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Join Forces & Be Part of The AQUABATS! Super Kickstarter!A project in Huntington Beach, CA by The Aquabats!
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Join the Aquabats, Jack Black & the Legion of Righteous Comrades to make NEW ALBUMS and NEW EPISODES of THE AQUABATS! SUPER SHOW!
Average Pledge Per Backer: $180
Funded: $601,629 of $1,110,000
Dates: Jul 31st -> Sep 1st (33 days)
Project By: The Aquabats!
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WE'VE REBOOTED OUR KICKSTARTER! Please Read & RE-PLEDGE NOW!
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're in heaven, it's Episode 7! The return of Ricky Fitness!
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The events of today's episode could spell certain doom for The Aquabats! We can only hope that they find Crash soon, and that together they can figure out a way to finish gathering The Legion of Righteous Comrades! But remember - things are always... (Read More)
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August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Get your fix... it's EPISODE 6! And who – or what – is Powdered Milk Man?!
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
How strange! Who could have ever guessed that Eaglebones' unassuming boss was capable of such dehydrated treachery? No matter! There's no time to waste, as our heroes resume their quest to find the two remaining Aquabats and continue gathering... (Read More)
We're working on a new plan to #BringBackTheAquabats and help the Kickstarter succeed!
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Legion of Righteous Comrades: Well, friends, how about an update? With 11 days left in The Aquabats! Super Kickstarter!, you've pledged almost $500,000 (!!!), and almost 3,000 Righteous Comrades have joined our cause! And no matter what happens... (Read More)
The Aquabats Need Your Help to Kickstart Their Long Lost TV Show
August 16th - via: ocweekly.com
Now more than ever, MC Bat Commander and the crew of spandex wearing, ska-punk saviors of humanity need a little saving if they?re ever going to bring back their Daytime Emmy Winning TV series The Aquabats! Supershow! (Read More)
Look alive, it's EPISODE 5! Plus: Join The Aquabats this Saturday in Long Beach, CA!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that was unexpected! Will Eaglebones trade in his job security for a laser guitar? Can The Aquabats defeat such an evil foe without their whole team? Will our heroes escape this restaurant with their lives? Find out next time on… The... (Read More)
Answer the door, it's EPISODE 4: The return of JIMMY THE ROBOT!!
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank goodness The MC Bat Commander had that horn to make up for his… unique dance moves! But there's no time to waste! The Bat Commander and his trusty robot companion are off to find the next Aquabat! Where could Eaglebones possibly be? What has... (Read More)
You beat the $300K CHALLENGE… so here's a NEW MUSIC VIDEO!
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Almost 30% funded... FREE STICKERS ADDED at $33 and up... PLUS: See TWO EXCLUSIVE NEW T-SHIRT DESIGNS!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you, we've unlocked TWO FREE REWARD UPGRADES! UPGRADE 1: FREE STICKERS for ALL PLEDGES of $33 and up! UPGRADE 2: TWO SHIRT DESIGNS for anyone getting the t-shirt! REMINDER: Join the SATURDAY LIVESTREAM tomorrow @ 12pm / 9am! REMINDER: NEW... (Read More)
Golly-gee, it's EPISODE 3!!! PLUS: A New Goal, Another Saturday Livestream, and New MUSIC REWARD LEVELS!
August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Things are taking a left turn for the Bat Commander! Finding his compadres may not be as easy as he had hoped!! Will The Aquabats live to fight as a team once more? Will the Righteous Legion rally to their side? TUNE IN all month long to find... (Read More)
Hey look, it's EPISODE 2!!! Plus: Saturday Morning Livestream, Presale on Finale Show Tickets & More!
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
LEARNING & GROWING: Why It Costs $1.11M to #BringBackTheAquabats!
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
It's your BFF, The MC Bat Commander, back with another update. Yesterday was a pretty good day, my friends – because now we're over $200,000, and still climbing! But it's time for some real talk, homies. I'm no techno-wizard, but I've been keeping... (Read More)
The Return of The Aquabats!?
August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hot dang! The last 48 hours sure have been a crazy ride! As you darn well know, we launched our little Super Kickstarter! on Tuesday morning... and if you're reading this, it means you were among the very first true friends to answer the call and... (Read More)
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August 1st - via: riotfest.org
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Accessible Communications and Marketing training teaches attendees to create accessible online web content, social media, emails, video and audio, and marketing. We'll demonstrate solutions to achieve WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, as well as usability and accessibility best practices gathered through our own research and user testing across various disability groups.
This course is in alignment with the Australian Human Rights Commission's World Wide Web Access Advisory Notes and the Australian Government's Digital Service Standard.
Course Content
1. Introduction to accessible communications:
- Legislation
- Who it benefits
- Disability statistics
- Learning styles
2. Governance:
- Accessibility Policy
- Centralised and Distributed authoring models
- Brand style and editorial guides
- Briefing suppliers
3. Web accessibility techniques:
- Plain English
- Legibility of text
- Images and text alternatives
- Colour contrast
- Content structure
- Video and Audio
- Maps and charts
- Infographics
4. Accessible Advertisements
5. Email, documents, and social media
- Email accessibility considerations
- Word and PDF accessibility considerations
- Social media considerations
6. Print Accessibility
7. Creating an Accessibility Statement
- Tools
- What you should have in a statement
8. Handling complaints
- Social media
- Direct
9. Wrap-up
Course Materials
Attendees will be provided with a handbook and a list of resources for further reading.
2020 Course Dates and Registration
As of April, 2020, our public training courses are going ahead after September this year. We will provide further updates regarding any changes.
The in-person course starts at 9.00am and finishes at 4.30pm.
From the list of locations below, click the date of the course you wish to attend. You will be redirected to an online registration page, which will provide venue details. Payment can be made online using a credit card (we will email you a tax receipt), or select 'invoice' to be invoiced directly from Vision Australia.
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SB20 sailor Jimmy Dowling will host a training session on the basic techniques of handling the gennaker on Saturday morning, May 6.
The session is aimed at the less experienced SB20 class members but all are welcome.
A brief lecture, a demonstration and Q & A session commencing at 9.00 will be held in the wet bar (downstairs) at the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
To whet the appetite, a video of Mark Rushall (below) making an immaculate gybe, represents the new standard to be achieved in DBSC racing after this session.


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Olympic eventing: July 30th
Maruska and Jenny were lucky enough to experience the amazing atmosphere as spectators at the cross country phase of the 2012 Olympics at Greenwich park. We'll never forget the roar of the crowds as each GB rider rode their clear rounds. Well done team GB, you did us proud! ;) Here is just a few of the shots we took and the riders we were lucky enough to see...
And at the end of all that, we still had the individual show jumping final to look forward to on the 8th August! Come on Team GB!!
Olympic Show Jumping Individual Final: Aug 8th
At the individual show jumping final we were all in eager anticipation of Nick Skelton to take individual gold, especially after their victory with a team gold medal. Here are a few of the photos and a video of our GB team and the amazing course...
Unfortunately we only saw Peter Charles in the Greenwich Tavern afterwards and didn't want to bother him for a photo! So we can't forget Peter Charles, Olympic Team Gold Medalist! What a fantastic Olympics, we had such a fabulous time being able to enjoy the amazing atmosphere. Well done Team GB, you did your equestrian supporters proud.


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Camp Four Paws
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Participating in an Ofsted inspection can be a daunting experience, even for the most experienced of teachers. However, preparing in advance is essential for success. It is highly recommended that governors review the key questions that may be asked, as answering these sufficiently requires in-depth knowledge of school data, progress, procedures and processes.
This course will allow you to examine Key Messages relating to Ofsted expectations, the New Ofsted Framework and Ofsted Policy and Practice.
You will learn how to:
The workshop is facilitated by Giles Osborne who is currently a Lead Academy Improvement Partner and an ex Principal at a secondary school in London. He has worked in a range of good and outstanding schools and was formerly an advisor to Kent LEA and a Senior University Lecturer at Brighton, Cambridge and Canterbury Christ Church. He is a national trainer for ASP and is currently supporting academy chains on preparation for Ofsted and data strategy, as well as working with a range of alternative provisions. He is also the co-creator of 'TEAM', the National Database for SEMH schools and PRUs, and a national bench marking tool and progress model.
Preparation for Ofsted - Governor Workshop
Please note that if you cancel your place within two weeks of the workshop taking place, or fail to attend, your school will still be charged the full cost.


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The Fusion of Business and Non-Profit Ideals
When it comes to doing social good, for- and non-profits have historically had an arm's length relationship with each other. But some of the savviest non-profits and funders today are bringing the two closer together by drawing on principles we're more used to seeing in the business world. Here are four:
- A/B testing: Whether testing new products or perfecting established ones, companies rely increasingly on a rigorous, continuous process of A/B testing to make decisions. In it, they introduce two versions of a program, message, registration webpage, (anything, really) and carefully track which version performs better. Whichever performs better according to the data becomes the standard until a new idea comes along. Smart charities have baked self-assessment into their operations so they can make iterative improvements based on data rather than intuition.
- Revenue diversification: For most non-profits, diversification means having more than one donor writing checks to the organization. That's important, but some of the savviest are looking beyond the generosity of donors and developing their own sources of earned revenue. Whether collecting partial reimbursements from insurance companies, cutting merchandising deals, or selling their services to wealthier populations at a premium, these non-profits are finding ways to defray their costs while accomplishing their mission.
- Investment in infrastructure: Most non-profit funding should rightly be dedicated to delivering products or services that better the world, but there is an important role for organizational resources and technology that get lumped together as "overhead." It can be easy for donors to focus solely on minimizing this category as waste, but businesses invest heavily in making sure they have enough servers to handle traffic, customer relationship management tools to ensure no one falls through the cracks, data analytics to help optimize their program dollars, and the list goes on.
- Patient capital: Many organizations struggle with one-year grant cycles that hamstring their ability to make long-term plans. Because they cannot predict their funding, they are unable to invest in growth. Investors, on the other hand, often have seven to ten year time horizons, before which they are unable to recoup their funding. Smart donors recognize that there is a place for multi-year grants that may not deliver outcomes in the first twelve months.
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Kindle: Is it any cop?
My mum is pestering me about what I might like for for Christmas, and I was contemplating a kindle, but I'm not 100% sold.
I do like holding a book in my hands, but having recently moved house, man alive stationary books are a pain in the arse and require you to purchase storage space for them.
Let's hear you kindle chatter.
Also I was tempted by a tablet, but man they're expensive hey. I went to check out the Samsung one and it's the same price as an ipad. Fooking hell
my wife's got one
absolutely amazing for reading books.
absolutely useless for anything except reading books.
He is but the kids, teachers and other parents don't know he is.
- LordLuciusBanter, chanticleer, joeymahone, and justanothersheeldz this'd this
3G one has the holiday advantage
of giving you internet access without paying anything for it.
I like Kindle on my phone and I've enjoyed being able to buy a book immediately if I've just finished my current one, etc.
Basically: I think they're a great thing.
My gf's dad wanted an iPad but his wife said it would be too expensive.
She told him to get a Kindle instead. So he bought an iPad and told her it was a Kindle. She's still none the wiser, but it very impressed with its capabilities.
- hip_young_gunslinger, robellovich, and spiritofjazz this'd this
Got one, love it.
Negatives are that there aren't page numbers and some don't have markings on the progress bar for chapters so I don't know when I can go to sleep.
Postives are everything else, partucularly space and reading comfortably in many positions.
Thought I would but don't miss the feel of a book at all. It's all about the words, maaaan.
^ this
i wish everybody would code their books properly. grrrr.
also, not being able to tell how long a book is before you buy it is sometimes a bit annoying especially when you dive in the murky world of self-published books. the file lengths are meaningless. a 'paper equivalent' page-count or word-count would be handy.
but otherwise now that i have a kindle which works properly i'm happy with it. yay
Have a browse through the Kindle store at the book prices
Despite a minor technical annoyance (now resolved) I love mine, if you're just after a book reader than it's a yes from me (I still prefer my 3g keyboard version to the new ones too - makes searching the store a lot easier, and the free net access was massively handy when I was in the States)
A lot of books are pretty well priced, but take a look at how much the sort of books you'd want are going to cost you and see how cost effective you think it would be (some stuff does still get priced up I bit high I think)
Maybe download the app if you have a smartphone and have a quick trial run
Oh yeah
Another negative is the limitations if the store but you can always find something else to read.
i like em
but i hate the black screenwipe thingy every time you turn a page.
The only downside is the price of the books
As if I'm going to pay anything over a pound for an ebook.
There's a tablet/Kindle crossover thing out next year ain't there?
Maybe worth waiting for that.
IT depends how much he want's it as a dedicated ebook reader
having used the kindle the eink screen makes it the ONLY device I'm comfortable with when reading for long periods at a time. That includes computers, smartphones and tablets.
Only in the US, I believe.
If it's the Kindle Fire you're meaning?
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Mate, forget Kindle
You want a Kobo.
yeah they are pretty incredible.
i was just thinking about this yesterday; it has probably cost me a fortune on books but you know what? i don't care.
tbf I should be comprehensively beaten
for making such a gag.
I love mine
but then I think you have a fancy phone don't you? You could just download the free kindle app for that
I thought I'd do this a lot when I first got mine
But I've ended up hardly using the free sites at all. Find it difficult to persuade myself to read classics when there are so many new books I want to read, and some project gutenberg books are sometimes horribly formatted.
Can't even bring myself to add up what I must have spent on amazon so far
A librarian friend is always complaining they never have the titles that he wants.
Clearly a massive book geek, but worth checking a bunch of titles you'd want to read are available before going for it.
It is getting better though, as the more literary publishers are very slowly getting on board.
When I first bought mine in April, there was absolutely bugger all in their poetry section, but now Salt and Carcanet have both started putting their back catologues up.
Best gadgety type thing I ever bought
and that includes the Sony Walkman.
When you get a bit older, the eyesight goes a bit long-sighted so you have to hold books further away to read them or succumb to the need for varifocals, which I don't quite feel ready for, so the wrists get tired. I find the kindle easier to read cos I can see the words properly, its quicker to turn the "pages", and I don't get so tired. also, I read stupid fast so with a regular book that was always a limiting factor - no longer!
Plus I can fit all the books I am every likely to read fo rthe rest of my life on one gadget.
And as for not being able to do owt else on a kindle, well, first of all, having the ability to browse the next would be a distraction so I prefer a dedicated piece of kit. Also, you CAN download work documents and writing and stuff onto the Kindle if you're that way inclined.
All in all, I;m a fan. In fact, I'm off to read Game Of Thrones book five right now.
I bought a Sony Reader 2 years ago second hand
(a Sony Reader is basically a Kindle with the same screen...but made by Sony. And my one isn't wireless) and was telling EVERYONE how great E-Ink was. No one knew what I was on about though. They still say "E did what?" but now you can say 'Kindle" and they nod and say "Ah, they're good aren't they?"
Will the Kindle do for reading what the iPod did for music?
And by that I mean it gave the people who normally wouldn't really bother with music the need to get 'into music' - in their limited way. Will it entice the non-readers of the world?
No it didn't.
I hope not
I've tied up a lot of my self-esteem in thinking I'm better than people who don't read much.
did the ipod actually do that though
im from pre ipod days and most people were always into music to some extent
theyre good but there is alot of room for improvement
Its annoying the only legal way of buying books is through amazon, especially as they have been known to take entire publishers offsale when trying to negotiate more favorible terms with them for physical books, but therre is an app called calibre that can convert things into kindle friendly formats. Minor things I dont like, there aree only three fonts I kinda like books font choice, the zoom works terribly on pdfs when you want it to just zoom in on the text and cutt off the space around the edge instead it focuses on one corner meaning youd have to scroll to reload the page on every line 9calibre can rreformat pdfs though), the creen saver is a bit rubbish wish theyd make it show your own books and authors. the internet is useable on mobile sites and there is a site that remormats others for you, the internet crashes alot though. The built in speaker is supringly good quality for such a thing shame the mp3 player is almost non existant. I havent got anything yet that doesnt have page numbers. Its alright but still feels abit prototypy in a few generations it will be great


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Department: Food Non Food
WHAT A scenario for a no-flush society, based on objects that redefine our approach to the treatment of human waste in a way that does not use up natural resources. HOW A fictive UN programme that inludes a grinder filled with organic materials, an organic bowl that works on a vacuum principle, a petrol station toilet voucher, a container for transporting human fertiliser, a medicine with a depollutant, and much, much more. WHY Nathan Fordy challenges society's 'flush and forget' approach to toilets, which pollutes drinking water and breaks the cycle of nutrients. Huge quantities of natural resources are used to relocate bodily waste. To counter this, he aims to create a more sustainable alternative. QUOTE I want to enable a no flush society.


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October 1, 2016
We're proud to have flown both the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars to London overnight. Now we're only two days away from our first of three International NFL Series games and anticipation for the big games is mounting by the hour. From fan rallies to tailgate parties, these three weekends are the most highly anticipated times for our U.S. expats and UK American football fans.
On Sunday, October 23, the UK will be welcoming the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts for an action packed AFC South division matchup game at Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars will return to London for a fourth consecutive year (and good news is that they'll be coming back each year until 2020) while the Colts will be making their first appearance in the NFL International series. While the journey is long to get to London from the U.S., the teams are focused and ready to compete. In fact, the Colts have already said that they're "treating this like a business trip."
If you're an American football super fan, or an NFL rookie looking to get into the action this weekend, they you must remember that part of the fun is participating in the tailgating and fandemonium before the game. Here's just a few ways you can get involved:
Sign up for these fun activities here and make sure you share your photos and experiences with us throughout the weekend.


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HotScream Ice Cream
HotScream is the newest, most unique twist on the perennial favorite dessert, ice cream. Just try HotScream one time and you will come back for more!
Check out all 7 flavors with more on the way!
HotScream is the ice cream you have to try! Once you do, you'll never look back.
HotScream is made from the finest ingredients and all flavors start with a base of all natural vanilla ice cream infused with amazingly flavored spicy swirls plus the 'kick' of a cool touch of heat at the finish! An amazing sensation that's unexpected, truly unique, absolutely memorable.
Now you might think: 'Do I really want to try a product called HotScream? Not sure if I do but I'm definitely intrigued.' Truth is 97% of those who tried HotScream say: 'Wow. This is really, really good ice cream. Smooth, creamy......and then......Oh! There's the heat and there is no burn! That's amazing! How on earth did you do that?'
Now are you intrigued? We bet you are and all it takes is one delicious try. You will be amazed and we guarantee a smile
So please stop by at your closest HotScream location and pick up a pint of HotScream today (see Where can I buy) and join the 97%'rs. We know you'll be happy you did when you try the newest, most unique, memorable and hottest ice cream on the market today!


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The Great War Stamps
These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
13.09.2018 | The Grave of the Unknown Soldier, Postmarked at Alrewas, Lichfieldsold out View FDCs for this issue
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13th September 2018 - The Great War
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£1.55 War Art
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£1.55 Artefacts
Producer/Series: Bradbury ( BFDC No 520 )
Alrewas, Lichfield, Soldier with poppy in background, Special Handstamp
Limited Edition: 75 copies Worldwide.
Notes: This cover features an image showing four sentries standing with heads bowed at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day 1920
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When is the last time that you checked in on your relationship with yourself? One of the keys to a healthy relationship and a happy life is expressing love for yourself first. A lot of us, women in particular, are so concerned with finding love from someone else and wanting someone to be in love with us that I think we've forgotten that loving ourselves can be enough. That maybe we should be in love with ourselves first before we put all of our focus on having someone else fall in love with us. After all, how can you ever expect someone else to love you unconditionally if you can't love yourself unconditionally just the way you are? When it comes to the idea of falling in love, don't be afraid to fall in love with yourself.
Your relationship with yourself is the central relationship in your life from which all other relationships around you are formed. It should be the most powerful relationship that you ever have. Loving yourself is a prerequisite to creating a successful and authentic union with other people. At the heart of all the elements that make up your life experience, whether it is with family, friends, romantic relationships, or professional relationships, is you. You can't expect to have a good relationship with others if the depth and quality of the relationship that you have with yourself is not a good one. If you desire to better the relationships that you have with the people in your life then you must first learn to love, honor, and cherish yourself as the truly precious human being that you are.
At its core, loving yourself simply means believing in your own self-worth and taking care of yourself; mind, body, heart and soul. Only when you have successfully learned to love the "whole you" and master taking care of your own needs, can you know how to extend that same attention and love to others. To become completely okay with you and nurture the relationship that you have with yourself you have to be able to fully appreciate yourself. Truly fall in love with who you are now, as well as who you have been in the past and who you can be in the future. You can not truly love yourself unconditionally if you are constantly dwelling on the mistakes of your past instead of embracing them as the life lessons that they are. Loving yourself is the best way to learn how to effectively love others.
The place within you that generates self-love is the exact same place that attracts authentic love from others. Keeping your relationship with you in tact means knowing that you are worthy of the best that this life has to offer you. It is maintaining the treatment of royalty to yourself because you know that you are royalty. The relationship that you have with yourself sets the tone for all other relationships that you will have surrounding you. You tend to attract people who treat you the way that you allow them to but if you think about it the way that you allow others to treat you is most likely the way that you treat yourself. Women need to stop focusing so much on trying to be in love with someone else and making it seem as though if they are not involved that their life is not as good as it should be. Your life is what you make it and our every hope and dream for our lives should not hinge on whether we are involved in a romantic relationship or not. If you think about it you are in a constant relationship-with you. Make it a good, life-long relationship and even as important, make it a strong powerful relationship because nobody can ever love YOU as good as YOU can.
Jimmetta Carpenter
The Diary: Succession of Lies (Release Date To Be Announced)
Writing as "Jaycee Durant"
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This morning we started with a picture of hands reaching up towards the light. A picture making visible what we do when we come together in worship: We come and we reach out towards the light, towards God and stretch ourselves toward a different reality, towards "higher" things.
Its not at all what Jacob is doing in the story. He has just cheated his old father and appropriated the blessing that was originally meant for his brother. He is on the run, expecting his brother to want to kill him. He has left his heartbroken father behind and his mother who helped him cheat on his father and brother. She must have loved him very much. When the sun sets, after his first day on the road, Jacob lays down his head on a piece of rock and falls asleep. Probably too tired to care, too anxious to worry he invites sleep to take over and provide some merciful oblivion.
And then he has a dream. As one does.
Emotional trauma, fear and exhaustion create a fertile environment for the mind to go wandering and wondering in the night.
Jacob sees a ladder. And on the ladder there are angels, ascending and descending, going up and down, between heaven and earth. Is it an image perhaps of how Jacobs thoughts travel up looking for comfort and affirmation with Gods view on things coming down? Is it Jacob tossing and turning that is at the root of this dream, wondering if hes done the right thing, fighting the fistful of panic that must have settled in his stomach fearing for his life? Although he sleeps his head was probably still spinning with the impact of what he had done: Deception, betrayal, theft. And somehow he makes a connection. Where his thoughts go up and up and up searching for some light on the matter, some guidance for his anguished soul, messengers of light and truth come down from heaven to meet his thoughts, and an interaction starts happening between what is below and what is above. Between heaven and earth.
Suddenly God himself is standing next to Jacob in his dream and confirms the good words his father has spoken to him: The land on which you lie I will give to you, and your offspring, and your offspring will be like the dust of the earth Words of blessing that were first spoken to Abraham now inherited by this lying cheat of a man who is on the run for his brother for whom these words were originally meant to be.
A miracle of communication takes place here, between Jacob and God, between a lost and sinful human being and the light and truth of heaven. Something happens, somehow words are spoken and connections made. Angels run back and forth and somehow or other Jacob and his God find each other somewhere in between.
Communication is a miracle when it happens. Communication with God an even bigger miracle: heavenly messengers travelling up and down taking up what is off the earth and bringing down what is of God and making the connection possible.
Have you ever connected with God like that? Either unexpectedly, caught unawares like Jacob, suddenly experiencing a reality beyond the here and now and day to day, or after long and diligent prayer and preparation finally finding the way?
If you have you will know what an awesome experience that is. To feel the back and forth between heaven and earth and become part of it. To find God standing next to you and speaking good words of blessing and comfort. To see that the heavens are open and a connection established between our existence and what is beyond. It doesnt happen that often and one usually doesnt forget when it does.
Jacob sets the stone he has slept on up as a pillar and pours oil over it to signify the divine gift he has received that night. A memorial to recognise something awesome has happened to him in that place on that day. As some of us have put up memorials in this Church as a testimony to the goodness of God. The heavens opened upon this sinner, and poured mercy and grace upon him without even mentioning what has gone before. As the mercy and grace have been poured upon us, Gods people.
Centuries later the heavens open again. This time it is not a sinner like Jacob who finds himself bathing in the light of eternal truth. It is Jesus Christ who finds the Spirit of God descending upon him. The Spirit descends and remain indicating that the arduous exercise of the angels we find with Jacob is not necessary with this man. He is the light in the middle of the picture, the place where communication somehow, miraculously happens. He is God and God is in him in such a way that it is impossible to tell where one begins and the other finishes. Here, communication between heaven and earth grows into unison. The mystery of the trinity of God is happening where heaven and earth meet in Jesus Christ. Where God and the Spirit become bound together as one, generating light and life from the middle of their unity.
Jacob was a sinner. Nevertheless God finds him and he, in his sleep, finds grace. With God keeping the communication open between heaven and earth, between himself and the sinner who fell down exhausted by the side of the road. In awe Jacob sets up a pillar and pours some oil and makes a promise: if you look after me you can be my God. Jacob is not the most pious of men, he is a liar, a cheat, a slippery, complicated individual that engages in all sorts of doubtful activity. Nevertheless does he receive blessing and is it God who keeps the connection open for him.
Jesus is Gods beloved and quite a contrast to Jacob. God is where he is, the heavens open and stay open where he appears. He is the light, his relationship with God pure and imminent. He opens the connection for others, for us, and keeps it open, even after death has taken him.
We come together around the table called to be the body of Christ in this world. To be what he was: a place where heaven connects to earth and the Spirit finds a place to remain. Where God is in us and we are in God, communicating the mystery of light and life between us. Reaching out towards God, opening our hands to each other and to God to give and to receive, to reach up towards the light and draw what is good and of God into our lives. To bless and to receive blessing, to communicate Gods love to each other and have that love communicated to us. To receive the Spirit and give it out and give shape to that connection between heaven and earth that is in Jesus Christ.
Most of us will come to that communion, that communication with God, more like Jacob than like Jesus. Most of us need a lot of back and forth before the communication channels open up. For most of us it is more a question of up and down with God than of the Spirit remaining on us all the time like it did with Jesus. The Bible tells us that God will seek to interact with both. Sinner or no sinner. Open to the Spirit and ready to stay with it, or on the run with a mind full of other stuff. He invites us all to his table, with an open hand, an open mind, and an open heart, to give us from his grace, to draw us as near to him as we will go.


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Just Cause
Author(s): John Katzenbach
SECONDHAND BOOKS | Crime Fiction
A reporter is the only hope for an innocent man on death row for murder--while the real killer roams free--in this "riveting, provocative" thriller (Publishers Weekly). When burnt-out Miami reporter Matt Cowart receives a letter from a death row inmate pleading his innocence, he is tempted to dismiss it. But as the newspaperman digs into the case of Robert Earl Ferguson, an African American given the death penalty for the brutal slaying of a white girl, he begins to believe that Ferguson is the real victim of hate and prejudice. And if he doesn't act, the wrong man is going to be executed. In the months that follow, Cowart's investigative articles not only set Ferguson free, but make Cowart a celebrity and win him a Pulitzer Prize--and set in motion a new chain of unimaginable horror. For there is monster out there, and he is not through with killing. . . . Includes a preface by the author "Tense, exciting, and very, very real." --The Detroit News "A classic cat-and-mouse story." --Orlando Sentinel "Katzenbach is a skilled storyteller. . . . With admirable subtlety . . . he] manages to address the disturbing issues of race and crime. . . . Powerful." --Chicago Tribune "The criminal mind, racial bias, journalistic ego and the flawed fabric of the American criminal justice system are potent raw materials for psychological suspense master Katzenbach." --Publishers Weekly "Terrific . . . His best book by far." --Lawrence Block
1992. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning to the edges of the text block. The d/w is very good with light shelf rubbing.
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More young people turn to food banks due to poverty
Thousands more young people are turning to food banks because they can't afford to feed themselves or their families.
The Trussell Trust which runs the UK's only national network of food banks says it is seeing more 16 to 30-year-olds through its doors.
Paddy Haines, 28, turned to a food bank for help when his hours as a chef were cut.
"We had to pay the rent, the gas and electric and after that there was none left for food," he says.
"We were so worried for the kids. We were wondering how we were going to put food on the table."
Charity workers say they're helping more young people because of high youth unemployment brought on by the economic crisis.
Director of The Trussell Trust Chris Mould says: "It is a real difficulty for young people to get jobs at the moment.
"Also benefits payments are extremely low which makes it difficult when travel and food prices go up."
Newsbeat contacted dozens of food banks across the UK.
Most of them said they had seen a big increase in the number of young people coming to them for food.
The majority said a third of their clients were between the ages of 16 and 30.
Money worries
The Trussell Trust said the numbers of people using its food banks had increased from 41,000 last year to almost 61,500 in the past 12 months.
In some areas such as Exeter, Cardigan and the Isle of White, the number of young people was as high as 70 to 80%.
Paddy Haines, a father of two from Salisbury, told Newsbeat he had never had a handout in his life but said he had to "swallow his pride".
"If we didn't use the food bank, there was no way I could have fed my family for the week," he says.
Usually people are referred to the food bank charity by doctors, social workers or other bodies such as Citizens Advice Bureau.
A voucher is issued which can be exchanged for food for one or more people depending on their need.
The food bank provides enough food for up to three days and has a mixture of ingredients for three meals.
The food is tinned or dried, like pasta, so it won't go off before it's handed out.
Salisbury Food bank manager Mark Ward said most people they saw should have been with them several days before.
"People don't like to admit they need help," he says.
"They will try every possible avenue before they come to us.
"The first time they come to us they will be very hungry as they would have nothing in the house."
There are 78 operating food banks across the UK.
Nearly half of those have been opened in the past year due to demand.


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Irish loophole stymies Berlin's battle with Airbnb
German city's move to ease its housing crisis foiled by location of portal's Dublin HQ
Berlin's Alexanderplatz. With the German city's tourist boom – 31 million overnight stays last year, up 2.7% on the previous year – many landlords are favouring the short-term rental market.
Berlin has admitted failure in its efforts to tackle a housing shortage by cracking down on holiday lets via online portal Airbnb.
An Irish legal loophole has turned the holiday apartment ban, enforced from last May, into a paper tiger.
Berlin officials admit their ban failed to hit the home-sharing giant or improve the housing situation as it was continually undermined by inventive landlords and obliterated by local courts.
Berlin's state government, the senate, will on Tuesday present a second, more lenient law. Instead of an all-out ban on commercial holiday rentals, the revised law will allow 60 nights' rental per year without a permit.
As with the original ban, however, city authorities concede that Airbnb's European base in Dublin makes it difficult – if not impossible – to stop landlords renting out entire apartments as holiday lets well beyond the 60-day limit.
"We see them as breaking the law," says Katrin Dietl, press spokeswoman for the Berlin's state housing ministry. "Airbnb should give us the information of people who illegally rent out apartments."
For years, Berlin authorities have accused Airbnb of "bending the law", demanding it release information on landlords using the platform in the city. In July, a Berlin court threw out a legal demand for information from the city, ruling that the location of Airbnb's European headquarters in Dublin put the company beyond German jurisdiction.
Out of reach
It's a method used by other large US tech companies such as Facebook and Google. With a headquarters in Dublin, these companies can benefit from Irish regulations and remain out of reach from the local authorities elsewhere in Europe.
Though Berlin would beg to differ, Airbnb insists it is a co-operative "partner" with governments across the world. Governmental requests for private user information, the company says, must pass through a "valid legal process".
"We regularly share information and data about our community," said a spokesperson. "However, there is a clear difference between sharing aggregated data on the Airbnb community and sharing their personal details."
It is estimated that approximately 20,000 new houses and apartments are needed in Berlin per year to deal with a housing shortage caused by a growing population.
After the ban was enforced from last year, Airbnb Berlin listings dropped by about 40 per cent but have risen again steadily since then. On Sunday, Airbnb had 16,558 listings in the Berlin area.
The original Berlin law outlawed commercial rentals of entire flats but permitted single room rentals with a permit. Airbnb insists it is representing "regular families who share space in their own home".
However, over half of Airbnb rental listings in Berlin on Sunday – some 8,669 – appear to be entire homes or apartments, many available year-round. Asked about this, Airbnb insists it is not a platform for full-time holiday-let landlords.
Berlin state government has no figures for holiday lets because city districts are responsible for policing and enforcing the ban.
Long-term rental
No central figures exist because Berlin's individual districts are responsible for policing and enforcing the ban. The Tempelhof-Schöneberg district says it employs six enforcers, has fined landlords a total of €173,004 and has returned 939 holiday apartments to the market. Citywide, however, it is believed the ban has returned only a few thousand apartments to the long-term rental market.
"The ban on short-term rentals alone cannot cope with the shortage of housing," says Wibke Werner, a spokeswoman for the Tenancy Association of Berlin. "It should be seen only as one of a number of measures."
The Tenancy Association says local government has "closed its eyes" to the housing problem, privatising older social housing stock and building just 400 new homes last year in Berlin, a city of 3.5 million.
"New affordable apartments must be built and rents must be subsidised," says Ms Werner.
But with Berlin's tourist boom – a record 31 million overnight stays last year, up 2.7 per cent on the previous year – many landlords now favour the short-term rental market.
"For landlords, the daily rental model is more lucrative," says Ms Dietl of Berlin state government. "If you charge €100 a night, that's €3,000 a month. Regular rents in Berlin have increased quite a bit, but not by that much."


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May, 2019
West Indies won by 7 wickets in opening World Cup Match against Pakistan
West Indies has defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in their World Cup Match against Pakistan, on Friday. Pakistan batting tumbled for just 105 runs in their first game of World Cup 2019 as the West Indies bowlers perfectly executed the plan of bowling short balls to Pakistani batsmen. West Indies captain won the toss and elected to field first in overcast conditions of The Oval. Sarfraz Ahmed also wanted to bowl first due to the bowling friendly conditions. West Indies captain won the toss and elected to field first inRead More
India PM Modi makes major cabinet changes for new term
NEW DELHI, MAY 31 (DNA) – India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named his trusted aide Amit Shah to the key home affairs ministry as part of a major cabinet shakeup for his second term in office. Nirmala Sitharaman moved from defence to become finance minister in a second shock, while career diplomat S. Jaishankar became foreign minister. Hardline Hindu nationalist Shah was the president of Modi's rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party and had never served as a national minister. He was rewarded for the party's second landslide victory inRead More
PPP, PML-N demand govt to withdraw references against judges
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday has demanded the government to withdraw references against the judges. Holding a joint media talk after the National Assembly (NA) session, Bilawal insisted to issue production order of Ali Wazir who is in Counter Terrorism Department (CT) custody. He further said that PPP's peaceful workers were subjected to torture for no reason. Meanwhile, PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expressed reservations over presidential references against judges and demandedRead More
Lahore will have science museum soon: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 (DNA) – Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that a Science museum will be established in Lahore soon for promotion of basic and fundamental research which may help in socio-economic development of the country. He said it has been decided to construct the museum on the land of Ministry of Science and Technology after vacating it from illegal occupants. He stressed that Pakistan can only compete on a global scale by adopting modern information technology. Minister said our ministry is committed to developRead More
National Assembly session marred by opposition's protest
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Opposition parties on Friday staged protest in front of speaker's dais during ongoing National Assembly (NA) session. While holding placards, the opposition parties chanted slogans and demanded to issue production orders of Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir who are in Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) custody. The parties also protested over filing presidential references against the judges. Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari delivered an emotional speech. Speaking in the assembly, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said Pakistan hasRead More
England thrash South Africa by 104 runs in World Cup opener
LONDON (DNA) – England defeated South Africa by 104 runs in the opening match of the World Cup 2019 at the Oval on Thursday. Ben Stokes top-scored with 89 in England s 311 for eight, held a brilliant catch in the outfield and took two for 12, including the last wicket, as England won with 61 balls left. Jofra Archer did the early damage with the ball, the fast bowler taking three for 27 in seven overs. Barbados-born Archer, who only qualified for England in March, made his presence feltRead More


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Diabolus in Musica at TBA:10. Photo: Wayne Bund.
Diabolus in Musica is a single uninterrupted chord, a sound banned by the Catholic Church in the eighteenth century. On two Sundays—one at the beginning and one at the closing of TBA:10—Gilsdorf has enlisted Beati Chorum to perform this score for the entirety of the exhibition's open hours. The resulting performance is an exercise in human stamina and tonal dissonance.
Kristan Kennedy: What does it mean to be human?
Dan Gilsdorf: Maybe the key to the question is in the fact that we can even conceptualize it as a question at all, and that we can explore its answer. I'd say that it has something to do with questioning, with differentiating between the known and unknown, and examining the assignment of meaning to our own condition.
KK: When we first spoke about your project, I was struck by its use of the collective voice as a material. Can you talk about why, as someone who primarily works in sculpture, you came to realize this idea through a performance/installation?
DG: You're right, my background is in sculpture, but a lot of my recent work deals with video images and other media technology. One of the main differences between sculpture and performance is the difference between the viewer and the audience. In sculpture, the expectation is that a viewer is in control over the time that she spends with the work, and that the work continues to exist after she leaves the space. In film, video, or performance, an audience generally sees the beginning, middle, and end. Even though I use video, which is structured around the cinematic model of the audience, my work addresses the expectations of a visual arts viewership. Most of my work is either built around a live feed or a very short loop, and deals with time more like a sculpture than a performance. In this project I'm trying a slightly different experiment: using voice to see if I can build an installation that is undoubtedly performative, but operates in the temporal space of a sculpture. So here a viewer enters the space and the sound of the choir already exists. When the viewer leaves, the sound is still going. So, in terms of the experience of the work, what she hears is a sculpture, not a performance.
KK: Perhaps an extension of that last question… What spurred your interest in Diabolus in Musica? The original purpose was to mimic the Holy Trinity by combining three "perfect" tones, although the actual sound that emerged from this was soon deemed to be of the "devil"—most likely because of its harrowing noise. If the medieval clergy were trying to evoke the Trinity, what are you trying to evoke?
DG: Diabolus in Musica is, in part, about stamina and human limitations, both for the performers and the viewers. From a practical standpoint this chord—the tri-tone—is difficult to hold, and somewhat difficult to hear in that it does not treat the ear gently. It also has this particular history within the church, and its contemporary use in horror films, death metal, and the like brings up associations that we are aware of on a cultural level. I'm glad it's going to take place in a dilapidated old school building—it's like the setting for a slasher movie. For me, there's a symmetry going on with the sound of the choir and the environment they are in. I want to use the tri-tone as a way to tease out what is already there in the space and trigger a sense of creepiness and foreboding.
This conversation was excerpted from a collection of interviews published on the occasion of Human Being, a series of exhibitions, installations, and happenings curated by Kristan Kennedy, for PICA's 2010 Time-Based Art Festival. You can download a PDF of the full ON SIGHT catalogue here, or pick up a hard copy at the Washington High School galleries (through October 17), or at the PICA Resource Room.


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Introduction: Automatic Blinds Opener
This instructable was created in fulfillment of the project requirement of the Makecourse at the University of South Florida (www.makecourse.com).
My project is an automatic blinds opener. There is a servo inside of the casing that has the 2 blinds strings attached to opposite sides, which are fed through the top of the encasement (which is actually the left side in the picture). By rotating the servo clockwise or counterclockwise, the blinds are opened or closed. The servo acts as an output with 2 buttons and an IR remote acting as inputs. This gives the user the option to either control the mechanism with the push of a button, or the click of a remote. In this instructable, I will demonstrate the breadboard setup, the Arduino sketch and the 3D printed parts.
Step 1: The Arduino Breadboard
The Arduino breadboard setup can be seen in the attached picture. The servo is attached to the 10 pin, and the IR receiver is attached to the 11 pin with both buttons attached to the 2 and 4 pins. All 4 of the components are grounded and powered by the 5V pin. Resistors are used for both the buttons and the IR receiver.
Step 2: The Arduino Sketch
Here is the fully commented sketch used for the breadboard setup. "//" denotes comments after the code and will be treated as such when the code is copied and pasted. All of the headers can be found at Makecourse.com.
#include <IRremote.h>
#include <IRremoteInt.h> //2 Headers for the IR remote
#include <Servo.h>
#include <Wire.h> //2 Headers for servo
Servo myservo; //Defines servo
int pos = 90; //Sets the initial position of servo
int RECV_PIN = 11; //Sets the IR pin as 11
IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);
decode_results results; //Allows results to be displayed for IR remote
const int ButtonPinA = 2; //Sets Button A as 2
const int ButtonPinB = 3; //Sets Button B as 3
const int ServoPin = 10; //Sets servo as 10
int buttonStateA = 0;
int buttonStateB = 0; //Sets the button states to 0
void setup() {
myservo.attach(10); //Attaches the servo to pin 10
Serial.begin(9600); //For serial monitor
irrecv.enableIRIn(); //Enables IR input
pinMode(ServoPin, OUTPUT); //Sets servo as an outpout
pinMode(ButtonPinA, INPUT); //Sets Button A as an input
pinMode(ButtonPinB, INPUT); //Sets Button B as an input
myservo.write(90); //"Writes" servo as 90 degrees
void loop() {
if (irrecv.decode(&results)){
if (results.value == 16754775) { //Sets remote frquency for "+"
pos = pos+5; //Makes servo move 5 degrees clockwise when "+" is pressed
if (results.value == 16769055) { //Sets remote frquency for "-"
pos = pos-5; //Makes servo move 5 degrees counterclockwise when "-" is presse
Serial.println(results.value); //Prints values in serial monitor
if (digitalRead(ButtonPinA) == HIGH) {
pos = pos+5; //When Button A is hot, the position moves 5 degrees clockwise
if (digitalRead(ButtonPinB) == HIGH) {
pos = pos-5; //When Button B is hot, the position moves 5 degrees counter-clockwise
delay(500); //There is a 500 ms delay on the buttons
Serial.println(pos); //Position is printed on Serial Printer
Step 3: 3D Printed Parts
There are three 3D printed parts required for this project, though this is very subjective to the creativity of the maker. I attached renderings of the 3D parts that I used, 2 for the case and the wheel that attaches to the servo. All of the other parts in the renderings are from the Arduino kit. All that is necessary for this to work is an opening for the blinds to go through, an opening for the two buttons, and an opening for the Arduino's USB to update the code based off of the length of the blinds. The wheel that attaches to the servo that turns the blinds is also subjective; a wheel is effective but anything that loops the blinds can be used.
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Sensible Gun Legislation To Make CT SaferFebruary 1, 2019
Today my Judiciary Committee co-chair, Gary Winfield, and I joined our colleagues at a press conference to announce legislation we believe will reduce gun violence and make communities across the state safer.
We want to make sure we do everything we can to keep Connecticut as the leader and at the forefront of sensible gun regulation. It's unfortunate that Congress continues to fail to act on background checks or any other sensible gun regulation, making it incumbent upon states to all that we can.
Among many things we are seeking, we want a ban on 3D-printed guns and so-called ghost guns, which are partially completed weapons that do not meet the federal definition of a firearm and can be sold without background checks or serial numbers to anyone, including felons and people with mental illnesses.
Getting a ban on these ghost guns has the support of many legislators across the country including Republicans.
We also want to tighten Connecticut's firearm storage laws to require safer storage of weapons in the home and in automobiles. And another bill would require people who openly carry a firearm to show their gun permit to law enforcement officers if requested.
It's absolutely necessary that we pass sensible gun safety legislation and these bills will make everyone safer.


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I have a static IP address because I set up a small server to track the vehicles of my small business.
Because I run the business from home, I have now two lines that provide Internet: a business line and a residential line. I want to get rid of of the residential line and use the business Internet to every one in the house.
I have been told that it is dangerous to share a WiFi network using a static IP address.
My question is how dangerous? Or, should I really be worry about it?


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Lorena Galán Acosta
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I am a PhD student in the Division of Neurogeriatrics. Our research group focus on underlying the mechanisms of protein aggregation in disease, the development of recombinant proteins and making artificial spider silk. I am studying BRICHOS domain, a intramolecular chaperone that prevents protein aggregation, as a potential treatment strategy to prevent amyloid beta aggregation in Alzheimer´s disease.
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Husband 'shocked' his NYPD officer wife allegedly tried to hire hit man to kill him
A New York man said he was shocked to learn his estranged wife of four years, a New York Police Department officer, was allegedly plotting to hire a hit man to murder him.
But that's what federal law enforcement agents told Isaiah Carvalho Jr. when they showed up at his door Friday and asked him to stage his own death as part of a sting operation against his wife, Valerie Cincinelli.
"I didn't want to believe it, but apparently it's true," Carvalho, 32, told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview that aired Wednesday.
"I was shocked," he added. "I didn't know how to react."
Federal prosecutors say Cincinelli, 34, told her boyfriend in February that she wanted him to hire a hit man to kill his teenage daughter and Carvalho, who filed for divorce a month earlier. She allegedly gave her boyfriend $7,000 to pay the assassin.
But the boyfriend, who is not named in the complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, did not follow through with the scheme. Instead, he alerted police and agreed to have his conversations with Cincinelli recorded by the FBI.
Cincinelli, a mother of two and 12-year NYPD veteran, told her boyfriend she would be at home when the killings were carried out and would have an alibi, according to the complaint. She later said Carvalho should be killed near his job in Long Island because the area is "ghetto" and the murder wouldn't cast suspicion on her.
On May 17, FBI agents informed Carvalho of his wife's plan and asked him to help fake his death as part of the investigation.
"They ended up taking me to an undisclosed location and had me fake my death and took pictures of it," Carvalho told ABC. "They had me sit in my car. They put glass on the floor and all over me. And had me hunch over into the passenger seat."
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"Craziest thing I ever had to experience in my life," he said, becoming visibly emotional.
FBI agents, posing as the hit man, sent photos of the purported murder to Cincinelli's boyfriend, who shared them with her. Cincinelli then instructed the boyfriend to delete text messages and photographs from their respective cellphones, according to the complaint.
Cincinelli was arrested by the FBI later that day and charged with use of interstate commerce for murder for hire. The NYPD has suspended her without pay.
Cincinelli, who once worked in a police domestic violence unit in Queens, has a history of turbulent romantic relationships, reported The New York Times. Her first husband reportedly obtained a restraining order against her. She and Carvalho, her second husband, had restraining orders against each other.
Her boyfriend also sought a restraining order against her, the Times reported, citing a detention memo.
Cincinelli's family maintains that she's innocent and that her boyfriend was trying to set her up, ABC reported.
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Zimbabwe ex-president Mugabe dies at 95
HARARE, September 7, 2019
Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95.
Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power, reported BBC.
The former president was praised for broadening access to health and education for the black majority.
But later years were marked by violent repression of his political opponents and Zimbabwe's economic ruin.
Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980, was the dominant force till 2017 when the army brought an ignominious end to almost four decades of his iron-fisted rule.
"It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe," a post on Mnangagwa's official presidential Twitter account said.
In November, Mnangagwa said Mugabe was no longer able to walk when he had been admitted to a hospital in Singapore, without saying what treatment Mugabe had been undergoing.
Officials often said he was being treated for a cataract, denying frequent private media reports that he had prostate cancer.
But later, many at home and abroad denounced him as a power-obsessed autocrat willing to unleash death squads against his political enemies, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of control.
David Coltart, an opposition senator and rights lawyer who opposed Mugabe, nevertheless paid tribute to a leader who once described himself as having "a degree in violence".


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This man is suspected by the police to have killed at least 84 people yesterday, most of them teenagers attending a political camp. He seems to have spent at least an hour walking around the island, shooting one at a time until the police arrived. The police suspects the same man detonated a 500 kg bomb in central Oslo earlier the same day, demolishing government buildings and killing several.
According to today's news coverage and his Facebook page, he opposed Islam, celebrated Christian conservative values, and drew inspiration from the crusades (Christianity's holy war against Islam).
Does this mean he was motivated by religion? Maybe, maybe not. Most Christians prefer the Bible's teachings of love rather than the Bible's teachings of hate and genocide. (Yes, they're both in there.)
Two things are perfectly clear:
1. The guy is a nutcase. No mentally healthy person would even think about committing such an act. So Christianity may not have been his main driving force.
2. There is no better idea than religion to legitimize utterly horrific acts such as this one. Try this as a thought example: My opinions are correct and my actions are moral because the creator of the Universe fully agrees with me and is on my side. Try to argue against that. It's impossible, which is precisely the idea behind any religious opinion or act, whether good or bad. Inspired or not, he certainly doesn't doubt that he had God's permission to shoot those kids to death. So whether you're already a nutcase or not, religion will help strengthen your convictions and tell you what you want to hear: you're right, the others are wrong.
Throughout history there are innumerable examples of religion (usually Christianity and Islam) giving people a mandate from God to commit atrocious acts and inflict limitless pain on their fellow human beings.
Conclusion: If you're not already a nutcase, religion will ensure your mind becomes properly poisoned.


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Growth State: Our plan for prosperity
Growth State is a work plan to promote industry growth by responding to the needs of business and industries. It is a plan for a new partnership between government and industry where we are united in our goals of accelerating our economy and retaining and attracting the best and brightest to live and work in South Australia.
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There are substantial prospects in the energy and mining sector to responsibly develop opportunities, grow productivity and grow our competitiveness.
Developing the Energy and Mining Strategy
Update: What we heard report now available
'What we heard (PDF 1.3 MB) summary report, released 19 December 2019, outlines responses received during consultation. These responses are being used to finalise the Energy and Mining Strategy that will highlight short-term and longer-term actions and reforms to contribute to the Growth State objectives.
Energy and mining consultation paper
Potential action to support Growth State is outlined in the consultation paper, Sustainably growing energy and mining in South Australia. The proposals outlined in this paper:
- bring together government initiatives to guide the ongoing expansion of the energy and mining sector in our state
- propose ambitious new growth targets
- outline potential initiatives to achieve those targets.
The Department for Energy and Mining received feedback from industry and the community on proposals for the sustainable growth of the energy and mining sector in South Australia.
The Department for Energy and Mining will consider responses received when further developing the Energy and Mining Strategy, due for release early 2020.
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- Sustainably growing energy and mining in South Australia: consultation paper (PDF 1.4 MB) released 2 October 2019
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Resistance to change can be a very powerful force
Rural living in central Chile
Setting the scene
A few weeks ago I wrote about teens as "agents of change", and I was delighted to see that because of it I received a HubNugget accolade. Now I intend to add some more information to the same theme.
(See the complete previous article)
In this new Hub I will continue referring to the difficulties created by resistance to change, and I will highlight some details about incorporating teachers in innovative projects, and also about external factors that obviously delay the overall economic development of the smallholders living in our "interior drylands" , who try to subsist under complex geographic and climatic conditions.
Teachers at work
Increasing the amount of teacher involvement
The teaching staff of the New Zealand School at Santa Juana, Chile (where we worked on the project that was the central theme of my previous Hub), was represented by a group of about 40 professionals. The non teaching staff came to about 35, so the running of the school involved about 75 persons in total.
This was a numerous group, and as each member had a particular profile, set of motivations, goals and characteristics, it was not an easy task to achieve the same level of commitment from all of them; in fact I think it would not have been a very realistic goal for the leading team. At best we would be able to achieve some degree of involvement and consider ourselves lucky if we got that far.
A simplistic description of the teaching group would be to put them into three groups, ranging from "very committed" , through "informed but rather indifferent", to "in outright opposition".
The leading team was constantly involved in finding ways to interest all the teachers, and to finding the opportune moment to get them to commit.
There is a very good example of "the opportune moment" with reference to two of the teachers, which I will include in the next section.
La Serena, Chile
Recognizing opportunities for achieving involvement
At some moment halfway through the initial period of our project, the educational authorities requested all school communities throughout the country, that were involved in curriculum innovation, to present status reports at a big general meeting to be held in a place designated by the organizers.
The choice of locality was La Serena, a resort town north of the capital (Santiago), famous for its long white sand beaches, the good weather, and the wonderful food. The city has preserved an old colonial style reminiscent of the Spanish influence, so it is an important tourist attraction at a national and international level. It is also rather expensive, so generally out of reach for people working on a teacher's salary. All in all, a dream place!
The meeting was to last 3 days, all expenses paid, including the trip there and back, a fantastic experience for many hard working educators.
So we had to designate our representatives; here we ran into some problems, as the more involved members of the team were all women, with family commitments, children at school, or studying for a postgraduate degree and taking tests. They certainly could not run away for 5 days, the necessary period of time to travel there, attend the meeting and travel back. (La Serena is about 800 kms. away from our city of Concepción, and the participants would not be using air travel).
It was obvious that the persons we sent could not be women, so what about the men? We finally settled on two candidates, one of which was "informed but indifferent", and the other was "in outright opposition". Not such a good choice! But somebody had to represent the school, so we decided to risk it and offered them the job.
When they received the news, their faces were a picture! They were torn between two sentiments, as on the one hand they really wanted this fabulous trip, and on the other, they were not very well prepared to represent the school project. We offered them all our support and helped them organize the information and construct their presentation. And off they went!
A very short version of their experiences is as follows:
- ·The participants from the other schools went all out and bombarded them with questions, praise and extreme interest.
- ·The authorities were impressed.
- · They worked really hard, as when they finally got to La Serena, the full weight of their responsibility to our school community fell on their shoulders, and they spent numerous hours of the day and night studying up the project and extra details that could come up in the question period.
- · They felt satisfied that they had done a good job.
- · They admitted that for the first time they really understood what it was all about, and seeing it through the eyes of the other representatives, made them change their overall view of what we were attempting.
- · They also admitted quite honestly that up to that moment they had felt that the whole thing was just "some crazy idea conceived by the (new) principal" and therefore not worth worrying about.
As a team we were delighted, and added another ingredient to our own on-the-spot training, as we were also learning as we went along, none of us were experts at leading social change.
As a conclusion, we never really achieved a general commitment from all the teachers, their individual characteristics were too varied, but at least we reduced the "total opposition", and that was a big help.
Resistance to change is a very, very powerful force!
A Strategy for Reducing the General Resistance to Change
What do you think of our strategy for reducing resistance through participation?
Resistance to change can have important effects on economic development
I will emphasize once more that the geography of the area we are referring to, the interior drylands of central Chile, is really complex as to climate, volumes of water and quality of soil, all of them important factors for smallholder agriculture. In my previous article I highlighted some aspects of the soil, but now I want to refer to the characteristics of the flow of water, or rather, the excess of it during some months and the scarcity during others.
Very briefly, the situation is as follows:
- · The area has one or two good sized rivers, which flow along the bottom of some of the valleys.
- · The rest of the terrain is hilly and beginning to be strongly affected by erosion.
- · Most of the smallholders live up in the hills, where the subdivision of land is very high.
- · The rainfall is very intense during about 3 to 4 months every year, frequently causing floods.
- · The water runs down the sides of the hills, carrying with it even more of the fragile topsoil, and finally washes into the rivers, which are becoming badly silted up.
- · During about 6 months of each year, the sun just beats down, and temperatures can rise to over 35º Centigrade. The soil and the people sit and bake with the heat, at times it is even difficult to breath.
- · By that time, the water, which was so plentiful, has all disappeared somewhere out to sea.
- · Water is fast turning into a scarce commodity due to overall changes in the weather, and ought to be carefully preserved, thus avoiding both erosion and the silting up of the rivers, which in the future will only complicate matters still further.
- · Water is also needed to improve farming through better irrigation.
- · This is a really complex chain of events and not so easy to solve, I would think.
- · The required innovations are expensive, and naturally meet resistance to change head on, thus reducing the possibility of success.
The drylands cover a very big area
A very good example of a successful innovation
Before working in Santa Juana (16 years as principal), I worked in another rural area, where I was principal for 6 years in another school. This was in the Commune of Ranquil, somewhere near Chiilán, and a bit north from Concepción. And this time it was "coastal drylands", that is, lands facing the Ocean, although not all that near to the Pacific.
The geographic and climatic conditions are similar to Santa Juana, with one difference: the area produces grapes and wine. The summers are even hotter, and the winters can be pretty fierce, where bridges and roads can be swept away, and there is often no electricity due to the wind. It is also colder than Santa Juana, as temperatures drop to below freezing point (-10º Centigrade is not unusual).
While I worked there, I had to live there during the week, as the school is located about 100 Kms. from Concepcion, and the bus trip involves a rather precarious rural transport system. It is much more isolated than Santa Juana is. During my stay there, on about 5 occasions I became marooned in the little town of Ñipas and could not get back to Concepcion at all.
The mayor, who was also my boss in the municipal educational system, owned a large farm close by, and was very involved in the wine and grape production. He periodically invited some teachers to lunch at his home, and I was able to observe and to learn from a really well run enterprise. Both he and his wife were first and second generation Swiss-French, and very industrious and proactive.
They had found a solution to the problem of the water and the irrigation of their vineyards, which I found admirable. As they told it to me, they got some help from some engineering friends, who studied the terrain and located a small valley above the vineyards, into which the rainwater ran naturally. As they described it, every drop of water that ran down the hillsides, was collected in that one place. So they closed the mouth of the little valley with a high but simple wall, into which they installed several outlets at the bottom of the wall, which were in turn controlled by a large wheel that was moved by hand from the top of the wall. The wall itself was quite beautiful, as it was covered with soil that produced colorful flowers.
During the winter rain, a lake was formed in the valley, big enough to swim in or row a boat. They even had some fish there, who kept the water clear from pollution by eating the unwanted insects and minor vegetation that developed in the water.
When the time came to provide irrigation to the vineyards, a collection of medium length plastic tubes were carried out of the warehouse, where they had been stored out of way up near the roof. The various sections of piping were then interlocked to form really long tubes, having first connected them to the outlets in the wall.- As the ground continues to slope down towards the planted area, all they had to do was to open the controls, and gravity did the rest!
I had never seen anything like it, and was properly amazed. As a matter of fact, I still remember it with admiration, as these were not rich people, just hard working producers. And the amount of capital invested in this installation was minimal. Most of the work was done by nature, by gravity, or by hand, and very efficiently too! Maybe this kind of installation is common in other parts of the world, but to me it is still a marvel of ingenuity.
This then, would be my solution for the wastage of water during the rainy period, in all the area characterized as the "drylands of central Chile". This is a really big area, extending over two regions and involving numerous provinces, communes and small rural localities.
But here is where the strong force of resistance to chainge comes into its own! I am sure that up in the very extensive hilly area, there must be many locations that have the necessary characteristics to turn them into rain water reservoirs, but it is also highly probable that this location would cover ground belonging to more than one smallholder, maybe to as many as three or four. So how would they come to some agreement about the construction itself, and about the ownership of the water? I can imagine them being filled with suspicion and very resistant to taking the initial steps, after all, this is something that has never been done, and there would be no way of knowing just what the benefits would be, at least nothing that could be reduced to statistics and hard facts. All in all, a difficult, if not impossible, innovation to sell!
Resistance to Change has Lasting Effects on Economic Development
Do you think "Resistance to Change" is a fundamental factor in blocking economic development?
Some conclusions
I think the main conclusion would be that participation in initiating ventures is a really effective way of getting round the block caused by "resistance to change".
This element was certainly true in our experience with our two fellow teachers, and I think it would also be true in the case of the smallholders. The problem here is that these isolated groups, for a variety of reasons, have not had much opportunity to practice participation in anything let alone something as complicated as a rainwater reservoir that works by gravity.
The next generation of leaders will have to make big efforts in this direction. This is a goal that the Chilean nation has not yet achieved.
© 2012 joanveronica (Joan Robertson)
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- Inviting Change into your life
A good, thought provoking Hub on the issues of change
- Why Some Things In Life Never Change
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It is amazing how change can affect many people in these ways I know change is certainly a power of our minds and resisting change is so challenging. Looking at how others live in poverty and can't afford to use the precious needs. Great hub.
A great hub, it is amazing how rain water is harvested and stored for use during the dry seasons. Resisting change is like resisting a breath of fresh air. Great write voted up.
Excellent article. I am s retired teacher and I have also taught overseas. Sounds like these teachers were living in an isolated area and when they transferred to the sunshine and met other teachers who embraced the new teaching ideas, they realized how their indifference and intolerance to change was silly. Your strategy worked! Congratulations. Sounds like you had a very interesting teaching assignment and career.
Joan, really enjoyed reading this article - your first two paragraphs about the school rang so many bells for me. I was a senior manager in a school where 2 old schools were amalgamated - nightmare! Mainly because of the points you make - they really were all on a 'spectrum' when it came to their desire to change and it caused far too much grief. We did try participation a lot in the first year with some success but far too often , other school business meant the change meetings were not well attended and soon things began to slide. I left last year but I don't think much has changed. I used to teach change management back in the day and every group I ever encountered had a mix of enthusiasm and a few bolshy types - comes with the territory :o) Loved the wine production story too (I am making my own hooch at the moment on a shoestring!)
I read a book recently called "¡The Gringo Brought His Mother!" written by the mother of a Peace Corps Volunteer. She talked about her visit to him at his site in Guatemala and described some of the people she met there. In her descriptions of what her son was doing I could see the very resistance to change you are talking about here. Even something as obvious (to us) as washing your hands before eating did not make sense to them. It was just a waste of precious water and they didn't get the connection between that and illness.
I see resistence here in the US too, all the time. Very good hub and good points, Joan.
To many, change is rather frightening and to be approached with trepidation. There is also "the old is good enough" attitude to be overcome and that can be just as difficult.
Add in that it takes real work and commitment to change to accomplish it and it is understandable why so many are quite content and happy for things to remain just as they are.
A very good hub, with some excellent examples. Well done!
This is a remarkable hub. Your point of resistance to change is well made and documented. How wonderful, in your first section, that the representatives you sent learned the value of what they were representing. How frustrating, in the second section, to know there are ways to help the summer water shortage and not be able to implement them.
This was a great, educational hub. Voted up and interesting.
Thank you! My work on resistance to change has been mostly in corporate America, and I can say that, with greater education and better economic status, people are just as resistant to change as ever!
I deeply admire your respect for those who resisted your efforts, your persistence in working with them, your courage in having them represent you, and your creativity in helping people open their eyes at "the opportune moment."
Necessity will hopefully take the forefront and shove resistance out of the way. Ranchers tried to keep water from the farmers in the days of settling the west. Many senseless killings took place, but the farmers and settlers persevered andobtained their water rights. I hope these people can keep bloodshed out of the negotiating and create a win-win solution. Beautiful pictures.
good story! we grew up as a result of several changes, physical and menthal; these process often is painful, but, when we reach embrace the new stage, the sensation of feeling comfortable with ourselves, yeah! is great.
Dear joanveronica, life itself is composed by a series of different ventures and therefore stories… and your writing really gathers some very interesting ones!!! I´m glad to hear that this "Hubpages experience" is going perfectly well. I´ll be looking forward to read additional essays of your authorship…
Joanveronica, I was fascinated with your telling of the event. You used a great method in getting the to see your angle on the program. Chili has some beautiful scenery and I hope that the people learn to reach out and embrace progressive thinking. Great hub article.
The the divergent thinking, is the spark of the innovation. When you really want to make something different and fight for it you can get an "extra force" that will help you to jump up the barriers.
Great article!.
I think it is in human nature not taking changes so well, but it is also in us the power to persevere...
Another wonderful article Joan. Very well written. You can tell there is a lot of sweat and tears...
It is always a pleasure to read and share your work!


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The Birth of a Gamer
Before I really get into current events, or talking about my life as it is – I wanted to dedicate the first few posts to getting to know me. I didn't really know a time or place to start, so after some thought I really figured, let's hit a small road-map through the past, touching on various key points, that brought me here today.
I don't know about most of you, and maybe you can comment on this, or give me a little insight into your lives about this – but I don't really remember a whole lot of my childhood. There's bits and pieces scattered about that I have, but it's mostly a jumbled up blender of random memories.
That being said one particular moment really sticks out to me – other than crying my eyes out to my very first viewing of Lion King on VHS – we had a big old dinosaur of a computer. I don't really remember the brand, possibly back in this day and age it might have been a Hewlett Packard, but I particularly remember the giant CRT monitor (For those that don't know, these were those monitors that looked boxy and gigantic). Anyway these were the days of MS-DOS, which was a command prop where games generally were launched from those archaic floppy disks that hardly anyone remembers anymore.
That game was 3-D Dinosaurs Adventure. I remember being absolutely dazzled by this game, the 3-D space you could explore, learning about dinosaurs, and all the mini-games. I was hooked. This is where the seed was planted, and from this point on a gamer was born.
Looking back, that game was an educational experience, it really hooked me into dinosaurs, and really molded me even to this day into my almost fanatical interest in the Scientific. It's amazing how something so minor can have such a snowball effect on your life.