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Yesterday, Ron Louie, a veteran Oregon law enforcement official with over 33 years of experience, responded to new driver's license restrictions requiring proof of citizenship and/or legal residency to obtain an Oregon driver's license. In his OP-ED, which appeared in The Oregonian, Mr. Louie highlighted the impact the new rules will have on the treatment of immigrants and public safety, and calls on the Oregon Legislature to reject such a plan.
Halt the driver's license plan
By Ron Louie
As a police official with over 33 years of law enforcement experience, 20 of those years leading the Astoria and Hillsboro police departments as chief of police, I feel compelled to add my perspectives to the current debate over requiring proof of citizenship and/or legal residency to obtain an Oregon driver's license.
Each of the communities I served as chief valued my outreach to and interactions with community residents of every ethnicity and status. As police chief, it was my mandate to ensure public safety which was accomplished by establishing the policies and goals that lead the crime-fighting, peace-keeping and problem-resolution efforts of the officers. Many times government officials have a tendency to seek policies that on the surface seem either politically expedient or a simple solution to a greater, more complex problem. But once implemented, these policies produce adverse and unintended impacts that may almost negate what we were trying to accomplish.
Mandating proof of citizenship or residency status before issuing a driver's license will have the unintended consequence of increasing unlicensed and uninsured drivers. More and more people will be on Oregon roadways without any benefit of a skills driving test. The most profound consequences will be seen in the Latino community, encouraging otherwise law-abiding aliens to commit serious traffic offenses. People who will be required to drive in connection with their livelihood, in the course of good parenting or attending worship may become involved in accidents. They may then be cited for driving without a license they cannot obtain, face suspensions of their right to apply for a license, and ultimately may be jailed. This represents treatment of immigrants never imagined by our forefathers. Therefore, this mandate would not benefit the public or the undocumented resident of Oregon. >>read on
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Gigwam Tent Systems
Posted on May 4, 2011 by saya
We all are greedy guys: when living in comfortable apartments we’d like a simple sleep in the nature, but when we’re in a forest… oh God, we just miss the spacious house so much. Luckily there’s something can meet your special needs, and what we are talking about is this Gigwam Tent System.
Several tents can be built together and they allow the users to easily walk to other tents via a foldable tunnel. So just go camping with the Gigwam Tent Systems and you can build your new house in the nature then.
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January 20th was named “What’s Going On” day by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in collaboration with Motown Museum in honor of the musician, his hit single, and an album that would impact generations to come.
There’s a lot to celebrate about Marvin Gaye’s legacy in 2021. The influential musician’s hit single ‘What’s Going On’ just hit its 50th anniversary, and so has the titular album. Gaye’s career took off in Detroit, and in honor of those pivotal moments he experienced while in the city, Detroit has tried to give back to honor the late singer.
On January 20th, Governor Gretchen Whitman collaborated with Motown Museum to declare the day in the name of the anniversary of the hit single ‘What’s Going On.’ The day is just the beginning of a year commemorating the anniversary of not only the single, but the album “What’s Going On” too.
Motown Records and UMe are celebrating the 50th anniversary release date of Marvin Gaye’s album “What’s Going On” released on January 20th, 1971. The album has been a one of the most influential of all time, even landing in the number one spot on the Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time,’ they released in 2020. It was also the first of Gaye’s records to hit the Billboard Top 10 the year it released.
On this day 50 years ago Marvin Gaye released his single “What’s Going On”. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is named 4th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone.
Here is Marvin singing it live at Motown 25 in 1983 ✨ pic.twitter.com/tZ0knj72cQ
— TheBlackPrints👑 (@TheBlackPrints_) January 20, 2021
In honor of his legacy, UMe/Motown have released 3 digital release bundle, the “What’s Going On” Deluxe Edition/50th Anniversary, which you can buy here. The first offering is the original album but with 12 bonus tracks, which includes each of the LP’s singles and b-sides. “What’s Going On: The Detroit Mix,” is the album’s original mix set in Detroit, but Gaye canceled them to record the tracks in Los Angeles. The Detroit Mix was unreleased prior to the 30th anniversary of “What’s Going On.” Finally, there’s the ‘Funky Nations: The Detroit Instrumentals,’ created during that summer, a time filled where Gaye spent his time having rock and funk jam sessions instead of promoting the recent album. This is the first time these tracks have their own digital release.
Gaye has been an important symbol for Detroit for the past 50 years. He relocated in 1960 where he signed with Tri-Phi Records, but soon after he made the switch to Motown Records after the president of Motown, Berry Gordy, watched Gaye perform. Many of Gaye’s most successful years were during his time living in Detroit, although they were also some of the hardest for the talented musician. Tammi Terrell, a fellow musician and friend, died of brain cancer, and went through a period of depression. Detroit was also the place where Gaye recorded and performed “What’s Going On,” an album that would serve as Gaye’s legacy.
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WELCOME TO ANDES MTB ADVENTURES
Discover with us !!
Unique Mountain Biking adventure in Chile.
Like single tracks?
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Travel and discover on your bike.
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Posada del Rio, where our adventure begins
Prior your trip, let us know if you need a bike for rent. We offer e-bike, regular 29er MTB and Gravel Bike
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Bakersfield Beauty Queen Women T-Shirt
The Women T-Shirt Bakersfield Beauty Queen is our old-school favorite. Perfect for use in sports where you are bound to sweat and need wide range of movement. Short sleeves to let cool air in on those hot and sunny days. Also great for every day use and to show everyone your love for Bakersfield Beauty Queen.
This product is made of the finest combed jersey which feels soothing against your skin. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping guarantees long life and a good fit. Bakersfield Women T-Shirt is available in 17 different color options. Heather Grey: 80% Cotton/20% Polyester. Remaining Colors: 100% Cotton.
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- How many chapatis should I eat in a day to lose weight?
- Does wheat make you fat?
- Is rice bad for weight loss?
- How Can I Lose 4 kgs in a month?
- How can I lose 5kg fast?
- What is the best time to eat chapati?
- How can I burn 1000 calories a day?
- Which chapati is best for weight loss?
- How can I lose 5kg in a month?
- Can I eat 2 chapati during diet?
- Is milk good for weight loss?
- Does chapati make you fat?
- What happens if you eat chapati daily?
- Does rice make you fat?
- How can I lose 5kg in 4 weeks?
How many chapatis should I eat in a day to lose weight?
Let’s say, you finalize your carb intake at 250 grams a day, out of which you put aside 75 for chapatis, you can have as much as five chapatis a day.
About 15-16 chapatis would account for your entire day’s carb intake.
But never forget, many other things that you consume are carbs too, such as sugar, milk and soda..
Does wheat make you fat?
“There’s nothing wrong with wheat,” she says. “It isn’t wheat that’s causing you to gain weight; it’s the calories you’re eating. Just eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a balanced diet, and you can cut calories and lose weight while still occasionally eating foods that contain wheat.”
Is rice bad for weight loss?
Weight Loss Diet Tips: Rice is low in fat and is an easily digestible, gluten-free grain that offers a number of B vitamins as well. In order to lose weight, you must create a calorie deficit by eating fewer calories than you are able to burn on a daily basis.
How Can I Lose 4 kgs in a month?
4 Simple Rules To Help You Lose Up to 4 Kgs In A Month! Follow A 1200 Kcal Diet. – Split your meals in 6 balanced meals instead of 3 big meals in a day. … Take Up A Physical Activity. -There is no short cut for burning calories- you have to exercise. … Cut Down Salt And Sugar. … Stay Hydrated.
How can I lose 5kg fast?
8 tips to lose the last 5kg, quickly and naturallyYou’ll lose the last few kilos faster if you know what you’re eating (and drinking!) … Reduce your snacking. … Eat foods that help control your weight-gaining hormones. … Limit your treat meals. … Increase the intensity of your workouts and… … Improve your gut health.More items…•
What is the best time to eat chapati?
Dr. Priyanka Rohtagi, Chief Clinical Nutritionist, Apollo Hospitals advises having chapatis at night as it is filled with fiber and keeps you fuller for a longer period of time. “Chapatis are the preferred choice.
How can I burn 1000 calories a day?
Walking on a threadmill for an hour, at an incline of 6 – 8 percent and a speed of over 6km per hour, you are sure to be burning 1000 plus calories daily. 3) HIIT; one way to burn so many calories in one sitting, is to do a variety of HIIT exercises, like jumping jacks, skipping and cardio.
Which chapati is best for weight loss?
03/4Multigrain roti with chana atta Though many people have moved from the traditional wheat flour to multigrain flour for good. But adding some more chana flour to the multigrain flour can make it perfect for weight loss.
How can I lose 5kg in a month?
Weight loss: These five tricks will help you shed 5 kilos in 1 month without exerciseDrink warm water in the morning. … Never skip breakfast. … Avoid or cut back on sugary drinks.Reduce tea/coffee intake.Skip the elevator.
Can I eat 2 chapati during diet?
The nutritionist advises portion control for weight loss. “You should have two chapatis and half a bowl of rice for lunch. Fill the rest of your plate with veggies. Furthermore, have a light dinner and avoid rice at night.
Is milk good for weight loss?
Milk contains a good blend of fat, calcium and other necessary nutrients that help in keeping you active throughout the day. It provides energy and also boosts your metabolism that helps you in losing weight faster and in a healthier way.
Does chapati make you fat?
But why is it that chapati continues to be better for weight loss? Turns out, rice contains lesser dietary fiber, protein and fat when compared to chapati. Rice also contains higher calories and does not provide the same satiety two chapatis would give.
What happens if you eat chapati daily?
A plain roti is an excellent source of soluble fibre, which helps lower blood cholesterol levels, prevents constipation and helps keep our digestive system healthy. Loaded with complex carbohydrates that give you sustained energy and it can keep you satiated for hours.
Does rice make you fat?
Some studies show that a dietary pattern high in refined grains like white rice can lead to weight gain and obesity, while a few other studies have found no connection between the consumption of white rice and obesity. In fact, white rice was linked with weight loss.
How can I lose 5kg in 4 weeks?
How To Lose Weight In 4 WeeksStick to losing 1-2 kilograms per week. A healthy weight loss means dropping one and a maximum of two kilograms week. … Never starve yourself. … Combine cardio and resistance exercises. … Monitor your activities. … Eat plenty of lean proteins and vegetables. … Reduce daily calorie intake by 500 calories. … Cut The Junk. … Drink only water.
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Take a listen to Sainthood Reps’ new track “Monoculture” below. The song comes from the band’s new album of the same name, which will be available on August 9 via Tooth & Nail Records. As previously reported, the record was produced by Mike Sapone (Brand New, Crime in Stereo, The Xcerts).
07/08 – Amityville, NY – Broadway *
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* = w/ North Korea
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All hands on deck
Having found success as a more traditional tabletop card game, the artist formerly known as The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game has finally made the transition to the world of virtual decks. Having emerged from Early Access on PC, The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game arrives on consoles with cross-play and all the story...
About The Game
Build your deck and face the Dark Forces of Sauron! Battle spiders, orcs, Ringwraiths, and more as you journey through Middle-earth, earning cards and devising new tactics along the way. In The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, players lead their own fellowship of heroes through immersive quests, each with its own unique narrative and challenges.
- The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game adapts the strategic gameplay of Fantasy Flight Games' award-winning Living Card Game to create an all-new, never-before-seen experience unique to digital platforms
- With numerous cards available day one and more on the way, decks in The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game are fully customizable. Build the perfect deck to topple your foes
- Lead a team of up to three heroes through five distinct quests, with many more to come
- The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game introduces an innovative economy system built around preset card packs. Get the cards you want to play with and enjoy all the depth and customization of card games
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“God-made a man who the guy titled Moon. Moonlight planned to wade and survive the world, however, God informed your: Life to your world is hard and be sorry. However, Moonlight went along to the earth. In those times the world are gap and you can populated. There were zero trees, zero plant life, zero pets. Moonlight is let down and wept. Jesus said: We warned your, however you failed to tune in. Nevertheless I am able to help you. You shall has actually a wife, who’ll live with your for a couple of many years. God-sent Morningstar to reside with Moon. [. ]through the night Moon[. ]had intercourse which have Morningstar. The next morning he watched you to definitely Morningstar”s muscles got bloated. And you can she offered beginning to help you trees, grasses and all categories of vegetation before globe is actually environmentally friendly. [. ]. Moonlight and you can Morningstar resided a lifetime of a great deal. They ate vegetables and you will root. But once the 2 ages was indeed upwards, Jesus named Morningstar away and you may delivered their unique to reside in the fresh new air. Moon wept to possess seven months. Following Goodness offered him one minute partner and then he told you: She will accept you for a few decades. However, at the conclusion of that time you must pass away. Eveningstar went and you can stayed that have Moon for two ages. Moonlight slept which have Eveningstar and on the very next day their unique tummy swollen. She offered delivery to help you goats, sheep and cattle. With the next date she gave birth to antelopes and you can wild birds. But on the third go out she provided delivery to help you boys and you may girls[. ].” (Ibid., pp. 15-17).
Of course, the greatest equality certainly sexes ensures that polygamy identifies one another polygyny and you will polyandry, none of which is a perfect marital arrangement
dos. About Revolt Against Jesus, good Fang story, Gabon, main Africa, they state: “At the beginning of one thing, whenever there is certainly absolutely nothing, Jesus is actually Kirgisian naisten sivusto and then he was entitled Nzame. Nzame made everything, including the first people, Fam? which means energy. Fam turned arrogant and you will stopped worshiping Nzame. His discipline was passing. Upcoming Nzame developed the second man and you will dad of all. Nzame failed to must exit him alone, very the guy said, “Make yourself a female from a forest.”
He titled himSekume
Purely dependent these mythology, it’s a good idea to speculate you to “you to definitely God, that deity and one guy, one woman is the latest creator-god(s)” plus the brand spanking new humans?modus vivendi.
In a lot of African manufacturing myths, as in Genesis, the initial publication of your own bible, gods create humans within visualize and you may likeness.(3) This means that the brand new monogynous gods predict the human beings is such as her or him when it comes to the conjugal techniques. Put simply, the brand new divine monogyny is meant to become the people” lifestyle, unless of course exceptional products?such as for instance, lack of women or men?need polygamy. Unfortunately, when you to definitely discusses polygamy inside Africa now, source is almost automatically made to their polygynous setting. You’re very much accustomed to this situation that one naturally believes you to polygamy and you may polygyny try synonymous. One to can even accept that polygyny is a type of divine present so you’re able to guys simply. While of numerous Westerners consider from mythology because one thing diametrically go against fact, many antique Africans hardly discriminate between myth and you may facts. For them, myth was fact. However if it was in fact usually the outcome, next just why is it you to monogyny is not thought to be new right thing to do, given that numerous creation myths speak about creator-gods and you will totally new humans, a lot of who experienced monogamy? You have the sensation that toward patriarchal African area, not all misconception was facts. But not, particular myths is actually otherwise end up being reality should they suffice an educated interests of men. Considering the legendary religiosity and you may/otherwise spirituality of African someone, there should be a global spiritual or perhaps pseudo-spiritual angles to have polygyny. Such basics are usually, yet others, particular African conception regarding immortality.
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Most cards end up in the trash sooner or later, especially holiday cards! birthdays, weddings, graduations, births? Maybe not, but probably 95% of Christmas cards do I would guess.
I still have wedding cards and some shower cards and first birthday... Now with that said those are cards from the store with no photo, if u send me a photo card either hand made or generic I keep them in with my photos after they have hung on my fridge for a good part of the year lol.... My kids get cards from dh's aunt and I let them keep them to play with lol un till they r torn up then they go in the trash lol
I don't keep many cards either, but then I don't give them. However I love the idea of a Christmas card and I make one ever year. I then post it on Facebook and my blog and e-mail it to some special peeps. Saves so much time and effort. Then people can see it and don't have to throw it away, and those who love it and want it for keeps (like my parents) they can print it out. Hey I'm saving a tree right?
With that in mind I'd love to give you all my Christmas Card!
See how easy! ;) Merry Christmas my wonderful scrapper friends!!
Last edited by Harmonystar; 12-08-2012 at 03:33 AM.
LOL! Well, I will say I have a plastic shoebox filled with every card my boyfriend has given, along with any little love notes, movie tickets, stubs from concerts and fairs and any event we've gone to together, concert wristbands, hotel key cards and pretty much anything "keepable" to do with anything we've done. One day I'll drop it all into a shadowbox as a forever keepsake since this is the longest relationship I've been in (SCARY).
But as for birthday and holiday cards I get from anyone else, I throw them away maybe within a month. My apartment is a CRACKER JACK BOX and I just don't have room for that kind of stuff! Not a Grinch, just living in the city!
awww...i am sad to hear that many toss holiday cards. holiday cards are actually the only ones i keep, because it shows how my friends kids have grown up over the years, etc. the cards are displayed all month while decorations are up. then when the decorations come down, the cards get bagged up and stored with the rest of the christmas cards and our wedding cards (yes i still have those). but birthday cards? no i don't keep those.
Ok, so let me clarify something here. With holiday cards I usually throw them away the next Holiday. I have a napkin holder on the dining room table (when I have a table! right now our apartment is too small for one) that I put all the holiday cards in, then when we sit down for dinner we grab the one in front and add them to our blessings and place them in the back. We don't sit down every night for family dinner, but we try to. But sometimes when I walk by the napkin holder (card holder in this case) will call to me and I will grab a card and pray for that family.
I still have wedding cards (25 years ago in just a few days) and birthday cards for each kid and birthday cards for each kid (until they got old enough to decide what to do with them, and EVERY card and letter my hubby sent me from the Gulf War!!
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Learn about creating circuits.
Check out what is happening on Flake (note there is an unresolved system issue where ascents logged before 2010 are not displayed in the stream below). If you just want to see beta then click on view ascents with beta.
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Healthcare professionals’ competence in digitalisation : a systematic review
|Author:||Konttila, Jenni1; Siira, Heidi1; Kyngäs, Helvi1,2;|
1Research unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Finland
2Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
3The Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Helsinki, Finland
4Department of Evidence‐Based Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
5Department of Health Promotion Science, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
|Online Access:||PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.2 MB)|
|Persistent link:|| http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe201903077361
John Wiley & Sons,
|Publish Date:|| 2019-10-30
Aims and objectives: To identify key areas of competence for digitalisation in healthcare settings, describe healthcare professionals’ competencies in these areas and identify factors related to their competence.
Background: Digitalisation requires changes in healthcare practices, policies and actions to revise job expectations and workflows. The aspects of patient safety and integration of digitalisation into the professional context necessitate an assessment of healthcare professionals’ competencies in digitalisation.
Design: Systematic review.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted following Center of Reviews and Dissemination guidelines, including application of a PRISMA statement. Four databases—CINAHL (EBSCO), MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science and Academic Search Premiere (EBSCO)—were searched for relevant original peer‐reviewed studies published between 2012–2017. Twelve were chosen for final analysis: five quantitative studies and seven qualitative studies, which were, respectively, subjected to narrative and thematic synthesis.
Results: Key competence areas regarding digitalisation from a healthcare perspective identified encompass knowledge of digital technology and the digital skills required to provide good patient care, including associated social and communication skills, and ethical considerations of digitalisation in patient care. Healthcare professionals need the motivation and willingness to acquire experience of digitalisation in their professional context. Collegial and organisational support appear to be essential factors for building positive experiences of digitalisation for healthcare professionals.
Conclusion: Healthcare organisations should both pay attention to the social environment of a workplace and create a positive atmosphere if they want to improve the response to digitalisation. The successful implementation of new technology requires organisational and collegial support.
Relevance to clinical practice: Recommendations for clinical practice include the following: development of competence in digitalisation by healthcare professionals when using technological equipment to minimise errors; provision of sufficient resources, equipment and room for technology usage; and provision of regular education that considers the participants’ competencies.
Journal of clinical nursing
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Konttila J, Siira H, Kyngäs H, et al. Healthcare professionals’ competence in digitalisation: A systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2019;28:745–761, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14710. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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The world Christian population continues to grow, but at a slower rate than Hinduism and Islam, according to statistics from a U.K.-based research institute.
Christian Research indicates that by the middle of last year, 2.14 billion people made up the worlds Christian population a 140-million-person increase from five years earlier. Christians, therefore, now make up one-third of the worlds population of 6.45 billion people.
Furthermore, the increase in the Christian population is growing at a slightly higher rate than the population in general 1.3 percent per year versus 1.2 percent.
Christian Research attributes the increase to huge continuing growth in Asia and Africa, 2.6 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. However, the rate of Christian population is decreasing in Europe.
Islam and Hinduism, meanwhile, have also seen growths in their population, experiencing even higher rates, according to Christian Research. Although the overall number of Muslims and Hindus 1.31 billion Muslims in 2005 and 870 million Hindus are less than Christians, the Islam population has grown at a rate of 1.9 percent per year and the Hindu population has grown at a rate of 1.5 percent per year.
Out of all Christian groups, charismatic independent churches are growing the fastest, at 2.4 percent per year.
Dr. Brierley, Executive Director of Christian Research, noted that charismatic black churches in the United Kingdom have also seen rapid growth.
Christian Research has been involved in major research projects including national church censuses and the 1998 English Church Attendance Survey. It holds a database of churches throughout the United Kingdom, information on ministers, and all organizations in the UK Christian Handbook. Recent clients of Christian Research include Scripture Union, Church of Scotland, Church of England Newspaper, World Vision, and Youth for Christ.
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What states are looking to tax e-cigarettes and what the vaping community can expect from taxation.
The regulations surrounding smokeless cigarettes are a hot-button topic currently involved on many state (and federal) legislatures. One such item of contention is whether e-cigarettes will be treated like tobacco cigarettes. This includes banning their use in public places and levying taxes on their sale.
The forerunner amongst states taxing electronic cigarettes is Minnesota – however, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Washington are all considering taxing smokeless cigarettes and accessories. The taxes levied would be anywhere from 20-95%.
Given the odds, each state in the U.S. will eventually debate whether to levy special taxes on e-cigarettes…
Smokeless cigarette taxes would bring in high revenues from their sales. For example, Minnesota’s Department of Revenue estimates that tobacco sales taxes will bring in $1.16 billion during the 2014-2015 fiscal year—which makes taxing attractive with many states still in economic woes.
Wells Fargo states that current sales of electronic cigarettes are around $2 billion annually – however, Wells Fargo suggests that the worldwide profits from the sale of electronic cigarettes may exceed $10 billion by 2017.
Problems with Taxing Smokeless Cigarettes
While the added money that e-cigarette taxes would bring in could help the economy, taxation does come with some problems—mostly in the form of opposition from those affected by the taxes. Heavy taxes would cripple small businesses who specialize in vaping products. Another problem that could arise from taxing e-cigarettes is backlash from the vaping community.
One example of a city that is imposing a high tax on smokeless cigarettes and accessories is Olympia, Washington. The Olympia House approved a 75% tax. However, the committee is looking to amend the bill. This amendment would raise taxes on a $10 bottle of e-liquid to $20. This level of taxation is double what the state levies on marijuana, alcohol, and (in some cases) tobacco cigarettes.
After all is said and done, this proposed raise in smokeless cigarette tax could bring $35 million a year to the city of Olympia.
Current vapers can keep themselves informed on the changing laws surrounding the world of vaping by checking our blog. And for more in-depth analysis on e-cigarettes and taxes, we invite you to read Taxing Smokeless Cigarettes in our knowledge center today.
And if you’re ready to consider a new alternative way of getting the nicotine your body craves, click on over to EverSmoke’s main site for more about smokeless cigarettes.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION
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Crochet Trim Sharkbite Top
• Lightweight fabric.
• V-neckline with criss cross accent and crocheted yoke.
• Center front pleat and back pleat enhance shape.
• Sharkbite hemline is longer at the sides than in front.
• Rayon. Machine wash. Imported.
• Approx. 28 inches long at shortest point; approx. 29 1/4 inches long at longest point.
Standard Size Chart
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|14/16||40.5 - 44||33.5 - 37||43 - 46.5|
|18/20||44.5 - 48||37.5 - 41||47 - 50.5|
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- Good Fit
- Casual Wear
- Going Out
- Special Occasions
- Wear To Work
Comments about Avenue Crochet Trim Sharkbite Top:
The fit is so perfect. The material is light and very comfortable. Wrinkling is a little problem, but I found that if I spray a little water on the wrinkles they just fall out.
- Comfort vs Style:
- Comfort Driven
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Release Year: 2012
Studio: Kick Ass Pictures
Cast: Jean Val Jean, Marcelo, Wolf Hudson, Deviant Kade
Genres: Bisexual, Fetish, Submales, Natural Breasts, All Sex
Sure, your world appeared to be to fall apart a little bit when u walked in on your wife and her recent boyfriend, but don't let it bring u down! Instead, just give in to the pont of time and surrender to your wife's demands.
Video: 852x480, DivX 5, 2439kbps
File size: 1.5 GB
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These comfy shorts are just what every mama needs!! They are made from our comfiest basic french terry. Perfect for lounging outside pool or lake side, or on the go racing the littles everywhere.
They feature a loose fit, 3.5 inseam, curved hem, and elastic waist. If you would like a 4.5 inch inseam leave a note at checkout.
Made out of bamboo terry, 67% Rayon Bamboo, 28% cotton, 5% spandex
See shop policies for size guide and turn around time. These are made to order.
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Amazing “prominence eruptions” on the surface of the Sun caught on film
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- May 07, 2014
NASA has captured stunning views of spectacular “prominence eruptions” blasting off the surface of our nearest star, the Sun.
It’s not a solar flare, according to NASA, but “material on the sun, doing what it always does, dancing and twisting — and in this case erupting off the side of the sun,” NASA spokeswoman Susan Hendrix told USA Today.
“A prominence is a large, bright, gaseous feature extending outward from the Sun’s surface, often in a loop shape” according to Wikipedia.
“Prominences are anchored to the Sun’s surface in the photosphere, and extend outwards into the Sun’s corona.”
Usually associated with sunspot activity, solar prominences can influence Earth’s atmosphere by interfering with electromagnetic activity.
Active prominences erupt suddenly and usually disappear within minutes or hours.
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But, as always, I persiste and some weeks ago tried again. The day wasn´t what I want when I set all the gear and started to feel a bit demotivated. Then I notice a group of photographers in a spot above me and I was in his range… When I was starting to find another spot looked at the sky and that was what I dreamed! Was that real or was I dreaming? I only could make two single shots, using a 0.9 ND grad, a remote with the wide angle lens, before it all faded away, like… a dream.
I´m very glad to be here one more time, seeing all your amazing works, that inspire me so much. Hope that you like my vision, because was made from my heart and specially to be display on 500px. Thanks so much for your support in particular for not forgetting me, due to my forced absence last weeks. It means a lot to me. Have a great day and please feel free to comment in a constructive way.
via 500px http://ift.tt/U8bguZ
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Ok, so you’re Super Mom!
Or at least you ‘re trying your best to fake it until you make it.
In our society, women are pressured to do it all and look perfect while we do. I don’t know about you, but I’m far from there and don’t expect to ever get “there,” wherever that might be.
And then along comes baby. Now, not only are you expected to be perfect but little one must be too. What makes us think that if we haven’t reached perfection in our however-many-years, that we can make another person, however small, have it all together?
What if we judged ourselves as mothers by another standard? What if we threw out perfection and searched for standards that respected our children and ourselves?
Let's start by taking a closer look at two important areas where we are commonly judged: food and sleep.
A few decades ago, women were made to feel bad if they chose to breastfeed their babies. Clearly science and doctors knew best and could formulate baby’s ideal food better than nature. Now, women are often pressured to breastfeed because “breast is best.”
Maybe you really want to exclusively breastfeed but work punishes you for taking the time to pump. Or maybe your partner or mother or mother-in-law pressures you to introduce a bottle so that they can feed baby too. Because we all too quickly feel guilt, we feel bad if we stop nursing a toddler when another baby comes or feel that we have to hide the truth if we choose to tandem nurse.
However, maybe nursing isn’t for you. Maybe no matter how you tried, you couldn’t produce enough milk or pumping wasn’t an option. Maybe baby just couldn’t latch correctly or spent so long in the hospital that you couldn’t get past his preference for a bottle. Perhaps you knew nursing wasn’t for you long before you ever got pregnant.
All this judgment comes before you even introduce solid foods…
And let’s not start discussing a mother’s diet when she’s pregnant or nursing…
As for sleep, everyone knows that babies have to sleep alone on their backs in their own crib (and depending on who you talk to, in their own room), right? So you stay up all night trying to get a tiny person who has never known what it means to be separate from her mother to sleep separate from you so that you can get a few minutes of desperately needed rest. Of course, you don’t nap when baby does during the day because there’s laundry to be done and dishes and… because your house still has to be perfect, right?
Not to mention, baby should be sleeping through the night at 8-10 weeks…
Here is an alternative method for evaluating yourself as a mother: Let’s judge ourselves by the standards of love and respect for the entire family.
Using baby’s health isn’t a good enough measure. Sure, baby’s health is important, but baby could have been born with a genetic condition that makes weight gain challenging. Maybe baby sleeps but only when at the breast so you never sleep well or it causes issues with your partner.
Baby could be perfectly healthy, but if you stress yourself out ensuring that baby hits every milestone at the cost of your health and other relationships, you do yourself a huge injustice. And sacrificing your own health isn’t healthy for baby.
Baby's Sleep... and Mom's sleep... and Dad's sleep...
Why not judge sleep in terms of love and what’s best for your family? The pediatrician isn’t going to stay up with your baby that cries every time he’s placed alone in his own crib. If your perfect-mom friend sleeps great with her baby in her bed, it doesn’t mean you will or maybe you can’t create a safe co-sleeping arrangement or it causes stress with your partner who isn’t on board.
However, the research does show that sleep matters. More sleep for mom is a protective factor against postpartum depression. An overtired baby cries more. Tempers can flare when parents are sleep deprived. Sleep matters.
Finding the sleep arrangement that works best for you, your baby and your partner will allow for better sleep and more sleep for everyone. Maybe you cosleep part of the night. Maybe you and your partner share responsibilities so that baby sleeps in his own bed. Maybe you go to bed an hour or two earlier than baby to make up for nursing throughout the night. It doesn’t matter what works best for your friend or what your mother did. They aren’t you. You are mothering your baby. You have the relationship with your partner. The sleeping arrangement that allows the best and most sleep for you and your family will help to create a family that respects the needs of all members.
The same applies to feeding baby (and mama). Whether you breastfeed, bottle feed breast milk or formula, or a combination, you are responsible for baby’s health and your own. You have to balance the demands placed on you: work, family, baby, self-care, relationships, and more.
If you love baby, you hug baby, kiss baby, snuggle baby. You keep baby clean. You change baby’s diapers. And you FEED baby. Your love for your little one doesn’t change based on how you feed your baby.
If you respect yourself, you take care of yourself. You make sure you sleep, eat and take time for yourself. Doing so allows you to take better care of your little one.
If you love and respect your partner and the rest of your family, they and you love baby together and respect each other’s needs for sleep and self-care.
It may not look like you have it all together to outsiders, but they can’t love your baby like you can. That’s how good parents measure up.
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JUMP2MATH COMING SOON TO OLH
Jump2Math is an active approach to learning math.
On Monday January 15, 2018 the grades 1 to 6 students will be playing with life-size board games, giant manipulatives, and colourful activity math mats. With Jump2Math’s activities and games, students literally see the math. They get physical with it…they play with it…they discover the patterns and find ... Continue reading "Math Night at Our Lady of Hope"
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Welcome to today’s episode of The Murray Group Mailbag, where we answer your questions about insurance. Today’s question comes from Steve in Clifton Park, NY and Steve asks:
Are insurance agents licensed professionals?
Watch the video below and read the video’s transcript if you don’t have the capability of watching the video. If you’d like to submit your own question, you can do so in the comment section below this post, on our Facebook page or you can email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Are Insurance Agents Licensed Professionals?
Watch this short video to get the whole answer…
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of the Murray Group Mailbag, my name is Ryan Hanley, I’m the director of marketing and sales here at Murray Group. Today’s question comes from Steve, who lives in Clifton Park, and Steve asks, “Are insurance agents licensed professionals?” Very good question.
Yes, we are licensed professionals. Anyone who sells insurance needs to have passed… or needs to have taken both coursework and passed a licensing exam in order to sell insurance products. For property and casualty insurance agents, so think home, auto, business insurance, workers compensation things like that, the coursework is four full weeks long. Then you have to pass an exam at the end of that, which is a bit tricky. It’s not necessarily the easiest license to get. After you pass that exam, on a yearly basis, you need to be taking continuing education classes in order to stay current on what’s going on in the industry, in order to keep your license. So, it’s not just, you pass the exam and then you never have to do anything again. Every year, you have to come back and take different classes in order to keep that license active.
Beyond that, there are many designations that insurance professionals can get. Myself, I’m a Certified Insurance Counselor, CIC, which is actually five additional weeks and five additional exams that I’ve taken in order to secure that designation, and kind of go deeper into the insurance profession and the products that we sell. Ryan Murray, who is the Vice President here at the Murray Group, is also a CIC, and Cathy O’Keefe, who is our Account Manager for commercial lines, has a few designations as well.
So, we are very dedicated to education here at the Murray Group, but to answer your question Steve, Insurance Professionals, anyone selling insurance, is licensed, has to be licensed. If you’re not doing business or speaking with a licensed professional about your insurance, that’s something I would consider looking into, possibly, and a provider for.
Again, this has been the Murray Group Mailbag, and if you have your own question, you can leave it in the comment section below or you can always find us on Facebook, leave your question there, or you can go to email@example.com, so send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.org, and we’ll make sure to get your question out onto another Murray Group Mailbag episode. Thank you, and have a great day.
This video is part of an ongoing series dedicated to helping consumers get answers to their insurance questions.
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Motivational Power Quote
Success Finds a Way
"Success finds a way; failure finds an excuse."
Lawrence V. Fitz
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success finds a way
Winners find a way to win.
Successful people find a way to succeed.
One on the common traits of both types of people is persistent. They persist until they achieve a breakthrough and once they get the breakthrough they open the flood gates to success.
Successful find a way to reach and cross the finish line.
©2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
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In Arabic, we have a very expressive saying that goes like this: “The camel never sees the bend of his own neck.” We use it when referring to someone who points out the faults of others when they have the very own fault. As one could imagine, this saying is used in abundance and not only in reference to individuals but to whole states.
While we have all been guilty of this shortcoming at some time or another, in this instance the “camel” is Israel. Last week, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the “Nakba Law” which ultimately punishes anyone in Israel who holds events on the country’s “Independence Day” as a day of catastrophe (Nakba) or mourning. Anyone who holds these types of events –” in this case, Palestinians living inside Israel, can be made to pay exorbitant fines. The law also applies to any activity that “denies that Israel is a Jewish state as well as the country’s democratic character” or which supports armed struggle against Israel.
Just as a reminder, the Nakba is how Palestinians refer to the period in which Israel was created. While Israeli Jews celebrate the birth of their new homeland, the Palestinians mourn the loss of their loved ones, their homes, their land and their flight into exile. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and over 800,000 Palestinians fled the fighting and massacres perpetrated by Jewish gangs in the months leading up to May 15, 1948, never to return. Over 400 Palestinian villages were razed to the ground to make way for the newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Europe. Palestinians who left their homes, thinking it was a temporary alternative to being slain in their own beds, would end up in squalid refugee camps in neighboring Arab countries and in the West Bank and Gaza, never to return. Sixty-plus years later, refugees, their descendants and Palestinians still living in Israel whose original villages and homes were destroyed or usurped still commemorate that day by remembering the ongoing injustice that history has never rectified.
This seems reasonable within the freedoms provided by a “democratic state”. It also seems reasonable in light of Israel’s rampant attacks against anyone who questions the plight of Jews throughout history, namely those it likes to call “Holocaust deniers”. Surely, Israel would not want to be viewed in a light similar to those it so ardently criticizes?
Still, here we are. Israel has just passed a law that denies an entire people’s history. The Nakba has been stricken from textbooks offered to Palestinians inside Israel because, according to one Israeli official, “No state could be expected to portray its own foundation as a catastrophe.”
It is ridiculous to deny that horrible things happened to the Jews in Nazi Germany. There are hard facts that prove these atrocities really occurred. Besides, if it were not for the recognition of the Holocaust, there would be no compensation or justice for its victims.
The same should be applied to Palestinians. A great injustice was done to them in 1948, one which has never been recognized by Israel or rectified in any way. Remembering the disaster of 1948, the suffering it caused and the ongoing pain it still inflicts on all Palestinians in varying degrees is a way of honoring those who lost their lives and their homes. It is also a way of reminding the world that there is a gaping hole in the so-called democracy of Israel; that this country would love to erase the Palestinian narrative of 1948 and replace it with the sole Israeli Zionist narrative of Israel’s creation.
Israel should have learned by now how wrong it is to deny a people’s history. It is no more right to deny the Palestinians’ narrative of what happened in 1948 than it is to deny that millions of Jews perished in WWII. There is ample evidence that the Holocaust occurred. Let us not allow Israel to deny a catastrophe it created with its own hands. The evidence is right under our noses.
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“If I am not for myself, who is for me? And when I am for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?”— Hillel the Elder
I’m 44 years-old, and I’ve been on the “therapy circuit” since I was 16. As soon as I could drive, I found a therapist on my own and started going. I knew that my experiences and family of origin were well beyond what could be described as normal. My mother behaved just like Joan Crawford from the film “Mommy Dearest”, and my father was indescribably awful. My father’s wife was like a Disney queen. If she could have sent me into the woods with a random huntsman in order to have me “disappeared”, then she would have.
What I have learned is that you can only sustain therapy and counsel for so long. For the intervention and work to be permanently effective, you have to build new neural connections and adaptively process your trauma. Part of that processing involves addressing and changing core beliefs. For that to happen, you have to find the right therapeutic approach which fits your needs not to mention the right clinician. If you don’t like your therapist, then you won’t feel safe. Ain’t nothin’ gonna happen for you then.
You also need to have stability in your life. You can’t do trauma and core belief work if you aren’t safe in your home and lack support. You cannot fight a battle on two or more fronts. The therapist’s office becomes the battleground, and, when you leave that office, the battleground is your mind. Feeling safe in your life is key to actually doing the deep trauma and core belief processing. This is a potential reason why many people don’t get that far in their processing. When there is trauma in the past, there can often be repeated exposure to trauma in the present. Safety feels like a fantasy or luxury rather than a requirement not to mention that one can lose a sense of what it even means to feel safe. Losing control of boundaries becomes a normalized way of life.
As I have engaged in the healing process, I have observed that the pattern has been roughly two years of therapy with time off in between. Years in between. That fits for someone with my past trauma. Both my parents were highly abusive, and I was trafficked. My return to therapy this time was caused by domestic violence, and I was none too happy about it. Alas, I knew that it was necessary. Old traumas can become fresh again when new trauma is experienced. Surprisingly, past trauma that I thought was settled has resurrected, but it has not been bad. It has come from much deeper places that I didn’t even know existed, and I suspect that it is those deeper places that hold the key to lasting healing. I feel much more rooted even now than I have in the past.
Why share all this?
Well, sometimes we get tired of our own process. I even fear that others will get tired of my process.
I have wondered if my entire life will be lived out in a chair in a therapist’s office, and I have felt robbed. But, this is life. This is true for everyone. No, not everyone will endure an abduction or incest or something spectacularly terrible, but no one gets off this planet unscathed. If you are alive, then you hurt. Some hurt more than others. Some are more sensitive to emotional pain than others simply due to the size of their hippocampus. Some people carry epigenetic influences that influence how they process emotional pain. We don’t control everything about ourselves both external and internal.
For those of us with deep trauma, it is our duty to ourselves and others to participate in this process of healing so that we learn to exercise influence over what we can rather than being influenced and tossed about. It’s much like when my hip was injured. I was in pain and limping. I lost mobility and couldn’t sit properly or even walk well. I had to see a rheumatologist and then an orthopedist. I had an MRI and then injections directly into my hip joint. It all sucked. Ultimately, I needed a surgical repair followed up by four months of physical therapy with daily and often painful rehabilitation exercises that I had to do at home. All of this was done to 1) strengthen my hip joint 2) strengthen and repair the surrounding muscle groups that had been overcompensating for the injury 3) aid in healing and 4) teach me how to properly walk again because, due to the nature of the injury, the compensation for it, and the surgery itself, I lost my ability to walk properly. The injustice of this situation is that I received the initial injury in a domestic violence situation. But what of it? It’s my hip. I want to heal. So, like it or not, I had to conform to the healing protocol and put in the work.
This analogy works. As humans, we hurt, and we are vulnerable to myriad kinds of injury. Sometimes we are hurt in ways that defy imagination, and the injustice of our injuries can break us. No one is held accountable. No one takes responsibility, and, due to the stigma often applied to mental health issues and victims of sexual abuse and violence, we are often blamed for our own injuries making us victims twice over. It is impossible to understand. And yet we must learn to walk again. That is the commitment we must hold for ourselves and the people we love–and the people we have not yet met but will. For the people we will eventually love.
There is something within this kind of work that is imperative to acknowledge–hope. We engage in a thorough healing process because we have hope that what we are doing is building something better. We are building a better present that will lead to a better future. We are becoming healthier and safer people so that we can expand our lives to welcome in safe and healthy people. We do this work for a reason. It’s not futile. We are not masochists. We are not stuck. We do not love sitting around and talking about the past. We are shaking off the chains so that we can not only walk again but run. Or even fly.
That is what this entire healing process is about. So, ignore the naysayers and the trolls. Turn away from negative friends and family members. This is your life. Your shot. Grab it and run with it. You can do it. You are worth it. Keep going.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”–Marianne Williamson
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It is not summer unless there is some limesoda. This vibrant dress with wooden button details helps bring out the beauty in this piece.
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- Cold water | Machine wash in gentle cycle | Regular detergent | Dry in shade
Garment measurements in inches-
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HVK Archives: India can simulate N-tests in supercomputers: C-DAC chief India can simulate N-tests in supercomputers Title: India can simulate N-tests in supercomputers: C-DAC chief Author: PTI Publication: Maharashtra Herald Date: May 31, 1998 India now possesses the technology to make supercomputers which can simulate nuclear tests without carrying out any more underground tests, said the chief architect of India's PARAM 10000' supercomputer, Dr Vijay Bhatkar. Dr Bhatkar, the founder executive director of Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC) which built the PARAM supercomputer, told PTI here today that if the international community resists India's attempts to carry out further underground tests then India can make use of supercomputers by using the critical data collected from the five nuclear tests which it carried out on May 11 and 13. Bhatkar said the C-DAC, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the applied numerical research and analysis group (ANURAG) of DRDO have the capacity to build supercomputers which can can-y out mission critical applications. "We do not have to depend upon any foreign country like Japan or the USA to supply US the critical components which are needed for such computers. India is now capable of building such computers >from the commodity components which are available aplenty in India," he said. He said the united states was preventing other countries from carrying out nuclear tests and asking them to carry out computer simulation of the tests in their (USA's) computers. "But there are not many takers for this proposal as it is always a danger that the Americans could get access to the defence secrets of the country which uses their computers," he said. Dr Bhatkar said in order to promote Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the USA had launched the advance super computing initiative (ASCI). Projects are initiated under it to build teraflop range which can simulate nuclear tests and carry out stockpile simulation of nuclear weapons without carrying out physical tests. USA has banned the export of all high performance super computers whose computing power exceeds 200 mega theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) and specific restriction exists for export to India. But India's supercomputer PARAM 10000 is capable of performing 100,000,000,000 mathematical operations per second (100 giga- flops peak). This computer has placed India among the league of nations possessing the most powerful machine of its kind, he said. Asked whether the PARAM 10000 computers would be used to carry out simulation of nuclear tests, Bhatkar said he PARAM computers of C-DAC is a computer which is built for general purpose like scientific and industrial research. Since it is connected with internet, it cannot be used for carrying out simulations of nuclear tests as the vital secrets and critical data can reach in wrong hands. "But since we have the expertise, it is not difficult now to males special computers to carry out simulations of nuclear tests," he added.
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We have a yearly concert called Healing Spirits/Sacred Songs. This year, Douglas Blue Feather, award-winning Native American flute player, played for our healing service. Holly Moretti and Bonny Shiplet led the Cosmic Soul Band with Christmas carols, Peace songs, and spiritualist chants. Take Me to the Mountain was one of my chants they used, and this is the chant and the inspiration behind it.
The spiritual meaning of the chant Take Me to the Mountain
Take Me to the Mountain
Take me to the mountain; let me touch the sky.
Take me to the river where souls learn to fly.
Take me to the rainbow where promise never ends.
Take me to your heart; let me feel your love again.
© Copyright 2017
Rev. Jim Hetzer
Psalm 121 says, “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
Water is considered to be Spirit. It is through our spirit that we are freed to travel our own unique spiritual path.
The rainbow was the sign from God that there was a covenant that God would not destroy all creatures on earth again after the great flood.
The heart is considered the seat of love. Trust in the Creator to let us feel that love.
Genesis 9:16 (NIV) “Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
I am a spiritualist, with a focus on honoring the Creator of All That IS (COATI), and following Jesus’ greatest teachings, which were to love our self, love our neighbor as our self, and to love God. The translations have failed to specifically identify the importance of loving our self, which is necessary if we are to love our neighbor as our self. Loving COATI, or whatever you consider as the Higher Power must follow.
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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Thursday, September 6, 2001
Bush eyes early appointment of Bonilla to Senate
From Staff and Wire Reports
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- Republican Congressman Henry Bonilla of San
Antonio has not yet decided if he will seek the Senate post being vacated
by Senator Phil Gramm. However, a report today indicates that President
Bush and Texas Gov. Rick Perry would like to see Bonilla take over
Gramm's seat before the 2002 election.
"We have no comment on the president's decision to name Congressman Bonilla
to the post," said Taryn Fritz, Bonilla's press secretary, who added that,
"At this point he is strongly considering" entering the Senate race.
According to a report in today's Houston Chronicle, President Bush has
reportedly met with Gov. Rick Perry on a possible deal to set up a Texas
Republican as successor to Sen. Phil Gramm, who says he won't seek a fourth
Four sources close to Bush and Perry told the Chronicle that the private
discussion included possible inducements to get Gramm to resign now so Perry
could appoint U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla in an effort to avoid a bloody Republican
nominating contest for Gramm's seat.
"We saw that AP Story, but at this time we cannot comment on it," said
Fritz. "It's really too soon to talk about it until he has made a decision,"
"We're taking everything into consideration, when and if I reach a decision
we'll start talking about how it will impact West Texas," said Bonilla.
The five-term Republican could face opposition within his own party in
next March's Republican primary election, and several Democrats also have
talked about entering their March primary race for the 2002 Senate election.
Bonilla issued a statement on Wednesday about Gramm's departure from the
Senate after serving three six-year terms in Washington.
"Senator Gramm is a living legend and a person I greatly admire.
With today's decision, our state loses one of its greatest advocates and
strongest defenders. Senator Gramm's devotion to Texas is endless. His legacy
will forever be a piece of Texas history," said Bonilla.
"Senator Gramm's decision leaves big shoes to fill. I am flattered that
my accomplishments have produced widespread support for a potential candidacy,"
said Bonilla. "Serving the state of Texas is an awesome opportunity. I am
giving a Senate run very strong consideration at this time."
Bonilla, who became the first Mexican-American Republican elected to Congress
when he defeated Albert Bustamante in 1992, represents District 23 in the
House of Representative, which includes the city of Pecos and all of Reeves
County. Bonilla's district is the largest in the state, stretching from San
Antonio and Laredo west along the Texas-Mexico border to the eastern sections
of El Paso County.
Appointing Bonilla now to replace Gramm is expected to help Texas Republicans
with Hispanic voters in the 2002 election. Laredo businessman Tony Sanchez
is the early favorite to win the Democratic nomination for governor and face
Perry in the November 2002 election, while former Texas Attorney General
Dan Morales, former San Antonio mayor and U.S. Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros
and El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes are among those talking about running
for Gramm's seat in the Senate in next year's Democratic primary.
Bush also released a statement about Gramm's retirement, saying, "The
Senate is losing a principled leader with the decision of Phil Gramm to retire
after over two decades of distinguished service to the people of Texas and
America. Senator Gramm is a man of common sense and uncommon courage who
bases decisions on principals and always fights for what he believes is right."
"Senator Gramm has been a consistent and committed advocate of tax relief
for working Americans, beginning with his work on President Reagan's tax
cut in 1981 as a member of the House of Representatives and continuing with
his tireless efforts to pass this year's monumental tax relief package,"
As Chairman and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator
Gramm has been responsible for major reforms including the landmark Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Financial Services Modernization Act, according to Bush.
"Senator Gramm is a close friend and valued advisor and I look forward
to working closely with him during the remainder of his term," said Bush.
"Laura and I extend our thanks to Phil, Wendy and their children, Marshall
and Jeff, for their family's commitment to public service and wish them all
the best in the future."
State and national Democratic leaders had a different view of Gramm's
work in Congress and his reasons for retirement.
State Party Chairwoman Molly Beth Malcolm said that Gramm's withdrawal
from the U.S. Senate race is a sign that Republicans are worried about a
disastrous election year for the GOP in 2002.
"Phil Gramm could see the handwriting on the wall. So he decided to retire
himself rather than be retired by Democrats," said Malcolm. "Phil Gramm decided
it would be easier to throw in the towel rather than put up a losing fight."
"Gramm has consistently voted against what's best for Texas working families.
Any Republicans trying to replace Phil Gramm would have to try to distance
themselves from Gramm's voting record," said Malcolm. "Considering the Republicans'
own records here in Texas - that's going to be very difficult if not impossible
Malcolm predicted that Democrats would recapture the Governor's Mansion
and would win the U.S. Senate seat and other races next year.
"Phil Gramm and the Republicans know that 2002 is going to be a Democratic
year in Texas," said Malcolm. "Texas Democrats have the momentum and a great
pool of talent for the campaigns next year."
"The Texas Senate race, until Tuesday morning, considered to be a seat
safely in Republican hands, has now become a battleground state," said Senator
"We have a strong field of candidates looking at this open seat and I
am confident that one of these Democrats will win a competitive and spirited
race," said Murray (D-Washington St.).
"More broadly, I am pleased to report that at the same time three strong
Republican incumbents have announced their retirement plans, each and every
one of our Democratic incumbents continue to work diligently towards reelection.
In short the Republican caucus is on the defensive," she said.
"I hope that Senator Gramm will enjoy new challenges and thank him for
his 18 years of service in the Senate," said Murray.
Aside from Bonilla, who was a TV news producer in New York City and San
Antonio before being elected to Congress, other Republicans discussing a
run for Senate are Attorney General John Cornyn, Land Commissioner David
Dewhurst and Texas Railroad Commissioner Tony Garza.
Along with Morales, Cisneros and Reyes, other Democrats who may run for
the position include Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, while lawyer Ed Cunningham has
already his candidacy.
WIPP truck loop still in TxDOT budget
By LEIA HOLLAND
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
is hopeful that Pecos would be able to move up the loop project around
Pecos for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) trucks carrying nuclear
waste material after the Texas Transportation Commission meets late
TxDOT officials said this summer that a shortage of funds may force them
to put off some projects but Odessa District press spokesman Glen Larum said
that TxDOT has not removed the proposed project from the long-range plan.
"As far as I know we still got it on our long range plan," he said.
Larum said that TxDOT has submitted the project into a pool of projects
being considered statewide by the three-member commission. The loop around
the east side of town is tentatively due to be built in 2005.
Larum said that he believes that people in his division that are involved
in statewide planning in Austin will recommend to the commission that the
project be moved up and "taken out of long range status."
However, Larum said that this project is just one of the many competing
projects statewide but hopes that because of the material involved that it
would be approved.
"We're quite hopeful for the reason we advocated, the truck bypass, that
it will be approved," he said.
Larum said that local elected officials would have the opportunity to
lobby for the project in Austin before the meeting.
Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo said that he believes that the loop
around Pecos is secondary in importance to dividing U.S. 285 into four lanes
between Pecos and the Texas-New Mexico state line.
"From my perspective, the highest priority is a divided highway between
Pecos and Carlsbad," he said.
Galindo said that many head on collisions that have resulted in injury
and sometimes death has occurred on the stretch of highway between the two
He then said that adding trucks transporting nuclear waste to the WIPP
site makes it more dangerous. The stretch between Pecos and Loving, N.M,
is the only two-lane highway the trucks are required to travel on between
their East Coast starting points and WIPP.
Galindo believes that from the public safety perspective the expansion
of the highway from two lanes to four should come before building a truck
route around Pecos.
Larum said that building a loop around Pecos is very important to the
"It's an important project for the Pecos area, especially with the WIPP
plant be so close," he said.
Larum said that if the commission approves the project at the end of October
the project would be moved into the fast track, which he said takes a few
If approved, construction on the loop could be started in 2005, according
As for now, TxDOT is continuing the bridge expansion project on both US
285, south of Pecos and on Business I-20 toward Barstow.
WTO planning to provide free van rides next week
By LEIA HOLLAND
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- Anyone who might need a ride around town
next week can get one for free in celebration of Tri Transit Week.
West Texas Opportunities, a non-profit organization that has been providing
community members rides since 1994, will be offering the rides for local
residents. The Lamesa-based agency operates public transportation vehicles
in Stanton, Big Spring, Andrews, McCammy, Crane, Monahans, Kermit and Midland
West Texas Opportunities dispatcher and driver Rosie Leija said that the
normal charge for a local ride is 50 cents per person per stop but in celebration
of the Tri Transit Week, which is marked throughout the nation, all local
trips will be free from September 10-14.
"We'd like the public to help celebrate Tri Transit Week," she said.
The organization also provides trips to Odessa and Midland for a fee of
$25 round trip, which will not be free during the weeklong celebration.
Leija said that WTO has four vans including two handicapped accessible
vans and provides rides for anyone, including people with Medicaid.
However, Leija said that people with Medicaid need to call 1-877-633-8747
(toll free) to get a conformation number before calling for a ride.
"We have quite a bit that are not on Medicaid and we have quite a bit
that do have Medicaid," she said.
Leija also said that they would appreciate if people needing a ride would
call 24 hours in advance so they can schedule that person in.
"We go by a schedule," she said. "It helps when they call us a day in
Leija said that she and the other employees including Martha De La Garza,
Carmen Mendoza and Ester Alvarez are happy to help out the community by providing
rides for anyone who needs one.
"The employees are very proud to be serving the community," she said.
West Texas Opportunities is open from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The office is located at 700 Daggett Street and community members may
call 447-2277 to schedule a ride.
Amelia Earhart flight re-creation to stop in Pecos
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- Dr. Carlene Mendieta is recreating Amelia
Earhart's 1928 flight across America. In 1928 Earhart flew from New York
to California and back in three weeks.
Mendieta is retracing Earhart's journey that included a stop here in Pecos.
Mendieta was scheduled to take off today from New York and should arrive
in Pecos next Tuesday, Sept. 11.
Police conducting Tuesday seminar on gun lock usage
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- The Pecos Police Department will hold
a safety seminar on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the police station to demonstrate
the correct use of free firearm locks.
The locks are being distributed under the Office of Governor's Project
ChildSafe. The Department has 500 locks and can get more if requested. Participants
should not bring their firearms to the seminar.
For more information call Officer Helen Vernon at 445-4911.
PECOS, Thurs., Sept. 6, 2001 -- High Wed. 93. Low this morning 53. Forecast
for tonight: Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. SW winds 15
to 25 mph. Fri. night: Mostly clear and cooler. Lows around 60.
Sat.: Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Sun.: Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
Highs 80 to 85.
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc.
324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
Copyright 2000 by Pecos Enterprise
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Caption: Bo Mallette holds up his Harris Hawk, Lumen, which he caught in West Texas to pursue to sport of falconry, or hunting small animals with a bird of prey. After keeping her and training her to hunt for more than six months, Mallette let the bird go back to the wild and intends to catch another next season.
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This preview does not represent high image quality of the products that can be ordered from this site.
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Saudi German Hospital to open Dhs 300 million facility in Ajman
The 200-bed tertiary-care speciality and sub-speciality facility to be the biggest hospital in the emirate, with covered area spanning over 41,062 square meters
Ajman, UAE: Saudi German Hospitals Group – one of the largest private hospital groups in the MENA region – has announced their world class, state-of-the-art, Dhs300 million worth healthcare facility in Ajman. The tertiary-care speciality and sub-speciality facility will be the biggest hospital in Ajman, designed to cater to the growing population across all northern emirates, while offering a wide range of medical services. Spanning over 41,062 square meters, the 200-bed hospital will commence operations soon.
With 46 OPD clinics and over 20 specialities, Saudi German Hospital, Ajman, will be the Group’s third healthcare facility in the UAE, and 10th across the MENA region.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr Reem Osman, CEO of Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) Group – UAE, said: “Everyone is entitled to proper healthcare and at SGH we are committed to providing superior quality services to our patients, their families and community as a whole. Saudi German Group has a very well-thought out expansion programme to reach out to maximum number of patients in the UAE and the new state-of-the-art facility in Ajman is part of the plan. With two hospitals successfully running in Dubai and Sharjah, we aim to simulate the same international standards in SGH-Ajman that we have adopted in our other facilities. Moreover, the emirate is strategically positioned in close proximity to all the other emirates, which allows SGH-Ajman to treat patients from across the UAE”.
Designed with a futuristic view, SGH-Ajman can grow in all directions, both vertically and horizontally. The hospital will offer a wide range of medical services including all kinds of specialities, sub-specialities and critical care units of highest international standards. Sub-speciality facilities include ICU, CCU, NICU, Open Heart, Oncology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Maxillo-facial surgery, Obs/Gyn and IVF centers, Laparoscopic and Laser surgeries, among others.
“Our aim is not just to provide healthcare through our hospitals, but to have a significant role in providing the UAE health sector with scientifically qualified and highly efficient medical staff. The hospital is the first phase of our expansion; in the second phase, we plan to build Centres of Excellence, medical colleges and staff accommodation, among other features. Together they will make up the Batterjee Medical City, work for which has already begun in Dubai. These, and many such features will be the legacy of the Saudi German Hospitals Group strengthening its footprint in the UAE and the MENA region,”added Dr Osman.
Besides providing quality medical services, SGH-Ajman also aims to introduce several CSR initiatives, community engagements and provide wellness education to the people of Ajman and beyond. The Group has been actively involved in many humanitarian projects across the world.
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The vast majority of foreign travelers wishing to enter the Russian Federation must bear a valid Russian visa. Below, you'll find all the information you need to make obtaining your Russian visa as simple and painless as possible, as well as details of how SAINT-PETERSBURG.COM can help you get a visa, the other paperwork required when visiting Russia, and what to do if anything goes wrong with your travel documents during your stay.
In most cases, all you will require for a visit to Russia is a standard Russian Travel Visa (valid for up to 30 days). If this applies to you, then provided you book accommodation directly with us or via a link on this website, SAINT-PETERSBURG.COM can provide you with the visa support documents you need to apply for your visa, and you can proceed directly to our Step-by-step Visa Guide.
Please note: It is now standard practice for US citizens to be issued with a three-year multi-entry visa for all trips to Russia. The procedure is the same as for applying for a standard 30-day travel visa.
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Nabila Yaqoob's Story
Nabila Yaqoob, age 7, is a resident of the Kasur district of the country and suffers from a condition called Meatal Stenosis. Before we talk about Nabila’s family background, let us tell you briefly about the condition first. It is an ear canal defect in which narrowing of the canal takes place, leading to hearing impairment eventually. Can it be treated? Yes, and the surgical treatment prescribed for treating this type of stenosis in the ear is called meatoplasty. Meatus refers to the opening in the ear canal, and in a meatoplasty, it is the meatus that an ENT surgeon widens up. It is an effective method of treating stenosis of the meatus, but one that can cost a patient a lot of money. And that is what has been worrying Nabila’s family. From where will they arrange so much money?
Nabila’s father is a barber by profession. All he can make in a month is 10,000 PKR, sometimes even less than that! The six-membered family lives in a six-Marla house and is currently going through a financial crisis. These are worrying times for Nabila’s father as he has to choose between provisions for family or Nabila’s surgery.
“My little angel has been suffering since she was 7 months old, now she is 7 years old. Her right ear and my whole heart have been in pain all this time. Something needs to be done about her ear on an immediate basis, but how, I don’t know. I am banking my hopes on Almighty to send down angels, perhaps they will save my angel from becoming deaf permanently”-Nabila’s father
We don’t know about the angels, but as empathetic human beings, it is our responsibility to help Nabila. Transparent Hands has decided to help her, but it is not going to be possible without your support. So please, donate for Nabila’s Meatoplasty and donate now!
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Disclaimer: Transparent Hands makes sure that all the patients get surgery in time. If a patient requires urgent surgery and his/her condition is serious, Transparent Hands conducts the surgery immediately. In the meantime, his/her campaign stays active on the website until we raise the complete funding. The hospitals on our panel have complete trust in us and wait for the payments until the patient's funding is completed.
Nabila Yaqoob's Story
Nabila Yaqoob, 7 years old, was diagnosed with meatal stenosis in her right ear. Her mother accidentally put acid in her ear to treat her ear infection when she was an infant. Her ear drum was damaged and she was advised surgery for it. For this purpose, she was admitted in National Hospital & Medical Center and the procedure was performed by Dr. Sami Mumtaz on 20.11.2020. Her meatoplasty of right ear was done. Nabila stayed in the hospital for one day and was discharged in a stable condition. She has recovered well from her surgery.
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Sex and the City first aired in June 1998 and I think I have seen every single episode and most of them many times. Watching it in New York should be perfect. I am used to fast forwarding through ad breaks using Sky+, but 3 in 30 minutes, so short that my new Tivo remote (ah yes, a return to Tivo – bigger here than in the UK, where I think we were the only users until they cancelled the listings and forced us on to Sky) can’t stop quick enough and I constantly have to back up. The show starts with a ticker tape running across the bottom of the screen, telling me about stars and their babies/divorce/affair and it is very distracting. Bizarrely the credits for the show display at top speed on the bottom left of the screen, what’s that about? And the episode I have recorded cuts off 30 seconds before the end, so I have to play the start of the next one to see the end. Then it cuts straight into the next episode with no break. Aghhh. It isn’t perfect, but on the ridiculously large TV that R bought, it’s a great way to see New York.
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With the myriad of blows dealt to California Hip Hop over the past decade, few ever expected the state’s music scene to bounce back with as much force as it did over the past two years. One of the groups ushering this new and sonically diverse rebirth of left coast Hip-Hop is the three-piece outfit and DXnext alumni Pac Div [click to read]. Comprised of brothers Mibbs and Like and long-time friend BeYoung, Pac Div are hard at work recording their studio debut Grown Kid Syndrome, slated for a release at the top of next year on Universal Motown. This past summer, the trio dropped their critically acclaimed project Church League Champions [click to listen]. They described to DX their mentality during Church League‘s recording process.
“After we dropped [Church League Champions], we went on tour…and everybody’s been showing us love,” said Mibbs. “A lot of people who doubted us before are listening to our music now like, ‘Man, these dudes are really serious about this shit.’ It’s been an overwhelming feeling.”
BeYoung added, “Going into it, it was all about really just showcasing that ambition of having big dreams but having the smallest and humblest of beginnings, like even when you’re at that state of being on the come-up, you still have those dreams…like using the metaphor of basketball, you had those dreams of playing with Kobe [Bryant]…and LeBron James, but you’re starting at the church league. You’re working your way up. You’re starting from the smallest beginnings, but you know you’ve got the biggest dreams. We really just wanted to get that whole underdog theme across because we feel like we’ve got a lot to prove.”
A popular 2009 trend, Pac Div released Church League Champions as a free album. The three emcees explained that while they wanted to give fans top-tier quality music, they didn’t want to over saturate the industry with music. They intend to keep the number of free releases at market equilibrium so that listeners are more fully able to digest and appreciate the music.
“We just wanted to give people a real quality segment of music rather than just your standard mixtape,” said BeYoung. “We’re very savvy about the trends and all of that going on in music, but what we’ve found is that over the years, our situation is a very unique one and we really just figured out how to really work our situation because the way we do things isn’t standard…we don’t over saturate the market with music. We’re usual pretty selective of what we put out, so we make sure to take time to craft out sound that’s really fitting…it’s like Polo or Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein or Louis Vuitton – that quality over quantity and we make sure that when we do put something out, it’s a really big deal.”
The group also discussed their unique blend of Hip Hop. They discussed how they draw influence from California’s extensive variety of Hip Hop acts. Yet at the end of the day, what matters to them as artists is their own unique perspective, something they refuse to compromise.
“The sound’s always been there,” said Like. “Los Angeles has always been a progressive place…[the mainstream] only really gave you one side of [California Hip Hop]. They only gave you the gangsta side. We had groups like the Pharcyde, the Alkaholiks, I mean, Xzibit was killing, Ras Kass, [Hieroglyphics], Souls of Mischief, Freestyle Fellowship – we could go on and on. These groups [existed]…on the west at the time of Snoop [Dogg], [Dr.] Dre, Dogg Pound and Death Row were popping…it’s really a diverse place. Not everybody’s a murderer or a backpacker or no everybody’s conscious. It’s a big mixture [of sounds]…we just try to represent who we are as people.”
He added, “Honesty breeds integrity, so we feel like the [more] that you can be honest to yourself [and] to the people, the better off you’re going to do for yourself in the long run.”
Another new musical style coming out of the west coast is the youth-oriented jerk dance movement. Although the members of Pac Div are not pining to jump on the recent dance craze, they do say that they understand it and appreciate it as a positive and safe outlet in which kids can get involved.
“The whole ‘jerk’ thing definitely has its place right now and it definitely has its crowd, but what we do is like sliced bread: it’s never going to play out,” said Mibbs. “It’s [like] a service that’s not going out of style. What we do is totally unique and is always going to be relevant…so while [jerk dancing] exists, we pay respects to that. We don’t do it, but we understand it. Usually, it’s like the young kid movement, so as long as nobody’s really doing nothing bad and nobody’s getting hurt and people ain’t shooting each other, I’d rather have them doing that.”
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Glenuntitled 100 Day old Spirit Sample
I've not been doing this blogging malarky for long but i've already made some very good friends from my time doing it and spending time talking about whisky on Twitter.
That's how i became aware of David and some of the work he was doing, his blog (featured here) is a great read and when he offered to let me try some of his mini cask whisky spirit (not 3 years old so not technically whisky) at 100days i jumped at the chance.
David posted more of the story over at his blog Glen Untitled where you can also see some of the back history to the mini cask project and he has really inspired a few others to try the same, myself included if i can get some new make spirit.
in the meantime i'll be following his blog and this work on casks which have previously held Mead with interest.
woody, sap like, fruity, powerful, touch of honey and a lot of cocoa
surprising not as young as it should be, woody with lots of punch, cocoa and acetone with fruit
Tingly, new wood, smooth
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Retro boss fights with no filler and a snarky sense of humor combine in a fun, fast game.
Gunning for retro feels with modern touches, Evil Factory promises to strip away everything but the boss fights. With a top-down perspective and simple controls, the game is an easy pick up, especially free. However, there is some good depth here, and though ultimately it will be up to future updates to add more content, it’s a solid way to spend a few minutes.
Taking a not-so-subtle cue from Bomberman, the protagonist is able to place a small explosive on the ground where they are standing, then flee hurriedly before being caught in their own blast. Though there are other weapons to unlock, the core of the game revolves around learning the patterns of the huge, screen filling boss monsters, and planning your explosive deposits accordingly. The protagonist can also ‘slow time’ when facing multiple incoming projectiles, though only for short durations. Each level brings a new, unique boss, though some of the types of attacks do seem to be reused in later levels. However, this does not detract from the overall fun of the battles.
With each mission containing a set variety of goals, such as not using a weapon or beating a boss without moving more than a small amount, there is a decent level of replay value packed into Evil Factory. There are also overall achievements to unlock, as well as the standard in-game store to purchase benefits with real money, because no mobile game in 2017 can be without them. However, progress in the game is not dependent on ridiculous cooldown times or an inescapable paywall, so there’s a lot of fun to be had even in the totally free version. Graphically, Evil Factory probably wont win any awards, but it’s pixel style is smooth and colorful, and objects and attacks easily stand out. Sound is also slightly above average, with some catchy chiptunes and crunchy sound effects to round out the experience. It manages to feel both modern and retro, without really committing to either aesthetic.
While Evil Factory is an easy download to recommend for quick gaming, it does suffer from some small control quirks, most notably the reliance on lifting a finger to engage the slow motion. It’s not a difficult function to handle, but in stressful fights the idea of removing your finger from the controls is somewhat awkward to remember, especially with thirty missiles streaking towards you. Some of the humor of the game also falls a little flat and obvious, but this doesn’t affect the core of the game in any way.
Minor issues aside, Evil Factory is a fun, fast game with enough replay value to take up a week or two of sessions. With the right expansion and update content, this could be a game to come back to again and again.
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Free Medical Joomla 2.5 Template
We would like to present you a beautiful and useful free joomla 2.5 template for medical websites. If you need a professional design for a hospital or health care website, well this nice theme is what you need. This new template allows you to set up your favorite slideshow, it has over 20 module positions, beautiful light blue design, integrated jQuery plugins, the template use CSS3 and HTML5, multi level drop-down navigation menu with menu descriptions, and much more.
We have tested this template with Joomla 3.0 version (beta) and worked without any problem. Download and use it for free!
Click here to download the slideshow module used in the demo presentation.
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Learning Outcome: Using appropriate data from a business simulation,
Learning Outcome: Using appropriate data from a business simulation, determine the firm’s performance on key indicators and communicate this
assessment and recommendations for management actions This is NOT a group assignment. During week 6 you’ll complete your individual work
on the Comp XM portion of the simulation. There are four rounds and a final – each should take you no more than an hour and a half to complete.
Please review the attached PDF to help you navigate your way through the simulation. You do not need to purchase anything as you were provided two codes at the beginning of the course to cover both the group and individual simulations. As always, ask questions and I’ll be happy to help.
Comp XM needs to be completed by the end of week 6, so pace yourself accordingly to ensure you complete all 5 portions and are able to achieve the best score possible.
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Over at WorldofMatticus.com, there's a poll going for who's planning to do 10s or 25s come Cata. The verdict is in: lots of players want 10 man raids, and many players are calling this the death of 25s. In game, there's almost a venom that comes out with this discussion, as if there's a horde of players who have secretly hated 25 man raids and can't wait for them to writhe in a horribly-fiery-painful death.
However, there are a few advantages of 25s that I haven't seen discussed too much. I'm glad that there are a lot of players excited about the change to lockouts (it means that Blizzard made the right choice, and that lots of players are doing 25s when they don't want to). But I don't believe that 25 man raids will die, especially not by fire. There are advantages that larger guilds have in terms of logistics.
1. Maintaining extras in a 25 man roster is easier than 10 man. All raiding guilds want to have at least a couple of extra damage dealers and healers hanging out in the wings. So the guild over-stocks itself, knowing that every raid night, a couple of folks won't make it, and a couple will be benched. It's expected that in a healthy 25 man guild, there's a wait list (perhaps not over this past summer or fall, but, you know). In this case, you have anywhere from 7 to 14% (3 or 4 of 29) of your raid group sitting out each week. Ideally. Odds are, in a 25 setting, it would be less because the larger the group, the more likely there's a meeting/school event/birthday that keeps a raider away.
In a 10 man group, ideally, you still want to overstock but the line between too few and too many is less clear. Suddenly 12-25% (3 of 13) of your raid force is going to be sitting on a given night, if everyone showed (which grows more likely with a smaller group). If your main tank doesn't show, it could spell a cancellation. In a 25 man raiding guild, there's more likely to be someone who can switch specs for the night or be brought in.
2. 10 mans rely a lot more on 100% raider attendance. How many 25 man raids have you done in the past few months, shy a damage dealer or two? Or, even with the most borked raid comp you could think of? I can think of plenty times we've gone and done the easy bosses with 20. Hell, we've progressed with 24.
Try that in 10 man? There's achievements for that, but I doubt it's a healthy thing to try to do new bosses that way, and not consistently. Especially if healer mana is as constrained as predicted, doing a fight shy one raider on 10 man is a risky endeavor that will punish the healers the most. Culling a damage dealer prolongs the fight, dropping a healer could push remaining healers too much.
3. 10 man raids will be tuned for the same gear level and be harder. For the first two tiers of content in Wrath, I never did 25s, and I found 10s to be pretty hard at gear level. I think the strict 10 man progression raiders would agree, too, if you don't outgear the instance, 10s aren't exactly faceroll now. I never did ICC 10 without severely overgearing it. Period. I came in with 245 gear, when it was tuned for 232 gear. That's a big difference in spell power, luxury stats like haste and crit, and blue bar. That's extra gem slots, too! I'll admit, I have no idea what 10 man progression in Icecrown should have felt like, because I was already geared with 25 man ToC gear.
If 10s are being tuned without the lower gear requirement, a lot of players might find 10s harder than anticipated, especially since each player is 10% of the equation, as opposed 4% in a 25.
4. 10 man and 25 man often have different loot systems. I'm a huge fan of EPGP. I think it's pretty darn fair (I'm biased, as a player with 100% attendance who only takes what she needs). Since I do 25s and that's where my "best" upgrades come from, I could care less when I lose a /roll in a 10.
I suppose this statement relies soundly on a few assumptions. Most 10 man runs I've ever seen do a /roll, often limited what you can main spec per wing/per boss. I haven't heard of many 10 man guilds that have a formal loot system, and I have a hard time picturing how something like EPGP or DKP would work. I don't have any experience with loot council, but any system that favors attendance over a /roll is going to put the players is going to put the casual folks recruited to be available when you're short at a severe disadvantage.
ESPECIALLY if there's less loot per boss on 10. That could get nasty. In a 25 man, a casual member just helping out for the night still might walk away with some upgrades despite an attendance system (more drops per boss, the sooner stuff gets sharded/goes to offspec). In a 10 man, it seems less likely, especially if the 10 man is designed to "gear players up" more slowly than 25 mans, then more of your players are still waiting on specific upgrades. The regular raiders would be hurt by a /roll, but the casual would have no incentive to join if they have to pass to the regular raider.
Less loot in 10s also exacerbates the recruitment issue. Less gear going to offspecs could limit your raid's flexibility. It's been easy in Wrath to maintain a viable offspec (how many druids and paladins do you know that have three sets of gear?), because with the dailies, badges from two lockouts AND two/three weeklies, and drops from two lockouts, the gear is out there. In Cata, we'll only get one lockout, and we'll be capped on how many PVE points we can get in a week.
If 10 mans are designed to take more time to gear up, that further delays the drops going to off spec, limiting how many folks are going to be able to switch as needed. Players who value their flexibility may have incentive to do 25 man raids. I imagine that even 10 man raiders will be able to keep offsets, but they might have to mix and match some lower tier gear to do it.
While it's true that healers and casters maybe be able to use a lot of their main gear for their offspec, that doesn't help tanks, paladins, or enhancement shamans. Their offsets will be built from scratch.
5. 25 man raids, in Cata, can shift down to smaller raid sizes on short nights, while 10 man groups can not shift up. A low attendance night won't cancel the larger raid, assuming there's enough tanks and healers, as they can at least do a fight or two at the 10 man size.
6. Problem players and cliques can claim more authority in a 10 man raiding group. Lots of players like 10 mans for the intimacy (I do, too). I have accepted that in a 25 man environment, there will be at least a couple of absolute dicks. If I choose to progress in only 10 mans, I wouldn't put up with even one. I'd want to genuinely like and respect everyone in my 10 man group, while it's expected that in a larger group that just won't happen. Personalities meshing in smaller groups is more pivotal for group success than in larger raids.
Smaller groups can potentially be polarized by issues and personalities. Just like the difference in feel between a small business and a corporation, the comfort and intimacy can become a liability if not carefully handled. In that respect, 25 man guilds can promote emotional distance and professionality, which some players look for in their raiding environment.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to suggest that 25 man raids are less likely to get emotional or have drama explosions, because that's not true at all! What I am trying to say is that it rocks the world of a 10 man guild when 10% or 20% of your raiding force ragequits. That's the potential to call the raid for the night, which is quite a bit of power in the hands of one individual. In a 25 man raiding guild, the individual holds less power and therefore can't emotionally blackmail the group. Granted, these aren't the players you want in your raid anyways, but calling a raid early for a night or not raiding at all is dangerous for guild morale. I've always felt there was a higher potential for fallout in a 10 man group over the 25. It's more intimidating to risk pissing off 24 people than 9.
6. 10 man healers will (likely) be less specialized. This is quite a bit of speculation on my part, but I predict that Blizzard's motto for healers of using the whole toolkit will come out much more in 10 man raids than in 25's. In larger groups, there is more room for specialization, while in small groups there is a need for versatility. Healers who want to specialize could very well be happier in 25 man raiding group, especially healers who expect to be doing the same job all the time. That isn't to say that tank healers will never cast raid heals or vice versa, but I predict that I want to define myself as a tank healer, I'll need to stick to 25 man raids to do it. In a larger group, it's easier to specialize and expect to fulfill that role. A lot of healers will love the versatility of healing in 10 man raids (I like playing my priest and druid more in 10s than 25s) but some will still prefer to specialize.
7. Managing a 10 man really isn't that much "easier" than managing a 25, it's a busy job no matter the group size. I've done both, and obviously YMMV, but personally I've found being an officer in 25 to be simpler even if the volume of tells is always worse. With a larger team of officers, my role was clearly delineated and there was almost always another officer online to confirm policy or ask for support. Going back to the small business analogy, a 10 man officer is going to juggle more hats. The 25 man officer is going to take care of the assignments given to them, and deflect other matters to the correct officer. Established roles make for less stress and less stepping on toes.
If I were offered a leadership position again, I'd rather take it in a 25 man guild than a 10. The argument that no one will want to manage 25s falls flat for me. It's a lot of work and emotional investment to manage a guild, no matter its size.
TL;DR: If Blizzard stays true to their design mission of play the raid lockout you WANT to play, I believe 10 man raids will be a lot more prevalent, but I don't think it's the death knell for 25 man groups. There will still be incentives to do the larger raiding groups, and I think there will be enough players who genuinely want to do 25 mans to do them.
I have yet to see what raiding will be like in Cataclysm, but I have a good feeling I'll be playing with the folks I want to raid with, whatever lockout that ends up being. I voted "banana".
LICH KING UPDATE: I KILLED 25 LK LAST NIGHT, and completed 7 hardmodes this week! (My guild is up to 8 hardmodes, but my internet sucks so I had to step out for Saurfang, which really bummed me out.) BUTBUT shiny new mace and I just broke 43,000 mana!
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Silk pillow cases can be a wonderful investment. They are long lasting and easy to take care of, so you do not need to buy them all the time. Nevertheless, they should be dealt with like any various other cushion situation and cleansed regularly to keep their beauty as well as durability. In this article, I will certainly offer you a quick introduction of how to clean silk pillow cases. This will certainly give you an idea on just how you can maintain your pillow case fresh looking throughout the years. Initially, you need to always dry tidy your cushion situations. You must never use them as soon as you receive them due to the fact that it might damage them. To cleanse them, you ought to clean them in hot water and after that hang them to dry. This is the most effective method to eliminate dust and also dust that might have gathered on the textile. After your pillow instance has actually been dried out, you should then vacuum the material. You can make use of a vacuum cleaner that can get dirt that has gathered on the pillow situation. To ensure that the vacuum picks up dust, you must only utilize it when it is drizzling or there are strong winds. Cushions are notorious for getting damaged during delivery as well as keeping. Silk cushion instances are no exception. When you store your pillow instances, you must store them in an awesome, dry location. This is since it is much easier to harm silk pillow cases if they are kept near a warm source. If you intend to stay clear of damage, you ought to pick the best cushion case storage choice. To clean your cushion situation, you should initially clean it under warm water. After this, you should delicately squeeze the fabric up until you eliminate any kind of excess water. This will help maintain the material clean and will additionally assist eliminate dirt that is stuck to the material. If the pillow instance has any kind of spots, you can use a bleach option. Remember to apply some water after you do this to ensure that it does not harm the fabric. Silk pillow instances are not pricey and also you must take advantage of their sturdiness and beauty. They look terrific and last a long time. Nevertheless, when you keep them tidy, you will have the ability to appreciate your pillow instance for a long time. If you are looking for even more information about cushion instances, you can browse the web. There are many web sites that provide information regarding all kinds of cushion situations. These websites include all kinds of information regarding the products, their background, the various sorts of material and also other important details. It is very fascinating to know what is included in a cushion case before you make your acquisition. As soon as you do get your cushion situation, you can also learn exactly how to look after them. So if you are looking for a present for someone or on your own, this is the perfect time to treat on your own to an attractive silk cushion case. It will undoubtedly be cherished.
Understanding More About Kayak Rentals
Kayaking is one of the most common outdoor water activities in many parts of the globe. It continues to gain popularity on a daily basis because of the many health benefits it comes with. There are so many companies renting kayaks, something that has also made it easier for the kayaking lovers to participate in this form of an outdoor adventure during their free time. Before renting a kayak, you need to have a clear idea of some of the possible health benefits that you are likely to enjoy from kayaking in general. One of the key reasons why kayaking is an essential outdoor activity is that it enhances the physical health of an individual. His is achieved through the reduction of body weight which, in turn, promotes overall body fitness and flexibility. Kayaking also comes with a lot of fun, thus promoting the management of various psychological issues like stress and depression. This, therefore, ends up promoting proper mental health. The reduction of fats and calories in the body ends up promoting proper blood flow in the body, thus preventing heart problems like heart attacks and high blood pressure. For these and many other benefits of kayaking, you need to take time and choose the most suitable kayaking rental company. Despite the high number of rental companies for kayaks and canoes, finding the most suitable option for your needs might be challenging at first, hence the need to make sure that you have the right tips to guide and help you make an informed choice. The following are some of the key things that you actually need to take into consideration when renting a kayak to help you find the most suitable option.
The cost of renting is a kayak key thing that you need to consider before making up your mind. Different kayak rental companies have different pricing structures. This, therefore, means that you have to check the prices prior to making up your mind in order to help you come up with a suitable budget. Evaluating all the possible costs and also checking the prices will save you from overspending. You should also try and get recommendations and testimonials about the company renting out these water features. In addition to this, you can also check its online information before choosing it. This is a very important factor that will save you to help you gain adequate information about the kayaks provided by the rental company of your choice. When getting recommendations and testimonials about the rental company for the kayaks, try and seek information from friends, relatives, and other reputable sources like past customers. You should also make sure that the kayaks you rent are insured from damages. This is also a crucial tip that will save you from any cost of repairs. In addition to this, you will also enjoy peace of mind.
There are several benefits of renting a kayak compared to buying one or making one for yourself. Kayak rentals are more cost-effective as you will not have to incur repair costs, the costs of maintaining it among other hidden expenses.
The greyhounds can be able to make such excellent pets since they are very intelligent and they are sensitive kinds of dogs. They are also easy going with the other dogs as well as with the humans and they can also be a great companion and a loyal one. They are considered highly trainable and they can also fast to understand what is required for them. The greyhounds are considered as an ideal one for the households with children since they are the very gentle ones that can get along well with the children. If you will be looking for intelligent kind of dogs, then you need to have a greyhound since can get along with children easily. If you are searching for the loving and elegant type of dog, then the greyhounds might be the right one for you.
The greyhounds are actually an ancient kind of breed and the carvings on the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics will depict a similar kind or similar looking dog. It is actually thought that they are a descendant from the Arabian Slough and that they are being introduced to England even before 900 AD. They are also being brought to America around the 1500s by their Spanish explorers and they were also among those first breeds of dogs that are being shown into the dog shows.
To add, the greyhounds are considered the fasted one of all the animals after the cheetah and they can also reach a speed of 70 kilometers per hour. They are also being used in the racing as well as they are also used for hunting and that they are considered as an amazing athlete. That is the reason why this kind of dog does not require much exercise that is why making them an ideal indoor type of dog. That being said, the greyhounds do love running, and that they also are considered the happier of all when given the opportunity for a free run. The liquid gait is also striking and it is actually a joy to watch this kind of dog in action. The greyhounds can also run unlike any other dogs and they can also off the ground twice in the running stride. This is called the double suspension gallop.
The greyhounds would be timid dogs most especially with the strangers and they do respond to gentle handling too. If ever they were being treated harshly, then most probably they will be fearful and they are also shy even if the owner is there. They are not also prone to excessive barking and they are gentle and quiet types of dogs.
This dog does have a short hair coat and that you can be able to find all kinds of amazing color combinations from this dog like blue, white, fallow, and gray. Because of the fact that they have short hairs, there are many two that would be much allergic to dogs that do not suffer from these dogs.
Tips on Finding an Excellent Firm for Pool Mastic Replacement Services
We all need the best services and for that reason, one needs to take their time in choosing the best firm to serve them. There are many agencies that can offer services; however, finding the best one may be a big problem. Here are some of the things that one needs to check out to find the best firm that they can settle for.
Take your time in checking out on the standard quality of the services offered. Get to know how good the various service staffs offer their services. Check out on the various conditions that govern their services, Ensure that you also get to know their managing team. The various staff that leads the team will always determine the kind of services that will be offered. This is because the managing team at the most time sets rules and standard quality of how they will want services one. The managing team always wants the best for their agency and for that reason; they will make sure that their service staff team offers the bets to maintain customers. It is always important for one to make sure that they are aware of the managing team of the firm that they want to settle for. Be aware of their educational background, their work experience among other things that will help you know that they are offering the best services.
Another thing that you need to check out is the charging rates of the services being offered. Get to know the amount needed for the service that you want. You can check out on the average price rate of your state of the service and get to compare it with the one charged by the agency that you want to settle for. Ensure that you opt for the firm that will not require you to dig deep into your pockets and leave you in an undesirable economic state. Always opt for the most affordable.
You need to take your time and converse with the service staff to know more about them. Creating confidence in the kind of staff to serve you is very much important. Ask those reasonable questions that will help you know how they offer their services, and if the manner in which they offer their services will make you be satisfied. Check if they are reliable by asking on their schedule. Let the service staff or agency help you know the time within which they offer their services as well as the days of the week that they are available to serve you. Having all this in mind will help to get the best and most reliable service staff.
It is crucial to make sure that you choose the fast service staff. This not only implies the rate that they will offer services but also their response rate. Choose a firm that is able to reach you the moment you want them, and serve you immediately when you need the services.
Points to Note When Leasing Video Production Firm in Toronto
There are many ways in which you can apply videos which has made them common among many people across the market. People would remember well something they have seen in pictures than what they have heard. Through the use of videos you are able to connect well with your audience. Videos are quite dynamic and thus would be suitable for various needs. You need to have the right quality for your video to reap the benefits they provide. You need to ensure that you employ the right professionalism when producing your videos. This would be a reason to ensure that you consider engaging with a qualified video producer in the market. The ability to find the right video production media is something you need to have in check. Video production is a wide industry thus the need to determine the firm which would offer tight solutions for your needs. With the factors below you would have the opportunity to get the right video production services.
The element covered under video production are many and thus the need to seek for a firm which is able to handle wide range of video production solutions. You need to ensure that you get the video solutions within the same firm. Checking for the range of skills available in a video production firm is a key element in the sourcing process. You can reduce the amount of time required to provide the required video if the process is handled within same place.
Next, you should find a video production media house which is well exposed. To match your specific target needs for video solutions to you need to ensure that the firm you deal with is aware of such aspects. It is important that you pick a company that is able to provide references for video production projects they have been engaged with. This way you would be able to rate the video quality and other key elements among different dealers in the market. Knowledge of the kind of target you are working to reach out to with your videos would be based on the skills available with the firm you engage with.
You need to ensure that that you have details about the means for costing video solutions from different dealers in the market. This is essential to ensure that you settle for an affordable option for your needs. A company which offer clear method for setting their rates would ensure that you know what you are getting involved with. This kind of information would offer you a chance to get the right outcome for the video production needs at the right price according to the budget you set.
Ways of Picking an Employment Lawyer
If you are seeking an employment lawyer, you will need to consider checking whether they will be capable of properly representing you. In any case, doing so can permit you to pick somebody who will effortlessly be of some assistance to you – implying that you ought to think about requesting a few proposals. Implying that from this, you will pick an expert who can help you with any case you record against your employer.
In this way, you will find that an employment lawyer can be of some assistance when you might want to battle an enormous organization. What’s more, with this, they won’t be intimidated and they will be prepared to do appropriately investigating your case and knowing how they can battle the organization. Also, a good lawyer might be able to find other people with the same concerns and assist them in fighting for the same cause.
Furthermore, one reason for picking an employment lawyer is that they will not only help you – meaning that they can easily assist the other employees. Additionally, consider picking a pro who will handily be fit for managing an unjust termination case and getting you the pay that you merit. Anybody ready to fire individuals out of the blue is likely not a charming individual to work with.
More so, picking a good employment lawyer means that everyone else within a company will not have to fear whether their job is secure. Likewise, the attorney needs to easily evaluate your work to know whether the termination was justified or not. Meaning that from this, it will be easy to know the support that you can beget from the lawyer and everything that will work to your advantage.
Consequently, regardless of whether all of you wind up losing the case or not getting the result all of you were looking for, everybody would leave with a significantly bigger hover of help than was available previously. Nonetheless, get to know of the different actions or proceedings which might happen when you lose the case. And from this, you will easily understand the results of the case and discern the different ways forward that you might need to consider.
A legitimate proficient will give you some knowledge with regards to the limits that are set up as concerns your job as an employee. Implying that in the end, it tends to be simpler to pick an employment master who can without much of a stretch see a portion of the cases that may be sought after. All the more thus, this can make it simpler for you to know about the various methodologies which may get the chance to work appropriately.
When it comes to buying industrial facilities, a lot of care should be put in place. Determining the type of pilling you will use is one of the things that you need to keep in mind. The foundation for offering the best services to your customer is having the best equipment or machines. This is why you need to get the best pile drivers that will make you offer the best services. In this case, you should look at the following things since some problems or challenges are involved in getting the best services. Selecting the best pile driver is not easy because many of them are being introduced in the market today.
Look at the following things and get the best pile drivers that you can work with. Remember that that pilling is always built to last for long. For these reasons, you should consider getting a machine that will give you everything that you are looking for. The material of the pile drivers is the next thing that you should start looking at. If you want to know the quality of the pile driver, then you must know of the materials that have been used in making them. When you go to the market, you will find the products in different materials. That means you will have different options when you are looking for the best.
When talking about the material of the piling, you will get some made of timber, steel, and concrete. Remember that these materials can also be mixed to make the bets pilling that you need. Therefore, you should look at the machine that will handle everything that is involved during tasks. The condition of the pile drivers is the next thing that you need to consider. You can choose to buy the used or a new pile driver. If you are making the decision, you should look at the things that are involved such as the budget that you have. Different pile drivers are sold at different prices out there.
The decision of buying the new one will depend if you have the money of getting a new pile driver. If you do not have enough money to buy the product and you need the best, then you should go for the other options such as buying a used one. When you get this option, you will be able to get the best pile driver that will work according to your needs at an affordable price. All you need to do at this time is looking at the condition of the equipment before you buy it. Make sure that you are buying a pile driver that will serve you for a long time according to the things that you will be doing with them.
When you go to the internet, you will find different posts about pile drivers. The internet can help you a lot in getting everything that you are looking for. The main thing is that there are sites where you can go when buying pile drivers. Look at the pictures and the information of the pile drivers that have been posted and see if you will get the best.
Many people these days as well as businesses are opting to use thermal desorption units because of the many advantages that they have. Thermal desorption is an environmental remediation technology that usually utilizes heat. There are many benefits that one can get to gain when they use the thermal desorption unit. It is however best for one to ensure that they do find the best thermal desorption unit manufacturer because, with the increased usage of thermal desorption units, it has led to an increasing number of the thermal desorption unit manufacturer. For an individual to be able to find the thermal desorption unit which will be able to provide them with high-quality services that they want for a long time, one should ensure they do choose the best thermal desorption units, manufacturer. With the many thermal desorption units manufacturer there, it can be tough for one to know the best ones that they should choose and thus the need for doing extensive research that will make one know more about them. The guidelines below can also be able to help a person to choose the thermal desorption units manufacturer.
It is critical for one to know that when they are looking for a thermal desorption unit manufacturer, they should be sure they are choosing the one that manufactures high-quality thermal desorption unit manufacturer. It is better for one to know that the thermal desorption unit manufacturer might be many but it is not a guarantee that all of them usually manufactures high-quality thermal desorption units. It is thus best for one to make sure that when they are choosing the thermal unit desorption unit manufacturer that they do inquire from the other businesses or people that have used their thermal desorption unit to make sure they are of high quality. A person can also get to check the website that they have to see the kind of testimonials that they have gotten from the people and businesses that have used as they can tell one if they do provide the best thermal desorption units.
The industry experience that the thermal desorption unit manufacturer has is another important factor that a person should make sure to consider when they are choosing the best. It is important for one to know that in order to make the best thermal desorption unit, the manufacturer needs to have the skills and expertise that we required. It is thus critical that a person makes sue they do get to choose the one that has been in that industry for the longest time. A person has to know that they need to ask the thermal desorption unit manufacturer the time that they have been in the industry so that they can know if they are experts or not. It is also essential that a person ensures that they do check the reputation that the thermal desorption unit manufacturer has as it is best to select the one with a good reputation.
How to Choose a Custom Chromatography Instrument Supplying Company
Ensure that you have hired that chromatography company that is located near your business so that they can have information about what your business or your company offers. Consider doing a thorough research and also speaking with those past clients of the firm for chromatography that you intend to choose. The other basic outlook to put into survey action is determining the amount of cash that you are will and able to invest in hiring the quality chromatography service provider for your business. Consider gathering reviews of selecting the perfect company for chromatography that you will be able to hire. The most basic outlook that you have to survey when choosing the perfect chromatography company is the fees that you are being charged by the chromatography company of your choice. Consider hiring that chromatography company that is a business specialist so that you can be able to receive the incomparable services. The other essential outlook to survey when hiring a chromatography company is the level of service provided by that chromatography company as well as the certifications that you require for your business.
The incomparable outlook that you can consider doing your business is ensuring that you have hired the incomparable chromatography firm. Ensure that you have evaluated your needs and also your requirements so that you can determine the kind of Chromatography Company that you will be able to hire in your business. Ensure also that you have considered searching online on how to select the incomparable chromatography company that will take care and handles all you’re chromatography into our organization. You can decide to visit those friends who own big businesses so that you can inquire from them the type of Chromatography Company that you will be able to hire. Ensure that you have visited the websites of different chromatography companies so that you can compare the services for chromatography that are being offered by that company and select the one that matches your needs. Ensure that you have asked around for the reputable chromatography company that you will be able to hire for your business. Consider receiving the recommendations and also the referrals to that particular reputable chromatography company that is located near you.
Another key factor to put in mind when selecting the perfect chromatography company is to observe that you have hired that chromatography company that is available each and every time you require their services. Ensure that the chromatography company that you wish to hire for your firm has the incomparable audit support services as well as the incomparable chromatography Company that has the incomparable goal setting. The other basic outlook to survey when selecting the incomparable chromatography company for your business is to select that firm that you will be able to work closely in your business. Consider going to that chromatography company that will be able to add value to your business and to also determine how that chromatography Company normally maintains its continuity. Ensure that you have considered what other people are saying about that chromatography company that you are intending to select. Consider hiring that chromatography Company that has been operating for many years in the chromatography field so that you can determine their level of experience.
Points to Guide You When Choosing the Best Hyperbaric Chamber Dealer
Physicians have recommended and prescribed hyperbaric chamber to patients who have been experiencing different types of ailments. Doctors and physicians will prescribe hyperbaric oxygen chamber to those patients who are found to be breathing high levels of oxygen that the atmospheric pressure. A hyperbaric chamber dealer puts all the efforts to ensure full-time supply of hyperbaric chambers. The hyperbaric chambers you are planning to purchase should be effective and durable. Choosing the best hyperbaric chamber dealer, therefore, can be a good decision because it is about life. The therapy is going to fasten the healing of wounds and other medical complications. In the market currently, there are a lot of hyperbaric chamber dealers and settling for the one that suits your needs can be a challenge. The tips for selecting the best hyperbaric chamber dealer are explained in this context.
Consider looking at the pricing tag of the hyperbaric chamber dealer. The cost of the hyperbaric chamber is going to vary from one dealer to another. Consider looking at the affordability of the hyperbaric chamber dealer. A quality hyperbaric chamber is known to be expensive. If it is expensive, but the quality is fine, then it is worth it.
Another point you are going to look at while choosing the best hyperbaric chamber dealer is online reviews and testimonials. Past clients will have more information to tell about a hyperbaric chamber dealer, and this is through feedback and comments. To gather information about a hyperbaric chamber dealer, go through their websites and online blogs because this where customers leave their feedback.
The other tip to put in mind while selecting the best hyperbaric chamber dealer is certification and accreditation. The hyperbaric chamber dealer you select should be certified by a trading authority and legally allowed to carry out this form of business. The hyperbaric chamber dealer should operate within the legal standards and practices of the business. Your trust for the hyperbaric chamber dealer will be dictated by the accreditations and certifications.
Recommendations should be considered when one wants to choose the best hyperbaric chamber dealer. Recommendations will determine whether the reputation of the hyperbaric dealer is good or poor. If the hyperbaric chamber dealer is reputable, you will receive positive recommendations, and you can go ahead and shop from him. It is a good idea to get recommendations from close people who you can trust such as friends who have used the service or family members. To sum up, this article is meant to assist in choosing the right hyperbaric chamber dealer for your needs.
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In the first round of the 1975 amateur draft, the Baltimore Orioles chose 18-year-old right-hander Dave Ford. Blessed with an “explosive fastball” and pinpoint control, the 6-foot-4 Ford drew comparisons with Jim Palmer.1 Ford quickly progressed through the Orioles farm system and debuted with 15 scoreless innings in a September call-up in 1978. Hampered by elbow pain and chronic shoulder miseries in subsequent seasons, Ford won five games in his big-league career, which ended after the strike-shortened season in 1981.
David Alan Ford was born on December 29, 1956, in Cleveland. His parents, Harry and Lottie (Czerpa) Ford, were hard-working native Clevelanders who stressed education as a means of providing a better future for their four children, daughters Rosalayn and Marlene and sons Steven and Dave, the youngest in the family. Harry drove a bus and held down a second job at the local Carling Black Label brewery loading and driving trucks. Lottie was a seamstress and homemaker. Dave grew up in a tightly-knit neighborhood where youths played pickup baseball, basketball, and football year round. By the time he was 8 years old he began pitching in Little League in nearby Brookside Park and for his grade school, Blessed Heart. Tall and athletic for his age, he progressed to the American Legion and the highly competitive Connie Mack League. “I started to really learn how to pitch by playing against older guys in the Connie Mack league and took my lumps. I was coached by Rich Liskovec, who was very strict and disciplined. You learned a lot about baseball from him,” recalled Ford, whose teammates included Chris Bando (Sal’s brother) and future NFL player, Wade Manning.2 At Lincoln West High School Ford was an all-state basketball player and baseball pitcher. He cut an impressive presence on the mound and began attracting major-league scouts to his games as a sophomore. “By my senior year,” he said, “scouts were at practically every one of my games.” Ford had scholarship offers to play basketball and baseball in college, but unlike his three siblings, he decided to forgo college in order to pursue his dream of playing in the big leagues.
Ford was chosen by the Baltimore Orioles with the 23rd pick in the first round of the amateur draft in June 1975. “I didn’t know in advance that Baltimore was going to select me in the first round,” he recalled, “but I had a feeling that I would be drafted high.” Ford got the news on one of his last days in high school. “I was in English class when the phone rang and was told that my services were wanted in the office,” he said. A writer from the Cleveland Plain Dealer told him the good news.
A few days after the draft, Dave Ritterpusch, longtime director of scouting for the Orioles, arrived at the Ford’s house to begin contract negotiations. “We had no representation,” Ford said of his initial meeting with Baltimore. “My parents had just a high-school education and we really didn’t know what to expect being a first-round draft pick. We were trusting the Orioles.” Ford was upset and insulted by the club’s initial offer of a $12,500 bonus, about one-third of what he had anticipated, and he politely broke off the conversation. He contacted the International Management Group in Cleveland to negotiate on his behalf. Three weeks later they secured a salary and an approximate $40,000 signing bonus.
A professional baseball player about a month after graduating from high school, Ford drove to Bluefield, West Virginia, where he was thrust into action with the Orioles’ affiliate in the Rookie Appalachian League. He quickly showed his potential by completing four of seven starts and logging 52 innings, which earned him a promotion to the Miami Orioles of the Class A Florida State League. The youngest player on the team, Ford made two starts and tossed a shutout.
Ford reported to the Orioles’ minor-league spring training in Miami in 1976 and was introduced to the “Oriole Way” of teaching young pitchers. “Ray Miller was the minor-league roving pitching instructor,” said Ford. “He wanted us to work fast, throw strikes, change speed, and be able to field our position well. It sounded simple, but isn’t.” The Orioles built their success on fundamentally sound baseball. They eschewed overpowering, fastball pitchers, in favor of athletic and mentally tough ones. Ford had gotten by with his fastball in high school and in his half-season of professional ball in 1976, but recognized that he had to make adjustments. “I liked to work fast but I had to learn how to change speeds in the minor leagues, where the hitters are better. I soon realized that batters could catch up to anything. I didn’t need to strike everyone out. I had to hit my spots and let my defense work. Everything about the game is quicker.”
Ford was assigned to the Charlotte (North Carolina) O’s in the Double-A Southern League for 1977. Facing typically more-seasoned pros, Ford still had a dominating season, leading the league in practically every pitching statistic, including wins (17), innings (212), complete games (19), shutouts (4), and strikeouts (121), and posted a 2.50 ERA. He was an all-star and was named the league’s most valuable player in a poll of managers and sportswriters.3 “That was the best stretch of pitching I ever had,” said Ford. “But it was also a learning process. My ability to throw was probably ahead of my mental aspects.” The only disappointment was surrendering a game-winning home run to Jim Obradovich of the Orlando Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the Eastern division championship.4
Ford was invited as a nonroster player to spring training in 1977. The Sporting News raved that he was the “best looking pitching prospect to come through the Orioles system since Jim Palmer.”5 Pitching coach George Bamberger was most impressed with Ford’s control, but Ford was a long shot to make the team considering the Orioles’ surfeit of young, talented starters like Dennis Martinez and Scott McGregor. Being around so many great veterans was awe-inspiring to the 20-year-old Ford. Early on, “I threw batting practice to Brooks Robinson. I was excited and throwing real hard. I had a good control but a few balls got away from me and sailed up around his head. I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is Brooks Robinson.’ He finally stepped back and said, ‘Hey rookie, slow down and take it easy.’ ”
Ford was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to start 1977. “I had my first rough year in baseball and it was tough on me mentally,” he said. Against veteran batters and many former major leaguers, Ford struggled, won just nine of 23 decisions, and yielded 27 home runs in 176 innings. Manager Ken Boyer was nonetheless optimistic about his development, saying, “He’s learned a lot about what it takes to pitch. He’s only 20 years old and he’s already in Triple-A. That puts him two years ahead of the game.”6 In the offseason Ford was added to the Orioles’ 40-man roster. “I realized after my first year in Rochester that I needed to pitch inside more,” he recalled. “I had an overhand fastball with average velocity, but my control was above average. My changeup became average to above average. My breaking balls, slider and curve, were average at best and needed refining.”
Orioles manager Earl Weaver typically began the regular season with nine pitchers on his staff (just four starters); consequently, competition was fierce among pitching prospects. “We got along but we knew there weren’t many spots available,” Ford said of his relationship with teammates from Rochester, all hoping for a shot in the big leagues. “You feel like every inning in spring training and every session on the side is being scrutinized. It’s a stressful time in late March when teams are made. You are well aware of your competition and how they are pitching.”
Optioned again to Rochester, Ford rebounded to win 11 games, log 156 innings, post a 3.81 ERA (all second-best on the club behind Sammy Stewart), and earn a spot on the league’s all-star team. In September the Orioles called up Ford, Stewart, and reliever Tim Stoddard.
In the second game of a doubleheader on September 2, 1978, Ford made his major-league debut at Memorial Stadium against the Chicago White Sox. “I remember walking in from the bullpen and not feeling my feet,” he remembered. “I was so excited but as a pitcher you don’t want to get out of rhythm.” Keeping his emotions in check, Ford yielded just five singles through eight innings before getting in trouble in the ninth nursing a 1-0 lead. Singles by Mike Squires and Chet Lemon gave the White Sox runners at the corners with one out. Weaver replaced Ford with Tippy Martinez, whose curveball to pinch-hitter Lamar Johnson led to a game-ending double play and Ford’s first big-league win. In his only other appearance, he tossed 6? innings of scoreless relief against Milwaukee on September 14, surrendering just three hits.
Landing a spot on a big-league staff is inextricably tied to ability, luck, and timing. The Orioles’ quartet of starting pitchers (Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Dennis Martinez, and Scott McGregor) started148 of 162 games in 1978; only Palmer was older than 26. “I thought I had a chance to make the team,” Ford said about spring training in 1979. “We had four guys (Tim Stoddard, Stewart, Joe Kerrigan, and myself) competing for two spots. I had a good September with the club (15 scoreless innings to start his career), came off a real good year in winter ball in Puerto Rico, and pitched well in spring training. When I didn’t make the team I was disappointed and wondered what more I could have done.” The Orioles chose Stewart and Stoddard and broke camp with nine pitchers.
“He’d be in almost any other rotation in baseball” was an oft-heard comment about Ford’s predicament at this time in his career.7 Asked if he regretted being a starting pitcher in an organization that set the standard for pitching excellence, Ford responded philosophically. “If I had gone to a different organization, say Cleveland or Houston, maybe I could have gotten to the big leagues quicker. But then I look at the stability and the coaching in the Orioles organization. Who knows how I would have developed in a different organization. From teammates to coaching in Baltimore, I could not have done better.”
Soon after beginning his third season with Rochester in 1979, Ford developed tendinitis in his elbow which required cortisone shots in April and May. He pitched well (won six of 11 decisions and averaged more than seven innings per outing for his 15 starts), but the pain worsened, landing him on the disabled list in June. After rehabilitation in June and July, Ford prepared for his return. “We were in Richmond and I realized that I am not throwing my slider very well and don’t feel real comfortable with it.” A torrential downpour canceled the game before he threw a pitch. After the game, manager Doc Edwards informed him that the Orioles had just called him up. “I hadn’t pitched a game in about six weeks,” Ford told the author, “and now I am heading to the big leagues.”
Ford and reliever John Flinn reported to the Orioles to replace the injured Palmer and Stoddard. Ford started on June 25 against the Seattle Mariners in Baltimore. He pitched well enough to win (five hits and two runs in six innings), but Sammy Stewart blew the Orioles’ 4-2 lead in the seventh en route to a 5-4 loss. Ford knew something was still wrong with his elbow. “I had good speed, but was tentative with my slider. I got by on my fastball and changeup for the rest of the season.” Used primarily in long relief, Ford made eight more appearances (earning a win and picking up two saves). He limited the Twins to five hits and two runs in six innings on August 24 to win his only other start of the season. While the Orioles ran away with the AL East crown, Palmer returned to form in August and Stoddard in September, making Ford the odd man out for the team’s playoff roster. Ford posted an impressive 2.10 ERA in 30 innings for the season. Though inactive, he was dressed for Baltimore’s ALCS against the California Angels, participated in pregame warm-ups, and remained in the dugout during the games. In the World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was also in uniform and threw batting practice, but changed to civilian clothes to chart pitches during the games.
Ford got his big chance in 1980 when, out of spring training, he was named to the team’s starting rotation because of injuries to Dennis Martinez and Scott McGregor. After a rough outing against Chicago in his season debut, Ford tossed his first and only big-league complete game on April 18 against the White Sox, limiting them to four hits and two runs in a 5-2 victory. Ford’s moment of glory was fleeting. He ceded his spot to McGregor for the next scheduled start. Thereafter he pitched exclusively out of the bullpen (except for one start in mid-May) and did not win another game that season. He finished with a 1-3 record and 4.26 ERA in 69? innings. The Sporting News still rated the 23-year-old as “an excellent prospect,” but Ford realized that he was not the same pitcher from 1978.8
Ford began noticing chronic shoulder weakness and fatigue in the 1980 season, and it persisted throughout the 1981 strike-shortened season as well. “I wasn’t bouncing back from pitching a few innings of relief, starting, or even warming up,” he said. “I seemed to wear down and lose strength and velocity throughout the season.” He received treatments from the Orioles’ medical staff and tried to rest his shoulder, but nothing seemed to help.
Slated for the ninth spot on the staff to start the 1981 season, Ford struggled in his first three relief outings, surrendering 15 hits and 10 runs in eight innings. After tossing five innings of one-run ball in relief against the Texas Rangers on May 10, Ford relieved an injured Steve Stone to begin the third inning on May 16 against the Twins. He pitched seven scoreless innings, yielding just four hits to earn what proved to be his last big-league victory, 7-0. Hit hard in subsequent appearances, Ford bluntly admitted “I was borderline staying in the big leagues when the strike happened.” His shoulder did not respond to two months of strike-caused inactivity. In his five appearances after the strike, he surrendered 16 hits and 10 runs in 7? innings. When the season ended, the Orioles announced they had “placed [Ford] on the trading block,” but didn’t expect much in return given the pitcher’s arm problems.9
Ford realized that he had to do something to salvage his career. Teammates Mike Flanagan and Jim Palmer suggested going outside the Baltimore organization and recommended Dr. Arthur Pappas, the Boston Red Sox’ nationally renowned team physician. Ford wanted to avoid surgery; consequently, he began a rigorous physical therapy program designed by Dr. Pappas at the University of Massachusetts Hospital in Amherst to rehabilitate his atrophied shoulder. After five weeks, Ford noticed marked improvement.
Amid rumblings that he had failed to fulfill his promise as a first-round draft pick, Ford battled Ross Grimsley and Don Stanhouse (both of whom had missed the entire 1981 season) and Paul Moskau for the last spot on the staff in 1982. Ford was eventually optioned to Rochester, where he logged 100? innings and hurled a team-high three shutouts. “I had taken a step back and guys were passing me by,” Ford said candidly. “I’m a third or fourth starter, but I am looked at differently by the organization.” The Orioles now pinned their future on top prospects 20-year-old Storm Davis and 24-year-old Mike Boddicker.
In the offseason, the Orioles released Ford outright, thus initiating a three-year odyssey that tested his resolve and commitment to baseball. After participating in the Orioles’ minor-league spring training, he was sent to Rochester, where he was ineffective (3-2, 6.54 ERA), suffering from chronic shoulder pain. In midsummer he was unexpectedly traded to the Triple-A Tacoma Tigers, the Oakland A’s affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. Despite a 7.23 ERA in 19? innings with the Tigers, the A’s invited him to their minor-league camp in 1984.
Surprisingly, Ford got off to a hot start in 1984 with Tacoma, but it soon soured after an unfortunate and nerve-racking experience. “In late July the manager told me that I was being called up to the big leagues,” recalled Ford. “I’m ecstatic. About an hour later I am at home and I get another call. I’m told that they can’t get me to the big leagues because of a procedural problem. I wasn’t on the 40-man roster.” Understandably devastated, Ford was released in the offseason when the A’s acquired five highly rated pitched prospects in a trade for Rickey Henderson.
Following failed attempts to land a contract in Japan and Italy, Ford accepted an invitation to the San Francisco Giants’ minor-league spring training in 1985. “I probably shouldn’t have been there,” he said honestly. He was released, but the Milwaukee Brewers offered him a spot with the Monterrey Sultanes in the Mexican League. “That was a tough year,” said Ford. “The conditions weren’t very good and the pay was not great. That was the stepping stone to saying that I can’t do this anymore.” A few ineffective late-season outings with the El Paso Diablos in the Texas League reinforced his decision to retire.
Ford’s transition to life after baseball was not as easy as he had anticipated. Before retiring he had occasionally worked for International Management Group, laying the foundation for a future career, but the expected job failed to materialize. After working in construction, he began throwing batting practice for his hometown Cleveland Indians in 1986 and continued doing so for a few years. In 1987 Ford went to work for the city of Rocky River, a suburb of Cleveland, where he became the manager of a civic center in the department of recreation.
Beginning in the mid-1990s, Ford participated in annual Orioles fantasy camps in Florida and got involved in charity golf outings with the Indians. In April 2013 he participated in the Orioles’ tribute to Earl Weaver at Camden Yards.
As of 2013 Ford still called Cleveland home, living there with his wife, Cindy, and their son, Will.
The Sporting News
Author interview of Dave Ford on March 18, 2013
1 The Sporting News, March 26, 1977, 14.
2 The author expresses his gratitude to Dave Ford, who was interviewed on March 18, 2013. All quotations from Ford are from this interview unless otherwise noted.
3 The Sporting News, September 18, 1976.
4 The Sporting News, September 18, 1976.
5 The Sporting News, March 26, 1977, 14.
6 The Sporting News, September 3, 1977, 34.
7 The Sporting News, April 5, 1980, 34.
8 The Sporting News, November 8, 1980, 53.
9 The Sporting News, October 3, 1981, 3.
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To paraphrase the philosophy of the Free Software Foundation, this book is free like free speech, but not necessarily free like free pizza. It came about because of a collaboration that would not have been possible without the GNU Free Documentation License. So we would like to thank the Free Software Foundation for developing this license and, of course, making it available to us.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan returned to haunt Jose Mourinho as he scored on his return to Old Trafford.
The Armenian endured a frustrating time under the Manchester United boss and joined Arsenal in January, in a deal that saw Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction.
Mkhitaryan had been struggling with injuries but was passed fit to start in a much-changed Arsenal line-up.
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Nike’s Air Max 97 will be dropping in a special Spider-Man themed colorway that features a sleek navy and red makeover for the kiddos.
While not an official collaboration, Nike appears to be celebrating the upcoming Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home with a kids exclusive Nike Air Max 97. Featuring a mixture of Navy, Blue, and Red, the silhouette comes decked out in a mesh base with the usual AM97 leather overlays with added 3M reflective detailing. A white rubber midsole, blue Air Max unit, and a black rubber outsole finish off the design.
NIKE AIR MAX 97 “SPIDER-MAN” RELEASE INFORMATION
Enjoy official images of the Spider-Man-themed Nike Air Max 97 below and expect a drop to go down soon in the coming weeks via select Nike Air Max retailers and Nike.com in kids sizing for $155.There’s no word as of now if the pair will be dropping in adult sizing but at this point, it is still a possibility. Make sure to keep it locked to JustFreshKicks for more updates on the release and more daily sneaker news from Nike and your other favorite brands.
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Style Code: DQ4716-400
Release Date: 2021
Retail Price: $155
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The inaugural meeting of the newly formed Irish American Leadership Council took place last Friday in New York, with a robust exchange of ideas among members and Irish government leaders on how to maximize the multi-tiered relationship between Ireland and the Irish community in the U.S.
The meeting was chaired by Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, who traveled from Dublin last week for three days of engagements in New York and Washington, D.C.
The three-hour meeting, which was held at the American Irish Historical Society on Fifth Avenue in New York, was attended by nearly 40 representatives of the Irish American community from groups throughout the country, and U.S.-based representatives of Irish government agencies, including Tourism Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Food Board and IDA Ireland. Also present were Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Collins and Irish Consul General in New York Niall Burgess.
Martin stressed that the Irish government considers its relationship with Irish American leaders to be vital, and that the Leadership Council would continue to be open to ideas.
“We want to collectively work together to enhance the relationship with the U.S.,” Martin said. “Out of that relationship comes benefit for Ireland and for the Irish community in the U.S.”
The council came into being after Collins conducted a strategic review of Ireland-U.S. relations last year and concluded that one of the ways the relationship could be enhanced would be through the creation of the new group.
Attendees at the meeting represented a vast swath of Irish America, including culture, business, philanthropy, sports, politics, education and media. Among the topics discussed were the Irish peace process, the Irish economy, challenges facing the Irish-born community here, including the current state of U.S. immigration law, and the increasing influence of Irish culture among mainstream America.
Martin told members that after a series of meetings on Capitol Hill earlier in the week, the Irish government was told that as of now, the only way to solve the problems facing the estimated 50,000 undocumented in the U.S. would be through a comprehensive reform package.
The minister said that the U.S. legislators he met – among them, Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Patrick Leahy – expressed optimism that a comprehensive bill will be ready for introduction and action in the first three months of next year.
Martin also said that the government would continue to press for a bi-lateral visa deal between Ireland and the U.S. that would ensure a long-term flow of legal immigration between the two countries. However, he added that any such deal would have to come as part of comprehensive reform.
“We can’t go it alone,” Martin said with regards to a bi-lateral deal. “We have to be clear to our people that we can’t do it alone. If comprehensive doesn’t happen, we would then pursue (a bi-lateral) deal.”
Martin also talked about the success of the recent Global Irish Forum in Dublin, and particularly how attendees responded to ideas of putting Ireland forth as a cultural powerhouse.
The Irish American Leadership Council, Martin said, would be “flexible and open,” and “always open to ideas.”
“We want to be proactive,” Collins said, “and we want to make sure the dialogue is there.”
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Fertilize your lawn the chemical free way!
According to the Lawn Institute, if you leave it alone, your grass will convert organic matter into nutrients to keep the lawn growing! Grass clippings themselves are a good source of free fertilizer. They can provide up to one-half of the nitrogen needed by a lawn.
Leave your grass clippings on the chemical-free lawn: they will decompose almost immediately. Chemical fertilizers slow the activity of decomposers- earthworms, bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms – and stall the breakdown of clippings, causing thatch. The only time you should remove clippings are when converting from a chemical system, after the first mowing in the spring to help the grass green up, and after the last fall mowing to reduce the chance of disease.
Also, remove grass clippings whenever you cut off more than one-half of the top growth.
Synthetic fertilizers slow down and even kill off biological processes. The dead roots don’t break down, the lawn gets ‘’soft’’ and there’s excessive runoff, forcing you to water and fertilize more frequently.
From: Save our Planet by Diane MacEACHERN.
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Colin Baker. Chipembere: The Missing Years. Zomba: Kachere, 2006. 391 pp. $39.95 (paper), ISBN 978-99908-76-33-8.
Reviewed by Owen Kalinga (North Carolina State University)
Published on H-SAfrica (February, 2008)
Most students of postwar Africa are able to identify individual nationalists who played major roles in the struggle for independence, or indeed, in the negotiating processes leading to decolonization. Malawi has a long list of such personalities, and very high on the list is Henry Blasius Masuko Chipembere. It was he who, along with other young activists, particularly William Kanyama Chiume, in 1957 encouraged their rather ineffective party, the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC), to persuade the older and more urbane Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda to return home from Ghana and take charge of the crucial stage of the fight against British colonial rule. By the time of his death in exile in the United States in 1975, Chipembere had started to write an autobiography which, clearly unfinished, covers his life to early 1959. Many years later, Robert Rotberg edited the manuscript, and in 2001 the Christian Literature Association in Malawi (CLAIM), of Blantyre, published it in its Kachere series under the title, Hero of the Nation: Chipembere of Malawi: An Autobiography. Thus the story of this popular politician, key to understanding Malawian affairs in the mid-twentieth century, remained incomplete until the publication of Professor Colin Baker's Chipembere: The Missing Years.
The book is divided into three parts, the first consisting of the main biography which is subdivided further into fourteen short chapters totaling about 160 pages, the second being a compilation of most of Chipembere's published and unpublished papers, and the third section comprising the epilogue, notes, and index. The first chapter, "Before the 1959 State of Emergency," highlights the colony's constitutional changes, mainly in the 1950s, including those which brought into the colonial legislature, for the first time, five Africans, including Chipembere, all elected by provincial councils. It also highlights aspects of Chipembere's early life, from the time of his graduation from the University of Fort Hare to his brief and unhappy employment in the colonial civil service, progressing to his political activism and entry into the legislature, and to his rise as a forceful radical and popular speaker. The chapter also summarizes the part he played in bringing Dr. Banda back to Nyasaland in 1958, and his key role in planning the nationalists' next course of action, strategies which would lead to the state of emergency and the detention of hundreds of people, including Banda, Chipembere and the majority of the central executive of the Nyasaland African Congress.
The next three chapters cover the period from Chipembere's custody in a Gwelo (Gweru), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) facility, followed by his release and tours to various parts of Nyasaland during which time he made some of his most impassioned anticolonial speeches, to his prosecution, conviction, and incarceration in Zomba Central prison from February 1961 to January 1963. His imprisonment meant that he was not included in the constitutional talks which brought about the first adult suffrage general elections in August 1961, resulting in the establishment of a government in which the Malawi Congress Party, formerly the NAC, had a majority. His confinement also prevented him from influencing directly deliberations and decisions on further political changes in the colony. These events are central to understanding the personal and political relations between Chipembere and Hastings Banda.
Using Chipembere's own biography and, more importantly, confidential government sources and personal communications with some of the colonial officers at the center of the decision-making process at the time, Baker shows how by late 1960 their relationship had in effect developed into a situation of tension and suspicion akin to that between a father and a son, one moderate in his politics and respectful of things British, the much younger person a committed firebrand prepared to advocate violence to attain decolonization. Chipembere's fourteen months in Gweru had been spent in the company of Banda and Dunduzu Chisiza, the secretary general of the NAC and an economics buff. While in Gweru, Chipembere read widely on history, politics, and philosophy, whereas Chisiza immersed himself in economics literature. They discussed their plans for an independent Nyasaland, and the two less-experienced wards listened to Banda express his ideas of life and politics. During this time they came to know each other better, and this association would be significant in the future. Throughout the book, Baker shows how Banda came to know Chipembere, and how this influenced his dealings with him in later years. For example, it is clear now that Banda could have exerted some pressure on the governor, Sir Glynn Jones, to release Chipembere at various stages between February 1961 and late 1962. Banda did not do so even when other senior party members urged such a course of action, apparently because he wanted to prevent Chipembere's radicalism from influencing the crucial constitutional negotiations and already charged political atmosphere in the colony. Equally notable is the manner in which Chipembere addressed Banda. In prison letters sent to his leader, Chipembere referred to Banda as "My dear atate" ("father"), and in one as "My beloved father and master." The letters ended with "Your affectionate son and servant" or "Your ever loyal servant." Granted that in many African societies elders are often addressed as "father," it seems clear here that Chipembere was respectful of Banda in a very special way. Nevertheless, as Baker also demonstrates, Chipembere was not averse to undermining his party's president whenever he thought Banda was being too temperate in his transactions with colonial and imperial authorities.
Upon his release from prison, Chipembere resumed his duties as treasurer general of the Malawi Congress Party, and Banda appointed him Minister of Local Government. At independence in July 1964, he became Minister of Education, a position he held until major disagreements in the new cabinet in August of that year set in motion a chain of events that led eventually to his exile from the country of his birth. Baker devotes three chapters to this epoch in Chipembere's life. We are told that he was a hard-working cabinet minister, with good relations with civil servants in the upper echelons of his ministries, most of whom were at that time British expatriates. It is also evident that his stature as a leader was rising, to the point that most Malawians, including those high up in the Malawi Congress Party, quietly assumed that he would succeed Banda eventually. Banda himself was quite aware of this. However, Chipembere was not to be a cabinet minister for long, for in August 1964, barely six weeks after Malawi's independence, strains between Banda and the majority of his cabinet over, among other issues, the pace of Africanization, health care, and foreign policy, led to a major rift, forcing some of them to flee the country for fear of imprisonment and prosecution.
A major turning point in Malawi's recent history, the Cabinet Crisis, as it has come to be known locally, is a subject of one of Baker's books, and this section of part 1 of Chipembere: The Missing Years, relies very heavily on it. Chipembere's rising status was even more evident at this time. He was out of the country when the public schism developed between Prime Minister Banda and his cabinet ministers; as was known at the time, and as Baker confirms, had Chipembere not joined the side of his colleagues upon his return, chances are that the crisis would not have gone as far or would have been resolved differently. He united with his colleagues, this time on the opposition bench, but while they were to flee the country by the end of October, he escaped to the mountains of Fort Johnston (Mangochi) district to organize guerrilla warfare against Banda's government. The hunt for him became a main preoccupation of Malawi's security forces. Baker informs us that after the failure of Chipembere's "army" to attack the then-capital, Zomba, in February 1965, the search for him intensified, and so did the medical problems arising from his diabetes. This is where the book reveals much about the secret workings of the government. Banda's denunciation of his former minister became louder, more vicious, and more frequent; he told his audiences that he wanted Chipembere captured, dead or alive. At the same time, with Banda's knowledge and approval, the governor-general, Sir Glynn Jones, his chief secretary, attorney general, the head of the special branch of the police, and the army commander were working secretly to contact Chipembere with a view to taking him to safety outside Malawi. They did so with the logistical support of Archbishop Donald Arden of the Anglican Church, with which Chipembere's family had long been associated, his father being one of its senior priests. Also involved were the Southern Rhodesia and British governments. Although at the time rumors circulated in Malawi to the effect that somebody, probably an external power, had helped Chipembere flee abroad, the story of Banda's role and that of government officials, as well as the intensity of the delicate operation, will come as a shock to many in that country.
Baker presents Chipembere's life in exile as that of an unsure person. The former minister was concerned with the situation of his followers back at home; he was to live for some time in Tanzania, where he formed a party, obviously in the expectation that he would return to Malawi as a leader. It seems clear also that, perhaps because of the stress of exile life, each of the former cabinet ministers led his own life, and in some cases, his own organization. While in Tanzania there was an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with the Malawi leader, again using some very intricate means and intermediaries, including Lady Listowell. This will be another major revelation to Malawianists. Chipembere's diabetes required that he be in a country with developed medical facilities, and although Britain was his first choice, the government there was not keen to have him there for long periods because it feared upsetting relations with the Banda government. The United States, where Chipembere was to study and teach for some years, was also rather wary of him. Finally, he seems to have been wrestling with another dilemma: whether to remain hopeful of returning to politics in Malawi or to commit himself to academic life as a university teacher, a profession Baker tells us Chipembere respected, enjoyed, and one in which he had already proved his proficiency at California State University. Throughout the book, Baker gives the impression that Chipembere's diabetes influenced the swings in his mood and some of his important decisions. It was complications from the disease that killed him in 1975. The second part of the book includes a selection of Chipembere's speeches and published and unpublished papers, some which seem to have aided Baker in writing the biography. Perhaps the real importance of this section lies in the fact that it enables us to appreciate better Chipembere's mind, especially his thoughts on Malawi and those on postcolonial Africa in general. The last part of the book contains the epilogue and the notes to the various chapters. The epilogue is basically a summary of Chipembere's life from his birth at Kayoyo in Ntchisi (part of old Kota Kota) district, spotlighting particularly events that seem to have led him to adopt such a strong anticolonial position in his political life. Among such occurrences were the harsh manner in which some of his white school teachers had treated him and his encounters with extreme racism in Southern Rhodesia before going to Fort Hare, where he was to admire and seek to emulate a number of his black lecturers, particularly Professor Z. K. Matthews and Dr. James Njongwe. All this is interesting and useful information but, as a reader, I would have preferred it to come at the beginning of the book rather than at the end as it would have made it easier for me to understand some of Chipembere's utterances and actions.
Professor Baker used a variety of sources in writing the book. First is Chipembere's own unfinished autobiography, Hero of the Nation. Second, as in the case of his other books on Malawi, the author avails himself of an assortment of official and semi-official sources: government archives and the official and personal (sometimes confidential, nonattributable) notes of many of the British colonial civil servants who worked in Malawi at this time. As one such official, Baker knew some of them personally, giving him a very rare and enviable access to key information. Although in sections such official and semi-official sources seem to overly influence the tone of the book, Baker also interviewed or corresponded with several people close to Chipembere, among them his widow Catherine and Kanyama Chiume, a long-time close associate and one of the cabinet ministers expelled in 1964.
This is certainly an important book concerning Malawi's recent past, even though it leaves many questions unresolved. For example, despite his success in portraying Chipembere as a vehement anticolonial politician, one with widespread popular support, Baker does not show clearly the dynamics between him and his colleagues during daily political life, nor does he really examine Chipembere's interactions with the common urban and rural person. What was the basis of his popularity, besides his rousing speeches? How did the perception of his strong leadership arise? These and many other questions would have been answered only by interviewing many more people than Baker does here. Also, granted that Chipembere, like others in exile, had to be careful of clandestine Malawi security operators, one would still like to know what everyday life was like for him and his family, especially in Tanzania, and the nature of his relations with other exiled former cabinet ministers, some of whom, like him, formed their own political parties. Another subject of interest which the book does not examine is the nature of the political system Chipembere hoped his government would adopt if and when he returned to Malawi. This question arises in view of his three years' residence in Tanzania at a time when the East African country was much associated with the socialism for which Hastings Banda had an almost pathological dislike. While in Tanzania, Chipembere taught at Kivukoni College in Dar es Salaam, then the ideological center of President Julius Nyerere and his ruling Tanzanian African Union (TANU) party. That was also the time when varieties of socialism were being discussed in a significant number of African countries. We shall have to wait for a fuller biography of Chipembere in which, hopefully, these and other questions will be answered.
Finally, one must applaud the decision to publish the book in Malawi, where Hero of the Nation was also published. Considering the cost of books these days, it is hoped that many Malawians will be able to buy and read the biography of this beloved and able politician, the president-in-waiting whose destiny was never fulfilled.
. Colin Baker, Revolt of the Ministers: The Malawi Cabinet Crisis, 1964-1965 (London: I. B. Tauris, 2001).
. Including Retreat from Empire: Sir Robert Armitage in Africa and Cyprus (London: I. B. Tauris, 1998); Sir Glyn Jones: A Proconsul in Africa, London (London: I. B. Tauris, 2000); and Revolt of the Ministers.
. M. W. Kanyama Chiume passed away on November 21, 2007.
If there is additional discussion of this review, you may access it through the list discussion logs at: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl.
Owen Kalinga. Review of Baker, Colin, Chipembere: The Missing Years.
H-SAfrica, H-Net Reviews.
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THE TEMPLE - ITS MINISTRY AND SERVICE #9
SABBATH IN THE TEMPLE #1
'The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath
therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath'--MARK ii.
THE LAW NOT A BURDEN
BUT A GIFT
IT is a beautifully significant practice of the modern Jews,
that, before fulfilling any special observance directed in their
Law, they always first bless God for the giving of it. One might
almost compare the idea underlying this, and much else of a
similar character in the present religious life of Israel, to the
good fruits which the soil of Palestine bore even during the
Sabbatical years, when it lay untilled. For it is intended to
express that the Law is felt not a burden, but a gift of God in
which to rejoice. And this holds specially true of the Sabbath in
its Divine institution, of which it was distinctly said, 'I
gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that
they might know that I, Jehovah, sanctify them.' 1 In the same
sense, the Sabbath is called 'a delight, the holy of Jehovah,
honourable;' 2 and the great burden of the Sabbath-Psalms is
that of joyous thanksgiving unto God.
1 Ezek. xx.12.
2 Isa. lviii.13.
3 Psa. xcii. The Talmud discusses the question whether Psa. xcii.
bears reference to the Sabbath of creation, or to that final
Messianic Sabbath of the Kingdom - according to Rabbi Akibah,
'the day which is wholly a Sabbath.' (See Delitzsch on the
Psalm.) It is a curiously uncritical remark of some Rabbis to
ascribe the authorship of this Psalm to Adam, and its composition
to the beginning of the first Sabbath - Adam having fallen just
before its commencement, and been driven from Paradise, but not
killed, because God would not execute the punishment of death on
The term Sabbath, 'resting,' points to the origin and
meaning of the weekly festival. The Rabbis hold that it was not
intended for the Gentiles, and most of them trace the obligation
of its observance only to the legislation on Mount Sinai. Nor is
another Rabbinical saying, that 'circumcision and the Sabbath
preceded the law,' inconsistent with this. For even if the duty
of Sabbath-observance had only commenced with the promulgation of
the law on Mount Sinai, yet the Sabbath-law itself rested on the
original 'hallowing' of the seventh day, when God rested from all
His works? But this was not the only rest to which the Sabbath
pointed. There was also a rest of redemption, and the Sabbath was
expressly connected with the deliverance of Israel from Egypt.
'Remember that thou vast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and
by a stretched out arm: therefore Jehovah thy God commanded thee
to keep the Sabbath-day.' 2 At the close of the work-a-day week,
holy rest in the Lord; at the end of the labour and sorrow of
Egypt, redemption and rest; and both pointing forward to the
better rest, 3 and ultimately to the eternal Sabbath of
completed work, of completed redemption, and completed
'hallowing' 4--such was the meaning of the weekly Sabbath. It
was because this idea of festive rest and sanctification was so
closely connected with
1 Gen. ii.3.
2 Deut. v.15.
3 Heb. iv.9.
4 Rev. xi.
the weekly festival that the term Sabbath was also applied to the
great festivals.1 For a similar reason, the number seven, which
was that of the weekly Sabbath (the first seven that had appeared
in time), became in Scripture-symbolism the sacred or covenant
LATER PERVERSION OF
It is necessary to bear all this in remembrance when
thinking of what the perverted ingenuity of the Rabbis made the
Sabbath at the time of Christ, and Later probably even more in
the generations following. For there is evidence that the
Sabbath-law has become stricter than it had been, since, for
instance, the practice of taking an ox or an ass out of a pit, to
which our Saviour alludes 3 as uncontroverted, would now no
longer be lawful, unless, indeed, the animal were in actual
danger of life; otherwise, it is to receive food and water in the
pit. This 'actual danger to life,' whether to beast or to man (at
any rate, to Israelites), determined the only cases in which a
breach of the law of Sabbath-observance was allowed. At the
outset, indeed, it must be admitted that the whole social
Rabbinical legislation on the subject seems to rest on two sound
underlying principles: negatively, the avoidance of all that
might become work; and, positively, the doing of all which, in
the opinion of the Rabbis, might tend to make the Sabbath 'a
delight.' Hence, not only were fasting and mourning
1 As Lev. xxiii.15,24,32,39.
2 The term 'Sabbath' is also applied to 'a week,' as in Lev.
xxiii.15; xxv.8; and, for example, in Matt. xxviii. 1; Mark xvi.
2; Luke xxiv.1; John xx.1. This seems to indicate that the
Sabbath was not to be regarded as separate from, but as giving
its character to the rest of the week, and to its secular
engagements. So to speak, the week closes and is completed in the
3 Luke xiv.5.
strictly prohibited, but food, dress, and every manner of
enjoyment, not incompatible with abstinence from work, were
prescribed to render the day pleasurable. 'All the days of the
week,' the Rabbis say, 'has God paired, except the Sabbath, which
is alone, that it may be wedded to Israel. Israel was to welcome
the Sabbath as a bride; its advent as that of a king. But in
practice all this terribly degenerated. Readers of the New
Testament know how entirely, and even cruelly, the spirit and
object of the Sabbath were perverted by the traditions of 'the
elders.' But those only who have studied the Jewish law on the
subject can form any adequate conception of the state of matters.
Not to speak of the folly of attempting to produce joy by
prescribed means, nor of the incongruousness of those means,
considering the sacred character of the day, the almost
numberless directions about avoiding work must have made a due
observance of the Sabbath-rest the greatest labour of all. All
work was arranged under thirty-nine chief classes, or 'fathers,'
each of them having ever so many 'descendants,' or subordinate
divisions. Thus, 'reaping' was one of the 'fathers,' or chief
classes, and 'plucking ears of corn' one of its descendants. So
far did this punctiliousness go that it became necessary to
devise ingenious means to render the ordinary intercourse of life
possible, and to evade the inconvenient strictness of the law
which regulated a 'Sabbath-day's journey.' 1
1 By depositing a meal of meat at the end of a Sabbath-day's
journey to make it, by a legal fiction, a man's domicile, from
which he might start on a fresh Sabbath-day's journey. The
Mishnic tractate "Eruvin" treats of the connecting of houses,
courts, etc., to render lawful the carrying out of food, etc.
On the other hand, such an isolated expression occurs (Mechilta,
ed. Weiss, p.110 a): 'The Sabbath is given to you, not you to the
Sabbath.' If we might regard this as a current theological
saying, it would give afresh meaning to the words of our Lord,
THE SCHOOLS OF
SHAMMAI AND HILLEL
The school of Shammai, the sect of the Essenes, and strange
to say, the Samaritans, were the most stringent in their
Sabbath-observance. The school of Shammai held that the duty of
Sabbath-rest extended not only to men and to beasts, but even to
inanimate objects, so that no process might be commenced on the
Friday which would go on of itself during the Sabbath, such as
laying out flax to dry, or putting wool into dye. 1 The school
of Hillel excluded inanimate things from the Sabbath-rest, and
also allowed work to be given on a Friday to Gentiles,
irrespective of the question whether they could complete it
before the Sabbath began. Both schools allowed the preparation of
the passover-meal on the Sabbath, and also priests, while on
their ministry in the Temple, to keep up the fire in the 'Beth
Moked.' But this punctilious enforcement of the Sabbath-rest
became occasionally dangerous to the nation. For at one time the
Jews would not even defend themselves on the Sabbath against
hostile attacks of armies, till the Maccabees laid down the
principle, which ever afterwards continued in force, 2 that
defensive, though not offensive, warfare was lawful on the holy
day. Even as thus modified, the principle involved peril, and
during the last siege of Jerusalem it was not uniformly carried
out. 3 Nor was it, so far as we can judge from analogy, 4
sanctioned by Scripture precedent. But this is not the place
further to explain either the
1 Shabb. i.5,6, etc.
2 Jos. "Ant." xii. 6,2; xiv. 4,2.
3 Compare "Jewish Wars," ii. 19,2, but, on the other hand,
"Antiq." xiv. 4,2.
4 Josh. vi.15, etc.
Scripture or the Rabbinical law of Sabbath-observance, 1 as it
affected the individual, the home, and the social life, nor yet
to describe the Sabbath-worship in the ancient synagogues of
Palestine. We confine our attention to what passed in the Temple
SCRIPTURE RULES FOR
The only directions given in Scripture for the celebration
of the Sabbath in the sanctuary are those which enjoin 'a holy
convocation, or a sacred assembly; 2 the weekly renewal of the
Scripture shewbread; 3 and an additional burnt-offering of two
lambs, with the appropriate meat and drink-offerings, 'beside the
continual' (that is, the ordinary daily) 'burnt-offering and his
drink-offering.' 4 But the ancient records of tradition enable
us to form a very vivid conception of Sabbath-worship in the
Temple at the time of Christ. Formally, the Sabbath commenced at
sunset on Friday, the day being reckoned by the Hebrews from
sunset to sunset. As no special hour for this was fixed, it must,
of course, have varied not only at different seasons, but in
different localities. Thus, the Rabbis mention that the
inhabitants of a low-lying city, like Tiberias, commenced the
observance of the Sabbath half an hour earlier, while those who
lived on an eminence, such as at Sepphoris, 5 continued it half
an hour later than their brethren. If the sun were not visible,
sunset was to be reckoned from when the fowls went to roost.
But long before that the preparations for the Sabbath had
commenced. Accordingly, Friday
1 There is a special Mishnic tractate on the subject.
2 Lev. xxiii.3.
3 Lev. xxiv.8; Numb. iv.7.
4 Numb. xxviii. 9,10.
5 Sepphoris, the Dio-Caesarea of the Romans, was near Nazareth.
It is often referred to by Josephus, and, after the destruction
of Jerusalem, became for a time the seat of the Sanhedrim. (See
Robinson's "Researches in Pal." voL ii. p.345.)
is called by the Rabbis 'the eve of the Sabbath,' and in the
Gospels the preparation.' 1 No fresh business was then
undertaken; no journey of any distance commenced; but everything
purchased and made ready against the feast, the victuals being
placed in a heated oven, and surrounded by dry substances to keep
them warm. 2 Early on Friday afternoon, the new 'course' of
priests, of Levites, and of the 'stationary men,' who were to be
the representatives of all Israel, arrived in Jerusalem, and
having prepared themselves for the festive season, went up to the
Temple. The approach of the Sabbath, and then its actual
commencement, were announced by threefold blasts from the
priests' trumpets. 3 The first three blasts were drawn when
'one-third of the evening sacrifice service was over;' or, as we
gather from the decree by which the Emperor Augustus set the Jews
free from attendance in courts of law, 4 about the ninth hour,
that is, about three p.m. on Friday. This, as we remember, was
the hour when Jesus gave up the ghost. 5 When the priests for
the first time sounded their trumpets, all business was to cease,
and every kind of work to be stopped. Next, the Sabbath-lamp, of
which even heathen writers knew, 6 was lit, and the festive
1 Mark xv.42; John xix.31. The expression, Luke vi.1, rendered in
our version 'the second Sabbath after the first,' really means,
'the first Sabbath after the second' day of the Passover, on
which the first ripe sheaf was presented, the Jews calculating
the weeks from that day to Pentecost.
(Edersheim is VERY WRONG here! He gives the "interpretation" of
the Pharisee Jews, who so calculated to Pentecost. That
calculation was different than the Sadducees. In this point it
was the Sadducees who were correct. I have devoted much space on
this Website to proving the correct way to count to Pentecost -
2 See the disquisition in Mishnah, "Shab." iv., as to what
substances are lawful for the purpose, and what not.
3 Perhaps from the so-called 'tectum Sabbathi,' or 'Sabbath
roof,' which Rhenferdius (Op. Plait. p.770) identifies with the
Sabbath covert,' 2 Kings xvi.18. See Geodwin, "Moses et Aaron"
(ed. Hettinger), pp.518,519.
4 Jos. "Ant." xvi.6,2.
5 Matt. xxvii.45; Mark xv.34; Luke xxiii.44.
6 Seneca, ep.95.
garments put on. A second time the priests drew a threefold
blast, to indicate that the Sabbath had actually begun. But the
service of the new 'course' of priests had commenced before that.
After the Friday evening service, the altar of burnt-offering was
cleansed from its stains of blood. 1 Then the outgoing 'course'
handed over to the incoming the keys of the sanctuary, the holy
vessels, and all else of which they had had charge. Next the
heads of the 'houses' or families of the incoming 'course'
determined by lot which of the families were to serve on each
special day of their week of ministry, and also who were to
discharge the various priestly functions on the Sabbath.
The first of these functions, immediately on the
commencement of the Sabbath, was the renewal of the 'shewbread.'
It had been prepared by the incoming course before the Sabbath
itself, and - we might almost say, invariably - in one of the
chambers of the Temple, though, in theory, it was held lawful to
prepare it also at Bethphage. 2 For, although it was a principle
that 'there is no Sabbath in the sanctuary,' yet no work was
allowed which might have been done on any other day. Even
circumcision, which, like the Temple services, according to the
Rabbis, superseded the Sabbath, was deferred by some to the close
of the festive day. 3 Hence, also, if Friday, on the afternoon
of which the shewbread was ordinarily prepared, fell on a feast
day that required Sabbatical rest, the shewbread was prepared on
1 The altar was whitened twice a year, before the Passover and
the Feast of Tabernacles. But no tool of iron was used in this.
2 "Mish. Men." xi.2.
3 See Oehler in Herzog's "Real-Encycl." xiii. p.202.
afternoon. 1 The Rabbis are at pains to explain the particular
care with which it was made and baked, so that in appearance and
colour the lower should be exactly the same as the upper part of
But this subject is too important to be thus briefly
treated. 2 Our term 'shewbread' is a translation of that used by
Luther (Schaubrod), which, in turn, may have been taken from the
Vulgate (panes praezpositionis). The Scriptural name is 'Bread of
the Face;' 3 that is, 'of the presence of God,' just as the
similar expression, 'Angel of the Face' 4 means the 'Angel of
His Presence.' 5 From its constant presence and disposition in
the sanctuary, it is also called 'perpetual bread' 6 and 'bread
of laying out' (set in order), which latter most nearly
corresponds to the term used in the New Testament. 7 The placing
and weekly renewal of the 'Bread of the Presence' was evidently
among the principal Temple services. 8 The 'table of shewbread'
stood along the northern, or most sacred side of the Holy Place,
being ranged lengthways of the Temple, as all its furniture was,
except the Ark of the Covenant, which stood broadways.
As described by the Rabbis, and represented on the triumphal
Arch of Titus at Rome, the table of shewbread was two cubits long
(two cubits = three
1 This must have been the case on the Thursday of Christ's
(Jesus was NOT betrayed on a Thursday. See my in-depth study on
"Three Days and Three Night" - Keith Hunt)
2 The articles in Kitto's "Cycl." and in Smith's "Dict." are
meagre and unsatisfactory. Even Winer (Real-Worterb. ii. p.401,
etc.) is not so accurate as usual.
3 Ex. xxv.30; xxxv.13; xxxix.36.
4 Isa. lxiii,9.
5 The curious explanation of the Rabbis (Mish. Men. xi.4) that it
was called 'Bread of the Faces' because it was equally baked all
round, as it were, all 'faces,' needs no refutation.
6 Numb. iv.7.
7 Matt. xii.4; Luke vi.4; Heb. ix.2.
8 2 Chron. xiii.10,11
feet), one cubit broad, and one and a half high. 1
THE TABLE ON THE
ARCH OF TITUS
It was made of pure gold, the feet being turned out and
shaped to represent those of animals, and the legs connected,
about the middle, by a golden plate, which was surrounded by a
'crown,' or wreath, while another wreath ran round the top of the
table. Thus far its form was the same as that made at the first
for the tabernacle, 2 which was of shittim-wood, overlaid with
gold. The 'table' originally provided for the second Temple had
been taken away by Antiochus Epiphanes (about 170 B.C.); but
another was supplied by the Maccabees. Josephus tells a story a
about the gift of yet another and most splendid one by Ptolemy
Philadelphus. But as its description does not tally with the
delineations on the Arch of Titus, we infer that at the time of
Christ the 'table' of the Maccabees stood in the Holy Place. 4
THE VESSELS OF
Considerable doubt exists as to the precise meaning of the
terms used in Scripture to describe the golden vessels connected
with the 'table of shewbread.' 5 The 'dishes' are generally
regarded as those on which the 'shewbread' was either carried or
placed, the 'spoons' as destined for the incense, and the
'covers,' or rather 'flagons,' and the 'bowls' for the wine of
the drink-offering. On the Arch of Titus there are also two urns.
1 The table on the Arch of Titus seems only one cubit high. We
know that it was placed by the victor in the Temple of Peace; was
carried about the middle of the fifth century to Africa, by the
Vandals under Genseric, and that Belisarius brought it back in
520 to Constantinople, whence it was sent to Jerusalem.
2 Ex. xxv.23, etc.
3 "Ant." xii.2,8.
4 Winer has, on other grounds, thrown doubt on the account of
5 Ex. xxv.29.
To be continued
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Expanding the Chords of a Major Key
In my last article
we looked at what basic chords (triads) are contained in a key. Now let’s expand upon these basic triads and make the chords slightly more interesting.
As we learnt, a chord is made up of every other note of the scale, so what happens if we add the next note in that sequence?
In the case of the C Major Scale our notes are:
Starting on the C note, our chord would be made up of C, E, G and B. This gives us the extended chord C Major 7th. If we start on the note D, the chord consists of D, F, A, C, this is a D minor 7th.
If we repeat this for every note we can summarise it as follows:
We now have a bigger palette of chords we can use. We can mix and match, you can use just majors and minors and use the new chords here or there, you don’t have to stick to one ‘type’.
It can now get quite complicated with the terminology people use to refer to the chords. Often Roman Numerals are used. You will probably have heard of a I-IV-V progression!
In the key of C, the I-IV-V progression would be the chords C-F-G.
So now if someone says this is a VI-II-V-I progression you know what chords to play and can work them out in any key.
There are some variations in the Roman Numeral terminology when written down, for example a II chord maybe written as:
This signifies that it is a II chord and that it’s minor. The II chord is always minor in a Major key, and I personally think some of these notations can overcomplicate things, but it’s all personal choice, so just be aware!!
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Today, at EMC World, EMC announced their new mid-range unified storage platform, called Unity.
Some time last summer, I remember thinking that it was weird that we hadn’t seen a “Mega-Launch” event announcement from EMC. VNX2 seemed due for a refresh, but nothing happened. Now I know why — the EMC team was working on Unity instead.
I’ll be clear up-front: Unity is NOT “VNX3”. This is a completely-new architecture, and one that finally actually delivers on the “Unified” promise that VNX never quite achieved.
Let me take a moment to explain that. VNX is the child of two parents. Its block storage has its roots in the old CLARiiON array line, while its file storage has its roots in the Celerra product line.
VNX’s promise was the uniting of these two into a single platform, but it never quite made it.
Yes, VNX can be managed from a single interface (Unisphere), but when you look at the internals it was still NAS Data Movers direct-connected to a block storage array. Yes, it does both SAN and NAS, but inside, the two are still separate functions running separate code.
Unity is a dual-controller scale-up storage array. Both controllers perform both NAS and SAN functions. Unity comes in 2U building blocks, and is offered in two ways: All-Flash or Hybrid.
In the All-Flash models, the 2U controller enclosure includes space for 25 2.5″ SSD drives, and then can be expanded by adding 2U 25×2.5″ drive shelves. In the Hybrid models, the 2U controller enclosure can include space for either 25 2.5″ drives or 12 3.5″ drives, and then can be expanded by adding a mix of 2U 25×2.5″ and 12×3.5″ drive shelves.
I want to talk about that Flash/Hybrid split. When you order a Unity array, there are two questions that need to be answered at point of sale. The first is whether you’re ordering an All-Flash model, or a Hybrid model. The two are shown below, the All-Flash has a single-color logo on the bezel, while the Hybrid’s logo mixes two colors.
Once you’ve made that decision, there is no going back. Spinning disks cannot be added to an All-Flash Unity. A Hybrid Unity array cannot go above 50% Flash capacity.
There are four different All-Flash Unity models offered:
- 300F — Maximum of 150 drives with 1.5PB raw capacity
- 400F — Maximum of 250 drives with 2.5PB raw capacity
- 500F — Maximum of 500 drives with 3.5PB raw capacity
- 600F — Maximum of 1,000 drives with 5 PB raw capacity
Not too surprisingly, there are four different Hybrid Unity models offered with similar model numbers (simply remove the “F”). What is surprising to me is that — according the the Unity spec sheet — the maximum raw capacity is the same in the Hybrid models. (I’m hoping that’s a typo or oversight and that I’ll get to post a correction later…)
Another differentiator between Unity and VNX is that Unity can support filesystems up to 64TB in size, and offers the ability to dynamically grow and shrink filesystems.
Unity’s Operating Environment takes a brand-new more open approach. You can see a logical diagram below.
Yet another differentiator, the EMC remote Support gateway runs as a virtual machine in a Docker container within the Unity platform, providing that service to customers without requiring an additional device.
Continuing their recent trend, EMC also makes Unity available as a software-only option.
I’d said there were two questions you needed to answer at point of sale, but I only addressed the first. The second questions is whether or not the array will use data-at-rest encryption. This is a zero-cost option, but it’s a one-time only question. If you choose it, you can’t undo it, and if you don’t choose it, you can’t add it later.
Unity is order able now. The software-only version can be downloaded now as well.
A new model VCE Vblock based on Unity (the Model 350) will be available later this year.
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Tickets are now on sale for the Eurogamer Expo, which takes place on 28th and 29th October at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.
This fantastic event lets you get hands-on with the biggest games due out this Christmas, including LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge, Street Fighter IV, and plenty more besides.
Tickets cost a paltry GBP 5 from the Eurogamer Expo site, and all proceeds are being donated to GamesAid, a UK games industry charity. We do our bit.
Tickets also grant access to the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair, which helps those with a passion for joining the industry meet and chat with the biggest companies around.
Plus, of course, there's the opportunity to meet the particularly handsome Eurogamer team. We would.
The Eurogamer Expo is part of the London Games Festival, which runs from 24th October to 2nd November, and includes events such as Video Games Live - the orchestral performance of music from games like World of Warcraft and Halo.
There's also a world record being attempted during the opening weekend for the number of people dressed as videogame characters under one roof, plus numerous fringe events taking place across the city throughout the festival.
Head over to the London Games Festival site to find out more.
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|"Animal Show at Crossroads" Lorelle Rau photo|
Those of you who follow my blog will remember that I decided to create an animal painting a day for the blog challenge and that I succeeded in the projects using as resource material mostly my own photographs and some by my daughter, Amy, who took pictures of many animals while in Tasmania. It was a fun challenge, and I was thrilled to finish the month of April with 26 new paintings that I loved. (The large painting in the middle of the back wall is not part of the project, but it inspired it.) For this show, I also have archival prints of some of the paintings available for sale.
I haven't decided yet whether or not to participate in the A to Z 2014 Blog Challenge. After all, the 2013 blog entries will be a very hard act to follow!
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Former President George W. Bush ambled back into the spotlight Tuesday to laud legal immigration, a decade after he helped inflate the real-estate bubble to its 2007 peak while trying to boost homeownership among Hispanics.
“America is a nation of immigrants. … Immigrants can help build a dynamic tomorrow. … They invigorate our soul,” Bush said at the keynote speech of a one-day symposium on immigration’s role in the economy at the Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute.
“Growing up in Texas we have had the honor and privilege of meeting many of the newly arrived,” the former president said. “They see education as bright future for their children, some will willingly defend the flag.”
That pitch was echoed by several panel speakers, including Steven Moore, a libertarian economist and columnist at the Wall Street Journal. On one trip to border farms, Moore enthused, he met a crop-picking Mexican who was working three low-wage jobs.
“That’s the kind of person we need in this country,” he declared.
However, a few of the panel-speakers at his event tried to argue for immigration of skilled workers, rather than the current “family-based immigration” policy which tends to boost the flow of low-skill workers, most of whom are Hispanic.
“It is true that the Hispanic population has relatively higher rates of illiteracy … [and assimilation] is a longer process,” compared to higher-skilled immigrants, said Richard Vedder, a libertarian economist at Ohio University.
Bush’s return to the immigration debate comes after legislators — including then-Sen. Barack Obama — rejected his immigration-boosting proposals three times prior to 2008. Those proposals damaged Bush’s support among conservative voters.
After their immigrant-aided victory in 2012, Democrats are renewing the push to increase immigration and to win citizenship for the roughly 11 million illegal immigrants now in the country. (RELATED: Illinois poll of Hispanics finds agreement with GOP on guns, gays, abortion)
As Washington advocates argue over immigration in 2013, “I hope we do so with a benevolent spirit,” Bush said. “America can be a lawful society and be a welcoming society at the same time.”
But supporters of immigration curbs say immigrants drive down wages and win jobs ahead of American blue-collar workers.
During the current recession, immigrants have won at least half of all new jobs created since 2009. Low-skill immigration also creates a bigger market for welfare programs.
But business owners continue to press for additional low-wage workers.
A panel at the Bush event was hijacked by the former owner of Pilgrim’s Pride, a chicken-processing firm, who urged easier immigration rules. The owner, Bo Pilgrim, said 40 percent of his 55,000 workers were immigrants, but he was fined $12 million the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “This system is broke,” he said.
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An actor with a tattooed face was slashed on a train in lower Manhattan this weekend. [ more › ]
Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle in the wake of assault allegations made by three women Wednesday. He's about to get the primetime treatment as well. As previously reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Law & Order: SV...
Law and Order: SUV's latest episode centered upon Donald Trump's latest contoversies
Douglas Drucker is usually the one who gets the stares, amazing passersby with the tattoos that cover every inch of his face.
A man was slashed in the face and hand after bumping into another passenger on a train during rush hour in Manhattan this morning. [ more › ]
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According to police, Makayla Lashea Burrows, 19, of Bulls Gap, created the bogus Facebook account that the threats were sent from, which she used the week prior to her Jan. 17 arrest to pretend she and a coworker were being stalked and threatened.
On Jan. 17, Rogersville police responded to Burrows’ employer, GVM Childcare and Preschool on Depot Street, where Burrows and a female coworker reported they had been receiving threatening messages from a man known to Burrows as Shane Letner.
The messages escalated that day and included separate threats to “kill everyone” and “blow up the daycare” while there were about 20 children inside.
Burrows also stated that she had found a threatening note in her mailbox about a week earlier and had been receiving threatening messages on her cell phone and Facebook messenger since that time.
The messages supposedly sent by “Shane Let” told Burrows that he had found out where she lived and worked, and he planned on raping and killing her.
RPD Officer Josh Byrd staked out the daycare center the afternoon of Jan. 17, during which time Burrows and the coworker received another message from “Shane” stating the director had just left and he would enter the daycare and kill everyone.
Byrd became suspicious because the messages contained information only someone in very close proximity to the daycare could know. Byrd confiscated all phones from the daycare staff and the messages stopped.
Upon further questioning, Burrows reportedly admitted she had created a bogus “Shane Let” (short for Shane Letner) Facebook page for the purpose of sending fake threatening messages to herself and her coworker.
On Monday, she was indicted by a Hawkins County grand jury on one count of Class C felony filing a false report and one count of Class D felony filing a false report. The top count carries a penalty of 3-6 years.
Burrows is scheduled for arraignment Aug. 31 in Hawkins County Criminal Court.
Other indictments handed down Monday include:
* Chad Edward Spears, 35, 115 Walnut Lane, Rutledge, for possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, simple possession of Schedule IV narcotics (Alprazolam), simple possession of Schedule III narcotics (Buprenorphine) and resisting arrest.
* Alex Lee Blackburn, 20, 781 Old Union Road, Church Hill, for possession of meth with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a public park, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
* Troy Lee Hamilton, 38, 116 Strahl Drive, Rogersville, for violation of the sex offender registry.
* Billy J. Overbey, 38, 1251 W. Carters Valley, Apt. 5, Kingsport, for aggravated burglary and domestic assault.
* Jody Lee Smith, 46, 535 Cave Springs Road, Rogersville, for sex offender registry violation; intentional tampering, removal or vandalism of GPS device; and resisting arrest.
* Robert Fredrick Busler, 40, 137 Wallen Town Road, Church Hill, for two counts of violation of the sex offender registry.
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When it comes to grazing, horses tend to select the tastiest forage available. But that doesn't mean that horses won't try to nibble the less palatable variety of weeds and flowers that might be growing in a field or pasture--and some of these can be harmful to a horse's health.
Some weed and flower species cause problems only rarely because horses are unlikely to consume enough to do real harm or the plants aren't widespread and horses aren't likely to encounter them. Nevertheless, it's good to be aware of the poisonous potential of the weeds and wildflowers in our chart.
Guide to Common Poisonous Weeds & Wildflowers
(The chart is in PDF format which can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program. If the program is not on your computer, please visit www.adobe.com to download your free copy. If you still have trouble opening the PDF file, email your name and fax number to email@example.com.)
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FLuD teams up with famed Japanese photographer Yonehara Yasumasa for his take on FLuD’s Cartridge watch. Yone crafted his Catridge with some of the images he’s most known for: the legs of beautiful women. The legs are featured all over the strap and his signature is added on the watch case. The watch comes in two colorways and will be released this month.
More images of the FLuD x Yone Holiday 2009 Watches follow after the jump.
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Experiential marketing is an advertising or promotional marketing strategy that deals with getting customers to talk about your product all the time through the use of interactive experience. It is a very unique move in attractive customers because it involves […]
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When we hear the word success or inspiring and B2B, we might think these three words have nothing in common and do not need to be part of anything together. A lot of us think that when it comes to […]
In this demanding and competitive world, if care is not taking, your marketing strategy is what will land you into a big problem. How do you go about developing your own marketing strategy? Comprehensive tactics and careful planning is required […]
There have been recent debates from various content marketers as to whether social media marketing has falling or still standing. According to the content marketing institute, social media marketing is not dead. However, the bad news is that, we seem […]
In 2015, about 93 percent of organizations said they use content marketing to build their brands and generate demand according to the research from the content marketing institute. 87 percent of byers also agreed that content has a very large […]
Companies, especially those in the multimedia world these days are not employing different marketing campaigns to market or communicate their brand to their target audience. These campaign methods wouldn’t have been possible in the 19th or 20th century, especially at […]
Do you think getting a tagline or a catchy slogan for your business is a simple thing? Go and ask a copywriter. It is not simple at all. Those catchy tagline slogans contain a lot of emotions, meanings, and carry […]
Whiles many companies might not see anything good about having blogs, though they have websites, there are other companies that have made positive strides in business as a result of the vibrancy of their blogs. But the question is: are […]
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Stay up-to-date and informed on Home Matters, and the latest efforts to give more Americans access to the power of Home.
Keep Home Matters strong. Your financial support enables our efforts, and expands the reach of our initiatives and messages. Donate quickly and easily via PayPal. All donations are tax-deductible.
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2022-07-05T21:01:57Z
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How courageous Tampa Bay star Clayborn proved doctors wrong
By Peter Higgs
With his dreadlocks, powerful physique and all-action style, Adrian Clayborn will be easily identifiable in Sunday's NFL game at Wembley.
But while the 18st defensive end of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks a picture of health, the 23-year-old is defying medical advice and family trauma to follow his dreams.
Mane man: Clayborn is easy to pick out... with his helmet off, that is
Born with a nerve complaint called Erb's Palsy, he was advised by doctors to shun contact sports to avoid the risk of more serious injury.
The murder of his brother, Anthony, on the streets of St Louis, when Adrian was only 10, added to the troubled upbringing of the boy with the weakened right arm.
But, after his mother moved the family away from the tough district where he grew up, Clayborn set his sights on making a life out of adversity.
An affinity with American football saw him graduate to Iowa State University, where he became such an outstanding player that he was hailed as 'the most recognisable man in Iowa City'.
Clayborn knew his medical history might put off some NFL scouts, but said: 'There are 32 teams - somebody will like me.'
The Buccaneers did and offered a £5million four-year contract.
Paul Stewart, the British-based president of the Bucs' fan club, said: 'He's a future star. He has made a big impact already and quarterbacks are going to be seeing him in their sleep.'
The Erb's Palsy still affects his flexibility and there are some weight - t raining routines he cannot do.
'It happened at my birth,' said Clayborn as he prepared for the Bucs game with the Chicago Bears.
'The doctors pulled me out by my neck causing nerve damage. I went through physical therapy from a young age [his right arm was in a sling for the first three months of his life] and got through high school and college lifting weights.'
Clayborn credits his mother with being a big influence. When Anthony was shot dead by his own gang for the money in his pocket and the tennis shoes on his feet, it increased closeness with his other siblings, James, 26, and Crystal, 25, and his parents.
But fame has brought challenges.
At college, a woman was convicted of stalking him.
In another incident, he was charged with assault of a taxi driver. Once it emerged he had been racially abused, the assault was dropped, but he was fined $100 for disorderly behaviour.
Once again Mom came to the rescue, moving the family to Iowa to make sure he was not in trouble.
Clayborn deflects praise for his achievements.
'Should I be proud of myself? I don't like to think of it like that,' he said.
'I'm just another guy trying to make it in the NFL. Lots of players have obstacles to overcome. My dream was to make it to college, and then I wanted to push on.'
He loves London, he says, and aims to end the visit with a win in front of a 75,000 crowd, most of whom will be supporting the Bucs.
In the NFL expansion programme, this is their 'home' game.
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Dear friends and fans of Zloz,
We are very happy to announce that „IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story“ is available NOW on Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play and Vimeo On Demand.
The documentary premiered in February 2018 at the prestigious Chinese Theater at the BEVERLY HILLS Film Festival in Hollywood and won high acclaim throughout the whole festival season in the U.S. („Winner“ BERKELEY Video & Film Festival), the UK (RAINDANCE Film Festival, „Winner“ LIVERPOOL Festival), New Zealand, Germany etc.
We would like to take this occasion to thank everyone for their participation.
A very special thanks goes to HENRY ROLLINS, JOE SATRIANI, ZAKK WYLDE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JIM WILSON and the RIVAL SONS, who also let us use their music in the film.
Our deepest gratitude goes to NEIL ZLOZOWER, who trusted us 100% - letting us have such an intimate look into his life. Neil also was very enthusiastically involved in the whole process of making the film and without his contribution, this film would not be the same and we would not be where we are now.
Being true fans of Neil’s Van Halen and Motley Crue (to just name a few) photos for over 30 years, we are truly blessed that we got to know the man, who was behind the lens, taking all those legendary shots.
We hope that this personal touch reflects in the film and we’re certain that you will recognize at least one photo, you had on your bedroom wall.
Our sincere thanks to you all,
Declan & Beate Maynes,
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imporant to add as a disclaimer, so edited in: Weapons, Aircraft, Nuclear material and reactors, ect. Oil companies, law firms, ect. All things needed
for war, power control, governance... think about it. do some research. General Electric, Monsanto, White Westinghouse, and a few others make bank off
of persuading the inside forces (governing officials), and the outside forces (public opinion). Those three listed, make lots of moolah off war.
Especially General Electric. You know, they make your christmas lights! your light bulbs. Your friendly red blooded americans making american things.
like weapons that shoot one million rounds a minute, and everyone's favorite huey.
People, you need to understand that each company that OWNS a media outlet, has a bigger contender to answer to. it's the chain of command, so to
These figures are accurate, to the best of my knowledge, having discussed these with credible sources.
EMPHASIZING FOR IMPORTANCE:
Thinking that it is "Obama-like" to dis FOX, is an illusion.
Thinking that other channels are "Pro-Obama", is merely a decoy.
Truth is, both sides (left, right) are agreed upon terms and limits in cooperation with each other. Some level that is, one that involves some amount
of illusory compromises.
To finish: here is what I think of Fox, or rather, Monsanto (the major controlling interest)
adding: the barrels containing the chemicals changed stripe size and color depending on concentration. When it became agent orange, it had already
been modified a couple of times.
Should I do a well sourced, and shocking who does what of media outlets as a new thread?
And to think, those damn nazis were sooooooo # stupid. (yeah, look at yourselves now. think real hard.)
edit: trying to reply to this thread, I had an IP address conflict. I'm not super savvy on the specifics of firewalls or proxies, ect. Anyone got
[edit on 10/29/2009 by mynameisjuan]
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6 year celebration
We’re continuing our sale, which means that we have extended your chance to save 50% when purchasing from our store! Now when you head over to the website you will notice some slight changes to the design, along with some improvements to the usability of the website. We have added a price list for our exclusive rights prices that will be updated every time we upload new beats. A lot of the prices have been lowered and some of the beats even start at only $149! CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS PRICE LIST We’re also playing around with the idea of sending you guys a free demo download every now and then, so sign up for free HERE and you will receive one the next time we update our store!
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I like to use in my decoaration:
Candle Made of Human Tallow . It gives off a very faint green light, but cannot be equipped in your belt slot.
You see a candle made of human tallow.
It weighs 0.30 oz.
It burns with a reeking, pale green flame.
3 of them are obtained and used during The Gravedigger of Drefia Quest.
Candle Stump This is the item needed to tame a Mole. It probably has a chance of breaking. You can loot it from The Duke of the Depths and The Count of the Core.
You see a candle stump.
It weighs 8.50 oz.
It is attached to a long leather strap with a tinged tin clasp.
Mining Helmet Provides 4 squares of permanent yellow light, a bit weaker than a Torch. A reward from To Outfox a Fox Quest.
You see a mining helmet (Arm:1).
It weighs 7.00 oz.
This is your personal mining helmet.
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}
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- Negligence by Major Tech Companies like Google and Telegram Aiding Iran’s Cyber Army
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- Former Air Force colonel held hostage in Iran dies in Arizona
- The time Muhammad Ali told Iran: ‘Free Jason’
- Wrongfully imprisoned Kurdish human rights defender’s life hangs in the balance in Iran
- 19 stores shut down in Iran city for selling “un-Islamic clothes”
- U.S. warns of dire consequences if Iran nuclear deal scrapped
- Obama increasingly isolated on Iran giveaways
- Some Administration Officials Are Too Close to Tehran
- U.S. blacklists firms, individuals over Iran missile program
- Banking sanctions take center stage as Iranian rhetoric toughens
- Key US Senator vows to keep fighting Obama on Iran
- A Woman and Man Executed in Northern Iran on Drug Related Charges
- Atena Faraghdani Will be Released on May 11th.
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- Russia filed no application to UN SC for supplies of Su-30 fighters to Iran
Monday 04 February 2013
Iran Human Rights: According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, as many as 400 prisoners may have been executed in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad. According to the sources, there have been secret executions of prisoners taking place every Wednesday and Sunday, and sometimes up to three times a week. No detailed information is available on the amount of prisoners executed, but at least on one occasion the number of executions were as high as 50 people. Sources say that up to 400 prisoners may have been executed in the past four or five months.
Sources say weekly executions are still taking place.
The information on these executions has been confirmed by two independent sources. Iran Human Rights (IHR) will publish more details when available.
IHR and several other human rights organizations warned in September 2010 about secret mass executions in Vakilabad Prison. According to IHR’s annual reports on the death penalty in Iran, at least 226 prisoners were executed in 2010 and 133 prisoners were executed in 2011. More than 200 additional reported executions were not included in the reports due to lack of details.
Iran saw a temporary halt in executions in late 2011 as a result of international attention on the issue.
IHR urges the international community to react to reports of secret mass executions in Vakilabad Prison. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: "We ask the UN to conduct a fact-finding mission in Iran to urgently investigate reports of mass executions in Vakilabad Prison."
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Infrastructure as Code
Deploying Kubernetes clusters from scratch has become an easy task with IaaS interfaces. However, the proper management of all components that make up the cluster and its ecosystem can quickly become a nightmare if everything was done manually.
The Infrastructure as Code approach has long proved its worth to deploy and maintain complex environments on the long run. In particular, in the context of Cloud resources, it allows to make sure all resources are managed centrally and destroyed in their proper context. This is important to control the financial consequences of numerous deployments.
The DevOps Stack is strongly founded on the idea that every one of its components should be managed as code: - The underlying Kubernetes cluster and its components are managed with Terraform - The Cluster Applications are deployed using Helm charts orchestrated by Argo CD
This allows you to keep track of all changes made at any level of the Stack, using Continuous Deployment in a GitOps approach.
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"url": "https://devops-stack.io/docs/0.56.0/explanations/infrastructure-as-code.html"
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Out of all of the difficulties we may face on a day to day basis, one that many of us would agree is difficult is having a stiff neck. In fact, it is such a difficult and common problem that anything in life that causes us grief could be referred to as a “pain in the neck.” Once you have one, your day is basically done and you can plan on spending the rest of the day wishing it were gone.
Would it surprise you to learn that there is an easy treatment that not only helps to ease neck pain, it can make it completely disappear in only 10 seconds? The best part is, you don’t need any special training to accomplish it, all you need is a few moments and a towel. Of course, you can’t understand what they are saying, unless you speak Japanese, but you can understand her reaction once the 10 seconds are up.
The process is simple. You take a folded towel to lift the left shoulder. The person would then breathe deeply for around 10 seconds. When the time is up, simply remove the towel and plan on having a pain free day.
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2017-11-17T21:19:14Z
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Thorolf Thuestad is a sound artist, composer, sound designer, performer, sound and art technician.
Thorolf has worked extensively with stage arts, contemporary music and sound installations, and has among other things toured around the world with the New York Bessie award-winning art collective Verdensteatret. With Verdensteatret and as part of Transiteatret, received multiple Norwegian Hedda prizes, and a Gabler prize.
Thorolf has created sound design for full scale operas performed at The Norwegian Opera and internationally, and for main stage productions at The National Stage in Bergen. He has also scored a number of short and feature films.
He is much sought after as a specialist in the realisation of electronic and electroacoustic music, and has worked extensively with live electronics in contemporary music, recently co-operating with composer Knut Vaage for the 250th anniversary of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the period 2004-2007 Thorolf held the position of director of sound and music at The Bergen Center for Electronic Arts (BEK). In 2011 he instigated the formation of the art collective An Index of Collisions, a Bergen based constellation that create kinetic sculptures, musical instruments, text, stage art and film, with the aim of creating a fertile interplay between these elements.
In 2015 with composer and performer Alwynne Pritchard, he formed Neither Nor. Neither Nor is a Bergen-based music-theatre company working from the premise of music as a cognitive process, a way of thinking, Neither Nor addresses means of making music-driven theatre. Investigating causal relationships between music, language, the human body, stage action, mechanics, kinetics, electronics and environment. Neither Nor addresses and redefines the balance of power between music and the many social structures it inhabits.
Thorolf Thuestad has twice been awarded the Norwegian Arts Council one year artist’s stipend.
As well as developing three projects for Neither Nor: The Art of Violin Playing, Heiner Müller’s Die Hamletmaschine and Kafka Underground, the latter two both with Scènes Théâtre Cinéma from Lyon, France, Thorolf is currently developing a new electroacoustic opera based on the life of Tyco Brahe in collaboration with Ursus Productions: Roar Sletteland, Sigurd Fischer Olsen and Lena Buchacz.
Thorolf Thuestad is also a member of Bergen’s BIT20 ensemble, with responsibility for sound and performance electronics in their productions.
Thorolf Thuestad has recently taken up a position as a research fellow at the University of Bergen, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design.
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Making technological progress tangible, identifying trends and further developing relevant concepts. With a focus on design, we demonstrate tomorrow's applications in a laboratory setting - an approach that holds promising results for production facilities.
The Centre for Industry 4.0 acts as a network institution and brings together experts from interdisciplinary fields. We are a platform that explores and develops new concepts, trends and technologies internationally with research and practice partners.
We overcome technological and social barriers for users and decision-makers. In our hybrid simulation environment, we test the cost-efficient and low-effort use of new types of machines, software and production approaches in the Industrie 4.0 context.
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We found that the organization for IP address 22.214.171.124 is Facebook in New York, United States.
A more detailed IP address report for 126.96.36.199 is below. At the time you pulled this report, the time zone of 188.8.131.52 is America/New_York, and the current local time of 184.108.40.206 is 17.10.2017 01:58:22. More IP details of 220.127.116.11 are shown below along with a location of the address on a map.
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We're a family friendly church made up of people who love God and are excited about what he has done for us in Jesus Christ. So our hearts' desire is simply to know Christ more and share his love with others. Our Sunday services are welcoming and fairly relaxed, open to all.
Community events and support
In addition to our weekly services and baby and toddler group, we run a number of events throughout the year for the local community. Check out our Facebook page or Twitter feed to find out what's coming up soon and see pictures on past events.
Bookshop - Number 62
We support and run the local Christian bookshop on the High Street - Number 62. The shop has some great Christian books, both new and classics and also a selection of cards. The shop is open weekday mornings and some afternoons.
Want to know more about what is happening in the local area? Check out Discover Blairgowrie to keep up to date on all the important local events at discoverblairgowrie.co.uk
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McBusted's Dougie Poynter might end up with more than he bargained for his birthday this year.
The hunky bassist , who is dating pop star Ellie Goulding, turns 27 this Sunday and band mate Matt Willis is planning to book a STRIPPER for an memorable celebration night.
Oh Lord, we don't know what Ellie will think about all of this.
Asked what he had planned, Dougie said: "Maybe a bouncy castle, or a magician?" But it seems Matt has other ideas.
The star told Mirror Celeb: "I've got a brilliant idea for Dougie's birthday. I'm not allowed to go to strip clubs, but that doesn't mean you can't have strippers somewhere else. A strip pub, maybe?"
Asked if he's allowed to watch strippers now he’s married to TV beauty Emma Willis, he replied: "I don't know, I don't know, let's just not talk about it, I didn't say that!" Oh dear.
Matt is certainly the cheekiest member of McBusted. But we're sure Emma will see the funny side, though. Hopefully.
Dougie also joked about getting married and admitted he's always thought about what dress HE would wear.
He said he was planning to choose a gorgeous Vera Wang gown for his big day, telling us: "You don't wear the dress, the dress wears you." Umm, okay then Doug.
Dougie and bandmate James are the last two members of the band to get hitched and it seems Dougie might be the first to tie the knot because his band mates can "never imagine" James getting married.
James, who has been dating singer Portia Conn since the beginning of this year, said: "I'm holding out! I'm hanging on to part one!" Poor Portia.
Meanwhile, the band have a whole lot going on at the moment with their first single Air Guitar released this week, along with their DVD Tourplay and McBusted Live at the 02.
The supergroup, made up of members of McBusted and McFly, will also release their album in coming months and say they want to keep going for as long as possible.
Matt said: "What is so brilliant about McBusted is that for the last couple of years I've felt like I should be growing up a little bit, like, 'Come on man, you've gotta get your stuff together now'.
"But suddenly, I'm in a band where that is so not the rule. I can do whatever I want and it's just fun. I want to keep doing that. Never grow up!"
See our exclusive clip from the film and find out more HERE .
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Amazon plans $800M data center in Argentina
Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud division plans to build a regional data center in a free-trade zone in Argentina, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Seattle-based company is preparing to invest about $800 million in the project over 10 years and will reap considerable tax benefits by locating the data center in the Bahia Blanca-Coronel Rosales districts of the province of Buenos Aires, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
Amazon’s decision to put part of its cloud infrastructure in South America’s second-largest economy is a big win for the Argentine government, which is keen to diversify the economy into digital services, nanotechnology, aerospace and more. Earlier this year, the national congress unanimously passed a law creating incentives for tech companies to set up shop there -- a major achievement in an election year that has polarized society.
Amazon, like any company benefiting from the new Knowledge Economy Law, will receive export tax breaks, an income tax reduction from 35% to 15% and will effectively pay lower labor costs. Moreover, by locating in the free-trade zone, Amazon will pay no national or provincial taxes on energy consumption, a generous benefit for a data center.
Amazon, through a spokeswoman, declined to comment. The Argentina project isn’t final and could still be changed, one of the people said.
Amazon Web Services, the company’s most profitable business, has been expanding its infrastructure around the globe to maintain an edge on rivals like Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Sales of cloud-computing services and software are expected to total $214.3 billion in 2019, up 17.5% from a year earlier, according to Gartner.
Proximity to an Amazon data center helps companies reduce costs and improve data speeds compared with having to rely on sites outside the country. Argentina is home to several online outfits, including its largest company, e-commerce retailer MercadoLibre Inc., which uses AWS to host its platforms.
--With assistance from Matt Day
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Point-Spreads.com is issuing a Betting Odds Alert for the first 2009 Final Four match-up between Michigan State vs UConn. The winner of this battle will go on to play the winner of the evening game between Villanova Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels for the 2009 NCAA Basketball National Championship Title. The odds makers at Sportsbook.com have the UConn Huskies -4.5 point favorites against the Michigan State Spartans with the total set at 133.5 points.
"This game should be a lower scoring affair as both teams like to work out of a half-court set," stated Point-Spreads.com Final Four Expert Matt Foust when asked to comment on the Michigan State vs UConn betting odds. "The Huskies definitely have the advantage inside with Hasheem Thabeet, Stanley Robinson, and Jeff Adrien, but it is probably a wash between Spartans guard Kalin Lucas and the Huskies A.J. Price. Michigan State center Goran Suton could pose an interesting challenge to the Huskies, though, as his ability to shoot from the perimemter could help draw Thabeet out of the paint in man-to-man situations. If UConn chooses to play a zone defense, Suton should have little trouble shooting over the Huskies perimeter run outs."
Michigan State vs UConn tips off at 6:05 PM EST live from Ford Field in Detroit. Get your NCAA Tournament Picks in today after using our free live point spreads page and compare point spreads on every 2009 NCAA Tournament Game.
"Well, I think that is a key match-up" stated Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo at his Final Four Press Conference. "Even though they have tremendous size up front, some very tough, good players up there, great rebounders. But I still think Price is the guy who stirs the drink. He's had an incredible tournament. He's making shots off the dribble even more. He's getting to the basket. If he gets to the basket, then we have to help with our big guys. It's going to be a dunkathon in there. We have to keep him in front of us, out of the paint. Easier said than done."
"I still think Price," finished Tom Izzo. "Both from a scoring standpoint and from a penetration and cause-problem standpoint, is as good a player as we faced at that position now, and we've faced some good ones."
“Connecticut Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun is undefeated in the Final Four,” stated Point-Spreads.com Publisher Thomas Jensen when asked to comment on the Michigan State vs UConn betting odds. “Calhoun has guided the Huskies on to win national titles both 1999 and 2004. Early sports odds betting action on the under 135 total points by professional sports bettors drove the line down to 133.5 points. Michigan State +4 points is the play but I think Connecticut will win in a close one.”
Sportsbook.com has posted NCAA betting odds to win the 2008-2009 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament:
North Carolina: -160
Michigan State: +600
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In today's reading, the boys traveled across the Texas Panhandle. They travele through places like Esteline, Turkey, Quitaque (Kitty-Quay), and Silverton. They said it was very hot and dusty. Temple drank gyp water and suffered for it! Bud tried to cure him with some castor oil! There wasn't very much room in those saddlebags to carry supplies from home. That brings us to today's question. If you were going on a trip like this, what would you put in your backpack? Thing about it and let us know!
Today we read the part of the story where Bud and Temple get permission to go to Santa Fe, NM on an adventure. Their plans will take them from SW Oklahoma to Roswell, New Mexico on to Santa Fe, and then home. Remember that the boys were 5 and 9 years old when they asked permission to do this. They wanted to have their own adventures because they were tired of hearing about their dad’s adventures. Their dad was none other than Jack “Catch ‘em Alive” Abernathy, U. S. Marshall to Oklahoma and friend to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Some students thought their parents might let them have an adventure like this. I don’t agree. I think the students were just guilty of wishful thinking! Each of us longs to have adventure, and this story speaks to that part in each person who hears this story. The question of the day: Do you think you would let your child have an adventure like this? Why or why not?
Remember to check us out on facebook! The Abernathy Challenge
The students and I have begun the discussion about Bud and Temple Abernathy for the 2009-2010 school year! Last week we had some discussions about some of the interesting people that set the stage....Jack "Catch 'em Alive" Abernathy, Quanah Parker, and Burk Burnett just to name a few! We talked about Theodore Roosevelt and his quote, "...far better it is to dare mighty things...." Will you share with us the "mighty things" you would like to accomplish or have accomplished in your life! We "dare" you to dream big!
Please remember if you are a student to include your first name only....If you include your last name, I cannot publish your post if you are a student! :)
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Responding to the statement "I don't think any translation is inerrant."
Charley E. posted: "I don't think it can be shown that any translation is inerrant, and as far as I have been able to tell, I don't think anyone has been able to prove without a doubt which Greek text form is correct in every place either."
Hi Charley. Your statement here reveals that you are what I refer to as a Bible agnostic. Not an agnostic, but a "Bible agnostic". It’s like saying: "I don't know for sure what God may or may not have said in His Book and I don’t believe that any Bible in any language is the complete and inerrant words of God.”
That is where you are today.
You ask:"How did it 1st happen when the ancient copies were made...and why? Are these words additions, or subtractions to the original Greek form of the text...and what can be said for certain based on the actual evidence of transmission, other than pure speculation?"
I think you are asking the wrong questions in an effort to find out if there really is such a thing as an inerrant Bible. Once a person launches out into what the "scholars" refer to as the "science" of textual criticism (a complete misnomer), you will never know or find out the truth. It sure hasn't resulted in finding an inerrant Bible for any who have tried it.
For actual quotes from those who have ventured into this field, I refer you to my article called "The Bible is NOT the inspired and inerrant words of God".
Here is just one of the many quotes from the "scholars" you will find here.
"As New Testament textual criticism moves into the twenty-first century, it must shed whatever remains of its innocence, for nothing is simple anymore. Modernity may have led many to assume that a straightforward goal of reaching a single original text of the New Testament--or even a text as close as possible to that original--was achievable. Now, however, REALITY AND MATURITY REQUIRE THAT TEXTUAL CRITICISM FACE UNSETTLING FACTS, CHIEF AMONG THEM THAT THE TERM 'ORIGINAL' HAS EXPLODED INTO A COMPLEX AND HIGHLY UNMANAGEABLE MULTIVALENT ENTITY. Whatever tidy boundaries textual criticism may have presumed in the past have now been shattered, and its parameters have moved markedly not only to the rear and toward the front, but also sideways, as fresh dimensions of originality emerge from behind the variant readings and from other manuscript phenomena" (E. Jay Epps, "The Multivalence of the Term 'Original Text' In New Testament Textual Criticism," Harvard Theological Review, 1999, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 245-281; this article is based on a paper presented at the New Testament Textual Criticism Section, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 1998).
I will briefly tell you how I would approach this issue. I start by believing what the Book says about itself. The Bible claims to be the words of God who cannot lie and He always speaks the truth.
Before I became convinced the King James Bible is God's infallible words, I started to read and compare many bible versions. When I found ridiculous statements or obvious errors in theology, I then knew it was a fake bible. Things like where the NASB, Young’s, Holman and the NET version teach that the children of Israel DECEIVED God, as they teach in Psalm 78:36. Or where the NASB says that "there is no such thing as an idol in the world" in 1 Cor. 8:4.
Or where the ESV 2011 edition tells us in 1 Samuel 13:1 “Saul LIVED FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN BECAME KING, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, Saul chose 3,000 men of Israel.”
KJB “Saul REIGNED ONE YEAR; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel-“
(Here is why the KJB is right) 1 Samuel 13:1 "Have some words been lost?"
Or when the NIV tells us in their 1973, 1978 and 1982 editions in Mark 1:40 - 41: “A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” FILLED WITH COMPASSION Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean.”
But the NIV 2011 edition now says: “A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus WAS INDIGNANT. He reached out and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
Here are some examples in True Bible or False Bible.
And here are over 30 examples of doctrines that have been changed or even perverted in the modern versions. “Fake Bibles Do Teach False Doctrines”
One by one they were eliminated from the list, till there was only one Book standing - the King James Bible.
Another huge step forward in this process was seeing the testimony of God in history and how He has clearly set His mark of approval on this Bible like no other.
God's Persistent Witness to the Absolute Standard of Written Truth - The King James Holy Bible.
Then ask God in sincerity to open your understanding and to give you the faith to believe what He says about His own Book and to show you if such a Bible exists.
He may or may not reveal this to you. I don't know what He has in mind for your walk here on this earth. But this is how He did it for me. God bless.
All of grace, believing the Book - the Authorized King James Holy Bible.
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Lucius hit the stage at Knitting Factory last Friday night for what had to be one of the best shows we’ve covered this year. Though I’ve seen the band countless times, they never cease to amaze with perfect harmonies, cheerful banter, and top notch musicianship. While each song was a highlight, their final encore was what really sticks in my memory — the band stepped out into the crowd and played a full-acoustic number from the middle of the sold out venue.
Not to be forgotten were incredible sets from both Backwords and You Won’t. The latter’s lead singer, Josh Arnouse, has a stage presence like no other — he captivates and crowd first with his striking vocals and keeps us excited with fun dances and unexpected expressions. His only bandmate, Raky Sastri, matches that bravado by insanely juggling at least 3 instruments at any given time. Oh, what a night.
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Tag Archives: Aaron Rocchino
When the buyer at San Francisco’s artisanal mecca Bi-Rite Market proclaims a certain brand of chocolates to be “exquisite– quite simply, the best I’ve ever tasted,” it would be wise to pay attention.
The chocolates in question are made by Alexandra Whisnant, under the name gâté comme des filles chocolats (a French line that loosely translates as Spoiled Like the Girls Chocolates). So far, they are sold at The Local Butcher Shop in Berkeley (made with their own signature bacon) and through online food delivery service Good Eggs.
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back to see what food stories created a buzz around town and on Berkeleyside in 2011.
Granted, there’s an arbitrary nature to such end-of-year lists. But it’s an opportunity to take stock of the city’s culinary culture.
For the purposes of this post we’ve focused on food news stories, which doesn’t take into account the dozens of interviews with foragers, farmers, artisans, advocates, chefs, cooking teachers, preservers, pasta makers, cheese purveyors, pop-up restaurateurs, and farmers’ market vendors we’ve published during 2011.
This year also saw controversial coverage of corner stores, reporting on detractors of school food, an insider’s take on speed dating with a veg-friendly focus, and a widely criticized first-person piece on disappointing camp chow.
Readers may differ on what food stories caught their attention. Feel free to add your own highlights (or low points) in the comments section.
In alphabetical order: … Continue reading »
It’s only been just over two months since former Chez Panisse chef Aaron Rocchino and his wife Monica opened The Local Butcher Shop in the heart of Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. But the store, which prides itself on sourcing locally and embracing the whole animal, has already found a loyal clientele and two very local restaurant clients.
Chez Panisse, perhaps not surprisingly, is patronizing the newly established meat purveyor and buying its beef there, as well as “anything else they need when they’re in a pinch”, says Monica Rocchino.
Saul’s Deli is getting ground beef from its new neighbor and, as of last Tuesday, serving Local Butcher Shop bologna. Executive Chef Peter Levitt hopes this might go some way to appeasing his salami loving customers who, he says, are suffering while Saul’s searches for sustainable, artisanal salami it feels happy to serve. … Continue reading »
On Tuesday, Aaron and Monica Rocchino quietly opened the doors to their new business, an artisan butcher shop where the term “snout to tail” really comes into its own.
The Local Butcher Shop, in the old Red Hanger Kleaners space on Cedar Street in the Gourmet Ghetto, has already attracted dozens of curious foodies.
One-on-one customer service, offering cuts of meat hewed from whole carcasses, is the principal order of business. But providing some meat — most likely beef — to … Continue reading »
Chez Panisse chef Aaron Rocchino and his wife Monica are bringing artisan meat to the heart of the Gourmet Ghetto with the opening this summer of The Local Butcher Shop on Cedar Street in the old Red Hanger Kleaners space.
“We think there’s a void in the market for restaurant-quality, sustainable meat for home customers,” said Monica Rocchino, who is setting up the new retail operation with her husband.
“It’s an idea whose time has come. I’m looking forward to having this shop in the neighborhood,” said Michael Pollan, who lives in north Berkeley and has done much to champion the consumption of responsibly sourced meat.
The butcher shop will feature whole animals sourced directly from farms, none of which are further than 150 miles from Berkeley. The emphasis will be on grass-fed, sustainably raised meat, and the butchering and cutting will be to order. … Continue reading »
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Kids will be kids, especially where food is concerned, which is why our menu of omelettes, pasta, soups, salads and ethnic specialties is so popular. But this proved to be the case in the early weeks of 2015: global brand Swatch saw its share price slump 15% after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced on 15 January that it would abandon the cap on the Swiss franc against the euro that it first introduced in September 2011. ??Started by: ckfeister Forum: UK politics Replies: 54 Last post: 23 minutes ago Are you or have you ever been a vodafone customer.
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), New York, NY 10014Phone(212) 741 7971CategoriesBurgers,Sandwiches,SaladBusiness HoursMon Sun: 10:00AM 11:00PMWestville Detail Page Photo by hcarryThe Westville is a restaurant in New York City. He penned his emotions, experiences, and the sights and sounds of war in the form of poetic vignettes while in the jungles of South Vietnam. Then there's Charlotte who is an amazingly strong character, she's observing, protective but also feisty.
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CIMA Presents: Music in Motion: International Opportunities for Canadian Companies and Artists
Join the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and key industry professionals for an opportunity to explore the world of export for Canadian music companies and artists through panels, roundtables, and networking!
WHEN: Thursday, March 28th
WHERE: Mt. Pleasant (225 W 8th, 2nd Floor), Vancouver, BC
TIME: 11:30am – 7:00pm
TICKETS: FREE for CIMA, Canadian Music Publishers Association, & provincial MIA members in good standing; $25 for non-members. Register here.
11:30am: Doors open
12:30pm – 1:15pm: Panel 1: You’re going to a festival…Now what? (Making the most out of your conference)
1:30pm – 2:15pm: Panel 2: Export Options for Canadian Independent Publishers
2:30pm – 3:10pm: Panel 3: Experiences on the Road: A Conversation on Export-Ready Companies/Artist
3:45pm – 4:45pm: Round table Discussion (With panelist from panels 1-3 as moderators)
5:00pm – 7:00pm: Networking Mixer
PANEL 1 (12:30pm): You’re going to a festival…now what? (Making the most out of your conference)
Attending industry conferences is expensive, daunting and time-consuming. So, how can you make the most of it? Working smart goes beyond just showing up and shaking hands or playing a showcase slot; it requires goal setting, preparation and knowing your options before entering a conference. This session will give you the chance to hear from the very people who can give you the nitty gritty on best practices and how to ensure that each conference you go to becomes a meaningful stepping stone in your career.
PANEL 2 (1:30pm): Export Options for Canadian independent music publishers (you!)
CIMA and Canadian Music Publishers Association have teamed up to de-mystify that tricky area where publishing and export intersect, and opportunities for growth are plentiful. This session will not only cover the basics of publishing they’ll also dig deep into the trends of the sector, international opportunities, relationship building, and models for success. The Canadian Music Publishers Association will also present their most recent export study, “Export Ready, Export Critical: Music Publishing in Canada”
PANEL 3 (2:30pm): Experiences on the Road: A Conversation about export-ready companies & artists, & how to get there
This session seeks to clarify the best practices in identifying artists ready for export and how to effectively benefit from exporting opportunities from management and label perspectives.
Roundtable Discussion (3:45pm):
We hope you've been taking notes all day and jotting down questions, because these intimate roundtable sessions will allow you to dig deeper with each speaker into your specific questions, and allow you to gain perspective on the obstacles and opportunities your peers face.
Networking Mixer (5:00pm)
Unwind after a productive day, meet your peers and make some new connections!
Members in good standing of CIMA, Canadian Music Publishers Association, or any of the provincial music industry associations should contact Sam R (firstname.lastname@example.org) for their discount codes.
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Celebrate the Day of Love on February 14th in one of our finest restaurants, La Cascata.
Dine in an enchantingly decorated setting, accompanied by lit candles, flower arrangement and rose petals on table.
Your Valentine’s evening at La Cascata will surely be a romantic and one-of-a-kind experience. Enjoy the succulent 7 courses prepared by our experienced Executive Chef Matthew. Each and every one of them will leave you and your loved one a sweet memory.
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Crostini with foie gras, apple & balsamic
The Power of Love
Steamed prawn salad with truffles asparagus
Cream of wild mushroom soup with crusted Melba toast
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As a laboratory professional, you know that the only thing that separates you from other, less-reputable laboratory companies would be your attention to detail.
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Date/Time: 02-05-2020, 22:00 EDT / 03:00 GMT
Spread: Los Angeles Clippers -7 Total: +223
In this high caliber matchup between two top-3 teams of each conference, the 2nd in the West LA Clippers (35-15) are hosting the 3rd in the East Miami Heat (34-15), with both teams having won two straight games and looking to extend those small winning streaks tonight.
The Clippers have a 35-15 record (27-23 against the spread) and are sitting in the second place of the West. They have won four of their last five matches and in their last game they won at home against the Spurs with a 108-105 score, not beating the odds. Kawhi Leonard leads the team both in scoring with 27.4 ppg and in rebounding with 7.6, adding 5.2 assists per game. He is followed by Paul George with 22.7 ppg, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
The Heat have a 34-15 record (28-19-2 against the spread) and are tied with the Celtics in the third place of the East. They have won three of their last four matches and in their last game they won at home against the Sixers with a 137-106 score, beating the odds. Jimmy Butler leads the team both in scoring with 20.7 ppg and in assists made with 6.2, adding 6.8 rebounds per game. He is followed by Goran Dragic with 16 ppg and 5 assists per game.
In their previous meeting earlier this season the Clippers won on the road with a 117-122 score. The Clippers are 21-5 at home, while the Heat are 12-12 on the road. The Clippers are better offensively, scoring 115.3 ppg to Heat’s 112.3, while the Heat are better defensively, allowing 107.9 ppg to the Clippers’ 109.4. The Heat have better percentages both in field goals (47.2% to 46.1%) and in 3-pointers (38% to 36.1%). On the other hand, the Clippers are better in rebounding (48.1 to 45.1), while the Heat are better in assists made (25.2 to 23.4) and both teams commit almost the same number of turnovers (15.1 to 15.2). Bookmakers give the Clippers a -7 spread but the guests are too good and expect them to force a closer game than that tonight.
Heat vs Clippers Prediction: Miami Heat +7 (-108)
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Zach Braff's Kickstarter Project Hits $1 Million
The film, titled "Wish I Was Here," is the "Scrubs" actor's follow-up to "Garden State."
Zach Braff is halfway to his Kickstarter goal.
Following in the footsteps of Veronica Mars series creator Rob Thomas (whose project raised $2 million in fundraising in its first day), the Scrubs star's campaign to finance an original film has hit $1 million in pledged funds.
Braff said the reason why he launched a Kickstarter was to maintain a degree of creative control for his new film, titled Wish I Was Here. It will be the first film he has directed since 2004's Garden State.
"I always hit roadblocks, whether it was having to cast a certain person or having to retain final cut with the success of Garden State," Braff told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday about the Kickstarter project. "With this movie, I’m so passionate about this movie, I was really about to sign on the dotted line with a traditional financing arrangement, and it’s been 10 years; God I want to make a movie more than anything. I’ll do whatever you want, I’ll give away final cut, I’ll put your brother in it, whatever."
Most recently, Braff had a role in Disney's Oz The Great and Poweful. In addition to Garden State, his writing and directing credits include the play All New People, which debuted off-Broadway in 2011.
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A politically-charged story featuring mostly non-professional actors, about a child in Beirut who launches a lawsuit against his parents.
Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) is a little boy who doesn't know his age (his parents haven't kept track and don't have a birth certificate). He lives in chaos and squalor in the slums of Lebanon with his parents and a large number of siblings. His older brother is in jail, and the family provides him with illegal prescription drugs to sell to the other inmates.
When Zain's best friend, his young sister Sahar (Cedra Izam), is sold to their landlord who wants her to marry his son, Zain runs away.
Life isn't any easier outside of his parents' apartment, and Zain eventually winds up in prison for stabbing someone. While there, he launches a lawsuit against his parents because he wants them to stop having children and neglecting them, leaving them to fend for themselves.
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The undisputed king of Dirty Dutch kicks off this new year with a monster collaboration that promises to take listeners on an auditory journey unlike any other. Teaming up with Atlanta-based hip hop mogul, Mr. Collipark, Chuckie continues his foray into new territories that push the boundaries of traditional dance music. “Hell! Fuck! Yeah! (Booty Trap)” is a welcomed follow up to his recent Traphall EP, a project that has flooded airwaves to this day. This latest production embodies the unparalleled wealth of hip hop knowledge both figureheads have mastered throughout the years.
The hip hop infused breaks and flourishes give “Hell! Fuck! Yeah! (Booty Trap)” an authentic Southern feeling, perfectly reflecting Mr. Collipark’s influential sound. As its buildup seamlessly transitions into the drop, listeners are treated to a bombastic siren synth that keeps the energy flowing at an unwavering, manic pace. The progression is a mix of trap and Dirty Dutch styles, fearlessly tackling multiple genres in an effort to create something new. “Hell! Fuck! Yeah (Booty Trap)” is shor and sweet, but leaves a lasting impression that promises to have listeners clamoring for more.
Dirty Dutch Music is prepped for a massive year, as Chuckie continues his push into all spectrums of music. From Melbourne Bounce to hip hop and much more, no genre will be left untouched.
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Hypercrime is a blog about books, not about making money. The primary objective is therefore not to sell you anything, and we respect our readers’ decision not to click on any affiliate link or advertisement. However, to help offset the cost of this endeavor, we do serve two ad spots on the site, and we do provide links to Amazon and Indiebound for the books we review. These links are clearly marked. If you chose to click on one of these links and purchase the book, we do make a small amount of money as an affiliate.
Amazon Affiliate Program: Hypercrime.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
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There are five stages of grief: denial, isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I experienced all these, but the last one for me was revenge.
I lost my dad in a train accident when I was born, at least that’s what my mother said after I found out years later that he left us for another woman. I have been moving from one house to another, not sure whether I had a home in a first place. I’ve been building friendships and relationships to find out everyone would leave me at the end. I never had enemies, only people who were jealous of me and despised me. I never felt like I belonged anywhere and every person I’ve met in life was going to disappear in a blink of an eye. I wanted for people to notice me, I wanted a home, I wanted to BELONG. But I also wanted to prove people wrong- I could BE someone. I wanted to be AN ACTOR.
I grew up in a small family in a poor country of Ukraine. If you don’t know where it is- google it or look at the world map, or better- pick up the damn georgraphy book and study hard.
My family wasn’t dirt poor and I never lived in a ghetto. However, my family never had luxury apartments to live in, or a chance to buy organic food or gett lots of gifts for Christmas. I wore clothes that my mom knitted for me, got hand-me down school books from grandma who went to the same school as I did, I spent holidays with my rich cousins, aunt who was a doctor while her husband was a captain (who occasionally sexually harassed me).
In elementary school I never had real friends and was bullied ocasionally, my teacher didn’t care and it kept going until I got transferred to a different class. Middle school was better because I felt more comfortable and social, but few girls liked to make fun of me and guys sexually harassed me. It was a normal thing in my school, but if it happened in the United States- hold my beer, it would be a shitshow.
As years passed by and I moved for the third time before the age of 16 I became obsessed with acting. It started with seeing an actor in a play and falling head over heels for him. Serge was 36 at the time, tall, good-looking, and no, I didn’t have daddy issues. But I did discover that I liked older men, specifically actors.
After watching Serge perform and how beautifully he did so, I started participating in school plays, and even writing screenplays and musicals. And boy, did I have fun doing that! I think my mother was relieved that I found an actual hobby aside from writing and playing PC games.
I believe one of my “why’s” is to find a soulmate in the same industry. I know, it sounds cheesy, but hear me out. My husband would be an actor as well, and he will know exactly what I have to deal with daily. Plus- if I need a reader, he would be in the same building! Another pro- imagine the fun we could have in the bedroom while doing all kinds of roleplay!
In conclusion, my “why I want to be an actor” is easy- I want to belong and prove all the people that doubted me and bullied me that I am better than them. I want a profession that makes me happy, and I strongly believe that I would meet my life partner at my job.
My question for you- what is your WHY?
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FISH-EAT-LIVE! Short Sleeve Gray Crew
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It’s very simple: Go Fishing, Eat Fish, and Live longer! Now, you can show your fisherman’s pride with these great new shirts at an affordable price. If you prefer a great moisture-wicking material, we offer that in a long or short sleeve version. But, if plain old, gray cotton is your preference, we can certainly help you out with that, too!
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Names: Artie Borden, 83, and Edward Connaughton, 57
Circumstances:Homeless Samaritans beaten in Colorado Springs homes, three miles apart.
Investigative Agency: Colorado Springs Police Department
Dates killed: May 28, 1980 and July 27, 1981
Cause of DeathBoth beaten in the head
Suspect: None identified
Times were tough in the early 1980s during a double-dip recession.
Artie Borden and Edward Connaughton often offered a personal solution to down and out people living on the streets.
Artie Borden, courtesy Colorado Springs Police Department
They both opened their doors to the homeless and both of them were beaten to death in the head a year apart in the summers of 1980 and 1981 in Colorado Springs.
No suspects have been named in either murder.
Borden was 83 on the evening of May 28, 1980, when someone beat him to death in his home on the 200 block of East Fountain.
A police officer found him semi-conscious. Borden was unable to identify his attacker to the officer. He was transported to St. Francis Hospital where he died from his injuries.
For nearly two decades Borden, a World War I veteran, ran a rooming house for the poor. He would provide a meal and a temporary place to stay for those dispossessed and downtrodden, according Colorado Springs police.
The tenant who called the police said he overheard what sounded like an argument between Borden and another unknown person.
When he went to see what was going on, he found Borden beaten and lying on his kitchen floor.
The elderly man never recovered from his injuries and died on June 10, 1980.
Detectives at the time interviewed current and previous tenants and people who had had contact with him in the previous days.
The next summer, 57-year-old Connaughton, was also beaten to death.
Edward Connaughton, courtesy Colorado Springs Police Department
Connaughton was a civilian worker at the Fort Carson Post Exchange.
On July 27, 1981, one of his fellow workers went to his home in the 1500 block of Shasta Drive in Pikes Peak Park when he was late for work, which was very unusual for him.
Connaughton’s blue Mazda RX300 station wagon was not in the driveway, according to Colorado Springs police. The car had Oklahoma plates, according to a news article in The Denver Post at the time.
The co-worker and someone else entered the open rear door of Connaughton’s home. They noticed that his television set and stereo were missing.
When they searched upstairs, they discovered Connaughton in a bedroom, lying on the floor. They called police.
He had been beaten repeatedly in the head with an object that was not found at the house, according to an article in The Denver Post at the time.
An autopsy showed the victim died of skull fractures and brain damage after being struck from behind, the article said.
The victim reportedly had houseguests about the time of his death. These individuals were from Corpus Christi, Texas, and perhaps another person known as “Tony,” who was from Florida.
Connaughton frequently invited homeless to stay at his home. His car was found abandoned in Denver.
It had several parking citations dated around the time of Connaughton’s murder and shortly thereafter.
The investigation produced the names of numerous visitors to the victim’s residence, but due to nicknames, lack of identifying information, they have not all been located.
Contact information: The Colorado Springs Police Department’s cold case unit can be reached at 719-444-7613, or by email at CSPDColdCase@springsgov.com. Denver Post reporter Kirk Mitchell at 303-954-1206 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Do you live with chronic pain? Perhaps you have a child who has strayed from the Lord. Or maybe you are looking at that mortgage payment that is now at three months past due and there are no clients for your commission-only husband. When does suffering move from visiting us as a result of our mistakes, to visiting us because it’s God’s gift?
Born with Cerebral Palsy, my precious husband has a saying, often repeated in our home.
“Adversity is my tutor”.
Why is it that we tend to be more in tune to God’s voice when we are facing storms rather than when the sun is shining?
The Israelites were more than happy to follow Moses out of Egypt, their place of bondage and suffering, when the Lord delivered them. However, after 3 days of travel, with no fresh water or food in sight, the people began to grumble.
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet.
There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them. And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”
I have a friend, one of the godliest women I have ever met, who, like my husband, carries a daily cross of suffering. Her name is Melana (Hunt) Monroe. She is daughter of Prayer Titan, and author of the classic book, The Mind of Christ, T.W. Hunt. Her father passed away in 2014 leaving a legacy of prayer and faith behind him. Currently, God is writing a powerful story of faith and courage through the Monroe family as they face unbelievable challenges. In a nutshell, thanks to technological advances, four of her six adult children have been diagnosed with a gene which causes stomach cancer. Each one must have their stomachs surgically removed in order to save their lives and drastically increase their odds for living a long healthy life. Melana, like her father, is a prayer warrior for her children and the spiritual fruit in her life is transformative. I have had the special honor of sitting under her teaching and watching how these trials have given her unbelievable spiritual vision and focus. Her youngest daughter, Chesney, recently shared a quote by theologian John Calvin in her blog post https://livingstomachless.wordpress.com/2016/03/14/through-pain-comes-joy/
“You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.”
Melana’s prayer life models for me what sowing while suffering looks like. As another daughter, Katie, faces an upcoming surgery, Melana lives on her knees, praying through every detail. God is using the faith legacy of her father, to teach others how to sow with vision, even during times of suffering.
As Moses threw the tree God showed him, into the bitter waters of Marah and the waters became sweet, I pray that the Lord will show me how to reach out in faith for the tree of life, praying and believing…even during times of suffering.
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2019-04-21T06:30:02Z
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What’s the biggest mistake that most small businesses make when it comes to SEO? Personally, I would suggest that a common problem is being unrealistic about what can be achieved.
Does this mean that it’s not possible for a small business to gain considerable rewards from search engine optimization? On the contrary, I would suggest that there are massive benefits associated with SEO that’s done in the right way. But you need to think carefully about your strategy if you want to achieve cost effective results.
Ignore massive corporations!
It’s easy to look at the search results for the most competitive keywords and to assume that you need to be ranked for these phrases in order to succeed. There’s a good chance that you’ll find that these search terms tend to be dominated by the big brands and corporations.
This is not a coincidence. The reason why big companies are able to control the search space is because they have significant online marketing budgets. You can be sure that they are hiring top SEO professionals and spending considerable sums of money to achieve those positions.
Typically, it’s also the case that large organizations tend to have a large amount of data available to them. Although this should give them some advantages, you may be amazed to find that many big companies fail to act on the information. That’s often because they simply have too much data to analyze.
What does this mean for small business owners? It means that big corporations are missing out on some key signals.
Target cost effective search terms
Those big organizations often spend so much time, effort and money targeting high profile search terms, they don’t realise that the search terms that convert well may be less competitive. That’s pretty ironic!
But it also reveals an opportunity for small business owners. It means that you can target those areas that larger rivals are ignoring. This won’t just mean that you’re not having to compete with the massive corporations (with their massive advertising budgets) – it also means that you’ll be targeting keywords and phrases that will actually generate income for your business.
This is the cost effective approach to small business SEO that you should be striving for. Sure, it won’t allow you to boast at dinner parties about how you’re top of Google for a high profile search term. But how much does that really matter? Most business professionals would rather have money in their bank accounts, than being able to boast about such trivialities!
Put your strategy into action
Once you realize that SEO isn’t about high profile, competitive, poor converting search terms, you’ll find that you’re in a much stronger position.
You’ll be able to move your online marketing efforts forwards, without wasting money on SEO that’s simply never going to produce the returns that you’re looking for.
Effective SEO should be seen as a business investment. Once you’ve grasped that, you can stop making the mistake of seeing it as a cost.
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2021-07-31T09:52:45Z
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