Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was acquitted today of the latest round of trumped up criminal charges against him. Our evil garbage collector parading as Attorney General @#$% Weinstein yemach shmo will surely follow up these charges with another slew of charges until he ends Avigdor's career. Here is Avigdor davening at the Kotel thanking HaShem for his yeshu'ot and nechamot. I can't bring myself to attach Weinstein's name yemach shmo to his holy first name which just by attaching himself to that name, he besmirches the holy character of that name. But until the next slew of persecutions from the Left, Avigdor is back. In many positive ways, his relationship with Bibi is kenegdo. Bibi speaks with forked tongue for good and for ill. He is hated by Obama and Sarkozy. But his word is mud with the straight arrows on the Right too. His word simply can't be trusted as a signal for what he truly believes. Avigdor speaks what he believes, and he does not check the weather vein to see if the world will approve of what he has to say. He is the most breathtakingly honest Diplomat in modern Jewish history. How a man who means what he says and says what he means can have such a positive working relationship with Bibi defies explanation. But Bibi held the Foreign Ministry position for Avigdor for a reason. Perhaps now we will find out why at this critical time when someone like Avigdor could potentially be breathtakingly honest to stick it to a dying world.
It seems like this is the case everywhere. If yo stand for truth you are displayed as wrong- an anarchist, even.
We have that in the US right now. It seems that everything the right does gets the automatic shame response from the White House. All over we see this.
Sorry, but off topic - pertaining to previous article, the comment section says 277 comments, but the comments stopped on 10/31, and even if it states 277, it is about 50 comments behind. Just asking, "where are the comments"?
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Leah - I could not agree more. I continue to pray for truth on a daily basis, if ever granted by the Lord, that would start something this world has never seen in many years. Just imagine if you had to speak truth, like the movie liar liar, there would be chaos at first.
I hear you anonymous. Also, Dov Bar- Leib, if you could write here in the comments section about the world of truth being topsy turvy at The End of Days...always worth repeating.
You were looking for a sign about MBY, that something had to begin soon .... Seeing the avowed secular Avigdor at the Kotel was a dynamic site.
He's free right now to continue his truth brigade, maybe back as foreign minister he will be able to shake up Livni's farcical endeavors. Maybe this is a sign you can rely on?
Persia's first target will be...drum roll....Saudi Arabia!
Readers of this blog know that the Chidekal/ Euphrates river delta, Northeastern Iraq and the Persian Gulf, is the storehouse of all the mineral wealth of Olam HaZeh with which Edom/ Yishmael are fully blessed even if they have no merit whatsoever. The Torah calls it Shmanei HaAretz, the oil of the earth, which in Esav's bracha is not dependent on the Dew from Heaven since the oil of the earth is mentioned first. The linchpin of the river delta is the Iraqi city of Batzrah, where Edom will be destroyed, at the confluence of these two rivers that flow out of the Garden of Eden. The mineral wealth associated with these two rivers is the oil of the earth which is source of wealth in Olam HaZeh. This video calls it black gold..how appropriate. Since the mineral wealth of these two rivers cannot be used to build Olam HaBa (the world to come), the Torah refrains from mentioning the mineral wealth of these two rivers when they are mentioned in Gen. 2. That Iraqi city of Batzrah is a Shi'ite city and is therefore already in Persia's sphere of influence as the previous video shows. Yet, we know that somehow spiritual Edom will become entrapped there and will be destroyed there.
Pretty much plain as day, just a guess here but, I think the Lord is letting everyone know what's coming. I don't claim to be educated about Torah but, this is not rocket science right now.
Daniel - Praying for truth everyday!
What is coming is that the Good L-rd is going to whoop the Ba'al Kerry in the fruitless face of his. Yet, you are right about one thing. He appealed to the avodah zarah of the lowlife watchers of Channel 2 and 10. They won't be popular anymore. Boo Hoo Hoo.
Ah, I found another good friend of Israel amongst the sewer level spirit that makes up the vast majority of leaders of the human race right now. Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. What a Name! Personally I know very little about Mr. Jonathan. I do know that he is faced with mounting Islamic terror in Nigeria, and he has asked advice from Israelis on how to curb it.
I am just adding Mr. Jonathan to the ragtag handful of international leaders, such as Stephen Harper, who don't instinctively have a seething hatred for Israel.
How do you resolve the apparent discrepancy in identifying Jonathan Pollard as MbY when I had seen his name appear as Yehonatan ben Malka haLevi a number of times? Isn't MbY supposed to be a descendant of Ephraim?
I wish someone (AL) would tell Sir Kerry just where to go (the next tiyul to the moon)!
It's most interesting that it seems the Geneva "deal" with Iran will "slow down" a little bit, Iran's drive for positioning. This seems right on target Dov for the assessment you have written, that the contest comes between the West and Persia in a couple of years..maybe in the oil fields of Saudi...or wherever.Bibi will apparently hold off, even though he talks like he won't, and it will unfold as mentioned, time wise. Your thoughts?
Hoshea Allen: Moshiach Ben Yosef can be from any of the shevatim.
It is Moshiach Ben David that must be from the House of David!
A trip to the moon where as you can see from this reliable source not everything is as it used to be. i.e.
"there is a polar shift visible or rotation or how the %^##_+ should you call such a thing in English?"
You can google this also. Crater Thyco is not in the south but a 10 o clock and the other cluster of dark craters that used to be at about 2 o clock are now at 17.30 H ?
This already started couple of years ago. Glazerson must still have a code on changes of the moon Understand people do not believe. But hey, google and look for yourself next time.
A trip to the moon where there is a polarshift visible. i.e. a rotation. Crater Thycho is not in the south but a 10 o clock and the dark cluster of craters that used to be at 2 are now at about 17.30H ??
See and research and look next time for yourselves, if you don't believe.
well, the news says the deal with the philistines is really bad and bb is worried. neshama, telling a thick skinned person anything will not seep thro. there are times when we can solve a problem and there are times, when we cant, these are the times, when Hashem wants us to turn to Him with that problem. the 70 wolves are really ravenous, and suffocating the lamb. May Hashem bring judgement to the leaders of the ravenous wolves.
MK Yoni Chetboun of Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home)?
Bravo, Beside Yaalon, this Yoni spoke up against Sir Kerry.
MKF: It likely won't take two years. The Persians need about a year to wrap up their plans with no sanctions. They could likely be ready to take over the Saudi oil reserves with local Saudi Shi'ites in about one year. The Persians have an advantage over the Saudis. The locals near the Saudi oil fields are mostly Shi'ites loyal to Persia.
Me'ir: It is important to remember that the Editorial Board at YNet is totally from the Erev Rav. The Erev Rav Times or the Last Idiot (Yediot Acharonot) needs to feel pain for all the hatred that they have displayed for settlers over the last ten to twenty years for impinging on their popularity. When someone has hated me for 20 years, it takes far more than a light bulb going off in their head with no apology attached to forgive them.
So the best thing to happen now is for the Erev Rav to feel pain for not being popular anymore. After suffering for their avodah zarah or the loss of its glamour, we can talk about an apology and a path to penitence which is far more complicated than a bunch of verbiage. People are dead and maimed because of their belief system, and without the isolation they are feeling now, their version of insanity would go on forever. Baruch HaShem that they are finally scared.
The first Act of teshuvah for Channels 2 or 10 now would be to give Latma a prime time contract. That will be the day. Until then, it is a bunch of meaningless verbiage, and they need to feel more pain. When Latma gets the contract, we can talk about forgiveness for their hatred for those who impinge on their popularity.
Dov, I agree with you completely. And the teshuva process and commenced. That is why I bring the articles to this blogg.
An additional element here which is not being discussed is the North Korean nuclear program which is "in tune" with the Persian nuclear program. There is very close cooperation between North Korea and Iran. Surely, whatever nuclear material Iran needs is easily available from North Korea. The rollback on sanctions simply allows the Persians another year to work on longrange delivery systems. Once the long range missile is operable, they will be ready to roll...with the help of North Korea. Also once the Persians launch an operable long range missile, North Korea will magically have the same missile!!
Typing error. Should be " And the teshuva process has commenced.
Thank you for the updates, Me'ir. It would be good to put two or three of these article links in one comment though. helps to keep things concise. Shavua tov to all. We have finally arrived at VaYishlach.
Dov, don't forget the Saudis have an option on Pakistani nukes.
Yes, the Saudis now have an option on Pakistani nukes, and they have expressed an interest in buying a few of them now...if they have not purchased them already.
Well, they have the money to buy.
Neshama, you commented after telling the Ba'al Kerry to go the the Moon, Alice! Oh wait, that was Jackie Gleason. sorry.
found it. Yes, all Yonis are Yonatans...including the Yoni wannabe in the Prime Minister's office. But he can become a hero like his brother if he can get out the words, "Go to Hell, John Kerry!" Then all Heaven will break loose here. It is the sliver of teshuvah that G-d expects of him now, to have the bravery and the gumption to say those few words for public consumption.
Note: John with an H is actually short for Yochanan not Yonatan (Jonathan without an H). I thought that needed clarification.
If he says those words, it would demonstrate that he has rejected his CFR professional upbringing. Rejecting that we are a part of Western Civilization (a cog in the wheel of Malkhut Edom) would allow Edom to be assigned to his eternal fate and for Israel to reach its eternal destiny separately from each other. Bibi might be on the way to that with his "outburst" on Friday. Time will tell.
This Philippino storm was the strongest typhoon/ hurricane in recorded history. trying to figure out what G-d has against the Philippines over other Catholic countries. At least the Philippinos were not involved in receiving Nazis from the Rat Line after WW2. There were a bunch of Catholic countries throughout history who were far more culpable in Evil.
This just does not look good!!
And the Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, high on crack cocaine, goes on a verbal rampage about killing all kinds of innocent people. Rob, if they were really guilty of mass murder like Yassir Arafat, I could at least see where you were coming from. He did deserve to die from whatever killed him whether it was from AIDS or the the Radium Chloride bubbling vial that I poured into his Pepsi one night back in 2004. (Radium-226 Chloride bubbles because its immediate radioactive byproduct is Radon-222 gas, an inert gas. Polonium 210 is further down the decay chain.) Now that would be something to write home about, something to be proud of. Yet, he is still rising in the polls. I guess it is time to cut Toronto off from Western Canada, the land of righteous gentiles, for good. Western Canada does not need the likes of Rob Ford.
Jewgirl: America plus Toronto and Quebecistan is so evil right now that I find Vlad the Impaler Putin a welcome change.
When Vlad the Impaler Putin showed up at the Kotel on a state visit at 1 am in the morning a while back, he had a heart to heart discussion with a Russian Jew for half an hour. The Russian Jew was davening there at 1 in the morning when Vlad showed up, as vampires are wont to do...at 1 am in the morning. At the end of the discussion the Russian Chareidi came out point blank that he is davening for the Third Temple to be built on the mountain on the other side of the Kotel Wall. Vlad, in a matter of fact tone, shook his head Yes, that he is praying for the same thing! Then he continued with his state visit to the holiest site in the world. By 2am it was time to return to his hotel room before sunrise when the light of the sun would have burnt him to a crisp. But that is just in the movies, right? Seriously though, can you imagine Obama showing up at the Kotel at 1am or 1pm agreeing with a "constituent" from the alter heim that we should build the 3rd Temple on the Temple Mount? But Vlad was pretty keen on building the Temple in lieu of the destruction of the mosques there. So my vote for world leader goes to Vlad over Obama.
about half hour ago, the bbc said that no less than 10,000 could be dead in the philippines. i am praying for the kids and i hope people will send clothes and dry food. trying to find a venue here.
i am very worried about paedophiles. they were abound during the 2004 tsunammi and tried and some did buy small kids and babies for mind boggling prices, like the price of 10kg rice. so during these catestrophes one has the added problem of padeophiles rapists etc. i do realise one thing. as long as the nations of the world do not leave isr alone, Hashem will not leave us in peace either. EU is going so against isr, yet its the isr people who are coming up with agriculture inventions to help them and other non j nations like india etc, with their agric. what the nations are doing is trying to chop the hand that feeds them.
Belgium raised the standing of the Palestinian Authority's diplomatic delegation in Brussels from "general delegation" to "mission" status, AFP reported on Saturday.
"The raising [of status] reflects Belgian and European support for the two-state solution," Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said in a statement after signing an agreement with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan, that would also allow the head of the Palestinian mission to use the title of ambassador.
The move has been in the works since November 2012, when Belgium was one of 138 countries in the UN General Assembly that voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state.
My daughter has a 3 Princesses backpack. I believe that the 3 Princesses are Cinderella, Jasmine, and Snow White? Or is it Beauty from Beauty and the Beast?
Well we have here in Israel 3 demonic female leaders of the Erev Rav: Tzippi Livni (Witch of EinDor), Zehava GalOn, and Shelly Yucky. One can almost see their red, beady eyes when they speak up. I don't know what to think about the apparent "fact" that if elections were held today, Tzippi would get 5 seats, GalOn would get 12 seats, and Shelly would get 17 seats. That is 34 seats alone for the Witch, the Champion of Perverts, and the Dwarf. Help me dear L-rd from ending up in the grasp of these three demonic women....even before we start to talk about the men.
So you can see, the law is clear: Anyone that blesses Israel, or in other words, is good to the Jewish people, will be blessed. Anyone that curses Israel verbally or through their actions instantly curses also himself.
Anti-Semitists, anti-Zionists and all enemies of Israel, consider yourselves warned!
I couldn't wait all night for the entry to show.
China has issued an orange alert, the second-highest warning in its weather system, to prevent damage as Typhoon Haiyan hit the Chinese coast after killing over 10,000 people in the Philippines.
About Netanyahu's outburst, "I will never compromise on Israel's security and our vital interests, not in the face of any international pressure"; I learned the hard way that no one should say "never" because it comes back to haunt you. However, because he used the word "any" this may be Netanyahu's preliminary burst, before telling O, as you so aptly put it, "Go to Hell, John Kerry!"
Me'ir: As I told you before, Mike Evans succeeds wildly at shmadding Jewish souls by helping them to become good Xtians. I have a difficult time posting anything that he writes. It would be appropriate for people like him who say they love Israel to realize that if they had successfully shmadded millions of Jews three generations ago, there would be no Israel today. We survived as Jews not as Yoshke believers with Jewish mothers.
"Me'ir: As I told you before,..."
Yes you did tell me, and I apologize for forgetting.
"Hatred against the Jews in the world is increasing daily. Soon major anti-Semitism will break out in France – also throughout Europe and North and South America – a harsh hatred".
"The terror in the diaspora will grow and widen in scope and the Jews will have to escape from there! The Holy One is warning: Precious Jews, my children, be careful about escaping from Europe to the United States or any other country, and to the contrary! It would be a shame to leave yet another country! Come straight to the Holy Eretz Yisrael! I am waiting for you! Don't make more mistakes! Don't escape to another country – there too they will hate Jews! The Jews' place is in Eretz Yisrael, to settle the Negev, the Shomron and Galilee"!
A question regarding an ad I clicked on from A-7 about the ninth year of yovel, advertised by a tzedaka organization in Yerushalayim. I am not naming it, but my neighborhood gets flyers from it all the time, and it seems to take a very religious stand.
"Once every fifty years, the ninth year of yovel arrives and in it the ninth month, and in it the ninth day, and in it the ninth hour – whereupon all the wheels in the upper worlds are agitated and 'Your good treasure house upon us do open' is fulfilled."
What, if anything, does this have to do with the yovel cycle and Yovel Yoveloth you were going to write about? It seems their calculations are very different from the chart you gave us the link to (thank you for that).
I apologize if this is just a waste of time, but I feel that coming from a religious organization at a time when truth is coming to the fore, campaigns like these are not just campaigns; advertising from the righteous has to be truth through and through: an example for everyone else to follow.
Would it be worthwhile participating in their program, or does it all seem Erev Zeir-ish to you? Does it depend on any mahloketh regarding the time of Yovel, or are their calculations totally off?
I have no real experience with the community it comes from (seems haredi to me), so whatever thoughts I may have on this organization and its campaigns are, at the very least, lacking in context and understanding. I do not wish to create lashon hara, but something here disturbs me. I do have haredi friends, but I have never discussed this with them.
CDG: There is no halakhah for calculating a 50th year in any Yovel cycle unless there is a Beit HaMikdash with a sitting Sanhedrin. Perhaps they are assuming a condition that I don't know about. At least with Rav Yehudah HaChassid of Regensburg, he had a visitation from Eliyahu HaNavi. I will have to study this further...if there is anything really to study. The proof of this is that all Yovel cycles since the destruction of the 2nd Temple have only contained 49 and not 50 years. We commemorate the Shmittah year, the 7th year, and that is it.
Actually, CDG, the Yovel year for the actual 50 year Yovel cycles, if they had continued, is in the chart. The last real Yovel year during the 2nd Temple period is recorded as the year 3815 (55ce). The Temple was destroyed on the Ninth of Av of the year 3829 or the year 3830 (70ce). So if the 2nd Temple had remained standing, the Yovel years would be in the 15th year and the 65th year of each century. Yet, the Temple of course does not stand today. So the last two Yovel years were 5715 and 5765 respectively if the Yovel cycles had to be continued to be counted as 50 year cycles, but as pointed out above, there were no real Yovel years since the destruction of the 2nd Temple. So yes, we are now in the ninth year (5774) of the new 50 year Yovel cycle.
10,000 dead in Philippines: "It was like the end of the world."
"This just does not look good!!
US Removing Navy From Mid-East As Russia Enters"
Yes, we have to wonder what he was referring to when he said, "more flexibility."
PA creates 'facts on the ground' in Jerusalem – with Israel's approval.
Is our government totally demented?
2. The Yovel year which is always the 15th and the 65th year of each Jewish Century.
Jewgirl: They are not demented. They are scared about taking on the world which is their MO for taking on Obama and the rest of this garbage world in his 2nd term. They have no emunah. So they cave in on everything in order to delay the inevitable. Perhaps that will change soon. We will see. If it does not, miracles will occur whether or not our frightened leaders are ready for it or not.
This Philippines tropical monster storm is an obvious end of days event. It was/is the strongest tropical storm (typhoon or hurricane) in recorded history. You can't get more end of days than that. I can't for the life of me figure out why the Philippines was on the receiving end of this whack though.
2. Count the years following the 15th and the 65th year of each Jewish Century. In that context we are now in the ninth year of the Yovel Cycle following year 5765. For this special thing spoken of by Rav Chaim Vital about the ninth hour in the ninth day in the ninth month in the ninth year choose option 2.
For counting where we are in the Sefirah mix of the 48th Yovel cycle since Ezra HaSofer, choose option 1. I wish life were this simple.
There are two things that are inevitable either in 5774 and 5775 or both.
1. The entire world will gather against Yerushalayim and that they will try and send troops to divide it.
2. The world economic system will go through total systemic collapse by the end of the Shmittah year 5775 in part as punishment for point number one.
Neither of these things are dependent on our teshuvah or our behavior. They were b'itah moments built into the fabric of Creation since the Torah was given, or since the beginning of our 6 thousand year journey as neshamot in a physical world (that has been around for 6x 24 days according to G-d's reference frame which is to fill the universe with His Glory. The general relativity dilation constant is about 1 trillion since the wavelength of the Cosmic background radiation has expanded by that figure much since the Big Bang.) The end of the year 5775, 1775 years after the year 4000 is an endpoint that won't be delayed. no way to sc-w this up again this time. It is the promise that Gavriel the Angel swore to at the end of Sefer Daniel. G-d is going to shake this world from one end to the other over the next 22 months like a blanket...Hold On!!
PS. Is there something hidden in Gematria as far as Philippines is concerned?
For those of us who wait 7 full days after the molad (birth of the new moon) to say Kiddush Levanah, tonight is the night to say it since we could not say it on Motzei Shabbat. Don't wait until next Motzei Shabbat. If it is cloudy then, you won't be able to say Kiddush Levanah next Sunday night the entire night necessarily.
But you know CDG? If Rav Wosner is correct and the ninth month of the ninth year is this Kislev 5774 and not nine months after Rosh HaShana 5774 which would be in Iyar, then we can start counting the 49th year of this Yovel cycle from Nisan 5774 and not from Tishrei 5775. Nisan 5774 is the end of the Ba'al Kerry's count of his own nine months. May we see miracles.
As for the Philippines - I hope they (their leadership) haven't been harboring the wrong people. I, too, wonder "why them, of all people." Many better candidates for destruction are queued up ahead of them, it would seem.
I watched R' Glazerson's video as posted by Anon. 11/10/2013 7:15 PM and I saw nothing that made me think of them.
"These efforts are especially poignant for us given the Philippines life-saving actions during the Second World War when the country offered safe haven to more than 1,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi onslaught. It is our privilege today to honor that historic debt," he added."
Ya know people, sometimes a typhoon is just a typhoon. On the other hand, if the technology existed to create a "superstorm" at will and direct its path, would a ruthless government use it to create a huge distraction to divert the world's attention from its failing policies? No...surely not! That's about as nutty as believing that a secret superstate is actually in control of the U.S.A. and is spying on everyone in the world! Ridiculous!
Neshama, i too find it hard to hear each and every word of r glazerzon., sometimes i replay a part. he is an elderly person and very well thought off among my many rabbis.
i too wondered why, the philippines. this year alone they had around 20 typhoons. and with the help coming in one has to be so careful of paedophiles. during the 2004 tsunammi, which hit a large part of the world at the same time, many paedophiles tried to buy off kids n sri lanka etc. it was simply awful. i keep praying redemption should come soon. i dont know how long the world can withstand all these negative elements,which seem to be getting stronger daily. a jewish org. is going full scale to help. so far not a squeak from the pope. nor from any ysml nations. and not yet from europe. as usual US orgs is there among the first.
Not only does everything come for a reason, but 'everything you see comes to teach you something'.
Ezekiel 38:8 says that Israel will have recovered from war. Ezekiel 38:11 says Israel will not expect to be attacked and Ezekiel 38:14 says that Israel will be living in peace and safety.
"And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel," says the Lord God, "that My fury will show in My face. I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains," says the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be against his brother." Ezekiel 38:18,21.
The Housing Ministry last week made plans to build nearly 24,000 more settlement homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Israeli media reported Tuesday.
In light of ongoing peace negotiations with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cancelled an estimated 1,200 tenders for housing units in the area known as E1 in response to plans for settlement construction in the area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim.
Sources close to Netanyahu said the premier's response came as "there is no need to pay an international price for a process that has no real meaning," Israel Radio reported.
The plan Netanyahu put back on ice was the small undeveloped West Bank area long under dispute with Washington known as E1, which links northeast Jerusalem to the town of Maale Adummim. The other projects are still in the planning stage too.


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Rafael Sánchez de Puerta, president of the sector of oil of agricultural cooperatives, has acknowledged to Efeagro that making estimates "is increasingly difficult" by the increase of plantations, but "everything indicates that this next harvest is not going to be good "and" we understand that it will come shorter ".
Juan Luis Ávila, representative of COAG in the Interprofessional of the Spanish Olive Oil, has assured that the water stress is "brutal" in the arid olive grove after several consecutive years of lack of water and a "very hard" summer, reason why a part of it "is no longer recoverable" because the olive is falling to the ground.
On the other hand, many aquifers "have been exhausted" and there are farms that do not irrigate between 14 and 20 days and in all of them the level of detachment of the fruit is also high, has pointed out.
"Every day that passes without rain we lose kilos of olives", and, with this, a loss of income for the olive growers takes place towards the next campaign, in a moment of good price of the oil.
He has denounced the movements of large industrial groups "who have withdrawn", stopping buying to try to "push the market down", which coincides with some forecasts of harvest that he considers too optimistic and unreachable.
"Especially the rainfed – which represents practically half the area in the province – is having a very bad time," so that only autumn rainfall could alleviate it, pointed out Cano, who shows concern about an unsatisfactory campaign a sector, the olive grove, on which depends the economy jiennense.
"We are likely to have a link that will be around 300,000 tonnes and will be one of the lowest we have had, on 1 October," said Infaoliva, adding that, given these expectations, and having seen data published by AICA, we can say that we are on a good start and that the markets continue their course.
As for prices at origin, POOLred has collected, between 9 and 15 September, values of 3.77 euros / kg for extra virgin olive oil; of 3.66 EUR / kg for virgin olive oil; and of 3,62 euros / kg for the lampante.


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Student performers from over a dozen area schools are the stars of the show at Wednesday's ninth annual Basie Awards, recognizing excellence in high school theater productions around Monmouth County.
Broadway has its Tonys; Off Broadway its Obies — and every other branch of show business its various Grammys, Emmys, Academys and more. But when the red carpet rolls out and the figurative flashbulbs pop outside the Count Basie Theatre on May 21, the only awards that matter will be The Basies, the ninth annual edition of which commandeers the Count's stage for a public-welcome program that begins at 7 pm.
Established by the education arm of the Count Basie Theatre Foundation, the awards honor and recognize excellence in drama and musical productions among Monmouth County high schools. The producers of Wednesday night's event promise "the biggest Basies ever" — one that will shine a spotlight on the next generation of stage talents, even as it presents a lifetime achievement award to a couple of major figures on the region's theater scene.
Some twenty dramatic productions and 26 musicals staged by 15 public, private and parochial high schools — including Red Bank Regional, Red Bank Catholic, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional, Middletown South, and Mater Dei Prep — are up for consideration this year in 25 different categories, covering lead actors, directors, designers, ensembles, and more. A complete list of nominees appears below (click to enlarge) — and in addition, the winner of the Count Basie Theatre's first-ever Moser Taboada Arts Impact Scholarship will be announced at the ceremony. The scholarship, established by the Moser Taboada Law Firm of Shrewsbury, is awarded to one high school senior whose life, academic, and career choice has been impacted by the arts.
A sampling of musical numbers and dramatic excerpts from the nominated productions will be performed onstage by student actors during Wednesday's event, and a smattering of guest presenters — a group that's previously boasted Broadway actors, E Street band members, Saturday Night Live veterans and lots of local dignitaries — will be on hand to fumble with those envelopes and announce the winners.
As a special highlight of the evening, the Basies Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a pair of "individuals who have dedicated their lives to making art happen, and art that matters in our community" — Middletown residents Joan and Robert Rechnitz, founders of Red Bank's celebrated Two River Theater Company, and namesakes of the mainstage auditorium at Two River's Bridge Avenue performing arts center.
Tickets for the 7 pm presentation ($15) are available here — and check back here for updates on the 2014 Basie Award winners in the days following the Wednesday night program.
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Q: SQL + VBA Populating Data in Cell Range I currently have a code that is connecting to SQL database in VBA.  The data is populating correctly as I would like however, I was wondering if there is a way to condense the code below.  I have 4 different columns and 26 rows and I feel like if I go this route, I will be wasting a lot of time.  I want the range to go from C20:C45 and the results to show from cells H20:H45.  Can some one help?  Thanks!
    ' Open the connection and execute data for WFTEs.
   Set rs = conn.Execute("SELECT sum(Hours)/80 FROM payroll2015_rif WHERE DepartmentCode = '" & Range("$E$6") & "' AND payperiod = '" & Range("C20") & "' and paycode IN ('REG1', 'REG2');")
        ' Transfer result.
        Sheets(2).Range("$H20").CopyFromRecordset rs
    ' Close the recordset
        rs.Close

' Open the connection and execute data for WFTEs.
   Set rs = conn.Execute("SELECT sum(Hours)/80 FROM payroll2015_rif WHERE DepartmentCode = '" & Range("$E$6") & "' AND payperiod = '" & Range("C21") & "' and paycode IN ('REG1', 'REG2');")
        ' Transfer result.
        Sheets(2).Range("$H21").CopyFromRecordset rs
    ' Close the recordset
        rs.Close

A: Let's break this up and try some pseudo code. First we'll tackle the SQL portion of your problem:
SELECT payperiod
     , calc = SUM(Hours) / 80
FROM payroll2015_rif
WHERE DepartmentCode = <DepartmentCode>
  AND payperiod IN (<PayPeriods>)
  AND paycode IN ('REG1', 'REG2')
GROUP BY payperiod

Now we need to replace anything wrapped in < > with a value from Excel. You've figured out DepartmentCode already so we'll work on pay period. SQL is expecting something like 'Period 1', 'Period 2', 'Period 3' to be passed to the IN clause here.
A very naive approach would be:
Set strValues = Range("C21") & ', ' & Range("C22") & ', ' & Range("C23")

This is tedious but could easily be refactored into a loop or something. Putting this together with the example you already have should give you what you want.

A: Something like this could do the trick? Basically I would take the relevant values from the Excel ranges and put them into arrays in VBA, create an array of results by looping through the variables, and then throw the array back into the excel Range.
Note I didn't include the ADODB connection and recordset declarations which I assume you have somewhere in your code.
Sub myLoop()

    Dim dept As String
    Dim payperiod As Variant
    Dim result As Variant
    Dim i As Integer

    dept = Range("E6")
    payperiod = Range("C20:C45")
    ReDim result(1 To UBound(payperiod), 1 To 1)

    'don't forget to set your ADODB stuff somewhere

    For i = 1 To UBound(payperiod)
        Set rs = conn.Execute("SELECT sum(Hours)/80 FROM payroll2015_rif WHERE DepartmentCode = '" & dept & "' AND payperiod = '" & payperiod(i,1) & "' and paycode IN ('REG1', 'REG2');")
        result(i, 1) = rs(0)
        rs.Close
    Next i

    Range("H20:H45") = result

End Sub

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'Twilight's' Graham Greene To Star In Syfy's 'Defiance'
Posted March 27th, 2012 by Janice Kay
Syfy's new MMO connected series 'Defiance' just added an Academy Award winner to their cast and it's someone many 'Twilight' fans may recognize. THR is reporting that Graham Greene has just been added to the post-apocalyptic project.
Greene had a supporting role in 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' movie as Harry Clearwater and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Kicking Bird in the Kevin Costner film 'Dancing With Wolves.' He's also appeared in 'The Green Mile,' and has guest starred on the television shows 'Being Erica,' 'Numb3rs,' 'Poltergeist: Legacy,' and 'PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.'
In 'Defiance,' Greene will play Rafe McCawley, a "self-made success who owns and operates the largest mine in the territory. His status as the richest and most powerful human in Defiance comes with a price, however, as he struggles to navigate both familial and political alliances in the new world." He will be joining Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran and Jaime Murray who were cast earlier.
If you recall, 'Defiance' is the television series that will be uniting with the MMO game of the same name from Trion. What will be seen on the series will effect what will happen in the game and vice versa. Players of the MMO game can be part of the series as references of their achievements will be mentioned in the series.
Filming is slated to begin next month in Toronto. The pilot will be directed by Scott Stewart ('Legion', 'Priest') and was written by Rockne O'Bannon ('V', 'Farscape', 'Alien Nation'), Kevin Murphy ('Caprica', 'Reaper') and Michael Taylor ('Battlestar Galactica', 'Caprica', 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine', 'Star Trek: Voyager'). All three writers will also executive produce with Murphy serving as showrunner.
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My sweet family arranged this meal before D and I left Singapore. Driving to D'Kranji feels like a blast from the past - you'll pass by veggie farms, fish farms, goat farms etc and not much else. It is at one end of Singapore and at one point, you could probably swim over to Malaysia.
The place is very rustic and the first thing I noticed was the suckling pig roasting over the low fire so that whatever fat slowly drips away to leave super crisp skin the melts in your mouth. I was quite oblivious to the live band and singer belting out chinese songs by the bar even though it is not quite my cup of tea but I think that added to the ambience.
In general, the food was very good. The crabs were excellent and it was a real novelty to have suckling pig roasted before our eyes and served straight off the pit.
After dinner we walked around to the fish tanks where they kept their live seafood and 2 huge groupas which were more than 1meter long. There is also a prawning area where you can catch huge prawns for a fee of course.


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Jak zabiłem świętego (mac. Како убив светец) – macedońsko–francusko–słoweński film fabularny z 2004 roku w reżyserii Teony Strugar Mitewskiej.

Fabuła
Akcja filmu rozgrywa się we współczesnej Macedonii. Viola po 3 latach spędzonych w USA powraca do kraju, który stoi na krawędzi konfliktu etnicznego - w każdym mieście stacjonują oddziały NATO. W rodzinie Violi toczą się te same kłótnie, co trzy lata wcześniej. Młodszy brat Violi - Kokan - jest pod wpływem środowisk nacjonalistycznych, co prowadzi go od chuligańskich występków do działań terrorystycznych. Rodzina Violi nie rozumie, dlaczego ona wróciła do kraju. Procesja z relikwiami świętych, w której biorą udział Viola i Kokan, odmienia życie obojga młodych ludzi.

Obsada
 Łabina Mitewska jako Viola
 Milan Tocinowski jako Kokan
 Xhevdet Jashari jako Nadir
 Lea Lipsa jako Ana
 Silvija Stojanowska jako Stojna
 Kiril Korunowski jako Pece
 Risto Stefanowski jako Dedo Kole
 Petar Mircevski jako Mihajlovic
 Toni Mihajlovski jako Teodor
 Emil Ruben jako Atase
 Judy Harris jako Suzan
 Dorotea Ognjanovska jako Ivona
 Ertan Saban jako Bojan
 Blagoja Spiroski jako Bogdan
 Bajram Severdzan

Nagrody
 MFF w Sarajewie
 nagroda dla najlepszego aktora (Milan Tocinovski)
 Europejski Festiwal Filmowy w Brukseli
 nominacja do Złotej Iris za reżyserię
 MFF w Rotterdamie
 nominacja do nagrody Tygrysa za reżyserię

Linki zewnętrzne

 Macedońskie Centrum Informacji Filmowej

Filmy kręcone w Macedonii Północnej
Francuskie dramaty filmowe
Francuskie filmy z 2004 roku
Pełnometrażowe debiuty reżyserów
Północnomacedońskie dramaty filmowe
Północnomacedońskie filmy z 2004 roku
Słoweńskie dramaty filmowe
Słoweńskie filmy z 2004 roku

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So, here is a weekend challenge: write about a "forbidden place." It doesn't have to be about a place from your childhood, but looking back at this place from an adult point of view can be fun (and insightful). Are these dangers real? Or imaginary? Are they "manmade"? For example, my poem "Somewhere Under the Bridge" was about the recluse teenagers who hung out by the river. For the most part, they were probably harmless. However, in "The Girl Who Turned Cartwheels" the persona is exploring railroad tracks — a real danger considering that trains would travel through town at record speeds. And yes, in the background of this poem is the disapperance of two children. Keep in mind that your dangerous place doesn't have to be an over-dramatic piece of the world — you don't have to write about a location where mass murders or severe abuse took place, although of course, we all know of poets who have used such stories for great poetry.
Seems like a grim note to end this post (and wish everyone a good weekend), but it doesn't have to be!
I pride myself on knowing the poetry of Pennsylvania — that is the poets who take on the landscape and people of my homestate. So I was a bit embarrassed when I found Anthracite Country by Jay Parini, a gem of a poetry book resting on the bookshelves of my local library. I had read Parini's criticism, but not his poetry, and I really enjoyed this collection. In this slim volume of poems, Parini tackles class issues, labor history, and even religion. And of course, as the title of the book suggests, every poem is set in the Anthracite coal region of Eastern Pennsylvania. In essence, Parini's book is about the importance of memory, and the way that memory can play an important part in the literature of witness.
Just like The Handmaid's Tale?
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite books — and it's one of my favorite books to teach. That's why I picked up The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist. Many literary critics compare the two books, and after finishing The Unit this morning, I can see why.
Set in a dystopian future, The Unit is about a time when "women over the age of 50 and men over 60 who are are also single, childless, and without jobs in progressive industries" are sent to Second Reserve Bank Unit for "biological material" (quotes are taken from the bookflap). Here, these citizens are given comfortable living quarters, their own personal medical staff, and all the luxuries anyone could want — but at a terrible price. They are expected to contribute themselves to both psychological and physical tests, often "donating" parts of their body (a piece of liver here, a kidney there) to those in need. These people live out their final days until their final "donation" — that is, until they are forced to give up their heart or their brain.
I found this book to be the most chilling read I have had in a long time. Perhaps it's because of the plot's treatment towards the human body, or maybe it's because of the treatment of artists. Or maybe because I'm still trying to figure out if the heroine's actions at the end of the book are noble or not. Whatever the reason, it's a book that is going to stay with me for a long time.
I've spent the week trying to revise some poems I started at the beginning of the summer. Not having a lot of luck. I have come to the conclusion that some poems are simply not meant to work.
In other news, I got my contributor copy of Main Street Rag where my poem "Oxymoron" appears. I've always enjoyed Main Street Rag, but I especially like the press's books and chapbook selection — I think they do a beautiful job!
Finally, after a quiet summer with rejections and acceptances, I got news from Lake Effect that they will be publishing one of my poems in their next issue. I'm hoping the note will end the dry spell — I have quite a few poems out and about this summer.
I really want to read this. I know that the reading world (the part of the reading world who is not reading the Twilight series) is caught up with these books, but my heart belongs to the Bronte sisters. I even hear that Anne (the forgotten Bronte sister, and my personal favorite) plays a part in the novel. Jane Austen and those zombies will have to wait.
My least favorite part of the writing life? I love writing and revising (as long as I don't get too frustrated, which happens sometimes). I don't mind sending poetry packets out. Even getting rejected doesn't bother me too much (although if I get too many rejection slips in a row, I do get a bit depressed). It's tracking down submissions that are missing in action. Today, when I looked over my records, I noticed that I have two packets out that have been missing for close to six months. And both places say that I'm allowed to query after three months. So yep, that's what I am going to do.
A few years ago, I took a workshop under poet Margaret Gibson who talked about the importance of poetry giving voice to those who cannot speak. The whole time I was reading Shaindel Beers' A Brief History of Time (Salt Publishing, 2009), I thought of Gibson's words. Beers' first collection of poetry is a work that explores the lives of those (usually women) who are usually not heard. In "HA!" we learn the story of a woman "dying of ovarian cancer" who has to work at the local Dollar General. In "Why It Almost Never Ends with Stripping" we see the contemplations of a young woman exploring a new career. And in "Weekend Rain Ghazal" we see a woman thinking of her past in the vast rural landscapes of farming, proclaiming "My English teacher told me not marry a farmer; my whole life would depend on rain." (This last poem, by the way, is my personal favorite). You don't believe me? Well, take a look at this review here and this interview here, and then, add A Brief History of Time to your reading list.
I read Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes way before it was popular to do so, and yes, I read the controversies surrounding his memoir (as memoirs, by their very nature, are sure to spark controversies). Still, I loved the way that McCourt balanced humor with grief and pain, how he showed that class issues intersect with culture and religion. And afterall, we can't really blame him for the onslaught of memoirs (very few of them worth reading) that came after the publication of Angela's Ashes, can we?
No, I'm not on Twitter. My excuse has always been that I have a blog and that is enough. But then I joined LibraryThing. And you can also find me on GoodReads. And now? I've just joined She Writes — a social network where women writers (of all genres) can get together and chat. If you are on She Writes, invite me as a friend. If you are not on She Writes — take a look at what they have to offer.
The very first time that I realized I was part of a world that was bigger than my little town in Western Pennsylvania was when the Three Mile Island Accident happened outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We lived only a few hours from this national event, and while so many other events of the 70's seemed so far away, this accident, born out of a type of power that was supposed to be good for our country, was right in my own backyard.
So I remember penny candy and trying to wear my hair like Princess Leia did in the first Star Wars movie. And I remember Disco steps, or at least trying to do Disco steps. And I remember my parents being tense and worried, much like other parents were during this time period when the Rust Belt was born.
But most of all, I remember Walter Cronkite, calm and cool and reflective and almost grandfatherly-like on our little black and white television. It was as if everything would be okay, no matter what, if he was on the screen.


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Canadian Government Urged to Join the Ballistic Missile Defense Programme
Posted on July 26, 2014 July 28, 2014 Author Piotr ZulaufComments Off on Canadian Government Urged to Join the Ballistic Missile Defense Programme
Courtesy of US Missile Defense Agency via DefenceNews.
The Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) programme is a US-led initiative intended to create a system designed to intercept incoming enemy ballistic missiles. In 2005, the Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin opted against bringing Canada into the BMD programme, which was a surprise to many military and political leaders in the US. Prior to the 2005 decision, Canada had shown interest in becoming a participant and even signed an agreement that warning information collected with the support of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) could be used in BMD.
Courtesy of Chris Jackson/Getty Images, via NTI.
Views on this decision have begun to change under the current Conservative leadership of Stephen Harper. The Conservative Party government this spring asked parliament to hold hearings to examine whether the time had come to change that stance. In their article for the National Post, Canadian Senator Daniel Lang and General Romeo A. Daillaire stated that the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence has expressed the support of re-evaluation of Canada's policy on BMD. The committee heard worrying testimony from Canadian and American military officials with technical and policy expertise. It also received detailed briefings on current operations during a trip to NORAD headquarters in Colorado. It announced the panel was "unanimous in recommending that the government of Canada enter into an agreement with the United States to participate as a partner in ballistic missile defense," the Ottawa Citizen reported. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has recently declined to rule out joining the BMD programme on the grounds of changing global events.
The emerging threat of nuclear capabilities posed by rogue states such as Iran and North Korea were a prime concern for the committee and the Canadian Prime Minister. The committee heard troubling testimony about the efforts of North Korea and Iran to acquire long-range, nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in order to threaten neighbouring countries, NATO allies, and North America. Carried out in defiance of the United Nations Security Council resolution, the efforts of North Korea and Iran have effectively shifted from a theoretical threat to become a practical reality. New satellite images taken as early as May 10th, 2014 suggest that North Korea has significantly sped up the pace of construction projects at its main missile launch site. Nick Hansen, an image technology and foreign weapons expert, along with Jack Liu have created a hypothesis that North Korea is building a new facility to "conduct future training and launches for mobile missiles such as the KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile." It is believed that Iran will still be able to acquire long-range ballistic missile capabilities by next year.
Courtesy of Missile Defence Agency.
The whole of NATO, including Canada, has welcomed the BMD programme as part of its New Strategic Concept. NATO allies such as Japan, Australia, and South Korea have also shown their approval for participating in what will become a global network of regional missile defense systems. By rejecting to join the BMD programme, Canada remains an outlier in this extensive collection of nations in support of the BMD programme. Some opponents of increased Canadian involvement in the missile defense system argue that Canada is already protected by the US system simply by its territorial proximity to the United States; however, as the committee learned from Deputy Commander of NORAD, Lieutenant General Alain Parent, this is wishful thinking. Parent explains that the system is currently optimized to protect U.S. territory, not the whole of North America. The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the command responsible for operating the system, is legally bound to respect this prioritization. This implies that the instant at which critical decisions need to be made, NORAD's bilateral command structure must hand over authority to USNORTHCOM, which is co-located with NORAD and commanded by the same US general officer. Thus, when the critical moment approaches, the Canadian Senior Commander at NORAD becomes a helpless silent observer. Such a system is not beneficial at all to Canadian national security and sovereignty. The decision to join the BMD programme would allow for more efficient decision making in the event of a missile attack on the North American continent.
Even some critics of Canadian involvement in the BMD assert that it is in Canada's interest to participate in the programme. They argued that Canadian participation could take on different forms such as research and development towards solving some of the system's challenges. Canada could also focus on development of enhancing NORAD's ability to defend against emerging threats. The 33 page report suggested Canada could contribute to the system by allowing X-band radar sites on Canadian territory. It could also provide indirect contributions by enhancing Arctic surveillance capabilities through new radar technology or space-based systems.
There are many opportunities for participation, but they can only be realised after the Canadian Government has assessed the risks posed to its territory, and how it wishes to partner with the United States.
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Der Begriff Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (dt.: Silberner Geist) bezeichnete ursprünglich ein einzelnes Automobil der Baureihe Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp des britischen Herstellers Rolls-Royce, das mit besonderen Spezifikationen ausgeliefert wurde. Später wurde die Bezeichnung auf die gesamte Baureihe übertragen.

Die Modellreihe
Das unter der Bezeichnung Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp entwickelte Automobil wurde von 1906 bis 1925 produziert und durch die Phantom-Reihe abgelöst. 1913/1914, nach dem Gewinn eines entsprechenden Wettbewerbes, wurde auch ein Modell mit dem Namen Rolls-Royce Alpine Eagle gefertigt, dessen Motor einen geringfügig größeren Hubraum (121 mm Hub anstatt 120 mm), aber eine geringere Leistung (55 bhp (40 kW) anstatt 65 bhp (48 kW)) hatte; diese Fahrzeuge wiesen zudem deutlich längere hintere Blattfedern auf.

Die Silver Ghosts waren mit einem Sechszylinder-Ottomotor mit sieben Litern Hubraum ausgestattet, der anfangs 48 bhp (35 kW) bei 1200 min−1 leistete und im Laufe der Entwicklung auf bis zu 75 bhp (55 kW) gesteigert wurden. Die Schaltung erfolgte zu Beginn mit einer manuellen Dreigangschaltung, die ab 1913 durch eine Viergangschaltung ersetzt wurde. Zudem wurde ab 1914 elektrische Beleuchtung als Option eingeführt, ab 1919 war sie Standard. Außerdem diente der Silver Ghost als Basis für die Entwicklung des Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars, eines Panzerfahrzeugs, das während des Ersten Weltkrieges eingesetzt wurde. Obwohl seinerzeit völlig veraltet wurde das Rolls-Royce Armoured Car auch in der Anfangsphase des Zweiten Weltkrieges eingesetzt.

Vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg war der Silver Ghost eines der technisch fortschrittlichsten Autos der Welt, was ihm den Ruf als bestes Auto der Welt einbrachte. Während des Krieges erfolgte keine Weiterentwicklung und der Rückstand auf andere zeitgenössische Konstruktionen wuchs. Schließlich erfolgte 1925 der Ersatz durch den Rolls-Royce Phantom I.
1906 wurde auch von einem britischen Automobiljournalisten erstmals die Wortschöpfung der Waftability diesem Fahrzeug zugeschrieben. Diese Wortschöpfung von damals prägt die Rolls-Royce-Fahrzeuge bis heute als Alleinstellungsmerkmal.

Modelle vom Typ Silver Ghost hatten unter anderem in folgenden Filmen Auftritte: Lichter der Großstadt (1931), Rebecca (1940), Citizen Kane (1941), Giganten (1956), Lawrence von Arabien (1962), Die tollkühnen Männer in ihren fliegenden Kisten (1965), Frankenstein Junior (1974) und Die Frau in Schwarz (2012).

Das Fahrzeug
Der spezifische Silver Ghost ist das zwölfte Fahrzeug aus der 40/50-hp-Baureihe, Chassis Nr. 60551, auf dem kürzeren Fahrgestell von 135 Zoll (3441,7 mm). Die Karosserie in Form eines "Semi-Roi des Belges" (offener Tourenwagen ohne vordere Türen und mit leicht erhöhter hinterer Sitzbank) lieferte Barker & Co. in London, eine der besten Adressen für Luxuskarosserien. Die Lackierung war silber. Die Lampen und Beschläge waren versilbert (üblicherweise verwendete man Messing). Für das Armaturenbrett verwendete man Aluminium statt Teak-Holz. Die Ledersitze waren grün, die hintere Sitzbank konnte für größere Touren durch eine Gepäckbox ersetzt werden. Außen unter der Windschutzscheibe war eine Plakette angebracht mit der Aufschrift "The Silver Ghost". Der Name sollte einerseits auf die silberne Farbe dieses Fahrzeugs anspielen, andererseits aber auch auf die geringe Geräuschentwicklung. Nicht nur damals war AX-201, wie das Fahrzeug wegen seiner Zulassungsnummer auch genannt wird, eine imponierende Erscheinung. Damit eignete sich das Fahrzeug auch als Demonstrationsobjekt für Rolls-Royce. Die Firma präsentierte ihn erstmals 1906 auf der Olympia Motor Show in London.

Innerhalb kürzester Zeit stellte der Silver Ghost verschiedene Rekorde auf und konnte seine für die damalige Zeit erstaunlich hohe Zuverlässigkeit unter Beweis stellen. Nach verschiedenen Besitzerwechseln gelangte er schließlich in den Besitz von Bentley. AX-201 ist einer von zwei Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, die für den Film "Die tollkühnen Männer in ihren fliegenden Kisten" (s. o.) verwendet wurden. 1989 erfolgte eine umfangreiche Restaurierung des Fahrzeugs. Mit einem geschätzten Wert von 35 Millionen US-Dollar gilt es heute als eines der teuersten Autos der Welt.

Literatur
 David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalogue of British Cars. William Morrow & Company, New York 1974, ISBN 0-688-00245-5 (englisch).

Weblinks

 A History of "The Silver Ghost" Auf rroc.org.au (englisch).
 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (Made in England, 1906 - 1925) Auf rroc.org.au (englisch).
 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (Made in USA, 1921 - 1926) Auf rroc.org.au (englisch).
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I am slowly but steadily heading for the finishing stages of this now. I always find the last bit harder than the first stages; maybe that's because I start by happily making lots of separate bits but now I have to fit them together. I have a few blocks and will make a few more, but this time with a bit of an eye to size instead of just doing what I feel like. Right now I'm working on the bottom right hand corner, then I just need a slim piece to run down that side and I'll have got to my 60" square.
Beautiful work, you are tenacious. That's the challenge, to hold onto your vision in the middle of getting it all to cooperate.
I've been enjoying your progress on these blocks. I enjoy this kind of patchwork but haven't done much of it. I'm learning by watching you--Thanks!
Yes you're definitely on the home stretch now!
It does get tricky when the pieces need a specific size. This quilt looks so good. I love the value range you used - and the colors. Beautiful!
Looking good Kaja - you'll have your floor back soon!!
Love this and it is so interesting!
Hmm. It does look tricky at this stage.
It looks like it is going to be a really great quilt Kaja! This last fitting together part is the stage I would find the most difficult.
I picked my AHIQ shape - wedges!


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Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most
The Speights' mobile home in DeQuincy, La., is at the end of an unpaved road in a stand of tall longleaf pines. Donnie and Stephen Speight bought the land and the house 11 years ago after Stephen retired from his job as a pipe fitter at a local petrochemical plant.
The area around their home is flat and marshy. Creeks wend their way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Egrets linger in the tall grass. The Speights liked how secluded and quiet it was.
Stephen's nickname at work was "Termite" because he was agile enough to crawl into pipes when he was younger. But his health was declining. He was a Vietnam veteran who had been exposed to Agent Orange during the war and had rapidly advancing diabetes and mobility problems.
It took everything Donnie had to care for her husband. "I got arthritis like crazy. It's in my hands, my arms, my neck, my hips, my knees," Donnie says. "I don't know how I was doing it."
That was before Hurricane Laura hit in August. The Category 4 hurricane knocked out power, destroyed the air conditioning unit and sent a tree through the bedroom ceiling. Donnie couldn't use the lift to get Stephen in and out of bed because it needed electricity. The nebulizer that helped him breathe also required power. The house was dangerously hot. The hole was right next to the hospital bed where Stephen slept, and water leaked into the bedroom every time it rained. It rains a lot in southern Louisiana.
The Speights were living on a fixed income, and they didn't have home insurance. They didn't have the money to fix the damage. So, like most disaster survivors, they turned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help.


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Email: nfairgrieve@stjaiken.org
Nancy was born in Long Island, New York and has been living in Aiken since 2006 when she joined the staff at St. John's as the Financial Director. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and the warm weather of the South.
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Becca is a graduate of Mississippi State with a degree in Marketing. She and her husband moved to Aiken after he accepted an engineering position at SRNS. Becca enjoys frequent trips to Disney World and spends her time outside of St. John's running. She and her husband are also parents to their dog, Gus, and their cat, Olive.
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Jennifer has been married for 16 years. She has lived in Aiken for four years and have decided that this is their forever home, now that they are no longer moving them all over the country with the military.
Jennifer has worked as an administrative assistant in both the public and private sectors for more than 20 years. However, working as the Executive Director for the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Southeastern Chapter for 7 years, she was able to serve our military members and veterans, which she considered an honor. As a family, they still volunteer in supporting our military and veterans, as the military runs deep in their family.
Jennifer enjoys spending time with family, gardening, playing with their dogs: lab "Major" and pug, "Otis," and crafting. Oh, and they're a big Clemson Fan family- Go Tigers!
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Juli is a native of Aiken, graduating from Aiken High School and received a BA degree from USC Aiken in Sociology/Criminology. Juli is also a member of the 9:02 Band and has been serving the church in this capacity since 2007. She joined our staff in August of 2019.
Catherine Stapleton Nance, Director of Music
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Catherine Stapleton Nance grew up in SC as the daughter of a United Methodist minister. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Converse College, after which she moved to New York City and earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance. For several years, she enjoyed a successful career in singing, both in musical theater and opera. After marrying in 1993, she made Aiken her home, teaching on the faculty of USC Aiken. In 2001, she became the Director of Music Ministries at St. John's and felt that for the first time, she was truly fulfilling God's calling in her life. She directs the older elementary choir and Chancel Choir, which provides musical leadership in the 11 a.m. worship service.
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Christopher is originally from Greenwood, SC where he began musical studies at a very young age. He received his degree in Organ Performance from University of South Carolina in Columbia. He has performed throughout the Southeast and was accompanist for the University Choir during his time at USC. Christopher has been a veteran of church music for over 20 years and considers it an honor and joyous occasion to sit down and play a worship service. Our hand bell choir, the 8:30 Sonrise Choir, and the Foundation Singers (our youth choir) are also under the direction of Christopher. In addition to his job in our music ministry, he also owns a retail holdings company, based out of Columbia.
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Gray moved to Aiken in 2015 and has been a member of St. John's since 2019. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2002 and has taught school in Barnwell and Aiken County. She enjoys sharing her passion for Christ through children's ministry.
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Bekah grew up as a member of St. John's UMC's Foundation Student Ministries. She graduated from Aiken High and earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership, Change, and Social Responsibility from the College of Charleston. She serves St. John's as the Director of Student Ministries and is a volunteer assistant coach for the Aiken High School Girls' Varsity Basketball team. In her free time, she enjoys live music (especially Zac Brown Band) and being on Edisto Beach or Lake Murray.
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Amy moved to Aiken in 2005 and has been a member of St. John's UMC since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Columbia College and a Master's degree in Reading and Literacy from Walden University. Amy spent 8 years teaching in public schools in Columbia and Aiken. She has been on staff since June 2013. She serves as the Assistant Director of Student Ministries.
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Queen Still Hasn't Made a Penny From 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest movies of the past year, and the biggest music documentary of all time. Despite its huge success and estimated profits of $900 million, the band that it's entirely based on hasn't seen a drop of revenue from it.
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Theatergoers Can Now Sing Along to "Bohemian Rhapsody"
If you've been avoiding going to see Bohemian Rhapsody because you just don't think you can stop yourself from singing along, well, now's your chance. Starting Friday, you'll be able to attend a sing-along screening of the Queen biopic, which just won best picture at the Golden Globes. More than...
Select Theaters Offering Bohemian Rhapsody Sing Along
Do you dream of singing with Freddie Mercury and the band Queen? Well, how about Golden Globe winner Rami Malek as a cancellation... This weekend you can! 20th Century Fox is offering special singalong screenings of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in select theaters starting January 11th! Bohemian Rhapsody won...
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Toucan's Gold is an interesting ink. It's the sort of ink that I'm on the fence about. It's a cool color, but it's just barely dark enough to use in most cases. I think it gets darker as it dries, but it still pretty light. If it were only a bit darker it would be in contention for one of the great oranges. Maybe darken it up a bit by mixing it with one of the other Toucan inks?
Toucan Gold is an interesting ink. I'd love to know what you would use it for.


The climate controlled 25,000 square foot addition is nearly completed and will be moved into the first week of January 2014. The addition will be used to house finished product. The addition will double our current shipping and receiving space.


Another week, another presidential hopeful has entered the race for the 2020 election. Earlier today, California Senator Kamala Harris announced her bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Senator Harris says she is running to fight for the American people, especially those who have been overlooked or ignored by federal lawmakers who are easily swayed by self-interest. "My entire career has been focused on keeping people safe, it is probably one of the things that has motivated me more than anything else," Harris said on ABC's Good Morning America .


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Long-standing specialists in the K-12 arena, VTD has leveraged its extensive education experience to provide services to charter schools for 25 years. Indeed, since the Charter School Legislation was passed in California in 1992, VTD has become an accomplished leader in this specialized area. We provide in-depth services to charter schools through our offices from Northern to Southern California. Our client base includes both national charter schools and common management organizations (CMO).
VTD's auditors are highly experienced with the applicable compliance requirements including attendance accounting of classroom and non-classroom based instruction mode. We are also intimately familiar with changes at both the state and federal levels. Because charter schools are mandated to have annual independent fiscal audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we work closely with our clients to ensure they adhere to these standards. Of note, charter schools must turn in their annual audit by December 15th to the authorizer, the county office of education, the State Controller and the California Department of Education (CDE). Also required is strict adherence to the Governmental Auditing Standards when conducting the audits; if the charter schools expend more than $750,000 in federal funds, a federal audit is required.
In addition to audits, we have experts who go on-site to help with the filing and preparing of tax documents that address the specific laws for nonprofit organizations. Working in close partnership with charter schools' back office provider, we function as a team to help each entity meet its reporting requirements. Everything is accomplished electronically, which is both easier and cost-effective.
And while we are independent, we help them optimize the process. We've assisted in implementing documentation, resulting in a thorough, timely and efficient audit. We also provide additional services including tax return related resolutions when needed and we investigate and report on specific issues.
When issues arise, VTD is known for its continuing communication and work with the sponsoring district and county office of education to work toward resolution. We actively participate in industry leading workshops at conferences as well as in training and on-site guidance with supporting charter school affiliates.
Further, we offer valuable knowledge and services regarding the State Compliance Requirements in the Standards and Procedures for Audits of California K-12 Local Educational Agencies (issued by the California Education Audit Appeals Panel) and Federal Compliance Requirements as described in uniform compliance guidelines.
Finally, we have contributed extensively to compliance and accounting materials used by others in our industry. Add to that extensive continuing education as well as working with the Office of the State Controller, the Department of Education and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) to handle any accounting and auditing issues of charter schools.


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This week's Impact on POP drew a total of 263,000 viewers, down from last week's 326,000 number. The NBA finals drew over 9 million viewers on TNT which again took a small part of the viewership. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
John Hennigan's ties to Survivor's producers
Fox Sports Net era of Impact Wrestling added to the Global Wrestling Network
TNA Impact Wrestling viewership overview for the year 2016
TNA Impact, now airing on POP TV, drew an average of 311,000 viewers for the year 2016, down from the 327,000 average of 2015. The show lost the majority of its audience compared to 2014 and 2013, where the average was 1.15 million and 1.26 million respectively.…
Impact Wrestling did 129,000 viewers on Thursday night, the best number since moving to the 10PM time slot three weeks ago. It had an increase of 24,000 viewers from last week's broadcast. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)


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Congressional Study: Gun Ownership Drastically Up Since '94, Murder Rate Cut in Half
This Congressional study should, at minimum, put to rest the claims that more guns in private hands will create more violent crime.
According to a new study, commissioned by Congress, the murder rate in the US has fallen from 9.5 per 100,000 in 1993 to 4.7 per 100,000 in 2011. Homicides involving firearms dropped from 6.6 per 100,000 to 3.2 per 100,000. It should also be noted that following the expiration of the federal "assault weapons" ban in 2004, the homicide rate continued to decline, on average. See chart below.
During this same time period, the number of guns owned by US citizens soared from 192 million to 310 million (and that's not taking into account the massive sales years the firearms industry had in 2012 and 2013).
Here are the details from the report (Page 8),
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reported in a national survey that in 1994, 44 million people, approximately 35% of households, owned 192 million firearms, 65 million of which were handguns. Seventy-four percent of those individuals were reported to own more than one firearm. According to the ATF, by the end of 1996 approximately 242 million firearms were available for sale to or were possessed by civilians in the United States. That total includes roughly 72 million handguns (mostly pistols, revolvers, and derringers), 76 million rifles, and 64 million shotguns. By 2000, the number of firearms had increased to approximately 259 million: 92 million handguns, 92 million rifles, and 75 million shotguns.29 By 2007, the number of firearms had increased to approximately 294 million: 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles, and 83 million shotguns.
In the past, most guns available for sale were produced domestically. In recent years, 1 million to 2 million handguns were manufactured each year, along with 1 million to 1.5 million rifles and fewer than 1 million shotguns. From 2001 through 2007, however, handgun imports nearly doubled, from 711,000 to nearly 1.4 million.
By 2009, nearly 2.2 million handguns were imported into the United States. From 2001 through 2007, rifle imports increased from 228,000 to 632,000, and shotgun imports increased from 428,000 to 726,000. By 2009, rifle imports had increased to 864,000, but shotguns had decreased 559,000. By the same year, 2009, the estimated total number of firearms available to civilians in the United States had increased to approximately 310 million: 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns.
This is just one of several, recent studies that shows no correlation between gun ownership and homicide rates.


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Contract Laborer Cannot Save 10-Year-Old Who Cries And Begs God To Stop His Unbearable Pain
"Sam knows that he has a dangerous disease and understands why we stop him from doing things he likes. He does not want anybody to feel bad for him. But sometimes, when he cannot bear his sadness, he cries in front of a picture of Jesus Christ and begs to rid him of his suffering. I just hope we can save him before it is too late."-Suresh.
A blood disease has changed Little Sam's life for the worse. He cannot run behind his younger brother Selvin (7) and play with him anymore because even a small fall can cause bruising. His parents, Suresh and Jancy, are careful not to let him near sharp objects as small cuts can lead to prolonged bleeding. All Sam can do now is draw and read – but sometimes exhaustion does not let him do either. Suresh, a poor contract laborer, has been struggling to keep him alive for three months now – but if Sam does not get a bone marrow transplant soon, he can even die.
Sam started becoming pale and weaker as days went by that worried his poor parents
One day in June this year, Sam's parents noticed that his gums had become white in colour. They didn't pay much attention to it until his skin started acquiring a pale tone as well. They took him to many doctors thinking it was a nutrition problem, but none of the health supplements they prescribed seem to work. When he started fainting regularly and looking weaker with every passing day, his parents became more worried.
"Normally, after coming back from school, Sam would change his clothes and run to play with the neighbourhood kids. But all that had changed – he would go straight to bed now and sleep now. He had also started eating less, which was so unlike him as he would always be hungry. Sometimes he would ask me, 'Amma, why don't I have any energy now?' and I'd tell him everything will be fine and ask him to pray."-Jancy.
Suresh and Jancy were shocked when Sam was diagnosed with a severe blood disease that can turn fatal without a bone marrow transplant
When Sam's weakness did not improve at all, his parents used up all their savings to take him to a good hospital to undergo comprehensive tests. The blood test results revealed a shocking truth – Sam had aplastic anemia, a serious condition where the body stops producing enough new blood cells. Suresh and Jancy were heartbroken when they were told that Sam would require regular blood transfusions to survive, and a complete cure can only be achieved with a bone marrow transplant.
"We are not very educated, but when the doctor explained to us in simple terms that Sam's body was not producing enough blood, we understood the severity of the situation. He had always been a healthy child so it was difficult for us to understand how he got this disease all of a sudden. He always hated injections and never liked coming to hospitals, so we had to lie to him about his disease for a long time before he found out on his own."-Suresh, with tears in his eyes.
Sam has uncontrolled bleeding in his nose and gums, but he believes that his firm faith in God will save him
Ever since his diagnosis, life has become very difficult for Sam. He regularly bleeds from his gums and nose now. He gets regular fevers, which take days to subside. Additionally, he also has severe knee pain and a burning sensation in his chest at all times. The only thing that comforts him through this difficulty are his mother's loving embraces and his daily prayers. This family never missed their Sunday masses and saying grace before meals. Whenever Sam had faced problems at school - a difficult exam or a fight with friends - God had always helped him. Sam strongly feels that he will be able to fight his disease the same way, but his innocent hopes will be crushed if he does not get a transplant on time.
"My child used to be so brave, but now I can see fear in his eyes. But he hides it from his father and me – he tells us that he will be alright as he is praying regularly. He always wants me by his side – I feel that he is trying to spend as much time with me as he possibly can because tomorrow is so uncertain in his case. I just hope he gets the transplant on time."-Jancy.
Suresh fears he will lose his son before he can arrange the money for his transplant
Suresh is a poor contract laborer who earns a meagre amount. He never could save any money as his salary was just enough to feed and clothe his family of four. Ever since Sam fell sick, he has been running short of funds – his weekly transfusions itself cost Rs 7,000 that he struggles to pay for, and a transplant is much beyond his reach.
Sam with his little brother
"I am able to pay for Sam's transfusions only by begging near and dear ones. I have already incurred a huge debt like that. I had to pull my younger child, Selvin, out of school because I do not have money to pay his fees. Our lives have come to a standstill – but all we want is Sam to be alright. Please help me save him."-Suresh.
10-year-old Sam has aplastic anemia, a dangerous disease where his body does not produce enough blood. His life is temporarily being sustained by blood transfusions, but only a bone marrow transplant can completely cure him. His father is a contract laborer who has been struggling to keep up with medical expenses since his diagnosis and cannot afford his transplant. Sam prays to be alright and be free of this disease – he wants to go back to school and be happy again. You can make sure that this happens.
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A great way to end of the summer season and as the Autumn comeback marathon. An improvement from Manchester Marathon in spring where I ran 2hrs 44.14 For me a great preparation leading upto the day and despite cramping towards the end please with the finishing result. What was hard for me at the time was the cramping in my calves and stomach due to dehydration and suspect too many gels to push the end. We (Alex and I) were still on target 35k into the race and really lost the 2hrs 40 barrier as my target.