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This Tennessee farmer takes top honors at the Southeastern Hay Contest.
By Des Keller	| Photos By Jamie Cole
It didn't take long for Lee Gilmore to learn how to produce award-winning hay. After just four years of growing alfalfa on his Middle Tennessee farm, he captured the top prize—out of 328 entrants from 13 states—in the 2017 Southeastern Hay Contest for entering a sample with the highest relative forage quality (RFQ). The awards were given during the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo at Moultrie, Georgia.
The high RFQ for his hay meant he could sell at a premium
Gilmore, who spent more than 25 years as a petroleum geologist prior to returning in 2000 to teach and farm, credits a fair amount of luck for his win. "The weather worked just right for us last year, in that we were able to take our first cutting on time at the optimum time," he says.
As it was, the winning entry was taken from that first cutting of the season, in early May, which is unusual for the area in which Gilmore farms. Generally, the second or third go-round has the highest RFQ, because those cuttings, which typically occur during drier summer months, usually allow more time for the cut alfalfa to cure. "In April and May, getting three days in a row without rain is pretty rare," Gilmore says. During the growing season, he generally cuts his stands about every 28 days.
Outstanding Hay
The awards, sponsored by Massey Ferguson®, are earned in seven different forage categories—Gilmore won for alfalfa. In addition, an overall prize is given to the entrant with the highest RFQ. That's where Gilmore took the top spot, with an RFQ of 269.
For his work, Gilmore's high score earned his Seldom Rest Farms, which is located near Pulaski, Tennessee, a $1,000 cash prize and the use of one of two Massey Ferguson pieces of equipment for a year: a DM Series professional disc mower or an RK Series rotary rake. Gilmore has opted for the use of a rotary rake.
Chances are that new RK361DSR rotary rake will be operated by Lee Gilmore's mother, plucky 88-year-old Trudy Gilmore. She and Lee's father purchased the farm for their retirement in 1976. Though her husband died in 2009, Trudy has continued to help work the land.
"I will enjoy it," Trudy says of the new rotary rake. "I'd rather be busy out on the farm than sitting in the house."
Though he won't be operating it most of the time, Lee Gilmore says the benefits of the new rake will be evident. "This will greatly speed up the efficiency of getting our hay cut, then baled in a timely fashion," he says. "The timing is key to getting the premium quality. I anticipate that the rake will gently handle the hay in such a manner that leaf retention will be good and will make a fluffy windrow, resulting in accelerated curing."
Gilmore will be the first to tell you that his learning curve with alfalfa has been steep. The first time he planted the forage back in 1996, the drill was set incorrectly, and the seeds were planted too deep, about 1½ to 2 inches. (With some exceptions, mainly for soil type, alfalfa is generally planted to a depth of only ¼ to ¾ inch.) "By the time the alfalfa started coming up, the weeds were already overtaking the field," Gilmore says.
After his first attempt, the Gilmores took a sort of hiatus before planting 10 acres of alfalfa in the fall of 2014, adding 20 more acres in 2016. In 2017, Gilmore took five alfalfa cuttings and sold the hay to area horse, cattle and goat operations.
Selling for a Premium
The high RFQ for his hay meant he could sell at a premium. Whereas most grass hay might sell for $2 to $4 per bale, his alfalfa sold for $8 to $15 per bale. Gilmore puts up hay bales that are 14 x 18 x 36 inches, with the alfalfa bales weighing about 60 pounds.
That kind of quality doesn't just happen, though. In addition to having his hay analyzed for RFQ, Gilmore conducts soil tests every other year, in particular to monitor pH levels, minerals and nutrients, such as potassium. He also has spent considerable time smoothing fields—he even owns a special piece of machinery that lifts and removes rocks.
The outlook for the Gilmores this year is good. An alfalfa planting can be cut for five to six years, and the highest quality crops generally occur in years two through four. Gilmore is in the third year of this planting, so, weather-willing, they may be able to duplicate 2017's results.
Massey Ferguson is committed to helping growers find better ways to produce high-quality hay through educational videos and articles that can be found online and in our publications. Our local field product specialist worked closely with Cleburne Farm Supply and Mr. Gilmore to understand his operation and determine which Massey Ferguson hay tool would best fit his needs. For more information, visit the Southeastern Hay Contest website.
Alfalfa Rotation Explained
After five years, alfalfa yields generally decline. So, most farmers take that field out of the crop for a year or more before replanting.


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Malacañan Palace 17 November 2015 President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, in a courtesy call in Malacañang. The Colombian leader is in the country to attend as an observer at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) on November 18-19, 2015 in Manila. Upon his arrival at the continue reading : Courtesy Call of President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
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Secluded coves, historically rich towns, lush vineyards make Hvar island one of Croatia's most popular destinations. It is known as an island of superlatives; the longest, the sunniest and the trendiest place in the Adriatic Sea. But I have gotten to know and fall in love with it its mysterious, secluded and serene side.
Hvar is my definition of perfection.
Hvar rubs shoulders with Croatia's most visited city – Dubrovnik. And it's hard not to see its appeal. Since it's known to be the sunniest place in the country, it's a safe bet for a visit any time of the year. It also suits any visitor, whether you are a history buff, food connoisseur or a serious party animal – not many clubs compare to the ones in Hvar Town. Hvar will be perfect even if you are in search of an ideal location for your next family vacation. Then you can go for more serene and quiet places like Stari Grad and Jelsa.
On our last visit to Hvar, we only caught a glimpse of its magic. We have found our piece of perfection in a secluded cove that was guarded by the steep hills covered with pine trees and vineyards. The southern part of the island provides plenty of them. The air was a constant mixture of wild flowers' and herbs' aroma, combined with the aromatic whiff of the sea. This is how a Summer smells. And my over active imagination was tickled by the remnants of an old dwelling and while sunbathing I couldn't help but wonder about its story. I made one up for the kids, but I bet that the real one is way more exciting. Because the place was beautiful and serene no one would want to leave it willingly. Even just a taste and it was hard for us to go back.


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n July, Sr. Fernando Clavijo, the new Canary Islands President announced in his acceptance speech that a 99% reduction for succession and gift tax will be introduced for relatives in groups I and II (children and spouses). Furthermore, Sra. Rosa Dávila, the Canary Islands regional tax minister, later confirmed that this measure will be included in the 2016 Canary Islands budget and is expected to be approved in October 2015. According to government analysis, this 99% reduction will represent a saving of around €30 million for Canary Islands taxpayers next year. Sra. Dávila also went on to say that they intend to introduce further tax reductions for Canary Islands taxpayers by 2017. The succession tax situation at present At present, for assets based in the Canary Isles, the recipient beneficiary of these by means of an inheritance or gift, wherever they may live (including the UK), are responsible
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Nov. 7, 2012—David Eckert, designer of a 1969 Ford Mach 40, won the "Best of Show" award at Sony Computer Entertainment America's 10th annual Gran Turismo Awards, which were presented during the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Sony's Gran Turismo Awards give vehicle exhibitors at the SEMA Show an opportunity to have their car featured in the company's Gran Turismo video game for the PlayStation. The awards are judged based on vehicle performance, style and speed.
As winner of the "Best of Show" award, Eckert's 1969 Ford Mach 40 will be added as a featured vehicle in the next edition of the Gran Turismo game, which has sold more than 65 million units worldwide. Eckert's vehicle was painted with Valspar's De Beer refinish brand, and showcased in the Valspar exhibitor booth at SEMA.
"For the past ten years, the Gran Turismo Awards has recognized and rewarded automotive enthusiasts who demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for video games, and amazing car design and performance," said Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of the Gran Turismo franchise and president of Polyphony Digital. "We continue to be blown away by the quality of the vehicles that are submitted and are excited to add 1969 Ford Mach 40 to our list of distinguished winners and to the Gran Turismo franchise."
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Balancing The Ledger
In the BJP's mood for market economics, how will this Modi pal's swadeshi fare?
Arindam Mukherjee	ON S. Gurumurthy	| 03 February 2014
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Arindam Mukherjee	February 03, 2014 00:00 IST Balancing The Ledger
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Crusader, Mediator
The Gadkari Clean Chit In 2012, when investments into Gadkari's company came into question, he examined its books and declared them legal and exonerated Gadkari.
Black Money In 2010-11, as convenor of a BJP task force to assess black money owned by Indians, he criticised the UPA government for its failure in checking this.
Bofors & the Gandhi Family In 2010-11, the BJP came out with fresh revelations and charges against the Gandhi family based on his investigations. The BJP later removed Sonia's name from it.
The Bajaj Dispute In 2008, he mediated between Rahul and Shishir Bajaj to settle a six-year dispute over control of the Bajaj group companies and assets.
Enron In 2003, he campaigned for a probe against Enron's Dabhol project. He had alleged that Enron had been unduly favoured.
The Ambanis In 1987, through a series of articles, he carried out a crusade against alleged irregularities committed by Reliance Industries.
"The BJP, which will follow a market-led approach to the economy, will have no place for the Gurumurthy school."
Ex-RSS ideologue
"He's a CA and knows how to fix accounts, spot subterfuge, see where money's hidden. But he is not an economist."
Mohan Guruswamy
Centre for Policy Alternatives
For many long decades now, Swaminathan Gurumurthy has openly been a friend, philosopher and economic guide of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But he has always cast himself as a behind-the-scenes operator, making a virtue of shunning the limelight. On his Twitter handle (@sgurumurthy), he has a photograph of Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswati of Kanchi, and says "Mahaswami, in whom I saw God, told me to avoid electoral politics". Yet, as the BJP's Narendra Modi looms large over the pre-electoral landscape, many believe the Chennai-based Gurumurthy will play an important role in crafting India's economic thinking. The chartered accountant and political commentator has been close to Modi for decades. Though not officially with the BJP, Gurumurthy, a hardcore RSS member since his college days, has been increasingly playing a direct role in its affairs. In 2012, he famously gave then BJP president Nitin Gadkari a clean chit in the controversy over investments in the latter's Purti Group. This helped Gadkari complete his term in the post.
Given this long association, when Gadkari recently announced some tax reform proposals, involving the replacement of income tax with a banking transactions tax, many believed it was the Gurumurthy school of economics at play.(Widely panned by critics, it remains a "proposal".) For Gurumurthy and new BJP entrant Subramanian Swamy have long supported this view, and have, along with former RSS ideologue K.N. Govindacharya, always donned the mantle of warriors looking for ways to curb black money and tackle corruption.
What's working in his favour is his proximity to Modi, whose need for idea inputs have only gone up. Says M.R. Venkatesh, a Chennai-based CA and political analyst who has worked closely with Gurumurthy, "He is at the centrestage of modern economic thinking. Though he is not from the BJP, he is too precious a talent for Modi to ignore."
Gurumurthy is considered highly networked: some think he is the BJP's bridge to Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her AIADMK. Not everyone agrees with this perception, though. In fact, he is close to Jayalalitha's advisor Cho Ramaswamy, a well-known political commentator. "Gurumurthy's proximity to the AIADMK is an exaggeration. He has no particular line with the chief minister. But he is close to Modi and has been in touch with him for a number of years. He saw Modi entering the national scene much before others did," says N. Ram, former editor-in-chief of The Hindu.
This BJP backroom boy shuns the limelight but keeps his network alive. That's what makes him useful to the party.
On one point there's no ambiguity: on issues of national interest, Gurumurthy holds strong, radical views. He is also a successful mediator at the highest levels of industry and politics. His mediation in the Bajaj family dispute has become part of corporate folklore, as has been his late-1980s crusade against the Ambanis in which, backed by media baron Ramnath Goenka, he sought to expose alleged irregularities in the working of Reliance Industries through a series of articles in the Indian Express.
Gurumurthy did not respond to Outlook's requests to take questions for this story. A few weeks ago, he had sent this text to a request by Outlook for an interview on the BJP's economic philosophy: "Would it not be better to ask someone in BJP...than me...in distant Chennai, a grown-up village? Can't talk for BJP."
Interestingly, many of Gurumurthy's associates and friends believe that his radical economic thoughts and beliefs might not necessarily be in sync with what Modi is thinking. K.N. Govindacharya, a close friend of Gurumurthy, feels that his development model is diametrically opposite to the market-led economy that is being pursued by the BJP. "The BJP, which will follow a market-led approach for the economy, will have no place for the Gurumurthy school of economic thought that supports a swadeshi model," he says.
The swadeshi concept of growth is essentially a warmed-over Gandhian line professed by the RSS and its wing, the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, of which Gurumurthy was co-convenor. "He has a clear line on economic issues, which may be different from the BJP, especially in the context of reforms," says N. Ram.
Gurumurthy has certainly been active in matters of economic policy—many of them at the BJP's behest. In 2011, as the head of a task force set up by the BJP, he exposed the failure of the UPA government to check black money parked by politicians and industrialists in Swiss banks and pushed for legislation that would force holders of black money to bring it back to India. In 2012, his views on monetising India's domestic gold assets made headlines: he said India had over 5,000 tonnes of non-ornament gold which could be sold, bringing returns for the government and the economy.
As can be expected, his take-no-prisoners approach has won him many critics. Says Mohan Guruswamy, himself a part of the BJP's economic team during the NDA regime and founder-chairman of Centre for Policy Alternatives, "He is a CA and is familiar with how to fix accounts and an expert on corporate subterfuge. But that does not make him a policy specialist or economist. Gurumurthy wouldn't know anything about Keynesian economics or supply-side economics. But he can read a balancesheet and tell you where the money is hidden. So he thinks he has all the answers."
Indeed, Gurumurthy's strong swadeshi views haven't been accepted readily even in the BJP. He is viewed by an influential section as "full of quaint and far-fetched ideas". In Gurumurthy's worldview, there is untold wealth in India and trillions of dollars worth of gold. He feels the country has all the capital it needs and needs no foreign capital, overseas expertise and technology: everything is here, within the country.
But there are two factors in his favour: one, his strong links with the corporate sector, the single most important consideration for Modi. Second, there's no denying that the firebrand Tam-Brahm has been the most important backroom ideologue and go-to person for many BJP leaders for many years. Given all this, it's safe to assume that Gurumurthy will continue to perform an important behind-the-scenes role in the new BJP dispensation, if it comes to power. If so, his friends feel it will be the moment when Gurumurthy's school of economics will find expression.
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What if our community was given a voice in planning redevelopment over and around the Vanderbilt rail yards? What's your vision for our neighborhood' s future? The original UNITY Plan, the community-created alternative to Forest City Ratner's "Atlantic Yards" project, covered only the publicly owned Vanderbilt rail yards.
FCR has since taken control of and blighted or torn down many properties around the rail yards. But now the financing for "Atlantic Yards" is in doubt, even according to the developer - the bond financing for the arena and the affordable housing may not be feasible! What happens next?
Join your neighbors, elected officials and expert planners for a public workshop devoted to creating a community plan for the entire area - now that the global credit crisis threatens to scuttle "Atlantic Yards."
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Артём Олегович Шуманский (; ) — белорусский футболист, нападающий лимассольского «Ариса».

Клубная карьера

БАТЭ
Воспитанник детско-юношеской школы ФК «Витебск», первый тренер — Александр Старовойтов. В январе 2021 года перешел в БАТЭ. 22 июня 2021 года дебютировал в основном составе в матче Кубка Белоруссии против клуба «Барановичи». 22 октября 2021 года дебютировал в Высшей лиге чемпионата Белоруссии в матче против «Немана», выйдя на замену Дмитрию Юсову.

К началу сезона 2022 года тренировался с основной командой. Первый матч сыграл 5 марта 2022 года против солигорского «Шахтёра», став обладателем Суперкубка. Затем сыграл 13 марта в матче Кубка Белоруссии против жодинского «Торпедо-БелАЗ». Первый матч в Высшей Лиге сыграл 10 апреля 2022 года против могилёвского «Днепра». Свой дебютный гол за клуб забил 22 апреля 2022 в матче против «Гомеля». Также отличился голом на последних минутах в следующем, только уже в кубковом матче против гродненского «Немана», который вывел борисовский клуб в финал. В финале Кубка Белоруссии проиграл «Гомелю». По окончании сезона провёл в чемпионате 22 матча, в который отличился 4 голами и 2 результативными передачами в основном выходя на поле со скамейки запасных. В ноябре 2022 года появилась информация, что к футболисту имеется интерес у ряда российских клубов, а также со стороны кипрского «Ариса». Один из голов, который футболист забил в ворота брестского «Динамо», попал в топ 10 голов в Высшей Лиге.

По информации  источников футболист 22 декабря 2022 года прошёл медицинский осмотр в лимассольском «Арисе» и что для завершения трансфера улаживаются последние детали. В конце декабря 2022 года футболист продолжил тренироваться с БАТЭ. Официально 30 декабря 2022 года футболист покинул клуб, сообщив, что переходит в другую команду.

«Арис» (Лимасол)
В январе 2023 года перешёл в лимассольский «Арис». Сумма трансфера составила порядка 400 тысяч евро, а сам футболист подписал с клубом контракт на 4 года. В январе футболист также перенёс операцию на колене, тем самым выбыв из распоряжения клуба на срок от 1 до 2 месяцев. В конце января 2023 года кипрский клуб внёс футболиста в заявку на остаток сезона.

Карьера в сборной
В 2021 году дебютировал за сборные Белоруссии до 18 и до 19 лет. В ноябре 2022 года футболист был вызван в молодёжную сборную Белоруссии. Дебютировал за сборную 16 ноября в товарищеском матче против Ирана. Дебютным голом отличился в следующем товарищеском матче 19 ноября 2022 года против иранцев.

Достижения
 БАТЭ
 Обладатель Суперкубка Белоруссии — 2022

Примечания

Футболисты Белоруссии
Игроки сборной Белоруссии по футболу (до 21 года)
Игроки ФК БАТЭ

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Q: Angular Factory to share web api 2 token with multiple controllers I am trying to create a factory that gets a token from a web api and then shares that token with multiple controllers.  I've tried my best to create the factory and inject it into the controller but I am not sure if I am doing this correctly yet?  I'm getting an angular 'unknown provider' error.  Please advise, new to angular.  Thank you.
securityApp.factory('getToken', function ($scope, $http) {

var token = "";

$http({
    method: 'POST', url: 'http://localhost:62791/token', data: { username: $scope.userName, password: $scope.password, grant_type: 'password' }, transformRequest: function (obj) {
        var str = [];
        for (var p in obj)
            str.push(encodeURIComponent(p) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(obj[p]));
        return str.join("&");
    }
}).success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
    token = data.access_token;
    return token;
});

});

securityApp.controller('membersController', function ($scope, $http, getToken) {

$http({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/Members/?access_token=' + getToken.token, headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + getToken.token } })
    .then(function (response) {
        $scope.members = response.data;
    });

});

A: A service can't be injected with $scope. Only controllers can. The only scope that can be injected in a service is the $rootScope. You need to pass the user name and the password to your service when calling it. It can't bet the user name and password from nowhere.
PS: when you ask about an error, post the complete and exact error message.

A: Your factory not return any thing (Read this). Its should be like this
securityApp.factory('getToken', function ($scope, $http) {

return {
    getAccessToken: function () {
        $http({
            method: 'POST', url: 'http://localhost:62791/token', data: { username: $scope.userName, password: $scope.password, grant_type: 'password' }, transformRequest: function (obj) {
                var str = [];
                for (var p in obj)
                    str.push(encodeURIComponent(p) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(obj[p]));
                return str.join("&");
            }
        }).success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
              return data.access_token;
        });

    },
};

});
and call it in your controller like below.
securityApp.controller('membersController', function ($scope, $http, getToken) {

$scope.token = getToken.getAccessToken();
$http({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/Members/?access_token=' + $scope.token, headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + $scope.token } })
    .then(function (response) {
        $scope.members = response.data;
    });

});
Update:
To solve the error: "Error: [$injector:unpr] Unknown provider change the code
securityApp.controller('membersController', ['$scope', '$http','getToken', function ($scope, $http, getToken) {

$scope.token = getToken.getAccessToken();
$http({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/Members/?access_token=' + $scope.token, headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + $scope.token} })
.then(function (response) {
    $scope.members = response.data;
});

} ]);
Demo Sample

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'Officers backing early Assembly polls harassed'
By Precious Kashmir on 18/03/2019 Comments Off on 'Officers backing early Assembly polls harassed'
Srinagar, Mar 18: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged that officers of Jammu and Kashmir favouring early Assembly elections were being browbeaten and threatened, saying that those making threats will not remain in the state for very long.
In a series of tweets, Omar lashed out at some officers in Jammu and Kashmir, saying "for their own selfish reasons, they have taken it upon themselves to scuttle democracy in the state."
"One day we will talk about the cabal of officers in J&K who for their own selfish reasons have taken it upon themselves to scuttle democracy in the state," Omar tweeted.
He said those officers have no stakes in the state and are looking at post retirement postings in cushy appointments.
"Some have no stakes in the state & some are looking at post retirement postings in cushy appointments. Whatever their reasons they have chosen to put their personal interest ahead of the greater good," Omar wrote on twitter.
Omar said he is shocked to hear how the officers who pitched for early elections are being threatened. "I'm shocked to hear how officers who have supported early assembly elections are being browbeaten & threatened using their performance appraisals against them to get them to toe the line," Omar tweeted.
He said that no honest officer should fear these threats and those making threats will not remain in the State for very long.
"No honest officer should fear these threats. We must put the greater good ahead of our personal preferences & benefits. Those people making the threats will not remain in the state for very long," Omar tweeted. (KNS)
'Officers backing early Assembly polls harassed' added by Precious Kashmir on 18/03/2019


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Hastur (The Unspeakable One, He Who Is Not to be Named, Assatur, Xastur, or Kaiwan) is a being usually referred to as part of The Cthulhu Mythos. Hastur first appeared in Ambrose Bierce's short story Haïta the Shepherd (first published 1891) as a benign god of shepherds. Robert W. Chambers later used "Hastur" in his own stories in The King In Yellow to represent both a person and a place relating to the Aldebaran star, and the character Hildred Castaigne is called a "son of Hastur" (in context, probably specifying a place).
See Hastur - The Origin of the Name for more on possible derivations of the name (both real and fictional).
In Ambrose Bierce's Haita the Shepherd, which appeared in the collections Tales of Soldiers and Civilians & Can Such Things Be?, Hastur is more benevolent than he would later appear in August Derleth's mythos stories. Another story in the same collection (An Inhabitant of Carcosa) referred to the place "Carcosa" and a person "Hali", names which later authors were to associate with Hastur.
listed with Alar alongside Aldebaran and the Hyades as if they were stars (in The Mask).
mentioned without explanation in The Yellow Sign.
The latter two stories also mention Carcosa and Hali, along with "the Yellow Sign" and a play called The King In Yellow.
"I found myself faced by names and terms that I had heard elsewhere in the most hideous of connections — Yuggoth, Great Cthulhu, Tsathoggua, Yog-Sothoth, R'lyeh, Nyarlathotep, Azathoth, Hastur, Yian, Leng, the Lake of Hali, Bethmoora, the Yellow Sign, L'mur-Kathulos, Bran, and the Magnum Innominandum — and was drawn back through nameless aeons and inconceivable dimensions to worlds of elder, outer entity at which the crazed author of the Necronomicon had only guessed in the vaguest way.... There is a whole secret cult of evil men (a man of your mystical erudition will understand me when I link them with Hastur and the Yellow Sign) devoted to the purpose of tracking them down and injuring them on behalf of the monstrous powers from other dimensions."
"... after stumbling queerly upon the hellish and forbidden book of horrors the two learn, among other hideous things which no sane mortal should know, that this talisman is indeed the nameless Yellow Sign handed down from the accursed cult of Hastur – from primordial Carcosa, whereof the volume treats..."
The clear implication is that he had come to regard "Hastur" not only as a dark god in the mythos, but as having already been so within The King In Yellow, thereby in effect claiming the latter as the source of this god-Hastur.
The High Priest Not to Be Described (last Elder One), an entity that wears a yellow silken mask, although the identification is disputed.
Hastur's form is amorphous, but he is said to appear as a vast, vaguely octopoid being, similar to his half-niece Cthylla.
In Lin Carter's Carcosa Story About Hali, Hastur is named as 'The Dweller in the Depths', 'Spawn of Azathoth', 'Half-Brother of Cthulhu', 'Mate of Shub-Niggurath' (fathering Nug and Yeb upon her) and 'Prince of the Great Old Ones'. He is said to have led the rebellion against the Elder Gods and receives sacrifices thrown into his lake.
Hastur has been associated with Saturn/Cronus and, in Hymn To Hastur, Pan.
Hastur sometimes appears in literature outside of the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror.
Hastur is both a god and a family in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series.
In Paul Edwin Zimmer's Dark Border series the mysterious Hastur are guardians and protectors of the world.
In Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Hastur is a Duke of Hell who becomes trapped in an answering machine. He later escapes when a telemarketer phones, and promptly devours the entire staff of the telemarketing office (unintentionally spreading a "wave of low-grade goodness" throughout the population).
The Doctor Who novel All-Consuming Fire equates Hastur with Fenric.
In the Stephen King short story, Gramma, the titular Gramma invokes Hastur to impregnate her when she is found to be incapable of having a child, and can be made to sleep by being told to "Lie down in the name of Hastur."
Extrapolating from August Derleth's epithet for Hastur, "He Who Is Not to be Named", the Dungeons & Dragons Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia supplement suggested that merely speaking Hastur's name brings doom to those who do so.
This idea was later picked up by The Call of Cthulhu RPG role-playing game. It also appears in the PlayStation game Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, where Hastur can be summoned by saying his name three times.
Hastur is the main enemy in the Sega Genesis games Earnest Evans and El Viento. In both games, he's an evil god worshipped by a crazed cult using him to destroy New York City in the 1920s. The heroine of El Viento, Annet Myer, is descended from Hastur's cursed bloodline.
The Call of Cthulhu supplement Delta Green RPG introduced Hastur and his counterpart, the King in Yellow, as manifestations of entropy. This has seen a lot of support amongst fans of the game and original stories – see The Hastur Mythos.
Hastur is a family name in Darkover.
Hastur Sejanus is a character in the Horus Heresy novels from Games Workshop.
Hastur is the name of the lorespeaker of the Colymer tribe of Sartar in Glorantha in Dragon Past, the in-house Chaosium campaign (article in Wyrm's Footprints).


In the Vilnius derby the Gelezinis Vilkas received the hockey punks for the unusual noon hour. The last game could win the punks, but the decision was only in overtime.
The punks wanted to make a defeat against Energija with a victory today. So they started lively in this game. The punks had the first power play after only two minutes, but this was without a goal. Shortly before the middle of the period, the punks were allowed to cheer for the first time – Kuliesius scored after pass from Pikcius to 1-0 (10.). This goal unlocked further forces and the punks acted with some nice moves. "Iron Wolf" could hardly free himself and Tunkevic had to Tripping on the penalty bench. The power-play knew how to use the Punks and Kuveka scored the 2-0 (19.) shortly before the break.
After the break IronWolf was able to keep the game more open, also came to some good chances but Punks goalie Baltuna was on the spot. Around halfway through the match, the punks rejoined and after a Kulisius pass, Kuveka scored the 3-0 (31.) – his second goal in the match. Shortly thereafter, the punks came back to a power play. As before, this playful advantage was taken advantage of – Rybakov scored after pass from Majul to 4-0 (37.). With this goal, the decision in this game was very early. The punks continued to dominate and went into the final period with a comfortable lead.
The Hockey Punks also determined the game after the second break and also came up with good chances. Iron Wolf goalie Petiul got a lot to do but was able to prevent further goals for the time being. In a power play for Iron Wolf utilized, after a nice build-up, Cetvertak a pass from Krukovski and scored to 1-4 (50.). As the game progressed towards the end of the game, the concentration on the Punks dropped a bit. After Zheltakov's legs, Iron Wolf also came to power play. This was used only 40 seconds later Bisturys reduced to 2-4 (58.). After this goal, the Punks took a time-out to underpin the game flow of Iron Wolf. This measure was effective, only one minute Visockas makes the 5-2 final score (59.). Although Iron Wolf came to a power play, goals fell but no more. Thus, the Hockey Punks remain the number one in Vilnius after this city-derby.


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The Australian Pecan Association Incorporated (APA) is a not-for-profit incorporated association of approximately 50 members.
Whilst the majority of members are growers, membership also includes nut processors and buyers and sellers of nuts. APA was founded in 1996 by a group of growers with assistance from the then NSW Department of Agriculture Pecan Extension Officer Ross Loebel. It is estimated that over 75% of Australian growers are members of APA and that they produce 95% of the Australian annual production. APA provides services to members, including this website, regular newsletters, field days, information seminars, and other opportunities to exchange information with members.
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The Fiesta de la Patria Gaucha transcends Uruguay. Named that way in reference to borders that are cultural rather than political, the celebration includes communities from Uruguay, Argentina and southern Brazil; all regions that have a common past involving livestock, open plains and immense spaces.
The first smells of the Fiesta were harsh. Several calves had been slaughtered with their carcasses hanging from old-style hooks made of tree branches and leather straps. The bowels lay in blood puddles covered with big green flies, while men butchered meat and prepared innards for the barbecue. The participants' sleeping quarters where constructed with age-old techniques using building materials that are no longer seen, such as mud, manure, straw and branches. The gauchos would sleep on the floor using part of their saddles as mattress and pillow. Nobody seemed to notice the flies, blood, offal or manure.
The gaucho, in both character and lifestyle, originated with cattle and its abundance, beginning when cows roamed freely everywhere. With such supply cows could be openly hunted for their meat, and leather became its only commercial value. The gauchos' appearance comes in part from that abundance of food; typically he is a solitary semi-nomad who spends a good part of his life on the back of the other animal he is identified with – the horse.
Everything the gaucho does for his horse, starting with the first ride and taming, shows his dedication to the animal. The design of his best belts and buckles and knife handles, all made of silver and gold, prove this relationship. Horses are the main theme in decorating all the jewelry that gauchos proudly display. At a festival such as this one, the elaborate clothing contrasts with the simple, daily garb. Berets give way to full-brimmed hats, and the small, horn-handled knife of daily use is swapped for a gold and silver one.
The gauchos' horses also get party dresses. They're spiffed up with fancy saddles, braided harnesses, ornate spurs, and elaborate whips. Just by looking at their lavish gold and silver details I found it hard to believe that those are precious metals. With a silver and gold handled knife costing nearly $600, it takes a ranch hand much more than a month of hard work to pay for one. I decided to buy myself a bone-handled one, a nice addition to my barbecue set.
Getting into the rodeo ring made me nervous. With so much activity and too many horses to keep an eye on, several photographers and cameramen have been rammed covering past gaucho festivals. This time, after finding a solid piece of fence to climb up on and out of danger, I found myself cheering for the horses and admiring the courage and ability of the gaucho riders.
A row of ambulances sat parked on the side of the ring in case of an accident. They were called into action several times a day, to rescue riders suffering from bad falls, a photographer hit by a horse, women that fainted in the stands due to heatstroke. I was fine on my stable piece of fence, enjoying the spectacle.
The rodeo was exciting, but the highlight of the festival was the parade. Some 3,200 horses and riders took part. The aparcería, or gaucho team, that won the festival last year opened the parade, dressed in typical clothes with "La flor del pago," a gaucho expression for the beauty queen, leading the group. Make no mistake about it; they take the competition very seriously. As much as possible, the horses should all be of the same color. Criollos, a Uruguayan breed that excels at herding cattle, are favored over others. At the rear of the parade thousands of riders that were not members of any aparcería rode just for the fun of it.
Lots of the people participating in the parade were fully drunk by the end of it, and walking around the area became difficult. A herd of galloping horses passed by, guided by a drunken gaucho. One of the horses brushed my shoulder and hip, quite a blow given the animal's weight, but the rider just laughed. After it was all over, the city slowly returned to normal as city hall workers dressed in gaucho clothes started sweeping away the tons of manure that were left on the streets.


Because the light that we see as coming from the moon is the sun's reflected light, the dark moon is in a sense the moon's true face.
Balancing light and dark, equal parts lunar and solar, the Libra Equinox of 2014 occurs on a Dark Moon in Virgo charged with the archetypal force of Pluto stationing direct in Capricorn. In our Northern Hemisphere this is the Autumn Equinox, in the Southern Hemisphere the Spring Equinox, but in either case a myth deeply resonant with this seasonal shift is the story of Persephone, Hades, and Demeter. Three thousand years ago in Eleusis, Greece the Greater Mysteries initiated participants into the underworld, where epiphanic experiences in darkness revealed illumination participants returned with to their upper world existence, imbibed with transcendent knowledge. While our global culture no longer participates in such Mysteries, in moments of darkness many do reach out for the Virgin Mary, the Black Madonna, and in her embrace beyond religious boundaries we find the archetypal story of the Great Goddess alive in our World Soul.
Venus in Virgo is conjunct a Dark Moon in Virgo in our moment of equinoctial balance this year, and if we remember that Venus is considered to be in it's fall in Virgo, then let us embrace this symbol and fall and fall again into a descent that re-balances the light and dark, the past and future, the conscious and unconscious. Entering the void of darkness within where we will find no one to save us other than our soul itself, we will find the presence of the Black Madonna, the love of the Dark Goddess, the force that will Animate us forward again like "the One who walked in terrible chaos and brought life by the way of love" (Abraham, Chaos in Myth and Science). Dark Moons are not so much a time to be striking out boldly on a new plan, but rather a moment of visioning, an oracular space to enter in which out of the darkness of turning back into our past, what may feel like dormancy is in actuality a germination of our future livelihood. We may ultimately clear past patterns, liberate ourselves from repressive wounds we have been grieving, yet to reach this state necessitates what is left to be released to arise from the depths of our unconscious.
In the tale of the mother searching for her daughter, Demeter often merged with Persephone. For Jung, the merging presages the psychological phenomenon wherein "every mother contains her daughter in herself and every daughter her mother, [so] that every woman extends backwards into her mother and forwards into her daughter." This gives rise to a sense of time reaching backward and forward, suggested in the phrase, "remembering the future." In the christian age the merging of mother and daughter became the fusing of mother and son evident in images of black madonnas. Persephone as queen of the underworld was worshipped as a goddess of the dead, holding the keys of heaven and hell before they were given to saint Peter in the christian age.
This Jungian perspective on the Black Madonna and Persephone as "remembering the future" is an apt phrase for Pluto stationing on an equinox with Venus conjunct a Dark Moon in Virgo. If we take time out of our busy lives at this equinox to go within the darkness of our Self without distraction, denial, and escapism, whatever we encounter, no matter the emotions and feelings we must bear witness to, is going to be exactly what we need to recover on a soul level to re-balance our authenticity. Now is the time to make conscious whatever needs to arise so that we can make adjustments between our sense of soul and personality, because not only does our consensus culture not support such a re-balancing, we are also going to enter an October of eclipses that may bring unexpected changes in need of balanced navigation.
The Libra Equinox is ruled by Venus, and Venus in Virgo is now a morning star getting less and less visible in the pre-dawn sky everyday. We are approaching the time in which Venus will be getting close enough to the Sun to no longer visible, as her Superior Conjunction with the Sun will ultimately occur at the end of October in Scorpio. But before we get to that point, we will go through a lunar eclipse in Aries conjunct Uranus, a Mercury retrograde phase from Scorpio to Libra, a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio, and a movement of Venus across Libra that will involve a conjunction with Uranus and the South Node of the Moon in Libra, and a square to Pluto in Capricorn. In ancient times this would be a period in which widespread fear that the great dragon of chaos would rear its monstrous head would overcome the general populace. Today, we can be aware that sudden shifts are on the horizon, but if we go within we can find the middle way through this impending portal of change that will allow us to keep focus on the vision we are cultivating to manifest.
It could be said that what scholars term the chthonic aspect of the Goddess- her portrayal in surrealistic and sometimes grotesque form- represented our forebears' attempt to deal with the darker aspects of reality by giving our human fears of the shadowy unknown a name and shape . . . designed to impart to the religious initiate a sense of mystical unity with both the dangerous as well as the benign forces governing the world . . .
. . . But with all of this, the many images of the Goddess in her dual aspect of life and death seem to express a view of the world in which the primary purpose of art, and of life, was not to conquer, pillage, and loot but to cultivate the earth and provide the material and spiritual wherewithal for a satisfying life. And on the whole, Neolithic art, and even more so the more developed Minoan art, seems to express a view in which the primary function of the mysterious powers governing the universe is not to exact obedience, punish, and destroy but rather to give.
To work with the energy emerging at this equinox, we will want to focus not only on giving ourselves the space to process events and emotions and fulfill our own needs, we will also want to focus on how to give to others what they need. There is an amazing liberating force occurring at the same time as the heavier aspects of depth, especially Jupiter in Leo trine Uranus in Aries, and yet with a square between Leo Jupiter and the Scorpio conjunction of Ceres, Saturn, and Vesta, this is not a time to be focusing on selfish desires that are only about gaining power or prestige for yourself. This is a time to pursue a soulful passion, but a passion that will not only bring you alive but give inspiration, healing, or hope to others.
Jupiter in Leo trine Uranus in Aries is a radically creative energy that in the wrong hands could lead to great transgression of others or abuse of power. Remember, however, that Ceres in the story of Persephone knows how to make Jupiter listen to her, and likewise a bargain must be struck between an energy that makes us want to leap and an energy that makes us want us to take a very deep look. Fittingly enough, just as Demeter made Zeus send Hermes down to Hades in order to release Persephone, so is there a mutual reception occurring between Venus in Virgo and Mercury in Libra that will help guide us toward discerning and perceiving how to work with our depth in a way that will not weigh us down, but rather will fuel our fire forward.
Tsukuru waited until the waiter left before he spoke.
We will not be able to hide from the wounds of our past at this time, and even if we feel that we have already completed the hard work of clearing out our past, it is likely that a challenge to this belief of ours will arise in one form or another in the coming weeks. If we need to relapse into previous wounding again, so be it, for eventually as we sort through the darkness of this past issue we will re-emerge with a stronger sense of self that will arise from within along with growth through intensification. Keeping in mind the balance of the equinox, anything demanding our attention or surprising our psyche in our dreams or waking consciousness is exactly what we must address and process now. We can truly get to the core of our past wounding and issues now and light a final fire of release. Surrendering to an internal adjustment at this time will help us be present through the shifting of the coming eclipses from a centered position.
For those experiencing a dark night of the soul at this time, there could be an element of great disillusionment in the experience. With Mars in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces, some of us may come to the realization that we have been operating inside of a great illusion either in our relationships or in our beliefs about the world. However shattering it may feel to realize we have been delusional about someone or something in our life, it is vital for our own well-being that we finally gain this self-realization at this time so that we can make the necessary adjustments that will lead to fulfillment in our future. There may also be conflicts and disagreements happening around us or between us and others, but this is more than likely to occur if we are insisting on getting our way or fixating our perceptions through past patterns of belief, irregardless of the information coming to us in the present moment.
This will be a New Moon of the other we are in relationship with, in all the myriad forms the other appears in our life, mirroring back to us key issues and insights for us to integrate. Monika of the Symbol Reader blog recently wrote a brilliant depiction of Juno as the source of the soul's procreation, and Juno is a truly procreative force to inform the intention we set at this upcoming New Moon. Juno in Cancer is in sextile to Venus in Virgo and in trine to the Scorpio triple conjunction of Ceres, Saturn, and Vesta. Who we desire will bring us understanding, who we collaborate with will bring us understanding, who we argue with will bring us understanding, and who we become angered by will bring us understanding. If jealous feelings overcome us, for example, it will be an opportune time to get to the heart of the underlying reasoning and take responsibility for the way we communicate our emotions with the other person or people involved.
It will please Juno if we are authentic and accountable in all of our interactions with others, and if we claim the emotional security to open our hearts to who or what we desire, risking the possibility that our relationships may not play out as we had wished. There are also intense aspects involving Juno now that could coincide with significant obstacles, challenges, confrontations, or misunderstandings that come about in our relationships. Yet, all of our relationships at this time will be holding ingenious illumination regarding ourselves and our path forward if we take the time to reflect upon their dynamics. Soaking in our sacred spring like Juno during this equinox will be a vital rejuvenation, so prepare a sacred space for yourself however best you can.
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"…perceiving how to work with our depth in a way that will not weigh us down, but rather will fuel our fire forward." What a beautiful crystallization.
Thank you for recognizing what I felt was the important message in my writing. I was hoping to get across the idea that a turn within to darkness may be necessary, but not the idea of staying there indefinitely in inertia. I think it is important to move with the energy and work on finding a balance. Effort, discipline, and focus will be integral, but again a balance of not really trying to manipulate and control things but more like staying focused on flowing with the changes.


Why don't we anticipate large scale events better? Giant hurricanes (again, the 3rd in ten years)…500 year floods (again, the 3rd in Houston in three years by at least one account)… the crash of the economy… the election of crazy people… the list is getting pretty darned long. People's inability to see the coming tsunami wave is analyzed quite well in a book I recently read: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Taleb's book is only ten years old but already a classic. I read it on the mini-bus driving around the quiet hills of Ireland, and I can't imagine a better way to absorb such an indictment of our human myopia. It's very readable; there are some numbers in it, but mostly in the footnotes or the appendix. Most of it is anecdotes and stories, which is kind of ironic, since one of Taleb's main points is that we rely on anecdotes to understand things because we can't cope with the math. As it turns out, that's probably okay, because we aren't using the math properly anyway.
One way Taleb says we fail to predict properly is in our inability to understand the world in front of us. The world is complicated and large; it's hard to take it all in. As a result, we either (a) conclude that we can't predict anything because it's too complicated or (b) we rely on simply models and create quasi-statistical understandings entirely based on the present. These models fall apart if what our scope is limited. The best example of this is Taleb's Turkey analogy.
The turkey, born on January 1st, for example, learns to look forward to the chef. The chef feeds him every day, lovingly popping the tastiest grains and morsels into his little mouth. For 330 days, he sees that chef come over and knows, from experience, that something good's gonna happen.


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The Democrats, now in control of the new House of Representatives, could exert a bigger influence in reshaping health insurance law, but it is far from clear how effectively they will face off against Republicans. It is clear through polls, however, that most people support the ACA and prefer to have it tweaked rather than repealed.
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Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.45E_PS9.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.45E_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.45E_wwgA-2.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.45E_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.45E_NegC_print_bw.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.45E_NegD_print_bw.jpg)
Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing
Pieces of furniture were included in burials until the end of the New Kingdom. Such objects are often seen as an attempt on the part of the Egyptians to take their material possessions with them. As has been stressed elsewhere, however, these goods did not necessarily reflect the needs of the deceased. The gesture of including precious or even practical objects may have been an attempt to please or appease the dead. This stool is virtually identical in size and construction to two of the four stools found in the tomb of Tutankhamun and is also paralleled by a number of other stools from private tombs of Dynasty XVIII.
MEDIUM Wood
Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
DATES ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 18
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.45E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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CAPTION Wooden Stool with Latticework Bracing, ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Wood, 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (24.4 x 26.7 x 23.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.45E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.45E_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 37.45E_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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L Squared Capital Partners Commits $60 million to Raptor Scientific to Consolidate the Aerospace & Defense-Focused Testing and Measurement Sector
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(–)–L Squared Capital Partners ("L Squared") is pleased to announce that it has committed $60 million of equity to Raptor Scientific, LLC ("Raptor Scientific" or the "Company") to pursue an aggressive M&A strategy consolidating the highly fragmented Aerospace & Defense-focused testing and measurement market. Raptor represents L Squared's ninth platform investment over the last five years.
Raptor Scientific's first acquisition of Space Electronics brings the leading player of mass properties and electronic circuit tester solutions into the portfolio. These precision measurement solutions are used by Aerospace & Defense OEMs and research organizations to develop mission-critical applications across unmanned aerial vehicles, satellites, commercial aerospace, military aviation, and defense weapon systems. The entire Space Electronics management team will stay with the Company post-closing.
"The Space Electronics team has built deep customer relationships by providing world class precision measurement solutions used in mission-critical applications across the Aerospace & Defense sector," said Sean Barrette, Partner of L Squared. "L Squared's long term capital base and execution of our M&A strategy will allow Raptor Scientific to assemble a growing portfolio of products and solutions that will add more value to the Company's customer base over time."
L Squared and Raptor Scientific plan to add additional resources to the platform post-closing including the addition of a new CEO for Raptor Scientific to lead the M&A strategy as well as additional sales & marketing resources both domestically and in key international markets. McDermott + Bull has been engaged by the Company to lead the CEO search.
"We are thrilled to partner with the Space Electronics team as we build the Raptor Scientific platform," said Jeff Farrero, Managing Partner at L Squared. "We are committed to providing the capital and strategic resources to accelerate growth and build Raptor Scientific into a leading provider of mission-critical testing & measurement solutions to the Aerospace and Defense sector."
Vedder Price served as legal counsel to L Squared. Harris Williams served as an advisor and Ice Miller served as legal counsel to Space Electronics. The L Squared deal team was comprised of Sean Barrette, Jeff Farrero, and Tyler Huez.
About Raptor Scientific
Raptor Scientific was founded in 2019 by L Squared Capital Partners and backed with a $60 million equity commitment to consolidate the highly fragmented Aerospace & Defense focused testing and measurement market. The Company completed its first acquisition of Space Electronics in September 2019. For more information, please visit the website: www.raptor-scientific.com.
About Space Electronics
Headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, Space Electronics is a leading global provider of mass properties instruments and services and electronic circuit testers utilized in mission-critical applications across unmanned aerial vehicles, satellites, commercial aerospace, military aviation, and defense weapon systems. The company's unmatched engineering expertise, combined with its superior testing and aftermarket services delivers industry-leading precision capabilities and a highly loyal customer base. For additional information, please visit www.space-electronics.com.
About L Squared Capital Partners
L Squared Capital Partners is an investment firm with offices in Newport Beach, CA, and Chicago, IL, that seeks to make long-term investments in leading growth companies that operate in targeted sectors: Tech-Enabled Services & Software, Industrial Technology & Services, and Education Technology. Our unique investor base of family offices enables us to focus on long-term value creation driven by revenue and earnings growth, not financial engineering or market timing. The principals of L Squared have worked together for over a decade and have over 60 years of combined experience investing in growing private companies. For additional information, please visit www.lsquaredcap.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase of any investment. Investing with any investment firm is suitable only for qualified investors that fully understand the risks of such an investment. L Squared Capital Partners is an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Investments with L Squared Capital Partners are only offered in accordance with applicable securities laws.


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Our plan was to visit Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. It is a relatively new monument and there aren't very many hikes.
But the Tent Rocks seemed interesting.
We started later in the morning than we would have liked. Plus, it was a Saturday. Most of the places we have been to haven't had a lot of people. This place was certainly an exception. I'm really glad we took the motorcycle. It might have been a challenge to find parking otherwise.
We wanted to do the Slot Canyon hike. It connects to the Cave Loop. The trail climbs significantly.
At first, it is mostly just a gradual up through typical trees.
After it breaks off of the Cave Loop, it quickly turned into a slot canyon with very little vegetation.
Because it was also formed by the eruption of the volcano at Valles Caldera, the rock is made of very soft pumice, ash and tuff deposits.
It wears away in a very distinctive conical shape, like a teepee, hence the name "Tent Rocks".
The slot canyon part of it is pretty interesting.
There were a very large number of people also taking the same trail. I was astounded by the number and the varying levels of fitness, etc. It is a challenging hike with some tight spots that might intimidate most people.
It requires a significant climb to get to the top.
But we saw all sorts of people on the climb.
The last bit was the steepest part of the hike.
There were a lot of people at the top close to the top of the trail.
We walked a little further along where there were only a couple of people. One of them was nice enough to take our photo and we reciprocated.
The climb down was uneventful but pretty. We took the other leg of the Cave Loop Trail. The highlight of the Cave Loop Trail was a cave.
There was a Native American family at it when we arrived. The grandfather remembered when you could climb up to the cave. There were numerous signs stating all the things you couldn't do, including climbing up to it.
After a snack at the trail parking area, we rode up to the other part of the park. There was almost no one there.
There is a wonderful overlook called appropriately enough, Veterans' Memorial Scenic Overlook.
You can see some of the tent rocks from here.
It had a great view of the Dome Plateau that we drove down the day before.
There is also a one mile hike at the top of this hill.
It was relatively uneventful, but the view of the sky was incredible.
After we finished, there were no cars left in the parking lot.
We headed out and had a nice dinner back at the campground. It had been a good day of hikes and interesting sights.