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Savings providers are on the verge of pulling their top fixed-rate deals in light of the Bank of England base rate cut in March.
On Thursday 5 March the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to cut the base rate to just 0.5%, its lowest ever level.
Six months of base rate cuts mean savers have increasingly been opting for fixed-rate accounts where they know they can earn a guaranteed rate of interest.
However, savings providers have been continually pulling and tweaking rates to reflect the historically low base rate – meaning returns are growing smaller by the day and deals are vanishing all the time.
Average fixed-rate AERs have plummeted from nearly 6% to just 2.35% since October, the Bank of England revealed last month. But there are still several fixed deals out there that promise a much better return on your cash.
Here are five of the best fixed-rate savings deals currently available:
1. Abbey recently stormed into the best-buy tables with a two-year fixed-rate bond paying 4.01% AER.
The deal, which pays interest on a monthly or annual basis, can only be opened via an Abbey or fellow Santander-owned bank, Alliance & Leicester, branch – but it is only be available while funds last.
Withdrawals are subject to penalty with this deal, so you must be prepared to lock your money away for two years. Also, bear in mind the minimum deposit needed to open an account is £30,000.
If you opt for your interest to be paid monthly, you won't benefit from compounded interest and, therefore, the interest you'll actually earn is 3.94%.
2. If you have less to save, then ICICI Bank's HiSAVE account now pays up to 4.1% AER on deposits from £1,000.
This deal is fixed for two years, but ICICI also pays 3.9% AER on it HiSAVE 12-month fixed-rate deal.
Neither of these accounts allow early access withdrawals and interest is paid at maturity.
3. Bank of Cyprus UK offers a three-year fixed account paying 3.9% AER on deposits from £1 or a two-year bond paying 3.8% AER. Withdrawals are not permitted within the term of the account.
The UK arm of the Bank of Cyprus is a member of the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the equivalent deposit protection scheme in Cyprus. Between the two schemes, British savers are protected up to £50,000.
Technically, this means that if the Bank of Cyprus was to fail, you would have to claim 90% of your money back from the Central Bank of Cyprus Deposit Protection Scheme, up to a maximum of €20,000. You would then have to reclaim your remaining balance, up to £50,000, from the FSCS.
4. Chelsea Building Society recently launched a new version of its Winter fixed-rate account. This short-term deal requires a £1,000 upfront deposit, and pays 3.78% AER until 2 October 2009. You can opt for annual or monthly interest, and access is possible via branch or by post.
Withdrawals are permitted but you will be hit with a penalty equivalent to 180 days' loss of interest on the amount withdrawn.
Chelsea also offers a selection of fixed-rate accounts paying 3% AER. You can fix for 12 months, two years or three years. Again, you'll need £1,000 to deposit upfront to qualify, and withdrawals come with a 180 days' loss of interest penalty charge.
5. Investec Private Bank's High 5 savings account is aimed at people not only looking for a top rate, but also a consistent one. Currently paying 3.54% AER (correct 2 March 2008), this rate changes on a weekly basis to reflect other savings accounts in the market as the High 5 deal promises to always be the average of the top five best-buy savings accounts.
This account, while offering savers the ability to get a top rate without having to constantly shop around, won't be for everyone. For a start, you must have at least £25,000 to deposit in order to open this account. And although withdrawals are permitted, you must give three months' notice before you can access your money.


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HENSOLDT's space heritage dates back more than half a century. With a camera on board the Apollo 11 lunar module as it landed on the moon, HENSOLDT had its optics in space for the first time in 1969 – then under the Carl Zeiss brand. In the meantime, these highly specialised engineers have found a new home at HENSOLDT.
The German sensor solutions house strengthens its space domain by combining its legacy of innovative space optics with high-end space-borne radar instruments. Since the 1990s, HENSOLDT's space electronics team has supplied key technologies and core electronics for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. HENSOLDT's SAR solutions have been in operation for more than 20 years without mission critical failure.
During Mission Mercury-Atlas 8 in October 1962, astronaut Walter Schirra used a Swedish Hasselblad medium format camera with a German Zeiss lens during his flight. Since then, the Hasselblad cameras with Zeiss lenses have been "space qualified" and have been used time and again in space missions
Wide-angle lens for photos of the moon surface during man's first lunar landing.
Lens for ultraviolet photography of Earth and Moon
Lenses for panorama shots of the moon landscape
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) provided by DLR for NASA's SRT mission: Images taken to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth
With higher image resolution and a measurement of temperature and humidity distribution with unprecedented accuracy, MetOp helps to extend the reliable weather prediction interval from three to five days.
Picture: Copyright {2019} EUMETSAT
DLR/ Airbus Defence and Space
Radar sensor for the German earth observation satellite: The mission's objectives are to provide high-quality SAR (Synthetic-Aperture-Radar) data in the X-band for research and development as well as for scientific and commercial applications.
The satellite is almost identical to TerraSAR-X, with the aim toproduce a highly accurate, three-dimensional image of our Earth with uniform quality and unprecedented accuracy to create the Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM).
The mission aims to construct the most extensive 3D space catalog ever made, of stars, planets, comets and asteroids. HENSOLDT mirrors combine the incoming light beams.
PAZ is an X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) spacecraft based on the TerraSAR-X platform for a civil/military dual-use mission.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
The primary mission of the KOMPSAT-6 system is to provide the SAR imagery of 0.5 m and 1 m resolution in the high resolution mode, 3 m resolution in standard mode, and 20 m resolution in the wide swath mode at an incidence angle of 45°.
EnMAP is a German hyperspectral satellite mission for Earth observation. Imaging spectrometers measure the solar radiation reflected from the Earth's surface from visible light to short-wave infrared.
Proposed interferometric L-Band SAR mission for biomass cartography, earthquake prediction, soil humidity sensing, and glaciology.
The JWST will enable better observation and understanding of the structure and evolution of the first galaxies, the formation of stars and planets, and direct imaging of exoplanets and novas.
The BepiColombo laser altimeters are primarily used to measure and create an elevation model of Mercury.
JUICE will spend at least three years making detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and in-depth studies of three of its icy moons Ganymede, Europa and Callisto.

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- the sound of the Pacific Ocean
- Nat King Cole's honey voice
- the chatter of Zebra finches
- and not on the list, but just an obvi is the sound of my friends and families voices....and my girlfriend Sheryl's laugh - it is basically the best laugh EVER.
You remember that I am a bit nuts for birds right?! As evidenced here. I know a lot of it stems from growing up around my grandparent's aviaries. They built a large aviary around the window of their Guest Bedroom (always known as "The TV Room" to us) that housed the little feisty Zebra finches and their muffled, soft calling is one that I just love. It's such a romantic, dusty sound...making me think of filtered Fall light, cups of earl gray tea, a game of bridge, Kitchen prep.....is that weird?
So I am semi-intent on having a little pair of these fine feathered friends, but I do grapple with the idea of confining them to a small space. Winged beings should be able to fly, right? So instead I do what I do best when something is out of my reach....I fantasize and design and scheme up of what would be the ideal way to house these tiny musical masters. Case in point, the following fabulous vintage bird cages!
1. Metal cathedral bird cage, 20th Century
2. French chateau bird cage, 19th Century
3. Chinese pagoda bird cage
4. Art deco bird cage, circa 1930
5. Hand made wooden painted fretwork bird cage, France 1850
6. Pagoda shaped bird house, 20th Century
7. If i was a bird house I would hope to look like this beauty by Tony Duquette - perfection. Circa 1950.
8. Domed bird cage, 20th Century
9. 19th Century metal bird cage from Guatemala
10. 19th Century Victorian mahogany bird cage
11. Italian bird house, circa 1900-1920
Soundtrack for this fancy flight is Sarah Vaughan's "Lullaby of Birdland":


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SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm Cortex-M3 multiprotocol 2.4 GHz wireless MCU with 128kB Flash
Product details
Package | Pins | Size
- Microcontroller
- Powerful ARM® Cortex®-M3
- EEMBC CoreMark® Score: 142
- Up to 48-MHz Clock Speed
- 128KB of In-System Programmable Flash
- 8KB of SRAM for Cache
- 20KB of Ultralow-Leakage SRAM
- 2-Pin cJTAG and JTAG Debugging
- Supports Over-The-Air Upgrade (OTA)
- Ultralow-Power Sensor Controller
- Can Run Autonomous From the Rest of the System
- 16-Bit Architecture
- 2KB of Ultralow-Leakage SRAM for Code and Data
- Efficient Code Size Architecture, Placing Drivers, Bluetooth® Low Energy Controller, IEEE 802.15.4 MAC, and Bootloader in ROM
- RoHS-Compliant Packages
- 4-mm × 4-mm RSM VQFN32 (10 GPIOs)
- 5-mm × 5-mm RHB VQFN32 (15 GPIOs)
- 7-mm × 7-mm RGZ VQFN48 (31 GPIOs)
- Peripherals
- All Digital Peripheral Pins Can Be Routed to Any GPIO
- Four General-Purpose Timer Modules
(Eight 16-Bit or Four 32-Bit Timers, PWM Each)
- 12-Bit ADC, 200-ksamples/s, 8-Channel Analog MUX
- Continuous Time Comparator
- Ultralow-Power Analog Comparator
- Programmable Current Source
- Real-Time Clock (RTC)
- AES-128 Security Module
- True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
- 10, 15, or 31 GPIOs, Depending on Package Option
- Support for Eight Capacitive-Sensing Buttons
- Integrated Temperature Sensor
- External System
- On-Chip internal DC-DC Converter
- Very Few External Components
- Seamless Integration With the SimpleLink™ CC2590 and CC2592 Range Extenders
- Pin Compatible With the SimpleLink CC13xx in 4-mm × 4-mm and 5-mm × 5-mm VQFN Packages
- Low Power
- Wide Supply Voltage Range
- Normal Operation: 1.8 to 3.8 V
- External Regulator Mode: 1.7 to 1.95 V
- Active-Mode RX: 5.9 mA
- Active-Mode TX at 0 dBm: 6.1 mA
- Active-Mode TX at +5 dBm: 9.1 mA
- Active-Mode MCU: 61 µA/MHz
- Active-Mode MCU: 48.5 CoreMark/mA
- Active-Mode Sensor Controller: 8.2 µA/MHz
- Standby: 1 µA (RTC Running and RAM/CPU Retention)
- Shutdown: 100 nA (Wake Up on External Events)
- Wide Supply Voltage Range
- RF Section
- 2.4-GHz RF Transceiver Compatible With Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.2 Specification and IEEE 802.15.4 PHY and MAC
- Excellent Receiver Sensitivity (–97 dBm for BLE and –100 dBm for 802.15.4), Selectivity, and Blocking Performance
- Link budget of 102 dB/105 dB (BLE/802.15.4)
- Programmable Output Power up to +5 dBm
- Single-Ended or Differential RF Interface
- Suitable for Systems Targeting Compliance With Worldwide Radio Frequency Regulations
- ETSI EN 300 328 (Europe)
- EN 300 440 Class 2 (Europe)
- FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US)
- ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
- Tools and Development Environment
- Full-Feature and Low-Cost Development Kits
- Multiple Reference Designs for Different RF Configurations
- Packet Sniffer PC Software
- Sensor Controller Studio
- SmartRF™ Studio
- SmartRF Flash Programmer 2
- IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM
- Code Composer Studio™
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The CC2650 device is a wireless MCU targeting Bluetooth, ZigBee® and 6LoWPAN, and ZigBee RF4CE remote control applications.
The device is a member of the CC26xx family of cost-effective, ultralow power, 2.4-GHz RF devices. Very low active RF and MCU current and low-power mode current consumption provide excellent battery lifetime and allow for operation on small coin cell batteries and in energy-harvesting applications.
The CC2650 device contains a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor that runs at 48 MHz as the main processor and a rich peripheral feature set that includes a unique ultralow power sensor controller. This sensor controller is ideal for interfacing external sensors and for collecting analog and digital data autonomously while the rest of the system is in sleep mode. Thus, the CC2650 device is ideal for applications within a whole range of products including industrial, consumer electronics, and medical.
The Bluetooth Low Energy controller and the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC are embedded into ROM and are partly running on a separate ARM Cortex-M0 processor. This architecture improves overall system performance and power consumption and frees up flash memory for the application.
The Bluetooth and ZigBee stacks are available free of charge from www.ti.com.
Similar but not functionally equivalent to the compared device:
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The SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® low energy CC2650 Module BoosterPack plug-in module is the quick and easy way to add Bluetooth low energy to your LaunchPad™ development kit. Simply plug the CC2650 module BoosterPack kit into the MSP432™ microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad kit to get started! The software (...)
- Bluetooth low energy module BoosterPack kit using the CC2650 Module with integrated antenna
- Includes software examples for MSP432 MCU as application processor
- Pre-certified for FCC/IC, CE, and ARIB radio standards
- Debug interface for development of any Bluetooth low energy application on module
- Bluetooth (...)
The SimpleLink™ CC2650 evaluation module kit is an add-on kit for the SMARTRF06EBK evaluation board kit. The CC2650 device included in this kit is the superset device of the SimpleLink ultra-low power wireless MCU platform, so it can also be used to evaluate the SimpleLink Bluetooth® Smart CC2640 (...)
This new antenna kit allows you to do real-life testing to find the optimal antenna for your application! The antenna kit includes 16 antennas for frequencies from 169MHz to 2.4GHz including PCB antennas, Helical antennas and Chip antennas as well as dual band band antennas for 868/915MHz combined (...)
- 16 Antennas for 169MHz, 315MHz, 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz, 2.4GHz
- Compatible with LaunchPad and SensorTag
- Includes everything needed for real-life testing of antennas
Connect to the cloud with Bluetooth low energy (...)
- More sensors!
- Adds support for more low power sensors
- 10 sensors including support for light, digital microphone, magnetic sensor, humidity, pressure, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, object temperature, and ambient temperature
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- Longer battery life from your coin cell and enabler of (...)
- CC2640 Bluetooth® low energy wireless MCU
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Take your LaunchPad™ development kit to the cloud with the SimpleLink™ CC2650 wireless (...)
- Connect your LaunchPad kit to the cloud with Bluetooth low energy on your smartphone
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The Texas Instruments XDS110 EnergyTrace™ High Dynamic Range (ETHDR) is the first accessory to the XDS110 Debug Probe (emulator). Designed to be a complete plug-in solution that brings EnergyTrace to the higher power wireless connectivity systems, it features an improved range, resolution and (...)
The XDS200 is the mid-range family of JTAG debug probes (emulators) for TI processors. Designed to deliver good performance and the most common features that place it between the low cost XDS110 and the high performance XDS560v2, the XDS200 is the balanced solution to debug TI microcontrollers (...)
BLE-STACK for CC26xx and CC13xx SimpleLink™ wireless MCUs
Texas Instruments royalty-free BLE-Stack software development kit (SDK) for TI's SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® Low Energy family of ARM® Cortex®-M3 based wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) including the SimpleLink Bluetooth Low Energy CC2642R wireless (...)
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- Support for IEEE 802.15.4-2006
- Multiple Platforms: CC2630, CC2538, CC2530 and CC2531 wireless MCUs, CC2592 and CC2590 range extenders
- Star topology: point-to-point, one-to-many and data concentrator
- Synchronous (beacon) and asynchronous (non-beacon) modes
- Network security features
- Co-processor (...)
The tool generates a Sensor Controller Interface driver, which is a set of C source files to be compiled into the System CPU (ARM Cortex-M3/M4 (...)
- Contains ready to use examples for several common use-cases
- Full toolchain with built-in compiler and assembler for programming in a C-like programming language
- Provides rapid development by using the integrated sensor controller task testing and debugging functionality including visualization of (...)
- Wide-ranging demo suite that showcases software features and demonstrates BLE functionality
- Power management capability to enable low power or regular power modes
- Comprehensive documentation and examples for each software components including software API Guides and User's Guides
- GAP Central Role (...)
SmartRF Flash Programmer can be used to program the flash memory in Texas Instruments 8051-based low-power RF wireless MCUs and for (...)
- Programming of SW images on low-power RF wireless MCUs
- Programming/updating firmware and bootloader on the Evaluation Boards' USB MCU
- Append software image to existing software on device
- Read out software image from device into binary, hex or ELF files (elf and bin for ARM-devices only)
- Verify software (...)
Design tools & simulation
- Based on our TI wireless technology supporting Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Zigbee®, Sub-1 GHz, Sigfox, 2.4 GHz ,multi-band connectivity and more
- Integrates clocks, SPI flash and passive components
- Years of successful collaboration
- Includes hardware customization, software integration and cloud services
- Links to (...)
SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2
SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2 includes software and firmware to capture and display over-the-air packets. The capture device is connected to the PC via USB. SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2 supports the CC13xx and CC26xx family of devices as capture device and uses Wireshark for packet (...)
- Range estimate spreadsheet for Sub-1 GHz and 2.4 GHz devices
- Range debug checklist
- Link tests. Send and Receive packets between nodes.
- Antenna and radiation tests. Set the radio in continuous wave TX and RX states.
- A set of recommended/typical register settings for all devices.
- Read and write individual RF registers.
- Execute individual commands to control the radio.
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Prescription pills are hard.
During my journey, I was on pills that weren't working, but they were damaging me. They lowered my IQ, made me feel foggy, and the dosing was never right. They made me moody and sometimes insane. If I took them, I probably had seizure. If I didn't take them, I definitely had a seizure. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, because of a little round circle of chemicals.
There are lots of laments on almost every page of my journal about how much I hated my meds. And how frustrating it was to keep track of them. Yes, even with the little pill trays. But July 5th was by far the worst.
Monday, July 6th, 2015
Sunday was a horrible day. It was good because Marc came to church and Andre preached. He was amazing, and it was cool to be there at FCC. But when I came home Mom and I thought I hadn't taken my pills yet, so I took them. (I had a seizure before church). About 15 minutes later I was getting very dizzy. I fell up the stairs and eventually I couldn't walk. I began to feel extremely nauseas and frightened. Dad and Matt Lewis had to carry me to my room and I laid down.
At this point I knew I had overdosed on my meds. I told mom she didn't have to stay with me. But I got worse when she left. I started pouring sweat. I was vomiting so violently my chest was hurting and I thought I was having a heart attack.
Mom called 911 and I honestly prayed that the Lord would take me right then and there. I at least wanted to pass out. They got me onto a stretcher. I could not open my eyes or move. I remember hearing Mom's voice and then the EMT's messing up my IV. Next thing I knew I was on the hospital bed experiencing the worst pain of my entire life.
I heard the voices of the nurse, NP, and doctor come and go, and I got 2L of fluids, kept throwing up, and writhing in pain. I did not have a heart attack. When they sent me home I was still throwing up but I was stable.
I was put right into bed and woke up around 11 and was able to open my eyes. I face-timed Deb and Marie.
The whole church was there to pray for me after I left. Ma'am said they continued to do so during the whole cookout.
It is tormenting and it brings me to my knees. Overdosing is devastating.
Take care of yourselves and others.


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Great Aussie Holiday Park
Bowna 2644, New South Wales
Great Aussie Holiday Park is located on over 100 hectares of rural bushland on the shores of Lake Hume, and just off the Hume Freeway, near Albury/Wodonga, centrally located between Sydney and Melbourne. Their accommodation caters for all travellers and holiday makers, from luxurious Poolside Villas to Standard Leisure units, powered sites and ensuites. The caravan and camping sites are spacious, pet friendly and many having views across Lake Hume or the stunning rural landscape.
There is plenty of space for the kids to run around, as well as activities to keep them occupied all day. Including giant jumping pillow, playground, solar heated resort style pool, water spray park, BMX bike track, tennis and animal feeding in the very popular animal nursery. Supervised sessions of archery, kids club, rockwall climbing and flying fox are scheduled during peak times and the Lake View cafe is open weekends from September to April and daily during peak.
Great Aussie Holiday Park cater for small to medium groups and can package accommodation, catering and activities to suit your groups needs. Family reunions, social and sporting groups to church groups are popular.
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- Barbeque
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- Carpark
- Children's Pool
- Communal Kitchen
- Communal Refrigerator
- Communal Shower
- Conference/Function Facilities
- Dump point
- Family Friendly
- Games or recreation room
- Gas
- Laundry
- Open Fireplace
- Outdoor Dining Area
- Outdoor Furniture
- Parents Room
- Pet Friendly - Enquire
- Playground
- Swimming Pool
- Tennis Court
- Boat Ramp
- Kiosk
- Disabled access available, contact operator for details.


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Making the World a Better Place to Paddle! Since 1880
International Whitewater Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Honorees
Induction ceremony to be held at PaddleExpo in Nuremburg, Germany
July 26, 2019 – The International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHoF) has announced its inductees for the Class of 2019. The selected honorees join an esteemed group of the world's most accomplished whitewater pioneers, explorers, champions, and advocates.
"We are extremely excited to honor this year's inductees with our partners at the ACA," said IWHoF Board of Governors Chair Risa Shimoda. "This year's voting was extremely close and very competitive, and should make for a special induction ceremony at the PaddleExpo event being held in Nuremberg, Germany on October 5th, 2019."
As with years past, nominations for consideration were submitted and vetted through IWHoF Affiliate Organizations. From the submitted nominations, the IWHoF screening panel developed the ballot of Pioneer and Advocate candidates for electorate voting, which took place in June 2019. The Explorer and Champion nominations were too few in number to support their ballot categories; those nominees will be moved forward for consideration in 2021.
The following have been elected to the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Class of 2019 and join 46 previously inducted leaders and legends:
Pioneers: Hermann & Christa Kerckhoff (Canada): Founders of the longest-running whitewater instruction school, Madawaska Kanu Centre. In 1970 they brought the Ottawa River to the world as a whitewater destination. Their visionary leadership led to the creation of Canada's first whitewater management plan and will ensure public access to the Ottawa River for future generations.
Advocates: Joe Pulliam (USA): An outstanding contributor to whitewater as a manufacturer (Perception, Dagger, Jackson Kayak) and supporter of whitewater river stewardship for four decades; and Chris Hawkesworth (UK): early adventurer, early filmmaker, contributor to the development of standards for helmets and other safety equipment, and advocate for whitewater course development through a fifty-plus year period.
The Class of 2019 Induction Ceremony will take place in Nuremburg, Germany on October 5th during the annual PaddleExpo industry trade show. Attendees will see the debut of a video presentation ceremony honoring the inductees. "We are an International Whitewater Hall of Fame, and we recognize the size and importance of our international membership base" said IWHoF board member Pamela Dillon. "Holding the ceremony in conjunction with the PaddleExpo festivities will provide an opportunity for international paddlers and other individuals seeking stories of whitewater history and inspiration for the future to witness the induction and meet these revered whitewater heroes."
While the trade show is for industry attendees only, a limited number of induction ceremony tickets are available for the public: contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. IWHoF is seeking event sponsors! Sponsorship information is available at http://iwhof.org/sponsorship-2
About the International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHOF)
The International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHOF) is a program of the American Canoe Association (ACA) and is designed to recognize and celebrate significant contributions to paddlesports. IWHOF is led by an international Board of Governors who hail from various paddling backgrounds. Nominations are sought and submitted through IWHOF Affiliates around the world and screened by an international panel. Over 100 members of the IWHOF electorate are eligible to cast votes in each category to determine the honorees. Submitted recommendations are good for six years, after which they must be re-submitted. Each year up to two honorees may be chosen in the categories of Pioneer, Explorer, Champion, and Advocate. See past inductees and find more information at: www.iwhof.org
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Founded in 1880, The American Canoe Association (ACA) is a national nonprofit organization serving the broader paddling public by providing education related
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competition, exploration, and recreation.


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Please join us at Art New York May 2-5th, 2019. Contact the gallery for complimentary tickets. Featured artists: Charlie Burk, Karen Bexfield, Tom Kirby, Annell Livingston, Dylan Martinez, Susan Pasquarelli & Gilberto Romero.
Please join us at Art New York May 2-5, 2019
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I'm a 2nd generation American, with all four of my Grandparents emigrating from England and Ireland just before World War One. I have many Cornish ancestors who emigrated to Australia for the Gold Rush, and some Irish ancestors who emigrated after the Famine, but in general it seems my people tended to stay "home". I've only found a few of my Lincolnshire ancestors that left the UK for Canada or the US.
So, imagine my surprise to run across an Ancestry tree for my ancestor Isaac Lindsey. They had all sorts of exotic information (and photos) for this man. Seemed hard to believe at first, but it all is well documented with sources to back it up.
He emigrated from England in 1854 or so, from Liverpool to New York, listed as a Farmer. He then shows up in Minnesota in 1870 Census. Perhaps he was attracted by the advertisements for free land that appeared in England, to entice emigrants to the frontier.
His wife followed, and she must have perished, he joins the Union Army as a 40 year old Private in 1862, and is discharged for disability in 1863, and then returns to Minnesota and marries a widow with 3 children in 1869. He and his new wife Louisa Jane Culver go on to have 9 children (the final child was born when Isaac was 69 years old).
And for some unknown reason, the entire family relocates sometime between 1885 and 1900 to Louisiana!
I think this just proves, you never know who in your family may have "up and left"!! I have many an ancestor that just seem to disappear off the face of the earth, without leaving a death record, and maybe it's because I'm not looking broadly enough!
Isaac Lindsey left a huge number of descendents, and thankfully some of them have put his family tree online for me to discover my 2nd cousin 4 x removed!!!


text: Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics: Cases and Concepts By Raymond J. Devettere No cover image Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics: Cases and Concepts By Raymond J. Devettere Read preview Synopsis For nearly fifteen years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field. Devettere's approach is not based on an ethics of abstract obligations and duties, but, following Aristotle, on how to live a fulfilled and happy life -- in short, an ethics of personal well-being grounded in prudence, the virtue of ethical decision making. This third edition is revised and updated and includes discussions of several landmark cases, including the tragic stories of Terri Schiavo and Jesse Gelsinger (the first death caused by genetic research). Devettere addresses new topics such as partial-birth abortion law, embryonic stem cell research, infant euthanasia in The Netherlands, recent Vatican statements on feeding tubes, organ donation after cardiac death, new developments in artificial hearts, clinical trials developed by pharmaceutical companies to market new drugs, ghostwritten scientific articles published in major medical journals, and controversial HIV/AIDS research in Africa. This edition also includes a new chapter on the latest social and political issues in American health care. Devettere's engaging text relies on commonsense moral concepts and avoids academic jargon. It includes a glossary of legal, medical, and ethical terms; an index of cases; and thoroughly updated bibliographic essays at the end of each chapter that offer resources for further reading. It is a true classic, brilliantly conceived and executed, and is now even more valuable to undergraduates and graduate students, medical students, health care professionals, hospital ethics committees and institutional review boards, and general readers interested in philosophy, medicine, and the rapidly changing field of health care ethics. Excerpt This book offers an alternative approach to health care ethics. The field is currently dominated by ethical theories centered on obligation and duty. These theories make moral principles the centerpiece: they propose a set of general action-guiding principles, rules, and rights that we apply to particular situations to determine what we are obliged to do. Sometimes the principles and rules are derived from ethical theories, sometimes from experience, sometimes from an equilibrium of both theory and experience, sometimes from what some call a universal "common morality," but it is always the principles and rules that occupy the central position in these moral philosophies.The ethics proposed in this book is not an ethics of obligation and duty determined by principles, rules, and rights. It is an ethics of personal well-being and fulfillment. These theories make the good life—my good life—the centerpiece: they propose a process of prudential reasoning to determine what habits, feelings, and behaviors in the various situations of life will fulfill the goal we all ultimately share—living a fulfilled and happy life. The ethics proposed in this book is a virtue ethics.Interest in virtue-based ethics, both on the general level and in particular domains such as health care, has continued to grow steadily in the past few decades. However, many modern accounts of virtue ethics consider the virtues chiefly as character traits, dispositions, or habits—the moral virtues. This book follows Aristotle and focuses more on the pivotal intellectual virtue of prudence, the virtue of ethical decision making. Prudence is not, for Aristotle, a character trait, disposition, or habit but the wisdom to figure out what to do to move toward a good life when we are faced with personal choices involving what is truly good or bad in our lives, and with political choices involving what is truly good or bad for the common good. Prudence is the decision-making virtue for both personal and political practical matters. It is about making good choices for our lives and for the common good.Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) grew up in Macedonia but lived most of his life in Athens, although he never enjoyed the privileges of Athenian citizenship. He accomplished an extraordinary amount of scientific and philosophical research during his lifetime and lectured on many topics, including ethics. Some of his lectures on ethics comprise the first major books in our culture devoted exclusively to ethics—the Nicomachean Ethics and the Eudemian Ethics.Aristotle's work is impressive because it was extraordinarily profound. It has also proven relevant far beyond its original cultural milieu. Sixteen hundred years after Aristotle, for example, Thomas Aquinas (1224–74) embraced Aristotle's approach in ethics and saw no trouble integrating it with his religious faith and Christian theology. Today, seven hundred years later, we may be able to retrieve something of value from the ethics of Aristotle and Aquinas.This book will attempt such a retrieval in reference to health care ethics. It does not, however, pretend to explain the ethics of Aristotle or of Aquinas, nor is it a defense of their ethical positions. Rather, the intention is to capture the fundamental intuition of these ethicists and to approach the moral issues of contemporary health care ethics in their philosophical spirit. This move is motivated by the conviction that ethics is more about the virtues than about our obligations, more about flourishing than about duties . . . Related books and articles Books Journals Magazines Newspapers Encyclopedia Methods in Medical Ethics By Jeremy Sugarman; Daniel P. Sulmasy Georgetown University Press, 2001 Read preview Overview The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies By Henri Colt; Silvia Quadrelli; Lester D. Friedman Oxford University Press, 2011 Read preview Overview Extending the Boundaries of Care: Medical Ethics and Caring Practices By Tamara Kohn; Rosemary McKechnie Berg, 1999 Read preview Overview Medical Ethics Manual By Peeling, Rosanna W. 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Generations, Vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 1999 Read preview Overview Catholic Silence on Football Risks: While Studies Raise Alarm about Long-Term Effects of Repeated Blows to Head, There Is Little Discussion of Ethics By Briggs, Ken National Catholic Reporter, Vol. 48, No. 8, February 3, 2012 Read preview Overview Medical Ethics: Your Heart versus Your Wallet By Weiss, Gail Garfinkel Medical Economics, Vol. 85, No. 10, May 16, 2008 Read preview Overview Medical Ethics and Human Rights in Psychiatric Care By Bonnie, Richard J. Developments in Mental Health Law, Vol. 18, No. 1-2, January-December 1998 Read preview Overview Despite Ethics, Medical Mistakes Go Unreported By Price, Joyce Howard The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 5, 1997 Read preview Overview WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 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In recent years there has been much hype surrounding blockchain technologies and their transformative potential. According to one Deloitte global survey from 2018, the hype may be overdone: such is the view of nearly 40 per cent of informed respondents.
Much of this skepticism stems from the frequently dramatic volatility of crypto-currencies, such as Bitcoin, which are fueled by blockchain platforms. The volatility, in turn, is tied to rampant speculation and fraud that has led numerous governments to clamp down. As one example, South Korea is struggling to contain what amounts to unfettered online gambling, already banning anonymous bank accounts, threatening to completely shut virtual currency exchanges.
Yet as any blockchain enthusiast would point out, crypto-currencies are not to be equated with the underlying blockchain foundations. Some even foresee bright days ahead for crypto-currencies themselves, as none other than Square founder and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has spoken about bitcoin's potential as an eventual global currency – a scenario of interest to Square as it disrupts the financial sector with more decentralized and accessible product offerings, having already enabled bitcoin trading on its platform.
So what is blockchain? According to a recent report on blockchain in government by Deloitte, it's "a distributed consensus ledger that is shared, thus creating a digital ledger of trusted transactions maintained among and across participants. In place of multiple independent and isolated ledgers, there is a single shared record distributed across every party to the transaction."
The two critical words here are "trusted" and "shared" – the implication being a transparent and accessible record of transactions outside of the control of any single authority (i.e. essentially user-driven). Yet while the "shared" aspect of blockchain is not in doubt, the "trusted" is more contested, as is always the case with novel and more distributed forms of governance.
In many ways, blockchain mirrors the democratizing spirit of social media and the wisdom of the crowd (a scenario that played out when social media helped organize a crowd that took down one military dictatorship in Egypt only to see another rise in its place) and open source computing (that continues to be challenged by proprietary offerings, with various hybrids now commonplace). The allure lies in circumventing traditional authoritative structures; the risk stems from what sort of creations arise in their place.
As headlines frequently highlight, blockchain is ideally suited to the underworld of online life, namely organized (and not so organized) crime and all sorts of shady actors keenly seeking new ways to operate transnationally and virtually. According to a 2015 report by Europol, "the move to digital finance eliminates face-to-face interactions (and reduces identity risks for organized criminals), allowing anonymous exchange of financial resources."
This same report highlights the importance of private-public partnerships in combatting such threats and devising new solutions for cyber-stability. And indeed, that is one essential lesson from early blockchain experimentation: that governments must be outward and agile in working with a range of existing and emerging stakeholders in order to devise a workable path forward.
The BC Government, notably, has been experimenting with blockchain in order to improve business registration services. A proponent of wider adoption, IBM has also urged that province to deploy blockchain in the newly legalized realm of cannabis. According to IBM, the technology could help the government limit or eliminate black market sales by tracking cannabis through the entire supply chain — including "where and how cannabis is sourced, sold and priced, from seed to sale."
Democratic enthusiasts also see great potential to improve online voting. Along with Estonia's perennial leadership in this realm, the Swiss canton of Zug, a self-proclaimed blockchain capital, has reportedly deployed the technology to successfully and securely underpin electronic voting in a local plebiscite. By contrast, the patchwork of proprietary systems and the absence of province-wide standards brought its own share of problems to several Ontario municipalities in October's local elections.
For governments, then, avoiding blockchain is simply no option at all, both in terms of regulatory responses and any eventual usage by public sector organizations. If Canada is to compete as a blockchain innovator in the public sector, a Parliamentary inquiry would help spur political awareness and wider societal learning, both future enablers of promise rather than peril.
Jeffrey Roy is professor in the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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What is Quantitative Analysis?
Definition: Quantitative analysis is a method for predicting events by studying and analyzing data. This technique uses mathematical and statistical techniques to make forecasts. It is commonly used by businesses in making investing decisions. Quantitative analysis is also a popular method used by investors for stock selection.
What does Quantitative Analysis mean?
An investor who is trying to identify a stock that has the potential for capital appreciation may use quantitative analysis. This will involve the study and analysis of the company's data. The investor may take the following steps:
- Conduct a review of the sales growth of the company over the last five to ten years. Has the pace of growth picked up or has it slowed down?
- Are the earnings per share (EPS) increasing or have they stagnated/declined?
- What is the price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of the company? Is it more or less than the P/E ratio of other companies in the same industry?
It should be noted that the analysis relies exclusively on numerical data. There is no importance given to qualitative information. This means that the investor does not study the company's products or the reputation that they have in the market. Similarly, factors like employee morale and employee turnover do not form part of the analysis.
Example of Quantitative Analysis
Taylor's Coffee Shop was established in 2013. Over the years, it has built up a reputation for serving excellent coffee. It has a number of regular customers and it's often difficult to find a place to sit there.
Paul, the owner of Taylor's Coffee Shop, is thinking of expanding operations by opening a new branch. It takes him several months, but he finally finds the perfect location. After conducting a detailed analysis and using the experience that he has gained, he arrives at the following projections for the first year of operations for the new branch:
- Sales: $300,000
- Rent: $84,000
- Cost of supplies: $100,000
- Salaries: $60,000
- Other expenses: 75,000
His analysis indicates that he will make a loss of $19,000 ($300,000 – $84,000 – $100,000 – $60,000 – $75,000) in the first year of operations. Paul decides to drop his plans to expand.
Quantitative analysis relies exclusively on measurable data to make projections. In many instances, quantitative tools are used in conjunction with qualitative methods to arrive at business or investment decisions.


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Daily Thought For June 4, 2015
Do We Walk By Faith?
Do you, then, habitually thus unlock your hearts and subject your thoughts to Almighty God? Are you living in this conviction of His Presence, and have you this special witness that that Presence is really set up within you unto your salvation, viz. that you live in the sense of it? Do you believe, and act on the belief, that His light penetrates and shines through your heart, as the sun's beams through a room? You know how things look when the sun's beams are on it—the very air then appears full of impurities, which, before it came out, were not seen. So is it with our souls. We are full of stains and corruptions, we see them not, they are like the air before the sun shines; but though we see them not, God sees them: He pervades us as the sunbeam. Our souls, in His view, are full of things which offend, things which must be repented of, forgiven, and put away. He, in the words of the psalmist, "has set our misdeeds before Him, our secret sins in the light of His countenance" (Ps. 90:8). This is most true, though it be not at all welcome doctrine to many. We cannot hide ourselves from Him; and our wisdom, as our duty, lies in embracing this truth, acquiescing in it, and acting upon it. Let us then beg Him to teach us the mystery of His Presence in us, that, by acknowledging it, we may thereby possess it fruitfully. Let us confess it in faith, that we may possess it unto justification. Let us so own it, as to set Him before us in everything. "I have set God always before me," says the psalmist, "for He is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall" (Ps. 16:8). Let us, in all circumstances, thus regard Him. Whether we have sinned, let us not dare keep from Him, but with the prodigal son, rise and go to Him. Or, if we are conscious of nothing, still let us not boast in ourselves or justify ourselves, but feel that "He who judgeth us is the Lord." In all circumstances, of joy or sorrow, hope or fear, let us aim at having Him in our inmost heart; let us have no secret apart from Him. Let us acknowledge Him as enthroned within us at the very springs of thought and affection. Let us submit ourselves to His guidance and sovereign direction; let us come to Him that He may forgive us, cleanse us, change us, guide us, and save us.
This is the true life of saints. This is to have the Spirit witnessing with our spirits that we are sons of God. Such a faith alone will sustain the terrors of the Last Day; such a faith alone will be proof against those fierce flames which are to surround the Judge, when He comes with His holy angels to separate between "those who serve God, and those who serve Him not" (Mal. 3:18).
Newman, J. H. (2010). Life's Purpose: Wisdom from John Henry Newman (pp. 33–35). Boston, MA: Pauline Books & Media.


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I keep telling and no one listens. :-( Our planet is falling apart. Haven't these earthquakes increased dramatically lately?
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I didn't feel a thing. Our buildings must be on solid air. Dave, how is that for a new theory? Building on air? After all, aren't there trains that run across a bed of sir in Japan?


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Society of Genealogists Library closed till Tuesday 27 Nov BUT evening classes and courses running
Despite our best efforts our heating is still a week or two away from being resolved. With the drop in temperatures this week it is impossible to operate the library normally. It is with heavy heart I must close the library with a view to re-opening on Tuesday 27th November.
Courses will run as normal as we can concentrate electric heat in the lecture room (it is impossible to do this through the rest of the building without overloading the electrical system).
We have now had a survey of the boilers and do hope to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.
Please keep an eye on the Society's website, news items and social media for updates of the ongoing situation.
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For the past two years, I've latched onto Set and Setting's debut LP 'Equanimity' and never let go. To me, it's the perfect album. It remains at that status in my head, and I'm sure it'll stay that way for a very long time. It's cinematic without being overly pretentious, and it's technical without being inaccessible. It's beautiful without being too fluffy, and it's aggressive without being too violent for post-rock. It's the perfect middle for so many things, it's almost impossible to list the reasons why I love it.
When I saw that Set and Setting were teasing pictures on facebook about their second studio release, I could hardly contain my excitement. I was so excited, in fact, that my love for Set and Setting spread among my family, and it's widely regarded as one of the best albums ever in my household. Words could not express my pain when I found out I'd be out of town for their one and only stop in my neck of the woods. "A Vivid Memory" was supposed to be perfection part 2, and when I finally downloaded the promotional copies for reviewers, it was like a dream come true.
The albums starts out with beautiful synth tones floating atop guitar chords. So pretty. The second guitar came in with its freely flying e-bow tones, and I was thinking of what I loved so much about Equanimity, like they were reminding me of who they were. Inevitably, they went into their blast beats and blazing guitars. The room was shaking and the air was pulsing with its sounds, and I knew that this was going to be something I would never forget.
As the pieces progressed from one to the next, I began to think things like 'This isn't as calm as before' and 'What happened to the theatrics, and field recordings?' I realized the album had practically switched genres from post-rock to post-metal. It was heavier, it was far more aggressive, and a minor tonality had overcome their sound with undeniable intensity. It'd lost half of what made me fall in love with them in the first place. I figured that they felt a need to be louder, to compensate for the lack of orchestral music. They had retained their dramatic tendencies without the miniature orchestra in their 2012 Tour EP, but every band needs to make their own progressions, I guess.
When 'Emptiness' had started, my guesses were confirmed and my questions were answered. Is this going to be perfection part 2? Will I be able to enjoy this for as long as I've enjoyed their other works? Is my excitement validated?
"A Vivid Memory" simply couldn't be as good as "Equanimity" and it most certainly couldn't be better. I was left with the conclusion that this album is worse. The acoustic chord progression sounds almost identical to the acoustic parts of "Equanimity", and it was in the same key as all of the previous songs in "A Vivid Memory". Two very big mistakes occurring simultaneously.
To say that the album continues in a similar manner for the remainder of the album would be an understatement. In continues in EXACTLY the same manner. The exact same key. Even Doom metal doesn't drag on like this heap of disappointment does. And I actually like a fair bit of Doom. This is just… sad.
When I wrote my review for Echoes and Dust, you could say I was a bit overwhelmed at how conflicted I was. At times I found myself stewing over the flaws, and getting frustrated about every little thing they did. Other times I felt I was enjoying it out of desperation; I'd tire of listening to Equanimity five times in a row, and would look for something else. I just listened to A Vivid Memory because was Set and Setting music that wasn't Equanimity. Let me tell you, it's the worst way to enjoy an album. It's not even like going back to the fridge a hundred times over, and coming out with no more food than when you started. It's like coming back with food you said you'd throw out the day before.
This may a bit harsh, but I can't help but feel upset when I listen to this 'Best of Equanimity' trash, like they took a third of what I liked about Equanimity, and fluffed it up into a full album. And what's worse is the attention it's getting. It's as if no one notices that it's all in the same key for the whole album. Even conceptual albums that flow from beginning to end have more variation than this.
Just before the album was released, I asked Set and Setting, via Twitter, what set this album apart from their earlier work, and their succinct reply was "Heavier."
While I appreciate the brevity of their response, I can't help but feel that this response is also what's wrong with this album. You can't just blare away and expect it to be a good album. You might have a popular album on your hands, but by no means will it be a work of art. And that's just what happened here.
After chewing through all of the gristle that is "A Vivid Memory", I pondered why this monstrosity would be produced from the same band that created such beautiful sounds before. A thought came to me, and it almost startled me:
"What if they just got lucky with Equanimity?"
Lucky, indeed. I mentally debated with myself over this question. I'm fairly sure they had written much of it before they made the official switch to Prosthetic Records, but that may have had a hand in it. Even if it did, it wouldn't be that monumental an influence. There weren't any lineup changes, so that's out. Maybe the band only saw feedback about the heavier parts of the album, but even then the band should stick to what they want to make. Otherwise, it's lost the status of being a piece of art, and becomes an attempt to become rich. When a band goes back on what they started out for in the first place, they will lose part of what made them what they are. Like selling out to yourself.
After the dust had settled in my head, I agreed that Set and Setting is just a band that got lucky. I won't be holding my hopes as high as before, if at all.
My brother still plays his copy of 'Equanimity' on vinyl every once in a while, and I can't help but poke my head into the room for a bit, and listen to it. It's a very bittersweet feeling, but the sweet sounds of 'Equanimity' make the memories of 'A Vivid Memory' a little less vivid.


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SPORTS reporter Dean Jones gives his predictions for this weekend's JD Welsh Cup second round northern section ties.
CPD Llannefydd v Guilsfield:
The Lock Stock Welsh Alliance Division Two side will be looking to pull off their biggest scalp to date in the form of the Guils', who have enjoyed another tremendous start to the second tier campaign and come into the tie on the back of a 2-0 win at Bangor City.
Much will depend on the form of Llan stopper Stuart Griffiths during the clash, who is a recent signing and brings with him a wealth of experience at the likes of Denbigh Town and Llandyrnog United.
Conditions could well play their part and the Guils' will have to be at their resolute best to emerge from a tricky-looking tie with a place in the third round.
Prediction: Llannefydd 1-2 Guilsfield
Porthmadog v Gresford Athletic:
The JD Cymru North rivals square off in knockout action with both aiming for a consistency that has so far evaded them this term.
Port and Athletic have shown signs of what they are capable of during the first half of the campaign, but this has not been for a prolonged period of time and has seen both looking over their shoulders in the battle to avoid the drop.
This could be a spring-board for either side to finally kick-start their season and Port will be hoping home advantage plays its part in what is sure to be a closely fought affair.
Prediction: Porthmadog 3-2 Gresford Athletic
Holyhead Hotspur v Buckley Town:
In-form Spurs' have a golden chance to cause an upset against second-tier opposition this weekend, but they will have to start well after a period of inactivity to avoid complications further on in the contest.
Darren Garmey's men have made a hugely impressive start to the campaign following relegation last term, using the setback as a platform to rebuild a gifted squad that boasts plenty of individuals that can win a game on their own.
Town have struggled somewhat this season and currently find themselves in 13th position in the standings, and they will need to keep prolific forward Chris Jones quiet if they are to progress.
Prediction: Holyhead Hotspur 2-0 Buckley Town
Greenfield v Flint Town United:
Arguably the tie of the round, derby bragging rights will be at stake as Greenfield welcome the Silkmen for whet is sure to be a frantic and full-blooded cup encounter.
The third-tier side will be aiming to make it as uncomfortable as humanly possible on the pitch for Niall McGuinness' men, who come into the game on the back of some really encouraging form that once again sees them in the upper echelons of tier two.
Prediction: Greenfield 1-3 Flint Town United
Nantlle Vale v Colwyn Bay:
Another very intriguing cup clash sees Vale entertain a Bay side that have won their last six in all competitions after adjusting extremely well to life back within the Welsh domestic pyramid.
Daniel Bell's side have nothing to lose and everything to gain from the clash, are notoriously difficult to beat on home soil and have started the season in positive fashion.
The same can be said for Craig Hogg's side, who are strong all over the pitch and have really found their stride after some early jitters.
Prediction: Nantlle Vale 1-2 Colwyn Bay
Mold Alexandra v Llanrug United
United face the long trip to north east Wales to take on a resurgent Alex side that have lofty ambitions.
The Welsh Alliance Division One side can be more than a match for anyone when they are in the mood, but their inconsistencies have been their downfall so far this season and this could see them exit the competition at the second round stage.
Prediction: Mold Alexandra 2-0 Llanrug United
Rhyl v FC Queens Park:
Park will look to pull off the biggest result in the club's recent history at the Lilywhites, who have a rich history of success in the competition and will be aiming to extend this tradition in the weeks and months ahead.
The home side come into the game on the back of two successive defeats that have seen them fall off the pace in JD Cymru North, and they will have to be fully motivated from the outset against a talented side that have had success in the area recently after beating Prestatyn Sports in the first round.
Prediction: Rhyl 3-1 FC Queens Park
Llandudno v Llanfair United:
This represents a good chance for Tudno to return to the third round at the expense of the second-tier basement dwellers, who have found life difficult in JD Cymru North after securing promotion last term.
Matthew Jones' new-look squad have shown flashes of brilliance this season and have plenty of accomplished and experienced performers that can have a huge say in the overall outcome of the contest.
Prediction: Llandudno 3-0 Llanfair United
Bangor City v Prestatyn Town
Two of the most storied clubs in the area go head-to-head at the Eurogold Stadium, with both enduring contrasting fortunes so far this season.
The Seasiders' have lived up to their high billing after significant investment in the playing squad over the summer, achieving a wealth of league and cup triumphs that leave things looking very promising for the remainder of the campaign.
City have flattered to deceive so far this term with a squad full of international faces, and they will be looking to avoid another drubbing at the hands of Town that put pay to Stephen Vaughan Jr's time at the helm.
Prediction: Bangor City 1-4 Prestatyn Town
Bangor 1876 v Ruthin Town:
Hundreds are expected to descend on Treborth for 1876's biggest test to date, and it will be interesting to see how the squad responds following their first ever competitive loss last weekend at Llanrwst United.
They must regroup quickly to avoid a second straight knockout loss against a formidable Town outfit that is now established as a second tier force and pose a considerable threat up front in the form of two-time JD Cymru North golden boot winner Llyr Morris.
Prediction: Bangor 1876 1-2 Ruthin Town


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Jeremiah took Ethan out for the first time this weekend.
He has been aching to go for months, and Saturday, despite Mama's worries that he'd be cold, Jeremiah carted off my first born for a few hours of male bonding.
I tried to get him to take a blanket for the poor little baby, but he just rolled his eyes.
"He'll be fine MOM."
Then he came back to get him another jacket.
Haha. I win.
I can't believe Ethan is old enough to go hunting.
Of course, I did send him brownies and chocolate milk.
And my gloves.
And he had to hold Jeremiah's hand as they walked to the car, because it was dark.
And he had to hold Jeremiah's hand as they walked to the car, because it was dark.
But still...
I think Ethan really liked it. He liked sitting on the bucket in the blind.
And seeing all the squirrels.
He liked it so much he set up his own hunting spot later that day...
I think he saw more deer in our front yard than Jeremiah's seen all season.
Don't tell him I said that.
"Mom, come out here. You need to be huntin' teach-ed!"
Charlotte said something to him.
She's been on his case all week.
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I'm currently working on an application. In the job advertisement, something like a reference number (a code number or ID for the add, I think) is given, which I should mention in my application. Presumably, the advertisement or job posting will be assigned internally with the help of that number.
But where should I specify this ID on the application? In no template from the Internet, I have found a corresponding field or position.
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The reference number should be immediately recognizable, especially when applying at large companies, because an assignment to the responsible employee runs via this indicator.
This means that if you apply by e-mail, the code number should be in the subject line, in the case of an application by post, you should put it directly in the address field and additionally in the subject of the letter. Your letter should show the code number also from the outside, so that the post office can forward your application properly.
An example of the address field and subject might look like this:
Company Name ABC Reference Number 123 ABC Street 1 99999 ABC City Application as ... (Reference Number 123)
The number best fits between the company name and street, the place where you would note, for example, an employee if a letter is addressed internally to a specific person.
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One of my eyelids twitches.
The hits just keep coming. Then I hear the strains of an eighties tune, but without Bonnie Tyler's rasp. The small voice in my back seat croons: I need a hero . . .
As soon as I hear the tune, I join in, and both of us belt out: I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be . . .
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35 comments:
sarah silverman? move over, baby...
- March 26, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- Vic said...
Can Miss America come and stay at my house on alternate weekends? I love her.
- March 26, 2009 at 10:32 PM
- Nancy said...
Bwahahah ... I pity the fool when she's a bit older!
- March 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- Amy said...
Ummmm....from whom has Miss America been learning her 80's lyrics?! (Whoever it is, have them call me. We have some serious collaborating to do.)
- March 26, 2009 at 11:37 PM
ROFL! Yeah, my daughter is four and I am realizing...'whoa, she is actually learning the lyrics.'
- March 26, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- Pseudo said...
Well, she's precious. A perfect companion for a road trip. do you lend her out?
- March 26, 2009 at 11:57 PM
ROFLMAO!! Did you ask her who taught her the alternate lyrics so you can have a word or two with them?
- March 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM
- Jill said...
Hysterical! I had to read this twice because I got such a kick out of it :)
- March 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- Lori said...
LOL!!! What a hoot she is. How fun to be singing with your little honey like that!
- March 27, 2009 at 7:02 AM
ROFL... hahahahaha..... she would totally MAKE any roadtrip. What a darlin' girl.
We all need a hero.
The Blue Ridge Gal
(almost signed my name 'the Road Trip Gal... haha)
- March 27, 2009 at 7:24 AM
- March 27, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- Unknown said...
LMAO, she's way too gorgeous and way too smart for a four year old. Am sending link of this to my daughter who will well remember when her 11 year old was 4!
- March 27, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Candy's daily Dandy said...
AHAHAHAAHAHA!!! That is classic...Now I wonder where she got THAT from?
Love it!
- March 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- lisahgolden said...
I love it! Miss America is on her way!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Feisty Crone said...
What a cutie!
- March 27, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- Anna Russell said...
Hehehehe. The girl's getting raised right! Bless her heart. I could kinda use a hero too ;)
- March 27, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- STILLMAGNOLIA said...
I love it! What lyrics....my daughter and BFF were being chauferred home from VBS one day...when they began singing a song for me they had learned that day.....it was....what we know as John Jacob Jinglehimmer Schmidt....only...the Schmidt..came out minus the c, m, and d. I spewed coke all over the window.
- March 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Cait said...
so adorable..the things you can learn in the car.
- March 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Justine said...
How the HELL did she know the words to that old song????? That's just too funny!
Justine :o )
- March 27, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- Stepping said...
Kids hear words to songs so differently than we do. My grandson was singing with Garth Brooks one day to "I'm Shameless". He was singing at the top of his lungs "I'm Shaving". I just laughed and joined him.
- March 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Michel said...
OMG that was HILARIOUS! I totally didn't see that one coming!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Wendy said...
She'll be on American Idol before long!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Unknown said...
LOL OMG that's hilarious. Out of the mouths of babes. Thank goodness she has no idea what she's saying (or singing). For her, getting "nothin' " tonight probably means not getting any dessert.
Well, same thing. Only the dessert he gets is completely different from hers.
- March 27, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks so much for stopping by. I think when Miss America gets older, hosting an exchange student would be a great experience for her, esp. her being a Miss America and all! Sue
- March 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM
- nikkicrumpet said...
*GUFFAW* *snort* *SNORT* I just snotted on my screen. Ummm lemme guess who she's been listening and learning from!
- March 27, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Anna Lefler said...
Oh, that's AWESOME!
That's right up there with my friend's kindergartner singing on the playground at the top of her lungs about her "lovely lady lumps."
- March 27, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Sarah Lulu said...
Bonnie Tyler is my hero *smile* ..I love that song!
I know when I'm breaking into ....
Total eclipse of the heart on permanent repeat in the car ..it's time I did something hahaha...
- March 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- The Wife O Riley said...
The big song in our house is Apple Bottom Jeans. Vivi (who's 4) will sing it loud and proud to anyone who wants to hear.
Thanks for stopping by and following!
- March 28, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- Smart Mouth Broad said...
Well that was worth cleaning the coffee off my keyboard. OMG, she's too much!
- March 28, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Julie D said...
Happy Saturday! I'm here trying to get caught up on my blog reading....
That is hilarious! Your little Diva. And thanks to her, I will be singing that song all damn day now!
- March 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM
LOL I think Miss America has been hanging around nana entirely too much.
Hahah.....I'm still laughing.
- March 28, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Unknown said...
pricelss! Thanks for the smile!
- March 28, 2009 at 9:12 PM
- SweetPeaSurry said...
My little 4 year old nephew is able to 'sing' all the songs from the Grease soundtrack. Some of the stuff he makes up just cracks me up to NO end!
- March 29, 2009 at 5:40 AM
- Christine said...
Oh my!!!! I do love that song though. My son used to sing it all the time (it was in one of the Short Circuit movies) when he was little. Now that he's going to be 14 (tomorrow) we use it as blackmail. I need a heeewo!
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However, it has also been controversial for some.
This point arises with the news that there is a planned Starship Troopers reboot in the pipeline. One that, apparently, intends to be more faithful to the original novel. In doing so though, this same publication asks, is Starship Troopers too controversial for the modern world to be adapted?
My answer is, absolutely not.
One of the enduring "criticisms" of the novel is that it promotes fascism, never mind that the Terran Federation as depicted in the novel is hardly fascistic in its nature, and that the author himself expanded on Federal Service as being something that did not require military service. Indeed, it seems many modern critiques of the novel revolve around those who have never even read the novel and can only throw criticism at the utterly unfaithful 1997 film which was made as pure action satire. Though in the day the novel was accused of promoting fascism, even commentators at the time had trouble substantiating that in the absence of the novel promoting a cult of personality around some party or a leader, or even the general disdain for opposing ideologies.
Charges that the novel promotes "militarism" however, might be better sustained, if one does not account for narrator bias of course. Juan "Johnnie" Rico is a kid who signs up for Federal Service as a way of rebelling against his father, and in doing so is sucked into a world he doesn't fully understand, but soon comes to regard as a world of disciplined life in service to ones country, as well as carrying out a fundamental role and duty in earning his right to vote based on performing a service to his country.
The biggest issue numerous commentators will overlook when reading this novel is that we, save for some interaction with a few characters outside the military, never get a look into the life of regular civilians in the Terran Federation. The only real indication we have of that is when Johnnie is arguing with his clearly wealthy father over the issue and the man is dismissive of both the franchise and the Federal Service because they are well off enough not to have to worry about it. To quote the novel itself:
"Son, don't think I don't sympathize with you; I do. But look at the real facts. If there was a war, I'd be the first to cheer you on - and put the business on a war footing. But there isn't, and praise God there never will be again. We've outgrown wars. This planet is now peaceful and happy and we enjoy good enough relations with other planets. So what is this so-called 'Federal Service'? Parasitism pure and simple. A functionless organ, utterly obsolete, living off the taxpayers. A decidedly expensive way for inferior people who would otherwise be unemployed to live at public expense for a period of years, then give themselves airs for the rest of their lives. Is that what you want to do?" - Starship Troopers, Chapter 2, Pg. 30In the same chapter Juan's father prides his family for "having tended their own garden and stayed out of politics" for one hundred years. Seeing as he is wealthy and a man who prides himself on his non-political stance, this is hardly a pro-fascist view point where slavish devotion to the Party and the State is expected. His father even wants (and is legally entitled to) write a letter admonishing the school for allowing a pro Federal Service teacher to be "pushing an agenda" on his kids in school. Even later a civilian doctor scoffs at the whole enterprise as a " purely nominal political privilege" rather than an enforced position.
The book has also gained allegations of being "racist" because it refers to the alien enemies the "arachnids" as "Bugs" rather than by a proper biological name. This neatly overlooks the tendency in military culture to nickname enemies, similar to "Gook" or "Haji" in military parlance of the last half century.
More accurately the book could be called anti-communist, with numerous aspersions cast on the Bugs as being collectivist, and he has famously said "Specialization is for insects." And it is in that sense very fair to assume that the book, which remember was written in reaction to American deals with the Soviets, is anti-communist. Some biting commentary is thrown on the ideas of Marx, as Heinlein has done in many works. This, is a perfectly fair criticism then.
However, beyond that many criticisms of the work either don't stand the test of time, or simply of its reading. The biggest criticism by far is of the novels explicit endorsement of the restricted franchise, where one must earn the right to vote rather than be born with it. This is probably the most enduring controversy of the book, and Heinlein himself commented on the matter in 1980:
"Veteran" does not mean in English dictionaries or in this novel solely a person who has served in military forces. I concede that in commonest usage today it means a war veteran…but no one hesitates to speak of a veteran fireman or a veteran school teacher. In STARSHIP TROOPERS it is stated flatly and more than once that nineteen out of twenty veterans are not military veterans. Instead, 95% of voters are what we call today "former members of federal civil service." - Expanded UniverseAlthough what Heinlein says here and what is in the book has been hotly debated (and is perhaps best summed by by James Gifford's 1996 essay "The Nature of "Federal Service"in Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers") it is something that bears thinking about for the purposes of this piece. The charge that the book is polemic or a case of author soapboxing, is undoubtedly correct. However, this is a strength/weakness of all of Heinlein's works in one way or another.
All this being said, why is Heinlein's Starship Troopers important in the 21st century?
That is an issue which I believe this potential faithful adaption can address. With all the criticism the work has received over the years it would undoubtedly be subject to similar panning or criticism from those with political agendas were it faithfully produced today. Though the article in question posted above compares it to Ender's Game a work which met middling success on the big screen, I think Heinlein's novel would be better adapted and could be for two reasons.
The first is that unlike Ender whose author was alive and unapologetically delivering views many mainstream individuals found offensive, Heinlein is very dead and his works so broad in their scope and idealism, that accurately targeting his ideology and legacy would be a difficult task for most modern critics. Couple that with a modern political climate where calling someone a fascist is almost routine and where the alt-right could latch on to the work as easily as centrists and members of the hard left, and well, you'd have a broad audience to argue over it.
Secondly this work could easily be made in the same vein as the old animated series, the unfortunately incomplete Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, a military adventure first, and a piece of political commentary second. This would set it on its merits as an action movie first, and its political commentary as a secondary piece within a greater framing device which, let's be honest, is probably more exciting than kids in a simulated war environment.
Though why do we need this in the modern day? There's no cold war currently raging, our democracies are free with no communist elements to subvert them. And our elections are free and fair, why should we care about the restricted franchise in an action story?
Simply put, we need to be told to vote. And if anything, the commentary in Starship Troopers is very explicit on the need to respect the franchise and why it is important.
In our modern elections in North American, we always have far less than the number of registered voters coming out to vote. In Canada that changed dramatically in the 2015 Federal election but in the United States, on average only some 50% of voters turn up, but that too has dramatically changed. The important question is, will this be the norm of more voters turning out, or merely an outlier from charged elections? There are also allegations of voter suppression emerging and charges that it is increasing, even in normally considered cuddly Canada. So any debate about the rights of the franchise and the importance of voter rights should be considered a step in the right direction to ensure that these higher voter turnout numbers are not merely an anomaly.
Even if claims of voter suppression or vote rigging are little more than partisan hysteria, we have to know that the right to vote is one that is enshrined in Western democracies, and we have easy counter examples across the world of what happens when the right to vote or oppose your government is taken away, and that it can be taken away.
The new generation of voters is one that has access to the more information than they could ever want at the click of a button or the swipe of a finger. Could a controversial movie about restricted franchise and fighting aliens be good for their understanding of democracy? I would argue yes. If anything it will create a lively debate about the need to use our right to vote before it is abused by higher powers.
So by all means, lets deliver up a controversial movie in that regard.
A second reason, one no less important, is that more than any commentary from contemporary films about the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, a work that unashamedly extols the virtues of servicemen and women is needed in the Western world. You can't politicize a fictional war after all, and some bright and positive commentary on why men and women serve their armed forced would be a welcome change in the modern media. Even including the scene where the deserter is executed would be a good thing since it would be a reflection on the good and bad apples in the armed services. We should support our veterans no less than the Terran Federation supports theirs.
As a final note, Starship Troopers is deservedly a science fiction classic. It arguably created some of the most well known tropes in science fiction today, space marines, bug wars, powered armor, and has created numerous imitators even in the modern world. Even Marko Kloos's Terms of Enlistment and his Frontlines series as a whole owes much in narrative format and style (or at least spiritually) to the book. It deserves some sort of faithful adaptation rather than a parody by a man who admittedly didn't even give a rats ass about the source material. Let's get it made.


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