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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
The last words of David, which we read in the chapter before, were admirably good, but in this chapter we read of some of his last works, which were none of the best; yet he repented, and did his first works again, and so he finished well. We have here, I. His sin, which was numbering the people in the pride of his heart (v. 1-9). II. His conviction of the sin, and repentance for it (v. 10). III. The judgment inflicted upon him for it (v. 11–15). IV. The staying of the judgment (v. 16, 17). V. The erecting of an altar in token of God's reconciliation to him and his people (v. 18–25).
Here we have,
I. The orders which David gave to Joab to number the people of Israel and Judah, v. 1, 2. Two things here seem strange:-1. The sinfulness of this. What harm was there in it? Did not Moses twice number the people without any crime? Does not political arithmetic come in among the other policies of a prince? Should not the shepherd know the number of his sheep? Does not the Son of David know all his own by name? Might not he make good use of this calculation? What evil has he done, if he do this? Answer, It is certain that it was a sin, and a great sin; but where the evil of it lay is not so certain. (1.) Some think the fault was that he numbered those that were under twenty years old if they were but of stature and strength able to bear arms, and that this was the reason why this account was not enrolled, because it was illegal, 1 Chr. 27:23, 24. (2.) Others think the fault was that he did not require the half-shekel, which was to be paid for the service of the sanctuary whenever the people were numbered, as a ransom for their souls, Ex. 30:12. (3.) Others think that he did it with a design to impose a tribute upon them for himself, to be put into his treasury, and this by way of poll, so that when he knew their numbers he could tell what it would amount to. But nothing of this appears, nor was David ever a raiser of taxes. (4.) This was the fault, that he had no orders from God to do it, nor was there any occasion for the doing of it. It was a needless trouble both to himself and to his people. (5.) Some think that it was an affront to the ancient promise which God made to Abraham, that his seed should be innumerable as the dust of the earth; it savoured of distrust of that promise, or a design to show that it was not fulfilled in the letter of it. He would number those of whom God had said that they could not be numbered. Those know not what they do that go about to disprove the word of God. (6.) That which was the worst thing in numbering the people was that David did it in the pride of his heart, which was Hezekiah's sin in showing his treasures to the ambassadors. [1.] It was a proud conceit of his own greatness in having the command of so numerous a people, as if their increase, which was to be ascribed purely to the blessing of God, had been owing to any conduct of his own. [2.] It was a proud confidence in his own strength. By publishing among the nations the number of his people, he thought to appear the more formidable, and doubted not that, if he should have any war, he should overpower his enemies with the multitude of his forces, trusting in God only. God judges not of sin as we do. What appears to us harmless, or at least but a small offence, may be a great sin in the eye of God, who sees men's principles, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. But his judgment, we are sure, is according to truth.
2. The spring from which it is here said to arise is yet more strange, v. 1. It is not strange that the anger of the Lord should be kindled against Israel. There was cause enough for it. They were unthankful for the blessings of David's government, and strangely drawn in to take part with Absalom first and afterwards with Sheba. We have reason to think that their peace and plenty made them secure and sensual, and that God was therefore displeased with them. But that, in this displeasure, he should move David to number the people is very strange. We are sure that God is not the author of sin; he tempts no man: we are told (1 Chr. 21:1) that Satan provoked David to number Israel. Satan, as an enemy, suggested it for a sin, as he put it into the heart of Judas to betray Christ. God, as righteous Judge, permitted it, with a design, from this sin of David, to take an occasion to punish Israel for other sins, for which he might justly have punished them without this. But, as before he brought a famine upon them for the sin of Saul, so now a pestilence for the sin of David, that princes may from these instances learn, when the judgments of God are abroad, to suspect that their sins are the ground of the controversy, and may therefore repent and reform themselves, which should have a great influence upon national repentance and reformation, and that people may learn to pray for those in authority, that God would keep them from sin, because, if they sin, the kingdom smarts.
II. The opposition which Joab made to these orders. Even he was aware of David's folly and vain-glory in this design. He observed that David gave no reason for it, only, Number the people, that I may know the number of the people; and therefore he endeavored to divert his pride, and in a much more respectful manner than he had before endeavoured to divert his passion upon the death of Absalom; then he spoke rudely and insolently (ch. 19:5-7), but now as became him: Now the Lord thy God add unto the people a hundred fold, v. 3. There was no occasion to tax them, nor to enlist them, nor to make any distribution of them. They were all easy and happy; and Joab wished both that their number might increase and that the king, though old, might live to see their increase, and have the satisfaction of it. "But why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? What need is there of doing it?" Pauperis est numerare pecus—Leave it to the poor to count their flocks. Especially why should David, who speaks so much of delighting in God and the exercises of devotion, and who, being old, one would think, should have put away childish things, take a pleasure (so he calls it modestly, but he means taking pride) in a thing of this nature? Note, Many things, not in themselves sinful, turn into sin to us by our inordinately delighting in them. Joab was aware of David's vanity herein, but he himself was not. It would be good for us to have a friend that would faithfully admonish us when we say or do any thing proud or vain-glorious, for we often do so and are not ourselves aware of it.
III. The orders executed notwithstanding. The king's word prevailed, v. 4. He would have it done; Joab must not gainsay it, lest he be thought to grudge his time and pains in the king's service. It is an unhappiness to great men to have those about them that will aid them and serve them in that which is evil. Joab, according to order, applied himself with some reluctancy to this unpleasing task, and took the captains of the host to help him. They began in the most distant places, in the east first, on the other side Jordan (v. 5), then they went towards Dan in the north (v. 6), so to Tyre on the east, and thence to Beersheba in the south, v. 7. Above nine months were spent in taking this account, a great deal of trouble and amazement were occasioned by it in the country (v. 8), and the sum total was, at length, brought to the king at Jerusalem, v. 9. Whether the numbers answered David's expectation or no we are not told, nor whether the account fed his pride or mortified it. The people were very many, but, it may be, not so many as he thought they were. They had not increased in Canaan as they had in Egypt, nor were much more than double to what they were when they came into Canaan under Joshua, about 400 years before; yet it is an evidence that Canaan was a very fruitful land that so many thousands were maintained within so narrow a compass.
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Verses 10-17
We have here David repenting of the sin and yet punished for it, God repenting of the judgment and David thereby made more penitent.
I. Here is David's penitent reflection upon and confession of his sin in numbering the people. While the thing was in doing, during all those nine months, we do not find that David was sensible of his sin, for had he been so he would have countermanded the orders he had given; but, when the account was finished and laid before him, that very night his conscience was awakened, and he felt the pain of it just then when he promised himself the pleasure of it. When he was about to feast on the satisfaction of the number of his people, it was turned into the gall of asps within him; sense of the sin cast a damp upon the joy, v. 10. 1. He was convinced of his sin: His heart smote him before the prophet came to him (I think it should not be read for, v. 11, but and, when David was up, so it is in the original), his conscience showed him the evil of what he had done; now that appeared sin, and exceedingly sinful, which before he saw no harm in. He reflected upon it with great regret and his heart reproached him for it. Note, It is a good thing, when a man has sinned, to have a heart within him to smite him for it; it is a good sign of a principle of grace in the heart, and a good step towards repentance and reformation. 2. He confessed it to God and begged earnestly for the forgiveness of it. (1.) He owned that he had sinned, sinned greatly, though to others it might seem no sin at all, or a very little one. True penitents, whose consciences are tender and well informed, see that evil in sin which others do not see. (2.) He owned that he had done foolishly, very foolishly, because he had done it in the pride of his heart; and it was folly for him to be proud of the numbers of his people, when they were God's people, not his, and, as many as they were, God could soon make them fewer. (3.) He cried to God for pardon: I beseech thee, O Lord! take away the iniquity of thy servant. If we confess our sins, we may pray in faith that God will forgive them, and take away, by pardoning mercy, that iniquity which we cast away by sincere repentance.
II. The just and necessary correction which he suffered for this sin. David had been full of tossings to and fro all night under the sense of his sin, having no rest in his bones because of it, and he arose in the morning expecting to hear of God's displeasure against him for what he had done, or designing to speak with Gad his seer concerning it. Gad is called his seer because he had him always at hand to advise with in the things of God, and made use of him as his confessor and counsellor; but God prevented him, and directed the prophet Gad what to say to him (v. 11), and,
1. Three things are taken for granted, (1.) That David must be corrected for his fault. It is too great a crime, and reflects too much dishonour upon God, to go unpunished, even in David himself. Of the seven things that God hates, pride is the first, Prov. 6:17. Note, Those who truly repent of their sins, and have them pardoned are yet often made to smart for them in this world. (2.) The punishment must answer to the sin. He was proud of the judgment he must be chastised with for this sin must be such as will make them fewer. Note, What we make the matter of our pride it is just with God to take from us, or embitter to us, and, some way or other, to make the matter of our punishment. (3.) It must be such a punishment as the people must have a large share in, for God's anger was kindled against Israel, v. 1. Though it was David's sin that immediately opened the sluice, the sins of the people all contributed to the deluge.
2. As to the punishment that must be inflicted,
(1.) David is told to choose what rod he will be beaten with, v. 12, 13. His heavenly Father must correct him, but, to show that he does not do it willingly, he gives David leave to make choice whether it shall be by war, famine, or pestilence, three sore judgments, which greatly weaken and diminish a people. God, by putting him thus to his choice, designed, [1.] To humble him the more for his sin, which we would see to be exceedingly sinful when he came to consider each of these judgments as exceedingly dreadful. Or, [2.] To upbraid him with the proud conceit he had of his own sovereignty over Israel. He that is so great a prince begins to think he may have what he will. "Come then," says God, "which wilt thou have of these three things?" Compare Jer. 34:17, I proclaim a liberty for you, but it is such a liberty as this of David's to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and Jer. 15:2, Such as are for death to death. Or [3.] To give him some encouragement under the correction, letting him know that God did not cast him out of communion with himself, but that still his secret was with him, and in afflicting him he considered his frame and what he could best bear. Or [4.] That he might the more patiently bear the rod when it was a rod of his own choosing. The prophet bids him advise with himself, and then tell him what answer he should return to him that sent him. Note, Ministers are sent of God to us, and they must give an account of the success of their embassy. It concerns us therefore to consider what answer they shall return from us, that they may give up their account of us with joy.
(2.) He objects only against the judgments of the sword, and, for the other two, he refers the matter to God, but intimates his choice of the pestilence rather (v. 14): I am in a great strait; and well he might be when fear, and the pit, and the snare, were before him, and if he escape one, he must inevitably fall into the other, Jer. 48:43, 44. Note, Sin brings men into straits; wise and good men often distress themselves by their own folly. [1.] He begs that he may not fall into the hand of man. "Whatever comes, let us not flee three months before our enemies;" this would sully all the glory of David's triumphs and give occasion to the enemies of God and Israel to behave themselves proudly. See Deu. 32:26, 27. "Their tender mercies are cruel; and in three months they will do that damage to the nation which many years will not repair." But, [2.] He casts himself upon God: Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great. Men are God's hand (so they are called, Ps. 17:14, the sword of his sending), yet there are some judgments which come more immediately from his hand than others, as famine and pestilence, and David refers it to God which of these shall be the scourge, and God chooses the shortest, that he may the sooner testify his being reconciled. But some think that David, by these words, intimates his choice of the pestilence. The land had not yet recovered the famine under which it smarted three years upon the Gibeonites' account, and therefore, "Let us not be corrected with that rod, for that also will be the triumph of our neighbours," hence we read of the reproach of famine (Eze. 36:30); "but if Israel must be diminished, let it be by the pestilence, for that is falling into the hands of the Lord," who usually inflicted that judgment by the hand of his own immediate servants, the angels, as in the death of the first-born of Egypt. That is a judgment to which David himself, and his own family, lie as open as the meanest subject, but not so either to famine or sword, and therefore David, tenderly conscious of his guilt, chooses that. Sword and famine will devour one as well as another, but, it may be thought, the destroying angel will draw his sword against those who are known to God to be most guilty. This will be of the shortest continuance, and he dreads the thought of lying long under the tokens of God's displeasure. It is a dreadful thing, the apostle says, to fall into the hands of the living God (Heb. 10:31), a fearful thing indeed for sinners that have, by their impenitency, shut themselves out from all hope of his mercy. But David, a penitent, dares cast himself into God's hand, knowing he shall find that his mercies are great. Good men, even when they are under God's frowns, yet will entertain no other than good thoughts of him. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.
(3.) A pestilence is accordingly sent (v. 15), which, for the extent of it, spread from Dan to Beersheba, from one end of the kingdom to the other, which showed it to come immediately from God's hand and not from any natural causes. David has his choice; he suffers by miracle, and not by ordinary means. For the continuance of it, it lasted from morning (this very morning on which it was put to David's choice) to the time appointed that is, to the third day (so Mr. Poole), or only to the evening of the first day, the time appointed for the evening sacrifice, so bishop Patrick and others, who reckon that the pestilence lasted but nine hours, and that, in compassion to David, God shortened the time he had first mentioned. The execution the pestilence did was very severe. There died 70,000 men, that were all well, and sick, and dead, in a few hours. What a great cry, may we suppose, was there now throughout all the land of Israel, as there was in Egypt when the first-born were slain! but that was at midnight, this in the daytime, Ps. 91:6. See the power of the angels, when God gives them commission, either to save or to destroy. Joab is nine months in passing with his pen, the angel but nine hours in passing with his sword, through all the coasts and corners of the land of Israel. See how easily God can bring down the proudest sinners, and how much we owe daily to the divine patience. David's adultery is punished, for the present, only with the death of one infant, his pride with the death of all those thousands, so much does God hate pride. The number slain amounted to almost half a decimation, 70,000 being about one in twenty. Now, we may suppose, David's flesh trembled for fear of God and he was afraid of his judgments, Ps. 119:120.
III. God's gracious relaxation of the judgment, when it began to be inflicted upon Jerusalem (v. 16): The angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem, as if he intended to do greater execution there than any where else, even to destroy it. The country had drunk of the bitter cup, but Jerusalem must drink the dregs. It should seem that was last numbered, and therefore was reserved to be last plagued; perhaps there was more wickedness, especially more pride (and that was the sin now chastised), in Jerusalem than elsewhere, therefore the hand of the destroyer is stretched out upon that; but then the Lord repented him of the evil, changed not his mind, but his way; and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; stay now thy hand, and let mercy rejoice against judgment. Jerusalem shall be spared for the ark's sake, for it is the place God hath chosen to put his name there. See here how ready God is to forgive and how little pleasure he takes in punishing; and let it encourage us to meet him by repentance in the way of his judgments. This was on Mount Moriah. Dr. Lightfoot observes that in the very place where Abraham, by a countermand from heaven, was stayed from slaying his son, this angel, by a like countermand, was stayed from destroying Jerusalem. It is for the sake of the great sacrifice that our forfeited lives are preserved from the destroying angel.
IV. David's renewed repentance for his sin upon this occasion, v. 17. He saw the angel (God opening his eyes for that purpose), saw his sword stretched out to destroy, a flaming sword, saw him ready to sheath it upon the orders given him to stay proceedings; seeing all this, he spoke, not to the angel (he knew better than to address himself to the servant in the presence of the Master, or to give that honour to the creature which is the Creator's due), but to the Lord, and said, Lo, I have sinned. Note, True penitents, the more they perceive of God's sparing pardoning mercy the more humbled they are for sin and the more resolved against it. They shall be ashamed when I am pacified towards them, Eze. 16:63. Observe, 1. How he criminates himself, as if he could never speak ill enough of his own fault: "I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; mine is the crime, and therefore on me be the cross. Let thy hand be against me, and my father's house. I am the sinner, let me be the sufferer;" so willing was he to accept the punishment of his iniquity, though he was worth 10,000 of them. 2. How he intercedes for the people, whose bitter lamentations made his heart to ache, and his ears to tingle: These sheep, what have they done? Done! Why they had done much amiss; it was their sin that provoked God to leave David to himself to do as he did; yet, as becomes a penitent, he is severe upon his own faults, while he extenuates theirs. Most people, when God's judgments are abroad, charge others with being the cause of them, and care not who falls by them, so they can escape. But David's penitent and public spirit was otherwise affected. Let this remind us of the grace of our Lord Jesus, who gave himself for our sins and was willing that God's hand should be against him, that we might escape. The shepherd was smitten that the sheep might be spared.
And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Here is, I. A command sent to David to erect an altar in the place where he saw the angel, v. 18. This was to intimate to David, 1. That, upon his repeated submission and humiliation, God was now thoroughly reconciled to him; for, if the Lord had been pleased to kill him, he would not have accepted an offering, and therefore would not have ordered him to build an altar. God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices is a comfortable evidence of his reconciling us to himself. 2. That peace is made between God and sinners by sacrifice, and not otherwise, even by Christ the great propitiation, of whom all the legal sacrifices were types. It is for his sake that the destroying angel is told to stay his hand. 3. That when God's judgments are graciously stayed we ought to acknowledge it with thankfulness to his praise. This altar was to be for thank-offerings. See Isa. 12:1.
II. The purchase which David made of the ground in order hereunto. It seems the owner was a Jebusite, Araunah by name, proselyted no doubt to the Jewish religion, though by birth a Gentile, and therefore allowed, not only to dwell among the Israelites, but to have a possession of his own in a city, Lev. 25:29, 30. The piece of ground was a threshing-floor, a mean place, yet thus dignified—a place of labour, therefore thus dignified. Now,
1. David went in person to the owner, to treat with him. See his justice, that he would not so much as use this place in the present exigence, though the proprietor was an alien, though he himself was a king, and though he had express orders from God to rear an altar there, till he had bought it and paid for it. God hates robbery for burnt-offering. See his humility, how far he was from taking state; though a king, he was now a penitent, and therefore, in token of his self-abasement, he neither sent for Araunah to come to him nor sent another to deal with him, but went himself (v. 19), and, though it looked like a diminution of himself, he lost no honour by it. Araunah, when he saw him, went and bowed himself to the ground before him v. 20. Great men will never be the less respected for their humility, but the more.
2. Araunah, when he understood his business (v. 21), generously offered him, not only the ground to build his altar on, but oxen for sacrifices, and other things that might be of use to him in the service (v. 22), and all this gratis, and a good prayer into the bargain: The Lord thy God accept thee! This he did, (1.) Because he had a generous spirit with a great estate. He gave as a king (v. 23); though an ordinary subject, he had the spirit of a prince. In the Hebrew it is, He gave, even the king to the king, whence it is supposed that Araunah had been king of the Jebusites in that place, or was descended from their royal family, though now a tributary to David. (2.) Because he highly esteemed David, though his conqueror, upon the score of his personal merits, and never thought he could do too much to oblige him. (3.) Because he had an affection for Israel, and earnestly desired that the plague might be stayed; and the honour of its being stayed at his threshing-floor, he would account a valuable consideration for all he now tendered to David. 3. David resolved to pay the full value of it, and did so, v. 24. Here were two generous souls well met. Araunah is very willing to give; but David is determined to buy, and for a good reason: he will not offer that to God which costs him nothing. He would not take advantage of the pious Jebusite's generosity. He thanked him, no doubt, for his kind offer, but paid him fifty shekels of silver for the floor and the oxen for the present service, and afterwards 600 shekels of gold for the ground adjoining, to build the temple on. Note, Those know not what religion is whose chief care it is to make it cheap and easy to themselves, and who are best pleased with that which costs them least pains or money. What have we our substance for but to honour God with it? and how can it be better bestowed?
III. The building of the altar, and the offering of the proper sacrifices upon it (v. 25), burnt-offerings to the glory of God's justice in the execution that had been done, and peace-offerings to the glory of his mercy in the seasonable staying of the process. Hereupon God showed (it is supposed by fire from heaven consuming the sacrifices) that he was entreated for the land, and that it was in mercy that the plague was removed and in token of God's being reconciled both to prince and people. Christ is our altar, our sacrifice; in him alone we may expect to find favour with God, to escape his wrath, and the sword, the flaming sword, of the cherubim who keep the way of the tree of life.
Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry [1706]


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Children imitate common hand gestures and facial expression. They learn to read the body from an early age. That is how they learn social behaviour and basic communication skills. But what if they don't? Can we imitate them? Try and inhabit their world? And what do we use? Elbows? Knees? Our centre?
Out Side In examines the physical and sociological impact of pregnancy and motherhood, on the female body. Drawing from a series of interviews, the work was developed in collaboration with a wide demographic of Dublin based women and tells the story of one woman's transition, as her inner world becomes exposed.
This work is an outcome of research into new modes of collaboration through screen based technology. The footage was gathered almost exclusively through improvised movement and explores the the editor as choreographer. A reduction in large expansive movements, creates space for the camera to pick up on the subtleties of the dancers choices. This technique is intended for application in collaboration with non-dancers and community participants, with reduced movement capability.
Commissioned by Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council, this project was aimed at older people in South County Dublin. Together with Ailish Claffey, Carla Fazio and myself, we delivered workshops to three local groups of men and women aged 50+ between September and December 2013. The work culminated in a celebratory dance workshop in December.
RADE was founded in 2004 and over the past ten years the project has collaborated with some of Ireland's leading professional artists, producing 8 creative writing publications, 8 documentaries, 3 short films of fiction, 6 original theatre plays, a radio play for RTE, an opera featured in the 2012 Fringe Festival and several art exhibitions. Participants have also appeared in TV commercials, independent short films and recently in the hit series Love/Hate.
RADE is a community arts based training scheme where participants engage daily in a variety of workshops: Drama, Dance, Film, Creative Writing, Art, Tai Chi. Workshops are facilitated by staff and a varying number of external artists. The programme's vision is "Creativity is open to everyone" and from this perspective RADE has helped to develop numerous new artists and attract a broader local community audience to the arts. Cathy Coughlan was resident artist at RADE from January – September 2014.
The piece was initially developed in the studio's of Dance House as part of Cathy's Dance Ireland residency. Participants were invited to collaborate on the choreographic process and engage with a professional dance environment. As well as creating the piece through pedestrian movement and contemporary dance, the group were encouraged to incorporate any existing movement practices, such as tai chi, yoga, professional boxing and street dance.
Stepping In / Stepping Out with Dance was awarded to me through an open call for artists under the Public Art Commission, through Offaly County Council and Tullamore Town Council. The commissioned work was to take place in Puttaghaun Close a new Local Authority Estate in Tullamore Town. Following a consultation process between Offaly County Council and Tullamore Town Council with the residents a number of artistic projects in dance, drama and visual art were commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme. The projects were to create artwork which would involve a strong an element of participation by the residents and in particular the young people. The commission ideally should "contribute to an enhanced community spirit and better social communication". There were 50 plus children between 7 and 17 years of age living in the estate at that time. The suggested dance form was Street Dance that would appeal to young children, with a focus on expressive and improvisational movement for young people. In Phase I was very keen to work on building on and strengthening the relationships between the young people through carefully planned workshops but felt that I needed support in the area of street dance. I made connections with Nick Bryson of Legitimate Bodies Dance Company in Birr. Nick became my mentor throughout, and he put me in contact with Hip Hop Dance Artist Charlie Dando (USA). Charlie joined me in Phase II of the project at a time I felt the young people were ready to engage more successfully with techniques, and work towards sharing their ideas with family and friends at an informal presentation in the Community Centre on site.
I invited local films makers from Hello Camera to document the latter stages of the project and conduct interviews with the young people, the funders, the support workers and Charlie and I. The documentary reveals the challenges that we all faced and the breakthroughs that were made in terms of communication, relationships, dance skills and an improved preciation for dance as an art form.
The screen in its many modern forms has become the device through which we define ourselves. We create our identity and perceive our reality through a frame that is decided rather then organically established. In camera terms it is the Aspect that decides what we see and through this lens, we begin to observe each-other. By making the decision to frame an image we also cut information away from view, leaving room for paranoia, comedy, misunderstanding and isolation.
In this work the performers exist simultaneously both on and off screen, in their physical place and through digital recordings. Here, the screen becomes a divider, where the observer becomes the observed and where control bounces from stage to screen affecting the relationships of the dancers.
'Aspect' was staged at the Dunamaise Arts Centre in March 2012 and brought together live performance and film, solo work and community collaboration. Developed as an intergenerational project in collaboration with members of the Laois community, participants were asked to explore observation culture.
Prior to this performance project, 5 separate groups were established across a wide area of Laois (separated by age). Over 50 workshops took place between September and December 2011, developing movement and observation skills. Many of the participants did not have English as a first language and many were experiencing dance and certainly live performance, for the first time, so the focus of these initial workshops was on building lines of communication through movement. These workshops took place off site (not at the Dunamaise) to allow for optimum attendance and participation.
Drawing on their individual experiences, a smaller group (who elected to perform) then took a further 3 months at the Dunamaise, to develop the piece collaboratively.
Mathematics was a performance based on my year with UnLaois'd Youth Dance Company. Through a collaborative process we explored the frustration felt by ordinary Irish teens in a school environment. The specific themes that arose were physical restriction (being seated all day), bullying, sport, relationships and conformity. These five themes were presented to the audience as maths questions ( through a screen back drop) and answered by the dancers.
For most of the young people involved, it was their first experience of a dance education / performance environment. The workshops ran weekly from September 2010- June 2012 and were attended by both young men and women. We began with familiar street dance styles and slowly built an awareness of contemporary dance. Over time, the group adapted their work to incorporate contemporary movement, partner work, lifts and improv. They also attended works by CoisCeim Dance Theatre and a solo work by Colin Dunne at the Dunamaise in 2012.
The work was supported by The Arts Council's Youth Ensemble Scheme.


Ms. Janice Sue Googe Washington, age 61, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at her residence. She was born September 30, 1957 in Brunswick to John Ward and Lizzie Agnes Day Googe. She had lived in Reidsville most of her life until she moved to Glennville five years ago. Janice was a homemaker, member of Power Pak Ministries and was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Crystal Madsen and a brother, Robert Googe.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Carey Davis, Kacey Madsen, and Tiffany Davis; siblings, Nancy Spikes, Franklin Googe, Bessie Wortham, Susan Tootle, Kathryn Haggard all of Reidsville, and Linda Kennedy of Eulonia; great granddaughter, Adalynn Crystal Brown; numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends beginning at 4:00pm Thursday, April 4, 2019 with the funeral services to follow at 6:00pm from the Chapel of Low Country Cremation and Burial with Pastor Linda Roberts officiating.
Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the family of Janice Sue Googe Washington.


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Award-winning Coventry oil and gas business diversifies to help Covid battle
Photo shows: Elliot Benton, Mark Benton and Luke Benton from MNB Precision
An award-winning Coventry business which has a multi-million pound order book in the oil and gas industry has diversified to help the battle against Covid-19.
MNB Precision Ltd in Binns Close, Torrington Avenue, which provides manufacturing and precision engineering services, has been working on the Government's appeal for help to create ventilators.
Ninety-seven of the company's 111-strong workforce is currently working at its 36,000 sq ft state-of-the-art premises to design and produce supplies for its oil and gas customers in America, Norway and Scotland.
After being contacted by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Growth Hub enquiring whether they could help with the Government's call to help produce ventilators in the Coronavirus pandemic, MNB Precision has been making parts.
Luke Benton, of MNB Precision, who owns the business along with his brother, Elliot, and dad, Mark, said its highly-skilled workforce had produced ventilator parts.
"We were contacted by the Growth Hub to see if we could help with the supply of medical ventilators," he said.
"The machines we have can be configured to run any CAD design that we feed into the machines so we sourced the raw materials and started work on ventilator parts for a few weeks.
"We have switched back to our usual operations which means our workforce is now working on our £6.5 million order book which was mostly secured before the pandemic.
"The main impact is the drop in oil and gas prices which means our customers still want their orders but a few months later which means a delay in our ability to invoice.
"There is no-one else in the world that provides the range of products that we do and together with our technical ability, it means we remain agile and are still operating at 100 per cent capacity."
Justine Chadwick, account manager at the CWLEP Growth Hub, said the team at MNB Precision was presented with the nationwide Lloyds Bank Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year and the Insider Made in UK Manufacturer of the Year under £25 million turnover awards last year.
She said: "MNB Precision is a world-leader in their field and has seen significant growth in recent years in their expertise in the oil and gas industry which is emphasised by their current busy workload.
"They are another perfect example of a Coventry and Warwickshire business which has proved its diversification skills during Covid-19 with their response to the ventilator project and after winning two prestigious awards last year, I am sure they will go from strength to strength."
Cullimore trucks set to return to Gloucestershire roads
Oxfordshire site helps to keep the vital food supply chain operating

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The time away from full activities varies with each person. However we would expect you to be up and about the day of the procedure and certainly walking around the next day. The leg may ache and feel sore, but this will settle over a few days. Plan to be back to normal in a week to 10 days, although the bruising, that is sometimes present and can seem extensive, will take a little longer to settle.
Could I get a Deep vein thrombosis after my surgery?
It is possible to suffer a deep vein thrombosis after you have had any form of surgery and this includes any of the different types of varicose vein procedures.
We aim to get this risk even lower by giving you a small dose of the blood thnining drug heparin during the operation, making sure you get up and walk around as soon as possible after the procedure and asking you to wear your support stockings for a few days afterwards.
For more information please see our blog (click here).
The following are suggestions you may find helpful after your operation.
1. When you leave hospital you will be wearing support stockings. These are best worn day and night for the first week and then when you are not in bed, for the next four weeks. They should be removed when having a wash.
2. Two days (48hours) after discharge take the stockings down and have a wash. A short shower is acceptable, but do not lie in a bath. Afterwards when drying the leg, dab the wound dry. The steri-strips (paper tapes) over the wounds will usually have come off in the shower within 2 weeks.
3. Occasionally the avulsion sites on the leg will weep a little stained fluid (this can look a lot in the shower). Sit down and with a piece of tissue push over the wound. This will settle after 5 minutes.
5. The leg often feels stiff and a firmness can be felt under the skin. Occasionally these are uncomfortable. This is part of the healing process and will settle. This is eased by exercise and regular daily walks are a good idea.
6. It is important to get the legs moving after surgery, and to avoid prolonged standing: frequent walking is better than occasional long walks. When not walking about it is advisable to elevate the leg for the first 10 days or so.
8. Do not drive for a week to 10 days. Only go back to driving if you are sure you could make an emergency stop without pain!
10. If you need any other advice please contact us.
The following general information has been compiled using the recommendations of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and our experience of patients concerns.
Injection (sclerosant) therapy is usually only suitable for relatively small varicose veins and thread veins, which are unsightly but cause no symptoms. It works by making the vein wall stick to itself, thus obliterating it, and the compression applied after the injection is an essential part of the therapy.
2. Before your next visit.
If you have a job that involves a lot of standing, please arrange to have a few days off after the injection. Avoid commitments that will prevent you from resting for the first few days after treatment.
A small amount of fluid is injected into the vein at one or more sites and a cotton wool or rubber pad applied. A bandage is then put onto the leg and a stocking applied to prevent the bandage from working loose.
Usually only one leg is treated at one visit and repeat injections will be required if both legs are affected or you have many veins on one leg.
Please do not drive yourself home from the clinic. Arrange for somebody to collect you or take a bus or taxi.
For the first 24 hours rest as much as possible, sitting with the feet elevated above the level of the hips. Take a few short walks and try to avoid standing still for any length of time.
After 48 hours you should remove the bandage and cotton wool pads and replace stocking. This should be worn at all times during the day but can be removed in bed and when taking a bath or shower. You may drive once the bandages and pads have been removed.
The success of the injection treatment relies upon the pressure that the bandages and stocking apply to the injected area. Wear the stocking until the leg is completely comfortable on standing (usually 1-2 weeks).
Over the first few weeks following the injection, any slight discomfort, hardness or tenderness at the injection site(s) should gradually subside. If there is excessive redness, swelling or tenderness, this means you should rest more with the leg raised so that the heel is higher than the hip.
• A persistent hard "cord" in the line of the vein.
• Brown staining of the skin in the line of the vein.
• Rarely, ulceration of the skin at the injection site.
• Failure of the injection to obliterate the vein (i.e. the thread vein remains).
The following information is based on that provided by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. I hope you find it helpful.
Are all thread veins suitable for Laser therapy?
Not all thread veins respond to Laser therapy, especially if they are situated too deeply within the skin for the Laser light to penetrate. In such cases, Sclerotherapy may be effective.
Lasers produce light of a very pure wavelength. If the wavelength of the Laser is matched to a target colour (such as the red of blood or the vessel wall), the energy of the Laser is absorbed specifically by the target but not by the surrounding tissues. Thus, the Laser delivers a series of focused energy pulses generating heat for very short periods of time. This breaks down the thread veins into tiny particles. These tiny particles are then dispersed naturally in the body and the veins fade over several weeks.
The laser is fired in short bursts at the thread veins. This feels warm on the skin, like a pinch similar to a snapped rubber band. During treatment the skin is cooled which reduces this sensation. Local anaesthetic gel can be used if necessary. The entire procedure is brief and non-invasive.
Do not make changes to your normal activities, before or after treatment. Prior to and following any laser treatment, you must limit your exposure to the sun. Treatment is not recommended in patients who are tanned.
Laser light can damage the skins pigment and sometimes the treatment area may become unusually pale or dark several months after treatment. For this reason, it is wise to carry out a small trial of treatment in an unobtrusive area before proceeding to extensive treatment. The test patch is examined six to eight weeks later for unwanted side effects and to carefully assess success before proceeding to further treatment. Special care is needed when treating patients with brown skin.
After a treatment the treated veins appear red, bruised, raised and often more prominent than before the treatment and the surface of the skin may feel dry. Crusting may develop on the area that has been treated. Occasionally there is a slight increase in pigment at the treated site. This usually subsides after seven to fourteen days.
After treatment stay out of the sun as exposure of recently laser treated skin to strong sunshine may increase the risk of pigmentation problems.
The number of treatments needed will depend on the extent of the affected area and will be estimated at the consultation. Treatments are usually planned at four to six week intervals.
In general Laser therapy is safe and effective, however complications do sometimes occur and these include: blistering, scarring, ulceration, loss of skin pigment and increased pigmentation, which may be permanent. The area around the ankle is more likely to have complications than other areas. It is important that you give details of any medication you are taking, and any medical problems you have, which may be relevant to the treatment.
The risk is greatest is patients known to produce keloids, who have been treated with radiotherapy in the area or have had a recent course of Roaccutane. Cold sores (herpes) can be reactivated. Patients with this tendency can be given preventative treatment.
There is a lot in the popular press about which is the best way to have your varicose veins treated and making a decision is often difficult! Should you go with a new technique or stay with a well established one that has proven long term result?
The first thing you need to decide on is do I need my veins treated and do I want treated?.
If you do want treatment, the next step is to obtain advice from a vascular surgeon with a specialist interest in venous disease. Make sure that the specialist has a big practice and is able to offer you a range of different treatments. The hospital where they may do the procedure also has to have the facilities to offer you the same range of treatments. This will ensure you get an unbiased opinion based entirely on your particular circumstances.
Do not make a final decision until the specialist has undertaken or reviewed the results of your venous duplex scan. This provides the anatomical and physiological information vital to ensure accurate personalized information can be given.
Do not let the type of anesthetic you want or are offered influence your decision on the type of procedure you want as all procedures can be undertaken either under local or general anesthesia or a half way house of sedation. Which ever you decide on it is usually recommended to have an anesthetist in the room with you and the surgeon.
Finally most techniques (high tie and stripping, endovenous radiofrequency ablation, endolaser ablation, Chiva andfoam sclerotherapy) can give good initial results in the hands of a good surgeon. Long term results, in particular recurrence rates at five and ten years are known for the more established techniques and are being sort by the newere ones.
Varicose veins, air travel and venous complications remain a cloudy issue, with surprisingly little convincing and specific literature dedicated to the matter.
There is little justification for people with varicose veins to be prevented from flying or that medical prophylaxis should be taken. Due to confusion on the matter and perhaps to relieve anxious patients, those with primary varicose veins should stay active during a flight, but again there is not solid evidence to prove that this is necessary or sufficient to prevent thromboembolism. There is also an argument for compression stockings in varicose vein patients.
Due to the probable benefits of mobilization during flights, it is also wise to postpone flying until the leg is back to full function following varicose vein surgery.
Weight (a raised Body mass index) does increase the risk of you getting varicose veins and getting the complications of venous disease.


I had a hunch that their plan would end in failure. 何だか彼らの計画が失敗に終わりそうな気がした.
He sat at the table with his shoulders hunched (up).=He sat hunched (up) at the table. 彼は背中を丸くしてテーブルに座っていた.
I had a hunch we would win.
Assibilated variant of hunk, of uncertain origin.
Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
The old man walked with a hunch.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
(intransitive) To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
Sandy, you will never get anywhere by hunching over your putter, hold your shoulders back and bend from the waist.
She rolled over and hunched into a fetal position.
(transitive) To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head または bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
They stood outside the door hunching themselves against the rain and puffing on their cigarettes.
He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground.
He would hunch his twisted body close and put out his gentle and crooked hand and touch the fawn.
They sat looking out at the dark, at the square of light the kitchen lantern threw on the ground outside the door, with a hunched shadow of Grampa in the middle of it.
(intransitive) To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
[…] the figure hunched up the road.
[…] once we had hunched in out of the sun and slunk through a cold pork-and-beans-on-bread lunch […] my brother and I found a desert creek nearby and heaved rocks at each other to cool off.
[…] wheezing and grunting he hunched across the room.
(transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
[…] thou art all one errour; soul and body.
Rude in the making Art, and Ape of Jove.
(transitive) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
After this, we saw a great Troop of Women upon the High-way to Hell, with their Bags; and their fellows, at their Heels, ever, and anon, hunching, and Justling one Another.
Hickman, a great over-grown, lank-hair'd, chubby boy, who would be hunch'd and punch'd by every-body; and go home, with his finger in his eye, and tell his mother.
He let his eyes scan the faces of all the white teachers, male and female, but would end up with a stare at the colored man sitting there. Finally, he hunched his seat-mate with his elbow and asked what man that was.
She hunched me and winked.
[…] Crunch burst through, pretending to be in Croke Park or somewhere, hunching me away with his shoulder and holding the ghost of other players at bay as he picked up the football.
(intransitive, colloquial) To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.
People who are instinctive hunchers go through some such process at every decision-making point of their lives. It is likely that children often make decisions and discern truths by hunching.


Tor Browser 7.5.4 is now available from the Tor Browser Project page and also from our distribution directory.
This release updates Firefox to 52.8.0esr, HTTPS Everywhere to 2018.4.11, and NoScript to 5.1.8.5. In addition, we exempt .onion domains from mixed content warnings, fixed a fingerprinting issue and an issue with localized content.
Awesome work on the development as per usual guys!
Thanks for everything you have done for us!
Now that HTTP onion services are treated as secure and now that HTTP onions are exempt from mixed content warnings, then is HTTP onion service traffic recognized and warned as different from HTTP to clearnet? If an HTTP .onion webpage loads content from an HTTP clearnet domain, does Tor Browser still warn about mixed content? Or since they are both HTTP, does the warning not appear?
post a new update about the new torbirdy along with "that bird."
many many domains sharing and trusted and allowed!
so why not trust them for your other purposes as well?
Why does Tails include an ancient version of TorBirdy?
Brand new user here, still working my way around. I am not as technologically-inclined like a lot of you are, so I hope to get lots of tips on how to properly use TOR.
In coming months, look for upcoming stories (unless USIC kills them) on how US National Labs have constructed supercomputer models in which every USPER is individually modeled, along with their relations to family, friends, and coworkers. These models are built using USG and private databases holding information on education, employment, finances, health, travel, local government interactions, social media, &c. The models are run, tweaked by some possible government action, then rerun to see which alternative most increases the government's self-defined "utility value". This is, rather literally, surveillance of The People by the Government for the Good of the Government and against the Good of the People. Anything you (or your family or friends) say or do today can be used against you decades into the future. This is what Snowden is talking about when he uses the apt term "databases of ruin".
chers can now make synthetic populations of entire cities.
Much of this work has been done under cover of "traffic engineering" (no joking). The people who do this work know very well that this is merely a cover for much nastier modeling. Think "predictive policing" on steroids.
Another leader in this is China, which is doing it openly. Joseph Stalin would have loved this technology.
None of my Obfs bridges work anymore with Tails 3.7. They did work with Tails 3.6.2. Don't know if this is a Tor issue, Tor Browser issue or a Tails issue.
You could narrow the problem down by testing a vanilla Tor Browser downloaded from our website. Let us know how it goes so that we can look further into this bug.
In Linux, Ubunutu 17.04 with Mate Desktop, Tor browser bundle leaves opened files that prevents of unmounting encrypted files. I have to find them with lsof and kill the processes. I've noticed that all of them are related with gvfsd.
Could that be https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10607 or are you seeing something else?
Thank you.. I am not very computer literate, but really like this anonymous, and not being traced on the web. Thank you for the time, and effort that it takes to continue this.
I don't understand your concern. Suppressing steganoography would be much like suppressing encryption itself--- hiding the fact, content, and destination of traffic is what Tor products are all about, so it doesn't really make sense to complain to Tor Project about steganography.
The article describes a long used method of steganography, which is useful for activists and endangered dissidents who live in repressive nations. It also mentions digital watermarking, which can be used by activists for good purposes as well as by censorship-enabling companies such as Forensicon for (apparently) bad purposes. In short, like everything else, software cannot know who is using it and why. Sometimes the bad guys use good things for bad purposes--- that's life.
In any event, I very much doubt Tor Project can "do something" about the use of steganography even if anyone wanted to do that.
Could that be that an old Tor is not properly shut down during the update? Could you make sure that no Tor is running anymore and then install a fresh, new Tor Browser 7.5.4 to a different location and check whether that solves your problem?
How can i donate to the cauze?
Here is one piece of advice: get to know The Enemy. This is a project to work on over the next few months, not a easy path but I think essential for anyone who wants to work for Tor Project.
The Intercept (theintercept.com) regularly publish stories on surveillance mercenaries, private security forces like BlackSwan, police misconduct around the world. The Guardian (theguardian.com) has published many important stories on outrageous infiltration by UK police of EU peace/environmental groups and extralegal killings of environmentalists and reporters. Human Rights Watch (hrw.org), Amnesty (amesty.org), Reporters without Borders (rsf.org) are excellent sources of information upon current human rights abuses, very few of which are covered by most major US/EU newspapers.
But they appear to have removed their index to these stories after it was revealed the company was routinely spying on its own reporters.
Tor 7.5.4 hangs even worse than the past 2 versions e.g.
What do you mean with "hangs"? Do you use a default Tor Browser or do you have customized it somehow? On which operating system does this happen?
thank you for critical update.
Thank you for your ongoing work. You help create as much liberty as we can experience in these times.
Congratulation pour ce travail qui participe au bien de tous.
One thing I have noticed that has arisen in 7.5.4 is that the entry (first country listed) circuit is static and cannot / will not change even when requested.
In one install I am forced to use United States.
In another install (yes, both 7.5.4) I am forced to use Switzerland.
In both cases the other two (second and third) circuits will change, but the first - never.
This is a Windows browser. Thanks.
That's not new and is in fact a feature to prevent certain attacks on Tor. See: https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#EntryGuards.
What does "hangs" mean? When does this happen? On particular web sites? If so, on which? Which Windows version are you using? Do you have an antivirus/firewall software that could interefere with Tor Browser? If so, which one?
Thank you so very much for your constant great work. It is absolutely essential to have TOR available. I can not stress out how important it is.
So, thank you for your fantastic work.
In TBB media.gmp is off.
How can i switch off this s..t in vanilla Firefox?
First FSecure has discovered AccessibleMarshal.dll as an "unwanted app" and blocked it.
Then moments later FSecure discovered that it contained a "trojan" and deleted it.
I have a question similar to one asked by a couple of Tor users under 7.5.3 but never answered.
I have noticed that occasionally when I switch between pages of the same web-site, the guard node changes. Why is this?
Why is the 'new' guard node trying to 'muscle in'?
Please let me and the users from 7.5.3 know.
Thank you for contributing to our online privacy. The amazing improvements make such a noticeable difference to the protection you provide - especially during the past 12 months. Your service to the community is admirable.
Why has Tor become so slow?


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Twitter! My iPhone. Texting. Friends. Family. and Television.
TWITTER is my main addiction! I only go to facebook when Twitter is overcapacity.
I think they should definitely add more characters haha. 140 just isnt enough, 160 will do.
Lady Gaga FOR SURE! She's like the QUEEN of twitter. who wouldn't want to be followed by her, she's awesome!
Prepare for twitter to take over your life! It's VERY addicting. You've been warned.
Around 8 hours. That's probably because I'm asleep..... or at school.


NASA's Space Power Facility at the Plum Brook site in Sadnusky, Ohio houses the world's largest space environment simulation vacuum chamber, measuring 100ft diameter by 122ft high.
The new facility, at NASA Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility for the Constellation Program and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, was designed and constructed to test both nuclear and non-nuclear space hardware and was upgraded by Benham/SAIC Constructors. But it wasn't all astrophysics, indeed industrial gas technologist Chart played a pivotal role in the project.
As part of the upgrade, Chart provided the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply and commissioning of all LN2 supply equipment. The Chart system is used to provide nitrogen gas through acoustic horns and as an inert purge gas.
The horn room, which Chart create, contained 36 nitrogen-driven acoustic horns to simulate the high noise levels that will be experienced during a space vehicle launch and supersonic ascent conditions.
Chart also provided technical expertise and advice in high-pressure liquid supply systems. Working with Benham/SAIC Constructors and the end user, the firm designed and manufactured a pump-less system. The system is capable of storing and delivering liquid nitrogen at 780 gpm at a constant pressure of 300 psig for a duration of 20 minutes and one test per day. The liquid nitrogen flows into the water-bath vapouriser which supports a vapourisation of a flow rate of 72,000 scfm.
The system utilises a high pressure VS-6000 pusher tank at 370 psig (500 MAWP) to provide vapour pressure on two VS-9000 storage tanks at 300 psig (363 MAWP) to support the flow rates required during liquid withdrawal. The system is controlled by Benham's SCADA system by using two separate PID control loops and two CPT characterised seat control valves to maintain pressures of all three tanks for a ready-to-use status.


The Sanford Regional Technical Center provides career and technical education opportunities to students from seven area high schools in York County as they prepare for their lives after graduation. Students from the following high schools are invited to file applications for a program of their choice: Marshwood HS, Massabesic HS, Noble HS, Sanford HS, Traip Academy, Wells HS and York HS. Home schooled students who reside in the communities served by these schools are also eligible for participation in SRTC programs.
More information regarding the programs available at SRTC can be found on our website at http://sanford.mainecte.org. Applications are available on our website and may be filed for first round consideration now through the deadline of March 13, 2015. Please contact us if you are unable to complete the online application and we will assist you with the process.
Interested students and parents are invited to attend an Open House on Wednesday, February 25th (snow date of Thursday, February 26th) from 6:30pm to 8:00pm to learn about the programs offered at SRTC, tour the facility and meet our staff. SRTC is located at 52 Sanford High Boulevard in Sanford, ME.
If you have any questions regarding our programs or the application process, please contact us at (207) 324-2942.


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Friday Films
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Film Special
Dance and Fitness Groups
Music and Drama Group
Film Groups
Photographers Group
Reading and Creative Writing Groups
Venue hire – Gallery
Venue hire – Theatre
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Venue hire – Phoenix Room
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The Way Ahead
Shaftesbury Arts Centre > Film Groups
The Film Society publishes its own programme of films annually as well as appearing in the Centre's half yearly programme.
The society is an integral part of the Centre and one of its most popular activities. Persons joining the Arts Centre have the option to purchase a Membership that includes the Film Society. This entitles them to free attendance at films that are part of the main programme.
A programme of 18 high quality films of international stature is shown from September through to May each year, on a Friday evening. The current season's listing (2019-2020) can be downloaded here.
A limited number of tickets for non-members are available from the box office, the Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre and on line during the preceding week. Further tickets become available for sale from 7.50pm (ten minutes before showing) on the night of each film.
Cost: £7, SAC members £5.50, under 18s £5.
Additional Film Specials, open to all are arranged for fundraising purposes. These Film Specials are not included in the Film Society membership.
A separate monthly programme for senior citizens is shown on the third Tuesday of each month (except August), see below.
The society is run by a committee elected by its members and has a designated director on the centre's Board. Films are selected by the society's committee in June and a members' poll of suggested titles is taken into consideration.
Committee members also help to run 'Moviola' community village hall shows in the area and provide advice and support, including equipment, to other local film societies.
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Film Society is a member of the British Federation of Film Societies and affiliated to the British Film Institute.
Shaftesbury Arts Centre is a member of Cinema for All, now in its fortieth year in the South West.
Contact: Paul Schilling 01747 853224; paul.schilling@btinternet.com
Seniors' Film Club
A regular programme of films for the over 50s is also shown at the centre under the banner of the Seniors' Film Club.
A main feature film is shown on the third Tuesday afternoon of every month (except August) starting at 2pm.
Tickets are available 'on the door' (at the box office) at a cost of £3.
For more information contact Ann Griffin, organiser, on 01747 855720
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Q: Ошибка подключения к веб ресурсу Android Всем здравия!
Я для личного развития, да и восстановления знаний, вернулся к Android Studio (v3.6.1 так как новые версии идут под 64х системы). И тут такая ситуация: при попытке подключиться к сайту возвращается такая ошибка.
AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.example.pastebinparser, PID: 13162
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not execute method for android:onClick
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatViewInflater$DeclaredOnClickListener.onClick(AppCompatViewInflater.java:293)
    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4791)
    at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:19884)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5268)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:902)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:697)
 Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatViewInflater$DeclaredOnClickListener.onClick(AppCompatViewInflater.java:288)
    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4791)
    at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:19884)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5268)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:902)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:697)
 Caused by: android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException
    at android.os.StrictMode$AndroidBlockGuardPolicy.onNetwork(StrictMode.java:1147)
    at java.net.InetAddress.lookupHostByName(InetAddress.java:418)
    at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByNameImpl(InetAddress.java:252)
    at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:215)
    at com.android.okhttp.HostResolver$1.getAllByName(HostResolver.java:29)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.resetNextInetSocketAddress(RouteSelector.java:232)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.next(RouteSelector.java:124)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.connect(HttpEngine.java:272)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendRequest(HttpEngine.java:211)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.execute(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:382)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getResponse(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:332)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:199)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.DelegatingHttpsURLConnection.getInputStream(DelegatingHttpsURLConnection.java:210)
    at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:25)
    at com.example.pastebinparser.MainActivity.onButtonClick(MainActivity.java:42)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatViewInflater$DeclaredOnClickListener.onClick(AppCompatViewInflater.java:288)
    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4791)
    at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:19884)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5268)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:902)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:697)

Как я понял из-за этого типа ошибки (java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException) прекращается работа приложения.
Цель приложения: прочесть сайт, получить его HTML и парсить его.
Так же для этих целей была импортирована библиотека Jsoup, но она так же возвращает java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException при вызове
Jsoup.connect("https://pastebin.com/1HhJHSec").get()

Код моего приложения:
package com.example.pastebinparser;

import android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable;
import android.os.Build;
import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.*;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  AnimationDrawable mAnimation;   // анимация
  ImageView mImageView;           // анимируемый объект
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    // =====================================================
    // Подготовка к анимации объекта
    // =====================================================
    mImageView = findViewById(R.id.imageView);
    mImageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.animation);
    mAnimation = (AnimationDrawable) mImageView.getBackground();
    // =====================================================
    // Конец подготовки к анимации объекта
    // =====================================================
  }
  public void onButtonClick(View view) {

    mAnimation.start(); //запустить анимацию

    // =====================================================
    // Подключение к сайту
    // =====================================================
    String adress ="https://pastebin.com/1HhJHSec";
    Document doc = null;
    try {
      URL url = new URL(adress);
      HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
      connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
      BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));// эта строка вызывает ошибку
      String line = null;
      String result = "";
      while ((line = rd.readLine()) != null) {
        result += line;
      }
      EditText et = findViewById(R.id.editText);
      et.setText(result);
    } catch (IOException e) {
    System.out.println("lol");
    }
    // =====================================================
    // Конец подключения к сайту
    // =====================================================
  }
}

P.S. Проверял наличие интернета и доступ на ресурс с телефона. Интернет имеется, ресурс не заблокирован.

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Allen G. Aug 05 .
When relocating to the Ft Hood area 4 years ago, we knew we wanted to reside in Harker Heights. Emily's Rentals was the company to go to!! Kyle and the girls went the extra mile to ensure that we were provided with every opportunity to get into the house we wanted. They were flexible with working on the deposits and paperwork that was required. Mary and the other girls in the front office ensured that you were acknowledged and taken care of, if and when, any issue with the rental came about. Outstanding customer service from the first meeting until we relocated out of the area.
Patricia D. May 31 .
I have rented for many, many years and truly this rental company does not take care of it's residents. I concur with the other opinion. I was also burglarized and then charged for the repair of my door. The repair of my door consisted of maintenance taking a hammer and straightening the door locking mechanism. THAT IS IT. Rental insurance ONLY covers the contents of the apartment NOT structure and the rental company/landlord SHOULD make it THEIR responsibility to repair any doors or locks that was due to burglary or crime. That is just good business and makes the tenant feel good. Also when I first moved in I had a LONG list of things wrong with the apartment such as no smoke detector in the bedroom and It hasn't ben fixed over 1 yr later. You have to basically stay on top of them to fix anything and GOD forbid they charge YOU for that repair when it should be THEIR responsibility. I would not rent from this company ever again.
Sujon R. Apr 25 .
I have been business acquaintances with Emily??s Rentals for more than 14 yrs. Our relationship started when my spouse and I purchased our very first home, first duty station, 22 yrs old. As realtors, they were there with us from start to finish, for first time buyers if was a great experience. About a year later we were reassigned and have been away from fort hood since 1999. They became our property managers, for the 13 years we were away our property stayed rented, not once was the property unrented for more than thirty days. So I received orders to return, there was only one company I would trust, Emily's Rentals! I immediately contacted them. I visited on a four day weekend and they ensured that I got the opportunity to check out properties on the busiest holiday of the year. So needless to say my move was door to door. Within 30 days of being here I was able to sell my property thru Emily's Rentals in this market and walk away with a profit. Emily's rental is a trustworthy family oriented company and there are no others I would trust with my new plan of purchasing a home. Good People!
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I went with Emily's Rentals (254.699.8909) here in Harker Heights as my property managerand I can't be happier!
The office is in Savannah Heights which provide a comfortable, friendly but professional atmosphere. I was pleased to know that they had prospects for my home before I had to PCS.
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C K. Nov 13 .
Emily's Rentals made leasing a house in Harker Heights so simple and pleasent. They sent additional photos (20) and the floorpaln of the property, when we requested. Two other companies either said the could not do it or did not have any further information on the properties. Since we were both deployed they processed everything thru the internet and have a home when we arrived at Fort Hood. I have and will continue to recommend Emily's Rentals to anyone moving to the area.
Jacqueline M. Jan 09 .
I just sold my duplex in the end of OCT 09 through Emily's Rentals; the staff was outstanding and Kyle Wheatly bent over backwards to make sure everything was completed. I used Emily's Rentals as a rental company as well and they are absolutely fantastic and have the investors best interest in mind, which is something I struggled with while using other rental companies in the Killeen area. I am military and live across the country from where I had my duplex in Killeen, with Emily's Rentals I never worried about whether or not my dulpex was being taken care of....again the staff is fantastic! If you are military I highly suggest to use Kyle Wheatly as your rental or selling agent! Thanks to a great staff! You guys rock!
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Carol H. Dec 21 .
I would like to take this opportunity to thank a great staff. Upon returning from overseas, it has always been a challenge and a struggle to relocate my family in the Killeen area. The staff at Emily's Rentals, which included, the clerk who assisted with the rental contract, the locksmith, and the gentleman who conducted the maintenance and safety checks. This team was the utmost professional, dedicated, and caring group who ensured a smooth transition for me and my family. Again thank you for all that you did for me and my family, and what you do for the community!
Emily�??s Rentals is dedicated to providing professional management services to property owners while at the same time providing a quality residence for tenants.
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My story starts with the fact that I was raising my third boy by myself. gotten used to that fact. And my mother was becoming very ill so we moved in with her. My youngest son, Noah Michael, was born on Sept. 25, 2002. He brought a tremendous amount of joy to my heart. He was my final baby boy. His brothers were 14 and 10. And one morning out of the blue, Noah passed away at the daycare. My heart broke into a million pieces that day. I had never faced something like that and thought that I never would have to not this soon anyway. I feel like I have lost my mind. Since then things just keep traveling in the wrong direction. I wonder if I can ever straighten my life up again. I really thought Christmas Day without my little angel was going to do me in. But I survived with the Lord's help. I want to give you a poem to read to help you with your grief ike it is helping me with mine.
I see the countless Christmas Trees, around the world below.
The sounds of music can't compare with the Chirstmas choir up here.
For it is beyond description to hear the nagels sing.
I know how much miss me.
So be happy for me dear ones. You know I hold you close.
Be glad I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I saved you each a memory of my undying love.
After all love is a gift, more precious than pure gold.
Remember, I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ the year.
I hope this helps someone as much as it helped me.


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A Tribute to Woody Allen: Movie Posters For True Fans
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Cartoon Style Movie Posters by Ïve Bastrash [Interview]
Ïve Bastrash's movie posters would make any child of the 90s nostalgic about those times when superheroes like "Batman" were our role models and when we used to watch "X-men", "Pinky and the brain" or "2 Stupid dogs". With the same cartoon style of the 90s and an eye for monsters, action and sci-fi, Ïve…
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Some while ago we wrote about Behance user Banana Pop Art, a graphic designer student who created a stir on 9gag with her logo parody, featuring Converse – Overpriced Footwear. She is now continuing her work by designing new entertaining movie posters for renowned series and films such as: House M.D., Twilight, Friends, Amelie and…
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Two artschool grads from Nancy, France had a terrific idea to create old electronic items out of paper. Be it a cassette, a walkman, an old telephone or a Nintendo controller, these things are just so colorful and well-made that you wish they were real. Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann, who've studied graphic design and…


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I think I should start by saying that my name's Frances and I am addicted to shopping. This obsession consumes a large (and probably unhealthy) amount of my time and so I felt that I would use this to my advantage and start a blog centred around shopping. I love fashion and have a soft spot for beauty too so expect that they will be the main focus of this blog. I understand that sounds awfully shallow and materialistic but I know that I love to muse over a good old fashion blogpost and I'm sure I'm not the only one!
I hope that this blog will be enjoyable to any of you who happen upon it. Please feel free to leave any feedback (providing it's not too nasty)!
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If you checked all the above, your answer is Aruba.
Many Caribbean islands have iffy weather in September right through to June. Not so here. Aruba boasts temperatures that vary little from 28 °C (82.4 °F) tempered by northeasterly trade winds. It's also outside the hurricane belt. So, sunny, hot with a lovely breeze every day. – check.
Aruba's tag line is 'One Happy Island'. And it is. Aruba is relatively small (20 miles long, six miles across) with a population of about 100,000. It's part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so the official language is Dutch and the native language is Papiamento. If your Papiamento is a little rusty, not to worry, English is widely spoken. The people are friendly and you will feel safe. – check.
The Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa has just finished a $30-million makeover and it is lovely. It has lagoons, waterfalls and beautiful gardens along with 1,500 feet of white sandy beach. There are many swimming pools, long uninterrupted walks along the beach, a casino for those who feel lucky, and lots of restaurants from which to choose. The Aruba Tower is close to all the amenities, including the Larimar Spa, where the signature Aloe Vera and Rum massage is to die for. Pricy, but worth it. Beautiful resort – check.
Jump a bus to anywhere on the island or rent a car, an ATV or even a Harley to get around. Remember, the island is small so everything is accessible. Stroll the Dutch-flavoured capital of Aruba, Oranjestand, and check out the great shopping and restaurants. Prices are reasonable, so bargaining and haggling are not part of Aruba's culture. Follow the locals to find the best prices.
Scuba diving is big in Aruba. There are tons of water sports, such as windsurfi ng, snorkeling (try Tranquilo Sailing). There are island tours via catamaran cruise or a submarine voyage, or visit De Palm Island which has Snuba (a combination of scuba and snorkeling) and Sea Trek adventures. Aruba is noted for its public sandy beaches and fishing, but take time to learn to play beach tennis at MooMba Beach. It was a nice alternative to tennis. And golf. Yes, always, there is golf.
Kids will enjoy the Butterfly Farm that is home to hundreds of specimens or check out the Donkey Sanctuary and the local Ostrich Farm.
Aruba has also Indian drawings on the walls of underground caves (the bats are harmless!) at Arikok National park that is very cool, and worth a visit.
Take an ATV tour through the park (think desert) with lunch at Boca Prins. It is sure to be a trip highlight. Lots of things to see and activities do – check.
Orangestand's restaurants range from local seafood shacks to old-world mansions serving continental cuisine. Papiamento restaurant is housed in an old mansion where you're invited to sit poolside. Catch the sunset at Marina Pirate or sample some modern cuisine at White Restaurant. All are delicious and unique. Great food – check.
The Radisson's day camp has many activities for kids ages four to 12. The schedule and activities go way beyond colouring books. From Acqua Aerobics, beach photo hunt, pizza eating contest to pool volleyball – your kids will never be bored. They may even pick up a little Papiamento from the counsellors. Kids Club fees are $45 per child for a full day, with lunch and snacks, and $25 for a half day. And if the day camp isn't your family's cup of tea, there's plenty of other kid stuff going on. Family friendly – check.
For more information, visit visitaruba.com.
Jane Bradley is the publisher of ParentsCanada and an intrepid traveller.
Originally published in ParentsCanada magazine, November 2013.


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Virginia Governor Ralph "c**nman" Northam (D) held a press conference as pressure grows on him to resign after the 1984 yearbook from his medical school where he was nicknamed "c**nman" it showed on his page someone in KKK robes and someone in blackface, he first admitted it was him in one of them, but then at the press conference he denied that he was in either one.
As the scandal began there was speculation from people such as former Republican strategist Ali Alexander that some of Ralph Northam's friends would take the fall and claim that they were the ones in Northam's yearbook photo, but Northam has now admitted to "darkening his skin" in a skit where he was Michael Jackson.
Northam has remained defiant and is fighting the calls of most of his party to resign and has vowed to regain the shattered trust of the voters of Virginia.
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax who would take over if Ralph Northam is to resign, slammed the photos of Ralph Northam's yearbook page but has stopped short of saying he should resign as governor.
The scandal regarding Governor Northam's racist yearbook leaves many questions to be answered as the Gillespie campaign didn't find or use the photos, and Dan Bongino admitted he had the yearbook last year but didn't share it costing the Virginia congressional seats of Dave Brat, and Scott Taylor.


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