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Downbeat Features Joe Lovano
From DownBeat
Lovano Salutes Icons at Birdland
By Phillip Lutz
"Sometime in the past decade'"around the time that Joe Lovano formed his quintet Us Five'"fans began to realize that the tenor saxophonist's narrative gift was so compelling that the particular vehicles through which he told his stories on any given night would take a back seat to the spectacle of Lovano himself.
So it was in the first set on Aug. 21 at New York City's Birdland. On this steamy Friday night, Lovano was in a state of reflective animation, a kinetic presence leading Us Five on long incursions into the worlds of Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and Frank Sinatra that were, in the end, about the mind and soul of Lovano."
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General Orders, No. 41 (U.S. War Department)
General Orders, No. 41 (U.S. War Department) (February 1, 1864)
Author: Harry Searles, Past Present & Future	Published: November 20, 2014 Updated: November 25, 2014
On February 1, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 41 announcing the Thanks of Congress extended to Nathaniel P. Banks, Ambrose E. Burnside, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, Oliver O. Howard, and the officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac.
General Orders, No. 41
War Department, Adjutant General's Office
Washington, February 1, 1864
The following Resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives are published to the Army:
I.. Public Resolution — No. 7.
A RESOLUTION expressive of the thanks of Congress to Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and the officers and soldiers under his command at Port Hudson.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress are hereby tendered to Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and the officers and soldiers under his command, for the skill, courage, and endurance which compelled the surrender of Port Hudson, and thus removed the last obstruction to the free navigation of the Mississippi river.
Approved January 28, 1864
II.. Public Resolution — No. 8.
A RESOLUTION of thanks to Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, and the officers and men who fought under his command.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives »f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress be, and they hereby are, presented to Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, and through him to the officers and men who have fought under his command, for their gallantry, good conduct, and soldier-like endurance.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause the foregoing resolution to be communicated to Major General Burnside in such terms as he may deem best calculated to give effect thereto.
Approved January 28, 1864.
III.. Public Resolution — No. 9).
A RESOLUTION expressive of the thanks of Congress to Major General Joseph Hooker, Major General George G. Meade, Major General Oliver O. Howard, and the officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the gratitude of the American people, and the thanks of their representatives in Congress, are due, and are hereby tendered, to Major General Joseph Hooker, and the officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, for the skill, energy, and endurance which first covered Washington and Baltimore from the meditated blow of the advancing and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert E. Lee; and to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Oliver O. Howard, and the officers and soldiers of that army, for the skill and heroic valor which, at Gettysburg, repulsed, defeated, and drove back, broken and dispirited, beyond the Rappahannock, the veteran army of the rebellion.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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There are three pieces of each cactus. Two have score lines running down the center and one does not. Fold the two with score lines in half, and run a small bead of white craft glue down the back edge. Place on center of cactus with no score line. Allow to set and duplicate for other side as shown. When dry, place bottom of cactus into base holder. Be patient and place one of two sections in first and work your way around until they are inserted evenly into the base. This will help keep cactus stay opened evenly. Glue two flowers together and glue on cactus as shown. Place in favorite pots and enjoy… no watering needed!


OTTAWA (CP) - A super-watchdog to help keep tabs on the RCMP and other players in the intelligence world could emerge from the bungling that marked the Maher Arar affair.
Some experts see a need for an overarching body that would look over the shoulders of intelligence officers from the alphabet soup of agencies in the federal spy game.
It's an idea that received serious scrutiny at the commission of inquiry into Arar's case led by Justice Dennis O'Connor.
In a September report, the Ontario judge concluded faulty information the Mounties passed to the United States very likely led to Arar's deportation to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured as a mistaken terrorism suspect.
In a second report, to be issued Tuesday, O'Connor will recommend a model for improved monitoring of the national police force's intelligence activities.
"We do need an oversight capacity of some kind that we don't have now," Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day acknowledged Thursday at a Commons committee.
But what would it look like?
-A retooling of existing watchdogs over the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the domestic spy agency.
-An umbrella oversight body with broader scope to monitor not only the Mounties and CSIS, but other federal outfits with intelligence arms, such as the Canada Border Services Agency.
"I think it's got to factor in all the institutions that constitute the security intelligence matrix now," Deisman said.
Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, also said there's a need for a watchdog capable of monitoring "the range of forces" with a hand in the intelligence sector.
Dench said newcomers seeking permanent residence in Canada often have trouble even knowing which agency to complain about when their cases go astray because of security questions.
Such cases often involve CSIS as well as immigration and border services officials, she noted. "They are very expert at passing the ball from one to the other when it suits them."
The commission of inquiry has looked at several options, such as expanding the powers of the existing Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, handing review duties to another agency, and creating a complementary, broad-based oversight body.
The former Liberal government announced in December 2003 it would set up an independent "review mechanism" to monitor the RCMP's intelligence branches amid growing reservations about the behind-the-scenes role the Mounties play in the fight against terrorism.
For most of the last century, the RCMP had broad responsibilities for security and intelligence as well as policing. But scandals and civil rights breaches - including opening mail and burning down a barn - led to the disbanding of the RCMP Security Service.
At the same time, the government formed a watchdog over CSIS, the Security Intelligence Review Committee or SIRC, with special powers to audit the spy service and receive regular reports on its activities.
O'Connor may recommend changes to modernize those watchdogs.
The federal government has also been mulling creation of a more robust parliamentary committee to review national security matters.
It could invest member MPs with the power to view classified documents to aid their work.
Deisman, however, is wary of leaving oversight entirely to partisan actors, noting U.S. congressional committees can tend to divide along political lines.
"In the Canadian context where we have more parties, it's possible that that's a viable model. But it's still, I think, susceptible to some sort of politicization."


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His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles has been elected Archbishop of Thyateira, Great Britain and Ireland
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His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) of the Dardanelles is currently Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, a member of the Graduate Theological Union of the University of California at Berkeley CA. Before being elected metropolitan of the Dardanelles in Turkey, he served as the first Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, named to this office by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in December 1996 and formally installed in January 1997 at the Cathedral of Saint Luke the Evangelist in Hong Kong. Metropolitan Nikitas was born in Tampa FL in 1955), earned his B.A. (Honors) and M.Div. (Honors) from the University of Florida (1976) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline MA (1980). He pursued graduate studies at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece (1980-82) and studied the Russian language at St. Petersburg Theological Seminary in Russia (1992-93).
Christ Is Risen – Pascha 2019
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Icon of St Celer
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Our latest acquisition; we have been entrusted with an Icon of St Celer (by the hand of Fr Vladamir Lysak).
Little is known of the life of St Celer, a hermit and martyr who, in the second half of the seventh century, lived in the woods and caves surrounding the healing well. A chapel dedicated to the Mother of God stood over the well. Only a few stones now remain of this chapel, and several very old yew trees. People from all over Wales came on pilgrimage to receive counsel from the holy hermit, to pray and seek healing from the waters of the well. This pilgrimage continued after the death of St Celer. In the Middle Ages, and well into the eighteenth century, a 'Saint Celer Fair' was held there from 21 June (date of the repose of the saint) to 29 June (Sts Peter and Paul) and was renowned throughout Wales. Crutches and mementos were left by the well, testyifying to graces received.
Congratulations to Dorin and Valentina
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Wishing the happy couple Many Years!
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in Polish
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A visit from Fr John Garnett
by lampeter | Jul 16, 2018 | News
We were pleased to welcome Fr John Garnett from the GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY ANARGYRI, COSMAS AND DAMIAN, IPSWICH on Sunday, connecting two orthodox communities spanning Britain from east to west!
A fond farewell to Sunil.
by Michael Edwards | Mar 15, 2018 | News
A fond farewell to Sunil (left) and his wife Janaki. May you have and a peaceful return to Sri Lanka and we hope to see you back with us later in the year. GOD GRANT YOU A SAFE JOURNEY.
Welcome to Elias through Baptism
Archdiocese of Thyateira Year Book 2018
The Year Book 2018 and the Pocket Calendar 2018 of the Archdiocese – both in Greek & English – are now available. You can acquire copies from the Office of the Archdiocese
5, Craven Hill, London W2 3EN
Tel.: +44 (20) 7723 4787
E-mail: mail@thyateira.org.uk
Year Book: £7.00 each (excluding postage & packing)
Pocket Calendar: £2 each (excluding postage & packing)


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ASL: The 90-Minute Game
Today's ASL match went really fast. Really, really, really fast. As usual, that means I got my ass handed.
We played Shin 5 "Sparks Fly", from a free scenario pack published by View from the Trenches and downloadable here. As the name implies, it's about Operation Shingle, the US landing at Anzio. Some of the scenarios in there are really weird in a very interesting way. Ever wanted to see three Shermans brawling with two Tigers and six PzKpfw IV Ausf. H? This set got you covered. Unfortunately, according to the almighty scenario database, it sees very little play. Our chosen scenario, for example, got zero entries – which is sad, because it's a blast. It has a Tiger in it. If that doesn't convince you to play it, I don't know what else will.
The US player gets three Shermans, two Bazookas and a MMG, and the German player (me) has to fight back with a Tiger and four Pz IV Ausf. H. The VCs mean the whole game is just a no-holds-barred beatdown. And, as you can see, within the first three player turns, three of mine and two of my opponent's tanks had already been destroyed. It's that kind of scenario. There's a lot of open ground, barely any hard cover, and no room for evasion. Unfortunately, the US Infantry with their friggin' laser rifles and Bazookas were still unharmed, except for those guys in H1 who took a hit by my sniper.
My tanks at B4 and C4 were utterly incapable at doing anything to the infantry in E6 and F5, only pinning them with a NMC by 8,8cm HE shell and a 1MC thanks to the MGs. The Pz IV met his end when it got hit by a Bazooka. These things should be banned. Seriously. They're dangerous.
Meanwhile, the loader on the Tiger thought that maybe, if he loaded a 88mm shell into the CMG, he could fire two 88mm shells per game turn! Obviously, that didn't work and the CMG broke. Also, my opponent decided to run away with his last remaining Sherman to deny me some CVPs.
Obviously, my Tiger couldn't just rush down there to kill the Sherman, because those two Bazookas are still a bit of an annoyance. So instead he tried to take out the infantry in E6 and F5. Of course, my streak of bad luck kept up and I didn't hit anything, but my opponent decided to move his stack at E6 out of the battle and let it join the Sherman.
My last turn began, and Cpt Jenkins on the Tiger decided to take the battle to the Sherman. At this point, I had to take out the Sherman and at least two squads if I even wanted to get a draw. Also, note how the sniper hit the MMG squad again. That guy sure knows how to hold a grudge. (And, without him, I had already lost the game at that point because the squad would have been worth 4VP if they had left the board.)
Of course, the Bazooka squad in F6 didn't let my Tiger through. Hit, Kill, game lost.
Over all, it's a highly entertaining, small and fast scenario that has a unique vibe – it almost feels like a BattleTech scenario with the generic VCs and highly dominant tanks. I most certainly can recommend giving this a try.
Our next game will be BoF 11 "Second Thoughts" – Waffen-SS with a captured M8 vs a lot of surprised Americans.
Posted in AARs, ASL, Wargaming and tagged Advanced Squad Leader, ASL, PzKpfw IV, Shingle's List, Tiger, View from the Trenches on March 10, 2015 by Taschi. 1 Comment
Why I love VASSAL
There's been a bit of discussion about VASSAL in the ASL community, started by this blog post (warning: auto-play music). The central hypothesis of this is that ASL is a social game (to which I agree) and that VASSAL gets in the way of that (to which I disagree very strongly).
I am a digital native. I have been on the internet for about ten years now, I used Twitter before it was cool and IRC greatly helped me overcome my social anxieties. Some of the people I consider my best friends are people I only know from the Internet.
As my blog might tell you, I don't only play wargames. I am also a video game afficionado, and I play a lot of World of Tanks, an online game. Back when I still spent more time with that game, I often played with other people I mostly knew from a forum. Whoever claims there is no social interaction, no "having fun with friends", in such games is clearly playing them wrong or simply ignoring them.
It's the same with VASSAL/VASL. Playing a game of Advanced Squad Leader online is a social activity to exactly the same extent playing ASL at the table is a social activity. I have gotten to know people I would never have met otherwise through playing VASL with them. If meeting new people via VASL does not make VASL a "gioco di società", I do not know how any game could possibly qualify.
The social bounds formed on VASL might be less strong than those formed in face-to-face play. I don't blame anybody for preferring F2F if they have the option. But claiming VASL is simply an alternative to F2F play for loners is just silly. And not everybody even has the possibiltiy to play F2F on a regular basis.
ASL is not the only board game I have played via computer, I've played BattleTech (via MegaMek), Dominion, Battlestar Galactica and several other board games online. And never once have I missed social interaction. There was always enough of that, in every single of these games.
The internet is, first and foremost, a tool to facilitate communication between people. To bring people together who would never have met without it. If it makes you feel alone, you're probably not using it the right way.
Posted in ASL and tagged Advanced Squad Leader, ASL, F2F, Internet, Social, VASL, VASSAL on July 28, 2014 by Taschi. 1 Comment
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Tis' the season. The reasons we are behind schedule.
Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. I love the feeling. I love the laughter. I love the joy. I love the decorations. I love the gift giving. I love the food. I love the togetherness. I love the singing. I love the stories. I love the love.
While a lot of those things seem to not involve my home, my home is in fact a huge part of the season.
Going into the renovations, I had a few thoughts. One, it won't take us very long. Two, we will be done in time for Christmas.
Well, I'm here to tell you that it's taking longer than expected (As always, right?) and I don't think we will be done in time for Christmas. Unless of course a miracle happens. Which is possible. I don't doubt it.
How did we get off schedule? A few things.
This. Pure love. Togetherness. Laughter. Decorations. Memories. There is nothing I love more than relaxing on my couch, coffee in hand, enjoying the love of my husband and my pups. God is good my friends.
This. Gift giving. Joy. Singing. Memories. Tis the season to be creative. I love DIY projects. And this year, I have been loving every minute of being creative. I love to give gifts. I love to wrap gifts. It's my time to sing Christmas songs and make things look pretty.
I love to create things. If you missed my post on making a reindeer pillow, check it out here.
And the DIY Christmas cards, super easy! You still have time to make your own, check them out here.
So how am I making the best of the season when things are not 'in order' as I would like them to be?
They make everything a little better.
I picked up a few holiday colored flowers at our local grocery store, HyVee, and cut a few branches off of our Christmas tree. I also found some pinecones and a cute container to hold the flowers.
I also can't forget about my Christmas tree. It counts in the 'fresh' category.
There is something about the smell of a fresh Christmas tree that I love. The ornaments. The lights. Perfection.
Sometimes I like to use my photography skills. I'm biased, but I think that picture is pretty awesome.
If you're struggling to get into the Christmas spirit, or just are not in love with your holiday 'space', try adding some fresh flower arrangements. They truly do make everything better.
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It's a hot, by my standards, 34 degree Celsius afternoon. Quite possibly the large male black bear which lies slumped across a tinder-dry log 11-metres away may not be totally enjoying this seasonally sunny summer day either. Black flies and small mosquitoes hover in a dance of heat worship around our bodies. I wonder who is more attractive for feasting.
It's 14:30 hours. We are positioned within a selectively thinned ski trail glade on Blackcomb Mountain. For the past four hours this resident bear, aptly named Slumber (because of his passive demeanor) by a Grade 5 field trip class from Myrtle Phillip Community School last spring, has been foraging the ripening thickets of Vaccinium (huckleberry and blueberry) berries enhanced by gladed ski trail development. The look and smell of the forest reminds me of my forest fire-fighting summers back in the Arrow District of the West Kootenays.
Despite the invasion of insects through a blanket of smothering heat, Slumber continues to fulfill his basic biological requirement to prepare for winter hibernation – get fat. He and other bears in the ski area have approximately 90 days to consume as many sugar-rich berries as possible to increase fat deposits for the support of altered metabolic pathways during the four-seven month winter.
I wipe the sweat from my forehead and pull out a new bear activity budget field sheet. After a certain amount of time in the field I begin to "feel" like a bear, or at least experience a fragment of what they experience. If I had to do this for another three or four hours – well I have in the past followed bears for days – I would begin the transformation (as I like to call it). No, I'm not changing into the Wolf-man.
Every scientist, I think, should experience their subject this way – it's the only sure way to understand, or come close to really understanding and appreciating how a bear adapts to overcome hardships and unexpected, dynamic changes in its environment. Bears must eat. Berry life is ticking away. Their god and nemesis, rise high in the sky – the ability to give and the ability to take away. The sun and rain are equal partners in the creation of good huckleberry crops. Too much of either and berries diminish.
The massive, black body heaves in the shade of a stunted mountain hemlock. The sparse umbrella does what it can to intercept the invasion of solar power into the bears hide. White foam accumulates around the sides of Slumber's jowls. A constant drool drips into the duff layer. Without indication, he sways his head up almost as if to point the direction of the next feeding bout. Massive 12-cm wide forepaws push the 260-pound body off the log. His 1-metre high shoulders thrust into an equal-height huckleberry shrub. Head plows into the thicket but, with no damage to the matrix of elliptical foliage he targets the berries. Large 9-mm purplish-black Vaccinium membranceum disappear into loose, flappy lips.
Mid-August triggers hyperphagia , the first physiological stage of hibernation. Hormonal triggers push bears to feed in excess of 15 hours each day on ripening berries. Bears can be active anytime regardless of weather conditions and closeness to people.
Berry phenology is on schedule with the 10 key berry species ripe and ripening for feeding through September. Many berries grow within residential and valley park/trail areas so be aware of close bear activity anytime.
In addition to the single, red, blue, and purplish-black Vaccinium berries there are the orange cluster of Sitka-mountain ash berries, red high-bush cranberry, purple Saskatoon berries, and white red-osier dogwood berries.
Many berries are also used by landscapers (dogwood, mountain ash, and Saskatoon). Be aware that bears may feed on berries close to houses.
If you encounter a bear up close (< 20-meters) speak calmly in a regular voice and move away slowly. Turn slightly to eliminate the threatening posture of facing a bear. If a bear approaches act big, noisy, and threatening – remain facing the bear and stand your ground.
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Ever wonder what a rat race really looks like? Is it when you are so busy and things are hectic and you are running all over the place like crazy? Maybe some sort of timed scavenger hunt? Or is it an actual "rat race"?
Lately I have been feeling like life is hectic with moving to a new home in a new city, moving the family including our four animals, moving our entire lives. We are finally settled in enough so that we decided we could host one of our children's birthdays at our house. I came up with the theme based on an image I saw in my newsfeed Facebook: a TON of gigantic cardboard boxes with cut out holes just big enough for a child to walk/crawl through. The boxes were taped together in an arrangement making a very large maze. The project requires a big back yard and a mom who has a lot of time on her hands, and not to mention about 30 very big cardboard boxes like the kind that treadmills come in! I figured that I had at least one of those things covered, that being the big backyard. But, it is just like me to undertake a challenge very few would dare to attempt.
I am a firm believer that it is not about spending a ton of money on a child to make them happy, it's about the time you spend with them and the effort that you put into it. So I decided to take on this mighty task.
Wouldn't you know, my "rat race" themed birthday party was a complete success. Complete with a life sized cardboard cutout of a mouse trap and a hole to put your face through to take pictures! I had leftover cardboard and couldn't resist.
At the end of the maze, the children were met with a CHEESE and cracker platter to munch on. We even played a little game of who could find the mouse tail (a grey pipe-cleaner) in the popcorn.
This party sounds bit odd, and I will admit that it kind of was, but not one kid or their parent left unhappy!
Ever wonder what a rat race really looks like?  Is it when you are so busy and things are hectic and you are running all over the place like crazy?  Maybe some sort of timed scavenger hunt? Or is it an actual "rat race"?
Lately I have been feeling like life is hectic with moving to a new home in a new city, moving the family including our four animals, moving our entire lives.  We are finally settled in enough so that we decided we could host one of our children's birthdays at our house.  I came up with the theme based on an image I saw in my newsfeed Facebook:  a TON of gigantic cardboard boxes with cut out holes just big enough for a child to walk/crawl through.  The boxes were taped together in an arrangement making a very large maze.  The project requires a big back yard and a mom who has a lot of time on her hands, and not to mention about 30 very big cardboard boxes like the kind that treadmills come in!  I figured that I had at least one of those things covered, that being the big backyard.  But, it is just like me to undertake a challenge very few would dare to attempt.
I am a firm believer that it is not about spending a ton of money on a child to make them happy, it's about the time you spend with them and the effort that you put into it.  So I decided to take on this mighty task.
Wouldn't you know, my "rat race" themed birthday party was a complete success.  Complete with a life sized cardboard cutout of a mouse trap and a hole to put your face through to take pictures!  I had leftover cardboard and couldn't resist.
At the end of the maze, the children were met with a CHEESE and cracker platter to munch on.  We even played a little game of who could find the mouse tail (a grey pipe-cleaner) in the popcorn.
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The Ultimate Utopia
Dystopia , Utopia
Dystopian literature often shows nightmarish images of the near future. The main themes of dystopian works generally portray the oppression, wars, and revolutions. Dystopian works also show to be a place of negativity, usually the polar opposite of a utopia. A utopia is an illusioned society meant to be the ideal place. It is shown to be perfect but is the result of a twisted sense of morality. Propaganda is also often used to control the citizens or the people of a dystopia. The people are lied to create adoration for the figurehead in charge of the people. 1984, by George Orwell, is a dystopian novel that explains a story about the depiction of a totalitarian government. Big Brother is the main figurehead that acts as an omnipresence deity in charge of every little aspect of the citizens' lives. Orwell also addresses what it means to stay human in a dehumanizing and totalitarian regime.
Orwell argues to warn against the dangers of a totalitarian society; repression of individual freedom, media manipulation, and advanced technology. To stay human in the face of dehumanizing society means to have free will. Free will is accompanied by individuality. Free will is the ability to act on one's discretion. Individuality is the state of being an individual, mainly a person being separated from others with different goals and responsibilities. The characteristics that define human nature include ways of thinking, feeling, and acting which comes to humans naturally. Winston was able to stay human in a dehumanizing society by maintaining a pure mind with clear thoughts. He was able to think for himself rather than through the "doublethink that Big Brother is in charge of one's life. He also realized that his happiness and freedom were suppressed by Big Brother; freedom of speech, free thought, sex, and e.t.c. Winston realized that every aspect of his life was being controlled: relationships, sexual desires, and thoughts. Winston came to the realization that he no longer had the natural rights a human being should have. This being an aspect of Orwell's message to warn of the dangers of a totalitarian society.
The totalitarian government suppresses the individual's happiness and freedom. In a totalitarian regime, authoritative power is included. Most high officials take advantage of the uneducated lower-class and manipulate them. Orwell was trying to warn of the repression of individual freedom. When the government has too much power, the psychological process of dehumanization starts to take place. The people's rights are suppressed and their privacy is invaded. They are then stripped of their rights as a human. The evidence is shown from 1984 as it says "In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue-bottle and darted away with a curving flight. It was the Police Patrol snooping into people's windows (Orwell 2). This shows that the town is under constant and complete surveillance. The Police Patrol snoop into people's windows to check if they are having sexual intercourse to promote arts. The town seems to be on a lock-down and shows that regardless of the location, everyone is being watched. In a totalitarian regime, nearly every aspect of public and private behavior is regulated. In addition to the regulations, the people's thoughts are also kept in track. The evidence is shown as it says, "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide (Orwell 65).
Orwell believes that the future of society could relate to that of a slave society where everything is constantly living as a slave under authoritative power and totalitarianism. The dangers of a totalitarian government restrict the people of their rights. Media manipulation is one technique used to influence the thoughts of others through the media in favor of one's side. Orwell was trying to warn of the media manipulation used in 1984. Propaganda is in relation to media manipulation. Propaganda is biased information used to further an agenda. In 1984, Orwell shows the warning of media manipulation as it says, "Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version (Orwell 41). Winston is a member of the Outer Party working for the Ministry of Truth. The Ministry of Truth is the ministry of propaganda. As with the other ministries in the novel, the ministry of truth is actually a misnomer; it's the opposite of the actual term. The party uses false information and propagates it to convince its members that Big Brother is never wrong. Propaganda was also used to create adoration for Big Brother. This propaganda controlled the citizen's actions because it stated that big brother would always be watching you. The evidence is shown as it says, "It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran (Orwell 1-2). The poster had been used as propaganda to keep the citizens in place and to instill fear into them. As it conveys a series of propaganda, it means that the citizens have to follow what the dictatorial government wants, and if they do not, big brother is spying on them to keep in touch. Advanced technology is technology beyond one's current time. Orwell was trying to warn of the dangers of a totalitarian government; advanced technology. In the setting of 1984, the role of technology allows the governments to monitor and control every aspect of its citizens' lives.
The role of advanced technology in 1984 had matured to manufacturing flying contraptions with cameras that monitor the citizens. The evidence is shown as it says, "a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue-bottle and darted away with a curving flight (Orwell 2). Overall, George Orwell's argument was to warn against the dangers of a totalitarian society; repression of individual freedom, media manipulation, and advanced technology. The totalitarian government plays a role in the loss of privacy. Orwell believes that as progression begins to occur, so will change. Trust between associations will be lost and so will privacy. Just as it was written, "In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue-bottle and darted away with a curving flight. It was the Police Patrol snooping into people's windows (Orwell 2), he believes that all privacy will be gone therefore he is warning of the future. The dangers of a totalitarian government are the suppression of individual freedom, media manipulation, and advanced technology. Each of these components of a totalitarian government contributes to the loss of privacy. Orwell also addresses what it means to stay human in a dehumanizing and totalitarian regime. Each individual has a right to speech, love, relationships, thoughts, and e.t.c. Human nature defines humans with a way of thinking, feeling, and acting. In 1984, big brother strips the people of their humanistic rights and exploits them to believe that big brother is an omnipresent deity watching them at all times.
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LAcela Express, ou Acela, est un train Amtrak circulant dans le corridor Nord-Est aux États-Unis entre les gares de Washington D.C et Boston, avec quatorze arrêts intermédiaires tels que Philadelphie ou New York. Il s'agit du seul matériel adapté à la grande vitesse dans le pays et sur l'ensemble du continent américain, qui roule à  sur une portion de .

L'Acela a transporté plus de  de passagers en 2016, ce qui fait de ce train le deuxième train le plus fréquenté de tous les États-Unis et rapporte  de dollars à Amtrak soit 25 % de ses revenus totaux.

L'Acela Express opère sur des voies qui sont aussi utilisées par des trains de banlieue et de fret qui sont plus lents, ce qui l'empêche d'atteindre les performances obtenues sur les lignes à grande vitesse en Europe, sa vitesse maximale étant de  entre Mansfield (Massachusetts) et Richmond (Rhode Island). L'Acela utilise la technologie pendulaire qui permet des vitesses plus importantes dans les courbes. Le trajet entre les gares de New York (Pennsylvania Station) et de Washington D.C distantes de , est effectué en  avec les arrêts intermédiaires soit une vitesse commerciale de . Cela a permis à l'Acela de capter 75 % du trafic entre New York et Washington.

Cependant, la vitesse de l'Acela Express est limitée par le trafic et les infrastructures. En effet la section de  entre New York et Boston est parcourue au minimum en  soit une vitesse commerciale de . Finalement, le trajet total long de  prend entre  et  soit une vitesse commerciale d'environ

L'équipement actuel de l'Acela Express devrait être remplacé à partir de 2021 par des rames Avelia Liberty. Ces nouvelles rames pourront accueillir plus de passagers et pourront s'incliner plus fortement dans les courbes ce qui leur permettra de rouler à  une vitesse plus importante. Les rames actuelles seront retirées en 2022.

Histoire

Contexte
Après le succès du Shinkansen japonais, la loi de 1965 sur les transports terrestres à grande vitesse autorise le gouvernement des États-Unis à examiner l'intérêt d'une ligne à grande vitesse ce qui mène à la création du Metroliner, le prédécesseur de l'Acela. Durant les années 1980, l'administration américaine des chemins de fer explore la possibilité de la création de lignes à grande vitesse aux États-Unis. Cinq possibilités seront proposées incluant le corridor nord-est.

Amtrak demande alors aux équipementiers de faire des propositions. Un train SJ2000 est loué de Suède pour réaliser des tests entre octobre 1992 et janvier 1993 entre Washington D.C et New York City. Siemens présente également l'ICE 1 entre juillet 1993 et octobre 1994. Ces tests permettent à Amtrak de définir un cahier des charges pour un appel d'offres d'un train capable de rouler à  () remporté par le projet conjoint de Bombardier (75 %) et d'Alstom (25 %).

La mise à grande vitesse du corridor du Nord-Est est cependant sujette à des limitations imputables au fait que le réseau a été construit au cours de la seconde moitié du  et qu'il traverse une région densément peuplée de la côte Est. Il n'est donc pas envisageable de créer une ligne grande vitesse entièrement nouvelle. Une autre solution serait de procéder à des aménagements locaux permettant d'accélérer la vitesse commerciale des trains, mais Amtrak ne semble pas vouloir se décider en ce sens.

Développement
Le , Amtrak dévoile le nom que porteraient ses trains dans le corridor Boston-Washington sur un trajet de  : Acela (prononcé ə'sɛlə), un mot-valise combinant Excellence et Accélération. À ce moment, le service passagers était effectué dans le corridor et son prolongement vers Newport News (Virginie) par plusieurs types de trains et à des vitesses différentes. L'Acela devait devenir le terme générique pour tous ces trains en y accolant une expression de vitesse : Acela Express pour remplacer le rapide Metroliner, Acela pour ceux à vitesse moyenne ou régionaux et Acela Commuter pour les trains locaux.  Au total 20 nouveaux trains devaient rouler sur le corridor Nord-Est. De nombreux changements ont dû être réalisés sur ce dernier pour que l'Acela express puisse l'emprunter. Tout d'abord, il a fallu étendre l'électrification de New Haven à Boston (avant cette électrification les trains à destination de Boston devaient passer au diesel à partir de New Haven) et supprimer un certain nombre de passages à niveau.

Le , le premier  remplace le NortheastDirect sur la première ligne électrifiée du corridor. Au fur et à mesure de l'électrification des lignes, de plus en plus de trains devinrent des Acela, le trajet inaugural fut réalisé avec des personnalités le 16 novembre 2000, suivi par le premier trajet commercial le 11 décembre 2000 après quelques mois de retard. Ce retard était imputable notamment au fait que les rames étaient 10 cm trop larges pour s'incliner totalement, ce qui réduisait la vitesse maximale prévue. Le nom Acela Commuter ne fut jamais introduit et, le , le nom Acela fut réservé exclusivement au service Express, pour se conformer à l'acronyme qui le forme.

En 2005, la part d'Amtrak sur le marché du transport entre New York et Boston avait atteint 40 %, contre 18 % avant l'Acela. Avec la popularité croissante de L'Acela Express, plus moderne et plus rapide, le service Metroliner fut supprimé fin 2006. Pour répondre à une demande toujours plus importante, on ajouta des trajets Acela.

En 2011, la flotte dAcela avait atteint la moitié de sa durée de vie prévue. Amtrak a donc proposé plusieurs options de remplacement. La commande devait être passée en 2012 et devait concerner 40 nouvelles voitures. Les trains existants auraient alors reçu 2 voitures supplémentaires, permettant donc de passer d'une configuration 1-6-1 à 1-8-1. Ces rames plus longues auraient nécessité des modifications des installations d'entretien à Boston, New York et Washington.  L'entrée en service de ces rames modifiées était alors prévue pour 2014. Ce plan a été annulé en 2012 pour favoriser le remplacement des rames de la flotte Acela.

En janvier 2014, Amtrak a publié un appel d'offres pour 28 rames Acela, ou plus, dans une commande groupée avec la California High-Speed Rail. Cependant, après des discussions avec les constructeurs, les 2 entités ont conclu que leurs besoins en matériel étaient trop éloignés et ont donc décidé de ne pas poursuivre l'appel d'offres conjoint.

En 2016, Alstom conclut un contrat de  de dollars avec le gouvernement américain pour la modernisation de la ligne à grande vitesse, la livraison de 28 nouveaux trains pendulaires à grande vitesse (TGV Avelia Liberty) et leur entretien.

 Coût
Le contrat initial d'Amtrak avec le consortium Bombardier-Alstom portait sur la livraison de 20 rames (6 voitures chacune, avec des voitures électriques à l'avant et à l'arrière) pour  de dollars. Finalement, en 2004, Amtrak a payé au total de 1,2 milliard de dollars pour les 20 rames plus 15 locomotives à grande vitesse supplémentaires et la construction d'installations de maintenance à Boston, New York et Washington.

 Ingénierie

 Train Acela de première génération

La première génération de rame Acela est un ensemble unique de véhicules ferroviaires conçus sur mesure pour respecter les exigences en matière de matériel roulant établies par la Federal Railroad Administration. Cela comprend la capacité à résister à une collision avec un train de marchandises à grande vitesse et ce sans se coucher. La plupart des fabricants ayant émis un intérêt pour cet appel d'offres n'ont pas été capables de répondre à ces exigences structurelles, notamment en raison de l'augmentation des coûts et de la complication de la fabrication des trains. Finalement seulement trois constructeurs répondaient à ces exigences : ABB (constructeur du SJ2000), Alstom (constructeur du TGV français) et Siemens (constructeur de l'ICE allemand).

C'est la proposition d'Alstom qui fut retenue. Il s'agit d'un train pendulaire, ce qui autorise une vitesse plus élevée dans les courbes sans modifier la voie existante et améliore le confort des voyageurs sur le parcours sinueux qu'il est amené à parcourir. Extérieurement, il ressemble au TGV d'Alstom circulant en France. Sa propulsion, issue de celle du TGV, fut mise au point par Alstom, tandis que son système de pendulation fut mis au point par Bombardier.

La conception utilise deux voitures électriques à chaque extrémité dérivées de celles utilisées par le TGV français. Elle opère à une tension de  AC et une Fréquence de 15 ou . Plusieurs autres caractéristiques proviennent des TGV français, telles que la présence de 4 moteurs asynchrones par voiture, le système de freinage par récupération, le châssis, les disques de frein (3 sur une voiture Acela contre 4 sur un TGV) ou encore les techniques de gestion de l'énergie d'accident pour contrôler les déformations structurelles.

Les chariots basculants (technologie des trains pendulaires) sont basés sur les trains LRC de Bombardier utilisés par VIA Rail Canada. Les voitures du train sont plus lourdes que celles du TGV pour répondre aux normes de la FRA. C'est pour cette raison que les équipages français et canadiens ayant testé ce train l'ont surnommé . Cet ajout de poids a conduit à réduire le rapport poids/puissance d'une motrice Acela, 22,4 chevaux par tonne contre 30,8 pour une rame TGV Réseau. Les voitures Acela sont couplées de façon semi-permanente mais elles ne sont pas articulées comme le TGV c'est-à-dire qu'il y a 2 bogies par voiture au lieu d'un 1 pour 2 sur un TGV.

 Vitesses
LAcela a été conçu pour une vitesse limite de  (la grande vitesse ferroviaire se définit habituellement comme au-delà de ), il n'atteint cependant que  sur un court tronçon de  dans le Rhode Island et le Massachusetts. La vitesse commerciale des services s'établit à  entre Washington D.C et New York,  entre New York et Boston. Sur l'ensemble de l'itinéraire, la vitesse commerciale est de .

En pratique, la vitesse de lAcela Express dépend beaucoup des restrictions locales le long de sa route, notamment dans les zones urbaines. En plus de ces restrictions, lAcela doit régulièrement ralentir lorsqu'il passe sur des ouvrages d'art anciens, dont certains ont plus de . Au total, 224 ouvrages d'art sont au-delà de leur durée de vie nominale.

Pour le lancement de lAcela, Amtrak a amélioré la voie le long du fleuve Connecticut  pour permettre une vitesse de . En règle générale, le système de support des caténaires aérien qui a été construit dans les années 1930 (pour la section entre Washington D.C et New Haven). La Pennsylvania Railroad a déjà fait rouler des trains d'essai Metroliner à  et voulait faire fonctionner ce service à des vitesses atteignant . Les tests de certification pour une exploitation commerciale à , qui implique des essais à , ont commencé en 2012 pour la section entre Trenton et le New Brunswick.

La section la plus lente du corridor Nord-est est la portion entre New Haven dans le Connecticut et New Rochelle dans l'État de New York qui est fortement utilisée par les trains de banlieue. LAcela Express n'atteint que  sur une section de  dans l'État de New York et ne dépasse que rarement les . À partir de 2017, le remplacement des caténaires et des travaux sur les ouvrages d'art ont été réalisés et se sont achevés mi-2018.

Le temps de trajet le plus rapide entre New York et Washington D.C était de  en 2012.  de dollars ont été alloués par l'administration Obama pour améliorer les signaux de signalisation et remplacer les caténaires entre Trenton et le New Brunswick ce qui permettra d'atteindre des vitesses de  sur . Ces améliorations devraient être achevées durant l'année 2020.

 Infrastructure grande vitesse
La densité de population au nord-est des États-Unis fait du corridor nord-est la portion la plus fréquentée du réseau ferroviaire nord américain. Deux tiers des voyageurs ferroviaires vivent à proximité ou à New York, qui abrite la gare la plus fréquentée des États-Unis, Penn Station. Pour concurrencer les compagnies aériennes, Amtrak devrait augmenter la vitesse des trains dans la région. La ligne de New Haven et Boston est problématique à cause de ses virages serrés et de ses passages à niveau.

L'inclinaison permet aux passagers d'être plus confortablement installés sur des sections incurvées où le train roule plus rapidement qu'il ne serait possible autrement. Les rames Acela s'inclinent au-dessus de  dans les virages mais certains d'entre eux sont trop rapprochés pour que le train s'incline en toute sécurité tout en maintenant un espace minimal avec un potentiel autre train sur une voie parallèle. La limite de l'inclinaison est de  pour s'adapter aux contraintes imposées par ces virages.

Voyager à plus de  nécessite également une caténaire dont le câble soit à tension constante. Or, ce n'est le cas que sur le système le plus moderne, entre New Haven et Boston. Sur les autres sections, la vitesse sera toujours limitée à  même si le profil des voies permettait d'aller plus vite. À cause de cette contrainte, la vitesse de l'''Acela est presque la même que celle du Metroliner, aujourd'hui disparu et qui atteignait la vitesse de .

LAcela express relie Boston et New York en environ , soit une amélioration de . Le trajet entre New York et Washington dure . Ces horaires ainsi que la commodité relative du service direct entre centres-villes par rapport au transport aérien ont rendu lAcela plus compétitif, surtout après les Attentats du 11 septembre 2001. En raison de cette concurrence, Southwest Airlines a supprimé son service de navette entre Washington et New York.

 Vitesse au niveau des gares
En raison de la vitesse élevée à laquelle lAcela express traverse les petites gares, des inquiétudes ont été formulées dans certaines villes au sujet des avertissements jugés inadéquats pour les passagers attendant d'autres trains. Aux gares de Kingston et Mansfield, les trains passent à . Des suggestions ont été proposées, comme des barrières de sécurité ou l'utilisation d'annonces différentes lors de l'approche d'un train Acela. En 2011, des subventions fédérales ont été accordées pour améliorer la gare de Kingston en créant notamment une troisième voie utilisée comme voie de passage. Les rénovations ont été terminées le 30 octobre 2017.

 Les futurs trains
Le 26 août 2016, le vice président Joe Biden a annoncé un prêt de  de dollars pour payer de nouveaux équipements pour lAcela Express, ainsi que la mise à niveau d'une partie du corridor nord-est. Cela permettra l'achat de 28 nouvelles rames Avelia Liberty construites par Alstom à Hornell et Rochester dans l'État de New York pour remplacer toute la flotte existante.

L'extension de la flotte permettra de mettre en place un service horaire sur la journée entre New York et Boston et un service à la demi-heure aux heures de pointe entre New York et Washington. Les nouvelles rames seront plus longues, offrant 30 % de places assises en plus. La technologie d'inclinaison permettra d'atteindre des vitesses de  si des améliorations d'infrastructures ultérieures sont effectuées.

Les nouveaux trains seront livrés entre 2021 et 2022, après quoi le parc actuel sera retiré du service.

 Service

 Composition
Les rames Acela sont composées comme suit:

Une rame Acela Express est composée de deux motrices encadrant 4 voitures de classe affaires, une voiture bar et une voiture de première classe. La rame compte moins de sièges que les trains régionaux circulant sur les mêmes tronçons. La voiture de première classe comporte 44 sièges en configuration 1-2, une place est attribuée à chaque réservation. La classe affaire quant à elle a 260 sièges répartis sur 4 voitures en configuration 2-2. Contrairement à la première classe, la classe affaires n'attribue pas un siège à chaque réservation, qui garantit tout de même une place assise. Le train est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite. Chaque voiture est équipée de deux toilettes dont une respectant les normes pour les personnes handicapées. Les bagages peuvent être rangés directement sous le siège ou dans des compartiments situés au-dessus des sièges.

 Opérations et dotation

LAcela propose 2 types de siège, la première classe et la classe affaires. Contrairement à tous les autres trains Amtrak, la classe affaires est la classe de base.

L'entretien des rames est effectué dans les installations à Ivy City près de Washington D.C, à Sunnyside Yard dans Queens à New York et à Southampton Street Yard à Boston.

Les rames Acela ont subi des rénovations entre la mi-2009 et 2010 à côté de la gare de Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie. Ces rénovations comprenaient de nouveaux sièges en cuir bleu pour toutes les voitures.

En mai 2018, Amtrak a lancé un programme de 14 mois pour rafraîchir l'intérieur des rames de lAcela Express, y compris de nouvelles hausses de sièges et de nouveaux coussins. Ce programme a été achevé en juin 2019.

 Service Wi-Fi
Le service sans fils dans les stations a commencé en 2004. En 2010, tous les trains Acela  ont commencé à offrir le service  "AmtrakConnect" avec les services de la société GBS. En 2016, le service a été amélioré pour permettre une connexion plus rapide et fluide.

 Personnel
Généralement, les équipes de train Amtrak sont composées d'un ingénieur, d'un chef de train et d'au moins un chef de train adjoint. Les trains Acela ont également une équipe de service de bord avec 2 préposés à la première classe et un préposé à la voiture bar. En plus du service de restauration présent dans la voiture bar, un agent Amtrak fournit un service de vente ambulante. Les passagers de première classe reçoivent des repas à leur place sur tout le trajet. Chez Amtrak, l'équipe de service à bord est distincte et subordonnée aux équipes du train.

 Gares desservies

 Fiabilité et accidents

 Pendant la panne de courant nord-américaine de 2003, un train à destination de Boston s'est retrouvé bloqué sur le Hell Gate Bridge pendant 9 heures, avant qu'une locomotive venant de Sunnyside puisse ramener le train à la gare de New York.
 Quelques accidents ont eu lieu depuis la mise en service de l'''Acela, sans remettre en cause la conception du matériel roulant, les problèmes ayant plutôt leur source dans la conception des lignes ferroviaires empruntées. Le , un Acela Express circulant entre Boston et Washington DC entra en collision avec une automobile à un passage à niveau dans le Connecticut. Il s'agissait d'un des seuls passages à niveau restant dans le corridor BosWash, et l'un des seuls au monde sur une ligne à grande vitesse. Lors de l'impact, le train roulait à  et l'automobile dérivait sous la barrière de sécurité. La conductrice et trois passagers furent tués. L'enquête ne conclut pas formellement quant aux cause de l'accident mais évoque l'hypothèse d'un malaise cardiaque de la conductrice, âgée de 62 ans. L'inspection de la barrière conclut à son fonctionnement correct lors de l'accident, mais l'opinion publique s'est rangée en faveur de l'élimination des passages à niveau sur ce tracé.
 Le , un adolescent descendit du train de banlieue du MBTA à  à la gare de Mansfield. Il voulut traverser la voie pour aller sur le quai d'en face, mais fut happé par l'Acela passant en gare à environ . Il mourut le  au soir. Six jours plus tard, un train Acela se dirigeant vers le nord heurta et tua un autre piéton dans le Connecticut à un passage à niveau à New Haven.
 Le 14 mars 2017, un train Acela a déraillé à faible vitesse à la Pennsylvania Station à New York. Les 248 passagers ont pu être évacués sans problème. Le déraillement était dû à une section de voie défectueuse dont Amtrak était informée mais qui n'avait pas encore été réparée.
 Le 6 février 2018, le train Acela Express  s'est séparé entre les 2 premières voitures à  dans le Maryland. Il n'y a eu aucun blessé parmi les membres d'équipages et parmi les 52 passagers à bord

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Les remorques du Acela ont été utilisées par Bombardier pour son prototype JetTrain depuis le début des années 2000. On y accouple une locomotive à turbine à gaz, ce qui permet de rouler sur les voies non électrifiées qui couvrent la majorité du continent nord-américain. Cela pourrait permettre d'étendre le marché dérivable de l'Acela.

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Portmerion, the Jewel of Wales.
When the Aber Iâ estate near Penrhyndeudraeth in Wales came up for sale in 1925, the Welsh architect Clough Williams Ellis jumped in feet first and began to create plans to build the world famous Portmeirion village.
His aim as a designer was to show how to develop a place of outstanding natural beauty without spoiling it and how it can be enhanced in a sympathetic way, incorporating man-made forms against such a dramatic natural landscape. The Aber Iâ estate was everything he could hope for, a luscious, sub-tropical area with streams running into a wide estuary, steep cliffs, old buildings and dense woodland.
The area itself has a very long history beginning with the construction in 1188 of Castell Deudreath which was originally made up of two towers one facing the south western point of the peninsula ant the other the eastern point. In 1861, When Williams- Ellis himself, bought the land in 1925, he wrote, "a neglected wilderness-long abandoned by those romantics who had realised the unique appeal and possibilities of this favored promontory but who had been carried away by their grandiose landscaping…into sorrowful bankruptcy." Even before development started, he decided to give the place a new name and it was duly changed from Aber Iâ (Glacial Estuary) to Portmerion. Meirion meaning Merioneth, the name of the actual county which it is situated and Port due to being positioned by the coast.
The first task was the renovation of the old house, situated by the sea shore into a grand hotel. Clough's ideas for a closely grouped village in a coastal retreat was already on the drawing board, so his designs were already well thought out before they were realised.
The initial project that lasted from 1925 t0 1939, was built in two stages. Firstly, with the most prominent structures erected first, the styles were predominantly Arts and Crafts at this stage. Yet it wasn't until 1954 that the finer details were added and completed in 1976. This second half of the work was in the Palladian style, a European style of architecture inspired and derived from the designs of the Ventian architect Andrea Palladio who was himself inspired by the symmetrical lines of ancient Greek architecture.
Several for the key buildings in the village were made from salvaging old buildings, hence, Clough describing the place as "a home for fallen buildings".
Portmeirion Village is a wonderful showroom for ideas and inspiration. Many of the buildings are designed in the Tuscan villa style, brightly coloured decorative exterior shutters, lying against contrasting coloured walls give a warm and romantic feel to the buildings. In fact, the whole place has a wonderful holiday feel to it, not only because of its sub-tropical gardens set against a stunning landscape but its stylish hotels and self-catering cottages, cafes, spa and shops. It is truly a beautiful and unique place and well worth a visit. If you are inspired by shutter design and require a consultation then please contact us for a free no obligation quote.


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Baljit Rayat and Soundscape Producer Derrick Bauman came together to share their talents with a unique audience at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.
Rayat is trained as a Reiki Master, Akashic Record Consultant, Soul Journeys ™ Method teacher and creator of Lotus Destiny™ and the Star Activation System.
Speaking with Rayat, she said her path began as a child, with frequent outer-body experiences, including communications with "higher-beings." As a girl, these were often fearful events. "I was scared communicating with my higher beings, so I repressed it because I didn't know what it was about and had no one to talk to about it...I was more fearful of being seen as a hippy, or "woo-woo" from others." explained Rayat.
Attempting to fit into the status quo, Ryat worked a grueling, unfulfilling architecture job for 3 years, before leaving to pursue homeopathy and energy healing, including Reiki and Soul Journeys ™. The art of Sacred Geometry inspired her to create beautiful, unique geometric designs which serve to assist in removing old programming in her Star Activations healing system.
Under the sparkling dome of the planetarium, Rayat led a series of nearly-hypnotic readings, instructing us to shut our eyes and breathe deeply. With each reading a Star Activation design is projected upon the planetarium ceiling and the deeply transcendent sounds of tuning forks and planetary recordings from Derrick Bauman are played. Rayat spoke of healing, realizing your true potential and guiding one's self to a "higher state of consciousness" through ridding the body and mind of "old programming", a term used in energy healing that refers to thoughts we learned throughout our life that now no longer serve us, for example, guilt, mis-trust and so on.
How did Bauman and Rayat join forces to create this unique event? Says Rayat, "Derrick and I are long time friends. We have both done energy healing work together, so based on our relationship as soul brother and sister I knew that he would be a perfect fit for this event…and so did he. My Star Activations complement well with his music."
Bauman's "Soundscapes" combine the eclectic resonance of tuning forks, planetary recordings, singing bowls and electronic instruments and are used throughout the evening to accompany the "Star Activations".
Not everyone will be as open minded to this type of experience as I was. Having a familiarity with energy healing practices, I was able to comfortably relax into the experience. Regardless, much of the language used was over my head, and I felt at times that this drew me away from the experience but I took from it what I could and found it to be an effective meditative process.
For some, "Awakening to the Universe Within" fulfilled the climax of a much longer journey, for others, it is simply the beginning.
Baljit Rayat provides Soul Coaching for women with an 8 week tele-course called "Awaken Your Goddess Within". http://lotusdestiny.com/healing-services/ She also offers a 6 month and 12 month Soul Coaching Program entitled the Divine Goddess Soul Purpose Program.
Contact Baljit Rayat to find out more about this 6 month powerful intensive program and other programs at [email protected].


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Skärkinds församling var en församling i Linköpings stift inom Svenska kyrkan i Norrköpings kommun i Östergötlands län. Församlingen uppgick 2010 i Norrköpings Borgs församling.

Församlingskyrka var Skärkinds kyrka

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Församlingen har medeltida ursprung.

Församlingen utgjorde åtminstone till 1540 ett eget pastorat för att därefter till 1587 vara moderförsamling i pastoratet Skärkind och Gårdeby och från 1587 till 1962 åter utgöra ett eget pastorat. Från 1962 till 2002 var den annexförsamling i pastoratet Kimstad och Skärkind och därefter ingick församlingen i Kullerstads, Vånga, Kimstads och Skärkinds församlingars pastorat. Församlingen uppgick 2010 i Norrköpings Borgs församling.

Församlingskod var 058111.

Kyrkoherdar

Klockare, kantor och organister

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Skärkinds socken

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Indelningar i Norrköpings kommun
Historiska församlingar i Linköpings stift


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**This post is going to be a little lengthy, but you NEED to read this.
I consider it vitally important and URGENT!**On July 15, 2018, I had a very disturbing dream. In my dream, of which I will share below, I saw a particular city getting hit by Nuclear Weapons…..At the time, you will see where I did not reveal this at that time.
As you read the dream I had, you will see that I also saw and heard of other cities getting hit in like fashion.
Now, I will tell you the city I saw was….."SEATTLE"!
I clearly saw the Seattle "Space Needle" in my dream.
I shared this dream on Facebook with you, and I also spoke about this on "The Prophecy Club" with Stan Johnson.
Now "Fast forward" to yesterday when I had a new friend, Melissa Tabor reach out to me privately, and she shared with me that she had several visions over a span of time about particular city's get hit with Nuclear Weapons.
I'm ALWAYS careful about what I share personally and am very guarded about what I share from others.
I found Melissa's visions very credible especially as she told me what she had seen, her experience, and then her saying that she saw 2 out of 3 city's, but could NOT name the 3rd, but felt that I may have a "piece of the puzzle".
I think she is right!!!
I think that my dreams, coupled with her visions, do indeed put the puzzle together.
I share this with her permission, and I think you will find this VERY intriguing, just as I have!
In my dream I found myself scurrying down the road with 2 American soldiers.
We were going very fast.
I could see the look of fear on their faces……it was not normal fear either it was a look of abject terror.
"OH MY GOD, IT'S HAPPENING!!!.
I could then see the Missiles raining down in this city in great number!! More than I could count.
I saw the smoke of their burning and the city being turned into ash.
I saw the people running trying to escape…. but there appeared to be no escape.
I knew this strike was "Pre-Emptive" and not expected, there were no warnings!!!!…..
"And NOW, we are receiving reports of the following cities seeing incoming Missiles!!!!…..
Previously, I've lived in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Cleveland, OH among other places.
While living in Fort Lauderdale God gave me 2 dreams about Tsunamis destroying FL. God moved me about 3-4 months after these dreams to Ohio.
After 3 months in Cleveland, I received a vision of an earthquake which aftershocks split a portion of Ohio near Cleveland…again, I was moved 3-4 months later.
This bring me to Las Vegas….and what I'm lead to share…around May of 2018 (I did not write the exact date, wish I did) I had a vision of standing outside of my apartment facing the Las Vegas Strip.
As I watched the strip, from the west/northwest a streak of light came out of the sky striking the Stratosphere tower. Immediately, I watched the Strip disintegrate and the after "wave move through the valley.
I had not received anything more about this vision until yesterday. On November 7, 2018 around 8:30am PST I was making breakfast, praising God when there was a flash of light in my eyes.
The light was so bright, I could not see for about 3 seconds. The next vision I saw was 3 major cities crumbling to the ground. As the cities were crumbling, the Holy Spirit said "It will happen in a flash".
I next saw myself walking over dead bodies. There were dead to my left and dead to my right. Then the vision ended. A few minutes later, the Holy Spirit said "I am going to give you a message for My people". The message came with a weight so great I was unsure if I wanted to accept it, but being obedient to God, I accepted it.
This is why I am reaching out to you.
One of the cities is Las Vegas, another is Chicago, but the 3rd remains unnamed.
My friends, I find this NO COINCIDENCE that Melissa felt to reach out to me and that we both had a witness in our spirit that there is indeed a connection and certainly a warning from the Lord!
Also, I have seen other cities on both the East and West Coast that were struck….


A truly big and heartfelt THANK YOU to all the people who helped make our fall fundraiser "Igniting Hope" successful. We presented our agency's highest honor, to three wonderful friends of IWT, Diane Falanga and Bill and Teri Gonzales Lowry.
A special thank you to our many volunteers, especially Jean Vanier, Rodger Kurth, Debbie and Willie Parks, Robin Harmon, Liz Wersells, and their friends who provided all of the sound and audio visual equipment, decorations, lighting and beautiful flowers.
And we extend our gratitude to the supporters who joined the fun that evening at Ignite Glass Studios and for those who continue to open their hearts (and their wallets) to us throughout the year. Our event was a success because of ALL of you.


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Mansfield Municipal Court sentences
The sentences and fines listed here were handed down between March 11 and 15.
Mansfield Municipal Court sentences The sentences and fines listed here were handed down between March 11 and 15. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2019/03/28/mansfield-municipal-court-sentences/3297026002/
From Public Records Published 2:47 p.m. ET March 28, 2019
MANSFIELD - The Mansfield Municipal Court report includes only charges involving fines and court costs totaling $150 or more. The sentences and fines listed here were handed down between March 11 and 15.
Daniel J. Amos, 216 E. Eighth St., Ashland; obstructing official business; $200; 90 days in jail, 90 suspended.
Deontae Burnley, 195 N. Benton St., Mansfield; obstructing official business; $150; 90 days in jail, 90 suspended.
Rashad (aka Roshod) D. Eatmon, 504 Vanderbilt Road, Lexington; driving while intoxicated; $375; 180 days in jail, 177 suspended; license suspended 1 year.
Alexiss K. Elliot, 595 Illinois Ave N., Mansfield; reasonable control; $150.
Mark A. Eversole, 1723 Woodville Road, Mansfield; petit theft; $250; 30 days in jail, 30 suspended.
Shawn M. Ford of Cleveland; no operator's license; $150.
James C. Kennedy, 1521 Pinegrove Court, Mansfield; reckless operation; $150.
William J. Pack, 231 W. Union St., Apt. B., Mount Gilead; operating motor vehicle while under suspension; $150; 180 days in jail, 180 suspended.
Martel D. Powell, 221 Rhein Ave., Mansfield; attempted domestic violence threats; $150.
Andrew J. Scharosch, 1835 Jamestown Drive, Mansfield; physical control; $200; 30 days in jail, 30 suspended.
Christian C. Scott, 304 Abbeyfeale Road, Mansfield; disorderly conduct; $150.
Brandon Shea, 28 Chestnut St., Mansfield; drug abuse; $250.
Amanda Snyder (McGatney), 165 Willowbrook Drive, Mansfield; attempted domestic violence threats; $150.
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Home » Topics » GI Illness » Clostridioides Difficile
National Burden of C difficile Infection Decreased From 2011 Through 2017
Sweta Gupta
After adjustment of NAAT use to the 2011 rate of 55%, the estimated burden of C difficile infection decreased from 2012 through 2017.
As a result of a decline in healthcare–associated infections, the estimated burden of Clostridioides difficile infection in the United States decreased by an adjusted 24% from 2011 through 2017, according to study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
To assess the national progress in reducing C difficile infection, researchers used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging Infections Program (EIP), which have been conducting population-based surveillance of C difficile infection in 10 US states since 2011, equaling more than 12 million persons in 2017.
Healthcare-associated infections were defined as an infection with onset during a stay in a healthcare facility or associated with recent admission to a healthcare facility; all others were classified as community-associated infections.
Cases were adjusted for age, sex, race, and diagnostic method (nucleic acid amplification tests [NAATs] vs other test types). Although people diagnosed by NAAT increased from 55% in 2011 to 84% in 2016, and then decreased to 83% in 2017, researchers used the 2011 rate of 55% for each year to perform the trend analyses.
The number of reported EIP cases was 15,461 in 2011 (10,177 healthcare-associated and 5284 community-associated cases) and 15,512 in 2017 (7973 healthcare-associated and 7539 community-associated cases).
Without adjustment for NAAT use, the estimated total national burden C difficile infection was 476,400 cases (95% CI, 419,900-532,900; estimated incidence of 154.9 per 100,000 population) in 2011 and 462,100 cases (95% CI, 428,600-495,600; estimated incidence of 143.6 per 100,000 population) in 2017.
After adjustment of NAAT use to the 2011 rate of 55%, the estimated total burden of C difficile infection decreased by 24% (95% CI, 6%-36%) from 2011 to 2017; healthcare-associated infection decreased by 36% (95% CI, 24%-54%) but no change was seen in the burden of community-associated infection. Furthermore, the adjusted estimate of burden of hospitalizations decreased by 24% (95% CI, 0%-48%), but no significant changes were observed in the adjusted estimates of the burden of first recurrences and in-hospital deaths.
Researchers attributed the decrease in healthcare-associated infections to adherence to recommended infection-prevention practices. Specifically, they noted that a decline in ribotype 027 isolates, which may have been driven by reduced fluoroquinolone use in US hospitals and may have been a contributing factor to the decrease in healthcare-associated infections. They noted that understanding the role of nonhealthcare reservoirs in C difficile transmission needs to improve, because estimates of community-associated infection did not change after accounting for NAAT use.
Bezlotoxumab Effective for Treating Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
Long-Duration Vancomycin May Reduce Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Decreases Mortality in Patients With Recurrent, Fulminant CDI
In addition, "the development of a C difficile vaccine and exploration of innovative strategies, such as gut microbiome restoration for primary prevention of C difficile infection, might also further reduce the burden of C difficile infection," they concluded.
Disclosure: Several study authors declared affiliations with the pharmaceutical industry. Please see the original reference for a full list of authors' disclosures.
Guh AY, Mu Y, Winston LG, et al; Emerging Infections Program Clostridioides difficile Infection Working Group. Trends in U.S. burden of Clostridioides difficile infection and outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(14):1320-1330.
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(né le  à Dublin – mort le  dans la même ville) est un compositeur irlandais. Ses œuvres ont été publiées par Chandos, Naxos et Toccata Classics.

Biographie

Œuvres
 10 symphonies
 Concertos
 Quatuors à cordes

Discographie
 Un CD de RTÉ Lyric regroupant la symphonie 6, la symphonie 7, Cúchulainn and Ferdia: Duel at the Ford et Prelude and Toccata for String Orchestra.
 Un CD de Chandos Contemporary Irish String Quartets (1995).
 Un CD de Naxos regroupant la symphonie 3 Joie de vivre et la symphonie 4 The Four Provinces.
 Un CD de Toccata Classics regroupant la symphonie 5, sous-titrée The 1916 Poets (1992) en hommage à trois Irlandais tués lors de l'insurrection , et la symphonie 10 (2010).
 Guitar Fantasy, John Feeley, RTÉ lyric fm CD 153 (CD, 2016).

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Compositeur irlandais de musique classique
Compositeur de musique sacrée
Compositeur irlandais d'opéra
Compositeur irlandais de symphonie
Naissance en avril 1932
Naissance à Dublin
Décès en novembre 2021
Décès à Dublin
Décès à 89 ans


Ashley Furniture is an American home furnishings manufacturer and retailer. Owned by Ron and Todd Wanek, the company is well known for its furniture range and it also manufactures and distributes them throughout the world. The company is very popular in the US and it offers discounts on its products on special occasions. On Black Friday 2019, it is providing rebates on its furniture range with free shipping in the US as a part of the Ashley Furniture Black Friday 2019 sale.


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  # overwritten original method. Damage calculation is performed elsewhere
  def make_damage_value(user, item)
    value = make_damage(user, item)
    @result.make_damage(value.to_i, item)
  end

  # Calculate damage performed
  def make_damage(user, item)
    value = make_base_damage(user, item)
    value = apply_damage_modifiers(user, item, value)
    return value
  end

  # Calculate base damage from skill/item
  def make_base_damage(user, item)
    item.damage.eval(user, self, $game_variables)
  end

  # Apply modifiers from various features
  def apply_damage_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value = apply_element_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value = apply_item_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value = apply_hit_modifiers(user, item, value)
    return value
  end

  def apply_element_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value *= item_element_rate(user, item)
    return value
  end

  def apply_item_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value *= pdr if item.physical?
    value *= mdr if item.magical?
    value *= rec if item.damage.recover?
    return value
  end

  def apply_hit_modifiers(user, item, value)
    value = apply_critical(value) if @result.critical
    value = apply_variance(value, item.damage.variance)
    value = apply_guard(value)
    return value
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub