984... We became the area's first PADI 5-Star Training Facility adding several staff members and instructors. Recognized by PADI for five years of service as a PADI Instructor.
1985... Our first River Cleanup took place at Jay Street Bridge in Lock Haven, PA.
1987... We moved to our present location in Jersey Shore.
1988... Rich Best, the owner of Sunken Treasure, became a PADI Master Instructor.
1989... Recognized by PADI for ten years of service as a active PADI Instructor.
1992... Sunken Treasure was awarded the rating of PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center.
1994...Recognized by PADI for fifteen years as an active PADI Instructor.
1999... Recognized by PADI for twenty years as an active PADI Instructor.
2004... Recognized by PADI for twenty-Five years as an active PADI Instructor.
2006...Sunken Treasure Scuba Center was recognized as a PADI Eco Dive Center and also received an award for Twenty Five years of service to the diving community as a PADI Training Facility.
2009...Rich Best, owner of Sunken Treasure received PA Cleanways Northcentral Volunteer of the Year award for his many years of collecting and removing tires and other debris from the Susquehanna River. This year Rich was recognized for 30 years continued service as a PADI Instructor.
2010...Sunken Treasure Scuba Center was one of only three scuba centers in the Northeastern United States nominated for the PADI Americas Project Aware International Marine Environmental Award.
2011...Sunken Treasure Scuba Center was one of only three scuba centers in the Northeastern United States nominated for the PADI Americas Project Aware International Marine Environmental Award.
2013...Sunken Treasure Scuba Center was recognized as a PADI Green Star Facility. We have also partnered with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center's Marine Debris Initiative to head off debris before it's gets to the ocean. STSC owner, Rich Best received the SSI (Scuba School International) Platinum Pro Diver Award at the DEMA show in Orlando, FL.


To my astonishment and enormous delight, several people have enjoyed "Mrs Lillicrop Investigates" and it is possible the story will see the light of publication in the not to distant future. More later.
It has inspired me to write another tale about my lady occult detective. It is very much work in progress, but the working title is "Mrs Lillicrop Goes to Scotland." The cast of characters so far includes a handsome laird, a nervous wife, a difficult mother-in-law and batty sister-in-law in need of a good slap, several manifestations of a disruptive nature and a very drafty castle. Add over cooked venison, under cooked mutton, porridge, lashing of single malt and some shortbread and all the components of the occult are present.
Why Scotland I hear you cry…okay I don't, but bear with me I'm in composition mode and its hard to turn it off. Two reasons…first, my BFF has just up sticks from Kent and the roar of planes overhead for the tranquil beauties of Argyll and sea loch views. She tells me she is still getting used to the lack of noise, except for when the dog considers it is his duty to bark at all passing boats in case they are carrying invaders.
And second, because I fell in love with the Highlands when we visited a few years ago and I wanted to set a story there. And this is in spite of nearly being killed by a gentleman who'd had a liquid breakfast and decided to sleep it off while driving along the A96 straight at me. We left our written off car at a garage by Culloden, which some how seemed appropriate.
Even this excitement didn't put me off and I really wanted to write something set in this beautiful land, but until now, nothing came to mind. I admit that Fara in "The Lord of the Farans Hills" is a thinly disguised Scotland, but it isn't the real thing.
Its not just the beauties of the Scots scenery which calls to me, it is tradition and one particular tradition more than any other. More years ago than I like to remember, I married a military historian and got corrupted by The British Army. I was a little corrupted already, having been seduced by Regency Romances into reading up on the Peninsula War and falling for such characters as Johnny Kincaid, Sir John Moore and Harry Smith…there will now be a brief pause while I and the previously mentioned military historian who is reading this over my shoulder have our usual fight over what he has the audacity to call "a bunch of cocky little bastards in green jackets" and I call my beloved Rifle Brigade…hang on, there maybe hitting.
Back to Scotland…you can guess where I'm going, all those glorious regiments with their wonderful names…The Black Watch, The Gordons, The Cameronians etc etc.
Someone once asked me if I was going into battle (please god it never happens, read military history, it will make you a pacifist faster than anything else) who would I want surrounding me. Membership of my army has changed over the years, but one choice always remains, I want Highlanders in front.
Who goes on the right and left flank…go for it Macaulay!
I'd apologise for that if I had any restraint or a grain of conscience.
So who will be on the flanks or even bringing up the rear? My adored Rifles, any regiment of Sikhs or Gurkhas you care to name and the Brigade of Guards…all of them, we aren't doing this by halves. With a Highland regiment advancing, pipes sounding, I think there would be a good chance of surviving the day.
The Highlands, the mountains and the lochs, the forests and the heather, it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth and if you have never seen it, you should. Robert Burns said "My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here," and English as I am through and through, I think he might have been right.


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Q: Android button click to stop all music MediaPlayer I want to make a stop button to stop all the media players at the same time
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package com.harshalpanpaliya.saluchan;

import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        final MediaPlayer aapSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.upaar_wale_jab_upaar_bulana_tab);

        final Button playCatMeow = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.upaar_wale_jab_upaar_bulana_tab);

        playCatMeow.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                aapSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }

        });
        final MediaPlayer bhopalSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.bhopal);

        final Button bhopal = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.bhopal);

        bhopal.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                bhopalSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });
        final MediaPlayer kamleshSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.kamlesh);

        final Button kamlesh = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.kamlesh);

        kamlesh.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                kamleshSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });
        final MediaPlayer bhag_keSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.bhag_ke);

        final Button bhag_ke = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.bhag_ke);

        bhag_ke.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                bhag_keSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer bhagke_remixSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.bhagke_remix);

        final Button bhagke_remix = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.bhagke_remix);

        bhagke_remix.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                bhagke_remixSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });
        final MediaPlayer dun_dun_dunSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.dun_dun_dun);

        final Button dun_dun_dun = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.dun_dun_dun);

        dun_dun_dun.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                dun_dun_dunSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer how_to_use_saluchanSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.how_to_use_saluchan);

        final Button how_to_use_saluchan = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.how_to_use_saluchan);

        how_to_use_saluchan.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                how_to_use_saluchanSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_naSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_na);

        final Button do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_na = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_nado_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_na);

        do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_na.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                do_teen_din_nahi_piya_tha_naSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer marjaungaSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.marjaunga);

        final Button marjaunga = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.marjaunga);

        marjaunga.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                marjaungaSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer bindassSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.bindass);

        final Button bindass = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.bindass);

        bindass.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                bindassSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiyeMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiye);

        final Button aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiye = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiye);

        aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiye.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                aap_bhi_laga_ke_dekhiyeMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer shuruwatSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.shuruwat);

        final Button shuruwat = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.shuruwat);

        shuruwat.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                shuruwatSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer saluchanSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.saluchan);

        final Button saluchan = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.saluchan);

        saluchan.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                saluchanSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer bidi_pita_hoon_remixSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.bidi_pita_hoon_remix);

        final Button bidi_pita_hoon_remix = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.bidi_pita_hoon_remix);

        bidi_pita_hoon_remix.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                bidi_pita_hoon_remixSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aatiSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aati);

        final Button maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aati = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aati);

        maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aati.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                maza_aata_raat_mein_nind_aatiSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankarSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankar);

        final Button aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankar = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankar);

        aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankar.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                aise_hota_hai_bohot_bhayankarSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer try_karke_dekhiyeSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.try_karke_dekhiye);

        final Button try_karke_dekhiye = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.try_karke_dekhiye);

        try_karke_dekhiye.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                try_karke_dekhiyeSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

        final MediaPlayer nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ultiSoundMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ulti);

        final Button nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ulti = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ulti);

        nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ulti.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                nahi_piyunga_na_toh_khoon_ki_ultiSoundMediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

    }
}

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With all the snow we've had this year, you would think that I'd steer far away from white for spring.
Nope! I went for brightness by creating a simple, dramatic white mantel for spring.
Spring has more than her fair share of cloudy days. And there's nothing like a background of white with color pops for a dramatic look to brighten the spirits on a gray gloomy rainy day.
I'm excited that spring has officially arrived. You too?
There is still a bit of snow in the forecast. But, the reality of spring's appearance is seeing larger and larger patches of grass each day.
Furthermore, I saw green pushing through the dirt. Spring bulbs are beginning to emerge. Yay!!!
Shall we do the happy dance?
It was fun creating a simple, dramatic white mantel for spring.
I love the mirrors that usually hang over the mantel, but this time I wanted the freshness of white.
The same frames that decorated the mantel for Valentine's Day were resurrected from the craft room again.
Since I can't afford to purchase art, I decided to make my own to fit the frames.
Okay, I didn't actually make those lovely tulips. Instead I went to everyone's favorite inspirational spot, Pinterest, and browsed botanical prints. Trying to find three in similar tone and color and style was a bit of a challenge. I saved my choices to my private pin board. Do you have a private pin board for projects. I find it's really helpful. Plus then I'm not spamming the pinwaves with incredulous amounts of repinned inspiration.
Once I had a handful of tulip prints I liked (I think these are older prints which someone scanned from old books.), I printed a draft to see how they would work in the frames. Based on that, I pulled up PicMonkey, tweaked the prints, and sized them to be 8×10's. Then I printed my tulips on presentation paper and placed them behind the matte and frame. Because reflections drive me crazy, I chose not to add the glass over the prints in the frames.
This time I planned to hang the prints on the wall in place of the mirror, so my next step was to decide what to place on the mantel. After shopping the house, I choose these vintage milk glass containers, a goblet and candlestick that had been spray painted white for a past project, and a little white bird that you might remember from the fall mantel filled with crabapple branches.
The milk glass on the white mantel with the tulip prints on the wall was simple and dramatic. But, it needed something else. So, to add a pop of color I decided to create a garland.
The garland is made from 2 inch circle punches and pretty scrap book paper glued on to white embroidery floss. In my mind this project wouldn't take more than an hour. Between choosing the paper, punching the circles, folding, and gluing, it took much longer. But, in the end it was worth it. I'm really pleased with the final results.
Placing the garland was super easy and quick. I literally walked up to the mantel and draped the garland back and forth, stood back, and made one tweak. That was it. Sure, I could have played with it a bunch, but I am really trying to not over think things.
I asked my friend what she thought and she said the eggs were really cute. You know….I, too, actually thought those giant circles looked like eggs when I stepped back to critique my work. It'll be a few weeks before I'm interested in an Easter mantel. Hmmm…maybe they'll stay. [wink] Or not!
This mantelscape works for me. The objects are similar, duplicating color and texture. There's a bit of contrast with the colorful paper garland. And the artwork in the white frames, again, duplicates the white milk glass and the color pops with the garland. Whenever you want to create a simple mantel, look to duplicate objects. Whether it's color, size, or shape, repetition is your friend and helps to give a cohesive look and a silent simplicity. What works for you?
I'd love to hear what you're doing to decorate your house for spring.
Wishing you An Extraordinary First Day of Spring!
Very nice, Diane. Our house had been all white for so many years, that DH wanted to paint the living room a different color, so it's about a mid-range sea foamy/olive kind of a thing. But it goes well with the rest of the decor. I'm thinking of maybe some stenciling to imitate a simple crown molding design. Do you think that would work?
So bright and fresh and pretty for Spring! Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!
Such a pretty Spring mantel! I love the milk glass. Spring has definitely arrived here in Texas. We're just trying to enjoy the mild temps before it gets too hot. 🙂 Enjoy your afternoon!
I love love love your white with pop of color! Just love it. Great job! I love your blog girl so glad I found it by Friendship Friday blog hop! I look forward to your visit soon at my site!
Very pretty mantel, I especially adore the little bird! Love your blog!
This is lovely, so fresh and clean looking. Great!
Beautiful mantle, love the pops of color mixed with white.
Thank you Sarah! It makes me smile too!
I will also feature it on TTG FB page today! Thank you for sharing your lovely mantle with us this week!
That is awesome!!! Thank you so much Diann!! You just made my day!
Hope your weekend is filled with extraordinary moments!
Hi. New Reader here from The Weekend Retreat Linky. I'll check out your other social media and follow, too.
Really beautiful mantle. Great color and I'm a huge fan of all white. I have a wall of white subway tile, white shelves and white kitchen bowls, plates, etc. So, you are a girl after my own heart. Isn't PInterest great for finding temporary images to frame? Your garland turned out beautifully.
Thank you so much Dana! Your wall sounds extraordinary. 🙂 You are so right…Pinterest is a treasure trove.
super happy. loooove milkglass and whites in general. i've never seen that diamond pattern looking one-something to attain to!
Oh I hope you find some too!!!
Be cute to add later also if u wanted.
My st. Patrick 's day stuff.
LOVING this mantel…so simple, but very pretty! Perfect for Spring!
Hope your upcoming weekend is extraordinary!
It makes my heart sing too!
LOVE your Spring mantel! It really turned out great!!
LOL…apparently your friend and I both need a trip to the optometrist. Definitely saw eggs with the birdie and AWEOME tulip prints. Maybe I just have eggs on the brain cuz the 4 year old and I will be creating something eggy for decorating her bedroom. Oh…maybe we can try for garland like yours if I have springy paper bits in the stash. Anything for occupying the kiddo, give it won't be outdoor playing weather at 31 degrees.
Oh, but it IS spring!! 🙂 Wooohooo for grassy patches and bits of green pushing up!!
Your mantel is so pretty! I love milk glass and it is perfect with the pop of color on your garland.
You're so sweet! Thank you for those nice thoughts, Virginia!
This is adorable! Thanks so much for the morning Spring inspiration 🙂 I don't yet have a mantel BUT there are definitely some things you have here that I could sprinkle around my apartment.
A gal doesn't NEED a real mantel to have fun playing in like manner. Any bit of flat surface will do.
My favorite flowers are tulips and I LOVE those prints you chose. It looks so spring-y and I love your mantle! Thanks for sharing a little sunshine on the web today. Stopping by the SITS girls.
Beautiful spring mantel, Diane! Thanks for sharing on the Nifty Thrifty Sunday Link Up!
Love the crispness of the whiteness against the primary colors. So pretty!
I love the pretty tulip prints that you made with the clip art. I have Pic Monkey too. I have been using it for a couple of months and I love it! I did not know that I could tweak clip art on it, I will have to check out the tutorials and try to tweak a few prints for my seasonal art. Thank you for sharing!
So so bright and springy! Love it!
Really cute! I love the paper garland! Happy Spring!
I love your mantel! It's so fresh and pretty, and the garland is especially cute!
This is so cute. I need a spring mantel!
I just shared a Spring mantel too but it's not as lovely as yours. Great work! If you have not shared at Bacon Time Anything Goes linky, please do.
Vintage milk glass pieces are lovely. Your mantle is crisp, fresh and eye catching. Love your graceful banner. Great pops of spring.
I love the POPS of color, so beautiful… love the prints in those frames, too!
What a fresh and clean mantel idea! Thanks for linking up on Best of the Weekend!!
Your mantel is beautiful. Very Springy light and airy.
Love it! And yes, I have secret Pinterest boards for posts I'm working on.
I love clean and pretty mantles. You did a great job.
Your white mantel is just darling! I really like the milk glass and the cute & colorful banner.
That's a fantastic project! The brilliant use of spring colors against the white mantel and rich sable tone on the wall is very eye-catching and charming. Nicely done!
I love this mantle! Now I just need to get one. 🙂 We are in the process of moving and having a fireplace/mantle is a requirement for the new house! Thanks for linking this up to MotivationMonday!
Super cute mantle!!! Hey, I love that garland…do you have a tutorial for that? I looked closely at it in your photos…is it three craft punch circles folded and glued on the floss? I saw your post over at "Sunday Showcase" .
Thanks for sharing how you made the garland!
Love this…the milk glass with the prints…perfect!
I love the pops of color against the white. I shared and pinned.
This is beautiful. I love the contrast.
Love this mantle. I've been looking for some fun ways to spruce up mine for spring.
Wow! The way you decorated your white mantle really is dramatically stunning! I love the garland…..
That banner is just so adorable. Of course you mantle is to, it just says SPRING TIME! I'd loved for you to come share this at our link party.
This screams spring and it is so pretty!
Beautiful! I want to make the garden! Hope I am coordinated enough to! Wishing you a beautiful spring!
Just beautiful – you mantel looks like the epitome of Spring !!!
What a beautiful way to add pops of color! I love your mantel. I just wanted to let you know that I will be linking to this post on 3/28 if you don't mind.
Diane, your mantle is wonderful! Love the botanical prints and the pops of color with all that white is so refreshing! I love picmonkey also. Mainly use it for collages. Should experiment more. Haven't created a secret board. Wondered what I might need one for. Thanks for the suggestions! And thanks for sharing with SYC.
The "secret board" is especially useful when I'm scanning and pinning for ideas/projects. I really don't want to send people in my stream screaming because I've inundated their feed. 😉 This works out well and I can weed out the not-so-good ones and have a really great board inspiration.
How lovely! Thanks for sharing with us at The HomeAcre Hop!
I love your color pops! !! Great great great! Happy Spring to you!
This is one of th prettiest spring mantles I have seen yet this year. I love the fresh colors… This would be terrific on my blog hop. Would you please come join the party?
Diane, I'll be featuring you this week at Simple & Sweet Fridays. Thanks so much for sharing your Spring Mantel!!
I LOVE this mantel! Lots of white + lots of color = just my style! Thank you so much for linking up at Get Your DIY On: Thinking Spring! Happy Easter!
What a simply beautiful mantel, but then I think you proobably already know that with how many sweet people commented. You are very creative Diane!
So cheerful and fun. I love it.


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My mother, surely a saint today, was one of the most devoted Catholics anyone might find among the faithful. She attended Mass every day — sometimes twice on Sundays! — and followed devotional practices constantly. At home, statues of the Blessed Mother, crucifixes, missals crammed with holy cards, Catholic magazines and newspapers, miraculous medals, scapulars, rosaries and holy water fonts in every room all seemed quite normal to me and my siblings growing up in a strict Catholic household in Philadelphia. As my five brothers grew old enough to be altar boys (there were no "altar girls" back then), she took great pride in ironing all of those cassocks and surplices, keeping them clean and crisp. Driving the boys to 6 am Mass or staying late at Church for a 40-hours devotion was never a burden, always a joy for her. Having "Father" over for dinner was a distinct honor that brought out the good china and starched tablecloths.
So it seemed all the more poignant, and even tragic, that in her final years my mother harbored a secret anguish, a deep fear that "Father" might have done something harmful to her boys. Mind you, to my knowledge there was no evidence of any such evil happening specifically to any of my brothers, but the explosion of the clergy child sex abuse scandal horrified and haunted my mother — and countless Catholic mothers like her, the women who were and are the pillars of parishes and churches, the staunchly devoted ladies who piously followed all the rules, carefully internalized the lessons of every sermon, and did all that they could to raise their kids to do likewise (not due to any lack of effort on their part the reality that many of the kids went down different pathways) . As the tawdry, tragic stories of priests committing appalling acts of abuse spread from Boston to Philadelphia and parishes and dioceses nationwide, the mothers of the altar boys, in particular, suffered silent grief and suspicion, leading to a sense of betrayal and then alienation from the Church to which they had devoted unquestioning loyalty throughout their lives.
As the news broke over the last several weeks of the tragic allegations about sex abuse committed against at least one child and several seminarians by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, I thought back to the conversations I had with my mother in the year before she died. The abuse scandal left her bitter about the hypocrisy of priests and bishops; she wondered aloud about her own father, my grandfather who, as a young man in Milan, had been in the seminary for a while. He left the seminary and came to America and, in my mother's memory, he would not set foot inside a Church. "All's right between God and me," he would say to her. The emergence of the American abuse scandal made her wonder if something had happened to her father even so long ago in the Italian seminary; again, no evidence, but the scandal created more doubts, caused more anguish, like a rapidly spreading toxic algae bloom across waters, the once-faithful now feeling vicariously victimized and drifting farther away from Mother Church.
The allegations against Cardinal McCarrick are profoundly serious and a source of sorrow for so many who knew him in the Archdiocese of Washington. (As of July 28 McCarrick has renounced his position in the College of Cardinals.) Our primary concern must be with the victims —- whether minor children or young adult priests should not matter, the fact is that a person in a position of tremendous power and deep trust allegedly committed heinous acts for his own gratification. Could the allegations be false? Of course, but the sources seem numerous, and the facts are emerging that the allegations have been known for a long time, and some led to cash settlements. Not dispositive of absolute guilt, but not circumstances that any priest, bishop or cardinal should find himself in.
The Church's response to the massive sex abuse crisis has always seemed to lack a certain level of deep, urgent understanding of the gravity of the sin against children and other victims. Certainly, words have cascaded, gestures made, money paid out. But, somehow, the words and gestures and checks have all seemed more self-protective of the organization than truly penitential at the most profound level. In an age when we can casually listen in on secret recordings of a presidential candidate talking about paying off a porn star, we might wonder what it will take for powerful men to understand the deep horror of abusing someone else's body for their own pleasure. #MeToo is a movement among women who have suffered grave abuse at the hands of powerful men, and yet, many men in positions of power (including the president, who recently mocked the #MeToo movement) still act like it's really no big deal. Cardinals and bishops are powerful men, so perhaps it's not unusual that they, too, have a hard time understanding the deep human impact of abuse.
I remember being at a dinner of one of the many Catholic organizations in Washington when Cardinal McCarrick was our local archbishop. He spoke about the sex abuse crisis and I distinctly remember his defense of priests generally. He said that the incidence of priests abusing children was not greater than the incidence of men perpetrating such acts in the general population, and possibly less. He kept talking about "the fellas" and that they were all good men. I remember feeling increasingly angry as his speech went on that he never mentioned the children, the imperative of atonement for these horrific sins committed by powerful men against the most vulnerable persons in society. The utter lack of a truly empathetic acknowledgement of the victims and those who love the victims, those who also suffer because of the abuse — their mothers and fathers and all in the universe afflicted by these grave sins — this is the most fundamental problem that the Church has yet to address in a satisfactory way.
In the Catholic faith, as with many Christian faiths, the Cardinal Sins — also known as the "seven deadly sins" of pride, anger, gluttony, sloth, envy, greed and lust — are those vices that give rise to a whole host of morally repugnant behaviors. Warning the faithful about the dangers of these vices, telling the rest of us how to live our lives, what we may or may not do, is part and parcel of what priests, bishops, cardinals and popes do — they are doing their jobs when they describe and define the religious and moral rules that govern the lives of the members of the Church. But the Church has a sad history of sometimes rendering unequivocally harsh judgment against those who violate even minor rules while looking the other way when its own ordained leaders violate the most sacred and profound rules about moral conduct and respect for human dignity.
Hypocrisy is an alienating wedge that diminishes the Church's moral voice and weakens the ability of bishops and popes to bear credible witness against the genuine threats to a morally good society. The crisis of the Church's moral authority is clear in the way that civic leaders ignore or dismiss the voice of the bishops on immigration or environmental protection or poverty; politicians cherry-pick religious issues that win them votes (the "pro-life" stance of certain politicians is risable) while feeling free to ignore the totality of the moral imperative to defend the dignity of human life across all life stages. The McCarrick scandal has already given license to some critics to deride his engagement with progressive issues and to cast aspersions on papal decisions that he influenced. The scandal becomes more fodder in the right-left political struggle in this country, the last thing we need right now. As well, the scandal has once again led to some critics calling for a purge of gay men from the priesthood, a crude and self-serving use of a tragedy for political purposes. Sexual abuse and sexual harassment of employees are not the result of sexual orientation but rather they are crimes about the abuse of power. In the same way, advocates for a married priesthood should not exploit the sexual abuse crisis by calling for an end to celibacy, a worthy discussion in another place but not at all a solution for crimes resulting from the abuse of power.
To his credit, Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who has been a leader in addressing the Church's sex abuse crisis, issued a very strong statement about the McCarrick allegations. But even that statement, because it necessarily speaks to investigative process and rules and adjudication and communication, does not seem to get at the essential need for atonement, which is an act well beyond rules and procedures. Pope Francis is trying to deal with a massive sex abuse crisis in Chile, and he, too, missed the whole point when he accused the accusers of lies rather than holding the bishops accountable. He has since accepted the resignations of several Chilean bishops and has stepped up his direct involvement in the cases.
In the end, however, the Pope and cardinals and bishops must find something else, something more: a deep, compelling, durable voice arising from the core of the Church, a practice of atonement leading to healing and reconciliation with victims and those who walk with the victims. The exercise of such a voice cannot arise from a position of power and authority, or legality and self-protection, but rather, from a posture of genuine humility and vulnerability. Such a posture requires a reduction in trappings and ritual, a simpler and more human vocabulary that begs forgiveness and expresses a level of understanding about the hurt that we have not yet heard or seen.
We pray for the victims and their families, and all those mothers of altar boys so sick with worry. And we also pray for the cardinals who have sinned, and the Pope and bishops and priests, that they may find the strength and courage to find that voice of humility and atonement that will, at long last, set the whole community of our Church on the road to healing.
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While there's no miracle cure for dark under-eye circles, smoking does make them worse. Even if you don't have dark circles, you'll notice brighter and clearer looking eyes if you break the smoking habit. Cigarette smoke contains toxins which damage the sensitive tissue under your eyes.
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If you find it hard to quit, trying an electronic cigarette that contains e liquid may be a good place to start. There are also various NRT therapies including nicotine patches and gum.
Thankfully I've never smoked but both my parents died early from smoking related diseases and both suffered terribly too - so the more we can get this message out, the better! It's more than just looks that are at stake.
Its amazing how your skin is effected and by quitting how you can get it back.
I quit back in 2011 and have never gone back! Good luck to anyone trying to quit this Stoptober!
Luckily I never have smoked and I'm so glad about that!
Fab post for those struggling to quit smoking.
I don't actually see the post in smoking its not cool in my eyes its just a huge waste of money.
Great post. I have never smoked in my life. I think smoking is disgusting and smells awful.
I've never smoked but my husband did for years, it is a filthy habit and if people can quit, so much the better.
Both my folks quit smoking 8 years ago and have never looked back. It was bloody hard though. A great incentive list!
I've never been a smoker but seen the effects it can have on people, great to get the message out there.
I've never smoked, but i know that it can be such a challenge to stop.
I've never smoked but my mum used to so I'm all for people quitting and whatever helps! All these points are so true!


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Follow Your Nose to D.C.'s Modern Persian Restaurant Vintage78 Opening in May
The restaurant replacing Scion in Dupont Circle is from the brothers behind Peacock Cafe.
by Laura Hayes April 19th, 2019 August 28th, 2020
Photo of Qaymeh Khoresh courtesy of Vintage78
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One of the hallmarks of Persian cuisine is its fragrance. When you enter a restaurant like Vintage78, coming to Dupont Circle this spring, you're hit with wafts of saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, and coriander. "One of the misconceptions is that our food is hot spicy," explains Chef Maziar Farivar. "We don't use a lot of heat in the food, but a lot of aromatics, a lot of herbs and seasoning."
Maziar and his brother, Shahab Farivar, are partnering once again to open a restaurant in D.C. They're also behind Peacock Cafe, which has operated in Georgetown serving American bistro fare since 1991. Vintage78 will be more personal for the brothers, who came to the U.S. in 1978, hence the name.
"Our cuisine is really underrepresented considering all the different ethnic foods that are available," Maziar says. "We've been thinking about doing this for years, and we've finally put the concept together."
They're making modest renovations to the former Scion space at 2100 P St. NW because they want it to retain its lived-in feel. The modern, 3,000-square-foot restaurant seats 75 people in the dining rooms and about 28 guests in the bar. There will also be covered patio seating.
"We decided to embrace the idea of what we had inherited and highlight that," Maziar says, noting that they've added touches of reclaimed wood they sourced from a house built in 1908. "As you come in, hopefully you'll feel like you're getting a big hug from the restaurant."
When it opens in mid- to late-May, Vintage78 will serve lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. The menu will feature a variety of stuffed vegetables, meatballs, stews (khoresh), and kebabs. Initially the brothers wanted to skip kebabs on the menu to separate themselves from the various kebab houses in town. "I tried to resist putting them off the menu, but we're going to do an upscale version of it with great meat and chicken," Maziar says.
To pair with the food, Vintage78 will serve a full wine list featuring some selections from lesser known wine producing regions near Iran and a selection of cocktails whose ingredients mirror the cuisine including saffron, pomegranate, pistachio syrup, cardamom, and allspice.
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Vintage78, 2100 P St. NW; vintage78dc.com


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\section*{Acknowledgments}

Work at University of Notre Dame
supported in part by DOE Nuclear Theory DE-FG02-95ER40934,
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Work performed in part under the auspices
of the U.~S.~Department of Energy
by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract
W-7405-ENG-48 and NSF grant PHY-9401636.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using PortableLeagueApi.Interfaces.Core;
using PortableLeagueApi.Interfaces.Enums;
using PortableLeagueApi.Interfaces.Extensions;
using PortableLeagueApi.Interfaces.Summoner;
using PortableLeagueApi.Interfaces.Team;
using PortableLeagueApi.Summoner.Services;

namespace PortableLeagueApi.Summoner.Extensions
{
    public static class SummonerMasteryPageExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Get mastery pages
        /// </summary>
        private static async Task<IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            IApiModel leagueModel,
            long summonerId,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            if (leagueModel == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("leagueModel");

            var summonerService = new SummonerService(leagueModel.ApiConfiguration);
            return await summonerService.GetMasteryPagesBySummonerIdAsync(summonerId, region);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get mastery pages
        /// </summary>
        public static async Task<IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            this IHasSummonerId summoner,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            return await GetMasteryPagesAsync(summoner, summoner.SummonerId, region);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get mastery pages
        /// </summary>
        public static async Task<IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            this IRoster roster,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            return await GetMasteryPagesAsync(roster, roster.OwnerId, region);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get mastery pages
        /// </summary>
        private static async Task<Dictionary<long, IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            IApiModel leagueModel,
            IEnumerable<long> summonerIds,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            if (leagueModel == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("leagueModel");

            var summonerService = new SummonerService(leagueModel.ApiConfiguration);
            return await summonerService.GetMasteryPagesBySummonerIdAsync(summonerIds, region);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get mastery pages
        /// </summary>
        public static async Task<Dictionary<long, IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            this IEnumerable<IHasSummonerId> summoners,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            if (summoners == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("summoners");

            var result = new Dictionary<long, IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>>();

            var enumerable = summoners as IList<IHasSummonerId> ?? summoners.ToList();
            if(enumerable.Any())
                result = await GetMasteryPagesAsync(enumerable.First(), enumerable.Select(x => x.SummonerId), region);

            return result;
        }

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        public static async Task<Dictionary<long, IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>>> GetMasteryPagesAsync(
            this IEnumerable<IRoster> rosters,
            RegionEnum? region = null)
        {
            if (rosters == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("rosters");

            var result = new Dictionary<long, IEnumerable<IMasteryPage>>();

            var enumerable = rosters as IList<IRoster> ?? rosters.ToList();
            if (enumerable.Any())
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Q: Trying to delete a property in an array that is also within in array in React I'm trying to add functionality to my application for deleting values in the list array of the following state
shoeList : [
  {name: 'Nike',
   list : [
    {type: 'boots', revenue: '1000000', gender: 'mens', price: '49.99', id: 3},
    {type: 'shoes', revenue: '13280100', gender: 'womens', price: '99.99', id: 2}
    ]
  }
],

I understand that ids have to be equal in order for a deletion to occur. Right now i'm trying to access the appropriate row to be deleted(type, revenue, gender, and price) but am not sure how to access properties in an array thats within an array.
Here is the code i have so far
deleteShoe = (id) =>
  {
    let shoeList = this.state.shoeList.filter(shoe =>{
      return (
        shoe.list.filter(shoeid =>{
          return shoeid.id !== id
        }
        )
      )
    });
this.setState({
  shoeList: shoeList
})
}

Obviously this code doesn't and can't understand why. The only reason I can think of is that filter can't be nested but if so how would I go about implementing this. Any help would be great

A: You're close. You're just missing reassignment of shoe.list with updated list of shoes after filtering.
deleteShoe = (id) => {
    const { shoeList } = this.state;
    const newShoeList = shoeList.map(shoe => {
      shoe.list = shoe.list.filter(shoeid => shoeid.id !== id)
      return shoe;
    });
    this.setState({
      shoeList: newShoeList
    })
}

This should remove appropriate shoe id and reassign your shoe.list with newly filtered shoes list.


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I am confused about Medicare. I thought it was all free when I got my Social Security, and now I find out that I have to pay for it?
Part A is free. It is included with your Social Security retirement benefit when you are 65, and with your disability benefits stating with the third year of benefits. If you take your retirement benefit at a reduced level, before you are 65, you do not get Medicare right away.
Medicare starts at age 65. Part A is for hospital benefits, ambulance rides, and some other benefits. You should sign up for Medicare at age 65 even if you do not take your Social Security retirement benefit until you are at your full retirement age or even older, especially if you want the larger monthly amount.
Part B is for your doctor's bills. You have to pay for Part B. There is a premium for Part B and the amount of the premium depends on your adjusted gross earnings for the second year before the current year. People who made more in earnings pay a higher premium. When you apply for Medicare, you are asked if you want Part B. Most people should say yes. If you get your primary care at the VA, you may not need this.
Medicare Part B has a deductible and a co-pay. Most people have a Medicare Supplemental insurance to pay for all or some of the deductible and co-pays. If you are poor enough, you can also get Medicaid, which pays the Medicare premium and all the other fees to health care providers.
Part C is what you should choose, along with Part B, if you want an HMO. The Part B premium pays for this. If you take Part C, the federal government pays the HMO a set amount of money every month for your care, whether you get any care or not. The amount of money paid depends on where you live and some other factors, but not on the amount of care you get. If you sign up for Part C, you usually have to go to the HMO doctors for care, although they may approve you seeing an outside doctor in special situations.
Part D is a prescription drug benefit. There are many insurance plans to consider for Part D, and you should consider the medicines you take before you pick the plan you want. There may be people at your nearby senior center who will explain the different plans and help you find the one that is best for you. Medicaid also pays for some medicines. You have to pay for Part D. Some Medicare supplemental insurance includes medicines.
The premium for Part B and the premium for Part D will be deducted from your Social Security benefit. If you do not receive a monthly Social Security benefit, you will have to pay these fees yourself.


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Q: Running sequentially Powershell commands in Python I would like to run four Powershell commands via Python 3.6 code.
Currently Running on windows, Later will deploy this on a Docker container
The commands are the following:
1. $secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "password" -AsPlainText -Force

2. $mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("domain\username", $secpasswd)

3. Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Some-Host-Name -port 5985 -Credential $mycreds

4. sc.exe config "MyNewService" obj="user@domain.local" password= "password"

Tried search how to do it, found only how to run single command
process1 = subprocess.Popen(["powershell", "My Command"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE);

result = process.communicate()

Any Ideas how to do it?

A: Use powershell.exe's -EncodedCommand argument.
[Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes(@'
$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "password" -AsPlainText -Force
$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("domain\username", $secpasswd)
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Some-Host-Name -port 5985 -Credential $mycreds
sc.exe config "MyNewService" obj="user@domain.local" password= "password"
'@))

Take this output executed with powershell, and add it as the argument
process1 = subprocess.Popen(["powershell", "-EncodedCommand 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"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE);

result = process.communicate()