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Officers searched the vehicle and allegedly found a black Taurus 9mm handgun and 9.62 grams of tetrahydrocannabinols, officials said.
Las Cruces teenagers were arrested in El Paso in connection with a string of burglary of vehicle incidents, police said.
El Paso Police Department officers responded to a report of an assault with a gun on a man early Thursday morning at a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 701 S. Resler Drive in West El Paso, police said.
Officers located a vehicle believed to have been involved in the assault and attempted to pull it over, police said.
The driver of the vehicle allegedly refused to stop at first, but eventually pulled over, police said.
Joseph Barela, 17, Leonardo Avalos, 17, and Saul Garcia, 18, were inside the vehicle. All three teenagers are from Las Cruces.
An investigation revealed that the teenagers were allegedly involved in a string of vehicle burglaries.
Officials said the teenagers had stolen property from a Mazda 6 and a Chrysler Van early Thursday morning.
The burglaries occurred between 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. in the 7300 block of Lakehurst Road and 600 block of Cumbrian Lane.
Barela was arrested on suspicion of unlawful carrying of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance and two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity-burglary of vehicle.
Garcia was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle and two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity-burglary of vehicle.
Avalos was arrested on two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity-burglary of vehicle.
The teenagers were booked Thursday into the El Paso County Jail.
Barela’s bond was set at $27,500, while Garcia was booked on a $12,500 bond. Avalos was booked on a $10,000 bond.
According to police figures, the number of burglary of vehicle cases in West El Paso has decreased 29 percent.
There were 164 reported cases at this same time last year, while so far this year there have been 116 reported cases.
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How can anyone be sure their perception is real?
How can a detective tell which angle to chase, and which to ignore?
How can Lama Rinzen understand the realm’s lesson without breaking the barriers of conventional thought, to experience the world as new? New in each lifetime? New in each waking moment of any lifetime?
The lama is charged with finding insurance man Sonny Heller’s killer. He believes finding Sonny’s killer will lead him to the sacred dorje. Finding the dorje has been his quest for many lifetimes. He knows, once he can touch it and hold the dorje’s ancient Tibetan wisdom, he and all sentient beings will achieve enlightenment.
Many seek such truth, and in the Hell Realm many seek the dorje. They have their reasons. But only Lama Rinzen can invoke its power for the benefit of all.
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Hi! I’m Thiago Marzagão and I do data analysis for academic, policy-making, and hedonistic purposes. I got my Ph.D. at the Ohio State University, where I mined news articles to create a machine-coded democracy index (I was funded by the Fulbright Commission and by the Brazilian government), and now I work for the Observatory of Public Spending (a division of the Comptroller General of Brazil), where I use machine learning to fight corruption.
I have worked for the Brazilian antitrust agency (CADE), where I built CÉREBRO - an app that detects bid-rigging in public procurement. I also teach at Brasília universities and research institutes, off and on - I have taught statistics at IDP and machine learning at UnB, IPEA, and IESB.
You can find more details about my work in my papers, talks, code, and résumé.
I also play with LEGO robots (I’ve made a Python module that makes it easy to program LEGO Mindstorms EV3 bricks), write tutorials (“webscraping with Selenium” is by far the most popular one), discuss Brazilian music, listen to podcasts (check The History of English Podcast and Talk Python to Me), read sci-fi (here’s my Goodreads profile), and watch Rick and Morty.
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Six years after the landmark auction of Property from the Collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra, Sotheby’s is honored to hold a second series of sales dedicated to the remarkable collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra. The four-day auction is comprised of six sale volumes whose contents represent the pinnacle of their respective collecting categories, from magnificent European furniture and works of art to Russian porcelain, Cosway bindings and 19th century paintings and interior watercolors.
New York- Following on from the success of the first Evening Editions sale in April 2011, Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce its second Evening Editions sale to be held at 450 Park Avenue during the start of New York’s official Print Week 2011.
Following on from our record-breaking and best-ever season of sales in May and June, including the Evill/Frost Collection, Sotheby’s is pleased to announce its first ever Evening Auction of Modern and Post-War British Art on 15th November, with a Day Auction to follow on the 16th November.
Season highlights include works by Edward Burra, Sir Stanley Spencer, Lynn Chadwick, Paul Nash, Henry Moore and Peter Lanyon, as well as works from The Dartington Hall Trust Collection, sold to support the Trust’s work in the Arts, Social Justice, and Sustainability, including works by Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
Our next auction will be on Saturday, October 1st at 10 am at 2895 Irvin Lane, Sugar Grove VA. 24375. This is in Smyth County. The Auction includes antiques collected over several years. Many of them have been in the family for years and this will be the first time they are offered for sell to the public.
This sale will draw together some of the finest exponents of printmaking across five centuries, encompassing a variety of styles and techniques.
Highlights from the Old Master section include Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Saint Jerome in his Study. Together with Melencolia, also in the sale, this engraving represents the pinnacle of Dürer’s achievement in this medium. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn is featured by a very fine and atmospheric impression of the first state of Faust.
The Modern section comprises an interesting group of works by Pablo Picasso including a series of etchings from his early period in Paris, known as La Suite des Saltimbanques.
The printed work of Joan Miró is represented by a number of rare artist’s proofs which illustrate his collaboration with the printer Mourlot. These were acquired by the present owner directly from the famous French printer who became a reference point for important 20th Century artists.
Eminent artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, as well as Keith Haring, Richard Hamilton and Damien Hirst feature in the Pop and Contemporary section.
Responding to the ever-growing demand for quality works in this field, Sotheby’s New York Classical Chinese Paintings Department is dedicated to providing our global clients a market alternative outside of Asia. The September sale consists of 83 diversified works from the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as a few modern and contemporary works that were executed clearly in the classical manner.
The Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 29 June in London will present a selection of works of major significance, including 34 lots from The Duerckheim Collection, the most important private collection of post-war German Art ever to be offered for public sale. The Duerckheim Collection includes early and formative masterpieces by Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo and several others, which document their exhilarating advancements of the 1960s. The appearance of paintings of this quality, art historical significance and freshness to market is exceptionally rare and represents a very special auction moment.
The Contemporary Art Day sale held in London on 30 June includes classical pieces from the notable movements of the Post War period, along with paintings and sculptures by the leading names of the contemporary art world. The morning session is highlighted by twenty five works from The Duerckheim Collection, a remarkable grouping of masterpieces from the 1960s and early 1970s by pioneering German artists, including Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Georg Baselitz. The ensemble is a resounding testament to the vision and expertise of its collector, Graf Duerckheim, and stands today as an in depth archive of German art from the post war period. The day sale selection comprises important works by Jörg Immendorf, Imi Knoebel, Markus Lüpertz and A.R. Penck among others. Other post war highlights include a beautiful example from Fontana’s famous ‘tagli’ series, Concetto Spaziale, Attese a rare ‘Hero’ work on paper from 1967 by Georg Baselitz, as well as works by the master of Pop, Andy Warhol, minimalist artist Dan Flavin, and a vibrant work on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Circa-1795 Eli Terry tall case clock, one of only three whose movement and case were both crafted by Terry himself, est. $20,000-$30,000. Morphy Auctions image.
DENVER, Pa. – Just as there are comfort foods, there are also comfort objects – decorative antiques whose beauty and superior craftsmanship render them icons of stability in an era of plastic and impersonal mass production. Early American clocks, artist-decorated pottery and hand-filigreed antique jewelry are comfort objects, and all may be found in abundance at Morphy’s June 25 General Antiques auction.
The 500-lot auction includes more than 40 tall case and mantel clocks, with the star lot being a circa-1795 Eli Terry production. “Eli Terry (Connecticut, 1772-1852) was the father of American clock making,” said Morphy Auctions’ owner, Dan Morphy. “The tall-case clock in our sale is extraordinary because it is the third of only three such clocks for which Eli Terry made both the movement and the case. The other two clocks are in museums. The one consigned to our sale is the only one of its type to be offered for public sale in more than a century.” In 2010, one of the other two Eli Terry clocks was appraised for a museum on PBS Television’s Antiques Roadshow and was valued at $25,000, minimum.
The 93-inch-tall Eli Terry clock in Morphy’s upcoming sale features a handsome mahogany case with excellent original finial and possibly original finish. It has a wooden movement with calendar, sweep-second hands and original tin can weights, and is in overall excellent condition. Accompanied by extensive written and photographic documentation, this recently discovered clock is expected to make $25,000-$60,000 at auction.
The clock section also includes a rare, primitive-style Flemish tall case clock, est. $4,000-$6,000; and an American Chippendale cherrywood tall case clock, est. $4,000-$8,000. A collection of desirable skeleton clocks joins the larger timekeepers, with highlights being a 2-train example with cable-driven fusee, est. $1,200-$1,800; a miniature “great wheel,” est. $600-$1,200; and a French miniature “post” clock, est. $900-$1,500.
The overwhelming success of Morphy’s Feb. 26 Fine Jewelry sale led to the consignment of 100 luxe pieces from two separate collections. A chic 14K white gold ring with a 3-carat center diamond is estimated at $15,000-$25,000; while a filigreed 18K gold, diamond and sapphire ring weighs in with a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Also featuring very fine filigree work, a ladies’ hand-made 18K cast-gold coin holder could realize $4,000-$6,000.
More than 200 lots of pottery will be auctioned, including a single-owner 20-piece collection of George Ohr designs consigned by friends of the Ohr family. A 3¾-inch bowl with crimped edges, a 3-inch dark metallic bowl and an unglazed bowl finished in bright colors are among the top lots. Each is signed and carries a presale estimate of $600-$1,200.
Rookwood iris-glaze vase, 1902, decorated by A.R. Valentien, full signature, 15 inches tall, est. $17,000-$22,000. Morphy Auctions image.
An exceptional 15-inch iris-glaze Rookwood vase with a depiction of geese in flight leads the Rookwood category. A masterwork hand painted in 1902 by Rookwood’s renowned art director A.R. Valentien, the vase bears Valentien’s full signature and could finish in the $17,000-$22,000 range. Other notable Rookwood lots include a 13½-inch Sara Sax avian and floral design executed in 1916, est. $6,000-$7,000; and an 11-inch scenic vellum vase by Ed Diers, $2,000-$2,500.
Several other premier potteries are represented in the sale. A Teco Arts & Crafts green matte glaze vase stands 12 inches tall and is estimated at $2,200-$2,500. An 11-inch Grueby bulbous vase could reach $1,500-$2,000; as could a 28-inch Roseville Bonita jardinière and pedestal. A coveted Newcomb College Pottery 11-inch bud vase in blue tones is stamped “AFS” for student artist Anna Frances Simpson, and is assigned a presale estimate of $6,000-$8,000.
A stunning 10½-inch art glass vase with silver overlay, possibly of Austrian origin, is entered in the sale with a $6,000-$9,000 estimate. Another glass highlight is the set of six signed Tiffany Studios gold-colored tumblers, $1,000-$1,500.
The primitive charm of stoneware is on display with a collection of more than 30 chicken feeders. Each of the blue or yellow stone feeders is attractively decorated, many adorned with cheerful images of hens or chicks.
Other decorative-art standouts include a 37-inch-tall Ming Dynasty polychrome-painted Buddha, $2,000-$4,000; and a magnificently carved ivory Asian urn, 24 inches tall with teak base. The urn is from a long-held single-owner collection that also includes two 11-inch ivory tusks carved with images of men and women at work. The tusks – likely Chinese artworks – are offered as a single lot with a presale estimate of $3,000-$5,000.
From a British collector comes an array of more than 30 biscuit and sweets tins, including several sought-after forms. A 1915 Robertson Bros. (Canada) bas-relief golf bag tin that once held chocolates is decorated with images of a man and woman golfer in vintage attire. It is estimated at $1,200-$1,500. Biscuit tin highlights include a 1913 Huntley & Palmers “King Wenceslas,” $1,000-$1,500; a Crawford’s “Fairy Tree” with Mabel Lucie Attwell design, $600-$900; and Huntley & Palmer’s “Plates” and “Shell” tins, each estimated at $600-$800.
All items in the June 25, 2011 auction are currently on display and available to preview at Morphy’s gallery. All forms of bidding will be available, including live at the gallery, phone, absentee, and live via the Internet through Morphy Live or LiveAuctioneers.com. For further information on any lot in the sale, call 717-335-3435 or email [email protected]. View the fully illustrated catalog and all other auction information online www.morphyauctions.com.
On June 15th Sotheby’s 20th Century Design department is delighted to offer an exciting collection of both American and European masterworks in the Important 20th Century Design auction. This auction includes the final chapter in an Important Private Midwestern collection, featuring a superb dining table by Emile Jacques Ruhlmann formerly in the collection of Andy Warhol. In addition to this extraordinary table, the collection contains a remarkable “Ananas et Grenades” Plafonnier by René Lalique and other significant Art Deco works designed by Ruhlmann, Chareau and Brandt. Alongside this private collection, Sothebys is presenting further French Art Deco masterworks, including an extraordinary set of eight “Cannelée” dining chairs executed by Ruhlmann in dramatic ébène de macassar displaying the exceptional talent of this ébèniste.
From the workshop of Tiffany Studios, on offer is an outstanding collection, featuring a magnificent “Hanging Head Dragonfly” floor lamp on an extremely rare favrile glass ball base and an important “Oriental Poppy” floor lamp. Other highlights in the auction include rare animalier works by Paul Jouve and Rembrandt Bugatti, American Modern lighting, a private collection of designs by Serge Mouille and a zoomorphic bar designed by François-Xavier Lalanne.
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They’re back! After such a successful “The Clash” tour in 2013, Dutch producer DYRO along with his fellow Dutch pals BASSJACKERS are back and ready to take North America by storm. These three will be making 30 different tour stops October through December with their new tour, The “X” Tour.
With DYRO creating his own new label WOLV along with a brand new track to follow, fans are definitely showing tons of support to this producer! This young man has exceeded many expectations with this track, causing him to quickly rise to the No. 30 spot in the Top 100 DJ’s list. At a ripe age of 22, DYRO is reaching a claim to fame with exceedingly great speed. Not only has he found time to launch his own label, but he has done so even while playing huge festivals all around the world. Things can only get bigger and better from here for him!
BASSJACKERS are ready to bring it to this tour, with their new hot tracks “Like That,” (which just earned them their 3rd Top 10 hit of 2014 on Beatport) and collabs “DERP” with MAKJ and “Crackin” with MARTIN GARRIX. These two will be throwing down a lot of new funky beats for fans. The duo, from the Netherlands, made a mark in the scene with their breakout dance hit “Mush Mush” in 2011, and ever since then the US can’t seem to get enough. So far they have earned themselves quite the following in North America, and highlighted their talents with a closing set at the main stage of EDC Las Vegas back in June. It is only assumed they will bring the funky dance tracks on the road with them for this tour.
Even though it is strictly a North American Tour, it technically kicks off at the Amsterdam Dance Event on October 15th. From here DYRO and BASSJACKERS will come together as they take off on their long, dance filled journey, for a 6 week continental Bus Tour. It will commence October 26th in San Luis Obispo, CA. Along the way, they have many surprises up their sleeves, with special guest appearances from many of their talented friends. Each of this continued 30 dates will bring something different to each city they hit.
Together DYRO and BASSJACKERS will make quite the combination. With two very different styles, these three talented producers/Djs will keep each crowd going in its own way. This will be a tour full of new tracks, fun surprises, and undoubtedly a dance floor clash of sounds.
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Its hidden behind the high cost which fatal flaw?
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There is fear in today’s readings, and that is what I want to look at this Advent Sunday. It is all around us. Last week on a testing journey across Salisbury Plain, I found myself less fearful of the conditions than of what was coming out of the car radio: pundits talking about the dangers in the US president’s erratic behaviour on Twitter, and then another expert on how the algorithms that shape the financial markets could make the next great crash happen not over several weeks, as in 2008, but in seconds.
Isaiah’s people are fearful, weak and pushed around, and the prophet cries on their behalf for God to stop moving in a mysterious way and put a bit of terror into the people who are terrorising them: ‘O that you would tear the heavens and come down!’ In the Gospel reading, Mark describes Jesus warning of terrors to come. What terrors? His words about dark skies and the shaking of heavenly powers sound like the end of the world, but early hearers of the Gospel would think at once of the day the Romans sacked Jerusalem. The sky was indeed darkened then with the smoke of destruction. When the holy Temple - the dwelling place of God’s glory - was razed, it must have felt as if the heavens themselves trembled: not the end of the world, but the end of their world.
Now we can leave the readings there, noting the events that made the writers use the words they used, but that leaves Isaiah and Mark – and Jesus – safely (and uselessly) in the past. If the atmosphere in these passages is one of fear, and if we are to hear, really hear, what they are saying, then you and I need to get in touch with our own fears.
The church used to be a market leader in this business. Pay a visit to our friends at St Thomas’ church in the city centre and you’ll find there two venerable icons of dread. On the central arch, dating from the late 1400s (with some Victorian touch-ups) is a picture of the last judgement, with a ghastly fishy monster gobbling up the souls consigned to hell; these seem to include a pub landlady. The message? Be afraid; and behave (and stop watering down the beer).
A century later, in the reign of Elizabeth I, you’d find the painting whitewashed over, but now you’d see a royal coat of arms (still visible), a symbol of state power that preaches a similar message to the medieval artist’s hellfire sermon in paint: fear God; honour the queen (1 Peter 2.17); and do as you’re told.
Jump to the 19th century, and you might find some tracts at the back of church, perhaps one from a Victorian priest who made quite a name for himself writing stories for children about how God would roast them in hell if they weren’t good boys and girls. His name – you’ll remember this – was Father Furness.
The priest, the preacher, the prince recruit God as their enforcer. Put the fear of God into everyone and they will stay in line, it’s an old trick. This is rule by fear, and no-one needs that. But is there fear that we do need? Is there such a thing as good fear? That’s a question these readings put to me.
There is such a thing as harmless fear – fun fairs get their money out of people’s enjoyment of being scared – and there are good effects from everyday fears. Imagine that tomorrow you have a difficult meeting at work, or an exam; or perhaps you have a solo role in the Darkness to Light service this evening. Being a bit scared can make you perform at peak, it makes you watchful and attentive. And facing fear - facing it down - makes you stronger; it puts you in touch with pluck and nerve and the need to trust - trust your own preparation, and trust God. There is a psalm verse I try to have in mind before a scary thing: In God I trust and will not fear. What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56:34.
Then there is the fear you feel when you’ve let down a friend. You have to face them - there they are in the street - and you’re scared, not because they will beat you up but because - just by being there - they’ll bring you face to face with what you have done and what it means. This is the fear that shows you that something is wrong and needs seeing to, like the red light on an overheating iron. Advent is a time to wake up to healthy fear, and to ask God’s help in slaying the bad kind.
Today’s readings and the spine-tingling collect talk about God’s judgement and Christ’s return. The return of Jesus: this means that our existence has an end, a goal, and that the end of things – the end of one life, or a way of life, or the end of everything – will be bound up with Jesus and what he shows us of God. And God’s judgement: this means that whatever you and I do or don’t do has consequences, and when we look God in the eyes (as with the friend I spoke of a moment ago) we will be brought face to face with who we are, and what we have made of ourselves.
In the unimaginable future God promises us, fear will fall away. Meanwhile, in my imperfect life, I need first to learn to fear the right things, like being less afraid of what others make of me than what God makes of me. Then, as I get to know God better, perfect love will cast out fear (1 John 4.18).
And what about the stuff you cannot help but be afraid of, the threats to livelihood or even to life itself? In John’s gospel on the night before he is killed - that moment we remember at every Holy Communion - Jesus promises his friends a peace which the world and its terrors cannot touch (John 14.27). To be at peace means not being afraid, or not letting fear be the biggest thing about you. It means being held by the love of God, at a point that is deeper than the fearful things, the threats to job or housing, the scariness of debt, even the terrors of illness or bereavement. I think of a tree in the Close that over the years has been blasted and bent by winds, yet the roots hold it firm, and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere.
The judgement of God and the hope of heaven, things we are called to wake up to in this season of Advent. They come down in the end to these questions. Where do I want to put the final weight of my existence? Which are the baskets into which I’ll put the eggs that matter most? Will it be the business of securing wealth and protecting status? Hoarding things and piling up experiences? Constructing some idyll of refined peace and quiet? These may seem to promise much, but they lead to the frightening discovery that ‘what I make to meet my needs cannot set me free’. Or, will I choose the task of sharing my life with God’s life, and with the people God calls me to be among, which is what you and I were made for?
It is indeed ‘a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God’ (Hebrews 10.31), until you discover that your name is written on the palm of God’s hand (Isaiah 49.16).
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As it stands Facebook requires users to use their “authentic name”, AKA a name they use in the real world, as their profile name on Facebook. While Facebook doesn’t require proof of an authentic name when you sign up for the service other users can report you for using a fake name. At which point you’ll need to provide government issued ID, a library card, a magazine subscription or other document to prove that you are you or face losing your Facebook account.
The problem is that this rule is used as a harassment tool by certain Facebook users to target everyone from Native Americans to the LGBT community. It has even been used against users who may need to use pseudonyms for safety reasons such as journalists and domestic violence victims. Because Facebook is a key way for individuals to connect, organize and speak all over the world simply not using Facebook is often not an option. That’s why we joined with the Nameless Coalition to speak out against this problematic policy and ask for reforms to protect the rights of Facebook users.
Not sure how you can speak out against this problematic policy? Our friends over at the Nameless Coalition have put together a petition so you can also tell Facebook to fix its broken authentic names policy.
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Sure, you stretch all the time. You stretch your muscles, you stretch your paycheck, and sometimes you might even stretch the truth a bit.
But when was the last time you stretched, I mean REALLY stretched, to reach a goal that seemed wildly impossible to achieve?
Well, kudos to you if this has happened recently, say within the past year, because it takes a lot of courage to reach for the seemingly impossible dream.
But if you’ve been putting off your dreams for years, or even decades, what’s been holding you back?
And how’s that working for you?
Let me guess, you feel like you’re stuck, right?
“But hey, it’s safe here in Stuckville. I’m fine.”, you say.
You tell this to yourself and others, while holed up in your home with your favorite distraction of choice (i.e. social media, binge watching serial TV, or nursing your favorite food or beverage, just to name a few).
And the years (or even decades) pass in Stuckville.
It’s time to move to Stretchville. It’s just the next town over, so it’s not that big of a move.
In Stretchville, you can begin to get over your fear by taking small steps, like exploring the new town, meeting new people, seeing what jobs are available, or trying a new adventure.
Stretchvillians are very welcoming people who love to expand their circle of friends, increase their knowledge base, and explore new things. They’ve all achieved at least one of their dreams.
And they are some of the most confident people on the planet! There is nothing they won’t try at least once.
So start putting in your request to transfer from Stuckville to Stretchville, where your wildly impossible dreams are waiting for you to embrace them!
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St Matts' Cats is a gospel choir for singers that haven't had any formal training or previous experience of singing in a choir but have always relished the opportunity to have a go! The emphasis is really about having fun and enjoying the sound.
The choir was started in June 2015 by people who were inspired by Geraldine Latty, a gospel singer, a musician, a leader and a founder of several gospel choirs in the UK.
Rehearsals are held every other week at 19.15 at St Matthias Church.
St Matts’ Cats’ repertoire includes traditional spirituals and gospel songs.
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The Church of the Holy Cross at Aght’amar is one of the outstanding monuments of medieval Armenian architecture. The church, due to its protected position on an island in Lake Van, has survived the ten centuries since its construction in a remarkable state of preservation. The original sculptural decoration on the exterior walls, together with the surviving murals of this period in the interior, gives a unique insight into the art of the tenth-century Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, the creation of King Gagik, the founder of the church of Aght’amar.
Professor Davies has attempted the first detailed iconographic interpretation of the sculptural programme on the exterior of the church, and the surviving interior frescoes of the same date. The sources available in the tenth century for the creation of the sculptural and mural programmes are dealt with, and the surviving works examined in this light. The Biblical basis of the imagery is typical of Armenian and Byzantine art of this period; but the use of selected scenes from the conventional repertoire was capable of carrying a number of messages to those who visited the church. The contemporary relevance of this imagery, Professor Davies argues, should be our guide in determining the choice of subjects in this programme.
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This Is The Best Natural House Cleaning Mixture: Cleans, Destroys Bacteria And Smells Wonderful!
This is how we can make our own natural product for cleaning and disinfecting around the house. It will make your rooms smell nice and clean, without all the harmful chemicals.
Take a regular, 800ml, glass jar.
Fill it with tangerine, orange, lime, grapefruit or lemon peels.
Add 9% – vinegar or alcohol .
Close and leave the jar for 2-3 weeks in a dark place.
After that 2- 3 weeks drain the mixture.
Put the mixture in a sprayer and you are ready for cleaning, sweeping and disinfection.
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4.05 - Who Is Served by Special Education? And How Well?
On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (P.L. 114-95) was signed by President Obama, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and replacing the No Child Left Behind Act. Under ESSA, more power is granted to states with states required to follow various reporting requirements. One of the requirements under ESSA is for school districts to report per-pupil current expenditures of Federal, State, and local funds for each school for the preceding fiscal year, disaggregated by source. The purpose of this new reporting requirement under ESSA is to improve the availability of school spending information to parents, students, teachers, school leaders, and the public. To that end, state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) are to prepare and disseminate report cards in an understandable and uniform format to identify those costs, among others.
The Office of State Support (OSS) within the U.S. Department of Education (Department) can offer SEAs and LEAs technical assistance to help SEAs and LEAs in developing, implementing and disseminating report cards that are in compliance with Federal statutes and regulations. While the OSS provides significant technical resources for SEAs and LEAs to help them analyze their education costs, there is little to no guidance that has been provided on objectively assessing per-pupil transportation costs. Such guidance could include sophisticated cost-analysis tools for evaluating equipment, maintenance, fuel, facilities, labor, debt service, planning, routing, scheduling, driver recruitment and management costs. The specific technical assistance the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) is seeking from OSS is meant to assist SEAs and LEAs with the requirement to accurately report per-pupil transportation expenditures.
The NSTA has provided to the OSS for consideration a cost analysis tool that would help SEAs and LEAs to more accurately determine their per-pupil transportation expenditures as a part of their current expenditure costs. The school transportation cost analysis tool is currently under review by OSS for consideration as a resource to be offered to SEAs and LEAs for purposes of technical assistance.
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Sometimes thinks make no sense with no context... Sometimes things don't make sense *even with context*.
How /r/evenwithcontext growth compares with growth of 1,409,236 other subreddits.
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Don't like to roll your own? Then you'll love our list of the best pre-rolled cones for weed aficionados.
There are a lot of people out there who love to smoke weed, but don't know how to roll a blunt. There are also many people out there who can teach you how to roll a cross joint, but just legitimately hate rolling joints with a passion.
I ought to know, I generally do not like to roll joints, unless I'm in the right mood. That's why pre-rolled cones are such an awesome thing; they allow you the smokability of a joint, without all the hassle of dealing with feisty rolling papers or unsteady hands.
When it comes to the best pre-rolled cones for weed and the best rolling papers for spliffs, not many companies can go head-to-head with RAW. This company is known for making its products out of natural ingredients, without any additives—and that makes for a seriously superior smoke.
If you're looking for something a little less natural, and a little more flavored, then some of the best pre-rolled cones for weed that you should look into come from Cyclone. This company is known for "candy-flavored" pre-rolled cones that enhance the flavor of your bud, rather than distract from it.
They're also surprisingly affordable, and pack a ton of herb in each roll. So, we really can't argue with that, either, can we?
You may have noticed that a lot of the pre-rolled cones on this list involve no filter. That's the standard practice for weed, and that's why a lot of these companies have gained notoriety for making the best rolling papers, and the best pre-rolled cones for weed consumption.
However, Juicy Jay's is a bit different, in that respect. This kit comes with grape-flavored pre-rolled cones, plus a tip that infuses extra flavor into every inhale. If you love very, very sweet-tasting smoke, or just want filtered cones, then you'll love Juicy Jay's.
Elements has some of the best pre-rolled cones for weed users that love a long, slow burn. This is because the rolling papers used in the cone creation are made of rice paper, rather than the typical hemp or rough paper.
Much like their competitors at RAW, Elements doesn't use additives in their cones, so you don't have to worry about weird chemicals messing with your pot flavor. This pack comes with a tube filter and a Doobtube for added convenience. What's not to love?
If you're going to smoke, why not do it in style? These pre-rolled cones from Shine are made out of genuine, 24-Karat edible gold. From the reviews we're seeing, these are some of the best pre-rolled cones for weed lovers who want to ball out.
Sure, you only get one per pack, but it's gold. And you can smoke a golden joint. How many other companies allow you to say that?
1 Raw Supernatural 12" One Foot Extra Long Pre Rolled Rolling Paper Cone | Collectibles, Tobacciana, Papers | eBay!
If you haven't noticed, I'm trying to stay away from using the same company over and over again on this list. Otherwise, all of the best pre-rolled cones for weed usage would be from RAW, and a handful of others. That being said, this is a pre-rolled cone that really takes the cake.
This is one of the largest pre-rolled cones on the market; it's actually a foot long. Needless to say, whoever smokes out of this will have to puff, puff, pass quite a bit in order to actually stay even slightly coherent. Yep, this Supernatural cone will definitely give you a magical time.
Did we mention these were initially designed by Wiz Khalifa? Explains a lot, doesn't it?
Find great deals for JWare Pre-rolled King Size Cones (100 Count) Rolling Paper. Shop with confidence on eBay!
Let's just say you're looking for a plain, simple, pre-rolled cone you can smoke out of quickly. You're not looking for whizzbangs, or any crazy flavors. If you're not feeling the RAW brand, or the super-slow Elements burn, then JWare has some of the best pre-rolled cones for weed out there.
They're plain, simple, and easy to use. They don't mess up your weed's flavor. Oh, and they're really affordable—unlike that 24K gold cone we discussed earlier.
Find great deals for Cyclones Mean Green Pre Rolled Cone With Herb Blend Wood Tip and Reusable Tube. Shop with confidence on eBay!
If you're the type of person who absolutely, positively loves the taste of hemp, then you might want to check out Mean Green cones by Cyclones. These are some of the most flavorful pre-rolled cones for weed on the market, and yes, they are made of hemp.
The Mean Greens also come with a wooden tip, for that extra clean, extra herbal smoke experience you've been wanting to enjoy. Herbal, thy name is Mean Green!
RAW strikes again, this time with a pre-rolled cone that is made of organic, unrefined materials. Their "Classic Cones" are known for being incredibly easy to work with, and also come with very handy paper filter tips. The end result is an inhale packed with natural flavor, without the extra "gunk."
It's also worth pointing out that RAW creates its paper products with techniques that prevent "smoke running;" which in turn means that you don't have to worry about canoeing wrecking your smoke experience.
Finally, one of the best pre-rolled cones for weed enthusiasts that want a seriously unique smoke experience, are the Clear Cones from Cyclone. These flavored, pre-rolled cones have one very unique trait: they're clear as a window.
Oh, and they're flavored. This flavor sampler set helps you discover which flavor is your type, and it comes with hemp wicks for added ease of use. Why? Because Cyclones are awesome, and this is as close to the cone version of crazy rolling papers as you'll get.
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Colourful rectangular resin earring dangles. Blue and red dominate the art noveau image..
Colourful rectangular resin earring dangles. A soft background in shades from lavender to orange is overlaid with a pale blue art nouveau flourish. This is an Image transfer not an embedded photo. The back is white resin.
The rectangle is about 3.5 x 1.5 cm and the bottom sits 5.3 cm from the ear hole. Both the bail and handformed ear wires are sterling silver.
Earrings 0814012 were handcrafted in resin by kay.
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Home » Saving money » What is a reseller?
When you see a for sale ad, you may see phrases like “great for resellers” or “reseller ready” or “resellers welcome.” So what is a reseller? And why does someone selling something want to attract one?
I’ll answer those questions. And if you think you might want to be a reseller but don’t know where to start, I have some tips for that too.
What is a reseller? I’ll tell you.
What is a reseller? Someone who buys things at one venue intending to sell them at a profit at another venue. There’s a stigma about resellers, but it can be a perfectly honest way to make a living.
A reseller is someone who buys items intending to sell them again for a profit. Hence the name. They re-sell, which is just what it sounds like: selling something again.
They might have a booth in a flea market or antique mall. Or they may sell their wares on Craigslist. It’s also possible they sell online on sites like Amazon, Ebay, or Etsy. I’ve even seen people buy stuff at garage sales, then turn around and resell those items at their own garage sale.
The more successful ones have a storefront. Some resellers make a good living. Some barely scrape by.
I’ve dabbled as a reseller myself in the past. I didn’t like to talk about it much because the attitude toward resellers is so bad. Some people are gravely offended that someone might buy their stuff and make a profit off it. It was never worth my time to talk about it, because those 300 minutes on Saturdays are precious. But reselling is just part of capitalism. If you don’t want someone reselling your stuff, you can sell it yourself. Do the research, list it online, ship it, deal with customer complaints, deal with the taxes and having the business license.
Yes, I was making a buck off those people. But I wouldn’t call it easy money. So I don’t begrudge resellers. There’s a Bosnian family in my neighborhood that holds a garage sale once or twice a year. I’ve gone to enough garage sales to know the difference between someone selling their own stuff and someone reselling. They’re reselling. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It helps them pay their bills and helps keep them from being a burden on society.
Now, some resellers are jerks about it. I’ll totally admit that. I don’t think I was. Being a jerk consumes time, and like I said, you only get 300 minutes on Saturday mornings before the sales dry up. If someone hassled me, I just apologized and left.
People who include a welcome for resellers in their ads are trying to increase demand. It’s marketing. First, if you’re not a reseller, it suggests this is a good deal. After all, it’s priced low enough that a reseller can make a profit, right? If you are a reseller, it’s a mixed signal. It’s nice to know someone doesn’t care if you’re buying it to flip and won’t hassle you about that. But if you’re trying to convince people your price is a good deal, a reseller will be suspicious.
To me, those words raised my suspicions. Kind of like the phrase “huge sale.” To me, “huge sale” meant they had two folding tables of stuff, not just one.
The words “reseller ready” may be a bit less loaded. It’s a euphemism for something being in good condition and not needing a lot of work. The implication is that a reseller would be able to flip it quickly. That also implies a higher price.
What is a reseller? It could be you, if you want. The key to being a reseller is knowing a lot about something. Know where to find it and what it sells for. Have some marketing skills. And if you sell online, you need enough computer skills to take photos of it and list it for sale online.
Start off doing it for extra cash. Maybe it takes off and someday you can do it full time. Maybe you just do it occasionally like me. The key is having something else to support yourself so you don’t have to rely on reselling alone. I think the reason some of those resellers I ran across in the past were jerks was because they couldn’t pay their bills.
I have some tips on scouting garage sales and estate sales. Both are good sources for potential merchandise. I also have some tips for selling on Ebay.
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The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is excited to announce that submissions will soon be open for this year’s Regional Showcase, taking place May 3-5, 2019.
Filmmakers from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington D.C. are invited to submit their work for consideration. Eligible films include shorts, docs, and features of any length.
There is a $15 non-refundable submission fee. The submission period is from February 1 to April 1. Filmmakers will be notified of selected submissions by April 10. The filmmakers of selected films are strongly encouraged to attend the Showcase and to lead post-screening discussions about their films.
The mission of the Rehoboth Beach Regional Showcase is to promote the art of filmmaking by showcasing the films of emerging, regional filmmakers in a professional theater, to expose audiences to the creative talents of regional filmmakers, and to provide opportunities for filmmakers and audiences to engage in post-screening discussions.
One of last year’s accepted filmmakers was invited back for a special screening of his film, which included a post-screening discussion and a tasting of some of the foods presented in the film. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the event. I share this so filmmakers know there could be additional showings beyond the Regional Showcase event.
Please note that films must be submitted via online screener through Filmfreeway.
For more information, to submit a screener, and for rules and eligibility, please go to our Filmfreeway festival page: https://filmfreeway.com/RehobothBeachRegionalShowcase.
Here’s the link to the Film Society’s page: http://www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_regional_showcase.html.
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Dysmicoccus brevipes, commonly called the pineapple mealybug (Figure 1) or more specifically the pink pineapple mealybug, is a worldwide pest of pineapple crops and a minor pest of many other crops. Its importance as a crop pest of pineapple is tied strongly to its ability to transmit Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus to pineapples.
Figure 1. An adult pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes. Photograph by Lyle Buss, University of Florida.
The pineapple mealybug is reported worldwide (Figure 2), and located anywhere pineapple is grown, including many African countries and Australia (CABI 2014, Beardsley 1993). It is believed to have originated in tropical areas in Central and South America (González-Hernández et al. 1999), and today has the highest density in areas considered tropic or subtropic. In the United States, it has been found in Florida, California, Louisiana, and all of the Hawaiian Islands.
Figure 2. Distribution map of Dysmicoccus brevipes as of 2014. Figure from CABI, (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).
In early literature (sourced from the 1930s), it was thought that there were two strains of the pineapple mealybug and one species, named Pseudococcus brevipes. The pink and gray strains were found primarily on different structures of the pineapple plant, and reproduced using different methods. The pink strain reproduced parthenogenetically, while the gray strain reproduced sexually. In 1959, Beardsley demonstrated that the pink and gray strains were in fact different species. By this time the genus had been changed to Dysmicoccus, and Beardsley renamed the gray strain Dysmicoccus neobrevipes, the gray pineapple mealybug (Rohrbach et al. 1988) (Figure 3).
Figure 3. A comparison of Dysmicoccus brevipes (left) to Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (right). Photograph from PaDIL, (CC BY 3.0 AU).
Adult pineapple mealybugs are very small, about 1 mm wide, but are visible to the naked eye. They appear fuzzy with white wax, with a pink or pink-orange hue underneath the wax. They are oval and appear humped. The ventral surface of the adult mealybug has 17 pairs of wax filaments along the edge. The pair at the posterior end of the insect is the longest (Anonymous 2007). If the pineapple mealybug species is not confirmed by an expert, it could be confused with the gray pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (A. C. Hodges, personal communication).
More recently, there has been concern over what appears to be a biparental form of the pineapple mealybug that occurs outside the Hawaiian Islands (Rohrbach et al. 1988). This form seems to be morphologically indistinct from the pineapple mealybug, but reproduces sexually whereas the pineapple mealybug does not. In some reports it is considered to be a third species, while in others it is a sexual form of the normally asexual pineapple mealybug. In this article we will be focusing on the parthenogenetic species described by Cockerell.
The pineapple mealybug forms colonies on the lower stem and roots of pineapple plants, just above ground level. They are less commonly found feeding on the leaves, fruit, and blossom cups. The pineapple mealybug is more reclusive than the gray pineapple mealybug, which feeds and resides on the aboveground portions of the plant (Mau and Kessing 2007).
Adult females of the pineapple mealybug reproduce parthenogenetically, meaning no males fertilize the eggs. Every egg results in a female mealybug. The species is also ovoviviparous, meaning the eggs hatch within the adult female and she births live, fully-formed larvae. The average lifespan of the pineapple mealybug is 95 days, but ranges from 78 to 111 days (Mau and Kessing 2007).
Like many scale insects, the pineapple mealybug is often tended to by ants, which harvest their honeydew as food. In return, the ants herd and protect the insects, even occasionally carrying the pineapple mealybugs to new host plants (Jahn and Beardsley 2000). The primary symbiotic ant species associated with the pineapple mealybug is Pheidole megacephala, commonly known as the bigheaded ant (Petty and Tustin 1993) (Figure 4). In Hawaii, these species are dependent upon each other. Other ant species associated with the pineapple mealybug include Iridomyrmex humilis, Solenopsis geminata, Ochetellus glaber, and others depending on the environment and geography (Rohrbach et al. 1988).
Figure 4. A major Pheidole megacephala worker (center) and several minor workers. Photograph by James. L. Castner, University of Florida.
Eggs: The pineapple mealybug is ovoviviparous and keeps the eggs in her body (Pandey and Johnson 2007). Eggs, like the adults, are pink in color. The length of development time and other physical characteristics of this stage have not yet been studied.
Nymphs: There are three nymphal instars for the pineapple mealybug, the first is called a crawler and is the primary dispersal stage of the insect. It feeds during the first and part of the second instar, and is primarily carried by wind to a new location. The nymphs resemble smaller adults, with white, flattened bodies covered in a waxy coating, with long wax filaments.
The total time from nymph to adult is approximately 26 to 55 days, averaging 34 days. The first instar lasts 10 to 26 days, the second lasts 6 to 22 days, and the third lasts 7 to 24 days, depending on external temperature (Mau and Kessing 2007).
Adults: Adults are female only, and have a half-sphere body shape. They are pinkish or pink-orange in color, covered in a thick layer of white wax. Identifying the pink pineapple mealybug female from the gray pineapple mealybug female requires microscopic examination and identification of distinguishing features (Anonymous 2007).
The adult stage lives between 31 to 80 days, averaging 65 days. She has a period of prelarviposition, before she gives birth to young, lasting approximately 27 days. The adult then gives birth periodically about every 25 days, averaging about 250 young, but this number can be up to 1,000. After she finishes giving birth, she will live approximately five more days before dying (Mau and Kessing 2007).
As the common name suggests, the pineapple mealybug is primarily a pest of pineapple, although it does not depend on that single host plant to complete its life cycle. Due to its polyphagous nature, the pineapple mealybug has been reported on more than 100 plant genera in 53 families (Ben-Dov). This insect is a minor pest on other bromeliads and a wide range of other plants including, but not limited to, Annona, avocado, banana, carrot, celery, Citrus, cocoa, coconut, coffee, cotton, Euphorbia, ginger, Gliricidia, Hibiscus, mulberry, orchid pineapple, taro, pumpkin, and many perennial grasses (CABI 2014).
The pineapple mealybug damages pineapple in several ways, all of which lower the market value of the fruit. Direct feeding damages the fruit, causing chlorotic areas (areas that cannot produce enough chlorophyll), rotted bottoms, and mealybug stripe (streaks of discoloration with underlying tissue collapse). Feeding by the pineapple mealybug can weaken the plant, increasing susceptibility to other pests and diseases. Black spot, caused by a fungus, is reported on pineapple fed upon by mealybugs. Black sooty mold and other molds commonly grow in areas exposed to a buildup of honeydew produced by mealybugs. The highest concern for pineapple growers is the pineapple mealybug often vectors Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus commonly referred to as pineapple wilt, mealybug wilt, or edge-wilt (Sether et al. 1998) (Figure 5).
Figure 5. A farmer in Ghana holds up a pineapple plant infected with Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus. Photograph by Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, University of Florida.
Pineapple wilt causes a reddening of leaves and a subsequent pink coloration. The plant loses rigidity and appears wilted. These symptoms may occur rapidly or slowly. The disease primarily attacks the roots of the plant, which in part causes the discoloration and leaf symptoms. Often times, the plants recover and continue growing, but will have reduced weight, leaf size, and root length. (CABI 2014, Mau and Kessing 2007).
In crops where the pineapple mealybug is a minor pest, such as in coffee, they may cause an overall weakening of the plant due to feeding. This can result in stunted growth and lower yields (Mau and Kessing 2007).
Biological Control: The pineapple mealybug has many natural enemies, both parasites and predators. Several have been established in Hawaii to control the pest on pineapple. These include parasitoids in the family Encyrtidae, Anagyrus ananatis, Euryrhopalus propinquus, and Hambeltonia pseudococcina, and predators in the family Coccinellidae, Nephus bilucenarius and Scymnus uncinatus (Jahn and Beardsley 2000). In a publication by González-Hernández et al. (1999), the same species were found attacking the pineapple mealybug in Hawaii, with the addition of the predators Lobodiplosis pseudococci (Cecidomyiidae) and Sticholotis ruficeps (Coccinellidae). Biological control efforts were mostly stopped post-World War II with the development of broad-application insecticides (Rohrbach et al. 1988). There are many more natural enemies of the pineapple mealybug for other crops where they are generally considered a minor pest. Biological control is much less effective when ants tend to the pest because the ants will actively defend the pineapple mealybug from harm (Phillips 1934). There are, so far, no good biological controls for ants tending pineapple mealybug, as the major predators of these ants are other ant species that drive the former out of the field (Rohrbach et al. 1988).
Mechanical/Physical/Cultural Control: According to Ullman et al. (1993), heat treating the pineapple crowns in a water bath at 50°C for 30 minutes rendered them free of Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus and made the crowns less desirable for pineapple mealybug colonization.
The most successful control of the pineapple mealybug thus far has been through control of the ant populations that tend to the pest. Without the care of ants, the pineapple mealybug becomes much more susceptible to predators and parasitoids, and the effectiveness of biological control increases. Ant bait traps and other ground traps have also been effective.
Figure 6. A pineapple field in Ghana with several plants showing symptoms of Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus. Photograph by Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, University of Florida.
It is recommended that crops infested with pineapple mealybug or Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus (Figure 6) be removed entirely from the field and burned. This includes all crop residue, followed by a field tilling. Mealybugs and ants can reside on many plants other than their preferred hosts, and weeds and other debris in and around the field will keep a population stable unless routinely cleared (Mau and Kessing 2007).
Chemical Control: Chemicals approved for control of the ants that tend to mealybugs, such as ant baits, have been successful in controlling pineapple mealybug populations (Mau and Kessing 2007). Use only those pesticides approved for use in your area and always follow the directions and precautions on the label.
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Authors: Ashley A. Egelie and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department.
Photographs: Lyle Buss, James. L. Castner, and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department; Figure from CABI.
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