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I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream — a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
What does the American dream mean today? For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series if shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't. ~ Rockstar North
Who are these people? These faces! Where do they come from? They look like caricatures of used-car dealers from Dallas. And, sweet Jesus, there are a hell of a lot of them - still screaming around these desert — city crap tables at four thirty on a Sunday morning. Still humping the American Dream, that vision of the Big Winner somehow emerging from the last minute pre-dawn chaos of a stale Vegas casino. ~ Hunter S. Thompson
Sadly the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back, bigger and better and stronger than ever before and we will make America great again. ~ Donald Trump
When we open our eyes today and look around America, we see America not through the eyes of someone who has enjoyed the fruits of Americanism, we see through the eyes of someone who has been the victim of Americanism. We don't see any American dream; we've experienced only the American nightmare. We haven't benefited from America's democracy; we've only suffered from America's hypocrisy. ~ Malcolm X
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers.
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The American dream is, in part, responsible for a great deal of crime and violence because people feel that the country owes them not only a living but a good living.
Psychoanalyst Dr. David Abrahamsen, San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle (November 18th, 1975)
The American Dream, that has lured tens of millions of all nations to our shores in the past century has not been a dream of material plenty, though that has doubtlessly counted heavily. It has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development as a man and woman, unhampered by the barriers which had slowly been erected in the older civilizations, unrepressed by social orders which had developed for the benefit of classes rather than for the simple human being of any and every class.
James Truslow Adams, The Epic of America (2nd Edition, Greenwood Press, p. 405)
But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.
James Truslow Adams introduced the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America (2nd Edition, Greenwood Press, p. 404)
American foreign policy ... has, in ways direct and indirect, enhanced the ability of its growing legion of international corporations to engage in resource-extraction industries in countries and territories around the globe. ... U. S. history is also always global to the extent that the lifestyles its citizens lead/are able to lead—not just materially but spiritually as well—are profoundly anchored in and shaped by the growing consumptive "culture of extraction" that required access to the raw materials and consumer items its citizens used to help realize "the American Dream." Consumption thus offers a key lens through which we can understand and connect American history to global history primarily because, in the last century, American history is the history of consumption. And the history of consumption is the history of global colonialism.
Chris Andersen, Dean of Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta, in Why You Can't Teach United States History without American Indians (2015), p. 288
The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam.
J. G. Ballard, in an interview in Metaphors No. 7, (1983)
It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
George Carlin, from his "Life Is Worth Losing" stand-up routine (2005)
Magneto: [T]here is no land of tolerance. There is no peace. Not here, nor anywhere else. Women, children, whole families destroyed simply because they were born different from those in power.
Eric Lehnsherr/Magneto as interpreted by Ian McKellen; David Hayter, Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer, X-Men (2000).
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream Speech
I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream — a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (11 May 1959), "Address at the Religious Leaders Conference"; Washington, D.C.
Seeking the invisible through the imagery of the visible, the Americans never can get quite all the way to the end of the American dream.
Lewis H. Lapham, Money and Class in America, Chapter 1, The Gilded Cage, p. 28
Do I have to change my name? Will that get me far?
Do I have to lose some weight, am I going to be a star? …
I'm just living out the American Dream
And I just realized that nothing is what it seems.
Madonna, American Life from the song American Life (2003)
American queen is the American Dream
She is a Polish girl in America
Tall, tanned, hot, blonde, called Anya
I asked her, "Why would you wanna be a Hollywood wife?"
"Because I don't wanna end up living in a dive on Vine."
Marina and the Diamonds, Hollywood from the album The Family Jewels (2010)
Belief in the American dream is woefully misguided when compared with objective reality. Addressing the rising economic gap between rich and poor in society, it seems, will require us to contend not only with economic and political issues, but also with biases of our psychology.
"American Dream? Or Mirage?" (1 May 2015), Sunday Review, New York City: The New York Times Company.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Barack Obama, Election victory speech, (4 November 2008)
The American dream had become the world's nightmare. A world power, having military strength of terrifying proportions behind it, America sent its envoys from Washington to cajole, threaten and bully those it needed to satisfy its own ends.
Don Pendleton, Day of Decision (2004), p. 17
What does the American dream mean today? For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series if shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV, (2008).
I'm Miss American Dream since I was seventeen
Britney Spears, Piece Of Me from the album Blackout (2007)
Your remainder is an unjustifiable, egotistical power struggle
At the expense of the American Dream
Of the American Dream
System of a Down, A.D.D. from the album Steal this Album! (2002)
"I hate to say this," said my attorney as we sat down at the Merry-Go-Round Bar on the second balcony, "but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the Fear."
"Nonsense," I said. "We came here to find the American Dream, and now that we're right in the vortex you want to quit." I grabbed his bicep and squeezed. "You must realize," I said, "that we've found the main nerve."
"I know," he said. "That's what gives me the Fear."
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Chapter 6, A Night on the Town...p. 47-48
Who are these people? These faces! Where do they come from? They look like caricatures of used-car dealers from Dallas. And, sweet Jesus, there are a hell of a lot of them - still screaming around these desert — city crap tables at four thirty on a Sunday morning. Still humping the American Dream, that vision of the Big Winner somehow emerging from the last minute pre-dawn chaos of a stale Vegas casino.
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Chapter 7, Paranoid Terror..., p. 57
Look at those cunts on MTV, with their cars and cribs and rings and shit. Is that what being a celebrity means? Look boys and girls, here's BBC. See corpses, rapes, and amputees. What do you think now of the American dream?
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Worlds Apart from the album Worlds Apart (2005)
Sadly the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back, bigger and better and stronger than ever before and we will make America great again.
"This time, Donald Trump says he's running", Donald Trump, Presidential Run Announcement Speech, (June 16, 2015), Trump Tower in New York City
No matter what label they use; a vote for any democrat in 2020 is a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of our great - our beautiful - our wonderful American Dream. We're not going to let our country ever go down the route of socialism.
Donald Trump, campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio (August 2, 2019)
You and I have never seen democracy; all we've seen is hypocrisy. When we open our eyes today and look around America, we see America not through the eyes of someone who has enjoyed the fruits of Americanism, we see through the eyes of someone who has been the victim of Americanism. We don't see any American dream; we've experienced only the American nightmare. We haven't benefited from America's democracy; we've only suffered from America's hypocrisy. And the generation that's coming up now can see it and are not afraid to say it.
Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet," Speech in Detroit, Michigan, (April 12, 1964)
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Holy kitties this is some good chocolate. The chocoholic alive and well in me was thrilled when hubby was given vegan chocolate as a thank you gift from his staff.
Then I got to taste it.
So yummers! Creamy and chocolatey. The thin slices are perfect for eating half at a time and letting melt in your mouth. Assuming you have that kind of patience, which hubby did not.
No idea where Blanxart comes from, but if some can be found, it's totally worth trying. Yummers!


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Aurora announces 2019 North American tour dates
By: Jillian Smolinski AXS Contributor Oct 29, 2018
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Internationally acclaimed Norwegian electro-pop singer-songwriter and producer Aurora has confirmed dates for her brand new North American tour, which will take place early next year.
The 16-date trek, set to hit prominent cities in the U.S. and Canada, will kick off at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia on Feb. 13 and finish up at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC on March 10. In between, the tour will make stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and more. Joining Aurora on the road will be special guest Talos. Tickets for all dates are on sale now.
Aurora is out on the road in support of her sophomore effort, Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1), the follow-up to her 2016 debut, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. The eight-track album, released back on Sept. 28 via Liberator Music/Glassnote Records, features the singles "Queendom" and "Forgotten Love." Fans can expect "Step 2" sometime in 2019 or 2020.
The now 22-year-old first caught the attention of critics and music enthusiasts worldwide back in 2015 with the release of debut EP, Running with the Wolves. Her emotionally-charged noir-pop quickly drew comparisons to Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Björk, Florence and the Machine, and Kate Bush.
Watch the music video for "Forgotten Love (Claptone Remix)," the latest single from Aurora, above. Check out Aurora's full tour itinerary below and purchase tickets for select shows here at AXS.com. For more information, visit Aurora's official website.
Aurora - 2019 Tour Dates:
Feb. 13 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Feb. 14 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
Feb. 15 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Feb. 17 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom (Tickets)
Feb. 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre (Tickets)
Feb. 22 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
Feb. 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Feb. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater (Tickets)
Feb. 27 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
March 1 - Chicago, IL - Metro
March 2 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
March 3 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
March 5 - Boston, MA - Royale (Tickets)
March 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel (Tickets)
March 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer (Tickets)
March 10 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
By: Jillian Smolinski AXS Contributor
Tour Annoucement

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A popular - but demanding - boss was once summarised by an admiring employee as: "John could tell you to go to hell, and you'd look forward to getting there."
Last month, we concluded that you can strongly disagree with your colleague, boss or client even, but as long as you retain - and communicate - a respect for their rights then you should never lapse into aggressive behaviour.
But let's turn this into something practical, how exactly do you do it in real life? How can you make sure that the assertive thought in your head is accurately translated into assertive speech?
Well, let's quickly dip back to a key point in December's article: if you are being truly assertive then you will speak to the other person in a way that ensures that they maintain their self-esteem. This is crucial. You may be angry, but allowing the anger to fuel your communication can be potentially disastrous and very demotivating for the person you're talking to.
"Stella, where is the Hallam report? I thought you'd promised it to me by today."
"Oh, I thought you meant by close of business, Kathy. I didn't think you were talking about having it in quite yet."
"Don't talk rubbish, Stella! You know it needs to be with the senior team by tomorrow morning. I have a life as well you know, so I'd prefer to not to spend my evening checking your late reports!" Aggressive? Certainly. But why? After all, she's angry about Stella's thoughtlessness and wants to let her know.
Of course, the manner was all wrong. Rather than deal with Stella's unthinking response, Kathy chose first to diminish her self-esteem ("Don't talk rubbish, Stella.") Next she opted for sarcasm ("I have a life as well you know…"). But did you notice that the one thing that needed to be said wasn't? Surely what Stella needs to know is what she did wrong and what effect her oversight would have?
Wind the tape back; as in all good training videos, let's give Kathy another chance.
"Stella, we both agreed with the senior team to have this report in first thing tomorrow and you know that I need at least an hour to sense check it beforehand. When can you have it on my desk by?" To the point and - this is crucial - with an action for Stella to crack on with.
Assertive behaviour is a practical, constructive behaviour. Aggression is relentlessly destructive. It helps nobody but the aggressor; it's a selfish, tactless and ultimately pointless exercise that achieves nothing but resentment and defensiveness in others. Like the parent slapping their child in the supermarket, whom has that slap helped the most? Parent or child?
But - we hear you say - what can you do when other people behave so aggressively? Surely we have to fight fire with fire?
No. We fight fire with water.
When another individual chooses not to talk to you in a way that respects your rights, then it is up to you to remind them that you will not accept anything other than assertive communication.
"Don't talk rubbish, Stella. You know I need it to be with the senior team for tomorrow morning. I have a life as well you know, so I'd prefer to not to spend my evening checking your late reports!"
"You're right, Kathy. I forgot that you would need to spend time on it as well. I'll finish it within the hour and have it on your desk." Stella chose not to pick up on Kathy's aggression, preferring instead to assertively respond to her outburst. Whatever mistake Stella made in her work, her manner remained faultless. When Kathy chose an attitude that disrespected Stella's rights, Stella rose above the situation and remained assertive.
"Kathy, you know when you pulled me up earlier for not having the report ready for you?"
"Well, I would prefer that if you wanted to talk to me about something I'd done wrong, you'd do so when other people aren't around."
"I'm sorry Stella, that was thoughtless of me." It's quite simple really. Assertive people are often more popular. Assertive people have less stress or heart-related diseases. Assertive people often set the standard for behaviour around them.
As our opening anecdote pointed out, assertive people can be as demanding to work for as any aggressive manager. The difference is that they make us want to be assertive like them, and look forward to getting there.


Whether you´re a naturalist or a flashhead, understanding lighting is paramount to your success. Just as an aspiring chef will learn about ingredients and recipies, we have to learn the basics of light and lighting setups.
Thinking of it, this post should probably not be the first lighting post, and I should have started with the core basics. I´ll sit myself down after newyears and make a proper plan for this lighting series of blogposts. Here is a taste anyhow.
This is a shot of my good friends and band Tinnsoldat. We weren´t sure of how we wanted the final result to look like, we just knew we wanted it looking quite dark and gritty. In my "lighting setup arsenal" dark and gritty translates to; Medium/High Contrast Side lighting as mainlight with an optional Medium/High Contrast Rimlight (or Kicker as I like to call it).
The difference between soft light and hard light depends on the size of the light. Imagine a sunny day vs an overcast day. The sun, being a small dot, gives harsh shadows and bright highlights. In this case there is a huge difference between the darkest and lightest values. Now, an overcast day is really just the world putting on a softbox og diffusion "blanket" and instead of a tiny intense dot giving us light, the whole sky is one enourmous light. The shadows (if any) are soft as are the highlights. The difference between the darkest and lightest values is strongly reduced.
So, what did I do to get the look below?
I chose a 180cm octobox as mainlight. This is usually my go to for soft lighting but as I mentioned above, size matters, so I moved the light further away from the models to make it smaller relative to them and adjusted the flash output to compensate for the distance.
After a testshot with only the main light I felt the image looked boring so I added the kicker for ekstra punch.
This lighting setup works both for contrasty/gritty images as well as soft/delicate images. It´s all about the distance of the flashes from models.


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Home Culture Josh Wolf Brings Smoking Baby Hand And High Live To High Times TV
Josh Wolf Brings Smoking Baby Hand And High Live To High Times TV
We talked to comedian Josh Wolf about seeds in the weed, stand up comedy, and how cannabis fits into his routine.
byJefferson VanBilliard
Courtesy of Josh Wolf/Facebook
Since the dawn of time, mankind has used the universal language of humor to communicate their feelings. From cavemen leaving crude phallus jokes on the side of walls to kings in Europe flatulating during grace, everyone can appreciate a little laughter. Josh Wolf is no stranger to the comedy stage, with over 25-years under his belt spent honing his craft he's seen the peaks and valleys that have sent other comics back to their day job wondering about what could have been. With multiple podcasts, a YouTube channel, and appearances on countless television shows, it's difficult to understand how he has time for the comedy circuit—or himself. We caught up with Josh while he was in Connecticut for a string of shows along the East Coast to ask him about his childhood, cannabis use, and his upcoming show High Live that's airing on High Times TV.
High Times: So first off, we gotta say, you were super funny on My Name Is Earl. What was it like working on that show?
Josh Wolf: Wow you really dig deep! I gotta say, working with Greg Garcia (Creator) is fantastic because he is a genius in so many ways and he knows how to write about people in a way that checks every box. For every character he creates there's always someone you know personally that you can say, I know that guy. His writing is so good and he doesn't dumb it down for anyone. There was an episode where I needed to be naked for a scene and I asked him if he wanted me to get a tan because I'm so pale I'm light blue, and he glared at me and said, 'don't you dare!' He just knows the right amount of absurdity a story needs.
Our favorite sitcoms were always in that realm of absurdity, shows like Married With Children helped me develop my sense of humor growing up. Where did your style of comedy come from?
I relate it to my time in med school. You spend four years as an undergrad, figuring out stuff about yourself: what you like, what you hate, and after four years you might say fuck this and go do something completely different. For the first four to five years if you're not trying on different masks, then you're not doing it right. I can't tell you how many times I went on stage and tried things that I was 100 percent sure wasn't going to work—and I was right—but I could check those off the list. Then eventually you settle-in and realize, 'Ahh. This is what I'm supposed to do.'
The best example I can give you is that up until a few years ago, I still thought I had to attack certain jokes with this intensity like Bill Burr or Joe Rogan, two guys I really admire. I would try to work that intensity into my stories, and it just wasn't me—the comedy chooses you. If Bill came out and talked about flowers you'd be like, 'who the fuck is this guy?' I fought it for years and years because I wanted to be a comic's comic. But my audience comes to see me, and I'm the silly man. The biggest compliment that someone can give me in a meet and greet is that they had fun, that's what I'm all about. I only do things I have fun doing. That's it. That's my brand.
Do you think that attitude comes from being comfortable with yourself at a certain age? I know you're a grandfather now.
Yeah, man. I've got four [grandchildren] now, and I think it really comes with being comfortable in your own skin, it's all about personal belief and knowing who you are. We both know people that walk into a room and they just have this aura around them where you can't stop looking. Those are the people that are the most comfortable with themselves because there's a certain confidence you get when you say, 'fuck it, this is me.'
What do you hope to achieve with this new venture on High Times TV?
I love doing my High Live. Number one, it is the coolest, most chill, hang you will ever have. The people on my show are the coolest people on the internet. We've had people meet on the show and hang out in real life. Every now and then we get an asshole and they'll bombard that person and kick them out—[the show] polices itself. It's a weird social experiment. You get to see someone go from totally sober to 'that person shouldn't drive home' over the course of an hour.
For the first fifteen minutes, I talk about the weed and there are people who just tune in for that. Then from the fifteen to forty-five-minute mark that's where you see me at my most high. I'm interactive, I'm chatty, I'm laughing, and playing the guitar. I bring out gags like the smoking baby hand. Then the last part of the show is a disaster. The edibles hit, I've smoked two joints and some people just tune in for that. I say it all the time, but it's literally my favorite hour of the week and it's really helped my stand up immensely.
Speaking of that, do you use cannabis while performing?
I never get high and go out and do a show. I eat edibles before my late show, but it's different for the early show. I don't want someone to come out and think 'I didn't come here to see someone get high.' So I tell people all the time that if this bothers you—I understand. You're not a hostage, if you wanna get up and go it's not gonna hurt my feelings. But about forty-five minutes in I'm going to get high, the show may run longer but I'm loose and it's fun. I've developed some of my favorite bits during these times and gone down paths I never would have gone if I would have been sober. So those late shows on Friday and Saturday allow me to dig a little bit deeper and the High Live has given me the confidence to do that.
When did you first start using cannabis?
I was about 14-years-old, this was back when you could smoke a whole joint and all you would get is a headache—it's not like the stuff we have now. But I was getting it from this guy and he had me convinced that the more seeds your bag had, the better the quality because you could plant them and you'd get more. So I remember I fell for that for a couple of months until I told my brother, and showed him a bag that's two fingers of seeds and one finger of little buds. I thought I was going to be rich and he was laughing like, 'you're so dumb, what're gonna do with that? Plant it in moms garden? What's your endgame here?'
But I didn't smoke much in college and for a while, I was a single dad. During that time I didn't smoke because I didn't have a backup or a partner just in case shit went down. I didn't think with me being the only parent that getting high was the right thing to do at that point. But, as soon as I got together with my wife she asked me, 'do you always smoke so much?' because I made up for lost time.
I only smoke during High Live. Other than that I only eat edibles. Before High Live starts, I'll eat a 150mg Cheeba Chew and I'll smoke some kind of sativa. I really like Maui's and Durban Poison–something that really gets the creativity going. Then at the end of the show I like to smoke a heavier Indica, I've been really into Bruce Banner.
Catch Josh Wolf every Monday on High Times TV with his show, High Live. You can also listen to his podcast Prinze and the Wolf, which airs weekly and features America's sweetheart, Freddie Prinze Jr.
Download the HIGH TIMES TV app on Roku, Apple TV, IOS and Android to watch HIGH LIVE
And don't forget to visit High Times TV
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The romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live there.
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Q: A nonlinear system of 1st order ODEs I have the following nonlinear system of 1st order ODEs:
$e^p\dfrac{dy}{dp}=k(\cosh{w})^{2n}$
and
$\dfrac{1}{y+1}\left(\dfrac{dy}{dp}+y\right)=\left(2(n+1)\dfrac{dw}{dp}\right)^2$
where $k$ is a non-zero parameter and $1<n\leq3$ is a rational number. This has a trivial solution $y(p)=0, w(p)=\cosh^{-1}{0}$ for all values of n. I would like to know:

*

*Is there any way to obtain a non-trivial particular solution of this system for arbitrary values of n?

*There is a non-trivial solution for $n=3$:
$y(w)=\dfrac{1}{9}\left(\dfrac{2}{(\sinh{w})^4}-5\right)^2-1$
and
$p(w)=\ln\left(\dfrac{9k(\sinh{w})^8(\cosh{w})^4}{4(2(\sinh{w})^2-1)}\right)$
Are there other such particular solutions for specific values of $n$?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Q: error: requestFeature() must be called before adding content - Still won't work I know that similar questions have been asked in the past but I can't seem to get this working at all even with the suggestions.
I get the above abend on the "show()" command.
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    try{

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.submitscoredummylayout);
    scoreloopInit();
AlertDialog whatToUploadDialog;
whatToUploadDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(YanivSubmitScoreActivity.this).create();
whatToUploadDialog.setContentView(R.layout.submitscoreprompt);
whatToUploadDialog.setTitle(R.string.uploadedScoreTitle);
whatToUploadDialog.setCancelable(false);

  ((CheckBox)whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.ckbScoreloop)).setChecked(settings.getUploadToSL());
  ((CheckBox)whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.ckbFacebook)).setChecked(settings.getUploadToFB());

  ((CheckBox) whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.ckbScoreloop)).setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {

            @Override
            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton ckBox, boolean isChecked) {
                settings.setUploadToSL(isChecked,true);
                findViewById(R.id.btnYes).setEnabled(isChecked||settings.getUploadToFB());
            }
            });

  ((CheckBox) whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.ckbFacebook)).setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {

            @Override
            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton ckBox, boolean isChecked) {
                settings.setUploadToFB(isChecked,true);
                findViewById(R.id.btnYes).setEnabled(isChecked||settings.getUploadToSL());
            }
         });

  whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.btnYes).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
  @Override
      public void onClick(View v) {
                submitScore(SUBMIT_UPLOAD_TO_SL);
                whatToUploadDialog.dismiss();
      }
  });

  whatToUploadDialog.findViewById(R.id.btnNo).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
      @Override
          public void onClick(View v) {
                whatToUploadDialog.dismiss();
              finish();
          }
      });
whatToUploadDialog.show();
}

Logcat:
W/System.err(14969): android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: requestFeature() must be called before adding content
W/System.err(14969):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.requestFeature(PhoneWindow.java:184)
W/System.err(14969):    at com.android.internal.app.AlertController.installContent(AlertController.java:198)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.AlertDialog.onCreate(AlertDialog.java:251)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.Dialog.dispatchOnCreate(Dialog.java:307)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:225)
W/System.err(14969):    at ui.YanivSubmitScoreActivity.onCreate(YanivSubmitScoreActivity.java:105)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
W/System.err(14969):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
W/System.err(14969):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
W/System.err(14969):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
W/System.err(14969):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:871)
W/System.err(14969):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:629)
W/System.err(14969):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

A: Substitude the following line:
whatToUploadDialog.setContentView(R.layout.submitscoreprompt);

with:
whatToUploadDialog.setView(R.layout.submitscoreprompt);

A: I experienced the same problem. I found that the problem only occurs if I do both of the following things:

*

*I don't use activity managed dialogs (activity.showDialog() ->
activity.onCreateDialog()/onPrepareDialog())

*I do dialog.findViewById() (and this is indeed the line difference
between success or the requestFeature exception!).
final Builder dialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(activity);
b.setView(rootView);
b.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_info);
b.setTitle(R.string.message_of_the_day_title);
b.setCancelable(false);
dialog = b.createDialog();
dialog.findViewById(R.id.myid); // this is the problem

The dialog.findViewById() causes the problem because it calls
dialog.getWindow().getDecorView()

and the method javadoc of  getDecorView() says:

Note that calling this function for the first time "locks in" various
  window characteristics as described in {@link #setContentView(View,
  android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)}.

Isn't that nice, findViewById() has a side effect which causes seemingly correct applications to crash. Why there's a difference between Activity managed dialogs and normal dialogs I do not know, but I guess getDecorView() does some magic for Activity managed dialogs.
I did the above because I moved from using Activity managed dialogs to handling dialogs myself.
The solution for me is to manipulate the rootView, using rootView.findViewById(), instead of manipulating the dialog.

A: Try calling
.setTitle(R.string.uploadedScoreTitle);

before
.setContentView(R.layout.submitscoreprompt);


There are 2 Sheraton Hotels in Buenos Aires. the other being the Sheraton Libertador. Both hotels are fairly close to one another. I opted for this location based on overall reviews and based on my intended itinerary. One of my days was spent taking a ferry across the Rio de la Plata to visit Uruguay and this location was fairly convenient to the ferry terminal. As for exploring B.A. itself, i was able to walk everywhere I wanted to go. It is in a nice, safe and business oriented neighborhood. There were no issues with outside noise coming into the room.
The hotel was very well maintained and the lobby was nicely appointed with marble floors and a generally upscale vibe. The Sheraton shares a lobby with the Park Tower, another SPG property. Given its city center location, where space is generally limited, i was pleased to find a large swimming pool and tennis courts.
The room was well appointed and was more elegantly appointed than most Sheratons stateside. The room was average sized. The bathroom came complete with a bidet. As an SPG Gold member we were upgraded to a room which included free breakfast and afternoon hors d'oeuvres I would estimate the value of breakfast to be about 25$ per person and the afternoon snacks at about 10$ person.
Nice, well appointed hotel close to all the action in Buenos Aires. I was upgraded as an SPG gold member. This upgrade included breakfast and afternoon hors d'oeuvres in the Park Tower next door. I think if i were to do this trip again and use points, I would opt for the Park Tower next door which is 12,000 points. From walking through the Park tower lobby and our breakfast experience there, I think it would be more than worth the extra 2000 points a night.
Buenos Aires is an amazing city, stay tuned for my full trip report.
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Fraisthorpe beach was awarded a 'good' status.
Investigations are underway to find out why the quality of bathing water at Bridlington's busiest beach dropped in 2018.
After one of the hottest summers for years brought thousands of visitors to the Yorkshire coast, South Beach's rating has fallen from two stars – or 'good' – to one star, which is 'sufficient' and the lowest level at which bathing is recommended.
Youngsters playing in the sea on South Beach earlier this year.
Worryingly, one of the weekly readings showed levels of bacteria three-and-a-half times higher than at any other time in the last three years.
A reading in June showed 955 colonies of Intestinal Enterococci per 100ml of water, but the four samples taken before and the four afterwards were all less than 50.
The agency said it is investigating the decline in water quality, which includes monitoring the Gypsey Race which flows into the harbour and analysing sediment in the harbour. "We are also looking at how activities in and around the harbour may also be impacting," said a statement.
Flamborough South Landing was classed as 'good'.
Despite South Beach's troubles, there was better news for the other beaches in the Bridlington area.
Danes Dyke achieved the highest standard for the fourth successive year. Flamborough South Landing, Bridlington North Beach, Fraisthorpe, Wilsthorpe and Skipsea all retained their 'good' ranking.
The EA spokesperson said: "Seventeen out of the 19 bathing waters on the Yorkshire coast are classified as good or excellent. Danes Dyke, Tunstall, Cayton Bay, Whitby and Runswick Bay are all classified as excellent.
It is now working with East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Yorkshire Water to find out why South beach suffered the blip in June, and it is using a continuous water quality monitor in the Gypsey Race at St John's Avenue, and as it enters the harbour.
Cllr Richard Burton, portfolio holder for leisure, tourism and culture said: "The announcement that the water quality at nine East Riding bathing beaches is 'good' or 'excellent' is welcome news and demonstrates the council's ongoing commitment to working with its partners to improve standards and ultimately achieve the aim of Blue Flag status at all bathing beaches along Yorkshire's 50-mile coast.
"Unfortunately, Bridlington South has seen its classification changed from 'good' to 'sufficient'. This is obviously extremely disappointing news and the council will now work closely with the Environment Agency to understand the reasons as to why this has happened, which will require a period of sampling and monitoring.
"The East Riding coast is very much open for business - evidenced by the fantastic summer season, which saw thousands of people visit Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea.


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Firefighters prepare to enter a home at 2189 Bristol Road the evening of Friday, July 19. (Maia Zewert photo)
Firefighters promptly extinguished a house fire at 2189 Bristol Road in Pemaquid, just south of Bristol Consolidated School, the night of Friday, July 19.
No one was home when the fire started on the first floor, on the side of the house facing the road. A passerby saw flames and smoke coming out of the windows and called the Lincoln County Communications Center, according to Bristol Fire Chief Paul Leeman Jr.
Lincoln County Communications Center dispatched the Bristol Fire Department at 8:27 p.m. and the Bremen, Damariscotta, Newcastle, and South Bristol departments shortly thereafter. Nobleboro and Edgecomb were dispatched to back up Bremen and Newcastle, respectively, in the event of a fire in one of those towns.
In addition to the five fire departments, the Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service and Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded. Central Maine Power Co. shut off electrical service to the house.
Firefighters knocked down the fire from the outside within a half-hour before going inside, Leeman said. Crews utilized a dry hydrant at the Pemaquid Mill property as a water source.
Bristol Road was closed at the school during the fire and traffic was diverted onto Foster Road. The road opened to one-way traffic around 10 p.m. and reopened entirely when firefighters cleared the scene at 11:36 p.m., Leeman said.
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Firefighters and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office checked the house for hot spots throughout the night. None were found, Leeman said.
The house had damage to 80% of the interior, however, Leeman said the structure is still strong and the home could be restored.
Pat and Walter Gabriel, part-time residents of Bristol, own the house, Leeman said. The couple is staying at a local hotel.
The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office visited the house Saturday, ruling the fire accidental and the cause electrical, Leeman said.
While he did not cite a more specific cause for the fire, Leeman recommends being aware of the quality of power strips and the number of appliances plugged into power strips. He also said it is important to make sure wires are not coiled.
Friday's fire was the third house fire in Bristol in two weeks. The department also responded to a house fire in South Bristol on July 1.
Leeman said it's not so much the number of fires that takes a toll on firefighters, but the temperature on the day they have to fight a fire.
"It's really the heat that takes the toll," Leeman said. "We're grateful it didn't happen on Saturday or Sunday."
In each instance, Leeman said firefighters have done great work to bring fires under control and put them out.
"These fires have been knocked down so quickly. Unfortunately, you need fires to keep your skills up, and the skills of our members have been shown by the knockdowns," Leeman said.
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Nattheim – miejscowość i gmina w Niemczech, w kraju związkowym Badenia-Wirtembergia, w rejencji Stuttgart, w regionie Ostwürttemberg, w powiecie Heidenheim, wchodzi w skład wspólnoty administracyjnej Heidenheim an der Brenz. Leży w Jurze Szwabskiej, ok. 6 km na wschód od Heidenheim an der Brenz, przy granicy z Bawarią. Przez gminę przebiegają droga krajowa B466 i autostrada A7.

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Buying a Home: What does your Buyers Agent do for you? Part 2.
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So here is a continuation of Part one: What we do for our buyers.
18. We will let you know whether it is a buyers' market or a sellers' market.
19. I will go through statistics on what percent of list price the sellers are currently receiving.
21. I always prepare a CMA so that you make the proper offer.
22. We show you on what comparable properties are selling for.
23. We will explain the common contract contingencies.
24. We will get the appropriate seller disclosures.
25. Discuss the timing of deadlines.
26. We will work togther to put in place a negotiating strategy.
27. We will all local, state and federally required disclosure forms.
28. Complete the purchase agreement.
29. We will educate you on the contents of the sales contract and specifics to our market.
30. We will ensure that all forms are completed properly.
31. We will help you negotiate the best terms and conditions based on our current market conditions.


We adopted 7 families for Christmas. It was too hard to choose just one so we had the idea to adopt several families in honor of our own family members. This probably wasn't the optimal year to have taken on such a huge project because my energy levels haven't yet returned to normal following my surgery, but my girls were amazing on this project! This is the story of our experience.
There are 19 kids in the 7 families we adopted. Several of them liked to draw so here we are getting sketchbooks and drawing pencils. Ariel has the kids' lists.
The first night we were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the task and Ariel and Lacey spread everything out in the guest room to get a handle on what we had to do to make deliveries by Christmas. The cat laid on everything and Lacey worried someone would be allergic to cats.
One of the girls, age 12, wanted a bow and arrow, and we are fans of Katniss girl power so that was a priority. We adopted this family in honor of my brother, Uncle Lance.
It wouldn't be Christmas without a trip to Gamestop to buy used PS3 and PS4 games. There were several boys who wanted games, including one who's been given a system, but no games.
A boy who likes card tricks and magic will probably appreciate a Star Wars stocking filled with candy too. We adopted this family in honor of my sister, Aunt Ali. There were 2 boys and a girl in this family age 12, 13 and 15.
When a 12 year old wheelchair bound boy asks for cologne, you have to make that happen for him. We adopted him and his sister -who "does not like Barbies" ;), in honor of my Grandmother, Marie.
Before the wrapping session. Ariel and Lacey were very concerned about sibling parity. All the families we adopted are surviving on less than $15,000 a year and we wished we could have done more.
The first 2 deliveries ready to go. It took 3 days to make all 7 deliveries. We didn't get lost once but we went to every corner of the city.
There were 2 girls and a boy in this family. We got all the kids stockings filled with candy.
Lacey fills out holiday cards for the parents and caregivers for the HEB Gift cards we got them.
Lacey hands out stockings to her sisters. The deliveries were quick - in and out of the homes. We met some wonderful people and a truly adorable cat named Duncan.
Making a delivery to the family of 4 kids aged 8-14 that we adopted in honor of my parents, Rich and Peggy (Grandma and Granddad).
This was the only family that asked to take a picture with us. We adopted them in honor of my brother and his family: Aunt Lyn, Andrew and Marilyn.
Empty bins means Mission Accomplished!
The mini photo albums we made of the experience that we gave to our family members, with info about the kids' Christmas wishes, our shopping and delivery experiences and pictures.
My favorite pic: Lacey and Ariel putting the perfection finishing touches on the sponsorship story books.
We decided that we will definitely do this again next year, but definitely not as many families. ;) The kids are hoping we can adopt the family of 5 kids we sponsored this year in honor of my brother, Uncle Richard and his family again next year!
What a beautiful thing to do for Christmas, I'm so happy to see the story as it unfolded. You have raised three wonderful women and this planet is a better place because of you all.
You are truly a wonderful bunch of individuals! those families will never forget your incredible kindness.
Thanks-they were all so grateful and appreciative. It kind of puts all our materialism to shame.


Wonderful spot.......I can visualize it on a beautiful Spring day.
The contrast between the red of the chairs and the autumnal nature of the background serves to focus the eye of the viewer. The quality of the available lighting serves to enhance the contrast for me. Best with the image set against a black background which helps to draw out more of the detailing to be found in the setting.
I did try with both chairs but there was an inopportune tree.


Most industry compositors have a menu.py they take around with them to every company to make sure all their compositing hotkeys/presets are the same no matter where they go, with artists sharing their best presets & working practices.
When I go to visit universities I'm often asked what I have in my Nuke menu.py and do I use Nuke presets. Beginners often make the mistake of thinking this will improve their compositing work. However presets are best used to speed up your workflow, so you have more time to spend on creative changes within your Nuke Composite.
The further you get in your VFX compositing career you often find yourself sharing parts of your menu.py with other Nuke compositors, so it becomes a file that you take with you to every VFX company so your hotkeys & setup stays the same.
Where is your Nuke menu.py?
Your menu.py can be found in user/.nuke. Your .nuke folder is a hidden directory, so you'll have to go into your operating system settings to show your hidden files.
Now you've found your Nuke menu.py, you need to fill it with useful compositing presets to speed up your compositing workflow. The foundry have a great resource you can find click here for Nuke python developers. So it's well worth looking at for ideas.
If there's a mistake within the python in your Nuke menu.py, Nuke won't open, so it's not a good idea to do this when in the middle of compositing a project. With this in mind, it's a great working practice to set up one new thing in your Nuke menu.py then save it out and see if Nuke still opens fine. This way it's nice and easy to problem solve if Nuke suddenly doesn't open.
I use my menu.py to set Nuke node defaults, as any Nuke nodes you find yourself changing multiple times to the same setting, you should try to automate with you menu,py.
Now you've created your first Nuke preset, here's some python snippets I use to speed up my Nuke compositing workflow. Wherever you see a # it's a comment to myself, this ensures python will ignore any text on this line. Make sure to put import nuke at the top of your menu.py.
Close all Nuke property panels with hotkey shift+d.
Make a frame hold that will hold on the frame it's created.
This one has sped up my Nuke compositing workflow a massive amount, it's seriously nice to not have to go in and change the frame. Especially when setting up projections within Nuke.
It's always a good idea to get rid of your unused channels, I use this setup a lot. Especially if your CG renders have lots of channels you don't want travelling down your Nuke script.
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To determine the bulk density of bricks.
2. Scale for measuring purpose.
1. Put a brick in the ventilated oven and dry it at a temperature of 105° – 115° C till it achieves appreciable constant mass.
2. Then cool it in room temperature and record its mass as M.
3. After that, measure the dimension of the brick and calculate its volume.
Bulk density is reported to the closest decimal place.
1. Wear hand gloves to remove the container of brick after switching off the oven.
2. Check the electric supply carefully.
3. Clean the container thoroughly and dry it for few minutes before testing.
4. Air should not enter from outside while using the balance.
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Our certified teacher volunteers work with our Director of Education and parents of students from elementary through college levels to devise curriculum activities that can be completed with the animals here at the sanctuary — for example learning math by using formulas to calculate animals' body weights. This is an especially effective way to reach students with learning disabilities or other special needs. We also partner with teachers to provide confidence and skill building activities for children with special needs.
Additionally, we host several student groups and clubs! We currently have a number of students from ages 12-17, working on volunteer projects with their ecology, animal welfare, girl scout, boy scout, and other student clubs.
We also happily create workshops for children on dealing with bullies, nutrition and taking care of ourselves, organic gardening, building self esteem, and more.
As always, school visits are always a fun educational option. We also visit schools ourselves to tell stories that teach children about farm animals and the environment.


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Q: Determine the CASCADE DELETE paths that prevent the addition of a new cascade delete I have many tables in my SQL database with a large number of foreign key relationships using cascade delete. I've determined that an existing relationship now requires cascade delete. Attempting to enable this gives the helpful message:
Unable to create relationship Introducing FOREIGN KEY constraint on table may cause cycles or multiple cascade paths. Specify ON DELETE NO ACTION or ON UPDATE NO ACTION, or modify other FOREIGN KEY constraints. Could not create constraint. See previous errors.

However, it doesn't mention the other paths through the set of tables that would cause the creation of a cyclic relationship; it simply dodges the issue by saying:
modify other FOREIGN KEY constraints

I do not want to make changes in Entity Framework as we are working model-first.
How can I see the relevant competing foreign key relationships?

A: It's not dodging anything.  One presumes you have something resembling an entity-relationship (ER) diagram somewhere, whereby the newcomer can IMMEDIATELY grasp the foreign key relationships and why they are the way they are.
Were you working "model first," as you say, you wouldn't be finding that you have to "switch horses in mid-stream" after you've already (apparently) BUILT something.  (That's what CREATE TABLE says to me: you BUILT something.)


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Alfa (Α ali α) in Omega (Ω ali ω) sta prva in zadnja črka grške abecede ter naslov Kristusa in Boga v knjigi Razodetja. Ta par črk se uporablja kot krščanski simbol in je pogosto kombiniran s križem, Hi-ro ali drugimi krščanskimi simboli.

Izvor
Prvi pisni zapis, ki ga imamo o besedni zvezi alfa in omega, je iz nekaterih starih rokopisov krščanske Nove zaveze.

Izraz »Jaz sem Alfa in Omega« (grško Koiné: »ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ«) je poimenovanje Jezusa in Očeta v knjigi Razodetja (verzi  in ). Prvi del te fraze (»Jaz sem Alfa in Omega«) je prvič v poglavju 1, verz 8 ("1:8") in je v vsakem rokopisu Razodetja, ki ima 1:8. Več kasnejših rokopisov ponavlja tudi »Jaz sem Alfa in Omega« v 1:11, vendar tukaj ne prejemajo podpore iz večine najstarejših rokopisov, vključno z aleksandrijskim, sinaitskim in Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus. Zato je v nekaterih sodobnih prevodih izpuščen. Učenjak Robert Young je v zvezi z »Jaz sem Alfa in Omega« v 1:11 izjavil, da »najstarejši [rokopisi] to izpuščajo«.

Podobna omemba je v Izaiju 44  kjer Gospod pravi, da je prvi in tisti, ki je za vsemi.

Krščanstvo
Alfa (Α) in Omega (Ω) sta prva oziroma zadnja črka klasične (jonske) grške abecede. Tako je stavek »jaz sem alfa in omega« dodatno pojasnjen z dodatnim stavkom »začetek in konec« v Razodetju. Prva in zadnja črka grške abecede sta bili uporabljeni, ker je knjiga Razodetja v Novi zavezi, ki je bila prvotno napisana v grščini.

Mnogi kristjani to besedno zvezo razlagajo tako, da pomeni, da je Jezus obstajal vso večnost ali da je Bog večen. Številni komentatorji in slovarji pripisujejo naslov »alfa in omega« tako Bogu kot Kristusu. Barnesove opombe o Novi zavezi (1974) trdi: »Ni mogoče popolnoma gotovo, da se je pisatelj želel sklicevati na Gospoda Jezusa posebej tukaj ... Prav tako ni nobene neskladnosti v domnevi, da je pisatelj tukaj mislil sklicevati Bogu kot takemu.«  Večina krščanskih veroizpovedi tudi uči, da ta naslov velja tako za Jezusa kot za njegovega Očeta.

Črki Alfa in Omega v nasprotju se pogosto uporabljata kot krščanski vizualni simbol (glej primere). Simboli so bili uporabljeni v zgodnjem krščanstvu in se pojavljajo v [[rimske katakombe|rimskih katakombah]g. Črke so bile v zgodnjekrščanski umetnosti prikazane, kako visijo z krakov križa, in nekateri crux gemmata, križi z dragulji iz žlahtne kovine, so oblikovali črke, ki visijo na ta način, imenovane pendilija; na primer v asturijskem grbu, ki temelji na asturijskem križu zmage. Čeprav so bile črke vedno v grščini, so postale pogostejše v zahodni kot vzhodni pravoslavni krščanski umetnosti. Pogosto so prikazani levo in desno od Kristusove glave, včasih znotraj njegovega nimba, kjer zavzamejo mesto kristograma, ki se uporablja v pravoslavni umetnosti.

Judaizem
V hebrejščini se beseda emet (אמת, kar pomeni "resnica") imenuje Božji pečat. [Primer Izaija  Beseda je sestavljena iz prve, srednje in zadnje črke hebrejske abecede.

Islam
Koran daje al-ʾAwwal (ٱلْأَوَّل), kar pomeni "prvi" in al-ʾĀkhir (ٱلْآخِر), kar pomeni "zadnji", kot dve Božji imeni: 57:3.

APL programski jezik
Nekatera narečja programskega jezika APL podpirajo sintakso neposredne funkcije, kjer sta levi (neobvezni) in desni argument označena s črkama alfa in omega. Na primer, naslednja funkcija izračuna vsoto levega argumenta in dvakrat desnega argumenta:
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Zunanje povezave

"Alpha and Omega (in Scripture)" in the Catholic Encyclopedia at newadvent.org
"Alpha and Omega" at the Jewish Encyclopedia

Krščanski izrazi
Nova zaveza
Grške besede in besedne zveze
Grška abeceda
Mistika
Simboli


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To extend certain provisions of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until September 30, 2030, and for other purposes.
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Tchad's Offensive Against Boko Haram: Wake-up Call for Buhari's Regime
by Breaking Times on April 11, 2020
In 2015, the now Nigerian Ruler Muhammadu Buhari in his election campaign promised Nigerians to fight the Bokoharam insurgency from 'the forefront' and provide modern arms and ammunition.
In a speech at the Chatham House international affairs institute in London, which was broadcasted live online, The now Nigeria Ruler said:
"Our soldiers have neither received the necessary support nor the required incentive to tackle this problem. Let me assure you that if I'm elected president, I vow to change that," he added.
"We will give them adequate modern arms and ammunition, we will improve intelligence gathering… we will be tough on terrorists and tough on its root causes… in the affected areas."
"No inch of Nigerian territory will ever be in the hands of the enemy," the Nigerian ruler said during his campaign days. So the question on our mind is why make promises you cant fulfil?
It is unfortunate to say that the recent occurrences in the regimes fight against Bokoharam terrorists has exposed the Regime's incompetence when it comes to National security. Let us also not forget the Nigerian General who tried to boost the morale of his soldiers, request for credible intelligence to fight the insurgents, request for more fire power and combat helicopters was recently redeployed from the battle field to a research institute in a time of war.
For those who do not recall who the Major General Gabriel Adeniyi is,
a video was leaked in 2019 of the military commander briefing his superior on the situation of the boko haram crisis, were he stated his superior's lack of credible intelligence to deal with the terrorists. In that same video, he said that the army needed combat helicopters to end the war but that the helicopters wont be deployed as airforce assets, seeing that airforce assets are for bigger and strategic goals.
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"Let me say this, boko haram is not a formidable force
"Please tell them in Abuja not a single town will fall under me, not one" the Major General said
Adeniyi further said that he promised Nigerians when he took over that he will take the fight to the bokoharam terrorist. He acknowledged the support of soldiers, officers and the service headquarters.
We think it is safe to say that the Major General was ready to fight the terrorists and lead Nigerians to victory, but the Service headquaters decided to redeploy him in the middle of a war . Although the Army Service reported that Major General's redeployment and that of others was a routine exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency. whilst service chiefs who are overdue for retirement remain in position.
Why the Nigerian Ruler is yet to change the long overdue service chiefs is a question on every Nigerians mind. Their service was first extended by two years in 2015 and then renewed again in 2017.
Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff, Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, and Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, chief of naval staff, have all spent more than 35 years in military service and are due for retirement.
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Section 8 of the public service rules stipulates that:
"No officer shall be allowed to remain in service after attaining the retirement age of 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service whichever is earlier"
The Tchadian army has in 7 days done what the Nigerian Army could not do in these past months. The Tchadian Army lead by the country's President Deby iddris Itno, who is also the chief of their armed forces has shown the world what leadership and bravery looks like, he led his troops into battle and have come out victorious, fulfilling his promise to his people to be at the 'forefront '.
Let us recall that in January 2019, Isreal and Chad signed a deal, even when the terms of the deal was not stated publicly, it did not stop the world from asking why every country in the world wanted to form an alliance with Isreal. But it is safe to say that Isreal is known to have the best security intelligence and Technology. It is the alliance that has made the Israeli Government support the Tchadian Army by mapping out the entire Lake Chad both artificial and natural islands which aided in the offensive to destroy the terrorists.
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This regular reoccurence of electing candidates making promises they cannot fulfil has to stop. If one cannot be at the battle field it is required that every necessary ammunition or combat fire power needed to win a war should be made available to those in the battle field and of course, credible intelligence is key.
The regime is yet to address the Nation on the need to know , the regime is yet to answer our questions. Not even a congratulatory message to the soldiers who are defeating the terrorists in your own country, all we hear are the cheers of the Nigerian soldiers who could not fight due to lack of fire arms and credible intelligence.
This compels us to ask, where is the Nigerian Ruler who is supposed to be the Chief of the Armed Forces Of Nigeria. Who is the Nigerian Government forming alliances with?, Why is the Nigerian ruler not on the battlefield?. Did the Major General's request for credible intelligence and combat aircraft cause his redeployment?, should we continue to live in fear?. Or should we learn from the Tchadian Government?.
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I'm the least political person in the world. Just not my thing. But when it comes to the Hollywood writer's strike, heck yeah I have an opinion. The writers are right, and the AMPTP is a bunch of slimy bastards. I know, I know — you want your TV shows back. So do I, but guess what. This isn't about me or about you (and really, we'll do just fine without hours of TV every night). It's about a bunch of people trying to make enough money to feed their families.
My issue with the strike is why it's happening at all. Imagine that competing companies General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford all sat down at the table together against the UAW. Collusion! Man, the government would be all over that. And yet, that's exactly what's happening in the writer's strike. The AMPTP is a group of six competing giant media companies (plus about 350 smaller production companies). The strike would be settled already if the individual studios and networks were actually competing with each other, and negotiated with the WGA separately, the way the auto companies negotiate separately with the UAW.
Maybe we should be writing our congressmen and asking why they aren't investigating the AMPTP for illegal collusion?
There may be one glimmer of hope. There's a rumor that David Letterman's production company is going to negotiate INDIVIDUALLY with the WGA. If so, then guess what. His writers and his staff can go back to work, and his show will be back on the air. See how simple? The network, of course, has the option to not air the shows, but Letterman just may have enough clout to pull this off. Letterman, if he sticks to his guns, may single-handedly end the strike.
Anyway, if Letterman doesn't end the strike, and the AMPTP continues to refuse to negotiate, come spring, the networks are going to start filling their empty schedule with hastily thrown-together reality shows. May I suggest that you rent DVDs instead? If you watch those shows, you're crossing the picket line and supporting the bad guys. Support the writers and their families.
I warn you, the Alexander remodel is going to be a long project. A really long project. Like the rest of my life.
We had a basement guy come give a bid yesterday, and our contractor friend Todd came over last night. Basement guy wanted to channel and put in a sump pump. Todd suggested doing work outside the foundation to move the water away from the house. We like Todd's suggestion for a couple of reasons. First, no sump pump to maintain, hear, or report when we sell the house. Second, because our house has never had this problem before, we agree that it occurred only because of the unprecedented, massive amount of water, and so a good system for directing water well away from the house should take care of the problem. The first guy's solution channels the water IN to the sump pump, so if it stops working, we're hosed.
Drawbacks to Todd's plan are that it's more expensive (more labor-intensive) and because it requires digging channels outside our foundation, our deck is toast. The deck is rotting away under our feet anyway though, so we were going to have to replace it anyway. It isn't top of our priority list, though, and without it, we're rather limited in options for getting in and out of the house. As in, we can't.
Todd and his wife Kalisa spent a good while walking around our house with us, and then we went out to dinner. They had lots of good information about what we could and couldn't (or shouldn't) do. They also told us about a plan that our electric company has to replace all the doors and windows in the house for such a low price and easy terms that they're using it for their place – it's cheaper than Todd-the-contractor could do!! So we'll probably hop right on that, just to improve the LOUSY energy efficiency of this place.
Todd and Kalisa said first thing we do is figure out what we want. That's really much harder than it sounds, because I don't know everything that's out there, don't know the cool things that could really make the place work, and don't have an eye for design. But I'm willing to give it a try. Jay and I are working on lists of what spaces we need and what we need from those spaces, and I am delving into books and magazines to look for ideas.
Jay asked for priorities this morning. I want a bid from Todd for drainage around the house and in the horses' dry lot. May also roll in some electrical and plumbing work into that, since he'll have the digging equipment here. If the bid is doable, that's our top priority. Now, that said, that doesn't mean we'll be doing it right away. We have to be able to pay for it first. Jay is looking into refinancing right now, but I'm hesitant to take on more debt. Sure is tempting though!!!
That outside work also doesn't remodel our basement. I'm betting that we're out of there for at least a year. Is that doable? In my opinion, yeah. Inconvenient, but doable. Oh well, I'll keep you apprised.
We live on a ridge about 300 feet above Cherry Valley, a spur off of Snoqualmie Valley, through which runs the Snoqualmie river. Needless to say, we're not in a flood plain, and we considered it pretty unlikely that our property would flood. Well, we didn't count on the water table rising high enough to cause leakage in our basement.
Monday morning, in the midst of a storm that dropped roughly six inches of rain, I walked through Jay's office and felt the carpet squish. Uh oh. We spent a long, frustrating day sucking up water with a shop vac and then toting the water out in buckets — up and down the stairs for HOURS. And in the end, it was still a losing battle. Because of our efforts, it didn't get very deep, but we lost the carpets in Jay's office and the den.
I was not a happy person.
My office moved to the kitchen. I'm using the kitchen table as a desk, Jay's office chair as a desk chair, and my big chair was brought up so Jay could sit in here and see his wife occasionally.
Our guest bedroom was converted into Jay's office. The bed has been dismantled and is leaning against the wall. He brought up a table and his computer from the basement. He also put the TV and the Wii in there. He did not bring the rest of the entertainment center, and the TV is not hooked up to the satellite anymore. In fact, he's canceling satellite TV for the foreseeable future. Good thing I am down to only four shows or so, and I can download those to my computer. I can watch DVDs on my computer too.
We packed the "stuff" in the office and the den, and then had two guys come out and move everything from the basement to the mezzanine level. Then the same guys helped us cut the carpet to pieces and move it out to be hauled away. The basement is bare and empty except for a little stuff in the well room and the junk room, which didn't flood.
Next step is to have a basement sealant company come in and look at it. We had actually already planned to remodel the basement; this just moves the timetable up a bit. What that remodel looks like, however, depends on the sealant company and what they guarantee. If they can guarantee that next time the water table rises, our basement won't flood, we'll remodel and make it a usable space. If not, then I no longer consider the basement to be usable living space, and so we can wait and just do basic remodel — cheap carpet and paint — before we sell the house, some time in the future.
In the meantime — which translates to months and months, if not years — we have no guest room or eating area. Just offices. I suppose that's a problem only as far as having my mom come visit, because there's nowhere for her to stay here, and the nearest hotel is at least 45 minutes away. Other than my mom, it's just a convenient excuse for me not to have people come over!