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In the mid-1960s a Roman Catholic cardinal and a priest who was a scripture scholar found themselves seated at the same table at a dinner party. The cardinal immediately put forth his grievance. "You know, Father, there are some scripture scholars these days who are saying we don't know how many Magi there were."
"I'm not one of them," replied the scholar.
"I'm glad to hear that . . ." The cardinal did not have a chance to finish,
"There were six." The scholar opened the palm of his hand and shrugged his shoulders in a "what can I tell you" gesture.
"Six," blustered the cardinal. "How do you figure six?"
"Well, in the reliquary at Cologne there are the heads of three wise men and in the reliquary at Milan there are the heads of three wise men. Three plus three equal six."
The number of the Magi is not given in Matthew's gospel account. In Christian imagination the Magi have ranged from two to a whole cohort. But in most Nativity art, from earliest times to the present, there are three. It seems natural that three gifts should have three carriers. Can all those crib sets be wrong?
The question of numbers may seem to be trivia reserved for dining with clerics, but the conversation definitely heats up when someone suggests that the number was zero. Many scholars content that the story of the Magi is legendary—it has theological importance but no basis in history.
I'm not concerned with the scarcity of historical data but with the abundance of poetry and story. Where the historian legitimately equivocates, the poet and storyteller legitimately expound. One historian adjusts his glasses and notes the Magi have no names. A storyteller in response takes another tack.
"Names! Names! Of course, no names are given in Matthew," the storyteller throws up her hands in exasperation. "If Matthew gave their names, the vicious descendants of Herod would know who they were and be able to trace and slaughter their children and their children's children. No, their names were kept secret for centuries until it was safe. I can tell you now that they were called Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar.
Make your own Magi
What does the word Magi suggest? Philologists vacillate among alternatives—deceivers, magicians, astrologers, or philosophers. The storyteller only sees options. "I think I will make them magicians frustrated by their own magic, searching for the one person for whom words and gestures are not tricks."
"No, wait," says another storyteller. "They have come to find a king. Then kings they too must be. Kings acknowledging the King. Surely, that is the meaning of it all."
The Magi arrive from the East, but there is no mention of their mode of transportation. The cultural historian investigates the travel habits of the ancient world. The storyteller suddenly sees horses, Arabian horses of exquisite beauty. Or camels—desert ships sailing on moonlit sands. Of course, these bearers of Magi bearing gifts will talk to each other. They have complaints and dreams, too; and they will not be left unaffected by the baby and his mother. After all, have they not borne the burden of the gifts? Do they, too, not have hearts fit for worship?
Part of this is just plain fun for the storyteller and entertainment for the story listener. But, depending upon the storyteller and the ambition of the story, part of it is a faith-inspired enterprise. The Magi become symbolic carriers of Christian perceptions, vehicles of Christian insights.
The original story in Matthew is the touchstone text. It is a tale steeped in irony, laden with symbols, and rich in theological associations. However, the popular Christian tradition never felt unduly tied to Matthews' text. The story became more a springboard for the imagination than an anchor for sober reflection.
This fact does not devalue the Magi stories. It places them in their proper perspective. They do not claim to be authentic interpretations of Matthew or a re-expression of divine revelation. They try to tell the truth about some of the common patterns of our lives. They try to make good on the promise of Isaiah that is connected with the feast of the Epiphany:
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom, a light has shone" (Isa. 9:1). The Magi stories and poems illumine shrouded areas, areas where the pains and promises of life are mixed together.
In Matthew's story the Magi came primarily to worship; in subsequent tradition they came to talk. So let's hear what they've had to say over the years.
Once upon a time
One legend has it that the Magi were three different ages. Gaspar was a young man, Balthazar in his middle years, and Melchior an old man. When they reached the cave in Bethlehem, they went in one at a time. Melchior found an old man with whom he was quickly at home. They spoke together of memory and gratitude. They middle-aged Balthazar encountered a teacher of his own years. They talked passionately of leadership and responsibility. When Gaspar entered, a young prophet met him with words of reform and promise.
The three met outside the cave and marveled at how each had gone in to see a newborn child but had met someone of his own years. They gathered their gifts in their arms and entered together for a second time. In a manger on a bed of straw was a child 12 days old.
The message of Christ talks to every stage of life. The old hear the call to integrity and wisdom, the middle-aged to generativity and responsibility, and the young to identity and intimacy. This revelation accompanies us on our journey through life. We marvel at its richness and adaptability. To find Christ at any stage in our lives is to find ourselves. Yet no matter where we are in our lives, we are still children of God.
Another important point to remember is that the Magi are searchers. They are looking for the Christ Child, but they do not have exact directions and cannot travel by day. A star leads them, a tiny point in a night sky. They are manipulated by Herod and become unwitting accomplices in a horrible slaughter. They rejoice at their find and present their gifts worshipfully, but they leave quickly and return home by another route. Darkness and danger are more a part of their lives than joy and worship.
Their situation is often contrasted with the shepherds. The shepherds do not have to deal with a mute star. They are blessed with a talkative angel. This angel gives them exact directions to the birthplace of the child. They will not have to consult devious kings. They are also told the identity of the child and serenaded with a song about the meaning of his birth. Once they arrive, everything is exactly as they were told. They skip off to tell everyone, and all are astonished at what they hear. Angelic revelation, joy, and proclamation tell the shepherds' story.
We may yearn to enter into the Christmas mystery with the simplicity and directness of a shepherd, but often struggling Magi are our real representatives. The Magi are symbols of the restless human spirit, of our unseeing quests, and, more often than not, of our unlikely finds. T. S. Eliot's poem "The Journey of the Magi" is a classic tale of endless restlessness and the cost of finding what you search for:
Travel expenses
Eliot's poem articulates the Christian sensitivity that birth and death interlock. The hardness of the search is matched by the hardness of the birth. We may romanticize this process of change, symbolized by birth and death, until we have undergone it. Then the most appropriate words are: "I should be glad of another death."
Following Christ costs. This is a gospel theme that is stressed and re-stressed. Jesus' parables of the buried treasure and the pearl of great price suggest that finding and selling go together, "going he sold all that he had . . ." To follow Jesus one must leave occupation and family. This is not so much a literal leaving as a symbolic detachment. Choosing a new absolute point of reference entails letting go of previous absolutes. To walk a new path we must leave the old path.
Yet this painful process always stuns us. We are always taken by surprise that this newborn child wants whatever gifts we have. On the positive side, this means redirecting our energies toward whatever is coming to birth in him. On the negative side, it means letting go of other gods.
The way we live is not grounded in the truth. But it is the way we are comfortable with, the way our family and friends live. Quite simply, it is the way we are. But now we have seen the birth; we can no longer be comfortable in this old dispensation. The deeper problem is we cannot be comfortable in the new dispensation, either. The voices keep singing in our ears, "That this was all folly." Like Eliot's Magi, our dilemma is that we know the old will not work, yet we lack the courage to risk the new.
Another wise man who has a hard time of it is Artaban in Henry Van Dyke's tale The Story of the Other Wise Man. Although it moves toward a climactic ending that can be seen coming from quite a distance, it carries a genuine Christian sensitivity.
Artaban is a Mede and a follower of Zoroaster. He has seen the sign in the sky and tries to persuade his friends to join Gaspar, Melchior, Balthazar, and him in the search for the newborn King of the Jews. He is unsuccessful, but the old Abgarus encourages him with realistic wisdom:
"My son, it may be that the light of truth is in this sign that has appeared in the skies, and then it will surely lead to the Prince and the mighty brightness. Or it may be that it is only a shadow of the light and then he who follows it will have only a long pilgrimage and an empty search. But it is better to follow even the shadow of the best than to remain content with the worst."
Artaban sets off to join his three fellow Magi and follow the star of their destiny. But he does not arrive at the meeting place in time. On the way he comes across a sick and dying Hebrew. He thinks to himself, "Should I risk the great reward of divine faith for the sake of a single deed of human love? Should I turn aside, if only for moment, from following the star, to give a cup of cold water to a poor, perishing Hebrew?" He attends to the man with all the skill of a physician. The man recovers, blesses Artaban, and tells him the prophecy of the Bethlehem birth.
When Artaban finally arrives at Bethlehem, Joseph, Mary, and the child have fled to Egypt and his fellow Magi have returned home. He is given lodging by a young mother with a newborn baby. While he is there, Herod's soldiers descend on the village and begin their slaughter. In order to save one child, Artaban bribes a soldier with a jewel he had hoped to give to the Christ Child.
Artaban decides to continue his search for the newborn King of the Jews. This search takes him throughout the ancient world. Wherever he goes, he attends to the sick and needy. He spends his wealth on all those in need. This search goes on for 33 years and finally leads him to Jerusalem. He has one jewel left.
When Artaban arrives in Jerusalem, he hears that they are going to crucify a man who is called the King of the Jews. He realizes this might be the child of his quest and moves to join the crowd as they push toward Golgatha. But once again his journey is cut short. A group of soldiers is dragging a young girl down the street. She is to be sold into slavery to pay her debts. She begs Artaban to help her. He gives up his last jewel, a pearl of great price, to ransom her.
Suddenly there is an earthquake. A tile shaken from the roof strikes him and falls to the ground. As he lies dying, the girl he has ransomed holds him in her arms. She hears a faint voice. Then the old man's lips move and he says, "Not so, my Lord. For when saw I thee hungry and fed thee? Or thirsty and gave thee drink? When saw I thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? When saw I thee sick or imprisoned, and come unto thee? Three and thirty years have I looked for thee; but I have never seen thy face, nor ministered to thee, my King." the journey of Artaban is over.
The obvious theme of this story is that Christ's presence in human needs goes unrecognized as we search for the historical figure of Jesus. But there is a subtheme that tells the searcher that the search may be its own reward; the struggle may be the goal. Spiritual journeys are struggles to awaken to what is already there, "When did I see you . . ." is the question of darkened consciousness. "As long as you did it . . ." is the expression of enlightenment.
All points meet here
When people attempt to summarize the revelation of Christ, they often talk about reconciliation and communion. Just as Artaban finally comes together with the Savior, so, too, are divisions overcome within people, among people, and between people and the earth and people and God. Communion replaces separation.
Communion and overcoming separation are themes that often appear in stories and poems about the Magi. In W. H. Auden's Christmas Oratorio, "For the Time Being," the Wise Men and the shepherds appear at the manger. Their voices are initially contrasted. The Wise Men talk of hunting high and low, traveling with doubt and the unknown, and finally finding an end to their endless journey at the manger. The shepherds are the opposite. They talk of traveling nowhere, living in uninterrupted routine, and finding a beginning to their journey at the manger. They represent different types of people and different dimensions in each person.
For both of these types, the birth of Christ is a refusal and blessing. The Wise Men desire to have no past and the shepherds no future. These desires are refused: instead they are both asked to bless their overriding drives—the Magi their impatience and the shepherds their laziness. Then they bless each other's sin and exchange places. The Wise Men give away their conceit and the shepherds their fear. Their final words are said together.
The journey ends in the fullness of human life in which Magi motion is combined with shepherd rest. Only the gifts of the Magi and the shepherds together make possible the gifts individually. The Magi's journey ends at the manger, but what they really find are the shepherds, the lost partners of their one-sided passion.
Bow down your head
Self-discovery of the brand that the Magi and shepherds experienced is always puzzling and painful. The revelation that we are meant to be in communion with one another is not something a conscience absorbed with its own superiority readily accepts. This is true for camels as well as people, as Leslie Norris' poem "The Camels, The Kings' Camels" makes clear:
Langston Hughes plays upon this same theme of communion and unity in "Carol of the Brown King."
In Christ, God has united Godself to human nature. This communion signifies that all people are united with one another—they participate in the same reality. The differences between people are not as great as the common ground they find in Christ. To be "Part of His/Nativity" is to know yourself as reborn through Christ to a life of inclusive relationships.
Give me more than truth
Many years ago G. K. Chesterton made a Christmas meal out of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Scientism. Eddy told the press that at Christmas she did not give presents in any gross, material sense. Rather she meditated on Truth and Purity until all her friends were better for it. Chesterton accused her of being anti-Christian. The whole point of the Incarnation was to embody goodwill. "The Three Kings came to Bethlehem bringing gold and frankincense and myrrh. If they had only brought Truth and Purity and Love there would have been no Christian art and no Christian civilization," Chesterton said.
Chesterton goes on to argue that Christ himself was a Christmas present, a real embodiment of divine love. Gift-giving is the way the invisible becomes visible, the way the hidden heart is made known, the way spirit risks itself in substantiation.
In Christian tradition the gifts of the Wise Men have become symbols of the perfect gifts. What makes them perfect is their ability to bear and communicate spirit. On the one hand, the gifts show that the Magi know who the child is. The gold symbolizes his kingly humanity, the frankincense his divinity, and the myrrh (an ointment used in embalming) his redemptive death. They are not fooled by the outer trappings. Their gifts show they discern his inner reality.
On the other hand, poets have interpreted the gifts as symbols of the Magi's inner dispositions. Gold means that they offer their virtues, frankincense shows them to be people of prayer, and myrrh represents their willingness to sacrifice. The outer gifts tell of their inner reality. What is hidden is revealed. Their gifts are perfect because they allow communication between two interiors—the hearts of the Magi reach the heart of the child. The perfect gift is one that carries one person into another person.
Storytellers have often tried to communicate this insight. The Little Drummer Boy is poor. He has nothing of value to give the Christ Child. So he plays his drum and the seemingly worthless boom, boom, boom becomes priceless. When the gift has no value in the eyes of the world, it may become priceless in the eyes of faith—eyes sensitive to the spiritual meeting of people.
No story brings this truth home more poignantly than O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi." In it, Jim and Della, a poor couple, each have a proud possession. Della has beautiful long hair and Jim has a watch. As Christmas nears, Della cuts her hair, sells it, and buys Jim a platinum fob chain for his watch. When she gives it to him, Jim reveals that he has sold his watch to buy her a set of pure tortoiseshell combs for her hair.
This story ends twice, both times with the same ironic message: "Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are the wisest." They are wise because they have both received something absolutely useless on the "level of flesh" and absolutely priceless on the "level of spirit." Paradoxically, they have each received the perfect gift: both of them know and are known, love and are loved. They have received the gift of the Magi.
Listen to strangers
Matthew's story of the Magi is built on a many-layered irony. The gentile Magi, through their own calculations, know about the birth of the King of the Jews. The Jewish leaders who have kept the prophecy of the birth in their scriptures are ignorant of it. These two groups need each other. The birth of Jesus is the fulfillment of the promises of both creation and covenant. He is the child of earth, meant for all people. But he is a Jew, a child of the covenant. He is a universal savior born of a particular people.
This message is the background for darker confrontations. In the story, the Magi come to Herod with an outrageous request: they want him, the current King of the Jews, to help them find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews. They have no gifts for Herod—a breach of ancient etiquette. Is it any wonder that Herod and with him all of Jerusalem are troubled?
King Herod knows he must yield to the child of the star. So he plays his role—on the outside—but inside he is filled with murderous schemes. This resistance and hypocrisy, profiled so effectively in Herod, is an attitude that we all might very well take were a stranger to tell us our own truth, a truth that threatens the way we live.
In "Epiphany in Doubt" I restate these dynamics by addressing the Herod in all of us:
The poem counsels against responding to the Magi as Herod did. The Magi are not unwelcomed nor is their news a threat. The strangers are an opportunity to reclaim our identity. They remind us of the heart of our tradition and encourage us to rediscover our own prophecies. To heed them is to be reunited with the promises of God and shown the correct use of our gifts—gifts we have forgotten we had.
Each age reads scripture out of its own concerns. This is doubly true of the imaginative explorations of the Magi story.
We live in a time in which our rational mind is so powerful it could trigger our extinction. No wonder the Magi become warnings to us to recover the child.
We live in a time in which we are sensitive to tasks that are built into the structure of aging. No wonder the Magi represent the stages of life.
We live in a time between times, a time of glacial shifts of consciousness. No wonder the Magi's search is hard and their find both less and more than what they expected.
We live in a time that stresses the need for personal integration and global solidarity. No wonder the Magi symbolize a world of communion deeper than surface separations.
We live in a time in which our preoccupation with materialism threatens to shrivel our sense of spirit. No wonder the Magi know that matter is the secret communication of spirit.
We live in a time of universal dialogue, when all traditions are learning who they are by learning who the stranger is. No wonder the Magi come from the East to bring us the news of what is being born in our midst.
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Spring in Vermont is beautiful like a freshly painted picture. It is our reward for working through the harshness and cold of the long winter months, our hope for the glorious summer and warmth to come. It is also a wonderful time to explore and embrace all the new produce that our great farmers and food producers work so hard to provide. Spring is the time of year when we can lighten our food choices. We can really taste the freshness and celebrate the colors and flavors of simpler and more delicate dishes.
spring menus
Spring Fling Cocktail Party Menu
Chicken, Apricot, Goats Cheese, Cumin & Pine Nut Pinwheels
Curried Sweet Potato Pancakes w' Chicken, Lemongrass, Coconut & Mango
Sesame Fillo Wrapped Asparagus w' Lemon Tahini Dressing
Slider Station
Cajun Crabmeat Cakes
Vermont Beef w' Sharp Cheddar Sliders
Indian Turkey & Cashew Sliders
Venison, Pork and Mushroom Sliders
Grilled Tomato, Basil , Eggplant & Mozzarella sliders – served w' Bacon Blue Cheese Spread- Peach Chutney- Balsamic Dressing- Pickled Cucumbers- Roasted Pepper Dill Aioli-Cilantro Mint Sauce-BBQ Sauce
Tropical & Chocolate Dipped Fruit Kebabs
Lemon Crème Brulee Tart
Passed Appetizers
Tuscan Frittata Bites w' Basil Drizzle
Greek Zucchini Fritters w/ Scampi Shrimp & Herbed Goat Cheese
Peppered Beef Tenderloin on Miniature Yorkshire Puddings w' Bearnaise Sauce
BBQ Buffet Dinner
Grilled Lemon, Honey, Lavender & Thyme Chicken
Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon w' Tangy Maple Red Pepper Glaze
Smokey BBQ Pulled Pork w' Orange Fennel Marmalade
Cheesy Jalepeno Corn Bread
Warm New Potato Salad w' Chives & Sweet Chili Sour Cream
Mango, Radicchio & Spinach Caprese w' Mozzarella & Balsamic Dressing
Wild Rice, Green Bean & Chickpea Salad w' Herbed Chimmi-Churri Dressing
Spring Vermont Greens Salad w' Asparagus, Strawberries & Shaved Parmesan in a Citrus Dressing
Roll your own Crepes
Caramelized Onion & Artichoke-Spinach & Feta Cheese- Vermont Cheddar, Ham & Asparagus – Blue Cheese, Bacon & Mushroom-Indian Spiced Potatoes, Leeks & Peas – Chocolate Coconut & Banana
Scrambled Eggs w' Salmon, Goat Cheese & Dill
Vermont Maple Chicken Sausage & Red Onion Kebabs
Rosti Potato Pancakes
Homemade Muffins, Bagels w' Fresh Jams, Butters & Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese
Strawberry & Melon Salad w' Honey & Mint
Blueberry Maple Breakfast Casserole
Coffee Walnut Sponge Cake
Hors D'oeuvres
Selection of cheeses & dips w' crudites, olives, crackers & fruit
Vegetarian Sushi & Vegetarian Tempura Bar
Pizzettes w' Vermont Blue Cheese & Shiitake Mushrooms
Zucchini Fritters w' Pesto Goat Cheese & Pine Nuts
Sesame Wonton Crisp w' Smoked Salmon & Wasabi Crème Fraiche
Sweet Potato Ginger Pancakes/Pot Parm Pancakes/Golden Beet & Butternut Squash Pancakes
Youngsters Buffet
Quesadilla Bites w' Cheddar, some w' Caramelized Onions & Vegetable
Chinese Egg Rolls w' Dipping Sauce
Pizza Slices, Cheese & Vegetable
Breaded Fish Fingers w' Tartar Sauce
Sesame Vegetable Noodles
Wild Rice Mushroom & Cheese Pancakes / Parmesan Potato Pancakes
Adults Plated Dinner
Walnut Crusted Goat Cheese Salad over Spring Greens w' Lemon Honey Thyme Dressing
Saffron Couscous Crusted Salmon Filet w' Tomato Olive Vinaigrette & Basil Coulis
Creamy Leek & Fennel Tart w' Goat Cheese
Wild Mushroom Herb Pancakes
Summer Bean & Asparagus Saute
Dessert Bar
Chocolate Fondue w' Pretzel, Marshmallow & Fresh Fruit Kebab Dippers
Lemon Crème Brulee Tart w' Fresh Berries, Bittersweet Chocolate Ginger Tart
White Chocolate Almond Celebration Cake

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Celebrate the hundredth day of school with the Sand Dollar Hundreds Necklace. This simple-to-make craft will allow you to remind youngsters of the value of one dollar and the number one hundred. Through the five lines created on twenty different sand dollars, children will craft their way to one hundred. Once complete, these adorable sand dollar necklaces will have you longing for the beach, while serving as a visual reminder of the number one hundred!
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- Modeling Users' Activity on Twitter Networks: Validation of Dunbar's Number (PLoSone) — In this paper we analyze a dataset of Twitter conversations collected across six months involving 1.7 million individuals and test the theoretical cognitive limit on the number of stable social relationships known as Dunbar's number. We find that the data are in agreement with Dunbar's result; users can entertain a maximum of 100–200 stable relationships. Thus, the 'economy of attention' is limited in the online world by cognitive and biological constraints as predicted by Dunbar's theory. We propose a simple model for users' behavior that includes finite priority queuing and time resources that reproduces the observed social behavior.
- Mary Meeker's Internet Trends (Slideshare) — check out slide 24, ~2x month-on-month growth for MyFitnessPal's number of API calls, which Meeker users as a proxy for "fitness data on mobile + wearable devices".
- What I Learned as an Oompa Loompa (Elaine Wherry) — working in a chocolate factory, learning the differences and overlaps between a web startup and an more traditional physical goods business. It's so much easier to build a sustainable organization around a simple revenue model. There are no tensions between ad partners, distribution sites, engineering, and sales teams. There are fewer points of failure. Instead, everyone is aligned towards a simple goal: make something people want.
- Augmented Reality Futures (Quartz) — wrap-up of tech in the works and coming. Instruction is the bit that interests me, scaffolding our lives: While it isn't on the market yet, Inglobe Technologies just previewed an augmented reality app that tracks and virtually labels the components of a car engine in real time. That would make popping the hood of your car on the side of the road much less scary. The app claims to simplify tasks like checking oil and topping up coolant fluid, even for novice mechanics.
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by Nat Torkington | @gnat | +Nat Torkington | May 31, 2013
tags: augmented reality, business, education, mobile, numbers, quantified self, research, social graph, Twitter


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Usually these entries are about the flipper-offer.
But, not this time.
Sure, her story is interesting. This attractive young lady once dated an amazing guy. Tall. Canadian, I believe. Prolific blogger. Gives great massages.
But, this story is about her two companions.
The gentleman in the middle is named "Ralph." However, his friends call him "the Swede."
He loves the NY Jets, the NY Rangers, Famous Ray's Pizza (no, the other one,) and the Lipizzaner Stallions. Don't you judge him…
The Jets aren't THAT bad.
The Swede is also a little sarcastic. Earlier in the evening he had this exchange:
The Swede: "This crowd makes me feel dirty. I need a SILKWOOD shower."
Random Drunk: "Like from the movie?"
The Swede: "No… Tommy Silkwood. He was in my 4th grade gym class. That motherfucker knew how to scrub."
The comely lass to his right… no left. No, it's his right. Her name is "Samantha."
Friends call her; Sam, Sammy, Sammypants, Gretchen, Sammabanana, and Whore. (The people who call her the last one aren't really close friends.)
Sam once drove two hours to wait in line for another three to attend a Rush Limbaugh book signing. When it was her turn, she spit in his face. Ladylike or no, that was damn sexy. The security guards, however, did not agree. She yelled "Attica!" as the dragged her away.
While all three of these people are very different, they do have some things in common. All three will go home to empty apartments at the end of the night. All three will eat ice cream as they catch up on their TIVOing. All three will opt for the second bowl of Chunky Monkey.
But, at beddy-bye time, only one will put on Rainbow Brite jammies.
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You've set up server monitoring, and your CPU, memory and disk I/O values are all within baselines. The server responds to a ping, and your web services are all running. But when you try to pull up your company's home page, you get a "request timeout". Or, worse, a DNS redirection attack routes your traffic to a site hosting malware.
Somewhere in the multiple layers of software and hardware between your web server and your client's browsers is a problem. In an ideal world, every single possible point of failure is monitored and you'll find and fix the failure before the website outage is noticed. In the real world there are network elements you don't control. There are unpredictable failures. Time and budget constraints make it impractical to monitor every conceivable point between server and client.
While you can't completely control the environment between your servers and the clients accessing the resources they provide, you can detect when resources are unavailable - and the sooner you detect the problem, the sooner you can fix it. This blog post will provide general guidelines for availability monitoring and service specific monitoring that can help you identify failures.
General Guidelines for Availability Monitoring
Monitor from the location where services are accessed.
If resources are available across the internet, check from outside your network. If resources are available on your internal network, but across domains or subnets, check for access from those locations.
Don't make monitoring more complex than necessary.
You don't need to monitor every page on a website, or every file on a network share. Select a representative sample to monitor (e.g. a daily log file or a web page with content from a backend database).
Pay special attention to recurring problems.
Applications and servers can hang, and a service restart or server reboot can restore availability. A simple restart whenever there is a problem is not a long term fix, but it can function as a band aid while you're drilling down into your logs and KPIs to resolve the problem. However, do not rely on this as a long term fix for availability problems as it can mask underlying resource or configuration issues.
Make sure there is a problem.
Network glitches can cause temporary problems that you can't fix and that will clear up without your intervention. If you have a noisy network, check for persistent issues before alerting.
Prioritize alerts.
Do not send out the same type of alert for every problem. An overnight outage for a network share used during business hours can be handled by an email to a support queue, while a text message to on call support is more appropriate for an outage of a 24/7 company web page.
Service Specific Monitoring
The monitoring criteria below is listed from the most detailed options to the least. The first item in each category is dependent on the items that follow to work properly, so monitoring the first item will implicitly monitor the others. For example, in the Web sites category, if you verify the contents of a web page, then the page had to have been retrieved successfully (HTTP status = 200), and the server had to have responded to the request on its web server port.
Keep in mind that more detailed checks require more configuration to implement and maintain if the resource is altered, but they also provide checks for additional points of failure.
|Web sites
|Page Content
Checking that the text returned on a page matches expected text can identify both outages and page redirections. If your web site uses a database backend, check content managed by the database (e.g. text in a WordPress post).
|HTTP Status
A web page should return a HTTP Status 200 - report on any other HTTP Status value.
|Web Server ports
|DNS resolution
|Name resolution to specific IP Address
Check the result of a name resolution query for a server with a static IP address. If the IP address does not match the expected value, this could indicate a DNS hijack.
|Name resolution
For names that do not have static addresses, verify that the DNS server is able to resolve the requested name.
|Check available files
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1. I have experience in WWII wikis, as a chat mod there. 2. Occupation: Policeman - you'd think that that is a trustworthy position. 3. Eagerness to kill vandalism forever.
PS: Sorry for not using correct formatting in username, it crashes when I try!!
- JAF1999 Talk Contributions World War II Wiki Bureaucrat 15:23, January 15, 2012 (UTC)
- JAF1999 Talk Contributions World War II Wiki Bureaucrat 15:24, January 15, 2012 (UTC)
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I appreciate you appying but you lack the required edits and you don't meet atleast half of the requirements. Sorry, try again when you meet most or all requirements. Dudebot • Talk 20:26, January 23, 2012 (UTC)
I meet all the requirements except having rollback rights for 3 years. I have 580+ edits in the mainspace and 870+ edits in total. I think if I was a Admin, I could improve this site greatly by doing stuff like deleting empty pages such as Magpul Masada Adaptive Combat Rifle or Second korean war. I also could block vandals instead of waiting for a reply. I also am very active which could improve this wiki considering there are only 1 out of 3 admins semi-active. Dudebot121256 21:40, April 1, 2011 (UTC)Dudebot121256
- Support - you are more than qualified for the position. YuriKaslov 01:17, April 13, 2011 (UTC)
- Support - has made significant contributions to the site, I think you could do good. Spartansniper450 14:43, April 13, 2011 (UTC)
- Support - You deserve it, no doubt about it. RC™ 04:49, April 14, 2011 (UTC)
CLOSED - Successful RFA Yuri(Leave a message!) 20:01, April 25, 2011 (UTC)
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He knows lots of things about weapons and vehicles and war. He should know because he has been in war. He is a die hard fan for all homefront games. He thinks homefront should go world wide and put commercials and ads because then they would become the best game ever. Not that many people know this game that is why they should do that. I REALLY want to be an administrator. PLEASE!


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Hello Folks:
You configure, you test, you even have beta testers (Thank you all!) to make sure that when you actually flip the switch, things go smoothly.
And then the Universe laughs in your general direction. :-)
It was a tougher day than I planned it to be. Rebecca has had to force feed me cheesecake, and Will and everyone have been gods among men. Thank you everyone!
After all the testing, I expected that we would do a final files and database sync between our servers and then I'd change the DNS (internet pointing) records to the new machine and be bored for the rest of the day. The Universe had other plans.
But by and large, we have fought the battle and won. Right now as I write this, to my knowledge all the major functionality on the AAVSO website is working, with the exception of Chat (I'm working on it!).
We are hoping and expecting that the major advantage to our members and users that this move will engender is greater speed for the website. Now, not only is everything that has anything to do with the website running on a single computer, but it is now behind the vast bandwith of the Amazon could, instead of the T1 soda straw we have here at HQ.
So, use the site. Submit data. Write on the forums. In general have the normal good time you have here. And, if you see something that you don't think is quite correct, please contact Will and I here.
Thank you all!
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and the rest of the team - Rebecca, Will, Ben, Mike Simonsen, Chris Watson, our Beta Testers, and you: our Members and Observers!


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I won't leave this up for long
Very little can be learned from cops walking around and such, but I did see a Tweet with a video of the actual incident, and it appeared somebody intentionally crashed into the crowd of counter-protesters. I'll see if I can find that Tweet again, but it's pretty horrific.
Here are a couple of Twitter videos:
Here's the moment a car slams into a crowd protesting white nationalists in #Charlottesville. Backs up and leaves. pic.twitter.com/xlhqYxXmGU
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) August 12, 2017
Another look at a car intentionally driven into counter-protesters in #Charlottesville. Suspect hit reverse & left. pic.twitter.com/SAiLmegj8W
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) August 12, 2017


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With a little practice, careful removal of shine from the nail and plenty of firm pressure, you will acquire a stunning, long lasting finish.
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Not useless, but it can be potential with helping hand, :P
EDIT: Edited the message, deciding to NOT 1 set, but feel free to make one.
Well since the other answers weren't even Little Cup (for the most part), I figured I might as well through something out here.
Popplio @ Berry Juice/Life Orb
Ability: Liquid Voice
Level: 5
EVs: 4 Def, 232 Sp.Atk, 232 Sp.Def, 36 Spe
Nature: Modest
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
- Moonblast
- HP Ground/Encore
Popplio certainly isn't great, but it's not to spectacularly horrible. Pretty simple set, either use Berry Juice to stick around longer or Life Orb to hit harder. *Until we get the HA Gen 7 starters, replace the Ability with Torrent and Hyper Voice with Hydro Pump/Scald.
Popplio @ Mystic Water
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Gentle (+Spd, -Def)
EVs: 4 Atk/252 Spa/252 Spd
Torrent powers up water type moves when Popplio's HP is low, and, if Popplio is holding a Mystic Water, her water type moves will be powered up even more!


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Mernin' nerdlings! It's Monday, it's cold, I haven't had nearly enough caffeine or sleep to make it through the day. I mean, really, what's new at this point? Now that we have a little family of mice in our house, I've been on a cleaning kick. My nail and wax area… oh lord. It's a hot mess. Press samples came in way faster than me being able to purchase helmers and other storage solutions, and I'm trying to fix that. One of the roommates said he saw a mouse run behind my desk (which is where I keep bubble wrap and boxes), and now I'm thoroughly freaked. Once my severance comes in, y'all. It's on. My setup will be so nice and tidy and ugggggh. Soon!
This week kicks off the final countdown for the start of November's Polish Pickup and my nerdy little heart is super stoked because this month's theme is Fandoms. I love getting to see what makers enjoy in addition to nail polish, and knowing that we are into some of the same things makes me happy. That, and I learned that there are a ton of nerdy and geeky makers out there. YES, GOOD. THIS IS WHY WE ARE ALL FRIENDS.
My first Polish Pickup post for the month features a new-to-me brand that digs grey polish as much as I do! Courtney from Rise and Shine Cosmetics opened shop this year and has a knack for shimmers and duochromes (and pretty much every other finish, if we're being honest here). For her fandom, she chose Justified (and the season 4 promo poster, specifically), and looking at the polish and the image, she brought it to life! I've never seen the show, but that'll probably change at some point since I'm running out of creepy things to watch, hah!
Also, I wanna take a moment to show off the packaging that my swatch kit came in because yo, it's cute as hell.
Outlaw Ways is described as a silvery grey holo polish with a blue and turquoise shift, both blue and color-shifting flakies, as well as blue and turquoise sparks. Thaaaaaaaat's a mouthful, but this polish definitely packs a punch! Because it's got so much going on, it has the tendency to show brushtrokes if you overwork it, but with a delicate hand, it's just plain lovely in two coats!
Courtney wanted this polish to represent the two men in the show, US Marshal Raylan Givens and outlaw Boyd Crowder – they're on complete opposite sides of the law, but have a deep connection because of their past. This polish represents where the bright blue and the dark grey meet.
Gorgeous, ain't it? It'll be available for preorder starting Friday November 3rd over at the Polish Pickup for $9.95. As always, shipping is a flat $3 for the US and Canada, which means you can stock up on all your fandom favs and not pay an arm and leg for shipping! For previews and all that good stuff from like-minded nerds, be sure to check out the Polish Pickup Pack on FB.
You can also find more of Rise and Shine Cosmetics here:
Thanks for stopping by, y'all! It fills my heart with absolute joy to see everyone so excited about the November theme. Are you excited? Feel free to tell me in the comments what's on your wishlist, or what you plan on getting!
***The product mentioned in this post was sent to me in exchange for a review and photos, which can be found above.***


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"I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable" Col 2.4.
False arguments are made to sound reasonable. If they didn't appear to be plausible, no one would believe them. Continue reading
"I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable" Col 2.4.
False arguments are made to sound reasonable. If they didn't appear to be plausible, no one would believe them. Continue reading
Hillary Gushwa lied to officials of the Miss Ventura County, California beauty pageant. She was married, a Mrs. instead of a Miss! When officials confronted her she claimed she had been on medication that affected her memory and at the time did not recall her wedding. However, subsequent evidence proved she knew full well she was married at the time. She was disqualified and asked to return the crown she had been given. Beauty is a fine thing, but it is nothing without character. A woman may be a vision of beauty but if she cannot be trusted, the vision will likely become a nightmare! This is Just A Minute.
Proverbs 10:1-24:34 are randomly written, as if they were Judgments Solomon made about individual cases brought to him for Divine Wisdom (1 Kings Chapters 3 and 10), or simply God-given explanations about life. New Testament passages may help see the continuation of Wisdom offered through Jesus Christ.
10:19-21: It is truth that the mouth speaks what is in the heart, and the heart speaks through the mouth. The more words a person uses, generally, the easier it is to sin with the mouth, and, the greater effort is being put in to hide a sin. Not an earthen heart (dirty) but a "righteous" heart produces words as precious as "choice silver." On the other hand, if the "heart" is "wicked," the words it uses will be of "little" value. "Lips" speaking from a "righteous" heart "feed many" (produce much good), whereas, the heart that "lacks wisdom" speaks "foolishly" (has no worth). This is a theme carried out in other Proverbs: 12:17-words of "truth" from a heart of "righteousness," or a heart of "deceit" speaks "false witness;" 14:5-a heart of "faithful witness" speaks "no lie," or the heart of "false witness" will speak "lies;" 14:25-"true witness" in the heart "delivers (saves) souls," but a "deceitful" heart speaks "lies." Lying, falsifying information, comes from within. Those known for their lying are "liars," not just slips of the tongue. All liars are children of the Devil (John 8:44) and bound for hell (Revelation 21:8) unless they repent. Jesus absolutely taught this: "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil of the treasure brings forth evil things" (Matthew 12:34-35). There are occupations that are notoriously associated with lying, such as, lawyers, used car salesmen, politicians, contractors, advertisers and journalists. One wonders why people keep putting so much trust in them without thoroughly checking out their statements! Why depend upon lawyers to establish truth in legal matters? Why re-elect politicians who are deceitful? Why buy papers/magazines that misrepresent information so? Why spend time and money on shopping trips when the merchandise is not "as advertised?" Why buy cars from those whose claims cannot be trusted without a "second opinion?" Why let contractors sell their agreements to build to others who aren't under the original contract? When lying is accepted as "the way everyone does business," then whom can anyone trust?
10:22: True wealth come from the LORD's "blessing," and He "adds no sorrow with it." When life is lived according to God's Wisdom, blessings abound, and there is no regret. But sorrow comes with those who obtain wealth by their standards, not God's: Proverbs 13:11: "Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase;" Proverbs 13:22: "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous;" Proverbs 20:21: "An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end;" Proverbs 28:22: "A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him." Dishonest wealth "will be diminished," that is, easy come, easy go. The sinner's wealth "is stored up for the righteous," that is, it will not remain in the family's hands for long, since righteous principles are not passed along with the wealth. It is criminal for all who make it difficult, or impossible, for "a good man" to leave his "inheritance to his children's children." Inheritance taxes, "death taxes," are against God's Will!
All Scriptures and comments are based upon the New King James Version, unless otherwise noted.
There is uncertainty regarding the author, time, or circumstances of these Psalms, but it is apparent Psalms 120-134 work together, and are called the "Songs of Degrees," and sometimes "Songs of Ascension."
Verses 1-4 contrast God's listening to help, and our having to listen to others;
Verses 5-7 state how hard it is to live among war-mongers.
Verses 1-4: (Verse 1) God hears our cries from distress. Jacob said God had done so (Genesis 35:3); David said God had (2 Samuel 22:7); Paul said distress cannot "separate us from the love of Christ" (Romans 8:35). (Verse 2) Integrity, trust, faith, dependability all are ruined by "lying lips" and a "deceitful tongue." "Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight" (Proverbs 12:22). Having a "deceitful tongue" is responsible for destroying the credibility of gossips, talebearers, editorial writers, propaganda press, factory fables, and many others. (Verse 3) There will be a judgment against a "false tongue." "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death" (Revelation 21:8). (Verse 4) Whoever said "words can never hurt me" wasn't familiar with this verse. Words can pierce like "sharp arrows of the warrior," and burn like "coals of the broom tree." "For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison" (James 3:2-8).
Verses 5-7: (Verse 5) Little is certain of these places, "Meshech" (slave traders, Ezekiel 27:13) and "Kedar" (wanderers, Isaiah 21:16-17), but they represent the hostile environment many people experience, even today. (Verses 6-7) Patience and longsuffering can wear us down or wear us out when we are mis-matched with polar opposites on a subject like "war" and "peace." There is "a time of war, And a time of peace" (Ecclesiastes 3:8), however "wisdom is better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good" (Ecclesiastes 9:18). The wise can avoid war, but the foolish advocate it and their foreign policies depend upon it! Christians are not waging carnal war against their enemies (2 Corinthians 10:2-6). "When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him" (Proverbs 16:7).
All Scriptures and comments are based upon the New King James Version, unless otherwise noted.


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Fernando Cruz wheels a cart of dog and cat food for patrons of the pantry.(Photo Credit: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
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If you were out of work, struggling, living paycheck to paycheck, would you give up your dog? Or would you do whatever it takes to feed your beloved furry family member, even if it meant going hungry yourself? That's the choice many New Yorkers are faced with every day. I know that I would never give up my dogs, even if I was completely broke, and many people who have fallen on hard times feel the same way. Luckily, organizations like the Bronx pet food pantry are starting to spring up across the country to help struggling pet owners feed their animals.
Mr. Lopez left the food pantry with a 28-pound bag of dog food.(Photo Credit: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
Posted by New York Today on Sunday, February 7, 2016
Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) recently started their pet food pantry in the Bronx, giving out large bags of pet food to people in need. They aim to reduce the number of animals surrendered to shelters by providing owners with the resources they need to keep their pets fed and happy. They believe people shouldn't have to make the tough choice to give up their pets for financial reasons, and any borough resident who registers a pet is welcome to stop by for food. They mostly serve people who are out of work and seniors on fixed incomes.
The pantry is run by Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that operates the city's animal shelters.(Photo Credit: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
Posted by New York Today on Sunday, February 7, 2016
Some claim that pet food pantries distract from the fact that human food pantries don't have enough to serve people, let alone pets. But it's important to realize that pets provide many benefits to their owner's health, including reduced stress, companionship, and elevated moods. And keeping animals from the shelters is a benefit to the city, as well.
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ARCH 571 | Fall 2016
Associate Professor Erik Hemingway
This studio took part in the Architecture that Reacts '16 competition.
About the competition: We invite designers from around the world to submit their ideas of architecture that reacts. That means architecture which is able to respond and adjust dynamically to the current needs and circumstances. This architecture lives as a living organism, since it responds to the external stimuli and it develops because of it. No professional qualifications are necessary.
Two graduate students in Associate Professor Erik Hemingway's Arch 571 studio have received Honorable Mentions in the Laka Competition '16: Architecture that Reacts! More than 250 Participants from 40 countries submitted designs to this year's "Architecture that Reacts" competition. Congratulations to Adrienne Strohm & Asmaa Almunayes! To view their winning entries, please visit the links below:
Honorable Mention – Adrienne Strohm – [FLINCH]: the first line in catastrophic hurricanes
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Euromap GmbH, the exclusive supplier of Indian Remote Sensing data in Europe, has become the first GMES Contributing Mission Entity to provide data from optical missions to ESRIN through dedicated operational interfaces.
Neustrelitz, Germany, October 14, 2010: Euromap GmbH, the exclusive supplier of Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) data in Europe, and the European Space Agency (ESA), which manages earth observation data access for GMES service projects in its role as the coordinator of the GMES Space Component, being part of the GMES programme as managed by the European Commission, today announced that they have commenced operations with the interfaces between Euromap and ESA's Coordinated Data Access System (CDS) infrastructure.
Having passed the Operations Readiness Review milestone on June 25, 2010, Euromap has now become the first GMES Contributing Mission Entity (GCM) of an optical mission to operationally provide data and services through the version 1 interfaces developed as part of the GMES Space Component Data Access (GSC‑DA) project.
A corresponding GSC-DA contract, covering the development of interfaces and the supply of data from the IRS-P6 Resourcesat-1, IRS-P5 Cartosat-1, IRS-1C and IRS‑1D missions, was signed in May 2009 between ESA and a Euromap-led consortium, with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) working as a sub-contractor.
The interface development was supported by the departments National Ground Segment and Information Technology of the DLR institute German Remote Sensing Data Centre (DFD). The DFD also operates the catalogue system providing access to quick looks and metadata relating to the IRS data received by Euromap in cooperation with the DFD at the ground station in Neustrelitz, Germany.
Frithjof Barner, Technical Director of Euromap, commented: "The software and interface development was a challenge for us as a small company, but by December 2009 we had managed to start making deliveries through the respective interfaces of about 4000 ortho products from the Resourcesat-1 LISS-III sensor as a contribution to the European wall-to-wall coverage Image2009. Having mastered this we feel well prepared for the operational phase and are looking forward to further cooperation with ESA."
ESA's responsible for the GSCDA system development, Dr. Alessandra Tassa, said: "The development of interfaces is an achievement in the GSCDA project, since it allows reducing effort from operators and improves the quality of the provided services. Thanks to the developed interfaces, Euromap data products will be automatically circulated to ESA coordinating infrastructure, archived, catalogued and made available on-line to GMES users without operators' intervention. In addition, semi-automated reporting will result in an improved monitoring of the provided services."
About Euromap: www.euromap.de
Euromap Satellitendaten-Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH was founded in 1996 as a 100% owned subsidiary of GAF AG in order to create an efficient commercial structure to receive, archive and market Earth observation satellite data in Germany. Experience and expertise in data reception and processing is optimally combined in the company with marketing and distribution activities – thus providing the essential conditions for supporting a growing user-market for remote sensing data. Euromap GmbH is located in Neustrelitz, Germany.
About ESA / ESRIN: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ESRIN_SITE/index.html
ESRIN, the ESA Centre for Earth Observation, is one of the five ESA specialised centres situated in Europe. Located in Frascati, a small town 20 km south of Rome in Italy, ESRIN was established in 1966 and first began acquiring data from environmental satellites in the 1970s. Since 2004, ESRIN has been the headquarters for ESA's Earth Observation activities.
ESA is developing and managing the Space Component for the GMES initiative. The Space Component includes a series of five space missions called 'Sentinels', which are being developed by ESA specifically for GMES. Besides specifically developed Sentinel satellites, ESA manages access to other GMES Contributing Missions. These Contributing Missions include both existing and new satellites, whether owned and operated at European level by either EUMETSAT, privately or publicly in ESA Member States. They also include data acquired from non-European partners. The Space Component forms the European contribution to the worldwide Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
About DFD: http://www.caf.dlr.de/caf/institut/dfd/
The German Remote Sensing Data Centre (DFD) is an institute of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Together with the centre's Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), it comprises DLR's Applied Remote Sensing Cluster, which coordinates DLR's activities relating to Earth observation data from satellites and aircraft. DFD focuses on the reception, archiving, distribution and utilisation of data. In addition to applied research, DFD has expertise in the development and operational performance of IT systems.
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Three items just crossed my desk that you should be aware of:
Congressman David Trott (of the foreclosure mill law firm Trott & Trott) is "hot to Trott" this legislative session, again trying to proffer amendments to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt attorneys from liability. Here is a pdf downloadable copy of this scumbag's bill (sponsored only by him): H.R. 1849 (FDCPA Amendments, 2017).
The language speaks for itself and you should be speaking out against it! Call your Congressperson and Senator immediately and tell them NOT to support this bill. This bill takes all of the fairness out of debt collection and once again attempts to make it easier for attorneys to break the law!
If you are facing Bank of America in court during your foreclosure proceeding, you should know that:
- Bank of America will likely produce a "robo-witness" to testify against you at trial.
This reporter has just learned from inside sources that Bank of America flies its designated key witnesses to Dallas, Texas to participate in "mock trials", both jury and non-jury, to run its key "witnesses" through the proceedings to educate them as to what to say and how to say it in order to avoid scrutiny in cross examination.
2. Bank of America has a "stable" of these "robo-witnesses" who spend little time looking at actual files (potentially the day before they give testimony, or the day of in some cases), working on actual case loads for a considerable length of time in order to gain the experience necessary to truthfully testify that they have actual, personal knowledge of the bank's business records.
This reporter has further learned that witnesses are ostracized, punished and/or demoted or transferred to an administrative position within the BofA banking structure if they lose their credibility by failing to help outside counsel win their foreclosure case too many times. Thus, it is reasonably certain that if Bank of America has a stable of whores who fabricate and embellish the truth on the witness stand, it is likely other banks are doing this too and the homeowner's counsel should focus on the witnesses' actual training, including time spent in front of a mock jury learning to adequately "testify" (which may have repercussions if they don't adequately testify) to screw homeowners out of their homes!
Not only are the business records and the personal knowledge of them at risk as testimony, but the process by which these "employees" who do nothing but roam the country on a minute's notice and do nothing but testify at trials in favor of Bank of America, should be impeached by further cross-examination and scrutiny of their real training … including, WHO trained them, HOW they were trained, HOW they are punished if they don't "hold up" in court and WHERE they are trained. These people cannot be believed and this is just one more reason homeowners need to have this information in their arsenal to "fight the good fight".
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Nationstar Mortgage LLC has changed its name to "Mr. Cooper":
Mr. Cooper? Seriously? This sounds like the pedophile down the street. It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood.
We are also learning that Select Portfolio Servicing has changed its name to "EXCELERAS"! If you have received notice of this, please email it to me at email@example.com.


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Hey guys! So recently I got to got to the amazing book festival called "YALLWEST". It is an amazing festival that is TONS of fun! Here's a picture of all the wonderful swag that I got for free from YALLWEST this year!
And here is a picture of the ARCs that I received from various publishers from YALLWEST!
YALLWEST this year was so amazing! I got to go to the opening event the night before, where I met amazing authors like Marie Lu, Rainbow Rowell, Ransom Riggs and many others in person! The days of the actual festival were amazing as well, because I was volunteering and I got to hang out in the author green room and escort authors like Holly Black and Danielle Paige to their signings! I got tons of free swag and got to visit some of their amazing booths like Epic REads, Owl Crate, and many more!
This years YALLWEST was so amazing and I am so happy that I got to attend! I cant wait for next year!
Sorry that I took forever to post this, this month has been super busy for me so I haven't really had time to post! I will post more frequently soon! Tell me in the comments below if there are any books that you would like me to review!
- Camille
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Aspiring author who, along with reading YA and with other genres, also fosters kittens, and play the piano and cello!
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I cannot help myself, but this nomination is a joke. Do not expect geyser like in Yellowstone. This one is a fake-geyser, since it is an artificial one. I visited the site during my long walk from Presov towards the Slovakia borders with Hungary alonside the ridge of Slanske vrchy mountains in 2003. The mountains are of vulcanic origin covered with dense beech and oak forests. Besides the forests, I liked also historical core of Presov, magical lake Izra close to Hungary borders as well as unique opal mines close to vilage Dubnik. All in all, despite the certain charm of this part of Slovakia, there are no sites that would deserve the inscription to WHS. Despite its national importance as historical and technical curiosity, the geyser in Herlany was one big disappoint to me.
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Despite the little bit of snow we had this morning, we know that spring is really here. The crocuses are blooming, we saw daffodils today (though our's are not yet open) and the forsythias will be blooming before we know it, hopefully in time for Saturday's first CSA event of the season.
We enjoy noting each sign of the arrival of Spring. Way back in mid-February, we saw the first few robins return from their winter spot. Then we begin planting seeds in the greenhouse, where the weather was definately spring-like. Next we began to see the lovely redwing blackbirds. And the same day in early March, we saw the snow and canada geese flying high over head to points farther north. Next we saw the brown-headed cowbirds. And then about two and half weeks ago, we heard the sound that makes us think we could almost be on the beach - the killdeer were back!
Early April brought snowdrop blossoms. And then we worried because we hadn't heard the spring peepers yet. Last year they started on March 27th. Maybe when our pond was cleaned out last fall they were all wiped out. We fretted, for we love the sound of those little peepers so much. And then on April 5th, there they were peeping their little hearts out! HOORAY! Just yesterday we noticed the grass is definitely green and growing. The apple trees are bursting bud and fuzzy little nobs are primed to form leaves and blossoms. And then we heard another sound that we always look forward to, the drumming of the ruffed grouse males back in the woods as they try to attract females to their breeding territory. The sound is like a distant helicopter taking off. We always pause to listen to it and it comes fairly often at this time of year. Those who are hear for Saturday's event are almost certain to hear it.