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Radioactive waste was found at an elementary school playground near a site where nuclear weapons were made in WWII
Kelsey Vlamis
Exterior shot showing a section of the West Lake landfill Tuesday March 13, 2012, in Bridgeton, Missouri.
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A report found high levels of radioactive contamination at an elementary school in Missouri.
Jana Elementary school is located near a creek that was contaminated in the 1940s and '50s.
The report found radioactive contamination inside and outside the school building.
Radioactive contamination was discovered at an elementary school in a St. Louis, Missouri, suburb located near a site were nuclear weapons were made during World War II, according to a new report by environmental consultants.
The report was completed by Boston Chemical Data Corp., an environmental investigations firm, in October. Samples of soil, dust, and plant materials at the Jana Elementary School in the town of Florissant were collected in August for testing. Samples were taken from the fields and playgrounds around the school, as well as locations inside, including the library, kitchen, and classrooms.
"I was heartbroken," President of the Jana Parent-Teacher Association Ashley Bernaugh, whose son attends the school, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after reading the report. "It sounds so cliché, but it takes your breath from you."
It's unclear who funded the investigation, but it followed a prior Army Corps of Engineers study started in 2018 that raised concerns about contamination at the school. The results of the Corps study were obtained earlier this year by the nonprofit Missouri Coalition for the Environment via a Freedom of Information Act request.
The Corps, which is tasked with cleaning up sites from the early atomic weapons program, found significantly less contamination than the recent report. However, they did not take samples from within 300 feet of the school or inside it.
Boston Chemical's investigation found several types of radioactive contamination were present at levels that far exceeded their expectations or acceptable levels.
The radioactive isotope lead-210 was found to be present in the kindergarten play area at a level that was 22 times the expected amount and many times above the amount allowed by federal Superfund regulations, the report said.
The most outstanding finding was the discovery of radioactive particulate matter detected inside the school, adding that ingesting or inhaling such substances could cause long-term exposure to alpha radiation, which the report described as "especially biologically damaging" compared to other forms.
Jana Elementary School is located along Coldwater Creek and sits in its floodplain. The creek was contaminated by radioactive waste from the production of nuclear weapons during World War II. The contamination has been traced to the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, which produced uranium for atomic bombs for the Manhattan Project in the 1940s and '50s.
In 2018, an assessment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry determined people who had increased exposure to radioactive waste near Clearwater Creek were at a higher risk for some cancers.
Boston Chemical's report said a "significant remedial program" would be required to bring the conditions in line with acceptable levels, given the radioactive contamination discovered both inside and outside the school building.
But it also said that unless Coldwater Creek itself is remediated flooding could recontaminate the school grounds.
Betsey Rachel, the president of the Hazelwood School District Board, told the Post-Dispatch the report would be addressed at the upcoming session on Tuesday.
The Army Corps of Engineers did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Have a news tip? Contact this reporter at kvlamis@insider.com.
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Carlernst Ortwein, Pseudonym Conny Odd, (* 21. Dezember 1916 in Leipzig; † 22. Dezember 1986 ebenda) war ein deutscher Pianist und Komponist.

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Ortwein wurde 1916 als Sohn des Musiklehrers Karl Ortwein in Leipzig geboren. Er war ab 1927 Mitglied des Thomanerchores. Nach dem Abitur an der Thomasschule folgte ein Studium am Kirchenmusikalischen Institut der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig: Orgel bei Karl Straube, Klavier bei Carl Adolf Martienssen und Robert Teichmüller sowie Komposition bei Kurt Thomas, Günter Raphael und Johann Nepomuk David.

Wegen der Hilfe für seinen "halbjüdischen" Lehrer Günter Raphael nach dessen Entlassung aus der Hochschule musste auch Ortwein diese verlassen. Er studierte privat weiter. Ab 1937 begann er eine pianistische Tätigkeit an deutschen Rundfunksendern. In dieser Zeit entstanden auch seine ersten Kompositionen. Von 1939 bis 1945 war er zum Militärdienst eingezogen. Nach weiterer Tätigkeit als Pianist war er von 1947 bis 1949 Leiter der Abteilung Ernste Musik beim Sender Leipzig. Da beim Sender Mangel an Unterhaltungskompositionen bestand, begann er auf diesem Feld zu komponieren und legte sich dafür das Pseudonym Conny Odd zu.

Von 1950 bis 1953 war er freischaffend tätig. Dann wurde er von 1953 bis 1961 Lehrbeauftragter am Musikpädagogischen Institut der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig. 1962 erhielt er eine Dozentur für Komposition und Instrumentation an der Leipziger Hochschule für Musik, an der er 1976 Professor wurde.
Zu seinen Schülern gehören Volker Bräutigam, Michael Heubach, Walter Thomas Heyn, Karl Ottomar Treibmann, Volkmar Leimert und Rainer Lischka.

Ortwein schrieb über 100 Hörspielmusiken, ca. 50 Filmmusiken, zahlreiche Chansons, Chorlieder und Orchesterwerke. Von seiner Unterhaltungsmusik wurden seine "Vergnüglichen Reisebekanntschaften eines Pianisten" von 1951 am bekanntesten. Als Conny Odd war er neben Gerd Natschinski der erfolgreichste Operettenkomponist der DDR, wobei einige Werke Musicalcharakter hatten.

In dem DEFA-Film Geliebte weiße Maus aus dem Jahr 1964, für den er die Musik schrieb, trat er auch als Pianist des Tanzorchesters auf.

Preise
 Kunstpreis der DDR (1964)
 Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig (1968)
 Kunstpreis des FDGB im Kollektiv mit den Bühnen der Stadt Gera (1971)
 Kunstpreis des Deutschen Turn- und Sportbundes (1977)

Musikalische Bühnenwerke (Heiteres Musiktheater (DDR))
mit Jahr und Ort der Uraufführung
 Zum Glück hat sie Pech, 1955, Volkstheater Rostock
 Alarm in Point l'Évêque, 1958, Städtische Bühnen Erfurt, bearbeitet Gangster lieben keine Blumen, 1974, Metropoltheater Berlin
 Hände hoch, Mister Copper!, 1962, Operettentheater Dresden
 Irene und die Kapitäne, 1967, Staatsoperette Dresden
 Karambolage, 1969, Städtische Bühnen Gera
  Man liest kein fremdes Tagebuch, 1974, Metropol-Theater Berlin

Filmografie
 1954: Der Teufel und der Drescher
 1957: Die Zauberschere
 1960: Alarm im Kasperletheater
 1961: Das Stacheltier – Die Mutprobe
 1961: Da helfen keine Pillen
 1961: Das Rabauken-Kabarett
 1963: Der Teufelstaler
 1963: Miau
 1964: Wie Pumphut zu seinem Namen kam
 1964: Aprikosenbäumchen
 1964: Geliebte weiße Maus
 1965: Der fliegende Großvater
 1966: Steinzeitlegende
 1966: Der gestiefelte Kater
 1968: Die sieben Raben
 1970: Der Teufel aus der Flasche
 1979: Stern und Blume
 1983: Erlebte Träume

Hörspielmusik
 1952: Howard Fast: 30 Silberlinge – Regie: Günther Rücker (Berliner Rundfunk)
 1953: Konstantin Trenjow: Ljubow Jarowaja – Regie: Günter Rücker (Berliner Rundfunk)
 1958: Henrik Ibsen: Stützen der Gesellschaft – Regie: Erich-Alexander Winds (Rundfunk der DDR)
 1964: Heinz von Cramer: Die Ohrfeige – Regie: Hans Knötzsch (Rundfunk der DDR)

Literatur
 Otto Schneidereit: Operette A – Z, Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft Berlin 1981, S. 247–260

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 Die Vergnüglichen Reisebekanntschaften eines Pianisten von Conny Odd, gespielt von Siegfried Stöckigt auf youtube

Komponist klassischer Musik (20. Jahrhundert)
Komponist (Operette)
Filmkomponist
Filmmusik (DDR)
Klassischer Pianist
Musikpädagogik (DDR)
Hochschullehrer (Universität Leipzig)
Hochschullehrer (HMT Leipzig)
Komponist (Deutschland)
Geboren 1916
Gestorben 1986
Mann
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We just finished the new audio and video system for Corinth Baptist Church in Magee, MS. Corinth just completed their new facility after a tornado destroyed the church in 2009. They ended up with a custom soundbooth, top-notch sound system with amazing equipment and a very nice video system. We also sent audio and video to different areas of the church for overflow purposes, etc. It was great to work with with Keith Williamson and the Sound Committee on this project. We really fell in love with Pastor Jay Wesbrooks and the Corinth family during our time there. Magee is where the I (Gene) grew up and where I am on staff at Church Alive so it was nice to be working in Magee with another great church!


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Many of us grew up playing outdoor games like Hide-and-Seek, Kick the Can and Capture the Flag. Now that we are grown up, we can pass them on to our children and enjoy watching them play and learn as they run, jump and hide. We thought sharing the history behind these three beloved outdoor games would be a fun trip down memory lane. Come along!
According to reference.com, this game originated from a Greek game called "apodidraskinda." It was mentioned for the first time by a second century Greek writer named Julius Pollux.The game of apodidreskinda is the earliest known example of the game of hide-and-seek and was played exactly as it is today, with one player closing their eyes and counting while the other players hide. This game was also found in an early painting discovered at Herculaneum, dating back to about the same time.
Kick the Can was a very popular children's game in the first half of the twentieth century. It is difficult to know for certain where it originated, but we do know that it became very popular in the 1930s during the Great Depression. As it did not require expensive equipment or a special field to play on, it could be played anywhere – a nearby field, someone's backyard or even a park. A used can was usually found in the garbage and filled with rocks so that it would make noise when it was kicked.
Capture the Flag is a well known game comprised of two teams with the object being to capture the opposing team's flag. It is believed that the game's history began on the battle field. In battle soldiers knew that the war would be over only when the enemy's flag was captured. The number of casualties did not determine the winning side; it was only when the opponent's flag was secure that the war was officially over. During the Civil War, soldiers known as color guards and color bearers were appointed the duty of guarding the flag. Color guards who did their duty of protecting their own flag or successfully capturing the enemy's flag were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Now that you've learned more about the history of these classic outdoor games, share the memories and head outside with those you love.


Piezo ultrasonic transducers and motors both exploit the indirect piezoelectric effect. Electrical energy is converted to obtain oscillation of the piezoelectric element at one of its resonance frequencies in the ultrasonic range. The increase in oscillation amplitude of the actuator due to resonance means that a lower drive voltage can be used. The working frequencies of piezo ultrasonic devices range from 10 kHz to 10 MHz.
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Brooklyn Concert Excites Ahead of WorldPride Celebrations
By Fiona Shea
HBO kicked off the last week of Pride Month with a concert at the Brooklyn Mirage before Sunday's march in New York City.
On Tuesday, June 25, a few days ahead of New York City's WorldPride parade, nearly 2,000 members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies gathered in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate with a concert.
The event, sponsored by HBO, continued the network's ongoing mission known as Human By Orientation. A re-tooling of the letters H-B-O, the initiative asserts the universal humanity of all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and ethnicity. The concert, held at the Brooklyn Mirage, served as a space for self-expression and positivity, featuring performances from DJ Timo Weiland, Leland, Betty Who and Normani.
Weiland, who kicked off the evening, was most excited to be a part of New York City Pride. "It's for every borough and every person," he said. "It's contagious for people who are allies, for people of all colors on the spectrum. We all get to enjoy it."
Following Weiland, singer-songwriter Leland, who grew up in southern Mississippi, shared with HBO his understanding of the intensity of coming out: "For me, it's about creating and being a part of safe spaces that bring together everyone who is here to further equality."
Australian singer Betty Who shared the same sentiment: "Pride is about celebrating yourself and feeling like people around you also celebrate you, that you're allowed to be whoever you want to be."
Normani, former member of the pop quintet, Fifth Harmony, showcased a mashup of pop hits with one mission in mind: Getting the crowd pumped for the city's celebrations.
On Sunday, HBO, WarnerMedia and parent company AT&T joined millions for the WorldPride March and its surrounding festivities, including the 50th anniversary observance of the Stonewall Uprising in the city's Greenwich Village. The company's float, touting the message Lead With Love, included a Kiss Cam, which prompted interactions between spectators and marchers along the route.
While Pride Month has concluded, the mission of Human By Orientation and Lead With Love stand as pillars of the values across of HBO and WarnerMedia, year-round.
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Last autumn, horrific wildfires raged near our home. People we knew were losing their houses left and right. In the midst of disaster, I had to leave town for work.
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Some years ago I was suffering from some fairly extreme anxiety.
One of the ways the anxiety manifested was that I felt like I was being constantly graded.
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Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
Taylor Hillman March 6, 2017 Industry News Release
Billionaire Carl Icahn was on the defensive regarding his attempt to restructure the Renewable Fuels Standard. A Bloomberg article says Icahn is arguing that without changes, independent refiners and small gas station owners will soon go out of business.
His attempt to get the point of obligation changed under the RFS is drawing criticism thanks to his role as an unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump. He's also the principal owner of CVR Energy and therein lies the conflict. Icahn was quick to dismiss any criticism and said the action is straightforward. "I own a refinery," he says, "so obviously, I have an interest in it. But there are 12 other refineries getting killed worse than mine is. I own a refinery so who knows it better than me? Why shouldn't I advocate" Federal rules prohibit government employees from profiting from government service, but Icahn isn't paid so those rules don't apply. His proposed change wouldn't alter the fact that biofuels are required to be blended in with gasoline and diesel. Icahn wants to change which businesses are required to do the blending, known as the point of obligation.
From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service.
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The second member of the halogens. A heavy, highly reactive green gas which combines with many other elements. With sodium it forms common salt.
This glass flask contains 25ml of chlorine gas at atmospheric pressure. It's distinctive green color can just be seen if the flask is viewed against a white background. The gas was made by reacting manganese dioxide with hydrochloric acid and collecting the resulting product over water. The chlorine was then dried before filling the flask.


MeleCh is an audio-visual installation by artist, performer and Chicks on Speed band-member Anat Ben-David, comprising a triptych of screens featuring mythical singing characters in perpetual movement.
The video works presented in MeleCh – the Hebrew word for King – are developed using an improvisational method of speaking or singing words into a sound oscillator and observing their rhythmic effects. The sonic patterns created trigger new ideas about what words to utter and how they might be performed. The themes developed are then constructed into visual narratives through choreographed body movements performed for the camera in a process the artist has named OperaArt. Honed during Ben-David's PhD research at Kingston University, this working method is based upon biomechanics and performance improvisation that entails a form of subjective bifurcation; the artist split into the two entities of performer and producer by distancing herself from both her body and voice through interacting with digital interfaces.
The original installation and live event was performed in January 2013, accompanied by a 12″ vinyl edition and printed booklet available for sale directly from Stanley Picker Gallery as a standard black vinyl edition ( £15) and special-edition signed yellow vinyl ( £30).


Students manage a marsh through a season of spring frost threats.
How do growers decide whether there is a risk of crop damage from a spring frost — and what do they do about it?
In this lesson, students encounter an important seasonal challenge to growers: spring frost. Their task is to use information provided to decide whether a risk of frost exists and, if so, take appropriate action, sprinkling the marsh with water to prevent frost damage to the flower buds.
The lesson begins with an overview of information about the healthy development of a harvest, as well as the risk of damage due to spring frosts. The overview also includes the often surprising fact that spraying plants with water is a helpful defense against damage that could be brought on by spring frost.
After this overview, students manage this potential threat. They determine whether a given night's forecast represents a threat to the developing bud (the bud grows less tolerant of cold as it develops), and, if so, at what temperature they should set equipment to respond to the threat. They must take into account the fact that although it might seem easier to water defensively on every evening, overwatering also presents unique threats to the health of the vine and crop.
After encountering each of three situations, students receive feedback on their choices. After the final situation, students reflect on how well, overall, they have managed the frost threat.
This lesson makes use of a classroom discussion forum, a Growers' Association meeting. This parallels the real-world support that growers have in the form of agricultural organizations, and also provides an opportunity for problem-centered discussion across teams of students. The Growers' Association meeting is used throughout the Challenges Await You section.
Expect this lesson to take two sessions of class time. It may be especially challenging for younger students. Therefore, the lesson offers two different challenge levels, as indicated in the resources (see Materials). The simplified and advanced versions (for younger or older students, respectively) differ in the amount of information that students must weigh to make a decision.


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Small household batteries can be collected in orange battery bags. Please place the orange battery bags on the top of your trash bin during the month of July. You may also drop them off at Wegmans all year long.
The Village of Manlius encourages everyone to continue to be vigilant in their recycling efforts. Your commitment to recycle is helping to control the cost of our trash tipping fees, which results in keeping trash stickers off the residential garbage. It also helps preserve our natural resources.
Non-soiled newspaper, office paper, magazines, telephone books, catalogs, junk mail, envelopes, brown bags, box board, cardboard, (flattened and plastic liners removed) such as cereal tissue, pet food, detergent, pizza, and gift boxes. Seasonal wrappings, and greeting cards without foil, glitter, or metallic material can also be put in brown bags.
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For those of you who don't know, I've been editing my novel MioM (abbreviation) since the beginning of August. I started this novel when I was about 11 and finished the first draft when I was 13. I edited the first draft a little bit then, but quickly moved on to other novels.
I went back and worked on it again at age 14ish. I had learned a lot about writing, especially beginnings. I pretty much deleted and re-wrote my first 5k.
As I've been re-working my novel for the third time, I've had a hard time knowing where to start. I took over 4500 words worth of notes about how my characters were flat, my setting uninspired, and my plot lacking and it all seemed so overwhelming. Finally I decided I had several scenes that were beyond salvaging. I started with the chapter where my beginning re-writes had stopped. It was bad. The next chapter was too. I continued reading until I arrived at a place where I was actually happy with my novel. I deleted everything in between.
Suddenly, my word count plummeted from 57K, (which I already knew was short) to 41K. I started to panic. I hid away from my book for a week, wasting time on trifling things like Pinterest and School.
I read all of Ally Carter's latest book, United We Spy. I starting reading a Donald Maass book I got back in June. Reading that good work of fiction and a good instruction manual on how to write fiction, I got even more frustrated. I hated my book. I would never amount to anything worthy of publication. I would certainly never be labeled a "good" writer. My book stunk, my characters were thinner than tissue paper. I was a bad writer.
Despite the fact that I wrote almost 3K over the weekend, I'm still not happy with my books, my ideas, or my characters. My writing and I are barely on speaking terms. I kind of want to curl up in a hole with my kindle and forget Microsoft Word ever existed.
What do you do to combat these feelings of unworthiness? This has never happened to me before. Does the fear go away? Please tell me it goes away.
When I feel like I'm the worst writer in the world, sometimes I try writing a different idea I have and forget about my current project for a while. Or I just write for myself and tell myself it doesn't matter if it's bad or not. You can always fix it, right? Hope this helps!
Here, have a cookie Sarah.
Yes, the feeling that your writing is horrible and you'll never amount to anything and why on earth are you even trying is something that happens to every author. It's even a good thing, since it keeps your pride in check. But it's very hard to get out of the dumps.
Put your writing away. Just get away from it. You don't need that sort of negativity in your life.
Go for a walk. Fresh air does wonders.
Write something new. Pull up a blank document, or even better, open a blank notebook, or even just a blank sheet of printer paper and just write. Don't plan it, just let your brain fling down whatever it feels like writing. It'll probably be horrible, but then again, it might be pure brilliance.
Read some of your old writing. Dig out old notebooks, scraps of paper, whatever you wrote on, and remind yourself how much you've grown as a writer.
Delete your book. This is very easy to do with word documents these days. I've done it. I've regretted it.
Stop writing. You are a writer. Say that ten times - a hundred times. Even if your writing is bad, you can and WILL improve. But not if you stop writing.
Oh, and here's another cookie.
I am also in "the pit of despair" as I call it. :P I am no help at this point. But if you get out of it before me, I'd love to know how you did it.
A similar thing happened to me over the summer. Last November, I wrote 50K for NaNoWriMo, and then I spent the next ten months trying to fix the mess I had written (actually, considering it was the first thing I'd ever written, it was semi-decent, but still nowhere near where it could have been.) I learned so much from reading writing books and blogs to the point where I actually understood what I was doing. So, I edited, and edited, and edited (and rewrote,) but ran into the same problems as you where everything seemed like it didn't work and no matter how hard I tried, the characters still seemed flat. I also felt like a bad writer, and that I'd never be good enough because I couldn't fix what I had written.
About half-way through my third rewrite, I decided to set my novel aside and work on something else. Starting fresh has been such a relief after working so hard on something I knew wasn't working out, and I know that in a year or so (when I've even more experienced,) I can go back and try again if I still believe in the idea.


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Since October 2014, legislation has allowed victims of Antisocial Behaviour to request a review of how their case has been handled.
The Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, requires statutory agencies, including Trent & Dove Housing, to work together to tackle ASB.
The law will give more powers to Police, Local Authorities, the NHS and social landlords to deal with Antisocial Behaviour more effectively and require positive action from offenders to help modify their behaviour.
By activating a 'Community Trigger,' any member of the public can have a review into instances of Antisocial Behaviour if they don't feel that they have had a satisfactory response.
Have reported Antisocial Behaviour a minimum of 3 times within 6 months.
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We have a dog dish on our porch which holds the cat food for the outdoor cats (originally strays who have warmed up to us). We have made a nice warm place in our garage for the cats so there are plenty of times the cats are inside (the garage) instead of out on the deck. When the cats aren't around various birds come and eat the bird food on the deck. This also makes it so I can easily photograph the birds with my 80-200mm lens from my living room.
In February 2017 I walked into the living room to see a gorgeous cardinal out on the deck. For years I've wanted to get a good cardinal image (especially when I was younger and my aunt who loved cardinals was still alive). The first time I had gotten a cardinal image I was happy with was a year prior in 2016 (that image would later get used as the cover of the Phone Guide Isabella – Gratiot County January 2017-2018). I grabbed my camera out of my bed room and slowly approached the window in the living room. Because of the constant threat of our cats these birds are very skittish. I slowly inched closer to the window snapping images as I went. I was worried that my camera's shutter noise would scare off the cardinal. The cardinal stayed put long enough for me to get right up into the window. As the cardinal flew away it kicked up some snow off the railing of the deck. Later in post I would crop in quite heavily to emphasis the snow being kicked up. Little bits of gesture like this in any photograph greatly improve their quality. This ended up being one of my most liked images on Instagram in 2017 and an image people have mentioned they liked to me in person several times over the year.
Shot using a Nikon D600 and a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 Lens handheld. ISO 800 200mm f/4 I/4000 of a second shutter speed.


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Das Großsteingrab Græse 1 war eine megalithische Grabanlage der jungsteinzeitlichen Nordgruppe der Trichterbecherkultur im Kirchspiel Græse in der dänischen Kommune Frederikssund. Es wurde wohl um 1890 zerstört.

Lage
Das Grab befand sich nordnordöstlich von Græse Bakkeby auf einem Feld. In der näheren Umgebung gibt bzw. gab es zahlreiche weitere megalithische Grabanlagen.

Forschungsgeschichte
Im Jahr 1890 führten Mitarbeiter des Dänischen Nationalmuseums eine Dokumentation der Fundstelle durch. Zu dieser Zeit waren nur noch geringe Reste der Anlage erhalten. Bei einer weiteren Dokumentation im Jahr 1942 waren keine baulichen Überreste mehr auszumachen.

Beschreibung
Die Anlage besaß eine nord-südlich orientierte längliche Hügelschüttung unbekannter Größe, die 1890 nur noch in Resten erhalten war. Über eine mögliche steinerne Umfassung ist nichts bekannt. Der Hügel enthielt eine Grabkammer, die bereits vor 1890 zerstört worden war. Sie hatte einen rechteckigen Grundriss und ist als Urdolmen anzusprechen. Über die Orientierung und die Maße liegen keine Angaben vor. Die Kammer bestand aus je einem Wandstein an jeder Seite.

Literatur
 Klaus Ebbesen: Danmarks megalitgrave. Band 2. Katalog. Attika, Kopenhagen 2008, ISBN 978-87-7528-731-4, Nr. 147 (PDF; 2 MB).

Weblinks
 Fund og Fortidsminder: Græse (dänisch)

Graese 1
Archäologischer Fundplatz auf Seeland (Dänemark)
Nordgruppe der Trichterbecherkultur
Kultbau
Dolmen
Bauwerk in Frederikssund Kommune
Abgegangenes Bauwerk in Dänemark
Sakralbau auf Seeland (Dänemark)
Grabbau in Europa
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Europa
Geographie (Frederikssund Kommune)


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Manuel Pellegrini's City underlined their status as kings of Manchester after they brushed aside David Moyes' United 3-0 with alarming ease at Old Trafford.
Edin Dzeko scored after just 42 seconds to put City ahead and the big striker struck again after the break before Yaya Toure rounded off yet another miserable night for Moyes.
Further questions will surely be asked about Moyes' ability to bring the glory days back to United.
There was no fortune about this victory from Pellegrini's team, who are now three points off the top of the Barclays Premier League with two games in hand on Chelsea.
If anything, it was a minor miracle that City did not win by four or five.
David Silva, Toure, Fernandinho and Samir Nasri overran and outclassed a weak United midfield and Dzeko – a surprise starter ahead of Alvaro Negredo – did the rest up front.
It seems, after all, that Pellegrini had a point when he said there has been only one club in Manchester this year.
United lacked confidence, tempo and cohesion. There was no cutting edge up front while the back line was exposed for its lack of pace, just as was the case against Liverpool.
Moyes made life easy for the visitors too. Antonio Valencia was left on the bench and Adnan Januzaj did not even make the squad, leaving United with no width at all.
Moyes placed his faith in Tom Cleverley as has been common in the big games this year, and once again the England midfielder failed to deliver.
Things could have been worse had Marouane Fellaini received the red card he deserved for an elbow on Pablo Zabaleta or had David de Gea not prevented Dzeko scoring his third with a superb save.
There were plenty of glum faces by the final whistle, and one of them was Moyes'. The statistics do not make for good reading for the Scot.
United are now guaranteed to end the season with their lowest points total in Premier League history.
They have been defeated in six home games for the first time since 1978 and they have now lost three successive derbies for the first time in 45 years.


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A seguir, são apresentados os eventos de futebol do ano 1902 em todo o mundo.

Clubes fundados no ano
6 de março: Real Madrid ().
21 de julho: Fluminense ().
25 de julho: Olimpia ().

Campeões nacionais
 - Alumni
 - RC Bruxelles
 - Rangers
 - RC Roubaix
 - HVV Den Haag
 - Budapesti TC
 - Sunderland AFC
 - Genoa
 - Nacional

Campeões regionais (Brasil)
 - São Paulo Athletic

1902 no futebol


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Ski & Snowboard Club Vail Successful Nordic Team Continues to Evolve and Grow – November 10, 2015 Vail Daily weekly column by Aldo Radamus
sscv admin2017-09-29T10:05:51-06:00November 10, 2015|
It has been an exciting first 10 years for the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) Nordic Team, an expansion of the base and ever increasing success. A few years back, SSCV was celebrating its Nordic team being named the 2013 United States Ski & Snowboard Association Cross Country Club of the Year. Recognized for our National Team members, World Cup competitors, Olympian, National Champion and multiple NCAA athletes, the Nordic Program joined Alpine and Freeskiing as "Best in Class" among the nation's 400 clubs.
Although some may have rested on these extraordinary achievements, SSCV's first and to date only Nordic Program Director Dan Weiland focused the program on developing the next generation of champions from the ground up.
Bringing Them Up "The Right Way"
In August 2014 Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy (VSSA), the public school created by Eagle County Schools to support SSCV's snow sport athletes, welcomed its first group of 5th and 6th grade full-time Nordic athletes, the youngest group of full-time Nordic athletes in our history. Dan created a customized, age appropriate on- and off-snow training program for them in a sport where athletes typically peak around age 25. That same month the Minturn Fitness Center opened, providing U14 and above full-time Nordic athletes a state-of-the-art strength training and conditioning facility and human performance laboratory for VO2 Max and lactate testing.
In November 2014, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail's Sylvan Ellefson, retired World Cup competitor and 2013 US National Champion, was named SSCV Nordic Future Stars Head Coach. This entry level 1-2 day a week after school program for 6-11 year-olds grew to an all-time high of 42 athletes that season.
Last season's participation and competition results for U12-U20 athletes (ages 10-19) were at an all-time high
Three U16 athletes nominated to a US Regional Elite Group and Western Regional Elite Group
Ten athletes qualifying for Junior Nationals, producing SSCV's first Junior National Champion, 7 individual podiums and 11 All-American Awards
SSCV won the Colorado Cup (based on overall Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) Series results for U8-U20 athletes), with a record fifty-two SSCV athletes competing in the final JNQ
SSCV's philosophy – bringing a focus to the youngest of athletes to bring them up "the right way" in the sport – is clearly paying off. For 2015-2016, Dan will continue working with SSCV's competitive Nordic athletes in the U12 and U14 Prep and Junior Prep Programs. A veteran staff will lead our youngest athletes in the Nordic Future Star Program under Head Coach Sylvan Ellefson alongside Kevin Hochtl (both former World Cup athletes), Karl Hochtl and Sarah Hochtl. Through this pipeline, Dan inherits Future Stars who have learned from masters of the sport, and passes on U16 and older athletes to seasoned SSCV Head Nordic Coach Eric Pepper, a nationally recognized sport leader. Evan Elliot, new to SSCV, is a Development Coach for U16 and older development level athletes recently drawn to the sport.
Senior Nordic Athletes Continue to Thrive
Six SSCV Nordic alumni competed as NCAA athletes last season and three more matriculated in 2015 to continue their skiing careers as NCAA athletes. Noah Hoffman, after recovering from an early season injury requiring surgery, competed on the World Cup circuit as a US Cross Country Team B Team member last season and was again nominated to the national team for 2015-2016.
An Exemplary Off-Season
SSCV Nordic full-time athletes of all ages are no strangers to off-season training, including running, hiking, roller skiing along with strength training and conditioning, averaging five days per week in summer and fall. Outstanding on this front are SSCV full-time Nordic athletes Sharon Seabury and Inge Vandenberg.
Relatively new to the SSCV Nordic Program, Sharon Seabury took her commitment to the next level, enrolling this year as a full-time athlete and Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy 8th grader. Over the course of two months, giving it her all at every dryland session, Sharon took three minutes off her running time in a fifteen-minute race, posting the fifth fastest time ever recorded by an SSCV female Nordic athlete.
Inge Vandenberg, a freshman at VSSA, has been with the full-time program attending VSSA for several years. Like Sharon, Inge was at every dryland training session all summer and fall, realizing great gains in the off-season. A strong student, Inge is training well above her previous bests, catching up to the top five at Junior Nationals.
It will be exciting to see how Sharon's and Inge's grit and determination during their off-season translate into on-snow performance.
Nordic Athlete Wins SSCV October C3 Award
The October C3 (Character, Courage and Commitment) Athlete Award Winner, Lizzy Harding, recently traded in her alpine race equipment for Nordic gear. Lizzy made the courageous decision to switch disciplines, committing to a new sport as a Nordic athlete. Her coaches are looking forward to a season of great strides and personal bests for this VSSA 9th grader.
Highlights for the upcoming season include SSCV junior athletes competing in the final JNQ of the season at Maloit Park on February 20-21 with the goal of qualifying for the Junior National Championships in Telemark, Wisconsin this March. SSCV hosts the NCAA Western Regional Championships the following week-end allowing U16 and older athletes to compete alongside SSCV alumni and other collegiate athletes as they qualify for the NCAA Championships
Complimentary Nordic Days
The SSCV Nordic Program continues to expand ways to provide the best possible opportunities "For the Kids" in a snowsport with universal accessibility. Three complimentary sessions are available for kids to experience Nordic skiing and learn from the passionate and committed SSCV Nordic Coaching staff. Please contact Sharon Schmidt sschmidt@skiclubvail.org or (970) 790-5161 for more information or to enroll.


With summer approaching, I wanted to briefly touch on sun exposure and skin cancer. For this blog, I have embedded video and direct links that can explain this information more clearly. CancerResearchUK.org does a tremendous job at educating on this subject and also on various other cancers.
One of the most interesting tips I found through their website is the use of the shadow rule. The shadow rule, also known as Holloway's rule, indicates that the sun's rays are strongest when your body's shadow is shorter than your own height. This typically puts the strongest sun rays between the hours of 10am and 3pm.
Calcium is a very important mineral needed for maintaining bone health, nerve transmission, muscle contraction, and deserves its own blog post.
Skin cancer is preventable and can be successfully treated with early intervention. Utilize the ABCDE's of identifying skin cancer, specifically malignant melanoma.
Cancer Research UK. Sun, UV and cancer. Cancer Research UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/sun-uv-and-cancer. Updated March 24 2015. Accessed May 10 2015.
Melanoma Research Foundation. The ABCDEs of Melanoma. Melanoma Research Foundation. http://www.melanoma.org/understand-melanoma/diagnosing-melanoma/detection-screening/abcdes-melanoma. Updated 2015. Accessed May 10 2015.


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The Phillies are interested in . . . Willie Bloomquist?
By Craig CalcaterraJul 5, 2010, 10:10 AM EDT
It's not easy being a Phillies fan at the moment. The team keeps losing, half the infield is injured and your manager is doing crazy stuff like naming Omar Infante and Ryan Howard to the All-Star team instead of Joey Votto. Chaos, basically.
Then you have to wake up on a fine Monday morning and read that your team is seriously considering a trade for the Royals' Willie Bloomquist.
Look, I like Willie Bloomquist in a Jose Oquendo kind of way. He plays every position. He's also fast and is, by all accounts a nice guy. But the man has zero pop and at his best — his absolute best — he's a poor on-base guy. Useful? I guess he is inasmuch as his versatility could help prevent a forfeit if the rest of the team suffers from some staggered food poisoning event or something. But really, he's like a Swiss Army knife with three dull blades, rusty scissors and a broken corkscrew. He does a million things, only none of them well.
Chase Utley is going to be gone for a long time. Placido Polanco is still out. At the moment the Phillies are running out a handful of career minor leaguers out there in their place. Just because the Mariners and Royals were too dumb to realize that Bloomquist should have spent more time at AAA doesn't make him any different.


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The legislature is two weeks into the 2019 session. What are the highlights so far and what's on the table for the coming weeks? In this wrap of the week's activities, Andre Moreau talks with Greg Hilburn of USA Network and Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana about the biggest news so far from the legislature and more.
Adrian Perkins, a Shreveport native, a West Point and Harvard grad was a political novice when he entered the race to be Shreveport's' next mayor and won. This week he came to the capital city to talk with legislators about his region and what's needed for the future. Natasha Williams speaks with him about the needs of north Louisiana and what he hopes to accomplish during his visit with lawmakers.
A crowdfunding campaign for the three African American churches gutted by arson is urging people not to forget their plight in the aftermath the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral. In Louisiana, religion and culture are one. As you pass through cities and towns large and small, you see one predominant theme: large, imposing churches and cathedrals. Andre Moreau talks with Michael Desmond, a professor of architecture at LSU and director of graduate studies at LSU about the history and importance of these structures to the community and culture of Louisiana.
Louisiana: The State We're In, Louisiana's only statewide news magazine and one of the longest running television programs in the nation, is in its 42nd season on the air.
The program airs Fridays at 7PM and Sundays at 4:30PM on the six-station LPB network that includes stations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. It also airs on LPB's sister station WLAE-TV32 in New Orleans on Fridays at 7PM.
This award-winning show combines in-depth coverage about the important issues in the state along with expert analysis of those issues. This includes continuing coverage of stories like the lasting effect of the BP oil spill on Louisiana's coastline, the devastating floods of 2016, or the continuing coverage of healthcare, education and state budget issues.
Since its inception in 1976, "Louisiana: The State We're In" has been a leader in coverage of the Louisiana Legislature. Its goal has always been to explain how legislation will affect the lives of the people of the state. That coverage expands during the legislative session to include daily updates and a wrap up of the week's events on the Friday broadcast that features live interviews with lawmakers and experts on legislation.
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What are the specs of the Bronze plan? The Silver plan isn't anything great for the price, I just curious of the differences between Silver and Bronze plans. I mean, Bronze isn't even offered in my area.
Bronze is the same as Silver but "optimized" for 360p, unsure of how much it costs, because if Silver can be $50 more or less based on beam, why wouldn't bronze? But, I've seen other people's screenshots of it being offered to them for $70ish iirc.
I should say that I can't look for myself because Bronze isn't offered here either, only Silver was.
Marika is correct. The difference is the video resolution optimization.
This part I don't understand. Only silver was offered in my area. Since 480p isn't enough quality to feel like I can ditch Dish, I'd loved to have been offered bronze. I see no reason to pay $50 more than bronze when the quality of streaming is subpar for both.
I agree with you there Bradley. They difference between 360 and 480 isn't as big as 480 to 720. Both 360 and 480 are bad for big screens, so might as well go 360 and save $$$.
Probably why bronze wasn't offered in my area. I wonder if the packages were mixed in any areas? I'd change to bronze today if I could or upgrade to gold. Silver is kind of the worst of both. The cost of gold elsewhere without the 720p.
I have the silver plan and for the money it's terrible. Most likely going to switch to a lower plan. Right after you hit the 150GB cap you are throttled down to 200KB, completely unusable. Right after the month resets, I'm only able to get 8-9 MB down, no where the advertised 24 MB down. I live in the country, so I don't have too many options. If I did, I would have dropped Excede a long time ago!
The Silver Unlimited shouldn't do that. You need to contact Exede and get that fixed.
Sounds like they still have you on the normal Freedom plan with a hard throttle after you use 150gigs.
Im a 10 year IT tech and i am good friends with the owner and head tech of exede now viasat's local install contractor. I am sorry but excede has been caught in several lies and most of their customer service is not in office but home workers with bull**** info. The new modems for the unlimmited are triangular not rectangle, we are not even on the new viasat system yet, unlimmited are still on the single beam old sat sytem with the data pack users. This was confirmed by a call from corperate. The viasat uplink switch will not flip till early january after that you will recieve the new modem. Untill then expect crap service and crap speeds all backed up by customer service saying it is your data useage being slowed durring congestion, it is not, it is the running of unlimmited on a satcom that cant handle it. Once we get viacom you will see 100mbps speeds but plans will only go up to 50mbps. If this all works exede viacom will surpass huesnet, but not sure why they are not telling us the truth or why they sell plans their network can not support durring peak times. Now you know the truth. By the way my family also owns BaysET wireless internet service in pacific missouri, so yes i know all the engineering and tech stats.
I use the Bronze plan and am happy with it so far. The speeds have been as advertised. In my opinion it is adequate for watching video clips or sitcoms, news shows or other non- action programing. Movies and sports, not so much. There are only two of us in the household so the demand for bandwidth is never that high. I started with Wildblue 10+ years ago so it is refreshing to finally have an unlimited plan available.
i was being transferred just a second ago to tier 3 tech and it just hung up on me again, happened the same 2 days ago. I got the 10mbs speed and was told i'd be lucky to get 5mbs most of the time. I also told them i want them to return my call if i get disconnected. Well i am waiting for the return call, after :"Shamay". promised she would call me back if i get disconnected during the transfer. This is sad service. I wish it worked as promised.
Eric sounds like an idiot to me, but that's just my opinion.
We had great speed during the first week of connection, then the next three weeks the download speed has dropped to 0.5mbs, After speaking to agents for 5 days in a row getting various run arounds and excuses the speed has not improved. I was even told by one tech agent that i would be lucky to see about 5-6mbs when the issue is fixed for customers with bronze and silver plans. He told me the customer with the top bandwidth plan have not had this issue. No issue are detected in my home, they say it is a satellite streaming issue being worked on in my region and do not have a time when it will be repaired.
This is certainly a crooked company. I have never gotten what I pay for , but I don't have any other choice. It's a real crime to have to pay the prices we do!


We have been trying to gather some 'intel' on 9th Gen Core series final pricing, but the company has not yet officially confirmed the final retail pricing for their new processors. Instead, we have a lot of online listings of the new SKUs: Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700K and Core i5-9600K.
It does appear that 9900K will cost at least ~550 EUR, while the 9700K's price should settle around 410 EUR. The third model — 9600K — should cost around 300 EUR.
There is not really much to say here since all these boards were already leaked. The pricing of new motherboards does not surprise, in fact, it's quite the same as for Z370 series. The clear exception is Z390 GODLIKE from MSI. According to Newegg, this board will cost 857 USD. This is likely because the board features onboard PLX chip, Streaming capture card and M.2 expansion module.
You should have already seen the Core i9 9900K box, but you might have missed the 9700K and 9600K packaging, which is quite the same as for the previous series.
The new boxes clearly state that the new SKUs are 9th Gen Core series, not Intel 9000 and not 8th Gen Core. I did not see a box with a cooler yet, so Intel might not be releasing these this time.


The Intertubes have been buzzing over last week's news that the global coal industry has lost a $900 billion investor, namely the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. However, Norway's path to coal divestment is much more complicated than recent news makes out, and there are some lessons here for investment funds and other companies seeking to build a green brand.
The story actually started earlier this year, when the pension fund -- which happens to be the world's largest sovereign wealth fund -- splashily announced an ambitious coal divestment plan. In the latest development, Norway will introduce a follow-up plan to close an apparent loophole in its original plan.
For those of you new to the topic, Norway's pension fund is not a conventional pension fund. Its financial support comes from Norway's petroleum revenues, hence its nickname, "the Oil Fund."
The Oil Fund was set up in 1990. Its initial focus was in government bonds, but it soon diversified into other markets. Its investments in the global tobacco industry as well as fossil fuels began to attract attention, which prompted the Norwegian government to establish a Council on Ethics for the Oil Fund in 2004.
The Council on Ethics has been effective, at least up to a point, and earlier this year the Oil Fund put out word that it had shaken 114 companies off its investment list, including 32 coal-mining companies. It linked the coal divestment decision to a risky regulatory environment related to climate change.
The February announcement was greeted with applause, but the honeymoon didn't last long. Environmental groups spotted a major loophole right off the bat and started investigating. The results were just released in a report, titled Still Dirty, Still Dangerous, by the groups urgewald, Framtiden i våre hender (the Future in our Hands) and Greenpeace Norway.
"While the Norwegian government has been one of the leading proponents for a comprehensive and legally binding climate agreement, it has failed to connect the dots when it comes to the country's sovereign wealth fund. The tens of billions of kroner the GPF has sunk into the coal industry make it one of the investment giants in a sector that must urgently be scaled back if we want to avoid catastrophic climate change."
The new report is a follow-up to the group's previous Dirty & Dangerous survey, which used five relatively conservative criteria to target 158 coal-related companies in the Oil Fund's portfolio. In comparison, the actual number picked out by the Oil Fund itself starts to look a little less impressive.
"When we analyzed the GPF's 2014 holdings list (published in March 2015), we found it had, indeed, divested from 51 coal companies in 2014. The total sum of its coal industry holdings has, however, grown and now amounts to NOK 85.8 billion, an increase of over 3 billion kroner, when compared to 2013. This shows the shortcomings of reports that focus only on divestment actions , but do not mention where funds have been re - invested."
In fact, according to our friends over at Vice, the Oil Fund's ties to coal account for almost a quarter of the global coal industry.
Well, that might not last much longer. The Associated Press reported late last week that Norway's parliament is taking steps to close the coal divestment loophole.
The new measure apparently echoes one of the criteria from Still Dirty, Still Dangerous, by limiting the Oil Fund to investing in companies that derive less than 30 percent of their revenue from burning or extracting coal.
Norway's road to coal divestment carries two important, and very clear, lessons for the private sector.
The first, of course, is to be honest. The sketchy math behind Norway's original coal divestment announcement was a classic case of greenwash. The Oil Fund threw out some impressive-looking raw numbers, and hoped that the details would escape notice.
That's simply not possible in today's world, especially considering the growing shareholder involvement trend and the increased access to data and information.
The second lesson is a positive one. At least so far, Norway's experience shows that legacy investment funds and companies can maintain their connections with extractive industries while simultaneously building up their green cred, if they continue to take honest, significant steps to evolve.
That effort can yield bottom-line results. For nations, as well as the private sector, a solid green image is the key to attracting both talent and investment dollars. Norway, for example, has been aggressively promoting its green image, as the country attempts to lure new clean-tech investment to its shores. That probably explains why Norway's elected officials reacted with relative speed to close the coal divestment loophole.
Despite its ongoing, significant role in the global economy as a fossil fuel exporter as well as an investor, Norway's domestic progress on clean energy and sustainability has enabled it to achieve role-model status for climate change adaptability. Closing the coal divestment loophole has attracted additional accolades.
If Norway wants to maintain its green image, the next step will be to leverage its growing clean-tech sector to create new jobs at home, and to transition out of its fossil export role in favor of exporting clean technology.
That transition will be difficult, based on Norway's dependence on oil revenues (and to some extent on coal mining, by the way). However, even Saudi Arabia sees the writing on the wall, as it ramps up its solar industry and draws down its oil reserves.
The era of fossil energy is rapidly drawing to a close. Governments, as well as businesses, must act decisively -- and honestly -- in order to stay competitive.
We'll get a good picture of the ways in which government and business can work together along those lines this fall, when the U.S. hosts its second Global Impact Economy Forum. The forum is designed to promote public-private clean energy investment by showcasing success stories in the U.S., and we'll be interested to see if and how Norway contributes to the effort.
Image (screenshot): Courtesy of Invest in Norway.


Excellent itinerary that included many remote islands; some, like St. Kilda, Lunga and Fair Isle are rarely visited by cruise ships. The food and service staff were both very good in The Restaurant and La Terrazza. We enjoyed one dinner in La Dame; food was excellent, the service was good and the more intimate ambience was appreciated. However, the surcharge of US$60 per person seems excessive, in my opinion. Silver Cloud's size is ideal for an expedition type cruise. Silversea did an excellent job with the recent renovation of the ship. The ship's interior decor is very tasteful, complimented by a superb collection of black and white photographs taken on early expeditions to the Antarctic, such as the one led by Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1914. The tasteful interior decor extends into the cabins, where warm wood trim compliments the neutral wall colours and the photographic prints from the Antarctic. Our Deluxe Veranda cabin was well fitted out. Our bed was extremely comfortable as were the pillows. Compared to other ships that we have cruised on, our Cabin #526 was the quietest one that we have ever slept in at sea. Our 'Butler' Chokhoni was first class and she was ready to attend to all of our requests, always with a pleasant smile ! Without asking on our part, she even gave our shoes a polish ! This attention to detail was much appreciated ! The Expedition team, superbly led by Tim Amm, was well prepared and their lectures were informative and entertaining. Overall, I would say that the on board lectures were of better quality than any that I have heard aboard other ships, including the much touted ones by Adventure Canada. Getting in and out of the zodiacs was made easy and safe by a very dedicated crew who were always ready to assist passengers. These able crew members ensured that no one was injured, even during some challenging sea conditions. I would have no hesitation in highly recommending Silver Cloud Expedition, but with one caveat. Her tenders are in my opinion unseaworthy and and unfit for duty on the high seas. How Silversea can have these so-called ancient "lifeboats" aboard the Silver Cloud is beyond me. Why were they not replaced during Silver Cloud's recent US$45 million refit ? I have cruised on various expeditions to the high Arctic, Galapagos and Cape Horn, plus cruises on Oceania, Regent and Seabourn. I have never experienced such inadequate tenders on any ship ! If the Captain of the Silver Cloud ever had to order "abandon ship", it would become a calamity, unless the seas were flat calm. Silver Cloud's tenders each have a bow door that leaks water, plus two entry portals on each side, covered by tacky canvas covers. These entry portals, being very close to the waterline, would be breached by the first wave of water hitting the side of the tender. Sea water would eventually swamp the interior of the tender. Imagining 150 people stuffed into each of Silver Cloud's two tenders is unthinkable, especially in locations such as the Antarctic, crossing Drake Passage or mid-Atlantic ! In general, cruise lines tend to provide tenders with minimal seaworthiness. The ones on Silver Cloud are the worst of an already low standard set for life boats. Now that Royal Caribbean has bought out Silversea, perhaps they will pay close attention and replace the inadequate tenders aboard Silver Cloud ? Despite the issue with the tenders, we would have no hesitation in doing another cruise aboard Silver Cloud - she is such a comfortable ship with a very fine crew !
Silver Cloud anchored in Village Bay, St. Kilda. We were going ashore in a zodiac.
This photo shows the sometimes challenging job that the crew does so well, getting passengers in and out of the zodiacs.
Excellent itinerary that included many remote islands; some, like St. Kilda, Lunga and Fair Isle are rarely visited by cruise ships.
The food and service staff were both very good in The Restaurant and La Terrazza. We enjoyed one dinner in La Dame; food was excellent, the service was good and the more intimate ambience was appreciated. However, the surcharge of US$60 per person seems excessive, in my opinion.
Silver Cloud's size is ideal for an expedition type cruise. Silversea did an excellent job with the recent renovation of the ship. The ship's interior decor is very tasteful, complimented by a superb collection of black and white photographs taken on early expeditions to the Antarctic, such as the one led by Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1914. The tasteful interior decor extends into the cabins, where warm wood trim compliments the neutral wall colours and the photographic prints from the Antarctic.
Our Deluxe Veranda cabin was well fitted out. Our bed was extremely comfortable as were the pillows. Compared to other ships that we have cruised on, our Cabin #526 was the quietest one that we have ever slept in at sea. Our 'Butler' Chokhoni was first class and she was ready to attend to all of our requests, always with a pleasant smile ! Without asking on our part, she even gave our shoes a polish ! This attention to detail was much appreciated !
The Expedition team, superbly led by Tim Amm, was well prepared and their lectures were informative and entertaining. Overall, I would say that the on board lectures were of better quality than any that I have heard aboard other ships, including the much touted ones by Adventure Canada.
Getting in and out of the zodiacs was made easy and safe by a very dedicated crew who were always ready to assist passengers. These able crew members ensured that no one was injured, even during some challenging sea conditions.
I would have no hesitation in highly recommending Silver Cloud Expedition, but with one caveat.
Her tenders are in my opinion unseaworthy and and unfit for duty on the high seas. How Silversea can have these so-called ancient "lifeboats" aboard the Silver Cloud is beyond me.
Why were they not replaced during Silver Cloud's recent US$45 million refit ?
I have cruised on various expeditions to the high Arctic, Galapagos and Cape Horn, plus cruises on Oceania, Regent and Seabourn. I have never experienced such inadequate tenders on any ship ! If the Captain of the Silver Cloud ever had to order "abandon ship", it would become a calamity, unless the seas were flat calm. Silver Cloud's tenders each have a bow door that leaks water, plus two entry portals on each side, covered by tacky canvas covers. These entry portals, being very close to the waterline, would be breached by the first wave of water hitting the side of the tender. Sea water would eventually swamp the interior of the tender. Imagining 150 people stuffed into each of Silver Cloud's two tenders is unthinkable, especially in locations such as the Antarctic, crossing Drake Passage or mid-Atlantic !
In general, cruise lines tend to provide tenders with minimal seaworthiness. The ones on Silver Cloud are the worst of an already low standard set for life boats. Now that Royal Caribbean has bought out Silversea, perhaps they will pay close attention and replace the inadequate tenders aboard Silver Cloud ?
Despite the issue with the tenders, we would have no hesitation in doing another cruise aboard Silver Cloud - she is such a comfortable ship with a very fine crew !
Well equipped, quiet, very comfortable bed and tastefully decorated ! See further comments above.


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Cursed Child / News
UPDATED: "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" to Be Told in Two Parts
by MuggleNet · Published September 24, 2015 · Updated July 12, 2016
Today, J.K. Rowling revealed on Twitter that the upcoming Harry Potter stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be told in two parts:
*Clears throat loudly and bangs teaspoon on mug of tea* I have #CursedChild news!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 24, 2015
Due to the epic nature of the story we've been working on, Harry Potter & the #CursedChild will be in two parts! @HPPlayLDN
For more information on #CursedChild, keep watching @Pottermore or go to official play account @HPPlayLDN
Following Rowling's announcement, Pottermore posted a more detailed article to explain the decision. Playwright Jack Thorne said,
Obviously[,] I loved it when we decided to tell this story in two parts because I got to spend more time with the characters, and what an honour that has been.
It continues to be unbelievable and amazing that I've been given this extraordinary chance to bring Harry Potter to the stage. As a fan, who just devoured the books and the films, this couldn't be more exciting for me.
John Tiffany, who will be directing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, also weighed in:
I've never worked on anything quite like this before. Usually in theatre, you're adapting existing material or creating an entirely new play. With the Cursed Child we have been given the unique opportunity to explore some of the most cherished books and beloved characters ever written, yet work with J.K. Rowling to tell a story from that world that no one yet knows – it's exhilarating.
It shares a scale and ambition with all the Harry Potter stories[,] so in order to do this justice we have decided to present the play in two parts.
Additionally, both Thorne and Tiffany expressed their excitement for the play to come to life on the stage. Thorne commented,
I just hope we do it justice. I'm so constantly aware of respecting the previous seven stories… I hope people love this play like they loved the books. Everything we do is with that in mind.
Tiffany echoed Thorne's sentiment, saying,
There are many people working on this production who grew up with the books, or discovered them with their kids, and it's been thrilling and humbling to hear them say[,] 'We never thought we'd get Harry back. But he's here…'
According to the Daily Mail, Sonia Friedman, one of the play's producers, has explained how the two-part structure will likely work:
It can be seen on consecutive days in the same week or in some instances on the same day.
The author of the Daily Mail article, Baz Bamigboye, speculated,
But my understanding is that parts one and two will be performed on consecutive weekdays, while at weekends, audiences will be able to watch both parts in one day.
Another producer of the play, Colin Callender, emphasized, however, that the play's scheduling is still a work in progress:
Access is important to us, and certainly, we want audiences to see the plays in the same week.
While it remains to be seen how the decision to split the play into two parts will affect scheduling and ticket sales, we at MuggleNet will provide more updates as soon as they become available.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will premiere on London's West End in the summer of 2016 at the Palace Theatre. Tickets for the production will go on sale this fall, and you can register for priority booking here.
What do you think of the decision to tell the play's story in two parts? Are you looking forward to seeing Cursed Child? Let us know in the comments below!
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Jan 11-12. 2019, Han's Laser Smart Equipment Group signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA), a Chinese industrial association with a focus on machinery and cooperative activities for members, to jointly establish deepening cooperation in researching and developing in laser machinery applications.
In Shenzhen, Jan 11. 2019, a Strategic Cooperation Ceremony themed 'Chinese Manufacturing: Smart Manufacturing Shapes Future' held between CCMA and Han's Laser Smart Equipment Group. Mr. Flame Chen, the CEO of Han's Laser Smart Equipment Group, and Mr. Jun QI, the president of CCMA have signed on the agreement.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the strategic cooperation is built with the sustainable development of laser equipment, which deepens business cooperation in sectors of industrial consulting, market development, quality assurance and etc.
The CCMA team, which includes the president of the China Construction Machinery Industry Association, the executive vice president, the general secretary and the secretaries of CCMA, have visited Han's Laser Global Production Base for investigating laser cutting, welding, 3D printing equipment and automation, automatic production lines, and understand further about applications and solutions.
China Construction Machinery Association is a social organization in the sector of construction and machinery. The current CCMA has more than 2,100 members, covering over 85% of the industry. The association actively participates in domestic policy sharing, industrial news promotion, market order maintenance, membership coordinating and membership services.
The construction & machinery industry has advanced from bottom to top, since the first of China's year of Reform and Development. The total production reached the Top in the world. The future development of the machinery industry has a trend of importing innovative manufacturing technology to speed up innovation projects and strategically increase competitive advantages.
Thanks to the terms of the alliances, CCMA and Han's Laser Smart Equipment Group has both benefits of border cooperative scenes. The two Parties will deepen cooperation into various aspects including equipment production and industrial construction, and support each other by technical and business advantages, and accelerate Chinese Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading.


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Sam grew up in Argentina and faithfully served alongside his parents for many years. He returned to the United States to attend college in 1981. It was there that he met his wife, Carita. Shortly after marrying, Sam and Carita moved to Miami to serve at the International Bible Baptist Church, ministering to both the English and Spanish-speaking communities. After nearly eight years of service in Miami, they were sent to Argentina. In 1997, Sam led a team that began Centro Crecer Church in downtown Córdoba. God has blessed the church and five additional works have been planted. With the growth of the church also came the need for theological education. In 2006 Seminario Bíblico William Carey was begun. Originally set up as a virtual campus, SBWC now has five study centers in the Americas and is reaching students in 8 countries.
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The Dangers of the Remain in Mexico Policy — PRESS RELEASE
Photo Credit: New York Times
July 22, 2020: PRESS RELEASE
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHARGE THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO WITH SYSTEMIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER UNDER THE GUISE OF COVID-19, REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICIES, AND THE FANTASY OF SAFE ASYLUM ALTERNATIVES IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Today the USF Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic and Migration Studies program in conjunction with 40 organizations who do work in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and the United States filed a request for a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The organizations ask that the Commission condemn the United States and Mexico for their human rights violations at the U.S-Mexico border. The groups urge the Commission to visit the border region, investigate, and produce a comprehensive report on the violations.
The request focuses on three primary areas of concern.
COVID-19 Measures put in place by the governments of the United States and Mexico violate, among others, the rights to seek asylum; not to be returned to a country where one's life or freedom would be threatened; to due process; not to be subjected to arbitrary detention; to family unity; to respect the best interests of the child; and to the preservation of health and wellbeing.
Asylum Cooperative Agreements ("ACA") violate the principle of non-refoulement; the requirements stipulated by the UNHCR and Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for safe third country transfers; and the rights to a fair trial and due process.
Under the Migrant Protection Protocols ("MPP"), the United States, in coordination with Mexico, violates the principle of non-refoulement, and fails to protect the rights to life, liberty and personal security, equality before the law, and due process.
Maira Delgado Laurens, a graduate student in the USF Masters in Migration Studies program who led the coordination of the request says: "These policies are a tragic violation of human rights. Legitimate asylum seekers are being forced to remain in unsafe shelters or other conditions that threaten their health and safety."
Jacqueline Brown Scott, the supervising attorney of the Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic who has represented children and families at the border for many years charged: "The Trump administration has gone from caging children to deporting refugees to countries without explanation or an opportunity to make their asylum claims in the U.S."
Karina Hodoyán, the Director of Migration Studies at USF, grew up along the border and travels there often. "The U.S. border patrol militarization of the border has contributed to making border areas in Mexico extremely dangerous.
Lisa Knox, the Immigration Managing Attorney at Centro Legal de la Raza, filed a supporting declaration. She explained that the "Remain in Mexico" policy has cut off effective legal representation while forcing clients to look desperately for housing and be subjected to harassment by criminals and Mexican officials.
Florence Chamberlain, the Managing Attorney for Kids In Need of Defense in Mexico, condemned the fact that "U.S. authorities are returning children at dangerous areas along the northern Mexico border during early morning and unsafe hours."
Professor Bill Ong Hing, the director of the Immigration & Deportation Clinc, explained: "In more than 45 years of representing immigrants and asylum seekers, I never imagined that the U.S. government would engage in such heartless actions—placing families and children in the worse conditions imaginable."
Please contact the following for more information:
Maira Delgado Laurens: mdelgadolaurens@dons.usfca.edu
Jacqueline Brown Scott: jmbrown@usfca.edu
Karina Hodoyán : kahodoyan@usfca.edu
Lisa Knox: lknox@centrolegal.org
Florence Chamberlain: fchamberlin@supportkind.org
Bill Ong Hing: bhing@usfca.edu
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I am an ordained miniser in the United Church of Canada so religious writing is kind of an occupational hazard.
and a monthly column for the local newspaper where I live and work.
As well I have a book of liturgical resources and am part of a collection of stories that were collected from Storyshare writers.


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Line-up news for 'Genius Loci'
Thieves' Kitchen
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Welcome to the official website for Thieves' Kitchen, the British/Swedish creative rock collective.
'Genius Loci' goes digital!
Lift-off for 'Genius Loci'!
TK meet Eppy Gibbon – album preview and interview
It was twenty years ago today
archive Select Month October 2019 (1) September 2019 (3) July 2018 (1) May 2018 (1) October 2015 (1) September 2015 (2) August 2015 (1) September 2014 (1) August 2014 (2) June 2014 (2) August 2013 (1) June 2013 (2) April 2013 (2) March 2013 (3) February 2013 (2) January 2013 (13)
Over two decades, each Thieves' Kitchen album has featured a new line-up of performers, and each former member remains a friend and a member of the TK family.
However, for the first time, the line-up for Genius Loci remains unchanged from 2015's The Clockwork Universe, and we have welcomed back the remarkable talents of drummer Paul Mallyon (ex-Sanguine Hum), bassist Johan Brand (Änglagård, All Traps on Earth) and flautist Anna Holmgren (Änglagård).
These three phenomenal musicians have helped give Genius Loci a beauty and complexity that we honestly believe makes the album a worthy successor to The Clockwork Universe. While "no change" may seem to be an unlikely news item, for us it's a really important indicator of how we choose to craft our current sound, and how very 'right' we feel that the palette of tones and talents is now. And hopefully you'll be able to hear that stability in the music as the performances unfold together within the songs. It's a joy and a privilege to work with Anna, Paul and Johan again.


A first occurred this week while holding a Secret Church conference. A vehicle pulled into the churchyard and into the church walked 2 American missionaries from Kentucky who are also serving full-time in Kenya.
These are my new missionary friends, Sheri and Greg Howard.
Sweet new missionary friends…Sheri and Greg Howard…..
It was great to discover their awareness of Dr. Platt's teachings, as his book Radical had been instrumental in their own journey coming to the mission field. What a joy to watch them experience Secret Church…. bush style!
It's hard to express the deep joy that came with the time God gave us to share. Not only in the Secret Church teachings, but also sharing our journey of walking with the Lord here in Africa.
On Monday as I headed out for this weeks conference I was blessed to receive in the mail a wonderful package from my good friend Deb Brewer from my church back home. She has been such a blessing to me as I've served over the years.
She sent lots of Answers in Genesis material to help here. Pastor Tom was so excited when we unpacked the box!
He will be using part of the material in the orphan school he oversees and the other materials will help the pastors.
Because I had picked up this package on our way out on Monday, I had it with me during this weeks conference. Gods timing is always so good as I was able to share some of the material with my new friends Sheri and Greg.
Not only share materials they can use in the areas they serve, but also share the good edible yummies Deb packed along with the material.
I've been in the states since the Howards have. I know what its like to be gone for so long and not have a lot that taste good as things back home do, so I wanted to share.
What was really sweet was, when I handed them the bag with the materials and yummies, they in turn handed me a bag. Sheri had prepared me a bag with yummies they were sharing that had been left for them with a recent team visiting. Not just goodies from the states, but more importantly home made no bake cookies that Sheri had found the ingredients to make here!
The conference was very good….the church was packed daily and we ran out of Secret Church study guides.
In the last 3 weeks of conferences I have surveyed the pastors who attended our conference last year. The survey questions were questions to help me gather information on how well the material is being received. More importantly, if the material is being used after the conferences as it is intended to be used.
21 pastors over the last 3 weeks are returning pastors. Those 21 pastors have used their Secret Church materials from last year to disciple 427 Christians. From the information the pastors have gathered, out of the 427 newly disciple believers, have come another 86 more whom these disciples discipled.
We were first in these areas in September of last year. So, in the last 5 months there are 513 newly discipled believers that we know of. There are another 60 to 70 pastors from this area of Kenya who attended last year but were not able to travel to attend this year due to the locations being further away. I can only imagine what the real number of newly discipled believers would be if we had information from all who attended.
Now that we are blessed to also deliver the new Multiply books to the church leaders, we know that in the months and years ahead, this tool along with the Secret Church materials will advance the kingdom of God in powerful ways.
As a matter of prayer, I'd like to ask all of you to be praying for the country of Kenya in the weeks ahead. Presidential and general elections are scheduled for March 4th and we are praying for peaceful times.
The last elections brought violence and destruction across the country. Even today 4 years later there is evidence of the destruction from that time. Families are still displaced from the violence along with infrastructure damage with roads and various other things.
There is a strong Christ centered presence among the people who are truly seeking a peaceful election time. Please join us as we pray with our brothers and sisters in Christ across this nation.
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module Types (Move(..), Gene, Population,
              Radius, Position, Player(..), GenePlayer(..), UserPlayer(..), Game(..), PongGame,
              GameResult(..), factor, factor') where

import System.Random (Random(..))

data Move = U | D deriving (Enum, Show, Read, Eq, Ord)
instance Random Move where
  random g = case randomR (0, 1) g of
               (r, g') -> (toEnum r, g')
  randomR (a,b) g = case randomR (fromEnum a, fromEnum b) g of
                      (r, g') -> (toEnum r, g')
type Gene = [Move]
type Population = [Gene]

type Radius = Float
type Position = (Float, Float)

data Game a b = Game
  { ballLoc :: (Float, Float)
  , ballVel :: (Float, Float)
  , p1 :: a
  , p2 :: b
  , result :: GameResult
  }

type PongGame = Game UserPlayer GenePlayer

class Player a where
  getPos :: a -> Float
  setPos :: a -> (Float -> Float) -> a

data UserPlayer = UserPlayer
  { movingUp :: Bool
  , movingDown :: Bool
  , upos :: Float
  }
instance Player UserPlayer where
  getPos = upos
  setPos p f = p { upos = f (upos p) }

data GenePlayer = GenePlayer
  { move :: Move
  , gene :: Gene
  , gpos :: Float
  }
instance Player GenePlayer where
  getPos = gpos
  setPos p f = p { gpos = f (gpos p) }

data GameResult = Finished | NotFinished

factor :: Int
factor = 8

factor' :: Float
factor' = fromIntegral factor


Stratasys recently announced plans to acquire MakerBot as part of a stock deal valued at more than $400 million. The deal will bring a leader in industrial 3D printing together with one of the emerging leaders in desktop 3D printing to help speed along the adoption of 3D printing across all categories, the company said in a press release on the matter.
Moving forward, MakerBot will become a subsidiary of Stratasys and will continue to operate as a separate entity. That means MakerBot will continue to work the desktop / consumer market as they have been while Stratasys will still focus on the industrial side of 3D printing.
MakerBot launched in 2009 and although not a huge commercial success by any stretch of the imagination, they have done a lot for the at-home 3D printing industry by selling 22,000 3D printers to date. The company's most recent product, the Replicator 2, launched in September 2012 and has already sold around 11,000 units.
It's seemingly good news for all parties involved, perhaps especially for MakerBot as they will be able to tap into Stratasys' vast wealth of experience and gain access to what is likely more advanced technologies – stuff that could ultimately wind up in desktop 3D printers one day. What's more, MakerBot will now have more marketing dollars to help pedal their wares.
What's your take on 3D printers? Do you think it's an emerging market that'll one day have a huge impact or will it simply remain a hobby for the wealthy?


I tend to clear out large chunks of email all at once. The most common thing I do is clear out all mail older than 30 days.
Shift-D to delete messages matching a pattern. This will return a prompt that says Delete messages matching:.
~d > 30d to delete messages older than 30 days.
Enjoy the extra disk space you just created.


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Q: Drupal 7: multiupload with file entity fields support Is there a way to have a multifileupload with "file entity"/"file entity inline" support?

A: As far as I know, multiple upload is not available in Drupal out of the box. But there are several contributed modules which provides that feature - check out this comparison list: Multiple file upload for node.
For images I use Plup module and it works just fine.

A: Yes you can with
http://drupal.org/sandbox/fangel/1652676 Media Multiselect module
media-2.x-dev
file_entity-2.x-dev
http://drupal.org/project/plupload
http://drupal.org/project/multiform
Note: this doesn't use the file_entity_inline combo, but each file will have an edit button next to it.

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