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An Interesting 16thC Flemish School Oil on Oak Panel of The Three Graces c.1560
Origin: Flemish
Period: Mid Sixteenth Century
The early Flemish school oil on oak panel, possibly from the circle of Frans Floris (Antwerp c. 1520-1570), depicting the three graces in three quarter length, gathered around a text, each grace with adorned hairpieces and fine jewellery, the central grace looking out to the viewer, the whole surviving from the middle of the sixteenth century.
The condition of the painting would be described as fair and stable with the oak in no way majorly compromised. The 450-year period of its conception has seen the picture become dirty, with some other issues, as per the photographs, and it has not been restored at any point. There are some horizontal cracks to the panels and some losses to the composition but nothing of overt concern. There are areas to the surface of initial test cleaning, one which has gone a little too far, though we can safely say that the work will take to cleaning though we would rather leave this to the discretion of the buyer. Cleaning the picture would probably allow for a truer assessment of the quality involved. The lower panel is a later addition it seems, though probably eighteenth century, with the right hand figure's elbow being essentially finished with the addition of this later segment. To the reverse of the picture is a spurious attribution of "attributed to Nicholas Poussin".
A popular subject of European art, there were three Graces in Greek Mythology: Aglaia, the Grace that symbolized Beauty, Euphrosyne, the Grace of Delight and Thalia, the Grace of Blossom. According to Greek poet Pindar, these enchanting goddesses were created to fill the world with pleasant moments and goodwill. In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae.
We have had various fine art experts look over this work with varying opinion. Some felt that the picture appears certainly in part attributable to the studio of Frans Floris (Antwerp c. 1520-1570) with certain passages suggesting that Floris himself may participated in its execution. It was also suggested that the picture could be compared on stylistic and compositional grounds to a series of head studies which Frans Floris painted throughout his career, each an exercise in capturing a particular character or unusual pose. Such heads often re-appear in Floris's major multi figural works such as the present panel. The present picture is also possibly a central portion of a horizontal composition.
Floris lived in Rome from 1541 until 1547, was considered to be one of the best exponents of the Roman style among northern painters. The robust and sculptural figures in the present work reflect Floris' monumental style based on his familiarity with the work of celebrated Italian masters. At this stage a plausible attribution to 'Circle of' could be proposed.
The attribution to Nicolas Poussin (1594 – 1665) to the reverse is out of the question and there seems to be no plausible reason for this; it may possibly have been through his possession. We also sent the picture to Professor Van de Velde -catalogue raisonné, Floris, Van de Velde for his expert opinion who commented "such compositions have in the past often been attributed to Floris, to my mind not convincingly. I would advise you to leave the attribution to something like 'Flemish c. 1560'. Poussin is obviously way out of the question".
As always with artworks of considerable age and importance there is the inevitable difference of opinion. The date and origin is certainly not in question, nor the quality of the execution. If the picture was sympathetically cleaned it may become easier to attribute.
Utterly beguiling.


The volcanic dunes of the Rangipo desert in Tongariro are made up of drifting sands and gravels formed out of ash, pumice and scoria. These dunes tend to form where there is shelter or where vegetation prevents sand drift. This plant community has been identified by Landcare Research as a naturally uncommon ecosystem type.


Excellent Review – Makes me want to get a Mark III and put my Mark II up for sale.
Hello! Something similar for 5dmk3 vs 5dmk4 vs 5ds/r? And maybe vs the Hasselblad system and situations to use the 5dmk/s/r or the MF system? Thank you!
Hi Karl, how do you see D850 Nikon vs Canon 5D Mark4?
What's your opinion on the Canon 5D Mark4? Will you be doing another comparison video?
Hi Benjamin, from what we've heard it is an excellent camera but we've not used one yet so can't form an accurate opinion.
Where do you order your cameras from? Do you buy direct from Cannon?
Hi Gina, no I buy my Canon's from normal retailers such as Park Cameras, Pro Centre etc.
I'm really enjoying your videos thanks. I'm considering getting a spare body for assistants to use so my question is….
Personally I'm using the 6d and love it for what I do.
Hi Shane, the if you are using studio lighting then you'd have no problem with a 5D2, but why not even another 6D?
Thanks for replying Karl….. I was thinking of using a minimum budget as moving into my first studio next week in Huddersfield to niche on dance photography and it's cost slightly more than first planned!
Not the photography gear but reception, chairs, sofas, stud walls on wheels, it's brill and quite large.
Strangely enough my beloved 6d that's served me well broke on Sunday at an event so I'm getting the shutter replaced and ordering an almost new 6d too.
Your videos across the board have proved invaluable so looking forward to showing you and the community at some point how your education site has helped me.


Dobbelt CD. The Tornados er en engelsk instrumentalgruppe fra 60'erne, men der er enkelte sangnumre på Cd'erne. De blev ofte brugt som Backing Group på Joe Meeks produktioner. De blev kendt på nummeret Telstar. Booklet medfølger.
Love and Fury, Popey Twist, Telstar, Jungle fever, Globetrotter, Locomotion with Me, Robot, Life on Venus, The Ice Cream Man, Theme from The Scales of Justice, Dragonfly, Hymn for Teenagers, Hot Pot, Joystick, Monte Carlo, Blue Blue Blue beat, Exodus, Blackpool Rock, Granada, Ragunboneman, Early Bird, Stompin' through the Rye, Stingray, Aqua Marina, Pop-Art goes Mozart, To much in Love to her, Is that a Ship I hear ?, Do you come here often.
Dreamin' on a Cloud, Red Roses and a Sky of Blue, Earthy, Ridin' the Wind, Chasing Moonbeans, Theme from A Summer Place, Swinging Beefeater, The Breeze and I, Ready Teddy, My Babe, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Long Tall Sally, All the Stars in the Sky, Indian Brave, Flycatcher, Dreams do come true, Lullaby for Giulia, Costa Monger, Lonely Paradise, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Rip it up, Alan's Tune, Cootenanny, Night Rider, Life on Venus (German Version), Telstar (Alternativ version),Red Rocket.


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Sari-Solenzara is a village and commune in the Corse-du-Sud département of lower Corsica, France. Solenzara means the sun and it gives its name to the river fringed with eucalyptus. The village has a nice Sailing Harbor and activities include diving, sailing, mono water sport, tennis, pony trek rival in appeal with the superb beaches , Solaro, Canella, Favone, Tarco which invite to the "farniente"...Sailing is of coure the best activity and the area is the place of superyachts in summer time. Solenzara is a meeting point between the eastern plain and the crystalline coast of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, Solenzara knows how to harmonize, in a happy balance, dynamism and gentle way of life. You can also take a yacht charter to The Isles of Lavezzi, Cavallo, and Sardinia because there is only a few kilometres that separate Corsica and Sardinia. it is here one these these isles tht but many old time sailors have broken their ship on the rocks in ancient storms.


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To be eligible for the Youth Membership, you must be 18 years old and younger.
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Play golf for $5 or less at any of the 30 YOC clubs in Utah! Your UGA junior membership includes a Youth on Course membership for no extra cost.
The Utah PGA Junior Series is a program developed for Junior Golfers of all ages. They have a program for kids from an itty bitty 4 year old who has never held a golf club, all the way to the High School player who is ready for competition.
The Utah Junior Golf Association is dedicated to provide competitive and developmental opportunities for boys and girls in all age groups, to provide an environment conducive to improvement, to encourage excellence, and to promote friendship, sportsmanship and citizenship through the game of golf.
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Idaho to North Dakota Freight shipping and trucking services are in high demand; Boise to Fargo is a very heavily traveled route.
The Boise, ID to Fargo, ND freight shipping lane is a 1,220 mile haul that takes more than 18 hours of driving to complete. Shipping from Idaho to North Dakota ranges from a minimum of 532 miles and over 8 hours from on the road from Island Park, ID to Rhame, ND, to over 1,322 miles and a minimum driving time of 21 hours on the road from China Hat, ID to Joliette, ND. The shortest route from Idaho to North Dakota is along I-94 E; however, there's also a more southerly route that uses the I-84 E, passing through Ogden, UT and Casper, WY.
Idaho to North Dakota Freight shipping quotes and trucking rates vary at times due to the individual states industry needs. Since Idaho is mainly agricultural, and North Dakota is mainly industrial, with many food processing and distribution centers, trucking rates will vary at times due to the individual states industry needs. We see plenty of shipments by refrigerated trailer, flatbed trailer as well as by the more common dry van trucks. Our Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers in both Idaho and North Dakota are also running a number of regular services between the two states, and it's an active route for heavy haul freight shipments, as well.


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Safe Harbor Sample Clauses
Clause: Safe Harbor
Elective Deferrals
Full Employer Contribution - Basic Eligibility
Reliance as Safe Harbor
Deferral
Deferrals
Matching Contributions
Partial Employer Contribution - Basic Eligibility
Eligibility for Employer Contribution
Reliance as a Safe Harbor
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT
Use of Official Time
Offset a Reduction in Net Tax Revenue
In excess of the de minimis
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Parachute Payment Cut Back
Certain Tax Matters
Sub-Clauses
Services Warranty
Customer Warranty
Ongoing Data Loads
Services Generally
Safe Harbor. The parties hereto intend (a) for this Guaranty and each Transaction to qualify for the safe harbor treatment provided by the Bankruptcy Code and for Buyer to be entitled to all of the rights, benefits and protections afforded to Persons under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to a "securities contract" as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code and that payments under the Repurchase Documents are deemed "margin payments," "settlement payments" or a "transfer" as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) for the grant of a security interest set forth in Section 6 of the Repurchase Agreement to also be a "securities contract" as defined in Section 741(7)(A)(xi) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (c) that Buyer (for so long as Buyer is a "financial institution," "financial participant" or other entity listed in Section 555, 559 or 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code) shall be entitled to the "safe harbor" benefits and protections afforded under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to a "securities contract," including (x) the rights, set forth in Sections 13 and 21 of the Repurchase Agreement and in Section 555, 559 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code, to liquidate the Purchased Assets and terminate the Repurchase Agreement and this Guaranty, and (y) the right to offset or net out as set forth in the Repurchase Agreement, in Section 18 hereof and in Section 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Safe Harbor. Each of the Members agrees that (1) the Company is authorized and directed to elect the Safe Harbor described in the proposed Revenue Procedure contained in the Internal Revenue Service Notice 2005-43 (the "Notice") and (2) the Company and each of its Members (including a Person to whom a Membership Interest is transferred in connection with the performance of services) agrees to comply with all of the requirements of the Safe Harbor described in the proposed Revenue Procedure with respect to all Membership Interests transferred in connection with the performance of services while the election is in effect. Each of the Members and the Company agrees not to report the income tax effects of the Safe Harbor Partnership Interest (as defined in the proposed Revenue Procedure Notice) to the U.S. tax authorities in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of the proposed Revenue Procedure, including the failure to provide appropriate information returns. Each of the Members acknowledges that the Notice contains a proposed Revenue Procedure and that the Notice and Revenue Procedure may undergo changes prior to their finalization. Each Member hereby irrevocably grants to the Directors a power-of-attorney coupled with an interest to amend this Agreement to conform to any changes to the Notice reflected in the finalized Notice and/or Revenue Procedure in order to permit the Company and its Members to qualify for the Safe Harbor election.
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Safe Harbor. The Employer agrees to provide an opportunity for assistance to those employees who voluntarily seek treatment for illegal drug use. This shall be known as "Safe Harbor." "Safe Harbor" insulates the employee from discipline only for self-confessed and admitted acts of using illegal drugs which are made prior to any announcement of a random test of the employee. An employee will qualify for the "Safe Harbor" provision only if he or she meets all of the conditions set forth in current DON policy. However, under no circumstances shall an employee be granted Safe Harbor status if the employee has not officially requested Safe Harbor prior to a random or scheduled test. Arbitrators shall be without authority to extend the Safe Harbor provisions to any employee who does not qualify for it under this Section.
Safe Harbor. The recipient government will then compare the reporting year's actual tax revenue to the baseline. If actual tax revenue is greater than the baseline, Treasury will deem the recipient government not to have any recognized net reduction for the reporting year, and therefore to be in a safe harbor and outside the ambit of the offset provision. This approach is consistent with the ARPA, which contemplates recoupment of Fiscal Recovery Funds only in the event that such funds are used to offset a reduction in net tax revenue. If net tax revenue has not been reduced, this provision does not apply. In the event that actual tax revenue is above the baseline, the organic revenue growth that has occurred, plus any other revenue-raising changes, by definition must have been enough to offset the in-year costs of the covered changes.
Safe Harbor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company will not pay to Employee any excise tax gross up pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement between Employee and the Company. Further notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall reduce any payment contingent on a Change of Control pursuant to any plan, agreement, or arrangement of the Company that would be considered in determining whether a "parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G ("Section 280G") of the Code), has occurred ("Change of Control Severance Payment") to 2.99 times Employee's average compensation, as indicated on such Employee's Form W-2, for the five (5) years ending immediately prior to the year containing the date of the Change of Control (the "Safe Harbor Amount") if, and only if, reducing the Change of Control Severance Payment would provide Employee with a greater net after-tax Change of Control Severance Payment than would be the case if no such reduction took place. The Safe Harbor Amount, as defined herein, is an amount expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Change of Control Severance Payment without causing the Change of Control Severance Payment to be subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 (and related Section 280G) of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4). Any reduction in the Change of Control Severance Payment shall be implemented in accordance with Section 7(b).
Safe Harbor. Each of the parties hereto intend (i) for this Agreement to qualify for the safe harbor treatment provided by the Bankruptcy Code and for each of the Participating Counterparties to be entitled to all of the rights, benefits and protections afforded to Persons under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to a "repurchase agreement" as defined in Section 101(47) of the Bankruptcy Code, a "securities contract" as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code and a "master netting agreement" as defined in Section 101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code, and that all payments made under or pursuant to this Agreement are deemed "margin payments" or "settlement payments," as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) for the grant of a security interest contemplated in Section 2 of this Agreement to also be a "repurchase agreement" as defined in Section 101(47)(v) of the Bankruptcy Code, "securities contract" as defined in Section 741(7)(A)(xi) of the Bankruptcy Code and a "master netting agreement" as defined in Section 101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) that each Participating Counterparty (for so long as such Participating Counterparty is a "financial institution," "financial participant" or other entity listed in Section 555, 559, 561, 362(b)(6), 362(b)(7) or 362(b)(27) of the Bankruptcy Code) shall be entitled to, without limitation, the liquidation, termination, acceleration, netting, set-off, and non-avoidability rights afforded to parties such as such Participating Counterparty to "repurchase agreements" pursuant to Sections 559, 362(b)(7) and 546(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, "securities contracts" pursuant to Sections 555, 362(b)(6) and 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and "master netting agreements" pursuant to Sections 561, 362(b)(27) and 546(j) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that if any Participating Counterparty is an "insured depository institution," as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended ("FDIA"), then this Agreement hereunder is a "qualified financial contract," as that term is defined in FDIA and any rules, orders or policy statements thereunder (except insofar as the type of assets subject to this Agreement would render such definition inapplicable). The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a "netting contract" as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") an...
Safe Harbor. For purposes of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, each assignment to the QI made by a Legal Entity pursuant to this Section 2.04 is made by Exchangor pursuant to the assignment Safe Harbor set forth in Section 6.02 of Revenue Procedure 2003-39 and, except as may be otherwise required by applicable law, shall be effective when provided in Section 2.04(a) or 2.04(b) hereof, as applicable, without the need for any further actions other than those provided in Sections 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04(a) and 2.04(b) hereof by a Legal Entity or the QI with respect to the transfer of any Relinquished Property or any Replacement Property.
Safe Harbor. The Company is conducting this Regulation Crowdfunding raise as a "second phase" of funding round conducted after a Regulation D 506(b) whose purchasers had notes with substantially similar terms. For purposes of integration, the Company is conducting this raise under the safe harbor described in Rule 152(b)(4) [17 CFR § 230.152(b)(4)].
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Safe Harbor. The Parties acknowledge, agree, and intend for purposes of "safe harbor" under the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") that, without limitation, as applicable: (a) all Transactions constitute "forward contracts," "forward agreements," "emissions forward contract," or "spot…forward…or other commodity agreement," within the meaning of Bankruptcy Code Sections 101(25), 101(53B)(A)(i)(VII), 101(53B)(A)(i)(IX), or 101(53B)(A)(i)(II), respectively; (b) all payments made or to be made by one Party to the other Party hereunder with respect to forward contracts constitute "settlement payments," "margin payments," or "transfers" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code; (c) all transfers of Performance Assurance by one Party to the other Party hereunder constitute "margin payments" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code; (d) without limitation, each Party's rights hereunder constitute a contractual right "to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code; (e) this Agreement constitutes a "master netting agreement" and each Party is a "master netting agreement participant" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code; and (f) each Party is a "forward contract merchant" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code.
Safe Harbor. In order to effectuate the stated goal, the parties acknowledge the importance of the Child Consultant's office being a "safe harbor"—a place where the children can be truthfully assured that what they say will not be disclosed to third parties without their consent.

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Canoeing South Africa and Quipmo sign commercial partnership
07/07/2020 Canoe SA
As paddlers across the country return to the water to train and compete, Canoeing South Africa has signed a commercial deal with Australian surf, bike and snow peer to peer gear rental company Quipmo to make it easier for locals and travelling paddlers of all abilities to get access to great canoes and equipment.
The idea behind the partnership is to grow the paddling community in South Africa by giving more people access to equipment at good rates. It gives both shops and individuals the opportunity to make money through the leasing out of equipment that they already own.
Quipmo and the Canoeing South Africa have plans to get more people paddling and to substantially improve access to gear in South Africa.
Whether it's at the grassroots and getting kids to try a canoe on holidays or whether it's giving access to the latest gear releases through demonstration models, this partnership intends to get more people onto the water and passionate about paddling.
"We're thrilled to be partnering with a top tier organisation who are at the forefront of paddling across all disciplines in South Africa," Quipmo's founder and CEO Chris Evans said.
"No country offers adventure like South Africa and we're stoked to be working with people who are just as passionate about the water as we are.
"Whether it's a ski, a canoe, a kayak or something else, this partnership with Canoeing South Africa further defines Quipmo as the platform where locals and travellers alike can get or rent out their gear safely, efficiently and with a process that is easy."
President of Canoeing South Africa Kim Pople believes that this deal will open doors for many new paddlers but also could help in starting a new trend in South Africa for other sporting codes.
"We are excited to be partnering with Quipmo at this time because nothing is normal," Pople said.
"We are also happy to be leading the way in South Africa in trying something new and hopefully taking our sport to a much wider audience."
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– Rising from Ashes –
THURSDAY (8 JUNE) AT 8:00 P.M. | FESTIVAL OPENING | BUY TICKET
Rising from Ashes, dir. T.C. Johnstone, USA / Rwanda / UK / RSA 2012, 82 mins.
lang. en, sub. en / pl
Rising from Ashes is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team in their bid to make history and represent their country at the 2012 Olympics. Competing in a white man's sport, reserved for the privileged, a rag tag group of cyclists coached by the first American to ride in the Tour de France, are transformed into a powerful symbol of hope for a country recovering from one of the world's most devastating genocides.


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Surgical versus natural menopause: cognitive issues
Menopause. May-Jun 2007;14(3 Pt 2):572-9. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31803df49c.
Victor W Henderson 1 , Barbara B Sherwin
1 Department of Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology), Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. vhenderson@stanford.edu
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31803df49c
Objective: Women who undergo both natural and surgical menopause experience the loss of cyclic ovarian production of estrogen, but hormonal and demographic differences distinguish these two groups of women. Our objective was to review published evidence on whether the premature cessation of endogenous estrogen production in women who underwent a surgical menopause has deleterious consequences for cognitive aging and to determine whether consequences differ for women if they undergo natural menopause. Studies of estrogen-containing hormone therapy are relevant to this issue.
Design: We reviewed evidence-based research, including the systematic identification of randomized clinical trials of hormone therapy with cognitive outcomes that included an objective measure of episodic memory.
Results: As inferred from very small, short-term, randomized, controlled trials of high-dose estrogen treatment, surgical menopause may be accompanied by cognitive impairment that primarily affects verbal episodic memory. Observational evidence suggests that the natural menopausal transition is not accompanied by substantial changes in cognitive abilities. For initiation of hormone therapy during perimenopause or early postmenopause when the ovaries are intact, limited clinical trial data provide no consistent evidence of short-term benefit or harm. There is stronger clinical trial evidence that initiation of hormone therapy in late postmenopause does not benefit episodic memory or other cognitive skills.
Conclusions: Further research is needed on the long-term cognitive consequences of surgical menopause and long-term cognitive consequences of hormone therapy initiated near the time of surgical or natural menopause. A potential short-term cognitive benefit might be weighed when a premenopausal woman considers initiation of estrogen therapy at the time of, or soon after, hysterectomy and oophorectomy for benign conditions, although data are still quite limited and estrogen is not approved for this indication. Older postmenopausal women should not initiate hormone therapy to improve or maintain cognitive skills.
Cognition Disorders* / drug therapy
Cognition Disorders* / etiology
Estrogen Replacement Therapy / psychology*
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Menopause* / psychology
Ovariectomy / psychology*
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Home > Tesla News > Infographic: Elon Musk reveals what every child should learn
Infographic: Elon Musk reveals what every child should learn
Posted on December 27, 2021 by Matt Pressman
Elon Musk believes that today's schools can be vastly improved. He has donated, generously, to make a good education available for all. In addition, he also created a small private school, Ad Astra, for the children of SpaceX staff and others who desire an innovative (albeit unusual) curriculum.
Above: Elon Musk and his son "Lil X" (Twitter: Elon Musk)
Although technology has helped to transform learning, Musk has voiced concerns surrounding too much information (and disinformation) via social media, bogus news, etc. This is especially pervasive for children as too much screen time tends to bombard kids' "airwaves" — oftentimes filling their minds with, for lack of a better word, nonsense.
In a podcast with Joe Rogan, Musk vented about the negatives of social media, "Particularly Instagram... [with people faking] they are way better-looking than they really are and they are way happier-seeming than they really are." He also tweeted, "Just don't like Facebook. Gives me the willies."
A few weeks ago, Elon followed up, "The overarching problem is that we need better mental firewalls for the information constantly coming at us. Critical & first principles thinking should be a required course in middle school. Who wrote the software running in your head? Are you sure you actually want it there?"
Musk has spoken at length on using a first principles framework for learning. However, he hasn't explained the concept surrounding "mental firewalls" and how to build them in your head. Recently, he provided some context for a few ways to better protect young minds against insidious influences.
Should be taught to all at a young age pic.twitter.com/GlVkjcdhah
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2021
Twitter: Elon Musk
How? Well, with this tsunami of information coming at us 24/7, we tend to develop some unhealthy "biases" that can cloud our thinking. Mitchell Van Homrigh reported in the New Zealand Herald that Musk revealed a fascinating infographic that "should be taught to all at a young age" so that our cognitive biases can be better understood.
For example, the infographic included authority bias which is described as "we trust and [are] more often influenced by the opinions of authority figures" and the spotlight effect which makes us overestimate how much attention people are paying to our own behavior and/or appearance.
There are other biases to be wary of — take the Google effect (aka digital amnesia) which happens when we easily forget information that's quickly at our fingertips via search engines. Or, the gambler's fallacy which occurs when we think future possibilities are affected by past events.
It makes sense that Musk is concerned about children and how they learn. At 50 years old, he's father to five teenage sons with his ex-wife Justine Wilson and, more recently, another son named X AE A-XII with a partner at the time, the musician Grimes. "Lil X" was recently seen sitting his lap at Time Magazine's Person of the Year awards ceremony.
Source: New Zealand Herald; Infographic: Elon Musk via Twitter
Tesla pivots on battery tech and starts a trend
Electric vehicles often differ based on different battery technologies. U.S.-based electric automaker, Tesla, has set the trend for years. According to Yang Jie at Wall Street Journal, "A less-expensive battery technology championed by T...
What's the latest with Tesla's Cybertruck?
Where's Cybertruck? According to The Verge, "reference to a 2022 production schedule was scrubbed" from Tesla's website. Nevertheless, Elon Musk promised to share a "product roadmap update" on Tesla's next earnings call (scheduled for Ja...
Electric vehicle growth in China is sparking change in the auto industry
China has emerged as a world leader in electric vehicle adoption in recent years. And it turns out 2021 was no exception. According to the Wall Street Journal, "China's car market snapped a three-year decline last year, helped by strong ...
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Q: Is there a way to open a VPC to a domain name? I have an application running on Elastic Beanstalk that is currently closed to general traffic. I want to open it to the stripe.com billing service.
I can see how to do this by opening the VPC to the considerable number of ip addresses listed in the stripe documentation. This would take a moderate amount of time and does not feel as if it's the right solution.
Is there a different way to configure my VPC to allow the stripe API domain names access?

A: You can write a lambda function to periodically update the IP addresses in your Security groups and Network access control lists. This example is using cloud front and waf but the same principle applies.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-automatically-update-your-security-groups-for-amazon-cloudfront-and-aws-waf-by-using-aws-lambda/

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Men's Red Wing #2233, 8 Steel Toe Water Resistant Leather Work Boot. The item "Men's 14 Red Wing #2233, 8 Steel Toe Water Resistant Leather Work Boot EH" is in sale since Monday, June 25, 2018. This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men's Shoes\Boots". The seller is "chuckdav" and is located in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina.


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Worst Fears Confirmed in Vince Weiguang Li Beheading Case
Nicholas Stix
The Agence France Presse reports,
A Chinese immigrant who stabbed, gutted and beheaded a fellow passenger on a bus traveling across Canada last week also cannibalized the victim and pocketed his nose, lips and ear, a court heard Tuesday.
Vince Weiguang Li, 40, of Edmonton faces a second-degree murder charge in the horrific case.
The victim has been identified by friends as Tim McLean, a young man of 22 years who was returning home to Winnipeg from a job as a carnival worker in Edmonton in Western Canada.
In his second court appearance, Li was overheard saying "please kill me."
Prosecutors said police observed him eating pieces of his victim when they surrounded the bus on a desolate highway about 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Winnipeg immediately following the July 30 attack.
Li had decapitated the victim, sliced off an ear and bits of flesh and was taunting police and bystanders with the head, refusing to leave the bus and screaming "I have to stay on the bus forever," the Crown said….
After a three-hour standoff, Li tossed a knife and scissors out of a broken window of the bus, jumped out and was subdued by police, the court heard.
In his pants pocket, police found several body parts hacked from the victim's face, said Dalmyn….
People who knew Li said the accused had showed signs of mental health troubles in the years leading up to the attack, but refused help.
His estranged wife told police he'd once been hospitalized for four days for strange behavior, the court heard.
Li did not speak in court. He nodded yes when asked by the judge if he understood the seriousness of the charge and shook his head no when asked if he wanted a lawyer.
"He doesn't seem to want to engage in any discourse," his interim defense lawyer Randy Janis told AFP after meeting with Li to try to convince him to accept legal counsel.
"His few responses are non-verbal, there's very little eye contact. Occasionally, he'll nod or shake his head to answer," he said, describing Li as withdrawn.
The judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation of the accused before his next scheduled court appearance on September 8.
Chinese immigrant in bus beheading dined on victim: prosecutors, August 5, 2008.
Acknowledgment: Lawrence Auster.


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Saturday was for anniversaries! We catered an anniversary party for 30 and it went well. My feet and legs got tired as I fried the mushrooms and chicken for the Cacciatore, but Mark helped and I rested in between batches. It is SO weird to feel that way after working only a few hours! I am ramping up my 'workout' schedule this week to try to remedy that situation more quickly.
Mark made his fantastic rustic Italian bread for the party and there was enough dough left after four loaves that we got a small loaf for ourselves. It is SO good! Yeasty, chewy, and just really wonderful inside and out. I was very happy with how all the food turned out and I hope our clients and their guests were, too. The kitchen sure smelled good that day!
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Whether you love seafood, chicken, meat or vegetables you will find plenty to eat at Indochine. The prices are very decent, the portions are shareable and our server was really wonderful. She was flexible and playful while keeping food and drinks for 6 straight! I have had good service every visit and I look forward to the next time!
For years Mark has belonged to a group that plays fantasy football and on Monday he went to the draft. He took an antipasti platter with some wonderful cheeses, sausage, olives, etc… It looked great but I think he was nearly booed out for not bringing cookies or some other bakery item. That'll teach him to change it up!
Thursday I have the new rep for Cave B wines coming in to talk to me about the lineup for our next wine tasting. He also represents a couple of Walla Walla wineries and I may include them in the tasting, we shall see. I am so excited to be able to offer these wines to you! I blogged about Cave B in July if you didn't read that one scroll down and check it out. We loved their wines and you cannot buy them over here so being able to offer them is quite a coup for us! I will keep you posted about the tasting (Friday, October 3rd).
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Prince Harry says he had counselling and came close to "complete breakdown" after mum Princess Diana's death
He's encouraging more people to talk about their problems.
By Jack Tomlin
Prince Harry has spoken about how his mother's death affected him and his emotional welfare – in the hope that he can encourage others to seek help for problems concerning mental health.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Prince Harry looked back at the years following Princess Diana's death in 1997, admitting that he "buried his head in the sand" and didn't properly face the grief of his mother's death.
"I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but my work as well," he said.
"I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming to you from every angle."
Asked whether he sought counselling to help what he was going through, he said: "I've done that a couple of times, more than a couple of times, but it's great.
"My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help?
"And then [I] started to have a few conversations and actually all of a sudden, all of this grief that I have never processed started to come to the forefront and I was like, 'There is actually a lot of stuff here that I need to deal with'."
He says there were "two years... of total chaos" in his 20s before he felt comfortable to open up about his problems.
"I know there is huge merit in talking about your issues and the only thing about keeping it quiet is that it's only ever going to make it worse," he said.
"Not just for you but everybody else around you as well because you become a problem. I, through a lot of my 20s, was a problem and I didn't know how to deal with it.
"It's all about timing. And for me personally, my brother [Prince William], you know, bless him, he was a huge support to me. He kept saying this is not right, this is not normal, you need to talk to [someone] about stuff, it's okay.
"The timing wasn't right. You need to feel it in yourself, you need to find the right person to talk to as well."
He continued: "I can't encourage people enough to just have that conversation because you will be surprised firstly, how much support you get and secondly, how many people literally are longing for you to come out."
Prince Harry has founded the charity Heads Together alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to encourage people to talk about their problems, and break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
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Opinion - Community voices
First Person - Paula Sophia - Manhood, from the inside out
Manhood – from the inside out, part 10 – Judgement Day
Free Press Guest Contributor
Paula Sophia Schonauer, LCSW, continues a serial memoir. If you haven't read the earlier parts of this series take a look:
Manhood, from the inside out — Memoir and Mythology
Part 2 — Cubby Hole
Part 3 — Magic Carpet Cocoons
Part 4 — Snips and Snails and Puppy-Dogs' Tails
Part 5 — Mirror
Part 6 – Deep Water
Part 7 – Limbo
Part 8 – Dissociation
Part 9 – Shame
"Every day is Judgement Day. Always has been. Always will be."
― Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All
We had a family doctor who was, as I recall, a fervent Christian.
He had the whole set of ten volumes of The Bible Story, an illustrated series for children. Dr. Johnson also had crosses on the wall, framed posters with Bible verses, and one print of a painting that terrified yet fascinated me.
The painting portrays a destroyed city, the most prominent edifice a crumbling cathedral with three stars shining near the entrance. A mass of people stands at the entrance teeming around the lights.
A closer look reveals an ocean of people gathered among the debris of a failed civilization, a naked woman wandering into a body of water, perhaps a sea, a cluster of people on the beach, crying, embracing one another. There is a patch of beach uncrowded with people where two men are locked in combat, overseen by a dark figure with a staff, something humanoid, perhaps a demon or an angel. A nest of despondent people languishes on a nearby island. Flooded streets form a Celtic cross. Storm clouds part, sunlight beaming across the sky. It might be a sunrise, but it feels like sunset.
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I asked Dr. Johnson about the painting after a visit.
He grinned slightly. "Judgment day," he said.
"Read your Bible."
His cryptic answer mystified me, and I became preoccupied with these ideas of judgment and destruction.
I am not sure why Mom and Dad decided to take me out of public school and enroll me in a parochial school run by a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. Maybe they wanted to avoid the bussing mandates that had been ordered by the Federal Government in the early 1970s as a means of desegregating public schools. Missouri Synod Lutherans, in my experience, were stern with a fundamentalist streak, prone to a literal interpretation of the Bible. In 1979, many of them joined Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority.
Years after enrolling me, Dad bragged about a conversation with the head pastor of the church, Robert Behner.
He told me Pastor Behner had asked him if he was a Christian. Dad said he followed his own "philosophy." The pastor expressed great concern, appealing to Dad to give him a chance to make Christians of his children. He offered to waive tuition if he and Mom joined the congregation of Redeemer Lutheran Church. They did, and in the Fall of 1973, I was a 2nd grade student at Redeemer Christian School.
Most of the kids in class came from privileged backgrounds, one of which, the pastor's youngest son, Michael, a tow-headed boy, too cute for his own good, got away with all kinds of mischief while other kids got disciplined.
Right away, I learned Christianity has a hierarchy and a double standard. Michael was at the top of the hierarchy along with a few other students, and I was at the bottom among the kids who had working class parents, some of whom did not have high school diplomas.
The working-class kids wore hand-me-downs to school, and it was a challenge to adhere to the dress code: no denim, no shorts, no leather jackets, no skirts above the knee, no t-shirts, and no sneakers, except for gym class. We were not as polished as the more prosperous students, replacing denim with corduroy, sneakers with loafers.
During art class one day, Michael shot spit wads at the back of my head several times, giggling loud enough to get the teacher's attention, but she only frowned, no other consequence. With each impact on the back of my head, my anger grew. I seethed with resentment and embarrassment as the room buzzed with stifled laughter. After two more hits, I finally exploded.
"Stop doing that!"
I stood and glared at Michael, who slunk into his seat to hide his milk straw and an arsenal of wadded-up paper balls. He had a talent for looking innocent like a cherub, tangled hair and blameless eyes, but a slight smirk betrayed his true nature. Mrs. Walker stood up and pointed at the door.
"You can go see Mr. Haus, young man!"
I felt the sting of injustice, fighting tears as I slammed the door behind me. I was going to get a spanking from the school principal, and a spanking at school meant a thrashing at home. I was already dreading Dad's belt.
Mr. Haus' office was a small gray room with faded blue carpet, a painting of an old man on one wall, an old woman on the opposite, both praying over loaves of bread, a cross on the wall behind the desk mounted on a strip of plaster dividing two windows.
The drab of the room matched the austere man sitting behind the desk, a block-shaped head bespectacled with square glasses. He had a dour expression, an intense gaze. He extended his right hand, indicating I should take a seat.
"What brings you here, young man?"
"Are you going to spank me?"
Mr. Haus' expression did not change. He stared at me, a slight nod.
"Now, why would I need to do that?"
Mr. Haus checked his watch but spoke no further. I tried not to look at him, but I could not resist. I looked for a cue, a gesture, an expression, something to indicate the next turn of events. His silence distorted time, elongating each moment. Finally, I confessed my transgression, but he seemed unmoved, remaining silent.
After a dozen agonizing minutes, he finally spoke, "It seems like you exercised poor judgment."
That word, judgment.
"What's judgment day?" I quipped, stalling for time.
"It's the day humanity gets judged by God."
I had seen a TV show depicting a judge pounding a gavel on a desk and telling people they had to go to prison. "Like criminals?"
"Sinners."
"What are sinners?"
"Non-believers, murderers, thieves, sodomites…"
The word sodomite… that sounded bad, like something alien, misshapen, grotesque. I shivered at the monstrosity it represented.
"What's a sod-o-mite?"
Mr. Haus leaned back, stern as ever. "Men who act like women."
I guess he was trying to give me an age-appropriate answer without going into sexual detail while generally adhering to the scripture in Leviticus 18:22 …a man who lies with a man as with a woman ….
However, his answer ignited an inferno of dread. Dr. Johnson's painting filled my imagination, and I saw myself on that crowded beach at the sunset of time, the dark angel pointing its spear at me.
"Sinners are cast in the lake of eternal fire," Mr. Haus continued.
"The place where people who disobey God's commandments go, where they get punished forever." Mr. Haus looked at me, a discerning nod.
I cringed, waiting for judgment.
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By Joe Houchin of Dysart Willis posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, August 10, 2017.
On July 28, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 445 into law, making it easier for those convicted of non-violent crimes to have their criminal records "expunged." An expungement has the effect of "erasing" a record of arrest or criminal conviction from public view. This law, which broadens eligibility for expunctions, will increase access to jobs and educational opportunities for many individuals with a criminal history.
Prior to passing this law, criminal records were subject to expunction when the individual was a first-time offender and when the prior conviction was for a non-violent offense, but only if it had been more than 15 years since the date of the conviction. See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A145.5(c). The new law reduces the 15-year mandatory wait time to allow for expunction after only 10 years for first-time non-violent felony convictions and 5 years for first-time non-violent misdemeanor convictions.
In addition to reducing the mandatory wait period, the new law also reduces limits on prior expunctions. Under North Carolina's old expunction law, a person was eligible for an expunction of charges dismissed by the court or prosecutor or if the person has been found not guilty, only if he has not previously obtained an expunction. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146. The new law allows for the expunction of multiple dismissals and findings of "not guilty," regardless of whether the individual has previously obtained one.
Eligible individuals will be able to obtain expunctions under the new law beginning December 1, 2017. If you believe that you may be a candidate for criminal record expunction, we would be happy to assist you. Please contact Dysart Willis at 919-747-8380 to set up a free consultation.


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Lexington park gets centerpiece honoring its namesake
(WKYT)
Published: Jun. 19, 2017 at 5:43 PM EDT
A legendary African-American jockey is being remembered in an artistic way in Lexington's east end.
A sculpture honoring Isaac Murphy is being dedicated at the park that bears his name.
"Five years ago we sent a call out nationally for request for proposal for a signature art for the art garden," said Jim Emry, a volunteer at the Isaac Murphy Art Garden.
Now, the Isaac Murphy Art Garden will have that showcase piece by artist Tiffany Bociek to recognize horse racing's all-time great and African-American jockey.
"We incorporated the sense of Kentucky: the stone wall, the stone fences," Emrby said.
That uniqueness was something Bociek wanted too
The sculpture features intersecting horses and a horse shoe. The medallion is a giant image of Murphy wearing his racing silks.
The actual rider in motion was taken from one of his races
While Bociek is from San Diego, but from the start she felt it was important for this to have a special Kentucky feel.
"We wanted to keep it in Lexington so everything that was designed and built here and the materials are from here," Bociek said.


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Here the incredibly popular Harry Potter books, by J.K. Rowling. In Book 1, a mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS! Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that s where the real adventure humorous, haunting, and suspenseful begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children s Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book a future classic to be sure will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to 13).
Young Adult / Science Fiction
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" will kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are followed by attacks which leave residents of the school "petrified". Throughout the year, Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger investigate the attacks, and Harry is confronted by Lord Voldemort, who is attempting to regain full power.
Young Adult / Fantasy
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder. Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders?
Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J. K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and wrong. Fear not, you will find no spoilers in our review--to tell the plot would ruin the journey, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an odyssey the likes of which Rowling's fans have not yet seen, and are not likely to forget. But we would be remiss if we did not offer one small suggestion before you embark on your final adventure with Harry--bring plenty of tissues. The heart of Book 7 is a hero's mission--not just in Harry's quest for the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man--and Harry faces more danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember Dumbledore's warning about making the choice between "what is right and what is easy," and know that Rowling applies the same difficult principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling's skill as a storyteller that even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise. A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. The journey is hard, filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as brilliant and blinding as a phoenix's flame, and fans and skeptics alike will emerge from the confines of the story with full but heavy hearts, giddy and grateful for the experience.
e 4 Up-Harry has just returned to Hogwarts after a lonely summer. Dumbledore is uncommunicative and most of the students seem to think Harry is either conceited or crazy for insisting that Voldemort is back and as evil as ever. Angry, scared, and unable to confide in his godfather, Sirius, the teen wizard lashes out at his friends and enemies alike. The head of the Ministry of Magic is determined to discredit Dumbledore and undermine his leadership of Hogwarts, and he appoints nasty, pink-cardigan-clad Professor Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and High Inquisitor of the school, bringing misery upon staff and students alike. This bureaucratic nightmare, added to Harry's certain knowledge that Voldemort is becoming more powerful, creates a desperate, Kafkaesque feeling during Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. The adults all seem evil, misguided, or simply powerless, so the students must take matters into their own hands. Harry's confusion about his godfather and father, and his apparent rejection by Dumbledore make him question his own motives and the condition of his soul. Also, Harry is now 15, and the hormones are beginning to kick in. There are a lot of secret doings, a little romance, and very little Quidditch or Hagrid (more reasons for Harry's gloom), but the power of this book comes from the young magician's struggles with his emotions and identity. Particularly moving is the unveiling, after a final devastating tragedy, of Dumbledore's very strong feelings of attachment and responsibility toward Harry. Children will enjoy the magic and the Hogwarts mystique, and young adult readers will find a rich and compelling coming-of-age story as well.
The Blood of Olympus
Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps.
The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
Fantasy / Young Adult
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
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An Impossible Romance.Bitter Rivalries.Deadly Choices.To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She revealed the most closely guarded secret of her kind. Now, back within the protection of her pride, she is seen as a traitor. As isolated as she is, Jacinda has no regrets—because of her, Will is still alive, even if she can never see him again, even if he has no memories of that fateful night. . . . Then, against all odds, Will finds her and asks her to run away with him. But the cost of following her heart may be higher than she ever could have imagined.In bestselling author Sophie Jordan's dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever.
The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet . . . as with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability.
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts."Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school. . . again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus' master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus' stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
The Dark Prophecy
The second book in the the latest series from Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan. The god Apollo, stuck in the body of a teenage boy, must undergo the second of his trials to regain his immortality.
The Hidden Oracle
How do you punish an immortal?
By making him human.
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour.
But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.
Young Adult / Actions & Adventure
The Sea of Monsters
The heroic son of Poseidon makes an action-packed comeback in the second must-read installment of Rick Riordan's amazing young readers series. Starring Percy Jackson, a "half blood" whose mother is human and whose father is the God of the Sea, Riordan's series combines cliffhanger adventure and Greek mythology lessons that results in true page-turners that get better with each installment. In this episode, The Sea of Monsters, Percy sets out to retrieve the Golden Fleece before his summer camp is destroyed, surpassing the first book's drama and setting the stage for more thrills to come.
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Giorgia Righetti is an interior designer from Italy living in Barcelona since 2009. She found the* project called Les Eines in 2014 in her house in Eixaple. When Giorgia started she was working mostly decorating spaces so could have the opportunity of being constantly in search of beautiful treasures. Small and big furniture, lamps, ceramics and more from the 60's to the 90's. Some of these treasure are just perfect some other need to be restored; Les Eines had since the beginning a small workshop in the flat, where the pieces where fixed, painted and personalised.
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Advanced Russian Radar System Discovered Near Israeli Border: Report
May 3, 2020 By Zero Hedge Leave a Comment
Via AlMasdarNews.com,
A Russian publication reported this week that the Russian Armed Forces have deployed their Resonance radar system in an area near the Israeli border. According to the NZIV publication, the Russian Resonance radar was identified in two locations in the eastern Mediterranean region, including an area along the Israeli-Egyptian border.
Last year, the think tank and reputable military analysis source GlobalSecurity.org wrote: "the Egyptian Resonance-NE radar tracks the movement of all objects in the airspace not only over Egypt, but also Israel and Syria. According to a number of sources, in 2020 Russia will begin regular deliveries of Resonance-NE to the Middle East."
Russian Resonance radar system, file image via Al Masdar News
"Eli Dekel, a retired military systems researcher, has found the exact location and location of two radar stations that can detect planes and missiles up to 1,100 km away," the publication said.
"One station was built in Javelin Oved at a distance of about 40 km, east of the Suez Canal," NZIV reported, adding that a "second post was in the Gulf of Suez on a hill between Jabel al-Galla and Kabir."
NZIV said the locations of these radar stations will allow early detection of various types of aircraft and missiles at long distances, as well as provide early warnings to the Egyptian Air Force and defense forces about timely preparation for any threat.
"Equipping Egypt with state-of-the-art radars is part of the accelerating process of arming and building military infrastructure, mainly in eastern Egypt and the Sinai. The system also provides data for intercept systems within 350 km. This area includes all of Israel," they added.
Via aviation analysis site avia-pro.net
According to Global Security:
The Rezonans-NE very high frequency [VHF] counter-stealth early warning phased-array radar is designed to effectively detect a wide range of current and future air targets, including low-observable cruise and ballistic missiles, hypersonic aerial vehicles, as well as stealthy ones, in severe electronic countermeasures (ECM) and clutter environment. It is in service with the Russian Air Force, Iran (since 2009) and Algeria (since 2017).
The radar can operate in circular scan mode or within a specified sector. In addition to peacetime tasks, it can provide early warning of an air attack and information support for air and air defense warfare operations. The Rezonans-NE includes up to four radar modules, each of which provides control in the azimuth sector of 90 degrees and can operate independently.
It was not said when Russia deployed these radar systems near the Israeli border; however, given Israel's military intelligence capabilities, it is highly likely that they were aware of these movements.
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As the Colorado River coming down from the high Rockies in Colorado state carves a deep canyon through the Arizona desert, it is met by the Little Colorado, coming from dryer country in Eastern Arizona and Western New Mexico – bottom right in the picture.
Approaching the confluence, the Little Colorado River carves an extremely steep and narrow gorge into the Colorado Plateau, eventually achieving a maximum depth of about 980m. The depth of the canyon is such that numerous springs restore a perennial river flow.
It joins the Colorado deep inside the Grand Canyon, miles from any major settlement. The confluence marks the end of Marble Canyon and the beginning of Upper Granite Gorge.
It's a remote and peaceful place which can only be reached by river craft or by a long steep hike into the canyon.
They planned to ruin a special place. Luckily Canoe & Kayak Magazine reports the Navajo Nation Council voted 16-2 against the development proposal on 31st October 2017. The proposal by developers Confluence Partners from Scottsdale, Arizona, also included a 420-acre commercial and lodging "village" on the rim, huge restrooms, an RV park, gas station, helipad, restaurants, retail shops, motel, luxury hotel, the 'Navajoland Discovery Center' and additional infrastructure.
Under the proposal, the tribe would be on the hook for an initial $65 million investment for roads, water and powerlines and communications, while providing a non-revocable 20-year operating license including a non-compete clause. In return, the Navajos would receive just 8 percent of the revenue. A "totally one-sided" and "rip-off" proposal, it met with a cold reception since project lobbying began seven years ago. Even after lengthy debate during the council's special session led to significant amendments, overwhelming opposition to the project remained, prompting council delegates to pound a stake through its heart.
Greedy developers, including some Navajo leaders, aim to try again, so vigilance is called for. Bottom line: There is no need for casual in-and-out tourists to ruin a special area when they can see pictures, videos and even 360º videos – even live footage – without crowding and ruining the place. We must be careful not to turn genuine natural areas into theme parks! We cannot re-create these places. They are not movie sets, they are real, often sensitive, ecosystems.
When we got there in 1984 the rivers were running strongly, the Colorado at 50 000cfs, clear from deep in Lake Powell, and the Little Colorado running rich red-brown ("colorado") from a flash flood upstream. Here you can see the waters starting to mix. From here on we had brown water all the way to Lake Mead.
And Colorado River water should be brown: Colorado means "ruddy, reddish." Literally "colored." Past participle of colorar "to color, dye, paint." From Latin colorare.


Friday at the WGC, Tiger was more like the Tiger Woods of the early 2000's. Being an avid Tiger Woods fan, it was incredible to see him tie the course record shooting a 61 at Firestone GC during the 2nd round of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.
After shooting a (-4) 66 in the 1st round, he was already in good position. Now he is -13 and 6 shots ahead! 7 birdies, 1 eagle, 10 pars, and no bogeys. Tiger only needed 22 putts on the 18 holes to complete his round. This was vintage Tiger, and frankly when he plays like this, you might as well call it. The fact that Tiger has won this tournament 7 times, and closing in on his 8th win is remarkable.
With 36 holes still left to play, anything can happen but I can't see Tiger letting this lead slip. He owns this golf course and when his putter is hot, he is practically unbeatable. Major #15, which has so far alluded Tiger Woods, since his last major victory in 2008, might it finally be Tiger's time again?
'Glory's Last Shot' is the slogan that goes with the golf's last major starting next week, the PGA Championship, and Tiger Woods seems to be in a great state right now with his golf game and finally might be ready to win major #15.


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A circular economy solution for the Swiss plant-based meat market
A joint venture is being announced today by Bühler and CN & Partners to create Circular Food Solutions Switzerland, a new company that will produce a Swiss meat alternative based on upcycled spent grain from Switzerland.
Produced locally, the product is rich in protein and fibers, and has a low environmental impact. "For decades, spent malted barley was used as feed for animals," said Johannes Wick, CEO of Bühler's Grains & Food business. "Now we are reusing it to create healthy and tasty meat alternatives."
Upcycling is the holy grail of the circular economy. In the beer brewing process, the starch of the barley malt is used to produce beer. The leftover is known as spent grain. Traditionally this is used as feed for animals, but much of the nutritious part of the grain is in this spent grain.
The market for plant-based meat is growing fast with a compound annual growth rate of 15-20%. There is therefore a need for additional protein sources that provide a more sustainable option for product formulation. Circular Food Solutions Switzerland has several key advantages over other plant-based meat products in this respect.
The main raw materials used by Circular Food Solutions Switzerland – brewers' spent grains – are often disposed of by brewers. "Valorizing this side stream contributes to the circular economy and helps reduce food waste," added Swiss entrepreneur Christoph Nyfeler, owner of CN & Partners AG. "Furthermore, we will be using regionally sourced ingredients as the production facility will be close to the main raw material supplier. This means it will be far more sustainable than other plant-based alternatives with long supply routes. A further feature that reduces the environmental impact is that the fresh brewer's spent grains are taken and processed directly without the need for an energy intensive drying process."
Circular Food Solutions Switzerland offers other advantages, too, that are attractive to consumers. Products made by Circular Food Solutions Switzerland are naturally rich in fibers, proteins, and micronutrients. The meat substitutes also offer superior texture and taste, as proven through several blind taste tests with market peers.
The original idea for using brewers' spent grains in this way came out of an innovation competition at Bühler. The team behind it saw the opportunity to create a new product out of this valuable side stream and have driven its development through a start-up, Circular Food Solutions AG (CFS Global), that has since been spun-off from Bühler. With CN & Partners AG, Bühler has found a true entrepreneur with the start-up mentality to create the route to market and proof of concept. "In January 2022 we started production of Swiss malt with Schweizer Mälzerei AG, and very soon we will be able to provide a true Swiss upcycling nutrition product," explained Nyfeler.
"This is a great example of circular economy," commented Carsten Petry, CEO of CFS Global. "We extract valuable elements out of regionally produced food waste, mix them with other protein-rich sources, and produce high quality, nutritious food in Switzerland. It is also truly sustainable because we use each barley kernel twice – once to produce beer, and then to produce the meat replacement."
Bühler intends to make this capability available in different countries. "We would like to find entrepreneurs in other parts of the world who, like CN & Partners, can provide the local production and retail contacts, and experience, and would like to partner with us in a similar way," concluded Wick. "We are looking to join forces to drive a truly sustainable circular economy in meat alternatives."