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My stomach sinks, then jumps into my throat. I can't breathe. Braced for impact, eyes are gritted together, and bitter tears start to eke out. Is this my fate, to die with shitty airline food in my stomach? Clutching to F's sleeve, dampening it with my anxiety and dark imagination. I've lived a good life. I hope everyone knows I love them. I hope my mother-in-law doesn't lose respect for me when she's forced to go through my dirty laundry and bed-side table… Our plane is rocking side to side as the captain tries to land in a rainstorm. The French couple behind us sound nonplussed as they contemplate their lunch options. Two feet away, I'm having an existential crisis, regretting my shortcomings and life choices.
We finally touch ground, and the passengers give a round of applause. I'm short of breath, wiping away tears. Screw this plane, I want out!
For the second and final leg of the journey, the sun has come out.
Turns out Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson bring the funk hard enough for me to forget how much I hate takeoff. This time, I'm too busy bopping like Carlton to notice the horrible airplane engine revving. The sky is a perfect prism of rainbow, sitting above perfect Bob Ross clouds. Happy little clouds.
I've passed through the doom of my turbulence, and I can find humor around me once again.
I have seven hours to kill. I start by watching the people around me and judging them based on their in-flight movie choice. The dadboner to my right is cracking up at The Hangover. Hair parted down the middle, checked button-down, corduroy pants: check, check, and check. He's taken off his shoes, and his little toesies wiggle in their comfy socks. Sitting in front of him is a nerdy scruffy dude watching Casino Royale. It's a series of sculpted, eternally sweaty men gazing intensely at each other. So hot.
Me, I'm jamming. Lipsynching to Mariah Carey one minute, then pulling an Elvis lip when nobody's around and I can get away with it. Hell, if everyone on this plane were asleep, I wouldn't be against the idea of practicing my Michael Jackson flair leg kick. "Bad" comes on, and suddenly the cabin lights dim. You know I'm bad, dah, jamon! In my mind's eye, I'm wearing a jaunty fedora. I sling a suspicious gaze at every passerby; the scowl transforms into a knowing smirk. Heh… I eat punks like you for breakfast. Then my profile slides neatly out of view. The song in my ear changes, and in my imagination I AM Lady Gaga's background singer, wearing a velour onesie, saucily wagging my finger and hollering about my fill-in-the-blank. Yeah, if I wanted to, I could totally sing like that.
It's a flight that arrives just in time for Christmas, and I appreciate the effort they've put into making it feel festive around here. Flight attendants wear earrings with Rudolph and candy canes. Buttons that read "Michief Maker." Somehow, I doubt that. Garlands (admittedly a bit scraggly) have been hung, crookedly designating the bathrooms. One is awkwardly draped, the shape reminiscent of a middle-schooler's tentative drawing of the road map of a woman's reproductive system. No matter. It's got a certain charm to it.
At the moment, we're just off the southern coast of Greenland. Traveling back in time. We left Dublin at 3:00pm, and arrive on the East Coast just before 5:00pm. I'm almost home! I'll be laughing about all this in no time…


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With two decades of corporate coaching experience, we're ideally placed to come up with positive strategies that provide your team with practical steps for success.
Our process works like this:
- Vision and goal setting All teams need a vision and a goal to work towards in order to achieve success. We begin by creating a vision statement that encompasses the goals and focus of the team.
- Non-negotiables By outlining the most important aspects of strategy for each team member, we create a set of non-negotiable criteria that will set the tone for interactions between staff and provide clear working guidelines from the outset of every project.
- Reality checking Ensuring that the goals being set are achievable is necessary before moving forward. This stage encourages team members to think critically about their ideas and consider how they will be achieved.
- Obstacle identification Failing to identify obstacles before they manifest is a common stumbling block for success. Obstacles often come in the form of negative behaviours within the team – by recognising these in advance, we can create a clear strategy to overcome them.
- Action planning We complete the strategy session by identifying key priorities and focus areas, assigning ownership to various leaders within the team and agreeing on measures for continued success.
Why choose Wide Eyed Group?
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- Behaviours: In order to create a productive working environment, it is important to identify appropriate and inappropriate behaviours within the team. Everyone will be given a chance to voice their opinions on what behaviours they consider to be useful or damaging. Systems can then be put in place to ensure that the agreed behaviours are upheld.
- Interactions: Problems within a team often come down to poor communication. Agreeing on the best method and style of communication will benefit the organisation as a whole by allowing individuals to express their ideas without judgement. We will share practical techniques to enhance interaction in your team, giving everyone a chance to contribute.

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One, usually underrated SEO optimizations is related to the images.
As a matter of fact, it often happens that webmasters upload images too large and not optimized for the web on their websites . Nothing could be more wrong.
Photos play a very important role in an SEO project today as Google gives more and more space in the SERP to pictures, PDFs, videos and multimedia content in general.
In this article I will give you some tips to make a good image optimization for SEO for your site. Let's begin!
How to optimize the photos of your site for SEO?
Especially with the roll out of the Google mobile first index algorithm in the first half of 2018, today's web sites must be particularly fast. Very often, one of the reasons that makes a website slow, is the weight of the photographs.
Size and Weight
Upload images of the right size and weight on web sites. Thanks to tools that everyone can use, it is possible to bring a picture, resize it and compress it without loosing its quality.
A very useful tool for this purpose is tinypng.com which compresses the desired image in few seconds without losing its quality.
Immediate actions like thatwill make your site faster and safer.
To check the speed of a web site, and as in this case, the problems related to the images, you can use GT Metrix which will help you to understand what and where to optimize. In fact the two parameters to check are: Optimize Images and Specify image dimension. If you have a slow score you can expand the tab and see what you have to work on.
File Name and HTML attribute
When you upload an image on a web site you must pay attention on the name that you give to the file.
The image to be loaded on a precise page, which wants to position itself for a specific keyword, should, as a file name of the pic, contain the same search query of the page.
The file name must be SEO friendly as it will represent the URL of the image once uploaded online.
For this reason it is important to always rename a photographs bought rom an image banks:
Therefore avoid errors like this:
- domain.com/IMG_201.jpg
Instead, use name file such as:
- domain.com/image-optimization-for-seo.jpg
Not only the file name has to be correctly written, but the uploaded image must contain essential HTML attributes such as the ALT TAG Image and TITLE.
Both are intended to describe the content of the image, to optimize them from an SEO perspective it is important to include within them the keyword for which we intend to rank the photo.
<img title="beautiful white cat on the table" src="cat-on-the-table.jpg" alt="beautiful white cat on the table" width="200″ height="250″ border="0″ />
Reconnected to the size argument, it is also recommended to specify the width and height attribute that must correspond to the real size of the loaded image.
Indexing pictures with the Sitemap
Once uploaded the optimized images on a web site, all that is left is to add all the URLs in a dedicated sitemap.xml and send it to Google via Search Console.
That way Google will have a reference during its scans.
Image optimization with WordPress Galleries
There are several plugins on the most popular CMS such as Joomla, Drupal and WordPress. Some of them are not SEO friendly while many others are quick and do not slow down your website. Final Tiles Grid Gallery has many useful SEO features like: lazy loading, alt tags, speed and image optimisation.
In this article, written with the kind support of Andrea Gavardi an Italian SEO Specialist, I have described how to optimize the photographs of your website to make it faster and SEO Friendly. The technical aspects to be taken into consideration are not many but they can make the difference in a SEO project.
Now the image optimization for SEO it's not a secret anymore!


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Dubai Forum Promotes Women Leaders
Work hard and you will succeed on merit, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Work hard and you will succeed on merit, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
The Anti Piracy conference in Dubai, hosted by Satellite Pro ME and Broadcast Pro ME,
Spanish/Emirati relations are due to flourish — in business industries, educational sector, etc. — until
After thirty years of rule, Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir was recently ousted from power in a
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, and his F3 teams
Ali Jaber, Dean of the MBRSC, and MBC Group TV Director, called on media institutions
The resignation of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of peaceful demonstrations has left a
Hundreds of Lebanese people took to the streets of Beirut last month demanding lawmakers to
The second edition of Dubai's Government Games, an initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan
Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud made history last month. She was appointed Saudi Arabia's
Lebanon's new Minister of Interior, Raya El-Hassan, has rekindled a long-standing debate about legalizing civil
Rami Malek, a first-generation American with Egyptian roots, won the best actor award for his
Lawyers must embrace technology and digitalization that could help about one billion people who don't
The American University in Dubai organized a trip this month for its journalism students to
Weeks of protests in Sudan are worrying and affecting students from that country at the
YouTube headquarters in Dubai hosted the "Special Olympics" team, in cooperation with the U.A.E. Ministry


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Chasing enhanced fuel economies, global automakers are increasingly turning to compact, turbocharged internal combustion engines that require the handling of hot compressed gas. Polyamide has been the material of choice in turbo charge air coolers for some time, and automakers are proposing increasingly stringent performance requirements in their quest for better engine performance and enhanced reliability.
"OEMs are now demanding higher temperature resistance over longer periods. Whereas seven years ago the standard was 170°C for 1000 hours, it then became 1500 hours, and now it's higher temperatures of 190°C for over 3000 hours, and even 210–230°C in some cases, for radiators and charge air coolers," notes Scott Rook, Vice President, Nylon, at Ascend Performance Materials.
"For now, PA 66 remains the material of choice but it is becoming tough to achieve [the higher end of the performance band] with PA 66, let alone PA 6 or polypropylene," he concedes. Ascend currently offers PA 66 solutions up to 210°C and it is working on higher temperature PA 66 materials that may compete with costlier high temperature nylons (HTNs) and PA 46 materials that are up to the task.
Automotive continues to be a key component of Ascend's PA business, currently accounting for around 60% of revenue, with the fastest-growing segment being airbags. "Five years ago, Chinese regulations only required one airbag per vehicle," says Rook. "Now it's two at a minimum and some vehicles might even have four." India, meanwhile, has just passed legislation requiring one airbag, while vehicles built in the U.S. might even incorporate 10 airbags.
Electric vehicles are another fertile area for PA and engineering plastics in general, with the former being extensively employed in battery trays and connectors. "The battery tray alone may weigh up to 5 kg, while cars in general are employing more sensors, cameras, and radars," says Rook. "They all need connectors and often they are molded from PA 66 due to the resin's temperature resistance, chemical resistance and impact properties."
At the recent Chinaplas show in Guangzhou, Ascend introduced three environmentally-friendly flame-retardant grades that possess the same mechanical and processing properties as standard grades. Vydyne ECO366H, for example, is an unreinforced PA66 grade that meets V0 rating down to 0.40 mm and exhibits best in class RTI of 150°C. The grade, offered in multiple colors, exhibits superior melt flow for intricate parts and delivers good stiffness/impact balance, chemical resistance, and superior thermal resistance.


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Every day, you do your best to ensure that your pet is well-cared for and loved. You feed your dog nutritious food, give her an occasional treat, take him on long walks and cuddle with your fur-baby at night. Your cat also eats the best food and gets treats. You may even dance string in front of her. But have you ever taken the time to consider what will happen to your pet if something should happen to you?
While it can be upsetting to think about our demise, responsible pet owners like you would do well to consider your animals and make estate plans that include Fido, Kitty or Tweety. We all hope for long, healthy lives, but only legally enforceable documents ensure your pet's future.
You may have heard stories of eccentric pet-owners leaving their fortune to their beloved pets, the truth is, legally, pets cannot inherit property. It is your responsibility to make arrangements for your companion, including setting up a guardianship or Pet Trust for your pet. Pet owners should reach out to someone they trust and who loves animals to care for their pet should they pass. This needs to be recorded in a legally enforceable document such as a Last Will & Testament ("Will") in order for your wishes to be honored.
Unfortunately a Will may not cover all of the issues relating to pets, especially in relation to financial arrangements. In order to address these problems, a concerned pet owner may also want to write a Pet Trust. A Pet Trust allows you to set up an account to finance your pet's care and to guarantee that those funds are used for your pet. A Pet Trust can also ensure that you and your companion can remain together in a long-term care facility should that need arise. Finally, with the establishment of a Pet Trust, you can provide for the care of your pet while also naming future beneficiaries of the remaining funds; i.e.; charities for the benefit of animals or other individuals that you choose.
As you write a Will and/or a Pet Trust, be sure to delineate the pet's guardian. If you want to include funds to cover your pet's care, you will want to list how much money you are setting aside for your pet's maintenance and what to do with any excess funds. Don't forget to record relevant information about your pet such food, medication, and the name and contact information for your veterinarian. If you have multiple pets, you will need to state if want to keep them together. Consult an experienced Estate Attorney to assist you in writing these documents.
According to Lexis Nexis, a legal research corporation, approximately 55 percent of Americans do not have wills or estate planning documents in place. Those of us who love our animals will be sure to write a Will that ensures our pet's future even after we are gone.
A version of this blog appeared in the September/October issue of NEPAWS NEWS.


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The Brands have served in various church and mission settings, including ministry in India, focusing on Bible teaching and intercessory prayer, and pastoring a multi-ethnic church in south-central Los Angeles. The Brands have 2 grown children and reside in California.
Michael serves as an ordained minister and earned his PhD in Biblical studies with a focus on Jesus' mission according to Matthew's Gospel. He has taught various courses in Bible and social ethics at several Christian colleges. He is currently pursuing writing, teaching, mentoring and cultural activism – focusing on Jesus' mission, God's coming kingdom, the biblical life-vision, cultural renewal, and compassionate justice. You can find his regular blog at leavesofthecity.com.
Pamela is certified in healing prayer ministry through the training program of Global Awakening (globalawakening.com), with a primary focus on inner healing ministry. Along with her intercessory and healing prayer activities, Pamela works as an RN in neonatal intensive care.


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Catalonia makes one of the best summer destinations because of its hundreds of kilometers of coast. The sun and the beaches are the lures which attract thousands of tourists during the warmest months of year, but visiting the coast in Spring, when the most suffocating temperatures are still to come, can make it even more pleasant. In this post, we encourage our visitors to explore the magnificent landscapes of Costa Brava by enjoying the beauty of the nature walking and hiking its Coastal Footpaths.
From the northern to the southern ends of Catalonia, a long-distance trail running along the coast, GR-92, allows walkers to discover the geography and nature of the shoreline. Probably, the most beautiful and breathtaking part of the tour is the one spanning through Girona Province, the area known as Costa Brava, in the Empordà region. There, the long trail is divided in different coastal footpaths, built and adapted to everyone, which cross bushes, beaches and villages, all along the rough and amazing sheer coast. Costa Brava is where the mountains meet the sea and being able to walk along the footpaths in spring is an incredible way of merging with nature and discovering coves and hidden spots that can only be reached on foot.
From Portbou to Tossa de Mar, the footpaths crosses many villages, which allows the walkers to make the journey as long as they choose. You can walk from 20 minutes to 5 hours and the degree of difficulty is usually easy. Every section has its own beauty, but we will highlight our three favourite routes.
From the three routes we propose, this is probably the toughest but also the most "in touch" with the nature, as the trail runs through the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. The complete tour might take a whole day walk, that would be for tough and fit walkers, but there are also nice and shorter routes departing and returning from any of the two villages, both of special beauty and picturesque landscape.
L'Escala is an old fishermen village which still preserves its old times flavor and is the closest town to the Ancient Roman Ruins of Empúries. From the village, the footpath takes you along the coast passing a typical Costa Brava called Cala Montgó. The itinerary allows the viewing of some impressive vertical, narrow cliff faces, such as a small islet called La Roca Pardalera, surrounded by rocks and separated from the coast by only a few meters.
This footpath runs along the two fishermen villages of Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc. They are small and crowded in summer, that is why spring is a great time to visit them and have a drink in front of the seashore. It is a very short walk but, south from Calella, you can also take a more adventurous walk and explore the small coves and seashore only accessible by foot.
We highly encourage to discover Costa Brava in spring and enjoy the coast without melting under the sun. If the water is not too cold, you'll also be able to take a bath on the crystalline waters and restore your energies to keep going.
You can find further information on the Coastal Footpaths in the Costa Brava Tourist Board.


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Filed under: Action, Anarchist Movement, Repression, Southwest
On Tuesday July 25th and Wednesday July 26th during the international week of solidarity we set up an info table along the riverwalk in downtown Reno during their ArtTown events. We set up outside the park entrance and handed out fliers, posters, and pamphlets with information about the J20 defendants along with several copies of "To Change Everything". We also gave people information on direct action and the importance of not speaking to the police.
We spoke to several dozen people and no one had heard of the case. They were surprised to hear how many people were arrested and what harsh charges they are all facing. The response we got was overwhelmingly positive. Everyone was really supportive and happy to see us out speaking to people.
We were asked a few times who we were with. People were surprised when we told them it was just the two of us (my wife and myself) and that we did this on our own because we thought the message was so important. Neither of us had ever participated in any type of direct action before this, but we both want to do more now. We also met a couple really rad folks who we hope to work with in the future.
In Solidarity from Reno, NV


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Boko Haram 'ceasefire' claim spurs debate in Nigeria
LAGOS (AFP) - A ceasefire declaration from a man claiming to represent Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram spurred intense debate on Tuesday over whether he was a fraud or capable of helping to bring peace.
The man identifying himself as Sheikh Muhammed Abdulazeez Ibn Idris spoke with journalists in Maiduguri, the heart of Boko Haram's insurgency, on Monday, declaring a ceasefire as a prelude to dialogue.
But the same person has previously spoken of dialogue and his efforts have failed to curb the violence that has left some 3,000 people dead in northern and central Nigeria since 2009, including killings by the security forces.
A previous intervention in early November met with deep scepticism in Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer, but some said Tuesday that his offer may be worth pursuing at least as a start to resolving the conflict.
His comments on Monday, during which he identified himself as a Boko Haram commander, have sparked speculation over whether he indeed represents anyone and if he is capable of at least reducing the violence, particularly in Borno state, where Maiduguri is the capital.
He claimed to have had meetings with the Borno state government, and a spokesman for Governor Kashim Shettima signalled that it had been in some type of discussions with the aim of avoiding "endless war".
An aide to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called the announcement a "step in a good direction".
"It's a welcome development," Doyin Okupe told reporters. "The government is studying the issue properly ... I believe once the conditions and terms are right, the government will dialogue."
A spokesman for a military task force based in Maiduguri issued a statement calling the declaration a "welcome development".
"Conflicts are resolved through dialogue," Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa said, while adding that the military would continue to carry out its operations.
Boko Haram has long been viewed as nebulous with a variety of factions and an unclear structure, while unrelated criminal groups and imitators are said to carry out violence blamed on the group.
Its main leader is suspected to be Abubakar Shekau, whose whereabouts are unknown although he has occasionally appeared on videos posted to YouTube and recently on jihadist forums. He has repeatedly ruled out dialogue.
Boko Haram members are believed to have travelled to northern Mali for training with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, but it is not clear whether more substantive ties have been formed.
The "commander" who spoke on Monday claimed to be under Shekau's leadership.
Some have suggested that dialogue should lead to an amnesty deal similar to what occurred in the oil-producing Niger Delta region in 2009, which resulted in huge payouts to militant leaders -- and which could obviously provide an incentive for seeking talks.
The government has also been under heavy pressure to show progress in the fight against Boko Haram, and the military has been accused of major abuses in its crackdown.
Shehu Sani, a rights activist who has previously sought to arrange dialogue between Boko Haram and the government, cast doubt on the self-declared commander's influence.
"The ceasefire that was announced was announced by a so-called faction of the Boko Haram group," he said. "To me, that faction does not have the potency and the capacity to bring an end to the violence."
Kyari Mohammed, who heads the Centre of Peace and Security Studies at Modibbo Adama University of Technology in northeastern Nigeria and who has studied Boko Haram closely, said he believed the "commander" represented someone.
He said it was worth pursuing dialogue with him, but doubted the federal government would "buy in" to the process, which might include releasing high-profile Boko Haram members from prison.
Kyari said he believed the government would remain heavily influenced by the military, which he thinks would be opposed to true dialogue.
"Without releasing people -- high-level people -- in captivity, I don't think it will go far," Kyari said. "For me, the federal government will have to take the gamble if they want any form of peace."


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Stratford mayoral hopefuls face off
STRATFORD -- Topics ranging from the Shakespeare Theater to school test scores and controlling taxes were on the table Tuesday, as the town's four mayoral candidates squared off in a debate that grew heated at times.
More than 100 people attended the approximately 90-minute debate, co-sponsored by the Old Stratford Neighborhood Association and Save Stratford, held in the Christ Episcopal Church parish house on Main Street and moderated by Sheldon Gerarden.
Questions posed to candidates probed the "bickering" among city leaders, economic development in town, the concept of an expansion at Sikorsky Memorial Airport and especially the long-shuttered theater.
Incumbent James R. Miron, the town's first mayor, is seeking a second four-year term and stressed the town's upgraded bond rating and budget surpluses for three consecutive years under his leadership.
Republican challenger John Harkins, a state representative for the past 13 years, accused Miron of nepotism and deceptive dealings, which he said have been the brunt of comments from leaders in Hartford and elsewhere.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've been a laughingstock," Harkins said. "That's what I'm looking to change. I'm here to fire this mayor. He hires political allies and friends and then backs away. Morale is low. We need sunshine. If I'm elected mayor, the buck stops here, with me. I will work every day to restore the public trust in government."
Harkins also said Miron has never taken responsibility for his missteps and has been a polarizing presence in town.
Miron countered that candidates say many things while campaigning, but not all of them are true.
"Stratford is better today than it was four years ago," he said. "This is a town where people love living. I think I deserve another opportunity. I don't think the town can afford to (fire me). We've got to stay the course with the strong leadership and proven results that I've provided."
Members of the Republican-majority Town Council "have played Whack-a-mole with me as the mayor every time they got a chance," he added. "I think the new Town Council ... will be starting with the right people for moving this town forward."
Miron said Harkins was unaware of many details, and reliant on campaign workers to give him talking points.
Independent candidate Domenic Costello, a successful small businessman who funds the majority of his own campaign, said he'd focus on being the people's voice, after gaining a "consensus" from locals by holding regular meetings and hearing from them.
"I have no political agenda," he said. "I do it because of you, the people. I could make a difference for you."
George Mulligan, another independent, said news reports and politicians have been ignoring the big issues, which include contracts, lawyers who are "milking" the town and unfunded pensions.
"There's a pension tsunami that's going to happen," he warned. "I'm trying to bring facts out to people who really don't pay attention to local politics."


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Since Middle Ages to our own day, one can still find the traces of a deep devotion to the mystery of the Cross. In the construction of those magnificent cathedrals and churches the Cross dominates. It dominates the altar. Every where, the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ has been raised. Saints Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, Daniel Comboni, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Pope John Paul II of great memory, among others, manifested in their writings, and I should say, in their flesh as well, the love that they had for the Cross of Jesus Christ. In fact the mystery of our sanctification and justification, cannot be explained without the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today, more than ever, we need to meditate upon this mystery, because; particularly in our own age, the human person wants to eliminate the Cross. He does not want to look at it; he does not wish to have it before his eyes. Why? Because the Cross represents sacrifice, humiliation, suffering, pain, self denial; And yet it is only thereby; by the Cross, by sacrifice; that the human person can regain life. When He who is Life died, then death itself died. Life triumphed. And that is the entire summary of the spirituality of the Cross.
Holiness is nothing else; it is very simple indeed, summed up in two movements of our lives: the hatred of sin and the desire of God. That is the Cross; it is nothing more than that. It is the symbol of death to sin so as to live in God.
Human persons speak today of "liberation". Everywhere they have this word so much on their lips: What liberation? Liberation from Jesus Christ? They want no more of Jesus; they want no more of His Cross! They want no more of His sacrifice because it reminds us that we must sacrifice ourselves, that we must die to our selfishness to have life. And that, people who seek rather their pleasure and their satisfaction can neither see nor hear nor understand the matters of value.
They want nothing to do with the Cross. And that is why so many crosses have disappeared in our day. Ours is a fragile generation that cant stand pain, cant walk, can't have the joy of feeling hungry, thirsty. Bags packed with food, water and medicine are routine. Yet life sounds more miserable than before. See death, suicide, disease, corruption, drug, HIV/AIDS, broken homes, street families, refuges and a society without a future in search of well being, work and money.
We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good', but that is exactly what we have done.
- We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
- We have exploited the poor and called it consultancy.
- We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
- We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
- We have shot suspects and called it justifiable.
- We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
- We have abused power and called it politics.
- We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
- We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography, and called it freedom of expression.
- We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our ancestors and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free from the fear of the CROSS
Now, where shall we find a living Cross, the Cross ever filled with that charity, with that Holy Spirit which we need to combat our evil tendencies so as to live the life of Our Lord Jesus Christ? At the holy altar, in our churches, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! And that is why the Holy Mass has so much importance and has always been at the center of our sanctification, at the center of the pre occupations of the Church. It is there that we find Our Lord! This is not a Cross which is simply an historical remembrance of the death of Christ. No, it is the living Cross. Calvary renewed.
For if there is a testimony of the love of God for us, it is certainly Jesus Christ crucified on the Cross for us. What more could Our Lord have done than immolate Himself on the Cross to redeem us from our sins? One can still find marked on old crucifixes these words: "Can you say that I have not loved you, when you see Love carved upon this Cross?" Love carved upon the Cross! That is the crucifix: love manifested, love alive upon the Cross. Thus one can understand the desire that all balanced people have felt ever to have the crucifix before them, to find in the crucifix the support of their spirituality and desire to live a reasonable life, the source of their success.
Some of us think that "since I am a Christian, God will bless me and exempt me from suffering. I shall lead a life without suffering, without sacrifice; because I love God, God must love me, and therefore the Good Lord should certainly not want me to suffer". That is, indeed, poor way to comprehend the mystery of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. If Our Lord has shown us the example of suffering, then on the contrary, we should almost have the desire to suffer with Him, the desire to sacrifice ourselves with Him. When the thorn of pain pierces us, we should count ourselves blessed.
That is the Christian life; that is the Catholic teaching. That is object and reality of our faith. That is what all Christian generations of holy fathers and mothers of families who suffered in a Christian manner; who accepted their sufferings and difficulties with joy; who were examples to their children. In suffering and in pain, they knew how to support it with Our Lord Jesus Christ. These were the generations of Christian families which bore so many vocations in the example which their parents could give of knowing how to live, and to pray with such faith, with such piety, in the spirit of self-oblation as victims with Jesus Christ.
The Paradox and Mystery of the Cross
We live in a time which does not appreciate or value a sense of mystery. Our scientific, post-modern world would have us believe that everything can be analyzed, understood, reduced to a formula and replicated. If that cannot be done, then it must not truly exist. But that is foolishness. It is only pride which keeps us from appreciating mystery, and at times, the most courageous thing one can do is to utter the words, "I don't know. I don't understand." We who have been called by God to be His children are grateful to have our names written in the book of Life. But as we have seen, heard and believed, our names were purchased at a great price. We all know the story, we have read it many times. But it would be naive of any of us to say we understood it, because the paradox is great.
In the Foot Steps of Abraham
The fullness of the sacrifice of Christ can only be grasped when we recognize the vastness of the complexity of God. Therein is the recognition of the paradox of the death of Jesus. We remember Abraham, the father of the people of God. We recall how he was told by God to do a monstrous thing; to murder his own son, Isaac. We do not lessen God's horrific demand by calling it a sacrifice. To murder ones own child is to violate the cardinal rule of parenting. Any reasonable parent will love his /her child greater than anything else. Yet Abraham obeyed God. We do not know what thoughts went through his mind on the path up Mount Moriah. But we would do Abraham a great disservice if we assume his mind was one of vacant obedience.
Abraham and Isaac walked for days up to the mountain. Isaac asked of his father, "Where is the lamb for the sacrifice?" Confronting, minute by minute, the dreadful thing God had required of him, Abraham replied, "The Lord will provide." In faith, Abraham believed the ridiculous. What God demanded of him made no sense; it was "foolishness." What kind of God would demand the murder of ones own child?
At the moment when the knife was drawn and Abraham looked at his son, he was confronted with yet another paradox, one which we must confront as well: he knew that this was the hardest sacrifice that could be demanded of him, but that no sacrifice was too hard when God demanded it. So Abraham's hand came down to slay his son, only to have it stayed by the angel. And in the thicket was a ram. And the ram was sacrificed in the place of Isaac.
The Ram's Name was Jesus.
It is often said that God is not fair. Who would fault us, after considering Abraham's agonizing ordeal, if we wondered whether God was not engaging in a cruel game. Sacrifice one's own son? But we return to original faith question:
"O Who am I?"
Who am I to decide whether or not God is fair?
Who am I to determine what is right in His sight?
Who am I to question His sense of justice? The psalmist informs us, when he writes, "What are humans that you are mindful of them, mere mortals that you care for them?" (Psalm 8:5) As much as it flies in the face our arrogant thought that we are masters of our own fate and that we know what is best for us, God stretches his hand across time to remind us, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways." (Isaiah 55:8)
The Cross is Love
In the sacrifice of Jesus, love found no greater expression. John's first epistle tells us, "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins." (I John 4:10)
The mystery of Jesus is great. We cannot comprehend the possibility of his being fully God and fully man. To consider one seems to cast out the other. But the paradox of Christ's divinity and humanity is not for us to understand. It is for us to grasp in faith and, with gratitude, to offer up thanks to God for his miracle.
As the sacrificial ram in the thicket became the substitute for the blood of Isaac, so then Christ's blood became the substitute for ours. God stretched his own hand and cut the cords which bound us. In our place, his hand came down to slay His own Son. Tonight reminds us that God would have us watch the sacrifice of the ram in the thicket; Jesus; in order that we can comprehend the miracle of His grace in setting us free.
The cross on Calvary's hill had a sign upon it. It said, "This is Jesus, King of the Jews." But for the grace of God, the sign would have read very differently. It should have read, "Wamakutano leader of Galilean rebel forces." And it should have had your name on it as well. Look at your hands. They bear not the mark of nails which God demanded be driven through your flesh. Another took that for you. The tomb was ours, yet another lay in it.
The paradox could not be harsher. Jesus told us, "no one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for his friends" (John 15:13) But Jesus was not alone in doing that, it has been done heroically by many through the ages. Sacrificing oneself for others is a noble, honorable thing. But what Jesus did was not simply to lay down his life. What he did was to take upon himself our lives and our sin and to take for all of us the just punishment required to be meted out to us by a righteous God.
In the horror which was Calvary, there was sorrow, deceit, and mockery. To those who carried out the order to kill Jesus, it was just another day at work. But at the moment Christ breathed his last, and, in the most literal sense, all hell broke loose, there was one who understood what the mob which yelled, "Crucify him" completely missed. A pagan Roman centurion looked at the limp body of God incarnate and, in fear and trembling, said, "Truly this was the Son of God." The passion of Jesus concluded with those words of truth. The paradox: The Son of God was dead so we could live.
The dark day of Good Friday and the following Saturday weighed heavily on the earth. At the moment of Jesus' death, the earth shook, graves were opened, dead men were raised, and the veil of the temple which separated mankind from God's presence in the Holy of Holies was torn in two. God's justice had been done. The glory of Easter had been predicted but not expected. It was not until Christ revealed himself on that glorious day that God showed us the fullness of his mystery and the fullness of His love.
From sorrow to rest; From death to life; From weakness to strength; From ugliness to beauty; From a lie to Truth. For my life and your liberation; how will we respond to this immeasurable, unspeakable, incomprehensible gift? When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, God's love to us demands a response commensurate with the gift we have received. It is not too high a price to pay in gratitude for one who "has given me rest by his sorrow and life by his death".
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God. We preach Christ crucified…unto them which are called, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God" (1 Cor. 1:18, 23, 24).
Why are we in Love with the Cross?
1.That Christ was a perfect and pleasing sacrifice to God. The fact that Jesus was fully God also means that the sacrifice was sinless, perfect, and totally acceptable.
- That the reconciliation is extensive and all-embracing. No class of being is left out of the possibility of salvation. Kings can be saved, poor people can be saved, Jews can be saved, Gentiles can be saved, slaves can be saved, and so can their masters. The cross is effective for all classes of people.
- That the cross results in peace. When peace is made we move from being enemies of God at cross-purposes with Him to becoming obedient sons and daughters performing His will. This results in his blessing resting on our lives and this produces a state of blessedness known as "peace" or "Shalom" - the well-being, prosperity, abundance and joy of God.
- The blood of Christ brings redemption out of the hand of the Devil.
(Eph 1:7, Psalm 107:2)
- Through the blood of Christ all your sins are forgiven. (Eph 1:7)
- The blood of Jesus God's Son, is cleansing you now and continually from all sin.
(1 John 1:7-10)
- Through the blood of Jesus Christ you are made righteous, justified, "just-as if I'd" never sinned. (Romans 5:9, Proverbs 28;1, Isaiah 32:17)
- Through the blood of Jesus Christ you are sanctified, made holy, set apart for God. (Hebrews 10:29, 13:12 ; Colossians 1:12, 13 Romans 8:2)
- Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit , redeemed, cleansed, sanctified by the blood of Jesus, therefore the devil has no place in you and no power over you.
(1 Corinthians 6: 13, 19-20, 1 John 5:6, Eccl. 4:12)
The peace with God that comes through the blood of the cross affects every area of our lives bringing them into wholeness of body, soul, and spirit.
- The total forgiveness of us purchased on the cross ends the power of rules over the life of the believer. The cross has thus abolished the rules about food, drink, and festivals that are from God and destroyed the rules about food, drink and festivals that the Devil tried to impose. Thus there are no laws of this nature that the believer has to obey. Christ is the "real thing" and rules are now a thing of the past.
The cross of Jesus Christ gives us the confidence and assurance we need to progress in God. We know that we are part of a work of God on a cosmic scale where the perfect Lamb of God was sacrificed to reconcile everything on heaven and on earth to God and bring us peace and forgiveness of sin. The cross enables spiritually dead people to be made alive in Christ and empowers those with new life to become holy and blameless and without accusation. The cross is also our protection against all the attacks of the demonic world. It has disarmed the tempter and removed his ability to accuse us and means we no longer have to live in fear of breaking taboos or incurring curses and spells. As a result we need no longer be bound by obscure rituals, pointless obligations, religious dietary requirements and festivals designed to appease the spirit world. The cross is our defense and our refuge and gives us the ability to triumph over all spiritual powers. Thus we are freed from human observances into the liberty of the Spirit through the cross of Jesus Christ. Praise be to God.
The mystery of the Cross is indeed the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
An attempt to examine the infinite psychic and spiritual suffering of the Incarnate God in atonement for the sins of fallen man is beyond the scope of this article. However, the physiological and anatomical aspects of our Lord's passion we can examine in some detail. What did the body of Jesus of Nazareth actually endure during those hours of torture?
The physical passion of Christ began in Gethsemane. St. Luke, is the only evangelist to mention this occurrence. He says, "And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground" (Luke 22:44).
Every attempt imaginable has been used by modern scholars to explain away the phenomenon of bloody sweat, apparently under the mistaken impression that it simply does not occur. A great deal of effort could be saved by consulting the medical literature. Though very rare, the phenomenon of hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, is well documented. Under great emotional stress, tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break, thus mixing blood with sweat. This process alone could have produced marked weakness and possible shock.
Before Pilate
In the early morning, battered and bruised, dehydrated, and worn out from a sleepless night, Jesus was taken across Jerusalem to the Praetorium of the Fortress Antonia, the seat of government of the Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate. Jesus apparently suffered no physical mistreatment at the hands of Herod and was returned to Pilate. It was then, in response to the outcry of the mob, that Pilate ordered Barabbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging and crucifixion.
The half-fainting Jesus was then untied and allowed to slump to the stone pavement, wet with his own blood. The Roman soldiers saw a great joke in this provincial Jew claiming to be a king. They threw a robe across His shoulders and placed a stick in His hand for a scepter. They still needed a crown to make their travesty complete. Small flexible branches covered with long thorns, commonly used for kindling fires in the charcoal braziers in the courtyard, were plaited into the shape of a crude crown.
In deference to Jewish custom, the Romans apparently returned His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross was tied across His shoulders. The procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion began its slow journey along the route which we know today as the Via Dolorosa.
The centurion, anxious to proceed with the crucifixion, selected a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus followed, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock. The 650-yard journey from the Fortress Antonia to Golgotha was finally completed. The prisoner was again stripped of His clothing except for a loin cloth which was allowed the Jews.
Simon was ordered to place the patibulum on the ground, and Jesus was quickly thrown backward, with His shoulders against the wood "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was nailed into place.
The left foot was pressed backward against the right foot. With both feet extended, toes down, a nail was driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The victim was now crucified.
On the Cross
As Jesus slowly sagged down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shot along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain. The nails in the wrists were putting pressure on the median nerve, large nerve trunks which traverse the mid-wrist and hand. As He pushed himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He placed His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there was searing agony as the nail tore through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of this feet.
The Last Words
Spasmodically, He was able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in life-giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences that are recorded.
The first - looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice for His seamless garment: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do."
The second - to the penitent thief: "Today, thou shalt be with me in Paradise."
The third - looking down at Mary His mother, He said: "Woman, behold your son." Then turning to the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John , the beloved apostle, He said: "Behold your mother."
The fourth cry is from the beginning of Psalm 22: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
The end was rapidly approaching. The loss of tissue fluids had reached a critical level; the compressed heart was struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood to the tissues, and the tortured lungs were making a frantic effort to inhale small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues sent their flood of stimuli to the brain. Jesus gasped His fifth cry: "I thirst." (Psalm 22:15).
A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine that was the staple drink of the Roman legionnaires, was lifted to Jesus' lips. His body was now in extremis, and He could feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brought forth His sixth word, possibly little more than a tortured whisper: "It is finished." His mission of atonement had been completed. Finally, He could allow His body to die. With one last surge of strength, He once again pressed His torn feet against the nail, straightened His legs, took a deeper breath, and uttered His seventh and last cry: "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
The common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the leg. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest, and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers approached Jesus, they saw that this was unnecessary.
Apparently, to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. John 19:34 states, "And immediately there came out blood and water." Thus there was an escape of watery fluid from the sac surrounding the heart and the blood of the interior of the heart. This is rather conclusive post-mortem evidence that Jesus died, not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.
In these events, we have seen a glimpse of the epitome of evil that man can exhibit toward his fellow man and toward God. This is an ugly sight and is likely to leave us despondent and depressed.
But the crucifixion was not the end of the story. How grateful we can be that we have a sequel: a glimpse of the infinite mercy of God toward man--the gift of atonement, the miracle of the resurrection, and the expectation of Easter morning.


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This recipe is simply amazing. There will be no "dry wild turkey" comments I promise you that. Thankfully Wisconsin changed the rules so I can just phone in a turkey kill as opposed to taking it to a registration station. The feathers are much easier to pluck when the bird is still warm soon after killing it. I had a small rope in my pack and just after I took a nice photo I started plucking. Start to finish it took less than 20 minutes to get it plucked and gutted. A good video on plucking turkey can be seen here.
Leaving the skin on helps too keep the meat juicy during the smoking process. After hosing the plucked and cleaned turkey out good the first thing I did was put it in a brine.
1 pound kosher salt
2 quarts vegetable broth
1 pound honey
1 (7-pound) bag of ice
1 turkey
After 24 or so hours take the turkey out, pat it dry, rub on a thin layer of olive oil and put it in the smoker. I turned up the smoker to 275 and then reduced it to 225 as it was cooking. Cook the turkey until an internal temp of 150 degrees. This turkey was done in under 3 hours. When you take the turkey out cover it with aluminum foil and let it sit for an hour. The turkey will continue cooking and get over a 160 degree internal temp. Letting the bird sit under the foil for an hour will also help hold the juices. If you cut any meat too soon you lose a lot of juice and flavor. Hickory wood chips work great and I'd bet apple or other wood chips would work just fine. I picked up a digital smoker with an internal temperature gauge so the smoking process is super easy. I have an older version of this one. Make sure and fill the drip pan with water in the smoker to help keep the moisture level high. I didn't smoke anything for a lot of years because it seemed like it would be a time consuming pain in the butt. It is actually very easy and well worth it. Smoked wild turkey breast is without question the best turkey breast I've every had. It is right there with my favorite turkey leg and thigh recipe. Let me know how it goes for you and if there are any improvement I can try. Enjoy!


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The government has finally published its report on Employment Tribunal fees. Many employment law solicitors and advisers believe it is disappointing in its terms.
Despite the massive drop in Tribunal claims that (60%-70%) they government states that the objectives of the system have been met. They go on to say that, although the Tribunal fees have discouraged people from bringing claims, there is lack of evidence that they have actually been prevented from doing so. You will remember that this is a similar line of thinking to the court recently when they considered the legal challenge.
The government did express some concerns, however. There will be an extension of the categories of people who do not have to pay fees at all, and all those seeking to recover from the National Insurance Fund (usually where there is an insolvency) will not have to pay fees with immediate effect.
There will be a further consultation, and this will close on 14 March 2017.


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Professor Morello received a Master's degree in Electronics Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in 1998, and a PhD in Physics from the University of Leiden (Netherlands) in 2004. Since 2006 he has worked at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He was the first in the world to demonstrate the readout of a single electron spin in a silicon nanoelectronic device. His research group also built the first electron and nuclear spin quantum bits based on a single phosphorus atom. These breakthroughs have paved the way to the construction of scalable spin-based quantum computers in silicon.
For these achievements, Professor Morello was awarded the Eureka Prize (2011), the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (2013), the NSW Science and Engineering Award (2014) and the Landauer & Bennett Award for Quantum Computing (2016).


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I wonder why I haven't seen something like this before, the idea is so obvious: STC have created a Flash based font browser which lets you explore all fonts that you have currently installed. For v2.0 I'd like to propose an automatic printing function.
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How to Convert From PVC to Copper Fittings for a Hot Water Heater
You can connect your polyvinyl chloride pipes to copper so you can attach copper fittings onto your hot water heater. A special connector, called a PVC-to-copper adapter, is used to hold the two different pipes together and create a watertight seal. These adapters rely on gaskets to create a seal and do not require the use of PVC cement or solder to connect the pipes.
Cut the ends of the copper pipe with a rotary tube cutter and make them as straight or square as possible. Twist a deburring tool inside the copper pipe to remove any burrs.
Cut the end of the PVC pipe with tube shears to make it square. Remove any burrs with a deburring tool.
Insert the end of the PVC pipe into the PVC end of the PVC-to-copper adapter as far as it will go. Mark the position of the end of the adapter onto the PVC with a felt-tipped pen. Repeat this process with the copper end of the adapter and the copper pipe. This ensures that you have fitted the adapter properly on the two different pipe ends. Alternately, if the PVC-to-copper adapter comes with a depth-marking tool, use it to mark the depth or how far the pipe ends need to be in the adapter.
Pull the tube support liner, located on the interior of the PVC to copper adapter, out as far as it go with needle nose pliers. Squeeze the sides of the support linger together with disassembly tongs and pull out the tube support liner. If your PVC-to-copper adapter can also be used on PEX tubing, it can have a plastic tube support liner that needs to be removed.
Insert the copper pipe into the copper end of the adapter as far as it will go. Push and twist it in firmly until it hits the stop on the inside of the adapter. When done correctly, the end of the adapter should be within 5/10 inch from the depth mark you drew. Repeat this process with the PVC pipe to finish making the connection.
Things Needed
- Rotary tube cutter
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The 2013 amateur draft starts on Thursday, so between now and then I'm going to highlight some prospects individually rather than lump them together into larger posts.
Riley Unroe | SS
Riley's father Tim spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues as a utility man for the Brewers, Angels, and Braves in the late-1990s/early-2000s. Unroe attends Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona, and is strongly committed to Southern California.
Scouting Report
A true-switch hitter, Unroe has a lightning quick bat from both sides of the plate and average power potential. He uses his lower half well and can cover the entire plate thanks to strong hand-eye coordination. Unroe sets his back elbow up high and can get beat by good fastballs just because it takes him longer to get into the hitting position. That's easy to correct, at least in theory. He's on the small side at 6-foot-0 and 180 lbs., but he runs well and has soft hands in the field. Although he isn't a lock to stay at short, Unroe does have a better chance than most. If that doesn't work out, second base or center field could be options. Everyone who watches Unroe play loves him for his energy and off-the-charts makeup. It helps that he's grown up around the game. There is more video on YouTube.
Ranked the 53rd and 90th best prospect in the draft by Baseball America and Keith Law (subs. req'd) in their latest rankings, respectively, Unroe could easily find himself going in the back-half of the first round if some team thinks he can stick at short long-term. I'm guessing at least one of the 30 clubs believe he can. The Yankees love love love up-the-middle athletes and guys with great makeup, so Unroe definitely seems like someone they could target with one of their three first round picks (26th, 32nd, 33rd). If he lasts until their second rounder (66th), they'll probably be thrilled. Whether he's signable at that point is another matter entirely.


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Portugal-Austria (English-Spanish)
Date: 6 September 2019 from 14:30 to 16:15
Type: Workshop
Conductors: Gabriela Moita, Michael Wieser
The dictatorship of love relationships: exploring the love model in psychodrama
This workshop aims to draw attention to a social organization which impels us to the search for a type of life organization, for the satisfaction of our attachment needs; recognition; belonging; acceptance; and finally well-being or even happiness, by means of conjugality relations or love relations. It is expected, in addition, for those relationships to be the basic support of what is called "nuclear family". On the other hand, is also underlined that this kind of relationships is so conditioned by the religious, legal regulatory bodies, and even by science that becomes possible to typify the outbreaks of malaise leading to support requests. The conductors elect psychodrama as the social/group and individual reflection model on analyzing these relationships and organization.
Reference: Moita, G., & Wieser, M. A. (2018). The dictatorship of love relationships. Zeitschrift Für Psychodrama Und Soziometrie, 17(1), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11620-017-0425-6


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Early Years Teaching Assistant - Near Camden - September Start
- Recruiter
- Location
- Camden
- Salary
- £18500 - £22000 per annum
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- 09 Aug 2019
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- 08 Sep 2019
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- Industry
- Schools, Primary teaching, Nursery & Early years, Supply and cover, Teaching assistant, School support
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
We are working with this independent pre-prep school based near Camden who are looking for an Early Years Teaching Assistant.
This average sized pre-prep school are looking to take on a Level 3 Teaching Assistant in September.
This is a permanent term time only position. This is not an all year-round nursery.
This is an excellent, top end school that prides itself on the Early Years Education it offers. All candidates must have excellent English literacy - both in terms of spoken English and written literacy.
The school offers excellent CPD and they like to train their TAs to become teachers while still working at the school after they have been with them for a year or two.
There will be two stages to the interview process - a phone interview followed by a face-to-face interview.
The salary for the role is between £18.5k and £22k.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa states that it is the responsibility of every patriotic citizen to promote the greatness of the country rather than focusing solely on its errors.
Presiding over the annual prize giving ceremony of the Ambalangoda Dharmashoka College President Mahinda Rajapaksa added that this was crucial towards ensuring the longevity of the nation.
Meanwhile President Mahinda Rajapaksa also inaugurated the Seema Malakaya which was constructed in Kappinna on the Madu River.


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Cigarette on Leopard Print
This was taken at a newish spot in Brooklyn called Bossa Nova — easily one of my new favorite places in New York. The venue permeated with a cool, relaxed vibe and the house and techno was mixed by top quality DJs. It's hard to find a place like this in New York since Manhattan's real estate has made it nearly impossible for a place like this to flourish but, as usual, Brooklyn tops Manhattan (and this is coming from a guy who lives in Astoria, Queens).
Bossa Nova Civic Club
Brooklyn, NY
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Recently, my daughter's preschool teacher admitted to me that she tasted the lentil soup I gave my daughter for lunch. A pescatarian, the teacher said she was struggling to find something easy, healthy, and preferably gluten-free to cook that would make her feel good her and appease her vegan daughter. I told her the basics of the recipe, which I had developed recently for a client. A few days later, she told me she started cooking lentils and lentil soup at home and it changed her life.
Her words came at a crucial moment, when I, along with a number of food and lifestyle-focused writers, started to wonder if our work really mattered. It was reassuring to hear it can.
Recipes on the Internet are often titled THE BEST or even, the best EVER. I can't necessarily add those superlatives to the recipe here, although the soup is very, very good. I will tell you, learning to make lentil soup—whether you use my recipe or not—could, in fact, change your life. If you don't believe me, just ask my friend Joy Manning how she started her journey as an avid home cook and successful food writer. You guessed it: A simple pot of lentil soup. And if you're looking for other inspired versions, check out this fun new lentil soup Mad Lib from Food 52.
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 small fennel bulb, stalks removed, bulb cut into bite-sized pieces
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup black lentils or French green lentils
- 8 cups low-sodium broth or water
- 5 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- In a pot, heat the ¼ cup olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, and fennel, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook until it glazes the bottom of the pot, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the coriander, cumin, and smoked paprika and cook until the spices are fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the lentils and broth and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Add the spinach, a handful at a time, stirring until wilted. Add the vinegar and heat for about 30 seconds. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with olive oil and serve.


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As statues of some of the combatants in the American Civil War are torn down, museums are reacting in unusual ways! This one seems to suggest that any pictures were taken during the War.
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Apple iPad mini with Retina display full review
Samsung has unveiled a brand-new iPad mini rival, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4, alongside an iPad Air rival, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Here, we've put Apple's iPad mini with Retina display (iPad mini 2) and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 head-to-head in our comparison review.
We've also compared the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 with the iPad Air here.
We've had a limited amount of hands-on time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 so far, so we've yet to run our complete tests on the tablet to determine the speed, graphics and battery life capabilities of the device. So here, we've used our thoughts from the time we spent with the new tablet, in addition to the specs released by Samsung, to compare Apple's iPad mini with the latest tablet offering from rival Samsung. We'll update this article as soon as we've had more time with the Galaxy Tab S 8.4.
iPad buying guide autumn/winter 2014
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Price
The iPad mini with Retina display is available from Apple starting at £319 for the 16GB WiFi-only model. If you want the extra 4G LTE connectivity, expect to pay an extra £100 for the iPad mini 2 with prices reaching up to £659 for the 128GB 4G model.
Meanwhile, when the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 goes on sale on 4 July, it'll actually cost slightly more than the iPad mini 2, starting at £349 for the 16GB WiFi only model. Like the iPad, it'll cost £100 more if you want 4G LTE connectivity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Design
Taking a closer look at the appearance of the iPad mini 2 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4, there are some big differences in the way they look.
The iPad mini 2 comes in two colour options: Space Grey or Silver. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has two colour options too, the first being Dazzling White and the second Titanium Bronze.
We much prefer the colours of the iPad mini 2 – the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 looks a little tacky. That's because it's made with a plastic back, with dimples just like the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. The iPad mini 2, on the other hand, has a sleek and stylish aluminium back.
Where Samsung has trumped Apple in terms of design, though, is the overall size of the device. Despite sporting a bigger display, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is actually thinner and lighter than the iPad mini 2. It's 6.6mm thick and weighs 294g, compared with the iPad mini 2's 7.5mm thickness and 331g weight. The iPad mini 2 is wider than the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 at 134.7mm to the Tab's 125.6mm, but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is 212.8mm tall compared with the iPad mini'2 200mm, due to that bigger display.
Read our alternatives to the iPad with Retina display, 4th generation iPad
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Display
Talking of display, let's take a closer look at how these two tablets fair in the screen department.
Apple's iPad mini sports a stunning Retina display, which measures 7.9in diagonally and is an IPS multitouch panel with 2048x1536 pixels, at a pixel density of 326ppi.
Samsung has managed to pack even more pixels into its Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, though. It has a Super AMOLED panel that measures 8.4in diagonally, and has a resolution of 2560x1600, which is a slightly higher 359ppi.
You won't notice much difference between the quality of the two displays, though, but you are likely to notice that size difference. Both are excellent devices for watching TV or movies on the go, or viewing photo slideshows, but if you want a bit of extra screen estate without opting for a 10in tablet, then it might sway your decision towards the Galaxy Tab S. Of course, you might prefer the screen to be smaller and more portable, in which case the iPad mini 2 is more suitable.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Hardware
As mentioned above, we've not yet had a chance to run our benchmark tests on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, so it's tricky to compare the performance with the iPad mini 2. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when it comes to performance, particularly when two devices are running different operating systems like these tablets are, as software can make a big difference.
We'll update this article once the test results are in, but for now, we'll share the specs so you know what each tablet boasts internally.
Inside the Galaxy Tab S 8.4, you'll find Samsung's own Exynos Octa-core processor, which pairs four 1.9GHz cores with four 1.3GHz cores. There's 3GB RAM, too.
The iPad mini 2 sports a 1.3GHz 64-bit Apple A7 chip with a motion co-processor and 1GB RAM.
The iPad mini 2 is available with up to 128GB storage, which beats the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4's 32GB, though there is a microSD card slot for up to 128GB extra storage in Samsung's offering, which means you can increase storage after purchase. With the iPad mini 2, you'll need to cough up the extra cash for more storage when you buy it.
As for connectivity, both the iPad mini 2 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 have Bluetooth 4.0, but the iPad mini 2 lacks 802.11ac WiFi. Both tablets are available with 4G LTE, though.
Samsung has given the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 some extra features as a one-up on the iPad mini 2, including a fingerprint scanner. Apple has yet to introduce its Touch ID fingerprint scanner to its tablet range, but we're expecting the next generation of iPad Air and iPad mini to sport the security technology.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Camera
We're not fans of using tablets as cameras, but if you are, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 might appeal to you more than its iPad rival. It has an 8Mp rear camera compared with the 5Mp camera on the iPad mini 2, and the Tab S even has an LED flash. Both offer full-HD video recording at 30fps, though.
We do, however, think tablets are great for video chats, and Samsung's front-facing camera on the Tab S 8.4 has slightly better specs, at 2.1Mp compared with the iPad mini 2's 1.2Mp iSight camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs iPad mini 2: Software
We're pretty sure that we'll always prefer Apple's iOS software to Android, though we know that there are many of you out there that'll disagree. Software really is a case of personal preference, but we love iOS's interface, design and ease-of-use, plus the security benefits and incredible iOS App Store.
We've been using iOS on our devices for a long time now, so switching to Android and re-downloading the apps again would be a real burden. Also, with the new Continuity features coming with OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, the benefits of having an iOS device that's able to communicate seamlessly with our Macs will be a major boon.
However, for those who already use and enjoy Android, Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 runs Android KitKat 4.4.2, so it's compatible with the latest version of the Android software unlike some current tablets and smartphones, and it'll be getting the next version of Android which is expected to be launched soon. It also uses Samsung's TouchWiz software, with the same icons, widgets and drop down notification bar as the Galaxy S5.
Read: How to transfer photos from Mac to Android & Windows tablets


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Ok lets say
name is a char and I typed Bruce
what value would I get?
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and if it is one explain why this code source doesn't work
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> main() { char name[21]; int age; puts("Are you the chosen one?"); printf("Please ENTER your first name: "); gets(name); printf("Please enter your age: "); scanf("%d", &age); if (age >= 18 && strcmp(name,"Bruce") == 1) printf("You are the CHOSEN ONE.\n"); else puts("Sorry your not the chose one."); fflush(stdin); getchar(); }


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Behind the Scenes at Death's Door Distillery in Middleton, WI
Your ticket into the secret world of boozemaking.
Washington Island, Wisconsin has a year round population of 700 residents, and agriculture has always been important—the only other major contributor to the economy is tourism. But since the 1970s, local farms have struggled. As part of an effort to revitalize local agriculture, the planning firm that Brian Ellison worked for purchased 25 acres of land to begin growing wheat. But they began to run out of places to sell that wheat, and that's when Ellison, founder and president of Death's Door Distillery, got the idea to start distilling it.
Up until the new distillery opened in June, Death's Door had been contracting out all of its vodka, gin, and whiskey to other distilleries. On a recent visit to Wisconsin, I toured the new 25,000-square-foot space which houses their 34-foot, 2000-liter still from Germany.
Death's Door sources organic hard winter wheat and organic juniper from farms in Washington Island, coriander and fennel from 20 miles away in Brooklyn, Wisconsin, and barley from 100 miles away in Chilton. Their white whisky, made primarily from Washington Island wheat, is double distilled and then rested for 72 hours in un-charred Minnesota oak barrels. They describe it as one part 'South of the Border', a spirit a bit like tequila or cachaça; and one part 'Eastern', like shochu or earthy sake. It won't remind you much of the smoky, caramel flavors of whiskey aged in charred oak, but it has hints of fruit and a fresh, grainy flavor.
Death's Door gin is flavored with juniper, coriander, and fennel, giving it a strong pine aroma and a citrusy, licorice-inflected finish. The vodka's made from wheat and malted barley. It has a sweet aroma and impressively smooth texture. While you'll only see white whiskey, gin, and vodka for now, keep an eye out for upcoming barrel-aged spirits from the folks at Death's Door.
Want to check out the distillery for yourself? Join us for a peek in the slideshow.
Death's Door Distillery
2220 Eagle Drive, Middleton, WI 53562 (map) 608-441-1083; deathsdoorspirits.com
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