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Sep 11, 17, 11:04 AM #76
Did they sin or were they just disobedient? The word "sin" I suppose covers a wide area but to me a sin would have to be quite a lot above eating forbidden fruit, say more in the line with harming another person or robbery.Advertisement
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What Hamm is addressing is when people say, "How could God do this or allow this to happen?" He is saying that the reason it happens is because humanity is Fallen. If that had not first happened, these consequences we see would not exist. So he is not "blaming the vicitms" of the hurricane or any one group of sinners for the hurricane. He is saying that sin entered the world and with it these consequences. The same consequences we've seen throughout human history. It's not God's fault we have hurricanes. That is Hamm's point.
If you wish to ask further questions, like what purpose could natural disasters possibly hold in God's design, then go to AnswersinGenesis.org where they have a large Q&A section. Or if you prefer to consult a resource that comes from a person from a mainline denomination, I would suggest that you take a look at C.S. Lewis's book, The Problem of Pain. Lewis was an atheist who became a believer and was an Anglican.
This quotation will give you a flavor of Lewis's book as Daniel Ritchie describes it:
Lewis had tasted pain in ways that few can relate to. He lost his mother at an early age, saw his dad emotionally abandon him, suffered from a respiratory illness as a teenager, fought and was wounded in World War I, and finally had to bury his beloved wife. Through all of this, Lewis wrote about all of his heartache in his work The Problem of Pain. In this work, Lewis penned one of his most famous lines:
Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
We are most keenly aware of Gods character in our suffering. It is when our self-sufficiency is peeled away that we see how weak we really are. It is in that moment of weakness that, as God tells Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9, my power is made perfect in weakness. It is in our pain that God has us taste his power most intimately.
Daniel Ritchie was born without arms and he endorses CS Lewis's view of suffering in a testimony found here: God Shouts to Us in Our Pain | Desiring God
I would caution you against mocking Christian theology. Its ideas have been well-thought out over time. It offers an understanding of the world that is not simplistic but addresses the realities of life as we know it. Some Christians are simplistic and sometimes say stupid things, but show me which group of people that you cannot say that about, including scientists.
The objections to what Hamm stated that come most easily and commonly to people are sophomoric attempts to mock God or those who believe in Him. I would suggest rather, you read some of the thinkers through the centuries who have dealt with the question of theodicy, "How can a good God who is also all-powerful allow His people (or His creation) to suffer?"
Someone lamented how little science is taught in KY schools. I lament how little philosophy is taught in our colleges and universities. It may save us from very shallow thinking and the usual sort of inept reasoning that surrounds such questions via twitter. I am not saying every deep thinker will come out on the side of Christian theology. I am saying Hamm's view of suffering on this earth is not easily dismissed and one must apply rigorous rules of logic in dealing with it adequately.
Sep 12, 17, 03:35 PM #79I can't speak for Mr. Hamm, so I have no clue what he was thinking...
I've read and heard lots of comments about hurricane Irma and to the fact that God was punishing the people of Florida because of their sins. I do not believe that is how God works and I want you to think about the above statement and compare it to what Jesus said in Luke 13:1-5. There were some who thought others were greater sinners than themselves because a building fell on them. And they reasoned that God was punishing them for their sin.
Here is the scripture and what Jesus has to say about accidents and murder.
1 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
It is true that we will receive punishment for our sins, if we don't repent, but that punishment will take place on the great day when God comes. He will settle all scores and make everything right. That is what is meant by the statement "The wages of sin is death". It is a spiritual, eternal, death and has nothing to do with a physical death in this life.
And Let's not forget our brother Job and the trials he experienced. His friends accused him of an outlandish secret sin that God was punishing him for. But the Bible says that Job was perfect and upright (Job 1:1). It was Satan who worked against Job (Job 18-12). Satan controlled the weather, other people, Job's health, and used them against him. It wasn't God.
Sep 12, 17, 05:30 PM #80
The Giant Red Spot has been raging on Jupiter for more than 350 years. Apparently, there's been some bad sinning going on there for a long time...
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Come on folks, quit blaming God for killer storms. Pure silliness.
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I believe that SF was making an attempt to have others look beyond Planet Earth into the the vastness of the Universe to understand weather patterns as something that happens in many various places depending on various planet's atmospheres, and not necessarily from the hand of a vengeful god, because if it was about that why would he bother in places with no intelligent life anyhow.
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There was a sociological study done in a peer reviewed professional journal which demonstrated that everywhere "Protestant conversionary missionaries" go and preach the Gospel, the level of freedom experienced by the population, education, women's rights, justice etc. rises to a high degree even though the primary intent of the missionaries was to preach the Gospel. These other benefits follow because of the egalitarian nature of the Christian message. Robert Woodbury was digging into an enigma why some nations developed stable representative democracies while neighboring nations developed authoritarian rulers and internal conflict. Woodberry discovered that the common denominator where democracy flourished was the prior presence of Protestant missionaries.
Areas where Protestant missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.
He knew this would be hard for secular academics to receive so he did a ton of research eventually earning a grant to hire 50 researchers. He went overboard on proving his point and looking at his data from every angle until he was sure the most skeptical scholar would have to acknowledge the amount of data that supported his thesis. He won the award for excellence in his field of study. It just isn't true that Christianity holds women down. History goes against this false narrative. BTW, the term "conversionary missionary" used by the sociologist is his way of saying Protestant evangelical missionary.
Here's a description of Woodberry's research by others:
In spite of Smith's concerns, Woodberry's historical and statistical work has finally captured glowing attention. A summation of his 14 years of research—published in 2012 in the American Political Science Review, the discipline's top journal—has won four major awards, including the prestigious Luebbert Article Award for best article in comparative politics. Its startling title: "The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy.""[Woodberry] presents a grand and quite ambitious theory of how 'conversionary Protestants' contributed to building democratic societies," says Philip Jenkins, distinguished professor of history at Baylor University. "Try as I might to pick holes in it, the theory holds up. [It has] major implications for the global study of Christianity."
"Why did some countries become democratic, while others went the route of theocracy or dictatorship?" asks Daniel Philpott, who teaches political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame. "For [Woodberry] to show through devastatingly thorough analysis that conversionary Protestants are crucial to what makes the country democratic today [is] remarkable in many ways. Not only is it another factor—it turns out to be the most important factor. It can't be anything but startling for scholars of democracy.""I think it's the best work out there on religion and economic development," says Robin Grier, professor of economics and international and area studies at the University of Oklahoma. "It's incredibly sophisticated and well grounded. I haven't seen anything quite like it."
You can read more about his study here: How Christian Missions influenced democracy… – Signposts 2
You, @The Professor, also misunderstand the meaning of the Genesis account. I think you misunderstand the details and also fail to take into account why God would allow the woman and the man to be so tested. You just assume that to do so is somehow nefarious on the part of a God who is supposed to be compassionate, merciful, all-powerful, etc. I think this is a simplistic and erroneous understanding of the Biblical story.
The questions you raise about the text are valid questions. The conclusions you have drawn (or implied) in your post do not reflect the best answers to the questions you raise, IMO.
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Sep 13, 17, 03:50 PM #88
According to the article, this study is being confirmed by other studies launched since Woodberry's findings were published.
Yet so far, over a dozen studies have confirmed Woodberry's findings. The growing body of research is beginning to change the way scholars, aid workers, and economists think about democracy and development.
Sep 13, 17, 04:04 PM #89
The one difference I might have is that there are other stories that indicate God does punish people because of sin (Ananias & Sapphira, for example, in Acts 5), but one could make an argument that He was dealing with believers here & not unbelievers (at least people who claimed to be believers).
I do think, though, that the origin of this world's heartache is the curse that came about because of man's sin. I know that puts me in a minority, perhaps, but that is okay. I feel as though one of Christianity's foundations is that the world & the humans that inhabit it are fallen, and that the return of Christ will usher in an eternal era of a redeemed world & a redeemed humanity. The curse brought about by sin will be lifted.
Do I think God sent these hurricanes as a punishment for some sort of specific sin in Florida, Texas, etc.? No. Having said that, I can't state that as fact either.
A passage of Scripture that has always stuck with me when I'm left with more questions than answers is Isaiah 55: 8-9, where we're told that God's ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts--that His ways & thoughts are higher than ours.
There are times when God punished in the Bible & I think He shouldn't have (like that guy Uzzah who touched the ark of the covenant to keep it from falling & God struck him dead for it). There are other times when God did not punish & I think he should have (like Pilate choosing the political thing & not the right thing). I'm often left scratching my head at why God does or does not act. In the case of Job, as you referenced, Satan attacked, but God permitted it when He clearly could have prevented it.
So I just have to trust that His ways and His thoughts are better & higher than mine.
Sep 19, 17, 07:01 PM #90
So I just have to trust that His ways and His thoughts are better & higher than mine.
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This reminds me of a song that has been on my heart lately. Trust In You by Lauren Daigle.
Letting go of every single dream
I lay each one down at Your feet
Every moment of my wandering
Never changes what You see
I try to win this war
I confess, my hands are weary, I need Your rest
Mighty warrior, king of the fight
No matter what I face You're by my side
When You don't move the mountains
I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
Truth is, You know what tomorrow brings
There's not a day ahead You have not seen
So let all things be my life and breath
I want what You want Lord and nothing less
When You don't move the mountains
I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
I will trust in You
You are my strength and comfort
You are my steady hand
You are my firm foundation
The rock on which I stand
Your ways are always higher
Your plans are always good
There's not a place where I'll go
You've not already stood
When You don't move the mountains
I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers
As I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You
I will trust in You
I will trust in You
I will trust in You
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Penni Jo's Flickr Site Flickr is my favorite place to store photos and scans on line. It also allows me to create sets, making it easy for students to view a collection of similar works. The website is clean, and the personal pages are free of flashing, annoying ads and easy to use. Plus my friends, forum buddies and others also have flickr sites so once there, I can see their work too.
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The next set of classes that I am planning to teach are classes using oil pencils to draw and color portraits or landscapes on polymer clay cabochons. So.... a set was needed on Flickr in which to put oil pencil art. This pendant is one of three that were selected by the jurors of the smART show in the Paseo, in Oklahoma City. It is a juried show of small art.
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At lunch recently, I was attracted to this simple bus stop poster ad by Jurong Bird Park. Even though the copy isn't factually correct (one can't really feed colours), the metaphor associating avian species with their colourful plumage is cleverly and imaginatively conceived.
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My first piano (ie, keyboard) student can play the right hand of his first hymn already, and would've played it in church to accompany the congregation today if he hadn't been called away on another assignment instead...I think he is very brave! My young comp is also learning; and today we added a 15 year old girl from Sangre Grande (pronounced Sandy Grandy) Ward to the student roster.
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MILAN, August 19, 2018 (News Wires) - The search operation for those missing after a motorway bridge collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa ended overnight after the last three bodies were found, bringing the official death toll to 43.
A 200-metre section of the Morandi bridge gave way in busy traffic on Tuesday, plunging vehicles and chunks of concrete and twisted metal to the ground 50 meters below.
After three bodies were recovered from a car crushed under slabs of concrete, the Genoa prefecture raised its official death toll. Nine people are still in hospital, four in a critical condition, it said.
While all those listed as missing had now been accounted for, a fire brigade official Stefano Zanut told Sky TG24: "Our work continues in order to have the full certainty that nobody has been left under the rubble."
He said workers were also making the site secure and helping investigations to establish the cause of the disaster.
The viaduct was part of the A10 motorway linking the port city with the French border to the west and was managed by toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia, a unit of infrastructure group Atlantia.
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GENOA, Italy, August 18, 2018 (News Wires) - Italy's president demanded guarantees Saturday that all the nation's roads are safe following the Genoa highway bridge collapse, after he hugged and comforted mourners at a state funeral for many of the dead in the grieving port city.
Hours earlier, the toll from Tuesday's bridge collapse rose unofficially to 42 with the discovery of four more bodies.
Firefighter Stefano Zanut told Sky TG24 TV they had found the body of a young Italian man and had extracted from tons of broken concrete the crushed car that an Italian couple on vacation with their 9-year-old daughter had been traveling in.
Before the state funeral ceremony began in a pavilion on Genoa's fairgrounds, President Sergio Mattarella offered quiet words of comfort for families of the victims. He then took his place with other Italian leaders, including Premier Giuseppe Conte and the transportation and infrastructure minister, in the cavernous hall.
Usually quite reserved in demeanor, Mattarella was embraced tightly for a long moment by a woman who was among the grieving.
Families of 19 of the dead had their loved ones' coffins brought to the hall for the funeral Mass led by Genoa's archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco.
Among the coffins were those of two young Albanian Muslim men who lived and worked in Italy. Their remains were blessed at the end of the Catholic service by a Genoa imam, who drew applause when he prayed for God to "protect Italy and all Italians."
At other funerals elsewhere in Italy on Friday, angry mourners blamed authorities of negligence and incompetence for failing to keep the bridge safe.
During the state funeral, applause rang out and many fought back tears as a prelate read out the first names of some 30 victims who have so far been identified. The mourners also applauded for Italian firefighters, police and volunteers for the civil protection department as they arrived for the funeral.
Mattarella toured what's left of the Morandi Bridge, which broke apart in a fierce rainstorm, sending a long stretch of roadbed crashing 45 meters (150 feet) into a dry river bed and near several apartment buildings. Those buildings have been evacuated and local authorities have said they will have to be demolished.
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He demanded that "responsibility be ascertained with rigor" for the collapse of the bridge, which linked two major highways, one leading to Milan and the other toward France.
Prosecutors say they are focusing their probe on possible design flaws or inadequate maintenance of the highway bridge, which was completed in 1967.
"I, too, have traveled over this bridge many times, even recently," said Mattarella, demanding that authorities commit to carrying out their "duty to guarantee the safety of our roads."
The mood at the state funeral was subdued, although families voiced frustration and anger that public infrastructure isn't safe in Italy.
"These are mistakes that keep on repeating. And now, for the umpteenth time, angels have flown into heaven and paid for the mistakes of other human beings, severe mistakes," said one mourner, a local man who would only give his first name, Alessandro.
He held a placard that read: "In Italy, we prefer ribbon-cuttings to maintenance" - referring to the country's dilapidated infrastructure.
In his homily, the cardinal said the tragedy "gashed the heart of Genoa."
GENOA, August 18, 2018 (News Wires) - Italy mourned the victims of the collapse of a motorway bridge in the northern city of Genoa with a state funeral on Saturday, as rescue workers kept searching for the last few unaccounted people buried in the rubble.
On Tuesday a 200-metre section of the Morandi bridge in Genoa gave way in busy lunchtime traffic, killing at least 38 people.
The mass for 19 of the victims was held at the Exhibition and Trade Centre of the northern port city and led by the city's archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco.
But some of the victims' families boycotted the event and held their own private services, as a protest against the state, seen as negligent in its role of overseeing safety on the privately run bridge.
A car was found on Saturday morning by rescue workers under slabs of concrete. The fire brigade and the Genoa prefecture said it was "compatible" with one believed to carry a family of three. But the official death toll has not yet been revised.
The government has declared Saturday a national day of mourning and declared a state of emergency for Genoa, one of Italy's largest ports.
Members of the fire brigade, rescue teams and the police force were welcomed with applause as they entered the exhibition centre, where the caskets, including a small white one for a child, were lined up in front of a temporary altar.
"These things should not happen but unfortunately they still do. Now they're looking for someone to blame but dead people cannot come back," said Giuseppe Rondinelli, a friend of one of the victims, who was among the mourners.
Players of the city's two soccer teams, Genoa and Sampdoria, sat among the crowd, having refused to play matches this weekend in sign of respect. Relatives of the dead stood beside the coffins, adorned with white and yellow roses, some with their hands on the caskets.
Albanian flags were draped over two caskets and the Chilean flag on two others. Another was covered with soccer memorabilia.
"The collapse of the bridge was a gash in the heart of Genoa, it's a deep wound," the archbishop said in his homily.
Italy's head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attended the ceremony as well as Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli.
A Genoa court will try to establish the exactly why the 51 year-old bridge collapsed, but experts said problems with concrete-encased cable stays were a possible cause.
ROME, August 18, 2018 (MENA) - Italian media say three more bodies have been found in rubble of the Genoa bridge collapse, raising the death toll to 41, ABC News reported.
Office of Genoa's prefect said it didn't immediately have official confirmation of the reports by ANSA news agency and other Italian news media Saturday that the bodies were found by rescuers overnight.
ANSA said the bodies were found inside a car smashed under a huge block of concrete from the collapse on Tuesday. It said they were three family members, including a child, who had been traveling for a vacation when their car, with about 30 other vehicles, plunged when the bridge gave way.
Two other people are believed to be still missing as rescue work continues.
GENOA, Italy, August 18, 2018 (News Wires) - Rescuers scoured the wreckage of Italy's bridge collapse on Wednesday as the death toll climbed to 37 and the government blamed the bridge's private owner, demanding resignations and moving to strip its toll concession.
The 50-year-old bridge, part of a toll motorway linking the port city of Genoa with southern France, collapsed during torrential rain on Tuesday, sending dozens of vehicles crashing onto a riverbed, a railway and two warehouses.
As cranes moved in to shift truck-sized chunks of broken concrete, hundreds of firefighters searched for survivors, while public shock and grief turned to anger over the state of the 1.2 km-long bridge, completed in 1967 and overhauled two years ago.
The condition of the bridge, and its ability to sustain large increases in both the intensity and weight of traffic over the years, have been a focus of public debate since Tuesday's collapse, when an 80-meter span gave way at lunchtime as cars packed with holidaymakers as well as trucks streamed across it.
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the private sector manager of the bridge had earned "billions" from tolls but "did not spend the money they were supposed to" and its concession should be revoked.
He was apparently referring to the bridge's concession-holder, Italian motorway firm Autostrade, a unit of Atlantia group.
"Imposing the highest penalties possible and making sure that those responsible for the dead and the injured pay up for any damages and crimes is the very least," he said.
Fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari said 400 firefighters were at the site, lifting big chunks of concrete to create spaces for rescue teams to check for survivors.
Italy's transport minister said on Wednesday he had begun a process to strip Autostrade of its concession and he demanded top Autostrade managers resign.
ROME, August 14, 2018 (News Wires) - A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the northern Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy".
The head of the local ambulance service said there were "dozens of dead", Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.
The local fire brigade said also victims were likely after the bridge collapsed at around 11:30am (09:30GMT) during torrential rainfall.
An ambulance official told Reuters the service could only confirm two injured people so far, "but we suppose there are unfortunately a lot of dead."
Italian television showed images of the collapsed bridge, which was built on the A10 toll motorway in the 1960s. Restructuring work on the bridge was carried out in 2016.
It crumbled over a river, railroad tracks and buildings.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw "eight or nine" vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed in what he said was an "apocalyptic scene".
Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said in a tweet that he was "following with great apprehension what seems like an immense tragedy".
Shares in Atlantia, the toll road operator which runs the motorway, were suspended after falling 4.6 per cent after news of the collapse.


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- Marie said...
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|PPP Arbiter: prospects for Tube Lines charges
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|London Underground PPP Arbiter accounts for 2007/2008
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|London Underground PPP Arbiter approach to periodic review
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|London Underground PPP Arbiter periodic review procedure
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|London Underground PPP Arbiter plans for 2008/2009
|Wed 30 Apr 2008
|Plans for guidance on Tube Lines PPP price control baseline
|Tue 15 Apr 2008
|Reference on Tube Lines cost baseline for 2010-2017 period
|Fri 23 Nov 2007
|Re Metronet Rail BCV Ltd [2007] EWHC 2697 (Ch)
|Wed 31 Oct 2007
|Metronet drops extraordinary review
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|Initial thoughts on Metronet extraordinary review
|Mon 30 Jul 2007
|Metronet abandons request for interim direction
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|Expected (High Court): Metronet Rail hearing
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|Proposed emergency payments to Metronet
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|PPP Arbiter annual report for 2006/2007
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|PPP Arbiter consultation on extraordinary review
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|Timescales for Metronet extraordinary reviews
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|Metronet requests extraordinary review
|Tue 05 Jun 2007
|Update of the PPP Arbiter's procedures
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|PPP Arbiter business plan
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|Metronet heading for early PPP Arbiter price control review
|Tue 13 Mar 2007
|London Underground PPP: treatment of overspends
|Wed 07 Feb 2007
|London Underground PPP Arbiter proposed new procedures
|Wed 20 Dec 2006
|PPP Arbiter issues paper on Metronet overspend guidance
|Thu 16 Nov 2006
|Annual report on Metronet's efficiency and practices
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|PPP Arbiter conclusions on Tube Lines request for guidance
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|Consultation on Tube Lines' request for assurances
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|Timetable for Metronet guidance from PPP Arbiter
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|PPP Arbiter plans for 2006/2007 and future years
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|PPP Arbiter annual report and accounts 2005/2006
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|Tube Lines seeks assurances on future price controls
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A proposed groundwater treatment complex in the San Fernando Basin will include centralized and localized treatment facilities in the vicinity of LADWP's North Hollywood, Rinaldi-Toluca and Tujunga Wellfield. (courtesy DWP)
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Switchblade receives the prestigious Eurobike Award
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We are very proud to announce that the Switchblade has won the Eurobike Award. This is a highly coveted prize, given only to those products that meet the highest standards for innovation and functionality. Among thousands of entries, the judges said, "This bike unites a versatile range of applications with a truly inspired design."
Purpose-built to meet the demands of enduro and aggressive trail riding, Pivot's Switchblade is a versatile ripper with a huge advantage no matter where you shred. As a long travel 29er, it is a next-level enduro bike that begs for fast, steep and technical trails. As a 27.5+ machine, it combines spider-man traction with the shortest chainstays in the category for the ultimate all-terrain, all-conditions ride. See more about what makes the Switchblade so unique here.


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Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa, Guanacaste
Liberia, CC, Costa Rica (LIR)
Standard Room
- One king or 2 Double Beds
- Can Sleep up to 4 People
- Air-conditioning and Ceiling Fans
- Private Bath with Bath Tub and Shower
- Color Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock Radio
- Mini Bar
- Electronic Smart Locks
- In-room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Mountain and Garden Views
- Balcony or Patio
Family Studio
- Two Double Beds and a Sleeper Sofa
- Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock/Radio
- A/C and Ceiling Fan
- In-Room Safe
- Private Bath
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, oven, toaster, table and table settings, and a breakfast bar equipped with a sink
- Family studios do not offer views or feature a balcony
Pool View Room
- One king or 2 Double Beds
- Can Sleep up to 4 People
- Private Balcony or Terrace
- Air-Conditioning and Ceiling Fan
- Private Bath with Bath Tub and Shower
- Color Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock Radio
- Mini Bar
- Electronic Smart LocksIn-room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Pool views
Rated number 2 on Trip Advisor, this 3.5 Star beachfront resort is situated on the Northwest Pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and is the perfect destination for travelers seeking an exceptional Costa Rica vacation experience! A scenic 45-minute drive from Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia [LIR], the tropical paradise is nearby many of the region`s spectacular national parks and charming villages. Shopping, restaurants and night life within walking distance from the resort.
Why Stay Here
- Flamingo Beach Resort also offers an All-Inclusive Plan. You can look for its prices in our Hotel Option: Flamingo Beach Resort - All-Inclusive.
- Recently Remodeled with modern amenities
- Great Location
- Blue flag ecological Flamingo Beach
- Onsite Flamingo Casino - featuring slot machines, roulette and poker
- Resort activities
- PADI dive center + Best spot for Fishing
- Certificate of Excellence 2014 Winner, by Tripadvisor.
Resort Details
Resort Amenities:
The only resort on Flamingo Beach - boasting unsurpassed natural beauty in a sanctuary of tranquility. The beachfront restaurant and rooftop bar [best place at the hotel to enjoy the sunsets!], and new Serenity Spa offering rejuvenating treatments, are just some of the resort facilities.
The family center is located above the resort lobby and features billiards, fooz ball tables, a snack stand with refreshments available for purchase, and a small movie theater where occasional movies are featured on a complimentary basis.
The Famous Points Beauty Salon offers guests full service salon services including manicures, pedicures, color, cut and styling for the whole family.
Accommodation Details
Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa has spacious and gorgeous accommodations with modern amenities:
- High Speed Internet Access
- Babysitting services
- In-Room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hairdryer
- Flat Screen T.V.
- Remote Controlled Air Conditioner
- Mini-Bar
- Fully Equipped Kitchenette - in some rooms
Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
Arenas Restaurant - Member of La Chane Des Rotisseurs. Sumptuous onsite dining, serving everything from elegant, international cuisine to casual poolside dining. Breakfast 6:30AM to 10:30AM. Lunch 12:00PM to 4:00PM. Dinner 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
Room Service - In-room dining is available from 6:30 am to 9:30pm
The Sunset Lounge - Rooftop bar features panoramic views of the resort and the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy delicious drinks and tantalizing light fare from 3:00pm - 10:00pm Sunday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday from 3:00pm - 12:00am. Featuring a variety of live musical entertainment [schedule varies].
Magallanes Pool Bar - Famous swim-up bar where you can eat and drink wet or dry, serves refreshing cocktails and lunch or light fare daily in a casual, relaxed setting. Open from 10:00am - 6:00pm. Serves the world`s best award-winning fruit smoothies. Try a Guanabana or Mora frozen smoothie and you may never want to leave!
And just outside the resort, there is a number of dining options nearby. Within walking distance.
For the Family
This is the perfect Costa Rica beach resort to celebrate special family celebrations; birthdays, retirement, graduation, or a family reunions, or for corporate incentive trips or meetings. It offers:
- Childrens covered pool [to prevent sunburn] and outdoor Little Tykes play area adjacent to the children`s pool
- Childrens Playground
- Childrens Activities Program
- Family Center, with billiards and foot-ball table, and a small movie theater.
Meetings & Conventions
The Resort offers a facility with 4,195 square feet as event space.
Pools & Spas
The Famous Points Beauty Salon offers guests full service salon services including manicures, pedicures, color, cut and styling for the whole family.
Serenity Spa - Massages, Health and Beauty Therapies
Expansive swimming pool, with a swim-up bar and complimentary lounge chairs
The Sunset Lounge - Rooftop bar features panoramic views of the resort and the Pacific Ocean. An exquisite venue for wedding receptions and other celebrations.
Entertainment & Activities
- Playa Vida Water Sports Center offers guests boogie board and jet ski rentals as well as beach umbrella rentals. There is no charge for beach chairs for guests of the resort.
- Souvenir shops and sundry shop
- Jacuzzi
- Expansive main swimming pool
- Swim-up bar
- Kiddie pool
- Children`s playground
- 24-Hrs. Fitness center
- Tennis court, lit for night time play
- Resort activities
- PADI dive center
- Water sport center
- Tour desk
- Family center with billiards, fooz-ball, Internet station [$] and movie theatre.
At the resort or nearby, there are so many exciting, fun activities at such value that your only disappointment will be that there just won`t be enough hours in the day to enjoy them! Some of them are:
- Isla Catalina - accessible via boat
- Las Baulas National Marine Park - turtle nesting
- Palo Verde National Park and Wildlife Refuge
- Artisan Village of Guaitil
- Nearby Golf Courses
- Lake Arenal
- Tamarindo Mangroves and Estuary
- Rincon de la Vieja National Park
- 24 Hour Security
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- ATM Machine
- Accessible Rooms
- Adjoining Rooms
- Babysitting (+)
- Banquet Facilities (+)
- Barber Shop (+)
- Basketball Court
- Beach Service
- Beachfront
- Beauty Shop/Salon (+)
- Bicycle / Scooter Rental (+)
- Billiards
- Breakfast Room
- Business Services (+)
- Cafe
- Car Rental Desk (+)
- Casino
- Children's Play Area
- Children's Program
- Complimentary Coffee
- Complimentary Use of Bathrobe and Slippers
- Concierge Desk
- Conference Rooms (+)
- Connecting rooms
- Currency Exchange
- Dance Classes
- Dry Cleaning Service (+)
- Eco-Friendly
- Elevator / Lift
- Exterior Corridors
- Fishing (nearby) (+)
- Fitness Facility
- Free Breakfast
- Free Movie Rentals
- Free Parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full Breakfast
- Game Room
- Gift Shop on Property
- Golf (nearby) (+)
- Great for Kids
- Great for Nightlife
- Guest Activity Desk
- Handicap Services
- Honeymoon Amenities
- Horseback Riding (nearby) (+)
- Ice Machine
- Kiddie Pool
- Kids Stay Free (Based on Age)
- Laundry Services/Laundry Facility (+)
- Library / Video Library
- Lounge/Bar (+)
- Massage Therapist (+)
- Medical Services (nearby) (+)
- Multilingual Staff
- Multiple Swimming Pools
- Non-Motorized Water Sports
- Ocean View
- On-Site Convenience Store (+)
- On-Site Dive Shop (+)
- On-Site Events
- On-Site Travel Agency (+)
- Pool Area Bar (+)
- Postal Services (+)
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text: The Kiosk Store in Soho is a total gem in an area lacking cool. They always have neat things in their second floor shop, but right now they have items and ephemera from Japan. Every time I walk by the pink neon arrow, I'm attracted by the tagged stairs leading up to the shop. The stairs, the stairwell, and the hallways on the second floor have all been handsomely marked with graffiti and tags. If you're stuck in Soho, stop by Kiosk for a look. You'll be glad you did.


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Russia willing to provide defence equipment to Pak to help it fight terrorSeptember 26th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 26 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Russia was willing to provide defence equipment to Pakistan to help it fight terror.
"Russia is willing to provide equipment to bolster Pakistan''s counter-terrorism capabilities. It is also keen to enhance bilateral relations with Pakistan," Qureshi said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei V Lavrov, on the sidelines of the ongoing 63rd United Nations General Assembly session in New York.
"Pakistan and Russia can co-operate in several sectors, including energy, communications, gas pipeline projects and steel production," the Daily Times quoted Qureshi as saying.
About the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, the Foreign Minister said that the Russian gas company Gazprom wanted to be a part of the project.
Demanding a "common understanding between Pakistan and Russia", he said that significant political developments were taking place in the region. (ANI)
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The V5 Pack has incorporated every feature and quality that we have learnt is necessary to make the it the finest there is. As well as playing a superb game (see Player pages) it is incredibly hard waring and reliable without being bulky and rigid. What is more, it is amazingly simple to operate.
Performance enhancing features –
The BLOB(tm) – so named for its large, highly luminant blobby character. It can be any colour including red, green, blue, yellow, aqua marine, purple and white. It is an IR sensor, an IR emmiter, and a vibrator encased in a thick polycarbonate blob and there are seven of them on every pack for uniform targetting. The BLOB is a revolutionary, an all-in-one compact solution to all the exterior functions of the Pack.
Extra fast radio which gives immediate responses and updates and which enables downloading of software through the ether.
Extra loud and clear sound with much more memory for onboard sounds
Graphic LCD on the phaser so instead of being limited to just displaying letters and numbers it can display graphical representations. This paves the way for vast levels of information feedback to both the player during the game and the operator when configuring and diagnosing.
Two handed, two trigger phaser.
Superior Durability, Reliability and minimal Maintenance – We have gone to great lengths to ensure that the equipment is as tough as possible – to protect your investment.
Leather Bodysuit – this is tough, high-grade real black leather to ensure great durability whilst being soft and flexible for comfort while playing. It is sealed and all surfaces are smooth so it easy to clean and there are no cracks and gaps for sweaty build up. It will also look better with age.
Fixed Laser/IR alignment system – whilst maintaining the range and accuracy DarkLight are famous for, the laser and infra-red can almost never go out of alignment –
The Concertina Phaser cable which is almost indestructible, totally flexible and light weight . The V5 phaser cable is the only one on the market that can make this claim. Whilst many manufacturers can claim indestructibility they use a rigid thick hose which is long, heavy and cumbersome and whilst many can claim flexibility and light weight, they use a curly cable which is highly susceptible to wear and requires continued maintenance. The new V5 cable design really is pretty well indestructible whilst being lightweight and flexible.
Sealed components – All electronic components are sealed away from any possible fog residue and damp.
Heavy Duty Polycarbonate Casing – the stuff bullet proof Police riot-shields are made from, ensures all components are protected. DarkLight invites prospective buyers to abuse the pack to satisfy themselves of its durability. Such tests have included hitting it with a hammer, repeated hits of the phaser against the floor and, in one case dropping it from the ninth floor of a hotel onto concrete. If you don't believe it, there were two representatives of the ILTA who witnessed it so check it out from them.
Shock proofed and mechanically independently mounted components – With the relentless abuse that LaserTag equipment suffers the importance of this feature can not be underestimated. All potentially fragile components such as the LCD are mounted away from the outer casing with only an indirect mechanical link and on rubber buffered mounts. They are effectively floating inside. The phaser itself has a rubber bumper all the way round.
Easily accessible components – The whole suit is held together by two 10mm stainless steel "T" bolts which when undone allow access to all components.
Extremely Operationally efficient and idiot proof – We know how simple the system has to be to use so your staff can't make important mistakes and don't waste their time doing repeat tasks.
Charging on the Rack – Each pack has its own intelligent battery charger on board which tops up the charge in between every game just by being on the rack so there is no need to swap out batteries or plug the pack in. The charge to use ratio is about 1 to 6 so for every six minutes of use the pack needs about one minute of charge. So, assuming the pack stays on the rack for 2 – 3 minutes between games which are between 10 – 15 minutes long, the battery should be fully topped up between games. If the battery were not topped up in between each game the pack would last 6 – 8 hours of continued use or 10 – 12 hours of standby so there is a huge contingency.
Configurator – which can configure the Packs and GEMs in almost every way necessary for the operator from pack ID to putting into diagnostics mode. It is also a mashall tool for penalising players when they fail to observe the rules. These penalties can be set
Infinitely Editable Software – Starting now and to continue indefinitely, the software will be developed to take advantage of all the hardware potential of Version 5.


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- July 2, 2014
The elevator in the building I work at was broken again, and people weren't too thrilled about it. Especially the delivery man who had to haul several packages up the stairs for a few days. I can understand the passive aggressiveness he reflected in his note as our building may be charming, yet far from accommodating in many more ways than one.
The weird thing about this story for me is that a co-worker and myself happen to be the ones on the elevator when it broke. Luckily we didn't plummet to a horrible death, but rather noticed that the mechanism that opens the doors had popped off the track, so it was stuck in limbo on the first floor. We pried the doors open with brute strength and laughed because we thought for a second we might have been trapped.
Being relatively responsible people, we then tried to be the nice polite guys and explain to all the people trying to rush into the elevator that it was suddenly broke and wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. Most people seemed to take the attitude that we were the assholes who broke it. We technically were, but all we really did was push a button.
"Hi there. Yeah, sorry. Looks like the elevator is broke," we told a lovely elderly woman who had a dolly loaded with an empty cardboard box.
"What do you mean it's broken? It worked the last time I used it," she scowled at us before scampering toward the stairs.
No shit lady. It literally just broke. Remember us? We were the same two guys who held the door for you when you exited the elevator about two minutes ago with that box loaded full of paper. In fact, you were the very last rider on this fine elevator and maybe should be thinking about how lucky you are to catch the last one down. We swallowed our pride, hid our laughter, and went searching for the building manager to take over the first floor duties. While we waited for him several more people came by, some giving us the stink eye and grabbing for their phones as if that was going to magically fix the thing. The manager showed up and grabbed for his phone to actually figure out how to fix this thing.
We get to the second floor and find a water delivery guy posted up in front of the elevator doors looking very annoyed. There's no plumbing in most of the studios, so there's a lot of 5-gallon jugs being hauled around the building almost everyday. He had likely been waiting there this entire time and since we were still some of the only people who knew what happened we had to tell him what was going on. He looked closer to our age, so we tried a more casual bro approach to breaking the bad news.
"Ahhh man, sorry. The elevators broken. The door won't close, so it can't go anywhere. Sucks dude."
"No it's not. I was on it like five minutes ago," he snapped back.
Now this guy thinks we're fucking with him too? Who are these people? We were a little startled by his aggressiveness, so we even offered to help him haul the large water jugs to his truck, but he just strutted off to find the building manager himself to tell him what he already knew.
To make things even that much weirder, some elevator maintenance guys were actually on-site, but they were there fixing the massive freight elevator that has been broken since the new year. People start looking at these guys like "Hey! do your job! We're trying to get places over here!" when it was a total coincidence that they were even there in the first place. These guys weren't unapproachable, but they looked like they could have been heavyweight WWF tag team champions in the 1990's, and suddenly there's uptight Portlanders barking orders at them for something they actually had nothing to do with. Guilty by association I suppose.
Not sure if there's a moral to this story, I just really liked seeing FedEx's passive aggressive note that night after we were the one's who saw this 5 minute chain reaction begin. In case of emergency, always take the stairs.


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There is no such thing as 'later on'.
Allow me to explain: say that you happen upon a comic in an out-of-the-way comic shop with a prologue that, save for a couple of details, was written just for you. You're anxious to read the comic, but, for whatever reason, you decide to get it 'later on'. Cut to a few days later and you return to the shop, anxious to read more, only to find that the comic is gone.
I'm here to tell you that 'later on' is a dirty, fucking lie we tell ourselves to maintain the delusion of good spending habits or self-control. "Huh, there's a cute girl at the bar. Should I talk to her? Nah. She'll be there later on." Don't believe the hype. Life is to be enjoyed as soon (and as much) as possible, not 'later on'.
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I have listed a new property at 6713 Horne RD in SOOKE.
Central Waterfront Location on the Sooke Harbour! Oceanfront at your Doorstep! Spectacular Views East to the Sooke Basin & Hills, West & South to the Majestic Snow Capped Olympic Mntns! This 2740sf Custom/Architect Designed 3Bd/3Bth Contemporary Home has High Ceilings, Large Light-filled Rooms, 2 Fp, Over-height Dble Garage. Beautiful Established Garden:Roses,Fruit,Azaleas ... remarkably Quiet & Private, right in the Center of Town. Walk Steps to the Boardwalk, the Park or to Shops. This Location is Ideal. Built to take Advantage of the Views, this home is Tucked Away from the street. The Mstr Bd has a Princess Balcony, Spac 4pc Ens & Sep. Dressing Rm. The Lower Level would be ideal as a Caretaker or B&B Suite. Call to view, & for Fl plans.


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Applicable range fee (typically $20 - $25) is due at the start of class via CASH or CHECK.
Class flow: INTENSE (students can expect full day of movement and physicality in this course)
It would be great if we could always have sure-footing underneath us at all times when we need to make the perfect shot. It would be great if bad guys stood out in the open with Nerf-guns as their only weapons. Real-life isn't so easy and for that reason, we need to use our environment to our advantage. This class will prepare students to use make the most of movement and cover while achieving needed hits on target.
Long Gun Cover + Movement is designed for the shooter who is confident and competent with shooting fundamentals AND weapon manipulation of their shotgun or rifle and handgun. This class is for the intermediate to experienced shooter who understands and applies the four firearm safety rules as a way of life. This class is physically stressful and will test those who attend.
LONG GUN (either a Rifle/Carbine or Shotgun)
Sighted-In Semi-Auto Rifle/Carbine
(Rifles that accept AR-15 or AK style magazines are most common, but we can work with you on almost any type)
500 Rounds of Rifle Ammunition
3 Magazines
-- or --
Patterned / Sighted-In Pump / Semi-Automatic Shotgun
200 Rounds of Buckshot and/or Slugs
15 Rounds of lead birdshot
Pouch or Carrier for Shotgun Ammo
Eye + Ear Protection
Knee Pads
Quality Rifle Sling
Clothing You Don't Mind Getting Dirty / Damaged
Appropriate Clothing for Weather
Sunscreen / Insect Repellent
Folding Canopy, Table and/or Chair
Snacks + Drink for 8 Hours of Training
MDFI is partnered with Fenix Ammunition. This partnership allows you as a student to order your class ammo and have it shipped to you at a discount. For class pricing and to place your order, please email Fenix Ammunition and tell them you are an MDFI student.
Note: Fenix does not sell Shotgun Ammo, you'll have to source that on your own. If you need handgun or rifle ammo for class, you MUST order at least a week prior to your MDFI class in order to receive it on time.


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Alain Gresh on Eurocentricism
Japan Focus is one of my favorite Asia-related blogs. It's kind of like Slate and The Economist rolled into one, but with an Eastern focus; many of the writers are academics, but the writing isn't dry in the least.
I read a great article on the site today about Eurocentrism, titled "The West's Selective Reading of Eastern History and Values: From Thermopylae to the Twin Towers." It basically attacks the Western thought for tracing democracy, civilization, and industry in a linear, entirely Western path back to the Greeks, ignoring the contributions of and exchanges with China, Persia and other Eastern countries. In setting itself as the reference point for defining a 'civilized' or 'developed' country, the West impedes cross-cultural understanding and cooperation.
questions at the outset. All Eurocentric scholars (either explicitly or
implicitly) begin by asking two interrelated questions: 'What was it
about the West that enabled its breakthrough to capitalist modernity?'
and 'What was it about the East that prevented it from making the
breakthrough?'" But these questions assume that western dominance was
inevitable, and lead historians to scour the past for the factors that
explain it. "The rise of the West is understood through a logic of
immanence: that it can only be accounted for by factors that are
strictly endogenous to Europe." East and West come to be regarded as
distinct entities separated by a cultural Great Wall of China, which
protects us from barbarian invasion.


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"Using CasePoint's TAR directly responds to the FRCP changes."
Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 14, 2016
@Legal Discovery, LLC, a full service eDiscovery technology provider, announced today the inclusion of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) as part of the standard offering within its unified eDiscovery Platform, CasePoint, as a no cost enhancement. TAR, aka "Predictive Coding", provides litigation review teams the ability to leverage technology to quickly identify and tag documents so that they can focus on the smallest, most relevant set of data quickly. Through CasePoint's user friendly interface, clients will be utilizing the platform to focus review efforts within a few clicks.
"As the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are changing and placing an emphasis on proportionality, it is becoming imperative for attorneys and legal teams to include better technology as part of their standard litigation practice. Using CasePoint's TAR directly responds to the FRCP changes. We've taken this one step further, in offering our clients the TAR technology within CasePoint for no additional cost. Thus, providing law firms and corporate legal teams the opportunity to leverage solid technology and improve their practice while controlling the discovery budget for each of their matters," said Haresh Bhungalia, CEO of @Legal.
@Legal Discovery also is announcing eDiscovery 3.0. This new approach to the way eDiscovery technology and services are provided, radically changes the way the legal industry will approach every discovery project. @Legal will be presenting eDiscovery 3.0 at the upcoming Legaltech conference in New York in February.
@Legal Discovery provides attorneys, litigation support and other legal professionals with advanced software and services that span the entire Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). CasePoint, @Legal's SaaS platform, allows users to manage large amounts of eDiscovery data from ingestion through production. eDiscovery 3.0 revolutionizes the technology, service and price structure of every eDiscovery project. The company's services include data collection, early case assessment, processing, hosting, production and consulting, delivered by seasoned eDiscovery experts, including attorneys, technologists, litigation support professionals and consultants.
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text: There is an old conundrum that goes "everything I say is a lie", but if everything one says is a lie then that statement is also a lie. Donald Trump is that kind of conundrum. He lies about everything but it seems this time he's lied in a way that could get him in criminal Jeopardy. The one thing to lie to the electorate it's another thing to lie under oath in a deposition. I hope you take the time to read this Newsweek article because they have done some amazing work and deserve a Pulitzer Prize.


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I have learned quite a few lessons over the years as an entrepreneur, but one of the most important lessons is knowing that everything that I will ever achieve in life will be with people, for people and through people.
Naperville, Illinois (PRWEB) September 08, 2016
In August, JJR Marketing, a Naperville-based public relations/marketing firm, marked 10 years in business with a summer celebration of friends, staff and clients at Top Golf in Naperville.
Beginning in the summer of 2006, the husband and wife team of Jacqueline Camacho-Ruiz and Juan Pablo Ruiz combined their creative energies to be co-owners of an established, ever-growing and well-respected firm supported by a team of 14 professionals serving the many needs of clients.
"I have learned quite a few lessons over the years as an entrepreneur, but one of the most important lessons is knowing that everything that I will ever achieve in life will be with people, for people and through people," Jackie says. "If there's any advice that I can give to an entrepreneur it is this: to align yourself with leaders who have done what you want to accomplish. Surround yourself with people who will both challenge you and support you."
Some of JJR's accomplishments include launching the most successful book launch in Chicago for "Today's Inspired Latina Volumes I and II" which introduces readers to successful Latinas from all over the United States; spearheading a Kickstarter campaign for the book "Top Fuel for Life" and reaching over 100 percent of the goal in 30 days; being the marketing agency for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Chicago Chapter, the largest in the country; and supporting local nonprofits such as the Sheilah A. Doyle Foundation, Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center and The Fig Factor Foundation.
Most importantly, JJR develops a personal connection with its clients such as Gabriela Rodil, an international executive, local business coach and speaker. She hired the firm as way to help her concentrate her energies on promoting her business.
"JJR has very talented people and they were able to put together an impressive website with great content," she says. "It was the beginning of my business and they created everything that I needed to be set up for success. On an ongoing basis, they basically run my back office for marketing and publicity so I don't have to."
A passionate serial entrepreneur and an 8-time author, Jackie has accomplished other important milestones, including creating the international movement Today's Inspired Latina and getting her sports pilot license. At the anniversary celebration, the couple unveiled a new coffee table book titled "Living the Amazing," which is a collection of affirming sayings and inspirational quotes. With a debut in 2017, this is the first book that the couple has written together.
"I hope that our words will inspire readers to accomplish whatever they have in their hearts," she says.
For information about JJR Marketing, visit http://jjrmarketing.com/
About JJR Marketing:
JJR Marketing is a full-service, award-winning marketing and public relations agency based in Naperville, Illinois. Jackie Camacho-Ruiz and Juan Pablo Ruiz and their team are passionate about taking businesses to "ascending" mode. Their integrated approach harnesses the power of their clients' brand to create leads, increase sales, drive digital traffic, tap into new markets and make things happen. That's why companies, from innovative start-ups to Fortune 500, choose JJR Marketing. JJR and Jackie have won prestigious awards from the following organizations: Publicity Club of Chicago, Clutch and Daily Herald Business Ledger's Influential Women in Business and Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. For further information, visit http://www.jjrmarketing.com. Contact Jackie at 630-445-2333 or email at info(at)jjrmarketing(dot)com.


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Quantize snaps all sounds to the exact timing of the quantize setting. For example, if set to 1/4, quantize will snap each sound to play exactly on whichever beat it is nearest to. If set to 1/8, it will snap each sound to the closest 1/8 note etc. This results in perfect timing, but can sound a little unnatural and robotic. Genres like Trap music generally quantize all of their drums for a very robotic sound. Other styles such as golden age hip-hop, avoid quantization altogether, resulting in a more natural, funky drum sound.
Heres an example of a drum beat (played badly) with no quantize applied. Notice that the sounds do not line up perfectly on the beat grid:
Now if we quantize this pattern using a 1/16 quantize setting, the sounds line up perfectly on the beat grid and it looks and sounds like this:
Within Maschine and many other music software suites, quantize can be used in real-time when playing/recording music, or used after to correct small errors/mistimed parts.
Here is how to turn input quantize on and off in Maschine:
Note: We recommend setting the Input Quantize to 'None' whilst practising – This will improve your timing. You will become a better finger drummer if you don't need to rely on Quantize for your finger drumming to sound good.
There are a variety of ways you can change the current quantize value in Maschine. The simplest way is shown below:
Applying Quantize to Existing Patterns from the Hardware
Press the Quantize button on Controller for a full Quantize of your pattern:
Press Shift+Quantize buttons to quantize your pattern by 50%:
Applying Quantize to Existing Patterns by Keyboard
To apply quantize to a pattern you have already recorded, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts…
Quantize: Option+Q
50% Quantize: Option+Shift+Q
Quantize: Alt+Q
50% Quantize: Alt+Shift+Q
Swing (aka 'Groove' in some software) adjusts the timing of 1/16 and 1/32 note hits to give a more natural effect. With real life drumming on a drum kit, a drummers timing will never be absolutely perfect every time, and in many styles of music (such as funk), drummers accentuate this for a swingy/groovy effect.
Here is an example drum pattern. We will listen to how it sounds with different swing settings applied:
Here is that pattern with 0% swing:
Now listen to the same pattern with 30% swing applied:
And now the same pattern again, with 50% swing applied:


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Well, the stakes just got real around here!
From the start, Hillary Clinton has vowed that if she got elected she would raise Donald Trump's taxes. For a guy like Mr. Trump, there is no more terrifying threat. And for the good of American industry and freedom — as well as rich people like Mr. Trump — that should keep him up at night and laser-focused on winning this election.
In Sunday night's debate, Mr. Trump raised the stakes to similar levels for Mrs. Clinton. If elected, he said, he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her disastrous and reckless handling of classified emails as secretary of state.
Just when you thought this campaign could not get any wilder.
Then Mr. Trump punctuated the threat as Mrs. Clinton prattled on about how unfit the real estate mogul is to hold the office she so desperately wants.
"It's just awfully good," she sing-songed, "that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country —"
"Because you'd be in jail," Trump interjected with a vicious spear.
Not since Daniel entered the lion's den has any mortal walked into a room with a fierce political machine and a monolithic media more resolutely against him.
Teeth bared. Drooling. Pawing at the ground as they circled him, smelling the blood coming out of his wherever from the wound caused by a nasty vulgar tape from a hot mic 11 years ago of the real estate mogul talking about scoring women.
Seriously, you have a billionaire who cuts deals with the richest and nastiest titans of Wall Street and New York real estate and talks in vile terms about bedding women, and this is a surprise to someone? Did any of these vultures watch the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street"?
This same guy builds monumental phallic edifices emblazoned with his name in giant gold letters and flies big jets with his name down the side, and these people are shocked to learn he is capable of crudeness and bravado? TRIGGER WARNING: They guy loves beauty pageants so much he has actually owned them!
At the time of the recording, Mr. Trump was guest starring in a soap opera, promoting a show that was in itself a shameless promotion for his own "reality" show and these people are shocked to hear Mr. Trump bragging about his prowess in the sack and his ability to command desirous women?
Seriously, these people lead sadly sheltered lives.
And then THEY complain that it's all not suitable for children, yet THEY are the ones who brought it up and will not stop talking about it?
The release of this decade-old tape, of course, was perfectly calculated between the Clinton campaign and the shameless media to extinguish any hopes of a Trump resurgence in Sunday night's debate.
Well, they better hope that tape kills him. Because the Donald Trump that showed up for Sunday night's debate utterly destroyed Hillary Clinton.
The Donald Trump that showed up for this debate could win this election in a walk. And if establishment Republicans refuse to get on board, well, then they just don't want to Make America Great Again.
• Charles Hurt can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; follow him on Twitter via @charleshurt.


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Before I even knew there was a whole genre of music known as Synthwave, I discovered an artist called Kavinsky. His whole album, "Outrun" is a powerhouse of 80s electro. The 7th song on that album is "Testarossa Autodrive".
"Testarossa Autodrive" grabs you from the first microsecond with its chainsaw synth and pounding beat. With boundless energy, this is as perfect a gateway drug to the Synthwave scene if ever there was one.


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Golf Shoes - you can't play without them! Golf shoes are used to prevent your feet from sliding on the course while making the next perfect golf stroke.
Having a good pair of golf shoes can take your game to another level. Generally all golf shoes have spikes on the soles of the shoes; this design is so that you can dig into the surface of the course. There are two kinds of spikes that you can get on a golf shoe, metal or rubber. The most common type of golf shoe spike today is made out of a plastic like material with prongs (rubber) this is because most golf courses today request that rubber spikes are worn so they cause less damage than metal spikes to the greens.
It's important to remember that your golf shoes should only be worn on the golf course and not worn around the club house or outside the golf course. This is because wearing golf shoes on others surfaces other than grass can damage the spikes by wearing them out quicker, you won't get as much wear out of them and will probably have to buy replacement spikes or even new golf shoes if you do.
When you a choosing a pair of golf shoes for the first time you need to be aware of some of the features a good pair of golf shoes will have, an important feature of a golf shoe is their rigidly. Golf shoes should give a firm base and should be rigid; this is so there is less room for the ankle to move when you swing to hit the golf ball.
You may also want to check the quality of the spikes on the shoes. They should be high quality and some models may even come with replaceable spikes that can be screwed in if one breaks. Good golf shoes will also let you transfer between rubber and metal spikes. The majority of golf shoes often come as waterproof as standard.
If you are looking for a new pair of golf shoes then you have come to the right place. Golfbuyitonline stock an impressive line-up of the biggest names in golf shoe manufacturing, from Footjoy, Nike, Adidas and Callaway and come in an attractive range of styles, colours, sizes and width fittings for men, ladies and junior golfers. Low prices and fast delivery always guaranteed with Golfbuyitonline.


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One month before 31 city employees are set to lose their jobs, Macon City Council members are moving to block the layoffs and reinject the council into decisions on any layoffs or furloughs.
The issue seemed settled in August, when the council voted 9-6 against a change in the city's rules on reductions in force. Proponents said the change would have cleared up a vagueness in the existing rules, making sure a council vote would be needed before any layoffs or furloughs could take effect.
There wasn't enough support for the legislation, and Mayor Robert Reichert has maintained all along that he has the power to lay off employees without the council. He plans to do so Jan. 15 in an effort to "right size" city government and rebuild the city's fiscal reserves.
But tonight, the council is expected to resend the legislation to a council committee, re-opening the debate and setting up a reversal that could force the mayor and council into court if the two sides can't come to an agreement.
Councilman Rick Hutto, the measure's most vocal supporter, said he thinks the votes will be there this time. He said some council members think the mayor didn't give them the input he promised before pushing ahead with layoffs and the elimination of other vacant jobs. Plus, Hutto said, "the second wave of firings are on the way," and that's galvanizing council opinion behind the change.
Reichert disputed that, saying "there has been no discussion on this side of the hall regarding a second wave of layoffs."
The mayor has said in the past that more job losses are possible as his administration continues to review and tweak the work force. But Monday evening he said that "the only possible" reason Hutto would feel more firings are imminent is the fact that talks are ongoing to combine city and county services.
There may be job cuts as services are combined, "but we're so far away from that, we don't have any individual plans for that," the mayor said.
Hutto stressed that he's not against right sizing. In fact, he said it's needed. But he said it needs to be done with council approval. He has repeatedly criticized fellow council members who voted against his legislation in August, saying they abdicated their responsibility in the matter.
"I'm not trying to stop the process," Hutto said Monday. "What I'm trying to do is to assert that no mayor can do this on his own."
Hutto was joined in that effort Monday by Councilman Virgil Watkins, who said he has "a lot of questions" about some of the positions Reichert's plan would eliminate. Watkins said he was particularly concerned about jobs being eliminated in the fire department and questioned whether some of them were "vital."
Hutto, an attorney with extensive knowledge of council procedures, and City Attorney Pope Langstaff engaged in some back and forth Monday over the proper way to proceed on this matter. In the end, it was generally agreed that no final action would be taken during tonight's regular council meeting at City Hall.
Instead, Hutto's legislation, which was co-sponsored by Appropriations Committee Chairman Mike Cranford, simply will be sent to a committee for new discussion. That means it would have to come back to the council for any final vote.
That's particularly noteworthy because the council will be short several members tonight, which could have shifted the vote radically. Five members, four of whom voted with the mayor when this came up in August, are on a sister city trip to Macon, France, this week. Councilman Erick Erickson, who also voted with the mayor, is out of town on a separate trip, meaning only nine of 15 council members are expected at tonight's meeting.
In another development on this matter Monday, Councilwoman Elaine Lucas, with the backing of other members, asked the city attorney to seek an opinion on the whole matter from the Georgia Attorney General's Office.


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Show Dad love with these printable Father's Day photo frames. A quick and loving way to decorate for Father's Day or any day! You'll get instructions on how to print and cut these out, as well as suggestions on how to use them.
Dig out your favorite family photos, white cardstock (or kraft!), and get crafting. Just call this scrapbooking off the page.


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Seattle Asian Art Museum
Front entrance of the building facing west
|Volunteer Park, Seattle, Washington, United States
|Art museum
|City of Seattle
|Seattle Asian Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
|Seattle, Washington
|47°37′49″N 122°18′51″W / 47.6303°N 122.3143°WCoordinates: 47°37′49″N 122°18′51″W / 47.6303°N 122.3143°W
|Carl F. Gould
|Architectural style
|Art Moderne
|NRHP reference #
|Significant dates
|Added to NRHP
|July 20, 2016
|Designated SEATL
|June 21, 1989
The Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) is a museum of Asian art located inside Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Part of the Seattle Art Museum, the SAAM occupies the 1933 Art Deco building (designed by Carl F. Gould of the architectural firm Bebb and Gould and listed on the National Register of Historic Places) which was originally home to the Seattle Art Museum's main collection. In 1991 the main collection moved to a newly constructed Seattle Art Museum building in downtown Seattle. The building in Volunteer Park remained closed until 1994, when it reopened as the Seattle Asian Art Museum.[2] Admission is free on the first Thursday and the first Saturday of every month.
The Seattle Asian Art Museum is housed in a historic Art Deco building designed in 1933 by Carl F. Gould of the architectural firm Bebb and Gould. From 1933 to 1991, the building served as the home of the Seattle Art Museum and its main collection. After the main collection moved to a new museum in Downtown Seattle, the building was renovated at a cost of $5.2 million.
The building was designated a Seattle landmark in 1989 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[3]
The Seattle Art Museum was founded in 1933 by Richard E. Fuller, a collector of Asian art. The museum announced in 1993 that it would open an Asian art museum at its former location in Volunteer Park.[4][5]
A reception at the museum was held on November 20, 1993 as part of the APEC Summit, attended by the leaders of East Asian nations and 400 guests.[6] The museum opened to the public on August 13, 1994, during a ceremony attended by 6,000 visitors.[7]
The museum was closed in spring 2017 for a renovation and expansion program, scheduled to last until 2019.[8]
- ^ National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Reynolds, Jonathan M., ed. (September 1994). "Museum News". Newsletter, East Asian Art and Archaeology. Center of Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (47): 13.
- ^ Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for S Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine., Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed December 28, 2007.
- ^ Updike, Robin (June 27, 1993). "Old SAM: A museum gets ready to be born again". The Seattle Times. p. F8. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Updike, Robin (July 31, 1994). "Honoring Asia's treasures: the rebirth of an art museum gives Seattle a long-awaited chance to savor its cultural legacy". The Seattle Times. p. M1.
- ^ Gupta, Himanee (November 20, 1993). "Meeting to remember for Seattleites: guests thriled by rubbing shoulders with world leaders". The Seattle Times. p. A10.
- ^ Updike, Robin (August 13, 1994). "SAAM's showcase: today the public gets its look at Asian treasures". The Seattle Times. p. C1.
- ^ SAM website
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I've been keeping an eye on the Coalition to Stop Gun Rights Violence and some of the Violence Political Policy Center Facebook Pages and Tweets and I get to read stuff like this:
We sacrifice all of our grace when we replace our faith with firearms.
The bravest people in America are not armed…
The bravest people don't need guns to fight for what they believe in.
Late last night I realized what they reminded me off. Many a moon ago I read about Congo's Simba Rebellion in the 60s and one of the things that stuck with me ever since was that Witch Doctors would do some magic ritual on the Simba Rebels and declare them "bulletproof." Of course, ballistic reality proved the "treatment" all but useless.
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Return fire always beats Wishful Thinking.