In my series No name I explore the themes of childhood and memory. Childhood and adulthood, like layers, are present in the same photograph. More than anything, No name is a collection of little stories of remembrance. I re-create my memories (also false and invented ones) and continue the visual representation of these memories by loosely attaching texts to the images. By doing this I try to find out and question the means a text and a photograph use to mediate a story/memory.
A text seems a lot more straightforward in its narration; and yet it is the photograph that has an indexical relation to the past. The reader/spectator takes a different position towards the text than the photograph. I hope that looking at the series could resemble the actual, complex process of remembering and the constant re-writing of a memory. At the same time, the texts comment on the photographic representations and the possibilities of posing for a photograph.


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New Mexico > Dulce > Schools > School Profile
Dulce Elementary School
Hawk Dr, Dulce, NM 87528
Dulce Independent Schools
This school is rated below average in school quality compared to other schools in New Mexico. Students here perform below average on state tests, ... More are making below average year-over-year academic improvement, and this school has below average results in how well it's serving disadvantaged students.
Very concerning:
Test scores at this school fall far below the state average. This suggests that students at this school are likely not performing at grade level.
Test scores are important to look at because they indicate where students are performing compared to grade-level standards. Ask the school what... More it's doing to help students who are behind. Understand what on-track learning looks like, and explore higher-performing schools in your area to find the best opportunities for your child to succeed.
A worrisome sign:
Students at this school are making less academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state.
Low progress with low test scores means... that students are starting at a low point and falling farther behind their peers.
Ask the school how it interprets this rating and how it might use this information to improve its programs.
Disadvantaged students at this school may be falling far behind other students in the state, and this school may have large achievement gaps.
Look at the Race/ethnicity and Low-income sections below to see how different student groups are doing at this school. Are there big gaps?... More These 5 things will help you start a conversation at your school about helping all students succeed.
Hawk Dr
Dulce, NM 87528

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Tsalteshi to present Backcountry Film Festival films at reunion
By Robert J. Hartley	 On Dec 9, 2021
Short films of off-piste skiers sliding through powder and outdoor enthusiasts making their way to the top of a glacier will be the main draw at the Tsalteshi Trails Association's annual meeting this Saturday.
Jenny Neyman, Tsalteshi's administrative coordinator, said she hopes the films, which are part of the Backcountry Film Festival, will spark public interest in the organization and what it does.
"We started doing this to generate a little more interest in our annual meeting," she said.
The film festival is made possible by the Winter Wildlands Alliance – a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting land and winter sports, according to the website.
The films present a range of stories and experiences inspired by the hinterland.
Neyman said the range of shorts ranged from extreme sports to outdoor winter recreation, while promoting sustainable recreation.
"The quality of the production is always super good," she said.
In addition to the film festival, Neyman said Tsalteshi members vying for the four empty board seats will have the opportunity to present themselves at Saturday's meeting.
Voting, open only to Tsalteshi members, will begin online after the meeting.
Neyman said the event is a great opportunity to meet local recreation enthusiasts and recruit new members for the association. Members, she said, are covering the costs of running the free public trail system in Soldotna.
"Membership is how we pay for the grooming," she said. "This is how we keep our lights on."
The annual fee is $ 20 for students and those over the age of 60, $ 50 for adults, and $ 120 for families of up to five members.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex conference hall. Board nominations and elections begin at 6:30 p.m. and the Backcountry Film Festival premieres at 7:00 p.m.
Tsalteshi members enter for free. Admission for non-members is $ 20. Admission also includes a free beer or root beer donated by Kenai River Brewing Company.
"Come for the movies and stay to learn more about Tsalteshi," Neyman said.
Contact journalist Camille Botello at [email protected]
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Where to learn Forex trading ?
Why is Bitcoin a unique opportunity ?
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So, why should you trade bitcoin ?
Has Bitcoin bottomed out? Is this the point of capitulation?
Hold on or Exit ?
Do you keep asking yourself: should I buy Bitcoin ?
Or maybe you already own some, and you're wondering what to do with them : sell everything and put in in stocks ? Wait for the next boom ?
The only strategy I seriously consider for Bitcoin is a long term buy and hold.
An accumulative strategy if you like. Call me a Hodler, yes.
When I say Long Term, I mean 5 to 10 years, at least.
Since the price swings in bitcoin are still huge, I don't see it advisable to trade bitcoin short term, unless you're an expert scalper.
There's also regular suspicion that heavyweight investors or bots are manipulating Bitcoin prices.
Every now and then, a story comes up, such as this one on a single trader nicknamed "Spoofy".
And yes, there's a lot of talk that the Bitcoin market could be manipulated. Check out this article on CNBC.
But hey, forget the noise.
As a trader and investor, there are times when you come across unique opportunities.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are just that, and I'm going to explain why in a moment.
But before I jump in, let me say that this post isn't going to tell you how Bitcoin works, what is is or what the Blockchain is.
If you wish to learn about these things, or are a total Bitcoin newbie, read my post called Bitcoin explained.
I've also made a great Infographic on Bitcoin if you want to look at it.
And there's also an excellent book I recommend, it's called "Digital Gold" by Nathaniel Popper, giving you the inside story on the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money. You can give it a try.
First of all, because of its massive reward potential, as simple as that.
As crowds flock to the digital revolutions of Blockchain and Bitcoin, we are only at the beginning of a huge wave of interest and price appreciation.
Some people talk about a bubble … like the dot.com bubble in 2000.
Ok, sure there was a bit of irrational exuberance, with company valuations in total disconnect with their real intrinsic values.
But didn't the Amazon, Netflix and Google end up by totally changing the world we live in?
Well, I believe it's the exact same thing for Bitcoin and cryptos today. It's a revolution in its infancy.
Now coming to price, in an article Newser in May 2017 calculated that if you had invested $100 in bitcoin in 2010 you would have be the proud owner of a whopping $75 million (when Bitcoin stood at $2,251) !!
This is what I mean, there are little to no assets with the potential to grow that high that quickly.
Bitcoin has no intrinsic value, it cannot be related to any form of asset or economic aggregate.
I don't know of any other asset or investment in history that has carried such reward ratios in such little time.
So sure, it has been (and will be) a bumpy ride, but if you are careful enough to expose only money you can afford to loose, no matter how small, you could be on your way to surfing one of the most powerful investment waves in history.
At any point in time, when Bitcoin retraces violently, you will ask yourself this question: has it reached a bottom ?
The bottom is what we call the Point of capitulation.
This is when traders give up, they become fearful and loose their nerve.
At that point in time, price usually forms a bottoming pattern.
Another thing you can look at are the key levels, such as the 100 or 200 moving averages. You will notice Price often reacts around them.
Yes, some prominent stakeholders have been making claims around bitcoin prices reaching sky high valuations.
Max Keiser and John McAfee being two of the most vocal.
Max Keiser thinks it is heading for $10,000.
John McAfee has made the bold prediction that Bitcoin would reach $1,000,000 by 2020. He regularly revises that forecast.
Below is an interesting graph with some of the predictions made, as you can see some of them are quite bold.
Interest in India following a study by a Research Group founded by India's Central Bank.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has also announced that it will start listing Bitcoin futures and create a futures market.
And it is a matter of time before the SEC approves the first Bitcoin ETF, which could also open the door to further significant interest from the wider financial community.
Basically, when a bitcoin ETF becomes possible, anyone with a simple brokerage account can trade it. I believe the day that is announced you will see one of the biggest waves of buying interest the bitcoin has seen.
Just imagine when funds (investment funds or mutual funds) start investing in Bitcoin.
There is also increasing demand for cryptocurrencies linked to ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), by which startups create new digital offerings or currencies. It is the same as IPOs except that investors purchase tokens issued by the Company.
All of this is a kind of War of Money, between the old currencies (called Fiat) and the new cryptocurrencies. That war definitely has an impact on volatility.
Bitcoin is clearly getting increasing media coverage, and a lot of people are waiting for the right time to enter the market.
In May 2017, Bitcoin made it to the top 5 google searches. See this article from Cointelegraph.
Lastly, on a personal level, the volume of questions that I'm getting from a small circle of friends and colleagues are another indication that what we are seeing is only the beginning of a massive wave.
Out if all the available cryptocurrencies out there, Bitcoin still has the largest market cap, representing roughly 50% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization.
By design, Bitcoin is also in limited supply, and this is key. Its creators have capped the number of bitcoins that can be mined at 21 million.
Howmuch.net has published an interesting article showing Bitcoin's value in relation to other key world assets. Gold for example represents 200x the total value of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is not related to the global economy, but to a technological revolution that embraces a currency that is global, safe, anonymous and with low transactions costs.
Many people believe it can be a store of value in the long run.
You can also trade Bitcoin absolutely anytime, anywhere, 24 by 7, unlike stocks or forex (which halts on weekends).
Buying Bitcoin is an opportunity to take part in a technological revolution extremely easily, at a very low cost.
Buying Bitcoin doesn't have to be costly, you can buy small fractions of it, making it possible for anyone to own some.
The smallest unit of bitcoin is called a satoshi, it represents one hundred millionth (0.00000001 BTC), and took its name after the mysterious founder of bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto.
As trading volumes increased, Bitcoin transactions had started suffering from delays, costs and other issues.
In order to solve that, the decision to activate Segregated Witness (Segwit) was taken on August 1st and enforced on August 23rd 2017.
It produced what is called a Soft Fork.
I won't go into any of the technical details behind these complex decisions, but they have given Bitcoin extra capacities for transaction volumes and speed.
the still relatively low rate of adoption of this cryptocurrency.
Both these factors are absolutely massive, and pretty rare in an investors lifetime.
I am convinced there is a a strong case behind investing in Bitcoin in the long run to take benefit of both.
So let me tell you about my Strategy.
Since my objective is long term, I am moderately concerned with my entry points.
Sure, Bitcoin had a catastrophic last quarter of 2018, but I firmly believe that in the Long run the only way is up. The technology is just too transformative.
I know, not easy to sit tight when you've lost 50 to 60% of your investment right ?
now is precisely the time when you have to sit on your hands and take the pain.
So, to me the best way to catch the bitcoin wave is not to second guess the market.
The most simple way to trade it is by entering on breakouts when it breaches key levels.
You should not try to average down, never, not with Bitcoin.
Instead, let the market tell you when you have to get in => let prices fall as low as they can, then watch for a breakout and shoot.
So how do you find breakouts ?
To find a breakout, very simple, you need to map the previous highs.
To do that, draw a line on your previous high points, this is going to be your resistance, or pivot.
A breakout will simply be a close of price above that line (see the graph).
So all you need to do is map out the previous highs and wait for price to breach that level.
I recommend mapping the previous highs on a weekly chart, not a daily chart, so that you only get in on the significant moves.
When price closes above, enter long.
Of course, this is Bitcoin, so you could have massive fakeouts, or violent retraces, but at least you will have put some chances on your side by acting based on price action and not pure guesswork.
Remember that trading Bitcoin is a very, very, very speculative activity.
Volatility of Bitcoin prices can be huge, daily variations of 5-10% are not uncommon. Furthermore, trading with leverage or with tight stops can be lethal.
So there is one absolute recommendation => forget traditional money management using stop losses, it is absolutely key to forget trading Bitcoin like you trade stocks, Forex or any other traditional asset.
You have to define beforehand what amount of money you are ready to loose, and that's your money management, full stop.
Unlike stocks or Forex trading, do not use stop losses or you will inevitably get hit by brutal volatility spikes.
Usually it would not be recommended to trade more than 1% of your account on any of your entries.
This is very unorthodox but Bitcoin is not yet an asset that can be traded like stocks or Forex. You cannot yet allocate the same amounts of money to Bitcoin trading (unless you can afford to).
By playing long term we are considering breakouts as buying opportunities, the market tells us to get in so we go with his flow.
Now, if you're in the trade and things start to improve and Bitcoin prices start climbing again, things could skyrocket quite fast.
Then, you'll have two options.
I recommend you choose which one you'll follow before you even get in, and then stick to it. Otherwise your brain and psychology will play tricks on you.
The first option will be to just to Hold tight and do nothing !
You will become a HODLER. Let me tell you it's going to take some guts, because if you've followed the downhill race of Bitcoin since end of 2017 you're in for quite an emotional ride when things go up again.
You will have to be patient and disciplined.
Follow the price of Bitcoin on a weekly chart. Concentrate on the big picture, don't get polluted by the noise.
Use a logarithmic chart to look at Bitcoin price evolution in the very long run.
A logarithmic scale looks like this (on a Weekly timeframe). It greatly flattens out the variations.
Interestingly, you will notice that in December 2018, Bitcoin is sitting on a major resistance area.
Both of these things will make it easier for you to be patient and catch the big long term move.
The second option you will have is to sell your coins each time BTC price reaches a designated level, usually defined through technical analysis.
That could be for example a Fibonnaci retracement, or the next resistance level.
That exit strategy will give you regular profits, but you might miss part of the momentum on the way up.
So as you can see the strategy is very simple, even simplistic.
But it takes some serious patience and stamina, and let's be honest, courage to get in.
The potential for upside is important, but the downside can be just as steep.
Just pick which side you are on and let the market guide you.
Anyway, I'd love your opinion. Do you already own Bitcoin ? Are you planning on buying any ?
Drop me a comment below. Safe trading to all.


From establishing his own label to a regular stint on Saturday Night Live Korea, Jay Park has been active in different fields of entertainment over the last two years. He's also released a steady stream of digital singles which now finally get a physical release in Evolution. His second album includes Nana, the remix versions of "1HUNNIT" and Hot, and the remastered versions of Joah, Welcome, I Like 2 Party, Hot, "Secret," "Let's Make Up" and Metronome. It also comes with more new R&B, hip-hop and dance songs like the soulful ballad "The Promise" and the title track Evolution featuring Gray.


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1400 NORTHGATE SQUARE 12B RESTON, VA 20190
1400 NORTHGATE SQUARE 12B, RESTON, VA 20190
This 2BR/2BA condo is a must see! It~s in a great community convenient to many amenities and shops. Living in Northgate is a short distance from a 24-hour grocery store, Harris Teeter, various restaurants and retail shops, plus Lake Anne and Lake Fairfax. It~s less than 1 mile from Lake Anne Village Center, 2 miles from the Wiehle-Reston Silver Line Metro stop, and a little more than 2 miles from Reston Town Center. This condo is turn-key. It includes new paint throughout, new carpets, new lighting, and a new washer and dryer. Kitchen and bathrooms were updated in 2014. Windows, doors, blinds, HVAC, and the sliding glass door were also updated in 2014. The kitchen space is equipped with wood cabinets, a gas range with a double oven, and stainless-steel appliances. The home includes two spacious bedrooms: The Master has a walk-in closet, and its own bathroom, while the second bedroom has a large, deep closet. Parking is easy as it~s unassigned and spaces are always available. The monthly condo fee can~t be beat ~ they include water, gas, electric, trash/recycling, sewer, and snow removal. All you have to do is hook up cable/internet! The Reston community features 5 lakes, 15 pools, 52 tennis courts, over 50 miles of paths/trails, 2 community centers, a nature center, many playgrounds, soccer fields, and basketball courts. *This home has been virtually staged.
NORTHGATE SQUARE
Forest Edge
Renov/Remod,Shows Well,Turn Key
Jog / Walk Path
Tot Lots / Playground
Water / Lake Privileges
Central, Forced Air
Carpet, Dining Area, Flat, Master Bath(s), Walk-in Closet(s), Window Treatments
Oven - Double
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Founded as Virginia's first planned residential community in the mid 1960's, Reston still embodies its founding principles of "Live, Work, Play and Get Involved." Here you will find more than just an address. You will find a way of life. Reston was conceived as a planned community by Robert E. Simon. It takes its name from his initials. It was the first modern, post-war planned community in America. Simon's family had recently sold Carnegie Hall, and Simon used the funds to create Reston. The first section of the community was built on Lake Anne. It was designed by architect and planner James Roassant.
As a planned community, Reston has all manner of abodes to call home. There are various densities and heights and ranges of bedrooms. You can live quietly on a lake or more energetically in a condo over a business at the center of town. Would you like to walk to the grocery store, or take your boat? The choice is yours. There are plenty of options for housing in every price range.
Living in Reston is like living in a park. 1,300 acres of open space are maintained throughout the community, and wide variety of facilities and programs offer year-round opportunities for fitness, fun and exploration.
55 miles of paved pathways and natural surface trails connect our facilities, neighborhoods, schools and shopping, and are perfect for walkers, joggers and bicyclists. More than 700 acres of forest, 50 meadows, and 4 wetlands provide beautiful vistas and important habitat for local wildlife. Aquatic habitats include 4 lakes, 3 ponds and 20 miles of streams, enjoyed by boaters and anglers. Reston is one of just a handful of communities in the United States that has been designated a backyard wildlife habitat community.
In Reston's 15 community pools, patrons swim laps in the Olympic-sized pool, splash in the children's interactive area, speed down a giant slide and relax in heated spas. Reston's vibrant tennis community plays on 48 community courts, 8 of which are clay and 26 of which are lighted. Friends and teams practice and compete on ball fields and multipurpose courts. Playgrounds, garden plots, picnic facilities and community buildings are popular places to gather and enjoy.
Reston is a 10 mile drive from Tysons Corner and the Capital Beltway to the east, and less than 8 miles to Dulles international airport to the west. Reston has four local exits on the Dulles Toll Road. Direct access to the airport is free. The Dulles Toll Road splits the community along its east-west axis and is the primary transportation corridor. Avoiding the toll means taking Rt. 7 or other secondary roads. Not a bad option depending on the time of day. Because Reston is a planned community with multiple uses built-in, many residents find that they can live within close proximity to work – avoiding a daily commute altogether.
Washington-Dulles International Airport: < 8 miles
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1427 NORTHGATE SQUARE 12B
1405 NORTHGATE SQUARE 21C
1525 NORTHGATE SQUARE 2C
11211 LONGWOOD GROVE DRIVE
1509 CHATHAM COLONY COURT
11096 SAFFOLD WAY
1650 CHIMNEY HOUSE ROAD
1550 MOORINGS DRIVE 12C
1322 DEEP RUN LANE
1646 CHIMNEY HOUSE ROAD A
1309 STAMFORD WAY
1604 WASHINGTON PLAZA
11400 WASHINGTON PLAZA W #804
1662 WATERS EDGE LANE
All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listing data provided by Bright, Inc. as of Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Listing information courtesy of Pearson Smith Realty, LLC.


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Lower risk of MIS-C during Omicron wave
In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, researchers estimate the risk of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Denmark. MIS-C is a severe manifestation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and adolescents.
Study: Risk and Phenotype of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Danish Children Before and During the Omicron Wave. Image Credit: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com
In the current prospective study, researchers estimate the risk of MIS-C among vaccinated and non-vaccinated subjects during the Omicron wave. Individuals aged 17 years or younger with MIS-C from 18 Danish pediatric departments were included.
Patients were infected with SARS-CoV-2 between January 1, 2022, to February 1, 2022, which is when the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was the dominant circulating strain in Denmark. The authors utilized previously reported data to compare MIS-C between Omicron and pre-Omicron waves.
The risk of MIS-C was calculated per one million infected cases (children/adolescents). The researchers applied 1.5 to 2.1 multipliers to laboratory-confirmed infections to obtain an estimated number of infections.
A multiplier of 1.5 was applied for individuals between the ages of five and 17 years to SARS-CoV-2 infections in February 2022, which was based on seroprevalence in adult blood donors. A multiplier of 2.1 was used for those between ages zero and four years of age.
Multipliers of 1.5 and 2.1 were used during the Delta wave, whereas 2.4 was used for both age groups during the wild-type wave. The estimated number of infections was determined to avoid underestimating the actual number of infections, as not all infected individuals were tested.
Risk ratios were computed using Fisher's exact test. Chi-squared tests or two-tailed Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare patient characteristics.
A total of 583,618 SARS-CoV-2 infections were estimated during the study period. Of these, the authors identified one vaccinated and 11 non-vaccinated patients with MIS-C. MIS-C was not identified among 31,516 estimated cases with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection.
The risk of MIS-C was significantly lower during the Omicron wave among vaccinated individuals as compared to non-vaccinated subjects. The risk of MIS-C was lower among non-vaccinated subjects during the Omicron wave as compared to during the Delta or wild-type waves. The MIS-C phenotype was similar during pre-Omicron and Omicron waves.
The MIS-C risk was significantly lower during the Omicron wave than pre-Omicron waves. This could be due to the reduced ability of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant to induce hyperinflammation or the decreased risk after reinfection.
The risk of MIS-C was also significantly lower during the Omicron wave after vaccine-breakthrough infections relative to non-vaccinated subjects. This might be due to vaccination-induced immune modulation, which renders the immune system less susceptible to SARS-CoV-2-induced hyperinflammation.
One of the study's limitations was the small size of the population, which resulted in fewer MIS-C cases. The multipliers used in the study were also lower than those previously used for the United States population due to the thorough testing capacity in Denmark.
Taken together, the current study reported a significantly lower risk of MIS-C in the Danish population after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant as compared to pre-Omicron variants, as well as a reduced MIS-C risk after vaccine-breakthrough infection.
Holm, M., Espenhain, L., Glenthøj, J., et al. (2022). Risk and Phenotype of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Danish Children Before and During the Omicron Wave. JAMA Pediatrics. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2206
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters tournament
Last updated on 3 November 20113 November 2011 .From the section Tennis
Nadal has never won the Paris Masters
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's Paris Masters to concentrate on the ATP World Tour Finals in London and the Davis Cup final.
The Spaniard said on Facebookexternal-link that he had withdrawn "to prepare well for the end of this season and also for 2012".
Nadal, the second seed for the event, has not played since he lost to Florian Mayer in Shanghai in mid-October.
He is one of five players who have qualified for this month's Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena.
TOUR FINALS CONTENDERS
1. Novak Djokovic (Q)
2. Rafael Nadal (Q)
3. Andy Murray (Q)
4. Roger Federer (Q)
5. David Ferrer (Q)
6. Tomas Berdych
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8. Mardy Fish
9. Nicolas Almagro
10. Janko Tipsarevic
11. Juan Martin del Potro
12. Gilles Simon
Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and David Ferrer are also through to the eight-man finals, with Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish leading the chase for the remaining three places.
Nadal, who has not specified the nature of the injury behind his withdrawal, is also due to represent Spain in their Davis Cup final against Argentina in Seville, starting on 28 November.
He has never won the Paris title and described the decision to withdraw as "difficult", adding: "I hope I can be back in 2012 to that great event in the most beautiful city in the world, and hopefully try to win it one day."
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his progress at the Swiss Indoors in Basle on Thursday, beating qualifier Lukas Kubot of Poland 6-1 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals.
Seventh seed Andy Roddick beat Radek Stepanek 2-6 6-3 6-3 to set up a meeting with Roger Federer on Friday.


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One to one interaction via chat.
Coordinating with clients and provides one - one relationship.
Maintaining detailed analysis report of every individual.
Notifying every individual for any tasks or infromation newly added.
Providing access to superiors to know information about their work status.
Centralized admin is the main module that provides access to the remaining portals. It will work under the control of the main administration that provides security and also interaction with the people internally and externally.
Can schedules an appointment based on the availability and automatically notifies if scheduled.
It helps to create task and allocates to a group or individual online and can interact .
It helps every superior to verify the assigned tasks by entering to their own dashboards.
It helps to monitor while the work is in progress and gets updates of the work status.


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Сунтынглемынг (устар. Сунты-Лемын) — река в России, протекает по Ханты-Мансийскому АО. Устье реки находится в 33 км по левому берегу реки Лямин 2-й. Длина реки составляет 127 км, площадь водосборного бассейна 801 км².

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По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Верхнеобскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Обь от города Нефтеюганск до впадения реки Иртыш, речной подбассейн реки — Обь ниже Ваха до впадения Иртыша. Речной бассейн реки — (Верхняя) Обь до впадения Иртыша.

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 13011100212115200046232.

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In 1946 , the then Muraikarar (Chief) of Virudhunagar Palasarakku Tharappu Mahamai , Sri.P.A.Ramachandra Nadar , Sri.Sv.P.N.S.Shanmugasundara Nadar alongwith their family friends had a discussion about the "Mariamman Kovil Panguni Pongal". After some time their discussion turned towards the development and economical welfare of the School, they had a novel idea.
They planned to conduct Cultural Programmes inside the School Campus which was very nearer to the temple and to run an exhibition there. Profit from the exhibition would be spent to School welfare. If loss had arrived the Palasarakku Mahamai would bear it.
Thus, the first exhibition was started as a joint venture of Palasarakku Tharappu Mahamai and K.V.S.Managing Board, Sri.Sv.P.N.S.Shanmugasundara Nadar and Sri.P.A.Ramachandra Nadar serve as Honorary Secretaries and Sri.Rajagopal Iyer of Aruppukottai worked as Organiser. The first Exhibition (1946) was conducted for 11 days.
But for the first two years the exhibition did not earn any profit. Palasarakku Mahamai carried over all the expenditures. Upto the Tenth Exhibition Palasarakku Tharappu Mahamai organized it very well. After that it was decided to handover the Exhibition to the K.V.S.Managing Board.
From that , two or three members of K.V.S.Managing Board is elected as Organisers and they are organising the Exhibition in a well planned manner.
School of Exellence
At first the programmes were held in temporary stages and shed erected in the school campus. In 1959 , a well versed Auditorium named "M.A.Palanichamy Nadar Auditorium" was constructed by the K.V.S.Managing Board. The foundation stone was laid down by Sri.SIVAJI GANESAN on 22.04.1959 and the Auditorium was opened by Sri.M.S.P.Rajah on 6.11.1960.
Due to the changing needs and trends , the Exhibition venue was shifted to K.V.S.Hr.Sec.School campus. This tremendous job was done in 58th Exhibition in the year 2004.
Until then the K.V.S.Exhibition is organized in the K.V.S.Hr.Sec.School campus. The Programmes are conducted in the L.P.Shanmuga Nadar Auditorium which has been constructed in the year 2002. The Programmes can be viewed from the S.P.Kothala Nadar Stadium.
Today the exhibition is conducted for 24 days during the Panguni Pongal. The vast space and windy area attracts not only the people of Virudhunagar, but also people from nearer towns like Sivakasi, Aruppukottai, Sattur.
Tamil film Legends Performed in our K.V.S.Exhibition. First Super Star Sri.M.K.Thiyagaraja Bagavathar, Veteran Comedian Sri.N.S.Krishnan & Party , First Lady Super Star Smt.K.B.Sundarambal, Former Chief Minister M.G.Ramachandran, Nadigar Thilagam Sri.Sivaji Ganesan, Veteran Drama Artists Sri.T.K.Shanmugam & Brors, Sri.R.S.Manohar, Sri.M.R.Radha and Sri.M.R.R.Radha Ravi are some of the Personalities in the list.
Bollywood stars Smt.Waheedha Rahman and Smt.Hemamalini performed classical dances in our K.V.S.Exhibition.
The One and only objective of the K.V.S.Exhibition from the beginning is to spent all the profit attained by it to the welfare of the Eight Schools that are running by the K.V.S.Managing Board.
26 Nov'1889 to - 6 Feb'1895
Sri S.P.Ponnappa Nadar
Sri L.P.S.Shanmuga Nadar
President & Manager
Treasurer Sri S.P.Ponnappa Nadar
Sri K.M.A.Vadivelmuruga Nadar
Sri V.Vannia Nadar
Assistant Managers
Sri L.P.Palaniappa Nadar
Sri Sv.P.N.Sithambara Nadar
1914 - New board having 17 members
Treasurer Sri L.P.S.Shanmuga Nadar
Sri M.S.P.Senthikumara Nadar
Sri T.M.S.Mathalai Nadar
1915 - 1920 As per New Memoradum & Articles Secretary
Feb '1920 to 22 Dec '1921
Treasurer Sri S.P.P.Shanmugasundara Nadar
23 Dec '1921 to 1924 New board with 21 Members Secretary
Sri T.M.P.Sankaralinga Nadar
Sri T.M.P.Muthusankara Nadar
1931 -	New Board With 31 Members
Treasurer Sri T.M.M.Sankaralinga Nadar
Sri S.P.P.Shanmugasundara Nadar
Sri V.V.Shanmuga Nadar
Sri K.Palanichamy Nadar
1937 To 09.11.1940
Treasurer Sri T.M.S.Mathalai Nadar
Sri T.M.P.Nagalinga Nadar
10.11.1940 to 09.11.1941 New Board With 45 Members
Treasurer Sri S.S.Subbiah Nadar
Sri S.A.S.Marimuthu Nadar
Sri T.M.M.Rajakkani Nadar
Sri M.A.M.V.Ramasamy Nadar
Treasurer Sri M.S.Muthumari Nadar
Sri P.S.M.Kaliappa Nadar
Sri A.M.Thiruvannamalai,B.A.,
Sri P.N.V.Kasiraja Nadar
Treasurer Sri P.S.Chidambara Nadar
Sri T.C.K.Kandasamy Nadar
Sri S.K.S.Sivasubramania Nadar
Sri V.N.P.Ramasamy Nadar
Sri P.A.Palanichamy Nadar
Sri Sv .P.N.S.T.Rathinavel,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri V.N.P.Ramasamy Nadar
Sri M.K.M.Annamalai Nadar
Sri A.M.Thiruvannamalai Nadar,B.A.,
Sri T.A.K.Punnaiyappa Nadar
Sri Sv.P.P.Patchaiyappa Nadar
Treasurer Sri Sv.P.P.Patchaiyappa Nadar
Sri M.S.P.S.Paramasiva Nadar
Sri T.M.S.M.Augustin,B.A.,
Sri V.N.M.A.Ayyamperumal Nadar
Treasurer Sri S.A.S.Marimuthu Nadar
Sri T.C.K.Rajendran
Sri Sv.P.N.S.T.Nagarajan,B.Sc.,
Sri M.C.Rathinasamy Nadar
Sri A.S.K.Ramasamy Nadar
Sri T.K.S.A.M.Sankaralinga Nadar
Treasurer Sri S.Vellaichamy Nadar
Sri T.C.S.P.Seeniappa Nadar
Sri V.A.P.Sivasamy Nadar
Sri L.P.P.M.Manickavasagam
Treasurer Sri P.N.V.Rathinasamy Nadar
Sri P.A.P.Samuthirapandian,B.A.,
Sri G.A.P.S.Arumuga Nadar
Sri V.N.P.R.Palanivel
Sri P.S.M.K.Durairaj Nadar
Sri O.T.S.V.Dharmar Nadar
Sri Sv.P.N.S.Sivasamy
Treasurer Sri A.S.P.Ayyamperumal Nadar
Sri S.S.S.Sundarapandian
Treasurer Sri M.A.M.P.Muthaiah Nadar
Sri Pagalam A.Palanichamy
Sri A.P.P.Ramachandrapandian
Treasurer Sri P.A.P.Samuthirapandian,B.A.,
Sri P.M.Gangathara Nadar
Sri M.S.K.Selvaraj
Sri L.P.P.N.Chandrahasan
Sri V.P.S.A.N.Natarajan,B.Com.,
Sri A.P.Soshar Nadar
Treasurer Sri K.M.A.C.Veilumuthuchamy Nadar
Sri T.K.Jegatheesan,B.Com.,
Sri A.S.K.M.Thayumanasamy
Treasurer Sri S.P.Kothala Nadar
Sri K.V.Rathina Nadar
Sri P.M.A.N.Rajendran,B.A.,
Sri S.P.G.R.Nithyanantham,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri P.A.Ramachandra Nadar
Sri V.P.S.A.P.Krishnamoorthy
Sri M.K.Munithuraipandian
Sri P.K.P.Natesa Nadar
Sri P.C.Ramasamy
Treasurer Sri M.S.P.K.Periasamy Nadar
Sri M.A.M.P.Muthiah Nadar
Sri O.M.S.S.S.Ramasamy Nadar
Treasurer Sri A.S.S.S.Sankarapandia Nadar
Sri O.M.S.S.Singaravel Nadar
Sri P.A.V.K.Palanivelayutha Nadar
Treasurer Sri Sv.P.N.S.T.Nagarajan,B.Sc.,
Sri M.S.Gopalakrishnan
Sri P.A.R.Ayyamperumal
Sri R.T.Rajan,B.A.,
Sri P.A.P.C.Balasubramanian
Sri P.A.V.K.Palanivelayutham
Treasurer Sri O.M.S.S.S.Ramasamy Nadar
Sri P.S.M.K.Ayyamperumal
Sri S.P.K.Balakrishnan,M.A.,
Treasurer Sri M.S.P.K.P.Thiyagarajan
Sri P.Vetrivel Nadar
Sri Sv.P.N.S.T.S.Jeyasingh
Sri A.S.K.R.Ravindran
Treasurer Sri O.T.S.V.Dharmar Nadar
Sri S.P.K.Selvarajan
Sri V.M.G.Rajasekaran,B.Com.,
Treasurer Sri M.A.P.Rajarathina Nadar
Sri P.A.R.Ayyamperumal Nadar
Sri S.N.B.Surenthiran
Treasurer Sri M.S.P.K.P.Thiagarajan
Treasurer Sri M.C.V.S.A.Mariappa Nadar
Sri O.M.S.S.P.Columbus
Sri O.M.S.S.S.Shanmuganathan,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri O.M.S.R.Jeyaraj,M.A.,
Sri S.Periasamy
Sri P.M.S.N.K.Dharmarajan
Treasurer Sri P.K.P.Natesa Nadar
Sri T.C.S.P.S.Palaniyappan
Sri Sv.P.N.S.T.N.Jothiraj,M.A.,
Treasurer Sri V.P.Vadivel
Sri M.A.S.N.Navamani
Sri P.P.M.S.Nagarajan,B.Sc.,
Sri V.P.S.A.N.Suruliappan,B.A.,(Hons)
Treasurer Sri O.M.S.S.P.Columbus
Sri N.Jeyaraman,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri P.K.P.Natesa Nadar(10.11.77 to 02.01.78)
S.Periasamy (19.01.1978 to 09.11.1978)
Sri V.P.Vadivel
Sri O.M.S.R.Jeyaraj,B.A.,
Sri M.S.P.K.P.Thiagarajan
Treasurer Sri P.A.V.K.Palanivelayutham
Sri T.M.M.R.Nagarajan
Sri K.Thangamani
Sri T.C.S.P.S.Palaniappan
Treasurer Sri M.A.S.N.Navamani
Sri M.S.P.Kandasamy,B.Sc.,
Sri M.A.P.Ramamoorthi,B.A.,
Sri B.Arunachalam,B.A.,B.L.,
Treasurer Sri P.M.S.N.K.Dharmarajan
Sri P.A.P.Samuthirapandian
Sri P.K.P.N.Jawahar
Treasurer Sri T.M.M.S.Shanmugasundara Nadar
Sri S.S.S.Duraipandian
Sri V.V.S.Kesavan,B.Sc.,
Treasurer Sri K.V.C.Rajappan
Sri P.N.R.Suriyanarayanan,B.Com.,
Sri P.A.P.Rajamohan
Sri A.Prabhakaran,M.Com.,B.L.,
Treasurer Sri V.P.P.K.Manikavasagam
Sri P.Sankarapandian
Sri M.A.P.A.Manoharan
Treasurer Sri Sv.P.N.S.S.Chandrasekaran,B.Sc.,
Sri M.A.P.P.Ponnappan
Sri K.V.C.Rajappan
Sri M.V.R.Sivasubramanian
Treasurer Sri S.P.G.R.Nithyanantham,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri P.M.A.N.Dhanasekaran
Sri B.A.Vivekarajan,B.E.,
Treasurer Sri A.S.K.R.Ravindran
Sri S.Ponnuchamy
Sri A.S.A.Arumugam
Sri T.M.M.S.S.Sankaravel
Sri S.K.P.P.V.Balasubramanian
Treasurer Sri T.K.S.P.Arunachalam
Sri Sv.P.N.S.T.S.S.Sivachidhambaram,B.Sc.,
Sri S.S.S.Amirthapandian
Sri S.N.Kannan,B.Sc.,
Treasurer Sri P.C.Sundarrajan
Sri P.K.P.Sridharan,M.A.,
Sri A.S.R.Soundrapandian
Treasurer Sri V.V.S.P.Vanniarajan,B.A.,
Sri R.Parthiban
Sri M.S.P.S.Gangatharan,B.Com.,
Treasurer Sri S.Periasamy
Sri P.S.M.K.A.Shanmugavel
Sri Chavi S.C.Nagarajan
Treasurer Sri R.Lenin
Sri Sv.P.N.S.J.Sundarsingh,M.A.,
Sri C.Shanmugapriya
Sri N.D.Pagalarajan
Treasurer Sri V.P.P.K.Manickavasagam
Sri T.T.Ravi,B.Sc.,
Sri T.K.S.P.Thiagarajan
Treasurer Sri P.C.Sundararajan
Sri T.K.S.P.S.Shanmuganathan,B.A.,
Sri S.M.N.Manrajan
Sri S.P.G.R.Subramanian
Sri M.S.G.Murugan,B.Sc.,
Sri T.C.S.P.D.Balakrishnan
Treasurer Sri S.P.K.Balakrishnan,M.A.,
Sri P.M.S.N.K.D.Murugavel
Sri V.P.P.K.Manickavasagam
Sri K.Inbasekaran
Treasurer Sri P.R.Achuthan,B.B.A.,
Sri T.C.K.S.Mahendran,B.A.,
Sri O.M.S.R.J.Maheshbabu,B.A.,
Sri S.K.P.P.V.B.Arumugam,B.Com.,
Treasurer Sri O.T.S.V.N.Vairamani,B.A.,
Sri T.R.Pandi
Sri M.D.Gunaseelan
Treasurer Sri S.M.N.Manrajan
Sri S.A.S.M.R.J.Sridharan,B.Com.,
Sri B.Mathanmohan,M.F.C.,D.O.M.,
Treasurer Sri T.K.S.P.Thiagarajan
Sri K.V.C.R.Rajesh,B.Com.,
Sri P.Selvakumar
Sri M.C.V.S.A.S.Muralitharan,M.B.A.,
Treasurer Sri R.Raghupathi
Sri V.A.P.S.Suganantham,B.Sc.,
Sri N.Thileeban,B.Com.,
Treasurer Sri M.Sankaradass
Sri A.Sudarsan
Sri P.M.S.N.K.D.Rathinavel,B.A.,
Treasurer Sri M.C.V.S.A.S.Muralitharan,M.B.A.,
Sri S.C.Baskaran,B.Com,F.C.A.,
Sri B.Balaji,B.Com.,
10.11.2009 to 09.11.2011 Period change for 2 years
Joint Secretary
Treasurer Sri P.C.N.Srirenganathan
Sri M.A.P.A.Ramachandran,B.Sc.,
Sri A.S.K.R.J.Saravanan,B.E.,
Sri M.Navamani
Sri T.S.S.Sabarimuthu,B.Sc.,


If this author has written a bad book, I have yet to find it.
Totally a winner once again with the fourth installment in this brilliantly imaginative series.
What he didn't realise was exactly what it meant. Protecting the club from all sorts of demons and monsters is a full time job for these guys.
When Shadow appears, Gray is horrified but gradually you begin to see the story unfold between the two. This odd manifestation only wants to be loved by the man he is a part of.
The connection is there, Gray just needs to realise it but he is afraid of what it will mean!!
The trouble is that this love story has a time limit and as we watch them race towards the finish line, it's a matter of hoping they can stop the clock.


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Wednesdays With Myron – Closing Barnstone Studios (2014)
"And finally, after 32 years in Barnstone Studios in Coplay, we made the tough decision to shut things down. We had a sale. We sold all the furniture. I wasn't there for that. That would have been too painful. Cathy negotiated all that, and it was painful for her, too. She grew up there.
Even though we had a rocky start to our relationship, the landlord and I had become close friends. He inherited me – I was already renting the top two floors of the building when he bought it. He was Chilean, and had been the butt of so much racial prejudice when he moved to this country. He was picked on because of his accent and he had a ponytail. He was a very wealthy fellow, and made his fortune producing tassels. They're used in fine decorating on curtains, furniture and all kinds of things.
He eventually learned that he could trust me, I respected him, and I ended up becoming the best tenant he had ever had. I was grateful. If I ever needed anything, he was Johnny-on-the-Spot. It was done. And I looked out for him. If there was anything threatening or damaging to his investment in the building, I alerted him. We were grateful, each to the other.
After I closed the studio, I decided to move to Frederick because that's where my daughter and her husband were."
While Myron's personal narrative ends there, the story about the next generation of Barnstone Studios is just beginning.
Two short years after Myron closed the Barnstone Studios Coplay location, he died at the age of 83, surrounded by family and friends. Besides leaving behind thousands of students who have gone on to distinguish themselves in art-related fields, Myron left a treasure-trove of his own personal work – over 500 pieces – that had never been displayed in public.
He realized that consciously or unconsciously, his students would seek to emulate his work, and Myron wanted to ensure that could never happen. The pieces remained in storage, under lock and key, hidden away for 40 years.
Several months after Myron's death, daughter Catherine "Cat" Barnstone Szafran began the emotional work of sorting through and cataloguing Myron's decades of belongings – newspaper clippings, programs from his early European exhibits, photographs, all the slides he used in his lectures – and the paintings, sketches and photos hidden away until they would no longer be a distraction for students.
A treasured Barnstone Studios tradition Myron enjoyed with his students for 32 years was an October Homecoming. Alumni and current students would gather in the studio to share their work, reconnect, tell funny Myron stories and feast on a pot-luck banquet.
Since Myron died October 29, 2016, Cat bravely felt the best way to honor the beloved art teacher was to hold a special memorial Homecoming October 20, 2017, in the old Barnstone Studios location. The landlord was only too happy to help.
Cat and her team transformed the empty floor into a world premier exhibit of several of Myron's original paintings and sketches. Professional photographer Bill Stank, a Barnstone student, took photos of all of Myron's stored works, and 68 prints were displayed during the homecoming in addition to the original pieces. Hundreds of alumni from across the country were overwhelmed to experience, for the very first time, the work of their mentor and champion.
Barnstone alumnus and Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts instructor Roger Brinker presented Myron's artistic heritage – the culmination of extensive research into the instructors Myron had studied with, and the instructors' instructors, back through the 1300s. Roger established a direct link to such classical masters as da Vinci.
While the October 2017 Homecoming was the world premiere exhibit of Myron's work, it is just the first of many gallery showings being planned under Cat's direction for this next generation of Barnstone Studios.
Myron's classes continue to be available on DVD or downloads through the BarnstoneStudios.com website, and alumni are available to provide personal critiques of student works through the Barnstone Master Guide program.
Cat is also working to restore and frame all of Myron's original works and partner with galleries for traveling and permanent exhibits. Limited edition prints of Myron's paintings, sketches and photos, and a complete listing of exhibits, are available at BarnstoneStudios.com.
Wednesdays With Myron – Barnstone Studios (1982-2014), Part IV
Wednesdays With Myron – A Foreword, of Sorts
Barnstone Blog
Wednesdays With Myron
The Road to Visual Literacy (Article from 1984)
Oil Painting and Palette Control (Newsletter from 1979)


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Abraham Lincoln and reclaimed wood
The American dream is that you can come from the most humble of beginnings and rise to become the most powerful man in our country. No one exemplifies this most than our 16th president Abraham Lincoln.
Born in rural Kentucky near Hodgenville into a farming family with a one room log cabin in 1809 no one knew the greatness he was destined for. He only lived for a short time in the cabin where he was born before moving a few miles east to Knob Creek and then on to Indiana when his father Thomas believed he, a poor dirt farmer, could not compete with more prosperous slave plantations in the area. Abraham grew up in a life of hard work and with little formal education and taught himself to read and write. While working on riverboats he was introduced to the South's "peculiar institution" and grew to loath it.
Lincoln taught himself enough about the law to pass the Illinois bar exam and his blend of common sense and humor made him popular on the local circuit. He spent time in the Illinois legislature and was elected for one term to the US Congress. He had his sights set higher and ran for the US Senate and his series of debates against Stephen Douglas became famous all across the nation. Lincoln, representing the new Republican Party, lost the election but there was a consolation prize. His fame got his name submitted at the Republican presidential convention in 1860 and you could say the rest is history.
Lincoln's birthplace has been preserved as part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky. Two cabins are on the properties, one near the site where he was born and another at Knob Creek where he spent his first few years. Since Lincoln was not famous after moving away the cabins were modified and eventually fell into disrepair. In 1894 a speculator purchased the land and the cabins were torn down to restore them to their young Lincoln-era appearance. Unfortunately not many tourists were coming to rural Kentucky so it was decided to take them on tour to the people. While on tour the disassembled logs were intermixed with each other and with logs from other cabins in the area including ironically from future Confederate president Jefferson Davis who also was born in rural Kentucky.
Wanting to bring people and their tourist dollars back to Kentucky the Lincoln Farm Association decided to reassemble the cabins, first in Louisville and later in their original locations. By that point though it was doubtful that any of the wood was original to their specific cabin. A large monument was constructed at the birthplace to house one of the cabins but it was found that the interior did not allow visitors to walk around the cabin, so the cabin was made smaller to fit the interior. The other cabin was reconstructed at Knob Creek. Today when visitors come to see the park the cabins they are looking at are made of reclaimed wood. There are more uses for reclaimed wood than just flooring!
Lincoln's Boyhood Home, this cabin is not his but was reconstructed using reclaimed wood from other cabins in the area
This is where young Abraham Lincoln spent his early childhood
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Yenab Magic Store Owner: Good afternoon,how may I help you people?
Commander: Oh come on, this is getting ridiculous, look at these prices for these different flavored elixirs.
Commander: Your health boosts are a little bit expensive.
1. Yes I guess they are. We had to import them.
4. Nothing comes cheap these days expect if its badly made.
5. We sell high quality stuff, so its a little more expensive.
6. We don't deal in poor merchandise.
Yenab Magic Store owner: I suppose you are.
Commander: Just saying, that's all.
Herc Commander: This is boring me.
1. Yawn, And its starting to bore me. So are you going to buy any? Or do I have to put a mute spell on you so I don't have to listen to all your endless babble.
2. Time is money, are you buying or not?
3. I don't have a whole lot of patience. You might have noticed.
6. Customers are waiting. There's no special treatment here.
7. No Loitering. You're here to buy, not to babble.
8. Is anyone here going to buy something from me?
9. I'm running out of lines here.
wanting to waste my time.
Loana: Gee this guy is a little rude. Are you from Vinus by any chance?
Yenab Magic Store Owner: Oh she is good. Lucky guess. yes I am. I moved to Yenab a few years ago to set up a magic store here to get away from those wretched cats.
Yenab Magic Store Owner: I couldn't stand those creatures. You trip up if you don't know where they are they are dangerous around your feet when they decide to cloak.
Loana: Tell me about it. I tripped up many times over them because I couldn't see them. in the end I asked the Vinus Council to ban these creatures from our world since my father is the Ambassador for the Council to represent our world.
Commander: Your Elixirs are a little expensive don't you think ?
1. Yenab Magic Store Owner: Yes I suppose they are in Yenab. Modus is the supplier of our Elixirs.
4. Ho hum, and what other complaints do you have about our prices?
5. Be grateful that we have got Elixirs in stock and that they are fresh. not old.
6. Yes they are little bit expensive to get these days.
9. Some of them come in nice scented flavors too.
Commander: Oh I see, yes we know him, he has a magic store on Telos.


Half of the states expected to have enough of a financial cushion at the end of fiscal year 2014 to cover at least 24 days of operating expenses, a partial rebound to the levels they had before the Great Recession.
In a sign of improving fiscal health, states have been rebuilding their financial cushions since the end of the Great Recession in 2009. Still, estimated reserve levels at the close of fiscal 2014 were 17 days short of the median of 41 days' worth of operating expenses that states had on hand in fiscal 2007, just before the downturn.
Only 16 states estimated that their 2014 reserves—rainy day funds plus end-of-year general fund balances—would exceed 2007 levels, measured in days of operating expenses.
After four straight years of increases, the median level of reserves fell from 33.1 days of operating costs in fiscal 2013 to an estimated 24 days in fiscal 2014. This trend was widespread, with 37 states reporting declines. The drop in reserve levels coincided with a fall in state tax collections, as high-income earners reacted to new federal tax rates. A number of states made up for lower tax receipts in 2014 by spending more from their end-of-year balances, resulting in the drop in reserves.
Projections for fiscal 2015, the current budget year, show median reserves for the 50 states continuing to decline to 22.3 days, with at least 32 state budgets anticipating lower levels than in fiscal 2014. However, those projections are based on amounts appropriated in state budgets and could change significantly by the close of the fiscal year.
Five states had more than 100 days of operating costs in reserves—Alaska (663.9 days), Wyoming (189.1 days), North Dakota (188.4 days), Nebraska (134.1 days), and West Virginia (118.7 days).
The smallest reserves—with less than five days' worth of operating costs—were in Arkansas (0 days), Illinois (0.9 days), Pennsylvania (1.0 days), and New Jersey (3.3 days).
Three states expected reserves to be at their lowest level since the start of the recession—New Jersey, Tennessee (21.2 days), and Delaware (39.8 days).
For the second straight year no state expected its reserves and balances to drop below zero. After the recession, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Kansas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington emptied their reserves in at least one year, requiring them to borrow or transfer cash to cover operating costs.
States use reserves and balances to manage budgetary uncertainty, deal with revenue forecasting errors, prevent severe spending cuts and tax increases, and cope with unforeseen emergencies. Building up reserves and balances is a sign of fiscal recovery, but there is no one-size-fits-all rule on when, how, and how much to save. States with a history of significant revenue or economic volatility may desire larger cushions.
Because reserves and balances are vital to managing unexpected changes and maintaining fiscal health, their levels are tracked closely by bond rating agencies. For example, Moody's Investors Service recently cited efforts to rebuild reserves, including a voter-approved measure, as one reason it upgraded California's credit rating.


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Fashion may often be dismissed by imbeciles as an irrelevent, vacuous industry run by shallow, glam types - and who are we to argue, being from the same stock - but the Forbes power list feautures fashionable names amongst the serious politicos. Anna Wintour is one who makes the grade, though she professes to disdain the very thought of herself being 'powerful'. Yeah right, pull the other one, Wintour!
Anna, the US editor of Vogue said, 'I don't think of myself as a powerful person. You know, what does it mean? It means you get a better seat in a restaurant or tickets to a screening or whatever it may be. But it is a wonderful opportunity to be able to help others, and for that I'm extremely grateful. I assure you all the people that work with me on a day-to-day basis don't think that. That's just something that's been fabricated by the media. And as you well know once something is out there, particularly in today's world, it just gets exaggerated. I keep my head down and do the job to the best of my ability.'
She continued, 'I'm always looking for a cover subject that reflects the magazine, an interest in fashion, in culture, in society. We're trying to bring the world into the pages of Vogue. We do that by tapping into the zeitgeists with our cover subjects. We also have certain women that we go back to that become part of the Vogue family. We're always looking for the new and up-and-coming, but we also like to have a group of women, models and photographers that give us our personality, our character.'
Fashion luminaries Lady Gaga, Gisele, Angelina Jolie and everyone's favourite festival act, Beyonce, also feature prominently on the Forbes list.
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Cilia and flagella are tube-like appendages which allow for motion in eukaryotic cells. If a cell has a single appendage, which often looks tail-like, it is called a flagellum, but if it has many, they are called cilia. The motion of the cilia or flagellum moves the liquid outside the cell and if the cell is not anchored, it can "swim." A commonly recognized example is the "tail" on a sperm cell, which is actually a flagellum.
One of the more easily recognized cell structures in any cell is cilia or flagella. Now when you look at them it's very easy to get them kind of confused when you're first studying but the basics differences pretty easy to spot cause essentially, with cilia you'll have lots of them but individual they're small compared to the flagella where you'll have many sorry you'll have long ones but not too many of them.
If we take a quick look over here. Here is an actual picture of two cells and you can see there's lots of these short little projections that are sticking out of the cell whereas here with this cell has a few flagella but those flagella are much longer than the individual ones that are called cilia.
Now in general their function is the same. Both of them are used for moving the cell or moving things around the cell. Now with flagella, with the prokaryotes a there's weirdness about them in that their flagella rotate whereas ours undulate.
If we take a look at this picture here we see an ecoli bacteria and you can see the rotating shapes here of the flagella they basically operate kind of like an [upward] motor, whereas our flagella instead of operating like that ours undulates to create what's called a sinusoidal motion. Now you may be wondering, how's that possible? How's that achieved? Well if we take a look at the basic structure of any cilia or flagella you'll see that they are essentially this column of microtubules that are covered in membrane and if you look at the shaft of the flagella you'll see you have these pairs of microtubules there's a set of 9 of them. In the center you'll have a 2 individual microtubules this is sometimes referred to as the "9+2" arrangement. Down at the bottom you'll again have your 9 set but instead of having pairs you'll have groups of 3 microtubules so that's called 9 again but because there's no microtubules on the center this is called the "9+0" arrangement.
And the basic way this work is that each pair of microtubules takes a turn going up a little bit and so you'll get this up up up up up up rotating and if you've ever seen those weird little wobbly guys who are set up to advertise and attract attention at a car dealership, that's kind of what a flagella will look like if you could see it at the size of scale. Cilium don't flap around nearly as much because they're somewhat shorter but they'll still tend to do that wave like motion. And that's how cilia and flagella work.


Why me, Saint Lidwina?: What does Stitch Think?
It's hard for me to comment back on the posts, but thanks for all the encouragement. Last night we hit Public Ice on Thursday for the first time in ages, and I actually made a concerted effort at practicing. I did crossovers until my legs were sore, stroking with my free leg back and not to the side, and backwards half pumps. Towards the end of the session, I got really brave and tried backwards stroking and T-stops. (Holding the wall... does that count?) I want to go back tonight.
Stitch enjoys just playing around, and he was all over the place. He made snow with his friends, ate ice cream, and harassed Rink Pal.
On the way home, I felt pretty good about what I'd done. "What do you think?" I asked him. "Think I could do this?"
"Doesn't seem too hard. Just a lot of practice. Maybe I could be doing back crossovers by the end of summer. Maybe I could compete someday."
"Sure. Why not? Other adults do it."
"Uuuh, okay..." He really didn't know about this idea.
"Think I could look good in a skating dress?" I polished off that thought with *after you drop about thirty pounds* in my head.
"Please don't do that," I could hear his dread.
"Because that would be embarassing."
On this point, I have to agree with him. I'll need to come up with something reasonable to skate in.
30lbs? Sweetie, if you drop 30lbs there won't be anything left!
Glad you're having fun, even if Stitch doesn't quite know what to make of the situation. But he's not exactly a normal kid...so why should he expect to have normal parents?
YAY! Another adult skater for me to commiserate with! I've been skating off and on for about two years now. If I skate three times a week, I progress. Two times a week and I maintain skills pretty well. I'm nowhere near testing, but I think I'd like to work toward the Adult Pre-Bronze moves.
I just wear stretch pants right now. Not sure about competing, but I have no idea what my kids would give me the okay to wear, lol.
YAY again! And ignore my Facebook thing. That was completely freakish, you know? I do wear wrist guards to practice now and for doing more backward stuff I'm going to get one of those Ice Halo things. Also, maybe, a tailbone pad.
I'm so excited to hear you are going to learn to skate!
The good news about the skating dress: you don't have to wear one. A floaty skirt over leggings will work just fine, and with your skills, you can probably make something fabulous.
The kids at our rink LOVE to cheer for the "skating grandma" of the group. She told them they have to cheer for us all, so we get a synchro-style "shake it" cheer, before we all skate! Too fun!


Budding Ghanaian recording music artiste Ibrah Shamar from the camp of DBJ Production Records innovates a new street anthem with his new release. He entitles this mid-tempo dancehall tune "Naah Joke", a term he uses in this context to delineate seriousness.
Not only has he coined a new word, he's also given music listeners and ravers something to vibe to. The catchy hook and sing along lyrics makes it easier for one to sing along as soon as it's chanced on. The fast-rising Ghanaian act flows seamlessly in Ragga , Hausa & Ga , a popular vocalization used in the Ghanaian music terrain.
On the production fronts we have Vacs, one of Ghana's best music producers who has so many credits to his name. Kindly take a listen to this and share your thoughts with us. Don't forget to share as well.
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Nayar become a lifelong advocate of India-Pakistan friendship, Hindu-Muslim amity
Author and columnist Kuldip Nayar
BRP Bhaskar*
Kuldip Nayar often went beyond the confines of journalism and articulated them as a human rights activist. He led peace activists to the Wagah border to light candles on August 14-15.
Once out of the government set-up, Kuldip Nayar was keen to follow the path of independent journalism. Since the colonial days, news agencies had limited political reporting to the coverage of briefings and speeches. He broke the self-imposed barrier and pioneered reporting of political developments based on information gathered informally, himself leading the effort.
Kuldip Nayar was one of the young millions whose life was disrupted by Partition but rebuilt it and went on to make brilliant contributions in his chosen fields, starting with journalism. Devotion to the fine traditions of Punjab's composite culture enabled him to overcome the bitterness of the early experience and become a lifelong advocate of India-Pakistan friendship and Hindu-Muslim amity.
Journalism was Nayar's first love. He had studied law before landing in Delhi as a refugee, but started life as a reporter of an Urdu daily. One of the events he covered at that time was Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
After spending some years in the government's public relations outfit, during which period he served as information officer to Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, he returned to active journalism as chief of the fledgling United News of India which big newspapers had launched to provide for competition in agency journalism.
Morarji Desaibelieved that his chances of succeeding Jawaharlal Nehru were botched by Kuldip Nayar's UNI report which said he had "thrown his hat in the ring". Desai came under heavy criticism as Nehru's body was lying in state at the time.
Nayar, who was in Tashkent to cover for UNI the Indo-Pakistan summit hosted by Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin after the 1965 war and reported Shastri's sudden death at midnight there just in time for the morning editions in India.
After leaving UNI, he began a long innings in English print journalism, first as Resident Editor of The Statesman in Delhi and then as Editor of the Express News Service. He invited Indira Gandhi's wrath by trying to mobilise public opinion against the Emergency, particularly the restrictions on the media, and was arrested and detained.
After the Emergency there was a shift in gear which took him briefly into diplomacy and into Parliament.
Matthew Arnold famously said journalism is literature in a hurry. To Kuldip Nayar, it was instant history. He took the earliest opportunity to put in book form many of the events to which he was a witness as a journalist. The title of his highly successful first book "Between the Lines" was also the title of a column with which he broke new ground. It was syndicated to a large number of newspapers in India and abroad, giving him a reach none of his contemporaries could claim. Many foreign publications turned to him for insights on Indian and South Asian developments.
Human rights were one of Kuldip Nayar's primary concerns. He often went beyond the confines of journalism and articulated them as an activist. He regularly led peace activists to the Wagah border to light candles on August 14 and 15 as Pakistan and India celebrated their Independence anniversaries.
A staunch secularist, in the last four years, Kuldip Nayar repeatedly raised his voice against the organised attempts at communal polarisation.
*Senior journalist and Nayar's former colleague
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On July 20, 1969, a man named Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
On March 9, 2019, a man named Paul Knowles set foot on the moon. Well, let's be honest, here – I actually stood on a Plexiglas circle set into the floor, in the centre of which was a three-inch piece of moon rock.


Just to stress, I only did this as I wanted to make as sure as possible that no juice would travel into the chamber, this only applies to hybrid mode.
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Olympic Day June 23, 2021 – #StrongerTogether
In the British Virgin Islands, in-person Olympic Day runs were hosted on Saturday, June 19 on the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke. Photo: BVIOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launches "Stronger Together", a global Olympic campaign that celebrates athletes by showcasing their journey to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and how they kept moving even when the world around them stopped. The story celebrates their strength, resilience and determination to bring hope, unity and inspiration to people around the world.
Timed to launch ahead of Olympic Day (23 June), the story features world-renowned athletes, including past and present Olympians Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka, Andre De Grasse, Yusra Mardini and Nyjah Houston. Tony Hawk is also present, representing the skateboarding community as they enter their first-ever Games.
It focuses on a people-centric message of Stronger Together, emphasising the IOC's message of solidarity and the belief that the world moves forward only when it moves together, and the irresistible power of the Olympic Games to unite people, communities and societies across the globe.
The film can be watched here.
The #StrongerTogether campaign has been designed to unite people around the world while building excitement for the upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Online fan engagement
On 23 June, a number of activities will take place on the IOC's digital platforms to celebrate Olympic Day. People around the world will be able to connect, chat and get inspired by some of the world's best athletes, including through a dedicated Olympic Day yoga session with Christy Prior, live chats with Usain Bolt and Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi, plus workout sessions and a Q&A with tennis star Venus Williams, to name just a few of the activities. These will focus on both physical and mental strength, and will include workouts as well as advice on mindfulness and well-being.
Olympic Day around the world
Some 110 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) around the world are also planning to encourage people to get active on Olympic Day. In-person activities around the world held where the situation permits, include Olympic Day runs, outdoor games for families, introductions to new sports, meetings with Olympians and workshops on the Olympic values. Digital initiatives, such as virtual Olympic challenges, online workouts, virtual live chats with Olympians, online quizzes and webinars on the Olympic values, will also be organised by NOCs. In the British Virgin Islands, in-person Olympic Day runs were hosted on Saturday, June 19 on the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke and on Sunday, June 27, the BVI Olympic Committee will host the Territory's first BVI Beach Games with sporting activities for all ages and abilities hosted by the National Federations for rugby, sailing, volleyball and football encouraging people to experience the Olympic Day message to Move, Learn and Discover".
The finals of the first-ever Olympic Virtual Series, the Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports, will be broadcast live on olympics.com on 23 June.
Virtual sports fans can choose if they want to watch the Main Olympic Live Broadcast or specific disciplines. The sports featured are: baseball, cycling, rowing, sailing and motor sport.
"Lausanne Capitale Olympique" run
On 23 June, the "Lausanne Capitale Olympique" run, organised by the City of Lausanne (Switzerland), where the IOC is headquartered, will be held digitally for the first time.
The organisers have devised a route of around 7km along the shores of Lake Geneva to discover some iconic places linked to Olympism and sport in Lausanne. Along the route, various personalities will provide comments and encouragement, including the IOC President, who will launch the run. You can take part here.
IOC President Bach: "Let's celebrate the precious Olympic spirit"
"In this extraordinary Olympic year, celebrating Olympic Day is even more special than usual," said the IOC President, Thomas Bach. "On this Olympic Day, when the entire world has been facing the same struggles and fears because of the global coronavirus pandemic for far too long, the power of sport to bring hope and optimism takes on an even greater significance. Solidarity, hope and optimism – this is what the power of sport is all about. This is why on this Olympic Day, let us stand together to celebrate the precious Olympic spirit," he continued.
Olympic Day celebrates the revival of the Olympic Games
The idea of celebrating an Olympic Day was adopted at the 42nd IOC Session in St Moritz in January 1948. The chosen date celebrates the founding of the IOC at the Sorbonne, Paris, on 23 June 1894, where Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games.
The first Olympic Day was celebrated that same year on 23 June 1948 and, 30 years later, in the 1978 edition of the Olympic Charter, the IOC recommended that all NOCs organise an Olympic Day to promote the Olympic Movement.
Over the last 20 years, Olympic Day has been associated with Olympic Day runs all over the world. First launched in 1987, the runs were about encouraging all NOCs to celebrate Olympic Day and promote the practice of mass sport.
More information about Olympic Day can be found here.
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Directors speak of 'spiritual warfare' while making pro-life film
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Los Angeles, Calif., Mar 19, 2019 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The writers and co-directors of the upcoming film "Unplanned" have spoken of how they prepared for a "spiritual battle" to make the pro-life film in the hopes that it will change hearts and minds through it groundbreaking depiction of the abortion process.
"We, from the beginning, knew that it would be spiritual battle, spiritual warfare. It was prophesied over us that this is not a normal movie," co-director Cary Solomon told CNA in an interview following a screening for press on March 18.
"Unplanned" dramatizes the truth-life account of Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson's decision to leave the organization and become a pro-life campaigner.
Solomon and co-director Chuck Konzelman told CNA that they arranged for a priest to exorcise the set, and bless the cast and props.
"We tried to do Mass and adoration as much as we could," said Solomon. For the Evangelical Christians involved in making the film, similar spiritual guidance was offered.
Despite anticipating the usual stresses of the production process, Konzelman and Solomon told CNA that they found "profound moments of tremendous peace" on set, which is atypical of the movie-making industry.
"It was amazing. We didn't have any problems that you would normally have on a movie," said Solomon. Konzelman agreed, and added that the set of "Unplanned" was "the calmest set [he's] ever been on."
"There was no screaming, there was no tension–the average day would have no incident," said Konzelman. "That's just not normal in filmmaking."
Despite the relative calm on set, other incidents plagued the cast and crew, as well as their families. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt, but there have been several close calls.
"We've had probably 15 accidents where people or family members of people who worked on the movie, were in a car crash, […] and the person would just walk away," said Solomon.
"They've all been crazy violent," he explained. One person survived a bike accident that destroyed her helmet, and a producer's car was split in half after being t-boned.
Lead actress Ashley Bratcher, who plays the role of Abby Johnson, survived a near death-car accident under bizarre circumstances.
"Ashley herself, she had a deer, a stag, jump backwards–I've never seen deer jump backwards–on the highway into her car and wiped out her car and almost killed her," said Solomon.
The accident saw both airbags deploy and left Bratcher trapped in her car. "And yet, she got out and walked away. She was stuck on the highway, in the dark."
Konzelman said that despite the challenges faced during filming, and the financial hurdles to completing production, he never doubted that there was a higher interest supporting the film.
"It took two years for us to raise the money for this film, from the production to the marketing, which I never would have expected that would be the case," he said.
"The Lord has told us this from the beginning–and this is obviously putting it in human speak– 'I've got this. I got you. Do not fear, for this is for my glory,'" said Solomon.
The film provides an uncensored, graphic, look at the realities of abortion, and received an R-rating from the MPAA. "Unplanned" is the first R-rated film to be distributed by Pure Flix, a Christian movie production company.
The co-directors previously told CNA that they would not be challenging the rating, which they feared was motivated by the movie's political message.
"No one's ever seen [a graphic presentation of abortion] before. It's been very carefully and very studiously avoided by the [entertainment] industry," Konzelman said.
He explained to CNA that Planned Parenthood employs a director of arts and entertainment engagement, "who teaches the mainstream film industry and television industry how to film in accordance with their guidelines."
"Unplanned" is unique, Konzelman said, because it tells the story of the abortion industry from the perspective of someone who was once a part of that industry, and does not sugar coat the reality of abortion. He and Solomon hopes her story will inspire other people to either leave their jobs in the abortion industry, or to change their minds on the issue.
"Seeing [an abortion procedure] is what changed Abby's life. No matter how pro-choice you are, you can't be more pro-choice than Abby Johnson was," said Konzelman.
Prior to becoming clinic director, Johnson herself underwent two abortions. Both of these are shown in the film.
"And yet, one look at the process taking place in front of her eyes in real time, changed her entire life," Konzelman said.
In fact, the film has already changed the perspective of one viewer: Solomon's father.
Solomon told CNA that showing his "far left," pro-choice atheist father a short clip of the film caused him to change heart entirely on the issue. Solomon shared a clip where two volunteers from the Coalition for Life group pray over a 55-gallon drum containing fetal remains.
He said his father told him that "Unplanned" was "gonna change the world" because of its unflinching portrayal of abortion, which was something he had not previously seen or thought about.
The movie "showed what we [as a society] never wanted to see," Solomon's father told him. "And now when you know, you can't un-know."
Unplanned will be released in theatres nationwide on March 29. The film is rated R due to disturbing images and violence.
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Denver Newsroom, May 29, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- As dioceses across the United States start to reopen public Masses, the scientist leading the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic recommended that Catholic Churches ought not resume distribution of Holy Communion. But other medical experts told CNA there are ways that Communion can be distributed safely amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told America magazine May 26 that he does not consider the distribution of Holy Communion to yet be safe— even if distributed in the hand.
"I think for the time being, you just gotta forestall that," Fauci said regarding Communion, calling for "common sense" measures to protect worshippers and the wider community such as masks, social distancing, and prohibiting singing.
"As many times as a priest can wash his hands, he gets to Communion, he puts it in somebody's hand, they put it in their mouth…it's that kind of close interaction that you don't want when you're in the middle of a deadly outbreak," he told America.
Fauci's recommendation on the Eucharist came a month after he said it could be possible for Americans to connect with people through dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, or Grindr.
"If you're willing to take a risk…you could figure out if you want to meet somebody," Fauci told Snapchat's "Good Luck America."
"If you want to go a little bit more intimate, well, then that's your choice regarding a risk," he added.
Deacon Robert Lanciotti is a microbiologist and the former chief of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's diagnostic and reference laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado. Lanciotti told CNA that Fauci's call for "common sense" measures to mitigate the risk of infection does not exclude the possibility of distributing Communion.
"The primary way that this virus is spread is by direct person to person contact; droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes that land on another person and then enter the respiratory tract," Lanciotti told CNA in an email.
"Maintaining a 6-foot distance or wearing a cloth mask are both methods that disrupt this process. Utilizing one of these measures in a group setting where infected symptomatic people are not present should be a sufficient level of risk reduction."
Lanciotti, a graduate of Loyola College, was ordained a deacon in 2017.
He took issue with Fauci's concerns regarding Communion in the hand.
"With the use of hand sanitizer immediately prior to the distribution of Holy Communion, and being careful not to directly touch the communicant, there is virtually no risk in the distribution of Communion," Lanciotti told CNA.
Deacon Lanciotti pointed to an April 28 document from the Thomistic Institute in Washington D.C., written by medical professionals, researchers, and theologians.
That group recommended that out of respect for the Mass, the priest ought not wear a mask or gloves during the Mass, and neither should anyone distributing Communion.
Under the group's recommended guidelines, those who wish to receive could approach the altar, spaced six feet apart; if the priest believed he touched the hands or mouth of a recipient, he could use hand sanitizer sitting on a table next to him.
According to the Thomistic Institute's recommendations, the Precious Blood ought not be distributed at Mass.
To date, dioceses that have developed Church reopening plans have called for suspension of distribution of the Precious Blood. The Catholic Church teaches that reception of either the host or the chalice is a complete act of Eucharistic reception.
The Thomistic Institute's document, distributed to bishops by the U.S. bishops' conference, also recommends— as did Dr. Fauci— that singing ought to be discouraged.
It also states that it could be possible to receive Holy Communion on the tongue "without unreasonable risk."
The document recommends that the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions ought not attend Mass anyway, as they are at especially high risk.
"I completely agree with this statement…In the setting of a church service, the single most important safety measure is for symptomatic individuals to stay home," Lanciotti told CNA.
"I would argue that having sick individuals stay home, followed by adopting one more measure— masks or social distancing— is a reasonable approach. Utilizing both masks and social distancing represents a safety redundancy that is excessive and counter to 'common sense,'" he said.
At St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Masses resumed May 18, after more than two months of closure amid Italy's coronavirus lockdown.
Visitors are advised to keep two meters apart, hand sanitizer is available at kiosks in the basilica, and, at the church's entrance, the body temperatures of visitors are checked with scanning thermometers, by two attendants wearing hazmat suits.
The Eucharist is distributed during Masses at the basilica.
Fauci, a Catholic, attended a Jesuit secondary school and Jesuit university.
In 2015, he told C-Span that he is no longer "a regular church-attender. I have evolved into less a Roman Catholic religion person to someone who tries to keep a degree of spirituality about them. I look upon myself as a humanist. I have faith in the goodness of mankind."
He similarly told America that he appreciates his Catholic education, and especially the values he was taught at the Jesuit institutions he attended.
"I identify more, much more, with that than the concept of organized churches, religions," he told America.
Other Catholic medical professionals have weighed in on the question of whether Holy Communion can be distributed safely.
An ad-hoc committee of seven Catholic doctors and medical school professors released on May 12 a document entitled "Road Map to Re-Opening our Catholic Churches Safely." That group of doctors concluded that the safest recommendation is to receive Communion in the hand rather than on the tongue.
The document calls for Mass to be held with social distancing, and for the use of masks and hand sanitizer. Singing should be avoided, and those who are ill or believe they may have been exposed to the virus should stay home, it says.
One member of that committee is Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, chair of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University's School of Public Health.
Baccarelli told CNA that he agrees with and appreciates Fauci's suggestions, and that there is a risk to the distribution of Holy Communion.
"Our committee wrote a plan to minimize the risk to distribute communion. That doesn't mean that there will be no risk nor that we advised on whether it was safe to do it now or in the future," Baccarelli added. "We just provided a document to guide masses and distribute Communion whenever it will be safe enough to do so."
"If Dr. Fauci suggests it is not time yet to distribute communion, I think we should listen to him and wait before doing that again," Baccarelli said.
Another member of the committee told CNA last week that he believes Catholics can attend Mass safely, and sacraments can be administered with appropriate precautions.
"I think that if we just use common sense to compare apples to apples for metrics that we know matter – like density, for example – then there's no real kind of objective scientific reason why Mass is any more dangerous than going to the grocery store. I think the difference here is a perceived risk," Dr. Andrew Wang, an immunobiologist at the Yale University School of Medicine and one of the plan's co-authors, told CNA.
The plan calls for confessions to be held in outdoor or well-ventilated indoor areas, with the use of masks, an impermeable barrier between the priest and penitent, and frequent sanitization of surfaces.
Wang said that distributing Holy Communion on the hand, rather than on the tongue, represents an appropriate precaution for churches, especially while some things about the coronavirus spread are not yet completely understood.
Acknowledging that some people may object to that recommendation, Wang said that in his perspective, "it boils down to, is it better to not have communion at all – and by extension not have Mass at all?"
Ultimately, Wang said, going to church at this time is not risk-free, just as any other public activity is not without risk during a pandemic. He noted that dioceses throughout the country have granted dispensations from the Sunday obligation for those who are unable to attend or are not comfortable with the risk involved.
Deacon Tim Flanigan is a member of the Thomistic Institute's working group, an infectious disease specialist who has battled Ebola outbreaks, and a professor of medicine at Brown University. Flanigan also told CNA that Catholics can return to Mass and the sacraments safely – if they observe CDC protocols.
"The question is: can I follow the CDC guidance just as carefully, in each setting, in order to decrease transmission of coronavirus? Can I maintain safe distancing? Can I maintain good hand hygiene? Can I ensure that I am not ill?" Flanigan told CNA last week.
If CDC guidelines are followed, "There is no reason to prohibit church services when you don't prohibit other gatherings," Flanigan said.
"The CDC gives us that guidance to decrease the rate of transmission. It's just as important that guidance be followed at a house of worship, as at a conference, as at any other gathering."
"If somebody makes an arbitrary judgment that a church is not going to follow that guidance, without any evidence, that is biased and there is no evidence for that," he said.
Flanigan questioned the categories of some governors who classified religious gatherings as "non-essential," compared to more "essential" activities like grocery stores.
"Being able to come together and pray together, being able to receive the sacraments, to encounter the Lord, right there in the sacraments, is so important," Flanigan said.
Mental health is just as important as physical health, just as important as spiritual health," he said. "We are a whole self, which has a mind, a body, a heart a soul. To be able to pray together, to be able to support each other, to be able to worship together, to be able to receive the Lord in Communion, is so important for us to be healthy and to thrive."
"That is why our churches are essential," Flanigan told CNA.
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A look at the Catholics who made final religious vows in 2018
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Washington D.C., Feb 3, 2019 / 03:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Last year at least 240 Catholic men and women professed perpetual religious vows in the U.S., and a new survey provides a statistical snapshot of who they are and where they came from.
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