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ISAIAH 27: Made One, One by One
"la'achad achad" one by one we will truly become echad (one).
Chapter 27 continues the theme of the impending judgement of the nations, in particular the three world powers of Isaiah's day, Assyria, Babylon and Egypt. In the midst of God's judgement against Israel's enemies, He turns to the subject of Israel herself. His precious vineyard, Israel is not treated with the same severity as her enemies in regard to her moral decay. Rather, she is disciplined as a beloved child. Thus, the song of the vineyard, which mirrors that of Isaiah 5, is the story of Israel's physical and spiritual redemption. The present text has historical, geographical and cultural context that must not be overlooked, however, it is also rich with figurative prophecy alluding to yet future events. Therefore, as in all cases, we do not limit ourselves to the false choices proposed by so many theologians, both Jewish and Christian, rather, we accept the mystery that is held in balance between the plain meaning and the figurative meaning. Once again, the remez (hint), drash (comparative), and the sod (mystery) while important and relevant, must submit to the p'shat (plain) meaning of the text. This is just one of the ways that God has given us to avoid error in interpretation. As always, we of course rely on the Ruach Ha-Kodesh (Holy Spirit) as He reveals the teaching of the Rabbi Yeshua our King Messiah.
Isa 27:1 Bayom In the day ha-hu the (he) one, HaShem (YHVH: Mercy) will punish leve'yatan (serpent, sea creature, entwined, self-joining one) the nachash (Serpent, dragon) bariach (fleeing, fugitive) with a severe chereb sword, great and strong, even leve'yatan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay ha-taniyn the dragon that's in bayam the sea (body of water).
"At that time the Lord shall punish with his great, mighty, and strong sword the king, who has magnified himself as Pharaoh the first, and the king who has exalted himself as Senna cherib the second; and he shall slay the king that is strong as the dragon that is in the sea." -Targum Yonatan (2nd Century CE/BCE)
Once again, "the Day" is a reference to that future day, and or time period, when historically, Israel sees the fulfilment of the defeat of her enemies, and to the yet future day, and or time period, at the end of days, when HaShem will bring about Israel's physical and spiritual redemption through His Son our King Messiah Yeshua. The sense is not so much one of chronology as it is of convergence. Therefore, "the Day" is a day of convergence, be it in 24 hours or in days plural made echad (one).
The "Serpent/Snake/Monster" is used throughout Scripture as a symbol of the enemy Satan (Accuser) and his dark forces (Genesis 3 etc.). In the Tanakh it is seen as a created animal (Job 26:13, Psalm 58:4 etc.) and figuratively as the kings and armies sent against Israel (Jeremiah 8:17; 46:22; Psalm 140:3).
Given the context of this passage, we are wise to consider the correlation between the three serpents referred to in verse 1 and the three predominant kingdoms alluded to in verses12 and 13.
"The Leve'yatan, the fleeing serpent" of verse 1 corresponds to the Assyrians of verse 13, who are positioned by the Tigris river and are prophesied to flee in defeat.
"Leve'yatan that crooked serpent" of verse 1 corresponds to the Babylonian empire (Jeremiah 51:13), represented by the river Euphrates in verse 13.
Finally "The serpent that is in the sea" of verse 1 corresponds to Egypt, whose upper borders meet the Mediterranean ocean and whose river (Nile) marks the south western border of the promised land of Israel (Deut. 11:24). "Speak, and say, Thus says Adonai YHVH; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself." -Ezekiel 29:3
There are obvious comparisons to be made between the present text and the book of Revelation. The greatest of serpents is of course Satan (Genesis 3), who is the enemy of all who believe, both Jew and Gentile. In the latter days he will suffer the fullness of his ultimate defeat, begun within time and space at the cross of our Messiah and purposed outside of time and space from before the creation (Rev. 20:2-3, 10).
The "severe chereb (sword)" is a sword of judgement (Gen. 3:24; Ex. 5:3; 1 Sam. 15:8; Rev. 19:15).
Isa 27:2 Bayom In the day ha-hu the (he) one, kerem vineyard chemed delightful (desirable, pleasant) answer her.
"At that time the congregation of Israel, which is like a vineyard planted in a goodly land, shall sing concerning that vineyard" -Targum Yonatan (2nd Century CE/BCE)
In the day when God destroys the serpents, a song will be sung of His vineyard (Israel). A song, a parable, a prophecy.
Israel is referred to as a vineyard in numerous Scriptures throughout the Bible (Isaiah 5:1; Son. 8:11; John 15:1; Luke 13:6).
These words draw the reader's attention and remind the reader of the former song of Hashem's vineyard in which Israel is judged and found wanting (Isaiah 5). In the present text however, the song, while alluding to Israel's fallen nature, also tells of the redemption of Israel.
Israel (ethnic, religious) is in no way a figure for the Church. It is ludicrous, historically inaccurate, prophetically untenable, anti-Semitic and intellectually dishonest to say such a thing.
Isa 27:3 Ani I HaShem (YHVH: Mercy) notzrah am guarding it with fidelity, I will water it every moment: lest any visit harm upon it, night and day I will guard it with fidelity.
"I, the Lord, keep the covenant of their fathers with them, that I may not destroy them; but at the time that they provoked me to anger, I gave them the cup of their punishment to drink; but their sins were the cause of their punishment; nevertheless, my Word shall protect them by day and by night." -Targum Yonatan (2nd Century CE/BCE)
"Behold, the Keeper of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps." -Psalm 121:4 (TLV)
Mercy speaks of His undying devotion to His chosen people Israel (Delightful vineyard). He guards her perpetually and with absolute fidelity. It is HaShem Himself Who is guarding the vineyard, and not some subordinate ruler. It is He Who gives life, He Who also perpetually waters His people with Mayim Chayim living waters.
"I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon." -Hosea 14:5
Iben Ezra says that "I will water it every moment", means that "The prophecy will not cease." We know that prophecy is born of the D'var Word of God, and that "the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus" (Revelation 19:10). The Brit Chadashah (NT) speaks of the husbands role as one who washes his wife in the Word of God (Ephesians 5:25-27). In fact, Rav Shaul is making a drash of the present passage, setting husbands the task of emulating the greatest of Husbands, that is HaShem, the Husband of Israel.
"And HaShem shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and make fat your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters never fail." -Isaiah 58:10
Waters that never fail are eternal. Thus, when Hashem says He will water every moment He is alluding to the life giving water of the Word, Who is God with us, His Son our Messiah Yeshua.
'Yeshua answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."' -Yochanan (John) 4:13-14
Isa 27:4 Chemah eiyn li Fury is not in Me: who would set briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
HaShem does not deal in fury when it comes to His chosen, rather He acts in discipline for the sake of their redemption.
Perhaps the best commentary on this verse is the 2nd Century CE paraphrase Targum Yonatan:
"Behold, many mighty works are before me. Is it not so? If the house of Israel would set their face to do my law, I would send my anger and my fury among the nations, who are waging war against them, and I would destroy them, as the fire destroy the briers and the thorns together." -Targum Yonatan (2nd Century CE/BCE)
However, it is also possible that the thorns referred to here are in fact disloyal dissenters within Israel, who, like the sons of Belial (Worthless), have been thorns in Israel from ancient times (Deut. 13:13; Judges 20:13; 1 Sam 25:17; 25:25; 30:22; 2 Sam 20:1).
"But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:" -2 Samuel 23:7
Isa 27:5 Or let him find strength be'mauzi in My refuge, shalom peace (wholeness) with Me; shalom peace (wholeness) will be accomplished with Me.
"Or" which is also translated "If" by some Jewish sages, means that mercy is being offered even to the dissenters within the vineyard (Israel). This is an offer to the wicked, an offer of redemption. HaShem promises to accomplish peace and wholeness in and with those wicked ones who will return to Him to find strength rather than trusting in their own strength and the worship of false gods. The peace that He offers is eternal, twice spoken, firmly established. But it is only found with HaShem.
"Fury is not in me, what I am going to say, I shall not say with fury. מי יתנני וגו׳ Who would give me—comp. נתתני thou hast given me (Judges 1:15)—the briers and thorns of the vineyard! I would go through them, etc.; that is, if they do not remove the wicked men of Israel, I will slay them all" - R. Moses Hakkohen
Isa 27:6 He will cause the roots of Yaakov (Jacob: follower) to blossom and shine: Yisrael (Overcome in God/Judge) will sprout forth, and fill the face of the teiveil world with fruit.
The Targum Yonatan understands "fruit" as applying to the "children's children" of Israel, a way of denoting perpetual lineage and connection to the land of Israel (the vineyard).
"They shall be gathered from the midst of their captivity, and return to their country; there children shall be born to the house of Jacob; they of the house of Israel shall be fruitful, and they shall multiply; their children's children shall fill the face of the world." -Targum Yonatan (2nd Century CE/BCE)
Iben Ezra, Yarchi, and Ben Melekh understand this text to be saying that in days "to come, he shall cause Jacob to take root": or, he "shall take root", a prophecy of the stability that yet awaits Israel (ethnic, religious).
We note that the follower Jacob will undergo a change that will cause him to blossom and shine, and, having become one who overcomes in God (Israel) the Judge, he will sprout forth and become a blessing to all nations. This is the story of Israel's redemption in Messiah Yeshua. The Rav Shaul (Paul) reminds us that the blindness of Israel has meant riches for the Gentiles (Romans 11:12), but that Israel's reconciliation to God through Yeshua will mean "life from the dead!" (Romans 11:15).
Isa 27:7 The striking ones, He struck: He struck those slaughterers, the murderer is murdered.
Given the opening verse and the fact that HaShem has just stated that He will not deal with Israel in fury as He has done with her enemies, we can conclude that the "striking ones" are the three enemies of Israel: Assyria, Babylon and Egypt. The same being figuratively slain as serpents in verse 1 and named in verses 12 and 13.
Isa 27:8 In measure, in stretching out, you will contend to remove: be'ruacho in His fierce spirit, breath, wind, in the day of the east wind.
Ben Melekh observes that the word "hagah" conveys the sense of "removing" in Prov. 25:4, 5. This is likened to the removing of bad fruit. Therefore, the understanding would be that the fierce east wind (enemy armies from the east) will be used by God as a sifting of the people of Israel, blowing bad fruit away and leaving the good fruit. Thus, God's actions toward Israel are "measured", they are actions of discipline rather than "fury" (27:4).
Isa 27:9 By this therefore will the iniquity of Yaakov (follower) ye'chupar be covered; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten to pieces, the Asheirah (Ashterot star, Astarte fortune goddess) groves ve'chamaniym and images, altars, will not rise up.
The iniquity of Jacob will be covered when he turns away from idolatry and toward God. This is at the heart of Jewish belief, the concept of shuva, or, teshuvah (to turn back).
"The stones of the altar (singular)" probably refer specifically to the altar which Achaz made (2 Kings 16:10), which was an altar of heathen worship replicated in Israel after he saw a heathen altar in Damascus while seeking help from Tiglathpileser the king of Assyria instead of trusting God's Word through the prophet.
Isa 27:10 Yet the defended city will be desolate, the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches of that place.
The "Defended city" is most likely to be that of one of Israel's enemies because the following verse qualifies the people of that city as those upon whom God will have no mercy nor show favour toward: this cannot refer to Israel whom He has just said He has no fury against (v.4). The most likely candidate is Babylon, however, the capitals of Assyria and or Egypt could also be meant.
Isa 27:11 When the harvest there has withered, they will be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for this is a am tribe (people) without understanding: therefore He Who made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour.
This is a description of the wicked who perpetually refuse God's mercy and lack understanding as a result. Therefore, He will give them over to their own wishes and the terrible consequences of their own sin.
Isa 27:12 And it has come to pass ba'yom in the day, that (he) one, HaShem (YHVH: mercy) will thresh from the channel of the river unto the stream of Mitzrayim (Egypt: double distress), and you will be te'lukto picked up, gathered, cleaned la'achad achad one by one, benei children of Yisrael (Overcome in God/Judge).
"And it has come to pass" because the prophet has received the Word of God Who sees complete outside of time and space that which He has now spoken into time and space.
"The river" is a reference to the Euphrates (Symbolic of Babylon). "The stream of Egypt" is an allusion to the Nile river.
The subject of this verse is Israel (both individually and corporately). Having dealt with her enemies, God will now pick up, gather, clean and collect her, one by one, the Benei Yisrael (Children of Israel), who overcome in God. They are gathered "one by one" because all must receive the Messiah personally and all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:25). Thus, "la'achad achad" one by one we will truly become echad (one).
Isa 27:13 And it has come to pass ba'yom in the day, the (he) one, that the be'shofar gadol great shofar will be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Ashur (Assyria, a step), and the outcasts in the land of Mitzrayim (Egypt: double distress), and will worship HaShem (YHVH: mercy) be'har in the mount hakodesh, the holy, be'yerushalayim in (Jerusalem: downpour of peace).
This prophecy has in one sense been partially fulfilled with the return of Jews from Babylon and Egypt following the exiles that followed the pronouncement of Isaiah's prophecy, and more recently over the past 200 years from the birth of modern Zionism up to the present day. However, Israel is still yet to have access to worship on the Holy Mount (Tziyon, Moriah, Har Beit). Today as I write this Jews are still banned from prayer on the Temple mount and rather than HaShem, the ancient feminine moon deity Allah is worshipped in a mosque that is an abomination and desecration of that same Holy Mount. Therefore, the full filling of this prophecy is yet future.
The Talmudists apply this text to the Olam Haba (World to come), and or the times of the Messiah, when the tribes of Israel return to the land (T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 110. 2. Midrash Kohelet. fol. 68. 3.)
It is to the literal Jerusalem and Mount Zion that Israel will return, in a day when all of Israel will be redeemed through Yeshua the King Messiah. It is to the transcendent Jerusalem and Mount Zion that Israel will return, to that city that ascends in the latter days as recorded in the Revelation of Yeshua to Yochanan (Rev. 21).
"But you have come to Mount Zion—to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, a joyous gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are written in a scroll in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous ones made perfect, and to Yeshua, the Mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than the blood of Abel." -Hebrews 12:22-24 (TLV)
Therefore, it is Israel (ethnic religious) as an entire redeemed remnant, who will come in Messiah to the Holy Mountain at the end of days and worship HaShem in the city of the downpour of Peace (Jerusalem). A firmly established perpetual peace (v.5). There to dwell in the city that has no Temple, because God Himself and the Lamb (Yeshua) are it's Temple and its light.
"I saw no temple in her, for its Temple is Adonai Elohei-Tzva'ot and the Lamb." -Revelation 21:22 (TLV)
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What's In Your Professionally Managed Portfolio?
What's In Your Professionally Managed Portfolio?
In the world of DIY investing, many mutual fund investors bailed out in droves from their high-priced funds and have turned to lower cost ETFs.
Basically, both mutual funds and ETFs are a diversified collection of stocks and bonds.
ETFs have lower fees because they are "passively managed," meaning their holdings closely match their specific indexes and have very little change. (Index mutual funds work the same way.) Actively managed mutual funds seek to outperform market indexes. Fund managers use their judgement and experience to make investment decisions and have more latitude in choosing investments than index fund managers do. This "expertise" comes at a high price, especially in Canada, and subsequently resulted in the aforementioned exodus from actively managed mutual funds.
ETFs changed how individual Canadians invest and that ETF market has tripled since 2009.
Investors who don't want to handle their own investing (for various reasons) turn to professional investment firms and work with an advisor. Instead of managing individual stocks and bonds, many advisors have usually invested their clients' money in proprietary mutual funds and wrap accounts.
Now, they are increasingly turning to ETF portfolios to capture and share in the growth of ETFs in the marketplace.
Investment advisors supposedly are actively managing these ETF mutual funds – not just rebalancing allocations – but by tactical and strategic investing in various sectors to capitalize on market opportunities.
For example, there's BMO's Covered Call US High Dividend ETF Mutual Fund. Its holdings are 100% BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF!!
Of course, this "active management" adds another layer of fees to investors' portfolios.
Investors may not mind paying extra for active management. But, for heaven's sake understand how much you are paying your investment advisor, and make sure you're getting good value in the way of advice, financial and estate planning and/or other services.
I challenge you to examine your next statement and have a conversation with your investment advisor about the portfolio he or she chose for you, and the fees you are paying for it.
Otherwise, why would you not build your own ETF portfolio or use a robo-advisor?
I'm invested with BMO Nesbitt & Burns in an Architect managed portfolio for my RRSP's. From what I see the fees are ˜1.5% on avg. I'm not certain about my TFSA and Non-registered mutual accounts because I don't see the fees associated with those.
I've been approached, via e-mail, by something called 'Wealthsimple', I'm assuming this is a robo type outfit. They suggest the first $5K to be managed is free of fees and after that 0.5% fees but I'm not convinced this is legitimate or safe. They also suggest any fees for the transfer of funds to them is reimburse.
Although I know there are options out there, I remain sceptical and cautious. Perhaps a higher fee is the price to be paid to feel safer, not sure???
Hi Gert. Thanks for sharing. I in no way suggest that mutual fund portfolios are a bad thing to have. I also own some mutual funds, much to the dismay of my Echo 🙂 and you shouldn't bail out of an acceptable advisor relationship solely because of the fees they charge. Advice, security and even hand-holding in turbulent markets are all worth what you may pay.
Instead, my issue is with investment advisors who put their clients' money into proprietary wrap accounts and just leave it there while charging for non-existent advice and management. This is often the case with smaller accounts that are, say, less than $100,000. Are they really getting value for the money they pay? Too many people pay no attention to their investments and then are the first to cry when they lose money or something else goes wrong for them.
Why is anyone surprised that instead of cleaning up the industry, (reducing fees) they just changed the game? You don't have to be a scholar to realize this.
CRM2 is a step forward, but there is a lot more that has to be done. For Example Fee disclosure does not apply to work place DC pensions. Many of those have grossly high fees and poor performing mutual funds. The average employee has zero chance of having their employer fight on their behalf about this… (Or really even recognizing the problem).


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They help distinguish between specific, identifiable causes or conditions that are directly responsible for process shifts (special or assignable-cause variation) and the collection of conditions inherent in any process that, taken together, result in cyclic variation of output around the process mean common-cause or chance variation.) A control chart consists of a center line and statistically determined upper and lower control limit lines against which time-sequenced data points are plotted.
Why Do we need Control Charts?
Plotting data on a run chart could reveal trends that may otherwise hide in what looks like normal variation. But run charts cannot tell you the capabilities of a process or whether it is statistically in control.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus of the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) on Thursday walked out of the State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) in protest.
"The DA could not sit idly by while the African National Congress (ANC) misused state funds for a SOMA that was treated like an ANC election party," explained Terri Stander MP - Enoch Mgijima Constituency Leader.
"The tent, tables, chairs, sound system hire, catering and transport for 1 000 people is estimated to be over R250 000."
No action has been taken to recover over R3.2 million stolen by ten ANC Councillors.
"The DA is concerned that the ANC can pay for a party, but do not care that the people often suffer without water, electricity and proper road infrastructure," she added.
"The DA in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro held their previous SOMA in a Municipal building and provided no catering. A SOMA should not cost more than an ordinary sitting of Council."


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We could use this to cover a slippery ramp exit for swimmers in a sea water lake. Does it sink to the bottom or need weighting down? The ramp is concrete but is coated with algae.
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A Estação Du Collège é uma das estações do Metrô de Montreal, situada em Montreal, entre a Estação Côte-Vertu e a Estação De La Savane. Faz parte da Linha Laranja.

Foi inaugurada em 09 de janeiro de 1984. Localiza-se no cruzamento da Rua Du Collège com a Rua Ouimet. Atende o distrito de Saint-Laurent.

Ver também

 Metrô de Montreal
 Linha Laranja do Metrô de Montreal

Ligações externas

Du Collège
Estações ferroviárias inauguradas em 1984

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using Microsoft.Azure.Management.Fluent;
using Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.Fluent;
using Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.Fluent.Core;
using Microsoft.Azure.Management.Samples.Common;
using System;

namespace ListVirtualMachineExtensionImages
{
    public class Program
    {
        /**
         * List all virtual machine extension image publishers and
         * list all virtual machine extension images published by Microsoft.OSTCExtensions, Microsoft.Azure.Extensions
         * by browsing through extension image publishers, types, and versions.
         */
        public static void RunSample(IAzure azure)
        {
            //=================================================================
            // List all virtual machine extension image publishers and
            // list all virtual machine extension images
            // published by Microsoft.OSTCExtensions and Microsoft.Azure.Extensions
            // y browsing through extension image publishers, types, and versions

            var publishers = azure
                    .VirtualMachineImages
                    .Publishers
                    .ListByRegion(Region.USEast);

            Utilities.Log("US East data center: printing list of \n"
                    + "a) Publishers and\n"
                    + "b) virtual machine images published by Microsoft.OSTCExtensions and Microsoft.Azure.Extensions");
            Utilities.Log("=======================================================");
            Utilities.Log("\n");

            foreach (var publisher in publishers)
            {
                Utilities.Log("Publisher - " + publisher.Name);

                if (StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase.Equals(publisher.Name, "Microsoft.OSTCExtensions") ||
                    StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase.Equals(publisher.Name, "Microsoft.Azure.Extensions"))
                {
                    Utilities.Log("\n\n");
                    Utilities.Log("=======================================================");
                    Utilities.Log("Located " + publisher.Name);
                    Utilities.Log("=======================================================");
                    Utilities.Log("Printing entries as publisher/type/version");

                    foreach (var imageType in publisher.ExtensionTypes.List())
                    {
                        foreach (var version in imageType.Versions.List())
                        {
                            var image = version.GetImage();
                            Utilities.Log($"Image - {publisher.Name}/{image.TypeName}/{image.VersionName}");
                        }
                    }
                    Utilities.Log("\n\n");
                }
            }
        }

        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                //=================================================================
                // Authenticate
                var credentials = SdkContext.AzureCredentialsFactory.FromFile(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION"));

                var azure = Azure
                    .Configure()
                    .WithLogLevel(HttpLoggingDelegatingHandler.Level.Basic)
                    .Authenticate(credentials)
                    .WithDefaultSubscription();

                RunSample(azure);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Utilities.Log(ex);
            }
        }
    }
}

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package net.simplyadvanced.widgets;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.text.InputType;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * This is the same as a native EditText, except that no soft keyboard
 * will appear when user clicks on widget. All other normal operations
 * still work.
 *
 * To use in XML, add a widget for <my.package.name>.KeyboardlessEditText
 * To use in Java, use one of the three constructors in this class
 */
public class KeyboardlessEditText2 extends EditText {

    private static final Method mShowSoftInputOnFocus = getMethod(
            EditText.class, "setShowSoftInputOnFocus", boolean.class);

    private OnClickListener mOnClickListener = new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            setCursorVisible(true);
        }
    };

    private OnLongClickListener mOnLongClickListener = new OnLongClickListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
            setCursorVisible(true);
            return false;
        }
    };

    public KeyboardlessEditText2(Context context) {
        super(context);
        initialize();
    }

    public KeyboardlessEditText2(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        initialize();
    }

    public KeyboardlessEditText2(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        initialize();
    }

    private void initialize() {
        synchronized (this) {
            setInputType(getInputType() | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS);
            setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
        }

        // Needed to show cursor when user interacts with EditText so that the edit operations
        // still work. Without the cursor, the edit operations won't appear.
        setOnClickListener(mOnClickListener);
        setOnLongClickListener(mOnLongClickListener);

//      setShowSoftInputOnFocus(false); // This is a hidden method in TextView.
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        // Ensure that cursor is at the end of the input box when initialized. Without this, the
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THE EXHIBIT
The Exhibitjiktumbado2020-02-25T00:19:38+08:00
Alas ng Bayan is a collaborative project organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), the Constantino Foundation, and 350.org Pilipinas, to raise awareness about the intersections between women, history, memory, climate change, and citizenship.
The project seeks to introduce and inject history and feminism as fundamental elements in the way young people respond to the worsening state of national forgetting and the climate crisis. The Alas ng Bayan exhibit intends to mobilize sectors not normally active in the climate debate by offering new notions of citizenship and nationalism responsive to the multiple emergencies we face today. Viewers of the paintings and those who listen to the lectures that accompany the exhibit will not fail to sense parallels between the lives of the women depicted and current topics under intense public debate, such as violence against women, LGBTQ+ rights, extrajudicial killings, global warming, and national sovereignty.
The Alas ng Bayan exhibit is composed of five paintings depicting individually the heroes Gregoria "Oriang" de Jesus, Apolonia Catra, Remedios "Kumander Liwayway" Gomez-Paraiso, Lorena Barros, and Gloria Capitan. The dimension of each painting is 17 x 24 inches.
The project will be launched on heroes month, November 2019, and will end the last day of March 2020, which marks the month when international women's day is celebrated (every 08 March).
There will be a one-day opening launch in the Constantino Foundation's Linangan gallery on November 23, after which the paintings move to participating universities and institutions. The Alas ng Bayan paintings go back on display at the Linangan in April to mark the centennial birth anniversary of the writer and historian Letizia Roxas Constantino on April 9, 2020.
Aesthetic Concept: Alas and Five Aces
Alas ng Bayan is about five remarkable Filipinas who resisted national oppression, social injustice, and false gender normatives at different junctures of Philippine history.
As the artworks deal with historical truths and the surreal, the Alas ng Bayan paintings were rendered in the style of Tarot cards or sakla, the card game used often in urban areas, many times in working class neighborhoods and during funeral wakes. Early in its history, the Tarot was used as playing cards by noble families in Italy. It was in the nineteenth-century that the Tarot card was linked to witchcraft and religion. Spiritual and esoteric groups have since considered the Tarot a body of knowledge compromising different archetypal images that cross linguistic, cultural, geographical, and temporal barriers.
Like the Tarot, the Alas ng Bayan paintings mirror similar mysticism while provoking its viewers to engage, if not decode, subtle symbolisms placed throughout the images. Alas is a local word for ace, a card that in most games is ranked as the highest, e.g. the ace of diamonds. It connotes a winning card or a secret advantage, for instance, "an ace up one's sleeve." As an adjective, its synonyms are excellent, outstanding, masterly, virtuoso, and first-rate. As a noun, an ace is equivalent to a champion, a doyen, an expert, and a master.
Can a normal card game have five aces? There are only four suits in typical poker games: diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades. Aces with all four suits in one hand are called cuadro de alas (a winning hand bested only by the rare Royal Flush). Yet the Alas ng Bayan paintings convey a fifth suit, suggesting women and heroism as notions that refuse to be contained by conventional definitions. A quinta de alas suit seems absurd even as a linguistic Creole contrivance. But the framing seems apt; we live in interesting times when more and more young people, especially young women weary of corrosive machismo, refuse to play by the rules, openly choosing to resist and defeat toxic masculinity.
In Latin numerals as well, quinta is the female equivalent of quintus, which translates to "fifth". Quinta is an anomaly. It's etymology is linked to quinta essentia which translates as the fifth element and is where the word quintessential comes from. Some discussions link quinta to pre-atomic theory where four "known" elements or essences are identified — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — in addition to a putative fifth element, quinta essentia. The fifth element was believed to be superior to the other elements, and so, "quintessential" has come to mean something that is superior. The fifth element was believed to be more subtle, permeating the fabric of things and was thought to be more difficult to find or to isolate. This is why the word quintessential is used often today to describe the essence of things nearing perfection. In this light, Oriang, Apolonia, Liwayway, Lorena, and Gloria are without any doubt quintessential to Philippine history.
Art: Alas ng Bayan (an art exhibit on 5 filipina heroines, opens in up college of fine arts for arts month)
jiktumbado2020-02-26T16:19:50+08:00February 6th, 2020|
Alas ng Bayan exhibit opens in UP College of Fine Arts for Arts Month
The Dialectics of National and Natural History, Aesthetics, Climate Change, and Citizenship
jomanalo2020-03-09T21:49:56+08:00January 28th, 2020|
Alas Ng Bayan opens in De La Salle University
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'Alas ng Bayan' – a fraction of contribution March 5, 2020
Alas ng Bayan: Intersections of history, feminism, and the climate crisis February 27, 2020
Alas ng Bayan: Women, Memory, and History February 11, 2020
© Alas ng Bayan | ICSC | Constantino Foundation | 350.org
Alas ng Bayan in Flickr
'Alas ng Bayan' – a fraction of contribution
Alas ng Bayan: Intersections of history, feminism, and the climate crisis
Alas ng Bayan: Women, Memory, and History

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The drop in natural gas prices will reduce home heating costs by about $671 per home this year, according to the Energy Information Agency.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Good news for homeowners: Natural gas prices are the lowest they've been in years. And they're expected to fall even further, thanks to growing production and slack demand.
Natural gas is used to heat about half the homes in America, so that will mean lower energy bills for those households. They'll spend an average of $671 this year, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA), about $50 less than last year. That compares to a whopping $2,383 for households that use oil heat.
Natural gas prices closed Wednesday at a two-year low of $2.94 per million British thermal units (BTU).
"We are starting the year with an incredible glut," Merrill Lynch researchers wrote in a note. "Prices may, in our view, have to temporarily drop below $2 per million BTU by October in order to curtail rampant production growth and create enough demand to avoid storage containment issues."
Gas prices haven't been below $2 per million BTU since 2009. The drop has been staggering -- just four years ago, natural gas was over $15.
In addition to consumers, the decline is great for industries -- such as plastics makers -- that rely on natural gas, and manufacturers that rely on gas for inexpensive electricity.
But these low prices are painful for oil and natural gas companies, as well as for those that produce wind and solar energy, since renewable energy sources must compete at these prices in electricity generation, another main use for natural gas.
Prices should move higher in the second half of 2012, assuming that the U.S. economy improves, but they'll remain historically low.
Last week, Deutsche Bank reduced its full year 2012 natural gas price forecast from $4.25 to $3.50, citing strong supply and low demand.
On Tuesday Merrill Lynch cut its full year 2012 gas price forecast from $4.30 per million BTU to $3.30.
Unusually warm weather has limited the demand for natural gas as a heating source, while the weak economy has hurt industrial demand.
But a major culprit in the oversupply of natural gas is the surge in production in the United States over the last few years.
The boom is the result of new drilling technology and the widespread use of hydraulic fracturing -- a controversial practice known as fracking. The process, which uses water, pressure and chemicals to crack shale rock and unleash gas, has also spawned fears over ground water contamination.
Thanks to these advances, natural gas production has increased nearly 30% since 2005, according to EIA.
Also driving production is a flood of new foreign investment, as well as the need for energy firms to earn back the billions that they've invested in land leases.
Indeed, EIA is expecting another 3% increase in production in the next two years alone -- which should keep prices low for a while.


Fred Astaire will never say, though he's always asked, which of his dancing ladies was his favorite partner. If you ask me, he preferred the solo turns.
Special edition includes the film's theatrical trailer and audio commentary with film historian Ken Barnes. Listen to archived audio comments from stars Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. You'll love the holiday songs by famed composer Irving Berlin, including White Christmas–one of the biggest-selling recordings in music history!
White Christmas will forever be associated with Bing Crosby, who debuted the holiday tune on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941. The following year, the song was introduced on a large scale in the musical Holiday Inn. In the film, Bing Crosby sang a duet with Marjorie Reynolds. The song received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Another Bing Crosby musical, White Christmas, starring Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, was the highest-grossing film of 1954.
White Christmas has been covered by hundreds of artists, including Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Doris Day, The Partridge Family, Neil Diamond, Linda Ronstadt, Taylor Swift, Boy George, and Rod Stewart. According to the 2008 Guinness Book of Records, Bing Crosby's recording of the popular Christmas song is the biggest selling single of all time!
This special edition was created to honor the 60th anniversaries of White Christmas and Danny Kaye's appointment as UNICEF's first Goodwill Ambassador.
Keep an eye on these current eBay auctions for White Christmas DVDs. Click on any item for full details.


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The CBI Merger and the Alliance Merger will be the subject of separate but related regulatory applications.
The Conversion proceeds are intended to be used as a portion of the consideration for the CBI Merger and the Alliance Merger and will also provide an immediate capital infusion into the Bank.
The Conversion, however, is not conditioned upon the consummation of either the CBI Merger, the Alliance Merger, or both.
The Board of Directors believes the Conversion, the CBI Merger and the Alliance Merger will enable the Bank to compete, expand and diversify more effectively in the financial services marketplace.
The Conversion, the CBI Merger and the Alliance Merger are expected to close on the same date and at substantially the same time.


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Triadechinus is een geslacht van uitgestorven zee-egels uit de familie Stomopneustidae.

Soorten
 Triadechinus multiporus , 1927 †

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require 'spec_helper'

describe Storytime::Version do

  it "creates a version when creating a Post" do
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 0
    user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, published_at: nil, user: user, draft_user_id: user.id, draft_content: "Testing 123")
    post.should_not be_published
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 1
    post.latest_version.should == Storytime::Version.last
    post.latest_version.content.should == "Testing 123"
    post.latest_version.user.should == user
  end

  it "publishes a post with latest_version content" do
    user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, published_at: nil, user: user, draft_user_id: user.id, draft_content: "Testing 123")
    post.should_not be_published
    post.content.should_not == "Testing 123"
    post.publish!
    post.should be_published
    post.content.should == "Testing 123"
  end

  it "returns the latest version content as draft_content" do
    user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, published_at: nil, user: user, draft_user_id: user.id, draft_content: "Testing 123")
    post.reload
    post.draft_content.should == post.latest_version.content
  end

  it "does not create a version when content does not change" do
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, published_at: nil, draft_content: "Testing 123")
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 1
    post.update(excerpt: "New Excerpt")
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 1
  end

  it "creates a version when content is updated" do
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, draft_content: "Testing 123")
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 1
    post.update(draft_content: "New Content")
    Storytime::Version.all.count.should == 2
    post.content.should == "New Content"
  end

  it "reverts to a previous version" do
    user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, user: user)
    version1 = Storytime::Version.last
    post.update(draft_content: "New Content", draft_user_id: user.id)
    post.content.should == "New Content"
    post.update(draft_version_id: version1.id)
    post.content.should == version1.content
  end
end


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Bernd Gretzinger of St. Albert Fire and Rescue Services. (St. Albert city photo)
Alberta fire chief suspended, wore blackface at off-duty costume party in 2016
Bernd Gretzinger of St. Albert Fire and Rescue Services has apologized for dressing up as musician Lenny Kravitz
Sep. 27, 2019 9:30 a.m.
The chief of a municipal fire department in Alberta has been suspended without pay for two weeks for wearing a blackface costume at a private party three years ago.
Bernd Gretzinger of St. Albert Fire and Rescue Services has apologized for dressing up as musician Lenny Kravitz at the party, which was before he was employed by the city.
Gretzinger says the images were posted on his personal Facebook page and were taken down last year.
He says he dressed up as Kravitz for the celebrity-themed party in 2016 because he is a fan of the rock star's music.
Gretzinger says no one at the party said anything to him about his costume or suggested it was in poor taste.
He says he posted an apology for the images earlier this month.
"I apologize if I hurt anybody with my actions. That was never the intent," Gretzinger said. "I'm devastated."
The City of St. Albert issued a release that doesn't name Gretzinger, but refers to the behaviour of a city employee while off duty.
"These actions were racially insensitive and not consistent with the culture of the City of St. Albert," said Kevin Scoble, the city's chief administrative officer.
"The employee has taken accountability for the mistake and is working to make amends."
Gretzinger was hired as the city's fire chief in January. He says he doesn't take issue with the suspension.
Blackface refers to when someone paints or alters their appearance to resemble someone with a different skin tone.
Its origins are rooted in early 19th-century American minstrel performances where white performers would paint their faces black and lips white as a caricature of black people.
Earlier this month, three images and one video surfaced of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface makeup taken between sometime in the 1990s and 2001. (CTV Edmonton)
'Some may perceive racism:' Experts complain about Alberta judge's comments


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Diana Clement: First lesson for students - learn to budget
1 Feb, 2014 8:30am
Living on mince and rice may get boring, so learn to cook a simple, decent meal. Photo / Thinkstock
By: Diana Clement
Your Money and careers writer for the NZ Herald
diana@wordfusion.com
Discovering how to manage money is a skill that will reap you rewards for the rest of your life — and there's plenty of help at hand
Thousands of young New Zealanders will be heading off to the big wide world of tertiary study for the first time this month. For many, success will come down to how well they handle their finances.
Student poverty is romanticised in our society, says Daniel Haines, president of the the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA). The reality is that the extreme financial distress a chunk of students find themselves in is no fun at all. It's extremely hard to live on a student allowance. But students, like other people, can make poor financial choices that compound their woes.
Those who master the art of money management will have a better time, however, than those who spend without thinking.
I have mixed my favourite student finance tips with some from organisations such as StudyLink, Sorted.org.nz, Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) and NZUSA, and recent graduates:
• Create a budget. Students have many financial choices to make. The great thing about the B-word is that it gives you insights into your spending and your financial behaviour. Following a budget can result in lifelong lifestyle changes. Students who don't budget will go on to be workers who don't budget. Even on a doctor's or an engineer's salary they may not be able to make ends meet if they don't know how to manage money. StudyLink's Sussed tool will give you an idea of the total weekly living expenses to do the course of your choice. Then go to sorted.org.nz to get started with a budget.
• Plan. If you can think beyond Friday night then you'll manage your money better. Plan your whole degree to avoid wasting money on unnecessary courses, says Paula Case, marketing adviser at Sorted.org.nz who is not long out of university. StudyLink general manager Susan Kosmala recommends students apply for loans and allowances as soon as they can because it can take about eight weeks for loans and allowances to be granted. Don't leave it until you get into a financial crisis.
• Apply for scholarships and grants. Not all scholarships and grants go to super-brainy students. For example, at MIT the South Auckland Health Foundation (SAHF) Scholarship offers up to $5000 to Counties Manukau residents who are willing to work in the region for two years upon graduation. The Betty Loughhead Soroptomist Scholarship offers variable amounts to female students aged over 25 who wish to train for a work-related course. Universities and polytechnics offer grants and vouchers to students who have exhausted all other means of making ends meet. Student associations also offer parcels and emergency hardship money, says Haines. Free or subsidised health and dental care are also available.
• Work. Work may be a four-letter word. But plenty of students work up to 20 hours a week. The University of Auckland recommends students work part-time for the experience. No student studies from 6am until midnight non-stop. Even if study is a 40-hour a week job, plenty of workers put in longer hours than that. One newly graduated AUT student who now works for a tertiary institution earned extra cash at one-off events such as rugby games and concerts. Student Job Search at SJS.co.nz has lots of part-time jobs for students. Many of the jobs on offer this week paid more than the minimum wage, with some, such as casual tutoring work, paying more than $20 an hour. "If you're really good academically, you can (also) tutor other students (at university)," says Case.
• Make money-saving a contact sport. Some people really enjoy the art of saving. Look for one way each week to spend less. Sometimes that requires a radical rethink of your approach to life - such as taking up cycling to save on transport costs. Shop for food at weekend markets such as Avondale, Takapuna and Otara. Make a point of finding out where the best student discounts are, and if you need whatever they're selling, shop there. A couple of Case's friends shared a room to save on costs. And she entered competitions to win things like food vouchers and pub tabs.
• Don't own a car. Cars and parking eat money. The best thing to do is walk, or ride your bike. Up to 15km each way for a cycle commute is quite do-able for most people. If really necessary use public transport.
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Too good to be true? Probably
• Manage your internet and telephone costs. Internet and phone bills eat into student money. Some pay as much as $100 a month for all-you-can-eat wifi and fall for the "free phone" rort that ends up costing hundreds of dollars more a year than the same phone bought up front but used on a basic $16 to $20-a-month pay-as-you-go package. Case used the university's wifi to cut down on internet costs at home. At least shop around. Flip.co.nz offers unlimited wifi and New Zealand landline calls for $85 a month.
• Move back home with your parents. This only works for students whose parents live in a main centre. If they do live locally, or you can switch universities, then it makes a lot of sense to live at home. Some students can live for free. It's probably better if parents charge a modest amount for living expenses to teach their young person some valuable money lessons.
• Spend less on groceries. Do the maths for a few weeks and work out what it costs to make certain meals. Those with a lot of packaged items, expensive meats, or gourmet ingredients that your parents take for granted may turn out to be quite expensive. Living on mince and rice every day may, however, get boring, so learn to cook and look up "grub on a grant" type recipes.
• Bring lunch. It's so easy and can save lots of money. The AUT graduate quoted above always bought her lunch, but realises now that it wasn't kind to her wallet. Eating out whether it's in the day or the evening is costly.
• Shop second-hand. Case always bought second-hand text books on Trade Me. Others swallow their pride and buy from op shops. "You can find some great bargains and Auckland's K Rd is a gem in this respect," says the AUT graduate. For that matter, don't shop at all. Most of the things we buy aren't necessities.
• Drink less booze. Alcohol costs a small fortune, even if you buy before you go out and pre-load as some students do. Don't be too hard on yourself, but limiting the number of times you go out per week or the amount that you drink each time will free up money and be good for your health.
• Check out the job opportunities. Don't study a profession which is already overrun with graduates. You need to know if your investment is going to pay off, says Kosmala. She recommends students look at the Occupation Outlook 2014. It shows at a glance the likely income and job prospects in various occupations.
• You don't have to spend it. Just because you can get a student loan doesn't mean you should or that you have to spend it all. It's best not to have the loan in the first place. You may, says Kosmala, be able to get $170 a week living costs. If you move home you'll have a lot less to pay back when you graduate. "It's about choices," she says.
• Learn from others. Ask other students how they make ends meet. They won't all be given it on a platter by their parents or be spending way beyond their means. Avoid those who have a chip on their shoulder or a half empty cup. Most universities have budget advisory services or can point students to a local one. The people who work in these services have seen it all. Your situation won't be unusual and they'll have useful suggestions.


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UN: African population projected to grow steadily
GENEVA - Sub-saharan Africa's population continues to grow steadily, at 2.5 times faster than the rest of the world, thanks to reduced mortality rates, increased fertility levels and international migration.
According to the 2019 United Nation's World Population Prospects Report, the region's population is projected to increase from 1.06 billion in 2019 to 1.4 billion in 2030 and 2.12 billion in 2050.
And by 2050, while Tanzania will be among the nine countries (including DR Congo, Ethiopia, and Egypt) expected to add the most people in the world, Nigeria will be the most populous in sub-Saharan Africa but second most in the world after India (with 273 million added people) with projections showing that it will add 200 million people to the world population.
The report says the sub-Saharan Africa region has grown at an average 2.3 per cent annually from 2015.
The projection shows that its countries combined will add over one billion people and "could account for more than half of the growth of the world's population between 2019 and 2050."
The continent's population is projected to continue growing through the end of the century. This is against a world population growth projection of 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.9 billion in 2100, according to the medium-variant projection.
By 2062, sub-Saharan Africa population is projected to surpass all other eight Sustainable Development Goals regions, including East and South-East Asia and Central and South Asia in size.
The report states that reduced mortality rates resulted in projected gains in life expectancy in all countries and regions.
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Our second day at Walt Disney World was all about dancing with Sofia the First, face paints, holding Cinderella's ACTUAL GLASS SLIPPER, singing with Anna and Elsa, some of the most incredible fireworks we've ever seen, and eating far too much amazing food (again).
We ate breakfast at The Mara, a restaurant within our hotel which was brilliant for budget and speedy eating, and then met in the lobby for our transfer to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Disney's Hollywood Studios was brilliant. If I had to choose my top three parks, it would definitely be up there, along with the Magic Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon (more on that tomorrow!).
We had an incredible morning which was kick started with a meet and greet with Sofia the First. Daisy was already a Sofia fan, and Evie most certainly was one when the time came to say goodbye. We also had heaps of fun playing on the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure. The girls hadn't seen the film (its now on our list for a future movie night!) but still loved it none the less and I thought it was just brilliant!
Next up we were lucky enough to be able to pay Cinderella's golden carriage a visit and Daisy and Evie got to hold her beautiful glass slipper. We were also able to enjoy virtually queue free access to rides like Toy Story Mania thanks to our FastPasses, which had been pre-loaded onto our MagicBands.
I've not mentioned our MagicBands before but they played a crucial part in our week at Walt Disney World. On check in at our hotel the girls, my Dad and I were issued with one each; they are secure, waterproof wrist bands which allow you to travel effortlessly around your hotel and the parks. They act as your hotel room key, allow you entry to theme and water parks, enable you to check in at FastPass+ entrances, connect Disney PhotoPass images to your Walt Disney World account and can also be used to charge food and merchandise purchases to your hotel room when registered with your credit card.
I would totally recommend pre-booking FastPass+ selections for popular attractions and character meets. You're limited to booking three at a time but once you've redeemed your initial three picks you can then head to a kiosk to choose three more. Although Disney go all out to make queuing bearable, nothing beats not having to queue at all, especially when queue jumping comes at no extra cost!
I also have to say that the new Disney Memory Maker service, available via either MagicBand or card, was one of the best parts of the trip for me. There are various PhotoPass locations throughout the Walt Disney World Resort where you can have your photo taken by professional photographers - on certain rides, meeting your favourite characters or standing in front of famous monuments like Cinderella Castle. Once you have had your picture taken, the photographer scans your band or card and the photographs are sent to your My Disney Experience account, so you can download and share digital copies of them all. I LOVED actually getting to be in photos with my family, as opposed to taking all the photos as usually happens!
The highlight of the day for Daisy and Evie was getting front row seats at the Frozen Sing-Along Celebration. It was a fantastic stage show starring Anna, Elsa, and newly appointed royal historians of Arendelle to retell the famous story.... with lots of audience participation of course and some super surprises too! We enjoyed the show so much we went on to watch the Voyage of the Little Mermaid straight afterwards, another short show perfect for children, which featured puppets, special effects, excerpts from the movie and, of course, Ariel herself!
That evening was spent at Epcot. We were treated to a feast of different cuisines from around the world, followed by the most incredible dessert party and a VIP viewing of IllumiNations from the edge of the World Showcase Lagoon. It was incredible.
This looks like a dream come true, I would love to go but think I will save it for when we have a family to share it with.


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Researchers develop new method for deriving 3-D protein structures from lab-designed DNA sequences, mutant genes
Sequencing the first human genome was a herculean effort that took 13 years, hundreds of researchers around the globe and billions of dollars.
Study uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the world's deadliest viruses to replicate
Viruses are masterful invaders. They cannibalize host cells by injecting their genetic material, often making thousands of copies of themselves in a single cell to ensure their replication and survival.
New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence
Nearly every fundamental biological process necessary for life is carried out by proteins. They create and maintain the shapes of cells and tissues; constitute the enzymes that catalyze life-sustaining chemical reactions; ...
Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia
The largest study to date of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Portugal and Spain) offers new insights into the populations that lived in this region over the last 8,000 years. The most startling discovery ...
Machine learning sheds light on the biology of toxin exposure
Exposure to potentially harmful chemicals is a reality of life. Our ancestors, faced with naturally occurring toxins, evolved mechanisms to detoxify and expel damaging substances. In the modern world, our bodies regularly ...
Molecular & Computational Biology
Researchers reveal active-state structure of popular drug target for blood pressure
Bringing a long quest to a satisfying conclusion, researchers have mapped the active-state structure of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, the target of widely prescribed drugs to regulate blood pressure and kidney function.
Ancient DNA analysis yields unexpected insights about peoples of Central, South America
An international team of researchers has revealed unexpected details about the peopling of Central and South America by studying the first high-quality ancient DNA data from those regions.
Scientists develop a way to monitor cellular decision making
The healthy function, or disease-fueling dysfunction, of any given organ stems from the behavior, or misbehavior, of the individual cells that make up that organ.
Scientists decipher the structure, key features of a critical immune-surveillance protein in humans
The human body is built for survival. Each one of its cells is closely guarded by a set of immune proteins armed with nearly foolproof radars that detect foreign or damaged DNA.
Researchers glimpse elusive stem cell in the early embryo
Stem cell researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital have, for the first time, profiled a highly elusive kind of stem cell in the early embryo—a cell so fleeting that it makes its entrance and ...


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A Lifetime of Holiness
On the occasion of the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yisrael Yitzchak Kalisch of Vorka zt'l
Torah Revolution in America
A short history of Jews in the United States(on the occasion of the day of the inauguration of the first Shul in New York - 'She'eris Yisrael', in the year 5490 / 1730).
Glory of a World Gone By
On the 20th of Nissan 4798/1038, Rabbi Hai Gaon, the last of the Geonim passed away.
Captain of the Ship
The Life and Times of Rabbi Menachem Zemba hy'd, Author of the Sefer 'Totzaot Chaim' and Martyr of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
the Yahrzeit of the 'Yad Ramah'
Rabbeinu Meir ben Todros haLevi Abulafia, more commonly known as the Ramah was a great scholar in both the revealed and hidden Torah.
Yarzheit of Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe
Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe, the author of the series "Alei Shur" was known as the Mashgiach.
the Yarzheit of the great Rabbi Simcha Mordechai Ziskind
The Yahrzeit of the Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron, the Gaon Rav Simcha Mordechai Ziskind Broide, author of the sefer 'VeSam Derech'
the Conquering of Massada
In southern Israel stands Massada, the great rock which was witness to the brave story of the Jews more than 2000 years ago.
the Fast of the First-born
The fast of the first born is in remembrance of Hashem's mercy on the Jews during the 10th plague of skipping over their houses and therefore sparing their first borns.
Yahrtzeit of the 'Beit Yosef'
On the 13th of Nissan, Rabbi Yosef Karo passed away. Rabbi Yosef wrote the book the Beit Yosef which is a comprehensive work on halacha.
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Shane Black portrayed the supporting character Rick Hawkins in 1987's "Predator," a slice of violent science fiction that, over time, has earned greater respect as an action film, thanks largely to the work of director John McTiernan.
With "The Predator" — the sixth film to feature a technologically advanced alien species that enjoys hunting humans for sport — Black steps behind the camera.
It's hard to see the same thing happening with Black's movie.
Black's intention, it would seem, was to throw a big, ol' "Predator" party. "The Predator" offers a mix of action and humor and never takes itself too seriously. But, like many a college kegger, it runs a bit off the rails, feels mostly like a waste of time and leaves you with little but a mild hangover when it's over.
"The Predator," written by Black and Fred Dekker ("The Monster Squad," "RoboCop 3"), has a member of the Yautja species, aka a "predator," being pursued to Earth by what turns out to be a bigger, badder, hybrid version of the aliens.
McKenna escapes with some powerful pieces of alien tech and ships them home to avoid the government getting and burying them, which probably isn't the smartest move on his part. That's because his son, Rory (Jacob Tremblay of "Room"), who's brilliant but on the autism spectrum and picked on by classmates due to his awkwardness, discovers and begins to use what he believes to be very fancy toys.
The government, represented by a ruthless CIA operative named Traeger — portrayed by talented "This Is Us" star Sterling K. Brown, who chews the scenery in a way that's kind of fun at first but grows entirely tiresome — does try to make McKenna the scapegoat for what happened south of the border. That lands him on a "looney bus" with other problematic soldiers.
The thrown-together unit that we know will be called upon to try to save the day consists of Nebraska (Trevante Rhodes, "Moonlight"), Lynch (Alfie Allen, "Game of Thrones"), Coyle (Keegan-Michael Key, "Keanu"), Baxley (Thomas Jane, "The Expanse") and Nettles (Augusto Aguilera, "Chasing Life").
Also fighting the predators and Traeger's men is Casey Bracket (Olivia Munn, "X-Men: Apocalypse"), a biologist with an interest in alien life who is recruited by Traeger and then, of course, betrayed by him. Despite the fact Casey seemingly has no military training or experience, she is somehow one of the more useful combatants against the aliens. But, hey, you gotta keep the babe around, right?
While Nettles' Biblical obsessions and attempts at flirtation with Casey are mildly amusing and the back-and-forths between Coyle and Baxley — who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome — produce a few chuckles, there's nothing special here.
The same is true when it comes to the action, real garden-variety fare, at best. Black never manages to pull you so deep into the affair that you feel like you're in the thick of the fight. Nor does he take things in such an over-the-top direction as to make the violence fun. The result is just a bland party dip.
That "The Predator" is sort of a pile of congealed slop isn't all that surprising, as it's largely what we've come to expect from Black. His 2016 effort, "The Nice Guys," had its moments but certainly didn't make the most of its dynamic starring duo of Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. And his previous work, 2013's "Iron Man 3," isn't likely to show up on a ranking of the top 10 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
To be fair, he probably could have used a bit of star power here. The most kind assessment of Holbrook ("Logan," "Gone Girl") in "The Predator" is he's serviceable as a leading man. However, while he exhibits a bit of charm and surely is a better actor than "Predator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger, he doesn't have the latter's screen presence. Holbrook just isn't the life of the party this party needs.
Of course, before the credits roll, Black and company set up a possible sequel. Undoubtedly, though, the film's studio, 20th Century Fox, will want to see how "The Predator" performs at the box office before sending out any invitations to the next bash.
Rated: R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, and crude sexual references.
Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes.


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Mervo Culinary Students Launch Their Own Pop-Up Burger Joint, 'Noisy Burger,' at Remington's R. House
Students hard at work on opening night for Noisy Burger.
Through next Tuesday, a group of industrious culinary students from Baltimore's Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School will be running their own burger joint in Remington. It's called Noisy Burger, and the food is delicious.
As soon as it was up and running on Wednesday, the pop-up eatery in Remington's R. House food hall was running like a well-oiled machine. Just over half a dozen students were working behind the counter, serving up four variations of burgers and fries to an eager and replenishing line of customers.
The venture is a partnership between a class of commercial baking students at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School (Mervo), a trade-focused magnet school that backs up to Lake Montebello, and the community-based group Noisy Tenants.
Chris Landrum, a 2005 Mervo graduate who co-founded Noisy Tenants with business partner Nicholas Mitchel, said he first began working with the students back in September. He and their teacher, Natasha Blake-McDowell, attend the same church, and she asked him if he would come work with her last-period work-study class.
Sitting down together on Mondays and Thursday, he and Mitchel first worked with the aspiring chefs to launch a Homecoming movie night and a Halloween candy drop-off event, Landrum said. A fair deal of planning went into each project, from proposal-writing to contacting vendors to marketing plans, to actually setting up the events.
The next step had to be a restaurant.
"We realized we were building towards something. These students had been in school for three years working in this trade, so what better way for them to kind of capstone it all with something that's directly related to it?" he said.
Initially, the class came up with concepts for pasta, a deli and an eatery serving different kinds of Hot Pockets, in addition to the burger joint. In a vote, burgers and fries won.
To come up with an original menu, Noisy Ventures brought in a food consultant to work with the seniors. "We kind of pushed it a little bit, had them try some flavors," Landrum said.
The one they conceived is perfectly simple with four options: A classic-style cheeseburger, a signature "Noisy Burger" with a tangy, but sweet house-made sauce and grilled onions, the "Mervo Burger" with Carolina–style gold barbecue sauce and crumbled bleu cheese – a play on the school's colors – and a turkey burger. There are also the fries, which are crispy and plentiful in a combo order.
Noisy Burger's signature Noisy Burger.
(I ordered the Noisy Burger, which was cooked perfectly, sitting on a golden brown bun and stacked alongside piled-high fries. It was superb.)
Noisy Burger's staff comprises its nine core seniors and eight to 10 juniors and sophomores from the commercial baking program, Landrum said. The largest shift crew was scheduled for Noisy Burger's opening night. That was a great choice, as the stand appeared to be about as busy as any other in R. House.
Proceeds from the venture will go to paying for supply and rental costs. Any additional revenue will go to the Greenmount West Community Center.
I'd highly recommend paying Noisy Burger a visit, both for good food and to support a worthwhile project. It'll be up and running through Tuesday, May 2, at R. House in Remington.
Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School
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Why an Old Bus?
26 November 2016 Bus Juan
So how did we decide to get an old bus? Why not a traditional motorhome, fifth wheel or Airstream?
When we decided to full-time RV around the country, we were convinced that we wanted to travel in a motorhome. We really wanted that experience of being in the motorhome as we traveled. The idea of traveling in a truck while pulling a trailer seemed less adventurous somehow. But, we were willing to give all options a fair assessment before just jumping in.
The first family we discovered that was traveling and homeschooling on the road had a big 43ft class C toy hauler to accommodate 6 kids and 2 adults. It was amazing! They had a series of videos on YouTube showing how they built out the garage with beds and storage, how they organized both the inside and storage bays, and how they lived day to day in their rig. We were pretty convinced that would work out perfectly for our large family as well. Built on a massive Ford F750 chassis with a big 300 HP CAT engine with an Allison 6 speed transmission, we thought it had just about everything we needed. One of the coolest features was a massive KING sized bed over the double cab. We were in love. We began the search for their exact RV - a 2008 Four Winds Fun Mover 42D. Unfortunately, even used these units sell for about $125,000: what a heartbreaker.
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As we researched more and started following other RVing families, we noticed that many of them traveled in fifth wheel trailers. These fifth wheels are amazing - like luxury apartments on wheels. Many even have two bedrooms or a toy hauler garage that could easily be converted to a bunk room. After visiting a few RV shows in Phoenix, we felt that a maybe a 5th wheel toy hauler was the way to go, although we still had reservations about driving a truck with 6 people. We really didn't want to stick a kid in the front of the truck with us. With four kids, it seems like the only time we can have a decent conversation is in the front seat while on a drive. And also, we like to hold hands ;).
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One motorhome that really caught our attention was the Jayco Seneca 37FS. A Super-c motorhome with a large diesel engine, decent sized bed over the cab, bunks, and a 10,000-pound hitch rating, it seemed like a perfect fit. Except for our wallet. Even used they were well north of $100,000.
Then we noticed a trend. It seemed like many families we followed were "downsizing" in one form or another. They were going from large motorhomes to smaller motorhomes, 5th wheels to Airstreams, even motorhomes to conversion vans. So many of the families we followed with large RVs complained about not being able to get into national parks and boondocking areas, and even about the limited space in regular RV parks. We had only recently been introduced to the idea of boondocking, but the idea appealed to us and influenced our decisions moving forward. (Boondocking is camping out "in the wild" with no hookups.) Visiting the national parks has been a big reason we want to take this adventure, so all of this "downsizing" really caught our attention. You could say we "downsized" before we even bought our first RV.
More research led us to the discovery that the magic number for camping inside many of the national and state parks is 35ft. If we could get an RV that is "35ft or less", that would allow us easier access to most of the national and state parks. Moving to "longer than 35ft" would make it much more difficult. We know that we could camp at an RV park near a national or state park, but we really want the experience of being inside the parks as much as possible.
We were also considering fresh water and holding tank sizes. Boondocking 101 - you need a lot of water. Since are hoping to boondock frequently and we have six people in our family, we need an RV than can hold a lot of water.
The last piece of information we were considering for a motorhome was the towing capacity. Most of the gas motorhomes have towing capacities of 5000 pounds. That's a bit of a problem because most tow vehicles that can seat the six of us will weigh over that limit. So, we shifted our focus to diesels that could tow 10,000 pounds.
By following folks on social media and YouTube, we tried to learn from their experiences and came up with a list of features we would like to have in our full-time RV:
35ft or less
Bunk beds in the back for the kids
100 gallons of fresh water
100 gallons of waste tanks
Solar with very large battery (again Boondocking 101)
Able to pull 10K pounds (for a tow vehicle)
After a lot of consideration and discussion, there were several things pulling us away from a fifth wheel or trailer. Although fifth wheels have the best layout, and many of them even have a quad bunkroom, they were just too long. The trailers didn't have big enough water tanks for our liking. And, we decided that traveling in a truck three big people across in front seemed like an unenjoyable venture for us.
So we narrowed it down to a 35ft motorhome with as many of the features listed above as possible.
Carrying capacity now became a major concern. Motorhomes are very heavy and they have limits on how much total weight they can carry. What we found is that in the 35ft range of motorhomes, once you fill up with water (which was usually only about 40 to 60 gallons), propane, and fuel, typically you are left with less than 1000 pounds for EVERYTHING else (including the weight of the six of us). Not to mention that most of the hitches on motorhomes this size are only rated for 5000 lbs.
Another alarming trend we were seeing was the frequency with which RV repairs had to be performed. Brand or style didn't seem to matter much-the one thing all RVs seem to have in common is stuff breaking or the RV itself breaking down. Most of our research seemed to indicate that about 15 years was the typical "service life" for an RV. This number seemed even lower when the RV is "full-time" or lived in - they do not seem to be designed to be used in this manner.
This is when we turned our attention to buses. Unlike RVs, buses are designed for constant operation, often carrying very heavy loads over long distances. It is not uncommon for a bus to travel half a million to 1 million miles before needing any major service!
Because bus companies want to be as profitable as possible - it makes sense that they would purchase the longest bus legally allowed. Laws have changed over the years and buses have grown with those laws from 35 ft to 40 ft and now to 45 ft. Finding a 35 ft bus proved to be a bit of a challenge. Most 35ft buses we were able to find were from 1965 and earlier: "vintage".
One bonus of these vintage buses is how cool they look. Corrugated metal, rounded edges, rivets, and shiny sides contribute to their unique retro style.
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We decided that a vintage bus was a better, more durable fit for our family. As mentioned earlier, buses are built to last - often being constructed of aluminum and stainless steel, with drivetrains heavily borrowed from long-haul trucks of their day.
These old buses also check off the majority of our list. They are diesel engine with a 10,000-pound hitch, have large water and holding tanks, have quite a bit of storage for a large battery and solar set up, have a huge carrying capacity, and we can reconfigure it to sleep everyone in our family. Surprisingly, the going rate for these old buses is anywhere from $10,000-$40,000, which would allow us some flexibility in doing a renovation. We definitely didn't want to go into debt for an RV, and we would have been pushing the limits of our budget with a lot of other options. The downside - trying to find a vintage bus in our area.
We knew that while there may have been easier options in the short term, we were willing to put in the hard work up front to get a longer term benefit: a good fit, customized for our family that we could afford.
The search was on!


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U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law: An Overview of Immigration Law under the Trump Administration
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In this CLE program, Professor Wildes takes a broad survey of immigration law, and reviews how foreign nationals immigrate to the United States, as well as how they fall out of legal status. He also looks at local issues from a mayor's point of view, such as drivers' licenses for undocumented foreign nationals, stacking, sanctuary cities, and how to spot fraudulent marriages. Finally, he concludes this CLE program by looking at how immigration policy has shifted in the Trump administration, and discusses the travel ban, as well as the status of DACA recipients, or the "Dreamers."
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Michael Wildes is a Managing Partner with the leading immigration law firm of Wildes and Weinberg PC in New York City and New Jersey. He serves as Counsel to Lincoln Center, the New York Cosmos and two international/corporate law firms. A former Federal Prosecutor with the United States Attorney's Office in Brooklyn (1989-1993), he has testified on Capitol Hill in connection with anti-terrorism legislation and is internationally renowned for his successful representation of distinguished individuals and corporate clients. Having represented the United States government in immigration proceedings, Michael Wildes is a frequent participant on professional panels and commentator on network television and radio with regard to corporate immigration law, employer sanction work and compliance.
His boutique law firm specializes exclusively in the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law. It was established in 1960 by his father Leon Wildes whose best-known accomplishment was his successful representation of John Lennon in his widely publicized deportation proceedings, the circumstances of which have inspired several films and documentaries. More than fifty years since its inception, the firm which now has offices in New York City and Englewood, New Jersey, continues to serve a distinguished domestic and international clientele and covers all areas of U.S. immigration law, including employment and investment-based immigration, work permits, permanent residence for qualified individuals, family-based immigration, asylum applications and all temporary and permanent- type visas.
Michael represents many performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors/actresses, athletes, race car drivers, fine artists, art dealers, curators, and literary agents. Some of his recent clients include famed artist Sarah Brightman, Miss Universe 2008, 2009, and 2010 as well as soccer icon Pele and the staff and players of the newly resurrected New York Cosmos.
Mr. Wildes also served two terms as the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey and was a member of the New Jersey Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigration.


A SCHEME offering West Midland jobhunters free travel passes to help them back into work has won the backing of MP Steve McCabe.
Centro-WMPTA's Work-Wise initiative gives unemployed people up to £150-worth of free travel passes to help them get to and from interviews and their new job.
Mr McCabe met Work-Wise staff during a visit to Jobcentre Plus at Broad Street, in Birmingham city centre. The initiative has helped more than 4,200 unemployed people across the West Midlands since it was launched four years ago.
But it has been funded on a temporary basis from a number of different sources including Centro-WMPTA, local authorities in Birmingham, Solihull and Walsall, Advantage West Midlands and the Birmingham Local Strategic Partnership.
Now there are hopes of funding it permanently.
Mr McCabe (Lab, Hall Green) said: "Job seekers often find transport can be a significant barrier in their efforts to get back to work but WorkWise helps them overcome those hurdles.
"It is a big help to those who get work but would otherwise struggle with the cost of getting to and from that job, particularly if they have to wait a month or more for their first pay packet.
"WorkWise is a deserving scheme and a good example of partnership working and I will be meeting with Caroline Flint, the minister for employment, to discuss future funding."


Burned. Who knew the Galapagos were literally sitting right below the sun?
Well, it was worth a little chance of melanoma. We got to see marine iguanas the size of nutrias, blue-footed boobies, and other crazy species of life.
Our kind host set us up this morning with a delicious breakfast and pointed us in the direction of the beach. After many hours of wildlife observation and swimming, Ransom met a new friend and spent the afternoon with her while Steph and I headed into town in search of aloe Vera. The most potent batch possible.


With about two months to go before the release of the Xbox One and PS4, there's been a lot of buzz about the performance capabilities of both next-gen consoles. A new article over at Edge has sources apparently familiar with developing for both consoles saying that Sony's upcoming hardware is more powerful. But the difference in power might not matter much, at least not at launch.
Our contacts have told us that memory reads on PS4 are 40-50 per cent quicker than Xbox One, and its ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) is around 50 per cent faster. One basic example we were given suggested that without optimisation for either console, a platform-agnostic development build can run at around 30FPS in 1920×1080 on PS4, but it'll run at "20-something" FPS in 1600×900 on Xbox One. "Xbox One is weaker and it's a pain to use its ESRAM," concluded one developer.
One source even suggested that enforcing parity across consoles could become a political issue between platform holders, developers and publishers. They said that it could damage perceptions of a cross platform title, not to mention Xbox One, if the PS4 version shipped with an obviously superior resolution and framerate; better to "castrate" the PS4 version and release near-identical games to avoid ruffling any feathers.
That idea gets a pushback in the very next sentence, though. It's a good thing to remember that both consoles will still have last-minute tweaks to the various parts that make them work. (In fact, Microsoft's already changed up the guts of the Xbox One at least twice already.) Of course, none of these performance claims will be verifiable until the PS4 and Xbox One actually come out. And, even then, launch-window games won't necessarily be the best examples of what the new machines are capable of. The shiniest experiences for either console are probably still a ways off and will come only when developers have had more time to get familiar with the quirks of both.


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Paul Hall says his side 'showed what they can do' after QPR mount second half comeback to win against Charlton
The Hoops were 3-0 down at half-time, but mounted a spectacular comeback to secure a 5-4 win in a thrilling encounter at the Valley.
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QPR under-23s boss Paul Hall says that his side showed what they could do after a disappointing start in their victory over Charlton Athletic.
Speaking to GetWestLondon after the game, Hall praised his side for showing their resilience.
QPR under-23s fight back from 3-0 down to win 5-4 in thrilling clash with Charlton
He said: "We had a lot of the pressure, a lot of the play and found ourselves a few goals down, but I think the boys showed a resilience today, it's about using what happened to develop. I didn't really feel that we should have been 3-0 down, but three chances from Charlton led to three goals, it's as simple as that.
"We made a few adjustments and asked them to go out there and show us how good they were and to start taking their chances because we can't allow a team to get a 3-0 head-start, it just shouldn't happen. We just had to make sure the boys came out to do what we asked them to, and achieve what they're capable of, and achieve the standards they set for themselves."
EastEndersThe twist for Phil Mitchell in tonight's episode had viewers speculating his next steps
Heathrow AirportHeathrow and Gatwick: Latest Covid travel rules for Greece, Spain, and Italy as France reopens borders to UK travellers againBritish travellers had not been allowed without an essential reason over the festive period
'I watched On the Buses for the first time and it was like travelling back in time'
London StoriesIt's a classic glimpse of a lost working class London
'I was a contestant on The Chase and won £6000 - and I couldn't believe how hard Bradley Walsh works'
ITVMyLondon speaks to a previous The Chase contestant to find out what goes on behind the scenes
M25 traffic live: Updates as multi-car crash involving lorry slows traffic
AccidentAt least two cars are thought to be involved in the crash


The lives of the saints point us to God and their prayers encourage us to be open and honest in our own praying. When we cannot find the right words to say, the simplicity and directness of their prayers will help us articulate our deepest longings to God. When we feel that God is silent, this collection of striking, honest and memorable prayers will teach us to discern God's loving purpose for us.


Pathway lighting fixtures are designed to be installed next to driveways, walkways, and pathways.
Landscape Lighting can be used as accent lights to showcase your yard, garden or architectural features of buildings or homes.
LED lights use 75% less electric that can add up greatly in savings so you can enjoy the light without paying the added costs on your electric bill.
Landscape lighting can be very affordable. You will not need an electrical contractor as long as an outdoor outlet is available.
High quality low voltage landscape lighting can be designed with many different fixtures to make your landscape and architecture that much more impressive. And there is no difference in the amount of light projected or in the quality and look of the fixtures compared to conventional landscape lighting.