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Parish and Town Councils
Special (Honorary Aldermen), Eastbourne Borough Council Full Council
Wednesday, 17th May, 2017 6.55 pm
Agenda frontsheet PDF 92 KB
Agenda reports pack PDF 95 KB
Printed minutes PDF 47 KB
Venue: Town Hall, Eastbourne
Contact: Local Democracy on 01323 410000
Apologies for absence.
Apologies for absence were reported from Councillors Robinson and Shuttleworth.
David Elkin - Honorary Alderman.
That the Council, in exercise of their powers under Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act, 1972:-
Do confer the title of Honorary Alderman upon David Walter Elkin who has in the opinion of the Council rendered eminent service as a member of the Eastbourne Borough Council from 8 May 2000 until his retirement on 11 May 2015.
The following motion was proposed by Councillor Jenkins and seconded by Councillor Tutt:
"That the Council, in exercise of their powers under Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act, 1972 do confer the title of Honorary Alderman upon David Walter Elkin who has in the opinion of the Council rendered eminent service as a member of the Eastbourne Borough Council from 8 May 2000 until his retirement on 11 May 2015."
Resolved: (Unanimously) That the motion be approved.
Neil Stanley - Honorary Alderman.
Do confer the title of Honorary Alderman upon Neil David Aloysius Stanley who has in the opinion of the Council rendered eminent service as a member of the Eastbourne Borough Council from 11 May 1998 until his retirement on 11 May 2015.
The following motion was proposed by Councillor Wallis and seconded by Councillor Belsey:
"That the Council, in exercise of their powers under Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act, 1972, do confer the title of Honorary Alderman upon Neil David Aloysius Stanley who has in the opinion of the Council rendered eminent service as a member of the Eastbourne Borough Council from 11 May 1998 until his retirement on 11 May 2015."


If injected you should take your plane up and try a 50 degree lean of peak to see how your injectors are and here is how to do it with a G2, G3 or G4.
You will know the order of the lean, temperature spread and fuel spread.
You should be under .5 gallons from first to last to lean.
All of this will be on your G Series screen when leaning.
First push of SEL knob you can adjust EGT bar height on G2-G3-G4 Single and G4 Twin.
IMPORTANT - Second push of SEL knob you can adjust the lean threshold (rich or lean) on G2-G3-G4 Single and G4 Twin.
If one injector's fuel flow is higher and still won't freeze on EGT bar after all the other have this could mean a dirty injector.
The spray pattern at the nozzle is determined by the hole shape, size, fuel pressure, and the amount of ambient or deck pressure air mixed at the nozzle.
A good spray pattern will provide maximum atomization and smooth, consistent engine operation.
Conversely, a nozzle with a dirty shroud or deteriorated upper deck shroud seals will not provide the same spray pattern as a clean unit.
Likewise, if the calibrated orifice has become damaged due to rough handling or if the inside diameter of the orifice has been scratched or chipped by insertion of safety wire or some other equally offensive material, the spray pattern will never be right — despite the cleanliness of the screen or the condition of the shroud seals.
A very crucial function is needed for "Running Lean Of Peak" is Insight's exhaust valve analysis in-flight.
"Not on the ground after the damage is done"
EGT Variation Function is a standard patented feature on all G3, G4 and G9 engine monitors.
This is a new form of engine analysis. - View Mag Ad.
Use this page after you lean the aircraft - IMPORTANT - If you see a recurring spike on one of the cylinders you can turn the SEL knob to see which cylinder it is.
You might want to pull that and a good cylinder plug compare and bore scope effected cylinder to see how the exhaust valve looks and compare to good cylinder's valve.
As each cylinder hits peak the fuel flow freezes on the EGT column.


This is a MOC and smack talk in one (sMOC talk?) Not to be intimidated, Siercon and Coral fire back with everyone's favorite trash can dweller, Oscar the Grouch. How they attached all those green spikes is beyond me.


Casablanca, Morocco, 10th November 2014 – MasterCard has revealed the results of its latest Consumer Confidence IndexTM, which indicates that Consumer Confidence in Morocco has dipped as compared to last year with a score of 79.6.
Consumers in Morocco expressed a decline in sentiment about the majority of indicators measured in the Index. When compared to the previous edition of the survey released six months ago, consumers feel slightly more optimistic about Quality of Life (85.3 vs. 83.6). However, consumers feel less optimistic about Regular Income (85.7 vs. 92.9), Stock Market (73.1 vs. 85.7), Employment (78.7 vs. 83.3) and Economy (75.0 vs. 80.6) indicators.
The latest findings also indicate that female respondents are slightly more optimistic than male respondents about the coming months (81.4 vs. 77.6), and that consumers over the age of 45 years (82.5) are more optimistic than younger respondents (77.6).
"Due to the rise in in prices of food and education, coupled with the decline in agriculture added-value, consumer confidence in the market has seen a slight decline in 2014. However, consumers are largely optimistic about the quality of life as the country's GDP is expected to rise in the coming six months," said Faissal Khdiri, Vice President & Regional Manager, North & French Speaking Sub-Sahara Africa, MasterCard.
In Africa, consumer confidence is the highest in Nigeria, with a score of 96.9. Nigeria is followed by Morocco (79.6), South Africa (58.7) and Kenya (38.8).


#Neighbours Paige Smith set for dramatic return in anniversary special?
I'm not trying to be dramatic but @BTS_twt singing along to @DollyParton's 'Jolene' at the #GRAMMYs might be the best thing I've ever seen.
DRAMATIC RESCUE: A Milwaukee bus driver pulls over and sprints across the street to rescue a baby girl wandering alone on a freeway overpass.
"It was kind of magnetic in all the wrong ways"
How to cover such a dramatic event such as the fire at Paris's #NotreDame cathedral?
@FRANCE24's @charli, @chrismooref24 and @markowenf24 take a look back at how the night unfolded.
Dramatic footage shared on Chinese media shows three boys desperately trying to save a dog caught in a snake's death grip.
"She entirely misunderstood the duty of the PM of this country at this time"
Derrick Rose will be taking a dramatic pay cut this season.
First-quarter profit at over 1,500 listed Chinese companies fell 5% -- a dramatic improvement from the last quarter's double-digit plunge.
JOne of the reasons that I really like his upside is that his tape from Junior to Senior year showed dramatic improvement as a rusher with an inside chop and turn on his third step that overwhelmed tackles. Just think what happens with even more work.
#MUFC book our place in the #UCL quarter-finals in the most dramatic fashion thanks to @MarcusRashford's injury-time penalty!
VOTE and get others to VOTE. All polls have margins of error. Those margins of error represent dramatic swings in outcome. Think of your vote as pushing those margins of error in the direction you want.


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Inline file content (eg. HTML, CSS, or even other JS files) into JS files with Grunt.

You can use this to for example inline templates into your JS files, inline CSS, or pretty much anything else.

The plugin works by replacing a call to a template function with the contents of the file passed as its parameter.

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Q: How to get data from multiple arrays using retrofit in java and android studio? Im using JSONPlaceholder fake API, how can I get information about user ("username", "email" etc.) from users array by only using "userId" field in posts array? User class and Post class only contain getter and setters, nothing special. I want to print users username, email and title, body, and id of his posts.
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Can you imagine what the world would be like if no one taught another what they knew? It would be a pretty dark place. I had the opportunity to attend the Spiritual Nutrition Workshop with Dr. Gabriel Cousens that was held here in Chicago at the end of September. I learned some eye opening information that I took the time to organize and now I'm passing it on in hopes that Dr. Cousens' message reaches at least one more person who can benefit.
Most of the information below came from the workshop but I also took home Dr. Gabriel Cousens' book Spiritual Nutrition so I was able to expand on some of his points using his book. I'm giving you mostly cliff notes here but it is information that everyone can use to empower themselves along with ideas about the evolutionary diet of our future as we move away from the culture of death into a culture of life and liberation, as shared by Dr. Gabriel Cousens. Seems to me that each point could easily have it's own post but I want to give you all the info I learned up front. I could and still may break it down later but man will I be busy!!!
Serious deficiencies in our diets due to modern day agriculture and modern day pollution… such as radiation.
All of these topics affect YOU, ME and everyone else!
I am breaking this info down into two posts because it can be a lot to wrap your mind around. I also know that your never ending to-do list is most likely calling you! This first post focuses on diet for spiritual purposes and some of the interesting points Dr. Cousens makes regarding using diet to gain a better connection to the divine! I will post the second article in another day or two which will focus on deficiences in our diets no matter what we eat! Post two you will not want to miss! I will sprinkle in random profound ideas throughout both posts as expressed by Dr. Cousens and by the end you should understand why you and I would want to get the hell OUT of the matrix! I feel it's a toss up which post is more informative, but that depends on how you view food. Be sure to read both and then let me know which one helped you!
Who is Dr. Gabriel Cousens?
For those of you unfamiliar, here's a little background on Dr. Gabriel Cousens and what makes him extraordinarily credible. Originally from Highland Park, Il, he is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona. Gabriel Cousens is a M.D., M.D. (H), D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), Diplomat American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, Diplomat in Ayurveda which is considered the leading live-food medical doctors and spiritual nutrition experts in the world, and he is recognized as "the fasting guru and detoxification expert" by the New York Times. He is also a psychiatrist, family therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner, homeopath, holistic physician, acupuncturist, medical researcher, ecological leader, Rabbi, Senior Essene teacher, a recognized yogi who "has realized the innate perfection", internationally celebrated spiritual teacher, lecturer, medical researcher, world peace worker and physician of the soul. He is a bestselling author of books such as Spiritual Nutrition, Conscious Eating, Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine, and There Is a Cure for Diabetes. I'm barely scratching the surface of Dr. Gabriel Cousens' background and wisdom. Read more about his impressive Medical and Spiritual Bio on his website.
Dr. Cousens has a mission to help individuals and the planet heal physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually, by helping to make the transition from a culture of death and war to a culture of life and liberation through adopting a holistic vegan live foods diet as a basis for whole person enlightenment.
Dr. Cousens' vision is that he wants to see everyone "wake up" and be healthy. To support whole person enlightenment and the Kundalini (the inner spiritualizing energy that takes us to the experiences of non-causal ecstasy, joy, peace, love and God awareness. These are our natural emotions in liberation), Dr. Cousens eats and promotes the very best diet for this spiritual evolution… Holistic Veganism. He has no problem stating that this is the best diet for this purpose and by eating this way one supports spiritual life and the ~flow~.
6. Kundalini Awakening (the descent of grace).
These six foundations prepare us to awaken from the dream illusion of separation. These are ways of living. Gabriel says, of course one cannot eat or meditate their way to God… it's all about Grace.
… It was ten generations later that Noah could not find plants to eat for immediate food once he left the ark that God said, "every swarming creature that lives shall be your to eat; like grass vegetation I have given you all" (Genesis 9:3) which was not a command to eat meat, but a dispensation for the immediate situation.
*Studies show an average of 200 herbicides and pesticides found in the umbilical cords of new born babies.
*Dairy is overall higher in radiation than other animal foods. Organic cows have even higher radiation due to all the grass they consume!
Is it ethical for a yoga teacher to eat meat?
Dr. Cousens states that the Ahaparinirvana Sutra sums it up: "The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of great compassion". Buddhism was originally vegetarian and the Dalai Lama suggests we return to it.
Veganism itself dates back B.C. and is a diet related to consciousness. Whenever people moved away from the vegan diet along the timeline and started eating meat, there was war. Eating meat always goes hand in hand with war and history does prove it.
To understand how diet affects us spiritually, it is important to understand that digestion of food is how we extract energy from our environment.
Chaos Energy- Beef, chicken, fish, dairy, eggs, etc… according to Dr.Cousens, all clog the chakras and are like sludge to the flow of Kundalini which stops the flow of Vortex. This sludge which is compromised of death, cruelty, misery, pain, fear and anxiety energies, etc….all get taken into the system. The energetic frequencies are chaotic in the mind when we eat higher up on the food chain.
People can stack evidence up for their argument and they often go to extreme examples as if those examples are a regular occurrence. You also can't have an argument about what people ate, say in the 1950's and who happened to live a long happy life because times are different and the way we process food is so very different now. Dr. Cousens could care less about this argument.
Hear that? It's your spirit calling….
Do you wish to wake up spiritually?
These are really the questions to ask yourself, said Dr. Cousens who has a completely different agenda for his diet being whole person enlightenment. It takes the debate away because this isn't about winning an argument with a meat eater. Perhaps a meat eaters goal is only physical. Meat eaters don't see that their diets are connected to the whole. And while it's wonderful to be conscious, it is important for us, the spiritual seekers, to realize that a holistic vegan diet is not about superiority, it's just our spiritual calling. Also very important to note that this isn't so much about religiousness as it is about liberation!
Spiritual seekers should consider a holistic vegan diet to create Aparigraha.
*Note Eating meat is habit that stimulates endorphins and becomes highly addictive.
Our brains are very much affected by poor nutrition. What we put into our bodies, becomes our tissues, bones, and muscles that make up our body. Our bodies communicate inter-cellularly using electromagnetic communication. Live foods are filled with electrons that charge our battery= Literally! The difference between cooked and live foods is something called Bioluminesence. Observing our bodies' cells on a regular cooked diet, there is no charge between the cells and cells cannot communicate like they were designed to. Cooking foods cook away the living enzymes and nutrition our bodies desperately need.
Biophotons- Light. All living cells of plants, animals and human beings emit biophotons which cannot be seen by the naked eye but can be measured by special equipment developed by German researchers. When you eat foods that have more light energy, you take in light energy and the healthier you are.
Dr. Cousens showed us photos of different foods photographed using such technology that we were able to see this "light energy" around the specific uncooked living foods. You should of seen the amazing light energy surrounding sprouts!!! Now I know why the raw foodies, myself included are lovin' their sprouts!
If you choose not to cook food anymore, you can still enjoy warmed foods. Why not heat it to 110 degrees? No need to boil the soup!
Interesting note~ *Dr. Cousens noticed that he could be in the sun four times longer than average. Because he eats this way, he resonates with the light force of energy and is at one with it, he isn't fighting it!
Eat Live Foods for Endurance! Dr. Cousens doesn't necessarily promote lab experiments on animals, he wanted to be clear about this but he shared with us some findings from other medical professionals and researchers such as the Russian Dr. Breckman. In Dr. Breckmans research, mice that were fed raw food versus cooked food had three times the endurance!
Come into more emotional balance in your life!
In general on a live foods diet, PMS is improved by 250%, mental clarity, depression and anxiety are improved by 300%. The immune system is improved by 90%!
Telomeres (sequences of DNA – chains of chemical code) are lengthened by exercise, eating well and getting good sleep. Each time a cell divides, the telomeres shorten until they can no longer divide and then they die. This is associated with aging, cancer and high risk of death. Telomeres are a kind of like a ticking time bomb. The Queen and King of Longevity is exercise and good nutrition… But taking in less food to trigger longevity is also key. If you eat less, by ½ the calories, you activate an anti-aging affect in your genes!
Here is more good news! When you eat live foods, you can eat half as much as cooked foods because live foods are packed with nutrition (don't forget about fiber) You feel full and satisfied. When you cook food, you cook all the good things away that your body requires so your body will then send messages of hunger in hopes you eat more food so it can try to meet it's nutritional requirements. You also need less protein in your diet, especially when that protein comes from living foods.
I am one of the few who want to be whole even before I have the chance to become broken. I'm grateful. Too many people wait until they are handed an awful degenerative disease before they seek wholeness. We must love ourselves enough to want to be whole. This is the first step in ones' diet being a spiritual journey. If great health is your only agenda, then congratulations! If eating to be a become a better tuned in and turned on spiritual seeker doesn't resonate with you, that is totally fine too! But if so, one will definitely feel the difference when giving this whole foods vegan diet a fair chance! I made a conscious decision to do things a bit different than the average mainstream. It has not been easy and at times takes great strength which I feel is part of character building for the advancement of the soul! I have broken free from the Standard American diet and our culture of death. I feel extremely liberated so far and want to share it with whoever is listening!
Some people who try the diet give up too soon and say, oh no a vegan/raw food diet doesn't work for me. I want to ask, did you do it right? Did you give it all you got? If you needed help, did you seek out a plant-based nutritionist's advice rather than a conventional nutritionist who's education is based in the greed of the large meat and dairy corporations? I know all about that! Did you eat enough Omega 3 long chain fatty acids? Enough fiber? Low sugar? I love how people will go visit a regular nutritionist and say, well, they told me to eat more protein = meat. Please do your soul a favor and seek out advice from someone who has the same ethical values or spiritual values that you have or are trying to live according to. Exhaust all avenues! Don't look for a reasons/justification to give up and go the other way. Meat and dairy is an addiction, a habit that stimulates endorphins… just remember that. Ego's die hard!
They shouldn't! This is my opinion. There are so many yoga studios popping up all over every town. On one hand, how terrific. People everywhere are slowing down, taking time for themselves and trying to attain some sort of inner peace. On the other hand, there are yoga studios popping up all over town!!!! Greed. People capitalizing on a trend. Of course they will need more yoga instructors and they are most likely hiring people who really aren't that qualified but who just need a job. When I look up to someone be it financial educator or teacher, doctor or whomever is supposed to be in a position to mentor and educate and help lead the way, I want those people to impress me. I want to strive to achieve what they have achieved. If a yoga instructor and studio doesn't know anything about plant based nutrition and how that plays a huge role in being the healthiest you can be in today's world and how this helps you to be a super conductor to the divine, then I am so sorry. I am less than impressed.
I would love to hear from you regarding your opinion on Yoga teachers eating the flesh of sentient beings while helping others achieve enlightenment. Could Buddha be right?
Thanks for reading this post. I hope you enjoyed it!
Be sure to keep an eye out for post two, because no matter what you eat you will be surprised to learn of the deficiencies in our diet according to Dr. Gabriel Cousens!
OMG! Christa~ How beautifully written! You make perfect sense~ Thank you so very much for your insight, wisdom and love for each of us – and the planet!~ You are LOVE and LIGHT!
Thank you Maureen! Your kind words mean so much to me!
Wow, thanks Scott. I love what you wrote. Seeing this in my email was a great start to my day :) Thanks for taking the time to write. I have really been thinking about this topic lately, funny that you showed up here. Or is it? Lol. I just love quantum mechanics! Have a great day and I am glad you enjoyed reading my post.
Hi Christa, I recently started Dr. Cousen's Spritual Nutrition Mastery program. I ran across your article and just wanted to say that you did a beautiful job of reviewing and condensing his information. Love your website!
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A. Attention Getter: By a show of hands, how many people in this classroom are under the age of 21? As you look around the classroom, you will see that many of you are under this age. Now think to yourself, even though you are under the age of 21, does it mean that no one in this classroom has ever tried alcohol? According to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin 1993, alcohol is the most serious problem facing teenagers.
B. Link to Audience: We are all students at college and most likely gone to one party with alcohol.
C. Speaker Credibility: Being a college student and under the age of 21, I have researched this topic of underage drinking because I thought this issue would be extremely beneficial to all of us since we are in college & will most likely be going through experiences involving alcohol.
D. Thesis Sentence: Today I'm here to convince you to think twice about picking up that next bottle of alcohol.
E. Preview of Speech: First, I will to talk about why teenagers should not have alcohol. Next, I'll discuss why teens are not responsible enough to drink and lastly I'll explain how alcohol is not good for your health.
Transition: Let's begin by talking about why teenagers should not have alcohol.
A. Underage drinking is illegal in all 50 states.
1. The tolerance that police have to a teenager drinking and driving is absolutely zero.
2. Most parents who find out that their child has been drinking are not pleased with it.
3. Underage drinking is a crime. It is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable with a maximum sentence of 6 months incapacitation and a $1000.00 fine.
B. Not only is underage drinking against the law, but it is endangering the person's life, as well as others, especially on college campuses.
1. As you can see on this survey from the George Mason Univ. & West Chester Univ. in 1997, alcohol was involved in more than two-thirds of all the campus incidents last year that occurred in residence halls. This survey involved 330 colleges&univ. throughout the country.
2. From the PSU Police Safety Services, the actual offenses of liquor in 2000 were 125 people and 169 people that were arrested due to liquor.


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Gunman at California hospital shot by police; no others hurt
By: turnto23.com
A gunman was shot at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital in Bakersfield, California on Friday evening.
Officials locked down the hospital at about 5 p.m. local time Friday. Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were called out to the hospital.
23ABC News TV station in Bakersfield was told the gunman came in through the emergency room exit into the Emergency Room of the Bakersfield Heart Hospital.
A caller from inside the hospital called 23ABC News and told the station about the shooting.
Ronnie Nop, who was visiting family in the ICU of the Bakersfield Heart Hospital on the 2nd floor on the south side of the Heart Hospital told 23ABC News that he saw the shooter ran outside into the parking lot at some point below the window where he was.
He did not see any gunfire but said he saw the shooter being placed on the stretcher outside of his window and being wheeled inside.
Officials said the suspect shot through the emergency room window and made his way into the hospital.
A security officer made contact with the man, but there was no exchange of gunfire.
The man then made his way outside the hospital, where a shooting between the BPD officers and the shooter, according to Greg Terry Assistant Chief with the BPD.
Terry said the man was shot and taken to the Bakersfield Heart Hospital and then transferred to another area hospital.
The Bakersfield Police Department said that the hospital was cleared and no other individuals were shot aside from the suspect. The Bakersfield Police Department is continuing the investigation and requests the community avoid responding to the Heart Hospital at this time.
CEO of the Bakersfield Heart Hospital Michelle Oxford said that no staff members or patients of the hospital were injured during the shooting.
Terry said that the shooting between the BPD and the gunman happened within 2 minutes of the officers arriving at the hospital.
Terry said that the shooter was last listed in stable condition.

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i cant say the same about them.i have struggled in their hands for as long as i can remember..they never cared about my school or what i do in life..My dad was a drunkard and my mom aswell.they were like a match made in hell.but when my little brother was born they reduced their drinking habit and started looking for jobs..my mom became a domestic worker and my dad managed to get a job at shoprite..it wasnt anything big but atleast they were putting food on the table.they showed my little bro the kind of love i was never shown and that truly hurt me.i always lock myself in the room to separate myself from the outside world...social networks are my best friends.so someday i decided to check out dating sites because i wasnt interested in boys around my place and luckily i met one guy who was different from them all and his name is Tebogo. Our conversation. Tebza: hey there beautiful Me: hi Tebza: im Tebogo from Johannesburg..im 24 in age and im looking for a lady whom i can be in a serious relationship with and later make a wife Me: mmm im Advice and im 19.im also looking for a serious relationship. What was i saying mara? I havent even been in a relationship before. Tebza: can i have you numbers so that we can talk over a phone call. Me: 071....... Tebza: thanks.i will keep in touch. I looked at his picture and damn i was impressed..he was all cute and mascular because he put a pic where he is wearing a tight shirt that show his muscles. Mom: Addy are you done packing? Time waits for no one..your bus will leave you behind Me: im coming.. Yes today i am leaving for Pretoria since im going to university.and im happy to say FREEDOM at last. Bontle's POV Well as i said life was never welcoming for me.it threw stones at me the minute i was born.my parents where very much in love and they got married a year after i was born.my dad's kind of job demanded him to travel alot and out of the country and sometimes he will leave for a long time.when i was a year and 8months old he had to travel and mom was sick so mom went back to her parents with me since dad was leaving..she was very ill to a point whereas dad had to be summoned home but there was no way to do that because back then only letters where used and phones were expensive..besides my family was not wealthy.so mom passed on and she wasnt burried since dad was not home which means they waited for his return and when he got back he was told of what has happened and he didnt take the matter easy but instead suffered a heart attack and passed on aswell..mind you at the time i didnt know anything about all this..so my parents were burried on the same day and after their funeral my grandparents from my dad's side wanted nothing to do with me so my grandparents from my mom's side took me in. As time went on i grew up..My mother's sister was also living with us along with her kids..They ill treated me and told me words such as you are stupidyou are evil that is why no one wants you..no wonder you dont pass at school.yes the situations at home somehow affected me in my school work and even the fact that on parents meetings and report collection days other kids came with their parents and i showed up alone really hurt me.but i learned to survive and do me...when i turned 18 and started with my matric i told myself that im not as dumn as they point me out to be.i worked hard to push my grades up so that i can pass and get a bursary to study at a university and indeed i passed and with symbols i never thought i would get and my aunt's child Luthando the one who always mocked me and called me stupit failed..it really shocked me because she is bright and intellegent just that she mixed up with wrong croud and boys..im from the city of Cape town and today im going to Pretoria for school which is being paid by the bursary i got..i bid farewell to my family at the airport and off i left. Advice Some part of me was happy that luckily i will be near Tebogo and i will be seeing more of him..atleast our relationship can be simple since distance wont be the problem.my phone rang disturbing me from my thoughts.it was Tebogo calling me with the work phone Tebza: i hope you have arrived Me: i have and im busy settling down in my room just waiting to meet my room mate Tebza: okay..we will talk.im at work Me: okay. From home to here is a 4hour drive.... A knock came through the door and i opened.some girl walked in holding her bags with some two guys..they put the bags and left. Her: Hi ke nna Bontle and ke roommate ya hao..(Hi im Bontle and im your roommate) Me: hi ba mpitsa Advice mara Addy e shap.(they call me Advice but Addy is okay) Bontle: nice meeting you Me: Nice meeting you too. Bontle I was surprised to find a roommate who speaks the same language as me.i really hope that we are gonna be besties and get along.i have heard alot of stories about roommates fights and thats not what i want..i travelled all this way to study and make a name for myself expecially after all the painful stages i went through..


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Polikeit Károly (Pozsony, 1849. március 30. – Pozsony, 1921. február ?) főgimnáziumi igazgató, matematikus.

Élete
Atyja Károly polgár és kereskedő volt. Pozsonyban végezte 1868-ban a főgimnáziumot, majd 1868–1872 között a bécsi egyetem bölcsész karának volt (matematika és fizika) hallgatója. 1872-ben tanári vizsgát tett az említett tantárgyakból, majd 1873-ban az ábrázoló mértanból Bécsben.

A pozsonyi főreáliskolánál 1872–1882 között mint tanár működött, majd 1882-től a pozsonyi királyi katolikus főgimnázium tanára, majd 1896-ban igazgatója lett. Sokat tett a Pozsonyi Városi Múzeum felvirágoztatásáért.

Művei
Cikkei a pozsonyi természettudományi és orvosi egylet közleményeiben (Uj F. A klima, 4 füzet. Ueber die Fortschritte der Astronomie im Decennium, 5. f. die physische Beschaffenheit der Planeten mit Rücksicht auf ihre Bewohnbarkeit, Der Komet von 1894, A csillagok és ködök lefotografálása); a pozsonyi katolikus főgimnázium Értesítőjében (1882. A legnagyobb és legkisebb értékek, maxima és minima, meghatározása elemi módon, 1885. A nap, a mi életerőnk, 1905. A pozsonyi kir. kath. főgymnasium éremgyűjteménye); a Zeitschrift für phys. u. math. Unterrichtben (Berechnungen der Vieleckseiten); matematikai és csillagászati cikkeket és könyvismertetéseket írt a Pressburger Zeitungba, a Westungarischer Grenzboteba és a Zeitschrift für Realschulwesenbe.

 Astronomia. Az égi testek mozgásának és physikai tulajdonságainak ismertetése. Pozsony, 1895. (Egyetemes Ismeretek Tára 1.).
 Ötjegyű logarithmustáblák. Pozsony, 1899. (Stampfel-féle Tudományos Zsebkönyvtár 36.).
 Ábel Károly, Mértan. A középiskolák felsőbb osztályai számára. Az 1899. tantervnek megfelelően átdolgozták Lévai Ede dr. és Polikeit Károly. Első rész. síkmértan és háromszögmértan. Az V. és VI. osztály tananyaga. 5. kiadás, Budapest, 1904.
 Pozsony városának kulturális haladása az utolsó ötven évben. In: Fischer Jakab - Ortvay Tivadar - Polikeit Károly (eds.): 1856-1906 emlékmű. Angermayer Károly Nyomda, Pozsony, 1907.

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 A pozsonyi m. kir. állami főreáliskola Értesítője 1895. 112.
 Magyar Könyvészet 1895., 1899., 1903.

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1849-ben született személyek
1921-ben elhunyt személyek
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Of the three Go New Places commitments, the first is prayer (Pray, Partner, Plant). There is no more needed, yet neglected, activity in the Christian life than prayer. While this is true of us personally, it is also true of the missionary activity we call church planting.
There are two compelling needs for prayer in church planting. The first is for us as Illinois Baptists to pray for the hundreds of places around our state where a new church is needed. I don't understand how it works, but God is moved to open doors of opportunity in response to our praying about people who need to hear the Good News of Jesus. As we talk to the Father about lost people (prayer), He responds by giving us opportunities to share the gospel. We have 200 priority church planting needs (people and places) across the state. Would you commit to take one of these and consistently pray for the people who live there, that they will have an opportunity to hear the Gospel?
"Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough in Him to speak as I should" (Eph. 6:19-20 HCSB).
Will you commit to pray consistently for one of our church planters? I will be glad to help you connect with a church planter somewhere in Illinois.


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How to Boost Post-Pandemic Productivity Using Emotional Intelligence
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Emotional intelligence has a lot more to do with productivity than people think, which raises an important question: How has COVID-19 affected the manageability of emotional intelligence?
Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others. Sadly, COVID-19 could be the reason why many people have lost their ability to apply emotional intelligence to daily and professional tasks. After all, COVID-19 has changed the lives of everyone.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) has specific characteristics that increase—or decrease—the ability to manage behavior. Self-awareness and empathy are two main characteristics of EQ, and they allow people to make better decisions and cultivate healthier relationships.
What Causes a Lack of Emotional Intelligence?
Various reasons—biological and not—cause a lack of emotional intelligence. Alexithymia, for instance, is the inability to identify emotions experienced by oneself. Lack of emotional intelligence doesn't always have to be permanent, however.
Unleash Emotional Intelligence Through Self-Awareness
The first step to higher EQ is identifying one's desires, weaknesses, and strengths that lead to overall behavior through self-awareness. Self-awareness can help people identify what's good and bad for them. It derails a person from potentially making regretful mistakes and realigns behaviors with core values. Studies have gone as far as proving that self-awareness can dictate leadership abilities.
According to the Leadership & Organization Development Journal (LODJ), the relationship between EQ and leader performance is best for managers who underestimate their leadership abilities. Conversely, it also suggests that there appears to be a negative relationship between EQ and leader performance for managers who overestimate their leadership abilities. Being self-aware can be applied to combat low EQ during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can affect productivity at work. In doing so, individuals can perform better at work and sustain healthy relationships.
Activate Emotional Intelligence Through Empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of others plays a significant part in raising emotional intelligence. Empathy and the capability to put oneself in others' shoes fuel human connections and personal growth.
COVID-19 has affected some people more than others. Therefore, showing empathy and genuinely trying to understand a person's situation stimulates higher emotional intelligence. Showing empathy builds quality relationships that feed off each other, leading to less stress and sincere connections that increase productivity at work.
Tips to Supercharge Productivity Using Emotional Intelligence
People with high EQ take specific measures under stressful situations. Some tips include:
Maintaining a positive outlook during a global pandemic is easier said than done. Nevertheless, doing so is contagious. A simple smile at the office or friendly humor during virtual meetings increases a positive attitude for the giver and receiver.
Self-motivate
Some people enjoy going to the gym. Others like kayaking. Self-motivation increases emotional intelligence and leads to healthier lifestyles. It may be hard for some, but finding motivation makes a huge difference in productivity.
Listen closely
Effective communication means listening with intention. Listening helps increase strong relationships and sustain happiness. That said, talking about one's problems is beneficial, but it works both ways.
Be courteous
As vague as that sounds, it's nearly impossible to increase EQ without being approachable and personable. On the contrary, being mean won't attract people; it makes others want to stay as far away as possible.
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The recent growth in estates across the higher education sector replicates the level of expansion observed during the 1960s. It was reported that during the first six months of 2016, British universities increased their spending on new-builds by 43%*, a trend that is predicted to continue. In October 2017 the Office for Students (OFS) estimated that an additional £19.4bn will be invested on physical infrastructure improvements between 2016/17 and 2019/20**.
To improve their competitive offering and attract students, universities constantly seek innovative and groundbreaking designs for their new-build developments. This presents an ideal opportunity to implement energy-efficient technologies from the design or construction stage. To effectively mitigate against the increasing energy consumption and energy spend, it is paramount that new building design and construction considers the most energy-efficient solutions. However, the fine balance between financial budgets and spend on new projects can result in such solutions being overlooked. Salix recognises this barrier and can support universities to incorporate the most energy efficient technologies, that can often exceed internal budgets, in new buildings.
Since 2006, Salix has worked with almost 100 universities in England to fund over 4,000 energy efficiency projects that are estimated to save £35m a year and over 130,000 tonnes of carbon each year†. Salix can provide interest-free funding for energy efficiency projects that go above and beyond the requirements set out in building regulations. This allows scope for institutions to upgrade energy-efficient technologies or to install on-site low-carbon energy generation. For example, projects to add lighting controls or to install solar PV are well suited to new-build developments. Other technologies that have recently been popular across the higher education sector include combined heat and power, building energy management systems and laboratory upgrades; where there may be an opportunity to make further efficiency improvements in-plant by accessing Salix Finance.
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Agonistisch gedrag (ook: agonistisch vertoon) is het gedrag dat een dier vertoont wanneer het niet zeker weet wat het moet doen, dus een mengeling van vlucht- en aanvalsgedrag. Dit leidt vaak tot conflictgedrag, waarbij het dier overspronggedrag (bijvoorbeeld zich plotseling gaan wassen in plaats van agressief te worden tegen het andere dier) of omgericht gedrag (het gedrag dat eigenlijk is bedoeld voor de opponent richten op iets anders, zoals wanneer iemand op tafel slaat wanneer hij boos op een ander is) vertoont.

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Though price excludes framing, shipping and HST, framing can be arranged if required. Complimentary delivery in the Toronto area. more questions?
On this website, you can browse works that are immediately available but if you can visit the artist's studio, this is a wonderful part of investing in art. To see where the artist hunkers down and connects with the Muses is a window into a very special world.


I am a huge fan of the combined dark fiction/horror and coming of age stories. The masters of the genre have turned out classics: Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Dan Simmons, and Robert McCammon have all tired their hand at this blend. Authors are able to instill chills in their readers through the not-yet-cynical eyes of an early adolescent – where wonder and terror are still possible and adult reason hasn't yet diminished the sense of imagination. Not to be outdone, lesser known authors have also produced works of marvel in this area, suggesting that this combined genre has a broad appeal. So, I was excited to sit down and read When We Fall, a dark fiction, coming-of-age tale by Peter Giglio published by Darkfuse.
For the most part the author did a fine job balancing the coming of age and dark fiction components of the story. As some reviewers have noted, this isn't a frightening read. In fact, I don't think this is the intention of the author. Rather, he is trying to present a story of uncanny events within the context of a young adolescent's tragic summer. Thirteen year old Ben is grieving the death of his best friend. Both boys were amateur filmmakers, making their own horror movie. With Johnny's death, however, things come to a grinding halt as Ben is trying to make sense of things. With the untimely death of yet another 13-year-old boy in town, Ben has nightmares involving the two boys and then he begins to sense of their presence all around him during his waking hours. The creepiest feature in the story is when an image of the second dead kid appears in Ben's latest film effort. This was a decent jolt within the story. By the way, I learned quite a bit about the making of short 8mm movies (the setting is 1985 – so no digital).
I struggled, however, with the characterizations. Characters should be internally consistent. That is, they should act, think, and feel in a reliable way based on how they are portrayed. If their behavior changes unpredictably to only serve the needs of the plot, then credibility is strained. Unfortunately, I think this happens fairly often in When We Fall. Ben is portrayed as a lonely, grieving, socially awkward, self-described dork. Yet, when the plot requires it, Ben begins speaking, behaving, and thinking like someone considerably more advanced. He handles romantic situations with aplomb (especially with an experienced older girl), drinks beer like a pro, verbally outwits bullying high school seniors with great comeback lines, and can out argue his parents with advanced-SAT level vocabulary.
Ben's love interest is his (former) babysitter, 17 year old Aubrey. Initially portrayed as a good friend, Aubrey's behavior is erratic and inconsistent. At times she is like a supportive, older sister while at other times she is coming on to a boy four years younger than her in manner that is a tad weird. Near the end of the story, Aubrey takes a dramatic course of action that is shocking for two reasons. One, you care about her as a character. But, more importantly, what makes this shocking is that the event is entirely unpredictable. It serves the plot well, but is ultimately unbelievable because there was nothing in her behavior to suggest anything like this would happen. There are other inconsistent characterizations in the novel among the secondary players. Ben's mom goes from an overly protective mother (who wouldn't be in a town where 13-year olds are dropping like flies) to a woman who willingly allows her kid to sneak out of his bedroom window at night (depending on the plot requirements). She also goes into uncontrolled rages in which she says the nastiest things about her son, while she will not speak up despite her reservations about her boy dating a much older girl. Aubrey's ex-boyfriend is portrayed one moment as a cruel jerk and then at another as a sensitive, disarmingly friendly guy. Even the ghosts don't play consistently to their true natures.
I've run on a bit about these inconsistent characterizations – only because I think they interfere with the author's story. I seem to be in the minority, however. Other reviewers were not troubled by these issues. Therefore, you can take my comments with a grain of salt. So, where do I stand on When We Fall? Overall, I liked the story and the pacing. The general feel of a young teen's world and his despair over losing his friend is nicely presented. I think the story would have had a greater impact had the characters not been sacrificed by plot needs. As it stands, it is a good read, a nice entry into the dark fiction, coming-of-age genre.
I have no clue if I am correct on this assumption, but I think that Nicole Cushing has managed to push the boundaries of the horror genre a bit with her new novel I Am the New God. My feeling is that the same could be true with her debut work, Children of No One, an unsettling tale of child abuse and exploitation. I Am the New God is equally as unsettling but more distorted or dysfunctional, if that is possible.
In the early weeks of his freshman year in college, Greg Bryce is contacted by a secret admirer who claims that Greg has been ordained as the new god. The old Christian God is weakening, and the new god must rise to power and assume control. While most 18 year olds would be on the phone to their parents with the first letter proposing their divinity from a stranger (the action takes place in the 1980s – hence communication occurs only via phone and snail mail), Greg is intrigued. Greg, we gradually learn, has had his share of psychiatric issues in his adolescence, and gosh-darn it, this new god-thing plays right into his mental illness. As the apostle/high priest becomes bolder in his indoctrination of Greg, he (a defrocked minister in Indiana) explains to Greg the various tasks – through letters – the young man must complete in order to make the transformation to the Supreme Being. The minister, by the way, is getting these instructions from none other than John the Baptist, who inexplicably seems to have switched allegiances from Jesus to the new god, Greg.
Follow this thus far? Actually, the progression throughout the novel makes perfect sense – which is a credit to Ms. Cushing's writing. Anyhow, the tasks involve a series of sordid activities, not the least of which is the gruesome torture of Greg's college roommate. I won't elaborate any more on the plot. What's important to note, however, is that the narrative goes in directions I did not see coming. And, things do get quite creepy.
Ms. Cushing uses a rather unique point of view. Alternative chapters, with some exceptions, are told in the first person from either the defrocked minister's perspective or Greg's perspective. The mental illness of the two characters is quite evident, and I found myself rather unnerved by seeing the world from these points-of-view. So, that aspect of the story is quite effective. If I have any criticism, it would be that after a while the two characters were sounding too much alike. I suspect that trying to maintain two distinct but different psychotic perspectives is a tough act to pull off. Also, Ms. Cushing wisely chooses to insert some third person narratives, mostly from the omniscient perspective of police investigators. This grounded the narrative in a sense of reality that helps anchor the story.
Overall, this is an effective horror story about not one, but two, descents into madness – with a cool twist at the end. It doesn't always work, but the effort is a marvel to read.
The relationship of the mind to the body is the very essence of mind-body problem. What makes us human – the combination of mind and body? Or are these separate entities with their own traits and guiding principles? What about the soul – is that equivalent to the mind? What happens to us if our mind-body components are severed? Would the two "parts" survive? How would we act in a solely physical versus a spiritual realm?
Most importantly, would you expect these questions to be the focal point in a zombie novel?
These and other philosophical questions are the driving forces in Severed, the latest novel by Gary Fry. A mysterious powder is unleashed in London as part of a terrorist act. Individuals who come into close contact with the substance become infected. And their minds are severed from their bodies – literally. A ghost-like essence separates from the body and floats skyward joining other "souls" in a rotating spiral over the city (check the cover for a cool depiction). The body that remains earthbound has lost all moral restraint – leaving a vicious zombie-like thing that goes on a rampage. Those they bite become severed. The zombie numbers increase exponentially as do the ghost-like souls rotating above the city. London quickly becomes a chaotic mess.
As luck would have it, a university professor whose scholarly focus includes the study of violent behavior from this mind-body perspective is available for consultation (he just lost his position after having a sexual relationship with a student). Unfortunately, Professor Stephen Hobbs is a narcissistic and hedonistic individual. He destroyed his own marriage with his infidelities and otherwise treated his wife like dirt. Also, he never visits his mother who lives nearby. He is not exactly the type of guy you want on the front lines to figure out how to handle morally unrestrained zombies. But, author Gary Fry makes him our go-to hero – and it is a great choice. Initially unlikeable, Hobbs grows on the reader as more is revealed about him. As his previously repressed memories of his childhood are exposed, you realize there is a conscience in there somewhere, and you just hope his awareness jolts this part of his personality into action in order to save humankind.
Dr. Fry, a psychologist by training, has a lot of fun with psychological symbolism. The zombies are driven to satisfy brutal and self-destructive urges of physical and sexual violence. The moral decay associated with these unconscious drives manifests itself in body parts that rot and fall off at an alarming rate. The ascetically driven spirits floating above the city are drawn to a higher sense of spiritual well-being and moral superiority (they even form the huge rotating halo over London). The strategy (what follows is a slight spoiler – but only in the most general sense) to cure the ongoing disaster involves an antidote (medication), the bolstering of our hero's inner ego strength, and the appropriate harnessing of moral reasoning. Short-term psychodynamic therapy, anyone?
The author is at his best when his characters are reasoning about the philosophical and psychological implications of the events. The suspense is keenly felt when they struggle with inner demons. While some people might be turned off by the philosophical arguments, I loved this aspect of the story. (As an aside, this inner dialogue is true of his some of his other works including two of my favorites: Menace and Lurker). Dr. Fry is less adept at describing action sequences, however. Characters become a little too reflective of their circumstances when in reality they would be operating on pure adrenalin. When this happens, suspense is disrupted – but this doesn't occur frequently. For the most part, momentum is maintained throughout.
Overall, I enjoyed Severed – especially the inner dimensions of the characters. I was also thrilled with Gary Fry's attempt to juggle zombie violence, psychoanalytic metaphors, 17th century philosophy, and Descartes. Have you ever read a novel with this combination before? I haven't. And, any story that can take a boring academic and transform him into an action hero is okay with me.
Interested in four fictional psychopaths? Have I got a few for you.
When I finished reading Those Who Wish Me Dead (author: Michael Koryta) a few weeks ago, I marveled at what a chilling pair of psychopaths Mr. Koryta created in his bad guys. The novel involves a teenage boy who is being safeguarded in the wilds of Montana through a privately arranged witness protection program after being in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnessing multiple murders committed by the Blackwell brothers (who are indeed brothers and professional killers). These brothers, as evil and as nasty as can be, soon figure out where the kid is being hidden (at least in the general area of Montana wilderness) and then start tracking him down. This is an action adventure/thriller novel, and the ride to the finish is incredibly suspenseful. What makes the story absolutely nerve shattering is the Blackwells, over-controlled sinister men who talk to each other in stilted, overly proper English. When they have someone in their clutches whose life needs to be terminated, and that includes everyone who crosses their path in the story, they talk about their captive in the third person – as if that victim was not present and listening. Of course, the victims become increasingly unnerved with this behavior. When the victims realize that they will not make it out of this situation alive, you are completely caught up in their desperation. Masterfully concocted by Michael Koryta.
While the Blackwells were great, I think best portrayed psychopath in recent fiction is from a novel called Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. The story takes place in Minnesota in the early 1960s and narrated by Reuben Land, an 11 year old who lives with his widowed father, older brother Davy, and younger sister Swede. When two violent intruders break into the Land's house, Davy kills them and is charged with murder. During the trial, Davy escapes and the family takes off after him. The journey takes them through Minnesota and North Dakota, with the police hot on their trail. Unlike Koryta, Enger really hasn't written an action thriller – although there are certainly elements of that in the story. This has a ballad-like feel to it, not unlike a cowboy tale. The writing is lyrical and mesmerizing. There is a description of a blizzard and the aftermath which is quite breathtakingly beautiful. But wait, what about the psychopath? Oh yea. When Reuben finds Davy, he meets up with the "family" with whom Davy has been hiding. The patriarch is "Jape Waltzer", a low-key and seemingly friendly sort when introduced to Reuben. As the pages turn and the story progresses, the reader quickly learns that there is something a little scary about Jape – and then downright terrifying. I cannot describe Jape's portrayal any more than that without disclosing too much. Suffice it to say, though, the character is chilling and utterly convincing. He is a menace who enjoys his impact on people – and that impact does not leave you. I found this guy to be an utterly convincing picture of psychopathy and his presence on the page elevates a tremendous sense of peril.
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray is one of my all-time favorite novels. The story is set in a Catholic High School for boys in Dublin – which serves as a boarding school for many of the students. One kid, Skippy, dies in the first few pages (this is not a spoiler, obviously, since it is also the title), and this 800 page book recounts the chain of events leading up to his death and then what happens afterward. What isn't clear from the title and the description is that the novel is hilariously funny. The descriptions of teenage relationships and the dialogue between the kids are heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. Then, of course, there are the teachers and the staff who play their own role in the account (the point of view is roughly equal across kids and adults). One character is Carl, a student in the school. He is the drug-dealing psychopath who is in love with the same girl as Skippy. The author does a remarkable job of making this kid both chilling and sympathetic. His inner turmoil and psychological pain is well portrayed – as is his callous and brutal demeanor to his fellow classmates. His is a terrific portrayal.
There are likely other great psychopaths in literature, past and present. These three came to mind very quickly, however, and I felt the urge to write about them. When I recall others, I will make a note and return to this topic if people are interested. I don't know, from my perspective, you can't get enough fictional psychopaths.


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Kingston Machine is displaying its CX-7 CNC lathe at IMTS 2018.
Kingston Machine's CX lathe is designed for cutting long and heavy workpieces for the energy, mining, textile, paper and transportation industries. The CNC lathe has the same headstocks and spindle bores as the company's manual HR, HP, HPX, HK and HG models.
The CX-7 model (40" × 120") is equipped with a V8 hydraulic turret and 5.45- and 9.5-hp AC servomotors that drive the X and Z axes. The headstock has four gearshifts controlled by hydraulics for greater torque, and the main spindle has a three-point bearing support system for cutting heavy and extremely hard materials. The CX is also available in 4.06", 7.09", 10.1", 12.5", or 14.8" bore versions, with a 34" or 40" swing, and in lengths ranging from 80" to 280".
Also on display are the dual-turret 4.7"-bore CL-38 (26" × 80") CNC lathe and the 6-m HR-6000 (40" × 240") engine lathe. All proceeds from the sale of "The Pink Lady," a hot pink HJ-1100 (17" × 43") engine lathe with hot pink taper attachment and hot pink Newall DP-700 DRO, benefit breast cancer research and awareness.