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5 Key Super Bowl LII Matchups
The NFL is a game of matchups and there are plenty of exciting ones to look forward to in Super Bowl LII. I've picked out 5 matchups that I think we'll be interesting to keep track of on Sunday night. Because of Thursday's article about which Eagle should cover Gronk I've left that matchup out of this article.
Fletcher Cox vs. Patriots interior linemen
After Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox is probably the best defensive tackle in the league and his success against the Pats interior offensive line will be a huge factor in this game. From a PFF grade standpoint, Cox had a 91.5 rating this year, whereas none of the Patriots offensive line graded over 81.3. Also, Brady has notoriously done worse against inside pressure in comparison to edge rush, so if Cox can toss around the likes of Joe Thuney, David Andrews and Shaquille Mason like he has done to so many of his opposition this year, then the Eagles have a real chance of causing the upset.
Danny Amendola vs. Patrick Robinson
Danny "Playoff" Amendola had a huge game in the AFC Championship against the Jaguars but I think he'll have a tougher time against Patrick Robinson this week. Robinson had a PFF grade of 90.6 when covering in the slot this year, ranking him as one of the best in the league in that roll. As good as Amendola is, there are better matchups for the Patriots in the passing game so I'm not expecting the slot receiver to see as many targets as usual.
Alshon Jeffery vs. Stephon Gilmore
The Eagles No.1 receiver has been outstanding in the postseason so far, boasting a 158.3 passer rating for Nick Foles when he's been targeted. On the flip side, Stephon Gilmore has looked better each and every game he has played in his first year New England and is likely to shadow Jeffery throughout the game. This is going to be a close matchup and could have a huge impact on how effective the Eagles can be on offence.
Trey Flowers vs. Halapoulivaati Vaitai
Vaitai has done much better than expected since coming in to replace the injured Jason Peters, however he still can be taken advantage of. Flowers is a very effective pass rusher and will look to dominate the Eagles' left tackle and put some blindside pressure on Nick Foles.
Zach Ertz vs. Patrick Chung
Despite not having a touchdown in the playoffs, Ertz has made big plays at big times for the Eagles and has continued to be a reliable target for Foles. Patrick Chung is reasonably good in coverage but I think he could struggle against a player that has been dominant all season long. This could be the matchup that the Eagles can exploit on offence and get them across the line to win their first Super Bowl.
Who should the Eagles choose to cover Gronk?
When facing the Patriots, the biggest question for the opposing defence is always about who they will choose to attempt to cover the almost unstoppable Rob Gronkowski. This conundrum is something the Eagles will have to face in the Super Bowl on Sunday, so I've looked at the options and given my verdict on who should be tasked with taking on Gronk.
THE OPTIONS
Mychal Kendricks - Linebacker
Kendricks is an incredibly athletic outside linebacker with great speed, his 4.47 second 40-yard dash much quicker than Gronkowski's more pedestrian 4.68 second time, and he has been reasonably good in coverage this season. However, the issue here is the height difference, with Gronkowski a full 6 inches taller than his counterpart. Kendricks could certainly keep up with Gronk on vertical routes but I feel he could struggle covering the Patriots tight end on cut routes or double moves, not to mention he'd have almost no chance in a contested catch situation.
Nigel Bradham - Linebacker
Bradham has been superb in coverage this year boasting a PFF coverage grade of 86.9, sixth amongst all linebackers. On top of this, Bradham ranked first in yards allowed per coverage snap and coverage snaps per reception. Like Kendricks, Bradham is shorter than Gronk but the difference in this case is 4 inches (every little helps), however this could still be an issue for the 6 year veteran. Bradham has been superb in coverage this year, but Gronkowksi is like nothing he would have come up against this season and he could really struggle on the longer developing and vertical routes.
Malcolm Jenkins - Safety
On pure coverage ability, Jenkins is the best option due to his cornerback experience so would likely be able to stay with Gronk on most of his routes. The problem with Jenkins however, is the size difference between the two players in both the height and weight departments. Even if the Eagles safety was in perfect coverage, Gronkowski could use his body to bully Jenkins and make the necessary catches.
Double Coverage (or Nigel Bradham)
I personally don't believe any of the above players can effectively cover Gronk alone, therefore the Eagles will have to either put two defenders on the tight end or get Jim Schwartz to cook up some clever zone coverages to keep him quiet. However, if the Eagles do have to leave a single man on Gronkowksi then I feel Nigel Bradham would have the best chance to limit Brady's favourite target. The only thing that is certain is that it's going to be a very interesting matchup to watch.


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\section{Introduction}

Weightless  artificial  neural  networks  (WANN)  are  neural  models
that  do  not  use weighted synapses to store the information it learns from presented patterns. Alternatively, it possesses RAM (random-access-memory)-based neurons in which information storage takes place. In a WANN, learning of a pattern corresponds to writing in memory, whereas classification essentially corresponds to the reading of certain memory positions. The advantages of these models lie essentially in their speed, simplicity, low computational and power costs and, above all, in their ability to perform online learning.

The WiSARD (Wilkes, Stonham and Aleksander Recognition Device) \cite{aleksander} is a pioneering WANN model that was originally designed to solve simple classification tasks. WiSARD has received extensions to perform semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, regression tasks, and improvements in training and classification policies.

Recent applications of WiSARD with remarkable results corroborating the choice of this model: data stream clustering \cite{douglas, douglas2, douglas3}; time-series classification \cite{souza2014}; audio processing \cite{souza2015}; online tracking of objects \cite{nascimento2015}; GPS trajectory classification \cite{barbosa2018}; part-of-speech tagging \cite{carneiro2015, carneiro2017}; text categorization \cite{rangel2016}; hardware assisted security \cite{santiago2019}; emotional analysis \cite{vidal2013, lusquinofilho2018, aus, empathy}, and; prediction tasks \cite{rew, lusquino2020}. Also, recent studies on theoretical aspects of the model can be found in \cite{carneiro2019}.

To facilitate the application of WiSARD and its extensions, a library in C/C++ was created, with a wrapper for Python, called wisardpkg. Section 02 of this work describes the models present in wisardpkg, while Section 03 gives details of their implementation, use, configurations and installation.

\section{WiSARD-models in wisardpkg}

\subsection{WiSARD}

WiSARD\cite{aleksander} is a $n$-tuple classifier composed by class \textit{discriminators}; each discriminator is a set of $N$ RAM nodes having $n$ address lines each. All discriminators share a structure called \textit{input retina}, from which a pseudo-random mapping of its $N * n$ bits composes the input address lines of all of its RAM nodes.

WiSARD is initialized with all its memory locations with value "0". During training, when a binary pattern is presented to the network, it will access the corresponding memory positions in the appropriate discriminator, changing those with null content to "1". This process is showed in Fig. \ref{fig:wisard}. In the classification phase, the binary pattern accesses all discriminators in the corresponding positions and each of them will return a score formed by the number of non-null positions accessed. The discriminator with the highest score will determine the class of the input.

\begin{figure}%
    \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{wisard.jpeg}
    \caption{Training in WiSARD\cite{qualify}.}
    \label{fig:wisard}
\end{figure}

An extension to the model was made to deal with a learning saturation problem. It consists of replacing the content of the memory positions from a singe bit to an access counter, which is increased during the training phase. In the classification phase, the discriminators' score becomes the sum of the non-null memory positions accessed, whose counter has a value higher than a threshold called \textit{bleaching}\cite{grieco2010}, which is initialized with a value of "0" and is increased whenever there is a tie. In this case, the classification process is repeated until there is a tie and if the value of bleaching becomes greater than the value of the largest access counter, the network will randomly draw the class of one of the discriminators with a score tied to be the class of the input.

\subsection{ClusWiSARD}

ClusWiSARD\cite{douglas} is a variation of WiSARD that allows the same class to have more than one discriminator, so that sub-profiles of the same class, which do not have enough similarity between them, are learned in different places, in order to avoid saturation of the learning of a discriminator with the superposition of extremely heterogeneous patterns, but that still belong to the same class.

ClusWiSARD is initialized with only one discriminator of each class and as new examples are learned, a verification is made to see if there is a need to create a new discriminator. In this model, the same example can be learned in more than one discriminator.

This model can also be used for semi-supervised learning, where when a non-labeled example is submitted for learning, a classification occurs and the discriminator with the highest score will learn the example.

\subsection{Regression WiSARD}

An extension of WiSARD to handle prediction tasks\cite{rew, lusquino2020}. This model works with just one discriminator with each memory location having two contents/dimensions: (i) an access counter (same as in the WiSARD with bleaching), and; (ii) a partial prediction. During training, when a pair <\textbf{x}, \textit{y}> is presented to the network, \textbf{x} is used to access specific memory locations and increment their access counters. The partial predictions of these same positions are incremented using the value of \textit{y}. At the time of prediction, when an input \textbf{x} is presented to the network, it will access the respective memory positions and Regression WiSARD will return as a prediction an average of the sum of the counters and the partial predictions accessed. This model can use different types of media. This process is showed in Fig. \ref{fig:rew}.

\begin{figure}%
    \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{rew.jpg}
    \caption{Regression WiSARD prediction\cite{qualify}.}
    \label{fig:rew}
\end{figure}

\subsection{ClusRegression WiSARD}

A variation of Regression WiSARD that is based on the same principle as ClusWiSARD of separating examples that are not sufficiently similar\cite{rew, lusquino2020}. This model is initialized with a single ReW discriminator and whenever new examples are learned there is a verification for the need to create new discriminators and a classification to determine which discriminators will learn the example. In the prediction phase, a classification is performed to determine the ReW discriminator that will perform the prediction.

\section{Library's overview}

\subsection{Implementation}

wisardpkg is hosted on GitHub at \hyperlink{https://iazero.github.io/wisardpkg/}{https://iazero.github.io/wisardpkg/}, where users can find the latest version of the library and user documentation. Model details and features described in this publication pertain to the latest version of the model as of the date of this publication. The lib was implemented in C/C++ with a Python wrapper.

\subsection{Availability}

\begin{itemize}
    \item \textbf{Operating systems:} Linux, Mac OSX, Windows
    \item \textbf{Programming languages:} C++ 11 and up, Python version 3.7.0 and up
    \item \textbf{Additional system requirements:} NA
    \item \textbf{Dependency:} pybind11 ($\geq$ 2.5.0)
    \item \textbf{List of contributors:} All contributors were listed as authors with corresponding affiliations
    \item \textbf{Language:} C++, with wrapper to Python 3
    \item \textbf{Current version:} 2.0.0a7

\end{itemize}

\subsection{Installation}

\begin{itemize}
    \item \textbf{C++:}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Clone \hyperlink{https://github.com/IAZero/wisardpkg}{https://github.com/IAZero/wisardpkg}
            \item Copy the wisardpkg.hpp file to the desired project
            \item Include the library in the C++ code
        \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{Python:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Install Python PIP, if necessary
        \item pip install wisardpkg
    \end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

To install wisardpkg in a Windows environment it is necessary to install Visual C++ additionally. To do this just download it from \hyperlink{https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads}{here} and then run the installer.

\subsection{Architecture}

The library is divided into two main modules: models and binarization, because since these neural networks only receive binary inputs, it is necessary to treat the input to make it suitable for models. Although this is usually done through some kind of preprocessing external to wisardpkg, the library has some classes to provide support for this pipeline.

\subsubsection{Binarization}

All binarization classes are extensions of the BinBase class. All of them receive an array as input to their unique public method, transform, which will return a binary array. Only the public methods of each class will be described here. \\

\textbf{Thresholding:} applies a simple threshold to a double value to generate a binary input.

\begin{itemize}
    \item Thresholding: its only parameter is the threshold.
    \item transform
\end{itemize}

\textbf{MeanThresholding:} similar to the previous one, but this time the threshold is calculated as the mean of the input data.

\begin{itemize}
    \item MeanThresholding
    \item transform
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Thermometer:} is a technique for preprocessing quantitative variables. Given a variable $d$, a maximum value of traing test $m$ and a number of ranges $s$, the new binary variable will have $s$ bits, with each $i$th bit being determined by a threshold $t = i * \frac{m}{s}$. If $d > t$, the $i$th position is worth $1$, otherwise $0$.

\begin{itemize}
    \item SimpleThermometer: its parameters are the thermometer size, the minimum and the maximum value in its range.
    \item transform
\end{itemize}

\textbf{KernelCanvas:} since each WiSARD-based model is able to handle only one input size, this preprocessing\cite{souza2014} is capable of resizing inputs, being especially useful when dealing with time series. This uses different kernels, or divisions in the sample space of the input, replacing each value of it with the central value of the kernel where it is located.

\begin{itemize}
    \item KernelCanvas: it is possible to instantiate it from a json file. Its parameters are the desired dimensionality and the number of kernels to be used.
    \item transform
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Models}

This module contains all the models and also the base classes from which they extend. A brief description of each sub-module and its classes follows.\\

\begin{enumerate}
    \item \textbf{Base:}

    \begin{itemize}
    \item \textbf{Model:} a simple trainable module
    \begin{itemize}
        \item train
        \item getsizeof
    \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{ClassificationModel:} a Model object that can calculate the similarity score in an access, as well as perform classifications
    \begin{itemize}
        \item classify
        \item rank
        \item score
    \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{RegressionModel:} a Model object that performs predictions. Here the training is overwritten because of the partial prediction used in learning in this type of model.
    \begin{itemize}
        \item train
        \item predict
    \end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

    \item \textbf{Wisard:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item \textbf{RAM:} the minimal information unit in a weightless neural network, contains $2^{n}$ memory positions.
        \begin{itemize}
            \item RAM: instantiates RAM. It is possible to use a json file with RAM previously saved for this. Two additional parameters here are ignoreZero (which allows not considering the initial position of each RAM in the classification phase) and base (its default value is 2, forming the classic WiSARD for binary patterns, but when modifying it it is possible to work with patterns that use more bits and the RAM will have $base^{n}$ memory locations).
            \item getVote
            \item train
            \item untrain: it is possible to reverse the training process of an example, once the positions accessed are known, just subtracting their access counters.
            \item getMentalImage: using the retina and the content of the RAM, it generates a representation of the learning.
            \item setMapping: it is possible to choose a mapping for the RAM.
        \end{itemize}
        \item \textbf{Discriminator:}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Discriminator: its main parameter is the size of the tuple. It is also possible to define your mapping and instantiate it from a json file. Its main methods are: train, untrain and classify.
        \end{itemize}
        \item \textbf{Wisard:} a ClassificationModel that has a set of discriminators. Its main methods are: train, untrain and classify. An optional parameter "balanced" when set to True causes the score of each discriminator during the classification to be normalized using the number of trained examples.
    \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{Cluswisard:} has only one homonymous class, which will be described bellow:
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Cluswisard: its main parameters are the size of the tuple and the variables used in the verification to create new discriminators: minScore, threshold and discriminatorsLimit.
        \item The main methods here include train, untrain, classify, trainUnsupervised and classifyUnsupervised, the latter is applied only when it is desired to know which is the discriminator with which the example is most similar, despite classes.
    \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{RegressionWisard:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item \textbf{MeanFunctions:} this module has a Mean class, which serves as the basis for several other classes that contain the methods of the means used in the prediction of Regression WiSARD (SimpleMean, PowerMean, Median, HarmonicMean, HarmonicPowerMean, GeometricMean, ExponentialMean and LogisticMean).
        \item \textbf{RegressionRAM:} analogous to the classification RAM, it has an extra content in its memory positions, which is the partial prediction. Additional parameters here include minZero and minOne, which are the minimum amount of these bits that a memory location needs to have to be considered in the prediction phase.
        \item \textbf{RegressionWisard:} The network itself, a set of RegressionRAMs. Its main parameters are the size of the tuple and the average to be used, with minZero, minOne, completeAdressSize and mapping being additional parameters. Like other Models, it can be instantiated from a json file. Its main methods are train and predict.
    \end{itemize}
    \item \textbf{ClusRegressionWisard:} This module has only one homonymous class, which is a RegressionModel, whose main instantiation parameters are addressSize, minScore, threshold and limit. Its main methods are train and predict.
\end{enumerate}

Additionally, the library has a commons module, with exceptions and utils, and a wrapper module for Python.

\begin{footnotesize}

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When a young woman with a painful past marries a witty young man who thinks he might be gay, she learns that love, family, and identity take many forms.
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She has published five academic books on nineteenth century British women writers, feminist criticism, women in history, and men's movements.
Her memoir, Tasting Home, was published in 2013 with She Writes Press. It received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly and won ten independent press awards. The screenplay Tasting Home is based upon the memoir.
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Various forms of labor obligation, coercion, and oppression existed in colonial India, but the supposed dichotomy between "free" and "unfree" labor was rarely absolute. European ... More
Various forms of labor obligation, coercion, and oppression existed in colonial India, but the supposed dichotomy between "free" and "unfree" labor was rarely absolute. European slave-trafficking, internal trades in women and children, domestic slavery, caste-based obligations for agricultural and other labor, and capitalist systems such as indenture represented distinct but overlapping forms of "unfree" labor in the South Asian context. Enslaved Indians were exported to various European colonial possessions in the 17th and 18th century or provided domestic services within the homes of both the European and Indian elites. Meanwhile, various preexisting local labor relationships such as begar, caste-based obligation, and debt bondage involved elements of coercion, control, and ownership that mirrored some of the characteristics of slavery. These underwent significant changes in the colonial period, as the colonial state both tapped into and sought to reshape the Indian labor market to suit the needs of the imperial capitalist economy.
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Ensuring the Mini Mes have properly fitted footwear is really important when it comes to their growth and development as wearing incorrect shoes can cause no end of issues for tiny toes. We generally have our feet measured at Brantano every 3 months as advised, and have done for several years, but it's always lovely to be invited to a store to review their service and receive new shoes in the process, which we were asked to do recently.
Upon arrival we were greeted by staff and shown to the fitting area. There is a table of WOW Toys to keep little ones entertained and also a large variety of stationery, bags, umbrellas and other accessories to browse while waiting. The wait wasn't long however and within minutes the Mini Mes had taken off their existing Nike footwear and were stood on the iPad foot gauge to have their feet sized. The device used was from Clarks and with whole and half size measurements and four different widths it really helps to ensure the perfect fit. It's interactive (they can pick a character, insert their name and age) which means children can really get involved with the entire experience.
The fitter was helpful, made the children feel at ease and answered my questions about the process. He seemed very knowledgeable about what he was doing which put my mind at rest as a parent. I actually discovered that fitters must complete structured training, endure 25 supervised fittings and that the EDI (a top provider of training qualifications) were so pleased with the the fitting service from Brantano that they endorsed it!
Take A Walk - the very best fit cannot be achieved without taking a few steps. Brantano's thorough checks always ensure a comfortable fit.
The fitter wrote the sizes down for us and we wandered around the huge collection of shoes on display to find the perfect pair. There are lots of well known brands but other, lower cost alternatives too to explore - something for most budgets.
Immediately the Mini Mes were drawn to the Skechers section with their bold colours and funky laces and Minxy chose the GOrun Ride version while Jamster picked the Flex Advantage which were £40 each.
"Give him true freedom with the SKECHERS Flex Advantage shoe. Smooth leather, synthetic and mesh fabric upper in a lace up athletic sporty training sneaker with stitching and overlay accents. Gel Infused Memory Foam insole."
"Skechers GOrun Ride - Ultra is designed to give you a more natural running experience allowing you to interact with and respond to practically any surface, while also offering cushioning for impact protection."
The fitter then returned to us to see how we were getting on and checked the fit of the footwear. He felt the shoes for length, width and depth, checked the heel to make sure it was secure and around the ankles. The Mini Mes went for a brief walk around the store to ensure they were comfortable and we headed to the checkout with the boxed trainers. If we have any issues we can return them within 28 days but so far we haven't had any issues at all and we will certainly return to the branch in the summer for our sandals and September for school shoes!
Where do you purchase your child's footwear?
The fitting service sounds excellent - must be very reassuring.
The shoe display looks a bit overwhelming! It's not somewhere I've ever shopped for shoes - I'll have to take a look.
Love new shoes for me or the kids I always find brantano a little hard to find the shoes you want if you know what I mean but if you have time you can find some real bargins!
i like brantano just because of the variety of ranges they have. It is also nice for the wholw family to go into one shop rather than spend hours trapsing around shops!


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Maumere é a capital da Regência de Sica e a maior cidade de Flores, Indonésia. Situa-se na costa norte da ilha e o porto está na parte noroeste da cidade. Está localizado em Maumere o Frans Seda Airport. Em 1992 Maumere tinha uma população total de 70 mil habitantes.

A cidade sofreu danos consideráveis no terremoto de Flores de 1992, com 90 por cento de todos os edifícios sendo destruídos. A população mais recente contada por censo é de 47 598 pessoas.

Religião
A população de Maumere assim como os habitantes da ilha de Flores é católica na sua quase totalidade, consequência de em Larantuca ter sido fundada uma das primeiras missões abertas pelos dominicanos portugueses, em finais do século XVI. Atualmente ainda existem resquícios da língua portuguesa em Flores, especialmente nas regiões de Larantuca e Maumere. Trata-se basicamente de reminiscências lexicais, muitas delas relacionadas com o catolicismo. Em 2005, a Diocese Católica Romana de Maumere foi estabelecido na cidade.

Pontos turísticos
Os recifes em áreas circundantes de Maumere (Golfo de Maumere) já foram considerados uns dos melhores locais para mergulhos do mundo. No entanto, um relatório de 2007 descobriu que 75% dos recifes de coral tinha sido significativamente danificadas ou destruídas pela prática da pesca com explosivos, o uso de produtos químicos tóxicos na pesca, e devido a terremotos. Uma das prioridades da comunidade local e do governo é a promoção do turismo. Um evento cultural anual, Maumere in Love, foi iniciado como um passo no sentido de promover tanto a nível local como o mais amplo interesse na região em torno de Maumere.

Mãe de Todas as Nações
Mãe de Todas as Nações (em indonésio: Bunda Segala Bangsa) é uma estátua de Mãe Maria no colina Nilo, a 5 km ao sul-oeste de Maumere. A estátua tem 18 metros de altura, mas com o seu pedestal e fundação chega aos 28 metros de altura. A estátua revestido de cobre pesa 6 toneladas foi construída em 2005, localizada num pico de 500 metros na colina Keli, Vila Nilo, e tornou-se a mais alta estátua levantada na Regência de Sica.

Ver também
 Geografia da Indonésia
 Crioulo português de Flores

Localidades da Indonésia

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Pink Floyd, Cream, Small Faces, The Move, Fleetwood Mac – 1967 UK National Jazz & Blues Festival Concert Poster
An exceedingly rare concert poster for the 1967 British National Jazz & Blues Festival featuring what is arguably the greatest lineup ever at a UK festival.
Performing over three days were many of the greatest British artists ever, including the first show ever by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, the Small Faces, The Cream, The Jeff Beck Group, The Pentangle, The Move, Donovan, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Blossom Toes, Zoot Money, Tomorrow, The Syn, Denny Laine (with Strings), PP Arnold, The Marmalade, Paul Jones, the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Ten Years After, Amen Corner, Time Box (early Patto), Al Stewart, John Mayall (with Mick Taylor), Chicken Shack, and more. Billed were Pink Floyd, who did not perform, owing to Syd Barrett's erratic behavior, but they were replaced by The Nice, who played their own set and backed PP Arnold.
This is only the second example we've seen of this very rare and highly collectible poster. In near mint condition, 20″ x 29 1/2″.


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Will the US commit long term to the East Asia Summit?
The EAS in particular helped renew regional channels of cooperation, a development marked by the entry of the US and Russia into the summit.While Dmitry Medvedev did not attend the 2011 summit, the US' participation was extremely valuable to existing regional cooperation among the EAS countries.
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Washington must nevertheless ascertain what level of commitment other member countries expect from it — and also what it can gain from a renewed partnership with the region.
US President Barack Obama applauds with Southeast Asian leaders, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Philippines President Benigno Aquino and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, during a group photo session for the leaders of the East Asia Summit in Bali on 19 November 2011 following the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (Photo: AAP)
The US has numerous close allies in the Asia Pacific region, and shares good relations with many others. Despite these traditional relations, the US' decision to become a member of the EAS was big news.
This was the first time the US had joined a multilateral platform that consists of countries which are uniquely 'East Asian'. And though the US remains a member of APEC, some ASEAN countries are not members of this organisation, meaning the US' presence in Honolulu had little bearing on a few ASEAN countries.
Before the sixth EAS, the summit was largely driven by ASEAN.
The overall mood of the EAS was one of regional cooperation, with an overwhelmingly economics-focused agenda — even if there were underlying frictions over the mode and membership of this cooperation. And while the EAS provided a forum for 'broad strategic, political and economic issues of common interest and concern with the aim of promoting peace, stability and economic prosperity in East Asia', it was only during the last EAS that the issue of maintaining peace and enhancing security cooperation in the region was given real attention.
The adoption of the 'Bali Principles' at this summit also helped ensure the equal status of all member countries in all matters of strategic importance and spelt out the overarching importance of relevant international laws, especially those related to maritime matters. This was a positive move for countries previously concerned by a perceived flux between the ideal of ASEAN centrality and the reality of China's weight in the forum. But while the US' influence cannot be underestimated in this new development, it must be recognised that most ASEAN member countries were more than ready to welcome the US and Russia, as they realised that no amount of emphasising ASEAN centrality could make a dent in China's growing influence — both inside and outside the summit.
The 19th ASEAN Summit saw many leaders requesting the EAS to focus on strategic and maritime cooperation in the region
Clearly, this appeal was aimed at the US' attendance, and the EAS Chair's Statement also shows that the participation of the US led members to agree on the 'supremacy of principles and norms of international law'. The emphasis on equal roles for all members and the supremacy of international law has been the single most important achievement of the sixth EAS, and it would not have been possible without the anchorage and support provided by the US. Bali equally saw EAS members committing to positive multilateralism in the region, and the US can help ensure the sustainability of this multilateralism by preventing the balance of power from tilting to any one side.
But the success of Bali raises an important question: is the US willing to make this a long-term commitment? Washington will have to answer this question with unambiguous and concerted action. Its participation at the leadership level is an absolute must; attendance at the 2012 summit and its related meetings in Cambodia will perhaps provide the first test. Despite being an election year in the US, it is imperative that the US leadership attend the summit. At the very least, the US will have to bear in mind the ASEAN culture, whereby high-level representation at the summit is both desired and expected of all countries, including the US.
In terms of potential contributions, the lack of institutional support is one significant shortcoming in the EAS which may be of immediate interest to the US. So far, ASEAN members determine the EAS agenda and the admission of new members. The ASEAN Secretariat also provides support to the summit, but is otherwise beset by ASEAN's day-to-day business, and is currently gearing up preparations for the ASEAN Economic Community. Non-ASEAN members argue that they should be able to set and contribute to the EAS agenda, and the summit's expected outcomes have not received adequate monitoring in the past few years. The US may consider strengthening the EAS' institutional support by establishing a lean and effective EAS Secretariat, which monitors the summit's outcomes throughout the year.
The US' presence in the EAS could well be a positive for both the US and other member countries. As the gravity of the world economy shifts toward East Asia, it would be worthwhile for the US to remain engaged with this region. The US will also bring with itself the equilibrium needed in the region. In this way, the newly reinvigorated EAS may turn out to be a win-win for all members and an important contributor to regional cooperation in its own right.
Author: Anita Prakash, ERIA
Anita Prakash is Director of Policy Relations at the Economic Research Institute for AESAN and East Asia.
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Southeast Asian governments have generally not been very impressed by the Trump administration's lack of commitment.
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A Biden presidency will not erase overnight the past four years, and the deepening embedded populism in the United States, but Biden's desire to heal the dysfunctional administration of his predecessor could introduce more coherence and fewer contradictions in the US diplomacy.
US cuts GSP trade benefits for Thailand
The US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that Washington will eliminate some tariff benefits for Thailand, saying the country has failed to allow imports of pork from US producers.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that President Trump is suspending $817 million in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program based on its lack of sufficient progress providing the United States with equitable and reasonable market access for pork products.
Economic Stakes are High for US-China Tensions
US assumptions around the eventual convergence of these two systems have radically shifted, hence Trump officials believe a re-orientation of long-standing economic and political arrangements that have brought these nations closer together is now required
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Geopolitical Changes are Afoot These developments coincide with a series of major speeches on US-China relations by key members of President Trump's administration.
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Home News and views News Archive 2016 News April 2016 Better without Baseline Coalition Open Letter calls for review of early assessment
Better without Baseline Coalition Open Letter calls for review of early assessment
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In response to the government's recent U-turn on baseline assessment, a coalition of teaching unions and leading early years organisations has now issued an open letter calling for a review of assessment and accountability policymaking for the early years. This follows a year of active opposition to the introduction of baseline assessment, as well as the publication of the Better Without Baseline media pack that provided detailed arguments and evidence contesting the DfE's original plans.
The coalition urges retaining the more holistic Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and is offering to work with the DfE to develop more carefully thought-through approaches that have the best interests of the child at their heart.
The letter welcomes the government's recent statement, but highlights concerns that the DfE has made this decision through a preoccupation with data comparability, rather than child development and wellbeing. It also highlights the fact that the DfE has persistently ignored the evidence that commercial baseline schemes represent:
a waste of public money in a time of austerity
a waste of teachers' valuable time
disruption to the settling-in period in the reception year
potential damage by attaching simplistic labels to children
a narrowed curriculum focus with potential negative effects on children's early experiences and on parental involvement and confidence
an inability to provide an accurate or useful picture of children's current development or to predict their future attainment.
The recent study by UCL Institute of Education revealed that schools and children had already been negatively impacted by the introduction. Only seven percent of the teachers surveyed felt that Baseline Assessment was an accurate and fair way of assessing children and 85% believed that it was unnecessary and had increased their workload.
In a statement accompanying the release of the letter Wendy Ellyatt, Chief Executive of the Save Childhood Movement, said
"We welcome the government announcement, but are concerned that lessons should be learned when considering the way forward. It is unfortunate that in cancelling the baseline scheme the DfE emphasis has been on the lack of data comparability, rather than the impact on child wellbeing. We also think serious questions should be asked about how much this has cost in terms of time and money, let alone the impact on schools and teachers, when all the evidence and expert advice suggested that it was the wrong thing to do."
Read the open letter, signed by PACEY, here.


Even when building a speculative US budget, it is helpful to have a basic awareness of US salaries and compensation benchmarks and what is expected in terms of holiday, or Paid Time Off (PTO), as well as less standard elements of benefits packages that often go hand in hand with working in a high growth small business.
This blog is best read together with Part Two.
Does your business have a consistent policy and formula for how you decide salary levels?
What data sets do you need access to in order to make an informed judgement?
Given the financial impact of location on salary, are there commercial reasons why you are hiring in specific geographies?
What is Workers' Compensation and how should you budget for this?
What compliance and filing obligations are there for a new employee?
What state regulations and requirements does your business fall under?
How do you plan to check and monitor PTO being recorded?
Are you aware of the legal implications of Holiday Debt?
What plans have you made for maternity/paternity cover?
How well does your standalone benefits package communicate the culture?
Are there additional benefits which can deal with specific challenges your business may have?
The US job market is normally cited as setting salary levels above those for similar roles in different geographies. However, it is hard to generalise as there are significant variances in the US depending on the city, role and level of seniority. For example, the average salary for a developer in Palo Alto is $120k compared to $80k in Texas.
The salary formula used by Buffer is a very useful starting point to understanding the key salary considerations and the weightings between general factors e.g. location, cost of living, "role value adjustment" and experience. Buffer also publishes actual salaries of all staff and how the formula is applied here.
This data can become outdated quickly and more readily updated sources are recommended, such as those at the end of this article. For paid tools such as Radford (part of Aon), businesses can typically look to pay approximately £3k for use of their dataset. It is worth scrutinising the average size of the companies being used in such data sets as comparing salary expectations in a startup is very different to a publically listed business. One useful comment made by a portfolio company using such benchmarking tools was that you should be comparing your salary to whomever you feel you are competing with for talent (which may involve more established businesses than your own).
Our view is that any compensation philosophy should be fair, competitive, simple and reward performance. To achieve this some companies implement other salary formulae such as setting their salary as a percentile of the market rate e.g. given the spread of salary ranges in SF for senior developers, they will look to pay in the 60th Percentile. This enables them to be consistent and more accurately budget for headcount growth.
While we have not yet looked at bonuses in any great detail as they are very specific for particular roles (e.g. sales versus engineering), bonuses are a large lever in building any accurate US budget. The same tools for salary research (e.g. Radford) typically include data on the proportion of variable to fixed compensation.
As this process is subject to change and updates, it is prudent to check with the IRS, city and State regulations. It is worth noting that many payroll providers or PEOs will manage and advise on specific filing requirements.
Another important policy to note is Workers' Compensation Insurance. Employers pay for this insurance, and cannot require the employee to contribute to the cost of compensation. Workers' Compensation Insurance covers cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. Assistance is provided through wage replacement, medical treatment, rehabilitation and other benefits in the event that injury is sustained in the work place. Any employees who require such assistance must apply to the appropriate Workers Compensation Board which can typically be found in every major city. The Workers Compensation Board is a State agency responsible for managing any claims made.
We hope this blog has provided a useful introduction to this area of US benefits. As you might expect, the US market is dynamic and evolving all the time, so we encourage all companies to take specialist advice to determine what is the optimal blend salary, PTO and perks to fit their needs and circumstances.
Please do send us your thoughts on the above and highlight your own experiences if these differ from what we shared. Alternatively email Will or Alliott directly.
Thanks to Mark & Jed at Sequoia Benefits, Gregory at Kranz Associates and Jon at Amplience for your help and guidance in pulling this blog together.


I see you when no one else can. That's what Delicate does. It sees people – the beloved – who have passed on, not through a glass darkly but through a pristine looking glass.
'I met you in Lincoln Park and we walked into a condo owned by this wealthy married couple…which was nearly empty except for 7 or 8 large glass sculptures by the artist Stanislav Libenský'.
These moments pass by, sometimes with a saddening lack of awareness on our part, before dissipating, just like that. People go. They go and they don't come back. They leave unrequited goodbyes hanging in the air. This is John Daniel's personal exploration, a way of coping with grief. Delicate deals with the sudden death of a friend, and of experiences, opportunities and plans that never came about; that were, in hindsight, never meant to be. Sadness is present, but it can't block out a beautiful memory, even if it only lasted for a second.
The thin drone walks alone, peaceable but with a high chance of tears. The illimitable drone is able to cast off a cloak of sadness and deep shock, and it starts to look at epitaphs. The music is an inscription of itself, writing its drones with love and a great deal of care. Our souls mirror a vase, a fragile sculpture. No matter where we are, the brevity and fragility of human life is always on display. A heartbeat is all that separates the living from the deceased. Delicate is aware of this, and of the images that keep us all going.
The way the light caught her eyes, two opals of angelic light and undiluted radiance; her curling smile, a thing of magic and exceptional beauty. Something never came to fruition here, and the drones are like unfinished thoughts, beautifully sensitive and open despite the churning grief. Lambent drones and slow-to-move atmospheres comb the ambient music, and it leaves behind a soft afterglow. Like a lover's fading presence, the music lingers before returning to the silence (the dust) from which it came.
These drones pass lightly by, like the gentle susurration of a river. The drone consoles. Friendship binds two souls together. Friendship doesn't pass; the ties do not wither away, even in the face of death. Tears fill a river, the music itself composed from the amber sap of a nightly lament.
In loving memory of Philip K.


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Lighthouse Leadership Circle members receive recognition on our website and in our annual report and an invitation to our annual leadership appreciation event, hosted in late summer.
But, more importantly, leadership givers are a powerful force for positive change in our community. Last year, more than 7,000 Ottawa County residents and 200 companies donated more than $2.3 million to the campaign. Of that total, $946,991 was donated by 692 leadership givers. When you become a leadership giver, you join a small group of community champions who are having a BIG impact on our community.
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The thinkers of the new school saw that economic life is not isolated from political and social life, but has close connections with all civilization; that it is not the same with all men, but varies in different societies and nations under different circumstances and at different times. They revolted against the one-sided and rationalistic doctrines of their predecessors, and proceeded to formulate an "historical method" for political economy.
It is essential to an understanding of the historical movement in Germany, to distinguish between the older group which originated that movement, and the younger group which carried the tendency further, even going to extremes.
The older group was largely, though not entirely, negative in its thought, in so far as method was concerned. Its members were attacking and tearing down the faulty abstract-deductive methods which they found predominant, and, while they formulated a method of their own, and their spirit of free investigation had most valuable positive results, still the negative aspect of their work was very large. They did not deny the existence of laws in economics, but they attacked absolutism and abstract deduction from ideal postulates.
The younger group sought to develop and apply the historical method further, and in so doing they took a positive stand that the older group would not have sanctioned. They, too, carried on a negative work; but this had been largely done for them, and in their several ways they took it as their task to get more positive results from a pretty exclusive application of their method. They differed from the older group in that they went so far as to deny the existence of non-empirical laws in economics. As will appear, they finally underwent a modification of spirit in the direction of greater breadth.
When, therefore, the "Historical School" is referred to in a general way, we should mean a very broad movement embracing all those economists who emphasize the relativity of laws and institutions, the inductive method of reasoning from concrete historical data, and the interrelations among human motives and among the social sciences.


Another objection is to the Church's expansion of Scripture. Mormons are people of the book, like Christians, Muslims, and Jews, but instead of one book they are people of four books. The Mormon canon is the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. The Church uses the King James Version of the Bible with its own extensive notes, cross references, and definitions. Joseph Smith's revisions of the Bible, which supplement and provide variations of some verses, appear in footnotes and an appendix. The other three official books claim to be products of revelation, either translations of ancient documents or a collection of contemporary revelations. Mormons are urged to read scriptures for inspiration and strength, and they piously search the books for personal guidance. These scriptures are available via modern technology on CD-ROM as well as Palm Pilots, allowing readers to search, print, or copy them.
The Book of Mormon, 584 long pages of text published in 1830, is written in biblical style as translated by Joseph Smith from the gold plates he found in the Hill Cumorah. The book purports to be the history of immigrants from Jerusalem who sailed to the Western Hemisphere before the Babylonian captivity in 600 B.C.E. Those who dismiss claims that Joseph Smith translated the book "by the gift and power of God" must still be impressed that he dictated this long manuscript steadily, without correction, in fewer than ninety days.
The Book of Mormon is a complicated religious history with more than 200 characters covering more than a thousand years. Nephi, one of the immigrants, is the first narrator. Moroni, the last record-keeper, finishes up about 420 C.E. The book is primarily the work of Mormon, Moroni's father, a military figure from about 327-385 C.E. who wrote the central narrative, condensing and excerpting the records of previous chroniclers. Like the Bible, the book has some high flights of rhetoric and many interesting passages, but because it is so far removed from common experience, it remains bewildering to many readers. Mark Twain called the book "chloroform in print." Because of its claims, its length and complication, and because it is an anomaly in American culture, the Book of Mormon is seldom taken seriously. Still, it was included on a list in 2003 among twenty significant books that had "changed America."
The dynamic of most of the Book pits descendants of Nephi, the good brother, against those of his wicked brothers Laman and Lemuel. The tribes that spring from these brothers remain at odds for generations. The basic operating assumption is that obedience to the Lord brings happiness and prosperity whereas pride and disobedience bring destruction. This morality frames chronicles of migration and war. Jesus Christ is a notable presence in the book, and the words of a Book of Mormon prophet estab lish His importance in the lives of Church members today: "We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." 2 Nephi 25:26, The Book of Mormon 1981. His birth is foretold, and after the crucifixion, He appears as the resurrected Christ and teaches biblical doctrine. This visit results in 200 years of peace before society deteriorates again, rushing toward its conclusion when the record-keeping peoples are destroyed, and Moroni buries the gold records in a hill. The survivors live to become, presumably, the ancestors of some Native Americans.
Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon puzzled his contemporaries. Many believed he had plagiarized the text, which seems a reasonable conclusion under the circumstances. But no original source has ever been found. Other readers, noting republican passages, information on the origin of Native Americans, and similarities to anti-masonic furor, assumed the book was the fruit of his nineteenth-century imagination. But no outsiders have accounted for the book's complexity. Some consider the book to be fiction, but the rustic and unlearned Joseph Smith seems unlikely to have created such a complex narrative.
When members say the Book of Mormon is the true word of God, they mean that Joseph Smith translated an historical record from golden plates with divine help and that they feel the inspiration of God when reading it. In 1986, the Book of Mormon received renewed emphasis when Church president Ezra Taft Benson encouraged members to "flood the earth" with the book and read it with new devotion. He said to study the book constantly, that it would, quoting Joseph Smith, get people "nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
The Doctrine and Covenants, very different from the Book of Mormon, is mainly a collection of 138 revelations, meeting minutes, and letters called sections, on Church governance and doctrine; the book is, in theory, an open canon. The revelations generally speak in the voice of the Lord. "Hearken, O ye people of my church," the first verse of Section 46, is a common opening. The first section, dated 1831, is an introduction to the others, but some date back to 1823. Joseph Smith is responsible for more than 130 sections of the compilation. Brigham Young is credited with only one. The most recent addition, the official declaration extending the priesthood to all worthy males, is dated 1978. Most Church doctrines are found here somewhere.
The Pearl of Great Price is an anthology of short works accepted as Scripture. It includes "Selections from the Book of Moses," revelation given to Joseph Smith as he was reworking the Bible; "The Book of Abraham," a narrative influenced by an ancient Egyptian document that fell into Smith's hands in 1835; "Joseph Smith-Matthew," an expanded version of Matthew 24, as rewritten by Smith in 1831; "Joseph Smith-History," a relation of his early visions and translations; and "The Articles of Faith," Smith's own doctrinal summary. The book was first published in England in 1851, in the United States in 1878, and accepted as Scripture in 1880.


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My global line-height is 20px (.A). In some occasional cases, I use a line height of 10px for very small fonts (.B). The problem is when I have two columns with the first having

 and the secound having

, sometimes the two

 are not aligned, depending the number of line of

.
So what I'm looking for is a small js script (jQuery or vanilla) to force the height of
 being a multiple of 20px.
i.e
even number of lines (.A matching)

odd number of lines (.A not matching)

A: This code will resize all
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(function($) {
    $(function() {
        var pTags = $('p');

        $(window).on('resize', function() {
            pTags.each(function() {
                $(this).css({
                    'height': ''
                });

                var currentHeight = $(this).height();
                $(this).css({
                    'height': currentHeight + (20 - (currentHeight % 20))
                });
            });
        }).trigger('resize');
    });
})(jQuery);

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Scrunk happens
We're not fans, but the kids seem to like it
By LEOR GALIL | July 14, 2009
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM? brokeNCYDE's mixture of lowest common denominator screamo with misappropriated gangsterisms and garish emo fashion have drawn ire from the punk world.
You're traveling to another dimension, a dimension where the most detested trends in pop music combine to make a sound that teenagers cannot resist. Sure, the Warped Tour (which comes to the Comcast Center on Tuesday) isn't The Twilight Zone, but Rod Serling's taste for the absurd certainly fits well with this year's lineup. The tour's 15th year sees a large number of acts that have embraced a combination of minimalist Southern hip-hop, Auto-Tune croons, techno breakdowns, barked vocals, and party-til-you-puke poetics.
It's called scrunk, a bastardized combination of crunk and screamo, and it's the hottest thing since sliced bread joined Twitter. Chief among all the scrunk acts performing as part of the punk carnival is Albuquerque, New Mexico's brokeNCYDE, who have drawn considerable ire from the punk community and have ridden their infamy to #87 on the Billboard 200 with their debut album, I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It! (Breaksilence). To the punk community, a genre like screamo had already hit rock bottom a few years ago, so the idea that a handful of kids would remix lowest-common-denominator screamo with crunk beats, misappropriated gangsterisms, and the extreme garishness of emo fashion was sure to incite hate-filled diatribes.
Musicians from Steve Albini to Thursday's Geoff Rickly trash them (there's even an awareness group named Mothers Against Brokencyde drumming up outrage), but the members of brokeNCYDE couldn't care less. "We don't care what people say," says vocalist Mikl on the phone from Utah. "All these critics are trying to bring us down, and yet we're selling a lot of copies of our music and that's because of our dedicated fans."
Carefree as Mikl may try to sound, he takes a defensive turn when it comes to how the band members are perceived as people. "We get this in interviews and other places all the time; that we're suburban kids, we're rich, we had it easy, our parents pay for everything, and it's the total opposite. We were raised the best that our parents could raise us, but there was times that we didn't have food, water, lights."
Yet, despite the various hardships the members of brokeNCYDE claim to have endured, it is by no leap of the imagination that people assume they're rich suburban kids with hot software. We need look no farther than their lyrics, which revel in the accoutrements of suburban comfort. Mikl states that the band writes about "everyday life." However, many of their rhymes come across as almost painfully juvenile attempts at plasticine gangsta rap, completely detached from the real: Put your hands down in my pocket/And make my pee-pee hard ("Sex Toyz"). Now drop it girl go shake that ass/I wanna see you make it clap/Like clap clap clap/clap clap clap ("Booty Call"). Kickin' it baby/Get crunk, get crazy/All fucked up/Make me wanna punch babies ("40 oz.").
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National September 11 Memorial in New York.
The phone rang—I was driving northwest on State Route 223, having just delivered a load of aluminum in Toledo, Ohio on my way to Muskegon, Michigan to pick up forklift counterweights. It was my wife, calling at eight fifty-three a.m. to inform me a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. I remember our conversation today as clear as if it just happened. I told her to sit down and watch the news for more details because a plane doesn't just crash into the World Trade Center. While we were on the phone, she watched the second plane strike the South Tower.
September 11, 2001 is a day that most Americans remember well. Many adults can tell you exactly where they were when they first heard the news, saw the first photograph or video, or received the first call. Most kids who were at least five years old can recall something of how their teachers or administrators handled the attacks. President George W. Bush captured the hearts of Americans everywhere when he concluded his speech that afternoon about four planes, four tragedies, four attacks that took the lives of over 3,000 loved ones.
In the weeks and months that followed, Americans found their voice in song and poem to describe their experiences that day, now seventeen years ago. Stacey Randall wrote what is arguably the most famous poem of the time, titled Meet Me In The Stairwell (I Was There).
...I will be in the stairwell of your final moments."
Stacey's poem is so poignant and yet for the last seventeen years since one of the worst tragedies in American history, people continue to ask, "Where was God then and where is God now?" Americans ask that question every September 11th and after every major tragedy—hurricanes, mass shootings, wildfires. "Where is God!" they cry.
God is in the same place today that He was during the terror attacks of September 11th 2001, during hurricanes Katrina and Andrew, in the wildfires of California, at Sandy Hook and Stoneman Douglas, and at the Orlando Night Club. God is in the same place today that He was when Jesus sweat droplets of blood in the garden, when Daniel slept with the lions, and when Jonah was in the belly of the whale. God is in the heart of every believer and waiting to enter the hearts of every non-believer.
We say the cure to what ails America today is to let God back into every place we've banned Him from. We call for prayer in school and to let God back into our classrooms. We call for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in the courtroom and we cry foul when Christians get arrested protesting murder at abortion clinics, saying "Let God back in!"
God did not walk away from schools when the Supreme Court ruled against God in 1947. Despite what atheists might want us to believe, God is still in our schools. God did not abandon the people of the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina or South Florida during Hurricane Andrew. God is still with the survivors. God did not take a step back from Manhattan and allow terrorists to kill over 3,000 people on a single day. He held them in the burning stairwells and gave them peace as the Towers fell. He felt the pain of the victims and their families, the survivors and the responders, before He formed them in their mother's womb (Jeremiah 1:5), and He was with them in their last moments.
In 2 Kings we learn that Sennacherib, King of Assyria, sacked and took captive all of Israel and threatened Judah and Jerusalem. His claim that God would not rescue Judah sounded a lot like the challenges of today to God's authority in our classrooms and government halls. Like Sennacherib, unbelievers today benefit from God's grace and mercy, but misunderstand His plan. Like Sennacherib, they call "Where is your God!"
I have atheist friends who applaud the courts and post social media articles about God and the Bible being conspicuously absent from these United States' founding documents. They revel in the separation of Church and State and go as far as saying these United States of America are not and never were a Christian nation. They celebrate running God out of schools and running churches out of town. Like Sennacherib, they boast "Who of all the gods?"
Folks, God never left. God is in our schools whenever a believer walks through the doors. God is in our government whenever a believer climbs the steps to those hallowed halls. And God is in the homes and the stairways of our tragedies because believers welcome Him.
America is not a Christian nation because the Founders referenced the Bible or the Ten Commandments when drafting the Articles of the Constitution. America is not a Christian nation because our motto is "In God We Trust" or because our pledge says, "one nation, under God." America is not even a Christian nation because Franklin Graham and Charles Stanley preach the word of God freely. No. America is a Christian nation because God lives in the hearts of every believer. America is a Christian nation because, regardless of our hubris, we need Him. America is a Christian nation because God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16).
And when you need Him, God will be in the stairwell of your final moments.


This pattern teaches you how to work with Diamond Duo beads and peyote stitch to create stunning poinsettia motifs for bracelets, earrings, necklaces and more - perfect for holiday gift giving! Multiple sized flowers and snowflakes can be made from this pattern set - giving you infinite possibilities.
You will need to be familiar with circular peyote for this class. Suitable for advanced beginners and intermediate Beaders.
Taught be Michelle Gowland AKA The Rolling Beadweaver.


India and United States (US) have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase co-operation in sharing of cross-border tax information.
Decision in this regard was taken at the 6th US-India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting held in Washington on the sidelines of the annual Spring Meeting of the IMF and the World Bank.
It was co-chaired by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and US Treasury Secretary Jacob and a joint statement was issued.
Both countries agreed to look forward to the Competent Authorities each other engaged in bilateral dialogue to move forward cooperation in the areas of cross-border taxation.
They looked into the progress in sharing of financial information between them under the Inter-Governmental Agreement pursuant to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Acknowledged enhanced co-operation in tackling money laundering and combating financing of terrorism through increased information sharing and cooperation.
Agreed upon the importance of fighting illicit finance in all forms as an important means of tackling global terrorism.
US will support India's endeavour to find ways to fund its massive drive for building modern infrastructure and to create more jobs.
India has expressed concern over the hike in visa fee by the US, saying it is discriminatory and largely affects Indian IT professionals.


Winter is making its presence felt. Since last Thursday there has been rain followed by a high pressure system which has brought frosts followed by beautiful days. There are still a few lingering leaves to fall off deciduous trees to finish autumn. It has been a busy week with Waikato Regional Council having a field day on Monday to show and explain the work they are doing. Secondly work started on the Tongariro River Trail, Turangi loop.
I have put key developments on our Facebook page.
We've set up a Facebook page, to keep you updated on happenings, and for you to be able to give your views also. Like us on Facebook.
It's quiet on the river. There are few anglers about. There are fish in the river.
With Tony Charlton, I attended this trip. We went first to Kuratau to look at the problem of shore erosion. An expensive solution ($750-$1000 per meter) is being investigated to keep the public reserve which is being eaten away with each storm. Some suggest that the solution is simpler than that. The lake is controlled. Lower the lake level.
In 2011 Waikato Regional Council was granted Resource Consent 121305. The consent authorised "Erosion control/flood prorection works:extraction of up to 150,000m3/year of river bed material including debris, erosion control works and vegetation removal, temporary diversion bunds and culvert crossings." Resource Consenr 121306 authorised "Divert water and temporarily dam and divert water within the Tongariro River as required to exercise Resource Consent 121305.
For me it has been a rewarding week to have started completing the Turangi Loop of The Tongariro River Trail. The photos show some of the action we had for the 3 days that we had Peter MacPherson and Rob Evans released from Bike Taupo tracks to make great progress. The progress enables the Board walks to be installed. My previous reports tell that we are in the Roads Board reserve land and we are but it is in regenerating native vegetation.
On the downside is the incredible amount of rubbish disposed of by passing vehicles.
Dave Cade sent this email of his experience at the Auckland Boat Show.
The Check Clean Dry team had a stand at the recent Hutchwilco Boat Stand. Myself, Callum Bourke who is an ex fishery ranger from Turangi and Hadlee Cade manned the stand for the 4 days of the Boat Show. The estimated attendance at this years show was approx 36,000 people. Most of the attendees were predominantly salt water fishermen but many of them spend some time in the Rotorua or Taupo Lakes area. Their level of understanding of the Check Clean Dry programme is not that high. We also spoke with many salt water fishermen who are freshwater duckshooters and were unaware of how easily they could spread freshwater weeds, 2 eel fishermen who were moving around all over the place and had no idea about cleaning their gear. The onsite aquarium had Koi Carp, Catfish, Goldfish and Gambusia in it and raised all sorts of questions about pest fish, gave us a great opportunity to explain the damage they do to freshwater ways and the potential threat to the fisheries of the Central North Island. We were able to explain how they or the eggs could be transferred and how adherence to the Check Clean Dry programme would stop that happening. Lots of work but a great result.
If you want to put any info on your website that would be great, all help appreciated.


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What do you get when you cross a 20+-year expert in the field of home renovation/kitchen and home design with a 20+-year expert in the field of healthy homes? Answer: the Around the House® Home Improvement podcast!
The hosts' partnership began when Caroline Blazovsky—or "Caroline B," to listeners—reached out to Eric Goranson (Eric G) on social media. Eric had been hosting Around the House as a solo podcast for several years, and as the two built a relationship, Caroline was a guest on the show several times. Their friendship later evolved into a co-host relationship.
As Eric states, "I decided I wanted to do something different, so I mixed things up a little bit. I mentioned to Caroline that I was looking for a co-host, and she goes, 'Well, why not me?' And that's how we began. It was really that simple and very organic."
Like many others, the podcast started as a radio show—one with a rich history that dates back over 33 years. Eric became the show's fourth host about seven years ago and quickly realized the need for redesign.
"At that time, there were a lot of retired handymen doing home improvement shows. And you know, that's really great for the 45- to 65-year-old homeowner, but there is this whole new generation of homeowners who don't really relate to that. And, not throwing any shade at the previous host, but the music was even 1940s jazz. I'm like, 'No, we're going to rock and roll!' "We've really geared things toward a younger audience. The ironic part is that we've actually kept most of our older audience. We've gained a lot of 30- to 45-year-old homeowners really just trying to figure this stuff out, because they didn't have a great role model in their life to show them home improvement."
Caroline's background in radio also worked to her advantage. "I thought I wanted to be an anchor or newsperson, but after interviewing one person and having to ask really hard questions—'Your son just died on the gym floor. How do you feel?'—I was like, 'Whoa. This is not me. I can't do this… it's just not happening.'"
Instead, Caroline spent time after graduate school in an internship program with Howard Stern. After that, she started working in the Healthy Home industry.
"I've been an environmental consultant for 22 years. So this kind of happened organically—this direction, anyway, simply because of what was going on in my real life. It's crazy that Eric and I both started in radio, and then we both had Home Improvement careers for a very long time. Now, we're back in podcasts and radio again," says Caroline.
Interestingly enough for a home improvement podcast, the focus is not necessarily on home improvement. The goal for Eric and Caroline is to be more of a fun lifestyle show.
"When we book guests, we don't want them reading a brochure to the audience. We want the funniest person in the organization who embodies the company's passion. We don't care about someone's title. We want the fun guy—the one a company's marketing department is nervous about putting on a show," shares Eric.
To illustrate the point, Eric and Caroline recently brought a guest on the show to discuss bathroom fans and funny connotations that go with that. Alongside that discussion was another around the guest's hobby—baking sourdough bread. In another instance, a guest came on to talk about water treatment who was also a knife connoisseur.
"We try to go beyond the corporate to get to who they really are," says Caroline.
Future plans for the podcast include occasionally bringing in a live audience for more interaction.
"Caroline and I have a big goal—we don't want people just calling in and listening to us talk about fixing toilets and gutters for two hours. We want to do some deep dives but also have fun with musical guests and lifestyle trends. We really want to entertain," laughs Eric.
Eric and Caroline's distinctive personalities and wealth of knowledge and experience makes the Around the House podcast an entertaining and educational playlist addition. Relax, listen to the music, and remodel your healthy home!
Around The House Home Improvement Podcast
Around the House Podcast
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Keeping Records: Proving Human Existence Long after We're Gone


Power transformers are used with a combination of batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, steam turbines, and other future power producing blocks/constructions. When connected to, for example, batteries and solar panels the transformer will provide power to an isolated area around the transformer( a large circle with the transformer in the middle, holding ctrl will show all powered areas in blue ).
Connections are made possible using Power Isolators( small nob looking blocks ). Place a power isolator on the transformer, place a power isolator on on of your batteries and one of your solar panels. Right click the power isolators to create a blue connection line. Right click a power isolator on your batteries or solar panels. Right click power isolator on power transformer again. Right click whatever isolator you havnt connected yet( if you connected the panels, right click the battery isolator ).


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