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2 Kings 2:1-12 (NRSV)
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Chapter 2Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Verse 2Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. Verse 3The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know; keep silent." Verse 4Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho. Verse 5The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know; be silent." Verse 6Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on. Verse 7Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Verse 8Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.
Verse 9When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit." Verse 10He responded, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not." Verse 11As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Verse 12Elisha kept watching and crying out, "Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
"The Times, They Are a-Changin'" by Bob Dylan was a popular song during the 1960's and even early 70's. Change is something many of us have a hard time embracing. This is especially true when we experience change as some sort of loss. We have all been dealing with lots of changes these past months due to COVID-19.
Elisha knew things were changing, that Elijah was going to be leaving him. What Elisha did not know is if he would be Elijah's successor. If not, then what? In the midst of this change what did God have in store for him? What was God calling him to do?
We might have some of the same questions as we face changes in our world. God's love for creation is steadfast, yet the complexity of creation has always brought constant change to the world and our lives. Our calling as people of God is to trust God's presence and to minister in and through all the changes.
Gracious God, help us to trust that you are present even during times of change and to be open to new opportunities and forms of ministry whenever they arise. Amen.
Kathleen Panning '79 M.Div. Retired Pastor, Leesville, SC


Paul & Mariana have been living in the Bay Area for a few months for work. Their family is heading back to Canada in the spring so they wanted a family session in front of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Such a beautiful family, and don't you just love their outfits?! The funny thing is that the kids' outfits stayed clean for only one photo, then they rushed to the water and started to have fun — kids will be kids!! I loved their energy and the bond between the kids and their parents, and I sure enjoyed capturing their memories here in California!


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Food Yacht Takes To The Seas
Posted by Carol_Bareuther January 25, 2019 Yacht Tags: Destination Yachts Intracoastal Waterway Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum Justin Lindemann Little Moir's Food Shack Loxahatchee River Singer Island US Coast Guard 6 Min Read
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"People have been trying on and off the concept of selling food afloat in this area. It's a tough business. You need to put a lot of skills together – mechanic, electrician, business person, sailor and chef."
There's nothing better than sitting seaside forking into a fresh seafood meal. Now imagine that same experience on the sea itself. South Florida native, Justin Lindemann, has combined the age old love of delicious dining with the newfound trend of a food truck to serve fine food afloat aboard his new Food Yacht.
"A few years ago, I went with some friends to the Bahamas on their catamaran," says Lindemann, who was born and raised in Miami Beach and grew up as a self-termed 'dinghy rat' spending his days fishing and scuba diving before moving north to Jupiter. "We were sitting there, on the hook, watching the sunset and enjoying a meal of fresh fish and lobster. It was an incredible moment and from that point on I knew this is where and how I wanted to cook."
Lindemann is a chef by profession. He's worked for the past decade at Little Moir's Food Shack, a top rated seafood restaurant in Jupiter. It's here he's learned to take fresh seafood and experiment with a full palate of flavors. For example, one of his favorite dishes is variations on traditional Mexican ceviche such as an Italian-style with goat cheese, lemon and sundried tomatoes. While happy working at the Food Shack, there has long been a part of Lindemann that has wanted to get back out on the water to combine his love of the sea and cheffing. Thus, the concept of the Food Yacht was born.
"I wanted to find a boat that I could take people out on and have room to cook as well. The first lead took me up to Sanford in Central Florida. There was a 60-foot 1980-built aluminum-hull Lazy Day houseboat that was tricked out with things like flat screen TVs in every room. It would have been perfect, and it's now a B&B, but I knew there was no easy way to tow her 170 miles down the St. Johns River. The logistics weren't there. I needed something that would be easy to drive and dock. I found it over in Naples…a 40-foot long pontoon boat that's 14 feet wide, with bathrooms, air-conditioning and a nice teak table on top for dining," says Lindemann, who holds a U.S. Coast Guard Master's License.
Lindemann spent several months working on the custom-build Destination Yachts Top Deck model. He installed a small kitchen and everything else needed to pass all state inspections for what is technically termed a mobile food dispensing vehicle. A year and a half ago he launched with his first group of paying passengers celebrating a friend's birthday. The menu? Crab cakes, sushi rolls, shrimp flatbread, blackened scallops and pan sautéed fish served with a blue cheese topped iceberg wedge, and berries and whipped cream for dessert.
Through his connections with the restaurant, Lindemann has relationships with local fishermen, each specializing in a type of fresh fish such as tilefish, vermilion snapper or Spanish mackerel (which he uses to make his signature Smoked Fish Dip). He also adds fresh kale, cucumbers, tomatoes or even starfruit from his home garden.
Chef Lindemann, owner of Food Yacht, preparing lunch. Photo courtesy of Food Yacht
Today, Lindemann offers week night dinner cruises for up to six people. He heads up the Intracoastal Waterway or down to cruise around Singer island. On Sundays, the Food Yacht takes on more of a food truck persona. Lindemann serves to boaters and paddleboarders upscale take-out food: conch salad with chips, fresh fish, tuna or shrimp wraps, and shrimp cocktail, either traditional spicy or with lemon, garlic and thyme. He also sells safety equipment like life jackets, flares, first aid kits as well as hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. He positions the boat between the A1A and US1 bridges over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, west of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum.
"People have been trying on and off the concept of selling food afloat in this area. It's a tough business. You need to put a lot of skills together – mechanic, electrician, business person, sailor and chef. I've always been hands-on and like to learn and do things for myself. Most importantly, I like to cook and wow people. Now I have a chance to do that on the water," Lindemann says.
For more information, Visit: www.foodyacht.com, Email: [email protected] or Call: (561) 389-2975
Tags: Destination Yachts Intracoastal Waterway Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum Justin Lindemann Little Moir's Food Shack Loxahatchee River Singer Island US Coast Guard
Carol_Bareuther May 15, 2016
Carol_Bareuther
Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based marine writer and registered dietitian.
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Every year in July, Venture Connectors skips their monthly luncheon and instead throws an evening cocktail party and networking event. This year's event is on Wednesday, July 13, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Muhammad Ali Center.
Stroll among the exhibits as you sip your beverage from the open bar. Certainly the museum setting and our recent loss of the Champ is the perfect conversation-starter with an entrepreneur or an investor you've been hoping to meet.
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VV.AA.: RE: Residual
Posted by Vito Camarretta (@) Techno / Trance / Goa / Drum'n'Bass / Jungle / Tribal / Trip-Hop
Artist: VV.AA.
Title: RE: Residual
Format: Download Only (MP3 + Lossless)
Label: Parenthèses Records (@)
Five years ago, two members of cross-cultural ensemble Way Out West, the Australian eclectic trumpeter and composer Peter Knight, whose outstanding sonic research is mainly focused on making musical bridges between jazz and world music, and Vietnamese musican and experienced jazz guitarist (as well as performer on many traditional Vietnamese instruments) Dung Nguyen gave birth to Residual, a collaborative project which tried to make a possible connection between Western musical styles and Vietnamese music. Their debut album on Brussels-based label Parentheses Records was enthusiastically acclaimed by many reviewers and listeners. In the beginning of 2014, Peter and Alexis Courtin discussed about the possibility to revamp that great release, so that they decided to ask some musicians from France and Australia to provide their personal perspective on the ideas that got seeded by Residual. The five tracks - I won't refer to them as proper remixes - of this digital remake are simply awesome and features the contributions by Mathias Delplanque aka Lena, whose elegant cosmic-dub explorations on "Autumn Music" could resemble some world/dubby stuff by Harold Budd or Hector Zazou, Tilman Robinson, whose lulling abstract ambient "Phase Pedal" could inspire ecstatic daydreaming, Melbourne-based drummer, percussionist and electro-acoustic performer Joe Talia, who unweaves some micropercussions on the subtle electronics of "Minky Star" where Peter's trumpet could resemble Erik Truffaz's style, Melbourne-based Dan West, whose minimal-techy revamp of "Residual" is the most club-fitted moment, and last but least, the American-Scottish (actually living in Paris) word artist and writer black Sifichi, speaking of astronomical subjects by means of his distinguishable deep voice on "Travelling". Available for free on label's bandcamp.
Bunny &...: The Invalid Singers
Posted by Vito Camarretta (@) Synth Pop / Electro Pop / Synth-Electronica
Artist: Bunny &...
Title: The Invalid Singers
Label: Bearsuit Records (@)
More volatile than prices of current marketplaces, the unpredictability of this nice project by Glasgow-based musician Bunny -one of the legs of the experimental duo Anata Wa Sukkarai Tsukarete Shimai -, that kind of unpredictability that could put more zealous reviewers in a rage in the vain attempt of striving for a definition, is the hallmark of this release, where the binding elements of the spell is probably the hammy lucid madness of his inventor. The squirrelly edgy nuance that suddenly got inflamed by an amazing explosion of whacky distorted guitars on "One Time For Good Time", the hot needles by which Bunny turns a simple melody into a warm blanket on "Hallucinating Felt Beasts", which could resemble some "easytronica" stuff by French band Air, the energic intro - imagine to listen Kula Shaker or Galaxie 500 in your cozy bathroom while dryng your hair by a very powerful hairdryer - and the following tender decay - imagine you burned your hair for an excess of enthusiasm and diversion! - on the amazing opening track "Ask The Man Inside Your Head", the innocent and almost fairy delicacy of "Gift To Gift", which sounds like the sonic rendering of your very first birthdays, the strange naivety of "The Invalid Singers" as well as references and hooks to listenings such as Robert Wyatt, Piero Umiliani, Ennio Morricone and even The Carpenters or other soft rock bands like David Gates' Bread which pop out of the release like mushrooms are just some of the evidence of his weird approach to composition. Check it out!
Leila Abdul-Rauf: Insomnia
Posted by Steve Mecca Ambient / Electronica / Ethereal / Dub / Soundscapes / Abstract
Artist: Leila Abdul-Rauf
Title: Insomnia
Label: Antibody/Malignant Records (@)
Leila Abdul-Rauf is a multi-instrumental music artist from San Francisco. If her name seems familiar to you, you might recognize it from such bands and projects as Vastum, Ionophore, Hammers of Misfortune, Amber Asylum, and Bastard Noise. I understand that she's a mean metal guitarist, but you won't hear anything like that here. 'Insomnia', released on Malignant's side-label Antibody is her second foray into ambient, the first being 'Cold and Cloud' on Saadi Saati (2013). I haven't had a chance to hear that one, but after this, I'm definitely going to check it out. The music on 'Insomnia' is dark, but not pitch black, more grey or crepuscular. It is also more melodic than most dark ambient. Unlike other recent releases I've heard from Malignant, there is no "noise" component, somewhat of a relief to me. Leila enlists a few guest musicians on this album - Jan Hendrich (e-bow on "Absences" and "Wane"); Ryan Honiker (violins on "Wane"); Nathan Verrill (guitar and additional synths on "Edges of a Mirror"); and Kat Young (lead vocals on "Pull"). That' right, there are tracks with vocals on this album; three of them to be exact, and lyrics too, not just wordless. Songs with vocals? Doesn't that betray the ambient concept? you might be asking. Well, no, not here. 'Insomnia' is sort of the ambient music of a dream; not a nightmare as dark ambient might imply, but perhaps a waking dream; that time between midnight and dawn when you just can't sleep and everything seems surreal.
Things fittingly begin with "Midnight" where a swell of angelic wordless voices float over a dream-like ambience, quickly moving into "Drift", where deep chambered muted horn sounds provide the hazy top over lower shifting drones. This is territory you might expect inhabited by Vida Obmana, Robert Rich or Jeff Greinke. "The Opening" lets in some light and radiance with lighter drone ambience and Leila's vocals (yes, with lyrics) in a sort of abstract song in heavenly voices mode. Wow! This is really beautiful. It grows in intensity but never oversteps its bounds. "Clock Glows" is one of those enigmatic mystery pieces that makes so much out of so little. A delicate melody supported by minimal synth work, this is cinema worthy. I've been charmed. "Pull" (with Kat on vocals) has simple piano accompaniment and that mournful chambered horn. It's a song but ambient in that Projekt/4AD way. Reminds me a bit of Frolic. Absolutely lovely! "Seconds Tick" give the impression of time passing, but oh so surreally. "Edges of a Mirror" and Absence" are wonderfully sublime dark ambient pieces heavily reliant on drones. "He Sits in His Room", another track with understated vocals by Leila employs a droney atmosphere with a repetitive, low plucked string musical phrase and that mournful chambered horn again. Vaguely psychedelic, moody and highly atmospheric. "Wane" brings together a lot of previous musical elements previously employed by Leila with the addition of violins and e-bow. Perhaps this is the most desolate sounding track on the album. It ends with "Dark Hours of Early Morning", the most intensely dark piece on all of 'Insomnia'. Yet there is concession to light towards the end as daybreak can be sensed on the horizon. The perfect outro.
I can't remember when I so thoroughly enjoyed an album from start to finish with nary a thing to question or grouse about. This is one exceptionally fine album with a high degree of replayability. Leila nails it here in a way few seem to be able to do. I would even recommend this to those who aren't necessarily into dark ambient. Although the neat CD cover painting by Mark Thompson would have you believe the music is bleak, it really isn't. So far, a contender for album of the year. It's just that damn good.
Elizabeth Anderson: L'envol
Posted by Vito Camarretta (@) Ambient / Electronica / Ethereal / Dub / Soundscapes / Abstract
Artist: Elizabeth Anderson
Title: L'envol
Label: empreintes DIGITALes (@)
The renewed interest on electroacoustic and acousmatic sonic material, that labels like empreintes DIGITALes are fostering by means of their publishing efforts, is allowing many hungry listeners to discover quite unknown composers or musicians in this interesting field. In spite of an excellent academic track and a plenty of prizes in international competition - including ASCAP-SEAMUS (USA, 2001), Bourges (France, 1994), CIMESP (Brazil, 1995, 2001, 2003, and 2007), Città di Udine (Italy, 2004), Métamorphoses (Belgium, 2004), Musica Nova (Czech Republic, 2008), Noroit-Léonce Petitot (France, 1998), Stockholm Electronic Arts Award (Sweden, 1994), TIME (2002), and Pierre Schaeffer Competition of Electronic Music (Italy, 2007) -, American-born Brussels-based composer Elizabeth Anderson could be an unknown name for many followers of the scene. Even if listeners who are not so familiar with sound processing couldn't catch the beauty of this release, "L'Envol" (French for "the flight") collects many works by Elizabeth, whose aesthetic research often features metacultural interconnection. Two of the above-listed prizes was given to the opening "Les forges de l'invisible", an electroacoustic suite that Elizabeth made by manipulations of some sonic input that she previously created during a residency at the Centre de creation musicale Iannis Xenakis in Paris, between the multichannel electroacoustic studio of City University London and the Studio of Akousma of the Academy of Soignes in Belgium. The main source of inspiration of the two movements - the first one seems to trace different lovels of sonic decay, while the second movement could be the reverse process as the initial particles seems to get gradually amalgamated - was Blake's poetry and particularly his visionary outlook of progress: she specifically mentions the notorious poem "The Tyger", whose "fearful symmetry" has already inspired many musicians and got mirrored by the contrast between creative and distructive forces that animate guts, hearts and behavious of every sonic particles of this suite. Named after the underground fortress that Nazi forces built in northern France, "Mimoyecques" - the oldest recording of this collection - is a sort of sonic tribute to the forced laborers (more than one thousand prisoners) who died when the fortress was heavily bombed by the Allied air forces in 1944: for this genuine act of remembrance, she combined two sets of sound, being the first one mainly made from sounds that she recorded in the fortress and the second one from the overlapping of different readings in different languages from writings of Hans Christian Andersen, Danilo Dolci, Annette von Droste-Huelshoff, Alexander Pushkin, David Baltuch, Vaino Linna, Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Amir Gilboa and Czeslaw Milosz, intended to mirror the multilingual origin of the died workers. The tracks in the middle - the most recent erecordings - are mainly connected to Anderson's fascination for space and ancient cultures: "Solar Winds", which was dedicated to ancient Mayan astronomers, was based on James Dungey's open magnetosphere model and interplanetary field lines that got carried by solar winds and interfere with Earth's magnetosphere, which become a sort of score to give sound to non-sounding astronomical event, while the following "...and Beyond" proposes an imaginary aural journey beyond heliosphere. The vaguely diquieting "Ether" and the two movements of "Protopia/Tesseract", inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's novel "A Wrinkle in Time", where space/time compression makes intergalactic travels possible, complete this release.
Hotel Neon: s/t
Artist: Hotel Neon (@)
Title: s/t
Label: Home Normal (@)
Footsteps on a wooden floor, two sonic waves (a low frequncy which seems to get longer and longer and a higher one which sounds like something a seraphic choir and a feeble murmur), a sort of heartbeat on the threshold of audible hearing levels feature "A Lament", the opening track of this release by which brothers Andrew and Michael Tasselmyer ignited their debut release Hotel Neon in the summer of 2013 on a striclty limited edition of 100 copies on cassette. A couple of years later after the first edition of "Hotel Neon" begun to circulate by means of word of mouth within a cosy huddle of ambient lovers, Ian Hawgood decided to re-release it by remastering the original version, that Tasselmyer Bros. mainly moulded by using cheap equipment (a usb recorder, cheap guitars, an effects processor and a computer). The title of the following track "Dust and Drag" seems to describe the sound processing, where listener could hear an undefined frequency which get finely pulverised before getting stocked by somber stretched tone and a mechanical loop, which sounds like a clock, while "The Crushing Weight" is the first exposure of the listener to more peacefully ethereal radiations and likewise smooth frequencies keep on shield listener from the rumbling sub-tones of "The Eye's Mind", which precedes the ecstatically narcotic reels of "Deprivation" and the entrancing subtle buzz, which flows through the heart of following "Confines". Distant thunderstorms attempt in vain to disrupt the heavenly ataraxia of "Lowly", the track which closes a release that perfectly matches the tagline of Hotel Neon: Restraint over haste, Perception over presumption, Awareness over intent". The Zen fingerprint on the a test tube filled with amniotic fluid.
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Created by The Working Group and based on Google's SPDY network protocol, HTTP/2 is the first major improvement to the HTTP standard in almost 20 years. As of May 2015, HTTP/2 has been published as RFC 7540.
Given that many of the key features of HTTP/2 are improvements on their existing (non-standard) SPDY network protocol, Google has decided to remove support for SPDY in early 2016 in favor of the HTTP/2 standard.
This is a switch from HTTP/1.1 which was a text protocol. By changing to binary the ease of use provided by a plain text representation is lost, but what you get is a more efficient, more compact, and less error-prone protocol.
HTTP/1.1 had a Head-of-line blocking problem where, even with the use of pipelining, a slow or large response message could block others behind it. HTTP/2 attempts to fix this by using multiplexing: the combining of separate request and response messages into a single message to later be broken down into their individual parts at the receiving end using the message header. This allows the client to make parallel requests over a single TCP connection per origin when loading a page. This is beneficial as it stops browsers from using as many of the client's network resources as well as reducing congestion server side which in turn reduce the chances of a buffer overflow/retransmit.
One of the primary goals when creating HTTP/2 was to maintain high compatibility with HTTP/1.1. As such the HTTP semantics have not been changed ensuring backwards-compatibility. Browsers will also automatically switch from HTTP/1.1 to HTTP/2 if both they and the server support it. This switch is both instant and invisible to the user.
HTTP/2 is proven to have faster page load speeds, especially for encrypted HTTPS sites. Encryption is stronger with required support for Perfect Forward Secrecy for a more private, more secure browsing experience.
Whether you provide hosting to big companies trying to increase conversion rates or small blogs looking to improve their audience retention, there is no better way to accomplish these things than by providing a smoother, faster browsing experience. HTTP/2 gets content to consumer devices more quickly, efficiently, and securely than other existing network protocols. Thus by combining the improvements brought by HTTP/2 with the speed and efficiency of LiteSpeed Web Server, you become a much more attractive hosting option.
If you happen to be using the latest versions of popular web browsers such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you are already set up to take advantage of all the benefits of HTTP/2 enabled web pages. Examples of these include web sites powered by Google and all current editions of LiteSpeed Web Server.
Because of TCP's Slow Start mechanism, it is beneficial to send out as few packets as possible to reduce the total number of round trips required when loading a page. By compressing the involved message headers, what would normally take several round trips can now be done in one. This type of compression was used by default in SPDY using GZIP and optionally in HTTPS . Since then a security exploit known as CRIME has made GZIP and this type of compression unsecure. In response to this HTTP/2 uses HPACK: a new, header-specific compression scheme created by The Working Group that possesses reasonable compression efficiency while still being secure.
HTTP/2 uses TLS for encryption but, like HTTP/1.1, does not require it. Despite this, both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have stated that they will only allow HTTP/2 over an encrypted connection. These decisions in effect make encryption mandatory, facilitating more secure communication on the Web.
Server Push is a method of information delivery where a server pushes a resource directly to the client without first receiving a request to do so. By doing this the server can attempt to anticipate client requests and pre-push them into the client's cache in an effort to avoid the usual request-response round trip delay.
For detailed information on how to use these tools to check for HTTP/2 support, try our How to check a Website For HTTP/2 Support page.
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From time to time, I need wooden dowels. I use them to plug holes, join pieces of turning together, and sometimes for general woodwork. Dowels aren't expensive, but if you buy them in, you don't have much choice of material or size. My homemade dowel plane can make neat, accurately sized dowels of any length, and from any straight-grained timber. Dowels made from suitable hardwood can make decorative contrasting features on a wooden bowl, or fill a defect with wood that blends in with the item.
These planes work like pencil sharpeners and are quite straightforward to make. They are limited to one diameter, so you may need more than one. This is how to make them.
a block with a tapered lead-in hole which guides the wooden blank to the cutter. This hole should be about 25 mm deep.
another block with an exit hole, about 25 mm long and the nominal diameter of the dowel. It steadies and guides the plane along the blank, keeping it aligned with the dowel as it forms.
These dimensions aren't critical, but seem to work for a 6 mm dowel. If you want to make large dowels, scale everything up. The plane may then need a handle to stop it spinning in use.
Use a strong, hard-wearing timber such as beech. The plane is in two parts, because this makes it easier to create the seating for the cutter. Take two pieces of beech and turn them to make short cylinders, each about 25 mm long, plus a dovetailed spigot on one end to fit a chuck. The diameter could be about 65 mm. Face off the ends, drill pilot holes, and fit them together with a couple of wood screws. You could insert a couple of dowels too, without glue, to maintain correct alignment. Make sure the screws and dowels will be clear of the tapered hole you will make later. The assembled block can then go back in the chuck while you true up the surface and turn off one of the spigots.
Drill an axial hole right through the two blocks, of the nominal diameter required. Then open up the hole in the outer block to form a taper. This could be done with a small gouge or by scraping with a small skew chisel. Make the sides of the taper straight, and make the taper stop at the junction between the two cylinders. The taper angle is not at all critical, just make the wide end about 10 mm bigger than the small end. You now have a sort of funnel shape within the combined block.
Into one long edge, cut slots for the screws that will secure the cutter. Make them a loose fit on the shank of the fixing screws. Then you can adjust the cutter position. You can make the slots with a narrow grinding wheel, or if it is soft carbon steel, file them. Alternatively, drill fixing holes in the cutter. Grind a single bevel on the other long side to form the sharp cutting edge. Round off one end of the cutting edge where it will be in contact with the dowel as it cuts. If you leave a sharp corner it will score grooves in the dowel. Take care not to overheat the steel when grinding.
Now make the seat for the cutter. The seat must be positioned so the blade and its cutting edge will be tangential to the tapered hole, inclined to follow the taper. The cutting edge will be at the side of a slot through which the shavings will exit. Have a good look at an ordinary pencil sharpener to get the idea.
Take the two sections apart. Make a saw cut in the block with the taper, so the cut just grazes the taper. Don't go past that point. This is the only tricky part of the job, so you could saw clear of the taper and work up to the line with a chisel. Saw another cut that will remove a portion of the block (a bit less than a quarter) and leave a slot in the taper to allow shavings to escape. Make the slot about 4 mm wide at the wide end of the taper, perhaps a bit less at the small end. If it's too wide, the cut will be too heavy and the plane will be grabby.
Clean up the seat with a chisel so the cutter will lie flat. Drill pilot holes and screw the cutter in place with the bevel side out. Reassemble the parts. Grind off any part of the cutter that protrudes, in case the block spins in your hand when using it.
To use the plane, cut a square section blank, a bit over the required length and a little thicker than the finished dowel, and hold one end in a chuck in the lathe. Run the lathe slowly so the blank doesn't whip, and catch the free end in the taper hole in the plane. Feed the plane along the blank by hand so the rounded dowel enters the guide hole, and stop the lathe when the plane gets to the chuck.
If the dowel is too tight or too loose, adjust the cutter slightly. It will cut rapidly and cleanly if set up correctly. The dowel will be smooth and almost polished. Remove the blank from the chuck, and tap the dowel out of the plane. Saw off the short bit of waste at the end. If your chuck and lathe make it possible, you might find it easier to hold the plane in the chuck and feed the dowel blank through.


A pistol silhouette match is typically 40 rounds and consists of knocking over steel animal cutouts with a handgun at distances of 25, 50,75 and 100 meters for small bore and field pistol and 50, 100, 150 and 200 meters for big bore. A row of 5 chickens is shot at left to right, with each one knocked over counting, then repeat to complete your 10 targets. The same is done with rows of pigs, turkeys, then rams at the longest distance. There are classifications for almost any type of handgun, from iron sighted 22 RF to custom unlimited guns and almost everything in between. It is a great way to sharpen your handgun skills and also great practice if you are a handgun hunter. For more information you can call the match director. You can also visit the IHMSA website at www.ihmsa.org as there is a wealth of information there.


Earlier this week, my review of BLACK CAIRN POINT was posted – it's definitely one of the best books I've read this year, and one of the best thrillers I've read full stop.
I was asked to join the blog tour for the book, but with my messages messing up and coming in delayed, I was wayyyy too late! However, Claire kindly offered to write a guest post for this blog for this week and I'm really excited about helping share her process of selling the book. If you'd like to check out the blog tour posts, check the banner below!
So there I was, proudly grinning down at my laptop screen. Finished. I had written a novel. Go me! Now, what to do with it?
Leave it languishing on my laptop and tell no one.
Try to get it published.
I'd spent way too much effort on the thing just to feel a sense of internal pride and know that I'd done it. But, in all honesty, the idea of trying to get it published was frankly terrifying. Firstly, because I'd no idea how to go about getting published, and secondly… what if people said it was crap?
So I hummed and hawed and procrastinated, and then suddenly decided I was being a big fat wuss and started investigating. The first thing I did was a bit of market research to answer that key question: was my labour of love, in fact, a pile of steaming poop? I was too chicken to send it out blind, so I got a couple of pals to read it. The response? Oh, it's really good! (With a hint too much surprise for my liking!) Now, that's all well and good, but these were my pals. They had to say nice things. The trick is to find someone you can trust to tell you the truth. However heart-wrenching it may be. What's a girl to do?
I sent it to my mum.
When she said it was okay (note: 'okay', not the 'incredible', 'brilliant' and 'awesome' I'd had from my mates) then I figured it was good enough to take the next terrifying step: send it to strangers.
I did a bit of digging (good old Google!) and found that while I could self-publish, getting any interest in an unknown novel by an unknown novelist was nigh on impossible. Yes, there are people who manage this, but it sure ain't the norm. Another possible route was to send my novel off to smaller, independent publishers (the big ones don't accept "unsolicited manuscripts" for the most part), but I was scared off by talk of enormous slush piles and miniscule odds. No, the route forward seemed to be to try and get an agent. But, numerous websites warned me, most agents already have full books and will only take something on if they're sure they can sell it, so expect a lot of rejections.
Form rejection – a big fat no so emphatic they didn't even bother to write it personally, just copied and pasted it in.
Personal rejection – again, still no, but they at least took the time to say why it wasn't for them, which is a start!
A request for more – ooh! They like it! They want to read the whole thing!
Offer of representation – OH MY GOD THEY WANT ME!
Wisdom has it that if all you get in your first round of ten are form rejections, your novel, that you have slaved over and loved and, possibly, wept over, isn't as good as you thought it was, no matter what your mum says.
Or, you might just have gotten unlucky.
When I sent out my first feelers for Ferryman, my first novel, I got two requests for more. Yay me! Cue much excitement. Alas, after reading the finished manuscript, both agents decided it wasn't for them.
What I possibly should have done at this point is go back to the novel and try and improve it – they were kind enough to give me feedback after all – or try again with another ten agents. Nah, I decided, to hell with it. I'll just write another book and see how that goes.
Hmmm. Possibly not the smartest way forward. In fact, I wrote EIGHT books before I landed an agent. That's right, eight. Approximately 600,000 words. It would have been much easier to just work on Ferryman and make it better… but it's too late now!
Who cared, though? I had an agent! They would help me make my novel(s) sparkle, and then sell it for loads and loads of money!
It turned out, the "agent" was also the "publisher" – hiding under a different name. I don't know if she started off with good intentions and got into trouble because she didn't know what she was doing, or if she was just a big, evil scammer… but beware! There are websites like Firstwriter where you can see reviews of agents and check that they have actually a) made sales and b) paid money to authors. Luckily, at this juncture, I landed a real agent, from a real agency, so all was well.
What happened next? Well, said agent had lots of shmoozy boozy lunches and wooed some publishers…. And voila! A book deal! No, a three book deal (of which Black Cairn Point – PLUG ALERT! PLUG ALERT! – is book number three)! And so now, here I sit. I have three books with my name on them. I even have a book with (I'm assured) my name on it in Chinese!!! I am, officially, an author. As we say in Scotland, ya dancer!
Thanks for the awesome guest post, Claire! BLACK CAIRN POINT is out now in bookstores, published by Hot Key Books. If you read one book this year, make it this one!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2015 by keithbwalters.


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Sam is Brisbane south-side local who lives and breathes the area. He has deep roots in the community and is here to make it the best it can be. When not working with clients, Sam enjoys hitting the paths through Nathan Forest, and especially enjoys the trek up to the Mount Gravatt lookout.
Always available for a chat, no issue is too small for his personal attention. By keeping his listings to a minimum you get focus and commitment. If you're looking for individual service, then you've come to the right place.


Margi Heinen is the Librarian at Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss in Detroit, Michigan. She teaches Legal Resources at the University of Michigan's School of Information and is team teaching with her co-columnist, Jan Bissett, at Wayne State University's School of Library and Information Science. She regularly does Internet training of legal staff at her firm and recently collaborated with Kathleen Gamache on an I.P.E. presentation, Internet Stategies for the Paralegal in Michigan. She is active in the Law Librarians of Metro Detroit and is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries.
The attorneys that come most prepared research personalities as well as the law before a trial, mediation or arbitration. Knowing something about the preferences or background of one who is going to read a brief or hear arguments can give an attorney the opportunity to present material in the way most likely to be significant to that judge. Law students may seek similar information when applying for clerkships; the public may be curious about high profile cases. For these reasons, as librarians or researchers, we often encounter queries such as "What do you know about Judge XXXX?" These requests reflect the need for current practical information not a full blown biographical treatment. Resources including traditional directories, legal news publications' compilations of judicial profiles, materials from court and administrative offices of the courts, and civic organizations are available to help answer those questions.
Research guides from several law libraries as well as LLRX highlight traditional sources as well as web offerings. Duke University School of Law Library's Directories of Courts & Judges is an annotated bibliography of federal and state court judges. Although a reflection of that library's collection, it covers many well known and familiar print sources including nominations and appointments, historical directories, individual states as well as internet directories. Hastings Law Library's Judicial Directories is a helpful research guide which includes annotations to some of our favorite sources. Zimmerman's Research Guide – Judgesprovides brief annotations on the basic sources for judicial biographies as well as tips on search strategies for judge's decisions on appeal.
The availability of information on a particular judge may depend on – you guessed it! Jurisdiction. More readily available commercial information focuses on the federal system, appointments for life being more conducive to information stability. The Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, published by Aspen, is one of our all time favorite print resources for biographies of the Federal judges. The inclusion (in print) of "lawyers' evaluations" and "media coverage" makes for good reading as well as providing practical suggestions and an idea of the jurist's most publicized cases. (Please note that the lawyers' evaluation, media coverage and lawyers' comments are not available on the Westlaw version). You may find it necessary to retain the superseded biographies – judges can and do come out of retirement. This retention strategy may apply to other print directories as well – we've often had more luck with older versions of The American Bench when seeking information on a current sitting judge. The Federal Judicial Center's Judges of the United States Courtscontains the service record and biographical information for all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court since 1789. Compiled from government sources, this database maintains brief biographical information as well as dates of appointment, confirmation and termination. If you are in doubt about how the Federal Judicial system is structured or you are interested in only current United States Supreme Court Justices biographies, InfoUSA has a convenient collection of links to descriptions of the court system, specific Federal courts, administrative offices of the Federal courts and Supreme Court biographies. Information may be available from Federal Bar Association's Federal Bar Journal"Judicial Profiles" column. An online index from the 1998 through 2000 issues lists those profiled under the subjects "judicial profiles" or "judges profiles". Local chapters of the Federal Bar Association may also provide practical information for litigators. For example, the E.D. Mich Chapter of the Federal Bar Association publishes the Practice Manual for the United States District Courts, Eastern District of Michigan which includes biographical sketches and pretrial and trial practice for all district judges, bankruptcy judges and magistrates. In addition to these sources, a check of the court's website may yield biographical gold.
State and local judicial profiles can be found in traditional judicial directories such as The American Bench or the Judicial Yellowbook but valuable information is often found in regional legal publications from commercial publishers or local bar associations. A subject search of OCLC or local catalogs using "judges – [desired state] – directories" or "judges – rating of – [desired state]" may help you to identify titles in an unfamiliar jurisdiction. James Publishing, Law Bulletin, The Daily Journal, the Chicago Council of Lawyers and New Jersey Law Journal publish judicial profile materials. The Daily Journal also provides judicial profiles at its website for an additional fee. See Carol Levitt's The Los Angeles Daily Journal on the Web for further discussion of the coverage. The Massachusetts, Michigan, Virginia, and Rhode Island Lawyer's Weekly web publications provide subscribers with access to Judicial Profiles. In Michigan Lawyer's Weekly, the name, address, bench service, education, publications, faculty status, legal employment history, associations and reported decisions summarized in Lawyer's Weekly are all possible inclusions in the judicial profiles of both Michigan state and federal judges. The Ohio and Missouri Lawyer's Weekly have a "Judicial Interviews" column. Law.com also provides access to judicial profiles to subscribers of their New York and California state websites. You may also search Law.com by limiting your content type to "profiles". Other sources which may provide judicial directories and/or profiles are state and local bar associations, court, county or state judicial conference websites. Coverage varies from directory type listings to complete biographical information.
Civic and political organizations provide background information on political candidates, which often include judges. If you're not sure if judges in a particular jurisdiction are elected or appointed, check out the American Judicature Society's Judicial Selection Methods in the States. You may find information at The League of Women Voters' DemocracyNet, remember to check the archive for any information on past elections since 2000. Profile information is provided by the candidates. The entry includes office sought, election date, candidate's profile, and endorsers. Watchdog organizations may also provide information as well. For example, the Illinois Civil Justice League launched Illinois Judicial Watch to monitor the Illinois judiciary.
Lexis and Westlaw offer both biographical and news sources which may help you in your search for a particular jurist. News or legal newsletters may often be the only source of information about local or retired judges. The Westlaw Directory includes the following categories: "Biographical Directories and "Directories and Reference Materials" which may lead you to an appropriate database. Two of those databases are the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary (AFJ) (please note differences in print and online coverage) and the West Legal Directory-Judges (WLD-Judges) which offers profiles and office data on Federal and State judges. Lawschool.westlaw.com offers search documentation Law School 2001: Finding the Right Job Using Westlaw which presumably addresses researching available clerkships and corresponding judges in the WLD-Clerk database. You may also want to give West's Legal Directory – PeopleCite (WLD-Peoplecite) a try. Please note coverage includes caselaw from 1990 forward, so if you're looking for a particular judge's rulings on specific issues, you may also want to do a field search in the appropriate jurisdiction. Consult the Database Directory or IDEN database for additional information.
Lexis includes the Judicial Staff Directory (EXEC; JUDDIR) which covers Federal judges, magistrates, court executives and clerks. Information on judges is included in the NALP Judicial Clerkship Directory materials (CAREER;JCLERK). There are also a number of biographical sources drawing on news sources and biographical directories. A segment search in caselaw from the appropriate jurisdiction will lead you to a particular judge's rulings on specific issues. Check the Source Directory for more information.
With these sources available, those of us seeking to market our research expertise should leap at the chance to answer the "what do you know about the judge" query. The professional researcher can provide solid details about the judge to supplement the stories told in the war room.


i just started back into the duolingo groove and would live to compete with you guys. My name is HappyGinnyBerry.
I'm surprised at how much basic Spanish I remember from high school. I've been able to get out of a lot of the first couple levels on the tree. Question words keep giving me some problems though.


text:
<?php

namespace Vinala\Kernel\Database\Schema;

use Vinala\Kernel\Collections\Collection;
use Vinala\Kernel\Config\Config;
use Vinala\Kernel\Database\Database;
use Vinala\Kernel\Database\Schema;
use Vinala\Kernel\Database\Schema\Exception\SchemaTableExistsException;
use Vinala\Kernel\Database\Schema\Exception\SchemaTableNotExistException;

/**
 * Schema builder class.
 */
class MysqlSchema extends Schema
{
    /**
     * function to add incremented primary key column.
     *
     * @param string name
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function id($name)
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = $name.' int primary key AUTO_INCREMENT';

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add varchar column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param int length
     * @param string $default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function string($name, $length = 255, $default = null)
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' varchar('.$length.')';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT '$default' ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add int column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param int length
     * @param string $default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function int($name, $length = 11, $default = null)
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' int('.$length.')';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT $default ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add long column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param int length
     * @param string $default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function long($name, $length = 11, $default = null)
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' bigint('.$length.')';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT $default ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add float column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param int length
     * @param string $default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function float($name, $length = 11, $default = null)
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' float('.$length.')';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT $default ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add text column.
     *
     * @param string name
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function text($name)
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = $name.' text';
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add bool column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param bool default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function bool($name, $default = null)
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' tinyint(1)';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $default = $default ? '1' : '0';
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT $default ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add datetime column.
     *
     * @param string name
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function datetime($name)
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = $name.' DATETIME';
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add date column.
     *
     * @param string name
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function date($name)
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = $name.' date';
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add time column.
     *
     * @param string name
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function time($name)
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = $name.' time';
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add timestamp column.
     *
     * @param string name
     * @param string default
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function timestamp($name, $default = '')
    {
        $cmnd = $name.' int(15)';
        //
        if (!empty($default)) {
            $cmnd .= " DEFAULT $default ";
        }
        //
        self::$colmuns[] = $cmnd;
        //
        return $this;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------
    // The framework data columns
    //--------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * function to add track columns created_at and edited_at.
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function track()
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = 'edited_at int(15)';
        self::$colmuns[] = 'created_at int(15)';

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add deleted column for kept data.
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function keep()
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = 'deleted_at int(15)';

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add appeared column for stashed data.
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function stash()
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = 'appeared_at int(15)';

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add rememberToken column.
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function rememberToken()
    {
        self::$colmuns[] = 'rememberToken varchar(255)';

        return $this;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------
    // Constraint
    //--------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * function to add default constraint.
     *
     * @param string $value
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function affect($value)
    {
        $i = Collection::count(self::$colmuns) - 1;
        self::$colmuns[$i] .= " default '".$value."'";
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add not null constraint.
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function notnull()
    {
        $i = Collection::count(self::$colmuns) - 1;
        self::$colmuns[$i] .= ' not null';
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add foreign key constraint.
     *
     * @param string $table
     * @param string $colmun
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function foreignkey($table, $colmun = null)
    {
        $i = Collection::count(self::$colmuns) - 1;
        //
        self::$colmuns[$i] .= ' references '.$table;
        if (!empty($colmun)) {
            self::$colmuns[$i] .= '('.$colmun.')';
        }
        //
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * function to add unique constraint.
     *
     * @param string $table
     * @param array  $colmuns
     *
     * @return schema
     */
    public function unique($name, array $colmuns)
    {
        if (is_array($colmuns)) {
            $query = "CONSTRAINT $name UNIQUE (";
            //
            for ($i = 0; $i < Collection::count($colmuns); $i++) {
                if ($i == Collection::count($colmuns) - 1) {
                    $query .= $colmuns[$i];
                } else {
                    $query .= $colmuns[$i].',';
                }
            }
            $query .= ')';
            //
            self::$colmuns[] = $query;
        }
        //
        return $this;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------
    // Schema building
    //--------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * function to get name of table in case of table prefix.
     *
     * @param string $name
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected static function table($name)
    {
        if (Config::get('database.prefixing')) {
            $name = Config::get('database.prefixe').$name;
        }
        //
        return $name;
    }

    /**
     * function to build query of table creation.
     *
     * @param string   $name
     * @param callable $script
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function create($name, $script)
    {
        if (!self::existe($name)) {
            $name = self::table($name);
            //
            self::$query = 'create table '.$name.'(';
            //
            $object = new self();
            $script($object);
            //
            $query = '';
            //
            for ($i = 0; $i < Collection::count(self::$colmuns); $i++) {
                $query .= ($i == (Collection::count(self::$colmuns) - 1)) ? self::$colmuns[$i] : self::$colmuns[$i].',';
            }
            //
            self::$query .= $query.') DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;';
            //
            return Database::exec(self::$query);
        } else {
            throw new SchemaTableExistsException($name);
        }
    }

    /**
     * function to build query of table erasing.
     *
     * @param string $name
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function drop($name)
    {
        if (self::existe($name)) {
            $name = self::table($name);
            //
            return Database::exec('DROP TABLE '.$name);
        } else {
            throw new SchemaTableNotExistException($name);
        }
    }

    /**
     * function to build query for rename table.
     *
     * @param string $from
     * @param string $to
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function rename($from, $to)
    {
        if (!self::existe($from)) {
            throw new SchemaTableNotExistException($from);
        } elseif (self::existe($to)) {
            throw new SchemaTableExistsException($to);
        } else {
            $from = self::table($from);
            $to = self::table($to);
            //
            return Database::exec('RENAME TABLE '.$from.' TO '.$to);
        }
    }

    /**
     * check if the table is existe in database.
     *
     * @param string $name  table name
     * @param string $table
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function existe($name, $table = null)
    {
        $name = self::table($name);
        //
        // > I don't know why i put this
        $table = is_null($table) ? Config::get('database.database') : $table;
        //
        $i = Database::count(
                "select * FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema ='".$table."' AND table_name = '".$name."' LIMIT 1;"
            );
        //
        return ($i > 0) ? true : false;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------
    // Schema updating
    //--------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * function to build query for adding column to table.
     *
     * @param string   $name
     * @param callable $script
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function add($name, $script)
    {
        if (self::existe($name)) {
            $name = self::table($name);
            //
            self::$query = 'alter table '.$name.' ';
            //
            $object = new self();
            $script($object);
            //
            $query = '';
            for ($i = 0; $i < Collection::count(self::$colmuns); $i++) {
                $query .= ' add '.self::$colmuns[$i].(($i == (Collection::count(self::$colmuns) - 1)) ? '' : ',');
            }
            //
            self::$query .= $query;
            //
            return Database::exec(self::$query);
        } else {
            throw new SchemaTableNotExistException($name);
        }
    }

    /**
     * function to build query for removing column to table.
     *
     * @param string   $name
     * @param callable $script
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function remove($name, $colmuns)
    {
        if (self::existe($name)) {
            $name = self::table($name);
            //
            self::$query = 'alter table '.$name.' ';
            //
            if (is_array($colmuns)) {
                for ($i = 0; $i < Collection::count($colmuns); $i++) {
                    self::$query .= ' drop '.$colmuns[$i].(($i == (Collection::count($colmuns) - 1)) ? '' : ',');
                }
            } else {
                self::$query .= ' drop '.$colmuns;
            }
            //
            return Database::exec(self::$query);
        } else {
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The bid to brand new ways of fighting infections has taken a step ahead now that scientists have identified a pivotal protein concerned in a host's response to strep infections. This protein, called "NFAT," appears to play a key role in the body's inflammatory response to an infection, which when uncontrolled, can be as bad, if not worse, than the infection itself.
Furthermore, this discovery was made using streptococcal bacteria, which are responsible for a wide range of human illnesses, ranging from sore throat and pink eye to meningitis and bacterial pneumonia. This discovery was published in the June 2015 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
Streptococcal infections are any type of infection caused by the streptococcus ("strep") group of bacteria. There are many different types of Streptococci bacteria, and infections vary in severity from mild throat infections to life-threatening infections of the blood or organs. They are treated with antibiotics.
Scientists exposed animals to M1 protein, which is a potent virulence factor derived from a subgroup of Streptococcus pyogenes that are associated with a high mortality upon infection. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of NFAT signaling in M1 protein-induced lung injury. One group of animals was pretreated with a specific inhibitor of NFAT and the other group of animals received only vehicle. Animals treated with the NFAT inhibitor were protected against pathological inflammation and lung damage. These findings suggest that targeting NFAT activity might be a useful way to ameliorate lung injury in severe streptococcal infections.
"The long-term goal is to develop new therapeutic strategies based on the molecular host response that not only help to improve survival of patients with severe infections but also could limit the use of antibiotics," said Henrik Thorlacius, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Surgery at Skane University Hospital at Lund University in Lund, Sweden.
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The 25 Cheapest U.S. Cities to Live In
When it comes to cheap living, the best places to settle down are mostly south of the Mason-Dixon line. Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas are just a few states making multiple appearances on our list.
But if you're thinking about relocating to one of these cheapest cities to live in, just remember to weigh the pros and cons. A low cost of living is attractive, but the allure lessens if jobs are hard to come by, paychecks are small or the town offers little to do. Plan an extended visit to ensure the city fits your needs.
We compiled our rankings based on the Council for Community and Economic Research's calculations of living expenses in 270 urban areas. Its Cost of Living Index measures prices for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services such as going to a movie or getting your hair done at a salon.
25. Lynchburg, Virginia
Cost of living: 11.4% below U.S. average
Median household income: $42,389 (U.S.: $61,937)
Median home value: $175,500 (U.S.: $229,700)
Unemployment rate: 5.9% (U.S.: 8.4%)
Lynchburg sits in the foothills of the famed Blue Ridge Mountains and is home to Liberty University, the city's largest employer. But a diversity of businesses and industries makes Lynchburg more than just a college town.
A comparatively resilient job market – the unemployment rate stands well below the national level – and a low cost of living help explain how Lynchburg has ranked near the top of Gallup's well-being index.
The "City of Seven Hills" makes this list of cheapest U.S. cities to live in largely because its residents spend nearly a fifth less than the national average on housing costs. Groceries and transportation costs run about well below what the average American pays, too.
But not every last thing is cheaper in Lynchburg. Utilities do cost a little more than the national average, for instance. Beer costs about 5% more on average, too.
24. Springfield, Missouri
City population: 168,113
Median household income: $33,879
Median home value: $120,800
Unemployment rate: 5.9%
Springfield, also known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks" and the "Birthplace of Route 66," sports an overall cost of living that is more than 12% below the national average.
Housing-related costs, which are 30% less than what the average American pays, make up the lion's share of residents' savings. Apartment rents are about 22% cheaper and average home prices are a little more than half the national level. Springfielders enjoy savings on groceries, transportation and utilities, too.
Springfield might not be the biggest city in Missouri, but it's certainly not lacking for culture. The Springfield Opera, Springfield Ballet and Springfield Symphony are just some of the city's offerings. It's also home to Missouri State University.
23. Temple, Texas
Situated about 65 miles north of Austin, the Killeen-Temple metro area started out as a 19th century railroad town, but today it's as modern as they come. The area is home to a major regional medical center, and its Central Texas location makes it an ideal base for distribution and logistics companies.
But whether you're a doctor or truck driver, Temple won't overburden your bank account. Overall, the cost of living is 12.3% cheaper than the national average. Although health care is about 16% more expensive in Temple, and utilities are pricier too, residents catch a break on a range of other costs. Housing costs are 25% below the national average, while groceries are generally around 22% cheaper than elsewhere, making it one of the cheapest U.S. cities you can live in.
Fun fact: NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle "Mean" Joe Greene was raised and played high school football in Temple.
22. Jonesboro, Arkansas
Best known as the home of Arkansas State University, Jonesboro is a college town with a degree in affordability. For instance, putting a roof over your head costs about a third less than the national average, according to the Cost of Living Index.
Health care is very reasonable, too. A visit to the doctor is in line with the national average, but other specialties are appreciably more affordable. A trip to the optometrist costs a quarter less than the national average, and you'll save about 20% on a trip to the dentist.
And when you feel the need to escape to a big city, Memphis is a little more than an hour's drive from Jonesboro (more on the budget-friendly charms of Memphis later). Another plus is that Jonesboro's unemployment rate is below the national average.
21. Morristown, Tennessee
Morristown is steeped in frontier history. The small city, which is less than an hour's drive east from Knoxville, is where you'll find the Crockett Tavern Museum, a reconstruction of Davy Crockett's boyhood home.
The King of the Wild Frontier wouldn't recognize the area today, but he'd find it still to be a comparatively economical place to live.
Housing-related expenses including rents and mortgages are nearly 30% lower than the national average, according to the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index. Costs for transportation run are almost 20% below what the average American pays. Health care and grocery items also contribute to Morristown's ranking among the cheapest U.S. cities to live in.
20. Danville, Illinois
Median home value: $67,400
About 120 miles south of Chicago sits Danville, Ill., a small, unassuming city that was once the home of Dick Van Dyke, Gene Hackman, Donald O'Connor and Bobby Short. Perhaps most impressively, Abraham Lincoln spent 18 years practicing law in Danville. The city has more than a dozen sites commemorating his time there.
Danville was a coal-mining center for the first half the 20th century, but that industry petered out after World War II. Today, major employers include the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, grocery distributor McLane/Midwest and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
A comparatively high unemployment rate and relatively low median incomes and home values keep prices in check. Housing-related expenses including mortgages and rents stand 35% below the U.S. average. The average price for a house in Danville is $235,820 vs. a national average of $370,590.
19. Wichita Falls, Texas
The largest employer in Wichita Falls is the United States Air Force, with Sheppard Air Force Base located just a short drive from downtown. But this city situated 140 miles northwest of Dallas claims other distinctions, too.
Wichita Falls is home to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum, boasts the "world's littlest skyscraper" and allows servicemen and civilians alike to really stretch their paychecks. Housing costs, for example, run more than 20% below the national average. Groceries, health care and transportation costs also are lower than the national average.
Just be forewarned that this North Texas city gets H-O-T in summer, with average highs of 97 degrees in July. Utilities tend to cost about 10% more than the national average.
18. Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg might be on the small side and it might be cheap, but it sure has a lot going on. It's home to both the University of Southern Mississippi – Southern Miss to locals – and William Carey University, a Baptist liberal arts college. Camp Shelby, the largest National Guard training base east of the Mississippi River, is nearby. Hattiesburg is also home to the African American Military History Museum, as well as numerous other museums, galleries and theaters.
Feel the need to get out of town? It's a 90-minute drive from Hattiesburg to the beaches and casinos along Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
At the same time, Hattiesburg, just 115 miles to the north of New Orleans, is one of the cheapest U.S. cities to live in. Whether you rent or own, housing expenses are a third lower than the national average. Utilities, transportation costs and health care are also bargains.
17. Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas
The twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Ark., make up some of the most affordable real estate to live in the U.S., especially when it comes to some of life's biggest expenses.
Housing-related costs are about a third below the U.S. average. Apartments rent, for example, averages $718 a month in this border city. Nationally, the average rent comes to $1,169. Grocery items, utilities, health care and transportation are all significantly cheaper, as well.
A trip to the doctor in Texarkana costs an average of $95, according to the Cost of Living Index. Nationally, a doctor's visit costs $115.67. And a dozen eggs will go for $1.28 in Texarkana vs. a national average of $1.45.
16. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest city in Oklahoma offers remarkably affordable prices for its size. The biggest reason: Housing costs run about 20% below the national average, according to the Cost of Living Index, which takes into account both home prices and apartment rents.
And, yet, as a metro area with 1.4 million people, Oklahoma City offers a lot of big-city attractions, from a philharmonic orchestra to the National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum. At the professional sports level, the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder is a regularly competitive team.
15. Seguin, Texas
Seguin, Texas, is a small town in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, about 30 miles from downtown San Antonio. Although the Texas town is quite small with a population of less than 30,000, it's well situated to take advantage of any big-city benefits. After all, the San Antonio metro area has a population of more than 2.5 million.
That's not to say that tiny Seguin is without its own charms. Max Starcke Park comprises 227 acres located along the scenic Guadalupe River. The city is also home to the world's oldest and largest pecan statue and a nutcracker museum.
Housing costs are about 18% lower than the national average in Seguin. Low costs on health care, groceries, transportation, utilities and miscellaneous expenses also contribute to Seguin's ranking among the 25 cheapest cities in America.
14. Decatur/Hartselle, Alabama
Decatur and Hartselle are two Northern Alabama cities with an abundance of outdoor activities, cultural diversions and low cost of living. Decatur's economy benefits from being the busiest port on the Tennessee River, and from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in nearby Huntsville. Tourism is another driver of the local economy, thanks to the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, the Carnegie Visual Arts Center and festivals such as the Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic.
Nearby Hartselle, about 10 miles south, shares the charms of its neighbor to the north. Residents can cool off in the summer at the city's sprawling aquatic center, which includes a water slide and diving platform. And Southern history buffs will want to stroll through the Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Residents can enjoy all this and more without breaking the bank. Housing-related costs including mortgages and rents in Decatur are about 15% cheaper than the national average. Apartment rents are less than half of what the average American shells out every month. Prices on a wide range of goods and services, from pizza to haircuts to dry cleaning, are cheaper, too.
13. Florence, Alabama
The city of Florence, the birthplace of Helen Keller, sits in the northwest corner of Alabama on the Tennessee River, about a two-hour drive from Birmingham.
Florence – as well as the surrounding area, known as The Shoals – boast a number of other attractions. The nearby Muscle Shoals Sound Studio has a rich history; it's where The Rolling Stones recorded the hit songs "Wild Horses" and "Brown Sugar." Florence claims Alabama's only house designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The city also hosts the University of North Alabama.
Happily for residents of Florence, the city's distinctive sites and southern charm come at a reasonable price. Housing-related expenses are 35% less than what the average American pays. For example, the average apartment rents for $574, which is about half the national average. Health care costs about 25% less in Florence.
All other major expenses tracked by the Cost of Living Index likewise take a smaller bite of folks' paychecks, putting Florence in the middle of the pack of the 25 cheapest U.S. cities to live in.
12. Tulsa, Oklahoma
This Oklahoma city traces its roots back to the Western expansion, first as a cattle town and later as the "Oil Capital of the World."
Reminders can be found everywhere.
The Gilcrease Museum, which specializes in exhibits about the American West, offers free admission for kids under 18, active-duty military and veterans and K-12 Oklahoma teachers.
Another must-see is the 1920s villa that is home to the Philbrook Museum of Art. Construction of the opulent Italian renaissance building was financed by the oil boom. There's no charge to visit on the second Saturday of each month.
Housing costs are a whopping 39% below the national average, while groceries, health care, transportation, utilities and miscellaneous expenses are all below-average too.
11. Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee, and surrounding Madison County are located 90 miles northeast of Memphis, which, as we'll see, is also among the least expensive cities in the U.S.
Jackson serves as a regional center of trade for west Tennessee. Some of the area's largest employers include Kellogg (K), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) and Toyota (TM). The city doesn't lack for leisure activities either. The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center, the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex and the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame Museum are just three of the city's main attractions.
And it all comes in an affordable package. The overall cost of living is 15.6% less than the national average, led by particularly low health care and housing expenses.
10. Anniston, Alabama
About an hour's drive east from Birmingham sits Anniston. The city's proximity to the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge makes it a good jumping off point for hikers, mountain bikers and other outdoorsy types. The city also has its quirks. It's home to the world's largest office chair – a 33-foot-tall seat that was once recognized by Guinness World Records.
Anniston's low cost of living puts it among the 10 cheapest U.S. cities to live in, but it comes alongside a low median income that's roughly 26% below the national average. That said, household incomes and home values are higher in other parts of Calhoun County, of which Anniston is the county seat.
Although the economic picture could be brighter, Anniston has its charms, including architectural gems such as Victorian homes and historic churches.
9. Knoxville, Tennessee
Thrifty types should volunteer to check out Knoxville, one of four Tennessee cities to make the list for inexpensive living. The city is notable for its across-the-board affordability for everything from food to transportation, according to the Cost of Living Index.
Consider Knoxville, the original state capital before Nashville, a good mix of city and country living. It is home to the University of Tennessee and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, but Knoxville is also the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. The Tennessee River runs through downtown.
The city was a strategic objective in the Civil War, so history buffs can visit a number of battlefields nearby, too.
8. Fayetteville, Arkansas
Life is good, and affordable, in the Fayetteville metro area. This area, set deep within the Ozarks, frequently appears on lists of the best places to live in the U.S. – and smart places to retire.
Fayetteville benefits from being the home of the gargantuan University of Arkansas, and it also doesn't hurt that Walmart (WMT), the world's largest retailer, is headquartered in nearby Bentonville. Those institutions, among others, help fuel a fast-growing metro area and low unemployment.
And yet Fayetteville remains relatively cheap for students and civilians, alike. Housing-related costs still run close to 30% below the national average. Health care, groceries and transportation costs are all significantly less expensive, too.
7. Conway, Arkansas
Cost of living: 17% below U.S. average
Conway is home to a number of high-tech companies, such as digital marketing firm Acxiom, and post-secondary educational institutions, including the University of Central Arkansas. Close proximity to the Arkansas River and Lake Conway makes the city ideal for fishing and water sports, and there's ample space for hunting. Yet you can drive to the state capital of Little Rock in a half-hour or so.
While Conway's median home value is the second-highest among the 25 cheapest U.S. cities to live in, the figure is still below the U.S. median, and housing-related expenses, including utilities, are modest. Relatively low costs for health care also contribute to Conway's affordability.
6. Memphis, Tennessee
Unemployment rate: 11.9%
To say that real estate is cheap in Memphis is an understatement. Average home prices come to about $261,000 – an amount that would elicit screams from people who live in the most expensive U.S. cities. Renters benefit, too. A typical apartment in Memphis rents for about $350 a month less than the national average.
The pandemic recession has clobbered the local economy, but there's good work if you can get it. Proximity to the mighty Mississippi River makes Memphis a hub for the shipping and transportation industries. Three Fortune 500 companies – FedEx (FDX), International Paper (IP) and AutoZone (AZO) – call the city home.
You'll also find numerous colleges and universities, an NBA franchise, mouthwatering ribs and, of course, Graceland.
5. Amarillo, Texas
Amarilloans are known for their love of high-school football, hot sauce and thick steaks. They also enjoy savings on a wide range of goods and services. Toothpaste, for example, is roughly 25% less expensive in the city known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas." A trip to the veterinarian is about 13% below the national average. Need to get your eyes checked? An appointment with an optometrist costs 34% less than what the average American pays.
But the biggest way folks in this part of the Texas Panhandle save money is by what they spend on housing. Residents spend almost 40% less on housing-related costs vs. the national average.
The city's economy has held up pretty well in the recession, too. The unemployment rate of 4.2% is well below the national figure of 8.4%
4. Joplin, Missouri
It used to be that Joplin, at least to outsiders, was probably best known as a place where Depression-era bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde hid out for a time. Today, sadly, Joplin is perhaps better known for tornados, such as the deadly storm that destroyed about 30% of the city in 2011.
The area is on the mend, however, helped by its status as a regional medical center. Its two major hospitals serve a four-state area that includes Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Housing-related costs are about 45% below the national average, and a large reason why Joplin's among the five cheapest U.S. cities to live in. Groceries, health care and transportation costs are comparatively low, as well.
Utilities, however, run almost 5% more than the U.S. average.
3. Kalamazoo, Michigan
It's cheap to live in the Kalamazoo metro area – and that's a necessity for many residents. Almost than 30% of the city's population lives below the poverty line. (At the metro level, which includes Portage, Michigan, the figure comes to 15%.) The U.S. poverty rate is 10.5%.
Western Michigan University, with its multiple campuses and research facilities, is a major driver of the local economy. Pfizer (PFE), the drug company, has a sizable operation in Kalamazoo, and medical equipment maker Stryker (SYK) is headquartered in the city.
As for recreational activities, the Kalamazoo Nature Center hosts free daily activities. Nearby parks offer a combined 140 miles of trails and three swimming beaches. If you want to get away to the big city, Chicago is less than three hours by car if traffic is merciful.
2. Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen sits on the southernmost tip of Texas, with the Rio Grande to the south and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is a hardscrabble place where 28% of residents live below the poverty line. That's about twice the poverty rate for Texas as a whole.
However, just about everything, from groceries to gasoline, costs less in Harlingen. A good cut of steak costs about half of the national average (this is Texas, after all). The median home value in Harlingen is a striking $150,000 less than the U.S. median.
In addition to its proximity to Mexico, Harlingen is about an hour's drive to the beaches of South Padre Island.
1. McAllen, Texas
South Texas border towns are known for low costs of living, but not always for happy reasons.
McAllen, which is about 30 miles west of Harlingen on the Rio Grande, may be a cheap place to live, but it comes at a price. The poverty rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is 30.5%. The Mexican city of Reynosa, directly across the border, has been the scene of violence between drug gangs and Mexican security forces.
On the plus side, McAllen is famous for bird watching because of its location on a major migration route. The Quinta Mazatlan, a luxury birdhouse with more than 15 acres of birding habitat, is not to be missed.
The city also features the International Museum of Art & Science, which has a specific focus on Latin American art.
And McAllen isn't just affordable – it's the cheapest American city to live in, according to the Cost of Living Index. Housing costs are 45% lower the national average, while health care is 70% less. One of the only things you'll pay a little extra for is utilities, which isn't surprising given that temperatures average in the high 90s during the summer months.


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Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' much-discussed impact in the fields of leadership, technology and design are inspiring — though, to be fair, not without criticism.
Perhaps his greatest contribution to the world is his brilliant expression of the idea that product design does not simply serve to create a carrying case for technology.
Instead, shapes, colors and buttons forge a relationship between people and computers, giving technology a personality. The MacBook, iPod and the iPhone captivate us with their attractive, lightweight forms and advanced, convenient features.
Stewart's question can be answered partially by observation. It really is astonishing how much people love their Macs. There are countless Tumblr photos of charming bedrooms that have white laptops as the centerpiece of the desk or sitting on the bedspread. It — like the color of the walls, Christmas lights and cluttered collections of vintage accessories — says something about the owner.
Stewart himself wrote, "When I came across the MacBook Air, I thought it the single most elegant technology product I'd ever encountered, and not just because it looked good. Its light weight and paper-thin design made it easy to carry while offering all the functions and keyboard of a full-size PC.
The design of one of Apple's most successful products lies in its sophisticated minimalism and portability.
Not only can MacBook users take the white laptop with them wherever they go, they can get a lot of work done on it thanks to its powerful memory, whether it is editing photos or movies, writing a term paper or attending a meeting through Face Time.
Hundreds of other apps allow users to customize their Apple experience, making MacBooks an extension of the user.
The MacBook gave the world the most ideal means of capturing ideas since the pen and paper: Just as words or drawing lines easily flow from our minds through our fingertips to the smooth paper, our ideas seamlessly make their way to the glass computer screen through the backlit keyboard and mousepad.
Jobs gave his design manifesto in a Fortune magazine interview, which Stewart quoted in his article.
He said, "In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer … But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service … This is what customers pay us for — to sweat all these details so it's easy and pleasant for them to use our computers.
Apple products accomplished their wild popularity by being user-oriented to the point of becoming a part of their lives.
The future of technology will further the designed element of technolgical products, delivering conscious presentation and layout in addition to excellent specs.


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20th century Brazilian upper class. Aristocracy. That's where you will find yourself when watching Mini Kerti's 2014 film, Portrait of a Thief (Muitos Homens Num Só). This world most people will be unfamiliar with is unfair, yet incredulous. A world highly influenced by the behaviour of past colonial status from the years of the Portuguese empire. Grandiose decor, specificity of behaviour, and now out-dated views of women. This is French bourgeoisie in the tropics, and what fantastical romances set in; the history every Brazilian child learns in school, and unfortunately in my case, forgets. Being taken back to that period was wonderful to me because it also took me back to an earlier period of my life. While it won't have the same meaning and link to all of you, if at all, Portrait of a Thief is an easy watch and very detailed, so pay attention to the screen and take in the fabulous setting.
The one and a half hour film will transport you to a Brazil you didn't know about, and established actors, Vladimir Brichta (Artur) and Alice Braga (Eva) bring the era to life. Eva is the perfect example of the women of that century that had to go against the current, to make something of themselves instead of being the shadow of a 'good' husband. Braga has been part of big Hollywood movies, such as I Am Legend, Elysium and Predators; but has never forgotten her roots, often returning and doing Brazilian films.
Brichta is a well-known cinema and TV actor, and known for playing a myriad of characters; playing a thief that takes on different personas would be the ultimate test for the actor, but what came to me as a surprise was the fact that Artur – Dr Antonio as he is known in the newspapers of that world – is a sly, clever and unimpressive man. He merges with the rich crowd by dressing smartly, therefore not attracting any looks to his direction. He's described as a rat; he enters, takes what he wants and leaves effortlessly. One can also sense his need for something else, and that's where this film takes us.
The over-sensitiveness to the sounds around the thief when he is in action is one of my favourite things about this film; it causes you to enter the mind of Dr Antonio, being careful where he steps, quick with his hands and eyes wide open and alert. Kerti is taking us on a journey with Dr Antonio. Whether this journey will lead him into repenting or bettering his craft will be up to you to watch the film and find out.