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Classic from Marburg
Lahn bike trail
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Lahn: classic from Marburg
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Auf der Brücke in Runkel
Fachwerkfassade Marburg Innenstadt
Radstrecke bei Diez
Elisabethkirche Marburg
Botanischer Garten Marburg
Burgruine Runkel
Marburger Rathaus
Alte Lahnbrücke Wetzlar
Bootsverleih Marburg
Stadtansicht Marburg
Marburg Schloss
Lahn bei Villmar
Radler bei Villmar
Bei Weilburg
Statue Heilige Elisabeth in Marburg
Marburg Innenstadt
Alte Uni Marburg
Radstrecke zwischen Marburg und Wetzlar
Radweg beim Holztechnikmuseum in Wißmar
Between crown and Loreley
The Lahn cycle path is an insider tip among bike enthusiasts! You will be amazed by the quiet dream of nature with picturesque half-timbered houses and wide nature reserves. Stroll through the narrow streets of the historic university town of Marburg with the famous Elisabeth Church. Visit the Goethe city of Wetzlar with the Lottehaus and the disused iron ore mine Grube Fortuna on your bike tour. Discover the residential city of Weilburg with the beautiful castle complex and the old town of Limburg with the world-famous cathedral. Take a break at Arnstein Abbey and in the historic tavern on the Lahn before you reach Bad Ems, one of the most beautiful and traditional spas in Germany. Top off your bike tour with a detour to the Loreley and enjoy the return trip by ferry from St. Goar to the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz. The most beautiful places to stay in the Lahn valley and the balanced route offer all bike- lovers enough time to enjoy the many sights.
1. day Marburg arrival
You should take your time for a short visit of the old town . The famous Elisabeth church and the landgraves' palace are worth visiting, too. In the evening you can enjoy wonderful hours in international restaurants or in students pubs.
2. day Marburg - Wetzlar 54 km
Look forward to the beautiful Lahn cycle path, which leads through the wide Lahn valley past idyllic bathing ponds to Wetzlar. Explore Wetzlar's old town and the interesting cathedral on an afternoon stroll. Stroll through the medieval market square, discover steep stairs, narrow streets and romantic corners. Experience the modern side of Wetzlar on the optics course. Here you will discover optical phenomena, such as a large diamond made of optical glass, which reflects the light with a sparkle, or a kaleidoscope with infinite reflections.
3. day Wetzlar - Weilburg 32 km / 40 km
You leave Wetzlar over the stone bridge and soon you will reach the Fortuna pit (+ 8 km), the only iron ore mine in Germany where ore mining is demonstrated using original machines underground. The route to Weilburg, whose renaissance castle is located on a high rocky ridge above the Lahn, remains unforgettable in the landscape. In the afternoon you can look forward to a tour of the palace complex with its sumptuous and representative interiors. Treat yourself to a cafe in the baroque palace garden with its orangery, visit the palace church and marvel at the palace courtyard, which annually forms the backdrop for the famous Weilburg palace concerts.
4. day Weilburg - Limburg 40 km
The course of the river winds it's way between Taunus and Westerwald today. You cycle idyllically on the paved path via Aumenau and Runkel to Limburg. The Limburg Cathedral, also known as St. George's Cathedral, towers above the old town next to Limburg Castle. This high location on the rocks above the Lahn ensures that the cathedral is visible from afar. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful creations of late romanesque architecture. Not only is a visit to the world-famous Limburg Cathedral an absolute must, but also a stroll through the city center, because it is one of the most beautiful old towns in Germany!
5. day Limburg - Bad Ems 36 km / 47 km
Enjoy a scenic highlight today: away from any traffic, you roll along the Lahn cycle path through an untouched valley landscape from Diez to Balduinstein. This day has two climbs in store, whereby you can comfortably bypass one ascent by train (11 km). Then take a rest at the Arnstein Monastery or Nassau Castle before cycling to Bad Ems. You will be thrilled, because your first look is at the architectural gem of Bad Ems: the Kurhaus, the Kurcafe, the Marble Hall, the Kurtheater and the casino are presented in a long row. This "chocolate side" of the Lahn finds a worthy and beautiful continuation in the gardens of the park. Enjoy your stay and let your mind wander.
6. day Bad Ems - Koblenz 17 km / 46 km
After 12 km the Rhine valley opens before your eyes. Here you can crown your bike tour with a detour (+ 29 km) via Boppard and St. Goar to the Loreley. Climb the famous rock in peace, which was the fate of so many boaters, immerse yourself in the hustle and bustle of the lively wine village of Boppard or escape with the chairlift to lofty heights and marvel at the unique view of the Rhine loop. However you plan the day, you can enjoy the return journey to Koblenz by ferry.
7. day Koblenz departure
Today your beautiful trip ends after breakfast in Koblenz in the hotel. Train departure possible. If you want to go back to Marburg, we recommend our handy return transfer service (departure at 9:00 a.m., duration approx. 2.5 hours), which will take you directly from the hotel in Koblenz back to the start hotel.
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Individual tours: Here you decide when and with whom you would like to travel. We provide you with detailed tour documents and practical planning tips, and you enjoy our all-in, worry-free package with separate luggage transport throughout your tour.
Guided tours: You can simply get on your bike and enjoy a group holiday (8–20 participants). Your tour guide will take care of everything, and your luggage will be transported separately.
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This overview shows you the grade of difficulty for our tours:
easy: Very relaxed cycling in mostly flat terrain.
beginners-intermediate: Easy cycling, pushing the bike now and then.
moderate: for people in a general good shape, a few stretches across more difficult terrain, or pushing the bike.
difficult: For experienced bikers, several tracks in hilly terrain.
In the case of our original Velociped tours, we are the tour operator. We organise and accompany these tours personally.
So that you have an even bigger selection to choose from, we also cover additional routes in collaboration with long-standing partners. With these Velociped partner tours, we are the tour broker.
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28 days cancellation option:
Prices are per person.
Category B: smaller, family-run inns and hotels
Category A: Comfortable middle-class hotels
For bike & boat trips you will find facility details on cabins and shared rooms in the tour description.
Cat. B
Double room 570,00 €
Single room 690,00 €
Cat. A
bookable additional nights
Marburg Cat. B
Double room 52,00 €
Single room 72,00 €
Koblenz Cat. B
Marburg Cat. A
Koblenz Cat. A
bookable additional services
transfer service back to Marburg (daily 9:00 a.m.)
transfer service own bike additionally
boat trip on the river Rhine
Hotel categorie B: sometimes 5 km to the urban centre
Hote categorie A: mostly in the center
All-carefree service:
accommodation incl. breakfast
room with shower/bath/WC
map of bike trails with marked route
detailed route description
tips for tour preparation
touristic information
7 days hotline service
Below you will find specific information about the bike trip on the Lahn - bike path. If you have further questions about this trip, you simply call us: Phone: 06421 – 886890.
Arrival by train
Marburg can be easily reached by train from all major cities in Germany. The best way to get to our partner hotels in Marburg is a short taxi ride from the train station.
You can find information on timetables and prices at:
Train information
Parking at the hotel
Our partner hotels in Marburg offer good parking options for the entire duration of your bike trip, a reservation is not necessary. Prices different.
You will receive detailed information about the parking options at the hotel booked for you with the detailed travel documents two weeks before the start of your journey.
Condition of cycle paths
The Lahn cycle path leads through charming landscapes with forests, hills, meadows, floodplains and steep slopes studded with rocks. The Lahn has its origins in the middle of the low mountain range of Siegerland-Wittgenstein, one of the most densely forested regions in Germany. After the Lahn has left the mountains, the Lahn valley widens and turns into a hilly landscape. The Lahn then runs through fertile and open floodplain forests before the slopes of the Lahn valley come closer and form a gorge-like valley. In the last section, the Lahn runs in tight turns until it flows into the Rhine at Lahnstein.
In 2006, the Lahntal cycle path was one of the first cycle paths in Germany to be awarded 4 out of 5 possible stars by the ADFC. Among other things, Navigability, signposting, safety and tourist infrastructure assessed.
You cycle on mostly flat, paved bike and hiking trails away from traffic, only occasionally small climbs have to be mastered. The route is consistently well and consistently signposted. For the most part, a railway line runs parallel to the path.
Available rental bikes
If you would like a rental bike for the tour, we will bring it to your starting hotel and of course pick it up at your destination. You can choose from unisex and men's bikes with either 7-speed gear hub and coaster brake or 27-speed derailleur and freewheel. All unisex bikes have a deep step-through and men's bikes are available in different frame sizes. Our unisex bikes are suitable for all persons from 150 cm in height and the men's bikes from 165 cm. 8-speed unisex e-bikes are also available on request. Simply state your bike requirements when booking.
Velociped rental bikes
Transfer back to the starting point of the journey
Daily at 9am there is the possibility to use our transfer service back to Marburg (approx. 2,5 hrs). Pick up is at your hotel and the bus takes you back to your first hotel, thus ensuring a perfect return service.
Extra costs which are not inculded
A possibly applicable city tax is not included and has to be paid at the hotel locally.
Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible.
Passport and visa requirements, health regulations
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.
Marburg Castle
The founding residence of the Hessian Landgrave was built as a castle to crown the land of the so-called "Gisonenfelsen" rocks. Origins date back to around 1000 whereby the Landgrave castle was counted among the first hill castles in Germany and the starting point for the development of Marburg. Landgrave castle, princely residence, fortress – the Gothic and late Gothic structures with renaissance fixtures represent a unique, multifaceted history. The casemates located at the castle moat and park are evidence of this. An important part of the castle, which is now in the possession of the university, is the university museum for cultural history which includes collections on Hesse's pre and early history, religious art and civic urban living.
St. Elisabeth Church, Marburg
Construction of the earliest purely Gothic hall church on German soil began in the same year that Elisabeth of Thuringia was canonised (1235). The church which was erected by the Teutonic Order over the grave of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia was consecrated in 1283 and became one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the late Middle Ages. Until today, the Protestant community church is an extraordinary monument to sacred architecture and the destination of tens of thousands of visitors every year. In addition to the burial ground of the Landgraves of Hessen, Elisabeth's richly ornamented golden shrine is very impressive. The colourful stained-glass windows show St. Elisabeth's life and charity work and are among the most significant examples of Gothic glass art.
St. Elisabeth Church
Old Town Wetzlar
Explore Wetzlar's old town on foot! This historical tour accompanies you through medieval marketplaces and steep stairs, through narrow streets and romantic corners and introduces you to 43 interesting buildings with historical backgrounds in the old town of Wetzlar.
The old town of Wetzlar
Cathedral Wetzlar
The Cathedral, formerly the collegiate parish Church of Our Lady of Adoration, has remained unfinished. On the site of the current church once stood a 12th century Romanesque church which itself was preceded by two earlier churches. Construction of the choir of a new church began in 1230.
Weilburg Castle
The Weilburg Castle (former residential castle of the House of Nassau, Dukes of Nassau-Weilburg) was sold to the State of Prussia in 1935 by Charlotte of Nassau-Weilburg, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, together with her other Nassau residence, Biebrich Palace at Wiesbaden. The ruling House of Luxemburg kept however the burial chapel of their ancestors. This magnificent castle has been a museum since 1935 and can be visited by guided tour.
Limburg Cathedral
The Limburg Cathedral, also known as St. George's Cathedral, towers above the old town of Limburg next to Limburg Castle. The high location on the rocks above the Lahn ensures that the cathedral is visible from afar. Today the building is considered to be one of the most perfect creations of late romanesque architecture. However, elements of the early Gothic can already be seen. It is well preserved in its original form and contains a multitude of murals and early medieval sculpture.
Guided tours Limburg
Limburg's old town is one of the prettiest and best preserved in the region. It boasts a good number of half-timbered houses, some dating back to the 13th century, but most of them "only" from the 17th or 18th century. All those white houses with their red or black framework give Limburg a particularily cheerful atmosphere.
Guided tour in Limburg
Mine Fortuna near Oberbiel
Since 1987 the iron ore mine closed in 1983 pit Fortuna is opened for visitors. To the visitor's mine in the woodland, to the north of Oberbiel, the field and pit road museum Fortuna (FGF) is connected.
Mine Fortuna
Kurwald Mountain Railway, Bad Ems
Discover the Bismarck Hill with the cable railway
Two cabins of the funicular railway connect the city centre with the spa area on the Bismarck's height in the shuttle service. From there on top the visitior has an imposing view of the health resort town and the whole Lahntal as well as the heights of the Taunus. A cafe directly situated in the top terminal and restaurant invites with a panoramic terrace to the enjoyment of the sight.
"Deutsches Eck" in Koblenz
World-famous: Where Father Rhine and Mother Moselle meet: The Deutsches Eck ("German Corner")
The establishment of the Teutonic Order at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle in 1216 gave this historic site its name, the "Deutsches Eck". Koblenz also owes its name to the meeting point of the Rhine and the Moselle - from "Castellum apud Confluentes", Latin for "fort at the confluence", which over time became the current name of Koblenz.
Shortly after emperor Wilhelm I's death, the idea arose of creating a memorial to him, as it was the emperor who had brought about the unification of Germany after three years of war. Three years later in 1891, emperor Wilhelm II, the grandson of the deceased, chose the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz as the most suitable location. A harbour of refuge in the Moselle estuary was filled in to create space for the memorial. The Deutsches Eck in its present form was created.
Deutsches Eck
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July weather forecast and climate
Kuressaare, Estonia
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Weather in Julio
Average temperature in July
Average rainfall in July
Average rainfall days in July
Average sea temperature in July
Average daylight in July
Average sunshine in July
Average UV index in July
Julio, the same as Junio, is another comfortable summer month in Kuressaare, Estonia, with average temperature varying between 13°C (55.4°F) and 19°C (66.2°F).
Julio and Agosto, with an average high-temperature of 19°C (66.2°F), are the warmest months.
In Julio, in Kuressaare, the rain falls for 12 days. Throughout Julio, 63mm (2.48") of precipitation is accumulated. Throughout the year, there are 170 rainfall days, and 592mm (23.31") of precipitation is accumulated.
In Kuressaare, the average seawater temperature in Julio is 16°C (60.8°F).
Note: For swimming, a surface water temperature of 16°C (60.8°F) is not enjoyable for the majority. It is not considered safe, as controlling breathing becomes progressively more difficult as water temperature decreases below 21°C (69.8°F).
The average length of the day in Julio is 17.5h.
In Julio, the average sunshine is 9h.
Months with the highest UV index in Kuressaare are Junio and Julio, with an average maximum UV index of 5. A UV Index reading of 3 to 5 represents a medium vulnerability from unprotected exposure to the Sun's UV rays for average individuals.
Note: The daily maximum UV index of 5 interpret into the following advice:
Take precautions - Protection against sun damage is advised. The solar radiation is most powerful near the mid-day, so the exposure to the direct Sun should be reduced accordingly. A wide-brim hat offers excellent sun protection for eyes, ears, face, and neck. Sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection significantly reduce eye damage from sun exposure. Tightly woven, loose-fitting clothes provide additional protection from the Sun.
What is the warmest month in Kuressaare?
Warmest months in Kuressaare, Estonia, are Julio and Agosto, with an average high-temperature of 19°C (66.2°F).
What is the temperature in Julio in Kuressaare?
In Julio, in Kuressaare, Estonia, the average high-temperature is 19°C (66.2°F), and the average low-temperature is 13°C (55.4°F).
How many days does it rain in Julio in Kuressaare?
In Kuressaare, Estonia, during Julio, the rain falls for 12 days and regularly aggregates up to 63mm (2.48") of precipitation.
What is the sea water temperature in Julio in Kuressaare?
In Kuressaare, Estonia, in Julio, the average water temperature is 16°C (60.8°F). Swimming in 16°C (60.8°F) is not enjoyable for the majority. Controlling breathing becomes progressively more difficult as surface water temperature decreases below 21°C (69.8°F).
What is the average length of the day in Julio in Kuressaare?
In Kuressaare, Estonia, the average length of the day in Julio is 17.5h.
How many hours of sunshine does Kuressaare have in Julio?
In Kuressaare, Estonia, the average sunshine in Julio is 9h.
What are the months with the highest UV index in Kuressaare?
Months with the highest UV index in Kuressaare, Estonia, are Junio and Julio, with an average maximum UV index of 5.
How high is the UV index in Julio in Kuressaare?
In Julio, the average daily maximum UV index in Kuressaare, Estonia, is 5. A UV Index estimate of 3 to 5 represents a medium health risk from unsafe exposure to the Sun's UV rays.
Average high temperature in July: 19°C
Warmest months (with the highest average high temperature) are July and August (19°C).
Months with the lowest average high temperature are January and February (-1°C).
Average low temperature in July: 13°C
Months with the highest average low temperature are July and August (13°C).
The coldest month (with the lowest average low temperature) is February (-6°C).
Average rainfall in July: 63mm
The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is November (71mm).
The driest month (with the lowest rainfall) is February (29mm).
Average rainfall days in July: 12 days
Months with the highest number of rainy days are November and December (19 days).
Months with the lowest number of rainy days are May and June (10 days).
Average sea temperature in July: 16°C
The best month for swimming (with the highest average sea temperature) is August (17°C).
Coldest months (with the lowest average sea temperature) are February and March (2°C).
Average daylight in July /
Average daylight in July: 17.5h
Average sunshine in July: 9h
The month with most sunshine is June (Average sunshine: 10h).
Months with least sunshine are January, November and December (Average sunshine: 1).
Average UV index in July: 5
Months with the lowest UV index are January, November and December (UV index 0).
Weather Atlas: Kuressaare, Estonia - July weather forecast and climate information. July weather forecast for Kuressaare, Estonia. July, the same as June, is another comfortable summer month, with average temperature fluctuating between 19°C (66.2°F) and 13°C (55.4°F). [666708]

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Eublemma caprearum is een vlinder uit de familie van de spinneruilen (Erebidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1933 door Draudt.

Deze nachtvlinder komt voor in Europa.

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The new guidance provides that the search should be limited to the information that is "on" the device. To aid in restricting the search to information that is only on the device, the agent is directed to shut off its connectivity to networks, e.g. by the agent placing the device in airplane mode or requiring its owner to do so. Agents are also directed to "take care" that they "do not take actions that would make any changes to the contents of the device." The Directive goes on to describe basic searches where an agent, essentially, just looks at the information contained on the device and an advanced search that, by the Directive and the policy and procedures it establishes, calls for "reasonable suspicion" in which case the agent may use external equipment to review, copy and/or analyze its contents. Moreover, while the directive states that the owner of the device should be able to be present when the search is conducted, it clarifies that this does not require that the owner actually be able to observe the search when doing so could give away, essentially, investigatory techniques.
Officers encountering business or commercial information in electronic devices shall treat such information as business confidential information and shall protect that information from unauthorized disclosure.
Depending on the nature of the information presented, the Trade Secrets Act, the Privacy Act, and other laws, as well as CBP policies, may govern or restrict the handling of the information. Any questions regarding the handling of business or commercial information may be directed to the CBP Associate/ Assistant Chief Counsel office [sic] or the CBP Privacy Officer, as appropriate.
Enhanced protections also apply to Attorney-Client Privileged and/or Attorney Work Product privileged documents.
Should a device owner/custodian refuse to decrypt/unlock the device, CBP Agents have authority to seize the device and use other technical means to access the device. This authority also includes the right to seize the device and seek a court order. Further, upon "probable cause" the directive provides that the device and information on such devices may be seized. Finally, the directive provides that there is no private right of action created by the issuance of the Directive itself—meaning you cannot sue CBP solely for their violating their own directive.
What then does this mean? For all of the reasons that you should be thoughtful about bringing materials and information into foreign countries, you should likewise be thoughtful about the information that you pack in your devices and choose to take across the United States' border. Thus, for instance, carrying business sensitive information that is, perhaps, governed by a confidentiality agreement, should be reconsidered. Likewise, candid photos of you on the beach in Cannes while you "go native" may be worth some thought.
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Wilhelm Harder (* 12. Juli 1900 in Rugenhof, Kreis Rügen; † 27. September 1971) war ein deutscher Politiker (SPD). Er war von 1955 bis 1958 Mitglied des Landtags von Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Wilhelm Harder hatte die Volksschule besucht, bevor er 1920 anfing als Bergarbeiter zu arbeiten. 1930 wurde er Gastwirt. Ab 1935 war er selbstständiger Landwirt in Dänemark. Harder wurde bereits 1915 Mitglied der SPD. Er war seit 1923 und dann wieder ab 1948 als Parteisekretär tätig. Harder zog am 30. Juni 1955 als Nachrücker in den nordrhein-westfälischen Landtag ein. Er war Abgeordneter bis zum 12. Juli 1958.

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Backloggers Anonymous Darksiders Part 3
On 03/08/2013 at 02:00 PM, by Angelo Grant , Jon Lewis , Jesse Miller
We're done!
I'm gonna keep this brief because frankly, I'm not feeling so great. We finished Darksiders. We had more fun talking about it than we did with the back half of the game. We get into some pretty weird things to talk about like sound effects and... horse physics. Maybe my fever started earlier than I thought.
Oh, I did manage to find a monkey that pulled off the tough guy thing better than War, so there's that...
Anyway, as we've already discussed, this is an out and out spolier 'cast, so make sure you've finished the game or given up on it before you listen to it. We pick up at the Ash Lands (the desert section) and play all the way through to the end. You have been warned!
One thing I fogot to mention and I feel horrible about, there's a zombie Mr. Peanut hidden in the game. I found him in two places, but apparently he has a few more appearances. He's actually pretty fun to fight as well, so hunt him down if you want to, and feel free to discuss him in the comments!
Also, suggestions! We do have the next two podcasts already planned out and will be playing Enslaved next, but we want to know what you want us to play. If you have any ideas, let us know, and if we think it's a good fit, will add it to our ever growing list of considerations for this podcast.
#Darksiders #Thq #Backlogged #Horse physics #Monkey with a gun #Grind #Fetch quest #Mr peanut
jgusw
I quit this game not long ago. I wasn't that interested in it to begin with. I was planning to finish it, but once I got to the section with the teleporting stuff, I gave up. I wasn't having that much fun and those puzzles were too much to go through for a game I wasn't going to play again. I have better games on my backlog to get to.
Angelo Grant Staff Writer
Don't worry, you played the best of it. We ended up voicing a lot of similar stuff in the podcast.
Cyberxion
I dug the hell out of Darksiders. That said, I've never finished it. I got to where you gave up and my PS3's HDD decided to take a dump, and I haven't had the desire to play through it again. Not because I didn't have fun doing it the first time, but because I really kinda resented the fact that I'd HAVE to. It's weird, sure, but that's me in a nutshell. I'm sure I'll go back and finish it someday. :P
I did just finish the PC version of Darksiders 2 though. It's a bit buggy, and a couple of times I thought that I was gonna have to start over because of that, but thankfully I was able to finish just fine. Had a blast doing it, too. :)
I understand that.
The game starts off pretty strong, and it's really not that long. You can beat it in around 15 hours if you hustle. It's got a few flaws though like jgusw was saying. It's not something I felt was a waste of time to play, but not something I'd go out of my way to experience either. If you do decide to play it again though, try playing along with the podcasts. I'd love to get some feedback.
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1S53 0850 Liverpool Lime Street-Edinburgh Waverley from Carstairs.
1O05 1440 Newcastle-Poole from Chesterfield-Birmingham New Street.
2L02 0615 Basingstoke-London Waterloo drag back from Winchfield-Basingstoke & terminated + EMU.
1O04 0641 Wolverhampton-Poole from Reading-Bournemouth & terminated.
1Z90 0530 Southampton Central-Crewe. Charter.
1Z47 0522 Finsbury Park-Scarborough to Doncaster + 47279 in multi from Acton Main Line. Charter.
1E25 0905 Poole-York from Leamington Spa-Birmingham New Street. 47839 failed & 47095 pushed into Leamington.
2P82 1740 Lowestoft-Norwich. Vice or + DMU.
1Z05 0930 Watford Junction-London Euston. Additional.
xxxx 1740 Stratford Upon Avon-Shenfield from Ipswich. Charter.
1S47 0610 London Euston-Glasgow Central from South Kenton-Watford Junction & terminated.
1715 Totnes Riverside-Buckfastleigh to Staverton Loop.
1Z55 1444 Sheffield-Watford Junction from Crewe-Bescot Yard + 47241. Charter.
1S52 0910 London Paddington-Edinburgh Waverley to Preston.
Worked some afternoon Barrow Hill shuttles.
1A24 1700 Hull-Kings Cross to Doncaster.
1Z71 1748 Worcester Shrub Hill-Derby from Chaddesden Curve. Charter.
2P17 1736 Great Yarmouth-Norwich. Vice DMU.


I think it's probably a property of the SLES 9 compiler used to compile Xen and Linux. I have two identical machines, one with SLES 9 and the other with RHEL 4, and the RHEL 4 box works fine. Also, I have a 3rd machine of a different model loaded with SLES 9 which is also not booting with PAE 'on'. That points to SLES 9.
This would be easy to verify by simply compiling the Linux and Xen on the RHEL system, then taking those images and trying to boot the SLES9 system with it. If it works, then it's a compilation issue.


Sandwich platters for business lunches, funerals, small parties.
Each platter will feed 8 -10 people with each person averaging 1 round each. Sandwiches come with a mixture of white and brown bread.
A few cakes for dessert.


If you're looking a five-seating SUV but can't seem to draw the line between 'need' and 'want,' then the 2018 Toyota RAV4 vs 4Runner comparison may be exactly what you need to help you make some decisions. First, check out the base price of each SUV. The RAV4 is about $10,000 more affordable than the 4Runner, and yet many people still go with the more expensive option. What can we take away from this? Well, for starters, let's take a look at the engine specs for both models.
With 176 horsepower and 172 pound-feet of torque, the 2018 Toyota RAV4 delivers a smooth and comfortable driving experience while also pumping out some extra power, as you need it. The 4Runner, on the other hand, brings brute strength with it every single mile. With 270 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque, the 2018 Toyota 4Runner is on an entirely separate level. If you want an engine that roars like a lion and sends adrenaline-filled chills up and down your spine, a 2018 4Runner won't just satisfy, it will wow.
38.4 cu. ft. Cargo Space 47.2 cu. ft.
In addition to those two different levels of pricing and power, there are a couple of other key distinctions that often help Toyota customers decide between the RAV4 and 4Runner. You get what you pay for in the sense that the RAV4 can't match all of the features and technology systems in the 4Runner. With an added host of high-tech features, the 4Runner continues to establish its higher status over the RAV4.
Lastly, the 4Runner welcomes its passengers and their luggage with the comforting embrace of cavernous cargo space. A grand total of 47.2 cubic feet in cargo capacity means that a 4Runner family should have no problem finding room for all of their stuff. While the RAV4 offers good cargo space, too, once again, it just can't match the next-level 4Runner.
Suffice it to say, both cars in the 2018 Toyota RAV4 vs 4Runner comparison are outstanding values. The RAV4 is very well-rounded and sure to satisfy, and the 4Runner is undeniably worth its larger price tag. No matter which model may be right for you and your needs, it's impossible to go wrong with a Toyota SUV.


Municipalities outside of Metro Vancouver will be watching closely to see if the new foreign buyers' transfer tax announced this week will affect housing markets in their communities.
On Monday, the provincial government introduced legislation that sets the property transfer tax at 15 per cent for purchasers of residential real estate who are foreign nationals or foreign-controlled corporations.
According to the latest statistics collected by the province, foreign nationals invested more than $1 billion in B.C. property between June 10 and July 14, more than 86 per cent of it in the Lower Mainland.
The new tax will take effect Aug. 2 and affect residential property purchases in Metro Vancouver, excluding the Tsawwassen First Nation treaty lands.
"At the margin, this is very likely to lead some foreign buyers who want to invest in B.C. residential real estate to focus on other markets where the higher (property transfer tax) doesn't apply — the Fraser Valley, and perhaps Kelowna, Victoria and Whistler," said Jock Finlayson, executive vice-president of the Business Council of B.C.
Charles Wiebe, president of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, said many foreign buyers are looking to live or own specifically in the areas in which they are purchasing, and a tax may have little effect on their decision. Finlayson agreed.
"Any noticeable impacts will only be visible over time," Wiebe said.
Whistler Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden said foreign investment is not a new thing in her community, however she doesn't want to see the same kind of speculative investment that takes place in Vancouver.
"That is what our concern is," she said.
Wilhelm-Morden said she has no idea what will happen in Whistler because "this is all uncharted territory," but she'll be interested to see if there is an impact.
Finlayson noted that the government has reserved the right to apply the tax in other areas in B.C. if necessary and the finance Minister has already hinted that if foreign buying pressure does migrate to other regional markets, the province could take action. One region the minister mentioned in particular was the Capital Regional District, which includes Victoria.
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said she was not surprised to see her region mentioned as a place where the tax may be extended because she has brought the housing situation in Victoria to the province's attention on more than one occasion.
Helps would not speculate on whether the tax will push foreign buyers into Victoria's market, but said she will be watching the data released by the government in the coming months and if there is a change, she expects the province to act accordingly.
"I would like the province to make decisions based on data and not based on what some mayor in Victoria thinks might happen," she said.


Digital photograph printed on semi mat photo paper, size 40x40 cm. with 2cm. white bord (included) for easier framing. Unframed.
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It is nearing the end of the summer semester, the time when I typically realize that I have approximately 100 term papers awaiting grading, and no TA support. Usually my reaction is to put my head on my desk and think "Why did I do this to myself?". But not this semester, oh no!
I have finally learned from my mistakes. Not only does having an end-of-term paper in my course open the gates to grading hell, it also means that students don't actually ever receive any feedback (although I leave them feedback, very few ever return to the course to read it, as I can tell from the usage reports from our LMS.) So instead, this semester, I tried something new. Students used to have to write a term paper with a number of components to it: a topic that relates to the course material but hasn't explicitly been covered, inclusion of citations from a number of research articles on the subject that they have found themselves, explicit connections to a specific set of concepts from the course, and recommendations to an audience of their choice (as it is an adolescent development course, the audience is typically parents, teachers, policy makers, or teens themselves). This results in a 6-8 paper per student. And, as you can imagine, not only is there a lot of grading, but a lot of repetition (why is it everyone wants to write about anorexia or teen suicide?).
Now, students still write all of these same sections, but they do them as part of a discussion with their classmates. Students were allowed to choose groups based on topics that interested them (which I generated from the past 3 years of term paper topics), and they remained with that group throughout the semester. On "even" weeks, students were assigned a role, and each wrote a post that was similar to one of the sections from the previous version of this assignment. So, for example, someone found an article about the topic and provided the citation and a summary. The online discussion forum also provided opportunities for students to provide other forms of information, such as videos and online news articles, or even websites devoted to the topic. On "odd" weeks, students were required to respond to at least two of their group mates' posts from the previous week. So this way, students got exposed to the same (and more!) information, provided one another with feedback throughout the semester, and I had much less grading to do (see Part 2 from this series). At the end of the semester, I will still have students submit a final report, but this will be a 1-2 page summary of what they learned from the group discussions, written in a format that could actually be of use to someone beyond the individual student . For example, one of my students is writing a letter to parents that could be sent home from the principal of the school where she works.
Of course, I didn't choose this approach simply to make grading easier (although it helps!). The new assignment also designed to be more engaging for students; they are exploring the same topic throughout the semester as they learn about adolescent development, and are doing so in a collaborative fashion where they have one another as models, resources, and sounding boards. Students are required to think critically not only about what they read and discover in academic journals and on the internet, but also about their classmates' posts, and have opportunities to provide feedback, a skill that will come in handy in the "real world". From my reading of the discussions, I can say that the depth of thought, particularly as the semester has progressed, surpasses what I was accustomed to reading in the final term papers. Win-win!


The cuisine of Hotel Rivablu follows the local tradition characterized by simple and genuine ingredients.
Our kitchen, in fact, offers delicious culinary specilities typical of the Gargano with a varied menu, a choice between fish and meat, whose common denominator is of its genuineness.
You can taste local dishes in addition to national ones suitable for every type of customers, in a environment genuinely warm and refined.
In this atmosphere the large dining room of Hotel RivaBlu with air-conditioned and view of the sea is the ideal place to begin your day with a good breakfast buffet.


Some observations of the effects of nitrous oxide gas-intoxication which I was prompted to make by reading the pamphlet called "The anaesthetic revelation and the gist of philosophy" (Blood, 1874), have made me understand better than ever before both the strength and the weakness of Hegel's philosophy. I strongly urge others to repeat the experiment, which with pure gas is short and harmless enough. The effects will of course vary with the individual, just as they vary in the same individual from time to time; but it is probable that in the former case, as in the latter, a generic resemblance will obtain. With me, as with every other person of whom I have heard, the keynote of the experience is the tremendously exiting sense of an intense metaphysical illumination. Truth lies open to the view in depth beneath depth of almost blinding evidence. The mind sees all logical relations of being with an apparant subtlety and instantaniety to which its normal consciousness offers no parallel; only as sobriety returns, the feeling of insight fades, and one is left staring vacantly at a few disjointed words and phrases, as one stares at a cadaverous-looking snowpeak from which sunset glow has just fled, or at a black cinder left by an extinguished brand.
The immense emotional sense of reconciliation which characterizes the "maudlin" stage of alcoholic drunkenness -- a stage which seems silly to lookers-on, but the subjective rapture of which probably constitutes a chief part of the temptation to the vice -- is well known. The centre and periphery of things seem to come together. The ego and its objects, the meum and tuum, are one. Now this, only a thousandfold enhanced, was the effect upon me of the gas: and its first result was to make peal through me with unutterable power the conviction that Hegelism was true after all, and that the deepest convictions of my intellect hitherto were wrong. Whatever the idea of representation occurred to the mind was seized by the same logical forceps, and served to illustrate the same truth; and that truth was that every opposition, among whatsoever things, vanishes in a higher unity in which it is based; that all contradictions, so-called, are of a common kind; that unbroken continuity is of the essence of being; and that we are literally in the midst of an infinite, to perceive the existence of which is the utmost we can attain. Without the same as a basis, how could strife occur? Strife presupposes something to be striven about; and in this common topic, the same for both parties, the differences merge. From the hardest contradiction to the tenderest diversity of verbiage differences evaporate; yes and no agree at least in being assertions; a denial of a statement is but another mode of stating the same, contradictions can only occur of the same thing -- all opinions are thus synonyms, are synonymous, are the same. But the same phrase by different emphasis is two; and here again diffence and no-difference merge in one.
What's nausea but a kind of -usea?
Everything can become the subject of criticism -- how criticise without something to criticise?
By God, how that hurts! By God, how it doesn't hurt! Reconciliation of two extremes.
By George, nothing but othing!
That sounds like nonsense, but it's pure onsense!
Thought much deeper than speech...!
Medical school; divinity school, school! SCHOOL! Oh my God, oh God; oh God!
But now comes the reverse of the medal. What is the principle of unity in all this monotonous rain of instances? Although I did not see it at first, I soon found that it was in each case nothing but the abstract genus of which the conflicting terms were opposite species. In other words, although the flood of ontologic emotion was Hegelian through and through, the ground for it was nothing but the world-old principle that things are the same only so far and no farther than they are the same, or partake of a common nature -- the principle that Hegel most tramples under foot. At the same time the rapture of beholding a process that was infinite, changed (as the nature of the infinitude was realized by the mind) into the sense of a dreadful and ineluctable fate, with whose magnitude every finite effort is incommensurable and in the light of which whatever happens is indifferent. This instantaneous revulsion of mood from rapture to horror is, perhaps, the strongest emotion I have ever experienced. I got it repeatedly when the inhalation was continued long enough to produce incipient nausea; amd I cannot but regard it as the normal and inevitable outcome of the intoxication, if sufficiently prolonged. A pessimistic fatalism, depth within depth of impotence and indifference, reason and silliness united, not in a higher synthesia, but in the fact that whichever you choose it is all one -- this is the upshot of a revelation that began so rosy bright.
Even when the process stops short of this ultimatum, the reader will have noticed from the phrases quoted how often it ends by losing the clue. Something "fades," "escapes;" and the feeling of insight is changed into an intense one of bewilderment, puzzle, confusion, astonishment: I know no more singular sensation than this intense bewilderment, with nothing particular left to be bewildered at save the bewilderment itself. It seems, indeed, a causa sui, or "spirit become its own object."
My conclusion is that the togetherness of things in a common world, the law of sharing, of which I have said so much, may, when perceived, engender a very powerful emotion; that Hegel was so unusually succeptible to this emotion; throughout his life that its gratification became his supreme end, and made him tolerably unscrupulous as to the means he employed; that indifferentism is the true outcome of every view of the world which makes infinity and continuity to be its essence, and that pessimistic or optimistic attitudes pertain to the more accidental subjectivity of the moment; finally, that the identification of contradictories, so far from being the self-developing process which Hegel supposes, is really a self-consuming process, passed from the less to the more abstract, and terminating either in a laugh at the ultimate nothingness, or in a mood of vertiginous amazement at a meaningless infinity.
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The 9.0hp Floor saw can be fitted with 12″ or 14″ (305 – 355mm) blades and can cut to a depth of 4.7″ (120mm) using a 14″ blade.
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The Australian Country Party (ACP) is committed to growing an alliance of Independent MP's and Candidates at Federal, State and Territory and Local Council levels, who are committed to representing the people of their electorate first and offer strong policies before politics.
We care about Australia and Australia's people, the cities, towns, small businesses, local communities and volunteers that are all too often forgotten by those in Government – people who often have no clue as how ordinary Australians struggle to make ends meet due to the effect of Government policy at all levels, on their lives and lifestyles that ensure they are doing it tough.
We care about small businesses and companies that are struggling and how communities are put at risk as funding for basic services are cut in areas that don't meet political party priorities.
We care about our children and their futures including their access to proper education, especially in light of education cuts to our schools and tertiary education providers.
We care about those seniors in our society who have already given so much and to date have received so little in return, we believe our "Older Generations" deserve better.
We care about affordable and accessible quality health services for all Australians regardless of where people live.
We care about farmers and life on the land, protecting food production and ensuring food security.
We care about the lack of investment in infrastructure in our country towns and regional centres that continues to decline, resulting in their diminishing quality of life and that of our children.
We care about fair water entitlements, supply and environmental legislation to ensure the reliable supply of life-giving water for food production.
We care about our right to live and work in our communities and to pursue our chosen pastimes in recreation and outdoor sports and activities.
We care about the lack of incentive or protection from Governments to help and encourage those on the land.


Dan Sieg, one half of the well-known duo Dan & Sam, wanted a visual identity to start his solo career. As a complete artist who touches everything, mixing any genres, his creative spirit was key for this project.
To pay tribute to this rare specimen we created very graphic and geometric lettering with playful hints toward the oblique and space.


Say thank you to feminism!
It's amazing how many myths are surround such a thing as "feminism." And to be a feminist or a feminist - is almost a curse. If you're a feminist, it is likely that a "blue stocking" or a man-hater, well, men in general there are few people who dare to call themselves feminist. We have forgotten or never knew the true definition of feminism movement for actual equality of men and women. It is thanks to feminism, women now have the right to vote, can choose where and with whom to learn how many children to have and leave it even married. The women's movement has inspired including men's initiative - violence against women, the rights of women in the education of the children and the custody of children in divorce.
Living in the 21st century, having at hand the Internet, mobile and e-money, it is difficult for us to imagine how only a hundred years ago, women could not vote, even in their own families, and married, lost his name, calling, "Mrs. X "by the name of her husband. My grandmother was not able to finish my studies, even in elementary school, but my mother always said that women should be independent and be able to provide itself. My first working trip was when my son was 11 months. And now it's nice to see in the eyes of 14-year-old son, who does what he likes. A beloved husband will never come up with the idea to put "point blank" - or family or career. And I can not imagine my life in a different way, without those achievements, and most importantly the freedom of choice that gave feminism.
At the heart of violence against women is gender discrimination, and it is against the manifestations of this discrimination are the feminists and feminists. And I think that sexism is essentially no different from racial, age, on the basis of religion or nationality, residence or physical ability. All of these types of discrimination in common - the fear and reluctance to recognize the usefulness of another person who is different from us. Men do not recognize women's leadership, a healthy person with prejudice relates to the ability of whose physical or mental abilities are limited, well, what is fraught with ideology of the superiority of races, we know from the lessons of the Second World War.
Let's look at the issue of relations between the sexes differently, not as an eternal dispute - who is smarter, stronger, or more beautiful, but as an opportunity to complement one another and recognize the value of "being different" and "be yourself." I strongly believe that human happiness has no gender.


If you want to get out of town for a day or two, then Uncle Ty's Farmstay is the perfect place for you. Having been there 3 times, I think I can safely say it's one of my favourite getaways from Hanoi and it isn't as far as the now overcrowded Mai Chau.
Rent a bike from us to take the short trip. It is only 80km from Hanoi or about 1 ½ hrs motorbike, so it is easy to get to and you also pass through some of Ba Vi district's most beautiful places. Any kind of bike will get you there so you can choose an automatic, semi-auto or manual. Bloom Microventures set up the Uncle Ty's Farmstay project and RentABikeVN are really happy to support them because it is a good project and because it's a great place.
Full Map Route: For a complex map of routes, interesting locations, and notes, look above. For only route information, look at the map below. There are several routes to get there and this means you can choose to spend more or less time on the road, make a loop, or take a detour to some interesting locations on the way. Take a look at the map above to see what is possible before planning your route. For those who want to chill and get out of the smog of Hanoi, I would suggest a simple out and back. This also gives enough time to stop on the way to practice Vietnamese with locals.
Out and back: This is the most direct and quickest way to get to Uncle Ty's farmstay. If you want to just get there and chill then, this is the route for you. We've started from Big C as it is basically the beginning of the Hoa Lac (CT08) highway. How you choose to get there from your location in town depends…. So, it really is quite simple, follow the Hoa Lac highway (stay on the side road, which is for motorbikes) and then decide if you want to take the short detour south on Highway 21 before turning onto the DT 446 (good idea), or head a little further towards Ba Vi before turning and ending up on that same road. Then it is a right turn, currently after some road works where they are widening the road, and you follow a little winding lane down to the farmstay.
Loops: If you prefer to take a loop so that you don't drive on the same roads too much(some is inevitable) then look at these options.
Through Son Tay: The longest route to get out to Uncle Ty's Farmstay. This route takes you along the Red River and through the town of Son Tay, where you can stop for lunch and maybe look at the old citadel. After that, you skirt Ba Vi national Park and take a small road along the Ma River down to the Farmstay.
Back on Highway 6: It is possible to take the DT 445 South to Ky Son and the junction with Highay 6 and then just follow the 6 back in to Hanoi. You will meet quite a lot of traffic after Xuan Mai and then end up on some of the busiest road that Hanoi has to offer (Tay Son, Ton Duc Thang….) This is a shorter route but the stress of the drive might not be worth it.
Back via Hoa Binh Dam: This is the longest route to get back from the farmstay. However, it is on good road so not necessarily much slower and you get to hang out at the dam. In all my years here I have NEVER seen the gates open and I don't hold out much hope of doing so L To avoid driving on highway 6 to and from the dam you should hunt down the ferry crossing and take the road on the opposite bank of the river. This road is quieter and more pleasant to drive on, so it is worthwhile doing so. Then it is simply follow the road, with the river on your left, down to the dam. When at the dam, you can take a tour of the power station, visit the museum, take refreshments, buy some souvenirs, drive THROUGH the dam and then also visit the huge Uncle Ho statue on the hillside. On the side with the power plant there are several shops selling gifts and ice creams but on the other side there are many roadside vendors who will welcome your VND. From then on, it is back on highway 6 directly to Hanoi unless you choose to take DT 446, the H21 back to Hoa Lac or the cut through to Quoc Oai and then on to Hanoi. My personal favourite is to take the Quoc Oai route.
Mix and match routes: For all of the above routes it is a good idea to mix and match and choose the route that suits you, your companions, driving styles and the weather conditions. This makes the whole thing so much more of an independent thing.
Jean boating with his captain.
Things to do: When you are at Uncle Ty's Farmstay, you can choose to while away the day under the stilt house relaxing in a hammock. However, if you have more energy or need to entertain kids, there are a whole bunch of things to do. You can swim or go boating in the dam lake, take a trek through the countryside or around the village, catch a fish or duck, or even set the kids to some handicraft like egg painting or basket weaving. There really is something for everyone and the rooms and toilet facilities are uber clean and the food is absolutely fantastic. It's totally worth a visit.
Benefit the community: Uncle Ty's is a community project and is based on a micro-finance model combined with a community development model. So, the family that host you benefit from loans and skills training and the community benefit from part of the profit being used for village projects to upgrade infrastructure and schooling amongst other areas. This is seven more reason to visit and put your cash directly into the hands of the locals.


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Reading – miasto w Anglii, w hrabstwie Berkshire
 Reading (borough) – dystrykt hrabstwa Berkshire (Anglia)
Klub piłkarski:
 Reading F.C. – angielski klub piłkarski
Miejscowości w USA:
 Reading – miasto w stanie Kansas, w hrabstwie Lyon
 Reading – miasto w stanie Massachusetts, w hrabstwie Middlesex
 Reading – miasto w stanie Michigan, w hrabstwie Hillsdale
 Reading – miasto w stanie Nowy Jork, w hrabstwie Schuyler
 Reading – miasto w stanie Ohio, w hrabstwie Hamilton
 Reading – miasto w stanie Pensylwania, w hrabstwie Berks
 Reading – miasto w stanie Vermont, w hrabstwie Windsor

Gminy w USA:
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Illinois, w hrabstwie Livingston
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Iowa, w hrabstwie Calhoun
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Iowa, w hrabstwie Sioux
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Kansas, w hrabstwie Lyon
 Reading (ang. Reading Town) – gmina w stanie Massachusetts, w hrabstwie Middlesex
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Michigan, w hrabstwie Hillsdale
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Nebraska, w hrabstwie Butler
 Reading (ang. Reading Town) – gmina w stanie Nowy Jork, w hrabstwie Schuyler
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Ohio, w hrabstwie Perry
 Reading (ang. Reading Township) – gmina w stanie Pensylwania, w hrabstwie Adams
 Reading (ang. Reading Town) – gmina w stanie Vermont, w hrabstwie Windsor


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Discophora philippina is een vlinder uit de familie Nymphalidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1895 door Frederic Moore.

Satyrinae


innovation, stemma, founding, foundation, root, arising, lineage, fount, line of descent, parentage, launch, stock, incipience, initiation, line, instauration, incipiency, fountain, leadoff, study at origin, rootage, onset, extraction, descent, bloodline, origin, rise, blood line, nascence, institution, ancestry, origination, opening, pedigree, outset, kickoff, blood.
That struggle had been from its inception to its close, a continuing exhibition, on both sides, of stubborn devotion to a cause, and its annals had been crowned with illustrations of the grandest race and personal courage the history of the world records.
- "History-of-the-Impeachment-of-Andrew-Johnson-President-of-the-United-States-by-the-House-of-Representatives-and-his-trial-by-the-Senate-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors-in-office-1868", Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson).
This type of philosophy, which is the one that I wish to advocate, has not as yet many whole-	hearted adherents, but the "	new realism" which owes its inception to Harvard is very largely impregnated with its spirit.
- "Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy", Bertrand Russell.
The reason for it had inception at least as far back as the commencement of his reign.


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Q: Can't build APK using Qt Creator due to gradle error I am trying to build a project for Android on MacOS with Qt Creator 4.14, Qt 5.15.2, NDK 3.0, SDK 21.3.6528147.  Qt shows green checkmarks for Java/Android/OpenSSL
When I compile my app I see these errors during the "Generating Android Package" step (I think that's gradle called by qtdeployandroid):
Initialized native services in: /Users/admin/.gradle/native
The client will now receive all logging from the daemon (pid: 1778). The daemon log file: /Users/admin/.gradle/daemon/5.6.4/daemon-1778.out.log
Starting 9th build in daemon [uptime: 53 mins 14.777 secs, performance: 99%]
Using 2 worker leases.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Could not create service of type ScriptPluginFactory using BuildScopeServices.createScriptPluginFactory().
> Could not create service of type FileHasher using BuildSessionScopeServices.createFileSnapshotter().

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 971ms
Building the android package failed!
20:04:18: The process "/Users/admin/Qt/5.15.2/android/bin/androiddeployqt" exited with code 14.
Error while building/deploying project BFChristmasParty (kit: Android Qt 5.15.2 Clang Multi-Abi)
When executing step "Build Android APK"
20:04:18: Elapsed time: 01:42.

My project resides on a SMB share in case that matters.

A: Check permissions of /Users/admin/.gradle/native... and you can navigate to the directory and then run ./gradlew assembleDebug  --stacktrace (it may also be gradle or assemble, depending how it is set up).

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Q: How to send Department ID and password to Canon iR / 3235 printer in code? Our client has a Canon iR/3235 PCL5 printer that they want our asp.net mvc web application to print to.  But the printer requires a department id and password interactively.
Is there a way to set the id and password in code with the application when printing to it?

A: How is the print job sent. If the browser is doing the print, the client needs to do this in the browsers Print options.
The hard-core solution is to see what data the printer driver is sending to the printer, nad replicate that in your app.
However when Canon changes the driver, you are back to square one.
A last option is to see if the printer allows printing via FTP upload. Sometimes you can setup a userid /password to a specific's department's print queue. However in those circumstances you need to change the print data to PDF(easy) or PCL (never seen it yet). Also your ASP.net server needs to the printer, so if this is will onlywork if the application is an intra-net(internal) application


The Mills family is not seeking money from the city; they just want the right to sell their cookies. Several media outlets (see here and here) have reported on this cookie-selling case, but they haven't weighed in on the lawsuit's merits. LASIS investigates.
The Hazelwood City Code lists examples of home occupations that are permitted and include tutoring, art, and internet-related occupations.
Listed home occupations that are prohibited under the Code include auto sales, car painting, retail sales, and – this is the important one for the Mills girls – operating eating or drinking establishments, the idea being that these types of occupations have public health and safety risks.
But that's not the end of the story. Because though you might be skeptical about the U.S. Constitution being involved, it is.
A home occupations code is a type of zoning that dictates what buildings or establishments can be built on certain property. Some zoning codes allow for only single family homes, for example, while others allow for apartment buildings, or businesses. Zoning codes restrict how people can and cannot use their own property, and this is where the constitution comes in.
The 14th Amendment provides that no individual's "life, liberty, or property," can be taken without "due process of law." The 1926 Supreme Court decision in The City of Euclid v. Amber Realty Co., is the landmark case that set the parameters for whether or not a zoning ordinance will violate the 14th Amendment. The Court essentially stated that zoning restrictions must bear a rational and reasonable relationship to protecting the "public health, safety, morals, or general welfare," of the community. Without such a rational relationship, a zoning ordinance would run afoul of the constitution.
The Mills girls, of course, are arguing that using this zoning ordinance to restrict front lawn cookie sales has no rational relationship to protecting the public's welfare.
In a 1993 Maryland case, home health practitioner Lawrence Levinson was selling commercially available eyeglasses and appealed from a board decision that said he was violating a zoning ordinance. The county allowed products such as clothes, jewelry, and pottery to be sold out of people's homes and Dr. Levinson argued that there was no justifiable distinction between these items and eyeglasses. But the court found that the county could restrict the types of products sold because the ordinance was substantially related to the health, safety, and welfare of the community. The court noted that the right to enjoy real estate property is not absolute, and the ordinance was presumed to be constitutional.
Even though the Maryland case is not binding on a Missouri judge, judges may look outside of their jurisdiction to see how other courts have ruled on similar cases to inform their decisions. So if Judge Bresnahan, who is presiding over the Mills' case, bases his decision on the Maryland court, the Mills family is not likely to win the battle against the city.
But it could go the other way.
In 2010, Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia selling cookies on a residential sidewalk were told they were violating a city ordinance and had to stop. But vocal public opinion got the best of city officials and in 2011, a temporary exemption on the ordinance was granted. And just this year in Los Angeles, after shopping mall development guru, and rumored mayoral contender, Rick Caruso, banned Girl Scouts from selling cookies in one of his shopping malls, he got a healthy dose of criticism from his potential voters and relented.
So maybe if Girl Scouts supporters in Hazelwood got a little more vocal and exercised their constitutional right to free speech, Judge Bresnahan and city officials would give the Mills girls a permit.
We're on your side, Mills family.
And so a shout out to the citizens of Hazelwood, Missouri: Give these ladies a break. We're not talking Bryan Cranston and a meth lab here; just two girls and their mom wanting to sell some Thin Mints and Do-si-Dos.
My sister was told she can't sell any cookies in front of our garage. I will show our parents your story! I'm in Colorado.


BGR is reporting that a trusted source of theirs has confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 900 will not be able to make its rumored U.S. launch date of March 18, 2012. While that was initially the intended date for the debut of the Windows Phone handset, the launch has been delayed. AT&T is working vigorously to make the Nokia Lumia 900 available both online and in store on April 22, 2012.
While it is not abundantly clear what exactly is causing the delay, BGR previously noted that the Lumia 900 had not received technical acceptance so this latest delay is probably related to that.
While the date is changing, the price remains the same. The Nokia Lumia 900 is expected to be priced at an extremely competitive $99.99 when signing a two-year commitment with AT&T.
This isn't good. The Lumia needs to hit AT&T sooner rather than later.
Yeah, these delays aren't helping the WP cause.
900 has LTE. T-Mobile doesn't.
come on already!!! delay after delay!!! are they having vendor problems?
Technical acceptance? From whose point of view, the FCC? Fudge, and I was eagerly looking forward to this! More FUDGE!
Neither Nokia, Microsoft, or ATT EVER stated a release date or price for this device. The rumor was started by Paul Thurrott, who is to Microsoft what Eldar Murtazin is to Nokia! So sad that many 'believed' the rumor of a March 18th release date. Needless to say, those same people will most likely believe that this device is only going to be $99. Sad because when people believe rumors, and when those rumors are totally squandered with 'the truth', these people are not only disappointed, but they go on to bad mouth the product and/or company. At the end of the day, though, one deserves to be disappointed when they believe rumors.
By that logic rumors are never true 100 percent of the time. Though disappointing that the device is not coming out sooner, I don't see anybody badmouthing the Lumia 900/Nokia. Nice try pal. For those wishing it did come out this month, they would have announced it if it were to come out next week. Clearly they would not want such a release to go under the radar. As for pricing, I expected 150-200 on a 2 year contract.
You obviously haven't read any of the reactions across the internet with regards to this new rumor! And do you think that Paul Thurott is going to sing praises if the release date is not March 18th or if the price is not $99? No. He will bad mouth and criticize his 'source', bad mouth ATT, Microsoft and Nokia - essentially point fingers as to why the egg is on his face.
Possible delays are from the carrier who wants to load a bunch of bloatware to the OS. Lock and remove some of the feature that would make the user buy it from the carrier services.
They need to at least start advertising this phone NOW.!!! Who cares if it isn't available right now.? At least get people talking about it.!
With the HTC One X coming out soon, this is not so good for Nokia or Windows.


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Secret Service Agent's Laptop Stolen in New York City
A law enforcement source says the computer was encrypted.
A U.S. Secret Service agent speaks on a cellphone in Washington on Nov. 10, 2016.Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images, file
March 17, 2017, 5:05 PM UTC / Updated March 17, 2017, 5:05 PM UTC
By Jonathan Dienst and Tom Winter
A Secret Service agent's work laptop was stolen in New York City, but officials said it did not contain classified information.
The computer — taken Thursday in Brooklyn, according to one law enforcement source — has "multiple layers of security including full disk encryption," according to a Secret Service statement.
Law enforcement sources told NBC News that in addition to the encryption, the computer wipes itself clean after multiple unsuccessful login attempts. It can also be remotely disabled.
Officials did not provide details of what information was on the laptop or the level of sensitivity.
"An investigation is ongoing and the Secret Service is withholding additional comment until the facts are gathered," the Secret Service statement said.
Jonathan Dienst
Jonathan Dienst is a reporter for WNBC-TV in New York, leading its investigative reporting team and covering justice and law enforcement issues.
Tom Winter
Tom Winter is a New York-based correspondent covering crime, courts, terrorism and financial fraud on the East Coast for the NBC News Investigative Unit.


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The United States Literary Gazette, Том 3
A glory was on the silent sea,
And mainland and island too,
Till a haze came over the lowland lea,
And shrouded that beautiful blue.
Bright in the moon the autumn wood
Its crimson scarf unrolled,
And the trees like a splendid army stood
In a panoply of gold!
I saw them waving their banners high,
As their crests to the night wind bowed,
And a distant sound on the air went by,
Like the whispering of a crowd.
Then I watched from my window how fast
The ligits all around me fled,
As the wearied man to his slumber passed
And the sick one to his bed.
All faded save one, that burned
With distant and steady light;
But that, too, went out,--and I turned
Where my own lamp within shone bright!
Thus, thought I, our joys must die,
Yes—the brightest from earth we win:
Till each turns away, with a sigh,
To the lamp that burns brightly within.
H. W. L.
SONNET.
Look! how the young moon o'er the orange west,
Walks in her maiden purity !-- she seems
Adorned in brighter, more alluring beams,
To flatter all that look the loveliest.
The wild breeze laps him to his halcyon rest,
Upon the dark blue waters-where the gleams
Of sheeting moonlight silver o'er his dreams,
Melting to love old ocean's heaving breast.
The stars are out, and beautiful are they,
Cold, but still beautiful ; a crowded choir,
Harmonious in their silent minstrelsy !
And I would fain with beating heart aspire To their communion-but this weight of clay, Clings to the soul, and mocks the vain desire.
ORITICAL NOTICES.
An Oration pronounced at Middlebury, Vt. before the Associated Alumni of
the College, on the Evening of Commencement, Aug. 17, 1825. By Nathan S. S. Beman. Troy. 8vo. pp. 40.
There is nothing in the moral aspect of our country, which we contemplate with more pleasure, than the universal diffusion of the means of education. In addition to the schools and academies, which are scattered through every part of our country, almost every state has, at least, one respectable college. The means of intellectual improvement are thus placed within the reach of every one, however narrow his resources.
In the kingdoms of Europe, and particularly in England, a considerable fortune is necessary, to enable a person to acquire a liberal education. This evil has been so severely felt, that it now engages the attention of some of the most distinguished literary characters and statesmen of Great Britain. The new and interesting plan, on which they propose to establish a college in London, we published in a late number of the Gazette.
This Oration was delivered on the evening of Commencement, at Middlebury College in Vermont. A half a century has not elapsed since this state was a wilderness. Its growth in population and wealth have been truly astonishing; and the developement of moral and intellectual resources has kept pace with the rapid improvements of our common country. The pure breezes of her mountains, while they have given a healthy tone to the body, seem also to have imparted a corresponding vigour to the energies of the mind. Two colleges are established in the state ; one in Burlington and the other in Middlebury. We know little concerning the latter, except that its reputation is good; but we are disposed to think well of an institution, which can number among its sons so fine a scholar as Mr Beman.
The subject of this oration is, as the author says, " to trace the connexion between Christianity and mental improvement-their respective and reciprocal influence-their intellectual and moral action and reaction upon each other—and their relations with individual and national character and elevation."
In pursuance of this plan, he combats the argument so often adduced by its enemies, that the Christian religion is unfavourable to the growth and developement of the intellectual faculties. He shows, conclusively, that from the very nature of Christianity, it must be propitious to the highest cultivation of the human mind. He refers to the schemes of heathen philosophy, which, except so far as they were modified by "fragments of revealed truth,
were calculated to obscure the intellectual vision, and to depress and enslave the human mind." He adduces some of the corruptions of Christianity-the ecclesiastical and political tyranny, which was for ages exercised by the Pontiff of the Roman Church, in support of his
argument. "This was a marble-hearted and an iron-handed despotism, which cut down every thing enlightened and liberal before it. It made war upon knowledge, and established and protected ignorance by law. To the truth of this remark, let the gray hairs of that distinguished astronomer and mathematician, Gallileo, subjoin their melancholy attestation. And in support of the same declaration, let the decrees of the Vatican, the cells, the racks, and gibbets of the Inquisition, and the erected stake, and the blazing fagot, ulter their distinct and unequivocal voice."
The Christian religion and human improvement exert on each other a reciprocal influence. In the study of the Bible, the student needs all his erudition. Every thing that relates to oriental literature--to philology-to the governments and learning of the old world—to local customs—to topography—to national character, is called into requisition. The manner in which its doctrines are elucidated and its truths enforced, must always keep pace with the mental improvement of the age. We have an example given us in the scriptures, in which learning and talents and religion unite in forming the character of the same individual.
After describing the revolution in the condition of mankind, produced by the introduction of Christianity, Mr Beman next adverts to the influence of the Reformation ; of its moving spirits, Luther, Melancthon, Zuinglius, and others, in awaking mankind from the slumber of centuries; in rousing them to the exertion and improvement of their faculties; and in pouring a flood of light on the moral darkness of the world. He takes a rapid survey of the nations of the earth, and contrasts the refinement and happiness of those where the blessings of Christianity are enjoyed, with the barbarism of others where it either does not exist, or has been corrupted by human inventions. He anticipates the time when Christianity shall be every where diffused, and civil and political liberty, and science and the arts, shall be spread through every nation.
A notice of the institutions of our own country, of her moral and political character, and of her rank among the nations of the earth naturally forms a part of the address.
" The character and institutions of this country, have already produced a deep impression upon the world we inhabit. What but our example has stricken the chains of despotism from the provinces of South America-giving, by a single impulse, freedom to half a hemisphere? A Washington bere, has created a Bolivar there. The flag of inde
pendence which has long waved from the summit of our Allegany, bas now been answered by a corresponding sigpal from the heights of the Andes. And the same spirit, too, that came across the Atlantic wave with the pilgrims, and made the Rock of Plymouth the corner-stone of freedom and of this Republic, is travelling back to the East. It has already carried its influence into the cabinets of princes; and it is at this inoinent sung by the Grecian bard, and emulated by the Grecian hero."
Husband Hunting ; or, the Mother and Daughters. A Tale of Fash
jonable Life. In two volumes. 12mo. pp. 276 and 282. Boston. 1825.
This book belongs, on the whole, to the ancien régime of novelwriting and cannot expect to be received with much favour by the present generation.
We do not understand why it has been republished in this country, and should be sorry to believe that the republication can be a very profitable enterprise. The story is made up of materials which have been the property of novelwriters from time immemorial,-a miserly old relation, with good feelings under a rough exterior; a wicked, treacherous, and gay, deceiving friend ; a dissipated mother, hunting husbands for her daughters; a languishing lady, a proud and cold, a satirical, and an innocent and lively one ; two or three baronets, a lord and some military officers are put in motion according to rule, and the resulting situations varied according to the circumstances of the case ; and it is rather a sad thing to observe the time and talent of a person of some ingenuity thus wasted in taking advantage of the common doctrines of permutation and combination to place in a new arrangement, what was never very valuable in any. We have neither space nor spirits to enlarge on this subject. ' In our various notices of poor novels we have had occasion to say, quite as much perhaps as will ever be read on this point. We speak ill of this book with the less hesitation, as it claims no forbearance on the ground of its origin, and dismiss it with the hope that few like ourselves will feel under any necessity of reading it through.
INTELLIGENCÉ.
SCHOOLS IN GREECE.
Learning is making rapid strides among the Greeks. Argos possesses a school, where the Homerian language is taught, with history, philoso phy, and many other languages. A school on the Lancastrian system, established since the revolution, contains more than 200 scholars. The school at Hydra is about to be re-established ;-and at Athens two schools exist, which though extremely large cannot contain near the number of pupils that arrive from all parts of the country.
ALPHABETS.
The English contains twenty-four letters; to which if we add J and V, consonants, there will be twenty-six. The French contains twentythree ;-the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Samaritan, twenty-two each; -the Arabic, twenty-eight;--the Persian, thirty-one ;-the Turkish, thirty-three ;-the Georgian, thirty-six ;-the Coptic, thirty-two;-the Muscovite, forty-three ;-the Greek, twenty-four;-the Latin, twentytwo ;-the Sclavonic, twenty-seven ;-the Dutch, twenty-six ;-the Spanish, twenty-seven ;-the Italian, twenty ;-the Ethiopic and Tartarian, each two hundred and two ;--the Indian and Bengal, twentyone ;--the Buramese, nineteen. The Chinese have, properly speaking, no alphabet, unless we call their whole language by that name. Their letters are words or rather hieroglyphics, amounting to eight thousand.
NEW SCHOOL AT CHITENENGO N. Y. Dr Yates, formerly a pastor of the Congregational Church in East Hartford (Conn.), since Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in Union College at Schenectady, has issued a prospectus of a Polytechny or a school to be established at Chitenengo, Madison Co. N. Y. The plan of the seminary embraces a liberal course of studies; and these are arranged in the following order; first, the sciences which call into exercise the perceptive powers; secondly, those wbich exercise the perceptive and reflective powers combined ; thirdly, such as address themselves to the reflective powers exclusively. As we do not understand, precisely, what definitions Dr Yates would attach to the different powers of the inind, we can form no adequate idea of the correctness of his arrangement of studies with reference to those powers. But we are glad to see an attempt to fix the purpose of education upon its right ground. A inistake in the object, it is easy to perceive, leads to infinite mischief in the details.
The acquisition of knowledge, and especially useful knowledge, is the great purpose which all schools seem to have in view; and every thing is done with reference to it. Whereas it seeins to us, that the development and discipline of the mind should be the principal concern in early education, and all studies should be arranged with reference to this. The amount of knowledge wbich can be acquired under the most favourable circumstances in any academical course of studies in this country, is but a trifle compared with a proper development and the healthy and vigorous action of all the intellectual faculties.
VARIETIES.
New Publications - Our list of New Publications in this number of the Gazette contains fifty-two distinct works, which make, in all, sixtyfive volumes.
Mécanique Céleste.-The Marquis de la Place, at a late sitting of the French Institute, presented the 5th volume of his Mécanique Céleste. Scott's Novels.-Several of Sir Walter Scott's Novels hare been


Broken Key, originally uploaded by aspiringameliorant.
Scrabble 11/13, originally uploaded by aspiringameliorant.
I think I play Scrabble all wrong. I keep thinking of words I want to play, not words I can actually play. Case in point: Our first word was "rile." I kept wanting to get the letters to spell "puerile." Just because it would have been awesome.
Two of our friends are expecting a baby early next year. When they told us, I pretty much forced myself upon her, insisting on hosting the local baby shower. So figuring out what in the world I'd gotten myself into was one of my projects the past couple of weeks.
You already saw the invitations. I think that was when I was most stressed out. I had volunteered and then promptly put it in the back of my mind until my co-host reminded me that the honoree would only be in town for one weekend, so we should probably get a move on. Knowing the invitations were supposed to set some kind of tone, I mailed them out a few days later than I might have liked, trying to settle on exactly what we were going to do.
Martha Stewart "Eyelet." A little girlier than I really wanted, but I already owned them (clearance from WalMart). I tried to make them a little less girly through use of color and background printing, but I had major troubles. I don't have a color printer, so I tried to save the file and take it to Kinko's, but their printer didn't want to print on weird sized paper, so I tried to take it up to the counter, and he was even more hesitant. So I ended up printing in black. I still have another box of the cards, so the ordeal has been duly noted.
I'm not necessarily big pro-games, but since there were several sub-groups of people invited who didn't know each other, I thought it was advisable in this case.
Yoruban. Born on a journey.
Swahili. Born when father is in trouble.
Children's book Pictionary. I wanted this one to tie in too, but looking at children's books from around the world, I just wasn't sure that anyone was going to be able to guess them. So I went through a list of the top 100 children's books in English, and picked out ones that I thought you could draw even if you didn't know the story (it would be extremely difficult to get Harold's Purple Crayon if you'd never heard of it, or to draw Stella Luna likewise). There was definitely an unfair advantage to the Americans in the group, so maybe next time I would come up with some other possibilities. But Pictionary is always fun, though now I have two easel-sized pads of paper, so I need to force our friends to come and play regular Pictionary.
As I said before, I had a cold during the week leading up to the shower. So both because I was tired and didn't think people would necessarily want things made by me, I opted for more purchased than homemade goodies. Mini quiches and brownie bites from Costco, little cheesecakes from a mix on clearance at Osbornes, delicious cupcakes from a bakery in Memphis, brought by my co-host, and punch, cobbled together by my co-host from various ingredients that I thought sounded yummy at Target (blood orange Italian soda, raspberry lemonade concentrate, and Fresca). People definitely weren't as nibbly as I thought they might be, but there were leftovers for A. and another law school guy when they came by at the end.
The Pictionary pad of paper was backed by some scrapbook paper that looked like railroad tickets, a little clothesline with baby onesies and socks strung up on ribbon that matched the giant bows on the mailbox and door (we live in a duplex which is not well marked, and is identical to 5 other units all in a row). Tablecloth from my collection--I actually ironed it though! I cut out another piece of scrapbook paper in a circle to put under the plates. A couple of Martha Stewart tissue paper puffs were hung at the last minute. And we actually used our punch bowl for perhaps the first time ever!
I thought I was terribly clever when I spied the Andes mints in the aisle at Target, since baby and mom had just returned from a month in Argentina and are heading back now for another month. Apparently a little too clever for my own good, since everyone needed an explanation. Dispersed into individual little plastic bags with a header from some fabulous paper from World Market stapled on top. Most people didn't take any, but I think that made A. extra happy.
I planned to help my friend with whatever kinds of random things she doesn't receive as gifts--baby bedding, burp cloths, blankets, etc., but didn't feel like that excused me from something to actually open at the shower. So I opted for probably the quickest thing I could think of--a nursing cover. This was the tutorial I used, but this looks closer to what I actually did. I see that the second tutorial suggests using home decor weight fabric, and I can definitely see the advantage. As it is, it seems likely to fly up with the smallest flailing of the wee babe. Also, the d-rings don't lock quite as well as they should, our would with a more substantial strap. I did include a little pocket made out of a baby washcloth and also wrapped up some breast pads. I should get a better picture of the fabric itself, but it's a dark pink with purple and yellow flourish-y designs that I picked up at Threadfest. You can see it in the first picture of that post.
Christmas Fairy/Angel, originally uploaded by aspiringameliorant.
After being sick and having other obligations that put me out of crafty commission for a while, I cleaned off my desk last weekend and started making lists. Because, you know, Christmas is less than two months away. And Advent, less than one. Actually, I feel like I'm in a pretty good place, but it definitely helped my panic to get things written down and all encoded (stars mean they have a Christmas due date, dots mean they're sociable projects, etc.). I'm not quite ready to forego sleep, but it's definitely on.
And here's another idea for those upholstery samples. I had actually pulled the velvet out to see if it coordinated with some fabric I had for a pillow cover, but A. spied it when I was asking for his opinion on sashing for the fairy/angel panel. The black cornerstones are my way of disguising the too-short pieces, but I think it works. I just love that it looks all glowy and candlelight-y.


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Wike blasts council of States for granting pardon to ex-govs that looted their states
From Naseer Mijinyawa Minna
Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant of the people Democratic party (PDP) Nyesom Wike has berated the council of states under President Mohammed Buhari for granting pardon to two former governor's Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye of Plateau and Taraba states respectively.
Addressing PDP supporters at the party Secretariat in Minna at the weekend, Governor Wike noted, that the government that claimed to be Fighting Corruption is now granting pardon to the governors that stole state funds in bilions.
"This is the highest level of irresponsibility to be displayed by a government that claimed to be figthing Corruption in the country" he stated.
However WIke said he is not surprised going by the fact that the only project that the All Progressive Congress (APC) led government has executed in some parts of Northern Nigeria is armed banditry.
He said apart from banditry and high level of poverty and insecurity they bequeathed to States across the North Central and North west there is nothing the APC led government was able to achieve in the last seven years of their Maladministration.
According to him the APC led administration in the country could best be described as monumental disappointment to Nigerians.
He boasted that he will dislodge the APC administration if given the PDP ticket at the party's Congress.
According to him, the APC administration in the last seven years has succeeded in creating fear, hunger, poverty and insecurity in the country adding that they have failed the Nigerian people without any tangible project to show apart from banditry in the North Central and the North West.
According to him, if given the PDP ticket, APC should be prepared to pack out of the Villa "because I will give them the run for their money. "Just give me the party ticket at the Congress I'm assuring you I will win at the general election in 2023".
He said he has paid his dues for the PDP adding that no amount of blackmail, threats and intimidation will deter him from taking part in the presidential race under the PDP.
He therefore urged the Niger State delegate of the party to vote for him at the party's Congress.
"I have been a member of PDP since 1998. The party has given me everything I wanted in my life. No matter the provocation, I will never leave the PDP. No amount of threat and blackmail that will deter me. I have paid my dues in PDP.
"So my delegates in Niger State, I'm requesting for your votes at the convention. So please I need your massive votes at the Congress."
He insisted that the day he is given the party's ticket the APC administration has come to an end adding that he will go all out to win the general election in 2023.
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