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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump awaited a briefing Saturday from the CIA on the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after a U.S. official said American intelligence agencies had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing. The Saudi government has denied that claim.
"We haven't been briefed yet. The CIA is going to be speaking to me today," Trump told reporters before leaving the White House for a visit to California. "As of this moment we were told that he did not play a role. We're going to have to find out what they have to say."
Trump said he will be talking with "the CIA later and lots of others" while he was on Air Force One, and would also speak with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In his remarks outside the White House, the president spoke of Saudi Arabia as "a truly spectacular ally in terms of jobs and economic development."
"I have to take a lot of things into consideration" when deciding what measures to take against the kingdom.
The intelligence agencies' conclusion will bolster efforts in Congress to further punish the close U.S. ally for the killing. The Trump administration this past week penalized 17 Saudi officials for their alleged role in the killing, but American lawmakers have called on the administration to curtail arms sales to Saudi Arabia or take other harsher punitive measures.
The U.S. official familiar with the intelligence agencies' conclusion was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke only condition of anonymity Friday. The conclusion was first reported by The Washington Post.
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat has said the crown prince had "absolutely" nothing to do with the killing.
Vice President Mike Pence told reporters traveling with him at a summit of Pacific Rim nations in Papua New Guinea that he could not comment on "classified information." He said Saturday "the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an atrocity. It was also an affront to a free and independent press, and the United States is determined to hold all of those accountable who are responsible for that murder."
The United States will "follow the facts," Pence said, while trying to find a way of preserving a "strong and historic partnership" with Saudi Arabia.
Khashoggi, a Saudi who lived in the United States, was a columnist for the Post and often criticized the royal family. He was killed Oct. 2 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Turkish and Saudi authorities say he was killed inside the consulate by a team from the kingdom after he went there to get marriage documents.
This past week, U.S. intelligence officials briefed members of the Senate and House intelligence committees, and the Treasury Department announced economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials suspected of being responsible for or complicit in the killing.
Among those targeted for sanctions were Mohammed al-Otaibi, the diplomat in charge of the consulate, and Maher Mutreb, who was part of the crown prince's entourage on trips abroad.
The sanctions freeze any assets the 17 may have in the U.S. and prohibit any Americans from doing business with them.
Also this past week, the top prosecutor in Saudi Arabia announced he will seek the death penalty against five men suspected in the killing. The prosecutor's announcement sought to quiet the global outcry over Khashoggi's death and distance the killers and their operation from the kingdom's leadership, primarily the crown prince.
Trump has called the killing a botched operation that was carried out very poorly and has said "the cover-up was one of the worst cover-ups in the history of cover-ups."
But he has resisted calls to cut off arms sales to the kingdom and has been reluctant to antagonize the Saudi rulers. Trump considers the Saudis vital allies in his Mideast agenda.
The Post, citing unnamed sources, also reported that U.S. intelligence agencies reviewed a phone call that the prince's brother, Khalid bin Salman, had with Khashoggi. The newspaper said the prince's brother, who is the current Saudi ambassador to the United States, told Khashoggi he would be safe in going to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to retrieve the documents he needed to get married.
The newspaper said it was not known whether the ambassador knew Khashoggi would be killed. But it said he made the call at the direction the crown prince, and the call was intercepted by U.S. intelligence.
Fatimah Baeshen, a spokeswoman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington, said that claim was false.
She said in a statement issued to The Associated Press that the ambassador met Khashoggi in person once in late September 2017. After that, they communicated via text messages, she said. The last text message the ambassador sent to Khashoggi was on Oct. 26, 2017, she said.
Baeshen said the ambassador did not discuss with Khashoggi "anything related to going to Turkey."
"Ambassador Prince Khalid bin Salman has never had any phone conversations with him," she said.
"You are welcome to check the phone records and cell phone content to corroborate this — in which case, you would have to request it from Turkish authorities," Baeshen said, adding that Saudi prosecutors have checked the phone records numerous times to no avail.
The ambassador himself tweeted: "The last contact I had with Mr. Khashoggi was via text on Oct. 26, 2017. I never talked to him by phone and certainly never suggested he go to Turkey for any reason. I ask the U.S. government to release any information regarding this claim."
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GLOUCESTER — Imagine, if you can, an oligarchic takeover of a state led by a "Palinesque" Manchurian candidate with only a hapless, dying, Occupy-style activist standing in the way of her establishing a totalitarian regime.
Forget trying to imagine it. It's been done for you! Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's over-the-top, absurdist, dark comedy The Totalitarians, currently at Gloucester Stage, presents just a scenario.
It seems somehow appropriate that this play is directed by Gloucester Stage managing director Jeff Zinn, son of the late radical Boston University professor Howard Zinn.
The candidate, Penelope "Penny" Easter (played by Breean Julian) is a vapid opportunist whose ambition is exceeded only by her cluelessness.
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Amanda Collins is a hoot as Fancine, Penny's campaign manager/speechwriter whose own professional ambitions allow her to overlook what an empty pantsuit Penny is, even as Francine writes hollow platitudes for Penny to spout.
We first meet Francine as she is pacing her bedroom in her underwear wracking her brain to come up with a slogan for the campaign as her doctor husband, Jeffrey (Lewis D. Wheeler) begs her to take a break so that they can arrive on time for their dinner reservation.
Jeffrey tells a distracted Francine that he just treated a strange young man who had advanced cancer but he couldn't bring himself to be completely frank with the patient regarding his diagnosis.
It turns out that the young man, Ben (Alex Portenko), is a one-man radical fringe group. He warns Jeffrey that Francine is working for a candidate who is being funded by shadowy forces that want to install her as a figurehead of a totalitarian regime. Jeffrey initially dismisses Ben's claims but Ben eventually wins him over, partly because Jeffrey has never been a huge Penny fan.
To the playwright's and director's credit, they mostly keep things non-ideological. Penny's "Palinesque" aura notwithstanding, her pronouncements are neither liberal nor conservative, but merely idiotic.
Penny's idea of profound political position is embodied in declarations like, "Violence – we should start a war on that!" Or, "I want everyone to be their own totalitarian regime!"
But despite her lack of discernable principles, Penny is decidedly "establishment."
Similarly, the "radical" is also a stereotype. With his black hooded sweatshirt and ski-mask, Ben resembles an Occupy activist, but has no specified agenda other than stopping Penny from being elected. He also speaks in radical-sounding but meaningless bromides like, "Love is weakness, causing blindness followed by oppression," or "A baby is a selfish attempt at immortality at the expense of the planet."
There's a lot to like about this production, not the least of which are the actors that Zinn has cast and the performances that they deliver.
As stated previously, Amanda Collins (who was a hit in last season's Out of Sterno) is hysterically funny as Penny's stressed-out campaign manager.
Brean Julian delivers Penny's inane malapropisms with a conviction worthy of a real politician, like when she tries to smooth over a conflict by announcing her willingness to "work together to make amendments." Or her observation, "That sail had shipped."
Wheeler is a study in understated frustration as the doctor who hates patients and is married to a wife who ignores him in favor of getting a vapid candidate into office.
Portenko gets to deliver the most intense performance as the dying, radical activist with a hidden, surprise motive.
There are lots of laugh-out-loud moments in The Totalitarians and much that rings true, especially as we try to make it through the last two months of our own election-year theater of the absurd.
The Totalitarians runs Sept. 1 through Sept. 24 at Gloucester Stage. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets online or call the Box Office at 978-281-4433.
[The Totalitarians, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Directed by Jeff Zinn. Scenic Design, Cristina Todesco. Costume Design, Miranda Kau Giurleo. Lighting Design, John R. Malinowski. Sound Design, David Remedios. Props Master, Jeffrey Petersen.]
This review appeared in the Wakefield Daily Item.
Photos by Gary Ng.
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namespace Microsoft.Azure.Management.LabServices
{
    using Microsoft.Rest;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Azure;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Azure.OData;
    using Models;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Threading;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    /// <summary>
    /// LabAccountsOperations operations.
    /// </summary>
    public partial interface ILabAccountsOperations
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// List lab accounts in a subscription.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='odataQuery'>
        /// OData parameters to apply to the operation.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<IPage<LabAccount>>> ListBySubscriptionWithHttpMessagesAsync(ODataQuery<LabAccount> odataQuery = default(ODataQuery<LabAccount>), Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// List lab accounts in a resource group.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='odataQuery'>
        /// OData parameters to apply to the operation.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<IPage<LabAccount>>> ListByResourceGroupWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, ODataQuery<LabAccount> odataQuery = default(ODataQuery<LabAccount>), Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Get lab account
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='expand'>
        /// Specify the $expand query. Example:
        /// 'properties($expand=sizeConfiguration)'
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<LabAccount>> GetWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, string expand = default(string), Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Create or replace an existing Lab Account.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccount'>
        /// Represents a lab account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<LabAccount>> CreateOrUpdateWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, LabAccount labAccount, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Delete lab account. This operation can take a while to complete
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse> DeleteWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Modify properties of lab accounts.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccount'>
        /// Represents a lab account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<LabAccount>> UpdateWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, LabAccountFragment labAccount, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Create a lab in a lab account.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='createLabProperties'>
        /// Properties for creating a managed lab and a default environment
        /// setting
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse> CreateLabWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, CreateLabProperties createLabProperties, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Get regional availability information for each size category
        /// configured under a lab account
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<GetRegionalAvailabilityResponse>> GetRegionalAvailabilityWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// Delete lab account. This operation can take a while to complete
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='resourceGroupName'>
        /// The name of the resource group.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='labAccountName'>
        /// The name of the lab Account.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse> BeginDeleteWithHttpMessagesAsync(string resourceGroupName, string labAccountName, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// List lab accounts in a subscription.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='nextPageLink'>
        /// The NextLink from the previous successful call to List operation.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<IPage<LabAccount>>> ListBySubscriptionNextWithHttpMessagesAsync(string nextPageLink, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
        /// <summary>
        /// List lab accounts in a resource group.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='nextPageLink'>
        /// The NextLink from the previous successful call to List operation.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='customHeaders'>
        /// The headers that will be added to request.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='cancellationToken'>
        /// The cancellation token.
        /// </param>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.Azure.CloudException">
        /// Thrown when the operation returned an invalid status code
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.SerializationException">
        /// Thrown when unable to deserialize the response
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="Microsoft.Rest.ValidationException">
        /// Thrown when a required parameter is null
        /// </exception>
        Task<AzureOperationResponse<IPage<LabAccount>>> ListByResourceGroupNextWithHttpMessagesAsync(string nextPageLink, Dictionary<string, List<string>> customHeaders = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
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• Melissa is a chartered professional civil engineer with more than 30 years' experience in strategic planning, design, and program/ project management of railway and infrastructure projects.
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WBF has more than 20 years of Philippine experience in helping companies understand their market and operating environment. In those years, it has guided over 40 companies in launching their products, developing their market strategies, and identifying opportunities for growth.
WBF has in-house talent capable in carrying out its service commitments to clients, plus an extensive pool of consultants that can be called upon when needed for specific projects.
The staff has intimate knowledge of the Philippine market and sources of vital information – several clients have been surprised that the WBF research yielded certain critical data their planning and marketing departments never thought existed. Moreover, WBF has a network of associates with ground-level knowledge of specific countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, which can provide support if the extent of work required is regional or cross-country, or if the work needs to be enhanced by country comparisons.
WBF also does conference and seminar organization. Private and public institutions have tapped the various services of the company, which include solicitation of participants, sponsors and guest speakers; selection and booking of the venue, arranging hotel accommodation and transportation for participants; preparing conference materials and presentation slides; covering conference proceedings and generating conclusion reports; arranging media relations; and leasing of conference equipment, among others.
Market research – The work that we do mostly deals with determining the peculiar characteristics, size and growth, and outlook of the market faced by the client; and identifying market opportunities and threats. WBF's capability has guided the investment decisions of close to 50 foreign- and locally-based companies in diverse industries.
Strategic planning – Our service ranges from providing inputs such as market monitoring and information, macroeconomic forecast and/or industry review, to directly facilitating the development of a strategic plan, including identifying the resource requirements and shifts in the business model through an interactive process with the client's key managers.
Industry analysis – We can determine the size and growth, product segments, demand factors, key players and competitors, policy and external developments, and medium-term outlook of specific industries.
Country risk analysis – WBF has done specialized work for investors needing a quick assessment of the Philippine business environment, especially of the industry they plan to engage in. The work covers political, economic, social and security issues confronting the business sector in general and selected industries in particular; the legal and regulatory frameworks and likely changes in rules; entry requirements; costs and resource availability, etc.
Feasibility study – We can conduct full feasibility analysis, or just a component of it, including identifying the most appropriate location for the company's facilities, determining the most efficient way of ensuring raw material supply, assessing availability of workers with requisite skills at competitive wages, and assessing the most viable option of securing reliable power supply.
Policy research and advocacy – We have helped shape policy-making in the Philippines. We have successfully worked for the enactment of critical reform legislation for the improvement of the country's investment environment, which includes reforms in the foreign investment laws, banking, mining and political risk re-insurance, among others. Foreign institutions and business organizations have provided grants to these policy advocacy projects. Investors can also benefit from our advocacy campaign service as it complements our other consulting services. We not only provide market information and conduct strategic planning services but also assist in identifying policy constraints affecting operations and working though the government to address those policy constraints.
Investment assistance – WBF has been commissioned to evaluate the investment options of various global companies. Some of WBF's activities in this field included establishment of a joint venture for a group of companies engaged in abaca trading; evaluation of a joint venture agreement of a worldwide producer of wines and liquor; site identification for the facilities of a cigarette manufacturer, a shipbuilder and a foreign bank; and, market entry facilitation for a major diversified company in the food sector.


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Helping Churches Reach and Engage Millennials and Gen Z
Millennials, Loneliness, and the Church
Who do you think is most likely to be the loneliest generation—millennials, gen X, baby boomers, or the Silent Generation? If you had asked me earlier this week, I would have been confident in my prediction that the older generations feel a greater sense of loneliness. And I would have been wrong. According to a new Barna poll, millennials are the most likely to feel lonely, with gen X closely behind.
Are you surprised? The most "connected" generation happens to also be the loneliest. There's a lot of theories we could bring to the table. Studies have shown a correlation between social media and depression, which makes sense considering millennials interact with their smart phones more than they interact with actual human beings, leading many to worry that millennials are struggling with face to face communication.
I work with millennials every day. And again and again, I hear this phrase. "It's hard to make friends once you're in your twenties." While not every millennial feels loneliness, most of them realize that there is something missing in their lives. While many young adults have friends, even hundreds of social network connections, few of these friendships are deep, vulnerable relationships.
So what does this have to do with church?
Well, for one, the word "church" actually comes from the Greek for "gathering" or "fellowship." Church doesn't mean "a place of worship." The word quite literally describes a group of people in relationship. And Jesus uses these relationships at the core of his ministry. He says to his disciples, "I don't call you servants any longer, because servants don't know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends" (John 15:15). And he believes in these friendships. In Matthew, Jesus tells Peter that he will build his "gathering" on him—and that even Hell can't overpower it.
At the core of the Jesus movement is relationships.
And if you look at what millennials are hungry for, it is relationships.
Sometimes we hear the narrative that millennials don't want church. But that's not true at all. This generation is starving for "church." We want deep relationships, we want friendships, we want community.
But a lot of churches have forgotten what "church" means.
So what are you doing to make "gathering" happen? What are you doing to invite different generations to connect on a deeper level? As Kurt Vonnegut once wrote:
"What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured."
May you do likewise.
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A private room in a family house near the sea.
Easy to get to from the city centre.Our studio turns into a comfortable room. The flat is located in a quite new Barcelona district near the beach. Breakfast included. Wifi.
We have a quiet and easy-going dog.
I'm a secondary school teacher living in Barcelona, Spain. The room is for my daughter, Irene.


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" MORE MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC" contains an 18-minute suite from Ray Harryhausen's first solo animation epic, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, which was based on a Ray Bradbury short story. David Buttolph's powerful score for this 1953 Warner Brothers release covers all the important musical moments of the film, including the eerie sounds of the Arctic environment, the destruction of the lighthouse, the diving bell sequence, the Rhedosaurus' attack upon New York, and the fiery finale at the amusement park. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms' influential score helped define the sound of giant monsters on the loose in the '50s!
Also on "MORE MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC" is an 18-minute suite from TARANTULA, Universal-International's 1955 entry in the "GIANT BUG" genre. The studio boasted one of the strongest film music departments in the industry, and Herman Stein's and Henry Mancini's contributions to Tarantula augmented the memorable images with equally -exciting musical accompaniment. (NOTE: Tarantula's sequence featuring Clint Eastwood in a bit part did not have any music in it, so the actor's fans should not be expecting any Italian harmonica solos in our suite.)
Universal was prone to re-use music from their earlier films, and Tarantula is an excellent example of how breathtaking a composite film score can be when it borrows from the finest moments of previously-written cues. The score is a skillfully-woven tapestry of music written specifically for Tarantula as well as pieces originally composed for This Island Earth, Dawn At Socorro, Six Bridges To Cross, Tanganyika, Smoke Signal, and other Universal genre films. Tarantula's score is guaranteed to give you the creeps, but it's a good kind of creeps!
Next up is the Irving Gertz's startling and memorable "Main Title" from THE MONOLITH MONSTERS. This cue is from Universal-International's 1957 opus about giant killer rocks from space, and it uses similar musical material from Gertz's score for The Deadly Mantis. A sensational contribution to the art of film scoring, the music from The Monolith Monsters is "rock music" at its very best!
Finally, MORE MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC contains a 19-minute suite from the 1961 dinosaur film GORGO, featuring a colorful score from the master of Italian film music, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino. The 21 cues range from a gorgeous 'Main Title' featuring accordion to the dynamic music heard when Gorgo's colossal mother invades London to rescue her captured child. Though relatively unknown in the States, Lavagnino is considered a film music giant in international circles, and this score will transport you to a world of musical invention.
The 32-page liner book features eye-popping cover art by Robert Aragon, 13,000 words of information about the films, their scores, and the composers who wrote them, as well as a healthy dose of humor. The book also contains 25 photos (many in color), including never-before seen-copies of the music manuscripts. Not to mention pictures of composer Herman Stein before and after he lost his hair!
The liner book text includes timings that match the digital read-out on your CD player -- so you can follow along with the music while you read. You'll become a monstrous movie music expert in less time than it takes a dinosaur to trample a major metropolitan area!
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Tarantula (1955)
(Herman Stein, Henry Mancini) [18:42]
1. Introduction (Stein) (:11)
2. Main Title (Stein) (1:11)
3. Gruesome Corpse (Stein) (1:15)
4. Radioactive Research (Stein) (1:05)
5. Spider On The Loose (Stein, Mancini) (3:05)
6. Burying The Evidence (Stein) 1:35)
7. Side Effects (Stein) (1:15)
8. Big Bunnies (Stein, Mancini) (:56)
9. Agar to the Rescue (Stein, Mancini) (1:23)
10. Evening Snack (Stein, Mancini) (1:33)
11. Bringing Down the House (Stein) (2:51)
12. Blasted Arachnid (Stein, Mancini) (1:50)
13. End Title (Stein) (:32)
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
(David Buttolph) [18:46]
14. Main Title (1:11)
15. Far North/Expedition/Monster (2:06)
16. Lost Scientist/Beast Sighted (2:20)
17. Chord (:09)
18. Extinguishing The Lighthouse (:57)
19. Diving Bell (1:13)
20. Bell And Octopus (1:54)
21. Absent Professor (1:31)
22. Monster Does Manhattan (1:57)
23. Herald Square/Germs (1:14)
24. Up The Coaster/Finale (4:14)
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
(Irving Gertz) [1:03]
(Angelo Francesco Lavagnino) [19:43]
27. Restless Sea/Underwater/Tidal Wave (2:21)
28. On The Island/Inner Room (2:08)
29. Gorgo Sighted/Gorgo Surfaces (1:48)
30. Fire Fight (1:23)
31. Making A Plan/Ocean Voyage (1:35)
32. Gorgo Escapes/Mama Rises (1:14)
33. Jet Alert/Battleship Barrage (1:07)
34. Military Might/Torpedo Attack (2:05)
35. Big Ben Demolished (:56)
36. London Trampled (1:09)
37. Return To Sea/End Title (2:09)


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On Sunday, May, 26th, 2019, The Delaware Punk Rock Flea Market will take place from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Come join the fun at the Nur Shrine Center, Route.13 / 198 South DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE.19720. Admission is $4.00, children under the age of 12 are free. Our show will feature over 80 vendors with 130 tables / booths, indoors and outdoors. Featuring Artists, Crafted Items, Artwork, Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, Movies, Horror, Games, Collectibles, Toys, Comics, Vintage Clothing, Food & Snacks, Posters, Memorabilia, Antiques, Music Instruments & Equipment, Old Stuff, Oddities, Bizarre Items & General Weirdness. Live bands to be announced.


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Lawyers will be forced to suggest mediation under new Bill
Minister's proposed law would promote a cost-efficient alternative to court proceedings
Fri, Dec 30, 2016, 01:00
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Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald will bring the Mediation Bill to Cabinet early in the new year. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Solicitors and barristers will be obliged to advise their clients to consider using mediation to resolve disputes under a new Bill to be published in 2017.
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald will bring the Mediation Bill to Cabinet early in the new year.
It will introduce an obligation on solicitors and barristers to advise parties to disputes to consider using mediation as a means of resolving them.
In addition, when court proceedings are launched, it will also oblige the parties to confirm to the court they have been advised about the mediation option, and have considered it.
It is understood the Tánaiste has been keen to introduce the Bill to offer a feasible and cost-efficient alternative to court proceedings.
Mediation occurs in a more informal setting than court proceedings.
When there is a successful outcome, the associated costs are a fraction of the legal costs that would be incurred if the dispute was settled in court proceedings. The process is also far speedier.
The Bill will be received as a significant move to place the mediation option at the centre of the legal process.
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The new legislation, if approved, will allow a judge, on his or her own initiative, to invite the parties to consider mediation, even after the proceedings have commenced.
It will provide for the suspension of court proceedings in such cases to facilitate the mediation process.
Mediation has been used as an informal process in Irish law for many years, with some formal statute-based uses such as for employment abuse.
But the Mediation Bill, if passed, will put the obligation to consider the option on a statutory basis for the first time.
A new body, the mediation council, will be established to oversee the development of this form of dispute resolution in Ireland.
Besides employment law, mediation has been used in commercial, property, and family law.
The role of a mediator is to facilitate both parties in a dispute to reach an agreement that is mutually acceptable.
The resolution can be voluntary, or can be made binding on both parties if a settlement agreement is signed.
The Bill will also set out broad principles on the conduct of mediation hearings.
It will require qualified mediators to inform the parties of their training and experience in the area.
Enforceable
The process is confidential, and the parties to the dispute will have the ability to agree how enforceable any agreement reached will be.
In a specific reference to family disputes, it also makes provision for the involvement of children in the mediation process.
Given the sensitivities involved in this area, the language of the Bill is expected to set out clear guidelines and safeguards.
An EU mediation directive has been in place since 2011, and this has been seen as international recognition that complementary systems of dispute-resolution can be more effective than court proceedings in some instances.
Another argument that has been advanced is that for the people involved in such disputes, mediation has the potential to reduce or avoid the stress involved in adversarial court proceedings.
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Gameplay offers multiple ways to play, including arcade controls where the left stick is used to control power and accuracy, with the ability to add spin to the shot while the ball is in the air. In addition to the arcade controls, the return of 3-Click swings appeals to nostalgic gamers who Gameplay offers multiple ways to play, including arcade controls where the left stick is used to control power and accuracy, with the ability to add spin to the shot while the ball is in the air. In addition to the arcade controls, the return of 3-Click swings appeals to nostalgic gamers who prefer to set power and accuracy by tapping a button rather than moving a thumbstick. Those looking for an extra challenge can turn on Tour settings. When playing with Tour controls, the length of your backswing and speed of your follow through determine power, while the club path through the ball will be the most important factor in accounting for accuracy. Fans can also mix and match all three settings to create their own custom gameplay style. Courses themselves also affect how your shots are played, as firmer, links-style courses like St. Andrews provides more bounce and roll, while softer courses such as TPC Sawgrass have less bounce and be more receptive to spin.
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Gameplay offers multiple ways to play, including arcade controls where the left stick is used to control power and accuracy, with the ability to add spin to the shot while the ball is in the air. In addition to the arcade controls, the return of 3-Click swings appeals to nostalgic gamers whoGameplay offers multiple ways to play, including arcade controls where the left stick is used to control power and accuracy, with the ability to add spin to the shot while the ball is in the air. In addition to the arcade controls, the return of 3-Click swings appeals to nostalgic gamers who prefer to set power and accuracy by tapping a button rather than moving a thumbstick. Those looking for an extra challenge can turn on Tour settings. When playing with Tour controls, the length of your backswing and speed of your follow through determine power, while the club path through the ball will be the most important factor in accounting for accuracy. Fans can also mix and match all three settings to create their own custom gameplay style. Courses themselves also affect how your shots are played, as firmer, links-style courses like St. Andrews provides more bounce and roll, while softer courses such as TPC Sawgrass have less bounce and be more receptive to spin.
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The game features a number of different game modes, including a career mode, custom matches and online games. The career mode involves a user creating a player and playing matches in order for their player to progress. A users player starts at the age of 16 and has a maximum of a 20-year career. There is also a Cricket Academy program in which a user can create and edit teams, players and competitions. This was released as a stand-alone game before the console release date. The game contains the original cricket stats of every player and they can be modified too. Each cricketer face is created in a realistic way to experience a new feel. Big Ant Studios updated the academy and brought the 'Practice Nets' feature into it in the weeks prior to the launch of the full game.
Much like in Diablo and Diablo II, equipment is randomized. In addition to base stats (such as damage and attack speed for weapon or armor points on armor), higher-quality items have additional properties, such as extra damage, attribute bonuses, bonuses to critical hit chance or sockets (which allow items to be upgraded and customized by adding gems for various stat bonuses). Magic-quality items have 1 to 3 random properties, rare-quality items have 4 to 6 random properties and legendary-quality items typically have 6 to 8 properties with varying degrees of randomness (for example, the Mempo of Twilight, a legendary helm, always has a socket, bonuses to elemental resistance, attack speed and life, a bonus to either Intelligence, Dexterity or Strength, and one additional random property, however the magnitude of these bonuses varies from item to item), and set items are a subtype of legendary items which provide additional, cumulative bonuses
Assassins Creed IV Black Flag
The game will be set in 19th century London, during the Victorian era, with twin protagonists, Jacob and Evie Frye, both of whom are playable. The two arrive in London in 1868, as the Industrial Revolution reaches its climax, bringing its lot of inequality and poverty in a city controlled by the Templars. To stop their rule, the Fryes will take over the organized crime in an effort to gather an army and free London.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 041 Page 0347 Chapter XXXVIII. OPERATIONS IN THE TECHE COUNTRY, LA.
New Iberia, November 20, 1863-11.30 a. m.
The affair this morning at Camp Pratt was very handsome and complete. The cavalry went out the Abbeville road, and struck the Vermillion road about 1 mile in rear of Camp Pratt. A brigade of infantry (Cameron's) and four guns went out on the Vermillion road. Both bodies arrived about daylight, shot the vedettes, and came upon the enemy entirely by surprise, surrounding him entirely.
The regiment is the Sixth [Seventh] Texas [Cavalry], commanded by Colonel Bagby. He, however, now commands a brigade at Vermillion. The lieutenant-colonel (P. T. Herbert) was absent and the major escaped. The prisoners are 12 commissioned officers and 100 men, precisely.
The cavalry went as far as half-way to Vermillion, dispersed the Second Louisiana Cavalry (rebel), and have now returned. The result shows there is not much force this side of Vermillion. About 25 of Bagby's regiment escaped.
Chief of Staff, New Orleans, La.
New Iberia, November 24, 1863.
For the last three days the telegraph wire has been cut at several places. Yesterday it was repaired, but was cut immediately after the repair was finished.
Yesterday morning, before daylight, three parties of our cavalry arrived at Dauterive's Landing, and at a camp of conscripts and guerrillas near there. The camp was entirely surprised, and we captured 3 officers and 30 men, besides a quantity of arms and horses. Two of the rebels were killed. Our loss was nothing. One object of the expedition was to catch Major [St. L.] Dupeire, who is raising the rebel battalion to which these prisoners belong, but he had left the house where his wife was staying about an hour before we surrounded it. Parties have been out after the persons who cut the wire, but none have been caught yet.
Chief of Staff, New Orleans.
GENERAL: As the present campaign has given me some experience as to the best manner of holding this section of the country, I beg leave respectfully to submit my views on the subject, for the consideration of the general commanding the department.


I was bored and got a few pictures of some of my more unique critters. Might add to this later when I get some better pictures of other stuff i have. Thank you @nick barta at fullthrottlefeeders for the stickbugs and giant cave roach(among many others). These guys have been really cool and are doing great.
•Blaberus giganteus(giant cave roach)-these take a LONG time to reach maturity, but are very active and will make great large feeders in the future for the parson's. Picture doesn't do justice for how big these guys are.
•Porcellio 'sevilla'(type of spanish isopod)-have been a little difficult to get going with some die off. They keep growing though and are already huge. About a little more than an inch so far. Have had them for almost a year now.
I used to be lol, even the roach I was a little iffy about touching. If it decided to bite, I'm sure it wouldn't be fun. Never been bit by a roach though.
I've also got a healthy eebyjeeby about the bugs in general...but wow. That stick bug is beautiful!
Ok that roach is what my nightmares are made of!!!! The stickbug brings back childhood memories though. I love it!
What has been seen cannot be unseen!
The stickbugs are awesome. So huge and colorful, takes about 2 years to establish a colony from just nymphs at this rate, but will be worth it. They'll make great feeders down the road and I enjoy them just as 'pets'.
Feeding them is going to be a PITA though. Incoming angry wife at me having garbage bags full of oak/raspberry/rose branches in the freezer every winter.
Well they have been nice to me so far and have not tried to latch on to my finger. When I was younger I was quite the tom boy. I lived in Alabama and would climb trees to get to the "sack caterpillars". Not sure what they were but I thought they were fantastic at 8 years old lol.
I loved bugs and everything creepy crawly as a kid. I'd find snakes and pick them up, only to end up bleeding lol. I'd even pick up spiders and centipedes. Was fearless...Steve irwin was my role model lol. now I got soft!
Yeah my mom was constantly yelling at me for the things I caught. I was a lightening bug freak. I would go out every night and capture a bunch. Put them in a mason jar with tiny holes in the lid. Fall asleep to their light show in my room. Then the next morning I would free them and repeat the whole thing that night lol.
When we moved to AZ there were horned toads everywhere. I was absolutely in love with them. I made her get me a refrigerator box that I put in the back yard. I filled it with dirt, plants and sticks. I would catch them... feed them bugs I found and then release them after a week then hunt for new ones.
I watched way too much Steve Irwin as a kid as well.
Sounds a lot like me! Never got to catch horned toads though lol, sounds pretty cool. I once caught a bat out of midair with a butterfly net at like 6 years old haha.
I'm eager to try some leaf insects and indian sticks from FullThrottleFeeders.com but the food is holding me up. Nothing has fully bloomed yet. How much do you go through in a week for your guys? I have blackberry bushes but I'm not sure they're thick enough for me to cut off a branch every week.
Mine really like oak and raspberry which grow all over the place here. They ate a lot more as they were growing, slowed down now. These guys also like a good misting twice a day. Trying to think, with only 5 of them(can't imagine what hundreds will be like...) they ate through about a 2-3ft branch with leaves probably once every 2 weeks or so. That might be way off, in the summer I'd just throw a ton in their and it'd hold them over for a while.
I also decided to go bioactive with them instead of cleaning out paper towels, leaves, and poop constantly while trying to separate tiny eggs. I'm just going to let them all hatch in the enclosure and see how it plays out.
Oh they were amazing. I brought home a bat as well when I was about 9.... Went on an adventure in these like 9-15 foot trenches where they would build nest into the sides in the deep holes. Anyways I found one laying there slightly moving... freaked out took it home in my bare hands to my mom wanting to help it. She of course freaked since they can carry all sorts of things. It was dead by the time I got it home. She told me I was never to bring another bat home LOL.
Oh, I love the cave roach. I used to breed those too, they're awesome! I might have to get some again.
You have snails too right? Would you mind taking a picture of your snails/setup? I'm hoping to get some going.


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Q: Source files when opening an external terminal through Bash For a start up script I want to open multiple several terminal windows on an Ubuntu system and execute some commands in each.
Some of those commands require files to be loaded. Normally I do that with
$ source path/to/file.sh

and then call my
$ MY_COMMAND

However if I open a new console with:
konsole -e "source path/to/file.sh; MY_COMMAND"

I get an error that "source" is not an executable.
Have found out that "source" is in fact something built into the shell, but is there a way to achieve the same when opening an external terminal directly from bash?
Huge thanks :)

A: You need to pass the shell as the executable to be run by konsole:
konsole -e bash -c 'source path/to/file.sh; MY_COMMAND'

Now konsole knows what command to run (in this case bash), and the -c option with the commands are passed to bash to be run as its command input.

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Izumi backed Lilicia up with her Night Slash.
Then she quickly sprang into the air and disappeared into the treetops, preparing for another attack.
Sceptile got up, though his eyes burned he lept into the trees following.


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Blasphemous Review
October 10, 2019 Georgina Howlett
A terrible curse has fallen upon the gothic land of Cvstodia and its inhabitants, and only you – the sole survivor, known only as The Penitent One – can free your world from its fate, and in the process, discover the source of your anguish. Welcome to Team17's Blasphemous, a thoroughly gripping action-adventure platformer that offers a worthy challenge even to the hardiest Souls-like veterans.
Almost immediately, you're thrown into fighting against gruesome enemies, as you traverse the hostile 2D terrain of Cvstodia in pursuit of your purpose. While some may try to crush you up-close-and-personal with giant tombstones or stone crucifixes, others will swoop down from the skies, break through the ground at your feet, or throw projectiles at you in their attempts to snuff you out for good. The key is to take your time in tackling each enemy, ensuring that their soul is fully expelled and cleansed before moving on. There's nothing worse than an enemy returning from the presumed dead to take you down instead.
Just a splash of blood. No big deal.
Free to explore the game world as you choose, and with the promise of lots of back-and-forth as you do so, you'll find that Blasphemous invites its players to not only advance in its adequate-length campaign, but also soak up its rich lore. Inbetween deaths and gruelling boss battles, you can complete various missions for the friendly characters you encounter, and gather a variety of collectables for yourself that enrich your experience and give greater insight into the calamitous "Miracle". Some of these collectables are in far-flung places, and will require a little ingenuity and creativity to obtain, the byproduct of these efforts being an excellent showcase of Blasphemous' stunning level design.
This is, in part, helped by the additional abilities, gear and health upgrades you can unlock as you continue to progress, as these make your journey throughout Cvstodia much smoother and easier. No matter how far you get, though, you will always need to keep a watchful eye over your Fervor bar. With each death, a marker is placed to symbolise your guilt, and the more markers you create without returning to them to restore your inner peace, the more Fervor will be locked away, impeding your ability to perform special attacks or moves. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and should you become so desperate, you can offer up some of your 'Tears of Atonement' at a shrine to cleanse your guilt completely. Though not quite as rewarding, it is a much-appreciated feature that offers the same respite as restoring your vitality at a save point.
You'll be slashing, sliding past and smashing up foes in no time.
Perhaps one of the most integral aspects of Blasphemous to discuss, though, is its difficulty. While – as mentioned previously – the game presents a considerable challenge even for the most experienced platforming whizzes, its delivery of punishments is proportionate, and undeniably lenient in places. Players can make multiple mistakes and learn from them before really suffering at the hands of the game's complexity, and this is part of what inspires you to continue playing each and every time the fateful phrase "Exemplaris Excommunicationis" is splashed across your screen in blood.
Saying this, though, the combat of the game remains largely the same, no matter how far you progress. Though you can unlock new moves, or equip different prayers, relics and rosary beads to improve The Penitent One's characteristics and statistics, you can largely get away with employing the same slash-and-dodge mechanics – maybe with a side of parries for good measure – throughout. This can make some fights against enemies and bosses feel somewhat repetitive, particularly when you consider your movements almost entirely involve running to-and-fro across the expansive and multi-levelled map.
Because who wouldn't want to fight a bleeding, moaning, nightmare-inspiring giant baby?
The portability of the Switch is undoubtedly one of its greatest selling points, and Blasphemous takes full advantage of this, performing exceptionally well in both docked and handheld. The smaller screen allows for a closer appreciation of the game's stunning pixelated aesthetic, while playing docked gives greater perspective, and allows players to steel themselves against their enemies without the risk of dropping (or throwing, depending on the sort of person you are) the console after a particularly sudden or unfair-feeling demise. Though perhaps not the sort of game you might imagine indulging in on your morning commute, there's certainly no reason not to.
Having started Blasphemous with no knowledge of what to expect, this was a title that truly blew me away with its attention to detail, rich lore, and stunning graphics. Those picking the game up on the Switch will not be disappointed, and will be delighted to savour this title both at home and on the go. If you're intimidated by the £19.99 price tag, don't be; the game packs an exceptional storyline, plenty of replayability, and the freedom to play as you choose.
Blasphemous £19.99
Blasphemous is a visually stunning action-adventure platformer that will leave you clamouring for more. Challenging even the most skilled players, you'll be left shaking your head at your own incompetence while unwaveringly resuming your quest as the Penitent One.
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Q: How to replace elements in list/array with dictionary values? I have following code:
# dict for replacements
replacements = {'*': 0, ' ': 1, 'A': 2, 'B': 3}
# open and read file
file = open(file, "r")
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()
# row and col count
rows = len(lines)
cols = len(lines[0]) - 1
# create array
maze_array = np.zeros((rows, cols), dtype=str)
# add lines to array
for index, line in enumerate(lines):
    for i in range(0, len(line) - 1):
        maze_array[index][i] = line[i]
return maze_array

This opens a file where the content is just '*', ' ', 'A' or 'B'. From that file I read the lines and get the number of rows as well as columns. Then I create a pseudo array where I add the lines to get following output:
[['*' ' ' '*' ... '*' ' ' '*']
['*' ' ' '*' ... ' ' 'B' '*']
['*' '*' '*' ... '*' '*' '*']]

When I print out the variable lines above, I get following output:
['*****************************************************************\n', '...']

Now my goal is to replace the '*', ' ', 'A' or 'B' with the values from the dictionary (0, 1, 2 or 3). How can I reach my goal?

A: You can use a list comprehension. Below is an example
lst = [['*', ' ', '*', '*', ' ', '*'],
       ['*', ' ', '*', ' ', 'B', '*'],
       ['*', '*', '*','*', '*', '*']]

replacements = {'*': 0, ' ': 1, 'A': 2, 'B': 3}

new_lst = [[replacements[i] for i in sublst] for sublst in lst]
# [[0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0], [0, 1, 0, 1, 3, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]

A: When assigning the characters to the array, attempt to get the corresponding replacement value:
for index, line in enumerate(lines):
    for i in range(0, len(line) - 1):
        maze_array[index][i] = replacements.get(line[i], line[i])

The dict.get is used with the default value as the character itself so that if a character that has no replacement is encountered, the program will continue normally.


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What were Jens and James Eberhart experiencing on Christmas Day 1864 in Salisbury Prison 1150 years ago?
It is not known what sort of celebration that James is yearning for. the etching on the left shows a wealthy family around the Christmas tree.  We can only imagine that Jens yearned for the traditions of his home– the Norwegian celebration light, meat, beer and a Christmas tree.
So this is my Christmas "card" to all of my blog followers–Have a very Happy Holiday. Do one thing today that reflects back on the traditions of your ancestors and remember that some individuals sacrificed everything so we could have the comfort of our families around us at this magical time.
 Florence C. McLaughlin, editor, "Diary of Salisbury Prison by James Eberhart," The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, July 1973.
 "The Christmas Tree," Godey's Lady's Book, 1850 and republished in 1860.


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Utah boasts the world's best fishing for tiger trout, the beautiful and feisty results of cross-breeding brown trout and brook trout. They're now found in 41 Utah waterways, including rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. One of the mot noteworthy is Scofield Resevoir, where the last two state records have been set, the most recent over 18 pounds.
Given the aggressive nature and large size of brown trout, and the willingness of brookies to bite in summer or winter, it's little wonder that these stocked fish are growing in popularity by the month.
Anglers score with small spinners and jerkbaits, and tigers also take a well placed fly, such as a woolly bugger or streamer. Ice fishing is good, too.
For more information, contact: Guide Jordan Gillespie, 801/703-7816.


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GARP Presentation on Interest Rate Risk and the Treasury
Last week, I gave a talk to the Denver Chapter of the Global Association of Risk Professionals ("GARP") on the topic of "Interest Rate Risk and the U.S. Treasury."
Click Here to see the slides in a new window (the slide deck was slightly extended and enhanced from the original presentation). The slides have also been posted on the GARP website.
Last month, the U.S. Treasury published a chart (Slide 2) announcing its progress in extending the weighted average maturity of its marketable securities. According to this chart, the average maturity has increased by 32% since 2008, suggesting that the Treasury has been locking in its funding for longer periods of time, reducing its exposure to rising interest rates.
Several observers have expressed concern that by extending the maturity of its portfolio, the Treasury is interfering with the Federal Reserve's efforts to remove longer bonds from circulation. The Fed's operations are intended to drive down long-term interest rates and stimulate the economy. Bernanke recently stated that "to the extent that the Treasury actively sought to lengthen the duration of its borrowing it would to some extent offset the benefits" of Fed actions (Slide 20).
I took a close look at how the Treasury has been managing the maturity profile of its debt. While the outstanding securities have an average maturity of 64 months, the median maturity is only 38 months (Slide 9). Almost half of the current portfolio will need to be refinanced in the next three years. The portfolio is heavily front-loaded, with much of it concentrated in short-term T-Bills at near zero rates (Slide 14). The distribution by interest rate is similar to the distribution by issuance date (Slide 10).
Slide 22 shows that while the Treasury has reduced the share of maturities of one year or less since 2008, the proportion of maturities of up to five years and of up to ten years has flattened out.
I studied the slight increase in average maturity from April 30 to May 31. I wondered how the Treasury had caused this increase. To my surprise, I saw that the average maturity of the new securities sold in May was only 27 months (Slide 24). How could such a short-term basket of securities bring up an overall average maturity that was more than twice as long?
I realized that there were three important drivers of changes in average maturity in May (Slide 25):
The securities that remained in the portfolio (about 94% of them) drew one month closer to their respective maturity dates, reducing the average maturity of the portfolio by almost a month.
The $585 billion of securities that matured in May increased the average maturity by nearly four months. This seems odd, but these securities were in the portfolio on April 30, and their extremely short remaining maturities weighed down the average maturity on that date. The disappearance of these securities by May 31 lifted the average maturity up, like a balloon dropping ballast.
The front-loaded new securities reduced the average maturity by more than two months.
The net effect was a slight increase in average maturity. If the Treasury had issued no new securities at all (or, equivalently, had matched the pattern of the existing securities), then the average maturity would have increased by 2.6 months. This was the "automatic" or "natural" change that had been predetermined by the structure of the portfolio. The Treasury's issuance activities in May slowed this growth by 86% to only 0.4 months.
The Treasury's chart (Slide 2) showed an increase in average maturity from 48.5 months in October 2008 to 64 months in May 2012. But the average maturity would have increased to 78 months if the Treasury had not slowed its natural growth by issuing mostly short-term securities (Slide 26).
Bernanke's statement included the condition "to the extent that the Treasury actively sought to lengthen the duration of its borrowing." The Treasury is not actively lengthening the average maturity. It is not flooding the market with long-term bonds that could offset the Fed's efforts to stimulate the economy. The portfolio continues to be very front-loaded and very exposed to interest rate risk.
Revised January 21, 2013 with a correction to Slide 9. The median maturity was 36 months, not 38.
Note: A more recent presentation on the Treasury's debt can be found here.
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Thriftwood Scout Active Support was founded in 2012 and has a healthy membership.
The active support unit comprises of our Service Crew, Shop Staff, Badge Team and Trustees.
They give anything from an hour to a weekend a month to help run, maintain and develop the campsite.
Barbeques, Cheese n Wine and a Christmas Party also help the unit relax.


T he call came at 6pm, Thanksgiving Day.
It was a desperate plea for help. Their boat had run aground and they were stranded in Carlos Bay. The wind was picking up from the north, and the temperature was dropping.
Fortunately it was what we call a "dry front," but as is the case here in the Rockport area, a stiff north wind makes for the roughest bay. This phenomenon is caused by the way our bay system is laid.
To add insult to injury, returning to most boat ramps in the area meant facing the teeth of the wind, which makes for a long trip back, if you get caught out.
I could hear what I believed to be crying in the background. It was true most tow guides were out of town, and the thought had fleetingly crossed my mind to claim the same status. The truth was I was at home with a tummy full of turkey and dressing. I had to call even though my body wanted to settle down to some much-deserved TV.
"Captain Mac here," I said.
"We are taking on water, my lower unit is ruined and the bilges have stopped working!" the caller exclaimed.
"You can be wet and warm at the same time," I said.
"Do you know where the water is coming in at?" I asked.
"I think so" he said.
"Yes, that's what I hit!" he responded in a frustrated voice.
"I think so, but wouldn't it be better to wrap the rag from inside?" he asked.
I waited. A few minutes later he was back.
"Waders ARE warm!" he said.
"How's your wife?" I asked.
Even better, I thought. "You have my cell phone number right?" I asked.
"Please don't leave us out here!" she begged.
"I don't have a flashlight!" The man was back on the phone.
"Can you do that?" he queried.
The ride over was easy enough as I was going with the wind most of the way, but the bad news was it was now gale force. Fortunately they were about where I had envisioned and from the cheering and hand waving it appeared I was welcome.
The boat, for this area, was enormous. I estimated 28 to 30 feet, with twin outboards. The only thing he got right was the catamaran hull. It was a World Cat boat. Dry, it weighed more than my boat could safely handle in these winds. Its high profile would catch a lot of the wind.
Add the two motors to its weight and displacement, and I knew it was not a boat I could pull with my 175hp without breaking something.
By now the answer was all too obvious. The man was not happy I could not tow his boat—or more acturately—that I WOULD NOT tow his boat. His wife on the other hand, was ready to get the hell out of Dodge and get back to dry land.
I made my position clear. My priority was to get them both back to safety. They could deal with recovering their boat when the conditions improved.
I took a scolding from the man, even though I reminded him of the 45+ mph winds and that I was not equipped to tow that type of boat.
After securing the boat with two anchors and a stout push pole hammered into the reef, we headed back.
My Haynie takes rough water well but the swells in Aransas Bay were close to five feet and looked even bigger in the dark, so we were all glad to get back to the boat ramp where they had launched. I gave them some warm coffee and phone numbers for someone that would assist them in recovering their boat, as well as the GPS coordinates.
The lady ran to their truck, and the man simply said thank you and turned and walked away. "Happy Thanksgiving," I called out.
With his back to me. He just raised his hand and never looked back. I headed back out into Aransas Bay in the dark a little worn, a little poorer, but all the wiser for the 10 miles that would thankfully take me home. Draw your own moral conclusions.
The croakers are croaking, the shrimp are flipping and the cut bait is smelling. So use all three this month until you find the right bait. This need not cost a fortune either. Get small amounts until you figure out what works.
Rule of thumb: if the cold hangs on through April into May use shrimp and cut bait, but if the warmer weather sets in croakers are the golden ticket.
Copano Bay: Port Bay is a good spot for red fish using free-lined mud minnows or finger mullet. I've found the east shoreline to be best in the morning and the west shoreline in the late evening. The deeper water off on Lonetree Point is good for trout using shrimp under a rattle cork or a free-lined croaker.
Aransas Bay: Some trout are off of Traylor Island close to Big Cut and Little Cut. Drifts work well here if the wind allows. Lap Reef is holding some keeper trout. use free-lined croakers or free lined live shrimp. Some black drum and gafftop may be found just off the north bank at the mouth of Mission Bay. Fresh dead shrimp works well here.
St. Charles Bay: Reefs just off the old Boy Scout hole have some reds and trout in the early morning. Mud minnows and croakers work well here. In the back of St. Charles Bay, the northwest shoreline is a good spot for keeper reds using finger mullet on a medium heavy Carolina rig.
Carlos Bay: The point off Pelican Reef is a good spot for black drum and reds with free-lined live shrimp the best choice. The north edge of Spalding Reef is good for trout using a croaker on a light Carolina rig or free-lined.
Mesquite Bay: The reefs at the mouth of Brays Cove are good for trout early morning and reds later in the day. For the trout, use croakers free-lined and finger mullet for the reds. The mouth of Cedar Bayou is a good wade for trout using a popping cork and shrimp or soft plastics in watermelon and mullet colors.
Ayers Bay: Ayers Reef has some reds in the late evening. Free-lined is best here if the wind allows; use mud minnows or cut menhaden. The Second Chain Islands are a good spot for black drum and gafftop using fresh dead shrimp on a light Carolina rig.
Port Bay Bridge: The area around the bridge off Highway 188 on Port Bay is a good spot for those who are less mobile. The water is close to the highway so be careful with high speed traffic. Early morning use finger mullet that drift with the tide. Late evening use live shrimp under a rattle cork for trout and black drum.
Location: Port Bay Bridge: The area around the bridge off Highway 188 on Port Bay is a good spot for those who are less mobile. The water is close to the highway so be careful with high speed traffic. Early morning use finger mullet that drift with the tide. Late evening use live shrimp under a rattle cork for trout and black drum.


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Royals Move Game to Accommodate Chiefs Schedule
It's been a recent tradition, in most years with a couple of exceptions, to have the Super Bowl champions host the opening game of the NFL season. This year, that means the Chiefs will probably kick off the season Thursday night September 10 at Arrowhead Stadium. In order to accommodate the Chiefs, the Royals have tweaked their schedule for September 7 - September 10.
The Royals will now play the Oakland Athletics in a split double header on Tuesday September 8, with the game originally scheduled for Thursday September 10, taking place at 1:05PM CDT, and then the regularly scheduled game at 7:05PM CDT.
The Royals series vs. Oakland now looks like this:
7:05PM CDT start vs. the A's on Monday September 7
1:05PM CDT start game 1 vs. the A's on Tuesday September 8
7:05PM CDT start game 2 vs. the A's on Tuesday September 8 (The game originally scheduled for Thursday September 10)
12:35PM CDT start vs. the A's on Wednesday September 9 (Game originally scheduled to start at 7:05PM CDT)
Thursday September 10 will be an off day for the Royals.
Season ticket holders will be able to exchange tickets as necessary beginning in late march according to the team.
Filed Under: 2020, Chiefs, Kansas City, NFL kick off, Royals, Schedule, schedule change, September 10, Thursday
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While I have been reading up on Buttermilk biscuits I discovered there are many different ways to make biscuits. Should you use butter versus shortening, all-purpose flour vs White Lily flour, different opinions on how to handle the dough, cutting vs dropping the dough and if you choose to cut the dough, how to cut. Not to mention the wide range in baking temperatures. Who knew biscuits were so controversial. In any case, I do know that it is important not to over-mix and to handle the dough as little as possible. Also using cold butter clumps makes sense to me since that is the way you get the wonderful flakiness in Wienerbrød. In this particular method I used here, I cut the dough ball in half and placed one half on top of the other, reshaped into ball and repeated this process 3 times. Did it make a big difference? I'm not really sure, but it didn't hurt the dough. And so in conclusion, I love these Buttermilk biscuits. They are soft and buttery and flaky with a slight crunch to the bottom, which I like. There is nothing better than homemade, right-out-of-the-oven flaky Buttermilk biscuits!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C), line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Use a box grater to grate cold butter, place grated butter in freezer while you prepare dry ingredients.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Place grated butter into flour. Using a pastry blender cut butter into pea size pieces. Add cold buttermilk, using a wooden spoon stir mixture just until dough comes together, do not overmix. Place dough onto a floured surface, gently pat dough into a ball. Cut dough ball into half, place one half on top of the other and gently press into a ball again. Repeat cutting the dough ball and placing one half on top of the other, shaping into a ball 3 more times.
Gently shape dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Cut dough into 9 or 12 squares, place dough onto prepared baking sheet 1 inch apart. Place baking sheet in refrigerator for 10 minutes. Transfer baking sheet directly from the refrigerator to the preheated oven, bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve while warm. Enjoy!
I know what you're thinking, and your right. It's time for Koldskål! The days are longer and the temperatures are rising and Koldskål is just such a perfect dish for summer evenings. This version is made with rhubarb which makes it a little more tart but you can always add more sugar if you like. I like the tang though. I also chose to used Greek yogurt which made it a little thicker, yet it turned out with a wonderful "airy" consistency which I really enjoyed. When ready to serve make sure you serve it very cold and with your favorite topping. I hope you enjoy this Danish summer dish.
Beat buttermilk, yogurt and sugar together. Cover and place in refrigerator.
Meanwhile, clean and cut rhubarbs into 2 inch slices and place in small cooking pot. Add sugar, seeds plus vanilla bean and water. Simmer covered for 15 minutes, uncover, turn off heat and let stand another 5 minutes. Remove vanilla bean ,place in blender and blend until smooth. Allow to cool before whipping it into the Koldskål. Place back in refrigerator until ready to serve. Add your favorite topping. Enjoy.
This is a traditional Danish dish served in the summertime. I recall having this either as a dessert, breakfast or even as a light dinner on a warm summer evening. I don't think my husband and son would easily accept this as a dinner dish…. what, where is the meat 🙂 ….but I actually think this makes a perfect dinner because it's so refreshing and light, especially in 90 degree weather. Some make this with eggs but I prefer to leave them out. You can also add vanilla sugar and lemon for added flavor. Buttermilk has a tangy flavor which is offset by the sugar. It has high levels of lactic acid which makes it's easily digested and increases the absorption of calcium. Serve this refreshing dish cold with your choice of topping.
Whip buttermilk, yogurt and sugar together. Serve very cold with a topping of your choice.