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Our reproduction sport seat foam fits the Porsche frames like a glove. It is designed to meet the exact specifications of the original sport seat frames. This foam can replace damaged sport seat foam or it can be used to upgrade the standard seats to sport seats with the addition of the side bolster tube kit.
Standard seat owners. Side bolster tubes need to be added to the frame to support the foam kit. This will upgrade the standard seat from 1974-85.
If you want a really comfortable seat that can still hold you in when carving up those country roads, this is the upgrade you need. There is a reason that this was the seat most Turbo owners had fitted in to their cars. We love to drive our cars and try to do so as much as possible. Having a good seat is an essential addition to making long drives a pleasant experience.
Sport seat owners. This kit is for model years 1979-85 with the mechanical side mechanism and the serpentine seat springs.


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Our Zeal to Survive
By Rhoda Smolow January 2021
Rhoda Smolow, Hadassah National President
Shakespeare achieved critical success from a winter of discontent, so imagine the literature that will emerge from a year of plague that touched the entire world. In addition to the coronavirus and the economic turmoil that came in its wake, the United States has seen dramatic surges of hurricanes, wildfires, political polarization and the exposure of raw racism.
If in January 2020 we had little idea of what we were about to face, the fog of January 2021 is equally opaque. We want to hope, but do we dare?
I say yes, and this is based not on wishful thinking but on the evidence of what we have seen and learned over the past 12 months, plus the innate tenacity of a people who rebuilt a homeland after 2,000 years of exile. Last year was hard, especially considering the loved ones we lost. And yet we keep moving forward.
More than any other people, we know that a crisis forces us to think. We think, therefore we act. We live by secular and Jewish calendars designed to remind us of both our worst trials and our capacity to shape the future.
Perhaps more than anything else, our long viral winter should remind us that existential challenges to our entire planet demand that nations work together.
Most of the world has adapted to the demands of the age, wearing masks, maintaining social distance and learning to defer not only the gratification of indoor concerts, restaurants and air travel, but even hugging those dearest to us whenever we might like—all to protect others at least as much as we protect ourselves. We have mastered new communication skills like Zoom and kept in touch with friends and family, in some cases with greater frequency than before.
When I became Hadassah's national president last January, I could not have imagined the pivoting and adapting we would be called on to undertake within a few weeks, let alone how naturally and completely our organization would march into the effort. In response to lockdowns and social distancing that kept us from meeting in person, many of us have become more involved than ever online, educating ourselves, exercising, cooking, experimenting, alleviating stress and reaching out to help others.
Even as we spend more time than ever at home, all of us are part of the battle against the worst public health crisis in a century. Hadassah Medical Organization's response to Covid-19—what it has done and what it continues to do—will become part of the Hadassah legend. From serving as Israel's leading center for coronavirus treatment to innovative testing that allowed us to dramatically increase capacity and lower costs to our role in developing therapies and participating in the development of a vaccine, we have been true to our values and honored the legacy of the generations that went before us.
In a year of relentlessly gloomy news, there have been bright spots. Lockdowns showed us what a cleaner environment looks like. Airbus, the European aerospace leader, recently unveiled designs for the first zero-emission commercial aircraft.
Alongside the evidence that philanthropy increased even while economies declined, there have been numerous examples of generosity from ordinary people. Indeed, Philanthropy.com reported that charitable giving in the United States rose by almost 20 percent in the first half of 2020, driven mostly by donations under $250. And on the diplomatic front, Israel entered a new era by normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.
Perhaps more than anything else, our long viral winter should remind us that existential challenges to our entire planet demand that nations work together. As we usher in Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish arboreal new year that this year begins the evening of January 27, I am encouraged that humanity's zeal to survive and overcome one threat will be ploughed into other campaigns to heal the world.
May our insistence on hope bear fruit far and wide.
Defiant Daffodils Memorialize Children of the Holocaust
By Alexandra Lapkin Schwank
Israel Is a Testing Ground for Treating Ovarian Cancer
By Wendy Elliman
Lavie Tidhar's Genre-Defying 'Maror'
By Sheldon Teitelbaum
Splinters, Cartilage and Bugs: Accepting My Anxieties
By Lila Wright

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Would Sandy bring "October surprise" in US elections? Militant rival party-list groups doubtless view with tinge of envy Akbayan's unparalleled political fortunes, but its list of who's who in P-Noy administration---as well as the Aquino-allied donors to its 2010 war chest--- is truly staggering.
No matter how much the build-up about 'Franken-Storm' Sandy, when it finally hit the US East Coast its magnitude---a total of 13 states in its gigantic swath of destruction---was just awesome and horrifying. We in this Third World country are visited by some 20 typhoons a year in varying degrees of ferocity, so we're no strangers to disasters. But to see Sandy devastate this most powerful and developed country in the world and leave its people so seemingly helpless in the face of Nature's triple wrath (hurricane, tropical storm and snow blizzards) was just unbelievable.
Human interest stories such as how 20 sick babies from a neo-natal intensive care unit of a New York City hospital had to be evacuated, attached only to battery-powered respirators as gusts of wind blew their blankets, and how people in darkened skyscrapers in Manhattan had to climb up and down to get food, were gripping.
Our prayers go to the American people at this most trying time.
Republican challenger Mitt Romney
Sandy devastates at a worst time---as the American people prepare to elect their President and Vice-President. The floods, power outages affecting 6.2 million people, shut-down of mass transport, forced evacuations of many millions and other disasters covering huge areas across the eastern seaboard could severely impact the elections.
For one, it could lead to postponement in some areas of the elections scheduled next Monday. Then too, it could affect the outcome of a race already in dead heat for three weeks now, so that there could be what political pundits over time have termed the "October surprise." This time, could it be that the Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could stop President Obama's dash for a second term?
I had a chat yesterday with my good friend Gene Ballesty, husband of script-writer and director Ma. Luisa Fatima Nebrida, and he noted that in disasters of such magnitude the incumbent leader tends to lose the elections because people would always blame him for what they're going through---they would never be satisfied with preparations and relief efforts of the federal government. Gene reasoned that US President George W. Bush was severely blamed for what was considered government's the ill-preparedness during hurricane Katrina in 2005.
I agree. Obama, remembering the castigation of Bush too well, cut short his Florida stumping and rushed back to the capital, lest he suffers a similar fate. Already I heard over CNN Obama stressing that his administration had adequately prepared for the super-typhoon. But of course, it's never enough for people.
Moreover, the impact on the US economy of Sandy, (including the unprecedented shut-down of Wall Street) is now estimated at $20 billion, but it definitely would be more. Hence, it could well be that with the already ailing US economy taking enormous super-blows from the super-storm, the electorate would prefer to entrust the next four years to Gov. Mitt Romney, who built up a reputation as a successful business executive and later governor of Massachusetts, instead of Obama.
But we shall see---as right now the race between them is so tight that no one dares predict its outcome. October surprise, indeed.
The party-list system has come under heavy scrutiny lately with the review Comelec has been undertaking in connection with which party-list groups qualify and which do not. It's generally accepted that the party-list concept has departed from what the Constitution had in mind 25 years ago---i.e., representation of marginalized sectors which are authorized under Sec. 2, Art. VI on the Legislative Department, and the enabling act that fleshed it out (RA 7941, the "Party-List System Act), to fill up 20 percent of total seats in the House of Representatives.
Today there are 44 party-list groups with 58 representatives in the 287-member House.
Part of the problem is that Comelec's perceived as going easy on groups affiliated with the administration, and hard on those that are not.
In the past two weeks the Comelec has disqualified over two dozen groups claiming party-list representation, from some 295 applications for the 2013 elections. Political observers note that party-list applications mushroomed since the Supreme Court eased up on the constitutional requirement of garnering at least 2 percent of votes nationwide to qualify. Now, it's noted, winning 100,000 votes already qualifies a group to have one House seat that entitles the occupant to the P70million pork barrel enjoyed by district reps.
But one group defies categorization. The 14-year old Akbayan is deemed by rival militant groups as no longer a party-list group as its leaders have been appointed to numerous government posts, including juicy Cabinet positions, and it enjoys government support and funding. Rival militant groups led by Bayan, Anakbayan and the National Union of Students of the Philippines have filed petitions before the Comelec to disqualify Akbayan, on the ground that it no longer represents the marginalized sectors of Philippine society.
Actually controversy over Akbayan's classification as a party-list group blew out in the open when it was revealed that the three Aquino sisters and Katrina A. Yap alone contributed some P17 million---which constitute 15% of the over P112 million campaign kitty of Akbayan for the 2010 elections. Moreover, as columnist Bobi Tiglao pointed out, the rest of the donors were businessmen closely allied to the Aquino camp, and in fact many of them were subsequently appointed to various posts in P-Noy's administration.
It was quickly pointed out in the media that Akbayan's campaign funds were larger than even the P80 million the Nacionalista Party raised from donations in those elections.
Moreover, published reports about where these funds went to, especially in the run-up to the May 2010 elections and the week immediately after (e.g., radio ads with Manila Broadcasting Company P1.1million; ABS-CBN ads P7.3 million, P8.323 million and P2.297 million, GMA Network ads P2.3 million and P7.7 million) showed that Akbayan has moved into the big league already. In fact, its P1.1 million radio ad with MBC alone was equivalent to the entire campaign budget of other left-wing party-list groups.
Presidential Political Adviser Ronald Llamas
Among those petitioning to disqualify Akbayan, aside from poll watchdog Kontra Daya and UP student leader Cleve Kevin Robert Arguelles, are Anakbayan (which sought to disrupt a press con of Akbayan recently ), Bayan, Hacienda Luisita's Ugnayan ng Manggagawa sa Agricultura, and Pamalakaya-southern Tagalog.
Doubtless there's the element of envy at Akbayan's political fortunes, but the oppositors' main argument is that it has ceased to represent the marginalized because many of its members have been appointed by President Aquino to various posts. Moreover, it has undue advantage over other party-list groups because of the government aid it has been receiving.
At a recent TV forum Akbayan spokesperson Ibarra "Barry" Gutierrez III flatly denied that his group receives government aid. Okay, so perhaps not in the way other marginalized groups are receiving aid, but if we consider all its members who are receiving salaries in high government positions, then there's truth to the claim of rival groups.
The number of Akbayan officials serving in this administration is staggering. In the executive branch are Presidential Political Adviser Ronaldo Llamas (said to be the most powerful Cabinet member, next to Budget Secretary Butch Abad), and his deputy, Undersecretary Barry Gutierrez himself, Commission on Human Rights Chair Loretta Ann Rosales (former three-term representative, now Akbayan Chair Emeritus), National Anti-Poverty chair Joel Rocamora, NAPC spokesperson Risa Hontiveros, GSIS Board member Mario Agujo, SSS Commissioner Daniel Edralin, National Youth Commission Commissioner Percival Cendana and Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Commissioner Angelina Ludovice-Katoh.
Apart from these top-notch officials in the executive branch, there's also a second and third rung of officials appointed to lesser posts there.
In the House, on the other hand, are two Akbayan representatives, Prof. Walden Bello and lawyer Kaka Bag-Ao.
The complaint seeking to disqualify Akbayan cited a previous statement of then ex-Rep. Loretta Rosales that criticized then President GMA's alleged moves to create a "sizable camp" of (GMA) allies in Congress by "populating the party-list elections" of 2010 with her "administration lapdogs."
Now the shoe is in the other foot and Akbayan fulfills Etta's prophecy for this administration.
Akbayan member Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel is running under the LP coalition for the Senate in 2013 and she vows not to touch a single centavo from the administration for her campaign. But then, she gets maximum exposure such as when she rode aboard the relief truck with P-Noy in Muntinlupa after a recent calamity and appears as frequent guest at Kris' TV show.
To paraphrase Senate President Ponce Enrile talking long ago about another Aquino, if you have the President for a friend, you don't need any other friend. That's very true of Risa.
Next: positive side of party-list representation
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Tennis is a well supported and an extremely successful sport at Red House School. Tennis is predominantly a summer sport and is available to pupils in all year groups. School tennis courts are available for practice all year round.
Several pupils have reached a very high standard and are currently involved in regional and national knock-out competitions.
Boys and Girls feature in the County Leagues at U13 and U15 level. These leagues act as qualifying rounds for national competition and there have been notable successes at these stages in recent years.


"A simple yet ingenious answer to the 21st-century, the Larch House is a beautiful glass and wood cube ."
"An elegant, yet minimalist example of the archetypal timber box ."
The house, situated in the depths of rural Surrey, takes the form of two, naturally silvered, coinciding timber boxes, creating a simple, geometric footprint on the landscape. This new home has been constructed on the site of a derelict property. Remembering the footprint of the past, elements of the new dwelling reflect and retain aspects of the previous edifice - most notably the main circulation axis running through the building. Orientated from from North to South, the circulation intersects with a new axis from East to West, mapping the sun's path. Where the two axis coincide, a frameless glass atrium defines the space, allowing natural daylight to drop into the building's centre - a key requirement from the client. Even though the plan evolves around these axis, the circulation pattern is subtle and the house presents an open-plan theme with large 'picture' windows from where you can watch and enjoy the surrounding heath land.
The projects language is about a simple, cubic geometry, where bedrooms and service spaces are contained within the lesser timber box and the open-plan volume of living and kitchen are within the larger. The weathered, external larch cladding contrasts gently against the crisp, minimal interior which assumes an almost gallery like quality.


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Podcasts.
Sabres Stuff.
Bills Stuff.
Beauts Stuff.
Other Stuff.
Who We Is.
Oh the humanity
by Erik Wollschlager
I fully understand that I am dating myself here. Surprise, Buffalo! I am old. But I digress; I vividly remember the Christmas that I got my first home video game system, the NES. It was glorious, with its directional pad and its two action buttons and 6ft controller reach, placing you just far enough from the television that you could play for hours without lambasting the image of an 8-bit Bo Jackson onto the forefront of your occipital lobe .
When I opened the box, the shrieks of joy likely prompted neighbors to wonder if they should call for help. It was the celly of all cellys – I rode the pony around the Christmas tree. I'm sure I spiked something. Was there an Icky Shuffle in there? Could have been.
Can you IMAGINE if I'd unwrapped that gift, unleashed my unbridled pleasure for the world to see and hear, only to open the box and find a brillo pad and some Mr. Clean?
Because that's how this feels. Learning that Jack Eichel will miss the first month of the season was like expecting a kiss and getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. It's like thinking you've won the lottery, but you're looking at yesterday's numbers. It's like…terrible. That feeling deep down in your gut when you finally released the Jaded Buffalo Sports Fan that resides within us all and allowed hope to enter your cold black heart, only to have the hope painfully ripped from your soul like skin on a gym floor. The most pervasive and encompassing pain. Ever.
There are those who will try to sell you optimism. "It's not that bad," they'll say. "We can still be OK."
OK? OKAY? WE WILL NOT BE OK!! We will be sub-mediocre. Again. It's not like our third line has Bonino, just waiting to jump up and produce. We have Zemgus Girgensons. Take note – there are no bigger Girgensons fans than I. I'll rock my ill-fitting Z sweater anywhere, unabashedly. I joined the Latvians in their quest to propel Girgs into the All-Star Game. But Girgnensons is no Eichel. In his best season, the Latvian Locomotive had 30 points. Eichel had nearly that many goals in his first season.
Yeah. We feel you, Z.
On a team already suffering from opening day injuries, Eichel's is the spoiled-milk frosting on a garbage pile cake. All of the hope for the playoffs, dashed on the stretched ligament of a 19-year-old kid.
Is there a possible bright side? Sure. For opening day, at least. The Montreal Canadiens have mismanaged all of the talent out of their locker room, so at least the Sabres' roster doesn't look so barren in comparison. Carey Price has not traveled with the team – he's suffering from the flu. I bet he's feeling a lot better now that Eichel is out, but, alas…he's stuck hiding out in the bell tower of Notre Dame (or some other Montreal landmark.)
And we have Sam Reinhart, the Samwise Gamgee of the Buffalo Sabres. By season's end, Reinhart had proven to be the future 1A to Eichel's 1, the peach preserves to his peanut butter, the pepperoni on…well…you get the idea.
Buffalo fans are the discarded prom date, who had chased the class-president, cult of personality, brilliant foil to their worn-cardigan dressed persona. Reinhart is the one who comes and puts an arm around us, assuring us we have redeeming qualities, we just have to look deeper.
Hugs welcomed.
Only if you look deeper at this team, you might start crying again. All of our third and fourth line players are veritable third and fourth line players. On any other team, they'd still be third or fourth line players, if not stars on the AHL affiliates. We don't have depth that makes other teams jealous, and that's what we need right now.
So on my way in to work this morning, I stopped by a wishing well. I tossed a penny back over my shoulder and said, "Help us, Derek Grant. You're our only hope." And I cried. Violently sobbing, hunched over like I'd been kicked in the gut.
I'm better now. I'm OK. I'll be OK. I'm just…oh God…I can't….does anyone have a tissue?
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Rosalie (Rose) Beatrice, de domo Scherzer, primo voto Ausländer (ur. 11 maja 1901 w Czerniowcach, Austro-Węgry, zm. 3 stycznia 1988 w Düsseldorfie, RFN) – żydowska poetka liryczna, pochodząca z Bukowiny, tworząca w językach niemieckim i angielskim, zamieszkała w Rumunii, Stanach Zjednoczonych i Niemczech.

Życiorys
Rodzice Rosy pochodzili ze środowiska ortodoksyjnych Żydów miasteczka Sadagóry (obecnie dzielnica Czerniowiec), ale zaliczali się do liberalnych wolnomyślicieli, byli wiernymi obywatelami Monarchii Austro-Węgierskiej, a zarazem pielęgnowali tradycje żydowskie.

Rodzina Rosy Scherzer opuściła Czerniowce w 1916 roku, przed nadejściem wojsk rosyjskich i udała się do Budapesztu, a następnie do Wiednia, gdzie Rosa ukończyła jednoroczną szkołę handlową (1919/1920). W 1920 roku powróciła do należących do Rumunii Czerniowiec i rozpoczęła pracę w kancelarii adwokackiej, studiując literaturę i filozofię na Uniwersytecie w Czerniowcach. W tym samym roku, po śmierci ojca, przerwała studia.

Wraz z kolegą ze studiów Ignacym Ausländerem w 1921 roku wyemigrowała do USA, gdzie rozpoczęła pracę księgowej w wydawnictwie i zaczęła tworzyć poezję. 19 października 1923 roku poślubiła Ignacego Ausländera, lecz już w 1926 roku rozwiodła się z nim. W tym samym roku otrzymała obywatelstwo USA.

W 1927 roku powróciła do Czerniowiec aby opiekować się chorą matką. Tam poznała dziennikarza Heliosa Hechta i wraz z nim w 1928 roku powróciła do Nowego Jorku. W następnych latach rozpoczęła publikację wierszy i felietonów w niemieckojęzycznych czasopismach amerykańskich.

W 1931 roku ponownie powróciła wraz z Heliosem Hechtem do Czerniowiec. Tam publikowała wiersze i artykuły w prasie, tłumaczyła z języka jidysz i angielskiego oraz uczyła języka angielskiego. W 1934 roku rozstała się z Heliosem Hechtem. W 1937 roku utraciła obywatelstwo USA.

Przy poparciu niemieckojęzycznego autora Alfreda Margul-Sperbera w 1939 roku ukazał się
W obawie przed nadchodzącą wojną w 1939 roku ponownie wyjechała do USA, lecz w tym samym roku powróciła do Czerniowiec aby opiekować się chorą matką. W 1940 roku wojska radzieckie okupowały Czerniowce. Rose Ausländer została aresztowana jako rzekomy szpieg amerykański, a po czterech miesiącach zwolniona z więzienia. Pracowała jako pielęgniarka w klinice okulistycznej.

W 1941 roku Czerniowce ponownie znalazły się pod władzą Rumunii. Jako Żydówka znalazła się w getcie, gdzie poznała Paula Celana. Do wiosny 1944 roku przetrwała w ukryciu, a po zajęciu Czerniowiec przez Armię Czerwoną pracowała w miejskiej bibliotece w Czerniowcach. W grudniu 1945 wystąpiła o paszport w celu wyjazdu do Rumunii. W sierpniu 1946 przybyła do Bukaresztu, we wrześniu 1946 przez Konstancę opuściła Rumunię i dotarła do Nowego Jorku. Do 1956 roku pisała wiersze wyłącznie w języku angielskim. Pod wpływem spotkania z Paulem Celanem w 1957 roku unowocześniła swój styl literacki.

W 1964 roku zamieszkała w Wiedniu, a w 1965 w Düsseldorfie. Do 1971 roku podróżowała po Europie, a w latach 1968–1969 po raz ostatni odwiedziła USA.

W 1972 roku przeniosła się do domu starców gminy żydowskiej Düsseldorfu. Po złamaniu szyjki kości udowej w 1977 roku nie opuszczała już swojego pokoju i zajmowała się wyłącznie twórczością poetycką.

Poezje
 1939: Der Regenbogen (Tęcza)
 1956: Nachtzauber (Czar nocy)
 1965: Blinder Sommer (Ślepe lato)
 1965: Schallendes Schweigen (Dźwięczne milczenie)
 1967: 36 Gerechte (36 sprawiedliwych)
 1974: Ohne Visum (Bez wizy)
 1975: Andere Zeichen (Inne znaki)
 1976: Gesammelte Gedichte (Wiersze zebrane)
 1976: Noch ist Raum (Jeszcze jest miejsce)
 1977: Doppelspiel (Podwójna gra)
 1978: Aschensommer (Lato popiołu)
 1978: Mutterland (Kraj matczyny)
 1978: Es bleibt noch viel zu sagen (Pozostało wiele do powiedzenia)
 1979: Ein Stück weiter (Krok dalej)
 1980: Einverständnis (Zgoda)
 1981: Mein Atem heißt jetzt (Mój oddech nazywa się teraz...)
 1981: Im Atemhaus wohnen (Mieszkać w domu oddechu)
 1981: Einen Drachen reiten (Ujeżdżać smoka)
 1982: Mein Venedig versinkt nicht (Moja Wenecja nie pogrąży się)
 1982: Südlich wartet ein wärmeres Land (Na południu czeka cieplejszy kraj)
 1983: So sicher atmet nur Tod (Tak pewnie oddycha tylko śmierć)
 1984: Tränen (Łzy)
 od 1984: Gesammelte Werke (bis 1990) (Dzieła zebrane – do 1990)
 1987: Ich spiele noch (Jeszcze gram)
 1987: Der Traum hat offene Augen (Sen ma otwarte oczy)

Bibliografia
 Maria Kłańska: Zur Identitätsproblematik im Schaffen Rose Ausländers w: Nationale Identität aus germanistischer Perspektive wyd. Maria Katarzyna Lasatowicz & Jürgen Joachimsthaler. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, 1998  S. 143–160
 Fundacja Rose Ausländer
 Fotografie, biografia

Austriaccy poeci XX wieku
Amerykańscy poeci XX wieku
Poeci niemieckojęzyczni
Poeci anglojęzyczni
Ocalali z Zagłady Żydów
Ludzie urodzeni w Czerniowcach
Urodzeni w 1901
Zmarli w 1988

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ICC signs GoDaddy as official sponsor of World Test Championship 2021
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has signed GoDaddy, a company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, as the official sponsors of the World Test Championship 2021.
By engaging with tournament viewers and cricket enthusiasts through the most loved sport in the country, GoDaddy aims to drive conversations and encourage digital adoption in today's new normal world.
This announcement is a continuation of GoDaddy's association with the ICC, starting with the Men's Cricket World Cup. As cricket holds a special place in almost every Indian's heart, GoDaddy has been supporting the sport in various formats to create awareness about the benefits of creating a powerful online identity.
As part of the partnership with ICC, the GoDaddy logo and GoDaddy Pro sub-brand logo will be promoted on in-stadia LED panels, along the sides of the boundary line and on the mid-wicket area on-ground. GoDaddy Pro is dedicated to web designers and developers, giving them the tools, support and value to help them efficiently manage and grow their businesses.
Commenting on the partnership, Anurag Dahiya, Chief Commercial Officer at the International Cricket Council said: "We are excited to renew our partnership with GoDaddy and delighted to see them support the inaugural World Test Championship Final."
"The ICC World Test Championship is the first international tournament where team India will play since the COVID outbreak. With cricket being one of the most favorite sports in India, we hope it instills a ray of good hope, positivity, and cheer, bringing in much need respite and entertainment for everyone. As this event brings people together from across the world and showcases a strong spirit of nationalism and sportsmanship, it provides a perfect place for us to create awareness about the ease of building an online presence with GoDaddy's online tools and solutions, especially in today's increasingly digitalized world," Nikhil Arora, Managing Director and Vice President, GoDaddy India further added.
The company has been associated with Indian cricket star, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as its India brand ambassador for over two years, inspiring small business owners to create a website for their business.
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ICC, UNICEF come together in fight against Covid
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A heartfelt thank you to all the marshals and sponsors who made today's Race possible. We hope your children enjoyed the day as much as we did.
Preliminary results will be published tomorrow.
We have a few pieces of lost property so let us know if you are missing anything. An orange and black bike for team 530 is missing too. Did anyone pick it up by mistake?
Also if you have any ankle timing tags please send or hand them into the office at Discovery Bay International School.
and email us the sponsorship form on info@team-fear.com.
Our photo team is already working hard on this year's photos and we will get those to you as soon as we can.
We will announce the date of next year's race shortly!


(l-r) United Way of NYC and TD Bank representatives Nick Pirro, Katie Finkowski, Cesar Pallo, Catharine Haker, Wanda Taveras, India Delgado, Julio Vasquez, Marco Iturrizaga and Eliana Bermudez opened free bank accounts for students who read ten books and started them off with $10 in their new accounts.
United Way of NYC celebrated the end of this year's 'Once Upon a Summer' program, a summer reading intensive initiative of ReadNYC, on Friday, August 19 at P.S. 154 in Mott Haven. Over 150 students participated in the six-week program reading over 1,200 books this summer. To celebrate the program's end, students performed dance routines and re-enacted their favorite stories.


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Cutting-edge research can improve Africa: Dr Ocaya
06 March 2020 | Story Thabo Kessah | Photo Tsepo Moeketsi
Dr Richard Ocaya's research addresses the skills development and transfer millennium goal of many governments globally.
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution becoming a reality, Dr Richard Ocaya's research is receptive to the fact that Africa and the world need to re-imagine their research. His research focuses on electronic instrumentation design for scientific measurements, computational physics on atomic nano-atomic structures, and semiconducting organic compounds materials built on silicon to realise Schottky devices.
"I develop most of the instrumentation that I apply in my research – both software and hardware," said Dr Ocaya, a Physics Lecturer and Programme Director: Physics and Chemistry on the UFS Qwaqwa Campus.
"I am active in scientific computing through the computing cluster and software development, mathematical physics for material science modelling, and embedded instrumentation design using microprocessors. I also have deep interest in radio and data telemetry, in which I hold a South African patent issued in 2013. My present international collaborations are with like-minded researchers in similar fields in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan, Egypt, South Korea, and the United States," he added.
How does his research talk to the real world?
"The driving principle of all areas of my research has always been to deploy cutting-edge research to actual, real-world applications for the immediate betterment of Africans. The areas of my research align closely with the millennium goals of many governments globally, including the Republic of South Africa. These goals pertain to skills development and transfer that position us to better address the challenges of energy, water, and other priorities."
Dr Ocaya is currently co-promoting a PhD student, having previously supervised one PhD, two MSc, and more than twenty honours students. He is a self-taught electronics and computer programmer, whose curiosity led him to question 'the voices and music coming from a box; a radio'. "In my quest to satisfy my curiosity, I collected many discarded devices, took them apart, and tried so many circuits, only to have them fail because the theory was lacking. After thousands of failed projects and with me barely thirteen and in lower secondary school, my first ever project actually worked," he said.
NRF-rating
He is the author of the book Introduction to Control Systems Analysis using Point Symmetries: An application of Lie Symmetries, which is available in all major bookstores such as Amazon, in both print and e-book format. He is a C3 NRF-rated researcher whose work makes a pioneering contribution to the new and growing field of phononics, an independent field of the now established photonics.
"This field will someday lead to improved energy-storage devices and faster processors due to more efficient heat removal from nanodevices," he concludes.
UFS researcher runner-up in 2014 Women in Science Awards
Prof Jeanet Conradie
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Prof Jeanet Conradie, professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Free State (UFS), was the runner up in the senior category for Distinguished Women Researchers: Physical and Engineering Science in the Department of Science and Technology's 2014 Women in Science Awards. With this award, female scientists and researchers are encouraged and rewarded, and also profiled as role models for younger women.
Science and research, by which new concepts are discovered, is her great passion. Due to this keen interest in science, Prof Conradie studied a variety of subjects during her undergraduate years, providing her with a vast knowledge and the necessary background for her current main research interest, which is a combination of various scientific fields. Her PhD in Chemistry, as well as her strong background in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics and Applied Maths, influenced her choice of research interest and expertise to gradually develop in the direction of computational chemistry, which is a beautiful combination of chemistry and physics.
Today, Prof Conradie's research expertise is in computational chemistry, using the super computer and appropriate software to simulate, understand and predict the behaviour of atoms and molecules in real life. The use of computational chemistry makes it possible to study chemical reactions and phenomena that are impossible or too dangerous to study experimentally. Her research team also performs experimental work in the laboratory to combine and compare with the computational analysis. Based on the results obtained, new materials with specific properties are developed.
"We are very proud of Prof Conradie. This award is the result of 14 years of hard word, a lot of it after hours. We are fortunate to have someone like you as colleague who puts guidance to students and learners first in research, teaching and community service," said Prof André Roodt, Head of the Department of Chemistry at the UFS.
Prof Corli Witthuhn, Vice-Rector: Research said: "Prof Conradie serves as a role model for younger academic scholars in higher education through her motivation, productivity and drive. She also serves as an example of how female scientist can reach the top of their profession while juggling both professional and family responsibilities. This is well deserved recognition for her outstanding research achievements"


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Game of Thrones s06e03 - "Oathbreaker"
Discussion in 'Now Playing - TV Show Talk' started by RegBarc, May 8, 2016.
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Tower of Joy up in this piece! And the Sword of the Morning is everything I hoped for and more.
mrpope Active Member
Since Jon died, his watch is over.
I'm wondering how he can be legitimized as a Stark, within the laws of the realm. I thought it's only by royal decree but I could be wrong.
RegBarc said: ↑
He doesn't have to be, if Lyanna and Rhaegar eloped. It looks like Bran's next trip back will be the origin of Jon?
I'd think Robert's rebellion removes any legal claim to the throne by a Targareyn child. That includes Dany and Jon. Since the children born to Cersei are all bastards born to incest and Stannis is dead, wouldn't that leave just Gendry? I know he's also a bastard but his back muscles have got to be jacked after all that rowing.
I'd think Robert's rebellion removes any legal claim to the throne by a Targareyn child.
Not really, as long as there are any Targaryens. The only reason he went unchallenged as long as he did was that the only two (known) Targaryens were overseas and out of reach. Well, OK, the one at the Wall, but he didn't count, and everybody had forgotten about him anyway.
A Targaryen has a better claim to the throne than a Baratheon.
I don't blame Jon for leaving. And hopefully he's headed to Winterfell.
gossamer88 said: ↑
Although hopefully, he'll bring some friends...
pendragn Well-Known Member
Ames Iowa
I was so disappointed that they left us hanging with Bran's flashback. Grrrrr. What better time to tell us who Jon's mother was than on Mother's Day?
Still a good episode, but I was so expecting some L+R=J satisfaction.
DevdogAZ Give 'em Hell, Devils
pendragn said: ↑
I don't need any confirmation. It's already a foregone conclusion. They're just stringing along the book readers because they know you guys have been dying to find this out for years.
I'm glad Jon is leaving the Watch, but I'm. It sure where he'll go. He knows better than anyone the threat that's approaching the Wall. I don't think he'll leave the Night's Watch to deal with that by themselves. And clearly he can't go take Winterfell by himself.
Speaking of Winterfell, I would not want to be in Rickon or Osha's shoes right about now. Also, Dany doesn't seem to be in a very good situation. It will be interesting to see how she gets free from the Dosh Khaleen.
This was the first time they've shown us that Varys's "little birds" were children. Was that known in the books, or is that new info for everyone?
Tommen is so weak, just letting himself be manipulated by the High Sparrow. If Tommen doesn't get free from that guy's grasp, pretty soon he'll have Tommen voluntarily testifying against Cercei.
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Flashback dude gets an A+ for getting his Sean Bean studies down pat.
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Do we know who the inhuman woman hanging out with Max Von Tree-dow is?
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Southwestern...
DevdogAZ said: ↑
Also, Dany doesn't seem to be in a very good situation. It will be interesting to see how she gets free from the Dosh Khaleen.
I suspect it involves a dragon.
I don't need any confirmation. It's already a foregone conclusion.
I totally agree. It's as obvious as Jon Snow coming back from the dead.
mooseAndSquirrel Well-Known Member
Whatsamatta U
How did the Boars head demonstrate that this was Rickon?
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Wasn't it his wolf?
Cainebj Well-Known Member
mooseAndSquirrel said: ↑
I didn't think that was a Boar's head - I thought that was his wolf.
I didn't even remember who Rickon was but I was ready to throw my shoe at the tv when he and the woman I don't remember either showed up as the next potential Ramsay torture victims.
TriBruin Well-Known Member TCF Club
Bartlett, IL
SullyND said: ↑
That was his Direwolf, Shaggy Dog.
Apparently Direwolfs have about same life span as a Stark. At this point, there are only one known to be alive: Ghost, Jon's Direwolf. Two others are probably still alive, but we have not seen them in a while: Summer (Bran) & Nymeria (Arya)
yeah no kidding. More FF coming up.
Thanks for clearing up my confusion over boars head versus dire wolf. I thought I saw a tusk, but that must have been the convenient carrying hook.


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A Note on the Entropy Force in Kinetic Theory and Black Holes
Treumann, R. A., and W. Baumjohann (2019), A Note on the Entropy Force in Kinetic Theory and Black Holes, Entropy, 21, 716, doi:10.3390/e21070716, available at https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.09665.
The entropy force is the collective effect of inhomogeneity in disorder in a statistical many particle system. We demonstrate its presumable effect on one particular astrophysical object, the black hole. We then derive the kinetic equations of a large system of particles including the entropy force. It adds a collective therefore integral term to the Klimontovich equation for the evolution of the one-particle distribution function. Its integral character transforms the basic one particle kinetic equation into an integro-differential equation already on the elementary level, showing that not only the microscopic forces but the hole system reacts to its evolution of its probability distribution in a holistic way. It also causes a collisionless dissipative term which however is small in the inverse particle number and thus negligible. However it contributes an entropic collisional dissipation term. The latter is defined via the particle correlations but lacks any singularities and thus is large scale. It allows also for the derivation of a kinetic equation for the entropy density in phase space. This turns out to be of same structure as the equation for the phase space density. The entropy density determines itself holistically via the integral entropy force thus providing a self-controlled evolution of entropy in phase space.
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The photograph shows the building in the outskirts of Naxxar, which partially collapsed last month after heavy rains, as it stood in the summer of 2009. Clearly, this is a structure of significant architectural and possibly historical importance. Sited along the rural stretch of Main Street, the ancient Strada Reale linking Lija and Birkirkara with Naxxar, it also appears to possess an extensive estate.
The building's plain yet imposing elevations suggest late 16th, early 17th century origins. In The Building of Malta 1530-1798 (Tiranti, 1967), J. Quentin Hughes attributes such a kind of construction to this period stating that "many houses were built in the country and in the villages which show the characteristics seen in Valletta palaces. While the country houses were in character more austere and often semi-fortified, and the country buildings more modest in size and decoration..." At the upper floor or indeed piano nobile, the grand balconies were built to exploit the extensive views of central and southern Malta.
While anyone with historical information about this place should come forward, the authorities ought at the same time to take all necessary measures to prevent its further deterioration.
In the United Kingdom, the government, through bodies like English Heritage and the National Trust, purchases properties of national historical importance and preserves them for posterity. Similar action should be taken on other historically valuable sites such as Casa Ippolita in Birżebbuġa, the so-called Dar tal-Barunessa at San Anard, l/o Żabbar and the Razzett tax-Xitan at Ta' Pennellu in Mellieħa, all of which are crumbling fast and at risk of being lost forever.
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Biography Founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX | Elon Musk
November 28, 2017 Biography 0
South African entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for founding Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which launched a landmark commercial spacecraft in 2012.
Who Is Elon Musk?
Born in South Africa in 1971, Elon Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers. He achieved more success by founding X.com in 1999, SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk made headlines in May 2012, when SpaceX launched a rocket that would send the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station. He bolstered his portfolio with the purchase of SolarCity in 2016, and cemented his standing as a leader of industry by taking on an advisory role in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration.
Son of a Canadian mother and a South African father, Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. He spent his early childhood with his brother Kimbal and sister Tosca in South Africa, and at 10, the introverted Elon developed an interest in computers. During this time, his parents divorced. He taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he made his first software sale—of a game he created called Blastar. At age 17, in 1989, he moved to Canada to attend Queen's University and avoid mandatory service in the South African military, but he left in 1992 to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor's degree in physics.
After leaving Penn, Elon Musk headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a Ph.D in energy physics. However, his move was timed perfectly with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days to become a part of it, launching his first company, Zip2 Corporation.
An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new websites of both The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and in 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options.
An Earnest Entrepreneur
Also in 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services/payments company. An X.com acquisition the following year led to the creation of PayPal as it is known today, and in October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock. Before the sale, Musk owned 11 percent of PayPal stock.
"If I'm trying to solve a problem, and I think I've got some elements of it kind of close to being figured out, I'll pace for hours trying to think it through." – Elon Musk
Never one to rest on his laurels, Musk founded his third company, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, in 2002 with the intention of building spacecraft for commercial space travel. By 2008, SpaceX was well established, and NASA awarded the company the contract to handle cargo transport for the International Space Station—with plans for astronaut transport in the future—in a move to replace NASA's own space shuttle missions.
The boundless potential of space exploration and the preservation of the future of the human race have become the cornerstones of Musk's abiding interests, and toward these he has founded the Musk Foundation, which is dedicated to space exploration and the discovery of renewable and clean energy sources.
Another Musk venture is Tesla Motors, a company dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars. Five years after its formation, the company in 2008 unveiled the Roadster, a sports car capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, as well traveling nearly 250 miles between charges of its lithum ion battery. With a stake in the company taken by Daimler and a strategic partnership with Toyota, Tesla Motors launched its initial public offering in June 2010, raising $226 million.
Additional successes include the Model S, the company's first electric sedan. Capable of covering 265 miles between charges, the Model S was honored as the 2013 Car of the Year by Motor Trend magazine.
In April 2017, it was announced that Tesla had surpassed General Motors to become the most valuable U.S. car maker. The news was an obvious boon to Tesla, which was looking to ramp up production and release its Model 3 sedan later that year.
In November, Musk made another splash with the unveiling of the new Tesla Semi and Roadster at the company's design studio. The semi truck, which will enter into production in 2019, boasts 500 miles of range as well as a battery and motors built to last 1 million miles. The Roadster, set to follow in 2020, will become the fastest production car ever made with its 0-60 time of 1.9 seconds.
"The point of doing this is to just give a hardcore smack-down to gasoline cars," Musk told the crowd. "Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche."
Preparing for Lift-Off
On May 22, 2012, Musk and SpaceX made history when the company launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space with an unmanned capsule. The vehicle was sent to the International Space Station with 1,000 pounds of supplies for the astronauts stationed there, marking the first time a private company had sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station. Of the launch, Musk was quoted as saying, "I feel very lucky. … For us, it's like winning the Super Bowl."
In December 2013, SpaceX notched another milestone when Falcon 9 carried a satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit, a distance at which the satellite would lock into an orbital path that matched the Earth's rotation. In February 2015, SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 fitted with the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, aiming to observe the extreme emissions from the sun that affect power grids and communications systems on Earth.
In March 2017, SpaceX enjoyed another breakthrough with the successful test flight and landing of a Falcon 9 rocket made from reusable parts, a development that opened the door for more affordable space travel. A setback came in November, when an explosion occurred during a test of the company's new Block 5 Merlin engine. SpaceX reported that no one was hurt, and that the issue would not hamper its planned rollout of a future generation of Falcon 9 rockets.
Other Innovations
Musk has continued his work in attempting to make his innovative ideas a reality. In August 2013, he released a concept for a new form of transportation called the "Hyperloop," an invention that would foster commuting between major cities while severely cutting travel time. Ideally resistant to weather and powered by renewable energy, the Hyperloop would propel riders in pods through a network of low-pressure tubes at speeds reaching more than 700 mph. Musk noted that the Hyperloop could take from seven to 10 years to be built and ready for use.
Although he introduced the Hyperloop with claims that it would be safer than a plane or train, with an estimated cost of $6 billion—approximately one-tenth of the cost for the rail system planned by the state of California—Musk's concept has drawn skepticism. Nevertheless, the entrepreneur has sought to encourage the development of this idea. After he announced a competition for teams to submit their designs for a Hyperloop pod prototype, the first Hyperloop Pod Competition was held at the SpaceX facility in January 2017.
The entrepreneur has also pursued an interest in Artificial Intelligence. He became co-chair of the nonprofit research company OpenAI, which launched in late 2015 with the stated mission of advancing digital intelligence to benefit humanity. Additionally, in 2017 it was revealed that Musk was backing a venture called Neuralink, which intends to create devices to be implanted in the human brain and help people merge with software.
In yet another innovation, Musk in January 2017 suddenly decided he was going find a way to reduce traffic by devoting resources to boring and building tunnels. He launched his venture, named "The Boring Company," with a test dig on the SpaceX property in Los Angeles. In late October, Musk posted the first photo of his company's progress to his Instagram page. He said the 500-foot tunnel, which would generally run parallel to Interstate 405, would reach a length of two miles in approximately four months.
SolarCity Acquisition
In August 2016, in Musk's continuing effort to promote and advance sustainable energy and products for a wider consumer base, a $2.6 billion dollar deal was solidified to combine his electric car and solar energy companies. His Tesla Motors Inc. announced an all-stock deal purchase of SolarCity Corp., a company Musk had helped his cousins start in 2006. He is a majority shareholder in each entity. "Solar and storage are at their best when they're combined. As one company, Tesla (storage) and SolarCity (solar) can create fully integrated residential, commercial and grid-scale products that improve the way that energy is generated, stored and consumed," read a statement on Tesla's website about the deal.
Trump Adviser
With Donald Trump announcing plans to pursue massive infrastructure developments after his successful election to the U.S. presidency in 2016, Musk found himself on common ground with the new president and his advisers. That December, he was named to President Trump's Strategy and Policy Forum, and the following January he joined Trump's Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.
While sometimes at odds with the president's controversial measures, such as a proposed ban on immigrants from Muslim-majority countries, Musk defended his involvement with the new administration. "My goals," he tweeted in early 2017, "are to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy and to help make humanity a multi-planet civilization, a consequence of which will be the creating of hundreds of thousands of jobs and a more inspiring future for all." On June 1, following Trump's announcement that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Musk stepped down from his advisory roles.
Musk, who became a U.S. citizen in 2002, has been married twice and has five sons. He married Justine Wilson in 2000. In 2002, their first son died at 10 weeks old from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). They would have five additional sons together, twins and triplets.
After their contentious divorce, Musk met actress Talulah Riley and they married in 2010. The couple split in 2012 but married each other again in 2013. Their relationship ultimately ended in divorce in 2016.
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Here is a pic of the door. I can't figure out how to post videos. That are short. 10 and 12 second videos. Can I send them to someone to post or something?
They will always find the weakest link in your pen.
Use a camera to see what they are doing in there so you know when to set it.
Yea we do have a camera set up in there!
I'm interested in what you have. How big is the old cattle pen?
I'm thinking about building a 2 acre foot plot with hog proof fencing and adding an 8' drop get that we will set in January - August.


Sometimes I consider myself a falsity of my true self. I don't know - perhaps the fact that the way I write is quite different from the way I talk - well, to a degree. I don't talk like I'm writing an essay when I just have a regular conversation. I'm sure most people find they do the same thing though.
Dad called this afternoon and I realised this is the first time in awhile I've talked on the phone with anyone. I was in a daze cause my head was killing me and my throat was raw. I couldn't raise my voice if I wanted to, so I just sort've spoke in monotone and quietly. he mentioned calling David (I forget what relation he is to us, but we've seen him perform at various restaurants in past summers plus dad plans golf trips with him and some others) to make plans for this coming summer. he also tried to persuade grandpa into visiting again. now there's another reason for grandpa to stay over there besides the boys needing work. someone is about to die ....whenever I think about funerals and death, I realise my mortality.
When I told mom this, she said that he (the one who is dying ...I know who, but figure I shouldn't say direct names in this for karmic reasons perhaps) was on his last leg and most thought he'd be gone a couple xmas' ago and he made it. I guess she was trying to reassure me that people are strong for the most part and I shouldn't worry about death. no one close to me has ever died. I only briefly saw this particular person, so I guess it won't affect me much. I seriously hope I don't have to go through losing someone important soon. I've thought about that alot ever since I had the dream where grandma died. I think of that as bad karma. eep! good thing she is well for now.
Dad's dad did die my senior year and that sort've hurt, but we didn't visit them often. only sometimes we'd drop off gifts during xmas and not since I was small anyway. I turned down alot of lunches/dinners with them cause I wanted to spend time with lindsey or I felt like watching tv instead. I sort've felt abit bad about that and I think that's why I was upset in the first place ...plus, when dad got the call about it, he looked in pain, so I hurt, too. it was hard to make it through school that day - I recall in English class right before lunch, I almost cried. I had to hold it back. I recall perfectly - we were doing group work and I was kneeling on the floor with them ...they didn't feel like starting right away and were gossiping instead. I thought back to the other day since the gossip didn't concern me and got realllly sad. it's hard for me to hold back when I want to cry, but I did. so, yes, that's the closest I ever came to knowing how it feels when someone dies.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent. dad and I spoke abit longer, but only to account for the time it took mom to do what she was doing and talk to him. it ended with me saying how I like to wear pants and not shorts for the most part. he asked why and I told him because of my legs - everyone knows that - and he said why and I said cause I don't like the way they look ...they look better in pants since it hides the ickiness of my ankles and all that....blech. he sure asks why alot I realised. I sometimes want to ask him why he asks so many questions - sounds quite like a curious child to ask 'why' so often - though that would be sort've contradictory.
In the Lifestyle section of the Sunday Houston Chronicle, there was an article on Trading Spaces. apparently sometime this month, they will be airing an episode in the Woodlands - that'll be exciting! I've been there before ...the prettiest mall EVER is there! not that I've been in forever, but I hold it at the top of my list of malls I've been to that I recall. the galleria I guess comes in second ...I liked the galleria III section ...that area through the debt store? there's a jewelry store with this particular ring I'd always go stare at intently; hands pressed against the glass in awe of its shine. I've wanted it forever. it cost $500. I decided if I was to get a proposal I'd take that ring since it's cheap for an engagement ring; probably cause it's not; it's just a regular ring. I'd take it though cause it's the prettiest I've seen. I don't expect any proposals though. tangent over.. - Frank lives in the Katy area. that's surprising. I make fun of Frank so often. a lady apparently saw him at Lowe's and fainted. hrm.
Speaking of love - which we weren't exactly - I'm wishing for it again. I think it's this weather. the sun stayed out for the longest since DST started and it was a pleasant surprise. I walked more and was bouncier. I think my depression is seasonal. I certainly don't get as depressed when the sun is shining. I have to really have a direct reason to be depressed then. anyway, I never had love really. I just want it want it want it. or well, touch would work fine. I just go to bed thinking about it. how much better I'd feel if someone would just hold my hand or cuddle. damnit. is that so hard to ask? probably it is since I'm so frikkin' hard to deal with.
Sometimes I think that if I had to choose between tons of presents and just a nice massage and cuddle session with someone I like for my bday I'd choose the latter. damnit damnit damnit. I must not ruin the bouncy mood. I will stay upbeat if it kills me! I'm just sayin' it would be nice. not that I'll die without it.
Another Victoria's Secret catalog came in the mail; they come about twice a week at least. a waste of paper methinks. anyway, there are these cute cherry pj pants in there. I suggested them to mom as another suggestion for my bday. I will die from a pile of pjs consuming me when I open the closet one of these days, I swear. pj death ...hee!
Ordered the book yesterday, by the way. the one I was waiting to buy. this is it till my bday. I really mean it.


ARSENAL playmaker Mesut Ozil admits he's in no hurry to sign a new deal.
The German World Cup winner is contracted at the Emirates until the summer of 2018, but the Gunners are keen to tie him down to a long-term extension.
However, the 27-year-old assist king, who has set up 19 goals this season, admits contract talks can wait until the summer.
The Gunners are also hopping to conclude a new deal for forward Alexis Sanches, who will also enter the final two years of his contract this summer.
But Arsene Wenger is also calm over the futures of Ozil and Sanchez, claiming the pair both want to remain at the north London club.


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The second KRAKEN Chapbook is a transcript of the awesome seminar Forgotten Secrets of Glorantha at THE KRAKEN 2014 with illustrations by Jon Hodgson.
Let the Geekfest begin! We'll make Uncle Sandy tell us stories on how he helped Greg Stafford create Glorantha in the Green Age. The Only Old One has more arcane knowledge, memorizes more sources, knows more amusing trivia and unconsciously guards more Glorantha secrets than anyone besides Greg. All we have to do is ask! Crazy, I know. And yes, he knows the God Learner Secret. And no, he won't tell us. Or worse: he will.
This Chapbook is a 44 pages extravaganza of forgotten, never told, unheard of, unpublished secrets of Glorantha right from the source — a veritable Glorantha Goldmine. Including the most terrifying Chaos Nest in Glorantha, Pamaltela history, East Isles secrets, the goal of the Empire of Wyrms Friends, more secret Troll Plans, the Black Moon, the Sky Terror and Dragon sexuality.
Forgotten Secrets of Glorantha is produced by Tentacles Press and the RuneQuest-Gesellschaft e.V. under license from Moon Design Publications, as a fundraiser to support THE KRAKEN.


Hotel New Gaea Domemae is located in Fukuoka and about a 5-minute walk from Tojinmachi Station. The hotel is located near Ohori Park. The guest rooms offer free WiFi and LAN internet. Guests may borrow conveniences such as humidifiers and irons at no additional charge (please inquire at the front desk for details). Facilities include dry cleaning, a coin laundry and a concierge service. The hotel also has a vending machine corner. The hotel possesses 71 guest rooms.


Yesterday was the wonderful book launch of Marian Mudder's new novel 'De Perfecte Minnares'. She had asked me to draw recipes to illustrate the book. This because the main character in her story was a cook and seduced men with her delicious food. They are scattered throughout the whole story, it turned out great.


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John Robert Hannon
John Robert Hannon, 94, of Syracuse, died at his home on Friday. Born in Syracuse, John served with the US Marines in the South Pacific theater, including Guadalcanal. He returned home to join the Syracuse Police Department, retiring in 1983 after 32 years of service. He was a flight instructor and commercial pilot, a member of the P.B.A. retirees and a Communicant of St. Stephen's and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was predeceased by his wife, Christina Catherine, in 1986. Surviving are his five daughters: Linda (Richard) Fritz of Niskayuna, Kathleen Sowan of Raleigh, NC, Patricia Ann Hannon of Syracuse, Anna Marie Monica of Rome and Colleen Senke of Syracuse; twelve grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial (in Latin) will be celebrated at 10:30 AM Thursday at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Friends may call upon the family prior to the services Thursday from 9 to 10 AM at the Giminski-Wysocki Funeral Home; 1320 W. Genesee Street, Syracuse. Burial: St. Agnes Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Syracuse Police Retirees Association: P.O. Box 520, Syracuse, NY 13201.
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