Top Cold Weather HVAC Concerns: Is Your System Healthy?
Since staying warm during the winter months probably is among your top priorities, inspect the health of your heating system before the cold weather arrives. You can check some items off your list of things to do yourself while others most should be trusted to the HVAC experts.
Here's what you can do to keep your system in tiptop condition.
When your filters clog with dirt and dust, the air can't pass through them easily and your system is forced to work harder to keep you comfortable. As a result, your energy bills will be higher, the quality of the air in your home is likely to suffer and your system will be more likely to break down when you need it most.
Many people think they can save energy by closing off the vents in rooms that aren't being used. In reality, all they are doing is putting an unnecessary strain on a system designed to fit the size of your home. The more a system turns on and off, the greater the chance it will break down.
If the batteries fail you, the thermostat will shut down and so will your heating system. It's best to replace the batteries at least twice a year so they don't run out of juice at inopportune times. And don't forget about the batteries in smoke detectors and carbon dioxide detectors. Keep your family safe by replacing them.
Move any furniture or other items stored near your furnace or heat pump because these items have the potential to reduce airflow to the equipment. In addition, look at your vents and air returns to make certain furniture or rugs aren't blocking the airflow to them.
When should you call your local HVAC experts? First, you need to have an experienced technician check out your entire system, including the thermostat, and make any necessary repairs before the cold weather arrives. You'll get back the money you spend for this service in the form of reduced energy bills.
More importantly, in addition to making sure your family will be comfortable during the winter months, you'll be doing something about potential health hazards as well. Inefficient equipment can lead to health problems such as carbon monoxide poisoning, viral infections and respiratory and allergy issues – and it can also cause a fire in your home. A slight odor is normal the first time you turn on your heating system in the winter, but others smells, such as chemicals, rotten eggs, smoke and electrical burning, might mean you have a serious problem that should be addressed by the experts as soon as possible. Remember: It's always best to take care of small issues before they become big issues. If something doesn't seem quite right about your heating system, call an HVAC expert right away.
Are you looking for HVAC experts with the knowledge and experience to get your heating system ready for the winter months? Contact Mathew's Air Comfort Solutions. You can find them online at https://mathewsacs.com, or give them a call at 361-853-6265.


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pepsico's share price: what to expect from q3 earnings
PepsiCo's [PEP] share price has fizzed to a 31.97% gain since 20 March, its lowest close at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Back then, PepsiCo's stock had plummeted as lockdowns around the world affected PepsiCo's drinks business, with particular strain falling on restaurant and convenience store sales.
While second-quarter earnings saw revenues down year-on-year, PepsiCo's share price has proven resilient. The return of customers to pre-lockdown habits has helped boost investor confidence.
Will this trend continue in third-quarter earnings, or is PepsiCo's share price about to go flat?
When do PepsiCo's earnings come out?
Why PepsiCo's share price could move post-earnings
Easing of lockdown restrictions
PepsiCo saw revenues fall in the second quarter as the pandemic meant fewer people were buying its drinks in stores or at restaurants. However, it still managed to beat analyst expectations, hauling in $15.95bn compared to an expected $15.38bn, thanks to the strength of its food business.
While revenue from its drinks operations fell by 7% compared to the same quarter last year, sales of its Quaker Oats brand grew 23% thanks to more people eating and baking at home.
PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta said that business improved later in the quarter as lockdown restrictions eased. If this improvement continues into the third quarter, PepsiCo's share price could see a post-earnings bounce.
Those interested in PepsiCo's share price prospects should also keep tabs on its e-commerce arm, with the firm launching online offerings snacks.com and PantryShop.com in May.
"Whoever wins in e-commerce now and is able to capture those families that are trying the grocery service for the first time, I think is going to win those families in the future, so we're investing heavily to try to be the first in that channel," Laguarta said at the time.
PepsiCo's share price got a timely endorsement from Jim Cramer last week as the Mad Money host advised investors to focus on dividend-paying stocks. Along with PepsiCo, Cramer also recommended its big rival Coca-Cola [KO].
"These stocks represent real value. I think you can buy some of them tomorrow and then buy more if they go lower," Cramer said. "Plus, they have the added advantage of not having any hot money in them, whatsoever, so your fellow shareholders aren't going to panic and dump the stocks as they go lower."
In second-quarter earnings, PepsiCo said it expected to pay out $7.5bn in cash returns to shareholders. This would comprise dividends of $5.5bn and share repurchases of $2bn. For the full-year, PepsiCo has an expected forward 3.12% yield. At a time when companies are cutting dividends, this makes a welcome change.
What are analysts expecting for PepsiCo's share price?
Wall Street expects PepsiCo to bring in earnings of $1.48 per share, down from the $1.56 seen in the same quarter last year. Revenue is forecast to come in at $17.21bn, a slight 0.10% increase on the $17.19bn seen last year.
For the full year, earnings are expected to come in at $5.36 per share, down from the $5.53 a share seen last year. However, revenue is forecast to come in at $67.99bn, a 1.2% increase on the previous year.
So, is an earnings beat on the cards? PepsiCo has beaten analyst expectations in the past four quarters. In the last quarter, earnings came in at $1.32 a share, while Wall Street had predicted $1.25 a share. As ever, though, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Among the analysts tracking PepsiCo's share price on Yahoo Finance, the stock carries an average $146.59 price target. Hitting this would see a 6.88% upside on its price as of 29 September's close.
Of the 22 analysts offering recommendations on PepsiCo's share price, 2 rate the stock a Strong Buy and 10 rate it a Buy; the rest have a Hold rating.

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In country conversation: Dustin Lynch (full interview)
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Dustin Lynch Biography (Wikipedia)
Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released three albums and one EP for the label: a self-titled album in 2012, Where It's At in 2014, Current Mood in 2017, and Ridin' Roads in 2019. He has also released eight singles, of which six have reached the No. 1 position on Country Airplay.
Dustin Lynch Performances & Interviews
Dustin Lynch builds his favourite country singer
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Dustin Lynch Tracks
Seein' Red
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Ridin' Roads
The Country Show
Small Town Boy
The Country Show with Bob Harris
John Kerr Country
Cowboys And Angels
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (feat. Karen Fairchild)
Karen Fairchild
Here We Come
The Big Country Show
Good Girl (Live From C2C: Country to Country 2019)
Small Town Boy (Live From C2C: Country to Country 2019)
Good Girl (Live at the CMA Country Music Festival, 2018)
The Pick of Radio 2 with Anneka Rice
Small Town Boy (Live at the CMA Country Music Festival 2018)
Bob Brolly
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
CMA Country Christmas
Fàilt' air an Dùthaich
Wild In Your Smile
Rodeo Norfolk
I'd Be Jealous Too
Dustin Lynch Links
Patrick Kielty chats to Thomas Rhett at the 50th CMA Awards
Thomas Rhett with Steve Wright
Chris meets one of Nashville's coolest country stars Thomas Rhett


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Die Klasse Iron Duke war eine Baureihe von Breitspur–Dampflokomotiven für Schnellzüge der Great Western Railway.

Überblick
Ein unter Leitung von Sir Daniel Gooch in den Swindon Works gebauter Prototyp namens Great Western wurde 1846 zunächst mit der Achsfolge 1A1 geliefert, nach einem Bruch der vorderen Laufachse jedoch bald mit einer zusätzlichen Laufachse in die Achsfolge 2A1 umgebaut. Die nachfolgend gleichartigen Serienlokomotiven, die zwischen April 1847 und Juli 1855 erstellt wurden, hatten die gleiche Achsfolge und wurden als Iron-Duke-Klasse bezeichnet. Die Maschinen erhielten einen Außenrahmen mit innenliegendem Triebwerk. Sämtliche Radsätze waren fest im Rahmen gelagert, die Treibachse war spurkranzlos.

Einsatz

Für die damalige Zeit waren diese Maschinen mit Spitzengeschwindigkeiten von 80mph bzw. 128km/h besonders schnell. Sie wurden für den Flying Dutchman Express eingesetzt, der damit für mehrere Jahrzehnte der schnellste Zug der Welt war. Die Strecke von London Paddington Station nach Exeter (194 Meilen bzw. 310 km) wurde mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 53mph bzw. 85km/h bedient, auf dem flachen Abschnitt zwischen London und Swindon wurden sogar knapp 60mph bzw. 96km/h Reisegeschwindigkeit erreicht.

Klassendefinition
Ab 1865 wurden die Lokomotiven der Iron-Duke-Class als Alma Class geführt. 1870 wurden drei Maschinen tiefgreifend umgebaut. Diese und nachfolgend zwischen 1871 und 1888 gefertigte gleichartige Neubauten wurden danach als Rover class bezeichnet. Abgesehen von den drei Umbauten wurden die Iron-Duke-Originalmaschinen zwischen Dezember 1870 und Juni 1884 und die "Rover"-Varianten bis letztlich 1892 außer Dienst gestellt.

Einzelexemplare
Die Jahreszahlen bezeichnen die Indienststellung und Ausmusterung.

Iron Duke class
 Alma (1854–1872)
 Amazon (1851–1877)
 Balaklava (1854–1871)
 Courier (1848–1877)
 Crimea (1855–1876)
 Dragon (1848–1872)
 Emperor (1847–1873)
 Estafette (1850–1884)
 Eupatoria (1855–1876)
 Great Britain (1847–1880)
 Great Western (1846–1870), erste Maschine
 Hirondelle (1848–1873)
 Inkermann (1855–1877)
 Iron Duke (1847–1871)
 Kertch (1855–1872)
 Lightning (1847–1878)
 Lord of the Isles (1851–1884)
 Pasha (1847–1876)
 Perseus (1850–1880)
 Prometheus (1850–1887)
 Rougemont (1848–1879)
 Rover (1850–1871)
 Sebastopol (1855–1880)
 Sultan (1847–1874)
 Swallow (1849–1871)
 Tartar (1848–1876)
 Timour (1849–1871)
 Tornado (1849–1881)
 Warlock (1848–1874)
 Wizard (1848–1875)

Rover class
 * = Umbau der Maschine der ersten Bauserie
 ** = Name übernommen von zuvor ausgemusterter Maschine der ersten Bauserie
 Alma (1880–1892) *
 Amazon (1878–1892) *
 Balaklava (1871–1892) *
 Bukeley (1880–1892) **
 Courier (1878–1892) **
 Crimea (1878–1892) **
 Dragon (1880–1892) **
 Emperor (1880–1892) **
 Eupatoria (1878–1892) **
 Great Britain (1880–1892) **
 Great Western (1888–1892) **
 Hirondelle (1873–1890) **
 Inkermann(1878–1892) **
 Iron Duke (1873–1892) **
 Lightning (1878–1892) **
 Prometheus (1888–1892) **
 Rover (1871–1892) ** erste neue Maschine und Namensgeber der zweiten Serie
 Sebastopol (1880–1892) **
 Sultan (1876–1892) **
 Swallow (1871–1892) **
 Tartar (1876–1892) **
 Timour (1873–1892) **
 Tornado (1888–1892) **
 Warlock (1876–1892) **

Replik und Modell
Eine 1985 gebaute betriebsfähige Replik im Originalmaßstab befindet sich im Maritime Heritage Centre in Bristol, ein maßstäbliches Modell im STEAM-Museum Swindon.

Einzelnachweise

Dampflokomotive Achsfolge 2A1
Iron Duke
Schienenfahrzeug (Swindon Railway Works)

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When all is well with your testosterone levels, it is smooth sailing. You go through your daily life without any problems. Your health feels like it is on track. In your late teens and twenties, your testosterone will peak. This is the point when you may feel the best you ever have. As you get older, your testosterone levels will begin to fluctuate. By the time you reach 40 and beyond, they will really start to drop. This is the point when you may experience troubling symptoms. Some men are fortunate enough to have a transition that is so gradual they don't notice the difference. However, a severe drop can really throw you into a tailspin. If this is what is causing your troubles, testosterone treatment for men could make a difference.
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New Mexico Democratic congressional candidate showcases her gun skills in ad
By Jack Turman
October 2, 2018 / 6:00 AM / CBS News
Xochitl Torres Small is the latest Democrat to showcase her shooting skills in a political ad, signaling to the conservative district she hopes to represent that she's not the kind of Democrat who wants to take away its guns. That's the underlying message in her new ad, "Hunt," released Tuesday, which highlights her devotion to New Mexico's public lands.
"We know what we need for a shot at a brighter future," Torres Small said in the ad, which depicts her loading and shooting a gun on a hunting trip. "Because out here makes the squabbles in Washington seem small."
Here's the ad:
HUNT by Xochitl For Congress on YouTube
The ad is a departure from the issue-based ads focused on immigration, health care and water rights Torres Small, a water rights attorney, has released during her campaign. She told CBS News in a phone interview that hunting is personal to her, helping to forge a stronger connection with her husband. Hunting is a family tradition, too -- both her grandfather and father were hunters.
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"It's also just a source of what centers me," Torres Small said. "It reminds me of the things that I love about New Mexico and frankly, why I'm doing this."
She even delayed her honeymoon after getting married to hunt with her father and husband. The early morning hunting trips, she said, allow you to take in "the silence of feeling the world wake up."
Torres Small also asserts in the ad, which has a six-figure ad buy, that New Mexicans want to see politicians deliver on their promises.
"New Mexicans don't care which party gets the credit or the blame," Torres Small added in the ad. "We just want someone to deliver."
Historically, the Second Congressional District has been a Republican stronghold, with a couple of exceptions over the past few decades. Democrats Harold L. Runnels was elected to the seat in 1970 and Harry Teague was elected to the seat in 2008. But outside of that, the 2nd CD has sent Republicans to Congress.
In the 2016 presidential election, President Trump won this district by 10 points. Torres Small is running against Republican state Rep. Yvette Herrell, who was endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) in May. After receiving the endorsement, Herrell released an ad in May noting her endorsement from the NRA and Gun Owners of America. FEC filing records ending on June 30 show the NRA Political Victory Fund donated $2,000 to Herrell's campaign.
"This commercial is yet another attempt by Xochitl Torres-Small to confuse and mislead voters," said Rob Burgess, a senior adviser to Herrell's campaign, in a statement. "Voters across the 2nd District are intelligent and can see through this smoke screen. Furthermore, voters know that Yvette Herrell is the only candidate endorsed by the NRA and the Gun Owners of America."
Still, Torres Small may have some advantages that have helped her close the gap with Herrell. According to New Mexico's Secretary of State Office, there are more Democrats than Republicans registered in the district.
She has also raised more money for this race than Herrell, according to FEC filing records. Though she's reaching out to disaffected Republicans and independents with an ad like this, Torres Small says she's hoping to ride an "engagement wave" in New Mexico, which would spur some of those registered Democrats to come out and vote on Election Day.
First published on October 2, 2018 / 6:00 AM


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Tigecycline: A new glycylcycline for treatment of serious infections
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Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division
Tigecycline is a new semisynthetic glycylcycline for the treatment of serious infections. Of the glycylcyclines, tigecycline is the most studied and appears to hold promise as a new antimicrobial agent that can be administered as monotherapy to patients with many types of serious bacterial infections. For patients with serious infections, the initial choice for empirical therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics is crucial, and, if the choice is inappropriate, it may have adverse consequences for the patient. Tigecycline has been designed to overcome many existing mechanisms of resistance among bacteria and confers broad antibiotic coverage against vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and many species of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Tigecycline has been efficacious and well tolerated in human clinical phase 2 studies, which warranted further evaluation of tigecycline in larger studies for treatment of many indications, including complicated skin and skin-structure infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and infections of the lower respiratory tract.
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A couple of weeks ago, I styled a small dessert table for my friend Wendy. You may remember Wendy from several of my other events, including both Casino parties, Mario, and Tailg8. I think she loves parties as much as I do!
She called me the weekend before this party and needed some last minute help styling a dessert table for a couple's baby shower. She really wanted to do a "Parents to Bee" theme.
I actually already had a lot of bee themed items in my party closet, leftover from my "What's It Gonna Bee?" Gender Reveal Party, so I really didn't need to buy that much stuff.
I love how the painting over the fireplace matches the party, don't you?
The first thing I did was email Lindi at Love the Day. She was so gracious to modify her Bee themed collection to fit this theme. I adore her printables. They are chic and modern and I love that!
For the sweets, we kept it simple by using mixing some store-bought candies with cupcakes, cake, and custom cookies.
These adorable bee and flower cake pops were done by Mom's Killer Cakes. Aren't they too cute?
I used Love the Day's party circles on the ribbon to give it some extra cute. Printable party circles don't need to be just used as cupcake toppers--there are so many fun ways to put them to use!
The beautiful cake was done by a local cake artist, Karen's Cakes and Cookies.
These double oreos are always a perfect addition to a yellow and black party theme. I used one of Love the Day's cute printable party circles to give the vase a little something extra.
The cookies were also done by Karen's Cakes and Cookies.
This little lantern was from Hobby Lobby and it was the perfect thing to add in to the table. Doesn't it remind you of a beehive?
The chocolate bee lollipops were made by Autumn Lynn's Sins. You may remember her work from the Spring Chicken party shoot.
Here is a great tip to fill up glassware or containers that are too large. I used bag shred and then put a piece of styrofoam covered in paper (this being the printable paper from Love the Day) on top to hold the lollipops. Otherwise the lollipops would be too far down in the glass cube.
I didn't realize until I saw these pictures that one of my cupcakes is missing a wrapper! Ha! Party Fail.
In the garage, we set up for the savory food, which happened to be fajitas! Yum, right?
I left before the caterer got there, but I wanted to show you a cute way to dress up inexpensive Chinese lanterns. I simply painted black stripes around them to give a nod to the theme!
You could also use ribbon or crepe paper to achieve the same look!
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Darling Brittany! I love the idea of the shredded paper under the lollipops! So clever! What a great tip!
Adorable setup. No one would have noticed the missing wrapper!
That party makes me want to sit down and eat some cup cakes. I enjoyed those colorful treats and candies! So adorable and by they way, thanks for the printables stuff. Awesome!!


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Here is the latest in Diving Fashion for Technical Scuba Divers, the $600k diving suit.
This is the latest innovation for technical divers to use in ocean exploration at depths of up to 1,000 feet. The suit is formally referred to as an Exosuit atmospheric diving system (ADS).
That was then…. This is now.
It took about 10 years to make and it weighs about 530Lbs. The Exosuit was designed for photographing and collecting new species of bioluminescent marine-life.
The suit looks like a spacesuit at first glance. It has 18 rotary joints that provide free movement of legs and joints, 4 water thrusters for propelling, a fiber-optic tether for a live video feed as well as two-way communication with the surface and it is capable of 50 hours of life support.
See an amazing video of this suit in action below.
The Exosuit is amazingly agile ..
Watch this one of a kind suit in action in this video.


Custom grave flags are made of the highest quality polyester material. They are 12 x 18 inches on a 3/8 x 30″ inch wooden dowel with a spear top. We use the highest quality ink and digital printing to make these flags a stunning piece, you can be proud of. You can get our generic style or custom style. Generic styles come with a fire truck in the middle, the custom style has a patch/badge in the middle. Both have custom lettering.


Happiness is when your outfit matches with the background (just joking) ;)! These sunnies by Dior are truly my favorite and I've been wearing them so many times lately. Seriously, Dior is always killing it!
You guys, I am kind of missing the sea and the sun but I can not complain as here in Switzerland we are still having a wonderful and exceptional long summer.
All the shades of blue are just stunning! Gorgeous photos and I love the dress.
very beautiful pics and outfit!


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New with tags Demi Curve. Straight leg.
Never worn. No tags. Not genuine! Size 8-10 Super cute!
New in box Micheal kors 'Jet Set' (men's) card holder Black Holds 2 card + ID + extra slot Cute and convenient :) RRP $100+ !


With the temperatures souring in the UK this week, the air is about to filled with the scent of glowing charcoal as we hit the garden and fire up the BBQ. But if, like us, you love a bit of Cyprus' favourite salty cheese with your burger, you may soon be disappointed. And that's because Britain may be about to face a halloumi shortage!
According to reports, Cypriot farmers are struggling to keep up with demand as Britain has gone too halloumi crazy over the last few years. This news comes just as Aldi have unveiled specially designed halloumi burger slices and halloumi fries.
EU rules state that halloumi must be made from at least 20% sheep and goat's milk on the Mediterranean island. But farmers are getting increasing demand from the UK, which is now officially the cheese's biggest market outside of Cyprus.
The shortage is already said to have affected stock with many people taking to Twitter saying they can't find a block anywhere.
We'll happily front the bill, John. As long as we get our rubbery cheese!


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Οσιοι
ΔΑΦΝΕΣ (Κωμόπολη) ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ
Οσιος Χαράλαμπος
The rich and historical village of Dafnes in the province of Temenous of Crete has been the birthplace of notable individuals who became the glory of their land and country. One such individual was Hosios Charalambos who lived during the last years of the Turkish occupation.
He was born at the village of Dafnes on August 3, 1723 and had three brothers. Since early childhood he showed signs of celibacy and his friends and relatives noticed that, as a child, he would retreat to a cave, during rest hours, and pray to God. His burning desire for asceticism and conscious devotion to the Commandments made him worthy of visions of the Virgin Mary. His visions led him to the monastery Kalyviani dedicated in Her memory where he became Her faithful servant. When he reached the monastery, near the Turkish occupied village of Kalyvia, he met a number of monks who were not dressed in the traditional cassock for fear of the Jenissaries. They were crypto-Christians and passed off as poor men.
As soon as the Saint established himself at the monastery he took an active role in promoting the free practice of faith, uncompromising his principles and in spite of the threats from Jenissaries. At that time, the lush and fertile valley of Messara was at the hands of the Turks. The Orthodox Christians were deprived not only of spiritual but also of corporeal nourishment. The presence of Hosios Charalambos soothed the pain, he alleviated the grief of the Christians in the area, and his intervention were very effective. Gradually the Christians acquired more and more concessions by the Turks.
The Saint served our Virgin Mother and the local population for more than twenty-five years. The indefatigable servant of our Virgin Mother's monastery begged Her mercy. The Mother of God lent a willing ear on his burning requests and fortified him to stand up against the demands and threats from the Jenissaries. On August 28, 1788, the Saint passed away at the age of 65. We became aware of the details of his arduous and manifold work by the pious nuns of the monastery. Our Church celebrates his memory on August 28 each year.
The nuns of the monastery are the best sources of information about the life and legend of Hosios Charalambos. They can tell us wonderful things, their personal experiences and about their work of love, which St. Charalambos left them as a blessing and legacy. However, we must shed our biases; we need to go through a personal purgatory. It is not enough to simply read about the lives of Saints; we must also internalise their principles. Jenissaries are lurking in the dark; they take the form of passions, idols and fads - the modern plague of our society. Actions speak better than words; therefore, the best way to pay honour to our Saints is to follow their example. We must sacrifice our ego on the altar of the common good.
from The Orthodox Messenger, v. 9(7/8)
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The text is cited November 2003 from The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia WebPage
Πατριάρχες
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ (Πόλη) ΚΡΗΤΗ
Κύριλλος Α' ο Λούκαρις
, , 1570 - 1638
Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας (1601 - 1620) και Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (1620 - 1638) , λόγιος και συγγραφέας
http://57.1911encyclopedia.org/L/LU/LUCARIS_CYRILL...
Μελέτιος Α' Πηγάς
Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας (1590 - 1601) και "επιτηρητής" του Οικουμενικού Θρόνου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (1597 - 1598).
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΝ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΚΡΗΤΗ
Georgius Trapezuntius
, , 4/4/1396 - 1486
Georgius Trapezuntius, (Trapezountios) of Trapezus or Trebizont. The surname of George Trapezuntius is taken, not from the place of his birth, for he was a native of Crete (Nic. Comnenus Papadopoli says of Chandace (Candia ?), the capital of the island), but from the former seat of his family. His contemporary, Cardinal Bessarion, commonly designates him " Cretensis." He was born 4th April, A. D. 1396, and came into Italy probably about A. D. 1428, as he was invited into that country by Franciscus Barbarus, a Venetian noble, to teach Greek in Venice after the departure of Franciscus Philelphus who left that city in that year. George received the freedom of the city from the senate. It appears from his commentary on Cicero's Oration for Q. Ligarius, that he learned Latin (Nic. Comnenus Papadopoli says at Padua) under Victorinus of Feltre, who was also the teacher of Theodore Gaza. After a few years he removed from Venice, and, after several ineffectual attempts to establish himself as a teacher in different towns, settled at Rome, where he was made professor of philosophy and polite literature, with a salary from the Papal government; and where his lectures were attended by hearers from Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. The year of his settlement at Rome is not ascertained. The account of Boissardus, who says (Icones Viror. Illustr.) " Primus omnium Graeccrum Graecas literas docuit summa cum laude utpote qui clarebat A. Chr. 1430 Eugenio IV. pontificatum tenente," is not accurate, as Eugenius did not become pope till 1431. Trithemius says that he flourished at Rome in the time of Eugenius IV., A. D. 1435, which may be true ; at any rate, he was at Rome before the council of Florence, A. D. 1439. He had become eminent in Italy before 1437, when he wrote to the Byzantine emperor Ioannes or John II., exhorting him to disregard the promises of the council of Basel, and to attend the council which was to be summoned at Ferrara, in Italy; but it is not clear from what part of Italy the letter was written. He was secretary, according to Hody, to the two popes, Eugenius IV. and Nicholas V. (who acceded to tile papal crown A. D. 1447), but according to other statements he received the appointment from Nicholas V. apparently about A. D. 1450. He occupied for many years a position of unrivalled eminence at Rome, as a Greek scholar and teacher, and a translator of the Greek authors; but the arrival of many scholars whom Nicholas invited to that city, and the superior reputation of the version of Aristotle's Problemuta, made by Theodore Gaza subsequently to George's version of the same treatise, and the attacks of Laurentius Valla, threw him into the shade. Valla attacked him because he had censured Quintilian; and this literary dispute led to a bitter personal quarrel between Valla and George ; but after a time they were reconciled. Poggio, the Florentine, had also a dispute with George, who boxed his antagonist's ears, in the presence of the pope's other secretaries, a tolerable proof of the greatness of the provocation, or the irritability of George's temper. For some time George had Bessarion for his patron, but he lost his favour by his attack on the reputation of Plato, in maintaining the rival claims of Aristotle. George ceased to teach as professor in A. D. 1450, perhaps on his appointment as papal secretary.
Beside the duties of his professorship and his secretaryship, he was much engaged in translating into Latin the works of Greek authors; but, from the haste with which they were brought out, arising from his anxiety to receive the promised payment for them, they appeared in an imperfect or mutilated form.
Having lost the favour of Nicholas, who was alienated from him, as George himself states, because he refused to allow his versions of certain Greek philosophers and fathers to appear under the names of others, and perhaps also by the intrigues of his rivals, lie went to Naples, to the court of Alfonso the Magnanimous, who gave him a respectable salary; but he was, after a time, reconciled to the pope by the friendly offices of Franciscus Philelphus, and returned to Rome about A. D. 1453.
In A. D. 1465 he visited his native island, and from thence went to Constantinople. On his return by sea from Constantinople to Rome, he was in imminent danger of shipwreck, and, in his peril, he besought the aid of the martyr, Andreas of Chios, who had a few months before suffered martyrdom at Constantinople; and he made a vow that if he escaped and came safely to his destination, he would write in Latin the narrative of his martyrdom. He fulfilled his vow about two years afterwards, and embodied in the narrative an account of the circumstances which led him to write it.
In his old age George's intellect failed, and he sunk into second childhood. His recollection was completely lost in literary matters, and he is said to have forgotten even his own name. In this crazy condition he wandered about the streets of Rome in a worn cloak and with a knotted staff. According to some accounts, this wreck of his intellect was the result of a severe illness; others ascribe it to grief and mortification at the trifling reward which he received for his literary labours. A store is told of him (Boissard, l. c.), that having received of tile pope the trifling sum of 100 ducats for one of his works which he had presented to him, he threw the money into the Tiber, saying," Periere labores, pereat et eorum ingrata merces" ("My labours are lost, let tile thankless recompense of them perish too"): but the similarity of the story to an anecdote of Theodore Gaza destroys, or at least much impairs its credibility. George's son, Andreas Trapezuntius, in his prefatory address to Pope Sixtus IV., prefixed to George's translation of the Almagest of Ptolemy, declares that his life was shortened by the malignity of "his powerful enemy;" but who this enemy was Andreas does not mention. It could hardly have been Theodore Gaza, the rival of George, for he died A. D. 1478, while George himself did not die until A. D. 1485 or 1486, at the age of about 90. He was buried near his residence, in the Church of the Virgin Mary, formerly the Temple of Minerva at Rome, where was a monumental inscription in the floor of the church; but it had been so worn by the feet of the persons frequenting the church, that even in Allatius's time nothing was visible but the traces of the name.
George of Trebizond left a son, Andreas or Andrew, who, during his father's lifetime, wrote in his defence against Theodore Gaza; but he was a person of no talent or eminence. A daughter of Andrew was married to the Roman poet Faustus Magdalena, who was killed at the sacking of Rome by the troops of Charles V., A. D. 1527. Faustus, who was a friend of Leo X., used to speak much of his wife's grandfather.
The character of George is unfavourably represented by his biographers Allatius and Boerner, the latter of whom describes him as deceitful, vain, and envious. The disputes in which lie was involved with the principal scholars with whom he had any thing to do confirm these unfavourable representations.
The works of George of Trebizond are numerous, consisting partly of original works, a few in Greek, the rest in Latin; partly of translations from Greek into Latin. many of them, however, remain in MS. We notice only those that have been printed; arranging them in classes, and giving the works in each class chronologically, according to the date of their earliest known publication.
I. ORIGINAL WORKS. I. IN GREEK.
1. Pros ton upselotaton kai Deiotaton Basilea Rhomaion Ioannen ton Palaiologon, Epistola ad excelsissimum sacratissimumque Regem Romanorum Joannem Palaeologum. Subjoined by Pontanus, together with a Latin version, to his Latin versions of Theophylact Simocatta and Phranza, 4to. Ingolstadt, 1604. 2. Pros Ioannen ton Kouboklesion peri tes ekporeuseos tou Hagiou Pneumatos, Ad Joannem Cuboclesium de Processione Spiritus Sancti. 3. Peri tes ekporeuseos tou Hagiou Pneumatos, kai peri tes mias hagias katholikes Ekklesias, tois en Kretei Deiois andrasi hieromonachois te kai hiereusi, De Processione Spiritus Sancti, et de Una Sancta (Catholica Ecclesia, Divinis Hominibus, qui in Creta Insula sunt, Hieromonachis et Sacerdotibus. Both of these were published with a Latin version in the Graecia Orthodoxa of Allatius, vol. i., Rome, 1652.
II. IN LATIN.
4. Rhetorica, Libri V., fol. Venice, 1470. This date is fixed by the chief bibliographical authorities, but is not given in the work. The Rhetorica has been often reprinted. Valentine Curio, in the preface to his edition, 4to. Basil, 1522, states that the work was left by the author in so imperfect a state that its revision had cost the editor much labour. He adds that it embodied a translation of a considerable part of the rhetorical works of Hermogenes. 5. De Octo Partibus Orationis ex Prisciano Compendium, 4to. Milan, 1472. The same work appears to have been printed in 1537 in 8vo. at Augsburg, under the title of De Octo Partibus Orationis Compendium, omitting ex Prisciano; though some of our authorities hesitate about identifying the two works. 6. De Artificio Ciceronianae Orationis pro Q. Ligario (sometimes described as Expositio in Orationem Ciceronis pro Q. Ligario); printed with the commentaries of some other writers on some of the orations of Cicero, fol. Venice, 1477, and several times reprinted. 7. Commentarius in Philippica Ciceronis, 4to. Venice. The year of publication is not known. These two works have been reprinted in some collections of commentaries on Cicero's orations. 8. Dialectica, 4to. Strasburg, 1509. Twelve editions of this little work were published between 1509 and 1536. The work entitled Compendiuum Dialectices ex Aristotele, by George of Trebizond, published without note of time or place, is probably the same work. 9. Comparaitiones Philosophorum Platonis et Aristotelis, 8vo. Venice, 1523. We are not aware that the work was printed before this date, but it must have been circulated in some form, as it was the work which drew upon George the anger of Cardinal Bessarion, who published a reply to it under the title Adversus Calumniatorem Platonis, Libri Quinque, fol. Rome, 1469. In this reply he criticises George's translation of Plato's treatise De Legibus, which has never been printed. 10. De Antisciis in quorum Rationem Fata sua rejicit. 11. Cur Astrologorum Judicia plerumque falluntur. These two works were printed with Omar De Nativitatibus, 8vo. Venice, 1525. 12. Expositio in illud "Si eum volo manere donec veniam," 8vo. Basil. 1543; and reprinted in both editions of the Orthodoxographa (Basil. 1555 and 1569) and in the Bibliotheca Patrum, vol. vi. ed. Paris, 1576. In this exposition of a passage (c. xxi. 22) in the Gospel of John, George contended that the evangelist was still living on the earth. 13. In Claudii Ptolemaei Centum Sententias (or Centiloquium) Commentarius, with a reprint of Nos. 10 and 11, and with the treatise of Joannes Pontanus, Quatenus credendum sit Astrologis, 8vo. Cologne, 1544. 14. Acta Beati Andreue Chii; printed in the De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis of Surius, Maii, 29., Cologne, 1618, and in the Acta Sanctorum of Bollandus, Maii, tom. vii.
II. TRANSLATIONS. 15. Eusebius Pamphili de Praeparatione Evangelica a Georgio Trapezuntio traductus, fol. Venice, 1470. In this version the whole of the fifteenth book is omitted; yet it obtained great reputation, as was shown by its being reprinted nine or ten times during the fifteenth century. 16. Joannes Chrysostomus super Matthaeum, Fol. Cologne, 1487. There is an edition without note of time or place, but which, from the character of the type, is supposed to be printed by Mentelius of Strasburg, whose other works bear date from 1473 to 1476. This translation is not wholly original ; in some of the homilies it is only the ancient version of Anianus revised. 17. Rhetoricorum Aristotelis ad Theodecion Libri Tres. A version of this work of Aristotle, which some of our authorities state to be by George of Trebizond, but which does not bear his name in the title, was published in fol., Leipsic, 1503, and Venice, 1515; but his version was certainly printed, at Paris, 8vo. 1539, and with the rest of Aristotle's works at Basel, 1538. 18. Opus insigne Beati Patris Cyrilli Patriarchae Alexandriae in Evangelium Joannis, fol. Paris, 1508. Of the twelve books of which this work consists George translated the first four and the last four; the remainder were translated by Jodocus Clichtoveus, who edited the work. 19. Joannis Chrysostomi de Laudibus et Excellentia Sancti Pauli Homiliae quatuor per Georq. Trapezuntium e Graeco traductae, fol. Leipzig, 1510. 20. Praeclarum Opus Cyrilli Alex. qui Thesaurus nuncupatur, fol. Paris, 1513. This version of the work of Cyril on the Trinity has been often reprinted. 21. Almagesti Ptolemaei Libri XIII.,fol. Venice, 1515. 22. Sti Gregorii Nysseni De Vitae Perfection, sive Vita Moysis, 4to. Vienna, 1517. 23. Sti Basilii Mayni adversus Apologiam Eunomii Antirrheticus, Libri V. The version of the third book was printed with the Acta Concilii Florentini, and other pieces, fol. Rome, 1526; and the whole version has been printed in some Latin and Graeco-Latin editions of the works of Basil. 24. Historia Sanctorum Barlaam et Josaphal, subjoined to the works of Joannes Damascenus, fol. Basel, 1548. So wretchedly is this version executed, that doubts have been cast upon its authorship. The reputation of George as a translator is, however, very low. Beside the errors which resulted from haste, he appears to have been very unfaithful, adding to his author, or cutting out, or perverting passages almost at will.Among his unpublished translations are several of Aristotle's works, including the Problemata, Physica, De Anima, De Animalibus, De Generatione et Corruptione; also the De Legibus and the Parmenides of Plato. His version of Plato's work, De Legibus, was severely criticised by Bessarion in his Adversus Calumniatorem Platonis; and his version of Aristotle's De Animalibus is said to have been used by Theodore Gaza, though without acknowledgment, in the preparation of his own version. (Boissard, Icones Viror. Illustr., pars i.; Cave, Hist. Litt. vol. ii., Appendix, by Gery and Wharton; Hody, De Graecis Illustribus Linguae Graecae, &c., Instauratoribus; Boernerus, De Doctis Hominibus Graecis, Litterarum Graecarum in Italia Instauratoribus; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. iii., vol. vii., vol. viii., vol. ix., vol. xi.; Allatius, Diatrib. de Georgiis, apud Fabric. vol. xii.; Panzer, Annales Typographici.)
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Nov 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith)
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Memoria: the ancient concept that urges rhetors to be aware of the images in the minds of the audience that inform how they will receive all future discourse.
The events of 9/11 changed our nation forever. We no longer see a plane flying over a city without wandering where it is going. We have a heightened sense of security from airports to national championship sporting events that serves as a constant reminder that we may no longer be safe doing the ordinary things of life. We have elevated our appreciation of firefighters, ambulance medics, and police officers as "first responders"; a term that implies the immediacy necessary to control events and a subtle reminder that second and third responses may be required of us. We have been taught to "Remember the Alamo" or to know that the Pearl Harbor attack is a "day that will live in infamy." Time and distance from such events have relegated them to history. But the generations that lived through those events were forever changed.
Over the next few days, the Cary M Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility is leading a discussion on memoria, asking that we consider the events we remember of that fateful day and then bring to our conscious awareness the way those feelings and images affect our judgments. Do they make us less trusting of people around us? Are our fears justified? Are our feelings ethical? If not, how do we change them? Most important, how quickly will we rush to judgment? How quickly can our passions be stirred in the service of some political agenda that may not be in our best interest? Only by bringing out thoughts, feelings, prejudices, and knowledge to the forefront can we resist those who would manipulate us.
In essence, how we choose to remember the events of that day is an important ethical choice. We welcome your thoughtful reflection.


Finally this year, 2013 (due to the need to redo more work on this bridge the opening date now is in 2014.)the new double track railroad bridge over the Santa Margarita River will replace the old single track bridge there since 1916. Well not exactly, the current bridge is a hybrid wood trestle bridge with a steel truss span in the middle which is what most people see from the I-5 when driving through Camp Pendleton. The bridge before 1916 was washed away that year. Only 10 years later in 1926 the center span of the bridge was washed away so that only the wood trestle part of the current bridge dates to 1916. So from 1926 until today this entire bridge has survived the wrath of the Santa Margarita.
The Santa Margarita River has never been kind to railroads as it remains one of the few natural, wild rivers left in California. Few people know that the original terminal for the Santa Fe Railway was not Los Angeles but San Diego. Well actually National City on San Diego Bay. The point was to serve a port and in the 1880's the only real port in Southern California was San Diego. The route of the Santa Fe's subsidiary the California Southern Railroad came south from Barstow, San Bernardino,Temecula, Fallbrook on to Oceanside and San Diego.
Construction started in National City in 1881 with the construction supplies being brought in by sea. The line from National City to Barstow was finished by November of 1885. But there were problems ever before the full line was opened. In February 1884 heavy rains caused major washouts of the new railroad from the Santa Margarita River in Temecula Canyon just 6 months after the line was opened between San Bernardino and San Diego. After temporary repairs additional rains wiped out the entire railroad in the Temecula Canyon. Over 40 inches of rain fell in the area in February of 1884. By 1888 the Santa Fe had completed a by-pass of this route from San Bernardino, Los Angeles to San Diego. Yet another storm in 1891 wiped out the tracks again in the Temecula Canyon and the Santa Fe abandoned the canyon and turned what was left the legs between the coast and Fallbrook and between Lake Elsinore and Perris into branch lines. By 1889 the Santa Fe had announced it would move its shops from National City to San Bernardino.
By 1942 as part of expanding the military for World War II the government acquired the Rancho Santa Margarita which is now know as Camp Pendleton. For many years the branch line from Fallbrook Junction to Fallbrook was used for carrying supplies and equipment for the Marine Corp. This included a large ammunition dump at the edge of the base next to Fallbrook. In 1979 flooding closed 3 miles of this branch in the Base. The Santa Fe was not interested in rebuilding this line. The Marines ended up buying the rail branch line and rebuilding it and it was back in service by 1988.
On January 16, 1993 the region was hit again by heavy rains and flooding. That night the I-5 freeway was shut down during the night in Camp Pendleton because of high water in the Santa Margarita River. During this night a dyke which provided flood protection from the river at the Base collapsed and a large area of it was flooded. This included a historic adobe building then used as chapel from 1821 and the Base Airfield. As a result of the flood a reported 70 aircraft, mostly helicopters were damaged by water and mud. At the time there were unconfirmed reports of aircraft being swept out to sea and never being found. Also largely destroyed by the flood of 1993 was the old Fallbrook Branch in Camp Pendleton. An estimated $100 million dollars was damaged on the Base that night. The Marines didn't bother rebuilding the railroad.
The new Santa Margarita Bridge after years of planning began construction in January of 2010. In December of 2010 the Santa Margarita flooded again. There were reports than much of the work on the bridge for the year 2010 was washed away by the flooding. There was also a report that there was major redesign of the bridge after the flood. Interestingly one SANDAG report on the bridge claims that construction began in 2012. Clearly this new concrete double track rail bridge which is designed for 90 mile per hour speeds and 100 year floods is a much better bridge than the ones that has been placed over the Santa Margarita before. But the Santa Margarita River should never be underestimated.


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The Ekambareswara Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The Ekambaranathar Temples 59m high Raja Gopuram
Prudhvi - Earth
In the Ekambareswara Swamy Temple
Lord Shiva takes the form of Prudhvi - earth
- one of the five elements, everything in nature comprises of
according to Hindu philosophy.
Legend says that Kamakshi, as part of her penance for disturbing Shiva's meditation, created the Linga in the temple with earth taken from under a Mango tree.
Legends are many, for other legends and general information see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekambareswarar_Temple
The Gopuram
The Gopuram over the main shrine with the earth Lingam
The Five elemental Shiva Temples
in South-East India
Abroad it is less known to the public that 5 magnificent Shiva temples dedicated to the 5 natural elements: ether (Akasha), air (Vayu), fire (Thejo), water (Jala) & earth (Pridhvi), is situated in the eastern part of South India:
The southernmost temple in Tiruvannaikaival, near Tiruchirapalli is apx. 350 km from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. From south going north the other Panch Bhoota Sthalams can be found in: Chidambaram, Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram and barely 100km north-west of Chennai in Andhra Pradesh the Sri Kalahasti Temple is situated.
The five natural elements - the "Pancha Bhootas" is a central and most important concept in Indian philosophy and tradition. In Hindu faith it is beleived that these five essential elements created man and the universe.
Lord Shiva, one of the three main Gods in the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, is represented in these temples as the embodiment of these five elements.
In the Ekambareswara Temple the Shiva Linga is made of earth.
In Jambukeswara Temple Lord Shiva takes the form of water and the Linga here is immersed in water.
In the Arunachaleswara Temple Shiva takes form as fire.
In the Kaahateeswara Temple Shiva is representing wind or air.
Last, but not least in the Nataraja Temple Lord Shiva takes the form of ether, the most sacred of the five elements.
The Vedic rituals performed in the numerous Hindu temples all over India has been worshipping the Gods using the natural elements in every ritual performed since time immemorial.
Acess for foreigners
These days it is difficult to enter into the Sanctum Sanctorum to see the Shiva Lingam and thereby get the darshan of Lord Shiva. The atmosphere in these magnificent temples is soothing to the heart and just visiting the temple compound itself is a divine experience.
No photos exists of the Shiva idols inside, only paintings are allowed.
The 5 Shiva temples are as follows:
Sri Ekambeswara Swamy Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu - representing the earth element
Sri Jambukareswara Swamy Temple, Thiruvanaikaival, Tamil Nadu - representing the water element
Sri Arunachaleswara Swamy Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu - representing the fire element
Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple, Sri Kalahasti, Tamil Nadu - representing the air/wind element
Sri Nataraja Swamy_Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu - representing the ether (Akasha) element
The Ekambareswara or Ekambaranathar Temple in Car Street is, by covering 12 hectars, one of the largest temples in Kanchipuram. The construction of the temple was originally started by the Pallavas. The 16 pillared Mandapa in front of the temple was constructed by the Vijanagar kings. Its 59m high Gopuram and the massive outher stonewall were constructed in 1509 by Krishnadavaraya of the Vijayanagar empire, with later Chola extensions.
A walk in the temle compound
The ancient Mango tree
The name of the temple is said to derive from Eka Amra Nathar - "Lord of the Mango Tree".
On the western side of the shrine stands the trunk of an old Mango tree, claimed to be 3500 years old.
"Under the Mango tree"
The Mirror shrine
In the corridors
Procession Idols
From a sweet dove ...
... to a fierce looking monster
Wonderful and imaginative portraits on the procession carts encompasses
different human traits to contemplate when used on major festival days
In the temple corridors you find many items used for rituals and temple worship. The Ekambaranathar Temple has a large collection of procession charriots which are used on major holidays to amuse and raise the spirit of the public.
Rahotsavams - procession chariots
Apart from the small chariont, which are used in the tempel compounds and in the streets, also large chariots are pulled around in the city on holidays and it takes a lot of people, usually men to pull these heavy chariots on huge wooden wheels.
Rahotsavam, huge procession chariot
in the streets of Kanchipuram
See more photos: Rahotsavam on this website
Other pages on the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams in India on this website:
Sri Nataraja Swamy Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu - representing the ether (Akasha) element


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Utah announced their recruiting class ahead of the 2019 season.
Kyle Whittingham and his staff had 12 recruits sign during the early period in December with 7 new recruits on National Signing Day. The seven players include two offensive linemen, three defensive backs, one running back and one quarterback.
Pepa will help bolster Utah's defensive line as he joins the Utes from Bingham High School. He was rated the No. 4 prospect in the state of Utah. Pepa was the 6A MVP in 2017 and a two-time first team all-state. The three-star recruit received offers from Wisconsin, Washington, Air Force, Arizona, BYU, Navy, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Utah State.
The Bingham High School product won two state championships with the Miners. The three-star recruit was named second team all-state and played in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl. Tafuna is rated as the 5th best recruit from the state of Utah. He had offers from BYU, Nebraska, Oregon and Utah State.
Wilmore is a four-star running back from Lawndale High School in California. He previously committed to USC before deciding to switch to Utah. The decision was down to Utah, UCLA and Arizona State before choosing Salt Lake City. Wilmore rushed for over 2,000 yards the last three seasons and had 32 career games of over 100 yards on the ground. He was named first team All-CIF and All-Area Player of the Year.
Vaki was a defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist at Liberty High School in California. During his senior season, he had four interceptions, 65 recptions for 1,359 yards and 20 touchdowns. He is a three-star recruit that had offers from Utah State, Washington State, Boston College, BYU, Howard, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma State, San Jose State, Tennessee and USC. Vaki will join the Utes after he serves a two-year LDS mission.
Olaseni is a standout offensive lineman that will join Utah as a junior college transfer from Garden City Community College. He is a four-star prospect and the 10th ranked offensive lineman in the country. The London, England native is 6-7, 332 lbs. Olaseni had offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Kansas State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas.
McCloud is a fast defensive back, who finished second in the 100 and 200 meter at the 2017 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships. The three-star prospect was an honorable mention all-state cornerback from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had offers from Army, Oregon, Rice, Stephen F. Austin and Texas Tech.
Rising will be eligible in 2020 after he transferred from the University of Texas. He was a four-star prospect coming out of Newbury High School in California. Rising was rated the No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the country by Rivals. When he was being recruited out of high school, Rising received 25 offers from top programs in the country that include Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and Washington State among others.
Felix-Fualalo is a three-star recruit from Australia before moving to the United States to play football. He attended Mater Dei High School in Los Angeles, California. The offensive lineman received offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon State and Washington State.
Rawls is a three-star recruit from West Brook High School in Beaumont, Texas. He is 6-0, 184 pounds and was named first team 21-6 All-District as a safety. Rawls received offers from Tulsa, Incarnate Word and Sam Houston State.


BRYAN EATON/Staff photo. Tyler Brosch, 11, brings a little bit of Mexico to his fifth grade class at the Pine Grove School in Rowley on Tuesday wearing a sombrero. There is a theme each day during Read-a-Thon Fun Days this week since it's National Reading Month, and Tuesday it was "Dress in Your Wackiest, Tackiest Outfit."


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Study Shows SmartWood Certification Improves Forest Management
New York -- July 12, 2005 -- A new study demonstrates that independent, third-party certification for environmentally and socially sustainable management of timberlands has led to vital, measurable improvements in the protection of forests, wildlife and stakeholder rights worldwide, as well as to the long-term economic viability of forestry operations.
The report, entitled "The Global Impact of SmartWood Certification," was compiled by SmartWood, a forestry certification program of the nonprofit Rainforest Alliance. SmartWood is accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a nonprofit organization that supports environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests through independent forest management certification.
The study analyzes the changes that SmartWood required 129 forestry operations in 21 countries to make in order to comply with FSC and SmartWood standards and receive the Rainforest Alliance's certification seal. It identified clear and quantifiable improvements over a wide range of forest management issues for all 129 forests studied.
Details of the findings
Impacts included:
- better protection of aquatic and riparian areas, sensitive and high conservation value areas, and threatened and endangered species, and
- improvemtns in worker safety, training and communication and conflict resolution with stakeholders.
The report also found that certification promoted economic sustainability, including improved understanding of profitability and efficiency, greater accountability, transparency and compliance with laws, and better management planning, monitoring and chain-of-custody practices.
"There is a real demand for FSC-certified wood in the United States marketplace, and this report is clear evidence of the positive effects that demand is having on working forests in the United States," says Richard Donovan, chief of forestry and SmartWood director at the Rainforest Alliance.
"The rapid growth of forest certification reflects how the tangible positive environmental and social results of achieving compliance with these high standards also make good business sense, partly because consumers are increasingly demanding them, and partly because they make forestry operations more efficient, sustainable and ultimately more competitive," says the report's co-author, Deanna Newsom of the Rainforest Alliance.
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Mitchell Institute: Ditch F-15EX for more F-35s, new stealth fighters
An F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jet taxis out for an operational test flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. A senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies argues that the Air Force should pull the plug on the F-15EX program. (William R. Lewis/U.S. Air Force)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force should abandon its plans to revive fourth-generation fighters under the F-15EX program, and instead focus on building more F-35As and new stealthy fighter jets, according to a new paper from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
Former F-16 pilot Heather Penney, a senior resident fellow at the institute, said in the paper released Monday that the F-15EX Eagle II program is a dead end — one based on outdated technology that wouldn't suit the Air Force well in a high-end fight nor save money over the F-35 program. She expects the stealth-less F-15EX will end up playing a limited defensive role in a war, at a time when the Air Force has a limited inventory of fighters.
"Given this reality, funding limitations and modern mission demands, the Air Force should seek the soonest reasonable termination point for the F-15EX," Penney wrote.
The Air Force should instead shift that money to boosting F-35 production and develop another fighter jet, Penney said — one that is affordable, flexible and has stealth capability. This would be in addition to the highly classified Next Generation Air Dominance program that would start fielding sometime in the 2030s, to which Penney said the Air Force should commit wholeheartedly.
In underscoring the importance of fielding stealthy fighters, Penney pointed to the Air Force's recent experience in Syria. The country possessed Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, which the U.S. Air Force could only counter by deploying F-22s and F-35s, she said.
And other potential foes, such as China, Russia and Iran, will undoubtedly field that air defense system or something similar, requiring the American service to fight with something more capable than a fourth-generation fighter.
"Any modern battlespace will require advanced stealth capabilities, just as the cost of entry," Penney said.
And if the Air Force allows a capability gap in its fighter force, Penny said, that could give China the opening it seeks to quickly and decisively seize Taiwan.
The Mitchell Institute counts several defense contractors among its financial backers, including Boeing, which makes the F-15EX, and Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35. The institute said this report was paid for out of its general funds, and not bankrolled by particular contractors.
In addition to pulling the plug on the F-15EX, Penney said the Air Force should completely divest its other F-15s — the "C," "D," and "E" models — as well as the A-10 Warthog from its fleet. Those retirements should happen on a one-to-one basis as F-35s come online, she added.
She also called on the service to extend its legacy F-16s to provide air power in permissive environments, as well as retaining and continuing to modernize the F-22 Raptor until the Next Generation Air Dominance and other programs are battle-capable. Little is publicly known about the Air Force's secretive and experimental NGAD program, although the service confirmed last year that it quickly designed, built and flew a prototype — years ahead of schedule.
When asked what she wanted to see from NGAD, Penney responded: "Range and payload."
The Air Force will need a future fighter that can penetrate deep into enemy territory, with enough firepower to destroy mobile or difficult targets, she explained. Trying to hit targets from a distance won't cut it, she added.
"It does not make sense to build a standoff force" that would strike targets from a distance, Penney said. "It's simply too expensive. It's not operationally effective. You must have penetration and ... be a stand-in force whenever you execute … prolonged combat operations."
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Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102
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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Changing of the guard as new mayor takes over for Hinckley and Bosworth
IT WAS a time of celebration and change at Hinckley's council offices as the borough's new mayor took office.
IT WAS a time of celebration and change at Hinckley's council offices as the borough's new mayor took office.
Sandra Francks ended her reign as mayor as she handed over the prestigious gold chains to Burbage councillor, Rob Mayne.
He will be supported by deputy mayor Martin Cartwright (Lib Dem, Groby).
IN THE coming months Hinckley and Bosworth's new mayor, Rob Mayne, will attend events and functions and chair full council meetings, as well as raise money for several charities.
A resident of Burbage for 35 years, Cllr Mayne was elected to represent the village in 2007.
He said: "I suppose you've got to have a little bit of apprehension when you go into something unknown to you, but I'm very much looking forward to taking on the role of mayor.
"But I've been running through everything with the secretary and making sure everything is sorted ahead of time."
Cllr Mayne used to own his own hosiery business, but is now retired.
He enjoys all types of sports and is sporting champion for the borough, as well as vice-chairman of Hinckley United Football Club.
Cllr Mayne added: "For my charity work – at this time when money is short and charities need it – if there's a cake, I've decided to split it into four. My first is a group called Breathe Easy Hinckley and Bosworth who support people with lung disease, the second is the Menphys nursery for disabled children, which is in my ward in Burbage.
"My third choice is the Sea Cadets in Hinckley, and my last one is something a bit different.
"I'm the sporting champion for the borough, and I love sport, so the other 25% will go to anyone from the borough who is representing the country in the Olympic, or Paralympic, games to help towards their equipment and costs."
Cllr Mayne will be supported by his wife Pauline, the mayoress, and two consorts – his brother John Mayne, and his sister-in-law, Sandra Callow.
He will also be joined by Canon David Jennings, rector of Burbage, and Rev Andrew Murphy, methodist minister for Barwell, as his ministers, "a Coalition", he joked, between the Church of England and Methodist Christian faiths.
* FORMER mayor Sandra Francks, has had a very busy year at the helm of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council – and one she will not forget quickly, thanks to the people of the borough.
The health care support worker – a Barwell ward councillor for 14 years – will continue with her job, while she decides whether to commit to any further charity or volunteer work.
Sandra, 54, said it was "a tribute to the people of the borough" that she had enjoyed her role so much.
"It has been an absolute honour, and we have felt humbled at times because there are so many people in the area with marvellous talents, anything from arts to music to sports, that really make this borough a borough to be proud of," said Sandra,
"For me, and my consorts, we have been amazed at the amount of talent that is in Hinckley and Bosworth.
"We have met some very, very clever people, and many organisations and individuals who improve other people's lives because of the good work they do."
One of the highlights of her year in office was a charity concert at William Bradford Community College.
Sandra said: "I approached them to ask them if they would be interested in putting on a show, with proceeds going to my charity.
"It was a real celebration of young people from the area, and I think they are looking at putting it on again.
"That would be something I would be very proud to have started."
Rob Mayne
William Bradford Community College


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Train Lord
August 4, 2015 Game Journal Leave a comment SimulationStrategyTrain Lord
Game Journal – Train Lord
Designer: Jozef Chutka
Platform: Web Browser, Android
Game Location: http://trainlord.com/
In Train Lord the player purchases and operates trains based on real world railways as populated by MapQuest. Players purchase stations, rails, and trains and dispatch them to make money. Players can make rail sets after they have purchased train stations. A rail set allows the player to connect stations with track owned by them. After creating the sets the player can build train sets used to earn money by dispatching them on the owned rail sets. This is how players gain profit. The goal of the game is to be the richest Train Lord possible. Dispatching a train is actually calculated in real time and the player must wait for the train to arrive at its destination before they earn any money.
Train Lord utilizes a very simplistic UI. In the upper left corner are selector icons that represent from left to right: track, track set, stations, train sets, and dispatch accordingly. Selecting an icon causes the map on the right to highlight that selection. In this image the track option is selected and all train tracks are highlighted in black on the map. Below the selection buttons are the list of track pieces including their length and their price. The upper left hand corner of the map shows the player name and their current balance. Bottom left corner has a small chat window and the upper right corner has shortcuts and visualization options for the map which can assist in navigation.
A good strategy employed by many of the players in the game is to buy up prime track in the center of most major cities. This forces other players to pay the track owner for use of the track. Getting a head start at the beginning of a play season is critical to success in this game. When the ownership of the tracks resets it is very smart to purchase those tracks that are utilized the most as quick as possible. Players can also purchase small lengths of track to constantly send their trains on short runs in order to maintain a steady income. This can help offset the longer tracks a player may own that require more time to complete a successful run. Additionally building your tracks in large triangles or circles can aid immensely in avoiding collisions on your track. By always sending trains in a single direction the chances of a collision drop to almost zero, saving the player time and money.
Because the player is limited to real tracks it can be difficult to find a station that has not already been purchased.
Playing early in a game season is important so that you can have the opportunity to purchase stations and tracks strategically.
Purchasing track prevents other players from owning that track; it can be useful to purchase small segments of track in populated areas to increase your use profits.
Since all players are allowed to run trains in any direction, avoiding collisions can be an issue.
Similar Games: Railroad Tycoon Series – This should be obvious but both games are very similar in concept and play. The only true differences are that in the Tycoon series you get to choose where to place track and the game is single-player.
Utilizing something like tracks in a game is an interesting concept. If the game were based on trails (hiking, biking, climbing) there could be a game in which the player must actually go out and physically play against the system. It could involve traveling a certain distance over a certain time on a certain path or it could even provide virtual scenarios while traveling down the path. Expanding a bit further, using a D&D style game that auto narrates as a player progresses down a set path could be a very interesting use of real life data/events applied to a game.


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