We're very excited to kick off 2017 with our new fitness guru, Haley! She will be an integral part of our health and wellness program, which is one of the reasons our GulchLife services is so successful.
Haley grew up right outside of Nashville in Franklin, TN and has been living in the heart of Nashville for the past 3 years. Her fitness journey began at age 16 when she was hired at a local gym to run the smoothie bar. It was there when she first realized the rewards of working out and the euphoric feeling achieved by giving 100% in the gym.
Soon she was competing in fitness competitions, pageants and teaching spin and circuit classes! The next thing you know, she became a group fitness instructor at the nationally acclaimed Barry's Bootcamp in the Gulch. Now she teaches at various studios in Nashville as well as one-on-one sessions.
After all that time and hard work, Haley realized fitness was not only her passion but a way of life. The ability to help others achieve their goals and change their lives really impacted her own fitness journey.
Haley brings a lot of energy to her Barry's Bootcamp classes so we can't wait for our residents to experience her passion here at Pine Street Flats!
Learn a little more about Haley with this Q&A.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAINING: My favorite thing about training is seeing people's results and watching them progress. Watching people become more confident, comfortable and happy is very rewarding.
WHAT'S YOUR FITNESS MOTTO: My motto is to never give up! Fitness is a journey and a life style. Always remember mind over matter. Your body won't go where your mind doesn't push it.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR AT PSF: I am ecstatic about the opportunity to be PSF's trainer! I am really looking forward to meeting new people and being able to help new friends achieve any fitness goals they have!
Since being around Pine Street, I have noticed a great sense of community, and every person I have met has been positive and up lifting. I am most excited about becoming a part of the Pine Street community and working with everyone to obtain incredible results.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE GULCH: I love so many things about the Gulch it is difficult to choose my favorite thing, but if I had to pick it would be Barry's. I love being able to work with my friends, train with my friends and see everyone grow every day. I love having positive energy and people around to help push me to be a better version of me.
Haley, we're excited for you to push US to be better versions of ourselves!
Get to know more: Instagram, website under construction.


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A few errands to carry out in downtown. A couple hared past on their Triumph Scrambler. It looked like the ideal cool-tool for urban transport.
Michigan Avenue onto Lake Shire Drive. Those pipes look spiffing.
Mirrored view not bad too.


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Did you notice it? The amazing one-handed touch pass by Marc Gasol, which he made while Brendan Haywood blatantly shoved him in the back? Yeah, that was some Jason Kidd sh!t from a seven-foot mammoth of a human being. I've long been aware of Marc Gasol's ability to make delicate, point-guardly passes, but I'm still thoroughly impressed right now. This may have been his best dime yet.
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To celebrate the release of the new Disney Winnie the Pooh movie 'Christopher Robin', I wanted to make one of my favourite Winnie the Pooh characters into macarons!
I have loved and been a fan of Eeyore since I was young, I still have a toy Eeyore which sleeps on my bed with me (yes, I am 21)- haha! Only seemed right to make him first.
These macarons are a blueberry Eeyore macaron, with a blueberry filling, decorated with my homemade royal icing. Yummy!!!
These macarons are easy & simple to make, which come out with perfect feet (risen base of a macaron which macarons are known for)!
I had so much fun making these adorable, yet delicious Eeyore macarons.
I chose to colour him a lovely purple just like in the original cartoon, but if you wanted, you could add a hint of blue for a more classic look.
These macarons would be perfect for special occasions, Birthday's or to make & enjoy for the new 'Winnie the Pooh' movie! I am so excited to see it!
Make sure you leave a macaron spare for Eeyore to enjoy, I'm sure he'll love them too!
Step 2- Place the chickpea brine into a mixing bowl and whizz up on high until fluffy, then add in the cream of tartar.
Step 4- Sift and fold in the ground almonds & icing sugar.
Step 5- Separate a small amount of batter into a separate bowl.
Step 6- Leave the small amount of batter plain white and add some purple food colour to the large amount of batter.
Step 7- Line a baking tray with grease proof paper.
Step 8- Transfer the mixtures into piping bags and pipe 3-4-inch round circles of the purple batter on the lined tray, then swirl the tip off to one side.
With the white, add half a circle for the snout and more purple for the ears (as in the photo below).
Step 9- Tap the tray firmly against counter 2 or 3 times to release any air bubbles.
ALLOW THE MACARONS TO STAND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR 1 HOUR, until you can touch the top of the macaron and no batter comes off on your finger.
Step 10- Heat the oven to 110 degrees c.
I like to bake my macarons on 2 baking trays (stacked) as this helps them get feet which macarons are known for.
Pop the macarons into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until they are set but not brown.
Step 11- Once they've baked, turn off the oven and leave the macarons in the oven to cool slightly (around 5 minutes).
Step 1- In a bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter on high then add in icing sugar, blueberry jam and purple food colour.
Add milk if it's too thick. You want the filling to be light and fluffy so it doesn't break the macarons.
Step 2- Transfer the filling into a piping bag fitted with a round tip nozzle.
I decorated my macarons with royal icing details.
Get my quick & easy vegan royal icing recipe here.
These macarons are simply adorable!


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Marcus Rivero, a trailblazer in cleat customization, has teamed up with adidas to lace the Miami Hurricanes in something special for one of the biggest games of the season.
Better known as Soles By Sir, Rivero is customizing cleats for the team's Sep. 19 showdown against Nebraska, the latest chapter in an unlikely rivalry that began in 1951. The most memorable matchup between the schools occurred in 2002, when the Hurricanes topped the 'Huskers 37-14 in the Rose Bowl to win the national championship.
As part of the project, each player on the roster will receive a personalized 1-of-1 design. Rivero, a Miami alum, also designed cleats for the Hurricanes when adidas officially announced its 12-year pact with the school in January.
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When is the film adaptation of Motley Crue's notorious tell-all book The Dirt going to come out? The question has come up a number of times in recent years as the project has been shifting through the hands of various directors and writers. It has now been reported that the movie is negotiating a new home with Netflix.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Dirt looks to be projected to land in the hands of the major movie and television streaming platform. Jeff Tremaine, director of the Jackass films, has been linked with the project since November of 2013 as is said to still be on board.
When we spoke with Tremaine in 2014, he discussed the challenge of translating such a massive story into a movie. "That's been difficult. That's been our struggle but first and foremost The Dirt has just such a point of view, such a distinct voice. We want to make sure we are making The Dirt, not just a rock movie," he began. "The Dirt is separate from all the other rock books that I've ever read that's just thinking they really nailed each guy's voice. You really felt like they were telling a first hand account of what happened. It was honest and that is what I really [want to] guard and make sure that is the movie we are taking in."
Paramount was previously attached to the film, followed by Focus Features who signed on in January of 2015. The staff reportedly includes script writers Rich Wilkes and Tom Kapinos, producers Julie York, Erik Olsen and Allen Kovac, executive producers Chris Nilsson, Steven Kline, Rick Yorn and all four members, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee as well as Amanda Adelson on as co-producers.
At the tail of 2015, Vince Neil had said The Dirt "should be out in the summer of 2016," but as of now there is no projected date for release.


Southview Guest House Guest HouseThe Southview is a licensed guest house with 10 ensuite bedrooms comprising of 5 superior rooms with ensuite spa baths or body jet showers and a fabulous contemporary king-sized 4-poster room, along with 4 smaller classic ensuite bedrooms.
We are situated in a quiet cul-de-sac location within 2 minutes walk of the bars/restaurants and shops of Windermere village centre.
There is an honesty bar in the resident's lounge offering a selection of beers, wines, and soft drinks in an informal and relaxed atmosphere (open till 10:30pm).
Wireless internet access is available in all bedrooms.
Southview Guest House sometimes limits bookings to 2 or more days.
Extensively refurbished comfortable double bedded accommodation with full ensuite, shower, washbasin and WC. Flat screen TV, complimentary tea and coffee, radio alarm clock, hairdryer and toiletries.
Classic Double sometimes limits bookings to 3 or more days.
Comfortable twin-bedded accommodation (can also be a Super King Double on request) with full en suite shower, washbasin and WC. Colour TV, complimentary tea/coffee facilities, radio alarm clock, hairdryer and toiletries.
Classic Twin sometimes limits bookings to 3 or more days.
Contemporary 4-poster, king-size, room with en suite shower, with body jets, WC and washbasin. This large room benefits from full-size TV, DVD player, alarm radio, hairdryer and toiletries.
King-size 4-pos sometimes limits bookings to 2 or more days.
High quality furnishings, fabrics and furniture in this larger room. Full en suite spa bath with shower over, WC and full-size basin. Full size TV & DVD, radio alarm, hairdryer.
Superior Double sometimes limits bookings to 2 or more days.
Leave M6 jct 36 and follow A590/A591 to Windermere. At the Windermere Hotel, turn left into the town centre, pass the Tourist Information Office and Cross Street is 2nd on the left. South View's car park is at the very end.
Weekend was book for a birthday gateway.
Lovely and clean guest house and great breakfast.


According to statistics, over 75% of individuals age 65 and older will need some sort of long-term care as they age. Furthermore, there are a lot of misconceptions and a general lack of understanding and education about long-term care.
They don't understand the full scope of long-term care.
They can't estimate the costs associated with long-term care.
They have no idea what their own needs will be in the future.
They don't have much of a clue about how they will pay for everything they and their family members will need.
Evidence has shown that nearly 80% of Americans acknowledge the increasing need for long-term care arrangements. However, less than half of those people have taken any steps towards preparing for the impact and expense of the care. According to a study by Genworth Financial, most Americans also want to live a very long life (92 years was the average response), but they fear becoming a burden on their loved ones almost five times more than death itself!
What it comes down to is that the impact of long-term care is universal — everyone ages regardless of race, color, creed, socioeconomic status, etc.
Family members often become the caregivers for their elderly relatives. While this may sound like a great option in terms of remaining close with your relative and in control of their care, it can cause unnecessary stress and financial burden on the other family members.
Long-term care is also wrought with financial stress when it comes to families making financial decisions. For those hoping to rely on government programs for long-term care, remember that Medicare only covers up to 100 days of long-term care and usually requires co-payments. After these benefits cease, the family is on the hook for the remaining costs which could be upwards of $100,000 annually.
More often than not, a woman becomes the family's caregiver. Despite the fact that they generally outlive men by at least five years, most women spend their resources caring for their spouses and parents at the detriment of their savings and ability to care for themselves in the future. Long-term care is a woman's issue that needs to be carefully considered as part of any woman's financial plan.
Women also need to decide which types of long-term care arrangements they'd like to have for themselves and their family, and they need to specifically plan for those expenses. Doing so will ensure they're more capable of paying the bills that will inevitably begin to roll in.
We're all living longer and long term care insurance is necessary for just about everything it appears. It will lead to all of us having to take a long hard look at our finances to try and figure it out.
My plan: A small article on the back side of the local newspaper will read..
"92 year old great grandmother with terminal health cancer accidentally stepped out in front of speeding bus. Witnesses say she apparently could not see well, and with her terrible limp, mistook the bus for the curb.


Private transfer from airport to hotel. Free time at leisure.
Use Metro Day pass. Start full day Taipei City Tour with guide.
Visit Longshan temple (the oldest temple in Taipei), Ching Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 and observatory (the tallest building in Asia and second tallest building in the world), and the National Palace Museum (the largest museum for Chinese treasure collection), night market in the evening.
*Transport by metro, taxi, and public bus. Entrance fees are included.
Meet your guide at hotel lobby. Have one day Yangmingshan national Park tour.
Yangmingshan National Park,a mountainous area where visitors can find charming waterfalls, volcanic craters, picturesque lakes, terraced rice paddies, and steaming hot spring. The profusion of cherry and azalea blossoms in the spring, and cool, fresh mountain air in the summer are added attractions. You will be visiting Hsiaoyukeng, Chingtienkang (soft trekking about 1~2 hours) and Lengshuikeng today.
*Hsiaoyukeng is at an elevation of 800 meters and contains a host of volcanically-created fumaroles, sulfur crystals, hot springs, and landslides. Sulfur vents noisily spew forth gases, and hot springs discharge endless streams of boiling water. The bright yellow sulfur crystals that can be seen here are exceptionally lovely.
*Chingtienkang is a terrace formed by lava flowing to the north from Mt. Chukao. This flat area is today an undulating grassland several kilometers across surrounded on all sides by mountain peaks.
*Lengshuikeng (Cold Water Pit) contains Taiwan's sole bed of precipitated sulfur. Sulfurous fumes vented in the bed of this marshy lake turn the water murky. After gradually precipitating, the sulfur forms whitish-yellow or pale gray layers in the lake bed. Popularly known as Milk Lake, the lake is only approximately 40°C in temperature, and not the 90°C or more found in some hot springs.
*Transport by taxi and bus (inside National Park).
Take Taroko Express, a tilting train named after the 12-mile long Taroko Gorge where the indigenous Truku tribe resides.
Running on the existing narrow gauge tracks, which is about 3 feet and 6 inches wide that is about 1,067mm with a maximum speed of 95 miles per hour, The Taroko Express has reduced the travel time between Taipei and Hualien from 3 to 2 hours.
English speaking assistant will company you to Taipei train station by taxi. Take Puyuma/Taroko Express on your own. Arrive Taroko around noon.
Have Taroko Gorge tour with local English speaking driver guide for the whole afternoon.
Visit Tunnel of Nine Turns, Swallow Grotto, and Eternal Spring Shrine with local English speaking driver guide.
Overnight inside Taroko National Park.
*Transport by taxi, train, private car.
Free on your own at Taroko Gorge.
Strongly recommend to have soft tracking in Taroko Gorge National Park.
Take hotel shuttle car to Haulien Train station and take train to New Zuoying Station (in Kaohsiung). About 5.5 hours on the train.
Then take Kenting express from Zuoying High speed railway Station. About 2 hours to Kenting.
*transport by train and bus.
Meet your guide at hotel lobby. Have one day Kenting National Park tour.
*The Kenting Forest Recreation Area is a tropical botanical garden. It is also called the Kenting botanical garden or Kenting Park because of its densely wooded forest and its natural beauty.
*Sheding Nature Park, with a total of 128.7 hectare wide, is right beside the Kenting Forest Recreation Area. Trees inside the park that grow on reefs are naturally miniature-trees-and-rockery-shaped under the strong blow of northeasterly monsoon climate. One cannot but admire the extremely outstanding of the great nature.
*Eluanbi Park, a fiord located at the most southern part of Taiwan Island, is famous for its lighthouse. The Kuroshio Current causes the powerful ocean current of this area. Coral reef rocks stand in great number beneath the lighthouse. It is a park with dense forest and various species of wild lives could be seen here.
*Eluanbi Lighthouse, in 1882, for the sake of cursing safety, the government employed a British technician to build a lighthouse at Eluanbi. The building-up process was under constant invasion by local aborigines; therefore, the lighthouse was armed with cannon and embrasure. Moreover, they trenched the edges of the lighthouse and a garrison was stationed in it. The Eluanbi Lighthouse is one of the armed lighthouses in the world.
*Lungpan Grass land & Hanging cliff: Lungpan is a huge area of grassland that stretches to the horizon. On its east side is the Pacific Ocean. This area is made of coral reef cliff, and there are limestone caves underneath the red topsoil. It's better to visit this place before dawn or at dusk because it's the best time for you to enjoy the sunrise, the sunset, the afterglow and the starry night sky.
Free on your own in the morning.
Take high speed rail to Chiayi (about 40 mins), the foot of Alishan.
*Transport by car, train, and taxi.
Meet your driver guide at hotel lobby.
Head to Alishan by car (about 3.5 hours).
Have soft trekking in famous Alishan Giant Tree area. These trees are thousands years old.
*Transport by private car or train.
In the early morning, catch the famous Alishan sunrise train to enjoy sunrise.
After breakfast, have soft trekking in Alishan.
14:00 After lunch, head to Sun Moon Lake. Stop at Tatachia (in Yushan National Park) for 30 mins on the way to Sun Moon Lake.
18:00 Arrive Sun Moon Lake.
*Transport by train and private car.
Take a lake cruise to enjoy the beauty of Sun Moon Lake. Visit Wen Wu Temple.
After lunch, take coach to Taipei. It will take about 4 hours to Taipei. Transfer to hotel in Taipei with guide.
Today is free and easy for clients to explore Taipei the way they like it.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel (or the hotel will prepare a breakfast box for the early departure clients). The private driver (no guide) will meet the clients at the hotel lobby at the time TBA and transfer to Taoyuan Airport. Wave goodbye to Taiwan.
Luggage on train and bus is limited. Please travel light.
All rates are valid from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, except the blackout dates and consecutive holidays Christmas & New Year's Day 23-31 Dec 2018; 15-20 Feb 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year; 28 Feb 2018; 04-08 Apr 2018 Tomb Sweeping Day; 16-18 June 2018 Dragon Boat Festival; 22-24 Sep 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival; 10 Oct 2018 National Day); Alishan 15Mar-15Apr Cherry blossom; Swimming Festival in Sun Mon Lake Sep 2018(TBA); summer school holiday 28 Jun~ 31 Aug 2018; Taroko Marathon end of week Nov – first of week Dec 2018; prices will be by request and will be adjusted. Please confirm before booking.
Program is based on English speaking guide. For other languages, please contact us, a surcharge may apply.


Hey Guys and Gals…The rumors are true...On this festive day of party song clips and album artwork covers also comes some bummer news. Greg, our dear friend and guitar player, has decided to exit the Zebrahead train. As most of you know, Greg has a young daughter and family at home in Atlanta. And, being away from them all the time is just too tough. We completely understand and support his decision. Being a dad is the most important mission anyone can have. Greg will always be a part of the Zebrahead family…we love him…and we will miss him!!!!!!!!!!!
But with this sad news comes something to celebrate - Dan from Death By Stereo has jumped aboard! Many of you have seen Dan's shredding skills while filling in for Greg on a couple Zebrahead tours and we've given you just a quick sample of his work in the recent sneak peeks. But, if you have any doubts about Dan's ability to fill Greg's very big shoes, we think you'll be blown away when you hear him on the new album. Please help us welcome Dan into the MFZB family and let Greg know he will be missed.
they say all good things must come to an end. and they do, they do. and so my baby, i never thought that we do too. in a decision to spend more time at home and not miss out on any of the little joys of watching my daughter grow up, i am announcing my departure from the band i helped create and build for the last fifteen plus years. i will always cherish the many memories and look back at these years with great fondness. i would like to thank all the fans who bought a record, came out to a show, or just listened to and enjoyed our music. all of you made it possible for me to live out an improbable dream. i'd like to thank all of the bands with whom we shared a stage, with a special shout out to all the past and present members and crew of Reel Big Fish. with over two hundred show played together, they gave us the opportunity to win new fans on three different continents, always treated us with more respect than we probably deserved, and really taught us how to tour on both a financial and personal level. i'd like to thank some behind the scenes people like frenchy, yoko, and bernie. a career in this industry would have never been possible without your belief in us. but most all, i would like to thank ali, ben, ed, matty, and justin for riding this crazy roller coaster for the past decade and a half with me. it's been one hell of a ride! i wish you guys many more years of success with dan. he's an amazing guitarist and an awesome dude!
i would like to invite everyone to check out my latest endeavor, gatsby records. http://gatsbyrecords.com/, http://facebook.com/gatsbyrecords, @gatsbyrecords i hope to bring to life the dreams of many new artists in the years to come, and give them the same opportunity all of you have given me.


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The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12-C), 28 July 2019
Hosea 1:2–10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6–15, (16–19) Luke 11:1–13 Genesis 18:20–32 Psalm 138
by Robert McDonald
Discussion of the Texts:
This week of the Lectionary introduces us to a new minor prophet during Year C: Hosea. We continue the trend of two options for the first reading from the Hebrew Bible, depending on whether the liturgy will focus on various historical and narrative themes which begin in Year A or we wish to thematically pair a reading with the Gospel reading (Luke 11 in this case).
Assuming we go with the first options from the Hebrew Bible, Hosea 1 and Psalm 85, we are met with the aforementioned Hosea. Prophesying during the period of the divided monarchy, Hosea's "central concern is Israel's loyalty to God" (Theodore Hiebert, "Hosea: Introduction," The Access Bible, 1211). The reading for today sets the stage for Hosea to speak out against Israel through the metaphor of infidelity: Hosea is known best for using the image of an unfaithful wife, the former prostitute Gomer, to illustrate how Israel (represented by Gomer) has been unfaithful to God (represented by Hosea).[1] The reading for today begins with the marriage of Hosea and Gomer (Hos. 1:2), followed by the births of their three children: Jezreel (1:2–5), Lo-ruhamah (1:6–7), and Lo-ammi (1:8–9). Each child was named for the judgment passed down from God: "Jezreel," translated as "God sows," was named for a valley northwest of Samaria, the capital of Israel; "Lo-ruhamah" translates as "not pitied," referring to how God would cease showing pity to Israel (1:6); and "Lo-ammi" means "I am not yours," speaking to how God would no longer call Israel their people (1:9). But God nevertheless affirms through the prophet that Israel will remain a people of God (1:10). This brings us to Psalm 85, a "communal prayer for help" (J. Clinton McCann Jr., "Psalms 85," 807). Whereas Hosea condemns Israel for its iniquities, the psalmist of Psalm 85 affirms the mercy of God, imploring God to restore their people (Psalm 85:4). The psalm consistently affirms God's "steadfast love" (85:7, 10) because God "will give what is good" (85:12). According to McCann, this psalm was likely written during Israel's post-exilic period, which explains the hopeful nature of the author's words — the return from the exile was likely not what the people believed that it would be (McCann, "Psalms 85," 807).
In lieu of Hosea, we could instead continue to read Genesis 18, following the optional reading of the previous week (i.e., Gen. 18:1–10a). The reading for today consists of Abraham's dialogue with God regarding the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah: "Then the LORD said, 'How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me; and if not, I will know'" (Gen. 18:20–21). What we hear is Abraham bargaining six times with God to not destroy the cities on account of the fewest possible numbers of righteous individuals in the cities: "Abraham came near and said, 'Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?'" (18:23). Abraham is able to talk God down from fifty righteous individuals (18:24–26) to forty-five (18:28) and further, all of the way to ten righteous individuals (18:32).[2] As we all know, the righteous of the city included only Lot, his wife, and their daughters, but Abraham sought to save the cities from God's judgment. Given the graciousness of God, Psalm 138 acts as a "song of thanksgiving" (McCann, "Psalm 138," The Access Bible, 851). Similar to Psalm 85, Psalm 138 is a psalm of thanksgiving, with the psalmist consistently affirming the goodness of God in spite of the struggles they experience.
Turning now to the reading from the Christian New Testament, we continue our reading from Colossians. This particular reading seems to reaffirm what Abraham Smith asserts as a key aim for the author: to counter an apparent heresy within the church of Colossae (Smith, "Colossians: Introduction," The Access Bible, 1972). The author[3] of the letter asserts the primacy of Christ over human knowledge, stating: "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ" (Col. 2:8). Affirming a high Christology (2:9), the author tells the church of Colossae that they need only their faith in Christ. The optional section, verses 16 through 19, recalls the famous dispute between Paul and Peter regarding whether Gentiles needed to follow the Mosaic Law, especially the dietary restrictions (for example, see Galatians 2 and 2 Peter 3). This leads us to the reading from Luke — the Lord's Prayer (see Matthew 6:9–13). What is interesting in this version of the Prayer is that the use of "Father' (Luke 11:2) is term not of authority but of intimacy (David L. Tiede, "Luke," The Access Bible, 1768). In a way, this reading is a contrast to Colossians: where the latter discounts human knowledge, the Gospel extols it by highlighting how those who ask and seek will attain what they are looking for (Luke 11:10). In either case, there is a call to have faith.
Process Theology and the Texts:
This week is another which does not readily present themes of process. Perhaps the strongest themes are those found in the Psalms and the Gospel reading. In the first place, we see in Psalm 85, especially verses 7 and 11, speak of God's "steadfast love." In particular, "[v]erse 11 suggests the whole earth, from ground to sky, will be permeated by God's gracious presence and purposes, yielding what is good (v. 12; 84.11)" (McCann, "Psalms 85," 808; italics in original). The element of process thought here is that God does not privilege humanity over-and-above the rest of Creation — humans are distinct, but God's grace is given to all creatures. Psalm 138 is similar in its emphasis on the grace of God. How we connect it to process thought is that God "regards the lowly" (Ps. 138:6). What is more, God preserves all who work for the will of God (138:7).
Preaching the Texts:
I "made" Cursillo when I was still a Catholic seminarian in May 2007. I am grateful that I made Cursillo with the Diocesan Movement of Erie, PA rather than the National Cursillo Movement (the NCM was Catholic-only at the time, whereas the Erie Cursillo Movement was open to anyone who wanted to attend — I worked a weekend with an atheist turned Catholic deacon). Without giving away too much, there is a song which tugged at the heartstrings in 2007 and continues to do so: John Michael Talbot's "Hosea." I mention this because I think it would be an appropriate hymn for today. In addition, despite the patriarchal nature of Hosea, the general theme of being called back to God is a powerful theme to preach on in the United States (and the West, generally).
Speaking of Hosea, there are many points of departure for preaching. One of interest is that of the theme of loyalty to God. Here is a question; what does this loyalty entail? I think we can all readily recall all of the passages from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament which discuss love of God and love of neighbor. Simplistically, loyalty to God would entail whole-hearted devotion which does not name any other "gods." On a deeper level, we may consider the words of another minor prophet: "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God" (Joel 2:13). Loyalty to God, I would suggest, entails metanoia — a change of heart. As is said later in Hosea: "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6).
One additional point for preaching is connected to how Hosea criticizes the religious scene of Israel (Hiebert, "Hosea: Introduction," 1211; see Hos. 2:8, 13, 16). Consider how we in the US, during the month of July, celebrate "Independence Day" — how far do we go to hide behind nationalism and xenophobia when we celebrate the claim that the United States is the greatest country in the world? The fact is that nationalism — "love of country" — can and often does become an inordinate "state religion," service and sacrifice to a false god. How often does this get-in-the-way of our love for our neighbors and out love for God? Too often, I fear, based on the events of the last several months on the US-Mexico border.
As always, these are only a few points of departure for preaching on the readings for today. I have no doubt that others will preach to their communities according to their needs and from their experiences.
[1] As many of us are aware, the culture of Hosea's time was highly patriarchal; as such, the metaphor of an unfaithful wife was intended to be a shock-and-awe tactic to shake-up the male-dominated society of Israel. Still, Hosea does use alternative imagery: a barren tree (9:13–17) and a rebellious son (11:1–7).
[2] According to Olson, it is possible that Abraham was aware of his nephew Lot living in Sodom, so he was possibly bargaining for the sake of Lot and his family (Dennis T. Olson, "Genesis," The Access Bible, 72).
[3] Recall that it is unlikely that Paul was in fact the author of Colossians.
O'Day, Gail R., and David Petersen, ed. The Access Bible: New Revised Standard Version, with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, Updated Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [1999] 2011.
Robert McDonald
Raised Roman Catholic, Rob is a second year PhD student with the Center for Process Studies at the Claremont School of Theology. Having studied philosophy, theology, history, and public policy/administration at the undergraduate and graduate levels at both Gannon University (Erie, PA) and Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA), his specific research interests with the Center and CST (to hopefully culminate in a dissertation) are the ethical implications (especially environmental and social) of a comparative analysis/integration of the lives/works of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ and Morihei Ueshiba (as well as the Kyoto School of philosophy and the traditions of the Ainu People of Japan), in light of Whiteheadian process thought. Rob is also the current English Coordinator for The Balkan Journal of Philosophy, Editorial Assistant with the Whitehead Research Project, and the 2018/19 Research Assistant for Philip Clayton.

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Hypochlorite application in hydroponics with all its benefits and hazards for tomato production
D. Dannehl, I. Schuch, R. Salazar, U. Schmidt
The research was focused on the identification of interactions between hypochlorite used as a disinfectant for a recirculating tomato production system and the spread of microorganisms, plant characteristics and fruit quality. Potassium hypochlorite (1% KCLO) supplemented once a week for 90 min into different nutrient solution ranks until a free chlorine concentration of 1 mg L‑1 (DI) and 2 mg L‑1 (DII) caused benefits but also hazards. Results showed that microorganisms were suppressed by up to 100%. Plants exposed to treatment DI showed a comparable plant height in comparison to control plants, whereas this plant parameter was significantly increased by 12 cm caused by treatment DII after a growing period of seven weeks. However, the formation of leaves was more pronounced by treatment DI. This was obviously the main reason for an increase in yield by 10% (DI) calculated in comparison to control plants. While phytotoxic problems can be excluded, the chlorate (ClO3-) content in tomatoes increased from 0.01 mg (control) to 0.22 mg (DI) and 0.25 mg (DII) ClO3- kg‑1 fresh weight. This enhancement should be seen as critical value because new maximum residue levels (MRL) will be defined next year. The levels of lycopene increased with increasing concentrations of hypochlorite as well, which was probably based on a stress response owing to the accumulation of chlorate. Apart from the ClO3- accumulations in fruit, treatment DI represents the most promising disinfection for recirculating tomato production systems.
Dannehl, D., Schuch, I., Salazar, R. and Schmidt, U. (2019). Hypochlorite application in hydroponics with all its benefits and hazards for tomato production. Acta Hortic. 1242, 671-678
disinfectant, hypochlorite, chlorate, lycopene, tomato, hydroponic systems


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Eight brilliant things to do in Switzerland this winter
Caroline Bishop - [email protected] • 1 Dec, 2017 Updated Fri 1 Dec 2017 10:36 CEST
Winter is here! As always, Switzerland has plenty of fantastic things to do in the colder months. Try some of these on for size this season...
Watch the 75th Inferno race
Photo: Inferno
The Inferno Race in Mürren, in the Bernese Oberland, is the longest amateur ski race in the world, covering 14.9 kilometres and descending nearly 2,000m of elevation. It's also the oldest – and 2018 will be extra special since it celebrates its 75th anniversary edition. Expect thrills, a few spills, and plenty of après-ski during the races on January 17th-20th. Unfortunately the closing date for entering has already passed, but it's tons of fun to go and watch.
Ski Andermatt's new facilities
Photo: Robert Boesch/Swiss Tourism
Andermatt's ski area is about to get a whole lot better. From December this year a new gondola will whisk up to 2,400 people an hour from Andermatt train station to Gütsch, while two new chairlifts will access runs at the top. From next season, another planned gondola will link Gütsch to neighbouring Sedrun, creating the largest ski area in central Switzerland.
Glide through the air in Grindelwald
Photo: Jungfrau.ch
The Bernese Oberland resort of Grindelwald enjoys thinking up new ways to give visitors a thrill. After the 'First flyer' seated zip line, now comes the new 'First glider', another variation on a zip line in which up to four people can zoom 800m down a cable under the wings of a giant bird, at up to 80km/hr.
READ ALSO: Five quirky Swiss winter getaways
Enjoy the 40th birthday celebrations of the Chateau d'Oex balloon festival
Photo: Sam Nabi/Flickr
Every year for the past four decades this little village in the Vaud Alps has witnessed the beautiful sight of multicoloured hot-air balloons taking to the sky against a backdrop (usually) of blue skies and snowy white mountains. A highlight of the festival is the annual 'Night Glow' event, an after-dark sound and light show involving some 20 balloons and paragliders. This year's takes place from January 27th to February 4th.
Ride the steepest funicular in the world
Stoos. Photo: Robert Boesch/Swiss Tourism
Stoos in the canton of Schwyz will be making headlines in mid December when its long-awaited new funicular opens. Claiming to be the steepest in the world, it will have a gradient of 47.73 degrees (110 percent), whisking 136 passengers up the 744m elevation change in four minutes.
READ ALSO: 32 incredible world records set by Switzerland and the Swiss
Visit St Moritz for the 25th Gourmet Festival
Photo: Christoph Sonderegger/Swiss Tourism
Glitzy St Moritz has upped the ante for the 25th anniversary edition of its Gourmet Festival in January: more events, more top chefs and more chances to scoff delicious food and wine. A highlight is the gourmet safari – participants are driven in limousines between five different hotels where the chefs will prepare a course in each served on the chef's table in the kitchen. It's posh, it's pricey, but it would certainly be a special experience. While you're in town, take a ride on St Moritz's famous bobsleigh track – but make sure you haven't eaten first.
Compete in the 50th Engadin ski marathon
Photo: Swiss Tourism
Fancy a challenge in 2018? The largest cross-country ski race in Switzerland (and the second largest in the world) is this epic trek across the stunning wintry landscape of the Engadin in the canton of Graubünden. Some 13,000 people from all over the world come to compete in the 'Engadiner' as it is known, a huge rise from the 945 people who took part in the very first race in 1969. If you sign up for the 50th edition on March 11th 2018 then watch out for a very special participant, Françoise Stahel, who has competed in every single one.
Lounge in luxury above Lake Lucerne
Photo: Bürgenstock Hotels AG
If most of the above sounds like far too much physical activity out in the cold, then retreat to the redeveloped Bürgenstock Resort above Lucerne, which opened in August. It's actually four hotels, including the five-star superior Bürgenstock – a new building with an ultra-fancy 10,000m2 spa – and the revamped four-star Palace Hotel, which dates from 1906. The complex has 12 restaurants, a shopping complex and even (in summer) a nine-hole golf course.
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During Road Trip 2009, I visited Yellowstone National Park to see the park's abundance of geothermal activity--beyond Old Faithful. But I also got a peek at a little of the wildlife.
Here, a lone bison wanders through the woods alongside one of the park's main roads. Bison, which look peaceful and contemplative, are known to be extremely unpredictable and dangerous, and Yellowstone visitors are warned not to approach them.
An eagle's nest, as seen alongside the road leading in from Yellowstone's western entrance.
Unusually, this bull elk was quietly foraging alongside two other large males.
In the Old Faithful parking lot, this crow and several others were holding court, making sure everyone knew who was in charge.


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The town's name derives from the Latin word "Alnus (alder). It is a mountain village which lies at the mouth of the Valley of Champorcher on the left hand side of the river Ayasse and on the right hand bank of the Dora Baltea. The town stretches across the plain in front of the fortress of Bard, and enjoys a mild climate that favors the cultivation of vineyards, orchards and vegetable gardens. In addition to its agricultural activities, recently, small industrial activities have spread in the area. Among the culinary specialties the town offers a particular type of bread: the micooula, a rye bread enriched with chestnuts, walnuts, raisins, dried figs or chocolate chips already known in medieval times.
The presence of a settlement in the area of Hone goes back to the late Bronze Age and Iron Age: evidenced by antique paths, rocks bearing engravings and traces of prehistoric dwellings. Recent studies have shown the probable Roman presence in the area. During the Middle Ages the territory of Hone belonged to the powerful family of the Bard, while in the second half of the XIII century it was divided between Savoy and the lords of Pont Saint Martin. In 1592 the Duke of Savoy granted the jurisdiction of the area to the nobles Bruyset and in 1684 the count Marelli. In the town metallurgical activities were one of the major activities: forges and foundries in the first instance, metallurgical industries then, including the Fabrique des Clous, founded at the beginning of the XX century.
Not to miss:
The Parish Church of San Giorgio. The date of construction is unknown, but it was quoted in a historical document of 1412 with a full description of the structure, which still presents itself still similar to today. During the XVIII century the expansion of the structure was decided, considering the insufficient capacity space for the number of the faithful, and so at the beginning of 1700 a chorus was added, a few years later a vestry, in 1836 the constructors proceeded to restructure and adapt the Internal building, considered structurally irregular. The interior features three naves and the decorations were made by the brothers Artari of Verres, the main altar of 1722 features carvings, columns and statues of saints, attributable to Valsesian Gilard. Of the same period and the same authors is the altar dedicated to Saint Anthony Abbot, whilst the altar of the Virgin of the Rosary (1835), is the work of sculptor James Baldarelli, who also prepared the walnut octagonal pulpit, built in 1837 with panels depicting the legend of St. George. The portal and forum for the choir, feature images that represent the apostles on the balustrade, that were started by Baldarelli and completed by Giacomo Molino. The original Bell tower of the Middle Ages has been replaced by a new building of 1730.
The Museum of Sacred Art, housed inside the church, gathers works from most of the chapels in the area, including a bas-relief depicting St. George dating back to the XV century, the statue of Santa Margherita of the second half of the XVIII century, the statue Our Lady of Victories, of 1623, the statues of Saints Grato, Michele and Giuseppe of the XVIII century, a XVI century bas-relief in wood depicting the Madonna della Misericordia, pieces of the furniture of the XVIII century, reliquaries of the XVII-XVIII century and vestments of the same period.
The Chapel of Vareyna, located at the center of the town, was built in 1632 and preserves inside an altar of 1829.
The Chapel of San Rocco in Priod built in 1665 and rebuilt in its present form in 1901, inside an altar of white marble of Carrara.
The Chapel of Saint Lucia, already existing in 1745, was rebuilt in the early XX century.
The Chapel in the village of Biel, entitled to St. Anthony of Padua and already existing in 1666, it was rebuilt in 1684.
The Chapel in the village of Courtil is dedicated to Santa Margherita. It was built in 1775 and enlarged in 1900.
The Chapel of St. Grato near Hone, built in the first half of the XVIII century and enlarged in 1864.
The Palazzo Marelli, located next to the parish church. It is a feudal residence of late XVII century, which belonged to the Marelli Family.


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Q: How to send push notification on mobile app with capacitorJS without third party like firebase or onesignal I have an app in which I'm using sveltekit with static adapter to build a mobile application using CapacitorJS,
I would like to send push notifications from the server to the client app but I don't want to use any third party like firebase, one signal etc, Please is there any means that would help, I read about service worker but not sure how it would work, thanks in advance

A: Maybe i don't understand clearly your question, but why you can't use  capacitor solution for push notifications ?
https://capacitorjs.com/docs/apis/push-notifications

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Is Gellan Gum Vegan? Here's All You Need to Know
January 4, 2021 Foods
Gellan gum is a food additive typically used to bind, stabilize, or texture processed foods.
It's produced through fermentation using a pure culture of Sphingomonas elodea, which is a species of bacteria in the genus Sphingomonas. First discovered in 1978, this bacteria was found by isolating the tissue of a lily plant growing in a pond in Pennsylvania, USA.
Gellan gum is often vegan and used as a gelling agent to substitute gelatin in the manufacture of vegan varieties of "gum" candies. However, it's important to point out that gellan gum produced from the fermentation of lactose is not vegan.
Still, gellan gum is widely included in fortified plant drinks like almond milk and juice to stabilize supplemental nutrients like calcium by keeping them mixed into the beverage rather than pooled at the bottom of the carton.
In this article, we're going to look in detail at how gellan gum is made, how it is used (including in which foods), and we'll also determine whether or not it's safe.
1 What is gellan gum?
2 How is gellan gum used?
2.1 What foods contain gellan gum?
3 Is gellan gum a safe ingredient?
4 Bottom line: Most gellan gum should be vegan
What is gellan gum?
Gellan gum is a food additive that serves the same purpose as gelatin.
According to scientific sources, gellan gum is produced through the aerobic fermentation of the microorganism, Pseudomonas elodea, which produces a highly viscous and aqueous solution with low sensitivity to heat.
This solution can then be used as a suspending and gelling agent in some of the foods we know.
Besides being a popular alternative to gelatin, it's also a great alternative to other gelling agents like agar-agar, guar gum, xantham gum, and carrageenan because it's effective in smaller quantities.
According to KP Kelco, the leading producer of gellan gum, no animal products or by-products are used in their production of gellan gum. In other words, they certainly produce gellan gum without using lactose as the catalyst for their fermentation process.
However, this isn't necessarily the case for everyone else.
Recommended Read: Is Squalene Really Derived From Sharks?
How is gellan gum used?
Gellan gum can be used in different ways.
Because it's a gelling agent, it lends a creamy texture to desserts and provides fillings (used for baked goods) a jelly-like consistency, reducing the likelihood of certain foods falling apart when subject to higher temperatures.
Gellan gum is also commonly added to fortified drinks because it helps stabilize supplemental nutrients that would otherwise be anchored at the bottom of containers.
It also has medical and pharmaceutical applications that involve tissue reparation, dental care, bone repair, allergy relief, and drug manufacturing, according to this article.
What foods contain gellan gum?
Gellan gum can be added to many foods, including:
Fruit and vegetable products: marmalades, jams, jellies, and fruit pureés
Beverages: fortified plant-milk and juice, as well as some alcoholic beverages
Confectioneries: candy, marshmallows, chewing gum, and fillings for baked goods
Packaged foods: breakfast cereals, noodles, bread, rolls, as well as some gluten-free pasta
Sauces and spreads: ketchup, mustard, gravies, salad dressings, custard, and some sandwich spreads
Dairy products: yogurt, fermented milk, processed cheese, etc
Other foods: broths, condiments, powdered sugar, syrups, and others
More importantly, it is frequently included in vegan prepackaged foods because it's the optimal replacement for gelatin. To determine whether or not products contain gellan gum, you have to check food labels for "gellan gum" or "E418", which is a more technical term.
Is gellan gum a safe ingredient?
According to the European Food Safety Authority, it's widely considered safe.
Gellan gum is typically one of the last ingredients listed on food labels, which means it's used in very small amounts, especially when compared to more prominent (and also unhealthy ingredients) like sugar.
However, it's important o mention that, in some cases, gellan gum may cause some side effects. For example, in this study, gellan gum was shown to be a fecal bulking agent. In other words, this may be useful for people that experience constipation, but for others, it may slow down digestion.
With that being said, since gellan gum is used in very small amounts, it's unlikely to cause any problems.
Bottom line: Most gellan gum should be vegan
We have no reason to believe that most of the gellan gum is produced through a fermentation process that includes lactose (a form of sugar derived from milk).
For example, the gellan gum sold by CP Kelco is obtained through the bacterial fermentation of corn syrup, which is consisted mostly of glucose. However, we don't rule out the hypothesis that some products may contain gellan gum produced through the bacterial fermentation of milk or cheese.
For that reason and to be on the safe side, we believe it's a good idea to stick to products that are vegan certified.
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The Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI) is the central platform for basic research in the area of nanoelectronics, combining research, technological development and innovative device concepts. Information technology, which is based on electron charges as information media, is currently reaching its limits.
The search for alternatives includes research on the magnetic properties of electrons in order to exploit their spin as information units (spin electronics). Investigations are also under way to explore how biomolecules or quantum effects can be used for information processing.
Strong basic research in solid-state physics and the materials sciences is paving the way for discovering and using innovative electronic phenomena, methods and materials. On this basis, at PGI innovative device concepts and production processes are developed that may also be effective in other areas. A facility for new gate materials and for strained silicon aims to manufacture smaller and more powerful transistors for low-energy mobile devices such as notebooks or mobile phones.
PGI is integrated in the FIT section of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA), a cooperation arrangement between Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University.
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Q: Java input string I'm having difficulties returning a user input string. If I have a code:
System.out.println("please enter a digit: ");
number1 = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("enter another digit: ");
number2 = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("enter a string: ");
string = in.nextLine();
//calculations

System.out.println(number1);
System.out.println(number2);
System.out.println(string);

it prints out the numbers but not the string. I feel like the solution is very simple but I'm having a brain fart right now. Any help would be appreciated!

A: You need to call an extra in.nextLine() before calling in.nextLine() to read in the string. It is to consume the extra new line character.
As for explanation, let's use this input as example:
23[Enter]
43[Enter]
Somestring[Enter]

(23 and 43 can just be any number, the important part is the new line)
You need to call in.nextLine() to consume the new line from the previous in.nextInt(), particularly the new line character after 43 in the example above.
nextInt() will consume as many digits as possible and stop when the next character is a non-digit, so the new line is there. nextLine() will read everything until it encounters a new line. That's why you need an extra nextLine() to remove the new line after 43, so that you can proceed to read the Somestring on the next line.
If, for example, your input is like this:
23 43 Somestring[Enter]

You don't press Enter and just continue to type, then your current code will show the string (which will be  Somestring, note the space) since there is no new line obstructing after 43.

A: The line
int number2 = in.nextInt();

passes a String to the statement
string = in.nextLine();

when you type the number and press ENTER. Consuming this string using Scanner.nextLine() before attempting to read another will fix the problem:
...
number2 = in.nextInt();
in.nextLine();
System.out.println("enter a string: ");
string = in.nextLine();
...

A: In your case in.next() would be sufficient to read the string if there is no space in between.

A: String xxx;
Scanner number1 = new Scanner(System.in)
xxx = number1.nextLine();


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How are unanimity negotiations commonly settled in the EU Council of Ministers? Important contributions have been made to our understanding of the 'consensual' decision-making dynamics in the Council, but most studies focus on explaining the sheer absence of votes in legislative decision making under the qualified majority rule. This study seeks to explain how vetoes are averted, or curtailed, in unanimity decision making. These unanimity negotiations are explained as attempts to induce or prevent high-level exposure. The degree of exposure in turn depends on the degree of lower level contestation. A process tracing analysis of one prolonged debate is performed from the perspective of one Member State – the Netherlands – which played a very prominent obstructing role. By analysing when, why and where (at what level) the Dutch won or lost, one can come closer to understanding the dynamic interplay between the different Council levels.


I will be adding a new tour to my agenda next year.... Namibia! The breathtaking scenery makes a perfect back-drop for amazing photographs of the wildlife. I am making the arrangements and will have all the details for you soon.


…[Lonnie's] simple friendship with the Holy Spirit and direct obedience to his voice released the power invasion that undergirded the Jesus movement, its flagship Calvary Chapel, and through the Mother's Day explosion, birthed the Vineyard movement. In these books, Lonnie's life is captured brilliantly and intimately from the mouth of Lonnie himself and firsthand testimonies of his friends. If the church wants to see the powerful manifestations and evangelism that we saw during the Jesus movement, then a new breed of evangelist must know the story of Lonnie Frisbee. His life gives hope to a coming generation that God will use deep brokenness to manifest Christ's greatest glory. We are believing for that which seems unimaginable—that a nation will turn back to God.


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Wolfgang Hübner est un philologue classique allemand né le  à Hanovre, spécialisé dans l'astrologie antique.

Biographie

Wolfgang Hübner commence ses études de philologie classique, de linguistique comparée et de romanistique en 1958 dans les universités de Munich, Paris et Tübingen, où il soutient en 1965 une thèse intitulée , sous la direction de Ernst Zinn. Il prolonge ses études pendant un an à Toulouse, où il est assistant de langue allemande au lycée Berthelot. Après un stage à Fribourg-en-Brisgau et une participation à une  à l'école d'éducation nouvelle Birklehof, Hübner travaille de 1968 à 1971 à la rédaction du Thesaurus Linguae Latinae à Munich. Il travaille par la suite durant trois ans à son habilitation, puis travaille comme lecteur dans le cadre du Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst à l'université de Venise. Il retourne en Allemagne en 1976 et travaille au lycée Fredenberg de Salzgitter.

Hübner est à partir de 1977 membre du conseil académique pour la philologie à l'université de Trèves et à partir de 1982 professeur invité à l'université de Toulouse-II-Le Mirail. Il passe son habilitation en 1984 à Trèves sous la direction de Hans-Otto Kröner ; la même année, il devient professeur de philologie, avec une spécialisation dans le latin, à l'université d'Augsbourg, puis à l'université de Münster en 1986. Il prend sa retraite en 2004 ; en 2006, il obtient un doctorat honoris causa à l'université de Bologne.

Sélection de travaux

 Dirae im römischen Epos. Über das Verhältnis von Vogeldämonen und Prodigien, Hildesheim/New York 1970, Spudasmata, 21 (thèse).
 Die Eigenschaften der Tierkreiszeichen in der Antike. Ihre Darstellung und Verwendung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Manilius, Wiesbaden 1981 (travail d'habilitation).
 Zodiacus Christianus. Jüdisch-christliche Adaptationen des Tierkreises von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Königstein im Taunus, Hain, 1983.
 Varros instrumentum vocale im Kontext der antiken Fachwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 1984.
 Die Begriffe "Astrologie" und "Astronomie" in der Antike: Wortgeschichte und Wissenschaftssystematik. Mit einer Hypothese zum Terminus "Quadrivium", Stuttgart, 1990.
 Die Dodekatropos des Manilius (Manil. 2, 856–970), Stuttgart, 1995.
 Raum, Zeit und soziales Rollenspiel der vier Kardinalpunkte in der antiken Katarchenhoroskopie, Munich, 2004.
 Crater liberi. Himmelspforten und Tierkreis, Munich, 2006.
 Körper und Kosmos. Untersuchungen zur Ikonographie der zodiakalen Melothesie, Wiesbaden, 2013.

Éditions critiques
 Die Petronübersetzung Wilhelm Heinses. Quellenkritisch bearbeiteter Nachdruck der Erstausgabe 1773 mit textkritisch-exegetischem Kommentar (éd.), 2 tomes, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Studien zur klassischen Philologie, 16, 1987.
 Grade und Gradbezirke der Tierkreiszeichen. Der anonyme Traktat De stellis fixis, in quibus gradibus oriuntur signorum (éd.), 2 tomes, Stuttgart/Leipzig, 1995.
 Claudii Ptolemaei Opera quae exstant omnia. Vol. 3,1: Apotelesmatika. post F. Boll et Ae. Boer secundis curis edidit Wolfgang Hübner. Stuttgart, 1998.
 (avec Klaus Stähler) Ikonographie und Ikonologie. Interdisziplinäres Kolloquium, Münster 2001 (éd.), Münster, Eikon, 8, 2004
 Manilius "Astronomica", Buch V''. 2 tomes, Berlin/New York, 2010.

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Latiniste allemand
Philologue allemand
Naissance en avril 1939
Naissance à Hanovre
Naissance dans le Troisième Reich

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Олексій Ігорович Гришин (; 28 вересня 1988, м. Чехов, СРСР) — російський хокеїст, захисник. Виступає за «Металург» (Новокузнецьк) у Континентальній хокейній лізі.

Вихованець хокейної школи «Витязь» (Чехов). Виступав за «Витязь-2» (Чехов), «Витязь» (Чехов), «Рубін» (Тюмень).

Посилання
 Профіль  на Eliteprospects

Уродженці Чехова
Російські хокеїсти
Хокеїсти «Витязя»
Хокеїсти «Рубіна» (Тюмень)
Хокеїсти «Металурга» (Новокузнецьк)


Hand removal of fruitlets to a pre-determined number: Removing by hand apples that may be too small, damaged, or growing too close together. Once completed, apples size and colour more rapidly. Ladder work involved. Timing – last week of November through to Christmas.
Removal of shoots that create shade within the tree. Apples require light to develop colour.
Hand picking of mature apples to a set of specifications: Select picking apples to size and colour. Careful handling required. Ladder work involved. Timing – middle of February through to 1st week in May. Some tractor driving positions are available for experienced tractor operators. Requirements: Reliable, Motivated, Physically Fit, Transport Required. Able to carry a constant heavy bag over shoulder all day. Good perception of colour – not colour blind. NOTE: Apple Harvest lasts approximately 10 weeks – minimum availability for employment must 4 weeks or more.
Pruning involves the removal of growth that is unwanted, to create good light penetration and air movement. The best apples are produced on spurs 2 years and older. Requirements: Experienced apple pruners only.
Method: Boysenberry Training involves the cutting out of last years fruiting canes and the weaving in of newly grown cane. Requirements: Willingness to work outdoors during the winter. All equipment will be supplied. Full training given. Pay Rates: Payment on a per plant basis.
Method: Selecting and removing shoots not required for fruiting next year. This keeps the kiwifruit vine under control. Helps to keep the sunshine and air movement through the kiwifruit canopy. Requirements: Reliable, Motivated, Physically fit, Not too short or tall in stature.
Method: Picking all fruit into picking bags or aprons and then emptying into wooden bins. Careful handling required. Teams of 4-8 working together. Contract rates paid on the number of wooden bins picked. Requires: Reliable, Motivated, Physically fit, Able to carry a constant heavy bag over shoulder all day, Not too short or tall in height.
Method: Using hand pruners to remove cane that is no longer required to grow next seasons crop. Tie down to wires, cane that will produce next season's crop. Remove any other cane not required. Contract rates apply after training has been completed rates are per plant or span between posts. Requires: Reliable, Physically fit, Upper body strength, Motivated, Not too short in height.
Method: Remove fruit that is misshapen or too small. Requirements: Reliable, Motivated, Physically fit, Not too short or tall in height, Good eye to hand co-ordination.


The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label update for secukinumab (Cosentyx, Novartis) to include the treatment for moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis, a more difficult to treat form of the condition that affects roughly 50% of all estimated 125 million patients with psoriasis.
This update to its label now matches the similar label-update approval secukinumab received in Europe in June 2017.
The interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibitor was the first of its class to be approved by the FDA for plaque psoriasis, in January 2015. In 2016, the therapy received 2 additional indications as well, for patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.
"This is an important label update for Cosentyx, the first IL-17A inhibitor approved for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. It confirms the additional value Cosentyx offers to patients who seek a treatment effective in various areas of the body," Eric Hughes, MD, PhD, the global development unit head of immunology and dermatology at Novartis said in a statement. "We're proud to expand treatment possibilities of Cosentyx for an even greater number of patients."
The FDA made the decision to add to the label based on data from the phase 3 SCALP trial, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that evaluated the therapy's efficacy and safety in 102 patients with moderate-to-severe scalp psoriasis. Patients were randomized to receive either subcutaneous 300 mg secukinumab or placebo for 4 consecutive weeks, followed by monthly administration for the next 12 weeks.
Patients in the placebo group that did not achieve 90% improvement in Psoriasis Scalp Severity Index (PSSI) score from baseline by week 12 were then switched to 300 mg secukinumab until the completion of the study.
Data showed that 56.9% of the IL-17A inhibitor group was able to achieve a score of clear or almost clear, compared to 5.9% in the placebo group.
"Scalp psoriasis is on a very sensitive, and a very visible area of the body. For patients this could translate into physical pain, frustration, and social isolation," Kristian Reich, MD, PhD, from Georg-August-University Göttingen and Dermatologikum in Hamburg, Germany, said in a statement. "Patients and doctors are in need of effective treatment options in this and other difficult-to-treat forms of psoriasis."


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Media exec Caroline Andrews joins Engel & Völkers Ottawa
Caroline Andrews
This article is sponsored. Find out more about Engel & Völkers and Caroline Andrews.
Caroline Andrews is one of the most well-known figures in Canadian media. Her distinguished career has included publishing some of the country's most iconic magazine brands, from Style At Home to The Hockey News. But now, Andrews is turning her attention to Ottawa's hottest industry: Real estate.
Whether you are a first-time buyer, someone downsizing for retirement, or an investor looking to add to your portfolio, having a trusted voice to navigate the red-hot housing market in the city has never been more important. After decades of executive leadership in business across Canada, Andrews has returned to her Ottawa roots to help others fulfill their real estate dreams.
Leaning into her passion for real estate and interior design, she has joined the boutique real estate firm Engel & Völkers as a local advisor.
Andrews spent more than 16 years at TC Transcontinental Media. As vice-president and publisher, she was at the helm of some of the country's top magazine brands including Elle Canada and Canadian Living. She was then headhunted to YPG Digital and Media Solutions, where she was vice-president and chief publishing officer of their national portfolio of lifestyle and design magazines, which included Vancouver Magazine and Western Living. She was also in charge of their real estate publishing division helping market the largest real estate developers in Canada. Andrews chose to move back to Ottawa two years ago, the city where she grew up, and follow a new career path that was decades in the making.
Get to know Caroline Andrews
Caroline received a Queens' Golden Jubilee Medal in 2005, recognizing her extensive community involvement with local charities
She was named a Forty Under 40 recipient in 2001 for her business accomplishments
Was the first female executive as vice-president and publisher at The Hockey News brand
Co-founded The Weekly Journal newspaper in Ottawa in 1995, which was recognized as the best editorial community newspaper in Canada in its first year
Caroline was the founder of Ottawa At Home Magazine
Former publisher of the Ottawa Business Journal
Through her various career moves, Andrews has been on both sides of the real estate transaction buying and selling in multiple Canadian markets. She's learned first-hand what makes a great real estate agent and brings this caring approach to her clients.
"My experience in negotiating multimillion-dollar contracts in my executive roles is a very important skill when it comes to helping Ottawa homeowners maximize the returns on their real estate investment," she says. "A home is likely the largest purchase anyone will make in a lifetime and you need a professional to ensure your needs and desires are represented."
Trusted advisor every step of the way
As a home seller, it is important to have a solid marketing plan to attract multiple potential clients and maximize returns.
"Running two of the biggest media companies in the country, including an advertising agency, taught me how to market effectively," she says. "I chose to be part of Engel & Völkers as the firm is cutting edge in its marketing efforts and prides itself in offering excellence in service at all price points."
Through her career, she has been blessed to work with some of the biggest names in home and interior design and brings the aspects of functionality and practicality to the minds of both buyers and sellers.
As a buyer, it is essential that your needs and desires are at the forefront in finding that dream home.
"I take the time to discuss with buyers I am representing what they are truly looking for. We also discuss future plans to understand the growth of a family over time or downsizing and ensure the home meets today's and future needs. When I'm showing a property, I want people to be able to picture themselves in that space," she says.
Andrews knows from experience the importance of consistent and honest communication during the buying or selling process.
"Buying or selling a home, can be very stressful when you are left wondering what is going on," she says. "I am always committed to continuous communication with clients to reduce any anxiety in the process. It's important to me that this experience is fun and rewarding. There is no better feeling than seeing the smiling faces of new owners when I pass them the keys to their new home or presenting an accepted offer to a seller. It is so exhilarating, and I am ready to help in any way."


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HEAVEN PERALEJO REPLACES BARBIE IMPERIAL OPPOSITE GINO ROQUE IN WETV'S NEW SERIES "PASABUY"
The new original romcom premieres this September on the streaming service.
As they say, love comes in the most unexpected of ways. That is the starting point for this new WeTV original romantic comedy series Pasabuy, centered on one of the biggest lifestyle trends that emerged during the pandemic. Actor Xian Lim does double duty on the project, but this time behind the camera, as the writer and director for this certifiably nakakakilig show. The series is slated to premiere on WeTV in late September.
The charismatic Gino Roque is the leading man in this delightful comedy. Cast to play his love interest in the show is up-and-coming actress Heaven Peralejo. The 21-year-old PBB alumni came on board after the previously announced female lead star Barbie Imperial was released from the show due to personal issues. Barbie had already taken part in pre-production activities – including announcements on social media, and the initial script-reading with Gino, Xian and the rest of the cast – when the change was made.
That said, the addition of Heaven to the cast will add even more charisma to the already loveable cast. She just joined the team at the 10-day locked-in shoot of the eight-episode series in Batangas.
For its latest WeTV Original series, Pasabuy tells the story of two individuals who find themselves stranded in the same place at the start of the lockdown. Anna (Peralejo) is a young executive while John (Roque) is an artist. They meet at the community chatroom where you can order necessities "pasabuy." Friendship and possibly love blooms in what could be the most unromantic of settings as they try to power through life and a bevy of emotions to get through each day. The question is, when the pandemic ends and lives go back to normal, was any of it real?
Joining Gino and Heaven in the cast are Ella Cayabyab, MJ Cayabyab, Ralph Malibunas, and Gail Banawis, Kim Perez, Tiktok sweetheart Nana Silayro, plus a special appearance by rock band I Belong To The Zoo. Pasabuy is a WeTV Original concept, co-produced by Forza Productions, that is written and directed by Xian Lim.
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The Use Genome as Result tool is part of the Map to Specified Reference workflow scenario and is not necessarily intended to be used as a single tool by users. Its function, at the last step of the Map to Specified Reference workflow, is double: it adds the name of the reference genome used for the re-mapping to the 'role' of the input files (for example the role "mapping report" will become "NZ_CP014971 mapping report", where NZ_CP014971 is the name of the reference used to re-map). It also creates an extra column in the Result Metadata Table whose header is the name of the common reference that was used for the re-mapping (here NZ_CP014971). This extra column makes it possible to distinguish between read mappings that were generated at different time points as well as in different runs of the workflow, despite using the same genome reference.
The tool can take multiple elements as input, and each will have its metadata role changed to include the name of reference sequence in addition to the original role value. Relevant elements can be selected individually, or you can select folders by right-clicking on the folder value and selecting Add folder contents (it will select all elements in that folder), or select folder recursively by right-clicking on the folder value and selecting Add folder contents (recursively). In this last case all elements of the folder, including elements contained in subfolders, will be selected (see figure 9.15).
Figure 9.15: Select recursively elements with metadata associations to be updated. Here the selected elements are the 16 of the folder 'Copies of workflows' as well as the 9 from the subfolder called 'batch'.
In the second dialog, select the relevant read mapping, i.e., the read mapping that was created using the common reference you want to annotate the roles with (figure 9.16).
Figure 9.16: Specification of the read mapping to be associated with genome metadata.
In addition to changing the role name, the tool creates a new column named after the selected reference sequence in the Result Metadata Table. This column indicates whether data has been analysed using this reference or not (For an example see column "NZ_CP014971" in figure 9.17). To filter for all possible elements that were generated using this sequence as reference data, open the filter banner by clicking on the icon ( ) next to the Filter button. In the first drop down menu, choose the column whose header is the reference sequence of interest. In the second drop down menu, choose the term "contains", and in the third window, write "true". This will filter for all the elements with a tick in the reference sequence column, as can be seen on the figure 9.17.
Figure 9.17: Filter for elements who share a tick in the column newly generated by the Use Genome as Result tool


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By Frederick Clarkson Politics/Law March 12, 2012
Amid Horrors, Muslim 'John Hancocks' Forge Secular Sudan
Nearly every day there are reports of fresh horrors in Sudan, typically involving attacks by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against groups out of favor with the Khartoum-based regime, the dire situation of refugees, or both. There is so much, and so often, that it can appear from a distance as a blur of horror; a symptom of what Eric Reeves of Smith College calls "Sudan fatigue."
But out of the fog of war sometimes comes the stuff of which brighter futures are made.
Last August, leaders of what would become the Sudan Revolutionary Front, a military and political alliance of groups persecuted by the Khartoum regime, issued a declaration of independence. It was at once a call to arms and a visionary statement that closely echoes America's founding documents regarding the role of religion in public life and the rights of individual conscience. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and their fellow founders would undoubtedly be very pleased. They also might, like many contemporary Americans, be surprised to learn that the John Hancocks of the Political Declaration of the Sudan Revolutionary Front are also Muslims.
Many of those out of favor with the government in the provinces of South Kordofan and Blue Nile have faced ongoing campaigns of ethnic cleansing that have shocked the world. Details include government-backed death squads; body bags stuffed with corpses, loaded onto trucks, and dumped in mass graves; civilians chased by attack helicopters; and refugees starving in the mountains and bombed in refugee camps. This is the modus operandi of President Omar al-Bashir and top leaders of his government, who have already been indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Unsurprisingly, persecuted groups from these areas have joined forces with those in Darfur to fight back. They have had some military successes, even though they seem to be outgunned.
But the SAF is now poised to attack Kauda, the last city with a concentration of the religiously diverse, Black-African Nuba minority. The outlook is grim. Satellite Sentinel Project (a human rights organization) has documented via satellite the forward deployment of helicopters, Antonov bombers, troop encampments, and the recent construction of elevated roads to ease military movements during the rainy season.
The SAF has blocked the route by which civilians would flee the military advance on Kauda. The White House has publicly worried about an approaching famine that could impact a half million people, vastly exacerbating the existing humanitarian crisis. At this writing, the Khartoum regime continues to bar reporters and even most international humanitarian aid groups from entering the country. Human rights groups have called on the international community to mount a dramatic cross-border, emergency humanitarian aid operation; though there is no indication at this point that anyone will heed the call.
Observers believe that the battle of Kauda will begin before the rainy season in April.
In 2005, a peace agreement appeared to have ended two decades of civil war in which some two million people died. The agreement provided that a vote take place to determine whether the southern part of the country would be allowed to peacefully secede. But before and since the vote to secede president Bashir has remained clear about his vision of Islamic nationalism as the future of the north, as violence continues to escalate. "If south Sudan secedes," he promised prior to last year's vote, "we will change the Constitution, and at that time there will be no time to speak of diversity of culture and ethnicity… sharia and Islam will be the main source for the Constitution, Islam the official religion and Arabic the official language."
Such statements have provided opportunities for those seeking to impose a Manichaean narrative on the conflict of Muslim persecution of Christians. But even as Khartoum does in fact target Christians, the broad struggle is more accurately seen as one between rising state-sponsored Arabist Islamic nationalism, against racial and religious pluralism. Episcopal Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail of South Kordofan testified to Congress last year, that Khartoum's ethnic cleansing campaign has not singled out Christians so much as anyone who happens to stand in their way, and he cited the compelling example of an SAF rocket attack on a mosque in Kauda.
Omer Ismail, a Sudanese activist from Darfur who participated in the drafting of the Declaration provided RD with a rare glimpse into the process of formulating a vision for a new society. He said that the document was the creation of scholars and activists in Sudan and the Sudanese diaspora. It was created largely over email, before being put into final form by a core group.
The John Hancocks on the document are leaders of factions of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement, North (SPLM-N). Asked why more of the authors' names aren't on the Declaration, Ismail explained that the larger group did not want it to be about them but about the vision itself.
The Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) was set to sign onto the Declaration at the time, but withdrew because, as Ismail told RD, some elements of JEM "were not ready to abandon a role for Islam in public life."
The Political Declaration of the Alliance of Sudanese Revolutionary Front, announced in August 2011, indicates that they intended to draft a Constitution that would guarantee citizens the rights of freedom of expression, association, assembly, belief, and thought, to "ensure all are equal before the law," and to embrace "cultural, ethnic and religious diversity."
These goals are to be carried out in accordance with three broad features of governance: First, there would be three co-equal branches of government—a legislature, executive, and judiciary; then the new Constitution would proscribe "discrimination on the basis of religion, race, culture, or gender," and "protect the religious, intellectual, and cultural freedoms and ensure peaceful expressions of them." Finally, the Constitution and laws would be based on the Jeffersonian ideal of "the separation between religious institutions and state institutions to ensure no exploitation of religion in politics."
Ismail, currently a Senior Policy Adviser to the Enough Project, an anti-genocide group launched as a project of the Center for American Progress in Washington DC, confirms published reports that the Declaration was put on the back burner in November in order to accommodate Islamic factions in JEM, and perhaps other groups the SRF would need to engage in order to topple the Khartoum regime. So while the Kauda Declaration, which announced the more formidable military alliance (which now included JEM) made world news in November, it made no mention of the political visions of August. "The military guys want to minimize our differences," Ismail said, "and get on with the military activities."
The coalition politics of a revolution can be tricky. Eric Reeves told RD: "Of the SRF, I would say, very briefly, that it brings together such diverse actors, including the Islamist elements within JEM, that I wonder how long any statement of principles would govern discussions in a new political order."
Ismail acknowledges the challenge of reconciling religious identity with the demands of religious freedom in a religiously plural society. "It will take courage," he says, "to say to the people, as Christians or as Muslims, 'I am going to advocate for a secular Constitution, and that this is what I want to see in the founding documents.'"
He also adds that racial differences loom large over the nation and may take "decades" to resolve. The Arab Islamic nationalists in Khartoum are historically at odds with the Black Africans, including African Muslims. Ismail says that this history can be overcome so that one day everyone "can identify as Sudanese."
The authors of the Political Declaration do, however, want to continue the discussion. "We have not yet created the tools of making it operational, and to make it the rallying point," notes Ismail. "But everyone agrees: It is the Bible for where we want to go."
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Frederick Clarkson
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