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I looked out the window while my teacher, Mr. Lewis, talked on about something. Our high school was located out of town, so from here I could see the woods. I imagined a guy with me as he led me into the woods… I felt hot thinking about it.
" Jade, are you listening to me?" Mr. Lewis asked me. He was our new teacher, fresh out of collage. I don't know how old he was, but it had to be young. His hair was a straight black that covered his neck in the back, then just above his ears and finally resting right above his eyes that made him have to flip it.
"can you repeat the question?" I asked. Many of the students around me snickered.
" come by my class when the bell rings and you have your stuff," Mr. Lewis sighed.
I sighed to, but thought better of it than to argue. Too soon the bell rang and I went to collect my stuff. The teacher was at his desk, grading papers when I got back, his dog, Granite, was laying down next to the desk. During the day Granite was in the back room, and he came out in the after noon. " Sit down, Jade," Mr. Lewis told me, and I went and sat down on a chair. "no, I did not say on a chair, you are to sit on the desk." I got up slowly and sat on the desk. He want in the back with his coffee cup and bag that he had put all the papers in. Granite went with him.
Mr. Lewis closed the door on Granite on the way out, empty handed, he glanced at me and looked up my skirt for a second. " I forgot my cup. Go and get it please, try not to let Grant out either. That was the dogs nickname. I got up and spotted the cup as soon as I got in the back room. I shut the door behind me and walked all the way in the back and grabbed the cup off the counter. When I got back out the door was closed and a chair was next to Mr. Lewis' desk., he was closing the last shade.
"thank you, sit down," he said while sitting down at his desk. I felt weird with my tight shirt showing off my good sized breasts, not to big and not to small. I was also wearing a mini skirt and just a natural amount of make-up. "Now, you've been dazing off in my class to much, I'v talked to the other teachers and they don't have this problem. Is it my teaching methods that are making you daze of?" he asked, I clearly saw a bulge in his pants..
"no, not at all, I just don't get history at all," I lied, he didn't need to know that I dreamed of sex in the forest while in his class.
" im afraid I'm just going to have to teach you a lesson," Mr. Lewis sighed heavily. He grabbed my tit and started to squeeze it hard while forcing his tongue in my mouth. It happened so suddenly that I didn't feel that he had put both my hands behind my back, and I could feel the fuzzy hand cuffs lock them together.
"Stop it," I gasped when he let me go.
"no, I've dreamt about you for far to long Jade," He replied and pushed his pants and boxers down. His dick was seven inches long at least, and thick. It was fully erect and he stuffed it right in my mouth and down my throat, causing me to gag. He kept going in and out, and out of habit I began to suck lightly on his way in and harder on his way out. "ohm jaade," he moaned out. His dick was so huge that it filled up my mouth just barely giving my enough room to lick his dick. Suddenly he pulled it out and got on his knees.
He pulled off my tight skirt I wanted him to stop, but my mouth was frozen shut with shock and my hands were behind me. Mr. Lewis started to rub his fingers up and down my pussy through my under where. Juices started to soak my panties and he smiled evilly at my. He took his pant and shirt off all the way and yanked off my juice soaked panties. He walked back to his desk and came back with scissors, instantly making me panic. " what are you going to do?" my voice asked him weekly.
" don't worry you little slut, I wont cut you," he replied. Bending down, he started to cut off my tight shirt.
"No!" I yelled.
" Shut up you little cunt," he slapped me across the face. I quieted down and he tore my shirt off and took off my bra. I was now completely naked and hopeless. He leaned down and started to lick me and tease my clit while rubbing and squeezing my tits. I couldn't help it, after a few minutes I moaned and cummed.
my little whore, you like that, don't you?" he asked, and started to kiss me on the lips before I could reply. He started to finger fuck me, starting out with two and going to three fingers not long after. I moaned in pain and in pleasure as he continued. " your so FUCKING tight," he whispered into my ear. He picked me up and sat me on the edge of the desk and making me lay down, then he pulled me so my ass was laying on one of his hands, with the other he forced my legs open harshly and got in between them.. Panic rose up inside me, I had never had some one so think and just plain big before. I whimpered and he slapped me again. In one thrust he was inside me and humping at full speed, his balls kept hitting me and he moved his hands to my thin waist to push me into him harder. It hurt so much! But I found myself cumming onto him, and not long after he pulled out. Relief came, but it left as soon as he flipped me over.
" if your nice little cunt was that tight, I have to try your ass," he moaned into my ear.
"no, please," I pleaded with him. He slapped my ass really hard and told my to shut up. His fingers scooped up some come from my cunt and smeared it into my hole. He thrust in and started to fuck my even faster than before, hitting my ass every once in awhile. I winced and whimpered, which made him hit harder. "Your so damn tight Jade!" he yelled and came. He took out his dick and splashed the rest of his hot cum onto my sore ass and somehow uncuffed me.
Mr. Lewis took his clothes in the back room after putting me on the floor. I layedbthere, grateful that it was over. Juices poured out of me. Something wet and long was licking at me and I looked back to see Granite. I tried to crawl away, but it was just to hard.
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Looking for a fun way to spend the day as a family but not wanting to spend a fortune? We've hunted down the best FREE family-friendly activities in five of New Zealand's favourite cities.
Whether you're an out of town visitor or looking to explore your own city, here's some great places to start.
(Note: Activity details were correct at the time of publication. We recommend that you check directly with the venues for the latest information before making plans).
Auckland's Wynyard Quarter is a hub of activity for young and old with restaurants, play spaces, markets and something new to discover at every turn. The sandy Wynyard Playspace is a unique playground made from recycled and salvaged materials, allowing kids to really use their imagination and enjoy free play. Don't miss the Sounds of Sea interactive art works and the Wind Tree for paddling or sailing toy boats.
Climb a volcano! Mount Eden – Maungawhau – at 196 metres is the highest volcano in Auckland. Cycle or walk to the top for a stunning view – a great way to burn off some energy.
Auckland Domain was developed on another volcanic cone with wide open spaces, bush walks, duck ponds, Sensory and Wintergardens, the Cenotaph and the Auckland War Memorial Museum (free entry for Auckland residents).
Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki – offers free drop-in sessions on Saturday afternoons (and more often during school holidays). Inspired by the art on display in the gallery, families can create art together or read story books. Play one of the free Gallery Games to really engage kids with art.
- Find more fun things to do – Family Activities & Fun – Auckland region
Hamilton Gardens features an amazing array of themed gardens, making them a great place to explore as you never know what you will find next. On a hot day the kids will love the paddling pool surprise in the American Modernist Garden. Your senses will take a trip around the world as you discover beautiful plants and flowers and amazing architecture from Italy, China, India and more.
Hamilton has an abundance of parks and playgrounds. Parana Park is the ideal place for a play and a picnic lunch. The Potter Children's Garden features multiple paddling pools, playful sculptures and unique play equipment. It's also close to other attractions including the Waikato River, Memorial Park and the River Walk.
As well as telling the story of the Hamilton and Waikato region, Waikato Museum – Te Whare Taonga o Waikato – features changing exhibitions with many aimed at the curiosity of children. Regular free arts and crafts events are held and there are also free activity sheets for kids to complete as they explore the museum.
- Find more fun things to do – Family Activities & Fun – Hamilton area
The Waterfront Playground at Herries Park (The Strand) has a wonderful marine theme and some unique play equipment. The Hairy Maclary and Friends Waterfront Sculptures, celebrating the stories by Dame Lynley Dodd, are nearby. The kids will love to pose for photos with the popular characters.
Just a little further down the road, Mount Maunganui has some great walks. The base track around the Mount (Mauao) takes about 45 minutes to walk. If you're feeling energetic there are several tracks up to the summit for spectacular views. Moturiki Island, joined to the ocean beach by a man-made bridge, offers a short five to ten minute walk to the northern tip where a blowhole shoots water skyward during high tides or big swells. There's rock pools to explore but remember to supervise children near the water. And, of course, there is the famous Mount Maunganui beach! On the harbour's edge, Pilot Bay offers safer swimming for little ones and cruise ship spotting.
Ten minutes drive from the city, McLaren Falls Park is a beautiful spot and popular for bush walks and picnics. It's a short stroll to the waterfall and after dusk you can see glow worms on the Waterfall Track.
- Find more fun things to do – Family Activities & Fun – Bay of Plenty region
New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is a wonderful place for the family to explore. With fascinating collections, changing exhibitions, an outdoor bush walk, colossal squid, fossil dig, earthquake simulator and more, it's a full day out. Te Papa is also home to the amazing World War One exhibition, Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War – a truly world-class feature brought to life by Weta Workshop.
Especially good on a sunny day, a walk along the waterfront is full of things to explore. There's playgrounds at Frank Kitts Park, where you can grab an ice-cream while you people watch, and at the far end, Freyberg Beach next to the golden sands of Oriental Bay. Fascinating sculptures and art installations plus the quirky City to Sea Bridge offer distractions along the way.
Formerly the Museum of City and Sea, Wellington Museum was ranked by The Times UK as one of the 50 best museums in the world. Be taken back in time through a series of interactive exhibitions on the settlement of Wellington and experience the sights, sounds (and smells!) of history.
- Find more fun things to do – Family Activities & Fun – Wellington region
Get the kids out into the fresh air by taking a stroll around Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens. Try a little scavenger hunt, pack a picnic, feed the ducks, explore the playground or play pooh sticks on the bridges over the picturesque Avon River. The Canterbury Museum is also located in the Botanic Gardens (free entry).
The new Margaret Mahy Family Playground is a spectacular venue. The playground caters for all ages and has some of the coolest playground equipment around plus facilities to ensure a great day out.
For kids who would love to take to the skies, The Air Force Museum of New Zealand is on the site of the former Wigram Air Force Base. There's plenty to keep the kids busy and the whole family engaged with over 30 historic aircraft to view, interactive exhibitions and a flight simulator. For $5 the kids can take part in a scavenger hunt with a prize.
- Find more fun things to do – Family Activities & Fun – Christchurch area
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Written by Julie Scanlon
Julie is Editor for Kidspot NZ and our MVP. Her hobbies include laughing uncontrollably at her own jokes, annoying her family by asking questions about movie plots, and never taking anything too seriously. She speaks a little Spanish and a lot of Yorkshire.
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This webinar is the start of a regular update for Talis Aspire. This particular edition focuses on rounding up the changes of the last 6 months in Talis Aspire Digitised Content (TADC).
- Rollover improvements
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- Edit course details
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- Combined Data source for edition checking
- Divisibility behaviour options - (Australian Universities Only)
- Other improvements and fixes
These webinars will recap on recent changes in both Talis Aspire Reading Lists (TARL) and TADC, advising of features and improvements in development or planned and refresher sessions on areas of the system at key points in the year. Also giving participants the opportunity to ask questions.
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Yesterday we went to an open day at Oakcroft organic gardens. They gave us a tremendous vegan feast and then we were taken on a tour of the gardens including two move able greenhouses from the 60's (to move them you just slide them along on their own runners). One is filled with a variety of tomatoes the other has beetroot, chard, elephant garlic and more that have slipped out of my memory.
They also have a large area of unprotected crops (see pic) such as fennel, salad leaves, carrots, potatoes, onions, cavolo nero (see pic), a really good selection, all protected with a rabbit proof fence. After the tour we were then lucky enough to have a lesson in how to make the most effective quick acting compost, by making sure you have the correct balance of carbon and nitrogen (see pic). A very enjoyable and informative day out. Oakcroft are members of Stockfree organics www.stockfreeorganic.net
Cross o'th Hill, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8DH
Contacts: Tim Carey 07726 266501 Mehr Fardoonji (01948) 860213
Website: www.oakcroft.org.uk
Oakcroft is the home of Mehr Fardoonji, who established the organic market garden in 1962. Mehr has now retired and has gifted the land to the Soil Association Land Trust, which aims to provide opportunities for prospective growers and farmers, and to fulfil an educational function. As from 2009 the gardens will become stockfree organic, having been taken on by Tim Carey, along with Lloyd English, both beneficiaries of VON's stockfree bursary scheme as students at the Welsh College of Horticulture.
The growing area is 2.5 acres and includes two original moveable greenhouses. The aim is to develop the project according to a sustainable, vegan-organic model, growing as wide a range of produce through the year as possible, to be sold locally. Plans include the adoption of no-dig principles for vegetable, herb and salad production, planting more fruit/nut trees and berries, and extending measures to enhance biodiversity.


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Hampton by Hilton Birmingham has a secure parking, a catering service and a bar which serves light meals and snacks.
The guest rooms are all equipped with flat-screen TV, work desk and bathroom with shower. All with air conditioning. The wifi is free.
It is located 5 minutes walk from the city center, the International Convention Centre, the Symphony Hall and the National Indoor Arena. The Bullring shopping center is located at about 1,6 kilometers from here. Families can easily reach the Cadbury World amusement park by car in 10 minutes.


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Local Government
The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government has historically placed an emphasis on local government, connecting students with real-world practitioners who are tackling the issues that today's governments are facing. As part of the MPA@UNC program, the local government area of focus will help you develop the advanced skills and knowledge base to build and improve local communities and make a clear impact on members' quality of life.
What Can I Do in Government Management With an MPA Degree?
Local government administration offers a wealth of exciting and rewarding career possibilities across a range of disciplines. No matter where you are on your professional path, the MPA@UNC's government management concentration can help you build valuable competencies and leadership capabilities and grow your existing career in:
- Budget and fiscal management
- City/county management
- Consulting
- Law enforcement
- Parks and recreation management
- Public affairs and communications
- Transportation management
- Urban planning
- Utilities management
- Waste management
The local government area of focus is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in environmental, economic, and community development as well as practical skills related to policy implementation and evaluation. You will explore topics such as ethics, organization development, intergovernmental relations, and budgeting concepts and techniques. Coursework also examines current trends in environmental policy and administration.
Students who want to tailor the online MPA to the Local Government concentration must at least 9 credits from the listing of electives below, or other elective courses as approved by your Academic Advisor:
- City and County Management
- Productivity in Local Government
- Navigating Nonprofit-Local Government Relations in Organizations
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Work starts on 287 home Great Yarmouth site
PUBLISHED: 13:58 30 October 2018 | UPDATED: 10:44 01 November 2018
Spades are in the ground on a new scheme to build 287 homes near Great Yarmouth – and people are being invited to register an interest in moving in.
The East Wood development, a mixture of houses, flats and bungalows, is being built on a site near the James Paget University Hospital.
Work on the first 56 homes has begun after project partners, including developers Equinox Enterprises Ltd who are delivering the project on behalf of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, contractors Lovell and project managers Orwell Housing Association, met at the site this week for a groundbreaking ceremony.
The show home is expected to be ready within the next few months with the whole first phase completed by mid-2020.
Anyone with an interest in one of the new homes is being asked to get in touch.
Cllr Graham Plant and Cllr Trevor Wainwright, the political group leaders at the borough council, said: "This distinctive scheme underlines the council's priorities to support sustainable growth and work towards an attractive mix of good quality housing, which is fit for purpose for all and meets local needs.
"The council is helping to address our borough's housing challenge very proactively by delivering homes on its own land."
To register an interest in off-plan housing sales for phase one of East Wood, email your name and contact details to firstname.lastname@example.com
Lovell regional managing director Simon Medler said: "Our construction team are delighted to have begun work on this impressive development which is going to create a great place to live at the same time as it brings much-needed new homes to the area."
Wendy Evans-Hendrick, CEO at Orwell Housing Association, said that the scheme was an important housing project for the region.
She said: "We believe in delivering innovative, affordable, sustainable and comfortable homes for the future and are delighted to have been involved in the master planning for East Wood."
Phase one of East Wood comprises 50 homes for private ownership: five two-bedroom homes, 30 three-bedroom homes, 13 four-bedroom homes and two five-bedroom homes.
There will also be six council homes: all two-bedroom flats, including two fully-accessible ground floor flats.
East Wood residents will benefit from enhancements to the existing woodland walk footpath and green space around the site, excellent transport connectivity, as well as other planned or existing facilities in this growth area.
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Vans Is Throwing Itself a 50th Birthday Party—Make That 10 of Them
House of Vans pop-ups take experiential marketing 'off the wall'
Faithful wearers of Vans sneakers who happen to live in New York or London already know the local House of Vans as a place to chill out, catch a live band, check out an art installation or (of course) do some skateboarding. And good for them—it's too bad Vans fans in other cities don't have such a place to hang.
For the next few days, though, they will.
Starting today, Vans will throw open a string of temporary House of Vans locations ("pop-up experiences," the company calls them) in cities including Austin, Toronto, Mexico City and Hong Kong. The venues, together with a series of social media videos—one of them narrated by Public Enemy's Chuck D—will kick off an ambitious schedule of programming to mark the Southern California footwear brand's 50th year in business. (Scroll down to watch some of the videos.)
"Our intent is to start our anniversary with a clear call to our consumers that we are the brand that celebrates and enables their creative expression," Vans vp of global marketing Fara Howard told Adweek. The pop-ups will feature an extensive roster of events for the next three to 10 days from interactive exhibits to DIY workshops, all in keeping with the brand's "Off the Wall" ethos. Vans' New York and London outposts will also participate and continue to host regular programming throughout 2016.
"House of Vans is where we bring Vans to life and interact with consumers," said Vans senior manager of public relations Laura Doherty. Together with the string of pop-ups, she added, "It's a huge celebration."
Vans is certainly pushing the experiential marketing envelope. New Yorkers have been able to go to the Brooklyn House of Vans (a former beverage warehouse in Greenpoint) since 2010. Four years later, Vans took over a complex of abandoned tunnels deep below London's Waterloo railroad station (giving London's underground youth a literal underground hangout). "House of Vans has been core to our brand, but with only two permanent locations, we can only touch so many consumers," Howard said. For its 50th anniversary, she said, "Our intent is to take the show on the road."
It's an actual show, too. Each House of Vans location will host a series of free concerts with headliners such as Nas, Dinosaur Jr., Wu-Tang Clan and Erykah Badu. The concerts are a nod to Vans' footing in the music scene, which began in the early 1980s when punk acts like Henry Rollins began wearing them onstage.
Vans first hit American streets in 1966, when footwear entrepreneur Paul Van Doren began selling his inexpensive canvas and rubber shoes out of a small store in Anaheim, Calif. When word spread of the shoes' waffle-grip sole, skateboarders (especially the Z-Boys from nearby Dogtown) embraced Vans. In time, so did everyone from garage bands to BMX riders, giving Vans entrée into the broader world of street culture, which it has influenced (and been influenced by) ever since.
In addition to the concerts, the pop-up locations will commemorate all of those influences by offering classes in screen printing and customizing your Vans by decorating the uppers (a hallowed practice skateboarders began in the 1970s.) House of Vans locales will also feature galleries of historic Vans (some on loan from Berlin's Skateboard Museum) and huge, selfie-sized cutouts of characters created by artists Mrzyk & Moriceau, whose surrealistic black-and-white animation runs through Vans' five anniversary videos, also debuting today.
The videos consist of a two-minute anchor condensing Vans' entire history plus four 30-second shorts covering Vans' presence in the worlds of music, art, action sports and fashion. The gritty baritone narrating the music video belongs to Chuck D, who explains how Vans jumped from the world of asphalt to the music scene three decades ago: "We were rollin' with the skaters, and the skaters were down with the punks, and the punks were making music, and the next thing you know, we're going to skate-punk shows, hard-core shows, metal shows, whatever shows."
Vans will feature the videos on Snapchat, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with the hope the content gets shared as widely as possible. "We want to make sure it isn't a one-directional conversation," Howard said.
All the programming is free to the public, which no doubt leaves Vans—and parent VF Corp.—with a substantial marketing bill. But advertising and marketing executive Petur Workman believes Vans will likely get its money's worth.
"It's an exciting idea," said Workman, whose practice area includes corporate events. "Vans has a culture of being involved in sports and music and has always contributed to creative backgrounds by sponsoring competitions. From an events-marketing point of view, the way they're planning and executing this is phenomenal. It'll be eaten up by this generation. I'm going to the one in Brooklyn—and I'm 45."
Even those who can't attend, Workman added, are likely to be influenced by the "long tail" generated by the social media attention Vans is hoping for—not just from the social sharing of its videos but from attendees tweeting about and taking videos and selfies at the House of Vans events.
Howard added that the benefit to Vans exceeds the obvious brand exposure. Hands-on programming on this scale is expected to fill the venues with young consumers who are Vans' prime targets. For the company, watching their behavior in the workshops and how they express their cultural preferences in general constitutes a kind of real-time field research. "By watching what our customers do, we learn a lot about what's important," Howard said. "It's an opportunity for us to engage directly with consumers and a tremendous opportunity for our marketers."


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The local history collections held by the Archives & Special Collections at Fredonia concentrate primarily on the history of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Consisting largely of books, microforms, maps and atlases, photographs and several notable manuscript collections, the materials are intended to foster in our students an appreciation for the history and culture of this region by supporting curricular and scholarly needs.
With the support of a 2009 Regional Bibliographic Databases (RBDB) grant from the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC), the Archives and Special Collections digitized four historical atlases documenting Western New York, including the 1867 and 1885 Atlases of Chautauqua County (published by William Stewart and F.W. Beers, respectively), the 1869 Atlas of Cattaraugus County (D.G. Beers), and the 1866 Atlas of Wyoming and Genesee Counties (D.G. Beers). The digitized atlases can be found on the New York Heritage website and are freely accessible to the public.
For assistance with these or other local history materials, please complete the Archives Research Request form.
This section of the website is currently in progress. Please keep checking back for further updates.
Grace S. Richmond Papers
Grace Smith Richmond (1866-1959) was a prolific Fredonia-based author whose writing career spanned nearly 41 years (1891 to 1932), beginning with the publication of her first novel, The Indifference of Juliet, in 1905. Her most popular novels were the "Red Pepper Burns" series, which celebrated the values of family, marriage, duty and hard work, are considered to be based on largely autobiographical elements. Richmond's writing career effectively ended in 1932 when she suffered a nervous breakdown from which she never fully recovered, spending 3 years in institutions in Westchester and White Plains, NY and Connecticut before returning to Fredonia in 1936. The Grace S. Richmond Papers contain extensive personal and professional correspondence; manuscript and print versions of Richmond's writings; family photographs and memorabilia; appointment books of Richmond's husband, Dr. Nelson C. Richmond; original artwork by Herman Pfeifer for Richmond's novel The Brown Study; and audio recordings, including interviews conducted by James Cummings in 1977 with Richmond's daughter, Marjorie Richmond Sickels, and daughter-in-law, Janet Richmond, among others.
Photo: Grace Richmond at her home on East Main Street in Fredonia, NY, circa 1920s, photographer unknown. Grace S. Richmond Papers, MSS 12, Archives & Special Collections, State University of New York at Fredonia.
Fredonia Baptist Church Records
The Fredonia Baptist Church was originally established in 1818 as the First Baptist Society of Pomfret, N.Y. The history of the church includes significant involvement by some of its members in the Underground Railroad within the western New York region, as well as ties to the beginnings of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Donated by the former Church Archivist, Wendy J. Woodbury Straight, the Fredonia Baptist Church Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, membership lists, registers, resolutions, bylaws, financial records, bulletins, newsletters, Sunday school materials and several published volumes documenting the history of the church and other area Baptist associations, dating from the early 1800s into the 20th century. Most of the records have been transcribed and are available online: http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/CHURCH/FredoniaBapt/FBCArchives.html.
Anna Clift Smith Project
Anna Clift Smith (1878-1946) spent much of her life on Lake Erie. She traveled widely in the United States. Although she was not a native of the area, and left for several years to see the West, she loved the locale so much that she repeatedly found her way back to this sometimes wild, always beautiful, spot in Western New York. During a few months in the winter of 1904, Anna composed and illustrated a charming literary work that seems to be at times a letter, a diary, or even an adventure or romance. This handwritten manuscript, composed in colored pencil and accompanied by watercolor illustrations, is held in the Archives & Special Collections at Fredonia. Conveying the sometimes wistful, sometimes hale and hearty, world view of this paradoxical young woman, the work, Van Buren Life, is the account of Anna's daily experiences during a harsh winter on the Lake at the then tiny summer community of Van Buren Point.
As part of a digital humanities project, the work was digitized and can be viewed in its entirety here. Reed Library also holds copies of the physical book in its circulating collection.
Image: Illustration from chapter XI of Van Buren Life by Anna Clift Smith, circa 1904-1905. John S. Lambert Papers, MSS 17, Archives & Special Collections, State University of New York at Fredonia.
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What are anticoagulants and antiplatelets used for?
Anticoagulants and antiplatelets are medicines that help treat or prevent blood clots and can help prevent serious medical problems, like heart attack or stroke.
Normally, blood clotting keeps the body from losing too much blood from wounds. However, blood clots in your blood vessels can cause problems if they block the flow of blood, oxygen, and nutrition to a part of your body. Some clots may form in the heart or the brain. Others may form somewhere else, like the leg, and then travel to another part of the body, like a lung.
You may be at higher risk for blood clots if you:
- Have had a heart attack or stroke
- Have an artificial heart valve
- Have a certain kind of irregular heartbeat
- Have a blood problem that makes your blood clot too easily
- Are on bed rest for a long time, like after an injury
- Have had certain types of surgery
These medicines may be given into a vein (IV), as a shot just under the skin, or as a tablet you take by mouth. The right amount and type of anticoagulant or antiplatelet can prevent many problems.
How do they work?
Anticoagulants, also called blood thinners, increase the time it takes blood to clot. This makes it harder for blood clots to form in your blood vessels. These medicines can also keep clots you already have from getting bigger.
Antiplatelet medicines keep blood cells called platelets from sticking together. This lowers the chance that blood clots will form.
What else do I need to know about this medicine?
- This medicine may cause you to bleed more easily or longer. Talk to your healthcare provider about the precautions that you should take while taking this medicine.
- Follow the directions that come with your medicine, including information about food or alcohol. Make sure you know how and when to take your medicine. Do not take more or less than you are supposed to take.
- Many medicines have side effects. A side effect is a symptom or problem that is caused by the medicine. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist what side effects the medicine may cause and what you should do if you have side effects.
- Try to get all of your prescriptions filled at the same place. Your pharmacist can help make sure that all of your medicines are safe to take together.
- Keep a list of your medicines with you. List all of the prescription medicines, nonprescription medicines, supplements, natural remedies, and vitamins that you take. Tell all healthcare providers who treat you about all of the products you are taking.
- You may need to carry a form of identification stating that you take this medicine, such as a medical alert bracelet or ID card. Talk with your healthcare provider about this.
If you have any questions, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information. Be sure to keep all appointments for provider visits or tests.
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This is the "Land of Enchantment"for its natural beauty and for touristical purposes. The capital is Santa Fe and its main cities are Albuquerque, Los Cruces, Rio Rancho, Ruswell and others.
Besides a high percentange of latin inhabitants, it also counts on indian tribes as the Apaches, towns, and Navajas. This state is dedicated to the crops of Hay, chullies, nuts, cotton and onios.
The tipical food of New Mexico is very different but very similar from Mexico. Chilly peppers are necessary. There pork meat is more important than Cow´s. Corn is used instead of flour. The main courses are Green chillies with meat, yucca burns and Panoche puddin.
New Mexico wildlife is huge. Among some animals we can find the Mexican Gray Wolf, cougars, bobcats, jaguars, Lynx, coyote, elk and many others.
The state flower is the Yucca and was adopted in 1927. The state tree is the Pinon and the state vegetables are the chile and beans.


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If you're a devoted subscriber to a print magazine, but you just got an iPad and want to read the digital edition instead, the only option to date has been paying full newsstand cover prices all over again for the same content. Now, though, Apple (s aapl) has relented, and free digital access for traditional subscribers should arrive for many in the near future.
Time Inc. (s tmx) is the publisher that finally convinced Apple to bypass the pay-per-issue model and allow existing subscribers to reap the benefits of their iPads. As of Thursday, People magazine allows existing subscribers to download and view current content on their iPads for free. Subscribers forced into paying twice for the same content had previously contributed to extremely negative reviews for apps like Sports Illustrated and others.
Apple's reluctance is understandable. In allowing existing magazine subscribers to essentially bypass its own in-app purchasing system, it gives up a considerable share of revenue. Magazines and other publications now have a precedent for charging users outside of the App Store itself for content delivered within, which could pose a considerable threat to Apple's bottom line.
On the other hand, Apple fought hard to win over the magazine publishers prior to the launch of the iPad, and it wasn't exactly doing itself any favours in terms of fostering good will by alienating the magazines' subscribers. Allowing for external subscriptions to apply within the App Store should pay off in that it will allow a pool of new users a way into the iPad through traditional media avenues.
Other Time Inc. properties like Sports Illustrated and Fortune are expected to follow suit with free content for subscribers in the near future. I'd expect other publishers to be shortly behind them. Even better for iPad users, this should prompt a number of fence-sitting magazines to jump on the iPad bandwagon, since it allows them to expand their customer base without requiring they buy into a revenue-sharing model.
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As I seem to point out each time that I post a White Daily Slosh, the WDS doesn't show up as regularly as the RDS. Let me explain why.
I come to recommend wines through an empirical technique only used by a handful of the truly great wine writers. The method is called "le methode du Duffs" in the biz. I taste wines and then recommend those wines that I like and think that you'd enjoy. And that means, I haven't tried every wine in each release. If you read my earlier post on swallowing, you'd understand that it wouldn't be a good idea. Plus, I don't ever get samples from the mothership and am not included in that lofty group who are invited to taste each wine pre-release. I'm sure that the LCBO really wants to address this oversight given the upselling that I do each week on their behalf. Simply put, I have tasted the wine either through earlier access here, at the winery, or in another jurisdiction. So, these are my best bets given what I've had – based on my tasting notes, such as they are. There will certainly be some great wines going unmentioned. And, if I'm recommending you try something based on other vintages, reviews, etc., I'll mention that. So, why fewer WDS? Simple. I drink fewer whites than reds.
So, without further ado, Because we certainly have enough ado. Just the other day I was saying, "I've had about enough ado. Like watching the provincial election debate. Way too much ado. Not enough ah….don't" These recommendations are for the June 4th release.
It always puzzles me why pinot grigio is the 'go to' wine of so many. I defy you to find a restaurant that doesn't have a pinot grigio as one of its whites by the glass. It's not that pinot grigio is bad or unworthy of all the attention. Well, maybe unworthy of all the attention, yes. But, I'm not meaning to disparage the grape or wine. But, do you want to get crazy? Try the 2012 Marotti Campi Luzano Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore #375295 $17.95. This wine comes from the Marches region. Where's that? Well, to quote the Friendly Giant look at the heel of the boot on the east coast and look up, look way up a bit more until you get to about the upper middle and there you have it, the Marches – east side of the boot about upper middle – right of Umbria. I predict it will become a 'go to' wine/food area. These verdicchio wines are usually crisp, dry, and recently are starting to round out a bit with fuller flavour. It's this last part that makes this one perfect for sitting on the patio (minimum 30 SPF) with some Italian-style nibbles (prosciutto and melon, olives, bruscetta). There are some weaker verdicchios around, just like PG, but this one has oomph. If I were to say, stone fruit, would you all laugh and say I was pretentious, a wine snob wannabe? No? OK, some stone fruit – peaches? But, still crisp, fresh. Break the PG spell and venture to the Marches. Look out for verdicchio!
That's all by the way of recommendations for wines that I've enjoyed. But, this release holds a few wines that I haven't tasted that I think will be worthy of my investment based on past record or review.
At our house, chardonnay is king. Or, should I say, queen? It is poured as an afternoon sipper, with chicken dishes, shrimp dishes, beef dishes, and, most importantly and frequently as a "work was a bit of a bother (read: it was a bitch) today. Get me a glass of chardonnay." There's nothing wrong with that. Drink what you like and like what you drink is a good motto for life. Come to think of it, it relates to the PG lovers that I slagged in the recommendation above. Sorry 'bout that. Well, for this very reason, there are some constants in the basement: La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay; and, Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay from Washington. When I think of Washington, my mind does not jump first to chardonnay but syrah, cabernet sauvignon and riesling. But, this wine can change a person's mind, can't it? The 2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay #232439 $19.95 usually gives a 'fresh' first impression – then you get the fruit and a little bit of vanilla, oaky at the finish. It's a good house style for those that like oak but also want some definition not just flab. Make sense? Anyway, I know that I'll be buying a bunch of this for medicinal reasons – all of the 2011 gone. So, don't make me feel awkward – get some for the chardonnay lover in your house.
If, like me, you need some wine around for those that like it a bit more fun and sweet, pick up some Moscato d'Asti. These wines come from Piemonte and are made from the same grape as Asti Spumante. But, don't let bad memories of those wines sway you. This wine is frizzante – meaning less fizzy than spumante wines and a little sweeter. It's a low alcohol, sweet, mildly fizzy white. I don't favour sweet wines but I have to tell you that served with fruit dessert, this wine is usually perfect. This week, the 2012 Moscato d'Asti La Gironda #368746 $16.95 hits the shelves. I included this in a sparkly tasting once and those I-prefer-dry-only people actually quite enjoyed it served with assorted desserts. The low alcohol makes it a good evening ender instead of opening another heavy red or creamy white and wondering, "What was I thinking?" It could be a gateway wine as well for younger people. Get 'em hooked on wine like this and then move them to Mateus from your guy on the corner. It will save them from Strawberry Samba and cake-flavoured vodka, maybe. Get your fizz on!
And, just 'cause I can – it's my blog, here's a neat dessert idea using bubbly that takes about a minute to prepare. Take parfait glasses and put in a small scoop of rainbow sherbet. Or, if you wish to bump it up a notch substitute un petit boule de sorbet from the same carton and pour a little bit of bubbly over glass to fill. Careful, it foams a bit. Serve with parfait spoons. We use Cava or Prosecco (Translation: cheap dry bubbly) mostly as the sherbet is pretty sweet already. Looks fab, tastes great, perfect on the patio after a Q.
Chateau Ste. Michelle http://www.vintages.com
Moscato d'Asti Gironda http://www.winesearcher.com
Verdicchio http://www.wineshop.com


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Finding Photos is a Snap on Your iPhone With Fototriever
Adda Ventures, Inc. has released Fototriever 1.0, their new photo organization and management app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The app makes taking, tagging, finding and retrieving your photos easier than ever. The first-of-its-kind app uses voice-activated technology, allowing users to tag their photos by voice or text as soon as they're taken.
When users wish to find a particular photo, they simply speak the name of the event into the iOS device, and the app quickly finds and displays the photo. No more searching and scrolling through endless photos, simply speak or enter search text, and the photo is quickly found.
By using Fototriever photographers can avoid the frustration of repetitive swiping to find their images. The user tags the photos as they're taken (or they can be tagged at a later time), using the traditional formula of "how," "what," "where," and "when." The app allows creating tags either by the traditional keyboard method or by using the iPhone's microphone to speak the tags.
Once the photos have been tagged, a photographer can then use voice commands to instantly find an image. For example, saying "Birthday, Zoo, Jonathan, March 2018" or any one of these words will instantly bring up all photos that have been tagged of Jonathan's birthday at the zoo in March. Even years later, images can quickly be found with simple voice or text command. "See it, say it, save it."
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Fototriever 1.0 is free and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo and Video category. For more information about the app, visit the Fototriever website. Download Fototriever today and never have to hunt for a photo again. Happy photo taking with Fototriever. For more information, or to schedule an interview with the developers, contact Scott Lorenz of Westwind iPhone App Publicity.


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Amanda Berard is a mother, a University of North Texas grad student, and a veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
She was sexually assaulted while in the Army, which resulted in her PTSD.
"I experience it with depression and in hypervigilance," Berard said.
According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, 23 of every 100 women that use the VA say they have been a victim of sexual assault.
In order to cope with her PTSD symptoms, Amanda says that doctors in Texas can only do one thing:
"You're given a cocktail of medication," Berard described. "A cocktail of pharmaceutical pills. I have five or six different medications that I'm supposed to take. The prescriptions, I feel, are like a Band-Aid solution."
That "cocktail" isn't what Amanda believes is best for her, which is the reason why she's presently working on a thesis paper that studies the effectiveness of cannabis for veterans with PTSD.
She also advocates with the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Groups like Texas NORML have been spending lots of time at the Texas Capitol in Austin lobbying Congress and even dropping off letters at the governor's office. The main aim for this particular group is better medical marijuana laws.
Texas State Senator José Menédez from San Antonio agrees with groups like NORML that medicinal marijuana should be accessible just like a number of other prescription drugs available on the market.
Two years back, Texas did pass the Passionate Use Act, which only allows cannabis in the form of an oil for children with one very particular type of epilepsy.
Menédez would like to see more health conditions like PTSD added to the list of sicknesses accessible for medicinal marijuana use. That is certainly the reason why he filed Senate Bill 269 for comprehensive medical cannabis use.
According to the National Center for PTSD, two out of every 10 veterans with PTSD also have substance use disorder (SUD). The VA says that an average of 20 veterans commit suicide nationwide every single day. Lots of those victims suffered from PTSD.
Menédez said that he has heard from many veterans that tell him the present medications they're prescribed aren't working and, in many cases, make them feel worse.
Although the Passionate Use Act was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, he opposes the legalization of marijuana in Texas.
A recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune survey found that 83% of Texans support making marijuana legal for medical purposes.
In all, 28 states along with the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal use. Although Texas doesn't appear to be joining that list, Amanda and Senator Menédez say that other states' success gives them hope.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized that as marijuana use is approved by other states, cannabis might be used to treat PTSD. However, the group also says that there haven't been particular controlled studies to assess effectiveness or the safety} of marijuana as treatment for PTSD.


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Although Krabi's International Airport (KRB) is probably the most popular starting point for many of its visitors since as well as direct international flights there are daily flights from within Thailand which can reduce your travel time significantly especially if you're coming from Bangkok. But more and more holiday makers are choosing to visit multiple destinations making the most of Krabi's connections as well as it's beautiful beaches and sights. This island hopper style vacation sees visitors from Phi Phi Island, Phuket or Koh Lanta making the trip without any of the hassles of planning round timetables or haggling. Take the hassle out of your visit to by booking a low cost resort transfer online, to pick you up from the airport or even your current hotel. hotelATM can organise single trips or round trip transfers, your return trip doesn't have to be to the same place you came from so you can continue on your travels. Pre-arrange your Krabi hotel transfer online. Hassle Free Krabi Hotel TransfersOne Way and/or Return journeys are available for Free Instant Online Quotations Land: From Krabi Airport and Klong Chilat Pier (Krabi) to your hotel in Krabi. Ferry: From Phi Phi Island, Phuket and Koh Phangan to your hotel in Krabi. Speedboat: From Phi Phi Island or Phuket to your hotel in Krabi.
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On Sunday 22 July, an 18-year-old woman was fatally stabbed on a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station platform in Oakland, California.
Her name was Nia Wilson.
The following day, John Cowell (27) was arrested for the attack, which killed Nia and seriously wounded her sister, Latifah. He has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
In the days since, thousands of people have gathered to mourn Nia's death and honour her life, and tens of thousands of social media posts tagged #NiaWilson, #JusticeForNia and #SayHerName have swept the internet.
Although the BART Police Chief has reportedly said that there is currently no evidence to suggest that Cowell is part of any terrorist or white supremacist group, Nia's murder – along with the subsequent police and media response – have reignited national and international debates on race.
Celebrities, artists and all those horrified by the brutal, unprovoked murder of a young woman have been speaking out against the racism, white supremacy and misogyny that – as writer Elizabeth Gilbert posted, "is so deeply embedded within our culture that we marinate in it at every level."
In the past, when #SayHerName has been used to shine a light on murders of black women, I am ashamed to say that I have stayed silent. I've worried that it was not my time to speak, not my space to occupy – worried that I'd say the wrong thing. But I see now that those worries are privileges in themselves, and that the choice to remain silent is one that many women do not share with me when violence and fear remain threads woven tightly through the fabric of their daily lives.
As a white young woman, I cannot call myself a feminist if I don't express the sorrow and disgust I feel about what happened to Nia with the same outrage, and at the same volume, as I would if a white 18-year-old was murdered where I live. Feminism that is not intersectional is irrelevant, and in this instance, silence is compliance.
What can I do? What can you do?
Firstly, you can donate to the Wilson family's 'Justice for Nia' page. Then…
– Ask yourself what you are doing to disrupt systemic racism, answer honestly.
– Challenge yourself to acknowledge the ways you have personally benefited, and will continue to benefit in the future, from that racism.
– Think about how, as a white person, you can use your words and actions and networks and finances to help make the world a safer place for black people.
– Call out people around you who demonstrate hateful or oppressive behaviour. Stop ignoring racist comments or laughing at racist jokes.
– Read and learn and be willing to change. Listen to people when they tell you about their experiences, while remembering that asking black people to explain racism, or for guidance on how you can help, is asking those already doing the majority of the emotional work to dismantle white supremacy to work even harder and carry an even heavier burden. Do your own work, challenge yourself and those around you.
– Notice when the media uses language to vilify black people, or to excuse white people.
– Educate yourself on the intricacies of white supremacy. Admit to yourself if you find it uncomfortable and difficult then carry on anyway.
– Remember that good intentions are not enough.
We have to do better. We have to stand with black women. Please share any other suggestions you have! None of us are free until all of us are free.
Nia was 18. She deserved a full and long and safe and joyful life. Say her name.


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Manila, Philippines, June 20th, 2012.- The Philippines is gearing up for its second general automated elections next year as its top leaders have expressed strong support for the continued use of the Smartmatic's voting machines which was at the heart of the republic's first automated elections in 2010.
The Supreme Court, with the justices voting 11-3, had ruled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can buy and reuse the voting machines, which it had leased from technology provider Smartmatic to automate the 2010 polls.
President Benigno Aquino, whose victory in the last polls was one of the most convincing in Philippine history, had said that the country stands to benefit greatly by way of credible poll results if it maximizes the use of Smartmatic's voting machines. This view was shared by Vice President Jejomar Binay who was quoted as saying that the automated elections "reflect the votes of the Filipino people."
At the House of Representatives, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. had earlier said that lawmakers are united in supporting the Comelec's decision to exercise their option to purchase the counting machines.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile expressed his belief that the voting machines "are still better than going back to the old manual system. We have tried it. We elected a president, vice president, 12 senators, many governors and executives." He commended Comelec and Smartmatic saying that "they did their best to produce and give to us a clean and honest election."
Senator Francis Escudero, chairman of the Justice Committee, is also convinced that the voting machines provided by Smartmatic gives accurate count and he is optimistic that the 2013 elections would be glitch-free after the Supreme Court has approved the purchase of the machines.
The Carter Center, an international group advocating democracy through transparent elections, reported that "the Philippines May 2010 elections were marked by relatively high public confidence and trust in the use of optical mark recognition technology. Such a success is a credit to the hard work of COMELEC and Smartmatic as well as the commitment of the people of the Philippines toward increasingly transparent elections."
The United States government, through its Manila Embassy, hailed the Philippines for "achieving another milestone in the nation's democratic history" while European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Alistair MacDonald said that the "process was carried out smoothly, and the results transmitted rapidly."


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About us
Dalia Association is a community foundation that realizes our rights as Palestinians to control our resources for our own durable development for generations to come. Our mission is to mobilize and properly utilize resources necessary to empower a vibrant, independent and accountable civil society, through community controlled grant-making. Our community development approach focuses on the ecological, local economy, social and cultural dimensions.
New to a community foundation? Wondering what it means?
A community foundation is an establishment that allocates and mobilizes local resources to serve community needs and priorities.
- Making grants to support inspirational and relevant civil society initiatives, especially grassroots efforts that seek to supplement local resources.
- Link resources by introducing people with expertise, ideas, contacts, equipment, and other assets to community activists who can use them to serve their communities. This helps decrease our dependence on outside resources.
- Encourage giving by locals, companies, and refugee and Diaspora Palestinians. We revive local traditions of philanthropy and volunteerism such as mujawara* and al Ouna*.
- Advocate for systemic change in the international aid system so that it respects Palestinian rights and responds to local priorities.
Mujawara (neighboring) are ideas shared freely with no control by any authority, and Al Ouna (indigenous aid system), a form of collective efforts led by the community to help individuals in their personal affairs, and to enhance the well-being of the entire community. These traditions are successful methods reviving a culture of sharing and convening, which is enabling us to have an active civil society ensuring its own democratic autonomy.


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The prize comes as an investment – a 10% equity stake – in Mapian, Inc., a mobile map-based social networking platform. LaunchPad is a TV program not unlike Dragons' Den, where entrepreneurs compete for a cash prize and investment into their company. LaunchPad is a Toronto-based TV program, specifically geared towards helping Tamil entrepreneurs across North America, as they pitch their ideas and launch their businesses.
Mapian is a unique social networking platform that uses digital maps to orient its users to events going on around them. And with the iOS platform completed and Android just around the corner, Ravi plans for a launch this early Summer that will see the social platform take flight.


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Vietnam appears to be betting on gung ho enthusiasm to kick start solar power development rather than taking bold steps to deliver a stable backbone to the industry. It's a gamble that may pay off in the short term but might also saddle the country with poorly-conceived and under-performing projects in the long term.
To much fanfare, Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) released Circular 16 in including final template power purchase agreements (PPA) for the solar energy sector. The circular and PPA templates follow a draft issued back in April this year, and are stated to be mandatory templates for utility-scale and rooftop solar projects.
The original draft PPA for utility scale grid projects was met with criticism, and declared non-bankable by most experts and commentators (despite hewing closely to the previously-issued standard PPA for wind projects). Unfortunately, little has changed with the final version of the PPA. Would-be investors raised serious concerns over the amount and type of risk the PPA sought to shift to investors, and the message delivered was that unless the government was willing to address some of the most glaring problems, few reputable foreign solar players and, just as importantly, few reputable financiers would be likely to sign up.
Having largely ignored recommendations provided, the final text does little to inspire confidence. The final PPA does not improve upon the main critical issues highlighted in April. Issues include a lack of measures to compensate producers for interruption in the ability to receive power, force majeure conditions, contract suspension, and settlement of disputes.
Tariff trouble
With the FiT rate of US$0.0935/kWh for grid-connected solar power projects confirmed, Circular 16 goes on to outline that the FiT is available for 20 years to projects, or parts of projects, that reach commercial operation before 30 June 2019.
As with the draft from April, the final PPA does not include any indexation of the FiT to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to address inflation risks. In response to concerns over fluctuating exchange rates, the circular does state that "the FiT for the following year shall be adjusted according to the central exchange rates of the Vietnamese dong against the US dollar announced by the State Bank of Vietnam on the last working day of the preceding year." Annual adjustment is better than none but it wouldn't have been difficult to spread adjustments throughout the year.
As a way to offset the relatively low tariff, and inflation risks, investors may be able to benefit from tax exemptions on raw materials and supplies imported for their projects, corporate income tax relief, and an exemption from land rental fees within the first three years of commencing commercial operation.
A risk too far?
Under Decision 11 (which also set the FiT) and the final version of the PPA appended to Circular 16, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is responsible for purchasing the entire power output from grid-connected projects at the stated FiT.
However, the PPA relieves EVN from payment obligations in cases where it is unable to take power due to a breakdown of the transmission or distribution grid. With many solar projects currently focused on few central locations, the capacity of existing facilities to absorb power must be a cause of some concern given the PPA's transfer of such risk to power producers.
Worryingly, the PPA lacks any mechanism to compensate power producers should interruptions happen outside of their control. Not only does the PPA not provide for extension of time in case of force majeure, but if force majeure were to prevent a power producer from meeting its obligations for a year then EVN could unilaterally terminate the PPA with no compensation payable. In such circumstances, the power producer is left alone in the dark.
Such arrangements might be acceptable to projects that manage to negotiate clear 'take or pay' terms and/or government guarantees, but it is highly questionable whether and to what extent either of these will be possible in the current climate. As a direct consequence, it is equally questionable to what extent private finance will be prepared to bear the risk, a fact that will prompt capital to seek more favourable conditions in other markets.
Playing by house rules
If the above portends of problems in the relationship with EVN, investors may be further discouraged by the lack of specifics in terms of dispute resolution. The PPA is governed by Vietnamese law and does not itself expressly include the right to agree on international arbitration to resolve disputes, a condition that would typically be considered an important requirement.
As it stands, disputes can be submitted to the Electricity Renewable Energy Department (formerly the General Directorate of Energy) for mediation. If that doesn't work, there is the option of escalating the issue to the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) or pursuing litigation in Vietnam's courts.
The PPA does allow for "another dispute resolution body to be agreed by the parties", which potentially opens the door for sellers to negotiate with EVN on dispute resolution, including offshore or even domestic arbitration. But it is not clear if EVN will agree to directly amend PPAs to allow for express prior agreement on offshore arbitration or simply open the door for such a discussion at the time of a dispute. Clearly in the latter case the deck is firmly stacked in EVN's favour.
One step forward… wait and see
The MoIT is well aware of the deficiencies in the PPA and knows that, in its current form, it will not attract the kind of investment Vietnam needs if it is to meet both its energy demands and renewable targets. They know that investors were hoping for some of the shortfalls to have been addressed, and as such the agreement remains – for all intents and purposes – largely unbankable.
On the other hand however, the MoIT is also acutely aware of the significant interest in Vietnam's solar sector. The vast potential of solar power is there for the taking, with abundant land available for the development of solar farms for first movers. With this in mind, the PPA can be considered an attempt to test the waters – asking how much risk investors are willing to bear in return for a piece of the action.
The MoIT is confident that smaller, nimble players will be attracted to Vietnam and make investments, regardless of the bankability of the PPA on paper. The question truly posed by Circular 16 is: exactly how much risk are investors willing to accept? What better way to test it than in open market conditions? If risk allocation adjustment need to be made in future, the Prime Minister, MoIT and EVN can make them relatively easily.
Ultimately, although the PPA is "final" on paper, the real trick is for investors to work hard and smart to agree adjustments on a project-to-project basis that re-align specific risks in acceptable ways. Each project is a sum of many different elements and successful investors in the early days at least will be the ones that focus their energies on key issues for their projects where they can make meaningful progress. Opportunity vs. risk: Vietnam is playing a calculated game at the dawn of the solar energy sector. Where the chips fall remains to be seen.
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Danish Pete Pedalboard Build – That Pedal Show
This is the audio from our video here: https://youtu.be/p3DQaN7yzos
In today's episode Dan puts together a pedalboard for our wonderful friend and all-round awesome geezer, Peter Honoré. For anyone who doesn't know, Danish Pete is a professional guitarist whose day job is over at Andertons TV on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/AndertonsMusic
A master of taste and touch in his playing, Pete requires a relatively simple but versatile board based around the Schmidt Array SA-450 platform. Dan and Pete talk through the pedal choices before assembling it all in terms of layout, power and audio.
Apologies in advance for the lengthy section on the H9 and MIDI. Why anyone subjects themselves to this remains a total mystery to me – Mick here – but hey, some of you krayzee kids just love this stuff.
Apologies also for the highly average production today. No Simon = me trying to remember how the cameras work and forgetting to turn lights on, etc. Ha!
Enjoy the video!
Pedals in this episode…
• Schmidt Array SA-450 Pedalboard
• Boss TU-3S Chromatic Tuner
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• Xotic SP Compressor
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• Greer Lightspeed
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• Thorpy The Dane
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• Fulltone Octafuzz
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• Boss DC-2W Dimension C
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• Walrus Audio ARP-87 Delay
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• Eventide H9
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• TC Electronic HOF
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• TheGigRig G2
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- Bert, Ernie, Morecambe, Wise… and Danish Pete: 0:50
- The build begins and pedal choices: 1:15
- Josh Snouse is here! 3:08
- New footswitches on G2: 3:45
- H9 uses: 5:00
- Pedalboard size and layout: 8:20
- What's up top and what's down below: 10:45
- Power: 11:24
- Dan explains the power routing: 12:44
- Virtual battery? 13:49
- Audio and patch cables: 16:11
- How does G2 work? 18:20
- How does it sound - a loopy jammy jam: 22:20
- Amps? 28:10
- What is that guitar? 31:10
- Compressor: 32:20
- Greer Lightspeed: 33:10
- Thorpy FX The Dane: 33:30
- Fulltone Octafuzz: 35:05
- Boss DC-2W Dimension C: 36:30
- Walrus Audio ARP-87: 36:45
- Eventide H9: 37:10
- TC Electronic HOF: 38:20
- TC Electronic Ditto: 39:25
- How does Pete use G2? 40:25
- The long and winding tale of MIDI, G2 and the H9: 43:47
- And more of that… 49:22
- Static Pete? 58:18
- Finally some playing: 1:01:12
Guitars and amps used today:
• Oswald S-Type: http://oswaldguitars.nl/
• Fender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster – Mick's video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yT
• Victory V140 The Super Duchess
• SL Amps Custom Clean: https://slamplification.com/index.php/sl-amps-series/
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iStock Photo Let's consider two otherwise identical firms. Rocket Corp. issues their quarterly earnings press results, focusing on their financial results. Then they conduct their quarterly conference call with investors, reporting their revenue, margins, profitability, cash levels, and citing their revenue and earnings guidance for the next quarter and year. They take questions from those investors on the call and then put the directives out to the management team that: "This is what we have to do to make the numbers for the quarter, otherwise our stock will be hammered." Endurance Inc. also issues a quarterly press release and conducts an investor conference call, but in addition to the same financial data that Rocket Corp. issued (excluding earnings guidance), they report many additional metrics: Customers: Revenue and market share details …Continue Reading
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According to Steve Coburn, "It's not fair to the horses that have been in the race since Day 1." Coburn is the co-owner of California Chrome, once thought to be the heir to the Triple Crown, who lost at Belmont. "Look at it this way, if you can't make enough points to get in the Kentucky Derby, you can't run in the other two races. It's all or nothing, because it's not fair to these horses who have been running their guts out since Day 1," Coburn spewed before his wife dragged him off camera. It's not fair. Life's not fair. And leaders – real leaders – know that. When I was growing up, I used to compete in the Central-Belden PTA Pet Show. Well, not me, exactly. I would …Continue Reading
Organizational alignment is a transformational leadership process, requiring extensive, multidirectional communication, with deep listening and dialogue, not edicts from the top. Alignment is a "we" process, not an "I" process. It is is a back-and-forth, up, down, and sideways leadership process that should touch everyone in the organization, even some outside stakeholders on some steps. Alignment takes time and patience. It can be messy and frustrating, requiring many midcourse corrections, but it is worth every step for achieving and sustaining a high-performance organization. We have just published a whitepaper on Alignment, which is now available on our website. Please click here to access the full document: Collaborative Alignment: A Transformational Leadership Process. For additional resources on alignment, you may wish to see our blog from last year: Is Your …Continue Reading
Image: iStock With this cap and gown season upon us, here are some thoughts for new graduates as they transition from school to work or other pursuits. 1. Avoid making choices for the wrong reasons. You are probably under a lot of pressure, both self-imposed and externally thrust upon you. As you look at various work opportunities, even in this challenging job market, consider not only external motivations such as income and status but also internal motivations such as meaning, values, and fulfillment. You will spend lots of time at work, so work hard to find a good fit for you (not for others). 2. There will be a day of reckoning for the choices you make. With time, a job often leads to a series of promotions, or other …Continue Reading
People won't follow your leadership if you're not fully "present" with them. If you are not present with people, you are not connecting with them. Without connections, the leader/follower relationship breaks down and trust is undermined. People feel devalued. You're sending a signal that they are not important. As a result, they won't commit to follow you from their hearts because you weren't engaged with them. But wait, you say, "In this age of high-tech and hyperspeed, I've got to multi-task. You don't understand what I have to juggle: downsized staffs; cut budgets; doing more with less; 24/7 communications and social media; a bulging and relentless email inbox; conference calls across time zones; sleep deprivation; competitive threats; organizational politics; and more. And that's just at work. Don't forget my …Continue Reading
The sports world is abuzz with excitement. We may have our first Triple Crown winner since 1978, when Affirmed captured what has been called "the most elusive championship" in all of sports. California Chrome is poised to accomplish this incredible feat on June 7 if he can win at Belmont Park. This unlikely horse, bred in California for only $10,000 with a 77-year-old trainer, has won his last six races. Since 1875, only eleven thoroughbreds have won the Triple Crown, including such iconic names as War Admiral, Whirlaway, Citation, Seattle Slew, and of course, perhaps the best of them all, Secretariat. Pictured above, Secretariat won the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, in 1973 by a world-record 31 lengths in a time that has yet to …Continue Reading
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I think that this book should be read by all new software developers as well as all junior or mid-level developers. There's plenty to be learned by the senior developer types too. Even if you've been doing these things for a long time, this is a good read to make sure you're keeping your feet planted firmly on the ground.
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Contrary to reports, Lindsay Lohan will not be released from treatment for good this weekend.
However, a source tells "Extra" that the troubled starlet will step out for a couple of weeks to finish shooting a movie. Then, she'll head straight back to the Utah rehab center where she's been since August.


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|The solution of two dimensional problems in astrophysics
|Fryxell, Bruce Alan
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|Arnett, D.
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|two dimensional problems in astrophysics
spherically symmetric calculations
general hydrodynamic behavior
cylindrical coordiantes
Poisson's equation
|Many important problems in astrophysics cannot be solved accurately using spherically symmetric calculations. Techniques for studying the general hydrodynamic behavior of problems in two dimensional cylindrical coordinates with rotational symmetry are discussed. These techniques involve the solution of the hydrodynamic equations and Poisson's equation for the gravitational potential on a rectangular Eulerian finite difference grid. Calculations of problems with known analytic solutions, which were performed to test the accuracy of the numerical methods, are described. The results of two hydrodynamic calculations which have significant astrophysical implications are presented. The first of these is an investigation of the hydrodynamic behavior of off-center point explosions in stars. An important application of these calculations is the possible formation of high velocity pulsars. The dependence of the final velocity of the collapsed remnant on the location and energy of the explosion is computed. The largest remnant velocities result from explosions located at a mass fraction of about 0.5. An explosion energy fifty per cent greater than the binding energy of the star produces a 1.4 Me remnant with a velocity of about 400 km/sec. However, this energy must be generated in a very small region of the star in order to create the required asymmetry in the explosion. Because of this a specific energy of about 1020 ergs/gm is needed for the explosion. Nuclear reactions can produce no more than about 17 5xl0ergs/gm and it is unclear how the energy produced in gravitational collapse models can be sufficiently localized. Unless a supernova mechanism can be found which is able to produce enough energy in a small region of the star, off-center explosions do not provide a satisfactory explanation for high velocity pulsars. The second problem to be discussed is whether the impact of an expanding supernova shell on a binary companion star can disrupt the binary system. Three effects are considered. First, the completely inelastic, collision of the shell with the companion strips off some mass from the outer layers of the star. Second, the impact of the shell on the companion will heat some of the matter near the stellar surface enough to cause mass ablation to occur. Finally, some of the matter in the supernova shell will stick to the star. The results of this calculation are compared to the results of previous attempts to solve the problem analytically by assuming that the stellar surface is planar. However, the curved surface of the star is found to have a significant effect on the momentum imparted to the companion. Much of the matter in the shell streams around the star and thus has very little effect. Furthermore, not all of the matter which is ablated from the star is ejected straight back toward the supernova as was assumed for the analytic calculations. In fact, mass ablation spreads over most of the stellar surface and becomes nearly spherically symmetric, further reducing the momentum given to the companion. As a result, the final momentum of the companion star is only 0.8 of the incident momentum of the shell, instead of the factor of about four greater than the incident momentum predicted by the analytic calculations. Therefore, it seems unlikely that the collision between the supernova shell and the companion star will have a significant effect on the orbit of the binary system except perhaps in a few extreme cases.
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Last year, BlackBerry announced the launch of BlackBerry Style 9670 flip smartphone exclusively on the airwaves of Sprint in the US. Finally after waiting for more than six months, this handset has been officially launched in India. BlackBerry Style 9670 is a CDMA phone, so it can be used only with Reliance, Tata Docomo and MTS in India.
This handset runs on the Blackberry 6 Operating System and it comes with a two large display, full QWERTY keyboard, 3G Connectivity, 5 megapixel camera and more. The external screen can be used for quickly viewing notifications and messages, while the high-resolution internal screen can be used for web browsing and watching videos. Check out the complete specs below.
The CDMA segment represents a significant portion of the overall mobile subscriber base in India and we are pleased to further our commitment to Indian consumers with the introduction of this powerful and stylish BlackBerry smartphone,said Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion. The BlackBerry Style is a new and exciting choice for customers, offering an attractive flip design and an intuitive user experience powered by the new BlackBerry 6 operating system.
BlackBerry Style 9670 features a 2.7 inch QVGA internal display with 360 x 400 pixels resolution, 2 inch QVGA external display, BlackBerry 6 Operating System, Full QWERTY keyboard, Trackpad, Wi-Fi, 3G Connectivity, 5 megapixel camera with flash, continues auto-focus and image stabilization, VGA video recording and so on.
Other features include a 3.5mm audio jack, Multimedia player, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPS, 512MB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory, 8GB card included, BlackBerry Maps, 14 hours of music playback, 4.5 hours of talk time, 10.5 days of stand-by time and a 1150 mAhr battery.
BlackBerry Style 9670 comes with SNS apps for accessing YouTube, BBM, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. This handset comes with a price tag of Rs.24,990.