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Dementors
By Dr. Conspiracy on November 28, 2012 in Lounge, WorldNetDaily
You remember the Dementors from the Harry Potter books. They were the most vile of creatures—you might call them anti-life. They lived by feeding on horror and despair which they were very good at creating in the minds of their victims. They drained their victims of every good thought, every happy thought, ever decent thought, and left them with their worst experiences—before sucking the soul out of them.
In this Obama conspiracy business there are people who take on the role of Dementors, creating anxiety, fear, despair and anger for their livelihood. There was a very representative pair of them trying the suck the life out of the country by undermining respect for our democratic institutions that I stepped in today.
One is the online tabloid web site WorldNetDaily and the other was a particularly nasty fellow named Glenn Beck that they were reporting on. Beck put a figure of Barack Obama in a jar of what appeared to be urine and called it "Obama in Pee Pee" and tried to sell it on eBay for $25,000. It was reportedly removed from eBay.
WND is conducting a poll of reader reaction to what Beck did. WND readers overwhelmingly reacted positively. Their souls have already been sucked out at that vile place.
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22 Responses to Dementors
misha marinsky November 28, 2012 at 10:31 pm misha marinsky(Quote) #
"Beck put a figure of Barack Obama in a jar of what appeared to be urine and called it "Obama in Pee Pee" and tried to sell it on eBay for $25,000."
I'm not surprised.
Glenn Beck has gotten away with a rape and murder in the past:
http://didglennbeckrapeandmurderagirl.blogspot.com/
Could anyone imagine if we had a Mormon as president?
Beck and his ilk would have a field day. Just like Arizona SoS Bennett.
Keith November 28, 2012 at 10:42 pm Keith(Quote) #
Its a reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Christ
LW November 28, 2012 at 10:51 pm LW(Quote) #
We are, after all, talking about the guy who during his shock jock days, found out that the wife of a buddy of his (said buddy was at that time at a rival station) had miscarried.
So, he called her up, live on the air, and proceeded to mock the couple, saying that, hey, his buddy just couldn't do anything right, huh?
What a swell guy.
Paul November 28, 2012 at 11:02 pm Paul(Quote) #
Beck is a Mormon.
Paul: Beck is a Mormon.
So is Bennett.
Misha's been following the whole sordid rape and murder story for a while; I suspect he knows about what rituals Beck followed that day.
Eisenhower's Ag Sec was Ezra Benson, a Mormon elder.
When Benson was asked why the Mormon church refused black members, he replied "Darkies are good people and they have their place."
Steve November 28, 2012 at 11:44 pm Steve(Quote) #
Is it a fair comparison on Beck's part?
JPotter November 28, 2012 at 11:52 pm JPotter(Quote) #
They are also very concerned (again) about the 'crucified Obama' painting. Some guy paints something, nuts get panties in bind. Guess why a relatively unknown artist would paint something nuts would foam at the mouth over? To get the coverage nut farmers will predictably give them! Duhhhhhh……as birfers know very well, negative response is better than no response.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/obama-as-christ-painting-now-on-display/
Oh, silly me, Beck was making a direct response to the painting. Spoofing with a spoof, sort of. I say it isn't urine. eBay clearly yanked it for false advertising. Believe me, I know my urines.
Keith November 29, 2012 at 12:12 am Keith(Quote) #
Steve: Is it a fair comparison on Beck's part?
Dunno. Serrano is an artist. Beck is not.
I am not an art critic. Make up your own mind.
misha marinsky November 29, 2012 at 1:03 am misha marinsky(Quote) #
Keith: Serrano is an artist. Beck is not. I am not an art critic. Make up your own mind.
Serrano is a bona fide artist. Beck is a rabble rouser.
All those drugs and alcohol damaged his brain. Plus, his magic underwear is too tight.
Crustacean November 29, 2012 at 3:24 am Crustacean(Quote) #
JPotter: I say it isn't urine… Believe me, I know my urines.
I believe you. I think it was beer.
Note to self: never get into a pissing contest with JPotter…
Thrifty November 29, 2012 at 6:09 am Thrifty(Quote) #
Beck put a figure of Barack Obama in a jar of what appeared to be urine and called it "Obama in Pee Pee" and tried to sell it on eBay for $25,000
Seriously? That's just plain childish.
Andrew Vrba, PmG November 29, 2012 at 9:31 am Andrew Vrba, PmG(Quote) #
Speaking of demented, Orly is calling for people to bring protest signs with them to DC on inauguration day. I decided to mess with her, and told her that I'd call in and tell the Secret Service to be on the look out for a bomb-toting terrorist wearing an ugly poofy blond wig.
To quote a certain barber, I've been "naaaaaaughty!"
Because the crank probably can't tell when someone is making a joke at her expense, she'll no doubt claim that I am trying to have her killed.
Keith: I am not an art critic. Make up your own mind.
I hold a BFA with a minor in Art History. While conceding that I am currently mostly retired from creative endeavors, until an MFA and/or a working Art Historian comes along, I'll assert expertise.
My semi-professional opinion is:
Nope. It's a political demonstration, an editorial comment, a satire, and all in poor taste. There is some wit in referencing Piss Christ, but in being done for the titillation of an audience, and done specifically to dredge up past faux outrage, it's just exploitation. It was a shameless performance, that makes no lasting, constructive statement about, or contribution to, culture. It was a demonstration of, not a commentary on, the depravities we are capable of.
As for the relic, what was placed on eBay, it's a stage prop. Like Beck's chalkboard, but of far less import. I can't believe he still uses that chalkboard … ! His act never evolves.
JPotter November 29, 2012 at 1:07 pm JPotter(Quote) #
Crustacean: Note to self: never get into a pissing contest with JPotter…
I won another one yesterday 😛
misha marinsky November 29, 2012 at 1:29 pm misha marinsky(Quote) #
"Communist" has nine letters. "Glenn Beck" has nine letters.
Crustacean November 29, 2012 at 4:17 pm Crustacean(Quote) #
misha marinsky: "Communist" has nine letters. "Glenn Beck" has nine letters.
Not at all! Nor is it a coincidence that "douche bag" contains nine letters, as well.
As an art lover, I'm not offended at Beck's lame attempt at "art." But as a homebrewer (since 1986), I AM offended that he used beer as his substitute for urine. It's taken years to get the rest of the world to start respecting American ales and lagers as being anything other than "pisswater." Who knows how much this stunt of his has set us back!
I think I'll call my next creation (an altbier) "Glenn Beck is a Huge Douchebag Alt." Ah, what a piss-ant he is!!
Thomas Brown November 29, 2012 at 4:31 pm Thomas Brown(Quote) #
As does "pedophile."
Keith November 29, 2012 at 6:35 pm Keith(Quote) #
JPotter: My semi-professional opinion is: …
I note that Piss Christ has been on display at a Serrano exhibit in New York for the last couple of months According to Wikipedia:
Beginning September 27, 2012, Piss Christ was on display at the Edward Tyler Nahem gallery in New York, at the Andres Serrano show "Body and Spirit."[18] Religious groups and some lawmakers called for President Barack Obama to denounce the artwork, comparing it to the anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims that the White House had condemned earlier that month.
Perhaps this is Beck's 'inspiration'.
Crustacean: I think I'll call my next creation (an altbier) "Glenn Beck is a Huge Douchebag Alt." Ah, what a piss-ant he is!!
That's the one! Put a figurine in a bottle of yellow liquid with a name tag that says 'Glen Beck'. Title the work 'Piss Ant'.
Keith: That's the one! Put a figurine in a bottle of yellow liquid with a name tag that says 'Glen Beck'. Title the work 'Piss Ant'.
You know guys, we could completely claim this. Start submerging various depictions of beloved, inspirational figures and popculture icons in various liguids, in various container, and "displaying" them on eBay. The wittier the combination of persona, fluid, and container, the better!
And a more permanent online "gallery" as well. The thoughts are more important than the objets. Anyone have a spare webpage?
Now, see, that would be art.


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Elizabeth Rossiter
Samling Artist Programme: 2012 & 2014
Pianist Elizabeth Rossiter enjoys a busy performing career primarily as a song accompanist, chamber musician and répétiteur.
She has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, The Barbican, Queen Elizabeth and Bridgewater Halls, Sage Gateshead, Kings Place, the Purcell Room, the Crush Room of the Royal Opera House, and has broadcast many times on BBC Radio 3, from the Albert Hall in the Proms, and on national television. She has performed in mainland Europe, including recent recitals in France, Germany, Poland, Ireland and Hungary.
She is a Samling Artist, a Park Lane Group and a Britten-Pears Young Artist, a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and the official accompanist of the Natiional Mozart Singing Competition. She won scholarships and awards to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London from where she graduated with Distinction and was the Accompaniment Fellow. She completed her studies as an Associate Trainee at the National Opera Studio. Competition successes include the Pianists' Prize at the Patricia Routledge National English Song Competition, the Concordia Serena Nevill Prize and the Queen Mary II Accompaniment Prize at the Guildhall. Her work as a répétiteur has taken her to Opera Holland Park and the Grimebourne Festival.
In addition to her performing career, Elizabeth very much enjoys her teaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she also works as a staff accompanist.

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Stellantis Announces New Brand Heads for Citroën & Jeep in India
Saurabh Vatsa and Nipun J Mahajan will now be responsible for the Citroën brand and Jeep Brand in India, respectively
Saurabh Vatsa
After the announcement of Roland Bouchara as CEO & Managing Director for Stellantis in India earlier in April 2021, the company has today announced key leadership appointments for its operations in India.
Saurabh Vatsa and Nipun J Mahajan will now be responsible for the Citroën brand and Jeep Brand in India, respectively.
Nipun J Mahajan
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Saurabh and Nipun will report directly to Roland Bouchara, CEO & Managing Director for Stellantis in India. The new, integrated organization structure is effective from June 7, 2021.
"I am pleased to welcome Saurabh and Nipun to our India leadership team. These appointments are a continuation of the seamless integration process that has been well underway since Stellantis was born," says Roland Bouchara, CEO & Managing Director of Stellantis in India. "Both Saurabh and Nipun brings to their position a series of stellar achievements and rich industry experience from which our customers, partners and the Group as a whole will benefit greatly."


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Saving the Vicuña: The Political, Biophysical, and Cultural History of Wild Animal Conservation in Peru, 1964–2000
Emily Wakild, Boise State UniversityFollow
This article examines national efforts to protect wildlife in the twentieth century. Its focus is the vicuña, a small llama-like species native to the Andes, which nearly went extinct due to the high economic value of its wool. Instead, the Peruvian national government—despite significant regime shifts—intervened to put in place and then perpetuate a series of conservation measures, including trade restrictions and a territorial reserve, that protected the population and allowed it to rebound. Using a combination of cultural, economic, political, and biological methods to understand the animals and people concerned about them, this article argues that conservation reoriented relationships among people and wild animals. Cultural affinities led to ethical claims about the animal's value as well as utilitarian arguments about its potential economic worth for community and economic development. Moreover, the vicuña themselves shaped both the landscapes and the conservation programs with their biological habits. Saving the vicuña proved to be a complex social process that challenged facile assumptions about past environmental actions of politically volatile, economically marginalized, and socially divided nations.
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The American Historical Review following peer review. The version of record
Wakild, E. (2020). Saving the Vicuña: The Political, Biophysical, and Cultural History of Wild Animal Conservation in Peru, 1964-2000. The American Historical Review, 125(1), 54-88.
is available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhz939. The content of this document may vary from the final published version.
Wakild, Emily. (2020). "Saving the Vicuña: The Political, Biophysical, and Cultural History of Wild Animal Conservation in Peru, 1964–2000". The American Historical Review, 125(1), 54-88. https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhz939
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A fresh strategy to protect our natural environment and recognise its significant value to our economy and lifestyle was today endorsed.
The 'Our Natural City' Strategy aims to achieve 51 per cent native vegetation cover in the city by 2020.
Mayor Tom Tate said the Gold Coast's natural environment laid the foundation for our enviable lifestyle and global reputation, and the strategy reflected its significance to our economy.
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Hot Press Top Irish Films Of The Year 2021
Roe McDermott
Take a look at our some of our favourite Irish films of the year – with something to suit every cinematic taste...
Love Yourself Today
Damien Dempsey has long been beloved by audiences at home and abroad, and his annual Christmas gigs in Vicar Street have become a ritual gathering for many fans, who come together and listen to his authentic, hope-filled music. These gigs have become more than a concert: they're an emotional release for people looking to feel seen, understood, connected. Powerful doc Love Yourself Today captures the magic of Dempsey's shows – but also explores the personal tales of three fans who have all been affected by tragedy and trauma. They have battled through, and attend Dempsey's Christmas gigs as an annual reminder that they have community, a place to express themselves, and songs dedicated to the issues affecting them.
One of the most highly anticipated Irish films in years was finally released in 2021, and its exploration of trauma, the housing crisis and the importance of community feels incredibly prescient. Clare Dunne co-wrote and stars in Herself, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, which tells the story of a single mother in Dublin who decides to build her own house.
Dunne's character, Sandra, has just escaped an abusive relationship that has left her physically and emotionally scarred. But through her trauma is her sense of determination and resilience, and she wants to provide for her children – only to find herself facing shame from the court system, obstacles from the housing system, and the impossibility of being able to ever own her own home.
She decides to try and build a house herself, finding a community of empathetic friends who offer her land and construction help, and she sets about taking control of her life. Acutely observed and brilliantly acted, Herself is a triumph.
Arracht
The release of Tom Sullivan's famine drama Arracht was repeatedly delayed due to Covid, but despite the setbacks, the film gained international acclaim and attention before finally hitting our screens – and the praise is justified. Set in 1845 at the height of the Great Hunger and told entirely through Irish, Arracht follows Cólman Sharkey (Dónall Ó Healaí), who must leave his home after being accused of a crime. Layer in themes of family, redemption, colonialism and traditional thriller elements – as well as striking cinematography - and you have a film well worth waiting for.
The third animated feature from two-time Oscar nominee Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart is a stunning Irish folklore tale, steeped in superstition and magic. Wolfwalkers follows Robyn Goodfellow, a young apprentice hunter who befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumoured to have the ability to transform into wolves by night.
As they search for Mebh's missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the wolfwalkers, and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy. A gorgeous film for the whole family.
Phil Lynott: Songs For While I'm Away
Phil Lynott was expressive, artistic and determined to have a life that extended beyond Dublin, which would allow his music to connect with anyone who also wanted more. And in the documentary Songs For While I'm Away, award-winning director Emer Reynolds tries to live up to his wishes.
The documentary features interviews with Lynott's friends, bandmates, and music experts – including our own Niall Stokes! – while also embracing artistic visuals, archive footage and an interrogation of Lynott's lyrics. Reynolds' empathetic approach to filmmaking means that Thin Lizzy's rise to fame and Lynott's personal struggles are handled sensitively, while impressionistic, neon cityscapes of Dublin capture the singer's hectic, gig-filled lifestyle. A thoughtful, empathetic documentary.
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The University of Texas at Arlington has built a world-class sporting and special events venue in College Park Center. As we have worked with the University to design the requirements for the broadcast and production systems, we've been impressed with UT Arlington's commitment to establish the new facility as one of the most technological advanced arenas in college sports.
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The video game industry must really hate Nintendo. Microsoft and Sony engage in an eternal sprint to see who can release the most powerful hardware, like casino patrons running headlong to claim the first, biggest jackpot. But Nintendo is perfectly happy arriving late to the party, and cleaning up with far inferior, but way more innovative console designs.
The Nintendo Wii was shockingly underpowered, offering games that were a decade behind, but came with motion controls. Need we remind you which the best-selling console of the previous generations was? Hint, the one with motion controls.
The current generation saw a similar trend with the Switch. Microsoft came up with the 'loser' of this generation, the Xbox One, while Sony trotted out the winner, the PlayStation 4. Nintendo had the Switch. Did the Switch come close to the horsepower of the hardware from the other companies? Nope. But it did have a built-in portable version of itself. Plus, of course, Zelda and Mario. Were we all impressed? By what, the option to take a console grade handheld device on road trips? Why, yes. Yes, we were.
The Switch Lite is due out on September 20th 2019. It drops the console aspect of the original, being just a handheld version. It's cheaper of course, and really is the perfect logical step in design. But this isn't what we're here to talk about. We want to know about the Switch 2.
When Will It Release?
Just to be upfront about things, we don't have much solid information on the next generation of Nintendo hardware. This is all just speculation. What we do know is that the new generation of consoles is set to get rolling, probably in 2020. Microsoft is expected to release the Xbox Project Scarlett, and PlayStation the PS5. This means that Nintendo will have to make a move of its own to keep pace.
At a recent press conference, Nintendo president Doug Bowser spoke at length about future plans. Yes, we think it is absolutely adorable that his surname is Bowser, and can't help but assume he became president of Nintendo solely for the name recognition. Bowser said that the Lite was the last new model for this year, and will be in time for the holidays. So, the Switch 2 will be hitting shelves sometime next year. Which all makes sense. Reports say that the Scarlett is due 'not before mid-2020,' and the PS5 around the end of 2020.
So we are willing to put hard money on the Switch 2 coming out next year, but when? Traditionally, Nintendo likes to skirt competition from the other tech-giants. But this means that the console will have to come out either in early 2020, or perhaps in early 2021. Alternatively, it will have to find a little gap between the Scarlett and PS5.
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What Will It Be?
Rumours on what the Switch 2 will involve are flying all over the Internet at present. But really, it comes down to simple logic. The new console will, naturally, keep the design choices of the successful original. Which is to say it will be a console, but have the option to be made portable by simply picking up the central body component. This works, is really cool, and everyone loves the flexibility. The little handheld controllers are also neat, allowing quick attachment and reattachment, depending on what you want.
Logically, the Switch 2 will primarily be a hardware upgrade. There is little reason to change the core design, since it works so well. But, as with the Nintendo Wii, the Switch is drastically underpowered in comparison to other consoles. The Switch has an embarrassing 4 gigabytes of RAM, which makes it inferior to most modern mobile phones. So, will the Switch 2 have more RAM? Obviously. Breath of the Wild may have been very innovative, but frankly the draw distance was a bit laughable.
Another possibility is far more intriguing. AR and VR support.
Will It Support VR?
In 2018 a Nintendo representative shrugged off talks of VR, saying that it lacked mainstream appeal. But a year later the Labo VR Kit was being showcased, demonstrating that Nintendo does have some interest in the tech after all. It doesn't seem impossible that the Switch 2 would have VR functionality, or at least some kind of attachable peripheral.
Though, on the other hand VR requires some serious horsepower in order to be viable. Yes, we think the hardware will get a bump, but enough to support VR? The focus will be on the portable component, and in order to keep costs down, the specs will still be a bit behind the mainstream. However, VR may still be on the table, at least to some extent.
It remains to be seen, but chances are more information on the Switch 2 will be hitting the media outlets soon. In the meantime; don't forget the Switch Lite due out in September, 2020.
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Lenovo today at IFA 2012 Berlin event unveiled a whole new portfolio of Idea PCs primed for Windows 8. The portfolio includes a new IdePad U Series Ultrabook, IdeaPadY and Z Series laptops; all are powered by third generation Intel Core processors or AMD A-Series processors.
The 15-inch IdeaPad U510 measures just 21mm thick and weighing under 2.2kg, and features third generation Intel Core i7 processor, and as much as 1TB of HDD storage with an optional 32GB solid state drive cache, a battery life of up to six hours and an integrated DVD reader/writer or Blu-ray Disc drive. The IdeaPad U510 will be available September 2012 starting at $679.
Moving to the Lenovo's Y series, the company announced the IdePad 14-inch Y400 and 15.6-inch Y500. Each model is equipped with up to third generation Intel Core i7 processors, NVIDIA GeForce GT655M 2GB dual graphics, up to 16GB DDR3 memory, and as much as 1TB of HDD storage. The IdeaPad Y400 and Y500 will be available October 2012 starting at $649.
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Q: different sizeof structures containing similar data For the below program, I was expecting the sizeof(node1) and sizeof(node2) to be 12 bytes on a 64 bit platform. But it seems that sizeof(node1) = 12 and sizeof(node2) = 16. Why the difference?
#include <stdio.h>
struct node1
{
    int a;
    int b;
    int c;
};
struct node2
{
    int* a;
    int c;
};
int main()
{
    printf("size1 = %d, size2 = %d\n", sizeof(node1), sizeof(node2));
    return 0;
}

Output
size1 = 12, size2 = 16

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Too many people have been burned out by so-called Social Media "experts," where all they do are the most basic Facebook and Twitter activities, sign up onto many social media sites, once in a while update statuses and try to friend/follow everyone on the planet, and hope for the best. What's worse is they command a truckload of money for providing a potentially revenue-generating service that they don't "get."
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The big players of the social networking sites are bigger than they've ever been and continuing to grow. Today LinkedIn went public, the first social networking site to do so. "LinkedIn opened at $83 on the New York Stock Exchange, up 84% from its initial public offering price of $45. It was recently changing hands at $85.99 a share, up 91%, valuing the company at more than 8 billion."
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In an effort to show the world how modern they are, an Israeli couple recently named their baby "Like," after the popular Facebook feature, the Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on Monday. "We named her Like because it's modern and innovative," father Lior Adler told the mass-circulation paper. "I checked that the name does not exist elsewhere in the country, that was the main condition for me," he said.
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What she announced at the conference is, Google Business Photos which are essentially "Street View" for business interiors. A few months ago Google partnered with a group of seventeen museums' and had their professional photographers shoot the rooms to have a panoramic view of what it was like to be inside the museum.


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Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace.
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Orange Park is a family-friendly town in Clay County, Florida. It is located next to the St. Johns River and part of the bustling suburb of Jacksonville. Given its facilities, strategic location, decent employment opportunities and lower cost of living, it proves to be a fantastic place to retire or put down roots.
About Orange Park
Orange Park was founded in 1877 by Florida Improvement and Winter Home Company. The old McIntosh plantation went through challenging times after the Civil War, and the town's ownership changed hands a couple of times. Florida Improvement and Winter Home Company then purchased numerous thousands of acres of land and called the town the Orange Park. They then planted orange trees which proved to be extremely profitable.
Orange Park continued growing over the years and it became the point of entry at the northeastern side of Clay country. Business and commerce boomed in the area and has since become a lively suburb of Jacksonville.
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
Whether you're a young professional, a family, or a retiree, you can always find homes for sale in Orange Park that meet your needs, budget, and lifestyle.
You can find single-family homes, condos, townhouses, multi-family complexes, and luxury apartments. Those who are looking for luxurious homes in town can look around the St. Johns River area where homeowners can go boating and partake in other water activities. Other finer homes in Orange Park are located on Doctor's Lake. New housing developments feature more modern homes.
Orange Park's real estate is very diverse, with houses for sale ranging from $70,000 to $700,000 and the median home cost is $194,000. Real estate appreciation for the last decade sits at 9.2% which has created a bustling real estate industry, attracting families, professionals and retirees of all ages. It has a friendly and safe community that allows parents to send their kids to school in peace, as well as diverse employment opportunities for various professions.
It perfectly brings together the benefits of city life and small-town vibe, making it one of the best places to live in Florida.
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Orange Park is one of the finest destinations to live in the Jacksonville suburb, featuring wide selections of things to do and see.
Shoppers go to the Orange Park Mall for their retail fix. The establishment is home to over a hundred stores, including top-retail brands, a massive food court and restaurants, children's play area, and an AMC movie theatre. There are also surrounding shops and businesses that contribute to the town's commercial growth.
Sports enthusiasts make their way to Eagle Landing Golf Club and the Orange Park Country Club to play golf. The Eagle Landing Golf Club is a 7,037-yard golf course that also has a clubhouse, restaurant, and golf shop.
St. Johns River in Orange Park is the longest river in Florida and is also a destination for both recreational and commercial use. The river's "lazy" flow makes it an excellent venue for laid-back water-based activities like swimming, boating, and kayaking.
Life in Orange Park
Covering a total of 5.3 square miles and with a population of around 8,700, Orange Park is one of the best places to live in Florida. It has an average of 205 sunny days and no snow. Not only does the town boast of some of the best and reasonably-priced houses for sale in Florida, but it also has a lively community without the harried, stressful vibe.
You'll find various and numerous employment opportunities in town in both the white-collar and blue-collar sectors. There are fantastic jobs in the service and management industries, particularly in Winter Park, but there are also wonderful opportunities for people in the military and medical field. The naval air station in Jacksonville is less than half an hour away from Orange Park.
Kids can attend any three of the elementary schools, including the Orange Park Elementary School which is the oldest in Clay County. There are also two junior high schools, as well as three high schools. The town is also home to Fortis College and a number of private schools.
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The town features a number of beautiful parks with relaxing scenery and abundant greenery: Clarke House Park, Town Hall Park, Clay County Parks, T.C. Miller Community Center and Recreation Park, Somer's Sunshine Park, Orange Park Skateboard Park, and Orange Park Sports and Recreation Park.
The town avidly supports the conservation of their natural resources, so the parks remain safe, healthy and green all throughout the year.
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Fall Festival is a two-day affair is held annually in October, featuring the largest selection of crafts and handmade products. Admission is free for all, plus you get to enjoy performances, kids' entertainment and loads of stores to shop from.
Hometown Holiday is a fun-filled December event celebrating the holidays in the good, old-fashioned way. Hometown Holiday features shopping villages, photos with Santa, Clarke House Tours, hayrides, and more!
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Orange Park never runs short of arts and cultural experiences. The Thrasher-Horne Theatre is a staple destination in town, offering enter Broadway and theatrical performances year-round. The Clarke House is a historic destination that was built in the 1900s. It is home to a large playground, a beautiful, sand volleyball, lake and gardens lined with majestic old oak trees.
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The Pavilion, on Eastbourne's fantastic seafront, is a stylish café available as a unique venue for afternoon teas, light lunches and a hot or cold beverage. Located next to the Redoubt Fortress.
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One of the unsung joys of booking a group adventure is that all the little details are taken out of your hands. So, rather than waste time planning how to get from A to B, you can kick back with a passion fruit cocktail (sea views optional) and let Flash Pack's team of travel pros take care of the leg work for you.
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So, without further ado, here are nine unforgettable moments of adventure to tick off your wish list in 2022 – here's to a life more bold.
Admire the Northern Lights of Finland on your own private island
The ethereal Northern Lights are a spectacle all of their own – but the magic of Mother Nature ramps up a gear when you add a private island into the mix. This winter Finland trip unfolds deep in the heart of Lapland, complete with a snow-clad island that is available exclusively for Flashpackers.
Hotel Vartiosaari is located on the aptly named Aurora Island in the middle of the River Kemijoki, and can only be accessed via a 70-metre hanging bridge. Rooms are tucked away in cosy Finnish cabins, and there's a hotel sauna on-site, as well as a large traditional Lappish Kota with log fire where meals are served. This quiet, private setting – a private winter wonderland – is a great spot from which to admire the Northern Lights. Providing the night is clear, you'll have a front-row view to the shimmering skies above.
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Search for octopi in the kelp forests of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
If you haven't watched My Octopus Teacher yet, you're in for a treat: the Netflix documentary is all about how a filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in the South African kelp forest. And it's exactly this experience that you can try out for yourself on a South Africa sojourn.
Flashpackers will be provided with snorkels to embark on this magical ocean adventure around the eerie and beautiful subterranean kelp forest. A specialist guide will take you to the best spots away from other swimmers, with a chance to see squatted gully sharks, seals – and, yes, magnificent octopi – that hang out in this remarkable habitat on the Cape Peninsula. Afterwards, the wildlife wonders keep coming as we marvel at the colonies of African Penguins at Boulder Beach and pop by Cape Point Nature Reserve to say hi to a dazzle of zebras.
Find out more about Flash Pack's South Africa trip.
Hike a back door route to the Rose Red City of Petra, Jordan
Forget the typical entrance to Petra, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. It's much more exciting to hike a secret "back door" route to Jordan's ancient Nabatean kingdom, for an experience that's straight out of Indiana Jones.
Join us as we cross the desert landscape on a 15-kilometre trek, seeing the Rose Red City emerge in the opposite direction to most tourists. Your first glimpse of this archaeological gem will be all the more spellbinding thanks to the unusual passage in. Our route involves climbing a steep stairway over blush-coloured rocks, before the majesty of Petra is unveiled. Cue: a maze of wow-worthy caves, temples and tombs – the time-honoured remains of a once-thriving desert empire.
Find out more about Flash Pack's Jordan trip
Grab an insider view of Colombian street art in Bogotá
The Colombian capital of Bogotá is fast becoming the go-to destination for vibrant street art, with iconic works that reflect the city's volatile history. The best way to appreciate these murals, however, is through the eyes of a seasoned local. Step forward photographer Andres Trujillo: one of the little-known stars of the Bogotá arts scene.
Having worked closely with ex-guerrilla members and graffiti artists on a range of social projects, Andres knows everything there is to know about Colombia's artistic soul. Join him on a tour around La Candelaria, a scenic neighbourhood packed with hidden gardens, colonial buildings and vivid bursts of graffiti art. With Andres' stories to fuel you on, you can get a true sense of what the murals are all about.
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Get up-close with the drama of the wildebeest migration in Tanzania
Every year, more than 1.5 million wildebeest move in a vast loop across the Serengeti plains, in search of seasonal rains. A safari in Tanzania provides a unique window onto this incredible sight, often described as the greatest show on Earth. The experience gets better still if you stay at the award-winning Bush Rover Migration Camp, with rooms set across a series of converted Land Rovers.
This off-grid location means that guests can get closer to the wildebeest migration, and other safari wildlife, than most other tourists. Along with daily game drives, you'll catch amazing views of the migration just from your private Land Rover veranda. It's not unusual to see wildebeest calves or the odd cheetah wandering into camp, along with herds of elephants washing in a nearby river. All this, with the lap of luxury – think campfire canapés, cocktails and hand-drawn baths – to boot.
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Stay overnight at a Buddhist temple in Koyasan, Japan
To really understand Japan, you have to be familiar with not only its neon cities but also its age-old spiritual heart. The best type of trip to the Land of the Rising Sun will have a good helping of both. One of the more poignant moments on offer here comes with an overnight stay at a Buddhist temple in Koyasan – a sacred monastic hub dating back to the year 816 AD. This UNESCO World Heritage site is steeped in quiet natural beauty, surrounded by ancient trees and natural hot springs.
This once-in-a-lifetime sleepover provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse at monastic life, as you dine and pray alongside the temple's resident monks, as well as participating in practices such as morning meditation (ajikan). Delicious vegetarian food is all part of the experience, as the opportunity to bathe in a single-sex Shukubo communal hot water bath. Above all, this evocative stay is about quietude, and the ability to revel in nature light years away from the hassles of modern life.
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Share lunch with a real-life Luchador in Mexico City
Your average lunch al desko will pale in comparison next to the chance to break bread with a Luchador: one of Mexico City's masked superheroes who blend legend with kilos of wrestling prowess. Learn all about how these pop cultural legends train to get in shape, before trying out some of their moves in a duel with your fellow travellers.
A street food lunch follows, with the opportunity to find out more about the Luchador lifestyle as you share dishes with your new friend/ freestyle wrestling champ. Of course, no wrestling experience would be complete without a live Lucha Libre show, so in the evening you'll head to Arena México to see this flamboyant battle of good versus evil up-close – with a Luchador providing commentary for you. A downtown bar-hopping tour follows, for a suitably lively end to the night.
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Make your own-brand red wine in Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, a scenic city dotted across the foothills of the Andes, is the largest wine-producing region in South America. So what better place to conjure up your very own blend of red wine? This experience is one in a million, allowing you to make your own tailor-made version of the good stuff – guided by winemakers with generations of experience in the art.
Start by taking a tour of one of the many family-run vineyards in the region, learning all about their wine-making process amid the highland vineyards. Then it's over to you to see if you can create something to rival the delicious tang of Mendoza's world-famous Malbecs. Could this be the start of a brand new career? Who knows, but it makes for an amazing workshop, topped off with a visit to the nearby Susana Balbo winery – home of Argentina's first female winemaker – for a three-course gourmet lunch.
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Travel through Morocco's Agafay desert in a vintage sidecar
Calling all diehard adventurers. The lunar plains of the Agafay desert are yours to revel in, with views from the best transport imaginable: a cool vintage sidecar. Hop aboard for a journey like no other, as you get whisked through a cinematic landscape that stretches out across the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
Some of the best scenery here can be found with a route leading to the Kik Plateau, over 1,000 metre above sea level, with breath-taking panoramas all round. Seeing this from a sidecar really is a special and unusual experience, topped off with a picnic amid the peaks.
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Brand is the most valuable, and most at-risk asset.
At China-i we take an innovative risk-based approach to branding, reputation and communication. A company's brand and reputation often is its most valuable financial asset. Yet, because it is not tangible, strategic risks that threaten are often left unmitigated and unhedged. Due mainly to this problem, and related issues, Chinese companies, irrespective of size, have not been able to create powerful brands to capture the hearts and minds of foreign and domestic markets.
Chinese companies deal with unique risks.
Chinese companies also deal with unique risks that come from the clash between their unique heritage and management style and that of local foreign populations and business partners. We have developed a highly successful data based model that uses risk management to help Chinese clients deal with the strategic risks and create globally and domestically strong brands.
We call it SSSRM. Sino Specific Strategic Risk Management or 3SRM to be short.
Specific: Because China Faces Unique risks specific to it.
Strategic: These are risks that cannot be resolved by financial means alone, but require others tools, such as communication and consultation tools to deal with social risk.
Social Risk – Obtaining the Social License — Targeting risks at the grassroots to turn social risk into financial capital. Aligning the aims of the project with the needs of the local community.
Stakeholder Risk – All good relationships are build on trust. Identify your most powerful foreign stakeholders and devising targeted engagement policies for each group.
Cross-cultural Risk – Identification of common values and shared values is an important of the strategy.
All the above risks can have a combined financial value as high as the value of the project, if left unmitigated.


What a lovely little bottle size – one of our customers order this to mix with warm milk – apparently a Russian cure for persistent coughs!
Perrier is a sparkling water sourced from a spring in the Gard district, in the French city of Vergèze.
The strength of the carbonation gives Perrier a unique mouthfeel, with the natural volcanic carbonation added to during the bottling process to account for gases lost during extraction.
As such, Perrier could be described as 'aggressively sparkling'.
The green Perrier bottle is based on the shape of the Indian club equipment at which founder Sir Saint-John Harmsworth used to go for exercise.
Aqua Amore are proud to stock Perrier naturally sparkling mineral water for you to dine with, drink and hydrate.


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Desmond Bane's playoff message: 'We love Memphis'
By Drew Hill, Daily Memphian Updated: April 12, 2022 6:07 PM CT | Published: April 12, 2022 3:54 PM CT
The Memphis Grizzlies will play in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Desmond Bane, seen here, has made the playoffs twice in two seasons.(Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Desmond Bane will drive around town on Tuesday looking at the playoff signage. The Grizzlies guard hopes the team can put on a show for the home fans.
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If textiles are your scene then a visit to Arab Street is something that you must on no account miss. To walk down Arab Street without looking at the fabrics would take you about five minutes. However, stop and look, you will find hand painted and hand stamped batiks, silks, cottons, inexpensive to plushly expensive fabrics. It is worth the visit to see the wide range of batik alone. You can also buy supplies for doing batik yourself, including cantings with multiple spouts!
Arab Street is the Moslem centre of the city and you will encounter streets with Malay names like Pahang Road, Jalan Sultan and Jalan Pisang. As well as the Batiks from Indonesia you'll find sarongs, flower essences, hajj caps, songkok hats, hookahs, rattan and basketware.
Whilst you are in the area it is worth visiting the Sultan Mosque. The largest mosque in the city; it was built in 1825. Funding for the mosque was a grant from Stamford Raffles and the East India Co. following the treaty Raffles made with the Sultan of Johor. In 1925 the building was replaced by the present gold domed building. You may visit the mosque between 5 a.m. and 8.30 p.m. daily. Remember to dress respectfully when visiting the mosque.
To get to Arab Street take the MRT to BUGIS then walk towards the Golden Landmark Hotel and Shopping Centre and then make your way towards the Sultan Mosque along North Bridge Road. The textile merchants can then be found along Arab street heading towards Beach Road. In the photograph taken between Golden Landmark and Arab Street turn right before you get to the Mosque.


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Five-Year Eradication of Hepatitis B Infection after an Outreach Immunization Program in the Waorani Population in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Quizhpe, Edy
Nauta, Gladys
Cordoba-Dona, Juan Antonio
Umeå universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, Epidemiologi och global hälsa. Consejeria Salud, Junta Andalucia, Cadiz, Spain.
Teran, Enrique
2016 (Engelska)Ingår i: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ISSN 0002-9637, E-ISSN 1476-1645, Vol. 95, nr 3, s. 670-673Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
In Waorani communities of the Amazon basin of Ecuador, hepatitis B (HB) surface antigen was found in 14% of asymptomatic persons. The aim of this study was to identify the Waorani population in Ecuador and obtain an epidemiologically adequate coverage of vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) among them. Between February and September 2010, three vaccination campaigns were completed as part of a collaborative activity between the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health and the community leaders in the intervention areas. In addition, in 10 of the 22 Waorani communities, during first contact, a questionnaire about risk factors for HBV infection was administered. A total of 16 Waorani communities were registered before the beginning of this intervention, but during the actual process, six additional communities were identified. In total, 1,251 community members were registered, 92.7% of which received all three doses of the vaccine. Among them, 83% of survey respondents reported having been vaccinated, but only 22% were able to show proof. Only 1% of respondents were intravenous drug users, whereas 22% had at least one tattoo. All self-identified as heterosexual, but only 32% reported using condoms during sexual intercourse. By March 2015, no new cases of HB were been reported in any of the Waorani communities. Herein, we report the importance of intersectoral collaboration to strengthen health interventions in an isolated population like the Waorani area.
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Microsoft World Partner Conference: Day 1
08 July, 2013 Steve Cox - Gue... Cloud
It's Microsoft World Partner Conference time, which is an event I always look forward to. This year it's being held in Houston (it's a tough job but someone's got to do it) so I'm camped here for a week taking in all the latest from Microsoft, delivered via a variety of speeches and workshops.
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer was first onto stage and he opened with a thanks, announcing that the total partner revenue to Microsoft is worth a not too shabby $650 billion.
As well as bringing up Windows 8 and how Microsoft have been listening to feedback from consumers with its followup, Windows 8.1 (we'll await its arrival before giving our verdict but we're looking forward to it, and more importantly what it means for today's multi device workers), Steve commented on the nature of today's technology landscape.
The whole industry is innovating faster and faster than ever before and it's an incredibly exciting time – the move to the cloud for most businesses is getting closer and there are more new products and solutions coming into the market now than there has ever been before.
The trick will be ensuring that all these new products are clear in their benefits for businesses, and that jargon and buzz words don't continue to saturate, and ultimately lead to mass confusion for the user. Steve spoke about how Microsoft's mantra is to build experiences that help people get stuff done.
The focus on his speech was on the four massive trends which customers are speaking to Microsoft about: Cloud, Big Data, Social, and Mobility.
Here are the highlights of his speech:
The path to the cloud leads almost all companies to the public cloud (as opposed to private or hybrid). This puts a lot of pressure on suppliers to have a low cost, highly available and secure infrastructure.
SharePoint was Microsoft's fastest growing product until it was overtaken by Lync, but now Office365 holds that crown.
Azure is battle tested first of all on delivering Microsoft solutions in the public cloud, such as Office 365 and CRM.
Microsoft has 1 million servers in the data centre.....but there are only about 5 or 6 companies, (Amazon and Google included) that really get date centres, and know how to use them properly. There is a lot of education needed about data centres.
Astonishingly, 90% of the world's data has only been created in the last 2 years. That's a lot of information in a short space of time.
Most of the value in big data is self-learning, which is then turned into automating processes. This provides you with the level of detailed knowledge you need about your market or customer.
The Azure data marketplace gives access to things like weather data - this can interact with your own data, to give an overall view using both public and private data.
Social isn't a product, but it is a way of working – the focus in on collaboration and communication which is important given the way workers can work from any location at any time now. Microsoft have focussed on this recently, particularly with their acquisition of Yammer.
Social activities now spread across everything - business, people to people, customers and suppliers.
Skype and Lync, bought together, connect both consumers and businesses over different platforms.
In today's marketplace there are so many devices which come in so many different shapes and forms – from phones, tablets and a PCs which look nothing like how they used to in the 'heavy duty' PC era. They are all learning to cope with today's 'anytime, anywhere' worker.
Microsoft are leading the way with the Surface and the use of the pena, which is essential on touch screen devices to make them really flexible.
Stand by for my next post on the highlights of Tami Reller's speech who is Microsoft's CFO and chief marketing officer for Windows.
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Viewpoint: Trust and service satisfaction – what's the difference and what do you do about it?
Trust is key to any relationship; David Evans looks at how solid community engagement can increase the levels of trust between local government and residents.
Objective performance is not the only criterion that people use to evaluate government – expectations, perceptions and socio-economic factors all have an impact… These factors have led to a situation in the UK in which many people admit to having positive personal interactions with public services, but consider the public sector as a whole to be performing poorly – the so-called 'performance paradox' in which services improve, but satisfaction falls.
Similarly, the research suggested that if residents have a bad interaction with local government they blame the authority. But if they have a good one they credit the individual member of staff who dealt with them.
More recently the same phenomenon was described by commentators in the 2016 US presidential race. They dubbed it the 'Iowa Paradox', describing how the economy was doing pretty well for people, but trust was low and contempt for the political class was high.
For councils in the UK, the 'performance paradox' is an enigma wrapped in a conundrum. Despite impressive levels of trust compared to national institutions (PDF document), trust in local government still lags behind service satisfaction – which in turn lags behind general satisfaction with life in the local area.
This disconnect creates a challenge for authorities. Service satisfaction is potentially brittle. It doesn't require residents to understand competing priorities and pressures. And it won't necessarily last if service quality fails. Trust, on the other hand, is a more 'earned' quality. It's defined less by how good people feel bin collections are, and more by how engaged they feel and how much they sense the council is 'on their side'. It's more likely to have a positive knock-on effect for other things, like social cohesion.
How you bridge the gap between the two is of course the million-dollar question. We discuss it in New Conversations, an interactive LGA guide on community engagement, which we at TCC authored. It seems important, in an era which is more post-trust than "post-truth", to try and think about it.
While we don't claim, in New Conversations, to come up with a bona fide answer to this most intangible of issues, a few clear elements come out of the work. ('Pillar K', on p.150 of the New Conversations guide, is especially useful).
Firstly, an emphasis on continuous engagement is key. As one former council CEO put it, when we spoke to him for the guide, "It goes a long way if you speak to people before something's gone wrong." Listening events, town hall meetings and other efforts to proactively bring people in all help fix the roof when the sun's shining, helping prevent things escalating into ill-tempered consultation impasses. (This example from Kensington & Chelsea, which we cite in the guide, is a good example of how you might do this).
Secondly, qualitative approaches, which focus on the 'Why?' as well as the 'What?' make a big difference. Most councils will track resident satisfaction using quantitative methods. But getting people round the table and drilling a bit deeper can help tease out the underlying reasons. It gives texture and helps understand the deeper reasoning around trust, in a way that large-sample questionnaires about roads or streetlights can't. If you can get influential local people like publicans or hairdressers to attend the events, you can often really take the temperature, fostering better relations in the process. And by repeating over time and developing a metric of some sort to track qualitative opinion, you can create a virtuous circle, where engagement and satisfaction-tracking start to overlap.
Ultimately, there's no magic bullet for the 'performance paradox'. Other things in the New Conversations guide, like the role of frontline staff, play an important role too. But the key message is that, the more you really listen and engage with residents, the more you can develop the sorts of durable trust relationships on which strong communities are built.