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TEN Arquitectos, Mexican Design Studio, Architecture Office, Image, Exhibition, Building
TEN Arquitectos, Mexico : Taller de Enrique Norten
Contemporary Mexican Architecture Practice – Taller de Enrique Norten
TEN Arquitectos – Key Projects
Key Buildings by Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, chronological:
National School of Theatre, Mexico City, Mexico
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Visual & Performance Art Library, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Harlem Park, New York, USA
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Educare Sports Facilities, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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Hotel Habita, Polanco, Mexico City
Date built: 2000
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New York City Projects, USA
Clinton Park:
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Cassa Hotel:
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Location:Cuernavaca 114 P/B Col. Condesa México, D.F. 06140, Mexico '
TEN Arquitectos Mexico – Practice Information
TEN Arquitectos : Mexican Architects
New York, NY January 24, 2008 – Due to the firm's increased recognition and growth, TEN Arquitectos is pleased to announce that John Newcomb has joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer. John joins this architecture practice after 20 years as a partner at the Mexico City office of KMD Architects, where his leadership was responsible for growing that office to one of the most important architectural firms in Mexico and the Latin American region.
His particular knowledge and understanding of the field in the United States, Mexico and Latin America, in addition to his design and management skills, make John uniquely qualified to lead the international practice. Originally founded in Mexico City in 1986, the firm reached international stature in 2001 when it opened its New York City office. Since then, this architecture office has grown to over 80 members working on a diverse array of award winning and acclaimed architectural projects.
Newcomb is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, serving as Chair of the Mexico District Council from 2005 to 2007, and is a frequent lecturer at universities and real estate development conferences in Mexico and Latin America, as well as serving as juror for important architectural competitions. John was born in Spokane, Washington and has a Masters Degree in Architecture from Tulane University in New Orleans. He resides in Mexico City with his wife, Gissele Preciado, an architect from Colombia, and their two young children. His daughter from a previous marriage lives in New York City.
About TEN Arquitectos
TEN Arquitectos (Taller de Enrique Norten) is dedicated to the creation and investigation of architecture and design.' Current projects include the Guggenheim Museum [Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico]; Brisas W [Acapulco, Guerrero. Mexico]; the Museum of Art at Festival Park [Fayetteville, NC]; a new vision for Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus [New Brunswick, NJ]; a plan for the recovery of a 4.5-mile stretch of the New Orleans Riverfront [New Orleans, LA]; and a master plan and aquarium in Xochimilco [Mexico City].
Construction is underway for the Chopo Museum [Mexico City]; the National Laboratory of Genomics [Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico]; Parques Polanco Residential Building [Mexico City]; Americas 1905 Office Building [Guadalajara, Jalisco]; 1 York Tribeca Residential Building [New York, NY]; and Cassa at 45th Street Mixed Use Building [New York, NY].
Amongst TEN Arquitectos' most recognized projects are the National School of Theater at the National Center of the Arts, Mexico City; Televisa Mixed Use Building, Mexico City [1st Prize 'Mies Van Der Rohe Pavilion' of Latin American Architecture, Barcelona, Spain, 1998]; and Hotel HABITA, Mexico City ['Latin American Building of the Year' World Architecture Awards / RIBA, London 2002; Business Week / Architectural Record Awards and AIA NY Chapter Award 2003].
TEN Arquitectos has participated in several international exhibitions such as"Old City – New Architecture' at the XI St. Petersburg World Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia; 'La Rue Est A Nous Tous' at the Val de Seine National School of Architecture in Paris, France; 'The Guggenheim Architecture' in Bonn, Germany, 2006; and the Venice Biennial in 1996, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
The work of TEN Arquitectos has been widely recognized and published both nationally and internationally. Among its most significant monographs are: Working: 20 Projects in Process published by the Monacelli Press in 2007; Enrique Norten: Temas y Variaciones by Landucci Editores in 2004 (reprinted in 2005); and TEN Arquitectos, by the Monacelli Press in New York in 1998 (reprinted in 2002).
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I don't have any classical art training. I didn't even grow up making art that I can remember. As an adult, I have been fortunate to have many creative friends that have exposed me to many processes I have enjoyed (collaging, art journaling, hand crafted jewelry, wire works, clay projects, etc.) There is something different about painting though. It is growing me in a different way.
My daily paintings began as a result of taking a class by artist, Lisa Daria Kennedy, in March 2016. This class has been one of the most significant events in my creative life. It has changed how I see myself and my art. Subsequently, I began daily paintings as part of a daily painting challenge with friends. I definitely miss a day here and there, but this practice is now part of my life, part of me. It is difficult to articulate how the creative flow and growth have changed me except to say that it breathes life into me. It ignites and excites my senses….swirls of colors, textures, lighting, shadowing, forms, etc……so much to love!
The main idea of daily paintings is to create a small painting often to develop mastery. I am thrilled to already see progress, and look forward to seeing what my art looks like around painting number 500! My daily paintings are mostly still life studies, but I also use reference photos or paintings for inspiration. I am excited to see how my daily painting continues to shape my art and my life.
Following are a few of my creations. Click on links below pics to view other art.
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Over on Long Forgotten (a Haunted Mansion blog that is so fantastically great that every post is a cause for celebration), there's a new post about suits of armor and haunted houses that reveals (among other things) that the helmet of the famous armor by the Haunted Mansion's infinite corridor was originally an ornamental piece worn by Martin Luther's archenemy Albrecht von Brandenburg, the indulgence-flogging Archbishop of Mainz. What's more, there's a damned good reason why they only used the helmet (click through to find out why).
For me, though, the highlight of the piece was this excellent description of why suits are armor are inherently spooky:
It isn't hard to explain why suits of armor are scary. First of all, they're ancient and unfamiliar, from another time and place, and often they are holding wicked-looking weaponry. Armor, after all, is supposed to look intimidating. Second, they present you with a human-shaped vacuum that could easily be a hiding place for a prankster or a villain—you can't tell by looking. Since you don't know for sure if anything is in there, when you see one your fight-or-flight instinct is automatically put on low level alert (otherwise known as the jitters). Funny, but you can't help imagining them starting to move, however vague or backgrounded or foolish this anticipation might be. Third (and best of all in my book), despite any misgivings you may have, it is nevertheless presumed that suits of armor are likely to be empty, which is to say they contain nothing, they define a void, they create a something-that-isn't-there, and this "nothing" is in the shape of a human. See? You've practically molded for yourself a ghost, instantly and automatically! With a suit of armor, it's all so easy that it's practically cheating.


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Sesame-Ginger flavours are synonymous with Asian cuisine but they don't exactly scream BBQ or grilling. I hope that will change with this Cedar Plank Salmon recipe. The fish gets a quick bath in the deep, intense flavours of sesame, ginger, garlic, scallions, rice wine vinegar, & maple syrup before getting slightly smoked on a maple plank on top of the grill. Trust me, it works and it could not be easier.
I tested this recipe versus a Cuban-style marinade and it won hands-down. Don't get me wrong, the Cuban marinade was delicious and full of bright citrus, mint and garlicky goodness. But the sesame-ginger took the prize in the throwdown. I may post the Cuban marinade at another point in time because it was really good but for now the Asian flavours get the spotlight.
This marinade works really well on all types of fish. Salmon not your thing? Try substituting halibut, trout, or most types of white fish. It also works really well as a teriyaki-style sauce for stir-fries. Try using the mixture to marinade some thinly sliced chicken breast before quickly sautéing it with beautiful fresh veggies! Heaven!
When I first posted some clips of me making these Sesame-Ginger Cedar Plank Salmon fillets on my Instagram stories I got a flood of questions from people asking where to purchase them. So, I did some digging and found a pretty good deal on Amazon where they are sold for less than $2 per board. Click here to purchase. (Full disclosure, this is an Amazon affiliate link and if you purchase I receive a very small commission. This is one way that you can help to support my blogging.)
Note: this recipe is not Whole30 compliant because of the maple syrup. If you are doing a round of Whole30 and want to try this recipe, simply omit the maple syrup and keep everything the same. This recipe is, however, Paleo – so no worries there. Try serving it along with a beautiful salad and some of my Quick-Pickles, which go really well with the salmon.
2 Reasons Why I Love Cedar Planks
- As the planks get hot they impart a very subtle smokey perfume. It acts as it's own flavour and there really is no substitute for it.
- The planks make it unbelievably simple to transfer the fish off the grill. It keeps everything in-tact and you can even serve the salmon directly on the planks. I can't tell you how many times fish has crumbled through the grates of my grill.
2 Reasons Why I Don't Love Cedar Planks
- They have a fairly short shelf life. If you properly soak the planks before grilling, cook over indirect heat and properly wash them, you will probably get 3-4 uses per board before you have to discard them. The boards will inevitably char enough that they will no longer impart their cedar flavour and will likely crumble around the edges.
- You won't get crispy skin! Perhaps the biggest draw-back of cooking with these wooden planks is that the skin of the fish does not make direct contact with the heat and does not get crispy. If you're not into crispy skin then you've got nothing to complain about (except reason #1 above). But if you're like me, you may wish that you had some crispy skin along with your perfectly cooked salmon.
2 Reasons Why I love the Sesame-Ginger Marinade
- It's easy. Put everything in a bowl, give it a stir and pour it over the fish!
- It's delicious! You'll probably want to put it on everything!
Give this recipe a go and let me know what you think in the comments below!
Sesame-Ginger Cedar Plank Salmon
for the Sesame-Ginger Salmon:
1lb wild salmon filet (1″ thick)
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp avocado oil
1 tbsp coconut aminos
1 tsp fresh ginger – grated
1 tsp fresh garlic – grated
1 scallions – thinly sliced (green tops reserved for garnish)
½ jalapeño – thinly sliced (optional)
black and white sesame seeds – for garnish
for the Quick-Pickles:
1 English cucumber – thinly sliced with mandoline (I recommend this Benriner model)
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of salt
1 tsp dried red chili flakes
1 tsp black sesame seeds
1 tsp white sesame seeds
for the Quick Pickles:
- Add all ingredients to a mixing bow, toss to coat and let cool in refrigerator 15-30 minutes.
for the Sesame-Ginger Salmon:
- Add sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, maple syrup, avocado oil, coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, scallion and jalapeño to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Wash and pat-dry salmon. Add to a zip-top bag set within a bowl. Pour in the marinade, evenly distribute over the fish, squeeze out all of the air in the bag and seal the top. Transfer to refrigerator and let chill one hour.
- Meanwhile, soak a cedar plank in water (at least one hour).
- Preheat grill to 350F using indirect heat. (Set one side of the grill on high heat and the other side to medium-low)
- Lay the marinated salmon skin side down on the cedar plank (make sure none of the fish hangs off the edges). Place the cedar plank onto the medium-low side of the grill, close the lid and cook for approximately 12-15 minutes for medium-rare to medium centre. Try to keep the temperature inside the grill around 350F.
- Remove the plank from the grill, garnish the fish with sesame seeds and scallion tops. Serve the Sesame-Ginger Salmon with Quick-Pickles and a fresh salad or side of choice.


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120 g butter
250 g 70 % dark Lindt chocolate
1/2 c caster sugar
1/2 c Demerara brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 t vanilla extract
3/4 c flour
Pinch of salt
Top with
1/3 c crunchy peanut butter
2 T warmed milk
50 g white chocolate shavings
Melt the chocolate and pour in a large bowl. Stir in the butter and both sugars adding in section and beating each time until well mixed.
Add the eggs, adding one egg at a time and beating the mixture after each addition.
Stir in the vanilla extract. Gently fold the flour in to the chocolate mixture. Then add a pinch of salt and fold in
Scrape into the prepared pans which have been sprayed lightly and place on rack that's one lower than the centre.
Bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until the brownie mixture has a nice, shiny top and comes out with a few crumbs when tested with a cocktail stick. You can make this as one big tray bake (so not in moulds), if so, increase cooking time by about 10 minutes and you know its done when the brownie start moving away from the pan easily.
Place in a cooling rack, using a palate knife, cool down completely.
Once cooled, remove from moulds.
Mix the peanut butter topping ingredient together and place spoonfuls of the mixture in the centre of the brownies. Leave out at room temperature.
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This week I have completed a major overhaul of the Alphabet page at Greek-Language.com. Now there are pronunciation examples for every letter in Modern Greek, Hellenistic Koiné, and Attic Greek. Most of these examples include an audio recording for clarity.
The audio recordings for ancient Greek use the reconstructed historical pronunciations. The Erasmian pronunciation is not included since it does not represent a well researched reconstruction of the actual pronunciation of Greek at any period.
Choose a letter below to see an example.
α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Diphthongs and Digraphs
I have also added a section on diphthongs and digraphs. Where possible I have included recordings for these as well, but I do not have good recordings for all of them yet.
A diphthong is a pair of vowel sounds pronounced as a single syllable with the first sound gliding into the other.
A digraph is a pair of letters used to represent a single meaningful sound (phoneme).
Some of the pairs of letters below were true diphthongs in one historical period, but had become digraphs by another. In the case of αυ, ευ, and ηυ they were diphthongs in the classical period (Attic), but had become vowel/consonant pairs by the hellenistic era.
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27 July 2017: Launch of a CEIPI Working Paper Series on SSRN
We are pleased to announce that the CEIPI is now member of the "Social Science Research Network" (SSRN) and holds an archive in Open Access dedicated to its research within the "Legal Schorlarship Network" (LSN ), available under : https://www.ssrn.com/link/CEIPI-RES.html
This archive, which is edited by Christophe Geiger, Professor of Law, Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI, consolidates our international visibility.
By joining this network, the CEIPI's Research Department also offers itself the opportunity to communicate to the scientific community its research results and the results of its consultancy activities to European and international organizations.
Volumes 1 of the CEIPI Working Paper Series has been published in June and volume 2 in July.
For further information, please contact Caroline Ertz, Working Paper Coordinator : email@example.com


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broesj vintage badges
This Amsterdam-based online store has sweet retro badges in abundance.
Vintage badges will make your jumper snazzy in the extreme; that's just a fact. If you haven't got any such badges (or do already have such badges, and would care to expand your existing collection), you may like to have a gander at Boesj. The Amsterdam-based online store has sweet retro badges in abundance, including pieces from French accessories designer Léa Stein (hailed as "the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewellery of the 20th century").


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State Road D409 is closed to all traffic because of works on construction of pedestrian bridge as part of works on extension of Split Airport, within the Airport location, from 13th to 16th March.
We kindly ask all passengers and visitors of Split Airport to use for coming to the Airport only the Road of dr. Franjo Tudjman from the direction of Split. For anyone coming from the direction of Trogir the diversion route goes along State Road D409, Pantan – Plano, to the State Road D8 Plano - Rudine (Kastel Novi), and State Road D409, Rudine (Kastel Novi), down to the Road of dr. Franje Tudjman.
(source: http://www.hak.hr/info/stanje-na-cestama/#ceste-zatvorene-zbog-radova)
Due to the above, there is temporary partial change of the route of bus line 37, Split – Trogir, in both directions, as follows:
- From the direction of Trogir, over Pantan, to Plano Crossroad, along State Road D8 to the first overpass down to old Kastela Road, driving back to line 38 bus roundabout in front of Split Airport, and then proceeding to Split along its normal route.
- From the direction of Split, along old Kastela Road to line 38 bus roundabout in front of Split Airport, driving back to Kastel Stafilic and over the first overpass down to State Road D8, to Plano crossroad, left to Pantan and onwards to Trogir.
Along diversion route, all bus stops shall be determined and used. (source: http://www.promet-split.hr/)
Split Airport, SPU (LDSP), is a Schedules Facilitated Airport (00:01h - 24:00 h ) for the summer season from 25 MAR18 until 27 OCT18.
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"If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth."
That was Sydney Smith, English writer and clergyman (1771-1845), on music as an addiction. Manisha Jolie Amin also has a love affair with the raag, a type of musical form in India – the word raag meaning mood.
I don't think I've ever appreciated what a raag is, but Manisha Amin certainly has, and her novel, Dancing to the Flute, is an ode to its beauty. The tale starts slowly as Kalu, a cheeky street orphan, plays a tune with a leaf rolled into a pipe as he's perched in a banyan tree in the village of Hastinapore.
Along comes a healer, a Vaid (don't worry, there's a glossary in the back of the book), who hears the sound of music: "The sound, sweet and clear, rode the wind, snaking through the tree and down into the village." When Vaid Dada offers to fix his injured foot, Kalu is reluctant because he can't pay, but the healer gives him ten rupees and says his music will pay for his treatment.
Okay, you say, another one of those Indian novels, focussing on nature and art and folklore. Wrong. Once you get through that lyrical first chapter, the story turns to Kalu's entry into the real world of music, studying under a master musician, brother of the healer.
What sets this first novel apart from others are its well-drawn characters; the use of stories told to the author by her mother, and knowledge of the flute and songs supplied by her father, who played the instrument. It is also beautifully written, deceptively simple in its language, but layered with emotion and empathy.
Kalu loves the flute and wants to be a musician, but is torn between leaving his friends, Bal, a buffalo boy, and, Malti, a servant girl, in the house of Ganga Ba, his first benefactor, and going to the house of Guruji, a teacher, and world-class musician, to learn how to play properly.
After hearing Kalu play a plastic flute, the Vaid tells him: "Never be scared to play. This sound, this music is a part of you, just like the tears on your face. You cannot throw it away. It will not let you'." He takes Kalu to his brother, who's retired to the hills, tired of the travel and the cost of fame.
The relationship between Kalu and Guruji is one of the strengths of Dancing to the Flute. Ashwin, Guruji's right-hand man, is another strong character. When the teacher agrees to accept the street urchin as his student, Ashwin says: "Listen Kalu, you have a gift. Vaid Dada wouldn't have brought you here otherwise. You need to trust that. And Guruji will make a real musician out of you, Kalu, despite himself."
Although Vaid Dada denies it to his brother, there is an element of Pygmalion to the story. Guruji teaches him to read and write and the value of books: "Books can teach you things, can take you to places you couldn't possibly go otherwise. And they are the great equaliser." And to prove it, when Kalu writes a letter to Ganga Ba, she brings in all the servants to
read it to them.
Amin as narrator tells the story of the wolf boy brought up by a pack of wolves in the jungle, and Malti back in the village remembers the tale, and thinks Kalu is just as interesting, "his foot, the miracle of its healing and his promotion to student from beggar boy made him newsworthy. She hoped he was finding the change easier than she imagined the wolf boy did, or than even she would have. Malti liked things to stay the same."
Another interesting character is Martin, a Western musician, who has come to Guruji to learn classical Indian music after hearing Ravi Shankar play at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. Guruji takes Martin on so that he can teach Kalu as well: "I'd like him to be able to read, write and play music the Western way. Not so that he become a Western musician, but – and I mean this, Kalu – so he understands your world as you learn his."
It was about this time in my reading of the novel that I realised it reminded me of that great Indian novelist, R.K. Narayan, who I first came across in the 1980s when The University of Chicago Press published a series of his books set in Malgudi, a city of his own creation. Graham Greene was a big fan of Narayan. In his praise, Greene talked about writers like Tolstoy, Henry James, Turgenev, Chekhov and Conrad "who hold us at a long arm's length with their 'courtly foreign grace'," and then added: "Narayan (whom I don't hesitate to name in such a context) more than any of them wakes in me a spring of gratitude, for he has offered me a second home. Without him I could never have known what it is like to be Indian."
Here's a little snippet from his first novel, Swami and Friends, published in 1935, about a protest against the British featuring the main character: "Somebody asked him: 'Young man, do you want our country to remain in eternal slavery?' 'No, No.' Swaminathan replied. 'But you are wearing a foreign cap.' Swaminathan quailed with shame. 'Oh, I didn't notice,' he said, and removing his cap flung it into the fire with a feeling he was saving the country."
I'm not saying Manisha Amin is at Narayan's level, but this is only her first novel, and like the famous Indian writer concentrates on ordinary people like Malti and Bal and those who gather outside the gate of Guruji's house to listen to Kalu play. And she takes on tough issues like arranged marriages – Malti's unhappy union with a man who left her alone until dawn on her wedding night. Amin uses the character of Guruji to teach Kalu valuable lessons about life. After a tragic event, he tells his student: "You will never forget this pain. I know nothing I say will truly make a difference to you at this point. But you can take your experiences and choose how they change you." That last line is reminiscent of what playwright Arthur Miller said to the writer Joe McGinniss in his book Heroes: "To exist constantly in a state of controlled hysteria. It's agony. But everyone has agony. The difference is that I try to take my agony home and teach it to sing." (Joe McGinniss will be speaking about his book on Sarah Palin at the Sydney Writers' Festival next weekend: http://bit.ly/Hc1ni3 )
The scenes at the end of the book between Kalu and Malti and Bal and Guruji are so moving, I had to wipe away the tears. Unfortunately, that means I can't give you any details, otherwise it will spoil the ending. All I can say is that there is a lot of dancing to the flute in the final chapter. And Kalu finds that "the real gift he'd been given wasn't the flute itself, but the way it had helped him to find the people he needed most."
My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that I had trouble understanding the explanations of the raag, with its aalaaps and jors and antaras and bol bandhs which introduce each section of the book – all written by Guruji. I don't know much about music, except that it can make me happy and move me to tears, but these standfirsts slowed me down, particularly at the end – except the last line of the final introduction to the last part: "It's the release of breath that the audience makes as the last note dies away." That I can understand, but I'd suggest putting it all in an introduction so that readers can go back to it, if necessary, as they would with the glossary. And, to be fair, the author has provided a list of books and articles about the music in the novel after the acknowledgements, for those interested.
Speaking of acknowledgements, they are lovely. Born in Kenya and a frequent traveller to India, Manisha Jolie Amin thanks her family for help on the Indian background – the Gujarati language, the songs, the stories et al. She writes: "This book would never have been written had I not experienced the beauty of the raag. My sincere thanks to the musicians that dedicate their life to this form of music."
I'd like to thank them, too, for making this book possible.
Dancing to the Flute, Manisha Jolie Amin, Allen & Unwin, 342 pages, $29.99
Before I go, a brief wrap on the Media Alliance's Press Freedom Dinner in Sydney last week. The highlights were the speeches by Laurie Oakes of Channel Nine and Sarah Ferguson of the ABC's Four Corners – Gold Walkley winners and passionate journalists. Laurie spoke about how the Convergence Review Committee absorbed the work of the Finkelstein inquiry and was well received – "mainly because it recommends an industry-led body to oversee standards, rather than the dreaded statutory authority favoured by Finkelstein." Laurie Oakes also made the important point that public trust in the media is declining and we need to rebuild that trust.
Sarah's speech was the "best ever," in my opinion, on how press freedom often depends on non-journalists like bloggers and citizen journalists and activists like Lyn White of Animals Australia, who shot the footage of cattle slaughter in Indonesia, before Four Corners took their own for their story A Bloody Business. She blasted newspapers and television stations for running stories alleging the ABC's animal footage being fake, and ABC 24 for repeating the stories without calling her or the producer to check. And she told the lovely story about Hussain Nasir, an Iraqi refugee, who helped Four Corners with their 2010 report, Smugglers' Paradise, wearing a hidden camera into some of the most dangerous places in Indonesia. A former operative with US Special Forces in Iraq, Hussain told Four Corners: "I must destroy these bad people and the people behind them." During the course of the program, Hussain risks his life and helps expose six major people smugglers. The UNHCR approves the resettlement of him and his wife and four children, and his family eventually gets to Australia. At the last minute, his resettlement is cancelled. Four Corners and the ABC then worked hard to get him here … and there is a happy ending. During her speech, Sarah Ferguson introduced Hussain Nasir, who was sitting at the ABC table, to the Press Freedom Dinner audience, and he received a long and well-deserved ovation. Bravo Sarah Ferguson, Four Corners and Hussain Nasir.
Lest we forget: Chris Warren, the Federal Secretary of the Media Alliance, told the dinner that 106 journalists and media personnel were killed last year, according to the International Federation of Journalists. For many journalists, the freedom of the press is a cause to die for.
Update: Saturday 5.40pm AEST. And the Newseum in Washington DC will rededicate its Journalists Memorial on Monday, May 14 at 10am (midnight Tuesday Australian EST), honouring journalists and media personnel who died covering the news in 2011. Among those honoured will be reporter Paul Lockyer and cameraman John Bean of the ABC, who were killed in a helicopter crash, along with their pilot Gary Ticehurst, in South Australia last August. Paul Lockyer's sons, Nicholas and Jamie, will be attending the ceremony on Monday. The memorial honours 2,156 reporters, photographers, broadcaster and news executives from around the world, dating back to 1837. The CEO of the Newseum, James C. Duff, said: "The Newseum is proud to honour these journalists who paid the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of the truth." Hear, hear!
Update: Friday, May 18, 2.49pm And here's how the ABC AM program covered the moving ceremony on Tuesday morning (Australian time): http://bit.ly/L1WaeO


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KENNEBUNK — Nancy M. Roberts, 53, of Kennebunk, died Monday, March 26, 2012 surrounded by her loving family, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, following a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
KENNEBUNK — Nancy M. Roberts, 53, of Kennebunk, died Monday, March 26, 2012 surrounded by her loving family, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, following a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Nancy was predeceased by her father in 2001.
She is survived by her husband, Tom Roberts, and her son, Kyle Roberts, both of Kennebunk; her mother, Lois Blanchard of Kennebunk; four sisters, Deborah Sarner, and her husband, James, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Merrilyn Rydstrom, and her husband, Warren, of Marshfield, Mass., Lynne Carr, and her husband, Paul, of Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport, and Janice Blanchard, of Cape Neddick; her brother, William Jr., and his wife, Samantha, of Londonderry, N.H.; her two sisters-in-law, Diane Howe, and her husband, Fred, of Falmouth, Col. Elizabeth Eidal, and her husband, Curt, of Hampton, Va.; three brothers-in-law, Todd Charles, and his companion, Cathy Pelletier, of Biddeford, Larry Charles, and his wife, Vickie, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Warren "Butch" Charles, of South Portland; and 12 nieces and nephews and a grandniece and two grandnephews.
Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 30, at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Storer Street, Kennebunk, with the Rev. Richard Horner officiating. Private burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in memory of Nancy M. Roberts be sent to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Hospice of Southern Maine 180 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel. www.bibberfuneral.com


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TF2: The Crafting Update?
A new crafting page on the Team Fortress 2 website explains a few things about the forthcoming update – and ongoing war – that we hadn't been expecting. Essentially, you'll be able to turn unwanted unlocks into ones you actually want. This process will apparently rely on "blueprints", which sounds a bit like Eve Online to me. "Blueprints," says the TF2 site, "some of which you'll get right off the bat, others of which you'll have to puzzle out on your own, will tell you which ingredients you'll need to combine to make different items… Think of blueprints as recipes, but instead of making Chicken Cordon Bleu, they makes guns! And hats! And Sandviches." Interesting. Expect more info in the week.


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The long trek to Southridge Mall in a wheelchair
Imagine the length of a football field. How about two? Now think about how long it would take an able-bodied person to walk from one end to the other.
Well, if you are in a wheelchair, use a walking aid such as a cane or even have bad knees and you take the bus to Southridge Mall in Greendale, be prepared to wind yourself along an obstacle course the length of more than three football fields just to get to the mall doors.
On Tuesday, I borrowed a wheelchair from Independence First and rode the bus to the mall to see just how difficult it is for those with limited mobility. It was very difficult.
Southridge Mall's decision to move a bus stop to the fringe of the mall's parking lot was a mistake, and it sends a clear message to those with impaired mobility: You are not welcome here.
In November, Southridge moved the bus stop from a location that was close to Sears' main entrance to the edge of the mall parking lot near S. 74th St. and W. Edgerton Ave. The new bus stop is more than 1,000 feet from Sears, but when you get off the bus, it seems as though it is much farther.
Southridge says that it moved the bus stop for safety reasons, but I don't buy that logic and neither did several of the bus patrons I spoke to. The original bus stop was safer because it let patrons off closer to Sears and people didn't need to cross the street. From the new location, once you get off the bus, you follow a yellow-striped path.
If you have good use of your legs, this may not be as much of a problem as it is merely an inconvenience. But if you are in a wheelchair or otherwise impaired, rocks, cracked pavement and uneven surfaces are sure to impede your path.
Once you clear that path, you go up a slight hill and then have to cross the street. And while some drivers did give me the right of way, one driver hastily tried to pass to the right of the stopped vehicles driving in the pedestrian lane.
Because I was in a wheelchair, she almost didn't see me. That was scary.
It's also uncomfortable going up a hill with your back to cars before you can get up on a sidewalk area that's riddled with broken concrete and is tilted on a slight angle that made pushing the wheelchair difficult.
The most frustrating part after completing the obstacle course occurred when I got to the doorway of Sears. I hit the button to open the door, and it did not work. If I were a shopper, I would have turned around right there and not given the mall my business.
"This is the kind of thing that occurs all the time that most people don't notice," said Diana Sullivan, a disability rights and access specialist with Independence First. "Most of the time, stores turn the doors off so they don't work. I don't know why they do this."
Shoppers offered to open the door for me, but I refused their help and got the door for myself. Once inside the store, I went up to the jewelry counter with Julie Withers, who had accompanied me in her wheelchair, to find out why the door button did not work.
We were ignored for about five minutes before Withers took matters into her own hands and wheeled herself around to the clerk and asked why the door was disabled.
The employee got security to flip the switch to turn on the door, but by then I was ready to go.
Withers, chairperson of the Americans with Disabilities Act consumer advocacy team at Independence First, said she refuses to shop at Southridge because of the bus stop change.
"Why would I want to give them any of my money?" she said. "I hate to say this, but I think the only reason they moved the bus stop was to keep people like me out along with poor people. To some people, we are the undesirables."
As we exited Sears, we heard a senior gentleman on his cellphone complaining loudly about the changes to the bus stop. He was telling someone that he didn't like how far he had to walk. He also stated that benches that were once in the hall area to rest are no longer there.
While waiting at the bus stop, a mall worker told me that when she gets off at night she worries about her safety. "It's dark, and over the winter it was hard walking in the cold and snow," she said. "And because the bus takes a layover before it comes to the mall, I have to factor that into my schedule so that I get to work on time because of the long walk."
Southridge manager Mary Mokwa has said that the mall remains committed to everyone's safety but that it was unsafe to have "150 buses drive through the parking lots on a daily basis."
So how many bus/shopper accidents have there been at Southridge?
Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik doesn't buy the mall's excuse, either, so she introduced a resolution that would make interference with pickup or discharge of passengers a disorderly conduct ordinance violation.
Mall officials said that they are willing to discuss a compromise with officials, but the only move that makes sense is returning the bus stop to its original location. If little progress is reached, Jursik should push ahead with her disorderly conduct ordinance for action by the County Board.
Withers, 53, who has used a wheelchair for more than 30 years, told me that when decisions are made in boardrooms that have an impact on those with disabilities, the decision-makers never consider that they are just one accident away from being in the same boat.
The mall's Indianapolis-based owner, Simon Property Group, needs to get its leadership in a wheelchair and navigate the long trek to the mall from the new bus stop. That alone should change its mind.
James E. Causey is a Journal Sentinel columnist and blogger. Email firstname.lastname@example.com. Facebook: fb.me/jamescausey.12 Twitter: twitter.com/jecausey
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A hotel worth €2.4million during the boom years has been flogged for just under €700,000.
A reserve price of €285,000 had been set for the 46-room Hilamar Hotel, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, which was met by one mystery buyer at the Allsops auction in Dublin's RDS.
Apart from the reception and lobby, there are two function rooms, a restaurant, bar, kitchen and staff rooms – plus all the contents.
Other hotels were snapped up in the auction, which attracted hundreds of prospective buyers.
A reserve price of €400,000 was also set for the auction of Grant's 24-bedroom hotel at Main Street, Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
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Other notable sales among the 116 lots included:
- A four-bedroom Georgian house with two derelict houses on one acre beside the Phoenix Park sold for €580,000.
- A two-bedroom apartment on Wolfetone Street, Dublin 1, with an annual rent of €9,600 went for €170,000.
- A row of houses with three bedsits at Seaport Parade, Co Dublin, sold for €410,000 with a reserve of €250,000.
Robert Hoban of Allsops said: "I am pleased to say today's auction results were a welcome success for Irish property and the wider economy.
"People came here, in some cases to buy a place to live, and for others to buy a premises for a new business.
"For all our purchasers and sellers we hope today's transactions will give a significant boost to commercial activity across Ireland.
"I note our commercial results were an especially successful part of this sale. The business premises bought today can now help drive commercial life, employing people and generally encouraging economic activity."
No repossessed homes were sold off following outrage at Allsops' last attempt to sell distressed properties.


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To Senator Jim Webb
To answer the above question [How Would I Change the Prison System?], I would start from outside the prisons. One, eliminate the number of people entering the prison. This involves having numerous prevention programs for young people.
During the late 60's and 70's I supervised a program in a project area where we provided classes for adults and children, utilizing 30 volunteers, job corp, and PHEAA students. The four women aides, employed, helped me keep the program open from 9-9. These four women supervised the adult volunteer group, all in turn supervised the college students and the college students supervised the high school students. Every person involved was responsible for planning the executing a simple, fun filled program for all children in the area from toddler to 16 years of age. We even started a daring program of paying 12 year olds $2.00 per hour for specific skills when they became proficient and the arts, needlework, or writing.
Each Friday afternoon I closed the program and had everyone involved write a report about their work. Social work students from the University of Pittsburgh evaluated the program and put the results in report sighting the importance of preventive measures although prevention is difficult to statistically prove.
It seems our society would rather gather statistical evidence that crimes have
been committed than prevent them.
I have kept the results of a very successful program between 1968 and 1978 to utilize if our country ever comes to its senses and realizes how valuable prevention can be to the whole society.
The cost of this program, effecting 20+ students, 4 aides, 30 volunteers and one social worker and myself totaled less than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, not including the job corp and PHEAA students.
My question of this congress is why would you spend up to fifty to seventy-five thousand dollars to keep so many in jail when you could effect the lives of twenty rather than one or two.
The materials are all available to replicate this program nationwide and I am confident that there are massive numbers of people with talent who would readily volunteer if a well developed program were implemented.
I have visited the Region Five facility in Western Pennsylvania and am saddened by the number of young people who reside there because our society has failed them.
It is time to make a change.
Thank you,
Carol E. Burrows
(Former Director of Social Development for the Redevelopment
Authority of Monessen, Pa. and Director of the non-profit organization Everyday
People which was forced out of business by the shortsightedness of the people
who saw no advantage in providing wholesome daily activities for our youth.)
Monday, May 11, 2009
How Would I Change the Prison System?
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text: ADMINISTRATOR cryptographic domains to virtualize physical coprocessors and enable cross-LPAR sharing of adapters. Each domain can contain one or more master keys that encrypt and protect other cryptographic keys in use in that domain. A key encrypted by a master key (i.e., secure key) in one domain can't be used in a domain with a different master key. * * Cryptographic Key Management Cryptographic keys and algorithms are the heart of pervasive encryption. Cryptographic algorithms are public and standardized; therefore, the security of any encryption operation lies in the security of its keys. Thus, key management is among the most important considerations for pervasive encryption. Consider what happens if: * * * * A key is accidentally deleted: Do you have a backup? A key is compromised: Do you need to re-encrypt the data? Can you locate every place that key is used? The entire key repository is exposed: Were the keys stored in the clear or encrypted? Keys are needed for disaster recovery: Are master keys available (preferably under lock and key)? Do you have copies of key stores? A Crypto Express adapter needs to be taken offline: Do you have hardware redundancy? Are those adapters loaded with the current master key? The master key is forgotten: Do you have a process for master key rotation? Key management includes the entire lifecycle from creation to archival or deletion. Think of it in terms of master key and operational key management: * * Master keys reside in Crypto Express adapters and are used only to encrypt and decrypt operational keys. Master key management includes assigning multiple custodians (ensuring no one person has an entire master key), generating material, loading material onto Crypto Express adapters and changing master keys periodically. Operational keys don't reside in Crypto Express adapters and are used in various cryptographic operations. Operational key management includes generating, exporting and importing key material, archiving keys, expiring keys and more. y Cryptographic algorithms are public and standardized; therefore, the security of any encryption operation lies in the security of its keys The z/OS Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility (ICSF) provides basic key management capability for both operational key and master key management. Advanced tools include: * * * The Trusted Key Entry Workstation, which provides the most secure, hardware-based master key management including dual control, master key loading with smart cards and smart card reader functions Enterprise Key Management Foundation, which provides extensive operational key management capability including a GUI-based browser, key templates and key distribution to a variety of platforms Security Key Lifecycle Manager, which provides operational key management for self-encrypted devices including key generation, import, export and key serving Encrypting Data at Rest Figure 1: Multiple Layers of Encryption 36 // JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ibmsystemsmag.com Pervasive encryption includes capabilities such as disk and tape encryption, data set and file encryption, database encryption and application encryption. These technologies can be layered to ensure broad coverage and protect data from different attack vectors (see Figure 1, left). Full disk and tape encryption forms the broadest level. With 100 percent of the data encrypted, it helps protect data from physical removal. If disk or tape is physically lost or stolen (e.g., removed from the data center),http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com


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The Hogwarts gang gets together for their 17th(?!) reunion.
It's something only a sister would say.
"I've waited for this VERY short moment for YEARS."
"I'M SHOCKED." — Kourtney Kardashian
The designer explained he wanted a version that "climbs up to the crotch."
"Melania was in tears — and not of joy."
At least it's less than the $75,000 engagement shoot dress?
Yes, more than one baby bump.
On Instagram, of course!
Kaylene Bowen-Wright is suspected to have Munchausen by proxy.
Rihanna and Kim Kardashian have called for her release.
12 months of eye candy right this way!
Viral gold.
Beautiful, shiny, happy meatballs.
Authorities say Joseph Orbeso shot girlfriend Rachel Nguyen to put her out of pain.
Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso hadn't been seen since mid-July.
The President is to hand over all documents from his campaign about "any woman alleging that [he] touched her inappropriately."
Eight million people already have!!!
I have no more jokes. I have nothing.
Broccoli and cursing smileys and faeries, oh my!


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Gladstone - it's the state's engine room; an industrial powerhouse of global significance that is well and truly at the forefront of the resources industry. But Gladstone is full of unexpected surprises.
The city offers an array of entertainment including the Regional Art Gallery & Museum, a huge range of premium restaurants and bars; and local history to boot with countless colonial buildings throughout the CBD. The Tondoon Botanic Gardens are also one of only a few in Australia with all native plant species, attracting more than 100,000 people annually. Accommodation is in abundance and you can have your pick of caravan parks, hotels, motels and luxury apartments.
Venturing up one of the prominent lookouts at Auckland Hill or Round Hill, both offer 360 degree panoramic views of the City, Harbour, Islands and the magnificent Mount Larcom, the landmark that drew Lieutenant Matthew Flinders into Gladstone Harbour.
Past the towering smokestacks of Gladstone's booming industrial precinct, an equally impressive natural deep-water harbour hosts the annual Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, marked every year by the Gladstone Harbour Festival. The Gladstone Marina pays homage to the city's nautical history at the Maritime Museum and its surrounding East Shores Precinct and Marina Parklands, which continue to attract people to the city from around the globe. It's from here at the marina, that local ferry services offer direct passage to tropical islands waiting patiently off the coast.
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I'm tired of deleting spam comments from anonymous users. Most of my posts will only show to those on my friends list. Any entries shown to the public will only accept comments those on my friends list.
If you have a good reason to want to be my friend then reply in this thread. If I actually know you or we have something in common I'll probably add you.


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As we ramp up our test batch sizes we're going to need to reel in that filament !
Last night we started to build a basic spooler. This will allow a more hands off production, smoother and more continuous filament collection which should result in more consistent and better quality product.
Our first small batch was already good enough to use but 'good enough' isn't good enough upon which to base a business.
Its going to look something like this….


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My conversation with Wendy Yalom
A few years back I interviewed the branding photographer Wendy Yalom in San Fransisco. We met again in Miami and then in London 2016, where I had booked a photoshoot with Wendy. The photos from that day are now the cornerstone of my new website both in Danish and English.
So much has happened for the both of us since we had our conversation, however I still think the topics are very relevant: Vulnerability, spotlight, selflove, self-criticism, branding, business, luxury and the task of building and owning life's stage.
I felt touched several times during the interview, because I came in contact with the many pain points so many of us experience as we stand out in public not to mention when we hide out because we fear that something is wrong with us.
I highly recommend Wendy. See the interview here:


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New Inventory at Daniel Schmitt & Co. Classic Cars
Dear collectors and enthusiasts,
We are proud to present this issue of our newsletter with a selection of cars that we recently acquired. This preview allows you to be among some of the first to view these offerings. If you would like further information including additional photos please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We can be contacted at 314.291.7000 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Daniel Schmitt & Co.
Daniel Schmitt & Co. Full Newsletter May 2017
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Yoga in the Forest Garden
The word "yoga" means "to come together" and by practicing yoga outside in nature, we connect with our roots. It restores our spirit and enhances us if we are feeling depleted.
Practicing yoga together as a community in such a beautiful outdoor space can boost confidence and wellbeing. The Hatha yoga practice, which is a nice gentle flowing practice, brings the group together, connecting not just within the self but with nature around us.
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR WEEKLY YOGA SESSIONS HAVE MOVED INDOORS OVER WINTER, AND WILL RETURN IN APRIL. The sessions are taking place in the Community Room at Tesco Bulwell, Wednesdays, 10am.
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GENTEX Corporation
Manchester , NH 03103
United States
GENTEX Corporation designs and manufactures crew communications systems for combatant, patrol and rescue craft. Our systems provide interface to the craft's radio systems, navigation systems and alarm systems while providing crewmembers hearing protection, ballistic head protection and hands-free communications.
Products & Services
Alarm Interface Module (AIM)
Alarm Interface Module (AIM)The Alarm Interface Module (AIM) is a component of the LVIS digital Crew Communications System. The AIM detects vessel alarm conditions triggered by various onboard systems and reproduces them in the intercom audio stream to ensure that all crew communications systems users are cognizant of the alarm.
Crew Connection Point (CCP)
Crew Connection Point (CCP)• Provides access for headwear for one crewmember • Wired access and power to support ANR headwear and charge portable transceivers • Provides power to support ANR headwear and charge portable transceiver • Independent selection of interconnected radios (based on programming at intercom control) • Independent listen/level control • Radio Combine/Isolate allows crew to monitor all onboard radios (based on programming at intercom control) or selected radio only • Two color keypad & display- NVG compatible green- Night vision preservation red
Gencom Headset
Gencom Headset• Collapsible headband for easy, protected storage in a pocket or case• Fits underneath PASGT, MICH and ACH and SOHAH helmets• Low two-point fastener and easy height adjustment with no protruding parts• Soft, wide foam and fluid filled sealing rings with built-in pressure reduction channels for ideal comfort• Microphone connection point• Talk-through microphones pick up ambient noise to maximum level for the wearer to monitor ambient sound• Submersible to 20'
Gentex® Portable Transceiver (GPT)
Gentex® Portable Transceiver (GPT)For wireless hands-free communication • PTT or VOX operation for hands-free communication • Independent listen/level control • Submersible to 2 ATM (10m) • Range up to 1500m (line of sight) • 8 hour battery life 5/5/90 duty cycle
LVIS® digital
LVIS® digitalLVIS® digital Littoral Vessel Intercom System is a modular, light-weight, marine-grade crew communications system available with the Gentex® Portable Transceiver (GPT) for wireless intercommunications. LVIS digital is specially designed for crew communications and radio access in combatant, patrol, and rescue craft. A fully integrated system offers a complete hard-wired and wireless solution that is easily configurable and adaptable to the ever-changing mission profiles encountered in daily operations.
Radio interface/intercom control (RIIC)
Radio interface/intercom control (RIIC)• 2 system bus ports connect up to12 CCP's • Can be expanded to accommodate additional radios and crew • Programmable access for each crewmember to each radio system • NMEA 0183 Interface • Ethernet programming port • Factory configurable for 1-8 long range radios • Factory configurable with internal wireless hub to support portable transceivers (uses up to one radio port) • Operates on 9-32 VDC Power
Special Operations Headset Adjustable Helmet (SOHAH)
Special Operations Headset Adjustable Helmet (SOHAH)• Ballistic protection with a V50 of 1400fpts or 215fpt • Fits over most communications headsets including those with noise-attenuating styles • Weights less than 32 ounces • Replaces all CB-OTH MKII and MKIII boat crew helmets • Integrated pad suspension system for maximum comfort and versatility • Helmet colors: Black; Green; Foliage Green: Olive Drab; CHP Blue; UN Blue; MET Blue; Desert Tan; Coyote Brown; International Orange; Lusterless Gray
Ops-Core Adaptive Mission Platform (AMP) Communication Headset
Theadvanced 3D hear-through and hearing protection capabilities in the Ops-CoreAMP Communication Headset enhance situational awareness and user safety. Foroptimal flexibility and performance, the modular headset can be easilyconfigured to meet a wide range of mission needs with options for headband orhelmet mounted use, single or double hearing protection, and single ormulti-channel communications.
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Carlo Marigliano — a taxi driver from Naples, Italy, husband and father of two — was touring the U.S. last week in the hopes of finding a job and new life for his family in America.
However, before that dream could take off, Marigliano was shot on Friday, July 28th while driving through Little Rock, Arkansas. His rental car slammed into a nearby apartment building, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to ABC News affiliate KATV.com.
He was 31.
This past Friday, officers arrested Andre Jackson, of Little Rock, and charged him with capital murder. Little Rock Police are now searching for Jackson's suspected accomplice, Charina Fort.
Despite the success in Marigliano's case, his family still needs help absorbing costly travel and funeral expenses, and is asking for public donations.
From Carlo Marigliano's GoFundMe page:
My name is Doris Sullivan, Carlo is my cousin's cousin. With his family's permission, I have set up this request to help defray the cost of transporting Carlo's body home to Italy and assisting with funeral expenses.
Carlo's father and brother-in-law flew in from Italy to claim his body and meet with the police. They will be flying home as soon as arrangements are made to transport Carlo's body back to Italy. We expect the costs to be astronomical.
Carlo was an easygoing young man with a great smile and a bright future. He loved his wife and adored his children. He was the 36th homicide victim in Little Rock this year. No donation is too small. Your donations are needed and very much appreciated.
Carlo's family is close to reaching their $8,500 goal. To donate, please visit his GoFundMe page.


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The generous church that gives me the opportunity to work and minister (and earn a paycheck) has a gracious policy of giving their ministers a sabbatical after five years of service. The Johnson family had the privilege of experiencing that this summer.
We studied, traveled, and learned. Jenifer and I reconnected in our marriage in some wonderful ways, remembering once again that we genuinely like one another. By seeing some other ministries up close (and stepping away from our own) we got a fresh perspective of how God has wired us to do Kingdom Work as it relates to families. We also enjoyed "returning to our first love," connecting with Christ in a simple way without the daily burden of work that can so often gets in the way.
All said, it was a wonderful summer. Except that it felt too short. Just when I finally got accustomed to doing nothing, it was time to get back to work.
So here I am.
I've been back in the saddle of work and ministry for a full week. If you are like me, those few weeks at the end of summer and just before school starts are probably my least favorite part of the year. The transition from the carefree days of summer to the busy schedule of fall is definitely an adjustment. And it's not one that I particularly care for.
As we get back to work and back to life it is, as always, my hope and prayer that the INFO for Families blog will be a place that encourages and lifts you up in your home. God has stirred within me a a renewed desire to provide help and resources for each of our readers as they do marriage and family. Obviously, the blog will serve as a place for that. We are also exploring some new ways to do that through the local church. If you are a Johnson Ferry person, I ask you to pray for us as we look to develop some clear, intentional tools to assist families as they lead and disciple their kids. If you are not, I hope you are a part of a church that is fully committed to helping you stay on task at home.
There will be more to come in the future, but this is just a quick "I'm back!" message to the masses. Check back often for future posts designed with your family in mind.
I would like to give a BIG word of thanks to Chris Trent (who blogs a little) and Jamie Worley (who blogs a lot), for keeping content coming to you through INFO this summer. They are great bloggers in their own right, and you would do well to check out what they have to say. I assure you that they will post on INFO a lot more in the future.
In the meantime, don't let life happen to you. Decide what you will believe, how you will live, and Who you will serve. Then depend daily on the God who wants to lead you in all things to do exactly that: let Him lead you. Because I know that I sure need Him.


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Disturbed by the appearance of Mexican cruisers patrolling Gulf Coast waters during the latter part of 1835 and the beginning of 1836, the provisional government of Texas was compelled to procure vessels to combat the superior Mexican ships. The Invincible was one of those vessels, purchased by Texas special agents Thomas F. McKinney and Samuel May Williams. The Invincible was a 125-ton schooner built in Baltimore, Maryland. By using his brother's credit and contacts Williams obtained the ship, which was intended for the African slave trade. McKinney and Williams sold the vessel to the Texas government after it was fitted out in New Orleans by William Bryan, Texas general agent; Thomas Green, a Texas supporter; and Edward Hall, Texas purchasing agent. McKinney and Williams made a handsome profit. McKinney was appointed the first commander but never sailed a day.
Once the fitting-out process was completed, the Invincible was ready to set out for the Texas coast. Meanwhile, a new commander, Jeremiah Brown, was appointed. Captain Brown, in addition to his commission, received orders to cruise the Gulf Coast and engage the Mexican cruiser Montezuma. Although the Montezuma had posed no immediate threat to Texas, merchants were afraid that it would impede vital shipping, so the Mexican vessel had to be destroyed. At 10:00 A.M. on April 3, 1836, somewhere near the mouth of the Rio Grande, the Invincible encountered the Montezuma. After a fierce exchange of broadsides the Montezuma ran aground, and its crew escaped ashore. Around 2:00 P.M. the Invincible sighted and engaged the Pocket, a United States merchant vessel. The Pocket was displaying a signal pennant indicating that the vessel was transporting cargo to support Antonio López de Santa Anna's operation against Texas. Brown boarded the vessel, examined the cargo and ship's papers, and discovered war contraband, arms, and ammunition that did not appear on the manifest. He also found a detailed map of the Texas coastline and military dispatches in Spanish. Furthermore, the Pocket was carrying Mexican naval officers. Acting on this evidence, Brown assigned a prize crew and escorted the Pocket to Galveston. Brown immediately left that port after disposing of the prize because the Invincible was scheduled to be refitted at New Orleans. News of the Pocket's capture inflamed the wrath of New Orleans merchants and insurance carriers, whose lobbying forced local federal officials to protect commerce in the Gulf of Mexico. On May 1, 1836, the crew of the Invincible was arrested in New Orleans and charged with piracy. However, the charge was not substantiated, and the crew was released.
After some additional legal delays, the Invincible returned to the Texas coast, from where in June 1836 it was supposed to transport the captive Santa Anna to Veracruz. On June 5, 1836, Gen. Thomas Jefferson Green arrived with volunteers from the United States on a Texas contract vessel, Ocean. The Ocean prevented the Invincible from getting underway, and Santa Anna was again detained. On July 4, 1836, the Invincible went to assist another Texas naval vessel, Brutus, which was blockaded inside the port of Matagorda by the Mexican cruiser Vencedor del Alamo. After the Invincible approached the Mexican vessel, the Vencedor withdrew without firing a shot.
On August 4, 1836, the Invincible sailed for New York for repairs. While there the ship was almost detained and sold because the crew could not pay the repair cost. Eventually, however, the bills were paid by Samuel Swartwout, a devout Texas supporter. The Invincible departed New York in a great hurry and just ahead of a pursuing United States vessel under orders to arrest the crew and detain the vessel for violating the neutrality of the United States.
On March 14, 1837, the Invincible arrived at the Texas coast. H. L. Thompson was appointed commander. Thompson, accompanied by Samuel Rhoads Fisher, secretary of the Texas Navy, set out in June 1837. During this voyage the Invincible inflicted severe damage on several Mexican coastal towns and captured prize vessels including, unfortunately, the Eliza Russell, a British ship. The Texas government eventually had to pay British claims totaling about $4,000. Both Thompson and Fisher were suspended. Fisher later resigned, and Thompson died before a naval investigation could start.
On August 26, 1837, the Invincible escorted the Brutus into Galveston harbor. The Brutus had a Mexican prize vessel, Abispa, in tow. The Invincible anchored overnight outside the harbor. The next day she was assailed by two Mexican cruisers, Vencedor del Alamo and Libertador, which apparently were pursuing the Texas naval vessels. The Brutus attempted to assist the Invincible but ran aground. The Invincible, therefore, was left alone to engage the Mexican cruisers. After a prolonged engagement, the Invincible attempted to flee from the battle, but ran aground and sank. The wreck may have been found in 1995.


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St. John's Community Success Center
St. John's Community Success Center supports and offers complementary education experiences for people of all ages so that they may be better prepared to live in the 21st Century. With our programs youth and their families explore new skills, enjoy community events, and build stronger family relationships. In our SAFE SPACE kids are encouraged to try out new ideas. Maybe building a bridge out of straws or models from dough, or a nice finger painting session. Kids know that getting their hands sticky is fun! At our HOMEWORK CENTER, homework is first! And the kids also learn that using our minds and sharing our skills with others is part of the way we respect ourselves.
Safe Space and Homework Center is Monday to Friday from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Safe Space and Homework Center is Monday to Friday from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Vicar's Pantry
Every Wednesday morning from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (except the 2nd Wednesday of each month; check our calendar), we distribute bags of groceries to members of the community through our VICAR'S PANTRY. All you need to do is show up and have an ID or a piece of mail with your name on it. We serve about 400 people each week. You can receive food or join us to volunteer. Or both! Of course you can support our pantry by making a contribution using the DONATE button below.


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268 Challenge – Day 18
Psalm 47:1 – Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
Word to remember – Shout – Shout, to raise a sound, a war cry, to signal a sound for war. I like this!
Thoughts – Shouting, a war cry is great for us when we go to a football game or baseball game. But if we were to shout out a battle cry or cry out in triumph in church, immediately we would have a scandal.
Ponder this, our thankfulness to a good and loving God should be immediate. It should be instinctive.
God had delivered the believer, us, you, me. In light of this truth, it should not be necessary to have to tell people to shout to the Lord. Are we grateful for all that He had done for us? Will we be the 1 who returns after His healing power has cleansed us and show our gratitude?
Shout it out! Clap your hands! Raise your voice with the sound of TRIUMPH!
The 268 challenge is based on Isaiah 26:8 – Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. The "desire" of our soul is for your name. We long for Him, to remember Him and all that He has promised.
Here's how we do it. Journal everything. Read the selected passage. Pick out a word that stands out to you and think about it.
Later in the day, read the passage again and think about it. Define your word. What does the word that you picked out mean and how does it pertain to this passage.
Again, come back to this a third time in your day, typically after dinner. Read the passage. Think about your definition of that same word. Think, What does it mean for me? How does it apply to my life right now? How can I practice this right now?
*You can download the plan here 268 challenge plan and scriptures


text: Qasr Kharana is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Amman and relatively close to the border with Saudi Arabia. It is believed to have been built sometime before the early 8th century AD, based on a graffito in one of its upper rooms, despite visible Sassanid influences. A Greek or Byzantine house may have existed on the site. It is one of the earliest examples of Islamic architecture in the region.


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The Daily Walk with Love
Donald Trump 2018
"Make America Great Again!"
Who'd have thought old Don Williams would still be
crooning out the hits, this many years later:
here's a good greatest hits collection!
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November 7. 2018
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Don Williams – Greatest Hits
Coffee black, cigarette,
start this day like all the rest.
The Daily Walk with Love (Link to Home page and blog), November 7, 2018, by Paul Evans. Video concert is YouTube. Featured photo of Don Williams in 2016 is from TasteOfCountry. As to the subtitle, these days I have my first cup of coffee like all the rest, with a couple of shots of regular milk. ONLY civilized way to be! (Cigarette too, of course….)
Check out the official Don Williams website and get the latest tour information. Also visit the official Don Williams Facebook page. Also, read the biography of Don Williams at Wikipedia.
Right here, also watch Concert: Don Williams – Live In Ireland 2016, The Daily Walk with Miracles, March 24, 2017, by Paul Evans, and Playlist: Don Williams Some Broken Hearts Never Mend, The Daily Walk with Miracles, July 23, 2016, by Paul Evans.
Visit Amazon.com for digital rights free, high quality mp3's by Don Williams or check out the great Don Williams tunes at Apple iTunes, which says that:
With his laid-back, straightforward vocals and large, imposing build, Don Williams came to be known as "the Gentle Giant." That nickname was bestowed on him in the early '70s, when he began a string of countrypolitan hits that ran into the early '90s. Williams was never known as an innovator, but his ballads were immensely popular; in the course of his career, he had a total of 17 number one hits.
Don Williams – Greatest Hits
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Please email me, Paul Evans at email@example.com.
We can at least offer each other a little kindness and compassion, right?


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Relax, Bieber fans: Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber's recent trip to the Bahamas was strictly for business.
"I can now reveal that we were shooting for Elle Magazine!" Kardashian wrote in her blog Tuesday. "The theme of the shoot was The Graduate, for obvious reasons, LOL."
In the 14 photos posted on the reality star's blog, Kardashian, 29, strikes seductive poses while wearing bright red lipstick and frolics in the ocean with the 16-year-old pop star.
What do you think of the photos?