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Why I don't think anyone can be sure that Jesus is returning soon
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Why I don't think anyone can be sure that Jesus is returning soon
I know this is a controversial statement but please hear me. Firstly, I am a firm believer in the second coming of Jesus. Secondly, I believe that we should always live with an urgency of a soon return of Jesus. My stance is the same as that of John Walvoord who said:
"Stay alert as if the Lord will come tomorrow, but prepare as if he will not come in your lifetime"
Furthermore, my sincere opinion is that the points listed below applies to any eschatological view. In fact, I think they stand apart from any particular view point. My attempt is not to promulgate another "this is the way" eschatological view point regarding the end times. But rather to propose another view that may be equally valid from a Scriptural perspective. Here are my reasons for this position.


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Love calling Raspberry Woods home. The floor layout is great and we have a private deck facing the woods. I also like having stainless steel appliances, it gives my home an updated look. There are many walking trails around the area that my dog and I really enjoy. The management team did a wonderful job helping us find the right place and made us feel welcome. Would highly recommend living here!Raspberry Woods Resident
My husband and I have lived in our new home for one month now. We love our new place. It is spacious, updated, and we had a great move-in experience. The one maintenance request we have had to make was done the day of request. The staff is helpful and friendly, and we are very excited for our new life in our new home. The neighbors seem friendly, and it is a nice quiet neighborhood to come home to.Raspberry Woods Resident

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Abu Dhabi is hoping to rival Dubai when it comes to tourism. Julie Marshall discovers there's much to love about this new kid on the block.
Walking around one of Abu Dhabi's opulent shopping malls is a disconcerting experience. Prestigious shops from some of the world's top designers are housed in air-conditioned splendour – a welcome relief from the searing heat outside.
But what is a little perplexing is the lack of shoppers. Empty walkways and even emptier shops give the whole place an unlived in and unloved look. Women in all-black abayas and hijab and and men in all-white ankle length dishdash and keffiyeh, just a hint of the designer clothes they wear underneath peeking through.
And notwithstanding the heat, the streets are relatively empty of pedestrians during the day with only a few joggers and walkers venturing out at night once the sun has gone down.
But all that is set to change as Abu Dhabi gears up for an influx of tourists in the wake of grand plans to bring culture to the region. Tourism they feel is the way forward and already there are signs that the strategy is working. In 2015 there was an increase of 18 per cent in hotel guests compared to the previous year and the new state-of-the-art cruise terminal is expecting 22,000 passengers this year.
Despite being the capital and the second-highest populated city in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi is some years behind Dubai with regards to tourism but it is going all out to catch up.
Abu Dhabi is actually an archipelago, made up of a number of small islands, some linked by elaborate road bridges, each island with its own distinct identity.
Saadiyat island to the north is all set to take centre stage as the cultural hub of the Middle East once the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Zayed National Museum open by 2017.
Yas Island, dubbed the entertainment island, is the home of Yas Links, a par 72 championship golf course and the Yas Marina circuit where the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held. It's also the site of the world's largest indoor theme park, Ferrari World, which houses the fastest rollercoaster in the world in Formula Rossi, and Flying Aces, the tallest loop in the world – neither of which I deigned to try out.
A cycle ride around the Grand Prix track however is great fun and much more to my liking. Each Tuesday evening hundreds of walkers and cyclists descend on the circuit.
By the end of 2016, three new landmark hotels will have opened; the first of these, the Four Seasons on Al Maryah island welcomed its first guests only a few days before our visit in May; The Grand Hyatt and Fairmont Marina will follow this year.
Attracting the five-star Four Seasons hotel is a real coup for Abu Dhabi, the 34-storey, 200-room hotel is just 30 minutes from the airport and has its own air-conditioned passage to The Galleria luxury mall next door.
Although tourism is still in its relative infancy, visitors to Abu Dhabi will find plenty to entertain and amuse – not least on the beautiful unspoiled beaches.
Yellow Boats offer a speedboat trip and, if you're lucky, a dolphin may pop its nose up as you pass by.
An unmissable experience is a visit to the the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. With room for up to 40,000 worshippers, it has 82 domes, more than 1,000 columns and a carpet weighing 35 tonnes which took 1,200 women two years to make. There's a strict dress code for visitors and women are asked to wear an abaya and keep their hair covered with a hijab – available to hire free of charge.
Also worth a visit is the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital where the emiratis take their treasured birds – you can watch while they are sedated and have their nails clipped and wings repaired.
The Rub Al Khali desert is a few miles out of the city and – another record coming up – is the largest expanse of sand in the world.
Various desert experience packages can be booked which include visits to a camel fair, dune bashing, camel rides and an Arabic-style buffet eaten while sitting cross-legged beneath the stars.
Foodies will be in their element in Abu Dhabi, seafood is a particular speciality and award-winning chefs can be found in abundance in the hotels. The Yas Viceroy – which straddles the Formula One track – offers an Arabic cooking masterclass.
Getting there from the north of England is easy, Etihad Airways, flies twice daily from Manchester and the flight time is around seven hours.
Best time to visit is probably November to April when temperatures are around 24C during the day: in the height of summer they can reach 42C.
A return fare from Manchester – Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways starts from £377 in economy class and £1,886 in business class inclusive of all taxes and subject to availability.
For reservations and further details visit etihad.com or call 0345 608 1225.
For more details about Abu Dhabi as a tourist destination see visitabudhabi.ae.
Rooms at the Four Seasons start from AED 990 plus taxes fourseasons.com/abudhabi/


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Scavenger: Vintage Typewriter for $25
We're feeling rather writerly today, which is why we're featuring MLB's vintage typewriter post. We're digging the green color and the prim way it seems to hold itself together. As far as the rest of the list goes, well, we probably shouldn't get down on ourselves, but the last 24 hours have seemed rather eh on craigslist NYC furniture listings. Lots of repeats. Although we almost snapped up that Steelcase chair before deciding to spread the love instead. -MM
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in the NAV BAR. Post a particularly good thing, and we'll post you here on the front page…
- orange & brown Eames Steelcase office chair for $30
- MILO BAUGHMAN for Thayer Coggin Dining Table for $1250
- Nifty vintage side table on wheels for $40
- Time Life Lounge Chair by Eames Herman Miller for $500
- Sonrisa Steel Table/Desk for Sale for $500
- Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chromcraft DINETTE SET for $450
- Purple chair for $390
- Tibetan Wardrobe 1930s ABC Carpet & Home for $875
- Small Antique Rocking Chair for $75
- Danish Modern Style Table and Chairs for $500
- DANISH MODERN LAMPS for $150
- EAMES MODERN CHAIR for $150
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KUSU Volunteering offers Kingston student's the opportunity to run their own volunteering projects. Rachael our winner of the Project of the Year Award back in May gave us this update on the project that bagged her the award.
Hi, I'm Rachael, a second year Biomedical Science student, and I run the volunteering opportunity 'Knit Hats for Babies'!
|Knitters met regularly at the Students' Union
The project was started way back in 2009, by an American student by the name of Lisa Ta. She ran the project to knit hats for babies that are currently in the Neonatal Unit at Kingston Hospital NHS Trust. It was an awe-inspiring project, and when she handed over the reins to me, it allowed me to make this project my own.
Since then we've had amazing turnouts, especially during Student Volunteering Week. My own personal goal for the project was to make 100 hats by the end of the summer term. We already have over 150 hats, with more than 50 volunteers showing interest in the project. We also make booties and blankets, and it's not just knitting; I also teach volunteers how to crochet if they so wish!
|Rachael and some of the group at our awards
Running your own project requires a serious amount of organisation and dedication, but it pays off when you see how successful it becomes. Budgeting is definitely not my strongest point (this includes inputting how much you've been spending into a spreadsheet), but I do have a very money-savvy head on my shoulders, so I can tell when I see a bargain on wool! I have also created a Facebook page, a mailing address, and a Junction49 page to help organise the project. It is difficult to fit the project in to my weekly routine, but it means I can use my free time doing something productive. Besides, once you see your first completed baby hat, I guarantee you'll be hooked into making more!
I believe the project not only gives people the chance to volunteer for a good cause, but it also allows them to acquire a new skill and show off their creative sides, to socialise with people of similar interests, and gives them a safe haven once a week where they can take a break from the stress of everyday student life.
|Knitting during Student Volunteering Week
For more information about the charity itself visit their website here. For more information about the project or if you're interested in joining, please contact me at email@example.com.


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Had a really interesting long morning at the Masterclass. There was a lot of interest in Vasculitis UK. Sam spoke to doctor who was very interested in the proposed Vasculitis register, he also took a Routemap. I spoke to a GP from Liverpool who took leaflets and a Routemap and was very impressed with us having the website.
All the Routemaps we had, were taken and some doctors have placed orders.
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The View from the Foxhole: How Risk and the Fragmented Perspective of Agencies Limits the Reach of Humanitarian Aid
This guest blog comes from Abby Stoddard. Abby is a Partner with Humanitarian Outcomes, an international research consultancy providing analysis and policy advice for humanitarian agencies and donor governments.
In 2014, Afghanistan's Helmand province had over twice as many people in need of aid as there were in Samangan province, yet Samangan had a larger presence of aid agencies and more than double the number of aid projects running. Similarly, the far less needy northern regions of Somalia have for years hosted a far greater aid presence than the South Central regions that exist in an almost continuous hunger crisis. For most of the first year of the conflict in South Sudan, a large majority of aid agencies confined their work to the UN protection of civilian sites, even though these represented only 10 per cent of South Sudanese population in dire need of help. And in war-ravaged Syria, the largest ratio of aid activities per person in need can be found in the areas under the control of the Assad government, despite more critical needs in other parts of the country.
How does such imbalanced coverage come about in a field dedicated to providing aid 'on the basis of need alone, giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress'?
A three-year study conducted by Humanitarian Outcomes and GPPi gathered empirical data in these four conflict-affected countries as the first step to understanding how aid agencies can achieve secure access, quality programming and accountability in the most forbidding operational contexts. The findings of the research on operational presence reveal a picture of humanitarian coverage that is not only sparse in relation to overall needs, but also highly uneven and skewed toward certain geographic areas. These patterns emerge as a direct result of the security and risk perceptions of agencies, and an indirect result of their donors' political interests.
A small pool of responders, and contracting responses
To begin with, far fewer aid agencies work in violent contexts than in safer ones, and not nearly enough to cover the needs. On average, humanitarian emergencies in more stable settings attract over four times the number of organisations per dollar in funding. Out of the many hundreds of international relief organisations, only a small fraction regularly respond to the most violent, conflict-driven emergencies; and within these countries fewer than a dozen agencies can be counted on to work in the most dangerous areas. In each of these places, humanitarian agencies are joined by national organisations, which provide the bulk of the direct delivery with much less security cover.
Humanitarian practitioners told interviewers that security is the single most important factor determining their decisions on where to operate, more than the level of need or the funding available from donors. Presence data bore this out, showing how aid agencies tend to narrow their field presence and cluster in safer areas, pulling back from the district-level and concentrating in provincial or national capitals, or in regions perceived to be safer. Alternatively, an agency may maintain presence in the same number of places within the country, but at a smaller scale with fewer projects. Accordingly, people living in some of the most dangerous parts of these countries said in surveys that they saw humanitarian activity declining in their areas, even as their needs are rising.
This contraction of humanitarian presence within countries is often invisible to the outside observer, because nowadays agencies rarely respond to worsening security by withdrawing from the country completely, and existing operational information like the 3Ws (Who does What, Where) compiled by the clusters do not provide this level of geographical and operational detail.
Negative effects on aid quality and relevance
Insecurity not only drives where agencies operate, but how. In insecure, hard-to-access areas, the research showed that the humanitarian aid provided becomes more basic and less responsive to the most critical needs and the most vulnerable people. Agencies are often unable to position the appropriate staff or technical inputs for more complex programming, and when they are forced to rely on remote management or one-off distributions, it becomes difficult to identify and target the most vulnerable amid the recipient population. People who received aid in these places said in surveys that the aid they received was often not what they most needed. In Syria, survey respondents lamented the large amount of basic hygiene or food packages they were forced to sell to purchase what they needed more. They expressed their wishes for more diverse aid or, better yet, cash.
Perverse incentives and ethical concerns
Donor policies can work against humanitarian access and coverage. In addition to the risk of violence, donor governments' counter-terror legislation and heightened fiscal risk aversion have the effect of further discouraging agencies from programming in areas under the control of armed opposition groups. In each case of civil conflict, coverage was proportionally greater in areas of government control.
Moreover, both governments and non-governmental agencies have incentives to make the humanitarian presence appear more robust than it is. Agencies want to demonstrate to their donors and to the public that they are present where the needs are, and can overstate their impact and footprint in the process. The unintended result is to make the humanitarian situation appear less dire than it is, taking some pressure off political actors who have failed to find political solutions to the conflict but can point to their humanitarian response. In this way humanitarian agencies are undermining their own advocacy role on behalf of the people they seek to serve.
The need for a clearer picture and a wider scope of responsibility
Without minimizing the enormous difficulty faced by humanitarian actors in these contexts, it is clear that more information and transparency is needed about their operational presence. Along with this should come a sense of urgency to fill the gaps, and greater consideration of how to ensure impartial humanitarian coverage.
Gaps cannot be filled if we cannot see where they are. And they will not be filled unless there are collective incentives to identify new actors and innovate new means for reaching those most in need. Part of the problem is the myopic view of agencies that is inherent to the fragmented humanitarian sector. While each actor may be justly satisfied that they are programming as well and as impartially as they can within their limited area of operation, they do not feel individually responsible for the larger picture. The result is large segments of the population whose needs go unmet.
During the study, a representative of one of the major donors remarked that "nothing is gained by donors trying to micromanage" their aid agency partners, particularly in high-risk environments. Maybe so, but we're considering whether some 'macromanagement' is in order. If no one is looking at the full picture and taking responsibility for filling in the blank spots, we cannot claim to be honouring the humanitarian imperative. Donors, agencies and coordinating bodies should all be working toward this end.
The 'Secure Access in Volatile Environments' (SAVE) project was funded by UK DFID. Detailed findings and research products on Presence and Coverage, Access and Quality, and Accountability and Learning can be accessed on the SAVE project website at www.saveresearch.net. You can also hear more from Abby and her colleagues on the ATHA podcast.
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Abby Stoddard is a Partner with Humanitarian Outcomes, an international research consultancy providing analysis and policy advice for humanitarian agencies and donor governments. She is also a non-resident fellow at New York University's Center on International Cooperation and serves on the board of directors of Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde USA). She is the author of Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy (Kumarian Press, 2006), along with numerous articles and published reports on humanitarian policy and practice. She holds a PhD in Politics from New York University and Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University.


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BDO. Because relationships matter.
There are many world-class accounting & advisory firms. Far fewer that offer a culture so rich in professional opportunity, personal fulfillment, and long-term growth. At BDO, we understand that exceptional service to our clients begins – and ends – with exceptional regard for our people. Because at its core, our business is not about numbers or spreadsheets, dollars or pence, but about people working with, for, and in service of others. In short, because relationships matter.
Position Summary
Our BDO Toronto office is seeking a qualified Intermediate Accountant in our Assurance and Accounting department to join our growing team.
In an environment of continuous learning, the incumbent carries out the completion of work projects and assignments under the direct supervision of their manager or another more experienced team member. In conjunction with their manager and other team members, the Intermediate Staff Accountant gathers audit evidence based on Assurance & Accounting engagements
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One Firm engaged to make a difference through valued relationships with our people, clients and communities.
BDO is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all candidates who apply, however, only those selected for a personal interview will be contacted. No phone calls and/or agencies please. Candidates may be subject to background inquiries which are satisfactory to us.


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In a report on three midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate, you write that "The Baltimore Sun does not identify alleged victims in sexual assault cases" ("Midshipman describes night of drinking before alleged sex assault," Aug. 28).
Why not? This person can ruin the lives of multiple midshipmen who may or may not have taken advantage of her inebriation.
If she wants to tell her story, she should not be allowed to do it anonymously.
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Department store chain John Lewis said yesterday that its sales rose 3 per cent year-on-year in the week to last Saturday, driven by strong demand for technology goods.
The employee-owned retailer said takings totalled £155.2 million. Sales in the electricals and home technology division charged up 7.7 per cent, while the homewares department enjoyed a 2.9 per cent rise.
However, fashion sales dipped 0.4 per cent, reflecting some unseasonably mild weather.
A store-by-store breakdown revealed another weak performance for the group's Aberdeen branch, with sales down by 15 per cent as the city's retail sector struggles with weaker oil-related activity. Edinburgh fell 5.5 per cent and Glasgow dipped 2 per cent.


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Troy, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy
Brief History
The town of Troy was chartered in October 28, 1801 by the Vermont Legislature. When the Legislature combined Averys Grant and Kellys Grant into a single town in 1801, it was called Missisquoi, after the river which runs through it.
Some of the stakes which mark the US/Canada border were made of Troy Iron, smelted in the tiny village of Troy Furnace, so named for the iron smelting furnace built there in the 1830's to process the ore mined just east of the Missisquoi River. Despite the high quality of the iron, the business was never profitable: several companies failed financially in the effort.
Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1662. [1] [2]
Historical Data
Town Histories
Memories of the early days in the town of Troy, Vermont, by Anne Huckins Butterfield (1977) - find this book in a library.
Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Land Records
Troy,Vermont Land Records,1854 to 1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)
Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division
247 Main Street
Newport, VT · 05855
Phone: (802) 334-3305
Church Records
City Directories
1884 North Troy and Troy Town Directories
1878 map of Troy, Troy Town South
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Troy. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans County, website at this link.
- Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- North Troy Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Notre Dame Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Troy Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- West Road Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1802 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Troy Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1806-1854.
Troy Town Clerk
142 Main St.
North Troy, VT 05859
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Libraries and Historical Societies
Rand Memorial Library
160 Railroad Street
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Phone: (802) 988-4741
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Missisquoi Valley Historical Society
Main Street
PO Box 237
North Troy, VT 05859
Phone: (802) 988-4656
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.
- ↑ About Troy, Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/troy.html#about
- ↑ Troy, Vermont - http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/OrleansTroy.html
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Contractor is defined as a person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job. Here are the list of trusted Contructors within the area of Los Angeles,California.
The Foundation Works
Advanced Builders & Contractors
Martins Construction Corp
J. F. Prieto Engineering Construction Inc.
California Paving & Grading Co
General Construction
Julian Construction, Inc.
Addition Building & Design, Inc.
Joel & Co. Construction - General Contractors
Calasia Construction
Sinai Construction
Roger Perron Design and Construction
Gold Remodeling
BEST Contracting Services, Inc.
Fidelity General Contractors
Daniel's Design & Construction.
MDM Custom Remodeling Inc.
Aim Higher Construction
SoCal Contractor
Mega Builders
Osborne Building Corporation
New Choice Contractors
JS Building Construction inc.
Preferred Home Builders Inc
Go Green Construction
Custom Design & Construction
Environmental Contracting Corporation
McGrath Contracting, Inc.
Commercial Paving & Coating
Novel Remodeling
L C Construction
Champion Remodeling Inc
Nott Associates Construction
Ned Parker Construction Inc.
Construction Group Inc
Erik Quiel Home Improvement
Gordon Gibson Construction
Sterling Construction
City Constructors Inc
Prime Contractors License School
Cordoba Corporation
Jannone Construction and Development
CMRS Construction
Variety Construction Co.
IVO Wall Experts Inc
Rocha Construction
Hi-Tech Builders Inc.
One Week Bath
Alpha Structural, Inc
Contractors State License Schools
Golden Sentry General Contractor
Eden Builders General Contractor
Italian Painting Services
Jobe Roofing Los Angeles
CMS Builders and Restoration
California Averland Construction
MDM Custom Remodeling Inc
Doobek Addition Contractors and Remodeling
For more Contractors in Los Angeles,click here: http://us.wowcity.com/losangeles/?what=Contractors
We must always feel happy for the fact that almost all our problems had asolutions. Hiring a contructor is a nice thing to do because you are not the only one who could benefit on it - you were also able to help others by paying their services.


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Drew17: Where They're Heading
Pursuing degrees in law, medicine, social work and math and working at Lockheed Martin.
Ashley Bloodgood
Faculty mentor: Associate Professor of Physics Robert Murawski
Favorite experience: Joining the Physics Department. The community is small and so tight-knit. Every professor in the department knows my name and has shown interest in my academic success. From the moment I stepped foot in my first physics class, I felt like I belonged.
Outside activities: I have been a member of the Society of Physics since freshman year. I also had the opportunity to pursue a civil engineering internship last summer with Dewberry. In addition, I was a peer tutor at the Center for Academic Excellence and worked for the Physics Department at the observatory.
Biggest lesson learned: It's okay to change your mind. I came to Drew thinking I would be a pre-med biology major, but I fell in love with physics my first semester. I've changed my mind about career paths about five times this year while the physics faculty have given me great advice about the pros and cons of each path. It helped me decide what would be best.
Next step: I have accepted a job as a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin.
Marianne Middlebrook
Faculty mentors: Assistant Professor of English Shakti Jaising and Psychology Professor Jill Cermele
Favorite experience: Serving as a peer mentor. I did this for two years, and I loved building close relationships with the first-year students and having such an impact on their transition into the Drew community.
Outside activities: I have been in the Civic Scholar program and the Psychology Club. I also hosted a radio show on WMNJ and spent time as a Spanish and psychology tutor for the Center for Academic Excellence.
Biggest lesson learned: Do things that make you uncomfortable—it's what makes you grow as a person.
Next step: I will be entering the master of social work program at Columbia University.
Diana Oladetimi
Faculty mentor: Philosophy Department Chair Erik Anderson
Favorite experience: The community that surrounded me—from friends to professors.
Outside activities: I am a member of Drew African Students Association, Kuumba and the Drew University Pre-Law Society. I participated in the 2017 Jan Term shortTREC to South Africa and I work at the health service center at Drew and for a sole practice lawyer in Morristown.
Biggest lesson learned: I cannot walk away from something I want without trying to earn it. Even the smallest bit of effort counts.
Next step: I am continuing my education at Washington and Lee School of Law.
Rayyan Sayeed
Faculty mentor: Mathematics Professor Steve Surace
Favorite experience: The RISE program. In my first foray into independent research, I was able to work collaboratively with Bell Labs, a prestigious research and development institution in nearby Murray Hill. My project led to a journal publication, conference paper and presentation at the IEEE Sarnoff Newark conference and a patent. I was able to hear Dr. William Campbell, a Nobel Prize in Medicine winner and RISE fellow, speak to our class on his research with parasites as well as his artistic qualities.
Outside activities: I have been a member of the Drew golf club, ultimate frisbee club, debate team and president and member of the Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society.
Biggest lesson learned: Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. Many times at Drew, I felt challenged by the uncertainty in my future and in the direction of my career. Looking back, I can say confidently that uncertainties turned to opportunities that I could not have anticipated and I am incredibly thankful for them. Drew nurtured me as a thinker and academic, but most importantly, as a person and member of the community.
Next step: I am entering the PhD program in applied mathematics at Northwestern.
Drew Stenger
Faculty mentors: Associate Professor of Biology Stephen Dunaway and Chemistry Department Chair Adam Cassano
Favorite experience: Playing lacrosse and being a student athlete. I made lifelong friends and got to challenge myself to be the best version of me every day.
Outside activities: I am a two-year captain for Drew lacrosse, a Baldwin Honors scholar and a Civic Scholar. I have participated in the Drew Summer Science Institute and undergraduate research. I interned at the Special Needs Athletic Program and welcomed a Team Impact member to the lacrosse team. I've also been inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society and the Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honors Society.
Biggest lesson learned: Breathe. If you work hard, anything is possible.
Next step: I am headed to the pharmacy school at the University of North Carolina.
Jal Trivedi
Faculty mentor: Chemistry Professor Mary-Ann Pearsall
Favorite experience: Traveling to Paris through Drew's study abroad program. Being a biochemistry major, I never thought I would have the opportunity to study abroad during my time in college. In France, I was able to speak French with natives, see famous artwork and monuments and even learn a little about healthcare. This month-long program changed my outlook on life and has brought my appreciation of French culture to a new level.
Outside activities: I conducted research in atmospheric chemistry and presented at a national chemistry conference in Denver. In addition, I worked several campus jobs as a tutor, writing fellow, tour guide and chemistry teacher's assistant. I also served on the board of the biological and chemical honors societies, helped found the debate club and traveled to the Dominican Republic—through the Drew Honduras Project—to volunteer at an orphanage. Finally, I coordinated a week-long international film festival at Drew that brought food and movies from countries all over the world to our campus.
Biggest lesson learned: Keep an open-mind when trying new things. My experiences at Drew have pushed the boundaries of my comfort zone and have encouraged me to try new things down different avenues of life.
Next step: I will pursue an MD at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers.
Saif Yasin
Faculty mentors: Chemistry Department Chair Adam Cassano and English Professor Amy Koritz
Favorite experience: Participating as a mentor for Drew's Summer College program. The program invites students from Harlem and Newark to stay at Drew to learn about the college experience. The experience was intensive, but reminded me what Drew does best. It showed me the strong community we were able to offer visiting high school students and the family atmosphere that Drew fosters between its own students.
Outside activities: I was president of the chemistry and biology honors societies and served as the corresponding editor for the Drew Review, our campus peer reviewed journal, for the past two years. I have also been involved in planning events to encourage an interest in science and have conducted several community service projects as a Civic Scholar with that goal in mind.
Biggest lesson learned: How to ask for help. Drew is one of those places with mentors in every direction. Students, faculty and staff are all involved in helping you improve.
Next step: I will work toward an MD/PhD at the University of Maryland.


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Scala popularity
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I'm a Scala and FP newbie. I read your posts and comments here and elsewhere pretty religiously. I deeply appreciate the level of objectivity and candor you bring to your discussions and topics. Thank you for all of the contributions you have made thus far as they have helped me immensely as I am pushing through the steep learning curve occurring for me as I move off of the Java imperative paradigm.
your on planet scala and there is twitter too, plus you seem like a reliable source regarding scala count all those things together .. and there you go :)ReplyDelete
Keep posting. It's great to see people pushing the boundaries and shaping a new language like Scala. And even better to see people doing that and taking the time to come up with meticulous explanations like those you share with those of us just starting up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 6:02 AM
Daniel, as long as you care to blog, I'll certainly will one of many who will enjoy and benefit from what you have to say. I've been learning and using Scala for a couple of years and I am more than aware of your generosity, insight and thoroughness.ReplyDelete
I must agree with Andreas S. You seem to be a prolific micro-blogger ...so there you go :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 11:07 PM
Yeah, follow you on Stack Overflow too. There's interest in Scala, many of those who are very interrested already do it at their day job.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Hi Daniel,ReplyDelete
I love to read your blog and all the nice posts on stackoverflow. You helped me saving so much time! Thanks for that!
I still read this blog once in a while!ReplyDelete
While I haven't been as diligent as I used to be in reading your posts on SO or here, it is something that I do call upon every so often. Please keep blogging.


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Gulf Bank, Kuwait's fourth-largest lender by assets, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Antoine Daher as its new CEO. Daher, the bank's deputy CEO, will take up the new role from Thursday and he will succeed Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, who had been CEO since March 2014.
Omar Kutayba Alghanim, chairman of Gulf Bank, said: "We are very pleased to welcome Antoine Daher as Gulf Bank's new CEO. He has been part of the bank's senior management team since 2013, and he has a track record of strong leadership, both within and outside of Gulf Bank."
Prior to joining Gulf Bank, Daher served as a senior executive at National Bank of Kuwait and has also worked at National City Bank in the US.
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I need a short getaway trip to take a breather from the stressful city.
I have been feeling super stressed lately and I really need a break to relieve my stress. That's when I decided to accept my cousin's suggestion to go on a short trip to Malaysia just 6 days before our trip. It was a last minute plan to visit Malacca given that we only have a weekend to spare.
Woke up super early that day at about 6.40am.
Why I say is super early because I don't even wake up that early for work. But the thought of waking up early and know that it will be a relaxing day got me looking forward.
Woke up super early that day at about 6.40am.
Why I say is super early because I don't even wake up that early for work. But the thought of waking up early and know that it will be a relaxing day got me looking forward.
Arriving at Golden Mile Complex before 8am.
I just brought a backpack and a small sling bag along with me for the 2D1N trip.
Waiting for our coach. We booked our coach tickets with Transtar Travel.
We boarded our coach at 8.20am.
Malaysia, here we come. We traveled to Malacca via Tuas Checkpoint.
It was a long bus journey, took a nap in the coach.
After about 3 hours of rides including the jam at Singapore and Malaysia custom, we stopped over at Yong Peng for a half an hour break.
We had lor mai gai (Steamed Glutinous Rice with Chicken) at the food centre.
Though it looked simple, this is one of the best lor mai gai I ever tried and one of the best meals we have in Malaysia.
Our very first group photo took while waiting for our coach.
Traveling with my grandma, 姑姑, 姑丈, cousins and cousin-in-law.
This was my second overseas trip with them. Still remember our first overseas trip was to Genting which was donkey years back. Look forward to more overseas trip with my family ♥♥♥
Oh yes, finally we reached Malacca.
Melaka is the Malay name of Malacca, one of the states in Malaysia.
Malacca is famous for their rich historical and cultural background. I can't wait to get down and explore the area.
We finally arrived at the doorstep of Hotel Equatorial Melaka.
Wow, the hotel looked really refined and luxury from the outer. Of course it looked luxury, it is a 5 stars hotel located in the hub of Melaka city and just 500m from Jonker's Street. The hotel is 22-storey high.
We dropped off opposite the hotel at 2.20pm. We took 6 hours to reach our hotel from Golden Mile. We made it through the long bus journey.
We were loitering at the hotel lobby as there was a queue at the reception.
The lobby of the hotel has a Peranakan feel.
I love to dress in comfort whenever I go for road trip. A crop tee together with skort, my outfit for a casual look. Since I was traveling on a long bus ride, I want to be as comfortable as I could.
A glimpse to our luxuriously furnished room, we were staying in the Premier room with 2 adjoining single beds. The hotel room made me felt really comfortable upon entering. I could just sit and relax in the room the entire day. Perfect if you are coming here just for staycation.
Awesome view from my hotel room from level 17, offering the view of the Straits of Melaka.
Spotted a building that looked like Marina Bay Sands at the left hand side of the picture.
Too bad we were in a rush. Just take a quick view of the room, dropped my bagpack, go for toilet break and proceed to head out for our activity. Everything done in 5 minutes.
Shall give you a tour of my room in the next post when I reached hotel in the night.
We booked a day tour and a mini tour bus was already there waiting for us at the lobby.
On board the mini bus.
Look at all the happy faces. Oh yes, we can't wait to begin our adventure in Malacca. Here we go.
Time checked, it's 2.47pm. Off for our late lunch for our first stop.
Come to Malacca of course have to try their famous Chicken Rice Ball.
Our tour guide drove us to Heng Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball at Taman Melaka Raya.
The plates of good food at only RM70 for 8 of us
Away from the tourist areas, I find that the price charged here is very reasonable for 1 whole chicken, stir fry cabbage and rice balls.
I like the roasted chicken, the meat was tender.
Now that our energy have been recharged after the meal, time for some sightseeing. I actually enjoy sightseeing very much, it allows me to understand more about the country's culture and explore different places of interest.
This elegant Dutch colonial mansion caught my attention from far.
Little did I know this is a museum.
This fine building is none other than Proclamation of Independence Memorial, a historical monument.
The building used to house the Malacca Club, the social centre of the British people in British Malaya.
On the left is The Pirate Adventure, a pirate's theme immersive indoor attraction.
Here at A'Famosa, Malacca's top sightseeing spot.
The gate is probably one of the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia.
KP and I took a photo with the cannon guarding the gate house.
With KP and Sara.
Way to go, we were climbing up St. Paul's Hill (Bukit St. Paul).
The youngsters made it to the top of St. Paul's Hill while the elders were waiting for us at A Famosa.
It about 5 minutes walk up from A Famosa.
This used to be an old church - St. Paul's Church.
The exterior and interior is mostly of ruins, and it has roofless.
This place has a long history of the Portuguese and the Dutch.
Bukit St. Paul offers an awesome view of the city.
One last photo of the church before we headed down the hill.
Other activities that you can do at A Famosa includes riding a horse carriage.
Next, we drove off to search for shops that sell local pastry products. Grandma and aunt were happy customers sampling and buying the local products.
Aunt was craving for durian, so durian makan next.
Everyone was happily eating the durians except Kheng Loon and I. Both of us are not fans of durian.
Oh, the lady in blue in the back of the picture was our tour guide.
Happy moments always passed so fast, it was already 5pm. Three-quarter of the day has gone.
I started to love travelling. Every little things got me fascinated, it gave me so much joy exploring every new things that I saw and admiring the foreign places that I never come across.
That's all for my post today, stay tuned for part 2.


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SONNY FORNOLES! Congratulations Sonny!
The people chose your card for Best in Show in the World Habitat Day 2009 visiting bird series.
tweeprints dedicates this day to Sonny Fornoles. Thanks to all the people who participated in World Habitat Day 2009. Within just this last month, your gratious contributions allowed us to raise over $200 to help our fellow neighbors live a better life! But, we have a long way to go to reach our goal. We would like to raise $1300 by the end of the year. We need your help! Please keep the movement going and spread the good word about all our visiting birds. Please help us by spreading these birds' wings in the right direction!
with our continuous and most sincere thanks to all of you,
all of us @tweeprints
Nov 4, 2009
4 comments:
- tweeprints said...
Great post Amy. How are we going to package his prize? Especially the content from City Street Sweets...
- 4.11.09
- amy said...
this bird is going to orlando, correct? ...just a short migration northward! i think the goods will be ok for this short journey. & i bet city street sweets has the perfect nesting instructions for us.... let's go visit with steve & have some chocolate! yummy.
- 4.11.09
- TAMI LARKAN said...
way to go sonny~
i love your design :)
- 5.11.09
- tweeprints said...
we definately agree with you tami.
- 10.11.09
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On top of starting my own company making baby items, I've also been making some clothes for the kids.
This dress for Etame is made from fabric purchased at Cloth House in London. It's heavier which makes it lay better. The pattern is from the Japanese pattern book Girly Style.
It may be a bit big but I think she'll get good use out of it this summer.
This robe for Landon is from an old pattern. Lots of facings. The fabric is a soft thicker woven that is almost fleece like.
I have a few more projects I need to post as well. The last few months have been busy and emotional and have gone by quite quickly. Hope all of you are well out there!


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Return Babies - is adoption becoming like shopping?
Return Babies, Queue Here!-the case of Polish Baby X
Does adoption have a return policy?
Have you ever thought about adopting a baby? What do you think it would be like?
With the natural parenting it is generally assumed that the love for one's child happens automatically, as a result of instinct and hormones and whatnot. If a natural mother finds it hard to relate to her new baby, it's attributed to her hormones being out of whack after the delivery. So, if it's all chemistry and glands, how come the adoptive parents aren't given shots to make them love their new baby better?
Adoption is always being compared with natural parenthood, but the truth is, it is a lot more like marriage. You have to make the conscious effort to build this relationship - day after day after day.
Just like the marriage, adoption is a social contract. It begs the question - can there be a divorce?
Our presenter, Roberto, wanted us to discuss a case of a couple who gave back a baby they have adopted, after finding out the boy was autistic. The court allowed that after it was found out that the adoption agency knew about it but tried to hide it from prospective parents. However, they have to pay for the child's support until he's of age.
- What was the morally correct thing to do?
- Can babies be treated as a product, with a two week return policy? After all, adoptive parents are made to pay large fees for the process.
- Natural parents don't have these kinds of choices, if they find out their baby is disabled, they are expected to accept it. Why should adoptive parenthood be any different?
- How can you abandon an autistic kid to the system which wasn't taking proper care of him in the first place, knowing he would probably never have another chance at a family?
- On the other hand, if you know you can't cope, isn't it fairer to back out now, while the damage is still relatively small, than to fail later?
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I am rehoming my three loving rats. All need to go together, they are best friends! They are the smartest, coolest little pet a kid/adult can have! Unlike many hammsters/gerbils these pet rats loved to be held and just want to sit on your shoulder! They love to give kisses and love their treats! I am rehoming them because my kids have grown out of them and don't play with them. They deserve a great home and only want to be held and played with. I will be picky on who these ratties go to. I am asking a rehoming fee of $10obo, for everything. They come with their homemade cage if you want it (its big) and food, toys, fleece blankets that I use for bedding. The fleece is easy to clean and cheap because it just needs to be washed between cage cleanings! Two are 8months old, one is 6months old. Text or call 231-six70269nine.


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Millions of people are suffering through unending pain and living in a dark, drab hopeless world with no chance for a brighter future because they have clinical depression. Many have tried drugs and a variety of treatments, with no success because they are among the 40% of clinically depressed people whose illness is treatment resistant. But there is good news for people suffering with clinical depression. Sacramento, California based TMS Solution has developed a number of safe, effective treatments that provide relief for people with clinical depression.
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Stranger things have happened on planes than the public, passionate scenes seen throughout the Red Eye photo series, that's for sure. Just recently it was reported that French actor Gerard Depardieu peed on a plane, for goodness' sake. Yet the Red Eye spread will surely get a person more riled up than that.
Shot by New York City-based photography duo Formento + Formento, the Red Eye photo series gives the saying, "come fly the friendly skies," a whole new meaning. As though inspired by a pornographic plot line, two women once besotted with each other then turn their eyes onto the same man and a fight ensues out of jealousy and desire. Dramatically lit, it ends with the winner enjoying her reward.
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Stage 31 - Exeter to Truro
Estimated 115 miles.Open Full Screen Interactive Map
I expect to head west from Exeter across the southern part of Dartmoor and then from Horsebridge, on the Devon/Cornwall border, I will follow a route to Lands End that has been mapped by the British Horse Society Cornwall Branch. I will need to detour down to Truro but having a route mapped for most of this section will save a lot of work. I hope to have my route map for Exeter to Truro up by the end of 2011.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is under reported because its information handlers are not using the right and current communication channels.
The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Information Officers (RIOs) in the ministry on the forthcoming launch of an information dissemination App.
He said that: "government is doing so much, yet people keep saying they do not know because we are not communicating through the right channel''.
The minister said that gone were the days when the newspapers and the television stations were the major means of information dissemination.
He said that there was the need for the RIOs deployed to all government ministries and parastatal agencies to adopt the use of the social media in disseminating government activities real time.
"Newspapers are no longer as powerful as they used to be. Before, newspaper editorial can bring down a government. Gone are those day when the 'Sunday Times' sold half a million copies in one day.
But today the new media is the social media and unless you are there and show a very strong presence, you are not communicating to the world.
We need technology to inform the world on what we are doing and with the new applications every person in the world will get to know what is happening in the country real time,'' he said.
The minister said the new app to be launched before the end of the month would bridge the gap by using the social media to "tell the world what the government is doing''.
He urged the RIOs to rise up to the challenge, stressing that they would be the one that would feed the app with stories.
He said government will organise workshops starting with 25 to 30 key ministries and parastatal agencies as pilot scheme before others will be keyed in.
Earlier, Veronica Adeyemo, the Director Information Technology in the ministry, said the information apps would go on hand held devices and it would be functional every minute of the day all year round.
Speaking in the same vein, the project consultant, Falope Olawale, said the app would help to correct many falsehood and unbalanced stories about the country in local and foreign media.


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We then headed to see the Grand Prismatic Spring at Midway geyser basin because Brian remembers seeing a huge colorful pool when we was a kid. The parking lots in these areas are a joke. Passengers get out of their cars before pulling in to the parking lot and then go wait for someone to leave and stand in the spot until their car arrives. We got stuck in this parking lot for 20 minutes just waiting behind people one day so Brian decided to park along the road so we didn't waste another 20 minutes trying to park.
I loved all the colors in this geyser basin. Grand Prismatic Spring was all steam covered so you could barely see the vibrant colors. But there were colors elsewhere and interesting patterns.
After that we headed to Norris geyser basin where Steamboat geyser is. We couldn't do the small loop because they were building new boardwalk so we skipped the small loop. We decided to do the 2.6 mile loop but we were also trying to stay ahead of thunderstorm so we walked very quickly. Luckily there wasn't too much to see. Most of the pools were not so pretty and the geysers weren't doing anything. I think you could skip Norris geyser basin.
This is Emerald Spring
Steamboat geyser
This is the most action we saw at Norris
We then drove up to see the terraces at Mammoth. It poured rain the entire drive and entire time we were at the hot springs plus all the way back to our campground. I think this was the day it rained for the longest period of time. We did avoid the thunderstorm at Norris though! The terraces were so disappointing. Mom and Dad told me that they had changed but I didn't anticipate hardly finding any terraces at all!
Here is one terrace starting to form


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Psora brunneocarpa
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Einar Timdal
Greater Sonoran Desert
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Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2002. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 1.
: up to 3 mm wide, rounded to elongate, adnate to partly ascending, adjacent to imbricate, weakly concave to weakly convex
upper surface
: olivaceous to dark brown, dull, epruinose, smooth to sparingly fissured
: concolorous with upper side, straight or down-turned, lobed
upper cortex
: up to 150 µm thick (including up to 80 µm thick epinecral layer), composed of thin-walled hyphae with round lumina, not containing crystals of lichen substances or calcium oxalate
: containing lichen substances but no calcium oxalate
lower cortex
: poorly developed, of mainly periclinally oriented hyphae, not containing calcium oxalate
lower surface
: medium brown, K-
: up to 1.5 mm diam., laminal, immarginate even when young, medium brown, epruinose
: ellipsoid, 9.5-13.5 x 5-7 µm
: unknown
Spot tests
: upper cortex and medulla K-, C-, KC-, P-
Secondary metabolites
: two unknown compounds (A5:B5-6:C6 and A5:B4:C6, both orange brown after charring).
Substrate and ecology
: on soil and rock in open habitats, in Californian coastal scrub and Madrean evergreen woodland, from about sea-level up to 2000 m alt.
World and Sonoran distribution
: rare in California, Baja California and Chihuahua.
: The species is most easily recognized by its unique chemistry. The small squamules and brown apothecia make it most likely to be confused with P. pacifica and P. pruinosa. Those species differ in being more or less pruinose. Furthermore, the former has more flat and marginate apothecia (at least when young), and the latter has squamules with a characteristic up-turned, epruinose margin. The identity of Psora mexicana de Lesd., described from the state of Puebla, Mexico, is still unsettled because the original material is missing. A specimen identified as that species by de Lesdain and examined by Timdal (1986) resembles P. brunneocarpa morphologically, but does not contain lichen substances.
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The WTO has reached a critical impasse; the Doha Development Agenda has effectively come to an end and further progress at the multilateral level is not in sight. The ways in which the new mega-regional and plurilateral negotiations unfold will directly affect African regional development, and indirectly affect poor communities across the continent.
To participate meaningfully in negotiations, African trade policymakers need to understand the key issues and proposals at play. The GEG Africa programme will work with policymakers to research and articulate possible positions on priority policy issues that account for South African interests, those of other African countries, and the poor.
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"Of Mice and Men" In "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie and links the death of Lennie to the killing of Candy's dog. Candy has a dog that is very old, smells bad, and is useless. George has Lennie and he is very strong, but very slow mentally and always gets George into trouble. Candy is unable to kill his dog, which he later regrets, but George knows he must kill Lennie.
Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie in the book "Of Mice and Men." Many times Steinbeck refers to Lennie's hands as paws. In the beginning of the story Steinbeck says, "Lennie dabbed his big paw in the water," and he also says on the same page, "Snorting into the water like a horse," comparing Lennie to a horse. When handing over the mouse to George, he refers to Lennie as a dog by saying, "Slowly like a terrier, Lennie approached, drew back, and approached again."
During the fight with Lennie and Curley, he refers to Lennie as a sheep by saying, "He bleated with terror." Steinbeck refers to both Lennie and George as beavers by saying, "They are pounding their tails." The deaths of Lennie and Candy's dog have many similarities. They are both killed by Carlson's gun and are shot right in the back of the head where they wouldn't feel a thing. They are also killed for the following reason, Candy's dog was killed to stop its suffering and George killed Lennie so, he wouldn't have to die in a suffering manner. Candy also regretted that he didn't kill his dog, but George felt responsible to kill Lennie himself.
The many different animal images of Lennie help make the story and describe him. The death of Candy's dog is an important event in the story and helps foreshadow the end of the book. The animal imagery and death of Candy's dog are parallel later in the book when Lennie was killed.


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An Internet evangelist from Florida has begun holding services near ground zero to preach against Islam as debate continues over plans for a nearby Muslim community center.
Bill Keller has gained a following through his Liveprayer.com website, and has promised to establish a "9/11 Christian Center" to counter what he referred to Sunday as "the lies of Islam."
Keller says developers have a right to build the Muslim center but the plan to locate it near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is "in poor taste."
He began preaching Sunday at the New York Marriott Downtown Hotel, his temporary headquarters. His center is to open by Jan. 1. Early plans for the Islamic center call for a 500-seat auditorium, prayer space and Sept. 11 memorial.
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Agoura High School is commemorating its 50th anniversary with programs and events scheduled throughout the 2014-15 school year, and organizers hope to bring a vintage feel to the festivities.
"The high school has reverted back to its original logo for all its correspondence," said Amy Jones-Brink, chair of the Agoura High 50th celebration committee, referring to the 1965 logo featuring a lightning bolt shooting through a knight on a "charger" horse.
Rather than throwing one major "birthday party," the committee is arranging for several events that "highlight different facets of the high school experience," said Jones-Brink.
The premiere event is an athletic alumni reception being held in the high school's "G" building from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24. Appetizers from the Landing Grill and Cronies Sports Grill will be served. Following the gathering will be Agoura's homecoming football game against Calabasas High School.
Ruta Aras, a parent volunteer on the committee, has been in charge of collecting vintage items for the affair. "I have four large suitcases filled with stuff," she said.
Thanks to the generous donations of former and current staff and students, Aras has amassed old uniforms, helmets, cheerleader outfits, programs, tickets and other memorabilia. Aras will be creating a "banner" by stringing the donated jerseys on a nylon string across the room. There will also be a plexiglass-covered station filled with fragile images and paper items. "This has been a great community experience," she said. "This is history, and it gives our current students an emotional connection to the past."
The Agoura Hills Public Library will use some of the collected memorabilia for a special high school installation, which will run through the holidays, according to Jones-Brink, who is also the city's director of community services.
For their part, the theater arts boosters will host movies that are also celebrating 50th milestones. The movie version of the 50-year-old Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be shown at the Performing Arts Education Center, and a screening of the Beatle's renowned A Hard Day's Night (1965) is planned. Aras is currently working the boosters to collect memorabilia related to theater–programs, posters, tickets, etc. If you have such items, contact Ruta at [email protected].
Agoura's journalism students will chronicle the anniversary for "The Charger" newspaper throughout the school year.
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Tobias Frere-Jones was born in 1970 in New York, and is noted as having been an artist since youth. As a son of an advertising copywriter and print buyer, he was surrounded with all forms of letterforms all his childhood, and his adolescence years saw him between the galleries of Manhattan and the dockyards of Brooklyn. At the age of fourteen years, he began exhibiting paintings, sculptures and photographs in New York galleries.
By the time he entered Rhode Island School of Design, type design had displaced most other interests. He graduated, receiving a BFA in Graphic Design, in 1992; and began full-time work for Font Bureau, where he was a Senior Designer for several years. In addition to his numerous contributions to the Font Bureau retail library and custom work, Frere-Jones made three fonts ("Reactor", "Fibonacci", and "Microphone") for Fuse, a journal of experimental type design. He spent seven years at the Bureau and was mentored and directed by David Berlow, and also created typefaces; namely, "Interstate", "Poynter Oldstyle" & "Gothic".
Frere-Jones, Interstate, Font Specimen, 1993
Frere-Jones joined the faculty of the Yale University School of Art, in 1996, teaching typeface design alongside Matthew Carter. In 1999, he returned to his native New York, leaving Font Bureau and joining a friend, Jonathan Hoefler, at his company (which was later renamed, Hoefler & Frere-Jones Typography). They served clients from varied fields, such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sun, The Times, Esquire, Apple, IBM, HP, Kodak, Sony; and also did work for Nike, Gucci and the presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
Frere-Jones, GQ Magazine, Magazine cover, 2009
He is the founder of Frere-Jones Type, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading type designers. His work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2006, The Royal Academy of Visual Arts (in The Hague) awarded him the Gerrit Noordzij Prijs for his contributions to typographic design, typography and type education. In 2013, he received the AIGA Medal in recognition of exceptional achievements in the field of design.
Works influenced/inspired by Frere-Jones
Luis Enrique Cuellar Peredo, The Cardigans, Wallpaper, 2009
NekohDot, Aligned And Centred – Akkurat, Digital art, 2009
Frere-Jones Type. (2015). Retrieved October 26, 2015, from http://www.frerejones.com/about/
Končal, P. (2010). Tobias Frere-Jones. Retrieved October 26, 2015, from https://designhistoryresearch.wordpress.com/category/tobias-frere-jones/
Tobias Frere-Jones. (2015). Retrieved October 26, 2015, from http://www.fontbureau.com/people/TobiasFrereJones/


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Turkish Whistle blower claims Turkish intelligence recruits militants for ISIS with Erdoğan's approval. (TurkishMinute).
A Turkish whistleblower has claimed that Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been recruiting militants to the Islamic State and the Levant (ISIS) with the knowledge and approval of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Fuat Avni, a Twitter user with nearly 3 million followers, took on Twitter late on Wednesday to report about Erdoğan and his crew's turning Turkey into an ISIS base for training, transfers and logistics by setting up recruitment centers for ISIS across the country.
Avni has a credible record of uncovering corruption and irregularities rampant among the government officials. He claims to be in the inner circle of President Erdoğan.
He claimed in a series of tweets that there are at least 70 different militant recruitment centers around Turkey – many of them being in İstanbul — controlled by MİT secretary Hakan Fidan and thousands have been recruited in these centers, which are disguised as legal migrant collecting points.
The whistleblower says that the Social Assistance Foundation and the Association of Youth and Figthing Drugs in İstanbul's Esenkent neighborhood and Fatih district, respectively, are used as recruitment centers to train troubled, drug addict teenagers as militants as well as suicide bombers for ISIS.
According to Fuat Avni's tweets, these centers in many provinces of Turkey – including Konya, Kırşehir, Bolu, Sakarya, Bursa, İstanbul and Tekirdağ – are providing money, fake passports and ID's for the militants as well as places to take shelter and eat.
Avni claims that militants are sent to Syria to gain war practice after training and then the reckless ones are sent to Europe disguised as refugees.
He also claimed that ISIS members injured abroad are receiving treatment in health institutions in Turkey, while Erdoğan prevents Turkish security forces' operations against ISIS. Read the full story here.
Turkish religious foundation head: Religion of ISIS is religion taught in our theology schools. ISIS are trying to put Islam into practice.— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) June 23, 2016


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Allu Arjun's debut in Tamil cinema with Lingusamy
We had confirmed this news much earlier on Tamilomovie.com about this new combination coming together. Finally, the official news has been confirmed that Allu Arjun's Tamil debut will happen with the directorial of Lingusamy, produced by Studio Green K.E. Gnanavel Raja. The news was officially confirmed this morning through the official social media page of this production house. Sharing the good news with the media channels, Lingusamy said, "This project was supposed to happen before a very long time, but was postponed due to some reasons.
I had decided to take off with this film after the completion of Sandakozhi 2, which is now being put on hold due to some reasons. I am so much excited to work with Allu Arjun in his debut film."
On his part, Allu Arjun said, "Although I have done around 18 films in Telugu, I was completely brought up in Chennai, where I spend my childhood and college days. I feel this place as my hometown and am so much enthralled to be a part of this project."
The details about others in the cast and crew will be made shortly in time.


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Love Love loving the Topshop sales right now. I think its a case of looking online and in store if there was anything you were after! Alot of this stuff I had wanted since just before Christmas so picking them up in the sale is even better. How freakin cool are my skull candles? They started off at £7 each..which I wouldn't pay , But £6 for two is gooood! Plus I don't think I'm going to burn them, just use them for ornamental purposes haha :) Im actually going to try very hard to not buy anything from now on as its my birthday at the end of January , so my mum usually get me some amazing bits from Topshop sale as you know I more than love their jewellery!! Have you been buying anything similar in the Topshop sales?
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Plain Brown Wrapper Alert!
I just had breast reduction surgery on January 19th and it has been such an emotional journey that I had to scrap about it. Yes, I included before and after pictures of myself. No, you can't see them as they are covered. But my "before" is shown in my bra and my "during" is shown wrapped in ace bandages. So, there's you're alert. I've also been keeping a journal about my journey but it's not finished just as my journey is not finished. This layout is very personal and all about ME but I felt I needed to blog about it anyway. So, there you are.
Prior to surgery I was a 36G. Not easy to find that size on the rack. And, when you do they are quite costly. This has been years in the making; dating back to my teenage/high school years. It wasn't until recently that I took my feelings seriously. The result is that I will probably be a "D" but until all of the swelling goes down, I won't be positive.
Then, when I saw that Scrapping the Music's latest challenge song was "I Feel Good", I knew this was the right way to scrap about this.
Here's another plain brown wrapper, just in case...
I Feel Good


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It's the doors from Wear Gray while the organizers make sure they will open in time !
And the sun will finally shine upon Wear Gray for A Day while we shop 'till we drop!
|And Hope will fly up in the sky like a flock of butterflies
|And finally Hope will rest in our hands.
Credits: (Warning All given slurl are to store themselves. Actual slurl to Wear Gray will be given once it has officially started)
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[Wear Gray item] Wear Gray Dress by Iren
[Wear Gray item] Je Suis ... Brillante set (Necklace; Earclips; Bangles, Belt) by Je Suis
[Wear Gray item] Blissful Pack 3 Pose by Exposeur
[Non Wear Gray item] Butterfly Effect Hair by Evie's Closet
[Non Wear Gray item] Melody Skin by Filthy
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[Wear Gray item] Darla mesh dress by Maai
[Wear Gray item] Euphoria Mouthie Purple (Gatcha item) by !Bang
[Wear Gray item] Old Jalopy Flower Garden (Hunt Prize) by Piddler's Perch
[Non Wear Gray item] Butterfly in Hand by ZOOM
[Non Wear Gray item] Melody Skin by Filthy
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Fruit flies can apparently out-drink Frank the Tank and not get sick from alcohol poisoning. Now researchers have found this fraternity-party ability may save flies from a gory death.
The results showed that drunk fruit-fly larvae turned the tables by killing wasp parasites in their bloodstream, essentially causing the parasite's organs to drain from its anus, the researchers found.
Fruit fly larvae feed on the yeast and other fungi from rotting, or fermenting, fruit; during their snacking, the flies are bound to ingest the boozy byproducts of the fungi's fermentation — they are even able to use it as a food source and thrive on food with up to 4 percent alcohol.
Higher alcohol levels can be toxic to the fruit flies, study researcher Todd Schlenke, an assistant professor at Emory University, told LiveScience. "If the alcohol level gets too high, they can't break it down fast enough." The flies in the study only reached about 0.02 percent blood alcohol levels, they would have to drink four times that to reach the blood alcohol level considered illegal for driving.


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In recent years we have produced a number of booklets and leaflets. These may be purchased at CDAC or in CRiC, or can be supplied by post.
A Long Way to Mhow - A Social History of the Men in the 1st Brecknock Battalion South Wales Borderers 1914-19 by Roger Maggs (2018) - £10.00
Roger Maggs grew up surrounded by the stories of the men of the 1st Brecknock Battalion, including those of his father, Sidney.
In A Long Way to Mhow, he brings those tales to a wider audience. Drawing on newspaper articles, letters and diaries, he tells the story of the Battalion's experience of World War One which took them from the hills of South Wales, via Gibraltar, Suez and Aden to India.
A Long Way to Mhow is published in collaboration with the Crickhowell District Archive Centre.
The Crickhowell Union Workhouse 'The Spike' by Margaret Williams and Eliane Wigzell (2018) - £10.00
For over one hundred years, the Crickhowell Union provided support to the poor of ten parishes covering industrial communities of the hills—Brynmawr, Beaufort, Rassau, Nantyglo, agricultural villages in the Usk valley and Black Mountains—Bwlch, Cwmdu, Llangattock, Partrishow, and of course the town of Crickhowell. At the Union's heart lay the workhouse on the Dardy—refuge of last resort, orphanage, infirmary, and lunatic asylum.
This book presents the stories of the Union and its workhouse using original material drawn from the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Guardians, local newspaper reports, school log books and much more. A picture emerges of the lives of the poor residents, the concerns of the Guardians, the work of the Union officers and life in the workhouse. Also included are up-to-date pictures of the many remaining buildings from the workhouse complex at the Dardy in Llangattock.
Proceeds from the sale of this book go to support the work of the Bethesda Chapel in Llangattock and the Crickhowell District Archive Centre.
'Young Men, to Arms!'
THIS BOOK IS A TRIBUTE and a very fitting commemoration of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, ensuring that future generations will never forget, and learn of the huge contribution that local people made both during the First World War and after hostilities had ceased.
Many of you, like myself will have very personal connections, and to all those who have spent many hours researching and collating material for this special book, I can only thank them for taking on this worthy addition to our book shelves.
It deserves our fullest support and admiration for a very poignant picture of Crickhowell District at a crucial time in our natural history.
|The Story of Latham House, Crickhowell by Tim and Serena Raikes (2010) -£3.00
The history of an important Georgian town house in Crickhowell. The prominent Vaughan, Cracroft and Rumsey families were involved in the 18th century, the Lathams whose name is today attached to the house, not coming onto the scene until 1815 when Joseph Latham, of the Beaufort Ironworks bought it. Later occupants have included the town's well-known medical officer, Dr Philip Hill from the 1870s to 1930, Thomas Watkins the Llangattock canal-linked contractor and more recently the eccentric Malcolm Paton. Well illustrated and delightfully written by the current owners.
|Crickhowell Through the Eyes of the Tourist, 1780-1870 by Robert Gant (2009) - £3.00
The Napoleonic Wars (1789-1815) restricted access to the continent and focussed traveller interest in Britain itself, resulting in a surge of travelogues. Robert Gant, a geographer, analyses the accounts of 32 writers to see what they can tell us of the physical form and of the economic and social activity in the town during the late Georgian / early Victorian period. Maps and line illustrations and an extensive bibliography.
|The Mills of Grwyne by Raymond Hawkins (2008) - £3.00
The Grwyne valley, particularly about the villages of Llangenny and Glangrwyney, was an important area of water mills, initially for grain and wool but also driving an important forge near the river's confluence with the Usk. Then in the 18th and 19th centuries its reputation for paper-making was developed, finally coming to an end in 1950. This account was written initially as a series of newspaper articles by the well-known local historian Raymond Hawkins (1905-1995) but has been edited and illustrated for publication by CDAC.
|A History of Llangattock, 1851-1951 (From Brycheiniog, in four parts, 2007) - £10.00 (set)
In 1958-60, as part of a parish history scrapbook competition (which it won) the Llangattock Local History Society carried out an ambitious survey of the geography, history and sociology of the parish. This was edited by one of its members, the Revd. Arthur Reed, for publication in Brycheiniog, journal of the Brecknock Society, appearing in three parts, 1961-63. Forty years later Sarah Sankey-Barker up-dated and complemented the story, basing her account on interviews with long-time local residents, and this too appeared in the pages of Brycheiniog. Early numbers of that journal are not readily available so CDAC has reprinted the Scrapbook and Sarah Sankey Barker's account in a matching set of four booklets. It is a vital tool for residents of the village and others wishing to know the fascinating history of this village, its people, its canal and its lost industry.
|Research Guide to the Wills of the Crickhowell Area (2008) - £1.00
This little guide explains how family historians and others one can access wills, taking particular note of the sources most useful for those seeking family records in the Crickhowell area. It includes ordering information and details of internet access.
|Research Guide to the History of Houses in the Crickhowell Area (2008) - £1.00
A brief but delightfully illustrated account of how, with particular note of the information sources available for the Crickhowell area, one might research the history of a house. It has been written by CDAC volunteer Pamela Redwood, who has produced histories of several houses in the area.
|CDAC Newsletter Back numbers
Since 2001 the Archive Centre has produced a newsletter. Developing from a relatively slender publication in its earlier days, its twice yearly publication now usually extends to 32 A5 pages and includes short articles on local history together with a list of recent accessions and news of developments at the centre. It is distributed free to Friends.
Back numbers from No. 14, 2010: £2.00. Earlier numbers can be supplied at £1.00.
Other Publications sold by us
- An account of the Duke of Clarence's visit, 1890 (2007) by Pamela Redwood
This is a reprint of an article which first appeared in Brycheiniog (2007) - £3.00
- Bethesda Chapel Llangattock. A History (2008) by Margaret Williams - £5.00
- Crickhowell Union Workhouse. The Spike by Margaret Williams - £5.00
- Crickhowell. Walking Through History (2007) Crickhowell & District History Society - £5.00