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In 1992, a group of six friends came up with an idea. That idea was to race their lawn tractors at Calithumpian Days in Thamesford, Ontario (near London) on Victoria Day weekend.
That race was such a big hit the group came back the following year, and every year after that.
Then, in 1999, something happened. The sport of lawn tractor racing caught on!! The numbers grew from six to seventeen almost instantly, and the Southwestern Ontario Lawn Tractor Racing Association (SOLTRA) was born calling Ingersoll, Ontario home.
Now there are five classes of tractors: Junior (ages 5 to 9) Stock-Modified class (ages 10 and up), Super Stock (ages 12 and up), Modified class (ages 14 and up) and Super Modified class (ages 18 and up). With a full set of racing rules, as well as rules for each class of tractor, anyone can become a lawn tractor racer!
We are a Not For Profit club that has races all over Southwestern Ontario. Our club helps to raise money in support of local charities like Parkinson's Society, Ingersoll Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Lakeshore Community Support Centre (Food Pantry).
SOLTRA has even raced indoors. Twice with the "Outlaws of Motorsports" at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, once at Skydome in Toronto with the "United States Hot Rod Association" and with Chris Arel Motorsports in Ottawa at the Corel Centre. Once at the WFCU Center in Windsor. Our Special Events Crew "Turf Tearing Racing" works regularily with Chris Arel Motorsports and travels throughout Ontario and Quebec.
In 2003 SOLTRA was asked to help in the filming of a movie called The Prince & Me with Julia Stiles and Luke Mably. Rent the DVD and watch for the lawnmower race in the movie and then check out the special features for a segment titled "The Lawnmower Race of The Prince & Me."
You can find us at a fair near you. So be sure to check our schedule, and bring the family out to see us. We promise you won't be disappointed.


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What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is in relation to everything else. Literature is not only a mirror; it is also a map, a geography of the mind. Our literature is one such map, if we can learn to read it as our literature, as the product of who and where we have been. We need such a map desperately, we need to know about here, because here is where we live. For the members of a country or a culture, shared knowledge of their place, their here, is not a luxury but a necessity. Without that knowledge we will not survive.
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How to Bring Your Engineers Onboard and Manage Product Changes with Dynamics AX 2009 and Beyond
Format: Presentation
Level: Beginner
Version: AX 2009; AX 2012; AX 2012 R2; AX 2012 R3; D365 for Finance and Operations
Export: Calendar
AXUG Presenter(s)
Dan Fite
Director of Business Development North America
Bluestar PLM by PDM Technology
In this session, we will discuss how to bring an engineering department into our ERP system and give access to all of the engineering details to the complete organization. As well, we will show how to request a change to a product and then were able to track the information from Engineering and getting the information to the production floor. Lastly, we will show how to use Product Data Management and Product Life Cycle Management to ensure that you have the correct version/revision of data from Engineering to the complete organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Have a new view on the Engineering Department involvement in ERP
- Understand how CAD can be linked to ERP and PLM
Bluestar PLM is an Exhibitor at this years D350UG/AXUG Summit in Nashville, TN. Come and visit us at booth #350.


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Tetris is a deceptively simple game to play. With only a handful of moves to learn, anyone can begin to enjoy Tetris in no time at all. This introduction is designed to teach you the fundamentals of Tetris, providing you the minimum information necessary to get going.
Tetris is played on a 10 by 20 grid called the Matrix. Shapes called Tetriminos fall from the top of the Matrix and come to rest at the bottom. Only one Tetrimino falls at a time. At first the Tetriminos fall rather slowly; as the game progresses they will fall faster and faster.
Tip: There are seven shapes of Tetriminos, each made up of four small squares called Minos. Check out the diagram below for the appearance of each Tetrimino.
Using the arrow keys, you can adjust where and how the Tetriminos fall. By pressing the LEFT and RIGHT Arrow keys, you can slide the falling Tetrimino from side to side. You can't slide a Tetrimino past the edge of the Matrix. By pressing the UP Arrow key, you can rotate the Tetrimino 90 degrees clockwise. You can move the Tetriminos even after they land at the bottom of the Matrix briefly. The Tetrimino will Lock Down as soon as you stop trying to move it. At that point, the next Tetrimino will begin to fall.
Tip: At slower speeds it won't matter much which way you turn the Tetrimino. But when the action heats up, the precious time it takes to make three rotations clockwise or once counterclockwise will make a huge difference.
As your game improves and you begin to pay attention to the Tetriminos in your Next Queue, you might find yourself getting a little impatient waiting for the piece to fall. You have two options to speed up the game—the Soft Drop and the Hard Drop—and they're both really easy to do.
The Soft Drop is performed by pressing the DOWN Arrow key—the Tetrimino will fall much faster than usual while you hold down the key, but as soon as you let go the piece will resume its normal pace. You retain complete control over the piece while doing a Soft Drop.
The Hard Drop is much less forgiving—hit the Space Bar to cause the Tetrimino to fall straight down, forgoing any further opportunity to move it. The Hard Drop is great for timed games where your goal is to get pieces into position as quickly as possible. Pay attention to the Ghost Piece to help you see where the Tetrimino will fall, and don't press the space bar until you're ready!
The primary way to score points in Tetris is to clear lines by manipulating the pieces so that they fill horizontal row within the Matrix. As the pieces fall, your goal is to move and spin them so that they line up evenly at the bottom of the Matrix. To clear a line, every square of the row has to be filled.
Tip: Fill in multiple lines at once for bonus points. Drop Tetriminos so that there is a gap at least two squares deep, then drop a J-Tetrimino or L-Tetrimino to clear two lines at once, for example.
Jump straight to any topic of interest.


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Prison officials destroyed computer files containing inmates' personal writing days after a prisoner won a national writing award, best-selling author Wally Lamb said.
Lamb, who teaches a creative writing workshop at the York Correctional Facility in East Lyme, said Wednesday that 15 women inmates lost up to five years of work when officials at the prison's school ordered all hard drives used for the class erased and its computer disks turned over.
—Lamb: Inmate Writing Erased (Norwich Bulletin/AP)
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National Scientific Centre "Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences' history started in 1900 with the creation of agrochemical laboratory Kiev Society of agriculture and agricultural industry to meet the needs of existing owners, conducted analyzes of soil samples and seeds will help increase agriculture. During the Stolypin agrarian reform for the first time in Tsarist laboratory soil mapping was carried out 22 districts. After the Civil War, it was examined soil zone beet-and bavovnosiyannya. In 1928, the lab was transformed into the Ukrainian Research Institute of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, which in 1935 renamed the Ukrainian Research Institute of socialist agriculture. His team has developed a scientifically based classification of soil granulometric composition, defined the nature and properties of colloidal parts and water-physical properties. The results of the late 40's – early 50's formed the basis for designing and South Krasnoznam'yanskoho main channels in the area of irrigation and hydroelectric Kahovskoy development of agriculture on irrigated land. In the years 1957-1961 the Institute conducted the comprehensive survey of soil Kyiv, Rivne and Chernihiv regions, prepared for farm soil maps of these areas (with the characteristics of their properties and their recommendations for improvement). Institute of processed high-performance scientific basis of agriculture, developed a theoretical basis for the creation of crop rotation, optimizing seed wedge, principles of anti-erosion measures of soil and its fertilization.
Most significant contribution researchers institute in the theory and practice of combating soil erosion is the development and implementation of soil with contour farming and reclamation of the territory. This work was in 1991 awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology of the Government of Ukraine and laid the basis for the concept of the development of agriculture. Institute staff developed a scientific basis for reproduction and fertility regulation light soils, chemical reclamation of acidic and alkaline soils, intensive cultivation technology processed cereals and legumes, the introduction of which used to obtain in 1986-1990 the highest in the history of Ukraine the average gross yield of grain and production technologies flax growing feed creation and use (for the first time in Ukraine) irrigated pasture, technology getting fixing nodule bacteria, azotobakterynu and fosforobakterynu. On the initiative of the Institute established plant laboratory for the production of these drugs. In 1945, the institute started breeding work. During this time created almost 250 varieties and hybrids of different crops. Now breeding work is done from 22 cultures. In the Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine is 127 varieties and hybrids and 7 considered promising, which annually seeded 2.5 million acres, 16 varieties are sortovyprobuvani. The results of breeding work with winter wheat and maize awarded the State Prize of the USSR and Ukraine in Science and Technology. Economy of Ukraine Institute annually sells about 1,700 tons of elite seeds of cereals and grasses. NSC "Institute of Agriculture NAS" – the main agency of the Scientific Center "Agriculture" since the early 50's, he is the center of research of agricultural production, Kyiv region. It employs 399 staff, including 17 doctors and 81 candidates of sciences. In the system of the National Research Center are Kiev and Panfylska research station Kopylivske experimental field and experimental farm "Shepherds". N status of a national research center, "Resolution of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences and the Order of the Ukrainian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Agriculture UAAS was renamed the National Research Center "UAAS Institute of Agriculture."
In postgraduate and doctoral study 68 people. Specialized academic council of doctoral and master's theses. Only in the postwar years has trained more than 800 candidates and doctors. During the period of agencies completed more than a thousand scientific and technical developments. Workers prepared to print more than 200 books and monographs, returned 250 copyright varieties and hybrids of plants, 82 of the certificate of registration of varieties and with 8 and 113 patents on varieties and inventions. NSC "Institute of Agriculture Naan" from his highly-skilled human potential was the progenitor of the now well-known at home and abroad research institutes – the Institute feed Institute kartoplyarst va, Institute of Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Agriculture Woodlands, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Biology, Institute of Transcarpathian agricultural production NAAS. In 1978, the institute was awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labor in 2002 – Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. A major contribution to the development of agricultural science and agricultural production made famous scientists who worked in the firm: AI Dushechkin, MN Hodlin, DP Protsenko, DC Skorodumov, SA Samtsevych, SM Bugay, AN Kolobov, NB Vernander, IL Kolosha, JP Myryuta, A. Wyszynski, DF Pawnbroker, PA Dmytrenko VM Lebedev, NN Butseroha, GM Samburu, CA Savitsky, O. Lazurskii, FA Popov, M. Kuksin, V.O.Pastushenko and others. Institute staff currently working on the implementation of 15 state scientific and technical programs NAAS of Ukraine, a number of projects of the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and other agencies carried out to stabilize land use, increased productivity of crop and livestock sectors of our country.
Scientific and technical support agriculture institute carries through exhibitions and fairs, auctions, advertising, scientific research, participation in the activities of associations, joint stock companies, using other forms and methods of implementation of scientific achievements and excellence. Institute is headed by Doctor of Agricultural Sciences professor, corresponding member of NAAS of Ukraine Viktor Kaminsky. Institute commercially provides consultative and methodological assistance and information services, performs the necessary research work.


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Europeana, partner at THE ARTS+, is Europe's digital cultural heritage platform and has an exciting program coming during THE ARTS+. We had a few questions for Milena Popova, Business Development Manager Europeana.
THE ARTS+, the new marketplace for the creative business will premier at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Europeana is one of its partners. Why?
We are very excited to join the premier edition of THE ARTS+ marketplace! With clear focus on Business of Creativity and launched at such a high-profile event in the cultural calendar like the Frankfurt Book Fair, THE ARTS+ is the perfect opportunity for creative businesses to meet, network and explore new opportunities.
And that's why we're here. We are passionate about creativity and innovation and we have a lot to offer to creative businesses – rich and diverse content coupled with resources and plenty of experience.
Europeana is Europe's digital cultural heritage platform and we currently give access to over 53 million digital records from more than 3.500 libraries, museums, archives and audio-visual collections from 36 countries. Over the past few years, we have been working actively with creative industries to encourage the innovative re-use of digital cultural data and demonstrate its social and economic impact. So, we have teamed up with THE ARTS+ fair to showcase exciting synergies between digital cultural data and technology and to inspire new business opportunities amongst creative industries professionals from all around the globe.
Johannes Vermeer, The Music Lesson
How does the involvement of Europeana look like? What can we expect from your presence at THE ARTS+?
We will host the special THE ART+ Lab (Hall 4.1, stand P84), an interactive and interdisciplinary workshop space to explore the potential of the cultural and creative market in the digital age. Between 19 and 21 October, under the slogan "Europeana Labs: The unexploited content of cultural institutions", a team of 25 experts and design students will develop new business models using digital cultural data. The project pitching on the final day is open to the public.
In addition to this, THE ARTS+ visitors can attend demos of innovative applications using Europeana content at the Espresso stage on 21 October or at our stand M51. Enjoy a virtual bike ride (BigArtRide) through Europe with art objects from all European countries, or 'visit' the famous painting of Johannes Vermeer, 'The Music Lesson', or stop by the Former Dutch Royal Palace and play with the late Prince Bernhard's famous collection of small elephants (nominated for a Dutch Game Award).
Besides these creative experiences, publishers interested in collaborating with Europeana can book a "meet & greet'- session with Europeana team members by sending a mail to Milena Popova.
From your point of view, what are the main challenges and chances the creative industries face these times?
Undoubtedly, copyright remains one of the biggest challenges for developing new business models for the cultural and creative markets. Creativity is fueled by inspiration, which we can help spark with access to cultural content. Europeana has been a fierce advocate for open cultural data; all metadata on Europeana Collections is available under CC0 license and, approximately 40% of the digital content is openly licensed and thus available for free re-use for work, learning and fun. By showcasing great examples of what's possible with open cultural data, we hope to inspire content holders to open up their collections and to support creative industries in taking up on the (rather) unexploited opportunities of the cultural economy.
Meet Europeana at THE ARTS+
Book a mini session with Europeana and explore how you can benefit from our content, technology and services.
We are primarily interested in partnerships with publishers (especially in education and research), entrepreneurs, and creative professionals but are open to discuss other collaboration opportunities too. To book your session, please send an email to Milena Popova with your preferred date (19-22 October).
Europeana team is happy to welcome you at ARTS+Labs space (Hall 4.1, stand P84).


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Soak the corn in a large container of water for 1 hour. Prepare the grill. Put the soaked cobs on the hot grill and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, turning frequently. The corn is done when it feels soft when you press on it.
While the corn is grilling make the lime butter: In a small bowl add the butter, lime zest, chervil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mix well and spread onto a large plate. Spread the queso fresco onto another plate.
Take the corn off the grill and carefully peel back the husks (it will be hot). Remove the corn silk and tie the husks in a knot so you can hold on to it like a handle. Roll in the lime butter and then roll in the queso fresco; sprinkle with the Ancho Chile Rub. Place on a large platter and serve immediately.
For the spice rub: Toast the ancho chile pieces over low heat in a dry skillet until fragrant, shaking the pan so they don't scorch. Put the chiles in spice grinder and pulse to a powder. Add the remaining ingredients and buzz again to combine.


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The Endless Foot Drag PPG gathering will be taking place from 20-27 May 2019 at Fredonia, Kansas.
The $50 pilot registration fee includes a T-shirt and hat. Pilots can camp onsite – there will be toilet facilities and food trucks – or there are two motels in the town.
There will be a trade show, cross country scavenger hunt with cash prizes and other friendly comps and fireworks on 25th.
Pilots should be PPG 2 rated. For any pilots who wish to attend but do not have this rating, prior permission is required before flying at the event.
The US Paragliding Open will take place in Chelan from 7-13 July 2019. It is an FAI cat 2 and USHPA sanctioned XC competition, with Open, Sports and Women's classes.
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Big-Four Powers to Enforce Peace After Victory
By PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Broadcast from Hyde Park, December 24, 1943
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. X, pp. 162, 164-166.
I HAVE recently returned from extensive journeyings in the region of the Mediterranean and as far as the borders of Russia. I have conferred with the leaders of Britain and Russia and China on military matters of the present—especially on plans for stepping up our successful attack on our enemies as quickly as possible and from many different points of the compass.
On this Christmas Eve there are over ten million men in the armed forces of the United States alone. One year ago 1,700,000 were serving overseas. Today, this figure has been more than doubled to 3,800,000 on duty overseas. And by next July first that number overseas will rise to over 5,000,000 men and women.
That this is truly a world war was demonstrated to me when arrangements were being made with our overseas broadcasting agencies for the time for me to speak today to our soldiers and sailors and marines and merchant seamen in every part of the world. In fixing the time for this broadcast we took into consideration that at this moment here in the United States, and in the Caribbean and on the northeast coast of South America, it is afternoon. In Alaska and in Hawaii and the mid-Pacific, it is still morning. In Iceland, in Great Britain, in North Africa, in Italy and the Middle East, it is now evening.
In the southwest Pacific, in Australia, in China and Burma and India, it is already Christmas Day. So we can correctly say at this moment, in those Eastern parts where Americans are fighting, today is tomorrow.
"The Unquenchable Spirit"
But everywhere throughout the world—throughout this war which covers the world-there is a special spirit which has warmed hearts since our earliest childhood—a spirit that brings us close to our homes, our families, our friends and neighbors—the Christmas spirit of "peace on earth, good will toward men." It is an unquenchable spirit. During the past years of international gangsterism and brutal aggression in Europe and in Asia, our Christmas celebrations have been darkened with apprehension for the future. We have said "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year," but we have known in our hearts that the clouds which have hung over our world have prevented us from saying it with full sincerity and conviction.
But even this year we still have much to face in the way of further suffering and sacrifice, and personal tragedy. Our men, who have been through the fierce battles in the Solomons, in the Gilberts and Tunisia and Italy, know from their own experience and knowledge of modern war that many bigger and costlier battles are still to be fought.
But on Christmas Eve this year I can say to you that at least we may look forward into the future with real, substantial confidence that, however great the cost, "peace on earth, good will toward men" can be and will be realized and insured. This year I can say that. Last year I could not do more than express a hope. Today I express a certainty, though the cost may be high and the time may be long.
October Parley Stressed
Within the past year—within the past few weeks—history has been made, and it is far better history for the whole human race than any that we have known, or even dared to hope for, in these tragic times through which we pass.
A great beginning was made in the Moscow conference last October by Mr. Molotov, Mr. Eden and our own Mr. Hull. There and then the way was paved for the later meetings.
At Cairo and Teheran we devoted ourselves not only to military matters; we devoted ourselves also to consideration of the future—to plans for the kind of world which alone can justify all the sacrifices of this war.
Of course, as you all know, Mr. Churchill and I have happily met many times before, and we know and understand each other very well. Indeed, Mr. Churchill has become known and beloved by many millions of Americans, and the heartfelt prayers of all of us have been with this great citizen of the world in his recent serious illness.
The Cairo and Teheran conferences, however, gave me my first opportunity to meet the Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek, and Marshal Stalin—and to sit down at the table with these unconquerable men and talk with them face to face. We had planned to talk to each other across the table at Cairo and Teheran; but we soon found that we were all on the same side of the table. We came to the conferences with faith in each other. But we needed the personal con tact. And now we have supplemented faith with definite knowledge.
Calls the Trip Well Worth While
It was well worth traveling thousands of miles over land and sea to bring about this personal meeting, and to gain the heartening assurance that we are absolutely agreed with one another on all the major objectives—and on the military means of obtaining them.
At Cairo Prime Minister Churchill and I spent four days with the Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek. It is the first time that we had had an opportunity to go over the complex situation in the Far East with him personally. We were able not only to settle upon definite military strategy but also to discuss certain long-range principles which we believe can assure peace in the Far East for many generations to come.
Those principles are as simple as they are fundamental. They involve the restoration of stolen property to its rightful owners, and the recognition of the rights of millions of people in the Far East to build up their own forms of self-government without molestation.
Essential to all peace and security in the Pacific and in the rest of the world is the permanent elimination of the Empire of Japan as a potential force of aggression. Never again must our soldiers and sailors and marines and other soldiers and sailors and marines be compelled to fight from island to island as they are fighting so gallantly and so successfully today.
Increasingly powerful forces are now hammering at the Japanese at many points over an enormous are which curves down through the Pacific from the Aleutians to the jungles of Burma. Our own Army and Navy, our air forces, the Australians and New Zealanders, the Dutch, and the British land, air and sea forces are all forming a band of steel which is slowly but surely closing in on Japan.
Hails the Chinese Drive
And on the mainland of Asia, under the Generalissimo's leadership, the Chinese ground and air forces, augmented by American air forces, are playing a vital part in starting the drive which will push the invaders into the sea.
Following out the military decisions at Cairo, General Marshall has just flown around the world and has had conferences with General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz—conferences which will spell plenty of bad news for the Japs in the not too far distant future.
I met in the Generalissimo a man of great vision, great courage, and remarkably keen understanding of the problems of today and tomorrow. We discussed all the manifold military plans for striking at Japan with decisive force from many directions, and I believe I can say that he returned to Chungking with the positive assurance of total victory over our common enemy. Today we and the Repub-
lic of China are closer together than ever before in deep friendship and in unity of purpose.
After the Cairo conference Mr. Churchill and I went by airplane to Teheran. There we met with Marshal Stalin. We talked with complete frankness on every conceivable subject connected with the winning of the war and the establishment of a durable peace after the war.
Within three days of intense and consistently amicable discussions we agreed on every point concerned with the launching of a gigantic attack upon Germany.
The New Attack Prepared
The Russian Army will continue its stern offensives on Germany's eastern front, the Allied Armies in Italy and Africa will bring relentless pressure on Germany from the south, and now the encirclement will be complete as great American and British forces attack from other points of the compass.
The commander selected to lead the combined attack from these other points is General Dwight D. Eisenhower. His performances in Africa, in Sicily and in Italy have been brilliant. He knows by practical and successful experience the way to coordinate air, sea and land power. All of these will be under his control. Lieut. Gen. Carl Spaatz will command the entire American strategic bombing force operating against Germany.
General Eisenhower gives up his command in the Mediterranean to a British officer whose name is being announced by Mr. Churchill. We now pledge that new commander that our powerful ground, sea and air forces in the vital Mediterranean area will stand by his side until every objective in that bitter theatre is attained.
Both of these new commanders will have American and British subordinate commanders whose names will be announced to the world in a few days.
Plans for Germany's Future
During the last two days in Teheran, Marshal Stalin, Mr. Churchill and I looked ahead to the days and months and years that will follow Germany's defeat. We were united in determination that Germany must be stripped of her military might and be given no opportunity within the foreseeable future to regain that might.
The United Nations have no intention to enslave the German people. We wish them to have a normal chance to develop, in peace, as useful and respectable members of the European family. But we most certainly emphasize that word "respectable"—for we intend to rid them once, and for all of nazism and Prussian militarism and the fantastic and disastrous notion that they constitute the "Master Race."
We did discuss international relationships from the point of view of big, broad objectives, rather than details. But on the basis of what we did discuss, I can say even today that I do not think any insoluble differences will arise among Russia, Great Britain and the United States.
In these conferences we were concerned with basic principles—principles which involve the security and the welfare and the standard of living of human beings in countries large and small.
To use an American and somewhat ungrammatical colloquialism, I may say that "I got along fine" with Marshal Stalin. He is a man who combines a tremendous, relentless determination with a stalwart good humor. I believe he is truly representative of the heart and soul of Russia; and I believe that we are going to get along very well with him and the Russian people—very well indeed.
Britain, Russia, China and the United States and theirallies represent more than three-quarters of the total population of the earth. As long as these four nations with great military power stick together in determination to keep the peace there will be no possibility of an aggressor nation arising to start another world war.
Wants All Rights Protected
But those four powers must be united with and cooperate with the freedom-loving peoples of Europe and Asia and Africa and the Americas. The rights of every nation, large or small, must be respected and guarded as jealously as are the rights of every individual within our own republic.
The doctrine that the strong shall dominate the weak is the doctrine of our enemies—and we reject it.
But, at the same time, we are agreed that if force is necessary to keep international peace, international force will be applied—for as long as it may be necessary.
It has been our steady policy—and it is certainly a common-sense policy—that the right of each nation to freedom must be measured by the willingness of that nation to fight or freedom. And today we salute our unseen allies in occupied countries—the underground resistance groups and the armies of liberation. They will provide potent forces against our enemies, when the day of counter-invasion comes. Through the development of science the world has become so much smaller that we have had to discard the geographical yardsticks of the past. For instance, through our early history, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans were believed to be walls of safety for the United States. Time and distance made it physically possible for example, for us and for the other American republics to obtain and maintain independence against infinitely stronger powers. Until recently very few people, even military experts thought that the day would ever come when we might have to defend our Pacific coast against Japanese threats of invasion.
At the outbreak of the first World War relatively few people thought that our ships and shipping would be menaced by German submarines on the high seas or that the German militarists would ever attempt to dominate any nation outside of Central Europe.
Recalls German "Whining"
After the armistice of 1918, we thought and hoped that the militaristic philosophy of Germany had been crushed; and being full of the milk of human kindness we spent the next twenty years disarming, while the Germans whined so pathetically that the other nations permitted them—and even helped them—to rearm.
For too many years we lived on pious hopes that aggressor and war-like nations would learn and understand and carry out the doctrine of purely voluntary peace.
The well-intentioned but ill-fated experiments of former years did not work. It is my hope that we will not try them again. No—that is putting it too weak. It is my intention to do all that I humanly can as President and commander-in-chief to see to it that these tragic mistakes shall not be made again.
There have always been cheerful idiots in this country who believed that there would be no more war for us, if everybody in America would only return into their homes and lock their front doors behind them. Assuming that their motives were of the highest, events have shown how unwilling they were to face the facts.
The overwhelming majority of all the people in the world want peace. Most of them are fighting for the attainment of peace—not just a truce, not just an armistice.—but peace that is as strongly enforced and as durable as mortal man can make it. If we are willing to fight for peace now, is it not good logic that we should use force if necessary in the future to keep the peace?
"Must Be Prepared" for Force
I believe, and I think I can say, that the other three great nations who are fighting so magnificently to gain peace are in complete agreement that we must be prepared to keep the peace by force. If the people of Germany and Japan are made to realize thoroughly that the world is not going to let them break out again, it is possible, and, I hope, probable, that they will abandon the philosophy of aggression—the belief that they can gain the whole world even at the risk of losing their own souls.
I shall have more to say about the Cairo and Teheran conferences when I make my report to the Congress in about two weeks' time. And on that occasion I shall also have a great deal to say about certain conditions here at home.
But today I wish to say that in all my travels, at home and abroad, it is the sight of our soldiers and sailors and their magnificent achievements which have given me the greatest inspiration and the greatest encouragement for the future.
To the members of our armed forces, to their wives, mothers and fathers, I want to affirm the great faith and confidence that we have in General Marshall and Admiral King, who direct all of our armed might throughout the world. Upon them falls the responsibility of planning the strategy; of determining where and when we shall fight. Both of these men have already gained high places inAmerican history; places which will record in that history many evidences of their military genius that cannot be published today.
Third Christmas Abroad
Some of our men overseas are now spending their third Christmas far from home. To them and to all others overseas or soon to go overseas, I can give assurance that it is the purpose of their Government to win this war and to bring them home at the earliest possible time.
We here in the United States had better be sure that when our soldiers and sailors do come home they will find an America in which they are given full opportunities for education and rehabilitation and social security and employment and business enterprise under the free American system—and that they will find a Government which, by their votes as American citizens, they have had a full share in electing.
The American people have had every reason to know that this is a tough and destructive war. On my trip abroad I talked with many military men who had faced our enemies in the field. These hard-headed realists testify to the strength and skill and resourcefulness of the enemy generals and men whom we must beat before final victory is won. The war is now reaching the stage where we shall all have to look forward to large casualty lists—dead, wounded and missing.
"No Easy Road to Victory "
War entails just that. There is no easy road to victory. And the end is not yet in sight.
I have been back only for a week. It is fair that I should tell you my impression. I think I see a tendency in some of our people here to assume a quick ending of the war. And as a result of this false reasoning I think I discern an effort to resume or even encourage an outbreak of partisan thinking and talking. I hope I am wrong. For, surely, our first and foremost tasks are all concerned with winning the war and winning a just peace that will last for generations.
The massive offensives which are in the making—both in Europe and the Far East—will require every ounce of energy and fortitude that we and our Allies can summon on the fighting fronts and in all the workshops at home. As I have said before, you cannot order up a great attack on a Monday and demand that it be delivered on Saturday.
Less than a month ago I flew in a big Army transport plane over the little town of Bethlehem, in Palestine.
Tonight, on Christmas Eve all men and women everywhere who love Christmas are thinking of that ancient town and of the star of faith that shone there more than nineteen centuries ago.
The Message of Bethlehem
American boys are righting today in snow-covered mountains, in malarial jungles, on blazing deserts. They are fighting on the far stretches of the sea and above the clouds. And the thing for which they struggle, I think, is best symbolized by the message that came out of Bethlehem.
On behalf of the American people—your own people—I send this Christmas message to you, to you who are in our armed forces:
In our hearts are prayers for you and for all your comrades in arms who fight to rid the world of evil.
We ask God's blessing upon you—upon your fathers and mothers, and wives and children—all your loved ones at home.
We ask that the comfort of God's grace shall be granted to those who are sick and wounded, and to those who are prisoners of war in the hands of the enemy, waiting for the day when they will again be free.
And we ask that God receive and cherish those who have given their lives, and that He keep them in honor and in the grateful memory of their countrymen forever.
God bless all of you who fight our battles on this Christmas Eve. God bless us all. Keep us strong in our faith that we fight for a better day for humankind—here and everywhere.


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Practicing Vedic meditation helps the mind to de-excite. As the mind settles down, the body experiences a state of relaxation that's even deeper than sleep—much deeper, actually. This extremely deep rest detoxifies and rebalances the nervous system, essentially empowering the body to heal itself.
Sounds good, right?!
If you're wondering how far on the "monk spectrum" you have to go to reap these rewards, have no fear. Practicing Vedic doesn't mean swearing off your smartphone, wearing priestly robes, or taking on a new name. Not even close.
Despite being one of the oldest forms of meditation, Vedic meditation is meant for modern living. This simple practice involves sitting comfortably with your eyes closed for just 20 minutes, twice a day. There is no effort, concentration, or focus. It's so easy, anyone can do it!
I'm Kelli Douglas—single mother, committed consciousness explorer, and former real estate broker turned passionate meditation teacher. I'm on a mission to bring this simple yet powerful ancient practice to modern people, because, let's face it—life can be hard. The good news is, meditation doesn't have to be.
What you'll get with me is a very practical, supportive, and straightforward approach. Unlike other teachers, I offer a great deal of personal, one-on-one attention to ensure you're completely supported in your practice before, during, and after The Meditation Class.
Trainings occur in intimate groups over the course of four days on NYC's Upper West Side. Each day's session is about 90 minutes long, and at the end of the four days, you'll be able to continue your Vedic practice entirely on your own. Trust me, you'll want to!
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HANCEVILLE – Championship Saturday of the 2018 Cullman County Basketball Tournament kicked off with the Ninth-Grade Boys Championship Game, featuring the top-seeded Fairview Aggies and third-seeded Vinemont Eagles. After a back-and-forth contest, the Aggies came up with the title, 43-38.
Both teams started out strong on offensively as Fairview's Jack Brown and Vinemont's Collin Teichmiller led their respective squads in the opening period, with Brown putting eight of his 15 in the quarter, and Teichmiller tallying six of his 10 in the period as well. A Brown layup made it a 10-8 advantage for the Aggies, but an Austin Riddle free throw, followed by a layup by Caleb Sharpe, gave the Eagles an 11-10 lead after one.
The second period was more of the same for both squads, back-and-forth, with neither team gaining a huge advantage, the largest lead being five for Fairview at 24-19 after a three, then a pair of free throws by Owen Yarbrough, who finished with 18 for the game. But, just like the first quarter, Vinemont finished strong, with a pair of free throws and then a layup by Teichmiller, and that made it a 24-23 game at the half.
A Curtis Kennedy trey to begin the third period gave the Eagles a 26-24 lead, but after that, both teams went into shut-down mode on defense, allowing a combined 13 points in the period. A Yarbrough three, followed later on by a Brown free throw, gave the Aggies a 30-28 lead, but Bosten McDuffee tied the game at 30 on a layup, which was the score after three.
Fairview went inside to start the final period, as two layups by Clayton Strane and one by Peyton Bailey gave the Aggies a 36-31 lead, then 39-31 on another Yarbrough trey. The Eagles refused to quit, however, as they cut it to 39-35 after layups by Riddle and William Rhodes. A big 3-point play off an offensive rebound by Riddle made it a 41-38 game with 42.8 seconds remaining. But a pair of Brown free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining clinched the championship win for the Aggies.
Yarbrough and Brown earned All-Tournament honors for Fairview, while Teichmiller and Kennedy made it for Vinemont. Michael Owens earned honors for Good Hope, while Carter Thornton and Brannon Bright made it for West Point.
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Trump's northern neighbours:
It seems that since the results of the US presidential election were confirmed, Canada has been overwhelmed by Americans applying for entry permits. There's been quite a back log building up. Like wild geese in the Spring time, they want to head north. But in their case they want to do it permanently.
I can't say that I blame them. As one dinosaur who's managed to make many visits to the land of the maple leaf, I can confirm that Canadians are (on the whole) affable, helpful and hospitable. After a somewhat mixed history, the country has blended in to a homogeneous whole, where many different cultures and indigenous languages rub shoulders in mutual tolerance.
Another approach that's currently being suggested by some Canadians on social media is that US states that voted against Trump (such as California, Oregon and Washington) should secede from the union and become Canadian provinces. Well, it's a thought to play with!
Corbyn… "dragged off the street"??
In case any readers fancied having a love-in with any member of the Clinton family, it's worth noting the remarks made recently by former president (and Hillary's husband) Bill Clinton.
He was talking about the left wing surge we witnessed in Bernie Sanders' campaign for the US presidency, plus the election of a left-wing party in Greece. Turning to Britain, he declared that Labour had just "got a guy off the street" to run the party.
"When people feel they've been shafted, they just want the maddest person in the room to represent them," he concluded.
As they say, no comment.
Making money on the after dinner speeches circuit:
In case any readers were wondering what had happened to David Cameron since he packed his bags and left Downing Street, it's now been revealed.
It wasn't that he had nowhere to go – or indeed needed a little extra cash. But it seems he's topping up his financial reserves with a spot of public speaking – and those who come along to listen to our former PM pay through the nose for the privilege.
Anyone who'd like to hear about his experiences as PM, or alternatively his views on Brexit, may find that he's charging up to £120,000 for an hour's speech. It works out at roughly two thousand quid a minute.
He's not the only ex-politician to go in for this kind of thing, of course. The best known to do the circuits was Tony Blair. Along with his so-called consultancy and advisory work he's managed to build up a nice little nest egg of several million.
Have you got your passport?
I spotted a headline in the Daily Mail the other day, quoting a "mandarin" who was proposing that in future all patients seeking hospital treatment should have to present their passports before being allowed entry (let alone treatment).
This, we're told, would cut down on "health tourism" from all the Johnny Foreigners who're flocking to the UK to make use of our National Health Service.
It's of course a typical Daily Mail story. And like many others from that august source it does beg a number of questions. First, what would happen if you didn't have a passport? Not everyone in our neck of the woods has one tucked away. And, secondly, why would all these "foreigners" want to flock to Britain to use our hospitals? Since 2010 the NHS has been facing a steady drain on its resources, which have resulted in a devastating impact on hospital front line services. Many overseas visitors would benefit from better treatment back in their own countries (despite the hard work and dedication of hospital doctors and nurses in Britain).
And, lastly, where's the milk of human kindness in all this? Don't we have a duty to help others in their hour of medical need?


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Federal investigators are looking into a report that hackers managed to remotely shut down a utility's water pump in central Illinois last week, in what could be the first known foreign cyber attack on a U.S. industrial system. The Nov. 8 incident was described in a one-page report from the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center, according to Joe Weiss, a prominent expert on protecting infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Cyber security experts said that the reported attack highlights the risk that attackers can break into what is known as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. They are highly specialized computer systems that control critical infrastructure — from water treatment facilities, chemicals plants and nuclear reactors to gas pipelines, dams and switches on train lines.


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Red Bridge Autumn 2018 Tours
Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. Edwin Way Teale We're delighted to be working with a range of partners to present this brilliant collection of shows, giving … Continue reading Red Bridge Autumn 2018 Tours
Conversations with Rosie: What makes Red Bridge tick?
What makes Red Bridge tick? In conversation with Alice she emphasises the fact that Red Bridge is ideas led. Taking this a bit further she gives … Continue reading Conversations with Rosie: What makes Red Bridge tick?
Turntable 2018 tour playlist
We've finished this round of the Turntable tour and what a joy it's been sharing and hearing music and stories with people around the country…and in Germany. Thank you to everyone who took part and invited us in. We've created … Continue reading Turntable 2018 tour playlist
Turntable on tour in Mannheim – reflections from co-creator Martin O'Connor
The Turntable team have recently returned from Mannheim in Germany, where the show was staged as part of the Here and Now Festival, which is an … Continue reading Turntable on tour in Mannheim – reflections from co-creator Martin O'Connor
Conversations with Rosie
Last year Red Bridge Arts was awarded funding from Creative Scotland to develop and support the company base so that we could support more artists, engage … Continue reading Conversations with Rosie
Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
A blog post by Nikki Kalkman, Assistant Director, Space Ape and Black Beauty Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life. … Continue reading Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
New team and space for Red Bridge Arts
We're delighted to welcome 3 new team members to the Red Bridge team, thanks to funding from Creative Scotland and Federation of Scottish Theatre. Jennifer Cummins … Continue reading New team and space for Red Bridge Arts
what's in a name?
Living beside the Forth Rail Bridge has been the lasting and final inspiration for the naming of the company. The bridge is a phenomenal, man made structure with an unquestionable industrial aesthetic, but it lives in my world equally as an awe inspiring feat of engineering and at the same time a colourful part of the natural world. Every day i walk beside and under it and every day when the sun hits it at a certain time i am stopped in my tracks, inspired again. I've lived in the village of North Queensferry for 12 years and throughout that time … Continue reading what's in a name?


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12 lectures, Dornach, February 16 - March 23, 1924 (CW 235)
During 1924, before his final address in September, Rudolf Steiner gave more than eighty lectures on karma to members of the Anthroposophical Society. These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the underlying laws of reincarnation and karma, exploring in detail the incarnations of various named historical figures. In Steiner's words, the study of karma is "a matter of penetrating into the most profound mysteries of existence, for within the sphere of karma and the course it takes lie those processes which are the basis of the other phenomena of world-existence?"
In this fundamental first volume—and essential basis for study of the later volumes—Rudolf Steiner provides an overview of the laws and conditions of karma, considering the incarnations of Friedrich Nietzsche, Lord Bacon of Verulam, Lord Byron and many others.
This volume is a translation of Esoterische Betrachtungen karmischer Zusammenhänge, in 6 Bdn., Bd.1 (GA 235).


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I've been a fan of Every Little Thing (ELT) since years ago, and started listening to them again over the past year.
There was one problem.
ELT doesn't have their music on Google Play Music, which is where I have most of my music organised.
They do however, have a very extensive collection for sale on iTunes.
You can see where this is going.
"iTunes is a piece of s**t."
That was my pet remark, back when I was setting up an iPhone 4 at work years ago. I disliked the thing with a passion, and felt that was the barrier to Apple products for me.
That was five years ago. I began my gradual shift to Apple over the past two years; starting with a Mac Mini, and moving on to an iPhone 5S, and then an iPad Air.
Despite my appreciation for OS X, iOS and various Apple products, my opinion on iTunes has not shifted. iTunes is more of a necessary evil than anything else, a bloated piece of antiquated software that stubbornly locks your phone down to a computer.
To be honest, the process of syncing an iPhone on multiple computers (without making the phone wipe itself) might be more trouble than it's worth, and Apple likely prefers it that way.
Most of my important services are hosted on Google, and I maintain the same alignment even after shifting over to the iPhone. The platform neutrality of various Google services like Gmail, Calendar, and even Google Play Music has made the adjustment a great deal easier – I'm allowed to use the same cloud services, regardless of hardware and operating system.
How I worked around using iTunes on an iPhone
I really wanted to have my music on the phone though, and finally worked something out.
- I would purchase the music off iTunes
- Have it download on my Mac
- Upload the .m4a files onto Google Play Music. This works brilliantly, because the files are already tagged properly with the right ID3 metadata (album, singer, track etc), along with album art.
- Download the songs for offline listening onto my iPhone, via the Google Play Music app
Clunky, but works. Thanks, but no thanks, iTunes.
It might be inevitable, but I'm happy with the way things work now. The only Change I need right now, is this track from Every Little Thing.


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We have sourced numerous drivers over the years for products that are no longer supported for by their manufacturer. Especially with the advent of Windows 8 a number of applications are no longer instantly working –
Purchased a new computer recently? Have you noticed all the fiddly cables and connections? Having problems getting your old software, your old printer and scanner working with your new equipment. Sometimes a few tweaks and a bit of tinkering is all that is required and within half an hour most setups can be completed.
Windows 7 and Windows 8 compliant software and installation –
Mac compliant from Snow Leopard onwards.
We can install motherboards, PCI cards, USB devices as long as it has a slot it will go in!
Desktops and Laptops a speciality, with drivers available for most applications, and hardware devices.
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Tomorrow, I will be spending the day with our administrators to continue our conversation about support structures that will be necessary to implement the Teacher and Principal Evaluation Plan (TPEP) that result in a positive growth experience for teachers. To get ready for the meeting, we have been asked to review five purpose statements that emerged and identify any mental models that might be inferred from each statement.
Mental models are the assumptions, values, beliefs, and images we hold of our world. We use them to make sense of the world and they influence the actions that we take. Related to mental models are the ladders of inference that we form as a result of our experiences and processing what takes place around us. Holding mental models and ladders are the result of being people, it is just something that we do without any conscious thought. They are not right or wrong they just are. The problem with them is that they control our behavior.
Tomorrow's discussion is very important and as I reflect on the homework I can identify several mental models and, more importantly, a ladder I hold that will influence what I see and hear if I don't attempt to suspend the assumptions driving that ladder. I could rationalize that my ladder is based in facts and let it control the data I use to make sense of the meeting and my actions. This might make me feel good, but it will not be supportive of our goal. Or, I could attempt to suspend those assumptions in an effort to be connected with the conversations and be a productive member of the group.
I will choose to suspend my assumptions, but it will be difficult because the ladder was formed from the reaction of some in the room to a contribution that I made to one of the purpose statements. I also assume that this was and will be followed by multiple other responses as the participants meet both in and outside of the meeting room.
So, why share this and why now? Learning organizations require the capacity for reflective conversation and I have a responsibility and commitment to be a contributing member of these conversations. My capacity to engage and support the work will be influenced by the mental models and ladders that I bring into the room with me. This is not always easy, but it is essential for all of us to consider as we work collaboratively to support the work of teachers in our system. So, I will attempt to suspend my assumptions and also focus on using inquiry to better understand the thinking of my colleagues as we search for structures to support administrators in this important work.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Working through my ladders . . .
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Don't you need faith in the ladder in the first place to climb it!?!
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alterati: Myths in #trueblood - dionysus & the maenads http://bit.ly/okjtc (recent posts) - http://twitter.com/alterat...
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"'You don't need to build the useful molecules–you can actually have them self-reproduce–you can grow them.'"
Sloppy Unruh is part of an ongoing media art project involving a number of text machines tied to my digital shadow.
Most of this is experimentation, both with the infictive current and the application of new media tools. What appears broken is often there by design, and everything is perpetually accreted while also being adapted forward to new design.. a perpetual problematic addendum, if you will.
As such much is left for the reader to discover, while these are merely dangling threads (flypaper, even) left to draw spiders.
At the same time I've stumbled across a number of useful tricks and tools, while also noticing a couple traps in the trade to avoid along the way, so I babble about that frequently now more than ever.
1. You should have at least two, preferably three twitter accounts you can sign into and back out of before bothering with http://cotweet.com
2. You should have a couple hundred followers before toying with http://dossy.org/twitter/karma/
3. You should have an installed wordpress blog on your own server before using http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fresh-from-friendfeed-and-twitter/
4. You should utilize and donate time and money to http://twitter.pbworks.com/ on a regular and frequent basis... and lastly, perhaps most important of all:
5. You should tie all your twitter account rss feeds through http://feedburner.google.com and rely on Twitter to become a part of your larger web presence cloud.
the twerperati can follow me as I tinker with cotweet.com for a while by keeping an eye on @wesunruh - @zenwerewolf - @sloppyunruh - @philipknixon (also, james, joe and I all push content through @alterati on a regular basis, you might add that to your lists of follows).
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Friday, 7 August 2009
really? You're going with whiteface?
the implicit and explicit racism is made manifest. Expect violence, cannibalism, and bloodletting before this chapter is over
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Since these drives are fully self contained, no data is written to the host computer. This prevents the accidental loss of data because it was stored on another computer.
Unfortunately this feature is not available in other editions of Windows 8. Its worth noting the Windows 8 Enterprise edition is only sold to Microsoft Volume Licence customers.
Windows To Go operates just like any other installation of Windows with a few exceptions that are listed below:
- The hibernate and sleep features are disabled by default to help prevent accidental data corruption.
- Drives attached to the host computer are not available to prevent data from being written to them.
- The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) can't be used because its hardware specific
- When BitLocker Drive Encryption is implemented, a pre-OS boot password is utilized.
- The Windows Recovery Environment, OS Refresh and Reset features are disabled.
- Access to the Windows Store is disabled because apps licensed through the store are linked to hardware for their licensing.
System requirements to run Windows To Go:
- The host computer has to be certified to run Windows 7 or 8.
- A Microsoft certified USB flash drive, that has 32GB or more of storage.


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In early June, we asked you to take a short survey to find out why you choose to host on Airbnb. You were one of more than 1,400 respondents. For that, we can't thank you enough.
Here are some of the highlights from the survey:
Thanks to the hosts who have responded to the survey. Here are other reasons why people in France host:
"I am a host to pay university fees for my son"
"I am a host because I love hosting. It makes me happy"
"I am a host to finance the building renovations"
"I want to offer an authentic French experience"
"The extra money allows me to travel and to learn more"
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Release date: July 30, 2016
Publisher: Orenda Books
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Suspense
TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough. Haunting, consuming and powerful, The Bird Tribunal is a taut, exquisitely written psychological thriller that builds to a shocking, dramatic crescendo that will leave you breathless.
I had heard amazing things about The Bird Tribunal for awhile now and while I was very eager to read it myself, I was also a bit apprehensive. I'm sure we've all read heavily hyped books and been disappointed by them, but I can happily say that this one deserves all of the hype and more. I've never read a book quite like this before, it's hard to even put my finger on what genre I would classify this under, but I think that only adds to the intensity and mystery of the story.
The world in this story is small, the majority takes place in a very secluded house inhabited by a man named Sigurd Bagge. Allis is the woman he hires to be his housekeeper/gardner and she is desperate to escape her current life, so the opportunity to live in such an inaccessible location is perfect for her. It's clear from the get go that Bagge is hiding something, there is a very apparent feeling of uneasiness and dread throughout. He reveales very little about himself to Allis, he is shrouded in mystery and any slight details he does share are hauntingly vague.
I was so wrapped up in their odd, desolated existence, Ratavan's writing pulled me right into the house with Bagge and Allis. There were no dialogue/speech markings and instead of alienating me, it only served to draw me deeper into the story. I found it odd that it didn't bother me as I think it would have if this were any other book, but it worked brilliantly here. She created such a confining and vivid atmosphere that was eerily beautiful, yet unsettling. I worried for Allis living in such a remote location with such a moody and sometimes volatile man such as Bagge. I found myself very anxious and paranoid about the entire situation, but not in an unnerving way, in a protective manner and one where I was yearning to find out what Bagge was hiding from Allis.
This book is on the short side but it sure packs one hell of a punch. The ending left me with a sense of peace that I didn't even realize I was craving. I don't recall ever being quite so absorbed by a book before and I believe this is due in part by never being exactly sure where things were heading. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys dark, mysterious settings, fascinating characters with secrets and obsessions, and writing that enraptures you and transports you to a chilling and intriguing location.
Overall rating: 5/5
Huge thanks to Karen at Orenda Books for my review copy.


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The Member Spotlight highlights organizations that are part of the Texas Impaired Driving Task Force.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission regulates all aspects of the alcoholic beverage industry. These efforts include the enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Code to promote public safety throughout the state and educating communities to promote health and safety.
DWI Bond Condition Program
The DWI Bond Condition Program is part of a statewide effort to reduce the incidence of DWI offenses in Texas by assisting Texas counties in adopting a comprehensive plan for setting, monitoring and enforcing bond conditions in DWI cases. The program promotes the use of bond conditions (such as ignition interlock devices) that reduce the incidence of DWI recidivism, increases consistency in setting bond conditions by a magistrate and a trial court, and ensures that bond conditions required by law are properly set, monitored and enforced. The Texas Justice Court Training Center (TJCTC) administers the program through its Traffic Safety Initiative, which is funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. TJCTC believes this program is an important means of reducing the number of DWI drivers on Texas roads and highways, thereby improving public safety throughout the state. For further information, please contact Randall Sarosdy at 512-347-9927, ext. 201, or [email protected].
FRIDAY and ADAPT Programs
The purpose of the FRIDAY (Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth) program is to provide civilians and law enforcement officers with all of the tools necessary to reduce underage drinking in Texas. The FRIDAY program has been developed under the guidance of law enforcement officers, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, school district officers, the Texas Department of Transportation and staff from the Texas Municipal Police Association. Find out more at http://www.texasfriday.org.
Our Driving Concern
Our Driving Concern works with Texas employers to promote safe driving practices among their employees, both on and off the job, and proactively combat the costly toll of crashes by helping them understand risky driving behaviors and liability exposure. Our Driving Concern provides resources on distracted driving, aggressive driving, passenger restraint, impaired driving and other traffic safety topics. Our Driving Concern offers FREE tools and resources to managers, HR professionals and safety instructors to help you build a company-wide traffic safety program. Find out more at http://txdrivingconcern.org.
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LEMVI provides courses for in-car and body worn video training and field sobriety tests. Many of the schools are grant funded. Learn more about courses offered, available grants or register for events in your area.
The mission of the Law Enforcement Mobile Video Institute, LEMVI, is to provide a quality procedural and legal based in-car mobile and officer body worn video curriculum and training courses for law enforcement personnel. This unique blend of policy, procedures, and legal principles will enhance the public trust of the police both in and out of the courtroom and will serve to reduce the challenges made by the public with regard to police integrity. Find out more at http://lemvi.com.
Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center's Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) grant focuses on giving municipal courts in Texas the means to prevent impaired driving. This is achieved through offering impaired driving courses at judicial education seminars and through webinars, distributing free anti-DUI and DWI books and materials, and recognizing as models outstanding municipal courts in the area of impaired driving prevention. Reaching thousands of municipal judges and court staff persons every year, MTSI plays an integral role in preventing impaired driving and making Texas roads safer.
U in the Driver Seat
U in the Driver Seat (UDS) was created by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in an effort reduce the number of impaired driving injuries and deaths of college aged students.
The peer-to-peer initiative seeks to give college students the tools and information in order to promote peer-to-peer education regarding the dangers of driving which often including driving under the influence. Each program is different as each campus is unique regarding students, cultures, environments, etc. Learn more at u-driver.com.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a campaign, Watch UR BAC, to teach Texans about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs misuse —including binge drinking, the understanding of alcohol poisoning as well as the dangers of impaired driving. The Watch UR BAC program is a free resource to Texas community groups, faith-based organizations, schools, and businesses.
Watch UR BAC is an awareness campaign that refers to blood alcohol concentration (BAC) which is used as a measure of the degree of intoxication of an individual. Binge drinking is a continuing problem in Texas, and most who binge drink do not know the amount and effects of the alcohol they are consuming.
Watch UR BAC provides educational programs and resources to the public about the dangers and consequences of drinking and driving. For more information visit Watch UR BAC's website.


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Convergence of an infinite series (University of Missouri, 1902)This thesis gives some of the more important tests for the convergence of an infinite series; also the conditions that must be fulfilled in order that certain operations and transformations may be applied to an infinite series.
Convergence of infinite series (University of Missouri, 1900)We shall define an infinite series as a succession of series formed after sum definite law. Most generally the series are actual numbers or are at least regarded as constraints, and we are concerned with their sum. There ...
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Fortune: Fujin's gone. My mom's gone. Fortune from the Wan Lung, where we had dinner with my father on Friday the 13th:
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Jim Carrey is head-over-heels in love, and he doesn't care who knows it.
The 49-year-old actor professed his love for actress Emma Stone, 22, in a video uploaded on his official website Wednesday.
"Emma, I think you're all the way beautiful. Not just pretty, but smart and kind-hearted. And if I were a lot younger, I would marry you," Carrey tells her. "We would have chubby little freckle-faced kids, we'd laugh all day long, go camping and play Yahtzee. Tell ghost stories by the fire."
When Carrey references the "sex" he hopes to have with The Help star, he momentarily loses his train of thought.
"And every day, for the rest of your life, you would thank God that I was the appropriate age for you," the actor continues. "But I'm not. I'm 49. I have lines on my face, sometimes a little gray in my beard, and it takes me a little bit longer to pee than it used to."
Though Stone is currently dating her Amazing Spider-Man costar Andrew Garfield, Carrey "just wanted to let [her] know how I felt."
"I think you're very special and I wish you continued success and artistic fulfillment," the Mr. Popper's Penguins star tells Stone. "But most of all, I wish you love and contentment."
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Liberation Day
For the novel, see Liberation Day (novel).
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, the fall of an oppressive regime, as in Portugal, or the end of an occupation by another state, as in the Netherlands, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from another country.
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- ↑ Norman Sklarewitz (10 July 2012). "Guam: Tourist site steeped in military history, to mark Liberation Day". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ Leibowitz, Arnold H. (1989). Defining Status: A Comprehensive Analysis of United States Territorial Relations. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 324. ISBN 9780792300694. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Manchester, William (2008). Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War. Hachette Digital, Inc. p. 218. ISBN 9780316054638. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ , 70 Year Anniversary of the Occupation of the Channel Islands.
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Three dead artists plot a prison break.
Johnny Chambers is in prison for armed robbery—a crime he didn't commit. Soon after he enters prison, Chambers meets fellow cons David Madejas and Vinny LePugh, a Cajun from Louisiana who says "ta" instead of "the" but whose speech is otherwise standard American English. Both men, he learns, have had near-death experiences, and that fact alone is enough to convince Chambers that something supernatural is afoot. "I began to check into the possibility of these men being reincarnated," Chambers, the first-person narrator, says. "There were a few books in the library on reincarnation. One book talked about people who took on the ego and personality of someone from the past." With those bizarre sentences, a book that started out like a Johnny Cash song—a realistic but fairly clichéd one—turns into a book in which the souls of Mozart (Madejas) and Van Gogh (LePugh) are now incarcerated in Huntsville, Texas. Approved by the prison psychologist, the reincarnation entitles the two men to art supplies, musical instruments, and the time and space to paint and compose, all courtesy of the warden. (One bit of proof that Madejas is the reincarnated Mozart is that, after his accident, he dreams of streets made of water—Venice. Not quite the same thing as Vienna.) Had the author gone whole hog and given his characters and his story over to the sheer ludicrousness of the premise—and if he'd had the chops and the humor to do so—this could have had the makings of a cult hit. Instead, it's serious about its strange plot, including deadpan sentences like this one: "Dr. Robinson filed her report with the warden, agreeing that the two probably were reincarnations of Van Gogh and Mozart." Dr. Robinson may believe that after asking couple of short questions, but readers won't.
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Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Review #1,034
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Raghuvir Yadav
Plot: The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job selling tea, but mostly they have to beg for money and keep out of the way of the police.
Genre: Drama / Crime
Awards: Won Camera d'Or and Audience Award (Cannes). Nom. for 1 Oscar - Best Foreign Language Feature.
Runtime: 113min
Rating: NC16 for some mature content.
IN RETROSPECT (Spoilers: NO)
A young boy sees an older girl in a car as it travels slowly through the crowded Bombay streets. He runs barefooted alongside the vehicle, until it stops at an old shophouse beside a railway station. Down there, an old man sells tea and snacks to passersby. Up there, an old woman sells young women's bodies in an unlicensed brothel.
Krishna, the boy, is attracted to the girl, but is well aware that she has been forced into prostitution. Day and night, Krishna, like many other kids depicted in Salaam Bombay!, plough the streets for odd jobs that could barely support even a meal. They sometimes turn to crime and sell drugs just to live a more comfortable life... of binge drinking, smoking and gambling.
This is the ugly side of Bombay, which the film is entirely shot in. Mira Nair's first feature, one of the most stunning of debuts, explodes into life as the filmmakers document the sights and sounds of an India we sometimes read about – the poverty, the class divide, the State of things.
This is a remarkable drama made in the tradition of neo-realism, its power and emotion arising from social conditions that continue to plague the country today. Not all is appalling as Nair also shows the spirit of survival, and of hopeful optimism as Krishna is determined to return to his village after being cast out of home. It is no surprise this won the Camera d'Or at Cannes.
The acting is exceptional as the 'actors' Shafiq Syed and Raghuvir Yadav in particular develop great chemistry. They play Krishna and older buddy Chillum respectively, a relationship that contributes to a large extent the humanistic power of the film. It is made more stunning when you learn that these are non-professional actors with minimal dramatic training.
Amid the exuberant religious celebrations, quiet humming of songs, and the rich colour of Indian costumes, Salaam Bombay! delivers a painful (or inspiring) universal message: Life, for what it is worth, is worth living for when there is self-agency. You make something out of nothing.
Nair, who has made some critically-acclaimed pictures like Monsoon Wedding (2001), has been fairly inconsistent over the years with failures such as the English-language movies Vanity Fair (2004) and Amelia (2009) threatening to tarnish her legacy. The singular strength of Salaam Bombay!, however, is a reminder of Nair's breathtaking confidence and talent as one of Indian cinema's most treasured of contemporary woman filmmakers.
Verdict: An exuberant and culturally rich film shot on the streets of Bombay that unashamedly shows the ugly side of life as a desperately poor kid.
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