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I am the founder of a software development company in Sausalito, California. David Peteler has been my attorney since 2013. In less than two years, David has helped me and my company structure and close two rounds of financing; deal with problems in our overseas subsidiary; develop our SaaS client contracts; revise our capital structure; establish an employee compensation program; and bring in a new key executive. I rely on David for strategic advice and implementation.
Stuart Jacobson, President
Biome Analytics, Inc.
I am one of the founders and the former CFO of an environmental media company, located in Los Angeles. David Peteler was our corporate and finance attorney for a number of years. During that time, the company grew and David helped us structure and implement several rounds of equity and convertible debt financing totaling in excess of $20,000,000. David also served the critical and sensitive management of our employment contracts, executive compensation, and many other general corporate matters. When it came time to sell the company, David negotiated and closed the sale of our company to a publicly-traded media company, on terms and at a price that were very good for the time.
Since then, through my consulting firm, I've had the opportunity to serve in contract CFO roles for numerous companies over the past several years. I've recommended David to serve as corporate counsel for a number of these companies, particular where there is capital structuring and financings involved. David is on my short-list of "go to" corporate attorneys.
Steven Michael Ehlinger II
Integrated Management Consulting
David Peteler has been my corporate attorney for almost ten years. We met through unusual circumstances, but as a result of those circumstances I knew he would share many of my personal values and help me to shape the culture of the company I had decided to grow after almost fifteen years of sole proprietorship. To be sure, many clients found it odd that a company domiciled in Alaska would be represented by an attorney based in California and Minnesota, but I was quicker to realize that as such he was an unknown commodity to them, which worked tremendously to my advantage.
Shortly after incorporation, my company crew 300% during each of the next three years. To say this was stressful would be an understatement. Soon, instead of simple operations in one state, I had employees telecommuting from eight different states plus two storefront offices within Alaska. Major IT platform development occurred to support this new endeavor, requiring special legal considerations. David rose to each new legal challenge which presented itself and guided me through a myriad of personnel, corporate, contractual, lease, insurance, major equipment and a corporate asset acquisitions, and employee benefit issues with a patient but firm hand.
About three years into the expansion, a former easy to work with junior mining client was acquired by a major conglomerate who decided they should dictate to their consultants how and what work they would do – while simultaneously increasing our legal obligations and exposure. David easily out- maneuvered their corporate lawyers on a multitude of technical issues – helping me to stand my ground and preserve the regulatory integrity of the work my team was performing. I lovingly refer to him as my well-trained pit bull. Sweet, efficient, and ever so easy to work with until you give him a reason to be otherwise!
I really can't emphasize enough how versatile of an attorney David has been. It would take dozens of pages to summarize all the different types of transactions David has overseen as my corporate counsel. So instead I shall just offer my contact information (email cmoody@3PPI.net, cell 928.300.5368) and my promise of a quick response should you wish to further discuss his specific aptitudes for your legal needs. I look forward to hearing from you.
Cheryl Moody, President/CEO Professional Wetland Scientist No. 310
I have known David Peteler since the 1980s, when we worked together on an asset buyout of a division of a computer hardware company in bankruptcy. Since then I have been a founder of three other companies, and have used David as my corporate and finance attorney. David has helped me raise over $10,000,000 in the last three years in one of my companies. I would recommend David as a corporate and finance attorney for start-ups and expanding businesses.
Todd Kesselman, Founder
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Tom Golisano gives $5 million for new Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center
Critically-needed center will serve children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral needs
Rochester, NY – October 19, 2017 – Tom Golisano, philanthropist and namesake of UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital, has pledged $5 million to support construction of a new Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, providing the greater Rochester community a new, critically-needed home base for child and adolescent behavioral health services.
The new building will be the primary outpatient location for the children's hospital's Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness program— which treats children with depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, PTSD, and other behavioral and emotional conditions — and will be staffed by a multidisciplinary team that includes child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, nurses, and more.
"We have known for some time that pediatric behavioral and mental health services are a critical area of need in our community," said Joel Seligman, president and CEO of the University of Rochester. "And once again, we've been overwhelmed by the generosity of Tom Golisano, who has stepped up to help fill this need."
"Rochester — like much of the country — has seen a serious dearth of services and providers in this area," said Mark B. Taubman, M.D., CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). "But this gift will allow us to essentially double the space that we have to care for children with emotional or behavioral needs."
"I am pleased to partner with URMC to build the new Golisano Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, which will address gaps in care and accommodate more clinical staff to help reduce the number of children on the wait list for services," said Golisano. "Now, when we talk about providing comprehensive care to children and their families, we can include expanded and enhanced behavioral health services. I'm confident that Golisano Children's Hospital will become a leader in this field."
The $10 million building, estimated at 30,000 sq. ft., will be located near the intersection of South Avenue and Science Parkway, next door to the planned location of the Golisano Autism Center, a collaborative venture between Al Sigl Community of Agencies, AutismUp, and CP Rochester. Construction on both buildings is expected to begin next spring, with completion of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Center slated for 2019.
The new building will enable introduction of one new service for the Rochester region and expansion of two existing Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness services:
The new Intensive Outpatient Service Line would allow youth to receive a higher level of care than traditional outpatient services, while staying home and attending their regular school.
An outpatient program, which serves children and adolescents battling depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, ADHD, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other conditions, including experiencing stress due to a medical illness, change in family situation, or other adverse or traumatic events.
A partial hospitalization program, which serves children ages 12-18 who require intensive services throughout the day, but are able to stay home with their families safely without constant medical observation. This program is the only adolescent partial hospitalization service in the state west of the Hudson River.
These services are designed to diagnose and address potential issues before they become major concerns, thus reducing the need for emergency department visits and inpatient services, both of which will remain located at URMC.
In response to growing demand for pediatric behavioral health services, URMC has more than doubled its child psychiatry staffing in recent years, but facility space remained in short supply. The new center addresses this need, and makes it possible for URMC to offer educational events for families and community agencies it partners with for pediatric care.
Michael A. Scharf, M.D., Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, said he is excited to partner with his future neighbors in the Golisano Autism Center. Discussions have already begun on how the two groups — URMC and the Al Sigl Family of Agencies — can collaborate to better serve youth, families, and other community providers.
"Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Golisano, we anticipate this location will become the regional hub, both for providing comprehensive care and for educating families and other providers about how best to meet the needs of the children and families we serve," said Scharf.
With the gift, Golisano — already the University of Rochester's most generous living donor — has now given nearly $41 million in support of the children's hospital.
Future behavioral health center aims to ease demand for adolescent, children's services - 13 WHAM Jan 27, 2020
Golisano gives $5 million for new pediatric behavioral health and wellness center – WXXI, October 19, 2017
Golisano gives $5M to URMC for pediatric behavioral health center – Democrat and Chrocnicle, Oct 19, 2017
Golisano gives $5M for new pediatric behavioral health & wellness center – WHEC TV, October 18, 2017
Tom Golisano gives $5 million for new Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center–- MPNow, Nov 2017
URMC expanding child, adolescent mental health care – 13WHAM, Oct 19, 2017
Golisano Gives $5 Million To URMC For Pediatric Behavioral Health Center – Open Minds, Oct 25, 2017
Strong Kids | 2018 | Volume 2, May 6, 2018

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Study Bachelor's Degrees in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Bologna at a glance
Bologna, the famous university city, with a long tradition of academic excellence, is one of the most desired study destinations in Europe. With so many nicknames, the learned one" (la dotta), reference to its university, "the fat one" (la grassa) reference to its cuisine, stated a UNESCO "city of music", due to the numerous open-air concerts and music associations, Bologna has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy. Supposedly, here, Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa and you can see one of Michelangelo's works of art (the sculpture of an angel on the arc in Basilica Santo Domenico). Home to the oldest university in the western world, in Bologna, you can study your favourite discipline and benefit of some of the best and innovative teaching styles. Bologna is the largest city (and the capital) of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. The city is placed on the edge of the Po Plain, close to the Apennine Mountains.
750 - 1100 EUR/month
Studying in Bologna
Higher educational institutions in Bologna provide a plethora of study degree programmes, taught in Italian and English as well. You can apply for a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or PhD programme. Within universities, you can also join, postgraduate vocational courses, summer and winter schools, joint and dual degrees.
There are no specific language requirements for studying at the University of Bologna. However, before coming to Bologna you are strongly advised to have at least basic knowledge of Italian (level A2), in order to be able to study and make the most of the lessons.
If you wish to enrol in an Italian-taught programme, you won't need any specific language requirements, except basic knowledge of Italian (level A2), and you will take a language test after the application process. Admitted international students can sign up for Italian language classes.
Pursuing your studies using English as a medium of instruction requires evidence of language proficiency, high scores of TOEFL or IELTS.
Get your undergraduate or postgraduate degree in: agriculture, arts, economics, business administration, engineering, languages, political science, law, medicine, computer science, astrophysics and more.
Distance degree courses are mostly dedicated to students who want to become experts in: executive MBA, innovation management, or marketing.
Career opportunities in Bologna
Bologna has a rich and diverse economy, the main industries are: manufacturing (machinery, automobiles, footwear, textile, chemical products), engineering, as well as finance, insurance and retail.
Some of the major employers in Bologna include: Unipol, Ducati, Segafredo Zanetti, KPMG, Philip Morris, Alstom Transportation, Sysdata, Nike, Lionbridge.
Local companies offer several internships, available for international students as well. Most of them require an intermediate level of Italian language.
Bologna city life
Having one of the largest historical centres in Italy, Bologna is a great spot for culture and arts, and you will continually marvel at the beautiful buildings, towers, churches and monuments, some of them preserved from the Middle Ages.
Main landmarks of Bologna include:
Piazza Maggiore – includes San Petronio Basilica and the City Hall
The Portico di San Luca – makes the connection between Porta Saragozza (one of the twelve gates of the ancient walls built in the Middle Ages) and the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Due Torri
The University Museums (includes a number of small museums)
Whenever you feel the need to see a play, go to Teatro Comunale and if you want to relax, check out the lovely parks: Giardini Margherita (Margherita Gardens), Parco Montagnola and others.
Whoever is passionate about cars or motorcycles, will surely want to visit the annual Motor Show Bologna and admire famous brands of Italy, at the Lamborghini Museum and the Ducati Museum.
Bologna is also famous for the tasty cuisine; try some of the local dishes, like tagliatelle with ragù, lasagne, tortellini served in broth, mortadella, and the original Bologna sausage.
From Bologna, you can visit so many beautiful cities in Italy: Firenze (Florence) is only around 30 minutes away by train and Rome, Milano, Venice and Genoa are all around one hour and a half – two hours away.
International atmosphere in Bologna
Due to its reputed university, Bologna counts thousands of international students, coming not only from all over Europe, but from U.S. and Asia as well.
Foreign-born residents include Romanians, Albanians and Asians (mostly Filipinos and Bangladeshi people).
You will also see branches of several multinational companies in Bologna.
Weather Bologna
In Bologna, winters are rather cold, and summers are hot and muggy. Snow and heavy snowfalls are common in the winter, with low temperatures of around -10 °C (14 °F). The average high temperatures during the summer range around 29 – 30 °C (85 – 87 °F). Most rainfalls occur in spring and autumn.
Accommodation costs in Bologna
One way to save money on accommodation is to look for a place to stay on sites dedicated to students, such as uniplaces.com. If you use our promotional code: SP19 on Uniplaces at the checkout, you will get an awesome discount of 25% on the service fee.
Universities in Bologna
The origins of the University of Bologna go way back, and it is considered to be the oldest university in the Western world. Its history is intertwined with that of the great names of science and literature, it is a keystone and a point of reference for European culture.
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South African astronomy is at the forefront of new discoveries with the opportunity for unprecedented space exploration
Tags: big data, south africa, science, skills, centre of high performance computing
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project being built 80km from Carnarvon in the Northern Cape is pushing South Africa closer to the forefront of exciting astronomical discoveries from the universe.
SKA SA is part of a global project to build the world's largest ever radio telescope which, on completion, will have a total collecting area of about one million square metres with a centralised computer that has the capacity of about 100 million PCs to process data.
With its headquarters at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in the UK, the SKA has grown into an international project bringing the world's foremost scientists, engineers and decision makers from its core membership in ten countries, including South Africa and Australia. Sites in these two countries were chosen in 2012, with Australia's Murchison region hosting the low-frequency arrays, while Carnarvon is the site of the mid-frequency arrays.
The SKA is expected to push boundaries beyond known limits of human engineering, scientific endeavours and data capturing abilities that will search for life outside our known universe and look for answers to important scientific questions such as the origin of cosmic magnetism, energy and black holes.
The Northern Cape is already host to the KAT7 telescope array, an essential testing site for the MeerKAT telescope array (formerly KAT - the Karoo Array Telescope), a 64-dish system that will be a forerunner to the full SKA telescope system.
In May, while astronomers from around the world met in Stellenbosch to discuss the scientific potential of MeerKAT, the telescope produced its first image using just four of the 64 dishes, with radio waves from galaxies in the distant universe that have never been viewed before.
"This holds enormous significance for us," explains SKA SA associate director for science and engineering, Professor Justin Jonas. "This image and all that goes with it adds to our confidence that this very complex project will be the success that we have been planning for over ten years."
SKA South Africa's principal scientist, Dr Fernando Camilo explains the image captured by MeerKAT is less than 0.01% of the entire celestial sphere.
"Considering that we detected over 50 galaxies in such a small patch of sky, using only four dishes, imagine the discoveries that will be made when we survey the entire South African sky with the full 64-dish MeerKAT."
South Africa a major role-player in scientific and Big Data industries
SKA SA director, Dr Bernie Fanaroff is passionate about the SKA and his role in the project. "We want to prove to the world that South Africa is a major role-player in science, technology and the Big Data industry. If you have a vision, you need to convince people of that vision, and continue to be extremely stubborn and focused on it."
South Africa's long history of astronomical research, along with Africa's renewed position as a centre of scientific excellence was key to securing the South African bid to co-host SKA with Australia.
"Not only will there be exciting discoveries coming out of the SKA, but there will also be challenges in how to cope with the enormous amount of raw data that this construction will produce."
Fanaroff explains that the SKA will increase understanding of the evolution of the universe, its expansion and formation of plants amongst other things, such as how dark energy and dark matter occurs. "But the biggest discoveries that radio telescopes have become famous for are the unpredictable discoveries, and the design of the SKA lends itself to that."
He says that the sensitivity of the SKA telescope is futuristic and goes way beyond what has been used before. "It is far better than anything we've had before and it will open up entirely new avenues and covers a far greater wavelength spectrum."
SKA working with partners to process huge volumes of science data
Due to the nature of the SKA there will be a huge amount of scientific data that will need to be processed and Fanaroff says that during the first phase, the project has been broken down into small packages, which different consortiums in the SKA member countries will focus on.
"A large consortium is working on processing science data, which comes after the initial computing stage. It takes a lot of work to process the huge volume of data coming through without expending a lot of energy.
"Then there is a new challenge as to what algorithms can be used to take the data that's been processed up to a certain point, calibrate it, and make images from it. Although we know how to make images and calibrate data in smaller fields of view, we are now having to design new science in order to calibrate and see everything with great fidelity over the entire field of view," explains Fanaroff, adding that there is already a strong South African consortium working on third-generation calibration.
The big question, says Fanaroff is how to distribute, store and analyse huge amounts of data around the world as the volume is too great for ordinary computers and laptops.
"There are a lot of people who work in the field of Big Data, and countries like the UK are investing heavily in the SKA, because they want to develop Big Data capacity. The possibilities are exciting not just for astronomy but for social and economic development as well."
Challenge of radio frequency interference could impact aviation and cellphones
There will be several challenges for the SKA as the giant radio telescope will operate over a large range of frequencies, which promise to be strong enough to detect radio waves millions of light years away from Earth.
A major challenge is that the radio telescope needs to be protected from radio frequency interference, which has caused an impasse between SKA SA and the local aviation authorities over restriction of some radio frequencies in the Karoo. An area of around 131 500 hectares that surrounds the telescope's 176-dish core needs to be free from radio frequency interference.
In order for the telescope to function at such a high level of sensitivity, it will need to be protected from radio frequency interference such as that of two-way communication between pilots and air traffic controllers in the area.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says there are fears that the restriction on using the frequency spectrum to communicate with pilots could see aircraft on the Johannesburg – Cape Town route being rerouted over the Atlantic Ocean, over Upington or even via Port-Elizabeth.
A draft Astronomy Geographic Advantage (AGA) Act has been published for public comment, regarding the proposed protection of the SKA from radio interference. The frequency spectrum that is in question is from 100MHz to 25.5GHz.
SKA SA project director Dr Rob Adam says that the draft regulations specifically recognise the importance of safety-of-life services, like those used in aviation and other services using these frequencies. "We want to provide for exemptions of these services from the strictest of the SKA protection requirements and that the net result of these draft regulations is that services such as commercial air traffic would not be affected."
However, Adam reiterates that low-level flights directly over the SKA could damage the sensitive equipment and that SKA SA will continue to involve CAA in discussions to safeguard against this happening. Cellphone signals could also be affected as the law and regulations that have to be followed will impact the lives of people living in astronomy advantage areas (AAA).
"The AAAs that have been declared to date include the Northern Cape, but exclude the Sol Plaatje Municipality, the Karoo Core AAA and the Karoo Central AAAs, as published in the Government Gazette on 12 March 2014," explains Lorenzo Raynard, SKA SA communication manager. He adds that cellphone signals will only be affected in the core area of the telescope and that people living in the towns surrounding the core area such as Williston, Vanwyksvlei, Brandvlei and Carnarvon will not be affected by any restrictions on cellphone coverage.
Communities benefiting from training
Setting up a scientific project using high-end technology and research in a remote area such as that of the Northern Cape could be seen as a challenge due to the extreme lack of skilled workers needed.
Fanaroff explains that the rural area around the SKA is extremely poor, with an unemployment rate of 85%. "This is exacerbated by the lack of skills in the community. It is not an area that has produced many qualified science and maths teachers, so we are working with schools, providing them with computer labs and helping to teach the learners maths, science and relevant languages.
He adds that 40 bursaries have been given to promising learners who are being trained as artisans or technicians. "We have already employed quite a few and it has had a positive effect on the community as it is the first time there is a clear example of what you can do if you do well at school. It's really important that we make these efforts because you cannot exclude and antagonise the community of which you will be a part of for over 50 years."
Young women empowered to enter into international space race
Interest in the SKA has also increased curiosity in the international space race and knowing this the South African Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo), launched its space programme for young women recently, with the aim of sparking a passion in them for applied sciences by involving them in building and launching a satellite into orbit. It is a three-phased programme that empowers young women to build and launch small CricketSat satellites, as well as designing and implementing payloads for the satellites.
The launch of Medo's first satellite is expected to take place later this year, making it the first private company in Africa to build a satellite and send it into orbit. "I feel inspired because I never thought that a girl from a township could be doing these big and amazing things, learning from world-renowned astronomers," says Medo graduate Nwabisa Sithole.
Government and business support building proficiency and skills
Government has also given the SKA its support as it sees it as a flagship programme for the country. It has also received backing from countries involved in the fields of astronomy, science and technology.
Another flagship programme in South Africa is Big Data Africa, which is developing wider proficiencies in Big Data and data science.
Fanaroff says IBM has started a research lab in Johannesburg for machine learning, while the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) has been established in partnership with three South African universities doing work beyond astronomy in areas such as bioinformatics.
"We are working with the IDIA, our Centre for High Performance Computing on the African Research Cloud, with partners in various countries, including the Netherlands, France and the UK."
Fanaroff points out that the SKA and the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network is the first focus area, but once the infrastructure is complete and the necessary staff trained to operate and maintain the facility it will be integrated into the European research cloud.
"This project will be a very powerful tool for astronomers and researchers in Africa, but will also open up a much wider field of data science competency, that can be used in business, government, and into improved service delivery."
As outgoing director, Fanaroff comments that he has been very encouraged and excited to see the way the SKA has motived people into the science and engineering fields. "We have become a spectacular team, among the best in the world in the field of engineering and science, the likes of which people never thought we would be capable of."


Sina tech reported that car-sharing startup Dadao is probably facing financing difficulties as the fundraising process did not go very well. Dadao has already did several rounds of layoffs, cutting 80 percent of staffs with only 20-30 staffs remain employed. Dadao officially announced that the number of remain-employed staffs are those in Beijing headquarter, not including those in other offices in other places.
Liu Hui, the CEO of Dadao, said on November 1, 2018 that Dadao gain a net income of $740 per car per month and achieved a net gain. It is only three months later that Dadao has already did several rounds of layoffs. Other than probable financing difficulties, Dadao's car and market operations are facing problems as well, that being said cars need maintenance.


We just put the wraps on the season and it certainly went out with a crescendo. First off, 12 of our buddies from the centre of the universe (that's Toronto you dunderheads!) arrived at the lodge. Showing off our mountain home to life long friends is one of the great joys of running Selkirk. Many of the boys had joined me at another cat ski operation before I bought SWS/Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, and the endless comparisons and effusive compliments were music to my ears. To everyone's delight, Mother Nature finally cooperated bringing with her colder temps and lots of fresh snow. Face shots, epic crashes, big mountain lines and cheese eating grins were the order of the week.
The other big event last week was a first ever! My sis, Karen, has MS and when her balance became compromised she thought she'd have to give up skiing. She recently took up sit skiing and dreamed one day she'd ski in a big mountain environment. Her inspiration being Josh Dueck, a Paralympic, World, and X-Games champion, with a "can do" attitude and perma-grin to match. She had never met Josh, but that didn't deter us from inviting Josh and his crew to attempt the first ever skier assisted sit ski in the back country. Kevin "Line Swine" Marr recorded another first by recreating the Powder 8 scene from Aspen Extreme when he dropped in after Josh to figure 8 an entire line while everyone just oinked their displeasure! The smiles on the faces of Karen and Josh were only rivalled by those from our amazing team at SWS who made it all possible. What a fantastic way to end an unbelievable season on Meadow Mountain. Happy 40th Selkirk, and here's looking forward to next year!!


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For your destination wedding in France, consider this magnificent cathedral for a breathtaking religious ceremony in the heart of Paris. Illuminated stone archways flow from north to south, framing sanctified stained glass windows above, casting a heavenly light on the congregation below.
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Aladdin O'brien - Book 1 - Chapter 14
BOOK I CHAPTER XIV
As he went to his desk in the back room of the Portland "Spy" offices the morning after the election, Aladdin had an evil headache, and a subconscious hope that nobody would speak to him suddenly. He felt that his arms and legs might drop off if anybody did, and he could have sworn that he saw a gray sparrow with blue eyes run into a dark corner, and turn into a mouse. But he was quite free from penitence, as the occasion of this last offense had been joy and triumph, whereas that of his first had been sorrow. He lighted a bad cigar, put off his editorial till later, and covered a whole sheet of paper with pictures like these:
(Transcriber's note: These are simple sketches of birds and animals.)
He looked back with a certain smug satisfaction upon a hilarious evening beginning with a dinner at the club, which some of the older adherents of St. John had given him in gratitude for the part he had taken in the campaign. He remembered that he had not given a bad exhibition, and that noble prophecies had been made of his future by gentlemen in their cups, and that he himself, when just far enough gone to be courageous without being silly, had made a snappy little speech of thanks which had been received with great applause, and that later he had sung his campaign song and others, and that finally, in company with an ex-judge, whose hat was also decorated with a wreath of smilax, he had rolled amiably about the town in a hack, going from one place where drinks could be gotten to another, and singing with great fervor and patriotism:
Zhohn Brownzh bozhy liezh a mole-ring in zhe grave.
Aladdin thought over these things with pleasure, for he had fallen under the dangerous flattery of older men, and with less pleasure of the editorial which it was his immediate business to write. His brisk, crisp chief, Mr. Blankinship, came in for a moment, walking testily and looking like the deuce.
"So you've showed up, Aladdin, have you?" he said. "That's young blood. If any question of politics--I mean policy--arises, I leave it absolutely to you. I'm going back to bed. Can't you stop smoking that rotten cigar?"
Aladdin laughed aloud, and Mr. Blankinship endeavored to smile.
"Somewhere," he said, "in this transcendentally beautiful continent, Aladdin, there may be some one that feels worse than I do, but I doubt it." He turned to go.
"Won't Mr. Orde be here either?" said Aladdin.
"No; he's home in bed. You're editor-in-chief and everything else for the day, see? And I wish I was dead." Mr. Blankinship nodded, very slightly, for it hurt, and went out.
The misery of others is a great cure: with the first sight of Mr. Blankinship, Aladdin's headache had gone, and he now pounced upon fresh paper, got a notion out of the God-knows-where, wrote his editorial at full speed, and finished it without once removing the cigar from his mouth.
He had just done when the shrewd, inky little boy, who did everything about the "Spy" offices which nobody else would do, entered and said that a gentleman wanted to speak with Mr. O'Brien. Aladdin had the gentleman shown up, and recognized the oldest of Hannibal St. John's sons; he knew them well by sight, but it so happened that he had never met them. They were the three biggest and most clean-cut young men in Maine, measuring between six feet three and four; erect, massive, utterly composed, and, if anything, a little stronger than so many dray-horses. They were notable shots, great fishermen, and the whole State was beginning to speculate with excitement about their respective futures and the present almost glittering success of the law firm which they composed. The oldest was the tallest and the strongest. He had been known to break horseshoes and to tear a silver dollar in two. Iron was as sealing-wax in his huge hands. His habits were Spartan. The second son was almost a replica of the first--a little darker and a little less vivid. The third was like the others; but his face was handsomer, and not so strong. He was of a more gentle and winning disposition, for his life was not ignorant of the frailties. The girl to whom he had been engaged had died, and that had left a kind of sweetness, almost beseechingness, in his manner, very engaging in so tall and strong a man.
"Mr. O'Brien?" said John St. John.
Aladdin arose and held out his long, slender hand.
Aladdin had a way of moving which was very individual to himself, a slight, ever so slight, exaggeration of stride and gesture, a kind of captivating awkwardness and diffidence that was on the borderland of grace and assurance. Like all slender people who work much with their heads, he had a strong grip, but he felt that his hand was as inconsistent as an eel when St. John's closed over it.
"I came in for a moment," said St. John, "to say that we are all exceedingly grateful to you. Your song was a great factor in my father's reelection to the Senate. But we do not hold so much by the song as by the good will which you showed us in writing it. I want you to understand and believe that if I can ever be of the slightest service to you, I will go very far to render it."
"I'm as obliged as I can be," said Aladdin. "It's mighty good of you to come and talk to me like this, and except for the good will I have toward all your family, I don't deserve it a bit."
When John St. John had gone, the inky boy came to announce that another gentleman wished to speak with Mr. O'Brien.
The second gentleman proved to be the second brother, Hamilton St. John.
"Mr. O'Brien?" said he.
Aladdin shook hands with him.
"I came in for a moment," said Hamilton St. John, "for the pleasure of telling you how tremendously grateful we all are to you for your song, which was such a big factor in my father's redirection to the Senate. But I want to say, too, that we're more grateful for your good will than for the song, and if I can ever do you a service, I want you to feel perfectly free to come and ask it of me, whatever it is."
Aladdin could have laughed for joy. Margaret did not seem so far away as sometimes.
"I'm as obliged as I can be," he said. "It's mighty good of you to come and talk to me like this, and except for the good will I have toward all your family, I don't deserve it a bit, but I appreciate it just the same."
Presently Hamilton St. John departed.
Again the inky boy, and this time grinning.
"There's a gentleman would like to speak with you, sir," he said.
"Show him in," said Aladdin.
Hannibal St. John, Jr., entered.
"O'Brien," he said, "I've often heard my sister Margaret speak about you, and I've been meaning for ever so long to look you up. And I wish I'd done it before I had such an awfully good excuse as that song of yours, because I don't know how to thank you, quite. But I want you to understand that if at any time--rubbish, you know what I mean. Come up to the club, and we'll make a drink and talk things over."
He drew Aladdin's arm into his, and they went out.
Aladdin had never before felt so near Margaret.
He returned to the office in half an hour, happy and a slave. Hannibal St. John, Jr., had won the heart right out of him in ten minutes. He sat musing and dreaming. Was he to be one of those chosen?
"Gentleman to see you, sir."
"Show him in."
The inky snickered and hurried out. He could be heard saying with importance, "This way, sir. Look out for that press, sir. It's very dark in here, sir." And then, like a smart flunky in a house of condition, he appeared again at the door and announced
"Senator Hannibal St. John."
Aladdin sprang up.
The senator, still suffering from the gout, and leaning heavily on his whalebone cane, limped majestically in. There was an amiability on his face, which Aladdin had never seen there before. He placed a chair for his distinguished guest. The senator removed his high hat and stood it upon the edge of Aladdin's desk.
"My boy," he said,--the word tingled from Aladdin's ears to his heart, for it was a word of great approachment and unbending,--"I am very grateful for your efforts in my behalf. I will place honor where honor is due, and say that I owe my recent reflection to the United States Senate not so much to my more experienced political friends as to you. The present crisis in the affairs of the nation calls for men of feeling and honor, and not for politicians. I hope that you will not misconstrue me into a braggart if I say from the bottom of my heart I believe that, in returning a man of integrity and tradition to his seat in the Congress of the nation, you have rendered a service to the nation."
The senator paused, and Aladdin, still standing, waited for him to finish.
"After a week," said the senator, "I shall return to my duties in Washington. In the meanwhile, Margaret" (he had hitherto always referred to her before Aladdin as "my daughter") "and I are keeping open house, and if it will give you pleasure we shall be charmed" (the word fell from the senator's lips like a complete poem) "to have you make us a visit. Two of my sons will be at home, and other young people."
"Indeed, and it will give me pleasure!" cried Aladdin, falling into the least suspicion of a brogue.
"I will write a line to your chief," continued the senator, "and I have reason to believe that he will see you excused. We shall expect you to-morrow by the fourthirty."
"I'm ever so much obliged, sir," said Aladdin.
"My boy," said the senator, gravely, after a full minute's pause, "we are all concerned in your future, which promises to be a brilliant one. It rests with you. But, if an old man may be permitted a word of caution, it would be this: Let your chief recreation lie in your work; leave the other things. Do I make myself clear enough?" (Aladdin nodded guiltily.) "Leave the frailties to the dullards of this world."
He rose to go.
"My young friend," said the senator, "you have my best wishes."
Grimacing with the pain in his foot, limping badly, but always stately and impressive,--almost superimpending,--Hannibal St. John moved slowly out of the office.
BOOK I CHAPTER XVThe weather turned suddenly gusty and cold, and that afternoon it began to snow, and it kept on snowing. All night fine dry flakes fell in unexampled profusion, and by morning the face of the land was many inches deep. Nor did the snow then cease. All the morning it continued to fall with vigor. The train by which Aladdin was to go to the St. Johns' left at two-thirty, arriving there two hours later; and it was with numb feet and stinging ears that he entered the car reserved for smokers, and, bundling in a somewhat threadbare
BOOK I CHAPTER XIIIHannibal St. John's campaign for reelection to the senatorship was, owing to a grievous error in tact, of doubtful issue. A hue and cry arose against him among his constituents, and things in general fell out so unhappily that it looked toward the close of the contest as if he would be obliged to sit idle and dangle his heels, while the two halves of the country, pushing against each other, were rising in the middle like the hinge of a toggle-joint into the most momentous crisis in the nation's history. It looked as if the strong man,
Aladdin O'brien - Book 1 - Chapter 9
Our Mutual Friend - BOOK THE SECOND - BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Chapter 10. A SUCCESSOR
The History Of A Crime - The First Day - The Ambush - Chapter 13. Louis Bonaparte's Side-Face
The Awakening - Chapter XXV
Penelope's Irish Experiences - Part 3. Ulster - Chapter 18. Limavady Love-Letters
At The Foot Of The Rainbow - Chapter 8. When The Black Bass Struck
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The Auction Block - Chapter 13
Jane Eyre - Chapter XXXVII
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Boys Varsity Soccer Coming in with a Kick! By Victor Reyes Casillas (South High Junior)
After breezing through the pre-season, the varsity boys' soccer team arrived at Spartan stadium on January 13th to take on West High. In anticipation of winning the game, the team discussed strategies and plays that would help them keep their winning streak. One team member, Leonardo Bojorquez (12), said he "felt focused" before the game started. Once the game had ended, the varsity boys' soccer team left the stadium taking a 3-1 win for South High School. After the game ended, Felix Vasquez (9) said, "I feel good, I feel like we did a good job as a team!"


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Recap of the titles we shared [synopsis from Goodreads.com].
In The Lost Years, Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, has written her most astonishing novel to date. At its center is a discovery that, if authenticated, may be the most revered document in human history—"the holiest of the holy"—and certainly the most coveted and valuable object in the world.
The stunning, ingenious and sinister new novel in the internationally bestselling Inspector Gamache series.
As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips Quebec, shadows are closing in on Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Most of his best agents have left the Homicide Department and hostile forces are lining up against him.
When Gamache receives a message about a mysterious case in Three Pines, he is compelled to investigate — a woman who was once one of the most famous people in the world has vanished.
As he begins to shed light on the investigation, he is drawn into a web of murder, lies and unimaginable corruption at the heart of the city. Facing his most challenging, and personal, case to date, can Gamache save the reputation of the Sûreté, those he holds dear and himself?
Evocative, gripping and atmospheric, this magnificent work of crime fiction from international bestselling author Louise Penny will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
This classic work details what happened in France during the year 1789, the first year of the French Revolution. First published in 1939 for the sesquicentennial of the Revolution, the book was suppressed by the Vichy government after the outbreak of the Second World War and the subsequent collapse of the Third Republic. Since most copies of the original French edition were destroyed, the work remained virtually unknown until Princeton University Press published R. R. Palmer's English translation in 1947. This new edition includes an introduction by Timothy Tackett that provides a short intellectual biography of Georges Lefebvre and a critical appraisal of the book after the research and reassessment of three generations of historians.
One of E. M. Forster's most celebrated novels, "A Room With a View" is the story of a young English middle-class girl, Lucy Honeychurch. While vacationing in Italy, Lucy meets and is wooed by two gentlemen, George Emerson and Cecil Vyse. After turning down Cecil Vyse's marriage proposals twice Lucy finally accepts. Upon hearing of the engagement George protests and confesses his true love for Lucy. Lucy is torn between the choice of marrying Cecil, who is a more socially acceptable mate, and George who she knows will bring her true happiness. "A Room With a View" is a tale of classic human struggles such as the choice between social acceptance or true love.
It is perhaps more true of Beethoven than any other composer that if you know what is going on in his life, you listen to his music through different ears. Ludwig van Beethoven's life – its dramas, conflicts, loves and losses, his deafness coupled with continuous health problems, his epic struggle with his sister-in-law for sole custody of her son, his nephew – is played out in his music. Now John Suchet has portrayed the real man behind the music in this compelling biography of a musical genius. He reveals a difficult and complex character, struggling to continue his profession as musician despite increasing deafness, alienating friends with unprovoked outbursts of anger one moment, overwhelming them with excessive kindness and generosity the next, living in a city in almost constant disarray because of war with France. This is not the god-like immortal portrayed in statues and paintings in heroic pose garlanded with laurel leaves. Beethoven may have been one of the greatest artists who ever lived, but he was still a man who had to live among fellow mortals, eat and drink, fall in love, pay his rent. This is the real Beethoven, and Suchet brings him effortlessly to life.


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Alan E. Sears is an American lawyer. He served as the president, CEO, and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom until January 2017. Sears was also the staff executive director of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, popularly known as the Meese Commission.

Education, faith, and family
Sears graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville. He earned a J.D. degree from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

Sears was raised in the Baptist church, but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1988 before marrying his wife, Paula.
Sears and Paula were jointly invested in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great on June 29, 2017.

Career

Government
Sears served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office for western Kentucky. During his time as a federal prosecutor Sears served as staff executive director of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography also known as the Meese Commission. This commission was established by Attorney General William French Smith at the direction of President Reagan in early 1985. The commission became popularly known as the Meese Commission after Edwin Meese III, Smith's successor, announced the names of its eleven members in May 1985. Although he was not a voting member, Sears was influential on the commission and vigorously supported strengthening anti-obscenity laws.

Sears served as associate solicitor under Secretary Donald Hodel at the Department of the Interior.

Alliance Defending Freedom
Sears led the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian right legal advocacy group founded in 1994, for more than twenty years. Under his leadership, the ADF won a string of victories in lawsuits on behalf of the conservative Christian movement. By 2014, the ADF had an annual budget of $40 million and more than 40 staff attorneys, and had "emerged as the largest legal force of the religious right, arguing hundreds of pro bono cases across the country." Sears retired as ADF's president and CEO in 2017.

In June 2017, Sears was named a knight of the Papal Order of St. Gregory.

Writing

The ACLU vs. America
In 2005, Sears wrote the book The ACLU vs. America with Craig Osten.

The Homosexual Agenda

This 2003 book was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "an anti-LGBT call to arms that links homosexuality to pedophilia and other 'disordered sexual behavior'". The book was accused of claiming that allowing same-sex marriage was a part of a secret agenda by activists to "lead young men and women into homosexual behavior" and trap them in a homosexual lifestyle. The book also accused gay-rights advocates as trying to create a nation of "broken families and broken lives."

Bibliography

Additional books by Alan Sears:  Novels "In Justice", self-published through the Christian publishing house WinePress Publishing and "Trial & Error", self-published through the Christian Xulon Press.

References

External links

Alliance Defending Freedom people
Living people
University of Louisville alumni
University of Louisville School of Law alumni
American lawyers
Year of birth missing (living people)


It has been a little over one month of me exercising regularly, atleast 4 to 5 times a week. Have I seen a huge difference, not yet but I will not allow that to discourage me, I know that my body is trying to hold on... why I will never know... lol. However; I do feel better and stronger, all this exercise gives me energy and helps me to be more positive. I start out at the gym each night and think, oh no... can I do this but I continue to persevere and I feel so great when my workout is done. It actually makes me want to continue each day.
I have been working out on the elliptical, I do a full 20 minutes and I have my speed anywhere from 3.9 to 4.6, so much better than 10 minutes at 3.2 to 3.5. Then I work out on the treadmill for at least 10 minutes with a 3.0 incline and 3.3 to 3.5 speed, I started out without an incline and my speed was only 2.5. I can feel myself becoming stronger, so I know that if I continue to make this a daily workout that my body will have no choice but to give in and get healthy.
I am grateful that my youngest daughter Valentina wanted a sucker that day in the grocery store and thankful that my sitter Cindy was motivated to want to join the gym with me. Even though we don't workout together all the time, it has been wonderful having each other to talk to when there are days that we have or will inevitably hit a wall.
I also know this will help Valentina as if she sees me exercising regularly that she will want to have this in her life as well. She has so much energy and she just needs to harness it as it is a bit wild right now.
I am listening to one of my favorite songs 'When She Danced' - Can you go back in time to a place in your mind, to the one who knew a part of you, that you just couldn't find. If you ask me to choose between a memory or two, when it's said and done, I'll take the one who's love I had to lose.
I will always choose the love I had to lose as it was the best and most intense love, I never want the watered down version and nothing can compare to what I had, maybe that is why I can never give up on my dream for the future. That feeling keeps me wanting the best for myself.
That's awesome Launna. I started 2 years ago and took my time. There were days when I wanted to give up but as I started to feel the difference, it encouraged me to keep going. The first few weeks are always the toughest because your boy wants to hold on to the fat so sometimes it actually looks like you've gained. However don't worry, it eventually let go of it and then the weight starts to go. When you decide to add some weight training to what you're doing, it will speed up your metabolism immensely and continue to burn calories long after your workout is done. You always looked good to me when I see you so I'm excited to see the new you next time.


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"Los cuentos de hadas nacieron en tiempos turbulentos, en tiempos complicados – cuando la esperanza parecía perdida. Hice The Shape of Water como un antídoto al cinismo. Me parece que cuando hablamos de amor –cuando creemos en el amor– lo hacemos de manera desesperanzada. Tememos parecer ingenuos o incluso deshonestos. Pero el Amor es real –absolutamente real– y, como el agua, es la más gentil y más poderosa fuerza en el Universo. Es libre e informe hasta que llega a su recipiente, hasta que lo dejamos entrar. Nuestros ojos son ciegos, pero nuestra alma no lo es. Reconoce el amor en cualquier forma que llegue a nosotros".
Aquí un pequeño reconocimiento a esta película, iba a escribir "homenaje" pero creo que es demasiado pretencioso.
In this piece titled "Golden Keeper", I´m trying to mix two of my big passions: fantasy and gay-themed illustration. Also, I keep trying to develop a cleaner inking and a softer color scheme.
I barely understand the fascination that the gay culture has for the mermen, but here I am trying to make my contribution. Who would say that I will have a great time drawing and painting this piece?
Lo ultimo que pude ver fue el perfilado rostro de Apolo con una expresión que nunca le había visto. A través de sus ojos podía ver sentimientos indescriptibles. Una mezcla entre amor, tristeza, melancolía, miedo, terror, incluso alivio. Nadie me había mirado así antes. Era increíble como esa mirada comprobaba mi existencia. Más que adoración al fin alguien notaba que era una pieza parte de este mundo. Era el inicio de mi vida en los recuerdos de alguien al mismo tiempo que podía unirme con la tierra al ser de nuevo la flor de Jacinto.
There are so many things I would like to write about this illustration, but many of them are just abstract thoughts and emotions... I made this in a very dark time of my short life... Just after a love delusion, I remember having this deep pain in my arm that didn´t allow me to paint properly. The strange thing this was a commission for Minus Zero Production, they asked me to draw a love between two androids, somehow I manage to portrait the despair and pain of the moment. The digital painting was not very polish because the tremendous pain in my arm. I cherish this illustration as a reminder that no one dies of love.
If your answer is "yes" you can´t miss this new books series about one of the beloved and feared creatures of the nigh: the vampires... The name of the complete saga is "Criaturas de la media Noche" written by my talented friend Luis Centeno. He give me the great task of illustrate the cover of the first episode "11:56 minutos a la media noche". We spent many nights looking for the perfect look for this digital painting, it shows a scene that you can read later in the book. He want to portrait intrigue, mistery and elegance.
The most difficult part of the illustration, was the color scheme and the lighting of the atmosphere, very neutral and dark. Also the stone texture of the angel statue was a challenge. Unfortunately something happen in the press and the colors were awfully printed :(.
If you like to now more about the series follow the Facebook page here.
Also if you want to buy the book, you can do it here.
¡Dame el poder de vivir por siempre! ¿Quieres ser eterno o prefieres morir ahora? Este libro narra la historia de Santiago, un joven apuesto de 24 años que es convertido en vampiro y su incursión en este atractivo mundo lleno de placeres, poder, aventura y crimen. Esta confesión vampírica refiere los primeros meses de su vida como un ser inmortal y su transformación a un sediento bebedor de sangre víctima de sus pasiones. La aterradora confesión de un joven que sin sospecharlo atrajo hacia él a uno de los vampiros más poderosos y bellos del mundo, debido a su fascinación por lo sobrenatural, provocando con ello la muerte de su naturaleza humana para despertar después convertido en un vampiro y ser parte de la atrayente vida de los inmortales, aunque después haya tenido que afrontar las consecuencias al ser víctima de sus pasiones desenfrenadas cuando liega a Londres y conoce a Sofía Villiers, la bella joven de los Ojos color miel que se convierte en su mayor tormento hasta el momento.
Also, this illustrations is available in T-shirts and other kind of products in my Society6 Shop.
Hi guys! How have you been?!
Things has gone crazy in my world these days, well, these years to be more accurate... but anyway, I´m glad that more people keep entering to my blog. It´s surprising to see that people from places very far away from where I live like Russia are keeping up with my blog. To all the Gay Russian Community I sent a big big biiiiig hug! and you are in my prayers people... wishing all the best and things can change for good to all the fantastic gay community in Russia.
It has passed a lot since I don´t post a thing, for you who don´t know me (and I belive is the 90% of the people who visit this blog), my name is Jaxinto and I´m a very proud mexican gay illustrator. My english is not the best, I know... but I decide to try to write in english so people from other countries can understand more about my art and me.
Like I said, I watched my stats and I can see you keep coming to visit me and I´m very happy for all your support. I´ll be working for give you the best of me and my art. And for you that you leave comments I´m so sorry, It was so rude of me to not answear your kindly words, so please forgive me, and please, don´t hesitate to leave me some lines!
With all my love from my mexican gay heart!
I´m a Mexican illustrator, comic artist and graphic designer living, working and dreaming in Mérida, México. Most of my work depicts gay themed. I like to say that my style is a mixture between japanese manga and american comics, I enjoy both.
Currently I'm open for commissions.


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Cam not #1????
Havlat
Carolina goalie Cam Ward is on the receiving end of what he did to Martin Gerber last season.
Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette said at the start of the season that he doesn't have a No.1 goalie and he is sticking to that comment, with John Grahame starting the last three games before Ward got back in the net Thursday, writes the Rocky Mountain News.
"I told them that they have to fight for the crease," Laviolette said. "When you get the opportunity to make the most of it, you'll be rewarded when you perform."
^HP7 .o2 designz
We Are All Canucks
I dont like that, I think Cam Ward should be a full time starter for that performance last year in the playoffs. But then again if he isnt getting the job done, put the backup grahme in.
Grahame's stay as number one won't last long, at least with my exprience with him on Tampa. He would do good then it would look like he wouldn't be able to stop a beach ball if one was shot towards him. But since he's doing good no point in putting him on the bench.
Sabres Fan
He has to show that he is Playoff Compatibility as soon as he plays if not, Cam is back to #1
Wear this signature if you want a chatroom back at HF!
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Amanda said:
So true about John Grahame.
He did it in Boston, he did it in Tampa Bay, and it looks like he'll do it again in Carolina.
He will continue to play well for a while, but in the end the job will be back with Cam Ward again. Grahame just hasn't shown enough consistency to be a starting goalie in the NHL.
"It's not the way it's going to be. We have to be very, very patient and build this the right way. We have to go through a process. It may be painful. I hope it isn't. But we're prepared for all the bumps and pratfalls and potholes in the road ahead. I'm prepared for it anyway, or I wouldn't have come." - Ron Wilson, Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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This list comprises all players who signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Houston Dynamo. Stats are for MLS regular season games only.

Players in Bold are still on the roster. As of November 5, 2021

References

Houston Dynamo Homegrown Players
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The garden is being funded by the French government, the Region Haut-de-France, New Zealand/France friendship Fund and the support of the City of Le Quesnoy through an organisation called Art & Jardins Hauts-de-France, but the funding is a small commission for a large site and so we are trying to raise enough money to have seating in the garden and to be able to extend the planting to occupy the whole site. Please visit our PledgeMe page to see how you can be involved!


Any act in which one person seeks to hurt or intimidate another through the use of physical contact, verbal harassment, or manipulation, can be defined as workplace violence and is a risk common to all employers. Violence in any form is always offensive and in the extreme is tragic and costly.
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This script demonstrates using the AATProvider to find the concepts that are a member of
a collection with 'church' in their label
'''

from skosprovider_getty.providers import AATProvider

results = AATProvider({'id': 'AAT', 'default_language': 'nl'}).find(
    {
        'label': 'church',
        'type': 'concept',
        'collection': {'id': '300007466', 'depth': 'all'}
    }
)

print('Results')
print('------')
for result in results:
    print(result)

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11/18/2022 | Festo AG & Co. KG | News
Festo selects winners of the 1st Global Festo Sustainability Award
Owner family Stoll patron of the international award for Festo apprentices.
On 17 November, the time had come: the winning trophies were presented to the six winning teams by the fourth generation of the Stoll family and several Festo board members during the festivities at the Festo Training Centre in Esslingen/Berkheim.
Festo trainees at the Sustainability Award ceremony.
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The sustainability competition took place for the first time and was initiated by the young representatives of the owner family Stoll together with the Festo Didactic training.
"The topic of sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the young generation. In addition, it is becoming increasingly important that social responsibility is also taken on in industry. We want the young Festo employees worldwide to be able to develop their creativity and full potential for the topic of sustainability and for Festo to benefit from their ideas and solutions," says Dr Oliver Niese, Member of the Management Board of Festo Didactic.
The climate and the world are changing. More than ever, role models are needed to lead the change and turn the crisis into an opportunity. Festo training centres can help shape this change and pursue their own projects and goals based on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
And with success: the winning teams from the six training centres Berkheim, Rohrbach, Budapest, Jinan, Sofia and Bangalore convinced the jury with their innovative solutions.
Sustainability in agriculture
The task was: What role does sustainability play in agriculture and how can agriculture be made sustainable with Festo products? For six months, a total of 28 teams from all six Festo training centres in Germany and abroad worked on exciting projects.
"Agriculture is one of many areas in which we, as an automation company, make an important contribution to sustainability. Through our technologies, we enable the resource-efficient supply of a growing world population - one of the central challenges of our time," says Christian Österle, Vice President Sustainability at Festo.
The winning projects
The winning team from Esslingen developed a cooperative pollinator for bee-poor areas. By using hollow chamber nets, the pollen of the male plants can be whirled up with a pneumatic control via a compressed air pulse and then collected via a vacuum. The full net can then be spread over the desired fields and the pollen can be released onto the plants to be pollinated using compressed air.
The winning team from Budapest developed the idea of the "Egg grinder", the sustainable processing of eggshells into powder. Eggshells are one of the most common forms of food waste. Calcium carbonate is essential for healthy bones and teeth as, together with phosphorus, it gives these structures strength and shape. The calcium carbonate found in eggshells can be used for animal feed, as a substitute for some fertilisers or even in the pharmaceutical industry as a dietary supplement.
The team from Rohrbach came up with the idea of a Vertical Farm by using natural light. The Bangalore team took a similar approach with their Sustainable Vertical Farm project using piezoelectronics and a solar panel, as did the winning team from Jinan, who developed an app-controlled vertical farm as a solution. The team from Sofia developed automated seed planting with Festo technology.
Some of the first prototypes have already been implemented in the training centres. Next year, the success of this year's competition will be followed up with further projects.
https://press.festo.com/en/company/festo-selects-winners-of-the-1st-global-festo-sustainability-award


You can shape a better future by implementing some of the greatest features in your app. Here's a stunning example of how you can put it into practice. Recently we've built an ultimate car rental mobile application as a proof of concept. Now we want to share the best practices and ideas we've implemented in this app with you.
Watch the following video to learn more about the approach we can use to develop a similar amazing application for you. We can integrate any of these proven solutions to build the mobile app according to your business needs.
Let's take a look at the technologies we needed to power this application.
You may have seen in the video that our lucky car rental customer got the information about the car that was passing by. Here's how this magic works: we place the Bluetooth Low Energy tags inside the rental cars. For example, Automatic Pro uses the same approach by integrating their smart car monitoring sensors into various vehicles. We use ultra-compact DB Best branded Bluetooth tags (less than one inch in diameter). One can easily fit them under the hood of any car.
The mobile application, running on the customer's smartphone, establishes a seamless connection with these Bluetooth transmitters and obtains a certain code. Then we connect to the application server and download the information related to the car nearby. We implemented this solution several times already: starting from building an augmented reality event application.
Using standard Bluetooth technology at the core of wireless transmitters allows avoiding compatibility problems. In addition, Bluetooth LE ensures low energy consumption for both the smartphone and the transmitter. The application calculates the distance between the smartphone and the car precisely enough to ensure the comfortable user experience.
Usually, we implement Bluetooth tags for targeted advertising, navigation prompts and discount offers. For example, you can see suggestions on dining and entertainment options available nearby.
The user's experience of our magnificent application is not limited to just renting a car. In the video above, you've witnessed how the car rental customer used the application to take a picture and post it to the social network.
Yet the most exhilarating experience here is definitely the contactless control. Simply place the smartphone into the convenient phone mount when you get inside the car. From now on, you can use voice commands or even cutting-edge face detection technology able to track your smiles or blinks. We can use the similar approach for implementing the car rating algorithm in the mobile application. Wouldn't it be cool if you can simply blink or smile to add a 5-star feedback?
The user recognition technology, based on neural networks, allows identifying customers. Thus, the car rental staff greet you by name when you return the car. Also, we might implement the facial recognition for various security issues on iOS or Android.
We can bring much more power to your mobile application by integrating 3rd party services via specific APIs. You customers can get access to the best features implemented in other services without the need to switch to another application. Let's see this idea in action taking this ultimate car rental application as an example.
Before you even rent a car, the application downloads your personal statistics from Automatic Pro. Based on this data, the app can suggest you rent a sports car if you prefer driving with higher speeds or provide a discount on the insurance if you rarely exceed the speed limits.
When you drive out of the parking lot, the application can show you the route to the hotel. We've integrated the Expedia API, so the app knows exactly where you're going to stay tonight. This applies to the case when you booked the hotel using the travel partner's service.
Before you return the rented car, you need to fuel it up if you haven't purchased the gas plan. So, we can use the GasBuddy API to help the customers find the cheapest gas on their trip back to the rental car return lot.
Integration with the 3rd party services opens a lot of opportunities for smart (we mean really smart and helpful) notifications.
The pop-up notifications can really make the difference between a good mobile application and a great one. In fact, we've developed more than just a car rental application. We'll now explain why we can even call it the smart assistant. The application calculates when to leave in order to get to the airport in time, considering the traffic conditions and the flight schedule. Connecting to the GasBuddy API, the application helps you find the gas station on your way back. It can even suggest dining and entertainment options along the route up to your liking. In addition, the app remembers where you have left your car in a large parking lot and shows you the right direction to find it.
Incidentally, the application gathers a lot of personal information, starting from you credit card number ending with the location and transaction history.
Therefore, we decided to use a fingerprint scanner to protect this private data. Thus, you can confirm wireless payments with the help of the fingerprint scanner. We have a solid knowledge of integrating various online payment services in mobile applications.
For extra security services, we may add the user's face recognition technology alongside with fingerprint scanning. This ensures compliance with the highest security standards for wireless payments.
Let's delve into the set of technologies we engaged to bring to life this thrilling car rental mobile application.
The application uses common Bluetooth technology to connect to the Bluetooth tags. Various 3rd party services use the AFNetworking framework to connect to the appropriate remote servers. We use built-in iOS location services to display the user's position on the map and build the route to the destination. What's more, we have integrated the User Notifications UI framework to bring the smart notifications straight to the smartphone's screen. Finally, we use the front facing camera for face tracking, gesture detection for contactless control, and user recognition.
Wondering how we can use this gamut of skills and technologies to bring much richer and entertaining experience to your application? Contact us to get a free consultation!


Bob Murphy, who was the voice of Stanford sports for more than four decades, has died. He was 86.
Stanford University says in a statement Murphy died Tuesday in Santa Cruz of complications from Alzheimer's. He had suffered from the disease for several years.
Murphy was a color analyst for Stanford football and basketball from 1964-2007 and brought a folksy style that created a sense of community.
But it was his encyclopedic knowledge of Stanford athletics and his voice, spirit and wit that made him a university icon.
At the beginning of his time at Stanford, Murphy also worked as sports information director. He was also San Jose State's athletic director for three years in the late 1970s.
Murphy, who was born at Stanford Hospital, graduated from Stanford in 1953.


SkyCiv works 100% on the cloud, which means teams can share files and work together seamlessly on a single file. This functionality is now available on SkyCiv's cloud structural analysis software, with all files updated in real time!
Sharing files can be useful This means that your models can be shared at anytime, with anyone who has a SkyCiv account. You and your team can collaborate on a single source of truth with confidence, knowing you're accessing the most up to date file.
What happens if two users edit the model at the same time?
If a second engineer attempts to enter the file while one is already editing, the SkyCiv platform will detect this and notify the second user. They can either Take over or Leave access for the engineer currently working on the project.


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_... is the host of Beatlesongs, the only live radio show in the Long Island/New York area dedicated to the music and history of the Beatles. This unique show airs every Friday from 8pm to 11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM, a popular Long Island-based station that serves as 'the radio voice of Nassau Community College', broadcasting to Long Island and the surrounding New York area. The show has been on the air for a total of over 16 years as of 2009 (January 1984 to January 1987 and from April 1996 to the present)!
On Beatlesongs, Rob Leonard plays the music the Beatles recorded together and individually as solo artists. He also plays covers of songs written by the Beatles, as well as original versions of songs that the Beatles covered, giving him a wealth of amazing music to draw from. Along the way, Rob offers up both news and opinions about the Beatles. Unlike other Beatle radio shows around the country, he is able to play … and enjoys playing ... lots of solo Beatle material.
Rob's other show, The Free for All, has been on the air on WHPC-FM for a total of 14 years as of 2009 (1984 -1987 and 1998 - present). The Free for All is a free-form mix of rock and roll music from every decade, and Rob delights in spinning tracks by everyone from Chuck Berry to Weezer.
For the past few years, Rob's yearly Beatlesongs anniversary show has featured the members of what has been dubbed 'The Beatles Rat Pack'. That group includes Rob, Ken, Mitch and Tony … the current hosts of Fab Fourum … along with singer/songwriter (and Beatles collector) Rob Koenig, and fellow fans/collectors Denis Johnston and Joe Fernandez. That annual show helped in the genesis of Fab Fourum.
Tune in to Rob's shows on WHPC-FM by loading the URL for the station's stream into iTunes or by listening within your browser if you're set up for it (http://whpc.ncc.edu/bdcast_nassau_edu_whpc-fm?MSWMExt=.asf). You can also visit the station's website!
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What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2
PSP / Reviews / by Justin Last /
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?! 2 (the sequel to last year's Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do to Deserve This?!) Just like the first time around you'll be playing as the Lord of Destruction laboring to protect Badman from the swarms of heroes laying siege to his underground lairs because he's a bad guy and they're good guys, and it was decided long, long ago that good guys have to fight bad guys. This is where you come in – it turns out that Badman is a fairly inefficient villain and just about anybody can kill him. To keep him safe you'll need to dig out a complex maze, raise a few monsters, feed those monsters to other monsters to create better monsters, and hope that you have a good enough monster economy going to defeat the aforementioned heroes.
My Lord 2 doesn't look or sound like much, but don't let the 8-bit veneer fool you. Under the rust, the 8-track player, and the antenna that local neighborhood kids snapped off lays a big, powerful V8 engine of deceptively complex gameplay mechanics and randomly generated playfields. Every experience in My Lord 2 is a unique one, and it never ceases to be entertaining to mine for nutrients and get an economy going well enough to finally beat those blasted do-gooders. In order to get you used to the mechanics My Lord 2 features a 12-part tutorial.
Aside from adding a few new monsters to the mix and changing the title of the game My Lord 2 feels an awful lot like Badman. This is fine in games without a random element, but Badman has random dungeon layouts just like My Lord 2 does so I'm not entirely certain why somebody who played and enjoyed the first installment would need the sequel, and I'm not certain why somebody interested in the series wouldn't start with part 1, save some money, and just keep playing that. Unless Badman eventually proved to be too easy for you, you don't really need to upgrade. For the three people out there that cleared out Badman and can play with their eyes closed, My Lord 2 is more difficult thanks to new monster types, new hero types, more levels, and an even steeper learning curve due to small additions like creature mutation and varied hero pathing.
A warning for any who decide to pick up My Lord 2: be prepared to die. My Lord 2 is unforgiving and insists on teaching via failure. The first title did, too so this isn't a surprise, but there's very little hand-holding, and if you make a mistake you'll be punished for it with a game over screen. NIS missed an opportunity here to make My Lord 2 the definitive Badman title by making it accessible without sacrificing the challenge. Instead, what we have a game that is less informative than its predecessor and more difficult. Pass unless you loved part 1 and desperately need more.
Pros: Challenging, highly replayable
Cons: Unforgiving, fairly inaccessible to new players
Plays Like: Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do to Deserve This?!
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When a manufacturer releases a B version of an existing product the differences between the old and the new are usually small. Not so in the case of Atmel's ATmega328P, the processor at the heart of the Arduino Uno R3. The B-type of this MCU has so many extra features that a new revision of the R3 is justified. Enter the Elektor Uno R4.
The acquisition of Atmel by Microchip has been approved by Atmel's stockholders, which completes the takeover from a financial point of view. The next step is to integrate Atmel into Microchip. How exactly this will be done has not been communicated yet but this lack of information may be interpreted as the programmed disparition of the Atmel brand.
Arduboy: a credit card size game system with 8-bit look & feel!
Arduboy is a hardware development platform based on Arduino, an open-source community and tool chain for controlling electronics. Heavily endorsed by Atmel (now the funnier part of Microchip), Arduboy is a great way to get kids excited about programming as well as a fun way to remember the past and celebrate the retro-future.
All inventors, artists, makers and developers are kindly invited to show the world what they can create with Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Azure and the new Arduino/Genuino MKR1000 or the Arduino UNO by participating in World's Largest Arduino Maker Challenge.


Death can cause property to transfer between parties.
3 What Do You Do When the Sole Owner of a House Dies?
There are several ways to hold title to a house with another person. If someone who has their name on the deed dies, it's important to know what type of tenancy you shared with them and update the deed to reflect the new ownership. If the home has a loan on it, changing ownership also involves making changes to the mortgage.
What you need to do to remove the deceased's name from the deed depends on whether you held title with right of survivorship. In some instances, you don't have to do anything.
In states where the title is held by spouses as community property with right of survivorship or joint tenants with right of survivorship, there's no need to file a new deed changing ownership of the property. This is because the deed contains a clause that transfers the property upon death to the surviving spouse. When the surviving spouse sells the house, they must provide a copy of the death certificate to the escrow agent.
Although choosing to not file a new deed saves filing fees, the surviving spouse could also choose to record a new deed as the sole and separate owner of the home. In this instance, the surviving spouse would download a new deed form from the county law library and file it along with the death certificate at the county recorder's office.
In pricey markets such as San Francisco, it's not uncommon for friends to buy a home together. Since they're not legal spouses, they would take title as tenants in common. Each person would own a specific percentage of the financial interest in the house, even though each has the right to use the home in its entirety. For example, four friends might each have a 25 percent interest in a four-bedroom home.
When a joint tenant dies, you can't just write them off the deed and keep their share of the home. Whatever percentage of the home they own goes to probate with the interest going to their beneficiaries or heirs. You could buy their share from the heirs or beneficiaries, or you might find that the heirs want to keep that interest for themselves or even sell it. There's nothing you personally need to do when a joint tenant dies. The probate court will issue a deed that reflects the change of the deceased's share to the appropriate beneficiaries, heirs, executor or administrator.
Remember to contact the lender to let them know of the mortgage holder's passing. Should more than one name be on the mortgage, it's as simple as providing a copy of the death certificate to take their name off of all loan correspondence. The spouse, child, close relative or individual who owned the property as a joint tenant with right of survivorship can apply to be named as a successor in interest to the mortgage. For tenants in common, the lender can allow you to appoint or act as a fiduciary to handle money matters with the loan until probate is complete.
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda: Statewide Civil Fee Schedule; Pat S. Sweeten; June 27, 2012.
Thornton-O'Connell, Jodi. "How to Change the Ownership of a House Because of a Deceased Person." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/change-ownership-house-because-deceased-person-58145.html. 15 January 2019.


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UAH's Department of Music hosts Golden Jubilee to celebrate 50th anniversary
SEP 19, 2016 | Diana LaChance
UAH's Department of Music will honor the anniversary of its 50th year with a Golden Jubilee celebration that kicks of Sept. 30 with a three-day weekend open to friends, alumni, and community members.
The 2016-2017 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the Department of Music at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and to honor the occasion, the Department will be hosting a yearlong Golden Jubilee celebration.
"Celebrating 50 years of music at any institution is an important milestone, but it's particularly notable here given UAH's relatively young 56-year existence," says Dr. David Ragsdale, Chair of the Department. "Music has been part of the very DNA of UAH and Huntsville since their earliest beginnings and is one of the many special things that connects our campus and community."
Music has been part of the very DNA of UAH and Huntsville since their earliest beginnings and is one of the many special things that connects our campus and community.
Dr. David Ragsdale
Chair of UAH's Department of Music
Much of the success that the Department has enjoyed over the last half-century can be traced back to its very first chair: Professor Emeritus Dr. Royce Boyer. In 1966, he was a doctoral student at the University of Texas looking for employment when he learned that UAH was starting a brand-new music program. "I was about to leave for Iceland on a U.S. Department of Defense entertainment tour when they asked me to come to Huntsville for an interview," he says.
A few weeks later, he received a telegram while in Greenland offering him the job. He accepted and, that fall, came to UAH to begin the task of building up the department. "The first year it was just me, and I started by recruiting 30 singers to form a choir," says Dr. Boyer. "But anything I wanted to do, I could find people in the community to join me. We were fortunate to receive so much support, and many taught classes part time for us."
Since then, he continues, "I think we've given as good as we've gotten. The program has broadened considerably, and we are turning out talent that is very competitive." And while he no longer teaches at UAH, he still feels great pride when he looks back over the last 50 years. "I have a sense of ownership - I can't let go," he laughs, adding that he returns to campus periodically to tune the Department's pianos. "It's amazing how far we've come."
Professor Emeritus Dr. Royce Boyer served as the Department's first chair in 1966.
This year, however, Dr. Boyer won't have to wait until the next scheduled tune-up to pay a visit to UAH. He'll be back on campus in just a couple of weeks for the Golden Jubilee weekend that will kick off the Department's yearlong anniversary celebration. The three-day event will take place from Friday, Sept. 30, to Sunday, Oct. 2, and include performances by current students and alumni in the alumni choir and the alumni band; a "Rhapsody in Blue" by UAH faculty soloists Karen Young, Carolyn Sanders, and Melody Ng; and an alumni and friends luncheon and happy hour.
As for the rest of the year, the Department's calendar is packed with more than 50 other performances by UAH's wind, choral, jazz, and chamber ensembles and master classes. Most notable among them is the seven-concert Constellation Series, which will feature an evening with Broadway star Ivan Rutherford, a performance by Cameron Carpenter and the International Touring Organ, and the popular year-end holiday spectacular Peace on Earth.
"We'll be celebrating music all year long with an exciting lineup of performances featuring students, faculty, community members, and even international artists," says Dr. Ragsdale. "In doing so, we hope to deepen our cultural contribution to the UAH and Huntsville communities, thereby ensuring 50 more years of music at UAH!"
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In order to be able to enjoy all of those family activities on the weekend, buy new fine motor or sensory toys for the kids, or just to put some money away, it's important to be smart with your dollar. We all know it is that time of year when insurance deductibles renew and co-payments can add up quickly… we love to continue seeing your kiddos without breaking your bank, so I'd like to give you 3 easy ways to get a little more bang for your buck.
Buy the newspaper on Sunday; the savings within the paper, aka the coupons, surpass the cost! I've also submitted a request with the local newspaper to start-up a YES! Program where people can get just the coupons for free instead of having to buy the paper. So, keep an eye out for that!
Find a coupon website that will match up the coupons in your paper with the deals in your favorite grocery stores. There are numerous sites available that do this and provide you with coupon match-ups weekly. They also inform you of random sales or free samples, constantly.
Just about every store you shop at will have a clearance section. Looking through the Target end caps and matching them up with coupons is a hobby of mine! Food Lion has meats marked down on Friday mornings and Kohl's has a section within the regular priced items where you can score dirt cheap yet high quality items. The key is to finding the location of clearance sections within your favorite stores and hunting for the deals! After a little practice you will be matching up clearance items with coupons and be scoring excellent deals in no time!