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GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON POVERTY REMOVAL
Directors of the Global Financial Capital of New York to Present Comprehensive Program to Eliminate Global Poverty
New York, NY (rushprnews) July 18, 2007 – Directors of the Global Financial Capital of New York will present their comprehensive plan to eliminate global poverty during the "Global Conference on Poverty Removal" to be held on Thursday, July 19, at the Global Financial Capital of New York, 70 Broad Street.
WHEN: Thursday, July 19 • 11:30 AM
WHERE:Â Global Financial Capital of New York, 70 Broad Street
Keynote speakers will include John Hagelin, world-renowned quantum physicist and executive director of the International Center for Invincible, and Dr. Bevan Morris, Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace.
"Removal of poverty is a project that is promoted by our deepest sentiment of life—that the nature of life is bliss; but our people in front of us are exposed to scarcity and suffering," said Dr. Morris, who also serves as President of Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, USA.
"It puts us to pain and shame that half of our dear world family is living in dire poverty. Therefore we are, on our own level, and even from the level of existing wealth in the world, inspired to make efforts to eliminate poverty and raise the standard of living of poor families in our world. The path to be adopted is to give to the poor education and training about the nature of life, and not to give them 'minimum wages' but fairly good level of wages, so that they can live in proper homes, have proper clothing and healthy food, and sufficient means for the education of their children—at least corresponding to the middle income bracket."
Dr. Morris said the Global Financial Capital of New York plans to employ the poor and give them the skills of starting organic agriculture in their own country. "There are more than 40 million hectares of unused, fertile, agricultural land in the world. This gift of God is available on Earth, and by making use of it we can eliminate poverty in our world," Dr. Morris said.
Dr. Morris said that the Global Financial Capital of New York will offer the RAAM—the global development currency of the Global Country of World Peace—to governments, chambers of commerce, farmers' associations, and other development agencies as a "catalytic currency," which will circulate for a limited time to finance agricultural and other startups.
The conference will be webcast live at www.GlobalFinancialCapitalNY.org. Members of the press are invited to attend in person.
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And while I will always love, admire and thank Linda Carter for being my Wonder Woman growing up... Gal Gadot was so FANTASTIC, I loved her and this movie! I love that a whole new generation of girls and boys have been given this gift of a powerful, courageous, graceful, amazing and yes, sexy new Wonder Woman! I am beyond thrilled I get to feel like a kid again and as an adult woman, celebrate this ground breaking character all over again! Thank you DC Comics, Warner Bros., Creator - William Moulton Marston, Director - Patty Jenkins, all the AMAZING Actresses and Actors. Especially Chris Pine and the real woman herself, Gal Gadot! ♡
Steve Rose in The Guardian criticized the film for failing to explore the material's potential for "patriarchy-upending subversion".[221] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone criticized the film's over-reliance on exposition: "Wonder Woman is hobbled by a slogging origin story and action that only comes in fits and starts. Just when Gadot and director Patty Jenkins...are ready to kick ass, we get backstory."[222]
James Robinson, Stephen Segovia, and Jesus Merino bring Wonder Woman face to face with violent gods of the dark universe in the 8th volume of her latest series. Confronting both Cheetah and Supergirl, Wonder Woman discovers that five monoliths have arrived on Earth. Their very presence is causing religious fervor and hysteria across the globe. Just as Diana is about to confront the danger alongside her brother Jason, she is transported across space to the homeworld of the Star Sapphires. Briefly ...more
The Diana Prince alias also played an important role after the events of Infinite Crisis. Wonder Woman was broadcast worldwide killing a villain named Maxwell Lord, as he was mind controlling Superman into killing Batman. When Wonder Woman caught him in her lasso, demanding to know how to stop Superman, Maxwell revealed that the only way to stop him was to kill Lord, so as a last resort Diana snapped his neck.[62][63] To recover from the trauma of killing another person, the Amazon went into a self-imposed exile for one year.[64] On her return to public life, Diana realized that her life as a full-time celebrity superhero and ambassador had kept her removed from humanity. Because of this she assumed the persona of Diana Prince and became an agent at the Department of Metahuman Affairs. During a later battle with the witch Circe, a spell was placed on Diana leaving her powerless when not in the guise of Wonder Woman.[65]
GenresuperheroCharactersWonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira; also as a Star Sapphire]; Star Sapphire [Miri]; Star Sapphire [Miss Bloss]; Star Sapphire [Dela Pharon] (flashback, death); other unidentified Star Sapphires; Karnell (Dark God of Love); unidentified zombies (flashback); The Cheetah [Barbara Ann Minerva] (in Wonder Woman's memories); Steve Trevor (in Wonder Woman's memories); unidentified Girl Scouts (in Wonder Woman's memories); unidentified criminals (in Wonder Woman's memories); King Best (Dark God, flashback)SynopsisThe Star Sapphires bring Wonder Woman to Zamaron to face Karnell, the Dark God of Love from the Dark Multiverse, who plans to kill Wonder Woman and the Star Sapphires while her siblings attack Earth.Reprints
Membership	Air Wave • Amazing Man • Atom Smasher • Batman • Black Adam • Captain Marvel • Citizen Steel • Cyclone • Damage • Darknight • Hawkgirl • Hippolyta • Huntress • Jakeem Thunder • Johnny Thunder • Judomaster • King Chimera • Liberty Belle • Lightning • Magog • Miss America • Mister America • Obsidian • Power Girl • Red Beetle • Red Tornado • Ri • Robin • Sand • Stargirl • Star-Spangled Kid • S.T.R.I.P.E. • Thunderbolt • Tomcat • Superman • Wonder Woman
Trudging on, Hades expects their presence and tries sending spirits in order to stall and attack Diana and Hermes. Successfully defeating them, they wonder through a forest and find a cabin resembling Zola's farm house. Zola pops out and happily hugs Wonder Woman. Hades at that moment makes his grand entrance and frees them. Though, just before they escape, Hades beckons Wonder Woman to look behind, and shoots her with Eros pistols. She urges Hermes and Zola to leave while she is left at the mercy of Hades who wants her to be his bride. Here, she is preparing to wed Hades when she gives Diana her lasso, saying that if he truly loves him, she will confess it due to the properties of the lasso. She says yes, but will not go on with the wedding as it is more or less forced and not real love. She escapes his clutches and shoots him as a means of payback for shooting her.
Magic (Formerly): When she was a child, Diana was marked by the goddess Hecate and bestowed with a fraction of her magical ability.[108] This power lay dormant until it was activated by the Upside-Down Man. Zatanna remarked that Wonder Woman's magical power was unlike anything she had ever seen or felt, and Diana possessed at least enough power to cast out the Upside-Down Man, an immensely powerful demon, from the world.[109] After the Justice League Dark defeated Hecate, the Witchmarked's power was taken from them and absorbed by Circe.[110]
Thus although by the modern depiction her accomplishments at the time seem ordinary, in that era they were more so. Diana Prince was originally an army nurse, but quickly attained the rank of lieutenant in Army Intelligence. This was partially a creative convenience so that she could be close to both Steve Trevor and received information which she needed to pursue her superheroics. In the real world though, this role in Army intelligence, even as the secretary to General Darnell, was still a rare position for a woman to hold in society. At this time as well, the character had her only real sidekicks in her history in the form of Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls. These characters gave the Wonder Woman a degree more of levity while also allowing the writers to focus on some issues which were more related to women. When Marston left the character, the strong driving force of the character to act as a strong moral guide and role model for female readers left as well and the character became more sensitive to the forces driving the industry as whole. Thus Wonder Woman changed somewhat to a more stereotypical woman. Her main interest was not always fighting crime, but for a time it became all in the interest of keeping Steve Trevor happy and interested in her for marriage. Also the backup stories featuring the Wonder Women of History were slowly phased out and replaced with features on marriage customs from around the world and trivial facts on random household objects.
Development for a live action Wonder Woman feature film began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman attached as producer and possible director.[66] In 1999 the project became attached to Jon Cohen, who adapted Wonder Woman for producer Joel Silver, with the hope that Sandra Bullock would star.[67] By 2001, Todd Alcott was hired to write the screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project.[68] At that time, performers such as Mariah Carey and Catherine Zeta-Jones were also rumored to be possible candidates for the role of Wonder Woman.[69] Leonard Goldberg focused on Bullock[70] who said that she was approached for the role. Lucy Lawless, the star of Xena: Warrior Princess, was also under consideration, though she stated that she would have been more interested if Wonder Woman was portrayed as a "flawed hero".[71] The screenplay went through various drafts written by Alcott, Cohen, Becky Johnston, and Philip Levens,[72] and by August 2003, Levens had been replaced by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis.[73]
Although seemingly only a purely decorative aspect of her costume, in the golden and silver ages, her earrings were sometimes depicted as giving her the ability to breathe in outer space. Gelignite Grenade Earrings and Grappling Hook Bracelet - In her depowered mod girl phase, Diana on rare occasion employed these devices, which were concealed to look like regular parts of her costume. She acquired them from a demolitions expert and villain which she had helped reform. The grenades were strong enough to blast through a thick steel door and the grappling hook could support easily her body weight to aid in climbing.

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Until 1972, when it became independent, the municipality of Blufi was just a fraction of Petralia Soprana. Some archaeological findings showing the presence of ancient settlements have been discovered in its surroundings. The Madonna dell'Olio Sanctuaryis a pilgrimage site.


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GCSE English Literature Quiz - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Context (Questions)
This GCSE English Literature quiz will challenge you on context in Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Context refers to the specific environment in which a text was written. Context therefore includes the author's social and political environment, as well as the time and geographical location in which he or she wrote. Does this particular collection of influences sound familiar? If so, the reason is likely because these same elements, when seen within the text, are referred to as "setting". Whereas setting refers to these aspects of a text's created, fictional world, context refers to these aspects of the author's own world. Context does not dictate the meaning of a text, or directly bypass the author's creative process, but it does inevitably have some impact on fictional works, because authors are affected by the world in which they live.
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Personal beliefs also often have an effect on the text, although discerning their influence is not always a straightforward matter.
How to write about context
It can be useful to learn as much as much as you can about the context of a fictional work that you are studying. This work will help you to develop some insight into the important influences which helped to shape the text. This is not to say that context dictates the meaning of a text. The influence of context on meaning can be subtle and it is often false to claim that a particular historical event appears unmediated in the pages of a fictional text, as if the author were taking dictation. Nevertheless, your knowledge of context can provide useful information to bear in mind as you analyse a text.
The context of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is interesting, especially when considering Stevenson's interest in science, travel and adventure. He inhabited an environment which had seen rapid change, an increasing knowledge of the diversity of the world, and huge population shifts.
Research the context of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, remembering everything you have learned in English lessons, and try these questions to see how much you know about the context of the novella.
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1. When was Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde first published?
[ ] 1786
2. The novella contains elements of several different genres. Which of the following genres does NOT contribute to the novel?
[ ] Horror
[ ] Science Fiction
[ ] The Gothic
[ ] Historical fiction
3. Robert Louis Stevenson gained a degree in which field?
[ ] Medicine
[ ] Literature
[ ] Law
[ ] History
4. Which book published in 1859 dramatically changed accepted views about nature?
[ ] On Liberty
[ ] The Origin of Species
[ ] Das Kapital
[ ] Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
5. "There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say?" What is meant by the term "troglodytic"?
[ ] Mythical creatures
[ ] Ancient, primitive human beings who lived in caves
[ ] Sea-dwellers
[ ] Aliens
6. When Mr Utterson is haunted by thoughts of Mr Hyde after hearing Mr Enfield's story, he reimagines the scene as appearing "before his mind in a scroll of lighted pictures". What similar technology was available to Victorians at the time of the novella's publication?
[ ] The magic lantern
[ ] Silent film
[ ] The Polaroid camera
[ ] The digital camera
7. Dr Jekyll's desire to understand and to control his personality by means of science is related to which of the following fields of study?
[ ] Physics
[ ] Sociology
[ ] Geometry
[ ] Psychology
8. "And still the figure had no face by which he might know it; even in his dreams, it had no face, or one that baffled him and melted before his eyes." To what use does Mr Utterson put his horrific dreams about Hyde?
[ ] He acts upon his dreams and decides to see Mr Hyde
[ ] He ignores his dreams, only later running into Hyde by chance
[ ] He dismisses his dreams as well as the idea that his friend is in danger
[ ] He asks a friend to interpret his dreams
9. Which notorious murders took place in London in 1888, only two years after the novella's publication?
[ ] The Pimlico Mystery
[ ] The murder of Lord William Russell
[ ] Jack the Ripper's murders
[ ] The Dr Crippen case
10. Mr Enfield refers to the building with the strange door as "Black Mail House", but does not believe its owner to be Dr Jekyll, who, he says, "lives in some square or other". Why does Mr Enflied not realise that Dr Jekyll's address is the same as that of the building in the by-street?
[ ] Dr Jekyll has misled him
[ ] Mr Hyde has misled him about the address
[ ] An address in "some square or other" would not be in such a squalid street as that of the strange door
[ ] Mr Enfield is not a Londoner and is therefore not very familiar with the geography of the city
GCSE English Literature Quiz - Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Context (Answers)
[x] 1886
The book was published towards the end of the nineteenth century, a century which saw much technological, scientific and social change
[x] Historical fiction
The text is set in a time contemporary to Stevenson's own, and is therefore not an example of historical fiction
[x] Law
He had originally planned to follow the family business by becoming an engineer
[x] The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin's book, The Origin of Species proposed the theory of evolution, the development of species over time. The book was immensely popular, as well as controversial. Dr Jekyll likewise sees himself as pushing the accepted boundaries of science
[x] Ancient, primitive human beings who lived in caves
The use of the term highlights a fear amongst Victorian society that if humankind can evolve, it is also possible to regress, to become more primitive
[x] The magic lantern
The magic lantern could project images upon a wall and was a popular form of entertainment. Mr Utterson's description sounds similar to cinematic film, which was first produced shortly after the novella's publication
[x] Psychology
The first laboratory explicitly dedicated to the study of psychology was set up by Wilhelm Wundt in 1879 in Leipzig, only a few years before the publication of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
[x] He acts upon his dreams and decides to see Mr Hyde
Mr Utterson's dreams are shown to be accurate: Dr Jekyll has become almost powerless to control Mr Hyde. The dream is also symbolic: Mr Hyde is faceless not because Utterson has never met him before, but because he is part of Jekyll and also representative of abstract evil
[x] Jack the Ripper's murders
Performances of the play Jekyll and Hyde were halted in response to the murders
[x] An address in "some square or other" would not be in such a squalid street as that of the strange door
The novella's geography of London encompasses the squalid and the gracious, emphasising the class distinctions between the rich and the urban poor


Interactive training seminars for language teachers, demonstrating methodology and activities to teach languages with football.
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Today the Foundation, with its headquarters in Hitchin, answers approximately 10,000 enquiries and distributes more then 20,000 leaflets about the condition, annually. The Foundation seeks every opportunity to increase understanding of Dyspraxia, particularly among professionals in health and education and encourages its local groups to do the same. It continues to encourage the smaller local groups to thrive and develop their own ideas and to distribute information and fund raise for themselves.
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Yet another refreshing snack to have and it is relatively healthy. One of your 5/6/whatever the new recommendations are. It is great because it retains moisture so it can be prepared before you want to eat it and is really quick and simple!
Not necessarily a summer dish in particular but I love pizza. Recently, instead of eating the whole pizza, I eat half and then have some fresh, crisp lettuce with it instead!
Yummy. The perfect snack. End of.


The long awaited Shambhala Music Festival is just around this corner. This year is the big one. For many, this is what the entire basis of festival season. With an absolutely torrential lineup full of some of the most impressive artists in the game, ranging from jungle and drum n bass originator Aphrodite, to De La Soul legend DJ Maseo, UK grime heavy hitter Dizzee Rascal, and everyone's favourite Space Mom REZZ.
With so many stellar artists on the lineup, we figured 5 artists may not be enough; below are 10 artists we think you shouldn't miss this year!
It's almost a no brainer that this dynamic, fresh producer would make it onto our list. With her explosive stage presence, crushing original productions, cutting edge edits, and a mixing style that can only be described as frenetic Whipped Cream (aka Caroline Cecil) has been crushing the game for a short while now. She made her Shambhala debut in 2015 playing the sunrise slot at Pagoda on Saturday morning (a slot now filled by Destructo's Sunrise Sermon), and returned last year to make the Amphitheater her personal playground. This is one you will absolutely NOT want to miss.
This offshoot group is just on the up and up for this specific project, but you may have heard these guys before. Individually, they're Boreta and Ooah, and together with another pal, they make up The Glitch Mob. The group is famous for branching out with side projects to supplement the main group, and this outing is one of the best. Fusing trip hop, glitch hop and downtempo, while gracing us at sunrise on the famed Living Room stage, it's clear this is going to be one of the most special moments of the festival.
These DnB monsters from the UK just made their Canadian festival debut last weekend at Electric Love, and their Village set is already buzzing about across the board. With their arsenal of drum n bass bootlegs, original production, quick mixes and live MCing, Phibes is about to become your festival favourite, we're sure of it!
This guy has been one of the main players of the bass music scene in 2018, and it shows! After a slew of releases and a whirlwind summer of touring, including Electric Forest and Bass Coast Festival, bringing the heat multiple times. Interspersing bass music, trap, world beats, and dubstep, this man manages to expand an already diverse sound and make it his own. We're so excited to see what he brings to the farm!
What do you get when you take two of the most prolific and storied turntablists in electronic music history and put them together behind 4 decks? You get one of the most intense and visceral sets you'll likely ever see. These two dudes are DMC champions and pioneers in their own rights, and coming together we're about to be assaulted by every genre you can think of, mixed together with a high energy that you can absolutely not imagine (or miss).


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*** Looking forward to our debut at The Tin Pan ! March 17, 2018 - Tickets on SALE now!
*** Gig # 298 booked - 2 more to go to the 300th performance of The Mike Lucci Band !
*** FOUR new gigs added to the performance schedule! - 2 GIGS at The Iron Horse in Ashland VA, 1 gig at Midnight Brewery in Rockville, VA, and a PRIVATE PARTY in Nelson County, VA.
*** Our calendar is filling up fast! We just confirmed two gigs at the TRIANGLE in Williamsburg, VA, - July 21 and October 5 2018. Showtimes are 8:00 pm.
See our performance schedule for details.
We'd like to thanks all of the venues that have booked us in 2017 and continue to book us in 2018. We, and our fans, appreciate the opportunities that you have provided us to share our style of Chicago Rhythm and Blues. We wish you all the best in 2018 !
Bookings continue through 2018; we recently book gig #290! Please feel free to contact me at mjlucci@gmail.com or my cell at 804-814-4298 to book the band at your venue or private party. Be sure to check out our Performance Schedule and Band Gig Map to see where we'll be and the places we've performed.
Booking continue through 2017; we only have a few (may 2 or 3 dates) available for booking in 2017. We are taking bookings for Jan 2018 already! To date; we have booked our 276th gig!.
The band celebrated our 250th Gig at Legend Brewery. We promoted our limited edition shot glasses commorating the event.
Our GiG Schedule is getting filled FAST! We just confirmed two gigs at Croakers Spot in Petersburg, VA for June 24th and July 29th 2016. Update your calendars! Also be sure to check all of our dates within the "Performance Schedule" tab.
The Mike Lucci Band would like to thank Cogan's Deli and Sports Pub for hosting us on Friday Night and Daddyo's Tavern for hosting us on Saturday Night.
We had two great performances this weekend that had the dance floors filled.
Our performances included the outstanding talents of our friends who sat in with us during our shows. The fine showmanship and harp playing from Bobby Blackhat, solid hair raising blues keyboard from Frank Brewer, and the sultry tones from saxophonist Chuck Maranzano.
A big shout out to all of our fans and patrons of these fine establishments. Thank You for supporting live music in the Williamsburg area. We appreciate all of your kinds words and enthusiasm for our style of the Blues and hope you enjoy the CD's that you all purchased.
Keep track of our future shows at www.mikelucciband.com. Looking forward to seeing you all soon !
Cool temperatures and rainy conditions did not dampen the enthusiasm or the number of participants for the Connects Federal Credit Union Corporate 4 Miler held Thursday, June 4 in Innsbrook.
We had a great time playing a very upbeat set for all the runners. It was so fantastic to watch them cheer for us as we played and cheered for them as they ran by.
Runners of all levels participated making for a constant flow of folks passing by our location. There was no time for breaks as we forged ahead through our song selection and enjoyed watching everyone jog-dance past us. Yes, Jog-dancing is a very real thing!
Many thanks to Sportsbackers RVA and Connects Federal Credit Union for including us in this year's event. We'd come back and play for you anytime!
Thanks to everyone that came out to Cogan's Deli and Sports Bar on Friday April 24th !
It was great to see so many of you come out and stay out. You filled up the room and we loved playing for you.
The performance was one of our best as we unveiled the three newest songs we've been working on. We're so glad you enjoyed them.
Next up on the calendar is a trip to northern Virginia as The Mike Lucci Band will be playing The 219 Basin Street Lounge for a special Sunday performance on May 3rd. Showtime is 8:30 pm. We're looking forward to performing in Alexandria, Va.
Keep in touch and we'll look forward to seeing you soon at a venue near you.
The Beacon Theatre - July 18, 2015 - Ticket information will be provided in May 2015.
The latest event on our calendar brought us to Manhattan's Deli in Newport News to host a Brews and Blues jam.
There were lots of great musicians that brought in their instruments and their talents.
Old friends like Bobby Blackhat helped keep the action going. Always nice to share the stage with him.
The crowd enthusiastically embraced and responded to our music. The Mike Lucci Band was truly well received. We'll look forward to a return engagement as soon as one can be arranged.
We want to thank everyone that came out and filled up Rose Marie Inn last night (Friday - Mar 6). It was the first time we'd ever seen the room filled to capacity. Standing Room Only!
Speaking of the Universe.... The best bar in the Universe (affectionately known to one and all as Rose Marie Inn) did a wonderful job of keeping the food coming out of the kitchen and the drinks coming across the bar. Special thanks to Noelle for taking such great care of us and all of our friends last night! Many thanks to Johnny and Mary Woedel for setting it all up.
Be sure to check back frequently on the Facebook page as well as our website (www.mikelucciband.com). We'll be posting some pictures very soon. It was such a fun evening we had to capture the action on film (disc). Look closely. You might even see yourself dancing to the music.
On behalf of all of us in The Mike Lucci Band, we'd like to thank everyone who has so recently "Liked" our band FB page.
Welcome! Please visit often and check out (www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Lucci-Band/91812660980) for upcoming shows and events. We'll look forward to seeing you soon!
Up next is our return to Rose Marie Inn at 8923 Patterson Avenue.
This Friday, March 6th. It's in the west end of Henrico County just west of the intersection of Parham Road with Patterson Avenue. Please check out our page on Facebook as well as our Performance Schedule on our website (www.mikelucciband.com) for any and all details.
It's an early show that starts on the downbeat of 8:30 p.m. We'll be serving up Chicago Styled Blues spicy and hot. The party will be going on til 11:30 p.m. Come on out and see us and be sure to welcome our newest (official announcement was recently released) member Mark Saurs. Mark has been playing with us since August and we're glad to welcome him on board.
The Tidewater area loves the Mike Lucci Band (and who can blame them).
After many successful dates at Cogan's Deli and Sports bar as well as a stunning performance at the Williamsburg Blues and Jazz Festival we have been invited to play at Manhattan's NY Deli and Pub in Newport News.
We'll be there on Sunday March 15.
For all of our Tidewater fans - as well as any of you travelling in the area that weekend – it'll be an early show. We'll be starting at 3 p.m. and our show will include performances by some of our favorite musicians from the area. It's gonna be a special afternoon and early evening. Mark your calendars now and plan on joining us for the party.
The Mike Lucci Band announces the retirement of guitarist, vocalist, and song writer Ron Winston. Ron Winston has decided to retire as guitarist from The Mike Lucci Band as he nurtures a back ailment. Ron has been an integral part of the band from its inception back in early 2008. Over the past 7 years, styling on either his Gibson Custom Signature BB King Lucille, Gretsch 5422 or his Gibson SG Standard, Ron has guided us through over 150 gigs, 10 local IBC Competitions and two quarter final performances at the International Blues Competitions in Memphis, Tenn. (2011 and 2013). Ron is known for his tasteful and powerful leads, flowing rhythms, and down right Chicago style feeling of the blues on guitar and through his voice.
This creativity especially shines in his two original songs featured on our album "All In Good Time". Ron is a co-founder of The Mike Lucci Band and has also co-founded Sugar Daddy and the Two Dollar Blues Band. Ron has been performing on stage with Mike since 1999. We will miss Ron onstage and all wish him a speedy recovery.
With Ron's announcement, Mark Saurs has offered to take the permanent role as lead / rhythm guitarist and vocalist for The Mike Lucci Band. We are honored to have Mark onboard as he has been sitting in with us since Aug 2014. Mark is well known in the blues community all along the East Coast from north of D.C. to North Carolina. Mark brings with him over 40 years of musical experience. Mark was inducted into the Northern Virginia Blues Society Blues Hall Of Fame in 2012. Welcome Aboard Mark !
Supporting the Tad Dupriest Foundation's "Making a Difference in May" event. More information about the foundation can be found at www.taddupriest.org.
McCook's Sports Bar and Grill - 17 January 2014 - 8:30 PM till we close the place !!!
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox holding The Mike Lucci Band's CD - "All In Good Time" presented to him by Shelly's Dad. President Fox loves American Blues !
Marty's Grill in Mechanicsville, VA - 14 September, 26 October, and 14 December 2013 - 9pm til ?
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Check out our first album review !!!
Proceeds benefit the REESESTRONG FOUNDATION- Dedicated to helping families Stay Strong in the battle aginst Childhood Cancer.
CD Sales and T-Shirts are going very well !!
The Band is rehearsing the songs that we will be performing at the International Blues Competition in a few weeks.
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Evolution in the News - December 2006
Mars Water
The debate goes on as to whether or not there is water on Mars.
Exactly one year ago (21 December 2005), the journal Nature published an article titled, "Mars not so wet after all?" 1 The subtitle was, "Alternative explanations posited for minerals thought to be left by puddles." It contained good, scientific explanations why there could not have been any water on Mars for a long time, if there ever was any at all.
This was not good news for the space community because if there never was any water on Mars, life never could have evolved there, so there isn't any reason to send space probes there. At least, that's the thinking of some people.
Just to make it clear, Science Against Evolution is "pro-science." We favor scientific research, including planetary research. We aren't afraid of what might be found on other planets. Science is good, and science should be funded to the maximum possible extent. We would like to see much more money spent on Mars exploration.
Not everyone is as pro-science as we are. There are some people who think the only reason to go to Mars is to prove that evolution is true. No price is too high to pay to prove evolution. Scientists know there are people who believe this. That's why they must find evidence of water on Mars. Water is not just necessary for life, it is necessary for funding! When the Apollo space program failed to find water on the Moon, public interest in Moon missions evaporated.
Scientific news is always presented in such a way as to make it appear to the general public that scientific research is worthwhile. That's really what has happened here.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft had a great run, but after 10 years and more data returned than all earlier missions combined, it has passed on. NASA lost contact with the orbiter last month and has no new tricks up its sleeve for getting it back. 2
The MGS is dead, and we really do need to replace it. The best way to do that is to show that its Mars Orbital Camera (MOC) produced valuable data. Over the years, it took pictures of the same gullies, and comparison of the first pictures with the last pictures showed some changes, presumably due to wind or water erosion. These results have to be reported in such a way as to capture the public's imagination (and pocketbook).
On page 1573, MOC team leader Michael Malin and colleagues at Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) in San Diego, California, report that water appears to have flowed down two gullies sometime during the past few years, even though liquid water can't long persist on the cold, nearly airless martian surface. "This is the sort of thing you dream about, what everybody's been waiting for," says planetary scientist Jennifer Heldmann of NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The discovery lends support to the existence of liquid water so near the surface, at least in places, that it can spurt out on rare occasions. And where there's liquid water, there could be life. 3
Discovery of life (past or present) on Mars definitely proves one of two things. Either it evolved there, or it was created there.
Actually, evolutionists stand the most to lose by planetary exploration.
Considering first the deterministic point of view, we can refer to Christian de Duve (1991); as an authorative example. In his book on the origin of life he writes:
. . . Given the suitable initial conditions, the emergence of life is highly probable and governed by the laws of chemistry and physics . . . 4
Evolutionists generally believe that anywhere the conditions permit life to exist, life will evolve. The "cosmic imperative" is at the foundation of the Drake equation. If conditions for life are (or were) suitable on Mars, and life didn't evolve there, it is bad for the evolutionists.
1 Mark Peplow, Nature, 21 December 2005, "Mars not so wet after all?" https://www.nature.com/articles/news051219-10
2 Richard A. Kerr, Science, 8 December 2006, Vol. 314, "Mars Orbiter's Swan Song: The Red Planet Is A-Changin'" pp. 1528 - 1529, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.314.5805.1528
4 Quoted from the introduction of The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology by Pier Luigi Luisi, in the Cambridge University Press catalogue http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521821177&ss=exc


Joy passed away peacefully at her home with family at her side on January 30th. Since her severe stroke nearly eight years ago, she lived a life beyond expectation with her strength, character, and mischievous smile shining through.
She was visited by many friends in her final days. Mareth, her great-niece, was with her when she took her last breath. Lisa, Jacqui and Rosamund have been her constant companions over recent years.
Joy was born in Norwich, England, and is survived by her sister Paddy (the late Bob) in the US. She was a beloved aunt to their children Beverly, Steve and Kaki. She was predeceased by her brother Ken (the late Betty) and was also a beloved aunt to their children Chris, Bryan, Gail and Anne. Joy is also survived by many great nieces and nephews in the US and UK who visited her often.
Joy trained as a nurse in London and moved to Canada for a two year exchange but liked it so much she took up post at Ridley College, in St. Catharines, as the residency nurse. After leaving Ridley College, Joy became a nurse at St. Catharines General Hospital and then moved to Hotel Dieu until she retired. Joy's beloved home in St. Catharines was the scene of many parties, as well as her beautiful gardens which she loved to share with friends.
In 2011, she suffered a severe stroke which left her severely handicapped in terms of mobility and communication. Joy's last years were spent at Chartwell Niagara Residences in Niagara-On-The-Lake, who took wonderful care of her.
Always part of the community and in appreciation of her close friendship with Janet and (the late) Peter Partridge, she made a major donation to the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and the "Joy Williams Lobby" is named in honour of her donation.
The Family would like to say Thank You from the bottom of our hearts to all who cared, loved, and visited Joy over the years. It was comforting to know she had so many wonderful people looking after her as her family couldn't always physically be here with her.
Cremation has taken place and funeral arrangements are entrusted to the GEORGE DARTE FUNERAL HOME, 585 Carlton St., St. Catharines. A Celebration of Joy's life will take place at a later date. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Partridge Gilliam Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation. This fund supports local children's charities.


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Smart Tech Will Only Work for Women When the Fundamentals for Its Uptake Are in Place
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Ibrahim Thiaw is Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Tanzanian ICT entrepreneur, Rose Funja, shows off one of the drones she uses as a key tool in her data mapping business. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 7 2019 (IPS) - Science and technology offer exciting pathways for rural women to tackle the challenges they face daily. Innovative solutions for rural women can, for example, reduce their workload, raise food production and increase their participation in the paid labour market. But even the very best innovative, gender-appropriate technology makes no sense without access to other critical resources, especially secure land rights, which women in rural areas need to flourish.
Land degradation and drought affect, at least, 169 countries. The poorest rural communities experience the severest impacts. For instance, women in areas affected by desertification, easily spend four times longer each day collecting water, fuelwood and fodder. Moreover, these impacts have very different effects on men and women. In the parts of Eritrea impacted most by desertification, for example, the working hours for women exceed those of men by up to 30 hours per week.
Clearly, poor rural women would benefit the most from new ways of working on the land. Therefore, technology and innovation must benefit women and men equally for it to work well for society. Even more so at a time when technology is becoming critical to manage the growing threats of desertification, land degradation and drought. In Turkey, for instance, farmers can get information on when to plant in real time, using an application installed on a mobile phone.1
However, in most part of the world, the adoption rates of technology are especially low among rural women, possibly because very often technologies are not developed with rural women land users in mind.2 For example, a wheelbarrow can reduce the time spent on water transport by 60 percent. But its weight and bulk makes it physically difficult for most African women to use.3
The demand for technology design that meets rural women's specific needs is great. But developing appropriate technology is not enough, if the pre-requisites for technology uptake, in particular access to land, credit and education, are not in place.4 Today, a web of laws and customs in half the countries on the planet5 undermine women's ability to own, manage, and inherit the land they farm.
In nearly many developing countries, laws do not guarantee the same inheritance rights for women and men.6 In many more countries, with gender equitable laws, local customs and practices that leave widows landless are tolerated. For instance, a 2011 study carried out in Zambia shows that when a male head of household dies, the widow only gets, on average, one-third of the area she farmed before. The impact of such changes on the world's roughly 258 million widows and the 584 million children who depend on them is significant.8 It leaves us all worse off.
Globally, women own less land and have less secure rights over land than men.9 Secure access to land increases women's economic security, but it has far greater benefits for society more generally. Women who own or inherit land also control the decisions that impact their land, such as the uptake of new technology.
A study in Rwanda shows that recipients of land certificates are twice as likely to increase their investment in soil conservation relative to others. And, if women got formal land rights, they were more likely to engage in soil conservation.10 Initiatives that benefit rural women do not stop at the household or local levels. At scale, such investments have a huge global impact.
If women all over the world had the same access as men to resources for agricultural production, they could increase yields on their farms by 20 to 30 percent. This could raise the total agricultural output in developing countries substantially at national scales, and reduce the number of undernourished people in the world by 12 to 17 percent.11
If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good. Innovative, gender appropriate technology is better. But these will have little impact if the pre-requisites for its uptake by women, in particular access to land, credit and education, are non-existent.
1 Reuters, 2015, article by Manipadma Jena. Turkey's plan to help farmers adapt to climate change? Ask a tablet. https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-climatechange-technology/turkeys-plan-to-help-farmers-adapt-to-climate-change-ask-a-tablet-idUSL8N12P08R20151026
2 Theis, Sophie et al. (2018): What happens after technology adoption? Gendered aspects of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania. Agricultural and Human Values, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10460-018-9862-8
3 Ashby, Jacqueline et al ( n.d.) Investing in Women as Drivers of Agricultural Growth, p.3, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTARD/Resources/webexecutivesummaryARD_GiA_InvstInWomen_8Pg_web.pdf
4 FAO/IFPRI (2014): Gender specific approaches, rural institutions, and technological innovations, p. 13 et seq, p. 41.
5 Huyer, Sophia, 2016: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture, Gender, Technology and Development 20(2) 105–116, p. 108.
7 Chapoto, Antony et al. (2011): Widows' Land Security in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia," Economic Development and Cultural Change 59, no. 3 511-547, https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/658346
8 Coughenour Betancourt Amy (2018): The Green Revolution reboot: Women's land rights, https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-the-green-revolution-reboot-women-s-land-rights-93003
9 UN WOMEN, Facts & Figures, http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012/facts-and-figures.
10 Ali, D.A. et al (2011): Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa: Pilot Evidence from Rwanda. 28 pp. Sanjak, Jolyne (2018): Women's Land Rights Can Help Grow Food Security, https://www.landesa.org/womens-land-rights-can-help-grow-food-security-blog/.
11 FAO (2011): Closing the gender gap in agriculture, http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/52011/icode/.
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Prada accused of using blackface imagery at NYC store and online
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Prada is coming under fire for using blackface-style imagery in at least one of its New York City storefronts and online. As part of a new holiday marketing campaign, the luxury brand was featuring a black caricature with exaggerated big red lips. Photos of the display brought fierce backlash on social media and prompted the company to get rid of the items.
Chinyere Ezie was walking past a Prada store in downtown Manhattan Thursday when she saw what she described as a "racist and denigrating" caricature being displayed in the front of the store. In a Facebook post, she described "shaking with anger."
"Today after returning to NYC after a very emotional visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture including an exhibit on blackface, I walked past Prada's Soho storefront only to be confronted with the very same racist and denigrating #blackface imagery," she wrote.
I don't make a lot of public posts, but right now I'm shaking with anger. Today after returning to NYC after a very…
Posted by Chinyere Ezie on Thursday, December 13, 2018
"History cannot continue to repeat itself," she added. "Black America deserves better."
A spokesperson with Prada Group, Prada's parent company, told CBS News in a statement Friday that they "abhor racist imagery" and will remove the characters in question — part of the designer's "Pradamalia" collection. It said they were envisioned as "imaginary creatures" and were not meant to mimic blackface caricatures.
"The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre. They are imaginary creatures not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not blackface. We abhor all forms of racism and racist imagery. We will withdraw all of the characters in question from display and circulation," a Prada Group spokesperson said.
Prada's website features "Pradamalia" characters, which sparked criticism for resembling blackface. Prada.com
The designer brand tweeted about the figure and displayed it prominently on its website, but took down the tweets and removed the cartoon from its homepage. Some of the imagery was still being used in a section featuring the Pradamalia Friday afternoon.
Danielle Burton, editor-in-chief at The Root, has covered cultural topics impacting the black community. She was initially "shocked" at Prada's use of the character, but says such imagery resurfaces nearly every year in some fashion.
"Blackface has been historically used to dehumanize black people," she told CBS News. "It's mystifying how no one along the chain said there was anything wrong with it.
The history of blackface is long and deeply ingrained in American culture – featured in vaudeville, minstrel shows and movies. Starting before the Civil War, white (and then black) performers wore dark makeup, creating not only a popular theatrical form, but negative stereotypes about black people that still persist today.
"It was about making people feel good at the expense of the African-American," Burton said. "When you dehumanize people, you can justify it. There's a directness between the use of blackface and violence toward people of color."
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John F. Ankerberg, nacido en 1945, es un teólogo (con un doctorado del Luther Rice Seminary) y un pastor bautista y animador de un programa de televisión evangélico cristiano en Chattanooga (Tennessee), que trata de temas y puntos de vista cristianos así como debates. Fue el presentador de The John Ankerberg Show.

Biografía
Estudió en la Universidad de Illinois en Chicago y obtuvo una Licenciatura en Artes en 1968, luego estudió en el Escuela Evangélica de la Divinidad de la Trinidad y obtuvo una Maestría en Historia de la Iglesia y Filosofía del Pensamiento Cristiano y obtuvo una Maestría en Teología (Maestría en Divinidad) (1972 y 1973).  También estudió en la Seminario Luther Rice en Jacksonville y obtuvo un Doctorado en Ministerio en 1990. Fue ordenado pastor bautista.

Ministerio
En 1980, se convirtió en presentador del programa The John Ankerberg Show transmitido por Daystar y GOD TV, que destaca ciertas opiniones y puntos de vista cristianos y ciertos debates que reúnen a intelectuales cristianos.

Es autor o coautor de numerosos libros, entre ellos: "16 profecías que prueban que Jesús es el Mesías" e "Israel bajo fuego".

Premios
 "The Television Program Producer of the Year Award", National Religious Broadcasters, 1992.
 "Genesis Award", Southeastern Chapter of the National Religious Broadcasters, 1984.

Afiliaciones
 The International Society of Christian Apologists (Matthews, NC)
 The Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters (Manassas, VA)
 The Board of Reference of The Christian Film and Television Commission (Atlanta, GA)
 The Board of Reference for the Institute for Religious Research (Grand Rapids, MI)
 The Board of Reference for the Christian Service Brigade (Wheaton, IL)

Bibliografía
The Truth about Islam and Jesus, John Ankerberg and Emir Caner (2009)
 Middle East Meltdown, John Ankerberg, Dillon Burroughs (2007)
 The DaVinci Code Controversy, John Ankerberg, Dillon Burroughs, Michael Easley (2006)
 Fast Facts on Roman Catholicism, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (2004)
 What Do Mormons Really Believe? What the Ads Don't Tell You^, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (2002)
 Fast Facts on Islam, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (2001)
 Creation Vs. Evolution: What You Need to Know, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1999)
 Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions: Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Mind Sciences, Baha'I, Zen, Unitarianism: John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1999)
 Darwin's Leap of Faith: Exposing the False Religion of Evolution, (Harvest House, 1998)
 Ready With an Answer, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1997)
 Behind the Mask of Mormonism, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1996)
 Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1996)
 The Facts on the King James Only Debate, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1996)
 Knowing the Truth About Jesus the Messiah, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1996)
 The Facts on Angels, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1995)
 Protestants & Catholics: Do They Now Agree?, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1995)
 The Facts on Creation Vs Evolution/ Facts on Series, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1993)
 The Myth of Safe Sex: The Tragic Consequences of Violating God's Plan, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1993)
 Facts on Jehovah Witnesses, (1992)
 The Facts on Islam, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1991)
 The Facts on the Mormon Church, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1991)
 The Facts on the Occult, John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1991)
 The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge: A Christian Perspective, John Ankerberg, John Weldon, (Moody, 1990).
 Facts on the New Age Movement'', John Ankerberg, John Weldon (1988)

Enlaces y referencias externas
 (en inglés) Sitio internet de John Ankerberg
 (en inglés) Biografía de John Ankerberg en su sitio
 (en inglés) Artículo en el sitio Rapture Ready sobre Ankerberg

Notas y referencias

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Escritores de Estados Unidos
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Recorded with engineer/producer Graeme Young at Chamber Studio (Mogwai, Idlewild, Frank Black), the 5 track EP showcases the Woodentooth sound: big choruses, dynamic guitars and a hard-driving rhythm section. Developing a reputation for solid live performances, Woodentooth features familiar faces from the Inverness music scene in Lush Roller Derek Urquhart and Zombie Militia bassist Iain Howie and is forged in longstanding friendships.
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This paper analyses some of the visions regarding ESS - a future spallation facility in the south of Sweden - to address "conflict" as a performance. What can these visions tell us about the ecology of "conflict", its dynamics, and the non/political subject?
The European Spallation Source, or ESS for short, is an upcoming big science facility for neutron-based materials research, currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. When it first reached the public eye, the vision of "ESS in Lund" was received in two main ways. Some welcomed it, dreaming of a future in which the facility would resolve the "grand challenges" of today and secure for Sweden a competitive global position in scientific research and innovation. Others opposed it, anticipating nightmares of radioactive pollution, land degradation and other forms of environmental catastrophe. These two diverging visions of the future were there, as publicly made available in newspaper and in talk, and yet, interestingly, they never entered into "conflict" with one another. The nightmare of living, as one citizen is reported to have put it, like "next to Barsebäck" - the relatively recently decommissioned nuclear power plant in the same region as Lund - was simply over-ridden/written before it could mobilise a force constitutive of "proper opposition". Drawing on ethnographic observation, interviews, and document analysis, this paper explores the practices of foreclosing "conflict" as integral to futuring ESS. What are the important discursive strategies involved in depoliticising the other in this context? How is a foreclosure of "conflict" achieved locally in textually mediated public discourse?


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The Tapatalk app works with DBF too. It's kind of tricky to configure though and I think you have to make a Tapatalk account. I think it's free.
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At an announcement on Thursday about ongoing TTC service improvements that will affect the Dufferin bus (dubbed the Sufferin' Dufferin owing to overcrowding), Toronto city councillors and the mayor had some notable advice for the candidates for premier about transit and politics in Toronto right now.
Bailão relies on the subway to get to city hall, and she says that along her five-minute walk to the nearest subway station she sees how crowded the Dufferin bus can get.
Asked about the importance of being a politician and riding public transit, and how that informs how the local councillor makes transit decisions, Bailão said the personal is political.
In response to the question of how regularly he rides the bus – a question that noted how Doug Ford has recently admitted he does not ride public transit very often – TTC Chair and Councillor Colle had pointed advice for the provincial party leaders.
"I would say that any of the party leaders right now who are running to be premier should ride the Dufferin bus. Councillor Bailão will take them on the south end and I'll take them on the north end," Colle offered.
Last November, then-Toronto mayoral candidate, now-Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Ford criticized prioritizing the speed of the King streetcar over cars and bikes who use the route, while admitting it had been "a little while" since he'd taken a streetcar.
On Wednesday, the PC's released a statement about transit in the province that prioritized subway infrastructure. "…it is time the Province stepped up and treated the subway like the vital service it is," Ford is quoted as saying in the statement.
Mayor John Tory also weighed in.


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Yellow the town hall with clock in Moraitika. Corfu. Greece.
Abstract metal construction. Details of the metallic green bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia. Industrial construction.
Stary Hrad - ancient castle in Bratislava. Bratislava is occupying both banks of the River Danube and River Morava.
Panorama of Bratislava with the Danube, Slovakia. Aerial view of Bratislava, Slovakia.


Athletic Alliance Running Club in Manchester.
Kathleen Jaworski of the Manchester-based Athletic Alliance Running Club said 5Ks are not only great for new runners to gain experience or to try something new, but they are also a good option for some of the most experienced and seasoned runners to work at getting faster.
Denise Spenard, treasurer of the club, was reluctant to join the club at first because of her limited experience in running.
Spenard said the club typically trains for more 5Ks than any race, not only because of the runners' varying levels of experience and comfort, but also because the 3.1-mile race comprises a majority of the races that are out there each year.
The Athletic Alliance Running Club advertises several kinds of runs on its website, with a majority of its members running 5Ks, according to Jaworski. Practice track runs are held at 5:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday from May to October at Livingston Park in Manchester. There is a fee to join the club: $25 per person and $30 per family annually, which includes admission to all of the races in New Hampshire that require membership in a running club to participate.
When: Thursday, Sept. 1, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.
A race to benefit local families affected by Lyme disease and The Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m.
When: Monday, Sept. 5, 9 a.m.
When: Friday, Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m.
When: Sun., Sept. 11, 10 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 11, 3 p.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 18, 8:30 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m.
When: Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 a.m.
When: Sunday, Sept. 25, 9 a.m.
When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 8:30 a.m.
When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.
When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This race honors the memory and the sacrifice of police officers lost in the line of duty and benefits the Manchester Police Athletic League.
When: Sunday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.
This race will honor the memory of New Hampshire journalist James Foley and will benefit the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, which advocates for journalists' safety and training.
When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.
A race to benefit the YWCA's Domestic Violence Emergency Fund and The Missy's Hope Fund, which helps child witnesses to domestic violence. It is run in memory of Melissa "Missy" Cantin Charbonneau, a Manchester nurse who was killed by her husband in October 2009.
When: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m.
For runners and walkers of all different levels of athletic ability, the 5K is among the most commonly run distance for races, according to John Mortimer of Millennium Running in Bedford.
Given how far-reaching 5Ks are, they also tend to offer a more social environment than races of longer distances, where the focus may be more on the running itself.
5Ks also serve as perfect events to raise money for a cause to benefit local and charitable organizations.
McGarry said his job in the club involves gathering sponsors for races and organizing charity work that the club does. The club was formed in 1978 and consists of about 200 members from Derry and the surrounding area. The cost to join starts at $20 per year.
The club holds track meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday from St. Patrick's Day to Halloween along Pinkerton Academy's track and every Sunday morning as well, when they run along various Derry roads.
From May to July, McGarry is in charge of a free "Couch to 5K" program, which trains new and first-time runners for their first races.
McGarry said training for this program has been rewarding, especially for runners looking to participate in their first 5K to benefit a charity organization.
"Just to see the progression of someone who may have been feeling overwhelmed in the beginning, and to watch them progress through the program and cross the finish line, has been great," he said.


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Q: Save a data.frame of a list as a csv file in R I have an object named output that is of class data.framecontaining a list. I was wondering if it might be possible to save output as a csv file from R?
Here is my code:
d <- data.frame(list(A = c(kap = 2, sap = 3), B = c(kap = 1, sap = 4)))

d[] <- lapply(d, as.list)  ## This step is required to show `TRUE` and `FALSE` in `output`

output <- data.frame(t(d), dap = c(T, F))

write.csv(output, "output.csv") # Error: unimplemented type 'list' in 'EncodeElement'

A: If we can create the  data.frame after transposing the  'd', then it should also  work
output <-  data.frame(t(d), dap = c(TRUE, FALSE))
row.names(output) <- NULL

The lapply in the second line of code is looping over column and then applying the as.list i.e. it creating a list of lists
lapply(d, as.list)
#$A
#$A[[1]]
#[1] 2

#$A[[2]]
#[1] 3

#$B
#$B[[1]]
#[1] 1

#$B[[2]]
#[1] 4

When we assign it to 'd' with keeping the same structure ([]), it would remain as a data.frame with list columns
d[] <- lapply(d, as.list)
str(d)
#'data.frame':  2 obs. of  2 variables:
# $ A:List of 2  # each column is a `list`
#  ..$ : num 2
#  ..$ : num 3
# $ B:List of 2
#  ..$ : num 1
#  ..$ : num 4

Now, we are doing the rbind
rbind(d, dap = c(T, F))
#      A     B
#kap    2     1
#sap    3     4
#dap TRUE FALSE

and its transpose,
output <-  t(rbind(d, dap = c(T, F)))
output
#  kap sap dap
#A 2   3   TRUE
#B 1   4   FALSE

which may look like a regular data.frame output, but it is not
str(output)
#List of 6
# $ : num 2
# $ : num 1
# $ : num 3
# $ : num 4
# $ : logi TRUE
# $ : logi FALSE
# - attr(*, "dim")= int [1:2] 2 3
# - attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 2
#  ..$ : chr [1:2] "A" "B"
#  ..$ : chr [1:3] "kap" "sap" "dap"

which is again wrappedd with data.frame
str(data.frame(output))
#'data.frame':  2 obs. of  3 variables:
# $ kap:List of 2
#  ..$ A: num 2
#  ..$ B: num 1
# $ sap:List of 2
#  ..$ A: num 3
#  ..$ B: num 4
# $ dap:List of 2
#  ..$ A: logi TRUE
#  ..$ B: logi FALSE

still a data.frame with list columns.  One option is to loop over the list, unlist the list columns and wrap with data.frame
data
d <- data.frame(list(A = c(kap = 2, sap = 3), B = c(kap = 1, sap = 4)))

A: This happens because some of the columns of the data-frame are not columns but rather they are of type list, you can solve this by unnesting the data;
Here are two ways that you can do;
# Creating data
d <- data.frame(list(A = c(kap = 2, sap = 3), B = c(kap = 1, sap = 4)))
d[] <- lapply(d, as.list)  ## This step is required to show `TRUE` and `FALSE` in `output`

# Method one using dplyr (Recommended)
output <- dplyr::tibble(t(rbind(d, dap = c(T, F))))

# Method two unnesting data using tidyr
output <- tidyr::unnest(data.frame(t(rbind(d, dap = c(T, F)))))

# Output the data
write.csv(output, "output.csv")


ProTrainUp system, one user may have several roles. Thanks to this possibility, a user with one account can switch between views, for example, the trainer and the coordinator. To change the active role, simply select one of the available options from the top menu. Changing the role currently played in the club means that in the system, your authorization level and available options in the left menu change.
Of course, if you train several teams and in each of them you play the same role, i.e. a trainer, then the data that will be displayed to you in the system will only concern the active role.


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Faith Protection
Man and Church
Novaya Moshchanitsa believers to President: We are persecuted, protect us!
Olga Tsviliy
Archpriest Igor Gnatishin and parishioners of the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos. Photo: UOJ
For the past 3 months, we have not been allowed to live in peace, members of the UOC religious community told Vladimir Zelensky.
The parishioners of the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos in the village of Novaya Moshchanitsa, Rovno region, recorded a video message to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, in which they asked him to protect their right to freedom of religion.
OCU activists illegally seized their church and continue to persecute the believers and the family of the rector, Archpriest Igor Gnatishin. Supporters of a new religious organization regularly come to the house of the clergyman, where the UOC community now holds its services. Fr. Igor and his family are physically threatened.
"We, the religious community of the Nativity-of-the-Holy-Theotokos parish of the village of Novaya Moschanitsa, appeal to you, Mr. President, Vladimir Alexandrovich, with such a request and prayer to protect us, my family, our community from this chaos that occurs in our village. For the past 3 months, we have not been allowed to live in peace in this village. There are constant threats," Archpriest Igor addressed the President on behalf of his congregation.
A UOJ correspondent visited the village and learned that men from among the parishioners have to guard every day at the house where the reactor lives with his wife and children in order to be able to protect them. The police at this time are inactive.
"I am worried about my family, I'm worried about their health, because lately there have already been threats to my health, my life, and my family," said the priest.
According to him, he is registered in this house and has lived there with his family for 23 years. The building belongs to the UOC community, which is confirmed by the relevant documents on the right of ownership.
"These representatives of the OCU failed to physically evict us, they are attempting to morally break us. No matter how many times we go to the police, how many statements we write, everything remains one-sidedly considered. We just do not seem to exist. Our people are being constantly humiliated by the representatives of the OCU. They call us "Moskals", write all kinds of bad things," commented Fr. Igor.
He worries about his community as the young activists of the OCU behave aggressively towards the parishioners.
"When I saw yesterday them in such a drunken rage, with their fists, showing a complete disgrace to 70-year old women, calling them every name and feeling some pleasure from it. It was so painful to watch young people offending old women for their unwillingness to go to their church," the priest added.
He stressed that he did not betray his community – they all remained faithful to the UOC. And he remembered that initially the supporters of the newly created religious organization collected signatures for him to stay in the village and join the OCU. Now he is being driven from the village.
"Nothing has changed here, only the walls where we hold services have changed. <...> We do not want anything but to be left alone. Let us quietly serve in the temple. If I leave, where do these people go? We ask you to protect my family and our community," Archpriest Igor address Zelensky.
Earlier in Novaya Moshchanitsa, the UOC laity were forced to transfer their children to another school because of persecution. "This is a necessary measure because the main initiators of the seizure of our church are the teachers, they have kept the family of our priest in suspense for the third month in a row, they are stirring up the village, they persuade local men to show aggression. And this weekend, when a clash occurred in the courtyard of the priest and OCU supporters beat the man who came to the defense of the priest, the teachers filmed this outrage on the phone," said one of the children's mothers.
Tags: Vladimir Zelensky, Persecution of the Church, Rights of believers, Human rights, OCU, OCU, Rovno eparchy, UOC, Church and power
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Castlevania Season 3 Review
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Sebastian Socorro
Literature Editor
After nearly two years, Netflix's Castlevania show finally released its third season to (once again) mostly positive reception. Set around a month after the end of season two, season three boasts ten episodes (over last season's eight) and a tighter focus on its characters in lieu of the intensely plot-driven last two seasons.
With Dracula no longer around, "Carmilla's" forces mostly in shambles, Hector enslaved, Isaac alone, and "Alucard" separated from Trevor and "Sypha", this season doesn't quite have the groundwork to provide a grand overarching story like last season. Instead, the spotlight shifts between four smaller stories: Trevor and "Sypha" in the mysterious town of "Lindenfield", "Carmilla" planning her next attack with her sisters (and Hector's plight as a slave), Isaac's quest to return and exact his revenge upon "Carmilla" and Hector, and "Alucard's" meeting with vampire hunters during his protection of Dracula's defunct castle.
Someone might read these basic descriptions and ask themselves how all of these minor stories could possibly intertwine at the end like last season, and the answer is that they simply don't. They're all highly entertaining and captivating to watch, but very little seems to be of any real consequence. Many fans have called this the side quest season, which I think is a very apt description, but it doesn't change the fact that everyone in the cast is exactly as enjoyable as before (if not more) and most of the new characters introduced here are instant fan favorites.
If you're a Castlevania fan, you're guaranteed to enjoy season three. If you're not, you might just be missing out.
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Disaster officials confirmed that 150 people have been admitted in a Tainan hospital. The Emergency Response Center, which is now functioning in the city, confirmed three people were killed, and it includes a 10-day-old infant, a 55-year-old woman, and a 50-year-old man.
The Tainan City Government confirmed that two people have suffered heart attack, out of the 150 persons who have hospitalized,
Earthquake we just had in Taiwan is no joke. Hope all are safe in Tainan: https://t.co/TFE89Udjpe pic.twitter.com/dez5XZNhL4
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Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that at least a dozen people have been rescued from a market and a seven-floor building that was badly damaged.
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Thotalagala is old-world luxury living in the Tea Country
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Thotalagala, Sri Lanka
Like a catapult into the past, a stay at Thotalagala is like being in Sri Lanka's Tea Country during its 19th-century prime. It really is old-world luxury living, so much so that you'd be forgiven for thinking that you'd bump into Sir Thomas Lipton, the legendary tea merchant who made his fortune here in its heyday.
In fact, Thotalagala is a beautifully restored tea planter's bungalow on Pitaratmalie Estate next door to Dambatenne, one of the few tea estates that Lipton planted himself. It's where Lipton's Tea was founded and its first pound of tea sold. We're yet to even mention Thotalagala's incredible location, lying five miles north of Haputale and perched on an escarpment overlooking a stunning panorama of the rolling Haputale hills, covered in tea fields. It's a view that'll make even the most experienced of travellers misty eyed.
The bungalow itself is a step back in time to Sri Lanka's colonial era, dating back to the 1870s and still featuring original fireplaces. The seven suites (each named after a Briton ingrained in Sri Lanka's tea heritage) are characterised by furniture, polished wood flooring, four-poster beds and oil paintings all harking back to Lipton's era. Surrounding the estate is 20 acres of lawn and patana grassland – the perfect place for breakfast in the morning.
Speaking of food, you can expect hearty plantation fare and a tasty assortment of curries, while in the summer months a candlelit barbecue is the order of the day. High Tea is included in your stay, which you can enjoy in the gardens of Thomas Lipton's former mansion.
Pitaratmalie is a working tea estate and as guests, you can wander around it freely and learn about its living history and tea processes. Those staying at Thotalagala are also granted exclusive access to nearby Dambatenne Tea Factory, which Lipton built himself. Climbing Lipton's Seat (yes, him again) is a scenic hike through lush plantations to the top of Poonagala hill and an epic viewpoint the tea baron would have likely used himself to scan over over his empire. Other day trips you can take are to Diyaluma Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in the country – and wildlife-rich Horton Plains National Park, where you can wander trails in search of leopards, sambar deer and purple-faced langurs.
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Q: How to redraw/recreate the template inside a directive on scope change? I'm trying to make a Twitter share button directive, that changes according to the parent model
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