See updates and highlights from our PPWCMA project on the project page and blog.
"Managing rabbits and foxes and restoring southern brown bandicoot habitat in Langwarrin and northern Western Port"
Langwarrin Woodlands and Northern Westernport Landcare group is the successful recipient of a PPWCMA Landcare Grant for $25k to undertake an extensive rabbit and fox control program and assisted regeneration across 41+ member properties; as well as community capacity building workshops to learn the skills to better manage our land to prevent reinfestation. The ultimate goal is to see southern brown bandicoots re-establish populations in the region.
41 properties expressed interest by the time of the grant being submitted. As we progress through the project, we may be able to add additional properties on a case by case basis.
To date, 41 properties have been visited by our contractors to fumigate warrens and flush areas with ferrets where fumigation wasn't suitable. Properties are being monitored for re-entry with appropriate follow-up, and selective Pindone baiting will be taken where deemed appropriate, to best practice standards to prevent off target damage.
Following successful reduction in rabbit number, fox control commenced in May 2016. Control methods currently being implemented are with soft hold leg traps through several local contractors, all with approvals for humane methods.


THE LEADERS of the rebel Free Syrian army (FSA) announced at the weekend that they had moved their command centre from Turkey to Syria in a bid to organise increasingly fractured rebel forces.
Brig Gen Mustafa al-Sheikh, who heads the FSA's military council, said the group made the move last week but he declined to say where the new headquarters was located.
In recent months, the FSA, which emerged from a group of high-ranking Syrian army defectors last year, appeared to be struggling to retain authority over opposition forces inside Syria. Its leaders were criticised by fighters who resented the fact that they were removed from the battle on the ground.
Col Assad was flanked by rebel fighters and spoke in front of a backdrop that featured the banners of rebel units including Liwa al-Umma, a brigade founded by Mehdi Harati, a Libyan-Irish veteran of the battle to overthrow Muammar Gadafy in Libya last year.
Col Assad paid tribute to Mr Harati, whose brigade only came under the FSA umbrella recently.
Liwa al-Umma emerged earlier this year after several Syrians, aware of Mr Harati's experience as commander of one of the first rebel brigades to enter the Libyan capital Tripoli in August last year, approached him about establishing a similar unit in Syria.
According to Mr Harati, more than 6,000 men across Syria have joined Liwa al-Umma since it came into existence just over four months ago. He told The Irish Times that more than 90 per cent of its members were Syrian and that he and other foreigners within the brigade were in Syria only to "facilitate and train" civilians, using lessons from the Libyan revolution.
In the video, Col Assad sought to allay charges that the FSA leadership was guilty of opportunism as Syria sank further into conflict.
"We have been accused of swerving from our initial noble goals for the revolution and making questionable deals with foreign parties," he said.


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T-Shirt illustration I created of a skeleton riding a chopper through flames for the motorcycle club Celtic Warriors. It's always a pleasure to work on direct-to-garment T-Shirts, because I don't have to hold back on colors.
Signed art prints of the design will also be auctioned off to support the client's local police force, of which he is a member.
Custom T-Shirt illustration I created for Hard Ride Saloon. The client came to me with an existing logo of a sketleton riding a motorcycle that needed a serious update. We came up with this design for T-Shirts and banners. Set up for silk-screening, 4 colors.


The original, one of a kind painting of the Ravenclaw House Crest. Drawn in India ink and painted in watercolors, this highly detailed painting is a must have for any art collector, or Harry Potter enthusiast.
*Ink and watercolor on paper.
*Artist's signature is located on the rear of the painting.


Luxury island living is a dream of many, but a reality for only a select few. For those that can afford it, the choice of high-end properties in The Bahamas is extensive, ranging from colonial villas to rambling European- style estates to celebrity haunts.
However, this hasn't always been the case. The luxury property market in The Bahamas has been through a cycle of peaks and dips, with locations coming in and out of fashion. The Rat Pack era of the 1950s and 60s saw Nassau become the sunspot of choice for Hollywood's elite, with vast beachfront mansions playing host to lavish parties and opulent gatherings. The 80s saw the rise of the hedge fund kingpins and big business moguls, who bought up Family Island properties and luxury holiday condos as second residences.
The next couple of decades saw more fluctuation in the market as the world economy went into cycles of booms and busts, continuing right up until the most recent and prolonged recession. But there will always be wealthy people and they will always want to buy a slice of paradise, particularly in a jurisdiction such as The Bahamas where there are no capital gains or inheritance taxes, and real property taxes are low. It is also highly regulated, with easy access to major international cities.
According to Christie, luxury houses and condos are the most popular. In Nassau, he says that the new condominium offering from luxury complex Albany is performing well, whereas more traditional high-end communities such as Old Fort Bay have had a number of recent sales, with pricing that would not have been achieved a few years ago.
Traditionally buyers of high-end realty in The Bahamas have come from the UK and North America, but globalization has lead to a broadening of the market. "The majority of our sales have been US buyers, predominantly from the Northeast, but several have been sourced from our database, which includes more than 100,000 prospective buyers globally," says Irwin.
Although high-end properties have mostly proved sound investments, island living on that scale doesn't come cheap, and as the adage goes, if you have to ask the price then you probably can't afford it.
Concierge Auctions, in partnership with Sterling Bahamas Realty Ltd recently handled the exquisite Georgian estate Kilkee House at the western end of Paradise Island with a starting price of more than $10 million. The two-acre beach- and bay front property is only accessible by boat and was once a party hub for the likes of actor Sir Richard Harris and The Beatles. The New York company also recently sold Innocence Island– 681 unspoiled acres located in the Exuma chain, which sold to the highest bidder for $18.7 million.


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Stormont Fencing Club now has a Twitter account @StormontFencing. Follow us to keep up-to-date with the latest club developments and news.
A feed has also been embedded into the website in the right hand column.


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Shawanda Corbett on Breaking the Mold of Ceramic Art
On: March 1, 2022
In: Ceramic art
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If you haven't heard much about Shawanda Corbett yet, you probably will soon. The Mississippi-born, Oxford, UK-based artist is rapidly reshaping the parameters of ceramic art – its history, cultural gravitas and relationship to the human body.
Corbett positions ceramics as an inherently interdisciplinary and cross-cultural medium encompassing film, dance, music, poetry and pottery. These "performative objects" speak across cultures, times and geographies, from pottery traditions in West Africa and Asia to Greek theatrical performances recorded on clay vessels. "I turned my ceramic practice into theory: how I react to spaces, how I react to music," Corbett tells me over the phone. "It's a type of structure that's malleable, that can change depending on the space and the people I'm talking to."
Corbett's approach to clay is collaborative; she works with it, instead of making it work for her. "One of the great things about clay is that it has a memory. In western places that [teach] ceramics, we are taught to knock out the memory to make it what we want it to be. So it's a power struggle," she says. 'I wanted to do something different. I wanted it to be more about really listening to what the clay wants to do.
Top: Shawanda Corbett, It was just yesterday, 2021, Chromogenic print. Above: Shawanda Corbett, Do you know where we are2021, Glazed stoneware
Corbett describes herself as a "cyborg" artist. This term may conjure up images of tiny 1960s sci-fi movies and metal-clad robot men, but to Corbett (his love of sci-fi aside) it refers to anything that can improve human life. 'It happened when I read Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto (1985). I wanted to use [the book] but with my point of view: a black, queer, disabled woman and all these other social identities that I have, whether they are decided or decided for me," explains the artist, who was born with one arm and no legs. . "The terminology around disability or something like that has such a heavy history. And that's something I don't necessarily identify with. I would rather be called a cyborg.
The artist is pursuing a practice-oriented doctorate at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford. His research focuses on ethics in AI, the relationship between the disabled body and the disabled body, and the meaning of a "whole body". His studio days are experimental and wrapped in music, including by John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders. "I like the complexity of jazz," she says. "To the untrained ear, it may sound disorganized or free-form, even though it's much more complex. It's organized; being able to play like that takes a lot of skill. I have a playlist for each work. I never repeat a song twice. The artist's affinity with music is deeply rooted in his childhood in Mississippi, where music was not just a part of life, but a soundtrack. "We had music for everything: to get in the mood, to have company or to clean up. I'm used to it, so I wanted it to be part of my practice.
Installation view of Shawanda Corbett, 'To the Fields of Lilac'.
(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York © Shawanda Corbett)
Corbett cites his artistic influences with equal enthusiasm, from Ladi Kwali to Theaster Gates, Shōji Hamada to Kawai Kanjirō. But her voice reaches its highest level of fervor when talking about Magdalene Odundo, whom she first met when the Kenyan-born British artist was speaking at the 2012 Alabama Clay Conference. in the history of ceramics [was] all white," she says. "I had never seen her work before, but when she started talking about her work, it made me feel so much better about the way I do things. When I build by hand, it's from West Africa, that's naturally what I do. People regard West African pottery as primitive, which it is absolutely not.
Corbett describes his throwing technique as a "hotch potch" of ever-changing approaches. "I watch other artists and how they throw and manipulate clay, because [they're] so different, and sometimes their way of doing it is so much better than what I do," she says. "It's a very physical thing. And from a medical point of view, it can cause injuries if you do it too much in the same way. Because I do it with one hand, it's about keep the muscles working evenly.
Shawanda Corbett, Stop all that slump, man2021, Glazed stoneware.
In January 2022, Corbett opened his first solo exhibition in the United States. "To the Fields of Lilac" at Salon 94 in New York (until March 5) is both an installation and a gathering "without stereotypes". The exhibit is a set of 16 totem vessels of varying heights, shapes and glazes. Violet hues meet electric blue, some vessels stand upright, others lean to one side with their own minds. Each is named with a familiar phrase: do you see what i see; Stop all that slump, man; Just the blind leading the blind; Our freedom is not your absolute freedom (all works 2021). These anthropomorphic objects are based on groups of people, their glossy surfaces etched or marked with traces of the music Corbett listened to while she worked. The walls are lined with vibrant abstract paintings, punctuated by large-format photographs depicting the artist masked in engobe engraved with gestural lines.
'I named the show 'To the Fields of Lilac' to signal a continuation or additional narrative that reflects on what happens beyond 'Wade in the Water', the spiritual song originally sung by the slaves in their quest for freedom, and thinking about how water became a sign of protection for slaves on their way to freedom," says the artist, who also has works exhibited in "Body Vessel Clay." at Two Temple Place in London and will hold a solo exhibition at Tate Britain in May 2022 as part of Art Now (opening May 29).
Freedom as a question mark – though historically charged and still debatable in a capitalist society – is deeply introspective for Corbett. "Freedom is self-love. It is always going against what is socially expected of you to do, be or say. This is how you receive love of yourself, and that's the thing we don't talk about. Behind a lot of my work, if not all of my work, there is freedom as a love story for oneself.
Shawanda Corbett, We are almost there2021, Glazed stoneware
Shawanda Corbett, 'To the Fields of Lilac', through March 5, Salon 94, New York. salon94.com (opens in a new tab)
Corbett's exhibition at Tate Britain for Art Now runs from 28 May 2022 to Sunday 4 September 2022. tate.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
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July 4, 2011 Vetrivel Foundation Comment
Mr. Jayaraman, Mrs. Rukmini Jeyaraman and I reached Renaissance Malarchi School at around 4:15 pm. Mr. Mahalingam welcomed us with a big smile. With full energy and enthusiasm, Mahalingam started introducing the Malarchi, Special Education School for Mentally Challenged Children run by Renaissance Trust. He indicated that most of the special education schools are in cities. Malarchi is the only school of this kind in the village. When inquired about the registration status, he indicated that the organization is certified by the State Government and approved by National Trust as well.
He then took us on a brief tour to show the facilities in the school. He showed us the classrooms, kitchen areas, dining areas and the mediation room. When we entered the meditation room, it was indeed very peaceful. All the children gathered in a big hall and when we entered they welcomed us with "Vanakkam". On our request, they gave the thank you prayer, which they normally do just before a meal is taken. It was a moving experience. It contrasted in my mind the way these children would have been treated if they were not present in the school (Hats off to Mr. Mahalingam and his team).
Mahalingam – Parents immigrated to Sri Lanka and when he was 6 years old, he had lost both of his parents to diarrhea, as people didn't know that they had to drink water/fluids during diarrhea. He wanted to raise the medical awareness but he could not become a doctor due to economical reasons. With the support from brother and relatives, he completed the pharmacy course. Part of the deportation of Malaiyagath Thamizhargal, he moved to India. He worked in Thanjavur in a sugar factory and with like minded friends started Renaissance in 1983 to serve rural people and youth. During part of the service, he came across mentally challenged children being treated very poorly in villages and wanted to start a school. He started the "school" in Pudukkottai without knowing the details and the nuances of what is involved in the education of mentally challenged children. The students left on the first day itself. Then through the National Institute of Mentally Challenged Children and Education in Hyderabad, he got trained on the special education of mentally challenged children. The training helped in proper running of the school.
As part of another project that Renaissance was doing, TDH organization from Netherlands was visiting them. During their visit, they proposed this school project to them. They liked the proposal and helped get a land for the school in Kalamvur and helped in the building of the school. They also provided the operating expense of Rs 1000 per child for 60 children. This helped in the professional running of the school. The school became a role model school for the TDH organization. After 5 to 6 years, TDH wanted to have the school handed over to a Christian for management. Mahalingam and Renaissance board did not want to do that. The board tried raising funds but could not and wanted to close the school.
Mahalingam did not want to close the school and the board requested him to take care of the responsibility. Mahalingam resigned his job in Thanjavur and moved to run the school full time. This created problems in his personal life and lead to the divorce settlement. Now Mahalingam lives in a small room right above his office and is there 24/7. As the TDH support was coming in, Mahalingam spent rarely anytime in the public relations. He did not know anyone in the community. He believed strongly that there will be a way to get through. He met the correspondent of Moohambikai College of Engineering who gave him 50 sacks of paddy and this gave him a moral boost as the basic need of food was taken care of. From that point onwards, the school has been running with support from local community. There are about 40 children now and if sufficient funds are available, the number of children taken care of can be increased.
The education is based on skills based education and there are around 218 skills that they teach, starting from how you put your shirt on. By the time of graduation, the students are well-versed especially in the skill set that is specific to village setting so that they can be helpful to their parents. Currently, there is no vocational training planned. The students go through meditation training as well ("Vethathiri style"). So far 8 children have completed the "graduation". Mr.Mahalingam indicated that even though he does not have secured funding on a continuous basis, he finds a way to run the school, with support from various sources.
We thanked him and his team for the marvelous job that they are doing. I told him that the proposal and the discussion on how to support Malarchi will be discussed at the March 14th board meeting of Vetrivel Foundation and that we will be able to get back to him by March 21st.
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Club Growth, Bandwagon Fans, AND...QUARTERBACKS!
Well draft day is less than a month away, and some within the club have discussed the possibility of the club changing. The change will come from the State we reside. There is a distinct chance that one of three QBs with local ties could be drafted by the Browns. Three different prospects, with three different levels of interest would follow them to the Browns and to our club.
#1....Marcus Mariota....possibly the most polarizing player the Oregon Ducks have ever had, and if drafted by the Browns, he will bring with him a huge amount of interest from those whop want to follow him to the next level. As much as Manzielmania struck the nation last year, locally I would think that amount of interest may come to the Browns locally here in Portland and impact the growth of our club.
#2....Sean Mannion...I doubt the Oregon State intrigue will be anywhere near the level Mariota would bring, but with a difference of offense they run, Mannion may have a chance of starting sooner than Mariota. Mannion is a pocket passer with a more pro style offense and a few Oregon State QBs are currently in the NFL.
#3....Garret Grayson....the wild card....played his high school football at Heritage High School in Vancouver Washington, and then his college football at Colorado State. Grayson maybe brings the most local interest, simply because he lives in Vancouver. Below is his wiki page:
EARLY YEARS:
Grayson attended Heritage High School in Vancouver, WA where he was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and track. In football, he was a three-year starting quarterback and three-year letter winner, also played free safety, cornerback and wide receiver, and served two seasons as a team captain. He guided the Timberwolves to three straight Class 4A playoff berths and a GSHL championship in 2008. He broke most of Washington's Class 4A state passing records, and had the nation's highest completion percentage as a senior (73.2 percent), topping over 10,000 yards in total offense during his career. He garnered consecutive Greater St. Helens League MVP honors, in 2008 and 2009. Also a standout track & field athlete, Grayson lettered all four years competing in sprinting, hurdling, jumping and relays events. He won district titles in both the 110 hurdles (15.20 s) and 300 hurdles (40.57 s) in 2008 and 2009. In sprints, he ran the 100-meter dash in 11.03 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 24.00 seconds. In addition, he also clocked a 4.6-second 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 290 pounds, squatted 430 and had a 38-inch vertical jump.
Recruiting Grayson was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and the 22nd best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He was ranked the No. 17 overall prospect from the state of Washington. He chose Colorado State over scholarship offers from Miami (OH), Eastern Washington and Idaho State.
College careerAs a true freshman at Colorado State University in 2011, Grayson started three of four games he played in. He completed 43 of his 77 pass attempts for 542 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions. Grayson entered his sophomore season in 2012 as the starter until he was injured in the teams fifth game against Air Force. He appeared in only one game as a backup after that. Overall he appeared in six games, going 78 of 138 for 946 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. Grayson started all 14 games as a junior in 2013. He finished the year with a school record 3,696 passing yards. He also had 23 touchdowns. Grayson returned as a starter in 2014. In the game against Utah State, Grayson passed Kelly Stouffer to become Colorado State's all-time leading passing yards leader.
So, is there a possibility of one of these three guys being drafted by us? I'd say 30-40% of a chance one of these guys plays for the Browns. What it means to the club? Some bandwagon fans will jump on board, which is not something we saw until Johnny Manziel got drafted. But it is something some of the more staunch supporters have shown a concern over. That said, it would lead to growth of our turnouts, and afterall....the more the merrier may be a better way to look at it.
If any of the members have any thoughts, concerns or suggestions, please bring them up on draft day at the Blitz Ladd, and we'll gladly take your concerns into consideration, and ALL suggestions will be looked at.
Soon to follow will be some key Draft Info on specific players and positions the Browns may (or should be) targeting.
Go Browns!!
Kevin Herbst
Author credits at bottom of each blog entry.


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Does this article sway your views?
Today I read this article:
http://www.consultingtimes.com/ossdev.html
What I found was that this person wanted to convince people that Open Source is a better idea than closed source development. I feel that I missed the entire point of his article. The author begins by talking about accounting firms and their migration to a standard. Then he talks about his early days as a developer and webmaster where he was in a ultra-rigid proprietary development environment. He fast forwards to today where his Open Source projects allow him to write code faster and better. I don't think that he has the proper predicates and anticedents to make this statement.
He describes his model for developing an application using Open Source libraries and tools, but doesn't talk about how he contributes to those tools. So in fact he is just and end-user using the binaries. The author says he has built both private and public projects using these tools, and he even states that you can make proprietary software with Open Source tools. So what point is he trying to make?
I understood this article as describing a process. The author describes how his projects move through the different phases all the while using Open Source tools and environments and that his process is faster and cheaper than proprietary methods. Hey that's great, but what does this have to do with your Open Source tools?
I have Windows XP on my computer, and I can download the .NET framework SDK or the Java SDK. Without a care of what the source code for those things is like, I can develop applications for either platform. I can also look on the web or newsgroups for particular solutions to problems. Even Microsoft and Sun both provide many code examples of how to solve particular problems using their respective environments.
But what is the point of all this? I am blabbing on and so was the author of the article. The point of all this is that collaboration is key, you can't develop software without collaboration in some form or another. Whether you hit up a newsgroup, use Open Source software, or have a team of 100 discussing issues with each other, there needs to be communication and collaboration. I personally feel that collaboration is much easier when the team is in one place, Open Source developers make use of sheer numbers. Which one is right? I don't care, just give me quality software that the user can use.
What do you think about this article? Does the author make valid points to use Open Source over closed? How do you feel about the development process and how it should be traversed?
That whole article is useless, he's comparing apples to oranges by comparing "Open Source Methods" to some hypothetical closed-source company with overbearing process. Overbearing process can occur in both realms, but isn't a prerequisite of either.
There isn't anything in his entire "Open Source Development Structure" description that couldn't exist in the closed-source world (and in fact, having been lucky enough to work at some really good companies, I've seen such models in closed-source, with the only exception being that the public can't easily view the source; and I'm rather skeptical about how useful that is in the Real World anyway).
Mr. Fancypants
Mr FancyPants,
I couldn't agree with you more.
Open source definitely makes sense when you're on a tight budget and your business model will allow the license restrictions. For example, if you aren't distributing the code, but providing a service, using open source software is great. If you're making a web application that can benefit from being cross-platform (so you don't lock yourself into one OS) and the code won't be distributed, there are major advantages (virtually everything anyone has ever thought up has been programmed and committed to CPAN, if you're using perl, for example - all you have to do is code the "glue" to tie the pieces together).
I have never made anything open source that was not a web application (or components of one). I have released a few projects open source, and guess what? The very few bugs were always pointed out and fixed almost immediately (bugs I didn't know existed, of course, otherwise I wouldn't release it). I got tons of useful feedback and suggestions, and finally, I have landed two prime jobs because of my open source work. Jobs!? Yes, Jobs.
I interviewed at Real Networks and during the second interview, I met with the lead developer. He recognized my name from a project I had released online, and basically hired me on the spot.
When that 9 month contract was over, I interviewed for a new job (which I started on the 1st of December), and the programmer recognized my name from a CGI Script listing where one of my (very old) scripts has been listed in the #1 spot since like 1997.
saberworks
I use open source tools everyday to support commercial applications and I agree with the author that there is a lot of baseless negative FUD surrounding open source
This article misses the mark. I really don't know what he's trying to accomplish!
Almost Anonymous
For the record, I agree with Anonymous in that I think OSS is a good thing; but I tend to take a more BSD-ish view of it coexisting with closed-source rather than the radical GPL-ish view of everything being Free Software.
There's nothing wrong with OSS and there are many fine OSS projects, but the author hurts the cause more than he helps it, IMO, because his argument isn't really logically comparing one thing to another (nor can such a comparison ever really make sense, since every project and process is different, and has pros and cons; whether the software be OSS or closed).
Without meaning to, he actually verifies criticisms against open source as a development and business methodology.
First off, he's an accountant rather than a developer. One of the strong criticisms of open source is that it's a good way for pretenders to seem to be more capable and more important than they really are.
Second, I noticed at least one significant spelling mistake: Developerment. If there's one word you would get right, you would think it would be this one.
Third, note the heavy emphasis on hierarchy, with its discussion of "project managers" and CVS - suitably spelled out. This points to pomposity.
In summary, another guy probably making good money from someone else's work. Pretty clearly doing a lot of poseuring based on the work and expertise of other, naive people.


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Q: Atomic member variable We are supposed to declare the private member variable trackerCoordinates as an atomic.
The .h was originally written like:
class Missile : public Attack, public Sea::Coordinates {
    private:
        bool hit = false;

        Sea::FCoordinates trackerCoordinates;

I've tried to use the std::atomic like this:
class Missile : public Attack, public Sea::Coordinates {
    private:
        bool hit = false;

        std::atomic<Sea::FCoordinates> trackerCoordinates;

Now, in the accompanying .cpp, in line 3, there's a new error, which gets resolved by undoing the std::atomic declaration.
Missile::Missile(Coordinates const & coordinates)
    : Coordinates(coordinates),
    trackerCoordinates(-1.f,-1.f) -- this line
    {
    }

The error says:

No matching constructor for initialization of 'std::atomicSea::FCoordinates' (aka 'atomic<TCoordinates>')

I do not know why that error happens and how to resolve it.
A bit more information: FCoordinates is a typedef of TCoordinates, which is supposed
to create coordinates given as a parameter like (x,y), and the TCoordinates constructor is noexcept declared.
Thanks in Advance for any help.

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Local art and scratch cooking at The Honeysuckle Cafe
By Cheryl Pearson for the Mail Tribune
The Honeysuckle Cafe moved last year from Ruch to East Medford and is now located in the Larson Creek Shopping Center at the former site of Vinnie's Italian Kitchen.
The owners, Colin and Monique Cox, have used their extensive restaurant experience to bring comfort and warmth to every plate, utilizing the bounty of our area.
Colin is a classically trained chef who studied at the California Culinary Institute in San Francisco. From his extensive travels, he has picked up influences of French, Latin and Asian cuisines, which he brings to his cooking. He also partners with farms in the area to offer locally sourced food.
Monique is a lifelong lover of art and baking and has incorporated both into the restaurant.
Many of the menu offerings are baked from scratch, and colorful artwork from a local artist adorns the walls.
The restaurant interior is painted white with a black floor and black tables and chairs. Carmen Sonnes currently displays her colorful for-sale artwork here. Sonnes grew up in South Texas and describes herself as a Mexican-American Southwest-style artist. She works in mixed media, and her current display of artwork is of trees whose leaves are buttons, 3D flowers and other mixed media designs. The bursts of color on the walls add warmth and texture and a splash of fun to the dining experience.
The restaurant, 970 North Phoenix Road, Suite 104, is open Wednesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. Breakfast is served from 8 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., with lunch available from
11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Sunday, the restaurant is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with breakfast available all day. Sunday is a busy day, so reservations are advised. The restaurant is closed on Monday and Tuesday. To make a reservation, call 541-702-2525.
We arrived on Saturday after noon, a little late for breakfast. The breakfast menu has quite a diversity of offerings — Eggs Benedict, French toast, buttermilk pancakes, huevos rancheros, and a chorizo skillet. Some lighter offerings include an open-faced breakfast sandwich, avocado toast, tofu scramble, and oatmeal with raisins and walnuts. On weekends only, try the Beef Brisket Hash and Eggs,
Banana Pecan Pancakes and House-made Biscuits with Sausage and Gravy are available. There is also an extensive menu of side dishes priced individually.
The lunch menu had a nice mix of salads, sandwiches and house specialties. Some tasty salads included a golden beet salad or watermelon salad. Sandwiches included cod fish sandwich, Vietnamese banh mi, tofu burger and open-faced meatloaf sandwich. House specialties included a carnitas tostada, Asian noodle bowl, fish and chips and the soup du jour.
Our waitress, Jill, advised that the soup du jour that day was a chilled plum soup. Since my sister and I had never tasted chilled plum soup, we were intrigued. Jill went to the kitchen and brought out a small bowl and two spoons to taste the soup. It was delicious. However, we decided on the more traditional choices.
My sister ordered the open-faced meatloaf sandwich ($15), and I ordered the Asian pork noodle bowl ($15). The meatloaf had a barbecue sauce that was a little too spicy for my sister. My pork noodle bowl was also spicy, but I love spicy foods. The spices blended together perfectly to give a nice flavor to the noodles. For dessert, I ordered chocolate cake ($8), and my sister ordered three-berry pie a la mode ($9). Both desserts were the perfect complement to the main course.
The Honeysuckle Cafe is a great addition to the culinary diversity in Medford. The food is well prepared and artfully presented. I am looking forward to going back for many more meals.
Asian pork noodle bowl at Honeysuckle Cafe. Photo by Cheryl Pearson


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GSEB Solutions Class 9 Science Chapter 6 Tissues
September 11, 2020 January 8, 2021 / By Bhagya
Gujarat Board GSEB Textbook Solutions Class 9 Science Chapter 6 Tissues Textbook Questions and Answers, Notes Pdf.
Gujarat Board Textbook Solutions Class 9 Science Chapter 6 Tissues
Gujarat Board Class 9 Science Tissues InText Questions and Answers
Page – 69
What is a tissue?
A group of cells that are similar in structure and/or work together to achieve a particular function forms a tissue.
What is the utility of tissues in multicellular organisms?
Multicellular organisms show division of labour. In multicellular organisms the different types of cells are specialised to form tissues which perform a specific function. This helps to carry out the various functions more efficiently as each tissue is specialised to perform a specific function.
Name types of simple tissues.
The three types of simple tissues in plants are: Parenchyma, Collenchyma and Sclerenchyma.
Where is apical meristem found?
Apical meristem is found at the root tip and the shoot tip.
Which tissue makes up the husk of coconut?
The husk of the coconut is made up of sclerenchymatous tissue.
What are the constituents of phloem?
Phloem is composed of four types of elements: sieve tubes, companion cell, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres.
Name the tissue responsible for movement in our body.
Muscular tissue is responsible for movement in our body.
What does a neuron look like?
The fundamental unit of our nervous system is a neuron. Neuron has three parts : dendrites, cell body and axon.
Give three features of cardiac muscles.
The three features of cardiac muscles are:
They are striped, cylindrical, branched and uninucleate.
They are involuntary in nature as they do not act as per our will.
They show rhythmic contraction and relaxation.
What are the functions of areolar tissue?
Areolar connective tissue is found between the skin and muscles, around blood vessels and nerves and in the bone marrow. Its functions are to:
Fill the space inside the organs
Support internal organs
Help in repair of tissues.
In-Text Activities Solved
(Textbook Page 69)
Activity 6.1
The onion place on Jar 1 has longer roots as its roots have root tips which enable them to keep growing.
No, the roots do not continue growing after the removal of their root tips (i.eonion kept on jar 2).
The apical meristem which helps in the growth of the roots is present on the root tips. So, the roots are unable to grow on removal of their root tips.
No, all the cells are not similar in structure.
About eight types of cells can be seen.
The various types of cells are present as they perform different roles in the plants
Meristematic cells actively divide to form new cells, some of which differentiate to perform specific function and become part of permanent tissue. The cells thus formed, perform specific function like: parenchymatous cells help in storage of food and photosynthesis; collenchymatous and sclerenchymatous cells provide mechanical support to various parts of the plant; xylem and phloem help to respectively transport water and food to various parts of the plant. Thus, various types of cells are needed to carry out the different functions of the plants in an efficient way.
We will be able to observe that: The outermost covering is made up of a single layer of almost rectangular, compactly arranged cells. This layer is called as the epidermis. Small minute pores called stomata are visible on the epidermis of the leaf. The structure seen will be as given below:
Gujarat Board Class 9 Science Tissues Textbook Questions and Answers
Define the term "tissue".
How many types of elements together make up the xylem tissue? Name them.
Xylem consists of four elements which are:
(a) tracheids
(b) vessels
(c) xylem parenchyma
(d) xylem fibres.
How are simple tissues different from complex tissues in plants?
Simple tissues are made up of only one type of cells. There are three types – parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma.
Complex tissue is made up of more than one type of cells. The conducting tissues called xylem and phloem are complex tissues.
Differentiate between parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma on the basis of their cell wall.
What are the functions of the stomata?
Stomata perform the following functions in the plants:
Exchange of gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere.
Loss of water in form of water vapour by the process called transpiration.
Diagrammatically show the difference between the three types of muscle fibres.
What is the specific function of the cardiac muscle?
Cardiac muscles are the muscles of heart which show rhythmic contraction and relaxation throughout life.
Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles on the basis of their structure and site/location in the body.
Draw a labelled diagram of a neuron. Answer: Nucleus
Name the following.
(a) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
(b) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humAnswer:
(c) Tissue that transports food in plants.
(d) Tissue that stores fat in our body.
(e) Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
(f) Tissue present in the brain.
(a) Squamous epithelium
(b) Tendon
(c) Phloem
(d) Adipose tissue
(e) Blood
(f) Nervous tissue
Identify the type of tissue in the following: skin, bark of tree, bone, lining of kidney tubule, vascular bundle.
Skin: Epithelial tissue (Stratified squamous epithelium)
Bark of tree: Cork
Bone: Connective tissue (skeletal tissue)
Lining of kidney tubule: Cuboidal epithelium
Vascular bundle: Complex permanent tissue
Name the regions in which parenchyma tissue is present.
Parenchyma is present in the mesophyll of the leaves as well as the cortex and pith of stem and the roots.
What is the role of epidermis in plants?
The outermost layer of cells covering an organism is called epidermis. It is usually made up of a single layer of cells and gives protection.
The epidermis may be thicker in some plants living in dry habitats or often secrete a waxy, water- resistant layer on their outer surface called cutin (chemical substance with waterproof quality) to prevent water loss.
The stomata present on the epidermis of leaves helps in gaseous exchange and the loss of water vapour by transpiration.
The epidermal cells of roots bear root hairs that greatly increase the total absorptive surface area of the roots for absorption of water.
How does the cork act as a protective tissue?
Cells of cork are dead, compactly arranged without intercellular spaces and have a chemical called suberin in their walls that makes them impervious to gases and water. These features help it to act as a protective tissue.
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Charles Powell (Madrid, 1960) és llicenciat i doctor en Història per la Universitat d'Oxford. En aquesta Universitat va ser professor d'Història a Corpus Christi College (Oxford), J. A. Pye Fellow en University College i Research Fellow en St Antony's College, institució en la qual va coordinar els estudis sobre l'Espanya contemporània sota la direcció de Raymond Carr.

Després d'establir-se a Espanya en 1997, va ser nomenat director adjunt del programa d'Estudis Europeus de l'Institut Universitari de Recerca Ortega y Gasset, i després sotsdirector del Centre Espanyol de Relacions Internacionals (CERI) de la Fundació José Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón. Entre 2002 i 2004 va ser investigador principal de l'Àrea d'Europa del Reial Institut Elcano d'Estudis Internacionals i Estratègics, ocupant posteriorment el lloc de sotsdirector de Recerca i Anàlisi, i actualment el de director. Des del 2002 és també professor Agregat d'Història Contemporània d'Espanya en la Universitat CEU San Pablo.

Al llarg de la seva vida acadèmica, s'ha dedicat principalment a l'estudi de la història política de l'Espanya contemporània, tant en el seu vessant intern com a extern. Entre les seves nombroses publicacions, destaquen els llibres: El piloto del cambio. El rey, la monarquía y la transición a la democracia (1991), Premi Espejo de España l'any 1991; Juan Carlos. Un rey para la democracia (1995), Finalista Premi Nacional d'Història en 1995; Juan Carlos of Spain, self-made monarch (1996); España en Democracia, 1975-2000 (2001), Premi Así Fue en 2001; Adolfo Suárez. El Presidente que se hizo a sí mismo (2004), i El amigo americano. España y Estados Unidos, de la dictadura a la democracia (2011).

Des de 2012 és director del Real Institut Elcano i vicepresident segon de la Fundación Transición Española, de la qual va anar director des del 2007 al 2012. Des de 2011 és també membre del capítol espanyol del Consell de l'European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) - Consell Europeu de Relacions Exteriors.

En l'acompliment de la seva tasca acadèmica, Charles Powell ha pronunciat conferències sobre l'Espanya contemporània en més de trenta països.

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AGC Partners Advises Hcareers on Its Sale to Virgil Holdings
AGC Partners is pleased to announce that its client, DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX), a leading online career resource and talent acquisition platform for technology professionals and other select professional communities, announced on May 23rd that it sold its hospitality business, Hcareers, to Virgil Holdings, Inc. for approximately $16.5 million in cash. The transaction closed on May 23, 2018 and DHI will use the proceeds in accordance with its stated capital allocation strategy, including the reduction of the balance on its revolving credit facility, support of strategic initiatives and potential return of capital to shareholders. The acquisition gives Virgil Holdings a broader platform within the hospitality industry to further deploy its career navigation, training, and recruiting services. With a team led by Elena Marcus and Greg Roth, AGC Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to DHI.


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Cincinnati Bengals: 5 Observations From Win Over Jets
Sep 11, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) makes a catch over New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis (24) in the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports /
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1.) In Paul Guenther we trust
Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker combined for 26 touchdowns and 2,529 receiving yards last season. On Sunday, the Bengals held the explosive tandem to a combined five receptions for just 69 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Fitzpatrick was held under 200 yards passing for just the second time in his last eight games.
Even though the Bengals' defense looked extremely vulnerable, defensive coordinator Paul Guenther implemented the same bend-but-don't-break formula that had his unit as the No.1 scoring defense in the AFC at season's end in 2015.
The Bengals held the Jets to 22 points on Sunday. In the last three seasons with Guenther at the helm of the defense, Cincinnati is 18-2 when holding opponents to 22 points or less.
After a third straight 1-0 start, the Bengals head to Heinz Field to take on the Steelers in week two. It's the first rematch since the controversial playoff game in Cincinnati on January 9th.
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This challenge recipe was perfect for a hot, summer day- it's so light! I made a lemon chiffon cake and filled it with fresh strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream. This dessert was simple, but delicious. I love the fresh berries in the filling, and I'll definitely plan on making this recipe again!
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add all but 3 tablespoons of the sugar and all of the salt, and stir to combine.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, egg yolks, water, lemon juice, vanilla, and lemon zest. Combine mixture with dry ingredients and mix for about one minute, until mixture is very smooth.
5. Beat egg whites in a mixing bowl on medium speed, until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating until whites hold soft peaks. Slowly beat in the remaining sugar and continue beating until whites hold stiff, shiny peaks.
6. Scoop about 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, and fold in gently with a clean spatula. Carefully fold in the remaining whites until just combined.
7. Pour batter into prepared spring form pan and bake for 40-50 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean.
8. Remove cake from oven and cool on a wire rack. Unmold cake by running a knife around the side of the pan and removing the spring form sides.
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Allow sugar to completely dissolve and remove from heat. Simple syrup can be kept in the refrigerator for up to one month.
Use an electric mixer to beat the heavy cream until it holds soft peaks. Add the confectioner's sugar and vanilla and beat until combined.
1. Cut cake in half horizontally to form two layers. Place one layer of cake in bottom of spring form pan and brush with simple syrup.
4. Add a layer of blueberries and sliced strawberries, and cover with more of the whipped cream.
5. Place the second layer of cake on top. Brush cake with more simple syrup, and spread remaining whipped cream on top.
6. Cover cake and refrigerate for a couple of hours, until set.
7. Remove sides of spring form pan and enjoy!


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Taiplax (fi. Taipalus) är en ö i Finland.   Den ligger inom kommunen Nådendal (tidigare Rimito) i den ekonomiska regionen  Åbo ekonomiska region  och landskapet Egentliga Finland, i den sydvästra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Helsingfors. Arean är  kvadratkilometer.

Terrängen på Taiplax är mycket platt. Öns högsta punkt är  meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 0,8 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 2,2 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning.

Den västra halvan av Taiplax tillhör kommundelen Nagu i Pargas stad och är därmed en enklav i kommunen Nådendal. Våren 2010 föreslogs att enklaven skulle avskaffas genom att hela Taiplax skulle tillfalla Nådendal medan Keckolot skulle föras över till Pargas. Förslaget blev dock aldrig verklighet.

Inlandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är februari, med  °C.

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Taiplax hör via Innamo fiskeriområde till Nagu. För Taiplax har de få gånger orten nämnts i medier eller i stadens beslutande organ ofta använts dess finska namn Taipalus, medan ortsborna själva använder Taiplax och namnet Taiplax även har historiskt belägg i kyrkoböcker. samt kartor.

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1 Unless the Association shall in its absolute discretion otherwise determine, it is a condition precedent to a Member's right to recover from the Association in respect of any liability, loss, cost or expense that he shall first have discharged or paid the same.
c a final settlement of the dispute approved by the Association.
c with regard to liability, costs and expenses falling within Rule 27.3 above any payment made by the Association shall be made as agent only of the Member, and the Member shall be liable to reimburse the Association for the full amount of such payment.
It is a fundamental characteristic of a contract of marine insurance that it is a contract of indemnity, and the contract between the Member and the Association is a contract of marine insurance in this sense. Consequently, unless the Association in its absolute discretion determines otherwise, the Member is not entitled to be indemnified by the Association until he has either incurred the relevant loss, cost or expense or discharged his liability to the third party claimant. This is generally referred to as the 'pay to be paid' or 'payment by the Member first' principle.
It follows that no third party has any right to claim compensation directly from the Association in relation to claims that the third party has against the Member except in the limited circumstances described below. Except in those limited circumstances, the Association will pay compensation to the Member only, and will do so only when the Member has first paid or otherwise discharged his liability, loss etc.
However, the Association may decide 'in its absolute discretion' to waive this provision in individual cases1 and to compensate a third party directly on behalf of the Member. This is normally done when the matter is straightforward and there are no unusual or complicating factors, as this facilitates prompt settlement which benefits all parties. However, the fact that this may occur in individual cases cannot be treated as a general waiver by the Association of the 'pay-to-be-paid' principle.
In limited circumstances, the 'pay to be paid' principle cannot apply. In some circumstances, a third party may be entitled to bring a claim directly against the Association pursuant to the applicable law, e.g. if the Member has become insolvent and is, therefore, unable to discharge his liability.2 If such 'direct action' is permitted under the applicable law, the Association will usually be entitled to rely on all defences that are, or would have been available, to the Member in relation to the third party claim, and on all policy defences3 that the Association would have been entitled to invoke in relation to the Member's claim under the contract of insurance had the Member first discharged his liability to the third party and, thereafter, sought compensation from the Association.
Cover is available only for liabilities, losses, costs and expenses for which the Member is legally liable, and cover is not available for liabilities, losses etc., that have been incurred by the Member in circumstances where there is no legal liability to do so. Consequently, Rule 87 is intended to ensure that membership funds are used by the Association only when the Association is satisfied that it is reimbursing the Member for liabilities, losses, costs and expenses for which the Member is legally liable.
The Member's liability may be determined for this purpose by a judgment or order of a competent court, or if the dispute is subject to arbitration, by an award of a competent arbitration tribunal, or by a settlement that has been agreed with the prior approval of the Association. In all cases, the judgment, award or settlement must be final in the sense that it is a final determination of the rights of the parties without the necessity for further legal proceedings, and without the possibility of any further appeal.
Rule 87.2 states that the Association 'shall not be obliged to compensate,' which means, in effect, that the Association has the discretion to compensate the Member in circumstances other than those set out in sub-paragraphs a to c of the Rule. For example, if the Member is obliged, pursuant to the applicable law, to pay compensation or damages to a third party against a judgment that is not a final judgment in the sense that the Member is entitled to recover that amount if the judgment were to be overturned on appeal, the Association has the discretion to compensate the Member at the time that he makes the payment, rather than obliging the Member to remain 'out-of-pocket' until the case is finally resolved.
The International Group of P&I Clubs has agreed that the 'payment by Member first' principle11 may be waived by those Associations that are members of the International Group in the case of claims that are brought against Members by the Crew or their dependants for personal injury, illness or death12 subject to the provisos in Rule 87.3 a and b. Therefore, Rule 87.3 aligns the Rules of the Association to the terms and conditions that are applied by the other International Group Clubs and obliges the Association to discharge or pay such claims if the Member has failed to do so. In other words, the Association is obliged to treat such claims as if the Member had discharged its legal liability to do so and had thereafter made a claim for recovery against the Association. Consequently, it enables members of the Crew or their dependants, as the case may be, to make a claim directly against the Association in these limited circumstances.
It also follows logically that if a social security provider or some other third party has compensated the Crew member and wishes to seek an indemnity from the Association by way of subrogation, or as a result of an assignment of the claim by the Crew member, the Association has no liability for such claim since it is clear in such circumstances that the Crew or dependent did have an enforceable right of recovery against another party and has not been uncompensated.
The second proviso to Rule 87.3 provides that the Association's ability to discharge the Member's legal liability to pay such damages or compensation cannot exceed the amount to which the Member would otherwise have been entitled to recover from the Association under the Rules and the Member's terms of entry.
Consequently, if the Member has excluded14 liability in respect of Crew from the scope of P&I cover under his terms of entry, Rule 87.3 is inapplicable and does not enable the Association to discharge or pay such claim on the Member's behalf directly to the relevant Crew member or dependant. Similarly, the right to claim under Rule 87.3 does not extend to any deductible that may apply to the Member's terms of entry.
compensation for death or long-term disability in accordance with Regulation 4.2, Standard A4.2.1 paragraph 1b and Guideline B4.2.
1 Such discretion can be exercised by administrative officers of the Association.
2 For example, Section 7-8 of the Norwegian Insurance Contract Act of 1989 [Forsikringsavtaleloven].
3 The scope of policy defences available to the Association in such circumstances would depend on the merits of the case and under which laws the 'direct action' claim was made.
4 See (A) to the Guidance to Rule 38.
5 See the Introduction to the Guidance to Rule 40.
6 More detailed commentary is found in the Guidance to Rule 27.4.
7 See (H) to the Guidance to Rule 28.
8 See (J) to the Guidance to Rule 38.
10 See (H) to the Guidance to Rule 28.
11 See further comments on this principle in (A) above.
12 See the Guidance to Rule 27.1 (c) in relation to the cover that is available for claims for compensation or damages for personal injury, illness or death of a member of the Crew.
13 See Guidance to Rule 71.1.c for further comments concerning such insurances.
14 The Member may either have relied on other insurance to cover such liabilities or had a crew supply agreement with a crew manager whereby the manager had responsibility for placing insurance for such liabilities.
15 See Guidance to Rule 8 for further details.
16 The Rules are subject to Norwegian law. See the Guidance to Rule 90 in this regard.
17 See the Norwegian Insurance Contract Act 1989 §8-3, § 7-8 and § 7-6.
18 See Member Circular No. 10/2017 – Maritime Labour Convention 2006 As Amended (MLC) – Liability for Uninsured MLC Liabilities.


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Facebook stock suffered its largest one-day decline (by percentage points) in nearly four years on Monday and was the primary catalyst for the steep drop in the markets. The stock closed 6.8% lower as it was reported that Cambridge Analytica (a political analysis firm) collected and stored data from 50 million users' accounts without permission.
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I get it. When things of this magnitude happen, especially when they deal with private information, it's easy to jump the gun. But the truth is, social media is a staple of our society – and despite a data breach, it's not going anywhere.
But on the other hand, when things like this happen, you begin to wonder if there should be more government regulation – or something that could keep this from happening.
The companies that advertise on Facebook could come under more scrutiny, with the government now watching how they use the data they try to get from using Facebook. And this could easily sway companies away from advertising on Facebook – which would decrease revenue majorly.
That may or may not happen, but the looming possibility has impacted FB stock in a big way.
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Home Breaking Syria: air defenses responded to attack near Damascus
Syria: air defenses responded to attack near Damascus
The Syrian air defense has responded according to the state news Agency Sana on Tuesday evening in a "hostile attack" and several "enemy targets" in the West of the capital, Damascus shot down.
Syrian state television reported, citing a source from the military, the air defenses fired on Israeli missiles, mostly, allegedly with success. Therefore, only a weapons depot had been taken. Three soldiers had been injured. Reports to support parts of the statement of the military:
In Damascus had been hearing heavy explosions outside the city, said a resident of the news Agency dpa. The detonations have there been, apparently, in the area of the military airport of mezzeh, in the West, and in an area North-West of the capital.
as a well-informed and reliable, applicable to Syrian monitoring centre for human rights in London went up by an Israeli missile attack. The attacks were directed against a weapons storage site in the Iranian revolutionary guards and their Lebanese allies of the militia of the Shiite Hezbollah.
The data of the Observatory, which obtains its information from a network of informers on the ground, can be checked independently.
In the Lebanese border area, reported Syria to the people of the dpa, they heard the roar of Jets and the presumption raised that Israeli planes had used the Lebanese air space for attacks in neighboring Syria.
denial of Israel
An Israeli army spokeswoman in Tel Aviv said: "We Express ourselves to foreign Reports." In the Israeli coastal town of Hadera, between Haifa and Tel Aviv residents reported they heard explosions. The army spokeswoman said the Israeli air defenses had been activated against a Syria-fired air defense missile. There were no casualties or damage.
In the past, Israel dozens of times and has attacked targets in Syria, often in the Damascus area. They were directed against military installations of the Syrian government or its ally, the Shiite Hezbollah militia and Iran.
Israel has repeatedly stressed that it will not tolerate a permanent Iranian military presence in Syria. Iran in addition to Russia, the closest ally of the government of head of state Bashar al-Assad and supported him in the past seven years, continuing the inter-Syrian war militarily.
the withdrawal of troops of the USA, Trump is Syria
at Last the civil war, the country was in the headlines because the US President had declared the military intervention against the "Islamic state", the terrorist militia had been defeated "largely". The USA have already begun with the withdrawal of the troops. Turkey has announced, however, to intervene in northeast Syria militarily, and reinforced their troops at the border.
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The meaning and origin of the expression: Pomp and circumstance
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Pomp and circumstance'?
An ostentatious display of ceremonial grandeur.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Pomp and circumstance'?
I've recently been watching a film of the Globe's Theatre's excellent production of Othello. Like most etymologists I suffer from a condition which causes an "I wonder where that came from" siren to hoot in my head whenever I hear an unusual phrase. Act III, scene III contains such a phrase - 'pomp and circumstance'. I had previously only known that expression as the title of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Marches and I wondered if I might be able to add it to my list of phrases and sayings from Shakespeare. It turns out that I can, although, as so often with Shakespeare, the story isn't completely straightforward.
Before we look at the origin, let's look at the phrase. 'Pomp' is a well-known word, albeit rather archaic, meaning 'splendid display or celebration; magnificent show or ceremony'. It is borrowed from Latin and French and the English, diffident creatures that we are, have added the negative form 'pompous' to use when the show turns into showiness.
The OED have a useful measure that indicates how common each word is in current usage and I was surprised to see that 'pomp' rates moderately highly and so isn't as archaic as I thought. There's a musical reason for that, and it isn't entirely due to Elgar. Around about 1980 there was a fashion for a type of posturing overblown glam-rock which was labelled 'pomp-rock' (think mullets and dry ice). The music may have gone out of fashion but the word pomp gained a sustaining shot in the arm because of it.
As to 'circumstance', it's currently used to mean 'surroundings - of an action or a situation' - the place where circumstantial evidence comes from, if you will. In Shakespeare's day, there was another meaning, which was 'the 'ado' made about anything; ceremony, about any important event or action'. He might well have opted to title another of his plays 'Much Circumstance About Nothing', but perhaps was wise not to have.
So, we now have the Tudor meaning of 'pomp and circumstance', what about the origin?
The line that Othello speaks in the 1616 play is:
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!
That's not quite the expression as we use it now, due to the stray comma, The earliest use of the precise current phrase is from Philip Massinger's play Bashful Lover, written in or about 1640 and published a few years later:
The Minion of his Prince and Court, set off With all the pomp and circumstance of greatness.
That may seem to have pipped Shakespeare to the post. However, we know a few things about Massinger. Firstly, he lived across the road from the original Globe Theatre and would have had the opportunity to see the original performances of Othello - the play was performed there many times by Shaespeare's acting troupe The Lord Chamberlain's Men. We also know that Massinger was extensively influenced by Shakespeare (as any playwright who lived a stone's throw from the Globe in Shakespeare's lifetime would have been). T.S. Eliot went to the trouble of writing an essay which lays out Massinger debt to Shakespeare, which includes the telling line:
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
All in all, the credit for coining 'pomp and circumstance' must go to Shakespeare, if we allow Massinger the credit of removing a comma.


By now, you've probably seen the Facebook live video of Candace Payne opening her Chewbacca mask. If you haven't, go watch it now. Don't worry, I'll wait. Okay, back? Are you laughing so hard tears are flowing down your cheeks? Good, good, we're all on the same page now. So, obviously, she needs to be everyone's best friend, right? Y'all, her joy is infectious and amazing. Candace is a worship leader from Texas and was asked to speak to a room full of teenage fine arts students and gave amazing advice to that room full of students. Let me tell you, her advice is just as relevant to adults as it is those students. Friends, she went viral for this advice to be heard. Take the time to watch – it will encourage and convict you. You will see that the joy the whole world fell in love with is just a small part of what makes Candace fantastic.
A friend shared the video below of a master potter at his wheel earlier this week and I became mesmerized. I have loved the art of pottery since sitting down at a wheel during an art camp at the Glassell School as a small child. Eric Landon is the potter featured in the video and watching him work is hypnotizing. I've watched the video a few times now and can't help but think of Isaiah 64:8 and how we are clay in God's hands. Something about watching this video and thinking on that verse just melts any stress away and fills me with such joy, knowing that God has everything figured out and that we are a work of art in progress. I hope it does the same for you.
I can't garden for the life of me, in fact, I'm hard-pressed to keep a bouquet alive for more than a few days. But I absolutely love flowers. I'm mad about them. So Design's Sponge's post with instructions on how to make 10 different types of paper flowers just made my week. I am wild about the paper peonies and will be making some with Bunny this summer. The second best part of this post? It means a trip to Texas Art Supply, one of my favorite places in the world. If you don't have a fantastic art supply store near you, you can get crepe paper on Amazon too. While searching for some fun options I found the book Paper to Petal: 75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand and remembered that I'm helping plan a wedding shower next month…. Yup, paper flowers bring me joy in so many ways.
So friends, what's making you happy and filling you with joy this week?
Oh!!!! I see some paper flowers in our future!!! Molly will be so excited!!!
We may need to have a crafting day this summer! Paper flowers and paper flower crowns for all!
Love the paper flowers idea!


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Tidal turbine: Blue Freedom, the invention of a 500g mini hydroelectric power station that fits in a backpack
Conventional hydroelectric power stations are far from unanimous regarding their ability to produce green energy. Their installation often involves large works that have negative impacts on the fauna and flora. These installations are also criticized since they would deteriorate the landscape. Some experts even believe that hydroelectric plants produce even more greenhouse gases than gas-fired plants. And for good reason, the flooded biomass ferments and then releases methane and CO₂. However, hydroelectricity has a major advantage over photovoltaic and wind power: it is not intermittent. In addition, it has a particularly low cost per kWh.
A mini hydroelectric power station
For all the aforementioned reasons, the German startup Aquakin, based in Fürth, Bavaria, has developed a micro hydroelectric power station called Blue Freedom. According to its designers, it is the smallest and lightest hydroelectric power station in the world. With its weight of less than 500 g and its diameter of 20 centimeters, the device can be easily transported in a backpack. By its size and design, it is mainly aimed at hikers and campers. Indeed, the mini-power plant can be used to generate electricity even from a stream.
A successful fundraising campaign
The Blue Freedom consists of a turbine and a support that incorporates a battery. The energy produced by the turbine is stored in the latter which, in turn, can recharge a smartphone, a tablet, a cameraa razor, an LED lamp or any other low-power electrical or electronic device.
Blue Freedom is a personal powerhouse using minimal space. Photo credit: Blue Freedom
The mini hydroelectric plant was the subject of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in 2016. An operation which enabled the company to collect a little more than $190,000 for a goal of $100,000. Suffice to say that the concept has seduced Internet users.
Using the power of flowing water, Blue Freedom produces portable power to charge all of your electrical devices. Photo credit: Blue Freedom (YouTube video screenshot)
Other more powerful models
Note that in addition to the Blue Freedom, Aquakin has developed units adapted to different types of needs. The company has, for example, designed a linear hydroelectric power station capable of generate up to 160,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per yearn, which is theoretically sufficient to supply about forty homes per year.
Blue Freedom Portable produces electrical energy with the power of water. Photo credit: Blue Freedom (YouTube video screenshot)
Benedikt Schröder, Stephan Pacardo, Leif Schoeller and Benedict Padberg, the co-founders of Aquakin, have even created a system with which simple water pipes can be used to generate electrical current. More information: bestfriendportable.clickmake.com
Light, compact and ready to use. Photo credit: Blue Freedom (YouTube video screenshot)


Love, this week I have an important question to ask. I am asking it, because having the guts to dig deep and answer it, can support your success in ways no treatment, diet, lotion, or potion ever will.
But, asking it is bound to push a few buttons.
That's the point though. The best coaches in the world are loving provocateurs. I'm grateful to my own mentors, who loved me enough to pose a similar question.
I have to admit though, at first I was defensive. The notion I could possibly be doing "this" was unfathomable, in light of my myriad efforts to get pregnant.
However, this question shined a light on what proved to be the missing link for me...which is why I am sharing it with you.
This question is NOT an accusation. It IS about awareness.
This question is NOT blame. It IS about empowerment.
Please read those previous two sentences three more times, BEFORE reading the question, with the love in which I am asking it.
Are you blocking your success?
We ALL have blindspots. When we become aware of them, we EMPOWER ourselves to seek solutions that can finally put us on the right path.
This powerful question gave me the chance to see a gaping hole in my strategy.
I was putting all of my attention on my BODY, and utterly neglecting my MIND.
I could finally see how illogical it was to treat my body like a temple, while my mindset was a dumpster fire of fear, negativity, doubt, and jealousy.
This awareness was super empowering, because my mindset was actually something I could control, unlike so many things on this journey. So, I got to work!
Knowing I was finally doing everything in my power, MIND and BODY, to support my success, gave me the peace of mind I craved. I want the same for you.
I invite you to ask yourself this question, with love, patience, kindness, and an open heart. The answer could be your missing link.
My ladies embrace powerful questions.
They understand powerful questions, yield priceless answers, that can light the way to their success.