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World Class Guides. Local Expertise.
It is never easy to blow your own horn but we feel that we have one of the most experienced, knowledgeable and personable group of guides in the country. They will not just help you catch fish but they will make you a better angler and they will share with you their love for Montana and its wonderful natural treasures.
Bart Doig is a native Montana who chose to stay in state and make a career as a professional guide. Like all of our guides, Bart is a wonderful angler and a terrific stream guide however Bart's real passion is chasing exceptionally large trout on some of the stillwater fisheries of southwest Montana. Bart has had clients catch a number of fish in the ten pound class guiding anglers and hunters in Montana for over 25 years.
Butch Wicks is an import to Montana. We will forgive him that since he grew up in Oregon and has guided steelhead and trout fishermen for many years in the northwest and Montana. Butch retired from a career as a teacher and now is one of the primary instructors of the "Fish Like a Guide, But, Live Like a Client" Fly Fishing Schools at Healing Waters Lodge. Butch enjoys technical match the hatch type of fishing and is really at home on our spring creeks.
Terry Throckmorton grew up in Montana. He has been a fishing and hunting outfitter in southwest Montana for well over 20 years. Terry is another apparently easy going and laid back Montana guide. He is a very easy man with whom to spend time on the water but don't let that relaxed demeanor fool you! When it comes to finding fish and game Terry is a predator!
Tim Flynn was born and raised in Beaverhead County. Tim enjoys showing our guests the special places in southwestern Montana. The wildlife, natural setting, and the challenge of chasing fish are great motivation for an enjoyable day. He cares deeply about the natural resources and utilization of those resources.
T.J. Mignault has established an excellent reputation and is one of those guys who is fishing every day of the year when he is not guiding. He knows the Big Hole and Jefferson area very well and we are very happy to have T.J. on our team!
Cassandra Osborn is an excellent angler and most pleasant companion on the water. Cassandra has guided anglers in Montana for many years. She is a licensed fly fishing outfitter with a reputation as a superb guide. Cassandra spends her summers guiding anglers in Montana and then finds a way to spend the winters pursuing bonefish, permit and tarpon on the flats of some exotic location.
Kara Cain grew up hunting and fishing in the mountains of Idaho. After moving to Dillon, Montana, and fishing some of the best trout rivers and streams around, she decided to become a fly fishing guide. Kara loves having fun on the river and helping clients catch fish. She spends her off season working on the ranch, hunting and fishing…a lot of fishing!
John Howard could be the most consummate angler I know. He fishes all over the west but part of John's strength as a guide is the pure joy of having him in a boat all day. He has all the skill of both a great guide and angler and none of the conceit that can filter into guiding. John believes fly fishing is for everyone at every level.
Brian Scott came out the womb with a set of oars and a fly rod. Brian is fiercely proud of his Montana heritage and is a font of information on everything that swims, bears fur or feathers. I don't know who in the state has been down the Smith as many times as Brian. Brian also guides on the Missouri with the same expertise that he brings to the Smith River. (Brian is the one holding the trout)
Bill Denryuter is a consummate outdoorsmen fishing and hunting throughout the year. Bill is kind, considerate and works as hard as anyone on the planet on behalf of our clients. He is always knowledgeable and extremely competent without any arrogance or conceit that filters into lesser guides.
Richard Waldrup is a whitewater canoeing and kayaking enthusiast who started fly fishing in the early 90's in, of all places, Nevada. Moving to Dillon in 1999 to work his dream job as the Outdoor Recreation Planner and Wilderness Specialist for the BLM, he has fished our local area waters for over 20 years. Rick became a fly fishing guide after retiring from the BLM, because he felt it was the best way to spend as many days as possible on the water, doing what he loves, and sharing our great resources with as many people possible.
Tristan Connell is a man of many talents. He started guiding in northwest Wyoming, but kept finding himself in southwest Montana fly fishing on the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Jefferson, Madison and other local area waters. He thoroughly enjoys sharing the world class fly fishing opportunities in our area with guests of all skill levels. Tristan spends summers guiding for Healing Waters Lodge and winters in Jackson, Wyoming to work the ski season.


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Structural Adhesives Market to Grow at 7.1% CAGR to 2022
25 Sep, 2017, 18:00 BST
PUNE, India, September 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The structural adhesives market is forecast to reach $15.72 billion by 2022 from $11.17 billion in 2017 at a CAGR of 7.1% during (2017-2022) driven by the growing trend and demand for lightweight and low carbon emitting vehicles, the growing demand from applications like building & construction, bus & truck, automotive, wind energy, marine, aerospace, rail, and others says a new research report at ReportsnReports.com.
Browse 106 Market Data Tables and 37 Figures spread through 180 Pages and in-depth TOC on "Structural Adhesives Market Global Forecast to 2022" http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/403624-structural-adhesive-market-by-type-acrylic-cyanoacrylates-epoxy-methylacrylate-polyurethane-and-others-by-application-automotive-aerospace-building-construction-bus-truck-marine-rail-and-wind-global-forecasts-to-2020.html .
The key players operating in the structural adhesives market are Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), 3M Company (US), Sika AG (Switzerland), Huntsman International LLC (US), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (US), H.B. Fuller (US), Ashland (US), The Dow Chemical Company (US), Bostik (France), and LORD Corporation (US).
The Asia Pacific structural adhesives market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Among regions, the Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing structural adhesives market. Growth is mainly attributed to booming economies such as China, India, and Taiwan, among other few smaller countries, such as Indonesia, and Vietnam. China is the leader in the market for structural adhesives in terms of demand in the Asia Pacific. India is a rapidly emerging nation in the market due to the growth in various applications in the use of structural adhesives.
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Among resins, the cyanoacrylate segment in the structural adhesives market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, 2017 to 2022. Structural adhesives based on the cyanoacrylate resin offer distinct advantages as these are one-part solvent-free adhesives that cure immediately at room temperature and offer high bonding strength. These therefore provide optimized and efficient bonding solutions for various substrates.
The composites substrate segment of the structural adhesives market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, 2017 to 2022. The use of composites in different applications reduce weight and increase efficiency, as composite materials (fiber reinforced plastic and glass fiber reinforced plastic) are lighter than metals, concrete, and brick. These structural adhesives provide strong bonds, and high chemical and heat resistance.
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In the process of determining and verifying the structural adhesives market size for several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews were conducted. Breakup of primary interviews:
- By Company Type: Tier 1 - 38%, Tier 2 - 32%, and Tier 3 - 30%
- By Designation: C-level - 33%, D-level - 32%, and Others - 35%
- By Region: North America - 28%, Europe - 32%, Asia-Pacific - 30%, Middle East & Africa - 6%, and South America - 4%
This report provides a detailed segmentation of the structural adhesives market on the basis of resin, substrate, application, and region. With respect to resin, the structural adhesives market has been segmented into epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic, methyl methacrylate, cyanoacrylate, and others. On the basis of substrate, the market has been segmented into metals, plastics, wood, composites, and others. On the basis of application, the market has been segmented into building & construction, bus & truck, automotive, wind energy, marine, rail, aerospace, and others. On the basis of region, the market has been segmented into the Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East & Africa.
Another research titled Composite Adhesives Market Global Forecast to 2022 says, the global composite adhesives market is projected to reach $1.78 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2017 to 2022. Aerospace application is the fastest-growing segment of the composite adhesives market. Rising demand from Asia-Pacific is a major driver for the composite adhesives market. Companies such as Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), SIKA AG (Switzerland), 3M Company (U.S.), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Huntsman Corporation (U.S.), LORD Corporation (U.S.), Illinois Tool Works Incorporation-Plexus (U.S.), Ashland Inc. (U.S.), H.B. Fuller (U.S), Bostik (France) have been profiled in this 177 pages research report available at http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/1036660-composite-adhesives-market-by-resin-epoxy-polyurethane-component-one-component-two-component-application-automotive-transportation-marine-aerospace-wind-energy-and-region-global-forecast-to-2022.html .
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Electric Ladyland Ribs – Onion smothered ribs inspired by Jimi Hendrix favorite meal
Jimi Hendrix is a legend in many ways! He's most known for his legendary guitar play. Most of you will know how well his songs fit with a laid back BBQ Session. Besides his love for music he had an interest in delicious comfort food. That's what inspired me for these delicious "Electric Ladyland Ribs".
Disclosure: "This post contains test products and affiliate links, which means that if you buy one of the products through the mentioned links, I'll get a small commision to keep this blog running. All opionions shared are my own."
Electric Ladyland Ribs?
You might think the source of inspiration for this "Electric ladyland ribs" is a bit far-fetched but it isn't. For a Belgian TV-show "Plat préféré (dutch)" the belgian TV chef "Jeroen Meus" digged into the past of some legends and asked about their favorite meal. At the end of the show he prepares the meal as traditional as possible and shared the recipe. Since Jimi Hendrix never heard of onion smothered ribs he chose onion smothered pork chops as his favorite meal. If he was still alive and found out my tribute to his favorite meal, I bet he would die to have a slab. And what better way to pay a tribute to the legend than name the ribs after his legendary album. There are too many good songs on that album to pick a favorite. Plus the title somewhat explains the taste of the ribs.
The Taste:
I rubbed the"electric ladyland ribs" with a mixture of mustard and sriracha sauce leading to an electric spicy sting. The ladyland comes with the spices used. On the sriracha mustard mixture a sprinkled the "Boereworst spices" (farmer sausage) I used before. I put the prepared ribs on a plate of onion slices spiced with five spice, fennel powder and sage. The combination of the star anise in the five spice mixture with onion and pork leads to a legendary combination. I used five large yellow onions and believe it or not, I almost ate them all alone.
Why you should use cast iron:
Unlike most of the ribs I have made before I didn't cook them in my Ikea Rib rack. The legendary kitchen hack can't beat the other swedish legend: "Niklas Ekstedt". For my birthday a got the outstanding book "Food from the Fire" where Niklas Ekstedt explains why you should cook on fire and cast iron. Finally I found out why the onions used in this pumpkin lasagna tasted a lot better than most onions I made earlier. The cast iron reacts with the food bringing out flavors you did not taste before. I cooked the ribs for three hours on top of the onions braising on a cast iron plate. The first part I put them on top of the onions. After an hour and a half I put half of the braised onions on top of the ribs and smothered them for the second part. If you're looking for a good book to buy I would strongly recommend this one.
A treat after gardening
What better day could I have chosen for the preparation of these ribs? The ribs were cooking low and slow in my kamado while I was gardening (low and slow). You should have smelled my garden. Those onions were driving me crazy in the garden (and my neighbours seemed to be pretty curious too haha). After a day in the garden the ribs were a tasteful fitting treat bringing some extra power to my body. I made two slabs of ribs for me and the kids hoping there would be some leftovers for the day after. Unfortunately my wife was pleasantly surprised by the taste too and decided to eat along. Even the kids who were constantly talking about the heat of the ribs asked for more. Result: no leftovers…
That's it for now! Hope you get some inspiration for your next barbecue session! If not take a look at the recipe index for more ideas! I Hope to hear about your experiences on Facebook. How pleased I am with the 1500 followers I gained last week (woop woop indeed) I would like to read more about your cooking adventures. Probably they will bring me more inspiration too. So take a moment and share the foodporn with all of us! And while talking about social media: Please share with your friends to support this blog.
Delicious ribs based on the favorite meal of legend Jimi Hendrix: onion smothered pork chops! These Electric ladyland ribs are onion smothered. Jimi would probably have loved these.
Tools you might need:
Cast Iron Baking tray. Certainly look for a cast iron tray. It brings a nice depth to the flavor of the onions. Read more about it in the article.
- 2 slabs of ribs
- 2 Tbsp mustard
- 2 Tbsp sriracha
- 2 Tbsp Boereworst spices (Recipe here)
- 5 large yellow onions
- 1 Tsp 5 spice powder
- 1 Tsp fennel powder
- 1 Tsp sage powder
Start by setting up your BBQ for an indirect cooking session at low temperature (110°C/230°F)
Slice the onions and spice them with 5 spice powder, fennel powder and sage.
Put the sliced onions on a cast iron baking tray (I recommend cast iron for the full development of flavors)
Place the ribs on top of the onions.
Put the tray in the BBQ for 1.5 hrs. Meanwhile the onions will start to caramelize.
After an hour and a half take a look if the onions are caramelized. If not put the plate on top of the fire until the onions are browned.
Put half of the caramelized onions on top of the ribs and smother them for another hour and a half.
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How much of your retirement can you afford to lose the next time Wall Street takes a dip? How much of your hard earned money would you like to pay toward taxes? Do you think taxes on your money will decrease in the year to come? Will social security really still be there for me if there is not enough money to even cover those already using it now? These are the worries many of us go through as we look ahead and plan for our financial future.
We have options.
Did you know you can protect your funds with an insurance product that is indexed to the market? This means that you can benefit from market gains, but not participate with the market losses. Your policy builds cash value that grows with BOTH market gains AND compounding interest. Over time, this will allow you to recieve a tax-free income in the form of a loan that is repaid upon your death from the funds that have been growing with your policy. You are essentially taking a loan against your own money. This allows your money to continue to grow via compounding interest and, since loan monies are non-taxed, you do not have to pay taxes on this type of income. Your own money and policy act as the collateral, it is always yours to do with as you see fit. This benefit alone make this a better long term plan than traditional taxed retirement options. Even those taxed options that do well in the market will lose 25-30% in the distribution due to taxation. These products allow your funds to continue to grow so that you can never outlive your retirement funds. All of this while maintaining the benefits of an indexed universal life insurance policy. These benefits include:
–Tax Free Death Benefit: Upon your passing, your loved ones will recieve not only tax free money from your policy benefit, but they can also receive additional funds remaining from the policy's associated cash value, which is not taxed as it is paid together with the death benefit.
– Terminal Illness: This benefit If diagnosed with a terminal illness where life expectancy is less than 1-2 years, you can cash out some of your policy as an advance. This may allow you to put funds toward medical bills, expenses from not being able to work, or even to enjoy the time remaining with loved ones without finances as a worry.
– Chronic Illness: This is to help with continuing care needed in the event of nursing home placement or the need for home health services for conditions that require this type of ongoing treatment. These costs can easily be several thousand dollars per month. This benefit helps to ensure that your loved ones won't have to make your health care decisions based on financial limitations.
–Critical Illness: This benefit provides for financial assistance in the event of a heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc. Many families find themselves in financial distress when critical illness occurs. They may be limited with the ability to work or manage the home during recovery, or even struggle with mounting medical expenses. This type of advance can protect you and your family through these trying times.
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These industry leading benefits and carriers with 93 – 130+ years of experience enable us to provide the most stable options for you. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled quality of protection for our clients, their families, and their futures.
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Wizards Unite is slowly inching closer to its worldwide release (we hope). So let's go over what's been going on in this last year and a half.
A lot has happened since the game was first announced, back in November, 2017. From logos, to trailers, to beta releases, Niantic has been giving us little droplets of information to keep us hooked.
So join us as we go through the Wizards Unite timeline. What a ride it has been!
Of course, we will continue updating this timeline as new information comes to light.
Enjoy our in-depth analysis of the Wizards Unite gameplay information (Foundables, Professions, Locations, Game Introduction and much more!) as well as official Niantic and Warner Bros news. We also have done quite a bit of speculation by now, and that's a great read, too!
If you want to be the best SoS Task Force Member the wizarding world has ever seen, you need to know what is happening out in the Muggle world. The Calamity must be contained!
Every day we learn more and more about the Wizards Unite Beta version. Most of it from the lucky players in New Zealand and Australia who got to try the AR game first. And it looks absolutely amazing! So stay tuned, keep checking back for updates, and join our Community to share the experience with other Harry Potter fans who are just as excited about the game as you are. And you can now also join our Discord channel for a fun chat!
If we missed any important bit of information in Wizards Unite, a History, please send us an owl to let us know!
And as always, keep your eyes peeled, your ears open and your wands ready.
Accio Wizards Unite!


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You are at the Tegel airport in Berlin? Find out more about airport, airlines, alternatives…
Berlin Airport – Details
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Airport little Name: Tegel
Airport City: Berlin
Airport Country: Germany
Traffic 2017: 16226885
UTC offset: 1
Longitude 13,288
Is DomTom: No
Is Schengen: Yes
Is EU313: Yes
DST offset Zone: E
DST winter 2069: 29.10.2017
DST offset: 1
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About Berlin Tegel Airport
The airport is a hub for Eurowings as well as base for Germania and Niki. It features flights to several European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as some intercontinental routes. It is situated in Tegel, a section of the northern borough of Reinickendorf, 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the city centre of Berlin. Tegel Airport is notable for its hexagonal main terminal building around an open square, which makes walking distances as short as 30 m (98 ft) from the aircraft to the terminal exit.
The airport was scheduled to close in June 2012 after Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) opened, but due to ongoing delays with BER, the future of Tegel is uncertain. A campaign was launched to keep Tegel Airport open, which gathered signatures for a referendum for voters to decide on the future of the airport.
While the referendum was non-binding, it did result in a majority of votes cast in favor of keeping Tegel open and the city government subsequently announced to look into the possibilities of doing that again. However, the two other airport shareholders – the German federal state as well as the state of Brandenburg – already declined any change of plans and confirmed the planned closure of Tegel.
Future plans also involve the redevelopment of Berlin Tegel Airport into the Urban Tech Republic, 221 hectares of building land will be available for up to 800 companies with some 17,500 employees in the Research and Industrial Park alone. In the central airport terminal, the Beuth University of Applied Sciences will establish the scientific core of the new technology park, with up to 2,500 students.
It is envisaged that the adjoining areas will be used both for research and development and for manufacturing companies. Berlin TXL will also make an 80 hectares area available for industrial uses – the largest single inner-city development area in Berlin.
Duty-free rules when arriving in Germany
Germany is within the European Union. If you are travelling from the UK, you are entitled to buy fragance, skincare, cosmetics, Champagne, wine, selected spirits, fashion accessories, gifts and souvenirs – all at tax-free equivalent prices. There are no allowance restrictions on these tax-free items.
Büsingen and the Isle of Heligoland are treated as being outside of the EU for duty-free purposes.
If you are travelling from within the EU, there is no limit on the amount or value of goods you may import, providing your goods are for personal consumption. Goods imported for commercial purposes are subject to duty and the following guideline amounts are in place to determine whether this is the case:
• 800 cigarettes or 400 cigarillos or 200 cigars or 1kg of tobacco.
• 10L of spirits over 22%, 20L of alcoholic beverages less than 22%, 90L of wine (no more than 60L of sparkling wine) and 110L of beer.
Note: Until 31 December 2017, travellers arriving from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania or Romania may only import up to 300 cigarettes.
If you are arriving from a non-EU country, the following goods may be imported into Germany by travellers over 17 years of age without incurring customs duty:
• 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco.
• 4L of wine and 16L of beer and 1L of spirits over 22% volume or 2L of alcoholic beverages less than 22% volume.
• Other goods up to the value of €430 for air and sea travellers and €300 for other travellers (reduced to €175 for children under 15).
Banned Imports
Unauthorised firearms and ammunition, unapproved fireworks, unconstitutional literature, pornography which is violent or involves children, any food considered a health hazard, narcotics, dangerous dogs, endangered species and counterfeit goods.


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Why HELLO THERE Wonderful Listeners!
It's been quite a long time it feels like since I've been able to sit down and just chat with you guys over tea (or coffee if you prefer)! Seriously, did you bring your beverage of choice with you? I hope so because I have a feeling I'm going to ramble today! Anyway, let me just get right to this story shall I?
So I had my first ever art exhibit on Monday, March 28th. To be honest, it was a lot of fun!
One thing about my university's student shows is that students are required (and assigned) to bring food to the reception. I got assigned to bring a "sweet." Literally, I went to HEB and picked up some donut holes (and I even ate one out of the box before the reception. I didn't want to but I hadn't eaten all day at that point.)
I actually ended up helping to set up the food table because I had nothing better to do. In my head, I was trying to find some sort of organization to the arrangement but, well, that didn't happen. One of the assistants came around to arrange them herself; she undid my work in the process.
But you know what, at least I looked nice. I took the time to dress up nice that day. I looked rather dazzling if I do say so myself (even if I wasn't dressed extravagantly.)
The reception opened up at 5 pm on the dot. The doors flung open and the public was allowed inside. To actually see my work hanging on the wall was a little, well, I felt kinda giddy about it! I mean, I wasn't overjoyed but I was definitely happy.
Normally, I find going to galleries a tad bit droll. I like looking at art however, browsing through it can be a bit underwhelming at times. I do take time to think critically about some art but I just try to enjoy myself; it's exhausting to be critical all the time.
But this time around, it wasn't. I was looking at all of the work my colleagues, and friends, were producing. I was proud and excited for them! We were all really artists and it was just made obvious for the world to see. There was tons of good work in the show too!
At 5:45 pm, the judges announced the winners for the show. There were four in total: 3 for $250 prizes and 1 for $500 AND "Best in Show." I was kind of hoping that I might win but once I saw the other contestants works, I started to think I might now. And I didn't. But I wasn't mad at all; I was just thankful I was even chosen to get in!
I actually knew everyone who got chosen for the awards. Everyone in that show is pretty much my classmate so, of course, I was happy for them and proud of them. Still, I really could've used that money but I thought to myself, "They probably need it more than I. God has a way of sorting things out."
After the announcements, I just went back to the food table and snacked. I had to go right back into the Metals Studio to continue working on my project (which got moved back to Thursday! Thank goodness!) But before I went to go work, I invited my roommates to come in and see the show.
They showed up late (of course) but I was happy they could support my efforts (or at least one of them. The other two were in class.) The one who showed up, well, he couldn't really talk much about art. Still, all I could think about was what I learned in my art history class—the public isn't educated enough to talk about art casually.
Well, after all that was said and done, I got back to work. Life goes on and it was a great experience. I'm so thankful that I had the chance to do this. All I wanna do now, is keep submitting to more shows! In the meantime, I need to find the money to actually submit my stuff (because y'know, fees are a thing.)
That concludes this story. Hope you enjoyed that little time with me. I miss you guys and I hope to be back soon! Until next time, cheers!
P.S. If you're wondering about my artwork, I'l show you guys in full detail at a later time. Promise!
How do you feel about art galleries? How do you discuss artwork? Do you personally know anyone who works hard on art? Leave you thoughts below!


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Tough NYC cop Michael Douglas inadvertently loses extradited hood Yusaku Matsuda upon arrival in Japan, then plummets head-first down the neon rabbit hole into a nightmarish yakuza underworld. Violent, gut-wrenching pyrotechnics abound, depicted in the diamond-hard brilliance of Jan de Bont's cinematography and top-notch performances from an excellent cast that includes Ken Takakura, Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw and Tomisaburo Wakayama.
Released on the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World, this epic adventure stars Gérard Depardieu as the famed explorer and Sigourney Weaver as Queen Isabella. While his initial landing on San Salvador made history, Columbus' later voyages were increasingly costly - both to him and to the native inhabitants, who were brutally subjugated by the Spanish colonizers. Unjustly neglected at the time of release, the film features a stirring score by Vangelis as well as strong supporting performances from Armand Assante, Fernando Rey and Frank Langella.
From its cool, sinister textures to its stomach-churning special effects, director Ridley Scott's ALIEN reinvented the monster-from-space movie as something mesmerizing, inescapable and strangely beautiful. It also introduced the American action heroine, in Sigourney Weaver's tough-as-nails Ripley, and the H.R. Giger-designed Alien.


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By temporarily pledging your car you can take out a loan of € 1000. So you quickly have some extra money in your account.
Other possibilities
If you do not want to take out a loan with your car as collateral, there are still plenty of options. For example, you can borrow several hundred euros in the short term from lenders who use so-called fast credit. You can also borrow money quickly with collateral by going to a pawnshop. Another solution is borrowing money through a mortgage. However, this is going a bit slower.
Various providers
If you want to borrow money with your car or motorcycle as collateral, then you can go to various providers, such as Money4wheels. With this lender, you can easily take out a loan with your car as collateral, without a check. If you take out a loan here, you will get a contract. It states, among other things, which steps you must take to repurchase the collateral. Instead of a car or motorcycle, it is also possible to pledge jewelry or gold. A loan with a car as collateral can no longer be called a loan. This is a sale where you have the right to buy back your sold property.
Legal Mandatory Interest on Borrowing Money
Since a loan with a car as collateral is not seen as an official loan, no maximum legal interest can be charged on it. As the owner of the car you sell it for about 60% of the value to the pawnbroker. This amount will then be paid to you immediately. No check is performed. However, a contract is concluded stating that you can buy the car back for the same amount plus the costs for parking. These costs are between 5% and 10% of the value paid out. Parking costs are calculated for each month that you have not yet bought back the car. This amounts to 60% to 120% on an annual basis. If you can no longer buy the car back, the pawnbroker becomes the new owner.
Borrow Money As Entrepreneur With Car As Collateral
Not only private individuals are increasingly taking out a loan with a car as collateral, but this is also becoming a trend among entrepreneurs. More and more entrepreneurs come to institutions such as Money4Wheels. A second car or jewelry is usually pledged. If you want to borrow money with a car, motorcycle or jewelry as collateral then you can go to Money4Wheels six days a week. This is not a promotional item, but just an example of the possibilities. There are many institutions that work in the same way and where you can go for six days a week.
In any case, it is advisable to always borrow in a responsible manner. Also, do not pledge properties that you attach great importance to.


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Click here to peruse 2019's
packed programme of entertainment!
From wandering minstrels and fighting knights to jesters and giants, there's plenty to keep you entertained all weekend with our packed programme. Enjoy live medieval music, theatre and panto and don't forget to sing along to our carols!
This year we have more musicians than ever before! Keep an eye out for pop-up performances throughout the castle all weekend. When you've worked up an appetite, quench your thirst with local ales, ciders, hot chocolates and more or tuck into our seasonal fare. There's something for everyone, from hog roasts and sweet treats to veggie and vegan delights.
Ever fancied yourself as a jester? Join in our circus skills workshops, try your hand at axe-throwing or archery or have a go at our crafts for children and families. Don't forget to take home a personal spell from our Spellwright! On Saturday, the Fayre's open until 9pm – join us for our evening only pop-up hot cocktail bar, special entertainment and a fiery end to our festive fun!
New for 2019!
For the first time visitors will have the opportunity to share an intimate Round Table Supper Club in the Ludlow Castle's exquisite newly renovated round chapel.
With a complimentary drink on arrival and hearty, warming fare made with locally sourced ingredients, don't miss your opportunity to join us for the first Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre Round Chapel Supper Club!
Click here to check out the full menu!
Hands On History
Situated in the Inner Bailey, the Hands on History tent is jam-packed with a wide range of games and activities (including Medieval games, castle-building and brass rubbing).View More
Inner Bailey
Wander over the drawbridge into the Inner Bailey for hands-on activities, sausages and beer and more. Meet the Master Falconer's beautiful birds of prey, listen to The Yarnsmith of Norwich's tall tales and try your hand at archery and circus skills.View More
Market Place Stage
There's plenty to do and plenty to see on the Castle Garden Stage this year including music, interactive theatre and a Tournament of Knights!View More


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It's baaaack…! The Starbucks Canada Starbucks For Life Contest is coming back and with it are even more chances to win instant prizes, or even the grand prize of, as the title of the contest suggests, Starbucks for LIFE.
The contest begins on December 5th and will be running until January 8th, 2018 and to qualify for your chance to play all you have to do is make a purchase at Starbucks Canada (or, you can follow the instructions on rules page for an option to enter without paying).
There are nine different categories of prizes that you can win in this contest and you will also have a number of 'challenges' that you can do throughout the contest period to win yourself more chances to play to win these great prizes.
The prizes are as follows:
- Starbucks for Life (only 1) – this one is valued to be worth $59,021!
- Starbucks for a Year (only 2)
- Starbucks for 6 Months (only 3)
- Starbucks for 3 Months (only 5)
- Starbucks for a Month (only 10)
- Starbucks for a Week (only 50)
- 125 Bonus Stars (only 2500)
- 75 Bonus Stars (only 5000)
- and 50 Bonus Stars (only 7500)
You can read more about the contest and the different ways that you can earn more chances to play and win here. Also, remember that each potential winner of any prize, more specifically the grand prize, will be asked to answer a skill testing questions to be eligible for the prize.


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Loved by some and loathed by others, the selfie fad doesn't seem to be going anywhere in the near future. In fact, there are currently 90 million photos posted under the #selfie hashtag at this very moment. But selfies aren't simply an exercise of turning the camera and snapping away – taking a successful selfie means knowing the tricks of the trade and applying knowledge of lighting, filters, and flattering angles. Celebrate today – International Selfie Day – by taking a cue from our favorite selfie-taking celebs for the best tips in the photography game.
Aim for the Halo Effect
By now, we all know that natural lighting is best when it comes to taking the perfect photo. But before you begin snapping, make sure the sun is behind you. The light around your face will give you a halo-like glow, whereas you risk unwanted shadows and looking washed out if you take the photo with the sun in your face. Soft lighting that makes you look lit from within is key. If you're not able to find the perfect lighting, fake it by swiping highlighter on where the light would naturally hit your face, such as your cheeks, temples, and nose.
Practice Makes Perfect
Most people don't look their best with the camera straight on. Try turning to the side a bit or angling the camera slightly above your line of vision. Most important? Don't be afraid to take multiple photos until you find what works for you. Skip the generic duck face, and opt instead for a signature pose that exudes comfort and happiness.
Pick the Right Background
Cluttered bathrooms and messy closets as backgrounds are precisely what destroy selfies the world over. Blank walls and interesting landscapes (like exciting new cities) make for great backdrop options.
Caption Appropriately
Why should people care about this photo of you? Give them some context around the photo and a reason to see your photo as something more than just a narcissistic moment. Got a new haircut? Just completed that marathon you've been training for? Reunited with your best friend? Share.
Adhere to the Filter Hierarchy
'Valencia' is considered the most flattering filter thanks to the vintage-like glow that it creates. 'Mayfair' is also a good option for its soft, pink tones. Remember, filter with caution – the photo should be the best version of you, not another version of you.


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News in Brief
Kentucky Board Offers Permanent Job to Interim State Education Commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education voted to make Wayne Lewis the state's education commissioner.
Lewis has been in the job on an interim basis since April, when a newly appointed board forced out former Commissioner Stephen Pruitt despite having more than a year left on his contract.
Pruitt's exit prompted protests from some teachers' unions that viewed it as a power grab by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. Last week, the state board of education gave Lewis a glowing evaluation and authorized board chairman Hal Heiner to negotiate a contract with Lewis for the full-time job.
Lewis said he was "incredibly humbled" by the appointment and urged the state to come together and "put foolishness aside and focus on our kids."
Vol. 38, Issue 08, Page 5Published in Print: October 10, 2018, as Kentucky Board Offers Permanent Job to Interim State Education Commissioner
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I had trouble sleeping last week. I would wake up in the middle of the night and find myself stricken by nostalgia, longing for the times when I was studying or working overseas. This usually resulted in me getting up in the mornings not only-sleep deprived, but having my half-waking haze peppered by feelings of angst.
A chat with a friend about these past experiences over the weekend helped me realise that a very basic component of the angst was borne out of the physical limitation of being here in Australia. Put another way, the laws of physics placed a real limit on my desire to stretch myself beyond Australian shores and be back on European or American soil. Not just for a brief stint, but to be really back there, living in those places, all at once. I wanted to be living in all the countries, and yet through physical, professional and economic limitations, I am confined to just one. I want to have all the options in life, and for the same reasons, I am also confined to those afforded by the city I am currently in. In these circumstances, my limits acts as a brake on my desire.
When my nostalgia and my desire to act on that nostalgia come up against my limits I get tempted to think that, in the face of the frustration of my desires borne by my many limitations, I am meant to be somewhere else. Moreoever, I cannot shake the feeling that I am being called by God to be somewhere else, to this place that formed a part of my past.
It was at this juncture that I started reading the notes from a retreat run by Fr Julian Carron, the leader of the ecclesial movement Communione e Liberazione (The title of the retreat was My Heart is Glad Because You Live, Oh Christ). A segment of those notes spoke to the very issues of nostalgia, of limitations that press against your desires, and of trying to discern the voice of God in the face of these circumstances. Seen in the light of these notes, both of these experiences are subsets of the same sensibility, outworkings of what the movement's founder, the late Fr. Luigi Giussani, called "the religious sense" – the desire for more than what circumstances are allowing you to do at any given moment.
To the question of nostalgia, Carron reminded us that what God calls us to is not in the realm of fantasy, but in light of the real circumstances of your life. Thus nostalgia, being more than a passive memory but a longing for an experience from your past, runs the risk of turning one away from his or her circumstances. What compounds the tragedy, Carron says, is that often nostalgia is a longing for "the place I have never succeeded in reaching. But it is what we would have wanted to be…". As indicated in a past post, our nostalgia is more often than not a longing for a utopia, a non-place, a mirage of our past experience.
What then of the border that lies between our desires and the pushback against them by our circumstances? Carron addresses this at two levels. At one level, Carron cites Giussani in acknowledging the reality that is borne by the limitations to our desires. Giussani, via Carron, states that "you do not belong to the limit…and for this reason you are pushed, driven, drawn to try to grasp more, know more, penetrate more". At the same time, the inability to break through the limits of our circumstances should be an occasion to our realisation of a fundamental poverty, one that corresponds with a fundamental need for God to purify, direct and yes, realise, your desire.
The limitations that you face, Carron concludes in this section, constitutes an opportunity. In his words, our constant experience of limit is what "enables us to recognise the accent of [God's] voice when it echoes in our life". It is not our turn to the fantasy of nostalgia in which the voice of God can be discerned, but in the reality of our circumstances, and the limitations that come with them. It is not an abstract voice, but a voice that acquires an accent, complete with stops, emphases and intonations, when it touches the very real cleavages between our desires and our circumstances.
In the Christian tradition conversion, referred to in greek as metanoia or "turning towards", is never simply a once off, but a constant process. We are always called to turn away from things and turn back towards the face and voice of God. It might very well be that part of our metanoia, might involve a turning away from the fantasies we conjure back to the real textures of our own lives, since it is in the structure of those circumstances that the glimmers and echoes of the Word that informs those structures can be found.


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You'll sometimes notice that cupcakes and muffins can go stale rather quickly. Therefore to combat, the problem I've put together a few ways to enhance your bakes and keep them moister and fresher for longer.
Hand mixing cupcakes – This is sometimes the best method to use as you control how much mixing occurs. The trick is to lightly work the batter until it has combined. By doing so, you prevent the mixture from being overworked, which in turn stops the cakes becoming dense and heavy.
Squashed fruit – By adding elements of fruits such as banana or grated apple to your muffin mix before baking, you will add a touch of moisture allowing the cakes to stay fresher for longer.
Texture – Putting raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips or a sprinkling of nuts into the mix will add texture.
Storing – Storing muffins in a ziplock bag when they have thoroughly cooled will ensure the moisture stays in the cakes.
Icing/Frosting – If you are going to frost or ice your cupcakes/muffins, then be sure to cover the entire top layer. The topping creates a seal and will keep the cakes fresher for longer.


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October 8th
We all had a wonderful afternoon at Hackforth Village Hall for our 25th anniversary celebrations. Amongst the chat and catching up with friends old and new , a wonderful Afternoon Tea was enjoyed by all. This was followed by the cutting of the celebration cake and a glass of bubbly. Hilarity followed – more of that and some pictures later. !!


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Neil Maidment wins lifetime achievement award
Neil Maidment, Beazley chief underwriting officer, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Insurance Day London Market Awards held last night at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London...
This award is given to an individual who has shown career-long commitment to the London market by going above and beyond their day-to-day role and responsibilities.
Andrew Horton, CEO, Beazley commented: "We are delighted that Neil's significant contribution to the London market has been recognised by this award. He is a very worthy winner. For the past 34 years, Neil has delivered exceptional service including his participation on the board of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA), which he currently chairs, and his role on the Council of Lloyd's.
"Although he will be retiring from Beazley at the end of the year, we are delighted that Neil will continue to have an influence on the London market in his new position on the Lloyd's board, from February 2019."
Neil Maidment is currently CUO and active underwriter for the six Lloyd's syndicates managed by Beazley. His career in the London market spans 34 years, 28 of which have been at Beazley. In 2011, he was elected to the board of the LMA, representing the interests of the Lloyd's underwriting community. In 2015, he was appointed LMA chairman, and in 2016 he was elected to the Council of Lloyd's, a post from which he will step down in January 2019. With effect from February 2019, he will take up a new role as a non-executive director of the Lloyd's board.


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Tunica Academy Student Council
Student Council is an organization conducted by students and supervised by a teacher. The purpose of the Student Council is to give students an opportunity to develop leadership by organizing and carrying out school activities and service projects. In addition to planning events like Homecoming that contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the Student Council is the voice of the student body. It helps share student ideas, interests, and concerns with the school-wide community. The Student Council also plans and sponsors the TA Beauty Review to help raise money for Prom.
Student Council Officers:
The officers campaign and are elected by the student body. Aside from the officers, each class nominates 2 students to represent their class.


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How to make a Cheese-Free Cauliflower Roast
Cheese-Free Cauliflower Roast
The cauliflower has been popping up in the repertoires of just about every TV chef and health-food blogger this year, with varying degrees of success. The classic method of smothering it in cheese and putting it in the oven remains a favourite, but if you're after a lower-calorie but no less tasty version, try this recipe. It's a simple, nutritious dish that makes a surprisingly satisfying supper. Serve with salad, yogurt and flatbreads.
1 medium whole cauliflower
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp hot smoked paprika
25g soft butter
Pre-heat the oven to 215C.
Mix the butter, paprika, oregano and seasoning in a bowl.
Trim the cauliflower head, making sure it sits upright.
Rub the butter mixture over the whole cauliflower.
Take a big casserole dish with a lid, pour a little water at the bottom (about 50ml), then place the cauliflower in the dish and cover with the lid. Cook for about 45 minutes, remove the lid, and cook for another 15 minutes until soft and golden.
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Norwalk police: Spraypainters caught 'red handed'
NORWALK -- Three suspects were literally caught red handed spraypainting vehicles, signs and buildings Tuesday afternoon in South Norwalk, police said.
James Santalucia, 20, Rickesha Baker, 21, and a 17-year-old male had fresh red and silver spraypaint on their hands when they were taken into custody on allegations that they spraypainted at least two vehicles, a sign, a building and a telephone on Day Street and Burritt Avenue, police said.
Santalucia, of 41 Hollow Tree Road, Baker, of 33 Lincoln Ave, and the 17-year-old, whose name and address were not released due to his status as a youthful offender, were charged with criminal mischief. They were released after posting $2,500 bond and given a court date of Dec. 31.
Police were called to the area of Day Street near the Washington Village housing complex at 10:10 p.m. for a report of two males and a female possibly burglarizing cars.
The complainant -- a box truck driver -- had been eating a sandwich in his car, which was parked near the entrance of Washington Village, when he saw the three suspects approach the side of his vehicle, police said. The suspects "appeared to be doing something to the vehicle," and the driver honked his horn, prompting the suspects to leave the area, police said.
He later noticed the right side of his truck was freshly tagged "Love 492" in red spraypaint, according to police.
Santalucia, Baker and the juvenile matched the description of the suspects, and an stopped them on Raymond Street, police said. A can of red spraypaint was recovered from one of the suspects, police said.
Police discovered numerous fresh tags on the suspects' walking path. "Love 492" was spraypainted on the side of the building at 89 Day St., and "SKU" was spraypainted on a vehicle and a utility pole, police said. Police also found illegible red spraypaint on the side of the building at 6 Burritt Avenue and on the stop sign at the intersection of Day Street and Burritt Avenue, according to police.


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was killed early in the action by a grape-shot. Than him there was none a more gallant officer. He had not recovered from wounds received at Baton Rouge. Lieutenant-Colonel [Joseph P.] Nuckols was wounded in shoulder, near picket fence. Captain [W. P.] Bramblett, First Lieutenant [G. B.] Burnley, Second Lieutenants [Green F.] Higginson, [N. D.] Clayton, [and Robert] Dunn were killed, and Lieutenants [Isham T.] Dudley, Robert Moore [since said to have died], John [B.] Moore, [William] Lashbrooke, and [R. A.] Thompson were wounded, together with privates and non-commissioned officers.
One company [Captain [J. L.] Trice's], being on picket duty, was not in the engagement.
The color-bearer [Robert Lindsey], being wounded, refused to allow any one to accompany him to the rear, although bleeding at the mouth and nose. He handed the colors on return to Private Jones, who was killed, when they were borne to the last by Joseph Nichols, of Company F.
Thus it will be seen that of 23 officers of this regiment who went into the fifth, 7 were killed and 6 wounded.
The command of the regiment was, on my assuming command of the brigade, turned over to Captain [Thomas W.] Thompson.
The detailed statements heretofore furnished show the casualties to have been as follows:
Command Killed Wounded Missing
2nd Kentucky 14 70 24
4th Kentucky 12 47 11
6th Kentucky 2 60 14
9th Kentucky 1 28 -
41st Alabama 18 89 35
Cobb's battery 3 3 -
Total 50 297 84
Aggregate - - 431
The conduct of Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel Stansel, Forty-first Alabama; MajorJames [W.] Hewitt, Second Kentucky; Lieutenant-Colonel Nuckols and Captain Thompson, of Fourth Kentucky, as well as that of the other field and company officers engage, was gallant in the highest degree, and the men repeated also the steadiness and courage which characterized them at Donelson, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, and Hartsville.
Lieutenants [T. E.] Stake and [Joseph] Benedict and Captain [S. F.] Chipley, of General Hanson's staff, bore themselves with exemplary courage.
My thanks are due, too, to the medical staff and to Captain Semple, division ordnance officer, and Acting Lieutenant Presley Trabue, brigade ordnance officer, for their promptness in bringing up supplies of ammunition, and to my adjutant, Robert H. Williams, of Fourth Kentucky.
I cannot close this report without more special mention of one whose gallantry and capacity we all witnessed with pride, and whose loss we and the whole army sincerely deplore. I mean the gallant General Hanson, who fell in the pride of his manhood in the thickest of the fight, nobly doing his duty. His wound was mortal, and death ensued on Sunday morning, at 5 o'clock.
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Dying with Nature
with Karina Hinojosa
This project explores method for using natural materials for fabric staining, painting and dying. It considers ways to use these processes to represent the local environment, as a form of artisanal data.
Dying with Nature uses objects in the local environment to create a representation of a specific place and time. We tested a range of local natural materials for mark making, including soil, leaves, flowers, acorns, and tree bark. Materials in the cityscape were also included, such as rust from sign poles, sidewalk cracks, and street gratings. Some objects (e.g. soil) were used to create inks, stains, and dyes, others (e.g. sidewalk cracks) were use to create patterns and prints on the fabric, and a few objects were used for both purposes (e.g. leaves, tree bark).
In an era of Big Data, Dying with Nature helps us consider our local environment through a holistic artistic lense. It draws out the experience and physicality that are difficult to capture in digital datasets. These approaches will be used to create new representations of place that reshape data into textile art.
More documentation of these methods and local testing can be found on the project website.


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Whether you are buying or selling a home, there are a number of factors to consider when signing that offer. Of course, price weighs heavily on both sides of the offer, as well as clauses for things like financing, inclusions and inspections. But, what about the closing date? How important is it to both the buyers and sellers?
To the seller
When you list, you generally choose a closing date or period (30 days, 60 days), dependant on how long you need after sale to get out of the home. If you've already bought another house, it can definitely throw a wrench into the plans where you may need a specific date. Fortunately for sellers in this market, where they have the upper hand, you can pretty much ask for any closing date and get it. With many situations where there are multiple offers happening, you can modify the offer to ask for your specific closing date and then sell to the buyer who can give it to you. Gone are the days of selling your Collingwood property and accepting an offer with a closing date that causes them to have to put their home contents in storage and live in a hotel until they get their next house (or having to have two mortgages at once).
To the buyer
As a buyer, the closing date is also important to you. If you are selling another house, you may need a closing date that matches the one on your home sale so you can access your funds for the new home. If you are renting, you may have to give your landlord 60 days notice. If you are living in a situation (like in your parent's home) where you simply have to say goodbye, you definitely have the most flexibility and power in this situation. As we discussed above, this is seller's market and giving the seller exactly what they want is very important when making an offer. If you put in a good offer, but need a specific closing date that they don't want to accommodate, they may take a lesser offer just to satisfy their closing date needs. As a buyer, your best bet is to be as flexible as possible when it comes to closing date. If you have to pay an extra month's rent or move quicker than you'd hoped, this isn't as big a deal as losing the house to another buyer.
Closing dates don't have to be important, but if they are a big deal to the seller, this should be validated by the buyer. The more flexible you can be, the better chance you have at buying the perfect Collingwood real estate.


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Expanding their retail stores across the country and stocking to major international retailers, Billini aims to provide every fashion-conscious girl with a fun, affordable and addictive place to shop for all shoe addicts.


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|Mission Acquisition
|Upon completion of Only You
Reach Jacob's Bunker
Once you receive the key from Jacob's body at the end of the Only You, this mission will begin automatically. Make sure you're fully prepared before you make the trip, the bunker has a lot of enemies to deal with and can be quite difficult, as a minimum you'll want an assault rifle of some kind and possibly an LMG. When you're ready, head over to the gates of the bunker, in the mountains to the north of the F.A.N.G. Center.
Use Key to enter Jacob's Bunker
Approach from the hills to the east as there's some cultists on guard at the entrance. There's a Marksman that patrols from the top of the tower and down the dirt path, take him out first. From here it's the simple case of getting behind each of the other cultists and silently taking them out, none are close to each other. Once all of them are dead, drop down to the front and use the key to gain access to the bunker itself.
Reach the Control Room
Take the stairs down to the bottom (picking up a Med Kit by the crate) and before you head through the door, use the binoculars to tag the three cultists at the back. There's two directions to go however only one is sensible, take the door to your right.
You'll reach a corridor which forks to the right again, there's only two cultists to deal with here however. Take out the cultist after going right at the fork before waiting for one of the cultists from the previous room to patrol and dispatch him. You can now loop back around to the previous room you skipped at the start for two easy takedowns.
Return to the corridor and take the right split again leading to another room with two more cultists inside waiting for you to dispatch them. Take the nearby stairs down and quietly wait for the patrol of one cultist, taking him out as the opportunity presents itself.
Be careful as you exit this room and reach the corridor, there's a patrol here, wait for him to turn to the portrait of Joseph and dispatch him mid worship. At the end of this hallway you'll finally reach the Control Room where you can unlock the pressure doors.
Rescue Deputy Pratt
You've now unlocked the doors blocking the route to Deputy Pratt but don't go rushing off as there are more cultists to deal with on the way. Return to the previous corridor and now take a right to find yourself back in the storage room from a short while ago and proceed through the now open door ahead of you, dispatching a cultist in the process.
There's two more cultists at the end of this hallway, tag them with the binoculars and then wait for them to part before you pick each one off one by one. Take the linear path down the stairs and into the lab where you'll find a VIP to eliminate. With all threats gone, head into the next room and hit the button to rescue Deputy Pratt at long last.
Escape Jacob's Armory
Deputy Pratt has set events in motion and it's time to escape the Armory, equip your most damaging weapon and begin the dash to the surface. Four cultists intercept in the first room followed by one with a flamethrower, continue up the stairs upon their defeat.
Follow the only path here and you'll be assaulted by another two cultists when the corridor bends around a corner. Take the stairs up to a circular room with five cultists including one with an LMG waiting to be killed. There's now no more enemies between you and freedom, follow the path and take the stairs to the surface before reaching a safe distance to conclude the mission and liberate the Whitetail Mountains.
Saving Deputy Pratt
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Nach Baliye 7 Too Much, Madam Mechanic Love Challenge, latest news, gossips Written episode (Update) – NB7
Today's (24.06.2015) Star Plus Nach Baliye 7 Daily Punchanama episode starts with continuation of Sach Baliye Love challenge (Lie Detector Test) where Rithvik inform Mayuresh-Ajisha that as per the polygraph test they are not dating each other for a year and Mayuresh had lied about it.
Deepesh syas that when he had seen Mayuresh-Ajisha entered the show he had thought that they were not really a couple.
Ajisha says that she is not a PDA person and will not show off being in a relationship.
Rohit also says that he too had heard that Mayuresh is coming into NB7 and might have a girl joining him as a couple only for the sake of participation.
Mayuresh says that is he had to get anyone for participating in the show sake then he would have got a better contemporary dancer than Ajisha.
He says that their parents know about their relationship and he is on National TV to let everyone know.
Rithvik says that we believe you but you will not get a heart in this love challenge as per test results.
Next Rithvik comes to Upen and Karishma.
He informs that as per polygraph test result Karishma is not sure that Upen will marry her while she and Upen had confidently answered yes to the question.
Upen says that a machine cannot tell what they think and will do!
Ritvhik says Karishma Tanaa was asked that have you both cheated for winning love challenges and both had denied cheating.
Rohit he says he stands by Upen while Himashoo says that he thinks they had cheated.
Rithvik says that as per the machine they have lied which means they has cheated in the love challenges.
Karishma says that both of us know that we have not cheated and if we would have cheated then we would have won all the love challenges.
Upen says that we have enjoyed all these love challenges and not cheated. And why would cheat as we will not win something big or become a Shahrukh or Salman Khan.
Rithvik says that he has not said personally that Upen has cheated. Upen says that Himanshoo has pointed out him cheating.
He says that he is hurt now with people finger pointing at him and talking against them to media. Why are people doing this as they are famous and hardworking.
He only took the phone as he had some other plans. He gets angry and says it's insulting.
Rithvik says that this is good point to clarify things as people also blame them to do engagement with Karishma as he wanted to cover up drama about them cheating.
Upen says sorry to Karishma that he brought her to such situation where people are questioning her. He says that he has worked with greatest people and come to a level on his own.
He says that these game is way too insulting as his family including grandparents are watching this show.
Rithvik says that he will give the results of the other questions answered by Karishma.
Karishma says that she does not want to know the results as she does not want to give importance to a machine.
Rithvik tells that Karishma had said No while Upen had said Yes to the question that it is more important for her to win love challenge to maintain peace in their relationship.
He says that machine results says that it is inconclusive.
Karishma says that love challenges are not important than their dance performance.
Rithvik says that Upen-Karsihma ddo not win the heart as per rules of the love challenge.
Next are Nandish-Rashmi.
They were asked if Rashmi has ever spied on Nandish and both had said no. As per the machine their answer was true.
Rashmi had said that Nandish had never raised his hands on her. Nandish too had said No. The machine too confirmed they said true.
Rithvik says that Rashmi is only one person whose all answers are true unlike others who had false or inconclusive.
Nandish-Rashmi win a heart in Sach Baliye Love Challenge and it is end of First Love challenge
Later, Rithvik welcomes couples to the second love challenge to "Madam Mechanic" Love challenge.
He welcomes Mayuresh-Ajisha and Rohit-Aishwarya to start with the challenge. Girl partners are dressed in Garage outfits.
Rithvik asks Ajisha what she thinks will be in this love challenge. Ajsiha says that they might have to change tryres.
Rithviks asks her does she know to change the tyre. She says no. he asks her what do you call a spare tyre. She says do not know.
Rithvik informs that the girls have to change the tyres and have to replace with Stepney while the boys will see and instruct them. However, there's a twist that in between there will be music played and joid will have to start dancing like a Baraati. (Indian wedding dance)
Mayuresh is happy to hear that they have to dance in Baarati style.
Rithvik says that they will have to dance with whatever they have in their hand or position they are.
Music starts and the couples start dancing. Music stops, the boys start instructing the girls to change the tyres.
Ajisha finds it difficult as she has never changed the tyres.
Rohit seems to be yelling at Aishwarya while instructing her. He also says its physically challenging for her.
In between again the music starts and the couples start dancing in Baraati start. Ajsiha enjoying dancing in Bollywood style.
Aishwarya keeps looking at Ajisha and Rohit tells her to concentrate. gain music plays and the couples start dancing.
Music stops and they get back to task.
Ajisha is first to get the Stepney from the back of the car and fixing it.
Later Aishwarya finds it difficult to hold the Stepney.
Tomorrow will be continuation of the Madam Mechanic Love challenge (Tyre changing).
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Five county homes will be featured during the Floyd Center for the Arts, House and Garden Tour of Floyd County, on Saturday, June 29. The homes are excellent examples of the diversity and style embraced by Floyd County homeowners.
The 2019 House and Garden Tour is the fifth annual event for the Floyd Center for the Arts and all proceeds go to support the arts in Floyd.
"Like prior years, we expect this year's tour to delight visitors with an eclectic mix of old and new, historic and contemporary" said Linda Fallon, the center's board president. "Tickets are now available online or by calling the Art Center."
Laura and Chuck Cain's home on Ridgeview Road was once a dairy farm. It has undergone a considerable remodeling. The oak front door's stained and etched glass pieces are original. The much-enlarged living room showcases a whale's huge baleen, fishing floats and other collected pieces. There are artworks by the family's children, collections from their 12 years in Alaska, and three large face jugs by N.C. potter Bulin Craig. Flower gardens near the house, meadows, and a nearby stream enhance the porches and terrace, making the home, as the owner says, "a party house."
"Baile na nGael:" Gaelic for "Irish House," is the sign at the entrance to this many-times enlarged and remodeled farmhouse, dating from c 1900 on Canning Factory Road. Kathleen Sowder has filled the house with many Irish artifacts and antiques include a Waterford "slag glass" fire screen and a chunk of green glass from a N. Ireland beach. A rarity: a handwritten page of a Virginia law book from 1888-89 is open on the desk in the "gentlemen's parlour." The owner's finely-made crewel works in Irish patterns are seen throughout the house.
Chad and Kimberly Quesenberry's home in Willis is a light-filled, two-year-old timber frame house on 112 acres that looks toward Buffalo Mountain. The open-plan living area and throughout includes artwork from many countries the owners have lived or visited, collections ranging from bird feathers to shark teeth to decades-old plants. The kitchen features a 450-pound table of oak, walnut and cedar. Kimberly Quesenberry, a serious gardener, winters her plants in the nearby greenhouse, built in the style of the main house. The greenhouse will also be open during the tour.
David and Cathie Plyler's home off of Conner Grove Road is an almost-new Craftsman-style house presents a welcoming aspect: rocking chairs on the house-wide front porch and windows on all sides that maximize the views. Handsome horses graze in front and Buffalo Mountain rises behind the home. With muted colors and antiques mixed with repurposed vintage pieces, the house has a sense of calm. A dramatic open-plan kitchen features a huge armoire, beadboard ceilings and leathered granite countertops. (Five rescue dogs have their own shower facilities to one side.)
Silvie Granatelli and Jim Newlin's house and lower-level terrace in Meadows of Dan look toward the North Carolina mountains. Inside, it's a showcase for Silvie Granatelli's pottery, the works of her friends, and many other artisans. Custom cabinets, tables, and lamps were handmade by Floyd-area woodworkers and designers; some antiques are Jim Newlin's family pieces from N.C. The second-floor guest rooms exhibit her love of collections, from vintage postcards to blue and white jars. The Granatelli studio will be open for the tour, but her work will not be for sale.
The House and Garden tour of Floyd County is underwritten, in part, by Atlantic Union Bank and benefits the Floyd Center for the Arts (www.FloydArtCenter.org). The self-guided tour will be held rain or shine from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and may be bought in person, by phone (540) 745-2784, or online.
The ticket price includes a gourmet box lunch, offered at the center between 11:30 and 1:30.
For more information, visit FloydArtCenter.org or call (540) 745-2784. The center is located at 220 Parkway Lane South in Floyd, ½ mile south of the stoplight on Virginia 8. Regular hours are: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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I think that our culture, like most cultures, feels a real need for pariahs: people that absolutely anyone who wants to can feel securely superior to. Pariahs are often people who break gender roles, such as the hijras in India, and Michael Jackson did that. But our culture has many other hierarchies in addition to gender that are taboo to mess with, and Michael Jackson managed to get himself on the widely disapproved of side of all of them. He went not only from male to almost female (probably the single most taboo path to follow in breaking gender norms) but also from black to basically white (again, the single most taboo path to follow), and from being adored for his successful career and incredible wealth to being a symbol of the ultimate in ridiculous misplaced vanity made possible by money: he had so many plastic surgeries to try to achieve some elusive standard of beauty that he very visibly destroyed his nose cartilage and ended up almost universally regarded as one of the ugliest people on the planet. At that point, just about the only thing left that he could have done to make himself more reviled was to get accused of child molest - which, of course, he promptly did.
I'm not suggesting that he planned any of this. He certainly doesn't seem to have enjoyed the resulting alienation of much of his fan base. But for whatever reasons, he did end up as the ultimate pop cultural pariah, and it does seem to me that his contributions to the culture in that way are even more completely unrivalled than his contributions as a musician. So I find it a little awkward that the news anchors seem to be trying to avoid talking about that, apparently for lack of being able to figure out how to do so without being gratuitously cruel to the dead.
But then, perhaps my view is skewed by the fact that I never heard of Michael Jackson until 1987, when I saw him in Captain Eo at Disneyland and was thoroughly repulsed. By that point he had already undergone a lot of his plastic surgeries and skin bleachings. I was eleven years old and had never even listened to the radio. Costumes and dance styles I was unfamiliar with frightened me, and the fact that my parents expressed similar repulsion and explained that his appearance had been drastically altered by plastic surgery and skin bleaching certainly didn't help matters. So I never experienced the Michael Jackson who, for some period of time, was perceived as just a great singer and not a pariah. I never bought his music or took much notice of it. So the only Michael Jackson I ever really knew about is the one who's almost impossible for the news anchors to express grief over, because talking about him is almost inseparable from mocking him. But I do feel that this aspect of him has at least as much to do with the world's seeming fascination with his death as his (largely destroyed) musical career does. For better or for worse, and whether or not they're willing to admit it, people feel a certain need for pariahs, and it's hard to imagine anyone ever again fulfilling that function as well as he did.


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Just before Christmas in 1955, the five members of my family left the Hotel Del Mahari when my dad found a home in Garden City, an upscale location for Europeans, Americans and wealthier Libyans. Consisting of streets like spokes that branched off Garden City Circle, the area was a neighborhood of one and two-story, flat-roofed, square and rectangular-shaped villas surrounded by stucco walls as high as ten feet. The walls were as much for privacy as protection, and many of them had decorative, fret-worked sections. Flowering vines such as bougainvillea, lantana hedges, and palm trees were ubiquitous; Garden City was an appropriate name. It was some time before I discovered that the vibrantly-colored pink and purple bougainvillea vines that seemed to cascade from countless rooftops were in actuality growing up from the ground to the roof and not vice-versa.
Our spacious home was on the second floor of a two-family villa on a street that maintained its Italian name, Via de Gaspari; a Libyan family lived downstairs. A balcony, on both stories, ran the full length of the villa's frontage. Small square sections, supported by columns, jutted out at either end of the balcony, giving the villa a slight "U" shape. The slatted, green-iron gate led from the street to a small side yard, large enough for the swing set my father ordered, which flaunted our American ways in this faraway land.
A heavy wooden front door, which could be opened by key or from a buzzer upstairs, welcomed us to our new home; a two-tiered marble staircase led upstairs to a three-bedroom, one-bath apartment. There was no central heating, but since doors closed off the entrance hall, separate dining room and separate living room, we could keep the back bedrooms and kitchen warm in winter with portable Aladdin propane gas heaters. To add to the coziness and keep out pesky sand from ghiblis, the desert sandstorms that would blow into town on occasion, there were green wooden shutters that could be rolled down over the outside of all the windows.
Garden City was multi-cultural. Our side of a very short block boasted a British general and his wife on the corner next to us; another British family occupied the home on the other side. Across the street lived a French family and an Italian family, and a large corner compound surrounded by a decorative wall contained the home of the Egyptian ambassador to Libya.
The popular Gamel Abdul Nasser was in power in Egypt, and while we were there the ambassador held a party for Libyan dignitaries and politicians (only male, of course). I spied on the interesting event from our balcony and watched as his male visitors mingled. Robed Arab sheiks, with their distinctive square cloth headdress bound with gold rope, seemed to be the dominant guests. Seated at outside tables set up in the sizeable yard, they smoked as they watched films of Nasser on a giant movie screen.
Facing an adjacent street but bordering on the back of our villa was the home of a former Arab queen, perhaps a relative of King Idris, then King of Libya. My girlfriend, Gail, who lived around the corner, and I were very curious about the mysterious queen but never had a glimpse, despite the fact that we would climb my back garden wall and peer through the trees into the lushly landscaped acres surrounding the queen's home. Looking at Google Earth recently, the so-called Queen's gardens still remain.
We played tennis in the street in front of the queen's mansion, but were such poor players that we lobbed and lost balls in her gardens. When we hit them into the General's yard, we had an opportunity to flirt with the soldiers who attended him. These young men took to drawing cartoons of us, which they enclosed in an old tennis ball they had slit and then tossed in our direction. Walls were ideal obstacle courses for inquisitive girls. My girlfriend Karen and I scooted along the General's back wall one night to spy on a big party he was giving.
My mother faced most of the household problems alone. She managed to eliminate most of the roaches, but ample hot water was usually a challenge. Tiny wall water heaters in kitchen and bathroom couldn't keep up with our spoiled American demands. Always enterprising, she'd put large pots of water on top of the Aladdin heaters to get extra hot water. I was in charge of dishwashing, and it was my job to monitor this water when my parents entertained. We had brought our American washing machine with us, but it soon burned out, perhaps from the difference in electrical currents. Mom took to washing in the large bathroom tub, a normal size and shape. Fortunately for her, my thrifty father relented and decided he could afford an occasional maid since it would be difficult to procure another washer.


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I am working with Pinnacle 11 and like OS W7 / 64 bit and I cannot capture VHS signal (it does not recognize the signal)
What type of video capture card do you have? Has it ever worked before?
My experiences with Pinnacle software and backed by comments in their own forums is that it is a very quirky and time consuming. One of the many difficulties I had was exactly what you describe. On some days it worked like a charm then the same day later on it wouldn't work at all. My suggestions are:
1. If funds is an issue, get Corel Ulead Studio 12 or even an earlier version of Ulead studio.
2. Alternatively, try TMPGEnc
3. If funds are marginally an issue try Sony Vegas 10 Pro but expect a steeper learning curve.
My suggestions are based on the belief you want to get your video editing work done as opposed to seeing your time wasted.
My suggestions are based on the fact that I have seen all to often, people finding a video output on their computer and think its an input. That is why I asked about the capture card.
As THX points out, this may well be a hardware problem. Answer his question about your capture card, so we can help you figure this out. In other words, how do you connect the VHS player to your computer?
Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.


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The Soul Killer
Author: Ross Greenwood
Format: Kindle Edition
Pages: 346
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Release Date: May 07, 2020
'Repent in this life, rejoice in the next…'
When a suicide devastates a happy family, they can't accept their loved one would take his own life, so they ask the brilliant DI Barton to investigate. But with no obvious suspicious circumstances, the case is soon closed.
Shortly afterwards however, the family is rocked by another blow – this time a shocking accident. And when the remains of a man are found, and the victim has an odd connection to the same family, everything points to one suspect.
Barton and his team move quickly, and once the killer is behind bars, they can all breathe a sigh of relief. But death still lurks in the shadows, on the hunt for more souls.
How do you stop a killer that believes life is a rehearsal for eternity, and their future is worth more than yours…?
Ross Greenwood writes gritty, heart-pounding thrillers, with twists aplenty, and unforgettable endings. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.
Praise for Ross Greenwood:'Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist.' author Richard Burke
'Master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and won't let go until you've reached the shocking ending.' Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog
'Ross Greenwood doesn't write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour.' author Kath Middleton


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Review by Derrick Carter
Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Written by: Wolfgang Petersen & Herman Weigel
(based on the novel THE NEVERENDING STORY by Michael Ende)
Starring: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn, Alan Oppenheimer & Thomas Hill
The 1980's was a great decade for children's entertainment. Though I am a 90's kid, I grew up on a steady diet of 80's kid's films. These movies featured practical effects, took risks that strayed from conventional family-friendly fare, and featured nightmare fuel for the youngest viewers. Though I have fond memories of THE BLACK CAULDRON and THE DARK CRYSTAL, there are a handful of notable 80's films that I still haven't seen to this day. THE NEVERENDING STORY was one of those films. Having just watched for the first time (in a movie theater, no less), I was taken on a wonderful fantasy-adventure ride that plays remarkably well over 30 years after its original release. THE NEVERENDING STORY is special effects loaded spectacle with heart.
Bastian Bathazar Bux (Barret Oliver) is a preteen going through a rough patch in life. He's still getting over his mother's death, is currently flunking his math class, and finds himself the constant target of bullies. One day, whilst hiding from a trio of punks, Bastian takes refuge in a mysterious book store. Here, he encounters the strange store owner and a cryptic book that he's warned against reading. Defying authority and playing by his own rules, Bastian takes the leather-bound tome and begins reading it in the spooky school attic. In this "Neverending Story," Bastian reads about heroic Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), a childlike empress (Tami Stronach), a myriad of magical creatures and an all-consuming threat called "The Nothing." Soon enough, Bastian finds himself connected to the book in ways that he never expected.
While Bastian reading "The Neverending Story" plays out in subtle atmospheric ways, nearly every scene of the magical kingdom of Fantasia and Atreyu's adventure has some sort of special effect (or combination of effects) on the screen. For a film that was made ahead of widespread computer imagery, NEVERENDING STORY pulled off a number of impressive feats that still look amazing today. The film was one of the first big productions to use blue screen technology. There were massive puppets constructed and these could only be animated one piece at a time. Extensive make-up work was done on the humans that did show up. An elaborate set was built inside of a tent with seemingly miles of mud added to give the effect of a swamp environment. Every single one of these details helps sell the illusion of this magical world.
There are only a handful of non-puppet performers, which means that many creatures and monsters make their way into the fast-paced 93-minute story. My favorite of these is easily Falkor, a dog-like luck dragon. There's a reason that Falkor was prominently featured in the film's marketing and remains an instantly recognizable image, he's adorable (I seriously want to pet him), easy-going and instantly lovable. While he only appears for a few brief minutes of screen time, the aptly named Rock Biter makes a memorable impression and delivers one of the film's more tragic scenes. A giant turtle, Morla, also looks great, while the fearsome wolf-like Gmork supplies a few suspenseful moments.
Like many other 80's kid's films, THE NEVERENDING STORY seems more willing to take risks and goes into darker territory than most modern children's entertainment. There's a tragic scene early on in which our storybook hero encounters a devastating loss and the plot progressively becomes darker as it goes along. Even with its undeniably sad moments and many scary threats that Atreyu encounters, NEVERENDING STORY never loses its sense of wonder and beauty. The fairy tale atmosphere is strong in this film, complete with the grim details that have been Disneyfied out of most current kid's movies.
Speaking of which, novelist Michael Ende fought to shut down this film's production, because he felt that it strayed too far from his source material. He accused the filmmaking team of trying to make "a Disney film," which they admitted was their basic intention. Ende's outrage was mainly caused by one scene in particular (that was not in the original book): the ending. While I love the moral behind THE NEVERENDING STORY, its final minutes feel a tad rushed and a bit corny. They're cheesy and enduring in a sort of "wacky 80's kid's movie" way, but they noticeably shift away from the mature, magical tone of everything that came before those final two minutes.
In spite of its title, THE NEVERENDING STORY eventually had to come to an end, so it makes sense that the fault would intrinsically come in that conclusion. Though I had watched Jim Henson dark-fantasies as a kid (e.g. LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL), I never got around to seeing THE NEVERENDING STORY. Now, I feel like a piece of my childhood was missing because of its absence. This 80's fantasy-adventure wows in its spectacle, has a compelling plot rife with magical creatures and constant danger, and packs in a message that still holds true. THE NEVERENDING STORY is an appropriately fantastic viewing experience.


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Hi all, 2011.08.05. 18:41 keltezéssel, drew írta: > On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 14:22 +0200, eric b wrote: > > <snip> >> Let's try a different approach: if the item exists on the forums, >> there will be _de_facto_ a support ? (yet the chicken egg issue .. ). > Hi Eric, > > It's hard to disagree with that - I'd just add, it's a case of lack of a > champion versus blocking. In the Spanish forum Alexandro has been, is, a > champion for OOo4Kids/OOoLight. Notice that the different forums are not > exact copies of each other and indeed the es/forum explicitly list the > two application. I am a little bit surprised that the forum did not go > ahead and open separate sub-pages. Why not, I have no idea, but I am > certain it wasn't because anyone blocked anything. Why not? My personal answer no user needs for that: Only 23 post in EN forum, most of them announcement by Eric on new versions: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=OOo4Kids One post for OOoLight: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=OOoLight From ~ 38000 posts. Who use OOo4Kids/OOoLight can help to others, I not know we have such volunteers, but will ask it. OOo4Kids/OOoLight project members can join and help their users on forums. Until this happens, not useful to can claim on the forums first page that we support OOo4Kids/OOoLight. Regards, Zoltan > It's quite likely > that if that had happened and the pages showed activity other forums > would of taken notice. > > Of course there is always a new day in front of us. > > <snip> > > Thanks, > > drew > >
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