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March 10, 2012 Graham Milne	3 Comments
Michael Kaeshammer.
There is an unwritten rule when attending any performance, be it a concert, a play, even a political debate, that nary the twain shall meet. It is that separation between performer and audience – he is up there, you are down in the seats, and though the performer may banter with you and encourage you to laugh, sing or applaud, that wall remains intact. An implicit contract exists to ensure that you both remain in your respective spaces. The trouble for a performer with the sheer energy of jazz pianist Michael Kaeshammer is that his energy defies captivity. He bursts from the inside with the spirit of music; you can almost sense the electricity crackling from his skin. He cannot remain confined; not to his piano, certainly not to the stage, and had the venue been open-air you could imagine him trying to jump onto the wing of a passing plane. That is not to say his performance is anarchic, far from it – one does not get as good as he is without incredible discipline. Thousands of notes come dancing and flying at you in the space of milliseconds without a single errant strike. But watching his fingers fly across his instrument makes you wish that a piano had more than 88 keys, just so you could see what he could do with it.
Kaeshammer, German by birth (it's pronounced CASE-hammer) but a resident of Canada is a disciple of the New Orleans sound with a dash of Victor Borge thrown in for good measure. Last night's performance at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre was a master class in the application of limitless verve to a style perfected forty years before he was born. For him, a live show is not so much a chance to entertain fans as it is an opportunity to push the limits of expectation. For Kaeshammer, the capacity of a piano isn't restricted to its ivories: he draws jazz from its shell, its strings, its lid and even creates an unusual harpsichord-like sound by placing a tambourine inside it. Kaeshammer's diverse repertoire pays tribute to the heyday of boogie-woogie (with a few gentle jabs at his father's traditional rendition of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer"), but tips its hat to a broader era by working in gospel staples like "People Get Ready" and a virtually unrecognizable – in a good way – cover of The Beatles' "One After 909". And he's just as at home in quieter numbers like the closing encore, Sam Cooke's timeless classic "A Change is Gonna Come." Regular bassist Marc Rogers and drummer Mark McLean are on the train with as much love for the form and love of trickery as the guy at the keyboard: Rogers wails on both the electric and the acoustic bass like a latter-day Hendrix, while McLean's hands are little more than a blur as he uses sticks, brushes and fingertips to make a basic five piece drum kit sound like an entire percussion section. The skill these guys exude is at a level beyond reach of most average musicians; it must frustrate wannabes that they look like they're having so much darned fun doing it. Kaeshammer is all smiles as he plays, tapping his feet as if possessed by a musical Pazuzu (or Stompin' Tom Connors), and yet at any given point prone to get up and stroll around the stage, pop down into the audience and find an empty seat to appreciate the craftsmanship of his bandmates. It goes without saying, perhaps, that this enthusiasm naturally bleeds through into the audience, who clap, stomp, sing and cheer for more. This accessibility in watching him perform makes it less like going to a formal show and more like your buddy Mike invited you over for a beer in his den, which happened to have a grand piano and a backing band in it, and they decided on a spontaneous jam.
Like Emilie-Claire Barlow, Michael Kaeshammer proves that the spirit of jazz is alive and well in these chilly climes far beyond the sticky, swampy bayous of Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain, and that it hasn't been diminished by the deafening wail of pop and hip-hop in the mainstream music scene. That there is still room for this amazing virtuoso display of ability and exuberance, that music can still surprise you by defying the straitjacket rules of form and function (and what sells well) is cause for thanks, celebration, and a well-deserved standing ovation. Kaeshammer has no boundaries in either his playing and in his performance, and least of all in the fourth wall. Indeed, the ability to reach past the proscenium and touch something inside each soul, is the stuff of music itself – something Michael Kaeshammer has certainly figured out.
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Is the Multisite Church Movement Still Growing? Six Updates
by Thom S. Rainer
The multisite movement is, by historical standards, a recent phenomenon. The 2005 research by Todd Rhoades found 10 such churches in 1990, a number that grew to about 100 by 1998. I am a part of that history since I led the church I served as pastor to go multisite in 1992.
Leadership Network research noted the number of multisite churches increased to more than 5,000 by 2012. I have coined this strategic approach "horizontal growth." The church is expanding beyond a single site (vertical growth) to more than one site.
The multisite movement is not a fad. It is indeed a movement in many ways. There have been thousands and thousands of churches move in this direction around the world. Not everyone likes or embraces the multisite movement; but it is hard for anyone to deny its growth and paradigmatic impact.
I will add to this conversation with six updates about the movement. Some are obvious; some may not be quite as evident.
All indicators point to continued growth of the multisite movement. I do not have firm updates on the number of these churches, but I would not be surprised if it is close to 10,000 in North America.
The movement is moving from the early adopter stage to the mid-adopter stage. I estimate the percentage of American congregations moving to multisite is close to three percent. This number is a significant level pointing toward a breakout of many more churches.
Recent decisions by some churches to revert back to a single site are not indications the movement is slowing. Recent decisions by a few churches to revert from multisite to single site are not indicators of a reversal of the trends. The Village Church in Texas and Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte are two well-known churches making news with their decisions. The leadership of both churches have stated good reasons for their decisions. With the sheer numbers of multisite churches today, you can expect occasional decisions to move back to single site.
The internet church and the multisite church are moving toward some type of convergence. We are watching both trends carefully. Though I am not certain exactly what shape it will take, there is definitely something moving in this direction.
The church replanting movement will continue to be a powerful fuel for the multisite movement. Most church replants are led by another congregation. When the acquiring congregation adopts another church, replanting and multisite take place simultaneously.
Multisite churches will continue to develop specialized focuses. Family Church in West Palm Beach and other locations, for example, focuses on neighborhood churches led largely by marketplace pastors and staff.
This movement is not slowing down. To the contrary, it is a movement whose fastest growth is just about to breakout as it moves from the early adopter stage to the mid-adopter stage.
Stay tuned . . .
With nearly 40 years of ministry experience, Thom Rainer has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of local churches across North America.
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Chaplain Paul Godwin says on
From Abraham Lincoln, as quoted by Carl Sandburg:
When any church willinscribe over it's altars, as the sole qualification of membership, the Savior's condensed statement for the substance of both law and gospel, "Thou shalt love the Lord with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself, that church will I join with all my heart and soul
My correction: The Lord thy God.
Tim S DeFor says on
I appreciated reading the comments. They give me a better perspective of what others perceive a multi-site to be. From my research, there are several wrong assumptions on which people have based their opinions. Some are theological. Others are practical. All of us can grow in our understanding if we approach the topic with humility. However, what troubles me the most is the way that brothers in Christ communicate with one another in ways that do not reflect the fruit of the Spirit. No matter what one thinks about multi-site churches, this is clearly unbiblical. I am currently working on finding ways to better submit myself to 2 Timothy 2:24. "And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."
Frank Newsbury says on
Thom –
May I make a respectful request? Please moderate your comments more tightly. I know you prefer to allow open discussion, but the name calling started by Christopher and continued by Mark is such a distraction to the content. Your blog commenters used to have such a irenic Christlike spirit. Now it's tough to read them because of such jabs as "narcissistic" and "embarrassing." I know you don't like banning comments, but consider the rest of us who would like to have more civil conversations.
Thom Rainer says on
I hear you, but I am hesitant to do so. I am often the recipient of the criticisms. I feel like if I put myself on a public forum, I have to be willing to take the heat. Frankly, I deserve some of the criticisms. If I don't moderate comments against me, it's hard to moderate others.
But you are right. The tenor has become more caustic and uncivil. I will watch it carefully and may make a pivot in the future.
Christopher says on
As I stated earlier, I have no problem with several churches under one body of leaders. However, the modern multi-site movement is not a church model, it's a business model. Furthermore, it's a personality driven, and I might almost say narcissistic, business model in which the pastor presents himself as a celebrity with his face on every screen.
Mark Freeman says on
Christopher –
Your lack of knowledge about multisite is embarrassing. Did you know the majority of multisite churches have their own preacher for each site? Have you ever looked at, for example, Family Church in South Florida? Opinions are one thing. Opinions without facts says more about the insecurity of the commenter.
Every multi site church I have attended or researched uses a remote feed of the senior pastor to every campus. Every. Single. One. So don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. In fact the ability to easily transmit a service is what led to the multi site movement in the first place.
I think you need to check your own ignorance before calling out others.
Well I looked at Family Church and from what I could tell the campus pastors do not preach to their congregation each week. One sermon is preached for every campus, usually by the senior pastor with the other guys taking turns every now and then.
Should I say that your lack of knowledge about Family Church is embarrassing?
David says on
Embarrassing? Because Mark Freeman gives a generalization from his personal knowledge and you give one counter example?
Ivan Solero says on
Lyle, Malcolm
What is the point of this type of reporting?
The problem I see here is an explanation with no context except to emulate a corporate business model for growth. Regardless of the denomination, multi- site mega churches have grown in step with preaching "bubblegum" gospel. Whereby people have a tendency to go for the show instead of being fed.
I do not know if Thomas is advocating mult-sites or not but the spiritual downhill spiral is taking place across America and we have the churches to blame for this. There is no middle of the road regarding it.
The larger question is, should a pastor be a shepherd or a CEO.
And in what context is a church led by the Spirit?
The pastor should be a CEO if the church is run like a business. Sadly, just about every church tries to be a business, and just like secular businesses, some are more successful then others.
Ivan –
Your comment is nonsensical.
Joe says on
Good question … in my opinion, a shepherd ceases to be a shepherd when he knows not the sheep. How well does a pastor know the sheep in the multi-site, campus, model? How intimate is the engagement? Perhaps the advent of "small groups" is a compensation for the fact that pastors cannot intimately engage with the sheep; much less even know their names.
Peter says on
Multi-site actually strengthens pastoral care. A senior pastor can not properly care for any more than a few dozen. Multi-site forces larger churches to place more attention on training area pastors.
Jeff Blaisdell says on
The multi-site movement may not be unbiblical, but it is totally non-Baptistic. Baptists have historically believed in the full autonomy of the local church. The way Southern Baptists grew was by the method of one church planting another . . . with the goal in mind of that church plant becoming an autonomous, independent, self-supporting congregation. Then when THAT church became strong enough, it would establish another new church ("mission") which was expected to, at some point, become autonomous and self-sustaining. That has always been the Baptist way . . . every church an autonomous church . . . no congregation answering to another.
The multi-site model is, for lack of a better term, a "bishopy" system. It is connectionalism. One large congregation has many smaller congregations under it, answering to it, doing what it says to do. There is no plan for those subordinate churches to become autonomous . . . their relationship to the "boss" church will remain subordinate. In fact, the "replant" idea involves strong churches "taking over" weaker churches . . . not to rebuild them back into independent congregations . . . but rather to maintain them permanently as "satellites."
I do not believe this is compatible with Baptist philosophy or ecclesiology. I believe that the consequences will someday be severe, and will undo the foundations of our denomination.
I am surprised and disheartened to see Thom Rainer celebrating and promoting it.
P.S: Just because something is growing and increasing does not make it right.
Malcolm Dodd says on
Jeff –
You have every right to disagree with a polity or ecclesiology with which you disagree. You have no right, however, to misrepresent Thom Rainer. At no point does he celebrate or promote the multisite movement. Instead he reports and projects it. You owe him an apology for your caustic attitude and unethical behavior.
Lyle Fleming says on
I agree, Malcolm. He totally misrepresented Thom.
And I don't think multisite is the reason the SBC is declining.
I have no problem with the idea of several churches under one leadership body and I think the hardcore autonomous idea of traditional Baptists is what's unbiblical.
However, Rainer is absolutely a cheerleader for multi-site churches!
Les Ferguson says on
It would be worth noting, as hard as it might be to believe, there are other denominations beside Southern Baptist participating in these discussions. Thus, there may be some insight for the group as a whole.
Replanting is not a "strong church" taking over a "weaker church". Replanting a church happens when a declining church moves to a different location or context. It's not to take over anything.
If multiple site churches were so bad, why are many of them thriving? Many are effectively spreading the word in places where the message is needed.
Vernon Scaler says on
Thank you, Les. Many of us Presbyterians love what Thom produces. He is fair and Christlike in his approach. I must admit I get irked when another Southern Baptist assumes the world revolves around his denomination.
Robert Mayberry says on
Yes, Les. We Methodists thank you as well. You said what many of us are thinking.
Kevin Baker says on
Would you consider a church doing a replant of another church in the same Community as multisite?
Yes. See number 5.
Banks Corl says on
We are in the process of such a replant in the same community here in the Raleigh area.


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'Ask yourself, "Who is Thomas Deichmann?" He was a defence witness at the War Crimes Tribunal!' This was what a spokesman for ITN is reported to have told some journalists seeking information about their dispute with myself and LM magazine. The allegation that I cannot be trusted because I gave evidence at the trial of Dusko Tadic has been repeated elsewhere many times.
This is the cheapest scare I have come across since some old person once told me that Russians eat children for breakfast. To set the record straight: I gave evidence at the International War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague as an expert witness. On the basis of my experience reporting the war in Bosnia, I was asked by Tadic's respected Dutch defence advocate, Professor Mischa Wladimiroff, to compile a factual, statistical report about how the Tadic case had been reported in the German media. I gave evidence on this rather boring report, full of endless figures, before the court. If anybody wants to challenge this report - try it. Otherwise shut up and stop questioning my professional integrity.
Listening to those who claim it discredits me to be associated with the defence case in any way, you get the impression that they would have preferred Tadic to be sentenced (or maybe shot) without any defence whatsoever. On the other hand being a witness for the prosecution, like Ed Vulliamy was, is considered a fine thing. But I think, if my report contributed to a fairer trial, I am glad to have been in the witness box. I prefer a legal system with benches for both prosecution and defence lawyers rather than a Stalinist show-trial or a witch-burning.
I have never sided with any of the warring parties in the Balkans. I hate Serbian nationalism just as I hate any form of nationalism in other countries - including Britain and Germany. Reporting from Bosnia, I saw the tragic consequences of the war for people on all sides. I respect people like Fikret Alic who did not give up and survived the conflict. One incident I will never forget was when I drove a young Croat without valid papers through military checkpoints across Bosnia to reach his family in Split, by sticking my Unprofor presscard on his jacket and pretending he was my translator.
Those who accuse me of some kind of Holocaust denial should ask some Holocaust survivors from around Frankfurt what they think of that defamation. For the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, I was editor-in-chief of a major exhibition about Frankfurt under the Nazis, which taught school children about what happened using film shows and discussions with survivors.
I have built a reputation in Europe as a freelance journalist with high standards, for whom a clear distinction between facts and fictions is an unbreakable rule. My investigation into the ITN pictures of Trnopolje camp has been published in prestigious papers across the continent as well as in LM. It raises serious questions about the image of the Bosnian Muslims behind barbed wire broadcast by ITN on 6 August 1992. I am still waiting for a serious, professional answer instead of more insults.


When it comes to trout fishing, I've long been an advocate of fiberglass fly rods. Their slow, forgiving action is ideal wherever short casts, small flies and fine tippets apply. So when Cabela recently issued a line of 50th Anniversary glass fly rods, I scrambled to their store to take a look.
Out of the group, one really really caught my eye. It was a 5'9″, 3 piece, 3-weight, with spigot ferrules and a slide band reel seat. The blank is green, carries PacBay components, and comes with a decent tube. Now I have a Winston glass "Stalker", a 2 piece, 6'6" for 3-weight rod. It's the shortest fly rod I have owned; and it's fun to fish. Love the thing in a spinner fall or when fishing tiny dries. So I have a soft spot for little fly rods and decided to pick this Cabela puppy up; it was 99 bucks. Yeah, made in China. And it's a good thing I did, a day or two later the store sold out, and the rod is presently back-ordered 13 weeks.
If you cut your teeth on "fast" action graphite rods, this short, glass rod is apt to kick your backside. Slow down my friend; take you're time with the cast. Relax. And if you need to reach out bit, don't use more force. Instead, lengthen your casting stroke – the distance your arm travels during the cast. That's the secret with a slow action fly rod. A little lawn work proved it threw a 3-weight WF reasonably well, but cast a 2-weight WF much better. And I'll guess a 2DT might be perfect. The rod easily reached out 20 plus feet, and that's great. With a rod this size, you best fishing range is inside 15 feet. Why? You can't "mend" much line with such a short rod, and you'll get better hook sets in close. But hey, most trout on eastern rivers are caught inside 15 feet.
I dug up an old 3″ Ocean City fly reel, that fit the slide band reel seat. Slide band seats can be fussy. Added a 9 foot 5x leader, and took the new rod fishing. Using a size 14# bead-head caddis and an indicator, I soon had a 12″ rainbow aboard. What a major blast! Fought like he was 18″. In fact, every fish I tangled with seemed 6″ bigger. Man, this is a sweet little rod. Well worth the moolah!
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I won the 5'9″ Cabela's rod at our club's banquet. It included a 3 wt Double taper line. Agree that to cast I have to slow down and exaggerate the casting stroke. Curious to see how it handles wet flies, emergers and streamers. Shorter rods are easier to egt in and out of thick vegetation.
Way cool! I like that little "flea" flicker. In my hands, a 3-weight fly line proved a tad too heavy. I prefer a 2-weight, but your mileage may vary. Ummm, let me see now. What would be your first golden opportunity to use it? I know. A Hendrickson spinner fall on the Farmington! Better hang on tight, a decent brown will bend that puppy into the corks. I found that rod fun with dries on the Willi and the Salmon River too.


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CAN THE ASSOCIATION LIMIT THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IN A HOME?
Some governing documents contain language that limit the number of people that can live in a unit. For example, the declaration may say something lie "no more than two persons can live in a one bedroom unit" or "no more than four persons can live in a two bedroom unit." The question is…..are these provisions legal and enforceable?
Both the Federal and The Florida Fair Housing Act prohibit discrimination in housing based upon "familial status." What constitutes discrimination is largely determined by rules promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "HUD"
I researched whether forcing a family of three into a two bedroom unit can possibly be classified as discrimination based upon familial status. In HUD's 1998 Statement of Policy, this is what they wrote:
The following hypotheticals involving two housing providers who refuse to permit three people to share a bedroom. In the first hypothetical, the complainants are two adult parents who applied to rent a one bedroom apartment with their infant child and both the bedroom and the apartment were large.
In the second hypothetical, the complainants are a family of two adult parents and one teenager who applied to rent a one bedroom apartment. Depending on other facts, issuance of a charge of discrimination based on "familial status" might be warranted in the first hypothetical, but not in the second.
Here is some Case law:
Under the age-of-children factor, HUD has indicated that it might not be reasonable to include infant children in the calculation of the occupancy standard. Crossroads Residents Organized for Stable and Secure Residences v. MSP Crossroads Apartments LLC. U.S. District Court, Minnesota, 2016.
Prospective tenants who were married and had five minor children established prima facie case of familial status discrimination under Fair Housing Act (FHA) based on disparate impact resulting from landlord's occupancy policy which set maximum number of tenants for unit as number of bedrooms plus one. Snyder v. Barry Realty, 53 F. Supp 217, United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. December 12, 1996)
Landlord's rule requiring minimum of 170 square feet of bedroom space for a family of three, had disparate impact on families with children in violation of FHA and Rhode Island law. Rhode Island Commission For Human Rights, v. Graul 120 F.Supp.3d 110, U.S. District Court, Rhode Island.
In United States v. Badgett, 976 F.2d 1176, 1180 (8th Cir.1992) a policy requiring single occupancy of one bedroom apartments was disapproved as a violation of the prohibition against familial status discrimination. Similarly in Fair Housing Council of Orange County v. Ayres, 855 F.Supp. 315 (C.D.Cal.1994) that court disapproved an occupancy policy limiting two-bedroom apartments to two persons. Defendants' "one person per bedroom plus one" standard incorporates the same policy which was disapproved in Badgett and Ayres.
The essence of familial association is sharing living accommodations. An occupancy standard which forbids family members from sharing a bedroom is presumptively discriminatory on the basis of familial status unless the defendants can prove through objective evidence a business necessity sufficiently compelling to justify the challenged practice. See Betsy v. Turtle Creek Assn., 736 F.2d 963, 988 (4th Cir.1984).
All I know is that I grew up in a two bedroom – one bathroom apartment in Brooklyn. There were six of us. My parents and four kids. Besides a lot of banging on the bathroom door, we turned out alright. Sure, it was a tight squeeze, and my parents slept for years in the living room, I would give anything to relive just one more of those nights.


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Barbara Schreiber – Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted on July 3, 2014 by Artdose Magazine
"Welcome Wagon", acrylic on paper, 22" x 30" , 2014
My paintings are the products of a difficult world filtered through my genetically sunny disposition. I sometimes see them as dispatches from the borderland between happy denial and grim reality.
Much of my work is about the collision of the built and natural worlds, about conflicts in which outcomes are uncertain. These paintings use humor to variously address threats presented by development, natural and human-made disaster, greed or obliviousness.
I am sometimes perplexed by the number and intensity of animals in much of my recent work. I don't think of myself as an animal person, but have concluded that on some level I must identify with animals, particularly small wild ones—adorable, understood by few and ultimately alone in a complex, fast-moving world.
Tell us a little about your background and how that influences you as an artist.
I grew up in a modest, slightly out-there household in Baltimore, with artists scattered throughout my extended family. We started out as Orthodox Jews, but by the time I was five or six, my parents drifted to—well, I'm not really sure what they drifted too. It wasn't agnosticism, probably more like don't-bother-me-I'm-trying-to-read-this-book-ism.
The notion of feeling too odd to be conventional yet too conventional to be odd probably began here, and has pervaded pretty much everything I do. It made me a perpetual outsider, an observer and misinterpreter of idioms, cliches and customs.
The concept of the "artist studio" has a broad range of meanings, especially in contemporary practice. The idea of the artist toiling away alone in a room may not necessarily reflect what many artists do from day to day anymore. Describe your studio practice and how it differs from (or is the same as) traditional notions of "being in the studio."
Well, I make paintings that result from stories concocted in my head; you can't get more "in the studio" than that. I also do a lot of research of the sort that used to occur in libraries, but most of that now takes place in the studio as well. Otherwise, I am an aimless stroller—not quite a flaneur—and see the world as my studio and research field.
"Crop Dusters", acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", 2012
What unique roles do you see yourself as the artist playing that you may not have envisioned yourself in when you first started making art?
I did not anticipate writing about art. I still don't anticipate it, but somehow it keeps happening. I write for the local paper once or twice a month and for national or regional publications on rare occasion.
When do you find is the best time of day to make art? Do you have time set aside every day, every week or do you just work whenever you can?
At the moment, I'm working in my studio several hours a day most days, until my hand cramps or some other body part gives out. Mornings are best; it's when I'm most alert and the light is good.
"The Road to Yakima" , acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", 2013
How has your work changed in the last five years? How is it the same?
For years, I did miniscule works in sets and series, creating piles of individual pieces per year. But when the economy tanked, my vision turned into inventory—work went out to exhibitions and it all came back. So I began doing larger, more labor-intensive paintings that take about two months each to complete. The work has also become more heavily patterned, which I think is the result of living for the past decade in the Carolinas, with their rich craft and textiles traditions. Right now, I'm trying to loosen up.
Whatever the format, my work is always about pretty pictures and ugly subjects.
Are there people such as family, friends, writers, philosophers or even pop icons that have had an impact on the work you do?
I am inspired by authors who write about people in places where they have no business being. Peter Mattheisson's At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky are very much on my mind right now.
But wandering here and there is an even bigger influence. Also plants. I am a cheerful, semi-competent gardener and tend my tiny intown yard only to have it assaulted every few weeks by weather, drunks and dogs. But birds love it and visit all day; I like them so much better than people, except when they are attacking each other.
If you had an occupation outside of being an artist, what would that be and why?
Perhaps something having to do with ornamental horticulture or clinical psychology. I hope the reasons are evident in my work.
Barbara Schreiber makes pretty paintings that examine large issues through a small, domestic lens.
Barbara's exhibitions include PS 1, the High Museum of Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, SPACE Pittsburgh, the Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, and other venues.
In addition to her work as an artist, Barbara can sometimes be pestered into writing about visual art. Her reviews, articles and navel staring have appeared in Art Papers, Metalsmith, Sculpture Magazine, Creative Loafing Charlotte, The Charlotte Observer and other publications.
Barbara was born in Baltimore MD and earned a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. After a significant amount of time in Atlanta GA, she wound up in Charlotte NC in 2004. She is thinking about the next place to land.
"Competitive Edge" (detail), acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", 2012
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About Artdose Magazine
Founded in 2013, Artdose Magazine is an independent print and digital art magazine committed to connecting and supporting the visual arts in Wisconsin. Published by Frank Juárez, the magazine is premised on the belief that we all share common goals of introducing, engaging, and offering others diverse art experiences. Artdose appears in print as a bi-annual art magazine, through a weekly art e-newsletter and on Instagram and Facebook. About Frank Juárez Frank Juárez is a former gallery director, award winning art educator, artist, author, and arts advocate living and working in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, facilitating presentations, supporting artists through professional development workshops, use of social media and networking has placed him in the forefront of advancing and promoting local artists and attracting regional and national artists to collaborate, network and exhibit in Wisconsin.
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During your stay in Naples, Sorrento, or anywhere in the Amalfi Coast, Naples Airport Taxi will offer you the opportunity to make half-day or full day sightseeing tours in one of our cars, completely at your disposal. Together with one of our experienced driver, who can speak English and who perfectly knows this areas.
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Seeing the ruins of Pompeii is a real fascinating experience, but visiting them after having seen the majesty of the Vesuvius has a completely different effect and charm. You can walk along the streets of the ancient Pompeii, as in 2,000 years ago, and understanding the everyday life of that period, before the city was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius; from there, and you can see the volcano at 1,000 meters. We suggest you to wear sports and comfortable shoes and to be ready for an unusual, but certainly fantastic adventure.
Even if less famous than Pompeii, the Herculaneum excavations represent its natural completion. These two ancient settlements show these ancient Roman cities during the same period, but they highlight great differences, and for this reasons it is worthy to visit both. Pompeii is almost completely excavated, and this shows how an ancient Roman city was at the age of the emperor Tiberius. The ancient city of Herculaneum, instead, was not fully excavated since in this same area the modern city was built; for this reason many old public buildings are unfortunately missing, but the details are much better preserved.
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The 1906 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Maddock, the team compiled a 6–1 record, shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 170 to 6. The team played its home games at Cummings Field in Salt Lake City. Fred Bennion, who later served as the team's head coach, was the team captain.

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Kommunen ingår i kommunalförbundet Samtgemeinde Rodenberg tillsammans med ytterligare fem kommuner.

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Folates (vitamin B9) are essential micronutrients which function as cofactors in one-carbon transfer reactions involved in the synthesis of nucleotides and amino acids.
Epidemiological data show that folate deficiency is still highly prevalent in many populations. Hence, food fortification with synthetic folic acid (i.e., folic acid supplementation) has become mandatory in many developed countries.
However, folate biofortification of staple crops and dairy products as well as folate bioproduction using metabolically engineered microorganisms are promising alternatives to folic acid supplementation. Here, we review the current strategies aimed at overproducing folates in microorganisms, in view to implement an economic feasible process for the biotechnological production of the vitamin.


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The London Post - 22nd January 2020
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British lawyers seek arrest warrant for Egypt's president over Morsi death
Action ahead of expected two-day visit to UK by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday follows instructions from the Egyptian Revolutionary Council. A legal chambers in...
Azerbaijanis remember pains of 20th January 1990 massacre
The London Post - 20th January 2020
(London - Media Report): - People in Azerbaijan commemorated the victims, including women and children, massacred by the Soviet army in Baku and other...
Putin sends amendments to parliament to change presidential term limits
Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted amendments to parliament on Monday to change the presidential term limits, according to the bill posted on the legislature's...
Turkey considering new partner for nuke plant in Sinop
Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry is reassessing its major partner for the country's second nuclear plant at Sinop, Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez...
British House of Lords could move out of London
LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- British government was considering moving the House of Lords, the upper house of the country's parliament, out of London,...
UK adds entire Hezbollah movement to terror blacklist
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While violence in protests seems to have abated somewhat calls for change remains. Iraqi youth angry at their government's glacial pace of reform ramped up...
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US government shuts down 4 more major robocall operations
By Janet Perez, Komando.com
A nation plagued by robocalls is getting some relief. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just took a major step toward stopping the hundreds of millions of robocalls Americans get each month.
In what's dubbed Operation Call it Quits, the FTC has joined forces once again with federal, state and local law enforcement to shut down operations that make scam robocalls. This latest shutdown is in addition to the four telemarketers the FTC shut down in March.
Robocalls from scammers and legitimate companies have risen to 5 billion per month in the U.S.
Operation Call it Quits successfully targeted four more operations. We'll show you how the sting worked and other ways phone companies, Congress and government regulators are battling robocalls. Komando.com will also provide you with ways to protect yourself from robocalls.
FTC shuts down illegal robocall operations
Through Operation Call it Quits, the FTC and law enforcement agencies across the country brought 94 legal actions against four scam operations that collectively are responsible for 1 billion robocalls. The scammers pitched a variety of products and services such as credit card interest rate reductions, money-making opportunities and medical alert systems.
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One company is accused of calling one number more than 1,000 times in a single year. Today's announcement brings the number of cases the FTC has brought against illegal robocallers and Do Not Call violators to 145 under Operation Call it Quits.
"We're all fed up with the tens of billions of illegal robocalls we get every year," stated Andrew Smith, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a press release. "Today's joint effort shows that combatting this scourge remains a top priority for law enforcement agencies around the nation."
The FTC was joined by 25 federal, state and local agencies, which filed 87 legal actions against robocallers. Attorneys general from Texas, Arizona, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania were among the states involved in the sting. Several counties in California also were part of the operation.
"Every year, our office gets more consumer complaints about unwanted robocalls than just about any other issue," stated Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill in the FTC press release. "At worst, they represent scams that successfully steal people's identities or hard-earned money. In Indiana, we are quite serious about stopping illegal robocalls, and our alliances with such partners as the FTC will prove a valuable asset in this mission."
The illegal robocallers operated under the names First Choice Horizon, 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle and Media Mix 365. One individual, Derek Jason Bartoli, allegedly provided services in his own name and in the names of Phoenix Innovative Solutions, Marketing Consultation Solutions and KimRain Marketing.
Congress, FCC take action
Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved giving landline and mobile phone carriers the right to block robocalls through their devices. For consumers, this means mobile phone companies can install whatever tools they need in cell phones to block these annoying and unwanted calls.
Some carriers, such as T-Mobile and Verizon, already offer consumers free partial protection against robocallers. The FCC vote also clarified whether consumers have to give permission first before robocalls can be blocked by mobile carriers. The FCC action answered the question of whether mobile phone companies are liable if they block a call that had to go through.
The FCC ruled that consumers do not have to grant such permission, but can opt out of call blocking if they want. Carriers already have or are working on tools to block calls from scammers. Some are free and others cost extra. The FCC ruling did not mandate that carriers offer call-blocking services for free or make the service a default option on phones.
Efforts to stop robocalls have reached Capitol Hill as well.
Last week, the Washington Post reported that Tufts Medical Center in Boston received 4,500 robocalls between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on April 30. The onslaught of robocalls to medical treatment centers could prove deadly to patients. Meanwhile, doctors are concerned because patients are not answering their calls if they don't recognize the number.
The robocall storm at Tufts, along with general concern over robocalls' effects on health care, prompted one lawmaker to call on Congress to take swift action. Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is working on the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.
Earlier this week, the proposed legislation was moved forward by a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill would direct the FCC to require that phone carriers use technology to prevent spoofing.
The Senate passed similar legislation in May. Both bills would make the FCC require carriers to provide caller ID filtering. Going a step further, the House bill mandates that phone carriers offer call blockers at no additional cost to consumers.
Protecting yourself from robocalls
Komando.com has been covering this robocall epidemic, especially as scammers tactics have become more sophisticated. As part of our coverage, Komando.com has also tested the effectiveness of the Robokiller app, available for both iPhone and Android.
We've also put together this list of tips you can use to block robocalls:
Reject anonymous calls automatically
Join the National Do Not Call Registry list
Set your phone on do not disturb
Use carrier tools to block unwanted calls
Use the best apps to block robocalls
Block individual phone numbers
Some phones block robocalls automatically
You can find detailed information on each tip here.
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Mednarodni filmski festival v Berlinu (Berlinale) je festival A-kategorije, torej mednarodni filmski festival s tekmovalnim programom. Poleg festivalov v Cannesu in Benetkah velja za enega od treh najpomembnejših filmskih festivalov na svetu.

Berlinale vsako leto obišče okoli 20.000 medijskih strokovnjakov iz več kot 70 držav. Prav tako visoko je število prijavljenih filmov - leta 2004 se je za projekcijo na festivalu potegovalo več kot 3.000 filmov. Od leta 2002 dalje spada festival pod pristojnost Zvezne republike Nemčije, torej ne črpa več iz deželne blagajne Berlina.

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Prvi Berlinale so priredili leta 1950. Do leta 1978 je potekal poleti, od takrat naprej ima termin februarja. Na to je vplivala želja po projekciji čim več svetovnih premier filmov. Kajti velja pravilo, da lahko posamezen film nastopi le na enem od treh velikih festivalov. Torej le v Berlinu, Benetkah ali Cannesu.

Iniciator filmskega festivala je bil Oscar Martay, predstavnik ameriške vojske, ki je bil pristojen za kontrolo filmske industrije v Berlinu. Martay je tudi priskrbel denarna sredstva iz virov ameriške vojske, ki so omogočila prva leta festivala. Prvi Berlinale je imel slogan »Izložbeno okno svobodnega sveta« - 6. junija 1951 ga je otvoril prvi ameriški film Alfreda Hitchcocka, Rebecca.

Prvi direktor filmskega festivala je postal filmski zgodovinar Alfred Bauer, ki je po vojni deloval kot svetovalec britanske vojske. Že od prvega festivala naprej se podeljuje zlati medved za najboljši celovečerni film. Koncept kipca je delo kiparke Renée Sintenis. Vendar so prve zlate medvede podeljevali kot nagrade občinstva, na podelitev torej ni vplivala žirija.

Leta 1955 se je to spremenilo. Takrat je Mednarodno združenje filmskih producentov (FIAPF) Berlinale tudi uradno kategoriziralo kot festival A kategorije. K dolžnostim takega tipa festivala spada tudi imenovanje mednarodne žirije, ki tako od leta 1956 naprej podeljuje zlate in srebrne medvede. Berlinale je predvsem znan po velikem številu obiskovalcev in zvezdnikov.

Korenite spremembe so nastopile konec šestdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja zaradi hladne vojne in družbenih sprememb. Tako je film O.K. režiserja Michaela Verhoevena leta 1970 dvignil toliko prahu, da je žirija odstopila in prekinila tekmovalni program. Leta 1971 pa se je v festival integriral tudi Mednarodni forum mladega filma, ki se posveča filmom mladih ustvarjalcev ter progresivnim izdelkom. Politika takratnega predsednika vlade Willyja Brandta je poskrbela za prvo projekcijo nekega sovjetskega filma leta (1974) ter prvo projekcijo filmskega izdelka iz Nemške demokratične republike (1975).

Leta 1976 je postal direktor festivala filmski publicist Wolf Donner, ki festival korenito posodobil - vpeljal je tudi nov têrmin za festival. Eden od razlogov za novi termin je tudi sprememba termina filmske tržnice (danes: European Film Market), ki se pozimi manj križa z ostalimi filmskimi tržnicami. Poleg tega so prvič organizirane dodatne sekcije, na primer Nemški film, Otroški filmski festival in Panorama. Leta 1979 je direktor postal Moritz de Hadeln. V čas njegovega vodenja sodi tudi premestitev festivalske centrale na Potsdamer Platz.

Od leta 2001 naprej vodi Berlinale politolog in menedžer Dieter Kosslick. Do sedaj je uveljavil novo sekcijo Perspektiva: nemški film ter leta 2003 prvič priredil Berlinale Talent Campus, kjer se vsako leto predstavijo mladi, še neuveljavljeni filmski igralci in igralke.

Od 1998 vsako leto podeljujejo mladim nadobudnim igralkam in igralcem priznanje za izstopajočo vlogo v preteklem filmskem letu, tako imenovano nagrade »Shooting Stars«. Med Slovenci so jo doslej prejeli: Aleksandra Balmazović (2005), Iva Krajnc (2006), Marko Mandić (2007), Jure Henigman (2013) in Maruša Majer (2016).

Sekcije

Tekmovalni program
Tekmovalni program predstavlja osrednji del festivala, kjer se celovečerni filmi potegujejo za Zlatega ter Srebrne medvede. V tekmovalnem programu lahko nastopijo le filmi, ki so bili dokončani v zadnjih 12 mesecih pred pričetkom festivala. Dodaten pogoj je, da še niso bili prikazani izven matičnih držav. Nagrade podeljuje mednarodna žirija (leta 2006 jo je na primer vodila britanska igralka Charlotte Rampling). Edini slovenski film od osamosvojitve naprej, ki je bil uvrščen v ta prestižni program, so Rezervni deli (2003) režiserja Damjana Kozoleta.

Mednarodni forum mladega filma
Prireja se od leta 1971 naprej ter zajema predvsem družbeno-kritične filme. V okviru Foruma so se med drugim uveljavili režiserji Raoul Ruiz, Derek Jarman in Peter Greenaway. V tej sekciji so predvajani tudi filmi nekonvencionalnih formatov - na primer zelo dolge produkcije (npr. Taiga, Ulrike Ottinger, 8 ur 21 minut; Satantango, Bela Tarr, 7 ur 16 minut). Pomembno težišče sekcije pa je projekcija neevropskih filmov, predvsem neodvisnih, avantgardnih ter »neznanih« produkcij.

Retrospektive
Prva retrospektiva je bila prirejena leta 1977. Poleg osrednje retrospektive se vsako leto priredi tudi t. i. Hommage. Retrospektive se običajno ukvarjajo z določenimi žanri ali obdobji, hommagi z določenimi avtorji ali igralkami/igralci.

Panorama
Težišča te sekcije so umetniški filmi in avtorske produkcije. Vsi prikazani filmi v tej sekciji so svetovne ali evropske premiere. Letno se odvrti 18 celovečernih filmov. Pododdelki te sekcije so: Dokumenti, Panorama Special in Panorama: kratki filmi. Vsebinsko se sekcija osredotoča na filme, ki obravnavajo družbeno življenje v splošnem ali posebnem. Tradicionalno se tako odvrti recimo veliko filmov z gejevsko-lezbično tematiko.

Otroški filmski festival/14plus
Vsako leto prikaže mednarodni izbor aktualnih celovečernih in kratkih filmov za otroke. Med filmi enajstčlanska otroška žirija izbere po enega dobitnika Steklenega medveda za najboljši celovečerni oziroma kratki film. Poleg tega dodatna strokovna mednarodna žirija podeli tudi nagrado Nemškega združenja prijateljev mladine. Leta 2003 so prvič priredili tudi posebno mladinsko sekcijo, imenovano 14plus. Steklenega medveda za najboljšo celovečerno produkcijo podeli v tem primeru sedemčlanska žirija mladostnikov.

Otroški filmski festival letno obišče okoli 30.000 gledalcev. Neredno se organizirajo tudi retrospektive v tej sekciji.

Berlinale Special
Berlinale Special je del uradnega programa postala leta 2004. V tem delu Berlinala se prikazujejo aktualni izdelki priznanih filmskih ustvarjalcev, kakor tudi filmske klasike in filmi, ki obravnavajo trenutno pereče probleme.

European Film Market
European Film Market (EFM) je naslednik nekdanje filmske tržnice. V okviru EFM-a se vsako leto organizira okoli 600 projekcij 400 prijavljenih filmov.

Perspektiva: nemški film
Ta sekcija se posveča izključno aktualnim nemškim produkcijam - tako celovečernim igranim, kakor tudi dokumentarnim in eksperimentalnim filmom. Vsako leto se v ta namen izbere okoli 12 izmed 250 prijavljenih filmov.

Druge prireditve na Berlinalu
 Berlinale Talent Campus
 Nemški film
 kratki filmi se prikazujejo v okviru tekmovalnega programa ter programa Panorama in Otroškega filmskega festivala ter 14plus.
 Berlinale - poletne noči

Nagrade, priznanja
 Zlati medved
 Srebrni medved - za najboljšo režijo, moško in žensko vlogo, glasbo, umetniški prispevek, scenarij in prvi film
 Berlinale Kamera
 Zlati častni medved
 Nagrada AGICOA
 Nagrada Alfred Bauer
 Teddy - gejevsko-lezbična nagrada, v okviru Panorame
 Nagrada LVT Manfred Salzgeber - od leta 1991 naprej; za najbolj inovativen film (prejela tudi Maja Weiss za Varuha meje)
 Nagrada občinstva Panorama - prvič podeljena leta 1999
 Velika nagrada Nemškega združenja prijateljev mladine - Otroški filmski festival
 Dialogue en perspective - Perspektiva: nemški film

Glej tudi
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Zunanje povezave
 Mednarodni filmski festival v Berlinu
 Mednarodni forum mladega filma
 Berlinale Talent Campus

Filmski festivali
Ustanove v Berlinu
Ustanovitve leta 1950


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Can VR Games Be Played Without VR Headset?
You are wondering can you play VR games without using a VR headset? Well, even though it looks like a simple answer, there are some exceptions to the rule.
VR games usually can't be played without using VR headset, but there are some exceptions and we will list most known of them.
VR games are meant to be played with a VR headset on. Creators really want you to buy their headset and games that are compatible to be used with it. That way, of course, they get two sources of income from one product in reality. And the second thing is, technology hasn't yet been so developed so you could play VR games without a headset, in most cases.
How to play VR games without VR headset
Best VR games that can be played without VR headset
Can you play VR games without a controller?
Conclusion – Can VR Games Be Played Without VR Headset?
You can play some VR games without using a VR headset, but, to be clear, you can't really play them with VR experience, for that you need a headset. However, there are certain titles such as The PlayRoom VR that will support local multiplayer modes that allow a PS VR user and other players to play together using PS VR's Social Screen, and then you don't need a headset. But games like those are really rare.
But, there are VR games that can still be played without VR Headset.
In fact, some of them can. There are some games that are made to be played in VR experience, which means using a VR headset, and they also have an option to be played without a headset – flat gaming, but then without VR experience as well.
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How to know if those VR games can be played without VR headset?
There are some games that can be played in VR experience and flat gaming. You will know the difference between full VR and those crossplay games that combine both worlds by "VR" and "VR Only" options.
VR games are the ones that can be played in pure VR experience, while also you can play them in flat gaming.
VR Only are, of course, games that can only be played with VR headset on.
So, if you are trying to play VR games without a headset, take a close look at those two different options.
We will list a few of the best VR games that can be played without a headset.
Skyrim – as you probably know, there is a non-VR version of this game for a long time. There is also a VR version of this game, but what is maybe more important for people already owning the game, there are also Skyrim non-VR modes that transform the original game to VR
Fallout VR – pretty similar to Skyrim, there is, of course, an original, non-VR version, and then we have another VR version of the game
Doom VR – again, as Skyrim and Fallout
Then we have new AAA types of games, that are pure VR, with the option to buy them in non-VR mode, so you don't have to use headsets.
Half-Life: Alyx – it is a VR game, but with the use of mods it can be played without headsets
Bound – this is a PS4 game that is not VR only, so you have to versions of the game, one flat, and one VR
Resident Evil 7 biohazards – one more PS4 game PS VR compatible, which gives players the option to play in or out of VR.
Star Trek Bridge Crew – is playable in both VR and non-VR
Unfortunately, there are not many games that are able to be played in both VR and non-VR, because game creators would then had to actually make two games because of the control integration (keyboards, mice). It's fairly rare to find a VR game that can be played in VR and in a non-VR setting.
Most VR games are impossible to play within the limitations of flat gaming. In VR you have two pointing devices in addition to what you're looking at. You can't emulate that with a controller and TV only.
Yes, you can. There are some VR games that don't require a controller for playing.
One of those games is Microsoft Flight Simulator X, it only requires a third party addon FlyInside. What's even more astonishing is that this is a flat, non-VR game, and it clearly demonstrates that non-VR 3D games can be ported to VR with a great degree of realism.
Smash Hit – this VR game started as a mobile game, and can entirely be played without a controller, only with a headset.
VR Roller Coaster – if you love roller coasters then this game is made for you. Also, it can be played without a controller in VR using only headsets. Having the VR mode allows you to see from a first-person perspective what it's like riding the coaster that you built, and it's a great adrenaline rush. And the best part is that no controller is needed to get the full enjoyment out of this game.
Deep Space Battle VR – if you have Android devices you can jump into space using only your VR headsets for controlling the game. Once you get an enemy ship in your crosshairs, your ship automatically fires. That's it. Just move your head around to get the aiming right.
End Space VR for Cardboard – If you don't have Android smartphones, and you still want to play VR game, don't worry, End Space VR is the right solution for you. The game is designed to shoot with the trigger button on your VR headset. If you don't have a button on a headset, then you'll want to disable that in the options and use the head gaze-based shooting.
There are many more VR games that you can play without using controllers, such as Darknet, VR Street Jump, VR Racer – Highway Traffic 360, Snow Strike VR, Trooper 2, VR X-Racer, and many, many more.
Most times VR games can't be played without the use of VR headset, but there are some exceptions.
As you have seen above, there are some games that can be played without VR headset, but usually, that is only the same game, made for flat gaming. In fact, those are two technically different games, and one can be played with VR experience, while the other one can't. Also, you can't combine saves between VR game and non-VR game, because, as I said, these are two completely different games.
VR games are made to bi played with VR headset on, and that is the best practice to use for playing them.


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Q: display custom plugin view on front end inside template body EDIT
May be my question is not well formed
i need to use the url http://localhost/wordpress/houses/all-houses
to display a house plugin view somewhere in plugin directory
function getHouses(){
     include plugin_dir_path(__FILE__) . 'public/publicHouse.php';
}

the result i'm getting is on the picture below

I'm expecting the view with the whole template and houses view inside body template area
any help is appreciated

A: In your plugin class (e.g. MyPlugin), add public static function, returning some content:
public static function my_plugin_output() {
    // Build your content
    $output = '<div>';
    $output .= 'This is a text to display.';
    $output .= '</div>';
    return $output;
}

Once your plugin is activated, add this line to any template, you want the plugin content to appear:
<?php if (class_exists('MyPlugin')) echo MyPlugin::my_plugin_output(); ?>

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Kyong Ae Kim is intrigued by the symbiotic relationships of ecology. Living creatures, while fragile and vulnerable, are constantly challenged by their surroundings to evolve and hybridize. Her recent hand-cut work from, The Skulls series is sourced from photographs of endangered species such as the polar bear and elephant. Her work is created with an imaginary and futuristic sense that directs us to the responsibility of seeking a peaceful co-existence within our world.
In Kyong's methodology, digital processes are interplayed with conventional artistic mediums (painting, hand cutting, and drawing). In her studio, miniature figurines are sculpted with clay. Then these figurines are photographed and digitally manipulated for further transformation. Subsequently, the digital images are transformed into multiple layers to imply the time and evolutionary processes. Oscillating between the virtual and physical steps she eliminates, builds on, layer, simplifies and hybridizes the forms to generate the complexity (the process) within simplicity (the final surface) in her work.
Kyong completed her MFA with a merit scholarship at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005. Her work has been exhibited in the Bay Area, Boston area and many others including OHT gallery, Judi Rotenberg gallery, Watson Fine Art at Wheaton College, Korean Cultural Center in LA, and Aqua Art Fair in Miami.
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South Carolina's 1st Openly Gay Lawmaker from Deep-Red District
(AP) South Carolina's first openly gay legislator hails from the unlikeliest of places: an ultra-conservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jones University.
Republican Rep. Jason Elliott, a 46-year-old divorce attorney, said his sexual orientation was not an issue in his campaign and is irrelevant to his job at the Statehouse, as his focus will be on improving education, increasing jobs and repairing the state's crumbling roads and bridges. He expects his votes to align with his GOP colleagues.
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"Every South Carolinian has equal rights, not special rights, and I believe each part of the constitution is equally important," he said. "In South Carolina, that means respecting other people's viewpoints and protecting religious freedom."
Elliott ousted four-term GOP incumbent Rep. Wendy Nanney, a Bob Jones graduate and daughter of the university's longtime academic dean.
Deeply Republican South Carolina is now the 43rd state to have an openly gay legislator. Elliott does not view his election as particularly significant.
"There are people who have a 100 percent opposite viewpoint from me on the orientation issue, and I respect that, and I understand that, and I'm not threatened by that," the former prosecutor said. "I think what it says, though, is that we are accepting the fact that people are different from us and that we are a state that is moving toward being open to folks who aren't exactly like us."
Jeffery Croucher, 59, said when he moved to Greenville from Florida 16 years ago, he was shocked by the anti-gay signs in people's yards. Now he sees rainbow flags, a symbol of gay pride.
"This area was narrow-minded. They just wouldn't entertain any other perspective," said Croucher, adding that while change occurred slowly, it was most dramatic over the last five years.
Elliott's sexual orientation "shouldn't have any bearing" on his abilities, Croucher said recently while at a restaurant across from Bob Jones University, which banned interracial dating until 2000 and expects students and employees to agree that sex is limited to married, heterosexual couples.
Voters attribute Greenville's changing views at least partly to people moving into the area over the last two decades to work for BMW, Michelin or their suppliers. According to the Greenville Area Development Corp., the county is now home to 150 international firms from 25 countries.
Martha McLeod, 88, said she's often the only Greenville native at community functions. McLeod said she voted for Elliott because she decided it was time for a change. Her husband, George, said he did not, specifically because Elliott is gay.
Elliott, a Greenville native and Clemson University graduate, said he did not fully understand or "accept the reality" of his sexual orientation until about 15 years ago. Elliott, former state director for then-U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint, is a divorced father of a high school senior.
Elliott's victory over an incumbent was by itself significant, especially since Nanney scored a big win for social conservatives three weeks before the primary. After several years of debate, her bill to ban abortion at 20 weeks became law.
The challenger's winning message against the former chair of the Greenville County Republican Party was largely old-fashioned constituent service. He hammered her for missing more than 30 percent of votes in the House over the last two years - absences she said were mostly due to illness. He also knocked on more than 2,500 doors, pledging to be accessible to voters.
Elliott said he also benefited from voters' overall mood for change. He won with 58 percent of the vote.
Nanney said Elliott's sexual orientation was never an issue because he didn't tell voters he was gay.
No Democrat bothered to run, but Republican Brett Brocato launched a write-in campaign last fall, criticizing Elliott as "uniquely unqualified to defend the family." He presented himself as an alternative for general election voters who may not have realized Elliott was gay.
Elliott scoffs at the notion people didn't know.
"If it was a secret, if it was one of the worst-kept secrets I've ever known," he said. But he acknowledges he did not make it part of his campaign.
"You're not going to go to somebody's door and say, 'I'm a candidate for this and this is my sexual orientation.' That would be an odd way to start a conversation," he said. "When someone says, 'What's your agenda?' My agenda is the South Carolina agenda."
Lanneau Grant, 74, said she knew Elliott was gay when she voted for him last June.
"Who cares? I just liked his views. I don't care what his sexual orientation is," she said while picking up her grandchildren at a Baptist church in the district. "Greenville is changing. We're getting more tolerant."
The other states that have yet to elect an openly gay legislator are Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and Tennessee, according to the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund & Institute.