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Posted on March 23, 2020 | by Faith Ann Butcher
On March 22, Putnam County Government deemed United Way's 211 Helpline as its point of information for the public during the COVID-19 emergency.
Emergency Services and the Putnam County Department of Health (PCDOH) are asking residents to help reduce the incoming call volume now and in the coming weeks. Putnam County residents can now call the easy-to-remember 2-1-1 number for updated, non-emergent Coronavirus information. As a timely reminder, 2-1-1 is a universally recognizable number that builds a critical connection, especially in times of need, between individuals and families and the appropriate community-based organizations and government agencies.
"Keeping the phone lines open for our health department, hospitals, 9-1-1 staff and community partners is a top priority," said County Executive MaryEllen Odell. "They are working tirelessly to ensure the safety of you the resident. The 211 operators are now able to answer Putnam-related questions or direct you to the proper resources. We thank them for stepping in to help in this evolving situation."
Tom Gabriel, President and CEO, United Way of Westchester and Putnam says, "We're pleased to now partner with Putnam County to support their residents. We have worked with Westchester County with great success. People should know that by calling the United Way's 2-1-1 helpline for COVID-19 information, you reduce the call volume that might otherwise bog down 9-1-1 dispatchers."
The 2-1-1 operators are equipped with the latest updates from Putnam as the impact of Coronavirus evolves. Callers to 2-1-1 can receive reliable information such as, symptoms of the virus, how to access vital services and up to date case numbers. Their website at www.uwwp.org also provides updated numbers of confirmed cases in Putnam, Westchester and the surrounding counties.
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Dudley director sentenced for £1.3m tax fraud
A businessmen from Dudley, who committed a £1.3m VAT fraud to keep his business afloat, has been jailed today for 4 years and 3 months after being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Company director Paul Marsh, 63, admitted making three fraudulent VAT declarations to HMRC for his company Draco Consulting Services which reduced the amount of tax owed by £1.3m. He used the money he stole to prop up his other company, Marlin Resources UK Limited, which was in financial difficulty.
Marsh owned and operated both companies based in Dudley, which provided payroll services to self-employed tradesmen working locally in the construction industry,
Richard Young, Assistant Director, Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC, said:
"Marsh was naive to think he could get away with this fraud. He was using the tax system like a private bank loan, to prop up his second business, which was struggling financially. By depriving public services of vital funding, financially he had an unfair advantage over honest competitors. HMRC is levelling the playing field for honest businesses and making sure that crime doesn't pay.
"Tax fraud is not a victimless crime, it affects us all and I would ask anyone with information about people who may be involved to contact our Fraud Hotline on 0800 788 887."
Investigators uncovered evidence from the bank accounts of both companies proving that Marlin Resources UK Limited hadn't paid all of the VAT it owed, and that Draco Consulting Services Limited was never in a position financially to pay the tax it owed. The total value of the fraud was £1,337,311.97.
Although both companies went into voluntary liquidation in December 2008, investigations discovered that £150,000 had been transferred to another company, which Marsh was also a director of.
Paul Joseph Marsh (DOB 3/12/1953) of Lickey Close, Dudley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat the public revenue contrary to Section 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977 on 6 October 2016 at Birmingham Crown Court. Draco Consulting Services was registered for VAT between August 2007 and December 2008. He was sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison, when he appeared at Birmingham Crown Court today ( 29 September 2017).
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The concluding chapter summarizes the key themes and findings emerging from the book, focusing on how global narratives are translated into local waste practices and the consequences of this for the organising of waste in cities. The chapter discusses the transition towards "wasting less" narratives and governance. From this, implications of power, environmental justice and an urban sustainable development are drawn for future waste policy governance.


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import de.mrmysteri0us.dbmanager.config.Config;
import de.mrmysteri0us.dbmanager.mysql.MySQLManager;
import org.spongepowered.api.plugin.Plugin;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Created by robin on 01/11/2014
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public class DBManager {
    private static DBManager        instance;
    private Config                  config;
    private Map<String, Config>     exceptionMap;
    private Map<String, Connection> connectionMap;
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    private DBManager() throws Exception {
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Alex Wells, Providing Hope To Birdland
6 months ago Dan Clark
Unless you're from New York, Boston, or Los Angeles, you've probably been a success-starved fan of a major league ballclub undertaking a lengthy rebuild at some stage of your fandom life.
The dominant emotions during this period – frustration and a sense of hopelessness – often leads to a shift in attention from the major leagues to the minor leagues, to see what the future holds and to experience a win that helps fulfil the mind's endorphin-craving needs. For Baltimore Orioles fans sick of watching their team lose far more games than any other of baseball's 30 major league teams these past 18 months, one name grabbing their attention is Alex Wells – a 22-year-old left handed pitcher who I had the pleasure of talking with back in June 2016 shortly after his professional debut.
Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, Wells comes from a baseball-mad family, with his twin brother Lachlan also plying his trade in the Minnesota Twins' minor leagues. Despite making his professional debut a year earlier than his brother, Lachlan's progress through the system was quickly overtaken by Alex who has shot up through the Orioles' farm system far quicker than anyone expected. Currently listed as the organization's No. 14 pitching prospect and No. 25 overall, Wells is having yet another stellar season, owning an 8-1 record with a 1.95 ERA through 15 starts with the Class AA Bowie Baysox. The impressive returns have seen him improve his career record in the minor leagues to 30-19 with a 2.60 ERA, in this his fourth season. His list of honors continues to swell too, as he builds himself quite a remarkable resume.
• 2016 Class A- Mid-Season All-Star
• 2016 MiLB Organization All-Star
• 2017 Class A Mid-Season All-Star
• 2017 Orioles MiLB Player of the Year
• 2018 Class A+ Mid-Season All-Star
• 2018 MLB Futures Game Selection
• 2019 Class AA Mid-Season All-Star
It would be hard to find any prospect in the minor leagues, regardless of organization, with as much sustained success over such a long period as Wells has achieved.
The key to this success has been his advanced pitchability – something seen throughout his four professional seasons thus far. An intelligent pitcher with maturity beyond his years and an abundance of control, Wells combines his low-90s fastball with an above-average changeup in the low-80s and a 12-6 curveball in the mid-70s. His sublime control of all three pitches ensures hitters are continually found off-balance. He pitches to contact and hits his spots, rarely issuing free passes, as seen by his strikeout to walk ratio which nudges 1:5 (330 strikeouts and 70 walks) through 425 1/3 innings of work. His ability to avoid the long ball has also helped keep his ERA down markedly, allowing just 38 in his pro career to date – a rate of less than one home run per every 11 innings pitched.
Statistically speaking, there is no doubt Wells is achieving great things. Add to that the praise he continually receives from coaches within the organization, who admire both his mature and positive attitude, and the Orioles appear to have a genuine candidate on their hands who could fill a back-end rotation spot in future. With the big league team set to struggle and offer further extended opportunities to promising young prospects in the foreseeable future, Wells' moment on the big stage will come soon enough. In fact, it may well be much sooner than many expected…
Tags: #Orioles #MiLB #Prospects #Australia
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Data management and data analytics are inter-related to each other. But data management plays a specific role in data analytics. Management software focuses on getting things done, while analytics software focuses on finding better ways to do things.
With the use of big data becoming more and more important to businesses, it is even more vital for them to find a way to analyze the ever growing disparate data coursing through their environments and give it meaning.
So the answer to the chicken and egg quandary is analytics.


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Yeardley Smith (Parijs, 3 juli 1964) is een Amerikaanse actrice en stemactrice, vooral bekend als stem van Lisa Simpson in de animatieserie The Simpsons. In 1992 won ze een Emmy Award voor haar voice-overwerk voor die serie.

Werk en leven
Smith werd als Martha Maria Yeardley Smith geboren in Parijs maar groeide op in Washington D.C. Naast haar werk als stemactrice voor The Simpsons speelde Smith mee in verschillende sitcoms, waaronder Herman's Head, Dharma and Greg en in 55 episodes van de serie Brothers. Ook speelde ze een groot aantal gastrollen, onder meer Dead Like Me.

Yeardley Smith was tussen 1990 en 1992 getrouwd met de Brits-Canadese acteur Chritopher Grove. In 2002 trouwde ze opnieuw, maar in mei 2008 vroeg Smith zelf een scheiding aan vanwege onoverkomelijke verschillen.

Filmografie
Waiting For Ophelia (2009)
The Simpsons Game (2007) (VG) (stem)
The Simpsons Movie (2007) (stem)
The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) (VG) (stem)
Back by Midnight (2002)
The Simpsons Road Rage (2001) (VG) (stem)
Just Write (1998)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Toys (1992)
City Slickers (1991)
Ginger Ale Afternoon (1989)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Heaven Help Us (1985)

Televisie
The Simpsons (1987 - heden) als de stem van onder andere Lisa Simpson
Phil of the Future (2006)
Dead Like Me (2004)
Dharma & Greg
Smart Guy (1999)
Sports Night (1998)
Nash Bridges
Herman's Head (1991)
Mama's Family (1986)
Brothers (1984)
Teen Angel
Becker (Als Ruby in de aflevering "Ms. Forture" in seizoen 5)

Radio
Return of the Jedi Radio Adaptation (1996) als de stem van EV-9D9

Amerikaans acteur
Amerikaans stemacteur
The Simpsons

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Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most challenging problems that the world as a whole is and will be facing for decades to come. Crucially, there are strong regional differences both in terms of the contribution to the causes of climate change and in the extent to which it will affect the region. This is the case when the UK and Latin America are compared, with the former focusing more on climate mitigation, and the latter on climate adaption.
As climate change is a global phenomenon, this duality requires dialogue and discussion across borders -- especially between regions with very disparate situations in this arena, such as the UK and Latin America. Shaping Horizons will provide a platform to discuss how the two problems can be tackled coherently and efficiently.
The term biodiversity refers to the variety of all forms of life on Earth, from plants and animals to all the ecosystems of the planet, including areas as diverse as farms, croplands, rainforests and coral reefs. The complex and delicate balance between all living organisms has direct impact on resources as crucial to our wellbeing as potable water, fertile soils, or breathable air. The massive loss of biodiversity that we are experiencing could potentially have as dramatic an effect as climate change, although the topic has so far attracted fewer headlines.
Again, there are important regional differences on how to deal with the issue, and therefore the platform provided by Shaping Horizons, which will include some of the world's leading experts in this topic, will be ideal for triggering new ideas that can guide the future steps to save the equilibrium of life on Earth.
Biomedical research is one of the fastest developing areas in science nowadays and its importance is highlighted by its direct impact on the clinic. Innovation in this field is the foundation underlying great advancements in understanding human health and disease. Biomedical breakthroughs make the development of tools and systems to support human health and well-being possible. Fundamental discoveries in the past century, like antibiotics and the structure of DNA, have revolutionized the way we think about disease and treatment and have had a profound impact on our everyday lives by increasing lifespan, health span and the quality of life.
Nonetheless, the growing ageing population and the increased burden of chronic diseases still pose challenges for biomedical science. Advancements in genomics for the development of gene therapy, in stem cell technology for regenerative medicine and in structural and molecular biology for target drug delivery are all pivotal for the future of basic bio-science, as well as for bringing solutions to the clinic. We will bring renowned leaders to discuss some of these milestones and future directions in these areas.
Recent developments in biomedical research and technology have the potential of changing dramatically the traditional healthcare paradigm. The availability of large amounts of data and the advent of wearables may pave the way to the implementation of artificial intelligence in the clinic, and the advent of telemedicine.
One of the main questions that we face is how we will make sure that these innovations add value to the current system, making it more accessible to everyone and sustainable in the long term. In parallel, we are also facing one of the most critical challenges in the recent history of healthcare, that of antibiotic resistance. We will have some of the leading worldwide experts in this area, who will engage in discussions on how we should deal with these matters.


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Russian Navy Back in Syria
Russia Today 27 February 2009
Theme: Militarization and WMD
Russian warships have returned to the naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus, used by the Soviet Union since the late sixties, after more than a decade of absence.
In August 2008, Syrian president Bashar Assad, during his visit to Russia, pointed out that his country is open for talks with Russia about reactivating the use of the naval base in Tartus.
It was in 1967 that the Soviet Navy started using this Syrian port as one of its main Mediterranean stations.
Back in Soviet times about nine Russian warships used to be on constant service in the port of Tartus.
"We really helped Syria to build up its naval fleet. But it is also necessary to maintain it. Very often Syrian commanders would come to one of my ships asking to share some spare parts or oil and so on," remembers Admiral Valeriy Selivanov – commander of the 5th Soviet Mediterranean Navy Squadron, the man who was in charge of this naval force – in regards to how warm relations were back then.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia withdrew its ships from the region, but the relations never faded. During the past few years the Russian ships of the Black Sea Fleet have started visiting Syria again. At the beginning of this year, for the first time in 13 years, the fleet dropped anchor in Tartus.
Many see it as a sign that Russia could be seeking to revive its naval influence in the region.
The original source of this article is Russia Today
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Qantas to inspect about 30 Boeing 737s after structural cracks discovered
Police have told the ABC they are no longer searching for the body of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten
By Jean Kennedy
Posted Wed 30 Oct 2019 at 10:52am Wednesday 30 Oct 2019 at 10:52am Wed 30 Oct 2019 at 10:52am , updated Wed 30 Oct 2019 at 9:03pm Wednesday 30 Oct 2019 at 9:03pm Wed 30 Oct 2019 at 9:03pm
Qantas has played down safety concerns after cracks were found on one of its planes. (ABC News: Steven Schubert)
abc.net.au/news/qantas-cracks-found-in-boeing-737-plane-prompting-inspection/11656160
Qantas will undertake an immediate inspection of 33 of its Boeing 737 aircraft after structural cracks were found in one plane during a scheduled maintenance check.
A crack was found in one Boeing 737, prompting a review
Qantas said the cracks posed no immediate risks to onboard safety
The airline will now inspect 33 aircraft from its fleet
It comes after global concerns about cracks on some Boeing 737 aircraft that had completed more than 30,000 take-offs and landings.
Qantas said none of its planes had completed that many flights, but it had found cracking in one of its planes during a routine maintenance check.
It said it would inspect 33 of its fleet by the end of the week.
"We have found one example of cracking in an aircraft with just under 27,000 cycles (take-offs and landings), and this aircraft has been removed from service for repair," the airline said in a statement to the ABC.
"None of Qantas' 737s have reached the 30,000 cycle mark. However, out of an abundance of caution, we will have inspected 33 aircraft with more than 22,600 cycles by the end of the week rather than the seven months required."
The airline reiterated that there were no immediate safety risks associated with the cracks.
"Qantas would never operate an aircraft unless it was completely safe to do so," the statement said.
"Detailed analysis by Boeing shows that even when a crack is present, it does not immediately compromise the safety of the aircraft, as indicated by the timeframe given by regulators to perform the checks."
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U.S. women turn up pressure, extend win streak to 36
K.C. Johnson, Tribune Olympic Bureau
LONDON — Almost everything the U.S. women's basketball team does gets measured against its past success.
Such is the price paid when you have a 36-game Olympic winning streak dating to 1992 and are vying for a fifth straight gold medal.
So after the U.S. easily dispatched Turkey 89-58 to improve to 3-0 in pool play Wednesday night at the Basketball Arena, the margin of victory got dissected and analyzed like a lab experiment. After all, just 10 days ago, the U.S. never led by more than eight through the first three quarters before pulling away to win by 19 in an exhibition between these teams.
"What happened in the past is in the past," Maya Moore said. "We're proud of the streak. We've made mistakes in international play, but we were able to fix them before the Olympics rolled around. We want to win every game."
Defend like the U.S. did against Turkey, and that seems likely. With LeBron James heading a healthy contingent from the men's team looking on, the U.S. scored 19 points off 16 turnovers and limited Turkey to 32 percent shooting.
In leading by 15 at halftime, the U.S. repeatedly got out in transition and finished with 3-pointers from Sue Bird or lay-ins from Angel McCoughtry, who scored a team-high 18 points.
"A lot of our offense has to be generated from our defense," coach Geno Auriemma said. "There were a lot of stretches where our defense caught up to them and got there ahead of them sometimes. This team's best quality is getting out in transition."
Turkey, led by 11 points each from Birsel Vardarli and Quanitra Hollingsworth, used its diverse offensive look of ball movement, screening and shooting to pull within 50-45 in the third. But Lindsay Whalen ignited a 13-2 run to close the quarter with six of her 14 points.
"Lindsay is kind of the captain of the commandos that come in the latter part of the first and third quarters and change the tempo of the game," Auriemma said. "And I thought Angel was the difference in the game, without question."
McCoughtry, who added seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks, just shrugged.
"That's my role," she said. "The whole second group has brought the energy. That's what makes our team so special; when (Auriemma) subs, we don't lose anything."
Including a long winning streak.
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The history of the Exodus is prophetic and contains many pointers to the later and ultimate Redemption. The events following the first Passover in Egypt were thus 'codified' in the Jewish festive calendar, serving as an annual reminder of this important history and establishing the ongoing significance of these events for future generations. At the same time, Israel's failure to possess the Land in the generation that the Law was given suggests that something more than the Law was required in order for Israel to secure the promises of God. This article discovers some of the important lessons contained in the Exodus history. It also provides a 'frame of reference' by which to understand Israel's later exodus – from Babylonian captivity – which is the topic of a subsequent article: The second Omer – from Exile to Messiah.
The correct, biblical starting point to the Jewish festive calendar is not Rosh Hashana, but the Passover.
"These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations, which you must proclaim in their seasons. In the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the LORD's Passover" (Leviticus 23:4-5).
The paschal lamb was not a quaint but dispensable detail of Israel's deliverance, but the purchase price given by God for this people1 – that they might become His special possession (סגלּה), a nation uniquely owned by God, for His particular purposes.2 Thus Moses asked: "Is He not your Father who bought you?" (Deuteronomy 32:6).
"Thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and He that formed you, O Israel … I have redeemed you, I have called you by name; you are Mine" (Isaiah 43:1).
It was not for self-determination that Israel was liberated, but in order to realise God's promise to Abraham, that he would be a great nation, and to fulfil Abraham's calling: in you will all the nations of the earth be blessed (Genesis 12:3).
The process of consecration (the purifying and preparation of Israel for God's purposes) started immediately after the redemption, being typified in the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The presentation of first-fruits – also at this time – typifies the dedication of the newly redeemed Israel unto God.
"When you shall have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it" (Leviticus 23:10-11).
The children of Israel are the first of a lost and helpless humanity to be brought to life by the voice of divine calling. This people is raised up in the month of Aviv (meaning springtime)7 – after the winter of its enslavement in Egypt – as the omer of first-fruits (עמר ראשׁית קציר) which is presented as a wave offering before the Lord.
As it is common in agriculture to plant the first of the harvest for a greater increase at the end of the season, so the children of Israel (represented in the sheaf of early grain), was destined to be a holy seed in God's plan for the redemption of all humanity, to be sown by God to bring forth the greater increase from among the Gentiles in the later harvest.
"Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people" (Zechariah 2:11).
"And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles" (Zechariah 14:16).
The presentation of the omer initiates a countdown of seven weeks, culminating inShavuot (the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost) immediately after the 49th day.
"And you shall count to you from the morning after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven weeks shall be complete: Even to the morrow after the seventh week shall you number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meal-offering to the LORD. You shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth-parts: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven, they are the first-fruits to the LORD" (Leviticus 23:15-17).
At this second offering of first-fruits, the grain is not presented in its natural state, but has been thrashed and winnowed, so that only the useful portion is retained. The "fine flower" produced in this way is infused with a new yeast – not the yeast of Egypt which was left behind, but by the life-giving yeast of God's holy Law. This new batch of dough is then put to the fire to produce two loaves for a new wave-offering before God.
In the history of the first Exodus, the "thrashing and winnowing" began immediately – even on the shores of the Red Sea. It continued at the waters of Marah, "… for there He tested them" (Exodus 15:25), in the Desert of Sin, "I will test them and see whether they obey my instructions" (Exodus 16:4), and eventually at Sinai, in the very afterglow of Divine Revelation, in the censure over the Golden Calf.
During this time, the children of Israel were not "elevated into a position of readiness to receive the Law" – as claimed by the rabbis – but was rather weighed and found wanting, shown to be an unfaithful, disobedient, and obstinate people.9a If not for the faithful intercession of Moses, God would have destroyed the entire nation within days of entering into the Sinai Covenant.10 But God's purposes cannot fail, and the nation would fulfil its prophetic destiny, even if reduced to a remnant of one (see Exodus 32:10).
Shavuot (the 50th day) coincides according to tradition with the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Chapter nineteen of Exodus simply records that the hosts of Israel reached Sinai in the third month, which begins on the 45th day of the omer (five days before Pentecost).
"Behold, I have taught you statutes, and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do so in the land where you are going to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, that will hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, that has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that has statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?" (Deuteronomy 4:5-8).
Shavuot concludes the first half of the festive calendar.
It seemed from the events following Sinai, that Israel would not succeed under the Law to secure its own inheritance, let alone to become a light to the other nations.
"And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Send men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel … So they went up, and searched the land … And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. And they told him, and said, We came to the land to which you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great … And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought an evil report of the land which they had searched to the children of Israel … And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, O that we had died in the land of Egypt! or O that we had died in this wilderness! And why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return to Egypt? And they said one to another, Let us appoint a captain, and let us return to Egypt" (Numbers 13:1-14:4).
The Law did not compel the scouts to give a positive report, to remain fearless in the sight of giants, and to accept as an inheritance a fully occupied land. It was not for any specific transgression of the Law that God's indignation was aroused. After two years of His provision and His protection, after He had proved His faithfulness time after time – in opening the Sea, destroying the Egyptian army, raining bread from heaven and tapping water from a rock – after the victory over the Amalekites, the revelation at Sinai, and His numerous acts of mercy in the face of continual provocation, after all of this – yet would they not believe His promises or trust in Him to perform them!
"And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will it be before they believe me, for all the miraculous signs that I have shown among them?… as surely as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not listened to my voice; Surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it … your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your lewd deeds, until your carcasses shall be wasted in the wilderness" (Numbers 14:11-12).
They failed to enter their inheritance for lack of faith!
But this was not the end of their follies: After not trusting the Word by which God had promised the Land, they now also despised the Word that brought the verdict of punishment, and – eager to compensate for their recent failing – rushed unaided into enemy hands, hoping to gain the Land by their own belated courage.
It would be forty years later – according to God's word – that the next generation of Israelites would receive a new circumcision and gain possession of the Land. All but two of the six hundred thousand adult men who left Egypt died in the wilderness. The Law of Moses could not prevent the tragedy of Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. Neither did the Law prevent Israel from becoming a divided nation, or its kings from becoming idolators. Despite the divine revelation on Mount Sinai, God's presence would eventually be removed from Israel, the people would lose their Land and Temple and return once more to a servile status in a foreign land.
Israel's inheritance under the Law was conditional on complete obedience.15 Whereas the Torah would engender aspirations of righteousness it would not provide the means by which to attain it. It is this factor – namely, that 3 500 years under the Torah has not cured the human deficiency that obviates its blessings – that presents Judaism with its greatest quandary. This fact, like the powdery remains of the Golden Calf, is something the rabbis stubbornly refuse to swallow.
What was lacking? What was yet required for this people to obtain its evasive inheritance?
It was during the Babylonian exile that the prophet Daniel cried out for mercy and implored the God of his fathers to restore his people. In response to this humble intercession, YHVH revealed the course of the second exodus, and commenced a new prophetic countdown of seventy weeks to its realisation. At the conclusion of this countdown, there would be a new and greater Revelation, and all that was necessary for Israel to secure its eternal inheritance would have been achieved.
Read The second Omer – the prophet Daniel's countdown from exile to Messiah.
1. Both the English "redemption" and the Hebrew word from the root "גּאל" mean "buying back", i.e. to re-acquire something that was lost. The concept is illustrated in the story of Hosea and Gomer – the prophet's wife turns to adultery and prostitution and is later bought back by her husband (Hosea 1-3). The term is used in the New Testament to describe that which is paid by God to reacquire that which was lost to him through sin and unfaithfulness.
2. See Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 14:2, 26:18; Psalm 135:4.
3. For an example of humanistic re-interpretation of the Passover motive, see Harris L. Selig, Links to Eternity, Bloch Publishing Company, New York, 1957, pp. 305-334: "'Exile,' said Rabbi Yitzhak Yaakov Reines … 'is a great negative force which prevents the stranger from striking roots where he is' … All their strivings and achievements will be credited to the lands in which they dwell. Only setbacks and failures will be entered on their side of the ledger. Sadder still, the pressures of exile give the stranger an inferiority complex which keeps him from full self-realisation." Ibid. pp. 324 et seq.
4. The same Hebrew word [from עבד] is used to describe both relationships (see Gen. 15:13-14 and Ex. 1:13-14).
5. Quoted in Seasons of the Soul, Artscroll Judaiscope Series, Nisson Wolpin, ed. Mesorah Publications, Limited. New York, 1981, p.217.
6. Also known as the First Day of the Omer.
7. The month of Aviv corresponds with the Babylonian "Nisan" – which became its more common designation after the exile.
8. A further parallel is found in the "בכורי מעשׂיך"of Exodus 23:16, and God's description of Israel as his firstborn (בכרי) in Exodus 4.22.
9a. Exodus 14:11-12, 33.3; Deuteronomy 9.6. See also Numbers 14:27.
10. Exodus 32:9-14, Deuteronomy 9:13-14. See also Exodus Rabba 43.9 and 46.1.
11. The Soncino Edition of the Pentateuch and Haftorahs, Dr. JH Hertz, ed. Soncino Press, London, 1956.
12. Commentary on Leviticus 23:15-21.
13. Moses Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed, 3.43.
14. Also known as En Mishpat – the source of Judgement.
16. See Leviticus 26 & Deuteronomy 28, among others.


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Will Blood Run in the Gutters (of the Iraq Memoirs)?
Give me a buck for every predicted six-to-nine month window of opportunity from the military or the White House in the last four years and I'd be rich as Croesus. Amid the hopeless chaos of Iraq, you can already hear various individuals preparing their exculpatory "exit strategies" from this war. So many key players are going to stab one another in the back with their various explanations for failure in the coming years that blood will run between the pages of the many memoirs still to be published.
Of course, for the neocons, the Bush White House, the Vice President and his crew, and various military and intelligence types, the real villains will not, in the end, be themselves. Count on this: The "weak-willed" American people will take the brunt of the official blame (with the "liberal" media, Democratic and Republican politicians who opposed the war, and the antiwar movement, as well as the incompetence of anyone but the speaker of the moment, thrown in for good measure).
As Ira Chernus pointed out recently, we've heard this tune before — and once upon a time, in the post-Vietnam years, it ended up playing us for a long, long while. We lived eternally with "the Vietnam syndrome"–George H. W. Bush even thought he had "kicked" it with Gulf War I; now, is the Iraq version of the same heading our way? The question is: Will history repeat itself in the wake of an American defeat in the Middle East?


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ABT's Sumptuous Sleeping Beauty
By Donna Perlmutter
Cause for cheer: American Ballet Theatre's 2007 production of "The Sleeping Beauty." Why? Because the show is jam-packed with the exquisite glitter of a Fabergé egg – enough gorgeous dancing, deeply coached 19th-century mime characterizations and fairy tale glories to satisfy even the most curmudgeonly among us.
Now that it's touring, with a weekend stopover at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, we can see definite traces of Gelsey Kirkland's fine directorial hand at work. She, along with Kevin McKenzie and her huband Michael Chernov, staged this quintessential classical ballet and, miracle of miracles, we can now gaze upon courtly characters who comport themselves as convincingly regal and at the same time are passionate in their causes (not, as was the case in Ballet Theatre's recently seen "Swan Lake," where the heavy costumes wore the sleep-walking dancers).
So we have Victor Barbee to thank for his commanding King Florestan and, as his queen, Maria Bystrova, who swept around the court with her upper back and outstretched arms held high, a constant marvel of eloquence. In fact, the whole cast moved to the manner born -- with a fluid musicality and articulate dramatic expression seldom seen in stagings of balletic warhorses these days.
What's more, we could learn where George Balanchine picked up his tricks of the trade: at the feet of those masters Petipa and Tchaikovsky – their fluent linkage of dance and music were striking to behold here. With Charles Barker presiding over a faultless pit band and the stage action so fully in sync with the orchestra it was a night of sheer revelation. You didn't want to take your eyes from the boards, and that's no small bonus.
Tchaikovsky's score, of course, is full of the tenderest melodies and most innocent, joyous sentiments. Petipa was his muse, or vice versa. And together they could make you weep in happiness – especially when their intentions are so wonderfully realized as here.
Which is not to say that the principal casting was perfect. Opening night saw Gillian Murphy as Aurora and although this stunningly skilled dancer can do anything (never mind those touchy open balances in the Rose Adagio), I prefer her in more womanly roles – Hagar in Pillar of Fire, for instance, or the high-tech neo-classical challenges). When she finally made her entrance as the beloved princess, a teenaged creature who had yet to ever see a cloud overhead, it was with undue solemnity, not as a carefree spirit exuding fragile preciousness.
As her Prince, the handsome Marcelo Gomes danced and partnered with suavity; he also gave off Hamlet-like thoughtfulness in his lonely moments and punctuated each musical ending with a deep-breathed accent. But Michele Wiles, as the all-important Lilac Fairy, lacked the warmth, amplitude and good nature of a key benefactor. The other five fairies, bestowing on their Princess the virtues due a Royal, danced with characterfulness and technical polish. So did those as the storybook characters shine effusively in their choice solos.
Finally, Nancy Raffa made the most of Carabosse, the vengeful spell-caster who tried to poison Aurora, but ended up only putting her and the kingdom to sleep for a hundred years. It was Kirkland who took the part at the 2007 premiere -- alerting all of New York to her much-bruited stage return, although in a non-balletic role; she re-vamped it entirely. Gone was the ugly, bent-over crone and in its place Raffa made an angrily defiant dominatrix -- upright, demanding, glamorous, sexual. (I can hear Petipa saying: "Gee, Carabosse, I hardly know ya'.")
Critical punches against Tony Walton's sets and Willa Kim's costumes abounded in New York, but I found the lacey Valentine card of the Wedding Act somehow sweet, even in its overdone, sugar-spun state – albeit with flashes of chic wit scattered around, in scrumptious sherbet shades.
After all, it is "The Sleeping Beauty," in a kingdom of sugar and spice.
Posted by Donna Perlmutter


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Wyatt Brooks
Assistant Professor of Economics; concurrent assistant professor in the Keough School of Global Affairs
wbrooks@nd.edu
Areas of expertise: international trade; macroeconomics; development economics
Wyatt Brooks is an assistant professor in Notre Dame's Department of Economics and a concurrent assistant professor in the Keough School of Global Affairs. He also is a faculty fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.
Brooks studies international trade, macroeconomics and development economics. His research focuses on how individual firms' impediments to success affect the overall performance of the economy. He has studied barriers to foreign markets, inadequate access to finance, deficient transportation infrastructure, and dispersed market information. He has conducted field research in Nicaragua, Kenya, Uganda and China.
Brooks earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Minnesota, and he studied economics and math as an undergraduate at the University of Washington.


We are pleased to announce the release of our monitoring software and alerting for Amazon Alexa Skills and Google Assistant.
We are pleased to announce the update of our monitoring software and alerting notifications for Amazon Alexa Skills and Google Actions.
Monitoring runs each test script every 30 minutes to ensure that it is alive and responding in a timely fashion. Any issues, and you will get an email alert immediately. It's easy to set up and will greatly improve the performance of your voice application.
In all of these cases, quick remediation is vital. Why is it so important?
In short, we can't make the problems go away, but we can make sure you are the first to know when there is one!
If something is not working correctly we will send you an alert with exactly what went wrong.
And at the end of the week, you'll get a report just like this to see how your skill did.


This conference is to be held at Millennium Mayfair Hotel. It is to examine how using the media and the evaluation of media content are understood by students. Members of the net generation use the web differently, and learn differently. Media changes nature of learners relationships with information and knowledge. Education must make changes to remain relevant in the fast-changing digital age. It offers opportunities for exchange of research results, experience and insights, and provides a forum for ongoing discussion between experts.
The International Conference of Educational Media Studies accepts scientifically rigorous research, regardless of novelty. The International Conference of Educational Media Studiess broad scope provides a platform to publish primary research, including interdisciplinary and replication studies as well as negative results. This publication criteria are based on high ethical standards and the rigor of the methodology and conclusions reported.
The International Conference of Educational Media Studies provides an advanced forum for scientific studies. It publishes research papers, reviews and communications. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Electronic files and software regarding the full details of calculations or experimental procedures, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary electronic material.


I was going to include our ceramic stoneware garden sculpture under the heading Stone, but I was quite rightly overruled by the artists! Although there is a cross-over point, the skills and approach are so different. With stone, you start large and cut it down, with clay start small and then build it up.
So what exactly does the term Ceramic Stoneware mean. 'Ceramic' is the word that refers to 'pottery'. Pottery is the art of making pottery wares, using earthenware or stoneware. Earthenware and Stoneware differ partly in the type of clay used, but mainly in the way they are fired. The earthenware is fired at a low temperature and so remains porous (think of a typical flower pot) whereas Stoneware is fired at a very high temperature, making it non-porous, hard and impermeable. Often greyish, brownish in colour due to impurities in the clay.
Although both stoneware and porcelain acquire their identity through vitrification at high temperature, porcelain is less opaque and more translucent than stoneware, making it more suitable for use in china making.
But why not just look at the beautiful handmade pieces of ceramic stoneware garden sculpture and enjoy them for what they are and not what they are made of!


In the 1990s, while reading Brian Boyd's two-volume biography of Nabokov, I conceived of a novel about Nabokov and his future wife, Véra, in Berlin around the time they met, 1923. It would be told by a fictional American character, about their age, who is living in Berlin and meets them separately. I worked on it a bit in the early 2000s but didn't really begin in earnest until the Fall of 2010. Nabokov's Advantage is now finished.
You can read a synopsis here. I am also posting a PDF of the manuscript here and below. That's Volodya himself on the left of the photo, with his 1922 fiancée Svetlana in the middle and an unknown young man (Vel Spicehandler?) on the right.


The Willandra Lakes Region dried up about 18,500 years ago, but they left behind precious relics of the Pleistocene era.
Reason: This network of ancient lake beds provides some of the most compelling evidence of the history of human development in Australia.
In 1968, Jim Bowler, a young geologist probing the layers of sand and clay in a long-dry lake bed in southwest New South Wales, came across the partially cremated remains of a woman who lived more than 40,000 years ago—in what is believed to be the world's oldest ritual cremation site. Six years later, in the same area, Bowler discovered the almost complete skeleton of a man from the same period.
The pair, known as Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, provided new evidence of the long history of the Aboriginal people living in Australia and helped propel the growing indigenous rights movement.
The lakes of the Willandra Lakes Region dried up about 18,500 years ago when the creek that once fed them ceased to flow. But they left precious relics of the Pleistocene era, during which humans evolved into their present form. Along with skeletal remains, archaeologists have found stone tools, hearths, and grindstones believed to have been used to produce flour from grass seeds. The site still bears visible traces of the men, women, and children who once walked the lakeshores in the form of nearly 460 fossilized human footprints, the largest such collection in the world.
The lake beds have also offered up evidence of ancient animal and plant life, including fossils of giant marsupials that once roamed the continent.
Although the water is long gone, life continues in the five large dry lake basins and 14 smaller basins comprising the site. Small eucalypt shrubs live on the dunes, along with herbs and grass. The animal life includes bats, amphibians, reptiles, parrots, cockatoos, and finches.
The semiarid landscape still provides some striking vistas today, including the Walls of China, dramatic and fragile formations of clay and sand carved by the wind and rain into fanciful and ever changing patterns that resemble a lunar landscape.
Willandra Lakes Region's designation in 1981 as a UNESCO World Heritage site ensured that its rich trove of history and fragile natural environment would be preserved for future generations.
The best way to get to the region is by car. You can fly or take a train to the town of Mildura and rent a car or book a tour there.
The semiarid climate of the area makes for cold winter nights and hot summer days. For daytime exploring, it's best to go outside of the summer months. Rain is rare, but erratic, and major storms can cause road closures. Spring is the rainiest season. To avoid the rain and weather extremes, consider visiting in autumn.
You can tour the dry lakes by walking, driving, or cycling the six-mile Zanci Pastoral Loop in Mungo National Park. Walk the boardwalks along the Walls of China or take one of the Mungo Aboriginal Discovery Tours led by park rangers to see the area beyond the boardwalks. The towns of Mildura, Balranald, Pooncarie, and Ivanhoe—a few hours away—offer accommodations. There are also campsites available within Mungo National Park.


Half term is well under way, but there are still lots of great activities and events coming up at RHS Wisley, this and next week.
Every day this half term there is a free family activitiy at RHS Wisley, including learning about hedgehogs, planting seeds, making a spooky woodland hat or building a den. You can also take a walk in the spooky wooodlands.
Daily, Wed 28 October – Fri 30 Oct: Get creative with pumpkin carving (£4 per child). Make a spooky design and enter the Taste of Wisley Harvest Fest pumpkin competition. Sessions at 10.30am, 11.15am, noon, 1.30pm, 2.15pm & 3pm. Book in advance on 020 31765830 (lines open Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm).
Every day: Build a den in our Wild at Wisley play area and spot feathered friends in the bird hide at the end of the Pinetum.


text:
To Sail beyond the sunset
Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
(Tennyson, "Ulysses")
Crossing Our Wake
Tarpon SpringsJanuary 6, 2019
We LOVE this Country!!!
Photo by Leland Sandberg
Rotary of Sarasota Sunrise
SEArenity training & relocation
Willow training & relocation
Visiting Rotary Clubs along the way
Rainbow in Marathon
Hoppetossa St. Thomas USVI
Cristal relocation USVI
Lamabada relocation
Capt Jean and Bridges
Misty Markers North Carolina
La Nostra – relocation
Watching for Logs
Washington DC Ferris Wheel
Sweet Day training
Botanical Puffins
A History of the Conch Republic
By jeanscoleman1 on February 28, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )
The Conch Republic
When traveling, you inevitably come across historical accounts of places you have probably visited many times, yet haven't given their actual histories a second thought. The Conch Republic is a great example of this. I have been coming to the keys since I was a child. Over the years I have heard some Keys natives refer to themselves as "conchs" and have seen the Conch Republic flag, sporting a pink conch shell in the middle of a blazing sun, flying proudly on many boats. I have even eaten at the restaurant that bears the name Conch Republic. But I had never really given any thought to what the Conch Republic represented or why people embrace it, other than possibly being a fan of Keys' laid-back lifestyle.
On this trip I learned that the Conch Republic was established in 1982. Apparently, the U.S. Border Patrol set up a blockade on US 1 at Skeeter's Last Chance Saloon, in Florida City, which is just north of the Florida Keys and on the only road into and out of the chain of islands.
Even though they were not crossing a national border, agents required everyone leaving the Keys to verify their U.S. citizenship and allow their vehicles to be searched, a practice reserved for national borders only. The roadblock was ostensibly an effort to prevent undocumented immigrants from entering the U.S. through the Keys, the number of which had increased significantly following the Mariel Boatlift (approx. 125,000 Cubans/Haitians). The agents also searched for illegal drugs, again a practice reserved only for those crossing of a national border.
Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Scheina, Robert L.. U. S. Coast Guard Operations During the 1980 Cuban Exodus. U.S. Department of Homeland Security., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2750556
Again, since US 1 is the only road into and out of the Keys, these roadblocks backed traffic up for miles. While there was no doubt that drugs were coming in through the Keys and immigration was becoming a political and economic challenge it was really the impact on tourism that provoked a prompt and enthusiastic response from the Keys natives. The roadblock was causing tourists to avoid the Keys altogether and the islanders were displeased, to say the least.
Key West's mayor, Dennis Wardlow took immediate action, confronting the Sherriff of Monroe County, Florida Governor Bob Graham and even the U.S. Border Patrol where he was told that road block was "none of his business." When his attempt to seek an injunction against the roadblock failed, Mayor Wardlow, accompanied by pilot and attorney David Paul Horan and some fellow conchs assembled the press on the Federal Courthouse Steps in Miami and announced: "Tomorrow at noon the Florida Keys will secede from the Union." The first act of rebellion happened as they returned to Key West, and buzzed the roadblock in their plane. Wardlow, indicating that he meant business, said that he would only negotiate with President Ronald Reagan or V.P. George Bush.
Mayor Dennis Wardlow with the Flag of Secession 1982
The next day in Mallory Square, Mayor Wardlow read the proclamation of secession, proclaiming that the Conch Republic was a separate and independent nation and began the civil rebellion by breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man dressed in the U.S. Navy uniform. The conchs lowered the Stars and Stripes and raised the royal blue Conch Republic flag. Once Prime Minister Wardlow declared war, citizens of the new Republic lobbed Cuban bread and conch fritters at federal agents and Navy and Coast Guard officials who were keeping an eye on things.
One minute later, Wardlow surrendered to the nearby Admiral of the Navy Base at Key West, demanding "One billion dollars in foreign aid and war relief to rebuild our nation after the long Federal siege!" No Federal aid was forthcoming but the micro-nation was successful twice over when the roadblock was removed and the attendant publicity succeeded in re-establishing the flow of tourists to the Keys.
Secretary General of the Conch Republic, Peter Anderson created an official passport which has reportedly been accepted by 13 Caribbean Nations as well as in Germany, Sweden, Havana, Mexico, France, Spain, Ireland and Russia. Over 10,000 of these passports have been issued, with only one possible blemish, which has yet to be confirmed by the FBI. The Miami Herald reported that the FBI was investigating the possibility that Mohammad Atta (one of the 9/11 hijackers) used a Conch Republic Passport to enter the country after gaining the passport in 2000. Again, the names may be similar but the identities have yet to be established as identical.
The United States and the Conch Republic have enjoyed a mostly peaceful coexistence with only a few minor skirmishes over the ensuing years. The flag continues to fly high over the Keys, drawing people from all over the world to celebrate its unique culture of grit, persistence in the face of adversity and a "party-till-you-drop" attitude toward life.
We have enjoyed being here and sharing the Conch Republic's hospitality and hope to carry it forward with us as we move around the country. Now I just gotta get a flag to bring with us and maybe a passport if I can find one!
The Symbolism of the Conch Republic Flag:
Designer: Claude D. Valdez
Blue Field: The blue of the Keys' water and skies
Pink Conch – symbolizes the natives of the Keys
Blazing Corona – symbolizes the always present sunshine in the Keys.
1892, the year in which the City of Key West and Monroe County (all of the Keys) were incorporated.
2 Constellations – 5 stars are the Northern Cross (a navigational guide) and the 4 stars are the Southern Cross ( can be seen at certain times of the year from Key West) – these crosses as symbols of many faiths, acknowledge the gratitude to "our maker for the many blessing bestowed upon these islands.
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Julie Schreiber says:
Fabulous, educational, and totally enteraining. Thanks for that conch tale.
jolaine goldman says:
I was working for Air Florida at the time of the event, and our Key West based employees and equipment were part of the demonstration. Although this was a serious matter for our local government, many of the participants involved carried on in good humor. I have very fond memories of this time in Florida history
jeanscoleman1 says:
Thanks for sharing that with me, Jolaine!


I'm talking about the political season. I fear I've grown too old to understand it. It makes no sense to me. It seems any rabid supporter these days is a fool.
I'm in a TV market that is out-of-state. I look at people I can't vote for and I am grateful. It is one long series of attack ads. There isn't a real idea provided by the lot of them.
I wonder how anyone can actually support anyone involved in that. We can't be a mindless nation.
Here's an explanation from an Ohio women delivered to her liberal blogging friend that tries to make sense of it. It isn't mindless but it certainly points to all the unsolved problems the ads don't address that led her to being a Trump supporter.
It's a Rob-length article but well worth the read.