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Private W J Neighbaur served with 'C' Company, 38th Battalion, 10th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. He enlisted in April 1916. He was killed in action in May 1917.
First World War (content)
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BOND OF SACRIFICE - FIRST WORLD WAR PORTRAITS COLLECTION
Neighbaur, W J
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force
Australian Army 1914-1918
SIGNALLER ARTHUR THORN, 'C' COMPANY, 27TH BATTALION, 7TH BRIGADE, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE
D Company, 20th Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force
Uniforms and insignia
badge, Australian, unit, 38th Battalion, 38th / 7th Battalion, 38th Australian Infantry Battalion.


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We are delighted and honored to continue our collaboration with the Chicago Symphony for our third special BEYOND THE SCORE presentation. You'll experience live Tchaikovsky's epic Symphony No. 4, a work the composer himself said is "better than anything I've done so far." You'll discover the behind-the-scenes story of the masterpiece—why this period of Tchaikovsky's life was so prolific and how the composer creates drama that rivals that found in the great Russian literary works of Pushkin and Tolstoy. After an intriguing and revealing multimedia first half—with stunning visuals on a giant screen, actors and a narrator—you will hear this magnificent work for orchestra in its entirety, including its epic opening with blazing brass evoking the famous Fate theme. Concert Prelude Talks begin 45 minutes prior to each Masterworks concert in the East Lobby.
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The second installment in my series of playlists. A bit more eclectic than the first, this one has all of my favorites from new releases over the past two weeks and features some gems that I just discovered while scrolling through Spotify. Feel free to listen below or here. Enjoy!


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In these days of doom and gloom regarding the whole music industry, Leeds band I Like Trains (or iLiKETRAiNS as they used to present themselves) show a glimmer of hope for the fans of the physical music release, something you can get your hands on instead of the ephemeral/transient feelings of downloaded mp3s, legal or not.
The band had material for the new album at the start of 2010 but did not have a record deal, so decided to release it themselves on their own new label (ILR). An admirable stance, but one that requires substantial funds that the band did not have. So they turned to their record buying fans for help using the Pledge site (tinyurl.com/2b2yc5h) to raise funds by offering extra goodies to fans willing to part with cash, the more exclusive the item, the more the cost, from a signed CD of the new album to original water colour artwork for the Christmas Tree Ship EP. Pledges poured in and the new album was released this month.
There is a definite nautical theme to the whole album with lyrics such as "we rise, we fall, we pitch, we yaw, no sleep, no sleep, no sleep, repeat" on When We Were Kings and "the wind blows from the east, we'll sail this ship into the setting sun" on Progress Is A Snake. You can almost imagine the pulsing drone at the end of Doves that closes the album as a foghorn warning of perilous rocks ahead!
Although they are no longer using historical stories and tableaus as the basis for their songs (a shame as I used to like trying (and usually failing) to decipher them), they still maintain the same post-rock dynamics; David Martin's melancholic, sometimes breathy vocals washing over you like gentle waves, still provide a familiar strangely comforting feeling as the album begins that continues through the eleven tracks. The combination of his vocals and that lovely unmistakeable guitar sound on my personal favourite track on the album, These Feet Of Clay, still manages to send shivers up and down my spine, brrr, marvellous!
It also, ironically, sounds far better produced than previous album Elegies To Lessons Learnt which, although containing some very good tunes, always felt a bit messy and rushed to me.
So, to sum up, on first listen I was slightly non-plussed but after repeated listens it has really opened up, revealed itself and has really got under my skin. Although it will never reach the giddy heights of praise I laud upon early mini-LP Progress:Reform, it is certainly now second in my affections!
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When I was a kid I LOVED practicing my signature… haha. I know, it's super weird, my mom thought so too. I would take a piece of paper and sign my name till there was no room. True story. This bundle includes a hand-signed Alchemy CD, t-shirt and the official mind blowing artwork on a 11x17 full color poster.


To blow some new life into the Optane series, the 905P M2 series SSD was announced. As it looks now, the company will be releasing a 905P m2-SSD cooled with EKWB heatsink block available soon. The product is listed at eggy as a preorder and would be available or roughly 500 USD (380GB).
By itself nothing new, but what is of interest is that the Optane unit now has an ALU cooling block, with an EK logo slapped on top of it. Intel launched the m2 variant of the Optane 905P in June, back then not listing a precise publication date and price. Be warned, the m2 uses form factor 22110 and thus is 22mm wide and has a length of 110mm. The 905P line is the successor of the 900P and currently consists of a PCI-e-card of 960GB and a u2-model of 480GB.
Pretty expensive for optane memory. Bought the same heatsink minus the word intel at the egg for 15 dollars. Does a great job keeping an MX500 M2 SSD cool.
It may but only with Intel... This is the main fail for this product.
But the result of the biggest Optane is a reality for specific task ( and i don't call "Fortnite" a task ).
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CASH Revisited
Rick McKay
Jodie McKay
as June Carter
Jodie comes from a family with a
long history in the music and theatre
industry. Her Mum was a dancer
who performed in a number of west
end shows and her Dad was a well
respected singer on the British country
music scene who recorded several
albums with his band, Shiloh. Her brother
is a session guitarist in Nashville and her sister is a songwriter living in Australia.
Jodie's biggest passion is her own songwriting, with which she has gained a large following of listeners on the UK songwriter's circuit. She met Rick in 1997 and the two began working together, eventually forming the duo, Pure Country, which became extremely popular and led to the release of 4 albums in the early 2000's. She plays acoustic guitar and also played bass guitar in Rick's Garth Brooks tribute show, The Thunder Rolls. Jodie's portrayal of June Carter is a heartfelt and respectful one, highlighting the often overlooked talents of a lady who was an integral part of the most important family in country music history.


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It's not spring, but I have launched into what amounts to a spring clean. My office is too full, too cluttered, and I desperately need to make space. This is not so easy. My bookshelves are full because, well, I'm a book designer, and not only do I have reference books and type manuals, but copies of most of the books I have designed. Before I became a book designer I worked on magazines—and up until a few days ago I kept copies of those too. Right now, though, I am greatly looking forward to paper recycling pick-up day, when those magazines (so outdated now I would never even consider having them in my portfolio!) will be gone for good. One upside of clearing the shelves is that I come across ephemera, like this envelope and its handwritten A, separated from the birthday card it once contained. I like this single underlined letter, used for who knows how long as a bookmark, and am glad I kept it because, in recognising the hand of the writer, memories of good friendships and celebrations are evoked.


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Fox Mocks US Olympic Team For Sporting "French" Headgear
Written by Melody Johnson
Published 07/11/12 9:12 AM EDT
Fox & Friends contributed several minutes of their Wednesday program to mocking the United States Olympic team uniform which includes a "French beret." While suggesting that the wearing of berets is unpatriotic, the co-hosts seemed to forget that most of the United States military wear berets until receiving emails from their viewers pointing out this fact.
On NBC's Today, American company Ralph Lauren unveiled the design for the United States Olympic team opening ceremony uniforms, which are topped off with a navy blue beret with red and white stripes. Fox mocked the decision to top the uniform off with a "French" hat.
Not only did they fail to mention that the United States military wear berets as part of their uniforms, but that the 2002 Olympic uniforms for the Salt Lake City Olympics also featured powder blue berets.
DOOCY: Should the American team be wearing a beret? Why not a baseball cap? Why not a cowboy hat like when we went to Calgary?
A basic Google search reveals that berets have been in use by the United States military "unofficially as early as 1954," and as part of the official uniform as early as 1961.
Fox's mockery of the "French" headgear continued until they received "a lot of email" from viewers pointing out the military connection to the Olympic team's headgear, forcing co-host Steve Doocy to make a disclaimer: "There is a team that's already wearing a Beret for America, and that's the special forces guys, and they look great."
UPDATE: During today's edition of Fox News Radio's Kilmeade & Friends, guest host Peter Johnson Jr. and Fox News anchors Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer also mocked the U.S. Olympic team for having a "French" uniform.
Johnson Jr. wondered: "Is this the American team or the French fashion team?"
Hemmer asked: "How about a baseball hat? How about a cowboy hat? How about no hat?"
MacCallum replied to Hemmer: "I had the same reaction. I was flipping through the paper this morning and I was like, 'What the heck is this? It looks like a French flight attendant.' Nobody looks good in a beret, OK? Show me people who look good in berets. You know, it's very rare. I think no hat would look better."
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Safenames Review 2019: Is Safenames a Good Hosting?
A solid infrastructure and services custom-made for your needs are what you can expect with U.K.-based hosting provider Safenames.
Safenames is primarily a domain registration company, but has also extended their portfolio of services to include different kinds of hosting including cloud servers, dedicated servers, and colocation. Founded in 1997, they're headquartered in the U.K. but have offices all over the globe.
Safenames offers cloud server and dedicated server hosting, so their solutions are more appropriate for companies with complex needs or enterprise-scale operations rather than individuals looking to carve out a basic online presence. Their dedicated hosting services are primarily for customers that have online businesses and receive a lot of traffic and frequently process online payments. Their end-to-end solutions target medium to large-sized organizations, providing them with solutions built on reliable infrastructure. Most of the hardware used in the setup of their servers come from renowned companies like IBM, Dell and Compaq.
Both Windows and Linux operating systems are available with their dedicated hosting services. Applications running on MSSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL can easily be run on their systems. Excellent server monitoring protocols ensure all the hardware and necessary protective measures are in place, achieving an average 99.9999% uptime. Server backups are always available and users can easily restore their website to a previous state.
Since they operate their own Tier 3 data center, they have the ability to accommodate all sorts of customer requirements. This includes scaling up in the future if your business takes off. As long as you can tell them what your exact requirements are, they will happily make the resources available.
Safenames doesn't offer any packages for you to choose from. Rather, you have to get in touch with them with your exact requirements and ask for a quote. They only list the minimum prices their services would cost and while that isn't a clear indicator of their pricing structure, it does confirm that they're neither a budget hosting service nor an overly expensive option. They've got excellent SLAs in place as well, and they have the capability to fulfill any type of business requirements around the world.
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This report presents the main results from the surveys in January-March 2018.
The aim of the joint Norwegian/Russian ecosystem survey in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters, August-October (BESS) is to monitor the status of abiotic and biotic factors and changes of these in the Barents Sea ecosystem. The survey has since 2004 been undertaken annually in the autumn.


Embark on a kayak and snorkeling adventure through the RAMSAR-protected mangrove forests of Bonaire. This small-group tour puts a strong focus on protecting the fragile ecosystem through education. Enjoy a relaxing day of kayaking and snorkeling through the pristine waters, stop for a light snack at a local beach, and keep your eye out for local wildlife such as sea turtles, flamingoes, and pelicans.
Our mangrove glass bottom kayak & snorkel tour begins at the lovely beach from Lac Cai. The Bonaire Mangrove reserve is located in Lac Bay National Park. Visitors can only enter the mangroves in the company of an experienced nature guide. Your stable, glass bottom sit-on-top kayak is equipped with a comfortable backrest seat, a waterproof bag for your personal belongings and, of course, paddles. Off you go, into the calm waters.The glass bottom kayak provides an ideal mode of transport in this beautiful and tranquil environment, as you manoeuvre with ease through the mangrove shallows and tunnels.Gliding by four different species of mangrove trees in crystal-clear waters, paddling past bird habitats and fish spawning areas, you'll learn of the relationship between the plants and the animals. The snorkel location offers a great variety of marine life and is considered by many a must-do while visiting Bonaire!
Experience the Caribbean wildlife above and below the waters of Bonaire on a 3-hour shore excursion. Sit back and enjoy the scenic journey, as complimentary transportation takes you from your cruise terminal to Lac Cai. No previous kayaking experience is necessary, as you ride tandem with your guide who provides live commentary on the RAMSAR listed mangroves. Afterwards, get a close look at sea turtles using courtesy snorkel gear.


High detail low-impact models of damaged F123 'Brandenburg Class' and F124 'Sachsen Class' Frigates of the German Navy. Part of a huge military model collection available from ES3DStudios.
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The F123-class frigates, also called Brandenburg-class, were conceived for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) with secondary Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) capability for self-defense purposes only. The Type 123 ships have stealth features (reduced radar signature) for improved survivability. The German Navy ordered 4 F124-class frigates in the 1990s.
The F123 frigates were built employing modular construction reducing the time and costs for such an operation. The ships include growth potential, advanced sensors and anti-aircraft systems. They can accommodate Lynx helicopters and were armed with Exocet and Seasparrow missiles, torpedoes, small caliber guns and a single 76mm gun.
The first F123-class frigate was commissioned by the German Navy in 1994.


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A doula is someone who will support women and their families through pregnancy and, most importantly, through childbirth.
What Doulas Do
The support of the doula is more practical, emotional and therapeutic than medical. A doula will do everything in her power to ensure that you have the most satisfying and empowered time that you can possibly have during the late stages of your pregnancy and giving birth.
Doulas work alongside midwives and doctors do not take a clinical role. They do not advise, but can support a woman to find balanced information to make informed decisions about her maternity care.
Why would I need a doula?
According to recent studies, women who are supported by doulas benefit by experiencing shorter labors and lower rates of epidural anaesthesia and caesarian section deliveries. The study also found that a smaller percentage of their babies suffered from fetal distress and/or were admitted to neonatal intensive care units.
"I began my journey as a Doula when I started to be asked by my massage clients to attend their birth.
I would like to help you to find confidence to follow your instincts. How you bring this new person into the world can determine so much in your parenting and the life of your child. I want to help you have the best possible experience in your childbirth and the early postpartum days, whatever that might mean for you!
I treat every family and baby I work with as individuals, with their owns needs and experiences separate from others."
Priscilla Ferreira is our Holistic Therapist, who graduated in Physiotherapy, and has over 12 years' experience. She has collaborated with The Women's Wellness Centre from more than 8 years and we are proud to offer this important service which can support you during your pregnancy and birthing.
Our Doula at The Women's Wellness Centre offers a range of services from Birth to Postnatal Doula package. If you wish to know more about whether Doula services can be helpful to you, please contact us on 020 7751 4488 or book an appointment here.
Every session is different and individually tailored to you and your pregnancy.
Priscilla Ferreira
Holistic Practitioner and Doula
Birth doulas support women and families who are planning all modes of birth, from planned caesarean birth or early epidural to home water birth.
Antenatally, a birth doula will usually meet with the mother-to-be (and her partner if applicable) at least twice, and be available for phone or email support as questions or concerns arise. They will have the opportunity to talk over any concerns, work out their birth preferences and get to know
their doula.
A birth doula will then go on call towards the end of pregnancy (typically around 37-38 weeks) and will then be available 24/7. The doula will then go to their clients when they ask during labour, typically before they transfer to a place of birth (if planning a hospital or birth centre birth) or the midwives arrive (with a home birth).
During Labour a doula provides emotional, practical and informational support to their clients, adapting to what is needed. The doula is able to offer help and suggestions on comfort measures such as breathing, relaxation, movement and positioning. If applicable, the doula can also encourage the partner to participate in the birth to a level at which they feel comfortable. The doula's most important role is to provide nurturing, continuous support and reassurance.
What is included in the Birth Doula package?
3 antenatal sessions: Typical sessions include, sharing birth stories, thoughts about pregnancy, birth, and fears. Birth physiology, where to give birth and what are the differences, labour stages and what to expect, pain management, coping techniques, relaxation, aromatherapy, birth partners, birthing your placenta, golden hour and feeding, fourth trimester.
Unlimited call, text
On-call from 37 weeks
Birth companion
1 postnatal session
Postnatal Doulas
Postnatal doulas typically start working with with a family in the first few months after birth, but some doulas do work with families with older babies too. Sometimes postnatal doulas are booked antenatally, sometimes only when a family find they are struggling or feel the need for more support. The length of time a postnatal doula spends with a family varies enormously from the initial 6-8 weeks, to years!
Postnatal doulas provide flexible practical and emotional support for new mothers and families in their own homes after birth.
The postnatal period an area that is much neglected, both cultural and by the health care system. In some cultures mothers benefit from the "Laying period" where they spend the first forty days, or so, resting and being nurtured by other women who bring them food, keep them warm and do all the house work, making sure they recovers from birth, focus on feeding and falling in love with their babies.
This way, women and their bodies are respected and celebrated for the amazing job they have just accomplished – growing and giving birth to a new life.
In our society, where everything seems to be rushed, there is pressure for women to come back to "normal" fast, for many reasons. Something so
natural as giving birth and be a mother, seems to be a struggle most of the time.
New mothers may feel they are alone and with very little emotional and practical support in the first days or weeks, and this is where postnatal doulas have a key role – they nurture and support the mother in the most amazing period of her life, but also when she feels more fragile and vulnerable.
What is included in the Postnatal Doula package?
Baby-care, including bathing, nappy changing etc.
Accompanying you to baby clinics, doctor's appointments etc.
Help with looking after older children
Help with household duties
Shopping and running errands
Cooking light meals
Night shifts
Ethan, Sylvie and Grace
"We felt incredibly lucky to have Priscilla as our postnatal doula. She brought a sense of calm and stability into our house. She gently supported and guided my husband and me, from feeding and showing us how to bath and care for our twin daughters, through to cooking dinner and helping us with laundry. We often didn't realise just how much Priscilla had done until she left for the day. What I feel particularly grateful for is that it always felt like Priscilla was enabling us and never as if we couldn't do something ourselves - she just helped us to grow more and more confident. Our twin girls love Priscilla and we will be eternally grateful for the role she played in making the beginning of their lives such a happy and joyous time for us all."
Our Doula at The Women's Wellness Centre offers a range of services from Birth to Postnatal Doula package. If you wish to know more about whether Doula service can be helpful to you, please contact us on 020 7751 4488 or book an appointment here.
We offer the range of healthcare packages to support you with all your healthcare needs.


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The rate (current) at which batteries are discharged and the voltage to which they are charged, is limited by many factors including safety. If excessive rates discharging are used, the battery can overheat and potentially lead to a runaway explosion. Charging to too high a voltage can also lead to these problems. A battery connected to a computer controlled cycler was used to investigate charging and discharging rates, with the battery placed in an Adiabatic Battery Testing Calorimeter (BTC). This ensures that any heat produced within the battery can be measured as a temperature rise and hence simulate the worst case scenario of zero heat loss and hence maximum temperature rise.
The results indicate a small temperature drop during charge cycles and a rise during discharge. Overall, the graphs looks very similar to that for slow charging tests except that in this test, at end of each pair of charging/discharging cycles the battery temperature rose significantly and after 5 cycles (around 110 minutes) started to runaway uncontrollably (from a temperature of around 118&degC at the end of the previous discharge step).
Overcharging (too high a voltage) can also be investigated in the same way.


In this site I say a few things, among which, what must be in the ears of a Catholic, blasphemous accusations. I know that Paul did not insult the Ephesians or the Athenians, but he also said that what is wrong should be exposed. Elsewhere he implies that behind the gods and goddesses like Diana, there are demons that are active. Because of such teachings people like Alexander the silver smith, greatly opposed him. It was blasphemy in the eyes of the latter.
The apostle Paul called himself the most important sinner and like him I myself do not claim to be a saint. Only Christ could say: Who convicts me of sin! Yet I believe that the Lord is using me to warn the Catholics, whether Roman, Greek or Russian (even the Copts). Personally I am planning nothing against the Vatican, but I fear the Lord is. On the contrary, I would like to be left alone, to pray for this universe.
I have been voicing some of my thoughts against Catholic doctrine for years and that has not been particularly appreciated, to say the very least... Things have been complicated due to my mental condition, among which depression, fear and anxiety play a role. Sometimes, I admit, it looked like possession by demons. I am not going to defend myself in this regard.
Lately (2018) the stark implications of Bible texts like Many have been called, but few have been chosen have hit home on my soul. This means that when I go outside to the market and even when I visit a church, that most are lost forever! In answer to this I can only say to myself, with Abraham, Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justice?!
Given this reality, I can understand that people want to fight God. Which will prove to be futile. Nobody can beat the odds against the Almighty, Omniscient, Omnipresent and All-Holy God.
Given this reality I stand in silence and wonder how yet so much can be more or less OK. At this moment I tend to say to myself: Chris, just shut up, for you know nothing! And indeed the Lord says, by the mouth of the apostle Paul If somebody seems to know something, he does not yet know as he should know.
I added a page (https://www.is888.info/eng/studies/various/fakenews.php) with some news bulletins, asking the reader to decide whether they are fake news or not. This because of all the fake news that is being spread. We should be more alert about the content of the news we take to us and not be credulous, let alone gullible.
Yesterday (15th of May, 2017) I finished coding my site for smartphones. Google had already indexed almost all my pages for smartphones, but the letter size was still too large and I had to remove the edge that is visible on larger screens. By accident I got lost out of the search machines earlier this year, because I had fouled up a database. My site was still visible and that was why I did not know that for the search machines it was not. After I had offered it again it recuperated.
In 2016 I suffered from depression and extreme tiredness, which proved to be caused by clotted arteries around my heart. I did some work though and made quite a few notes for my dissertation on Thomas à Kempis. Recently (in March) I had an angioplasty on one artery and together with the spontaneous natural bypass, I can live to some extent. But of course I tire quickly.
Today, towards March ultimo 2015, I finished the recoding my site to HTML5. It is far from perfect, yet a bit professional. I do not want to be too good at it, as the Christian message as the contents of the site, is what it is about. I hope that for the first 5 to 10 years it will not be necessary to do such an extensive overhaul. It took me a year to redo the code of several hundreds of pages. I do not use a content menagement system, as I have many individualized pages, which is nice for the layout in my opinion. I employed the Validator at www.w3.org to some extent, to fix overlooked mistakes.
I hope to finish recoding my site to HTML5 before my birthday in June. It will not be perfect, but it will be a huge improvement. When I began 15 years ago in about 2000, I started learning a bit of HTML through looking around at code on other sites. But most of the code I learned then was already old. But it did do the job. Also now I look at it in a pragmatic way, though a bit professional.
I decide not to make music CD's anymore, as people now use USB sticks. Nobody buys them anyway.
Today, November 16, 2013, I finished the proof of my New Testament Greek Course. Hope to have it completely ready towards the end of the year.
Around this date (8th of August 2011) i am finally on my way to putting my ethical theology into writing. what began with a study over many years (from 1981 to this day; more or less interrupted from 1991 to 2010 [but with some continuity and a few improvements during those 20 years]), i now hope to realize in committing it to this website and eventually to a few books in English. i still have a large pile of notes, most of which were written between 1987 and 1991, after the previous notes, made between 1980 and 1986 were destroyed by a fanatical brother (who also wanted to burn most of my then expensive and extensive library [sic!]); but i rewrote all of it and in the process greatly improved them.


"Process used to be a bigger joy. A need. Sometimes now I feel I'm only filling pages, and the pages will never end, whether I'm writing in them or reading them. Perhaps that's a comfort. Perhaps a dread.
I look at everything I do and I haven't been taking the creative risks I once did. I haven't been making sacrifices for art. That I'm doing the bare minimum. I think I can push myself further, but sometimes my exhaustion is all I hear or notice. And then I zap my brain in front of Netflix. And I destroy my body on chocolate and pizza.
I could be reading instead, I could be writing. Not running the other way to get the night off from meetings or rehearsals. I am a writer. A theater maker. Sometimes the hours may not seem ideal. But resistance is prison. It tarnishes my belly. A cavernous beast. A disloyal terror.
These books, these daunting hours, these reams of paper, these notes. No one said it was easy to write, no matter the medium. So go deeply in. Expose my worst parts. Sharpen my best.
Resistant mind, glow. Stop giving up so fast. I am a significant ball of wax. Move mountains. Heave rocks. Paint Aurora Borealis in my dreams."
Over the last two years, I've learned a lot about my process. How to be friendly with it, and not so punishing. Sometimes I still feel like I did this February day in 2014, but I'm learning more and more to find a kinder, gentler attitude toward myself, my work, life, the world, everything. And creative activity benefits from that.
As the Cohen brothers said when asked about their creative process, "We do a lot of napping."
Sure, I write everyday, I make something new everyday, I read and work with older material, read work by others, and am working on a big play project that does feel difficult and also scary. I'm in school, I teach, I collaborate with new people all the time. It's work.
However, my relationship toward my work doesn't have to be a grueling shuffle. And thankfully, that approach isn't as finger waggling as it was two years ago, or even one year ago, or six months ago. For that I'm grateful. I have the reflective, generous attitude I'm learning from my professors to thank for that, and fellow students in my cohort, and other writers and artists and dear loves in my life.
Overall, it's a joyous gift to be able to make things. There are actual prisons, beasts and terrors out there in the world. I'm lucky to do this with my time, and I'm discovering how to soften the way I work, so I don't get so easily overwhelmed with dread or panic.
After all, it's just play. From SuperSecretSiteSpecificSomething at Boise Contemporary Theater, 2015. Photo Andy Lawless.


The reason for me visiting Germany and having it on my Bucket list all these years, was not for the football, The german food or the Berlin wall. it was for the Luxury Automobile that was Born out there and Soon made it on Everybody's Bucket list.But, Before I can Own any of these Cars.I Wanted to know what's their journey.The city they were born was Stuttgart the name roots in the Old High German word Stuotgarten, or "Stud Farm ", because the city was founded in 950 AD by Duke Liudolf of SWABIA to breed warhorses.But,Before they would become the brands that we all know today what do we need to know about them ?
Ferdinand Porsche -The Founder of Porsche Pronounced( Porsc-eh )Ferdinand Porsche is credited with the design of the bestselling Volkswagen Beetle. founded the company in 1931, Porsche did not begin to manufacture cars until nearly a decade later.
2.Harley Davidson uses Porsche engines in some of their bikes.The harley V-Rod features an advanced engine that was developed for Harley's racing division…By porsche.
3.Porsche designed tractors.Porsche has a more fascinating tractor history than even Lamborghini. They even made a gasoline-powered tractor specifically for coffee farmers so diesel fumes wouldn't impact the flavor.
4.The 1986 Porsche 944 was the first car sold in the United States with a passenger airbag as standard equipment.This was at a time when most companies even charged you extra just to have an airbag in the steering wheel.
5.Ferdinand designed the Mercedes-Benz type 80 to be the fastest car on Earth.
6.In 1972, Porsche Design developed the world's first black chronograph watch.It was all about functionality, so the face mimicked the gauges in a car.
7.In 1939, the car's projected top speed of 470 mph would've obliterated the land speed record. Certain global events meant it never got the chance to make a record run. The 470 mph mark wasn't approached until a quarter century later. Their most expensive road car is the porsche spider a top speed of 214mph (345kph), 887bhp at its disposal and goes from 0–60 mph in just 2.5s.
8.And why did they DIAL 911 For emergency?


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Human rights in action: learning from social justice advocates
By Christina David, Russell Solomon and Paul Ramcharan - posted Tuesday, 2 April 2013 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
Although signatory to a raft of international human rights treaties and home to extensive discrimination legislation, Australia's contemporary legal and political frameworks seem limited in their ability to protect and ensure basic rights for all. This ambivalence is well exemplified by the adoption of a 'Human Rights Framework' in 2010 despite the National Human Rights Consultation report's higher order recommendation for the introduction of a Human Rights Act for Australia. The recent report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the government's Exposure Draft Human Rights and Antidiscrimination Bill of 2012 further reminds us of the patchwork nature of our system of human rights protection and of the need to find mechanisms, other than legal remedies, to address possible infringements of rights of the Australian community.
Court decisions and policy reform more often than not lag behind, rather than reflect, everyday experience of people in the exercise of their rights. These formal systems have been reticent to explore new and innovative ways of pursuing social justice through a human rights-based approach, which would place those claiming their rights at the centre of the decision-making. In not placing rights claimants at the centre, what masquerades as a political commitment to human rights might otherwise be seen as weak and ineffectual, concealing a gap between espoused values and practice and a privileging of the established status quo over social change. The reality remains that claiming rights and addressing possible violations will, for most citizens, take place outside this formal legal arena.
Although it is in the everyday experiences of those struggling to achieve social justice that most such violations can be found, rarely is this space examined for solutions. Many of the restrictions and controls placed on people with disabilities, the 'treatment' of those refugees and asylum-seekers held in detention, the recurring and intransigent socio-economic deprivation of our Indigenous population are unseen and unpublished. These, as well as the everyday challenges to dignity remain, for the majority of the public, hidden from view. The word does not get out and there is a reluctance of those whose rights are daily infringed to complain fearing that any complaints, as in the past, will have no effect. And of course many of these experiences will not reach a level requiring legal redress. In the absence of new mechanisms these everyday assaults on the rights of many Australians will never be addressed.
So, what can make a difference? Advocacy represents one possible solution whereby the experiences of the vulnerable or marginalised can be made visible and then articulated in ways that aim to accomplish sustainable social justice outcomes. Community advocacy engages creatively with individual and group human rights issues by challenging the power relations and structure which constitute and maintain social, economic and political disadvantage. The diverse, segmented and under-resourced nature of this third sector in Australia means there is little opportunity to share practical lessons from their experiences and, in parallel, less than adequate theorising about their role in the human rights and social justice arena.
Capturing, sharing and theorising the struggles and achievements of community based (or third sector) social justice advocacy is the focus of a new project initiated by a group of academics at RMIT University, Melbourne. The project, working title The Social Justice Dialogue, will provide a forum for collaboration and dialogue between advocates, citizens and academics. It aims through events and sharing of knowledge to relate the everyday experience of defending, protecting and fulfilling rights out in the community, and to share how a 'rights in action' model might be accomplished.
This dialogue project between academics, community based advocates and citizens will help focus attention on the relationships between people exercising their rights and those who owe a duty to them to have their rights protected. Set against the standards of both international and Australian human rights, the project will seek to highlight the nature and extent of the exclusion from social and economic opportunities suffered by many who, in varying ways, are disadvantaged or discriminated against.
It is in this civil society domain, this space between the community, government, policy and the judiciary, that human rights might be used as a vehicle for social justice reform by giving voice to people whose causes would otherwise often remain unheard and unseen. The Social Justice Dialogue aims to create a space in which advocates working in this sector, their allies and academics engage creatively with individual and collective human rights issues through regular seminars and initiatives decided by the group membership itself.
To mark the start of this initiative, an edited book planned. The book offers studies by leading advocates alongside complementary academic commentary drawn from across the diversity of human rights interests in contemporary Australia. This collaboration between advocates, academics and citizens begins the process of establishing an organic and bottom-up approach to human rights and social justice. The Social Justice Dialogue, in whatever small measure, will address the inadequacies of top down models in which political and legal solutions have left infringements to everyday human rights unseen and unanswered.
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Christina David is a research assistant and PhD student researching in the area of disability and human rights at the Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT, and in particular seeking to understand the extent to which individualised funding models can deliver on their key promises of greater choice and control.
Dr Russell Solomon is the postgraduate program manager for Justice and Criminology at RMIT University. He currently researches in economic and social rights in terms of their advocacy and implementation, human rights education from a socio-legal perspective, and Australian human rights policy generally.
Paul Ramcharan is Associate Professor at the Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT University. Paul has been involved in research for 25 years for and with people with disabilities. His research has stretched across Wales, England and now Australia. Paul has maintained a consistent research interest in self advocacy and advocacy throughout his research career.
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Abstract: In this paper the question of returns to scale in scientific production is analyzed using nonparametric techniques for multidimensional efficiency measurement. Based on survey data for German research groups from three scientific fields it is shown that the multidimensional production possibility sets are weakly non-convex and locally strictly non-convex. This implies that the production functions for the groups in the sample are characterised by increasing returns in some regions and at least constant returns to scale otherwise. This has two implications for organization of scientific research: first, at least some groups in our sample have suboptimal size and could benefit from growing. Second, specialisation on certain tasks in science (e.g. transfer-oriented groups vs. research-oriented groups) would increase output of the overall system.


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Cultural diversity in popular culture: two case studies from a UK school based television drama
Fassetta, G. , Pietka-Nikaza, E. and Smyth, G. (2014) Cultural diversity in popular culture: two case studies from a UK school based television drama. IJE4D-Journal: The International Journal of Education for Diversities, 3, pp. 101-118.
Publisher's URL: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/ije4d-journal/volume-3-2014/
This study is placed in the context of the continuing debate in Scotland as well as Europe, Australia and North America concerning the increasing ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity amongst school pupils' population and the corresponding lack of diversity within the composition and supply of the teaching workforce which remains, in most 'developed' countries homogeneously female and from the majority ethnic and linguistic group of each society. The multilingual, multi-ethnic, and multicultural pupil population is frequently posed as a challenge to education systems that involves under achievement of students from culturally diverse backgrounds. The aim of this article is to add a further, distinctive dimension to this debate by providing critical analysis of the ways in which linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity within a school environment are represented in popular culture. Based on the textual analysis of two episodes of the TV Drama Waterloo Rd (BBC, 2006 - continuing) the article seeks to explore the ways in which the 'Other' is represented in a television drama targeted at a young audience. The authors use Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model to investigate the properties of visual signs and language representation of linguistic, cultural and ethnic diversity in a fictional secondary school. The article continues by exploring and discussing the circular way in which popular culture simultaneously expresses and reinforces the hegemonic understanding of linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity in schools.
Fassetta, Dr Giovanna
Fassetta, G., Pietka-Nikaza, E., and Smyth, G.
College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Creativity Culture and Faith
IJE4D-Journal: The International Journal of Education for Diversities
Mr Jon Lewin


The Nano Monterrey International Forum in Mexico is part of the Nanotechnology Cluster of Nuevo León, and hosts exclusive group of business people, industry specialists, and subject experts from the advanced materials and nanotechnology industries. Leading representatives from the scientific and business communities presented advances and disruptive innovations in metallic and polymeric composites, energy storage, renewable energy, advanced coatings, nanostructures, and applications in paper and plastic.
Dmitri Aronov, CEO of OCSiAl USA, presented a talk at the Nano Monterrey International Forum 2016 on the benefits of OCSiAl's core product, TUBALL, and its wide variety of industrial applications. TUBALL is the only technology in the world for industrial-scale synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes.
In his presentation, titled "Nano-augmented materials for the industry", Dmitri introduced TUBALL to leading representatives of the Latin American industrial sector. TUBALL contains at least 80% of high-quality single wall carbon nanotubes. The incorporation of these nanotubes into a material matrix results in the creation of a strong, conductive, 3D network that endows the material with improved mechanical properties and increased electrical conductivity.
"What is even more valuable for applied science is that OCSiAl has been successful in transforming scientific breakthroughs into effective industrial applications by developing nanotube-based concentrates. These easy-to-use products greatly simplify the process of nanotube addition to a material matrix. For manufacturers, this makes the implementation of cutting-edge technologies immediately cost-effective," Dmitri commented.
OCSiAl is constantly exploring new directions for the application of nanotubes, and has already developed solutions for many industrial sectors, such as elastomers, thermosets, thermoplastics, electrochemical power sources, and transparent electrodes.
Dmitri's presentation left a lasting impression on the attendees of the Forum, including scientific and research representatives as well as manufacturers and market stakeholders who are deeply interested in the latest trends on the market.
For OCSiAl, participation in the Nano Monterrey International Forum is a step toward the development of a market presence in Latin America and the creation of networks with exclusive business communities and industry specialists in the advanced materials sector there.
"Previously we have noted the increased interest in TUBALL from research institutes in this region. Some of them are already testing our product. This Forum, and the essential contacts with industry stakeholders that it has brought us, will support OCSiAl's intention to play a more active role in the Latin American market," Dmitri concluded.


Koo, K. C., Lee, J. S., Ha, J. S., Han, K. S., Lee, K. S., Hah, Y. S., Rha, K. H., Hong, S. J. & Chung, B. H., Jan 1 2019, In : World journal of urology.
Chung, M. S., Shim, M., Cho, J. S., Bang, W., Kim, S. I., Cho, S. Y., Rha, K. H., Hong, S. J., Koo, K. C., Lee, K. S., Chung, B. H. & Lee, S. H., Mar 18 2019, In : Journal of Korean medical science. 34, 10, e78.
Park, J. W., Koh, D. H., Jang, W. S., Lee, J. Y., Cho, K. S., Ham, W. S., Rha, K. H., Jung, W. H., Hong, S. J. & Choi, Y. D., Jun 1 2018, In : PloS one. 13, 6, e0199365.


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Zayd's successful ambush on the eastern caravan route turned the thoughts of Quraysh once more to the western route which they so much preferred; and they now stirred up their own Red Sea coast allies, the Bani l-Mustaliq, a clan of Khuza'ah, to make a raid on Medina, hoping no doubt that the raiders might gather support from other coastal tribes, and thus open up the way once more for themselves. But the other clans of Khuza'ah were more favorably disposed to the Prophet than the Meccans realized, and news of this project reached him in good time. He was thus given the opportunity to demonstrate his undiminished and even increased power along the western route also, to within a few marches from Mecca itself. After eight days, considerably before the Bani l-Mustaliq were prepared to set out, he was already encamped on their territory at one of their watering places. From there he advanced and by a quick maneuver was able to close in upon the tent-dwellers, who surrendered without much resistance. Only one Muslim was killed, and of the enemy no more than ten. About two hundred families were made captive, and the booty included some two thousand camels and five thousand sheep and goats.
The army camped there for a few days, but its stay was cut short by an untoward incident. A quarrel broke out at one of the wells between two coastal tribesmen, from Ghifar and Juhaynah, as to which bucket belonged to which, and they fell to fighting. The Ghifarite, whom 'Umar had hired to lead his horse, shouted for help -"O Quraysh"- while the Juhaynite called on his traditional allies of Khazraj, and the more hotheaded of both Emigrants and Helpers rushed to the scene. Swords were drawn and blood might have been shed had not some of the closer Companions intervened on both sides. This would normally have been the end of the matter. But it so happened that more of the hypocrites than usual had taken part in this expedition; it was in familiar and well-watered territory, and from the outset there had been hope of an easy victory and spoils well worth the effort. They were not, however, prepared to change their point of view but still persisted in looking on the expeditions which set out from Yathrib as forays of Khazraj and Aws supplemented by auxiliaries. It was therefore to the son of Qaylah that the camp belonged: the Quraysh refugees were there, as elsewhere, merely on sufferance. In this frame of mind Ibn Ubayy was sitting apart with a group of his intimates when the sound of the quarrel came to their ears, and one of them went to see what was the matter. He returned to report, quite truly, that 'Umar's man had been entirely to blame, and that it was he who had struck the first blow. This served to fan afresh the embers of bitterness which were still smoldering from the ordeal of the Trench. For the last five years the tension had gradually mounted until the presence of Muhammad and the other Emigrants had brought the whole of Arabia against them. Added to this, the rich and hospitable Jewish tribes which had played so important a part in the community had been rooted out -two of them exiled and the third massacred. The civil wars of the oasis had indeed called for a solution, but Ibn Ubayy was convinced that if he had been made king he would have known how to put an end to the discord without involving his people in more dangerous hostilities. And now these impoverished refugees had had the effrontery to obstruct the passage of their benefactors to the well! "Have they gone so far as this?" said Ibn Ubayy. "They seek to take precedence over us, they crowd us out of our own country, and naught will fit us and these rags of Quraysh but the old saying 'Feed fat thy dog and it will feed on thee.' By God, when we return to Medina, the higher and the mightier of us will drive out the lower and the weaker." A boy of Khazraj named Zayd, who was sitting at the edge of the circle, went straight to the Prophet and told him what Ibn Ubayy had said. The Prophet changed color, and 'Umar, who was with him, suggested that he should forthwith have the traitor beheaded, but he said: "What if men should say, O 'Umar, that Muhammad slayeth his companions?" Meantime one of the Helpers had gone to Ibn Ubayy and asked him if he had in fact said what the boy had reported, and Ibn Ubayy came straight to the Prophet and swore that he had said no such thing. Some of the men of Khazraj who were present also spoke in his defense, anxious to avoid trouble. The Prophet let it seem as if the incident were closed; but a surer way of avoiding trouble was to busy men's minds with something else and he gave the order to break camp immediately.
Never before had be been known to move off at that hour: it was not long after midday; and with brief halts at the times of prayer they were kept on the march through the heat of the afternoon, then all through the night and from dawn until the heat of the next day became oppressive. When they were finally told to pitch camp, the men were too tired to do anything but sleep. During the march the Prophet confided to Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, who for the Muslims had been gradually replacing Ibn Ubayy as the chief man of Khazraj, that he believed young Zayd to have spoken the truth. "O Messenger of God," said Sa'd, "thou, if thou wilt, shalt drive out him, for he is the lower and the weaker and thou art the higher and the mightier." He asked him none the less to deal gently with Ibn Ubayy, nor was the Prophet intending to mention the incident again; but soon after this talk with Sa'd the matter was taken out of his hands, for the Revelation descended upon him and that chapter was revealed which is named the Surah of the Hypocrites, one of whom it quotes, though not by name, as having said the very words spoken by Zayd. The Prophet did not however give out this chapter until they had returned to Medina. But he rode up to Zayd and leaning towards him took hold of his ear. "Boy," he said, "thine ear heard truly, and God hath confirmed thy speech."
Meantime 'Abd Allah, the son of Ibn Ubayy, was deeply distressed for he knew that his father had spoken those words. He had also been told that 'Umar had wanted the Prophet to put his father to death, and he was afraid that the sentence might be passed and the order given at any moment. So he went to the Prophet and said: "O Messenger of God, I am told that thou art minded to slay 'Abd Allah ibn Ubayy. If thou must needs do it, then give me the order, and I will bring thee his head. Khazraj know full well that there is no man amongst them of moral filial piety unto his father than myself, and I fear that if thou shouldst give the order unto another my soul would not suffer me to look upon the slayer of my father walking amongst men, but I would slay him, and having thus slain a believer on behalf of a disbeliever I would enter the fire of Hell." But the Prophet said: "Nay, but let us deal gently with him and make the best of his companionship so long as he be with us."[1]
[1] I.I. 726 – 728


The valid access rights for files and directories include the DELETE, READ_CONTROL, WRITE_DAC, WRITE_OWNER, and SYNCHRONIZE standard access rights. The following table lists the access rights that are specific to files and directories.
For a directory, the right to create a file in the directory.
For a directory, the right to create a subdirectory.
All possible access rights for a file.
For a file object, the right to append data to the file. (For local files, write operations will not overwrite existing data if this flag is specified without FILE_WRITE_DATA.) For a directory object, the right to create a subdirectory (FILE_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY).
For a named pipe, the right to create a pipe.
For a directory, the right to delete a directory and all the files it contains, including read-only files.
For a native code file, the right to execute the file. This access right given to scripts may cause the script to be executable, depending on the script interpreter.
For a directory, the right to list the contents of the directory.
The right to read file attributes.
For a file object, the right to read the corresponding file data. For a directory object, the right to read the corresponding directory data.
The right to read extended file attributes.
For a directory, the right to traverse the directory. By default, users are assigned the BYPASS_TRAVERSE_CHECKING privilege, which ignores the FILE_TRAVERSE access right. See the remarks in File Security and Access Rights for more information.
The right to write file attributes.
For a file object, the right to write data to the file. For a directory object, the right to create a file in the directory (FILE_ADD_FILE).
The right to write extended file attributes.
Includes READ_CONTROL, which is the right to read the information in the file or directory object's security descriptor. This does not include the information in the SACL.


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Behold, Middlearth
Bad Animal is proud to bring to market rare and one-of-a-kind works from Middlearth Editions and its earlier incarnation, Middle Earth Books (archived by Temple University). Middle Earth began as a bookstore in Philadelphia founded by Sam and Sims Amico in 1969 and became a truly exceptional fine press imprint produced mainly in Santa Cruz, where Sam still lives and creates.
In the beginning, the bookstore dealt Whole Earth Catalogs and academic books, though it evolved into a site for performances and reading. That led to the promotional broadsides which led to journals (Lip, Contact, et.al.) which led to the metamorphosis of Sam Amico, who went from bookseller to printer, poet, visual artist, and full-time visionary. Describing the purpose of the bookstore, Sam writes,
"In a blind act of love, hoping to reconcile private and public life Middle Earth Books was born in a basement bookshop in 1969. Ideas surfaced; concepts equidistant from 'Tolkien' and 'The Whole Earth Catalog.' From an underground philosophical position, 'guerrilla warfare' could be waged on the dominant media culture. Somewhere behind the scenes was the motivation to bring visual and conceptual information together. Eclecticism/Juxtaposition/Pataphysics."
In the years after the store closed, Sam's war against dominant media culture raged on, and we have the art to prove it. We'll be showcasing Middlearth material in the coming months with individual posts dedicated to Amico's prints and publications. Rare, limited, and signed works by Patti Smith (pictured above at Middle Earth Books), John Wieners, Robert Creeley, Gary Snyder, Tom Pickard, Sarant Pansamurs, and others.
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Alabama native Allison Crutchfield has released her first solo album "Tourist in This Town". Produced by Jeff Zeigler, the album makes use of Zeigler's knowlege of synthesizer music lending space to the recording. As for Crutchfield she artfully captures feelings of that go with breakups (anger and sadness), but the listener won't feel trapped in the past. It's clear that Crutchfield has moved forward. While there's a sense of popishness on the album there's still plenty of rock influence.


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Q: Why would average execution time increase when vertically scaling async ruby jobs? The setup: Ruby 2.2.5 running on Heroku, sidekiq 4.1.1 for processing asynchronous jobs. MongoDB + mongoid on the backend, so no ActiveRecord.
We have been having memory issues on Heroku, so we increased the dyno size to a PX dyno, which increases the memory and CPU speed. Instead of seeing the job execution time (given to us by New Relic) stay the same or decrease, as expected, we found that it went up noticeably, over 2x in some cases. I can't imagine why this would be the case - how does more resources equal more time to execute the same work?


SAIF thanks Brian Hart of SAIFinsure for highlighting the following issues which SAIF members need to be aware of, whether insured with SAIFinsure or not.
One of the idiosyncrasies of the Funeral Profession is that many businesses look to reflect the personal nature by means of a personalised number plate for their hearses, limousines and also on occasions, their removal vehicle. It's important to remember to let your Insurance Brokers know of the change and we do appreciate it's not always the first thing that springs to mind.
Unfortunately, we have seen a number of our clients and SAIF members advise us that they have received letters from the DVLA that a specific vehicle is not noted on their MIFD database. It's easily rectified but vital that we have this information at the time otherwise they do have the right to impose fines that will prove to be punitive.
Please do either call us to advise of the changes or email them to us.
Its important to always remember that the insurance policy you have is a legal contract and that it's written by the Insurer. Inevitably, its written to most favour them and one of the aspects that is least liked is "hidden away" within the policy wording and called the Average Clause.
A funeral director insuring for £20,000 Contents suffers a total loss and the Insurers/Loss Adjusters state that the true reinstatement value should have been £40,000.
The effect is that the Insured now need to find £30,000 to reinstate fully.
When you calculate the replacement value of say, your Business Contents, it's important that this is looked at each year to ensure that the sums reflect any acquisitions made during the year.
If there are any questions, please contact us by email or telephone on 07740 577651.


Dukkah is an Egyptian dry dip made from aromatic, herbs, seeds and nuts. It is incredibly easy to make and will fill your home with its fragrant aroma.
Place all the ingredients into a pan on a medium heat and dry roast them for a few minutes. Stir the mixture while they roast. Be careful not to burn anything. Place aside and let cool.
Serve with sourdough and a *good quality cold pressed olive oil*. I promise you it DOES make a difference.
Dip chunks of bread into the oil and then the Dukkah. Heaven on a plate.


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Q: How to store a TYPO3 site configuration inside a site package? With TYPO3 9.x Site Configurations were introduced.
In my TYPO3 composer installation the site configurations are stored in /sites/sitepackagename/config.yaml
I would like to know whether it's possible or not to include the site configuration inside a site package.
I'm aware of the possibility to use imports inside the site configuration (like described here) and link to a .yamlfile inside my site package. But I'm looking for a solution without manually touching /sites/sitepackagename/config.yaml.

A: No, this is not possible. The two possible locations (depending on whether you are in composer mode or not) are <project-root>/config/sites/ and typo3conf/sites/.
This is also described in the docs.


Second season features an exciting food destination and new park features.
Philadelphia's only outdoor roller skating rink is back this summer for its second season. Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest complements its fellow waterfront attractions Race Street Pier, Pier 68, Washington Ave. Pier, and Spruce Street Harbor Park Presented by Univest/Valley Green Bank (SSHP) on the Delaware River Waterfront, and provides a strong summertime counterpart to the very successful Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. The roller skating rink, which is made possible by the continued generosity of Independence Blue Cross, provides a fantastic outdoor summer activity for family, friends and date nights. Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest will be opening Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Weekend, seven days a week.
DRWC is only one step away from fully building out the Southern section of the Delaware River Bike and Pedestrian Trail.


Utilising the latest 9-carrier technology, the Berkley X9 Braided Line Crystal offers an extremely smooth and strong line Designed for optimal strength and casting distance. Featuring a 9-carrier construction with a PE core, the Berkley X9 Braided Line is extremely round and smoothly flows through guides for increased casting distance. Its high strand construction also enhances wear resistance for fishing over rugged structure and provides higher knot strength. Finished in Berkley's highly visibly crystal and flame green colours for easy strike detection.
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        public EntryView()
        {
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        public override FrameworkElement CreateView(DesignItem item)
        {
            return new EntryView();
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            base.SetBindings(item, view);

            view.SetBinding(EntryView.TextProperty, new Binding("Component.Text") { Source = item });
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One of the most common ways in which to treat endometriosis in females is through laparoscopic surgery. Instead of having to make a large, substantial incision in the abdominal wall a surgeon will insert a lighted viewing device called a laparoscope through a small incision into the pelvic region. If a surgeon needs better access or viewing, one or two smaller incisions might be made to insert other surgical instruments or devices.
Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis can be an eventful procedure for a woman that is trying to conceive a baby. The procedure is used to view internal female organs in order to check for signs of endometriosis and any other possible problems which could be prohibiting conception. A laparoscopic surgery is the only way a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis can be made and it can also find other abnormalities that may not be felt during a physical examination of the reproductive organs. Another advantage of laparoscopic surgery is that a physician is able to remove previous scar tissue that may have been blocking fallopian tubes and causing infertility. If an endometrial cyst is present on an ovary it can also be removed during the procedure. Before undergoing exploratory surgery for endometriosis however, the woman must consult with a gynecologist in order to know what to expect.
During a laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis, the female s abdomen is inflated with gas which is injected with a needle. The surgeon will then insert the laparoscope through a device into the abdomen and examine the internal organs. The procedure usually lasts for approximately 30-45 minutes and may cause a woman to experience minor discomfort during recovery. Laparoscopy is usually done on an out-patient basis and therefore requires no hospitalization stay. The woman should be able to make a full recovery and return to normal activities within a period of seven days. When endometriosis has been causing serious pain and keeps a couple from trying to conceive, it can be very eventful to have the procedure done.
Diagnosed with incisional hernia from hysterectomy, how soon can I get repair surgery?


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Disbarred attorney suspected of killing his mother captured after months on the run
Posted 8:58 pm, September 30, 2019, by CNN Wire
A disbarred Georgia attorney, who is accused of killing his mother, was captured Monday in Nashville, Tennessee after months on the run, the US Marshals Service said.
In February, Richard Merritt had been sentenced to 15 years in prison and 15 years on probation after being convicted of stealing money from his clients and elder abuse. When he failed to turn himself in, Merritt cut his ankle monitor and fled, the Marshals Service said
Merritt's mother, Shirley Merritt, was found dead the next day; her vehicle was missing and her son's vehicle was found at the scene, the Marshals Service said.
Merritt was arrested by the Marshals Service at a thrift store.
Nashville Police Department transferred him to the Davidson County Jail where he'll face extradition to Georgia, the US Marshal Service said. Records showed Merritt was booked in Hill Detention Center in Nashville.
Related: Fugitive couple facing murder charges are in custody after a tip
Merritt was found guilty on more than 30 counts admitted to settling civil lawsuits on his clients' behalf without their knowledge, forging signatures on settlement checks and documents and keeping money intended for his clients, the Cobb County District Attorney's Office said in a statement before Merritt was sentenced.
He ordered to pay $454,706 in restitution to his clients, prosecutors said.
The attorney who represented Merritt in the initial case declined to comment.
Topics: arrest, fugitive, georgia, lawyer, murder
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U.S. Marshals locate woman accused of trying to light victim on fire during armed robbery in Portsmouth
Jimmy Carter quietly returns to his Georgia church after brain surgery
2 suspects in MacArthur Center double shooting arrested by U.S. Marshals
Woman yelled her captor's name during Las Vegas kidnapping captured on camera, police say
Jimmy Carter released from hospital following treatment for injury from fall
Man accused of killing fiancée days after proposing on New Year's Eve
Real estate tycoon Robert Durst admits writing note giving location of body, lawyer says
Marine deserter wanted in killing mother's boyfriend in Virginia now placed on FBI's Most Wanted list
Baby died in bathtub after mother took 'me time,' deputies say


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Kelp or Kale: Is Seaweed a Superfood?
Anti-Obesity Report Calls for High-Fat Diet Recommendations
Turmeric: The Spice of Life
Kelp provides extraordinary amounts of iodine and other minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, phytonutrients, amino acids, omega-3 fats and fiber
The nutrients in kelp are commonly linked to your thyroid gland, but are potent enough to protect against cancer and radiation exposure, detox, support normal brain development in babies, and maintain healthy eyes, skin and hair
There is compelling evidence that seaweed has ways to protect itself from toxins
You've heard all about all the incredible qualities of kale, but now a shift in the food industry is looking starboard toward the superfood characteristics of kelp.
Kelp: What Is It, Really?
Kelp is one of several seaweed varieties growing in coastal regions around the world, from Japan to Ireland, and the U.S. Coming in black, green, red and brown, some are small; some are so gigantic they form a sort of bed or cushion on the ocean floor and can be seen growing thickly on shorelines.
According to Organic Facts, an online website that provides unbiased information on various food items:
"Giant kelp, which is one of the largest plants in the world, grow enormously and stand like an underwater tree with its roots at the foot of the sea. Unlike a weed that grows liberally and can be harmful to the area it dwells in, seaweed plays an extremely vital role for the marine life.
It serves as a foundation for the majority of the food chains and provides home to a number of marine creatures. In addition to this, seaweed possesses anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties that have been trusted for providing health benefits to the humans from ancient times."1
Also called a sea vegetable, this marine algae is like a leafy green grown in a seabed rather than a garden bed. It's quite popular in coastal areas of Japan, no doubt because it's so abundant. Many Japanese claim it's one of the reasons for their longevity.
Kelp Versus Kale
Comparing kelp to dark, leafy green kale is interesting, as both plants contain quite different nutrient amounts, especially when you examine the Dietary Reference Values (DRV), which give you the daily nutrient recommendations for all foods. For example, kale has more antioxidants than any other vegetable.
Kale is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, K and B6, calcium, potassium, copper and manganese. More specifically, according to the DRV, it contains 684 percent of vitamin K, 206 percent of vitamin A and 134 percent of vitamin C.
Its sulforaphane content protects against cancer, as does indole-3-carbinol, which also aids in DNA cell repair.
Kelp, aka brown seaweed, contains high amounts of iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron, as well as vitamins, antioxidants, phytonutrients, amino acids, omega-3 fats and fiber, together relaying impressive health benefits that are hard to ignore.
Kelp Giving Kale a Run for Its Money
Commercial kelp harvesting is arguably its greatest hazard to its sustainability. A century ago, it peaked when around 400,000 wet tons were harvested for fertilizer and for making potash for World War I gunpowder. Then industries began extracting algin from kelp.
"In the 1930s, the food, pharmaceutical and scientific communities began extracting algin, a thickening, stabilizing, suspending, and gelling agent … It … emulsifies salad dressing, and keeps pigments uniformly mixed in paints and cosmetics."2
Kelp, aka "sea greens," currently sells for around $15 a pound in retail. Ocean Approved, a Maine-based company taking early advantage of the latest resurgence in the marine algae market, is selling kelp to hospitals and schools such as the universities of Iowa and Texas.3
Cultured or farmed dulse, a red variety found off the Irish coast, which grows faster than wild (which costs up to $90 per pound), is thriving, especially in the American market. When it's fried, one strain grown in Oregon tastes like bacon, and incredibly, contains more protein than kale.
Kelp: The Largest Source of Iodine
Many foods contain iodine, but nowhere near the tremendous amount in kelp. A single tablespoon provides a whopping 500 percent of the DRV. Nothing else comes close — not scallops, with 90 percent of the DRV, or cod, with 88 percent in servings of 4 ounces each, or a cup of yogurt, which nets 47 percent of the DRV.
According to the George Mateljan Foundation, a non-profit foundation that shares scientifically proven information about the benefits of healthy eating:
"Iodine is a key component of the hormones made in the thyroid gland. These hormones are absolutely critical to human health, helping to control energy production and utilization in nearly every cell of the body."4
Iodine also helps regulate your thyroid gland to produce strong, healthy hair, skin and nails, as well as to form thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine.5 It's also essential for proper formation of your skeletal framework and regulating your body's energy and brain metabolism in a process regulated by your pituitary gland.
The myelination process in the central nervous systems of newborns is another key function of the thyroid hormone. Balanced iodine in the mother's body is imperative in pregnancy and breastfeeding for optimal development of the baby's brain cells.6
However, it's important to understand that balancing your iodine levels is crucial. Specialists usually recommend around 150 micrograms (mcg) daily. Consuming too much could lead to either hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
Kelp's Versatility and Umami Flavor Makes It a Delicacy
As a food, kelp aficionados laud its flavor as the ultimate, seawater-laced brine that's the essence of umami. Nori, one of the most popular seaweed species, is dried in sheets to make sushi rolls. Other varieties include dulse, arame, which is black; deep green wakame; kombu; and spirulina.7
Kelp isn't a new commodity in the U.S. People have gathered and consumed it for centuries, including on both American coasts. In fact, scientists have theorized about a "kelp highway" facilitating migration from Japan, along Siberia, to Alaska. 8
A 2010 UN report estimates that Southeast Asia is responsible for more than 99 percent of seaweed production worldwide. However, 100,000 to 170,000 tons of (wet) kelp are harvested from California waters every year.9
Recently, seaweed has been grown fresh, frozen and marketed in the U.S. It doesn't require fertilizer, fresh water or land like other commercially viable food crops.
Savoring the Valuable Nutritional Benefits of Kelp
Over a century ago, a Japanese chemist discovered that dulse contains glutamic acid, known in your body as glutamate, central to the nervous system and most aspects of cognition, memory, learning and normal brain function.10
Kelp may induce apoptosis in estrogen-linked breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers11 by decreasing levels of the sex hormone estradiol.
A review12 showed it induced apoptosis in prostate, liver, oral, pancreatic and other cancers, inhibits Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach ulcers, and targets inflammatory skin conditions.
Further, kelp contains alginic acid, which protects the plants from bacteria, but in your body can reduce radiation exposure and prevent heavy metals from being absorbed.
Alginic acid in the seaweed kombu is known for its positive effects on diabetes,13 as well as its ability to coagulate blood. It prevents dental cavities, promotes digestive health, protects against flu, aids digestion, protects vision and maintains heart health.14 Livestrong noted:
"Sodium alginate derived from kelp reduced radioactive strontium absorption in the intestines by 50 to 80 percent … (allowing) calcium to be absorbed through the intestinal wall while binding most of the strontium, which is excreted from the body."15
How Does Kelp Produce These Amazing Health Benefits?
As mentioned, kelp is an excellent source of magnesium, potassium, calcium, boron, soluble fiber and iron, as well as vitamins A, B12, C and E.
The iron in kelp helps form healthy blood and prevent anemia and the antioxidants fight free radicals, altogether ensuring the growth of strong bones and optimal muscle function. According to the George Mateljan Foundation:
"One tablespoon of dried sea vegetable will contain between one-half milligram (mg) and 35 mg of iron, and this iron is also accompanied by a measurable amount vitamin C. Since vitamin C acts to increase the bioavailability of plant iron, this combination in sea vegetables may offer a special benefit.16
The balance of iodine in the thyroid gland is tricky, and both too much and too little iodine can slow down the production of hormones. This is not a situation where more is always better."17
Kelp Supplements and Products
Especially in areas of the world where kelp isn't readily available, kelp supplements are taken to help prevent problems such as hypothyroidism or goiter due to an iodine deficiency. According to the Daily Mail:
"Deficiencies can be treated with 150 mcg of iodine daily. Prolonged use of large amounts of iodine (6 mg or more daily) may suppress activity of the thyroid gland. A safe upper limit of iodine is 1,000 mcg per day."18
Kelp is a nutritious food for your diet, which may be depleted of nutrients such as iodine. There are also nutrient-enriched kelp granules to tenderize and flavor numerous dishes. Other products are growing in popularity: skin care products, soap, sunscreen, toothpaste and more.
If the Water's Not Clean, What About the Seaweed?
Several factors impact the stability of kelp forests, such as kelp harvesting, El Niño-type storms, fish grazing and pollution. While some scientists believe kelp is sustainable, adverse conditions may pose a serious threat. There is concern that while kelp absorbs minerals from sea water, it may also absorb toxins and concentrated contamination. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
"Kelp may experience reduced growth rates and reproductive success in more toxic waters and sediments. Studies on microscopic stages of kelp suggest that kelp is sensitive to sewage, industrial waste discharges, and other causes of poor water and sediment quality."19
However, Barton Seaver, Healthy and Sustainable Food program director at Harvard, says kelp isn't just a sustainable crop — it's a restorative one, due to quick carbon dioxide uptake, which reduces ocean acidification. According to Organic Facts:
"Seaweed can filter excess nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, too. A (NOAA)-funded project in Washington State's Puget Sound is aiming to prove that farmed seaweed can create a 'protective halo' around stressed sea habitats. We're not at a point where we're just focused on doing no harm. We're really beginning to investigate and discover food-production methods that allow us to restore and heal environments."20
Kelp Protects Itself With Iodine
While kelp has iodine that's protective for humans, it also protects the kelp itself. Discover magazine reported:
"When the kelp is stressed at low tide by exposure to light and atmospheric ozone, it releases iodides — single, negatively charged ions — that coat the seaweed and protect it from chemical threats, such as naturally forming hydrogen peroxide and free radicals. The iodides also form iodine in the atmosphere.
This response may be the most chemically simple — and first inorganic (not carbon based) — antioxidant ever found. The protection extends beyond the kelp. Previously it was shown that iodine released from kelp provides the nuclei for cloud condensation, or particles upon which clouds can form. Algae may help reduce ozone accumulation and maintain the integrity of the atmosphere."21
One innovative operation in Long Island Sound takes advantage of this, growing kelp with shellfish, because the kelp protects the shellfish from harmful algae blooms, while the algae simultaneously thrives on nitrogen that deprives the waters of oxygen.22 Additionally, there are four nationally protected marine environments.
"Monitoring projects actively continue in the four sanctuaries. With ongoing surveys of kelp extent (and) physical oceanic conditions … the researchers will gain a more complete understanding of natural and antropogenic impacts on kelp forests."
NPR June 5, 2016
Natural Healthy Concepts March 18, 2016
Livestrong April 15, 2015
Organic Facts 2016
1, 5, 6, 14, 19, 20 Organic Facts 2016
2, 17 NOAA Oct. 5, 2015
3 NPR June 5, 2016
4 The George Mateljan Foundation June 6-12, 2016
7 BBC Good Food
8 Live Science Feb. 19, 2006
9 NOAA 2014
10 Danbolt, 2001:Prog. Neurobiol. 65,1-105
11 BMC Complement Altern Med May 28, 2016;16:151
12 Mar Drugs Sept. 2013;13(9):5920-5946
13 Adv Food Nutr Res. 2011;64:199-212
15 Livestrong April 15, 2015
16 The George Mateljan Foundation June 6-12, 2016
18 Daily Mail
21 Discover Dec. 5, 2008
22 Riverhead News-Review July 11, 2014
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The Aztec Underworld, ruled over by MICTLANTECUHTLI, the grinning God of Death and his wife MICTECACIHUATL.
The Aztec Underworld was a vast veritable labyrinth of layers and levels which needed looking after by multitudes of ghastly Gods. Most of them with unpronounceable and unspellable names.
Gods of the Underworld were usually depicted in garish color in two-dimensional form. Three dimensional Gods with those colors would be a bit over the top. But MICTLAN itself is a gloomy, dank and depressing place, full of worms and creepy-crawlies.
Not to mention bones. QUETZALCOATL had a lot of trouble persuading MICTLANTECUHTLI to give them up for rebirth in the Fifth World.
Saunders, Chas, and Peter J. Allen, eds. "MICTLAN - the Aztec legendary place (Aztec mythology)." Godchecker. Godchecker.com / CID, 01 Aug. 2009. Web. 24 April 2019.
Article last updated on 01 August 2009 by the Godchecker Team.
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