What's next for China-Taiwan relations?
The meeting between representatives of mainland China and Taiwan was the first such encounter since the 1949 civil war split China in two.
China still claims self-governing, democratic Taiwan – an island about 100 miles off its coast – as its territory, and has threatened to take it back by force if it takes too many steps toward formalizing its de-facto independence. The mainland keeps about 1,200 missiles pointed at Taiwan, and in 1995 and 1996 fired missiles and conducted provocative military exercises off the Taiwanese coast.
Tuesday's meeting between Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, and counterpart Zhang Zhijun, director of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office, was the first such encounter between the two sides since the 1949 civil war – in which Mao Zedong's Communists defeated the Nationalists, who fled to Taiwan.
China's state-run Xinhua news agency called Tuesday's meeting "unimaginable" and "the result of deepening mutual political trust," ambitious assessments that can perhaps be chalked up to the groundbreaking symbolism of the moment for the two sides.
But there was also much enthusiasm from the United States, Taiwan's principle benefactor and China's ever-looming rival as both stake out a growing presence in East Asia. In no uncertain terms, the U.S. celebrated this week's historic shift in the cross-strait "status quo," even though the tense standoff has long played into American strategic interests.
"The United States strongly supports efforts between China and Taiwan to improve cross-strait relations, and we are glad to see the recent meeting," said Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asian affairs with the National Security Council.
The prospect of restored cross-strait political ties seemed to have pleased all three parties, a rare event in a region where U.S.-China competition is heating up, and where Taiwan has walked a tightrope between the world's two superpowers.
But analysts warned that the applause echoing around Washington, Beijing and Taipei could belie divergent interpretations of what the shifting status quo means.
Over six decades of fierce China-Taiwan hostility, the U.S. has backed Taiwan and supplied the government in Taipei with substantial defense aid (in 2011, it was the largest purchaser of defense articles from the U.S.). Taiwan has also become a top-10 trading partner of the U.S. in the course of becoming a key U.S. ally in the region.
Many see the U.S. pivot as a move to contain China, economically and even militarily. Maintaining influence in Taiwan is widely seen as a way to work toward physically surrounding China's coastline with U.S. allies that also include South Korea and Japan.
But Richard Bush, director of the Brookings Center for East Asia Policy Studies, believes that U.S. aims are not so underhanded, and that peaceful coexistence is the prevailing motivation for the U.S. in Asia.
"Taiwan isn't directly part of the pivot, but its efforts to create better relations with China are aimed in the same direction, to create mutually beneficial cooperation between entities that haven't exactly gotten along," Bush said.
"It's not a question of rivalry. Taiwan actually embodies the relationship we'd like to see in terms of better trade and security cooperation," said Douglas Paal, a vice president at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the former director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the name the U.S. uses for its diplomatic mission in Taiwan to avoid offending China.
Paal said the U.S. and China need not arrive at any direct confrontation amid their dueling economic and security influences on the island, at least not in the short term.
For now, a China-Taiwan thaw seems in line with everyone's interests. But analysts caution that convergence can also be explained by a fundamental misunderstanding about what the future holds.
While Beijing views this week's meeting as a harbinger of reunification with Taiwan, however far down the road, Taiwan likely hopes diplomatic engagement with Beijing will ultimately lead to an opening for the island to formally declare its independence.
U.S. hopes for Taiwan are more conservative, said Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
"What Washington is looking for is a Goldilocks solution where Taipei and Beijing are warm and friendly, but not so close that Taiwan is completely within Beijing's orbit and the U.S. has little influence," Carpenter said.
This week's talks inched the balance closer to that "Goldilocks" medium, hence the U.S. applause. But will Beijing and Taipei go further?
Beijing's ultimate goal of absorbing Taiwan into the People's Republic of China is highly unlikely. Polling consistently shows that about 80 percent of Taiwanese are opposed to reunification with the mainland, and experts say there is only so much Taiwan would be willing to sacrifice in the way of autonomy in order to appease China.
But Carpenter said Beijing could nonetheless further draw Taiwan into its sphere of influence by forging stronger economic and cultural ties, even as it permits the island to keep its political distance. Hooking the line of Taiwan's business elite and agricultural workers to the booming mainland appears to be Beijing's long game, he said. That could gradually undermine the U.S. pivot.
In fact, economic and cultural interaction between Beijing and Taipei has been gradually improving since the election of Taiwan's pro-China president Ma Ying-jeou in 2008. China and Taiwan have since signed the Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Agreement and eased travel restrictions for study and tourism. A total of 19 agreements have been signed between the sides, according to a statement provided to Al Jazeera by Taipei's foreign ministry.
For now, both sides are enthusiastic about the shift. "We absolutely can't let the relations between the two sides be turbulent again, and even more, we can't backtrack," said Zhang, the mainland's representative, as quoted by Xinhua. It was "truly a day for the record books," said Taiwan's Wan.
But the future is ever uncertain. The window could soon shutter for leaders of the two sides – Taiwan's President Ma and his mainland counterpart Xi Jinping – to meet face-to-face for the first time, or for full diplomatic relations to materialize. Ma is unpopular in Taiwan, and when he leaves office in 2016 his successor will likely come from the rival, China-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party, which generally leans toward independence and is less keen on appeasing Beijing.
And on Friday, China rejected Taiwan's request for a presidential meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing this fall, calling the request "inappropriate." It was an icy reminder that cross-strait relations remain very much in limbo, and that Beijing holds ultimate sway.


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Under fire for muzzling Mayrand, Conservatives to amend elections bill
Josh Wingrove
Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand arrives at a Commons house affairs committee hearing on Bill C-23, the Fair Elections Act at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 6, 2014.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
The Conservative government is signalling it will amend its proposed Fair Elections Act to ensure the Chief Electoral Officer can continue to speak publicly – a key complaint against a bill under fire.
Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre said the bill's proposed limits on what Marc Mayrand can say – "severe" limits, Mr. Mayrand has said – are meant to rein in only Elections Canada's advertising provisions.
"I've said, if the CEO is unclear about the purpose of our amendments, the committee will insert a for-greater-certainty clause, as is the regular practice," Mr. Poilievre told The Globe and Mail Friday. "He can speak, write op-eds, issue press releases, write reports, testify before committee – none of that is going to be affected."
His comments come after a long week for Mr. Poilevre and the bill, which has prompted multiple objections from Mr. Mayrand.
On March 1, former Reform Party leader Preston Manning spoke out against some of the bill's proposed changes, including muzzling Mr. Mayrand. Two days later, the Speaker found an apparent case of a Conservative MP, Brad Butt, misleading the House while arguing in favour of Mr. Poilievre's bill. In explosive committee testimony Thursday, Mr. Mayrand warned the bill could disenfranchise thousands of voters and tilt the balance of power between political parties. The NDP has launched a website, SaveYourVote.ca, saying "the so-called 'Fair Elections Act' is anything but fair."
The bill overhauls Canada's elections laws, doing away with vouching and voter information cards as ways voters can prove their identity. It also makes several changes to political financing rules that opposition parties say favour the Conservatives.
The Conservatives have blocked cross-country hearings on the bill and are brushing aside nearly all the complaints. In an interview at an Ottawa cafe Friday, Mr. Poilievre offered guarantees against muzzling, but appeared otherwise undaunted. "The reaction actually hasn't been very strong. It's been very limited to the Opposition and Mr. Mayrand and a few others," he said.
Vouching is among the most controversial proposed changes. An estimated 120,000 Canadians voted by vouching in 2011, and Mr. Mayrand said many of those will not be able to vote without it. Mr. Poilievre said they shouldn't be able to unless they present the accepted ID.
"I just think, on the principle, to suggest that someone should be able to come in without any form of identification and proof of residence to cast a ballot is unreasonable," he said.
The bill will allow each party to access a comprehensive list of "bingo cards," or poll-by-poll checklist of who has voted and who hasn't. Parties can currently only gather those one at a time, in person, on election day. Mr. Mayrand expressed privacy concerns about the change, again rejected by Mr. Poilievre.
"It's not like one's presence in the voting station is anonymous," he said. "… What is secret is who people vote for, and this obviously won't change that." He said the Conservatives have the best on-the-ground organization, so "we're the party least in need of this information."
The bill would not, however, allow the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to review who parties call under "voter contact" outreach, a change Mr. Mayrand proposed. Mr. Poilievre said the CRTC has no right to know that because party supporters "are not choosing to reveal it to a government agency."
He defended the bill's provision that fundraising calls, to certain previous donors, should not be an election expense, saying it couldn't be abused if candidates masked other calls as fundraising. "They're already donors, they're unlikely to need any advertising to encourage them to vote or support your party – after all, they give money to it," he said.
Mr. Poilievre has no regrets about the rollout of a bill that has become a lightning rod. "I'm very pleased with the bill. I'm very pleased with the response it's receiving," he said.
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Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art. Systematic Catalogue
By Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.
Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 2005. 290 pp, 56 color, 176 b&w illus. ISBN 0-89468-348-9
The Systematic Catalogue series documenting the rich collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington continues to grow since its inception in the 1980s. Exactly twenty years have passed since the publication of the exemplary first volume, Early Netherlandish Painting, by John Oliver Hand and Martha Wolff. The present volume, the sixteenth in the series, is devoted to the collection of seventeenth-century Flemish painting. No better scholar than Arthur K. Wheelock could have been chosen for the task, for not only has he served as long-term curator of the National Gallery's Netherlandish Baroque paintings, but is also well known for his excellent catalogue, Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, published in 1995. He could moreover rely on a highly qualified team of restorers, who also carried out special technical examinations of the Flemish works.
Compared with old European collections, the Gallery owns a comparatively small number of Flemish paintings, less than sixty in total. The uneven distribution of artists and genres means the collection does not offer a general historical overview of the very diverse nature of artistic production in Flanders. Especially sorely missed are examples of the cabinet paintings that were typical for Antwerp, though exceptions include Dishes with Oysters, Fruit and Wine by Osias Beert the Elder and Flowers in a Basket and a Vase by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Equally under-represented are landscapes, with just two by the latter, one by David Teniers the Younger and two from the studios of Abel Grimmer and Peeter Gysels; examples by the great masters of Baroque still-life and marine painting are sought in vain. However, viewers have no difficulty in recognizing the highlight of the collection – the Gallery's outstanding group of portraits. Of these, the most dazzling are by Anthony van Dyck, represented by no less that seventeen autograph works, a number that reflects his high esteem, which at the time of the founding of the National Gallery in 1941 far exceeded that of Rubens. Bequests by Peter A.B. Widener (1942) and Andrew W. Mellon (1937, 1940) laid the foundation for the Flemish collection in Washington, followed by gifts from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation (1952). During the 1930s, Mellon succeeded in acquiring paintings that were sold off by the Soviets from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The taste of the leading collectors of the new world was for aristocratic elegance, so that their lack of interest in works by Jacob Jordaens hardly comes as a surprise, and even today he is still not represented in the collection.
Mellon and Widener's indisputable preference for portraits by Van Dyck has informed the special character and high quality of the National Gallery's Flemish collection. These works reveal the artist's close relationship to the family of his teacher Rubens, as is so impressively demonstrated by Van Dyck's portraits of Rubens's wife, Isabella Brant, and of his sister-in-law, Susanne Fourment. Painted in 1621 before Van Dyck departed for Italy, both show a comparable stylistic approach and psychological conception – indeed, both women, who were also distantly related, even wear the same, costly chain. Isabella's portrait appears brighter overall, with a looser and more open brushwork, particularly in the background, an impression undoubtedly heightened by an early relining. André Felibien's account in 1666 that Van Dyck painted a portrait of Isabella before leaving Antwerp, as a present for Rubens, is certainly plausible and, as Wheelock convincingly argues, can be taken to refer to the present painting.
Equally notable are Van Dyck's later life-size portraits of aristocratic women with their children or servants. His 1633 portrait of the English queen Henrietta Maria shows her together with fourteen-year old Sir Jeffrey Hudson, her court dwarf and member of her intimate circle. With her right hand she touches the small monkey perched on the arm of Hudson, who gazes up at her while holding an orange, a reference to the orange tree in the background as a symbol of love and loyalty. Van Dyck depicts this imaginary scene of the young woman standing next to the column and crown, the insignia of the court, turning ever so slightly towards Hudson with moving intensity and great psychological perception. According to the catalogue text, the painting exudes the neo-platonic ideal of a life devoted solely to the intellect that permeated the English court. But does the resulting interpretation really do justice to the portrait's individual message? One may assume that Van Dyck's skill made it possible for him to identify the personal wishes of the queen and replicate them in a suitable fashion. That he was moreover particularly talented in portraying children is evident from his two paintings of 1623 showing the children of the Genoese patrician Giacomo Catteno – here the decisive influence of Titian is easily discernible. With admirable meticulousness Wheelock describes and analyzes not only the state of preservation and manner of execution of all of Van Dyck's portraits but also evaluates their style and importance.
But beyond these works, the collection also offers other important examples of Flemish portraiture. The most outstanding of these is the group portrait of Deborah Kip, wife of Balthasar Gerbier, with her children. Rubens, a friend of Gerbier, began the painting whilst staying with the family in their house in London in 1629/30, and though he brought it back to Antwerp, he never completed it, so that upon his death it was finished by another artist, probably Jacob Jordaens. While a technical examination of the support, composed of numerous pieces of canvas, contributed to a greater understanding of the painting's evolution, the lack of a compositional drawing or preparatory sketches by Rubens means that the reconstruction of his original intentions must remain conjectural. The function of the visually domineering caryatids on the upper right, quite possibly by Jordaens, is unclear and suggests that at the time of Rubens's death only the figures had been executed.
Problems of a different kind are found in the half-length portrait of an elegant man against a landscape background (pp. 103-107). Dated to around 1630, the black-and-white coloring of this impressive work is anything but conventional and is reminiscent of the chiaroscuro style of the Roman followers of Caravaggio while simultaneously betraying something of Rubens's manner, particularly evident in the evening landscape. Previously thought to be the work of Jordaens, it is now attributed to an unknown seventeenth-century Flemish artist, though Wheelock does make the interesting suggestion that it might be by Jan Cossiers. This proposal is certainly worth following up, even if Cossiers figural paintings show a rather different, looser type of brushwork and only a few comparable portraits by him exist. The man's expression and self-confidant pose has much of a self-portrait, and Wheelock refers to an engraving by Pieter de Jode after a self-portrait by Cossiers at an advanced age. This can be augmented by a 1626 painting by Simon de Vos (Musée du Louvre), published by Hans Vlieghe, showing Cossiers in profile (La Revue du Louve, 1988, pp. 67-68). The physiognomy of the painter is quite close to that of the man in the Washington portrait and certainly seems to support the identification of the sitter as Cossiers.
It was only in the 1960s that the outstanding group of Van Dyck portraits was matched by the acquisition of a number of important works by Rubens. They also serve as an impressive demonstration of the importance accorded history painting in Antwerp, and include modelli for tapestries. Of course Rubens's monumental Daniel in the Lions' Den deserves mention. Its importance remained long undetected despite its seamless provenance stretching back to 1618, when sold by Rubens to Sir Dudley Carleton, so that it practically constituted a new discovery for the artist's oeuvre when acquired by the Gallery in 1965. The National Gallery today owns nine autograph works by Rubens, two of which were painted during his time in Italy. The Fall of Phaeton was begun in 1604; its bold and highly dramatic composition is particularly interesting as Rubens clearly worked on it until about 1606 and during this time continually made corrections and additions, described by Wheelock in detail. The use of light and the handling of spatial difficulties inherent to the scene posed a particular challenge. It is plausible to assume Rubens brought the Fall of Phaeton back to Antwerp after he left Italy since aspects of the composition appear in some of his later works, such as the Defeat of Sennacherib (c. 1615)in Munich. It however remains uncertain whether the Hero and Leanderin New Haven really is the pendant to the Washington painting, a suggestion first proposed by Michael Jaffé on the basis of similarities in style, date and dimensions; no other pair showing the same thematic constellation is known.
The almost life-size portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria, painted in Genoa in 1606, shows Rubens's early mastery and the enormous scope of his imagination. Robbed of its full glory by having been cut down on all sides sometime before 1886, the painting originally hung together with Rubens's equestrian portrait of Giovanni Carlo Doria (Genoa, Palazzo Spinola), Brigida's brother-in-law. Because of commitments in Rome, the artist had little time to complete the commission, and in the Technical Notes on this work Wheelock provides a detailed description of Rubens's brushwork and a lively account of the various stages of execution. The paint and the make-up of the support of all works discussed in the catalogue were systematically analyzed and the manner in which the findings were evaluated for their relevance for the artistic interpretation of each work must be seen as one of the outstanding features of the catalogue.
In a fascinating study that far exceeds the call of duty for a catalogue text, Wheelock offers interesting insights into the masterpiece of the Flemish collection: Rubens's Daniel in the Lions' Den of c. 1615. He connects Rubens's account of the event, which was rarely depicted and which differs from established pictorial tradition, with the spirit of the Counter Reformation and its deliberate emphasis on the role of Old Testament heroes as typological prefigurations for events of the New Testament on the one hand, and with the intellectual world of Stoicism, familiar to Rubens and his brother Philip from the teachings of Justus Lipsius on the other. Rubens succeeded in infusing these ideas into a composition so unusual that its authenticity has at times been questioned, though his authorship, also evident in the numerous pentimenti, is indisputable. What remains unanswered is the question of who or what inspired Rubens. In view of its enormous size (224 x 330 cm), the possibility that he simply executed it for his own satisfaction can be excluded in favor of an unknown patron who commissioned the work for a specific location sometime before 1615. Since the painting was still in Rubens's studio in 1618, when he offered it to Dudley Carleton, one can only assume the patron was either dissatisfied with the result or for some unknown reason withdrew from the contract. The lions, which Rubens proudly noted were drawn 'from life', take up the greater part of the composition and in view of the subject's theological message could conceivably have been considered inappropriate. We know Rubens sometimes re-acquired his own compositions for high prices – the early history of Daniel requires further clarification.
Wheelock's catalogue is a lavish work that offers rich pickings for scholars of Flemish Baroque painting. It sets a very high standard for future catalogues in this area.
Rüdiger Klessmann
(Translated by Fiona Healy)


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Newbridge woman with 114 previous convictions jailed for 21 months for handling stolen goods
Case heard at Naas District Court
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A woman with 114 previous convictions was jailed at Naas District Court on December 17 after she pleaded guilty to a number of offences including handling stolen property in Kildare town.
Mary Connors, 41, of 30 Millfield Manor, Newbridge, appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan.
She was charged with handling stolen property at the Tesco car park in Kildare town.
Garda Sergeant Jim Kelly said the value put on the stolen goods was €543. The goods were taken from the Ralph Lauren store in Kildare Village, the court was told.
Ms Connors, who is also known as Ms Maughan, was also convicted of driving without insurance at Mill Street, Newbridge, on August 30 last, and with driving without insurance in the Newbridge area on April 5 2018. She pleaded guilty to all the offences.
The court heard that of the 114 previous offences, 18 of them were for driving without insurance.
Judge Zaidan said that it must be one of the worst records for driving without insurance in the country or "up there" with the worst.
Another 13 previous convictions were theft under the theft and fraud legislation and two were for theft under the old larceny Act. The rest of the convictions were road traffic offences. Her first conviction was recorded in 1997 when she was 19 years old.
Aishling Murphy, BL, said that regarding the no insurance charge before the court that day, this had happened when Ms Connors was travelling to hospital with a child.
When the gardai stopped her, they called an ambulance to bring the child to hospital. "It was an emergency," said Ms Murphy.
Judge Zaidan asked why she did not ring 999. Ms Murphy responded by saying that her client's father had just passed away and she was not thinking straight.
Judge Zaidan said there were so many excuses for such behaviour. "It's wearing me down," he said.
Ms Murphy said that Ms Connors had been in custody for a week. Ms Connors had three young children and their grandmother was caring for them when Ms Connors was in hospital. "She (Ms Connors) is very remorseful," said Ms Murphy.
Judge Zaidan then said Ms Connors could write her memoirs, go on the Late Late Show and sell them. "I'm embarrassed for her," said the judge.
Ms Murphy said Ms Connors had six children altogether and three of them were under 18. "She is caring for them," said Ms Murphy.
The judge asked: "Are they caring for her or she for them? She is not leading by example."
Judge Zaidan said it was "a seriously appalling record" by Ms Connors, who was banned from driving for 40 years in 2010. "Are you going to change your ways?" he asked, stating that lawmakers needed to allow for habitual offences. "I will," she said.
He jailed the defendant for five month each on the no insurance charges, with a concurrent 10 year ban on each. He jailed her for 11 months on the handling charge — 21 months in all.
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Proposed pedestrian scheme for Wapping isn't the end of the road for the cobbled streets
Pocket park and wide pavement proposed in Wapping Lane. Computer image: LBTH
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A scheme to ban or reduce traffic around primary schools in Wapping has been revealed as part of a programme to pedestrianise parts of Wapping.
Garnet Street which doesn't have much through traffic... but Tower Hamlets Council wants to reduce vehicles even more. Picture: Google
St Peter's London Docks Primary would have wider pavements at the entrance, while a pedestrian area is planned for Hermitage Primary by closing off Lilley Close at the corner of Hellings Street.
But it's not the end of the road for the cobblestones that make the streets of Wapping unique, Tower Hamlets Council promises.
"We want to retain the cobbled character," divisional director Dan Jones assured.
Safe... council wants to keep Wapping's cobblestones, like these in Lillie Close. Picture: Google
"These ideas are for public spaces for people to get around on quieter routes."
A new "pocket park" is proposed in Wapping Lane and pedestrian crossings at Wapping station and Glamis Road, as well as opening up access to the canal path from Redmead Lane.
There has also been pressure for better street lighting on the footpaths through Wapping Woods following a campaign by congregation members at St George's-in-the-East who undertook "night patrols" with torches to help commuters heading home from Shadwell station during the dark winter nights last year. The scheme would include new street lighting through the woodland.
Area on the Thames waterfront from St Katharine Docks to Shadwell Basin where pedestrian schemes are suggested for Wapping. Picture: LBTH
The scheme also proposes making Pennington Street, just off The Highway, into one-way traffic from Virginia Street to Artichoke Hill, following a petition to the town hall from households.
Public consultations opened this week run until December 16, followed by "drop in" sessions on December 3 at the Step by Step nursery in Chandler Street 5pm to 7pm, and Saturday morning 10am-noon on December 7 at St Peter's London Docks school in Garnet Street.


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If you're a fan of survival horror games, Dying Light is a game worth checking out. The game features parkour mechanics and an enemy-infested open-world city. With the addition of a few mods, you can expand your enjoyment of the game.
One of the most popular modifications of the original game is the Miniaturized Combat mod. It essentially places players in a dollhouse of horrors, which makes the game feel like an alternate reality.
Another mod called Advanced Moves gives players new skills that can be used in the zombie battles. It also adds more powerful weapons to the player's arsenal.
"I am Legion" is another popular modification, which increases the spawn rate of zombies and increases their agression. This mod is especially useful if you're looking to make the gameplay more challenging.
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If you're into video game consoles, PC or mobile based gaming then you've probably heard of the Dying Light, but how does it rank in terms of popularity among gamers of all types? It's one of the most popular titles to date, and it's been lauded by many as the best zombie-based title of its type to hit the market in years.
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With a slew of free downloadable content packs, a revamped main story and an enhanced asymmetric multiplayer mode, it's a worthy addition to any gaming library. As of the time of this writing, it has been downloaded over 20 million times. The company is still actively supporting the title, and it's expected to be on its way to the next big thing in gaming.
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It's been almost a year since Techland announced that it was working on a sequel to the hit game Dying Light. The game was expected to be released sometime last year, but it hasn't been seen or heard from. Now, however, the developers have a plan for the PC version of the game.
According to the report, the name of the game is 'Dying Light 2: the Resurrection', and the team is currently working on its first major update, which will include a host of bug fixes and improvements to the game's overall visuals. The company has also been busy working on new video settings for the game, as well as a few other tidbits. And while the PC version of the game is not yet in the works, a cloud-based version is in the pipeline.
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The Dying Light 2 Nexus mod aims to improve the game through a variety of means. You'll find that it brings a host of new features and tweaks. Among the most notable are a revamped vendor system and a more robust physics model.
Aside from the mod itself, there are a number of other Dying Light 2 mods to choose from. It's also worth noting that many of these are designed to improve one of the game's major flaws: its vendors. For instance, you'll be hard-pressed to find a vendor that carries artifact-grade gear or a decent stock of the lowest tier items.
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There are also a number of other mods that will allow you to tweak the game's graphics, weapons and physics. Many of these tweaks have been put in place to improve gameplay. However, you'll still need to be on your toes if you want to survive.
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If you're looking to enhance your Dying Light 2 experience, you might want to consider some mods. Some of these tweaks can give you more loot, improve the game's parkour mechanics, or add a difficulty mode. The best mods for your PC version of Dying Light 2 will depend on what you're looking to change.
You can use a visual overhaul mod to alter blown out light sources, lens flare, or a variety of other effects. You might also want to try a mod that changes the depth of field.
A more advanced mod can boost the strength of your Survivor Sense. This ability allows you to pick up interactable objects and get away from zombies without killing them. However, triggering this feature can be tricky.
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Home - 2015 怎麼區分是不是神棍?How to Differentiate Religious Cheat?
Do not open mouth to ask people for money!
Do not force your will on others!
I honestly tell you all, all those that ask for money from others, force their wills on others, fake Divine orders and use on others, should be listed as Suspects.
Adhere to matter; to reason; to Dharma; can believe.
Do not adhere to matter; reason or Dharma; then cannot believe.
Buddha said: 3 realms is like Illusion. All do not exist, All cannot be attained.
From Abhisamaya-alaṅkāra: Vow to benefit others, aim to affirm Bodhicitta.
Dharma Treasures Compilation Sutra: All views or sights (Forms), rely on Void to Break away.
To differentiate, you need Wisdom of Discernment, agree?
So you will need relevant "Ammunitions" like Authentic or True Buddha Dharma to help you, agree?
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 Main Street Arkansas Communities to Receive Additional Grant Funding
Department of Arkansas Heritage - Friday, July 24, 2020
Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, announced today that communities participating in the Main Street Arkansas program, a part of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, will receive increased funding through their yearly Downtown Revitalization Grants. The total grant awards for FY2021 will be $559,000, an increase of $249,500 over FY 2020, and will be funded by the Real Estate Transfer Tax.
"Our Main Street businesses are the anchors of our communities. Main Street owners know their customers and see them every day," said Secretary Hurst. "I'm pleased we were able to increase funding to Main Street and Downtown Networks. Through these grants and the patronage of their friends and neighbors, these businesses will continue to drive local economies and contribute to Arkansas's bright future."
As a benefit of participation in the Main Street Arkansas or Downtown Network programs, each community receives Downtown Revitalization Grants. The grant amounts, ranging from $3,000 to $25,000, vary based on a community's level of participation and on the number of businesses in each commercial district.
The Main Street Arkansas communities to receive $25,000 grants are North Little Rock (Argenta), Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Ft. Smith, Jonesboro, Paragould and Searcy; $22,500 each will go to Batesville, Blytheville, Little Rock (Downtown Partnership), Osceola, Ozark, Pine Bluff, Russellville, Siloam Springs, Texarkana and West Memphis; and Dumas, Helena, Paris and Little Rock (SoMa501) will receive $20,000 each.
The following Downtown Partnership communities will receive grants of $3,000 each: Arkadelphia, Calico Rock, Camden, Clarksville, Forrest City, Hardy, Hope, Lonoke, Malvern, Mena, Monticello, Morrilton, Newport, Pocahontas, Prairie Grove, Rector, Warren and Wynne.
The need was expressed by the communities in a survey conducted by the national Main Street program, which is a network of over 1,600 commercial districts comprising approximately 300,000 small businesses. Over 200 small businesses from Arkansas Main Street and Downtown Network programs responded to the survey.
Key findings of the survey indicated that:
Millions of small businesses will be at great risk of closing permanently if the crisis continues for several months. Of the nation's approximately 30 million small businesses, nearly 7.5 million small businesses may be at risk of closing permanently over the coming five months, and 3.5 million are at risk of closure in the next two months.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on small businesses' revenue, and millions of Americans employed by our nation's smallest businesses are at risk of unemployment as a result. Approximately 35.7 million Americans employed by small businesses appear to be at risk of unemployment.
"We conducted a follow-up survey with our Main Street Arkansas communities," said Scott Kaufman, director of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. "They told us that the most beneficial assistance to them would be rent relief, utility bill relief and payroll assistance. I am very pleased that we can offer this additional assistance in such trying times."
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Since 1984, Main Street Arkansas, a program of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, has been a leading advocate for downtown revitalization providing resources, education and professional assistance to spark life into Arkansas's traditional commercial areas. The Main Street Arkansas team works closely with 22 Main Street programs and 18 Downtown Network Communities. Learn more about Main Street Arkansas at http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/Programs/Main-Street-Arkansas/main-street-mission-history.
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is an agency of Arkansas Heritage, a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
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The glamorous pics below, is segment of A Closer Look To The Next 2020 Ram Rampage report which is grouped within RAM, Ram Rampage, 2020 Ram Rampage, and posted at March 13th, 2019 02:27:58 AM by Albert Monza.
Ram requires a mid-size version together with the Ram 1500 full-size vehicle. After a couple of sluggish years, this section is revitalizing. We can see brand-new plans for Toyota Tacoma, Ford determined to restore Ranger, and also various other firms are taking into consideration including a design to this course too. Well, FCA currently has a rep in the sector, however, Dodge Ram is something that will attract focus. The 2020 Ram Rampage would drink points up out there.
Inside, the towel is covering seats and also furniture for the base versions. Upper trim degrees are bringing natural leather as well as various other exceptional products. Uconnect 3 is the present system readily available for Ram 1500, while the greater trim degrees are making use of 4 and also 4c variations. The 4x will bring navigating as well as a substantial 8.4-inch touchscreen display screen. The 2020 Ram Rampage will provide Apple CarPlay, Android Automobile, and also various other smart device connection applications. A scenic sunroof, as well as progressed stereo, will be optional.
The brand-new 2020 Ram Rampage will be an infant Ram 1500, that is without a doubt. Well, every little thing will be smaller sized. The full-size vehicle struck the brand-new generation, so a lot of attributes are likely to be made use of for its smaller sized stablemate. Rampage will capitalize on the trim progressing. Large Horn, Laramie, as well as Rebel will belong to the schedule, each of these brings a details collection of functions.
The front fascia will obtain a smaller sized grille with Ram badge on the straight bar. Slimmer lights will make the mid-size design much more hostile. Haze lights are optional. The brand-new pick-up will make use of two-door and also four-door taxicab arrangement. The Quad taxi will be much shorter than the Double taxi, yet both configurations can take 5 guests. The bed will use brief and also lengthy variant. Purchasers will pick the most effective choice.
To make better power, the 2020 Rampage will supply 285 hp and also 260 lb-ft of torque. Likewise, the powertrain can tow about 6,500 extra pounds. The brand-new Gladiator additionally utilizes a V6 turbodiesel engine. Well, 260 hp and also 440 lb-ft of torque is excessive for the portable section. For instance, Chevy Colorado is obtaining 180 hp and also 370 lb-ft of turning power. Well, the brand-new 2020 Rampage would have a fantastic benefit of a pulling ability near 8,000 extra pounds.
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Calming down is a cozy wrap designed for cold winter days at home, knitting and wearing.
It is a meditative knit in Stockinette stitch with parallel paired diagonals in purl stitch. The diagonal lines are even placed.
8 skeins Quince & Co. Owl or approx. 962 yards / 880 m of worsted weight yarn that gives you the same gauge.
The sample is knit in colorway lagoon.


It was a fun contemporary read! I hope you enjoy it!
This sounds like so much fun! If I hear anything even vaguely reminiscent of The Hating Game I am immediately in.
I've never read The Hating Game but I've always heard good things!


While flicking through old photo albums, I've noticed how much children laugh, so I've decided that, for 2016, I'm not going to make any complicated resolutions that I'm never going to be able to keep. Instead I've resolved that I'm going to laugh more.
Two – one to screw the bulb almost all the way in, and and one to give a surprising twist at the end.
There was once a young man who dreamed of being a writer. We wanted to write stuff that the whole world would read, stuff that would make them scream, cry and howl with anger.
This writer walks into a bar. No, make that a writer walks into a dark, smoky bar. No, lets try a writer, looking furtively around him, walks into a bar. No, that doesn't work. Let's try a lanky, tanned writer with a prominent chin walks into…… How about the writer, with a blank look on his gaunt face…..
Let me get back to you, this might take a while.
Anyone got any more like this?
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Trey is a former stray I rescued. He is now 11 months old. He is neutered, vaccinated and wormed. His tuxedo fur coat is silky. He is a clown. He loves playing with cat teasers or ticklers, and balls and mice. His litter mate was adopted on 12/3 and Trey is lonely and waiting for his forever home.


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Johnstone Supply has announced that its new Southwest Distribution Center in Las Vegas has officially opened and reached full operations.
According to Johnstone, the Las Vegas facility is a landmark event for the company and marks the completion of a national network of five major regional distribution centers. The official grand opening ceremony for the Las Vegas center was held April 19.
The distribution center initiated limited shipments in March and began gradually expanding operations. The facility is now fully operational, servicing 56 Johnstone stores throughout the region. The new 130,000-square-foot facility joins the existing major distribution centers in Portland, Ore.; Memphis, Tenn.; Allentown, Penn.; and Jacksonville, Fla.
As part of its strategy, Johnstone stores in each region have also been assigned an account manager responsible for supporting and creating targeted strategies and services to better serve member stores and Johnstone customers in each geographic area.
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Q: Can I stop the page from 'scrolling' back to the top when a user clicks on a tab (with Rails not Javascript)? Ive built a webpage with 'tabs' using rails. When a user clicks a tab, a new page loads. I want to format it so the tabs are always in the same place on the page as a user clicks them. This happens as long as the user has not scrolled down on the page.  If a user has scrolled down, clicking on the tab will refresh the page and it is no longer scrolled down - which make clicking the tabs look bad.  Is there a way to keep the spot on the page where the user has scrolled down, without using Javascript?  If it must be done with Javascript, any suggestions?
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A: Without Javascript, nope. If they were at an exact location, you would be good to go, using an anchor (example.html#anchor), but since you don't know the exact location, you're pretty much out of luck.
So sorry!

A: You can do it but you will need a small amount of Javascript and some CSS hiding.
Suppose these are your tabs:

Content 1

Content 2

And suppose this is your content:

Some content

This is my content.

More content

This is my other content.

What you would need to do then, and I am demonstrating using the Ext.Core library, is:

You also need a little CSS like so:
#content.content2 #content1,
#content.content1 #content2 {
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}

This hides the other content we are not looking at. We set a class on the content container called contentN which is the href of the link for that tab. So if we have a tab with href="#content1" then we add a class to the content container called content1 and now that content is visible and other content is not.
The Ext.Core samples page has another way of doing it, and they have an example up showing it working. Their way is more involved than this.

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THE BIG BAD BATTLE BOX, Completed
By Ali Abbas,
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Hi guys, I actually started this project over a year ago, but after the fire at my workplace, or ex woekplace at Caseking, I have finally completed it and so here it is.
What started out as a simple set of Coolermaster Gamer 621K keyboards, turned out to be a full fledge two sided play against eachother Arcade scratchbuild.
Its has two sets of everything.
two sets of game controls, two sets of speakers with volume control. twos sets of monitrs and two keyboards. tha hand rest is the mouse pad at the same time.
Its based upon a raspberry pi and has two psus in it, a 5 volt and a 12 volt.
it can play games from almost every game platform all the way from 1974 till 2002 and has at least 6000 games in 35 platforms on it.
of course, while its a modern state of the art hardware emulator station, i still tryed my best to combine today with the look of the past while not sacrificing the fact that its is a new age design.
anyway, here it is in pictures and videos.
unfortunately i dont have all the pictures of the making of. so they are all just bundled together from my phone.
its built in such a way that i can lift up the keyboard control trays which are on hinges. ten i can get to all the bottom hardware andthe montore.
the monitors are both older 19" fujitsu siemens second handers from ebay.
seeing as its based upon linux, you have the best of both worlkds and can use the keyboards along with a mouse via the usb port on the left hand side of each opposite side to go online and also play the dos games too of course.
that was just about as far as i got, the had to pause. but any way, here are the finals.
Special thanks to Coolermaster for the keyboards and mousepads.


All of my spring pups are unborn as of March 1st, 2019, mostly spoken for, I am currently taking deposits in case a lot of pups are whelped. I am planning summer and fall litters.
My pups are usually spoken for by the time of birth.
As a responsible breeder I only breed once I have a waiting list.
Sometimes I have an unspoken for pup which goes to the next name on my list.
So I almost never have "available" puppies.
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In a single dose of children's television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows were talking about.
I remember when my daughter was born. Visions of her and I dressed in pinks and purples sitting in her lacy pink room playing dolls danced threw my head.
The techniques of managing relationships between parents and their children is as old as..
Ah, potty training! Go to a local bookseller and you will find dozens of books on the subject. Search the Net and there are thousands of websites with information on how to do it stress free.
?	Let the child choose his or her own lunch box or reusable lunch bag. Encourage the child to add decorations, too.
1. New Word of the DayIntroduce your preschooler to a new word each morning at breakfast and define it for him.
Something eerily familiar happened in KwaZulu-Natal's Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park in Africa recently.The adult elephants were taken away and the orphaned youngsters were left to fend for themselves.
Many years ago, my children were raised on the various teachings and concepts of "magic" as I was studying different religions and spiritual beliefs. I had come across many metaphysical teachings woven throughout most of the different religions.
Sometime the most effective training tool in rapidly accelerating the rate of your child's training is a potty doll. This is drink-and-wet a doll with the internal plumbing that simulates the potty process for your child.
When my oldest boy was really young, he tickled my mother with that phrase. I would ask him, "What's the matter?" and he would answer me, "Well, what the matter is.
There are many reasons for treating your twins as individuals rather than a pair. But if you must choose names that go together here are a few suggestions.
Researched through personal experience!Budget Your Money. Even if you are living paycheck to paycheck like most of us, knowing how much money goes to where can be a big help.
Bullies are an ugly but very real part of childhood. There's not much we can do to protect our children from these cruel and brutal kids except teach them how to defend themselves from an otherwise unprovoked attack of the bullying kind.
There are many parenting styles. Yours may be very different from your own parents, your siblings, or your neighbors.
The formula is pretty straightforward: energy in/energy out. This is the term nutritionists use to describe the intended balance between calories consumed and calories burned.
1. STOP focusing on what you are going to make your teen-ager doIt doesn't work.
I was reading "A Modern Infant Armada", a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer singing about another singer (but it not like a cook cooking another cook.
This article on parenting is by a practicing relationship counsellor/therapist, and father.The following suggestions will be useful for any parent or caregiver who wants to improve their relationships with their children.
Dear Vijay,I worry about not being a good parent. My daughter Tracy is six and my son Michael is four.
When a child wets the bed they worry. Children tend to become dry during the day more easily than at night.
Want To Further Your Childrens Studies?
Being in a competitive world, the lowest qualification to secure a good job is a degree. However, a degree subject may be perceived as too general and the acquisition of a specialist skill through professional courses or a post graduate program may help improve employment prospects.
The internet is a dangerous place for your children. Don't even begin to believe that your child is safe.


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5 Blockchain Companies Helping The Metaverse Grow: Part 19
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Part nineteen — and the penultimate — edition on Blockchain initiatives/companies powered by the Metaverse Insider. In case you missed out on the first in the series, here is the link to it.
1. hack
2. CodeX Stanford Blockchain Group
3. Blockchain in Healthcare Today — DMV Chapter
4. BlueBenx Blockchain Bank
5. Zen Blockchain Foundation
Headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, hack is a software company dedicated to developing blockchain technology, mobile and Web3 software. Originally founded as an eCommerce solution and technology company, hack's team has over fifteen years of expertise in developing scalable distributed applications.
Founded in 2017, the Codex Stanford Blockchain Group is on a mission to bring together researchers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and technologists who advance the frontier of legal technology. Excited by new enabling technologies that promise to bring efficiency, transparency and access to legal systems for everyone, the Group believes that Blockchain technologies will have a significant impact in the field of law, both as legal infrastructure for technology-mediated economic and social activity and as a technology that can improve access to legal services.
The Group's mandate is to research and publish informed perspectives around the blockchain ecosystem, track, guide and influence policy and regulations in this space, and become an inclusive, neutral forum for regulators and policy-makers to convene with academics, professionals, and technologists across Stanford and the wider Blockchain community, while its initial focus will be in the areas of regulatory frameworks and ethical standards around token generation events (also known as ICOs or Initial Coin Offerings), legal issues and opportunities presented by blockchain technologies and their intersection with existing legal frameworks, smart contracts and governance design for token ecosystems, and legal empowerment and legal services use cases for blockchain technologies.
Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the world's first peer-reviewed open-access journal that amplifies and disseminates distributed ledger technology research and innovations in healthcare information systems, clinical computing, network technologies, and biomedical sciences. Based in Washington DC, its fields of interest include a utility for data integrity, privacy preservation, health information systems interoperability, permissioned security for health data, clinical support and clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, cost and impact, and the integration of AI and machine learning tools in this emerging specialty field of research.
The preeminent international journal is published on a continuous basis to accelerate sharing of rigorously vetted theoretical and experiential knowledge required for a global multi-disciplinary ecosystem. A world-class peer review board endeavours to offer rapid peer review and include constructive commentary to strengthen work.
Founded in 2017 by Roberto Cardassi, BlueBenx Blockchain Bank is a São Paulo, Brazil-based company building a multi-financial ecosystem that connects traditional and decentralized markets through blockchain. Its mission is to strengthen the power of people's financial choices across all metaverses.
The Zen Blockchain Foundation is the legal entity of Horizen, formerly ZenCash, a blockchain platform with a leading-edge privacy technology that provides everyone with privacy and complete control of their digital footprint. It has a sustainable funding model to continue the development and implementation of protocol-level governance for voting and resource allocation.
The Zen Blockchain Foundation was founded in 2017 by Rob Viglione and Rolf Versluis.
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Q: signalr .net core , cors issue with angular 9 I am using SignalR in .net core 3.1 with angular 9. it's providing error.
Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'http://localhost:5000/chathub/negotiate' from origin 'http://localhost:4200' has been blocked by CORS policy: Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: The value of the 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header in the response must not be the wildcard '*' when the request's credentials mode is 'include'. The credentials mode of requests initiated by the XMLHttpRequest is controlled by the withCredentials attribute.
I am going to share my startup where I have configured SignalR and also providing a hub that is created on .net core.
I am also providing a client-side connection code that is written in angular 9.
public class Startup
{
    public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
    {
        Configuration = configuration;
    }

    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {

        services.AddControllers();
        services.AddSignalR();
    }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
    {
         app.UseCors(x => x
            .AllowAnyOrigin()
            .AllowAnyMethod()
             .AllowAnyHeader());

        app.UseRouting();
        app.UseAuthorization();
          app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
        {
            endpoints.MapControllers();
            endpoints.MapHub<ChatHub>("/chathub");
        });
        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
        }

        app.UseHttpsRedirection();
    }
}

This is my Hub.
public class ChatHub: Hub
{
    public static List<UserModel> userModel = new List<UserModel>();

    public async Task SendMessage(UserModel model)
    {
        await Clients.All.SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", model);
    }
}

And this is my client-side code that is written in angular
export class StartComponent implements OnInit {

public _apiservice : ApiServiceService;
private _hubConnection: HubConnection;
constructor(apiservice : ApiServiceService) {
  this._apiservice = apiservice;
  this.createConnection();
  this.startConnection();

}

 register(){
   this._apiservice.registerUser();
 }

  ngOnInit(): void {
  }

  private startConnection(): void {

    this._hubConnection
    .start()
    .then(() => {
    console.log('Hub connection started');
   })
  .catch(err => {
    console.log('Error while establishing connection, retrying...');
    // setTimeout(function () { this.startConnection(); }, 5000);
    });
  }
  private createConnection() {
         this._hubConnection = new HubConnectionBuilder()
         .withUrl("http://localhost:5000/" + 'chathub')
         .build();
            console.log('hub connection')
   }

 }

I am working on a local computer. my angular app is running on the http://localhost:4200/ and dot net core application is running on http://localhost:5000/


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Durable Power of Attorney: A Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document in which you appoint an agent to assist you with handling your financial affairs and to make financial decisions on your behalf during your lifetime, either for convenience or in the event you become incompetent or disabled. A Durable Power of Attorney can help avoid the necessity of a costly and protracted guardianship proceeding. A Durable Power of Attorney remains in full effect throughout your lifetime and terminates only upon your death or revocation.
Why do you need a Power of Attorney? You are single, healthy, living the good life, or maybe you have a wife, children, a steady job that pays your bills, maybe you own your own home, and life is good. You take care of yourself, eat healthy, go to the doctor regularly and maybe even work out at the gym. You have heard about the need for estate planning, but have never gotten around to making that appointment with an attorney. Maybe you think that you do not need to do estate planning yet (you are too young for that!), or maybe you don't want to pay the cost of having the documents prepared by an attorney, but then something happens . . . maybe you are in an automobile accident, or you suffer a stroke, anything unexpected . . . something that impacts on your ability to handle your day-to-day financial affairs, and you have not planned for this event . . . now what?
Many people assume that if they are married their spouse will be able to step in and take care of everything, but that simply is not true. If your spouse has ever tried to call and speak to a credit card company regarding an account in your name, they have been told that they do not have authority to discuss the account because it is not in their name, or the company will need to speak directly to the account holder for permission to speak with you. Now consider that you are unable to give your consent, because you are hospitalized from the auto accident or stroke, what will your spouse do now that you are unable to give your valid written consent? Now, in addition to dealing with the emotional impact of the situation, your loved ones will have to deal with an added burden of figuring out how to take care of the financial situation without having the proper document in place that gives them the legal authority to act on your behalf.
Let's face it, no one knows what the future holds. If we are unprepared when an unexpected life-altering event occurs, we will feel the full effect of its blow. However, if we have thought about it, and are prepared, when something unexpected happens, the detrimental impact and devastating effects on our life can be reduced or eliminated altogether.
A document, such as a Power of Attorney ("POA"), can make a huge impact on your family member's ability to deal with the situation. Having a POA in place provides a means for your family to handle your financial affairs without the need for a guardianship proceeding, which can be a time consuming and costly proceeding.
The POA is a powerful document that allows the individual you name as your agent (your spouse, adult children, a trusted family member, or whomever you choose) to step in and act on your behalf in all respects with regard to your finances when you are unable. This is a powerful document and is extremely important when life's unforeseen circumstances impact your life. With a fully executed POA your agent will be able to do for you anything that you can do for yourself, i.e. pay your bills, file your taxes, continue your business interest, buy/sell real estate if necessary, enter into a caregiver agreement for you, talk to Social Security, Veteran's Administration, Medicare, Medicaid, your agent can apply for Medicaid on your behalf or begin a lawsuit on your behalf, etc. This document will prove to be invaluable, and if you have not executed a POA prior to needing it, when/if something unforeseen happens to you, it may be too late — as you must have full mental capacity to sign a POA. If you fail to execute a POA, your loved ones will feel the devastating effect of your circumstances.
Life is full of uncertainties. How we plan for those uncertainties will make a big difference on the impact they have on our lives. Every person, married or single, of any age or stage of life, should have a validly executed Power of Attorney in place.


It's well known that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day". But it's also the craziest, most rushed, most underrated meal of the day too. Are you stuck in a breakfast rut? Serving the same thing day after day? Then these easy breakfast ideas will pries you out of your breakfast rut and onto something nutritious and new.
The best way to break up the monotony of breakfast is to try something different and fun. If your mornings are time poor (yes, I'm looking at me!), then baking something for breakfast the night before could be the perfect way to get your breakfast groove on! These breakfast ideas are sure to help you change up your mornings so give a few of them a try.


Paul kicks out another Workshop jam! Today he's actually fulfilling a special tutorial request made by RtR reader Gwen. We were asked if we could shed some light on how to make a modern crossbow. I responded by saying that I'd do my best. It turns out my best is asking Paul!
once again with absolute flying colors..
About a week ago I was asked if I could "figure out a way to make a crossbow". I wasn't sure whether I would make a good job of one; but I saw it as a challenge and went for it. I scribbled down some notes below to describe how I did it.
To start the project I needed to research crossbows. I printed out a few pictures of some from a web search and pulled out my stock of Evergreen Scale Models strip styrene. I then did a sketch of the crossbow bearing in mind the strip styrene I had. To help move things along, I pulled a M4 shoulder stock out my 'bits box' to work into the design. You could probably cut one off of any old 1/6 rifle you have lying around. The sketch was done to the same size as the crossbow which will help in cutting the styrene exactly to size.
On to the making! In previous articles I have mentioned the materials, tools and paints I use. Here are those tools again, if only to show the saw that was really useful in making this model. Also I want to be sure to mention the glue again, which is a thin super glue that can be obtained from Games Workshop vendors. The great thing about it is, it comes with a little brush inside which gives you loads of control.
The picture below shows the crossbow with the parts labelled. The notes below explain how the parts went together.
Part [a] is a piece of 6mm by 6mm square hollow section styrene. The rear of which has been cut at an angle. After about 20mm, the front top of the section is completely cut away to take two pieces of styrene (parts [b]) that will form the channel for the bolt fletching.
Parts [b] are two pieces of 6mm by 2.5mm solid styrene, spaced slightly apart and glued to part [a]. The gap between parts [a] and [b] are filled with super glue by simply painting into the gap several times until it was filled.
Part [c] is also a piece of 6mm by 2.5mm solid styrene glued centrally along the bottom of part [a]. I used the handy modelling saw to cut the trigger guard out from the rear of this piece.
Part [d] is another piece of 6mm by 2.5mm solid styrene. A piece of 3mm semi circular styrene is glue to the back of this piece to shape it to be more like a hand stock.
Part [e] is the M4 shoulder stock.
Part [f] is a piece of 5mm tube which fitted perfectly into the shoulder stock and part [a].
Part [g] is a piece of 3mm by 2mm solid styrene.
Part [h] is a piece of 5mm tube styrene. I made a sight line from some heat stretched sprue from a plastic kit (see pictures below).
Part [i] is cut from of 6mm by 2.5mm solid styrene then shaped with a scalpel and sand paper until it looks like a trigger.
Part [j] the bowstave, limb or prod (it seems to have several names) is made from 1mm sheet styrene. To get the shape right I folder paper in half and then in half again. I then drew a slanted line from 4mm to 6mm. The centre of the bowstave would cover the end of parts [a] and [b] glued together. I also cut a slot for the bolt fletching to go through. PLEASE NOTE: If I were to attempt this crossbow again I would use slightly thicker styrene sheets for two reasons 1.it snapped under tension whilst the base coat of paint dried, being under tension may have caused this and 2 although the bowstave had a very realistic bow to it, it seemed to straighten out after a while (still not too shabby looking). I did try to improve the bow and also make a repair by gluing two strips of 1mm styrene onto the front. I think it gave it some cosmetic interest as well as served it's repair purpose rather well.
Part [k] is a 5mm tube styrene cut in half.
Part [l] is some type of man made fibre cord I found in the bits box. Keep in mind that if you use thread for modelling projects you can usually see lots of fine loose threads that do not look very realistic. Choose wisely.
Part [m] the string is again a piece of cord, from a camera I believe.
Parts [n] are two pieces of copper wire cut and then slotted through two holes drilled in part [a].
Part [o] is a piece of 3mm by 2mm solid styrene.
Part [p] the bolt shaft, is a piece of copper rod. The 'pointy' end is filed and then finished of with fine sandpaper.
Part [q] the fletching is made from paper. Paper was folded in half and then in half again. A single feather half was cut to make four. These were then glued to the shaft and then painted with super glue to give them a little more thickness/strength.
Part [r] is just a thin collar cut from a cotton bud tube. Super glue is then painted onto the end of the bolt to give a better shape.
To paint the crossbow, I first washed it in soapy water to get rid of dust and grease marks. Then I base coated it with Humbrol matte light olive aerosol paint. Similarly, the bolt was sprayed with a matte black Humbrol aerosol paint.
After leaving the pieces out over night to dry, the crossbow was further painted with some Citadel acrylic paints and MIG weathering pigments. First it was given a wash of Camo Green mixed with Chaos Black. When dry, I dry brushed with Camo Green mixed with Skull White. General wear and tear marks were made with a sponge, putting specks onto the crossbow using Dark Flesh, Chaos Black and Blazing Orange. A wash of MIG old rust was applied liberally to nooks and crannies. While drying I blending it onto flat areas with a cotton bud. The sight line in part [h] was painted with Blood Red. The crossbow string was painted with Chaos Black and then dry brushed with grey made from mixing Chaos Black and Skull White.
The taping on the hand stock is just some linen wrapped around it and painted with a wash of Camo Green, dried and then glued in place.
The black bolt was dry brushed with the afore mentioned grey made from Chaos Black and Skull White. The fletching was painted with Dark Angels Green, and then dry brushed with the same colour mixed with Skull White. Stripes were added with Blood Red. A simple. useful trick here is to just hold a brush in place while rotating the bolt.
And FINALLY.. the pointy end was then dry brushed with Boltgun Metal.
We hope you enjoyed the latest Workshop. Big thanks to Paul for once again putting this together for us.
awesome stuff as usual from brother paul!


The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress on Wednesday called on government to stop professional teachers from leaving the classroom to perform non-teaching jobs.
The Union said most teachers who were sponsored to undertake further studies on their return, instead of going back to the classrooms to teach, applied for positions in the offices, which should be performed by the non-teaching staff.
'This situation does not help in the achievement of the goal of government to give quality education to the citizenry.
'We call on government to take the necessary steps to reverse the trend and get teachers back into the classrooms and allow non-teaching personnel to perform their administrative functions,' the Union said.
Mr Augustine Saakuur Karbo, the TEWU General Secretary, made the call in Accra at a press briefing on the topic: 'Promoting Healthy Industrial Relations with Our Social Partners in 2018 and Beyond'.
'Why should teachers for core subjects like Mathematics, English, Social Studies and Integrated Science leave the classrooms and take up duties in the metropolitan, municipal, district, and regional education offices as human resource personnel while non-teaching staff in administration with qualifications in Human Resource Management and Public Administration are put in registries to pick files,' he said.
He said TEWU would continue to engage government and all stakeholders in a mature manner in building consensus with the view to resolving issues affecting the conditions of service of members.
Touching on the Union's Fund, he said the national leadership had introduced the hire purchase programme and soft loans to enable members to meet their financial needs in terms of helping their children to go to school, pay medical bills and other general expenses.
Mr Karbo said the conditions of service for public universities and the Ghana Education Service had expired and expressed the hope that their meeting with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and all the stakeholders would quicken the adoption of a revised condition of service for its members.
He commended the Government for initiating the Free Senior High School Policy and called for stakeholder involvement to ensure its fruitful implementation.
He urged the Government to expand the existing infrastructure to accommodate the growing numbers of the students since the current infrastructure could not support the growth in student population.
Mr Karbo appealed to the Government to employ personnel to occupy vacancies in the Ghana Education Service to enhance effective teaching and learning.
He said in some schools there was only one driver to about five vehicles, one or two security personnel responsible for a whole school compound, one matron and about six cooks cooking for more than a thousand students and using firewood to cook.
He expressed TEWU's disgust to the recent issue of some matrons stealing foodstuff in schools, stating that it did not endorse any wrongdoing and hope the necessary administrative mechanisms would be evoked in addressing those issues.