Nativity scene from Ug anda, made of banana leaf and other materials.
issue of NEWSpirit Digest is our last for 2016. We hope you have benefited from our reporting of local church, conference and denominational news throughout this eventful year. We look forward to offering you more of the same in 2017.
May God bless you with the light of Christ's love, joy and peace now and in the coming year.
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in leading us like a "drum major" in the difficult march toward social justice.
Those three appeals signify ministry priorities she will promote throughout the Philadelphia Area next year: personal and collective devotion to prayer, generous stewardship of God's gifts to enhance ministry, and the pursuit of social justice for all. Watch and share this video message on our YouTube channel.
So your church is already for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, right? The celebrative greens are hung, the choirs and pageant performers are rehearsed, that final Advent/Christmas candle awaits illumination, the chancel and Christmon tree are properly decorated, the special menu is set. That's everything, right?
What about the greeting and welcoming of visitors? No, not the half-smiling, momentary "Hello" and brief handshake some members typically offer to strangers before they turn to greet more familiar faces with a hug and "How are you"? What about a real, eye-to-eye, "Glad to see you," "What's your name?" and "Where you from?" greeting? One that also might add, "Do you need anything?" or "Want to join us for coffee later?" or "You should come back to worship with us on New Year's Day."
This week UM Communications' website offers some helpful articles about inviting and welcoming visitors more effectively, especially at Christmas time. There's even one article about preaching to reach people in the new year. And another on relational marketing that gets beyond the gimmicks many churches use. Take a look and unwrap some of these wisdom gifts to help your church offer the love of Christ in truly welcoming ways. And if you do have special ways to welcome visitors, please share them with us so we can share them with others.
A handful of spirited church members joined a young street-marketing team on the shivering sidewalks of Philadelphia's Center City last weekend to offer hot cocoa and a warm Christmas welcome to passers-by. Their friendly, outgoing presence embodied United Methodist Communications' "Rethink Church" advertising slogan, "Church can happen anywhere."
How to help the people of Aleppo: The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is actively responding to the many desperate migrants fleeing war-torn regions such as devastated Aleppo in Syria. To support UMCOR in this cause, please donate to UMCOR's Global Refugee/Migration Advance #3022144. Donate here.
Please also consider donating your time and resources to creating relief supply kits for those in need, especially health and school kits. Visit UMCOR's website to see more information and a video about the global plight of refugees.
"A New Father, Awe-struck" is a timely, new hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, who has published over 300 hymns sung by congregations around the world. This Christmastide hymn begins with a traditional manger scene but then portrays the Holy Family that became poor, powerless refugees escaping certain death. It is a prayer for the church to work for justice and mercy as our gift to Jesus. Permission is given for free use of this hymn by churches that support refugee relief efforts.
This hymn would be appropriate for use on Christmas Eve, Christmas Sunday and New Year's Day. (The First Sunday after Christmas' lectionary Gospel reading tells of Jesus and his family being refugees fleeing Herod).
Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of the Germany Episcopal Area issued a statement following the attack at a Christmas market in Berlin that left 12 people dead and injured at least 48 more.
"Right in the face of the manifestations of horror -- whether because of terror in Berlin and elsewhere or because of war and war crimes in Syria and other neglected places -- we set our hope in Jesus Christ," she writes.
"I pray for God's comfort for the victims of the attack in Berlin and for their families. Methodists from all over the world have let us know that they are praying for those immediately affected and for our country.
"Thanks to all of you who shared God's love with inmates through a signed Christmas card this year," writes Marilyn Schneider, leader of the conference Prison & Restorative Justice Ministries Team. "To those who are incarcerated, this is a powerful message of caring. At a time when many feel very much alone, it is a reminder that they are a beloved child of God. May this ministry continue to grow and touch hearts behind prison walls."
Wharton-Wesley UMC in Philadelphia hosted a "College Prep 101" workshop Dec. 3 to share valuable information with individuals and families about paying for, getting in and getting through college. Sponsored by the Eastern PA Conference Scholarship Committee and the Southeast District Office, the workshop was facilitated by Lenora Thompson, who chairs the Conference Scholarship Committee, and the Rev. David W. Brown, Deacon, who teaches at Temple University and serves as Vice-Coordinator of Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR). Both provided a wealth of resources, information and personal insights about the college preparation process, including choosing a college, preparing for aptitude tests, and finding and applying for financial aid.
More than 50 Lehigh Valley leaders of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and Unitarian faiths signed a formal statement of solidarity Dec. 12 announcing their intention to stand against any acts of bigotry targeting race, nationality, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. The group held a press conference at the Respect Graduate School in Bethlehem, an institution dedicated to Islamic studies.
The Lehigh Conference of Churches (LCC) in Allentown hosted the signing, a response to recent incidents of bigotry and bullying in Lehigh Valley schools and communities. Such incidents "show that the climate of division in our country surrounding issues of race and religion is hitting home," read the media advisory. "With residents looking for guidance, the Lehigh Conference of Churches is bringing together leaders from Christian congregations and interfaith partners to take a stand against such acts and encourage civil discourse and dialogue....With a unified voice, faith communities are offering themselves as resources for conflict resolution, restorative justice, and community building."
"The Muslim community is one of the most vulnerable communities," said the Rev. Larry Pickens, Ecumenical Director of the LCC and pastor of Emmanuel UMC in Allentown. "As people of faith, whenever a group is vulnerable, it is important that we stand with them and rally around them." The Rev. Irving Cotto, Northeast District Superintendent, joined Pickens in signing the statement. Read the full statement.
Members of the UMC's Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC) braved subfreezing temperatures last week to deliver 700 Christmas stockings to water protectors still camped near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blocked construction of a crude oil pipeline under a dammed section of the Missouri River, temporarily halting the Dakota Access Pipeline. But many members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other protesters have chosen to stay at the camp to make sure construction does not continue.
Read Ginny Underwood's account of the OIMC's Christmas visit. Also, look for an update on our website Friday, Dec. 23, to learn of other happenings at the protest site, including United Methodist involvement, and to read comments from several members of our conference's Committee on Native American Ministries.
Two compilations of John Wesley's sermons translated into Spanish have been published by the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
UM Discipleship Ministries is increasing the diversity of its top leadership with the addition of two new executives. The Rev. Bener Baysa Agtarap, superintendent for congregational vitality in the California-Nevada Conference, is the new Associate General Secretary in charge of New Church Starts, also known as Path 1. He began his career has a young pastor starting new churches in the Philippines. Read press release.
The annual Peninsula-Delaware Conference Youth Rally will return to the Ocean City (Md.) Convention Center January 6-8 (from Friday evening to Sunday morning). Thewinter weekendrally and retreat will offer praise and worship, learning and laughter through games, fellowship and plenty of fun.
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the day before Ash Wednesday, clergy across the conference will gather at locations in their respective districts for a Clergy Lenten Day Apart. They will pray, worship and fellowship together in preparation for the beginning of the Holy season of Lent.


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NYCC 2013: 'Avengers World' Spins Off Of Marvel's Infinity In January 2014
By Henchman21 | @ | Saturday, October 12th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
As we get towards the end of Marvel's Infinity event, we're starting to get the shape of what the universe will be like once the cosmic storyline comes to an end. One of the books that will spin out of Infinity was announced at New York Comic-Con this weekend with Avengers World set to release in January 2014.
Avengers World teams up writer Nick Spencer (Secret Avengers, Superior Foes of Spider-Man) with co-writer Jonathan Hickman (Avengers, Infinity) and artist Stefano Caselli (Avengers) and focuses on "the new heroes recently added to the team's roster."
Editor Tom Brevoort had this to say about the series: "The premise of the book is that it's the Avengers, doing big things, because it's an Avengers World now. But while we'll field the same potential lineup of 18+ Avengers in WORLD, we'll specifically be looking to give greater screen time to some of the newer Avengers, like Hyperion, Smasher, Cannonball, Shang-Chi, Starbrand and Sunspot."
Writer Nick Spencer went in depth about his views and plans for the series:
Some of it, I can't say yet. This past year, I had the opportunity to co-write the core AVENGERS book with Jonathan Hickman, during the prelude to INFINITY and a little bit before that. We had a really great time doing that. I think everybody involved felt like some good stories and comics came out of it. We definitely wanted to continue working together and to keep building something. In addition to that, coming out of INFINITY, there were some real opportunities to tell stories about this changing world that the Avengers are finding themselves in. One of the big themes of Jonathan's run so far is that this world is what it is because of these heroes; that this world very much falls under their protection. There was a lot of great story to mine in the challenges to that, and the challenges of that, both in terms of other forces trying to assert their control from within, and also just the changing face of the globe itself.
That was a huge mission-statement for the book: taking Marvel's Earth, breaking outside of the U.S. and outside of New York, and really saying, "What does a world with these kinds of people in it look like? How will that affect the boundaries of nations? How does that affect governments and societies? How different can things be while still keeping that innately Marvel connection to our real world?
You can read the rest of the interview at Marvel to see more of what Spencer has planned for the series. I'm a fan of what Hickman has done with the Avengers so far, and I'm loving Infinity, so of course I'm excited to see what's going to come out of it. And as much as I'm enjoying Avengers, even I have to admit that the cast of the book is a bit unwieldy and I'd certainly like to see the focus put on some of these lesser known characters. There's more than enough going on to spread it across two book, so this should be an interesting book.
Below you will find two covers for Avengers World #1, the first by John Cassaday and the variant edition by Art Adams.
[Source: Marvel]
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Topics: Comics, Conventions, News, NYCC
Tags: Arthur Adams, Avengers, Avengers World, Infinity, John Cassaday, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Nick Spencer, NYCC, Stefano Caselli
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Q: combining empty/null arrays I have a page that can pass anywhere from 1 array to 3 arrays.
My current code works but only if each array is populated with items.
    [HttpPost, ValidateInput(false)]
    public ActionResult AddCampaign(string campaignName, string editor1, Int32[]
 productImages, Int32[] lifestyleImages, Int32[] logoImages)
    {

        // Add image list to CampaignImages table
        // Combine image array list into a single array
        var imageList = productImages.Concat(lifestyleImages).Concat(logoImages).ToArray();

        return RedirectToAction("AddCampaign", "Admin");
    }

Each array is the exact same it will only hold an ID of an image.  This will work as long as all 3 arrays have something in them.  But if one is null it errors out.
What I need is a single array that is a combination of all 3 arrays, productImages, lifestyleImages, logoImages.
Not sure what I am missing.

A: Well you're missing the fact that Concat will throw an exception if you pass it a null reference... but it's easy enough to fix. Either write an extension method like this:
public static IEnumerable<T> NullToEmpty<T>(this IEnumerable<T> src)
{
    return src ?? Enumerable.Empty<T>();
}

And call it as:
var imageList = productImages.NullToEmpty()
                             .Concat(lifestyleImages.NullToEmpty())
                             .Concat(logoImages.NullToEmpty())
                             .ToArray();

... or just use the null-coalescing operator directly:
var empty = Enumerable.Empty<int>();

var imageList = (productImages ?? empty).Concat(lifeStyleImages ?? empty)
                                        .Concat(logoImages ?? empty)
                                        .ToArray();

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The first complete biography of the beloved children's book author Walter R. Brooks, creator of Freddy the Pig.
In the last ten years Overlook's Freddy the Pig rediscovery has delighted hundreds of thousands of readers around the world. But who created this famous pig? Walter R. Brooks shared much in common with his most famous literary creation, including a love of travel and adventure, a sparkling wit and intelligence, an abiding faith in friendship, and a wonderful way with words. Together, Brooks and Freddy the Pig rank among the great pioneers and heroes of classic American children's literature.
Author and librarian Michael Cart (himself a lifelong fan of Freddy the Pig of Bean Farm) gracefully combines archival research, firsthand accounts from Brooks's personal files, and interviews with his second wife to present the first complete biography of the man behind the pig. Much of the series sprang from Brooks's idyllic childhood in turn-of-the-century upstate New York among a colorful cast of family and friends. Brooks spent his adult life writing iconoclastic columns and book reviews as well as original, often fantastical stories for numerous popular publications.
Talking Animals and Others is a long-awaited homage to the gentle genius of this great American author and to the pig who lives on in the hearts of devoted readers everywhere.
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Deccan Health Care Ltd ("Deccan/Company"), engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, ayurveda and healthcare products, today closed the bid subscription of its initial public offering ("IPO") for 42,12,000 equity shares at a price band of INR 95-100 per share amounting to gross proceeds of INR 42.12 Crores, despite volatile markets and lukewarm responses to IPOs recently. The issue has been subscribed to 1.60 times.
Since April 2018, 20 SME IPOs have raised funds over INR 25 Crs, Deccan being the 20th one. With IPO market drying up and no IPOs on main board since November, this is a first IPO in last 2 months that has garnered over INR 40 Crores amidst subdued markets, wherein notable participation was seen from both HNIs and retail investors. Alongside table shows the SME IPO market activity in past months.
Commenting on the successful completion to the IPO, Mr. Minto Gupta, Managing Director, said, "We are thankful to our investors for showing faith in our company and our capability to tap nutraceutical opportunity in India. With good wishes and support of our stakeholders we aim to achieve many more milestones".
The Company plans to utilize its issue proceeds towards repayment of certain secured borrowings, purchase of Plant & Machinery and for other general corporate purposes.
The equity shares of Deccan are proposed to be listed on BSE SME platform. Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd is the lead manager to the issue.
Hyderabad based Deccan Health Care Limited, incorporated in the year 1996, has innovated and developed cost effective products that are unique and differentiated to combat diseases. In 2010, the company set up own manufacturing facility at SIDCUL Pantnagar Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. The company has a diversified product portfolio with product basket consisting of more than 1,500 products used for various purposes such as hair care, skin care, heart care, immunity building, etc. The company has identified over 50 consumer wellness goals and over 200 diseases, disorders disabilities which can be prevented by meeting RDA of micronutrients.
The company The Company is also an ISO 9001:2015 certified for Quality management System for manufacturing and supply of Nutraceutical & Pharmaceutical Products. Spread over 3,536 Sq. mts., its manufacturing facility is equipped with the requisite plant and machineries including Effluent Treatment Plant and other resources required for our manufacturing process. The company posted annual turnover of Rs. 3,976.07 lakhs in 2018 from Rs. 1,617.70 lakhs in the year 2016.


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Liberator Production Pool
The B-24 Liberator was produced in larger numbers than any other American military aircraft. This was achieved through the creation of the Liberator Production Pool which saw the aircraft produced at five factories run by three different companies, amongst them the massive Ford plant at Willow Run.
The pool was created by the Air Corps in the autumn of 1940. Three new factories were built to produce an extra 100 B-24s per month. Work on each aircraft began at a new Ford plant at Willow Run, which would produce 100 "knock down" B-24 assemblies each month. These partially completed aircraft would then be split equally between a new Consolidated plant at Fort Worth and a new Douglas plant at Tulsa where they would be completed. These aircraft would be given the designation B-24E to indicate that they came from the Ford Plant. Later aircraft were designated as B-24H. Contracts to built these new factories were not signed until February-March 1941.
In the spring of 1941 this plan was modified to increase production from 100 aircraft per month to 350 per month. Douglas, Tulsa and Consolidated, Fort Worth would both expand so they could assemble 75 planes per month, while Ford, Willow Run would more than double in size, producing the 150 "knock-down" kits for Tulsa and Fort Worth and 200 complete aircraft in their own right.
Finally in January 1942 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor a fifth plant was added to the pool, built by North American at Dallas. Aircraft produced at Dallas were designated as the B-24G-NT.
The designation system was simplified with the appearance of the B-24J, which was produced by all three main manufacturers and both sub-assembly plants.
The Ford plant at Willow Run became the most famous American aircraft factory of the Second World War. Here Ford attempted to apply automotive mass production methods to the production of heavy bombers. However this was a complex process and early progress was very slow. Consolidated had to sent "knock-down" B-24s from San Diego to Forth Worth and Tulsa, where they were assembled as B-24Ds while production levels at Willow Run were improved. In September 1943 the situation was so serious that Material Command of the USAAF suggested that the government should take over the factory. By the end of 1943 Willow Run had only produced 1,315 complete aircraft.
Ford's gamble paid off fully in 1944. In the last two years of the war Willow Run produced 5,467 complete aircraft, for a total production of 6,791. The factory also produced 1,893 "knock-down" units that were completed at Fort Worth and Tulsa, for a total of 8,684 aircraft. The plant reached its peak in August 1944 when it produced 428 B-24s. In airframe poundage this was half of the peak monthly output of the entire German aircraft industry!
Consolidated also increased their efficiently greatly during 1943. At the start of the year it took 24,800 man hours to build one B-24 at San Diego, while by January 1944 that time had fallen to 14,500 hours! The cost per aircraft also fell dramatically, from $304,391 in 1942 to $124,516 in 1944.
The final two letters of the full designation of a B-24 indicated which factory had completed the aircraft:
CO – Consolidated, San Diego
CF – Consolidated, Fort Worth
DT – Douglas, Tulsa
NT – North American, Dallas
FO – Ford Motor Company, Willow Run
Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Crowood Aviation), Martin W. Bowman. A well balanced book that begins with a look at the development history of the B-24, before spending nine out of its ten chapters looking at the combat career of the aircraft in the USAAF, the US Navy and the RAF.
Air War Home Page - Air War Index - Air War Links - Air War Books
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (14 December 2007), Liberator Production Pool, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_liberator_production_pool.html


Thanks for loosing my dials !
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There's something very comforting about routine. Having your favorite coffee shop to go to in the morning. Taking your preferred route to the office. Watching you favorite television shows every week. A routine makes life's difficulties easier to manage. It provides an escape from tough choices – even if only for a moment. And it grounds us when things can sometimes overwhelm us.
But routines can also be a double-edged sword. How often have you used your comfortable routine to get out of making one of those tough choices? Did you end up putting it off to the last minute and making the wrong one? Or worse – did you choose to not do it at all? And when was the last time you used your routine as an escape from a reality that no longer serves you? Or when you have been overwhelmed, how often did you use your routine to not just ease the pain but numb it?
Routines may be excellent ways to make the hours go by, but they can also be death to creativity.
Let's say your post-work routine involves drinks with coworkers, an easy dinner at home with a glass of wine and indulging in a few of your favorite shows. How do you feel when the day is done? For many of us, this is a great way to unwind after work; we all need fun social interaction and a way to just relax after a tough day. If you're doing this every day for several months and are beginning to feel tired, antsy and dissatisfied, it may be time to ask yourself an important question: does this routine still serve me?
Let me make myself clear here: if this routine is still adding value to your life, there's no need to deviate from what makes you happy. But if this – or any of your other routines – is leaving you unhappy and wanting more, choose to change.
What does that change look like? It's taking a painting class once a week to reintroduce yourself to your creative side. It's dusting off those golf clubs to help increase your focus and patience. It's doing one thing different each day – no matter how small – to exercise your brain in a new way.
You've talked about your ideal life and tapping into your authentic self. You've pictured what you wanted and literally wrote down what your "perfect" looked like. Now let's tackle these routines. Are they helping you or hurting you?
If they're hurting you, it's time to rediscover old hobbies. Find new hobbies. Revisit ideas that made your eyes light up but you never pursued. Don't make new routines; create a life you will love living. Rediscover that feeling of accomplishment after trying something new – or getting better at something not so new. Open yourself to the universe and the universe will show you how to give, receive and enjoy love and life again.g out the next step instead of finding peace in the present. When you find yourself wrought with anxiety over tomorrow, try to focus on what it is that is bringing you joy and happiness right now, in this very moment. Tomorrow is never guaranteed and while we often need to think of the future, we can't forget about the present.


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The earliest date of which there is any record of a Rector is 1288, when one Selfridus held that office.
However, the architectural features of the church point to a date for the original building not later than the 11th century. The original doorway arches (north and south) are exceptionally lofty for so small a church. This may have been to allow Knights to ride in on horseback!
The chancel arch is Norman and the east end was originally apsidal, reconstructed in Perpendicular style when the east window, depicting Barttelot heraldic shields, was inserted in 1638.
Of the other windows, the chancel, north and south, the south-east and the south-west windows are all nineteenth century. The north window, which is the most interesting, is by an artist from the Netherlands named Roelandt (perhaps Roelandt Savery,1576-1639) whose signature with the Tudor Rose is to be seen in the bottom panel.
Apart from the small kneeling figure (at bottom left) in a red cloak, which is a later addition, the glass pieces are all painted, not stained, and date from the early seventeenth century. The main kneeling figures represent two of the Stopham ancestors, Brian and Ralph, his son, who flourished in the reigns of John and Henry III (13th century). The yellow medium used by Roelandt is unknown to modern glass artists. This rare window was completely restored in 2015 and now has a plain glass backing to protect it from the elements.
On the outside of the north wall of the chancel and on both sides within, the original lancet windows can be traced. The tower is, in part, of 12th century workmanship. The wooden shutters to the belfry windows form an unusual and interesting feature. The bricked-in vestry door is another indication of an early date for the tower. At one time – not later than the seventeenth century – there was a ring of three bells but the ceiling to the tower suggests that there may at some time have been a full peal of six bells. During the nineteenth century, one of the three remaining was disposed of, and the treble bell is now cracked and so cannot be rung; it is dated 1614.
The tenor bell, currently in use, is a late medieval London casting, probably within the period 1470-1487. It is inscribed: 'Vox Augustini Sonet in Aure Dei' (Augustine's voice sounds in God's ear), by the side of which is a shield of the Royal Arms.
The font is 13th century, octangular and ornamented with quatrefoils. The piscine on the south wall near the pulpit would seem to have served a side altar.
There are no remaining traces of the cell of a female recluse, who is mentioned as a legatee in the will of St. Richard of Chichester (13th century). The registers of the church date from 1543 and the Communion Plate is from 1570. The Terrier is dated 1635 (glebe 'terrier' is a document which gives details of glebe lands and property in the parish owned by the Church of England). The Colours of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards were laid up in December 1985. These hang on the north wall above memorials to two members of the Barttelot family who served with the Regiment. New hassocks were made in 1982. These were given in memory of relatives of those who worked them. An overall design by Mrs Joan Field left the space under the depicted arch to be worked as desired: family crests, local scenes, birds and animals can be seen.
Stopham (meaning the home of Stoppa – 'ham' being Anglo- Saxon for 'home') has retained its name with slight variations only (it is Stopehamin the Domesday Book) since a Saxon named Stoppa held the manor, perhaps from Earl Godwin and King Harold. Another Saxon name is that of Quells Wood, on the northern boundary of the parish, still as full of springs as in the time when the Saxons noted the fact and gave it their word for 'source' or 'spring'.
At the time of the Domesday Book, Stopham's male population numbered eighteen: Ralph, who held the manor from Robert, perhaps his elder brother, who owned fealty for it to Roger Montgomery Earl of Arundel, Torchill, who as a freeman, retained the land he had in the time of Harold, and 16 others in varying degrees of villeinage. Even in those days Stopham was noted for its fisheries.
Stopham Bridge – of seven arches – was constructed in 1309 and, until the early 19th century, was the joint responsibility of the Rapes of Chichester, Arundel and Bramber. In 1986 a new bridge was built alongside and the old one closed to vehicular traffic.
Stopham House was built in the reign of Elizabeth I on a site where there had been a dwelling house for the Barttelot family since the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. After an almost complete reconstruction in 1787, the house has since suffered architecturally from unbalanced additions. The Manor House, north of the church, is a fine example of Elizabethan domestic architecture, as is also Lee Farm, on the south-west boundary of the Parish.
The Barttelot family (in the words of the Reverend James Dallaway in 1832, "highly ancient and respectable"), claims to have come over with William the Conqueror. The surname is recorded in the Battle Abbey Roll as Bertuilay. The claim to the right of their coat of arms (sable three gloves pendant argent tasselled or) is based on the legend of Bertolet, who acted for his uncle, the Emperor Charlemagne, at the cost of his life, in a dispute over a game of chess with a Frankish noble. In 1379 John Barttelot married Joan, heiress of Stopham and was buried in Stopham Church in 1428. He held the office of Treasurer to the Earl of Arundel. John's son, also John, fought at the Battle of Agincourt (25th October 1415) and returned safely. The family has since been in unbroken possession of the Stopham Estate and has provided many holders of high office in the County and State, as well as many distinguished soldiers.
Allow thyself to complain of nothing, not even of the weather.
Never picture thyself to thyself under any circumstances in which thou art not.
Never compare thine own lot with that of another.
Never allow thyself to dwell on the wish that this or that had been, or were, otherwise than it was, or is. God almighty loves thee better and more wisely than thou thyself.
Never dwell on the morrow. Remember that it is God's, not thine. The heaviest part of sorrow often is to look forward to it. "The Lord will provide".
E B Pusey


On Saturday, September 8 the 高二F students opened their Mini- MUN Conference. The theme was: Renewable Energy in Developing Nations. The session began with one-minute country position where all delegates spoke to share their country's thoughts and concerns on the theme. Next the delegates proposed topics for debate and discussion such as the pros and cons of solar energy or the costs of wind energy. Participation was active and all delegates worked hard to express themselves. After a short working lunch, the afternoon session included the 高一F students as the press corps and observers from other grades and parents. The afternoon session opened with a keynote speech from Mr. Fukuhara, our principal and ended with a final vote on a proposed resolution. The Chairs awarded four prizes: Best Delegate, Outstanding Delegate, Honorable Delegate, and Best Position Paper. The students felt very successful after their accomplishment.
MUN was my traumatic experience for me; when I participated MUN conference last October, which was just one month after starting the exchange program in the U.S. I literally did not understand anything that was happening there, and it was the longest four hours of my life. However, I thought it might be worth challenging again, considering my continuous effort during the exchange program, to improve my communication skills in English. One week before the MUN, I realized that there was no way to escape and I finally decided not to embarrass myself as last October in the U.S. I decided to aggressively challenge MUN conference at TJK. I kept moving forward by researching for hours and hours after school, and ended up with having so many print outs that I was still printing out until the last moment on the day of MUN. As a result of my challenges, I was surprised to find myself aggressively putting up y country's placard, speaking up, listening to other delegates' motions, taking notes, and being named "Honorable Delegate." It feels wonderfully good when you've overcome a traumatic experience and become confident from it. From this MUN experience, I've learned that challenges lead your efforts to improve your weaknesses, and doing your best moving forward doesn't betray you even though it might be stressful. I'm now excited to participate in a MUN conference again.
I appreciate having the opportunity to experience Mini Model United Nations at school. This was my first time to have a formal debate. My position as delegate required me to be well-prepared, active, listen carefully, and respect others. As everyone had their own points of view, many different ideas were produced and the energy from each group's participation made me feel more energetic about being involved in the discussion. Even though I wasn't familiar with speaking and hearing the formal language, I found participating in the conference enjoyable. Eventually, I learned skills for what I was required to do. Thus, this opportunity became so special and meaningful for me.
I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to return to TJK. Last year I was so impressed by the determination, spirit, and eloquence of the students, and this year was no different!
When Sofia and I arrived, we immediately saw how much time and effort the eleventh graders had committed to preparing for the Model UN simulation; they asked us questions that reflected their solid understanding of both the challenges surrounding renewable energy, and their country's stance on the issues. As Sofia and I emphasized during our time with the students, one of the challenges of Model UN is learning how to advance creative solutions within a strict, and at times confusing, procedural framework. The rock star eleventh graders quickly integrated the verbose procedural language into their statements and became pros at the complicated debate structure! They were able to write, debate, and vote on two resolutions. Sofia and I are so proud of all that they have accomplished.
Aside from Model UN, I had a great time practicing debate skills with tenth graders, discussing my experience at Dana Hall with ninth graders, and touring around Tokyo with my amazing host family! I was also thrilled to have the opportunity to talk about global initiatives to control and eliminate nuclear weapons with the twelfth graders. I got to know the twelfth graders during last year's Model UN simulation, so it was really fun to reunite with them.
Thank you again to the students and teachers who were so gracious and welcoming. Sofia and I truly appreciate all that you did to provide us with a rewarding, memorable, and fun week in Tokyo!
I had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan for the first time in order to help TJK in organizing their second Mini MUN. Although I have done Model UN for over 6 years, I must say that this experience was one of the best ones I have had. I was not sure what to expect, but my ten days in Japan were met with amazing hospitality from TJK teachers, students and my host family. Furthermore, I was incredibly amazed by the TJK grade 11 student's preparation in both English and Model UN. Their public speaking skills and Model UN abilities are beyond compare. I am super thankful to have been given the opportunity to help with TJK's Model UN, and hope to be able to return next year.
Mary and Sofia, graduates from our sister school in Boston, Dana Hall are helping 高1 and 高2 all week prepare for the Mini-Model UN Workshop. This year's theme is: Renewable Energy in Developing Nations. The 高二F worked hard in first term to understand the topic and to complete research on their assigned countries. Mary and Sofia provide support and advice to the students so that they are prepared and confident for the Mini-Model UN Workshop.
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Different procedures are in use to select specific bases of lattices. The reduction procedures employ metrical properties to develop a sequence of basis transformations which lead to a reduced basis and reduced cell (see Chapter 9.3 ).
Another possibility is to make use of the symmetry properties of lattices. This procedure, with the aid of standardization rules, leads to the conventional crystallographic basis and cell. In addition to translational symmetry, a lattice possesses point-group symmetry. No crystal can have higher point-group symmetry than the point group of its lattice, which is called holohedry. The seven point groups of lattices in three dimensions and the four in two dimensions form the basis for the classification of lattices (Table 9.1.4.1 ). It may be shown by an algebraic approach (Burckhardt, 1966 ) or a topological one (Delaunay, 1933 ) that the arrangement of the symmetry elements with respect to the lattice vectors is not arbitrary but well determined. Taking as basis vectors lattice vectors along important symmetry directions and choosing the origin in a lattice point simplifies the description of the lattice symmetry operations (cf. Chapter 12.1 ). Note that such a basis is not necessarily a (primitive) basis of the lattice (see below). The choice of a basis controlled by symmetry is not always unique; in the monoclinic system, for example, one vector can be taken parallel to the symmetry direction but the other two vectors, perpendicular to it, are not uniquely determined by symmetry.
†The symbols for crystal families were adopted by the International Union of Crystallography in 1985; cf. de Wolff et al. (1985) .
(i) Each basis vector is a lattice vector from the origin to the nearest node on the related row. The basis must define a right-handed coordinate system.
(ii) The basis vectors for a cubic lattice are parallel to the fourfold axes.
(iiia) In a hexagonal lattice, one basis vector, parallel to the sixfold axis, is labelled c. The remaining two basis vectors are taken along twofold axes and they must include an angle of ; from the two possible sets, the shorter vectors are chosen.
(iiib) For rhombohedral lattices, two descriptions are given in the present edition, as in earlier ones. The first description which gives the conventional cell uses `hexagonal axes'. In this case, c is taken along the threefold axis. The remaining two vectors are chosen along twofold axes including an angle of ; they are oriented so that lattice points occur at and (obverse setting). The reverse setting is not used in the space-group tables (cf. the second footnote to Section 1.2.1). The second description uses `rhombohedral axes': a, b and c are the shortest non-coplanar lattice vectors symmetrically equivalent with respect to the threefold axis.
(iv) In a tetragonal lattice, the vector c is along the fourfold axis, and a and b are chosen along twofold axes perpendicular to each other. From the two possible sets, the shorter vectors are chosen.
(v) In an orthorhombic lattice, a, b and c must be taken along the twofold axes.
(vi) For monoclinic lattices, two `settings' are given in the present edition. In one setting, the only symmetry direction is labelled b (b-unique setting). The basis vectors a and c are chosen to be the shortest two vectors in the net plane perpendicular to b, the angle β should be non-acute. This occurs if In the other setting, the symmetry direction is labelled c [c-unique setting; first introduced in IT (1952) ]. In this case, a and b are the shortest two vectors in the net plane perpendicular to c and the angle γ should be non-acute. The b-unique setting is considered to be the standard setting.
(vii) The reduced basis is used to describe a triclinic (= anorthic) lattice (cf. Chapter 9.3 ).
The metric parameters of the conventional basis are called lattice parameters. For the purpose of identification, additional metric rules have to be employed to make the labelling unique; they can be found in the introduction to Crystal Data (Donnay & Ondik, 1973 ).
When the above rules have been applied, it may occur that not all lattice points can be described by integral coordinates. In such cases, the unit cell contains two, three or four lattice points. The additional points may be regarded as centrings of the conventional cell. They have simple rational coordinates. For a conventional basis, the number of lattice points per cell is 1, 2, 3 or 4 (see Tables 9.1.7.1 and 9.1.7.2 ).
In three dimensions, the following centring types are used: [see rule (iiib ) above].
In orthorhombic and monoclinic lattices, some differently centred cells can be transformed into each other without violating the symmetry conditions for the choice of the basis vectors. In these cases, the different centred cells belong to the same centring mode. In the orthorhombic case, the three types of one-face-centred cells belong to the same centring mode because the symbol of the cell depends on the labelling of the basis vectors; C is usually preferred to A and B in the standard setting; the centring mode is designated S (seitenflächenzentriert). In the monoclinic case (b-unique setting), A, I and C can be transformed into each other without changing the symmetry direction. C is used for the standard setting (cf. Section 2.2.3 ); it represents the centring mode S. The vectors a, c are conventionally chosen as short as the C-centring allows so that they need not be the shortest two vectors in their net plane and need not fulfil the inequalities (9.1.4.1) .
In some situations, the I-centring of the monoclinic conventional cell may be more advantageous. If the vectors a, c are the shortest ones leading to the centring I, they obey the inequalities (9.1.4.1) .
Burckhardt, J. (1966). Die Bewegungsgruppen der Kristallographie, 2nd ed., pp. 82–89. Basel: Birkhäuser.
Donnay, J. D. H. (1943). Rules for the conventional orientation of crystals. Am. Mineral. 28, 313–328, 470.
Donnay, J. D. H. & Ondik, H. M. (1973). Editors. Crystal data, Vol. 2, 3rd ed. Introduction, p. 2. Washington: National Bureau of Standards.


Another plus for me, is that I am NOT sore at all today. This has never happened. Perhaps it's because I didn't fall at all, but usually just wearing skates and using those uncommon muscles will leave my ankles and legs aching for a day or two. I'm thinking this means that Boot Camp has made me a better, stronger body. No muscles went unworked in that class...and I think that prepared me better for an activity like ice skating! I cannot wait to start again in January.
The soreness from last Sunday's marathon was completely worn off by Wednesday, which was nice. Monday was awful, and I thought Tuesday would be even worse because usually day two is worse for me. However, Tuesday was not nearly as bad as Monday, and Wednesday I was nearly back to normal. My feet were not nearly as torn up as they were after the half marathon, and I am considering referring to myself as an actual 'runner' now! :) I think I have a little while to go until I am pleased with my physical appearance, but as far as being in shape and feeling in shape, I'm very impressed with myself. If you would have asked me at anytime in my life, up until about 6 months ago, if I would ever enjoy running, the answer would have been, "No way!" I am a girl who smoked for 5 years, the entire time I was in the Air Force. That whole time I was on active duty, I did my yearly PT test and not much more as far as exercise went. I might have looked better, but my bodily health was crap. It feels so good to finally feel so good! Haha.
Anyway, I hope I can concentrate on the healthy aspect of what I am doing, instead of getting caught up in the, "I want to be skinny" aspect of it all. After ice skating last night, I was reminded that Jocelyn's single biggest influence in her life is me (at least for now). I need to be a model of good health, good eating decisions, and smart activity choices for my kids. I also need to avoid being too consumed with my looks, to avoid teaching them about body image anxiety issues. These are all hard things to do, but I have found that the smartest decisions are easiest to make when it involves the lives of your children, and not just you. Obviously smoking, sloth, and Smirnoff were much more easily put in the trunk once my world started to revolve around my kids instead of just me. Though sometimes it will be hard to make the right choices, or even know what the right choices are, I hope that I will find it easier and easier to strive to be an example for my children in all aspects of life.
You're such a good mommy, because you can realize what a huge influence you are!!! My mom taught me my body anxiety and I have trouble forgiving her for her flaws while giving me one of mine!!!
I'm so glad that you are getting to really FEEL the benefits of your hard work! I've spent most of my life working out to achieve a look, but now that I've accepted that that look is, for me, unachievable... I've had to pay more attention to what working out helps me DO. I feel like I am in better shape now, at 6 months pregnant, than at any other time because I feel strong! Amy that's such a good lesson to pass on to your children, hopefully I remember to do the same!


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Withey big key to KU's success
Jayson Jenks
LAWRENCE — Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson were so eager to praise center Jeff Withey, neither could wait for the other to finish talking before jumping in.
"He played like a man tonight," Taylor said. "The last few games, I love how he's playing."
At the same time, Robinson's deep voice carried a similar sentiment.
"Jeff played big," he said. "Jeff needs respect. Jeff's one of the best shot blockers in the country."
If Withey continues playing like he has the last two games, he won't have to search hard for respect.
Playing against one of the nation's tallest and most versatile front lines, Withey more than held his own in KU's win against previously undefeated Baylor. The quiet, easy-going Californian hunted shot attempts near the basket and gave KU extra possessions with nine offensive rebounds.
Withey is the proverbial X-factor for Kansas, the player who can influence games in so many ways. When he's good, as he was against Baylor and Iowa State, he finishes with dunks, knocks down gentle hook shots and, most importantly, serves as KU's protector of the basket.
"When he's on track at the beginning," KU guard Elijah Johnson said, "it can be a long night for some people, guards and bigs. He's just not having it."
But Withey also has failed to come ready in the first half of many games this season, including against Iowa State. Self called him "just awful" in the first half against the Cyclones, and he also wasn't pleased with Withey's first-half play against North Dakota and Oklahoma.
"He's had some big games for us," Self said, "but he hadn't played both halves. I thought tonight he was active and played both halves."
When Self expresses displeasure with Withey, it's usually over one of two things: He's not rebounding well or he's giving up too many easy baskets. He didn't struggle with either against Baylor.
Not coincidentally, Withey played 30 minutes, one shy of his career high.
With an aggressive, active Withey looming in the paint, the Jayhawks can look like a much different team.
"We turn into a Baylor-type team," Johnson said. "There's just height everywhere. T-Rob brings the strength. He's going to muscle everything through for us and intimidate people like that. If you make it past that stage, you still have to go over a 7-footer who's athletic and can do just about everything."
Where Withey differs from many of his teammates is this: His most effective outings usually aren't measured in points. He scored 10 against Baylor, making just 3 of 10 shots, but he grabbed 10 rebounds.
He also blocked three shots, which doesn't include all the shots he altered.
He leads the Big 12 in blocks while also ranking as the third most efficient shot blocker in the country, according to statsheet.com. He averages 2.9 blocks per game in only 21.9 minutes.
And it's that presence that can spark KU and change games.
"When we get Jeff going, it really gets a lot of us going," Johnson said. "A lot of people don't know that, but Jeff is a key player on our team, especially when getting us started."


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Did Peter Gunz have a vasectomy? Reports allege new girlfriend with baby on the way
John March 26, 2016 Amina Buddafly, Gossip, Love & Hip Hop, Peter Gunz, Tara Wallace
Did Peter Gunz have a vasectomy? The Love & Hip Hop fixture apparently went through with the procedure weeks ago, following he and Tara Wallace's third baby together (and ahead of Amina Buddafly's forthcoming child). However, a pair of intriguing new reports place Peter in Miami with a third, yet-unidentified woman–and one of those reports says flatly that Peter Gunz's new girlfriend is expecting.
We first reported that Peter Gunz had a vasectomy several weeks ago, when Peter also revealed he and Tara's boy's name. At that time, Love & Hip Hop Season 6 was still in full swing, and the reunion had just taped, so news of Tara's and Amina's pregnancies was not yet widespread. Since then, Tara and Peter have welcomed baby Gunner into the world, and Amina made her pregnancy official on the first part of the reunion special.
So it was a surprise when, earlier this week, news of a Peter Gunz new girlfriend broke–along with the shocking possibility (thus far unconfirmed) that Peter's new flame is already pregnant with his child. Fameolous was the first to break news of the Peter Gunz new girlfriend, and shared a series of photos of the couple together, which you can check out here. That report only suggested that the "smoking hot female…may be Peter's baby mother," but didn't outright claim that the two were expecting. It was a King of Tea report that suggested the woman was pregnant with Peter's eleventh child.
That report also attached a name to the woman's face: apparently, she is a model named Kentica Wilson. However, it's important to note that a Google search for the name "Kentica Wilson" yields zero results, as does a search for "Kentica Wilson model." If that is indeed the name of the woman with whom Peter was photographed, she's not very good at her alleged job–don't models want visibility and a high profile?
Peter, meanwhile, appeared to suggest that he was simply posing for a photo with a fan:
To all the people in Miami that I turned down for pictures I just want to give my sincere apologies but it seems I can't even walk around or take pictures without me having a new girlfriend… I love you please forgive me
A photo posted by Peter Pankey (@petergunz174) on Mar 24, 2016 at 1:48pm PDT
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Morning Starbuzz – June 16th, 2010


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Angostura – Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Rum
To Trinidad
Venezuela was not as politically stable as Simon Bolivar had promised. There was internal strife and dictator followed dictator. After Dr. Siegert died in 1870, Carlos and Alfredo decided to leave and chose the nearby island of Trinidad as their country of adoption. In Trinidad, Carlos and Alfredo were joined by their youngest brother, Luis, and together they set up business once again. Angostura® aromatic bitters made the brothers remarkably prosperous.
In 1903 Carlos Siegert died followed in two years by Luis, making Alfredo the sole owner of the secret formula for Angostura® aromatic bitters.
In 1904, Alfredo was appointed purveyor of Angostura® aromatic bitters to the King of Prussia and in 1907 to King Alfonso XIII of Spain. He went public with the company and named it Angostura Bitters (Dr. J.G.B. Siegert & Sons) Limited. Three years later the Company was appointed purveyor of Angostura® aromatic bitters to King George V.
Alfredo speculated in several business projects and lost, great sums of money, and the House of Angostura passed into the hands of its creditors.
Angostura Award Winning Rums Tasting By John George of Angostura at Premier Beverage Brands, Dublin on 13th October,2011 and hosted by Paul Maguire
A marvelous añejo made from a blend of light and heavy molasses-based rums aged for a minimum of 8 years in charred American oak bourbon barrels.
Angostura® 1919 rum possesses a rich, golden-amber hue with excellent clarity. The rum exudes a complex bouquet brimming over with aromas of cocoa, molasses, caramel and vanilla.
It is remarkably soft and well rounded as the rum glides over the plate without a hint of harshness or biting edge. Within moments it opens up, revealing a generous and long-lasting array of toasty flavours. The finish is warm and very relaxing.
Angostura 1824 Limited Reserve is a blend of the finest mature rums, hand-picked by the master blender from select casks. These rums are aged in charred American oak bourbon barrels for a minimum of 12 years and then skillfully hand-blended and re-casked. Upon the rum's optimum maturity it is hand-drawn, filtered and hand bottled.
The rum itself excudes a rich bronze colour with a seamlessly smooth texture and well rounded, medium to full body. The bouquet is seductively rich with aromas of sweet molasses, vanilla, honey, spice and cognac-like notes.
The palate of Angostura 1824 offers mouth-watering flavours of honey, fruit, chocolate, spices and herbs. The finish is remarkably long and flavour-packed.
An excellent rum with a good Cuban cigar. The cigar blows the flavour up.
This is a rum for drinking and not mixing.
ANGOSTURA® ORANGE BITTERS
Blending two varieties of citrus essence with their distinctive herbs and spices – creates a truly unique new style of bitters. A harmonious balance of bitter orange fruit and sun-ripened sweet oranges from the Caribbean bring a depth of orange flavour. The perfect enhancement to an endless variety of culinary delights and cocktails
Global trends in the bitters category have been diversifying into flavoured segments. Angostura, world renowned for its aromatic bitters has used nearly 200years of experience to formulate this zesty new orange bitters
The following Rums were also tasted: Angostura Reserva, Aged 3 Years, Angostura 5 Year Old & Angostura 7 Year Old
ANGOSTURA® AROMATIC BITTERS
ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters is a highly concentrated food and beverage flavouring. Made from a secret formula, it is a unique blend of natural herbs and spices which is used to flavour a wide variety of foods and drinks.
The "secret" was developed in 1824 by Dr. J.G.B. Siegert, a Surgeon General in Simon Bolivar's army in Venezuela. He used his aromatic bitters to improve appetite and digestive well-being of the soldiers. The word "Angostura" came from the town of that name in Venezuela where Dr. Siegert was based.
Angostura aromatic bitters is a unique flavour enhancer for food preparation, beverages and deserts; just a few dashes can enhance the flavour of any dish.
It is not bitter when added to food & drink, but rather has the ability to marry flavours, bringing out the best in them without masking their taste.
Other Rums Tasted:
Angostura Reserva, Aged 3 Years possesses an exceptionally dry taste with a rich and warm flavour of vanilla and a finish that is smooth and relaxing. A good starting rum for cocktails.
Angostura 5 Year Old. This rum can be enjoyed neat as a sipping rum, or over ice, but its deep character lends to being mixed with stronger mixers, spices and herbs.
Angostura 7 Year Old. This is a complex and sophisticated rum. It is full of mouth watering flavours that include maple, chocolate, honey and toffee and presents a rich full-bodied taste that tapers off into the classic rum finish.
When the family moved to Trinidad, they had some experience in making rum and had produced its signature blend – Siegert's Bouguet Rum infused with bitters.
By the turn of the century, the Company ventured into the rum market, at first just in bottling bulk rum from other distillers. After years of intensive research in fermentation and distillation processes, the Company purchased a distillery called Trinidad Distiller's Limited, which was installed with a state-of-the-art distillery in 1945 and named a wholly owned subsidiary of Angostura Limited. This heralded the company's entry into the production of rum on a major scale
By the end of 1960, the Company had extended distribution of its products to over 140 countries across the world, becoming well known internationally for its high quality rums in addition to the now world famous Angostura® aromatic bitters. During the year 1973, Angostura purchased the well known distillery owned by J.B. Fernandes, adding to its product lists established brands such as Fernandes Vat 19, Fernandes black label and Ferdi's Premium rum.
In 1985 Angostura Limited became the proud recipient of a National Award, the Humming Bird Gold Medal, for its contribution to industry in Trinidad and Tobago, the first company to be so honoured.
Within the past few years, Angostura has doubled its overall distillation and storage capacity in Trinidad with average production levels rising from 1.3 million litres in 1960 to 20 million litres in 1998. At the turn of the century, rectification capacity increased to 50 million litres. More than 95% is exported to consumers all over the world.
The core business of the House of Angostura is now located on a 20 acre complex in Trinidad and includes its administration facility, a museum, art gallery, auditorium, merchandising shop, wine and spirits retail outlet, dining room and hospitality suites which facilitate visitor tours. In 1997, the Company installed a new manufacturing facility for its line of sauces which was previously packaged in the United States of America.
Distilled in Trinidad, using the secret recipe since 1824, and the same natural blend of herbs and spices, Angostura® aromatic bitters is versatile beyond belief. It has retained its original formulation, one of the few remaining true trade secrets, an international brand that over the centuries has continued to flavour the world. Read the label, which is itself perfect. It will give you an insight to the product, with suggestions from savoury sauces to cakes, through crispy vegetables, meats and cocktails.
You will soon find Angostura® aromatic bitters indispensable, subtly marrying flavours, enhancing and enriching, turning every meal into an unexpected experience. A bottle of Angostura® aromatic bitters in the kitchen is the hallmark of a good Caribbean cook.
Summary of Rum Manufacture at the Trinidad Distillery.
The distillery is designed to produce 60,000 litres of a 96% w/w alcohol product from the anaerobic fermentation of the sugar in molasses by yeast. The following is a simple process flow diagram that gives an overview of the operations at the distillery.
1. MOLASSES
To make rum one has to start with sugar from sugarcane. Molasses is a by-product from the sugarcane industry. It is the slurry that remains after most of the recoverable sugars have been extracted from the crushed cane. Generally, it is composed of 70-80% w/w solids and 20-30% w/w water. Of particular interest to the distillery is its fermentable sugar content which typically amounts to 35-55% w/w (sucrose, glucose, fructose); this is what the yeast "feed" on during fermentation.
2. YEAST
This is a uni-cellular organism of the Saccharomyces Cerevisae family. Aerobic conditions promote propagation and growth of the yeast, while anaerobic conditions result in alcohol fermentation – the basis of the rum industry. Yeast, being living organisms, requires a controlled environment with the right amounts of vitamins, minerals and nitrogen. All of these are present in sufficient quantities in the molasses, except for the nitrogen, which must be supplied as Ammonium Sulphate (NH4)2SO4.
The molasses is dissolved in water in the ratio of approximately 1:3. We add a small amount sulphuric acid to reduce the pH to control bacterial infections. It also has the effect of assisting by reducing the amount of non-sugar dissolved solids that can be harmful to both fermentation and distillation. The resulting mixture called 'mash', is about 12 – 13% sugar.
4. YEAST GERMINATION, PROPAGATION & GROWTH
4.3 Germination (Growth of new yeast cells):
Clarified mash of specific gravity 1.050 – 1.060 is sent to a germinator, along ammonium sulphate. This mixture is sterilised using low-pressure steam before the yeast culture is added. This culture is either obtained as 2-6L lab grown cultures or retained contents of the propagator. Germination proceeds for approximately 12 hours before the contents of the vessel are transferred to the propagator. During this time filtered air is injected into the vessel to maintain circulation and aerated conditions.
4.3 Propagation (Increase in the number of yeast cells):
Contents of the germinator are added to the sterilised contents of the propagator (Yeast feed, mash and ammonium sulphate). Propagation continues for 18 hours, before being transferred to the growing tanks. Aerobic conditions are maintained in the vessel by the addition of filtered air to the propagator. This, as well as the water circulation through the external water jacket, maintains the temperature at 30-32ºC.
4.3 Yeast Growth (Increase in the size of the yeast cells):
Mash + (NH4)2SO4 + Propagated culture → Growing Tanks
The culture is allowed to grow for 24 hours. Injected air and circulation through the wash cooler maintain the growing temperature at 30 + 2°C. Antifoam (food grade) is also added during the growing process, before the contents are transferred to the designated fermenters.
5. YEAST FERMENTATION
Propagated Yeast Culture + Mash (s.g. ~1.096) + Nutrients → 'Wash' (8-10% alcohol)
Alcohol is formed according to the following equation:
C6H12O6 + Yeast → 2 C2H5OH + Heat
100 lb → 51.11 lb + 48.89 lb + 17,000 BTU
Fermentation is completed within 36-48 hours and the temperature is maintained by recirculation through a cooler. A pH of 4.2 – 4.5 and a temperature of 32-35°C are considered to be optimum for alcohol production. The above equation also shows that carbon dioxide is produced.
6. DISTILLATION
The purpose of distillation is to obtain the alcohol from the fermented wash (8-10% w/w alcohol composition) and ultimately refine it to produce the spirits that will be used to make the rum. The fermented wash contains not only alcohol but also many by-products that as a group are called congeners. These congeners are vital to the taste and aroma of rum.
The first column is the Wash Stripper or Beer Column; it removes water and residual solids from the 'wash' stream. The product from this column is heavy rum steam (80-85% ethanol by vol). This is our first product. It contains all the congeners from the fermentation. It is very flavourful and aromatic and it is inevitably aged. To make light, the heavy rum is then sent to the Purifier (Hydroselector) Column. Here the water added changes the vapour/liquid equilibrium so that the light components separate easily from the alcohol. The head goes to the alcohol recovery column, while the bottoms feeds the Rectifier Column; this stream is typically 12% alcohol. The rectifier concentrates the alcohol to be separated; a stream close to the top of the column is sent for final rectification, the bottoms is recycled to the purifier and the other cuts are sent to the Alcohol Recovery Column. This Recovery Column recovers the alcohol from all the by-product streams from the other columns.
The Final Column produces a bottoms product of 96.6% alcohol (light rum) that may be used to make rum.
The light and heavy rums are aged in oak barrels for periods of not less than two years and up to fifteen for the heavy rums. The spirits are eventually blended and sometimes colouring is added. For white rums, the residual colour from the barrel is actually removed.
The difference between rum and whisky manufacture begins with the starting point. Whisky starts with barley that must be malted before it is converted from a starch to a sugar that can be fermented. After fermentation, it is also distilled usually using a pot still or single column.
The sugar that is fermented to make cognac, come from grapes. As is the French style, only grapes grown in a particular area in France can be used. First the grapes are fermented into wine and this is distilled in special stills to yield cognac.
Brandy is made the same way but because the grapes aren't grown in the Cognac region, it can not be called cognac. All spirits are aged in a special barrel prior to blending and bottling.
Andrew O' Gorman, 14/10/2011.


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But when I use logarithmic scale for Y-axis, my chart looks upside-down:
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                {
                    string[] tokens = line.Split(new char[] { '\t' });
                    x = Convert.ToDouble(tokens[0]);
                    y = Convert.ToDouble(tokens[1]);
                    chart1.Series["Series1"].Points.AddXY(x, y);
                }
            }

Upside-down chart is shown below, does anybody know why it gets flipped:

Another question: when plotting with logarithmic scale, what is the best way to avoid exceptions due to zero/negative data without modifying original data?

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I thought maybe color of background and color of chart series are switched, therefore I added following line to test it, but chart is still upside-down:
chart1.Series["Series1"].Color = Color.Blue;

A: As mentioned in comments, the reason was math: if y<1 then Ln(y)<0. Eventually, I solved the problem with changing ChartType as below:
chart1.Series["Series1"].ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line;

Also, to avoid any future possible exception when having zero/negative data points in logarithmic scale, I modified code like this:
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(
                "Frequencies(Hz)_and_corresponding_SingularValues.txt"
                ))
            {
                string line;
                while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
                {
                    string[] tokens = line.Split(new char[] { '\t' });
                    x = Convert.ToDouble(tokens[0]);
                    y = Convert.ToDouble(tokens[1]);
                    /////////////////to skip zero/negative data points,
                    /////////////////to avoid exceptions in logarithmic scale:
                    /////////////////singular values look like to be positive, but we add this just in case:
                    //chart1.Series["Series1"].Points.AddXY(x, y);
                    if(y>0){
                        chart1.Series["Series1"].Points.AddXY(x,y);
                    }
                }
            }

Now chart looks good:


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The Witcher Season 2 Plot Gets Clearer With Connection To Oxenfurt
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What Are The Crones In The Witcher? Netflix To Bring Horrifying Characters To Life!
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Henry Cavill Renegotiating His Contract For The Witcher?
ByBeautlin March 5, 2021
It is safe to say by now that something is seriously wrong with Warner Bros. But that's no longer a point of debate. No more Superman! With the new reports of having a Superman reboot without Henry Cavill making the rounds, it looks like the actor is securing his future. It's not like actors like…
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Henry Cavill: An Instagram Post That Sent Mass Effect Fans Into A Frenzy
ByBeautlin February 25, 2021
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How Old Is Geralt By The End of First Season?
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The Witcher Season 2 Crew Celebrate the Second Year of Filming
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The Witcher Season 2 Adds A Monster That Could Kill Geralt
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The Witcher: Show Writer Defends Fan Fiction Writers
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A Palm Sunday piece that combines a treble choir with adult voices to convey the dual nature of the holiday. Preview score and listen at Canticle web site.
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program.
Premiere—2003, by the Westminster Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Jere Lantz, conductor, Minneapolis, MN.
m. 79 Soprano 2 may sing E-flat2 instead of high B-flat.
The indicated meter is alla breve, but note the metronome marking. Not too fast!
From 2003-2005, I participated in an American Composers Forum Faith Partners residency which paired Westminster Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis) with the Cathedral of Saint Paul. When Westminster asked for an anthem which their children's choir could sing with the adult choir on Palm Sunday, two memories sprang to mind: singing "hosanna" with abandon as a little soprano myself, and seeing a glowingly bald conductor turn and throw a long-bomb cue to the children in the St. Matthew Passion.
The dual nature of Palm Sunday can make for awkward programming. No sooner does one celebrate the triumphant passage of Jesus into Jerusalem than it is time to plunge into the darkness of Holy Week. Particularly in Protestant churches, which tend to de-emphasize the Passion in favor of the Resurrection, Palm Sunday can be a bi-polar affair—first fronds up, then heads down.
In Henry Vaughan's poem "Palm Sunday" there is majesty, mirth and a foreshadowing of things to come. A Joyful Symphony, a symphony only in the Baroque sense, takes its title from that poem's last line, but it is also a complement to my anthem, An Echoing Song (which takes its title similarly). Echoing is about questioning and opening up, Joyful about affirmation and closure.
Or secret groves, keep the high-way.
Mans life, and your full liberty.
To gather flowers to wellcome thee.
Joyn in a joyful Symphony.


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Jurassic Park in Concert in Dubai
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra presents Jurassic Park in Concert at Dubai Opera on 20th of April, 2017.
John Williams has been, and forever will be, a name linked to some of the best movie scores in history. Jurassic Park is one of his greatest hits and to hear it scored live to picture is an incredible experience.
Jurassic Park, a film that transformed the movie-going experience for an entire generation, became the highest-grossing film of all time in 1993.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park shows us a secluded island where scientists have succeeded in reviving the age of dinosaurs in a brand new, immersive theme park, the likes of which has never been seen before.
Now the audience has opportunity to experience this ground-breaking film as never before: projected in HD with the MSO performing Williams' magnificent score in this special screen and sound event.
Welcome… to Jurassic Park!
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Middle East Film & Comic Con 2023
3 March - 5 March 03:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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The region's first and largest popular culture festival, MEFCC, returns for its 11th edition. Be yourself and geek out with the community, meet your favorite heroes, cosplay, dance, game, shop, eat and be entertained!
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By the Numbers: Presidents' Day
Stats about the books, libraries and collections that recognize our nation's leaders
By Megan Bennett | January 3, 2023
Photo: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Presidents' Day is February 20
Year Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act, establishing the Presidential Library System. Before that, many presidents' archives were lost, destroyed, or separated.
Number of copies of Barack Obama's 2020 memoir, A Promised Land, that sold in the US and Canada within the first day of publication—a record for publisher Penguin Random House.
Square footage of the John F. Kennedy Library. The library, located in Boston, is the Presidential Library System's largest in terms of area.
Number of Pulitzer Prizes awarded for biographies written about presidents. The most recent was 2011's Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow.
Number of reels that make up the notorious Nixon White House Tapes collection held by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. As of 2018, the entire collection had been digitized.
Number of books housed at the National First Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio. The library is part of the First Ladies National Historic Site, located at and around the family home of former First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley.
MEGAN BENNETT is an associate editor of American Libraries
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South Africa's Bid to End AIDS
The Coming War on 'Black Nationalists'
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South Africa has pledged to ramp up efforts to end its massive HIV/AIDS epidemic, the world's largest. Come September, it will offer every infected person ARVs, which both stave off disease and make people less infectious.
BY Jon Cohen | PUBLICATION Science Magazine
On a Wednesday morning in April, a line of 600 HIV-infected people snakes through the hallways to the first waiting room of the Themba Lethu Clinic, a wing of the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. In most places in the country, where clinics are overtaxed, this would presage a wait of up to 10 hours. But here something different is happening. Staffers at computer monitors swiftly log in people and dispatch them for triage or, if they have tuberculosis, a special area away from others. Those who only need their antiretroviral (ARV) drugs walk directly to the pharmacists, who retrieve each patient's electronic medical record and use a robotic system to pull drugs from shelves and fill orders. The average wait time is 30 minutes to 2 hours to complete a doctor or nurse visit and 15 minutes at the pharmacy. A prototype ATM promises to further speed visits by directly dispensing ARV pills; one day, it is hoped, similar pill machines in shopping malls could make some clinic visits unnecessary.
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"This is an awesomely efficient place," says Ian Sanne, who heads Right to Care, a nongovernmental organization that runs this and several other clinics in collaboration with the health department. In developed countries, where patients complain about much shorter waits, this boast might seem absurd. But in South Africa, the Themba Lethu Clinic is celebrated as an example of what can be done to care for large numbers of HIV-infected people. This is at once a compliment to the clinic and a hint of the country's overwhelming HIV/AIDS challenge.
South Africa has pledged to ramp up efforts to end its massive HIV/AIDS epidemic, the world's largest. Come September, it will offer every infected person ARVs, which both stave off disease and make people less infectious. The immediate goal is to reach what is known as 90-90-90 by 2020: to have 90% of infected people aware of their status, 90% of known positives start ARVs, and 90% of that group drive the amount of virus in their bloodstream down to un-detectable levels. The theory is that as viral levels drop, transmission will, too, leading the epidemic to spiral downward. This 90-90-90 target is the cornerstone of a grand campaign, articulated by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and widely embraced by world leaders, to end the AIDS epidemic "as a global public health threat" by 2030.
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SOUTH AFRICA Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town Luniko plays with his friend at home. The two children are both HIV positive and are being treated with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.
SOUTH AFRICA Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town A pair of shoes and a bag hang on a peg at the 'Lizo Nobanda' day care centre. On the wall are photographs and a poster reading 'Hope Is Vital'. Here, children orphaned after the deaths of their parents from AIDS learn how to read and write, play together and eventually accept their HIV positive status.
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The International AIDS Conference (abbreviated AIDS 2012, AIDS 2014 and so on) is the world's most attended conference on HIV and AIDS.[1] These conferences started in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They were held annually until 1994 when they became biennial. The last conference was in Melbourne, Australia in July 2014.
The International AIDS Conference is the largest regular conference, and it provides a forum for the interaction of science, community, leadership, and the strengthening of an evidence-based policy and programmatic responses to the epidemic. The conferences also allow an opportunity to intensify political and financial commitments to AIDS, and include the largest international conference scholarship program in HIV/AIDS.
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Subspecii

Această specie cuprinde următoarele subspecii:

 C. s. strauchii
 C. s. varius

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St. Joseph (Mont.) football searching for opponent after COVID cancellation
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021, 1:52 p.m. | Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 1:52 p.m.
Football: St. Joseph (Montvale) vs Good Counsel (MD)
By Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A marquee out-of-state game between New Jersey and Maryland was canceled Monday due to COVID concerns and will not be rescheduled, according to St. Joseph coach Dan Marangi.
Marangi's team was slated to travel to Baltimore, Maryland to take on St. Frances on Saturday in a game pitting two teams perennially ranked near the top of every local and national poll.
St. Frances was unable to play because of COVID, according to Marangi.
"It's not the first, and it won't be the last one," Marangi said. "We can only control the things that we can control."
St. Joseph, ranked No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, opened the season with a loss to another Maryland school, Our Lady of Good Counsel. This weekend's trip was St. Joseph's only road game across state lines.
Marangi said his team is looking for a replacement game.
"Hopefully the phone rings," he said. "We're looking to play a good game, get our kids some work and get them an opportunity to play."
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Without a doubt, summer in (most of) Japan can be an endurance test. The relentless humidity can try the patience of just about anyone and this summer has been particularly rough, so much so that it even got declared a natural disaster in and of itself. Trying to keep my toddler son entertained throughout has definitely been a challenge, with the bonus issue of his baby sister coming along too! A lot of our usual outdoor parks are just not viable during the summer, what with the temperature, humidity, lack of shade and the overgrowth. With summer finally dragging itself towards a conclusion, here are some of the things we've been doing!
Yes, this is probably an obvious one, but we've definitely spent a fair bit of time in and around the little wading pool with the baby acting as something of a lifeguard. One of the upsides of my toddler's age is that he finds so much about this exciting, whether it be splashing in the pool, filling his bucket of water, or making handprints on the ground.
I picked up a water sprayer early in the season and it has been great fun, whether it be from spraying ourselves or, for my son, from spraying whatever he feels like. It's not enough to counter the really hot days, but it was good at the beginning of summer and I expect it will get used as the weather slooooowly cools down too. It also made a great pool toy!
While I'm not about to endorse anyone heading out into a typhoon, the days where the rain was heavy enough to make puddles have been pretty fun. Who cares about getting wet when it's this hot?
Again, this wasn't something that I felt like we could do on the hottest days, but it has been good for everyone on the slightly cooler ones. Just getting out of the house does everyone some good and there have been fewer mosquitoes around this year to spoil the fun.
Whoever coined the phrase about there being no bad weather, only bad clothing probably didn't live somewhere this humid. Sometimes, spending time outside just doesn't work that well and staying indoors is better for everyone.
My son loves anything to do with transport and we are lucky enough to live in an area where there are a number of forms of transport around. On quite a few days this summer, you could have found us on Chiba city's various trains, buses and - my son's favorite - the monorail. There was seldom a particular destination in mind, just a couple of hours spent riding around, and the time out of the station platforms was more than enough time outdoors.
A lot of the larger shopping centres have indoor play areas that are specifically targeted at preschoolers with slides, climbing equipment, and sometimes toys. Shopping centres with decent play areas will also often have other things for small children to do as well, which is also a win.
Similar to shopping centre playgrounds, these tend to be bigger and with more stuff to do, and are often free to residents of the local area.
Daiso is wondrous in many ways, and one of them is definitely budget friendly toys and games for young people to entertain themselves during long summer days. My son currently loves the Daiso sticker books and jigsaw puzzles, and so does my wallet.
A quick look at Google will give you plenty of advice on what physical activities you can do indoors on rainy days. Not all of this works well when you're living in the one room of the house that has an air conditioner, but they can often be adapted to some degree for a smaller space.
Books are always fun. When my son is a bit older (and maybe his sister is as well) and he has a bit more respect for public property, I fully expect the library to make an appearance on this list. In the meantimes, we have a lot of picture books, plus ample blank paper and coloring pages to keep him going.
And that's what we've been up to! While there has been fun to be had, I admit to having a renewed appreciation for our local parks and I'm very much looking forward to some cooler autumn days on which we can visit them. In the meantime, there are still plenty of hot days to get through and I'd love to hear some more ideas on how to entertain the kids. Tell me what you've been doing with the children in your life!


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