VALLEJO, Calif. --- Over the last two years, the northern California town of Vallejo has made national news due to its declaration of bankruptcy in mid 2008. But, it is a dispute over comments by Mayor Osby Davis, that is now making headlines. A November 20 New York Times column quoted the Mayor as saying of gay people, "They're committing sin and that sin will keep them out of heaven…. But you don't hate the person. You hate the sin that they commit."
This statement has led to calls for the Mayor's resignation, demands that an openly gay person be appointed to the Vallejo Human Relations Commission, and that June be declared LGBT Pride Month in Vallejo. All of this is said to be the necessary consequence of what many are citing as an impermissible breach of the separation of church and state.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely," said Kevin Snider, chief counsel to California based Pacific Justice Institute. "While it may be unwise for an elected official to discuss his religious beliefs with a New York Times reporter" Snider continued, "it certainly is not illegal. It is troubling that so many believe that there is such a restriction on protected speech."
Pacific Justice Institute is also concerned about the numerous attacks aimed at the Vallejo religious community showing up in letters to newspapers, in emails and during public forums at City Council meetings. According to Snider, "Public disagreement with church views on moral issues is to be expected, but the heated rhetoric and constant accusations of 'hate' is a little over the top."
"The hypocrisy is pretty thick," said Snider. "Some are asking tha t Vallejo formally celebrate their views on sexuality while punishing the Mayor for stating his views on sexuality. They seem to be saying, 'we're out of the closet, now Christians need to go into the closet'".
"No individual should be forced out of office due to their Christianity and beliefs in the Bible," said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute. "We will oppose all attempts towards such anti-religious lynching," Dacus continued. At a recent City Council meeting, a member of the Vallejo Faith Organization suggested that some community members would benefit from taking a course teaching sensitivity for those who have strongly held religious or moral beliefs. "PJI is ready to provide this kind of sensitivity training without charge just as soon as these individuals recognize the obvious need," Dacus said.
Teaching Tolerance, or Gay Propaganda?


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Q: How to bind a JS function to a content called with ajax? i need your help for this question :
I do this with ajax on my index.php file :
$.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                url: "ajax/newTask.php",
                success: function(reponse){

                    $("#containerSidebarRight").prepend(reponse);

                }
            });

This is my newTask.php file :
<div class="test">
Hello, i'm a test
</div>

And it works well.
What i need to do is to bind this function to the test class.
$(".test").click(function(){
      alert("test");
    });

If i set this function in my index.php, it doesn't work because the function isn't binded to the content loaded with ajax.
If i set this function in the newTask.php, i got the function in my code everytime i go the ajax call and it's not really optimized.
What is the best solution to do what i want to do ?
Thanks :)

A: It looks like you want to set an event handler on an element that doesn't yet exist. In this case, use delegation:
$(document).on("click", ".test", function(){
  alert("test");
});

A: $(document).on("click",".test", function () {
}

should do the trick.

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Wheatsheaf Group, through its wholly owned food safety solutions subsidiary TriStrata Group, has announced the acquisition of 90 per cent of Purfresh, a global provider of specialised controlled atmosphere systems that reduce the risk of high value cargo loss through spoilage in refrigerated ocean shipping containers.
Based in San Francisco, California, Purfresh's technology combines controlled atmosphere and active atmosphere with ozone technology to reduce food waste – delaying ripening and reducing decay – extend shelf life and improve food safety through reducing food-borne pathogens, without the use of harsh chemicals.
According to the group, Purfresh's cloud-based proprietary cargo monitoring software, Intellipur(r), provides customers with real-time visibility into, and remote control of, the conditions of temperature-sensitive cargo shipped in refrigerated marine containers around the world.
Purfresh's controlled atmosphere system is typically used for shipping high value fruit such as blueberries, avocados, and mangoes, but also offers ozone atmosphere technology for non-climacteric fruit cargos such as grapes, pineapples, and citrus products.
Its customers include global ocean carriers, third-party logistic companies, fruit growers and international fruit import and export companies.
"We are delighted to support Purfresh in its next stage of growth," said Graham Ramsbottom, CEO of Wheatsheaf. "Purfresh aligns very closely with our strategy of investing in companies that drive efficiencies in the food supply chain while also providing a tangible social benefit. The technology is proven to increase food safety without the need for any harsh chemicals and reduce waste in the global shipping of perishable goods."
Christian DeBlasio, CEO of Purfresh, said: "Wheatsheaf were the obvious partner to support Purfresh's growth. Wheatsheaf has committed significant funding to support a rapid roll out of our technology to meet growing customer demand."


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HomeSolution
EU Competence area
Maritime and Fisheries
Failure to deal properly with requests for public access to documents [Article 23 ECGAB]
Background to the complaint
Arguments presented to the Ombudsman
The Ombudsman's assessment
The proposal for a solution
Proposal for a solution on the European Maritime Safety Agency's (EMSA) refusal to provide full public access to statistics concerning maritime pollution (case 129/2022/OAM)
Solution - Date Friday | 01 July 2022
Case 129/2022/OAM - Opened on Thursday | 03 February 2022 - Decision on Thursday | 06 October 2022 - Institution concerned European Maritime Safety Agency ( Solution achieved )
Made in accordance with Article 2(10) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman[1]
1. The complainant, an investigative journalism platform, asked the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for public access to documents[2] containing information on maritime pollution in European waters, available via the CleanSeaNet service.
2. The CleanSeaNet service is operated by EMSA and uses satellite imagery to detect possible oil spills on the sea surface. It is available to all participating states including EU Member States and their overseas territories, candidate countries and EFTA Member States. When a possible oil spill is detected, EMSA sends an alert message to the relevant coastal states. The national authorities then decide how to respond to the alert report, for example by sending a helicopter to check the area and verify the spill. National authorities are also responsible for sending back to EMSA any feedback following verifications, for example if any oil discharges from ships were detected.[3]
3. The complainant initially asked for access to "CleanSeaNet warnings and alert reports" sent by EMSA during certain periods in 2020 and 2021, "as well as any feedback forms by member states regarding those warnings and alerts". EMSA said it identified 210 reports falling within the scope of the access request. It argued that parts of the reports cannot be released because disclosure could undermine the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits, and the protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property.[4] EMSA said it needed to redact the protected parts manually. It asked the complainant if it wanted to narrow down the request so it can be processed faster.
4. On 15 October 2021, the complainant and EMSA discussed the access request in a call and agreed to replace the initial request for alert reports with statistical information.
5. On 8 November 2021, EMSA provided a document with statistical information covering the time period 2007-2020 as requested by the complainant in e-mails following up to the call (although EMSA specified that data was not available for 2007-2012). The statistical information included the number of CleanSeaNet alert reports sent yearly to coastal states and percentages showing the proportion of cases where the potential polluter was identified, feedback was sent back by the coastal states and where the feedback provided included the identification of a potential polluter.
6. The complainant said that, in its view, the statistical information received was not as extensive as the scope of what was agreed in the call. On 18 November 2021, it wrote to EMSA restating what data it sought, including its request to receive statistics on verification results (feedback) received from the coastal states following alert reports and a breakdown of what was detected. The complainant gave an example of data already published by EMSA, that is, a table with verification results from 2015, including the number of CleanSeaNet detections, for how many detections feedback was provided and a breakdown of what was found (mineral oil, other substance, unknown feature, natural phenomena, nothing observed).
7. On 6 December 2021, EMSA adopted a confirmatory decision disclosing a document with further statistical information, which corresponded to its understanding of what was agreed in the call with the complainant. It did not, however, disclose data on verification results with the breakdown of what was detected.
8. The complainant considered EMSA failed to provide statistics on the verification results and turned to the Ombudsman in January 2022.
9. The Ombudsman opened an inquiry into EMSA's refusal to give public access to documents containing statistics on the verification results for the whole period 2012-2020.
10. In the course of the inquiry, EMSA published detailed statistics on verification results for the year 2020. The complainant confirmed to the Ombudsman that he was still interested in receiving this data for the 'missing' years, in particular for 2019.
11. The Ombudsman inquiry team met with representatives of EMSA to obtain clarifications on the refusal to provide access to the requested statistics.[5] The Ombudsman then provided the complainant with a report on this meeting. The complainant did not send any comments on the meeting report.
12. The complainant said it was partially satisfied with the statistics disclosed. However, it considered EMSA should also grant access to statistics on the verification results following CleanSeaNet alert repots. The complainant contended that EMSA should hold this data, since it has already published it for certain years, namely for 2015 to 2018.[6] The complainant wanted to have access to the same type of data but covering the whole period between 2012 and 2020.
13. In the complainant's view, these statistics "are of central importance in terms of public interest and transparency concerning environmental pollution". The complainant contended that EMSA failed to consider the EU legislation on public access to environmental information (the EU Aarhus Regulation)[7] in its decision to withhold the requested information.
14. During the meeting with the Ombudsman inquiry team, the EMSA representatives emphasised that the data gathered in reply to CleanSeaNet alert reports is not 'owned' by EMSA, but rather is owned by the national authorities of the coastal states. The data is nevertheless held by EMSA, which compiles it and presents the statistics in yearly meetings to the CleanSeaNet user group (composed of representatives from the participating states). However, the EMSA representatives said that EMSA cannot decide on its own to publish or release such data.
15. The EMSA representatives added that, each year, the CleanSeaNet user group decides whether the statistics for the respective year can be proactively published. For the years 2015-2018 and 2020, the user group agreed to the publication, and this is why statistical data on verification results is available online for these years.
16. The EMSA representatives clarified that, if data is missing for some years (for example for the year 2019), this is because the CleanSeaNet user group decided against the data's proactive publication. In view of this, EMSA considered that consulting the user group on the complainant's individual request for public access to statistical data on verification results for the year 2019 was not necessary, as the user group had already decided against the disclosure of that data.
17. The EMSA representatives also noted that data older than 2015 is no longer available, either due to the expiry of retention periods or due to the data's incompatibility with the current version of the CleanSeaNet system.
18. The Ombudsman recognises EMSA's efforts to date to reply in a satisfactory manner to the complainant's request for public access to documents, including by arranging a call with the complainant, by providing various replies in writing and by disclosing documents containing statistical information on the CleanSeaNet service.
19. The complainant also sought public access to a particular set of statistical data, namely the verification results and the breakdown of what was found.
20. The Ombudsman takes note of the explanations provided by the EMSA representatives during the meeting with her inquiry team, in particular that data prior to the year 2015 no longer exists. She also notes that the statistics on verification results for the years 2015-2018 and 2020 are publicly available.[8] It is therefore only the data for the year 2019 that has not been disclosed and that is still of interest to the complainant.
21. The Ombudsman understands that EMSA holds the requested data for the year 2019. However, EMSA considers that it cannot disclose it, as the CleanSeaNet user group had decided, in a previous meeting of the group, not to disclose that data proactively .
22. Regulation 1049/2001 provides for the consultation of EU Member States and third countries when a request for disclosure relates to documents emanating from them. While the data used to produce the statistics may come from Member States and third countries, it is not the case that the statistical reports come from Member States and third countries. In any event, the fact that the originators of the data may object to its disclosure cannot in itself justify refusing access. Rather, access to EU documents can be refused only if it is shown that disclosure would undermine one or several of the public and private interests listed in Article 4 of Regulation 1049/2001. EMSA has not stated which public or private interest would be undermined by granting access to the requested data for 2019. In the Ombudsman's view, it would seem unlikely that any exception could apply since the access request concerns aggregated statistics only and not data concerning a given pollution incident. It is also the case that similar data for other years has been disclosed without causing any evident harm to an interest referred to in Article 4 of Regulation 1049/2001.
23. The Ombudsman also notes that the data sought in this case concerns potential maritime pollution. The requested data thus certainly constitutes "environmental information" within the meaning of the EU Aarhus Regulation. Since the data relates to potential oil spills, the data may also relate to "emissions into the environment". The Aarhus Regulation aims at ensuring that environmental information is progressively made available and disseminated to the public. The purpose of access to this information is to promote public participation in the decision-making process, thereby increasing the accountability of decision-making and contributing to public awareness and support for the decisions taken.[9] If the information in a document concerns emissions into the environment, an even higher level of public disclosure is required since it can be assumed that there is an overriding public interest in disclosure of this information.[10]
24. In the light of the above, the Ombudsman proposes that EMSA now assesses the statistical data on verification results for the year 2019, in line with Regulation 1049/2001, with a view to granting public access.
EMSA should assess the statistical data on verification results for the year 2019, in line with Regulation 1049/2001, with a view to granting public access.
EMSA is invited to inform the Ombudsman by 15 September 2022 of any action it has taken in relation to the above solution proposal.
Emily OʹReilly
Strasbourg, 01/07/2022
[1] Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.253.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A253%3ATOC
[2] Under Regulation 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, applicable to EMSA in accordance with its access to documents policy: https://www.emsa.europa.eu/documents/document-request.html.
[3] More information about the CleanSeaNet service is available at: https://emsa.europa.eu/csn-menu.html.
[4] Article 4(2) first and third indents of Regulation 1049/2001.
[5] The report of the meeting is available at: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/doc/inspection-report/en/157678.
[6] EMSA presents the verification results in annual meetings of the CleanSeaNet user group (composed of representatives from the participating coastal states) and then publishes the related documents on its website. Tables containing verification results, more specifically the number of feedback comments provided and what was found (mineral oil, other substance, unknown feature, natural phenomena, nothing observed) are available in the CleanSeaNet user group documents for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018: http://emsa.europa.eu/we-do/surveillance/earthobservationservices/324-cleanseanet-user-group.html.
[7] Regulation 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32006R1367.
[8] See footnote 6 and the EMSA website for 2020 data: https://emsa.europa.eu/csn-menu/items.html?cid=122&id=4645.
[9] Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 September 2018, ClientEarth v Commission, C-57/16, para. 98: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-57/16&language=en
[10] Article 6(1) of the Aarhus Regulation.
Case 129/2022/OAM
Monday | 10 October 2022Case description
How the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) handled a request for public access to documents concerning maritime pollution
Thursday | 06 October 2022Decision
Decision on the European Maritime Safety Agency's (EMSA) refusal to provide full public access to statistics concerning maritime pollution (case 129/2022/OAM)
Monday | 07 March 2022Inspection Report
Report on the meeting of the European Ombudsman's inquiry team with representatives of the European Maritime Safety Agency
Thursday | 03 February 2022Case opened
Thursday | 14 July 2022Correspondence
Reply to the proposal of the European Ombudsman for a solution on the European Maritime Safety Agency's (EMSA) refusal to provide full public access to statistics concerning maritime pollution

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The NEW YORK POST reports that longtime BLOOMBERG RADIO Station Manager AL MAYERS has added similar duties for BLOOMBERG TV as part of a shakeup at the network that is expected to also result in layoffs.
MAYERS is taking over the TV operation from CLAUDIA MILNE, who is moving to a position involving special projects and product placement. MAYERS will continue to report to Editor-in-Chief JOHN MICKLETHWAIT and CEO JUSTIN SMITH.
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Q: Is this expression mathematically correct? Given: $$\lim_{x\to\infty} \sum_{n=1}^{x} a_{n} = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_{n}$$
If $\lim_{x\to\infty} \sum_{n=1}^{x^2} a_{n}$ is known to be convergent, is this statement mathematically correct?
$$\lim_{x\to\infty} \sum_{n=1}^{x^2} a_{n} = \sum_{n=1}^{\lim_{x\to\infty}x^2} a_{n} $$

A: I'll use $N$ instead of $x$, since $N$ is more typical to use with an upper limit and as a natural number.
If we replaced $N^2$ with a more general $f(N)$, where $f:\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ is some increasing function, then this would be the question:

Consider the sequence of partial sums $\left( \sum_{n=0}^N{a_n}\right)_N$. If some subsequence of this converges, i.e. $\lim_{N \to \infty}{\sum_{n=0}^{f(N)}{a_n}}$ converges, then does the entire sequence converge, i.e. $\sum_{n=0}^\infty{a_N}$ converges?

Phrased in this way, it is relatively easy to guess that the answer is wrong, and we can give an example to show this.
Consider for example
$$ a_n = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if $n=N^2$ for some $N$} \\ -1 & \text{if $n=N^2+1$ for some $N>0$} \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$
Then $\sum_{n=0}^{N^2}{a_n}=2$ for $N>0$. Hence, $\lim_{N \to \infty}{\sum_{n=0}^{N^2}{a_n}}=2$.
However, $\sum_{n=0}^\infty{a_n}$ does not converge, since it fluctuates between the values $1$ and $2$ infinitely-often.

A: No - the latter would imply you're taking the sum's value, whereas the former implies you're actually taking the limit of the sum itself.
The top of the sum in the latter can be replaced by $\infty$, whereas doing the same with the former wouldn't really make sense.


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Q: Logarithmic differentiation - need help please Determine the following by using logarithmic differentiation.
$$y=\frac{\sqrt{x}(x^2-1)^5}{\cos(x))}$$
My answer is up to:
Take the ln on both sides so:
$\ln(y) = (1/2)\ln(x) + 5\ln(x^2-1) - \ln(\cos(x))$
Am I doing it right though?

A: you must differetiate both sides with respect to $x$
$$\frac{y'}{y}=\frac{1}{2x}+\frac{5}{x^2-1}2x+\frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)}$$
after simplification we get
$$y'=\frac{\sqrt{x}(x^2-1)^5}{\cos(x)}\left(\frac{1}{2x}+\frac{10x}{x^2-1}+\tan(x)\right)$$

A: Lets apply the following rule:

If $u$ is a positive function of $x$ then $(\ln u)'=\frac{u'}{u}$.

Well, as what I have said, lets apply term by term differentiation by using the above rule to get
$$\frac{y'}{y}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{1}{x}+5\frac{2x}{x^2-1}-\frac{-\sin x}{\cos x}.$$ Thus, we get
$$y'=y\bigg[\frac{1}{2x}+\frac{10x}{x^2-1}+\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}\bigg],$$ then plug in the value of $y$ to get
$$y'=\frac{\sqrt{x}(x^2-1)^5}{\cos x}\bigg[\frac{1}{2x}+\frac{10x}{x^2-1}+\tan x\bigg]$$

A: You have everything right so far.
$\ln(y) = (1/2)\ln(x) + 5\ln(x^2-1) - \ln(\cos(x))$
Now remember, that the derivative of $\ln(y) = \frac{1}{y}\times y'$
This is because $y$ is a function, whereas $x$ is just a variable.
The derivative of $\ln(x)$ in this case is just $\frac{1}{x}$
Also remember that if you have something like $\ln(x^2 + 1)$, that's chain rule.
It's the derivative of $\frac{1}{x^2-1}\times\frac{d}{dx}(x^2-1)$
Differentiating both sides, we get:
$$\frac{1}{y}\times y' = (\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{x}) + (5\cdot\frac{1}{x^2-1}\cdot2x) - (\frac{1}{\cos(x)}\cdot-\sin(x))$$
$$y' = y(\frac{1}{2x} + \frac{10x}{x^2-1}) + \tan(x)$$


This is for you BRQ. Mike D. has contributed quite a few bikes to the OTSG over the past couple years, but none quite as yellow as this 1972 Schwinn Continental.
Haven't sent you anything in a while – but here is my latest project. This Continental was completely torn down and overhauled. This thing is almost as heavy as my Miata, but it sure does ride smooooooth. I bought it from the original owner who hadn't ridden it in 30 years. Love the Kool Lemon color! Truly a classic look in my eyes. This was the bike that I lusted over in my very early teens. I mean after all, it had quick release hubs and center pulls – how cool was that??? As always, love the site and seeing the old machines that will still be around in another 40 years!
Mike D., WOW…a forty year old bike and nearly looking new! Isn't it amazing to stumble across them? Anyone that is into bikes knows the feeling. I have found my fair share of scrap metal but every once in a while it is so rewarding to find something that is old and virtually unused. That Continental sure looks good and ready for another forty.
Cameron, thanks as well for what seems like a plethora of cool mello-yellows lately.
I still can't believe how well these things ride!
I have another one in the barn, same year and color, smaller frame, and this one has the chrome fenders, the Schwinn-approved generator light set front and rear, and the original Schwinn saddle bag hanging from the seat. Should be fun. A small picture is posted below, sans saddle bag. I have an incredible story about this bike – after I restore it I will share with OTS Gallery.
Yes, many thanks to Cameron for providing this forum!
Most times I would rather find a bike covered in crud. I know it sounds strange but when you begin to restore 'em all that dirt/oil/dust/road grime act as protectants covering and sealing a beautiful paint job that's ready to glow with a little soap/water and wax. On the downside, I've had a few light colored bikes that were stained by grease being left too long on the paint.(that's hard to remove) The other Continental waiting in the wings looks to be an equally nice candidate for resto', will be looking for it.
Mike, I am loving the Kool Yellow! I have my dad's 1974 Schwinn Continental in opaque blue that I'm using for my workout bike. Last time he rode it was during a family bike ride sometime in the early 80's. After that it was hung up in a shed where is sat until a couple months ago. No kids ever rode it. Beautiful shape. I replaced tubes, but the tires were still in great shape. On the front wheel I replaced bearings and cones. New handlebar tape. New brake cables, housings and pads. A new seat that fits my rear better, but I still have the original that can be put back on. Soap & water, degrease things a bit and it rocks.
The fun thing is, my 7-year-old is riding the Schwinn Stingray that I rode at his age, which as been gone over and looks great. We will take the Schwinns out for a ride through the neighborhood where I grew up. Fun stuff.
…sounds like someone rediscovered that biking can be fun. On an old vintage classic, well that's just icing on the cake!
Great stuff and I love the blue. Isn't it amazing how these bikes hold up? Who needs this current aluminum stuff anyway? No style and no grace. These bikes will be around long after the current crop of bling is long gone! Even better that it was your dad's bike.


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My Kid Can Do That
October 15, 2012 by Daniel A. Siedell
My Kid Can Do That October 15, 2012 Daniel A. Siedell
Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937, Reina Sofia, Madrid
"My kid can do that" is a common accusation leveled against modern artists whose paintings look nothing like the Mona Lisa, the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, or a Thomas Kinkade print. As a museum curator I heard this numerous times. Modern art frustrates our presumptions of what art should be. We want artists to impress us with their powerful talent to render likeness, entertain us with images that "look real" (i.e., look like a photograph). But we are not to be trusted. We want to be flattered and entertained (and perhaps even a bit titillated) at the art museum. And so when we happen upon a painting of colors and lines, or a composition of simple lines and distorted shapes, we're offended, and so we dismiss it as the work of charlatan and condemn it as childish, not worthy of being called Art. However, my response to those who claimed that "my kid can do that," was "that was the point."
Many modern artists intentionally made paintings that looked childish. In fact, the drawings of children were powerful influences on artists in the late nineteenth century who became dissatisfied with the flamboyant artistic virtuosity and excessive rationalism that dominated academic painting.
Alexander Cabanel, The Birth of Venus, 1863
For such artists academic painting, the painting of perfectly rendered heroes, erotic goddesses, revealed an artistic vision that had too easily "mastered" and "explained" the world, reducing the artist's role to reproducing exquisite figures from classical and biblical texts. What is more, these paintings of nymphs, cherubs, gods and goddesses, were isolated from the spiritual, intellectual, and social tremors of a nineteenth century Europe in upheaval.
And so some artists, beginning with Gustave Courbet and Édouard Manet, sought to re-enchant a secularized world dominated by science and empiricism, by re-enchanting art, making it once again responsive to human experience that remains mysterious and inexplicable, in spite of the technologies that claim to control it. Some of these artists sacrificed their considerable artistic skill, trading their virtuosity for honesty and vulnerability, to make paintings that gave expression to the flame of life's mystery that modernism could not douse. And where did some look for inspiration? Children's drawings.
Why are we attracted to children's drawings? One reason is that their capacity to represent the world is not capable of interpreting their experience of the world, which overwhelms them with wonder and awe. We are drawn to their honest and sincere struggle to render the complexity of the world through their inferior skill. It is this gap between their technical competency and the vastness of their subject that attracts us to these drawings. They are great because they cannot represent the world. Their beauty is in their failure.
Modern artists from Paul Gauguin to Paul Klee and Picasso were attracted to children's drawings for precisely this gap, this failure, which they felt needed to be reasserted in artistic practice. By the mid-nineteenth century the great artistic achievements and innovations of the Renaissance had lost its connection to religious belief, mystery, and eros, and had become an aesthetic technology of control that corresponded with the disappearance of human fallibility in the wake of Enlightenment optimism. Modern art is often condemned for its arrogance. Yet in sharp contrast to its established academic rivals, modern artists were painfully aware of human weakness and brokenness and made painting that responded to this reality that we would like to forget. In fact, it might only be a slight exaggeration to claim that the development of modern art consisted in the recovery of original sin and the radically unfree will. Ironically, Christian critics have condemned modern art for rejected the form and content of academic painting, seeing in this rejection the modern artist's participation in modernism's attack on traditional religious belief.
The development of modern art, however, was a means to rebuild religious belief and faith through art with the theological rubble that remained after the ravages of Enlightenment atheism, moralism, and scientism, to which academic painting had become subservient. By the nineteenth century, academic painting succeeded in reducing the Christian faith to moralizing myths of heroism and virtue in service of the Enlightenment state. Artists who became dissatisfied with these conventions and developed new pictorial vocabularies, like Manet, were mocked by the academic establishment as childish and incompetent. Although an aesthetic product of the Enlightenment, modern art undermined the Enlightenment project.
These modern artists subsumed their virtuosity for the sake of assuming a child-like posture in the face of a terrible and beautiful world, in which forces act upon us, despite our attempt to control and manipulate them for our own benefit. Modern art is a lament in paint, an affirmation that we are broken and the world is not as it ought.
How else could the Spaniard Pablo Picasso have depicted the atrocities of the bombing of Guernica in 1937 during the horrific Spanish Civil War through anything other than a child-like posture of helpless wonder and incomprehension. Guernica is a massive mural, a 25 foot-long witness to art's inability to explain or make sense of the world, a child's lament at the unspeakable cruelty that threatens to suffocate the beauty in the world. Guernica is Picasso's resistance to the world as it is.
Modern art reminds us that contrary to our artistic, scientific, and political pretenses to control, we remain helpless children in the face of a world we cannot comprehend, which fills us with awe and terror. And the only thing left that we as helpless children can do is to cry out for help and believe that our cry will be answered.
Even my kid can do that.
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Morning, friends! We could all use a little more Italian romance in our Fridays, don't you think? This anniversary shoot looks straight from Europe, despite being captured by Kristin La Voie at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum in Milwaukee. (Who doesn't love finding gems like this here in the US?) She teamed up with Kristina of Vision Of Elegance to make Lidia + Ruben feel like they jetted straight to Italy as they re-proclaimed their love for one another.
From the team: We wanted to really focus on the Italian theme throughout the shoot, from the super romantic feeling of the venue of Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, the focus of love and family seen through homemade cannolis, fresh limoncello, bocce ball (a family favorite!), good wine, olive oil favors, meats and cheeses and breads oh my!, the soft color palette of greens, whites, and natural yellow elements from the fall season, and lots of laughter and kisses!
Isn't this Anna Campbell gown to die for?
Lidia says, Ruben and I got married very young and we grew a lot in the past 6 years. When we look back on our wedding photos, we can't help but laugh at how different we were. Years flew by and we never got around to taking updated professional photos, just the awkward selfie here and there to remember dates and places. I've been following Kristin La Voie's beautiful work for a while so when our 6th anniversary came around I knew I wanted her to document this new phase.
Ruben is pretty camera shy, but Kristin made us feel so incredibly comfortable and we felt like we could be ourselves and she captured the best version of us. For our 5th anniversary we went to Italy and we absolutely fell in love with the country and the culture. It was like a dream come true to have a sort of re-do of our wedding in the gorgeous Villa Terrace, surrounded by all the Italian inspired decor and food. There was a point where Kristin let us have a moment to ourselves and I just looked into Ruben's eyes and I felt like we fell in love all over again, except now there's a deep respect and trust we have for each other that we developed over the years. We're so happy we took the time to celebrate our marriage and have it documented in such a beautiful way that we can look back on it 5 more years from now and see how much more growth and love we have for each other.
Cheers to L + R! And kudos to Kristin + the team below for pulling off their dream day!


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Yesterday I wrote about how listening to others applies to Children's Ministry and shared one of my five reasons we need to be people who listen to children, families and volunteers; today I'm happy to share with you my reason #4 . . .
Because we are honored when they want to tell us something . . . they could choose not to tell us the things which matter to them, but they do! Of course we'll listen!
When a child, volunteer, parent or grandparent wants to tell you something - listen! They have made the choice to talk with you - this is an honor. They could be telling someone else, or not saying anything at all. By talking with you, they are giving you the opportunity to learn something and respond. Listen - it does matter!


Below can be found the good, the bad, and the ugly of Yorkshire's ill-fated County Championship campaign of 2011. Brace yourselves!
This win was a personal triumph for Adil Rashid who weighed in with eleven wickets at a cost of only 114 runs.
Yorkshire made a decent fist at the required total of 490, but the damage had been done in a woeful first innings.
Poor Jonny Bairstow was left waiting at the altar as the hosts spectacularly failed to chase a mere 145 runs.
Young Alex Hales, who needed stitches, still managed to chalk up his third fifty against Yorkshire in the last month.
Yorkshire narrowly failed to convert their superiority into a win, a failing that would haunt them at the end of the summer.
The spinner Gary Keedy helped himself to ten wickets as the red rose comfortably triumphed in this neighbourly dispute.
The home team's captain Marcus Trescothick put Yorkshire to the sword with 340 runs in this decisive victory.
Gary Ballance faced 207 deliveries for his defiant 73 as the Tykes narrowly escaped from the south coast with a draw.
No play was possible on the first day. Anthony McGrath had a match to forget, with three runs from two innings.
No batsman made a score over 75 in this tussle. Yorkshire's decision to bowl first was entirely vindicated.
Yorkshire recovered from 45-8 in the first innings while Lancashire was reeling at 87-8 in reply. This was a crucial defeat.
Only Brophy and Gale did not bowl in Hampshire's innings, during which Rashid and Wainwright conceded 296 runs.
Yorkshire fell just short of the required total, batting for only 54 overs, after Michael Yardy had recorded two centuries.
Barker took eight wickets and McGrath could only hit eight runs in two innings as this 'contest' finished a day early.
Warwickshire were chasing 349 to win when the match was abandoned due to bad light, with almost 21 overs left.
Ryan Sidebottom's bowling heroics, with match figures of 11-97 were in vain because Yorkshire were still relegated.


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The game will be free to download, with new cards obtainable via in-game quests and by opening packs. In-App Purchases will be involved, but while there are certain unavoidable pay to win aspects of any card game, Wizards of the Coast is minimizing them.
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Sister of teenagers beaten at New York church to appear in court
Reuters/October 21, 2015
By TG Branfalt Jr.
The half-sister of two teenagers severely beaten at a church in upstate New York, leaving one dead and the other hospitalized, is due to appear in court on Wednesday on assault charges.
Sarah Ferguson, 33, is accused of participating in a group attack on her 17-year-old brother, Christopher Leonard, during a counseling session last week at the Word of Life Church in Chadwicks, New York, about 50 miles east of Syracuse.
Leonard, who was recently released from a hospital where he was treated for blunt force injuries throughout his body, is expected to testify against Ferguson in New Hartford Town Court on Wednesday.
Ferguson is charged with assault in the second degree, along with three fellow parishioners, and is being held at Oneida County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The beatings of Christopher and his 19-year-old brother, Lucas, began late on Oct. 11 in the church's "sanctuary room" and lasted more than 10 hours, police said.
Police have said the counseling session was intended to force the teenagers to confess to their sins and apologize. The attack also might have been prompted by rumors the brothers intended to leave the church, police said.
Lucas Leonard died from injuries inflicted during the beatings, in which an electrical extension cord was used, police said. His parents, Bruce Leonard, 65, and Deborah Leonard, 59, have been charged with first-degree manslaughter in his death. They are being held at Oneida County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara said last week that he was seeking a grand jury indictment of the Leonards.
Parishioners Joseph Irwin, 26, Linda Morey, 54, and David Morey, 26, are also charged with second-degree assault in connection with Christopher Leonard's beating. They have been released after posting $50,000 bonds and are scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 15.
(Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Peter Cooney)


The Admiralty Islands lie to the north of New Guinea and are part of Papua New Guinea. The largest island, Manus, possesses a vast deep-water anchorage in Seeadler Harbour, whose position gives it potential not only as an advanced base for the defence of New Guinea and Australia, but a springboard into the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
The strategic potential of the islands for the security of Australia was recognised in 1919 by Admiral John Jellicoe during his tour of the Western Pacific to advise on imperial naval planning for the region. He designated Manus Island as 'Harbour "A"', a prospective secret wartime base for a future concentrated Far East Fleet.
Arguably, Manus' importance had already been appreciated in the Australian government's drive in 1914 to ensure Australia occupied German New Guinea and the associated islands before the Japanese could seize the opportunity. In 1919 then-prime minister Billy Hughes described these acquisitions as 'the gateways to our citadel' and he worked hard to ensure that Australia received a League of Nations mandate to control them.
Despite Australia's strategic interest, there was never any money in the inter-war years for installing base facilities in the islands. They remained undeveloped until their 1942 occupation by the Japanese, who built an airstrip and installed a small garrison as part of their defensive perimeter in the Southwest Pacific.
The Admiralty Islands were recovered in a five-week campaign between February and April 1944 by American troops supported by US and Australian naval forces. The Americans suffered more than 1,000 casualties, 294 of whom were killed, while the Japanese lost more than 4,000 dead. Work to extend the existing airfield, develop another and build shore installations began immediately, the RAN contributing with a survey of the main anchorage.
By September 1944, Manus Island was the centre of a naval and air base complex manned by 37,000 personnel. Seeadler Harbour had designated anchorages for no less than 262 combatant units. The repair facilities matched those of Pearl Harbor and included a floating dock with a capacity of 100,000 tons, big enough to take the largest aircraft carrier or battleship. Over five months, the US spent US$238 million on the project.
By early 1945, events were moving so quickly that Manus had lost some of its value to the Americans. The axis of the main US Navy campaign against Japan now lay further north, and more northerly anchorages, such as Ulithi Atoll, had been occupied and put in service. The breakneck development of the USN's floating logistics and repair forces meant the necessary support could be provided from even the most undeveloped island harbours.
However, a new primary user emerged in the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). As envisaged by Jellicoe in 1919, Manus' positioning made it ideal as an intermediate base between Australia, where the BPF was based, and the approaches to Japan. Although the main RAN squadron operated with the USN rather than the BPF, geography meant that the Australian ships also continued to use Manus as a staging post. British and Australian feelings about Manus were mixed. Some nicknamed it 'Scapa in technicolour' after the bleak fleet anchorage in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. The isolation, heat and humidity—all the more oppressive in un-air-conditioned ships shut down for war—made one British officer also christen it 'the island of lost souls'.
In the immediate aftermath of the war, the USN proposed that Manus be one of nine major fleet bases to be maintained in the Pacific. But the model under which this would operate, with control of the islands largely surrendered to the US, was opposed by the Australian government. Australia had already fired a warning shot in the form of the 1944 ANZAC Pact with New Zealand, which declared that construction and use of military installations did not afford the power concerned any basis for territorial claims or rights of control after a conflict. This had not been well received by the Americans.
Australia's Minister for External Affairs, H.V. Evatt, tried to take advantage of the American interest in Manus. His initial hope was that the Americans would agree to a security guarantee which could include Australia and New Guinea in return for its use. He also sought not only guaranteed access to the base for Australian units but access to other American bases as well. By March 1946, Evatt was proposing an 'overall defence arrangement for the region of the Western Pacific'.
Unwilling to commit to anything that resembled a formal alliance, the Americans suggested in reply that they hand over the facilities to Australia on the promise that the latter would maintain them in good order and allow the Americans not only free access but the right to resume full control when required. This created the prospect for Australia of a significant financial burden without much return.
This was not a period of good relations between the two nations, feeling their way in a complex and uncertain post-war environment. Evatt's aggressive manner and propensity to cause offence did not help, but in 1946 neither nation was ready to make the political or resource commitments that would have been required to maintain the base.
To be fair to the US, Manus was also a logical victim of intense pressure on the US military to economise in the post-war period. Its positioning gave it utility in relation to Australia, Micronesia and Southeast Asia, but the key American strategic priorities were further north. Bases such as Guam, over which America already had full legal control, were of more use in relation to China, Japan and the USSR, while the Philippines could host facilities closer to mainland Southeast Asia.
As a result, agreement was never reached, and the US completely withdrew from Manus. What US forces did not take with them was stripped out by Chinese commercial contractors. This meant that Australia had to start largely from scratch to develop its own facilities. An Australian base on Manus was formally established in 1950 at Lombrum, initially commissioned as HMAS Seeadler, but soon renamed Tarangau to avoid the German connotations*.
Over the next decade, oil fuel storages, a wharf and radio station were built, and the harbour proved a useful stopping point for RAN units on the way to the Far East Strategic Reserve, as well as the base for the slowly developing Papua New Guinea Division of the RAN.
With independence in 1975, establishment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force saw the base transferred to PNG control. Despite chronic shortages of money and materiel in the decades since, in 2018 Lombrum Naval Base continues to be key to the PNGDF's maritime operations.
*'Seeadler' means 'sea eagle' in German and 'Tarangau' is its Tok Pisin equivalent.
James Goldrick is an adjunct professor at the ANU's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, an adjunct professor and a member of the Naval Studies Group of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at UNSW Canberra, and a fellow of the RAN's Sea Power Centre. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.


You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named Contoso on a server named Server01. You need to diagnose deadlocks that happen when executing a specific set of stored procedures by recording events and playing them back on a different test server. What should you create?
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database named Contoso on a server named Server01. You need to prevent users from disabling server audits in Server01. What should you create?
You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012. A process that normally runs in less than 10 seconds has been running for more than an hour. You examine the application log and discover that the process is using session ID 60. You need to find out whether the process is being blocked. Which Transact-SQL statement should you use?
You administer all the deployments of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 in your company. You have two servers in the same data center that hosts your production database. You need to ensure that the database remains available if a catastrophic server failure or a disk failure occurs. You also need to maintain transactional consistency of the data across both servers. You need to achieve these goals without manual intervention. Which configuration should you use?
A. Two servers configured in a Windows Failover Cluster in the same data center.
H. Two servers configured on the same subnet.
You create an availability group that has replicas named HA/Server01 and HA/Server02. Currently, HA/Server01 is the primary replica. You have multiple queries that read data and produce reports from the database. You need to offload the reporting workload to the secondary replica when HA/Server01 is the primary replica. What should you do?
You administer two Microsoft SQL Server 2012 servers. Each server resides in a different, untrusted domain. You plan to configure database mirroring. You need to be able to create database mirroring endpoints on both servers. What should you do?
You need to ensure that all available details of the job step failures for SQL Server Agent jobs are retained. What should you do?


The Hindi News genre is set for disruption with the launch of Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel of ARG Outlier Media-Asianet News Service. Helmed by Arnab Goswami, Republic Bharat will go live at 6 am tomorrow (February 2, 2019). Expectations are high, given that its sister English news channel, Republic TV, stormed into the English news space in May 2017 and has remained the top English news channel ever since its launch.
Republic Bharat's launch is preceded by a 360-degree campaign blitz across outdoor, TV, radio, print, social media, digital & mobile that has gained huge traction. The launch campaign will reach out to 150 million viewers of the HSM market. The pre-launch campaign digitally has already garnered over 1.1 billion Impressions in just a span of nine days.
According to data from RW Promotions, Republic Bharat will be available in 3,098 networks, which is higher that Hindi News genre leader Aaj Tak, which is available in 3,078 networks.
Ahead of Republic Bharat's launch, Arnab Goswami, Managing Director, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Republic TV, spoke to Adgully on the crucial launch, the channel's strategy, plans to grow the Hindi news genre, reaction from competitors and much more.
How different will be Republic Bharat's news presentation?
If you look at other news channels, each anchor has a script written by somebody else which they recite almost as if it is a hand down to them, so you see no energy or passion in their presentations. If you take away their teleprompter, then I assure you that 75 per cent of the 9 pm anchors in Hindi will not be able to present their bulletins! What is the fun of doing news if it does not come from the heart? I have entered Hindi news to remove the teleprompter and I request all the 9 pm anchors as a token to their seriousness in news to stop using their teleprompter in their 9 O'clock news. I throw this as a challenge. If they do not know how to do news by heart, they need to tell their audiences that they cannot do the news via a teleprompter.
One line goes off the teleprompter, and they will stumble and stop. They don't do debates because they do not do their research. I do not want to name anyone, but these are facts. There should be a massive campaign against teleprompters in Hindi news. I don't use a teleprompter for two hours in my news. And in Hindi, too, I will not use a teleprompter. If I can do it in Hindi without a teleprompter, then I think the others can do it as well.
In your channel promo you have said that you would deliver a new kind of news with a heart to the country. Could you elaborate on that?
The existing Hindi news channels have let down the viewers for almost two decades now. They have refused to do news; they have done everything except for news. They have told you how the world will end tomorrow, they have spread superstition, they have shown vulgar programmes, they have shown dance programmes and passed them on as news in order to get ratings. They have completely destroyed the credibility that the news channels are supposed to have. Republic Bharat has come to save the Hindi news genre from complete destruction, because if you continue to have this kind of a situation where you dilute the news to such extent, people will lose interest.
What would be the DNA of Republic Bharat?
Our DNA is essentially news – in the way we are going to differentiate the news, present the news – what we are going to do is news. We will present it in a way that the news is best presented. Will we be able to maintain the high editorial quality like Republic TV English? Absolutely. Will it be smart and sound as straightforward as Republic TV? Yes. Will it be distributed with the same intensity like Republic TV? Yes, that will happen. So, I think success is guaranteed.
How will Republic Bharat bridge the gap between Hindi news and English news?
The Hindi news channels have come to the conclusion that people don't want to watch news in Hindi, and this is something that I don't agree with. Hindi news viewers are strongly nationalistic and we are the channel today that is pro-nation in its approach. That is the reason why we are being welcomed in a big way by the Hindi audiences even before the launch.
Why are you touting Bharat and India as two different words?
Bharat and India being different worlds is a game of words, but when you say Bharat today, you signify the heart and soul of India, and the soul of India among the people who speak not just English but all the other Indian languages. I consider English to be an Indian language and then there 22 other recognised languages in the country, Hindi is one of them. One day, I will be able to be broadcast in all the Indian languages; but when you go and reach 150 million people on day 1 through Republic Bharat, that is very exciting for me, because in my over two-decade long journey in television journalism I have not been able to reach this large an audience that I'm reaching with Republic Bharat. I often imagine about the impact that the stories we have here – for the audiences they are not just a source of news, but also an inspiration to change and an opportunity to change mindsets and the thinking of the nation towards a more positive direction.
How do you see Republic Bharat cutting through the clutter?
I have been lucky that whenever we have launched a channel, the only reason I have clutter is because of the news. I have a very distinguished production and design team and everything is being done in-house, which has never happened before. When you look at the packaging and design of the entire channel, it is better than all global standards, so that is one very big differentiator and I would like to give full credit to our team. Content wise, as long as we are ahead of the news, we will be ahead of the rest, and we know how to be ahead of the news than any other existing Hindi news channel.
What are your IPO plans at this point of time?
I am happy to tell you that Republic TV is cash positive, basis our strong editorial content, our depth of distribution and our strategic intent. I have no immediate plans of an IPO and I am not in need of additional funds neither am I looking for strategic investment at this particular point of time.
For the future, I have a team of financial advisors and legal experts who advise me from time to time, but frankly, I have not had much time to meet them now.
Is there any risk of cannibalisation from English to Hindi? Do you see any viewers shift from Hindi to English?
No. When we joined English, we increased the size of the genre by 71 per cent from then to now. I am pretty sure that with the deep efforts that we are making in editorial and distribution, the Hindi news genre will grow with Republic Bharat. We are not here to eat others. We are here to grow the genre and understand why channels that have been in the business for 18 years have gone to ASCI complaining that why are we saying that we are India's No. 1 channel now in Hindi. Are they so scared of me that they have gone and filed complaints with the Advertising Standards Council of India? The fact of the matter is that they must not be scared of me. As I said, I am not there to eat them up. I am not here to compete with them. We have to grow the market and get hundreds and millions of additional people to watch Hindi news.
With not much time for the Lok Sabha elections, is there a specific strategy that you have put in place?
Our strategy is that we are going to be the No. 1 news channel for the elections, because no Hindi viewer is going to watch channels who for 18 years, while claiming to be a news channel, have been showing only superstition, etc. Nobody will watch those channels which show vulgar dance shows and pass it off as news. When it comes to elections, people want top notch political reporting, technology and analysis. We have tie-ups with C Voter and Jann Ki Baat with Yashwan Deshmukh and Pradeep Bhandari. As of now, I have a team of 150 dedicated reporters. I have a presence in every part of the country. I have English and Hindi teams and gathered a strong base of 1,300 reporters across the country besides my own, which gives me reach that is incomparable.
Hence, when the elections approach, people will be watching Republic TV English and Republic Bharat.
What time do we get to see you on Republic Bharat?
I will come every day, much to the annoyance of other players in Hindi! I will come as much as I come on Republic TV English.


Garrett ACE 300 warrenty transferrable??
Going to try to sell my daughters ACE 300, was bought in AUG 2018. I've upgraded my detector and she would rather use my ACE 400. The ACE 300 has hardly been used and before I listed it for sale I wanted to verify if it had warranty in fact available. Thanks so much for the help!!!
Re: Garrett ACE 300 warrenty transferrable??
I believe the metal detector is covered, regardless of owner, as you do not have to send in a sales slip. However, you do have to call and get a "Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)" number from Customer Service.
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So the last two weeks we have discussed some of the things we can do to make this school year the best ever. One was setting goals and the other was on homework. Today let's discuss who can help you make this school year the best ever.
Everyone at some point needs help to accomplish their goals. Whether it is just a little bit of help or a lot of help. There is no shame in asking others for help. SOmetimes we need help when we don't understand something. Or we can ask for help when we have too many things to get done and need a little help getting them done. As long as you are willing to do your part, asking for help is a good thing. It can allow you to accomplish much more than if you did it yourself. A group of people can accomplish far greater things than one lone person. Team Work.
So who can you ask for help to help make your school year the best ever?
There is plenty of options out there for you. Don't be afraid to ask for help. And don't be afraid to give help if you are asked.
Last week we discussed have many different goals for the school year. Among those goals was getting your homework done. That's an awesome goal to have but let's go into a little more detail on that goal.
You should have a specific plan as to when you do your homework. Not everyone is the same or has the same schedule or here is a little of times that might work for you.
Also it is important to have a specific spot that allows you to get your homework done. A place that offers little to no distraction. This allows for a routine. The sooner you get your homework done and correctly the sooner you can enjoy your free time and to relax your brain. Too much thinking as well as too much exercise and activity can be bad for you. Gotta find a balance.
How can we focus on making this year's school year the best ever or at least better than last year?
Well we can start by focusing on setting goals.
What other ways can you think of that will help you make this school year great?!
Goals are a great thing to have. We have should and need to have goals in our lives. It is a scientifically proven fact that those who write down their goals are more likely to achieve them.
Goals can be about pretty much anything you want to achieve, own, get, become, and etc,.
There is short term, medium terms, and long term goals. Short term goals can be a part of your long term goals like steps on a stair case or stand on their own like a single step. A short term goal can be just being happy on any given day. A medium term goal can be earning a new belt in Taekwondo. A long term goal can be earning your black belt in three years or a little longer. Never a rush.
What type of goals do you have? What;s your plan to achieve them?
Focus is the ability to fully concentrate on what you are doing with little to no distractions.
Focus is very important in all aspects of our lives as it allows us to get done what is needed to get done.
Focus is what allows us to achieve the things we really want to accomplish.
Focus is a habit and like all habits we have to train it until it becomes second nature. Even after it becomes second nature we still have to mindfully practice it because it is easy to fall out of good practice and become lazy.
So we have to focus on developing and practicing our focus. To be completely in the moment and to fully concentrate on what we are doing.
This means that you can be happy for what you have accomplished but you are always striving to better yourself. If you get 90% on a test at school, you should be proud of yourself but strive for that 91% or higher on the next test. If you become content with where you are, you will stop growing. WHen you stop growing you start to slide backwards because you can't stand still in one spot.
One should always that the time to celebrate the things we have accomplished, done, earned, and etc,. There is no point in doing them if you can't take a moment to feel good about it. Take your moment to feel good, then plan how you can do better or move on to the next big thing you got your eyes on.
Also always be happy with what you got because others might have less. You also must never compare yourself to others as this will rob you of happiness. Life is not about getting ahead of someone else. Life is about ever improving yourself and your situations. Walk your own path and not follow the paths of others.
Be Happy with what you have and what you have done but never be satisfied unless you have accomplished everything you wish to do so.
What do world class coaches, teachers, instructors, training partners, and etc,. all have in common? They have the ability to bring out the best in their athletes, students, partners, friends, and so on.
We all should strive to bring out the very best in each other. We don't have to be coaches or teachers. We just have to be there to encourage others to overcome all challenges and give it their very best every time.
What would happen if we all did that? I believe we would live in a much greater motivated society. A lot more great things would be accomplished. People in general would be happier.
I think it is our jobs as humans to bring out the best in ourselves and help bring out the best in others.
I think we should take a few moments to think about these two things. 1- Who brings out the best in us? 2- Who can we bring out the best in?


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A threat to the nation's health is emerging in Asia and the Indian Sub Continent that has potentially devastating implications. Avian Flu (the H5N1 strain of Influenza A) is a fact in many parts of Asia, although to date the avian strain has not combined with human influenza in a sustained manner. If a new strain emerges in humans with the fatality profile of the H5N1 virus, the effect on the world population will be dramatic.
When the combination to create a human to human strain occurs however, and isolated cases may already involve human to human transmission, the conditions precedent to a world wide pandemic will be met. Pandemic flu is defined as "a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears in humans, causes serious illness and then spreads easily from person to person world wide." (Source: Grattan Woodson, MD, FACP) The original Avian Flu (H5N1) represents a deadly strain for humans with a 50% mortality rate and many experts believe that the pandemic could be equally lethal..
Pandemics occur when existing flu strains mutate and make their way from birds or swine to humans in a new strain for which humans have little no immunity. Historically pandemic influenza has caused widespread damage and death. Influenza pandemics are a regular occurrence in history.
Pandemics in History
To date, only influenza outbreaks account for pandemics and pandemics have occurred throughout history. Over thirty pandemics have happened in recorded history. All influenza pandemics infect many times more people than normal seasonal ( flu caused by viruses that are already among people) influenza outbreaks. In addition major pandemics can have severe adverse effects on the economy and daily life.
Three flu pandemics occurred in the 20th century with differing levels of intensity..
• The 1918 "Spanish Flu" Pandemic – A "major level event" pandemic that accounted for over 50 million deaths world wide.( Originated in Kansas, USA)
• The 1957-58 "Asian Flu" pandemic – A "minor level event" pandemic that accounted for 36,000 deaths in the United States alone
• The Hong Kong Influenza of 1968-69 – A "minor level event "pandemic that accounted for about the same level of deaths as seasonal flu.
The severity of a pandemic depends upon the virus that causes it and the H5N1 Avian flu virus has proven to be particularly fatal to humans. One fact is clear: pandemic influenza will occur again – it is only a question of when. When a virus starts to spread easily and rapidly among humans the conditions for a pandemic have been met.
The 20th century pandemic examples occurred in waves of illness of up to three waves over a 9-12 month period. Often the first wave was not the most severe. During the 1918 Pandemic, over 90% of the deaths of the pandemic occurred during the second wave.
Human Impact on Virginia of a "Medium Level Event"
Northern Virginia is a densely populated, high technology corridor adjacent to Washington, D.C.. Because of the buildup in the Homeland Defense industry as a result of the war on terrorism, the population is large and experiencing rapid growth. Many of the new comers are young professionals with young families.
Based upon historic data a 'medium level event", more serious than the Asian Flu Pandemic of 1957-58 but not as severe as the 1918 Pandemic, will result in the following estimates for the State of Virginia:
• 2,700 to 6,300 deaths
• 12,000 to 28,500 hospitalizations
• 575,000 to 1.35 million outpatient visits
• 1.08 million to 2.52 million people becoming sick
Estimates for losses from a "major level event" are significantly higher.
Infrastructure Impact
In addition to human damage, the effect on the infrastructure will be considerable. Having a large number of ill people will be very destructive to the infrastructure. A major pandemic will likely disrupt essential public services and supplies and create temporary breakdowns in food delivery, electric and water utility service and possible public order in major urban centers. These critical industries are highly dependent on raw materials supplied by vendors and key employees with the expertise to maintain operations.
An Integrated Economy
The United Sates enjoys the benefits of a highly integrated economy with highly efficient delivery of goods and services and rapid communications. This level of integration allows for more efficient management of material inventories but would break down rapidly in the event of dislocation in any part of the chain. Basic industries like electrical and water utilities would soon cease to function. Disruption of channels of distribution for the food industry would result in rapid and near total shortages of food and water.
What Can Be Done to Prevent a Pandemic?
Flu Shots and the Pandemic
Standard flu shots for seasonal (normal) flu will not guard against a new pandemic strain of the flu virus because each new flu mutations have different DNA characteristics. For new strains it takes many months to develop and distribute a vaccine and during this time the new strain will most like have run its course.
Anti-Viral Treatments
Presently, the only available anti-viral antibiotic effective against the H5N1 strain of influenza is Tamiflu (oseltamivir) . This drug is in short supply, requires a doctor's prescription and is not manufactured in the United States. Other anti viral antibiotics are in the development stage but are not proven ready for production.
What Can Be Done to Prepare for a Pandemic? – Prepare Now!!
Preparing now can limit the spread and effects of pandemic influenza. A pandemic would touch every aspect of society, so every part of society needs to prepare. Essential services may be disrupted, food and water supplies may be limited and medical care for those with chronic illnesses may be suspended..
Although most people will have little or no immunity to pandemic influenza, in the event of a flu pandemic proper planning and preparation will help mitigate the damage. Planning has already begun at the international, federal, state, local, community and individual business levels but experts agree that all planning must start at the family level.
The family will serve as the core of wellness and remedial care since hospitals and other health care provides will become quickly overrun with patients if a major level pandemic occurs.
As a basic unit of society, the family can provide first line care and prepare a preventative survival plan that can be rapidly implemented. These plans include improvement of basic hygiene, assembly of food, water and medical supplies and protocols for avoiding infection. Management of the protection of the family unit, with proper planning, can significantly reduce the impact of a pandemic.
Federal, state and local internet sites are the best source to help develop workable and effective Family Survival Plans. The State of Virginia and local counties in Northern Virginia like Fairfax County have initiated plans and planning out reach that will help mitigate the effects of a pandemic. Like all disaster plans, there is nominal cost associated with proper planning.
There are two parts of planning: resource planning and home treatment planning. Resource planning involves the stock piling of food, water, regular prescription and non prescription drugs and strategies for home care of infected individuals. Home treatment planning involves specific actions to treat infected individuals.
A key aspect of home treatment is treating dehydration.
Planning for the Treatment of Dehydration
As part of an overall pandemic disaster survival plan, the role of hydration cannot be overemphasized. The human body can survive for weeks without food but only days without water.
Preventing dehydration ranks highest of all treatments for influenza and many experts feel that preventing dehydration in flu victims will save more lives than all other treatments combined. (Source: Preparing for the Coming Influenza Pandemic by Grattan Woodson, MD, FACP)
Most family survival plans provide for a sufficient supply of drinking water to last for an extended period in the event that normal drinking water supply is disrupted. Pure water is required for both drinking and cooking. Many estimates call for 1 gallon per person per day for as long as the normal supply is disrupted.(At least two weeks and possibly more).
A good source of bottled water is required since normal supplies will be disrupted.
How to Choose a Water Supplier:
A family pandemic disaster plan needs to provide for a consistent source of pure drinking water. Tap and well water are unreliable sources during a pandemic and bottled water is considered the best source by many experts.
Purified water, because all minerals and contaminants have been removed, is the purest water and has the longest shelf life of any bottled water. Extended shelf life is important if the pandemic is extended by subsequent waves of infection.
Many believe that distilled/filtered/oxygenated water is the purest, best tasting water with the longest shelf life.
Pick a supplier with local manufacturing in the Northern Virginia area to avoid home delivery disruption. In the event that a pandemic disrupts channels of distribution, avoid bottled water suppliers who source their product from remote springs with long supply lines.
Although no one can predict with certainty the timing and virus strain of the next pandemic, the risk of an influenza pandemic is serious. Proper planning will serve to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.
Like all disaster planning, a small amount of serious planning is cost effective and good insurance to maintain good health. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
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Published: 10/04/2019 Updated: Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:20 PM GMT+10
Lachie Henderson of the Cats is set to miss up to three matches through injury. Credit: AAP
AFL ladder leaders Geelong will be forced to reshuffle their defensive unit for their clash with GWS after losing key tall Lachie Henderson to a foot injury.
Henderson missed the first two rounds as he worked back to full fitness from a knee injury and is set to miss up to three matches after straining a plantar fascia in the win over the Crows at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.
The important defender's loss is ill-timed with Giants star forward Jeremy Cameron set to visit GMHBA Stadium for Saturday's clash coming off a stellar seven-goal performance.
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"It's unfortunate for Lachie and for us because he'd been in good form in the VFL, found his way into the AFL team and played well for us," coach Chris Scott told reporters on Wednesday.
"But discretion is the better part of valour with this one.
"He's going to be important to us later in the year. With those injuries, even if it's possible to play with them, they can tend to drag on.
"We had that experience with Harry Taylor last year, so we're going to be conservative.
"It's not overly serious but the risk of it dragging on and impeding him throughout the season is too great to play him prematurely."
In better news, star on-baller Tim Kelly is set to play after overcoming what appeared to be a nasty ankle injury, with Mark O'Connor (hip) also fit to keep his spot.
Scott has a few selection options as he looks to maintain his side's unbeaten start to the season, with Cam Guthrie (calf), Zach Tuohy (knee) and Jack Henry (hamstring) all pressing their claims after injury layoffs.
However, luckless speedster Nakia Cockatoo's frustrating run continues.
The 22-year-old hasn't played since round three last season thanks to knee surgery and hamstring issues and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future.
"Nakia is still a little bit longer term," Scott said.
"He's doing some training but he's not close enough for us to be definitive on his return-to-play status.
"The big picture issue is that he's recovering from a PCL injury that he had surgery on last year.
"There are some examples of players with PCL injuries who take longer than expected to recover and he just appears to be one of them."
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Here you find a graphical overview of Knifethrowing.info. In the What`s new - section below, important updates to the pages are listed.
To get an idea what this site is about, please visit Knife-Throwing.info for a short introcuction into the sport of knife throwing.
We got quite a huge site, making it impossible to surf through all pages to find something new. That`s why important updates are listed here. Minor changes, including new entries in our links-page, will not show up. Be sure to visit our blog "throwing.it" with all kind of funny tidbits and news around knife throwing.
15.09.2018 Report on and photos form the World Championship 2018 in Rýmařov.
08.04.2018 Quick-change knife throwing target construction that lets you easily replace the wood. Blueprints included.
28.01.2018 How to quickly spray-paint your target using a template.
21.10.2017 Added a report, photos and results from the European Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Hungary 2017.
13.08.2017 Added a review of Shenk's non-comprehensive book on knife throwing.
12.02.2017 Added TomToms video tutorial on no-spin knife throwing.
14.01.2017 Update: The throwing knives Easy-Stik Pro and Magnum are not manufactured any more.
14.08.2016 To the physics page, added a beautiful photo montage by Frank, showing the flight path of an axe.
13.08.2016 Report and official results of the 2016 World Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing held in Maniago, Italy.
29.01.2016 A website search was added.
08.01.2016 Comments on two more books on knife throwing.
16.10.2015 After some discussion with Michael Pahl, I added a footnote on how exactly a small difference in distance to the target can make a huge difference in the sticking angle of the knife in the target.
11.10.2015 The report from the 2015 World Championsip in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing is available. Anche in italiano.
26.07.2015 Review of the excellent handbook on knife throwing by Dieter Führer titled "Guide to Knife & Axe Throwing".
10.04.2015 Review of the Perfect Balance Sport throwing knife.
17.11.2014 The official archive of the pioneering knife throwing website Thrower is unveiled at KnifeThrowing.info.
28.10.2014 Detailed article on no spin knife throwing, including a comparison of the three basic no spin knife throwing techniques, and a presentation of some no spin throwing knives.
08.10.2014 Rapport sur le Championnat du Monde de Lancer Couteaux et Haches à Callac, France, Août 2014.
08.10.2014 Report on the World Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing in Callac, France, August 2014. And all the official results, plus photos of the podiums.
15.07.2014 Review of the catalogue of the african throwing knife collection of the Ethnographic Museum Leiden - titled "The Cutting Edge".
05.06.2014 The Circus Faka is not manufactured any more, but a new generation of the original Faka throwing knife is available again.
29.09.2013 Report on the European Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Nivnice, Czech Republic, September 2013.
18.08.2013 Short review of the "Knifen" throwing knife from Sweden.
23.07.2013 Review of the brand-new Gyro Dart throwing knife.
13.07.2013 Sturdy knife throwing target by Roland Zwosta.
15.06.2013 The reviews of throwing knives got an overview page of their own.
14.04.2013 All details on the European Championship in September in Nivnice are alvailable. / Tous les détails sur le Championnat Européen en Septembre à Nivnice sont disponible.
27.03.2013 Test report of the Circus Faka throwing knife, which is also available in the shop.
11.03.2013 Added the spy knife throwing target.
03.02.2013 Added some events to the list of knife throwing competitions 2013.
03.02.2013 Reports on the 2012 and 2011 Martial Arts East-West Open in St. Petersburg.
20.11.2012 Test of the Gyro Pocket throwing knife (that flies without turning).
20.11.2012 Rapport sur le 12ème Grande Rencontre Européenne des Lanceurs, September 2012 à Forni Avoltri, Italie.
20.11.2012 Report on the European Championship in Knife and Axe Throwing, September 2012, Forni Avoltri, Italy.
02.09.2012 New grip to hold a playing card for throwing, provided by Josh.
20.07.2012 One million people (1000000) have so far visited KnifeThrowing.info to learn about knives and throwing. Thank you all for your feedback and kind words!
06.01.2012 Review of the Mini Ziel throwing knife.
06.01.2012 Made the navigation on the page with books on knife throwing more compelling.
07.10.2011 Rapport sur le 11ème Grande Rencontre Européenne des Lanceurs, September 2011 à Herrischried, Allemagne.
07.10.2011 Report on the 11th Big Throwers Meeting, held September 2011 in Herrischried / Germany.
14.10.2010 Short report on the Silver Knife competition in Moscow, June 2010.
14.10.2010 Good method to construct a huge target surface.
14.10.2010 Report on the European Championship in Knife Throwing and Axe Throwing in Rome, September 2010.
22.08.2010 Review of the throwing knife "Perfect Balance Thrower" by Cold Steel.
21.08.2010 Updated the review of the book "The Art of Throwing" to reflect the new 2010 edition.
02.08.2010 Saw teeth throwing knife by David Bačnar.
25.07.2010 Pictures of a new, sturdy (and transportable) target frame to hold tree rounds.
07.04.2010 As of today, 500.000 people (that is, half a million) have already visited knifethrowing.info!
16.11.2009 Summary on thrower meetings in Russia 2009.
02.11.2009 Rapport sur la Grande Rencontre Européenne à Villeflambeau, France, en Septembre 2009.
02.11.2009 Report on the Big European Throwers Meeting in Villeflambeau, France, September 2009.
21.05.2009 Report on the Mai Throwers Meeting in Kacice, Czech Republic, May 2009.
18.10.2008 Report on the Big European Throwers Meeting in Chomutov, Czech Republic, September 2008.
01.08.2008 Report on the knife throwers meetings July 26th in St. Roman, Austria.
22.06.2008 Photo instructions showing how to build your own throwing knife.
20.06.2008 These days, visitor number 300 000 came here to learn about knife throwing.
09.03.2008 Added the details about the Big European Throwers Meeting 2008 in the Czech Republic, as well as information on other European knife throwers meetings.
20.01.2008 Our weblog throwing.it with knife throwing related news begins to get filled.
29.11.2007 Description of a new self-made throwing knife, the Gladiator Blade.
09.10.2007 A quarter of a million people have visited this site since it went online.
07.10.2007 Read about a new knife throwing game, and have a look at the target of Peter Kramer.
06.10.2007 Report of the Big European Throwers Meeting in Erlangen, Germany, September 2007.
24.08.2007 Report of the knife- and axt thrower meeting in Pullman City, Germany, August 2007.
26.05.2007 Report of the knife- and axt thrower meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic.
26.04.2007 Review of the Ziel throwing knife designed by John Bailey.
15.02.2007 Review of the book The Art of Throwing.
12.01.2007 Review of the Glock FM81 field knife suitable for throwing.
03.10.2006 Report on the Big Throwers Meeting in Grenoble France in September.
27.08.2006 Picture of knife throwing target by Stefan Roeder.
10.07.2006 New target by Yury Ershov in our gallery.
02.07.2006 Added report on the Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein.
08.06.2006 Today, visitor number 150 000 had a look at the homepage!
20.03.2006 Target in the snow.
11.03.2006 Hints on burning throwing knives.
06.02.2006 Short note on Roy Hutchison's no-spin throwing knives.
30.01.2006 Extended the article on the physics of a knife throw.
22.01.2006 Added the instructions for a novel combat throwing game.
27.11.2005 Added the instructions for a novel knife throwing game.
13.11.2005 Added the article on the russian knife throwing style using a wave technique to slow down the rotation.
04.11.2005 Today, visitor number 100 000 had a look at the homepage!
22.10.2005 Report on the Second Big Throwers Meeting in Pullman City, Germany.
22.08.2005 Extended the article on the physics of a knife throw.
08.05.2005 Report on the throwers meeting near Marseille, France.
05.12.2004 Today, visitor number 50 000 had a look at Knife Throwing.info!
05.12.2004 Added answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ).
01.11.2004 Added a new knife throwing game.
01.11.2004 Review of the Brazilian Faka throwing knife.
13.10.2004 Report on the Big Throwers Meeting in France.
18.07.2004 Information on the Big Throwers Meeting in France.
17.07.2004 Report of the First Throwers Meeting in Pullman City, Germany.
22.06.2004 Made some improvements to the instructions on how to throw the FlyingKnife throwing knife.
21.06.2004 Report of the Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany.
13.06.2004 Ideas for games to make throwing knives together more interesting.
12.06.2004 Added the page about the Big Throwers Meeting in France.
13.05.2004 Today, visitor number 30 000 had a look at Knife Throwing.info!
04.05.2004 Tested the follow-up version of Kari Salonius' hand made throwing knife.
11.03.2004 Course on how to throw playing cards.
17.12.2003 Tested the new Mini Bo-Kri throwing knife designed by John Bailey.
26.11.2003 Philippe has a new indoor throwing target for the winter.
24.10.2003 Added the review of a home made throwing spike.
21.09.2003 Review of the French video Le Lancer de Couteaux.
20.09.2003 Report about the Throwers Meeting August 2003 near Berlin.
21.05.2003 Created a short guide to the qualities of a good throwing knife at Throwing-Knife.com.
01.05.2003 Paco devised new knife throwing instructions for the Flying Knife.
03.04.2003 Started a page with homemade throwing knives.
04.12.2002 Review of the Dragon Knife.
27.11.2002 Created a short introduction to knife throwing a Knife-Throwing.info.
22.11.2002 Added the Throwdini video to our shop.
19.11.2002 Short review of the Easy-Stik Magnum.
01.11.2002 The physics of knife throwing.
01.11.2002 Throwing history of Philippe Catania from Corsica.
11.10.2002 Added the list or European throwers, for people to find throwers in their area.
19.09.2002 Review of the Flying Knife, the knife that always flies straight (and the throwing instructions for it).
18.09.2002 Finished the report on the throwers meeting September 2002 in Müncheberg/Berlin.
08.07.2002 You can now buy the "Recreational Knife Trowing II" video in our online-shop.
08.06.2002 Added a new solid target to the collection.
29.04.2002 How to make throwers out of a clothes hanger.


May I firstly introduce myself my name is Simon and along with my wife we will be travelling for an extended career break/semi-retirement towards the end of 2019 and into 2020.
We are a very active, professional couple who love to ski and enjoy the Alpine environment particularly Austria, which we have driven/toured extensively throughout and previously lived there for a while.
We're searching for a fairly long rental hopefully around the Maria Alm/Salfalden/Zell em Zee area, but are now considering anywhere in Austria (near a ski resort of course).Possibly for a full skiing season in 1 apartment or split between 2/3 separate apartments/houses.
We'd like to supplement our break by undertaking some work whilst on our Sabbatical. As mentioned we are a professional couple, I'm a former Fire & Rescue Officer now working at an Airport whilst my wife is a financial/general administrator.
Although working would obviously be of financial benefit the principal reason would be for the social aspects as we are both enthusiastic team players who really enjoy meeting new people.
Ideally we'd like to work part-time, but we are flexible, diligent, multi-skilled people and very adaptable so would consider various opportunities, but preferably driving/general work/guiding and administration.
We will be travelling with 1 very well behaved clean dog (who has traveled and lived with us in Austria before.) When we are not in the accommodation, she will be secure in her large dog crate, which she is very happy to go in and of course we would keep any apartment spotlessly clean.
Hi Simon, Another Simon here. Very early for us to make any definite plans but I'm on the flip side of your coin. My work will take me out to the Far East over next season so I'll find it more challenging to manage our apartment. We've been very successful this winter with only one vacant week in 16, but I might make the decision to look for longer term "Guests" for 19-20 to cut down on the management. We would certainly consider a Monthly "Tenant" if that would interest you? We are already open for bookings next season but I'm sure we could sort something out if you wanted to spend time in more than one place?
If the apartment option doesn't suit, I have a great Lady working for me in Flachau this year and I hope she will stay on. But if not I might be looking for someone to work part-time to do changeovers? Let's keep in touch, email on the Chalet Page and let me know how you get on.