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![]() Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday defended Guzman Lopez’s release, saying the decision to let him go “was made to protect the citizens. US officials charged his sons, Ovidio and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, with drug trafficking in 2017, according to an indictment unsealed in February. Guzman Lopez made headlines Thursday when Mexican agents arrested him in Culiacan - only to release him a short time later after heavily armed cartel gunmen wreaked havoc on city streets.Įight people were killed in the botched raid, turning it into a show of power for the Sinaloa cartel once presided over by El Chapo. He was sentenced to life in prison by a Brooklyn federal judge in July. The messages reportedly seek payment in bitcoin and are being sent to residents in the state of Sinaloa, where pint-size ex-kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman once ran his lucrative narcotics empire. Residents are asked to ignore these emails.” 1 The threats also can involve the exposure of harmful or damaging information about you that would ruin your reputation at work or in the community. “However, this is an attempt to extort people or groups to take advantage of events in the city of Culiacan. Extortion involves someone threatening to cause harm to you or someone you care about unless you do something against your will or pay them money. But then when I was trying to post they ask me for another 100 to activate my account. Then when I tried to post as usually the cost is 10 per city. More:Jurez police make arrests in murders of 11. I sent them 50 first because the platform that I use tell me that 50 was the minimum required to send crypto. The extortion scheme appears to be a resurgence of a phone scam that surfaced in El Paso in 2009 during rampant drug violence in Jurez. I would still break off contact here, you can involve the police if she tries to contact the wife.This is blackmail/extortion.I would break off contact and see if she continues to harass you may involve the police here.I would not pay and not talk to her again.Change your number, see if this is enough to break it off.Best you can do in a bad situation. “These messages contain threats against those who receive them, demanding money be deposited into an account,” Mexican authorities told Rio Doce newspaper on Sunday of the emails. Until today 4-25-21 I log in with my gmail account. While 3473432805 was originally issued with the info above, the owner of the phone number (347) 343-2805 may have transferred it through a process called porting. ![]() Numbers with this prefix were first introduced in 2011. Mexico disbands elite anti-drug squad that helped nab 'El Chapo': reportĮl Chapo's drug trafficking conviction upheld by federal appeals courtĮl Chapo allegedly whacked the men who forced him to pay $500K for long johnsĮl Chapo devoured Viagra, delivered meals and women in prisonĭays after gun-wielding cartel goons turned a Mexican city into a war zone in order to get El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzman Lopez freed from custody, scammers are trying to capitalize on the incident - by bombarding area residents with threatening emails demanding cash to stave off more violence, officials said Sunday. Issued by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Ny. El Paso businesses are receiving threats from cartels demanding money in an ongoing phone scam, police officials said. But there’s no better way to learn the knots and bolts of building with LEGO than by creating MOCs (short for ‘My Own Creations’, a term used to describe any uniquely self-designed model). It also helps to plan ahead and manage time wisely.’Ĭhances are you’ve been building with LEGO since your early childhood, ever since you got your hands on your very first set. ‘I’ve learned it is important to stay patient and have a positive attitude. ‘The most challenging part of the job is the fast pace and heavy workload,’ says Hintz. Like any other job, being a Master Model Builder comes with its very own unique set of challenges – for one, despite a seemingly endless supply of bricks, Master Model Builders are prone to running out of specific LEGO pieces they need to build a model, much like us mere mortals. As a Master Model Builder, you’ll clean, repair and maintain existing LEGO installations, while you’ll also take on a PR and marketing role as you participate in media interviews, create instructional videos for social media and lead virtual building classes.īut it’s not necessarily all fun and games. There’s a lot more to the job of a Master Model Builder than just building models out of LEGO, though. However, I’ve also worked with a team to create a few models that are even bigger than that, including buildings inside of MINILAND San Antonio.’ ‘I’ve also built several giant MINIFIGURES that are five, six feet tall. ![]() ‘The largest model I’ve built solo was a life-sized holiday tree that’s nearly 10 feet tall,’ he says. ‘Then it is our job to turn the concept into a finished LEGO model,’ which can range from simple, small installations to life-size reproductions. ![]() ‘We work closely with our leadership, marketing and events teams to decide what models are needed,’ explains Hintz, who’s been working as a Master Model Builder at LEGOLAND Discovery Center San Antonio since 2019. But they’re not given free rein over what to build. ![]() If you think that Master Model Builders spend their days playing with LEGO, you’re absolutely right. ![]() Grants access to upload an image on the Display Preference Page. Grants ability to configure Display Preferences, including Navigation Tab theme and settings and header logo displayed to end users. User must also have Display Preference permission. Grants access to select header logo from the corporate list of images. To access Display Preferences, go to Admin > Tools > Core Functions > Core Preferences > Theme and Logo. If the new settings do not take effect after a few minutes, you may need to clear the temporary Internet files for your Internet browser. Note: When changing the display settings for your portal, it may take a few minutes before the new settings are fully implemented. By using familiar and engaging Display Preferences, users can more readily recognize and accept the system as part of their standard corporate experience. The Display Preferences can be defined at the Organizational Unit level, so Administrators have the flexibility to define these settings according to the varying brand images or preferences of specific levels or groups within the organization. The Smithsonian does not maintain a centralized mailing list each membership program maintains its own membership database.Display Preferences define the corporate logo and particular color scheme (e.g., tabs, links navigation bar) to be displayed on the portal, and allow the administrator to customize the look and feel of the portal so that the system accurately reflects the corporate identity. To either conduct research or inquire about a collection, either send a detailed email or follow instructions at any of the following: Some museums and units may be contacted directly. 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Many artifacts are donated to the Smithsonian by individuals, private collectors, and federal agencies others come to the collections through field expeditions, bequests, exchanges with other museums and organizations, and purchases. The Smithsonian holds nearly 154 million objects in its collections, distributed among its 21 museums, the National Zoo, libraries, research centers, and storage facilities. How can I find out if the Smithsonian holds a particular object in its collections and where it might be? If you would like to donate objects to the Sackler Gallery of Asian Art, please email you would like to donate objects to the National Museum of Natural History, please email no circumstances should you send us your object without prior written curatorial approval. Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery.National Air and Space Museum and its Udvar Hazy Center.National Museum of African American History and Culture. ![]() Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.If you are interested in donating objects to one of the following Smithsonian museums, please visit the appropriate webpage: We also consider whether we can properly care for an intended donation, as our collections are held in trust for the American people. Donations are accepted only when the item truly complements the collection. Each museum and curatorial department decides on a case-by-case basis which objects to add to its collections. The Smithsonian acquires thousands of objects and specimens each year for its collection holdings through donation, bequest, purchase, exchange, and field collecting. I would like to donate an object to the Smithsonian Institution. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]() These types of arguments are usually mistaken for personal insults but they are somehow different in nature and the distinction is very subtle.Īrguers who are not familiar with the principles of making logical arguments commonly end up saying something that would draw the audience's attention to the distasteful characteristics of the individual. There are cases where consciously or unconsciously people start to question the opponent or his personal association rather than evaluating the soundness and validity of the argument that he presents. As the name suggests, it is a literary term that involves commenting on or against an opponent to undermine him instead of his arguments. My emotions are overwhelming at the sight of Caesar’s body and I must pause till I’ve recovered.Ad hominem (Latin) means "against the man". What reason now stops you from mourning for him? Oh, what’s happened to judgment? It’s gone to wild animals and men have lost their reason. You all loved him once, with good reason. I’m not trying to contradict the things Brutus said, but I’m here to speak about what I know. Was that ambition? And yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and one sure thing is that Brutus is an honourable man. You all saw how, on the Lupercal public holiday, I offered him a royal crown three times, which he rejected each time. ![]() Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man. Ambition is supposed to be something harder than that. When the poor have cried, Caesar has wept. He brought many captive prisoners back to Rome, whose ransoms filled the treasury. He was a faithful and honest friend to me: but Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man. With Brutus and the others’ permission – for Brutus is an honourable man, and all the others are too – I have come to speak at Caesar’s funeral If that was so it was a very serious failing, and it has had a serious consequence for him. The noble Brutus has told you that Caesar was ambitious. ![]() I would like to say that the bad things one does live on in people’s memories the good is often buried with their bodies. I’ve come to attend Caesar’s funeral, not to praise him. ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen’ Monologue Translationįriends, Romans and countrymen, please give me your close attention. ![]() My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,Īnd I must pause till it come back to me. O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,Īnd men have lost their reason. What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? You all did love him once, not without cause: I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Īmbition should be made of sterner stuff: Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: He hath brought many captives home to Rome He was my friend, faithful and just to me: Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest– The good is oft interred with their bones I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. Read the ‘ Friends, Romans, countrymen’ Julius Caesar monologue below with a modern English translation & analysis: Spoken by Marc Antony, Julius Caesar, Act 3 Scene 2įriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter’s Tale This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in alphabetical order. 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Hunting waterfowl in Washington requires a Small Game License, a Washington Waterfowl stamp and the Federal Waterfowl Stamp. If your hunt is scheduled for later in the season when it could be very cold, please be sure to bring adequate warm clothing to keep you comfortable while hunting. You may also check the resources to the right for current weather information. Please call us before you come to be informed of the current weather conditions so you can be properly prepared. The weather during waterfowl season in this area can range from mild and warm in the early season to very cold and stormy in the mid- to late season. ![]() There are also several major grocery stores where you can purchase items for your lunches during your hunt. No matter your preference, you will find a wide variety of meals available. There are many fine restaurants and casual eating establishments in the Tri-Cities. Pacific Wings has a partnership with the Holiday Inn hotel in Richland and the Quality Inn in Othello to provide our clients with special low room rates. There are many fine hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts in the Tri-Cities area. The Tri-Cities area has an efficient highway system that permits quick travel through the region as you arrive and when driving to the day’s hunting destination. If you are arriving by air, the Tri-Cities Airport is on the North side of the Columbia River in Pasco. Interstate freeways connect through this area so travel from all over the Northwest is convenient. The Tri-Cities area of Washington is on the southern edge of the state, just North of the Oregon border. Planning & Preparation For Your Waterfowl Adventure Travel In this article we’ll be exploring the functionality within SketchFlow, covering how it works in a soon-to-be-released preview edition, and looking at how such a tool could make your prototypes more usable and effective. As described by Group Program Manager, Christian Schormann on his blog, SketchFlow is a fun, informal, flexible, quick and powerful way to sketch and prototype rich, dynamic interactivity with Expression Blend. To help address some of the issues with prototyping, at MIX09 in March 2009, Microsoft announced a new technology called SketchFlow, which will ship as part of Microsoft Expression 3. Often, we’ll put together a PowerPoint deck of screenshots and send it to the user without having the ability to share the context or interactively take them through the design. Moreover, taking a user through any type of prototype can be very tricky, especially those users based in remote locations. In addition, high fidelity prototypes tend to draw users into a conversation about the finer aspects of the design, such as “Shouldn’t that blue be the same shade as our company logo?” rather than focusing on the overall design of the layout. The user believes that because the prototype looks so close to the finished product, too much work has already gone into the application, and they often are held back in suggesting such changes. I’ve seen examples where users have been frightened to ask for major changes in a high fidelity prototype due to the amount of work that they feel may have to be done to make a change. While they work well in board meetings to show what a finished product could look like, the polish that has been applied can often be too overwhelming for many users. ![]() ![]() Because of the rough format of the low fidelity prototype, I’ve been greeted with looks of confusion when walking into the board meeting with nothing more than a flipchart the executives thinking “Don’t we pay you to write software?”Īs you might expect, high fidelity prototypes suffer from the opposite problem. An example I’ve found is when updating the executive team at the next board meeting. With that said, there are situations where low fidelity prototypes don’t work as well. As the prototype is nothing more than a sketch, users tend to assume that it will be easy to incorporate feedback and as a result are much more open about giving feedback. Low fidelity prototypes are typically very effective at getting user feedback as they express the raw functionality of the application without losing the user on the details. ![]() Figure 2 - An example of a High Fidelity Prototypeīoth low fidelity and high fidelity prototypes have their places in the development lifecycle. ![]() Log packages with complete instructions can be found online from as low as $5,000, but the complete cost of the building can go twice as high. Log cabin factory kits are a practical solution for the log cabin devotee. Today, log cabin enthusiasts have access to hundreds of log cabin building manuals and resources from all over the world. In addition to that log cabins require little maintenance.Ī hundred years ago a log builder lived in almost all rural neighborhoods, so learning to build a log cabin was easy - people simply followed the way he built. Among the advantages of log cabins and homes, experts list remarkable weather-proofing qualities with little insulation and low building costs. ![]() Well-constructed, weather-proof log cabins today can be built and styled similar to conventional houses. Thanks to new construction technologies and an increased attention to all things eco-wise and natural, log cabins are gaining in their popularity. The windows and doors were simply cut out, and a fireplace was built afterwards. The remaining spaces were filled with insulation materials such as clay or mud. The logs were secured together with wood sticks. Then he assembled the logs so that round cuts would fit together. Then the builder would square off each log and make round cuts on the top and bottom of each end. ![]() Most often, rock or stone were used for the log cabin foundation. First of all, the builder settled a solid foundation to keep logs above the damp soil. These old log cabins had just one room, a spacious porch, and an elevated area for sleeping.īuilding the frontier style log cabin was quite easy and required only a few days. According to which, new colonists had to build their homes of a specific size with at least one window. The design of the log cabins was influenced by typical North European farm-houses until the introduction of the Homestead Act. Swedish colonists built the first log cabins in North America at the beginning of the 18th century. Today, eco-friendly and rustically charming, log cabins with their distinctive handcrafted appearance seem to be making a comeback, with luxurious features such as whirlpools, skylight windows and heated patios. Homesteaders settling in the territories of the American West traditionally built log cabins durable, rainproof, and inexpensive. ![]() New York: Longmans, Green and Co.This chapter constructs the conceptual persona of ‘pickpocket’ to describe the architect, deliberately setting aside those personae we are more familiar with – architect as demiurge, engineer, and so on. Yovel (Ed.), Nietzsche as affirmative thinker (pp. Nietzsche and Spinoza: amor fati and amor dei. The philosophy of Spinoza: Unfolding the latent processes of his reasoning (Vol. The courtier and the heretic: Leibniz, Spinoza, and the fate of God in the modern world. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Journal for Critical Animal Studies, 9(1/2), 48–68. Animal affects: Spinoza and the frontiers of the human. Dannhauser (Ed.), On Jews and Judaism in crisis: Selected essays. Nails (Eds.), Spinoza and the sciences (pp. Spinoza: Scientist and theorist of scientific method. 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Reflections: Essays, aphorisms, autobiographical writings. ![]() The import of this move and the universal implications it holds for notions of political agency of children is also discussed. Spinoza’s ontological system of immanence in general – and his understanding of the embodied imagination in particular – provides promising metaphysical threads upon which to step away from notions of childhood or children as age-dependent representations or stages within identificational schemes of linear development to, instead, approach and understand them as immanent bodily capacities. As part of this move, Spinoza is approached as both a complex weaver and intricate traverser of a web of immanence, and particular attention is paid to his characterization of the embodied imagination and its relationship to different forms of knowing and understanding. This chapter theorizes childhood as capacities of affection and affect by working through the immanent philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza and intersecting some of its conceptual threads with Walter Benjamin’s understanding of children and revolutionary action through play. |
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