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The Babylonians are generally credited with the birth of astrology. Their astrological charts enabled them to predict the recurrence of seasons and certain celestial events. So in the beginning and for more than 2,000 years, astrology and astronomy were the same science.
Babylonian astrology was introduced to the Greeks early in the 4th century B.C. and, through the studies of Plato, Aristotle, and others, astrology came to be highly regarded as a science. It was soon embraced by the Romans (the Roman names for the zodiacal signs are still used today) and the Arabs and later spread throughout the entire world.
While earliest astrology was used to bring a sense of order out of apparent chaos, it was soon utilized to predict weather patterns, primarily for agricultural purposes. It was eventually broadened to include forecasts of natural disasters and war and other events in the course of human affairs. Amassing successes in these fields, it was a natural progression for astrology to be used as counsel for kings and emperors and, in time, for all of us.
The zodiac (which is derived from the Greek word meaning "circle of animals") is believed to have developed in ancient Egypt and later adopted by the Babylonians. Early astrologers knew it took 12 lunar cycles (i.e., months) for the sun to return to its original position. They then identified 12 constellations that they observed were linked to the progression of the seasons and assigned them names of certain animals and persons (in Babylonia, for example, the rainy season was found to occur when the Sun was in a particular constellation which was then named Aquarius, or water bearer).
Each of these four groups is inscribed in its own quadrant, or group of "houses," on a circle. The division of the 12 houses is based on Earth's daily rotation and relates to such circumstances as relationships, finances, travel, etc. The division of the 12 signs of the zodiac, on the other hand, is based on the earth's year-long rotation around the Sun and relates to character traits and areas of life (e.g., Venus represents affection, Mercury represents speech and writing, etc.). Each planet is associated with two signs, and the Sun and Moon with one each.
Approximately 2000 B.C., Babylonian astrologers believed that the Sun, Moon, and the five planets known at that time (Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus) possessed distinct powers. Mars, for example, appeared to be red and was associated with aggression and war.
A horoscope is a map of the zodiacal circle with Earth at the center. The top of the circle represents the Sun at its highest point during the day and left and right of that are the eastern and western horizons.
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Book Review: The Toll (Book 3 of Arc of a Scythe Series) by Neal Shusterman
jcenno	Books	 October 14, 2021 December 31, 2021 3 Minutes
TL;DR – Scythe Goddard rules the new Scythedom. Greyson Tolliver is now 'The Toll' and the only one who can communicate directly to the Thunderhead. The Thunderhead seeks to secure humanity's future but needs to do so without being interfered by Goddard who seeks to thwart any plans to create a world where Scythes are not needed. Citra and Rowan were critical to the Thunderhead in creating a future of hope but, with the sinking of Endura, they are now forever lost. Or are they?
Summary (warning: spoilers)
For my review of Scythe (Book 1 of Arc of a Scythe series) and Thunderhead (Book 2 of Arc of a Scythe series) by Neal Shusterman, and what has happened previously please click here for my book reviews page.
After the sinking of Endura and the deaths of the Grandslayers, the new Scythe order is declared with Goddard as Overblade. Under his rule, Scythes are allowed to glean without restriction. However, not all regions agree to Goddard's authority.
Meanwhile all non-Scythes (i.e. the rest of humanity) has been declared unsavoury by the Thunderhead. All except Greyson whose previous unsavoury status was lifted and is now the only one who has a direct connection to the AI. The religious Tonists have now titled him 'The Toll' (a prophet who will guide the rest of the world).
The Thunderhead sees the bigger picture and aims to secure humanity's future, a future that does not require Scythes that have become corrupt with power. To do so, it needs to set in motion a plan that will require assistance from those not aligned with Goddard but also evolve itself to a new level of existence (an existence that seeks only to provide hope for humanity).
Citra and Rowan were believed to have perished in the sinking of Endura. Goddard wants to make sure their bodies are never retrieved. But the Thunderhead has other ideas.
The dramatic conclusion to the Arc of a Scythe series is complex in its telling without being overwhelming. Shusterman is able to combine many threads of plot to weave a tapestry that provides the final picture of this gripping trilogy.
There are many themes explored in book three including power and responsibility, political and religious beliefs, sexual identity, tragedy and hope, mortal and immortal life and purpose, love and hate, reliance on technology, and what it means to be human. Shusterman blends these themes into an exquisite final book that concludes an epic tale of a dystopian (or utopian, depending on your point of view) earth.
I would love to know how much time Shusterman spent in mapping out the final arc. Not just the time taken but also how he went about plotting the concluding climatic scenes and tying together the numerous sub-plots. It is an achievement that has resulted in this trilogy deservedly winning numerous awards and has been picked up by Universal Studios to be adapted into a film.
Book three tells the story on a global scale. Shusterman had no choice (and likely every intention) to do this as book two expanded far further than the primary two protagonists in Citra and Rowan. To tell a story about humanity as a whole and the all-seeing, all-knowing Thunderhead required that the plotline went this way. This is both a strength and a weakness in the final book.
As a strength, it satisfied me (very happily) in terms of concluding what happens to the Scythedom, the Thunderhead, the Tonists and humanity's future. All the large scale stuff is not left wanting and Shusterman ensures that he covers off on all bases. Hats off because this was no easy feat.
As a weakness, it means book three zooms out from the characters we love. Book one was all about Citra and Rowan, they are the pair that the lens focused on and their plight drove me to fully invest into the next two books. Book two still follows Citra and Rowan, but now includes the Thunderhead and Greyson Tolliver. I confess this made me struggle initially in the first few chapters of book two because all I really wanted to follow was Citra and Rowan. But the ending of book two was so brilliant that it blew my mind and I gave it a perfect score. In book three, Citra, Rowan and Greyson are all there but their roles while integral are only three pieces in a giant puzzle. Zooming out means you do not necessarily get the same emotion running through you when you read each chapter because Citra, Rowan and Greyson are already established. It is now about the world's plight rather than just their individual plights and in this way, I felt book three did not move me in the same way as books one and two did.
But this is a very small quip in what is an outstanding creation of work. Fans of sci-fi and young adult fiction should devour this series.
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Harini @BookSpiral says:
I completely agree with how Shusterman beautifully builds the character and the dystopian world while connecting various plot lines together.
Feel free to check out my thoughts on the same book: https://bookspiralblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/the-toll-book-review/

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Setting words to music is a great way to remember something. That's why we've included so many great songs in our recent release of our newly revitalized resource, Passport2Purity. Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine talk to some of the SEEDS family worship team --Jason Houser, Philip and Jessica Morlan, and Maddy Morlan, about the Scripture memory verses they set to modern rhythms just for this project.
And He is the beginning….
Bob: Now, you fast-forward ahead 14 years; it's the summer of 2012—good thing you have an App for navigation because gasoline costs four bucks a gallon; and Passport2Purity—well, it's still going strong; but for the summer of 2012, we've dressed things up a little bit. Our old friend, Colossians 1:18, has some new music.
He is the beginning, the first born from the dead.
That He might be preeminent, preeminent….
Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Tuesday, May 22nd. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. We want to thank our friends from Seeds Family Worship for updating Colossians 1:18 for us. I think I like the new sound better than the old sound, and today we're going to hear from Jason Houser and others from Seeds Family Worship about the songs that are a part of the new updated Passport2Purity.
And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition. You know when you think about the resources FamilyLife has created over the years, probably, the one people know the most about would be Resurrection Eggs®, don't you think?
It's always interesting. In fact, you've run into people in some faraway places.
Dennis: In Xi'an. You're in this crowded market. It's got people pushing you from every different direction, and this missionary who lived on the coast of China had gotten away with his son—this was their Passpor2Purity weekend. They had the kit. He was there.
His son wanted to come to Xi'an because it was in Xi'an where they have what's called Xi'an soldiers. They're terra cotta soldiers, life size—football fields buried underground that have been excavated, and his son wanted to come there to see these soldiers.
Here's the thing: It's a safe way to be able to share about a bunch of issues your son, your daughter, is going to face in the adolescent years ahead of time; and the Passport2Purity weekend is not something FamilyLife hosts. We've created the journal, the parent guide, the CD's—it's plug and play. You plug it in, you play it, then you interact as we instruct you to do all throughout Friday night/Saturday if that's how you choose to do it.
I think the reason, Bob, so many people call us, write us—I get letters from young people who have been through this—is, I think, it's a life-changing weekend to take your son or your daughter into the most intimate of issues two human beings, a father and a son, or a mother and daughter, ever talk about in their lifetimes. It cements their hearts together at a level that is unexplainable.
But I'm telling you it works, and the decisions made by these young people prior to adolescence, I believe, are going to keep them out of all kinds of traps, all kinds of issues they face later on in the adolescent years and maybe even beyond when they are an adult.
Bob: Well, the sessions that are covered in Passport2Purity include one on peer pressure, there's one on purity, there's one on human reproduction and how the body changes during adolescence, there's one on dating. Our team about a year ago started working on refreshing the experience, rerecording all of the audio, adding some sound effects and some interviews. They've redone the journal that the students use. They've really done a great job refreshing this.
Dennis: —of a young person to communicate with them. Of course, we all know how powerful music is, and you guys have done a great job with music.
In fact, you had a chance to sit down with the team at Seeds Family Worship that did the new music for Passport2Purity, and you had a chance to talk with them. I think it would be cool for our listeners to hear what went into just the thinking behind—really, as I mentioned the power of music and how to capture a young person's heart and to drive these principles home in their lives.
Bob: Well, one of the significant upgrades, I think, our team made to the Passport2Purity material was with the music because as we've talked about—and as I've heard from some who have been through it even recently—it had a little Michael Jackson-ish sound to it; and it needed to be updated. We thought who better to update it than the folks at Seeds Family Worship.
So, we called Jason Houser with Seeds Family Worship and said, "Do you want to write some new songs?" He said, "Well, let's talk," and Jason is with us. Jason, welcome back to FamilyLife Today.
Jason: Great, Bob. Thank you so much. It's awesome to be back here.
Bob: —you and the Seeds team. So, it was a natural fit; but what actually happened was this series of songs became your new CD.
Bob: You added some songs to the CD, and then, we worked the rest into the Passport2Purity project.
Bob: Tell me a little bit about what it was like to put these songs together and to work for a product like this rather than just creating a CD.
Do not awaken love, until it pleases.
Jason: It was such an adventure in writing and seeing the Lord as He does—as we create these songs, I mean it's His Word and we always pray and we ask for God's divine inspiration for every single song because that's where the creativity comes from; and He's put this gifting in us. But we tap into Him, and these songs for the whole record, they—and I say this to the Lord—were inspired. They just came.
Philip Morlan, who is here with us, and one of the co-writers of many of the songs will just attest to how amazing it was for this project that song—we'd write a song, and it would be finished; and we're like, "Let's write another song. I just don't want to stop." So, then, a couple of songs would come—two or three would come in a session, you know?
Bob: Yes, Philip, talk about the song writing process for this. Again, you were handed a group of verses and, again, some of them—the one that says, "Flee sexual immorality," that's not an easy verse to try to figure out how do you put a rhythm and a melody to that, right?
Philip: That was a challenge, especially—we at Seeds write our music for family and for children. So, sexual immorality is not something that we typically write about. But again, God's faithfulness was amazing to see how we take this subject, which is a heavy, heavy subject, and turn it into something that—the idea of the song didn't land on the sexual immorality, but "Honor God with your body," and it was incredible.
Bob: In fact, you brought your guitars with you today, right?
As you hear the melody, the "Glorify God, glorify God," is the high point because that is the point of when we obey God's commands to us, when we do what He created us to do and who He created us to be; then, we get blessing of glorifying Him and the true joy and the true life. So, we wanted the—we are always seeking for the music to reflect the text of what the Scripture put the emotional context around, what the Lord is saying through His Word.
I think this song—in a different kind of a way—but it captured it in a neat way.
Bob: Alright, grab the guitar—and in fact, we should add, Philip, that your wife is here, Jessica. Hello, Jessica.
Bob: And you're going to be singing along on this, right?
Bob: Because you sang along on the CD.
Bob: Sweet. Get the guitars, and let's hear how this goes.
You are not you own for you were bought with a price.
So, glorify God, glorify God in your body.
You are not your own for you were bought with a price.
You are not your own. No.
Whom you have from God.
Glorify God in your body. Oh, yes.
Bob: That's what you want.
Jason: That's what we want the heart of this song to be is "You were bought with a price, recognize the gift of every day and of your body, your soul, your spirit and protect and guard it and glorify God with it. It was made for a purpose." So, there's joy in that. It's not the darkness; we wanted to bring the light and the joy in obeying God because He always wants what's best for us.
Jason: We love that groove. (Laughter) You'll find that there are many Seeds songs that we just kind of like hanging out. Like I said, there's an organic nature of Seeds.
Jason: We like a little bit of the Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, the chilling light. We love the low—yes—it's all good.
Bob: Now, we should say that you had some firsthand experience as—well, actually, you didn't as a dad. Your wife did. Jessica, you had a little firsthand experience with Passport2Purity long before this project got underway, right?
Bob: So, tell us about that.
Jessica: Well, we have been preparing for many years; so, we had been praying about doing Passport2Purity with our kids from the time—well, I knew about it was probably when they—I guess, Maddie was probably five or six. For many, many years, we knew.
Bob: Do you remember how you heard about it?
Jessica: Yes, actually, some friends of ours, some mentor friends of ours had older children; and I have been watching her and gleaning from her. So, her kids that—she had taken her kids—two or three of them now—and so, I had seen the fruit of that. The preparation beforehand with both her husband and herself—and just had seen these kids blossom because of the truth of God's Word and just being the ones that impart that knowledge and not allowing the culture or the world to speak into that.
Bob: Maddie is your oldest child, right?
Jessica: She is my oldest, yes—our oldest.
Bob: She's 13 years old?
Bob: And she is with us today. Hello, Maddie.
Bob: So, when your mom came and said, "Hey, I've got this idea," what did you think?
Maddie: She just said me and her were going to go on a trip. She surprised me when I got there. We went up to Lookout Mountain in Georgia.
Maddie: We stayed at a bed and breakfast called Chanticleer Inn.
Bob: That sounds nice. What do you remember from the weekend, from going through the CD's—anything that stood out?
Maddie: One part that stood out to me was when my mom gave me my purity bracelet. It was a really special night because the spiritual moment with me and God; and when I signed my name for the passport, that was really special.
Bob: Let's talk about the songs because your mom and dad, obviously, they write and they sing. Do you remember when the songs came on, on the CD? Do you remember what you were thinking?
Philip: You nailed it, Bob.
Bob: This is pretty bad sounding, is what you thought, right?
Bob: Well, I think we did this time, don't you?
Maddie: Yes. Yes, I think so.
Bob: Jason, when we first got together and started talking about this project, there was a song that we didn't have included in Passport2Purity; that you said, "You know, I just think this fits with everything we are trying to say to kids this age," right?
Jason: Yes, we wanted to add a couple of songs from the Seeds team that would just add, from a worshipful standpoint, to this. I had written a song with Matthew West about five years ago to Jeremiah 29:11. So, one of the messages that I want young people to know—and as I teach young people—is that God wants what's best for you.
Bob: Can I watch it?
Jason: —and that's how God is, you know? So, this song just says that—I love how it says so succinctly that God's plans and God's purpose for you is the very best.
Bob: You want to sing this one for us too?
Bob: This is Jeremiah 29:11.
Jason: This is a song—I wrote this with Matthew West. Actually, he was gracious enough to sing it for the project; but he's out with Casting Crowns or something—whatever! (Laughter) So, you are going to get to hear us do it.
"Well, I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord.
Prosper you and not to harm you," declares the Lord.
"For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the Lord.
Bob: Well, that's just a couple of the songs that the folks at Seeds Family Worship put together for the brand new Passport2Purity resource. I say brand new even though Passport2Purity has been around for 15 years. The makeover here was pretty substantial.
Dennis: Well, it was top to bottom. I mean, Barbara and I rerecorded everything we did. We're talking about issues today that we weren't talking about 15 years ago.
Bob: We added in interviews and some sound effects and some new dramas and some—really refreshed everything about this including the music and the travel journal that the students get. The goal of the whole resource is to make it easier for you and your son or you and your daughter to have these kinds of conversations.
Find out more when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com. There's information there about Passport2Purity, how you can have one of these weekends—everything you need is available. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com for more information, or call 1-800-358-6329. That's 1-800- "F" as in family, "L" as in life, and then, the word, "TODAY". Ask about the Passport2Purity resource when you get in touch with us.
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We hope you can join us back tomorrow. We're going to talk about the challenge of peer pressure, and let you hear from a young man named Caleb. He just went on a Passport2Purity weekend with his dad and faced some interesting peer pressure not long after. We'll introduce you to Caleb tomorrow. Hope you can be here for that.


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Q: Need help for installing hadoop I am new to Hadoop and trying to install it on my windows 7 (x64) PC using cygwin.
I followed this tutorial to install http://alans.se/blog/2010/hadoop-hbase-cygwin-windows-7-x64/#software
Everything goes correct before this step -
Only Hadoop 0.21.0: Next, one line has to be added to the hadoop-config.sh file in hadoop-0.21.-0/bin

    CLASSPATH=`cygpath -wp "$CLASSPATH"`

Add this line before the line containing

    JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH=''

Does this line
    CLASSPATH=cygpath -wp "$CLASSPATH" need to be copied as it is?
Coz when I am trying to run command below.
    $ bin/hadoop namenode -format

I am getting such error from cygwin
/usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 15: $'\r': command not found
/usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 19: $'\r': command not found
/usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 21: $'\r': command not found
/usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 75: syntax error near unexpected token `$'in\r''
'usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 75: `case "`uname`" in
DEPRECATED: Use of this script to execute hdfs command is deprecated.
Instead use the hdfs command for it.

HDFS not found.

can anyone explain what is going wrong?

A: you are using a deprecated command. For a list of hadoop commands, enter hadoop on your console. I believe the command is hadoop namenode -format

A: I also got these errors using cygwin 1.7:

/usr/local/hadoop-0.21.0/bin/hadoop-config.sh: line 15: $'\r': command
  not found

It appears that these files are not in DOS CR/LF format instead of the expected UNIX format.
You can confirm this with a text editor like Notepad++.  In the lower right hand part of the window, it can say Dos\Windows (very likely what you would see) or UNIX.
To work around these errors, in a cygwin window I used the command dos2unix *.sh in the bin folder and other folders (conf, etc...) as needed.
Hope this helps you!

A: Convert the config.sh file or any  config file needed in d build to unix format with dos2unix filename (shell command). It seems the files changes to DOS format by default. Better convert every file in d folder to unix with (dos2unix ./*) shell command.

A: The error with Cygwin seems to be a known error with npm script. You can use the work around mentioned here,
https://stackoverflow.com/a/22436199/2390020


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'Signs of violence and vandalism are everywhere': Gov. Ducey in D.C. for Biden's inauguration
Two brothers dead after electrocution, drowning at Lake Pleasant
Police say the incident happened at the lake near Peninsula Road Sunday evening.
Author: 12 News
Published: 8:26 PM MST July 12, 2020
Updated: 4:44 AM MST July 14, 2020
PEORIA, Ariz. — Two brothers died in an electrical accident at Lake Pleasant Sunday.
Timothy Miller, 53, was missing but later found dead below the dock. Michael Miller, 50, was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said there were a total of four people on the boat, the two brothers and their wives.
The tragedy started when Timothy jumped into the water first where the boat was docked Scorpion Bay at Lake Pleasant at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
When Timothy started to struggle, Michael and one of the brothers' wives jumped in the water to help him. Michael and the woman were also affected by the electrical current.
Bystanders pulled Michael, unresponsive, in the back of his boat. He was later pronounced dead.
Timothy's body was recovered later from below the dock.
One of the wives was evaluated after the incident and is doing fine.
The Maricopa County Deputy Sheriff said there is evidence of an electrical issue but not sure where it came from. Officials are not sure if it came from their boat since they were there since Saturday without any issues.
What caused the electrical discharge is under investigation.


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The bicentennial of Rossini's birth is just two weeks away, but celebrations are only now beginning. The occasion has been overshadowed by Mozart's anniversary, which is unfortunate: Mozart was much better known beforehand but Rossini will still be unknown afterward. This is not only because many of his operas, like "Zelmira" and "Maometto II," have become obscure, but because even in his best-known work -- "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" -- the composer hides himself behind farce and satire, parody and burlesque. There is hardly a real character in this most remarkable of operas; given the joyous cynicism and playful self-consciousness of the music, it sometimes even seems as if the composer is turning himself into an illusion before our very ears.
The problem is how to create that Rossinian mix of mockery, disguise and pleasure. In the first performance this season of the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Barbiere" on Wednesday night, it looked at times as if all the elements were in place.
First, of course, there was Thomas Hampson's Figaro. This was a barber with all the physical and vocal energy one could wish for. He tossed objects into the air and casually caught them as easily as flourishes and ornaments leaped out of his melodic lines. His facial muggings, his knowing winks and affectionate embraces were also like the voice -- just exaggerated enough to be comic. But the gestures were also natural, his phrasing and pitch sure. Mr. Hampson, as his career justifiably grows, has preserved an unmannered charm well suited to the role.
Similarly, there was Frederica von Stade's Rosina. When she floated her proclamation of love out of the balcony, only to have it cut off in mid-breath, the audience's frustration could not have been less than the Count's. Her voice has darkened in recent years, settling deeply in the mezzo range Rossini had in mind for this role before sopranos usurped it. Some more flexibility was required at times, but here too was the gift of characterization: it wasn't that we believed she was really the young ward locked in her room, but she made it easy for us to pretend to believe she was.
There was also Samuel Ramey's Don Basilio -- made up to look like a ghastly, bony crackpot in an academic gown -- whose music lessons would probably be on the same level as his counseling of Dr. Bartolo in slander. This primary aria was a cartoon of sinister advice, the bass lines groveling in the depths, the harmonies seeming to invoke the devil. And Louis Quilico as Dr. Bartolo merits praise as well: he posed and primped and plotted to fine comic ends.
Only the Count seemed a weak link, for Stanford Olsen did not have the power or the physical presence to match his stage colleagues. But his thin-bodied tenor also could become quite musical, rarely straining and often refined; it was just difficult to take his authority seriously.
So why, given this largely first-rate cast, was the result less than the sum of its parts? Perhaps because of some attempts at striving for jest: why have a live horse appear on stage carrying the musicians in the first act and doing a walk-on during the second? Or perhaps because of Robin Wagner's sets, which are coated in pastel colors and seem derived from gazebo architecture.
Perhaps, too, because Ralf Weikert's conducting, while often tasteful, was also intent on the detail, bringing out neglected aspects of the scoring, weightily articulating a phrase, underlining a shift in harmony or texture. The result was somewhat stodgy and calculated.


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Israeli Soldier Describes Attack By 'Peace Activists': "They Wanted to Kill Us… Each One With a Knife In His Hand"
by Jim Hoft June 1, 2010
"We thought we'd encounter passive resistance, perhaps verbal resistance… We didn't expect this. Everyone wanted to kill us."
The Israeli soldier who was stabbed, beaten and thrown off the deck of the Mavi Marmara Gaza Flotilla ship described the attack by the terror-linked 'peace activists' to the Israeli media.
Here again is video of the Israeli soldier being stomped on, beaten, stabbed and thrown from the upper deck, via IDF website:
YNet News reported:
In the first interview since he was wounded in Monday's raid on the flotilla, Captain R, who commanded the troops who boarded the Marmara via helicopter, spoke of the battle that took place on vessel.
According to R, hundreds of people who were on the boat took part in attacking him and his soldiers and they were forced to use weapons because of danger to their lives.
"Dozens of people beat each soldier on the roof (of the vessel)," he said from his bed in the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.
"They wielded clubs, axes and knives," he said. "I was the second to go down the cable, one of the guys from my group was already down there, and there were a few people on him. At first it was one-on-one, until more soldiers came down."
Regarding the troops' preparation for a more extreme scenario on the decks, R said they had prepared for both passive and violent resistance, but admitted he had been surprised by the strength of the resistance.
"We knew they were peace activists," he said. "Though they wanted to break the Gaza blockade, we thought we'd encounter passive resistance, perhaps verbal resistance – we didn't expect this. Everyone wanted to kill us. We encountered terrorists who wanted to kill us and we did everything we could to prevent unnecessary injury."
R said that some 75% of the people in the vessel resisted violently, "each one with a knife in his hand."
R. was the soldier who was thrown from the deck, as shown in the footage distributed by the IDF. "I was in front of a number of people with knives and clubs. I cocked my weapon when I saw that one was coming towards me with a knife drawn and I fired once. Then another 20 people came at me from all directions and threw me down to the deck below."
"Then I felt a stabbing in my stomach. It was a knife. I got the knife out, then somehow got down to the lower deck where there were more people. This was when the soldiers had got control of all the boat except the lower deck. Me and another soldier managed to get to the deck, and we jumped into the water, from where our forces collected us. Another soldier who was beaten hard lost consciousness. Other soldiers covered him until we managed to get him out."


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Before you think of anything to do there, the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando is a must go. The jewel of the Caribbean, Jamaica with sun-kissed pristine beaches and tourist-friendly resorts and hotels, is tropical paradise. Other than the US, Asian countries also have beautiful weather that can be enjoyed during the harsh winter months. The city made up of 117 tiny islands, and is amazingly linked by 400 bridges over 150 canals. This tiny Caribbean Island is located on the north coast of Venezuela and has some of the best warm beach holiday spots. Along with a couple of world heritage sites, one would be able to witness a lot of Portuguese influence in the culture, constructions and food, since this was a place that was ruled by the Portuguese for a considerable amount of time. Well-known as the world's very own freezer, one may vividly imagine playing with the penguins, gawking at the seals, and spotting a polar bear in summer at Antarctica. Beaches are enjoyed most during winters and you can bask leisurely to warm up your body. Warm places are generally visited during the winter because, to put it simply, they provide respite from the cold. The Grand Canal is a long canal that runs right through the city.


Hoping to visit the Great Barrier Reef during your big trip to Sydney? The world's largest coral reef is located far from this exciting Australian city — but don't throw in the (beach) towel quite yet! Here's what you need to know before making your way there.
The Great Barrier Reef lives up to its distinction as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Comprised of 2,900 coral reefs and hundreds of islands, and home to more than 1,500 fish species, the Reef is visible from outer space, and it wows everyone who visits.
When it comes to visiting the Great Barrier Reef, travelers can choose between dozens of locations and activities. Although the sheer number of possibilities might feel overwhelming, you can't go wrong when visiting this beauty.
Cairns, in northern Queensland, is often referred to as the gateway of the Reef. This city is easily accessible from Sydney, and it offers a wide variety of options to travelers. Whether you choose to scuba dive, snorkel, swim, join a whale-watching expedition, spend a night on a sailboat, or take a sightseeing flight over the ocean, you won't believe how clear the water is. Back on land, you can explore the nearby Daintree Rainforest or get to know the local Aborigines through a cultural tour.
A few hours southeast of Cairns, Townsville is another popular hub for visitors to the Great Barrier Reef. Take a ferry to Magnetic Island, home to a large colony of koalas, or trek the Thorsborne Trail on remote Hinchinbrook Island, which only 40 people can visit at any given time. For experienced scuba divers, the nearby SS Yongala shipwreck is considered one of the best dive sites in the world. The ship lies isolated on a sandy bottom, so its hulk has become a thriving artificial reef.
The Fraser Coast, not far from Brisbane, is one of the southernmost regions along the Great Barrier Reef. This stretch of coastline is less touristy than either Cairns or Townsville, but it's just as lovely. Here, travelers can take a glass-bottomed boat tour around Lady Elliot Island, encounter humpback whales during their long migration, do a little more diving, or even explore Fraser (the world's largest sand island).
For most travelers, driving from Sydney to the Great Barrier Reef isn't a great option, especially on a short vacation to Australia. The drive takes anywhere from 14 to 27 hours, depending on the final destination, and bus and train options aren't much faster.
Fortunately, you can fly to cities located along the Reef without too much hassle. From Sydney, it's possible to catch a direct flight to Cairns Airport. Plan on spending three hours on the plane, as well as $150-300 (USD) for round-trip airfare.
If you'd prefer to explore Townsville, you can fly into that city too, although direct flights from Sydney are less common. You'll need to shell out $200-400 (USD) for round-trip airfare to Townsville. And if you'd rather spend your time on the Fraser Coast, you can catch a direct flight from Sydney to Hervey Bay Airport for about $300 (USD) round trip.
Since coral bleaching (the expulsion of symbiotic algae organisms from coral polyps) threatens the Great Barrier Reef's survival, it's extremely important to practice sustainable travel while visiting. The Reef is divided into several different zones that dictate the activities allowed in a given area, and these regulations are more than just good guidelines — they're essential to the Reef's future.
As a traveler, you're allowed to swim, snorkel, and dive in most zones, but you should never touch the coral or marine life. Always avoid making sudden movements in the water, and keep clear of animals swimming nearby. Never remove any coral from the water, and only collect shells after making sure that nothing lives inside them.
Of course, you can (and should) protect the Great Barrier Reef before and after your visit, too. Most scientists agree that reducing your carbon footprint is the best way to help this fragile ecosystem, as well as others around the world. Why? Because climate change stresses the corals and leads to bleaching. Since algae produces the polyps' favorite food — carbohydrates — during photosynthesis, bleaching events ultimately lead to coral starvation and death. Around the world, bleaching events are becoming more devastating, and about 50 percent of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef have died since 2016.
Don't lose hope yet, though. Research teams are actively looking for solutions and silver linings — last year, the Great Barrier Reef Legacy project even helped marine biologists discover a new type of coral and identify an extremely resilient coral species. Furthermore, the world is becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of climate change, and more and more people are making eco-friendly lifestyle changes. In fact, seeing the Great Barrier Reef for yourself might be one of the best ways to understand the importance of sustainable living — so get going!


The Pear Fair is proud to feature the work of many talented local artists and crafters.
If you are interested in being a vendor at this year's Pear Fair, we encourage you to join us by completing the application below. Please return all forms by June 30th, 2019 to PO Box 492, Courtland, CA 95615. We are always looking for pear-related arts and crafts!


PORTLAND — Incumbents ruled the day Tuesday when City Councilors Nick Mavodones, Belinda Ray and Spencer Thibodeau were re-elected.
The closest race was for the at-large seat, where Mavodones defeated challenger Joey Brunelle by about 700 votes, 14,836 to 14,134, to win his eighth consecutive three-year term on the council.
In District 1, covering the Casco Bay islands and eastern portion of the peninsula, Councilor Belinda Ray won her second, three-year term by defeating Matt Coffey, 3,770 to 1,589.
In Council District 2, which covers the city's West End and extends beyond the University of Southern Maine, Councilor Spencer Thibodeau defeated Jonathan Torsch, 4,081 to 1,963, to win his second, three-year term.
Thibodeau promised to stay on course in his new term.
"People are looking for a reasonable leader who makes decisions on facts, not pluralities," he said.
Voters also approved a City Charter change that will require municipal candidates to file campaign spending reports 42 days before a general election, beginning in 2019. Question 2 passed 26,915 to 6,225.
It was a day when voters came out early and stayed late, and city election staff stayed even later. Hour-long waits for voting were reported at Reiche Elementary School in the morning, and polls stayed open until 9:30 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center off Congress Street following a traffic accident that shut down power.
Election workers then spent most of the night and early Wednesday morning scanning ballots that had been set aside when scanners were slow to take them during polling hours Tuesday, according to staff in the city clerk's office.
At 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Brunelle held an 880-vote lead on Mavodones, but later returns from Districts 4 and 5 turned the tide for the incumbent.
Unofficial voter turnout approached 58 percent. Absentee voting numbers were also high. By Oct. 31, more than 8,800 absentee ballots had been issued and 5,200 cast, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said Monday.
"I was bummed they ran out of 'I voted' stickers," Michael Libby said after voting at First Baptist Church on Canco Road.
Libby voted with Sarah Goode; both had moved from South Portland in the last two months. While not familiar with all city issues, they said it was important to vote this year.
"I think there has been more interest, for better or worse," Libby said.
Goode said comfort level spurred her.
"When Obama was president, I felt more safe," she said.
Voting at Deering High School, Ayesha Baye said she wanted everyone she knew to be out voting this year, more than ever.
"This is very important. I am a Muslim, a black woman, an immigrant," Baye said.
An Ethiopian who came to Maine 23 years ago, she also made sure her children would vote and make clear their purpose.
"We are not going anywhere. We are citizens, business owners, students, and we need to be respected," she said.
City voters also elected Kim Rich to a full, five-year term as trustee for the Portland Water District. Rich, who is completing a five-month term, defeated challenger Wayne Olson 16,970 to 7,974.
Peaks Island ballots featured races for the advisory Peaks Island Council, where two seats were open with three-year terms. Andrea Kelly-Rosenberg was the only candidate on the ballot; the second seat was won by Devon Kraft in a write-in campaign.
Island residents also elected members of the Casco Bay Lines Board of Directors in five uncontested races. James Luedke won a two-year term serving Great Diamond Island. The rest of the island seats, carrying three-year terms, were won by Polly Wentworth, Robin Clark, William Overlock and Daniel Doane.


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You can choose an efficient in-office treatment that will produce results in about an hour. This fast-acting whitening procedure is perfect if you need fast results for an upcoming event like a wedding, prom, or reunion.
Don't have the time in your schedule to fit a professional power whitening into your busy day?
Plenty of our patients enjoy the convenience of customized take-home kits that let you whiten your teeth at your own pace. Simply wear the trays every day for about 30 to 40 minutes, and in two to three weeks you'll see an amazing transformation.
It's true that seeing full results with our take-home kits takes a little longer. But we've found that long-term use over several weeks provides better, longer-lasting results than a one-hour procedure at our office. We will be happy to discuss the systems we offer to determine which one is most appropriate for you, depending on your personal preferences and goals.
KöR has recently been getting a lot of press because of the remarkable results the process produces. It may sound unbelievable, but it's true. A professionally supervised treatment with the KöR system can help brighten your smile by as much as sixteen shades!
KöR is so popular is that it has also been found to be a very effective product for getting rid of stubborn stains that are commonly resistant to other whitening treatments. In fact, KöR is the only professional whitening system that has been proven to eliminate or dramatically reduce tetracycline stains.
Unhappy with the look of stained or discolored teeth? If so, you may find that an easy updated professional whitening treatment is the answer for showing off your brightest smile.
You've got a busy schedule, and we want to do everything we can to provide you with options that make cosmetic treatments like professional teeth whitening convenient and accessible.
Please contact our Hermitage, PA dental office. A member of our team will help you find an appointment time to come in and talk to one of our dentists about the best teeth whitening option for you.
Indications and usage: Take-home tooth whitening gels are indicated for the whitening of teeth. This includes discoloration from aging, foods, beverages, tobacco, fluorosis, trauma, tetracycline, and other medications.
Contraindications: This product is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women. While no known hazard is associated with tooth whitening, no specific clinical studies have been conducted with pregnant or lactating women.
Precautions: Patients should avoid use of tobacco during tray wear. Also, to minimize risk of thermal hypersensitivity, avoid hot or cold beverages for 30 minutes after tray removal.
Adverse Reactions: Prolonged gel contact with soft tissue may cause gingival irritation; this includes inflammation, redness, soreness, or blanching. Occasionally, patients may experience transient thermal hypersensitivity. Normally, discontinuing tray wear or reducing wear time alleviates this.
Active Ingredient: Hydrogen peroxide in a predominant water base.
Whitening results vary with each case and a certain outcome cannot be guaranteed. Optimal whitening results are dependent on patient compliance.


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Cycle crash kills MTA worker at Roy Wilkins Park
By Trevina Nicholson Posted on May 2, 2012
Photo by Trevina Nicholson
By Trevina Nicholson
Always seen as the life of the party, Simon P. George was loved by all.
On Saturday, funeral services were held at J. Foster Phillips in St. Albans for the 50-year-old Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee, who died April 21 on the same block where he lived all his life.
According to close friends, George was on 118th Road heading out to run an errand when his motorcycle gave out and crashed into the fence at Roy Wilkins Park.
FDNY officials said they received a call about 4:51 p.m. about a motorcycle crash on the corner of Merrick Boulevard and 118th Road. It was there George was found lying in the grass of Roy Wilkins Park, with metal pieces of his motorcycle scattered across the ground.
Officials said George, the father of five, was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.
George's best friend of 40 years, Bryan Lucas, who works for the city Sanitation Department, spoke of the passing of his longtime friend.
Standing in front of his home, he recalled all the fun times they had as young boys.
"He was well-liked by everybody," he said.
Tameka Cotman, a friend, said she was one of the last people to have spoken to George before the accident.
"He was a nice person, so sweet," she said. "Every time he would come to see Bryan, he would stop by and talk to me."
George had been riding bikes for only about a year, according to those who knew him.
Friends from the neighborhood, those who had moved away and MTA representatives all showed their respect to George at the funeral.
"Simon was a dedicated, dependable and well-respected LIRR employee who truly cared about customers, his co-workers and the LIRR. During his more than 25-year career here, he worked his way up from a car appearance maintainer to a supervisor in our customer service department," said Helena Williams, president of the Long Island Rail Road. "In everything he did, Simon exemplified the best traditions of the LIRR. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family for this tragic loss."
George leaves behind a wife and five children: three boys and two girls.
"He was a friend amongst friends, brother amongst brothers. All that knew him loved him," said Ernest S. O'Bryan. "He touched so many lives. The same block he walked up and down on for years is the same block his last trip was on."
Chinese Theatre Works: Hao Bang-ah, Rabbit! Budaixi-style Puppetry with Live Music
Feb. 4, 10 am
2nd Annual Chinese Documentary Film Festival


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Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film: Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change
Wonjoon Choi, Jinkee Hong
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely explored as next generation embedded-strain-pressure sensors. However, most investigations of CNT sensors did not consider the response time as a critical factor, although the ultrafast sensing of mechanical deformation is very important for the detection of dynamic loading or impact, such as in reactive armor systems. Owing to the low capacitance that shortens the response time of the electrical resistance changes induced by mechanical deformation, CNTs are expected to detect rapid electromechanical transduction without delay. Herein, we fabricate single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) films on diverse substrates, and evaluate their applications as sensors to detect rapid electromechanical transduction on a macroscopic scale. Under repetitive, high-speed mechanical loading, the SWNT films generate consistent electrical signal changes, which are accurately synchronized with their strain and the beginning of the deformation.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
https://doi.org/10.1021/ie301551a
Published - 2012 Nov 14
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Choi, W., & Hong, J. (2012). Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film: Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(45), 14714-14721. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie301551a
Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film : Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change. / Choi, Wonjoon; Hong, Jinkee.
In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 51, No. 45, 14.11.2012, p. 14714-14721.
Choi, W & Hong, J 2012, 'Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film: Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 51, no. 45, pp. 14714-14721. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie301551a
Choi W, Hong J. Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film: Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2012 Nov 14;51(45):14714-14721. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie301551a
Choi, Wonjoon ; Hong, Jinkee. / Rapid electromechanical transduction on a single-walled carbon nanotube film : Sensing fast mechanical loading via detection of electrical signal change. In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2012 ; Vol. 51, No. 45. pp. 14714-14721.
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'Dinging on my thingy': Things I overheard this week
Rockford College University, 2 May 2015
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"I found it on the floor," said student as she returned from a trip to the bathroom with a cupcake in hand. As others teased her, she said, "it was a chocolate frickin' cupcake," to which classmate added, "of sh*t!"
"Nice job last night," said an old man I didn't know as he was walking behind me at Wal-Mart on Tuesday April 28th. Then he said, "You didn't hear me, did you?" and again he said, "Nice job last night." I said I was at home last night, washing dishes. He apologized, as he'd confused me for someone else. I said, "I don't mind being complimented on my dishes."
One sophomore boy to another, after the latter had said "chupacabra" in some comment to the class: "Yay — chupacabra!" and fist-bumped the latter student. I said I needed to write that down on my pocket-page where I collected quotes. A girl said, "it becomes funnier when you say you have to write it down."
That same girl later said to her friend and classmate, who was confused about an assignment, "See, I told you you were stupid."
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"THAT'S why you don't ride horses bareback when they're in heat," said student, explaining why she had scrapes and bruises on her face and arms.
"Are you on some good pain meds?" I asked a student who had just come back to school after having open-knee surgery. She laughed and said, "Heheehee, yeah."
Outside Colman Library, Rockford College University, 3 May 2015
"How long does it take a person to see there's nothing!?!" I heard myself say of a driver who was durably stopped at a four-way stop sign. I was just complaining about a fellow human's judgment, but then I realized that line could also be a philosophically significant point about ideas being nothing at all.
"Would that be grammarly correct?" a student asked of a particular phrase on April 29. He did later correct himself with "grammatically."
"If anyone cares, my heels are bleeding," announced student to me and her 10th hour classmates.
That same girl, the next day, said about using public toilets: "You gotta hover! You gotta hover!"
"They spelled all of my names wrong," said a girl with three names of a local-newspaper article in which she was wrongly named.
At Kishwaukee College, 28 March 2015
"I don't care; it's mine," said a senior boy after his friend pointed out flaws in the model airplane the boy had just purchased for two dollars from a teacher who's leaving at the end of the semester.
"One day it's like, 'huh-huh, huh-huh'; the other, it's 'heh-heh, heh-heh," said a senior girl describing another girl's changing laugh.
"But he's still alive, you know," said the woman teaching the graduate-level education class I took last weekend, of her husband buying heart medicine in Mexico over her objections.
Rock River beach at Byron, IL, 25 March 2015
Junior student said if she would start to plan a murder, she'd "just give up because it's too much work. I'm serious, honestly," she said.
Student said of her classmate, "She's like a teddy bear." "I am," said second student. "No, you're not — you're a bitch," said first student.
"A word is a thing on the move, a word is a process," said linguist John McWhorter on NPR's All Things Considered.
At high school baseball games on April 30th, one woman yelled at a boy who was pitching: "C'mon, Taylor, put it in there," and after he threw a called strike, she said something like "Right there" or maybe "There it is." A different woman at a nearby game said of the team she supported, "We're getting 'em out there; we're just leavin' 'em out there."
The sine function incarnate, sort of.
"You live to serve," a young-ish man at the seminar said to his 50-something female colleague, as he asked her to get him something. "Why can't YOU live to serve?" she replied. "I'm only 37," he said.
Later on, that same woman said of cultural sensitivity, that teachers are not supposed to ignore cultural differences but celebrate them. "You're supposed to go with a guy and do hookah," she gave as an example. I wrote this down and read it back to her and she at first denied that she had said it, but then, "No, I DID say that, didn't I?" she admitted.
"I can't afford an Ess-You-Vee, but THEY'VE got 'em," said a middle-aged female teacher, comparing her material wealth to those who claim to be poor.
"That was you dinging on my thingy just now," said a teacher colleague of mine after I had sent her an email that caused an audible alert on her computer.
Ice, Ogle County, 5 March 2015
"Don't f__king look at my veins," said a student who told us she was denied the ability to donate blood because her veins were too small, or something.
"Um-um-um-um-um, can I teach?" asked a student in my 10th hour class, a question she's asked on about 20 prior days. I've said "no" every time before saying "yes" today, and she did a decent job leading our class through reading part of Book 13 of The Odyssey and then supervising essay-writing time.
"Too bad you're gonna go back to her, just like you always do," said one senior boy to another in the parking lot after school on 4 May.
I was getting slap-happy tired when I took this picture, but something about there being anything "upcoming" about classics struck me as funny.
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D'arcy Wretzky may not be on board for the current Smashing Pumpkins album cycle, but there were plenty of long-haired blondes onstage with the band at their Tulsa tour stop. After all, Billy Corgan invited locals Hanson to join them for a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide."
Leading up to the performance, Corgan joked that they saw the members of Hanson busking on the street while they were driving around in a limousine. They then invited the group onstage to perform a rendition of the Smashing Pumpkins' "Landslide" cover, which first appeared on the band's Pisces Iscariot.
As with so much about the current Smashing Pumpkins tour, the performance is surprisingly beautiful. That said, we'd love to have heard an amped-up version of "MMMBop."
Hanson Say Justin Bieber's Music Is "Chlamydia of the Ear"


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Guardians of Knowhere (2015)
A single moon orbits Battleworld. But no, that's no moon. It's a space station. It's Knowhere. The head of a dead Celestial, somehow saved in the universal collapse, is a colony brimming with convicts and criminals. The Galaxy may be gone, but that doesn't mean there aren't places that still need heroes. Places that need champions. That need Guardians.
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Hail Hydra (2015)
Peace through Strength! Honor through Obedience! Continuance through Conformity! Hail Hydra! Immortal Hydra! We shall never be destroyed! Cut off one limb, and two shall take its place! We serve none but the Master—as the world shall soon serve us! It is a beautiful Utopia that Hydra has created. But when a lone figure from outside the Regime appears, could his very presence be enough to bring t
Inhumans: Attilan Rising (2015)
There is a rebellion brewing on Battleworld and it stretches far and wide into every domain. Medusa, ruler of Attilan, is tasked with uncovering the leader of this uprising, and scuttling it with extreme prejudice. When she discovers the leader of this rebellion is Black Bolt, however, things get complicated.
Korvac Saga (2015)
Lord Michael Korvac governs the Forest Hills, but his domain is threatened by rival lords, chaotic threats from beyond the Wall, and worst of all, a dark madness that is spreading through the population. Led by the noble Major Victory, Korvac's loyal Guardians must find the source of the evil before it corrupts the world as they know it.
Guardians of Infinity (2015-2016)
Defending the galaxy is a good gig, but Drax isn't thrilled with the combat hours (not enough of them) and Rocket isn't thrilled with the compensation (not enough of it). They're off on an adventure to supplement both, and Groot is happy to come along. But instead of the perks they want, they're about to get more trouble than they can handle.


Apple has sold more than 700 million iPhones to date, the Cupertino-based company has confirmed.
With the original iPhone having launched back in 2007, Apple has now put more than 700 million of its market-leading smartphones in the hands of consumers around the world.
"Recently we sold our 700 millionth iPhone," Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the company's Apple Watch launch event.
Bigging up the iPhone's continued sales rise, he added: "iPhone is growing stronger than ever and if you look at last quarter we sold at a rate of double the rest of the industry.
The most recent additions to the iPhone family, the iPhone 6 and oversized iPhone 6 Plus shifted a staggering 10 million units in their opening weekend on sale only.
It's not just strong sales Apple has seen for its smartphones, either. Cook was keen to stress how pleased iPhone owners are with their devices.
While offering no detailed insight into what the company's next flagship phone – the much mooted iPhone 6S – will introduce, Cook promised the iPhone line would continue to push the boundaries of the smartphone space.
"When we announced iPhone it was a revolutionary mobile phone, it was the best iPod we had ever created and the internet in your pocket," he said.


 Brief introduction of cold roll forming machine - RISHBIN WUXI CO., LTD.
1. The equipment is a special-purpose unit for cold forming steel profiles, which is designed to be customized according to the requirements of users. It is a non-standard equipment.
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3. The mechanical, electrical and hydraulic parts of the equipment must have sufficient rigidity and toughness, control accuracy and reliability, sufficient power, simple operation, convenient maintenance and long service life.


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Have you seen the new guidance on this subject published today? Universities UK have sent a clear message to universities that we need to do more on this important subject and the Guardian has today also called for all university staff to be trained in dealing with this.
So, a timely reminder that the next AUCSO Mental Health First Responder course will be held on 26 November, followed by the ASIST course on 27-28 November 2018. Both of these courses are FREE to AUCSO members (including front line staff, supervisors, managers etc.) so please book soon to guarantee your places. Please go to the AUCSO website Events page for further information and booking forms, or contact admin@aucso.org for booking details.


Safety is often a top priority when shipping, moving, or even storing valuable items. Using cushioning packing materials like packing peanuts, bubble wrap, packing paper, and packing foam ensures that the harsh shipping and storage environment will not affect your load.
Also known as foam peanuts, packing peanuts are small polystyrene pieces. They serve as cushioning for fragile pieces like dinnerware, electronics, glasses, and books among other things.
Although lightweight, foam peanuts are strong enough to last without breaking. They can also be reused many times. People will find packing peanuts and ideal alternative to organic cushioning materials. Packing peanuts not only guard things against breakage but they also prevents infestation.
Bubble wrap has been making waves in the packing and shipping industry since 1957. Its playful design took the industry by storm and has become a popular cushioning material used for shipping.
Bubble wrap is plastic wrapper surrounded with small bubbles on the surface. There are also bubble wrap with bigger sized bubbles for bigger items. Bubble wrap packaging also protects your items from water spills because it is water-resistant.
Packing paper or unprinted newspaper is another popular packing material for delicate items.
Packing paper is one of the most ideal cushioning materials because it is cheap and easy to use. Wrapping dishware would need several layers of packing paper to prevent damage from shock.
Its shock absorbing power makes packing foam an in-demand packing material. Made of polyurethane, packing foam is flexible. Shipping companies often use it as shipping foam padding for different items from small to oversized.
People use foam packaging for electronic devices and gadgets and computer parts. You can also use it as a foam wrap for furniture and other stuff that would be safer with snug fit.
You can find a huge variety of high-quality cushioning materials and packing items at The Box Zone. Here you will find packing peanuts, bubble wrap, packing paper, paper rolls, and packing foam. Also available are quilted tissue, Styrofoam board, and corrugated corner protectors, among others.


KPNA3 Antibody | Bethyl Laboratories, Inc.
KPNA3 (karyopherin alpha 3), also known as importin alpha 4, is a member of the importin alpha family of proteins which includes KPNA1 (importin alpha 5), KPNA2 (importin alpha 1), KPNA3 (importin alpha 4), KPNA4 (importin alpha 3), KPNA5 (importin alpha 6), and KPNA6 (importin alpha 7). The importin alpha family of proteins plays a role in the import of proteins from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The import of proteins from the cytoplasm to the nucleus involves docking the protein to receptors associated with the nuclear pore complex (NPC) followed by translocation through the nuclear pore. Importin alpha proteins bind the nuclear localization signal (NLS) of cargo proteins and function as adaptor proteins for the nuclear pore receptor KPNB1 (importin beta 1). KPNB1 is responsible for docking the importin-cargo complex to the cytoplasmic side of the NPC for its translocation through the NPC. KPNA3 (Importin alpha 4) and KPNA4 (importin alpha 3) have been reported to mediate the nuclear import of TNF-alpha induced nuclear import of NF-kappaB p50/p65 heterodimers. KPNA3 has also been reported to be responsible for the ligand-independent nuclear translocation of the vitamin D receptor.


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I am still not sure that my file is complete, they can tell me it is but after being lied to so many times one's trust in people diminishes.
I [aged 71] decided to write about my past in the hope that it will help me to understand myself and to help take away the guilt which has spoilt not only my own life but that of just about everyone else I got close to.


At Frame Art we offer a first class restoration service for oil paintings and water colours.
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The Americans Tests Loyalties and Divides a Family in Its Quiet, Haunting Series Finale
Bob Raymonda March 1, 2019 Over and Out
I was thinking about doing an Over and Out wrap-up of series finales from 2018, but I noticed most shows that ended last year were canceled, so even though their last episodes exist as de facto series finales, none of them embodied the true spirit of these columns. That is, of course, except for The Americans,a show that ended on such a bittersweet and pitch-perfect note that delegating it to a mere spot on a list of lesser shows would have felt like a cheat. So, instead, I'm going to spend a little bit more time in the middle of a Cold War I have grown to love.
Joe Weisberg and Joe Fields's '80s-set game of KGB and FBI cat-and-mouse premiered on FX in 2013, a year when I had no cable and bothered to watch only shows I sought out for myself. And, for some reason, I ignored it. It was made by a network I trusted, and it featured actors I loved, but at the time, I felt too bogged down by all of the other shows I was watching to commit myself to something new. I tried starting it a few years ago but never got into the swing of it and dropped off after three episodes, more because of my own lack of attention span than the sheer quality of what was in front of me. And by the time the buzz around the show was near-deafening in its penultimate season, I just couldn't imagine catching up to watch the end of the series week by week. So I intentionally waited to pick the show back up until it ended in May 2018 so I could barrel through the series in as short a period as possible. And I am so glad I did.
Despite how explosive and heart-pounding the show often was, the creators understood the true journey we cared about was the Jenningses fighting to stay together . . .
What truly fascinates me about the show's final episode, "Start," is how restrained it all is. Despite how explosive and heart-pounding the show often was, the creators understood the true journey we cared about was the Jenningses fighting to stay together and finding some sort of happiness despite the often insurmountable odds rooting against them. The crux of the show wasn't the geopolitical fate of the world that Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) were so cavalierly toying with across its whole run, but instead it was the fate of their marriage, arranged back in Mother Russia decades earlier, only to be truly built in the heart of a country they were both bred to despise.
The Americans' true crowning achievement was its utter dedication to crafting fully three-dimensional characters. This is never more true than in "Start" when we're given quiet moments with nearly all of the major players we've spent so long rooting for. Instead of going out in a blaze of gunfire, as a lesser show might have, the curtain is pulled back on each of their hopes, dreams, and insecurities. When Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) confronts Elizabeth, Paige (Holly Taylor), and Philip with the knowledge that they're the people he's been chasing after all of these years, your heart breaks for him—even though you've been hoping without hope the whole time that he would fail. And in Philip's emotional admission that, despite all of it, Stan was his only real friend in a life that was essentially a sham, you recognize this man of a million masks and wigs and lies means every word of it, even as he still lies to the face of the man who has caught him.
And that heartbreak continues as the episode hurtles toward its final scene, a montage of silent meetings set to U2's "With or Without You," a song I'd normally hate but that fits into this moment in a way no other song could. From the silent collapse of Oleg Burov (Costa Ronin) in the corner of his FBI cell, to his father delivering the news to his wife that he would likely not be coming home for a long time, to Stan telling Henry who his parents really are . . . You didn't have to hear what was happening in each of these scenes to know what these characters were thinking and feeling because the show had done so much across its six years to help you get to know them.
None of these moments struck me quite as hard, though, as when the music fades and the sheriffs board the train Philip, Elizabeth, and Paige are taking in their attempts to flee the country. The tension ratchets back up to eleven because, even though no one speaks a word, you're forced to wonder if they'll even be able to escape after all they've already left behind. And when the sheriffs pass by, leaving the train, you're given a false sense of security, only for Elizabeth and Philip to realize Paige has gotten off the train and won't be coming back to Russia with them. The song creeps back in, and the montage continues, showing us again and again how much everyone has had to sacrifice in the name of this family.
I could spend another thousand words describing everything that has happened in this episode, but I'll spare you that. I'm certainly not the only person who will ever gush to you about how incredible The Americans was, but two other moments floored me nearly as much as the montage, and I think they each work as a testament to the show's mission and its main duo. The first comes before "With or Without You," as Philip is leaving McDonald's with a final American meal for his fake American family. He stops at the door, noticing another family in the corner of his eyes. They're young, they have a son and daughter, and they represent to him something he always wanted but could never achieve. And with that final thought, he continues fleeing the country.
The second moment doesn't come until the very last scene of the episode, as Elizabeth and Philip are finally back in their country together for the first time ever as a married couple. They contemplate whether it was all worth it and reminisce about their recruitment into the KGB. Elizabeth takes this time to imagine what life would have been like for them if they'd never left: a job in a factory, a chance meeting on a bus. And you can just see in her face how beautiful that sounds, and you can hear in her voice how much she loves this country she gave up everything to protect. And in the middle of their conversation, she switches back to their maiden language after Philip initiates their conversation in English, showing us that even now, after everything, the gulf between them still exists. But, The Americans shows us, that's OK. Their family will push forward into the next phase of their lives: the children will grow up, and Philip and Elizabeth will live out their glory days in a place that has become alien to them.
Bob Raymonda
Bob Raymonda is the founding editor of BreadcrumbsMag.com. He graduated from SUNY Purchase College with a focus in creative nonfiction. His work can be found in Potluck Mag, Quail Bell Magazine, and Elite Daily.
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