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January 7, 2022 By Good News Leave a Comment
A Professor Emeritus of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Dr. William J. Abraham was the Albert Cook Outler
Professor of Wesley Studies from 1995 until his retirement in May 2021. He joined the Perkins faculty in 1985 as the McCreless
Associate Professor of Evangelism and the Philosophy of Religion. Photo courtesy of Southern Methodist University/H. Jackson.
On Thursday, October 7, United Methodism lost a remarkable scholar who exercised his theological and spiritual gifts with wit and precision. Dr. William J. Abraham was one of the theologian pillars of the church – not just in Methodism, but in broader ecumenical circles, as well. He was a herculean force for traditional Wesleyan theology from his outpost at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. Abraham's death was unexpected. He was 73.
Like so many others within United Methodism, we were stunned and saddened by the news of the passing of the man we simply called Billy. Those of us at Good News have considered him a friend and co-laborer in the work of renewal within our denomination – even during those times when we had a hard time fully interpreting his distinct and endearing Irish accent.
Twenty-five years ago, Billy's address at the Confessing Movement gathering in Atlanta was the featured cover story for Good News. He had just published a book entitled Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. "We have simply forgotten our doctrinal heritage and hence have ignored its rich treasures and reserves," he told the assembly in Atlanta.
For the magazine, we picked up on the other image he discussed. Our cover title was "Healing our Doctrinal Dyslexia." Abraham believed United Methodism's theological crisis was that the children of Wesley – decades later – were looking at the same material (our theological heritage) and seeing and proclaiming divergent messages. (In his honor, we have republished the essay on the pages that follow.)
"As anyone suffering from dyslexia knows, the crucial problem is that one sees the relevant marks on the page but the marks are ingested in a distorted fashion," he said. "In the case of doctrinal dyslexia, what happens is analogous to this condition. In our case what has happened is that we have turned inside out and upside down the crucial material on doctrine in the Book of Discipline. We have displaced the actual standards of doctrine laid out in the Constitution by concentrating on the highly speculative material laid out in the section on our theological task."
After his conversion in his teen years through the ministry of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Billy began his theological training. "In the early stages of my own intellectual and spiritual journey, Wesley was pivotal for me," he writes in his fascinating book, Wesley for Armchair Theologians. Mysteriously, once he began his theological training, "Wesley suddenly went dead on me. I found him not so much archaic as surreal."
Ironically, Billy's interest in Wesleyan theology pivoted while he was on a sickbed: "Happily, listening to some purloined audiotapes on Wesley by Albert Outler during a bad dose of the flu arrested this journey away from Wesley." He found himself a great proponent of the core message. "Wesley's theology is an intellectual oasis lodged within the traditional faith of the church enshrined in the creeds," he wrote.
Abraham would go on to become the Albert C. Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology. He would often speak warmly about his appreciation for Dr. Outler, his scholarship, and his love for both Christ and the Church. Nevertheless, Abraham unflinchingly critiqued Outler's proposed "quadrilateral." It gives too much leeway to mistakenly believe that Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience are of equal value in interpreting divine revelation.
"The consequence is that our identity is now shaped by an interesting but dubious exercise in religious theory of knowledge. On pain of denying our tradition, we are forced to confess adherence to a piece of clever epistemology [how do we know] which was worked out in the 1960s and which is at odds both with Wesley and with the clear content of the constitutional standards of doctrine," he believed. "In these circumstances the great classical doctrines of the faith, to which Wesley wholeheartedly adhered, are treated as optional alternatives to be received, rejected, remade, or reimagined at will. We have idolized a piece of philosophical speculation and are now reaping the consequences. Not surprisingly, we find ourselves torn asunder by conflicting doctrinal proposals."
Professor Abraham continued: "As a pedagogical device, the quadrilateral indeed has merit. Anyone who is a teacher can testify to this. However, as a formal proposal in the field of religious knowledge, the quadrilateral is an absurd undertaking, for only an omniscient agent could seriously undertake to run our proposals through the gamut of Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. Only God could use the quadrilateral and, thankfully, God does not need it." Vintage Billy.
His message twenty-five years ago still resonates. "The quadrilateral is much like a kaleidoscope. Each time you shake Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience, a different configuration emerges," he said back then. "The result is doctrinal chaos and incoherence. Even Albert Outler, the great architect of the Methodist quadrilateral, was disturbed by its misuse, and late in life expressed reservations about its logic."
In the forward to The Rise of Theological Liberalism and the Decline of American Methodism by Dr. James V. Heidinger II, Billy voices his curiosity about Outler's perspective from the vantage point of eternity. "It would be great to sit in on a seminar with Outler and Wesley and other great heroes and heroines of our tradition," he wrote. "The workers die but the work goes on, as Wesley once noted. There are eighty-two million descendants of John Wesley across the globe so Methodism is not going to disappear any day soon. The big question is what place United Methodism will have in that future."
Looking forward. Billy Abraham was not an early proponent of dividing United Methodism. His mind, however, did change. He would come to believe that it was the most logical and peaceful option available. Speaking in front of renewal leaders back in 2014, his message is worth recalling today.
"If we are driven to separation then we should lift our heads high and not be drawn into a parochial reaction against the current networks who would take us into moral and theological heresy if not apostasy. We should be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves," he told the Methodist Crossroads gathering. "Beyond the current crisis, we should imagine a whole new reiteration of our Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren identity and heritage. I envisage the creation of a new form of global Methodism. Let's call it the Global Methodist Church. This would gather up the majority who have stood firm across the years and across the world and then reach out to other Methodist and Wesleyan bodies as time and energy permit."
Abraham continued: "We need be in no hurry but we should be urgent in seeking the guidance of the Spirit to become over the next several generations an industrial-strength version of Methodism that would stretch across the world. We would also look to a whole new ecumenical future with former and newer partners willing to reach out afresh in mission and witness."
In conclusion, Billy said, "To achieve this we will need great patience with one another. Even where we stand totally together the chemistry can be difficult to endure. This task is much too big for any one person or any one group. We must resolutely stand together and work to continue the life of United Methodism beyond its current incarnation. We can and should have a vision of a global Methodism that is substantial, bold, generous, and irrepressible."
Writing in A Firm Foundation in 2017, Billy issued a rousing challenge for those looking to experience a fresh chapter of Wesleyanism. "We know that we have come to a crossroads in United Methodism, and we have rightly taken our stand on the moral faith of the Scriptures and of the Church through the ages," he wrote. "It is time to move on and work for a fully faithful commitment to Christ and to find fresh expressions for the tradition we inhabit. We leave to Providence those who disagree with us."
As a churchman, he knew the path ahead was going to be filled with challenges. "We need a combination of firmness and flexibility; of impatience and patience; of fear and confidence; and of divine wisdom and human ingenuity. Above all we need to get our act together in mission and evangelism. … The road ahead will at times be extremely difficult and even treacherous; the destination, however, will open up a new day for a fresh expression of classical Methodism and of the Evangelical United Brethren tradition."
Within the legacy of his ministry is his wholehearted devotion to sharing his work with believers outside the United States. He knew that the historical Wesleyan message travels well beyond North American borders. "What we need is a whole new configuration of United Methodism that will be missionary-oriented, open to the full working of the Holy Spirit, unapologetically orthodox, sacramentally robust, and committed to justice and the care of the needy," he wrote in A Firm Foundation. "In the short term, we may be a minority in the United States; worldwide, we are likely to be a global majority."
There have been many kind remembrances of Billy since his passing. They are all touching and well deserved. To his family we pass along our heartfelt condolences. We are grateful for his intellectual and spiritual witness. His passing has left us in mourning, but his life was lived with a vigor that his legacy will be remembered with great celebration. We honor Billy's memory by serving the Christ he proclaimed and living out the Gospel revealed in the Scriptures Billy loved.
Upon his announced retirement from Perkins School of Theology, he also announced that he would be launching the Wesley House at Truett Seminary at Baylor University in Waco, Texas (see page 22). We asked his long-time friend and colleague Dr. David Watson of United Theological Seminary to interview Billy for Good News readers in 2020. We leave you with Billy's response to a question about parting advice.
"Be anchored in a discipline that requires rigorous standards of excellence; for me that has been analytic philosophy. Stand by the truth and work on it until it becomes essential to your identity," Billy responded. "Never, ever be up for sale, as far as the revelation of God mediated in Scripture is concerned. Stay grounded in regular ministry in the church. Take the politics of institutions seriously; be street-smart. Know your critics better than they know themselves. Fast and pray as best you can!"
We will miss him. In his memory, we recall the passage from the Book of Revelation: "Then I heard a voice from heaven say, 'Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' 'Yes,' says the Spirit, 'they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them'" (14:30).


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Lanškroun (Duits: Landskron) is een stad in de Tsjechische regio Pardubice. De stad ligt op 373 hoogte, aan de voet van het Adelaarsgebergte.

Geschiedenis
Voor het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog was een groot deel van de bevolking Duitstalig. Van 17 tot en met 21 mei 1945 vond in de omgeving van Lanškroun het Blutgericht von Landskron plaats. Op de eerste dag werden 24 Duitsers tot de dood veroordeeld, en gedurende het Blutgericht hebben meer dan 100 zelfmoord gepleegd. Door deze gebeurtenissen en de latere verdrijving van de overgebleven Duitsers waren van de ongeveer 6500 inwoners van voor de oorlog nog maar 4.952 (22 mei 1947) over.
Zie voor de geschiedenis van deze stad en de omgeving Hřebečsko (Duits: Schönhengstgau).

Het aan de Duitse dictator Adolf Hitler toegekende ereburgerschap van Landskron is nooit ingetrokken omdat het huidige Lanškroun geen rechtsopvolger van het vroegere Landskron wil zijn.

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Geboren

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L'orchide sambucina (Dactylorhiza sambucina  (L.) Soó, 1962) è una pianta erbacea appartenente alla famiglia delle Orchidacee.

Etimologia
L'epiteto specifico (sambucina) deriverebbe dall'odore di sambuco che emanano alcune piante di questa specie.

Il binomio scientifico di questa pianta inizialmente era Orchis sambucina, proposto dal botanico e naturalista svedese Carl von Linné  (1707 - 1778) in una pubblicazione del 1755, modificato successivamente in quello attualmente accettato (Dactylorhiza sambucina), proposto dal botanico ungherese Károly Rezso Soó (1903 – 1980) nel 1962.

In lingua tedesca questa pianta si chiama Holunders-Knabenkraut; in francese si chiama Orchis à odeur de sureau.

Descrizione

È una pianta erbacea glabra alta 10 – 40 cm. La forma biologica è geofita bulbosa (G bulb), ossia sono piante perenni che portano le gemme in posizione sotterranea. Durante la stagione avversa non presentano organi aerei e le gemme si trovano in organi sotterranei chiamati bulbi o tuberi, organi di riserva che annualmente producono nuovi fusti, foglie e fiori. È un'orchidea terrestre in quanto contrariamente ad altre specie, non è "epifita", ossia non vive a spese di altri vegetali di maggiori proporzioni.

Radici
Le radici sono fascicolate e secondarie da bulbo, e si trovano nella parte superiore dei bulbi.

Fusto
 Parte ipogea: la parte sotterranea del fusto è composta da due tuberi (bulbi-tuberi) divisi soltanto all'apice in più lobi o tubercoli (caratteristica peculiare del genere Dactylorhiza);  il primo svolge delle importanti funzioni di alimentazione del fusto, mentre il secondo raccoglie materiali nutritizi di riserva per lo sviluppo della pianta che si formerà nell'anno venturo.
 Parte epigea: la parte aerea del fusto è breve, cava e tubulosa. Alla base sono presenti alcune guaine fogliari (resti di foglie atrofizzate), mentre superiormente è scanalata (angolosa) e sfumata di violaceo.

Foglie

Le foglie, da 4 a 7 in tutto, quelle inferiori sono oblungo-obovate ovvero oblanceolate-lineari con apice ottuso, mentre le foglie superiori sono lanceolate con apice acuto. Il portamento è più o meno eretto. Sulla superficie sono presenti inoltre delle nervature parallele disposte longitudinalmente (foglie di tipo parallelinervie); non sono maculate. Sono inoltre amplessicauli e abbraccianti (guainanti) il fusto. Le foglie lungo il fusto sono distribuite in modo equo. Dimensione delle foglie: larghezza 1 – 2,5 cm; lunghezza 6 – 12 cm.

Infiorescenza

I fiori sono riuniti in infiorescenze dense e multiflore a forma cilindrico-ovoidale. I singoli fiori inoltre sono posti alle ascelle di brattee fogliacee a forma lanceolata, acute all'apice; le inferiori sono più lunghe dei fiori e avvolgono l'infiorescenza, le altre più lunghe dell'ovario. I fiori inoltre sono resupinati, ruotati sottosopra tramite torsione dell'ovario; in questo caso il labello è volto in basso. Lunghezza dell'infiorescenza: 5 – 10 cm. Lunghezza delle brattee: 4 cm.

Fiore

I fiori sono ermafroditi ed irregolarmente zigomorfi, pentaciclici (perigonio a 2 verticilli di tepali, 2 verticilli di stami (di cui uno solo fertile – essendo l'altro atrofizzato), 1 verticillo dello stilo). Il colore dei fiori varia dal giallo al magenta o rosso-violaceo. In alcune zone è facile trovare insieme individui con i due colori indicati. Più difficile è trovare individui con i due colori screziati. Dimensione del fiore: 12 – 18 mm.

 Formula fiorale:
P 3+3, [A 1, G (3)]

 Perigonio: il perigonio è composto da 2 verticilli con 3 tepali (o segmenti) ciascuno (3 interni e 3 esterni). I tepali esterni sono lanceolati ed eretti verso l'alto, arrotondati e con i lati riflessi; quello centrale è più ovato, concavo, diretto in avanti e insieme ai due tepali interni centrali (che sono conniventi) formano una specie di cappuccio a protezione degli organi riproduttori (il ginostemio). Dei tre tepali interni quello mediano (chiamato labello) è diverso dagli altri, mentre i due laterali sono lievemente più grandi di quelli esterni e ripiegati uno verso l'altro. Lunghezza dei tepali esterni: 7 mm.
 Labello:  il labello (semplice – non formato da due parti distinte) è intero o debolmente trilobato (il lobo mediano è un po' più lungo di quelli laterali) con margini ondulati. Sul retro, alla base, il labello è prolungato in uno sperone sub-conico, rivolto verso il basso lungo al più come l'ovario. La parte centrale del labello è punteggiata di scuro. Dimensione del labello: larghezza 10 – 15 mm; lunghezza 8 – 10 mm. Lunghezza dello sperone: 10 – 15 mm.
 Ginostemio:  lo stame con le rispettive antere (in realtà si tratta di una sola antera fertile biloculare – a due logge) è concresciuto con lo stilo e forma una specie di organo colonnare chiamato "ginostemio". Quest'organo è posizionato all'interno-centro del fiore e in questa specie è molto breve ma con una ampia area stigmatifera. Il polline ha una consistenza gelatinosa; e si trova nelle due logge dell'antera, queste sono fornite di una ghiandola vischiosa (chiamata retinacolo). I pollinii sono inseriti sui due retinacoli tramite delle caudicole, mentre i retinacoli sono protetti da un'unica borsicola rostellare (a forma di coppa). L'ovario, sessile in posizione infera  è formato da tre carpelli fusi insieme.
 Fioritura: fiorisce dalla metà di aprile ai primi di luglio.
 Impollinazione: l'impollinazione è entomofila ed avviene ad opera di insetti, specialmente imenotteri del genere Bombus (Apidae). Queste piante in realtà sono quasi prive di nettare, ma vengono visitate ugualmente dai vari insetti pronubi in quanto le confondono con altre piante dotate di nettare.

Frutti
Il frutto è una capsula.  Al suo interno sono contenuti numerosi minutissimi semi piatti. Questi semi sono privi di endosperma e gli embrioni contenuti in essi sono poco differenziati in quanto formati da poche cellule. Queste piante vivono in stretta simbiosi con micorrize endotrofiche, questo significa che i semi possono svilupparsi solamente dopo essere infettati dalle spore di funghi micorrizici (infestazione di ife fungine). Questo meccanismo è necessario in quanto i semi da soli hanno poche sostanze di riserva per una germinazione in proprio.

Biologia
La riproduzione di questa pianta può avvenire in due modi:
 per via sessuata grazie all'impollinazione degli insetti pronubi; la germinazione dei semi è tuttavia condizionata dalla presenza di funghi specifici (i semi sono privi di albume – vedi sopra).
 per via vegetativa in quanto uno dei due bulbi possiede la funzione vegetativa per cui può emettere gemme avventizie capaci di generare nuovi individui (l'altro bulbo generalmente è di riserva).

Distribuzione e habitat
 Geoelemento: il tipo corologico (area di origine) è Europeo - Caucasico.
 Distribuzione: questa orchidea è abbastanza comune ed è diffusa in tutta l'Europa centro-meridionale (è assente nelle Alpi Dinariche e meno frequente sul versante nord delle Alpi). In Italia è presente nelle Alpi e Prealpi, nell'Appennino e in altre zone montuose o collinari. È presente anche in Corsica e in Sicilia, manca in Sardegna.
 Habitat: predilige prati aridi o freschi (praterie rase subalpine e alpine), radure o boschi luminosi e garighe. Il substrato preferito è sia calcareo che siliceo con pH acido e terreno poco nutriente e secco. Si può trovare quindi sia in terreni alcalini che leggermente acidi.
 Distribuzione altudinale: sui rilievi queste piante si possono trovare dai 300 fino a 2000 ; frequentano quindi i seguenti piani vegetazionali: collinare, montano e subalpino.

Fitosociologia
Dal punto di vista fitosociologico la specie di questa voce appartiene alla seguente comunità vegetale:
Formazione: delle comunità a emicriptofite e camefite delle praterie rase magre secche
Classe: Festuco-Brometea
Ordine: Brometalia erecti

Tassonomia
All'interno del genere Dactylorhiza l'orchidea di questa voce fa parte della sezione Sambucinae caratterizzata dall'avere dei tuberi a forma più o meno cilindrica, divisi solamente all'apice e lo sperone più lungo o uguale all'ovario (nell'altra sezione  Maculatae i tuberi invece sono profondamente divisi in diversi tubercoli e lo sperone del labello è più breve dell'ovario).

D. sambucina è inoltre aggregata al gruppo Group of Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó caratterizzato dall'avere i tuberi appiattiti e poco palmati, foglie a superficie non maculata e labello appena lobato. Le orchidee di questo gruppo inoltre preferiscono un substrato piuttosto secco. Gli altri componenti di questo gruppo sono:
 Dactylorhiza romana (Sebast.) Soó
 Dactylorhiza insularis (Sommier) Landwehr

Il numero cromosomico di D. sambucina è: 2n = 40.

Ibridi
La specie di questa voce con altre orchidee (dello stesso genere) possono formare ibridi (il seguente elenco comprende solamente alcuni possibili ibridi sul territorio italiano - questi ibridi non sempre sono riconosciuti da tutti i botanici):
 Dactylorhiza × guillaumeae C.Bernard, 1983 (ibrido di D. sambucina e Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó)
 Dactylorhiza × rombucina (Cif. & Giacom.) Soó, 1962 (ibrido di D. sambucina e Dactylorhiza romana (Sebast.) Soó)

Sinonimi
La specie di questa voce ha avuto nel tempo diverse nomenclature (alcune liste ne contano oltre 50). L'elenco che segue indica alcuni tra i sinonimi più frequenti:
 Dactylorchis sambucina (L.) Verm. 1947
 Dactylorhiza latifolia (L.) H.Baumann & Kunkele
 Orchis lutea Dulac
 Orchis sambucina  L. 1755 (basionimo)

Specie simili
Le varie specie del gruppo di appartenenza della D. sambucina possono essere confuse una con l'altra; si distinguono comunque per le seguenti caratteristiche:
 Dactylorhiza romana (Sebast.) Soó: le foglie sono più strettamente lineari e sono raggruppate soprattutto alla base del fusto; il labello non è maculato; lo sperone è lineare-allungato a portamento arcuato-ascendente ed è più lungo dell'ovario.
 Dactylorhiza insularis (Sommier) Landwehr: le foglie hanno una forma più lanceolata e sono distribuite equamente lungo il fusto; lo sperone è sub-cilindrico a portamento orizzontale (leggermente ricurvo verso il basso) ed è lungo al più come l'ovario.

Note

Bibliografia

 W. Rossi, Orchidee d'Italia, Quad. Cons. Natura 15. Min. Ambiente - Ist. Naz. Fauna Selvatica, Bologna, 2002.

 T.G. Tutin, V.H. Heywood et al., Flora Europea, Cambridge University Press, 1976, ISBN 0-521-08489-X.

Voci correlate
 Orchidee selvatiche in Italia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Dactylorhiza sambucina Flora delle Alpi Marittime Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina Flora Europaea (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina Flora Italiana - Schede di botanica.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina G.I.R.O.S. - Gruppo Italiano per la Ricerca sulle Orchidee Spontanee -  Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina IPNI Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina Royal Botanic Gardens KEW - Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina Tropicos Database.
 Dactylorhiza sambucina Catalogazione floristica - Università di Udine.
  ZipcodeZoo Database.

Orchideae
Taxa classificati da Linneo


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These Pro Athletes Might As Well Be 'Game of Thrones' Characters
With the highly-anticipated premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones Sunday, the episode has become a national event. Appointment viewing the likes we haven't seen since the 'Who Shot J.R.?' episode of Dallas and series finales of M*A*S*H, Seinfeld, Friends and The Soporanos.
Which got us thinking about how there are a bunch of professional athletes whose names could easily belong to characters living in Westeros.
So, as you patiently wait for winter to come, check out the sports starts that could be making their own claim to the Iron Throne.
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2. Yet another heir to House Stark, former New York Knicks shooting guard John Starks. Wait until the Night Watch hears about this!
1. Hold the door, Hodor! Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor is now here to protect Bran and fight the White Walkers.
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'Captain Marvel' Exceeds Expectations, But Superheroes Can't Do All the Box-Office Work
Brie Larson proved to be a real superhero, but Marvel can't do all the heavy lifting at the box office.
Tom Brueggemann
Men comprised 55 percent of the audience for Marvel's "Captain Marvel." That helped the film reach a stellar $153 million opening gross and combined $455 million worldwide, disproving the trope of wide-audience rejection of a female superhero. If anything, the silly outrage might have helped this get more attention.
In adjusted figures, this represents the eighth-biggest Marvel opener, the best first weekend in nine months (since "Incredibles 2"), fourth biggest opener in March, and the most positive box office news in a long time. But it also is an expected result which, by itself, doesn't entirely deflect the recent downturn.
For once, business actually went up (and strongly) from the similar weekend a year back. This reduced the deficit from last year to a little over 20 percent, cutting the dollar to about $510 million. That's still a lot to overcome. Upcoming openings of Jordan Peele's well received SXSW-premiered "Us" and Tim Burton's "Dumbo" should help.
As would a sustained hold for "Captain Marvel." Its A Cinemascore (sort of a default for the franchise, which rarely sees below A-) is a positive sign after reviews that were favorable but fell far short of the ecstatic "Panther" reception last year and the superior ones for "Wonder Woman" in 2017. But its Saturday drop (just under 14 percent) is in range with second full-day results for the bigger openings for "Panther" and "Infinity" last year, though about double the drop for"Wonder Woman."
The male share dropped a little from the 58 percent total for "Infinity." "Wonder Woman" was 52 percent female initially,with an opening only about two-thirds of "Captain Marvel." Perhaps most significant about the "Marvel" numbers is they're mainstream: The female lead (and co-director) brought a sense of originality and variation that sparked interest while retaining core fans, despite bleats of protest from some fragile egos.
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The third entry in the "Train Your Dragon" franchise could use the help of upcoming Spring Break vacations. After posting the biggest domestic opening in the series, it now has fallen to last among them in its third weekend. Its drop of 51 percent was likely steeper because of the Marvel competition. Still, it symbolizes one of the ongoing issues this year so far: most films, irrespective of their openings seem to be falling faster.
"A Madea Family Funeral" at 55 percent down wasn't much different from most second weekends for Tyler Perry's signature character. And since the opening was stronger than expected, that brings it to a number ($45 million) that will put this ahead of all but one similar titles in the series since 2012.
But those two holdovers, plus "Captain Marvel," were the only three to gross over $4 million this weekend. That is rare and looks close to be unprecedented. Two factors come into play: There's a the lack of heat for recent titles, and an absence of other top titles to go head to head with a juggernaut. It's great that top franchise films still draw, but the lack of supplemental draws is a continuing and serious issue.
Other than the expanding "Apollo 11," which placed tenth despite only grossing $1.3 million (in 405 theaters, though it still dropped from its IMAX-enhanced numbers last week), the other continuing films fell in the range of 42 to 53 percent. Not huge drops, but resulting in numbers between $2 million and under $4 million. Those numbers belong in the bottom half of a Top Ten, if placing at all.
So definitely get excited about the top new films ahead. But if 2019 is ultimately going to find parity, it will need help from more than the very biggest titles.
1. Captain Marvel (Disney) NEW – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 64; est. budget: $152 million
$153,000,000 in 4,310 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $35,499,000; Cumulative: $153,000,000
2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Universal) Week 3; Last weekend #1
$14,696,000 (-51%) in 4,042 theaters (-244); PTA: $3,636; Cumulative: $119,662,000
3. A Madea Family Funeral (Lionsgate) Week 2; Last weekend #2
$12,050,000 (-55%) in 2,442 theaters (no change); PTA: $4,934; Cumulative: $45,880,000
4. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Act (Warner Bros.) Week 5; Last weekend #4
$3,825,000 (-42%) in 2,930 theaters (-528); PTA: $1,305; Cumulative: $97,109,000
5. Alita: Battle Angel (20th Century Fox) Week 4; Last weekend #3
6. Green Book (Universal) Week 17; Last weekend #6
$2,488,000 (-46%) in 2,097 theaters (-544; PTA: $1,186; Cumulative: $80,141,000
7. Isn't It Romantic? (Warner Bros.) Week 4; Last weekend #7
$2,410,000 (-47%) in 2,223 theaters (-1,102); PTA: $1,084; Cumulative: $44,155,000
8. Fighting With My Family (MGM) Week 4; Last weekend #5
$2,189,000 (-%) in 2,455 theaters (-400); PTA: $892; Cumulative: $18,676,000
9. Greta (Focus) Week 2; Last weekend #8
$2,161,000 (-52%) in 2,417 theaters (+6); PTA: $894; Cumulative: $8,253,000
10. Apollo 11 (Neon) Week 2; Last weekend #15
$1,301,000 (-19%) in 405 theaters (+285); PTA: $3,212; Cumulative: $3,781,000
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Initially, you need to agree to discover and also attempt brand-new points. Associate advertising and marketing are an ever before transforming the organization, so you need to frequently be informing on your own on various methods and also methods to maintain on your own generating income. You can do this by reviewing associate advertising and marketing blog sites as well as e-newsletter from various other effective associate marketing professionals. You can likewise proceed to enlighten on your own by getting info items that enlighten you on associate internet marketing company and marketing. Nonetheless you do it however, you require to recognize that associate advertising needs an ongoing education and learning.
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It actually is your selection what system you go with, there is many to attempt, all set about it in special means. I have actually investigated a great deal of them as well as also attempted doing my very own study sometimes for the upcoming video games, however a system has actually been one of the most dependable methods to tackle it, because it classifies and also pieces whatever, which majorities the moment you require to make your choices, and also is typically much more precise and also fulfilling. I constantly appear to have convenience in the rear of my mind too which I never ever had when I investigated everything as well as chose it on my very own.
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Is there a way to increase microscopic UI font size in SourceTree?
They appear too small, and I see no option to change the size.
SourceTree 1.6.11.0, Windows 7 with default font size settings.
You cannot change this inside SourceTree, you need to tweak the Windows settings to make the letters bigger.
Very uncomfortably small font - a shame it can't be changed! This in the one big reason I am forced to use other inferior products but at least there I can read text.
That appears to be 10pt font. That's smaller than normal, but hardly microscopic. Have you tried changing the OS font size?


The Basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu and AIMS, Solsona?s International Music Academy, have scheduled a concert at the temple on August 11, at 8pm.
AIMS Festival is a series of concerts by soloists of the main orchestras and operas from around the world and professors from some of the top international music colleges. The organist Johannes Geffert, the violinist Simone Zgraggen and the cellist Hillel Zori will perform at the Seu.
This is the first concert that the Academy will hold in the Basilica and the only concert they will offer in the capital of Bages during the AIMS 2018 tour. The event will be held on the main altar of the Seu and the organ of the basilica will be used, which will fill all the space with music of the highest quality.
The program will include songs like "Kirchensonaten" for 2 violins, cello and organ of W.A. Mozart, "Arioso I Rondo petetico" op.40 for violin and organ by Gustav Jensen, Prelude and Fuga sol sol op.37.1 for organ by F.Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Sonata del rosario for violin solo by H.I.Biber and "Adagio y Fuga op.150 " for violin and organ of JG Rheinberger.


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BIMP-EAGA-ROK Cooperation Fund (BKCF)
The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Republic of Korea (ROK) Cooperation Fund (BKCF) was established in 2021 by the ROK. It aims to contribute to promoting inclusive and balanced growth in the Southeast Asia region and ASEAN Connectivity by strengthening the partnership between the BIMP-EAGA and the ROK.
The subregion covers the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua of Indonesia; the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and the island of Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines. These areas are geographically far from the national capitals, yet strategically close to each other. These states and provinces account for over 60% of the land area of the BIMP-EAGA countries; yet they make up less than 20% of their population and 18% of the labor force.
It also aims to support the BIMP-EAGA's Vision 2025 (BEV 2025) of a "Resilient, Inclusive, Sustainable and Economically competitive (R.I.S.E) BIMP-EAGA to narrow development gap," which was adopted in 2017. Three strategic thrusts listed in the BEV 2025, namely Connectivity, Environment, and Tourism, were selected as the priorities of BKCF funded projects during the meeting between BIMP-EAGA and the ROK in July 2021.
The Fund will provide grants for individual member countries or subregional programs and projects to address strategic country needs and priorities of BIMP-EAGA.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has been designated as a depositary of the BKCF and will manage the BKCF.
Third Call for Proposals
Deadline 22nd March 2023 23:59 (KST) (paragraph)
Submit proposals to bkcf@gggi.org (with an email titled as "[submission] project title")
For more information, please refer to the following:
BKCF Guideline
BKCF Project Templates and Annexes:
BKCF Project Proposal Template
BKCF Project Budget Template
Due Diligence Form
Annex 1. Deliverables
Annex 2. Project Implementation Plan
BKCF Project Submission Document Samples
BKCF Project Proposal
BKCF Project Budget
* Please note that these documents are for reference only
Among the list of sectors from BIMP-EAGA's Vision 2025 (BEV 2025), prioritization was given to the following sectors through consultations between BIMP-EAGA and the ROK:
All projects in all sectors identified in the cooperation between BIMP -EAGA, and ROK must explicitly include targets and outcomes/outputs for gender and social inclusion where applicable and relevant.
Eligibility of Proponent(s) for Project Application
Government agencies, public sector institutes, academic and research institutes, NGOs, private sector entities, or any other autonomous institutes from member countries of BIMP-EAGA and the ROK are eligible to submit funding requests.
Individuals are not eligible to apply for the fund.
GGGI can participate as a delivery partner to support the implementation of requested components of the approved project with an endorsement of the BIMP-EAGA country or countries where the proposed project will be implemented.
In order to be eligible for the grant, the proponent shall not:
be included in the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List and/or Debarred by Multilateral Development Banks; and
have been declared ineligible by GGGI or ROK to participate in a call for proposal or included in an ineligibility list of GGGI or ROK.
How to write an effective BKCF proposal
GGGI supports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROK by evaluating and providing a first recommendation for financing BKCF proposals:
Adherence to donor guidelines, and
Solid technical approach and robust management, reporting, and sustainability
To encourage the successful approval of project proposals, GGGI prepared a guideline for writing an effective BKCF proposal.
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Home » World News » California 'house of horrors' parents plead guilty: report
California 'house of horrors' parents plead guilty: report
David Turpin, second from right, and wife, Louise, far left, sit in a courtroom with their attorneys, Allison Lowe, second from left, and David Macher Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Riverside, Calif. The California couple who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them have pleaded guilty to torture and other abuse. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)
The California "house of horrors" parents who were accused of abusing and torturing some of their 13 children will reportedly be sentenced to at least 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to charges on Friday.
David and Louise Turpin's plea came more than a year after their teenage daughter jumped out of a window at the residence and used a cell phone to alert authorities.
CALIFORNIA HOUSE WHERE ALLEGED TORTURE OF 13 CHILDREN TOOK PLACE GOES UP FOR SALE, REPORT SAYS
David Turpin sits in a courtroom Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Riverside, Calif. Turpin and his wife, Louise, who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them pleaded guilty on Friday to torture and other abuse.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)
Their pleas, submitted in Riverside County Superior Court, were to 14 counts. Those included cruelty toward all of their children except their toddler daughter. They also pleaded guilty to imprisoning their children in the filth-laden home, according to The Associated Press.
During the pair's April sentencing, they will be given up to life in prison, which Riverside District Attorney Mike Hestrin believes fits the crime.
"The defendants ruined lives so I think it's just and fair that the sentence be equivalent to first-degree murder," Hestrin said.
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Louise Turpin sits in a courtroom Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Riverside, Calif. Turpin and her husband, David, who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them pleaded guilty Friday to torture and other abuse.
During the 911 call for help that exposed the family's life at home, the teen daughter reported that her brother and two sisters were shackled to beds.
While the parents had notified the state that their children were home-schooled, their oldest child only completed the third grade. Some of the kids suffered from severe malnutrition, stunted growth and muscle wasting.
Fox News' Katherine Lam and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Eclipse Series 37: When Horror Came to Shochiku
Following years of a certain radioactive beast's domination at the box office, many Japanese studios tried to replicate the formula with their own brands of monster movies. One of the most fascinating, if short-lived, dives into that fiendish deep end was the one by Shochiku, a studio better known for elegant dramas by the likes of Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. In 1967 and 1968, the company created four certifiably batty, low-budget fantasies, tales haunted by watery ghosts, plagued by angry insects, and stalked by aliens—including one in the form of a giant chicken-lizard. Shochiku's outrageous and oozy horror period shows a studio leaping into the unknown, even if only for one brief, bloody moment.
Films In This Set
The X from Outer Space
When a crew of scientists returns from Mars with a sample of the space spores that contaminated their ship, they inadvertently bring about a nightmarish earth invasion. After one of the spores is analyzed in a lab, it escapes, eventually growing into an enormous, rampaging beaked beast. An intergalactic monster movie from longtime Shochiku stable director Kazui Nihonmatsu, The X from Outer Space was the first in the studio's short but memorable cycle of horror pictures.
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
After an airplane is forced to crash-land in a remote area, its passengers find themselves face-to-face with an alien force that wants to possess them body and soul—and perhaps take over the entire human race. Filled with creatively repulsive effects—including a very invasive bloblike life-form—Hajime Sato's Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell is a pulpy, apocalyptic gross-out.
The Living Skeleton
In this atmospheric tale of revenge from beyond the watery grave, a pirate-ransacked freighter's violent past comes back to haunt a young woman living in a seaside town. Mixing elements of kaidan (ghost stories), doppelgänger thrillers, and mad-scientist movies, Hiroshi Matsuno's The Living Skeleton is a wild and eerie work, with beautiful widescreen, black-and-white cinematography.
The insects are taking over in this nasty piece of disaster horror directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu. A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic—and convoluted—than you could imagine. Also known as War of the Insects, Genocide enacts a cracked doomsday scenario like no other.
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Andrada's sister shares the bad news that her birth parents can't make it to America for her wedding.
Andrada travels to the old country to meet her parents for the first time.
Lee discovers an old gypsy tradition that will prove to his father that Sabrina is worth marrying.
Gypsy boy Lee and Gorger girl Sabrina, tell their parents that they are engaged.
Tina is not happy about her gypsy daughter Hunter dating Dalton.
Tina and Hunter check to see if Dalton was able to successfully pass a classic gypsy test.
Dalton comes to visit Tina all the way from Missouri, and mom isn't happy.
Kylei forgets her routine during the pageant.
Tuter and Jacy fight over what color wedding dress to pick.
The fresh flowers on Maquayla's dress have wilted and died. Uh oh!
Stefanie and Amber tell their family they are getting married.
Chassity tells Dustin that Amber is cheating on him with Jamie.
Priscilla tells her dad he's uninvited from her birthday party.
Sparks fly when Yazzie and her mom argue about her boyfriend.
My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Returns.
Twin sisters freak out when they realize their dresses need alterations right before the big event.
Sondra talks about some of the wildest dresses she's ever created -- but the most amazing one of all was Annie's illuminated winter wonderland gown!
Get a glimpse of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding Season 2!
Having gained extraordinary access, the cameras follow dress-maker Thelma Madine to a small town in Ireland where roaming travellers return each year to celebrate Christmas and a barrage of weddings.
Romanichal rules for teenage girls are very harsh. They can't go out in public without a chaperone and they can't talk to boys.
Ashley and Amber are determinded to "out-shine" Priscilla at Pat Baby's Halloween Bash. However, Priscilla's two outfits will be hard to beat.
The Stanley family is prepping for all out war after a angry call from Shyanne's future father-in-law.
It wouldn't be a gypsy party without outlandish ladies and a fist fight to close the night out.
A community of Irish Travelers in the deep South have their own unique and outlandish way of life.
Nettie sets out on a roadtrip to find her 14 year-old daughter, who ran off with a 16 year-old boy. On the way she picks up her fighting family, just in case it comes down to blows.
A gypsy bride-to- be finds herself caught in a love triangle with two potential suitors - and a bridesmaid from hell.
It's Brittany and Peewee's wedding day! While it's romantic that the bride and groom are meeting at the altar for the first time, it doesn't seem that way to Peewee's very protective mom.
A Romanichal man plans his wedding to his gorger fiancée but a jealous ex-lover will stop at nothing to prevent the union.
Amanda is putting her gorger foot down, she does not want an over the top gypsy wedding dress.
Gypsy bride Heather and her mom fight after her mom walks in on her planning the wedding that she is strongly against.
A young couple has found love online and plan to meet for the very first time on their wedding day!
Four gypsy teens looking for love, prepare for the annual Romanichal masquerade ball in Atlantic City. But no gypsy affair is ever complete without a ton of family drama!


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It could be said the general purpose of the genre is to bring "history to life" by fictionalizing the past and reflecting a specific time period; sometimes done by reconstructing characters, events, movements, ways of life, and the spirit of a bygone day.
I suppose the most obvious thing is that any historical fiction piece will have to encompass history. Usually the time period - and its depiction - is at the core of the story. As well as telling the stories of everyday people's lives, historical fiction may involve major political or social events of the time and the individual's role in shaping them.
Although an exact definition is sometimes debated, historical fiction is a genre most often determined by setting and the inclusion of authentic historical events and characters in a fictional story. Let's face it, a well-researched novel can reveal so much of history – and in a far more agreeable form than the average history text book. As a genre it can not only provide us with a lens upon our collective past but also upon a "here and now" that defines our unique lives.
The author of historical fiction must blend historical facts with imagination and creative style to master his art. They must also be a master of the past so as to portray accurately ideas, attitudes, tendencies, and themes and interlace his story—accurate in all its details—into the thematic materials.
It is no easy task, then, for an author to undertake the writing this challenging and tricky genre. Any writer who tells a story set in the past must traverse the fine line between history and fiction, between readers contemporary sensibilities and historical accuracy.
In this particular genre, the plot is drawn from the writer's imagination but is true to life in some period of the past. The setting is always usually the most important literary ingredient. Because the author is writing about a particular time in history, the information about the time period must be accurate, authentic, or both. To create accurate and authentic settings in their books, authors must research the time period thoroughly. They must know how people lived, what they ate, what kinds of homes they had, and what artifacts were a common part of their lives. This must be used with caution though, if the aim of the novel becomes primarily a vehicle for delivering facts about the past, the story is likely to become over-involved in detail and compromise its artistic honesty and its appeal. An Author must be wary of getting so lost among their research that they forgo working on the story. Story should always come first.
Historians and novelists can often differ in their points of view about the historical novel especially about whether the writer of historical fiction must not distort past reality or even if the writer must not manipulate historical facts to make the novel more interesting or exciting.
Sometimes it is common practice for authors to present actual historical figures alongside fictitious characters. Some historical fiction includes historical persons who intermingle with the central character in some way, but novels need not include such characters to qualify for the genre.
Historical fiction may overlap other genres, for example historical realism, historical fantasy, historical tall tales, and historical mysteries.
From the bookseller's point of view, the only point of genre is to help people find books they're likely to buy. People who read this literature tend to behave just as other genre fans do, they go in looking for more of what they like, and they find it easier if the kind of thing they like is all shelved together under the rough definition of historical fiction.
Historical fiction may be a domestic novel, a psychological novel, etc. It not only covers a range from Booker-winning literature to unashamed commercialism, but it may overlap other genres, for example historical realism, historical romance, historical crime, historical mysteries, historical science fiction, historical tall tales and historical fantasy etc.
It can be argued that the most important difference between history and historical fiction is that a work of history must be written from a point of view that represents the actual author's. The author's voice tells the reader what happened and why it happened.
In historical fiction, the writer may tell the story from the point of view of real or imaginary characters, thus appealing to the reader's imagination. Settings also may be real or made-up. The plot events may be accepted historical events or they may be fictional. If they are fictional, it means that the author created the events for the telling of the story. The imaginary characters, settings, and plot events must be portrayed authentically as if they actually could have happened.
One interesting thought is just how "past" is "past." This remains open to question. Books that are set in the Dark Ages, or the Civil War, can be labelled "historical" without many problems. However, do books that are set in 1966 qualify as "historical" for today's readers?
Historical fiction is riding a crest of popularity, so much so that publishers are now promoting not only individual historical novels but entire series of historical fiction. Also the fact that writers continue to work in this genre, successfully engaging with the issues that define it, testifies to its value and viability.
Historical novels can enable readers to experience the past vividly and to engage in historical drama. These experiences can stir up personal feelings of happiness, joy, pain, suffering, and despair as the reader enters the world of the characters and shares emotions felt by these characters.
A Historical novel is usually successful because of an author's extensive historical research and knowledge of the time period and their skillful blending of history and fiction into a credible story. It is usually a successful novel because it not only includes drama, conflict, and lifelike characters in the story, but can also exemplify those basic human needs of love, respect, freedom, security. These needs are as important today as they were in centuries past. People have, for the most part, always acted the same. They strive for riches and love, among other things. Reading these novels, we are reminded again and again that the issues of the past are inscribed on our own lives that yesterday continue to impinge upon today.
And finally, in my humble opinion, I would say that the most important thing about this significant genre is this: Historical Fiction invites us all to think about the past as yesterday continues to impinge upon today.
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Or, how NOT to "log" errors. Especially on web based stuff. ESPECIALLY.
Output from one of our mail processing frontends. The script runs mailq and collates the output, sorted by recipient domain. Redacted of course to protect the people with the bad idea.
This is why sending yourself an email for every error on your site is A BAD IDEA. Make a log. Process the log.


To accommodate continued MetroLink track work in Illinois next week, MetroLink trains will not operate between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service each night. The St. Clair County Transit District will transport Red Line MetroLink customers by MetroBus from the College MetroLink Station to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station after 8 p.m. August 5-9. Westbound passengers should allow for 20-25 minute delays and eastbound passengers should expect 5-10 minute delays.
The St. Louis Cardinals are playing at Busch Stadium Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights. Baseball fans are encouraged to avoid the delays caused by the track work and bus shuttles by parking at the College MetroLink Station or one of the other Metro Park-Ride lots instead of the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station Park-Ride lot, on game nights.
Starting at 8 p.m. August 5-9, bus shuttles operated by the St. Clair County Transit District will transport MetroLink passengers between the College MetroLink Station to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station.
Eastbound Red Line passengers will exit the train at the College MetroLink Station and board a shuttle bus to continue their trip to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station. They may experience 5-10 minute delays during the bus shuttle operation.


I LOVE Tip Hero, here's another one I couldn't resist posting!! There is a video for this one as well if you click the link below.
In a mixing bowl combine the avocado, onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cilantro, kosher salt, and lime juice. Toss gently to combine.
Position egg roll wrapper so that the corner is pointing toward you. Add roughly 2 Tbs of avocado filling to the center of the wrapper. Fold the bottom corner up, ¼ of the way, over the filling.
Fold both sides in toward the center. Brush the top corner edges with water then roll the egg roll closed.
Placed finished egg rolls on a sheet pan, spray both sides with cooking spray and bake for 30-40 minutes. Flipping halfway once the bottoms have browned.
I suggest eating these along side your favorite baked fish, REMEMBER to get WILD CAUGHT!


Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I was busy this weekend working on making Spice Cake fabric place mats for my Thanksgiving table. I made twelve of them, though I probably won't need that many. That's OK, I'll have a few spares in case someone drops a glob of cranberry sauce on one, and I already know who that someone will be!
I'm not much of a sewer, but these were very easy to make. I used a super simple pattern I found on the Crafts and Fabric Links website, and you can see the pattern by clicking here. Each place mat calls for a 13" x 18" piece of fabric, so a package of Stampin' Up! Designer Fabric will make six place mats.
My place mats coordinate with the Spice Cake Place Cards I made a week or so ago. You can see that post by clicking here.
Also part of this ensemble are Spice Cake Napkin Rings and you can go to that post by clicking here. I have one or two more projects on my to-do list for my table and I hope to get to both of them later this week. After all, Thanksgiving is only a little more than a week away!
The Spice Cake Fabric is offered for a limited time in the 2011-2012 Holiday Mini Catalog. If you don't have a copy and would like to request one, click here.
WOW! Everything look amazing! You did an awesome job!!
These are great. Thanks so much for sharing the link to the instructions.
Sandy, these placemats are wonderful! You will certainly have a perfectly set table! Thanks for the link to the directions!
Your table is going to be so beautiful! I hope you take a picture of these in their Thanksgiving glory and post it! These are such beautiful projects!!


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How to be a Poet
A 21st Century guide to writing well
How to be a Poet is the brainchild of poet Jo Bell and editor Jane Commane.
As a natural follow-on to the 52 Project of 2014, this project aims to help poets taking the next step in developing, working and participating in the wider creative community as a writer.
How to be a Poet combines practical advice and topical mini-essays that examine both the technical and creative dimensions of being a poet. It's a Haynes manual where we've replaced the spanners with lots of ink, elbow grease and edits. At each step, we ask plenty of questions – what makes a poem tick over perfectly, how do we get it started when it stalls, and which warning lights should you never ignore?
Aimed at both new and more established poets, we hope there will be plenty for everyone here. And we're looking forward to what our special guest contributors will have to add, also.
The How to be a Poet handbook will be published in its full form in July 2017 by Nine Arches Press.
To see what we've been writing about most recently, visit our most recent posts
Jo Bell was born in Sheffield and grew up on the fringes of the Derbyshire Peak District, leaving school just after the Miners' Strike. She became an industrial archaeologist, specialising in coal and lead mines. A winner of the Charles Causley Prize and the Manchester Cathedral Prize, she is now the Canal Laureate for the UK appointed by the Poetry Society and the Canal & River Trust. She lives on a narrowboat on the English waterways. Kith (Nine Arches Press) is Jo Bell's second collection of poems.
Jane Commane was born in Coventry and lives in Warwickshire. She is Editor at Nine Arches Press and Co-editor of Under the Radar magazine, and a creative writing tutor and mentor. Her poetry has been published in Iota, Tears in the Fence, The Morning Star, And Other Poems, Proletarian Poetry and in anthologies including The Best British Poetry 2010 (Salt) and Lung Jazz: Young British Poets for Oxfam (Cinnamon). She is currently working on her debut collection of poems.
This is a Nine Arches Press project, made possible with the support of Arts Council England's Grants for the Arts funding.
Why Art and Inspiration Matter February 23, 2017
On Looking January 24, 2017
On Your Marks…. January 18, 2017
Reading poetry, and why it matters. January 9, 2017
Welcome to How to be a Poet January 6, 2017


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World Investment Report 2014: Russia moves up FDI host list
Eveliina Kauppinen
In this Vi multimedia teaching resource, filmed during a videoconference with Russian university members, Kalman Kalotay (pictured), of the Division on Investment and Enterprise, presents UNCTAD's latest World Investment Report (WIR).
The presentation begins with an overview of global and regional foreign direct investment (FDI) trends with a focus on transition economies.
Despite fluctuations in global FDI in recent years, "the year 2013 was particularly good for developing and transition economies," Kalotay said. "However, we are still far away from the record year of 2007, when global FDI was close to 2 trillion (USD), but we forecast a slow recovery in FDI flows to USD 1.6 trillion in 2014."
The presentation concludes with a discussion of a framework developed by UNCTAD to attract more private investment to support the United Nation's sustainable development goals (SDGs).


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The Pillars of DeFi, 2020: Protocols & Products
Under the hood, DeFi differs significantly from traditional finance. In Part Two, we dive into the landscape of protocols and products in DeFi.
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For more analysis of the developments in DeFi over the past year, download our full report, "Decentralised Finance: Usecases & Risks for Mass Adoption".
When my interest and knowledge of the stock market crossed an invisible threshold pushing me to want to invest for the first time, I was unsure where to start. There were the platforms I saw advertised on TV -- Fidelity, Charles Schwab, E-Trade. But I was young, barely 16 years-old, and only had what amounted to spare change from summer jobs; in the most basic bank account possible at the local credit union. I knew the on-ramps, but was a novice when it came to accessing, onboarding, and executing. This story sounds familiar to many individuals interested in DeFi.
For the DeFi ecosystem, on-ramps can mean decentralised exchanges, such as Uniswap or SushiSwap, or centralised exchanges, such as Coinbase or Kraken. Once there, accessing, onboarding, and executing strategies in the diverse and intricate DeFi ecosystem requires a deeper knowledge of the products and protocols. It is not as easy as signing up for Charles Schwab: link your bank account and then you are ready to trade equities or commodities on exchanges around the world -- as my 16 year-old self did. I still have that $30 of APPL.
Below we will dive into the landscape of protocols and products in DeFi.
Blockchain networks such as Ethereum, Tezos, Solana, or Algorand -- to name a few -- support the base layers of the DeFi ecosystem. These networks support openly accessible smart contracts that operate in a variety of ways. For example, the lending protocol Compound uses ERC-20 tokens known as cTokens to tokenize ETH that is deposited into the corresponding Compound smart contract. All Compound products live on the Ethereum blockchain and leverage the throughput and security of the network.
Underneath the blockchain network layer, we get to the protocols that govern most DeFi products. Protocols include projects such as Aave, DyDx, or bZx -- each facilitates a different suite of products. One of the most interesting developments in DeFi has been the emergence and growth of the Yearn Finance (YFI) protocol. The YFI protocol, like the Compound protocol, facilitates products on the protocol through a series of smart contracts into which users can deposit specific tokens. These protocols are (mostly) maintained by developers who have a vested interest in the projects and/or receive compensation for their work through decentralised governance processes. We will cover the governance of these open DeFi protocols later in the series.
Most recently, YFI announced a series of partnerships, collaborations and mergers with other DeFi protocols and products. The growth of the ecosystem surrounding the YFI protocol is one of the first and most significant developments of decentralised teams working together, joining forces, to build an ecosystem of tools, products, and assets native to DeFi. ParaFi Capital's Santiago Roel introduced the new YFI as, 'yAlliance - the first vertically integrated DeFi powerhouse'.
DeFi Products
DeFi products include lending, insurance, derivatives, prediction markets, and more. Product is an interesting descriptor for DeFi initiatives because we typically think of a product as a stand alone offering by a single entity. And, within centralised finance, products with the highest yield or greater technical attributes are typically only available to other financial institutions, not the retail market. In DeFi, that is simply not the case: products are stacked like lego blocks, and are intertwined with each other, leveraging this incredible network of open, innovative tools.
DeFi begins with an on-ramp, just like the rest of the financial world. But once you get under the hood, everything is quite different. While the technical barriers remain high for retail users, that is changing. Coding requirements are falling for certain products. User interfaces and experiences are getting better -- especially in wallets such as the Coinbase Wallet or Argent's mobile wallet and through new updates to the popular MetaMask wallet
This thriving ecosystem has much to learn and many mountains to climb. Next up in the series we will touch on how DeFi is approaching governance, risk, and consumer protection.
Reid is the Managing Director at dGen. Previously, he worked at advisory firm FS Vector, where he led regulatory and public affairs engagements for FinTech, blockchain, and digital currency companies. Prior to that, he was Chief of Staff at New York public relations firm, Wachsman, where he led strategy and partnerships. Reid began his career in politics and previously worked for the Democratic National Committee (DNC).


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Choose from a variety of chips and our house made potato salad, coleslaw and side pastas. Our pastas and sides are made in our main kitchen every day.
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A variety of drinks from our local Pepsi bottling company as well as our famous Cinnamon orange spice tea.
Gluten Free Salads are served with our GF house made dressings and without croutons or our bread bowls Please note: We are not a gluten free or nut free restaurant and cannot ensure that cross contamination will never occur. There is a great deal of gluten/allergens in the air and on our work surfaces. Our sandwiches must be prepared on the same surfaces as our other sandwiches which means there is a good risk of contamination.
Baggin's Signature sandwiches made Gluten FREE! Please note: We are not a gluten free or nut free restaurant and cannot ensure that cross contamination will never occur. There is a great deal of gluten/allergens in the air and on our work surfaces. Our sandwiches must be prepared on the same surfaces as our other sandwiches which means there is a good risk of contamination.
Looking for something grilled and gluten free? Our grilled signature sandwiches are the perfect combination. Please note: We are not a gluten free or nut free restaurant and cannot ensure that cross contamination will never occur. There is a great deal of gluten/allergens in the air and on our work surfaces. Our sandwiches must be prepared on the same surfaces as our other sandwiches which means there is a good risk of contamination.
Choose GF tortilla or GF bread and all your fixins. Please note: We are not a gluten free or nut free restaurant and cannot ensure that cross contamination will never occur. There is a great deal of gluten/allergens in the air and on our work surfaces. Our sandwiches must be prepared on the same surfaces as our other sandwiches which means there is a good risk of contamination.


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A mid-level, feature-rich HD phone with a 4.3 inch color display, 2 line keys, and dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit network ports. The D62 is perfect for any user in the company who wants advanced applications and requires Gigabit networking.
Digium D-Series IP phones include unprecedented HDVoice and plug-and-play deployment at a price that fits any budget. With multiple line appearances, context sensitive soft keys, and advanced applications, you can access the information you need instantly. Digium's D-Series phones are the only phones that allow you to take full advantage of the flexibility and customization of Asterisk and Switchvox.
The integrated applications that come standard on all Digium D-Series phones put critical information at your fingertips. With voicemail, call log, contacts, phone status, user presence, parking and queue metrics, the Digium D-Series phones provide simple, intuitive access to a wealth of information, saving valuable time.
Digium D-Series phones support plug-and-play provisioning. Simply plug the phones in, automatically discover your Asterisk or Switchvox server, select the user, and start talking. Digium D-Series phones make it easier to do full office installs too.


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Tratna ob Voglajni este o localitate din comuna Šentjur, Slovenia, cu o populație de 25 de locuitori.

Vezi și
Lista localităților din Slovenia

Legături externe
Population Census 2002 results

Localități din Slovenia
Localități din comuna Šentjur


Since moving to Denver, I've been busy with work and school and writing, and horse less has suffered. For the past year it's been mostly quiet, and for the year before that we were running way way behind. We've got new projects underway this year though, including our first full-length perfect bound anthology and some fabulous chapbooks. This year I want to revamp, reconsider, recreate, get ready to move out of the oughts. And I would love your help.
*We need someone to design a new website for us. Something very simple that can be easily updated. We can pay (a little)! We'd really like to get something basic and new up quickly, so that we can begin to advertise our upcoming publications in a fresh, bright space, so if you're at all interested, please please get in touch asap!
*We need someone(s) to design chapbook covers for us. This could be on a book-by-book basis or a regular gig. If you're interested in being considered for either, let me know.
Pretty soon we will officially begin considering submissions for our next online review AS WELL as new chapbook submissions. I'll send out an official announcement shortly, and of course I would love to see your work.
Thanks for your help, and more from me shortly!
Hey Jen, I was trying to figure out how to submit to your review and I noticed that you need some one to design a simple web site and also book covers. My friends and I live in Grand Junction (about 250 miles from Denver) and have a media collective here. We put out zines, chapbooks, a DVD and I have a book of poetry. I am personally interested in designing the covers if they are in color and if you could describe a little more of what you want out of the website I'll talk to my friends and see what they have to say. My name is Quinten Collier and my email is heronymous@yahoo.com.
Not relevant to the discussion here but I didn't know how else to contact you. Would you like to be represented on www.ColoradoPoetsCenter.org? Check out the site and let me know. My email is on the home page. Any questions or concerns or interest, let me know.


Build by Yonezawa Japan in 1964, this is the cost reduced follow up for the walking Moon Explorer M-27 (1963) The legs have been removed and have been replaced for a stronger and reliable system with rubber tracks. The body, domes, engine and antenna are exactly the same as with the 1963 moon explorer, but the litho and the actions are different.
Yonezawa`s Moon Detector moves along the floor with the rubber tracks, the detectors wiggle and snuffle while they are illuminated. There is a switch on top with forward and back control, the rotating and illuminated engine produces a wonderful light show and the antenna is rotating. A very attractive space toy that is less fragile than its forerunner.
A scarce spacetoy that is much harder to find than the white Moon Explorer by the way. The condition of the toy is near mint and I really doubt if this one has been played with a lot. Besides a scratch on top of the toy there are no flaws to mention. All original and complete and in near mint and perfect working condition. Both detectors light up as well and the springs are undamaged. This toy really looks it has been in its box for most of the time and was not much been played with at all.
works fine and strong with all the actions and lights, no flaws to mention on this one. Accompanied by its original box in excellent condition.
A very hard to find combination that seldom shows up in the market.


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Stories Focus on AASA's History
The American Association of School Administrators celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2015. For its February conference edition, I was hired to write six major stories on the organization's history. The project took more than two months and involved more than 25 interviews as well as background research.
You can read the digital edition of the magazine in its entirety by clicking here. PDFs of the individual stories can be accessed by clicking the links below.
AASA's Origins: A look at the organization's beginning, which dates back to four months after President Lincoln was assassinated, as well as major developments throughout its 150-year history.
Governance and Policymaking: How AASA's governance structure has evolved over its history, plus major policy stances taken by the organization to help children be ready and prepared for school.
Conferences and Networking: Professional development is one of the hallmarks of any membership association. This story takes a look at how AASA's training for its members has evolved over time, from large conventions to working with specific niches of school leaders.
Federal Advocacy: Known on Capitol Hill as a feisty, respected advocate for its members and the school children they serve, AASA has taken a number of controversial stands over its history to help improve public education.
Faces of Leadership: The superintendency has long been a profession dominated by white males, but the number of women leading school districts has grown steadily over the past three decades. Still, the lack of African-American and Latino leadership in what is now a minority-majority school system nationally is troubling.
Publications and Communications: Visible member services, such as publications, are critical to any association. Today, however, AASA's communications efforts go far beyond the materials that land in a member's home mailbox.
Freelance Articles
Education Stories


It's obvious to me that Trump has no idea as to who should receive the Medal of Freedom.
OK, I stand corrected. There's a long tradition of giving the 'Medal of Freedom' to sports figures. Why, I have no idea, but this is no different than giving it to Arnold Palmer. There's plenty to criticize about Mr Trump, but not this. Thanks mdh for making a cogent argument with facts.
I can understand Ali, it wasn't only his boxing abilities, he also fought against discrimination, and as Trump says, many other things which changed the attitudes of all Americans. Woods just swung a club, granted, well but, there's no meat here about what he's done, a cause for example.
Whatever - I'd not been aware of the history of giving the award to sports dudes either. My feelings about whether Tiger Woods "deserves" the highest civilian award America can bestow haven't changed ... but in this thing Trump's not being any more ridiculous than some of his predecessors.
I was never a Woods fan and considered him a highly talented jerk. I didn't feel bad for him when his life unraveled either because of his bad behavior.
However, the tremendous joy he showed on the 18th green and his celebration with his family was quite telling about who he is now. I think he's come around to being a good human. I hope it sticks.
Thumbs up Ian.. Bottom line, Trump gives Woods a carrot, now Woods has to play golf with him so he can win!
Can't you see the tweet? "I beat Tiger! Bigly!"
It will come out in a tweet tomorrow JoP! Give Trump time, he's got a pile to put out today but, he only has an hour to do so, usually 6AM to 7AM is scheduled for such garbage.


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Christening of the firefighting vessel Strażak-28
On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the firefighting vessel Strażak-28 was ceremoniously christened in Szczecin, hoisting the Polish flag. The vessel joined the fleet of the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority SA.
The event was attended, among others, by Grzegorz Witkowski – Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Zbigniew Bogucki – West Pomeranian Governor; Wojciech Zdanowicz – Director of the Maritime Office in Szczecin, Dariusz Jaguszewski – Member of the Management Board of Remontowa Shipbuilding SA, Krzysztof Urbaś – President of the Board of the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports SA, Grzegorz Pettke – Director of the Ship Division of the Polish Register of Shipping, and representatives of the State Fire Service.
The ship's godmother has become Wieslawa Drzazga, the spouse of Kazimierz Drzazga, a retired vice president for infrastructure at ZMPSiŚ SA involved in the new vessel purchase.
– This is a very important day for the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Sea Ports Authority. Recent times have shown how important organism seaports are, how vital a link they are in the overall logistics chains, and why they must remain safe. They are the ones that guarantee us continuity of work and production. Their safety will be ensured by modern vessels," said Krzysztof Urbaś, president of ZMPSiŚ SA.
– On behalf of all workers of Remontowa Shipbuilding, the Management Board and the companies that worked with us on this project, I would like to thank the Board of ZMPG SA for their trust. We are genuinely very proud of this vessel. Someone could say that it's less than 30 metres. Still, it's not the size of the hull that determines how complicated the object is, how many functions it can perform and how modern its equipment is," said Dariusz Jaguszewski, member of the Board of Remontowa Shipbuilding SA.
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Strażak-28 from Remontowa Shipbuilding on sea trials
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