Monica Rivera is the founder and host of YOU WANNA DO WHAT?!, a podcast about reconnecting with yourself. She encourages her listeners to explore the interests, ideas and dreams that they may have been putting off or lost touch with over the years. Monica's podcast invites people to allow themselves to try new things — like a hobby, a fitness goal, a career move or an item on their bucket list. While in corporate America, Monica thought about starting a podcast for years before finally getting up the courage to do it. Her decision paid off — and now Monica uses her show as a platform to encourage others to take that leap of faith.
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Oprah Winfrey; I know this is cliche, but growing up in the Bronx, I didn't have many role models. Oprah showed me a world and shared a perspective that didn't exist in the South Bronx. She proved that I could be more than my environment and overcome a tough childhood. She made me believe that I could redefine my narrative.
I LOVE answering this question! For over 15 years, I worked in corporate America. Five years ago, I moved from being content to just plain uncomfortable. My career felt like I was wearing clothes that no longer fit.
I had been thinking about starting a podcast, so I bought a microphone. It sat on my desk for four-and-a-half years because I kept talking myself out of using it. I worked in a corporate job, I kept telling myself, who would want to hear what I have to say?
Finally, in June 2017, I stopped postponing my dream of starting a podcast and went for it. I recorded and released my first show within a week. My first podcast was awful, but it was the leap I needed to take in order to stop delaying the future I wanted for myself.
I created YOU WANNA DO WHAT?! as a podcast specifically for people who are working full-time and need a nudge to try new things and follow their dreams. We often lose touch with ourselves as the years go by, and I'm all about bringing that back! Since beginning my podcast, I have been invited to speak at events across the country.
My independent podcast has listeners in over 70 countries. It's astonishing to know that I am heard by so many people!
Since starting a podcast, I have been working on developing my community. I want to focus on accountability. My aim is to create a space where people feel safe bragging about their accomplishments and candidly sharing their struggles in the midst of a community that will provide them with encouragement and support.
Podcasting is becoming a crowded space and big business has noticed! There are many well-funded, corporate-backed podcasts out there, so reaching new listeners as an independent one-woman team can be tough.
Now is seems that everyone is starting a podcast. It may seem easy, but podcasting is a lot of hard work, time and commitment.
People have lots of opinions and they aren't afraid to share them! People have made many suggestions to me — e.g., changes in content, increasing or decreasing show length, different paths for monetization, etc. Feedback is helpful, but it can also lead to me second-guessing my personal roadmap or it can cause what I refer to as 'paralysis by analysis'.
I spent over 15 years working for blue chip companies in various marketing roles.
Don't compare yourself to others. There will always be people in your industry with greater reach, higher accolades, more followers, etc. Focus on creating something you feel passionate about, because ultimately that will sustain you when the hard days hit.
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2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.
5 Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
8 He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into almonds.
9 Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
10 And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die.
11 And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
12 And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
13 Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?


Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A traffic crash that claimed the life of a Rochester bicyclist last summer has resulted in a careless driving conviction against another Rochester woman.
25-year-old Fathi Geyre was found guilty of a misdemeanor careless driving charge after a trial before Olmsted County Judge Debra Jacobson Monday morning. She was sentenced to a year on probation and was fined $200.
Geyre was driving the pickup truck that struck and fatally injured 72-year-old Margaret Miland as she was crossing 19th street northwest on her bike around 6:15 a.m. on August 30th. Police say Geyre was turning west onto 19th street from northbound Valley High Drive near Lourdes High School.
A makeshift memorial to the crash victim continues to be maintained at the site.


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South Korea: two hospitals sealed off amid MERS outbreak
Two South Korean hospitals have been sealed off, in a bid to stop the spread of a deadly respiratory disease.
MERS has infected 126 people in the country and killed 11 since it was first diagnosed just over three weeks ago in a businessman, returning from a trip to the Middle East.
But the outbreak could have now peaked, with four new cases on Friday – the lowest daily increase in 11 days.
The number of people in quarantine has also gone down for the first time, to 3,680.
At least 133 people – patients and staff – are inside the two hospitals that have been sealed off. Both sites have been treating people with MERS.
The hospitals will be closed for at least the next 11 days, given the incubation period of the virus, officials said.
Meanwhile, health representatives from Saudi Arabia have been meeting South Korean authorities, to share their first hand experience of MERS. It was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia, in 2012.
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All BTES Award submissions are due January 15, 2017.
Deadline extended to January 29, 2017.
This award recognizes building technology educators who are early in their teaching career and display excellence and innovation in their teaching performance, methods, and subject matter.
The BTES Book Award recognizes an outstanding new book on the topic of building technologies that significantly contributes to building technology education in architecture. The prize will be a $1,000 award stipend to help cover registration, travel, and lodging for attending the BTES biennial conference.
Two award categories have been established, one for a paper submittal and one for a design portfolio. Each award will be chosen by a BTES-member jury, and will provide a $500 scholarship for travel expenses, free conference admission, and a 1-year BTES membership.


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Shocking Revelations
OPETH Wrote And Deleted A Death Metal Record After Watershed
CHARLIE BENANTE Says The Best Thrash Record Of All Time Wasn't One From The Big Four
NEVERMORE's WARREL DANE & DEVIN TOWNSEND Tried Out For JUDAS PRIEST In The '90s
CHAD KROEGER Parties Harder & Listens To More Metal Than DEVIN TOWNSEND
AC/DC Asked IGGY POP To Be Their Singer At Some Point
OPETH Wrote And Deleted A Death Metal Record After Watershed
Heritage happened, which is also good.
It's been 11 years since Opeth released Watershed, their last "heavy" record, and some fans are still grouchy about that decision. Especially considering Opeth took a hard left turn with their 2011 record Heritage, going from the disjointed death metal of the former into extremely 1970s progressive rock territory.
In a new interview with Revolver, vocalist and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt said Watershed was the culmination of the band's heaviness. On being death metal past that point, he adds "I couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't do anything better. I wasn't listening to anything with screaming vocals anymore, apart from the old shit. So I wanted to get closer to the person I am." Though there was more death metal in the pipeline.
Åkerfeldt says he had about 30-40 minutes of a death metal record written in place of Heritage, but bassist Martín Méndez talked him out of doing it. Or in his own words "I was stopped by Martín Méndez, our bass player. He said, 'This is not what you should be writing.'"
He also adds guitarist Fredrik Åkesson was a little shocked at the move away from being heavy.
I think Fredrik, who had only been on one album at that point, was a bit shocked. Because he's a metal guy. But not the other guys. We bonded so much during the writing of Heritage. But I did write a good 30 or 40 minutes of Watershed-type Opeth music. But when Martín spoke up I just said, "Thank you," and deleted it. And started Heritage.
Opeth will release In Cauda Venenum in both Swedish and English versions on October 25. Neither will be death metal (that we're aware of).
Check Out The Original 1992 Demo Of OPETH's "Black Rose Immortal"
It's way shorter.
Greg Kennelty November 19, 2022
Watch OPETH Play "Black Rose Immortal" For The First Time Ever
2022 – the year "Black Rose Immortal" finally happened.
OPETH Announces Vinyl Reissues Of Their First Three Albums
Due out next May.
Ex-PARADISE LOST Drummer Joins OPETH
Waltteri Väyrynen is in!
Greg Kennelty September 9, 2022


October is Cyber Security month – and we're supporting this by tweeting security tips and suggestions throughout the month – just to remind you of all the things you can do to keep yourself safe when working and playing online.
Today – the 18th October – is Get Safe Online Day in the UK – so to mark the occasion we're doing a blog post to summerise a few simple steps you can follow that could really make a difference to your online security (if you already have these under control – have a gold star).
Review the passwords you use on your online accounts: Make sure they are strong enough and that you are not using the same ones for more than one account. Consider how you are going to remember them all – such as using an online password safe.
Check your social media privacy settings. Make sure your information and updates are seen only by those you trust.
Update your operating system and software programs/apps on your computer, mobile phone and tablet if you have been prompted to do so. It takes only a few minutes and with your mobile devices, you can even do it while you are asleep.
Back up your information – using reputable, secure cloud backup is a good way to save all your documents, photos, music, emails and other irreplaceable files.
Check that your internet security software and apps are up to date and switched on.
For more advice see Get Safe Online.


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U.S. MBA Market Index rose 4.4% at 517.3 compared to last week reading of 495.4; U.S. MBA Purchase Index rose 0.9% at 264.4 compared to last week reading of 262; US MBA Refinance Index rose 7.2% at 1996.7 compared to last week reading of 1862.1.
ADP July US Private Sector Jobs Expected to drop by 350,000.
Nonfarm Private Employment Highlights for July: Total employment -371,000; Small businesses represent payrolls with 1-49 employees -138,000; Medium businesses represent payrolls with 50-499 employees -159,000; Large businesses represent payrolls with more than 499 employees -74,000; Goods-producing sector -169,000; Service-providing sector -202,000; Addendum: Manufacturing industry -99,000. Nonfarm private employment decreased 371,000 from June to July 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis. July's employment decline was the smallest since October 2008 and continues the notable improvement between Q1 and Q2 2009. Despite indications recently that overall economic activity appears to be stabilizing, employment - which normally trails overall economic activity, is more likely to decline for several more months, possibly at a diminishing rate. Employment in the goods-producing sector declined 169,000, with employment in the manufacturing sector dropping 99,000 which is its smallest monthly decline since September 2008. For the month of July we saw the 30th consecutive monthly decline for construction employment and brings the total decline for construction jobs to 1,483,000, since the peak of January 2007. Employment in the financial services sector experienced its 20th consecutive monthly decline. The matched sample used to develop the ADP National Employment Report was derived from ADP data, which during the twelve month period through June 2009, averaged approximately 400,000 U.S. business clients and represented over 23 million U.S. employees. This approximately represents the size of the matched sample used this month. The decline in small-size businesses was the smallest in 8 months continuing the notable improvement between Q1 and Q2 2009. It is likely we will see continuing decline in small-size businesses for several more months. Since its peak in January 2008, small-size businesses have shed almost 2.4 million jobs.
U.S. ISM July Non-Mfg New Orders Index 48.1 versus June 48.6.
U.S. Factory Orders rose 0.4% in June compared to consensus of a drop by 1.0%; June Factory Orders, Excluding Transportation, rose 2.3%; June Factory Orders, Excluding Defense, rose 1.3%; Jun Durable Goods revised to a decrease by 2.2% from decreasing by 2.5%; May Factory Orders revised to an increase by 1.1% from increase by 1.2%.
U.S. Crude Oil Stocks rose 1.67 million barrels at 349.51 million barrels; U.S. Crude Oil Stocks rose 1.67 million barrels in the week compared to expectaions of an increase by 0.5 million barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stocks fell by 0.218 million barrels at 212.858 million barrels; U.S. Gasoline Stocks fell by 0.218 million barrels in week compared to expectations of a drop by 1.4 million barrels;U.S. Distillate Stocks fell by 1.136 million barrels at 161.481 million barrels; U.S. Distillate Stocks fell by 1.136 million barrels in week as compared to expectaions of an increase by 0.9 million barrels; U.S. Refineries Ran at 84.5% versus 84.6% week ago; U.S. Refineries Ran at 84.5%; was seen at 84.20%.
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Nintendo has reason to be worried, according to Namco Bandai VP of sales Olivier Comte.
Nintendo might be king of the hill right now, but it's on shaky ground, says Olivier Comte, Namco Bandai's VP of sales. "It's a tough market," said Comte. "[T]he average quality of a game on DS and Wii is very, very bad. So in the mind of the consumer today, to buy a DS or Wii game is to buy a game that isn't very good."
"One of the reasons the DS collapsed is piracy, it is very clear, but also it is a fantastic machine and very easy to develop for. It was possible for three kids in a garage to make a game for it," Comte explained. "DS is the most successful platform ever, but all my kids' friends at school have a DS with an R4. They have 100 games for no money. So yes, the market has collapsed for the DS and Wii."
Comte joins Final Fantasy VII writer Masato Kato in foreseeing difficult times ahead for Nintendo, albeit for different reasons. The prevalence of shovelware on the DS and Wii is a pretty common complaint amongst dedicated gamers, but whether it - along with piracy on the DS - will spell Nintendo's downfall remains to be seen.


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The denial of the beautiful … Another tragedy for the doctor who prevented her burial
Last updated: Sunday 19 Shaban 1441 AH – April 12, 2020 KSA 14:01 – GMT 11:01
Posted on: Sunday 19 Shaban 1441 AH – April 12, 2020 KSA 13:26 – GMT 10:26
Source: Cairo – Ashraf Abdel Hamid
The chapters of the tragic incident that an Egyptian village witnessed yesterday did not end, and it sparked widespread popular discontent, when the people of the village refused Shubra lobby Affiliated to the city of Aga in the governorate of Dakahlia, northern Egypt, the body of a doctor from the village who died from Corona virus was buried under the pretext of transmitting the infection to them, as it was revealed by another story more painful to the family of the late doctor.
In the details, Major General Mohamed Hussein El-Khashab, member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, on behalf of the Aja Circle, which is affiliated with the late village of El-Arabiya.net. He is Dr. Muhammad Hindawi, a well-known doctor in the city of Mansoura, and the late wife, and 5 children. They are Doctor Ahmed Hindawi, and 4 daughters are all doctors.
He added that the family hails from the village of Shubra Al-Baho, the birthplace of the husband's family, while the wife from a neighboring village, which is the worker's dead, blew a sad surprise, namely that the family, headed by the husband and the late wife, provided many charitable actions to the villagers and donated material and material assistance to the people.
A member of the Egyptian House of Representatives said that the economic conditions of the residents of the village are simple and limited, and Hindawi and his wife were the residents 'shelter when they went through any financial hardship, explaining that the doctor and her husband had built a mosque in the village, and contributed to the marriage expenses of many girls in the village, as they were providing financial assistance For anyone who wants to build his house, furnishes the matrimonial nest for his children, or wants treatment, and who needs a loan to establish a project for him, and all this aid was donations and grants not received from the doctor and his late wife.
He stressed that the family was surprised by the violent reaction that the people practiced when the doctor was buried and they did not expect him, and they were shocked, and still, offering his apology on behalf of everyone to this family who spent their money in the aspects of goodness, and received such behavior and denial.
The member of the Egyptian Parliament expressed his satisfaction with the decision of Dr. Ayman Imam, the governor of Dakahlia to name the late doctor at the primary school in the village in honor and commemoration of her, stressing that he was rehabilitated in return for this unfortunate situation to which the family was subjected.
For their part, eyewitnesses from the villagers revealed to Al-Arabiya.net that the late doctor was suffering from chronic diseases, which are diabetes, pressure and diabetic foot, and had gangrene, and was on the way to urgent surgery, before it was discovered that she was infected with the Corona virus, and transferred to the Isolation Hospital in Ismailia Until she died there.
They added that the body arrived at the village at exactly six oclock on Saturday morning, and the family was surprised by huge crowds of youth and the people of the village standing at the entrance, and prevented the entry of the ambulance carrying the body, which forced the family to change its course and try to enter from the village's western road, but it I was surprised by other crowds waiting for them, noting that many skirmishes occurred from the people, after which they smashed the windows of the ambulance.
The witnesses revealed that the negotiations between the family of the late doctor and the families, and an attempt to persuade them to allow the body to enter, continued for 5 hours, until the Central Security Forces arrived and broke up those gatherings, and enabled preventive medicine and family members to bury the body in accordance with the established preventive measures.
The families confirmed that the late doctor was buried in a cemetery of her own, which she bought with her money, with the participation of some of her relatives, and insisted before her death that she be buried in that village, her husband's birthplace, for her love for her and her family, and therefore bought a cemetery in the village of Shubra El-Bahou, adding that what happened by some He was a mob, and it showed a lack of awareness and denial of the beautiful, and a lack of respect for humanity.
The village had become a street talk for burial in the village graves.
The security forces managed to disperse the demonstration and the crowds, and fired tear gas, and arrested 24 rioters, while the doctor's body was buried amid precautionary and preventive measures.
For his part, Dr. Ayman Mokhtar, the governor of Dakahlia, announced the change of the name of "Shubra El-Bahou Primary School", in the name of Dr. Sonia Abdel-Azim Primary School, to perpetuate the name of the late doctor for life, adding that a banner would be made on the school, and change all the relevant papers in the village to honor the doctor.
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Sina Herrmann (* 24. Oktober 2001 in Karlsruhe) ist eine deutsche Tennisspielerin, die für den SSC Karlsruhe antritt.

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Herrmann begann mit sechs Jahren das Tennisspielen. Ihr bevorzugter Spielbelag ist der Sandplatz.

Sie führte die Deutsche Rangliste der U18 als Nummer 1 an. Sie ist deutsche Vize Meisterin im Einzel und Doppel.

Seit April 2017 spielt sie Turniere der ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. 2019 erreichte sie Halbfinals am 27. April in Antalya gegen Manca Pislak, am 1. November in Ortisei gegen Claudia Giovine sowie am 1. September das Finale in Haren gegen die Französin Salma Djoubri. Sie erhielt Wildcards für das ITF Future Nord 2019 im Juni in Kaltenkirchen und die Liqui Moly Open in Karlsruhe, einem Turnier der WTA Challenger Series 2019. 2020 holte sie ihren ersten Profi-Doppel-Titel in Monastir. Ihr erster Einzel-Turniersieg gelang am 20. September 2020 in Grado gegen die favorisierte Lara Salden. Direkt danach führte sie ihre Siegesserie weiter und gewann einen weiteren Titel in Monastir. Im September 2022 folgte ein weiterer Einzel Titel in Haren.

Sie startet schon mit jungen Jahren mit der 1. Damen-Mannschaft des SSC Karlsruhe in der Regionalliga Süd-West.

Die Baden-Württembergischen Damen Meisterschaften vom 20.–23. Juni 2019 in Reutlingen gewann sie souverän. Bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften 2019 in Biberach scheiterte sie als Acht-Gesetzte in der zweiten Runde gegen Julia Wachaczyk.

Sie belegt in der Deutschen Damen Rangliste zum 30. September 2021 Ranglistenplatz 16.

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nHub to host NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016 in Northern Nigeria
by Victor Ekwealor | Mar 7, 2016
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has opened entries for the 2016 edition of its Space Apps Challenge. The Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon that takes place for over 48 hours in cities across the globe. And this year's event would be hosted in Northern Nigeria by the nHub.
The hackathon was debuted in 2012 and the last edition recorded 14068 participants in 133 locations and a total of 949 projects. The Space Apps Challenge aims at enabling a space development and innovation programme, because space has brought about a lot of innovations to Africa and the world in general.
It is a global collaboration along with a number of government collaborators and over 100 local organizing teams across the globe.
The Space Apps Challenge is open to technologists, scientists, designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, developers and students across the globe who will work together in teams to help solve some of the challenges the world faces today and display their problem-solving skills.
This year's challenge has been broadly divided into six categories: Aeronautics, International Space Station, Solar System, Technology, Earth and Journey to Mars. All of which are guiding categories for the competition.
The first time Nigeria was represented in the Space Apps Challenge was in the 2014 edition and it was hosted in Lagos and Calabar. The 2015 edition was in Lagos, Ilorin and Calabar. This year Jos, Enugu and Ibadan join Lagos, Calabar and Ilorin. That makes 6 Nigerian cities across 3 regions.
The nHub Nigeria is a technology and innovation platform in Jos, the Northern part of Nigeria and is set to host the Space Apps Challenge.
The event will take place from April 22nd to 24th, 2016. Interested participants can log on to The nHub website for further information on registration.


The mission of Boston Old Path Sangha (BOPS) is to nurture compassion and understanding both within the sangha and throughout the larger society. Working to relieve the suffering of all beings is an integral part of our practice. The community comes together regularly to meditate and deepen its practice. We seek to encourage and nourish each other through dharma discussion and mindful action. Our hope is to help one another celebrate the joys and wonders of life, while we work separately and together to relieve suffering throughout the world.
The Boston sangha began sitting together in 1989.
We are a lay Buddhist community inspired by the teaching of Vietnamese Zen monk, peace activist, and author, Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as by other teachers both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. BOPS is part of the Community of Mindful Living, a loosely-knit international fellowship of Buddhist practitioners and social activists. At the core is the Order Of Interbeing, an order of lay practitioners and monastics founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1960s, during the American-Vietnamese War.
Thay — or "teacher" — lives in Plum Village along with a community of monastics in France.


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Defense Department's Combined Federal Campaign Involvement Shows 'Spirit of Giving'
Terri Moon Cronk at the DoD News offers the below piece:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2015 - The Defense Department's involvement in the annual Combined Federal Campaign highlights the department's spirit of giving, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said today.
Work addressed military, civilian and contractor CFC campaign workers and contributors in the Pentagon auditorium and thanked them for "another successful CFC season" throughout DoD.
From stateside to overseas, DoD raised $18.8 million in CFC contributions this year, the deputy secretary said.
DoD-based contributors in the National Capital Area raised $10.5 million, with 15 of 24 individual campaigns exceeding their goals, he said, noting that overseas contributions totaled $8.3 million. CFC-eligible charities total 22,000 organizations.
"As Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reminded us yesterday at his farewell ceremony ... DoD has one key solemn and sacred responsibility: ensuring the security of our great nation," Work said.
"To meet this responsibility, the men and women of this department ... share a simple, single mission, and that is to organize, train and equip a joint force that is ready for war but has operated forward to preserve global peace," he said.
'A Willingness to Give'
Service members, civilians and contractors represent the best of DoD, Work said, adding that it takes special people to dedicate themselves to lives of service and to make sacrifices like few other Americans.
"This giving nature extends from deployments in distant lands to right here within our own borders," Work said. "Sometimes it's reflected in our responses to natural disasters ... a willingness to contribute to communities ... and sometimes, like today, it's a willingness to give to those who are less fortunate."
CFC is the largest and most successful workplace-fundraising campaign "on the planet and DoD is a big reason why," he added.
And because DoD has historically been the campaign's biggest federal contributor in the nation, the deputy secretary said after the final accounting is done for 2014, he believes DoD "will again lead the pack."
DoD employees "demonstrate the generosity of spirit and dedication to service that infuses our entire shared enterprise we work in every day," Work said. "A spirit that continues [to be] strong, despite the budget uncertainty and upheavals that have occurred over the last three years."
The department's service members, civilians and contractors "represent the greatest organization in the world in my view: The Department of Defense," he said.
Note: As the civilian administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia for more than 21 years, I oversaw security, safety, public affairs and other support programs for the organization.
I'm also proud to have served as the coordinator for the command's annual CFC campaign during those 21 years. We raised a good bit of money for a good number of charitable organizations. The late Mary Mitchell, a long-time Defense Department civilian employee who served on my team, was a valued CFC campaign worker.
Labels: CFC military civilian contractor campaign workers and contributors, Combined Federal Campaign, DCMA, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, DoD News, Mary Mitchell, Terri Moon Cronk
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Ernst-Lothar von Knorr (2 January 1896 – 30 October 1973) was a German composer, music educator and civil servant.

The years until 1933
Born in Eitorf, Knorr grew up in Bonn. His parents were the pharmacist Dr. chem. Karl Ferdinand von Knorr and Eugenie Sophie Merten. From 1902 he had his first violin lessons. In 1907 he was admitted to the Cologne Conservatory. After graduating from high school, conservatory examination and military service, he became a violin teacher at the Heidelberg Music Academy in 1919, and in 1920 he founded the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra Association with P. Gies. On 6 October 1923 he married in Gummersbach Elise Siebel, a granddaughter of , the co-founder of the paper mill . In the same year he became Concert master with the orchestra of the Diaghilev Ballet in Munich, in 1924 followed the establishment and direction of the Volks- und Jugendmusikschule-Süd in Berlin. In 1925 and 1928 his son Friedrich-Carl and his daughter Ellen were born. A third child (Angelika, *1944) died shortly after birth.

Professional career during the Third Reich
In 1937 von Knorr became a teacher at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he received a professorship in 1939. From 1937 to the 31st century. From 1937 until August 31, 1941 he was additionally music adviser of the Oberkommando des Heeres and was promoted to Captain, then to Major of the Wehrmacht. Towards the end of his term of office as music adviser of the OKH, in 1941, together with the General and later Resistance fighter of the 20 July plot, he compiled with Eduard Wagner a list of various music creators, which was signed by Adolf Hitler and meant a  of 360 musicians. Knorr also appointed some musicians as teachers at the army music schools, exempting them from active military service.

After his term of office as music consultant of the OKH, he was appointed on 31 August 1941, against the resistance of Herbert Gerigk and the Amt Rosenberg deputy director of the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main and the military music school in Frankfurt. In 1942 he joined the NSDAP (member number: 8.995.057).

The years since 1945
As late as 1944 von Knorr began building up the , where he was also director. In 1945 he was removed from his post as a senior civil servant, but in 1948 he received a certificate stating that he had only been "slightly [Nazi] burdened" and was able to continue his work. However, the university was constantly threatened with closure; von Knorr therefore soon applied for other positions. In 1952 he became director of the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. From 1955 he was also military music advisor to Theodor Blank, the first Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany,

In 1956, his wife Elise died after a long illness. Two years later, von Knorr married the Swedish music student Britt-Gun Lidin. After his retirement in 1961, von Knorr took over the direction of the University of Music and Theatre in his home town of Heidelberg until 1969.

In 1961 Knorr received the Grand Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Legacy
In 2014, Knorr's written estate was transferred to the Badische Landesbibliothek as a gift. It contains documents of various kinds, including compositions, extensive correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, etc., from the period from 1944 until his death in 1973 at the age of 77. Earlier documents do not exist, since Knorr's apartment at the time was destroyed in a bombing raid on Frankfurt in 1944, and his documents, including the manuscripts of his compositions up to that time, were almost completely destroyed.

Literature
 Jasmin Hambsch: "Einleitung", in dies.: Nachlass Ernst-Lothar von Knorr – Findbuch. Karlsruhe 2018, online
 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr: Lebenserinnerungen. Erlebtes musikalisches Geschehen in Deutschland. from the estate published by the Ernst-Lothar von Knorr-Stiftung, with an introduction by Thomas Schipperges. P. J. Tonger Musikverlag, Köln-Rodenkirchen 1996, .
 Ernst Lothar von Knorr, Munzinger in Internationales Biographisches Archiv. 45/1960, 31 October 1960

References

External links

 Digitalisierte Dokumente aus dem Nachlass in den Digitalen Sammlungen der Badische Landesbibliothek
 Lied-Portal
Nachlass von Ernst-Lothar von Knorr auf der Webseite der Badische Landesbibliothek

1896 births
1973 deaths
North Rhine-Westphalia
20th-century classical composers
20th-century German composers
Concertmasters
Nazi Party members
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany


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A lovely lot of loaves and clever cakes, all baked with our mixes have come to our attention in the last month or so. Welcome to the June Hall of Fame you clever people – thanks so much for sharing your superb bakes!
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Biden: 'I can predict what will be written about us if we don't act'
by Mark Pazniokas February 21, 2013 @ 12:00 am Updated March 4, 2022 @ 10:02 pm
Danbury — On a college campus 10 miles from Newtown, Vice President Joe Biden closed a symposium on gun violence Thursday with a plea for political courage and a call for action on gun control.
"I can predict what will be written about us if we don't act," Biden said. "It's not so much to ask."
The vice president's audience at Western Connecticut State University needed no coaxing, crowded as it was with men and women whose loved ones were among the 26 victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"We owe it to our children, and I owe it to my daughter, Grace," Lynn McDonnell said from the stage, during a half-day of panel discussions. Her child was one of 20 first-graders shot to death at Sandy Hook.
The crowd applauded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's call for a state ban on large-capacity magazines and the sale of any semiautomatic rifle with a single military characteristic, such as a pistol grip.
"We need to strengthen our assault-weapons ban. We have decent laws on the books today, but that law didn't prevent the sale of an AR-15," Malloy said.
Adam Lanza was armed with an AR-15 and 30-round magazines when he invaded Sandy Hook Dec. 14.
Malloy's proposal, which was released during the symposium, would limit magazine size to no more than 10 rounds. He left without speaking to reporters, but he has a 4 p.m. news conference planned in Hartford.
Biden, whom President Obama designated as his point man on gun control after Sandy Hook, addressed himself to the parents of the slain children, as did his hosts, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
"I genuinely admire your courage. I think I understand a little bit about it," said Biden, whose wife and child were killed in a car accident when he was a newly elected U.S. senator. "You have a hell of a lot more courage than I have."
To his political colleagues in Washington, Biden warned that inaction could be more politically dangerous than action on gun control.
"The American people are with us," Biden said. "You should know, there is a moral price for inaction."
Biden spoke in a ballroom to an audience of 300 and 90 reporters.
"I hope we leave here with a collective sense of action at the federal level," said Murphy, the newly elected senator, who also represented Newtown as a congressman.
"Newtown is a call for action," Blumenthal said. "It broke all of our hearts, but it did not destroy our determination."
"What happens now is up to us," Esty said.
On a day when the conversation was relentlessly grim, there was one lighter moment.
Before Biden arrived, Malloy talked about his many conversations with the vice president since the Sandy Hook tragedy and made a joking prediction: "I'm going to bet that he's going to mention either his grandmother or his grandfather at some point in his talk with us."
Biden did not disappoint.
"I had a grandpop named Ambrose Finnegan, and he used to say –"
His audience laughed, prompting a puzzled Biden to ask, "What the hell is so funny about that?"
Malloy walked across the stage, grasped his arms and shared the joke.
Mark PazniokasCapitol Bureau Chief
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Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.
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Exploring the thematic of dream, memory and emotion, the series delves deeply into the complexity of human emotions and feelings evoked by dreams, via the interplay of simulated motion, imagery, and sensory perception.
"Grace" represents the artist's shift into video art and animated lenticular photography: a technologically complex and rarely used medium, which produces an illusion of animation on a flat photograph. Viewers of the works are enabled the freedom to infinitely rewind, replay and/or pause to reflect on all they are seeing/perceiving by controlling the angle and pace in which they interact with the large-scale works.
Powerfully moving, evocative and enchanting, Grace is an exhibition to be felt and experienced, which like the flying dream, is sure to linger within your memory for days.
Kudos Gallery is run by COFA students and funded by ARC @ UNSW Ltd.


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Long-Allen Bridge
Morgan City Bridge
Bridge Documented: October 9, 2019
LA-182 (Old US-90, Brashear Avenue) Over Atchafalaya River (Berwick Bay)
Berwick and Morgan City: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana: United States
Metal Rivet-Connected K-Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete 16 Panel T-Beam, Fixed
1933 By Builder/Contractor: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Engineer/Design: Louisiana Highway Commission and Norman E. Lant
Not Available or Not Applicable
3,745.0 Feet (1141.5 Meters)
3 Main Span(s) and 42 Approach Span(s)
This bridge's long series of approach spans bring the roadway up to the elevation needed to cross the river, while three giant main through truss spans soar far above the roadway, making for an impressive bridge that is truly one of the most beautiful and significant historic bridges in the state. Each of this spans's three 607 foot main K-truss spans are the longest known K-truss spans in America. Indeed, these spans are among the longest simple span trusses of any configuration in the country. Spans in excess of 500 feet are rare, and represent major engineering achievements. Only a tiny number of truss bridges have spans ranging from 600 to just over 700 feet, which is the group this bridge falls into. The size of these spans and their beauty are hard to capture in photos, this is a bridge that truly has to be seen in person to fully experience how impressive it is. Louisiana is one of a small number of states that ever built bridges using the rare K-truss configuration. Some of the K-truss bridges that Louisiana built have been demolished; very few examples remain today. This bridge retains excellent historic integrity. There are no major alterations to the trusses, and the original railings remain in place with no modern additions. Original pedestrian stairways remain in place as well.
The Louisiana DOTD has in the past been a threat to the future of this bridge. In 2009, they threatened to demolish the bridge with no replacement claiming the nearby cantilever truss bridge was the only needed bridge for this area, and there was no reason (neither for historic preservation or utilitarian function) to keep the bridge standing and in use. This is a ridiculous position to take. This bridge should be the pride of the state, it should be preserved and it deserves a full restoration and long-term commitment to maintenance. Instead, it sits with a failing paint system that is more rust than paint today. This is shameful. It is not too late to rehabilitate and preserve this nationally significant historic bridge. When the bridge was threatened in 2009, thankfully, the St. Mary Parish Council and Morgan City Council stood up against plans for demolition. Beyond the bridge's national level of historic significance, these communities feel the bridge is an essential link during emergencies such as a hurricane evacuation. If the historic bridge were demolished any evacuation's success would rely on a single bridge only with no backup bridge. In this case, it would seem that preserving this historic bridge would also greatly increase safety for the community as well. The Louisiana DOTD needs to rethink its plans and move to fully restore this bridge.
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Above: Historical photo showing bridge construction. The bridge truss spans were assembled off-site then barged into place, an impressive feat for such large spans.
Above: Historical photo of bridge.
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Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing rider William Oosthuizen was one of the stars of an epic E1 class 2018 MSA National Enduro Championship decider in Mpumalanga on Sunday as he fought to the very last metre for the title. Oosthuizen ultimately conceded the championship to arch rival Kyle Flanagan on a count-back of most race wins after they tied on points, while senior class rookie Matthew Green made it two Pepson Plastics Husqvarnas racing with Liqui Moly and Metzeler on the E1 title podium in third.
The pace was fierce from the start as Mossel Bay rider Oosthuizen led the way after the first loop of a tough track through the rocks and rivers of the eastern escarpment, but Flanagan hit back to lead the way after the second lap before Oosthuizen went back ahead to take a three-second lead into the final loop. Flanagan was however quicker on that crucial final loop to take the win to draw even with Oosthuizen on points, but having won more races through the year, he took the championship on a split decision.
"What can I say," William concluded. "My Pepson Plastics Husqvarna team gave me the best bike today and I gave it my absolute all, but Kyle pulled it off in the end — well done to him on a great effort — Sunday was an epic duel to the death none of us will ever forget! "I have so many people to thank for an incredible year in the saddle — to Fred Fensham, Anthony Trichardt and the entire Pepson Plastics Husqvarna family, my family and all my supporters, thanks one and all. "It was an awesome season — so close, but no cigar!"
It was also the end of an epic season for young Nottingham Road KZN E1 rider Matthew Green on his open class rookie year, both at home and abroad. "This year was all about learning for me so I am over the moon with third in the championship!" Mathew admitted. "I had a good weekend in Mpumalanga — third on Saturday and fourth on Sunday, to wrap up that championship podium. "I've learned so much and have so many people to thank, not least of all my awesome Pepson Plastics Husqvarna team — it's been a great honour to grow and learn with my racing family!"


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Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin talk about Zombie Tramp
by Rik Offenberger on May 2, 2016 Dan Mendoza and Jason Martin talk about Zombie Tramp2020-01-23T01:19:33-08:00 - Interviews
First Comics News: Who is Janey Belle?
Dan Mendoza: Janey Belle is a girl that's had a rough life. a short-tempered girl that could never catch a break no matter how hard she tried. and through several unfortunate events, she ended up becoming a call girl as her only means of survival.
1st: How did she become a Zombie?
Dan: One night she was set up on a bad date with a crooked Sheriff that was harboring a zombie in his basement and killing prostitutes for food. Janey escaped but unfortunately was bitten. and when she awoke from her death, she was a zombie. but her soul stayed intact.
1st: There are a lot of different kinds of Zombies from the low moving Zombies of the Walking Dead to the super-fast Zombies in World War Z. What type of Zombie is Janey?
Dan: Janey is a fast zombie in most conditions. to me, or in the zombie tramp universe, all zombies start out as fast when they're fresh. as a zombie get's more and more decrepit, they begin to slow down.
1st: What type of powers does Janey have?
Dan: One of the main things about Janey is that she has the ability to switch out her body. when a body gets old or unusable, her soul is able to jump into a new one.
1st: What exactly are Necro Powers?
Dan: Along the way of Janey's journeys, she found a copy of the sacred Necronomicon (the book of the dead). since then she has been using it as a survival guide with tips and tricks of witchcraft and monsters. it's like her own google for the afterlife. she dubbed it "Necro-powers".
1st: Is this really a bad thing for her if she can change back and forth from Zombie to Human?
Dan: It doesn't affect her at all. its just an illusion. but mentally, she has the fear of her slipping and becoming pure monster and lose her humanity.
1st: So in Zombie form, is Janey in control or is it mostly rage?
Dan: Janey is Janey. in Zombie form or human. the acts of rage and short temper has been with her whole life.
1st: What makes Zombie Tramp want to be Janey again?
Dan: Janey never had much growing up. few friends, no money, no respect from others and was made to feel insignificant. all she's had as a constant is her beauty. it's the vanity that makes her hold on to that human form.
1st: Is this comic just blood, violence, and boobs or is there more to Janey?
Dan: So much more. of course, at a glance, that's all people see, but the ones that actually pick up the book and read it become instant fans. Janey is a character that people can relate to. she's so flawed in so many ways that root her in our minds of familiarity.
1st: There are feminist comic fans who complain about Zombie Tramp being misogynistic and a poor portrayal of women in comics. How do you react to that assessment?
Dan: This is a very touchy subject. we live in such a sensitive society nowadays that its hard to take a stand about anything without backlash. I've had my fair share of it from reviews, con panels, and passers-by at shows. my female fan base is strong. I get so much fan mail from so many people that I know that I'm doing something right. I always tell naysayers that I'm not doing anything different then what's been done already. Zombie Tramp is just a reflection of our society. I'm not doing anything different than books such as Deadpool or Harley Quinn. but my books are rated R., not PG-13. I'm not doing anything different from what was done in the 70's grind-house and exploitation film era with such things as RUSS MEYERS; FASTER PUSSY CAT KILL KILL AND MOTOR PSYCHO. JOHN WATERS; PINK FLAMINGOS. PAM GRIER MOVIES, JIM KELLY MOVIES, LLOYD KAUFMAN MOVIES AND CHARLES BAND MOVIES. these people went through the same ridicule as people today who follow in their footsteps like, QUENTIN TARANTINO, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, ELI ROTH, AND EVEN JAMES CAMERON. My book is a horror action-based comic. there are no superheroes. its not a superhero book and it doesn't disguise itself as such. it's in your face enough that people should get that at first glance. I'm a bigger fan of movie genres and that reflects in my work. should there only be one genre of comic book? no. there should be as many genres of comic books as there is in movies. some times people forget that and typecast what a comic should be. I don't have time for hypocrites that complain about my use of my sexuality, nudity, and violence in my book but can't wait for the next episode of GAME OF THRONES. all that matters to me is my fans. I take time every day to answer emails, messages, and fan art people post on almost every single social media. my fans mean everything to me and it touches my heart that they have so much love for what I do and what I've brought into the world.
1st: Do you think that people are going to lash out at you now for answering such a P.C. touchy question?
Dan: Ha ha ha indeed they will. but growing up, as an aspiring comic artist, I used to buy these videos called "visits with the comic book greats" hosted by Stan Lee. and an influential one for me was the TODD MCFARLAND one. he said that "good notice or bad notice. it doesn't matter. you were noticed." ill always remember that. now that I'm older and more observant of the world and setting goals for my self, I've found my self following the "6 RULES OF SUCCESS" from ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, and one of his main rules is, "avoid the naysayers." and I try to do that every day.
1st: Do you see Zombie Tramp as a parody of horror films or a commentary on inhumanity?
Dan: It's a little of both. it's definitely a reflection of society like I said earlier, but I grew up loving horror films with iconic characters such as FREDDY, JASON, PINHEAD, MICHEAL MYERS, CHUCKY. what has always been missing is that there is no iconic female horror character. that's what I always had in mind to make with Zombie Tramp.
1st: You originally self-published. What was it like trying to distribute the comic yourself?
Dan: No. I recently have left my day job. with all the spin-off books, and other related things, Zombie Tramp has become a full-time job and I couldn't be happier.
1st: You and Jason co-write the comic, how does that process work?
Dan: I and Jason always throw ideas back and forth to each other but mostly all the plots and big story arcs are mine. and since to growing success of his own title, VAMPBLADE, I've been solo writing every book since issue 17
1st: You drew the original series why take on an artist for the monthly comic?
Dan: It's just a lot of work to balance out. but since this has become my full-time job, I'm proud to say that I will now be starting to draw more books and take on more art duties.
1st: What does TMChu bring to the comic?
Jason Martin: TMChu has been amazing since day one. he approaches Janey in such a different way then I would art wise and his page layouts are a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, I'm sad to announce that issue 24 will be his last book. he's moving on to do his own thing for a while. we support and wish him all the luck in the world. I'm sure he might return here and there for covers and an occasional issue here and there, but only the future can tell.
1st: What makes Zombie Tramp so cool that no true comic fan should miss an issue?
Jason: Zombie Tramp is raw and uncut. it's unapologetic. if your a horror fan or wish your latest issue of Harley Quinn was a little more extreme, then this book is for you.
Dan: Yes she's sexy. and yes, she flaunts it. but that's society. a world of Kardashian vanity. it's reflected in all media that you get riches and fame from being scantily clad and a promiscuous. Janey Belle lived this life and knows it well. she knows how to use her sexuality to get what she wants. she struggles day to day with the reasoning of why she should hold on to her humanity and not become a monster. why, when humanity is the biggest beast of all.
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Rik Offenberger has worked in the comic field as a retailer, distributor, reporter, public relations coordinator, writer and publisher since 1990. He owns and operates the e-mail bases Super Hero News service, and his published works in print can be seen in The Comics Buyers Guide, Comic Retailer, Borderline Magazine, Comics International and Alter Ego. On the internet he has worked as a writer and/or editor for Silver Bullet Comicbooks, Comic Book Resources, Newsarama and First Comics News. He was the Public Relations Coordinator at Archie Comics for a decade. He is currently the Editor-In-Chief at G-Man Comics. For TwoMorrows Publications, Rik co-wrote The MLJ Companion with Paul Castiglia and Jon B. Cooke, charting the history of Archie's superheroes.
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Global Warming Scare Not About Climate
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Published – Idaho State Journal, 10/04/2009
I actually had misgivings about the Van Jones resignation as the administrations' "Green Jobs Csar." He was the most high-level "green" advocate who was actually honest about what the green movement was all about. As he said, "The green economy will start off as a small subset of a complete revolution away from gray capitalism and toward redistribution of all the wealth…And we are going to push it and push it and push it until it becomes the engine for transforming the whole society." He was also the most honest of the administration appointees about being a self-avowed communist. I'm sorry we've lost his openness, for he made the case very clearly that capping carbon emissions, and taxing everyone who creates a "carbon footprint" was not about saving the earth, but about governmental control over our energy consumption and redistribution of wealth.
About the same time Jones was resigning, Richard Lindzen of MIT published a paper that proves the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conclusions were wrong about carbon emissions. The IPCC conclusions were based on computer models, including the famed Michael Mann "hockey-stick" graph which has been discredited, whereas Lindzen relies on raw data and provides a breakthrough explanation for why global warming does not rise with carbon emissions.
Lindzen reports, "The global surface temperature record, which we update and publish every month, has shown no statistically-significant 'global warming' for almost 15 years. Statistically-significant global cooling has now persisted for very nearly eight years. Even a strong el Nino – expected in the coming months – will be unlikely to reverse the cooling trend."
"More significantly, the ARGO bathythermographs deployed throughout the world's oceans since 2003 show that the top 400 fathoms of the oceans, where it is agreed between all parties that at least 80% of all heat caused by manmade 'global warming' must accumulate, have been cooling over the past six years. That now prolonged ocean cooling is fatal to the 'official' theory that 'global warming' will happen on anything other than a minute scale."
Lindzen's peer reviewed work states "we now know that the effect of CO2 on temperature is small, we know why it is small, and we know that it is having very little effect on the climate."
Data and graphical display of that data illustrate how carbon emissions have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years, while global mean temperatures have been declining. If carbon emissions were causal to warming global temperatures, there would be some concomitant harmony between the two charts. Namely, as carbon emissions increase, temperatures increase. Yet even when taken back over the past 100 years, there is no such correlation between the two. Critics argue that as complex as the climate is, there will always be a lag time between increase in CO2 and global mean temperatures. Yet even allowing for such a lag time, there is no observable correlation.
But what is most decimating to the global warming alarmist theory is the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) data, according to Lindzen. The data prove that CO2, which is a much less prevalent and effective "greenhouse gas" than water vapor, is incapable of capturing the amount of heat in our atmosphere as the IPCC claims. The ERBE results, which are factual data from real measurements made by satellite, prove the exact opposite of the IPCC projections based on computer models. In science, when hard data is juxtaposed with computer models, the data win. To see the full study, select the July CO2 report on the Science and Public Policy website.
The results of Lindzen's report led one reviewer to comment, "All of this data leads to the conclusion that the UN/IPCC models are not only wrong, they are so far off the mark as to be laughable. The satellite and bathythermograph data clearly do not match the IPCC theory, which means that the theory is incorrect."
Those of us who have questioned the pseudo-science behind the man-made global warming alarmists have known the motives were not about saving the planet. As more and more evidence provides justification for our skepticism, we will find ourselves in the dubious position of missing the honest proponents of controlling and taxing carbon emissions, like Van Jones.
AP award winning columnist Richard Larsen is President of Larsen Financial, a brokerage and financial planning firm in Pocatello, and is a graduate of Idaho State University with a BA in Political Science and History and former member of the Idaho State Journal Editorial Board. He can be reached at rlarsenen@cableone.net.
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"I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come" (vv. 31–32).
We will conclude our study of the hard sayings of Jesus today with a look at what is perhaps the most difficult saying of all for Christian readers of the Gospels. Matthew 12:22–32 tells us about Jesus' teaching regarding the unforgivable sin, and these words of Christ have troubled many people.
It is not hard to figure out why this saying has caused such concern. After all, we know that our fundamental need as human beings is for God to forgive us and that unless He forgives us, we will spend eternity in hell. The wrath of our Creator is being revealed against all ungodliness, and unless we receive pardon through faith in Christ alone, that wrath will be on us forever (Rom. 1:18–3:20). If there is one sin that God will not forgive, then we want to know what it is so that we can avoid committing it.
Throughout church history, different suggestions have been offered as to what the unforgivable sin consists of. Some people have suggested grievous sins such as murder or adultery; however, David committed both of those sins and was forgiven, so they cannot be candidates for the unforgivable sin (2 Sam. 11:1–12:25). To understand what Jesus means, we need to look at His specific identification of the unforgivable sin, and that is "blasphemy against the Spirit" (Matt. 12:31). The key word is "blasphemy." Blasphemy is a sin involving words, sometimes written but usually spoken against God. If we have not written or spoken against the Holy Spirit, then we have not committed this sin.
But what does it mean to speak against the Holy Spirit? The actual events the passage describes are helpful here. What provoked Jesus' teaching was His knowledge that the Pharisees were thinking that He was casting out demons by the power of Beelzebul, that is, Satan (v. 24). Essentially, the Pharisees were looking to the miracles of Jesus—clear evidence of the Spirit's anointing of Jesus as the Messiah— and attributing them in their minds to the devil. They were attributing in their thoughts a work of God to Satan, which is the most severe charge anyone can level against our Maker. Note that Jesus does not say the Pharisees had crossed the line into actual blasphemy; rather, they were close, and He warned them lest their thoughts be expressed in blasphemous words. In reality, then, this teaching was an act of grace on Christ's part toward the Pharisees. He was working to prevent them from committing the unforgivable sin.
Christians may worry that they will commit the unforgivable sin, but they should not fret. After all, Jesus glorifies everyone whom He justifies (Rom. 8:28–30), so He will not let us commit the unpardonable sin and finally fall away. That should not make us complacent about blasphemy, however. God takes seriously the reverent use of His name, and those who blaspheme impenitently show that they do not really know Jesus.


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Martin Webb moved to Nevada City in 1998 and was quickly introduced to KVMR, falling in love with the genuineness of the programming and broadcaster banter, as it was obvious they were real people not bound by scripts and commercial profit-making motives of selling the latest pop tunes and advertisers' viewpoints. They were local folks, chatting with the listener as if they were sitting down in the living room with you, playing eclectic music and focusing on local views and news.
Every since he was a little boy growing up in the Washington, DC area, he dreamt of being a radio DJ, not realizing it would actually be possible through the magic of community radio and the KVMR Broadcasters Training Course. After a friend (Edie Lerman) casually invited him to help co-host her late night variety show in 2001, he was hooked and signed up for the next Training Class right away, earning certification to be a broadcaster and opening up a world of wonder and promise!
Originally tapped in 2002 to host a regular 2-hr evening show called Not Your Father's Radio Hour, Martin created a fun segment called Big Fun Comedy News, a 15-minute satire news show that was a reaction to the craziness of the world around him, back when "fake news" was funny and less ironic. This segment proved to be such a hit that he would come in and re-read the BFC News on then-morning show host's Diana Fox drive time show, and would also read it live over the phone for sister station KZFR in Chico and occasionally on KDVS in Chico.
He additionally became infamous for his extensive and growing list of "fake underwriters" that he would sprinkle in between reading all the real underwriters at the top of every hour. He was most proud of the time when a listener called in to the station after being fooled by fake underwriter "Everything Amish," wondering if they could get contact info for the imaginary store in downtown Grass Valley, where "spring butter churning classes are starting up." Fake underwriters included everything from "The Color Orange" to "My Left Leg."
After wanting to do something more service-oriented for the community, a Thursday 12-1pm public affairs slot opened up and he dropped the Not Your Father's Radio Hour in 2004 and applied to host and produce a monthly show called The Energy Report, which went live in April 2005 and has been running continuously for the past 13 years as a monthly show airing the second Thursday of every month, from 12-1pm following the BBC News.
He said the desire to create The Energy Report came out of the disappointment of watching the 2004 Presidential Debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry, and not having energy or the environment come up as a noteworthy topic, even though this was years after 9/11 had happened and the nexus between energy, geopolitical strife, warfare, terrorism and the environment had all been exposed and discussed greatly. He also noticed that at the time much of the most interesting energy-related news was buried deep in the back of the business section of newspapers or hidden on obscure websites, where the general public would miss the info and continue to be kept in the dark.
Thus, The Energy Report was born, presenting the most interesting and salient news and info each month, related to the production, distribution and consumption of energy, both on the micro/local level and on the macro/global level. Tune in each month and find out how to conserve energy, use energy, and what the good, bad and the ugly facets are of our current energy transition away from fossil fuels in the pursuit of clean renewable energy sources. Occasionally there are call-ins, occasionally there are guests, but there will always be important news and views to hear.
For his career, Martin has been in the renewable energy field for 20 years, with a strong focus on solar power, and has run his own solar company as well as worked for solar panel manufacturers, bringing an insider's perspective to a growing segment of the energy world. He lives in Penn Valley and is the proud father of two children, and is the drummer for local reggae/rock band Northern Roots.
Check out the Energy Report's page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/KVMREnergyReport, or email Martin your questions or latest tips on interesting energy news or topics at energy report@kvmr.org.


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I have one and only one photo of me on my computer. Everytime I try to upload it it says file too large unless I do it as a gif but then my hair is all pixilated...well, it's dotted white . Do some photos just not work? This is it as a jpg.
...well, I see this ones blurry, perhaps another photo is in order!
I'll send 2 and you can pick, hope these help.


I'm on tenterhooks today. Will it, won't it… I'm on about the weather of course. According to the stereotypes, we British usually are. The thing is that spring is here and that means the time for camping is approaching. I promised my son that, if the weather permits, I'll take him before I head off to Armenia and Georgia and that trip starts on the 6th. So, it's all in the hands of God, will it rain or won't it. Let's hope for his sake it won't.
The campsite that we go to is absolutely brilliant. True camping, not glamping. What I mean by that is no amenities save for a toilet, but stunning scenery, I river to wash your plates, (and keep your beer cool in), campfires at night and stunning scenery. If you're ever in Snowdonia, check it out!
I'd decided that day to do a bit of a walking tour. My guidebook told me of three monasteries just out of town that could be reached on foot and I knew that I needed the exercise, both physical and spiritual. But before doing that I wanted to find out about moving on to Suceava, the next stop on my trip.
Iaşi's tourist information centre is situated on Piaţa Unirii and despite being a smart little place and Iaşi being a fascinating little city, it was strangely devoid of any tourists seeking information and indeed the young lady behind the desk seemed pleased to actually have a customer to serve. Her name was Delia and she turned out to be the best member of a TIC staff that I have ever come across. And I mean ever.
I started off with the standard stuff: train times onwards and booking a hotel in Suceava, and then moved onto something a little more obscure. About a year before I'd watched an excellent Romanian film on Film 4 called 'California Dreamin'' and I wanted to buy a copy to take home and delight all the little Romanian cherubs in my ESOL class. Did she know where such a work of art could be purchased? She told me about a new shopping centre on the far side of the Palace of Culture that might be a good place to look and furthermore, was en route to the monasteries.
Business done and Delia still extremely friendly and chatty, I started to ask her about some of the deeper issues that had been niggling at me since arriving in Moldova, the first and foremost concerning the relationship between that country and hers.
All around the city I'd seen stickers plastered on walls or lampposts proclaiming 'BASARABIA E ROMÂNIA!' (lit. 'Bessarabia is Romania' – i.e. the Republic of Moldova is part of Romania), and I'd read an account by an American journalist of a visit to Iaşi shortly after the 1990 Revolution in which everyone he met was extremely nationalistic and clamouring for unification between the two countries, the very same urge that was worrying the Gagauz and Transdniestrians at the same time. Yet twenty-two years down the line and Moldova and Romania haven't united and travelling through them, they seemed like completely different countries altogether. So what did Delia think of it all?
What she thought was that there should be no union. Yes, Moldova is Romanian culturally, and their "language" is naught more than a dialect of Romanian in much the same way as Macedonian is really a dialect of Bulgarian labelled as a separate tongue for political reasons, but nonetheless a union was never going to be a population. The nationalists condemn the Russians for trying to dilute the Romanian population in Moldova but in fact those claims are true and the Soviet experiment of racial mixing was very successful. Moldovans today are different to Romanians, and one of the main differences is their greater exposure to Slavic culture. Interestingly on the same note, I later bought a DVD of a Romanian-Moldovan co-production entitled 'Nuntă în Basarabia' (Wedding in Bessarabia) in which a Bucharest boy marries a Chişinǎu girl and they travel to her hometown for the ceremony and party. It's a brilliant comedy with gangsters and drunkards, patriots and poets, but it also explored in a humorous but in-depth fashion the contradictions of the Moldovan identity which is both Romanian plus Slavic plus something unique as well. On top of that, being shot at famous locations in and around Chişinǎu, it's the perfect film for any visitor to Moldova to check out.
We then moved onto the subject of the Romanian language and the shift from Cyrillic to Latin script which I'd learnt about when visiting the Museum of Old Moldavian Literature. Delia explained that it was all very much connected to the split from the Greek Orthodox Church and the establishment of an independent Romanian Patriarchate in 1872.
I began my walking tour, stopping briefly at a bookshop where I bought a tome on Ceaușescu's Palace of the People and the very Classical cathedral (1833-1877) where there was a long line of the faithful queuing to kiss the remains of Iaşi's patron saint before then heading to that modern Cathedral of Commerce, the huge new shopping centre behind the Palace of Culture that Delia had told me all about. It was an incredibly swish and sophisticated place, more Barcelona than Bucharest with carefully manicured lawns and security guards whizzing round on Segway PTs. What's more, they had a shop which stocked 'California Dreamin'' which I purchased along with the aforementioned 'Nuntă în Basarabia'. In celebration at having got what I wanted I enjoyed a coffee by the manicured lawns with a fine view of the Palace of Culture. It would have been perfect had not the service been the slowest that I have encountered outside of Laos, although in such a setting I minded little.
The first monastery on my walking tour was Galata, built in 1582 and situated on a hill to the south-west of the city. Out of the centre, the Western European feel disintegrated and communism returned with rows of drab apartment blocks, a market of unrivalled scruffiness next to railway lines and old men playing chess in a park.
Galata Monastery itself though, was neither communist nor Central European. But it wasn't Balkan either; it was a fine example of the Moldavian vernacular, a style which is unique to the region, defies any kind of classification seeming to be part-Armenian, part-Ottoman, part-Slavic and part-something else but is altogether most pleasing to behold. Surrounded by a high defensive wall, with well-tended lawns within the compound, it was obviously restored but still atmospheric.
Moldavian churches all seem to have the same plan, differing only in style and size. You enter at the back into a small area, the exonarthex, where candles and icons are sold. Then, it's through a door into the main body of the church, the narthex, which corresponds to the Western nave and chancel. This is divided into two parts, both of which has a tower although the tower nearest to the altar is usually slightly higher. The altar itself is, of course, screened off by the iconostasis, as is the case in all Orthodox churches. These temples are dark, quiet, reflective places and I enjoyed sitting and meditating in one of the chairs that line the sides of the narthex until I was unceremoniously shooed out by an elderly female attendant.
I retraced my steps down the hill to the Land of Concrete Blocks and then headed east to Frumoasa Monastery. This was built much later than Galata, erected between 1726-33 and it showed for it is far more Classical in style as if the fashions of the day were trying to ape the glories of Austro-Hungary but the necessities of ritual dictated that the Moldavian floor plan remained the same. My guidebook described Frumoasa as "ruined" but that was wholly untrue although it was somewhat dilapidated. I liked it considerably less than Galata for its interior was rather baroque which is a style that I've never appreciated and it seems particularly incongruous in Orthodox churches, but it was quiet and no one shooed me out as I sat there meditating, the classical pillars of the interior making me think of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem.
After all that walking I was thirsty and hungry so I popped into a shop and purchased some cake and some yoghurt, (which was slightly fizzy), to steel me for the next leg.
Cetățuia Monastery is on the top of a large hill to the south of the city. The climb was a stiff one through wooded parkland where locals picnicked to the sounds of chalga emanating from their car stereos, but in the end it was more than worth it for I had saved the best till last. Larger than the others, again protected by ancient walls, Cetățuia was quiet, peaceful and holy. I prayed in the church (1668) and bought a beautiful icon of Our Lady cradling Christ as a memento of my mini-pilgrimage and the moving temple where it had ended before walking back down the hill and, at the foot, catching a bus back into the city centre.
That evening I again made my way into the heart of Iaşi to catch the football. After a surprising 1-0 victory for Denmark over the Netherlands, normal service was resumed with a 1-0 win for the Germans over Portugal. Still, all was not lost since my Stoke City shirt caused comments from the bar staff in the late-night establishment where I ended up and resulted in a lengthy chat on the Beautiful Game in general and it's most incredible – and 2nd oldest – club in particular, returning back to Casa Bucovineana later than I perhaps should have done considering that I had an 8 o' clock train to catch in the morning.
 Released in 2007, this 155 minute epic was the piece de la resistance of director Cristian Nemescu who died before editing could be completed, (one of the reasons why it is so long). Based on a true story from the 1999 Kosova Conflict, the film follows a group of US soldiers who are being escorted from the Black Sea Coast to Kosova through Romania by their Romanian allies. En route their train is stopped in the village of Căpâlniţa by the stationmaster, Doiaru, who is corrupt and routinely steals goods from the trains which go through his station. He forces the train to move onto a secondary track until the correct paperwork is produced. The Americans try in vain to get the Romanian government to sort out the paperwork, but the responsibility is passed from one ministry to the other and as a result, their departure is delayed.
Meanwhile periodic flashbacks take the audience back to Doiaru's childhood, when his parents, who were factory owners, awaited the coming of the Americans at the end of World War II. As his father was considered a German supporter, Doiaru's family knew that if the Red Army got their first, then they were in trouble, but trusted in the promises of the Americans on the radio to rescue Romania. However, the Soviets arrived first and they took away Doiaru's parents and he never saw them again. The first Americans to arrive in the village after the war are the very soldiers on the train in 1999. Therefore Doiaru has an axe to grind against the USA.
But whilst all of this is going on, there are several other events afoot. Doiaru's daughter, Monica, develops a crush on an American soldier, but as she knows no English, she uses the help of a local geek, Andrei, who is in love with her. Meanwhile the Mayor of Căpâlniţa, a rival of Doiaru, tries to woo the Americans to boost his own power and popularity and the American captain incites them all to rise up in revolt against Doiaru, promising to assist as soon as the first bullet is fired. But then the paperwork arrives and the Americans leave as the village descends into a bloodbath killing several including Doiaru. Nemescu meant it partially as a symbolic attempt at portraying how the US, (and other Great Powers), get enmeshed in local situations that they barely comprehend and then after creating chaos leave as if nothing has happened.
The film ends with a note saying that the radar was installed two hours after the ceasefire with Yugoslavia was signed.
It is in my Top Five films ever.
 There was a similar situation in Bulgaria which I discuss at length in Balkania.
 St. Parascheva, an 11th century ascetic.
 For my rant about the Baroque, check out my travelogue 'Poland 2012'.


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It may be 2009, but Kiss rocks like it's 1975. And that's a GOOD thing.
A bloody, manga-influenced horror action comic from the son of Gene Simmons.


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Марса́к (, ) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Лимузен. Департамент коммуны — Крёз. Входит в состав кантона Беневан-л'Аббеи. Округ коммуны — Гере.

Код INSEE коммуны — 23124.

Население
Население коммуны на 2010 год составляло 679 человек.

Экономика
В 2010 году среди 318 человек трудоспособного возраста (15—64 лет) 204 были экономически активными, 114 — неактивными (показатель активности — 64,2 %, в 1999 году было 62,3 %). Из 204 активных жителей работали 173 человека (88 мужчин и 85 женщин), безработных было 31 (18 мужчин и 13 женщин). Среди 114 неактивных 18 человек были учениками или студентами, 64 — пенсионерами, 32 были неактивными по другим причинам.

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Коммуны департамента Крёз


Hi, I´d like to know if you have any online course on bilingualism.
Hello, Carla. So far we haven't had any online course on bilingualism. Perhaps this would be an idea to consider. Anyway, stay tuned to get information about courses, events and news.


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Соревнования по плаванию на чемпионате мира по водным видам спорта 2007 года проходили во временном бассейне имени Сьюзан О'Нилл при спорткомплексе «Арена Рода Лейвера» в Мельбурне, с 25 марта по 1 апреля 2007 года.

Таблица медалей
В конце чемпионата таблица наград включала запись для Туниса, с одной золотой и двумя серебряными медалями, выигранными Усамой Меллули. Но через пять месяцев после завершения чемпионата Спортивный арбитражный суд в Лозанне аннулировал его результаты и дисквалифицировал на полтора года за применение допинга — амфетамина.

Медалисты

Мужчины

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Женщины

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