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Hacker Group Reveals Scenarios Of Possible Ukrainian Provocations Against DPR, LPR And Russia 5 out of 5 based on 8 ratings. 8 user reviews.
Hacker Group Reveals Scenarios Of Possible Ukrainian Provocations Against DPR, LPR And Russia
On December 24th, leaked plans for possible provocations in Donbass by Ukraine were posted on the hacker website Cyber Berkut. After this, the website came under attack after the information was posted, however there is a mirror provided.
According to the Cyber Berkut report, over the last few days the hacker group received information from completely different sources on possible dates for Ukrainian (and thus US and NATO) provocations against the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Russia. The report provided an overview of alleged goals and objectives as well as the dates for possible provocations:
The direct leadership and the "curation" of the entire political and military life in Ukraine is exercised by its "Western partners" in the face of the US and the UK. A conglomerate of official staff, security and intelligence officers operate a sort of "operational headquarters." It has four primary tasks:
Provision of direct assistance and overseeing the development of strategic plans for the defense of Ukraine from external threats (Russia more than anything);
Developing plans for land and naval offensive operations by the Ukrainian Navy and Armed Forces. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is allegedly obliged to take these plans into account;
Controlling the process of re-equipping, re-arming and training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Creating a "new" Ukrainian army that will counter Russia in the possible upcoming war;
Ensuring the activities and management of the Information and Psychological Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is to be used in the possible escalation scenario;
The fourth point of the tasks is significant, since it is common for the US in recent years to begin conflicts with "information warfare" operations.
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Finally, a list of possible provocations on the territory of Ukraine or along the border with the DPR/LPR and Russia, which could take place between December 24th and January 7th:
A "breakthrough" of Ukrainian Navy warships through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov. Unlike the November 25th incident, this time it would supposedly be larger and heavily armed so that the warships manage to actually break through. The provocation will be larger, should include usage of weapons in the conflict and must necessarily end up with a significant number of casualties;
Organization of provocations along the contact line between Ukraine and DPR/LPR with a requirement of civilian casualties, as well as military personnel deaths for Ukraine. According to the information, the most likely scenario is an imitation of artillery shelling from the DPR, during which a large number of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel are struck. For the purpose, he Ukrainian side has already manufactured unguided rocket and artillery shells similar to DPR/LPR ones, which will be used in the provocation;
Similarly to the second scenario, this one would happen along the contact line and would again involve Ukrainian civilian and military casualties. The DPR/LPR will allegedly employ chemical weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces, killing a large number of civilians and military personnel. To implement the plan, the "operational headquarters" and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense collected fragments of shells from beyond the withdrawal lines, which will be treated with chemical warfare agents. After imitating the use of chemical weapons by DPR/LPR it will present evidence of Russian chemical weapon's use in the form of fragments of shells with traces of toxic substances;
Finally, the Ukrainian special services will carry out several sabotage operations in the government-controlled territories and blame the special services of the DPR/LPR and Russia. According to the information, sabotage operations can happen on the territory of several enterprises which use chlorine, ammonia and other hazardous substances in their manufacturing process:
Severodonetsk Azot Association, Severodonetsk;
Konstantinovsky Chemical Plant, Konstantinovka;
Avdiivka Coke Plant, Avdiivka;
Dzerzhinsky phenol plant, urban-type settlement Novgorod;
Kharkov Chemical reagents plant, Kharkov;
Azovstal iron and steel works.
It is yet to be seen if any of these plans are true and will be implemented.
Kiev Concentrated Large Number Of Offensive Weapons On Contact Line With Local Militias In Eastern Ukraine
I think this illustrates well what I have been observing since 2014; Russia is way ahead of the curve. The release of this 'information' to the public is their way of trying to tell people that they are well aware and eating for them. Usually, nobody listens. However, I give Russia much credit for doing due diligence and attempting to take sense into fools.
Further; Hey jackasses, this is not 2014 or even 1965. Stop playing with fire. It is pretty much guaranteed that the first private homes and secret/reinforced residences of the clowns who initiate a real shooting war with Russia, will be among those first hit. That type of revenge has already been publicly alluded to. So if you do not have love for humanity, at least think about your own families a bit.
My take. I wish a better New Year to all!
Zo Fu
I don't give a fuck about what you think about Russian due diligence and what you wish to ppl during Christmas.
10.000 civilians already died in vain because WEAK PUTIN was VERY BUSY with his stupid SOCHI WINTER GAMES and underestimated Nuland's cookies and 5 bilion dollars "EuroMaidan" revolution.
This revolution should be curbed since the first day.
What Putin did in Crimea was just limited damage control and reaction, not proactivity or due diligence.
In other words – Putin screwed it up and was caught unprepared.
This war is coming to escalate on the very Russian borders and it is Putin's – Lavrov's fail.
They have NATO army on Russian borders and they are mumbling something about Minsk Protocols instead of protecting east Ukraine against Poroshenko and genocide of cilians by Ukronazi military force. Stupid idiots.
You have your take Fu. But, I don't care what you think either.
Russia has done well with what was arrayed against them and what they had to work with all of these years. It has repeatedly notified the Occidentals that their moves were under watch and well anticipated. Russia doesn't do the finger nails with the plyers routine. They slowly get you to 'volunteer' to tear them out yourself.
Never get too confident about how the game is going to go in the second inning. There are 9 of them. Good holidays to you Fu.
British soldiers are on Russian borders already. Ukrainian special forces are derailing trains in Russia. War was already declared in Ukrainian parliament. This is not time to wish anybody happy Christmas. This is a time to hang Poroshenko on street lamp.
Last time Igor Strelkov said Putin is weak… well it didn't ended well :)
Do believe the President of Russia is President Putin. Eastern Ukraine is in a civil war, courtesy of the President of Ukraine, who is not President Putin… https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/12/23/organ-traders-terrorists-looters-evidence-against-syrian-white-helmets-presented-at-un/
Jim Allen
So, in what way is Putin responsible for any of this ? He didn't overthrow Ukraine's legitimate Government and install the Pooroshenko puppet.
I'm thinking you expect too much. You're not Putin's only problem, there's more, and bigger issues Russia must address while taking care of itself, so it's able to continue what it's been doing.Which is more than you're doing on a world scale.
Count your blessings, you have very capable hands backing you. We've nothing here even watching our back, here. Russia doesn't want it's people dead. US Government does want it's people dead.
The United States refuse to fight for the transnational financiers
The US withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, as well as the resignation of General Mattis, attest to the upheaval that is shaking the current world order. The United States are no longer the leaders, either on the economic or the military stage. They refuse to keep fighting for the sole interests of the transnational financiers. The alliances that they used to lead will begin to unravel, but without their erstwhile allies admitting the powerful ascension of Russia and China.
VOLTAIRE NETWORK | DAMASCUS (SYRIA) | 25 DECEMBER 2018
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Donald Trump refuses to accept that his fellow citizens should continue to pay for the realisation of the global financiers' imperial dream.
On 19 December 2018, the announcement of the partial withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the total withdrawal from Syria sounded like a thunderclap. It was followed the next day by the resignation of Secretary for Defense, James Mattis. Contrary to the affirmation of President Trump's opposition, the two men hold one another in high esteem, and their difference of opinion has nothing to do with the withdrawals, but with the manner in which the consequences should be managed. The United States are facing a choice which will mark a separation and transform the world.
Before anything else, in order to avoid barking up the wrong tree, we should remember the conditions and the aim of the collaboration between between Trump and Mattis.
As soon as he entered the White House, Donald Trump was careful to surround himself with three senior military officers with enough authority to reposition the armed forces. Michael Flynn, John Kelly and especially James Mattis, have since left or are in the process of leaving. All three men are great soldiers who together had opposed their hierarchy during Obama's presidency [1]. They did not accept the strategy implemented by ambassador John Negroponte for the creation of terrorist groups tasked with stirring up a civil war in Iraq [2]. All three stood with President Trump to annul Washington's support for the jihadists. Nonetheless, each of them had his own vision of the role of the United States in the world, and ended up clashing with the President.
The storm whipped up by the mid-term elections has arrived [3]. The time has come to rethink international relations.
When in April, as he had promised, Donald Trump mentioned US withdrawal from Syria, the Pentagon persuaded him to stay. Not that a few thousand men could turn the tide of war, but because their presence acted as a counterweight to the Russian influence and a backup for Israël.
However, the transfer of Russian weapons of defence to the Syrian Arab Army, particularly the S-300 missiles and ultra-sophisticated radars coordinated by the automated command and control system Polyana D4M1, changed the balance of forces [4]. From that moment on, US military presence became counter-productive – any ground attack by pro-US mercenaries could no longer be supported by US aviation without the risk of losing aircraft.
By withdrawing now, the Pentagon avoids the test of power and the humiliation of an inevitable defeat. Indeed, Russia has successively refused to give the United States and Israël the security codes for the missiles delivered to Syria. This means that after years of Western arrogance, Moscow has declined the sharing of control of Syria that it had accepted during the first Geneva Conference in 2012, and that Washington had violated a few weeks later.
Apart from this, Moscow recognised a long time ago that US presence is illegal in terms of International Law, and that Syria can legitimately act in self-defence.
General Aharon Haliva came to Moscow at the head of an Israëli delegation on 17 December 2018. He informed his Russian counterparts about Tsahal's on-going operations and asked them for the codes to the Syrian missiles. In vain.
The consequences
The decision to withdraw from Syria is loaded with consequences.
1— Pseudo-Kurdistan
The Western project for the creation of a colonial state in the North-East of Syria which would be attributed to the Kurds will not happen. Indeed, fewer and fewer Kurds give it their support, considering that this conquest would be comparable to the unilateral proclamation of a state – Israël – by Jewish militia, in 1948.
As we have often explained, Kurdistan would only be legitimate within the boundaries which were recognised by the Conférence de Sèvres in 1920, in other words, in what is now Turkey, and nowhere else [5]. Yet only a few weeks ago, the United States and France were still considering the possibility of creating a pseudo-Kurdistan on Arab land, and having it administered under a UN mandate by the French ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner [6].
2— The Cebrowski strategy
The Pentagon project for the last seventeen years in the « Greater Middle East » will not happen. Conceived by Admiral Arthur Cebrowski, it was aimed at destroying all the state structures in the region, with the exception of Israël, Jordan and Lebanon [7]. This plan, which began in Afghanistan, spread as far as Libya, and is still under way, will come to an end on Syrian territory.
It is no longer acceptable that US armies fight with taxpayers' funds for the sole financial interests of global financiers, even if they are US citizens.
3— US military supremacy
The post-Soviet world order based on US military supremacy is now dead. This may be difficult to accept, but that changes nothing. The Russian Federation is now more powerful, both in terms of conventional weaponry (since 2015) and nuclear weaponry (since 2018 [8]). The fact that the Russian armies are one third less numerous than those of the US, and have only isolated troop presence overseas, cancels out the hypothesis of Russian imperialism.
The Victors and the Vanquished
The war against Syria will end in the moths to come for lack of mercenaries. The delivery of weapons by certain states, coordinated by KKR funds, may drag the crime on for a short time, but does not offer the hope of changing the course of events.
Without any possible doubt, the victors of this war are Syria, Russia and Iran, while the vanquished are the 114 states which joined the « Friends of Syria ». Some of these have not awaited defeat to correct their foreign policy. Indeed, the United Arab Emirates have just announced the forthcoming reopening of their embassy in Damascus.
However, the case of the United States is more complex. The Bush Jr. and Obama administrations shoulder the entire responsibility for this war. They were the ones who planned it and realised it within the framework of a unipolar world. On the other hand, as a candidate, Donald Trump accused these administrations of having failed to protect US citizens, but instead having served the interests of transnational finance. As soon as he became President, Mr. Trump persistently cut his country's support for the jihadists and withdrew his men from the Greater Middle East. He must therefore be considered as one of the victors of this war, and could therefore logically avoid the US obligation to pay for war damage caused by the transnational companies implicated [9]. For him, it is now a question of reorienting the armed forces towards the defence of US territory, ending the whole imperial system, and developing the US economy.
For the last few months, the United States have been discreetly negotiating with the Taliban for the conditions of their withdrawal from Afghanistan. A first round of contact with ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad took place in Qatar. A second round has just begun in the United Arab Emirates. Apart from the two US and Taliban delegations, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan are also participating. A delegation from the Afghan government has also arrived, in the hope of joining in.
It has been seventeen years since the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Afghanistan, officially in retaliation for the attacks of 9/11. However, this war followed the 2001 negotiations in Berlin and Geneva. The invasion was not aimed at stabilising this country in order to exploit it economically, but to destroy any form of a state in order to control its exploitation. So far, this has worked, since every day the situation is worse than the day before.
Let's note that Afghanistan's misery began during the Carter presidency. National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzeziński, called on the Muslim Brotherhood and Israël to launch a campaign of terrorism against the Communist government [10]. Terrified, the government appealed to the Soviets to maintain order. The result was a fourteen-year war, followed by a civil war, and then followed by the Anglo-US invasion.
After forty years of uninterrupted destruction, President Trump states that US military presence is not the solution for Afghanistan, it's the problem.
General James Mattis promised to dissociate US armed forces from the jihadists, not to dislocate the alliance around the United States.
The place of the United States in today's world
By withdrawing half of the US troops legally stationed in Afghanistan and all of those illegally occupying Syria, President Trump is keeping one of his electoral promises. He still has to withdraw the 7,000 men and women who remain.
It is in this context that General Mattis asked a fundamental question in his letter of resignation [11]. He writes: « "One core belief I have always held is that our strength as a nation is inextricably linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensive system of alliances and partnerships. While the US remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies. Like you, I have said from the beginning that the armed forces of the United States should not be the policeman of the world. Instead, we must use all tools of American power to provide for the common defense, including providing effective leadership to our alliances. 29 democracies demonstrated that strength in their commitment to fighting alongside us following the 9-11 attack on America. The Defeat-ISIS coalition of 74 nations is further proof."
In other words, James Mattis does not contest the logic of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Syria, but what will probably follow – the dislocation of the alliances around the United States and finally, the possible dismantling of NATO. For the Secretary for Defense, the United States must reassure their allies by giving them the impression that they know what they are doing and that they are the strongest. It matters little whether this is true or not, the point is to maintain the cohesion between the allies, whatever the cost. However, for the President, there is a clear and present danger. The United States have already lost their first economic status to China, and now their first military place to Russia. It is necessary to cease being the one-eyed man leading the blind, but first to look after ones own.
In this affair, James Mattis is acting like a military man. He knows that a nation without allies is lost from the start. Donald Trump thinks like the CEO of a company. He must first clean up the deficient affiliates which are threatening to sink his enterprise.
Pete Kimberley
[1] Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Michael Gordon & Bernard Trainor, Atlantic Book, 2006.
[2] ISIS is US: The Shocking Truth Behind the Army of Terror, George Washington's Blog, Wayne Madsen, Webster Griffin Tarpley, Syrian Girl Partisan, Progressive Press, 2016.
[3] "International relations: the calm before the storm?", by Thierry Meyssan, Translation Pete Kimberley, Voltaire Network, 9 October 2018.
[4] "Why is the United States suddenly withdrawing from Syria?", by Valentin Vasilescu, Translation Anoosha Boralessa, Voltaire Network, 21 December 2018.
[5] "The Kurdistan projects", by Thierry Meyssan, Translation Pete Kimberley, Voltaire Network, 5 September 2016.
[6] "Bernard Kouchner enters Syria illegally", Translation Anoosha Boralessa, Voltaire Network, 14 December 2018.
[7] The Pentagon's New Map, Thomas P. M. Barnett, Putnam Publishing Group, 2004. "The US military project for the world", by Thierry Meyssan, Translation Pete Kimberley, Voltaire Network, 22 August 2017.
[8] "Vladimir Putin Address to the Russian Federal Assembly", by Vladimir Putin, Voltaire Network, 1 March 2018. "The new Russian nuclear arsenal restores world bipolarity", by Thierry Meyssan, Translation Pete Kimberley, Voltaire Network, 6 March 2018. « Les moyens russes de Défense hypersonique », par Valentin Vasilescu, Traduction Avic, Réseau Voltaire, 28 mai 2016.
[9] "Seize the transnational corporations to rebuild Syria?", by Thierry Meyssan, Translation Pete Kimberley, Voltaire Network, 14 August 2018.
[10] « Brzezinski : "Oui, la CIA est entrée en Afghanistan avant les Russes …" », par Zbigniew Brzeziński, Le Nouvel Observateur (France) , Réseau Voltaire, 15 janvier 1998. Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History, George Crile III, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003.
[11] "Resignation letter from James Mattis", by James Mattis, Voltaire Network, 20 December 2018.
If scenario described in the article happens I'd suggest something like full scale Russian invasion.
It means tanks army breakthrough, paratroopers, strategic bombers & ballistic missiles.
The output would be decisive Russian victory and Poroshenko and his generals captured, trialed as war criminals by Russian authorities and then sentenced to death.
Poroshenko hanging on rope like Saddam Hussein would be nice Christmas gift for Ukraine people.
Then it would be a good time for talking the issue with "dear Western partners" and in UN (it is Putin's – Lavrov's favourite activity BTW).
Because – believe me or not – the best way to prevent full scale nuclear WW3 is show dear "West partners" some military force. This is the only thing they understand. Talking is for pussies.
I bet every the last maid in Kremlin is busy reading your precious advises on cleaning toilets. They even take notes on toilet paper.
This "Cyber Berkut" is the official face of the cyber war waged by Russia against Ukraine. The name is inspired by the disbanded unit of the pro-Russian riot police troopers in Ukraine that lately joined Donbas terrorists.
https://cdni.rt.com/files/news/23/d8/d0/00/berkut.si.jpg
VeeNarian (Yerevan)
The real terrorists are the US/EU/NATO gangsters that started the war against the Donbass people in which 11,000+ people have died.
This time, it will not end for those US/EU/NATO gangsters who are caught in the Donbass.
"gangsters caught in the Donbass"? I this a title from the Monkeys Planet magazine?
Yes, the very same US/EU/NATO gangsters that are arming and training the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis militias to kill their own people in the Donbass. I hope that when caught, they will be treated appropriately as "illegal combatants" and war criminals by the Donbass Republics.
Fancy roasted and toasted bacon???
Carne João Pasta
Terrorists huh? FU dirt bag
Imperialist terrorists, worse than the islamic terrorists
Gatorr
Which you support
Integrity Initiative NGO, 95% funded by the UK Government, US State Department and Nato, so comes to mind.
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Do not wish my taxes to be used to fund the demonsation of Russia or the White Helmets.
White Helmet Funding
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Funny, how same crowd funds 'Integrity Initiative NGO'.
Everybody with half a brain knows that White Helmets = Al-Qaeda but that doesn't contradict what I said about the current article.
Inside The Temple Of Covert Propaganda: The Integrity Initiative & UK's Scandalous Information War… https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-25/inside-temple-covert-propaganda-integrity-initiative-uks-scandalous-information-war
Shalom Shlomo,
what is the weather in Tel Aviv?
Shalom shalom.
Provision of direct assistance and overseeing the development of strategic plans for the defense of Ukraine from external threats (Russia more than anything); – belieiving the spin of the 'Integrity Initiative NGO'.
Developing plans for land and naval offensive operations by the Ukrainian Navy and Armed Forces. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is allegedly obliged to take these plans into account; – compost fodder for the future cauldrons.
Controlling the process of re-equipping, re-arming and training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Creating a "new" Ukrainian army that will counter Russia in the possible upcoming war; = Funny, but, how many of the trainers were around when the Nato and Kiev Forces got left in the cauldrons and Donetsk airport. Lessons not learnt. That was when the DPR and LPR were mainly farmers and miners, with minimal training, but, were defending their land and people. Defensive Forces, are far stronger then offensive forces. Like the Kiev conscripts and Nazi Forces, they too, will have spent the last four years, experiencing professional training, by, superior instructors.
Ensuring the activities and management of the Information and Psychological Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is to be used in the possible escalation scenario; – Integrity Initiative NGO, which is getting lots of attention, but nought positive.
White Helmets, moved to Ukraine, no doubt with the fake Larry Diamond videos, whilst using whatever the numerous, US bio-chemical labs, provide locally, in order to blame Russia. Seriously needs an audit trail of their actions, prior to the incident, which no doubt the MSM will heavily report.
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Q: Circuit to light up an LED with a potentiometer I have a 10k potentiometer and an LED. I want a circuit to light up the LED only when the potentiometer is at one specific value. It can ramp up in brightness to that value, and then ramp down past it. It doesn't need to be very precise or narrow, just clearly brightest at one point that is not either extreme of the potentiometer. That's it. I could always make a window comparator, but I have to make several dozen of these so I would prefer not to use comparators and logic gates. Is there a simple way I could arrange a couple resistors and diodes to get the job done? Thanks!

A: Yes, it can be done. But you'll need several BJTs. Let's assume that you have a \$5\:\text{V}\$ power rail (you mentioned that figure in your prior question.) The following circuit can be used:

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
You will need to adjust \$R_1\$ and perhaps \$R_2\$ to get the peak brightness you want, while at the same time also getting the "not ON" result you want, as well. Those two resistors are key to working it out to what you need.
The basic idea is that there is about a 60% to 100% variation in the resistance of the combination \$R_4\$. \$R_5\$, and \$R_6\$ in the variable resistance box. This will vary from about \$2.13\:\text{k}\Omega\$ to about \$3.51\:\text{k}\Omega\$ (at center) and then back to the lower resistance, again, at the other end of travel.
We want the Darlington configuration of \$Q_1\$ and \$Q_2\$ to turn completely off when the variable resistance box is at \$2.13\:\text{k}\Omega\$ but also to turn completely on when the variable resistance box is at \$3.51\:\text{k}\Omega\$.
To achieve this, we need a current source that is relatively independent of the voltage rail (in this case, we assume about \$5\:\text{V}\$.) \$Q_3\$, \$R_2\$, and \$R_3\$ create this current source which is here set to about \$450\:\mu\text{A}\$.
That's about all there is. I'd probably leave \$R_1\$ alone and play with \$R_2\$ to get the desired result. If you can't get it just right with \$R_2\$ changes, then I'd consider either lowering or raising \$R_1\$ by a factor of 2 (roughly) and then go back and adjust \$R_2\$ to get the desired result. It's not terribly complicated and you should be able to get where you want to get with this. But do notice that you need two NPN and one PNP and a few other resistors to get there.
It's not a really well-managed circuit. Ambient temperature, for example, will have an impact. An increasing ambient temperature affects the \$V_\text{BE}\$ of all three BJTs by reducing their\$V_\text{BE}\$. This means the sum of the two \$V_\text{BE}\$ drops in the Darlington arrangement shrinks. If that change becomes large enough, it might mean that the LED doesn't fully turn off. But in compensation of this, \$Q_3\$'s \$V_\text{BE}\$ (also changed) will yield a smaller constant current, throwing the excess current overboard by way of its collector into ground, thereby lowing the base voltage at the Darlington arrangement, which might be sufficient to allow the circuit to continue as desired.
But this is for an LED. So I'm not going to make rocket science out of this and I believe it is sufficient to get about where you want to be.

A: If we connect two diodes with different forward voltages VF in parallel and supply this network by a current source, the current will flow through the diode with the lower VF. This trick is used in the circuit below to autocommutate LEDs with different VF, e.g. green (2.5 V) and red (1.5 V), with the purpose to indicate when the input voltage is below, equal and above the threshold.

The resistors R1 and R2 form a voltage divider. The ratio R2/(R1 + R2) determines (roughly) the voltage threshold; the sum R1 + R2 sets the current through LEDs. A base resistor can be inserted to decrease the sensitivity.
When the input voltage (at the potentiometer slider) is equal to the threshold voltage, both transistors are turned off. The string of two red LEDs in series (D1 and D2) with total VF = 3 V is connected in parallel to the green LED D3 with VF = 2.5 V. The current flows through +VCC -> R1 -> D3 -> R2 -> ground; so D3 is lit and D1,D2 are extinguished.
If the input voltage is below the threshold voltage, T2 is turned on thus shunting D2 and connecting D1 in parallel to D3. The current flows through +VCC -> R1 -> D1 -> T2 -> R2 -> ground; so D1 is lit and D2,D3 are extinguished.
If the input voltage is above the threshold voltage, T1 is turned on thus shunting D1 and connecting D2 in parallel to D3. Now the current flows through +VCC -> R1 -> T1 -> D2 -> R2 -> ground; so D2 is lit and D1,D3 are extinguished.
The voltage drop across and current through the D1-D3 network are relatively constant; only the current is steered between diodes.
See also a paper about this circuit solution.

A:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Figure 1. A crude but simple solution.
How it works:

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*R2 limits the LED current. Decrease the value to get more current.

*R1 biases Q1 on.

*R3 steals the bias from Q1 turning it off. At either end of the pot all the bias current is diverted from Q1 and it turns off. In the centre there is enough to turn Q1 on.

Figure 2. The results of a simulation as R3 is adjusted from min to max.

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"The UK now has the unique historic opportunity to stop the killing spree of Wahhabism-inspired terrorists by releasing the UK government's report on terrorism financing in the UK which, according to media reports, places Saudi Arabia at its center of culpability," the letter said. "The longer Saudi Arabia's complicity is hidden from sunlight, the longer terrorism will continue. They must be stopped; but who will stop them? We submit that you are uniquely situated to shine the cleansing light of public consciousness."
"We respectfully urge you to release the report now, finished or unfinished. We ask you to consider all the victims of state-sponsored, Saudi-financed terrorism, their families and their survivors in the UK and all over the world," it added. Last week, British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the report would not be made public, citing privacy and national security reasons. However, Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas has suggested that the refusal to publish the report is due to Britain's reluctance to criticize its long-time Arab ally.
The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City left some 3,000 people dead in 2001, also causing about $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. Of the 19 hijackers who allegedly carried out the 9/11 attacks, 15 were Saudi nationals and available evidence suggests some of them were linked to high-ranking Saudi officials.Yet, many experts have raised questions about the official account. They believe that rogue elements within the US government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks in order to accelerate the US war machine and advance the Zionist agenda on the pretext of the so-called war on terror.
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Alosi, Benedetta and Bonanno, Giuseppe and Costanzo, Carlo and Femmino', Nunzio (2018) Open Science for a shared and collaborative knowledge. In: The Five years of MJCP. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology (6, S1). University of Messina, Messina, pp. 76-91. ISBN ISSN 2282-1619
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The conventional model of "Scholarly communication", based on the publication in "tall access" journals and by preference in high-Impact Factor journals, has distorted over time, if not betrayed, its original vocation, that is to "communicate" science. The year 1665 is often cited, being the year of birth of the Journal des Sçavans in France and of Philosophical Transactions in England, published by Henry Oldenburg to present advances in scientific research to members of the Royal Society. It is the founding date of the first scientific journals and marks the starting point of the privileged circuit for sharing scientific knowledge and encouraging the so-called "Great Conversation" of science. This debate among scientists should be the true essence and the raison d'être of Scholarly Communication. Since then, unfortunately, academic publishing has turned into a real business, "the most profitable obsolete technology in history", dominated by the "Big Five", a cartel of the five publishing groups (Reed Elsevier, Wiley- Blackwell, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage) which rank in the highest positions in the international scientific publishing market, both in terms of profit margins (38% of Reed Elsevier's net profit), and the number of articles published every year, with a price spiral in subscription costs that peaked at 402% for the period 1986-2011. Economic barriers are only one of the obstacles that restrict access to research findings. Paradoxically, although huge economic investments are made by the institutions to enable the academic community to do research, much of the scientific literature is actually inaccessible. Jon Tennant remarks: "we spend 1/3 of the total global research budget (£59/175bn) in publishing and communicating results that 99% of people cannot access".
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Sukkot and Impermanence
by Jeremy Rosen
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org.
In discussing the festival of Sukkot, the Talmud gives all the various possible explanations for the origin and purpose of a Sukkah. Its final idea is that of impermanence. "Leave your permanent home, and live in a temporary home." In many ways, impermanence is in our genes: Our wandering forebears. Our movable Tabernacle. Exile. Return. Impermanence really resonates with us.
We humans are indeed transient. We live our lives in constant tension between permanence and impermanence. We can be snuffed out in a flash. We are specks on the timeline of life. We are driven by a desire for life and the struggle to avoid death. There are wars, persecution, political change and upheaval, as well as illness, plagues, and natural disasters. Life is a struggle. We struggle to work, to live, to love. As a result, many of us feel insecure, depressed, and stressed.
We need certainties — to know where we stand, where we live and where we work, what country we are citizens of, what party, what religion, what sect within a religion. We yearn for permanence. Resolution. To know how the world works and the reason for everything. We need to feel we belong. We need to feel comfortable, secure, loved, wanted, admired, and respected. We pay fortunes to psychiatrists, therapists, gurus, coaches, and rabbis to give us the easy answers. And we take drugs, alcohol, and pills. Anything to help us cope and ease the pain. But there are very few certainties in life "except death and taxes" as Benjamin Franklin is supposed to have said.
Once upon a time, we knew what our positions were in hierarchies — in states, classes, in religions, in nations. We lived in a world where these defined most of us. A few people in each generation were able to move up and rise. Most stayed put. In a world of constant conquest and change, we have always been at the mercy of forces beyond our control. But now, we seem to want to control everything, everyone, every space, and every argument. We want to have everything: money, power, freedom to do as we please. Not to be challenged or offended.
We have indeed advanced dramatically, combating poverty and disease. The latest figure just published in The Wall Street Journal is that extreme poverty is now down to 10% (but that's still too much).
In Western countries, we have so much more than we used to. But that does not seem to bring much happiness or contentment. Look how angry and hypersensitive so many people have become, despite all the social welfare, safety nets, and preferences that never existed 70 years ago. Look how fractious identity politics has become, how aggressive the pressure groups. We have become neurotic when things don't happen just the way we want them to. Yet, for all that, I'd rather live in a world of uncertainty and choice than have dictators or ideological fanatics tell me what to do.
No system is perfect or permanent. Each has aspects that are positive. The one common feature of our present world is Capisolism (my invented word) — the need for capital expansion and growth to fund the basic social needs of the poorest and the weakest. But that in itself is a variable. China has a command economy. It can do things better and faster, precisely because it can trample on individual wishes. America, on the other hand, values individual liberties and freedoms. But such liberties cause conflict, fragmentation, delays, and compromises. Both suffer from corruption.
To adapt Orwell, all states cause harm. Some states cause much more harm than others. Despite Fukuyama's unfortunate title The End of History, there is no end. It cannot end, because humans are constantly changing. There is no final, no perfect state. Only constant fluidity and cycles. Rises and falls. Situations that seem desperate one moment become successful and peaceful the next. War turns to peace and peace to war. My liberalism is predicated on hearing other views, examining other ideas, and listening respectfully to other views.
I embrace impermanence because that has been my life. I know many who have had it far worse — far more tragic and unstable than I. But I have never had a permanent home, a permanent country, or a permanent job. I have always been wandering in the desert and finding my shade where I can. I have always been aware of people who hate me for who I am and what I am. Even personal life has had its impermanence, its ups and downs, good moments and bad ones. I do not expect perfection or resolution. I only know I have to try cope. I am fortunate to be a very happy fellow.
This impermanence, I suggest, is why the Torah gives us no ideal political or even social system, or a perfect example of how to run societies. Because there is no perfect solution. Different circumstances call for different responses. We cannot control the world or societies. All we can do is our best. The Torah constantly reminds us of the need to behave, to think, to bring spiritual ideas to mind, to enrich our lives, while at the same time reminding us that we have the freedom and choice to make crucial decisions. (Even if, as Moses predicted, many of us will get it wrong, and disappear from our people and merge with others.)
Sukkot is the festival of impermanence — throughout history, and now. How many will come and sit with us? How many will simply not be there? Sukkot reminds us that impermanence can be good. Perhaps not all the time. No one wants an impermanent marriage or impermanent children. But impermanence can be good and necessary too, if it helps us appreciate what we have and determine to preserve it.
In Manhattan, having a Sukkah in one's home or apartment block is almost impossible (though some succeed). Meanwhile, there is nowhere easier to have a Sukkah, more available, more convenient, and widespread than in Israel. That, too, is part of our impermanence. That we always have in the backs of our minds on our festivals that we ought to think of where we came from and might want to go back to.
"The world runs according to its own rules," says the Talmud. We humans need our rules, too. But if rules for human behavior have remained more or less constant, societies have always been unpredictable. Pendulums swing, and as Harold Wilson said, "A week in politics is a very long time." People and states rise and fall. But the Sukkah has survived them all.
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen received his rabbinic ordination from Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He has worked in the rabbinate, Jewish education, and academia for more than 40 years in Europe and the US. He currently lives in the USA, where he writes, teaches, lectures, and serves as rabbi of a small community in New York.
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'Self-reliance' for refugees? Badly handled it can make matters worse | Evan Easton-Calabria
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This article by Evan Easton-Calabria (Researcher, Refugee Studies Centre) was originally published on The Conversation under Creative Commons licence. Read the original article>>
Policymakers and aid agencies in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly encouraging initiatives that help refugee communities become "self-reliant". The aim is for refugees to find or create work so that they can survive independently without external humanitarian assistance.
The focus on self-reliance has increased as more refugees have been displaced long-term (known as "protracted displacement") and because donor budgets for non-emergency situations have decreased. As a result, refugees are expected to become economically self-reliant, and thus minimise the "burden" on the international community.
But following years of work and research with refugees in sub-Saharan Africa, my colleague Naohiko Omata and I argue that, in reality, this system doesn't always work. Instead, the promotion of self-reliance can result in unintended and undesirable consequences for refugees.
This is in part because refugee self-reliance is commonly equated with reduced assistance. The logic here is that refugees will either be incentivised to become self-reliant or are already able to survive without external assistance.
But often they cannot. Like people everywhere, refugees aren't all the same –- they have varying education levels, socioeconomic statuses, and skills. Many have young children and dependants; some have disabilities which prevent them from working. However, these differences are often not taken into account. Instead, it is generally expected that everyone has the ability to become self-reliant.
Critically, many refugees around the world face restrictions on the right to work and freedom of movement in their host country. Even in countries where refugees have the right to work, like in Uganda and Kenya, high unemployment rates mean job prospects are grim.
Long-term displacement
In 2016 the UN's New York Declaration laid out a vision for a more comprehensive response to refugee and migrant crises. One of the pillars of the framework was to "build self-reliance of refugees".
It's not a new strategy. My historical research found that the same main strategies used to foster self-reliance today – like microfinance loans, livelihoods training, subsistence farming, public works projects, and employment-matching schemes – have been used since the 1920s, when the League of Nations began helping refugees.
My research also found that in the past self-reliance was seen as requiring more not less support for refugees. Today, however, self-reliance strategies often mean that refugees get less assistance because it's assumed that they will earn an income and therefore be able to fend for themselves.
This is appealing to governments and institutions who seek to reduce the financial burden of long-standing refugee situations.
As a result refugees suffer. In some cities, refugees become members of the urban poor. In Kampala, Uganda, for example refugees struggle to access markets for their goods and services. Without additional assistance, they may make enough to "survive" but this does not mean they have enough food or that their children go to school.
When material assistance decreases (or is largely not provided, as is the case for urban refugees) refugees that can't survive alone must rely on fellow refugees who are often similarly impoverished.
Refugees therefore often fare better straight after displacement when they still have savings and prior social networks to help with housing, loans, and other support. These generally wane over time and refugees struggle more in later months and years. Paradoxically, this is when humanitarian agencies want them to use their assets and networks to become self-reliant.
Despite these issues, the value of self-reliance for refugees shouldn't be dismissed.
Practitioners, policymakers, and scholars alike are trying to find ways to genuinely promote refugees' self-reliance. Programmes which strengthen refugees' ability to meet essential needs with sustainability and dignity are needed. Focusing on fostering self-reliance immediately after displacement – while still offering refugees aid – may be one successful approach.
Importantly, the focus of refugee self-reliance should move beyond markets. Employment should be just one of many markers of independence.
Measurement tools should be created to ensure that assistance isn't reduced before refugees are ready.
Refugees must be involved in policy making and other decision-making processes. This would mean they could be treated as actors and not just beneficiaries of aid.
It is also imperative for humanitarian, development, and political actors to address systemic issues – like barriers to work or a lack of legal representation.
If refugee self-reliance programs are to live up to their name, it is also important to base support on refugees' own strategies and understandings of a self-reliant life. Crucially, it should not be assumed that reducing assistance means refugees have the ability to lead independent and dignified lives in its absence.
Author: Evan Easton-Calabria, Researcher, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
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How Europe can reform its migration policy: the importance of being sustainable | Alexander Betts
The EU's commitment to combatting violence against women: rhetoric or reality? | Catherine Briddick
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I haven't watched the series and don't intend to — I wonder if the 144,000 somehow ties in with the figures in Revelation 7 and 14. But yeah, "small town" — I don't think so.
Writers who live in cities often expose their lack of perspective via numbers like this. Another one is when they describe vast patches of land and call it five or six acres. In a men's adventure book I'm reading, the protagonist comes upon a large lake of that size. My yard is five acres, and there's definitely no room for water skiing on it.
Yes, but the writers just know these things. They're things that they don't think they have to look up. And the layers and layers of editors and fact checkers are all twenty-two years old and share the writers' experiences, so they don't know what the writer does not know.
In many cases, I would suspect. I'm generalizing hastily.
I'd give that generalization a better than even chance of accuracy.


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Keep in mind that vinegar will strip of the wax on your gel coat.
But seriously, anything that is stripping off mineral deposits is going to remove wax.
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I then switched to Hot Sauce and it works the best.
I have done, and do use the 50/50 distilled white vinegar and distilled water method at the end of the year. This does remove a lot of water spots, also I spray it in all my carpeted areas before storage as it prevents mildew, and spiders.
I prefer to use Hot Sauce after every outing because it will keep all the larger hard spots off the boat. I do not like to use the 50/50 method too often because 1 it really stinks to high hell, 2 I have to wax the boat after, 3 because it burns like hell when it gets in your eyes.
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Student dancers share their experiences and why dancing is important to them
Student dancers share their experiences and why dancing is important to them. Senior Morgan Johnson, freshmen Caitlin Kerrigan and Alexander Kirkland give their stories about how dance impacted their lives.
Freshman glides to nationals
Elizabeth Harminson, Media Editor
With butterflies in his stomach, freshman Alexander Kirkland stands with his team preparing to glide out onto the ice to begin their routine. The ice glistens before him and Kirkland has mixed feelings of apprehension and anticipation. His team sails in complete synchronization and strikes their beginning poses.
Kirkland started ice-skating in 2008 when he was seven- years- old. "My mom was an ice skater so I tried it out and liked it," Kirkland said. Since then, Kirkland has spent countless hours on the ice refining his skills.
Kirkland competes for the Chesapeake Sailors synchronized skating team with 12 other skaters. His team recently performed in the eastern sectional competition in Richmond, Virginia, placing in third and earning a spot in the national competition. The theme of their performance is iconic songs from NBC's hit show "Saturday Night Live."
Synchronized skating, or "synchro", is a form of competitive, team figure skating. According to the US Figure Skating website, each team consists of between 8-20 ice skaters who perform a program consisting of various formations and step sequences.
Kirkland enjoys synchronized skating the most, because "you're with a team of people and you have to do moves you wouldn't normally do skating by yourself," Kirkland said. Skating gives him an opportunity to feel free and a sense of joy. "The best part of skating is the ability to go so fast on a certain surface, and it's just fun," Kirkland said.
Since nationals are coming up, Kirkland and his team will have an all-day practice in preparation for nationals at their skating rink in Reisterstown.
Nationals are on Feb. 23, and take place Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is the first time that they are going to nationals since 2013, where they placed 12, and they hope to impress the judges with their imaginative routine. Kirkland spends roughly two hours a week on the ice working with his team to prepare for nationals.
Elizabeth Harmison is a Media Editor for the Patriot and jcpatriot.com.
Non-competitive dance provides comfort
Kishan Patel, Online Chief
10 a.m. on a Saturday morning, mentally drained, senior Morgan Johnson bawls her eyes out in the midst of embarrassment. Standing in front of three fellow dancers, her dance instructor forces Johnson to Fouetté turn for the first time. Fearful of judgement, Johnson wishes she never danced competitively.
"It was when I realized dancing [competitively] became an issue for my [mental] health," Johnson said. Two years later, she quit dancing competitively due to the stress.
Johnson first learned to dance when she was two years old. Initially watching older dancers, she found a passion in the ballet, modern, and jazz styles. For 13 years, Johnson dedicated her life to dance and, eventually, competitive dancing.
"I stopped because the studio I practiced at closed down and I needed to focus on school," Johnson said. "It was just stressful and caused anxiety."
However, not everything about competitive dance was bad to Johnson. "I miss being in the dance world and all the costumes and make up," she said.
Through experiences, dancing has made a major impact on Johnson's life. Dance taught her how to be tough and deal with stress.
Even though she quit dancing, Johnson still enjoys dancing in her room. According to Johnson, competitive dancing and having people judge her was too much for her mentally, and she couldn't handle the anxiety.
"I love to dance, I just didn't like being judged by other people," Johnson said. "I don't think dancing was for me because I don't like other people watching me."
Johnson loves to dance because of the chance she has to express herself. According to Johnson, dancing is a fun way to lose weight, feel yourself, and feel your freedom.
Though Johnson doesn't plan on dancing competitively, she will continue to do freestyle. She expresses herself through random moves to songs in her bedroom on random days of the week for fun.
"It [dancing] feels very nice now, I feel better," Johnson said. "Dancing for fun gives me a chance to express myself in a way that's not verbal, I love it."
Kishan Patel is the Online Chief for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.
Freshman dances to discover herself
Adriana Guidi and Nick Miller
Freshman Caitlin Kerrigan has learned a lot from dance and uses the art form as a way to discover herself and to explore her feelings. She says that dance turned her into the person she is today. "I think it defines people who struggle. It escapes a lot of feelings, and gets your mind off things," she said.
Kerrigan is in the most advanced level at her dance studio, The Rage Box Contemporary Dance Center, in Forest Hill.She has practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays which adds up to about 18 hours a week.
She started dancing as a child. "I wasn't good at any other sport, so dance was something that I was leaning towards," Kerrigan said.
"Usually we walk in and warm up, then we do some stuff across the floor and work on technique, maybe we will do a combination, and then we work on our dance," she said.
Her favorite style of dance is lyrical. "Lyrical is toned down, and more intense. There's more of a feeling or a scene behind it, and there's more of a purpose," Kerrigan said. She will be performing in a lyrical piece titled "Wolves" as well as other dances at every performance that her dance company performs in.
Through dance, Kerrigan has bonded with people who enjoy expressing themselves in similar ways. "I've formed lots of friendships, and it was just a good experience because you learn from others too," Kerrigan said.
Her favorite memories have been on stage. "It feels good sharing your talent with everyone, and just being up there. And I enjoy it, it's a positive experience," Kerrigan said. "Just performing and being on stage at competition [is positive]. I enjoy being with everyone and the experience."
Kerrigan's journey has been a journey of self-discovery and self-love. "It's definitely made me find myself and be happier. When you're sad you can just dance it out, and it all works," Kerrigan said.
"It's a different way of letting things go. It changes your perspective, and you find out a lot about yourself in dance," Kerrigan said.
Adriana Guidi and Nick Miller are Entertainment Editors for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.
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It seems the World is steadily going natural botanicals, while applying some clinical rigour alongside a little gentle tree hugging. How better, ultimately, than to combine the process and distribution of Big Pharma with a recognition that plants are the basis of almost all the medicines in widespread use today? Nature has some blood pressure lowering plants, such as hibiscus, which acts as a diuretic to draw sodium from the bloodstream and so decrease pressure on the arterial wall. Another plant, but from the garlic family, is turmeric (curcuminoids) which has been used to treat a variety of internal disorders for millennia, from skin infections and colds, through internally to treat liver complaints. Both CancerResearchUk and the University of Maryland have some promising study results that curcumin may help treat cancers, and also ulcerative colitis, respectively. As ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease of the digestive tract (where 2/3rds of biopsies are performed) that may make it a welcome addition to the natural remedy arsenal.


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Called by the expression evaluator when a visualized expression's children are being expanded, the value is being set, or the underlying string is being obtained. If the visualizer addin wants complete control of the expression it should return false. It will then receive calls to GetChildren, GetItems, SetValueAsString, and GetUnderlyingString. If the visualizer addin wants to defer these operations to the expression evaluator, it should return true. It must also give the expression evaluator back the instance of DkmEvaluationResult that came from the EE via one of the IDkmCustomVisualizerCallback methods. Note that the addin MUST have obtained the default DkmEvaluationResult from the EE if it wants the EE to control the object. Returning true from this method is primarily used by visualizer addins that just adjust something small such as the view of a value but do not want to modify expansion or setting values.


Today I have another fun card showing off some of the AWESOME new goodies in the Simon Says Stamp This is The Life release! I am having SO much fun with these stamps and dies!
For this card, I used the Life's Journey stamp set along with the super cute Frozen Treats die set. I colored the popsicles with Spectrum Noir markers, coated them with glossy accents, and then glittered them for a super fun look! You can find a complete list of the supplies in the links at the bottom of this post. But mostly... just know this: GLITTER!!! It was fun. For reals, though. It was super tons of FUN!
I actually created the patterned paper by stamping the grid pattern in kraft ink on white cardstock. I kind of love that lots. For reals, though. Lots. But not quite as much as glitter. Because. GLITTER!!!
Sooooo.... if you haven't checked out the release yet, you probably should, because, dude, it rocks.
wow this is awesome.. love those ice creams and stars.. fun release..
super fun card. love it!
ACK! Adorable card! Those yummy popsicles look good enough to eat!
Oh, WOW! Simply, awesome and stunning card!!! Love!


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Die evangelisch-lutherische Martin-Luther-Kirche in Moordorf, einem Ortsteil der Gemeinde Südbrookmerland im zentralen Ostfriesland wurde Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts im neuromanischen Stil erbaut.

Geschichte

Die Moorkolonie Moordorf entstand infolge des Urbarmachungsedikts König Friedrich II., in dessen Herrschaft Ostfriesland 1744 übergegangen war. Im Jahre 1767 ließen sich die ersten Siedler in dem Ort nieder. Sie waren der Kirchengemeinde Victorbur angegliedert, was dort auf erheblichen Widerspruch traf. Die Einwohner von Moordorf galten als arm und die Victorburer fürchteten einen Kollaps der Armenkasse, so dass sich die Beschwerden über diesen Zustand häuften.

Im Jahre 1776 wurde auf den Ländereien der neu eingerichteten Schule in Moordorf ein eigener Friedhof angelegt. Die Gemeinde Moordorf blieb Filiale der Victorburer Kirchengemeinde, bis das Landeskonsistorium sie im Jahre 1886 zu einer selbständigen evangelisch-lutherischen Kirchengemeinde erklärte. Daraufhin begannen Planungen für den Bau einer Kirche, der durch ein großzügiges Gnadengeschenk des Kaisers in Höhe von 18.000 Mark gesichert war. Damit war fast die Hälfte der Baukosten abgedeckt. Anschließend errichteten örtliche Handwerksbetriebe die Kirche nach einem Entwurf der preußischen Bauabteilung in Berlin. Am 19. November 1893 weihte die Gemeinde das Gotteshaus schließlich ein. Die Kirche hatte zunächst keinen Turm, sondern einen Dachreiter mit Glocke. Der Altar ist ein Geschenk der Grafen von Wedel aus Leer.

An der Kirche befindet sich seit 1895 der neue Friedhof. Im Jahre 1908 wurde der Turm angebaut.

1978 bis 1980 erfolgte eine grundlegende Renovierung der Inneneinrichtung der Kirche. Dabei ließ die Gemeinde die bei früheren Renovierungen übermalte Ornamentik an den Innenwänden von Kirchenschiff und Chorraum sowie die Ausschmückung durch Spruchbänder in ursprünglicher Gestalt und Farbigkeit wiederherstellen. Außerdem wurden die im Laufe der Jahrzehnte mehrfach erfolgten Anstriche aller Holzteile, inzwischen stark nachgedunkelt, abgetragen und damit ein heller warmer Holzton gewonnen. Im Zuge der Renovierung wurden alle Dächer neu mit Schiefer eingedeckt und die Fenster neu verglast. Erhalten blieben lediglich die drei bunten Fenster im Chorraum. An der Nordseite des Chores entstand ein neuer Sakristeiraum und der Ziegelfußboden wurde durch einen Holzfußboden ersetzt. Der Innenraum erhielt drei neue Leuchter, während die alten Kronleuchter auf der Orgelempore und im Kirchenvorraum angebracht wurden. Im Jahr 2005 wurde ihr der Name Martin-Luther-Kirche verliehen.

Die Kirchengemeinde hat 4.980 Mitglieder (Stand: 2011). Damit sind drei Viertel der Moordorfer evangelisch-lutherischer Konfession. Die Gemeinde ist in zwei Pfarrbezirke unterteilt, die jeweils mit einer vollen Pfarrstelle besetzt sind.

Orgel

Von der Orgel, die 1895 von Johann Diepenbrock aus Norden gebaut wurde, sind noch das Gehäuse und zwei von insgesamt sieben Registern original. Die Firma Alfred Führer renovierte 1976 das Instrument von Grund auf.

Siehe auch
 Liste der historischen Kirchen in Ostfriesland

Weblinks

 Internetauftritt der Kirchengemeinde
 Ev.-luth. Kirchenkreis Aurich: Moordorf
 Ingrid Hennings (Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft): Moordorf (PDF-Datei; 95 kB)
 Jürgen Hoogstraat Ortschronisten der Ostfriesischen Landschaft: Victorbur, Gemeinde Südbrookmerland, Landkreis Aurich (PDF-Datei; 45 kB)
 Genealogie-Forum: Moordorf

Einzelnachweise

Moordorf, Martin-Luther
Martin-Luther-Kirche
Erbaut in den 1890er Jahren
Backsteinbauwerk des Historismus
Neuromanisches Bauwerk in Niedersachsen
Kirchengebäude des Kirchenkreises Aurich
Neuromanisches Kirchengebäude
Kirchengebäude in Südbrookmerland
Moordorf

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Last Cab to Darwin
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Phyllobrissus is een geslacht van uitgestorven zee-egels uit de familie Nucleolitidae. Vertegenwoordigers van dit geslacht zijn slechts als fossiel bekend.

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Review: Universe Multi Palette (Etude House) – Oh My Stellar!
I don't review Etude House products very often on my blog, mostly because I find their brand a bit of a hit-or-miss. Some things work really well for me and others leave me rather disappointed. One thing that I have to say though, is that they're really great at the packaging game and so all of their limited edition collections and special releases are something to anticipate. I was really excited when I went into a store in Seoul and, not only did I get to check out the collection, but they were also having a sale where the whole Universe Holiday Collection was on sale! Of course, I wanted to grab everything but, in lieu of going totally crazy, I got one of the palettes (which I was already eying) and two of the lipsticks (which I'll talk about at a later date).
The following is called the Multi Palette and contains six shadows (both matte and glitters) and a highlighter. It comes in two different collections – Pinky Galaxy (cool toned) and Golden Galaxy (warm toned). As most people are aware, I usually gravitate heavily towards the more cool toned palettes and I did check it out first, but I ended up getting Golden Galaxy instead because the colours seemed to swatch more pigmented and creamy.
From my previous experience, Etude House eyeshadows can also be a hit-or-miss. Some of them are pretty decent! In fact, there used to be this one pink single shadow from them that I used daily and stocked up on too. However, their formulas seem to lack consistency and so there are some shadows that are really lacking in pigmentation (and by that, I mean that I have some pans where I can't even pick up any colour).
So, let me talk about this product in depth and give you my thoughts of every individual shade.
So the palette comes in a purple box that fully shows off the beautiful galaxy design of the palette. It's really nicely designed – ornate and girly (which makes sense since Etude House is generally targeted to a younger female audience) and is a perfect product as their holiday collection! I think that this would look really great as a gift and, personally, I'd be pretty excited by it. I think that I would prefer if they did a standard box without the window though. I'm very pedantic about keeping my products clean and without scratches, so I'd hate if I bought something that wasn't in pristine condition.
The actual palette is pretty small, around the size of my hand, but this is generally to be expected of Korean eyeshadow palettes. They're well priced, much more affordable than Western palettes, but are so much smaller. That being said, that also means that they're good for carrying in bags for touch ups during the day – which I couldn't imagine doing with my Naked palette.
This product has a round shape, most likely to tie in with the galaxy concept, and has a really pretty black and pastel design. The accent glitters on the front also look really great and, although the case seems a bit cheap – being a gloss plastic – it still looks pretty good! Overall, Etude House really wins with packaging anyway.
The palette opens up with a full sized mirror! This is always great with eyeshadows, especially if I take them on the go, because I can't work with those tiny mirrors. I also like that it's really simple and that there's no design obstructing my view. Of course, the mirror is clean and crisp – it just looks faded in the photo there before I hadn't ripped the plastic off of it yet. The mirror opens up to a full 180 degrees, which gives you a lot of flexibility in using the palette too. I really hate them they don't open up properly.
The eyeshadow pans are workable, but they're pretty small. They're arranged with the two matte, base colours on the outer edge and the shimmers inside. There is a larger pan of the highlighting shade, which makes it a lot easier to work with. I also really like the small design details on this too – the stars on the plastic insert and the planet print on the highlighter pan looks great.
So here's the shades that it comes in and my brief thoughts on them! Below, I also have swatches of the products. It's important to note that these are finger swatches with no primer beneath, but my thoughts are based on how they applied on my eyes.
Gold Planet (Highlighter) – This is a subtle highlight shade that is a champagne colour; it is soft and not too golden. It is a highlighter shade but I actually use it on my eyes more because I prefer a stronger highlight. This would be more suited for someone who is after something understated.
York town – A really beautiful rose gold colour, this is definitely a stand out colour in this palette. I actually picked up this palette because I was interested in this colour. The lack of pigmentation with this is actually quite disappointing but it does give a very pretty, feminine wash of rose gold when used with a glitter glue (a normal primer isn't sticky enough).
Gravity – Out of the two matte shades, I prefer to use this one as my base. It has enough pigmentation to give my eyes a little bit of depth and it blends out smoothly and quickly. This is a really simple shade to use and, if you're only using this palette, I would definitely recommend this one as a base or even a contour shade.
Jupiter – As you can see from my photo, this colour doesn't show up in swatches at all. It basically matches my skin tone so I use it to blend out any edges that I might have trouble blending. It's not a very useful colour but, at least, it's a nice neutral base.
Mars – I love this colour! It's creamier than the others and has a deep, metallic shimmer shade that makes for a great everyday look. It blends out easily and you can build up the pigmentation – no worries that going in too heavy handed with this. I use it every time I use this palette to deepen the outer corners of my eyes.
Lonely Pluto – This one is a dark brown-black with golden glitters in it and, truth be told, it's horrible. The base shade is patchy and doesn't blend out as smoothly as I would need a dark colour to. It's hard to work with and I wouldn't use it for that reason.
Sunlight – This is a pretty gold glitter, but it applies more like a topper than anything – the base colour isn't noticeable. With a primer and a good dense brush, you can get a nice all over application but it doesn't apply well with fluffy brushes or alone.
Overall, I really do love the packaging but the product leaves much to be desired. The glitters are subtle and sheer, requiring a primer (or glitter glue) just for it to show up properly, but the colours are pretty. It's important to keep in mind that a lot of Etude House eyeshadows tend to be more sheer and lightly buildable because of the Korean trends – their eye make up leans more towards lighter and more natural looks, so their formulations reflect this. My main concern is when products don't blend or pick up properly.
If you're a fan of Korean eye make up then I think that you'd like this palette – if not only for the collectable nature of the limited edition package! If you're more into bold eyes though, it might not be very suited for your style.
I'll still use it but I don't think that I would reach for it often. I would rather pay more for better formulated products that I don't need to work so hard to make work.
Personally, I won't be recommending it. I think that there are better products and formulas out there; I would rather pay more for a better quality shadow palette. However, I know that there will be people (like me) who may buy this just for the packaging, or may like this sort of formulation, so I won't fully condemn it.
I got mine at Etude House in Seoul, so the best place to find it would probably be the Etude House website! At the moment, I don't know any other online stores selling it but please leave a comment below if you know of any and I'll update this!


I returned Back to Koriyama City today. The route was R4. Since Fukushima City lied in the basin, there was a long lasting ascend pedaling out of southern area of Fukushima City. GPS logged map was shown below.
I stopped for some rest at the Road Station "Adachi", which was located in Adachi area of Nihonmatsu City. The first picture explains the "Adachi", and the second picture shows special shop for traditional Japanese paper from Nihonmatsu City.
Just after entering Koriyama City, where the R4 was divided to main and bypass, rear tire of my bike became flat. I moved to under a tree and changed the flat tube to spare tube, pumped the air, checked the pressure, and restarted. Today, I stayed again at Gekkou Onsen Kurheim the same as August 20. This lodge was reliable and reasonable for bike tourists as a relay stay.


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DARREN BULLOCK: THE FANS WERE OUR 12TH MAN
Eleanor Haigh
Town midfielder grateful for fans support
- Darren Bullock reflects on 1995 Play-Off Semi-Final vs Brentford
- Town midfielder on repaying fans for their support
- Interview first seen in Town's match day programme, The Terrier
Former Huddersfield Town midfielder Darren Bullock looks back on THAT famous night against Brentford at Griffin Park in the 1995 Division Two Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg.
Bully was part of Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town side that faced Brentford over two legs before defeating Bristol Rovers in the Final at Wembley to achieve promotion to Division One.
The sides were level ahead of the game at Griffin Park, following a 1-1 draw at the McAlpine Stadium in the first leg.
"A lot of people would have thought at the time that we were down and dejected. But we weren't. We were very confident we could go down there and get a result," admitted Darren.
"The manager at the time Neil Warnock drilled into us that we could beat anybody on our day."
The game didn't get off to the ideal start for Town. Nicky Forster put the Bees ahead early in the first half from the spot, but Darren insists the goal didn't put the Terriers on the back foot.
"Obviously they scored the penalty, Franny (Steve Francis) was unlucky, he got a hand to it. After that, we were still confident.
"We had not just 11 players on the pitch, we had 14/15 squad players too. We all knew we could do it, not one of us dropped our heads. We were confident we would get back into the game."
Forward Andy Booth was the Club's top scorer that season, with perhaps one of his more important of the campaign getting Town back into the game on 30 minutes. However, Bully admits the team still had a lot of work to do.
"It was great to get back in it, but we still had a job to do. There was still a lot of twists and turns left in that game but obviously it went to extra time and then penalties, and we went from there.
"I can only speak for myself, but I was pretty confident, I wasn't nervous at all. You just get on with the job, you don't get time to over think, you just have to get the job done."
With the score 1-1 on the night after extra time and 2-2 on aggregate, the tie went to penalties. With a place in the Play-Off Final at stake, the former Town midfielder acknowledges not everything went to plan during the shoot-out!
"We practiced in the week. Neil obviously said we need to practice penalties because it could go there. The likes of myself, Dux (Lee Duxbury), Ronnie (Jepson) stepped up, Andy Booth was a coward, he didn't want to know!
"The funny thing about it is, I was originally down to take the fourth penalty and Lee Duxbury was down to take the fifth – and we got it mixed up!
What did go to plan was the spot-kick itself. Bully stepped up to covert the all-important penalty, sending the Town fans into raptures; a moment he remembers fondly.
"I was fine until the third penalty we took and then I started pacing on my own. When they missed before me, I knew we couldn't lose it if I missed too.
"I just walked up to the ball, picked it up, put it on the spot, didn't even look at the keeper, turned around, ran up and smacked it as hard as I could!
"The emotions after were more relief for the fans. The support we had that season was fantastic, I don't think I've ever played in-front of more passionate supporters.
"They were unreal that night. It was crazy, they were our 12th man. I can't speak highly enough of Huddersfield Town supporters, they're fantastic. I just tried to repay them in the best way I could."
This exclusive interview was first seen in Town's match day programme 'The Terrier'.
Darren Bullock


Predicting products...know the 4 general decomposition reactions we discussed...solubility rules & standard reduction potentials will be available if needed.
We then took a quiz on predicting single displacement reactions using standard reduction potentials and went over the answers afterward. Students wrapped up the period by starting a POGIL activity "Relative Mass & the Mole" as a lead-in to our next unit.