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Shôhei Imamura – Narayama-bushi kô AKA Ballad of Narayama [+Extras] (1983)
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In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he/she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
NEW DIRECTORS/ NEW FILMS; 'BALLAD OF NARAYAMA' BY SHOHEI IMAMURA
NATURE is so rich and the life force so rampant in Shohei Imamura's "The Ballad of Narayama" that, after a preview screening, I was almost relieved to walk out into the man-made pollution of Times Square. Nature, thus prettified by Mr. Imamura, is almost as artifical as a world in which a virgin forest has been removed to make way for a cement-paved parking lot.
The new Japanese film, based on the same Shichiro Fukazawa stories that inspired Keisuke Kinoshita's 1958 film of the same name, means to be an ironic but life-affirming commentary on our so-called civilization by contrasting it with the manners and customs in a primitive Japanese mountain village 100 years ago.
Existence is not easy in the mountain village. Famine always threatens. The population is controlled mainly by tossing out newborn male children to die in the rice paddies. Female babies are retained for potential childbearing. If, by chance, a village elder has not died by age 70, the eldest child must carry the old person to a secret place near the summit of Mount Narayama, where the ancient one is left to die of starvation and exposure. In this fashion the community makes sure that there will be enough food for the survival of the rest of the villagers.
Like the Kinoshita film, Mr. Imamura's is concerned mainly with a hard-working, tough, 69-year-old woman named Orin, whose family includes two grown sons, one a widower and one a possibly simple-minded bachelor, and assorted grandchildren. Though she's in remarkably good shape, Orin feels that it's time she made the journey to Narayama.
She's lived long enough and she's tired. Once she has found a new wife for her widowed son, as well as a woman who will consent to make love with the other son, she insists that Tatsuhei, the widower, carry out his obligations to her, the family and the community by making the trip up Narayama.
This is the principal story of "The Ballad of Narayama," which also includes subplots about the villagers' merciless punishment of a family of thieves – they are buried alive – and a somewhat more light-hearted one about a young woman whose dying father insists that she sleep with every man in the village to atone for his own incestuous indiscretion.
Mr. Imamura is not a subtle film maker. He attempts to shock the audience into the realization that though this life order is harsh, it is beautiful in an efficiency that's prompted as much by love as by material needs. At one point, we watch old Orin as she systematically smashes out her teeth to be able to convince Tatsuhei that her years of usefulness are over.
The director puts great store by visual repetitions that emphasize the oneness of all nature. When a young man and a young woman are making frantic love in a field, he shows us snakes, frogs, grasshoppers and birds engaged in similar pursuits. Unfortunately, an image of frogs, even in an amorous condition, evokes less wonder than amusement. In this world, it's not dog-eat-dog but snake-eat-rat and then, to balance things, rat-eat- snake, all seen in tight, nature-movie close-ups.
He's also fond of sequences that announce the changing of the seasons. The winter landscape melts toward spring and climaxes in an explosion of buds and grass, accompanied by the chirping of birds and the babbling of brooks containing frisky trout.
Though the performances are good, especially Sumiko Sakamoto's as Orin and Ken Ogata's as Tatsuhei, "The Ballad of Narayama" is too picturesque to reflect the simple austerity of the story it tells.
The sophisticated photographic techniques, including the long, lovely helicopter shot of snow-covered mountains that opens the film, have little to do with the primitive lives contained in the movie itself. The ultimate effect is not to celebrate nature, or to shock us out of our civilized lethargy, but to exploit nature in a manner designed to impress jaded audiences without actually disturbing them.
I'm not at all surprised that the movie won the grand prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival where, as I see it in my imagination, the audience applauded it madly and then went off to dine at three-star restaurants.
Vincent Canby, NY Times, April 9, 1984
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With the launch of Architecture at the Heart of the Home, photographer Dianna Snape talks to us about her creative process, which involves capturing the intersection of architecture, interior design and landscape, and then uncovering unexpected moments.
Peninsula House's curving, zinc-lined roof provides solar and wind protection.
Floor to ceiling windows maximise views out to the surrounding natural beauty of the Mornington Peninsula.
When talking with Dianna about her career as a photographer, she fondly recalls the first photoshoot she assisted on was a Carr project back in 1999 alongside pre-eminent architectural photographer John Gollings.
Time flies, and now herself and Jan Henderson have collaborated to create Architecture at the Heart of the Home: a survey of outstanding Australian residences and the role architecture can play in defining the heart of the home. The book showcases those special places and features that make a residence unique. One such project is Peninsula House, which Dianna explores through her lens.
Describe your photography process. What inspires you?
My process is predominately intuitive – I like to unwrap a building from that initial response.
For me, a lot of the vision and excitement is found in that first reaction and sometimes over complex walkthroughs can rob you of that perspective. I liken it to when you visit a city for the very first time and everything is new and exciting. Your response is fresh and inspired which changes over time, whether that's an hour, a week, a month or a year.
How do you approach photographing a building or design project?
As a commercial photographer I feel a strong responsibility to represent the architect's or designer's vision first and foremost; and then to excite them with something they never expected.
When photographing exteriors, for example, I look for the strength of the architecture/materiality and I try to give that presence and merit in my images. As I've matured as a photographer, I am more inclined to the less obvious/heroic and more interested in finding unique perspectives that support the buildings context.
With interior photography, I try to break down and balance the architecture and aspect with the materiality and décor, so express the entirety of the project. Once this is resolved, it is then the delightful process of creating artful details to compliment the narrative.
The home's materiality is defined by concrete, natural stone and timber, all coming together to create a subdued palette.
The pavilion is nestled in the landscape to protect it from the coastline's extreme weather conditions.
While you are an architectural photographer, landscape features heavily in your work, can you tell us more about this?
I would consider myself an architectural, landscape and interiors photographer. I don't really see these disciplines in isolation but rather complimentary and integrated. This convergence of practice, my love of the outdoors and a healthy respect for nature makes landscape photography a logical compliment to my work. The visual narrative that I look for aims to capture and represent this collaborative and symbiotic relationship between disciplines.
To quote the late German-born, Australian photographer Mark Strizic, "There's not enough intellectual scope in any one discipline of photography to keep your interest for a lifetime".
How did you and Jan approach coming up with a language for photographing the featured projects – one being Carr's Peninsula House?
We both have an enormous respect for good architecture. Our challenge in achieving the book's layout was to balance the architect and interior designer's vision with our goal to let the pictures speak big and loud. Each home has a heart and the photography was explored explicitly around that. Through this considered intention every home was photographed by me with the support of Jan to ensure a cohesive language.
We also intentionally included hints of the owners in some spreads to bring a subtle sense of habitation to the stories without featuring them explicitly.
Architecture at the Heart of the Home by Jan Henderson and Dianna Snape is available online and at bookstores nationwide.
Central to the book's essence are the places within a home that become a place of belonging. So while the projects in the book are not necessarily grand in scale, all reveal extraordinary settings that fill the heart with joy and the soul with happiness – the places where memories are made.
When asked about the journey of creating the book Jan explains, "Perhaps the most enjoyable aspects of preparing and realising our book was the opportunity to meet and talk with the architects and their clients insitu. We so enjoyed the opportunity to experience, first-hand, the impact that the work of architects have on the way their clients live and what it really means to have a bespoke home tailored to individual requirement."
Read more about Peninsula House and how it was designed specifically around the resident's daily lives and extended family needs.
One side of the house is dedicated to the resident's daily life, while the other half can be opened up when family visits.

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Are some cellphone users destined to develop cancer after years of use? Or, is this fear being over-played? For years I've tried to find an unbiased informative source. Now, a report from the University of California attempts to answer this perplexing question.
We know that high frequency ionizing radiation from excessive X–ray exposure can possibly cause malignancy. This radiation is cumulative, and like an elephant, it never forgets the amount of radiation received. But cellphones emit very low intensity non-ionizing radiofrequency energy that's generally assumed to be safe.
It did show that the use of cellphones 30 minutes a day resulted in a higher risk of a brain malignancy known as a glioma. This cancer occurs on the side of the head where the cellphone is used. The report reminded me of a case I previously wrote about a woman who developed breast cancer after relying on her bra to hold the phone!
Critics pointed out several flaws in the study which was published in 2010. They said the data was too old as the study dated back to the 1990s. Moreover, the older cellphones emitted different amounts of energy and radio frequencies. People also used cellphones less at that time than today. And no children were involved in the study.
Then in 2011, the British Medical Journal published a study of 358,000 Danish cellphone users. This report showed no increase in the risk of brain tumours, even in those who used cellphones for more than 13 years. And an accompanying editorial stated that brain cancer rates had not increased in Scandinavian countries.
However, it was not all good news. The same year the International Journal of Oncology reported another Swedish study. It discovered an increased risk of brain malignancy in those who used cellphones for 10 years or longer, particularly those who used cellphones before 20 years of age.
A year later the same journal had more disturbing news. A follow-up study showed a three-fold increase in gliomas when cellphones were used for 25 years or longer.
But before cellphone users could get nervous about using cellphones the International Journal of Epidemiology published the Million Women Study in the U.K. This showed no overall increased risk for various brain tumours among cellphone users. That same year a French study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine also reported no link between cellphone use and brain malignancy.
The U.S. National Toxicology Program has reported a recent study of male rats. For two years, beginning at the early embryo stage, rats were exposed to the same radiation as that produced by cellphones for nine hours a day. Researchers found an increased risk of two types of tumours including glioma. But rats are not humans, so again the study was questionable.
So there is still no definite answer and it may be years before an answer is known. However, it's well to remember that millions have now been using cellphones and during the last two decades there's been little increase in brain cancer. But Germany, France, Israel, Britain and Russia have nevertheless issued precautionary warnings about the use of cellphones by children. This is reasonable as the brain is less developed at this age.
One thing is certain, cellphones are here to stay and in all probability the risk of brain cancer is small. This risk can be decreased by several measures: Use the speakerphone rather than holding the phone next to your ear. Text rather than call. Limit phone use when the bar shows a weak signal which increases radiation. And remember that 20% of car crashes (1.1 million a year in the U.S.) involve the use of cellphones while driving. Canadians are no smarter.
Re: How safe are cellphones?
One thing is certain, cellphones are here to stay and in all probability the risk of brain cancer is small.
They are totally safe, everyone should have a g-man spy in their pocket.
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7 years after the end of Angel, The First Evil has joined forces with Wolfram and Hart to take over our realm. The Scoobies and what's left of the AI team need any and all help they can get to defeat this new threat, especially since Buffy has been missing for the past three years. This story will be Spuffy eventually, but there is another woman in Spike's life up until then.
Post The Girl In Question. Angel is being hunted by the most deadly adversary he has ever faced. It is relentless, vicious and its out to settle a personal score. Even with all the resources of Wolfram and Hart and the help of the Scoobies can Angel defeat it ? Can Wesley come to some sort of terms with Illyria? And what will happen when Buffy and Spike come face to face again?
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The Spurs offseason may feature several well-known players coming back -- or moving on.
For the first time since 1996-97, the San Antonio Spurs' season has ended before April 24. What lies in store for the team is anyone's guess, but a markedly different roster may be in store for 2018-19 in San Antonio.
Last night's 99-91 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the first round sets in motion a summer for the Spurs that may feature several well-known players coming back -- or moving on. After the loss, Spurs fan-favorite and former All-Star Manu Ginobili was at the point he was after last season's loss in the West finals to the Warriors: deciding what to do about his future.
The swingman is under contract for 2018-19, but he said Tuesday night he is weighing what's next in his career.
"As I've done it the last two or three seasons, I'll sit back, relax and, after two or three months, see if I feel retired or not," Ginobili said. "I like to let it season a little bit, to see how I feel. Don't expect news until July, probably. I just don't know. I let a month, two months go by and see how I feel. I'm not the type of guy who makes decisions on the fly, and when you are upset, hurt or whatever."
An all-hands-on-deck summer meeting with star forward Kawhi Leonard sits high on the priority list for the San Antonio Spurs, according to sources, as the team enters a pivotal offseason in the wake of Tuesday's 99-91 season-ending loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the Western Conference playoffs.
"Kawhi, everybody asks questions, but he's still here," guard Danny Green said. "He's still locked in. He's a part of the team until things change."
With head coach Gregg Popovich expected to take the lead, the Spurs plan to meet with Leonard over the summer to gauge whether the sides can work out their differences and continue what has been largely a positive and productive partnership, sources said.
While the decision regarding whether to offer Leonard a $219 million super-max extension rests with management -- and even the current players, according to a source -- ownership ultimately makes the final call. Convincing the team's former chairman and CEO, Peter Holt, and his wife, Julianna Hawn Holt, could prove to be a difficult sell for general manager R.C. Buford. The couple is currently embroiled in divorce proceedings.
Popovich, Buford and Leonard's Spurs teammates have long maintained the squad wants the star forward back in the fold, but they've also all said his long-term health is most important.
And now the offseason questions will come…before the nonsense starts, #Spurs and Kawhi Leonard will be the topic of discussion. Source tell @ExpressNews he'll return to San Antonio once Exit Interviews are scheduled and take it from there.
Leonard missed all but nine games this season while nursing right quadriceps tendinopathy, an injury that flared up late in the offseason. He returned to the team's lineup briefly but did not come back again after complaining of soreness in his injured thigh following the Spurs' home win over Denver on Jan. 13.
Popovich himself has endured plenty of late, as he has been grieving the death of his wife, Erin, who died last week after a prolonged illness. He did not coach in Games 3, 4 or 5 (Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina handled those duties). Popovich has coached the team since 1997-98 and is the longest-tenured coach in the NBA. He will also be coaching Team USA before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
"We'll see," Parker told reporters on Tuesday. "I said already I want to keep playing. I'm happy I don't have those retirement parties. I want to keep playing, and we'll see if it's in San Antonio. Everybody knows I would love to stay here. But free agency is always crazy, so we'll see."
Elsewhere, Green ($10 million) and Rudy Gay ($8.8 million) will become free agents unless they exercise player options.
Neither player said he had made a decision about whether to opt in.
"Obviously this organization is a big part of me," said Green, the third-longest tenured Spur behind Parker and Ginobili. "I would love to play here again. Things get interesting in free agency."
Things seem a little more certain in the Spurs' frontcourt, where All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge is under contract for three more seasons and is fresh off a standout 2017-18 campaign. Additionally, big man Pau Gasol -- who is under contract for two more seasons -- made it clear he plans to keep playing, too.
"I have plenty of gas in the tank," Gasol told reporters after Game 5. "I feel like I can do a lot of good things on the floor and play three years, three, four years. So, that's what's on my mind. But, knowing that, I also take it one year at a time. I go step by step and try not to look too much into the future because a lot of factors come into play.
"I feel like I've had a pretty good season ... very efficient for minutes and opportunities that I've been given. Obviously I would like to produce more and have the chance to get on the floor a little bit more so I can be the player that I am, that I have been throughout my career and that I still can be."
All told, it seems like an offseason like no other awaits the Spurs.


President Donald Trump said he made no concessions to secure the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was set free Friday by a Turkish court and is en route back to the U.S.
"This is the day our family has been praying for - I am delighted to be on my way home to the United States", Brunson said in a statement.
The Brunson affair has also contributed to Turkey's bipartisan unpopularity in Congress, which is threatening to remove Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet production program.
"It's been an extremely hard time for our family and we want to express our appreciation to the millions of people around the world who have faithfully prayed for this day", Brunson said.
Shortly after the verdict was announced, Trump tweeted: "Working very hard on Pastor Brunson!"
But in a sign that Brunson's release doesn't resolve all tensions between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement on Friday saying, "We remain deeply concerned about the continued detention of other United States citizens in Turkey and around the world, and urge the resolution of all these cases in a transparent and fair manner".
The president also said there was no deal made with Turkey for Brunson's release, because the president said he does not make deals for hostages.
Pope Francis , 81, has compared having an abortion to hiring a 'contract killer to eliminate someone'. We can not take out a human being, even if it is small".
"I am an innocent man. I love Jesus. I love Turkey".
U.S. media reported on Thursday that the United States had struck a secret deal with Turkey to lift sanctions in order to secure his release.
The resumption of the trial came at a sensitive time for the Turkish leadership, which is under global scrutiny over how it handles the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared at Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul last week.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted a response to Mr. Trump, saying that "as I always pointed out, the Turkish judiciary reached its decision independently".
Pastor Andrew Brunson meets with the U.S. ambassador of Germany, during a brief stop at a U.S. Air Base on his way back to the U.S.
The pastor is a native of North Carolina, but has lived in Turkey for more than two decades and has been imprisoned for the past two years. Prosecutors then demanded a sentence of up to 10 years. He was sentenced for allegedly helping terror groups.
Mr. Brunson had rejected the charges and strongly maintained his innocence. "There was, however, great appreciation on behalf of the United States, which will lead to good, perhaps great, relations between the United States & Turkey!"
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This looks great. One quick question: can I use arbitrary imported functions when creating deterministic variables in a model? For me, this is one of the most useful aspects of PyMC 2. If I can do it in 3, I'm excited to upgrade immediately.
Yup, its possible, though if you want to use NUTS you need to provide gradients. Check out the this section of the tutorial. Let me know if you need help.
Okay, thanks. I somehow missed that part when I was looking over the tutorial last night. I'll just use the Metropolis and slice samplers for the model with the function I need, and work on using the PyMC3 NUTS sampler for my other models. It will be nice to have a unified framework for all my Bayesian modeling.
I get error when following that tutorial exactly as it is.
That's weird. Not sure what that's about. Can you post to https://github.com/pymc-devs/pymc3/issues ?
Thanks, guys! PyMC is awesome. Could I ask, how beta is beta? Ordinarily I wouldn't mind, but I'm still relatively new to Python and PyMC (the reason I switched over from Matlab in the first place), and I'll be basing a lot of my PhD research on PyMC. Should I upgrade from Python 2.7 and PyMC 2? I'll try to perform due diligence on my results as best I can, of course.
Its mostly not Beta. Probably going to be released fairly soon. Its not necessary to use Python 3 to use PyMC3. I would use PyMC3 for new projects.


Gerling support the release of their new EP 'Who's Ya Daddy' with a run of headline shows east coast shows during May and June. They perform Saturday 24 @ The Gaelic Club, Sydney; Saturday May 31 @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne; Saturday June 21 @ The Zoo, Brisbane. Supports at the Sydney and Melbourne shows will be The Sailors. The shows will also preview material from their upcoming album 'Bad Blood' , due for release mid-August.


In 1978, Philippe Maillard, a dominican friar, decided to make an old dream come true : to live his dominican life among the poor. He settled then in the Moulins area in Lille. He was soon joined by friars Michel Froidure and Jean-Pierre Mérimée.
Then, a few local people began to get in touch with the friars. This small society spontaneously started to meet and pray every Wednesday evening. Relationships began to develop and other yearnings rose. The friars then decided to suggest new spiritual, cultural or plainly friendly activities. A few years later, the most involved people got together to initiate a small leading team. Since then, this team have been taking an active part with the friars, in the liveliness of house.
Today, the 60 depends on the dominican convent in Lille. The friars Michel Froidure, Jean-Pierre Mérimée and Benoît Ente lead a dominican life of prayer, studies and proclaiming of the gospel. Every Wednesday evening, about 40 people gather for mass, and a meal is sometimes organised after service. There are monthly activities : impro theatre, pottery, bible studies, writing workshop, Rosary group, social approach from christian point of view. Other activities will be annual : trip to Lourdes in October with the Rosary pilgrimage, a spiritual retreat in May and finally summer vacations.
For its 30th anniversery, the Maison du 60 defined itself as a school where people learn to live as brothers, in total equality, and with the priority option to share one's life with the most deprived people. Our community is built up by the words of every member and their practical implementation, as a response to God's Word celebrated in the Eucharist.


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Max has worked as Living Positive Victoria's Positive Speakers Bureau Coordinator since 1999. He is constantly inspired by the HIV speakers he work with and believes there must be an ongoing community discussion about HIV.
Max has presented at local, national global conferences emphasising the importance of HIV Positive Speakers Bureaux in breaking down stigma and discrimination in the broader community. He has trained HIV positive speakers in all Eastern States of Australia and has also trained speakers in Papua New Guinea, Bali and Vienna.
Max was diagnosed in 1987 and now knows he contracted HIV in 1984. He has now lived with HIV for 30 years. He never thought HIV would happen to him. However it can happen to anyone irrespective of gender.
He was given six months to live in 1988 and all these years later, having survived HIV, AIDS and three bouts of cancer he is still here talking to you about HIV and his hopes for a future free of HIV.
Telling his parents, family and friends was very confronting – they all thought he was going to die. However they have been there for him through everything.
Medications in 1988 were horrific with terrible side effects but almost miraculously they did keep him alive until newer and more effective treatments arrived. He now hardly notices taking his medication and has very good results.
Being diagnosed with severe depression in 2005 was another incredible challenge and it took more than three years to recover with daily medication and weekly professional support.
Max feels incredibly privileged to live in Australia where he has access to the best possible treatment, care and support.


Although I find Google+ interesting, it doesn't really seem all that useful to me. The webcam chat seems pretty neat, but currently I don't have a use for it.
I really DON'T like how Google+ changes my navigation bar. in fact, because of this one issue I wish I didn't even sign up for it. It took shopping link away! Now I have to click on "More" to get to shopping... Can't I customize this menu? It may not seem like a big deal, but I do a lot of shopping for other people besides myself, so I use the shopping link A "LOT."
I'm disappointed Google- you track everything I do, yet the most important navigational feature for your tools, the Menu bar, you make something less convenient about it.
Now, back to Google +. The circles are pretty cool, but they really wont even be useful until a lot of people have joined Google +. It seems that's what a lot of people including Google are banking on for Google's success with Google +. Well, if that's the case, it will fail. That's something Facebook can easily mimic.
The bottom line is Google + needs something to keep the few users it has there doing something useful until more people join. It needs an added functionality that's not so reliant on the social aspect of things. There's something out there for Google to make Google Plus the convenient stop for something besides social interaction.
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Introduction to Marcus Tullius Cicero: Introduction to Marcus Tullius Cicero Bust of Cicero. Capitoline Museum. Rome http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/cicero.jpg Cicero's beginning and end: Cicero's beginning and end Born on January 3, 106 BC in Arpinum, a town 60 miles SE of Rome Died on December 7, 43 BC. Antony ordered Cicero to be killed and nailed his head and hands to the Rostra. Aripino, Italy's modern day Arpinum http://gallery.southshields-sanddancers.co.uk/showphoto.php?photo=526 But what happened in- between?: But what happened in- between? Born 106 BC 89 BC (age 17) Cicero served in the Social War At 25 years-old he began to appear in the Forum as a trial lawyer Portion of a map of the Roman Forum from Norwood Young's Mediaeval Rome, 1901 http://fromoldbooks.org/MediaevalRome/pages/043-from-colosseum-to-capitol/ Republican Rostra But what happened in- between cont. . .?: But what happened in- between cont. . .? In 79 BC (age 27) Cicero traveled to Greece and Asia Minor. In 77 BC he returned home and marries Terentia. Cicero and Terentia had a daughter, Tullia. Map of the Mediterranean http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/patlas But what happened in- between cont. . .?: But what happened in- between cont. . .? At age 30 (76 BC) Cicero was elected quaestor and served his one year term in Sicily. In 69 BC (age 37) Cicero was elected to the post of aedile. In 67 (age 40), Cicero was elected to praetor. In 65 BC, Cicero and Terentia had a son, Marcus Tullius Cicero. Statue of Cicero http://www.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/wug/gnw/bilder/cicero.jpg But what happened in- between cont. . .?: But what happened in- between cont. . .? At age 43 (63 BC), Cicero became consul. While Cicero was consul, he discovered and squelched Catiline's coup d'etat attempt. In 58 BC, Cicero was banished and his homes were burned. In 57 BC, Cicero returned to Rome. Catiline shunned by his colleagues by Cesare Maccari,1888 http://encarta.msn.com/media_461562175_761557857_-1_1/Catiline.html But what happened in- between cont. . .?: But what happened in- between cont. . .? In 53 BC (age 53), Cicero became augur. In 52, Cicero defended Milo for the murder of Clodius. From 51-49 BC Cicero served as governor of Cilicia in Asia Minor. In 46 BC, Cicero divorces Terentia after 34 years of marriage. Map of Cilicia http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/turkey-armenia.gif But what happened in- between cont. . .?: But what happened in- between cont. . .? At age 61 Cicero married Publilia. He divorced her after his daughter's death the same year (45 BC). After Caesar's death, Cicero spoke out against Mark Antony, which lead to Cicero's death in 43 BC. http://www.beloit.edu/~nurember/book/images/People/Classical/History/big/Cicero%20LXXXIXr.jpg The power of the name "Cicero": The power of the name "Cicero" Cicero's name has become synonymous with virtue, justice, integrity and political acumen Cicero Cigars: Cicero Cigars http://www.instoneinc.com/gallery/Cicero-Smp%20I%20wm.jpg Cicero School Cicero, NY: Cicero School Cicero, NY http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/AE/pix/c011.jpg Cicero magizine: Cicero magizine http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002IT82G.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Cicero computer software: Cicero computer software http://www.dolphincomputeraccess.com/img/cicero_box.jpg Cicero dog food from Poland: Cicero dog food from Poland http://www.stockmeyer.pl/opis_produktow/cicero.gif
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Anyone working as a Proxy?
I know there are lot of hacks discovered while living/moving to USA. Share if you got one. Let me start..
- you don't have to pay 50 dollars a month cellphone bill. There is pay as you go option if you don't use your cell much.
The hack is to live a basic classy life if you can afford. Prefer quality over quantity and not worry too much about saving a few pennies. You get what you pay for.
@Lal - do you own Maserati or some cool luxury cars? 2400 for 6 months sounds way too much for Honda and Toyota.
1) Buy cars with low mileage that are 4- 5 years old, will have steeply depcreciated, pay cash and buy from a private seller. Only have 1 car for the family.
2) Republic wireless costs $20/month.
3) Buy excellent/mint grade used phones that are 1 generation old, the seller will send a slighly used phone, complain to them and they'll send a mint phone.
5) To me the biggest idiot is a guy with 2 brand new cars that he pays 30k each and sees them go down to 10k in 5 years. Invest in index funds and watch them grow. Every time the market hits a high, sell a little and buy back when it's down.
8) Register your side hustle as a LLC and get tax benefits.
10) Don't brag about your money, people hate it.
Nice one asdfg..keep sharing guys!


Saperavi originates in Georgia (Eastern Europe) dating back thousands of years and is the most important for Georgian wine culture and produces deep red wines which are suitable for extended periods of ageing: up to 50 years. Saperavi grapes are known for their dark pink flesh and very dark skins, from which they get their name (from the Georgian საფერავი, literally "paint" or "dye"). It is a teinurier grape, containing the red anthocyanin within the grape pulp as well as the skin.
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Another piece from my memoir, I WAS THERE, about my escape, during WW2, from Yugoslavia to Italy in 1943, when I was six-and-a-half-years-old. A refugee now, it is the beginning of a new chapter in my wayfaring life.
The ferry from Vis to Bari was dangerously overcrowded.
Clutching wailing babies, peasant women in long dark skirts and black scarves tied around their unruly hair, were crying, cursing, praying. Excited snotty-nosed young boys in short flannels, yelled. Wide-eyed, frightened little girls whimpered into their pig-tails.
As we took off, a north wind raged over the waves. I was violently seasick, and to make this even more agonizing, halfway through the journey our ferry's Morse code lights failed. Mistakenly believing us to be the dreaded enemy, the frightened partisans on the adjacent shore opened what is known as 'friendly fire' on us.
Puking bitter bile I was almost blown over the railings. My stepmother, Kukiza, hanging on to me with all the strength her slender arms could muster, dragged me down to the jam-packed hold. There, forcing her way, she found a narrow space under a table for us. The cabin reeked of petrol, vomit and the acrid odour of fear. Choking, we came back up for air and the bullets that came from the shore. Making me lie down on the wood deck, she lay over me to shield me with her body.
As though in a dream, I seemed to leave my body, and observed the scene from a distance. I saw an ancient woman hovering above a petrified, bilious child – a child mortified because in the past she had been so icy to this woman who now risked her life to protect her.
Shame almost overshadowed my fear, but the old woman told me not to feel bad because I was only a child who hadn't known better.
I learnt an important lesson that night. I learnt that even in hell one could find love.
It was late evening, chilly and foggy when we finally docked in Bari. A soft rain was falling. Red and green traffic lights reflected in the wet macadam of the mucky streets around the port. I had never seen traffic lights and was totally fascinated by the oily splashes of colour that lapped the grey pavements. Kukiza clutched my hand as we were drawn into the swarming crowd: into a tide of gaping-mouthed humanity who seemed as lost as we were. What to do? Now we'd arrived we had nowhere to go. Although I was afraid, at the same time I was excited.
In the confusion of hundreds of displaced civilians and a throng of soldiers and social workers trying to keep order in the unbridled mass, a Yugoslav comrade (a drugariça), in a uniform (like the one my daddy had worn that time my mother had taken me to the Zagreb train station to welcome him back from wherever he had been), found us. She took us to a brightly lit packed hall, where we were served cups of sweet hot chocolate and delicious crusty white bread which tasted like cake to me. After this banquet, the comrade shepherded us to her house where we slept in a large bed with three other women. The flat was raucous, overcrowded with partisans and refugees. But the pasta boiling in the messy kitchen bubbled, the tomato sauce was sweet and aromatic, like the one my dad cooked. And there was enough for all.
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Nick Vertucci has just released a new book, called "Seven Figure Decisions: Having the Balls to Succeed" and this book is a total game-changer. Anyone looking to succeed in life in terms of wealth and financial stability should pick this book up, or even just as a motivating tool! This book, as explained in its Forward, by none other than a multi-millionaire original member of the hit show Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington, as a man who went from "rags to riches, back to rags, and then back to riches!" You already know that the author of this book has been through some huge life-altering experiences and will have much to share in this book just from reading that!
But let's talk about Nick Vertucci, who is he? Well, Vertucci today is an accomplished real estate investor plus the founder and CEO of his own self-titled companies, The Nick Vertucci Companies of Irvine, California. Vertucci wasn't always as successful as he is today, he started out without having the education or money he required to build a successful life, but then made quite the dollar by getting into the tech industry. Later, even though he once again found himself broke, he tried his hand once more and once again found himself to be a millionaire. All of that, and more is in this wonderful book that will provide you with all the tools you need to be successful.
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Malcolm CasSelle a successful businessman and CEO and President of (WAX) World Asset Exchange pursues efforts to eliminate fraud in the transfer of online virtual assets without the intervention of third parties that are consistently prevalent within the centralized banking institutions. Malcolm CasSelle has established a revolutionary approach to online asset transfers with the creation of WAX tokens that are utilized as gaming value that individuals investing in cryptocurrency can also take advantage of and transfer assets around the globe without the interference and Interruption of the centralized banking industry. In fact, the WAX tokens create an opportunity to eliminate the risk of fraud that is apparent within centralized marketplaces due to the common issues such as failure to deliver goods are incomplete assets transferred over these platforms. By utilizing WAX tokens, the value that is established and transferred as smart contracts with guaranteed delivery of the goods over the online blockchain platforms is creating an opportunity for individuals to have a level of trust and security in their asset transfers that were not possible with the centralized banking infrastructure.
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Centrophorus moluccensis е вид хрущялна риба от семейство Centrophoridae.

Разпространение и местообитание
Видът е разпространен в Австралия (Западна Австралия, Куинсланд и Нов Южен Уелс), Индонезия, Нова Каледония, Провинции в КНР, Тайван, Филипини и Япония.

Обитава крайбрежията на океани и морета. Среща се на дълбочина от 125 до 818 m, при температура на водата от 5,6 до 14,4 °C и соленост 34,4 – 35,2 ‰.

Описание
На дължина достигат до 1 m, а теглото им е максимум 2400 g.

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Литература

Centrophorus

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Gregory Porter – All Rise out 28th August
heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-life detail, set to a stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, and gospel.
Undeniably one of the best voices of our generation, Grammy award-winning singing sensation Gregory Porter has made his eagerly awaited return to the studio with the release of his sixth studio album 'All Rise', out on Decca Records / Blue Note on 28th August.
Following on from 2017 album 'Nat King Cole & Me', which charted at No.3, Porter's forthcoming record 'All Rise' marks a return to his beloved original songwriting – heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-life detail, set to a stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, and gospel.
This record also represents the evolution of Porter's art to something even more emphatic, emotive, intimate, and universal too. After 'Nat King Cole & Me', Porter knew two things: one, he'd bring in an orchestra for his next LP, and, two, music is medicine. In the spirit of that latter revelation, 'All Rise' brims with songs about irrepressible love, plus a little protest, because the road to healing is bumpy.
First single, 'Revival', sets the tone, kicking off with Gregory's signature hand-clapping. Drop the needle on this irrepressible, gospel-infused track and just try to pretend you aren't lifted by the spirit. He explains, "For me, it's the message of walking into this life and having some fear and self-doubt, and the point where you grab onto something that you know is real, the silent and real things, the truth… Once you can grab onto the truth then this fearlessness comes."
And this is just one of the many moments of pure joy on the new album. "Yes, you could say that I went big," says Porter about the record, which combines the talents of his longtime loyal bandmates, a handpicked horn section, a 10-member choir, and the London Symphony Orchestra Strings. "But, quite frankly, the way I write in my head, it all happens with just voice and piano first, and it's built up from there. It feels good to get back to the rhythms and the styles and the feelings and the way that I like to lay down my own music from start to finish."
Cuts like 'Faith in Love', with its lightly funky Marvin Gaye groove, and 'Thank You', dedicated to everyone who's helped Porter along the way, underscore the complexities of love as he sees it. "I keep making references that are both worldly and of the Most High", he explains. "Am I speaking of God or am I speaking of the people that are on Earth here with me? Am I talking about my actual father who's dead and in heaven, or am I talking about my Heavenly Father?"
Since his world-beating 2013 Blue Note debut, 'Liquid Spirit', which won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Gregory hasn't let down his legion of fans, whether collaborating with Disclosure on 'Holding On', releasing his dance hit 'Liquid Spirit – Claptone Remix' which became one of the most popular tracks in Ibiza, scoring another Grammy for 'Take Me to the Alley' (2016), or telling his life story through Cole's songbook. Porter is still surprised by his runaway success, but he has a theory: "I was soothed by my voice as a child and I think that's the same thing others get from it. I'm trying to heal myself with these songs."
Not only has Gregory made chart history by bringing jazz back to the masses, graced the iconic Pyramid Stage and the world's most prestigious gig venues, performed for the Queen, appeared on the biggest TV shows as well as presented his own series ('Gregory Porter's Popular Voices' on BBC Four), 2019 saw the singer launch and host his own podcast, 'The Hang', featuring such distinguished guests as Annie Lennox and Jeff Goldblum. He also became the first celebrity to sing a lullaby on CBeebies Bedtime Stories!
As ever, Gregory Porter manages to cut through the noise of genres and the mess of life, bringing his rich, soulful voice and exuberant personality to everyone and everything. And lucky for us that he does.
Gregory Porter's new album 'All Rise' is out on Decca Records/Blue Note on 28th August 2020
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Clunia (full name Colonia Clunia Sulpicia) was an ancient Roman city. Its remains are located on Alto de Castro, at more than 1000 metres above sea level, between the villages of Peñalba de Castro and Coruña del Conde, 2 km away from the latter, in the province of Burgos in Spain. It was one of the most important Roman cities of the northern half of Hispania and, from the 1st century BC, served as the capital of a conventus iuridici in the province Hispania Tarraconensis, called Conventus Cluniensis. It was located on the road that led from Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza) to Asturica Augusta (Astorga). The city declined during the 3rd century and was largely abandoned by the Visigothic era.  Clunia is a toponym of Arevacian origin.

History

Origins
The city of Clunia was founded on a mount a short distance from a Celtiberian settlement called Cluniaco, or Kolounioukou, belonging to the Arevaci, a Pre-Roman tribe that belonged to the family of Celtiberians.

Clunia was built from scratch. Unlike other sites conquered by the Romans, Clunia did not occupy the site of an earlier city or town. Clunia boasted two public baths, a basilica, a forum, many taverns and shops,a theater, and a large temple dedicated to Jupiter.

Apogee
From Livy, we know that the site was besieged by Pompey in his fight against Sertorius in 75 BC; Pompey was forced to leave Clunia partly due to weather conditions there. After resistance by Sertorius, Pompey finally destroyed what existed of Clunia in 72 BC. Clunia fell under the control of the Vacceos in 56 BC, but subsequently fell again under Roman control, as did the rebelling Vacceos and Arevaci.

Years later, the city was formally founded ex novo during the time of Emperor Tiberius, as part of the Roman plan to pacify the region after the Cantabrian Wars.  It was first granted the status of municipium, and minted small coinage, asses and dupondi, on which appear the local quattuorviri, who were in charge of their minting.

The city acquired, possibly during the reign of Galba or Hadrian, the status of colonia and the epithet of Sulpicia after Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania, proclaimed himself emperor, and who in 68 AD took refuge in Clunia during the anti-Neronian revolution. At this town he received news of the death of the emperor and the announcement of his own elevation as emperor by the Roman Senate (because of this some essayist added the epithet of Galba to the name of the city). He traveled to Rome from Clunia.

The splendor of the Roman city of Clunia was extended during the 1st and 2nd century AD, the same as other cities of the northern plateau of Hispania such as Asturica Augusta or Iuliobriga, located in the provinces of León and Cantabria, respectively. During its maximum apogee, it is calculated that the city of Clunia came to have around 30,000 inhabitants.

Decline
During the 3rd century, a gradual depopulation of the urban nucleus took place which was connected with the crisis of the 3rd century and the incipient decline of the Western Roman Empire.
It is evident that there were Barbarian invasions into Clunia. In fact, it is verified that, towards the end of the 3rd century, the city was burned by Barbarian tribes.
These invasions, as well as economic instability, may have contributed to the inexorable decline of Clunia. Nevertheless, it does not appear that there was a violent and general destruction; in any event, this preludes the end of the Roman cultural influence in the city of Clunia and its surroundings. Excavations reveal destroyed urban areas in Clunia, which were not rebuilt at the end of the 3rd century.  Some limited reconstruction took place during the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine, but large parts of the city were uninhabited by the 7th century, during the Visigothic era.

The full conquest of Visigothic Hispania by the Muslims, the city and its surroundings were conquered by the troops of the Berber general Tariq ibn-Ziyad during the year 713. Later, Christians repopulated the city in 912, locating their city on the site that the current Coruña del Conde occupies, located where many Roman ruins from the city of Clunia can be seen.

Later, the village of Peñalba de Castro was built, which received the meseta of the enclave of Clunia in exchange for water in a time when the value of water was more valuable than the few ruins not yet buried that remained of the abandoned Roman city.

Archaeological remains
Clunia constitutes an archaeological enclave of exceptional interest in a collection of the Iberian Peninsula. This interest is determined by its urban morphology and by the cultural sequence of the findings that it provides. Also, its ruins are the most representative of all the ones that have been found of the Roman period in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.

The archaeological excavations in the deposit began in 1915. The work resumed in 1931 and 1958, bringing to light the glorious past of one of the principal cities of Hispania whose extension — judging by the archaeological excavation — neared 1.2 square kilometres, this being one of the largest cities of all of Roman Hispania. The excavations permitted the discovery —after centuries of being hidden— a theater excavated into rock, various domus with mosaics, streets, ruins of the buildings of the forum and a great cloaca, just as important sculptural findings, like an effigy of Isis and a torso of Dionysus, which are preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain and in that of Burgos, including a large quantity of coins, epigraphic ruins, Roman ceramics such as Samian ware, glass and bronze objects.

Urban morphology
As in every city, the majority of the space developed in Clunia was occupied by dwellings. The archaeological excavations have permitted the following of the evolution of the domestic town planning and verify some of its most characteristic features.

In the archaeological deposit, the following buildings can be observed:

Theater

The most significant ruin is the theater, one of the largest of its time in Hispania, it was excavated into rock, and had a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It had the purpose of serving for the interpretation of theatrical acts of the Classical period. Its recuperation has merited the award in the section of Restoration and Rehabilitation given by the biannual Awards of Architecture of Castile and León of 2004–2005. The panel of judges highlighted "the respectful recuperation of the theater and the general landscaping treatment."

Forum
The center of Romana cities, where the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus crossed, frequently receiving the forum of the city, a public square surrounded by porticos. In it political, commercial, judicial and, habitually, also religious, activities unfolded. In Clunia, the forum is not very far from the theater, in whose environs the ruins of three domus stand out, a basilica and a macellum (market). The mosaics grab the attention, the subterranean habitations and the systems of heating of some of these homes. On top of the market in the 17th century, a hermitage of limited artistic value was built, damaging the deposits.

Thermae
With the Roman forum are the ruins of the Roman thermae, of great dimensions and covered in mosaics somewhat simpler than that of the homes of the forum. Here also is very visible the system of heating of the different thermae rooms, the hypocaust.

Other buildings
In the subsoil of the city, where no visiting is allowed due to its fragility, are the very interesting systems of water supply and a priapic sanctuary.

References
Great Larousse Encyclopedia, vol 5. Barcelona: Planeta Editorial, S.A.; 1987. .

Notes

External links
Official website
ArchaeoSpain

Roman sites in Spain
Roman towns and cities in Spain
Province of Burgos
Archaeological sites in Castile and León
Former populated places in Spain


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Unconventional gas reserves could transform European energy landscape – new report
By NS Energy Staff Writer 10 Mar 2011
Europe's unconventional gas reserves could make a significant contribution to energy supplies over the next 10 to 15 years if challenges to exploration and production are overcome, according to a new report.
Consulting firm IHS CERA estimates that the size of Europe's unconventional commercial gas reserves rival that of North America, where exploration of so-called shale gas reserves has lead to a boom in production and made the market nearly self-sufficient.
In a new study, IHS CERA says that Europe's unconventional gas reserves could total 173 trillion cubic metres (tcm). Exploitation of these reserves would help to alleviate fears over security of supply in the region.
"The technological revolution in unconventional gas has been the single most important energy innovation so far this century," said IHS CERA Chairman and author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Prize, Daniel Yergin. "Its tremendous potential has already transformed North America's energy landscape and may now transform the global gas industry."
Unconventional gas includes reserves locked in shale formations as well as coal bed methane and can be difficult to exploit because the reserves may be dispersed over a wide area. Advanced technologies such as well stimulation or hydraulic fracturing are often required for the gas to be extracted, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).
According to the IHS CERA report, Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas, Europe could see production levels reaching 60-200 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2025. Unconventional gas production would have "significant" impacts on the dynamics of gas markets in both Europe and Asia.
"Unlike in the United States – where the revolution in unconventional gas production has made the market nearly self-sufficient – unconventional volumes of gas in Europe are likely to keep domestic supplies stable in the face of declining conventional production," said Jan Roelofsen, IHS Global Senior Product Manager.
However, Europe must overcome a number of challenges before large-scale production can begin. "Regulations designed for traditional exploration and production have not been adapted to reflect the character of unconventional gas," said Jonathan Parry, IHS CERA global gas director.
"But there are significant challenges ahead, including uncertainties over length of tenure, permitting regimes and norms and water management, among others."
Current shale gas production in North America stands at over 120 bcm, says IHS CERA. The natural gas boom in that region has caused controversy because of fears that hydraulic fracturing – or "fracking" – extraction techniques have caused environmental damage and contaminated drinking water supplies.
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Hike, bike or skate on the 40-mile Spokane River Centennial Trail, which has 18 marked trailheads and spans two states, Washington and Idaho. Used by nearly 2 million people annually, this terrain-diverse trail offers tourists and locals beautiful and accessible recreation all year round.
A day pass is necessary for all state parks and recreation sites. The Discover Pass can be purchased online or by phone. Please visit www.discoverpass.wa.gov or call (866) 320-9933.
Dogs on a leash are allowed unless otherwise noted.
Pack it in, pack it out. Let's keep our community safe and clean by practicing Leave No Trace.
Hours at all state parks are dawn to dusk. The schedule can be viewed at www.parks.state.wa.us or call the information center at (360) 902-8844.
Spokane River Centennial State Park Trailheads
Each trailhead leads to different routes with various levels of complexity, depending on your activity of choice. For nearly 30 years, pedestrians have enjoyed the trail from March to October, dawn to dusk. Engage in outside adventures through forests, canyons, and the urban city center, all from the comfort of the paved pathway. Your next leisurely outing is just steps from Spokane's city center. Together, let's walk along the Centennial Trail.
GETTING ON THE TRAIL
Downtown: Miles 20 - 23
The most convenient place to access the Cenntenial Trail is in downtown Spokane. The trail can be accessed between miles 20 and 23 by most north or southbound streets between Mission Park and Kendall Yards, including Gonzaga University, the Riverpoint Campus, and Riverfront Park. The three-mile section of the trail winds through historic downtown Spokane where you can hop off the trail at any point to eat, drink, shop, and sightsee.
On the Riverfront Park section of the trail, you'll find numerous viewpoints of the Spokane Falls, the largest urban waterfall in the United States. Catch a ride on the Numerica SkyRide at Riverfront Park. The fifteen-minute enclosed cable cabin offers a convenient waterfront excursion where you'll experience breathtaking views of the Spokane Falls. Just off the trail, take a walk through Riverfront Park, home to the newly renovated Pavilion from the 1974 World's Fair.
Take Me to the Trail
Going East
Mission Park: Mile 20.5
Venturing east of downtown Spokane, you'll pass by Gonzaga University and meander through the suburbs until you come upon a more level part of the trail. As it winds around the river, you'll come to Mission Park. Here the path is shared with longboarders, inline skaters, and cyclists. You can also reach this section of the trail off of I-90 by taking Exit 282 at Hamilton Street. Head north and turn right onto Mission Avenue. Mission Park is just south of the intersection at Perry Avenue.
On this portion of the trail, you'll find eagle nests and many exciting places along the river to appreciate the area's charm. Some even utilize this section of the trail to fly fish the Spokane River.
Boulder Beach Trailhead: Mile 16
Boulder Beach Trailhead at mile 16 is where you'll find the Beacon Hill Loop from Camp Sekani Park. It's known as the best mountain biking trail in the area, but trail runners and hikers also use it. This three- to six-mile route is one that shouldn't be taken lightly. The mountain bike trails are of intermediate difficulty. Most of the courses are single track with steep inclines in wooded areas where rock is visible. You're in for a great workout on this section!
Islands Trailhead: Mile 12
The Island Trailhead sections are on both sides of the Spokane River beginning at Mile 12. Not only can you enjoy a trail run or bike ride from this point, but during the summer, this is a favorite local swimming area. In the calm river water, everyone in the family can enjoy floating, swimming, fishing, or kayaking or can picnic by the river. Don't forget your sunscreen for this section of the trail.
Mirabeau Point Park: Mile 10.5
The Mirabeau Point Park trailhead features a cascading 40-foot waterfall and a pond that is home to a group of sunbathing turtles. Head to the viewing dock and boardwalk to get the best views of the waterfall. You'll also find a small covered picnic shelter near the waterfall. Hop off the trail onto the Maribeau Park Trail Loop, which is just under two miles, stretching between mile marker 9 and 11. And if you're looking to float the Spokane River, Mirabeau Park is a prime end spot.
Sullivan Park: Mile 9
Just off Exit 291 from I-90 East, head north on Sullivan Road and cross over the Spokane River. Then, turn left into the trailhead entrance. Once you're parked, return over the bridge and enter on the south side of the Spokane River. This section has the river glimmering just below the trail, making for a picturesque adventure along the Centennial.
The Nest at Kendall Yards: Mile 23.5
From downtown Spokane, heading west, you'll quickly come upon the nest at Kendall Yards. This scenic stretch of the trail takes you through new urban development, with stunning views of the rushing Spokane River below. You might even take a break from exercising to enjoy some coffee and mini donuts at the local donut shop, Hello, Sugar. Along the trail, you'll find sets of orange and green Adirondack chairs for pedestrian resting and viewing pleasure.
Military Cemetery Trailhead: Mile 27
The intermediate paths off the Spokane Military Cemetery Trailhead have a variety of uses, from horseback riding to mountain biking. From the trailhead, head northeast and skirt by the cemetery. A short but steep descent awaits, and you'll see several dirt paths branching off the paved trail. You might be distracted by the views overlooking the river, which are of tall ponderosa pines, open meadows, and wildlife. This section of the trail ends at the Bowl and Pitcher Trailhead.
Wilbur Trailhead: Mile 33.5
Located in Riverside State Park, at mile 33.5 on the Centennial Trail, Wilbur Trailhead travels upstream to the former camp of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Today, this is only an interpretive site, but it still holds a piece of Spokane history for hikers to contemplate as they pass. The western parts of the Centennial Trail inside Riverside State Park, like that of Wilbur Trailhead, are considered some of the best routes within the 37-mile total length of the path. The Riverside State Park section of the trail is also horse friendly.
Inside Riverside State Park is a local favorite, the Bowl & Pitcher Loop Trail, known for its picturesque suspension bridge over the rapids of the Spokane River. The winding trail is only about two miles and takes half an hour to complete.
Carlson Trailhead: Mile 36
Follow the Carlson Trailhead upstream near mile marker 36 to the impressive basalt rock formations of Deep Creek Canyon. Enjoy the breathtaking steep canyon walls, rock formations, and fossil beds. The fossil beds in the Deep Creek portion of the trail are surveyed by the Center for Northwest Anthropology at Washington State University. It is said that these fossils are nearly 11,000 years old.
From the Carlson Trailhead, go about ¾ of a mile until you reach the bridge and continue your way uphill until you take a sharp right onto Trail 25. Connecting to Trail 25, you'll be well on your way to stunning views and a heart-pumping hike within Deep Creek Canyon.
Nine Mile Falls Area: Mile 39.2
The Spokane River Centennial Trail comes to its end at Nine Mile Falls Recreation Area. Here paddlesport enthusiasts will enjoy a calm float along the Little Spokane River. Nearby, Lake Spokane invites boaters, anglers, and water sports fans to enjoy the great outdoors in myriad capacities. If camping is something you live for in the summer, you'll find four different campgrounds at Nine Mile Falls Recreation Area for quality family time both on and off the trail.
About the Centennial Trail
The trail was dedicated and named in November 1988 to commemorate the Washington State's 989 Centennial. As part of the celebration, the citizens of Spokane rallied together to raise funds, inspire groups, and design trail projects. These volunteers worked diligently until the Centennial Trail plans were finalized. Later in 2010, the trail was branded as a National Recreation Trail with links to thirty other national trails in fifteen states. Today the 40-mile, 526 acre Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail is home to many interpretive sites with detailed guideposts for those who are interested in the history of the Northwest Native Americans, northern railway system, and various historical landmarks. Landmarks that can be found along the Spokane Centennial Trail include the remains of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, the site of the 1974 World's Fair in Riverfront Park, and the Great Northern Railroad deport clock tower, which was constructed in 1902. You'll find the Centennial Trail connects to multiple city parks, state parks, and trailheads, further expanding its influence throughout the region.
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Moonchuckle Bay … Movies … Monsters … Magic!
Amber has been in love with Samuel for four years and she's determined to find out if what she feels is real or not — and, if it is, to win him over. Samuel's just come back from a tour of duty in Afghanistan when his buddy's cute little sister shows up. Too bad his guilt won't allow him to let her into his heart, because if she ever learned what he'd done, she wouldn't give him the time of day. Will a puppy, parents who want to keep them apart, and a town filled with monsters scare off their romance?
Contents: Laughs, sweet romance, light paranormal, friendly townsmonsters, smelly trolls, no swearing.
Flirty Romance with a Touch of Magic by USA Today bestselling author Heather Horrocks.
I've already enjoyed Heather Horrocks' Chick Flick Clique series. I am loving her foray into the paranormal realm with Moonchuckle Bay. I like the idea of a place where paranormal can live in peace, and in the open, while tourists think it is all part of the town's movie productions. In this story, Amber is on the run from a deranged stalker. She follows her brother's last wishes to deliver a letter to his best friend, Samuel. Her brother has asked Samuel to protect her. A job that is not unpleasant for either of them. The romance was sweet, and funny, with a bit of suspense thrown in. Loads of fun! The Artist Cries Wolf was especially appropriate for the day after Halloween. I found myself wishing Moonchuckle Bay was a real town, just for all of the funny gimmicks that they have for the tourists.
I love Heather Horrocks, and this book is no exception, I like that you can see where its going without it being completely predictable. Such a great story line, I look forward to hearing more about these townsmonsters 🙂 in Moonchuckle Bay.
This was a cute story with some ties to that Austen classic which the title reminds us of. A fun, light trip through small-town news, this book pulled you into the story. With several fun side characters, the story left itself open for many other interlocked stories. With a fun plot and sweet characters, it's a refreshing bit of fun and sweet romance. This one made me smile and definitely made me laugh at several points. With a quick wit and some good conflict, the characters had me falling in love along with them. Definitely a good book to take on vacation or snuggle up on a cold winter night.


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Bangalore-based startup HackerEarth has announced the launch of HackerEarth Sprint, a tool that allows organisers conduct hackathons easily by minimizing the effort and time required. Aadhar Hackathon conducted by HackerEarth, in association with NASSCOM, on January 10 -11 became the first event to be hosted on this platform.
Designed with view to automate the entire process of conducting Hacking Events, HackerEarth Sprint can be used for creating teams, showcasing products and tracking progress besides other features. The tool allows participants to link with online platforms like Github, Heroku, AWS etc. And, in the next version, the company plans to make its activity visible on the social media by integrating it with Twitter and Facebook.
HackerEarth Sprint appears to be a useful tool for companies that regularly hold coding contests to engage with their programmers. HackerEarth Sprint besides providing companies insights into their developer community, also helps them with positive branding and intra-company engagement.
HackerEarth helps tech companies hire developers using their platform. Through its pre-ranked network of developers, assessed through their skills, HackerEarth aims to ease technical recruitment for its clients, who can save developer hours by automating the entire assessment process. It also organizes coding events for its developer community to help strengthen their skills. Previously, tech companies like Wipro and Pearson have associated with HackerEarth to host hackathons as part of their inter-company engagement.
Recently, HackerEarth has brought forth an initiative to help the programmers move a step closer to becoming better at coding. The startup has launched IPledge campaign that promises to provide the coder community, with a learning track and all the resources to improve their skills. As the need for programmers becomes greater, this campaign aims to promote GREAT programmers over more programmers. More than 10000 programmers have already joined the event. What are you waiting for?


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Tampa woman's unique design to be given to Pope
By: Ashley Yore
One woman in Tampa Bay is making sure the Pope is dressed in the very best in Philadelphia. She's had a hand or two in creating it.
With each stitch, Linda Patterson feels closer to God.
"I do an awful lot of praying you know okay Lord if I ever need you I need you right now," Patterson said.
The retired kindergarten teacher is known for her designs for diocese.
"A gift that god has given me that I can give back by making these designs that they can wear for the liturgies you know it's just part of me is right there," Patterson said.
Now part of her is in Philadelphia. A stole she created will be given to Pope Francis during his trip.
"It's an extremely great, great honor to do it for the pope but I would still feel the same way whether it's the pope, whether is a bishop, whether it's a priest that it probably strengthens my faith, strengthens my spirituality," Patterson said.
She's sewn on oil paintings done by a Clearwater artist, then embellished with rambling roses down the sides. She said each fabric, color and choice she made has religious meaning.
Linda's no stranger to Saints. A few years ago she gave a stole to Pope John Paul II. Now religious leaders here are vying for vestments.
"I've had a couple priests in our diocese email me, Linda, its beautiful are you taking orders?" she said.
It's hard to measure Linda's excitement. She hopes to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis wearing her stole.
"I want a picture of them presenting it to Pope Francis, he says you will get the first picture," she said.
Maybe with a little divine intervention, she will get to meet him in person one day.
If you want to know more about Linda's stoles, visit her website www.inspirationsliturgical.com.


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Extend-and-Pretend Model Can't Work Forever
'Kicking the can down the road' may be more popular than effective.
By Satyajit Das | February 05, 2018 at 08:56 AM
The default operating model today for seemingly all economics, business, social policy and environmental decisions is "extend and pretend," colloquially known as "kicking the can down the road." This approach brings forward benefits or gains, often based on cosmetic solutions, and defers risks or costs into the future. It's a convenient model for many reasons. But it's now in danger of breaking down.
Extend and pretend is predicated on financialization, especially time-value concepts that favor the near term while discounting future events. It may also be a consequence of the human predilection for immediate gratification. To adapt Thomas Hobbes, we seem to have decided that only the present is real because the past is memory and the future has no reality.
Despite the financial crisis of 2009, the world remains dependent on increasing levels of debt to bolster demand, ignoring an uncertain ability to meet future obligations. Global nonfinancial debt increased to a record $175 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, equivalent to 238% of global gross domestic product (an increase of 46% since 2007). This excludes unfunded pension and health care commitments which would, for example, triple the U.S. government's debt of about $20 trillion.
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Businesses, too, follow this model. They emphasize short-term performance using accounting tricks to increase current income while deferring expenses and using debt-funded stock repurchases to boost earnings per share. General Electric Co.'s current problems reflect, in part, the extend-and-pretend model: Its now-discredited expansion into finance relied on leverage and underpricing of future risk, which has necessitated payments of $15 billion over the next seven years to cover continuing liabilities.
Even Berkshire Hathaway Inc. relies on extending and pretending to some extent. Its core insurance business generates premium income against promises to cover future risk. From time to time, it also sells options to generate upfront premium income. Risk is deferred until the contracts are unwound or expire. Cash flow finances the company's investments, much of which goes into financial institutions.
In politics, extend and pretend has become standard procedure. Underinvestment in health, education and training saves money today but creates future costs and problems that may exceed any current benefit. Policies are focused on short-term growth and the maintenance of current living standards while longer-term issues are ignored. The Paris Agreement may have offered a political victory for leaders claiming to address climate change. But it will probably prove inadequate to limit severe changes in weather, agriculture, mortality and economic conditions.
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The complex pathology of the extend-and-pretend model also corrupts information and knowledge. Elegant theories now "prove" that debt and deficits don't matter. Scientific evidence on the effects of climate change is dismissed as "fake news." Selective use of statistics supports ideological positions that favor the prevailing model. Partisan disinformation hides real problems and discredits opponents.
Voters, for their part, eschew painful decisions and embrace populists preaching simple solutions, such as anti-globalization, anti-trade or anti-immigration policies, which merely defer difficult choices. This is exemplified by trite slogans: "Make [country] great again!"
Around the world, this model discourages political leadership. Finding it difficult to pass full budgets, the U.S. legislature lurches from one continuing resolution and debt-limit renegotiation to the next. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's political style simply postpones dealing with critical questions, whether on Europe, immigration or infrastructure. Japan has failed to address key questions on its economic and demographic challenges for decades.
Extend and pretend can, in some cases, be effective. But only where there's sufficient time, resources and political options to take corrective actions, and only when the time purchased is used wisely.
Last month, the International Monetary Fund warned that the present global economic momentum reflects a confluence of transient factors. Failure to address structural impediments, deteriorating demographics and inequality is likely to result in a reversal. Rising resource constraints, accelerating climate change and looming geopolitical risks all suggest that the balance between current benefits and future costs that sustains the extend-and-pretend model is deteriorating.
Human progress is based on interconnected groups working together to solve problems. The extend-and-pretend model may be symptomatic of a system that has run out of ideas about how to renew itself and meet challenges. Corroboration is available from an unusual indicator. The ultra-wealthy are increasingly investing in space travel and in technologies that prolong life. They recognize the need to buy time and find new worlds, untrammeled by the largely manmade problems on Earth.
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