❶This was the start of the first inquisition. It then became the major crime to be dealt with in the Inquisitorial Courts.
The Jews were angry because the Christians took their religion, changed some ideas and principles, and called the outcome Christianity. The Jews and Christians were never friendly after the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and this was just the climax of their hate for each other.
However, the Christians were the ones that were in the position to get revenge, and they did, by persecuting the Jews to a murderous extent, and calling it the Inquisition. The persecutors were called Inquisitors.
Those were not afraid of killing and torturing, ruthless people without a pity. They wanted to keep pure Spanish race, and to do so they tried to prevent any possibility for intermarriage of Christians and Jews. Government considered Inquisition the only way to prevent such. Aside from religious reasons, there were also some very strong political reasons for the Spanish Inquisition. The main political reason for the Spanish Inquisition was that there was a threat to the The Christians of Spain, who at the time were the majority, were outraged at the Jews for many reasons, some which refer back to the religious reasons.
The Monarchs of Spain, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, began to realize that if the tension of the citizens increased a little more, riots and mass killing would break out, possibly leading to a religious civil war.
The method they used to control the citizens was the Spanish Inquisition. Under extreme torture, the inquisitors lead the Jewish man into confessing that he, along with other Jews, took a four year old Christian boy and crucified him to a wooden cross, which was not true.
Although nobody was ever found or reported missing, it still fueled an outrage in thee Christian community. Torquemada took advantage of this situation by persuading the King and Queen to expel the Jews from Spain. Because of bribery and gifts from the Jews, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were hesitant to expel them, but Torquemada's overwhelming influence on them lead to the expulsion of the Jews in AD.
The summer of was a sad one by which the Jews were given four months to leave. The loss of the Jew's social, commercial, economical, scientific, and educational skills, did immense damage onto Spain as a whole, but nobody realized it. The people of Spain thought that they were actually better off without the Jews. Once the Inquisition was established all throughout Spain in AD, an effective way of governing was needed.
The main office of the Inquisition, located in Madrid, was called the Suprema. It was named as a branch of government in Spain. In every major city of the Spanish Empire there consisted an Inquisitorial Court who reported to the Suprema.
At the time, the Spanish government was very unstable and unorganized. It was said that the Suprema was the only effective branch of the Spanish government. Because of this, the Suprema rose to great power. At times, the power of the Grand Inquisitor rivaled and overpowered the monarchy. With the establishment of the Suprema and the Inquisitorial Courts, the Inquisition became very effective and the death tole of heretics and morranos sky-rocketed.
Along with the spread of the Spanish Empire to the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Inquisition also spread. The new world offered a new variety of victims to fill its prisons, since the amount of Jewish and Morrano victims were growing scarce. Because Spanish women were not allowed to colonize in the new world, the men interacted with native women.
This sin was called cohabitation and the church viewed it with extreme disfavor. It then became the major crime to be dealt with in the Inquisitorial Courts.
Through the strength of the Spanish Empire, the Inquisition became the most dominant in Spanish society. By this point, when the Suprema challenged the authority of the monarch, the Grand Inquisitors were appointed by the Suprema instead of the monarches. The Suprema had great power and took out political and criminal cases just as the state would. The remaining heretics left were dealt in mass burnings in festival type atmospheres.
The way the Inquisitors dealt with executions were in carnival type occasions called Auto-da-fes, or Sermo Generalises. These festivals required elaborate preparations and would attract thousands.
The accused heretics would be dressed in a comical but satanic attire and put on display for the people to laugh at as they walked by. At the end of the festival, the crimes of each heretic were announced. Then the thousands would gather and watch the heretics go up in flames on steaks. The church officials were forbidden to shed blood, so the executions were carried out by the state. While the heretics were burning, the King, Queen, and the church officials sat in the front row snickering at the burning corpses.
In the late 's and early 's there were few heretics left the Spanish Empire. Only a handful of the cases dealt by the Inquisitorial Courts were actually dealing with religion. By this time the state was dealing with real criminals through the Inquisitors.
The papacy became angry at this abuse, but did not have the power to stop it at the time. The Inquisition gradually came to an end in the mid 's, as Spain completed its task of "purifying the nation". By this point they were in a huge lack of education and were not industrially adequate to enter the 20th century along with power-house industrial neighbors such as England.
Reminisce of the Inquisition lasted into the early 20th century where suspected descendents of Jews were punished, which was pointless because practically everyone in Spain were descendents of these people.
It was not till , five-hundred years after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, when King Juan Carlos officially invited the Jews to return to their homeland in Spain and addressed a formal apology to them. The long history of the Spanish Inquisition serves as a reminder of the bigotry and the persecution that took place. It is only one of many persecuting acts that are piled on top of Jewish history.
Many Christians look back onto the Inquisition with shame and humidity. Many Christians believed that the conversos were not true to the faith and this blasphemy merits expulsion from Spain Lea, The Inquisition In , the proof that these skeptical Christians wanted surfaced. A young man was courting a young Jewish girl. This celebration was, in fact, the Jewish Passover. This problem was further accentuated because the Passover occurred at the same time as the Catholic Holy Week.
A few months later, at the urging to the heads of the Spanish Church, Pope Sixtus issued a Papal Bull, a letter from the pope to all Christian countries, giving authority to an Inquisition Slade, 3 ; however, the Spanish Crown was given authorization Lea, The Inquistion The expulsion of Judaism was only a pretext, not the true reason of the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition; Ferdinand and Isabella had ulterior motives Slade, 3.
Ferdinand was a devious king and wished to destroy local autonomy throughout Spain. He saw the Inquisition as a weapon for furthering centralization and his political control. Ferdinand also saw the opportunity to put those imprisoned during the Inquisition to hard labor.
The crown also had the chance to add to its wealth by repossessing goods and property of the accused. Both Ferdinand and Isabella had a strong religious piety and supported ecclesiastical reform in Spain. Isabella was even to have vowed during her youth to eradicate the Jewish population in Spain if given the crown. They had jurisdiction in all matters of heresy and blasphemy. An Inquisitor General was selected by the crown to preside over the meetings of the Suprema and head the entire inquisition.
Torquemada was a zealous Catholic who believed that non-Catholics posed a threat to destroy the Church and the country of Spain.
Hauben, Thirteen local tribunals were set up all around Spain and were controlled by the Suprema. In each of these tribunals, there were two or three inquisitor-judges, a prosecutor, secretaries, and theological consultants. These local tribunals had dual duties being judicial and enforcement.
Unlike judicial courts, these tribunals had the ability of investigation. An inquisitor who issued an Edict of Faith visited each tribunal every year the Edict of Faith, which was a miniature questionnaire given to Christians under the threat of excommunication to opportunity to denunciate heretics. When the tribunal saw something suspicious or something suspicious was reported it would publish an Edict of Grace, which allowed a period of thirty to forty days to all those who wished to come forward to confess their sin.
Confessors were usually pardoned or only given a light sentence, but there was a catch: This tactic made the Christian public spies for the tribunals; this entailed less work for the tribunal. Once the period in the Edict of Grace ended, those who were accused had their possessions taken by the state and were brought to trial Lea, Religious History The only way a person could save himself from being convicted as if he made a list of his enemies, and if it contained any of his accusers, then their evidence was discontinued.
However, the biggest problem in the legal procedure was that the accused never knew the identity his accusers and their witnesses. The accused was given a court appointed counselor, whose purpose was to convince the accused to make a sincere confession If a confession was made, a punishment was dependent on the gravity of the offence.
For example, in a case in Seville, a smith had the habit of saying: The most serious offense would be the practice of Judaism, Protestantism, Islam, or anything non-Catholic. A person accused of practicing these religions would be killed or expelled from the country.
- The Spanish Inquisition What was the Spanish Inquisition. The Spanish Inquisition persecuted and discriminated against minorities in the Iberia Peninsula who opposed to the practice and ideologies of the Catholic Church.
The Spanish Inquisition was the most famous of the numerous Papal Inquisition that took place during the Middle Ages. In three hundred years that it lasted, the accused, which included Jews, Moors, Lutherans, and those who were accused of practicing witchcraft, had their possessions taken by the state, their fates tried in the papal .
It presents the concept of the Inquisition, the start of the Spanish Inquisition, and its functioning. The Inquisition or the Holy Tribunal was an establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, which had the main aims to conduct a . The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution established by the. church in Spain during the Middle Ages. It was in charge of seeding out. Jews whom, because of the pressure, basically instantly converted to Christianity.. The Spanish Inquisition occurred from fourteen seventy-eight to /5(3).
The Spanish Inquisition Essay Words | 5 Pages ("The Spanish Inquisition:" n.d.) Isabella looked upon this removal of about , of her subjects as a "pious duty". (The Spanish Inquisition, ) Under Torquemada's reign the Inquisition spread. By about there were 19 courts in cities such as Seville, Cordova, Villareal, and Toledo. Spanish Inquisition Essay is on what role inqusition played in Catholic Church. What's the reason, reasons for the spanish inquistion to appear.


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The grand opposition coalition
Robert Obioha
When aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Buba Galadima announced the formation of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), last week, it was certain that more things would follow in the days ahead. And the inauguration of the Coalition of Unity Political Parties (CUPP) on Monday, July 9, an amalgam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 38 political parties was one of the fallouts of the implosion in APC.
The APC is just dismissing the disintegration only to its own peril. Some of the political parties that formed the grand coalition were Action Alliance (AA), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Africa Democratic Party (ADP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Democratic Alternative (DA), and National Conscience Party (NCP). The new coalition, which may transmute to a government of national unity, according to those behind it, intends to field and support a single presidential candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
It may extend the gesture to gubernatorial candidates. The mission of the coalition is to enthrone a true democrat who will save the country from the APC misrule. Without doubt, some other political parties are likely to join the opposition alliance in the weeks ahead. Although the APC leadership is maintaining a bold face as if nothing has happened, but the reality is that the party might have lost some sleep over the development.
The party's grandstanding and stonewalling cannot save the day. The earlier it realized it the better. There are many reasons why the opposition camp would swell before the 2019 election. There is great disenchantment in the land. There is hunger and poverty. There is pervasive insecurity and mass killing of many Nigerians by herdsmen. The number of unemployed Nigerians is rising on a daily basis.
The graduate factories are producing more and more every year and the army of unemployed graduates is swelling. The insurgency in the North-East is yet to abate contrary to the Federal Government's claims that it has technically decimated the sect. The country is so much divided along ethnic and religious lines. There is widening alienation in the ruling party's camp.
The ruling party has alienated other Nigerians by their actions and utterances that do not offer hope in a land of plenty human and material resources. The APC house is utterly divided. And a house divided against itself can never stand. There is lack of internal democracy in the party. The continuous hounding of the opposition elements as the 2019 poll approaches shows that our democracy is degenerating and needs to be overhauled.
The so-called war against graft of the ruling party is highly selective and deployed to gag the opposition and witch-hunt perceived political enemies. That is why the corruption war is failing. What the coalition is doing is good for our democracy. What is happening now is like self-auditing and self-censorship among the political class. We need more of it for our democracy to develop.
We are gradually moving towards a two-party state. Under a two-party state, if party 'A' fails to deliver on its promises, the electorate will try party 'B'. Nigerians want the political class to get serious with governance. Nigerians want responsive government and selfless politicians who will cater for the general good of the citizenry.
What those in the coalition and those in the ruling party must do now is to resolve to return the nation to true democratic governance where the human rights of the citizens must be respected by the government and its institutions, including the security agents. Institutions of government should not be used to intimidate the citizens they ought to protect. America and other advanced democracies the world over are working because they have strong institutions and not strong men. African democracy is wobbling because the continent parades strong men in power, including those that have encouraged sit-tightism through unconstitutional tenure elongation. Africa's democracy is tainted by nepotism, corruption and dictatorial tendencies. The reign of strong men should be jettisoned in preference for strong government institutions.
We need a strong and fearless judiciary and pro-people legislature. For our democracy to work, the judiciary must be independent. The welfare of the people and overall development of the country must be prioritized. If the grand opposition can offer Nigerians true democracy, let it be.
Siege on Ekiti
The deployment of 36,000 security agents to is partisan and uncalled for. What the police
provide security for one gubernatorial election is like laying a siege on the state. If the Federal Government can deploy such large consignment of security men for Ekiti poll alone, why can't it deploy more of such security men to combat the herdsmen menace in Benue and other states in the North-Central geo-political zone? It appears there is more to such security deployment than providing security. While the two main political parties for the Ekiti poll, PDP and APC have accused each other of plans to rig the election, the heavy presence of the security agents, mainly controlled by the Federal Government shows that 'federal might' may be used in the election. The Wednesday disruption of the PDP rally at Ekiti Government House, and reported brutalization of Governor Ayo Fayose by the police is reprehensible.
The dastard incident which has gone viral highly demonstrates the abuse of federal might. It is an invitation to anarchy. Governor Fayose's bruised body had seemingly punctured police defence. The action of the police did on Wednesday to Fayose and his supporters portends danger for the Ekiti poll and subsequent polls in the country.
Presidential Order 6
The Presidential Order 6, which will enable the Federal Government to confiscate the ass ets of those who are suspected to have acquired them with the proceeds of corruption, while they are still investigated, is wrong headed. Apart from being open to abuse by those in power, it intends to usurp the powers of the legislature and the judiciary. Since we have enough laws to fight corruption and which the EFCC, the ICPC and other anti-graft agencies have deployed in the war, adding the executive order 6 to the list of such laws is uncalled for. The executive order can also be used to punish perceived political enemies of this administration and anybody the administration does not like his face. The order, which is similar to Decree 2 of 1984, is draconian, unconstitutional and anti-people. Let the government drop it forthwith.
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Rheumatism: dry eyes with Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatism usually affects the joints. Many rheumatism patients also suffer from dry eyes.
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Rheumatism has different characteristic forms and manifests itself in different symptoms. Although rheumatism patients often suffer from dry eyes, the treatment of these is not usually the focus. Here, eye treatment should not be neglected, otherwise there can be lasting damage as a consequence. A special form of rheumatism is Sjögren's syndrome, which mainly affects the functions of the mucous membranes and therefore the eyes.
Rheumatism can get into the eye
Over 100 diseases are grouped under the term "rheumatic diseases". The best known is rheumatoid arthritis (chronic polyarthritis), in which the joints are chronically inflamed. The joints are destroyed more and more during the course of the disease. There is no cure, but the progression of the disease can be slowed down with a comprehensive therapy which includes medicines as well as occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
Most of the other diseases from the rheumatic disorders also affect the musculoskeletal system such as bones, muscles, tendons or ligaments. But other organs can also be affected by this chronic inflammatory disease, for example the lungs, heart, kidneys or eyes.
Sjögren's syndrome is a rheumatic disease that affects the lacrimal and salivary glands as well as other glands of the mucous membranes. The main symptoms are dry eyes and a dry mouth. One talks of the primary form when Sjögren's syndrome appears in isolation, without a connection to another disease being detected. The secondary form occurs in the course of an underlying rheumatic disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis.
How do the symptoms of rheumatism and Sjögren's syndrome come about?
Many forms of rheumatic disease involve autoimmune reactions of the body, that is defensive reactions of the immune system against endogenous tissue. The causes of rheumatism have not yet been completely explained. Genetic predisposition and harmful environmental influences, above all smoking, appear to be possible triggers for rheumatism.
Sjögren's syndrome is also an autoimmune disease. The immune system is also dysregulated in this case and among other things attacks the lacrimal and salivary glands. They become inflamed and their function is limited. As the disease progresses, the glands can ultimately be completely destroyed. How these autoimmune reactions come about is still unknown. Female sex hormones appear to have a role to play as a trigger, because women become ill significantly more frequently than men. Chronic virus infections are also under discussion as causes. The predisposition towards autoimmune diseases is hereditary.
How dry eyes from rheumatism or Sjögren's syndrome manifest themselves
A feeling of having sand in your eye, constant burning and itching, a feeling of pressure and pain with every blink: the symptoms of dry eyes are unpleasant and impair vision. On the one hand, tear productsion can be impaired due to an autoimmune reaction so that there is insufficient lacrimal fluid available for lubricating the eye. On the other hand, the composition of the tear film can be disrupted and therefore break up the eye's tear film.
Dry eyes can be the first symptom of a rheumatic disease. With Sjögren's syndrome, the symptoms are at first only mildly noticeable. With time, the dryness in the mouth and the eyes becomes worse until finally tear productsion comes to a complete standstill. Artificial tears are required to lubricate the eyes. Other mucous membranes in the body can also dry out with Sjögren's syndrome, for example the ones in the nose, the windpipe, the bronchial tubes or the genitals.
Diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome is not easy to identify because people afflicted usually go first to the specialist with their symptoms, for example with dry eyes to an eye doctor or with a dry mouth to the dentist. Furthermore, because the symptoms appear gradually, many patients have already got used to the dryness and do not describe the symptoms completely. Only when the connection between the symptoms is recognized can Sjögren's syndrome be suspected as the cause. With the aid of tests on the dryness in the mouth and the eyes, it is possible to determine whether the symptoms are caused by such a disease. The suspicion of Sjögren's syndrome can be confirmed with a blood test. With many people affected, but not all, the typical antibodies for the disease (SS-A and SS-B) are present in the blood.
Treatment of rheumatism-induced dry eyes
Rheumatism, including Sjögren's syndrome, is still incurable. However, it is extremely important to treat the symptoms, above all the dry eyes. If the eye symptoms remain untreated, there is a risk of serious consequences: damage to the cornea, eye infections and eventual loss of sight are all possible.
The tear film can be maintained with lubricating eye drops, gels or ointments. HYLO® GEL eye drops contain a particular concentration of hyaluronan which makes the solution very viscous. This helps with severely dry eyes which have irritated cornea and conjunctiva.
In addition, the doctor can close the tear ducts with an operation so that the small amount of lacrimal fluid which is still produced does not drain away.


"Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing; it comes and goes. But if one believes then miracles occur"
"What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe"
"I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it"
I really get a buzz because you are all watching me grow into something I never even knew I was. And the reason is simple. Financially I am no better off than I was three years ago. No worse off either. Financially I am rock bottom still. Broke as. Lots of debt to family and friends. Emotionally it is a completely different story. I am stronger than I have ever been in my life. And emotionally will fix the financially every time. See, I haven't done anything particularly radical and I was given a helping hand by the hand of fate. The hand that gave me a bit of hardship. The hand that gave be a bit of pain and suffering. The hand that dealt me a cruel blow. The hand that made me change the WAY I THINK. The hand that made me ask questions about the way I was living my life. The hand that took my hand and has guided me forward ever since. The hand that helped me find ME.
See, the reason I get a buzz out of it is because when you are having a tough time like I was and still am, I want you to think about MY LIFE, and then smile when you look at yours. I want you to KNOW that there is life, and a more fulfilling one after hardship. There is a life after tragedy. A life away from the devastation. Like me you will learn and you will LIVE............ like ME!
If you can't STEP.... then ROW!
So may as well get started, huh?


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2019 Emerging Leader Award
ASPIRE Award
Momentum Fellowship
Therapeutic Innovation Award
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The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Funds New Center at University of Pennsylvania
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$12 Million Awarded to Study Radiation Therapy and Immune Signaling
NEW YORK – The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced today that it has awarded a grant of $12 million to establish The Mark Foundation Center for Immunotherapy, Immune Signaling, and Radiation at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Center will bring together cross-departmental teams of basic scientists and clinical researchers, who will focus on better understanding the interconnected relationships between advances in radiation therapy, important signaling pathways in cancer and immune cells, and the immune system's ability to effectively control cancer.
"The results of this exciting project could have enormous significance for cancer patients," said The Mark Foundation CEO Michele Cleary. "This multidisciplinary effort is well positioned for success, and we expect these leading researchers will uncover novel insights into cancer biology that will substantially expand the options for treatments with better efficacy and minimal toxicities. We look forward to working with this powerhouse team over the next 5 years and beyond."
The new center at the University of Pennsylvania follows in the footsteps of The Mark Foundation's establishment last summer of The Mark Foundation Institute for Integrated Cancer Medicine at the University of Cambridge, as well as previously announced collaborations with Cancer Research UK and Evotec. These awards all derive from the Mark Foundation's commitment to funding interdisciplinary research that shows significant promise to transform how cancer is prevented, diagnosed and treated.
The Mark Foundation Center for Immunotherapy, Immune Signaling, and Radiation will be led by Andy J. Minn, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine. The primary efforts of the center will comprise five key projects that converge on understanding the signaling pathways elicited by radiation therapy and how those pathways can be exploited therapeutically to enable the immune system to recognize and eradicate cancer.
"These projects have the chance to change the paradigm when it comes to cancer treatment," said Minn. "Understanding important and potentially targetable mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance and how to use novel radiation therapies to enhance immunotherapies carries enormous benefits for patients."
Specifics on the science funded by the grant can be accessed here.
About the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research is dedicated to accelerating cures for cancer by integrating discoveries in biology with innovative technology. Launched in 2017, The Mark Foundation pursues its mission by funding a global portfolio of groundbreaking research carried out by individual investigators, multi-investigator teams, and inter-institutional collaborations. Since its launch in 2017, the Foundation has awarded over $57 million in grant funding to 44 institutions across 18 U.S. states and 4 countries.
Recognizing the obstacles that can prevent scientific advances from improving patient outcomes, The Mark Foundation maintains a nimble, high-impact approach to funding research that encompasses grants for basic and translational cancer research, as well as venture philanthropy investment in companies that bridge the gap between the bench and the bedside. To learn more about the work of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, visit: https://themarkfoundation.org/.
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Q: Implement template function for generic parameter Suppose I have a template function, and I wish to implement it for a specific parameter. This is simple:
template<typename T>
T foo();

// specific implementation for int
template<>
int foo() { /*...*/ }

// generic implementation
template<typename T>
T foo() { /*...*/ }

What if I need to have a specific implementation for a family of types? By family I mean a type with template parameter(s) of its own, e.g. std::vector. Let's say I happen to know which vector types I will need. Then I can do this:
template<typename T>
T foo();

// specific implementation for std::vector<int>
template<>
std::vector<int> foo() { /*...*/ }

// specific implementation for std::vector<long>
template<>
std::vector<long> foo() { /*...*/ }

struct SomeOtherType { /*...*/ };
// specific implementation for std::vector<SomeOtherType>
template<>
std::vector<SomeOtherType> foo() { /*...*/ }

// generic implementation
template<typename T>
T foo() { /*...*/ }

If the implementations of foo() for those vector types are the same, this is a little bit redundant. What if I don't know all the vector types beforehand, but need the implementation for any std::vector<V> to be different than the generic implementation? Either way, it would be nice to do something like this:
template<typename T>
T foo();

// specific implementation for any kind of std::vector
template<???>
std::vector<V> foo() { /*...*/ }

// generic implementation
template<typename T>
T foo() { /*...*/ }

Is there a way to do something like this? Can the design be re-worked to make this possible/easier?

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Marissa Kurtimah
Birthplace: Songo, Sierra Leone
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Residence: Springfield, Missouri
Marissa Kurtimah immigrated to Canada in 2002 to escape the civil war in Sierra Leone. While attending the University of Guelph, she won 60m silver at the 2014 CIS Championships. After transferring to Missouri State University she was named to the All-MVC (Missouri Valley Conference) outdoor team in 2014-15. She followed that up in 2015-16 with All-MVC honours both indoors (60m, 200m) and outdoors (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay). Kurtimah was a semifinalist in the 100m at the 2015 World University Games. She ran a personal best 11.34 seconds in the 100m in May 2016 before finishing fifth at the 2016 Canadian Championships. She was named to the 2016 Olympic team as part of the 4x100m relay but did not actually compete in Rio.
Family: Parents Alex and Sally Kurtimah… Four siblings: Edward, John, Cecilia, Chris… Getting into the Sport: Starting running track at age 15 or 16 on the suggestion of a high school teacher but fell in love with everything about the sport, both good and bad… Outside Interests: Enjoys yoga… Studying Criminology at Missouri State University… Odds and Ends: Nickname: Rissa… Favourite quote: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" – Philippians 4:13…
Universiade: 2015 – 13th (100m), DNF (4x100m relay)
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VISTA, California — Murder charges have been added to those facing 29-year-old Esteysi Sanchez, the woman accused of killing Jack Ray Tenhulzen while driving with more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her bloodstream and continuing about a mile down the road with the man lodged in the passenger side of the vehicle before she left.
During Thursday's hearing, amended charges were filed against Sanchez to add the charge of murder to a six-charge indictment. The other five counts include: gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run with death or permanent serious injury, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury, and unlicensed driver. Sanchez's blood alcohol level has been reported as hitting 0.18 when measured about two hours after the accident.
Tenhulzen was killed in late June when, according to police, Sanchez drove her vehicle off the road and struck him on the sidewalk. The Oceanside Police Department described Tenhulzen being hurled through the windshield and lodged in the passenger seat. NBC7 local news cited a police report that described Tenhulzen's leg being detached from his body on impact, and landing on the car's trunk. According to the police report, Sanchez drove another mile before stopping the vehicle to exit and leave the scene. Law enforcement officers found her at her home about two blocks away. It is believed that she walked there from the vehicle.
Sanchez faces 15 years to life in state prison if convicted. She pleaded not guilty to the six-count indictment on Thursday. She is being held on a $1,500,000 bail. If released, she could be subject to the ICE detainer request.
Details revealed in today's hearing with regards to a teen child linked to Sanchez suggested that there is a chance that the teen may possibly be a witness in the case. It has not been publicly revealed whether the teen child is a blood relative.
A probable cause hearing in the case has been set for October 26.
Given the seriousness of the charges lodged against Ms. Sanchez, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has designated this as an important federal interest case. To that end, the agency has submitted a notice of action (Form I-247-X – Request for Voluntary Transfer) to the Vista County Jail requesting to be alerted if or when Ms. Sanchez is slated for release so the agency can take custody to pursue further administrative enforcement action. Relevant databases indicate Sanchez has no prior criminal convictions or immigration enforcement encounters. However, based on a review of her history, ICE believes Ms. Sanchez is subject to removal from the U.S.
A group of victim advocates attended the hearing and held up a Remembrance Project display of Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of foreign nationals who at the time of the deaths were illegally present in the United States.
Also present at the hearing was mother Brenda Sparks, who lost her son Eric Zepeda when an illegal alien hit and killed the young man with a vehicle in September 2011. The illegal alien served no jail time — and, according to Sparks, was driving the day after hitting her son and is still believed to be driving in the U.S.
Sparks had participated in a meeting that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump held in July 2015 with several families that have lost loved ones at the hands of illegal aliens. In a post-meeting press conference, she was among the family members of victims who were given the podium to tell the story of how she lost her son.


I watched this clip and I was wonder, how to do breasts tie like this. I was looking some tutorial but nothing found, exept elbow tie :/ Does anybody know how to do it?
Her breast tie is a part of the elbow tie. And it's too tight because her arms are blue.
The hogtie can be done by yourself if you can sit on your heels.
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We have been trying to get our IPS solution installed so that the Big-IP decrypts, sends to IPS, then re-encrypts before sending the packet on to it's destination.
It is on a Big-IP Reverse Proxy. All of the deployment guides only address Proxy SSL (FORWARD proxying). I understand that the difference between Reverse and Forward are significant enough that the deployment guides for Forward will not work.
The problem is that the site becomes very slow once we enable the decryption/redirection. We also see some SSL traffic on the private VLANs between the IPS and the Big-IP. This should never happen if the iRule is working properly.
log local0. "SSL disabled serverside and random selected"
log local0. "app_pool set to $app_pool"
log local0. "HTTPS IPS sensor selected is $L3"
log local0. "L3 IPS service down"
log local0. "ssl enabled serverside"
log local0. "HTTPS pool is $app_pool"
log local0. "HTTPS not redirected"
log local0. "routing through IPS - HTTPS LB reselected $L3"
Any ideas, suggestions, or things to try are greatly appreciated!
I have tested and verified it works in a LAB.


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What is Steampunk?
This section includes local art schools, art museums, galleries, 3D fabrication services and makerspaces. Museums and galleries are included because they can be sources of creative inspiration even if their exhibitions don't fall within the steampunk category. The gear icon indicates locations likely to be of particular interest to steampunks.
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The Academy of Art University, formerly Academy of Art College, is a privately owned for-profit art school in San Francisco, California. . .
California College of the Arts - Oakland Campus
Oakland, CA, USA
California College of the Arts is an art, design, architecture, and writing school founded in 1907. . .
The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California. . .
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley, CA, USA
This arts organization offers educational programs, artist residencies and exhibitions. . .
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. . .
Blick Art Materials - San Francisco Bay Area
A list of local locations. . .
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
This non-profit accepts and re-sells donations of items that would otherwise go into landfills. . .
FabMo
This non-profit collects and resells designer samples and related materials. . .
Fabric Outlet San Francisco
Fabric Outlet sells discounted fabrics, trims, notions, sewing tools and craft supplies. . .
Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts - San Francisco Bay Area
Mendel's
Mendel's is a fabric store in the Haight-Ashbury District that also sells craft supplies. . .
Michaels - San Francisco Bay Area
SCRAP San Francisco
SCRAP San Francisco is a creative re-use center that sells donated art supplies, paper, textiles, craft materials, signage, toys and other items. . .
Creative Organizations
Burning Man Project
The San Francisco-based organization is best known for the annual Burning Man Festival. . .
Five Ton Crane
This artist collective in Oakland, Calif., has created notable large-scale steampunk works. . .
Flaming Lotus Girls is a volunteer-based group of artists who make large-scale kinetic fire art. . .
Obtainium Works
Vallejo, CA, USA
A self-described "group of tinkerers, gearheads, and steam bohemians who fabricate art out of repurposed industrial detritus. . ."
Fabrication Services/Makerspaces
3D Hubs - Oakland
3D Hubs is a website that provides access to 3D printing services around the world. . .
3D Hubs - San Francisco
3D Hubs - San Jose
3D Hubs - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
3D Hubs - Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
3D Hubs - Vallejo
Ace Monster Toys Makerspace
This membership-based makerspace includes a wood shop, metal shop, 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and other equipment. . .
Benicia Makerspace
Benicia, CA, USA
This membership-based makerspace includes 3D printers, CNC milling machines, woodworking tools, and resources for building Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects. . .
Chimera Art Space
Sebastopol, CA, USA
Chimera Art Space is a makerspace in Sebastopol, California, which happens to be the home of Make Magazine and Maker Faire's corporate offices. . .
Idea Fab Labs - Santa Cruz
This is the second location of Idea Fab Labs, a makerspace, gallery and educational center for makers. . .
Laser Alliance
Milpitas, CA, USA
Laser Alliance offers laser cutting, engraving and etching services. . .
Makexyz 3D Printing - Oakland
Makexyz is a website that provides access to independent 3D printing services around the world. . .
Makexyz 3D Printing - San Francisco
Makexyz 3D Printing - San Jose
Pagoda Arts Laser Cutting
Pagoda Arts offers laser cutting and engraving services. . .
Saint Louise Studios
St Louise Studios provides space and equipment for industrial artists and entrepreneurs. . .
SHARED is a co-working space and makerspace in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood. . .
Six & Ten Studio
Six & Ten Studio includes a photography studio, co-working office and space for small events. . .
TechShop Mid-Peninsula
Redwood City, CA, USA
TechShop Austin-Round Rock is a member-supported makerspace. . .
TechShop San Francisco
TechShop San Jose
The UPS Store #0345 - Pleasanton - 3D Printing/Scanning
Pleasanton, CA, USA
This is one of many UPS Store locations that offer 3D printing and scanning services. . .
The UPS Store #1847 - Mountain View - 3D Printing/Scanning
The UPS Store #1964 - Campbell - 3D Printing/Scanning
Campbell, CA, USA
The UPS Store #2388 - Menlo Park - 3D Printing/Scanning
The UPS Store #4592 - San Francisco - 3D Printing/Scanning
Bubble Street Gallery
Sausalito, CA, USA
Bubble Street Gallery describes itself as "an emporium celebrating the realms of imagination. . ."
Something/Anything Jewelry Gallery
Something/Anything describes itself as a "contemporary jewelry and craft gallery. . ."
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the most comprehensive Asian art collections in the world. . .
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive are a combined art museum and repertory movie theater and archive. . .
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
The Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University. . .
The Cartoon Art Museum is the only museum in the Western United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of all forms of cartoon art. . .
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
The Charles M Schulz Museum and Research Center is dedicated to the works of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. . .
De Saisset Museum
Santa Clara, CA, USA
The de Saisset Museum owns nearly 10,000 art pieces and historical artifacts. . .
The de Young is a fine arts museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. . .
di Rosa
Napa, CA, USA
di Rosa is a non-profit contemporary art center in Napa, California. . .
Grace Hudson Museum and the Sun House
Ukiah, CA, USA
The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California is adjacent to the Sun House where artist Grace Hudson and her husband resided until their deaths. . .
The Lace Museum
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
The Lace Museum is devoted to the art of lace making. . .
The Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. . .
Letterform Archive
"The Archive was founded by Rob Saunders, a collector of the letter arts for over 40 years, as a place to share his private collection with the public. . ."
McCune Rare Book and Art Collection
The McCune Rare Book and Art Collection contains rare books, printing equipment, binding tools and artwork collected by American pediatrician Donovan James McCune . . .
The Mexican Museum
El Museo Mexicano was created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino, Chicano, Mexican, and Mexican-American people. . .
Small craft and design museum in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood. . .
Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora showcases the history, art, and cultural richness that resulted from the migration of Africans throughout the world. . .
Museums of Sonoma County
The Museums of Sonoma County, in Santa Rosa, California, is dedicated to the region's history, art, and culture. . .
Patrick Amiot Junk Art
Art gallery in Sebastopol.
Peninsula Museum of Art
Burlingame, CA, USA
The Peninsula Museum of Art occupies 18,000-square-foot complex in Burlingame, California, along with the Peninsula Art Institute. . .
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art. . .
The San Jose Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown San Jose. . .
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is an art museum in Downtown San Jose. . .
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Sonoma, CA, USA
The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art is an art museum located in Sonoma, California. . .
Sun Gallery
Hayward, CA, USA
Sun Gallery is a community non-profit that presents art exhibits and events featuring artists from Hayward and other parts of the Bay Area. . .
The Walt Disney Family Museum is an American museum that features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. . .
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco. . .
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If you think you know sausage and peppers, think again! Take the big flavour of Johnsonville Italian Sausages and add bell peppers, almonds, raisins and onions to take the flavour to the next level. Add polenta and Italian dressing for the best sausage and peppers dish you have ever had!
In a small, nonstick skillet, toast almonds over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
Stir in raisins; remove from heat. Let stand for 1 minute.
Add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
Return to medium-low heat, cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and set aside.
Preheat gas grill to medium-low. If charcoal, allow it to burn until white ash has formed on coals.
In a bowl, combine peppers and onion wedges. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat.
Place sausages and vegetables on grill, and use tongs to turn often.
Grill covered for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and browned, and vegetables are tender.
While sausages and vegetables are grilling, brush polenta slices with Italian dressing. Carefully place on grill, 2 minutes on each side or until lightly toasted.
Remove vegetables from grill. Place in a large bowl and add prepared almond mixture; toss gently.
On a large platter, arrange grilled sausages, vegetables and polenta. Serve.


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Daisuke Nakamura – one of Okinawa's most loved chefs
Okinawan chef Daisuke Nakamura is revered as one of the Japanese island's most loved chefs. He is chef-owner of Ardor, which specialises in seafood fished from the surrounding waters but cooked in ways that are more common in Europe, as well as pizza restaurant Bacar, where his pizza menu is strictly limited to perfect renditions of Marinara and Margherita.
We speak to chef Daisuke about Japanese pizza – considered the best in Asia – and Okinawan cuisine.
Not many Westerners might be aware that Japan is known as probably the best place to get pizza in Asia – do you agree and why do you think this is so?
Yes, I agree. Neapolitan pizza came into Japan about 20 years ago. At that time, food-sensitive Japanese media and consumers fell in love with it and it became a hot topic. Then, many young people started to get attracted by Neapolitan pizza. Some of them learned how to bake pizza in Naples, or in Japan and opened their pizzerias. The trend started in urban cities first and spread to other regions later. I think that Neapolitan pizza has definitely established well in Japan at certain level.
In addition, Japanese people originally tend to respect tradition and culture. I think many Japanese chefs do also respect Italian food culture. Such mindset led to imitate the original recipe first, then came to pursue more sophisticated skill to bake better pizza.
You trained at the lauded Savoy Pizza in Tokyo – what was that like?
Mr. Kakinuma, one of the pioneers who introduced Neapolitan pizza to Japan, was (and is?) my teacher. He opened Savoy Nakameguro in 1995 (present "Seirinkan" since 2007).
He has unique view of the world and he is a very charismatic, multi-talented person. I learned a lot of things besides pizza and I received great influence from him not only in the kitchen but also my private life.
Few years after working under him, he decided to open other branches. He assigned me to a startup team of new stores and I helped with two launchings, of Savoy Mishuk and, Savoy Azabujuban. I learned a lot of things at the pizza oven as well as how to deliver my skills to my juniors. All those experiences improved me a lot.
Ultimately, when I decided to stand on my own two legs, I can thank Mr. Kakinuma for teaching me not just how to make pizza but also for pushing me forward to do what I want to do and express myself to live. After I returned to Okinawa, I think this precious experience led me to start up Bacar, later made my catering team The Scarpetters, and made Restaurant Ardor.
At Bacar, you only serve Marinara and Margherita pizzas. Why only these two?
It's simply because I want my guests to taste the dough itself.
Margherita and Marinara are the traditional, basic forms of any pizza, which use carefully selected, minimal ingredients. Because of this simplicity, the condition of the dough's fermentation and baking directly reflects the skill and experience of the chef.
The more I bake pizza, the more I gradually come to understand its true meaning.
The pizza we serve in Bacar is not supposed to entertain our guests with the toppings first, but with the dough itself. Because of this, I am very focused on the preparation of the dough, the timing of baking, and the fermentation conditions, all of which are affected by the season. Every day and with every pizza, I focus on each moment while observing the condition of the dough's fermentation as well as the flow of business operation, and the temperature of the oven.
The dough, wood fire and the person who is baking the pizza are all alive. They will never be the same again and I think it's the job of the pizza man to pick up on changes and coordinate everything well.
I get that.
Another reason our pizza menu is so simple is that, as more toppings are added on the dough, you need to prioritise the heating of the toppings, and you can't just take the pizza out from the oven when you think it's best for the dough. So the dough may lose moisture and might end up dry.
Since it's simple, I must be precise each time. Not only me but my team need to face pressure, which is necessary to produce good things. I appreciate this kind of pressure.
In most pizzerias, you see the pizza menu and choose the toppings you want, such as mushrooms and fresh cream, with topping of eggs, or plenty of truffle oil. This is also a fun part of eating pizza and I'm not against it. I think there's no "correct" answer for pizza.
Actually, my catering team called The Scarpetters set up at various locations, such as the seaside or the basketball stadium, and their concept is different from Bacar. We serve GO-YA Bismarck, which is inspired by the Okinawan home dish, Goya Champloo, which is fried bitter melons.
Some would say you have raised making pizza to an artform.
I like drawing. Recently I drew pictures on the show-plates which our guests can enjoy with their eyes before the food comes. These are my art pieces.
One time, I asked my teacher Mr. Kakinuma, "Why is the price of Margherita and Marinara the same? The cost of making them is different." He said: "When you want to buy a picture you like, do you care about the cost of the paint?" This pizza is my artwork, equivalent to a picture, and the price reflects the skill which I have gained through experience.
Cost management is very important. But at the same time, I'm trying to make pizza that is also an edible art piece with sensibility, skill as well as experience.
You're a native Okinawan; how would you describe Okinawan cuisine?
Okinawa is known as an island of longevity. Okinawans have historically always eaten pork, locally grown vegetables and fish, and have had a simple and healthy food culture.
With the bitter experience of World War Two, eating habits and family bonds changed. The economy had to be rebuilt, and Western food culture became more accepted. This happened not only in Okinawa, but I think on our island there are fewer places where you can eat proper Okinawan cuisine.
Although I am mainly involved in Western cuisine, I expect many new chefs and restaurant owners will come forward in the future and take over traditional Okinawan cuisine, from casual dishes to court cuisine.
Do you use traditional Okinawan ingredients and/or cooking styles at Ardor?
Okinawan food doesn't have to only be traditional. Expanding the possibilities of ingredients in Okinawa, and expanding the choices of local dining experiences, also contribute to Okinawa's new food culture and we believe that it's the role of our generation.
At Ardor, we gather reliable native Okinawan chefs specialised in Spanish cuisines or Italian cuisines. Some of them trained in Tokyo or Italy.
I think it's possible to merge the cooking methods of Italy and Spain with Okinawan ingredients because we have experienced the essence of foreign culture and cooking. Also, our dishes reflect the landscape we have seen and felt while using seasonal domestic and European ingredients that are balanced well in our dishes.
From the moment our guests open the door at Ardor to the first bite of our cuisine, we hope they feel like they are travelling somewhere. If that's how our diners feel, then I would say our concept is well delivered.
Thank you, Daisuke, and we wish you continuing success with the art of pizza-making and your work at Ardor.
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In small apartments you are often lacking extra space to chit chat with your close friends. In such situation you can bring a cozy and welcoming touch in your bedroom to serve your lovely friends over there. The soft decoration in combination with rustic colors is mainly responsible for adding warm and cozy look in your room. With a few inexpensive transformations you can bring your desired comfy atmosphere. For this you do not even need to consult any professional designer or replacement of the entire furnishings is also not required.
Here, in this post I am going to shares some of the styles and patterns by adding them in your bedroom you can acquire an alluring yet cozy bedroom décor.
The beddings play a vital role in sprucing up your bedroom décor. Whenever you are apply any theme you must change the bedding accordingly to add up a proper atmosphere in your room. In cozy theme the silky beddings upholstered with soft polyester filling and embroidery over the surface is very appropriate because it introduce a warm and cozy touch along with making your room a formal and traditional retreat for you and your partner. Fill up the space over your bed with a few shams and throw pillows this will also enhance the beauty of your room along with its comfort ability.
And in case of brown faux leather beds with an attached high headboard you can bring a sleek exquisite touch and it will also skip the need for beddings. In some of the leather beds you might find the attached upholstered pillows which will not ask you to place additional pillows and will be easy to maintain after wards.
The room should be filled with rustic color combination. The addition of brown color brings a sober look in your room and is also very traditional. Whether you possess a small bedroom or a larger one the brown color is suitable for all. For more enhancing look you can add any of the brighter tones to make your space look alluring. For this you can pick a rust color with beige or dull brown. The brighter effect of rust and dullness of brown will create a perfect balance.
The lighting plays a very important role in bestowing a bright and even cozy atmosphere in your room. For this theme prefer to add yellowish light as it will not only give a dramatic affect but will also make your room look intimate and comfy. You can place a couple of lampshades with brown glass at its boundary it will add up a soothing touch.
One of the most popular decorating style through leather furniture specially italian furniture like italian leather beds or sofa beds.For room decoration furniture perform key role as a part of room décor. italian beds design are decorated on the occaian of young couple marriage and then its looking elegant and well design with colorful flowers and other things. Behind the italian furniture its made with high quality material and after that well furnished and looking bright and attractive.
Beside all of the above elements the room décor is incomplete without embellishments. You can place an area rug in the center of your room or right beside the master bed. The rug should be in dull and bright contrasting colors that match up with the color scheme of your theme. A cluster of medium sized candles over the shelf above the fireplace will also add a cozy feeling.