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Fortress (1993)
Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond) spent most of the early 90s being the best director churning out straight-to-video genre films for Full Moon Video. While movies like Castle Freak or The Pit And The Pendulum won't be winning any awards, they were good low budget fare, and superior to the Puppet Master series and similar ilk (Dollman vs The Demonic Toys!) coming out of the company at the time. Gordon's highest profile gig at the time, however, was the science fiction prison film Fortress, starring the always charisma-less Christopher Lambert.
It's the far-off future of 2017, and population control has made it illegal for couples to have more than one child. John Brennick (Lambert) and his wife Karen (Loryn Locklin) get caught trying to cross the border, and are thrown into a futuristic prison run by the sadistic Poe (the always awesome Kurtwood Smith). Inside, Brennick is subjected to all the usual prison-movie troubles: assault, mind wiping, and the occasional anal rape attempts. Luckily he has help from fellow inmates Nino (Clifton Collins Jr.) and the super-geek hippy D-Day (the terrifically off-the-wall Jeffrey Combs), as well as Abraham (Lincoln Kilpatrick) whom Poe has used as a personal assistant for years. After Poe falls in love with Brennick's wife, Brennick makes an escape attempt while battling all sorts of futuristic weaponry (and a super neat flamethrower).
Fortress was likely the first Stuart Gordon film I recall seeing, and I remember well checking it out when it came out on video in the mid-90s when I was still a teenager. I remember being shocked by the outrageous gore, and some graphic nudity (both male and female) that was a bit shocking for the time. But I also recognized that it was something special compared to the cookie-cutter action films covering the shelves, and shared a lot more in common with the over-the-top actioners of the 80s like Commando or The Running Man.
Filmed in Australia, Gordon gets the most out of a low budget, using some impressive special effects to expand the scope of sets that might look cheap or flimsy in the hands of a less accomplished director. Unfortunately, he's let down by a script that is packed with interesting ideas, but is unable to present them logically or with much narrative flow. There are four writers credited with penning the screenplay, and the disjointed story reflects too many hands being involved.
Christopher Lambert makes a bland action lead, but we get decent supporting performances that keep the audience's interest. Kurtwood Smith is surprisingly restrained as Poe, though his character only hints at complexities and doesn't really attract sympathy. More fun is Jeffrey Combs doing his best burnt out Dennis Hopper impression, and the late Lincoln Kilpatrick doing his best Morgan Freeman impression.
As mentioned, the film was designed to be a hard-R, and it never holds back on violence. One memorable scene features an inmate's mid-section being completely blown away, leaving only a large hole that the camera pans down to look through. The squibs are appropriately juicy, and when cyborg-guards are introduced in the last quarter, we get some nice body explosions that are amusingly messy. The film also features "intestinators", which are small explosive devices which detonate when the inmates go beyond certain areas (shades of Battle Royale!), and which lead to a few memorably violent moments.
The Artisan DVD is a huge disappointment, featuring only a Pan and Scan fullscreen transfer of the film that hardly looks better than the VHS version I watched in the 90s. Furthermore, for a film that was quite financially successful on release, the DVD features nothing beyond chapter markers. Frankly, the film deserves better, and I hope we at least get a proper transfer at some point in the future. The Region-2 version of the film apparently features subtitles and an Anamorphic Widescreen version of the film.
Entertaining and violent science fiction action film with a weak script but some great over-the-top action scenes, Fortress was followed by a 1999 sequel that i've yet to see. Not a classic by any means, but incredibly fun and features strong direction from Stuart Gordon. Worth a watch for fans of schlock, but beware (or enjoy!) the surprising amount of gore.


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De Times Higher Education World University Rankings is een jaarlijks gepubliceerde ranglijst van universiteiten gerangschikt op onder meer de kwaliteit van het hoger onderwijs en het wetenschappelijk onderzoek aan die instellingen. De ranglijst wordt samengesteld door het Britse tijdschrift Times Higher Education (THE), gebaseerd op gegevens verzameld door Thomson Reuters.

De ranglijst wordt beschouwd als een van de drie invloedrijkste en meest vooraanstaande ranglijsten van universiteiten, naast de QS World University Rankings en Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai-ranglijst).

Andere ranglijsten
Naast de algemene ranglijst worden ook andere ranglijsten gepubliceerd:
 ranglijsten per vakgebied. Deze ranglijsten dekken zes brede vakgebieden: arts and humanities (geesteswetenschappen), clinical, pre-clinical and health (geneeskunde), engineering & technology (techniek), life sciences (biologie), physical sciences (natuurkunde en scheikunde) en social sciences (sociale wetenschappen)
 de Asia University Rankings, een ranglijst van Aziatische universiteiten, en de BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings voor universiteiten in BRICS-landen en andere snel economisch ontwikkelende landen. Beide ranglijsten zijn gebaseerd op dezelfde methodologie als de World University Rankings.
 de 100 Under 50, een ranglijst van universiteiten die minder dan 50 jaar oud zijn. Deze ranglijst gebruikt een aangepaste methodologie waarbij subjectieve metingen van academische kwaliteit minder gewicht hebben.
 de World Reputation Rankings, een ranglijst van de 100 beste universiteiten gebaseerd op een peiling van gerespecteerde academici.

Beste universiteiten
De top wordt gedomineerd door Amerikaanse en Britse universiteiten. De Universiteit van Oxford staat op de eerste plaats in 2020, gevolgd door de California Institute of Technology, Universiteit van Cambridge, Stanford en Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

De KU Leuven (35e plaats in 2015-2016, 48e plaats in 2019)  is de hoogstgeplaatste universiteit van België, gevolgd door de Université catholique de Louvain (128e) en de Universiteit Gent (143e plaats). Technische Universiteit Delft (58e) is de hoogstgeplaatste universiteit van Nederland in 2018, gevolgd door Wageningen (59e), de Universiteit van Amsterdam (62e) de universiteit Leiden (68e plaats), de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (70e), de Universiteit Utrecht (74e) en de Universiteit van Groningen (79e). Radboud staat op de 123e plaats, Maastricht University volgt op de 128e plaats, de VU op 166, de TU/e staat op 167 en de Universiteit Twente op 184.

In de ranglijsten per vakgebied halen enkele Belgische en Nederlandse instellingen in 2018 de top 50. Zo staat Delft op de 18e plaats in engineering & technology. Leiden haalt plaats 22, Leuven plaats 25 en de UvA de 32e plaats in arts & humanities. In clinical & health vindt men Erasmus (40e), Leuven (43e) UvA (48e) en Leiden (51). Wageningen op de 20e plaats in life sciences, waar Gent 44e, Utrecht 59e en Leuven 62e haalt. In social sciences tot slot scoren UvA (20e), Utrecht (42e) en Leuven (47e).

In de World Reputation Rankings zijn Delft en Amsterdam met een plaats tussen 50 en 60 de hoogstgeplaatste universiteiten van Nederland in 2018. Leuven heeft een plaats tussen de 70 en 80.

Methodologie
De ranglijst vergelijkt hogeronderwijsinstellingen wereldwijd op basis van een reeks criteria: de kwaliteit van het hoger onderwijs en het wetenschappelijk onderzoek, de internationale diversiteit en samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven.

De formule was in 2014-2015 als volgt samengesteld:

De gegevens over aantallen publicaties en citaties zijn afkomstig uit de Web of Science-database van Thomson Reuters.

De Reputation Ranking wordt verkregen door een opiniepeiling op uitnodiging onder academici, waarbij de respondenten geografisch en per vakgebied optimaal zijn verspreid.

Geschiedenis
De eerste Times Higher Education-ranglijst werd samengesteld in 2004, in samenwerking met het Britse bedrijf Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Na 2009 besloot Times Higher Education om de samenwerking met QS te verbreken en in plaats daarvan met Thomson Reuters samen te werken. QS publiceert sindsdien een aparte ranglijst onder de naam QS World University Rankings.

Reacties
David Willetts, Brits minister voor universiteiten en wetenschap, was positief over de ranglijst in een reactie in 2010. Hij merkte op dat subjectieve peilingen naar reputatie minder gewicht hadden gekregen dan in de methodologie die in de periode 2004-2009 gebruikt werd, en dat de kwaliteit van het onderwijs meer gewicht had gekregen.

Steve Smith, vicerector van de Universiteit van Exeter en voorzitter van Universities UK, zei in 2010 dat de methodologie van de ranglijst "robuste" citatiemetingen gebruikt en minder nadruk legt op subjectieve reputatiepeilingen dan voorheen. Dit "versterkt het vertrouwen in de evaluatiemethode", volgens Smith.

In een rapport van de European University Association in 2011 werd de methodologie bekritiseerd omdat het veel meer gewicht legt op onderzoek dan op onderwijs, en omdat subjectieve peilingen naar reputatie nog steeds een "enorme impact" hebben op de totale score.

Externe links
 Informatie over de World University Rankings op de website van Times Higher Education

Ranglijst van universiteiten

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University Of Princeton Launches Princeton Quantum Initiative
The University announced the formation of the Princeton Quantum Initiative (PQI) as an effort to advance research, development, and education in both fundamental science and technological applications in fields such as quantum computation and quantum information systems. The initiative aims to bring together over 30 faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering, and Physics.
The inaugural director of PQI is Professor of Electrical Engineering Andrew A. Houck '00, whose research focuses on the design and construction of fully quantum mechanical integrated circuits that would enable the scaling of quantum computing architectures and a variety of experiments in quantum optics.
In step with the initiative's aim to train the next generation of leaders in quantum research, the University will annually award two graduate fellowships that provide support for three years. The University will also award three postdoctoral fellowships that will provide support for three years with the fellows being able to select projects and faculty advisors.
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Soul Road: In the story mode that is based on the original, relationships with partners can be improved with battles and talking with them.
Mission Battle: The famous scenes in the animation series are recreated, allowing the player to play as his/her favorite character to the heart's content.
Soul Vs: Versus mode utilizing wireless LAN function (Ad Hoc mode).
Vs CPU: Mode where the opponent (CPU controlled) and stage can be chosen freely.
Urahara Shop: Mode where extra elements like hidden characters and rare images can be assessed and read.


Strapless stays, designed for comfort, give a cylindrical shape to the torso and allow full freedom of movement of the arms and shoulders. One size per pattern. Fully illustrated directions included for any necessary alterations required to fit your figure.
We also sell the Caning needed to complete this pattern.
Comes in sizes 6 through 24 for bust sizes 32-50.
Here is a printable List of Pattern Sizes.
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 November, 2007.


Iran's OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempour, says US President Donald Trump is wrong to think that Saudi Arabia and other producers, including Russia, will be able to compensate for millions of barrels of crude taken out of the market as a result of the Trump administration's re-imposition of sanctions against Iran oil exports. Shana photo.
Iran's OPEC governor said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump is wrong to believe that Saudi Arabia and other crude producers will make up for global crude supply losses after the Trump administration re-imposes sanctions against Iran oil exports.
Hossein Kazempour made the comments after OPEC reported its production rose by 70,000 barrels per day in July, according to a Reuters survey. The survey also found that Saudi Arabia's production did increase, but was offset by a decline in supply from Iran due to looming US sanctions.
Since April, Trump has been tweeting blame on OPEC for rising oil prices. Kazempour says prices will continue to rise unless Trump grants waivers to Iranian crude buyers.
"They are also calling for the use of the U.S. SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). This will also mean higher prices. U.S. waivers to our clients if they come is due to the failure of bluffers (Saudi and the other producers) and, if not given, will again push the prices higher," he said.
Kazempour went on to say that "the longer-term solution, Mr President, is to support and facilitate capacity building in all countries, proportionate to their reserves of oil and gas. And we will remain the biggest opportunity".
OPEC governors represent their countries on the cartel's board of governors. They are usually the second most senior person in a country's OPEC delegation, following the oil minister.


A Boulder City resident has been found guilty on four charges for protesting a police-sanctioned crosswalk enforcement event more than two years ago.
In a short hearing Tuesday, Aug. 14, Judge Margaret Whittaker found John Hunt guilty of failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, impeding the ability of a driver to yield, obstructing a police officer and resisting a public officer.
The charges stemmed from Hunt's arrest June 8, 2016, when he repeatedly walked back and forth in the marked crosswalk in front of the McDonald's on Boulder City Parkway. The city originally dropped the charges in late June 2016 but refiled them June 5, 2017.
Hunt claims his actions were in protest of the enforcement detail.
Whittaker sentenced Hunt to 140 hours of community service.
Stephen Stubbs, Hunt's attorney, said that he plans to appeal Whittaker's decision in district court.
Whittaker, who was handling the case after Boulder City Municipal Court Judge Victor Miller recused himself because his impartiality was questioned in district court, had ordered a briefing on a motion for vindictive prosecution after Hunt's trial concluded in May.
She set the date for the Aug. 14 hearing and ruling on vindictive prosecution in June.
Stubbs asked Whittaker about his past motion for vindictive prosecution during Tuesday's hearing. She said that was denied.
Whittaker finished stating her decision before city attorneys Gary Booker and Steven Morris walked into the courtroom and had to tell them her decision when they asked what happened.
Hunt was arrested by Boulder City Police Sgt. John Glenn and the dash-cam footage of the incident was called into question when Stubbs produced a surveillance video from a nearby business that did not seem to support the charges against Hunt and showed that Glenn seemed to be aware that he was protesting.
Additionally, two forensic experts for the defense analyzed the dash-cam footage and determined that it had been altered.
In a written ruling filed Jan. 4 before he recused himself from the case, Miller said the court found no signs that false evidence had been manufactured or that the prosecution withheld any "exculpatory evidence" related to dashboard camera footage of the arrest.
Stubbs said an appeal will start the case over because Boulder City Municipal Court is not a court of record. All the records in Hunt's case against the city will be gathered and submitted to district court.


If you have hyperlinks in your excel files and need to save your file as a PDF, you've probably run into the error in which your hyperlinks in the PDF output are inactive.
To be able to maintain hyperlinks you will need Adobe Acrobat. If you don't have it, please skip down to the bottom of this post to the "Don't have Adobe Acrobat?" section.
If you do have Adobe, it's quite simple unless you're using the HYPERLINK() formula (see below). Just use the Acrobat add-in to save as Adobe PDF.
File –> Save as Adobe PDF –> Convert to PDF. You can also use the Acrobat tab in the ribbon and click "Create PDF".
If you're using the hyperlink formula, as seen below, we'll need to do some manipulation to our sheet first. Printing to PDF will require that your hyperlinks are properly written before conversion (http… or https…).
To get just the hyperlinks from our formula, we can copy values from Excel and paste into Word, then copy from Word and paste back into Excel (keeping source formatting).
Save the Excel Sheet as a web page and links will work. This isn't ideal but in a pinch will save you some stress.


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Director of Early Childhood Education
Main Line Reform Temple
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Early Childhood, Head of School, Religion
The MLRT Director of ECE reports to the Executive Director and is a member of the Senior Staff that includes the Senior Rabbi, Rabbi, Cantor, Director of Education, Director of Early Childhood Education, and Director of Youth Engagement. The MLRT Director of ECE should be a strong, collaborative leader who can work in partnership with the Senior Staff and the lay leadership to craft a vision. The Director of ECE is responsible for building relationships with families, members, staff, and volunteers; effective communications; outstanding executive function and organizational practices; a passion for serving the Jewish community; and a commitment to helping our families feel welcome and connected in every interaction with our congregation. 95%+ of our students come from Jewish families and although many are members, membership in our synagogue is not required to attend our school. The MLRT ECE Director should demonstrate the core competencies of leadership, organization, collaboration, initiative, strategic thinking, imagination, clear communication, good listening, confidence and compassion and a desire to have fun.
The Director of MLRT ECE will:
Assume responsibility for the daily operations of the school
Recruit, hire and train personnel for both school and summer camp. Supervise teaching and administrative staff through regular team meetings, staff development activities and daily-on-the-job supervision.(currently 26 faculty and staff)
Reach Early Childhood Education enrollment goals. Develop, implement, and manage a family/student recruitment plan.
Increase awareness of the MLRT ECE through marketing and community outreach efforts.
Coordinate all school activities and serve as Administrative Lead for all teachers and staff. Maintain Early Childhood Education licenses and PA Department of Health compliance.
Have strong communication skills; comfortable speaking in public with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education (with a minimum of 24 credits in the field) or Masters in Early Childhood Education (preferred)
Experience teaching in Early Childhood Education (5 years minimum) or equivalent combination of education and experience
Supervisory/Leadership experience in Education (3 years minimum)
Knowledge of NAEYC, PA Early Learning Standards ,Keystone Stars, and the main tenets of Reform Judaism as set forth by the URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) (preferred)
Desire to be a team player, demonstrate leadership skills including organizational and administrative abilities, and excellent communication and customer service skills
Must be proficient with using a computer, physically able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and working both indoors or outdoors
Position Open: Immediate
Additional Salary Information: Compensation: $75,000 - $90,000 Benefits include pension, employer paid medical/vision/dental insurance, paid vacation & sick leave
About Main Line Reform Temple
MAIN LINE REFORM TEMPLE Main Line Reform Temple Beth Elohim (MLRT), founded in 1983, is a vibrant Reform Jewish community of 700+ families. Our vision is to "Be Inspired. Be Connected. Belong." We strive to be a place of sacred encounters where learning, prayer and deeds change people's understanding of themselves, of their world and their responsibilities in it. At MLRT, the creation of an inclusive and welcoming community is both an enduring value and an ongoing endeavor. For us, community means a sense of warm welcome, meaningful relationships, and mutual responsibility. MLRT has a long history of being a "lay led" congregation committed to a participatory, egalitarian and democratic process, both in ritual practice and governance. Our members come from all walks of life and from many different religious backgrounds and ethnicities. Coming from all ages and backgrounds—as singles and marrieds, with or without children, as blended families, as interfaith families, as LGBTQ, and as people with special needs—our members comprise an eclectic, diverse and welcoming community, united by our common goals, extraordinary vision and unwavering faith. Our programs are designed to mee...t the diverse spiritual, religious, educational, and social needs of all of our members. Our Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program, pre-COVID, had an enrollment of approximately 150 students. The program begins at 6 months with a mommy and me program, the school begins at 18 months through a full day Kindergarten program. The program also includes early care and extended care and accepts children that are not toilet trained and is able to accept children with learning needs. The ECE is a community within the larger Temple community and provides opportunities for families to learn, socialize and engage in social justice and is there for families during important life cycle events. Lower Merion township is located approximately 15 minutes outside of Philadelphia, is accessible by public transportation and is 40% Jewish, has 6 congregations, several conservative and several associated early childhood programs. A large portion of our members work in Center City.
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To venner (, translit.: Dva druga) er en sovjetisk komediefilm fra 1954 instrueret af Viktor Ejsymont.

Filmens manuskript er skrevet af Nikolaj Nosov og er baseret på Nosovs bog "Vitja Maleev i skolen og derhjemme" fra 1951.

Handling
Komedien fortæller om hverdagen for en simpel sovjetisk skoledreng Vitja, som sammen med sin ven Kostja, forsøger at forbedre sine karakterer i skolen. Gennem hele filmen kommer de to drenge ud for en række komiske situationer, men hver gang kommer de ud af vanskelighederne med æren i behold.

Medvirkende
 Ljonja Krauklis som Vitja Malejev
 Vladimir Guskov som Kostja Sjisjkin
 Misja Aronov som Misja
 Vitja Belov
 Borja Burljaev som Tolik

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

Sovjetiske film fra 1954
Komediefilm fra Sovjetunionen


It is interesting and perhaps not all that unlikely that there is somebody else in filk circles also named Nate. Perhaps he and I will meet someday. I'm glad you had an intense 3-song set as an improvement over not playing at all (which is frequently the default, if you have wrist pain or other issues). And I have no idea when you and I will meet and make music next, but it will be great when it does happen.


ADVERTISEMENT NO. 03 / 2014.
Applications are invited for the following posts from Pakistani citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa /F.A.T.A domicile by 13.06.2014 (candidates applying from abroad by 27.06.2014). Recruitment against the following posts shall be through competitive examination in accordance with the syllabus provided at the end of this advertisement.
QUALIFICATION: – 2nd Class Graduations from any University Recognized by the HEC.
QUALIFICATION: – 2nd Class Graduation from any University Recognized by the HEC.
i) Age shall be reckoned on 01/01/2014.There shall be a Competitive Examination for the posts of Tehsildar (BPS-16).The candidates are required to be academically qualified in all respects by 13.06.2014. Candidates not in possession of the required qualification by the last date for receipt of application for inland candidates shall not be considered. Maximum age limit as prescribed in the recruitment rules shall be relaxed upto Ten years for Disable persons and Govt. servants who have completed two years continuous service and upto 03 years for candidates belonging to backward areas specified in the appendix attached to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Initial Appointment to Civil Posts (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 2008. However, a candidate shall be allowed relaxation in age in one of the above categories provided that the candidates from backward areas, in addition to automatic relaxation of three years shall be entitled to one of the relaxations available to govt. servants, general or disable candidates, whichever is relevant and applicable to them. Employees or Ex-employees of development projects of the govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and employees or Ex-employees of development projects of the federal govt. under the administrative control of the govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shall also be entitled to age relaxation equal to the period served in the projects, subject to a maximum limit of ten years provided that this age relaxation shall not be available in conjunction with any other provisions of the age relaxation rules.
ii) Degrees / Experience Certificates / Testimonials of unrecognized institution are not accepted. Only original Degrees / Certificates are accepted, however, the candidates can apply on provisional certificate signed by the Controller of Examination of the respective institution. The candidates shall have to produce original degrees / certificates till last date of interviews. Detail Marks Certificates shall necessarily be required and these should be attached with the application forms.
iii) The candidates are required to apply on the prescribed application form obtainable from the listed below branches of the NATIONAL BANK. Only one application will be sufficient for the above posts, the candidates intending for different categories mentioned above should however indicate the categories/quotas in the application form. The application Fee is Rs.285/- for all candidates. In addition to application fee, the candidates will have to pay Rs.15/- on account of Bank charges. Application form obtained other than the specified branches of the National Bank will be considered invalid and such applications will not be entertained. The application on plain paper or photostat shall not be accepted. Incomplete applications if not supported by requisite documents or late applications shall also be rejected.
iv) Candidates can also apply online through the Commission's website (www.nwfppsc.gov.pk). However the application fee needs to be deposited in State Banks of Pakistan or a National Bank of Pakistan Branch under head of account No. C02101- Organs of State-Examination Fee of KP PSC through Challan on or before the closing date. The same alongwith attested copies of all the documents need to be submitted to the Commission within 10 days.
v) Applications must be submitted within stipulated time as no extra time is allowed for postal transit. Applications if posted on the last date must reach the Commission's office by the closing hours.
vi) Applicants married to Foreigners are considered only on production of the Govt: Relaxation Orders.
vii) Employees of Govt:/ Semi-govt/ autonomous/ semi-autonomous bodies may apply directly but their departmental permission certificates shall reach the Commission Office within 30 days of the closing date.
viii) The Zonal and Merit Quotas shall be strictly followed in the allocation of seats. Government reserves the right to fill or not to fill any post.
Candidates who have already availed three chances by physical appearance before the Commission and have failed for the post(s) having one and the same qualifications and scale of pay shall be ineligible.
Tehsildar jobs Jb b avail hn to plz inform me via email.


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Heard Around the House #14
It has been almost a year since I posted a Heard Around the House!
I wish I could push pause on our family right now! I love this time with my kiddos. They are so hungry to learn. They are appreciative. They find joy in the little things. Any activity we do turns into an adventure!
{A favorite spot on the island of Flores}
They are sensitive to the Holy Spirit, profound things are coming out of them all the time.
Theological discussion between Jonah and Silas #325:
Silas to Jonah - "If you don't obey your parents you die!"
Jonah - "No, Silas. It says if you obey your parents you live a long time."
We were driving home from youth group and singing At Calvary.
Silas - "That's my favorite song."
Then he explained the plan of Salvation to me.
Mama - "And that's the beautiful plan of Salvation."
Silas - "I know, you told me about it a long time ago."
Mama - "Are you going to tell your kids about it?"
Silas - "Yeah, but you are going to have to help me tell them how to make oreo pudding."
Jonah - "Silas when we are grown up, Mama is going to be dead."
Silas - "What?!"
Mama - "Kiki is alive and she's my momma."
Silas - "Yeah but she's old."
Jonah "Not as old as Papa."
Mama - "Why do you think Papa is older?"
Jonah - "Because he doesn't have any hair."
Mama - "Jonah, you take after Papa, you probably won't have any hair either."
Jonah - "What?! My hair is going to fall out!"
Silas - "It's ok, Jonah. It will grow back."
Mama - "No, it's not like teeth."
Jonah - "No! ...my hair is going to fall out and it's not going to grow back!"
Silas - "It's ok, Jonah. You will have hair in Heaven."
They are so sweet to their mommy... most days, haha!
I was sad the other day about something and Jonah came over and gave me a hug.
Jonah - "Mama, God told me to give you a hug."
For Valentine's each day they get a new heart over their bed that says something about who they are that I love.
Silas was upset that I wasn't getting any hearts. A couple days into February I found this on my nightstand: (Dada wrote it for him.)
Silas started this "good cooker" thing. The boys say it all the time now to both of us. The boys love it when Dada grills outside, but they do not like it when he is in the kitchen. If Jimmy cooks inside, he always make something we call beefy noodle soup. It is basically an excuse to eat a whole bunch of garlic and cilantro which Jimmy and I love. The boys hate it. It is the one meal that they would rather skip than eat. The other day Jimmy walked into the kitchen and Silas says, "Dada, you have your beefy noodle soup face on. Please let Mama cook!"
{Celebrating Jimmy's birthday}
One morning I made an apple oatmeal experiment for breakfast. (My bunch is very dependent on routine, especially for breakfast. If you don't give them bacon they get cranky.) Silas tried it and says, "This is SO good, Mama!" Then he leans over to Dada and in a not so quiet voice says, "I don't ever say I don't like something, I just eat it."
The other day Silas did something mean to Jonah. Jimmy talks about grace and mercy a lot when he is disciplining the boys... not that they don't get their fair share of punishments, but it IS mixed with grace and mercy. Jimmy gave Jonah the opportunity to practice a little mercy. He said that if Jonah said it was ok, Silas didn't have to receive his punishment. Jonah started off really upset about what Silas had done, but when he heard that he decided he didn't want Silas to be punished, he just wanted to let it go. This is grateful and apologetic Silas afterwards:
We celebrated Easter like we have the last couple years, where each day we focus on a different part of the Easter story leading up to the Resurrection. I posted a list of activities here with a passage for each day. This year we swapped out some of the activities for new ones. Some they specifically asked to do again!
Some of the new things we made were Easter shape cookies, praying hands,
roosters,
and a crown of thorns.
They wanted to do the scars on Christ's hands again.
For Easter Sunday we made a resurrection cake!
Here is our empty tomb:
We had a very memorable Easter this year.
We have a big problem with termites.
Silas calls them "terminites" you know, like some pagan people group in the Bible!
Our house is concrete, but they come up where the floors meet the walls. If you put anything made of paper, fabric, or wood close to a wall, it will be eaten... fast! I lost almost all my cook books a couple days ago. I keep my cookbooks in a plastic crate on the floor in my pantry. It was a couple inches from the wall. The books looked ok, but when you opened them up, the insides were dust and tunnels. We took all the books and burned them to kill the termites. Silas is our little lemons into lemonade boy. He said we all needed to roast marshmallows, so we did!
Jonah usually draws armored soldiers, like the armor of God. He draws them everywhere. The other day though, I was late getting them down for a nap. Jonah's mood is very dependent on his nap time. That day he drew a picture of his emotions instead!
{This photo was taken AFTER nap time!}
Jonah and Eden are my puzzle lovers. (I love puzzles, Jimmy does not.) Silas always participates with Jonah solely for social purposes. They used to only do puzzles with me, now they don't need my help anymore. I'm kind of sad about that.
Jonah and Silas really want to be just like Dada!
Jonah - "Dada, when you were a kid did you have a beard?"
Jonah was really wanting a beard like Dada right now.
Here is Eden telling Dada, "You're my Little Sweetheart!"
She's funny. She gets jealous of Jimmy and I. Each morning around 6, she come into our room and fights over the middle of the bed. Then she sleeps there for almost 2 more hours. She's a good alarm clock!
Eden's language has developed a lot faster than the boys'. I think because she is not a twin. At church she's always is in the middle of a bunch of Kekchi ladies/girls. She will respond correctly to me if I speak to her in Spanish, but she will not speak Spanish to me. I have heard a little bit of Kekchi out of her.
The most important thing is that her English is definitely southern. There are no one syllable words in her vocabulary!
It was nap time in our hotel in the capital before we flew out for our last furlough. I was sitting on the bed next to Eden's bed.
Eden - "Go to sleep, Mama."
Mama - "I'm going to sit here the whole time you are sleeping, but I might not fall asleep."
Eden - "Oh, don't fall, Mama!"
Another time we were in a hotel in the capital, the kiddos were in their beds going to sleep. Jimmy and I were working on our classes for the institute. Eden kept asking me to turn the lights off. I turned off the one closest to her. Then a couple minutes pased and Eden said frustratedly, "Mama, I don't want to see you!" She wanted complete darkness.
At our home one day Eden walks out of her room...
Mama - "Eden, did you sleep during naptime?"
Eden - (With hands spread apart enthusiastically) "I slept a big amount."
Crossroads Baptist in Wichita sent us some fun stuff in the mail.
The kiddos loved all the surprises! 2 bubble mailers came with all boy stuff. We thought maybe they thought we had only boys. Jonah and Silas shared their stuff with Eden. Then a little over a week later a third bubble mailer arrived with all kinds of girl stuff. Eden was thrilled!
{Her new Frozen bag!}
We had a new family that attends the institute over to our house the other evening. While we were eating dinner I put a padded blanket on the floor next to the table so the parents could eat and still keep an eye on their baby. The baby was fussy at first but then fell asleep. Eden says loudly at the table in English, "I think the baby's dead." We did not translate that one!
While that family was at our house Silas knocked Jonah's tooth out with a rubber sword. Jonah had just gotten his first loose tooth and had been playing with it trying to wiggle it out. Silas knocking it out for him kind of fits them perfectly.
Jonah could not have been happier!
Now every time we take his picture he yells - "Make sure you get my hole."
That night after he brushed his teeth - "Dada, now there is hole on my toothbrush!"
I wasn't ready for my boys to start losing their teeth. They are growing up too fast!
Mama - "Jonah, I'm so sad that you are so grown up. Stop growing!"
Jonah - "Mama, it's because you keep feeding me so much food!"
Silas - "Mama, when I grow big, I'm going to be able to eat junk whenever I want."
This is the kid who refuses to eat potato chips when we are out places because they "take away your muscles"... I couldn't be prouder!
Jimmy sold his pickup and bought a different used one that has a double cab since the students ride with him a lot. He had to get someone to weld a new front bumper to attach the winch to. It looks really weird. When the boys saw it they were so excited because they said it made it a "transformer" truck!
The boys love going on errands with Dada. They were riding with Jimmy in his truck the other day.
Silas - "I like to hunt bear and cook it."
Dada - "Is it good?"
Silas - "Yeah, it taste like chicken and dumplings."
Jonah - "You can't eat bear, Silas, they have poop in them."
Silas - "No, Jonah, you just cut the behind off."
Why? For some reason so go most of the conversations when Mama is not there.
Every Saturday is Family Fun Day. We play lots of games and kind of close ourselves off from the rest of the world.
We eat dinner on the porch and play in the backyard.
It is our day of rest. This day is vital for our family!
{Yes, Jonah, I got your hole.}
{Walking to a birthday party}
Eden loves animals, but she doesn't mess around with street dogs! This is her "that dog might eat me" face:
{The birthday girl!}
The boys are kind of jumpy around our big dogs still, but not E! She wrestles with them all the time. Bags is still in the puppy stage and is super naughty. She will run inside our house and grab something to take outside and eat without us knowing. Jimmy all the time is saying 'I'm going to kill that dog!" Eden yells, "No, don't kill Baggy!"And then makes him promise not to (not that he ever would.) We thought she ate another shoe the other day and then we finally found it inside the house. Eden said, "I knew that Baggy was a good dog!"
We bought an old armoire from a carpenter in town who was moving to the States. I have been fixing it up during nap times for Eden's room. Jonah wakes up one day and comes in the hall, "Mama! Eden is going to love that!" My boys are so encouraging to me.
Jonah and Silas decided the giraffes were a mama and a dada.
Eden - "Where's the baby?"
Jonah - "I don't now but I'm the snail."
Silas - Jonah, it's not a snail it's a peahawk."
Jonah - "It looks like a snail."
Silas - "I know, Mama says it's a peahawk."
Lately Jonah and Silas have been choosing to wear matching shirts. The other day I said, "Wow you guys really look like twins today, even your shorts match."
Silas - "Yeah, even our underwear matches!"
(Jonah and Silas both giggle.)
Silas - "Are there tuba stores in the States?"
Mama - "Why?"
Silas - "I want to buy one."
Mama - "But why?"
Silas - "Because they're big... and awesome."
Silas comes up to me the other day with his pirate eye patch around his neck and says,
"Mama, I lost a nipple." That one had me laughing for a while!
Silas - "Dada, 'I'm real busy today."
Dada - "What do you have to do?"
Silas - "Well mainly I'm focused on building this cool rocket ship out of my bed."
{Their introduction to Jello Jigglers!}
The boys were super hungry and I said it was going to be a while before it was time to eat. Silas came really close to complaining until Mama shot him a look.
Silas - "I hate supper... I mean the devil. I really hate the devil."
Each night as I kiss Eden goodnight, she says, "I love you really much!"
There are English commercials now on our English news station for some reason. Usually they are medical commercials for older folk.
The other day a bug flew under Silas' shirt and bit him all up. We put some Benadryl cream on it, but by the next morning it was itching again.
Silas - "Dada, that cream didn't work, I think I need some Recticare. Recticare relieves the burning and itching."
{Making some Nobakes late one night!}
As we are driving down the dirt road to the institute...
Jonah - "Why did all these people throw all these rocks in the road?!"
Silas - "No Jonah, that's how they make the roads."
We were at Kiki's house and she groaned as she was doing something.
Silas - "Are you ok Kiki?"
Kiki - "Yeah, I'm just old."
Silas - "After you get old you die."
{Mother's Day}
Silas came up to Dada to settle an argument he and Jonah were having. Jonah was absolutely certain the Moses was still alive when Dada was born. He thought they had to have been friends since he knows so much about him.
Later Silas asks - "So did the Devil get kicked out of Heaven before or after you and Dada were born?"
We need to either work on our time frames or clarify that we are not ancient!
Jimmy and the boys watched the movie The Patriot for memorial day. We later found a cool wooden musket at the thrift store. Jonah was really happy. He kept telling me it was just like the Sea Hawks' gun. I did not understand what he meant. Then I realized he got his football teams confused.
Jonah on his tiptoes smiling real big - Mama, when I stand on my tiptoes I'm 6!


We just removed all the walls in our home - We realized after listening to Nancy and Chuck that they don't work, so why have them?
We will come to your home and remove all the old outdated, racist walls from your home and we replace them with modern high tech drones. That will bring your outdated racist home up to date.
Our home is now without those barbaric, useless racist icons. We have NO walls and only drones. Sure it gets cold - and we WILL fix that problem, but with necessity being the mother of invention I am sure we will work out the kinks.
There is a street in Racine Wisconsin where 4 houses in a row have no interior walls or insulation.
It's stud frame and siding, with no stairs to what would normally be upstairs. The houses are all from about 1910.
The individuals who live in these 4 homes are the nuttiest people I've ever met, and all 4 of them have sleeping bags on plywood floors with televisions on milk crates.
The other neighbors have told me it's been that way for over 10 years.
Sounds like they need American Wall Removal Services.
The outdated walls were removed already? Good - they are very smart.
They are going to need our Drone Deployment Services now to bring the home up to date.
Best laugh I had all day! Thanx, OP.


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This forum is sponsored by the Cambridge Business Coalition (Cambridge Chamber, Kendall Square Association, Central Square Business Association, East Cambridge Business Association, Harvard Square Business Association, and Cambridge Local First) in partnership with the City Manager's Office.


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A total number of 40 candidates on the platforms of various political parties are to contest for the governorship seat of Ekiti State on July 14.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday published the names of candidates who emerged from the primary conducted by their parties.
Their names were forwarded to the electoral umpire to beat the May 15 deadline for the receipt of candidates' names.


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China condemns Britain for 'poking nose' in Hong Kong affairs as tensions escalate
CHINA has condemned Britain for trying to "poke its nose into Hong Kong affairs" as tensions escalate with the situation entering its "most concerning period" since 1997.
By Alex Shipman
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has described the "chilling effects" of a new security law which breaches the UK-China treaty on Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. Mr Raab said the National Security Law, signed on June 30, is making it difficult for Hong Kong citizens to "exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms".
He is also considering pulling British judges out of Hong Kong's highest court.
In a report published on Monday, Mr Raab questioned China's commitment to the 'one country, two systems' framework which allowed Hong Kong to retain its own economic and administrative systems.
Mr Raab said: "This has been, and continues to be, the most concerning period in Hong Kong's post-handover history."
Zhao Lijian, China's foreign ministry spokesperson, hit back on Tuesday, accusing Britain of "hurling unfounded accusations".
Speaking at a press briefing, Mr Zhao said: "It has already been 23 years since Hong Kong returned to the motherland, and yet the British government still tries to poke its nose into Hong Kong affairs while hurling unfounded accusations at China by publishing the so-called Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong.
Dominic Raab said the situation with Hong Kong has entered its "most concerning" period (Image: Getty)
"We firmly oppose and strongly condemn this."
He said China is "earnestly implementing the principles" of one country, two systems, adding that the UK "has no right of supervision" and "no right to interfere".
The six-monthly report also cited a second breach of the treaty - the disqualification of elected legislators in Hong Kong.
Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung, four opposition lawmakers, were banned from attending the parliament of Hong Kong this month.
The four MPs were accused of endangering national security by Beijing.
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Mr Raab described in the foreword how the controversial National Security Law "has damaged freedom of expression in academia, schools and libraries, including through the removal of textbooks and other books containing certain political content."
He added: "It has been used as the basis for a raid on a leading Hong Kong newspaper and the arrest of its owner.
"Hong Kong police regularly threaten arrests under its provisions in response to the chanting or display of political slogans during demonstrations.
"Uncertainties about how the provisions in the law might be used in future is reportedly having a wider chilling effect on the exercise of freedoms through encouraging self-censorship."
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The National Security Law came into effect at 11pm on June 30, one hour before the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover to China from British rule.
Key elements include Hong Kong establishing its own national security commission to enforce laws, with an adviser assigned by Beijing.
It gives Beijing power over implementation of laws.
Life sentences for crimes of secession, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces also form part of it and allowing certain trials to be heard behind closed doors.
Damaging public transport is considered terrorism under the law while Beijing opened a new security office in Hong Kong which can send cases to be tried in mainland China.
Britain ruled Hong Kong for over 150 years until it handed it back to China in 1997 under the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Beijing vowed to respect Hong Kong's autonomy under the 'one country, two systems' agreement.
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A Beijing-based 26-year-old female IT engineer has become an overnight internet sensation after she hit a marketing jackpot sponsored by Alipay against an odd of one in three million.
Alipay, Alibaba's payment arm, posted on social media platform Weibo on September 29 that the company was launching a lucky draw campaign. The grand prize featured an astonishingly long list of items that include accessories, phones, cosmetic products, as well as free deluxe accommodation and trips to numerous countries in Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe. Online users who reposted the Weibo post had a chance to win.
Weibo user called Xinxiaodai was the sole winner among more than three million participants when the result was announced on Sunday. Since then, the lucky girl has grabbed news headlines. "Should I stop going to work from tomorrow?" She expressed her excitement in a post after being named as the winner. Her post has been shared 800,000 times, with most netizens hoping that her luck would rub off onto them. Xinxiaodai has since gained 770,000 followers.
She made a public appearance on Tuesday, saying she thought it could be an April Fools' Day joke when she first heard about the news, and then she was so excited that her hands couldn't stop shaking after confirming the win. She added she has no specific travel plans yet, but Japan is top of the list of the destinations she wants to go to most.


We are looking for a Year 5 teacher who will make a real and lasting difference to pupils in a primary school located in West London. The school are looking for a strong, experienced teacher to join their Year 5 team from February. The reason for a February start is due to a later leave of the current class teacher. This position is two terms in the first instance with the view to go permanent after if successful.


A few weeks ago, it was Michael Jordan suing Chicago-based grocery stores, this week it is Shaquille O'Neal suing a Las Vegas business called True Fan Logo. In both instances, businesses from the hometown of the NBA teams Jordan and O'Neal played for (respectively) used the Right of Publicity of each player without authorization.
Like many high-value personalities, O'Neal has a company in place for handling the management of his intellectual property rights, including his trademark and Right of Publicity. Mine O'Mine, Inc., O'Neal's company, is therefore named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed against defendant True Fan Logo as well as the individuals who own True Fan Logo.
The activity giving rise to the lawsuit relates to defendant's online store named "Shaqtus Orange Clothing Co." as well as some interesting exchanges between the parties.
When O'Neal played for the Phoenix Suns, he was known as "The Big Cactus" and "The Big Shaqtus." O'Neal now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The lawsuit states that the defendant's web site displays an animated cactus character with O'Neal's likeness, wearing an orange "Phoenix Shaqtus" jersey and the number 32, which was O'Neal's number when he played for the Suns.
The law suit also includes allegations of some interesting exchanges between defendant's company and ESPN, including defendant's issuance of a cease and desist letter to ESPN claiming that defendant owned the rights to the Shaq cactus image, but offering to resolve the matter if ESPN would do business with defendant. Reportedly, ESPN responded that it had permission from Shaquille O'Neal's company for the ESPN cactus portrayal, and that in fact it was defendant's who were infringing upon O'Neal's intellectual property rights.
The law suit also details an exchange between the parties in which defendant's claim that Shaquille O'Neal consented to defendant's use of the Shaqtus name when O'Neal posed for a picture with defendant and signed a t-shirt for the defendant.
The lawsuit includes claims ranging from trademark infringement, dilution and unfair competition to cybersquatting for defendant's use of domain names that employ O'Neal's intellectual property rights.
Without commenting on the various issues involved in this claim, I will simply note that perhaps the circumstances giving rise to this lawsuit, if taken at face value, may explain why athletes are sometimes reluctant to sign autographs for "fans" who then try to exploit that autograph, photograph or brief interaction for commercial gain.


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Q: How to average every 7 cells without repeating the same cells I have a long row of data that I am averaging week-by-week. I would like to grab the first 7 cells with data and be able to drag my formula over so that it grabs the next 7 days of data. Every time that I try this it always grabs the adjacent cell and averages numbers that I have already averaged in the previous formula:

So what happens is that when I drag to the right it grabs D60:K60 and I want it to grab L60:R60 instead.
How would I accomplish this?

A: This formula uses OFFSET to both stagger and shape the range which is calculated by AVERAGE.
=AVERAGE(OFFSET($C60, 0, (COLUMN(A:A)-1)*7, 1, 7))

Fill right as necessary. It will process AVERAGE(C60:I60) then AVERAGE(J60:P60), etc.
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As OFFSET is a volatile function that re-calculates whenever any calculation cycle occurs within the workbook, here is a non-volatile equivalent.
=AVERAGE(INDEX(6:6, 1, (COLUMN(A:A)-1)*7+3):INDEX(6:6, 1, (COLUMN(A:A)-1)*7+9))

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Using Fentanyl in ways or dosages other than it was prescribed is the main cause of addiction. This includes taking larger doses than recommended, taking the drug more often than prescribed, or continuing usage long after it is needed.
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Add Note: Doug Binns (2015-10-12) - This is not O. hatschbachii, which has a green inflorescence and green leaf bases. It looks more like O. ophiuroides.
Add Note: Holger Sachs (2015-10-13) - You're right, I got the plant with the label of a good friend. Labeled "O. hatchbachii" H.Luther 0307. The next time I take care of better. It could be O. ophiuroides. Thanks !!


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Weekly Comments: Impeaching Trump (and a bonus: Pipeline to Nowhere)
Washington, DC: Despite the Covid pandemic, I find myself in Washington, in the Senate chamber at our Capitol. Here's an explanation:
See, every honorable attorney in the whole country, and several who are not so honorable, turned down the opportunity to represent Donald J. Trump of Mara Largo, Florida, in this Impeachment trial. They're scared of the after-effects. Mr. Trump offered to represent himself. However, every legal expert, including those who only play one on Facebook, knows that nobody but a fool would try to represent himself. Therefore, at the risk of being ostracized by my Hollywood friends, I feel obliged to fill the void.
As I stand at the front of the Senate, addressing 100 Senators, I continue. "You may say, 'But you have no legal experience.' Well, I beg to differ. I played the lead role in one of the greatest movies of 1934, 'Judge Priest.' And that ranks far higher than pretending to be one on Facebook. But don't take my word for it; ask former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. I'm guessing you distinguished Senators recognize him as a great man and judge of character, at least half of you.
"After watching 'Judge Priest,' Franklin wrote me a letter (he said I could call him Franklin) and I'll read, and provide said letter as Exhibit A. It's dated October 8, 1934. 'Dear Will, (I let him call me Will) 'We saw Judge Priest last night. It is a thoroughly good job.' Then after a couple more sentences he closed with a paragraph that will firmly establish my credentials to appear before this august body today, 'I suppose the next thing you will be doing is making application for an appointment to the Federal Bench. I might take you up on that!' Now if you have any doubt about his judgement, I'll remind you that he nominated, and had approved right here in this very Chamber, NINE Justices to the Supreme Court.
"See, at one time he had nominated EVERY Justice sitting on the Supreme Court. He wanted to name 5 or 6 more, but your predecessors here in the Senate turned him down flat. They said, 'No, Mr. President, nine is all we need on that Court. We won't let you pack any more in there.'"
So, with my credentials firmly established and accepted, it comes my turn to address the presiding officer of every Impeachment trial, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
Me: "Wait a minute, you're Senator Leahy, not Chief Justice Roberts.
Sen. Leahy: "Yes, he declined. I guess one Impeachment was enough for him."
Me: "Well, Mr. Leahy, I'll trust you to be fair and impartial and follow the Constitution. Please read to your fellow Senators the part of the Constitution relating to the topic at hand, Article II, Section 4."
Leahy: "Article II, Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Me: "Thank you sir. I noticed this Article began with the words, 'The President.' Senator Leahy, what is today's date?"
Leahy: "It is February 8, 2021."
Me: "And on this date, who is 'The President?'"
Leahy: "Joseph R. Biden"
Me: "Is President Joseph R. Biden being Impeached for Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors?"
Leahy: "No."
Me: "Thank you. Since you have confirmed that 'The President' today, February 8, 2021, is Joseph R. Biden, and he is not charged with any crime listed in Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, I humbly ask that this trial end immediately."
And I sat down triumphantly, to a thunderous standing ovation, by half the Senators. Then, with that glorious sound ringing in my ears for at least half a minute, I turned my head… and woke up.
Historic Fact about Will Rogers:
In the movie, 'Judge Priest,' two well-known African-American actors were featured, Stepin Fetchit (real name, Lincoln Perry) and Hattie McDaniels (who later earned an Oscar). The movie also revived the career of Henry B. Walthall.
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The Pipeline to Nowhere
President Biden promised to add high-wage jobs for "all Americans." His first afternoon in the Oval Office he signed orders toward that goal. He signed an order that will create thousands of jobs on the BNSF Railroad (owned by Warren Buffett).
You don't recall seeing that one? Officially, it was the executive order that shut down the Keystone XL pipeline. It has been planned and under construction for more than 12 years to efficiently and safely transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska, then Oklahoma and on to Texas refineries.
If you live in a town in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma or Texas with a railroad running through it, you can count on a 100-tankcar unit train passing through about every 10 minutes. That's 3 million gallons of oil rolling south. And every 10 minutes a similar train with empty tank cars will be rolling north. (Somehow, they pass without running into each other. Yes, they have double tracks. Or if not, they soon will have.)
Keystone XL is an $8 BILLION project, 1200 miles long. There's $1Billion worth of pipe along the intended route that will now be recycled. Maybe they can melt it down and use the steel in new tank cars.
You might wonder, why doesn't Alberta build a pipeline to Vancouver? Well, they did. But there's a 10,000-foot mountain to cross making it more expensive to pump. From Alberta to the Gulf Coast, it's all downhill (almost). If Canada does decide to pump it all to the Pacific Coast, Americans concerned about global warming can cheer because, instead of us consuming the oil, China can burn it.


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Q: advise me how to create a good print in wpf? i want to print in wpf like Cristal report of win application. in fact i want the abilities of Cristal report like tabling and sorting,... in wpf. but i didn't see any control in wpf' tool box.
please advise me how to create a good print in wpf.
thanks

A: You can use the same control (Windows crystal report viewer) in your WPF application. Look at the the following link for sample code.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/wpf/thread/a2988ae8-e7b8-4a62-a34f-b851aaf13886

A: In WPF you have FlowDocument and FixedDocument for the same.
For details refer to msdn article.


As I was busy traveling through Colombia, diving deeply into my research on the topic of creative idleness, Milo McLaughlin and I found a working wi-fi signal and some time to record a follow-up episode to our surprisingly successful December podcast.
Listen in to hear my deplorable attempts to command the English language when describing the beautiful city of Medellín1, and our thoughts on the beginning of 2013.
Then, say hello to our very special guest Michael Nobbs! We talked with Michael about theming every month of the year, reflection and planning, the usefulness of even tiny creative steps, and about his new (work)book that inspires people to draw more. Hear how it feels to write a "real" book and to work with an editor, learn about Milo's failsafe strategy to keeping his promises in 2013, and see how it all ends with the sudden appearance of a delicious Colombian breakfast.
The best 33 minutes you'll ever spend with a podcast today!
Michael's new book, Draw Your Life – to be released on March 5 (US) and March 28 (UK) – preorder it and get a free month for Michael's Sustainably Creative community!
Hi Fabian, really true, great 33 Minutes… I preordered the book shortly after I had fallen in love with Michals voice and accent after a few minutes :) Sounds really interesting, this book!
Hey Kerstin, good to read from you!
I'm a big fan myself and once you get the monthly access to Sustainably Creative, you'll get short podcasts by him every morning.
What a lovely conversation. All of you thinking and sharing and describing and learning from each other, and no one pushing to be top dog or saying how someone else's comment really reminded him of his own wonderfulness. Great content, too. More please!
We will keep these podcasts going and hope to produce the next one with a bit less delay than this one.
I wouldn't worry about the delay, Fabian. I, for one, like hearing about your podcasts out of the blue- it seems all the better for the suspense, and reassures me that working at my own pace will not scare people away… at least if others are like me. :-) Keep up the great thoughts and joy-in-writing!


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Reporting one very rare pathogenic variation c.1106G>A in POMT2 gene
Ghazale Mahjoub, Mohammad Ali Faghihi, Maryam Taghdiri
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Dystroglycan (DG) is a major cell membrane glycoprotein, which is encoded by the DAG1 gene. α-DG is one of DG subunits, belongs to O-mannosylated protein of mammals and was identified in brain, peripheral nerves and muscle. Dystroglycanopathies are a group of heterogeneous congenital muscular dystrophies, which can result from defective α-DG mannosylation. First line of α-DG glycosylation is catalyzed by protein O-mannosyltransferase family (PMT). In this study, the mutation was identified in the POMT2 gene, which encodes O-mannosyltransferase 2 protein and its mutations can be contributed to dystroglycanopathies. A very rare missense mutation in the POMT2 gene (NM_013382: exon9: c. 1106G>A) was identified by next generation sequencing (NGS) and was subsequently confirmed using Sanger sequencing in both affected siblings. There was no report of this mutation in the literature, therefore, the significance was uncertain. Our findings confirmed the pathogenicity of mutation and expanded the mutation spectrum of POMT2, which will be helpful in further molecular evaluations of muscular diseases.
Intractable and Rare Diseases Research
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Dystroglycanopathy
POMT2
Rare mutation
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Mahjoub, G., Faghihi, M. A., & Taghdiri, M. (2020). Reporting one very rare pathogenic variation c.1106G>A in POMT2 gene. Intractable and Rare Diseases Research, 9(2).
Reporting one very rare pathogenic variation c.1106G>A in POMT2 gene. / Mahjoub, Ghazale; Faghihi, Mohammad Ali; Taghdiri, Maryam.
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Gregorian Fellows, Contemplatives in the Heart of the World
Joseph Wurtz April 27, 2017
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These remarks were delivered by Dr. Joseph Wurtz, director of the Gregorian Fellows and Dean of Students at Benedictine College on April 23, 2017.
My dear senior Gregorian Fellows, good evening. There are 20 days until commencement and even fewer to complete another academic year. Today is a day we celebrate your contributions to the college.
You have been given the gift of a Benedictine College education and you have been good stewards of that gift by serving the college as RAs (Resident Assistants), Ministry Leaders, ROC (Raven Orientation Camp) leaders, Student Ambassadors, tour guides, club presidents, mission trip leaders, tutors, and a whole host of other capacities. On behalf of the college, I say thank you. Know that we are proud of your service. Know that we have confidence in your future. Know that you are loved.
The world today is fractured into contrary resistance movements — anti-Trump vs. anti-elite political class, haves vs. have-nots, EU vs. sovereign nation states, pro vs. anti-immigration, police supporters vs. anti-police protesters, climate change vs. fake science, media vs. fake news, free speech vs. safe spaces, truth vs. post-truth, nones vs. believers. As Catholic leaders, how are we to understand this situation in light of the Gospel?
Cardinal Sarah, one of the most prominent Churchmen of our time, gives clarity when he states that:
"Modern man is capable of all sorts of noise, all sorts of wars, and so many solemn false statements, in an infernal chaos, because he has excluded God from his life, from his battles, and from his gargantuan ambition to transform the world for his selfish benefit alone" (R. Sarah, The Power of Silence).
So let me ask you: Are you ready to join a different kind of resistance movement? If the ultimate contrary is the City of Man vs. the City of God, then how does one become a citizen in the City of God?
We must recognize that what is most extraordinary in the City of God begins in silence.
Elijah came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" He said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire a still small voice. (1 Kings 19:9-12)
That still-small voice spoke clearly to a simple, mostly uneducated nun in a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland during the 1930s. She came from a poor family that struggled during the years of World War I. She had only three years of basic education, so she was given the lowliest tasks in the convent, usually in the kitchen or garden. However, Sister Faustina Kowalksa received extraordinary revelations — or messages — from our Lord Jesus.
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, a gift to the Church established by St. John Paul II on April 30, 2000, when he canonized Saint Faustina. You will recall that in a series of 14 revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter.
We are in the centennial year of Our Lady of Fatima. On May 13, 1917, in a field called Cova da Iria near the village of Fatima, Portugal, a beautiful luminous Lady, dressed in radiant white, appears before the three young children. She tells them that she has been sent by God with a message for every man, woman and child. She asks for prayer, especially that of the Holy Rosary, reparation and consecration. The three children learn to offer a Eucharistic Prayer to God.
On June 13, 1929, while Sister Lucia, then a nun, is at Holy Hour in Tuy, Spain, she is granted a special vision of the Blessed Trinity. In the vision the written words "Graces and Mercy" appear. This is perhaps one of the most important revelations of Fatima.
There are other examples, closer to home:
In 1856, a simple monk lost on the prairie in Kansas is saved by a light on a hill thanks to a small child who sees a vision of a luminous lady.
In 1858, a poor, uneducated girl in Lourdes, France is visited by the Immaculate Conception.
In 1531 on a small hill in Tepeyac, the simple peasant Juan Diego encountered the Virgin Mother of God.
The citizens of the City of God are often overlooked, despised, ridiculed, or disregarded whereas the citizens of the city of Man are people who:
"Will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2 Timothy 3:4)
What then are we to do? Mother Teresa provides the answer. "If we are contemplatives in the heart of the world with all its problems, these problems can never discourage us."
Indeed our own patron, Gregory the Great, warns us of what is most important as leaders — the interior life. As he lamented to the sister of the Byzantine Emperor:
"I have lost the profound joys of my peace and quiet, and I seem to have risen externally, while falling internally."
So as you leave this special place with a special mission, go out as contemplatives in the heart of the world, spreading divine mercy to all you encounter.
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