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On Saturday it will be 20 years from one of the most significant events in human history. 9/11.
You know where you were. You know what you were wearing, who you were with, and what you were doing. You, like millions of others stared at your TV screen, with both wonder and fear, remorse and sadness. It couldn't be… but…it was.
Bob Rinear | September 10, 2021
Despite it being 20 years ago, I can tick off damn near every hour of that day. It was a bright clear crisp September morning. Despite owning the bayfront house in Tuckerton, NJ, we were still living on top of a mountain in the Pocono's of PA for the school year. I had turned the basement into two parts. One part was the theatre room, where I had a wood stove, a couch, two recliners, an 8 foot screen, and a massive Dolby surround set up.
The other side I had constructed as my office. A giant U shaped desk where both I and my assistant would work from. It had your standard office equipment, several computers, several printers, rolling chairs, etc.
It was that office space where I would conduct my morning writing and get ready for trading the markets. Standard even to this day, was to have CNBC on one TV, maybe Bloomberg on another, as I'd listen to the talking heads lie about things, and get on with my morning.
I was literally watching CNBC, when the first mentions of something happening hit the wires. Their lead talking head was a guy named Mark Haines, and I have to tell you, he did a magnificent job of orating the situation. Before being a shill for CNBC he'd been a lawyer and you could tell that his courtroom experience helped him stay calm while navigating in real time, the fires, the first tower falling, then the second. Considering the stress of the day, not many could have done it better.
Here's a short clip of that very Mark Haines and his commentary live that fateful morning:
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2011/05/25/mark-haines-september-11-2001.html
When the first tower went down I called a friend of mine in NY. A doctor. He had been a bit slow that morning, and didn't have any appointments until noon. I remember yelling "Doc, turn on the TV, the whole damn tower is on the ground!" He was dumbfounded, asking me if this was some sort of joke. It was indeed, no joke. He was just four miles from the event.
Everything froze from that minute. I couldn't be bothered looking at charts or stocks, every second of time was fixed on my TV. When the second tower got hit, it became abundantly clear, this was no accident. We were under attack.
I considered my family's situation. While at the moment, I didn't understand who was attacking us, we lived on a mountain in nowhere'sville PA. I felt we were quite safe, but I did fret about folks in major cities. Naturally, we didn't know if this was going to stop with 2, or 3, or 10 or who knows?
As the morning wore on, we started hearing about the Pentagon crash and the Shanksville crash. Tensions were running high, anxiety was in the air. I called my kids school to ask if there was any directive sent to them, to send kids back home. The reply was "no, we haven't heard anything like that."
My office gal asked if she could go home, she felt like she needed to be with her mom and dad. Certainly I said, "right now, being with family might be the most important thing you can do."
By the time evening arrived, there was a quietness across America. People were in shock. I Left my kids and wife for a little while and drove down to the local bar, to try and get some flavor from the locals. Same thing, lots of people gathered, still starting at the TV, and talking to each other, but almost whisperlike. I heard no loud talking, no shouts at the TV. Quiet, and solemn, almost like being in church. Yet it was a bar in Broadheadsville, PA, not a church.
Each one of you has your own unique story about that day. Some of us lost people we knew in those buildings. Some had family there. Some lived across the river, and wondered if their area was the next target. No matter who you are, 9/11 rattled you in your own way.
When that day was over, America was visibly shaken. The towers were down, the Pentagon was on fire, and a jet went down in PA. Reports started suggesting that Bin Laden was the mastermind behind these hijackings, and it was pushed on every station.
In the days, weeks and months that followed however, there were problems with the official story concerning the hijackings, and the way the towers came down. Coke snorting, nude bar visiting Muslims, using "box cutters" hijacked modern air liners, and despite failing to learn how to fly a simple Cessna 150 training plane, managed a high speed descending roll into the towers?
And the towers, which had been designed to absorb a crash by a modern jet liner, fell in freefall speed, straight into its own footprint? And what about building 7? It hadn't been hit by an airplane, and like building 1 and 2, it too fell straight into its own footprint.
Something, no... a lot of things, started smelling like 10 day fish. There just happened to be a "training" program going on with the military that very day, and the training was about "hijacked airliners???" Yeah. And it just gets worse from there. I think the crown jewel was that in the glowing rubble of a gazillion tons of steel, they "found' the passport, a PAPER passport of one of the hijackers. Uhm, yeah. Right. Sure. You bet.
The official line about the entire day, is abject bullshit. I didn't even make it a month, frankly about ten days, and I knew the whole thing was sour. The official story didn't make a lick of sense, not logically and certainly not scientifically. This was NOT Bin Laden in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan, on a cell phone, shutting down our air defenses, while 19 perverted Muslim's with box cutters flew into towers. Sorry.
The towers did NOT come down from the effects of two aircraft flying into them. The towers came down because of controlled demolition. It is such a human tragedy that an event as big as 9/11 could be cooked up, completed, and a fake narrative pushed onto the American population. But they did.
Why did they do it? Ahh, the grand question of all. For a lot of reasons, but mainly it falls into a few specifics. First they got to roll out their "patriot" act, and start such lunacy as the TSA patting down grandmoms. They got the power in that act, to do any damn thing they want to you, all in the spirit of safety of course.
Then they also got their "war on terror." A war with no physical enemy, a war that can never end. Unlimited spending on hardware, software and the police state. I could go on and on.
For any of you that think people like me are conspiracy nuts, and that there were no bombs that took down the towers, you should visit "Architects and Engineers for 9/11 truth. So far, 3,486 engineers have demanded a new investigation into 9/11. Why? Because they all say that the planes did NOT take down those buildings.
This is a collection of people with about 25,000 years of combined engineering experience of big buildings and they say it didn't happen the way we're told. Interestingly, a new study out of AK University, hit the news in 2019:
Following an extensive four-year study at the University of Alaska, using four extremely complex computer models, Dr. Leroy Hulsey, Dr. Zhili Quan, and Professor Feng Xiao found the "fire did not cause the collapse".
In their report, it says: "The principal conclusion of our study is that fire did not cause the collapse of WTC 7 on 9/11, contrary to the conclusions of NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] and private engineering firms that studied the collapse.
"The secondary conclusion of our study is that the collapse of WTC 7 was a global failure involving the near-simultaneous failure of every column in the building."
Failure of every column in the building? Well, ghee that sounds like controlled demolition, doesn't it? Indeed. In fact, there was NO reason to waste 4 years studying this. Larry Silverstein who bought the trade towers just weeks ahead of the disaster, ( and insured them for about 5 BILLION dollars) said in an interview that he gave the command to "pull it." Pull it, is the verbiage used when they're going to demolish a building. Watch this, it's 58 seconds long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZlmHvd_RZU
There it is. He says they gave the command to pull it and he watched the building come down. Let me ask the big question. It takes months to wire a building for demolition. WHY was building 7 wired for demolition? And if 7 was wired for demolition, does it not stand to reason that Tower 1 and 2 were also? Indeed it does.
My take is that two things were used to take the towers down. I believe nano thermite bombs were used on several of the major support columns, to cut them as in controlled demolition, and I believe several "suitcase" nukes were used in the basements near the main elevator shafts.
There's hundreds of video's of the actual fire fighters that were in the towers, talking about "explosions" in the basement, explosions above them and below them. Again, the towers didn't come down from two stupid planes filled with kerosene. They came down, because over the years, they had been wired with explosives at the columns.
The worst part of all this, was that "some people" knew of this plan. They helped put it together, plan it out, and pull it off. And guess what? They didn't give a rats ass about killing 3500 innocent people.
The horror of 9/11 wasn't that Muslim terrorists attacked us. The horror was/is that people in our own nation, supposed "citizens" of the US, knew, helped and even profited from this.
9/11 is one of the most "in your face" cover ups of all time. As these anniversaries continue to go by, please don't ever buy into their story line. It's simply not true.
For the most part, 9/11 changed our world and NOT for the good. We got such crap as the Patriot act, and those horrendous TSA checkpoints. We got more militarized police, and suddenly everyone became our enemy. Soon enough we were rampaging through Iraq, destabilizing Libya, and poking our nose in every nook and cranny.
This wasn't by accident.
I will continue to say my prayers on 9/11 each year. I will write something about it each year. Because that event had me glued to my TV and my phone for the entire day. That event took me on an emotional roller coaster. I experienced sadness, pain, and yes some fear. See, I didn't catch the reruns of the towers falling, I sat there stunned as everyone else, in live time watching them. After the towers and then the Pentagon, I actually feared for what was next. Luckily, that hit didn't happen, and the plane went down in Shanksville,PA. I believe it was shot down. (it was supposed to go to Washington DC)
I lost people I knew that day. Had they been family instead of acquaintances, it would have been a lot rougher on me. My wife and I know a gal that was in the North building that morning. To this day she suffers PTSD. She became a client of ours, needing help around the house. Interestingly, she claims an Angel saved her. Not a fireman, not a policeman, a true Angelic being. I believe her.
I'll pray for those killed, I pray for those that couldn't bear the heat and instead jumped to their death. I pray for the first responders, and all the families that didn't have a mom or dad come home that day.
If any of you were directly impacted by that event, my heart goes out to you.
Now, if you want to look at the lunacy of the official story in a simple 5 minute video, you can do no better than this. It is a well-done satirical summary of what "couldn't be, but was sold to us."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgrunnLcG9Q
However, if you want to deep dive into the 9/11 situation, I suggest two things. By all means scour the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 truth website. It's a treasure trove.
All that said, here's a link to a 3 part, 4.5 hour long documentary that is by far the most concise, accurate, and indepth account of the "irregularities" of that day and the investigations.
I suggest you start at the 57 minute mark of the first DVD because the beginning could bore you a bit. But from there on, I assure you, you won't be bored or sidetracked. Oh..it even has an index, so you can jump to the parts that sound most interesting to you.
https://old.luogocomune.net/site/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=167
Finally, If you really want to snoop on your own, here's a link to a collection called: Understanding 9-11. It is a collection of every news broadcast from 8 am to 11 pm, from 9/11 to 9/17. There's some real gems in there, such as the European broadcaster reporting that building 7 had collapsed, while on the screen behind her, it was still standing tall. She got the news a bit too early about its demise. So check this site, it's interesting for sure: https://archive.org/details/911/day/20010911#/


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A real fiber find: An inexpensive and easy-to-store tool.
I like to work with light-weight yarns so I've been focusing on spinning single ply yarns. To set the twist to achieve a fairly balanced yarn, that is, one that maintains as little twist and doesn't want to twist back on itself, I've jerry-rigged a clothes line with weighted rods. For the most part, it worked, but it was how most jerry-rigged fixes are.
I hadn't considered making or buying anything more until I spied the pile of PVC pipes and connectors someone (Thank you, whoever you are!) had brought to the guild meeting. (Most guilds recycle equipment among its members for free, for sale or for a donation to the guild.) This was something I needed!
An instruction sheet accompanied the pieces and is attributed to Vonne Grunza who calls it a Yarn Blocker/Display Rack. I don't know if--or even how--she sold these and have been unable to locate her to ask. Whatever, it's a clever design--inexpensive, easy to make and breaks down to store. Mine came in a long, narrow cotton bag and takes little space.
Last week's blog, which focused on my dyeing, brought a comment from Boud, who said, "That rack looks like something I would build from PVC pipe and connectors! To go with my niddy noddy and embroidery frame made that way!"
And she's absolutely right! A few pieces of 3/4 inch PVC plastic pipe and some connectors is all that's necessary. I made a couple modifications to the original plan by adding a crossbar to the base and a bit of glue to a few of the joints to add stability. (Thanks to M. for directing operations!) Most hardware stores have all the pieces. If you can't find pre-cut lengths, borrow or buy a PVC pipe cutter.
PVC plastic pipe, 3/4 inch.
Connect a 2-ft length crossbar to each back end of the side bases.
Insert a 4-ft pipe upright into each of the two T-connectors in the middle of the side bases.
Put the upper crossbar and the sliding crossbar through yarn skein(s), slide the sliding crossbar onto both uprights and connect the upper crossbar.
Weight the sliding crossbar as desired.


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About child marriage
What is child marriage
What is the impact
Where does it happen
How can we end it
Why does it happen
What does the law say
Research in 2017: what did we learn about child marriage?
2017 in review: 6 signs we made progress towards ending child marriage
Child marriage in humanitarian settings
The role of parliamentarians in ending child marriage
Briefing series: "Taking action to address child marriage: the role of different sectors"
Lessons learned from national initiatives to end child marriage – 2016
Girls Voices
Supporting married girls in refugee and Lebanese communities
8 child marriage myths that need to go
The Girls Not Brides team
Our champions
Our strategy for 2017‑2020
Who Girls Not Brides members are
How Girls Not Brides is funded
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 1300 civil society organisations committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential.
Why does child marriage happen?
At its heart, child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and the belief that girls and women are somehow inferior to boys and men.
Child marriage is a complex issue. Poverty, lack of education, cultural practices, and insecurity fuel and sustain the practice.
But drivers will vary from one community to the next and the practice may look different across regions and countries, even within the same country.
In many communities where child marriage is practised, girls are not valued as much as boys – they are seen as a burden on their family. Marrying your daughter at a young age can be viewed as a way to ease economic hardship by transferring this 'burden' to her husband's family. [1]
Child marriage is also driven by patriarchal values and the desire to control female sexuality, for instance, how a girl should behave, how she should dress, who she should be allowed to see, to marry, etc.
Families closely guard their daughters' sexuality and virginity in order to protect the family honour. Girls who have relationships or become pregnant outside of marriage are shamed for bringing dishonour on their family. [2]
Child marriage is a traditional practice that in many places happens simply because it has happened for generations. In some communities, when girls start to menstruate, they become women in the eyes of the community. Marriage is therefore the next step towards giving a girl her status as a wife and mother.
Harmful traditional practices can be linked to each other. In southern Ethiopia for instance, child marriage usually follows the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting, which is considered a rite of passage to womanhood. [3]
Traditional practices often go unquestioned because they have been part of a community's life and identity for a very long time. But as Graça Machel, widow of Nelson Mandela, says, traditions are made by people – and people can unmake them.
More than half of girls from the poorest families in the developing world are married as children. [4] Where poverty is acute, families and sometimes girls themselves believe that marriage will be a solution to secure their future.
Giving a daughter in marriage allows parents to reduce family expenses by ensuring they have one less person to feed, clothe and educate. Families may also see investing in their son's education as more worthwhile investment. In some cases marriage of a daughter is a way to repay debts, manage disputes, or settle social, economic and political alliances.
In communities where a dowry or 'bride price' is paid, it is often welcome income for poor families; in those where the bride's family pays the groom a dowry, they often have to pay less money if the bride is young and uneducated.
Many parents marry their daughters young because they feel it is in her best interest, often to ensure her safety in areas where girls are at high risk of harassment and physical or sexual assault.
Child marriage can increase in humanitarian crises, such as in conflict or after a natural disaster. When families face even greater hardship, they may see child marriage as a coping mechanism in the face of poverty and violence. Nine out of the ten countries with the highest child marriage rates are considered fragile states. [5]
[1] Save the Children UK, Rights of Passage, 2003
[2] American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and al., Child, Early and Force Marriage and the Control of Sexuality and Reproduction, 2015
[3] Young Lives, Child Marriage and Female Circumcisions (FGM/C): Evidence from Ethiopia, Policy brief 21, July 2014.
[4] ICRW and Girls Not Brides, Taking action to address child marriage: the role of different sectors: Economic Growth and Workforce Development brief, 2015.
[5] As defined by the OCED.
Ending child marriage will help us achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Here's how
A teacher's journey to keep girls in school and avoid child marriage in Morocco
Child marriage in Nepal: what do you do when it's by choice?
Early marriage and female genital cutting in Ethiopia: Exploring the links
Child marriage and the Syrian conflict: 7 things you need to know
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 1300 civil society organisations committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. Find out more
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One of 18 issues in the title: The Gilmer Mirror available on this site.
Weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
two pages : ill. ; page 24 x 17 in. Scanned from physical pages.
Creator: Unknown. May 6, 1965.
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Gregg County Area Newspaper Collection and two others and was provided by Lee Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this issue can be viewed below.
Serving the city of Gladewater and surrounding counties of Gregg and Upshur, the Lee Public Library provides free and open research services to community members of all ages.
two pages : ill. ; page 24 x 17 in.
Upshur County (Tex.) -- Newspapers.
Newspapers from the communities of Gilmer, Gladewater, and Longview.
Aug. 5, 2018, 3:57 p.m.
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1965, newspaper, May 6, 1965; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1038055/: accessed April 24, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee Public Library.


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Sker is a surf spot in United Kingdom. The water temperature around Sker has a large variability during the year. The temperature ranges from 5.9°C (42.7°F) in March up to 16.7°C (62.1°F) in the month of September, as shown in the graph below. The average water temperature throughout the year is 12°C (53°F) and the best time for water activities is early fall, since Sker is located in the northern hemisphere.
What is the current water temperature at Sker?
Are there any other surf spots near Sker?
Yes, there are several surf spots close to Sker. The nearest one is Rest Bay, which is 1.8km (1.1miles) away from Sker. Click here for directions and to check out more information on Rest Bay and its current water temperature. Another surfspot near Sker is Ogmore, which is ca 5.4km (3.4miles) away.
No, there are not too many beaches in proximity to Sker. One beach, which is not too far away, is Lynmouth, which is just 19.7km (12.2miles) away from Sker. Another nice beach near Sker is Barry, which is roughly 21.4km (13.3miles) away.
Which wetsuit thickness is recommended for Sker?
The water temperature at Sker is relatively cold, reaching up to 17°C (62°F) in the months of August, September, and October. During this time, in the early fall, a 2-3mm wetsuit might be recommended to feel comfortable, but some people might even be ok with a jumpsuit or even a wetsuit top for surfing, swimming, snorkelling, or scuba diving . However, during February, March, and April, temperatures reach lows of 6°C (43°F). In this season, a 4-5mm wetsuit is required to feel not too cold, but some people might even be fine with a very high-quality 4/3mm suit for short periods of time . For very cold conditions and cold mornings/evenings, it might be advisable to carry a pair of boots, a hoodie and a gloves.
How is the scuba diving and fishing close to Sker?
Due to relatively large temperature changes during the year, scuba diving and fishing conditions vary quite a bit depending on the season. The temperature ranges from 6 to 11°C (43-52°F) during spring. Haddock, Pollock, and Atlantic Cod love this temperature range. However, the conditions normally change during August, September, and October when temperatures range from 12 to 17°C (53-62°F). Fish that like to roam around in waters of this temperature range include: Red Snapper, Skipjack Tuna, Striped Bass, and Weakfish.
Directions to Sker: How do I get there?


text: The student government association (SGA) is the guiding body for student life at Oglethorpe. The SGA consists of three branches: an executive council, a senate and a programming board. The executive council is composed of the president, an executive vice president, a vice president for programming, a parliamentarian, a secretary, a treasurer and the presidents of the four classes. The senate is chaired by the executive vice president and composed of four senators from each class. The programming board is chaired by the vice president for programming and is composed of three or four members elected from each class. All three bodies meet regularly and all meetings are open to student body. The SGA administers a student activity fee that is assessed to all full-time TU and ADP students during the fall and spring semesters. ADP funds are administered by a separate committee. For more information, go to http://activities.oglethorpe.edu/clubs-organizations/student-government-association/.


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Ahead of Sunday's EU LCS Summer championship match, we compared the performances of the players on both teams throughout the regular season. Check it out!
We are getting closer and closer to the EU LCS Summer 2016 finals, which will take place this weekend, in Kraków. After Saturday's bronze match, between H2k Gaming and Unicorns of Love, G2 Esports and Splyce will take the stage on Sunday in the championship clash.
Will our team defend the title clinched in the Spring Split, against Origen, versus the Danish wonderboys of Splyce, who have been in impressive form all season long? The Jungle matchup between Kim "Trick" Gang-yun and Jonas "Trashy" Andersen will be an exciting one and key to determine the winner, but there will certainly be non-stop action all across the map.
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(Scientists have found the toughest material made by life yet — the silk of a spider whose giant webs span rivers, streams and even lakes.
Spider silks were already the toughest known biomaterials, able to absorb massive amounts of energy before breaking.
The web of the Darwin's bark spider - an orb-weaver spider (Caerostris darwini), can span some square feet (2.8 square meters) and is attached to each riverbank by anchor threads as long as 82 feet (25 meters).


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Little River Lighthouse Seeks Help for Lighthouse Endeavor
By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 21, 2011
Little River Island is located at the entrance to Cutler Harbor in Downeast Maine (Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
It hasn't been done in the 164 year history of the lighthouse. But volunteers from Maine's Little River Lighthouse located on a remote island off the coast of Cutler want to change that. They want to have a lone caretaker live on the island in isolation during the brutal winter months, as well as, year 'round as part of a unique educational program that has never been done before. So, the Friends of Little River Lighthouse have launched a new program called the "Lighthouse Endeavor."
Their plan is an ambitious undertaking, especially since there is no heat in the keeper's house. The Coast Guard ripped out the heating system years ago. A wood pellet stove will need to be purchased and installed. Also, the fair-weather dock and floats for safe access to the island must be removed in the winter months to avoid being destroyed in the winter storms that are so prevalent in this area. This will require the modern-era lighthouse keeper to have a small boat that can easily be brought up the boat ramp and into the boat house. The group does not have a small dory or inflatable with an outboard, but hope to have one donated. Years ago the ramp into the boat house was removed when the lighthouse was abandoned by the Coast Guard and the old winch is no longer usable. So, a new hand operated winch will have to be obtained.
Bill Kitchen, shown in the Hardy Boys boat, is the modern day "keeper" who will be facilitating Lighthouse Endeavor (Photo by Ann-Marie Trapani)
No longer do government lighthouse tenders deliver food, fuel, or other supplies. The modern day lighthouse keeper will need to have a supply of food on hand, perhaps for long periods of time when it is not possible to safely travel to and from the island. Plus this modern era lighthouse keeper will require a stipend to pay his bills. There will not be a government paycheck like the lighthouse keepers of yesteryear received.
The lighthouse keepers of yesteryear who lived on the island never lived there alone and always had family or other keepers with them. However, the modern day keeper will be there alone, by himself. Although having a modern day keeper living at the lighthouse in the off-season will also help deter vandalism and the heating of the house will prevent the plaster from cracking and falling off the walls and having to be repaired each spring, this is not the primary mission of the Lighthouse Endeavor.
In fact, the Lighthouse Endeavor has been designed as a unique platform. Its primary mission is to be an on-site and distance-learning program that will address a wide range of subjects from technology to ecology and math to preservation, as well as history. In order to make the program universally accessible to educators, organizations, and the general public, the Lighthouse Endeavor will also provide a multimedia chronicle of the daily life of the modern day keeper and the life of the island through the seasons.
Technicians from Axiom Technologies installing an antenna on rock on a secluded part of Little River Island offshore from Cutler, Maine. (Photo by Bill Kitchen)
However, in order to be able to get the Lighthouse Endeavor off the ground, the project would require access to the Internet. A satellite dish on this island would not be practical for a number of reasons, mainly because historic regulations would not allow one to be attached to the keeper's house and, in an area known for its, days on end of, thick fog, would not be useful.
So the friends group turned to Axiom Technologies of Machias, Maine, a company that specializes in getting wireless broadband Internet services to remote areas. When presented with the Lighthouse Endeavor proposal, the president of the firm, Susan Corbett, made a personal visit to the island to get a better understanding of what the Friends of Little River Lighthouse was trying to accomplish. Apparently she was impressed. Soon she had her company's technicians busy at work to find a way to get wireless access to the island in a way that would not interfere with the historical integrity of the property. Within a few weeks, the technicians were able to make Internet service available to the island.
Susan Corbett said, "Axiom Technologies is pleased and was excited about the opportunity to design and create broadband connection for the remote location at Little River Lighthouse. We support their Lighthouse Endeavor that we believe through its mission to educate and teach through technology also strongly supports our mission to help change the economic status of a region."
Machias Savings Bank has stepped forward with the necessary funds to repair the chimney atop the keeper's house (Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
More help then came from the Machias Savings Bank who stepped forward with the necessary funds to repair the chimney atop the keeper's house. This was followed by a generous offer from Dave and Cheryl Corbett of Massachusetts, whose grandfather, Willie W. Corbett, was the last lighthouse keeper of U.S. Lighthouse Service and the first Coast Guard lighthouse keeper to serve at Little River Lighthouse. He served there from 1921 to August 1, 1944 having joined the Coast Guard in 1939 when it took over the duties of the old U.S. Lighthouse Service. The Corbett's offered to underwrite the full cost of insulating the water pipes.
Just who would want to undertake this arduous task of living on a remote island lighthouse, by himself, in isolation? That task goes to Bill Kitchen who has been a volunteer at the lighthouse for the past three years. He and his wife, Deb, first visited the island lighthouse as paying overnight guests. The couple immediately fell in love with the lighthouse, the island, and the area. They have returned every summer as volunteers and caretakers. But this will be different. Bill's wife Deb, who is a school teacher, will stay in Massachusetts and Bill will be at the lighthouse by himself. How does Bill's wife feel about the Lighthouse Endeavor? She supports him 100%, well almost 100%, saying that if the money can be raised for the Lighthouse Endeavor, Bill should pursue the project while he's still young enough to do it, saying, "He may not make any money doing this, but adventurous opportunities like this may only be available once in a lifetime."
Bill, who recently became a licensed teacher having spent most of his career as an award-winning marketer and event producer said the Lighthouse Endeavor is similar to producing an event, but with many more challenges. "Besides," he jokingly said, "I spent 15-years of my life living on an island; this island is just a little bit smaller and with a few less amenities than Manhattan." However, Bill is the first to admit that the project will be challenging, but the educational possibilities will make it all worth while."
Looking east towards Grand Manan Channel from Little River Light Station (Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
"We now have wireless broadband Internet connection that will allow us to make daily reports and post photographs directly from the island to our web site and other sites such as Facebook as well as communicate with educators and schools.," says Bill. The Friends group also hopes to eventually use the wireless broadband installed by Axiom Technologies to establish web cams at various locations on the island. Since cell phones rarely work on the island they also hope to eventually have phone service through the wireless broadband.
Proving how dedicated Bill is to the Lighthouse Endeavor at Little River Lighthouse, he just turned down a lucrative job offer to pursue this project. That's what his supporters call, dedication.
"Little River Lighthouse was once listed as one of Maine's Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties by Maine Preservation and many said it could never be saved, but is was, thanks to the generosity and help of a whole lot of people," said Kathleen Finnegan Secretary of the Friends group. "And we are now hoping that many of those same people, as well as new ones, will come forward to help us again to write the next chapter in the life of this historic lighthouse."
The Friends of Little River Lighthouse, which is a chapter of the non profit American Lighthouse Foundation, cannot expect any help from their parent organization. There is no money in the budget for a project like this. That's why the Friends group is appealing to the public for donations of any kind or size to make the project a success.
Little River Light Station is cared for by the Friends of Little River Lighthouse and owned by the American Lighthouse Foundation (Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
The Friends of Little River Lighthouse still need to raise a minimum of $7,500 in a combination of cash and in-kind donations. And they need to do it now, before the winter months set in. Although organizers of the Lighthouse Endeavor at Little River Lighthouse admit they started planning the project late in the season, they are hoping that people will be able to see the vision of the Lighthouse Endeavor and make donations in the next several weeks. Otherwise, the project will have to be put on hold until next year.
While supplies last, all donations of $50.00 to $250.00 will receive a Little River Lighthouse Christmas ornament and all donations of $250.00 or more will receive a Harbour Lights replica of Little River Lighthouse.
To learn more about Little River Lighthouse and the Lighthouse Endeavor at Little River Lighthouse or to make an on-line donation you can go to www.LittleRiverLight.org or call 207-259-3833. Donations can also be mailed to the Friends of Little River Lighthouse, P.O. Box 671, East Machias, Maine 04630.
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Derek and I have been looking forward to our first Christmas as a married couple for months, and this weekend we picked out our first tree together!
We headed to a local tree farm just around the corner to pick it out.
It only took us a few minutes to find the perfect tree.
After we got Bruce in the house, we got our decorating on.
We basically started from scratch with the ornaments. All of the ones pictured below are from Target.
We went for a homey, woodsy style with a little bit of shimmer.
Our simple, but pretty, tree topper came from Target as well.


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Danielle Mailer named Litchfield Jazz Festival featured artist
From the collection of The Mattatuck Museum -- This piece by Danielle Mailer will be used as the 2013 Litchfield Jazz Festival t-shirt.
Photo by Laurie Gaboardi -- Danielle Mailer in her Goshen studio.
Provided photo -- Danielle Mailer with her horse artwork in downtown Torrington.
By Kate Hartman |
PUBLISHED: April 29, 2013 at 4:30 a.m. | UPDATED: July 21, 2021 at 9:57 a.m.
GOSHEN >> Gripping a light green ceramic mug of tea, she wrestles her key into the lock of her modest three-room studio in Goshen, explaining that one day she would like to be the kind of person who manages to get her tea into a travel mug. There isn't time for that now, she explains with a laugh. Instead she stopped at her home and grabbed the mug from her husband, who made the tea for her, knowing that she would be flying in from teaching at Indian Mountain School in Salisbury and rushing on to the interview awaiting her at her studio. This is the life
Danielle Mailer
leads, on the move and never slowing down. The artist has been working steadily, building her base of collectors with each show she has done–and she has seemingly shown everywhere, from libraries to banks to restaurants. Like any ambitious aspiring artist, when Mailer was first re-launching her painting career, she would show anywhere. These days, she shows in galleries and has branched out into public art. Her colorful works depicting a cat and a horse can be seen on the sides of buildings in downtown Torrington. She is currently preparing for a gallery show in New York. Perhaps the largest honor to come her way lately is being named the featured artist at this year's
Litchfield Jazz Festival
, to be held Aug. 9, 10 and 11 at the Goshen Fairgrounds. The recognition is fitting for Mailer, who has never missed a festival since she attended the first one back in the 1990s. "I have just been so passionate about that weekend, which as a family we really design our whole year around that because it's so extraordinary," said Mailer. "It's the most exciting weekend of the year." At first, Mailer attended the festival as a spectator, taking in the live music and food. She happened to see a performance by trombonist Peter McEachern, who was playing with the Thomas Chapin Trio Plus Brass, which included Art Barron, Steve Johns and Mario Pavone. Fast forward several years and Mailer would fall in love with McEachern and they would eventually marry, but at that first festival it was the event that Mailer fell in love with. Years later, Mailer was invited by Vita West Muir, executive and artistic director of the Litchfield Jazz Fest, to join the art tent. "I didn't know what to expect, although the idea of spending a weekend with jazz was very appealing," Mailer said as she laughed. "The two who were bookends of the art tent were Frank Federico, a renowned painter and very successful, as is Chris Osborne. They were the lord and lordess of the tent, and there I was in the middle. They were very welcoming because I was the newcomer. I had my own little booth in the tent. I set up my collages and there were a lot of musical themes, which I think is why Vita thought I would be a good fit." Mailer completely sold out at that first festival. "After that first year of success, I was very keen to go back," said Mailer, "and every year I would build a group of collectors." This year, as the featured artist, one of Mailer's images will be used on the festival's official T-shirt. West Muir said that for many years Frank Federico was the featured artist. She began to rotate the honor among artists when she found that other people were interested in taking the spot. Last year, Chris Osborne of New Milford was featured, and this year West Muir asked Mailer. "She's the most wonderful spirit. I love Danielle. She is an extremely prolific and hard-working artist," said Ms. West Muir, who works in the same building as Mailer. "She hustles and works really hard. Anything I can do to get her out there, I'm happy to do it." Mailer's tenacity and fondness for musical motifs contributed to West Muir choosing her to be the lead festival artist. Mailer said she doesn't curtail work all year long for the festival, but she does find that her work incorporates a lot more musical imagery around festival time. "I incorporated this [music imagery] into my work not knowing that I was going to be involved with the festival in that direct way," said Mailer. "It was just my interest and part of my visual vocabulary." As the daughter of a famous writer, Norman Mailer and an Abstract Expressionist artist, Adele Morales, Mailer has a visual vocabulary that is diverse and built on a solid foundation, as she grew up in a very creative household. Art and inspiration were a part of her life from a very young age. "I grew up in Greenwich Village with a mother who would greet me after school with paint-splattered jeans," Mailer recalled. "She had paintings in various degrees of being finished all over the house. There was always a strong likelihood you might put your elbow in cadmium orange because there would be a palette on the coffee table." Her mother's bold palette and interest in the Day of the Dead, combined with visits with her father to the Museum of Modern Art, mixed to create a potent swirl of influences that Mailer said she can still see in her work today. "I feel that the influence is strong, the rich colors, the patterning, but we are very different kinds of artists," Mailer said of her mother. "She was strictly abstract. I'm more interested in narrative, in telling a story." After going to school for painting, Mailer went back to school for design and illustration because, as she said, "I needed a skill. At that point my skill was waiting on tables and painting." Mailer moved up the ladder at ARTnews magazine in New York, eventually becoming the associate art director. She left that job to freelance and take care of her daughter. After moving to Connecticut and watching the demise of her first marriage, Mailer picked painting back up after a nearly seven-year hiatus for her first love. She also spent time teaching art at Litchfield Montessori School, and currently teaches at Indian Mountain School in Lakeville. Mailer said she is looking forward to this year's Litchfield Jazz Festival, as she does every year, especially because being named the featured artist of the jazz fest is an honor. "I'm a longtime participant and a very established artist at this point in the Northwest Corner," Mailer said. "My T-shirt will be circulated, that's a nice thing. It might boost sales but that's not really my concern. It's just a compliment to and a celebration of where I've come and what I'm about. I think it's quite an honor." To learn more about Mailer, see her Web site at
http://www.daniellemailer.com
. For more information on the jazz festival, and for tickets, go online to
http://litchfieldjazzfest.com
Kate Hartman


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Undergraduate Foundation Programme for BSc (Hons) Geography at Birkbeck, University of London (BSc (Hons), International Foundation Programme)
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For more information about Undergraduate Foundation Programme for BSc (Hons) Geography at Birkbeck, University of London at ONCAMPUS London, please visit the webpage using the button above.
BSc (Hons), International Foundation Programme
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About Undergraduate Foundation Programme for BSc (Hons) Geography at Birkbeck, University of London at ONCAMPUS London
Undergraduate Foundation Programme (UFP)
From our centre at Birkbeck, in the heart of the University of London, you are encouraged to develop the tools for success on degree programmes at at the best universities in the UK. This is a one-year (three term) programme that will allow you to progress to a University degree at one of our University of London partner universities.
Who is this programme designed for?
This programme is designed to prepare international students, who have completed senior secondary education, for entry to undergraduate studies at top universities across the UK. All students who successfully complete the UFP are supported to gain a place at one of our prestigious University of London College partners or on a suitable programme of undergraduate study at the university of their choice. This programme is set at level 3, which is equivalent to A-level standard in the UK.
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Biografia
Nelli nacque a Roma il 28 gennaio 1842. Appresa l'arte della fusione da Antonio Messina, egli aprì nel 1862 una sua personale fonderia, con sede inizialmente a via della Lungara e poi, dal 1881, in via Luciano Manara n. 43: qui avrebbe lavorato per i successivi vent'anni. Contestualmente egli aprì un negozio-deposito in piazza di Spagna, all'angolo fra via della Croce e via del Babuino. La Fonderia Nelli rimase aperta fino ai primi del secolo, caratterizzandosi come la più importante nella traduzione di bronzi artistici.

Alla fonderia Nelli si rivolsero i più importanti scultori italiani dell'epoca spesso attivi nel settore dei grandi monumenti commemorativi, come Eugenio Maccagnani, Giulio Tadolini, Ernesto Biondi, Odoardo Tabacchi, La fonderia fu anche il riferimento per artisti stranieri residenti a Roma, che spedirono all'estero le proprie opere: così si comportarono ad esempio gli statunitensi William Story e Randolph Rogers o il polacco Pius Welonsky. La fonderia fu attivissima in parallelo nella produzione di copie, sempre in bronzo, da sculture antiche, per esempio dall'Antico, da Giovan Lorenzo Bernini o da Antonio Canova.

Nel corso degli anni la Fonderia Nelli espose regolarmente alle varie Esposizioni ed Esposizioni Universali (es. Londra, Parigi e Melbourne), spesso guadagnandosi premi e diplomi di merito. Una partecipazione particolarmente massiccia si registra nell'Esposizione di Chicago nel 1893. Nel 1897 la fonderia, che occupava circa 250 operai, fu costretta a chiudere perché oberata dai debiti per la costruzione dell'edificio su via Manara. Nelli sembra che a quel punto sia emigrato in Russia, dove lavorò alla corte dello zar e dove morì all'inizio del XX secolo. Il suo posto negli Stati Uniti fu preso dalla Roman Bronze Works, attiva dal 1897.

Intitolazioni
Nella zona delle attuali fonderie a Roma è a lui dedicata una via.

Opere
 Odoardo Tabacchi, Monumento ad Arnaldo da Brescia, Brescia, Piazzale Arnaldo
 Ettore Ferrari, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, Venezia, Riva degli Schiavoni
 William Wetmore Story, Monumento al colonnello William Prescott, Boston
 Ercole Rosa, Monumento ai fratelli Cairoli, 1883, Roma
 William Wetmore Story, Monumento a George Peabody, Baltimora, Mount Vernon
 William Wetmore Story, Monumento a John Marshall, Washington D.C., Supreme Court
 Pius Welonsky, Gladiatore, Varsavia, Museo Nazionale
 Pius Weloński, La vittoria di Giovanni III Sobieski nella battaglia di Kahlenberg, chiesa di Maria, Cracovia
 Franklin Simmons, Monumento a John Logan, Washington D.C., Logan Circle, 1892-1901
 Reliquario di Sant'Adamo, Guglionesi
 Edward Müller, La Fiaccola, Roma, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca
 Ernesto Biondi, Monumento a Manuel Montt e Antonio Varas, Santiago del Cile, 1900-1904
 Ernesto Biondi, I Saturnali, Roma, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM)
 Ernesto Biondi, Fontana della pastorella, Gorga
 Giulio Tadolini, Monumento equestre a Vittorio Emanuele II, 1890, Perugia
Lio Gangeri, Monumento a Marco Minghetti, Roma
 Giulio Tadolini, Monumento a Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, 1893, Cordoba
 Richard Henry Park, Monumento al vicepresidente Thomas A. Hendricks, 1890, Indianapolis, Indiana State House
 Randolph Rogers, L'ultima freccia, 1879-1880, New York, Metropolitan Museum
 Carlo Filippo Chiaffarino, Monumento al conte Canevaro, Zoagli, Genova
 Pietro Costa, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, 1881-1889, Torino
 Ettore Ferrari, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, c. 1880, Venezia
 Ettore Ferrari, Monumento a Ovidio, 1887, Costanza, Romania
 Giulio Monteverde, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, 1888, Bologna
 Giulio Monteverde, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, 1889, Ferrara
 Giovanni Anderlini, Monumento a Simón Bolívar , 1889, Guayaquil, Ecuador
 Eugenio Maccagnani, Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1889, Brescia
Franklyn Simmons, Monumento alla Vittoria, Portland
 Vincenzo Ragusa, Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1892, Palermo
 Augusto Rivalta, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele, 1893, Livorno
Emilio Gallori, Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1895, Roma
 Cesare Zocchi, Monumento a Dante Alighieri, 1896, Trento
 Giovanni Ciniselli, Monumento del marchese Bernardo de Sá da Bandeira, 1884, Lisbona
 Felipe Moratilla, Monumento al generale José Prudencio Padilla, Riohacha
 Manuel Oms Canet, Monumento alla regina Isabella di Castiglia, 1883, Madrid
 Eduardo Barrón González, Viriato, 1883, Zamora
 Prosper d'Épinay, Paolo e Virginia, Curepipe

Note

Bibliografia
 B.E. Maineri, Il monumento ai fratelli Cairoli e il sacro drappello di Villa Glori, con un carme di L.B. Mancini Oliva, Civelli, Roma 1883, pp. 19, 21
 G. Stopiti, Nelli, cav. Alessandro, Stabilimento Tipografico Italiano, Roma s.d. [ma 1881], s.n. [ma pp. 249-292]
 Angelo de Gubernatis, Dizionario di artisti italiani viventi, Firenze, 1906, p. 235.
 Thieme-Becker, Allgemeinesküntlerlexikon, p. 25, p. 385
 M. Grillandi, Via del Babuino sacra all'arte e agli artisti, in "Strenna dei romanisti", 1963, p. 244
 E. Colle, A. Griseri, R. Valeriani, Bronzi decorativi in Italia: bronzisti e fonditori italiani dal Seicento all'Ottocento, Milano, Electa, 2001, pp. 42, 320-323, 386
 A. Cifani, F. Monetti, Ritorno a Palazzo Lascaris, Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Torino 2013, p. 33, 40-41, nota 21
 Paolo Coen, Il recupero del Rinascimento: Arte, politica e mercato nei primi anni di Roma capitale (1870-1911), Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana Editoriale, 2020, pp. 177-187 e passim, ISBN 9788836645435
Paolo Coen, Arte e rivoluzione industriale nella fonderia di Alessandro Nelli: origini, modelli e contesto di un'impresa di Roma capitale, in Amica Veritas. Studi di storia dell'arte in onore di Claudio Strinati, a cura di A. Vannugli, Roma, 2020, pp. 101-120, ISBN 9788854911109

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(Investigator 172, 2017 January)
Although Hydrotherapy comes from the Greek words hudor which means water, and therapeutikos which means to take care of, the use of water for therapeutic or healing purposes originated aeons before the age of classical Greece. Baths and remedies are mentioned in the Sanskrit as early as 4000 B.C., and the Babylonians, Cretans and Egyptians preceded the Romans' preoccupation with water for drinking, bathing and its medicinal application.
It was not until the early nineteenth century however, that hydropathy as a formal system came into vogue in Europe under the leadership of Vincent Priessnitz (1801-1852) a Salesian farmer, and Father Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897), a German priest who claimed to have cured himself of tuberculosis by regularly plunging into the cold waters of the River Danube.
In America, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (1855-1946), did much to promote hydrotherapy, opening a sanitarium in Battle Creek,Michigan in 1876, where he used hydrotherapy, diet and other drugless therapies.
Today, health spas featuring mineral water baths are popular with people seeking cures for various ailments, and jacuzzis are becoming a status symbol in many modem homes.
The therapeutic uses of water have many applications varying from drinking to flushing out the system, and from exercise through swimming to relaxing in a hot bath. Hot springs where the water has a high mineral content are thought to be beneficial, and generally speaking, warm water promotes circulation and cold water is helpful in reducing swelling and pain.
Hot baths, cold showers, soaking in mineral springs, swimming and drinking are the principal applications.
Certain spa waters are known to contain minerals such as sodium, calcium and zinc among others which can help compensate for body deficiencies.
Hospitals and rehabilitation centres often use therapeutic pools. The buoyancy makes it easier for patients to exercise and so strengthen atrophied muscles after long periods of inactivity following accidents or major surgery.
Although many of these treatments can be a pleasant experience, particularly from the relaxation point of view, they may not address a specific health problem.
Consumer Reports. 1978. Health spas: svelte for sale. August 1978.
De Vierville, Paul. 1991. Hydrotherapy: Washes, Wraps, Packs and Herbs. Massage Therapy Journal. Winter 1991.
Hope, Murry. 1989. The Psychology of Healing, Element Books Ltd., Longmead, Shaftsbury, Dorset.
Prevention Magazine. 1992. The Prevention how-to Dictionary of Healing, Remedies and Techniques. MJF Books, New York.
[From: Edwards, H. 1999 Alternative, Complementary, Holistic & Spiritual Healing, Australian Skeptics Inc.]


The terrain in South Australia's national parks not only lends itself to relaxing activities like camping and forest bathing, but also activities that will really get your adrenaline pumping.
Rock climbing is one of them. It's an activity you can learn to do as a beginner with an experienced guide, or enjoy as a seasoned veteran.
With gorge cliffs up to 30 metres high and large permanent rock pools, Onkaparinga River National Park is a rock climber's paradise.
Located 35 kilometres south of Adelaide's CBD, the park has a dedicated rock climbing zone.
The climbing area offers top rope and lead climbing, and can be found just a short walk from the car park at Gate 15 on Chapel Hill Road.
Why not book a campsite at Pink Gum Campground and make a weekend of it?
Located only 10 kilometres east of the CBD, Morialta is one of Adelaide's climbing hot spots.
It's popular for experienced and beginners as there are climbs of varying difficulties. Here you'll find both top rope and lead climbing.
During your climb, you'll be able to take in the amazing views of Fourth Creek gully toward Adelaide.
You'll find the climbing area off Norton Summit Road between First and Third Falls.
Never tried rock climbing before but want to start?
Let's face it, rock climbing has the potential to be a dangerous activity and care must be taken. If this is an activity you've never tried before, it's recommended that you are guided by a qualified instructor.
You can even join a rock climbing club, which is a great option if you'd prefer to climb in company.
Wondering what to pack on your next rock climbing adventure? Find out what an expert climber puts in their bag.


Ukemi means "body control" while falling. Due to the repeated exercise of falling techniques, you learn to control your entire body. Ukemi "passive activity" is. The result is the goal of judo, namely the willingness to throw and to be thrown. A good level of ukemi is not only for the safety of the judoka very important, it also promotes the development on the way (Do).
The basic idea of ukemi is: The force of the impact of UKE must be spreaded on the largest possible area of the tatami, and so relieve the impact. While falling is soughted to "land" on a large area and to protect the pain sensitive "rough edges" (knees, elbows, shoulders, wrists, etc.) of the body. By appropriately chopping, the impact energy is scattered much wider and partially transferred to the ground. A perfectly controlled ukemi allows UKE to drop from a certain height, high falling speed and massive impact energy without injury.
Soft falling - When the roll forward (Mae mawari ukemi) or backward (Ushiro mawari ukemi) we find forms of soft fall. Especially young judoka must learn the orientation in area. Medical studies have shown that the three-dimensional orientation from children will be developed between the age of eighth and ten. The trainer should not tread e.g. a six year old judoka to do the "judo roll".
Hard falling - If there are fast and explosive movements executed, the hard falling (Mae, Yoko, Ushiro- and Jiyu ukemi)) usually is unavoidable. The same goes for throwing techniques where UKE is controlled during the throwing phase (Kake) by TORI in his movement and trajectory. This kind of falling requires a lot of practice, because the coordination of the whole body - the transition from relaxation to the optimal tension, knocking resilient and instant relaxation - must be done in a split of a second and at the right moment.


While it may be a fairly recent discovery in the world of medicine, the health of one's mouth and the rest of the body are inextricably linked. Taking care of your mouth and maintaining proper oral hygiene can do more for you than limit cavities — according to new research, it could actually help lower your risk for developing certain infections and maybe even prevent diabetes.
The link being investigated is that between periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, and systemic infections and diseases including pneumonia, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. What is periodontal disease? Gum disease occurs when an overgrowth of bacteria is present in the mouth causing the gums to become inflamed and possibly begin to erode or decay. A reported 80 percent of Japanese people over the age of 30 have periodontal disease, which has become the No. 1 reason for tooth loss in Japan. Researchers have found gum disease can serve as a catalyst for other illnesses, either increasing your risk for developing them or increasing severity. But how does this happen?
When the teeth aren't cleaned properly on a daily basis, the bacteria found within the mouth can accumulate on the gums and teeth as well as in between the teeth. After a while, this neglected buildup of microorganisms can become stuck together by sugars, forming a biofilm otherwise known as plaque, which deprives the tissues of oxygen. Over time, this causes the decay of the gums, opening up holes or pockets that allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream. As this bacteria travels throughout the body, it can wreak havoc on a number of the body's vital systems and lead to infection or illness in a place that seems wholly unrelated to the mouth, such as the heart, lungs or even the brain.
The symptoms that follow can be clues that indicate the presence of other conditions in the body. While the visible symptoms — swollen, red and bleeding gums — will be obvious indicators of gum disease, those we cannot see, such as the release of C-reactive protein by the liver (an organ that plays a crucial role in the immune system) can also be signs of conditions like heart disease. This is why some medical professionals argue gum disease should be treated both on its own and as a symptom to be investigated for perhaps a larger issue.
More time and research are needed to determine if this connection between gum disease and systemic disease could possibly explain the development of conditions like atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) or even cancer in patients who don't exhibit any other risk factors. It may be too early to say that brushing your teeth can prevent diabetes, but it has been suggested gum disease serves as a risk factor for diabetes and can actually worsen symptoms of the disease in those already diagnosed with it. While research has shown oral bacteria present in other parts of the body, it can't be named a clear cause for illness at this point.
In the meantime, brushing your teeth regularly and getting annual professional cleanings from your dentist remain the best way to prevent gum disease. Looking for a toothbrush that is specifically for gum care is an excellent first step. A brush like the Philips Sonicare GumHealth has longer bristles that are more effective at removing plaque, but have a softer texture to ensure they're gentle on the sensitive tissues of the gums to prevent further irritation. While we cannot yet say definitely proper oral hygiene can prevent diabetes and other serious illnesses that may impact your long-term health, time and science have shown us it certainly can't hurt.


BAT Events are the events that our types of units can go through. Typically there will be two types of events, availability events and pricing events. BAT, however, makes no assumptions about this. Instead, it provides tools that enable you - the booking tool builder - to define the types of events that happen to your units.
Events and Event Types are managed at /admin/bat/events/event.
Events and Event Types are managed at admin/bat/events.
As an example, we will create an Availability Event Type to manage the availability of meeting rooms.
There are two possible types of event states: fixed or open.
Fixed event states can only have a pre-defined set of values associated with them. This allows us to define states such as "Available" and "Booked" by associating numerical (integer) values to those labels.
Furthermore, fixed event states can be blocking or not. Blocking states means that they cannot simply be overriden on the calendar by dragging over them and assigning a new state. They need to be dealt with explicitly. A great example is a booking event. You need to explicitly delete a booking, you cannot simply drag over it and delete it. Instead, if you are simply making something available or unavaialble, you can just drag and select the dates and change the state of the event for those dates.
Open event states can have any integer value associated with them. This is great for managing pricing over time. A pricing event can have a value assigned to it that represents the price of booking a unit over that time period.
Events can either be of hourly or daily granularity. This setting simply influences how BAT presents the interface to a user, since all events are saved down to the minute granularity in the database.
Once the event type is created, we can add fields to it that will contain the event value over a time period.
Define fixed states. Visit /admin/bat/events/state and click Add State. You will need to select the Event Type you wish to associate this state with, simply start typing its name.
For each state, you can provide a label and pick a color that will be used on calendar views. Finally, you can also define the state as blocking or non-blocking.
Add a field that points to possible state values. With the states defined, you actually still need a way for your event to hold the value of a state. To avoid hard-coding this as a property of the Event entity, add it via a field that BAT introduces, the BAT Event State Reference field. This field is added programmatically by BAT to fixed state event types so if you visit: admin/bat/events/event-types/manage/<your event type name>/fields you will find it listed.
Define fixed state events. Visit admin/bat/events/event-types and click on Manage States for the event that you want to add states to.
Then in admin/bat/events/event-types/manage/<my event type> we select that field as holding the event value.


Sometimes couples are ready to move forward with third-party reproduction immediately after fertility treatment has proven unsuccessful. Others may wish to take some time to process the setback and regroup before seeking the donor option or surrogate they need. Ultimately, it is up to you and your partner about which is best. Most agencies, including Fertility SOURCE Companies, will encourage intended parents to consider their options carefully. Rushing into a gestational surrogacy agreement or choosing a donor is not advised, especially due to the emotional, financial, and lifelong commitment of those processes.
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Support groups offer the opportunity to speak with and hear from those who are in similar or matching journeys to parenthood. It can be cathartic to have real-life examples that you and your partner are not alone in efforts to become parents, and many who have joined such groups report benefits like stress relief and receiving advice from fellow attendees.
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Leinier Dominguez wins Leon Masters
by Carlos Alberto Colodro
7/13/2020 – The Leon Masters came to an end on Sunday, with Leinier Dominguez beating Jaime Santos in the final of the three-day knockout to win the event. Dominguez and Santos came from defeating Parham Maghsoodloo and Alexei Shirov in the semifinals. Dominguez won game 3 in the deciding matchup and drew the rest to get the title. | Photo: Justin Kellar
Local hero reaches the final
Leon is a city located in the north-west of Spain. The largest municipality of the province that bears the same name, it has a strong historical and architectural heritage. The city has also hosted what has already become a traditional chess festival for 33 years in a row.
Year after year, the organizers proudly invite the best player from the region, Jaime Santos Latasa. The young Leonese is currently ranked number eight in Spain and has proven once and again that he has what it takes to face the international stars that are invited to participate. After losing in a couple of semifinals on tiebreaks — including the time he resigned in a completely winning position — he reached the final of this year's edition, knocking out living legend Alexei Shirov in the semis.
Santos then had to face tournament favourite Leinier Dominguez, who played his usual brand of principled, precise play to get a convincing 2½:1½ win in the final.
Dominguez came from eliminating defending champion Parham Maghsoodloo. The Iranian almost upset the Cuban-born grandmaster, as he bounced back from a 0:2 start to take the match to Armageddon. However, Dominguez chose black and drew the sudden-death decider to move on to the final.
Jaime Santos | Photo: Official site
Santos 3½ : 2½ Shirov
The Spanish representatives traded wins with white at the outset of their semi and drew the next two 20-minute encounters to take the match to blitz tiebreakers. Santos played the Exchange Slav for a third time and only managed a draw with white in the first 5-minute game. Then, the youngster repeated the Caro-Kann he had used in game 4 and a sharp struggle ensued. Shirov was in the driver's seat, until he incorrectly gave up an exchange:
The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black's play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black.
White needed to keep his material advantage with 35.Ra2 here, but Shirov went for the forcing 35.Rxb7+ instead. The game continued 35...Kxb7 36.h4 Re5 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Nxd5, when Shirov perhaps only calculated 38...Bxd5 and not the strong 38...Ka6.
The knights were exchanged soon after and an opposite-coloured bishops endgame appeared on the board. Although this endgame tends to lead to draws, in this particular position Black's active king on the queenside was quick enough to win the pawn race. Santos had moved on to the final.
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Dominguez* 3 : 3 Maghsoodloo
*Drew with black in Armageddon to reach the final
Defending champion Maghsoodloo was probably the toughest pairing rating favourite Dominguez could get in the first round. However, once the match started, it seemed like the Cuban-born star was going to easily prevail over his young opponent — Dominguez got clean wins in games 1 and 2.
But the Iranian is known for his fierce fighting spirit. He had an inferior position in the third game, but created enough of a mess on the board to get his opponent to falter. He won again in game 4, equalizing the score.
In the blitz tiebreakers, Maghsoodloo won a third game in a row, but saw his momentum come to a halt when Dominguez won game 6 in style:
Mating Patterns
On this DVD, Grandmaster and worldrenowned commentator Maurice Ashley reviews some of the most interesting patterns with examples meant to educate and entertain.
There is a mate-in-one threat (Bb5#), except that the bishop is pinned on the first rank. The solution? 37.a8Q removing the defender — 37...Rxa8 38.Bb5#.
Dominguez held a draw with black in the Armageddon decider, surviving a scare and qualifying to Sunday's final.
Dominguez 2½ : 1½ Santos
The final was the one match that did not go to tiebreaks. Games 1 and 2 were complex draws following sharp theoretical opening lines. Dominguez played the Nimzo-Indian Defence with black in game 3 and saw his opponent creating weaknesses around his king. Already in a superior position, the American played a good-looking and effective exchange sacrifice:
The Art of the Positional Exchange Sacrifice
The positional exchange sacrifice is one of the most powerful and fascinating strategic weapons in chess. On this DVD Sergey Tiviakov explains why the positional exchange sacrifice is such a strong weapon and how to use it.
Black decisively gains control of the light squares with 27...Rxd5 28.exd5 Bxd5. Dominguez elegantly converted his advantage into the deciding win — 29.Qd1 Nf3+ 30.Bxf3 Rxe1+ 31.Bxe1 Bxf3 32.Qd3 g4:
Santos prevented Black from taking his queen to h6 immediately with 33.Qd2, but after 33...Qf5 there is no good way to avoid ...Qh5-...Qh1#.
A draw in game 4 gave Dominguez tournament victory.
Preview: Leon Masters with Dominguez, Shirov, Maghsoodloo and Santos
Carlos Alberto Colodro Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.


Like most churches this time of year, we are already preparing for the coming Christmas season.
Since some of the best learning comes from looking back, I thought I'd share a few Christmas communication lessons from last year.
We view Christmas as a prime opportunity to appeal to newcomers.
Elmbrook Church is a single-campus megachurch, with an average weekend attendance between 4,500 and 5,000.
At Christmas, we typically see about 10,000 individuals come through our doors, many of whom have little or no affiliation to a home church. For that reason, we view Christmas as a prime opportunity to appeal to newcomers.
We faced two unique challenges in 2013. One was that we were seven months into a 15-month gap between senior pastors. Our congregation had mixed levels of commitment to the church. Many were in "wait and see" mode.
The second challenge, related to the first, was that giving was down considerably from the prior year. We made budget cuts in many places to match giving. As a result, the promotion budget was cut in half. I was committed to doing more with less.
Our communication team's objective was to do what we could to keep Christmas attendance at or above that of previous years. We accomplished this—with help from the Holy Spirit! Estimated attendance was about the same as in 2012. We celebrated this as a small victory.
Ads in community newspapers' church directories the week before.
A large road sign containing service times on a high-visibility section of our property.
An all-church email from the interim senior pastor to our email list of 11,600+ encouraging them to pick up invitations and envelopes in the coming weekends and invite a friend (Figure C).
A small giveaway for attendees.
Facebook posts promoting Christmas Eve, including photo images.
Twitter posts that were basically repurposed Facebook posts.
I did not do any additional advertising in the community, such as Christmas cards mailed to local residents, yard signs, a billboard or any of the other more costly things we had done in the past.
I added to the website event page a social media "how to" section to make it invitation-friendly (Figure A).
We stuffed invitation cards into bulletins three weeks prior (Figure B). We had envelopes available that people could use to mail the invitations. We left room in the design for a personal note.
I sent an email to staff explaining how to share on Facebook and how to invite friends to Christmas services via social media.
Our café printed coffee sleeves that promoted Christmas, with "invite a friend" and the URL.
I added images to the website created specifically for Pinterest, which linked back to the website event page.
I ran a Facebook promoted post about Christmas Eve services, driving people to the website event page. With Facebook's targeting abilities, I selected that it only be shown to those who were not already fans of the church and who lived within a 15 mile radius. It cost about $175 to get in the news feed of thousands of individuals in our community. I paid per click on the ad, so I knew they made it to our web page.
There were 4,931 visitors to our website event page. Of those, 1,271 landed there directly via the event URL.
There were over 1,500 social shares of the website event page. This means these folks were on the event page and shared it via the sharing icons at the top of the page.
As already stated, attendance was level with the prior year. Objective met!
Many people are not confident navigating the brave new world of social media without a little guidance.
A number of people told me that the social media "how to" on the event page was helpful. I've leveraged this concept since then in other situations where I want folks to support our social media efforts.
Apparently, many people are not confident navigating the brave new world of social media without a little guidance.
Not surprisingly, the Facebook posts with images got much better engagement than posts without. I've increased our mix of image posts in Facebook throughout the year. This has made a big difference in boosting audience engagement.
I plan to be more strategic with Pinterest and Facebook images, creating several in advance, and scheduling them to post periodically so fans start to expect them from us periodically.
Based on feedback, I realized that we have two audiences coming to the website event page, and only a portion of them resonate with the "invite a friend" message. So I am going to move the invitation and 'how-to' to a separate page.
That way, newcomers won't have to wade through that information to get the nuts-and-bolts of what they want to know.
I will spend time sprucing up the content on the "I'm New" and "Weekends at Elmbrook" web pages, which were the pages people visited immediately after the Christmas page.
I am also adding links to the Christmas page on all other holiday event pages, such as our women's Christmas celebration and the holiday ballet performance.
How about you? What worked (or didn't) in your communications strategy last Christmas?
Check out God Rest Ye Stressed Communicators: Planning Christmas for Your Church for help with Christmas.
For more Christmas help, the church marketing elves have been making a list (and checking it twice) of Christmas ideas and resources.
Karen Shay-Kubiak is director of communications for Elmbrook Church, a single-campus megachurch located in Southeast Wisconsin. She is also a closet tech geek who loves things like Evernote, online forms, project management systems and anything else that promises to help her squeeze more out of a day's 24 hours.
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Exhibition on Campus The Hague opens in City Hall
Saskia Bruines, alderman for Education, Knowledge Economy and International Affairs in The Hague, and Erwin Muller, Chair of Campus The Hague, opened an exhibition about 20 years of Campus The Hague on 4 September. The exhibition in the Atrium of City Hall in The Hague focuses on the links between the University and the city of The Hague, and will run until 21 September. Entry is free.
Leiden University turned 444 this year and one of the ways in which we are celebrating this is with an exhibition in the Atrium of City Hall in The Hague. At the opening of this photo exhibition, Erwin Muller referred to the theme of links between Campus The Hague and the city of The Hague: 'The University is 444 years old, and we have been in The Hague for 20 years and will remain there for at least another 100 years,' he said. He explained how Campus The Hague has grown in 20 years from a few members of staff and students to a fully fledged second home of Leiden University with five locations, 17 degree programmes, over 500 members of staff and 5,300 students. Thanks also to the support of the Municipality of The Hague.
Alderman Saskia Bruines (Education) opened the exhibition in the Atrium of City Hall in The Hague together with Erwin Muller, Chair of Campus The Hague.
The first visitors look at the exhibition.
Good for the city
Alderman Saskia Bruines represented the Municipality at the opening. She began her speech by congratulating the University on its 444th anniversary. 'The students have made our city a much livelier place, which is good for it. I am pleased and proud of the good collaboration in the area of research because it is hugely important for politicians and policymakers to be able to use academic research to tackle challenges.'
Beautiful buildings
Bruines also praised the 'beautiful buildings' of the University, which are contributing to the growth and development of the Central Innovation District, the economic heart of The Hague. She mentioned student accommodation as a point of concern: 'It hasn't proved possible to provide accommodation for everyone. I would call on the people of The Hague to see if they wouldn't be able to rent out an attic room for a certain period of time.' She ended her short speech by thanking her predecessor, Ingrid van Engelshoven, for all her efforts to boost the growth of Leiden University in The Hague.
The opening was followed by a reception, which gave visitors the opportunity to network and admire the exhibition.
L-r: Tim van der Hagen (Rector Magnificus of Delft University of Technology), Mayor Pauline Krikke, alderman Saskia Bruines, Kristel Baele (President of the Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Carel Stolker (Rector Magnificus of Leiden University) visited the exhibition on 5 September.
'It is good that so many degree programmes at Campus The Hague are in English. That is important for internationals in The Hague who are eager to learn,' said Billy Allwood, organiser of the annual Feel at Home Fair for internationals.
'The University is a welcome addition to the city,' said Koen Baart. He was a member of the Municipal Council and is now Chair of Fietsersbond, the Dutch Cyclists' Union. 'I enjoyed the tour of Wijnhaven, just before this opening. What a beautiful building!'
'We would love to work together with Leiden University to further develop The Hague as a real student city,' said Sem Bolk and Thomas de Bruin from INTAC student association in The Hague.
Text: Minke Holleman
Photos: Nicole Romeijn
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