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Kern Invite - 11/01/08

Hart Park - Bakersfield, CA

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Varsity Girls - 2008 Kern County Cross Country

Championships

School Athlete Time Overall Scoring Team

1. Ridgeview Tijerra Lynch 18:58.24 1 1 1

2. Shafter Elizabeth Wittenberg 19:02.62 2 2 1

3. Garces Monica Guzman 19:15.89 3 3 1

4. North Celilia Lopez 19:21.87 4 4 1

5. Ridgeview Ashley Duran 19:23.47 5 5 2

6. Ridgeview Jessica Huizar 19:25.81 6 6 3

7. Foothill Natalie Fernandez 19:35.65 7 7 1

8. East Lucia Garcia 19:46.20 8 x 1

9. Stockdale Amber Nelson 19:59.40 9 8 1

10. Taft Megan Thompson 20:01.34 10 x 1

11. Stockdale Carolin Haney 20:01.70 11 9 2

12. Stockdale Shelbe Pennel 20:03.86 12 10 3

13. Shafter Moriah Milwee 20:05.23 13 11 2

14. Ridgeview Desiree Armendariz 20:08.00 14 12 4

15. Arvin Tanya Hernandez 20:10.02 15 x 1

16. Highland Nichole Berry 20:19:01 16 13 1

17. BHS Sarah Baker 20:25.37 17 14 1

18. North Medeline Maier 20:29.38 18 15 2

19. Ridgeview Monica Lazo 20:33.39 19 16 5

20. Shafter Lindsee Handel 20:36.70 20 17 3

21. Centennial Jessica Folsom 20:41.80 21 18 1

22. BHS Emily Shuford 20:45.35 22 19 2

23. Ridgeview Linda Gonzalez 20:58:28 23 20 6

24. BHS Gabrielle Lerma 21:03.97 24 21 3

25. Stockdale Courtney Moore 21:06.02 25 22 4

26. North Meagan Menzel 21:10.17 26 23 3

27. BHS Gracie Garcia 21:11.76 27 24 4

28. Foothill Perla Veloz 21:13.21 28 25 2

29. Foothill Crystal Rodriguez 21:20.30 29 26 3

30. Independence Katelynn Webb 21:21.51 30 27 1

31. Golden Valley Karina Rocha 21:23.57 31 28 1

32. Shafter Katerina Plaza 21:27.21 32 29 4

33. North Blanca Perez 21:27.98 33 30 4

34. Wasco Amanda Castellon 21:28.25 34 31 1

35. Foothill Kaitlyn Mrasak 21:31.45 35 32 4

36. Tehachapi Brenda Gonzalez 21:33.34 36 33 1

37. Highland Gabi Rodier 21:34.56 37 34 2

38. Centennial Margaret Martinez 21:35.39 38 35 2

39. Stockdale Cynthia Lopez 21:35.61 39 36 5

40. Centennial Jessica Crowe 21:43.49 40 37 3

41. Highland Hilaria Vasquez 21:43.76 41 38 3

42. North Yadira Perez 21:49.62 42 39 5

43. Foothill Erica Castro 21:53.39 43 40 5

44. Centennial Stephanie Dittman 21:55.56 44 41 4

45. Independence Natalie Ambriz 22:08.45 45 42 2

46. Stockdale Madison Schutzner 22:14.92 46 43 6

47. Highland Katherine Mayberry 22:16.42 47 44 4

48. Centennial Jorey Braughton 22:18.95 48 45 5

49. North Kaylee Meyer 22:20.98 49 46 6

50. Garces Lauren Brown 22:21.19 50 47 2

51. Golden Valley Denise Silva 22:23.90 51 48 2

52. Foothill Violeta Quintanar 22:24.92 52 49 6

53. Highland Desiree Martinez 22:25.59 53 50 5

54. Independence Sara Sullivan 22:25.95 54 51 3

55. Garces Lizbeth Lopez 22:28.11 55 52 3

56. Garces Tammy Vu 22:35.68 56 53 4

57. West Selam Habebo 22:39.75 57 x 1

58. Shafter Leana Lara 22:51.69 58 54 5

59. Independence Carlie Croxton 22:55.06 59 55 4

60. Cesar Chavez Rosa Montanez 22:57.28 60 x 1

61. Foothill Maria Zepeda 22:57.55 61 56 7

62. Garces Marissa Machado 22:57.92 62 57 5

63. Shafter Mayra Torres 23:00.88 63 58 6

64. Golden Valley Carmelita Aguilar 23:04.07 64 59 3

65. Ridgeview M. Salgado 23:14.56 65 60 7

66. Golden Valley Anna Avina 23:20.23 66 61 4

67. Golden Valley Ninive Alveno 23:26.73 67 62 6

68. Golden Valley Mercedes Salgado 23:26.73 68 63 5

69. Centennial Paige Anderson 23:30.27 69 64 6

70. Garces Sammie Lobardo 23:34.37 70 65 6

71. Arvin Bianca Quinonez 23:41.85 71 x 2

72. Kern Valley S. Hinkey 23:42.47 72 x 1

73. Frontier Ariel Driskill 23:43.12 73 66 1

74. Centennial J. Estrada 23:50.91 74 67 7

75. Kern Valley S. Hazzard 23:51.80 75 x 2

76. Garces G. Ortiz 23:54.66 76 68 7

77. North Priscilla Cruz 23:55.51 77 69 7

78. BHS Kristina Logan 24:04.10 78 70 5

79. Frontier Jasmine Mattos 24:05.42 79 71 2

80. Stockdale Delilah Diaz 24:10.83 80 72 7

81. West Wennie Agbalog 24:28.90 81 x 2

82. Wasco Anna Orozco 24:29.57 82 73 2

83. Wasco Ruby Jacabo 24:30.22 83 74 3

84. Tehachapi Anna Duke 24:33.57 84 75 2

85. Wasco S. Castellon 24:42.66 85 76 6

86. Independence Shelby Woolf 24:58.35 86 77 6

87. BHS Sarah Stidham 24:58.76 87 78 6

88. Arvin Gaby Gomez 25:04.17 88 x 3

89. Highland Cristina Valenzuela 25:05.21 89 79 6

90. McFarland Monica Gonzalez 25:42.30 90 x 1

91. Tehachapi Susie Cuevas 25:57.15 91 x 3

92. Wasco B. Medina 26:00.11 92 80 4

93. Cesar Chavez Shannan Albay 26:00.32 93 x 2

94. BC Tiffany Rodriguez 26:26.77 94 x 1

95. Tehachapi Ariel Deval 26:50.73 95 81 4

96. Wasco A. Rios 27:14.74 96 82 5

97. Independence Samantha Antu 27:17.44 97 83 5

98. Tehachapi L. Shoemaker 27:44.92 98 84 5

99. BC Victoria Wheeler 28:09.47 99 x 2

100. Tehachapi J. Bahera 29:20:93 100 85 6

101. Frontier T. See 29:29.12 101 86 3

102. Frontier Savanah Olson 30:18.04 102 87 4

103. Frontier A. Rojas NT 103 88 5

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kern invite 08 - varsity by AndyNoise.Com

Kern Invite - 11/01/08

Hart Park - Bakersfield, CA

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Varsity Girls - 2008 Kern County Cross Country

Championships

School Athlete Time Overall Scoring Team

1. Ridgeview Tijerra Lynch 18:58.24 1 1 1

2. Shafter Elizabeth Wittenberg 19:02.62 2 2 1

3. Garces Monica Guzman 19:15.89 3 3 1

4. North Celilia Lopez 19:21.87 4 4 1

5. Ridgeview Ashley Duran 19:23.47 5 5 2

6. Ridgeview Jessica Huizar 19:25.81 6 6 3

7. Foothill Natalie Fernandez 19:35.65 7 7 1

8. East Lucia Garcia 19:46.20 8 x 1

9. Stockdale Amber Nelson 19:59.40 9 8 1

10. Taft Megan Thompson 20:01.34 10 x 1

11. Stockdale Carolin Haney 20:01.70 11 9 2

12. Stockdale Shelbe Pennel 20:03.86 12 10 3

13. Shafter Moriah Milwee 20:05.23 13 11 2

14. Ridgeview Desiree Armendariz 20:08.00 14 12 4

15. Arvin Tanya Hernandez 20:10.02 15 x 1

16. Highland Nichole Berry 20:19:01 16 13 1

17. BHS Sarah Baker 20:25.37 17 14 1

18. North Medeline Maier 20:29.38 18 15 2

19. Ridgeview Monica Lazo 20:33.39 19 16 5

20. Shafter Lindsee Handel 20:36.70 20 17 3

21. Centennial Jessica Folsom 20:41.80 21 18 1

22. BHS Emily Shuford 20:45.35 22 19 2

23. Ridgeview Linda Gonzalez 20:58:28 23 20 6

24. BHS Gabrielle Lerma 21:03.97 24 21 3

25. Stockdale Courtney Moore 21:06.02 25 22 4

26. North Meagan Menzel 21:10.17 26 23 3

27. BHS Gracie Garcia 21:11.76 27 24 4

28. Foothill Perla Veloz 21:13.21 28 25 2

29. Foothill Crystal Rodriguez 21:20.30 29 26 3

30. Independence Katelynn Webb 21:21.51 30 27 1

31. Golden Valley Karina Rocha 21:23.57 31 28 1

32. Shafter Katerina Plaza 21:27.21 32 29 4

33. North Blanca Perez 21:27.98 33 30 4

34. Wasco Amanda Castellon 21:28.25 34 31 1

35. Foothill Kaitlyn Mrasak 21:31.45 35 32 4

36. Tehachapi Brenda Gonzalez 21:33.34 36 33 1

37. Highland Gabi Rodier 21:34.56 37 34 2

38. Centennial Margaret Martinez 21:35.39 38 35 2

39. Stockdale Cynthia Lopez 21:35.61 39 36 5

40. Centennial Jessica Crowe 21:43.49 40 37 3

41. Highland Hilaria Vasquez 21:43.76 41 38 3

42. North Yadira Perez 21:49.62 42 39 5

43. Foothill Erica Castro 21:53.39 43 40 5

44. Centennial Stephanie Dittman 21:55.56 44 41 4

45. Independence Natalie Ambriz 22:08.45 45 42 2

46. Stockdale Madison Schutzner 22:14.92 46 43 6

47. Highland Katherine Mayberry 22:16.42 47 44 4

48. Centennial Jorey Braughton 22:18.95 48 45 5

49. North Kaylee Meyer 22:20.98 49 46 6

50. Garces Lauren Brown 22:21.19 50 47 2

51. Golden Valley Denise Silva 22:23.90 51 48 2

52. Foothill Violeta Quintanar 22:24.92 52 49 6

53. Highland Desiree Martinez 22:25.59 53 50 5

54. Independence Sara Sullivan 22:25.95 54 51 3

55. Garces Lizbeth Lopez 22:28.11 55 52 3

56. Garces Tammy Vu 22:35.68 56 53 4

57. West Selam Habebo 22:39.75 57 x 1

58. Shafter Leana Lara 22:51.69 58 54 5

59. Independence Carlie Croxton 22:55.06 59 55 4

60. Cesar Chavez Rosa Montanez 22:57.28 60 x 1

61. Foothill Maria Zepeda 22:57.55 61 56 7

62. Garces Marissa Machado 22:57.92 62 57 5

63. Shafter Mayra Torres 23:00.88 63 58 6

64. Golden Valley Carmelita Aguilar 23:04.07 64 59 3

65. Ridgeview M. Salgado 23:14.56 65 60 7

66. Golden Valley Anna Avina 23:20.23 66 61 4

67. Golden Valley Ninive Alveno 23:26.73 67 62 6

68. Golden Valley Mercedes Salgado 23:26.73 68 63 5

69. Centennial Paige Anderson 23:30.27 69 64 6

70. Garces Sammie Lobardo 23:34.37 70 65 6

71. Arvin Bianca Quinonez 23:41.85 71 x 2

72. Kern Valley S. Hinkey 23:42.47 72 x 1

73. Frontier Ariel Driskill 23:43.12 73 66 1

74. Centennial J. Estrada 23:50.91 74 67 7

75. Kern Valley S. Hazzard 23:51.80 75 x 2

76. Garces G. Ortiz 23:54.66 76 68 7

77. North Priscilla Cruz 23:55.51 77 69 7

78. BHS Kristina Logan 24:04.10 78 70 5

79. Frontier Jasmine Mattos 24:05.42 79 71 2

80. Stockdale Delilah Diaz 24:10.83 80 72 7

81. West Wennie Agbalog 24:28.90 81 x 2

82. Wasco Anna Orozco 24:29.57 82 73 2

83. Wasco Ruby Jacabo 24:30.22 83 74 3

84. Tehachapi Anna Duke 24:33.57 84 75 2

85. Wasco S. Castellon 24:42.66 85 76 6

86. Independence Shelby Woolf 24:58.35 86 77 6

87. BHS Sarah Stidham 24:58.76 87 78 6

88. Arvin Gaby Gomez 25:04.17 88 x 3

89. Highland Cristina Valenzuela 25:05.21 89 79 6

90. McFarland Monica Gonzalez 25:42.30 90 x 1

91. Tehachapi Susie Cuevas 25:57.15 91 x 3

92. Wasco B. Medina 26:00.11 92 80 4

93. Cesar Chavez Shannan Albay 26:00.32 93 x 2

94. BC Tiffany Rodriguez 26:26.77 94 x 1

95. Tehachapi Ariel Deval 26:50.73 95 81 4

96. Wasco A. Rios 27:14.74 96 82 5

97. Independence Samantha Antu 27:17.44 97 83 5

98. Tehachapi L. Shoemaker 27:44.92 98 84 5

99. BC Victoria Wheeler 28:09.47 99 x 2

100. Tehachapi J. Bahera 29:20:93 100 85 6

101. Frontier T. See 29:29.12 101 86 3

102. Frontier Savanah Olson 30:18.04 102 87 4

103. Frontier A. Rojas NT 103 88 5

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at the end of last year i went to the natural history museum to see the wildlife photographer of the year exhibition. i visited the previous year and as with then the standard was ridiculously high. in my head i tried to denigrate the superior standard of wildlife photography by telling myself that the photographers were lucky, in the right place at the right time, or use the old 'well if i was in africa...' argument. however those envious thoughts didn't hold much water when i began reading the accompanying text and it became clear how much skill, patience and effort was behind each photo. my favourite image, which was only awarded a runners up commendation, was bad boys by andrew walmsley - a shot full of power, humour and monkeys. if you're unable to make it to london to see it in person here's the online gallery. a positive side effect to seeing the exhibition was that it made me revisit some of my old photos, and i was particularly reminded of my dolphin encounter in venezuela by this dolphin shot. at the time i only posted one photo, so here's another from the same boat trip.

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Aiguille du Midi emerges from the clouds, on the Col de Voza to Les Houches descent by Mary Loosemore

Wednesday 25 July 2012: Les Contamines-Montjoie - Auberge Le Truc (1,720 m) - Refuge de Miage (1,560 m) - Col de Tricot (2,120 m) - Bellevue (1,800 m) - Col de Voza (1,653 m) - Les Houches - Les Bossons

Day 12 of our Tour du Mont Blanc, on Exodus' Mont Blanc Circuit trip - a clockwise circumambulation of the Mont Blanc massif

Today would bring us back into the valley of Chamonix-Mont Blanc, and it felt far too soon to be returning to Les Bossons. Suddenly the end was nigh....

After our final tent wrangling, and Stephen and Ian demonstrating their double act tent-taking-down skills for the rest of us, we said au revoir lovely Camping Le Pontet and walked down to Les Contamines, turning off at the signpost for Le Truc. A steep climb up through pine trees eventually brought us out above the tree line at Auberge Le Truc (1,720 m). The morning's blue skies and bright sun made for poor photos of the Glacier du Miage and the peaks above, including the elusive Mont Blanc and the Aiguille de Bionnassay.

A descent into the next valley brought us to the Refuge de Miage (1,560 m) in its stunning location below the glacier and the Dômes de Miage (but the sun was still working against my photos!). Refreshed by coffee and cake (I declined the blueberry tarte at 7€ a slice...), we commenced the long haul and many zigs and zags up to the Col de Tricot (2,120 m). En route, it did indeed feel frustrating to have lost the 200m between Auberge Le Truc and Refuge de Miage! Still, the views from the col were smashing - north into the Bionnassay valley with the line of the Mont Blanc Tramway just discernable, and south back over the Miage valley and to the ridges beyond. A great spot to rest for a while.

The next stretch took us down into the Bionnassay valley and more great views of the peaks and glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif up to our right, and we lunched with a stupendous view looking up the Glaicer de Bionnassay at the Aiguille de Bionnassay and Dôme du Goûter.

Accompanied by Alpine Roses, flowers and woodland we descended towards the Torrent de Bionnassay, and crossed, carefully, over the cable suspension bridge. A very busy section followed, up to Bellevue where the tramway and the cable car from Les Houches deposit strollers, hikers and mountaineers alike. Those with tired legs opted for the cable car down, the rest of us continued to the Col de Voza (1,653 m) and then took the black run down to Les Houches - the sandy/scree track made for tough going on the knees.

Having made a rainy rendezvous at a bar in Les Houches, we squeezed onto the bus back to Les Bossons - hello again Camping Les Marmottes .... and BONJOUR MONT BLANC! Yes, at last.... we realised what we'd missed on our arrival... the amazing views of the Glacier des Bossons, Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Midi - and many more peaks and ridges besides. The colours turned from blue to white to rose pink as the sun set. Beautiful.

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The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the U.S. Navy’s primary strike and air superiority aircraft. It is an updated version of the F-18C/D, featuring a 20 percent larger airframe, 7,000 lb heavier empty weight, and 15,000 lb heavier maximum weight than the original Hornet. The Super Hornet carries 33 percent more internal fuel, increasing mission range by 41 percent and endurance by 50 percent over the earlier Hornet.

The F/A-18 E/F acquisition program was an unparalleled success. The aircraft emerged from Engineering and Manufacturing Development meeting all of its performance requirements on cost, on schedule and 400 pounds under weight. All of this was verified in Operational Verification testing, the final exam, passing with flying colors receiving the highest possible endorsement.

The first operational cruise of Super Hornet, F/A-18 E, was with VFA-115 onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on July 24, 2002, and saw initial combat action on Nov. 6, 2002, when they participated in a strike on hostile targets in the "no-fly" zone in Iraq.

Super Hornet, flew combat sorties from Abraham Lincoln during Southern Watch, demonstrating reliability and an increased range and payload capability. VFA 115 embarked aboard Lincoln expended twice the amount of bombs as other squadrons in their airwing (with 100% accuracy) and met and exceeded all readiness requirements while on deployment. The Super Hornet cost per flight hour is 40% of the F-14 Tomcat and requires 75% less labor hours per flight hour.

The forward fuselage is unchanged from the C/D Hornet, but the remainder of the aircraft shares little with earlier F/A-18C/D models. The fuselage was stretched by 34 inches to make room for fuel and future avionics upgrades and increased the wing area by 25%. However, the Super Hornet has 42% fewer structural parts than the original Hornet design. The General Electric F414 engine, developed from the Hornet's F404, has 35% additional thrust over most of the aircraft's flight envelope. The Super Hornet can return to an aircraft carrier with a larger load of unspent fuel and munitions than the original Hornet.

Other differences include approximately rectangular intakes for the engines and two extra wing hard points for payload (for a total of 11), retaining previous hardpoints on the bottom centerline, wingtips, and two conformal fuselage positions. Among the most significant aerodynamic changes are the enlarged leading edge extensions which provide improved vortex lifting characteristics in high angle of attack maneuvers, and reduce the static stability margin to enhance pitching characteristics. This results in pitch rates in excess of 40 degrees per second, and high resistance to departure from controlled flight.

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an attack aircraft as well as a fighter through selected use of external equipment and advanced networking capabilities to accomplish specific missions. This “force multiplier” capability gives the operational commander more flexibility in employing tactical aircraft in a rapidly changing battle scenario. In its fighter mode, it serves as escort and fleet air defense. In its attack mode, it provides force projection, interdiction, and close and deep air support.

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CIF CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP

Liberty High School - Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Central Section Grand Masters

At Liberty

Team standings--unavailable.

400 relay--1. Bakersfield (Hunt, Turner, Johnson, Norwood), 42.28; 2. Clovis East (Bourbon, Scott, Smith, Woods), 42.58; 3. Redwood (Stewart, Ray, Root, Coles), 43.07; 4. Central (Newsome, Bigelow, Hammack, Phillips), 43.15. 1,600--1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 4:15.80; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 4:17.48; 3. Eric Battles, CW, 4:20.34; 4. Jesse Arellano, Mad, 4:21.56. 110H--1. Ethan DeJongh, MtW, 14.49; 2. Sean Johnson, Buch, 14.66; 3. Jon Funch, CW, 14.81; 4. Isiah Crunk, Wash, 15.17. 400--1. Maurice Lewis, Ed, 49.08; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 49.13; 3. Daniel Lozano, Stock, 49.35; 4. Jelani Hendrix, Ed, 49.62. 100--1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 10.62; 2. Emmanuel Turner, Bak, 10.81; 3. Matt Sumlin, Gar, 10.91; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 10.98. 800--1. Anthony Mitchell, North, 1:54.19; 2. Aric Champagne, MtW, 1:54.97; 3. Andrew Campbell, CW, 1:55.69; 4. Arturo Ramirez, Centennial, 1:55.83. 300H--1. DeJongh, MtW, 37.93; 2. Cody Alves, Sel, 37.94; 3. James Smith, CE, 39.03; 4. Sean Johnson, Buch, 39.28. 200--1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 21.29; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 21.96; 3. Mario Navarette, Sanger, 22.04; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 22.29. 3,200--1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 9:24.19; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 9:24.99; 3. Jon Ross, CE, 9:26.42; 4. Danny Vartanien, Buch, 9:26.42. 1,600 relay--1. Edison (Hendrix, Carter, Boughton, Lewis), 3:17.86; 2. Liberty (Hill, Garside, Affentranger, Purvis), 3:18.95; 3. Bakersfield (Miller, Turner, Johnson, Gooden), 3:20.06; 4. Clovis East (Ellis, Defonska, Woods, Smith), 3:22.40. PV--1. Andrew Lohse, Mad, 15-0; 2. Michael Peterson, CE, 15-0J; 3. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 14-6; 4. Frankie Puente, Sel, 14-0. SP--1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 60-7; 2. Matt Darr, Fron, 52-8.75; 3. Troy Rush, CW, 52-8.5; 4. Christian Millard, CE, 51-10.5. TJ--1. Johnny Carter, Ridge, 48-3; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 47-3; 3. Chris Kelly, Ridge, 46-11.5; 4. Jordan Smith, Central, 46-10.5. D--1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 199-2; 2. Jacob Budwig, Fowl, 168-8; 3. Niko Gomes, Cl, 164-10; 4. Matt Darr, Fron, 157-7. LJ--1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 23-4; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 21-11.5; 3. Dillon Root, Red, 21-11; 4. Kevin Norwood, GV, 21-8.75. HJ--1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 6-8; 2. Isiah Griggs, Bak, 6-6; 3. George Robbins, West, 6-4; 4. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 6-4J.

Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.

Girls track

Central Section Grand Masters

At Liberty

Team standings--unavailable.

400 relay--1. Edison (Eng, Scott, Thompson, Sears), 47.16; 2. Bullard (J. Williams, Riddlesprigger, Baisch, L. Williams), 48.17; 3. Tulare Western, 48.73; 4. Bakersfield (Torres, Belt, Brown, Wandick), 48.80. 1,600--1. Saleh Barsarian, Cl, 5:02.98; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 5:03.02; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 5:04.62; 4. Allison Gonzales, Ex, 5:11.52; 100H--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 14.59; 2. Brianny Williams, Ed, 14.60; 3. Taylor Jackson, Fr, 15.04; 4. Jen Melton, CW, 15.37. 400--1. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 56.64; 2. Dedrea Wyrik, Sun, 57.49; 3. Lasasha Aldredge, Central, 58.12; 4. Taylor Donaldson, Reed, 58.13. 100--1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 11.66; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 11.74; 3. Lynn Williams, Bul, 12.00; 4. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 12.01. 800--1. Allysa Mejia, Reed, 2:17.47; 2. Molly Pahkamaa, ElD, 2:17.73; 3. Katie Fry, Ex, 2:18.74; 4. Ashlee Thomas, Centennial, 2:19.77. 300H--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 43.92; 2. Taylor Jackson, Fron, 44.86; 3. Brianny Williams, Ed, 45.69; 4. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 46.12. 200--1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 23.94; 2. Dominique Whittington, Lem, 24.65; 3. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 24.69; 4. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 24.90. 3,200--1. Jordan Hasay, MP, 10:24.78; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 10:59.96; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 11:06.19; 4. Corina Mendoza, Mad, 11:32.06. 1,600 relay--1. Edison (Burk, Thompson, Scott, Smith), 3:54.89; 2. Stockdale (Cady, Anderson, Mello, S. Anderson), 3:58.26; 3. Clovis West (Laidley, Capriotti, Del Pino, Monteverde), 3:59.02; 4. Reedley, 3:59.07. D--1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 162-5; 2. Alex Collatz, Stock, 148-6; 3. Carey Tuuamalemalo, Taft, 130-9; 4. Janae Coffee, CW, 121-6. LJ--1. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 18-7.25; 2. Lynn Williams, Bul, 18-0.75; 3. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 17-6.75; 4. Ja'Nia Sears, Ed, 17-6.5. HJ--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 5-4; 2. Cristina Muro, GW, 5-2; 3. Katherine Mahr, Buch, 5-2; 4. Marish Riddlesprigger, Bul, 5-2J. SP--1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 44-0.75; 2. Destanie Yarbrough, CE, 37-10; 3. Heather Vermillion, Red, 37-9; 4. Tasha Firstone, CW, 36-6.5. TJ--1. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 38-3.75; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 38-3; 3. Goziam Okolie, 36-10.5; 4. Alex Collatz, Stock, 36-2. PV--1. Allison Berryhill, CW, 11-6; 2. Amanda Klinchuch, Lib, 11-6J; 3. Cheree Jones, King, 10-6; 4. Emily Falkenstein, Buch, 10-6J.

Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.

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Paket Wisata Gabungan atau Open Trip Gunung Bromo Midnight, Kami ajak anda menjelajahi kawasan wisata Bromo, di "Puncak para Dewa" setiap hari berangkat dari Kota Malang dan Kota Batu serta setiap hari Sabtu berangkat dari Kota Surabaya.

Explore Bromo juga memberikan beberapa pilihan paket Open Trip Bromo dengan destinasi lainnya seperti, Bromo - Madakaripura, Puncak B29 & P30 - Tumpak Sewu, dan Bromo Sunrise - Kawah Ijen secara terjadwal berangkat dari Kota Surabaya hingga akhir tahun 2018

Open Trip, Sharing Trip atau Wisata Bromo Gabungan, anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan biaya yang cukup besar untuk menyewa kendaraan sendiri atau mengumpulkan banyak orang untuk wisata ke Bromo , agar menghemat biaya. Satu orang atau sendiri sudah bisa mendaftar pada Wisata Bromo Sunrise ini, dan bergabung dengan peserta lainnya, sambil wisata ke Bromo sambil menambah teman perjalanan.

Paket Open Trip Bromo Adventure yang Kami Sediakan:

1# Open Trip Bromo Midnight Tiap Hari via Kota Malang, Batu dan Surabaya

2# Open Trip Gunung Bromo - Air Terjun Madakaripura via Surabaya

3# Open Trip Bromo Puncak B29 & P30 - Air Terjun Tumpak Sewu Lumajang

4# Open Trip Wisata Bromo - Kawah Ijen Banyuwangi

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Innisfree Garden near Millbrook, New York - August, 2018 by JR P

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We arrived at Innisfree as soon as it opened at 10AM one mid-August morning when the entire Northeastern US was in the middle of a record heatwave. Despite the heat and humidity, we were able to make a quick 1.5 mile circle on the path around the deep glacial lake at the heart of this 150 acre garden before we wilted and had to return to our air conditioned car. The harsh mid-day light made photography challenging, as you can see. We learned that Innisfree, said by some to be one of the world's Ten Great Gardens, opens at sunrise on three occasions each year, and we are already planning another trip to the Hudson River Valley in the future when we hope we can see and photograph this amazing place under better conditions.

"Like the pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, Innisfree helps us to define what we mean by ‘civilization’. It’s one of the few places in this world that lived up to — nay, exceeded — my expectations."

David Wheeler, Editor, Hortus (2013)

"In the late 1920s, Walter Beck and his wife, avid gardener and heiress Marion Burt Beck, began work on Innisfree, their country residence in Millbrook, New York. Walter Beck’s fascination with Asian art influenced his painting, the collecting he and his wife pursued, and their ideas on garden design. In the 1930s, Beck discovered the work of 8th-century Chinese poet, painter and garden maker Wang Wei. Studying scroll paintings of his famed garden, the Wangchuan Villa, Beck observed that Wang created carefully defined, inwardly focused gardens and garden vignettes within a larger, naturalistic landscape. Wang’s place-making technique — christened “cup gardens,” by Beck — influenced centuries of Chinese and Japanese garden design. It is also the principal design motif in the Innisfree landscape. Like his Chinese predecessor, Beck created three-dimensional pictures in the garden, incorporating both rocks from the site and horticultural advice from his wife. Unlike Wang Wei, or perhaps more familiar figures like Lawrence Johnston, who used his cup-like rooms at Hidcote in England to draw one through a sequence of events and create an overall sense of place, Beck focused more on individual compositions. Relating these to each other and to the landscape as a whole was the genius of Lester Collins."

The genius of this place lies not so much in the ideas which the designers formulated for the cup gardens, many of which are disarmingly simple, but in the way they have been maintained over the years. Essentially, everything is allowed to settle into the prevailing spirit of the place; if it does not, it is removed. It is this sensitivity, care and attention to the qualities of landscape, natural and made, that make Innisfree such a memorable success.

Tim Richardson, Great Gardens of America (2000)

Western gardens are usually designed to embrace a view of the whole. Little is hidden. The garden, like a stage set, is there in its entirety, its overall design revealed in a glance. The traditional Chinese garden is usually designed so that a view of the whole is impossible. [It] requires a stroll over serpentine, seemingly aimless arteries. The observer walks into a series of episodes, like Alice through the looking glass."

Lester Collins, Innisfree: An American Garden (1994)

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Hy Eisman (b. March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist who wrote and drew the Sunday strips The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye. Eisman was the first to introduce the character of Bluto to the Popeye Sunday page. Bluto has continued to appear as the twin brother of Brutus.

He entered the comic strip field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including Kerry Drake, Little Iodine and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist doing Little Lulu before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. An extensive interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley #15 (2007).

In 1976, Eisman, who lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey, became a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art.

Eisman won the 1975 National Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's Nancy comic books). In 1984, he received an Award for his work on the Little Lulu comic book.

Hy Eisman started as a greeting card artist and quickly went to creating his own newspaper cartoon feature 'It Happened in New Jersey'. In the late 1950s he became an assistant to comic artists like Alfred Andriola ('Kerry Drake') and Vernon Greene ('Bringing up Father'). At the same time, he drew for comic books by Charlton (romance), ACG ('Adventures into the Unknown', 'Forbidden Worlds'), Marvel (romance), Harvey ('Blondie') and Western Publishing ('Nancy', 'Twilight Zone', 'Smokey Stover'). From 1967 to 1983 he illustrated the 'Little Iodine' series, which was originally created by Jimmy Hatlo. In 1986 he took over 'The Katzenjammer Kids', the world's oldest continuing comic strip. In 1994, Eisman added another comic legend to his repertoire when he started drawing the Sunday 'Popeye' strip.

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Hy Eisman

Illustrator & Cartoonist

Hy Eisman started as a greeting card artist and quickly went to creating his own newspaper cartoon feature 'It Happened in New Jersey'. In 1986 he took over 'The Katzenjammer Kids', the world's oldest continuing comic strip. In 1994, Eisman started drawing the legendary Sunday 'Popeye' strip. Eisman has been a teacher at The Kubert School since 1976.

Clients ACG, Charlton, Marvel, Harvey, Western Publishing

Characters Popeye, The Katzenjammer Kids', Blondie, Nancy, Twilight Zone, Smokey Stover

Hy Eisman - THE KUBERT SCHOOL -- Faculty

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HY EISMAN

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Hy Eisman (b. March 27, 1927) is an American cartoonist who wrote and drew the Sunday strips The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye. Eisman was the first to introduce the character of Bluto to the Popeye Sunday page. Bluto has continued to appear as the twin brother of Brutus.

He entered the comic strip field in 1950 and worked on several strips, including Kerry Drake, Little Iodine and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist doing Little Lulu before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. An extensive interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley #15 (2007).

In 1976, Eisman, who lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey, became a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art.

Eisman won the 1975 National Cartoonists Society's Award for Best Humor Comic Book Cartoonist (for Gold Key's Nancy comic books). In 1984, he received an Award for his work on the Little Lulu comic book.

Hy Eisman started as a greeting card artist and quickly went to creating his own newspaper cartoon feature 'It Happened in New Jersey'. In the late 1950s he became an assistant to comic artists like Alfred Andriola ('Kerry Drake') and Vernon Greene ('Bringing up Father'). At the same time, he drew for comic books by Charlton (romance), ACG ('Adventures into the Unknown', 'Forbidden Worlds'), Marvel (romance), Harvey ('Blondie') and Western Publishing ('Nancy', 'Twilight Zone', 'Smokey Stover'). From 1967 to 1983 he illustrated the 'Little Iodine' series, which was originally created by Jimmy Hatlo. In 1986 he took over 'The Katzenjammer Kids', the world's oldest continuing comic strip. In 1994, Eisman added another comic legend to his repertoire when he started drawing the Sunday 'Popeye' strip.

Eisman at KingFeatures.com

Hy Eisman

Illustrator & Cartoonist

Hy Eisman started as a greeting card artist and quickly went to creating his own newspaper cartoon feature 'It Happened in New Jersey'. In 1986 he took over 'The Katzenjammer Kids', the world's oldest continuing comic strip. In 1994, Eisman started drawing the legendary Sunday 'Popeye' strip. Eisman has been a teacher at The Kubert School since 1976.

Clients ACG, Charlton, Marvel, Harvey, Western Publishing

Characters Popeye, The Katzenjammer Kids', Blondie, Nancy, Twilight Zone, Smokey Stover

Hy Eisman - THE KUBERT SCHOOL -- Faculty

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Little girls? Second shelf from the floor, just below Dictionaries. by егiк етi ѕмiт

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We have done some reorganization around the house: we added a few bookshelves upstairs and emptied the lowest ones in the living room.

Then we collected all the toys we could find, were stunned at how much we actually have, and packed them all in boxes.

Now Karel and Madelief have a box of bricks, a box of teddy bears and a plastic seesaw in their bedroom, and downstairs in the living room they have two pushcarts, a spiral thingy, a box of legos, a box of teddy bears and one out of eight numbered boxes with all sorts of toys (to be replaced at regular intervals).

With less toys, they get to play more. And the empty bookshelves don't necessarily hold toy boxes, they're also a good place to store little children.

Kleine meisjes? Tweede plank van beneden, net onder de woordenboeken

We hebben hier in huis een kleine reorganisatie doorgevoerd: we hebben boven een paar boekenplanken toegevoegd en in de woonkamer de onderste planken leeggemaakt.

Daarna hebben we alle speeltjes verzameld die we maar konden vinden in huis - verbazingwekkend hoeveel rommel we hebben - en dat allemaal in dozen gesorteerd.

Nu hebben Karel en Madelief op hun kamer een blokkendoos, een doos beertjes en een plastic wipwap, en in de woonkamer hebben ze twee duwwagentjes, een spiraalgeval, een doos duplo, een doos beertjes en een van acht genumerde dozen met allerlei speelgoed (roulerend in te zetten).

Met minder speeltjes spelen ze meer. En de lege boekenplanken zijn niet alleen handig om speelgoeddozen op te bergen, je kunt er ook heel goed kleine kindjes op kwijt.

Mr. Pinkalicious. by Monika & Manfred

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Linda on the beach at Ipsos by Simon Baddeley

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Driftwood serves for firewood, joinery, or interestingly shaped mementos. Unused by men it decays, having been cast on beaches since life began, but in my tiny lifetime humans have so fouled their groundwater that they can no longer trust their springs and wells, and many hesitate to drink from official reservoirs. Shrewdly marketed anxiety about health has created a global market for bottled water whose castaway containers get trapped among the rushes of lakes and ponds, clutter the banks of a thousand rivers, bobbing turgidly in shiny clusters against the walls of ditches and waterways, floating seaward to drift with the great ocean currents, accumulating advertisements for men along the shores of the world.

Sea and wind drift this problem across borders strewing plastic along the Corfu shore. Corfu contributes but is also the recipient of this unsightly harvest.We buy bottled water now and then and we dispose of the bottles with care or use them for other liquids, but we shouldn’t buy this stuff in the first place. There are better ways for the rich world to behave. In Ano Korakiana the water comes sparkling from the tap, but on this island gifted with copious rainfall, no shop, as elsewhere, is without its stack of plastic bottled water. Clean water from taps should be proudly advertised on menus and publicised by its suppliers. People are careless, but manufacturers should pay for research into biodegrading and clean ups. No doubt they do and much difference it seems to make. Yet while men bomb and children starve, I hesitate to rage against this blight, and if Ed Balls' conjecture this weekend (7/02/09) that we face a depression worse than the 1930s, global in its reach, changing the political landscape for ever, events might bring us to stop fouling our nest, bring us towards a more ascetic future.

Regreso a Pucura by Hernán Castro

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Choshuenco significa "aguas amarillas" en mapudungun.

Crónicas: Vacaciones en Pucura, Volver a Lican Ray, Trotar bajo la lluvia, Día de lluvia en las termas, La ruta a Huilo Huilo.

Fotografías: Los árboles y el Lago Calafquén, Playa Pucura, Lago Calafquén, Playa Chica de Lican Ray, El catamarán en Lican Ray, Quesería en Lican Ray, Camino a Coñaripe, Las moras y el árbol, El lago, El bote y el Lago Calafquén, Viento en Coñaripe, Té, sopaipillay pebre para capear la lluvia, Orilla del Lago Panguipulli, Salto del Huilo Huilo, Dos botes en el Lago Panguipulli.

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Isola Bella - Lake Maggiore - Borromeo Palace - panoramic by Elliott Brown

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On Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore.

This was after we had left the palace and gardens, and before we got a boat back to Stresa.

View of the Borromeo Palace from the west side of the island. Is a small square / piazza here.

Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore)

Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is divided between the Palace, its Italianate garden, and a small fishing village.

Until 1632 the island—known only as l’isola inferiore or isola di sotto—was a rocky crag occupied by a tiny fishing village: but that year Carlo III of the influential House of Borromeo began the construction of a palazzo dedicated to his wife, Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. He entrusted the works to the Milanese Angelo Crivelli, who was also to be responsible for the planning the gardens. The works were interrupted around middle of the century when the Duchy of Milan was struck by a devastating outbreak of the plague.

Construction resumed when the island passed to Carlo’s sons, Cardinal Giberto III (1615–1672) and Vitaliano VI (1620–1690); the latter in particular, with the financial backing of his elder brother, entrusted the completion of the works to the Milanese architect Carlo Fontana and turned the villa into a place of sumptuous parties and theatrical events for the nobility of Europe.

The completion of the gardens, however, was left to his nephew Carlo IV (1657–1734). They were inaugurated in 1671.

The island achieved its highest level of social success during the period of Giberto V Borromeo (1751–1837) when guests included Edward Gibbon, Napoleon and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales. It is said that Caroline, having fallen in love with the place, did her best to convince the Borromeo family to sell her Isola Madre or the Castelli di Cannero islands; her request being turned down, she established herself on the banks of Lake Como at Cernobbio in the Villa d’Este.

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1930's ADVERTISING STREET SCENE FROM BURLINGTON, VT by Church Street Marketplace

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This roll drop curtain was painted 1930-35 by Granite State Studios in Plymouth NH. We have no record of where it hung, but it was a backdrop on a stage the size of Contois Auditorium. We know this because the height of the curtain is exactly right for Contois. The width is narrower because the curtain has been cut/torn on the sides. It is now 15ft wide, instead of the approximately 20ft it should be.

The scene shows an imaginary street, which is how all the advertising street scenes were constructed. There is, for instance, no statue of Joan of Arc at the foot of Church Street! Many of the businesses are gone; others changed their name but are still around. For instance, Burlington Mattress became Vermont Mattress. Burlington Paint & Wallpaper became Vermont Paint & Wallpaper. Lippa’s is obviously still there. The blimp has Shepard & Hamell, which many people will remember. A few businesses are from St. Albans and even Newport – this happened when travelling salesman would promise stores a spot on a second curtain other than their own, or because some of the slots might not have found Burlington buyers. We’ll never know. (by Chris Hadsel, www.curtainswithoutborders.org/index.html)

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En este texto se presentan los principales conceptos y técnicas cualitativas y cuantitativas para el control y la gestión de inventarios de demanda independiente. El texto se ha ideado como una herramienta básica para cursos de Logística o de Gestión de Inventarios, a nivel de pregrado o de postgrado. Se ha escrito con base en una extensa bibliografía actualizada, consistente en libros y artículos científicos sobre los diversos temas y con base en las propias experiencias del autor en el área de logística y de administración y optimización de cadenas de abastecimiento.

El tópico de inventarios es un tema muy sensible del área de logística y administración de la cadena de abastecimiento. Puede decirse que, después del transporte, los inventarios constituyen el principal componente de los costos totales de logística en la mayoría de las organizaciones. Por ello, que el lector aprenda a pronosticar la demanda y a gestionar y controlar los inventarios de demanda independiente de la mejor forma posible en la práctica, es el principal objetivo de este texto. Por este motivo, se hace especial énfasis en los modelos matemáticos y en las técnicas cuantitativas de pronósticos y control de inventarios y se privilegia el diseño y la aplicación de hojas electrónicas como una herramienta de optimización.

En el texto se tratan diversos temas, incluyendo sistemas de pronósticos de demanda independiente, control de inventarios de demanda determinística y probabilística, control conjunto de inventarios, control de inventarios de productos de moda y perecederos y control de inventarios en cadenas de abastecimiento. De cada uno de estos temas, se han diseñado ejemplos resueltos y ejercicios propuestos para el desarrollo por parte de los estudiantes, extractados en buena parte de las experiencias propias del autor. Además, todos los capítulos contienen un listado de lecturas adicionales comentadas para la profundización independiente de parte del lector.

Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Consolação do Castelo by Hugo Carriço

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Website:

visit.sesimbra.pt/eng/index.html

english

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesimbra_Municipality

is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal District, lying at the foothills of the Serra da Arrábida, a mountain range between Setúbal and Sesimbra.

Due to its particular position at the Setúbal Bay, near the mouth of the Sado River and its natural harbour, it’s an important fishing town, with a total area of 195.0 km2 (75 sq mi) and a total population of 37,567 inhabitants.

General information

Besides professional fishing and sport fishing (mainly of swordfish), the most significant revenues in Sesimbra come from tourism. The town is famous for its beaches, fish restaurants and nightlife.

The original name of Celtic origin was Cempsibriga, meaning the Burg (Briga) of the Celtic tribe the Sesim.

Close by, on a mountaintop, 240 m (787.40 ft) above sea level, lies strategically (the ruins of) the Moorish castle. It was taken from the Moors, during the Portuguese Reconquista in the year 1165 by king Afonso Henriques with the help of Frank Crusaders. The battlements afford a beautiful panorama over Sesimbra, its harbour and the surrounding countryside.

During the Age of Discoveries, Sesimbra became an important seaport. Even king Manuel I lived here for a while. In the 17th century the fort Fortaleza de Santiago was built along the beach, as part of Portugal's coastal defence. It was even used in the 18th century by Portuguese kings as a seaside retreat.

A tourist travelling to Sesimbra can appreciate its beaches, traditional fish restaurants and the Arrábida National Park.

Close to the Moorish castle is the church Nossa Senhora do Castelo. It stands on the spot where king Sancho I built a Romanesque chapel in the early 13th century, leading to the creation in 1388 of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Castelo de Sesimbra. The present church was built in 1721. When a new church was built in the village, this church passed into disuse and fell into ruins. It was restored between 1965 and 2001. The walls of the church are inlaid with beautiful azulejos. The 17th century-pulpit was made from local pink marble. The gilded triumphal arch of the 18th century-choir is decorated with Manueline motives. On the left side of the choir stands in a niche the gilded and polychromed statue of the Madonna of the Castle on a giant shell.

There is a local radio station in the municipality, Sesimbra FM.

Português

pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesimbra

Sesimbra é uma Vila portuguesa pertencente ao Distrito de Setúbal, região de Lisboa e sub-região da Península de Setúbal, com cerca de 23 800 habitantes (2011). É sede do município com o mesmo nome com 195,01 km² de área e 49 500 habitantes (2011), subdividido em 3 freguesias: Castelo, Santiago e Quinta do Conde. O município é limitado a norte pelos municípios de Almada e do Seixal, a nordeste pelo Barreiro, a leste por Setúbal e a sul e a oeste tem litoral no oceano Atlântico. A foz do rio Sado, a serra da Arrábida,o cabo Espichel e lagoa de Albufeira fazem parte da paisagem natural de Sesimbra. A terceira freguesia do municipio, designada por Quinta do Conde, tem igualmente o estatuto de Vila (homónima).

História

Em , 15 de Agosto de 1201 foi concedido aos habitantes de Sesimbra a Carta de Foral, documento régio que aplica os direitos e deveres.

Foi no reinado de D. Dinis, sexto rei de Portugal, que se criou a Póvoa de Ribeira de Sesimbra, pequena aldeia de pescadores, junto ao mar.

A aldeia cresceu muito e tornou-se vila à época dos Descobrimentos.

Sesimbra passou a ser um importante porto de construção naval e de abastecimentos de embarcações.

window wall by Precious Roy

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What's Left?"

The window wall: these will be a kind of room divider, separating the bed(room) from the main living space. Keith got these out a house in Missoula from one of his contractor friends (free!), saving us about $50 or more... We've wanted to do something like this for a couple years at least. And now we actually have the means and the space. Tonight we finished sanding them all (some have multiple layers of paint, which makes a cool effect) and then we laid them out in different formations until we found one we liked. As pictured below. Forgive the horrible garage lighting. They look a lot radder in real life, trust me. So they'll be hooked together vertically with eye-hooks (or something) and wire. And suspended from the ceiling between the bed and the woodstove.

Finished product is here!

Crescent Wire Chair by Cressina

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Χριστιανικά τραγούδια

Ω Θεέ! Τα λόγια Σου με οδήγησαν πίσω σ’ Εσένα.

Περνώ τις μέρες και τις νύχτες μου στην άσκηση της βασιλείας.

Τόσο πολλές δοκιμασίες και εξευγενισμοί, τόσο πολλές συμφορές.

Τόσες φορές ήμουν λυπημένος και έχυσα δάκρυα, υπερβολικά στενοχωρημένος

και τόσες φορές έχω πέσει στην παγίδα του Σατανά.

Αλλά Θεέ, ποτέ δεν με άφησες.

Με οδήγησες μέσα από πολυάριθμες δυσκολίες και κινδύνους.

Τώρα καταλαβαίνω πως με έχεις αγαπήσει.

Ω Θεέ! Με οδηγείς να ζήσω μια νέα ζωή.

Απολαμβάνοντας τα λόγια Σου, έχω κατανοήσει το θέλημά Σου.

Με κρίνεις και με παιδεύεις με τον λόγο Σου για να καθαρίσεις την διαφθορά μου.

Μέσα από τις δοκιμασίες έχω μάθει να Σε υπακούω.

Μεγαλώνοντας με τον λόγο του Θεού, έχω γνωρίσει τον Θεό.

Είμαι πρόθυμος να εκτελέσω το καθήκον μου σωστά και να δώσω μαρτυρία για Εσένα.

Ω Θεέ! Θα Σε αγαπώ για πάντα.

Ανεξάρτητα με το αν θα λάβω αγαθό η κακό, θα παραδοθώ στην κυριαρχία και την διευθέτησή Σου.

Θα Σου δώσω μια αληθινή αγάπη και δεν θα Σε αφήσω να περιμένεις άλλο.

Θα Σου δώσω μια αγνή αγάπη και θα Σε αφήσω να απολαύσεις την αγάπη μου.

Θα Σου δώσω όλη μου την αγάπη και θα Σε αφήσω να κερδίσεις την αγάπη μου.

Θα Σε αγαπώ ως στην αιωνιότητα, η επιθυμία μου είναι να Σε ικανοποιήσω.

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6 - 21 septembre 2008 Parcs et jardins en fête Visite des serres de Mandres-les-Roses Plante à feuilles rouges by melina1965

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Une démarche de développement durable

Le centre de production horticole, c'est 13 300 m2 de serres qui figurent sans doute parmi les plus modernes et performantes du pays. "Nous n'avons pas voulu nous contenter de remplacer les vieilles serres de Créteil et Limeil-Brévannes, explique Thierry

Deman, responsable de la production florale et arboricole de Plaine centrale. Notre objectif, c'était de créer un site de production qui garantisse un haut rendement, respecte l'environnement et offre au personnel de bonnes conditions de travail. C'est

pourquoi nous nous sommes inscrits dans une démarche HQE (haute qualité environnementale) de développement durable."

C'est ainsi que les constructions ont été intégrées dans leur environnement, que les serres ont été travaillées et disposées pour limiter au maximum l'impact visuel, que les arbres et les haies existants ont été préservés et que les matériaux choisis (bois,

verre, aluminium, acier inoxydable, linoléum, peintures sans solvant) l'ont été pour leurs faibles nuisances environnementales.

À l'intérieur, la plupart des réseaux ont été enterrés et l'éclairage a été réalisé avec des luminaires basse luminancepour améliorer le confort visuel.

Les équipements bruyants ont été mis dans des lieux isolés pour limiter les nuisances sonores, des siphons ont été placés régulièrement sur les dallages pour faciliter le nettoyage du sol, des ouvrants de pignons et de toiture ont été installés pour permettre

le brassage et le renouvellement de l'air.

Des économies d'eau et d'énergie

Mais le respect de la démarche HQE est surtout sensible dans la gestion économique et écologique de l'énergie et de l'eau.

De nombreuses dispositions ont ainsi été prises pour réaliser des économies de chauffage et améliorer le confort de travail du personnel (énergie humaine) : orientation des serres dans l'axe nord-sud pour un ensoleillement maximum, utilisation d'un verre spécial pour une filtration positive des rayons solaires (rétention

des UVA), régulation informatisée du climat et installation d'une chaudière à grand volume d'eau, mise en place de chaînes de production pour diminuer les déplacements, les efforts et contraintes physiques, concentration des aires de culture

autour de la galerie de travail.

Par ailleurs, tout a été conçu pour limiter les prélèvements d'eau et supprimer les rejets. C'est ainsi qu'un bassin de récupération des eaux de toiture a été réalisé et qu'un système d'arrosage, fondé sur le drainage et le recyclage des eaux de sol

a été mis en œuvre (voir encadré).

Ce sont bien, ainsi, des serres du XXIe siècle qui ont ouvert à Mandres-les-Roses. Un univers de fleurs et de plantes vertes certes, mais aussi de tapis de convoyage, de ponts roulants et de chariots mécaniques, car l'automatisation est omniprésente et a

permis à chaque étape de la production (rempotage, fertilisation ...) et de la manutention (transport du terreau, des plaques de culture ...) d'éliminer la plupart des tâches pénibles. Quant aux ordinateurs dont la présence peut également surprendre, ils

gèrent, ni plus ni moins que le chauffage, l'arrosage et le climat.

Un système d'arrosage innovant

En matière de développement durable et de protection de l'environnement, les serres communautaires se situent à la pointe de la technologie. Alors que les dégâts causés aux nappes phréatiques par les engrais et traitements divers sont depuis longtemps avérés et que l'eau devient un bien de plus en plus précieux, les serres communautaires ne polluent pas et permettent de réaliser des économies. Elles le doivent à l'installation d'un système d'arrosage qui met en œuvre le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage et la récupération des eaux de pluie (ou eaux de toiture). Comme le montre le schéma ci-dessous, le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage s'effectue par filtration à travers une toile perméable et une couche de roche volcanique au pouvoir tampon, disposées sous les plantes. Les eaux de pluie, elles, sont récupérées dans un bassin de 500 m3. Après mélange et fertilisation dans une station de pompage, eaux de pluie et d'arrosage sont dirigées sur les rampes d'arrosage.

Il sentiero per la purificazione by Marna Turino

Fonte dell'immagine: La Chiesa di Dio Onnipotente

Condizioni d'Uso: Avviso legale e condizioni per l’uso

Il sentiero per la purificazione

di Christopher, Filippine

Mi chiamo Christopher e sono un pastore di una Chiesa famiglia delle Filippine. Nel 1987 venni battezzato e ritornai al Signore Gesù. Per grazia del Signore, nel 1996 divenni pastore della Chiesa locale. In quel periodo, oltre che in molti luoghi delle Filippine, predicai anche in posti come Hong Kong e la Malesia. Grazie all’opera e alla guida dello Spirito Santo, sentivo di avere un’energia inesauribile nel mio lavoro per il Signore e un flusso di parole incessante nei miei sermoni. Andavo spesso a dare sostegno ai fratelli e alle sorelle, quando si sentivano deboli e pessimisti. A volte, i membri della loro famiglia che non credevano nel Signore mi erano ostili, eppure io riuscivo a essere tollerante e paziente e a non perdere la fede nel Signore, e credevo che il Signore potesse cambiarli. Quindi, sentivo di essere molto cambiato, da quando credevo nel Signore. Tuttavia, a partire dal 2011, ho smesso di sentire l’opera dello Spirito Santo così intensamente. Lentamente, non ho più avuto nuove illuminazioni per i miei sermoni, né ho avuto la forza di liberarmi dal vivere nel peccato. Non riuscivo a non arrabbiarmi con mia moglie e mia figlia e a non dar loro una lezione, a causa del mio caratteraccio, quando vedevo che non si comportavano come desideravo. Sapevo che ciò non si conciliava con la volontà del Signore, ma spesso non riuscivo a controllarmi. Mi sentivo particolarmente angosciato per questo. Allo scopo di liberarmi da una vita scandita dal peccato e dalla confessione, mi sono impegnato maggiormente nella lettura della Bibbia, nel digiuno e nella preghiera, e ho trovato pastori spirituali dappertutto, per cercare e valutare insieme una soluzione. Ma tutti i miei sforzi erano vani e non cambiavano il mio vivere nel peccato, né l’oscurità nella mia anima.

Poi una sera, nella primavera del 2016, mia moglie mi ha detto: “Christopher, ho notato che sei particolarmente turbato ultimamente. Cosa ti passa per la testa?” Dopo aver ascoltato la domanda di mia moglie, le raccontai ciò che mi turbava: “In questi ultimi anni, mi sono chiesto perché non riesco a liberarmi dal vivere nel peccato, nonostante sia un pastore e creda nel Signore da molti anni. Ora non riesco ad avvicinarmi a Dio. È come se il Signore mi avesse abbandonato. Sebbene predichi dappertutto, non appena ho del tempo libero, specialmente a notte fonda, sento sempre un senso di vuoto e di ansia, e questa sensazione diventa sempre più intensa. Penso al fatto che credo nel Signore da molti anni, ho letto diffusamente la Bibbia e ho spesso deciso di portare la croce e sottomettermi, eppure sono sempre legato ai miei peccati, capace di raccontare bugie allo scopo di proteggere i miei interessi e di salvare la faccia, e non sono all’altezza delle parole ‘Nella bocca loro non è stata trovata menzogna’ (Apocalisse 14:5). Mentre affronto le avversità e il raffinamento, sebbene sappia di avere l’approvazione di Dio, non riesco ugualmente a non lamentarmi con il Signore e a fraintenderLo, e sono completamente incapace di negare volentieri me stesso. Temo che, quando il Signore verrà, non sarò in grado di entrare nel Regno dei Cieli, per aver vissuto nel peccato in questa maniera!”

Dopo aver ascoltato, mia moglie mi ha detto: “Christopher, come puoi pensarla in questo modo? Devi avere fede; sei un pastore! Anche se viviamo nel peccato e non ci siamo liberati dalle sue catene, la Bibbia dice: ‘Se con la bocca avrai confessato Gesù come Signore e avrai creduto con il cuore che Dio Lo ha risuscitato dai morti, sarai salvato’ (Romani 10:9), ‘Infatti chiunque avrà invocato il nome del Signore sarà salvato’ (Romani 10:13). Se continuiamo a leggere la Bibbia, a incontrarci e a pregare il Signore, a portare la croce e a seguire sempre fino alla seconda venuta del Signore, saremo in grado di entrare nel Regno dei Cieli e di ricevere la benedizione di Dio”.

Dissi allora a mia moglie: “Anch’io la pensavo così, in precedenza, ma in 1 Pietro 1:16 si afferma: ‘Poiché sta scritto: “Siate santi, perché Io sono santo”’. Io credo nel Signore da trent’anni, eppure non riesco a mantenere la via del Signore e, vivendo nel peccato, sono ancora capace di resistere spesso al Signore. Neanche lontanamente soddisfo i requisiti del Signore. Oh! Quante volte mi sono risolto a obbedire agli insegnamenti del Signore, senza nemmeno riuscire a praticare la Sua parola. Come potrei essere degno di entrare nel Regno dei Cieli in una situazione del genere? Il Signore Gesù disse: ‘Non chiunque Mi dice: “Signore, Signore!” entrerà nel Regno dei Cieli, ma chi fa la volontà del Padre Mio che è nei cieli’ (Matteo 7:21). Secondo le parole del Signore, entrare nel Regno dei Cieli non è così semplice come pensiamo. Il Signore è santo; quindi, come possono le persone che non praticano la parola di Dio e che spesso Gli resistono venir rapite nel Regno dei Cieli? Solo coloro che sono cambiati e che osservano la volontà di Dio possono entrarvi!”

Mia moglie ci pensò su un istante e disse: “Ciò che dici è sensato. Il Signore è santo, mentre noi siamo ancora peccatori. Non siamo degni del Regno di Dio. È solo che… Mi sono ricordata improvvisamente che… il pastore Liu non invitò forse un pastore coreano, Kim, per la Chiesa? E se questa volta facessimo una ricerca su questa questione?” Dissi: “Certo, anche questa è una buona soluzione. Il Signore Gesù disse: ‘Chiedete e vi sarà dato; cercate e troverete; bussate e vi sarà aperto’ (Matteo 7:7). Se cercheremo, credo che il Signore ci guiderà. Come pastore, è mio dovere tenere in considerazione la vita dei nostri fratelli e delle nostre sorelle. Ho il dovere di non credere a Dio in maniera confusa, o metterò i fratelli e le sorelle di fronte a un dilemma e io stesso ne rimarrò intrappolato. Perciò, aspettiamo l’arrivo del pastore coreano Kim e rivolgiamoci a lui per questa questione”.

Poiché avevo l’intenzione di consultare il pastore Kim, desideravo conoscere un po’ meglio il suo background. Quindi, cercai su internet informazioni sulla Chiesa coreana. Tra le pagine che comparvero, vidi il sito web www.kingdomsalvation.org/it/. Aprii il sito e alcune parole catturarono la mia attenzione: “L’uomo ricevette molta grazia, come la pace e la felicità della carne, la benedizione dell’intera famiglia grazie alla fede di uno solo, la guarigione dalle malattie e così via. Il resto consisteva nelle buone azioni dell’uomo e nella sua apparenza devota; se egli riusciva a vivere in base a ciò, era considerato un buon credente. Solo tali credenti potevano entrare in cielo dopo la morte, il che significa che venivano salvati. Nel corso dell’esistenza, però, non comprendevano affatto la via della vita. Semplicemente commettevano dei peccati, poi si confessavano in un ciclo costante, senza alcun cammino verso un’indole trasformata; tale era la condizione dell’uomo nell’Età della Grazia. Egli ha ricevuto la completa salvezza? No!” (“Il mistero dell’incarnazione (4)” in “La Parola appare nella carne”). Queste parole erano così giuste che non riuscii a trattenermi dal continuarne la lettura: “Dopo che quella fase è giunta a compimento, dunque, c’è ancora l’opera del giudizio e del castigo. Questa fase rende l’uomo puro attraverso la parola per dargli un cammino da seguire. Questa fase non sarebbe fruttuosa o significativa se continuasse con la cacciata dei demoni, perché la natura peccaminosa dell’uomo non verrebbe rigettata ed egli si fermerebbe solo al perdono dei peccati. Attraverso il sacrificio per il peccato, l’uomo è stato perdonato per i suoi peccati, poiché l’opera della crocifissione è già giunta al termine e Dio ha prevalso su Satana. Però, l’indole corrotta dell’uomo rimane ancora dentro di lui ed egli può ancora peccare e resistere a Dio; Dio non ha guadagnato l’umanità. Ecco perché, in questa fase dell’opera, usa la parola per rivelare l’indole corrotta dell’uomo e chiede all’uomo di praticare in conformità al cammino giusto. Questa fase è più significativa della precedente e anche più fruttuosa, perché ora è la parola a provvedere direttamente alla vita dell’uomo e a permettere che la sua indole sia completamente rinnovata; è una fase più accurata dell’opera” (“Il mistero dell’incarnazione (4)” in “La Parola appare nella carne”). Alla lettura di queste parole, provai un grande entusiasmo. Sebbene non le comprendessi completamente e alcune mi confondessero addirittura, esse mi diedero speranza. Sentivo che lì potevo trovare un modo per purificare me stesso e cambiare. Ringraziai Dio dal profondo del mio cuore per aver ascoltato la mia preghiera. Lessi nuovamente una parte del contenuto e sentii che le parole erano così ben scritte da placare la mia anima assetata e guidarla. Quando vidi che sul sito c’era scritto: “Se non è disponibile una linea diretta del Vangelo nel tuo Paese o nella tua area, lascia un messaggio e ti ricontatteremo al più presto”, cercai subito una linea diretta del Vangelo nelle Filippine, ma senza trovarla; allora, mandai immediatamente un messaggio e non esitai a lasciare il mio numero di telefono e il mio indirizzo e-mail.

Quella sera, dopo essere tornato a casa, raccontai a mia moglie la novità e lei, dopo avermi ascoltato, disse di voler a sua volta partecipare alla ricerca. Ringrazio davvero il Signore che il giorno seguente risposero al mio messaggio e organizzarono un colloquio con noi on line nel pomeriggio. Quel pomeriggio parlammo con Sorella Lu e Sorella Su. Dalla conversazione ebbi la sensazione che parlassero in modo semplice, abilmente e con buon senso. Mia moglie era persino più ansiosa di me e disse: “C’è una cosa che vorrei chiedervi. Posso farlo?” Risposero con entusiasmo: “Certamente!”. Mia moglie disse: “Sul vostro sito della Chiesa si legge: ‘Dio degli ultimi giorni ha svolto una fase dell’opera di giudizio e castigo’. Mio marito ed io sappiamo che, senza santità, nessuno vedrà il Signore, perché il Signore è santo, ma nella Lettera ai Romani si legge: ‘Se con la bocca avrai confessato Gesù come Signore e avrai creduto con il cuore che Dio lo ha risuscitato dai morti, sarai salvato’ (Romani 10:9), ‘Infatti chiunque avrà invocato il nome del Signore sarà salvato’ (Romani 10:13). Se crediamo nel Signore Gesù, siamo già salvi e possiamo entrare nel Regno dei Cieli; allora perché Dio degli ultimi giorni svolge una fase dell’opera di giudizio e castigo? Non capisco questa questione e spero che voi possiate parlarne”.

Sorella Liu rispose: “Sia resa grazia a Dio! Discutiamone insieme e lasciamo che Dio ci guidi. Per prima cosa, diamo un’occhiata a ciò che significa ‘essere salvati’ in questo contesto. Nell’ultimo periodo dell’Età della Legge, tutte le persone sfuggivano Dio e avevano perso il rispetto per Lui. Diventarono sempre più peccatrici e arrivarono a offrire in sacrificio bovini, pecore e piccioni ciechi, zoppi e malati. Le persone di quell’epoca non onoravano più la legge e correvano tutte il pericolo di essere condannate a morte per averla infranta. In tali circostanze, allo scopo di salvare da morte sicura le persone soggette alla legge, Dio in persona Si incarnò, intraprese l’opera di redenzione e venne infine crocifisso per redimere l’intera umanità dal peccato. All’uomo vennero perdonati i peccati perché credeva nel Signore Gesù ed era pertanto legittimato a presentarsi innanzi a Dio, a pregarLo e a godere della benedizione della Sua grazia. Questo è il vero significato dell’‘essere salvati’ nell’Età della Grazia. In altre parole, ‘essere salvati’ rappresenta soltanto il perdono dei peccati dell’uomo. Ossia, Dio non considera peccatrici le persone, sebbene ciò non significhi che le stesse siano senza peccato. Pertanto, ‘essere salvati’ non significa che siamo completamente purificati e salvi. Se vogliamo essere purificati, dobbiamo accettare l’opera di giudizio di Dio degli ultimi giorni”.

Ascoltando la loro spiegazione, mia moglie ed io comprendemmo che l’“essere salvati” menzionato nella Lettera ai Romani si riferiva all’accettazione della salvezza di Dio e non più all’essere condannati a morte per aver infranto la legge. Non era come avevamo immaginato, cioè che il significato di “essere salvati” fosse quello di venir accuratamente purificati. Ciò che dicevano era sensato. Spiegare “essere salvati” in quel modo non era in contraddizione con la nostra situazione di vivere commettendo dei peccati e confessandoli. Quindi, ciò che Dio si limitò a svolgere fu l’opera redentrice, non l’opera dell’accurata purificazione dell’uomo e della sua salvezza. Sebbene le persone credano nel Signore e vengano salvate, ciò non significa che siano state accuratamente purificate. Ascoltando la loro spiegazione, sentii che vi era della verità da cercare al suo interno; quindi, espressi la mia volontà di ascoltare il prosieguo della loro spiegazione. Dissi: “Sia resa grazia al Signore! Parlate davvero bene. Parlando con voi in questo modo, abbiamo compreso il vero significato dell’‘essere salvati’. Per piacere, proseguite la vostra spiegazione. Possa il Signore guidarci”. Sorella Su proseguì, dicendo: “Bene, leggiamo alcuni passi della parola di Dio Onnipotente e tutto diventerà più chiaro. Dio Onnipotente disse: ‘All’epoca, l’opera di Gesù era la redenzione di tutta l’umanità. I peccati di tutti coloro che credevano in Lui venivano perdonati; bastava credere in Lui, perché Egli ti redimesse; se credevi in Lui, non eri più un peccatore, venivi liberato dei tuoi peccati. Questo è ciò che significava essere salvati ed essere giustificati per mezzo della fede. Eppure, in coloro che credevano rimaneva ciò che era ribelle e contrario a Dio, e che doveva lentamente essere rimosso. La salvezza, infatti, non significava che l’uomo fosse stato completamente guadagnato da Gesù, ma che l’uomo non era più sotto il dominio del peccato, ossia che gli erano stati perdonati i peccati: se l’uomo credeva in Gesù, non sarebbe mai più stato schiavo del peccato’ (“La visione dell’opera di Dio (2)” in “La Parola appare nella carne”). ‘L’opera negli ultimi giorni consiste nel pronunciare parole. Attraverso le parole si possono attuare grandi cambiamenti nell’uomo. I cambiamenti ora attuati in queste persone all’accettazione di queste parole sono assai più grandi di quello delle persone nell’Età della Grazia, all’accettazione di quei segni e prodigi. Nell’Età della Grazia, infatti, i demoni si allontanavano dall’uomo con l’imposizione delle mani e con la preghiera, ma l’indole corrotta rimaneva ancora nell’uomo. Egli veniva guarito dalla malattia e perdonato per i suoi peccati, ma l’opera per rigettare l’indole satanica corrotta nell’uomo non si compiva dentro di lui. Egli fu salvato e perdonato per i suoi peccati solo grazie alla fede, ma la sua natura peccaminosa non fu rimossa e restò ancora dentro di lui. I peccati dell’uomo furono perdonati attraverso Dio incarnato, ma ciò non significa che egli non abbia alcun peccato dentro di sé. I peccati dell’uomo poterono essere perdonati attraverso il sacrificio per il peccato, ma l’uomo non è riuscito a risolvere il problema di come non peccare più e di come la sua natura peccaminosa possa essere rigettata completamente e trasformata. I peccati dell’uomo furono perdonati grazie all’opera della crocifissione di Dio, ma l’uomo continuò a vivere nella vecchia indole satanica corrotta. Egli, dunque, deve essere completamente salvato dall’indole satanica corrotta cosicché la sua natura peccaminosa venga rigettata completamente e non si sviluppi mai più, permettendo così di cambiare l’indole dell’uomo. Ciò richiede che egli comprenda il cammino della crescita nella vita, la via della vita e il modo di cambiare la propria indole. Impone anche che egli agisca in conformità a questo cammino cosicché l’indole dell’uomo possa cambiare gradualmente ed egli possa vivere sotto lo splendore della luce e fare tutte le cose in conformità alla volontà di Dio, rigettare l’indole satanica corrotta e liberarsi dall’influenza satanica delle tenebre, emergendo così pienamente dal peccato. Solo allora l’uomo riceverà la salvezza completa’ (“Il mistero dell’incarnazione (4)” in “La Parola appare nella carne”). ‘Benché Gesù compia molte cose tra gli uomini, ha soltanto completato la redenzione di tutta l’umanità, Si è sacrificato per il peccato dell’uomo e non ha liberato l’uomo dalla sua indole corrotta. Salvare completamente l’uomo dall’influenza di Satana non solo ha comportato il fatto che Gesù Si facesse carico dei peccati dell’uomo come sacrificio per i peccati, ma ha anche richiesto che Dio compisse un’opera maggiore per liberare completamente l’uomo dalla sua indole corrotta da Satana. E perciò, dopo che all’uomo sono stati perdonati i peccati, Dio Si è nuovamente incarnato per condurlo verso l’età nuova, e ha iniziato l’opera di castigo e giudizio, e quest’opera ha introdotto l’uomo in un regno più elevato. Tutti coloro che ubbidiscono al Suo dominio godranno di una verità superiore e riceveranno maggiori benedizioni. Vivranno realmente nella luce e guadagneranno la verità, la via e la vita’ (Introduzione a “La Parola appare nella carne”). Dalle parole di Dio Onnipotente possiamo comprendere che, se ci limitiamo a conservare l’opera redentrice dell’Età della Grazia e non accettiamo l’opera di giudizio di Dio degli ultimi giorni, il problema dell’origine del nostro peccato non verrà risolto. Dio Onnipotente degli ultimi giorni è arrivato e ha svolto una fase dell’opera sulla base dell’opera di redenzione, giudicando e purificando l’uomo, esprimendo verità per rivelare la verità della corruzione dell’uomo e giudicandone la natura satanica. È venuto per cambiare l’indole satanica delle persone e per liberarle completamente dall’influenza di Satana e salvarle. È evidente che l’opera di giudizio di Dio Onnipotente degli ultimi giorni è quella più cruciale e fondamentale per purificare, salvare e rendere le persone perfette. Pertanto, solo accettando l’opera di giudizio di Dio Onnipotente degli ultimi giorni possiamo avere un’autentica comprensione della nostra essenza corrotta e dell’indole giusta di Dio, liberarci completamente dall’influenza di Satana, essere salvati da Dio e diventare persone che obbediscano a Dio, Lo venerino e siano compatibili con Lui”.

Non appena ebbi ascoltato queste spiegazioni, il mio cuore si rischiarò ed io mi sentii come se i miei annosi problemi fossero stati finalmente risolti. Quindi, Dio stava soltanto svolgendo l’opera di redenzione dell’Età della Grazia, non l’opera del liberare le persone dalla propria indole satanica corrotta. L’opera di giudizio compiuta da Dio che rivela la verità attraverso la Sua incarnazione negli ultimi giorni è l’opera dell’accurata purificazione dell’uomo e della sua salvezza. Quindi, in che modo Dio purifica le persone, le cambia e le salva completamente? Ero ansioso di conoscere la risposta a questa domanda. Di conseguenza, non potei trattenermi dal domandare: “Comprendo ciò che avete appena detto e so che noi possiamo ottenere soltanto la purificazione entro la seconda venuta del Signore, che svolgerà una fase dell’opera di giudizio. Questo è realmente ciò desideravo da molto tempo. Ciò che ora desidero davvero sapere è: in che modo Dio Onnipotente svolge l’opera di purificazione e salvezza delle persone? Vi prego, condividete la vostra spiegazione”.

Sorella Su proseguì, dicendo: “La questione di come Dio Onnipotente svolga l’opera di giudizio, purificando e salvando le persone, è particolarmente importante per chiunque desideri ottenere il cambiamento e la purificazione. Le parole di Dio Onnipotente parlano della verità di tale questione. Ti manderò le parole di Dio Onnipotente. Fratello, ti prego di leggerle!”

Lessi con entusiasmo le parole di Dio Onnipotente: “Durante gli ultimi giorni, Cristo utilizza una serie di verità per insegnare all’uomo, rivelarne l’essenza e analizzare le sue parole e le sue azioni. Queste parole comprendono diverse verità, quali il dovere dell’uomo, come l’uomo dovrebbe obbedire a Dio, come dovrebbe esserGli fedele, come dovrebbe vivere la normale umanità, così come la saggezza e l’indole di Dio, e così via. Queste parole sono tutte dirette all’essenza dell’uomo e alla sua indole corrotta. In particolare, le parole che rivelano come l’uomo rifiuta Dio vengono pronunciate a proposito di come l’uomo sia la personificazione di Satana e una forza nemica di Dio. Quando Dio comincia l’opera di giudizio, Egli non Si limita semplicemente a chiarire la natura dell’uomo solo con poche parole, ma compie la rivelazione, il trattamento e la potatura a lungo termine. Tale metodo di rivelazione, di trattamento e di potatura non può essere sostituito con parole ordinarie, ma con la verità che l’uomo non possiede affatto. Solo tale modo di lavoro viene considerato giudizio; solamente attraverso tale giudizio l’uomo può essere assoggettato, pienamente convinto a sottomettersi a Dio e inoltre può ottenere la vera conoscenza di Dio. Ciò che l’opera di giudizio realizza è la comprensione da parte dell’uomo del vero volto di Dio e la verità riguardo alla sua ribellione. L’opera di giudizio permette all’uomo di ottenere molta comprensione della volontà di Dio, dello scopo della Sua opera e dei misteri che non possono essere compresi dall’uomo. Inoltre, consente all’uomo di riconoscere e conoscere la sua sostanza corrotta e le radici della sua corruzione, come pure di scoprire la sua bruttezza. Questi effetti si realizzano tutti tramite l’opera di giudizio, perché la sua sostanza è di fatto l’opera di svelare la verità, la via e la vita di Dio a tutti coloro che hanno fede in Lui. Quest’opera è l’opera di giudizio svolta da Dio” (“Cristo compie l’opera di giudizio attraverso la verità” in “La Parola appare nella carne”).

Dopo che ebbi terminato di leggere le parole di Dio, Sorella Su proseguì la sua spiegazione: “Le parole di Dio Onnipotente parlano molto chiaramente di come Dio giudichi e purifichi le persone. Dio degli ultimi giorni esprime in primo luogo la verità sull’indole corrotta dell’uomo e sulla sua natura satanica nel resistere a Dio, allo scopo di giudicare, purificare e salvare l’uomo. Dio Onnipotente ha espresso verità su molti aspetti: il modo in cui Satana ha corrotto le persone, il modo in cui Dio le ha salvate, cosa vuol dire seguire le persone, cosa significa obbedire a Dio, quali punti di vista dovrebbe avere l’uomo nel credere in Dio, cos’è il cambiamento dell’indole individuale, cosa significa aver timore di Dio e fuggire il male, cosa significa offendere l’indole di Dio, come essere un uomo onesto ecc. Tutte queste verità hanno autorità e potere, e possono rifornire le persone di vita. È il sentiero per la vita eterna che Dio dona all’umanità. Se le persone accettano e praticano la parola di Dio, possono ottenere la purificazione e la salvezza. Abbiamo sperimentato alcuni anni dell’opera di giudizio di Dio Onnipotente e ne abbiamo fatto esperienza personalmente. Quando leggiamo le parole di Dio Onnipotente sul giudizio, il castigo e la rivelazione dell’uomo, sentiamo che le parole di Dio sono come una spada a doppio taglio che rivela la nostra natura ribelle, la corruzione, la resistenza, le nostre intenzioni, nozioni e fantasie errate e persino le tossine di Satana nascoste nel profondo dei nostri cuori. Ci fanno capire che siamo arroganti e presuntuosi, imbroglioni e scaltri, egoisti, cattivi e ciechi davanti a tutto ciò che non siano i nostri interessi, con quasi nessun timore di Dio. Capiamo che tutto ciò che facciamo e ciò di cui sono pieni i nostri cuori è sporcizia e corruzione, senza alcuna sembianza umana. Ci vergogniamo tutti troppo per mostrare le nostre facce. Ci rendiamo conto che, se continueremo a vivere secondo l’indole corrotta di Satana, saremo sempre persone che Dio ripugna, non riusciremo mai a guadagnare la lode di Dio e saremo destinati a essere eliminati e puniti. Il giudizio delle parole di Dio Onnipotente e ciò che esse rivelano ci fa sentire come se Dio ci stesse giudicando faccia a faccia, cosa che ci permette di riconoscere la natura maestosa, implacabile e giusta di Dio e di sviluppare gradualmente un cuore timorato di Dio, un autentico pentimento e cambiamento. Ora si ha la sensazione di vivere leggermente a somiglianza dell’uomo e capiamo di aver davvero ottenuto la grande salvezza di Dio. Se il giudizio di Dio non ci sovrastasse, non saremmo in grado di conoscere l’indole giusta di Dio, che non tollera l’offesa dell’uomo, e la Sua essenza santa e buona, e non svilupperemmo odio verso la nostra ribellione e corruzione, né saremmo in grado di scacciare la nostra corruzione ed essere purificati. Quindi, più sperimentiamo l’opera di giudizio e castigo di Dio, più capiamo che essi rappresentano la nostra migliore protezione, la nostra più grande benedizione e la salvezza più vera!”

Sorella Lu spiegò inoltre: “L’opera di giudizio e castigo di Dio Onnipotente degli ultimi giorni consiste nel purificare accuratamente, salvare e rendere perfette le persone. Se non accetteremo il giudizio innanzi al trono di Cristo degli ultimi giorni, non saremo in grado di ottenere la purificazione e i cambiamenti della nostra indole di vita: il risultato sarà sicuramente il rifiuto e l’eliminazione a opera di Dio e noi subiremo la perdizione e moriremo. Non avremo mai la possibilità di salvarci ed entrare nel Regno dei Cieli. Ciò è incontrovertibile”.

Dissi con gioia: “Grazie a Dio! Mi sento molto rischiarato nel cuore, dopo aver ascoltato le vostre spiegazioni. Credo nel Signore da moltissimi anni ma, in realtà, ho vissuto nel peccato e sono stato impotente nel liberarmene. Ora capisco che, se non sperimenterò l’opera di giudizio e castigo di Dio degli ultimi giorni, non riuscirò a liberarmi dalle catene e dalla schiavitù del peccato. Ora ho trovato il sentiero per la purificazione e la salvezza”. Dopo diversi giorni di confronto, mia moglie ed io comprendemmo alcune verità e accettammo l’opera di Dio Onnipotente degli ultimi giorni.

Grazie Dio Onnipotente per amarmi e salvarmi! Come pastore, ho la responsabilità e il dovere di portare tutti i pastori, i fratelli e le sorelle che conosco al cospetto di Dio. Dopo un periodo di collaborazione, non solo decine di fratelli e sorelle della Chiesa, che spesso partecipavano agli incontri, accettarono tutti Dio Onnipotente, ma portarono anche nella famiglia di Dio un’altra famiglia di un pastore, e la maggior parte dei fratelli e delle sorelle della sua Chiesa ritornarono a loro volta innanzi a Dio. Ero lieto di constatare che i fratelli e le sorelle avessero accettato la salvezza di Dio degli ultimi giorni e fossero stati innalzati innanzi al trono di Dio. Questo è tutto frutto dell’opera di Dio Onnipotente e a Lui desideriamo attribuirne tutta la gloria!

Fonte: La Chiesa di Dio Onnipotente

spiny cocklebur herb by Constantin Simion

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Spiny cocklebur is a common herbaceous plant as a weed, 50-90 cm high, with rich branched stems with thorns yellow, 2-3 cm, very sharp, placed at armpit of each leaf.

Parties used: is used the air, and generally leaves.

It is found mainly in the plains and hills, grows near human settlements, along roads and railways, in the uncultivated places.

Spiny cocklebur - natural treatments

It has anti-inflammatory and anticongestiv, disinfectant, healing.

Spiny cocklebur is recommended in cases of prostate adenoma (preventive and curative, including postoperative) and other inflammatory conditions of the prostate.

Herb is also used when cistopielitei, renal lithiasis (up to the size of a grain of pepper).

It is administered as a decoction (one gram per cup) to be drunk before meals half an hour, two cups per day in the first six months of cure, then each one cup a day.

The treatment lasts 6-18 months prostate ailments, and cures cistopielitei 3-5 months in lifetime maintenance in

kidney stones.

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Pamukkale Hotel - Hotel Dort Mevsim by Turkey Hostels

Here is the amazing Hotel Dort Mevsim i stayed in Pamukkale. I would highly recommend Hotel Dort Mevsim for all backpackers, like me :). You can even book your hostel online from Turkey Hostels. Cheers !

ROBERTSON & RAFTWET by rafeejewell

The last few days have been a flurry of activity with building on the river and wet lands. But, in between I have gone to a bunch of new places and back to some of my favorite venues.

Xavier & I love to salsa. So we did a search and wham, we found >Latin Palace Dance Club. Couples were dancing in dressy attire to wonderful salsa music. Wearing a tuxedo without a shirt and me in a short cocktail dress, it so reminded Xavier & me of Miami clubs.

A stopover at Organica to catch the last hour of DJ Qee's set woke us up with a nice psy jolt! So good to hear Qee's dynamic sounds and see old friends.

A brand new club called Fear FM sent me a tp. I got to meet owner/builder Cypher Webb. Beautifully built by Cypher, he was also spinning an awesome set of hardstyle and goth rock. I had a blast there. Cypher is also recruiting DJ's so peeps, give him a shout!

It was so late on Thursday night (Fri morn?) that I just had to stop off and say hi to DJ Xavi at The Cave. Owner Tasty Hax was there, too. I run into her at every party!

Friday afternoon, I got a tp from one of the builders. I ended up at Blackhearts 80's club. I love the funkiness of this club. So simple. It feels like a rock n roll club. Halloween was coming and the Pillsbury Dough Boy showed up! LOL!

Late night, and Xavier & I headed for DJ Nebulae's set at Piranha. Xavi loves this club. He set his JMD Effects hud on and we were in psy heaven. We always have fun at Shad's club!

In between all the craziness, I hit New Berlin's Electro Smog. Gee... I can't seem to get enough of this place. Zap Hax was hosting and DJ djleftydc Denja was spinning a sweet set of tunes.

Another new place I landed upon was Le Ghetto Hype. This is a fun club of alternative and eclectic tunes. Owner DJ Frederick Neberle & partner ARNAUD Mureaux have built a wonderful place to hang.

Off to Divaz Lounge! DJ 8wall Wrigglesworth just sent me a tp! OMG, 8wall is spinning at Divaz.

I met 8wall at Dance Island last year and then over at Nutrie. He spins a very chill set of house and minimal tunes.

But, the highlight of my night was at Old Factory listening to DJ Jeangilles Anthony. This frenchman is an artist. Beautiful industrial noise layered with a hardstyle beat... then transcending into experimental music... psychedelic experimental noise. LOL! and I fell asleep there... just couldn't leave!

Late night on Friday, Xavier and I ended up at DJ Digital Francis' Le Pardis de Digital Nation. It was an after party and Digi was spinning. Xavi & Digi started a "stump me" game. I think Digital was very impressed with Xavier's musical knowledge. They bro-downed the entire night leaving me and DJ Snowkitty dumbfounded... 'cause neither of us knew any of the tunes. LOL! I think Xavier has a new favorite dj now!

kern invite 2008 - varsity by ralls by AndyNoise.Com

Kern Invite - 11/01/08

Hart Park - Bakersfield, CA

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Varsity Boys - 2008 Kern County Cross Country

Championships

School Athlete Time Overall Scoring Team

1. Foothill Chris Schwartz 14:59.76 1 1 1

2. McFarland Alfonso Cisneros 15:33.49 2 2 1

3. McFarland Francisco Nava 15:48.44 3 3 2

4. McFarland Marco Perez 15:48.85 4 4 3

5. Stockdale Curtis Kelly 15:50.33 5 5 1

6. Ridgeview Brian Solis 15:50.81 6 6 1

7. Wasco A. Mendoza 15:51.72 7 7 1

8. Ridgeview Alex Garcia 15:52.70 8 8 2

9. Shafter Chris Handel 15:53.96 9 9 1

10. McFarland Gerardo Alcala 15:54.28 10 10 4

11. Shafter Jesus Villalpondo 16:05.48 11 11 2

12. Highland Colin Lewis 16:06.79 12 12 1

13. Centennial Nathan Vincent 16:08.77 13 13 1

14. Ridgeview Robby Baker 16:13.01 14 14 3

15. McFarland Eduardo Bautista 16:18.69 15 15 5

16. BHS Andrew Ariey 16:21.59 16 16 1

17. Garces Connor O'Malley 16:23.32 17 17 1

18. Stockdale Blair Slaton 16:25.15 18 18 2

19. Ridgeview Jerrio Lewis 16:25.61 19 19 4

20. East Jose Ramirez 16:25.97 20 20 1

21. East Mose Valdez 16:26.30 21 21 2

22. Highland Thomas Turner 16:26.59 22 22 2

23. Golden Valley Daymon Sandles 16:26.91 23 23 1

24. Foothill Jose Lopez 16:27.22 24 24 2

25. Ridgeview Miguel Munoz 16:30.13 25 25 5

26. Wasco G. Linares 16:34.10 26 26 2

27. Shafter Josh Wittenberg 16:34.61 27 27 3

28. Highland Jake Van Zandt 16:36.62 28 28 3

29. East Charlie Zaragoza 16:39.22 29 29 3

30. BHS Andrew Edquist 16:41.12 30 30 2

31. Cesar Chavez Martin Rios 16:45.91 31 31 1

32. Highland Ivan Esquivias 16:47.91 32 32 4

33. BHS Zachary Holt 16:48.98 33 33 3

34. Stockdale Anthony Dao 16:49.30 34 34 3

35. Cesar Chavez Ruben Galaviz 16:49.67 35 35 2

36. Wasco O. Mirando 16:50.04 36 36 3

37. Shafter Alex Moreno 16:51.14 37 37 4

38. Wasco E. Sanchez 16:52.02 38 38 4

39. Wasco E. Ramirez 16:53.29 39 39 5

40. East Camilo Mosqueda 16:53.84 40 40 4

41. East Vincente Herrera 16:54.31 41 41 5

42. Foothill Erick Bautista 16:54.82 42 42 3

43. Arvin Ben Orozco 16:57.57 43 43 1

44. Shafter Hector Montoya 17:01.02 44 44 5

45. Garces Jesus Guzman 17:02.28 45 45 2

46. Garces Michael Bedard 17:02.88 46 46 3

47. Frontier Tanner Urmston 17:03.48 47 47 1

48. BHS John Purcell 17:04.08 48 48 4

49. Centennial Ty Heiter 17:04.73 49 49 2

50. Frontier Richard Peralta 17:05.73 50 50 2

51. Shafter Cristian Barrios 17:07.93 51 51 6

52. Centennial Gehrig Smith 17:08.86 52 52 3

53. BHS Christopher Anderson 17:09.32 53 53 5

54. Highland Justin Burnett 17:10.77 54 54 5

55. Wasco J. DeJulian 17:11.97 55 55 6

56. Stockdale Stephen Burke 17:16.30 56 56 4

57. Arvin Juan Calderon 17:16.89 57 57 2

58. Wasco Cesar Patino 17:19.39 58 58 7

59. Cesar Chavez Tim Yanez 17:21.10 59 59 3

60. Highland Ariel Hurtado 17:23.69 60 60 6

61. North Adam Ralls 17:24.02 61 x 1

62. Ridgeview Michael Anseno 17:24.53 62 61 6

63. Ridgeview Jaime Madrigal 17:31.18 63 62 7

64. Foothill Patrick Manrique 17:32.75 64 63 4

65. Frontier Will Beechinor 17:33.57 65 64 3

66. East Alex Estrada 17:38.64 66 65 6

67. Burroughs Jesse Wigfield 17:38.99 67 66 1

68. Centennial Eric Millan 17:39.50 68 67 4

69. Burroughs Daniel Lathrop 17:39.91 69 68 2

70. Shafter Jacob Vasquez 17:40.47 70 69 7

71. Garces David Freed 17:40.91 71 70 4

72. Centennial Jake Howry 17:42.54 72 71 5

73. Burroughs Andrew Szczpiorski 17:44.05 73 72 3

74. Frontier D. Sclafani 17:47.26 74 73 4

75. Stockdale Max Morales 17:48.38 75 74 5

76. Burroughs Eduardo Carrillo 17:51.64 76 75 4

77. Burroughs Keith Christman 17:57.59 77 76 5

78. Golden Valley Jose Salgado 17:59.82 78 77 2

79. Cesar Chavez Rudy Sandoval 18:00.34 79 78 4

80. Centennial Brad Hinsley 18:04.58 80 79 6

81. Arvin Yessuri Villsenor 18:05.30 81 80 3

82. Burroughs Nathan Cheadle 18:10.33 82 81 6

83. Foothill Javier Garcia 18:11.22 83 82 5

84. Foothill Ernest Marquez 18:11.57 84 83 6

85. BC Kevin Yarian 18:27.47 85 84 1

86. North Chris Emmett 18:29.51 86 x 2

87. Cesar Chavez Andres Rodriguez 18:30.45 87 85 5

88. Tehachapi Corey Torres 18:32.16 88 86 1

89. Frontier Michael Sclafani 18:33.62 89 87 5

90. Garces Patrick Gomez 18:37.52 90 88 5

91. Highland Humberto Ramirez 18:37.98 91 89 7

92. Golden Valley David Gamino 18:40.22 92 90 3

93. Frontier Ricky Gonzales 19:03.13 93 91 6

94. Garces Chris Real 19:06.29 94 92 6

95. Stockdale D. Sherrill 19:08.29 95 93 6

96. Garces Dillon Lyles 19:16.75 96 94 7

97. Tehachapi Christian Torres 19:19.03 97 95 2

98. BC Mark McCutcheon 19:20:78 98 96 2

99. Golden Valley Nick Cruz 19:22.49 99 97 4

100. Golden Valley Daniel Perez 19:25.13 100 98 5

101. Foothill Christian Paredes 19:32.03 101 99 7

102. Arvin Adrian Rodriguez 19:32.67 102 100 4

103. BC Thomas Beard 19:59.04 103 101 3

104. West Michael Branquino 19:59.63 104 x 1

105. BHS Nick Flores 20:04.27 105 102 6

106. Tehachapi Logan Collier 20:07.47 106 103 3

107. Kern Valley C. Woodward 20:22.63 107 x 1

108. Arvin Christian Guerrero 20:31.41 108 104 5

109. Burroughs Daniel Meade 20:41.26 109 105 7

110. Golden Valley Ryan Davis 20:41.26 110 106 6

111. BHS Robby Harris 20:42.01 111 107 7

112. East Hector Fuentes 20:42.57 112 108 7

113. Frontier Alex Blanton 20:56.97 113 109 7

114. Cesar Chavez Joel Hernandez 21:02.22 114 110 6

115. Tehachapi Trent Sherman 21:02.94 115 111 4

116. Tehachapi Shaddi Haddad 21:18.14 116 112 5

117. BC Austin Adee 21:25.45 117 113 4

118. BC Aaron Stephens 21:31.77 118 114 5

119. Kern Valley J. Pistocco 23:15.37 119 x 2

120. Tehachapi Corey Hebron 23:19.78 120 115 6

121. West Kevin Serrano 23:48.05 121 x 2

Sicilian woman >>Archetype<< Erice D&G by ItalianoAdoravel salvatore

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Carbet guadeloupe by Rh.P.

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Red Hook Food Trucks by Jennie Yin

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I've been meaning to check out the food trucks by the Red Hook Ball Fields for the past 2 years or so. Finally got the chance this past weekend. I wish I had a bigger stomach so I could try more stuff because all I had was the mixed ceviche and spicy pork huarache. But the 2 things I tried was pretty good.

Spicy Pork Huarache So this pic doesn't highlight the best part of this dish which is the meat hiding under all that guac and salsa. I know, I could have moved it and focused on the bits hanging out on the side. But I was in too much of a hurry to dig in. Plus, my friend was hungry too. We joked about having a support group for People With Friends Who Won't Let Them Eat Until Food Porn Has Been Properly Aquired. There needs to be pics of people on the sidelines with forks in their hands drooling and anxiously waiting when it comes to food porn.

Mixto Ceviche I had my reservations about getting ceviche off a tiny food cart especially on a hot summer day (there was a heat advisory the day I went) but it was pretty good. In fact, it's better than some ceviche I've had in restaurants.

The only con about getting food at the Red Hook Ball Fields is that there's not much else nearby (unless you want to take a stroll to IKEA or walk further up for the shops on Smith and Court). My friend mentioned the last time she was here, she met some folks who made a trek all the way from Queens via subway just for the food. I don't know, food was good. Just not sure it was THAT good. But you always gotta try it once I guess.

There was one more thing we really wanted to try which was the papusa. But the line for that truck was pretty long and we were already stuffed from the other food we got. Think I will have to make another trip back just for that. Although I heard you might be able to get it at the Brooklyn Flea as well. Anybody tried the papusa? Is it worth the wait in line?

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Estero Bluffs, Cayucos, CA by Jack & Petra Clayton

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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Estero Bluffs, Cayucos, CA (Jack)

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Two species of skunk are found in California, the spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) and the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), which is the species most commonly found around homes.

Although originally considered members of the weasel family, recent genetic research has placed skunks into their own family Mephitidae. Both skunk species produce an oily, yellow sulfur-alcohol compound that contains sulfuric acid. This pungent liquid is stored in two separate scent glands located on each side of the anus and can be squirted accurately at targets as far as 6 to 10 feet away as a self-defense mechanism. The secretion is acrid enough to cause nausea and can produce severe burning and temporary blindness if it strikes the eyes.

Striped skunks are primarily active at dawn, dusk, and at night but can be active during the daytime, particularly in human-use areas. Spotted skunks rarely venture out during the daytime. Both skunk species consume a highly-varied diet including insects, grubs, earthworms, small rodents, snakes, lizards, frogs, mushrooms, berries and fruit, pet food, and garbage. Skunks will also opportunistically feed on bird eggs, which can result in substantial losses to ground-nesting birds when skunk densities are high. Food items found in their diet will vary seasonally depending on availability.

The average life span of skunks is around 2 to 3.5 years, although they can occasionally live up to 7 years in the wild.

Skunks often den in burrows. They will often use abandoned burrows dug by ground squirrels, foxes, or coyotes and will enlarge them if necessary. If dens are scarce, they will readily use brush piles, hollow logs, and culverts. In urban settings, they den under decks, porches, or beneath buildings. If other suitable dens are unavailable, skunks will dig their own dens. Skunks do not hibernate; but in regions with colder weather, they may congregate in communal dens during the winter.

Skunks are attracted to residential areas by the availability of food, water, and shelter. They become a nuisance when they live under porches, decks, garden tool sheds, or homes. Their scent is usually not welcome around homes, and they often spray dogs that bark and approach rapidly. They like to feed on ripening berries and fallen fruit and cause other garden problems by digging while in search of grubs and other insects. They often search for food in lawns by digging small pits or cone-shaped depressions that range from 3 to 5 inches across. Like raccoons, they may also damage lawns by rolling back sections of sod in search of insects.

Skunks have an excellent sense of smell and good hearing, but they have very poor vision. This poor vision explains why they are often hit by cars when crossing roads. A skunk may not react if a person more than 10 feet away is quiet and standing still or moving slowly.

Healthy skunks are mild-tempered animals. They are not aggressive and, given the opportunity, prefer to flee rather than fight. They usually only defend themselves when suddenly frightened, cornered, or harmed. Skunks usually provide a warning before discharging their scent by stamping their forefeet rapidly, hissing, and arching their tail over their back. Skunks prefer not to spray given the time required to replenish their spray supply. Therefore, using caution around skunks should substantially reduce the possibility of being sprayed.

Disease concerns occur when skunks take up residence in an urban or suburban setting. In California, skunks are one of the most common carriers of rabies, a viral disease transmitted by the bite of an infected animal. Skunks can also be carriers of other diseases including leptospirosis, listeriosis, canine distemper, canine hepatitis, Q-fever, and tularemia.

EXTRACTEUR / SPRENGEL MUSEUM HANNOVER by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel : Artist

photo by Aline Gwose & Michael Herling / Fotowerkstatt Sprengel Museum Hannover

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Sprengel Museum Hannover

PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING!

09. October 2011 – 15. January 2012

Sprengel Museum HannoverSprengel Museum Hannover

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE

LOWER SAXONY SAVINGS BANK FOUNDATION

PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! is an exhibition of the works of 31 photographers on a floor area of over 2,000 square metres. Since HOW YOU LOOK AT IT in 2000, this exhibition is the first and only one to provide an all-embracing overview of artistic photography from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition has been organized by the Sprengel Museum Hannover in collaboration with the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation. Starting out from the Foundation’s collection of large groups of works by both American and European photographers, the only collection of its kind in Europe, the exhibition explores the history and perspectives of the ‘documentary style’ of photography.

PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! constitutes yet a further step towards establishing Hanover as an important centre for artistic photography in the north of Germany.

The starting points of the exhibition are the works of Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, John Gossage, Nicholas Nixon, Martin Parr and Michael Schmidt. The artist photographers Rineke Dijkstra, Paul Graham, Thomas Struth and the photographers of the generations that followed, such as Jitka Hanzlová, Stephen Gill, Jochen Lempert, Elisabeth Neudörfl, Heidi Specker and Tobias Zielony, visualize the world with a style of photography that adheres strictly to the medium and yet is highly subjective. Max Baumann, Boris Mikhailov, Rita Ostrowskaja and Helga Paris extend the perspective with experiences of their own confrontations with different political systems, while Laura Bielau, Thomas Demand, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Wolfgang Tillmans and Jeff Wall use the documentary style of photography as a means of exemplifying the phenomena of visual perception. Many of the works are being exhibited for the very first time.

Integrated into the exhibition are three successive Project Rooms organized by three guest curators and each taking place for the duration of one month. They thematize three different methods of collecting and three different ways of using photography.

From 9.10. until 30.10.2011 the artist Thierry Geoffroy will investigate the idea behind the title of the exhibition – PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! – and ask: Who calls whom and what, and for what purpose, and out of what interests? On 1.11.2011 Markus Schaden will be setting up a study room devoted to the photography book as a ‘storage medium’ and collector’s item. From 6.12.2011 until 15.1.2012 Wilhelm Schürmann will be exposing the obsessions that can be the driving force behind a private collection of photographs, graphics, paintings and sculptures.

In the run-up to the exhibition HOW YOU LOOK AT IT at the Sprengel Museum Hannover, which was curated by Thomas Weski and Heinz Liesbrock on the occasion of EXPO 2000, the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation began to purchase comprehensive groups of works by selected American and European photographers. Since then, the collecting activity of the Foundation has been focused on those works of photography that may be understood to be in the tradition of the ‘documentary style’ (Walker Evans, 1903-1975) and have been exercising a strong influence on photography since the end of the 1960s. Thus it has been possible – thanks not least to the recommendations of a high-calibre advisory board – to build up a photographic collection distinguished by its concentration on groups of works. In this regard the collection is unique in Europe.

The Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation’s collection and its perspective are now to be the subject of the present exhibition, which is being mounted jointly with the Sprengel Museum Hannover and also in the context of the Museum’s own well-cultivated photography tradition, which began in 1979 and can boast exhibitions of such great exponents of photography as Karl Blossfeldt, El Lissitzky, Judith Joy Ross and Michael Schmidt, to name only a few of many, or the “SPECTRUM” International Prize for Photography of the Foundation of Lower Saxony. ‘Collecting’ manifests itself here as an open system that operates self-reflexively in the aforementioned Project Rooms and is future-oriented and discussion-friendly in the exhibition’s supplementary events.

PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! is accompanied by a copious publication (Steidl, Göttingen). Visitors will also be offered a comprehensive information programme.

The exhibition has been curated by Inka Schube, Curator for Photography and Media Art, Sprengel Museum Hannover, and Thomas Weski, Professor of “Curatorial Cultures”, Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig.

Concepto y Aplicación de la Democracia a Nivel Universal: Perspectivas para Cuba by Wenceslao Cruz

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¿Qué es la democracia? ¿Cómo la identificamos? ¿Qué grado de participación deseamos en su aplicación? Son algunas de las preguntas que deseamos someter al análisis de un panel que examina sus perspectivas desde la óptica de quienes viven en Cuba y la de los cubanos que viven en el exterior, con el propósito de despertar un intercambio de ideas e identificar vías de solución en el proyecto de promover una transformación democrática en Cuba.

INVITADA: Ing. Ofelia Acevedo, esposa de Oswaldo Payá, Miembro del Consejo Coordinador y co-fundadora del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación.

BIENVENIDA: Marta Menor, Presidenta, Cultivamos Una Rosa Blanca

PRESENTADOR DEL TEMA: Gerardo Martínez-Solanas, Director, Democracia Participativa net. Economista y Politólogo con maestría en ambas disciplinas (CUNY). Autor de Gobierno del Pueblo: Opción para un Nuevo Siglo.*

MODERADOR: Dr. José Azel Investigador Asociado, ICCAS, Universidad de Miami. Licenciatura y maestría en administración de negocios, doctorado en estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Miami. Autor del libro Mañana in Cuba.*

PANELISTAS:

Julio M. Shiling: Director del foro político y la publicación digital Patria de Martí, politólogo y articulista. Maestría en ciencias políticas de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida (FIU) autor del libro Dictaduras y sus Paradigmas ¿Por quė algunas dictaduras se caen y otras no?"

Gustavo Pardo: Ex Presidente de la Academia Cubana de Altos Estudios Masónicos (2005-2011), autor del libro Martí Mason, Nuevos Elementos y de los ensayos Gabinete de Reflexiones o la Llave Dorada del Simbolismo Masónico

Pedro Pablo Álvarez: Expulsado de la Universidad cursando 5to año de Construcción de Maquinarias; Secretario general del Consejo Unitario de Trabajadores Cubanos, encarcelado en 2003 sentenciado a 25 años, desterrado a España en 2008 con el grupo de los 75. Uno de los principales gestores de los Comité Ciudadanos por el Proyecto Varela.

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Varsity Girls

Team Scores:

1. Clovis East 51 2. Reseda (LA) 75 3. North 182 4. Bakersfield 193 5. Highland 199 6. El Diamante 231 7. Golden West 235 8. Yosemite 245 9. Exeter 247 10. Firebaugh 300 11. Monache 309 12. McFarland 317 13. Central Valley Christian 329 14. Redwood 336 15. Tulare Western 336 16. Sanger 375 17. Hoover 421 18. Cesar Chavez 438 19. Woodlake 448 20. Wasco 461 21. Delano 522 22. Porterville 558 23. Sierra 737 24. Fowler 737 24. Fowler 777 25. Parlier 779 26. Farmersville 785 27. Hanford 791 28. Orosi 818

Team Scores by Divisions:

Extra Large Schools: 1. Clovis East 37 2. Reseda 53 3. Bakersfield 104 4. North 106 5. Highland 114 6. Tulare Western 166 7. Sanger 178 8. Hoover 201 9. Delano 227

Large Schools: 1. Golden West 46 2. El Diamante 49 3. Monache 75 4. Redwood 80 5. Cesar Chavez 106 6. Porterville 138 7. Hanford 205

Medium Schools: 1. Yosemite 42 2. Exeter 52 3. McFarland 61 4. Woodlake 91 5. Wasco 100 6. Parlier 188 7. Orosi 201

Small Schools: 1. Firebaugh 27 2. Central Valley Christian 29 3. Fowler 99 4. Sierra 101 5. Farmersville 110

Individual Results (3.0 miles): 1. Katie Fry (Exeter) 19:23.7 2. Ashley Katchadourian (Clovis East) 19:53.0 3. Celcilia Lopez (North) 20:10.2 4. Jetzabel Velazquez (Reseda) 20:12.2 5. Kacy Kurushima (Clovis East) 20:24.7 6. Courtney Sharar (Clovis East) 20:28.7 7. Colleen Warmerdam (Yosemite) 20:37.7 8. Sarah Baker (Bakersfield) 20:38.7 9. Shelby Sutton (Exeter) 20:39.7 10. Chandler Feigel (Sanger) 20:41.5 11. Michelle Vasquez (Reseda) 20:53.3 12. Sarah Tomamichel (Clovis East) 20:58.0 13. Linda Ramos (Firebaugh) 20:59.7 14. Nichole Berry (Highland) 21:02.3 15. Yanet Uranga (Reseda) 21:04.5 16. Gabby Lerma (Bakersfield) 21:06.2 17. Molly Pahkamaa (El Diamante) 21:06.9 18. Kacie Van Hofwegen (Central Valley Christian) 21:09.3 19. Cebriana Avina (Tulare Western) 21:10.4 20. Alejandra Gutierrez (Wasco) 21:14.1 21. Dennise Mercado (Highland) 21:14.8 22. Nato Germano Zashuili (Reseda) 21:24.4 23. Andrea Monzon (Reseda) 21:31.5 24. Corina Garcia (McFarland) 21:34.6

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Team Scores:

1. McFarland 30 2. Clovis East 74 3. Avenal 125 4. Tulare Western 172 5. Highland 198 6. Parlier 204 7. Golden West 206 8. Wasco 216 9. Reseda (LA) 10. Redwood 303 11. Woodlake 310 12. Cesar Chavez 392 13. Yosemite 411 14. Bakersfield 440 15. North 472 16. El Diamante 476 17. Farmersville 481 18. Monache 502 19. Sanger 510 20. Delano 526 21. Orosi 529 22. Firebaugh 533 23. Tranquillity 545 24. Exeter 568 25. Porterville 677 26. Sierra 758 27. Central Valley Christian 794 28. Kingsburg 815 29. Hanford 818 30. Strathmore 904

Team Scores by Divisions:

Extra Large Schools: 1. Clovis East 20 2. Tulare Western 56 3. Highland 65 4. Reseda 92 5. Bakersfield 158 6. North 167 7. Sanger 175 8. Delano

Large Schools: 1. Golden West 37 2. Redwood 58 3. Cesar Chavez 76 4. El Diamante 96 5. Monache 96 6. Porterville 146 7. Hanford 192

Medium Schools: 1. McFarland 15 2. Parlier 79 3. Wasco 82 4. Woodlake 5. Yosemite 136 6. Orosi 165 7. Exeter 167 8. Kingsburg 227

Small Schools: 1. Avenal 15 2. Farmersville 74 3. Firebaugh 84 4. Tranquillity 90 5. Sierra 141 6. Central Valley Christian 148 7. Strathmore 187

Individual Results (3.0 miles): 1. Justin Vilhauer (Redwood) 15:40.9 2. Germay Tesfai (Hoover) 16:02.2 3. Alfonso Cisneros (McFarland) 16:14.0 4. Jesus Chavez (Golden West) 16:21.1 5. Marco Camaigo (McFarland) 16:21.6 6. Marco Perez (McFarland) 16:23.4 7. Noe Cruz (Clovis East) 16:25.5 8. Jason Freeman (Clovis East) 16:26.9 9. Zach Segouia (Clovis East) 16:32.0 10. Eddie Garcia (McFarland) 16:34.9 11. Edward Bautista (McFarland) 16:35.7 12. Francisco Nava (McFarland) 16:37.0 13. Matt Morris (Golden West) 16:37.7 14. Martin Rios (Cesar Chavez) 16:40.3 15. Jonathan Garcia (Parlier) 16:41.5 16. Gerardo Alcala (McFarland) 16:51.6 17. Ramon Guzman (Woodlake) 16:52.8 18. Jose Ramirez (Avenal) 16:53.7 19. Christian Gonzales (Exeter) 16:55.7 20. Jose Perez (Parlier) 16:56.4 21. Julio Martinez (Avenal) 16:57.6 22. Roberto Rodriguez (Tulare Western) 17:00.1 23. Joseph Rosales (Clovis East) 17:01.4 24. Brandon Croft (El Diamante) 17:04.0 25. Roberto Lopez (Avenal) 17:05.3

The Early Universe - Facts and Fiction (Third Corrected and Enlarged Edition) by brewbooks

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By Prof. Dr. Gerhard Börner of Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik

staff member at the Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik in Garching, and also an Apl. Professor at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität in München. He is also the leading scientist in the project "Dark Matter and Large Scale Structure" which is part of the SFB375 in Astroparticle-Physics financed by the DFG. After his Ph D in particle physics at LMU under the supervision of Prof.s Dürr and Heisenberg, he spent 3 years as a postdoc in Japan and the US. During that time his research interest switched to astrophysics -- the structure of neutron stars ,and the physics of pulsars and X-ray sources--,and after his return to München in 1973 he joined the MPI für Astrophysik.In 1984 he spent one year as a guest professor at Zürich university. Around 1986 he started research in Cosmology ,then a new field at the MPA. He has written a text book on cosmology "The Early Universe" which will (hopefully) soon appear as a revised and updated edition. His research interests are : The cosmic large scale structure--models and data--, and still at a reduced level, the physics of accreting neutron stars.

and yes I did buy it - not sure I comprehend much - but an interesting book.

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