Church membership is a key part of the Christian life. By becoming a follower of Jesus, we become connected to His body - the church. Below, you will find the requirements of membership to Hills Baptist Church.
The purpose of Hills Baptist Church is the advancement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. It shall seek to attain this end through public worship of God, the preaching of the Gospel, consistent Christian living by its members, personal evangelism, missionary endeavor and Christian Education.
a) Upon confession of faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and after baptism by immersion.
b) By letter from some other Baptist Church of like faith and order.
c) Upon statement of Christian experience, if previously baptized by immersion.
If you have any questions about Hills Baptist and church membership, please contact the church through this site or Pastor Cole through his email: cnvcole2012@outlook.com.


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Murder charge after man, 72, dies following assault in Boston
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-18056834
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 72-year-old man in Boston.
Joao Costa, of Porcher Way in Boston, was taken to hospital on Friday after emergency services were called to the bus station in St George's Road.
He had a serious head injury and died in hospital on Sunday.
Russell Dean Read, 38, of Castle Street in Boston, has been charged with murder and is due to appear before magistrates in the town later.
Lincolnshire Police has appealed for witnesses who were near the bus station on Thursday night or in the early hours of Friday.
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Interview: Mark Briody (Jag Panzer)
March 11, 2011 1 Comment Jag Panzer, Mark Briody Chris Interviews
Jag Panzer are a heavy metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jag Panzer have been constantly releasing great albums since 1984 and just recently released their latest, 'The Scourge of the Light.'
Mark Briody, the guitar player, recently agreed to do an interview with me, so check it out after the jump.
Dose of Metal: First of all, thank you for accepting an interview with Dose Of Metal. Besides releasing 'The Scourge of the Light,' what else have you been up to?
Mark Briody: I've been swamped doing press right now. Before that it was filming and editing the video for 'Burn.' So I've been pretty busy with things related to 'The Scourge of the Light.' Some of the other guys are looking into tour options. We've all got a lot on our plates.
DoM: It took you seven years to release 'The Scourge of the Light.' What the heck took you guys so long?
MB : The bulk of time was spent contractually tied up with Century Media, who wanted a live album from us. I don't mean that in a negative way though. Century Media were actually very cool to work with. We never sold a lot of albums with them, so subsequently the live album budget was tiny (3 grand). We tried for years to produce a live for that, but we couldn't. We couldn't even get one recorded for that amount, much less mix it. So finally Century Media released us and we hooked up with SPV.
DoM: 'The Scourge of the Light' is a fantastic album from start to finish. The only trouble I'm having with this album is deciding my favorite track. I'm loving the melody in 'The Setting of the Sun,' but then you have 'Burn' that's an absolute beast of a track with awesome riffing. I also can't forget the epic closer, 'The Book Of Kells.' Please officially name the best song.
MB: Thanks! We always close albums with an epic [track], so I'm partial to those. But beyond 'Kells' I seem to have a different favorite song every week. 'Condemned to Fight' is probably my current favorite. It was 'Burn,' but spending 21 straight hours editing the video has made me a little tired of that song.
DoM: What do you think of the long-time comparison between the current illegal downloading and the tape trading that was so popular in the 1980s? What advice would you have for young metal bands starting out?
MB: I know some guys that treat mp3s like tape trading, meaning they sample the music then buy the real CD if they like it. I'm the same way. I think that's totally cool, that's a great use of mp3s. Unfortunately, I think that for every person that does this, there are 2 other people that illegally download the music and never buy anything. This really hurts the bands. Bands put a lot of time and effort into recording music. My advice for young bands starting out is to take a good hard look at how this business works. If you really want a career as a musician, then you need to look into the income sources (which is t-shirts in today's market). It's unfortunate that it's become nearly impossible to earn a living by playing music. Most of the bands I know earn the majority of their income from shirt sales.
DoM: What are you listening to these days?
MB: The same stuff I usually do – Accept, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Skyclad, Angelwitch, etc. I also like some newer stuff like Grand Magus and While Heaven Wept. But since St Patrick's Day is approaching, today I've been listening to Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and music like that.
DoM: Like most bands, you guys are on popular social network sites like Myspace, Twitter and Facebook, but what I find surprising, is that you're registered and post on various message boards as well. I think that's awesome.
MB: I have a lot of fun doing that. It's cool talking metal with people, that's the best way to find out about new music or bands that I somehow missed. It also helps me keep people updated on Jag Panzer. There are a lot of questions and misconceptions about the band (like why is Ample not reissued, why did Scourge take so long, etc). Me being available on a forum lets me address those questions directly.
DoM: What genre would you fit Jag Panzer into? I've heard you guys being called power metal, traditional heavy metal and speed metal (more so in the Ample Destruction days). You guys incorporate everything so it's a little tricky finding one genre for Jag Panzer.
MB: I call us a traditional metal band in the vein of Maiden and Priest. We've got elements of those bands in us along with our other influences like Deep Purple, Rainbow and UFO. I don't mind the other labels though like power metal. People can call us whatever they like.
DoM: Which country do you think has the most dedicated metal fan base?
MB: I haven't been to South America, so I won't mention them (their huge concerts there look amazing). One could make a case that the U.S. has a very dedicated fan base. It's a small fan base, but those in the scene tend to be very supportive of the bands. Greece and Germany have long been hallmarks in the metal scene. Canada is cool too, I love playing up there.
DoM: I'm going to list you seven guitar players. Feel free to give your opinion on them:
– Wolf Hoffmann
MB: The most underrated guitarist in metal. He's the closest player to Randy Rhoads we've had since Rhoads died. His solo to 'Love Child' is one of the best solos ever recorded.
– Scott Ian
MB: Ian is one of a handful of guys that put rhythm guitar playing on the map. I'm not a big Anthrax fan, but he's done a lot to advance metal rhythm guitar.
– Chris Broderick
MB: Easily one of the best guitarists on the planet. His technique is mind boggling. He can literally play anything that anyone else can. He's a really nice guy too.
– Jon Schaffer
MB: Jon's a beast on the guitar. I've seen the press portray him as a jerk, which I completely disagree with. Jon's a straight-up honest guy. I like Jon, both as a musician and as a friend.
– Kirk Hammett
MB: I've gotten in arguments with people over the years about Kirk Hammett. Calling him 'one of the greatest guitarists in metal' is a bit silly, he isn't one of the greatest. But on the flipside, he certainly doesn't suck by any means. He gets the job done. Metallica is one of the biggest bands in the world and he's a major part of that.
– Tony Iommi
MB: The best songwriter in metal. Iommi is brilliant. He's also got a very unique style that no one else can seem to duplicate. Listen to cover versions of Sabbath songs, people get close but the feel isn't quite there.
– Brad Delson
MB: I had to look up the name because I wasn't familiar with him. I've heard Linkin Park a few times and decided they aren't for me. So I can't really comment on his playing.
DoM: Jag Panzer had been part of the Century Media family since Harry rejoined the band, but you recently decided to sign with SPV. What made you decide that SPV was the right label for you in 2011?
MB : We were looking for a label to fund, distribute and promote our music, but otherwise leave us alone. We wanted a company with a 'hands off' approach, but one that could still do some good promotion. Which actually had several offers from labels (which was cool) but SPV seemed like the best fit.
DoM: What is your opinion of the whole Charlie Sheen mess?
MB : Sheen needs help. He's a talented guy, I've enjoyed some of his movies and shows. But his recent interviews seem so wacky and bizarre. I don't know what's up with him. I hope he gets things work out.
DoM: You guys haven't scheduled a tour yet for your new album. Any idea when you will hit the road?
MB : We're looking into touring options now. The new album has opened a few more doors for us. We've got some good offers on the table, so we're looking into them and trying to determine what the best fit is for us.
DoM: Which albums or songs would you recommend to someone who isn't familiar with Jag Panzer? 'Thane to the Throne' was the album that started it for me, but I'm not sure if that's the album I'd start a newbie off with.
MB: I think the new album 'The Scourge of the Light' would be a great place to start, I think it's a very good representation of our music. But beyond that, I'd suggest 'Mechanized Warfare'. 'Thane to the Throne' is my favorite, but I don't think I'd recommend a concept album for someone to sample the band. As far as individual songs, anything off the new album is cool. Beyond that, I'd recommend 'The Mission' from 'Casting the Stones', I love that song.
DoM: Thanks again for the interview, anything you'd like to say to our readers?
MB: Thank you. And thanks for everyone that listens to Jag Panzer. We have a small but dedicated following, and I really appreciate that.
To purchase 'The Scourge of the Light', click here
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Barrons in the Spotlight
The Barron Perspective
Coach Small Organizes Marisa Tufaro Fundraiser
Woodbridge Girls Bowling team at the Marisa Tufaro bowling tournament. They raised over $3,600.
Samantha Leonard
Meaghan Motz, Editor
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation is a foundation that assists pediatric patients and other children in need throughout Middlesex County. Mrs.Small, who has a close relationship with the Tufaro family, organized a bowling tournament and toy drive to support the foundation.
Marisa Tufaro was born with a hypoplastic left heart syndrome which required her to get six open-heart surgeries. During the process, Marisa developed two life-threatening conditions known as protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis, which eventually required her to receive a heart transplant. Marisa tragically developed a rare form of cancer that took her life at the age of 13.
"Her father Greg Tufaro is a sportswriter for the home news tribune and one of the nicest people in this world and used to cover bowling while I was in high school," Mrs.Small said. "When I learned about the tragic passing of his daughter I wanted to start something to give back."
The Woodbridge High School bowling team helped their coach Amanda Small promote the tournament and toy drive.
Samantha Leonard, a junior bowling team member, said, "The event itself was coordinated by Coach Small, but the team did help spread the word about the tournament and the toy donations. I firmly believe that us spreading the word about the toy drive for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, even more, this year helped us receive more toys than we did last year."
Not only did the team help with the promotion of the event, but they also participated in donating toys and bowling in the tournament. Both Samantha Leonard and Jason Bilawsky donated multiple toys to the toy drive.
Senior Jason Bilawsky said, "I enjoy participating because it is a good feeling knowing I was doing something to benefit others. Knowing that families that struggle will have something to give their kid is a good feeling."
Samantha Leonard said," I enjoy the energy that the team and the parents bring to the tournament while supporting us, it gives me and the rest of the team a rush of adrenaline that makes the sport so much more enjoyable."
The proceeds from the fundraiser were donated to the Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick. This year they raised over $3,600, and more than 25 boxes of toys.
Meaghan Motz is a junior, and this is her second year writing for The Barron Perspective. Meaghan is a softball player. She grew up in Woodbridge with...
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Developed by GC Pharma, Hunterase is marketed in more than ten countries. There is no approved treatment for rare disease Hunter syndrome in China, unlike in some other nations.
The Ropes & Gray team included IP transactions partner Geoffrey Lin, IP transactions counsel David Chen (both of Shanghai), IP transactions partner Mark Bellomy (Boston), and life sciences partner Katherine Wang (Shanghai).


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Aiken would add a 1-yard keeper with 2:02 to play, helping give Paulsboro a 21-0 halftime lead.
"We saw on film that they wear down a lot in the second half," Aiken said. "So we got on them early and got them off track. In the second half they were done.
"We had a really good week of practice. Everybody was focused on the game. It was a big game and we had to win it. ... I found some guys. All I had to do was throw it. They were catching it and making plays for me. My line and receivers did a great job, and the coaches made some great calls."
Defensively, King led a group that held the Thundering Herd to just 160 yards of total offense. The senior defensive end had 12 tackles, a sack and stripped loose a ball for a fumble, which he also recovered.
"It was a big game, so I tried to go 100 percent on every play to help my team," King said. "We were thinking that this was just another game to get better and win. We got better."
Cherron Quarles and Anthony Morina also had sacks, while Alan Childress had two interceptions. AJ Gugel and Kyle Jones also had interceptions.
Woodbury (3-3) last won the annual showdown in 2012.
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dbury coach Al Mailahn said. "They came knowing they had to play well and they did their job. They were ready to play and they outplayed us."
Darius Triplett's 1-yard keeper with 6:42 left in third quarter accounted for Woodbury's points.
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PAULSBORO 35,
WOODBURY 6
Player of the game: Tyrique King was huge on defense, recording a dozen tackles among a host of big plays for Paulsboro.
Play of the game: Paulsboro took away any Woodbury momentum when Dehron Holloway answered with a 10-yard TD run in the third quarter following the Herd's lone TD.
Well said: "We were thinking that this was just another game to get better and win. We got better." – Tyrique King


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NWFCU Foundation Diaper Drive Provides Over 124,000 Diapers to NOVA Diaper Bank
NWFCU Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Northwest Federal Credit Union, just concluded its second annual Diaper Drive benefitting the NOVA Diaper Bank and children throughout Northern Virginia. During the Diaper Drive, Foundation staff were overwhelmed by the generosity of Northwest Federal's members, who donated over 124,000 diapers?more than doubling last year's collection.
"Our mission is to empower children and young adults to achieve their goals by helping them learn, excel and celebrate life by supporting their health, well-being and education. We understand that to do so we must address as many of their basic needs as possible," said Executive Director of the NWFCU Foundation, Kaycee Childress. "Diapers are a necessity for the tiniest among us and around 30% of parents struggle to pay for them. We are thrilled and grateful to our supporters and community partners for helping us amass such a tremendous number of diapers that will help so many local families."
The NWFCU Foundation strives to reach all local children in need by supporting them with food, clothing, diapers and school supplies through its annual drives program. Additionally, the Foundation provides support for their education by serving local schools and after school programs through mentorships, grants, scholarships and the Aspire Higher program.
The outpouring of support for this year's Diaper Drive came from online fundraising and diaper donations, as well as drop off locations at all Northwest Federal branches. The donations from Northwest Federal members, employees and local businesses helped the Foundation provide diaper relief for over 3,600 local families in need through the NOVA Diaper Bank.
"NOVA Diaper Bank would like to thank all the good people who work at Northwest Federal and the NWFCU Foundation and all the good members who supported the diaper drive. Currently, NOVA Diaper Bank delivers over 25,000 diapers per month to the community through local governmental organizations and non-profits. We could not do this without a lot of volunteer hours and help from the community. A HUGE thank you to all the employees who donated time and energy to help organize the diapers for delivery and Northwest Federal members for their generosity. We could not do what we do without them," said Executive Director of NOVA Diaper Bank, Susan Mullen.
"The Foundation is truly thankful for the outpouring of community support for this year's Diaper Drive," said President and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union and Chairman of the NWFCU Foundation's Board of Directors, Jeff Bentley. "A 148% increase in donations from last year is an astounding display of generosity and will make an incredible difference in the lives of those served by the NOVA Diaper Bank."
The Foundation is currently holding a Back to School Supplies Drive. Find out more about how the Foundation is supporting the youth of Northern Virginia and how you can help their efforts.
About Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation
The NWFCU Foundation was established in 2004 to promote and manage Northwest Federal Credit Union's philanthropic activities. The mission of NWFCU Foundation is to empower young people to achieve their goals by helping them learn, excel and celebrate life and by supporting their health, well-being and education. The NWFCU Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law for those who itemize deductions. For more information, visit www.nwfcufoundation.org.
About Northwest Federal Credit Union
Northwest Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution ranking among the largest credit unions in Virginia and in the top 60 credit unions in the nation. Established in 1947 and headquartered in Herndon, Va., Northwest Federal's Why is to serve and inspire to transform lives. The Credit Union currently serves more than 260,000 members and has assets in excess of $3.4 billion. For more information, visit www.nwfcu.org or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Q: Separated Back Stacks for Tabs with Fragments in Android Since Tab Activity is deprecated I'm trying to implement tabs with fragments. As you can see in the lots of StackOverFlow questions back stack is an issue when you work with fragments and which has its own back stack.
So the thing I'm trying to do is, there is a fragment in each tab and this fragment can call another fragment within the same tab and its also the same for the other tabs.
Since there is only one activity then there is only one back stack for whole application. So I need to create my custom back stack which is separated for each tab. It's also the same common idea in the other questions. I need to find a way to create custom back stack but I couldnt find any example to take a look.
Is there any tutorial or any example piece of code doing something similar ? Thanks in advance.

A: There is a backstack for the whole application, but there is also a backstack for fragments.
Perhaps have a read of this:
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html#Transactions
When you perform a fragment transaction (add, replace or remove), you can add that transaction to the backstack.
FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();
ft.replace(R.id.fragmentContainer, fragment);
ft.addToBackStack(null);
ft.commit();

And now when you press back, the latest fragment will be 'popped' from the fragment backstack.
You could also override the onBackPressed(), and manage your fragment backstack there. (I'm currently having trouble trying to work out how to do this efficiently).
Anyway, there are several calls available from the FragmentManager to do with the backstack. The most useful to me being:
FragmentManager.getBackStackEntryCount()

and
FragmentManager.PopBackStack()

A: Sorry for late answer, but this might help somebody. I have added functionality like this in my project. I used fragment tabhost to add backstacks within it. Main logic will remain same in others.
Basically I took,
Stack<String> fragmentStack = new Stack<>();
boolean bBackPress = false;
String strPrevTab;
FragmentTabHost tabHost;

strPrevTab = "tag"; // Add tag for tab which is selected by default
        tabHost.setOnTabChangedListener( new TabHost.OnTabChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onTabChanged( String tabId ) {
                if ( !bBackPress ) {
                    if ( fragmentStack.contains( tabId ) ) {
                        fragmentStack.remove( tabId );
                    }
                    fragmentStack.push( strPrevTab );
                    strPrevTab = tabId;
                }
            }
        } );

@Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        if ( fragmentStack.size() == 0 ) {
            finish();
        } else {
            strPrevTab = fragmentStack.pop();
            bBackPress = true;
            tabHost.setCurrentTabByTag( strPrevTab );
            bBackPress = false;
        }
    }

Hope this helps!

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Q: How to add row group headers to a "headerless" style report? For the following Query
SELECT *
FROM (VALUES ('England','London',9787426),
             ('England','Manchester',2553379),
             ('Scotland','Edinburgh',452194),
             ('Scotland','Glasgow',1168270),
             ('Wales','Cardiff',447287)) V(Country, City, Population)

Creating a report from the Report Wizard (with the following options)

constructs a report like

(Which Robert Bruckner calls "headerless" here)
When confronted with such a report structure is there any simple/non flaky way to convert it to the format below (with the Country header outside of the tablix body)?
i.e. without needing to delete the existing group, then re-adding it?

A: Method 0:
If there is an existing table (or using wizard), there is no better way to do it than the one you explained. By deleting and readding the group.
Method 1:
You can design the tablix from scratch in report designer. Add the tablix, set the dataset and add the group.
Method 2:
The other way to do is modify the xml code(RDL).
Cleanup for your design: Remove the second row and add Country data element to detail row, so your design look something like this without the vertical merge and dotted lines.

To add group headers the way you want via the xml code you need to move the TablixCell from TablixRow to TablixRowHierarchy.:

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*Cut the TablixCell fragment under TablixRow->TablixCells containting your country data and keep it in seperate notepad/document.

*Delete the corresponding TablixColumn under TablixColumns

*RenameTablixCell Node to TablixHeader

*Add the <Size>1in</Size> fragment between TablixHeader and CellContents

*Paste the TablixHeader fragment under TablixRowHierarchy -> TablixMembers -> TablixMember in between SortExpression and TablixMembers.

*Remove one of the <TablixMember /> fragment under the TablixColumnHierarchy. It should match the number of column in the report except the columns before the dotted lines (or before the dotted group).

TablixHeader element defines the header for the group.
TablixCells element defines the list of cells in a row of the body section of a Tablix
Here is the link to RDL specifications. It doesn't have 2012 version but the 2008 version still looks good.
Here is the schema diagram of Tablix from RDL specifications. When your data is in the TablixHeader then the columns will be in vertical merge and with the dotted lines outside the tablix row. When it is in the TablixCells it is part of TablixRow.

A: There doesn't seem to be an easy way to add the category columns back.
The easiest way I know of is to add a parent group for the same field to the row group that you want the column back for. This will create a new category column and you can delete the old grouping. Just only delete the group, not the related cells & columns.
In your case you would add a parent group on the Country field to the existing Country grouping. You should now have your category column for country back and you can delete the original Country grouping.

A: I would follow these steps:

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*Under "Row Groups" right-click the table1_Details_Group entry and choose Add Group / Parent Group

*For Group By, choose Country. Click OK

*Under "Row Groups" right-click the new Country entry and choose Delete Group

*Choose Delete Group Only. Click OK

*Right Click the original Country column and choose Delete Columns

*Right Click the Country Group row and choose Delete Rows

Here's the final output:

A: An easy way to add a header is to Add Total -> Before

This will add a new row before the group details.


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Sixteen events that shook old Edo (Part Two)
Still from the film "Sakuradamongai no Hen". Source: eiga.com
(The punishment of Nezumi Kozōjiro Kichi), 3rd year of Tenpō, 1832
Nezumi Kozōjiro Kichi was born in the vicinity of Nihon-bashi. His father was said to have been a doorman belonging to the Nakamura theatre, although many theories exist regarding his occupation. When he was 16, Nezumi became an apprentice to a furniture maker under the patronage of Matsudaira Sanuki no Kami, but did not continue in this role. After a brief stint as a retainer to a samurai household, Nezumi became a footman for a firefighting company, and through that liaison fell in with gamblers who made their living along the Fukugawa river area. (pg.171)
Around the 6th year of Bunzei (1823), Nezumi began his career as a burglar in earnest. On the 8th day of the 5th month of Tenpō 3 (1832), at the age of 27, Nezumi was arrested after sneaking into the residence of Matsudaira Kunai no Shōyū near Hama-chō. It was only the investigate skill of the attending magistrate to the case, Sakakibara Tadayuki, who was able to discern that the prisoner brought in front of him was in fact the renowned thief Nezumi Kozōjiro. According to his deposition, Nezumi avoided robbing residences of merchants, whose security was often quite comprehensive, and instead focused on samurai households who, while outwardly might appear to be secure, were in fact quite lax when it came to protecting their wares. Over the course of 10 years, Nezumi had broken into the 99 or so major samurai residences of Edo 120 times, and anything he had stolen had later been used to obtain funds which were spent on women, sake, and gambling. (pg.171)
On the 19th day of the 8th month of Tenpō 3, Nezumi was paraded through the streets of Edo before being taken to the Kozukatsubara execution ground, where he received his sentence of execution by crucifixion. After his death, legends arose surrounding Nezumi, particularly his generosity in providing money to the poor. This "noble bandit" thus underwent a transformation in the minds of the commoners of Edo, becoming a hero to young and old alike. (pg,171)
(The Tenpō Reforms), 12th year of Tenpō, 1841
In the 5th month of the 12th year of Tenpō, a senior retainer to the Tokugawa Bakufu by the name of Mizuno Tadakuni announced a series of reforms. Thereafter, bans were placed in rapid succession on adult entertainment and displays of ostentatiousness. Festivals, theatre, and outdoor exhibitions were banned, thus forcing smaller theatres to move to the Asakusa area. In the following year, published works by popular writers such as Ryūtei Tanehiko and Tamenaga Shunsui were banned, and the 7th generation head of the Ichikawa Kabuki theatre, Ichikawa Danjurō, found himself forced to leave Edo on account of his profession and his opulent lifestyle. (pg.171)
The official responsible for enforcing these bans was Torii Yōzō, otherwise known by a pun on his name as "the monster". He was not averse to framing citizens with false charges, and so the people of Edo tried to keep a low profile while Yōzō was in charge. Two years later Mizuno was removed from his position, an event that was marked by around 1,000 or so townspeople gathering outside his residence and throwing stones at it. (pg.171)
(The Coming of the Black Ships), 6th year of Kaei, 1853
In 1841 the Opium War (Ahen Sensō) came to an end, with European and North American powers vying with each other for control of and trade with China. The United States in particular had thrown itself into the task of opening up Pacific trade routes with vigour, and so came to make demands on the Tokugawa Bakufu for the provision of water and other supplies for its ships as they moved from East to West and back again. In the 6th month of the 6th year of Kaei (1853), the commander of the US East India Fleet, Commodore Matthew Perry, led four frigate vessels (part steam, part sail driven) on a mission to Japan, weighing anchor offshore from Uraga. Perry then proceeded to negotiate with the Tokugawa Bakufu, although perhaps threaten might be a more apt description of the talks between both sides. (pg.171-172)
The Bakufu had the four US frigates surrounded by smaller official boats and fishing vessels, yet obviously these were no match for the frigates. After presenting Bakufu officials with a list of demands on behalf of the US government, Perry departed Japan, telling his hosts that he would return in the following year to receive their answer. One year later, and true to his word, Perry returned. After receiving the Bakufu's response, which essentially rejected the demands made by the US, Perry gave orders for his vessels to move to the seas off Shinagawa and from there make a show of force by firing their (unloaded) cannon. For the people of both Edo and the surrounding areas, who had never seen such black ships before, the thundering of the cannon gave them an awful fright. (pg.172)
In the following year, the Bakufu gave in to the US demands and signed the Convention of Peace and Amity between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan (also known as the Treaty of Kanagawa), thereby bringing the 200-year old policy of isolation of Japan from the world to an end. (pg.172)
(The Sakurada Gate Incident), 1st year of Man'en, 1860
On a cold and snowy 3rd day of the 3rd month of the 1st year of Man'en (1860), just outside the Sakurada Gate leading into Edo Castle, senior retainer to the Tokugawa Bakufu, Ii Naosuke, and his retinue were attacked by 18 samurai hailing from Mito province. Naosuke himself was killed during the assault. Naosuke's crime, if it can be called that, was to have ratified the Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and the Empire of Japan without waiting for Imperial approval. Not only this, Naosuke had been active in suppressing and imprisoning many members of the Jōi ('Expel the Barbarian') faction and Bakufu reformists. (pg.173)
The death of Naosuke was officially kept secret, yet news of it soon spread throughout Edo, with Naosuke himself being referred to as "the patient without need of a pillow" (Naosuke's head had been removed by his attackers). On the 30th of the 3rd month, the Bakufu dissolved Naosuke's position, and one month later finally announced his death. (pg.173)
The 'Sonnō-Jōi' (Revere the Emperor and Expel the Barbarian) movement soon spread throughout the country, causing innumerable difficulties for Bakufu authorities in attempting to keep the peace and prevent anti-Bakufu sentiment from gaining a strong hold on the populace. Meanwhile Edo itself fell into a state of unease, with the latent threat of violence between anti and pro Bakufu forces simmering beneath the surface. (pg.173)
(The 'relatively' bloodless surrender of Edo castle), 4th year of Keiō, 1868
Members of the Eastern Imperial Army, upon receiving orders to expel by force the 15th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu from his position in Edo Castle, proceeded to surround the castle on the 15th day of the 3rd month of Keiō 4 for the express purpose of launching an attack on the Bakufu forces still holding out there. One day before the scheduled assault, Army leader Saigō Takamori, together with Imperial faction ally Katsu Kaishū, met with Bakufu officials at Takanawa in Edo, and there discussed and agreed upon the surrender of Edo castle to Imperial forces without resistance. (pg,174)
In the background to this decision lay the negotiations undertaken by the British Consul in residence Townsend Harris to ensure that Edo did not descend into a bloodbath, which in turn would spark revolts and rioting throughout the Kantō region and seriously jeopardize public order. In the 4th month, Yoshinobu retired from Edo to Mito (modern Ibaraki Prefecture). Some 2,000 or so former Bakufu retainers, calling themselves the Shōgitai, withdrew to Ueno where they proceeded to continue their resistance to Imperial rule. However they eventually found themselves outgunned by the modern weapons wielded by the Imperial army, and were defeated. (pg.174)
(The Great Fire of Meireki), 18th day of the 1st month of the 3rd year of Meireki, 1857
On the 18th day of the 1st month of Meireki 3, a fire started that Honmyōji temple in Edo, and over the next two days would spread throughout the town, earning the somewhat peculiar name of 'the sleeve fire'. According to legend, the sleeves of garments belonging to three daughters, all of whom died when they were 17 years old, were taken to the temple and were to be thrown into a fire there while reciting the Nembutsu sutra in memory of the girls. As soon as this was done, the sleeves, accompanied by a tornado, moulded themselves into pillars of fire resembling the deceased girls, and climbing to a height of 80 shaku (or around 24 metres) proceeded to burn ferociously throughout the town, eventually consuming much of it including the main keep of Edo castle. (pg.175)
The number of deceased were calculated by Asai Ryōi as totaling over 100,000, and on the border between Musashi and Shimōsa provinces a four sided pit was dug that was 108 metres in width. Only one building was erected to the memory of the victims, which was later recorded as serving as a funeral parlour for both provinces. (pg.175)
(The Eruption of Asamayama and the Great Famine of Tenmei), 3rd year of Tenmei, 1783
From the 4th to the 7th month of Tenmei 3 (1783), Asamayama (located in modern Nagano and Gunma Prefectures) was rocked by a series of loud explosions, thus heralding what would become the largest volcano disaster of the pre-modern Japanese period. The scale of the eruption can be measured by the modern-day presence of the 'Oni-oshidashi' area in Gunma Prefecture (itself made from lava expelled by Asamayama). The destruction caused by the dislodging of massive quantities of volcanic rock and pyroclastic flows was extensive. The victims of the disaster numbered over 20,000, and in the Tonegawa and Sumidagawa rivers and its tributaries, bits and pieces of bodies were found floating in the water. (pg.176)
The volcanic ash thrown up by the volcano covered an extensive area that had recently been cultivated, and by blocking out much of the sunlight, this caused a number of failed harvests over the following years. Those provinces lying to the north of the Kantō region were particularly hard hit by bad harvests, thus compounding the tragedy. In Tsugaru province some 80,000 people starved to death, while in Nambu province the dead numbered 60,000. It was said that the number of victims in Sendai province was as high as 400,000, and certainly it gave rise to a range of desperate behaviour including cannibalism. (pg.176)
According to a record of the period titled "Toen Shōsetsu" by Takizawa Bakin (written around 1825), a majority of the victims of the famine were peasants and the poor, not samurai, which gives some indication as to where the worst effects of the famine hit. (pg.176)
(The Great Ansei Earthquake), 2nd year of Ansei, 1855
Speaking of earthquakes, recent years have kept these natural disasters foremost in the minds of the residents of Japan, particularly following the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Yet what is truly frightening about these disasters is the fact that while the quake is bad enough on its own, what follows them can be much, much worse. (pg.176)
Such was the case on the 2nd day of the 10th month of the 2nd year of Ansei (1855). From 10 o'clock in the evening until the following morning, Edo was struck 33 times by earthquakes of varying sizes. These in turn led to fires breaking out throughout the city, until many areas were wrapped in pillars of flame. The "Bukō Nenpyō" recorded the events of the time by stating "Screams and the howling of voices filled the void of night, so much so that listening to it chilled one to the bone and robbed one of any courage". The famous maxim – "If things start to shake, keep no fire awake" remains as true today as it was back then. (pg.176)


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Armenian Genocide and International Relations: 1915-2015 by Vicken Cheterian
The public opinion in Europe has heard about the Genocide perpetrated against the Armenians, yet they often know very little next to it. This lack of knowledge is not accidental. The state responsible of the crime – Turkey, the inheritor of the Ottoman Empire – negated that it committed wrongdoing against its own Armenian citizens. The extermination of 1.2 million and the deportation of another million were attributed to military necessity. Moreover, the victims themselves became the centre of accusation, as Turkish authorities denounced them as "rebellious" and of having collaborated with the enemy during the war.
What distinguishes the Armenian Genocide from other cases is the fact that it remains unrecognized. It therefore provides a rich material to study what happens if a major crime takes place, and our international political system behaves as if nothing has happened? This was the question I researched in my recent book Open Wounds, Armenians, Turks, and a Century of Genocide, and came to stunning conclusions.1
First consequence I discovery is that justice is not only an abstract, moral category, but it has very concrete, tangible effects. The Turkish Republic, by not recognizing that a major crime had happened against its Armenian citizens, continued to apply policies to destroy its Armenian population. When the Turkish Republic was founded in 1923 there were 300'000 Armenians in Turkey, when the total population of the country was 14 million. Today, the Armenians hardly make 60'000 out of a population approaching 75 million. This dramatic drop of Armenians – which remains the largest non-Muslim community – is the result of continuous harassment and pogroms that the government has continued to use against religious minorities. The September 1955 pogroms in Istanbul, which targeted the Greek and Armenian populations, is one such event. The 1974 confiscation of 1400 real estate belonging to Armenian foundations in Istanbul – schools, churches, hospitals, is another.
In East Anatolia the presence of Armenian civilization was systematically erased. Remaining Armenians were forcibly converted to Islam, Turkified or Kurdified. Thousands of churches and monasteries, which served as centres for transmission of culture, were either turned into mosques, or destroyed. A handful of churches survive in remote villages, are used as stables by the local peasants.
What is the most surprising is that Turkish antagonism towards Armenia and its population continues until today. Following the collapse of USSR and the emergence of independent Armenia, Ankara refused to establish diplomatic relations, and has imposed a blockade on this landlocked country, crippling its economy, and bleeding its population.
Second consequence, if a state celebrates criminals of war as national heroes, then crimes become legitimate conflict resolution mechanism. Once the Christians disappeared after the Genocide and deportations, the Turkish state started using same methods against the "new" minority, the Kurds. The Kemalist state simply considered that Kurds did not exist; they were branded as "mountain Turks", and discrimination against their rights continue until today. Kurdish protest against such policies or revolts were repressed by force, followed by massacres of civilian populations and their mass displacement, as it happened in Dersim in 1937-38, or following the PKK guerrilla attacks in the 1980's and 90's.
Denial of the crime has equally consequences on Turkish democracy and rule of law. The Turkish state continued to keep the property confiscated from the Armenians, whether it was real estate, capital, or large estates belonging to the Armenian Church. Those confiscated property were distributed over a new "Muslim bourgeoisie" making the entrepreneurial class continuously dependent on the state, with huge consequences on rule of law and transparency. For decades, Turkish state has invested huge efforts in denialism had huge negative effect on freedom of speech where anyone challenging the official line was persecuted, as the case of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink illustrates. In the last few years, the Turkish liberal intelligentsia has realized this fact, and today is struggling for the return if the memory of the Armenians as intimate part of democratization struggle within their society.
Turkish denial of its crime of Genocide could not have sustained without international indifference, or even cooperation. The project of city of Geneva to erect a memorial to the Armenian victims, which came under heavy opposition from Ankara, but also surprisingly from Bern, did not cause any reaction from Geneva's large human rights community. This "banality of indifference" only encourages the policy of Genocide denial, which is the last stage in a crime of Genocide.
Yet, Genocide denial continues to pollute international relations. After one hundred years it is time to break this silence, this international indifference. We owe this not only for the memory of Armenian victims, and millions of other innocent victims of past wars, but also to future generations. Otherwise, what kind of justice can we promise to innocent victims of on-going conflicts today?
1 http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/open-wounds/
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Historical multi-year records of different length available from two Namibian rainfall stations and shorter series for ten rainy seasons (July 1928- June 1938), compiled by GELLERT (1955) from 70 stations distributed irregularly in the Namibian hinterland, are reanalysed in context with updated monthly series of the sea surface temperature anomaly. These series describe changes in thermal conditions at the surface of the eastern South-Atlantic (2.5° - 37.5° S, 17.5° W - 17.5°E) on the base of gridded 5° x5°-fields compiled by KAPLAN et al. (1998). It is shown that the extreme Benguela Niño 1933/34, which was reported manifold in the literature, coincides with enhanced precipitation in the Namibian hinterland and that strong thermal contrasts between exceptional warm coastal waters (2.5° - 27.5° S, 12.5° E) and colder offshore waters around 27.5° S, 7.5° W accompanied this phenomenon. This thermal dipole is regionally fixed and positive peaks, which exceed the value of 0.5°C, exhibit a quasi-cycle of about 14 years coinciding with that of 'wet years' detected over the St. Helena Island as well as over the Namibian hinterland. It is concluded that the relationship between this thermal dipole and extreme Namibian rainfall mainly results from (i) the south-westward displacement of the climatic position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the belt of the south-east trade wind, and the core of the cold Benguela Current (BC), and (ii) enhanced evaporation over the Gulf of Guinea and the belt of warm coastal waters reaching the latitude of about 26° S. Concerning so-called Namibian 'wet years', dominating air flows involve an enhanced south and/ or south-westward advection of humid equatorial air masses towards the Namibian hinterland to reach comparable importance than those originating from the West Indian Ocean.


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With only one day of competition left in the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships, here are the updated standings and predictions for Day Four.
It was a tough morning for some of Division III's top 200 flyers. But one man's loss is another's gain and we will have many new faces in the championship final tonight. It should be a good race, too, as only .98 separate the first qualifier from the eighth. If ever we needed proof that prelims are important, we got it in this event: every single A final qualifier improved on his seed time. Amherst senior Jeff Anderson led the charge with 1:48.14, taking 1.54 off his seed time in a very evenly-split race. Anderson finished seventh in last year's final. Carnegie Mellon freshman Mitchell Riek bettered his entry time by 1.5 and qualified second with 1:48.27. MIT sophomore Douglas Kogut was third through in 1:48.45.
The rest of the championship final will consist of Kenyon freshman Jonathan Zimdars (dropped .4), CMS senior Matt Valentine (dropped .2), Connecticut sophomore George Tilneac (dropped 1.2), St. Thomas senior Mike Lanz (dropped 1.9), and Goucher senior Morgan Richter (dropped .6).
Top-seeded Orion Martin of Rose-Hulman and fifth seed Nicholas Marks of Rowan had tough races and failed to qualify for finals altogether; third seed Luke Schlueter of MIT and eighth seed Cameron Martinez of Sarah Lawrence missed the A final by .09 and .23, respectively; and another pair of top-8 seeds, Wash U senior Reed Dalton and his freshman teammate Brandon Lum, qualified 12th and 14th, respectively.
The 200 butterfly curse wasn't as strong in the women's event as it had been in the men's, but it was present. Fifth seed Kanchi Desai of Kenyon and seventh seed Colleen Orwin of Kalamazoo felt its effects, missing out on an evening swim after difficult prelims races. Washington senior Amanda Stadermann was the fastest qualifier by over a half-second in 2:01.07, improving from her seed time by .47. Kenyon senior Mariah Williamson dropped 1.7 seconds to qualify third in 2:01.60, while Emory sophomore Rebecca Upton went a best-by-1.8 2:02.06 for third.
Williams junior Megan Pierce qualified fourth in 2:02.20, just ahead of Vassar junior Julia Cunningham, whose 2:02.25 was 2.2 seconds faster than her seed time. RPI sophomore Shanny Lin and Denison sophomore Halli Garza, originally seeded #1 and #2, made it back sixth and seventh. Emory sophomore Megan Campbell dropped .4 and squeaked into the number 8 spot.
The most notable swim of the morning belonged to Grove City senior Megan Bilko who dropped TEN seconds to qualify tenth with 2:04.46.
Williams junior Ben Lin, the current NCAA Division III record-holder and defending champion in this event, posted the top qualifying time by a long shot, going 47.42. Behind him were junior Matt Williams of CMS (48.09), who took fourth in 2015; MIT senior Bo Mattix (48.50), sixth last year; Denison sophomore Jason Wesseling (48.81); Williams senior Alex McCarter (49.11), 13th last year; Tufts freshman Kingsley Brown (49.13) and senior Michael Winget (49.26), 14th last year; and Connecticut junior Michael Fothergill (49.32), eighth last year.
A big drop from defending champion, Luther senior Clare Slagel, put her at the top of the morning's qualifiers by .25 with 54.47. That's a full .10 faster than her winning time from 2015. St. Thomas junior Emma Paulson, third in the 2015 championship final, qualified second with 54.72, just .02 ahead of Williams senior Katherine Bennett (54.74), last year's fourth-place finisher. These were the only three in the field to crack 55 seconds.
Joining them in the final will be Emory's Cindy Cheng and Ellie Thompson, Washington & Lee junior Emily Rollo, Chicago sophomore Melissa Bischoff, and Rose-Hulman junior Eleanore Hong, who improved her seed time by .8 to make the A final.
2015 fourth-place finisher Kyle Walthall, a senior at York College, clocked a best-by-1 53.77 to lead the morning's qualifiers. He was the only sub-54 in the field. Wash U junior Michael Lagieski, runner-up to Andrew Wilson last year, qualified second with 54.24. The College of New Jersey senior James Shangle dropped .4 to qualify third; he finished 22nd in 2015.
The rest of the A final will consist of all new faces except for one: Calvin senior Johnson Cochran. The others are Kenyon junior Trevor Manz, Wabash senior Zechariah Banks, Emory sophomore Cooper Tollen, and MIT sophomore Justin Chiu.
Top-seeded freshman Samantha Senczyszyn of Wisconsin-Eau Claire went 1:01.57 to qualify ahead of 2015 runner-up Emily Hyde of Amherst (1:01.93). Both Senczyszyn and Hyde went under 1:01 during the regular season this year and are the clear favorites in tonight's final.
Kenyon sophomore Julia Wilson, who won the consolation final in 2015, came in third with 1:02.11, .7 ahead of Springfield junior Emily Medeiros, last year's fifth-place finisher. The rest of the A final will consist of Annelise Kowalsky of Emory, William Smith junior Caroline Conboy, Denison senior Marissa Bednarek, and Ashley Daniels of Emory.
The College of New Jersey dropped 6.4 seconds to turn in the fastest 800 free relay of the morning session with a 1:39.60 from junior Ryan Gajdzisz, 1:40.20 from sophomore Philip Binaco, 1:39.01 from junior Scott Vitabile, and 1:38.21 from junior Jason Ivins. Their combined 6:43.40 will be the time to beat in tonight's final.
Connecticut College posted a 7:28.75 in the morning round to set the bar in the women's 800 free relay. Freshman Olivia Haskell (1:53.07), senior Emma Rotner (1:53.46), senior Samantha Pierce (1:48.84) and junior Valerie Urban (1:53.38) contributed to the Camels' effort.
2015 bronze medalist Benjamin Lewis of Denison scored 522.40 points to top the field in men's 1-meter diving. Defending champion Max Levy, also of Denison was second with 511.55 points. Third was Samuel Randall of SUNY Geneseo.
Good coverage of the "200 butterfly curse" as you called it. That was a pretty bizarre event to watch unfold this morning. But it should make for a really fun race tonight that will allow some new faces to shine… None of the A finalists for the men's 2fly have ever won a national title before.


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"I'm just being honest about the way we've been feeling, owning it and finding the strength and the beauty of it," said designer Michelle Smith of her "Fractured" fall collection.
The decision to play "Fight the Power" as models marched down the runway at Milly's presentation on Friday was no coincidence.
For her fall 2017 collection, designer Michelle Smith embraced the devastation and anguish she felt post-election by finding the beauty in destruction — er, deconstruction. "I call this collection 'Fractured,'" Smith told The Hollywood Reporter backstage. "The name comes from the way I've been feeling post-election — I've been feeling kind of defeated as a woman."
Her "fractured" emotions were translated literally — she slashed, tore and sliced through slip dresses and sweaters, and twisted men's shirting and suits; she toyed with the idea of "backwards" ideologies by styling some pieces front-to-back. No metaphor was left unturned. "I'm just being honest about the way we've been feeling, owning it and finding the strength and the beauty of it," she said.
Sitting front row were her own feminist fans, including Rowan Blanchard and Erin and Sara Foster, who filmed an episode of #PrettyInfluential, their comedic series of shorts in partnership with The Outnet and The Daily Front Row. While their six-episode miniseries is a humorous satire of influencers at New York Fashion Week, in which they assume their characters from their faux-reality show Barely Famous on VH1, the pair took a moment to seriously reflect on the political climate from the front row.
"Anytime you're given a platform and people are paying attention to what you're saying and doing, it's your right to use that platform for your beliefs," said Erin of the fashion industry's political statements this season.
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Traditional Russian festival "Krasnaya Gorka".
Surely, not all of the readers faced such a concept as the Red Hill-"Krasnaya Gorka". Its popular name is associated with the first Sunday after Easter. The Orthodox church gives this day a special meaning, linking it to the solemn repetition of holy Easter.
The Eastern Slavs revered this day for the beginig of Spring, marking it fun, playful and hospitable with round dances, fairs and bride shows, bonfires, matchmaking and chants. The name Red Hill, according to experts, has pre-Christian roots. In those days, the word "red" meant "beautiful", and the "hill" itself pointed to the place of the festivities. However, this day is mostly associated with the girl's holiday. Traditionally, the bridegrooms chose brides on that day, so all the village girls dressed in the best outfits.
This is confirmed by examples in pre-revolutionary Russia, when many weddings were celebrated. And the Red Hill itself in Russia was called "time engagments and weddings," which gave a successful marriage. It often happened that the festivities and weddings were held in one place and merged into one whole fun.


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Enduring two typhoons over a three-week period in August, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers, working in partnership with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), have successfully deployed an OceanCube Observatory System in waters off Motobu Peninsula, Japan -- a biodiversity hotspot that is home to ecologically significant coral reefs. The observatory system enables real-time monitoring of temperature, salinity, and other chemical, biological and physical data critical to understanding the health of and changes in the coral reef ecosystem.
Okinawa is situated at the northernmost end of the border between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. The coral reefs there support the highest diversity of endemic species, plants and animals in the world. These coral reefs are also economically valuable, generating as much as 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) globally, and 250 billion yen ($2.5 billion) in Japan.
Long-term, uninterrupted data collection and observations from coral reefs are essential to understanding the changes these ecosystems are undergoing. "The extensive coral reefs and diverse fish communities in this area will provide a fantastic backdrop to study the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification," said Dr. Scott Gallager, WHOI Associate Scientist and principal investigator on the project.
OceanCube Observatories are developed by WHOI engineers, biologists, and chemists who have a vision of observing pieces of the ocean at a very high resolution at a reasonable cost in order to answer scientific questions that previously could not be answered.
"We designed the OceanCube observatories specifically to understand changes in species, nutrients, and energy through a control volume of water. Comparing sites allows us to decouple changes due to natural and human causes," added Gallager.
The OceanCube is so called because the observatory monitors a controlled cube-shaped volume of water in the ocean about 100 meters on a side – approximately 200,000 cubic meters in volume. The heart of the cube is a central node at 22 meters depth and 3 kilometers offshore, housing a variety of biological, physical, and chemical sensors to measure the flux of material (plankton, carbon, energy) within the cube. The edges of the cube are established by temperature and current sensors (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) at each corner. High-resolution machine vision cameras capture images of zooplankton and other underwater scenes and stereo images of fish communities, providing an accurate picture of environmental impact on coral reefs. Real-time data recorded by the system are sent via an underwater fiber-optic cable to scientists who can access them remotely. The scientists will use the data to analyze the patterns of ocean circulation and connectivity among coral inhabitants.
Gallager's team is currently funded to construct and install another OceanCube on Oshima Island just 110 km south of Tokyo. "Since both the OIST and Oshima Cubes are directly in the path of the Kuroshio Current, we will be able to observe transport of carbon and quantify the evolution of the plankton community during the 1000 km transit between sites," said Gallager.
The OIST OceanCube is the second such system the WHOI team has installed; the first was in Panama at the Liquid Jungle Lab (LJL), a remote marine lab in the Pacific used by an international group of scientists and students for multidisciplinary research.
Another proposed site is on the Caribbean side of the Panamanian Isthmus near the Smithsonian Tropical Research Station at Bocas de Toro. Comparing the Bocas de Toro site, which is non-upwelling, with the strongly upwelling LJL site will provide a natural experiment to test the hypothesis that organisms exposed to corrosive (low pH) upwelled water have developed physiological adaptations allowing them to grow and reproduce under conditions we would expect to see 50 years from now throughout the world ocean.
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) worked in agreement with the Okinawa General Bureau's Ocean Expo Park to install the OceanCube marine observatory system in waters off the coast of the Ocean Expo Park in Motobu Peninsula, where the Churaumi Aquarium is located. The establishment of this world-class oceanographic monitoring system in Okinawa with WHOI as a partner will help OIST advance its marine scientific research capability towards becoming an international center of marine science.


The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was featured on 60 minutes, and it was eye opening. I knew some of this already but, like 'me' Bill Gates was in search of Data. His foundation, with his wife Melinda Gates, has been sending several people from Low income homes to College.
While sitting down to talk about the current results of their foundation, Melinda Gates mentioned that minority students tend to perform better in school, when the playing field is even. Looks like Princeton University is 'also' targeting students from low income housing, and are seeing some of the same things. When the pressure of having to pay for college is removed, and these students can just focus on getting results – often they do.
This 60 minutes interview with Bill & Melinda Gates, is worth watching several times.
Removing inequalities are the only way to make America great. That is the argument that is nonstop in this nation. When black people say this nation needs to be better, they are told to move. When whites say this nation needs to be 'great again', it's a slight against diversity. For some reason, they hate seeing black people going to college, getting jobs, being able to be self sufficient.
It's historical hate, that has been with us for centuries.
We as a nation have not cleaned it up. Every attempt to truly make this nation better, is met with resistence from whites. They, respond by saying that they're being replaced. There is a fundamental misunderstanding at play.
White people still believe they should hold ALL positions of power in society. This flaw leads them to feel that when a black person gets that position, it's not 'the right person'. None of these ideas are shaping a better nation. It does not bring us closer together, but keeps us further apart. Whites, often go in search of white leadership, and away from any leadership that is black.
Then we have black wall street, which is a lasting example – and yet just one of many cities – where black success upset white society. Too often are white people clamoring to tell us, 'not all white people …." – but where are the stories of white people who actually took 'action' to reverse the wrongs that white people do?
This 60 minutes interview, which also goes to the Princeton University Admissions process, seeking out low income students to extend scholarships to, are 'some' examples. These kinds of stories are few and far between. Yet, even now, in 2018, when Princeton makes this move, it's met with criticism, and anger from whites.
Princeton University, had to 'defend' it's reasons for trying to help out black people. Naturally 'low income' also includes people of all races, whites too.
However, for the most part, 'low income' tends to mean black … which is a problem all in itself.
The 60 minutes interview featured several students benefiting from this new admission approach. They call themselves Fli's, and take great pride in an opportunity that no one around them ever had before. To me, this is how this nation can proactively change the paths too many have been set on, from how the 'past' was set up. But even these efforts are met with resistance.
It's just like when schools were first being integrated.
Images to this day, historically portray the anger of white society at minorities daring to enter their schools. Now, those angry outbursts are found in comments online. They are also often disguised by other minority groups, claiming that they are the ones being overlooked. It's like, we just refuse to go in order of events, and help the people who were destroyed for several generations, before we start trying to fix everyone else.
The Fli's : First 'generation' Low Income – taking pride in their roots while focusing on a better future.
In conclusion, the overall point I'd like to make here, is bigger than Minority Students doing well, when given the chance. If America wants to truly be a great nation and right the wrongs of it's past, we need equal playing fields everywhere. We'e known this for some time now, and yet as a society we've resisted. That is why, even these efforts from Bill and Melinda Gates, or Princeton University are met with resistance. That's what America has been, for way too long. It's the nation of Inequality.
Whites do not want to give up their advantages. They want to deny even having them, but we know they know they have them or else these kinds of efforts would not bother them. There seems to be a real fear of being able to compete with blacks and other minorities, if the field is even. That's truly, a tragedy as the 'inferiority' driving their actions, is driving us all further and further apart. So, what kind of nation do we truly want for ourselves?


Motocross enthusiasts from Metro Manila and neighboring Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao provinces are up for a treat when the second round of the 2007 FIM-UAM Asian Supercross Championships unreels at the Fast Track Circuit in Upper Bicutan, Taguig City on July 22.
The 2007 edition of Asia's premier motocross event took off with a big bang in Puerto Princesa City in March. Defending champion Arnon Theplib ignited racing fireworks and grabbed the limelight by pulling off convincing victories in the two motos of the Asian 125 event to claim the leg´s top plum.
The country´s top rider Glenn Aguilar recovered from a sluggish start to salvage third place behind the 2nd placer Kane Scanlan from Australia who rode consistently in both motos. 12-year-old motocross wiz Arungkrung Pinpon made it a double victory for the Thais by prevaling in the Asian 85cc event. Jenzen Manuel ably carried the Philippine cause in the 85cc event by finishing in third behind Indonesian Fahran Hendra.
The second round of the Asian series promises to be equally exciting and action-filled with the avowed participation of ace 125cc and 85cc riders from Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Guam and India. The race also marks the first time that an international motocross event will be staged in Metro Manila in a decade, with the last one taking place in Marikina City in 1997.
Mayor Freddie Tinga hailed the success of the event at the Fast Track Circuit to acknowledge that Taguig is now the motorsports capital of Metro Manila and at the same time encouraging sports tourism for a venue which fulfills international safety standards at the very heart of the city .
Fast Track Circuit, the site of the competitions is conveniently located and is only 15 minutes away from Makati City. The race track is compliant with international safety standards and is replete with perimeter safety fences and amenities for both riders and spectator. The clubhouse is equipped with cable TV, a billiard hall, a first-aid station and areas for concessionaires and dining .


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What are the Assumptions of the Law of variable proportions?
Here we understand about the Assumptions of the Law of variable proportions in detailed.
The Law of variable proportions is based on the following assumptions:
The first assumption is that one of the factors or production is fixed or constant. For example, we have taken plot of 10 acres of land and assumed that the farmer applies the successive units of labour and capital on this plot of land. The result is that the total output increases but a diminishing rate after a certain stage. If, howver, additional units of labour and capital are used on additional plots of land, the law may not apply.
The second assumption is that all the different units of a variable factor, in our example, labour and capital, are indentical or homogeneous.
Thirdly, the law is also based on the assumption that there are no improvements in the art or methods of cultivation. Production techniques remain the same. If, however, improved methods of cultivation, in the form of better implements or improved seeds or fertilisers are used, the law may not operate; instead of diminishing returns, there may be increasing returns.
Lastly, the law also assumes that it should be possible to change the combination of the factors of production by using a little less or little more of one or the other factor. The law will not apply to cases where the combination of the factors is fixed and cannot be altered.
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The team at a 120 mgd plant in Tampa relies on a rapid settling process, experience, and automation to produce consistent results from variable raw water sources.
By Ted J. Rulseh
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As big as it is, the 120 mgd Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant is just part of the supply network for Tampa Bay Water, a wholesale utility serving three counties and three cities on the Gulf side of Florida.
The plant's operating team has to cope with changeable raw-water quality, and with changes in volume dictated by Tampa Bay Water's comprehensive strategy for supplying 2.4 million residents in its member jurisdictions.
The plant draws raw water from four sources: The 15.5-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir, the Alafia River, and two pools in the Tampa Bypass Canal. Helping to keep the finished water supply consistent in quality is a rapid sedimentation process aided by the addition of microsand in the settling basins.
The team also relies on extensive automation to meet the En-hanced Treated Water standards in the plant's operating contract. Veolia Water built the plant in 2002, expanded it in 2010, and operates it under a 20-year agreement, according to Mike Kuhn, P.E., Veolia area manager.
Critical need
Tampa Bay Water was formed in 1998 to provide single-source water-supply responsibility for its member governments. At the time, groundwater was the only source of drinking water, and heavy withdrawals were affecting lakes and wetlands. As part of an alternate supply plan, the agency built the reservoir, a seawater desalination plant and the surface water plant to supplement its wellfields.
Water from all these sources is now wheeled around the service territory, the mix of sources depending on cost, seasonal availability and other factors. The surface water plant, designed by the CDM Smith engineering firm, was built with a 66 mgd capacity and expanded in 2010 — with new trains of the same treatment processes and additional solids handling capacity — to its current 120 mgd capacity. The upgrade also added two 1,250 kW emergency generators (Caterpillar) able to power the plant at the 66 mgd rate.
At the heart of the facility is the Actiflo high-rate clarifier process from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies. In this process, water is flocculated with ferric sulfate, microsand and polymer. The microsand enhances formation of robust flocs and acts as ballast, significantly reducing settling time. "We achieved significant capital savings because the Actiflo process generally has a footprint about one-fifteenth the size of a conventional settling process with similar capacity," says Kuhn.
Water enters the plant from a combination of its four sources as dictated by Tampa Bay Water and fills two raw-water tanks with 12.5 million gallons total capacity. "In the pipe on the way to Actiflo, we inject sulfuric acid for pH adjustment to 4.0 to 4.5, which is optimum for the enhanced coagulation process. In the Actiflo basin, we can trim the pH with acid if we need to by way of a lower-capacity injection point."
In the basin, ferric sulfate coagulant is added rather than alum. "Our source water tends to be higher in color and TOC more so than suspended materials," says Kuhn. "We need to remove precursors for disinfection byproducts (DBPs), which means we need to knock down the TOC in the Actiflo. Our jar testing showed that ferric was much more effective at TOC removal than alum.
"We also have stipulation in our contract to produce a sludge that can be beneficially used. All the sludge we produce goes to Vigiron, our vendor, who uses it to make proprietary iron micronutrients, and potting soil materials. Their products are used by golf courses, sod producers, citrus orchards, tree farms and other farming applications. They are also incorporated in fertilizer mixes sold by fertilizer manufacturers at consumer outlets."
The sludge is dewatered to about 18 percent solids on six belt presses, four J-Belt units (Siemens) and two Alfa Laval / Ashbrook Simon-Hartley units.
On downstream
After the Actiflo process, the water enters a basin where the pH is adjusted to about 5.5 by addition of lime (with caustic soda as a backup). The water is then fed into ozone contactors equipped with Fuji ozone generators for primary disinfection. "We need tight pH control in the ozone contactors to avoid formation of bromate," Kuhn reports.
Another pH adjustment to 7.3 follows. The flow then passes to biological downflow filters with a top 4-foot layer of granular activated carbon (top-off material supplied by PICA, a Jacobi Carbons Company), a 6-inch layer of sand, and Leopold underdrains.
"The filters have two purposes," says Kuhn. "The first is traditional straining to remove turbidity caused by lime addition. The second is chemical and biological action. TOCs remaining after the Actiflo process are fractured by the ozone treatment. At that point you create the opportunity for organics that can be combined with chlorine downstream to form DBPs.
"Instead, we allow the bugs that live on the activated carbon to eat those organics. The bugs are very happy in the warm climate of Florida. They've stayed healthy since we began operating the filters back in 2002. We have not seen any decline in the microbe populations or in the effectiveness of the treatment."
Filtered water passes through a set of clearwells and then into a 2-million-gallon covered chlorine contact chamber, where pH is adjusted with caustic soda and sodium hypochlorite is added for chlorine residual. From there, Tampa Bay Water adds ammonia to form chloramines, and the water then enters a set of three 7.5-million-gallon finished water storage tanks for delivery to the water company's network.
Dealing with variation
The plant's 29-member operation, maintenance and lab team deals often with changes in source water quality and quantity. Depending on Tampa Bay Water's needs, the plant may produce 50 million to 80 million gallons on a given day, and from a different mix of sources. Seasonal events affect the water composition.
"In winter we see water that looks much like groundwater," says Kuhn. "The TOC is lower, but it has higher hardness. In summer, we see more color and more organics in the water, especially after a rain. Suppose we're treating mostly Alafia River water and we just had a big rain and a whole lot of organics wash into our basins. That's a tremendous difference in a short time in what the water looks like.
"That's another argument for Actiflo. We need to react quickly to chemistry changes and quantity changes. Actiflo gets us there. It has a very short detention time, we can make chemical adjustments very quickly, and we can bring more basins online in a short time — generally a couple of hours. It's a very resilient process."
The primary process adjustment is in the ferric sulfate dosing, which relates mainly to the raw water TOC. Operators stay abreast by analyzing process control samples 24 hours a day. In addition, Tampa Bay Water keeps the plant apprised of changes in volume and the mix of sources, generally a week or so in advance.
"We have enough history to know in general what will happen if they switch to a certain balance of sources at certain times of year, or if there has been a rain recently," says Kuhn. "We have what is likely the most automated surface water plant in the U.S., but operators still have to use the art of operation for any given water that's coming in to achieve maximum efficiency in the chemical use.
"For example, right at the operating console we have a chart that tells us the general target ferric dose for a given TOC in the raw water. Our operators, using the process control lab, then can really nail down what the best dose is for that particular water." Operators enter the correct dose into the plant SCADA system (Intouch/Wonderware), and the chemical feed system (designed by CDM Smith) feeds that dose.
The plant is monitored around the clock by a lead operator at one of three control panels in the operations room. A second operator makes rounds and does process w sampling. Maintenance and administrative staff generally work the day shift.
Life cycle savings
Kuhn notes that the facility was created under a design-build-operate (DBO) model that is projected to save Tampa Bay Water some $85 million over a 20-year life cycle. The savings result partly from the Actiflo process and its small footprint, saving significantly on land and construction costs, but also from multiple decisions made with an eye toward the long term.
"We looked at this not just as a construction project but as an operating entity," says Kuhn. "It doesn't make sense to save $1 today on the capital cost of a project if instead you could spend $2 and as a result save $5 on operations over the project life. A DBO team looks at the full picture because they have skin in the game all the way along.
"We've got guarantees on this facility. We guarantee power use, chemical use, and the quantities and quality of the water. So we had to be competitive to win the project, and we have to be smart about how we operate it over the long term."
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I love to quote the poets, other writers and various kinds of artists in sermons as much as I like to wonder at the beautiful chaos of a thunderstorm. Indeed, they are and have been the prophets of society. Clergy, for the most part and with some notable exceptions, of course, have jeopardized that status.
Having said that let me also say that we clergy tend to hide behind generalizations regarding most controversial issues. We dare not get specific. We do this for several reasons. To begin with, sometimes we haven't done our homework, so we just don't know what to say. Second, we don't want to offend the powerbrokers in our churches, those from whom our living comes. I've always had my doubts about the effectiveness of hired clergy and institutional religion. Money doesn't talk, it swears.
Third, we love to give out our comfortable pat answers but refuse to wrestle with the difficult questions and events, let alone love them, as Rilke suggested, chalking them up to "God's will." Fourth, in fueling the blind ambition most of us call success, we have lost a sense of playfulness with others as well as wonder at the Creation, when in truth, if any of us need more than God's affirmation, then we're too ambitious. And finally, by trying to please everyone else, we murder ourselves in the process. We become the Great Mask. We lose what C.S. Lewis called "our real faces."
I had to throw the last one in, since I am the columnist! To be sure, these truths may not be the letter of scripture, but they are full of the spirit of it. Moreover, they are eternally true. They are spiritual statements about life without institutional overtones. They can teach us just as much about our lives as scripture can, because in the ultimate scheme of things, everything grows out of God and is held together by God.
The spiritual gifts of people such as these are important because religion without substance is mere form. The substance is spiritual, and exists within us. If we use the institutions of religion to channel the spiritual within, then our religion is indeed one worth having. On the other side of the equation, if we have no spirituality to channel, then we are not worshiping, only deifying our own virtue so others will think well of us.
Entering the pulpit for me is a sacred task, one at which I work hard. When I quote these great men and women, I am not only grateful for the spiritual gifts they have given me, but also grateful that in our technological wonderland called the 21st Century they remind me still of what is at the basic core of life. Some of these things are wonder, the quest for truth, solitude and the claiming of your own place regardless of what others think about it. The list would also have to include the realities of life that technology doesn't recognize such as touch, smell, sound, sight, taste, passion, hope, trust, forgiveness, love and gratitude.
To me their art brings us hope in a world that doesn't tell us who we are anymore, only who it wants us to be. Their work reminds us with wonder and grandeur that heaven exists under our feet as well as over our heads. Perhaps some of us clergy will finally get it and once again be courageous prophets instead of hiding behind the virtuous vices of an institution.
©2007 soul places, by Lamar Massingill, Magnolia Gazette Publishing Company, pp.85-87. Used by permission.
The Rev. Lamar Massingill, a former Southern Baptist pastor, is now minister at The United Methodist Church of Richton, Mississippi. He is Religion Editor for the Magnolia Gazette as well, and a guest columnist for the United Methodist Advocate and The Richton Dispatch. He was also an addictions therapist at ECD Treatment Center in Mobile, Alabama, during his leave of absence from parish ministry. He has traveled nationally and internationally, and has also lectured widely on the interaction between religion and psychology.
His publications include columns in preaching journals such as Word and Witness, Story Share (an online sermon helps site that is a part of CSS Publishing Company) and Proclaim, and in newspapers such as The United Methodist Advocate, The Clarion Ledger, and The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. His sermon, "The Pursuit of Peace," was selected for publication in a volume entitled Peace Sermons From Baptist Pulpits (1982). He has also been featured in interviews with The Clarion Ledger, The Vicksburg Evening Post, and The Enterprise Journal, and The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. One interview was featured in the book, Matters of the Spirit: Human, Holy, and Otherwise, by Danny McKenzie.
Massingill has written two books, New Eyes: A Spirituality of Identity Formation, released by Brentwood Press in March, 1995, and Soul Places, released by the Magnolia Gazette Publishing Corporation in April, 2007. Soul Places may be ordered at the Magnolia Gazette web site. New Eyes is out of print but copies may be found by visiting web sites for out of print books. Read another of Rev Massingill's essays here at USADEEPSOUTH: "Is It Possible To Wonder Again?"
He received his B.A. from William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has done additional study at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and Clarke College in Newton, Mississippi, and also studied in Oxford, England, in 1989 and 1992.
Massingill doesn't consider himself a scholar, but a skilled explorer, opting more for the simple things often missed in life's scurry. He is very involved in amateur golf as well. He also loves listening to music and being with wonderful friends. He is married to Joyce Lyle Massingill, a Speech Pathologist at Loyalton Assisted Living facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They have two children. Jeanna Jinks Gronmeyer and her husband Larry and two children Kathryn and Samantha, live in Petal, Mississippi, and John Jinks and his wife Amy live in Pensacola, Florida.
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