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Somewhere between Dilana's overshare about her colleagues and today's new Rock Star: Supernova webisode, what began as a singing competition degenerated into routine reality-show drama. But once the singing starts again Tuesday night, things could be back on course. At least, that's the signal Dilana gives at the end of this week's webisode, as she passionately rehearses her song for Tuesday and defiantly declares "I'm not a loser. I'm not a quitter. This horrific thing that happened to me is the best thing that could have happened to me. I'm ready to show everybody that I'm back."
Actually, her fall from grace last week didn't happen to her so much as happen because she was too forthright about her competitors, who then held her feet to the fire. It gets worse on the webisode, as the solemn singers gather back at the mansion, where Dilana says she's afraid to say a word. Ryan then pompously declares "I won't talk bad about people," even though he'd heaped scorn on Dana earlier in the series. How about, "I won't talk bad(ly) about people anymore"?
Then it gets worse. Dilana is sitting by the pool crying, joined by Lukas, who seems to be making peace, and Magni, who approaches apparently to comfort her. Suddenly Dilana spots the camera crew at a distance and storms off, hurling her glass to the ground, where it breaks, sending a shard at Magni and cutting his head.
"All the drama, man . This is crazy," Lukas says. Well, yeah. It's supposed to be about singing in a rock band, not tantrums and backstabbing that are more suited to The Apprentice or America's Next Top Model.
Dilana wails to Magni that she's sorry, and later says, "I have to get out of this. How can I fix this?"
Well, she does, starting the next day. The rockers do a photo shoot for In Touch magazine, both as a group and individually, and Dilana nails her portion. She's still not Storm, a former model who knows precisely what to do, but she's good, unlike poor Magni, who's no poser, to his credit, but still needs to find a way to play to a camera when necessary.
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Tonight's lineup has Lukas on Lithium (which he hates, wanting to change it); Toby on Rebel Yell; Magni on I Alone; Storm on Bring Me to Life; Ryan on Clocks; and Dilana on Mother Mother.
Dilana sounds sensational in rehearsal, playing the song alone on acoustic guitar. So don't write her off yet. Besides, most of her fans seem to be understanding, if the barrage of reader comments to this blog are any indication. With three weeks go to, there's still time to set things right — not just for her, but for this show. Who needs drama? Let there be rock.
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IGU 2015 - C12.29 Marginalization; Globalization; Regional and Local Responses
Author: Hindenburgo Francisco Pires
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
This study analyzes the manner in which the financial deregulation and bankruptcy of the credit system of the mainstream economies (United States, United Kingdom, Japan and European Union) are influencing the financial and technological integration and restructuring processes of the emerging countries with respect to the new development bank of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
The objective is to show that actions against the current deregulated neoliberal finance model (such as the creation of the BRICS bank, construction of the pipeline infrastructure and establishment of networks parallel to the Internet, which is controlled by the United States) could trigger a geopolitical rearrangement in the current model of globalized accumulation of international finance capital.
In order to conduct this investigation, we surveyed and collected statistical data and economic and financial information at the following research institutions: the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the U. S. Treasury, the Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs of the U. S. Federal Reserve Board, Eurostat (a Directorate-General of the European Commission), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada).
This study aims at providing a series of reflections and questions for the debate on how the financial crisis and the indebtedness of the United States and the mainstream economies are forcing emerging countries to seek: a) new forms of regional integration; b) economic, commercial, technological and financial arrangements; and c) sustainable alternatives that minimize social inequalities aggravated by economic neo-liberalism's globalization policies.
Keywords: Globalization, Financial Deregulation, Social Inequality, BRICS Bank
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations' first attempt to create the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Reserve Fund (RF) occurred during the seventh G20 summit, in Los Cabos, Mexico, in 2012, when the five heads of state of these countries decided to meet outside the G20 summit to discuss and analyze (based on the advice of their finance ministers and central bank representatives) the possibility and viability of establishing the BRICS NDB and RF (BATISTA JR, 2014), so as to jointly be able to act to found the NDB in a coordinated manner.
It may be said that various factors practically forced the BRICS nations to establish the NDB. The first factor was the aggravation of the economic crisis and the failure of globalization measures stimulated by the state-finance connections of the mainstream economies (HARVEY, 2011, p. 54; PIRES, 2012, pp. 112-113); the second was the difficult access to sources of international financing for promoting economic and social development, principally during the recession; and the third was related to divergences in the adoption of neoliberal policies imposed by multilateral finance institutions, which led to economic losses, greater inequalities and higher social costs.
After conducting an in-depth technical analysis as to the real possibilities of creating the NDB, the fifth BRICS Summit (held in Durban, South Africa, on March 27, 2013) reached the conclusion that the establishment of the NDB was more than plausible: it would become a necessity. Prepared by UNCTAD on March 25, 2013, the document "The Rise of BRICS FDI and Africa" revealed the BRICS nations' vast potential to attract direct external capital and investments (UNCTAD, 2013).
Accordingly, the NDB was founded on the first day of the sixth BRICS Summit (held in Fortaleza between July 15 and 16, 2014), enjoying an initial contribution of 50 billion dollars and permanent headquarters in Shanghai, one of China's most important financial centers.
The NDB's chief aim was the promotion of capital investment projects capable of generating sustainable social development (COZENDEY, 2014) and the economic expansion of the production sectors.
Subsequent to the plenary session of the sixth BRICS Summit, during a press conference granted on July 15, 2014, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff furnished details concerning the five-year post rotating system and the organization of three important administrative functions in the NDB: the first, the bank's presidency, will be headed initially by a representative from India; the second, the presidency of the board of directors, will be the responsibility of a representative from Brazil; and the third, the presidency of the board of governors (made up of ministers from the five BRICS nations), will be run by a representative designated by Russia. The bank's African Regional Center or the NDB's regional office will be located initially in South Africa, in accordance with the five-year rotating principle; subsequent to this period, it will be situated in Brazil.
The currency that will mainly govern the bank's deposits will continue to be the dollar. Nonetheless, the BRICS nations also intend to adopt a basket of regional currencies so as to intensify commercial and financial trade. The emergence of a basket of currencies could come to be the test of a process of de-dollarization of the global economy and the construction process of a new monetary model of general international equivalence. The Brazilian proposal is that all the BRICS nations participate equally in the voting process with regard to decision making in the NDB.
As an alternative to the financial governance of the IMF and the World Bank, the creation of the NDB will certainly face the resistance of the United States, which was able to consolidate its hegemony (after WWII) when it produced the most important international reserve currency – the dollar.
The process of institutional construction of the NDB and RF of the BRICS nations has been conducted with great caution and complex technical foundations. In 2014, the nominal GDP of the countries that make up the BRICS group totaled 16.99 trillion dollars, which is equivalent to 22% of the global GDP. During the same period, these countries had 3.028 billion inhabitants, around 42.7% of the world's population (MRE, 2015, p.2). They thus had the resources, reserves and potential to create the NDB.
However, in order for this initiative to be credible and effective, these countries are seeking to establish mutually consented accords and treaties in relation to the technical characteristics of the BRICS NDB and RF.
The NDB is the result of the profound strengthening of ties of cooperation between these countries, with the aim of correcting the multilateral institutions' limitations with respect to the political management of capitalism's global financial crisis; i.e., the NDB is an initiative that seeks to generate alternatives of multilateral cooperation, aiming at overcoming and redirecting the global economic crisis.
Accordingly, the creation of the NDB will tend to reduce the existing asymmetry of economic power that favors the mainstream economies of the North over the emerging economies of the South in the decision-making spheres of the multilateral global finance institutions.
The establishment of the BRICS Reserve Fund (RF) aims at creating a mutual protection network and an accord for the establishment of a Contingency Reserve Arrangement, which will make it possible to fight the risk of finance institution volatility (ROUSSEFF, 2014).
This protection network was estimated at 100 billion dollars, of which 41 billion will be provided by China; 18 billion by Brazil, Russia and India; and 5 billion by South Africa (NETTO, 2014; LIMA, 2014). Thus, as one can observe, based on the total amount of funds provided to maintain the BRICS RF (MRE, 2015, p.2), China, with 61% of the nominal GDP and 45% of the population of the BRICS nations, will play a leading role in maintaining the reserves of the BRICS protection network.
The BRICS RF is an intergovernmental accord; it is not an institution like the NDB because the reserves remain subject to the administration and control of the central banks of the signatory nations and can only be disbursed within contexts of extreme necessity and in accordance with procedures to be established, such as in cases of aggravation of a financial crisis that could place at risk the economic stability of one of the member nations, especially when these countries undergo problems related to indebtedness and deterioration of the trade balance.
The creation of the BRICS RF also indicates the need for the BRICS nations to create their own financial regulatory mechanisms and produce a more balanced environment for financial governance, working against the crisis and the unstable climate that have affected the various spheres of the international economy.
The BRICS RF is a complementary initiative, one of the goals of which is the establishment of a financial security network supplementary to multilateral finance arrangements, which is important in times of crisis and economic instability. This initiative reinforces the need to alter the control that has been amassed by two multilateral institutions under the protection of the United States, the only nation with a veto power concerning decisions made by the IMF.
The creation of the BRICS RF is an initiative of a political nature that has technical, economic and financial implications; it is not an initiative aimed at breaking away; nor is it a way of substituting the existing mechanisms of financial regulation, in part because the BRICS nations are members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the G20. According to Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., Brazil's IMF representative, there would be no impediments, in the future, to the BRICS RF coming to cooperate with the IMF or the World Bank.
The creation of the BRICS NDB targeted overcoming the delay existing in the administrative management of the world's two main finance institutions: the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. These institutions were founded in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference in the state of New Hampshire (U.S.), which was held to establish the new foundations and security of the international economic and monetary system of the post-war period.
Even today, well into the twenty-first century, the presidency of the World Bank is reserved for United States citizens alone; and the supervision of the IMF, for European citizens. With regard to the IMF, the European Union enjoys one-third of the votes and almost twenty percent of the global economy; in other words, no alterations to these entities have been made that would help promote a change in the geopolitical situation, especially in terms of defining the importance that national economies should deserve.
In the World Bank, Brazil has only one of the twenty-four representatives; eight are European (1/3 of the directors); and this occurs despite Brazil being among the fund's ten largest shareholders since 2010 (BATISTA JR, 2014). The possibility of Brazil coming to enjoy a share compatible with its status as a shareholder also depends on a ratification to be made by the U. S. Congress.
In the World Bank, decisions are sanctioned "according to the principle of voting power consonant with one's percentage of capital and not the 'one country, one vote' principle (the standard that governs the UNO)" (PATNAIK, 2014); as a result of this criterion, countries that hold larger shares come to impose neoliberal economic policies – which are established based on structural programs of adjustments (SINGER, 2000, p.101) or "austerities" – for granting emergency assistance or financial aid (MENDOZA, 2015, p.15-16).
Market deregulation and liberalization are part of a series of globalizing neoliberal measures perpetrated by international finance institutions against indebted National States requesting loans and financial resources to surmount times of crisis. Achieved via economic adjustment programs, such measures have been venerated as principles of "good governance" by the media and by the supposed scientific competence of the think tanks of these international organizations (ALTVATER, 2010, p.101).
Attorney Christine Lagarde became the fifth French representative to head the IMF's Directorate-General; and, as of 1946, she became the eleventh European representative designated to run the IMF; in other words, the IMF has been functioning in practically the exact same manner ever since its founding 71 years ago (1944).
The lack of changes in international organizations founded at the Bretton Woods Conference and the feeble representative power of the majority of the signatory nations were causal factors for the emergence of the NDB.
The maintenance of these ancient "legal safeguards" (which uphold unilateral rights), to which the United States and Europe still cling, is no longer recognized by the emerging nations; hence, the legitimacy of the Bretton Woods institutions is losing credibility (EL-ERIAN, 2014).
The multilateralism principle has been substituted and subverted by the "multi-stakeholder" model, a concept that is increasingly prevalent at forums and meetings coordinated by the UNO, such as the World Conference on International Telecommunications, the Internet Governance Forum and the World Summit on the Information Society (PIRES, 2014).
Therefore, even with many BRICS representatives' active participation in the IMF, there is still much to be done before this institution can perform an administrative reform and achieve effective power redistribution so as to become a truly multilateral institution.
BATISTA JR, Paulo Nogueira. O Banco do Brics. Brasília: TV Senado - Agenda Econômica: Interview with IMF Executive Director, July 14th. In: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9sg4cRejGU> [Accessed in August 2015]
COZENDEY, Carlos. Banco do Brics. Brasília: TV Brasil Internacional: Conexão Internacional: Interview with the Secretário de Assuntos Internacionais do Ministério da Fazenda (International Affairs Officer at the Federal Finance Departament), June 11th, 2014. In: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDPwn7sgihc> [Accessed in August 2015]
EL-ERIAN, Mohamed A. A fragmentação de Bretton Woods. São Paulo, SP: Valor Econômico, August 20th 2014. In: <http://www.valor.com.br/opiniao/3660472/fragmentacao-de-bretton-woods> [Accessed in August 2015]
LIMA, Samatha. Banco dos Brics é resposta a falta de mudança no FMI, diz embaixador. São Paulo, SP, Folha de São Paulo do Rio, July 8th, 2014. In: <http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2014/07/1482900-banco-dos-brics-e-resposta-a-falta-de-mudanca-no-fmi-diz-embaixador.shtml> [Accessed in August 2015]
MRE - Ministério das Relações Exteriores. BRICS: Comércio Exterior. Brasília, DF: Departamento de Promoção Comercial e Investimentos - DPR e Divisão de Inteligência Comercial - DIC, June 2015. In: <http://www.brasilexport.gov.br/sites/default/files/publicacoes/indicadoresEconomicos/ComExtBRICs.pdf> [Accessed in August 2015]
NETTO, Delfim. O banco dos BRICS. São Paulo, SP: Carta Capital: Economia - Análise, 15 de julho de 2014. In: <http://www.cartacapital.com.br/revista/808/o-banco-dos-brics-2173.html> [Accessed in August 2015]
PATNAIK, Prabhat. O banco dos BRICS. Brasília: Pátria Latina, July 28th, 2014. In: <http://www.patrialatina.com.br/editorias.php?cod=14082> [Accessed in August 2015]
PIRES, Hindenburgo Francisco. O Controle da Governança da Internet: A rearticulação do discurso nas redes sociais. Scripta Nova - Revista Electrónica de Geografia y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Barcelona. Vol. XVIII, núm. 493 (53), 1 de noviembre de 2014. In: <http://www.ub.edu/geocrit//sn/sn-493/493-53.pdf> [Accessed in August 2015]
ROUSSEFF, Dilma. Interview coletiva concedida após a sessão plenária da Sexta Cúpula do BRICS. Fortaleza, CE: TV-NBR, 15 de julho de 2015. In: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBMopZZZn0> [Accessed in August 2015]
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HARVEY, David. O Enigma do Capital e a Crise do Capitalismo. São Paulo, SP: Boitempo, 2011.
MENDOZA, Kerry-Anne. Austerity: The demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy. Oxford, UK: New Internationalist Publications Ltd, 2015.
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Adding restriction enzyme sites to sequences - (Nov/29/2010 )
Hey guys,
Im using a PET28c vector with a GFP insert. I need to remove the GFP and add a Galactose Oxidase instead. Im restricting the vector with Nde1 and HindIII to remove the GFP and need to create the same restrcition sites on the coding sequence of Galactose Oxidase, inorder to ligate the vector and GP together.
First of all, is my approach right?
Also, How do I go about introducing Nde1 site on the 5' end and the HindIII site on the 3' end along with a stop codon? I was thinking I'd use this website:
http://depts.washington.edu/bakerpg/primertemp/primertemp.html to design the primers but Im not quite sure how to design a primer with the restriction enzyme site included. If any of you geniuses could help, it would be great!
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Basically your primer will look like this:
5'spacer(3-6bp)_REsite_spacer_kozaksequence_specific-sequence 3' (i.e. your primer against coding sequence). The RE sites etc. always go on the 5' end of the primer.
So your forward primer will be:
underlined is Nde1 site, uppercase is kozak sequence.
Don't forget to reverse complement the reverse primer, but not the RE site.
Thanks a ton!
One question though, do I not need a restriction enzyme site on the 3' end? Since my vector uses a hindIII site at its 3' end, I was thinking I'll attach a hindIII site before the end codon and design a primer. What do you think?
Yes, you still need a RE site on the 3' end of the coding sequence, but for the primer this will still be on the 5' end as the specific primer sequence is the reverse complement of the coding sequence...
forward primer: 5'-ATGATGATGATG-3'
coding sequence: 5'-ATGATGATGATG---------------------TAATAATAATAATAA-3'
Reverse primer: 3'-ATTATTATTATTATT-5'
If you put the RE site on the 3' end your PCR will not work, or will be very inefficient and not give you what you want.
I would add the RE site after the stop codon, otherwise you will change the coding sequence of the protein and, how will the the protein know where to stop expressing?
Okay so when I take the initial region and add my restriction enzyme site alonf with the start codon, this is what I get:
Tm = 79.8 degrees C, Bases = 51, GC content = 56.9%, mismatched bases = 6
Primer Sequence 5' to 3':CCGTAGGACTGGAATCCTGAGCCTTCGACATATGGCCTCAGCACCTATCGG
Complement 5' to 3':CCGATAGGTGCTGAGGCCATATGTCGAAGGCTCAGGATTCCAGTCCTACGG
When I take the last bit of the region and add my stop codon and RE site, this is what I get:
Tm = 77.2 degrees C, Bases = 49, GC content = 53.1%, mismatched bases = 6
Primer Sequence 5' to 3':GGTGTTCCTAGTGTGGCTCGACGATCGCGTCTCAGTGAAGCTTGATTTG
Complement 5' to 3': CAAATCAAGCTTCACTGAGACGCGATCGTCGAGCCACACTAGGAACACC
So do I just delete the bit that says Complement 5'-3'?
Okay you are perfectly right!
I have modified my primer to include the stop codon before the RE site, so heres what they look like:
Forwd primer to cctgagccttcgaCATATGgcctcagcacc:
Tm = 83.6 degrees C, Bases = 30, GC content = 60.0%
Primer Sequence 5' to 3':CCTGAGCCTTCGACATATGGCCTCAGCACC
Complement 5' to 3': GGTGCTGAGGCCATATGTCGAAGGCTCAGG
Rev primer to the seq cgcgttactcagtgaTGAAAGCTTtttgttaggaagccaag:
Tm = 83.0 degrees C, Bases = 41, GC content = 43.9%
Primer Sequence 5' to 3':CGCGTTACTCAGTGATGAAAGCTTTTTGTTAGGAAGCCAAG
Complement 5' to 3': CTTGGCTTCCTAACAAAAAGCTTTCATCACTGAGTAACGCG
Should I remove the bit that says complement 5'-3'?
Also, if you can pleease answer one last question:
Why are we using a version of pET28c that already contains an insert? (GFP in this case) and why do we then excise the GFP out to include our sequence of interest? Is it because it is a confirmation that our protein will be expressed?
If you could show which bits are the specific sequence and which bits are the restriction sites (and which RE they are) that would be helpful. If you can also post the 30-40 bases each of the 5' and 3' ends of your sequence, it will be much easier to check whether the primers are correct.
Re GFP:
Sometimes people make tagged proteins that can be detected by various means. GFP tagging is one method that allows detection of proteins by using fluorescence, usually used for determining protein localisation in the cell. I suspect they are getting you to remove the GFP because they don't want a tagged protein in this case and they don't have an "empty" vector. You can also use the GFP plasmid as a transfection control, to show that your transfections are working properly if you are having problems detecting your protein of interest after transfection.


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Blue Buffalo Wilderness is also 100% grain free food; along with this it has low carbohydrate content and high protein in it. It mainly more of the duck dogs love and is made to satisfy the spirit of the wolf in every dog and also features a precise balance of carbohydrates and calories to support your dog's daily dietary needs. This food has no artificial colors and flavors added, so it is very healthy for dogs and cats. It is also filled with vitamins which help further in overall performance of pets. The food's formula is inspired by the diet of wolves- true omnivores as it is made by mainly meat which is very likely for dogs and cats. This has the 6th rank amongst the world's best selling dog foods 2017.
5. Dr.Harvey's Pre Mix
This USA made grain-free formula is organic food i.e. it does not contain chemicals and synthetic fibers and is a revolutionary holistic dog food pre-mix. It is one of the healthiest foods which especially keep dogs stomach healthy. It cannot be given to dogs directly; it should be mixed with the regular cooked food prepared by dog owner. It is also called as "Dr.Harvey Canine Health". This pre-mix also makes homemade food prep easy and is made with nine different dehydrated and freeze-dried vegetables and herbs that when mixed with protein and oil makes a complete all-natural dog food for companion dogs.
4. The Honest Kitchen
The Honest Kitchen was founded in the year 2002 by Lucy and Charlie Postins. It is a dehydrated, holistic, human-grade dog food and is prepared all by natural i.e. no chemicals, by-products or fillers. The food is made with down-to-earth ingredients for down-to-earth dogs and is made with cage-free turkey, organic whole oats and simple garden produce, Keen is like a healthy, delicious Thanksgiving dinner for your penny- conscious pup. This dog food is 100% human- grade dog food and do not contain red flag pet food ingredients like corn, rice etc.
3. Wellness Core
Wellness Core is the grain free dog food i.e. it does not contain grain, corn, soy, wheat-gluten or artificial preservatives, colors or flavors. It is nutrient dense food and is enhanced with antioxidants, probiotics and is healthy and 100% natural grain free dog food for adult dogs made with turkey, chicken, salmon oil, fruits and vegetables to help support your dog's optimal health and fortified with antioxidants, probiotics, vitamins and minerals, including fish and flax omega blend for healthy skin and coat. The food's formula is based on the nutritional philosophy that dogs thrive on a diet mainly comprised of meat.
2. Acana
Acana is loaded with free- run chicken, wild- caught flounder and nest- laid eggs, delivered fresh and in WholePreyTM ratios. Its idea is clearer and stronger as its mission is to nourish dogs and cats in two ways. Firstly, according to their natural adaptation to meat and protein-rich diet and secondly, using poultry, eggs and fish which are supplied to kitchens fresh every day. Acana is rich in meat proteins, free of grains, fast carbohydrates to promote your puppy's peak development and conditioning.
1. Orijen
Orijen is the supreme brand of food both for dogs and cats. Orijen Adult Dog formula replicates rich and diverse balance that young dogs would encounter in their natural setting. The food is made with high protein, a full complement of fruits and vegetables, high quality, human grade free range chicken, turkey, whole eggs, wild freshwater and saltwater fish delivered fresh each day and none of the grains or carbohydrates that are inappropriate for your dog. Orijen food is formulated to meet nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.
This was the list of the Top 10 Bestselling Dog Foods in the world 2017. These are great supplements for a dog and are very much essential for overall growth of your dog.


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Angie Smith is one who was quick to encourage a friend, but struggled to believe that God could truly make something spectacular out of her broken- ness and disappointments. Responding to Gods leading to both break and reconstruct a simple pitcher, she reflected:
It was as though God were saying, here you are, Angie. You are mended. You are filled with my Spirit, and I am asking you to pour yourself out.
The image of my life as a broken pitcher was beautiful to me, but at the same time, it was hard to look at all of the cracks. I ran my fingers along them and told Him I wish it had been different. How I wished I had always loved Him, always obeyed Him, always sought Him the way I should. I was mad at the imperfections, years wasted, gaping holes where it should be smooth. But God, my ever-gracious God, was gentle and yet convicting as He explained.
My dearest Angie. How do you think the world has seen me? If it wasnt for the cracks, I couldnt seep out the way I do. I chose the pitcher. I chose you, just as you are.
Mended takes you on a journey to show how faith lived in the regular events of daily life is all that it takes to be a part of creating Gods picture of redemption in your life and those around you. Your life does make a differencebecause of how He is magnified in the cracks.
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"Whatever high wire you're walking right now, there really is nobody you want at the other end of the line like Angie Smith. And this rare gem of a book is like a steadying, sure hand taking you right into His presence in ways you never imagined. Vivid, profoundly biblical, yet girlfriend real with just-the-medicine-you-need-funny, every page is reviving hope for every woman. Simply, Angie Smith is a Bible teacher for such a time as this."
Ann Voskamp, New York Times Best-selling author of One Thousand Gifts
"Angie Smith has the rare gift to write a non-fiction page turner as good as any fiction book I've read. As her words tumbled out in raw honesty, fresh hope spread before me. Her teachings on fear are comforting, practical, and gut honest. I can't wait for you to read this life-changing book. What Women Fear is one of my favorites this year. Honestly, I think it will stay next to my bed for a very long time."
Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times Best Selling Author of 14 books including, Made to Crave.
"This is a beautiful and tender book that would touch any woman's heart, no matter her age or realm of experience. It is about a relationship so intimate with God that it carves a safe place for crises of faith, for faith proved genuine and for divine callings willed, sealed and fulfilled. Yes, this is one mother's moving story. This one mother also happens to be a true writer. We will hear more from her. Angie, I am so proud of you. May Christ continue to tip the ink jar toward your gifted quill."
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DeannaJacksonville, FLAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5MendedJanuary 31, 2013DeannaJacksonville, FLAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5My friends and I picked this book out to start a ladies class. Even though I have never taught before, its a great place to start with a new beginning. I suggest it for a great read both alone and with others.
Thanks for the great cover that reminds me, along with my broken and glued together mug, that without the brokeness I could not shine with His radiance through the shatter pieces of my life.
God is good!
SarahNorth CarolinaAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Best Book Ever!!!!January 10, 2013SarahNorth CarolinaAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5In this book, Angie Smith shares pieces of her heart that have been mended by the love of an awesome God. Each entry provides the reader with much to reflect upon and many challenges to allow God to mend the broken pieces of life. She is real and her words speak healing.
Once you read this book, you will be buying additional copies to invest in others!
Cindy NavarroCullman, ALAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5MendedNovember 7, 2012Cindy NavarroCullman, ALAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5"Mended: Pieces Of a Life Made Whole" is the 3rd book written by Angie Smith. Many are familiar with her through the blog she writes, Bring The Rain. This book is a series of 31 devotions that share a portion of Scripture, along with a former blog post that has been redone in book format. Each chapter gives a feel of a good friend sharing what is going on in her life. There were times I laughed, cried, or was reminded of similar things in my own life. She definitely has a gift of tying it all together into a word picture that brings hope, healing, and help as the reader sees how to use her own cracks and imperfections to allow the light of Jesus to pour out. This is a book I will read again, but I was most impressed by a story called The Canvas in a section at the end called "Foundational Pieces". Make sure you don't just stop after the 31 devotions, but read on through the end of the book. (You know, in a film there are sometimes hidden gems in the closing credits! Same principle here!)
Heather KingGloucester, VAAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Beautiful storytelling and devotionsNovember 5, 2012Heather KingGloucester, VAAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Angie Smith writes about being broken and cracked into tiny pieces by life and then held back into place by God in her book, Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole. She talks about the healing work God did in her following the loss of her newborn baby years ago and how even though she feels still broken and cracked in places, God loves her and wants to be glorified in her.
Isn't that the story for so many of us? Even if our pain and our testimony isn't just the same as hers, still we experience brokenness and still God lovingly rejoins our pieces and then uses us. In fact, we're better at reflecting His glory that way---with His light shining through all the holes and missing pieces.
She also has a wonderfully fresh perspective for a long-time church girl like me. Angie Smith didn't grow up doing the Christian-thing, so she writes as someone remembering the discovery of God's Word and His character. I love this about her. It makes what she has to say fresh and full of grace.
Angie Smith's writing is lovingly honest and funny, vulnerable and true. She's truly a storyteller who finds God in the everyday bits and pieces of life. This book is a collection of her more devotional-like blog entries, reworked a bit to fit the format and style of a book. They could be used as a daily devotional and slowly worked through and thought about or read like a normal book. There are no homework lessons or discussion questions per se, but she finishes off each chapter with a brief section called "mending," where she prompts you to think and apply.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
JanetBelton, TXAge: 45-54Gender: Female5 Stars Out Of 5For Those Whose Hearts Need to HealOctober 31, 2012JanetBelton, TXAge: 45-54Gender: FemaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5"Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole" is the third book by author, speaker, and blogger Angie Smith. It contains 31 devotionals developed from posts on her blog, a blog she started in order to journal her way through the pain of losing a child. Over time, Angie learned how to let God mend her heart. In this book, she gently leads her readers to do the same.
Each devotional starts with a verse or two of Scripture, moves into the text, and concludes with one or two life application ideas. Angie's devotionals are observations from life that help bring more of God's truth to light. My favorite was one she called "Sketched." In this particular devotional Angie shares how she sketches the future in her mind, but is sometimes confused or disappointed when reality doesn't color it in the way she anticipates or hopes. She is learning to let God complete her sketches His way in His time. She is learning to trust in His outcomes rather than her own.
If your heart is in need of healing and you are looking for a short devotional to nurture your thoughts, I recommend "Mended" to you. I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review.


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Great cartoon in Saturday's paper by Chris Britt about Clint Eastwood's strange performance at the Republican National Convention. Of course, I'm sure the Democrats will also trot out their share of celebrities (though probably younger and more coherent) to tell us why they think we should re-elect President Obama.
I'm writing this not to try and sway anybody one way or the other, but to share a personal wish – simply that both parties give us more pertinent information on which to base our choices. To date, there's been precious little in the way of specifics, just more typical name-calling, fear-mongering and vague promises.
To both candidates, please, just tell us:
• How you'd go about fixing the economy/deficit (and show that your numbers are defensible and actually add up).
• How you'd address the huge social issues facing the country – from Social Security and Medicare, to "correctional" facilities jammed to overflowing and the dismal global ranking of our public education system.
• How you'd do all of the above while protecting our seemingly increasingly fragile planet.
That's it – just give us specific information in ways that allow us to make rational decisions, informed by logic and reason, and not by which side's celebrities or politically successful has-beens or wannabes we find most appealing in a five-minute convention-stage speech or a 30-second TV ad.
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Europe Stocks Slide Most in Five Months on U.S. PayrollsSarah Jones
European stocks slumped the most in five months as U.S. employers hired fewer workers than forecast and airline shares fell as a bird flu spread in China.
Air France-KLM Group and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA tumbled more than 6 percent amid speculation the rising death toll from a new strain of bird flu in China will hurt demand for travel. Daimler AG and Xstrata Plc paced a selloff in carmakers and materials companies. National Bank of Greece SA and Eurobank Ergasias SA sank more than 11 percent.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index lost 1.6 percent to 287.13 at the close of trading, the largest decline since Oct. 23. The gauge has retreated 2.3 percent this week, the most since November, as U.S. reports on jobless-benefit claims and service-industry growth also fell short of forecasts. The measure has still climbed 2.7 percent this year.
Today's jobs data provides a "little dose of realism," said Justin Urquhart Stewart, who helps oversee about $6.8 billion at Seven Investment Management Ltd. in London. "If you join the dots together, the economy is getting slower. There will still be growth, but it's at a lower, slower level. Therefore, the market shouldn't get too far ahead of itself."
U.S. payrolls grew by 88,000 workers in March, the smallest gain in nine months. That missed the median economist for an advance of 190,000 in a Bloomberg Survey and followed a revised 268,000 increase in February.
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In North Korea, the government asked Russia and other states to consider evacuating their diplomats from the capital, Pyongyang, as tensions mount with its southern neighbor. A crisis is escalating after the communist nation threatened to wage nuclear war on the U.S. and South Korea.
Portugal's Constitutional Court will rule today on the legality of some elements in Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho's 2013 budget that may challenge the government's ability to meet deficit targets. President Anibal Cavaco Silva and various political groups asked the court in January to review some points of the budget, including taxes on pensions.
"With the concerns that we have seen in Europe, and now Korea, there are enough reasons to take home some profit," said Urquhart Stewart.
National benchmark indexes fell in all 18 markets in western Europe today, except Italy. Germany's DAX retreated 2 percent and France's CAC 40 declined 1.7 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 slid 1.5 percent.
Airlines Decline
Air France lost 7.8 percent to 6.74 euros, leading a gauge of travel companies in the Stoxx 600 to the biggest slump in more than 18 months. As the death toll in China from the new bird flu strain, known as H7N9, rose to six people, authorities in Shanghai shut several poultry markets and culled birds in an effort to contain the virus.
IAG sank 6.9 percent to 234.9 pence in London and Deutsche Lufthansa AG tumbled 5.2 percent to 14.14 euros in Frankfurt.
EasyJet Plc retreated 6.4 percent to 1,027 pence, the biggest drop in 13 months, even as Europe's second-largest discount carrier cut its first-half pretax loss forecast amid a surge in late bookings for Easter.
The world's airlines suffered a $10 billion loss a decade ago on the SARS outbreak that killed 774 people in 2002 and 2003. At the peak of the outbreak, carriers including including Singapore Airlines and Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific, cut more than 1,150 weekly flights.
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Daimler paced a selloff in carmakers, dropping 2.3 percent to 41 euros in Frankfurt. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG declined 1.9 percent to 66.31 euros, while Renault SA slid 1.6 percent to 49.60 euros in Paris trading.
Basic-resources companies also fell, sending an industry gauge lower for a seventh straight week, the longest losing streak in 13 years. ArcelorMittal retreated 2.8 percent to 9.25 euros, Xstrata Plc slid 2.9 percent to 1,020.5 pence and Glencore International Plc dropped 2.8 percent to 338.9 pence.
National Bank of Greece slid 11 percent to 52 euro cents and Eurobank plunged 21 percent to 15 cents, the lowest prices ever in Bloomberg data going back at least 14 years. European authorities will consider the impact on sovereign finances of the Greek banks' proposed merger, European Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly said.
Ladbrokes Plc plummeted 7 percent to 207.5 pence, the biggest decline in nine months, as Deutsche Bank AG downgraded the U.K. gambling operator to hold from buy.
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- Davie Duke was homeless and depressed when soccer helped him turn a corner
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Glasgow, Scotland (CNN)Some people find their salvation in religion. But Scotsman Davie Duke found his on the soccer field.
In 2001, the death of his father sent him into a downward spiral. Duke struggled with alcohol and depression. By 22, he was homeless.
"I always remember just feeling so alone," he said.
At a shelter, he saw a recruiting poster for the Homeless World Cup, a soccer tournament for homeless people. Duke made the team, and while the 2004 tournament was a thrill, he realized that the training for it had been the real catalyst for changing his life.
"The structure of training, the camaraderie with my teammates, having positive role models -- it all got me back into a positive place," said Duke, now 36.
In 2009, he started Street Soccer Scotland to share what he'd learned with others.
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"When you're homeless or on the edge of society, often you don't feel part of anything," Duke said. "But football gives you a place where you belong ... and that's when change happens."
Duke also partners with organizations that offer assistance with housing, addiction and mental health. But at its heart, Street Soccer is about giving people a chance to connect with others and move themselves beyond difficult times.
"We tell them 'It's not about what's happened yesterday. It's about what you do tomorrow' " Duke said. "That's the best inspiration for anyone."
CNN spoke with Duke about his work. Below is an edited version of the conversation.
CNN: The Homeless World Cup played a pivotal role in your life. What was that like?
Duke: At that time, it was only in its second year. A street paper for homeless people was assembling a football squad to represent Scotland. It took quite a lot of courage for me to go to the tryouts because I had no self-esteem and was feeling so low.
For three months, we trained twice a week. It gave me structure, friendships, confidence. It gave me something to look forward to -- a wee bit of hope. It got me my life back.
After the tournament, I started coaching kids' football and decided to go to college. I trained as a community support worker and got a job working with people who were on the streets. I was the assistant coach for the Scotland Homeless World Cup team for a couple of years and was the head coach in 2007, the first time Scotland won the tournament.
But I realized, while the (event) is great for the players who go to represent their country, in Scotland, there are 36,000 homeless people. So I quit my job and set up Street Soccer to create something that's year-round. And we use the Homeless World Cup as this kind of celebration once a year.
Just last month, we held the 14th Homeless World Cup here in Glasgow. It's the most inspiring football tournament in the world.
CNN: Your program is about more than playing football.
Duke: We see ourselves as football for everyone -- a place where you belong. Once players build up confidence at our weekly drop-in football sessions, they often say, "What else can I do?" So we run education courses in communications, writing skills or working with others.
Players who have been engaged for a few months can volunteer with our youth program in areas affected by poverty. All pass background checks and receive additional training. It's a unique solution because, on one hand you've got kids whose parents maybe can't afford to send them to a local football club, and on the other, our players are getting a chance to give back and gain skills. So it's a win-win.
CNN: How successful is your program?
Duke: Over 80% make some sort of positive impact in their life, whether that's getting a job, maintaining a house, addressing addiction or improving mental health.
But Street Soccer's not a magic wand. You just don't wave it and people suddenly change their lives. There's a lot of effort and a lot of hard work that goes in from the players and a lot of support from the staff, coaches and volunteers. But if we all help one person each time, then that's a lot of people.
CNN: Your personal story is powerful evidence that football can change lives. How has that carried over to your work?
Duke: When I started, I was the homeless person who'd changed his life. But now, most of our staff has come through the program -- through addiction or homelessness. So players can see someone who has walked in their shoes. They can see a way out. It emphasizes the idea that, 'Maybe I can change.' And that's all we're about.
Want to get involved? Check out the Street Soccer Scotland website and see how to help.
You can make a donation right now to Street Soccer Scotland. Just click the CrowdRise widget below!


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Well, by looking at your profile I'd say you are totally new to this since you do not state how long you've been practicing.
Therefore, I will tell you what everyone else tells all the newbies. Study the basics before you cast a spell.
Search the forums for "basics" to help get your started. You should look into the basics of meditation, grounding, centering, visualization, and focus. Your mind must totally clear if you ever want to cast a spell.
This is not done over night. Do not rush it. It takes many years to be powerful in this craft.


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Senate Bill No. 419
(By Senators Stollings, Laird, Boley, M. Hall, Kirkendoll, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Tucker, Walters, Yost, Jenkins, Cookman, Barnes and Fitzsimmons)
[Introduced January 23, 2014; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-46-1, §16-46-2 and §16-46-3, all relating to creating a Good Samaritan policy for certain offenses.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-46-1, §16-46-2 and §16-46-3, all to read as follows:
§16-46-1. Legislative findings.
(a) The Legislature finds that good samaritan policies encourage citizens to seek potentially life-saving medical assistance for themselves or others without worry of disciplinary or punitive action in cases of overdose.
§16-46-2. Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1) "Overdose" means an acute condition including, but not limited to, physical illness, coma, mania, hysteria or death, which is the result of the consumption or use of a controlled substance or alcohol.
(2) "Medical Assistance" means the professional services provided to a person experiencing an overdose by a health care professional licensed, registered or certified under chapter thirty or chapter sixteen of this code, acting within his or her lawful scope of practice.
§16-46-3. Medical amnesty.
(a) A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, seeks medical assistance for someone or for himself or herself who is experiencing an overdose may not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of:
(1) §60-3-9. Drinking in public places; possessing of alcoholic liquor;
(2) §60-3-22a. Enabling consumption of alcohol by someone under age twenty-one.
(3) §60A-4-401 (c) and (d). Delivering or possessing a controlled substance.
(4) §60A-4-403a. Prohibiting the possession or selling of illegal drug paraphernalia;
(5) §60A-4-406. Distributing to persons under the age of eighteen by persons over the age of twenty-one; distributing by persons eighteen or over in or on, or within one thousand feet of, school or college.
(b) The person described in subsection (a), if physically capable shall:
(1) Provide his or her own full name if requested by emergency medical assistance personnel or law-enforcement officers;
(2) Provide any other relevant information requested by the emergency medical assistance personnel or law-enforcement officer that is known to such person;
(3) Remain with the individual who reasonably appears to be in need of medical assistance due to an overdose until professional emergency medical assistance is provided; and
(4) Cooperates with emergency medical assistance personnel and law-enforcement officers.
(c) A person who acts pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may not be subject to any sanction for a violation of a condition of pretrial release, probation, furlough, or parole.
(d) The act of seeking medical assistance for or by someone who is experiencing an overdose shall be considered a mitigating circumstance at sentencing for a violation of any other offense.
(e) The immunity provisions of this section apply only to the use and derivative use of evidence gained as a proximate result of the person's seeking medical assistance for an overdose, and do not preclude prosecution of the person on the basis of evidence obtained from an independent source.
(f) Except in cases of reckless or intentional misconduct, law enforcement is immune from liability for citing or arresting a person who is later determined to qualify for immunity under this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide amnesty from certain offenses for a person who seeks health care for someone or for himself or herself who is experiencing an overdose.
This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
This bill is recommended for passage during the 2014 legislative session by the Joint Committee on Health.


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On the sidelines of crude oil price rise, Indian oil majors including Reliance Industries, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Essar Oil are eyeing exploration opportunities at the oil-rich sand beds of Alberta in Canada. The firms are believed to be drawing up plans in consultation with the central government and considering tie-ups with international firms for sand-oil exploration.
The world-beating oil reserve in Alberta, the second largest in the world after Saudi Arabia, is finally being brought into production since the crude price hovers around $130 per barrel.
The estimated cost of crude production from sand-oil is around $60 a barrel, which promises better margins for exploration companies at the current price, said sources.
Hidden wealth
- Alberta's oil sands are the largest-known reserve of oil in the world
- There are two trillion barrels of oil there, with some estimates judging the reserve at closer to three trillion barrels
- Global oil exploration companies have witnessed an exodus of workers to Canada for higher salaries
- From India, roughly about 400 workers have put in their papers after getting solid offers from companies working in Canada
- US downstream companies are expanding their capacity to process the extra-heavy sour crude from oil sands
- More than two-thirds of the expansion of US refining capacity is being tailored to handle the sand crude oil from Alberta
An Essar spokesperson said, "As a group we keep looking at growth opportunities in the sectors we are in. However, it is not our policy to comment on any specific proposal." While e-mails send to RIL and ONGC on June 10 did not elicit any response.
"The global oil exploration companies have already witnessed an exodus of workers to Canada for higher salaries. From India, roughly about 400 workers have put in their papers after getting solid offers from companies working in Canada. When the exploration heats up there, a noticeable exodus can be witnessed across the exploration sites," said an oil industry source.
As the spiralling crude price has made extraction from Canadian sands profitable, the US downstream companies are expanding their capacity to process the extra-heavy sour crude from oil sands.
More than two-thirds of the expansion of US refining capacity is being tailored to handle the sand crude oil from Alberta. Sensing the business opportunities in the US and European markets, the domestic as well as the Chinese companies are anchoring on sand crude.
A recent study by US environmentalists estimates that the tar sands capacity in the US will increase by 1.9 million barrels a day, while the cleaner conventional oil refining will decrease by about 300,000 barrels a day.
It also says more intensive process of refining oil sand results in the release of harmful pollutants such as sulphurdioxide, hydrogen sulphide, sulphuric acid mist and nitrogen oxide, as well as toxic metals such as lead and nickel compounds.
The oil is bound up in black bituminous sand close to the surface. But even though the reserves are so huge and so obvious the oil sands have to be steam heated to release the oil.
Until very recently, it's been a prohibitively expensive process, however, with the world oil price well above $100, Alberta oil is worth winning, said industry experts.
A recent recalculation has revealed that the amount of oil buried underneath the ground in Northern Alberta was 179 billion barrels of crude.
Saudi Arabia has 264 billion barrels of estimated oil reserves, around 21 per cent of conventional world reserves.
The Athabasca deposit is the largest of three major oil sands deposits in Alberta, along with the nearby Peace River and Cold Lake deposits.


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If you think the UFC taking a chance and putting Ronda Rousey in the UFC was where the women's MMA movement began, you're way off.
If you think Scott Coker putting Gina Carano on Strikeforce cards was where it all began, dude, you're still way off.
Where it all truly began was in a regional MMA promotion called HooknShoot, which started putting on events back in the mid-90s, and – sadly – is closing its doors for good next month.
Gifted scribe Ben Fowlkes over at MMAJunkie wrote a great piece on the seminal MMA organization. Here's a sample, but definitely give the whole thing a read.
That was Bellator commentator Jimmy Smith during Saturday night's Bellator 172 broadcast on Spike TV, reshaping history to meet his employer's needs. The truth is that Coker's Strikeforce brand didn't hold its first real MMA event until 2006, and there were no women to be found on that first card. It wasn't until December of that year that Strikeforce featured its first women's bout, pitting Gina Carano against Elaina Maxwell at the old HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Of course by then, a little fight promotion by the name of HOOKnSHOOT (a blend of pro wrestling terms meant to convey the authenticity of the action) had been doing women's fights for years. It had done multiple all-women fight cards and single-night women's tournaments. It had put women in main events. It had cultivated the talent that would form the foundation of the entire women's MMA scene in North America, and it had done it all quietly from its home in the southwest corner of Indiana, where people knew that you could expect good fights and a good time when you showed up to the weird little Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Evansville.


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Produced by Austin's well-respected guitarist/songwriter 'Scrappy' Jud Newcomb, Boxful of Trouble provides the listener with a variety of musical styles in nine original songs introducing Bonny Holmes, Austin singer/songwriter. There was never a time when music was not part of Bonny's life, and this is her first stab at the independent Americana record business. Starting out as a six year old who actually liked practicing the piano, Ms. Holmes grew to teen folkie and 20-something R & B singer/pianist in hometown Louisville, Ky. Progressing to 30-something New York City country singer, and finally, to Austin singer/songwriter, Bonny currently appears regularly on stage with her own 'Bonny Combo', including R.G. Stark and Mr. Bill Black. Producer/guitarist Jud Newcomb, drummer Dana Myzer, and bassist Michael 'Cornbread' Traylor make up the studio band, augmented by keyboard/accordion whiz Chip Dolan, trumpet maestro Oliver Steck, singers Walter Tragert and John Stark, guitarist Eric Hisaw, with Rick Smith on mandolin and a collective of singers known as Uberwench providing the angel choir. Check out a unique collection of songs well worth taking home.


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K-State will kick off Constitution Day-related activities with a discussion on the Second Amendment. Two legal experts will discuss the right to carry guns on places like college campuses as part of K-State's Dorothy L. Thompson Civil Rights Lecture Series. "Guns on Campus? A New Understanding of the Right to Bear Arms" will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the K-State Student Union's Forum Hall. The lecture is free and the public is welcome. Bill Merkel, professor of law at Topeka's Washburn University, and Ray Diamond, law professor at Louisiana State University, will discuss the 2008 landmark Supreme Court case, District of Columbia v. Heller, and their interpretations of its impact on the right to bear arms. Michael Kaye, a professor of law at Washburn, will moderate the debate.
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A Chat Session With a MyPlates.com Saleswoman
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info: Please wait for a site operator to respond.
info: You are now chatting with 'Victoria'
Victoria: Thank you for visiting MyPlates.com. I'll be happy to assist you with your personalized license plate today online. May I please have your first name?
Roger: Hi Victoria. Did you know it should be Dallas Stars?
Victoria: Can you please clarify your question.
Victoria: We have two Dallas Cowboys plaets.
Roger: http://www.myplates.com/DesignSeries/PLPD205
Victoria: plate*
Roger: Your site has a Texas Stars plate. There is no team called the Texas Stars. It's the Dallas Stars.
Victoria: Texas Stars is a minor league Hockey Team.
Roger: So they are. Do you have a lot of takers for those?
Victoria: We do have lots of Hockey fans.
Roger: A lot of Texas Stars fans, though?
Victoria: Yes, of course.
Victoria: What message are you interested in today?
Roger: I was interested in Dallas Stars…you don't have that, though, correct?
Victoria: We have a Dallas Stars plate for the Cowboys.
Roger: But not the hockey team?
Victoria: Not at this time we are always accepting new sponsorships.
Roger: I see. So the teams pay (sponsor) to be included?
Victoria: Yes that is correct.
Roger: So my hockey team is just too cheap to allow me to get a plate and advertise for them? That hurts.
Victoria: You can have contact them and have them contact us we may have them in the process.
Roger: I see. I will do that. Do you have a favorite plate you could suggest in its place?
Victoria: Yes, what color do you like?
Roger: My car is a dark blue. What do you like? What do you think looks good?
Victoria: Texas Black 1845 let me get you a link its my Favorite!
Victoria: Click here to view Texas Black 1845.
Roger: You don't think that will clash with dark blue?
Victoria: No, but let me show my other favorite.
Victoria: Click here to view Lone Star Silver.
Victoria: Where you able to click on the link?
Victoria: Do you like it?
Roger: I was able to click on it. I do like it, but I'm not a Cowboys fan. Do you think people will think Cowboys with the blue and silver combo? I don't want to be associated with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones makes me mad.
Victoria: Oh no not at all!
Roger: Really, though. Jerry Jones, right? They guy's nuts. Did you hear him talking about glory holes at training camp? That's not appropriate.
Victoria: No, honestly I am not a football fan but I am going to have to google the story.
Victoria: How about Texas Tough.
Roger: You should. People have turned his comments into a rave remix. Now that's funny.
Victoria: Oh I will.
Roger: That is tough looking. My car is an Altima. That's not very tough.
Victoria: Did you like the Texas Tough.
Victoria: I like Altimas.
Roger: Yeah, I can dig it.
Roger: It's a pretty sweet ride, actually.
Roger: I got the sound system all tricked out.
Victoria: Is it the 2 door one?
Roger: exactly!
Roger: I thought I'd need like a Z, but the ladies like this one, it seems.
Victoria: Sweet it's an awesome car the 2 door one kinda similar to an infinity.
Roger: Hey, I like animals. Do you have plates that can help animals?
Victoria: That is a previously existing specialty license plates created through Statute by the Texas Legislature. You can see all of them by clicking on the Charity Plates button on our website or visiting the below link.
Victoria: http://www.txdmv.gov/vehicles/license_plates.htm
Roger: Do you guys make money off those?
Roger: After talking with me this long, I'd like to give you some business.
Roger: Are you in Texas?
Victoria: Yes, I am in Texas.
Victoria: The TxDMV gets all the money for all of the plates.
Victoria: The charity plates are with the TxDMV.
Roger: Oh
Roger: That stinks.
Roger: But I really like the WWF plate with the panda. Pandas look cute, but they're actually quite strong and vicious.
Victoria: What about Red with your car?
Roger: I like to think I'm like a panda.
Victoria: Me too!
Roger: I like red. Do you get comission?
Victoria: Pandas are so cute I did not know they are vicious. No commission only bragging rights and paper bucks to shop at our work botique.
Roger: If you do, I'll go red. If not, I'll probably go panda.
Roger: Oh, that's nice. What can you buy there?
Victoria: Different themes each month on items now I'm saving for a kindall fire.
Victoria: Click here to view WWF.
Victoria: Where you able to click on the link?
Roger: That's awesome. I got one of those about six months ago. It totally changed the way I read.
Victoria: Awesome! I'm super excited to get one.
Roger: Yes, that's the plate I meant.
Roger: Can I fit "Stop China" on it?
Victoria: We only allow 6 letters we can try STPCNA?
Roger: Because they're killing all the pandas.
Roger: H8CHNA ??
Roger: Will that pass the censors? Are there censors?
Victoria: Maybe but anything that is objectionable will be declined.
Roger: Seriously, though. They pollute so much, and they don't like when they have girls. That's crazy.
Roger: Ok. I'll give it a try.
Victoria: Okay, you can try it and if it is declined you will have the option to appeal or get a refund.
Roger: Oh, wait. You don't get store dollars that way. Maybe I'll just put H8CHNA on the red plate.
Victoria: Or chang your message.
Roger: That makes sense, since they have red on their flag.
Victoria: If you order with me I will get credit.
Roger: But then it doesn't help the pandas.
Victoria: Does not matter the plate.
Victoria: Lets help the pandas!
Roger: Oh, ok. Do I just put your name in or something?
Roger: Or a code?
Victoria: No, if you order goes through I will get credit they track it with our numbers.
Victoria: Click here to viwe H8CHNA.
Roger: If I need to think about it…about the message…how do I make sure you get credit?
Victoria: You can email me me at [email protected] and I can call you to place your order or you can get back online and ask for me.
Roger: Sweet.
Roger: Thanks for your help, Victoria. I'm going to come up with a more secret message.
Victoria: Yes, the plates are fully transferable and you will save the most with the 5 or 10 year.
Roger: I hope you have big plans for this weekend.
Victoria: Oh yes, 3 day weekend for me.
Roger: Oh, I'm going to hate China 10 years from now, that's for sure.
Roger: Awesome! The Rangers are in town. You going to check them out? First place!
Victoria: Unfortunately, no..
Victoria: Is there anything else I can help you with at this time?
Roger: No. Go earn some paper, Victoria.
Roger: I'll email when I'm ready!
info: Your chat transcript will be sent to [redacted] at the end of your chat.
Victoria: Sounds good, you have a great weekend! I look forward to hearing from you.
Victoria: Thanks for visiting myplates.com today! If you need any further assistance you can contact us at 1-(888)-769-7528 weekdays between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm CST.