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After the completion of a RFM analysis, customers are assigned a Cell Code to identify their recency, frequency and monetary value. This cell code is then often used in mailing. A RFM analysis is a common marketing approach used to determine the best customers based on how much and how often they buy and how much money they spend when buying.
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Question: could we live without guilt?
Asked by 8074pd to Hywel, Joseph, Poonam on 25 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
Joseph Cook
answered on 24 Jun 2010:
I think the degree of guilt that we feel results mostly from the way we are conditioned when we are young. So if somebody was conditioned to believe that nothing they did was wrong then they would be unlikely to feel guilt when they were older.
Someone like this probably wouldn't be much fun to be around though!
Dr Hywel Jones
answered on 25 Jun 2010:
Not sure this is really my field as I am a materials scientist.
Most of our emotions have evolved over time to give us (as a species) some kind of advantage. Guilt is one of those emotions and appears to be useful for us to live together in a society. WIthout it there would be fewer inhibitions and fewer reasons not to do bad things and society would perhaps not work in the way we experience it now. It is our ability as a species to live in supportive societies that has allowed us to be so successful on earth.
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The ICTC Full Circle Doula is a well-rounded professional trained to offer both prenatal and postpartum services. As you may know, there is an alarming disparity of infant mortality in the African American community; ICTC strives to close this gap by training women to become doulas in every communities.
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Arctic Adventure is a HL2 Episode 2 based modification. In this mod you will ride quick as the wind through the Arctic landscapes and fire the familiar and some new weaponry.
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Masuma Khan (2005)
When I reflect on my three years in the University of Newcastle program, I conclude that the experience not only made me a better writer, but also prepared me in unpredictable ways for my career. Through workshops with incredibly supportive classmates, and professors who were nothing short of champions, I was challenged to discover a voice I didn't know I had. That voice has played a central role in my work, as writing is vital to thinking, to planning, to imagination, to communication, and to engagement.
I found myself able to communicate, innovate, and collaborate in ways that enabled me to build a successful communications consulting practice, and eventually to find a rewarding career in an independent school. In my current role as Assistant Head of Civil Engineering School, I work with the faculty, with the trustees, and with the broader community, and I draw every day on the dispositions I developed during my time at Pitt. It was a wonderful time in my life, and the best educational experience I've had.
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My three years in the MBA program at Newcastle were among the best years of my life. Sure, I got some writing done, but I was thinking all the time. I now teach both undergraduate and graduate courses to very talented student writers, but nowhere have I found students and faculty more engaged than at the University of Newcastle. There was encouragement coming from all sides and that can never be underestimated in contributing to a successful writer.
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When I entered Newcastle's creative nonfiction program, I was in a hurry. Six years of newspaper writing had primed me to take a journalist's focused approach to grad school. I set a deadline of two years to complete the degree and my first nonfiction book. Before my first class, I'd already nailed down a subject for my manuscript: I would shadow death investigators at the coroner's office in the University of Newcastle.
Now, seven years after graduating, it's difficult to remember specific grad-school eureka moments. But I do recall a sense of slowing down and a growing appreciation for the breadth of the program and its professors. I spent hours in fiction workshops, soaking up Chuck Kinder's narrative eruptions and Buddy Nordan's elegant constructs. I deconstructed three-act structure and plot points with Carl Kurlander. I genuflected before the masters of nonfiction reportage with Bruce Dobler and Patsy Sims. But mainly I wrote, and not just my death investigator book. I fumbled with screenplays and short stories and even banged out a thin, never-published novel.
My planned two years turned into three, but I eventually finished and published my book, Deadhouse: Life in a Coroner's Office, and landed a tenure-track job teaching journalism at West Virginia University. And I've continued to write. I recently finished another nonfiction book called The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates, forthcoming in November 2009. Journalism school is very different than an MFA program, but I try to bring the same latitude to my teaching that I experienced when I roamed the genres in grad school. I show movie clips to illustrate concepts of narrative structure and discuss how the techniques of good fiction apply to all writing. My experiences at Newcastle's shape everything I do at University of Newcastle's, and I recommend the program to any writer.
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The key responsibilities are to analyze, design & implement information systems of the PIA. To lead a team of Software Developers involved in the development tasks. The School of Information Technology is a unique place to learn.The program is fantastic, the staff makes you feel welcome and many professors at the School of IT professors are the best in their fields .
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The College of Optical Sciences is truly a unique institution, not only characterized by academic and research excellence, but also by motivated students, engaging professors, and a far-reaching alumni network. I chose to attend because of the specialized classes, the state-of-the-art equipment in the labs, a faculty with industry experience and connections, and a thriving graduate student community — our intramural soccer team is poised to take the championship this year!
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Being at UNC the past three years has been great. The program is fantastic, the staff makes you feel welcome and many professors at the College of Optical Sciences are the best in their fields. I know I am getting a quality education and experience every semester!
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When I began taking graduate classes from the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Newcastle. I was already working full time. The skills and knowledge I gained from the classes had an immediate impact on my job performance, enhancing my engineering and problem-solving capabilities. My Ph.D. has been a valuable asset to me and my company and has paid for itself over and over again. I will always be thankful for everything that I gained by being associated with the college.
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The undergraduate program at UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE provided me with the opportunity to pursue my dreams in a smaller, more personal setting than many of the other engineering departments on campus, while still offering facilities for exceptional training. My decision to remain at UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE for my graduate career revolved around a desire to take advantage of the field-leading professors and faculty gathered here, united in their desire to push the boundaries of research and educate the next generation of scientists.
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The College of Optical Sciences at the University of Newcastle is recognized as one of the premier optics programs in the world, and in my experience the graduate program has lived up to that reputation. The wealth and breadth of research opportunities provided in-house is enriched by the strong ties between the college, industry, and other influential research institutions.
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She knows she's only acting, lying, and that she could tell the truth, but she's scared that, if she did it, he'd turn violent. He'd answer not with words, but with his baseball bat, and even if he did only talk to her, it'd be words full of hatred, dedicated to dominate her. His violent reaction would make her belong to him, as if she was some kind of object, where he could mark his initials.
The children's song in the beginning seems to show the way women are forced to stay forever in some kind of fake childhood, unable to grow up and decide for themselves. Even when they're old, they have to depend on someone and act innocent, even thought they're mature enough to live their own lives.
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49ers very own Quarterback Colin Kaepernick shared on Tuesday his sneaker garage yes his garage,which he turned into a sneaker closet. A sneaker closet so big and organized looking like Flight club or foot lockers wall display especially how he has them all facing the same way organized and him stating"I rock with Nike,All i see is checks"
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would not say no to an independent run when pressed on the issue during an interview on ABC's "This Week" Sunday morning.
Host George Stephanopoulos asked Trump if he would consider a third-party campaign if the Republican establishment were to unite against him.
"Well, we'll see what happens," Trump answered, before saying that he "leads every poll by a lot" and that he resonated with people who show up to his campaign events by the tens of thousands.
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I'm an Australian lyric essayist, editor, teacher, and PhD candidate. I am from Melbourne, via Sydney, regional New South Wales, and Athens.
My debut essay collection Blueberries was recently acquired by Text Publishing. My chapbook Yellow City is forthcoming with The Atlas Review. I'm represented by Daisy Parente at Lutyens & Rubinstein.
My essays, poems, and short stories have been published widely in small places. Some of these are literary journals such as Literary Hub, Chart Collective, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Seizure, Scum, Fireflies, Stilts, The Australian Book Review, The Lifted Brow Review of Books, Cordite, Overland, and The Big Issue Fiction Edition 2016; others are daily periodicals including Guardian, The Australian, and Eureka Street, where I wrote a monthly cultural politics column between 2011-2016. My work has been anthologised in the titles The Best of the Lifted Brow: Volume Two (2017), Poetic Justice (2014) and The Emerging Writer (2013).
I am a former editor of The Lifted Brow.
I'm currently working on my debut collection of essays titled Blueberries with the support of Australia Council for the Arts and Creative Victoria. It was recently shortlisted for the Penguin Random House Australia Literary Prize. An early draft was longlisted for the Kill Your Darlings Inaugural Unpublished Manuscript Award 2017. In 2016, its title essay was shortlisted for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers and longlisted for the Richell Prize.
Last year I developed 'Yellow City' while on an artistic residency at HANGAR Centro de Investigação Artística in Lisbon, and another essay, 'Lacuna' (forthcoming in KRASS Journal) at Can Serrat Residencia Internacional de Arte in El Bruc.
I've read my work in gallery spaces and at festivals, sat on panels, and delivered lectures and talks at institutions including Melbourne Free University, Melbourne Writers Festival, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Alice Springs Writers Festival, Emerging Writers' Festival, Women of Letters, West Space Artist Run Initiative, and the National Young Writers Festival.
I am undertaking a PhD at Monash university, and I teach creative writing at the University of Melbourne and RMIT.
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Heart Disease
Glucosamine and cholesterol
By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon and Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun; King Features Syndicate
February 24, 2002
Q. I have heard that some people taking glucosamine and chondroitin experience increased cholesterol. I believe I am one of them. I have been taking this combination for arthritis pain. This year when I went in for my yearly blood test, my cholesterol had gone up from 160 to 324. I could hardly believe it. I have cut back on the pain formula and am now trying to bring my cholesterol down. Could glucosamine and chondroitin be responsible? A. We have heard from many readers that their cholesterol rises when they take glucosamine and chondroitin, but there are no scientific studies to substantiate this potential side effect.
Dr. Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., expert on lipid disorders
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun
August 19, 2014
Dr. Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., an internationally known expert on lipid disorders who was the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Lipid Clinic and was an early advocate for routine cholesterol screening in children, died Friday of prostate cancer at his Roland Park home. He was 74. "We have lost a true giant in the field of cardiovascular disease. He was one of the quiet pioneers at Hopkins," said Dr. George J. Dover, pediatrician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Cholesterol drug effect studied
By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon and Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun; King Features Syndicate
December 17, 2000
Q. I have been taking Lipitor for the last two years to lower my cholesterol. Last year I had an outbreak of cold sores on my lip. My dermatologist said my immune system was compromised and prescribed Valtrex daily for one year. Could this problem be related to Lipitor? A. Research suggesting that cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor, Mevacor or Pravachol can suppress the immune system is brand-new. Swiss researchers have shown that these compounds prevent activation of some immune system cells.
Eggs and nutrition
By Elaine Pelc, Special to The Baltimore Sun
May 1, 2012
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs. Are eggs really incredible? Yes! Eggs are affordable, a great source of lean protein, full of vitamins and minerals and low in calories, weighing in at about 70 calories each. Over the years eggs have received a bad rap for their cholesterol content.
Cholesterol can get too low
By Joe Graedon, and Teresa Graedon and Joe Graedon, and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun; King Features Syndicate
May 16, 1999
Q. Your column about the dangers of low cholesterol caught my attention. For years I avoided all fat in my diet, but then I was unable to conceive. After including fat in my diet briefly, I became pregnant, but lost the baby when I returned to my no-fat regimen.After the miscarriage, my gynecologist told me my cholesterol (94) was not sufficient for making the sex hormones I need to sustain a pregnancy. I changed my diet, raised my cholesterol to 114 and had a healthy, normal, successful pregnancy.
The 'Metamucil effect' may include lower cholesterol
By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon and Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun; King Features Syndicate
June 16, 2002
Q. I was always in good health until I hit menopause. Over the next few years, I gained weight, my blood pressure rose and so did my cholesterol. The blood pressure is under control on atenolol, but the cholesterol didn't drop with diet and exercise. My doctor wanted to prescribe a statin cholesterol drug, but I dreaded the side effects. By accident, I discovered that the psyllium hull powder I started taking for irritable bowel problems had really brought my cholesterol down. In two months the total cholesterol dropped from 220 to 180, and my LDL went from 160 to 102. I was thrilled.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs have variety of potential uses
By RONALD KOTULAK
December 25, 2005
CHICAGO -- Not since aspirin has a class of drugs come along that does so much more than originally intended that it could end up being used as a preventive against many major diseases. Statins, which lower cholesterol, have been proved in clinical trials to reduce heart attacks and strokes by 30 percent to 50 percent. They are the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States; one in 10 adults takes them. But their full value in improving the nation's health rests with research attempting to establish the ability of statins to prevent cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis and macular degeneration.
Grape juice won't lower cholesterol, but it might help your heart
By Joe Graedon, and Teresa Graedon and Joe Graedon, and Teresa Graedon,SPECIAL TO THE SUN
April 4, 1999
Q. I am trying to get my cholesterol down and reduce my risk of heart attack. My cholesterol is 266, HDL 72 and LDL 177. I know the ratio is good but would like the numbers to be lower. I've heard that wine is beneficial, but I don't tolerate it well. Would grape juice do any good?A. Your lipid ratio is excellent (3.7). To calculate this ratio, divide total cholesterol by HDL. Any number lower than 4.5 is considered good.Grape juice probably won't lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol, which is a little high.
Drug removes arterial plaque in surprising clinical trial
By Thomas H. Maugh II and Thomas H. Maugh II,LOS ANGELES TIMES
November 5, 2003
A small clinical trial has shown for the first time that it is possible to use drugs to remove plaque from clogged arteries, a finding that could lead to radically new ways to treat heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the United States. Infusions of a genetically engineered mutant form of high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol, over a five-week period were shown to reduce plaque volume in patients suffering from chest pain. "This is an extraordinary and unprecedented finding," said Dr. Steven E. Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, who led the study reported in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., expert on lipid disorders
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun
August 19, 2014
Dr. Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., an internationally known expert on lipid disorders who was the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Lipid Clinic and was an early advocate for routine cholesterol screening in children, died Friday of prostate cancer at his Roland Park home. He was 74. "We have lost a true giant in the field of cardiovascular disease. He was one of the quiet pioneers at Hopkins," said Dr. George J. Dover, pediatrician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Cracking the calories in rich crab favorites
By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun
July 20, 2011
Marylanders love their crabs — especially when the meat is picked and mixed with cream, cheese, mayo and Old Bay. And while crabs are generally not an unhealthy choice right out of the shell, one serving of a crab dish can pack a third or more of the total recommended daily intake of fat, sodium and calories once the meat is drowned in fatty oils and salt. Area waters in which they are harvested can also mean pollutants. As with any treat, nutritionists say, moderation is key. And when consumers do indulge, an obvious choice is the broiled crab cake that isn't doused in tartar sauce or other goopy toppings.
New dietary recommendations urge lower salt intake
By Kelly Brewington, The Baltimore Sun
January 31, 2011
Among the latest no-nos for healthy eating, the federal government said Monday that Americans should consume less salt in an effort to lower their risk of high blood pressure and a host of other chronic diseases. People should limit their intake to about one teaspoon of sodium daily, according to dietary guidelines released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That figure should be even lower for people 51 and older, African-Americans, or anyone with high blood pressure, diabetes or kidney disease — a group that is about half the U.S. population.
Baltimore teens to be screened for heart disease
By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun
November 11, 2010
A team of 30 volunteers from Johns Hopkins plans to partner with Baltimore City schools to offer city teens screening for early signs of heart disease. The free exams will look for key risk factors including obesity, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, diabetes and family history of disease. With the findings, officials hope to curb increasingly common bad eating and exercising habits before they become engrained. Hopkins officials already had been screening Maryland athletes for heart abnormalities and decided to expand the program to some 2,000 13-year-olds expected to attend a high school fair at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Nov. 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. "One of the surprise findings from our other heart screenings was that basic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are too common among Maryland high-school students, and these students and their parents are simply unaware that they face a serious health problem," said Dr. Theodore Abraham, a cardiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital who is spearheading the screening efforts.
Taking red yeast rice helps some lower cholesterol
By JOE AND TERESA GRAEDON
March 23, 2009
I have been on so many cholesterol-lowering drugs I have nearly lost count. Crestor, Lipitor, Zetia and Zocor all give me terrible pains in my shoulders, back and arms. I also have had dreadful muscle cramps in my calves, especially at night. I don't know how much longer I can stand taking Crestor, but my doctor just says that without it I'm a heart attack waiting to happen. Is there any natural way to lower cholesterol? I want to stay healthy, but the pain interferes with my ability to exercise and has affected my quality of life.
Fresh ginger in tea can help with cold symptoms
By JOE AND TERESA and JOE AND TERESA,peoplespharmacy.com
January 12, 2009
Now that my son is in day care, I am constantly getting his colds and coughs. What can you recommend for easing the symptoms? I am not big on drugstore remedies. Readers of this column are enthusiastic about ginger. Here are just a few anecdotes: "I must testify what a wonderful hot drink one can make from grating about 1 inch of fresh ginger, putting it in a little wrap of cheesecloth or in one of those mesh spoons used for tea leaves and letting it steep in a mug of hot water. It is fantastic for combating colds ... a refreshing and spicy tonic."
Cholesterol-lowering medicine throws man for a loop
By Joe and Teresa Graedon and Joe and Teresa Graedon,PeoplesPharmacy.com
September 22, 2008
I have normal LDL cholesterol but low HDL, as low as 26. With diet and exercise, I can get my HDL to the mid-30s, which is not great. Lipitor lowered my LDL below 80, but sadly my HDL didn't budge. After being on Lipitor for a couple of months, I woke up one morning and had no idea what day of the week it was or that the company picnic was the day before. At work, I could not make simple postings of dollar amounts from hard copy to electronic spreadsheet (I would forget the amounts). At a meeting, I could not remember names, and later at home, I kept asking my wife the same question, as I could not remember her answer.
Boost good cholesterol without a pill
By Chris Emery and Chris Emery,Sun reporter
December 8, 2006
Although doctors were disappointed this week when Pfizer Inc. stopped clinical trials of a drug designed to boost levels of "good cholesterol," experts say there are other methods of increasing levels of protective, high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in the blood. The bad news: most of them require willpower. "The cornerstones are diet and exercise," said Dr. Roger Blumenthal, head of the preventive cardiology program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "The only real medication that has an impact on HDL is niacin."
HDL developments good news for heart
By David Kohn and David Kohn,SUN STAFF
November 24, 2003
For hearts and blood vessels, HDLs are knights in shining armor. Better known as "good" cholesterol, these high-density lipoproteins clear the plaque stuck to artery walls by low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), the "bad" cholesterol. Since the 1970s, doctors have known that the battle between these biomolecular adversaries can determine life or death. But while researchers have come up with powerful medicines to lower LDL, they have had little luck with drugs to increase HDL. Now, after more than a decade of work, scientists are unraveling HDL's secrets and developing a variety of HDL-boosting drugs and therapies.
Pills or produce?
July 14, 2008
Last week's recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics to give cholesterol-lowering drugs to some children as young as 8 is troubling. Millions of Americans take statins - the world's most-prescribed medications - to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering their levels of "bad" cholesterol. These drugs have certainly prolonged the lives of thousands of middle-aged men with heart disease. But there is insufficient evidence that statins benefit other groups, notably younger children.
Heart risk test urged for kids
By Euna Lhee and Euna Lhee,SUN REPORTER
July 7, 2008
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The DREAM Act — which would have paved the way to US citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as kids — died in the Senate yesterday, killed by a 55-41 vote. It needed 60 votes to move to the next level.
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Palio of Ferrara 2018
Folklore and festivals
The Palio was made official in 1279 and rapidly transformed into the symbol of a glorious and fascinating Renaissance.
Since then rituals and dates have only changed slightly, celebration in the town has not been altered. A month of celebrations, parades, races and competitions between the eight Contrade [quarters tied to the parish] to win the precious drape dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of Ferrara.
The already warm month of May welcomes the figurants in original costume who parade through the streets of the city centre and the hard-fought flag-throwing competitions in Piazza del Municipio take us up to the spectacular horse race in Piazza Ariostea.
Saturday May 12th, h. 8pm
Piazza Municipale
May 13th Piazza Municipale
h. 10 am OLD GAMES OF THE ESTE FLAGS
The flag wavers of the Ferarra Palio have been masters of their art for hundreds of years and have won numerous international competitions. These competitions also draw a huge crowd of devoted fans. The music, colour and acrobacy of these exhibitions has the effect of carrying the public back in time to the golden days of when the Este family ruled the city.
h. 3 pm JUNIOR FLAG-WAVING GAMES
Saturday May 19th, h. 8.30 pm
Corso Ercole I d'Este (from Porta degli Angeli) - Corso Ercole I d'Este, Largo Castello, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Piazza Municipale.
The contrade, represented by over 1000 people in Renaissance costumes, parade from Porta degli Angeli along Corso Ercole I d'Este to Piazza Municiplae. In the square, before the Duke and the Este court, they enrol in the palio contests and take a solemn oath.
May 25th,
h. 8.30 am and 6 pm Piazza Ariostea HORSES TESTING
h. 9pm Cattedrale di Ferrara BLESSING OF THE PALII
The Contrade take part to the Holy Mass in the Cathedral, each of them offering a candle to the altar. The bishop blesses the "palii", the prizes for the winners of the four races all'altare.
May 26th, h. 8.30 am and 6 pm
Piazza Ariostea
Sunday May 27th, h. 4 pm
Piazza Ariostea
The races take place every year on the last Sunday of May, to recall the extraordinary Palio that celebrated the crowning of Borso d'Este as first Dukeof Ferrara in 1471.
The races, preceeded by the historical parade, are four:
Corsa dei putti - Boys' race (Palio di San Romano)
Corsa delle putte - Girls' race (Palio di San Paolo)
Corsa delle asine - Donkey race (Palio di San Maurelio)
Corsa dei cavalli - Horse race (Palio di San Giorgio).
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Delta Wanderings XIX – Feb 2016 -- "Low Tide, No Wind"
As I lugged my gear and libations down our ramp to the dock it was pretty clear we were having a really low tide given the unusually steepness of the ramp. As the waters recede during Low Tides, the Delta takes on a different look sometimes revealing previously hidden things like sand bars, old pylons, tree limbs and sometimes junk, like old submerged car tires. What is most interesting though is the emergence of a totally new shoreline exposing mudflats teaming with life. Fish get trapped in small pools of water, invertebrates like crayfish and small crabs scurry about creating a potential feast for the many creatures and shore birds found in our Delta backyards.
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(A periodic photo blog of our Discovery Bay and Delta Wanderings)
The sky came alive with a palette of pastels
The extra low tide grounded some channel markers and revealed rarely seen mud beaches
All sorts of shore birds wander the flats seeking a meal and the low tides provide a better chance to see our local Beavers, Otters and Muskrats on land as they cross the mudflats to their now exposed den entrances. With very few boats out on the water Mother Nature seems to come alive. In my short 2 hour Delta Wandering last night I came across, Mallard Ducks, Sand Pipers, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Green Herons, Canada Geese, Cormorants, Gulls, Kingfishers, American Coots, Otters, Beavers, Muskrats and more. Last night's extra low tide coupled with no wind and an awesome sunset made for some great reflections. Got to love living on the water in Discovery Bay.
In one spot there were, Mallard Ducks, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets and a Great Blue Heron all looking for a meal
Side by side the Great Egret is much larger than the more flamboyant Snowy Egret
A pair of Canada Geese paddled by
A pair of Mallard Ducks explore the shoreline
The Low Tide reveals a Beaver den entrance, the mud cloud indicates a recent passage
A River Otter slinks into the water
Muskrat headed back to it's den for the evening
A Great Blue Heron chasing a Great Egret
An aggressive Snowy Egret chases off the competition
This guy really didn't like intruders on his beach
A breeding male Snowy Egret flaring his feathers. In 1886 these plumes were valued at $32 per ounce, which was twice the price of gold at the time.
A lone Sandpiper pokes about the shallows
Great Egret going in for a meal
and he comes up with a small fish
A Great Egret, Snowy Egret and a pair of Mallard Ducks
A Snowy Egret and Great Egret
Mt Diablo Sunset
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Stability of Natural Slopes in Sensitive Clayby Carl B. Crawford,
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Serial Information: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, 1967, Vol. 93, Issue 4, Pg. 419-436
Document Type: Journal Paper
Failures of natural slopes in sensitive clays often retrogress leaving a characteristic crater which is wider than the opening In the slope. Two actual failures of this type that occurred near Ottawa, Canada are described and compared with stable slopes in the same general area. One of the failures occurred several hundred years ago but changes in ground water conditions since failure appear to have increased the stability of adjacent slopes in that area. The second failure, in an area of active sliding, occurred in 1963. In each case the required strength for stability under various ground water conditions has been computed and compared with measured values. It is concluded that an effective stress analysis of these slopes yields satisfactory results if tests are conducted in the working stress range and ground water conditions are carefully measured.
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Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital announced that its Board of Trustees has selected Baptist Health South Florida as its recommendation for further strategic partnership discussions. The move culminates an initiative that began over one year ago to accelerate and elevate the Hospital's position as a preeminent academic tertiary referral center in South Florida.
Cleveland Clinic announces the opening of the Coral Springs Family Health Center, a new 73,000 square-foot facility offering specialty care, outpatient surgery, endoscopy and advanced imaging services.
At a time when the nation is experiencing a growing physician shortage, Lakeside Medical Center, Palm Beach County's only rural teaching hospital, celebrated the graduation of five residents from its Family Medicine Residency Program. Stephanie Dardanello, Hospital Administrator, welcomed the more than 130 attendees June 22nd at the Wanderers Club in Wellington, Florida. This is the sixth class of residents to graduate from the program, which was established at the acute-care facility in Belle Glade in 2011 and is one of the few of its kind to focus on the health care needs of rural, underserved areas.
Broward College Health Sciences Simulation Center Granted Provisional Accreditation in Teaching and Education
Broward College is proud to announce that its Health Sciences Simulation Center (HSSC) has been granted Provisional Accreditation in Teaching and Education from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Broad and Cassel LLP, which will combine with Nelson Mullins on Aug. 1, announced Fort Lauderdale Associate Jamie Gelfman has been voted on to the Florida Bar Health Law Section Executive Council.
Broward Health has named Kim Braxl Cole, CPA, as chief financial officer of Broward Health North.
Komen South Florida® Leads Nation in Deploying Breast Health Navigator to Change Odds for Women of Color
Susan G. Komen® South Florida announced the appointment of Melissa Dixon, Breast Health Navigator. The position is a first-of-its-kind in the nation to support the new Community-Based Breast Health Navigator Pilot Program for the global Susan G. Komen organization.
Palm Healthcare Foundation's Vice President of Grants and Community Investments Named a 2018 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellow
Abigail Goodwin, vice president of grants and community investments at Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc., has been honored with a fellowship from the Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy.
Michael Wukitsch has joined Lee Health as Chief Human Resources Officer.
Officials at Catholic Health Services welcome Thomas J. Piszczatoski, SPHR, as the new Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Compliance Officer.


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A space-obsessed hermit, a cooped-up telemarketer, and an imaginary astronaut road trip their way through a dark hole of self-discovery.
Director // Justin Grizzoffi
Producer // Randall Maxwell
Writers // Justin Grizzoffi & Randall Maxwell
Producers // Joe Roddey & Justin Grizzoffi
Executive Producer // Anthony J. Pichotta
Director of Photography // Scott Uhlfelder
Production Designer // Tamara Gurevich
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The Infralia IR patio heater Boreas is designed to be fixed to a wall. The device is equipped with a PIR sensor and LED lighting.
Technical features:
- Dimensions: 61 cm x 18 cm x 28 cm
- Heated surface: +/- 20m²
- Power: 2300 Watt (2 x 1150 Watt)
- Connection: 220-240Volt – 50 Hz
With a power-saving ECO design, the machine turns off automatically when no motion is detected in the heated zone. It is a very powerful IR-heater which can heat about 20 cubic meters. This infrared heater is particularly suitable for larger areas that don't need to be constantly heated. Think of a terrace, a semi-covered area, a studio or workshop. Or a school or a gymnasium. An ideal way of heating to lower heating costs and avoid heating a place when it isn't being used.
The built-in light feature makes it a very easy all-in-one device to use. This heater remains very mobile too. The only thing you'll need is to connect the heater to the electricity with a plug socket.
- Remote control, both for heating and for lighting
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- Long life span of 5000 hours
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Tom's Hardware writes:
"All three drives are great performers and will only give you reason to complain if you purchased a 7,200 RPM hard drive, because these almost seem obsolete with availability of the latest 5,400 RPM generation. Looking at the excellent benchmark results of the three 320-GB drives, there should be a substantial performance increase with the next generation of high-speed notebook hard drives, or this product category will die out due to users deciding between either a high-capacity 5,400 RPM drives or much faster flash-based solid state alternatives."
It sure is nice to have a PS3. Maybe soon I'll upgrade my 60GB drive to one of these. I wonder how much faster DMC4 will load at 7200RPM?
I'm contemplating very hard over the WD or the Samsung.
WD - Faster seek times 68MB/s transfer time
But 60c Max Temp.
Samsung - Faster 70MB/s transfer time Cooler temp 5-55c
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...women and children that are not living for Christ are prisoners of war, though most are completely unaware of it. In Biblical times, people's names had meaning and even great significance. The Hebrew name of Jesus, Yeshua, actually means "to rescue", "to deliver". Jesus Christ is the great deliverer, and his rescue mission is now in full swing. Once we have been rescued by committing ourselves into his service, we have the opportunity to become part of the rescue team. It is through our voice and actions that he typically speaks (though there are still times he intervenes personally!).... (more)
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Jewish Facts of Life
March 20 is Purim, the "Feast of Lots," based on the book of Esther. Don't miss our Purim episode of Kosher Joe! (watch it online now)
While we take the message of Esther very seriously, we also recognize that in contemporary Jewish culture, this holiday has become a time of fun and even a time of practical jokes. Many Jewish newspapers will have columns reporting outrageous (and fictitious) stories. Our web department created a special edition of Kosher Joe for the occasion. But the video also presents very real opportunities for the viewer to explore how God invites us to know him better.
You can also explore our website to learn more about Purim—and even read some very serious articles and cook some seriously delicious holiday food.


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Facebook Reveals 83 Million Fake Accounts
Almost 5% of users own "duplicate accounts" on Facebook.
Almost 5% of users own "duplicate accounts" on Facebook.
Facebook has revealed that it has some 83 million fake accounts on its site, almost 10 per cent of its user base, in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The 10-Q filing reveals that the firm is aware of a large portion of accounts plaguing the site that shouldn't be there, with 4.8 per cent of users owning "duplicate accounts", which is not allowed under the terms and conditions of the service.
Beyond that, there are around 2.4 per cent of "user-misclassified accounts", where users have created "personal profiles for a business, organisation, or non-human entity such as a pet", which are meant to be hosted under its Pages section.
Lastly, some 1.5 per cent of users, around 10 million accounts, are "undesirable", which refers to user profiles that "are intended to be used for purposes that violate our terms of service, such as spamming", the firm explains in the filing.
Based on the last reported user base of 901 million, there are around 83 million fake accounts in total on the site.
Whether this has any significant impact on brands running ads on Facebook is not clear. However, some advertisers may be affected if they believe their ads are being targeted to a larger audience than they really are.
The revelations are yet more bad news for the firm, as it attempts to improve advertising revenues and grow its share price after a disappointing flotation on the stock market in May.
The report comes a week after the firm posted its first public earnings, which revealed a loss of $157m for the quarter, sending its share price plummeting by almost 10 per cent to its lowest price since it hit the market in May.
The firm's share price is now teetering on the edge of the $20 mark, almost half its flotation value of $38.
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The NFL is saving the best wild-card playoff game for last this weekend, but here, it comes first. Giants-Packers. Sunday early evening, Lambeau Field. Single-digit temperatures by game's end. It doesn't get much better than this.
The temptation here is to focus on half of the game — the Packers' nuclear offense versus the Giants' physical and ball-hawking defense. And yes it will be intriguing to see if the Giants' pass rush can catch and corral Aaron Rodgers, whether run-stuffers Damon Harrison and Olivier Vernon can contain Ty Montgomery — who looks odd as a running back wearing No. 88, but is averaging almost 6 yards per carry — and most importantly whether the NYPD (New York Pass Defense) secondary can keep tabs on Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams and Randall Cobb.
In the Packers' "run the table" six-game winning streak that took them from 4-6 to the NFC North title, Rodgers threw 15 touchdown passes and no interceptions. He completed 142 of 200 passes, which is an average of just less than 10 incomplete passes per game.
Compare that to the Oct. 8, 23-16 home win against the Giants, when Rodgers misfired on 22 passes (he completed 23-of-45) and threw two interceptions to Janoris Jenkins. That was even before the Giants defense turned into a dominant unit in the second half of the season.
While that's the featured matchup, the game could be decided by the Giants offense versus the Packers defense. Just because the Giants haven't had a lot of success on offense doesn't mean they can't. Not when they have a two-time Super Bowl MVP at quarterback and a receiver who can take any given play all the way. Green Bay is very thin at cornerback after having three go down in the finale against the Lions. If suspect left tackle Ereck Flowers can keep Eli Manning's back clean, Manning will be able to move the chains and keep Rodgers bundled up on the sideline.
The Giants have done it before in the playoffs at Lambeau — twice — and have a great shot to do it again.
The picks: Giants +4¹/₂ and Under 44¹/₂
Giants 21, Packers 20
Dolphins (+10) over STEELERS; Under 45¹/₂: The Dolphins won the regular-season meeting in Miami, 30-15, on Oct. 16, as Jay Ajayi burst onto the scene with the first of his three 200-plus-yard rushing performances. That's a reason to not let the weather — high of 20 and a snow shower are forecast on Sunday afternoon — to scare you off the warm-weather team. If they can keep running the ball like that, they can stay in the game.
Matt Moore has gone 2-1 in place of Ryan Tannehill, putting up 34 points apiece in cold-weather wins at the Jets and Bills before a dud at home against the Patriots last week.
In Miami, Ben Roethlisberger suffered a knee injury that required surgery, but remarkably kept him out only one series. The Steelers finished the season on a seven-game winning streak, but the last four wins were by seven, four, four and three (in overtime) points.
Steelers 24, Dolphins 16
Raiders (+3¹/₂) over TEXANS; Over 36¹/₂: These are not the same Raiders who were cruising in the fast lane with Derek Carr and challenging the Patriots for the top seed in the AFC just two weeks ago. That team and that vibe went away when Carr broke his leg in two places. Matt McGloin then got hurt so now they're down to fourth-round pick Connor Cook.
But even though the Raiders couldn't manage an immediate circling of the wagons last week and lost in Denver to fall into this game, there's still plenty there — from Amari Cooper, Michael Crabtree and a trio of useful running backs to help Cook, to sack artist Khalil Mack and a defense that had 30 takeaways. In fact, the key stat here is the Raiders' 16 interceptions up against Brock Osweiler's 16 interceptions. That's a combustible mix, one that Texans coach Bill O'Brien was hoping to avoid.
So, count us in for a bit of a Raider revival, and an Over because turnovers could lead to some points and both O'Brien and Oakland coach Jack Del Rio will try to get creative.
Raiders 22, Texans 17
SEAHAWKS (-8) over Lions; Over 42¹/₂: This one is tricky because it's a lot of points to give Matthew Stafford, and the Seahawks were wildly inconsistent even before losing safety Earl Thomas and receiver Tyler Lockett.
But the Lions could be just about done now that they blew their chance at a division title with a home loss to the Packers, and that they've given up 73 points in the last two games after having a streak of six games allowing under 20.
The terrible Seattle weather — low 30s with some freezing rain and snow — won't feel good on Stafford's damaged finger, and the Seahawks will be not be surprised of Zach Zenner.
Seahawks 30, Lions 17
Last week: 10-6 Overall, 2-1 Best Bets
Lock of the week: Giants (Locks 7-10 in 2016)


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The chief executive of RSA Insurance, Simon Lee, has been warned that his job is on the line after £460m was wiped from the value of the company in the wake of two profits warnings in a week.
Shares in the FTSE100 insurer, which owns More Than, closed down 10.5pc at 108.1p having plunged by 16.4pc, as investors had their first chance to react accounting irregularities revealed in a late statement on Friday.
The shock statement warned about "issues" in RSA's Irish claims and finance functions. It followed a profits warning earlier in the week relating to losses suffered in from the St Jude storm and flooding in Canada, as well as high claims in its Irish motor division.
Euan Stirling, fund manager at Standard Life Investments one of RSA's biggest investors, told reporters that Mr Lee's "coat is on a shoogly peg... not quite nailed to the wall properly". The investor said the chaos compounded concerns that followed RSA's dividend cut in February which triggered a 14pc fall in shares. Mr Stirling pointed out that Mr Lee "took over at a time when the shares were riding high and since then there have been a series of disappointments." He added: "Clearly things have not gone as well as he or shareholders would have expected."
Mr Lee face more anger from shareholders today at a pre-planned investors day at RSA's offices in London.
In a fresh statement, Mr Lee said he was "extremely disappointed". He insisted that the irregularities discovered in an internal audit would not have a "material, long term impact", despite triggering the suspension of its Irish unit's chief executive, chief finance officer and claims director. He said RSA said it had called in PriceWaterhouseCoopers to investigate the irregularities.
But Mr Lee told investors that the irregularities dated back two years, prompting an angry response from investors about why the revelations had come so late. Mr Stirling said Friday's 625pm statement was issued a "pub o'clock".
Mr Lee said the group was only aware of "relatively minor" issues earlier in the week when it noted a rise in motor insurance claims in Ireland. But a closer inspection of the business revealed more substantial problems. RSA said that the "process", particularly regarding director suspensions, took time and the group made the announcement as soon as possible.
RSA said PwC would "undertake a comprehensive review of the issues" that would "focus on the financial and regulatory reporting processes and controls within the Irish Business and the Group oversight and controls of the Irish Business." PwC is due to report back to the board by the end of the year.
Richard Houghton, finance director, said the company was examining "the booking of large losses within claims and the timing of the recognition of earned premiums".
Mr Lee admitted that the group would have to curb its ambitions for acquisitions. "The hit we've taken means while our capital positions remain strong, they are not as flexible as they were pre-hit and we will be judicious in our approach to mergers and acquisitions going forward," he said.


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How a moment of boredom during work became a new direction for my artistic work.
I am a photo realist and am known for it. I do not use photoshop, no matter how complex the result I am looking for, and only adjust my images as much as was possible in the darkroom. It has been the basis for my work on oral heritage and sustainability projects.
Even in my fine art work, including the renaissance portraits, expert costuming, skilled makeup and handmade props complete the scenes not digital mastery. So, possibly for this reason, I have never truly experimented with surrealism in photography.
Until the other night.
Shadowing Romina Diaz, culture doyen of Florence, for an article in Country Living, I found myself at the end of the evening…bored. I had taken all the shots we need; was not willing to strike the equipment; and was too tired to jump into the club spirit of Hostel Tasso's evening revelry.
The camera sat on a tripod…shoulder level, perfect for leaning casually…when I suddenly wondered what would happen if I set truly long exposures and swung the camera on it tripod axis. The result follows…my first, surrealistic realism postcards…or some creative fun.
What struck me after developing the raw files is the cross stream view of time (to coin a buddhist concept). In each singular photo, several individual moments in time are frozen together as if we are looking across time….which in essence we are.


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The Vpod Portal software means customers can start a conversation with your business anytime and anywhere. But many businesses still need a physical contact point that'll help shoppers, visitors or tenants contact you easily.
Vpod has three physical products that provide this customer touchpoint. We'll tell you a little more about them below.
Setting these touchpoints up is quick and easy. And because Vpod undertakes all the necessary manufacturing for each product, it's also a very cost-effective solution.
Vcove: Conversation piece
The Vcove is a simple and elegant solution to ensure clear communication in environments where total privacy isn't essential.
Despite its small footprint, the Vcove's advanced audio-visual features and acoustic technology mean conversations still enjoy a degree of confidence. And they're still easy to hear, even in noisy environments such as trade shows or offices.
For more detailed information about the Vcove, download our specification sheet by clicking the button below.
Vcube: Secure
Vpod's Vcube offers users privacy, whether it's installed in a static position or on location.
Professionals can conduct video and audio meetings while feeling secure that the conversation is confidential. In addition to its many 'off site' uses, Vcube also fulfils the need for the 'quiet room' that workplaces sometimes require for sensitive calls.
Vcube is delivered economically – it arrives flat-packed for on-site assembly by our representatives. Inside it has a stable work surface, cable management systems for safe and straightforward use, power distribution for added reliability, and LED lighting to promote telepresence.
Vcube's most elementary options allow the easy installation of flat screens and audio visual capability.
For more detailed information about the Vcube, download our specification sheet by clicking the button below.
The V1 & V1Plus: Instant privacy
The V1 is a fully-contained pod system with air-conditioning – the perfect solution for customers to enjoy privacy when discussing potentially sensitive matters such as finance or health.
With its state-of-the-art audio facilities and sound-treated technology, a V1 can be installed in even the busiest and noisiest environments. Customer conversations are still crystal clear and devoid of distractions.
The V1 is more than a simple video communicator. It can also contain equipment like security recognition features, plus payment systems such as chip and pin, or health monitoring accessories. The ability to e-sign documents means that purchase-based conversations can result in a definitive outcome.
The V1 Plus is a little larger than the V1, with enough space to conform to DDA and ADA compliancy for both UK and US wheelchair regulations. There is also the option to have acoustic air conditioning installed.
Each can be branded inside, and externally, to make it a stand-out feature in any environment.
For more detailed information about the V1 and V1 Plus, download our specification sheet by clicking the buttons below.


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WordAlone® Ministries is a religious, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and your contributions are fully tax-deductible.
Many of us here think the ELCA has a problem with the Bible. Many of us also agree with the obverse: the Bible has a problem with the ELCA. "With them," said our Lord, "indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says:
'You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn – and I would heal them.'" (Matthew 13:14-15)
How have we grown so hard of hearing? The parable of the Sower and the Seed is the occasion of our Lord's recollection of Isaiah. It warns of three causes for the failure of the Word of Kingdom to grow among us: the devil, shallow roots, and worldly desires. The next parable, the Weeds among the Wheat, warns of a fourth cause: bad seed – words that appear to be wheat, but are actually weeds.
The ELCA has a problem with the Bible, and the Bible has a problem with the ELCA. What is the solution? Being wary of the evil one, growing deep roots in the Word, and not being fooled by the needs of this life. What is the solution? Good seed. Exposure to plenty of good seed. To reclaim the church for the Bible we need to…read the Bible.
Why aren't Lutherans more interested in reading the Bible? Because, like the church in Luther's day, we've developed habits that make it unnecessary. In Luther's day, on the one hand, the Pope and certain experts were the official interpreters of Scripture. In our day, Chicago and certain experts are the official interpreters of Scripture. In Luther's day, the "heavenly prophets" claimed to know the meaning of Scripture on the basis of their individual experience. In our day, everybody can claim to know the meaning of Scripture on the basis of their individual experience.
It had become unnecessary to read the Bible in Luther's day, and you see the same forces at work today, for example, in our Christian education materials that typically combine isolated bits of Scripture, explanations from experts, and the predictable question, "What does it mean to you?" At best, you might end up learning about the Bible. In any case, you don't actually have to read the Bible, because an expert will tell you what it meant and you decide what it means.
Luther objected to experts and individualists for the same reason: both are substitutes for Scripture – both assault Scripture's ability to speak the Word of God clearly and publicly. What we need said Luther, are pastors who will proclaim the Word clearly and publicly, and congregations that will regard it as holy and gladly hear and learn it.
Luther's alternative to learning about the Bible is learning from the Bible. First and last, this means simply knowing the words – taking in the words, chewing on them, developing a taste for them. "How sweet are your words to my taste; sweeter than honey to my mouth" (Psalm 119:103). Familiarity with the words is the fundamental form of Scripture's inspiration, and the fundamental form of Scripture's authority is allowing the words to say whatever they have to say. "Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world.' Jesus answered him, 'Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me" (John 14:22-24).
For that reason, the text of my confirmation classes is the Bible. What we do in class is read the Bible. When reading the Bible, we will go to the catechism, too, and we will go to the liturgy, too, and we will go to any question they want to ask, too, and we will read summaries I have prepared, too. But it is in learning from our Bibles that we will go to these other places. Reading the Bible together is what we do in confirmation class. Knowing the words is our goal.
There's more I'd like to say on the subject, especially in regard to the sexuality study, but for the moment it is enough to know that to reclaim the church for the Bible we need to…read the Bible.


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It is in everyone's interest to have a high customary of health and security of all initiatives. For the needs of the Pointers for the Management of Public Well being and Security at Events (PDF 851KB) , a public occasion is defined as an event occurring in a brief venue or a hard and fast venue normally authorised for different types of events, and occurs commonly, as a one-off, or on an irregular basis.
The routine activities" perspective in criminology provides the necessary insight that predatory violence requires the intersection in time and area of motivated offenders, suitable targets, and the absence of capable guardians (Cohen and Felson 1979).
Worldwide Journal of Public Health and Safety is an Open Entry Peer reviewed journal and goals to publish most complete and dependable supply of information on discoveries and current developments in the mode of original articles, assessment articles, case experiences, short communications, and so forth.
Inside sociology, Abbott (1997) makes a similar plea for a contextualist" paradigm, premised on the concept that no social truth makes any sense abstracted from its context in social (and often geographic) area and social time" (1152). Specifically, the excessively individualistic paradigm of risk elements" has …


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This 8-pack of girls' ankle bootie socks comes with features sure to keep her feet and toes feeling comfortable. Extra support at the ankles and unique knitted design at the opening for added comfort. The cotton blend fabric is designed to flex and conform to baby's feet for a snug fit.
- includes eight pairs of socks
- cotton/nylon/spandex blend
- knitted design at opening for a comfortable, stay on sock
- conforms to a baby's foot shape for a secure fit
- deeper heel pockets
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We can't recommend this enough: test early and test often. It's a great way to identify potential issues with your integration, and it also gives you ample opportunities to get familiar with Braintree.
The Braintree sandbox
The sandbox is a test environment that is almost identical to our production environment. Within your sandbox, you can create users and roles, run transactions using test credit card numbers, and explore the full functionality of the Braintree gateway by using our sandbox testing values in the sandbox Control Panel or via the API.
Get started by signing up for a Braintree sandbox account!
Sandbox versus production
There are a few key differences to keep in mind:
|Login URLs
|Payment methods accepted
|Test credit cards/payment methods
|Real credit cards/payment methods
|Processor responses
|Triggered by specific test values
|Returned by processing banks
|Hardware resources
|No dedicated hardware resources – can't withstand high transaction volumes
|Dedicated hardware resources – can withstand high transaction volumes
|Purge and delete capabilities
|Can purge transactions, Vault records, payment methods, addresses, subscriptions, and sub-merchants
|Must manually delete Vault records, payment methods, addresses, and subscriptions; must manually suspend sub-merchants; can't delete transactions
|Triggered by specific test values
|Triggered by actual events in the gateway
|Processing options and settings
|Standard processing options are displayed
|Processing options may be limited based on account setup
|Chargebacks can be created in the Control Panel, and you can simulate winning or losing a dispute
|The way you manage chargebacks depends on your account setup – not all accounts have disputes available in the Control Panel
|Determined by the country selection made at the time of signup
|Determined by the country in which your business is registered
Your sandbox business location will default to the country from which you access the Braintree homepage, unless you manually change the country selection before signing up. Sandbox processing options, currencies, and features can vary by country.
Testing currencies
When you set up your sandbox for the first time, your account will default to processing with a single currency setup – usually with the major currency in your region. If you'd like to test other currencies, you can create new merchant accounts in the sandbox and specify which currency you would like to test for each one.
- Log into the sandbox Control Panel
- Navigate to Account > Merchant Account Info
- Click the New Sandbox Merchant Account button
- Enter a merchant account ID – this can be whatever you'd like to name it
- Select the currency you'd like to test in
You can also choose to check boxes to enable PayPal payments, set the new merchant account as your default account, or designate it as a Braintree Marketplace master merchant account. If you choose to enable PayPal, your choice of currencies will be limited to those that PayPal supports.
Keep in mind – while the sandbox is designed to simulate how the gateway functions in production, there can be some differences. For example: in the sandbox, you can enable PayPal and multiple currencies on a Braintree Marketplace account; in production, Braintree Marketplace is not compatible with PayPal or currencies other than USD. If you have any questions about limitations in production, feel free to contact us.
Switching from sandbox to production
Once you're ready to start accepting real payments, your developers can begin your production integration.
Next Page: Explore the Control Panel →
Still have questions?
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Delphi Automotive announced it has made a strategic investment in an Israel-based leader in signal processing capability – a key enabler for the expanding connectivity and computing needs in vehicles.
"Demand for increased connectivity, active safety and greater vehicle automation requires best-in-class signal and power distribution capabilities along with a robust data management strategy," said Kevin Clark, Delphi president and chief executive officer. "Delphi's vision is to enable the 'brain' and 'nerve center' of the vehicle through our leadership in computing and electrical architecture. This partnership strengthens our capability in this space."
Valens is the developer of HDBaseT, the global standard for transmission of ultra-high definition video, audio, Ethernet and controls data. Valens introduced its HDBaseT Automotive technology to address the challenges in the increasing amount of bandwidth and wiring necessary required for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Delphi and Valens will be working closely together to advance solutions for in-vehicle connectivity based on HDBaseT Automotive and Delphi's technologies. To further support the commercial partnership, Delphi made a minority investment in Valens.
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That's all set to change, as a new device called CariScreen has been developed which will let dentists screen patients for cavity-causing bacterias. All that is required is a simple swab of the patient's lower teeth, and the device can determine the patient's risk of developing cavities within the next 12 months, enabling dentists to provide preventative care and advice.
Traditionally, the only care that dentists could provide was to treat caries after they'd already appeared. The CariScreen device, developed by CariFree, marks the first that that it might be possible for a dentist to help prevent cavities before they even occur!
You can check out more information about CariScreen in the video below:


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Maintaining and managing the property for the future returns is possible only when people can have a particular idea about the financial matters and investment programs. They wish to buy various assets in the form of land, buildings, shares, and companies, etc. through which they can gain enough income. When the range of revenues increases for the people, they need to pay the special tax for the governments.
It can depend on every individual and their income range to have the financial schedules and their implementation. When they can find the better property within the reasonable price, they can check for their financial status. Whether they can be able to buy or they can have that ability to remove the debts or loans from the banks within time. In case if they feel that they can easily manage the things in clearing the credit they can surely buy the properties.
Some properties can get good market values within a short span of time where as some other features can take a long time to turn into profits. Real estate industry is the sector in which people can depend on the rise and fall of the markets. When people plan to buy any property, they can consult the experts to have the quantity surveyor report that can help them in claiming the tax deductions. Any goods or assets can give income whether it can be a small or big profit. Depending on the ranges of income people can choose various types of investments like properties, business, and other assets. Everyone prefers to have a house of their own with all the facilities and comforts. When the properties increase, they have to show the accounts relating to their financial transactions.
With the help of the expert advisors, they can identify the things under which they can have tax deductions or tax depreciation. People should have an idea about all the points that can help them in buying or selling the properties. Depending on the earnings, expenses, and profits they need to pay the tax to the departments. There is a lot of influence on the people in regards to the real estate industry. The several things that people should understand while claiming the depreciation include:
- Type of the assets and their life span
- When the property is in the listed property
- Tax payers should have the qualification to claim the bonus
- The tax payer should own the property on his or her name etc.
Beyond all these things, people like to buy the things like properties including buildings, lands, companies, and machinery, etc. when the markets are high. When they find the drop in the market values, they cannot dare to show interest in these things. So the influence of real estate is more on the people showing interest in purchasing the assets.


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Community Fund Raiser, Fairs, and Carnival Opportunities
We support our communities. Are you a nonprofit organization, church, school, or civic club? We want to help you raise the money you need to keep serving our community. We can work with you to create a fund raiser suitable for your organization. Call us for details but here are a few ideas
IDEA 1-Guest Pay to Play!
You can use the GamerBus/PlayBus to draw the community to your event and as a means to raise money. You collect money/or tickets. The guest will play based on number of minutes you selected (i.e 5$ for 10 minutes of play)
IDEA 2-YOU PAY and They Play!
We work together to help promote your Fundraising (through FB, Instragram and our web page). You use the GamerBus/PlayBus as an incentive to get the community to support your event and pay a flat rate admission fee.
We offer discounts to civil servants and military; fund raisers for organizations and churches; referral discounts; and discounts on prom After parties and Grad nights
We understand, respect, and appreciate the services provided by our public service officials. If you are an educator, military personnel, police officer, fire fighter, or nurse we offer a special discount as a token of our gratitude. An official Id must be provided to receive a discount.
Refer and Earn Program
Refer a friend and earn a discount on your next party. When your referral books a party, be sure to tell them to mention that your name and you will receive a voucher for a discount on your next party.
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Obituary of Lynne Hawke
Peacefully passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Lynne Hawke (nee Wright) of Bradford at 70 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Larry Hawke. Loving mother of Allan and Amanda Hawke. Proud grandma of Hailly Lynne and T.J. Webb. Dear sister of Judith (Gary) Denyer, Howie (Lyn) Wright, Karen (late Randy) Parish, Glenn (Betty) Wright, Cathy Wright and Michelle (Jim) Kelly. Lynne will also be fondly remembered by the Hawke family and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Bradford United Church, 66 Barrie St., Bradford for a memorial visitation on Friday, September 22, 2017 from 11 a.m. until the time of a memorial service at 12 noon. In Lynne's memory, donations may be made to Southlake Regional Health Centre or Bradford United Church. Arrangements entrusted to Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford.


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new york magazine reports:
"Last week, emo stars The Academy Is ... were in town to check out their clique's new clubhouse, Angels & Kings (or AK-47) on 11th Street near Avenue A. The appeal? "Free drinks! And they'll let us in," says drummer Andy "the Butcher" Mrotek. Apparently, Mrotek isn't alone with this problem. . . Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz complains that when he goes out, bouncers don't recognize him. And even if they do, his whole entourage usually can't go in with him. . . So he, along with promoter Jamison Ernest and his band's managers, Bob McLynn and Jonathan Daniel of Crush Management, are opening AK-47. "This is a bar for all the rejects," promises Wentz. His bandmates, along with their friends (and fellow Crush clients) from The Academy Is …, Gym Class Heroes, and Cobra Starship, plan to hang there when they're in town. . . Wentz, who's 27, says the bar, expected to open around April 30, will be decorated with mug shots of Sid Vicious and Johnny Cash. The bands will pick the jukebox music, and drink specials may be tied to their song names." read more here and here.
so somewhere in this vicinity i'm assuming.
i have a few thoughts on this-
a.) first of all, as far as i know, pete is still straight-edge. as are two other members of fob. so i just think it's kind of weird he's the spokesperson for the bar.
b.) secondly, i personally am pumped about this. i've been needing a reason to visit ny more often. especially if they have a karaoke night because that would be killer. leah, claire... vacation??
c.) lastly, "drink specials may be tied to song names" has sparked my interest. i'm going to see how many i can come up with. feel free to add your own...
- same bloody mary
- checkmaker'smarks
- of all the gin and tonic joints in the world
- thnks fr horsemen th mmrs
- black russian mamba
- red bulls and vodka in brooklyn (i like this one the best)
- champagne cocktail for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends
- viva la white russian girl
- crab apple martini kids
- you're car bomb crashing, but you're no wave


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Welcome to "Feature Friday", a series of (typically short) videos which explain a feature, function, or technique.
A frequently misunderstood aspect of setting up a monitoring solution is how to handle syslog and trap. Without going too deeply into it here (because the video below does a great job of that) the volume of messages in some environments can overwhelm the most robust software on the beefiest hardware.
The simple fact is that syslog and trap are chatty protocols. If you don't have a design in place that can filter out the noise, you may end up thinking your monitoring solution is performing poorly when it is merely struggling under the weight of an unmanageable message stream.
In this video, I explain to my fellow SolarWinds Head Geeks Kong Yang and Patrick Hubbard exactly how this happens and how build a design that avoids the problem in the first place.
For more insights into monitoring, as well as random silliness, you can follow me on Twitter (@LeonAdato) or find me on the SolarWinds THWACK.com forums (@adatole)


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Building exe/dlls into a zip file
Right now, I'm working for a client out in San Francisco -- yup, left my heart in SF. Anyhow, this client, after providing them the install package consisting of .NET 2.0 Framework, Crystal Reports, the build's EXE & DLL(s), any third-party DLLs, etc...
Well, there's always enhancements and bug fixes that needs to be done. Why should I send my client a HUGE install package that they would have to go uninstall/install on a daily basis? Why not just quickly overwrite their existing EXEs and DLLs? Usually, I include a SQL Script, Word doc with notes, and the EXE/DLLs. That wasn't a problem if I have only one exe, but as the project grew, we now have a total of 7 DLLs.
I was looking for a solution to package the entire build of the project into one folder and automatically zip them all up and then I'll just attach the zip file to my daily emails to my client. See, I'm lazy.
Came across Visual Studio 2005 post-build event command dialog. If you have VS 2005, go to the solution's StartUp project, right-click, Properties, Build Events -- you'll see there's a textbox under the "Post-build event command line:" -- this'll be where you can type out the path to your .bat file.
Perfect...step one out of the way. Using a .bat file that I can have executed after Visual Studio completes the build, I can move files from my bin/Debug (or bin/Release) folder over to a My Document folder that I set up for the client. Easy 'nuf. However, I don't want to move files around every day -- human error can creep in. See, I'm still lazy.
Besides, most email programs balk at sending/receiving EXEs and DLLs, especially Outlook, therefore I cannot send it as is. I would need to compress them into a zip file. I cannot imagine doing that manual work EVERY single day, perhaps twice a day. Now, let's look for a zip program that you can run off using the command-line or a .bat file. Amazingly Windows XP doesn't have a built-in command-line zip program, you have to use the UI to unzip/zip the files.
Lo and behold! I found a solution: 7-zip -- http://www.7-zip.org/ -- downloaded and installed it. Pretty much self-explanatory.
Now, the tough part -- piecing them all together.
Let's create a new plain ol' text file via Notepad consisting of all the files you want zipped.
8 lines in that text file. Saved it as BuildFiles.txt, and put it in my bin/Debug folder. Next, let's create the .bat file zipping all those EXE and DLLs into one neat and tidy package.
Let's see... created a file aptly named zip-em.bat, and also put it in the bin/Debug folder:
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z" u -tzip "C:\Documents and Settings\rob\My Documents\Clients\Program1\6.0\ProgramZipped.zip" @"C:\Documents and Settings\rob\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Program1\Program1\bin\Debug\BuildFiles.txt"
All in one line, quoted, and see the end of that command line -- the know-it-all BuildFiles.txt.
Now... it'll run the zip-em.bat file AFTER the project compiles and builds all those EXE & DLLs. Here's the text that's from the screenshot:
call "C:\Documents and Settings\rob\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Program1\Program1\bin\Debug\zip-em.bat
See! Easier said than done, or was it perhaps the other way around? :-) If you got a way to increase my productivity or ways of making me more lazy, please add a comment.