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THE Great Patriotic War — as World War II is known in Russia — was the ultimate test of the resolve of the Soviet state and the heroism of its people. Victory in May 1945 was the Soviet Union's finest hour. Or so goes the story that the state's propaganda machine cherished and that generations of citizens believed.
But Catherine Merridale, an English scholar whose earlier book, "Night of Stone," examined death in the Soviet Union, is skeptical. Believing that the official version is sanitized and untrue, she set out in "Ivan's War" to show the underside of the conflict as it was experienced by ordinary soldiers. She draws on a rich body of memoirs and oral testimonies. And if her informants tend to have positive memories of comradeship in battle, the official archives she has consulted provide her with plentiful evidence of screw-ups and irresponsibility, not to mention callousness toward human life on the part of politicians and military leaders. Finally, and most touchingly, she finds immediate testimony of what the war was like in the letters and diaries of frontline soldiers (frontoviki), for many of whom the war never became a memory because they were among the more than eight million servicemen and women who died in it.
For Russians the war began horrifically, with a chaotic retreat before the German invasion of June 1941. It continued through a year of military disaster and plummeting morale, culminating in Stalin's notorious Order 227 of July 28, 1942, which forbade retreat under any circumstances and mandated the harshest of punishments for "laggards, cowards, defeatists and other miscreants."
The German advance was stopped at Stalingrad early in 1943, but it was not until the spring of 1944 that the front was pushed back beyond Soviet borders. The "march to Berlin" then began, with Soviet soldiers starting to feel like conquerors. This phase of the war was marked by looting, disorderly rampages and raping of civilians on a scale that shocked the populations of Eastern and Central Europe. Soviet authorities, Merridale argues, did little to hinder these activities, and may have encouraged them.
The story of the war has never been told before from the standpoint of the common Soviet soldier, though Russians already have an emblem of the ordinary infantryman. He is Vasily Tyorkin, the eponymous hero of Aleksandr Tvardovsky's immensely popular wartime poem. Merridale doesn't think much of the fictional Tyorkin, seeing him as an unrealistically optimistic figure drawn with exaggerated patriotism; she says Tvardovsky ignored the worst privations of army life and the stupidity of army command. But there is more of the Good Soldier Schweik in Tyorkin than Merridale recognizes, especially in Tvardovsky's later poem, "Tyorkin in the Other World," in which the hero dies and goes to heaven, only to find exactly the same idiotic bureaucrats he had known in the army. This Tyorkin, like Merridale's composite soldier, Ivan, is wily and resourceful but essentially innocent, a paradigmatic "little man" at the mercy of forces beyond his control.
Yet when the Soviet Army crossed the borders into Europe, it started on a drunken rampage. Lovable innocents should not rape, loot and wantonly destroy, so how is this appalling behavior to be explained? Merridale's interview subjects are of no help; they decline to share memories of atrocities. And Merridale herself is loath to blame the soldiers, taking issue with historians who have called Soviet frontoviki "bestial and crude, as if they acted from some instinct, like animals." Really, she suggests, it is the Communist Party that should be blamed. Having sown hatred for Germans through "deliberate and sophisticated flooding" of the soldiers' minds, the party now "gave them license" to take out their anger on the civilian populations, and offered indemnity by not publicizing the outrages. Yet Merridale seems a little uneasy with her own argument, for she notes elsewhere that while "it would certainly be convenient, now, to lay the blame" for war crimes on Stalin and the leaders in the Kremlin, there must nevertheless come a time when, like the Germans, Russians will "have to grapple with the question of individual responsibility in conditions of totalitarian rule."
Merridale has done an admirable job of collecting testimony from war veterans (she and her assistants conducted about 200 interviews). One can see how difficult this was from her account of making her pitch to a sea of "closed" faces at a Kursk veterans' association; as a foreign, female, middle-aged academic she must have seemed as alien as Mary Poppins. Her sample was not, and could not be, comprehensive; like most other people doing oral history in Russia, she talked to whoever would talk to her, and then made other contacts through her initial interviewees.
The result, inevitably, is skewed. Merridale notes, for example, that her informants were disproportionately Jewish (as it happens, Jews are overrepresented in the Russian intelligentsia and that skewing toward informants from the intelligentsia is a perennial problem for foreigners doing oral history in Russia). But the distortions in her sampling give her "Ivan" a rather contradictory character: on the one hand, the oral testimonies and memoirs show him to be generally thoughtful and sensitive, likely to have a volume of poetry in his knapsack; on the other, material from the archives suggests an ignorant, fearful, undisciplined foot soldier, living a squalid life in subhuman conditions.
A bias toward the intelligentsia finds its way into Merridale's interpretation of postwar aspirations as well. Like many other historians of Russia, she assumes that the intellectuals' hope for more freedom of speech and for a more open government was shared by a majority of the population. But food and shelter were surely what was uppermost in most soldiers' minds when the war ended (with peasants hoping additionally for the disbanding of collective farms).
AS for the Soviet myth of a heroic and patriotic war, one of the ironies here is Merridale's discovery that while her evidence from Soviet archives often supports her debunking approach, her informants uniformly reject it. The veterans she interviewed were by no means as critical of the regime as their interviewer was, and even after the Soviet Union collapsed, they retained "a sense of pride so powerful that few could see how thoroughly it disinherited them."
The veterans clearly chose to remember the war in a heroic light. No matter how much the interviewers pushed for gory details of combat, "there were bodies, and there were tears, but there was no blood," Merridale says, "no nervous strain," let alone any rape, brutality or cowardice in the ranks. The myth, she concludes, "keyed into some basic human needs," and besides, she adds, it was "partly true, or true enough to make successive generations grateful." So much for debunking. Still, it is to Merridale's great credit that she lets us listen to what her veterans had to say, even when it wasn't what she herself wanted to hear.


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Create a Video Indexer account connected to Azure
When creating a Video Indexer account, you can choose a free trial account (where you get a certain number of free indexing minutes) or a paid option (where you're not limited by the quota). With a free trial, Video Indexer provides up to 600 minutes of free indexing to website users and up to 2400 minutes of free indexing to API users. With the paid option, you create a Video Indexer account that's connected to your Azure subscription and an Azure Media Services account. You pay for minutes indexed as well as the media account related charges.
This article shows how to create a Video Indexer account that's linked to an Azure subscription and an Azure Media Services account. The topic provides steps for connecting to Azure using the automatic (default) flow. It also shows how to connect to Azure manually (advanced).
If you are moving from a trial to paid Video Indexer account, you can choose to copy all of the videos and model customization to the new account, as discussed in the Import your content from the trial account section.
An Azure subscription.
If you don't have an Azure subscription yet, sign up for Azure Free Trial.
An Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) domain.
If you don't have an Azure AD domain, create this domain with your Azure subscription. For more information, see Managing custom domain names in your Azure AD
A user in your Azure AD domain with an Application administrator role. You'll use this member when connecting your Video Indexer account to Azure.
This user should be an Azure AD user with a work or school account. Don't use a personal account, such as outlook.com, live.com, or hotmail.com.
Additional prerequisites for automatic flow
A user and member in your Azure AD domain.
You'll use this member when connecting your Video Indexer account to Azure.
This user should be a member in your Azure subscription with either an Owner role, or both Contributor and User Access Administrator roles. A user can be added twice, with two roles. Once with Contributor and once with user Access Administrator.
Additional prerequisites for manual flow
Register the EventGrid resource provider using the Azure portal.
In the Azure portal, go to Subscriptions->[subscription]->ResourceProviders.
Search for Microsoft.Media and Microsoft.EventGrid. If not in the "Registered" state, click Register. It takes a couple of minutes to register.
Connect to Azure
If your Azure subscription uses certificate-based multi-factor authentication, it's crucial that you perform the following steps on a device that has the required certificates installed.
Browse to the Video Indexer website and sign in.
Select the Create new account button:
When the subscriptions list appears, select the subscription you want to use.
Select an Azure region from the supported locations: West US 2, North Europe, or East Asia.
Under Azure Media Services account, choose one of these options:
To create a new Media Services account, select Create new resource group. Provide a name for your resource group.
Azure will create your new account in your subscription, including a new Azure Storage account. Your new Media Services account has a default initial configuration with a streaming endpoint and 10 S3 reserved units.
To use an existing Media Services account, select Use existing resource. From the accounts list, select your account.
Your Media Services account must have the same region as your Video Indexer account.
To minimize indexing duration and low throughput, it's highly recommended to adjust the type and number of Reserved Units in your Media Services account to 10 S3 Reserved Units. See Use portal to change reserved units.
To manually configure your connection, select the Switch to manual configuration link.
For detailed information, see the Connect to Azure manually (advanced option) section that follows.
When you're done, choose Connect. This operation might take up to a few minutes.
After you're connected to Azure, your new Video Indexer account appears in the account list:
Browse to your new account.
Connect to Azure manually (advanced option)
If the connection to Azure failed, you can attempt to troubleshoot the problem by connecting manually.
It's highly recommended to have the following three accounts in the same region: the Video Indexer account that you're connecting with the Media Services account, as well as the Azure storage account connected to the same Media Services account.
Create and configure a Media Services account
Use the Azure portal to create an Azure Media Services account, as described in Create an account.
When creating a storage account for your Media Services account, select StorageV2 for account kind and Geo-redundant (GRS) for replication fields.
Make sure to write down the Media Services resource and account names. You'll need them for the steps in the next section.
Adjust the type and number of reserved units to 10 S3 Reserved Units in the Media Services account you created. See Use portal to change reserved units.
Before you can play your videos in the Video Indexer web app, you must start the default Streaming Endpoint of the new Media Services account.
In the new Media Services account, select Streaming endpoints. Then select the streaming endpoint and press start.
For Video Indexer to authenticate with Media Services API, an AD app needs to be created. The following steps guide you through the Azure AD authentication process described in Get started with Azure AD authentication by using the Azure portal:
In the new Media Services account, select API access.
Get the client ID and client secret
After you select Settings->Keys, add Description, press Save, and the key value gets populated.
If the key expires, the account owner will have to contact Video Indexer support to renew the key.
Make sure to write down the key value and the Application ID. You'll need it for the steps in the next section.
Connect manually
In the Connect Video Indexer to an Azure subscription dialog of your Video Indexer page, select the Switch to manual configuration link.
In the dialog, provide the following information:
|Video Indexer account region
|The name of the Video Indexer account region. For better performance and lower costs, it's highly recommended to specify the name of the region where the Azure Media Services resource and Azure Storage account are located.
|Azure AD tenant
|The name of the Azure AD tenant, for example "contoso.onmicrosoft.com". The tenant information can be retrieved from the Azure portal. Place your cursor over the name of the signed-in user in the top-right corner. Find the name to the right of Domain.
|Subscription ID
|The Azure subscription under which this connection should be created. The subscription ID can be retrieved from the Azure portal. Select All services in the left panel, and search for "subscriptions". Select Subscriptions and choose the desired ID from the list of your subscriptions.
|Azure Media Services resource group name
|The name for the resource group in which you created the Media Services account.
|Media service resource name
|The name of the Azure Media Services account that you created in the previous section.
|Application ID
|The Azure AD application ID (with permissions for the specified Media Services account) that you created in the previous section.
|Application key
|The Azure AD application key that you created in the previous section.
Import your content from the trial account
When creating a new account, you have an option to import your content from the trial account into the new account. If you check the import option in the Create a new account on an Azure subscription dialog, all media and content model customizations will be copied from the trial account into the new account.
The ability to import the content is valid for both automated and manual approaches described above.
The content can only be imported once from each account.
The following Azure Media Services related considerations apply:
If you connect automatically, you see a new Resource Group, Media Services account, and a Storage account in your Azure subscription.
If you connect automatically, Video Indexer sets the media Reserved Units to 10 S3 units:
If you connect to an existing Media Services account, Video Indexer doesn't change the existing media Reserved Units configuration.
You might need to adjust the type and number of Media Reserved Units according to your planned load. Keep in mind that if your load is high and you don't have enough units or speed, videos processing can result in timeout failures.
If you connect to a new Media Services account, Video Indexer automatically starts the default Streaming Endpoint in it:
Streaming endpoints have a considerable startup time. Therefore, it may take several minutes from the time you connected your account to Azure until your videos can be streamed and watched in the Video Indexer web app.
If you connect to an existing Media Services account, Video Indexer doesn't change the default Streaming Endpoint configuration. If there's no running Streaming Endpoint, you can't watch videos from this Media Services account or in Video Indexer.
Next steps
You can programmatically interact with your trial account and/or with your Video Indexer accounts that are connected to Azure by following the instructions in: Use APIs.
You should use the same Azure AD user you used when connecting to Azure.

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Diverse Facets of the Traditional Goan Wedding
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The state of Goa has been governed by the Portuguese since the 16th century; therefore, the predominant religion is Roman Catholics here. The customs and traditions of Goan weddings are highly influenced by Christian culture. Similar to other parts of the world, Goan marriage rituals can be compartmentalised into pre-wedding, wedding, and post-wedding.
1. Pre-Wedding Goan Ritual
The most renowned pre-wedding ritual of a Goan marriage is known as the "roce" or "ros." During this ritual, the bride as well as the groom are anointed with a specially-prepared mixture, comprising of coconut juice and coconut oil. The mixture is traditionally applied to the head of the would-be couple by the parents, relatives, and friends. This tradition is generally carried out 1 or 2 days prior to the wedding.
2.Wedding in Church
All Goan weddings are conducted in the church only. There are two primary rituals that comprise a Goan wedding: "resper" and "kazar." When it comes to "resper," the couple is blessed in the church. The "kazar" refers to the formal marriage of the couple.
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On the wedding day, the brides typically wear white gowns or dresses whereas the grooms opt for western-styled business suits. Similar to other Christian weddings, Goan weddings may include maid of honour, groomsman, ring bearers, flower girls, amongst others. If you happen to attend a Goan wedding, you will be amazed to see rounds of ballroom dancing along with live wedding bands.
3.Post-wedding Ritual
Just like any other wedding celebration, Goan weddings have a custom of reception post marriage. This is called "vor." As a thumb rule, it is generally held at the groom's venue; however, in modern times, due to space constraints the wedding reception is held at hotels, banquets, or spacious grounds.
4.Effects of Indian Culture
When it comes to weddings, most Goans follow the Christian faith; however, the marriages are heavily influenced by Indian traditions. For instance, the Goan bride prefers to wear a red sari during the ritual called "saddo," which is held one day prior to the marriage.
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Goan brides also wear bangles as part of the ritual called "chuddo," which takes place at the bride's residence. After the bride adorns the bangles, she is disallowed to perform any work until the marriage ceremony is complete because it is considered inauspicious to break the bangles.
The mediator or middleman often does the task of matchmaking. He conducts negotiations and the necessary liaisons between the two families. After the proposal has been finalised, the formal discussion with regard to marriage takes place, with the traditional ritual of "utor," which translates in English to "promise." The ring ceremony is traditionally held at the groom's residence. In earlier times, the ring of the groom had a small carving of Infant Jesus.
A Goan marriage is properly registered, and the couple-to-wed forwards an application towards the same at the Civil Registrar's Office. The couple is traditionally accompanied by their parents and two witnesses. These witnesses could be friends or relatives.
Three wedding banns or wedding proclamations are read in the church. There is a traditional custom that the bride's maternal uncle invites her at his residence for lunch after reading of the first bann.
Now, you know everything about a Goan wedding.
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MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) nominee for Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar paid blood money to resolve a murder case against him, Geo News learnt on Saturday.
According to police, a case was registered against Buzdar and his father for plotting murder after six men were killed in a firing incident during the 1998 polls.
The sources said that a case was registered against 20 people over involvement in the murder, adding that the people had opened fire while campaigning for Buzdar.
A court had declared the PTI's nominee for Punjab CM and others offenders in the case, police sources said.
However, Buzdar and his father paid Rs750,000 as blood money and settled the case, police sources added.
Additionally, another allegation pertaining to Buzdar making 300 bogus appointments during his tenure as nazim has also surfaced.
However, Buzdar's brother dismissed the allegations as baseless, adding that the National Accountability Bureau had dropped the case after it failed to find sufficient evidence.
On Friday, prime minister-elect Imran Khan had announced Buzdar's name as a candidate for the post of CM Punjab via a video message. Explaining his decision, the PTI chief had said: "Sardar Usman hails from the most impoverished area of Punjab. These people have no water, no electricity, no hospitals.
Buzdar is an advocate and a landlord by profession. Born in May 1969, in the tribal stretch of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab, Buzdar is the eldest of five brothers and sisters. While he received his early education from his family village, Barthi, he later enrolled at Multan's Bahauddin Zakariya University for a masters in political science and then completed an LLB.


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About the Arkansas National Guard
Since 1804 the Arkansas National Guard has proudly served as a community-based, combat-proven force of citizen Soldiers and Airmen. Over 8,600 men and women continue to achieve greatness as we move forward in the global war on terrorism, protect our homeland and serve as leaders in our communities as a competent, capable and diverse force.
Arkansas National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are trained professionals. We are well-equipped with warfighting and disaster response skills to ensure mission success, whether on foreign soil or performing civil support missions here in Arkansas. The Arkansas National Guard continues to prove we have the best Soldiers and Airmen in the nation.
The Arkansas National Guard has four major training sites. The Army National Guard at Robinson Maneuver Training Center (Camp Robinson) in North Little Rock, and Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center near Ft. Smith, and the Air National Guard at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Ft. Smith and Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville.
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The Arkansas National Guard has a presence throughout the entire state of Arkansas where our Soldiers and Airmen serve.
Through active community support programs the Arkansas National Guard strives to be a good neighbor and community partner. The Guard, its Soldiers and its Airmen, are extensively involved in local community organizations and often participate in and/or support the events they sponsor, but training and mission requirements always come first.
What types of support activities are available?
Preferred activities for support are those which stimulate patriotism, promote public understanding of national security issues or foster public appreciation of our military or national heritage.
Examples of the most common types of support the Arkansas National Guard may be requested to provide are:
• Arkansas National Guard's 106th Army Band
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This list is not all-inclusive — there may be other activities the Arkansas National Guard could support if requested and if they would enhance the Arkansas Guard's public image.
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Take Action against Child Beauty Pageants
UPDATE: Pageant organisers re-brand to avoid criticism
It had been reported that a child beauty pageant scheduled to take place in Melbourne on August 2nd, was cancelled due to a lack of interest. Universal Royalty refused to confirm whether or not the event took place.
It now appears that rather than being cancelled, the event was simply re-branded. Australia based beauty pageants Follow your Dreams promotional material seems to indicate a co-branding arrangement between Follow your Dreams and Universal Royalty. The Melbourne event was listed as "FYD/UR" on the events calendar.Read more
Education Qld defends primary school modelling competition
The Ashmore State School Model Search for children as young as two will be held at a Family Fun Fair next month. Prizes include modelling courses worth hundreds of dollars.Read more
Dance Moms: Reality TV and the exploitation of children
Collective Shout's South Australian coordinator Nicole Jameson was interviewed along with Psychologist Collett Smart on Adelaide radio on the 23rd or April.Read more
Secret child beauty pageant held in Sydney
Collett Smart, child adolescent psychologist and educator reports on the child beauty pageant recently held in Sydney. Collett was invited by Today Tonight to give an outsider's opinion on the event.
"She's a gorgeous girl isn't she?"
"Give them a round of applause, aren't they stunning?"
"What a lovely dress!"
"Wow, Sydney Australia, where did you get these beautiful girls?"
My week on Planet Pageant
Collett Smart, member of the Collective Shout team and child/adolescent psychotherapist has been actively campaigning against child beauty pageants. She has written a number of articles, has spoken at protest rallies and has been outspoken in the media. She recently appeared on Today Tonight to debate Mickie Wood, the mother of a well known child beauty pageant participant. From there she was invited to attend the child beauty pageant recently held in Melbourne. Collett attended the event and has written about her experience on 'planet pageant.' As posted on The Family Factor.
So the pageant has come and gone but not without a trail of debris left in its wake. As an advocate for childhood, I have had an interesting week, watching all the drama unfold.
Stop child beauty pageants in Australia
The national campaign against child beauty pageants has achieved significant traction so far. The campaign has raised awareness of the issue and encouraged concerned individuals to speak out against the exploitative nature of what is essentially a child sexualisation pageant.
Activist groups have sprung up on Facebook and have attracted thousands of supporters. Australians Against Child Beauty Pageants was started by a concerned member of the public and is now administered by us. Pull the Pin (on beauty pageants for children) led a national rally against child beauty pageants on May 24 with the support of Collective Shout, our members, MP's and the broader community. There has been significant media interest and we have been asked to comment on an almost daily basis.
Australia speaks out against child beauty pageants
Pull the Pin rallies held around the country a huge success
Collective Shout has been active in supporting the Pull the Pin rallies against child beauty pageants held around Australia on Tuesday. Some of our team were proud to host or speak at the rallies, which attracted national media attention on this important issue.
What has been remarkable about this campaign is the collaboration between various individuals and groups all working towards a common goal of seeing child beauty pageants become a thing of the past. All of us involved with this campaign have either been speaking out on camera, on radio and in news articles. It is very clear from the feedback that Australia does not want child beauty pageants here. Our little girls deserve better.
Collective Shout's Collett Smart has written about her involvement with the Sydney Rally, as posted at FamilySmart.
Driving childhood out of children: corporate paedophilia's systematic assault on kids
Sexualisation, violence, commercialisation, commodification: Right to Childhood conference hears evidence of harm to children
From Melinda Tankard Reist's blog.
The Right to Childhood conference last Friday at Sydney's Wesley Centre was a wake-up call to a society hell bent on forcing children to be exposed to imagery and messages which wreak havoc on their physical and mental health. Initiated by Dr Ramesh Manocha of HealthEd and co-sponsored by Collective Shout, close to 400 people heard expert evidence on just how bad things are for children and young people: and how all the indicators on health and wellbeing are set to worsen if not addressed as a matter of urgency.
Petition launched to stop US child beauty pageants in Australia
Calling on Federal Minister Peter Garrett and Victoria counterpart Wendy Lovell to intervene
Collective Shout has initiated a petition in response to the news that a US pageant company plans to import its child beauty competitions to Australia. You can find the petition on the Care2 petition site .
Please sign and circulate it through all your networks. The Petition is now closed. Thanks for your support.
The petition reads:
Beauty standards no one can live up to
And women die for
Two items this week highlight the urgent need for cultural change, a complete revolution.
Unfortunately the word Revolution gets thrown around a lot and watered down in the process. However it has been defined as:
(n) revolution (a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving)


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Minutes: August 24, 2006
Meeting was called to order by Donna Wilson at 7:42 p.m.
Statement of Compliance
The following statement of compliance was read by Donna Wilson. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 adequate notice as defined in Section 3D of Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 has been forwarded to the New Jersey Herald and published on February 3, 2006. Notice is also posted on the bulletin board and filed with the office of the Township Clerk.
Roll Call of Members
The roll call of members was called and Charles Bates, Charles Blessing, Andrew Borsiuk, Dolores Dobbs, Dick Wetzel, and Donna Wilson answered the call.
Donna Wilson advised that the town clerk is uncertain what positions are currently held by Dolores Dobbs and Charles Blessing. Their current member positions must be clarified before reappointing each in order to fill the vacancy due to Henry Capro's resignation.
Further, the town clerk has advised that a resignation letter is required from Henry Capro. Donna Wilson advised that due to Henry Capro's illness she will forward a letter as chairperson to the town advising of the resignation.
The HPC discussed whether the HPC secretary can be a member of the HPC. Charles Blessing suggested Donna Wilson e-mail Don Teolis and request his interpretation of the ordinance regarding the HPC secretary's ability to be a member.
Historical Society Liaison Report
Donna Wilson explained that at the request of the Historical Society, the Historical Society Liaison Report has been removed from today's agenda and all future agendas until further notice. If at a future date the Historical Society would like a liaison to the HPC, they will appoint a liaison.
Approval of Minutes
Andrew Borsiuk made a motion to approve the July 27, 2006 minutes as amended; Charles Blessing seconded the motion.
Meeting Opened to the Public
No members of the public were present.
Old Business
Denton-Wallace House Resolution
No activity. Planning board meeting was cancelled.
Baxter Homestead Ordinance
No activity. Planning board meeting was cancelled.
Status of Photo/Card Review
Charles Blessing reported approximately twenty photos required lot and block identification. Dolores Dobbs volunteered to research the lot and block identifications.
County Sign at Saint Thomas Church
To be carried to the September agenda.
Public Notice Publishing Fees
The HPC discussed whether or not applicants for historic designation should pay the public notice publishing fee or if the fee should be paid from the HPC budget.
Dick Wetzel made a motion that publishing fees for public notices of historic designation hearings are to be paid from the HPC budget; Charles Bates seconded the motion.
Charles Bates, yes; Charles Blessing, no; Andrew Borsiuk, no; Dolores Dobbs, yes; Dick Wetzel, yes; Donna Wilson, yes.
New Business
Board of Education Building
Charles Bates and Dick Wetzel proposed that the Board of Education building meets the historical standards of a building in use since the early 1900s and a building which served as an early school in Vernon. The HPC agreed to publish a public notice and notify the school board via certified mail of a public hearing at the September HPC meeting regarding historic designation of the Board of Education building.
Cope Home
Charles Blessing reported that he visited the home of Elaine Cope on Jonas Evans Lane to determine if historic designation should be pursued. Charles Blessing recommended the HPC not pursue designation at this time. The family is planning on constructing an addition and designation may hinder the construction. Historic designation may pursued after completion of the addition.
Hatch Mott MacDonald's Request for Assistance Locating Historical Sites in the Vicinity of the Proposed Sewer Project
The HPC agreed the site map supplied was insufficient to determine if historic sites are in the vicinity of the project. The HPC agreed to request further information before making a determination.
Stewart House
Charles Blessing reported that Phase I Mitigation is currently taking place at the Stewart House.
West Milford Seminar
Charles Blessing reported that Donna Wilson and he attended the West Milford seminar which included a presentation by Sussex County Historian, Wayne McCabe, on how to review historic site plans.
Charles Blessing spoke to the HPC about obtaining CLG Status (Certified Local Government Status).
Application Review
PB #9-06-11: Sally Rinker—Preliminary & Final Site Plan
The HPC agreed the application does not create significant historic impact.
PB #8-06-10: Mountain Creek—Revised Plans for Preliminary Major Site Plan & Preliminary Major Subdivision
The HPC agreed that application does not create significant historic impact, except to the Stewart House. The HPC further agreed the plans indicate the Stewart House will be relocated across the street.
PB #9-06-12: GDS Enterprises, Vernon Center LLC—Concept Site Plan
The HPC agreed the application does not create significant historic impact.
PB #6-06-8: Crystal Springs Builders LLC—Revised Major Site Plan & Environmental Impact Statement
The HPC agreed the application does not create significant historic impact.
PB #9-03-14: Vest-In-Land—Revised Final Subdivision
The HPC agreed the application does not create significant historic impact.
There being no further items of business for the Regular Meeting, a motion was made by Andrew Borsiuk to adjourn the meeting; Charles Bates seconded the motion. The regular meeting of the Vernon Township Historic Preservation Commission was adjourned at 9:56 p.m.


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Sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We incorporated advanced telemetry in to our EcoLogic unit range to improve fuel efficiency, reduce our carbon footprint and keep generator noise levels to a minimum. Solar panels are also fitted to provide additional emission-free power and site-specific generator curfews can be set, to reduce impact on both the community and environment.
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Kynley and Avery were each saving money for something special–until a field trip convinced them to give money away instead.
"Before I went to Living Water International, I was saving money to buy an American Girl Doll," says Kynley, 8. Avery, 6, chimes in, "I was saving for a puppy." Both girls realized they could save money for something even better. "We're collecting money for Living Water so they can give it to people who don't have clean water to drink," says Avery.
Since WordServe Kids took a field trip to the headquarters of Living Water International, Kynley and Avery have carried large water containers everywhere they go, seizing opportunities to tell others about Living Water and ask for spare change. The girls even set up a lemonade stand and went door-to-door in their neighborhood selling cookies to raise funds. When you consider that some estimates say that one dollar can provide one person with clean water for an entire year, you can see–all that spare change really adds up to life change.
The life change doesn't just happen to those people who will get clean water because of these girls. In fact, Kynley and Avery's lives are different already. Instead of using the money for something they want for themselves (even something as cool as an American Girl Doll or a new puppy), they are connecting their faith to everyday life and using the money to elevate others as God's masterpieces.


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Thayer Dance Academy holds ribbon cutting
Last updated 9/25/2014 at Noon
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for Thayer Dance Academy.
The studio carries a long tradition of excellence with graduates continuing their dance careers as professional dancers in companies across the United States. Rose Thayer Academy of Dance was established in 1982 by Rose Thayer.
Christi Thayer Kovatch and her husband, Chris, became owners in the Spring of 2014, carrying on the tradition that Christi's mother began 32 years ago.
Thayer Dance Academy is located at 1201 N. 16th Street in Orange, and can be contacted at 883-5132.


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Noncoms Make Case for Cash
Senators took turns praising and briefly probing public broadcasters as the Commerce Committee works toward reauthorizing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- a markup of the bill is slated for next week.
Concerns about liberal bias on noncommercial TV and radio were raised by Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.) in his opening statement and by committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) in his initial question.
Lott said that while he has been concerned in the past that CPB funding has been used to "advocate biased and partisan agendas," he said that progress has been made," for which he congratulated the CPB board.
McCain prefaced his question on bias with the observation that PBS had recently added two conservative commentators to its rolls.
All the panelists, which included station GM's, produced Ken Burns and new CPB President Kathleen Cox, said balance and objectivity were important goals.
Burns argued that far from being a "hotbed" of thinking outside the mainstream," local noncommercial stations are "essentially conservative institutions, sometimes criticized as too conservative, too middle of the road." No senator challenged him on the point.
While Burns conceded there have been liberal programming agendas, he argued they have been balanced by others, pointing to William F. Buckely's Firing Line and its decades-long noncom run. As for his programming, Burns said the "triangulation" of history was always a balancing act.
Leave it to Burns to transform a tin cup into a chalice.
In an eloquent pitch for continued funding that was being lauded even before it was through, Burns argued that none of his films could have been made for commercial television, and even if they had been they would have lost an essential quality by being interrupted every eight minutes so viewers could be pitched a half-dozen products. Public broadcasting, he said, "gives us attention and memory amid the cacophony of the marketplace. Without that "duration," he said, "we do not learn, remember or care."
On a more prosaic note, Peter Frid, CEO of New Hampshire Public TV, asked for more CPB board seat assignments for local stations (there are currently two of nine) and supported a proposal being floated to trade an early return of noncom's analog spectrum for a cut of the proceeds from that spectrum's auction.
Frid said his stations could return their analog real estate by 2006 (the FCC is figuring a 2009 date) so long as 1) his stations got full cable carriage of their multicast signals, 2) low-cost converter boxes were available to viewers who could not otherwise afford them, and 3) noncoms got a new revenue stream from the reauctioning of the spectrum.
In addition to the bias issues, chief on the Senatorial questioner's agendas appeared to be education, universal service and the equitable distribution of funds.
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The pressure for change has never been greater in the London market, says Sue Copeman.
In any discussion on the London market, the word "change" crops up with inevitable regularity. This issue of Global Reinsurance, focusing on London market activities, is no exception. It is clear that all participants in the market, whether (re)insurers, brokers or clients, have new expectations. Stagnating property and casualty business, greater self-insured retentions by clients and strong competition are all contributing factors in the search for greater efficiency. There is also a common perception, certainly among some clients, that the London (re)insurance market has been slow in comparison to some other industries to exploit the opportunities and potential savings offered by today's technology.
Much has already been done to address the industry's changing needs. In the last 10 years, Lloyd's has virtually reinvented itself, most notably with the admission of corporate capital. The merger of the London Underwriters Association (LUA) and the London International Insurance and Reinsurance Market Association (LIRMA) at the beginning of last year produced a powerful market organisation in the shape of the International Underwriting Association (IUA). It also heralded the beginning of unprecedented co-operation between Lloyd's and its traditional rivals - London insurance companies - with both Lloyd's and the IUA now working together to create a better market environment.
It is crucial for the continued success of the London market that they succeed in this aim. Many of the (re)insurers that operate in London are foreign-owned. Indeed, around half of the 20 largest UK insurance groups, based on worldwide premiums, are controlled by foreign parents, while the Association of British Insurers (ABI) put foreign controlled insurers' share of the UK general insurance market (including Lloyd's) at nearly 33% in 1998, compared to just over 22% in 1989.
While much of this foreign participation has come about through mergers and acquisitions involving British companies, it is also true that London attracts insurers from around the globe. In order to maintain its position as a leading world market, London must ensure that it is at the forefront of innovation, whether that involves developing new risk solutions or improving its own business processes.
Environment is all important. The London market is taking a hard and critical look at how it operates. "Re-engineering" and "refocusing" are words now frequently used. If improvements necessitate radical change, so be it.
The run-off market in London, once a relatively neglected area, is also focusing on change and achieving a stronger presence in market decision-making. While actively underwriting insurers are described as "live", companies and business in run-off represent the "undead". A quick burial and the hope that they will rest in peace are unrealistic. However, many people are now putting a great deal of thought into how a successful run-off can be achieved and the best tools for doing this.
While the need for more effective processes and systems is a continuing theme throughout all parts of the London market, most participants stress the importance of face-to-face contact. There are clearly fears that greater use of technology will lead to impersonal relationships.
One of the market's greatest strengths is that it provides an environment in which to forge close bonds not only between (re)insurers and brokers and brokers and clients but also, increasingly, between all three. It is unlikely to lose sight of this. Hopefully, automating mundane procedures and removing duplication of effort - both likely outcomes of future developments - will leave (re)insurers and brokers with more time to devote, not just to maintaining relationships, but also to developing the innovative solutions to problems for which London is justly renowned.
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better." These words, attributed to the 17th century writer Richard Hooker, may well sum up the situation in the London market in the next few years. However, the inconvenience will be only temporary - and the rewards are significant.
Sue Copeman is a freelance writer and researcher and a director of Insurance Research & Publishing Ltd.


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Gates Foundation Awards $10 Million to Enhance Vaccine Effectiveness
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a three-year, $10 million grant to the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) in support of its efforts to boost the effectiveness of vaccines, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports.
IDRI, a Seattle-based nonprofit biotechnology organization, will use the funds to formulate new and enhanced adjuvants, which are added to vaccines to help the body's immune system recognize which bacteria, virus, or parasite to fight. Currently, adjuvants must be added to a vaccine immediately before injecting the patient; a syringe is filled with the vaccine and then the adjuvant, increasing the risk of cross-contamination. IDRI will work to reduce health risk and production and transportation costs by eliminating the need for two vials for a single vaccination.
The grant also will support research focused primarily on tuberculosis. "There hasn't been a new vaccine for tuberculosis in ninety years," said Erik Iverson, the organization's executive vice president and business development and external affairs officer, who noted that existing TB immunizations are not effective after adolescence. The research also could have applications for leishmaniasis, a common parasitic killer in parts of Africa, South America, and other regions where sand flies spread the disease.


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For those who chanced upon it, 3191 A Year of Mornings was an inspiration. Their subject material was very mundane: socks, coffee cups, fruit, toes etc but the composition was delightful. After a break of a few weeks they have returned with a variation on their original site, entitled 3191 A Year of Evenings, which promises to be just as fascinating.
It reminded me of a book I read many years ago entitled 'Hidden Art' by Edith Schaeffer, in which she encouraged the reader to recognise the potential for artistic expression in the most ordinary of contexts.
I have decided to see whether I can perceive something of beauty every day and , if and when I do, I shall post it on this blog.
I have begun with the lunchbox my elder daughter gave me at Christmas. Over the years I have received a number of beautiful presents from my girls, who demonstrate their remarkable perception in buying me things I love but would never buy for myself. This year and this lunchbox are no exception.


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The first stamp set that I bought was Festival Fun, a super cute Hanukkah set. I bought that, a black ink pad and the watercolor pencils, and figured I had all that I needed to make my cards! Little did I know it would lead to a whole room full of crafting supplies. I still have that stamp set. --Yapha
My first exposure to SU! was the "How Not To Do A Workshop"! I was invited to join some ladies who were going to be doing some rubber stamping. I knew NOTHING about stamping, nothing was said about SU! or a workshop. The lady who seemed to be leading the stamping time, laid a bunch of card stock and stamps out and maybe gave us some ideas of what we could do, and said "Have fun." I sat there stunned-no idea what to do or how to do it. Then people started to order and I realized this was a party of some sort. I ordered 2 or 3 sets, don't ask me why. Sealife was one as my daughter loved dolphins, Wildlife I think was another. I also acquired Wolf and Fancy Felines for similar reasons. I had no clue how to make a card from those sets and I am not sure why I was so determined to do rubber stamping-maybe for the relationship with the people. I believe I still have those sets but can't say I used them very much. --Rose
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A strategic marketing campaign will help you attract a large pool of tenants to your rental property. Today, we're sharing some tips for marketing your property that will help you rent it quickly to a great tenant.
Property Management Marketing: Proper Pricing
First, focus on the current market rents for comparable properties similar to yours. That's the most important attribute we can bring as professional property managers – a fair market value for your property. That doesn't mean we have to be the least expensive property on the market. But, you want to be fair in the way you price your home. A fair price will attract qualified renters.
How to Market Your Property: Photos
The next most important thing you need to consider is pictures. You need to have 10 to 15 great photos showing the home's best attributes. People shop online. Photos will be a factor in whether someone calls to schedule a showing. You also need to know how a marketing campaign is different from an ad. If you're running a lot of ads on different sites, you don't want to make it the same ad over and over. We take that pretty seriously around here, and it drives results.
Property Management Marketing: Listing Details
Make the body of your ad detailed but concise. Provide informative descriptions of your property. Be transparent with your descriptions, and highlight the best, most exciting features. Make prospective tenants aware of the details unique to your home. Use keywords to drive different clientele. For example, you can mention local businesses, restaurants, shops, and venues around your community that are close and should be accentuated.
How to Market Your Property: Contact Information
Have multiple contact options. Not everyone wants to call, and not everyone wants to email. Make sure your audience can reach you in different ways. Follow up with prospective tenants who view the home to get their feedback. You need to know what your audience thinks of your property or your unit. This information helps you follow up and make adjustments. It will tell you if your price is too high or too low, or if you need to offer something different. You want to have that information.
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Remember when red velvet was pretty much impossible to find until the holiday season rolled around? I slightly miss those days because it was always an amazing holiday treat… but then again, I'm pretty stoked that I can easily find red velvet cakes/cupcakes/whoopie pies anywhere at anytime! 🙂
My very first memory of red velvet cake was when my grandma baked it for us. She usually did a 2 or 3 layer cake, each layer had whipped cream and a cherry filling, then she'd top it off with walnuts or almonds. It's still my favorite way to enjoy red velvet, but I decided to mix a bit of grandma's way of doing it with the everyday red velvet. I baked one dozen red velvet cupcakes, created a cherry filling and topped them off with cream cheese frosting and walnuts.
Ingredients for the cherry filling:
• 1 cup cherries (frozen or fresh, I used frozen)
• 3 tbs. sugar
• 4 tbs. water
• 1 tbs. corn starch
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Use a medium sauce pan to heat the cherries, sugar and 3 tbs. of water (leave the last tbs. for later).
On medium-high heat, bring all of the ingredients to a simmer.
Stir and mash the cherries as much as possible. It will be quite a watery/milky constancy.
In a small cup, stir the remaining tbs. of water and the corn starch together.
Once the cherries begin to bubble, add the water and corn starch mixture and stir until it thickens.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Set aside in a heat safe bowl until it's ready for use.
Ingredients for the red velvet cupcakes:
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (or use regular milk w/ a splash of lemon juice, set it aside for about 5 mins before use)
• 1 tbs. red food coloring
• 1/2 tsp. white distilled vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
So many ingredients… 😐
Preheat your oven to 350F.
Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.
In a separate large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder together.
In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and food coloring.
While beating at a low speed, alternate between the flour and buttermilk mixtures into the butter concoction.
In a small cup, combine the vinegar and baking soda. As soon as it fizzes, pour into the cake batter and quickly(yet gently) fold into the batter.
Pour your red velvet batter into the cupcake liners and bake for 18-22 minutes or when a tooth pick comes out clean.
Once they're finished (and looking mighty seductive), allow 15-20 minutes for them to cool.
Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting:
• 1 (8oz) package of cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
On medium-high speed, beat the cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy.
Pour in the vanilla until combined.
Slowly add the confectioners' until the desired consistency is reached.
Now that your cupcakes are cool, it's time to fill them up with your cherry filling. Make sure that when you scoop the cherries into a piping tool that most of the big cherry chunks are taken out.
Use a knife to poke an "x" in the center of each cupcake, almost down to the bottom of the cupcake.
Insert the tip of your piping tool (or ziplock bag with a hole at the end) into the "x" and apply a bit of pressure. You will feel the cherries filling the cupcake and it will literally push your piping tool out the top of the cupcake.
Once they're all complete, it's time to ice your cupcakes with your freshly created cream cheese! I decided to garnish with some of the leftover filling and walnuts.
I hope this is helpful for you all! Have a great day!
Cherry Filled Red Velvet Cupcakes and Cream Cheese Frosting
Remember when red velvet was pretty much impossible to find until the holiday season rolled around? I slightly miss those days because it was always an amazing holiday treat… but then again, I'm pretty stoked that I can easily find red velvet cakes/cupcakes/whoopie pies anywhere at anytime! 🙂


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Taipei--The hot weather in Taiwan over the past few days will ease off slightly Thursday due to a weakening continental tropical air mass moving north and increased moisture near the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
However, daytime high temperatures could hover between 35 degrees Celsius and 36 degrees in the greater Taipei area and Taoyuan in the north, and between 33 and 34 degrees in other areas of the country, according to the CWB.
As of Wednesday, Taipei had already recorded 15 days of temperatures above 37 degrees this year, including eight days recorded this month, according to the CWB data.
The weather on Thursday will remain sunny and hot, with chances of thunderstorms in mountainous areas, the greater Taipei area and plains in central and southern Taiwan, according to the CWB forecast.
Air quality around Taiwan is expected to be good to fair from Thursday to Saturday, according to the Environmental Protection Administration's Air Quality Index.
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As we get older, the chances of stem cells in the body proliferating and repairing damaged cells reduces as it may be hindered by the glycation reaction, which induces cell death and accelerates aging. Aging is normal but if you put some effort to take good care of your skin and health, you could slow down the aging process.
What causes aging skin?
Glycation reaction deforms collagen and elastin structures which cause wrinkles, sagging skin and age spots. Besides, the destructive UV rays and free radicals cause pigmentation and skin discoloration. Aging skin tends to look dull, dry and lustreless.
How do I keep my skin firm, radiant and returns to its youthful state?
I consume 1 sachet of El Marino Yang every night before I sleep. It's advisable to take once or twice daily but I personally think that once a day is more than enough for my current condition. Anyone with obvious skin pigmentations or wrinkles, it's best to consume twice a day for more effective result. Consistency is very important, you will not see any results if you did not comply with the recommended consumption.
Another "rule": Sleep early! No matter how much skin care or health products you spent, if you do not sleep early, it's completely useless. Yas! I always get that. I am still trying hard to force myself to sleep before 12am every night.
Don't forget to exercise regularly too! And.... be happy :)
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Romelu Lukaku's move to Inter ended weeks of speculation over the striker's future to an end and brought the curtain down on a Premier League goal-scoring masterclass.
After failing to break through at Stamford Bridge, a loan move to West Brom in 2012-13 gave Lukaku the chance to prove himself.
He also impressed in a temporary stint at Everton too, joining them permanently in July 2014. The Belgium international reached double figures for league goals in each of his four seasons at Goodison Park.
The same can be said for his two years at Manchester United, yet the frontman never quite hit the expected heights. Still, as the Opta numbers show, he was productive during his time in England.
100 - Romelu Lukaku was the fifth-youngest player to reach a century of goals in the Premier League, achieving the feat when aged 24 years and 322 days.
42 - Lukaku tallied 42 goals for Manchester United in 96 appearances. The next player on the list is Marcus Rashford, who managed 26 over the past two seasons.
27 - The 2017-18 season was the 26-year-old's best in English football, as he netted 27 goals in all competitions for the Red Devils.
25 - The most fruitful Premier League campaign of Lukaku's career came in 2016-17, when he scored 25 for Everton - the most in a single season by a Toffees player since Gary Lineker hit 30 in 1985-86.
10 - In the last seven top-flight seasons, Lukaku and Sergio Aguero are the only players to have scored at least 10 goals in each campaign.
4 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (36 in 2001-02), Robin van Persie (30 in 2012-13), Dwight Yorke (29 in 1998-99) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (28 in 2016-17) are the only United players to have scored more in all competitions in their debut seasons than the Belgian (27 in 2017-18).
3 - Aguero (162) and Harry Kane (125) are the only other players to have scored more than 100 Premier League goals since Lukaku made his first appearance in the competition.
1 - Lukaku scored 68 Premier League goals at Everton and remains the club's top scorer in the competition, ahead of Duncan Ferguson (60), Tim Cahill (56), Kevin Campbell (45) and Leon Osman (44).


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Learn to Cope is a peer-led support organization for parents and family members coping with a loved one addicted to opiates or o
Our members are people who love their children deeply, yet still find their families damaged by addiction. Learn to cope is a place for people to share their experiences, wisdom, strength, resources, and most importantly, hope. Meeting members must be the parent, family member, spouse or loved one of a person who is struggling with the disease of addiction or is in recovery. Confidentiality of anything said in our meetings and the privacy of our group members is valued above all else. Our meetings offer a safe place where individuals are free to share without being judged, where empathy is given and where feelings are respected. Learn to Cope does not endorse or promote any particular form of treatment or recovery. Rather, we invite guest speakers to our meetings to educate our members about all treatment options, the disease of addiction and other topics, and to offer hope for recovery.
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Chris Enck
Chapter: Anthemios
Major: Architecture
Current City: Chicago, Illinois
Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois
Joined Alpha Rho Chi in 2002
JH: Why did you join Alpha Rho Chi?
CE: Growing up I was always involved in extracurricular activities, and when I went to college, I thought it would be a great opportunity to establish an extended family in such a big campus.
JH: Why did you choose architecture?
CE: Architecture was something I was always interested in, and when it came time to choose a major it wasn't a question of what I would do. I became interested in historic preservation over my undergraduate period and took that passion and focused it in my graduate degree.
JH: What is something you love about Alpha Rho Chi?
CE: It is a great way to meet people and create life long friends. Other groups and clubs don't have the same connection as Alpha Rho Chi does, and sometimes those groups may not continue throughout life. Alpha Rho Chi is always with you; regardless of your location, you will always find a brother.
JH: What positions have you held in Alpha Rho Chi?
CE: Throughout my time in college I served as Estimator, as Worthy Architect, and on the house and grounds committee; which fit with my studies and interests in preservation.
JH: What is a reason someone should continue with Alpha Rho Chi after graduation?
CE: It is such a great connection to so many people and experiences. I got my job from an alumni recommendation.
JH: What did you find difficult in preserving a house?
CE: A difficult part in preserving a house is striking the balance between the home being livable and maintaining the historical elements of the home. Likewise, a challenge is maintaining the architecture and feel of the building while making the main uses of the buildings current. Another issue we run into is how we address changes that have been made over time. Each project has its own set of unique challenges.
JH: Is the climate an issue in Illinois for preservation?
CE: Yes. There is so much abuse to materials from the freeze-thaw cycles, making it difficult sometimes to restore original building components.
JH: What types of projects do you work on?
CE: I work at an architectural and engineering firm mostly restoring building exteriors, existing buildings, and restoration projects. Some projects we work on are museum level where you consider the landscape, furniture and interior in the preservation. The main question to ask is, "What is the final goal of the project?"
JH: What is your favorite part about architecture? What drives you to do what you do?
CE: It is something that people interact with everyday. Whether you think about it or not you interact with architecture and have opinions on what works, what you like, and what can be improved.
JH: What is the craziest project you have worked on?
CE: Probably the project to move the historical Irving House from Wilmette, Illinois, to Evanston, Illinois.
JH: Tell me about the house you preserved.
CE: The home is a prairie-style house built in 1928. A developer purchased the land and wanted to demolish the house to build a new house. We had to cut the house into three sections and move the house to a different property. The majority of the work we did was updating the guts of the house to current standards. The bathroom and kitchen were redone because they were remodeled at some point in the 1980s, and we restored them to the original intent.
JH: What was the most stressful part?
CE: Moving the house. We had a short time frame to pull off this big move and coordinate it with city officials to make it happen. The only task that was stressful was figuring out the logistics of working between two towns and making sure all requirements were met for the preservation of the house. Both towns cooperated really well and helped in accomplishing the end goal.
JH: Do you have any advice for brothers out there?
CE: Don't give up. Persevere. Any project is doable if you dedicate yourself to it and think of creative ways to solve the problem and make things work.
JH: Do you have any fun facts or anecdotes you care to share?
CE: I joined Alpha Rho Chi because of the historical chapter house in Champaign before I knew the Brothers. My time in the house resulted in a lifelong love of historic preservation, and joining the fraternity resulted in friendships that will last a lifetime.
To read more about Chris and the preservation of the home visit: http://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/success-stories/irving-house/


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Flex Like it's Fashion Week with These Over-the-Top Sunglasses
Fashion Week may be over, but that's no reason to quit flexing. In fact, if there's anything we learned from London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, it's that SS19 is all about embracing the OTT and the extra. You may have seen our recent round-up of our favorite bold shirts from Milan Fashion Week, but now we have eyes for another expressive trend — the shades.
From Virgil Abloh's twist on Louis Vuitton's Millionaire sunglasses to Heron Preston's collab with Nike that emerged during Paris Fashion Week, the next big thing in sunglasses trends appears to flick between the flashy and utility-style. A particular turn out the books is the embracing of Oakley shades by the fashion world, having recently debuted a fast-sold out collaboration with Palace. The Oakley Razor Blade sunglasses have even been spotted on the likes of Pharrell.
So for those of you who like to stay ahead of the wave, look no further than our selection of the most over-the-top frames you can hit the streets with right now. In our round-up, you'll find head-turners like Dior Homme's yellow vinyl visor and large utility sunglasses from Oakley, along with a decidedly less extra but equally flashy iridescent pair by Louis Vuitton, and MANÉMANÉ's melted frame sunglasses.
So stick those boring wayfarers back in their case and peep our full selection of statement sunglasses below.
For more Fashion Week inspired pieces, check out Fendi's logo-print umbrella hat.
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When she was young Jeannette Walls wanted nothing more than to escape her crazy, chaotic family.
After putting her past behind her to become a successful journalist and author, Walls finally revisited her upbringing in her memoir, The Glass Castle. The Glass Castle was recently adapted into a film, and this week on "Inflection Point", Walls discusses her unusual upbringing and how she rose out of a seemingly impossible situation.


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When classes have HOT in front of the type is means that the class will be held in a room at around 38° – so expect a sweaty practice! The room is heated with infrared heating panels which creates beneficial electromagnetic waves, that goes directly into your bones, blood circulation and muscles, causing numerous advantages such as:
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Most of you may be asking, what exactly is quartz? The chemical name for the mineral is silicone dioxide, most commonly referred to as quartz crystal. It is an extremely abundant mineral and possesses some incredibly unique qualities. Rock crystal is the colorless form of Quartz.
Quartz mineral deposits can be found all around the world. In fact, according to the state website, Arkansas has some of the world's highest quality quartz, along with Brazil.
Hot Springs and Mount Ida, Arkansas draw in tourists every year who are hoping to dig up their own piece of the beautiful, clear, rock crystal. The quartz crystal coming out of the Ouachita Mountains area of Arkansas is also said to have mystical properties.
Crystal is thought to have many mystical properties, anything from focusing your attention to aligning yourself with a higher level of consciousness. Most people's beliefs involving crystals have to do with the energy properties of the stones. It is said that a crystal can absorb, store, and amplify energy, and for this reason they are often used for chakra work (chakra is the Indian belief that there are seven centers of spiritual power in the body). Clear quartz is said to be associated with all chakras.
The quartz jewelry that we have in store at Romance Diamond Co. are all sourced from the Zigras Mine in Garland County, Arkansas which is operated by Avant Mining LLC. The crystal was mined by hand, cleaned by hand, sorted, and cut by Avant Mining. The cutting of the crystal was done in Avant's network of high precision gem cutters in Switzerland, France, China, and India. Each quartz piece comes with a card of authenticity that is signed by James Zigras.
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Bishop George Kouri has been in the ministry for over fifty years, serving the King and His Church as a pastor, evangelist, missionary, and educator. Originally ordained as a Southern Baptist, he is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also has a Doctors Degree in Theology. Read more...
According to the Scriptures, the blessing of a persons father actually releases the person's true identity, along with God's favor, blessing, purpose and destiny. Thus we read that Abraham blessed Issac; Isaac blessed Jacob, and Jacob blessed his 12 sons who became the patriarch's or fathers of the Old Covenant nation of Israel.
According to the Scriptures, if a father faithfully fulfills his God-given responsibilities to raise his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, then the blessing of the father is in reality the heavenly Father's blessing!
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Mbilia Bel — Phénomene
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This 1988 recording by Mbilia Bel—the seminal, trailblazing Congolese singer—is a great if left-field example of why she is special. As her voice lilts atop the slightly arty and progressive soukous arrangements, can't not feel like dancing/blissing. Voice like warm butter, guitars like sweet birds, super-dry minimal percussion, slap-bass accents. A less obvious Mbilia Bel tape that is just doing it for me at the moment.
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Love this one!
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Wow, what a wonderful sound. Thank you for this website! I'm really enjoying discovering these musicians :)
i love it…keep it up…thankyou for doing these things
Speaking for myself and the rest of us who have spent hour on this website! We all appreciate the effort you have gone to provide us with all this, i am thoroughly enjoying surfing your page. A big thank you and bow of appreciation!
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Please release this one on LP!!! Thanks for your great work and for making us discover some new (old) music from Africa!
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Awesome job man! I ve been looking for these priceless ageless tunes from the masters of african super rhythm.
This is my childhood! Whoa!!!


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University Administrative Council records, 1960-1973 | Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center
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The University Administration Council records document the transition between Delyte W. Morris and David Derge presidential administrations of Southern Illinois University, with emphasis on the Carbondale campus. This collection provides information on the decentralization of Southern Illinois University into the separately operating universities of Carbondale and Edwardsville by the University Administration Council. Also documented is the Coleman Report, a study that looked into the role of the university in society and in the lives of students. Student unrest of the time is documented here as well, including the Rational Action Movement, a political party that was created on Southern Illinois University campus. Of note as well are documents concerning the social fraternities and sororities' activities and social disputes that occurred in the 1960s, including racial inequalities and wanting or disapproving of more racial inclusiveness in social fraternities and sororities.
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So, where did the IDEA rabbit come from? Well, if you've read the About page, you'd know that the character came about from a comic project I did in design school that kind of hit it off. The name was chosen since it was made during my study in the IDEA (Illustration & Design: Elements and Applications) program.
But where did my main inspiration and influence come from?
It was Bonboya zyu. Unfortunately, this site is only available in Japanese and the site could be improved on…especially since it's become a nation-wide sensation.
The characters typically consist of big heads and round beady eyes. So adorable and irresistible! Must get all their merchandise! Surprisingly, these cute characters are drawn by a male illustrator who keeps his private info a secret. His single simple illustration is accompanied by a witty one word or phrase to make you smile.
I hope it will eventually spread internationally!


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The stranger within
Human chimeras were once thought to be so rare as to be just a curiosity. But there's a little bit of someone else in all of us, and sometimes much more...
The big blue
Somewhere among the stars, worlds lie submerged under deep and turbulent seas. Could one of these silvery ocean planets be harbouring life? It's only a matter of time before we find out, says Marcus Chown
Niche construction: the forgotten force of evolution
You're sure to have heard of natural selection, but how about niche construction? Kevin Laland and John Odling-Smee champion this neglected evolutionary driving force


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Pixies played a surprise show in London last night (June 15) in the intimate Village Underground venue in Shoreditch.
Frank Black and co performed at an exhibition showcasing artwork from their forthcoming box set, 'Minotaur' – playing a 13-song set including classics 'Monkey Gone To Heaven', 'Gigantic' and 'Wave Of Mutilation'.
Although rumours had circulated that the four-piece were set to play live, it wasn't confirmed until around 9pm (BST), when a black shroud near the back of the venue fell to reveal the band with their instruments.
The set was rapturously-received – despite bassist Kim Deal fluffing a note midway through the set – with Black joking that she "always gets kicked off 'Rock Band'" when she plays Pixies songs on the computer game.
They were watched by fans including Klaxons' Jamie Reynolds and James Righton, former Libertines man Carl Barat and his ex-Dirty Pretty Things bandmate Anthony Rossomando, The Horrors frontman Faris Badwan and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields.
Pixies played:
'Where Is My Mind?'
'No. 13 Baby'
'Monkey Gone To Heaven'
'Into The White'
'Planet Of Sound'
'Dig For Fire'
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Seriously. Go see the Muppet Movie. Go see the Muppet Movie right fucking now. I'll wait (it won't even take that long).
I'd promise not to make any spoilers about the film, but what's there to spoil. There are muppets. They do some zany shit. Muppet style. I guess the one spoiler is that Disney managed not to use my childhood to torture me; it's a great film.
That said don't bother reading this box office story:
.. it's not that the Muppets didn't do well. It's that Twilight did better.


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Looking ahead to the next two classes, I thought some of you might be interested in the thinking and projects of Tim Cook. I have been vaguely following Tim's work since he launched the experimental higher education lab, Saxifrage School, in 2009. The idea was inspiring: create a lost-cost HE option that would meet in the community, cultivate a major skill and a major of study and be based in liberal arts inquiry.
Saxifrage asked a lot of the questions that have come up in our class, such as why college needs to be so expensive, and whether our current model of higher education really prepares us for life in the "real world." The intro video to Saxifrage (below) will appear to oversimplify some huge issues after the discussions we have had in class, but it does a nice job of explaining the vision for a new type of education. I'd love to hear reactions to this vision.
Tim Cook now works for the Sprout Fund which is more of a community development organization in Pittsburgh, but he also keeps a blog on Medium that covers a lot of trends in higher ed tech (like badges, OER, etc), if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.


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Parametric Play
Can parametric play create variations like this?
This is naturally occurring variations in vegetables that don't reach supermarket shelves – beautifully documented by Uli Westphal in his Mutato Project in his attempt " …to document, preserve and promote the last remainders of agricultural plasticity."
One of the limitations of parametric play is the quality of variations that can be made. Nature is able to do that by playing with parameters during formation while the designer is doing that now mostly with parameters of end geometry.
It is now possible with scripting and in packages that show build history to accesses the developmental stages now that should allow skilled parametric designers to create designs like this.


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Do you know cosmetic dentistry focuses on the improvement of their look, as opposed to on the big event, of gums and teeth? Your smile is one of the most important areas of your appearance, and with a perfect set of teeth might aid in boosting your confidence level. No matter this age and sex, all us want to have a stunning look. Cosmetic-dentistry is used to create beautiful smiles that everybody would like to have. It adds a wonderful smile to a personality. Whether you're tall or small, perfectly shaped white-teeth will be an added advantage to your traits. The cosmetic dentistry industry has experienced a tremendous boom in the past couple of decades because they allow you to produce a gorgeous smile and also provide protection of the gums and teeth Any type of dental work that is conducted to improve the appearance of a person's teeth and maybe not their function or their sting and the teeth is usually referred to as cosmetic dentistry.
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I would like to calculate RAM and ROM size from .map file. I have use MPC5744p, z4 core for S32ds compilation.
There are sections like .text, .rodata, .sdata, .sbss, .COMMON.
What is .sdata section holds and where it will be used either for RAM or ROM?
From NXP document it is found that .rodata and .text section will come for ROM section calculation.
And .sbss(initialized data), .COMMON.(uninitialized Global variable) will come for RAM section.
Kindly confirm the understanding.
Can Linker pdf for MPC5744P S32ds Power PC architecture be shared?