Into the Darkness, Into the Void may not reinvent the wheel, it is a solid release for fans of black metal who are no doubt starved for some quality modern bands.
Despite the production, Blacklands does deliver memorable songs and heavy riffs.
Evile's Five Serpent's Teeth is a great modern thrash album that should appeal to Metallica and Megadeth fans.


The Long-Life headlamp lights the darkest trail or road with as much as 1000 lumens for as long as 20 hours on a charge. It has a service life rating of 100,000 hours. That's a lot of night-time running.
The forward LED light is easy to adjust up and down, focus near or far, and brighten or dim with a click. A steady red glow safety light in the rear also flashes.
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Commitment To A Carbon Neutral Future
by Brianna Fox-Priest | Dec 27, 2019 | B-Corporation, Coffee, Environmental Stewardship
Sustainability is taking on a new meaning during our generation. The state of our global climate due to rising carbon emissions has had a major push this year thanks to the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC SR15) in October 2018. This is where you have likely heard the headline, "Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate." The urgency for a shift in how we think about sustainability and our carbon footprint is clear now more than ever.
According to the World Health Organization, 12.6 million people die annually due to environmental health risks and environmental factors. While this spans across the globe, in truth, the people most affected by this are those within developing countries, like coffee-producing countries. These developing nations are the most at risk for polluted air, water, and soil, climate change, and chemical exposures, which contribute to over 100 disease and injury categories. It's predicted that this could worsen with increasing greenhouse emissions through human activity, which is primarily caused by the most developed countries, including the United States.
With 2020 right around the corner the need for action is only growing stronger, not just for businesses, but for individuals too. We know this can seem pretty daunting and confusing at times. The good news is, with more people gravitating towards carbon neutral companies, they are in effect causing vast changes in businesses' environmental behaviors.
A Cultural Revolution Towards Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship
According to a Nielson survey, "81% of global respondents feel strongly that companies should help improve the environment." There is a cultural shift happening that is moving towards consuming more consciously and sustainably. More people and businesses are evaluating their impact and striving towards becoming carbon neutral companies. And with good reason. Because our day-to-day choices both as individuals and business owners can directly affect our global and local communities.
This is one of many reasons why at Amavida we joined the community of Certified B Corp companies, and why we strive to be stewards for the environment. To do our part, we are taking steps to reduce our overall emissions, investing in carbon offsets, partnering with sustainable suppliers, and sourcing from organic coffee cooperatives
Our impact, both environmental and social, serves as our primary measure and definition of our success as a company. For us it's not enough to just say we care about these issues, we want to make a direct positive impact on the communities we work with and our own. In September, we announced that we were 100% carbon neutral. Of course, this change didn't happen overnight. We had to first educate ourselves on our carbon output and then take action to offset it.
Partnering with Taking Root allows us to invest in carbon offsets through their CommuniTree reforestation program. The reforestation of native trees directly impacts the livelihoods of farming and agricultural communities in Nicaragua. Taking Root's program is tackling poverty and climate change simultaneously. By purchasing carbon credits in the form of trees, we offset our carbon emissions.
Another way we invest in the coffee communities we work with is by purchasing organic, fair-trade coffee. Our approach to business is the same as our approach to life, to be friendly and fair. "Coffee is a vital influence in the lives of the people and cultures we represent and serve," explains our Program Manager Jennifer Pawlik. By collaborating with Cooperative Coffees we know the small coffee farmers we work with are treated with respect and paid fairly.
As a B Corp coffee business, we recognize that our position in the community should be used to inspire other like-minded businesses and individuals, continue to find innovative ways to better our own sustainability practices, and participate in projects that make a real difference in our local community for a better future.
The COP25 and Carbon Neutral Companies' Commitment to a Better Future
In an effort to influence real change, the UN held the COP25 in Madrid, Spain at the beginning of this month. A total of 533 B Corp companies pledged to commit to Net Zero emissions by 2030. A rigorous goal, compared to the set 2050 targets of the Paris Agreement. But what exactly does it mean to be Net Zero?
To reach a goal of Net Zero means to achieve a balance in greenhouse gas emissions. Companies can achieve Net Zero emissions by tracking and reducing their overall emissions and to remove the remainder of greenhouse gases they emit through carbon removal processes. The idea is, that companies who invest in carbon removal by investing in reforestation projects, similar to an organization like Taking Root, or direct air capture and storage, can hit Net Zero emissions.
Here at Amavida, committing to a more sustainable future is a part of our mission and continual goal as a business. That is why we are excited to announce that we are committing to Net Zero emissions within the next 10 years along with the other 532 B Corp companies.
Change starts with action. When a business commits to be a part of the solution, and not the problem, they make a direct impact on their own community and the global community. Taking action is to stand up for our climate and for those who are at risk of the immediate effects of climate change. That is why we are carbon neutral and are committed to helping our community get there by 2030. It is important for us to be a part of the solution and continuously look for new opportunities to support and inspire our community through various partnerships and teaching our locals about sustainability and environmental stewardship. All while serving you ethical coffee, which serves as a conversation starter on why this all matters.
There's no time better than now to take action. We talked a lot about the importance of reducing carbon emissions and how businesses need to do better. So we would like to leave you with real, attainable ways that you can create change as an individual.
How You Can Make An Impact in 2020
This time of year is a time when people reflect and set new goals for themselves. We invite you to challenge yourself in 2020. Challenge yourself to think about how you can be more sustainable in your everyday life.
We know the issue of climate change can seem too big for us individuals to handle, but you are not alone. It's important for individuals to regularly reflect on their own actions and begin to see where they can make more conscious choices to positively impact the environment.
It is all about progress. You can make a substantial impact by being aware of your buying habits. Rather than purchasing from a large retailer, you can support a local business. Community service is another great way to show your support. You can volunteer for local organizations that are committed to protecting the environment. We love knowing that there are some great people right in our backyard in Seaside, FL striving towards a sustainable future as well.
Showing your support to carbon neutral businesses, b corp companies or organizations that take their environmental impact seriously can truly make a big difference. We are incredibly grateful for the love and support we receive from our community every day! Each time you choose fair trade, organic coffee you are making a difference in the lives of coffee producers and our environment. And we thank you for that!
It's amazing how many ways you can make a positive impact. It's true that each and every one of us has the power to become a part of the solution. Here's to a more sustainable and environmentally focused new year. We look forward to hearing what actions you will take in 2020.
Article contributed by Brianna Fox-Priest. Get to know more of her work at the Socialista Podcast or on Instagram @bysocialista
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16 Rare Images of 1900s Vietnam as Part of French Indochina
In a mishmash of sketches and grainy photographs, Vietnam's landscapes in the 1900s feels almost surreal.
The 1900s was the height of Indochina's rule by the French and their presence lurks in some of these shots, taken by French traveler Gaston Donnet. However, for the most part, this black-and-white collection is dedicated to the daily life and craft of the Vietnamese.
Across southern Vietnam, from the Mekong Delta to Saigon, Chinese immigrants set up shop to sell ceramics, textiles, even delicious street snacks. During their time in the country, French colonists also constructed a slew of infrastructure projects, including a railway network, glimpses of which are captured in the photos.
Experience life in Vietnam in the 1900s through the photo archive.
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To Lift the Minds of Those Who Come After Us
The many monuments to Americans across the South represent a lasting tribute to the patriots who fought in 1861 for the very same reasons patriots of 1776 fought: independence, political liberty, and in self-defense. They were symbols of bereavement for those lost in battle, as well as symbols to guide future generations toward emulating their patriotic example.
"In April 1878, former President Jefferson Davis prepared a letter to be read at the laying of the cornerstone of the Confederate monument at Macon, Georgia: "Should it be asked why, then, build this monument? The answer is, they [the veterans] do not need it, but posterity may. It is not their reward, but our debt . . . Let the monument, rising from earth toward heaven, lift the minds of those who come after us to a higher standard than the common test of success.
Let it teach than man is born for duty, not for expediency; that when an attack in made on the community to which he belongs, by which he is protected, and to which his allegiance is due, his first obligation is to defend that community; and that under such conditions it is better to have "fought and lost than never to have fought at all". . . Let this monument teach that heroism derives its lustre from the justice of the cause in which it was displayed, and let it mark the difference between a war waged for the robber-like purpose of conquest and one to repel invasions – to defend a people's hearth's and altars, and to maintain their laws and liberties."
The next year, an editorial in the Southern Historical Society Papers perpetuated the concept of memorializing the Southern soldier by stating: "But let us see to it that we build them a monument more enduring than marble, "more lasting than bronze," as we put on record the true story of their heroic deeds, and enshrine them forever in the hearts of generations yet unborn."
(A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup," Robert S. Seigler, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1997, excerpts pg. 14)
Republicans Determined for War
Stephen A. Douglas opposed the "war wing" of the Republican party in early 1861, which was led by the Blair family and determined to engulf the country in war. On the 19th of March 1861, Senator Thomas Clingman of North Carolina stated that Lincoln would not assemble Congress to present his case for war as "I do not believe they would agree to do it."
He prophesied that "The Republicans intend . . . as soon as they collect the force to have war, to begin; and then call Congress suddenly together and say, "the honor of the country is concerned; the flag is insulted. You must come up and vote men and money." As a minority party that won the presidency with only 39% of the vote, Republicans avoided Congress until after the war was launched, and all feared arrest and imprisonment for opposing Lincoln's will. The book quoted below is available from www.shotwellpublishing.com.
"15 March [1861]: Lincoln asked his cabinet members to each give him a written opinion on invading Charleston harbor, what he called, in his usual dissenting way, "to provision Fort Sumter." Seward, Chase, Welles, Bates, and Cameron opposed it. They considered war in a way Lincoln never did, that war of itself is worse than the alternative. Even if for policy rather than moral, it is to their credit that their first instinct was to oppose the horror of war.
Montgomery Blair was the only cabinet member who urged war. His father, Francis, or Frank, heatedly told Lincoln he would be a coward if he did not invade. The Blairs asserted that going into Charleston port would cause no war.
Also on March 15 in the Senate, Douglas attacked the Blairs. He told the truth:
"What they really want is a civil war. They are determined, first, on seeing slavery abolished by force, and then on expelling the entire Negro race from the continent. This was old Blair's doctrine. Sir, long ago, and it is Montgomery's doctrine, Sir.
If they can get their grip on Lincoln, this country will never see peace or prosperity again. Sir, in your time or mine, or in our children's time. We all know the irrepressible conflict is going on in [Lincoln's] camp, even debating whether Fort Sumter shall be surrendered when it is impossible to hold it . . . for fear that somebody in the Republican party might say you had backed down.
What man in all America, who knows the facts connected with Fort Sumter, can hesitate in saying that duty, honor, patriotism and humanity require that Anderson and his gallant band should be instantly withdrawn? Sir, I am not afraid to say so. Peace is the only policy that can save the country and save your [Republican] party."
(Southern Independence. Why War? The War to Prevent Southern Independence, Charles T. Pace, Shotwell Publishing, 2015, excerpts pp. 152-153)
Why do people in South Vietnam call Northern Vietnamese 'Cho bac ky'? & Pre-75 Saigonese pronunciation.
Hue Massacre , Tet 1968
What Ken Burns' Vietnam War docu-series on PBS gets wrong
Chó Bắc Kỳ = ''Northern [Vietnamese] dog''. Vietnamese south of the Ben Hai River 17th parallel use that term to pejoratively refer to North Vietnamese people (namely people in North and Bắc '75 (post-1975 North Vietnamese migrants to the South)). The term is usually used by Central, South Vietnamese when discussing:
*the Communist dictatorship (which is dominated and led by mostly Northern hardliners) and it's many injustices, crimes, amorality, incompetence, Chinese puppetry and other problems.
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*The article insinuates that it was only used after '75 which is incorrect as it was used at the time I first went to Vietnam in '67 though I only heard Bắc Kỳ which was derogatory none the less. I found this piece as I searched for 'Pre-75 Saigonese pronunciation' which I read in Saigoneeer and I assume that the Saigoneese accent has changed because of the influx of the northerners.......?
Former NYPD Commissioner Calls for Obstruction Investigation into Clinton Email Probe
Former NYPD Commissioner Benard Kerik warned Wednesday that Americans will "never have faith" in the U.S. government until the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe is investigated for obstruction of justice.
Kerik's remarks came in response to transcripts showing former FBI legal counsel Lisa Page testified to Congress that the Department of Justice ordered the FBI not to charge Clinton with "gross negligence" for mishandling classified information.
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From Zero to Castro. What AOC Doesn't Want You to Know.
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Everything You Know About the Civil War (sic) is Wrong
To secede from the Union over Tariffs, when Congress had the constitutional right to collect Tariffs, would in fact be unconstitutional and an act of rebellion. So. To be smart and legal about it they simply followed the lead of Northern states. Slavery along with the tariff was also constitutional… and so was the federal Fugitive Slave Law. However, under the 10th Amendment and States Rights, Northern states were nullifying the Federal Fugitive Slave Law and refusing to return runaway slaves. So. If the Northern States could claim States Rights and disobey the US Constitution… so could the Southern States for this very same reason. That's why they listed States Rights and slavery as their reason for seceding. Then. At this point, Lincoln offered the South the Corwin Amendment that would forever make slavery constitutional and legal to where no amendment could ever abolish it. (Yeah. The Great Emancipator). All the South had to do was rejoin the Union and pay the high Tariff being placed on them. The South refused and Lincoln had them invaded. While this was going on. Lincoln and his Union Yankee army was murdering the Indian out West, enslaving them and taking their land. Neither the invasion on his brothers in the South, or the invasion of the Indian in the West was over slavery. It was over money, banking, and power. Period. Because of Lincoln. We ended up with another Centralized banking system.. the Federal Reserve and IRS… taxes on our income. Now everyone in the entire damn country are debt slaves. Study the economy issue. Follow the money and you will see the true cause of the invasions in both the South and the West.. It wasn't slavery.
--Jim Hays
No More Surrender
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Well, the day of my uncle's funeral, six months after my double bypass, we were feeding the pigs that night, which we had done every night for a year or two. The male pig decided he wanted to get a little aggressive. His weight was around 250 pounds, fully grown. I felt a nudge on the back of my leg, then I felt a nudge again, a hard nudge, which is not really uncommon, our pigs just did that. But on the third nudge, I realized he was biting me about knee high. I hollered at him and he started to circle me.
Being the prepared person I am, I pulled out my pistol and fired a shot into the ground in front of him. This did not deter him, he continued to circle. It was still daylight at this time and I knew what was coming, so I shot him right behind the head, which ended the circling.
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$outhern Poverty Center Surpasses Half Billion in Assets; $121 Million Now Offshore - Top money-maker in the outrage industry
Reports $518 million in total assets despite $21 million fall in donations
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a far-left nonprofit known for its "hate group" designations, has surpassed a half billion dollars in total assets and now has $121 million parked offshore, according to the group's most recent financial statements.
The SPLC, which is based in Montgomery, Ala., has not publicly posted its most recent financial statements on its website. However, the organization applied for renewal in the state of California days ago and submitted a number of documents pertaining to its financial standing including its most recent audited statement and tax forms for calendar year 2018, which covers Nov. 1, 2017 to Oct. 31, 2018.
Environmentalist rips Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal": Pompous Little Twit" "End of Civilization"
In our hearts, unconquered still
I recited the poem many time as a boy, heartfelt and loved.
The Conquered Banner
Federalism was suffocated at Appomattox and we live with the results today. Yes, history can be re-written, and it's spawn is ignorance as fed by the public school system on this and any other subject we care to uncover- sincere apologies to the many dedicated teachers but the results speak for themselves and the issue is out of your hands entirely. The statues mean very different things to us today than when they were dedicated, partly because we did not live through the events and partly because as a public we are unschooled on the precedents and aftermath. So yes, the statues are not appropriate in today's social beehive so pluck them out as you might your offending eye.
To correct the record, the Confederates did not commit treason - they did not seek to overthrow or defeat the US initially but rather organized a new sovereignty, all the while seeking a resolution to the differences between the CSA and the USA. The birth of that movement was rooted in the very evil that supported the economy of both factions, a problem that was boiling since the early 1800s and saw no simple solution on the horizon.
Without the slave-produced raw materials (King Cotton) the mills of the north would go wanting. The material costs would skyrocket ruining the market for their products; the New England and New York mill owners were as much at fault as anyone. This is a flawed and too simplistic explanation but serves to reveal that the South's production was not for it's own use as is popularly believed (the plantations did not grow peas and carrots as cash crops), but sent as raw material to Britain and New England, heavily tarriffed if I remember correctly, and it was those tariffs that Lincoln sought to protect by opposing the Confederate secession, not protection of the enslaved Africans.
I have not included all the elements of error in this quick post, so forgive my incomplete assessment. The blindness of current society to history is appalling and will contribute to the coming social disaster; the rush to blame today's ills on an inanimate and mute talisman is not only juvenile and misdirected, but siphons the energy from other fruitful efforts. I can see how a stunted mind could focus on convenient targets to create an enemy for their ire (think of the Salem witch hunts and the Monty Python send-up to illustrate that point), but an adult with a fully formed mind should be willing and able to search for the truth rather than cling to myth and superstition, but recent trends defy that theory.
The Good Boy Mayor stated the removal was "...for public safety" among other tripe. What? Isn't that why we have the police department and sheriff's office? No? Well, Good Boy Mayor what the hell else is for public safety? My firearms, bumper stickers, refrigerator magnets?
We are living under mob rule. Don't believe it? Try going against the prevailing group-think in a public place.
Someone, maybe on this site, said "We are an embarrassment to our ancestors" and they are correct.
--Dan Patterson
Wolf dog dumped at Kill Shelter
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Beaten by a professional breeder and dumped at a kill shelter when he got too big and too much to handle. Luckily a sanctuary took him instead and saved his life! His DNA testing came back as 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, and 3.9 % German Shepherd
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Many Thousands Gone & The Slave Trade
A review of Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (Harvard, 1998) by Ira Berlin
For an understanding of the Atlantic-African slave trades and the origins of the peculiar institution in North America, Prof. Berlin's Many Thousands Gone is a must read (along with Hugh Thomas' The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 [1997] ). An expert in African-American history at the U. of Maryland and long-time editor of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867 ( 4 vols., 1982-1993), Berlin brings to the task of explaining what today seems impossible to imagine his own considerable talents as a(n)historian and a welcome objectivity.
The answers he provides are thus more nuanced and perhaps not as satisfying as some would like to hear. "New World slavery," he notes, "did not have its origins in a conspiracy to dishonor, shame, brutalize, or reduce slaves on some perverse scale of humanity-although it did all of these at one time or another…." At bottom, and the root of it all, was greed on the part of all involved (African, European, and Muslim) who sought wealth for personal and for imperial reasons.
The lack of historical perspective today supports the mistaken belief that the American South somehow introduced and perpetuated African slavery in North America, and that the Confederate Battle Flag somehow represents this gross inhumanity.
The truth is not difficult to find, and it is that a Portuguese ship brought the first African to North America, and well after the Spanish had brought them, already enslaved by their African brethren, to the islands of the Caribbean – the latter done after it was found that the local Indians they had enslaved for work died off too quickly.
The British fostered the rise and perpetuation of African slavery in America as a colonial labor system – and African chieftains supplied their needs with captured men, women and children.
The New Englanders quickly followed the British example and became preeminent slavers in their own right, with the economic base of that region founded on slave trade profits, and the later mills of Massachusetts dependent upon slave-produced cotton for profitability.
The American South fought no more fought to preserve slavery than did the American Colonies after Lord Dunmore's infamous emancipation proclamation of 1775; nor was the United States fighting for the preservation of slavery after Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane issued his own emancipation proclamation in 1814.
The American South fought for political independence from a North which had lost its moorings to the Constitution of 1789 which held the States together. The South had remained faithful to that document, and departed that federation to maintain its political liberty. The North prosecuted a devastating war to prevent that political liberty, "freed" the slaves which they themselves had helped securely fasten upon the South, and converted them into a dependable voting bloc with which to maintain political hegemony over formerly free States.
The Slave Trade
"In the library of the State College at Raleigh, N.C., there is a notable book of some three hundred and fifty pages and forty-nine illustrations – the fifteenth publication of the Marine Research Society, of Salem, Mass., and published in Vermont – the title being: "Slave Ships and Slaving." The introduction is written by a British navy officer, and the text is by George F. Dow.
Within ten years after the discovery of America the Spaniards began to transport Africans to work in their possessions, and all the maritime nations of Europe followed their example; and during the next two hundred and fifty years the English transported twice as many as all other countries put together. They began in Queen Elizabeth's time, kept it up in the next reign, and, in 1662, the Duke of York undertook to transport to the British Colonies three thousand slaves every year. Ten years later the King himself became interested and, under contract, England got from Spain the exclusive right to supply the Spanish colonies [with African slaves]; and the King of England and the King of Spain each received one-fourth of the profits.
Between 1680 and 1688 England had two hundred and forty-nine slave ships; from 1713, for twenty years, 15,000 slaves were annually brought to America. In 1786, England brought over 97,000 slaves. During eleven years, 1783-1793, Liverpool owned eight hundred and seventy eight vessels in this trade, and imported many thousands of slaves in the West Indies. They were worth some 15,000,000 pounds of that period; equal to about $150,000,000 now [1930].
While Liverpool was the chief port for this trade, Bristol was a close second. Then, over here, New England was not slow. Massachusetts started in 1638. However, Rhode Island became the rival of Liverpool. Ten pages on this volume are devoted to the operations in Rhode Island. There nearly everyone was interested.
In 1750, "Rum was the chief manufacture of New England. About 15,000 hogsheads of molasses were annually converted into rum in Massachusetts alone. The number of stills in operation was almost beyond belief. In Newport there were no less than twenty-two." With rum they purchased Negroes in Africa; these were exchanged for molasses in the Caribbean Islands and South America, and the molasses was brought to the New England stills; and so the profitable business was carried on in a circle to an extent beyond ordinary imagination!
It was the very basis of New England's prosperity. At Newport, Bristol and Providence [Rhode Island], some of the most respectable and wealthy merchants were engaged in the trade. Even preachers and philanthropists were advocates. "One elder, whose ventures in slaving had usually turned out well, always returned thanks on the Sunday following the arrival of a slaver that the Africans could enjoy the blessing of a Gospel dispensation."
The Southern colonies had no ships, nor any molasses. They were not in the trade. However, the British Slaving Company, in which the King of England was a partner was in duty-bound to supply the needs of the colonies as particularly required by Good Queen Anne. The Colonies were forbidden to manufacture, and their products were required to be shipped to England, where they were exchanged for British goods. So the more slaves making products, the more goods the Colonies bought in England.
At length Virginia forbade any more importation [of Africans] but the King annulled that Virginia law. In Jefferson's draught of the Declaration of Independence he denounced the King most severely for annulling these prohibitions. However, in 1774, importations were forbidden by the people of North and South Carolina, and there were no importations until 1803, when South Carolina opened her ports for four years.
Great Britain abolished the [slave] trade in 1807, just as the Congress of the United States did. After a few years, other countries followed our example: Spain in 1820, Portugal in 1830; but the trade between Portuguese Africa and Brazil did not cease until Brazil, in 1888, put a stop to it. That this volume has been prepared by the Marine Research Society, of Salem, Mass., speaks well for New England, and it should be in every library of the South."
(The Slave Trade, Capt. S.A. Ashe, Confederate Veteran, December 1930, pg. 457)
More than half of all illegal immigrants arrested at the US-Canada border are Mexican
More than half of the illegal immigrants arrested last year as they traveled from Canada to the U.S. were Mexican citizens, according to newly released government data.
A total of 4,316 noncitizens were arrested at the northern U.S. border in fiscal 2018, and 2,245 of those were Mexican citizens. Mexican nationals are able to fly to Canada without a visa.
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Leaked Lisa Page Testimony Reveals FBI Was Considering Charging Crooked Hillary under Espionage Act Until DOJ Told Them "No"
On Friday Republican Doug Collins (R-GA) released the Bruce Ohr testimony transcript online.
Rep Collins said his patience with the DOJ had grown thin so he released the testimony.
Collins plans on releasing more testimony.
The Ohr testimony disclosed the Bruce Ohr gave his wife's opposition research on Trump to the FBI in a flash drive.
On Tuesday Doug Collins released the Lisa Page testimony online.
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Five Story Lines To Watch in the KY 2014 XC Season
KY Pre-Season XC Previews & Rankings (2014)
Tyler Karnes
Five Story Lines To Watch in the 2014 XC Season
It's that time of the year again, Ladies and Gentlemen. The calendar has turned and August is upon us, which means XC season is just around the corner. As part of our Pre-Season coverage kickoff, we are bringing to you 5 stories to watch out for in the upcoming season.
1. How Will St. Henry Respond After Last Year's Defeat to Brossart?
In 2002, St. Henry began a dynasty in Class A, winning 11 straight team championships. Several teams had gotten close to dethroning them, but no one had been able to break their streak… until last year. Bishop Brossart, led by senior Michael Caldwell (despite a magnesium deficiency the day of State and stumbling through the finish line) did the unthinkable and ended their run. Good news if you're a St. Henry fan: Caldwell has graduated. Bad news if you're a St. Henry fan: Caldwell was the only senior on Brossart's team from State last year. Chris Loos and Nick Shuler will look to improve on their times last season to start a dynasty of their own with Brossart. They will face stiff competition from St. Henry's young guns, led by Josh Hannon, who also lost only one senior on their State squad. Throw in the fact that these two teams run in the same region and will race each other almost every weekend and you have the makings of a year-long, back and forth dual that may take until November to sort out who will come out on top.
2. Gabby Karas: How Low Can She Go?
In case you were living under a rock in the "Kentucky High School Running World" last spring, you probably heard something about the Gabby Karas Distance Showcase… err… I mean, the AA State Track Meet. Don't get me wrong, there were fantastic performances throughout the day, but the 9th grade girl from Collins absolutely stole the show with AA State Records in the 1600, 800, and 3200. Crazy stat to go along with that: Across all 3 events, she was only a COMBINED 3.96s off the OVERALL state records for each of them. Couple that with 3 consecutive XC State Championships, and it's safe to say that if runners were stocks, Gabby Karas would be at an all-time high. The question is can she sustain this high level of success not only this season, but into coming seasons as well. A side-aspect of this story is also the fact that Gabby has two young ladies in Aleja Grant and Michaela Reinhart (who has actually beaten Gabby before) in Class AA who have also repeatedly turned in elite performances and will be looking for their opportunity to step up, should Gabby have a sub-par season. All indications, however, is that Karas is poised to start re-writing even more history than she already has.
3. Who will Step Up in the AAA Boys Individual Race
Jonathan already posted a poll touching on a similar topic, but I want to focus in on the discussion a little bit and look specifically at AAA. The XC State Meet last year was led by 3 seniors followed by 4 underclassmen in Ben Young of Tates Creek, Cole and Tanner Dowdy of South Oldham, and Robert Rupp of North Hardin all finishing within 10s of each other. Throw in St. X's up-and-coming studs in William Mulloy and Spencer Hayden (Mulloy having a great track season in the middle distance races), and the Cooper boys team, led by Brady Baker, Mitchell Greenhalgh, and Zach Stewart, all of whom already have either sub 16 or a "16 0'something" attached to their name. Mulloy appears to be the popular consensus for the leading man coming into the season, as he won the poll for the best male returner, but it's a far cry from people clicking on bubbles in an online poll to someone going out and racing a 5K faster than everyone else in the state. Look for Ben Young, who was the first non-senior to finish at state, as previously mentioned, to take advantage of the graduating class being gone and prove the state wrong for picking him second in the poll. It will be fun to watch and until they hit the course, this will all be left up to speculation.
4. Now That Maggie Allen is Back, Can SHA Take Down Rival Assumption
Last XC season saw one of the bright young names in KY running, Maggie Allen, go down to injury after she had a fabulous 2013 track campaign. Despite this blow, SHA still managed a trophy place, snagging 4th. Maggie was more than ready to come back this spring, winning the 1600 and 800, almost setting the overall record in the 800. This year, Maggie looks to pick up where she left off in track and lead SHA to victory over Assumption, who has dominated girls distance in the state for the past several years. While SHA gained Maggie, they lost seniors Caitlin Carroll, Julia Buechler, Katie Koch, Parker Shay, and Lauren Wagner from their 2013 State Squad. Assumption isn't immune from graduation, however, as they also lost all but Abbie Wright and Sarah Crawford from their State Team. Add in the fact that Barry Haworth and Rick Heim are two of the best coaches in the state and both Assumption and SHA are never devoid of young, up-and-coming talent and this looks to be aother great chapter in the continued rivalry of these two teams.
5. North Oldham Vs. Highlands: Will the Streak Continue
Since 2008, only two teams have hoisted the Class AA State Championship trophy and were it not for an unfortunate day out at the Horse Park in 2009, there would only be one. North Oldham has won 5 out of the last 6 championships and have been the big name in AA running. Last season, a couple teams looked poised to challenge them, especially with Trenton Fryman, North's lead runner, hindered by injury for part of the season. North held strong, however, and continued their streak of 4 consecutive championships. One of the chasing teams from last season, Highlands, looks the best for another shot at the champions in this 2014 edition of Cross Country Season. Losing only John Michael Griffith from their State team and returning last year's Runner-Up in XC and 3200m State Champion in Ethan Shuley, Highlands has to feel they are in a good position to take down the Mustangs. North Oldham is probably not exactly shaking in their boots and have reason to be confident themselves, as Trenton Fryman looks to come back healthier this year after running sub 16 earlier last season and winning the 1600m Run in at the Class AA State Track Meet. Also, despite losing 4 out of their top 7 from last year, fresh blood and young talent is never in short supply with their squad and the evidence is in one of the best young freshmen in the state, Alex McClarty. They don't race against each other very much throughout the year so we may have to revisit this one in November, but look for a heavyweight slugfest when we do.
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Why You Should Never Wear Shoes in the House
Angela Nelson
Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019.
Taking your shoes off at the door is more than a cultural gesture; it can prevent you from tracking a lot of gross stuff into your house. Filono Cardoso/Shutterstock
At home, my family prefers to be barefoot. When we walk in the door, we shed the confines of our footwear because it's more comfortable, not to keep the floors clean. (With two adults, two kids and two cats, our floors don't stay clean for long.) And we tell guests to leave their shoes on or take them off — whichever they prefer.
But the no-shoes policy might become a firm rule for everyone entering my house. After all, there's a good reason why many cultures and countries, including most of Scandinavia, China, Japan, Hawaii, Thailand, Turkey, India and much of the Middle East, have traditionally shunned wearing shoes inside the home.
For a study for CIRI, the Cleaning Industry Research Institute,, Dr. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona, wore a new pair of shoes for two weeks, then analyzed the results. He found that 420,000 units of bacteria made themselves at home on the soles and another 3,000 units of bacteria landed inside the shoes. He repeated the experiment with 10 participants and got similar results.
Here's a sample menu of some of the disgusting bacteria found: E. coli, known to cause intestinal and urinary tract infections; meningitis and diarrheal disease; Klebsiella pneumonia, a common source for wound and bloodstream infections as well as pneumonia; and Serratia ficaria, a rare cause of infections in the respiratory tract and wounds.
The soles of your shoes are rich in bacteria
Walking helps nearly every part of your body. Stasique/Shutterstock
"The common occurrence (96 percent) of coliform and E. coli bacteria on the outside of the shoes indicates frequent contact with fecal material, which most likely originates from floors in public restrooms or contact with animal fecal material outdoors," said Gerba. "Our study also indicated that bacteria can be tracked by shoes over a long distance into your home or personal space after the shoes were contaminated with bacteria."
Gerba worked with research specialist Jonathan Sexton, who wanted to find out how effectively that bacteria contaminated the surfaces with which it came in contact. A volunteer wore shoes and walked over several uncontaminated floor tiles. More than 90 percent of the time, the bacteria transferred directly onto the clean tiles, Sexton said.
So basically, the bad news is that by wearing shoes out in the world and continuing to wear them around your home, you're tracking in excrement, fungus and potentially deadly bacteria.
The good news is that Gerba found that washing the shoes in the washing machine with a little detergent reduced the bacteria by 90 percent. But of course, not all shoes are washing machine-safe. Might I suggest a Clorox wipe on those soles?
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Few of the germs are harmful and even deadly to mankind.
The germs exist within us and around us – waiting for the moment of our bodily weakness to attack.
The germs' survival skill enables them to survive and immunize against antibiotics.
Read about the germs and the 2 steps successful fight against them .
The origin of the name Bacteria is Greek, and means "small sticks" – which is the first shape that the scientists who discovered the germ saw.
The germ is a microorganism with a single cell and without a nucleus. It has a special cell wall structure and many antibiotic medicines are directed at destroying its cell wall.
The germs come in different shapes – some are round and some pole-shaped.
Germs are the most common form of life on Earth. They can exist in condition no other organism can exist in.
The Germs are found almost everywhere – in the air, the earth, the water, the sea, as independent objects with no need for a host – as opposed to the viruses, and even as parasites in animals, plants and more.
Not all germs are harmful; however some cause illnesses through the injection of toxins.
Ages before earth was populated with animals, it was populated with its first life form – the germs.
They survived through extreme changes in their living conditions until the hostile environment became life-supportive once more.
Most Germs reproduce by simple mitosis – an incomplete separation of the young cell from the mother cell creates a colony thriving with germs.
The Germs immunize by the process of 'natural selection' – the weak populations get eliminated whereas the strong populations survive and continue the germs' life cycle.
These simple cells turn out to be resourceful, and act as a unified team that lives a communal life of over a milliard parts.
Their adaptability and collective survival in changing living environments can also be seen in the variety of intricate shaped their colonies have in different living environments. These shapes allow for a more efficient function in the given conditions.
This is now they are able to find food and energy everywhere – from the depth of the earth's crust to nuclear reactors.
Most types of germs are harmless to man and some even act in our service, are effective and even beneficial for our health.
An essential part of out digestive system.
Used in the food industry – yeasts, vinegar, Wine, Cheese, Yogurt and more.
Used in the environment safety field – oil disassembly, on in the biological pest control, and has many other uses.
Germs hold the unique knowledge of how to turn an inorganic, still substance to a living organic one. Even with all the human scientific and technological knowledge this process is still beyond us.
Only a few types out of ten-thousands are man's greatest enemies.
Tens of millions die as a cause of infectious bacterial diseases since the dawn of history.
Diseases caused by germs – pertussis, tuberculosis, leprosy, streptococcus, meningitis, gonorrhea, typhus, dysentery, the Bubonic plague, and more.
Some of the harmful germ types live within our body, waiting for a moment it weakens and then begin inhabiting us on our expense – then the disease strikes.
It appeared as if with the discovery of antibiotics we have found the cure for man's troubles – but the germs is more sophisticated enemy than man thought.
It turns out that the same qualities that helped the germs survive in any environment from the dawn of history, and to adapt to every new condition – enables the germs to survive antibiotics.
In the presence of antibiotics – the germs will sacrifice a part of their colony for survival's sake and its remaining part will dedicate itself to the continuity of their existence while studying the new environment and reaching the right change that enables their future continuation.
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b. Using natural antibiotics substitutes in case of illness in order to keep the conventional antibiotics effective for needed times.
The more we consume antibiotics, the more we contribute to the immunization of the germs that lie in our bodies and reduce our chances for recovery in the future.
We will discover that we go through a much more sever illness – since our survival capability decreases and the germs win more and more frequently. The recovery will be longer.
This is, in fact, what happened to me.
Even after strengthening my body with Ginseng - when I did got sick - the sickness was more sever and the recovery more difficult. I still needed the strongest antibiotics to heal as the germs in my body were already immunized against antibiotics.
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A range expander or repeater is a device which extends your network range in a wire-free manner. Scroll below for an description of this handy networking device and a look at some of the best repeater models in today's market.
Computer networks are a little more complicated than just an Internet connection and the computer. There are routers, bridges, access points, switches, adapters, signal boosters etc which all count as network peripherals. A networking problem that occurs with networks distributed over large areas, is dropping or weak signal. The piece of networking equipment to deal with that issue is a wireless repeater. Read on, for an in-depth look at the idea behind such a device and some wireless repeater reviews, to understand how to choose a good repeater.
When it comes to a computer network, apart from connection speed, a key characteristic is signal strength. Without a strong enough signal, you can have the best router or Internet service in the world but the devices surrounding your router will not be able to connect properly. Signal strength will change with distance, the more the distance between the emitting device and the computer, the weaker the signal.
So for large homes or spaces, how can one ensure a strong and complete wireless signal for computers and other devices to pick up and connect to? Enter the wireless signal repeater, which is a piece of networking equipment, designed to accept an incoming weak wireless signal and repeat its pattern or boost its strength, such that a much stronger signal is emitted.
Repeaters are useful in up and down locations, where the router is on one floor and the computers on the top floor receive a weak signal. Placing a repeater at a convenient halfway point, can extend your wireless network's range to that upper region of the house as well. An important point, when it comes to the functioning of wireless repeaters, is that they should be placed within range of the emitting device or another repeater. This means the repeater should receive a moderately OK signal to repeat or extend it in the first place.
Wireless repeaters are also called range expanders or range extenders and require no wiring or connection to the router. The existing network settings and details present on your router or access point (type of security, password, network name) should be inserted or setup on the range expander, but nowadays, range expanders are smart enough to automatically acclimatize themselves with the existing settings.
Compatibility with existing network devices is a major factor. There are no official standards or specifications for wireless repeaters, which means no promise that a repeater will work with any network. Try to go in for the same brand, for e.g. if you have a Linksys router, opt for a Linksys brand repeater.
The repeater should support the wireless network standard of your network. This means if your network uses 802.11 n for transmission, then your repeater should be capable of supporting that standard.
Check, if the repeater has built-in Ethernet ports to allow for a wired connection. This is useful for troubleshooting or error solving, when a wired connection is needed.
Buying a repeater to extend your network's range is often the solution to most weak signal problems, unless it is a device issue. Hopefully the above wireless repeater reviews has made your search for the ideal repeater, a little easier.


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Ленточницы, или орденские ленты (), — род ночных бабочек из семейства Erebidae.

Ареал
Широко распространены в умеренном и тёплом поясе Евразии и Северной Америки.

Внешний вид
Бабочки более или менее крупных размеров, размах их крыльев от 40 до 100 мм. Большинство видов имеют размах крыльев около 50—70 мм.

Передние крылья покровительственной окраски — тёмно-серые, коричнево-серые, коричневые, красновато-бурые с примесью чёрных и светлых тонов. У многих видов волнистый рисунок верхних крыльев имитирует узор коры деревьев.

Нижние крылья яркой окраски — красные, жёлтые, реже голубые, с тёмной поперечной полоской — т. н. лентой — отсюда и происходит названия рода. Тело у многих видов густоопушённое волосками.

Описание для части видов: Передние крылья в подкраевом поле без тёмного трапециевидного пятна на костальном крае. Внутренняя и внешняя части среднего поля не темнее, чем его средняя часть. Гениталии самца: вальвы, если асимметричны, то не так резко: отростки имеются на обоих гарпах, и не несут многочисленных шипиков, нередко округлены на вершине. Ункус, как правило, серповидный, заострённый. Гениталии самки: копулятивная сумка без ряда склеротизированных рубцов.

Описание для части видов: На передних крыльях внешняя перевязь зубчатая, с остроугольным изломом напротив почковидного пятна, в костальный край упирается на его уровне. У вершин передних крыльев нет контрастных, тёмных, хорошо очерченных пятен или штрихов, отходящих от вершин. Задние крылья нередко жёлтые, оранжевые, красные, голубые или белые с чёрными перевязями или чёрные с белыми пятнами, реже более или менее одноцветные, неяркие. Гениталии самца: вальва симметричная или асимметричная. На каждой гарпе по одному отростку. Ункус, как правило, заострённый. Гениталии самки: копулятивная сумка не скульптирована или со слабо выраженной скульптурой.

Биология
Большинство видов встречается в лесной зоне и на участках лесной растительности. Оседлые виды. Развивается одно поколение в год. Лёт бабочек с середины июля до сентября. Часто привлекаются на бродящий сок деревьев и искусственные источники света. Зимуют яйца. Стадия гусеницы с мая до июня. Питаются на различных породах плодовых и диких деревьев. Окукливание в почве в плетённом коконе.

Виды

Примечания

Ссылки

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Роды чешуекрылых

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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS.
Swissport Oman launching event.
Swissport starts up Muscat operations
The Zurich-based worldwide handling entity, Swissport International, has announced that Swissport Oman initiated their Muscat, Oman operation on April 15th 2017.
Launch clients for the new operation are flydubai and Air Arabia, two Middle East carriers who serve the Omani capital city with a total of ten daily flights.
Swissport Oman offers both carriers a ground handling package which includes passen-ger and ramp handling, baggage services, operations coordination and load control.
There are no cargo handling services included in the agreement.
Swissport Oman operates together with its local joint venture partner, the Al Jarwani Group and there has been a considerable amount invested in new equipment and staff for the operation.
LUG Chief Patrik Tschirch - picture: LUG
LUG gets certification for their Integrated Management System
The Frankfurt-based cargo handler, LUG aircargo handling, have taken another important step in their commitment to improving safety standards and quality by announcing that they are now certified to the standards and guidelines as laid down in the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and TAPA B status.
LUG's Managing Director, Patrik Tschirch stated that "the certificates are important signposts for our customers. They underline that their shipments are in good hands with us at all times."
LUG already held ISO 9001:2008 status with its quality management system and during 2016 the company went all out to optimize workflows in order to gain 9001:2015 certification.
At the same time security operations in the handlers FRA facility were reworked and consequently raised to TAPA B standards.
WACO appoints three new members
The WACO system, the international freight network for independent forwarders has appointed three new members in the Americas and along the so-called Silk Road.
ITN Logistics is a new Canadian member as well as ACE Logistics Bel FLLC in the Belarus and Trans Global Projects (TGP) who are based in Azerbaijan. The three were officially introduced in WACO's Annual General Meeting which was held last week in Valencia, Spain.
The new appointments beef up WACO's presence in Canada as well as giving the organisation a somewhat stronger presence within the Silk Road area.
P2F converted A330-200 by Elbe Flugzeugwerke
EFW Dresden gets another A330 conversion
The Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) situated in Dresden, Germany has just received a second Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft which they will convert into a freighter.
The aircraft which was produced in 2004 has been in a passenger configuration since then for EgyptAir and is expected to be handed back to the carrier as a freighter.
EFW also has an agreement with EgyptAir for a total of two A330 conversions, the first of which is well under way and the first trial flight is expected to be in November of this year.
2016 worldwide tonnage improves
Figures released by the Airports Council International show that worldwide air cargo tonnages grew by 3.3% in 2016 on those of the previous year. Approximately 106 million tonnes which included air mail, were moved. The international freight sector showed a 4.3% increase over 2015 and accounted for a total of 66 million tonnes or just over 60% of the total handled and carried.
Hong Kong, Memphis and Shanghai held the top three positions for cargo handling volumes.
Pacific Air Cargo, a Honolulu-based operator has agreed an ACMI lease with U.S. carrier Kalitta Air. The agreement is for a B747-400F which will replace a B747-200F which was also on lease to Pacific. The Kalitta B747-200 will be placed in long-term storage.
Panamanian carrier UniWorld who are domiciled in Panama City has taken delivery of an ex-Capitol Cargo International Boeing 727-200F. This aging aircraft is the first 727F in UniWorld's fleet and joins their only other aircraft, a fifty-year-old Douglas DC9-30F.
Wasaya Airways, based in Pickle Lake, Canada, has received a converted Canadair Dash 8-100 P2F freighter. This is the first Dash 8 which has been converted into a freighter. The aircraft can carry up to 4.5 tonnes of cargo.
China's SF Airlines has taken delivery of another B757-200PCF which was previously in passenger configuration for Thomas Cook Airlines and was converted for SF by Precision Aircraft Solutions at the TAECO factory in Xiamen. SF Airlines now operates eighteen 757Fs along with five 767Fs and seventeen 737 freighters.
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Lord Of The Rings Star Christopher Lee Has A Heavy Metal Christmas Song, Listen To It Now
Gregory Wakeman
You might not know this, but Christopher Lee is the greatest 92-year-old to have ever graced the earth. Not only is he one of the most dedicated and talented actors to ever be committed to celluloid, but he is also a bona-fide heavy metal artist, too. And he even has a brand-new Christmas single out. You can hear a snippet from it in the video below.
Christopher Lee's festive Christmas single is titled, Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing. And while it may not be the normal sort of track that you hear around the Christmas season, you can't help but adore it since The Wicker Man actor's famous dulcet tones feature on it. As you can probably tell, the metal song is actually set to the music of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. However the lyrics themselves have been slightly altered to fit in with the metal vibe. Christopher Lee's bassy voice flows over the riff of Hedras Ramos' guitar for Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing, and various publications have already called for a campaign to try and get the song to Christmas number 1.
But this isn't the first time that the 92-year-old actor has put out a metal track at Christmas time. In fact, it's actually the third year in a row that he has done so. Back in 2012 he started this tradition with A Heavy Metal Christmas. This saw Christopher Lee record tracks such as The Little Drummer Boy and Silent Night in time for the holiday season. After noticing that his rocking efforts had actually received a sterling response from moviegoers, metal-heads and members of the public who appreciate seeing men in their 90s still loving life, Christopher Lee decided to proceed with his unique Christmas music the following year. In 2013 he followed up A Heavy Metal Christmas with A Heavy Metal Christmas Too, which included Jingle Hell and My Way.
Jingle Hell actually achieved chart success too. In fact, it made it to number 18 on the Billboard chart. This meant that the former James Bond villain now had another achievement to add to his already long-list of accolades, as he was now the oldest charted performer in Billboard history. Christopher Lee first embraced the metal genre back in 2005. This was when he collaborated with Rhapsody of Fire's lead singer, Fabio Lione, to sing a duet on the single, The Magic of the Wizard's Dream. Since then, Christopher Lee has released two more metal albums, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross and Charlemagne: The Omens of Death, while he has also recorded four EPs too. What do you think you'll be doing when you're 92?
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Kangaroos in Australia are now close to 50 millions in population. This is almost twice as much as people.
According to a government survey from 2016, at the time there were around 45 million kangaroos and around 24 million people. Australian have been encouraged by the government to start eating more kangaroo meat to try and limit their rapidly expansion habits and try to control the animal population.
If we look back at how we got here, you should know that in 2010 there were around 27 million kangaroos, so how did they manage to almost double their population in just 6 short years? Experts say it's mainly because of the high rainfall the nation experiences during these times which resulted in more food for the kangaroos as they are herbivores and only eat plants.
In a somewhat weird way ( at least to us ) the government is now asking the people to start hunting the animals more, and eating them, to reduce their growing numbers. Can't there be another way to go around it? We ask with no real hope of getting a decent answer from no one.
For some reason, this doesn't sit right with me, surly there are more decent ways of controlling the kangaroo population without simply killing them. Your thoughts?


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Do you ever get so engrossed in a project that you lose track of time? You know those times where you plan to spend thirty minutes clearing out a closet, but then an hour later you are finally done? Or when you plan to spend an hour in the pool but get so caught up getting the leaves out (and floating) that two hours pass by? Painting projects with the kids is another area where we get so immersed in the painting, and glitter, and gem stones, and all that kind of stuff, that hours go by without us even realizing.
Doesn't it seem interesting that we can get engrossed in all kinds of stuff that feels good, or seems important to us, but yet when we sit down to read the Bible it feels like work? Do you remember the last time you got so engrossed in your quiet time with God that you didn't realize what time it was? Me neither.
Pray. Pray to God that our love for Him would increase beyond measure. Pray that He would help us to have a relationship with Him where we hunger and thirst for Him more. Pray that He would be made great through our learning of his goodness and grace. Pray that He would enable us to seek after Him with all our hearts and be so engrossed in our relationship with Him that everything else would fade to the background.
Get engrossed with God to the point that your relationship with Him is your whole life, and life is the little stuff you do in between.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 – May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
Philippians 1:9 – And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment.
Psalm 33:11-13 – But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chooses for his inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind.
2 Timothy 4:22 – The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.


Marita Woywod Crandle has been writing and storytelling since she was a little girl. She has always had a fancy for the magical side of life, making New Orleans, with its very creative atmosphere, a perfect match for this German transplant. Marita is currently working on a novel dedicated to one of the French Quarter legends, the Carter Brothers, and the book Drinking Mistakes, her memoirs as a Bourbon Street bartender. Marita has also written the holiday children's book Rufus, the Yuletide Bat, available at her gift store. Her latest book is ' New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend' .
New Orleans has a reputation as a home for creatures of the night. Popular books, movies and television shows have cemented the city's connection to vampires in public imagination. In the early days of Louisiana's colonization, rumors swirled about the fate of the Casket Girls, a group of mysterious maidens traveling to the New World from France with peculiar casket-shaped boxes. A charismatic man who moved to the French Quarter in the early 1900s eerily resembled a European aristocrat of one hundred years prior bearing the same name. A pair of brothers terrorized the town with their desire to feed on living human blood during the Great Depression. Marita Woywod Crandle investigates the origins of these legends so intricately woven through New Orleans's rich history.


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What day of the month is the Domus Analytics platform updated?
Domus can be updated daily, so results for the prior month are available on the 1st day of the next month. However, most Associations have a "lock day" when they expect sales to be entered and "final" for the month. We'll work with you to understand your needs, and customize your update schedule accordingly.
Why do the metrics change over time?
One of the benefits of an interactive platform is that we're constantly updating data on the backend. So if a sale is entered in the MLS later than usual, our next update cycle will pick it up, and the values for that month will change. A static report would never get that update, so it represents a snapshot in time rather than the true market measures.
What's the difference between Median and Average for Prices?
Quite a lot, actually. Most people assume to use Average, which is the sum of all the values divided by the total number of values. However, any "anomalies" at the upper end of the range will skew the results. For example, if houses within an area sell for ~$250K, but a couple houses sell for $800K one month, the average selling price is artificially inflated by those 2 fringe sales, even though the market hasn't drastically changed.
Median, on the other hand, is the mid-point in a given range of values. This calculation eliminates those occasional variabilities in sales performance to give the true picture of your market.
Does the Domus Analytics platform contain property details like number of bedrooms or bathrooms?
Yes, but we provide them with reservations for a couple of reasons. First, Domus is meant for economic analysis, not as a property search tool. As such, you generally don't need that level of detail. Second, and more important from a data analysis perspective, as more granularity is added to the filters, the number of listings that fit that criteria shrinks, making the economic analysis less relevant. For example, if there are 100 units sold in an area with a median price of $200K, and you add a filter for 4 or more bedrooms, there may only be 3 listings meeting that criteria. A median taken on 3 listings is far less valuable than a median over a larger population.
Does Domus offer maps with custom selection criteria ("polygon maps")?
Yes, those maps look cool. But Domus doesn't use them because each Association already defines the unique economic areas within their MLS which make up the foundation of Domus products. Enabling additional custom defined areas creates more work for the agents, can be hard to consistently reproduce, and is typically used to define such small areas that any aggregation of that data is statistically pointless.
Can I post Domus charts to Facebook or other social media sites?
Of course, as long as your usage remains within compliance of your MLS policies. All of the Domus charts can be downloaded and then posted to your social media of choice, just like any other image.


Our winery has been established for over a century in the heart of Burgundy, in the beautiful village of Mercurey, the flagship appellation of Côte Chalonnaise: one hundred years of history and passion for four generations of winemakers.
During the following decades, Gabriel and Martha formed a passionate tandem at the head of Domaine Tremeaux. Their son George gradually took over in the middle of the century, turning the winery into the age of modernity and quality: arrival of the tractor in the vineyard and focus exclusively on the production of wine AOC Mercurey.
Georges made such a good work in the vineyards that his son Gilles, now head of the Estate, was able to focus on the work in the wine cellar, developing the use of oak barrels for the aging of wine. Since 1998, Gilles teamed up with his son Nicolas, whose dynamism and kindness make customers happy to see that the taste and quality are here to stay at Domaine Tremeaux!
Between Beaune and Cluny, in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey is one of the most important wine appellations of Burgundy, both for its size and for the reputation of its wines. The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) "Mercurey" was established in 1923. According to the Burgundian tradition, Pinot Black reigns supreme for reds and Chardonnay for white wines.
Our vineyards of ten hectares is located exclusively on the soils of the appellation Mercurey. Our vineyards are located on plots - or climates - in an ideal Southeast exposure to sunshine and an excellent clay-limestone, typical of the great vineyards of Burgundy.
We operate the same vines since the creation of the domain, there is a century: "Les Croichots" and "Les Naugues" for our Mercurey Premier Cru; "Les doués" "Le Closeau", "Les Vignes Blanches" for our Mercurey Village.
The quality of our wines is primarily secured by a careful and respectful work in the vineyard, so that it can give the best grapes from this exceptional terroir. Thus we do traditional plowing and ridging to aerate the soil and feed on the roots better.
When comes the time to trim, we remove one bud on two from the fruiting wand: it inevitably reduces the final amount of grapes, but our goal is to obtain the best mature aromas and to reduce the risk of rot. This year, for our Premiers Crus, we will test the stripping of vines on their "rising sun" side, to optimize the sun exposure of grapes.
The harvest is entirely made by hand, with a sort of grapes immediately after the row. All is destalked and, depending on the vintage, pre-fermented cold and melted with foot. For winemaking, we work in constant collaboration with our winemaker. The aging of our wines is made for one year in oak barrels: one part in new oak barrels and the other in "three wines" oak barrels, before the assembly. Thus, our wines are ready to sell in an average of two years after the harvest.


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Beloved Books: Audio Sugar Creek Gang {Review}
I recently reviewed the Sugar Creek Gang audio series from Beloved Books and we loved it. Our kids listened to this for hours! This is our first audio series to own and it has been a real treat. (Especially considering I had been challenged recently by Sally Clarkson during an audio workshop to have materials like this on hand for children whether you homeschool or not!).
The Sugar Creek Gang books were written by Paul Hutchens, a Baptist evangelist whose evangelism ministry was cut short sometime after 1925 when he contracted tuberculosis. It was after that that he began writing The Sugar Creek Gang books and it is directly from these that the audio version is read.
These stories were originally recorded for radio by Paul Ramseyer who was the narrator and producer for this series.
The Sugar Creek Gang takes place during one-room schoolhouse days and is about a group of young boys who are all friends and the daily adventures that life takes them on. The simpleness of days gone by is refreshing to hear about and it thrills this Momma's soul to hear the Gospel so clearly woven into these stories. It is a blessing to have our children hear how these boys and their families lived their faith out.
These CDs are particularly interesting to our children because the adventures always included fishing, swimming or life on the farm--all things that our children love hearing about.
The kids are always eager to listen to more of this. I have a feeling we'll be needing to get subsequent volumes someday. (There are 6 in all.) That means hours and hours of great story time for you and your children! We love to listen to ours during breakfast and lunch or while we're just working in the kitchen.
Each volume in The Sugar Creek Gang retails for $54.95. Volume 1 includes the following stories: The Swamp Robber, The Killer Bear, The Winter Rescue, The Lost Campers, The Chicago Adventure and The Secret Hideout. There are 12 CDs in each volume and I believe an hour's worth of listening time on each CD.
If you'd like to sample the story first, you may purchase one story here for $4.95 and it includes free shipping.
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Just stop. What makes your childhood better than someone's today? What makes you think a kid who plays video games or texts their friends on a smart phone doesn't have a childhood?
Here's the definition of childhood: the period during which a person is a child.
Nope, nothing in there about no Internet and social media and only playing outside. Read that definition again. If they're a child, they have a childhood. End of discussion.
Here's the problem. The childhood they are having is not the same childhood you had, and you can't seem to understand that and thus protest on social media.
Instead, people seem to think that since it's not the same as what they had that it's wrong. That their childhood was better. That it was how a kid should grow up. Do you have any idea how arrogant and condescending that mindset is?
Rewind one hundred years and the bicycle, the quintessential childhood toy, was not even considered a children's toy. Did those poor kids growing up without bikes not have a childhood? What about 200 years ago when it was more likely that they were helping the family provide instead of going to school? Where did their childhood go?
They still had a childhood, just a different one from the one you and I experienced. And this is only the Western world we're talking about here, not even touching on regions not as fortunate.
The technology kids are picking up today is staggering. I know people who can barely use a computer and I know kids who understand more about today's technology than many people I work with as an information security engineer. Why is this? Because they're growing up with it.
The crux of it all is that kids today have access to technology that just did not exist when previous generations were growing up. These kids have access to so much information it is mind-boggling and they will only be better because of that exposure.
So please, please, just stop pretending you and your childhood are superior.
Had to leave the outdoor theater early but on the upside I managed to take this picture of lightning.
Spring and her flowers have arrived in full bloom.
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During eighth grade my literature teacher had us keep a chart of all the books we read over the course of the year. Most students had the mandatory ones for class and a few had some extras. The idea was she would keep them and if you requested give them to you when you graduated high school. I went through three or four pages. I read a lot.
A few years ago I decided I should start reading more since I had slacked off a lot since moving away from home. So I began keeping track of what books I read and how many pages they were.
This year is the first year I am a true veteran on Veteran's Day. My tenure on active duty with the US Navy ended in December of 2013.
In the military those who choose not to reenlist are said to be "getting out" or have "gotten out." Often this takes the form of "Are you getting out or are you staying in?" being asked by all manner of people: career advisers, civilian friends and coworkers and fellow service members.
When you read or hear about people who grow up in rough circumstances they often talk about how they "got away from it all" or "they got out". People also "get out of prison" after their time has been served. Military service is not the same. While you are under contract and sign most of your life away to the service it should not be seen as an escape that you are leaving. Military service is a not a prison. It may feel like that at times, but it is an honor to serve and choosing to leave active duty service is not an escape from poor circumstances.
From now on I will try my best to not say "I got out" when referring to my active duty service. It was just my time to move on to the next chapter in my life. I am thankful for the opportunities the US Navy presented me and without them I would not be who I am or where I am today.
So thank a veteran. Not the generic "Thank you for your service." Please don't say that. That phrase has become so ingrained in the American psyche that it's no different from hello. It has lost meaning. Also don't just throw up a "Shout out to all my veterans! XOXO" on Facebook and call it good. Find someone you know and give a personal thank you. Less than 1% of all Americans volunteer to serve, but I am sure you know someone who made that choice.
Give a meaningful thank you. Think about why you are thanking a veteran and then tell them that. They hear "Thank you for your service", and not just on Veteran's Day, more times than you could imagine. Put some meaning behind your words.
I am proud to call many of those I served with over the years, many of whom are still standing the watch on active duty, my friends. It was a pleasure to serve alongside each and every one of you.
I am beyond thankful for the support from my family and friends, some of whom have now chosen to join active service as well and especially my sister who signed on the line alongside me. While you may thank us for our service, let us thank all of you for your support. The men and women volunteering to serve in the greatest fighting force on the planet could not do it without your love and support. Thank you.
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July 30, 2012, Vancouver, Canada; El Nino Ventures Inc. ("ELN" and the "Company") (TSX.V: ELN; OTCQX: ELNOF Frankfurt: E7Q) is pleased to announce assay results from the latest round of drilling at the Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulfide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick (Figure 1). The drill program commenced February 9, 2012 and was completed June 17, 2012. Ninety seven vertical holes have been completed for a total of 18,470 metres drilled.
Results of the 2012 drill program have been successful in identifying two distinct massive sulfide zones. Holes MB-2012-114, MB-2012-115, MB-2012-117 and MB-2012-118 reported herein were drilled in the Western Zone (Figure 2), which is thicker and more Zn-Pb-Ag rich than the Eastern Zone. Holes MB-2012-116 and MB-2012-121 were drilled in the Eastern Zone (Figure 2), which is thinner and more Cu-Au rich. MB-2012-119 and MB-2012-120 were drilled to better delineate the boundaries of the East and West Zones respectively (Figure 2).
The assay results for the Western Zone are better (Table 1). Drill hole MB-2012-117 intersected 84.6 metres of 4.62% zinc, 1.82% lead, 0.15% copper, 0.521 gpt gold and 69.8 gpt silver (Table 1). This interval includes 13 metres grading 10.34% zinc, 4.11% lead, 0.29% copper, 1.396 gpt gold and 126.0 gpt silver from 170 metres down hole. Drill hole MB-2012-114 intersected 79.5 metres of 3.45% zinc, 0.98% lead, 0.53 % copper, 0.324 gpt gold and 46.5 gpt silver. This interval includes 28 metres grading 7.59% zinc, 2.48% lead, 0.18% copper, 0.557 gpt gold and 102.2 gpt silver from 98 metres down hole. MB-2012-114 also intersected mineralization 9.4 metres of 5.41% zinc, 2.30% lead, 0.12 % copper, 0.750 gpt gold and 71.0 gpt silver from 153.6 metres down hole.
Figure 1 - Land tenure map showing the location of the Murray Brook Project in the northwest part of the Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick.
To date, more than 28,000 metres of drilling has been completed with encouraging results.
The Technical Report on the 2012 NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate is filed on SEDAR.com and is available on ELN's website.


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Teaching in the Age of Diversity: Culture and Language Sources of Conflict and Strength in the Classroom
Alexia Georgakopoulos, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Tina Jaeckle, Flagler CollegeFollow
Teachers today are frequently faced with the challenge of effective instructional approaches in the age of multiculturalism, as well as the management and resolution of potential conflicts during their interactions with students who speak English as another language. This article examines the role of variant learning styles and the potential lack of understanding between teacher and student that can lead to conflict. Conflict and social construction theories serve as theoretical foundations in this discussion and emphasize the importance of meaning, symbolism, and interpretation. The impact and differentiation between low context, high context, individualistic, and collectivistic cultures are identified as influential variables in this process. Recommendations are offered from a critical pedagogical perspective to enhance student learning. Ethnocognitivism is also explored to demonstrate that different cognitive styles exist within language use and cultural context. Implications for teacher competence, future instructional and conflict management practices are presented.
Author Bio(s)
Alexia Georgakopoulos, is an Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Communications in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University, Florida. She is also the director and primary trainer for the Institute of Conflict Resolution and Communication, which is a premiere educational provider of conflict resolution and communication programs. Her training is based on two decades of academic work in the fields of communication and conflict resolution. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from Arizona State University. Her areas of expertise involve conflict resolution within organizational, intercultural, instructional, relational contexts. She teaches a number of courses in these areas such as mediation, facilitation, dispute systems design, research methods, and critical pedagogy. She works as a professional speaker and trainer for multinational organizations, school systems, healthcare organizations, governmental agencies, religious organizations, community-based organizations, and international organizations. She is a practicing Florida Supreme Court Certified County Mediator and Trainer. Also, she delivers mediation and facilitation workshops based on a variety of models. Dr. Georgakopoulos can be reached at georgako@nova.edu.
Dr. Tina Jaeckle, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida and has approximately 19 years of mental health experience with children, adults, and families. Dr. Jaeckle has completed a Master's of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a specialty track in the Behavioral Sciences from Nova Southeastern University, and recently completed a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (specialty in crisis management) from the same institution. She is an Assistant Professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Dependency Mediator and has trained extensively as an Primary Trainer and Substantive Expert in the areas of family dynamics, child abuse, and effectively managing issues within highconflict families. Dr. Jaeckle can be reached at tjaeckle@flagler.edu.
cognitive styles, conflict management and resolution, English, ethnocognitivism, language and culture, multiculturalism, teaching and learning
10.46743/1082-7307/2007.1084
Georgakopoulos, Alexia and Jaeckle, Tina (2007) "Teaching in the Age of Diversity: Culture and Language Sources of Conflict and Strength in the Classroom," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 14: No. 2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2007.1084
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol14/iss2/5
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