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Matthew Kane Named To Cook Family Foundation Board
The Cook Family Charitable Fund, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 with a mission of raising funds for families dealing with cancer, substance use and intellectual disabilities, has appointed Matthew S. Kane of Marshfield to serve on its board of directors. He will fill the board seat previously held by his father, the late Dr. Stephen J. Kane of Marshfield.
Kane works for Baramundi Software, a Germany-based company, in its sales and marketing division. He is a graduate of Northeastern University graduate lives in Marshfield with his wife, Ulrike, and their two children.
He recalled that his father, a well-known Marshfield dentist, had been friends with the Cook family for many years. Dr. Kane was the chairman of the Cook Family Charitable Fund Advisory Board.
"My father was the ultimate family man. He would always put others before himself. I am proud to serve this organization and carry on the tradition in my father's memory," Kane said.


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So we're back home after a glorious week in Cornwall. I am so crushed at being back to reality: a pile of washing, unpacking, tidying up and preparing to return to the business tomorrow that I'm only going to give you a small taster of our week whilst I go off and console myself with a cream tea.
So here are some of my favourite photos of the last week. Have a good rest of your Sunday and I'll be back tomorrow with tales of our Cornish adventures.


It was interesting to read the article put out by VMware this past week which highlighted some interesting performance testing work being done by the leading virtualization vendor, and how they are touting a lower cost and higher performance deployment capability for OpenStack on VMware VSAN storage and VMware vSphere.
On the storage comparison, VMware VSAN stacked up well against GlusterFS, a well known and highly respected open source storage environment. There will be lots of questions about the physical topology and hardware, but luckily the information is all presented clearly for a good, transparent view of the lab build.
One thing to think about as you read the study is that there are use-case scenarios that may not align with the test scenario. This is part of what may make open this report up to some counter-comparative numbers from GlusterFS potentially.
The results for the study highlight some real use-case potential for the VMware product suites as underlying infrastructure to drive an OpenStack deployment. There are definitely some enticing performance numbers that came from the analysis. Top that off with the proposed savings over a 3 year term, and it definitely puts the VMware design on the table for your OpenStack environment.
Read the report at the VMware blog here which contains a link to the original full documentation of the test.
Hi Rene. Thanks for spotting this! I'll adjust the article. This was a definite case of cross-contamination from another post I was working on.


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Hebrejsko krščansko gibanje je bilo versko gibanje v 19. in 20. stoletju, v katerem so se Judje resnično spreobračali v krščanstvo, vendar so častili v ločenih občestvih od običajnih kristjanov. Ti na novo spreobrnjeni kristjani so se od prvotnih kristjanov razlikovali po tem, da so ohranili številne stare judovske prakse in jih kombinirali z novimi, na primer z branjem iz Nove zaveze.

V šestdesetih letih 20. stoletja je to gibanje sčasoma nadomestil mesijanski judaizem.

Zgodovina
Krščanske misije za Jude obstajajo od začetka krščanstva v 1. stoletju našega štetja. V obdobju zgodnje Cerkve so krščansko poslanstvo med Judi vodile predvsem poganske cerkve, judovski spreobrnjenci pa so včasih prozelitizirali svoje ljudstvo.

V 18. in 19. stoletju se je v protestantski cerkvi prebudilo misijonarsko gibanje, ki je številne misijonarje spodbudilo k spreobračanju Judov. V 19. stoletju se je v krščanstvo po vsem svetu spreobrnilo približno 250.000 Judov.

Pomembne organizacije
 American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews (1820) - je leta 1855 propadla zaradi nemoralnosti svojega voditelja; uradno ukinjena leta 1867
 Društvo judovskih konvertitov (1823) - je leta 1826 propadla zaradi herezije svojega voditelja
 Bratovščina judovskih prozelitov (1844) - ustanovil jo je francoski Jud Silian Bonhomme; leta 1844 jo je napadlo Ameriško baptistično združenje za evangelizacijo Judov
 Ameriško baptistično združenje za evangelizacijo Judov (1844) - ustanovila S. H. Cone in Joseph Frey
 Misija Brownsville za Jude (1894) - ustanovil Leopold Cohn, madžarsko-judovski priseljenec; leta 1984 preimenovana v "Chosen People Ministries"; še vedno dejavna

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[waiting-day 1, Bogota, Colombia. 8km, 43:14min, not counting in the world run 2 total].
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See how this Tasmanian home was transformed by first-time renovators
By Sonia Taylor|1:50am Feb 13, 2018
Renovating On A Budget
First-time flip with Tassie charm
By the time you scrimp and save to form the deposit for a dilapidated shoe box in Sydney or Melbourne, the goal post has shifted. Marcus Costello, his sister Georgia and her husband James decided to leave a game where the odds were stacked against them and play on a different field – in Tasmania.
Image: Marcus Costello
Investment smarts
9Homes spoke with Marcus to discover what he learned through the renovation process. Click through to see how these first-time renovators transformed this four-bedroom property and why their risk is sure to pay off.
Even his sister's eight-week-old was there to help!
EXTERIOR BEFORE
The thought of doing up a house in a rural area for a fraction of the price of an apartment in Sydney or Melbourne is a tempting one, and a decision that Marcus, Georgia and James decided was too enticing to pass up. With no previous renovation experience, a keen eye for design and strong gut feeling, this trio embarked on an investment project to renovate a heritage Tasmanian home.
Image: previous listing
EXTERIOR AFTER
The mission? Create a haven for mountain bikers seeking adventure in a little-known Tassie town named Derby with world-class MTB trails.
HALLWAY BEFORE
Why buy in this mostly unknown area of Tas? It's about researching where infrastructure and money is planned to flood, and thinking about consumer needs. "James is originally from Tassie and he's a die-hard mountain biker so when we heard they were breathing new life into an old tin mining town by building 88km of world-class mountain bike trails in the surrounding forest, we thought 'People will need somewhere to stay and that's an eco-tourism initiative we can get behind – and maybe we can spend some time there ourselves!'"
HALLWAY AFTER
Are homes actually cheap? After some searching online and the help of a family member who inspected the property on their behalf, the trio put down an offer on a century-old home. "We got the place for less than a deposit on a house in Sydney or Melbourne."
LIVING BEFORE
Did you consult design professionals? "Not really, we love this sort of thing," says Marcus. "We mocked up some back-of-the-envelope plans then asked the builder which bits were possible – like, if we take down the kitchen wall, will the house fall down? We had a builder on site most of the time, but we were always working alongside. It was all hands on deck."
LIVING AFTER
What are your tips for designing a beautiful (and rentable) space? Marcus says to think about the kind of guests who'd rent the house and what they'd want. "We made it warm and inviting – which is what everyone wants in a country house."
Work with what you've got and go from there
"We chose materials and decor that work with the period of the house, but also made sure there's creature comforts like NBN, WiFi and good sound systems," says Marcus.
KITCHEN BEFORE
Shared spaces are important. "We spent a lot of time thinking about the kitchen because that's where people spend most of their time," explains Marcus.
KITCHEN AFTER
The kitchen had a complete gut job, with new appliances, a feature back splash and a very welcome surprise: original Tasmanian Oak hardwood floors hiding under the linoleum.
There are Smeg appliances, a powerful heat pump, stoneware crockery and LED lights in the cupboards. The large sliding window allows ample natural light and air flow into the property.
OUTDOOR BATHTUB
Special touches are memorable. "We thought about things that make a holiday extra special – like an outdoor bath," says Marcus. In fact, it's one of the features renters rave about on their AirBnB listing.
BATHROOM BEFORE
Mood boards will help with design choices. "We wrote up a list of materials and textures that we wanted (brass, earthy tones, etc.) and ones that we didn't want (plastic, rose gold, etc.). We had a Pinterest board to post pics of the kind of look we didn't want," he explains.
BATHROOM AFTER
A patterned tile choice simultaneously pulls a modern aesthetic into the space while imbuing it with a sense of old-world charm. All fixtures are updated, but a vintage cabinet adds to the modern-vintage mix, as does the decorative wooden duck decor.
MASTER BEFORE
Second-hand has a story. Marcus' keen design eye and style meant a focus on sustainability, natural finishes and vintage furnishings. "When it's secondhand, everything comes with a story," he says.
MASTER AFTER
It also keeps costs (and carbon) down. "Pretty much everything, aside from the kitchen and bed linen, was secondhand," says Marcus. "Auctions, salvage yards, garage sales, Gumtree and eBay. This kept costs down, but it also kept our carbon footprint down."
The right pieces take time to find
"It does take a bit of time trawling online and driving all over the place to collect stuff, but finding a secondhand bargain online is more fun than walking around IKEA," explains Marcus. "That said, there are a few things from IKEA in the house! Over a couple of months, we filled three garages with furniture and knick knacks. Then we hired a huge van, packed it all in and drove to Tassie via the Spirit of Tasmania."
Renovation highlight?
Beyond the feeling of achievement and pride you get from seeing your project come to life, Marcus says, "it was also a really nice thing to do as a family. I mean, it was bloody hard work and it wasn't always rosy but in the end you have something to look back on and feel good about."
Best renovation surprise?
"Ripping up the carpet to find original hardwood Tasmanian Oak was a pretty great moment. Over the years, different people had covered the floorboards with lino and industrial carpet."
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Q: Are there hints for all of Riddler's trophies? In Arkham City, you can interrogate enemies to get hints (markers on the map) of where to find Riddler's trophies. I've finished the game now, and finished all sidequests,  but I still have 6 trophies to find (spread between Park Row and Amusement Mile). Problem is: I've soaring Arkham for a couple of days now and haven't found anyone to interrogate anymore.
Therefore I ask, is it normal that there are no hints for the last few trophies? (Am I meant to find them on my own?)
Or should I keep looking for people to interrogate?

A: Never mind, I was mistaken. Turns out all these trophies (which I thought were missing) were inside buildings (like the courthouse or the church). That's why I wasn't finding their markers on the map, they weren't on the main map.
I feel a little silly that I spent two days looking for an informant. =/

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When you first buy your smoothie maker you will want lots of delicious recipes to try out, here are two of my all-time favourite banana smoothie recipes.
The first of my banana smoothie recipes is this delicious passion fruit and banana one, it is so light and frothy, with the inclusion of sparkling mineral water and yet is has a really creamy taste too. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.
2 Passion fruit, you only use the inside flesh so cut the fruits in half, scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon and press this through a fine mesh sieve using the back of a spoon to remove the seeds.
To make the smoothies, just add the fruit to your smoothie maker, pour on the yogurt and blend until really smooth and frothy – the time you need to whizz this up will depend on your blender but no more than about two minutes.
Pour this mixture into two tall glasses and then add the sparkling mineral water.
This drink looks nice with a little ground nutmeg sprinkled over but this is not essential. Serve right away.
This is a deliciously decadent mixture of ripe bananas and creamed coconut and fragrant, summer strawberries. It is perfect for a hot summer afternoon and the recipe makes four smoothies so it's perfect for sharing too!
To make the smoothies, put the chopped bananas and hulled strawberries and the creamed coconut into the smoothie maker or blender and add the water. If you have a stirring stick on your smoothie maker, this might come in useful with this recipe as the creamed coconut does tend to get stuck to the sides!
When everything is whizzed together, add the milk, lemon juice and the ice cubes (tip, if your blender will not crush ice very well, put the ice cubes into a plastic bag and hold the end closed and bash the bag with a heavy rolling pin on a hard surface – then add the contents to the blender)! Whizz together until smooth.
Finally, when you have made your deliciously creamy banana smoothie recipe, pour the mixture into four tall glasses and decorate the tops with the remaining strawberries, either sliced and popped onto the top of the drink or left whole and skewered on a cocktail stick. Serve right away.


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Forget Ben and Courtney! We've Got 6 Juicy Secrets of Emily Maynard's Bachelorette Season
Ben and Courtney are gonna try to make it work, you guys. Good for them. But as the third person in this relationship, I need a change. Enter Emily Maynard.
By Megan Angelo
Emily's turn on The Bachelorette starts airing May 14--and while that's still weeks off, we here at Obsessed thought you guys might need a little palate cleanser after last night's finale. So I dug up some juicy tidbits to hold you over til the season premiere.
1) Here's the house.
The epic Reality Steve snagged this great shot last week. Emily's 25 suitors will report to her hometown of Charlotte, NC, and shack up in this giant mansion.
2) The producers cast a guy they think has no shot at Emily--just 'cause they thought he'd make viewers laugh.
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I spoke with Bachelor mastermind Mike Fleiss (above) while reporting this story on all the comedy inspired by the show--and he let me in on the fact that one of the 25 guys is "unintentionally" very funny, so the producers brought him on for comic relief. I can only imagine...
3) Ricki could be the most visible kid in the franchise yet.
Emily Maynard and daughter Ricki Hendrick sit courtside at a Charlotte Bobcats game in Charlotte, NC.
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The promo that aired last night was heavy on Emily's young daughter, Ricki--Emily said that anyone she chooses will have to get "the stamp of approval" from her mini-me. That, plus the fact that the action's taking place in Charlotte, leads me to think we may see more of Ricki on-camera than any other contestant kid historically. Not saying she's gonna be giving out roses, but Emily seems to want her involved in the process.
4) That being said, don't worry about Emily not being able to hang.
Here's rumored new 'Bachelorette' Emily Maynard as a pretty schoolgirl during her time in Key West, Florida. The 25-year-old single mum is reportedly set to appear on the new season of the hit American reality TV show. She is known to viewers already, after winning Brad Womack's heart in a previous season of ABC show. Key West High School's 2004 yearbook shows the fresh-faced blonde at the age of 18, having fun in the sun with friends. Emily, from Charlotte, North Carolina, is originally from West Virginia but lived in Florida for a few years during her teens. Her ex-fiance Ricky Hendrick, a NASCAR racer who was killed in a plane crash, is seen with her in some of the images.
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Some of you have worried that she'll be too boring. But I'd say Miss Maynard is playing this exactly right. She's a mom--you won't find her dancing on tables. But as this throwback pic from a Key West girls' trip shows, Emily can let loose.
5) There's already another girl gunning for the franchise.
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That's right--after Lindzi Cox reprised her famous equestrian entrance on Live! With Kelly this morning, she said of possibly being on The Bachelorette, "That'd be awesome." Considering the fact that most potential Bachelorettes play the coy "Who knows?" card, she's practically begging for it.
6) Bentley's back.
Or at least, he wants us to think so. You might remember the male Courtney, as we can now call Bentley Williams, from his unnatural meanness to Ashley Hebert--and his constant reiterating of having wanted to go after Emily. Now, just as shooting begins in Charlotte, look what he's tweeting:
So that's what awaits us in May! Will you guys all watch Emily? Who's your favorite Bachelorette ever? (Like one of our recap commenters, I LOVED Jillian!)
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In recent years, criminal fines and penalties have risen drastically as a result of price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracies uncovered among automotive parts manufacturers. While companies face these mounting fines, they need not accept the fine initially imposed. The United States Sentencing Guidelines do allow for a reduction of a criminal fine based on a company's inability to pay. This webcast seeks to inform practitioners on the considerations of this ability-to-pay defense, strategies and process. As an illustration, this webcast includes a case study analyzing a company's ability to pay a fine resulting from antitrust violations; however, the described methodology has other applications. Additional arenas where this defense has relevance include environmental clean-up costs, healthcare fraud, securities and commodities fraud, as well as FCPA and sanctions violations.
The session will provide insight into the financial analyst's role in evaluating the company's financial status and the basis of the framework for the ability-to-pay argument. As part of the case study, the session will walk through an ability-to-pay model including analysis of projected free cash flow and the strength of the company's balance sheet. Lastly, the session will address the importance of the financial expert's role in discussions with the DOJ and its financial expert.


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Walter Harriman (* 8. April 1817 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; † 25. Juli 1884 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1867 bis 1869 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New Hampshire.

Frühe Jahre
Walter Harriman besuchte die Heniker Academy und die Hopkinton Academy. Danach arbeitete er zwischen 1835 und 1840 in den Bundesstaaten New Hampshire, Massachusetts und New Jersey als Lehrer. Harriman studierte außerdem noch Theologie und wurde dann für einige Jahre Prediger. Schließlich eröffnete er in Warner einen Gemischtwarenladen.

Politischer Aufstieg
Harrimans politische Laufbahn begann im Jahr 1849 mit seiner Wahl ins Repräsentantenhaus von New Hampshire. Dieses Mandat übte er bis 1850 aus. Zwischen 1858 und 1859 war er nochmals Abgeordneter in diesem Gremium. In diesen Jahren war er Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei. Von 1853 bis 1854 war er Finanzminister von New Hampshire und von 1855 bis 1856 war er bei der Bundesregierung in Washington angestellt. Zwischen 1859 und 1861 war er Mitglied des Senats von New Hampshire.

Seine politische Laufbahn wurde dann durch den Bürgerkrieg unterbrochen. Walter Harriman wurde Oberst eines Regiments und nahm an einigen Schlachten teil. Zwischenzeitlich geriet er in Kriegsgefangenschaft, wurde aber wieder ausgetauscht. Bei Kriegsende war er Brevet-Brigadegeneral. Im Jahr 1863 hatte er für kurze Zeit seinen Militärdienst unterbrochen, um für das Amt des Gouverneurs von New Hampshire zu kandidieren. Nachdem die Kandidatur erfolglos blieb, kehrte er wieder zum Militär zurück.

Gouverneur von New Hampshire
Nach dem Krieg wechselte Harriman zur Republikanischen Partei. Zwischen 1865 und 1867 war er Staatssekretär in der Regierung von Gouverneur Frederick Smyth. Im Jahr 1867 wurde er zum Gouverneur seines Staates gewählt. Harriman trat sein neues Amt am 6. Juni 1867 an. Nach einer Wiederwahl im Jahr 1868 konnte er bis zum 2. Juni 1869 in diesem Amt bleiben. In diesen zwei Jahren förderte der Gouverneur den Ausbau des Bildungssystems in seinem Staat. Dabei wurden unter anderem eigene Schulen zur Lehrerausbildung errichtet. Außerdem unterstützte er die Land- und Forstwirtschaft sowie die Industrie seines Staates.

Weiterer Lebenslauf
Nach dem Ende seiner Amtszeit wurde Harriman bei der Hafenverwaltung in Boston angestellt. Diese Stellung bekleidete er zwischen 1869 und 1877. Außerdem veröffentlichte er einige Geschichtsbücher, die sich meistens mit seiner Heimat New Hampshire befassten. Da er nach seiner aktiven Zeit auch öfter auf Reisen ging, veröffentlichte er auch einige Reisebeschreibungen über Europa und den Fernen Osten. Walter Harriman starb im Jahr 1884. Er war dreimal verheiratet und hatte insgesamt drei Kinder.

Literatur
 Robert Sobel und John Raimo (Hrsg.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Band 3, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 Bände.

Weblinks
 Walter Harriman in der National Governors Association (englisch)
 Biographie des Staates New Hampshire (englisch)

Gouverneur (New Hampshire)
Mitglied des Senats von New Hampshire
Mitglied des Repräsentantenhauses von New Hampshire
Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei (Vereinigte Staaten)
Mitglied der Republikanischen Partei
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Saint Frances Cabrini has a long and proud history of delivering fun, community building fund raising events, all which share one common goal: a passion and commitment to support excellence in education through involved community engagement.
These are some of the most important annual events - all essential to supporting SFC's strong academic programs and its wonderful faculty and staff.
Going strong for almost 60 years! Our Fiesta is sponsored by the parish and school. It is held the first or second week in October. Hundreds of volunteers work to make an enjoyable three-day event featuring carnival rides, game booths, food booths, music, raffles, volleyball and football tournaments. This event is an amazing display of community work, and one you don't want to miss!
Please visit our Fiesta Website to learn more!
Our annual dinner and auction is the largest fundraiser for SFC. Each year the community gathers at a premier venue to bid on projects made from our students as well as many exciting items in the silent and live auction that include vacation homes, dinner with the pastor, and reserved parking spaces. This year's G&G will be held at the Westin San Jose on February 2, 2019. It is sure to be another fun evening to share with friends. Plan on dining and dancing all night long while supporting SFC!
The 18th Annual St. Frances Cabrini Golf Tournament will be held on May 7, 2018 at the Almaden Country Club in San Jose, CA. For more information or to register, please visit the SFC Golf Tourney website.
You can also contact Blanche Khoshaba or by phone at 408-377-6545.
Every year for the past five years our SFC students join their buddies and walk for an hour and a half to raise money for our school. The day of our walk-a-thon is filled with fun games and prizes for our students. Each lap students closer to earning tickets for games, popcorn, and snow-cones. Even our staff joins in the fun. Our students raise money for field trips, endowment, and beautification of the lunch areas. As an added incentive this year, each student who raised $150.00 received a toy pig to race at the end of the month. The races were a ton of fun and our students are waiting anxiously for a rematch next year.
Each September, we celebrate the new school year by welcoming back our SFC mothers from summer vacation with Saturday brunch called, "Little Black Dress Goes to Breakfast at Tiffany's." This is a wonderful gathering for our SFC mothers to visit after the long summer break and meet new incoming SFC mothers while welcoming them to our community. SFC mothers enjoy brunch while shopping with various wonderful vendors and reconnecting with other SFC school and parish moms.


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Ibuprofen is a safe pain killer for everyone. The Warwick University researcher have created the first ever ibuprofen patch, that's able to conform to the skin and provide a steady release of the drug for up to 12 hours.
A collaboration between scientists at the University of Warwick in the UK and drug delivery research firm Medherant, the clear patch is made of a polymer matrix loaded with the drug. The researchers claim that the patch can hold as much as 30 percent by weight of ibuprofen, which is higher than most ibuprofen gels, which tend to top out at about 10 percent.


In the Lower Manhattan, in the Financial District on Broadway, in a coworking space, you will be able to work in a quiet workspace.
Next to major subway lines (Wall St. stop) with easy access to Midtown, Brooklyn, and New Jersey, in this collaborative workspace, you will have free fresh brewed coffee, tea, tap beer, and spa water as well as complimentary printing as well as fast and secure wifi.
In this shared work space, you will be able to work from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and have access to kitchen & microwave, snacks, and phone booth.
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20-year-old candidate for Cook County's 13th District pushes grassroots campaigning
February 21, 2018 elizabethbeyer2018
By Elizabeth Beyer
Bushra Amiwala was still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March as one of three democratic contenders for the Cook County Board in the 13th District.
The DePaul University student, now 20, said people questioned her qualifications and background because of her age when she entered into the race. But the recent wave of first-time female candidates washed away the skeptics.
"The buzz and excitement around that is the wave I've been riding as well," Amiwala said. Three-hundred and eighty signatures were needed to get her name on the ballot but she submitted 1,300 with the help of volunteer staffers. The 13th district covers Chicago's North Side and the northern suburbs.
Amiwala attributes her campaign's growing momentum to making the cover of Time's January 29 edition along with 20 other first-time candidates from across the country as well as to the grassroots support from her community and organizations such as Run For Something. She attributed her motivation for running to a lifetime of working with non-profit organizations.
"Every cause I cared about had a political component to it as well," Amiwala said. "I realized the only way to implement tangible, practical change is through public policy."
Her campaign platform is focused on political transparency through live-streamed county board meetings, support of a means-based property tax system and advocacy for small businesses.
Incumbent Larry Suffredin, who has been in office since 2002, is confident he'll maintain his position and cited his policy record as well as numerous endorsements from organizations such as Chicago NOW and the Chicago Teacher's Union among others.
"The most important thing for everybody is to get out and vote," Suffredin said, "This is an important election and we need to do things to change what's going on"
Photo at top: Bushra Amiwala welcoming supporters. She was still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March, one of three democratic contenders for the Cook County Board's North Side and north suburban 13th District.(Elizabeth Beyer/Medill)
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Galway Chamber Business Awards and Gala Ball 2018 was hosted by President Dave Hickey on Saturday December 1st in the Galway Bay Hotel on front of a sold-out attendance of over 350.
The overall Winner of the Galway Chamber Business of the Year Award 2018 in association with Shannon Group was presented to Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services who were also Category Winners in the Best SME Category.
In a wide-ranging address to the attendees, Chamber President Dave Hickey said that the awards show that the spirit of enterprise has never been as evident as it currently is in Galway.
He spoke about the importance of collaboration to make Galway the best place in Ireland in which to live, work and to visit.
Mark Gantly, a Senior R&D Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Ballybrit received Galway Chamber's President's Award for 2018.
This award, sponsored by PwC, is made to an individual who has made a contribution to the business life of Galway that is outstanding in every way and embodies the theme of this year's award of Global Ambition.
In addition to his work with HPE, Mark is the incoming Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce and a director of Music for Galway and Croí.
Dave Hickey paid tribute to the late Dr. Chris Coughlan, a past-President of Galway Chamber, Chairman of WestBIC and a board member of its subsidiary GTC who died suddenly this year.
The Award for Best Emerging Enterprise was re-named in Chris' honour.
The President's Award sponsored by PwC.
This year's recipient is Mark Gantly.


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Пятницкое — село в Башмаковском районе Пензенской области России. Входит в состав Шереметьевского сельсовета.

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Расположено в 5 км к востоку от центра сельсовета села Шереметьево, на реке Чичера.

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История
Основано в 2-й половине XVIII века А. Ф. Турчаниновым. В советский период центр сельсовета, центральная усадьба колхоза «Гигант».

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 Ныне существующие населенные пункты Башмаковского района Пензенской области

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Населённые пункты Башмаковского района


Hotel Dolly Inn is a unit of Hotel Dolly Pvt. Ltd. It is a premium hotel located in the heart of the city with ample bouquet of services like AC Rooms, AC Restaurant, AC Coffee Shop area, Board Room, Four Banquet Halls, Conference facility, Car parking area, Laundry facility, totally free Internet Wi Fi, 24 hrs Lift facilities, Mini Bar in the room (for Executive & Suite Rooms), Locker facility available, Doctor on call, 24 hrs hot & cold water, Television & wardrobe (in rooms), Iron & Hair drier (on request) and many other faclities (facilities) of a 3 star rated hotels.
With guided tour manager and 24 X 7 service staff we have achieved a major success in catering almost every private sector and entrepreneur clients.
We have also maintained the clean and hygienic atmosphere with our round the clock cleaning and housekeeping staff members.
As far as security is concerned, one (especially female) can stay in peace.
So if you are planning your stay or transit stay at siliguri, then you can plan it with us.
professional staff will respond immediately.
It's a Decent, good budget Hotel. Staff is quite good and well behaved, while Food is also Good, but on a little higher side, cost wise. Rooms were neat & Clean. Charges are reasonable. Location is also, good, just 100 Mtrs from Bidhan market.
Hotel is decent. Take room in 3rd or 2nd floor in eastern side. Try the restaurant. The place is good and accept credit cards. Conveyance is readily available. The service needs to be improved as per tariff.
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In addition to the daily access to sports activities in the gym, on our playground and sports fields, and in the pool, we also offer several options for youth to participate in a more structured season-long sports league. There is an additional fee for participation on our Swim Team as well as in our Basketball and Baseball leagues. Please also note that participation in any of our sports leagues requires an active membership at our Club which is current through the duration of the program.
Please read the Athletic Parent Expectations before attending your child's games.
The Club's four-lane swimming pool is equipped with a salt water chlorine system and bleacher seating for families to attend swim lessons and swim meets.
Our Learn to Swim program introduces youth ages 3 and up with the skills needed to be safe in the water. We teach beginners fundamental skills and stroke development. Advanced level swimmers move on to stroke improvement, stroke refinement, and fitness swimming.
For youth who are looking to take their skills in the water to the next level, our swim team welcomes swimmers ages 6 to 18. Our team competes in the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Aquatic (RIMA) League which holds meets between November and March each year. Members of our swim team practice in the evenings and compete in RIMA League meets a few times a month. They also participate in the RIMA championships at the end of the season. Those new to competitive swimming are welcome.
For youth who are looking to take their skills in the water to the next level in a more relaxed atmosphere, our spring swim team welcomes swimmers ages 6 to 18. Members of our spring swim team will concentrate on improving form and staying in shape. All swimmers will learn the four strokes, techniques, stamina, and work toward improving their times. Those new to competitive swimming are welcome. New for 2019 – we are offering two sessions and invite you to register your child for one or both.
Please return the completed printable forms in person or mail with payment to: Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket, One Moeller Place, Pawtucket, RI 02860, unless completing and paying for swim lessons online through the link above.
The Club has a long history of running baseball leagues for the youth in our community. Dating back to the 1940s, youth have been learning the skills to play "America's Pastime". With leagues now available for boys and girls ages 4-18, we offer the opportunity for all youth to participate in our summer baseball programs.
A strong sense of good sportsmanship is important not just for our players, but also for our spectators.
Designed to teach young children, ages 4-5, the basics of baseball, our T-Ball program welcomes interested kids to have fun on the field this summer. Supervised by Boys & Girls Club staff, games are held once a week for seven weeks. Players learn the skills including how to swing a bat and run the bases, as well as respect and how to be a good team player!
Jr. RBI, takes the rudimentary skills learned in T-Ball and builds on them each year as players advance toward our RBI league. Jr. RBI offers youth ages 6-12, the chance to learn skills as they move from hitting off a pitching machine (which always throws strikes) to playing with live pitchers. The primary goals of our Jr. RBI program are to teach baseball skills and rules, encourage sportsmanship, and provide a fun environment for beginner players.
The RBI Program offers youth ages 13-18 the opportunity to participate in a competitive league while still placing the emphasis on teamwork and skill building. Participants in this program have the opportunity to try out each year for the Club's All-Star team which competes in the RBI Northeast Regional Tournament (and in the past has advanced to the RBI World Series).
Registration will resume in spring 2019.
Please return the completed form in person or mail with payment to: Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket, One Moeller Place, Pawtucket, RI 02860.
Basketball leagues at the Club keep boys and girls ages 6-18 active during the winter while providing them with the opportunity to work on skill development and teamwork. We also provide a teen summer basketball league for youth ages 13-18.
As with all our sports leagues, the emphasis in basketball is on building skills in a competitive, but friendly environment. For all of our players, the first skill they learn is good sportsmanship. With caring volunteer coaches serving as positive adult role models for our participants, our players learn much more than just ball handling skills!
The younger participants in this league focus on skills much more than on playing full length games. As participants move up into the older age groups they utilize all of the skills they learn as they take on other teams in friendly and spirited games.
Most of the players in this league have already learned the basic skills and are ready to challenge their peers in games running throughout the season. These exciting games showcase not only individual skills, but also teamwork as players bond with their peers.


At a low point in the Cold War, three men walk into a bureaucrat's office at Gosteleradio, the state broadcaster of the Soviet Union. Two are Americans: an astronaut, and a researcher of psychic phenomena. The third is a Russian utopian with a notebook full of phone numbers he's not supposed to know. The three want approval for something that's never been tried before: a two-way, simultaneous satellite link between the enemy empires of the US and USSR.
Spacebridge is a production of Showcase from PRX's Radiotopia with additional funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Our Russian content partner is the history site Arzamas.Academy.
Find out more and listen to the previous series Ways of Hearing, The Polybius Conspiracy, Secrets, Errthang, The Great God of Depression, and The Stoop at radiotopia.fm/showcase.


As the economy continues to seek sustainable growth, or at least growth strong enough to produce significant employment growth, one explanation for the weak growth of 2010 is a persistent, elevated household savings rate.
Because of increased debt levels prior to the Great Recession and declines in asset values like stocks and housing during the recession, households have had to increase savings to compensate for lost net worth. According to Federal Reserve data, household net worth, as a ratio of disposable personal income, or NW / DPI fell from a high of 6.4 in the fourth quarter of 2006 to 4.4 in the first quarter of 2009.
As a consequence, the personal savings rate (calculated as aggregate disposable income less household outlays as share of disposable income) is significantly higher in 2010 (6.1% in the second quarter of 2010) than it was for most of the prior decade (3.2% average for the 2000s). And of course, a higher savings rate means reduced levels of consumer purchases, as well as reduced housing demand. The following chart graphs the savings rate and NW / DPI over the last 25 years.
How long will the savings rate remain elevated? Until households complete repair of their balance sheets. Such repair will increase the NW / DPI ratio, which at 4.8 remains below the 25-year average of 5.2.
If the NW / DPI ratio continues to grow at the rate witnessed since the first quarter of 2009 (and was approximately flat for the first quarter of 2010), then by the end of the first quarter of 2011, it will be back to historical levels. At that time, the savings rate may come back to historical levels, freeing households to increase consumption and leading to higher GDP growth.


This Discount Tire Centers location sells tires and automotive services in the Pasadena area. This location also provides automotive services including brake service, battery service and shocks and struts service.
Other Nearby Discount Tire Centers Locations Include: Glendale, and El Monte.


Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 : Colourful Ballad with Fantasy elements signed Alessandro Michele.
Nothing is conventional and ordinary in Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 collection; everything is peppered by a surprising details a Alessandro Michele's magic touch.Flying carpets, fire-breathing dragons, enigmatic panthers are only some of the elements in Gucci's Pre-Fall fairy tail. Michele's collection bring us in different worlds, ages and cultures.Opulent evening dresses, tracksuit-inspired leggings and sweatshirts and shirtdresses in a patchwork of 60ies style patterns till knitted cape with embroidered bunnie.There is more that 80 looks which are finishing with embroidered boots and sparkling flats. Bags come in oversized totes as well as leather miniatures tied around the waist. Simply fantastic!


a. The wing-loading ratio is the jumper's exit weight (geared up) divided by the square footage of the canopy.
b. The canopy manufacturer publishes wing loading or load recommendations for each model of canopy.
Class 1 – Student Canopy – .5 to .75 Lbs/SqFt wing loading.
Class 2 – Docile – .75 to 1.00 Lbs/SqFt wing loading.
Class 3 – Mid Range – 1.0 to1.25lbs/SqFt wing loading.
Class 4 – High performance – 1.25 to 1.65 Lbs/SqFt wing loading.
Class 5 – Extreme – 1.65 to 2.00 Lbs/SqFt wing loading.
Class 6 – BALLISTIC ! ! ! – 2.0 to 2.4 Lbs/SqFt wing loading.


Does this qualify as a pet peeve?
The fact they paid for fees does not mean it was their fault. The may have done it to establish buyer loyalty or just as a courtesy for the bother, many businesses will do this.
Monsey is tricky. For food you are best off in teaneck. Activities wise there are some pottery places, Nyack is a cool town and there is always Palisades Mall.
They have been very communicative with me and helped out when I had a small issue depositing a check. I know they have gotten a lot more buyers recently through ddf and other referrals and are adjusting how they do business to meet the new volume.
Tickets sent in yesterday too?
FYI- When I was ordering Mac books today, BB was offering 5$ off (at least to me) per item to pick up in store so if you have store near by you can make a few extra bucks.
It's pretty simple, guys. This is simple supply/demand economics.
All this hubbub about a symbiotic relationship between buyer and buying group ("BG") is all fine, but be under no illusion: BGs operate to maximize their own profits, not yours (and even to the exclusion of yours).
Even if we assume that the BGs are being honest that the economics of certain deals don't work unless they offer "negative commission" (which may or may not be true), BGs have grown so large that even if 75% of the buyers do not play ball at negative commission, that leaves 25% who are buying at below cost, likely because net-net the buyer gains (e.g., using a card offering sufficient cash back to cover negative commission or they're meeting thresholds, etc.).
Notwithstanding the hollow promises of some BG reps, gone are the days of commission being a usual occurrence because BGs have realized they simply don't have to -- that's money they're taking out of their bottom line without necessity.
BGs will continue to operate this way (i.e., mostly non commission and "negative commission" deals) until and unless they see a dramatic drop off in product, something that will not happen absent buyers' concerted and sustained refusal to continue buying (either out of principle or because the economics don't justify the purchase).
Buy when it works for you, don't when it doesn't.
This is all true but the other factor is that as more buying groups (and buyers) pop up and there is more supply out there, so the BGs are not getting the same margains they used to from the people they sell it to and therefore are cutting expenses to make up for lost profit. Yes, it hurts with their buyers' loyalty to reduce/remove commissions but it may be something they need to do to make a living.
Amazing. Do you actually read the threads that you comment on or do you just blindly respond? I just finished saying that I don't think a ban would be effective. Let that sink in.
Great point. those parties should be addressed individually. I think that is spot on.
So what exactly is your point- that crazy, out of control parties where people are doing the 3 aveiros chamuros are bad and inappropriate?
I'm not sure how much banning will accomplish, but the fact that many people have enjoyable seudas with friends and family which does not result in people being rushed to the hospital has nothing to do with anything. We are talking about specific cases as highlighted in that letter, not general situations.
Incorrect. You dont make gezairos and bans based on specific instances as you are suggesting there should be. Those parties should be addressed individually by a local Rabbi or leader of community. If other parties are not experiencing these issues that is certainly relevant.
Fair general point but I disagree with your last assertion. The blame in the letter wasn't about the general issue of societal drinking. The blame was directed at individuals who create parties that result in such things.
In fact, the blame is even more appropriate in light of your valid point that such issues very much exist. Since we know that kids can seriously abuse alcohol (and mingle inappropriately) then we can blame people who use their money in ways that bring that about.
Also, the idea of banning parties because there are parties that get out of control is ridiculous. Many people have very enjoyable parties/seudas with their friends and family that is fun and does not result in "countless" people in the hospital.
LOL. Let's just say that the odds are very high that I have a much more intimate understanding than you of what rabbonim do and how they deliberate things.


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Q: We weren't able to verify your property: www.website.com While using GoogleWebMaster for verifying a newly uploaded website I get this error when I use a HTML upload verification type.

We weren't able to verify your property: www.website.com

My server is a EC2, ubuntu 64 bit micro instance running apache2.

A: I moved the file to /var/www/html and yet the verification failed. I then used chown to change the ownership of the file. It worked after that.

sudo chown www-data:www-data google.html


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Gorgeous Fair trade and organic shower towel especially created to supply luxury, quality and durability combined with the highest standards of ethical and sustainable sourcing. Certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) by the UK Soil Association.
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Nice towels but I was disappointed that all the towels were individually wrapped in plastic.
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Taking place from 19 – 21 June at ExCeL London, visitors to stand F320 in Hall S7 will discover the latest innovations to help 'access smarter thinking'. Solutions from leading brands, including ASSA ABLOY Access Control, Abloy and Traka, will cover access control, identification technology, entrance automation and integrated security solutions.
As Europe's largest security exhibition celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, IFSEC International is ideally suited to ASSA ABLOY showcasing how its journey from mechanical to digital security is safeguarding against even the most challenging security threats.
The company's innovative solutions meet the specific needs in some of the most demanding environments across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, emergency services, SMEs and multi-use, critical infrastructure and education.
ASSA ABLOY Access Control will be exhibiting SMARTair, a modular and fully scalable access control system. SMARTair ensures organisations remain in control of their site – who enters, where and when – at all times, in real time. This year, the new mobile solution OpenowTM will be presented, which enables users to unlock protected doors using their smartphones, via an encrypted Bluetooth connection.
The brand will also be showcasing the Aperio H100, which packs the power and flexibility of wireless access control into a slim, cleverly designed door handle. The brand's OEM partners ACS and TDSi will also be available on the stand to help demonstrate how easy Aperio is to integrate with a vast range of new and existing access control systems.
Traka will showcase its latest key and asset management solutions. This will include live demonstrations of Traka Web, an innovative software for centrally managing Traka key and locker systems. The brand will also be showing how Traka can be integrated to different access control systems, such as CLIQ, ARX and Genetec.
IFSEC 2018 offers a vital platform to demonstrate how organisations can 'access smarter thinking"
Kevin Hoare, Interim EMEA VIP DAS at ASSA ABLOY, explains: "IFSEC 2018 offers a vital platform to demonstrate how organisations can 'access smarter thinking' with the latest integrated security and access control technologies from ASSA ABLOY.
"As security threats become more diverse and complex, our solutions are helping to make sure organisations can overcome these challenges. Our range of intelligent, robust and future-proof technologies are delivering greater security, safety and convenience to end users in a diverse range of environments. These include critical infrastructure, emergency services, SME and multi-use, education and commercial.
ASSA ABLOY will be available on stand F320 in Hall S7 at IFSEC 2018, taking place 19 – 21 June at ExCeL London.


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Q: How can I create a specific print fn in Python that prints the output to tkinter GUI instead of terminal? I have the following part of code in Python:
model.summary()

model.compile(loss='categorical_crossentropy', optimizer=optim, metrics=['accuracy'])
history = model.fit(x_train, y_train_onehot, batch_size=b_size, epochs=epoch, verbose=1, validation_split=0.2)
score = model.evaluate(x_test, y_test_onehot)

print("score: ",score[0])
print("accuracy: ",score[1])

y_pred = model.predict(x_test)
failed_pred = np.where((np.argmax(y_pred, axis=1) !=
np.argmax(y_test_onehot, axis=1)))
print("failed_pred")

x_test_prim = x_test[index]
print("x_test_prim.shape: ",x_test_prim.shape)

img_usable = np.expand_dims(x_test_prim, axis=0)
img_to_show = np.reshape(x_test_prim, (28,28))
plt.imshow(img_to_show)
print(img_usable.shape)
pred_prim = model.predict_classes(img_usable)
print("The prediction: ",pred_prim)
print("The reality: ",y_test[index])

How do I print every single print fn in tkinter GUI?
Is there a way to call this fn in future programs built from scratch?


This solid oak spool cabinet from the 1890's has its original stencil advertising for "Goff's Braid," and could be a jewelry box or collector's chest.
Made for a store to sell spools of thread in the days when every woman sewed, this American made antique has an excellent deep finish. Three drawers have "finger" dovetailed joints.
Size is 17 1/2" wide, 19" deep and 11" tall.


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Mission With by Paul Keeble
Is this ministry model doomed to failure, asks Mike Starkey
ABOUT three-quarters of the population of Greater Manchester live in the urban parts of the city, while three-quarters of the Christian population live in the suburban areas. This, Paul Keeble says, poses a critical dilemma for Christian mission.
Keeble arrived in Manchester as a student from Northern Ireland. He sensed a call to remain in inner-city Manchester, where he set up home and raised a family. This book gathers his experiences and reflections from several decades of living in a diverse and underprivileged area of a great city. It is a thoughtful and inspiring narrative, which conveys the author's very real passion for his local community. Along the way, he explores important issues of class, culture, and theology, and unpacks a holistic vision of mission rooted in a theology of incarnation.
Historical and cross-cultural parallels are drawn with Hudson Taylor's mission to China and Vincent Donovan's to the Masai. Keeble describes his approach as "mission with", as opposed to "mission to" or "mission for". He helpfully compares his own approach with similar models of urban mission, and footnotes refer to a range of lesser known and unpublished materials.
The book's origins in an M.Phil. thesis are apparent, not least in terms, such as "project-praxis", which may be daunting to the less academic reader. One nettle never quite grasped, moreover, is the question what kind of spirituality actually inspires the urban poor and marginalised. Latin American liberation theology famously expressed a "preferential option for the poor", while the poor them-selves expressed a preferential option for the exuberance, aspiration, and sheer volume of Pentecostalism.
Keeble's vision of living alongside the urban poor is a moving one: patient, one-to-one, holistic, and theologically nuanced. I would love to hope that it is effective, too. But, if a critic were to suggest that it is a recipe for burnout among those doing the mission, and not the most helpful approach for the urban poor themselves, the evidence for the defence is not really set out here.
The Revd Mike Starkey is a tutor for the Church Army and author of the Faith Pictures evangelism course.
Mission With: Something out of the ordinary
Paul Keeble
Instant Apostle £8.99
(978-1-909728-60-8)
Church Times Bookshop £8.10
Taking our nature upon him
Bible insights of the feminists
Newman in all of his moods
Baggage that may not need carrying
'Prophocative' work in an Essex gallery
The play of light and 'the invisible Sun'
Transcending Mission by Michael W. Stroope
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Associate Minister
We are two lively and growing evangelical churches working together as one Christian family, reaching out to a large parish in Clacton, on Essex's 'sunshine coast'. We want to appoint a faithful and dynamic Interim Associate Minister (for 3 years), who will have special responsibility for our ministry to young adults.
We have an exciting opportunity for a minister to lead us in effective evangelism to a diverse and growing population close to Basingstoke.
Priest in Charge
We are searching for a skilled team leader to be the first incumbent of this new benefice who will lead the three parishes as they grow a distinct identity together. There is an Associate House for Duty priest based in Spittal and other ministers lay and ordained who support a mission and ministry team.


Made from a mixture of clay, natural compost and seeds, Seed Bombs were originally developed to combat abandoned urban grey-spaces. They can be thrown anywhere - old parking lots, cracks in pavement, back alleys - to reclaim the space and make it worth caring for again. Each bomb contains hundreds of seeds and can just as easily be tossed into your home garden for a quick-sprouting salad. The cardboard sleeve comes with your choice of two, six or ten hand-rolled seed bombs. Slingshot included.


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Game of the Month: July 2009
Our favorite releases from the past 30 days, on every major platform.
By IGN Staff
Updated: 14 Jun 2012 8:57 am
Posted: 31 Jul 2009 4:56 pm
The dog days of summer are not typically the busiest time for videogames. July was more about big delays than big announcements, but we still sorted through the cream of the crop to pick out the best games from each console. As it turns out, this summer is all about downloadable titles and of course one or two fighting games. Browse through our picks to see which games are worth your hard-earned cash.
Make sure to let us know if you agree with our picks by dropping some knowledge in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
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When adventure games were as big as first-person shooters are today, LucasArts delivered the very best adventures around. With Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, you can experience one of LucasArts' most beloved games, with modernized graphics. And for those nostalgic for the past, you can toggle back to the original look to see how far we've come.
Have you played 'Splosion Man?
It's July and for football fans that means it's time for another iteration of NCAA Football. This year EA Sports concentrated on adding great new modes to the classic formula. On the disc you'll find Road to Glory where you'll take a freshman pup to campus superstar, TeamBuilder where you can craft your own custom squad from scratch, and Season Showdown which is like a next-gen leaderboard where every action you make on the field is tallied against the rest of the nation. All of the new features come together for a collegiate football experience that is tough to match.
Little King's Story
Good things are truly worth waiting for, and Little King's Story is proof of that. After over two and a half years XSEED brings a beautiful strategy/life sim mash-up, and it doesn't fail to entertain. Taking the role of a young king it's up to you to nurture your kingdom to fruition, lay waste to adorable villains, and wrap it all up by bedtime.
Treasure World
Treasure World might have lacked in "things to do" but there's no denying its absolutely creative design that encourages DS owners to get outside and wander their neighborhoods. The game sniffs out Wi-Fi signals and turns them into in-game collectibles, and it's surprisingly addictive that's enhanced with a solid Facebook-like website to show off your wares to buddies.
Holey Invasion of Privacy, Badman!
Although the PSP didn't have many games to enjoy this month, NISA came through with Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?, a tough game with a great sense of humor. This old-school, quirky affair combines the basic tunneling mechanics of classics like Dig Dug and mixes it with dungeon creation and monster breeding. The result is a very difficult but very fun experience.
Breaking bricks is a tried and true form of videogame entertainment, but it's rare to see one of these games stick out in this genre and make waves -- Shatter does all that with ease. Aside from slick and crisp graphics, constantly changing the position of your bumper, and featuring a kickin' soundtrack from Module, Shatter gives you the ability to direct the ball long after it's touched your paddle with the help of some push and pull mechanics. Step aside, Arkanoid.
There's only one button to press in this game, and it makes you explode. It lets you jump, rebound off walls, ricochet off explosive barrels and dismantle enemies. What may seem awkward at first soon reveals itself to be a slick, quick and always entertaining system of character movement that's great solo or with up to four players.
Square Enix brings its second major release to WiiWare this month with My Life as a Dark Lord. Running on the same engine as King, this tower defense WiiWare exclusive blends beautiful music with strong visuals, balanced gameplay, and impressive presentation. Did you dabble in My Life as a King? It's time to take a walk on the dark side.
Space Invaders Infinity Gene
Infinity Gene is one of the best Space Invaders editions since the yen-swallowing 1977 original. Popping with a slick neo-retro aesthetic and a great techno-thump soundtrack, Infinity Gene is a smart shooter boosted by responsive touch controls. Really, if your shop gets blow'd up -- and it will -- it's entirely your fault you can't keep up.
Born of plasma and flame in an underground military lab, 'Splosion Man can 'splode at will, propelling himself around a side-scrolling world and destroying everything in his way.
Genres:Action
Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB, Cartoon Violence
Platforms:Xbox 360
Developers:Twisted Pixel
Publishers:Microsoft Game Studios
Release Date:July 22, 2009
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Valplast is the original flexible denture based resin that is ideal for partial dentures and unilateral restorations without the need for unsightly metal clasps.
Injection moulded from a nylon based thermoplastic, Valplast has been available for over 50years in the united states and now from many dental practices within the UK.
The injection moulding process allows the dentures to remain strong yet extremely thin allowing Valplast Flexible Partials to blend in well with the natural appearance of the gums, making the partial virtually invisible.
Valplast's unique material blends in with the natural tissue providing virtually invisible support and a more pleasing smile. Valplast is available in four natural tones - pink, light pink, meharry and light meharry - to match the patient's colouring.
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I have been very excited about my summer this year and I have been wishful from the start that I can have at least one escapade under the painful heat of the sun. I am fascinated about the outdoors and since the Philippines is a summer-friendly country, I have been patient in looking for a summer adventure.
If you have read through my posts this summer, you would have seen that a stay-cation in Makati was my way to have a summer kick off. Months have passed and the season has now grown old but I haven't had the chance yet to go on a vacation. So what better way to end the season but a relaxing stay-cation once again!
Soon after my fellow blogger-slash-friend-slash-personal villain (because I am a superhero after all) Robbie opened the idea of a pampering weekend at Bellevue Hotel Manila in Alabang, it was a whooping Yes! And after days of delay, we finally got to spend leisure in a five-star hotel down south with Renz and Mica.
I have always been curios about Alabang, I get to pass by this area on some events before but never did I had the chance to be up close and personal about this town. I live up north and Filinvest City in Alabang was ridiculously just out of my way. The place was vibrant and it gives me a feeling of actually traveling overseas.
The calm yet modern ambiance was exactly what I wanted to have. But I am a little disappointed on how cab drivers get to be subtly and discreetly out of control in this part of the metro. I'm sure you know what I mean.
But that shouldn't over power a well deserved weekend of pampering. Bellevue Hotel Manila was sleek in its look and feel. Among all the staycation experiences I was able to have, this is the only hotel that I get to bump with lot of local celebrities.
Tripadvisor awards Bellevue Hotel with a Certificate of Excellence in 2012 and 2013.
Guests pay the extra for a delightful luxury experience and I believe Bellevue gives that exactly. The wooden floors instead of the usual carpeted room is a special concept that I was able to appreciate from this hotel. You see it is very hard to maintain a shiny wooden flooring compared to just a vacum cleaner-easy floor.
The entire stay was free from activities, at least for me that is. I wanted to have a lazy laid back day under the soft sheets and catching a nap from time to time while over looking the entire city from the 11th floor or juggling over Robbie and Mica's room from across the hallway.
The bathroom was functionally designed to save space while having enough room to enjoy your rain shower. Everything that a five star hotel needs to have were in tact.
My favorite part of the hotel is its swimming pools which were located at the third floor of the Main and the Tower wing. Having said that, you might get a picture of what it looks like, and yes, it is overlooking the skyscrapers in Alabang. Something I was really excited to see.
During the day, the pool is a place for family and friends wishing to have a moment of swimming and splasing, at night, it reveals itself as a party hub for the hip ones craving for some fun, drinks and dance - at the pool side! If I were in the mood to change and dress up, I wouldn't have had missed the fun that night.
The Traditional Buffet Breakfast greeted us the next morning. I was starving when I woke up and I never got the chance to have extra photos of the morning aside from this Instagram post. You can also follow me @thewanderdan.
My summer wrap-up weekend was surely what I needed and what I was hoping for. I wasn't playing with white sand on the beach but this has indeed sufficed, with cherry on top.
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This hotel looks great and I would like to stay in this hotel as I am planning to spend vacation here with my family.


Everyone has heard if the Salem witch trials is Massachusetts, yet three Connecticut counties also had full-scale witch-hunts. New London County, which did not hang witches, hides secrets of alchemy and natural magic. Dr. Ringel explains New England Puritans' fear of witchcraft and how they acted on it. UConn Extension's Center for Learning in Retirement (CLIR) provides meaningful and serious intellectual activities for retirees and other adults from all walks of life, conducted in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. There are no academic requirements. A UConn CLIR program.


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The Scalability Continuum: What's Next for Terracotta?
Terracotta is revolutionizing the way it provides Java application scalability and availability along with database scalability. In this year alone, Terracotta acquired Ehcache and Quartz, and built a Hibernate caching product. To some, it may not be clear how these pieces fit together in Terracotta's technological vision. Terracotta CTO Ari Zilka says in a recent letter, "all these pieces will come together in what we call a scalability continuum." The "scalability continuum" and the circumvention of performance bottlenecks are at the heart of Terracotta's strategy going forward. Ari Zilka has provided DZone with a preview of what you can expect next few years from Terracotta.
Terracotta has been very open in discussing its technical capabilities and its overall strategy. Next week they will stream a live webcast about the product roadmap for the newly acquired Quartz scheduling system. The company also has video demonstrating their Hibernate product's performance and scalability out of the box. The scalability continuum is about taking applications and scaling them as high as needed without time consuming code changes, says Zilka. "What it means for you is the freedom to write your applications one way, and in many cases take applications you have now and scale them as needed without rewriting, without painful re-architecture work, and without unnecessary costs," said Zilka. "With our Ehcache-based products, you can take a new single node application, easily add performance enhancements tune and manage at runtime, and scale out to many nodes and up into virtualized environments and clouds. One scalability solution. No changes to the application itself."
Zilka says Terracotta's vision is also about circumventing database bottlenecks to scalability. Movement to commodity servers, dominance of scaled-out N-tier architectures, and the widespread use of Java have lead to these bottlenecks, he says. The advent of cloud computing amplifies this effect. Zilka said, "In the past month I've spoken to at least 10 CIOs of Global 1000 firms and heard a consistent refrain: they realized their applications couldn't scale when they tried to move the cloud, and over-dependence on the database was the common cause. In short, the data tier in their applications could not scale in the cloud to keep up with a dynamically scalable compute tier driven by modern hardware virtualization. They want the benefits of highly virtualized environments and clouds, but they need to overcome this common data scalability barrier."
Terracotta's two-pronged mission is to resolve this dilemma and provide it's "scalability continuum" for applications. First, with Ehcache Terracotta is leveraging the distributed caching tool's performance and ubiquity. Zilka says plans to add cache management features are in the works, as well as caching services for clouds in partnership with companies like Amazon, Eucalyptus, and VMware. Terracotta is also working on a Memcached "swap-in" available through REST that can be used in the cloud and in on-premises data centers. Finally, Quartz will be transformed into a highly scalable job management service that is not dependent on the database for reliability. As a result of the recent acquisitions, Zilka says Terracotta will benefit enormously from the minds that created Quartz and Ehache.
In addition, Terracotta hasn't forgotten its core offering, the Terracotta server. In a previous interview with DZone, Zilka said that the Terracotta 3.1.1 server is "three to ten times faster than everyone, but the new Terracotta server in 3.2 looks like it's going to be about 4 times faster than the current Terracotta server."


FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – Nine people with ties to a criminal organization that operated in Horry and Florence counties were sentenced in federal court Tuesday on drug and firearm charges, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
During the sentencing hearings, United States District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks characterized the gang as one of the most dangerous criminal organizations the federal government has prosecuted in the Florence and Myrtle Beach areas in many years.
Prosecutors said Barbara Landy, 27, was the leader of a subset of a national criminal street gang and communicated directly with a national leader who was incarcerated in the Western part of the United States.
"As the leader, or four star general, in charge, Landy directed drug shipments, assisted in the trafficking of weapons, and ordered the payment of 'homage,' or dues by inferior gang members," according to the release. She was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison.
Joshua Randall, 31, was sentenced to 195 months in federal prison. Prosecutors said Randall was a lieutenant in the gang and sold heroin and/or fentanyl to customers in the Myrtle Beach and Florence areas.
Lee Tracy Riggins, 27, was also a member of the gang. According to the release, Riggins participated in the gang's drug distribution and firearms trafficking networks and was integral in gathering guns to be transported to and sold in New York City to generate revenue for the gang. Riggins was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.
According to the release, the remaining defendants sentenced were either lower-level members of the street gang or non-gang members. Stanley Weaver, Brandon Randall, Jerrick Thomas, Dominique Chatman, Douglas Hart, and Joey Sinclair garnered combined sentences of 130 months, ranging from 35 months in federal prison to time served.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Horry County Sheriff's Office, the Horry County Police Department, the Myrtle Beach Police Department, the North Myrtle Beach Police Department, the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office Drug Enforcement Unit, and the Georgetown Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Andy Moorman, Everett McMillian, and Justin Holloway prosecuted the case.
A 25-year-old man is in custody after police say he robbed a Myrtle Beach convenience store this week.


Communication today is increasingly virtual. Think about all the times you've shot off a text or email versus picking up a phone. You're not just talking to your homies; you might also be texting a hair salon to see if there's an appointment available this weekend, or setting up a dinner reservation through an app. Businesses of all kinds are adapting to meet people on the communication channels they are already using.
Enter Facebook Messenger! This week, we're going to set up Messenger for your company Page so it can help you run things a little more smoothly.
If you're not already aware of this, heads up -- users can send your company Facebook messages! Open your company Page, and look at the top left to find the Inbox, where you'll see all the messages you've ever gotten on Facebook (and Instagram, if you're using it). You'll also find mentions of your Page here, and comments on your Instagram posts.
Before we get into how to start setting up Messenger for success, let's crunch some numbers to show just how many people this platform can reach. Facebook Messenger has 1.2 billion users a month. That's right, BILLION. And those 1.2 billion users send 2 billion messages to businesses each month. Basically, Facebook Messenger is kind of a big deal for doin' biz.
Not only are all of those users on the platform, but they prefer it to other methods of communication! It's fast, easy, and hella accessible since Messenger is integrated into an app they're already using. Messaging is the second-most popular form of communication for customers when interacting with brands. 53% of people are more likely to shop with a business they can message, and 56% of people would rather message than call customer service(same, girl, same).
If you're not convinced at this point, skim those numbers again. Now let's get to the set up!
These three sections contain all the cool things you can do with Messenger, such as prompt people to start a conversation, auto-respond to inquiries, and even remind people about appointments. We'll walk through the categories one by one, starting with General Settings, so follow along with us down the page.
The first thing you can choose is whether or not you want to be able to just hit your enter or return button, instead of clicking on send. For those of you who are skilled typists, go for it. For those of us who may not have the most nimble fingers, consider turning this off to avoid awkward mishaps.
That decision is easy! Next, decide whether or not you want to prompt your users to send you messages. You've probably seen this before, when you go onto a company's Facebook Page and a little Messenger box pops up from that company, all like, "Hey, what's up? Wanna chat?" This is a way to engage with a customer one on one at the moment that they're looking for something from you on your Page, whether it's your phone number or your opening hours.
The third (and coolest) choice on your General Settings is whether you want to help people start a conversation. What if they get to your Messenger window and freeze? This setting allows Facebook to show a user a list of the most commonly asked questions, depending on your Page category, and you can select what questions appear.
Do you want to send instant replies to anyone who messages your Page? You should consider doing this, especially if you get a high volume of inquiries. It's a great way to be like "Hey (name), thanks so much for your message! We'll respond as soon as we can. If your question is urgent, please reach out at (insert number here)." That way your audience will at least know you're working on their inquiry, even if you haven't actually seen it yet.
The second setting in this section is all about the response time. You know how when you go to a company's Page you can see if a company typically responds in an hour or within the day? This will update automatically based on your own response time (and automatic messages don't count)! So if you can't get to your messages immediately, this buys you a little time.
Think of the third setting as an away message; here you can turn on an automatic response, such as if you're stepping away for lunch and want your audience to know you'll BRB.
We promise we're almost done with the settings! Last, but not least, is whether or not you want to remind and/or follow-up with people who book appointments. If you're running a service-based business, you can use Facebook to manage your appointments and even sync it to another booking platform you might be using, making it as easy as pie for your customers to book with you right away.
We hope you'll spend a moment or two checking out these options as you're upgrading your company Page overall, because making it convenient and fun for your audience to interact with you is what will keep them coming back.


Papingo village is situated in north-western Greece near the border with Albania in the mountainous region of Epirus. It consists of two parts: Mikro Papingo and Megalo Papingo. As in the whole region of Zagori the village is dominated by buildings of gray limestone, stone fences and cobblestone streets. It is interesting that houses in Papingo do not have balconies. The biggest advantage of the village is its location, which provides breathtaking views. Papingo is often visited by travelers heading towards the Vikos Gorge in the Pindus mountains.


So then let's also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let's throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith's pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him, and sat down at the right side of God's throne.
Reading a devotional this morning called "Our Daily Bread" reminded me of the damage that carrying 'baggage' through life can cause. The baggage can come in the form of hurts that have never healed, guilt from past sins never confessed and repented from-- or probably any number of other potential issues not coming to mind at the moment. Whatever it is and wherever it comes form, as children of God we must deal with it to be effective witnesses for Him and live the type of victorious life He intends for us to have.
We recently watched a show on the Game Show Network that deals with trying to match people up while shedding light on their 'baggage' and then allowing them to choose what is tolerable and what is not. Sometimes, an individual might appear to be the obvious choice, but is not picked because their baggage is just too much. That said, it occurred to me that the baggage people carry can get in the way, robbing them of an opportunity that might have been beneficial and pleasant. While I don't care much for the show, I am reminded that our baggage goes along with us through life and can often hinder us from being effective in carrying out God's will-- therefore robbing us from some wonderful things that might have come our way if it were not blocking our path.


GBPUSD is growing within the ascendant channel creating higher highs and higher lows.
The support rests at 1.23810 with resistance at 1.25120 which both lines are above the weekly pivot point at 1.23020. The EMA of 10 is moving with bullish bias along the ascendant channel and it is above the EMA of 200 and the EMA of 100. The RSI is moving in the overbought area, the Stochastic is moving in its high rates and the MACD indicator is in positive territory. The ADX is showing buy signals.
The price has already crossed the 61.8 level of Fibonacci and the resistance line seems to be strong to be broken therefore the pair will rise towards the 1.25 area but later sellers can target 1.2300.


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Marvellous medicine....
Unsurprisingly I still have a leaning towards the occasional 'medical' read, even though it is a time of my life that feels increasingly past and distant, and a world I was quite pleased to let go when the right time came. My shelves are heaving with books on the subject, the Plague & Pestilence shelf is particularly over-burdened and the Nursing shelf too, but I am always happy to hear of any more, so please do add your 'medical' reading suggestions in comments...
Thank you to whoever sent me the email urging me to read All That Remains - A Life in Death by Sue Black. I ordered it immediately on the strength of your enthusiasm and, though reading progress has been slow recently, I am enjoying it immensely. And yes, that seems strange given the subject matter...
'Sue Black confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident or natural disaster. In All That Remains she reveals the many faces of death she has come to know, using key cases to explore how forensic science has developed, and what her work has taught her.
Do we expect a book about death to be sad? Macabre? Sue's book is neither. There is tragedy, but there is also humour in stories as gripping as the best crime novel. Our own death will remain a great unknown. But as an expert witness from the final frontier, Sue Black is the wisest, most reassuring, most compelling of guides.'
I heard Professor Dame Sue Black on Desert Island Discs a while ago and it is one of the episodes that has stuck in my mind. Down to earth, unassuming and pragmatic and well...normal, and All That Remains is likewise, accessible and revealing.
'As we near our allotted three score years and ten, life seems to speed up and we begin to become aware of how much we still have left to achieve...'
This is a re-framing of death from feared demon to something else...the beginning of a new existence perhaps. It involves a suspension of preconceptions as well as the accompanying possibilities of fear, distrust and loathing. Thus far I have learned that anatomy and cadaver dissection teach far more than where everything is...humanity and altruism, respect and dignity, teamwork, attention to detail, patience, calmness and manual dexterity to name but a few. Oh yes, and every single minute 300 million of our cells will die, thankfully many are simply replaced.
The Language of Kindness - A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson is another book that has been calling me, also for obvious reasons. I'm guessing Christie Watson and I share that RSCN (Registered Sick Children's Nurse) qualification because we also share the training alma mater that is Great Ormond Street, though I left the year that Christie was born, which is a bit of a sobering thought...
'Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness.
We watch Christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.
In our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, Christie is with us. She is a guide, mentor and friend. And in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a hand.'
Care, compassion and kindness were the fundamental nursing attributes instilled in us at Great Ormond Street, and once learned they are never un-learned (if that makes sense). Christie will be doing an event at the Budleigh Literary Festival this year and I will be there too, so I am hoping our paths will cross.
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay. I have definitely missed the party on this one, top of the best sellers for months but I have to confess that I put it down after a few chapters, in the wrong mood for the relentless wry humour. One of those right-book-wrong-reader moments, but I will come back to it...
'Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.
Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know – and more than a few things you didn't – about life on and off the hospital ward.'
And I might as well add in a book that has only just arrived (thank you Granta) and will be published in October, but it looks like a must read so maybe get your library on the case if it is of interest...
Nine Pints - A Journey Through the Mysterious Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George
'Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, who probably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us, discovering what it reveals about who we are. In Nepal, she meets girls challenging the taboos surrounding menstruation; in the Canadian prairies, she visits a controversial plasma clinic; in Wales she gets a tour of the UK's only leech farm to learn about the vital role the creatures still play in modern surgery; and in a London hospital she accompanies a medical team revolutionising the way we treat trauma. Nine Pints reveals the richness and wonder of the potent red fluid that courses around our bodies, unseen but miraculous.'
I have a bit of a duck-and-avoid relationship with all things haematological after losing my only brother to leukaemia during my student nurse years. Until his diagnosis it had been one of my most interesting and enjoyable ward placements at Great Ormond Street, (3AB and Sister Beech...it's all recounted here and particularly here) but then, when it happened, I knew far too much about leukaemia and what the likely outcome would be, and my enthusiasm dissipated. But I still have a fascination for it all too, so we shall see.
And on the subject of medical reads, has anyone read Henry Marsh... I started Do No Harm just before my dad became ill and haven't been able to pick it up since...maybe I could go back to it now.


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1 week until the New Year!
I forgot it was Valentine's Day! I hope each and every one of you enjoys this day with your loved ones, especially to all you love birds. And let us not forget, it's a day of celebration for friendship too! Time for some hugs!
Some of my favorite songs come from Aussie territory. Enjoy this piece and many more on youtube!
And for those who grew up in the 90's, remember this song??
Well Mr. Faker made one of his own. I think this lad is pretty rad.


There's a sweet worship revolution sweeping out from Africa, and Chris Morgan is heavily implicated! Hear this album; let the waves roll over you just for a bit, and you would want to plunge right in.
Chris Morgan loves to worship, and he's passionate about helping others come into the presence of Yahweh. Stomping the beats, singing the songs, saving the souls!


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Эсте́бан Хосе́ Эчеверри́а Эспино́са (, , Буэнос-Айрес — , Монтевидео) — аргентинский политик-унитарий, мыслитель, поэт, писатель и социолог. Один из крупнейших представителей романтизма в литературе Латинской Америки XIX столетия.

Биография
Эстебан Эчеверриа Эспиноса — уроженец Буэнос-Айреса. Сын испанского баска Хосе-Доминго Эчеверриа и аргентинки-портеньо Мартины Эспиноса.

Эстебан Эчеверриа учился сперва в университете Буэнос-Айреса, а затем, в течение 4 лет, в Париже, где познакомился с произведениями французских романтиков, поэзией Шиллера и Гёте. В тот же период подпал под сильное влияние идей европейского утопического социализма, особенно Сен-Симона. Принадлежал к «Поколению 1837 года», выступавшему против реакции, за освобождение национальной культуры от влияния колониального испанизма.

Вернувшись на родину в 1830 году, Эстебан Эчеверриа, совместно с Х. Б. Альберди основывает в 1838 г. тайную организацию «Молодая Аргентина» или «Майская ассоциация» (по аналогии с «Молодой Италией» Джузеппе Мадзини и в честь Майской революции 1810 года в Аргентине), поставившую своей задачей борьбу за «свободу, равенство и братство». В своём труде «Социалистическое учение Майской ассоциации» он излагает те идеи и принципы, на которых должна строиться политическая партия, призванная бороться за прогрессивное развитие страны. Под «прогрессом» здесь понимался жёсткий и последовательный унитаризм.

Спасаясь от преследований со стороны диктатора Хуана Мануэля де Росаса и «масорки», Э. Эчеверриа в 1841 году эмигрировал в Уругвай, где и умер в бедности от туберкулёза.

Библиография

 Obras completas, Buenos Aires, 1951
 Elvira o la novia del Plata (1832)
 Don Juan (1833)
 Carlos
 Mangora
 La Pola o el amor y el patriotismo
 Himno del dolor (1834)
 Los consuelos (1834)
 Al corazón (1835)
 Rimas (1837, en GB)
 La cautiva
  (El matadero, 1838)
 Canciones
 Peregrinaje de Gualpo
 El Dogma Socialista
 Cartas a un amigo
 El ángel caído
 Ilusiones
 La guitarra
 Avellaneda
 Mefistófeles
 Apología del matambre (1837)
 La noche
 La diamela.

Примечания

Литература

 Agosti H.P. Echeverria. — Buenos Aires, 1951.
 Kisnerman N. Contribucion a la bibliografia sobre E. Echeverria. — Buenos Aires, 1971.

Персоналии по алфавиту
Писатели Аргентины
Поэты Аргентины
Политики Аргентины
Революционеры Аргентины
Социалисты Аргентины
Социалисты-утописты
Социологи Аргентины
Умершие от туберкулёза