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Kristen Wiig Has Been Ignoring the Ghostbusters Hubbub; Plus, Watch Her 'Lost' Sex Scene From The Spoils Before Dying
And about that Lifetime movie ...
Lust. Murder. Jazz. Dicks. (The private kind.) IFC's new mini-series The Spoils Before Dying has a surreal good time making fun of all that, along with pretentious art films, late-career Orson Welles, old-timey cop slang, and a bunch of other madcap targets. (For a sample, check out the exclusive clip below, in which the series' auteur Eric Jonrosh, played by Will Ferrell, unveils a "lost" sex scene between Kristen Wiig's jazz singer Delores O'Dell and Michael K. Williams's pianist-P.I. Rock Banyon.) Premiering on July 8, the six-parter is a follow-up to last year's similarly cuckoo mock-sweeping epic The Spoils of Babylon, and yet it only just maybe makes it into the top three oddest things Kristen Wiig has done on TV over the last year. In case you somehow forgot, Wiig also got her ya-yas out dancing to Sia's "Chandelier" with Maddie Ziegler at the Grammys in February, and then in June teamed with her Spoils co-star Ferrell for the Lifetime potboiler A Deadly Adoption.
To a lot of folks, though, anything Wiig makes between now and the 2016 release of the Ghostbusters reboot is all prelude, which is a shame because she's been on one of the most purely wacky and free-spirited runs in recent memory. (Remember when she showed up as Daenerys on Fallon in April?) During an off-day from shooting Ghostbusters, the actress explained — sort of — what she's been up to lately, her reaction to all the Ghostbusters attention, and what, exactly, was going on in that Lifetime movie.
So you've just started on Ghostbusters, right?
I think it's been eight days, yeah. It's been so great working with everyone so far. So, so fun.
I'm not sure how closely you followed the response to the news that it'd be an all-women quartet of Ghostbusters, which was almost overwhelmingly positive. But there were a handful of folks who seemed to feel the casting was tarnishing their childhood memories. Were the various reactions at all surprising to you?
I don't know what people were saying, good or bad, because I don't go online and read those sorts of things. I know I'm excited by the fact it's an all-female cast, and from what little I do know, it seems like people are being supportive about it. Beyond that, I try not to pay attention.
The New York Times, among other places, suggested recently that there's a shift going on and that Hollywood is coming around to realizing that female-driven films can consistently perform at the box office. Do you see Ghostbusters as being part of a change in Hollywood's decision-making calculus?
It's hard to comment on that. I still think we have a long way to go, but at some point it shouldn't matter if a movie is female-driven or male-driven — what should matter is if it's good.
So you don't see Ghostbusters as being part of a larger trend?
Yeah, I mean, everything is part of a greater shift, and if more people are seeing movies that star women, then that's great.
Ghostbusters is obviously a big-budget Hollywood movie, which is something that it seems like you've shied away from since Bridesmaids. Does the fact that there are so many more outlets now — places you can go to get stuff made — make you feel like you don't have to worry about finding a Hollywood movie to star in?
Well, there's been a shift there, too. There are definitely more outlets now than there were even ten years ago. With channels like HBO and Netflix, where it's sort of a mixture of TV and film, and also with the internet, it's really exciting that you don't have to decide between a TV show and a movie, and its exciting to be able to take advantage of those different options. Now, you can do a 45-minute TV show that's kind of like a film, you could do something for five minutes online, you can do a mini-series. It's great, and it gives writers and filmmakers more of a voice than they used to have.
Speaking of mini-series, The Spoils Before Dying is deeply, deeply weird. You guys are obviously playing with very specific clichés and tropes, but sort of off-angle versions of them, like the jokes are about hazy memories of French art-house movies and jazzy film noir rather than about the things themselves. Does what I just said make any sense at all?
Yeah, I think so. It's hard to be specific about the style, though, because it's made up of a combination of so many things. In the simplest explanation, you get the script, you see what what [writers] Matt Piedmont and Andrew [Steele] were implying and what they are looking for and what they're insinuating, and that included the crazy sets and costumes, and then you just kind of have to be in it and see what happens. It is a very weird world, but that also means you kind of can't go wrong. That's what I love about it — it's obviously not based in reality.
Are there any plans for a third one?
My dream would be to make one of these whenever Matt and Andrew write one. I just think it's very unique, there's nothing like it that I've seen, and it's a fun place to go for half an hour.
It seems like there's been a desire on your part to get back to comedy recently, especially after The Skeleton Twins and Welcome to Me, which had their comedic moments but were also pretty heavy. Is that fair to say?
Well, the order of the roles wasn't the result of a conscious choice.
I feel like people outside the movie business always assume a level of career-planning that people inside the movie business say is never the case.
I think people might think I go, "Oh, I want to do this kind of movie, I want to do that kind of movie," when really you just sort of live your life and read the scripts and say yes to things you really feel good about. The timing is what it is: You make a drama and a comedy and a drama, and the two dramas come out together and everybody thinks you're not doing comedy anymore. The truth is I love doing both, and if there is a comedy I'm really excited about then I'll do it, and same for the drama. I'm very grateful that people have given me the chance to do both because I enjoy all of it.
Just anecdotally, it seemed like people had a hard time figuring out whether or not A Deadly Adoption was a comedy or a straightforward drama. Was that sort of confusion part of the goal in making it?
No, it wasn't a parody at all. I think people assumed it was [a comedy] because Will and I were in it, but it wasn't.
So it was misunderstood? Mislabeled?
Well, I guess you can call it a mislabeling. I thought it was great, I was very happy with it and we had a lot of fun making it, but the goal was never to make a parody.
I know that you're working on a project that you'll eventually direct. How far along is that? What can you tell us about it?
Yes, yes, yes! We're hopefully shooting this summer or by next summer or spring, yeah, but we're just getting the script ready and putting it together. It's very exciting. I've kind of always sort of watched to see how directing is done — I did that with a lot of set jobs, you're interested to see what people are doing. I'm nervous, but I'm very excited, and I'm happy that I get to be working with [Ghostbusters director] Paul [Feig] right now and get to watch him.
What's something that you've learned from him?
That it's very important for the director to wear a suit on set.


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American voter attitudes have not shifted much on the proposed mosque and Islamic Cultural Center near the World Trade Center site in New York City. About six in ten (61 percent) now think it would be the wrong thing to do, down slightly from the 64 percent who felt that way in August, according to the latest Fox News poll.
About one-third of voters (32 percent) take the opposite view -- that it is appropriate to build a mosque and Islamic Cultural Center near ground zero in lower Manhattan.
There is a notable partisan divide on the issue, with half of Democrats (50 percent) compared to only one in seven Republicans (15 percent) supporting the project. A majority of independents (56 percent) say it is the wrong thing to do.
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However, voters agree -- irrespective of their opinion of the project -- that the group promoting the mosque and Islamic Cultural Center has the right to build it. Almost three-quarters take this view (73 percent) -- a significant increase from the 61 percent who felt that way in August. Today, nearly two-thirds of Republicans (62 percent) support the right to build the project near ground zero.
Also, a plurality of voters now feels that most Muslims worldwide are more likely to support the United States (37 percent) than the terrorists (35 percent) in the war against terrorism.
Four years ago, Americans felt Muslims supported the terrorists over the United States by a nearly two-to-one margin (42 percent to 22 percent). A majority of Republicans (52 percent) still feels that Muslims around the world support the terrorists over the United States.
Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll for Fox News among 900 registered voters from September 14 to September 16, 2010. The poll has a 3-point error margin for the total sample.
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Net Magazine approached me to design the cover for their issue on the topic 'Money'. The brief of pursuing a realistic approach with golden embossed letter shapes was the biggest challenge of this commission. Additionally, I took inspiration from vintage money bills for textures and decorative elements. AD: Rebecca Shaw.
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Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
2 pounds mixed apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Gala), peeled, cored, and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
Juice of 1 lemon
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1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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3 cups almond flour
1 teaspoon Maldon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 sticks chilled butter, cut into cubes
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For the topping, whisk together 2/3 cup raw sugar, almond flour, and salt. Stir in vanilla. Place chilled butter cubes in bowl and using two butter knives, cut butter into flour mixture until it comes together and large clumps form. Butter should still be visible in small sandy chunks. Crumble topping over fruit and bake in oven 30 to 40 minutes until top is a light golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.
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April 4, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas — F&I product provider RoadVantage announced today that its Interior/Exterior Vehicle Service Contract program registered record sales in its first full year.
"When we launched our Interior/Exterior VSC a year ago as part of our powerful multioption bundle, it generated a lot of excitement among agents and dealers," said Garret Lacour, CEO of RoadVantage. "Over the last year, it has only continued to gain momentum."
RoadVantage introduced its Interior/Exterior Vehicle Service Contract program, which does not require product application, in early 2016 as both a standalone product and also as part of its multi-option bundles.
"One year after we launched it, our Interior/Exterior VSC continues to be a customer favorite and a top seller," said Randy Ross, senior vice president of sales at RoadVantage. "The reason why it's so popular is that it offers enhanced coverage compared to traditional interior/exterior programs — without requiring chemical application."
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Thirty-year industry veteran Kip Miles has joined Dashboard Dealership Enterprises as vice president of sales and marketing.
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Eric Lefkofsky is no stranger to innovative, high-value startups. After having built Groupon into a company worth billions, he set his sights on even greater ambitions. His latest startup venture is Tempus, a technology company whose goal is to establish big data infrastructure to advance cancer research and treatment.
Tempus's mission is a massive undertaking. This becomes even more obvious once one fully understands just what the current standards of cancer care looks like.
Cancer is not a single disease, instead, it's a general term for a group of diseases. Every instance of cancer is the result of a damaged cell that is unable to self-terminate. This process, known as apoptosis is built into all cells and keeps them from duplicating themselves if they detect that something is wrong. When this mechanism fails, the cell continues to multiply and eventually becomes an uncontrolled growth known as a tumor.
In almost all forms of medical treatment, doctors rely on the body's ability to heal itself. Because the body cannot detect cancer it cannot heal itself, extreme procedures such as surgery and chemotherapy are required.
The goal of Tempus is to compile as much data as possible about the circumstances where cancer treatment is successful. Instead of cancer researchers and doctors relying on personal experience and documented studies alone, Tempus will enable them to compile and research through tens of thousands of cases to assess for common links and potential treatment options.
Tempus is set to be a complete end-to-end solution. Not only will patients be provided with complete genetic testing from their laboratory, these reports will be sent back to the same system for physicians in the hospital to analyze. This will enable the doctor to make rapid comparisons of every previous existing case involving cancer patients that match the same genetic profile. Tempus will also include information from clinical trials to determine which treatment has the most effective based on the measured criteria.
This big job has investors eager to contribute. Tempus has raised more than 130 million dollars today from Venture capitalists and is valued at 700 million dollars. It seems that the faith and Eric Lefkofsky runs deep when it comes to supporting Tempus.


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Transparency and Accountability in
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To combat corruption and increase accountability and government effectiveness in many developing countries, the international community and advocacy groups have been pushing for greater transparency. Consequently, advocates, officials, and diplomats are increasingly focusing on transparency as the means to better manage revenues from high-value natural resources in developing countries. Read more about the project.
Global Inequality fuels revolution: New cross-national evidence of the economic origins of conflict
The further a country's development falls behind the richest countries, the more likely it is to see protests and even revolutions. That is the central finding of research by Christa Brunnschweiler and Päivi Lujala, to be presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference in Brighton in March 2016. […]
My Three-Weeks in Ghana`s Ashanti and Eastern Regions
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Between 29th September and 20th October 2015, I was in Ghana for my preliminary fieldwork with an objective to know more about my chosen study areas. […]
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November 17th the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre hosted a one-day seminar on the extractive industry and conflict prevention. The aim was to "deepening a shared understanding, explore synergies and identify areas for action on how to enhance the role of the extractive industries in promoting peaceful and inclusive societies." […]
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Illusionary Transparency? Oil Revenues, Information Disclosure and Transparency
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Abstract: Experience shows that discovery of valuable natural resources can become a curse rather than a blessing, and transparency has been identified as key to better resource governance because it can limit opportunities for corruption and mismanagement.


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Hand-picked cycling day trips during National Bike Month
Kristen Wicker
The Dayton region is home to more than 300 miles of bikeways—the nation's largest paved trail network. But where to start? Five Rivers MetroParks staff share their favorite rides to get you rolling. Visit metroparks.org for maps, cycling programs and more info, including details about the National Bike to Work Day Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, May 20, at RiverScape MetroPark.
Lucy Sanchez, outdoor recreation event coordinator
Park at Eastwood MetroPark and bike three miles on the Mad River Trail to Fifth Third Field to take in a Dayton Dragons game. Four times a year, MetroParks partners with the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Dayton Dragons to host "Bike to the Game" events, when the first 50 people who register on the Dragons' site and bike to the game receive complimentary lawn seats and a prize package.
The Mad River Trail near RiverScape MetroPark currently is closed to build the new Webster Street bridge. Detour to Monument Avenue. Follow #MVTrails or visit miamivalleytrails.org for up-to-date info on detours, closures and more.
Start at RiverScape MetroPark, head north on the Great Miami River Trail for one mile to Island MetroPark, and then continue another 2.5 miles to Wegerzyn MetroPark. Stop along the river to look for Great Blue Herons, skip a pebble or listen to quacking mallards. Nosh on packed al fresco delights at one of the parks, or ride to the 2nd Street Market for lunch.
Chris Landis, Germantown and Twin Creek MetroParks manager
I've raised my boys on bicycles. We ride the Wolf Creek Trail from Shiloh Springs Road to Brookville, hit up Golden Gate Park and the BMX track, then grab ice cream in town to sugar up for the ride back. It's only six miles but a big adventure. We also enjoy the Mad River Trail to the Huffman Dam and the Aviation Park overlook. It's a great destination from RiverScape.
Ride the newer Dayton-Kettering Connector from the 'burbs to the Century Bar downtown. Why ride 100 miles when you can ride to the Century? Ride around downtown and climb the hill to the overlook at Woodland Cemetery.
Randy Ryberg, outdoor recreation coordinator for cycling
Spend the day at the MetroParks Mountain Biking Area (MoMBA)! There are picnic tables and a charcoal grill. Ride a few laps on your favorite trail or hit them all. Take a break, eat, rehydrate then head back out for a few more laps. The cluster of trees near the entrance is a great place to set up a hammock and enjoy the cool breeze after a hard ride.
New this year at MoMBA are the quarter-mile Tot Track for youngsters learning to ride, the three quarter-mile Hilltop Flow beginner trail and mountain bike rentals Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon during summer.
Bernadette Whitworth, community ecology program manager
Park in Corwin, ride the Little Miami Scenic Trail south as far as you want, and on the way back hit the Little River Café in Oregonia, which is literally right on the trail. Corwin is also an easy ride to Waynesville, where you can walk around town and grab an ice cream (or if you're like me, combine the trip with quilt supply shopping at Fabric Shack; just bring a backpack to haul back all the great stuff you find).
Start in Yellow Springs and ride the Little Miami Scenic Trail to Hartman's Rock Garden. It's about an eight mile ride, and the garden is 0.2 miles off the trail.
Steve Burdine, trail technician
Riding from downtown Dayton to Tipp City along the Great Miami River Trail is always a favorite for me. The ride is about 15 miles one way. I usually stop at Grounds for Pleasure for coffee and a brownie or at Sam and Ethel's for a meal. The nice part is if you want to ride further, you can continue to Troy and eat at K's or further to Piqua and eat at the Lighthouse Café.
From Dayton to Yellow Springs is a longer ride of about 32 miles one way. Take the Mad River Trail to Eastwood Park. From there, take the Creekside Trail to Xenia and ride the Little Miami Scenic Trail to Yellow Springs. I like to eat at the Sunrise Cafe or get coffee at The Spirited Goat Coffee House.
Both of these rides have a lot of beautiful scenery along the way and are mostly on the off-street bike path away from vehicular traffic.
Mark Allen, trail specialist
Take a bicycle brewery tour: Ride around downtown sampling craft beers or start at your favorite Dayton brewery and ride to Miamisburg to check out Lucky Star and Star City. If you are feeling adventurous, ride out to the Yellow Springs Brewery. My other favorite places to stop while riding are the Hamburger Wagon in Miamisburg and Double D's BBQ in Corwin.
Instead of driving to a local campground, load up your bike and pedal to camp. Possum Creek MetroPark is easy to get to by bicycle, and camping is available at Englewood MetroPark near the Stillwater River Trail. Other options are Adventures on the Great Miami and John Bryan."
For more information on trails, or to view a detailed map of the bikeways in Montgomery County, please visit metroparks.org/things-to-do/cycling.
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What we've been playing this week takes a backseat as we talk about Nintendo's new console announcement, Switch.
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Pretty soon nobody will have the ability to inform you two apart. You must be confident to acquire the girl that you truly want. If a woman can't understand you, odds are she will move on to somebody else. If you're bad at talking to women or if you're having a difficult time when you speak to women, then you should practice till you're comfortable. On the opposite hand, should don't truly feel confident around women, you are not only going not to be able to act how you want but truly feel insecure and be unattractive to women also. Self-assured ladies take the chance to express themselves without blaming others and confirm that they're understood. Although most men waste time attempting to impress ladies by acting tough or dominant, the signals of confidence great ladies search for are a whole lot more subtle and a great deal more easily achieved.


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Ciara welcomes her first child with NFL star, Russell Wilson. Earlier today, the couple took to Instagram to announce the birth of their little angel named; Sienna Princess Wilson.
The Grammy -award winning singer/dancer already shares first child; Future Zahir Wilburn with former fiance, rapper Future. However, this is the first child for Russell who has once been married.
It is obvious that Ciara and Rusell are having a blissful marriage. The lovebirds tied the knot last year in July in front of their friends and family at Peckforton Castle in England.
Congratulations to them!!!
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I'll always remember the way you raise your paw to let me know you needed scratching or help me hold a spoon, your 'puppy' like bark & when you turned around when asked to come up to my lap. You were named "Peppy La Piu" because of your skunk look, black fur with white mustache & paws. You loved sitting on the front stairs & just watch the world go by. I'll still be calling you "Happy Pappy". Please let me know you're still with me!!!11/20/07--It's been over two weeks since you've been gone. This Thanksgiving will be hard without you. I miss the black fur ball that's always following me. I miss the times you come by my bed in the morning & shake the bed so I can pick you up & when I would finally open my eyes, I'd see you laying on the pillow next to me. I miss seeing you stretched on your stomach on the kitchen floor watching me cook. Your brother Booboo misses you too. I'll be waiting for you to raise your paw for me in 'my dreams'12/26/07-Dear Peppy, I really missed you this Xmas, it was not the same. I missed your walking around, banging on the doors when you wanted to enter, & when I take Booboo for a walk, we both look around as if we're missing someone. I can still hear your 'sqeeky' puppy-like call. I still cry a lot when I see your picture but I do still call your name out together with Booboo's. It comes so naturally. I hope you can still hear me. I've had to place a candle at your resting place outside along with the other lighting ornaments. I just received the report from the hospital stating what had happened to you, but I still feel like I should've been able to save you like you had always looked at me for help with those beautiful dark eyes. I miss you terribly, I hope Monique has you in her care. You never met her but she really loves animals. I know that at the Rainbow Bridge you will never suffer again.**7/11/08 Dear Peppy, Sorry I havn't written anything lately, but I did plant flowers on top of your grave. I'm sure you saw them because they're blooming already. We have a new member of the family (Pippo) black Pome just like you except he's bigger. When I see him I always think of you, of how you used to be fast and quick until the asthma started to get to you. You were only five years old but you had suffered a lot. Now that I see Pippo & how healthy he is, I'm sorry that you had to suffer so much. Booboo now eight years old is starting to slow down too. I often wondered how his life is going to pan out & worry that he too will suffer. God only knows when he's ready to take us. In the meantime, I think of you all the time and know that you're in good hands. Love, Mom**11/2/08 Dear Peppy..It's been a year already,at almost the same time 8:00pm although it was on a Friday night. Sometimes it feels like yesterday. I put a candle on your resting place so you can see the light from 'heaven'. You have enriched my life as a campanion and have helped me move on & I will always love you for that. Brother Booboo misses you too. He has a brother Pippo, never to take you place, but to keep him company now that he's getting older. Love, Mom
6/22/11 Dear Peppy, you'll be happy (I'm very sad though) to know that your brother Booboo has joined you in the Rainbow Bridge. Now you'll have your brother to play with along with all your other friends you made since being here. LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!
11/04/11..It's hard when the anniversary comes around because I think about how hard (as I do all year) it was to lose you & how you suffer when you passed away. You couldn't breath, the trip to the Hospital was long & by the time we got there, your heart gave out.K hope now you can share these sad stories with your brother Booboo because he also suffered after he had his teeth cleaned & had minor eye surgery. His heart also gave away. You both had weak hearts but for me you had the BIGGEST HEART ever..We had very few good memories as you were still young (5 yrs. old) but I will alway cherish, remember & LOVE YOU...XX..Mommy...
11/11/13-Dear Peppy, your anniversary Nov. 2 (all Souls Day) has come & gone but I really don't want to remember that awful day..you have brought me lots of joy & good memories. I'm sorry that you had to suffer with asthma for such a long time. I should have taken you to another vet when I noticed he wasn't helping you much. Thinking of you all the time, but I know that you're with your brother Booboo, who watched you died & buried. XX Mom
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FYI... as I suspected, this is a bug in Axiom. I've filed a jira ticket. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WSCOMMONS-281 Until the issue is fixed, one way to get around the problem is to set the xml:lang attribute manually rather than using the setLanguage method. The downside of this is that the feed.getLanguage() method will not work on the feed but if all you're doing is creating a feed for serialization, that shouldn't be a problem. Feed feed = abdera.newFeed(); //feed.setLanguage("en-US"); feed.setAttributeValue("xml:lang", "en-US"); - James Kiran Subbaraman wrote: > I created a feed using Abdera: > Factory factory = Abdera.getNewFactory(); > Feed feed = factory.newFeed(); > feed.setLanguage("en-US"); > feed.setBaseUri("http://www.examplecom/"); > ..... > > When I deploy this WAR file, and view the generated feed from within > Firefox, I get to see the feed xml displayed in the Firefox. > With Internet Explorer, I get the error that this xml cannot be displayed. > Specifically, I see this in IE7: > The namespace prefix is not allowed to start with the reserved string "xml". > Line: 1 Character: 104 > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" > xml:base="http://www.example.com/" > xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" ....... > > Whereas, when I comment out the lines: > /* feed.setLanguage("en-US"); > feed.setBaseUri("http://www.examplecom/"); */ > Both IE and Firefox display the generated feed correctly. > What's going on? Am I missing something in Abdera? > Thanks, > Kiran. >
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Revenue, comps rise for Delhaize America in Q3
SALISBURY, N.C. — Network growth and higher retail inflation prompted growth in both revenue and comparable-store sales for Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Delhaize Group, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.
Revenue realized a gain of 3.5% to $4.9 billion, compared with the year-ago period, while comparable-store sales jumped 1.9%. Delhaize, however, acknowledged that due to the economic environment and the decrease of consumer confidence, particularly in the southeastern United States, volume trends were down from the previous quarter.
The company also noted that operations were disrupted by Hurricane Irene, which resulted in the closing of 350 Food Lion stores for several days. Additionally, Delhaize America also accrued $10 million in other operating expenses — mainly due to product losses and inventory write-offs — which were partially offset by impairement reversals (worth $5 million) at Sweetbay banner stores.
Despite these setbacks, the company forged ahead with its relaunch of 200 Food Lion stores in Raleigh, N.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn., pilot markets, reporting that comparable-store sales growth increasingly outpaced the rest of the network, despite the additional price investments in the stores. Delhaize America said the company "intends to have completed the roll out of this work to between 700 and 800 stores in total by the end of 2012."
Delhaize America also said that its Bottom Dollar Food stores in Philadelphia have garnered positive feedback, while its Northeast Hannaford stores also saw a good performance, which was in line with the trends seen in the previous quarter.
Commenting on the results, Delhaize Group president and CEO Pierre-Olivier Beckers said, "We are pulling the right levers is evidenced by the momentum in the rebranded Food Lion markets that continue to deliver excellent results and outperform the rest of the network. At the same time, the economic environment, especially in the southeast of the U.S., continues to weigh on customer sentiment and their spending behavior."
As of Sept. 30, Delhaize America had 1,640 supermarkets in operation.
Profits exceed estimates at Target
MINNEAPOLIS — Profits at Target grew 10.2% to 82 cents in the third quarter, compared with 74 cents the prior year, thanks to healthy sales growth and ongoing improvement in the company's credit card business.
It was an impressive performance, as the company had forecast earnings per share would fall in a range of 70 cents to 75 cents, and analysts' consensus estimate was 74 cents. The underlying strength of the quarter is more impressive if one-time tax gains from the prior year and expenses related to the start-up of operations in Canada are removed from the equation. Target's third quarter 2010 results were aided by a 6 cents per share tax benefit, while this year's third-quarter results were negatively affected by expenses of 5 cents per share from cost related to the Canadian market entry where the retailers first stores aren't due to open until 2013. Excluding these variables, adjusted earnings per share increased 28% to 87 cents, compared with 68 cents.
Target chairman, president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel said the company was very pleased with results that reflect strong performance of its U.S. retail and credit card businesses and that it has the right strategy and team in place to drive results.
Sales at the company stores increased 5.4% to $16.1 billion, compared with $15.2 billion the prior year, and same-store sales grew at 4.3%. The top-line growth translated to operating profits for the division that increased 14.1% to $931 million compared with $816 million. The company also reported that its gross margin rate declined to 30.5% from 30.6%, but expenses declined more significantly, dropping to 21.4% from 21.8%.
The company's credit card segment also contributed to profits. Although the volume of receivables declined 9.9% to an average of $6.2 billion, the credit quality of the individuals who owe that debt is better, which means Target's bad debt expenses declined to $40 million in the third quarter, compared with $110 million the prior year. As a result, the credit card segment's operating profit increased 10% to $143 million, compared with $130 million.
American Express launches Target prepaid card
NEW YORK — American Express has announced the launch of the American Express for Target card, a reloadable prepaid card with no monthly or maintenance fees, available exclusively at more than 1,000 U.S. Target stores.
"We're excited to partner with Target to provide consumers with a safe and secure everyday payment tool. This prepaid reloadable card is loaded with benefits synonymous with American Express such as roadside assistance, purchase protection, and global assist," said Stefan Happ, SVP and general manager of American Express' global payment options. "In addition, it delivers premium value to consumers, with no fees for monthly usage, balance inquiries, alerts or card replacement."
The card is available at participating Target stores and funds can be loaded at the register using multiple loading options with the ability to reload in-store, online or by phone, according to American Express.
The card is an initial $3 load fee and costs and additional $3 for each subsequent in-store reload at participating Target stores. The first ATM withdrawal per month is free, while the rest are subject to a $3 fee (a separate ATM fee by the ATM owner may apply). There is no fee for monthly usage, balance inquiries, alerts or card replacement, American Express said, and funds do not expire.


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An important part of connecting with the church is through church membership. Membership not only strengthens the church family, but calls for your active participation in enabling the church to fulfill its God-given mission. If you desire to take the next step to become members of Community Covenant Church, and you have completed the Discover CCC class, please plan to attend the Membership Class on either Sunday, October 5th OR October 12th. You only need to attend 1 class. The class will meet at 10:00 am in room 122 (Prayer Room).
Please RSVP to Amy Johnston which date you will be attending.
During this time, individuals are asked to share their 'faith story' (how they came to have a relationship with God) with a small group of current members of the church. If you would prefer to write your faith story out, that is also an option and simply needs to be communicated with me. You will also be given the opportunity to ask any questions with the membership interview team regarding the church.
Membership applications are currently available in the church office and will be available at the Membership class as well. Please be sure to have the application for membership completed and returned to Amy Johnston in the church office no later than Monday, October 13th.
New Member Sunday: We will welcome all new members on Sunday, November 9th at both services. Please save this date and plan to attend both services as this is an exciting day as we honor God in extending His Kingdom in our community.
Please feel free to contact Amy Johnston in the church office (913) 631-0215 with any questions regarding the Membership Class.


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by Duarte Levy
Pedro Frias, the judge who has now released a murderer, is the same one who decided to arrest a man over the theft of a mobile phone and to free another one who shot a firearm inside the police station in Portimão. Among so many other cases where Pedro Frias adopted uncommon decisions, there is also the Maddie case, in which he prevented the Polícia Judiciária from accessing and using the McCann couple's phone taps and text messages.
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source: Duarte Levy at Wordpress, 18.03.2009
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Y'all, a quick heads up: affiliate links are headed your way. Learn what that means.
What if I told you there's an online trap that's so good that it's snared countless thousands of business owners and bloggers? Well, there is. And it's so effective that it's a huge drain on productivity and bottom lines everywhere. What is it? It's the SEO monkey trap.
Now, because your business has to be online, it's important that you keep your hand out of the SEO monkey trap. Or, if you're already stuck, it's time you learned how to get out.
The SEO Monkey Trap
Just in case you've never gotten the "Monkey Trap" object lesson in Sunday school, here's the quick version.
How do you trap a monkey? Put a piece of fruit at the bottom of a container with a narrow opening. The monkey will be able to put their hand in to grab the fruit, but then won't be able to pull their hand out while holding the fruit. Then things get frantic, as the monkey can't get the fruit – or get free. They don't realize they should just let go, pull their hand out, and then dump the fruit out of the container.
How is SEO a monkey trap?
Well, how often do you get so focused on having the perfect SEO keyword or phrase that you spend hours perfecting that single post? Have you paused many advertising campaigns, waiting to make sure it was perfect before you hit "send"? How many blog posts did you postpone while your team did more research on that perfect SEO terminology?How many blog posts did you postpone while your team did more research on that perfect SEO terminology?Click To Tweet
See? SEO Monkey trap.
Here's How to "Let Go" and Escape the SEO Monkey Trap
Here's the thing with SEO: so many people get so caught up on having the right term that they forget WHY SEO exists in the first place.
Search Engine Optimization is designed to help people find the best results to their query.
SEO is an ever-evolving algorithm. Getting tied up on the perfect keyword is ridiculous for several reasons, the first of which being that SEO is always changing. Currently, it's moving towards key phrases. People are using longer SEO key phrases to search. Sure, sometimes they'll type in "socks", but they're a lot more likely to type in more details, like "compression socks with fun designs".
So if you're ready to let go of the SEO monkey trap…
- Quit trying to get the perfect SEO keyword. And, for the love of SEO, quit keyword stuffing.
- Recognize that SEO is an ongoing, evolving thing. It's part science, part art, and part guessing what the next big search term will be.
- Look for search trends so that you can continue to update your website's SEO on a regular basis.
- Most importantly, build a solid SEO foundation that taps into a wide variety of appropriate and useful SEO keywords and phrases.
Once you're able to let go of the SEO monkey trap, you'll be amazed at how much easier lead generation becomes… Mostly because you're finally pushing ahead with those ads, blog posts full of story and soul, and projects you sidelined while doing "more research." And then you can focus on other, more important things – like your content marketing strategy.
Are you ready to use SEO effectively and properly? Do you want to learn how you can see results with blogging as a part of your online marketing strategy? Then be sure to follow me, Kimberly C. Starr. Or better yet, take the plunge and work with me.
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Schempp-Hirth Standard Austria
This high performance Standard Class single-seater was the result of a commission by the Austrian Aero Club (Osterreichischer Aero-Club) to Ing Rudinger Kunz to design them a sailplane in this category; the prototype first flew in July 1959, and the design duly won the OSTIV Trophy in 1960 for the best Standard Class type in the World Championships at Koln-Butzwelerhof in Germany.
In designing the Standard Austria Rudinger Kunz sought to combine a high lift/drag ratio and a relatively low wing loading, and the type's great strength and excellent flying characteristics made it suitable for cloud flying and spinning, although it is not aerobatic. The cantilever shoulder wings are of wooden construction and are unusual in having no spars; they are fabric-covered from the 65% chord line to the trailing edge and there are air brakes in the upper surfaces. The circular section monocoque fuselage has a glassfibre nose section, pilot's seat and rear fuselage, the centre portion being of wood. The 'butterfly' V-tail surfaces are all-moving wood and fabric structures with an included angle of 90°, and each surface has a geared tab. There is a fixed monowheel forward of the cg, with a disc brake, and a small tailwheel. The pilot sits in an adjustable seat under a blown plastic canopy, and there is provision for radio, an oxygen system and full blind-flying instrumentation.
14 were built in Austria before production was licensed and transferred to Schempp-Hirth in Germany in March 1962. Schempp-Hirth produced 30 Austrias and 5 improved and slightly heavier Austria SH's.
The 1964 model of the type, the Standard Austria SH, had an Eppler 266 laminar flow wing section instead of the previous NACA 65(2)-415 aerofoil, giving an improved performance at lower speeds; the SH also had a retractable monowheel as an optional feature, and this version was developed into the Schempp-Hirth SHK.
Standard Austria SH
In 1964 a modified version appeared with an Eppler 266 airfoil to improve low-speed performance. A retractable gear was optional (making it a SH-I), giving much improved ground clearance. The Standard Austria has an all-moving V-tail and airbrakes.
Standard Austrias held the world goal record of 737 km./ 458 miles and the world goal-and-return record of 698 km./ 434 miles.
Wing span: 15m / 49.2ft
Span: 49 ft 2.5 in
Length: 20 ft 4 in
Wing area: 145.3 sqft
Aspect ratio: 16.7
Empty weight: 452 lb
Max weight: 712 lb
Max speed: 155 mph (in smooth air)
Max aero-tow speed: 87 mph
Min sinking speed: 2.3 ft/sec at 43.5 mph
Best glide ratio: 34:1 at 65 mph
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Join us for our 2018 Annual Dinner & Membership Meeting
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Our 2018 5K was a great success! Thank you to all of our sponsors and participants.
Some great photos are found here.
Race results are available here: https://results.rmraces.live/Start-2-Finish-Race-Management/events/2018/2018-LGAA-5k/results
Renewing your LGAA Membership is easy:
As a small, volunteer-led organization, electronic renewals save time and resources. For financial questions and concerns, please contact our treasurer at email@example.com. If you have any other problems or questions at all, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Internet will help you gain all the necessary knowledge in your area. Home based business advice is just one way in which the information on the Internet can improve your life. This article is just one of many that can help you improve the home based business you have started.
Focus your business efforts on maintaining the happiness of your regular customers. Satisfied repeat customers are easier to get sales from than new ones. A happy customer will return time and time again.
Make sure you understand your production costs on homemade items. Wholesale mark-up could double the price. Retail mark-up is twice that of the wholesale price. Set a price that covers your costs, and is sensitive to the market.
Join online forums that focus on home based businesses. If you search the internet, there are hundreds of sources of great information. You can also read online blogs that contain a lot of helpful information.
The separate checking account you open specifically for your business will double as a financial record keeping tool. Get in the habit of sending everything to this account. By doing this, you can keep your business and personal transactions separate. The credit card you use to make business purchases should be separate as well.
Business Objective
Your business objective is a short description about your business, usually two to three sentences. A description of your goals and what the business can provide the customer should be included in the business objective. This area should also include information on your business and what makes you better than your competition.
Find your particular business niche. Identify the people who want the exact services or products you are offering. With this firmly in mind, the selling is easy. See what friends and business associates think about your business niche. Word of mouth is always a great way to build up more customers. Also, go to trade shows and follow up with those who are buying.
A great strategy for any business is to claim all available tax credits and deductions that the business is eligible for. You can save a significant amount of money by claiming the right deductions.
Target Market
Always research the target market your business will focus on. Even if your knowledge about your product is on point, when you know your target market you can better tailor your sales and marketing strategies so you attract buyers. If your business includes a website, research how your audience prefers to interact online.
If you are starting a new home-based business, then you need an effective website. This gives your product a broader audience that can produce higher sales and bigger profits. Getting a great website up and running quickly can be a cinch, if you consult a reputable professional.
Put together a quality website visitors will easily remember. Using a cumbersome or difficult domain name can make it tough for customers to recall. Keep it simple and very catchy!
Deposit your payments when you receive them. Don't wait for an accumulation of payments over weeks; deposit your earnings daily if feasible. The shorter period of time you leave a check sitting on your desk, the shorter the time you have to misplace it. To ensure your deposit makes it to your account quickly and without hassle, opt for the teller over the ATM machine.
If you ask for outside investment, be prepared to answer lots of questions about how your business operates. Focus on turning a profit, no matter how small, rather than increasing the size of your business.
Have you thought of a name for your business? Don't purely choose one from a marketing point of view. No one is going to see your business's name as often as you are. Choose a name that has a meaning for you and your family.
Business Owners
You will find that there are a lot of online business owners online. Check out and research internet communities such as forums or message boards, and include both ones dedicated to your particular niche or outside your area of expertise. There is a wealth of information to be had from small business owners, whether in your niche or not, that can have a major impact on your thinking, creativity or your business prowess.
Only write off explainable deductions on your taxes. Make a list of every expense you have and then figure out what can be written off. Don't claim items used for home versus those used for business.
You should always track your business travel miles for deduction purposes. You will be able to deduct what you spend on gas as long as you can document your professional travels and explain how these travels are connected to your work as a home business enterprise owner.
Use magazine pictures to illustrate the rewards you will give yourself when you reach your goals. Include photos of things you'd like to buy with the profit you earn from your work from home business, or a photo if a house if you'd like to pay off your mortgage. Put anything you love or want on your board. )
Home businesses do not usually require a complex website, so use your limited resources to beta test the site instead of making it fancy. Your site should work on all major types of browsers and computers. Don't forget mobile platforms. Verifying your website's accessibility across multiple platforms will ensure that you don't miss out on any potential customers just because they use a different browser than you do.
Buy new equipment. A lot of business owners don't know that new equipment is able to be written off on your taxes. Included are things like fax machines, computers or any other heavy equipment you may need. Small purchases are covered too.
Everything here should help you to be more optimistic about the success you can have with your home business. Remember the tips that the above paragraphs offered and apply the advice into any future decisions that relate. Use each tip the way it was meant to be used and apply them to make improvements to your home business enterprise.


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You can contact us here, for Ron: email@example.com for Sharon: firstname.lastname@example.com
Some of you may have noticed we now are selling a few of our designs as two board seats.The reason for this has several parts to it. The first is, I liked the design and thought it would make a good pattern board. The problem I found when I went to make the design into a pattern board was it was ether too large for the design to fit on a board or it was too small. We like to keep the designs around 24" wide and 10" tall but I will go up to 28" and that is pretty much the limit for shipping and finding boxes to fit the boards. Due to the designs that I use from other designers I have limited control of where to break the design apart for the repeat, so sometimes the boards get to be a little smaller that 24" wide to also keep them around 10" tall. Since some of the design and the repeat was getting to be larger than 28" more like 32" and larger, I decided to sell the designs on smaller boards like less than 18". My concern was I did not think it was fair to sell a small design board for the full price of $46.00, since the smaller boards are about the size of the block board we sell for $30.00 I thought a fair price would be $60.00 as you're getting two boards. Personally I thought this was a good deal, as it takes me twice as long to make a two board set as just a single board and I have more cost for material in a two board set.
Thanks for your concerns
Our boards are made of a strong, light-weight PVC like material with nonskid backing. The designs are created on a computer and cut out by an industrial automated router. Multiple templates can be connected end-to-end to make longer templates. Connectors are supplied as part of the order. The templates are made to be used with a stylus that is connected to the sewing machine that you use with a quilt frame (such as B-line, Handi Quilter, APQS, etc). We now make a stylus for many of the quilt machines.
We hope this gives you some basic information about our pattern boards and our company. We would be glad to answer any questions you may have and we hope to hear from you soon.
Ron and Sharon Moorehead
Below is a link to our most current catalog:
We are working on updating the catalog as some prices have changed.
We are excited to announce a new product we have called Glow Strips, they are LED Lighting you can add to your sewing or quilt machine to give you more light where you would like it. They come in various sizes to meet your needs and we can do custom lengths.
You can find the Glow Strips on our web site here:
If you not aware of it we can re-sizes many of the designs to meet you needs.


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Phang Nga Bay Sailing Tour | PhuketFull day sailing trip from Phuket, exploring beautiful Phang Nga Bay
Full Day Phuket Sailing Tour
- 1 Day Sailing Tour [08:00am till ~17:30–18:30pm]
- Visit lagoons, Koh Phanak cave and a 'haunted pirate lair' in beautiful Phang Nga bay
- Taxi pickup from your resort/hotel (*for Phuket's popular areas)
- Includes lunch, refreshments and national park fees
- Maximum 10 adults per trip
- Adults 3,500 baht, children 2,000 baht
Sailing Trip Description
Picked up from your hotel at ~08:00 am, we board one of Phuket Sail Tours' boats for a one day exploration of stunning Phang Nga bay.
We'll be sailing aboard either 'Sakai' – a 33ft sloop or 'Moontide' which is a larger 42ft rigger. Both boats are comfortable, with onboard bathroom, kitchen and saloon. Trip numbers are kept to a maximum of ten adults to ensure there is plenty space so everyone enjoys a great day out.
The sailing tour heads into Phang Nga bay where we'll see spectacular limestone formations. We'll explore tropical lagoons and Koh Phanak cave, plus visit a 'haunted pirate lair'!
We'll stop for lunch on a quiet beach enjoying a picnic of fantastic Thai cuisine including fresh seafood purchased from local fishermen en-route. There are opportunities for swimming, relaxing on the beach or exploring the tropical scenery.
Finally we return sail back to Phuket where you'll be dropped back at your hotel by around 18:00.
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+66 (0)87 897 0492
Phuket Sail Tours Co., Ltd. 199/20 Moo 5, T. Srisoonthorn A. Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand


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Now that you understand the basics of the Dreamweaver MX workspace, you're ready to get down to business. The tools for creating stunning and easy to manage Web sites are just itching to be used. In this chapter, you will:
Learn the steps that you should take before you create your first Web site.
Use the Site Files window to organize and add files to your Web site.
Insert images and links, and use the Properties window to adjust their attributes.
Discover how to use tables for precise positioning of elements.


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A website for Italian students who use computers in an English-speaking environment. It covers the language needed to use information technology equipment, work with computer programs, discuss problems and plan projects. It also helps students understand more about what is happening in the world of technology and learn some useful tech vocabulary through reading, listening, speaking activities, vocabulary, writing, interactive quizzes and lots more.
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I think you should confiscate their Halloween cards, Spooky.
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I think you should confiscate their Halloween cards, Spooky.
well, we can sure tell where they HAVEN'T been.........the Mecca for Halloween nuts........sheesh
for those of you that didnt get the answer right and those that didnt guess at all, here is the original Fi Fi dog bone tombstone at The Haunted Mansion in S. Cal
and here is my yard set up so far, I plan to add lightning and many sounds......
I made this one bigger then usual so you could see the detail
close up of the pet cemetery with fog...
That sure is spooky! You will of course have someone laying down, hiding in the fog, jumping up and scaring those little bas... uh, scaring those little trick-or-treaters when they come trotting by?
You did an amazing job Spooky!!
Wow that looks so awesome! Great job Spooky!
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The hotel has 2 rooms, also suitable for exhibitions, equipped with audiovisual equipment and high technology that can accommodate up to 100 people.
The Hotel has a 'relaxation area with heated external pool and solarium attention to every detail, equipped with umbrellas, sun beds and fluffy towels for guests, free of charge.
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Refined in the rooms and service, the restaurant "La Mer" offers, in addition to the most select and delicious seafood, traditional and international cuisine accurate, renowned for the quality of its dishes. The charming atmosphere, beautiful view afforded by the sea and the white beach of Riccione, the environment makes it suitable for every type of event. In the morning a rich breakfast buffet awaits you in the charming patio, to start off the day of tempting sweets and savory.


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On November 27, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) indicated 28 Danes have collected unemployment benefits while fighting with ISIS in Syria.
According to AFP, PET said 15 of the welfare recipients have "been ordered to pay the money back, eight people [are] still being investigated, and five cases [have] been dropped due to insufficient evidence."
Denmark has two different unemployment systems, one of which is the dagpenge–a system which pays $134 "per day for up two years." It appears some of the jihadists were on this system and some were on "a more modest…unemployment benefit."
In June PET said "more than 100" Danes had gone to Syria to fight alongside ISIS. However, Naser Khader–"a Danish commentator on Middle Eastern affairs"–believes that number needs to be "revised upward." It is believed Denmark has "the second largest number of foreign fighters in Syria relative to its size among Western nations."
Breitbart News previously reported that Austrian police raided various homes and mosques on November 28, arresting 13 jihadist recruiters and seizing propaganda and funds being used for the benefit of ISIS. This followed a September OE24 report claiming Austria has become a "terror hotspot" and that "hundreds of [ISIS] supporters were…in Austria."
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Your Support - Securing the Future
The Hurst Water Meadow Trust was set up in 1995 in order to purchase an 18-acre ancient water meadow in the village. This was followed in 2009 with the purchase of Old Bridge Meadow and in 2015 Overy Mead Piece.
We currently own and manage 26 acres of high value conservation land and river frontage.
We need your support to help us sustain this land.
Sharing your time with us
Our volunteers play a vital role in the management of our sites through the following activities:
Making a financial donation
We rely on donations to help pay for essential services such as insurance and tree surgery. Here are a few examples of how people have helped in the past:
- pledges and donations towards specific projects such as land acquisition, replacement tractor
- in memoriam gift to acquire new seating on the Hurst meadow
- regular donations to help with day-to-day running costs


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Upcoming Children's Events
Teach Me to Worship is our summertime Sunday morning program for students who are rising Kindergarteners through rising 3rd graders. Students go to the sanctuary with their families at 10am and then are given the opportunity to go to their classes during the offering time (approximately 10:20 am.)
Our children are grouped into Younger and Older classes for Teach Me to Worship. Our Younger class includes children who are rising Kindergarteners and first graders. Our Older class includes children who are rising second and third graders.
The Teach Me to Worship classes are designed to train children in worshiping God –explaining what it is we do and why—all while actually engaging in worship. During June, July and August 2018 our children will be learning about three different elements of worship: Confession of Faith, Tithes and Offerings, and Reading of the Word. We will memorize Scripture and catechism questions and answers. And we will learn also learn a different song each month and practice singing it with motions to help us understand what the lyrics mean (and you'll notice that we'll be singing those songs in our sanctuary worship time too!)
In order to help our students feel welcome—and our parents to know more of what is going on in our Teach Me to Worship, we have the following:
Our hallway bulletin board is set up with lists of our students and photos of our different leaders. It includes information about the theme and song for the month.
Our Letter to Parents goes home the first Sunday of the month. It gives an overview of the topics, Scripture reading, and memorization so that families can reinforce the learning at home during the week. To see this month's letter, click here.
Planning to have your child(ren) attend Teach Me to Worship for the first time? Click here to access our Guest registration form. Filling that out ahead of time will make your check in easier.
Any questions about Teach Me to Worship? Click here to email Marj Swierenga, Director of Children's Ministries.
Need to check your serving schedule or volunteer schedule?
Check your individual serving schedule here.
Early Education full volunteer schedule here.
Welcome to Children's Ministries
The Children's Ministries at East Cobb Presbyterian Church is designed to "show Jesus" to children from the time they are born through fifth grade. We do this so that they and their families might be drawn to trust, worship and obey Him.
Our Children's Ministries strives to meet the needs of our families on Sunday morning through our Early Education childcare (Nursery, Two and Three year olds), our KidConnect program, and our Children's Worship Bulletin.
We take our role of coming alongside our parents seriously - including the area of safety and security. Therefore all of our Children's Ministries programs are staffed by volunteers who are members of the ECPC congregation and who have completed a national background check and security clearance interview process. If you are interested in knowing more about serving in Children's Ministries at ECPC, click here.
EARLY EDUCATION (Birth - age 4)
The youngest among us are warmly welcomed at East Cobb Presbyterian Church! We offer nurseries for infants - age 4 during the Sunday morning worship service. children may be dropped off beginning at 9:50a.m. We know that when parents understand their children are being lovingly cared for, they can focus their hearts and minds more fully on corporate worship. We take seriously the responsibility of nurturing and instructing these little children in our nurseries and classrooms, seeking to show them Jesus as we play and learn.
Purple Lambs (birth — age 1)
Our infant nursery is for holding, rocking, changing, singing, and loving. Before they can walk, we are making sure that our littlest ones are hearing God's truth as we sing hymns and rehearse the children's catechism for their young ears. We believe that helping them hide these truths in their heart at the earliest opportunity provides a springboard for later understanding.
Yellow Lambs (walking — age 2)
Our toddler nursery is for playing, comforting, teaching, and laughing. Using a modified version of The Gospel Story Curriculum, our one- and two-year-olds learn familiar Bible stories from a variety of children's Bibles to help introduce them to some foundational truths in new and exciting ways. Even as they are learning new words, we are helping them to memorize scripture and apply it to their lives.
Green Lambs (2 years old by Sept. 1)
After graduating from the toddler nursery in the fall, our two-year-olds are promoted to a more structured classroom that features story time, craft time, snack time, play time, and more. While they learn fundamental skills like sharing, taking turns, and helping clean up after themselves, they're also walking through the Bible from beginning to end, learning familiar hymns, and memorizing scripture.
Blue Lambs (3 years old by Sept. 1)
Our three-year-olds continue to walk through the Old and New Testaments during story time, building on what they began in the Green Lambs class. They enjoy music time with some familiar hymns and praise songs, scripture memory and application, catechism memorization, and more. These kids are hungry to learn, and our team of volunteer teachers are delighted to share the truths of scripture with them.
Our Curriculum
We use The Gospel Story curriculum to take your children through the Bible from start to finish, beginning each fall. This gospel-centered curriculum teaches children a Biblical theology focused on the person and work of Christ. Take home pages on the back of the children's coloring sheets allow you to review the stories with your child(ren) and understand the gospel lesson being taught.
Using age appropriate activities and lessons, children will begin to recognize and understand the Bible's four major components: creation, fall, redemption, and consummation--in the following way:
1. God made the world good (creation) 2. Sin made the world groan (fall) 3. Jesus broke the chains of sin (redemption) 4. God will make a new world (consummation)
In addition to The Gospel Story Bible that we use in class, our curriculum has two accompanying devotional books to use in the home that we highly recommend. Long Story Short and Old Story New can be used in partnership with what we're teaching on Sunday, and will help your child recall what he or she is learning on Sunday morning, and apply it throughout the week.
KidConnect is our Sunday morning program designed for students between the ages of 4 and 5th grade. We encourage our families to go to worship together at 10:00 am and then our children are given the opportunity to go to KidConnect during the offering time (approximately 10:20 am).
Kid Connect uses a large group/small group format. This means that all the students are together for the first 20 minutes during which they participate in an icebreaker activity and a presentation of the weekly Bible story. Then they break into small groups (divided by age/grade) with a small group leader. During their small group time, they engage with their small group leader, pray, think and discuss what they've learned. The leaders help them do this by including activities that incorporate different modalities and types of learning.
In order to help our students feel welcome - and our parents to know more of what is going on in KidConnect, we have the following:
Our hallway bulletin board is set up with lists of all of the small groups and their leaders. We have photos of our leaders so that your child might quickly identify 'their leader'. If your child sees the name of a classmate, please let us know that. We love to match children up in their small group assignments so that we make them feel comfortable as quickly as possible.
Our monthly unit summary is available as a monthly email. This one page handout allows parents to better understand which stories and concepts we're covering in KidConnect. To see a sample unit summary, click here.
Our optional Guess What! magazine is available ($12 for 9 monthly issues) for purchase. This magazine is full of stories, games and activities that extend the teaching that happens on Sunday morning. We've had some families incorporate it into their homeschooling lessons. Others find it a fun magazine to keep in the car and use during commutes and carpool lines.
Here is a video to show you a bit more - watch video.
Planning to have your children attend KidConnect for the first time? Click here to access our Guest Information Sheet. You may print it and fill it out at home to avoid having to do so on Sunday morning.
Children's Worship Bulletin
Because we believe strongly that God created children as worshippers we provide a special Children's Bulletin each week. This bulletin helps students (ages 6 through 10) to identify the different parts of worship, to better listen and understand the worship and sermon that Sunday, and to facilitate family discussion during the week. This bulletin is created by our Children's Ministries Director in conjunction with the pastor who is preaching that week. You can download a sample Children's Bulletin by clicking here.
Interested in Serving?
We're excited to have a large group of volunteers who serve in Children's Ministries at ECPC!
All adults who serve in our Children's Ministries are required to:
•Be members of ECPC
•Complete the following three Child Security forms:
•Submit to a nation-wide background check
•Be interviewed by our Children's Ministries' Director and an Elder
Have a question about Children's Ministries at ECPC? Send an email to Marj Swierenga, Director of Children's Ministries.
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Irishwoman in Houston: 'The horror we are witnessing is unimaginable'
Nobody imagined Hurricane Harvey would cause such destruction in Texas
Sarah McKevitt with her daughters Alannah and Izzie marking the level at the lake at the back of their house, which leads to the Addick's reservoir.
We watch the weather closely in Houston during Hurricane season. Last week, there was talk of a tropical depression developing in the Gulf of Mexico. As I drove home from dropping the kids back to their first day at school, the freeway notification signs read: "Storm developing in the Gulf. Make preparations."
As media reports trickled in, we all began to wonder, could this really happen to us?
Hoping to beat the rush, I went to the local supermarket that evening to stock up on supplies. The water aisle was already empty and people lifted slabs of water bottles from the pallets as they were wheeled in. The gallon drums were sold out.
Batteries, tinned food and bread are the first things that go and I randomly selected items and joined the queues to check out. Houstonians had been through this many times before and seemed a little nervy but resigned to a week of disruption.
Nobody was aware of the extent to which this disaster was about to impact the city.
Thankfully, I had attended a Ready Houston Hurricane and Disaster Preparedness Course when we arrived in Houston three years ago, following several years in Dubai after leaving Ireland. The insight it provided along with guidelines and measures to take have been a comfort and a focus.
I updated the waterproof grab bag from the kit with passports, insurance and financial documents, gathered torches, radio and chargers.
My daughters prepared our hurricane shelter in the laundry room, an internal room in the house with no exterior walls.
When the hurricane made landfall east of Houston at Rockport, it badly affected Port Aransas, a seaside town on North Padre Island, where we had visited numerous times on vacation. It was shocking to see a familiar landmark pummeled to the ground, and it now became personal.
Eastwards, along the coast, Houston has been located on the "dirty" side of the weather system since Harvey hit. We have been on the receiving end of more rain than the city has ever had to cope with before.
Our phones regularly buzz with flash flood warnings and tornado alerts, smaller yet destructive storm events which are a product of the huge weather overhead.
Mercifully, we have yet to be affected. However, our home is situated directly on the northern edge of the Addicks reservoir. Built it the 1940s by the Army Corps of Engineers, this is a vast area generally empty of water, bordered downstream by a flood control dam. This was put in place to prevent flooding in the downtown Houston area along the course of the Buffalo Bayou.
With the rapid growth of the city, a greater portion of the catchment area which feeds the reservoir, is now paved over. There is less land to absorb the water, a greater run off, and the reservoir is struggling to cope with the present deluge.
As the water rises in the Addicks, covering a normally dry woodlands and public parks area, it is putting pressure on the dam directly downstream of us.
Currently, volumes of water are being intermittently released into the already inundated Buffalo Bayou, in an attempt to contain the water levels below the spillway of the Addick's reservoir dam.
This does not normally happen until after rain but this is an 800-year flood event and they cannot afford to wait.
This level at the top of the spillway is 108 feet (33 metres), the water level at which we expect to see street flooding in our area.
We hope it will not reach this level, but it is raining incessantly. The concern for the Addick's dam is that if water levels exceed 108 feet, there will be an uncontrolled release of water over the spillway, and the dam could be breached, producing catastrophic flooding further downstream.
We are hoping the continued release of water will maintain water levels below flood level in our neighbourhood. We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. As the reservoir back fills, we don't know what to expect.
Our furniture is propped up and valuable items are upstairs. We have made preparations to leave, should we be given an evacuation order.
Thankfully, we still have power and we are dry. But people living here are jittery. Some have already taken in families from flooded homes.
All we can do is wait and hope. We are so much more fortunate than our fellow Houstonians.
The effect of Harvey on Houston is devastating. Freeways and familiar downtown landmarks are unrecognisable. The true story is the human suffering it has unleashed. The horror we are witnessing is unimaginable. It is hard to see how the city of 3 million will begin to recover when this finally ends.


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Successful Procurement starts by catching the ID intents and understanding the owner's standards to spread it to providers, manufacturers and retailers.
For us, a deep knowledge of the Project is the only way to turn into it reality as it was designed.
We plan carefully in advance to avoid any delay. Our key point is that we are designers at the same time, so we are close to understand the design intents. This way, we provide filtered solutions for the shop drawings, site work issues and solving the snagging list.
At the same time, our procurement department spreads it expertise to deliver the materials just on time.
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Welcome to Social Studies!
5th Grade
Social Studies will take on new meaning this year as fifth graders will have it every day. Social Studies will open up a whole new world of learning as students learn about the early people of both North America and South America, exploration and early settlements by Europeans and build geography skills. Reading is an important part of social studies. Learning how to navigate a social studies textbook, identifying points of view, understanding frames of reference, finding the main idea, and drawing conclusions will be stressed.
This year students will study:
- Geography
- Ancient Peoples
- Exploration
- European Settlements
Students will use the following textbook.
Eighth Grade
Social Studies will take a different direction this year as we embark on project based learning where the students are taking charge. I have spent a tremendous amount of time designing an innovative learning environment that will engage students, build greater responsibility in the classroom, use technology to aid learning, and raise academic rigor.
Students will start each unit with an authentic, open ended problem that presents a context for learning. The problem-based task is given up front to build a felt need for learning. Next, the analytic rubric is used to guide instruction, not merely to assess a final project. In my classroom, not all students are doing the same thing at the same time. Students will plan how they will use their time, thus maximizing classroom resources and building the kinds of project-management skills needed in twenty-first century society. Designing units so that students are learning from a felt need will increase the probability that they will engage in learning, master content, and retain it throughout their lives.
This year students will study:
- Principles of Democracy/Constitution
- Industrial Revolution
- Career Education
- Reform Movements
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Tolerance/Holocaust
Students will use the online textbook below.
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Kawakawa's Jack Goodhue is set to make his first appearance in an All Blacks jersey after being named to start at centre against a French XV.
The Taniwha standout is the only player in the initial 37-man squad not to have made it on to the field so far in their Northern Tour.
He would have debuted from centre or off the bench against the Barbarians alongside fellow rookies Tim Perry, Matt Duffie and Asafo Aumua.
Instead he stayed at home battling the mumps, and therefore remains the only member of the main touring squad yet to pull on the black jersey.
Outside Hurricanes second five-eighth Ngani Laumape, the Northland prospect will finally get his chance.
Before heading on tour, Goodhue said he was just looking to soak up as much knowledge as he could and he knows All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and his coaching crew will get the best out of him.
"I'm just going to learn as much as I can. I learned plenty while I was there during the Lions series and I know there's plenty more to learn," he said.
"The coaches are really good at getting you to play your game and I know they like my distribution so I want to keep that up."
Hansen said this gives a newer group an opportunity to prove themselves in the black jersey.
"This is another exciting opportunity for a young, group of men to go out and experience what it's like to wear the All Blacks jersey and deal with all the pressures that come with that," Hansen said.
"We are sure that they will represent themselves, their families and the All Blacks proudly."
Goodhue joins fellow debutants Atu Moli, Akira Ioane, Dillon Hunt, Mitchell Drummond and Richie Mo'unga in the 23, though only Goodhue is in the starting 15.
They'll be led out by one-test All Black Luke Whitelock, who captained the Barbarians against the All Blacks last week.
All Blacks: David Havili, Matt Duffie, Jack Goodhue, Ngani Laumape, Seta Tamanivalu, Lima Sopoaga, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Luke Whitelock (c), Ardie Savea, Liam Squire, Dominic Bird, Patrick Tuipulotu, Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen, Nathan Harris, Tim Perry. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Atu Moli, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Scott Barrett, Akira Ioane, Dillon Hunt, Mitchell Drummond, Richie Mo'unga.


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Students in this lesson will build a K'nex rally car and powered by solar panels. Students will design and build a Knew car that can hold solar panel and small motor. They will then test their car and make improvements on their design.
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I've been very interested to read some pre-release information about Aperture, a professional program for photographers that I will likely never use. Why do I care?
Put simply, Apple is a pretty small company in some ways. It wouldn't surprise me (in fact, I conjecture) that programmers or small teams of programmers are incrementally assigned to different areas of Apple's software division. That is, one person will work on more than one application. This is intuitive to anyone that has noticed the discrepancy between the quality of, say, Mail.app & Finder to Pages & Keynote.
I'd bet Mail and (the) Finder are written by the same teams, given the shoddy finish and numerous bugs that boths apps have. (We know already that the iWork apps are written as one.)
Now, I don't know to what extent the programmers in the professional apps division cross over to the core side of the fence, but, also given the relatively few updates the professional apps receive, I'd also suggest that some of Apple's best programmers move around a little bit between various projects. At least, if this were the case, one would hope that the OS itself isn't being written by the people that maintain (the) Finder.
So when a new professional app comes on the scene, it's good to take note of whatever built-in goodness this application contains, for it often turns up at a later date within Mac OS X itself. In fact, this needn't be restricted to the pro apps; in Mac OS X 10.2, Preview was crappy. Come 10.3, it had been re-written, was ace, but had no programming interface to access all the goodness (I mentioned this previously, now that I think about it). Finally, Apple rolled nice PDF features into PDFKit in 10.4, which was one of my most compelling upgrade reasons.
This isn't an isolated example. Apple applications can sometimes be considered functionality test-beds, where they implement some new features and see how they go. This gives a snapshot of where Apple's minds are looking at this particular time. If all goes well, the other apps will want to use the goodness as well, and it is baked into Mac OS X itself. Or similar trends continue in other areas of application development. Not all programming instances are just something to be eventually rolled into the system.
When Motion was released, it was clear that it was doing something shit hot in order to be able to keep up with the graphical load. After the announcement, we learn about things like Core Image & Video, and Quartz doing ace things with graphics cards. (Described by Siracusa, disabled for good in 10.4.3, for an expected re-appearance in Mac OS X 10.5.)
Similarly, iPhoto's "darth vader" editing panel seems to be the natural progression of an interface first (I believe) seen in Motion (bottom right on that page).
In the meantime, the moral of today's story I hope is clear. Apple's programmers almost always test out their ideas in individual apps first. Let's call them, "programming memes", or something. If these premes are successful (mmm, not sure if I like this new word), they'll start to show up in other areas of development. In the ideal case, the functionality or idea migrates wholesale into the operating system itself, to become a functioning block for future applications to build from.
Therefore, by looking at the forefront of Apple's development process, which most radically is exhibited, for whatever reason (that's a whole 'nother can of worms), in their pro apps, we might be able to glean some insight as to where the company is going in general.
Next time: what's new in Aperture that I hope will migrate to Mac OS X. Sorry, I hate these announcements. But I simply ran out of time to go into it here.


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