simple! There are others who are always are frustrate with simple things frustrated with simple ways frustrated with starting at the beginning. I am one of those people.
with some things it is possible to start in the middle and to do a good job. I managed to pass High School Math without memorizing my times tables thoroughly or fully understanding how to solve Word-Problems. I learned enough to pass but beside the mediocre marks, it was harder and more stressful for me because I had by-passed the beginning. The same is true in spiritual things – the place to start is at the beginning. With skills, with stories and with spirituality the best place to start is at the beginning. And that is how we come to this passage today we will look at the unspoken beginning of Isaiah vision in the Temple. The unspoken narrative of Prayer .
there is more than probable likelihood that he was immersed in prayer when the vision of the Lord came to him. That is the context in which I read this text. Isaiah was seeking the Lord for personal and national direction. This is the beginning, in my estimation, of all those who Seek God and his Will for their lives. It is the prayer for help and guidance that keeps us focused on Christ and opens our hearts, our ears, and our eyes to receive direction from the Lord of Hosts.
seeing a vision hearing and seeing are related in the Bible because both are rooted in "Perception". Moreover it is often our ability to perceive that is handicapped in this life not our ability to see or hear. In fact, that is the very prophecy that ends this vision that they will be hearing but never understanding seeing but never perceiving. We see and we hear it is the Grace of God that takes us from there to the place of understanding and perceiving. The spiritually blind cannot see the vision of God's Glory. The spiritually deaf cannot hear the thunderous voices of the Seraphim. But there is none so blind as those who will not see and there are none so deaf as those who will not hear. The plans of the arrogant can help us to see and hear but it is only those plans that are incubated in humble prayer that end in perceiving and understanding. And our perceiving and understanding is twofold. As Isaiah saw the vision of God unfold he became completely aware of the greatness of God. And with the chanting of the Seraphim Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts the whole earth is filled with his glory.
Which, by the way is not a statement about the Earth but is a statement about the greatness of God that his glory cannot be contained in a building but shines out and fills the entire Earth. And Isaiah became aware of the Bigness of God. And as a direct correlation he also became aware of his own smallness and his unworthiness, his inability, and his sinfulness. And was when this two-fold realization was complete That the Lord made Isaiah aware of his grace. For the Seraph came with the coal and purified the lips of the prophet the lips he had just previously declared unclean. It is in the righteous prophet's brokenness as God's light broke through all pretense and position to reveal his sinful nature a nature he shared with all the people. It was in that moment that God acted in Grace to purify the Prophet from his uncleanness to help him understand the merciful nature of the Lord of Hosts.
God could have commanded Isaiah to do just about anything at this point. But he did not command, nor did he bargain with Isaiah he allowed Isaiah to hear the question: "Whom shall I send?" And in his restoration Isaiah found strength to serve God. More than this he had a desire to serve.
As with so many people who see others turning away from God sinning boldly and without shame it is possible to begin to look down on those people. It is possible to see them as spiritual underlings as inferior in the eyes of God. How easy it is for the righteous to pass judgment to hold as contemptible all those who fail in holiness. Perhaps God found in Isaiah a man who understood all about holiness, justice, and truth but had a lesser understanding of mercy, grace, & humility. The servant of God needs a passion in both realms To understand the command of God and also the heart of God. It is not enough to stand against tyranny or unrighteousness for if it is done with a heart that is happy at another's failures this in no way pleases God. It was only when Isaiah saw himself as one with his people unclean and a sinner that God reached out and purified him atoned for his sin that Isaiah could become the leader God wanted him to be.


The Monday following the "Black Friday" shopping day has been declared as "Cyber Monday" and millions of people around the world are expected to do much of their holiday shopping online on that day.
This time of year, people are especially vulnerable to "Click now for this amazing offer!" phishing emails. When you receive an enticing email offer, be careful when clicking on that link - what you see on the screen may not match the underlying link. Often, you can hover over the link to see where you're actually being sent but this can sometimes show you a long and confusing link, due to embedded tracking information.
If the sender is one you recognize, and the email is from a vendor to which you've "opted in" to receive email offers, you're probably OK. However, if you have any concerns about the validity of the link, it's better to be safe by typing in the address of the website directly rather than clicking on the link.
When you're typing the address, you can ensure you get a secure connection by using the "https://" prefix on your web address. The 's' stands for secure, and it encrypts the connection between your browser and the site you're browsing.
More and more websites are offering (or even defaulting to) https: connections, but you can force it by typing the address in yourself. If your site doesn't support https: it is generally OK to browse there, but avoid using insecure sites for shopping, since your payment information is not secure when you transmit it to the site.
Also, your browser can help you - it will often show a lock icon or other indicator, signifying that you have a secure connection to the website.
Clicking on the website address will show you the full path, which should start with https: as shown above.
If you shop from your mobile device and the site you're shopping with has an official app, use it. This can help you avoid spoofed sites (i.e. sites masquerading as a legitimate site, but in place to harvest your personal and/or financial information. If you go this route, you're best off going to the main shopping site from your browser, clicking on the app store link from their site, and letting that link redirect you to the correct app on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or whatever app store is used by your device.
If you're shopping from a public WiFi network in a coffee shop, airport, library, etc. chances are, your traffic is being transmitted unencrypted (aka "in the clear"), which means an attacker could observe and capture this information. Unfortunately, in some scenarios, this can even expose your information when connected to an https: site due to something known as a "man in the middle" attack.
In general, you're best off not shopping on public, unsecured WiFi networks. If you really want to shop on these networks, and wish to do so in a secure fashion, you can use a VPN (Virtual Private Network service) to encrypt your device's traffic. There are some easy-to-use services that help you do this, such as Cloak (Mac and iOS only); TunnelBear (multi-platform), and WiTopia to name a few.
If you're not using a VPN, avoid sending sensitive information (such as your payment card data) over a public WiFi network.
Modern anti-virus and anti-malware technology can help protect you while shopping. Many of them not only scan your computer for malicious programs, they also have add-ins for your browser that are aware of know, malicious web sites and can warn you when you're in a dangerous spot.
Paid software is available for this, as well as free options. If you're using Windows and don't want to pay, the built-in Windows Defender is a good option. Companies like AVG, Avast, and Avira also offer free antivirus solutions for Windows and Mac computers.
Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) also offer free anti-virus or anti-malware licenses to their customers - check with your internet provider to see what is available.
Bottom line, have something in place and keep it up-to-date with current malware and virus definitions.
Whether you're shopping online or in a store, if Apple Pay or Google Wallet payments are available, they offer a safe way to pay. Due to the way the security model on these systems works, your individual payment card details are never transmitted to the merchant.
Instead a one-time transaction credential is shared to enable the payment and a new one is generated each time you pay. That means that even if an attacker gains access to the transaction information they will be unable to use that information for a second transaction.
I hope you find these tips helpful, and I hope you find some great bargains on Cyber Monday!


This recipe for Creamy Asparagus Soup, by Julia Little, is from The Not So Little Family Cookbook , one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Soften vegetables: Add remaining butter and asparagus, leeks, 1/2 tsp salt, to empty pot and cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until softened about 10 minutes.


The Authority of Telecommunications is a ministerial unit which performs the advisory and regulatory functions over the telecommunications sectors in nationwide.
The Authority of Telecommunications shall have its legal status, own seal and account in accordance with the provision of law, its headquarter is located in Hanoi.
The Authority of Telecommunications has its tasks and powers according to Decision 35/QD-TTg dated 27 June 2011 of the Prime Minister prescribing the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of The Authority of Telecommunications.


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A PHP wrapper that assists in the use of the API provided by http://www.thebluealliance.com

# Installation

### Composer
Installing the application through Composer is the fastest way to get all setup.
To do this navigate to the root of your project in the terminal and run

`composer require dacotahharvey/thebluealliance-phpwrapper`

Then when you use the project include the two following lines at the top of your file

```
require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/vendor/autoload.php';
use TheBlueAlliance_PHPWrapper\TBARequest;
```

### Manually Cloning

1. In your project make a new folder called tbaAPI
2. Download this repository.
3. Unzip the files that you downloaded and place them in the tbaAPI folder that you previously created.
4. Include the following line at the top of the file that you wish to use the wrapper in

```
include __DIR__ . '/tbaapi/TBARequest.php';
```

# Library Usage

To use this library you need to have an API Key from The Blue Alliance. You can find more information on how to do this
here https://www.thebluealliance.com/apidocs

1. Create a new reference to the library like so
```
$tbaRequest = new tbaAPI\TBARequest(api_key);
```

2. Call the functions provided to retrieve your data like so

```
echo $tbaRequest->getDistricts(['year' => 2016]);
```

All of the functions provided by the wrapper take the same three paramters

1. $request_parameters - Any paramters that that the endpoint needs for the query
2. $headers - Any additional headers that you want to send with the request
3. $full_response - Whether you want the full response or just the JSON returned by The Blue Alliance

Lets say for example we wanted to make a request to get the team 1114.
We can find the documentation for this function [here](https://www.thebluealliance.com/apidocs#team-request)
Using the var `tba` from above we can do the following

```
$result = $tbaRequest->getTeam(['team' => 1114]);
```

# Executing a Premade Script
Executing a php script is very easy once the initial setup has been taken care of.
The scripts provided with this project will work best with PHP 7, however they will
also perform with a lower version. Running the scripts that are contained within this repository is simple. It can be accomplished using the three following steps

1. Clone the repository
2. In each of the sciripts you will find the library initalization. You must change this in each of the scripts that you wish to run as currently they empty. You can find more information on how to do this in the Library Usage section of this Readme.
3. Use the following commands in the terminal. Note that the composer install is only used once to generate the autoload file that must exist to properly use the plugin

```
composer install
cd scripts
cd 2017
```

Then choose the file that you want to run. Each script will contain instructions on how to run it. If you try to run a script with improper commands it will tell you how it should be run. An example of a script being executed once you are in the proper directory is

```
php team-match-turnaround.php 2017dar frc1114
```

The script will then run in your terminal instance.

### PHP Installation in Mac OSX

Mac OSX comes with PHP by default! If you are ambitious you can upgrade to PHP7.
The tutorial steps below will help with that.

1. Homebrew is the best way to upgrade your Mac instance to PHP7. Homebrew is a tool
that will allow you to install packages via the terminal. A fantastic tutorial on what
Homebrew is and how to use it can be found here:
https://www.howtogeek.com/211541/homebrew-for-os-x-easily-installs-desktop-apps-and-terminal-utilities/

2. This tutorial is a fantastic reference point for upgrading to PHP7. You can also
perform the steps in reverse to downgrade back to PHP5!
https://developerjack.com/blog/2015/12/11/Installing-PHP7-with-homebrew/

### PHP Installation on Windows

Installing PHP through the command line is an arduous task on windows. The PHP library
offers a tutorial on this that can be found here http://php.net/manual/pl/install.windows.commandline.php

Alternatively you can use Xxamp. The homepage for Xxamp with a download link can
be found here https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html and a fantastic tutorial on
how to use xxamp can be found here https://blog.udemy.com/xampp-tutorial/

# Contact Me

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at dacotahj.harvey@gmail.com
I am always more than willing to help write a script or setup an environment that
will allow you to execute your own scripts!

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'Fired up' - Nottingham Forest man reveals where Derby County game will be won and lost
It promises to be a typically feisty affair when the Rams meet the Reds at the City Ground on Saturday
Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Watson has called for calm heads when the Reds take on Derby County.
It promises to be a typically feisty affair as the arch rivals go head-to-head at the City Ground on Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm).
As well as looking to claw back ground on Forest in the Sky Bet Championship table, the Rams will also be out to avenge the 3-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
"We have already had a taste of it in the cup," Watson told Nottinghamshire Live. "We got a fantastic result and we want more of that this weekend.
Derby County latest
This is your round up of all things Derby; the one-stop shop that will keep you updated on the latest goings on at Pride Park and beyond.
Transfers, injuries, match-days and managers, we've got you covered.
We'll be bringing the very latest on the Rams throughout the week and around the clock.
Make sure you keep yourself updated with our handy daily catch up...
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"The main aim is to try and stay calm but the nature of the game means you will be fired up.
"Normally, in these games, whoever keeps the calmest on the pitch comes out on top.
"We are fifth in the league, they are not far behind us, so it has all the ingredients to be a good game.
"We know this is a big game. For the fans, it is the biggest of the season.
'Perfect' - Derby County man looks to Craig Bryson for Nottingham Forest inspiration
"As players and as a team, we go out there having to treat it as a normal game so that we don't get too excited and keep our heads.
"Whichever side that does that normally comes out on top at the end of the 90 minutes."
Watson admits he was surprised by the level of rivalry between the two sides when he first joined Forest in February of last year.
"It is probably the biggest derby I have personally played in," he added. "Before I signed here, I didn't realise how big a rivalry it is.
How will Derby County get on at Nottingham Forest?
"Having played in it and being in and around the city, it is huge.
"It will be tight early on, it will be intense with both teams looking to play with energy and play good football.
"Whoever keeps their head will have the chance of winning the game."

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Antrophyum, biljni rod iz porodice bujadovki (Pteridaceae) smješten je u potporodicu Vittarioideae. Pripada mu 33 priznate pantropske vrste, većinom iz jugoistočne Azije.

Vrste

 Antrophyum annamense Tardieu & C. Chr.
 Antrophyum annetii (Jeanp.) Tardieu
 Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum D. L. Jones
 Antrophyum brassii S. Linds.
 Antrophyum callifolium Blume
 Antrophyum castaneum H. Itô
 Antrophyum costatum Alderw.
 Antrophyum formosanum Hieron.
 Antrophyum henryi Hieron.
 Antrophyum hovenkampii C. W. Chen
 Antrophyum jagoanum Jones & Bostock
 Antrophyum lancifolium Rosenst. ex M. Kato
 Antrophyum latifolium Blume
 Antrophyum ledermannii Hieron.
 Antrophyum malgassicum C. Chr.
 Antrophyum megistophyllum Copel.
 Antrophyum nambanense C. W. Chen
 Antrophyum novae-caledoniae Hieron.
 Antrophyum obovatum Baker
 Antrophyum ovatum Alderw.
 Antrophyum parvulum Blume
 Antrophyum plantagineum (Cav.) Kaulf.
 Antrophyum reticulatum (G. Forst.) Kaulf.
 Antrophyum semicostatum Blume
 Antrophyum sessilifolium (Cav.) Spreng.
 Antrophyum simulans Alderw.
 Antrophyum smithii C. Chr.
 Antrophyum solomonense C. W. Chen & J. H. Nitta
 Antrophyum strictum Mett.
 Antrophyum subfalcatum Brack.
 Antrophyum trivittatum C. Chr.
 Antrophyum vittarioides Baker
 Antrophyum williamsii Benedict

Sinonimi
 Bathia C.Chr.

Izvori

Bujadovke

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Submissions are now open for the Poster Prize for Illustration 2019, in partnership with London Transport Museum (LTM).
The Poster Prize for Illustration continues Transport for London's legacy of design that dates back over 100 years. London Transport Museum's collection of graphic art is one of the best in the world and includes over 5,000 posters and artworks by famous artists including Man Ray, Laura Knight and Edward McKnight Kauffer.
This year the theme is London Stories.
Across the ages, London has produced and inspired countless stories. Fictitious or real characters and events in this amazing city have always held a fascination, from the anecdotal urban myth to grand tales of historic legend – from the everyday to the curious, and from the past to the present. The aim of the Poster Prize for Illustration competition 2019 is to attract artwork for display that is colourful, inspiring and celebrates the vibrant, multi-layered city that is London.
rtists are invited to visually capture a familiar or lesser-known narrative in a single image. All stories, current or historical, real or fictional which feature this amazing city are welcome – your imagination is the limit. Stories could be those seen in a film or play, heard in poetry or music, or read in literature. They may be family anecdotes, or an impression of your daily observations. Your visual story could be inspired by London's history or contemporary city living. What stories does London have to tell?
Impress the jury with your illustrated interpretation of a London story and be in with a chance of having your work displayed at the famous London Transport Museum and winning the top prize.
The competition is open to all illustrators and students of illustration worldwide, regardless whether you are a member of AOI or not.
You must be over 18 years of age to enter.
Your Artwork should be a portrait orientation image file saved as .jpg, .png or .gif , in RGB mode, and should be under 4MB up to 3000px for the longest dimension.
Double Crown – 505 x 760mm (20 x 30 inches).
However, for this exhibition these sizes are not prescriptive.
There will also be a special public vote Museum Collection Prize. Details to be announced when the exhibition opens.
There is also the possibility that shortlisted images will be featured on merchandise sold in London Transport Museum's Covent Garden and online shops.
The competition is open to illustrators and students of illustration throughout the world. The top 100 entries selected by a panel of judges will be displayed in an exhibition at London Transport Museum that will run from February to Summer 2019. The winners will be announced at an event during the exhibition opening week.


PTU and release date updated.
updated the first post, some more things have reached "feature compleation" state and some things have been cut from 2.6 while alot has been pushed forward even more.
Development schedule was just updated.
Thread also updated and a new section added "Bug progress" with link to the graf.
Some parts have been delayed even more.
Such as the pickup went from feature compleate to ETA, Caterpillar went from almost done to ETA.
Some tech went to complete tho.
PTU testing is not going to be avilable for a while yet. still closed to the Evacati.
Alot of backend tech has been pulled from 2.6.
I could write a book about that xD but it's probably somehow against the nda not sure.
At least you can play, the game's crashing each time I'm in the loading screen when I found a match..
Did you turn off the front end in the cfg file?


Through the first quarter of 2019, our members have experienced stable loan demand, though at levels below the same period last year. This loan demand has been accompanied by tighter liquidity and a more competitive deposit environment.
In the broader market, a very flat yield curve has persisted and is now inverted as compared to year-end 2018, with a parallel downward shift in rates. Given the Federal Reserve's signaling of an extended pause with regards to increasing short-term interest rates, some focus has shifted from risks associated with rising rates to the potential of an economic slowdown alongside a decreasing rate environment and weaker asset quality.
In this edition, we feature several advance structures that can help our members position their institutions for the current economic and operating environment and prepare for the shifting landscape.
The FHLBNY has a product mix that can assist members with efficiently navigating the current operating environment, affording the ability to both manage risk and offer flexibility to optimize earnings. In this edition, we highlight three of our funding options to consider for a shifting interest rate environment.
A "symmetry" feature can be added to certain fixed-rate advances for an additional two basis points. The SPA feature offers the potential to harvest a gain from an advance that becomes "in the money" or incurs an unrealized gain due to a shift in interest rates. Symmetry is requested at the time of booking and may be added to qualified fixed-rate advances with maturities of one year or greater, allowing our members to receive compensation for favorable changes in the Fair Value of the advance when prepaying. This compensation is net of prepayment fees.
Note: Prepayment above $1 billion per member per month will require review and approval from the FHLBNY. Discounted fixed-rate Community Lending Program Advances are excluded. Terms and restrictions apply.
From a market value perspective, advances and fixed-rate security portfolios have an inverse relationship in a changing interest rate environment. The market value of advances with symmetry will increase in a rising rate environment, while fixed-rate securities may incur unrealized losses. Having liabilities with unrealized gains that can be monetized serves as a real offset to unrealized losses in security portfolios.
Should a member have an advance with a positive fair market value, they may extinguish and harvest a potential gain (net of prepayment fees) to bolster earnings. Members rebooking advances with terms of six months or greater may also benefit from our Advance Rebate Program to receive back part of the prepayment fee associated with extinguishing an advance prior to its maturity date.
If there is a possibility of an imminent or future merger or acquisition, the SPA feature can add significant value to the deal—from both the position of the acquirer and the institution being acquired. Often, during the process of an acquisition, an acquirer may choose to de-lever and shrink the balance sheet of the newly consolidated entity to bolster capital and to sell "underwater" or risky assets while taking the opportunity to book losses to "merger-related" expenses. By funding security portfolios with advances with the SPA feature, losses associated with divesting "underwater" securities could potentially be mitigated while de-levering (should advance gains be harvested during this process).
Callable Advances are fixed-rate term funding that prepayment fee, in whole or in part, after a pre- determined lockout period. The advance is a flexible funding tool that can assist in addressing interest rate risk now, while also affording the option to make adjustments in the future based on the prevailing interest rate environment and a member's need for long-term funding. Upon inception of the advance, you choose the term and lockout period and select either a "European" or one-time option to extinguish, or the "Bermudan" option where you have an opportunity to extinguish at the end of the lockout period and on a quarterly basis thereafter.
Note: Prepayment above $1 billion per member per month will require review and approval from the FHLBNY. Terms and restrictions apply.
Should members require longer-duration liabilities today to meet current Asset/Liability Management (ALM) objectives, they can utilize Callable Advances and strategically terminate in the future should their balance sheet composition change. Our members' balance sheets are dynamic, with change being a constant, as our members are often embarking on new strategies to achieve deposit growth or to alter the composition of assets to optimize profitability, reduce risk or to best utilize capital. Needs for term funding often are dynamic as well and will vary over time. Callable Advances can potentially assist in achieving member goals today while offering flexibility in the future to extinguish (entirely or partially at no additional cost) to avoid being "straddled" with unnecessary term-funding.
Callable Advances are excellent tools to fund pools of whole-loan mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. Not only does the Callable Advance lock in spreads for a period of time, but it can also be extinguished, either entirely or partially, should the prepayment speeds of mortgage assets be greater than expected. Again, added flexibility can be extremely valuable and offer a member the precision to maintain the exact degree of term funding they require.
Callable Advances allow a member to lock-in spread and mitigate risks associated with a rising rate environment. Moreover, this advance offers flexibility to lower the cost of funds in a static and declining rate environment. Should rates decline, members can "ride down the curve" by strategically extinguishing the callable and "rolling short" or rebooking advances of the same remaining life but with a lower coupon rate. Should rates remain static, members can also extinguish and rebook advances with the same remaining life, but with a lower coupon than the prevailing rate on the existing Callable Advance.
M&A activity can often be driven by liquidity and interest rate risk as financial institutions seek to partner with entities that have liability structures that complement each other. At the FHLBNY, we have seen M&A activity increase in recent years. Often times, mergers are accompanied by term advances being prepaid early, with significant prepayment fees incurred. During a merger, the option to extinguish advances at no additional cost can prove very beneficial to the overall economics of the deal.
With the current flat and now inverted yield curve at certain points, members may opt to add longer-duration assets as "insurance" to anchor their balance sheets and fend off spread compression associated with assets repricing down the curve. The Callable Advance allows members to lock in spreads—and should rates decline you can take action and strategically extinguish and rebook advance funding with a lower coupon. If members add longer-duration securities, a declining rate environment would translate into those securities incurring unrealized gains. Should the need arise to harvest those gains in order to bolster earnings or offset losses associated with deteriorating asset quality (which may be present during an economic downturn), members can safely take the gains and extinguish the long-term funding associated with those assets.
The ARC Advance with an embedded cap is a floating- rate advance tied to either 1-month or 3-month LIBOR; it contains an embedded cap that limits the cost of the floating rate to a maximum coupon rate should LIBOR rise to the cap threshold. The cap provides an upper limit to the coupon rate, and is often beneficial when conducting regulatory shock scenarios.
With the Fed seemingly on hold, members may want the ability to reduce funding costs in a declining rate environment with the security of an upper-limit on the advance coupon. Liability-sensitive members find the ARC Advance with an embedded cap advantageous because it will not only provide protection from rising rates but also will allow the advance coupon to ride down the curve when we enter a different point of the interest rate cycle. In addition to the cap providing an upper limit to the coupon of this advance, it also assists with regulatory shock scenarios when calculating Net Interest Income at Risk and Economic Value of Equity at risk. Considering we have an inverted yield curve and stable monetary policy, being able to reduce funding costs in a declining rate environment is valuable, especially considering the additional advantages associated with this advance structure.
to utilize our products to achieve your balance sheet management goals.
Have a suggestion for a new funding structure or advance product? Contact us.
Adjustable Rate Credit (ARC) Advance.
Our First Home Clubsm will be replaced by our new, modernized Homebuyer Dream Program™ (HDP) for first-time homeowners.


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Select category Blues Clubs Comedy Family Fun Jazz Clubs Night Clubs & Live Music Piano Bars Theater Tours
Sort by: Unclaimed
CityPASS Chicago
Save money at five of Chicago's most popular destinations! Chicago CityPASS is a booklet of...
Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Company
http://chicagotrolley.com/
Chicago's premier Hop On Hop Off ® city sightseeing tours with 13 stops in our classic red & ...
iO Improv
3541 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
http://ioimprov.com/chicago/
The Green Mill
Jazz Clubs
4802 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640, United States
http://greenmilljazz.com/
This small club north of downtown has claims on being the oldest club in the U.S. with a lot of h...
Court Theatre
5535 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
http://www.courttheatre.org/
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, United States
http://www.atthemac.org
Sears Centre
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
http://www.searscentre.com/
The Escape Game
42 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL, United States
https://theescapegamechicago.com/
Work together as a team to solve puzzles and find clues so you can get out of a locked room withi...
http://www.laughfactory.com/
Underground Wonder Bar
710 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
http://undergroundwonderbar.com/
Easy to find and just off Michigan Ave. Funky jazz bluesy folk rockin' reggae and everythin...
Genesee Theatre
203 N Genesee St, Waukegan, IL 60085, United States
http://www.geneseetheatre.com/
Mercury Theater
3745 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
http://mercurytheaterchicago.com/
Silk Road Rising
77 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
http://www.silkroadrising.org/
601 N. Martingale road, Streets of Woodfield, Suite 171 Schaumburg, IL 60173
http://laughoutloudtheater.com/
The Wild Hare & Singing Armadillo Frog Sanctuary
Night Clubs & Live Music
2610 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
http://wildharemusic.com/
Features live reggae and world beat music.
Goodman Theater
170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
http://www.goodmantheatre.org/
Metropolis Performing Arts Center
111 West Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, United States
http://www.metropolisarts.com/
1225 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
http://www.stage773.com/
B.L.U.E.S.
http://www.chicagobluesbar.com/
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this kardashian kolor nail polish is my new favourite. everything hypes so much over 'rainbow connection', which i do love, but i have to prefer this one because i can't really compare them on my nails. as much as i'd love 'rainbow connection', i just think generally, all opi glitter polishes are amazing.
love your nail polish! the glitter looks so cute over the pink.


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Federal officers have eliminated the remaining prison barrier to full-blown on line casino playing on the threshold of Glendale.
The U.S. Department of Interior this beyond week authorized the changes in the gaming compact among the Tohono O'odham Nation and the country. That new settlement officially approaches the kingdom will not oppose expanded gaming at the web site and could, in reality, offer the necessary permits.
A day later the tribe told U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell it was dropping its lawsuit to pressure the country to allow it's on line casino plans to proceed.
But it may be months before the brand new slot machines that the deal permits may be in the region.
And forget about playing blackjack or other desk games on the West Valley Desert Diamond Casino for extra than 12 months.
For the time being, operations will remain inside the warehouse that changed into constructed for the restrained gaming the tribe may want to behavior with out country permission.
That consists of devices that appearance all of the globe like slot machines. But there, in reality, a form of electronically interlinked bingo games.
A tribal spokesman said step one is changing those 1,089 machines with authentic slots which perform using applications figuring out payouts. But he stated it entails greater than flipping a switch.
Table games are some other matter.
Put pretty absolutely, because the location in which the on line casino gaming is now taking region changed into constructed as a warehouse, there simply isn't the distance between them.
Those will want to wait for finishing touch of the brand new on line casino together with the inn with the intention to be in the middle of it. With construction now not set to start until later this year, that puts final touch out into 2019.
The federal approval marks the cease of what has been a plan decades in the making — even though people outdoor the tribe did no longer realize that.
It truly lines its roots to 1986 while Congress agreed to provide the tribe $30 million in reimbursement while a federal dam task flooded approximately 10,000 acres of land within the San Lucy District.
That law also allowed the tribe to buy substitute land in Pima, Pinal or Maricopa County. And it said that land could be made part of the reservation if it became not within any town limits.
In 2002 citizens authorized a decree giving tribes the unique rights to on line casino gaming. That regulation, not handiest cemented in existing casinos but additionally gave the Tohono O'odham the right to build a brand new one.
12 months later, the tribe offered land on the brink of Glendale. But its ownership turned into hiding under the call Ranier Enterprises.
It became most effective in 2009 when the tribe requested the federal authorities to make the land part of the reservation — a prison precursor to gaming — that the actual ownership became acknowledged.
That resulted in a series of the lawsuit by using the state, the town of Glendale and the Gila River Indian Community aimed at blocking off the flow. They claimed that the 2002 ballot measure restricted gaming to current reservations.
But federal courts said that's now not the manner the language reads.
In the intervening time, the tribe moved a few Class II gaming devices — the ones interlinked bingo machines which the nation has no authority to alter — into the warehouse and opened its doors.
The final litigation was settled in advance this 12 months whilst Gov. Doug Ducey agreed to offer the permits for complete-scale Class III gaming on the web page. In the alternate, the tribe agreed no longer to try to open any extra casinos in Maricopa County for the foreseeable destiny, that means at least 2041.
And that deal paved the way for the tribe to sooner or later get the liquor license for the ability it's been searching for since it opened in late 2015.
The eventual plans name for a $400 million complicated. That includes no longer handiest an on line casino with a bigger gaming ground than exist now however additionally five eating places.
Plans are to have the prevailing casino continue to be open within the intervening time.
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My Father's Legacy and Commitment to Tzedek v'Shalom with Susannah Heschel. The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture is sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Sunday Mar 31 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)
Watch the recorded live stream.
Dr. Heschel will reflect on the enduring nature of her father's legacy and our role elevating our rabbinate through the study of sacred texts, the pursuit of justice, acknowledging the holy in our lives, and how his legacy nurtures our moral leadership and sacred purpose as Reform rabbis in the 21st Century.
Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. She is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the recipient of numerous awards, including four honorary doctorates.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture is sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
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I just hit the 50,000 pageview mark this week!
This is a snapshot of my monthly pageviews since starting the blog. Ignore the dates at the bottom, I'm not sure why blogger has them wrong but the first point is March of 2012.
I know this is way behind some of the other bloggers but it's a nice start. It's taken me since March of 2012 to hit this point (basically 16 months) but I'm currently averaging about 5k views per month since January now so it should only take me another 10 months to reach the 100,000 mark.
I typically don't even pay a lot of attention to this since my focus has been more to keep track of all of my transactions. However, it's nice to see that I'm gradually getting more followers. I don't write a lot of engaging articles but I do keep all of my trades transparent.
I'd be curious to know how others are doing. I also just signed up with infolinks and if anyone has used them before then I would appreciate their input.
We're approaching 600 page views.
Well you are putting out a lot of content so I'm sure that number will go up quickly.
Likewise, thanks for stopping by and adding comments to Wallet Engineers!
Before you know it you'll be at 100,000 pageviews and it's all up from there.
I don't think I'll ever catch your "celebrity" status lol but I hope to keep increasing at a faster pace just like my dividend income.
Good job! I'm on the cusp of 100,000 pageviews for my blog.
Thanks. That's great! I think you started yours around the same time so that's awesome that you are already to 100k.
AAI it is nice. In such a short time. I am impressed. Since I started paying attention to my blog I started taking this somewhat personally and I want to have visitors, but it seems my blog is now going nowhere… Well, congrats!
Thanks. Well It takes some time to get readers to find your blog. You are putting out a lot of content so I wouldn't get discouraged. I'm sure after a year you will be at a much higher level.
Good stuff! I'm still a baby in this game, so not even 4000 yet! But like you, I just want to keep track of what's happening with my DivGro portfolio, be transparent about it and, if anybody can find value in what I'm doing, then great!
Yeah I wasn't really paying attention to pageviews and just happened to catch it when it hit the 50k mark so I figured I'd post and see where others were at. I'm watching your purchases, CHL is interesting and one I'll be looking at further. I agree with you, I want to just hold myself accountable for my investments and hopefully my trades can help some other people as well.
Thanks buddy! You have a nice layout for your site, I'm sure you are starting to get more visitors as well.


"Unique nursery furniture to save you space!"
How To Make the Most Of Your Space.
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Other Super Space Saving Ideas.
I know what it's like to have a small baby nursery to work with - my first one didn't even have a closet!
"Where on earth am I going to put all this stuff?"
See the nursery storage plan page, to find out how to get all the functionality and storage space you need out of these five items of furniture for the baby nursery.
These five items should fit quite comfortably into even the smallest baby room.
Next, follow the unique nursery furniture space saving tips below, for options to help you to squeeze more square inches from your space.
Another unique nursery furniture option is a corner crib. Because of the innovative use of corner space, this crib uses less floor space than a standard crib, but still gives baby room to move! Unfortunately these cribs are now only available on the secondhand market.
A crib 'n changer combo is more compact than the two separate furniture items.
A dresser/ changer combo gets two jobs done with one piece of unique nursery furniture, saving you between six and eight square feet.
Corner changing tables are great for using up those awkward empty corners to get the most from your floor space.
Folding changing tables and portable changing mats can be stored under or behind the crib when not in use.
Neither wall mounted changing tables nor crib mounted changing tables use up any floor space at all.
Changing tables with an extra hutch attachment provide plenty of extra off-the-floor storage space.
For more information on saving space with baby changing tables, click here.
Another unique nursery furniture item to save space in the baby nursery is a folding tv tray like this one from Amazon.com. Use it to hold your tissues, baby's pacifier and bottle etc. while you are feeding. Fold it up and stow behind the nursery rocker when you are done.
Note that in this case, you will need to find an alternative location for your nursery lamp - maybe on a shelf higher up? Tuck your basket of feeding goodies (bibs, burpcloths etc.) beside, or under, your rocker or chair.
Try a simple wooden rocking chair, instead of a padded and upholstered nursery glider.
They are much narrower, and the footstool that comes with them can be tucked under the chair when not in use.
Obviously, the ottoman that comes with a nursery glider has to stay in front of it when not in use, due to the glider mechanism under the chair.
Or, if you are really short of space, the folding rocking chair is a unique nursery furniture item that can be stored against the wall or behind the nightstand.
Add your own coordinated pillows for comfort and homely appeal.
Alternatively, you could consider a straightforward chair for nursing baby. Chairs without rocking or gliding mechanisms tend to be smaller. Make sure the chair is comfortable and try to find a padded one.
A laundry bag, easily accessible from the baby changing table, will work just as well as a baby hamper, and can be hung from a shelf with pegs or from hooks in a door, giving you one to two square feet of extra breathing space.
If you can't find a nice one to match you nursery decor it's easy to make one yourself. Dimpleanddandelions.com have absolutely gorgeous nursery fabrics available by the yard.
Another item of space saving furniture for the baby nursery is the baby armoire. Armoires offer more storage space than dressers for the same floor space. Some are made with a low hanging rail with shelves above to maximize storage options. Many also have easy access drawers at the bottom.
Many toy boxes double up as bench seats - extra functionality for the same amount of square feet is always a good idea in a small baby nursery. To save more space use a toy bag that you can hang from a shelf or behind a door, instead of a toy box.
Again, if you can't find one to suit your baby nursery design, buy a yard of fabric from Dimpleanddandelions.com and make it yourself.
If you've been overrun by the soft toy brigade, a toy net is a great space saver. I had one in my first nursery, and it just never seems to get full. The more toys you add, the more it stretches!
If you have a closet in the room, consider installing a closet organizer to optimize the storage space. This may save you from buying that extra dresser or toy box furniture for the baby nursery that you really do not have space for. This one is really inexpensive at only $28!
Hanging baskets are a great storage idea. They can add character and charm to your baby nursery without cluttering the floor.
Make the most of the space on the back of your baby nursery door, with a hanging organizer. These come in many different colors and styles, and are perfect for storing the overflow of stuffed toys. Toddlers love them too!
Csnbaby.com and ababy.com have wonderful nursery shelves to fit almost any nursery design.
Another unique nursery furniture item - check out this diaper shack.. Hang this above your baby changing table to increase storage without decreasing floor space.
Visit yard sales and used furniture shops and look for an old coat stand. This can be refurbished to make a unique nursery furniture item to match your baby nursery decor. Place it in a small unused corner, and hang bulky winter coats and hats here that take up a lot of basket space.
Now that I've given you a few ideas, make yourself a cup of tea, take a comfortable chair and "visit" with your baby nursery and your floor plan.
Look for nooks and crannies in corners, under the eaves, on the walls. What about at the end of the crib - will there be space for a hatbox or two?


You'd normally pay an arm and a leg for stunning white beaches, picturesque countryside, fragrant cuisine, and buzzing nightlife but thanks to the relative weakness of the Thai baht, Thailand has become one of the world's most popular yet inexpensive holiday destinations over the last decade.
It's possible to get by on a budget of 700 baht per day by staying in cheaper hostels, using local transport, without splurging on expensive meals out or large quantities of alcohol. Street food can be a good option to keep costs down as it will be a lot cheaper than guesthouse food, but you may need an adventurous palate.
Those on a stricter budget or who want to avoid the main tourist hordes should head for quieter islands like Ko Chang, national parks like Khao Yai and Khao Sok, or rural Isaan in the northern part of the country, which sees far fewer tourists. Another way to beat the crowds and save money is to visit in the low season of July and August when prices will be at their lowest.
In the mid-range price band visitors can expect to pay around 1,000 baht for an air-conditioned hotel room, and 300-400 baht for a Western-style meal. For those with cash to splash five star hotels will be similar to western prices.
One of the reasons that so many millions of tourists flock to Thailand every year is the favourable exchange rate between the Thai baht and most of the European and North American currencies. There are currently around 55 Thai baht to the pound, but bear in mind that exchange rates are volatile and can fluctuate, even from day to day.
To get a competitive exchange rate on the Thai baht head to the Post Office and change your money before you get to the airport.
The 10 baht note was replaced by a coin several years ago, but the notes are still used occasionally, especially outside the major cities.
The baht is comprised of 100 satang, and its coins come in denominations of 25 satang, 50 satang, 1 baht, 2 baht, 5 baht and 10 baht.
When you first arrive in the country, make sure that you have some Thai currency in lower denominations (a few 50 baht notes would be ideal), as taxi drivers and smaller shops might not be able or willing to accept larger notes.
Tipping is not generally considered necessary in Thailand, but it is customary to leave behind some loose change when paying the bill in a restaurant, and a service charge may be added to the bill in hotel restaurants, or the more upmarket eateries in the big cities.
Pickpockets are increasingly common, especially in the major tourist areas, so don't keep large sums of money in your wallet – instead carry only the money you are likely to need that day and keep the rest of your cash in several different places in your luggage.
One pound is currently worth around 55 bahts. Therefore, the easiest way to get a rough idea of how much something costs in pounds is to divide the baht cost by 55. Remember that exchange rates can vary, so the rate given is only approximate, and make sure you keep an eye on exchange rates before and during your trip to know how much you're spending.
Have your holiday currency delivered to your door for all online orders – minimum £400 order value applies online. For online orders for home delivery of £500 or over, delivery is free or for home delivery orders of under £500 there is a small delivery charge of £4.99.


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At Annual Conference we'll hear from incredible women who are at the forefront of movements for human rights change around the world.
We'll hear from Izabela Mozdrzeń and Beata Geppert and their experiences fighting fascism in Poland, as well as Vitalina Koval, an LGBTI activist facing violence and threats in Ukraine. We'll also hear from Ireland's own incredible activists and campaigners who repealed the 8th Amendment.
To top off this wonderful line-up, Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International, will be the keynote speaker. Kumi started his social justice campaigning as an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa at just 15 years old, and is the former Executive Director of Greenpeace.
We'll also be talking about 'Community Sponsorship', a new programme that gives people the chance to 'sponsor' refugees to be resettled in Ireland.
Join us on March 23rd and 24th in the Gas Building in Dublin city centre. Day tickets cost €10 and weekend pass costs €20. Both include lunch.
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Our Year in Review: A Report to Membership
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AI's New Global Policy on Drug Control and Human Rights
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Never Give Up – a Human Rights Defender Speaks
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You Don't Have any Rights Here
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Fighting Fascism in Europe
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Becoming a World Champion is certainly no easy feat. It requires an unbreakable warrior spirit, pushing you to work through the blood, sweat and tears even when you're almost ready to give up.
With enough hard work and perseverance, becoming a World Champion can be an attainable goal, even for us regular folk. Perhaps all we need is some guidance to motivate us.
We all know that there's no one who can give better advice than World Champions themselves. After all, only they know what it's like to break boundaries in training. Curious to know how actual World Champions do it? Today, Evolve Daily shares 9 Training Secrets Of World Champions:
I take notes after every training session." – Shinya Aoki, ONE Lightweight World Champion
ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki works on his striking with multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion Penek Sitnumnoi at the Evolve MMA Fighters Program.
ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki has been an athlete ever since he started Judo at 10 years of age. Today, he is one of the most feared submission specialists to ever enter the MMA cage. He attributes note taking as one of the secrets to his success in martial arts.
After each training session, you'll see Shinya detailing his performance in training, noting down the weaknesses he needs to work on. Doing so prevents him from making the same mistakes in his next training session by creating awareness.
Before, I would sleep on the mats to make sure I got all the training time I needed." – Leandro "Brodinho" Issa, UFC fighter and BJJ World Champion
BJJ World Champion and UFC Fighter Leandro "Brodinho" Issa wins most of his fights via submission.
BJJ World Champion and UFC Fighter Leandro "Brodinho" Issa has been competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ever since he was 14. For Brodinho, what made the biggest difference in his training was literally sleeping on the mats.
From the time he woke up to the time he had to go to sleep, Brodinho would train non-stop, fully immersing himself in BJJ. Doing so helped him win the BJJ World Championships or the Mundials, the most prestigious tournament in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Surround yourself with people who love and support you." – Angela Lee, 2x Pankration World Champion and ONE Superstar
2x Pankration World Champion and ONE Superstar Angela Lee dreams of becoming Singapore's first women's MMA World Champion!
Angela Lee's parents are no strangers to the world of martial arts. Her father holds Black Belts in three different martial arts disciplines including a 1st Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jtisu and a 6th Degree Hapdosool Master Black Belt, and her mother holds a 5th Degree Hapdosool Master Black Belt.
There's no doubt that their experience provides the perfect support system for Angela, who has been competing all her life. They give her the confidence she needs to stand up to her opponents, cheering her on with their unconditional love.
Always listen to your trainer." – Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn, Multiple-time Lumpinee Muay Thai World Champion
In the ancient art of Muay Thai, trainers are always regarded with respect and honor. In fact, when nak muays enter the ring, they start off with a wai kru, a ceremonial dance that also pays tribute to one's trainer.
Multiple-time Lumpinee Muay Thai World Champion Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn attributes all his success to his trainers. "I followed everything my trainers said. They know my strengths and my weaknesses, as well as my opponent's. This helped me tremendously in my fight strategy."
I don't count my sit ups. I start counting when it hurts and I feel pain, because those are what really count and makes you a champion. " – Muhammad Ali, Multiple-time Boxing Heavyweight World Champion
There's a reason why Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest legends in the sport of boxing. His incredible work ethic coupled with raw talent proved to be the ultimate combination inside the ring. Muhammad Ali moved like a boxer from a much lighter weight class, and eventually became known for his agility.
According to his trainer, Angelo Dundee, Ali was always the first man to get to the gym and the last to leave. Working on becoming "the greatest" was not easy for Ali – he had to devote countless hours towards strength and conditioning, which perfectly supplemented his boxing training.
Don't be afraid to put yourself in a bad situation." – Ben Askren, ONE Welterweight World Champion, former Bellator Welterweight World Champion, US Olympic Wrestler
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ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren certainly knows a thing or two about hard training. Wrestling is known to be one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports and it just so happens that Ben excels at it.
For Ben, putting himself in a "bad situation" reveals the holes in his game and what he needs to do to turn them into his strengths instead.
Always have an open mind." — Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke, ONE Strawweight World Champion, Multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion
ONE Strawweight World Champion and multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke is ready to defend his title at ONE: Pride Of Lions!
ONE Strawweight World Champion and multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke has been fighting practically all his life. At 36 years of age, he decided to challenge himself and picked up Mixed Martial Arts. In the process, he had to work on his ground game from scratch.
As an experienced and highly decorated Muay Thai fighter, being open to learning a new martial art undoubtedly tests your ego. However, it also takes your martial arts skills to a whole new level, making you more well-rounded in the process.
Do what you're comfortable with." – Orono Wor Petchpun, Multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion
Multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion Orono Wor Petchpun demonstrates a push kick.
A muay femur, multiple-time Muay Thai World Champion Orono Wor Petchpun is known for his technique and his ability to completely dominate his opponents in the ring. He is able to achieve this because he feels completely at ease the moment he steps into the ring. After having fought hundreds of fights, Orono was able to create a signature style that he became comfortable with. By sticking to this style, he was able to dominate his other fights as well.
Don't stop competing!" – Bruno Pucci, BJJ World Champion and ONE Superstar
BJJ World Champion and ONE Superstar Bruno Pucci is looking forward to making a comeback in the ONE Championship cage!
BJJ World Champion and ONE Superstar Bruno Pucci believes that constantly competing helps you develop the confidence you need for future competitions. It also reveals the aspects of your game you need to work on, making you a better martial artist.
The more you compete, the less nervous you'll feel the next time you have to compete – and as we all know, getting over the mental part of competition is already half the battle. "Don't think about winning or losing," Bruno advises. "Just enjoy yourself out there!"
There's no doubt that we can learn from the experiences of these martial artists and use them as inspiration in our own martial arts journey. The more determined we are to accomplish our goals, the bigger the chances we have of becoming a World Champion someday. As impossible as it may seem, we should never give up hope, especially if it's for something that we truly desire.
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"Hellgrammite" masquerades as a humble book of fishing poems and tales, but it is much more than that. It is a mythological multi-legged creature, creeping and crawling with vivid nature poems, ink drawings, sensitive haiku and two remarkably crafted short stories. By turns terrifying, tragic, witty and surreal, author Mathew V. Spano serves as the reader's guide, turning over river rocks of the unconscious and inviting readers to reach down into the wet darkness to probe mysteries of Mother Nature and human nature.
As the title "Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands" implies, the book at hand has grown from New Jersey roots. More specifically, it is an outgrowth of the Pier Village Poetry Festival, held in view of the Atlantic in Long Branch, New Jersey, on the Fourth of July 2015. For that event, organizer and Long Branch Poet Laureate Emanuel di Pasquale called together some twenty poets from the far-flung New Jersey poetry tribe. A sampling of their work, along with that of others who could only be present in spirit that day, is included in the present volume. As its genesis and development suggest, "Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands" is meant to be a celebration of contemporary New Jersey poetry and a continuation of a long poetic tradition in the Garden State that stretches back to colonial times.
that filters late afternoon through the Plain trees.
I stop to watch the mass of them twisting as one.
from midges or small flies spinning in the sunshine.
In 2007-2008, I concocted an experiment I called the Quotidian Project in which I wrote the first draft of a new poem every day for a year. In fact it went beyond a year and I wrote 411 new poems in 389 days. Much was dreck—as would be expected—but many poems, revised, were better than I could have expected.
To jumpstart a poem-a-day I came up with a number of prompts—some more successful than others. One that yielded some very interesting poems came from borrowing passages from Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journal, excerpts of which appeared in a textbook I was using at the time.
H. A. Maxson is the author of 17 books-5 collections of poetry (Turning the Wood, Walker in the Storm, The Curley Poems, Hook and Lemon Light); a book-length poem (The Walking Tour: Alexander Wilson in America) and a novel in free verse (Brother Wolf); two novels (The Younger and Comfort-co-authored with Claudia H. Young); a study of Robert Frost's sonnets (On the Sonnets of Robert Frost), and seven works of historical fiction for young readers, co-authored with Claudia H. Young. Over 1000 poems, stories, reviews, essays and articles have appeared in periodicals, journals and anthologies. He has been nominated several times for Pushcart Prizes. He holds Ph.D. from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi and has taught literature and creative writing for over four decades at the college level. Married to Maureen Maxson, a nurse and photographer, they are organic gardeners in Milford, DE.


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Q: Block is preventing dealloc although the block was copied I believe I was following the rules but still a problem exists
My class init includes a block like this:
HTTPChunkReceiveBlock chunkBlock =  ^(id connection, NSData *data) {
    NSLog(@"Hi there!!");
};

and I am passing this block into an HttpConn obj which my class holds:
operation_ = [[HttpClient sharedClient] performChunkedRequest:url
                                                 chunkHandler:chunkBlock];

Now for the problem: my object is never deallocated!!
The problem seems to be caused because the HttpConn is keeping a pointer to the block, but I want to mention two points:

*

*The block is not referring to self!

*The HttpConn class is keeping a copy of the block, like this:

chunkBlock_ = [chunkBlock copy];

  Any explanation would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT
Extra info:
I have verified that if I'm freeing operation_ then my object is deallocated fine:
reader.operation_ = nil;
reader = nil; //previous line allows 'dealloc' to be called

Now repeating the question: operation did not get a pointer of reader's self, it only holds a copy of the block which do not refer to self!

A: Ok, I will answer my own question so that others do not fall into the same problem. @DarkDust was actually correct. there was a tiny line which I was completely ignoring:
**retriesNumber++;**

It looks like an innocent sentence, but because retriesNumber is a member of the class, it is actually meaning
(INVISIBLE strong pointer to self)->retriesNumber

so the solution was to declare it as a property (versus a member ivar) so that we can use self to access it, and then write:
pSelf->retriesNumber++;

Thank you guys for your quick support, and I hope others will learn from it too!


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The CUAS Coalition is proud to announce we are expanding to the UK under the leadership of Ryan McCready of Hex Horus as our newest Director of Europe. Global CUAS protections and regulations must be changed in countries who have laws that prevent their use.
The CUAS Coalition has relationships with the US Department of State to help with coordinate security efforts. We provide expertise in regulatory creation to help those countries in need of legislative support to change their laws. We also offer many unique opportunities to become a partner in our US Government network including military and protection departments and agencies. We welcome Ryan on board and a round of applause for our continued growth.
Ryan McCready is the Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Hex Horus Ltd; a specialist agnostic CUAS Defense and Security company based in the United Kingdom. He is part of the UK's Aerospace Defence & Security drone platform and counter drone (DPAC) Special Interest Group, who support the CUAS sector and shape legislation and standards. Ryan is a British Army veteran, of 16 years, achieving Warrant Officer Class 2, enduring operational deployments all across the globe. Deployments included Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Iraq Afghanistan and Ukraine. He was involved in counter-insurgency operations, police support operations and building partner capacity support, where he saw first-hand the evolution of hybrid warfare tactics and emerging threats, such as the nefarious use of commercial UAS. Ryan spent years as a forward air controller, more commonly referred to as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) during some of the most kinetic times in Afghanistan, providing Close Air Support (CAS) and airspace management for multi-national forces, including the US Marine Corp MEU, UK's 16 Air Assault Brigade and other ISAF contributing nations.
Ryan was awarded the prestigious Accolade of the UK's Most Outstanding Soldier Award 2011, presented by HRH Prince William and Princess Katherine, for his conduct and efforts on operations in Helmand province Afghanistan; of note, he was wounded in action (WIA).
More recently in 2017, US (4*) General John Nicholson Jr US FOR-A Commander awarded Ryan NATO's Meritorious Service Medal for his personal contributions towards CUAS on Operation Resolute Support Afghanistan, in developing CUAS strategic framework, operational support and lifesaving tactics. Ryan is now an entrepreneur, active in the Defence and Security industry, making the world a safer place to live. He resides in Northern Ireland with his wife and two children.


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Burning Secrets
Shoplifters and Burning
by John J. Bennett
Burning Hey, girl. You're on my zombie apocalypse team.
In the gradual but somehow instantaneous acceleration of time, wherein it seems to expand and contract with no regard for our pleas and protestations, I have found my movie-nerdiness largely subsumed by what I'm told is "real life."
Going back to the VHS/DVD rental days, I would stage my weekends with a dozen hours of esoterica from around the world, exploring history and genre, taking in the "important" contributions to cinema along with the elevated trash I hold so dear. When Netflix hit the scene, it became an almost too convenient extension of the same impulse: As soon as I had a membership, I top-loaded my queue with 150 or so deep cuts, vital classics and rough-cut gems — stuff one is supposed to see. My Netflix queue become something of a totem, a symbolic demarcation of the sapping of psychic energy that so often attends "growing up." As the realities of full-time employment set in, the Fassbinders and Cocteaus and Powell & Pressburgers started to slide farther down the list, displaced by whatever contemporary, low-commitment entertainment happened to be of the moment. Concurrently, theaters began shying from limited-releases and fell into line with the tent-pole machine. Streaming became the norm but by then the emotional exhaustion of the day generally left room for short-attention entertainments that wouldn't overtax my already depleted reserves — serialized television, in other words.
It's a sad state of affairs I've been remiss in rectifying. And so I'm thankful to the kind proprietors of the refreshed and rejuvenated Minor Theater and of the Miniplex, where I had the opportunity to be challenged by Hirokazu Koreeda's Shoplifters and Chang-Dong Lee's Burning.
SHOPLIFTERS. Within the orchestrated chaos of contemporary Tokyo, the pack-of-strays Shibata family work together to stay together. Packed into grandmother Hatsue's (Kirin Kiki) too-small house are Osamu (Lily Franky) and Nobuyo (Sakura Andô), ostensible dad and mom to teenaged Aki (Mayu Matsuoka) and pre-adolescent Shota (Jyo Kairi). Osamu works part-time as an unskilled laborer on building sites, Nobuyo in some sort of quasi-Dickensian laundry facility. Aki does her thing in a peep show booth. It's a struggle to keep everybody fed and clothed, and so Osamu has taken on Shota as an apprentice shoplifter. After a successful raid in the opening moments of the movie, the two come across a 5-year-old neighbor girl alone and cold and hungry in the dooryard of her house. Together they decide to take her home with them to get fed and warm. Soon enough, they've incorporated the little girl, who they've named Yuri (Miyu Sasaki), into their family, despite the ongoing news coverage of her missing persons case. As days turn into months into seasons, we come to a sort of inchoate understanding that the Shibata household dynamic is more complicated than it may seem.
Koreeda, with whose work I am woefully inexperienced, sets out for and achieves a level of intimacy here with both story and character that are rarely even approached in contemporary cinema. With deceptively delicate camera work, he puts us deep inside the lives of the Shibotas while allowing them to reveal themselves. It's a masterful example of showing without telling, of editing both before and after the cameras have rolled. In a gradual, immersive transition, we learn what we need to about these characters; in a test of our preconceptions we learn that they are all hiding something and yet also being completely honest. That's the true achievement here, one that might be missed for lack of patience. Koreeda and his actors present a fiction that is suffused with the stuff of real life, the little crimes we all may or may not commit daily to make life livable, the lies that keep the truth intact. It's a remarkable and remarkably controlled work that, if perhaps too long, rewards the watching. R. 121M. MINOR.
BURNING. Had I not known this was adapted from the Haruki Murakami short story "Barn Burning" from his 1993 collection The Elephant Vanishes, I might not have identified it as such. But that is the beauty of an effective adaptation: It makes the written word something else and new, giving life to it as imagined by a reader who doesn't share the author's brain. But with Murakami in mind, I noticed elements of his style throughout. And while Lee's vision of the story has even more negative space, silence and darkness than I would usually attribute to the author, it is an all the more satisfying — if troubling — adaptation for it.
In the course of an unremarkable workday, Jong-su (Ah-In Yoo) encounters a girl from his countryside childhood, Hae-Mi (Jong-seu Jun). She's cute and flirty, and they strike up a conversation. After a couple of dates, Jong-su is impossibly smitten and Hae-Mi is leaving the country. She asks him to take care of her cat while she vacations in Africa. All well and good, but when she returns, it's with a handsome, wealthy stranger named Ben (Steven Yeun). This is complicated enough to make Jong-su's life difficult, let alone the fact that he must tend the family farm while his angry father awaits trial on assault charges. But he also doesn't think Ben is quite what he seems and the majority of the movie is charged with a silent sense of doubt and dread that must inevitably find voice.
There are some exquisitely beautiful images within Burning but it is mostly defined by austere style and its internal approach to the story and its characters. The focus of the narrative is exceptionally narrow but we are offered only rare insights into the internal lives of the characters. In high Murakami fashion, absence and not knowing are defining characteristics, elevated here almost to horror-genre levels. While the movie is a at times almost unbearably slow to build, the climax offers a perfect, terrible, wordless payoff. NR. 148M. MINIPLEX.
— John J. Bennett
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A DOG'S WAY HOME. Live action drama in which a lost dog (voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard) searches for her owner cross country. Starring Ashley Judd. PG. 96M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.
GONE WITH THE WIND (1939). You really have to see all four hours on the big screen to appreciate the insanity and Vivien Leigh's eyebrow game. G. 238M. BROADWAY.
ON THE BASIS OF SEX. Wear your favorite lace collar to this Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) biopic. PG13. 120M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK, MINOR.
REPLICAS. Keanu Reeves plays a scientist on the run with the family he brought back from the dead in his lab. PG13. 107M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
THE UPSIDE. An inexperienced parolee (Kevin Hart) becomes an assistant to a wealthy man with quadriplegia (Bryan Cranston). With Nicole Kidman. PG13. 125M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
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BUMBLEBEE. Transformers spinoff starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena. PG13. 113M. BROADWAY.
ESCAPE ROOM. A handful of strangers use their wits to make it out of a deadly series of high-tech immersive puzzles. Starring Taylor Russell and Deborah Ann Woll. PG13. 100M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.
GREEN BOOK. The set-up of a racist white man driving a black concert pianist around the South in the '60s is cringeworthy but Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali give immersive, deeply-felt performances in director Peter Farrelly's surprisingly restrained film. PG13. 130M. BROADWAY, MINOR.
MARY POPPINS RETURNS. The original super nanny (Emily Blunt) takes on the children of her former charges. With Lin-Manuel Miranda and a freakishly spry Dick Van Dyke. PG. 130M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK, MINOR.
THE MULE. Clint Eastwood's storytelling is as controlled as his performance as an aging, failed father smuggling drugs for a cartel as the DEA closes in. With Bradley Cooper and Michael Peña. R. 116M. BROADWAY, FORTUNA, MILL CREEK.
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET. More video game hijinks voiced by John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman. PG. 112M. BROADWAY.
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. Inter-dimensional spider heroes team up in an animated adventure. Starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld. PG. 117M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
VICE. Adam McKay's comprehensive, sometimes frustratingly balanced portrait of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) from college flameouts to his catastrophic rise to the White House. With Amy Adams. R. 132M. BROADWAY, MILL CREEK.
— Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
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