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Oscars 2012: The Artist and Hugo tie with five wins each
The Artist takes best picture, best director and best actor at the 84th Oscars, while Martin Scorsese's Hugo cleans up in the technical categories
Oscars 2012: Jean Dujardin wins the best actor Oscar for The Artist Photograph: Mark Davis/WireImage
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The 84th Academy Awards wrapped up tonight at the Hollywood and Highland Center, with the Martin Scorsese 3D kids fantasy Hugo and French black-and-white silent The Artist finishing the evening with five Oscars each.
The evening kicked off with Hugo actor Sacha Baron Cohen having to be escorted from the red carpet as he carried out his threat to turn up in costume as the lead character in his forthcoming film. The Dictator.
Hosting duties were back in the safe hands of Billy Crystal, after last year's embarrassing experiment with James Franco and Anne Hathaway, and he duly gave his audience what they wanted: having himself edited into a series of clips and ribbing his audience.
As the first awards were given out, Hugo shot into an early lead as it picked up most of the technical awards, winning for best art direction, best sound editing and best visual effects among others.
Asghar Farhadi, winner of the best foreign language film with A Separation, became the first Iranian director honoured by the Academy. Farhadi used his podium appearance to plead for tolerance between the Iran and the US, telling his audience that his country was "spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics."
The evening's first major acting award went to Octavia Spencer, for best supporting actress for The Help. Spencer cut an excitable figure as she accepted her award, exclaiming "I'm freaking out!" Christopher Plummer, in contrast, accepted his best supporting actor award for Beginners with the gravity befitting his 82 years – becoming, in the process, the oldest ever winner of an Academy award – telling his statuette: "You're only two years older than me,"
It became clear early on that this was not going to be a good night for the British – Northern Irish director Terry George was probably the most high-profile UK recipient of an Oscar, for his short film The Shore.
As the evening reached its second half, where the more significant awards were clustered, the game turned more serious. The fashion highlight of the evening, arguably, was Angelina Jolie's slashed-to-the-hip dress as she presented the two screenplay awards.
Woody Allen won the best original screenplay award for the third time for Midnight in Paris – but did not, as is his habit, turn up to accept it.
Another notable absentee was the director Terrence Malick, who was nominated for best director – but no excuses were needed for him as The Artist's Michel Hazavanicius walked off with the best director
award.
At the business end of the evening, the two major acting prizes followed the form book. Both Jean Dujardin and Meryl Streep, for The Artist and The Iron Lady respectively, were Bafta winners for best actor and best actress, and so it proved at the Oscars.
As the final award, best picture, approached, The Artist was trailing Hugo 4 to 5. As the two leading contenders, a win for either would result either in a tie or a comfortable win for Martin Scorsese's film. As presenter Tom Cruise read out the winner, The Artist took the nod, meaning that the result was 5-all – a dead heat.


I began my Police career in Penarth in 1982 . After the miners strike I moved to the response group formerly known as the SPG. There I specialised in searching and was involved in several murder investigations. The main duty of the response group was public order.
I spent 6 years on the group then I went to the Canton and Ely areas. In 1994 I moved to the dog section. I spent 18 years on the dog section being based in the Cardiff area. I qualified as a general purpose dog instructor and a drugs dog instructor. I also performed acting sergeant duties and was a member of the South Wales Police Dog Display team.


Do you want the latest and greatest in fashion design with a strong modern appeal? This intelligently design folding cane is crafted from carbon fiber and wrapped with Macassar Ebony, an exotic wood, making this cane a suitable choice for those who don't want to be burdened by weight and still want a fashionable cane. Its ability to fold and unfold is extremely easy and doesn't take much effort. One may also adjust the height by means of a push button mechanism. The handle is soft to the touch and is design from the classic derby design. Meeting the shaft and handle is a uniquely patterned collar, which blends nicely into the overall look of this amazing cane.
Now, let's take a look at the wood used in the creation of this masterpiece. Macassar wood is an Ebony species of wood that can be found in certain parts of Indonesia. One cannot simply go outside and put together something to intricate and precious. The wood is a stronger than beechwood and offers a distinct look to it that isn't found in your everyday average woods.


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US Donates Ventilators to Colombia to Combat COVID-19
Colombian President Iván Duque (L) and U.S. Ambassador in Colombia Philip Goldberg, during a ceremony to mark the donation of 200 portable ventilators on July 1, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Embassy in Colombia)
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By U.S. Embassy in Colombia
On July 1, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 200 portable ventilators to Colombia for intensive care units.
The U.S.-manufactured ventilators are highly specialized, cutting-edge, compact medical equipment to treat COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. The USAID donation also includes training for the correct use and maintenance of this specialized equipment.
The U.S. Ambassador in Colombia, Philip S. Goldberg, said: "For more than half a century, the United States has been the main contributor to worldwide health and humanitarian assistance. In fact, we were the first country to donate 15 ventilators to Colombia when this crisis began, and with this donation the United States is now the country that has donated the most ventilators to Colombia, and it's an example of how generous the American people are, while we fight against this virus at home in the United States and together with our partner nations abroad."
In addition to this donation, the United States has provided more than $30 million in assistance to combat the pandemic. Through USAID, it has equipped health centers and hospitals along the Pacific coast in Nariño (Tumaco, Barbacoas, Francisco Pizarro) and the Catatumbo region, including the delivery of food and money transfers in areas with a high concentration of Venezuelan migrants and indigenous populations.
The United States provides support to save lives, coordinating with the Colombian government and other stakeholders to identify priority areas for investment. As the threat of an infectious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere, the United States calls on other donors to contribute to the global effort to combat COVID-19.
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Es una reacción de adición el proceso de polimerización que se inicia por un radical, un catión o un anión. En este tipo de polimerización la masa molecular del polímero es un múltiplo exacto de la masa molecular del monómero.

Mecanismo de reacción
Suelen seguir un mecanismo en tres fases, con ruptura homolítica:

Iniciación: CH2=CHCl + catalizador ⇒ •CH2–CHCl•
Propagación o crecimiento: 2 •CH2–CHCl• ⇒ •CH2–CHCl–CH2–CHCl•
Terminación: Los radicales libres de los extremos se unen a impurezas o bien se unen dos cadenas con un terminal neutralizado.

Polimerización del estireno para dar poliestirenon indica el grado de polimerización
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En el caso de que el polímero provenga de un único tipo de monómero se denomina homopolímero y si proviene de varios monómeros se llama copolímero o heteropolímero. Por ejemplo, el poliestireno es un homopolímero, pues proviene de un único tipo de monómero, el estireno, mientras que si se parte de estireno y acrilonitrilo se puede obtener un copolímero de estos dos monómeros.

Tipos de polimerización por adición
Existen cinco tipos:
Suma de moléculas pequeñas de un mismo tipo por apertura del doble enlace sin eliminación de ninguna parte de la molécula (polimerización de tipo vinilo.).
Suma de pequeñas moléculas de un mismo tipo por apertura de un anillo sin eliminación de ninguna parte de la molécula (polimerización tipo epóxido.).
Suma de pequeñas moléculas de un mismo tipo por apertura de un doble enlace con eliminación de una parte de la molécula (polimerización alifática del tipo diazo.).
Suma de pequeñas moléculas por ruptura del anillo con eliminación de una parte de la molécula (polimerización del tipo a -aminocarboxianhidro.).
Suma de birradicales formados por deshidrogenación (polimerización tipo p-xileno.).

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Beirut, Lebanon: A city that lives to inspire others to live
Mike van Graan Cultuur 2022-09-02
Beirut. Lebanon.
On the southern tip of Africa, we generally get to know about this city, this country, through television headlines that scream 'PAIN!'.
An older generation remembers the Israeli invasion. The civil war that claimed more than 100 000 lives. The assassination of its Prime Minister. More recently, the headlines have been about the huge explosion in the port, exorbitant inflation, street protests against rising fuel and living costs, and mass emigration.
Little wonder then that when I tell people that I'm heading to Beirut, the responses are mostly concerns for my safety. I smile wryly as I imagine that this is exactly the response that many foreigners receive when they mention that they are travelling to South Africa.
On my return to Cape Town, crime statistics for the first quarter of the year have just been released. The headlines mock us with an average of 71 people murdered each day in the three-month period. These wartime statistics make me want to head right back to Beirut!
I've been invited by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) to present two workshops as part of its fourth Arts and Culture Entrepreneurship (ACE) programme. Founded in 2007 with support from various international donors, AFAC is probably the most important arts fund in the region, actively supporting scores of creatives in more than 20 Arab countries annually. It is based in Beirut, with Lebanon being one of the more liberal countries in the region.
The sixteen participants in the workshop are drawn from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Libya, in North Africa, as well as Syria, Palestine and Lebanon. The ACE programme aims to inspire and strengthen small and medium cultural institutions in the Arab region through several lecture modules, workshops and mentorships. At the end of the 12-month programme, participating institutions are provided with a grant of $25 000 to support activities inspired by the programme.
According to the ACE brochure, the Arab arts and culture sector has experienced phenomenal growth over the last ten years coinciding, it would seem, with various expressions of the "Arab Spring". (But participants decry the pressure of funders for them to actively engage in artistic activities that genuflect to the political changes). Many young and dynamic cultural managers have emerged but in contexts where there is little public sector support both in funding and education, AFAC has launched this initiative to develop a cohort of skilled trainers, advisers and coaches who can support the expansion and sustainability of the sector.
This experience resonates with that of sub-Saharan African countries where generally authoritarian governments do not provide much, if any, support to contemporary creative practitioners. Many cultural entrepreneurs and managers have to learn through hands-on experience and the ad hoc courses provided by a few NGOs or EUNIC institutions such as the Goethe Institute.
The sessions over the four days deal with topics such as design thinking, financial resilience, communications strategies and the transformative power of culture. One of my two sessions highlights international cultural policies and protocols and how creatives in the Arab region may use these to their advantage. Another reflects on the lessons and insights from the South African experience that may be useful for the Arab context.
Some of the participants stare at me blankly during the session on policy. I can see what's going through their minds. "How do we even begin to think about impacting policy in our countries where there is no respect for civil society? How do we build sustainable networks to advocate for policy in our repressive conditions?" But some latch onto the idea of international cultural protocols providing opportunities for collaborations across boundaries, and for access to Global North markets for their creative goods.
The session on South African practices generates more enthusiasm. One idea, in particular, finds traction. The Voorkamerfest originated by a Dutch couple – Wim Visser and Inge Bos – played out over the first weekend of September in Darling, an hour's drive from Cape Town. Punters would buy tickets for a route without knowing what they would see, and over the course of 90-120 minutes, they would be taken by taxis to three different homes in the town (mostly in the more marginalized part of Darling to spread the tourism benefits) where they would experience artists performing in a variety of genres carefully created by the organisers.
The idea of using existing infrastructure such as people's homes, of reaching communities normally excluded from the arts, of not being dependent on public funding and of providing work for creatives on a mini-circuit of venues, appealed to many.
About 40 minutes' drive from Beirut, we visit Saida, Lebanon's third largest city, covering an area that is believed to have been inhabited some 6 000 years ago! Today, it is home to the largest camp of Palestinian refugees who have fled, or have been forced to flee their homeland just a few kilometres away. A country of fewer than six million people, Lebanon hosts the most refugees per capita!
Saida, a town near the border with Israel. Home to the largest Palestinian refugee camp.
There is history in Saida, but also recent history; a 450-seater underground cinema built in the 1980s by a businessman, that served as a shelter during the war, was shut for years and then re-opened in 2018, with a co-working space frequented by the city's youth in need of internet and a cool space to network. The two daughters of the businessman who started the space are participants in the ACE programme.
I visit a friend, one of the members of the Zoukak Theatre that had been badly damaged in the 2019 explosion.
The 80-seater Zoukak Theatre which though damaged, survived the port explosion
They have renovated the space and are looking forward to hosting their festival of Lebanese theatre later this year.
Sign at the Zoukak Theatre
The theatre stands as a metaphor for the people of Beirut. Resilient in the face of existential challenges (we have scheduled load shedding from time to time; Beirut has only a few hours of electricity per day). At night, the bars and restaurants are full. Hundreds of people dance way past midnight to a live band in one of the establishments to which I was taken. There is a vibrancy and energy in the city matched by the anarchy of its traffic.
A market in Saida, Lebanon
Centre of town
Fell in love with Lebanese food. Again.
City view from a hilltop
These people know how to live. Despite the myriad challenges.
Perhaps they need to be visiting us, to teach us how to not just cope, but to thrive!
Photos: Mike van Graan
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I'm trying to make two draggables swap places (between droppables). Basically I only allow 1 draggable per droppable.
Everything is working fine, except for one part. The feature "move out of the way" keeps moving draggables away when I drag over them, but I don't want that.
Does anyone know a way of NOT moving draggables out of the way?

A: I managed to find a solution myself! It's a hacky one, so if anyone knows a more clean way of doing it, please let me know.
If anyone else wonders how to do this, here's how I did it:
I created a class non-stranslatable:
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Then in my draggable component I added this:
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Like I said, this is pretty hacky, so if there's a more "correct" way, let me know!

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A lot of fun! Our first time and we did need some of the cryptic hints. But we had a great time when we figured out things ourselves!! Looking forward to going again!
Reviews of escape game "The C.S.I. Room"
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Very creative rooms! A great mix of puzzles that inspires team work and tests your mind on many levels -- everyone on your team will have a chance to get involved. The variety of rooms is appealing, you can't go wrong!


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Forever 21 Launches Limited-Edition Disney·Pixar Capsule Collection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LOS ANGELES, CA (August 31, 2016) Forever 21, one of the most recognized and largest fashion retailers in the world, announces today the launch of a limited-edition Disney·Pixar capsule collection including women's, men's and kid's clothing and accessories.
The 29-piece collection celebrates classic characters from iconic Disney·Pixar animated films including Finding Dory, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story. The collection is comprised of on-trend, contemporary loungewear pieces with beanies, bodysuits, bomber and denim jackets, cropped t-shirts, tote bags, sweaters, and sweatpants that feature character portraits of Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Nemo, Woody, Mike Wazowski and more alongside tongue-in-cheek phrases that play off of the characters and their beloved stories including "Buzz Worthy," "Go With the Flow" and "Monster Crew."
The collection is highlighted in an episode of Destination: Disney Style; the five-part original series that takes viewers on a trip around the globe to explore the unique ways Disney characters are interpreted through fashion. The video follows Lauren Riihimaki of YouTube's LaurDIY as she delves into everything about the collection from the design process and inspiration, to collection favorites and more, giving viewers an exclusive look into the capsule collection and how it came together. The Destination: Disney Style episode featuring LaurDIY and the DisneyPixar capsule collection will air on the Disney Style YouTube channel on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.
The Disney·Pixar capsule collection from Forever 21 will launch in Forever 21 stores globally and on Forever21.com beginning Wednesday, August 31, 2016.
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A reverse shoulder replacement is a very useful procedure in cases of bone and soft tissue loss. I am one of the few surgeons to have done this procedure in India. I got trained in these advanced procedures in the UK and Belgium.
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7) In severe fractures, replacement a hemi-arthroplasty or a reverse shoulder replacement) may be needed.
Reverse shoulder replacement is done for shoulder arthritis resulting from massive rotator cuff tears. It is also indicated in severe 3 and 4 part proximal humeral fractures with comminution and bone loss. It reverses the position of the ball and socket in the shoulder. It requires high level of experience to perform this procedure. See this news report.
I also offer non operative treatments for shoulder conditions. These are platelet rich plasma (PRP), bone marrow (BMAC) and stromal vascular fraction (SVF) treatment. These treatments will relieve pain and preserve your natural shoulder joint.
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I can not speak too highly of Dr. Venkatachalam, not only about his wide experience and great skill as an orthopedic surgeon but also the fact that he is a very understanding and compassionate person. Understanding and compassion are two rare virtues in our over-stretched NHS. The nursing care in Chennai was first class and I cannot fault it- Mark Carr, UK.
Shoulder resurfacing India, Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam. An American patient underwent a combined metal and biological resurfacing by Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam. The socket side of the shoulder joint was resurfaced with a stem cell gell technique. This was done for the first time in the world to overcome difficulties with a plastic component. The ball was resurfaced with a metal resurfacing component called Global Cap. Dr.Venkatachalam is a pioneer in shoulder resurfacing in India, having done these procedures in 2008. His interests are arthroplasty, stem cells and arthroscopic surgery of shoulder and knee.


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Parla Pin Code: Pin Code of Parla, Katihar District, Bihar
Parla Pin Code, Katihar District, Bihar: The PIN code for Parla, a neighbourhood in the Porla B.O of the Katihar district in Bihar, India is provided.
Pin Code of Parla is 855102.
Parla Pincode and Post Office Overview
Area / Locality Name Parla
Post Office Name & Type ( BO/SO/HO) Porla B.O
Sub District Name Azamnagar
District Name Katihar
Post office Address The Postmaster, Parla, Porla B.O, Azamnagar, Katihar District, Bihar, India.
Information about Parla Pin Code
The Parla Pin Code is 855102. It is a 6-digit postal code that is used to identify the location of a specific address in the city of Parla, located in the Indian state of Bihar. This pin code is used by the Indian postal department to ensure that mail and packages are delivered to the correct location.
855102 Pin Code is for which area? The Pin Code 855102 is for Parla, a city located in the Indian state of Bihar. This Pin Code is used to identify specific locations in the city and ensure that mail and packages are delivered to the correct address. The Pin Code is assigned by the Indian postal department and is used in conjunction with the street address to ensure that mail and packages reach their intended destination.
Postal Code of Parla
Parla Postal Code: The Postal Code for Parla, Bihar, India is 855102. It is a 6-digit code used by the Indian postal department to identify the location of a specific address in Parla and ensure that mail and packages are delivered to the correct location.
Zip Code of Parla
Parla Zip Code: The Zip Code for Parla, Bihar, India is 855102. It is a 6-digit code used by the Indian postal department to identify the location of a specific address in Parla and ensure that mail and packages are delivered to the correct location.
FAQs Related to Pincode of Parla, Katihar, Bihar
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The Pin Code of Parla is 855102.
How many digits does the Parla Pin Code have?
The Parla Pin Code has 6 digits.
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The Pin Code in Parla is used by the Indian postal department to ensure that mail and packages are delivered to the correct location.
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The first digit of the Parla Pin Code represents the region, the second digit represents the sub-region, the third digit represents the sorting district, and the last three digits represent the post office code.
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Sudip Kumar Datta
Ethical dilemmas involved in risk stratification and resource allocation
IFCC Live Webinar A Global Perspective on Health Inequities in Laboratory Medicine 11 May 2022 talk by Sudip Kumar Datta
Additional Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
IFCC Live Webinar Series 2022
A Global Perspective on Health Inequities in Laboratory Medicine
Health Inequities laboratory medicine Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency risk stratification ethics resource allocation


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Highland Angels
Fated Hearts Book 3
By: Ceci Giltenan
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
Series: Fated Hearts, Book 3
Highland Revenge
Fated Hearts, Book 1
Does he hate her clan enough to visit his vengeance on her? Or will he listen to her secret and his own heart's yearning? Hatred lives and breathes between medieval clans who often don't remember why feuds began in the shadowed past. But Eoin MacKay remembers.
Highland Solution
Niall MacIan, a Highland laird, desperately needs funds to save his impoverished clan. Lady Katherine Ruthven, a lowland heiress, is rumored to be "unmarriageable"and her uncle hopes to be granted her title and lands when the king sends her to a convent. King David II anxious to strengthen his alliances sees a solution that will give Ruthven the title he wants, and MacIan the money he needs. Laird MacIan will receive Lady Katherine's hand along with her substantial dowry and her uncle will receive her lands and title.
Very enjoyable
The Pocket Watch
The Pocket Watch Chronicles
Generous, kind, and loving, Maggie nearly always puts the needs of others first. So when a mysterious elderly woman gives her an extraordinary pocket watch, telling her it is a conduit to the past, Maggie agrees to give the watch a try, if only to disprove the woman's delusion. But it works. Maggie finds herself in the Scottish Highlands with a handsome warrior who clearly despises her. Her tender soul is caught between her own desire and the disaster she could cause for others.
Don't , just don't
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The Highlander's Gift
The Sutherland Legacy Series, Book 1
By: Eliza Knight
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
Sir Niall Oliphant was betrothed to the Bruce's daughter, Princess Elizabeth, until she declares that his wound in battle has incapacitated him as a man. Because he does not wish to marry the spoiled royal, he is glad to pass her off to his brother Sir Walter. He's more than content to fade into the background with his injuries and remain a bachelor forever. Until he is presented with an offer from the Earl of Sutherland to marry his only daughter, a lass more beautiful than any other, who makes him want to stand up and fight again.
Ian's Rose
The Mackintoshes and McLarens, Book 1
By: Suzan Tisdale
Narrated by: Brad Wills
Ian Mackintosh and his bride, Rose, return to McLaren Lands to rebuild all that was destroyed by the previous laird. Believing bad times and evil men are behind them, they've let their guard down. Ian's world is turned upside down one cold winter's night when Rose is kidnapped.
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The King's Cousins, Book One
By: Alexa Aston, Dragonblade Publishing
1338 A.D. - Exiled to a convent after her father's execution for treason, Katelyn de Blays has fleeting memories of the man she adored and the outside world. When her brother's search leads him to find Katelyn after many years, she is eager to leave with Landon and begin a new life. He brings her to the court of her cousin, Edward III, who betroths Katelyn to a powerful earl of Northumberland, using her as a political pawn to show his continued support of his northern noblemen.
Falling for the Chieftain: A Time Travel Romance
Enchanted Falls Trilogy, Book 3
By: Keira Montclair
Allison Sutton isn't the sort to take risks. She's a nurse, so she's seen exactly where risk-taking can lead. But she leaves her comfort zone to visit Scotland with her sisters and then takes a further leap of faith when one of them insists they jump from a waterfall that's supposedly enchanted. To her amazement, the jump brings her back in time, to the fourteenth century, and she comes face to face with a strapping Highlander who looks as if he's stepped out of her fantasies.
Eadan's Vow: A Scottish Time Travel Romance (Highlander Fate)
By: Stella Knight
Narrated by: Liisa Ivary
After a broken engagement, Fiona Stewart travels to Scotland for a solo artist's retreat. When she finds herself mysteriously transported to the year 1390, she must find a way to get back to her own time. But things become complicated when she meets a handsome highlander who sets her heart aflame....
The Highland Duke
By: Amy Jarecki
Narrated by: Penelope Hardy, Alex Hyde-White
When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life. Even if it means fleeing with him across the Highlands to tend to his wounds while English redcoats are closing in. Though Akira is as fierce and brave as any of her clansmen, even she's intimidated by the fearsome, brutally handsome Highlander who refuses to reveal his name.
Could not continue it
By Claire on 04-06-19
Highland Spitfire
Highland Weddings, Book 1
By: Mary Wine
Two hotheaded Highlanders, the offspring of feuding lairds, are tricked by the King's Regent into a desperate choice: marry or die. Bhaic MacPherson is more disposed to lead his clan into battle than stay married to the daughter of his enemy. But perhaps the intensity of his feelings has more to do with desire than hostility. Ailis Robertson wanted a husband, not a savage - but when her family was faced with a deadly ultimatum, she had no choice.
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Highland Vengeance
The Band of Cousins, Book 1
Maggie Ramsay has never forgotten Randall Baines, the English lord who tormented her beloved sister when they were children. After her sister is injured in a senseless accident, she decides to make Baines pay for what he did...only she gets more than she bargained for. Her brother's mysterious friend joins her as soon as she leaves her clan alone, insisting on keeping her safe, and when they reach Baines's castle, she learns the lord is now an earl and his cruelty to women and lassies has only escalated. The discovery fills her with a fire that will not be banked.
Falling for the Highlander: A Time Travel Romance
By: Emma Prince
Destiny throws her back in time. Can love make her stay? Caroline Sutton doesn't belong here. Not in the Highlands, and certainly not in the 14th century. Headstrong Caroline hopes an adventure will ease the pain of her parents' deaths. One minute, she's standing at the edge of a waterfall, daring her two sisters to jump with her. The next, she wakes up on the shores of a Scottish loch - 600 years in the past. She's determined to return to her sisters and her own time, but Callum, the rugged Highland Laird who discovers her, has other ideas.
Highlands Forever Series, Book 1
By: Violetta Rand
Alex MacKay has roamed the world as a mercenary, trying to forget his shattered past. But when he's summoned by his brother to defend clan lands, the very man who betrayed him and married the woman he loved, he's surprised to learn that the spirited Keely not only abandoned his brother on their wedding night, but never returned.
Brennus: A Scottish Time Travel Romance
Immortal Highlander Clan Skaraven, Book 1
By: Hazel Hunter
Narrated by: William Macleod
An ancient highlander who's never been allowed to love. A modern woman who keeps men at arm's length. Can their passion overcome their pasts? Althea Jarden's botanical fieldwork keeps her happily busy, but it has kept her from relationships as well - by design. But all the self-reliance in the world can't prepare her for being taken to ancient Scotland and what she finds there.
A unique blend of romance genres
By A D. on 17-12-19
Bay of Fear
Battle Lords of De Velt, Book 3
By: Kathryn Le Veque
A classic medieval-gothic love story complete with ghostly wanderings, a spooky castle, and a damsel in distress.... In the Dark Ages on a remote coast of Cornwall, there was a legend of a wicked lord who was burned to death for his deeds. Everyone in Cornwall knows to avoid Baiadepaura Castle because of the ghostly happenings, said to be the spirit of Lord de Paura, who has returned to seek revenge for his grisly death.
An English Bride in Scotland
By: Lynsay Sands
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
Annabel was about to take the veil to become a nun, when her mother suddenly arrived at the abbey to take her home... so that she can marry the Scottish laird who is betrothed to her runaway sister! She knows nothing about being a wife, and definitely nothing about the marriage bed. But from the moment Ross MacKay sets eyes on Annabel, he is taken with his shy, sweet bride... and the fact that she's blessed with lush curves only makes him utter his own prayers of thanks. But when an enemy endangers her life, he'll move the Highlands themselves to save her.
A nice story, but not a romping Highland yarn.
By D. Mark on 13-09-17
Tangled in Time
By: Barbara Longley
Narrated by: K.C. Sheridan
Regan MacCarthy's ability to see ghosts is a gift inherited from her Irish ancestors, but it's one she'd dearly like to give back. In an attempt to return her powers to their source, she travels to Ireland to harness the ancient magic that still permeates the mystical site of Newgrange. Instead, something far more unexpected awaits her: a strapping, gorgeous stranger who insists he's a centuries-old Celtic warrior.
Merriweather Sisters Time Travel Series, Book 1
By: Cynthia Luhrs
Narrated by: Kristina Blackstone
Lucy Merriweather's supposedly perfect boyfriend attempted to murder her during a visit to Blackford Castle. Falling through time to 1300s medieval England, she lands in a tangled heap at the feet of a tarnished grumpy knight with secrets of his own and no time to spare for a crazy damsel in distress.
Easy predictable listenjng
By Carole on 08-09-19
Anna MacKay fears the MacLeods. Andrew MacLeod fears love.
Anna, angry with her brother, took a walk to cool her temper. She had no intention of venturing so close to MacLeod territory - until she saw a wee lad fall through the ice.
Andrew becomes enraged when it appears the MacKay lass has abducted his son, his last precious connection to the wife he lost - until he learns the truth. Anna, risked her life to save his beloved child.
Now there is a chance to end the generations old hate and fear between their clans.
Fate connects them. The desire for peace binds them. Will a rival tear them apart?
©2015 Ceci Giltenan/Susan Cusack (P)2016 Ceci Giltenan/Susan Cusack
Highland Courage
Technology of the Gods
The Nightfall Duology
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This was a disappointment. The story started out good and then was down hill. I kept listening hoping it would get better. Very predictable!
If u'r looking for a book that's like a "Harlequin romance" this would be it.
Paul Woodson was okay. His voices for the women characters r whiny.
This was a great series!
I always enjoy highland stories and some of my favorites are from Ceci Giltenan. Anna and Andrew are perfect for each other. The way the Highland people were raised is always interesting and family means everything to them. It's wonderful to find how the clans or families always intertwine in their strategic alliances.
Terry Olson
This book is an adventure. Never boring, and hard to stop listening. I look forward to more of Ceci's books. Love them!
N.Templar
Angels among us.
This was a very fast paced, vivid depiction of Highland life, as alliances were forged and boundaries tested.
The heroine Anna is the heart of the story and is very warm, strong willed and full of love.
I love the interaction between each of the characters as they pull the reader/listener in, to share in the warmth and passion of each exchange.
The characters and the story lines are all fully developed and presented realistically without drawing the situation out unnecessarily.
The males in the story despite being forceful and strong are not averse to showing there softer reasonable side if the situation warrants it.
The narrator is excellent in his distinct and consistent depiction of each character. You were never reminded that he is reading a story. The tenor of each conversation reflected the emotion and character of the Highland individual being portrayed.
I believe the story was made even richer with a double "epilogue". I was pleased to have that added insight and have all loose ends secured.
It was a beautiful story of love and care to escape into and I loved every minuet of it.
K.J.H.
Another amazing read/listen
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, it is one of those books that did not have a lull. Kept my mind busy while I was working.
Frankly I enjoyed the book as a whole and that makes it difficult to pick out a "best part" of the story.....isn't that one of the points to writing a good book?!?!?! Make it hard for the reader to pick cause it is all pretty darn well written and flows nice.
What does Paul Woodson bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
I think he enhances the experience of most books he does. He seems to put emotion into the characters. It is a bonus that his voice does not grate in the slightest.
Cindy A.
Rated PG a very nice listen.
I liked that you could listen to it in mixed company. and that it wasn't too gory for the whole family to listen to. left the romance to your imagination


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MiaSolé latest CIGS solar firm to restructure
Santa Clara solar panel maker is cutting costs but expects to finalize new partnership within 90 days.
Californian photovoltaic panel maker MiaSolé, regarded as one of the leading exponents of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) technology, is the latest to feel the pinch of solar market Darwinism.
Alongside the former Q-Cells subsidiary Solibro and Solar Frontier, MiaSolé has been able to drive down the cost of CIGS products more than most companies developing the thin-film technology, but with the cost of crystalline silicon panels dropping more quickly it has had to take action to preserve cash - despite raising $55 million as recently as March.
"In a move designed to reduce costs and focus the company on critical functions, Miasolé will reorganize its workforce to retain employees in the technology, commercial and flexible product areas, and make reductions in manufacturing and operations," said the firm in a statement.
"This restructuring will ensure continued CIGS technology development, execution on our sales pipeline and ongoing development of our flexible product, which NREL [the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory] recently verified at 15.5% efficiency."
That conversion efficiency level represents a world record, and follows a 17.3% result with a champion (non-flexible) cell, but neither of those technologies is yet at the production-worthy stage. The company's MS Series-02 range of products are said to offer an efficiency of "up to" 14.5%.
John Carrington, the MiaSolé CEO and former First Solar executive, said: "In the near term we need to conserve costs to enable a strategic partnership. The company is looking forward to aligning with a partner and collectively executing on our technology roadmap…I am confident based on current discussions that we will finalize a partnership within the next 60-90 days."
Big backers
Backed by some of the biggest venture capitalists in the technology sector, including Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Vantagepoint and Bessemer, MiaSolé also has a close relationship with fellow Santa Clara resident Intel, which is lending support in the form of volume manufacturing expertise.
Ahead of the restructuring, the company employed 350 people and was operating two production facilities in its native California, where it uses a sputtering process to deposit the active material of the thin-film panels.
Other heavily-funded CIGS companies to have fallen by the wayside in the face of cut-throat competition from Chinese rivals making crystalline silicon panels include the notorious Solyndra, and more recently Germany's Soltecture (formerly Sulfurcell).
But it has not all been bad news for thin-film CIGS – in the past few months HelioVolt has attracted $50 million funding from Korea, while Nanosolar raised $20 million in another venture round and China's Hanergy has agreed to acquire Solibro from bankrupt Q-Cells.
In addition, the new industry-led US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) has signed up previous Miasolé CEO Joseph Laia as one of the co-chairs for an effort that is aiming to develop a CIGS technology roadmap and push the material to higher conversion efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Whether or not any of those moves will be sufficient to sustain the emerging industry in the face of the market onslaught from crystalline silicon manufacturers remains to be seen.
CIGS technology roadmap
Miasolé
US PV Manufacturing Consortium
Hanergy to buy CIGS PV manufacturer Solibro
'Solar leaders' to develop US CIGS roadmap
Soltecture becomes latest German PV bankruptcy


Every once in a while, a new innovation emerges and takes the world by storm. All the while, some of us scratch out heads wondering why we didn't come up with the idea.
Want to go where the leading edge of innovation in the digital economy is happening? Dust off your passport, pack your bags and head to these events where digital economy innovators are gathering.
Cloud, Big Data, the Internet of Things: today's breakthrough technologies are transforming how we engage with customers, suppliers, and each other. Leading thinkers and digital economy practitioners—including Adam Smiley Poswolsky, best-selling author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough; Joseph Bradley, vice president of the Internet of Everything Practice at Cisco Consulting Services; and Prof. Dr. Christof von Kalle, chair of Translational Oncology and chairman of the board at German National Center for Tumor Diseases—convened to share their winning approaches for a thriving business.
Chris Lindland, CEO of clothing startup Betabrand (of dress yoga pants fame), dreamed up this spectacle to showcase tech in fashion. The front row got a close-up view of drones on the catwalk, 3D printed hats, and turn-signal gloves for bicyclists, among other tech-forward clothing and fashion gadgets.
The connection of one billion more people to the Internet by 2017 means even more changes for business, finance, technology, medicine, politics, education, and design, among other endeavors. Global innovators and policy experts–including Ted Rogers, strategy chief for bitcoin Wallet and security vendor Xapo; Denise Gershbein, frog design executive creative director; and Harvard Law School's Lawrence Lessig–examined the implications. Discussions included the future of digital payments, data access, entrepreneurship, and the use of technology for improving social welfare.
Capturing the absolute vanguard in robotics engineering, this event showcases advances in robotics that will play a significant part in our lives and businesses within the next five years. For a $2 million grand prize, teams from five countries set 23 robots against each other to compete. And who knows? Maybe this year's winner, Team KAIST from South Korea, will start a new rise of humanoids that will save lives during natural disasters, assist elderly people with daily tasks, and assume dangerous assignments from construction workers.
Lean Enterprise co-author Joanne Molesky, Ticketmaster CTO Jody Mulkey, and others shared key trends that will affect how companies compete during the next 5 to 10 years, as well as advice for how to prepare their companies for an era of rapid change.
What does an exhibition about food have to do with the digital economy? According to Internet trends oracle Mary Meeker, the industry is ripe for innovation, from growing food to delivering it. Come to Expo Milano 2015 to understand how digital transformation connects to the third-highest expenditure item for consumers. While you are enjoying the food and cultural events there, visit the Future Food District, which features ways that digital technology will be used to produce food, harvest algae and insects, and change shopping experiences in supermarkets.
Look past the fire-breathing dragons, a robotic horse, and pirates galore, and you'll get an exclusive look in the world of startups and venture capitalism (VC). Whether you are seeking capital or looking to make a new investment, you'll be able to get insight from such speakers as Yoav Ben-Ari, head of business development, VC, and startup ecosystem at Google; Michael Treskow, principal of one of the top VC companies, Accel Partners; and Peter Vinnemeier, co-founder of Trivago, one of the top hotel search providers.
Startups and investors from around the world convene to network, get a first-hand look at inventive apps, and hear from an eclectic variety of digital business innovators. Last year's agenda included Nathalie Boulanger, senior vice president with the Orange Start-up Ecosystem, Or Klier, head of strategy with Bank Leumi and Marc Worth, chairman and CEO of consumer research firm Stylus.
We've all seen the headlines: Extreme drought conditions in 80% of California, unprecedented weather patterns in Europe, and disappearing glaciers in the Artic. But here's what you need to know: innovations in technology and design are having a positive impact on the environment, as well as on the global economy and society. Explore the possibilities by connecting with top thought leaders and technologists, including Ashby Monk, executive and research director of Stanford Global Projects Center; David Mount, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB); and Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature.
Interplanetary gas stations. Microprocessors configured like brains. Will our future include these breakthroughs? According to this crystal-ball event featuring leading scientists and visionary executives from a variety of industries, it's not only possible, it's quickly becoming a reality. Speakers include genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter, Cleantech group CEO Sheeraz Haji, and Ford Motor Co. corporate futurist Sheryl Connelly.


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The Slovakian sports center Donovaly is also available from Budapest with the joint services of VOLÁNBUSZ / FlixBus. Donovaly can be an interesting destination for holidaymakers as well as people with sporting or recreational purposes not just in the winter but at each period of the year.
FlixBus runs its services to Donovaly even more times a day. The journey can be commenced in Budapest at Népliget bus station which is easily accessible by public transport.


The Journal of American Greatness (JAG) appeared on Blogspot in March of 2016 and then suddenly went dark four months later. A new Blogspot website, JAG Recovered, attempted to recover the Journal by linking to JAG posts in Google cache. Unfortunately, many of the links are now broken.
The Jackson Gazette has made an effort to recover the work of the Journal's anonymous authors by following the JAG Recovered links, copying the posts for Google cache and publishing them as posts to the Jackson Gazette. It has been a hurried effort because of the fear that delay will result in fewer working links to cached copies of the posts.
The 125th post from the Journal of American Greatness originally published in June, 2016.
The posts are numbered. Gaps in the numbering indicate broken links and JAG posts that could not be recovered. In the future we will undertake our own search for JAG posts in Google cache in hopes of picking up the ones we missed.


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Q: Exit silent mode without vibrate When using the hardware switch on the side of my iPhone to change from silent mode to non-silent mode, the phone vibrates once.
How can I turn off this vibrate?
There is no vibration from non-silent mode to silent mode.

A: Go into Settings --> Sounds and then turn off vibrate on ring
Use the hardware switch and re-enable vibrate on ring


There is no doubt that you can build muscle by regular workout, lifting weights and eating right. However, to truly maximize your potential, supplements are a suitable option, but the question is which one to choose?
Thus, to help you reach your desirable muscle building goal, here I have compiled 5 of the best mass gain supplements, which is completely worth for your hard-earned cash. I have ensured to list them in an order of priority, from the absolute most critical, can't-do-without supplements with the optional ingredients for packing on size. I am writing this blog to help you buy the right supplement on a tight budget. All you are required to do is use it as they are directed.
Whey stands at the top in the list of mass-gain supplements, because it is one of the most significant for pushing protein synthesis. Whey is a milk protein that contains high level of BCAA. Whey is a clear winner because it digests fast and helps your muscles to start developing. Whey also contains small proteins; this is why we always recommend consuming whey protein immediately after training.
It is advisable to take 20 grams of whey protein powder in the 30 minutes prior to workout and you should take 40 grams within 60 minutes after training. Taking 20-40 grams of whey immediately upon waking every morning will undoubtedly help you kick-start muscle growth.
It is another protein, casein, squeaks in just under whey. Casein is an ideal pre-bedtime snack as it prevents catabolism slowly and steadily. Casein helps to make you feel less full, which makes it a great snack for those who want to pack on muscle mass. When casein is taken as a post workout as it boosts muscle protein synthesis much like whey does. Make sure to choose a casein protein that contains micellar casein and the advisable of casein is 20-40 grams right before going to bed.
Creatine is made from glycine, arginine and methionine. Scientific studies and anecdotal reports alike find that people who work out gain more of body weight and increase strength dramatically. Creatine works in a number of ways as it increases the fast energy in the gym. The more energy you gain, the faster you to get bigger and stronger in the long run. Creatine also draws more water into your muscle cells and which helps to increase the long-term growth. In the most recent study, creatine has been found to enhance the levels of insulin that is critical for stimulating growth.
It is advisable to take 2-5 grams of creatine in the form of creatine malate, creatine monohydrate, creatine alpha-ketoglutarate or creatine ethyl ester with your protein shake right after your workouts. It will help keep your muscles saturated with creatine.
The term BCAA refers to isoleucine, leucine and Valine, the absolute and most significant amino acids for building and repairing muscle tissue. Leucine is the most significant of the three, as research shows that it stimulates muscle protein synthesis on its own. Yes, there is no issue at all taking altogether, since they work in synergy to provide a multitude of advantages, including increased energy and muscle growth during workouts and helps to decrease delayed-onset muscle soreness.
It is advisable to take 5-10 grams of BCAAs with breakfast, as well as in your pre and post workout shakes. Search for BCAA products that provides leucine at a ratio of 2:1 per dose of Isoleucine and Valine.
In the body, the amino acid beta-alanine is combined with other amino, histidine, to form Carnosine. As per the study, it has been suggested that muscles have higher levels of Carnosine and more strength as well as endurance. Carnosine seems to enhance the muscle fibers capability to do with more force and without fatiguing.Several studies reported it helps to increase muscle strength as well as power. One recent study has found that who takes beta-alanine along with creatine can achieve more muscle mass and can easily lose more bodyfat than who took only creatine.
To maximize its effect, take 1-2 grams of Carnosine or beta-alanine right after your workout. On the day you are not working out; take 2 grams with breakfast, along with creatine.


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Industry News Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series in the works, GT3 road version and SLS E-CELL not coming to U.S.
September 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 Omar Rana Convertibles, Coupes, electric-cars, electric-vehicles, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, Roadsters, SLS AMG, SLS AMG Roadster, Sports Cars, Supercars
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is probably the best looking AMG on the market right now and besides the SLS AMG coupe and the SLS AMG Roadster, Mercedes-Benz's in-house tuning arm has a lot more planned for the model. Unfortunately, all those models won't be coming to the United States.
First up, Mercedes-Benz says that the street-legal version of the SLS AMG GT3 race car won't be coming to the United States. Why? Apparently Mercedes-Benz doesn't think that the low potential sales volume justifies the massive expense of re-certifying the car for the U.S. market.
Same goes for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-CELL electric-car. Mercedes-Benz thinks that the electric supercar won't sell in big numbers.
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Member of the Board of Directors and Head of Vehicle Development for AMG, Tobias Moers has confirmed that the tuning arm will be doing a hardcore Black Series version of the SLS.
"We absolutely have to do a Black Series" Moers, told Motor Trend.
Let's just hope that the SLS AMG Black Series makes it to the United States.
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Es ist genug (It's enough). | Think the Unthinkable Future.
Es ist genug (It's enough).
Last evening, I succeeded to get back from OKAYAMA to TOKYO by aircraft with my younger colleague. Why "succeeded"? Because it was reported to have rained heavily in Tokyo and our aircraft failed to reach OKAYAMA on schedule. The guy of the airline even announced it could get back to OKAYAMA due to extremely bad weather, even though it could once take off. Anyway, the destiny led me to move forward, and it had stopped to rain, before I got back to TOKYO, as it was always the case in such an occasion in my life.
Having enjoyed a dinner with one of my closest alliance partner, who's expert of intellectual property, I finally got home and found the latest version of "Der Spiegel", a leading German weekly magazine, on table. It shows "chronicle of this year 2015" with a series of persons who moved and shook the world community.
I took a look at it and had spontaneously a specific feeling: "It's enough". The prominent magazine shows us one after another what has been happening in this year. Murder, terrorism, and disasters. In German, I murmured: "Es ist genug". At that moment, I felt I finally understood why Alban Berg, a member of "Second Vienna School" led by Arnold Schoenberg, picked up J. S. Bach's chorale entitled in the same way in his last work "Violinkonzert".
Of course, our life is continuous grapple for survival, which never ends. Particularly in the age of dramatic changes such as the current one, the destiny never promises us to survive and always divides us into two groups. The one consists of those who are allowed to go up, while another one declines. To keep on being in the former, every single member of the human society is forced to grapple with difficulties, which emerge infinitely. When you stop to do so, it automatically means the end of the game. The destiny will throw you away to misery beyond description.
Nevertheless, it's true we sometimes need to take a rest to breathe deep. To make sure the meaning of life, we really need somewhere appropriate, where we can enjoy just the time passes. To go beyond turmoil in daily life ahead, it's essential for us to find out such a sanctuary to survive.
"No hay caminos, hay que caminar (There's no way, but we have to go ahead"). Our life gets increasingly hard, however, we're not allowed to stop. Bearing in mind what the phrase "Es ist genug." means, a brand new morning has come again.


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Gateholm ist eine Gezeiteninsel, etwa 13 km westlich von Milford Haven vor der Südwestküste von Pembrokeshire in Wales. Sie ist bekannt für römisch-britische Überreste.

Der Name, der im Jahre 1480 als Goteholme überliefert wurde, stammt aus dem Altnordischen und bedeutet "Ziegeninsel". Wikinger überfielen im 9. und 10. Jahrhundert häufig dieses Gebiet.

Das etwa vier Hektar große und maximal 40 m hohe Gateholm liegt am Westende der Marloes Sands und ist über die Albion Sands bei Ebbe zugänglich. Die Insel besteht aus Old-Red-Sandstein. Die außergewöhnliche Exposition hier und auf den Albion Sands, haben dazu geführt, dass die Insel als Kandidat für den Schutz als geologische Stätte von besonderem wissenschaftlichen Interesse (SSSI) aufgenommen wurde.

Archäologie
Auf der Insel liegen rund 130 Reste von runden und rechteckigen Hütten. Die rechteckigen waren zumeist in Reihen mit kleinen Innenhöfen angeordnet. Ausgrabungen einiger Hütten, die 1910 und 1930 erfolgten, fanden Belege für eine Nutzung in römischer Zeit, durch Funde von Münzen, Töpferware und einem kleinen Bronzehirsch. Von besonderem Interesse war die Entdeckung einer Bronzenadel irischen Ursprungs aus dem 6. Jahrhundert. Die Häuser wurden aus Rasen mit Steinfassaden gebaut. In einem der Häuser war ein Steinphallus, aufrecht in einem der Pfostenlöcher begraben. Der Ort wurde als römisch-britische Siedlung mit späterer Nutzung als Kloster interpretiert.

In der Nähe liegt das Hillfort Victoria Bay.

Siehe auch
 Burry Holms

Weblinks

 Beschreibung engl. und Bilder
 Luftbild

Literatur
 Peter Caton: No Boat Required. Exploring Tidal Islands. Matador, Leicester 2011, ISBN 978-1-84876-701-0.

Insel (Wales)
Insel (Irische See)
Insel der Britischen Inseln
Insel (Europa)
Gezeiteninsel
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Wales
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Europa
Pembrokeshire


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Book 7. The Energy of Life (2003)
1. Thought which creates
2. A bride for an English lord
3. You create your own fate
4. 'Garbage-dump thinking'
5. A goddess of a wife
6. And where is your thought right now?
7. A conversation with Anastasia's grandfather
8. Thank you
9. Divine faith
10. The speed of one's thinking
11. Training thought
12. The ultimate taboo
13. Divine nutrition
14. A society of schizophrenics?
15. Opposition
16. To Jews, Christians and others
17. Going deep into history
18. Take down Jesus Christ from the cross
19. Terrorism
20. Pagans
21. Combat
22. The marvellous Vedruss holidays
23. Significant books
24. An exercise for teleportation
25. Give children their Motherland
26. A security zone of the future
27. A law for deputies elected by the people
28. To the readers of the Ringing Cedars Series
Going deep into history
The account told me by Anastasia's grandfather struck me as being quite extraordinary, and yet quite simple in its proof of the extraordinary
Subsequently I began comparing his arguments with those from other sources and yeas amazed at how closely the details coincided. These were facts which nudged logical thinking to certain conclusions. And now I shall try reconciling the conclusions drawn by Anastasia's grandfather with those of other sources.
Back during the years 30-100 of our Common Era small groups of believing Jews and dissidents living in Israel, Palestine or other parts of the Roman Empire, began to merge into an independent movement within Judaism. This resulted in the formation of a small Christian community comprising people who earnestly believed in the precepts of Christ Jesus and His imminent resurrection — an account attested in a great number of historical monographs, including the Bible.
In a word, there is no question that the mighty Christian doctrine began with the gatherings of a small Jewish community.
But now let us try to determine how the teachings of this small community suddenly found its way into not only the Roman Empire but also the territories of present-day Europe and Russia. How did people in so many countries come to hear of it — given that so few people knew about it even in Israel itself?
According to Anastasia's grandfather, the priests who con-trolled the Jews of that period realised that by tinkering with (or, rather, re-working) the Christian teachings in a certain way these teachings could shape a type of slave mentality which would be very easy to control. This mentality either partially or almost completely rules out independent logical thinking, and Man begins to believe what he is told by the clergy or by someone else. More precisely: one ends up with bio-robotic people, subject to whatever programming has been instilled in them.
(A bio-robotic Man is a Man who consents — not entirely of his own free will, of course, but under the influence of spe-cial occult programming — to believe in an unreal world. And given that this unreal world has been constructed by someone for a specific purpose, this someone claims that he knows the laws of the unreal world and demands that Man subject himself to them. Whereas in fact he is subjecting the Man personally to himself.)
Next, the priests of Judaism, who at the time had not just the knowledge but also the practical experience of inculcating self-serving teachings into masses of people, trained hundreds of preachers from Christian ranks, gave them money and sent them off to various countries to instil the priests' own self-serving teachings into the local populations.
An incidental proof of this may be seen in the following.
At the end of the second century of our Common Era a number of Jewish Christian communities suddenly launched a comprehensive missionary campaign in various countries. This campaign was preceded by a period of intensified evangelisation (the publication and copying of the Christian Hebrew Bible).
Everybody knows perfectly well that even today publishing books requires money. In ancient times the production of each book required not just money, but big money A goodly
sum would have been needed, too, for travel to other countries. It was largely merchants, or wealthy and prominent people, who could afford such travel. So how could such an extravagant, large-scale operation be carried out by a community consisting mainly of rural residents?
Of course there must have been expert theoretical training and a considerable amount of financing involved. The attention the priests paid to these rural residents, together with their moral and financial support, served to turn ordinary peasant believers into fully-fledged fanatics.
Just picture to yourself a Hebrew villager who is suddenly told:
"We see in you the makings of a great missionary and preacher. All you have to do is study up a bit, well give you money and you'll teach people, only... Only not here in our country You'll be going to other countries."
And so they studied up, got their money and off they went — travelling to other lands. So, what was the result? Any success? Not a bit. The Jewish preachers were rejected by the people in every country they went to. It was more than just a simple rejection — at first they were listened to, then asked to leave. The more obtrusive among them were beaten or had dogs set upon them.
This is confirmed by many historical facts known from the Roman Empire of the period, where the major contingent of preachers was sent.
The only significant result of this massive campaign was the organising of a network of Christian communities in various parts of the Roman Empire. But there was no way they could shake the foundations of the traditional sects of the time. Ancient Rome was left just as pagan as in earlier times. These sects exerted no influence either on the political life of the Empire or on the formation of the new type of Man — the bio-robotic slaves the priests had dreamt about.
And the Roman emperors had absolutely no regard for this first wave of preachers.
The Emperor Nero, who was generally tolerant of the various pagan beliefs on the whole, took a particular dislike to the Christians. Christians were expelled from Roman territory by various emperors: Dionysius (249-251), Diocletes (284- 285) and especially Galerius (305-311), one of the leading persecutors of the sect.
It was not until the second wave came that the preachers had any success. Unlike their predecessors, preachers of the second wave were no fanatics. The priests prepared them in such a way that they could speak eloquently about their faith on the one hand, while on the other they had a knowledge of psychology and were capable of influencing a person by using his aspirations to achieve their own ends.
The mission of the second wave of preachers was focused solely on the rulers — persuading them that their authority could be enhanced and perpetuated by the Christian faith, that it would make their state completely governable, controllable and flourishing.
It was to this end that certain dogmas were introduced as well, such as Allpower is of God and The ruler is God's vicegerent on the Earth.
Confessions opened the door to controlling the thoughts, hopes and actions of every citizen of a country In a word, the preachers began persuading the rulers that the christianisa- tion of a state would create the most favourable conditions for governing.
And on the surface it did, but only on the surface. In falling into these traps, the rulers had no idea they were actually falling under the control of other powers.
Christianity began noticeably consolidating its position in the Roman Empire beginning in 312 C.E., when Emperor Constantine was persuaded how advantageous the presence
of Christian churches within the state would be for him. He agreed to offer them patronage, even while still maintaining the temples to the Roman gods.
This led to a significant improvement in the position of Christianity within the Roman Empire, an increase in its wealth, and successive generations of Christian archbishops attaining a level of power rivalling that of the Roman senators.
This phenomenon, along with many others to follow, attests to the fact that Christian teachings were unable to develop and exert any serious influence on society without the support of secular rulers. Christian leaders themselves were always among the pretenders to power.
While the Roman Church continues to enjoy great power even today, the Roman Empire disappeared. A coincidence? An exception to the rule, or a predictable pattern? This question can be answered by examining the history of nationstates in the ensuing centuries, right up to the present day.
There is not a single state on our planet anybody could name which began flourishing with the arrival of Christianity On the other hand, one can name off a whole list of states which succumbed to the same sad fate as the Roman Empire.
And one more interesting historical fact: in every single country where Christianity was officially adopted, it wasn't long before non-Christian Jews began to appear and start engaging in rather strange activities. They became wealthy with extraordinary ease.
In every Christian country they pursued their activities on such a large scale that they couldn't help but be noticed by both the citizenry and the governments of these countries. And when they reached a certain level in a particular land, the people started reacting violently toward them and the government began expelling them abroad.
We have access to a whole lot of reports of anti-Jewish pogroms in various Christian countries, dating back to the beginning of the eleventh century. In 1096 dozens of Jewish communities were plundered on the Rhein and their residents exiled. In 1290 Jews were expelled from England. At the end of the fourteenth century more than 100,000 Jews were exterminated in Spain. (Granted, some time later Jews quietly began coming back to these countries.)
This list of historical facts could all too easily be added to. But no need. It is already absolutely clear that these situations, so similar to each other and constantly repeating themselves over many centuries, are the result of pre-programming.
And since losses have been suffered by both the members of the Christian world and the Jews themselves, there must be a third party involved which remains free from loss. For this third party both types of Man — the Christian and the Jew — are reduced to the status of mere bio-robots, easily manipulable.
Who is this third party? Historical researchers attempting to dig out the roots and discover the essence of the lawlessness that has been taking place constantly in the world over the millennia have always pointed only to the Jews. They are to blame for everything, or so the claim goes. But if there exists a third power, both the Jews and the Christians turn out to be nothing but puppet bio-robots in the hands of this third power.
But is it possible to determine and prove its existence today? Of course it is. By what means? By means of historical facts and logical thinking. You can judge for yourselves.
Within the Jewish society there is one tribe in particular — or layer, ethnic division, caste: you can call it what you like — the name doesn't really matter. For brevity's sake let's call them Levites.
Some historical sources say the Levites were descendants of the Egyptian priests. Other more familiar sources, in particular the Old Testament, give us to understand that the Levites occupied a special position among the Jews.
For example, according to Hebrew law they were exempt from participation in military action. They were not compelled to pay taxes or tributes to anyone. The Levites were not included in the Hebrew census described in the Old Testament.1
When the Hebrews were on the march and the time came to make camp, the tribes of Israel — numbering anywhere from 50,000 to 150,000 — pitched their tents in a circle, each one in a pre-designated spot. There were indications of the north, south, east and west co-ordinates as well as the locations where guards were to be posted. The Levites invariably occupied the centre. Hence protection of the Levites fell within the duties of all the other Hebrew tribes.
And just what did the members of this class of Levites do?
It was their duty to appoint from among their ranks officials to conduct services, and enforce Jewish laws — laws which, among other things, regulated what to eat, what to do with apostates and where to go. The laws were strict and specific. They covered all one's waking hours from morning 'til night. They showed what lands people could occupy Also whom they should fight.
Thus the Levites were the de facto rulers of the Jewish people. And, all things considered, most definitely qualified for the job.
It is hard to tell whether the Levites were actually Jews themselves. Few of the laws every Jew was supposed to abide by extended to them. For example, while universal Jewish law required circumcision of a child on the eighth day after birth, the Levites were exempt.
Thus, with their knowledge of the secret science of the Egyptian priests and their capacity to do experiments, engage in observation and contemplation free from military duties and the work routine everybody else was so accustomed to, they have been in a position to constantly perfect their knowledge from generation to generation right up to the present day
Now, how could that be — 'up to the present day? People may wonder why we haven't heard about the ethnic group or social class known as the Levites. The English, Russians and French, for example — everybody knows about them. But why do so few people know about the most intelligent people of all, the Levites, especially since they are the ones governing everybody?
The reason is that just like the Egyptian priests, they too must remain in the shadows. In case anything happens, full responsibility will fall on the Jews, the ones who carry out their will.
Jews have been persecuted for centuries in various countries of the world. Persecuted for what? For using any means they can to make as much money as possible. And many of them are successful.
Anyway, what have the Levites got to do with this? What benefit or interest would it be to them if Jews in England, Spain or Russia went about their politicking and transferred a major part of public or private funds to their own bank accounts — in other words, pocket the money for themselves? Wouldn't both the rulers and the people of some country or other catch sight of this ugly phenomenon, and start a violent reaction against Jews and mistreat them? Something like that could go all the way up to the Levites. Hence the impression of illogicality in the actions of the Vise Levites'. And what point would there be in the Levites' helping the Jews with sound advice or in coming up with clever intrigues for them — manipulating whole nation-states at a time?
Well, as it turns out, there is a point. A matter of simple, direct and specific interest. Money! Wealthy Jews, no matter what country they find themselves in, are obliged to pay a part of their profits to the Levites. Proof? Take a look! According to the Old Testament, the Hebrews are obliged to give a tenth part of their income to the Levites. Here is the exact wording from the Bible:
All the contributions from holy-gifts, which the Israelites set aside for the Lord, I give to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a due in perpetuity This is a perpetual covenant of salt before the Lord with you and your descendants also.
The Lord said to Aaron: You shall have no patrimony in the land of Israel, no holding among them; I am your holding in Israel, I am your patrimony.
To the Levites I give every tithe in Israel to be their pat-rimony, in return for the service they render in maintaining the Tent of the Presence. In order that the Israelites may not henceforth approach the Tent and thus incur the penalty of death, the Levites alone shall perform the service of the Tent, and they shall accept the full responsibility for it. This rule is binding on your descendants for all time. They shall have no patrimony among the Israelites, because I give them as their patrimony the tithe which the Israelites set aside as a contribution to the Lord. Therefore I say unto them: You shall have no patrimony among the Israelites.
The Lord spoke to Moses and said, Speak to the Levites in these words: When you receive from the Israelites the tithe which I give you from them as your patrimony, you shall set aside from it the contribution to the Lord, a tithe of the tithe. Your contribution shall count for you as if it were corn from the threshing-floor and juice from the vat. In this way you too shall set aside the contribution due to the Lord out of all tithes which you receive from the Israelites and shall give the Lord's contribution to Aaron the priest. Out of all the gifts you receive you shall set aside the contribution due to the Lord; and the gift which you hallow must be taken from the choicest of them.
You shall say to the Levites: When you have set aside the choicest part of your portion, the remainder shall count for you as the produce of the threshing-floor and the winepress, and you may eat it anywhere, you and {your sons and] your households. It is your payment for service in the Tent of the Presence...
Someone might wonder how the OldTestament, more than two thousand years old, relates to our modern times. There is an answer. Aren't there still rabbis and other clerics among Jewish believers today? Of course there are! And, of course, the majority of Jews still observe their religious canons. If that is so, then just try to picture the colossal amount of capital held by the Levites, scattered through the banks of various countries!
Besides that, they don't have to worry about maintaining or multiplying their capital. Most bankers in a lot of countries are Jews, and that is their job. Of course, at the right moment
the Levites can drop a hint as to where their capital should be invested. They can suggest which regimes, alliances or groups opposing existing governments should be either supported or, alternatively, exterminated by financial intrigue.
There might have been reason to doubt Anastasia's infor-mation on human society all over the globe being controlled by just a handful of priests. But now, after going through this chain of logic, there can no longer be any doubt for anyone still capable of logical thinking. I'm not talking about fanatics.
The logic may be outlined as follows:
Approximately one million Jews came out of Egypt under the control of the priests. The priests' close assistants were the Levites, to whom they entrusted the task of shaping the Jews into a pre-determined type of individual Man. To this end they created an ideological religion, which set up a series of rituals along with a unique way of life.
The Levites managed to carry out their appointed task. The ideology created several thousand years ago still weighs on the Jews even today. It is what distinguishes them from the host of other nationalities living on the Earth.
One of the basic tenets of this ideology is the declaration that, of all the national groups populating the Earth, God selected the Jews alone as His chosen people.
So, this ideology still exists today, the Jews still exist today, and the conflicts continue and many people know about them. But where are the Levites? Do we ever hear much about them? Hardly at all. And therein lies their subtlety — or their wisdom — you can call it what you like, but they exist.
Now picture to yourself a rather small group of people living on this Earth who possess a greater degree of esoteric knowledge than anyone else — a group that has, over the millennia, been constantly adding to their experience of practical influence over masses of humanity.
Is there any body that can be compared with them — say, some sort of state-sponsored institute set up to study issues of national development or the formation of ideologies?
This is not possible for a variety of reasons, including the following:
The Levites have been passing their esoteric knowledge down to their heirs over the generations, and are continuing to do so today
Modern science rejects esoteric knowledge and therefore does not consider it a serious object for research, to say the least.
This absurd situation did not come about haphazardly. But why is it absurd? Judge for yourselves.
On the one hand, the state accords official recognition to a number of religions, and they too are quite esoteric. The state even sets up favourable conditions for their financial support. Yet the state does not make any provision for scientific study of esoteric tendencies. This means, in effect, that within the territory of the state there are legalised structures capable of influencing the mentality of its citizenry. But the secular government has only the foggiest idea of what this influence consists of in actual practice. So, in the end, who is controlling whom?
Secondly, not only the government but all its thinking citi-zens should try to learn the lessons of history History makes a very good school of life. But, for this, one has to know one's history Those who rule the world know it perfectly well. Most people, however — and that includes those in the government — know next to nothing of the history of the state in which they live. More than that, the little history they do know is distorted. Russia is a perfect example.
It wasn't that long ago that we heard in our schools and colleges, in art and especially literature — just about everywhere, in fact — how terrible life was for our grandmothers and grandfathers in Tsarist Russia. For most of us this belief was a sacred cow. For most of us it went far beyond a belief — people made such a fuss over those that delivered us from the terror of tsarism. For many people the commissars in their leather jackets were heroes, while the symbol of reactionary extremism became the priesthood.
And then all at once, before our very eyes — note, not over
two or three generations or centuries, but right before our eyes — history changed.
The commissars in their leather jackets, it turned out, were scoundrels, subjecting the people to genocide. And after tsarism we lived in the most terrible and totalitarian state in the world. And again, the majority of the people believed it. And once more the majority made a fuss over those who had delivered them from the yoke of a totalitarian state.
I am not about to say which of these regimes is the better or the worse. But it seems that we should all ponder this phe-nomenon of change — something amounting to a whole sea- change in our consciousness over an extremely brief period of time. We should ponder the question of why it changed so radically. Did the changes take place all by themselves or under somebody's manipulation?
Here, too, it is not difficult to guess: for a long time now it has been all too easy to manipulate our consciousness, and this is what is still going on today. We are like guinea-pigs in somebody's hands.
It is only the masters of manipulation that are competing amongst themselves. It is they who render us incapable of perceiving historical reality.
But let us try to discern just what this reality in fact, is all about. Let us try to determine historical reality not on the basis of somebody's words, but of our own power of reasoning.
Note how every day on the TV, programme after programme keeps showing us first-hand how husbands subtly betray their wives and vice-versa. We are constantly being called upon to pay attention to scores of non-existent problems, but God forbid any serious issue will be raised by our politicians, journalists or writers! Such an issue makes a brief appearance only to be immediately lost in the daily soup of gossip, violent TV series, psychotropic advertising and mud-slinging.
What we need is a thoughtful analysis of what's been going on, a critical analysis of the status of life on our planet today, and the working out of a plan for the future. We need a new ideology An ideology that won't cause the world's peoples to come to blows with each other, but will actually unite them.
But repeating a thousand times how necessary it is to do this, even shouting it a thousand times, won't make it happen. Even if we were to gather all the leading scholars of the world and sit them down together to work out this new ideology, again, nothing would come of it. Only an unending argument.
If science were capable of working out such an ideology, it would have come up with it and put it into practice long ago, at least in some country or other.
Anastasia. It doesn't matter any more who she is. That's not the point.
In the face of this ongoing lawlessness, Anastasia has given to the world the idea of family domains. Now it is becoming abundantly clear that in very simple terms she has outlined a philosophy, a new ideology, which has remained and still remains unshaken in human hearts ever since the creation of the world.
Kings andpaupers, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Shintoists, Russians, Chinese and Americans, have always found the greatest grace and solace for their soids in the bosom of Divine Nature.
Anastasia's philosophy is the philosophy of uniting mankind not with words, but through concrete action, by merging the interests of different peoples of the world. Experience has shown that it is accepted by people of different nationalities, including Jews. And I have documentedproof of this.
And I invite Jewish analysts, Christians and ideologues of patriotic movements to examine her ideas and philosophical aspirations. My invitation extends to leaders and followers of any religious denomination, either large or small. The very act of examination is a creative process in itself, which can lead to a union of opposites — to a "conjoint creation and joy for all from its contemplation" as God Himself wanted.
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Q: In a semi-metric space, need the limit of a sequence be unique as it is in a metric space? Yes In a metric space (M,d), define what you mean by a bounded set B and by L being the limit of a sequence $\{x_n\} \in M$. What is the sequential definition of a function between two metric spaces being continuous? In a semi-metric space, need the limit of a sequence be unique as it is in a metric space?
$\textbf{What is the sequential definition of a function between two metric spaces being continuous?}$
Let $f:(M,d) \to (K,D)$ be a function between two metric spaces. Then f is called sequentially continuous if for each sequence $\{x_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ in M with $\lim_{n \to \infty} x_n=L$. We have $\lim_{n \to \infty}f(x_n)=f(L)$. This corresponds to the usual pictorial definition. This is equivalent to inverse image of open is open using metric spaces.
$\textbf{In a semi-metric space, need the limit of a sequence be unique as it is in a metric space?}$
$\textbf{Claim:}$ In a semi-metric space, the limit of a sequence doesn't need to be unique as in a metric space.
$\textbf{Example:}$ Let $m=\{$convergent sequences of complex numbers$\}$. Let the metric d on m be $d(\{x_n\}_{n=1}^\infty, \{y_n\}_{n=1}^\infty)=|\alpha-\beta|$ where $\lim_{n \to \infty}x_n=\alpha$ and $\lim_{n \to \infty}y_n=\beta$. However this set can't be a metric space because it fails the first property because $x_n$ and $y_n$ an have the same limit but not be equal to one another.
$\textbf{Proof:}$ I am unsure how to formally prove that the sequences do not have to be unqiue. I know that the typical way of proving uniqueness is by assuming that there are two distinct elements and showing that they must be equal. How would I do such a thing for this statement?

A: Just construct a sequence in $m$ that converges to more than one point. This is easy, since any sequence in $m$ that converges at all converges to infinitely many different points. For instance, for each $n\in\Bbb N$ let $x_n$ be the zero sequence $z=\langle 0,0,0,\ldots\rangle$. Obvious $\langle x_n:n\in\Bbb N\rangle$ converges to $z$. Can you write down explicitly at least one other member of $m$ to which $\langle x_n:n\in\Bbb N\rangle$ converges?
Added: As bof reminds me, I should probably point out that a function that is like a metric except that it may not separate points is normally called a pseudometric; the term semimetric is usually used for a function that is symmetric and separates points but need not satisfy the triangle inequality.

A: Let $(X,d)$ be a semi-metric space which is not a metric space. Then there exist $x,y \in X$ such that $x \neq y$ and $d(x,y) = 0$. The sequence $(x_n)_n$ which is given by $x_{2n} = x$ and $x_{2n+1} = y$ has the property $d(x_n,x) = 0 = d(x_n, y)$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$. In particular, $(x_n)_n$ converges to $x$ as well as to $y$.


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Welcome to Our Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt, in Illinois!
Schoenstatt is a Catholic international movement that strives to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the example and guidance of Mary. Schoenstatt was founded by Father Joseph Kentenich on October 18, 1914 in the Schoenstatt valley in the Rhine region of west-central Germany.
Schoenstatt is a way of life, a movement of holiness, and a place of Grace. As a way of life, one lives in accordance with the calling to holiness that is essential to the Christian life. As a movement of moral and religious renewal in the Catholic Church, Schoenstatt works to help renew the Church and society in the spirit of the Gospel. It seeks to reconnect faith with daily life, especially through a deep love of Mary, the Mother of God. As a place of grace, Schoenstatt has touched the lives of millions across continents and countries.
As a way of life, the Schoenstatt Movement includes branches for priests, consecrated religious, single men and women, couples, families, mothers, university students and youth. Members and pilgrims of all ages are offered the possibility of participating in monthly small-group meetings, days of reflection, camp and family activities, retreats, and pilgrimages. Through Schoenstatt's shrines and spiritual centers, countless people have received inspiration, formation, and an experience of the Church as a true family of God.
Schoenstatt is deeply and devotedly Marian and has repeatedly experienced how love of Mary opens new avenues to a vibrant relationship with Christ, to the Holy Spirit, to God the Father, and to a renewal of love of neighbor and self. Not least of all, love of Mary has helped many grow in love for the Church.
Founder: Reverend Joseph Kentenich (1885 – 1968)
To renew the world in Christ through Mary;
To form a new type of person and a new society inspired by the highest Christian ideals;
To provide the home, the parish, and the Church with inspired leadership.
The Apostolic Movement began in 1914 in the minor seminary at Schoenstatt near Koblenz, Germany.
The name "Schoenstatt" means "beautiful place".
World War I contributed to the spread of the Movement into Germany as a whole.
By the end of World War II, the Movement had expanded internationally.
Schoenstatt now comprises members of 30 nations on 5 continents.
To make our Baptismal Covenant a living concern and dynamic reality in daily life, members dedicate themselves to God through a "Covenant of Love" with Mary.
By improving the quality of their own spiritual life in constant striving, members ready themselves to be channels and instruments of God to their families and friends.
A dynamic realization of people's relation with Divine Providence takes the form of challenge and response in a world of workday trials and joys.
Emphasis on family spirit draws the Schoenstatt communities together around their father and founder and Our Lady's Shrine of Grace.


RCR is very excited to welcome Brass Supervisor Ben Harloff and Percussion Ensemble Specialist, Dr. Jeffrey Crowell to the RCR family! Each bring extensive knowledge and passion to the field and we are thrilled to have both for the 2018 season!
In addition, we're pleased to announce that Brass Instructor Brian Veith will be joining Ben Helmrick as Brass Co-Caption Heads, Andrew Dussl will be returning as Visual Supervisor, along with Kirsten Bergstrom (Colorguard Supervisor ), Seth Pearson (Colorguard Caption Head), Paul Weber (Percussion Supervisor/Program Coordinator), and Tony Mottaz (Percussion Caption Head).
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The first thing to keep in mind is that the fund industry makes a distinction between an annual return and an annualized return. The annual return shows an investment's performance for a single year. The annualized figure shows a smoothed-out growth or loss rate over a number of years. Mutual funds, for example, typically quote three-, five- and 10-year annualized returns. They are especially fond of doing so now, when the latest...


The 5 surprisingly dirty things in our homes!
We liked to think our homes are super clean but are they really? There are some surprising microbial hideouts in our homes. While the TV remote and its home for germs has been grossing us out for a while here are a few others to creep out about.
The dishwasher-Here it is an extreme cleaning environment but it is because of that extreme various bacteria and fungi have grown strong and are most common along the rubber seals of dish washers.
Bath toys—Saw mildew inside one of my kids' rubber duckies and ever since then my kids played with soap shaped creatures in the tub. Experts suggest if you aren't prepared to frequently toss your child's tub toys, try making sure they get completely dry and remain that way as soon after bath time as possible.
Tooth brush holder--They are really gross. Sure we replace our tooth brushes frequently (every 3-4 months) but how thoroughly do we clean the holders? Should be done at least weekly if not daily.
Lamps and Light Switches—These come in right behind remote controls but those you had probably guessed. A microfiber cloth and cotton swab are the tools for the job.
Wallets—Sure our cellphones are disgusting but you probably guessed that one. They require the same cleaning as lamps but should be done multiple times a day. As for the wallet, the experts recommend looking into leather soaps. I'm looking into cheap washable wallets…let's bring Velcro wallets back!