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If you want to understand Shopify better, you have to get to know the history behind the company. This article will focus on giving you a rundown on how the company came to be and what you can expect from the people behind the establishment as soon as you hire them.
It all started in the year 2004 when the founders wanted to start their own snowboarding company. Tobias Lütke and Daniel Weinand along with another friend named Scott Lake wanted to start their own online business by selling snowboarding gear to tourists in the area.
However, they wanted to create their own software and website. This was when they decided to develop their own algorithm. Through this, business people can have everything that they need in one portal.
The open source web-application framework called Ruby on Rails was used as a skeleton for Shopify. It was further developed and was launched two months later.
After founding Snowdevil (the online snowboarding store), the Shopify team decided to launch the app in 2006. Everything, as they say, was history after that.
In the year 2009, the application further grew which allowed them to launch another API application. This new application allows store owners and other Shopify developers to create their program and sell online as well. The new applications will, of course, be used in the already established Shopify stores.
This is what makes it interesting for online entrepreneurs. The application makes it easier for customers to browse for their favourite products and buy them with one click. On the other hand, Shopify developers can also keep track of the sales as well as any additional inventory that may be acquired down the line.
Nowadays, professionals recommend using the Shopify platform as it is the most innovative applications around. This is why it is important for you to understand how it works so that you can use it to your advantage.


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Use Inspiration to show what you know about Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans. Consider the following:
- What was their life like?
- Who were there rulers?
- What did they invent?
- How did they worship?
- What was their culture like?
- What happened to these people?
Use the following websites:

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Each day, after school, our Alumni Campus Store opens and a lot of clubs and activities are happening. Our kids also have personal business like checking their mail, attending SAT prep class, and checking in with teachers. It's a busy time. But it is also a friendly, social time. The conversation on the school store deck had turned to, of all things, the ice cream trucks of our childhood (I'm sure it had a lot to do with the weather turning decidedly warm and tons of ice cream being purchased from our store). Sensing an opportunity for our kids to show their personality and some light-heartedness, I grabbed my iPhone and started filming. Not everything we do at Oak Hill Academy is as serious as SAT prep class!
What does Oak Hill Academy boarding school have in common with ice cream trucks? Diversity.
by Mike Rodgers | Apr 27, 2017 | Admissions, Oak Hill Academy, OHA Parents | 0 comments


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(note: BreastCheck is only available in London under salary deduction, but nationally as part of a company paid scheme.)


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South Korea stepped up its criticism of North Korea's nuclear plans this week, with U.N. Ambassador Oh Joon calling for "extraordinary" measures against the North's "nuclear blackmail." South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned that Pyongyang faces "regime collapse" if they continue spinning up nuclear weapons production.
Ambassador Oh's remarks came during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday, where the Associated Press reports he described North Korea's recent nuclear bomb test, and ICBM test concealed as a satellite launch, "a clear threat to international peace and security and a blatant challenge to the international community."
"If we go on business-as-usual vis-a-vis the DPRK's repeated nuclear tests and advancement of missile capabilities, the entire world could fall prey to the DPRK's nuclear blackmail," warned Oh. "Extraordinary threat requires an extraordinary response."
On Tuesday, South Korea's president Park Geun-hye gave a nationally televised address to explain her decision to shut down the Kaesong joint factory complex. Opposition party critics argued that Kaesong represented the South's best opportunity to influence North Korean culture, and complained that shutting down the factory would hurt South Korean businessmen and workers. North Korea responded to Park's decision by expelling all South Korean workers from Kaesong, which is located north of the border, and putting the area under military control.
Park's televised address was characterized by the Associated Press as unusually blunt. She denounced the North Korean government as "merciless" and accused it of conducting an "extreme reign of terror" against its citizens. She accused Pyongyang of stealing most of the money paid to North Korean workers at Kaesong, replacing the South Korean currency with much less valuable North Korean money and store vouchers for employees.
Park also suggested North Korea would not be able to rely on the South for no-strings-attached financial aid in the future, and warned her government would take "stronger and more effective" measures against the North, if they did not abandon their nuclear program. She named North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un several times during her address, which is considered unusually aggressive for South Korean leaders, especially female ones.
(North Korea has a history of launching sexist broadsides at Park, such as calling her a "dirty comfort woman." Her calling Kim on the carpet by name is not going to sit well with Pyongyang.)
And Park did all this while North Korea was celebrating the birthday of Kim Jong Un's late father, Kim Jong Il.
"The North Korean government can no longer survive while pursuing nuclear weapons. Such moves will only lead to their collapse," South Korea's president declared, as transcribed by the L.A. Times.
She added that her own country had to "face the painful truth that North Korea will not change on its own," and asked South Koreans to rally around her policies, because "aiming the point of a sword back to us and splitting us up are things that must not take place."
The L.A. Times cites opinion polls that show the South Korean public does seem to be standing behind their president's North Korea policy, but by a fairly narrow margin of 47 to 44 percent.


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The latest decision by Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) perpetuates the conditions that are threatening Alberta's grizzly bear population, says Alberta's environmental organizations.
"With the bears now designated as Threatened, new ways of doing business in grizzly bear habitat are urgently needed to reduce the greatest threats to their survival – interactions with people caused by a proliferation of industrial access roads," says Wendy Francis, Director of Conservation for the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. "Unfortunately, the ERCB's decision to approve Petro-Canada's application for 11 new gas wells and associated infrastructure in Sullivan Creek will increase the threats to bears and the likelihood of bears dying at the hands of people," she adds.
The ERCB announced its conditional approval of the project on June 8th. In its application, Petro-Canada acknowledged that there would be negative impacts on bears and bear mortality as a consequence of the project. The ERCB concludes that Petro-Canada "may have understated the risk to the regional grizzly bear population."
In order to address the risks to bears, the ERCB recommends "aggressive" access management on the part of Petro-Canada, enforced by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. Unfortunately, this is unlikely to be enough to protect bears.
"Proper access management requires that access roads not only be gated but also that there are regular inspections and security patrols and strict enforcement by provincial staff," notes Nigel Douglas, Conservation Specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association. "The province does not have the personnel on the ground to provide the kind of intensive oversight that is necessary to ensure that access roads remain closed. In fact, there is ample evidence that access management is ineffective in preventing determined individuals from taking their vehicles onto industrial roads," he adds.
"What's needed is a complete overhaul of the decision-making process for industrial access on Alberta's public lands in grizzly bear habitat that ensures that there is no net increase in road densities," states Sarah Elmeligi, Senior Conservation Planner for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society- Southern Alberta Chapter. "Case-by-case decisions like this one not only do not adequately account for impacts to grizzly bear habitat, but actually increase risks to bears. We need to change how these decisions are made if we are going to recover grizzlies," she adds.
For more information, contact:
- Wendy Francis, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, 403.763.8633
- Nigel Douglas, Alberta Wilderness Association, 403.283.2025
- Sarah Elmeligi, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, 403-688-8641
A copy of the ERCB's decision is available here: http://www.ercb.ca/docs/documents/decisions/2010/2010-022.pdf


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East Grinstead travelled to Reigate Priory in the last 16 round of the ECB Cup on Sunday and came away with a fantastic victory.
Grinstead won the toss and elected to bat and, just like Saturday, they got off to a good start. Openers Will Adkin (48) and Bradley Hatchett (19) had 47 on the board before Hatchett was caught behind off opening bowler Ollie Thilo (2-39).
Fynn Hudson-Prentice then joined Adkin at the crease where the two pushed the score along to 98 before Adkin was caught at mid-wicket off the bowling of Simon King. Ollie Graham (30) and HP then batted fantastically putting a 70 run partnership together, rotating the strike especially well against Reigate's spinners.
After Graham was stumped on 30 Ian Sturmer followed shortly after LBW for (six). Lewis Hatchett then joined HP and the two started to pick up the pace, HP hitting a clean six before be caught well at Mid-wicket for a well made (77) Some late hitting from Archie Turner and Lewis Hatchett saw EG to a finishing total of 245-6 off their 45 overs.
In reply, EG struck early removing Richard Oliver (three) clean bowled by Sturmer. A few rain breaks then halted play but when the players got back out there Sturmer wasted no time in removing Christopher Murtagh (six) caught behind. Sam Hall (22) and Danny Miller (33) then looked to consolidate the innings putting a 26 run partnership together before Hatchett had Miller caught well by Turner.
Hall soon followed suit being stumped off Hatchett and when captain Luke Beaven was caught well at Long On by Lewis off brother Brad and Graham had Bradley Scriven bowled for (four) Reigate found themselves 110-6 needing another 136 to win. Ben Shoare (56) and King (28) then struck some lusty blows putting on 69 for the next wicket and taking Reigate up to 179. King was then excellently caught behind by Matt Heppell off Graham and Shoare soon followed caught by Hudson-Prentice off the bowling of Lewis Hatchett.
Hudson-Prentice then returned at the end of the innings to pick up the last two wickets and finishing the game. Reigate finished 208 all out with Brad Hatchett picking up 3-50 off 9.
East Grinstead will play Bath CC in the next round at home on the 6th August.


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According to a new report on Friday, a lawyer for President Trump reportedly paid a former adult-film star a six-figure sum in order to keep her from disclosing her affair with him, since he was running for the presidency and still married to Melania.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the story. They claim that Trump arranged for the payment to be made to Stephanie Clifford just one month before people were supposed to vote in the 2016 presidential election.
Ms. Clifford's industry name (or stage name) is Stormy Daniels.
She alleged that their first sexual encounter took place at a July 2006 celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, just one year after Trump married Melania in 2005.
Ms. Clifford supposedly signed a non-disclosure agreement after payment terms were discussed, and reportedly threatened to pull the agreement after payment wasn't initially made.
While Trump's personal attorney denies the story, he chose not to address the $130,000 payment that the Trump Organization made on behalf of Ms. Clifford, and is choosing instead to hide behind attorney-client privileges. Ms. Clifford's attorney is doing the same.
Per the Journal:
"The payment was made to Ms. Clifford through her lawyer in the matter, Keith Davidson, with funds sent to Mr. Davidson's client-trust account at City National Bank in Los Angeles, according to the people.
"I previously represented Ms. Daniels," Mr. Davidson said, referring to Ms. Clifford's stage name. "Attorney-client privilege prohibits me from commenting on my clients' legal matters."
To date, Ms. Clifford has starred in more than 150 adult films and is considered one of the industry's biggest stars.


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I don't do restaurant reviews on this blog because, well, you don't need me to tell you all those Michelin starred restaurants in town are really good. Or that restaurant with the overwrought plating and pretentious mission statement is all style over substance. Or that balti place is just another balti place. If you're into food then you know what you like and you don't need a score out of ten from me*. So you don't need me to tell you that Rossopomodoro in Selfridges is the only good pizza joint in Brum. That could be the shortest restaurant review ever, if this was an actual review, but it's not because Rossopomodoro closed today and you don't review restaurants that don't exist. That would be nonsense. Continue reading
Tacos, from masa to mouth
Brits get Mexican food wrong all the time. It's often confounded with Tex-Mex. Anybody proclaiming nachos or burritos as their favourite Mexican food needs to check their chicken fajitas at the door. Tacos is Mexico's favourite food. So it's great that the UK is finally catching on and you can find tacos on every other streetfood slingers repertoire. Tacos are infinitely customisable, pork, beef, chicken, cheese, salsa, heck even kimchi. Anything goes! It's a blank canvas for cooks to express themselves. So why then have I never eaten a good taco in this country? Continue reading
If you know me then you know I love sausage. To me it is perfect food. Maybe sausages are the oldest food processed by humans. You take all those spare animal bits, smash it up (saves you having to chew it) then stuff it into those other tubey bits to keep it altogether. Not much has changed from prehistoric times. Simple and perfect. Continue reading
Refugee Community Kitchen, Calais
My friend Audrey Gillan suggested we should volunteer at the Refugee Community Kitchen in Calais. Who as part of a larger network in L'Auberge Des Migrants cook up to 2000 hot meals everyday to refugees stuck in the infamous camp in Calais known as "The Jungle". We'd batted the idea around for months, the heart willing but minds and bodies experiencing the kind of inertia that by each passing day makes resolution more and more difficult. It took an unusual burst of energy, a "now or never" attitude, 3 days of frenetic planning and stuffing my Volvo full of donations that found us driving to the door of the French warehouse on Sunday May 1st. We met some amazing people in the two days helping in the kitchen and cooked a vast amount of food. In the end seeing the happy faces of the refugees eating the meals we cooked was ample reward for our small endeavour. Continue reading
Coconut Rum Jerk
There's a corner of my mind that is always thinking about eating jerk chicken. Hot from the jerk pan; smokey, spicy, sweet, juicy, crispy, nice and nice. It's next to the corner of my mind that houses sub-bass soundsystems and good time vibes. Continue reading
Get in the sea 2015
In the interest of balance and because I know people love to read about the negative, here's a lighthearted stream of mild invective to end the blogging year. If you read other food blogs, you would think it was incredibly hard to write openly and honestly about bad food experiences. I don't have a problem with it. It's my firm belief that if you don't have anything nice to say about bad dining then you should say it or it'll stay bad. In the sea goes this lot… Continue reading
Cooking in 2015
Eating is fun, but is cooking more fun? I'm lucky enough to enjoy both equally. So it's not a question that enters my mind. For me the two go hand in hand. Here's a rundown of my favourite cooking in 2015. My favourite dining experiences can be found on my companion blog.


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Article: [Exclusive] Baek Ji Young's husband arrested without warrant for suspicion of drug abuse...
Source: Yonhap news via Nate
1. [+632, -9] Hul what is going on
2. [+601, -24] Hul;; he's totally ruining her future ㅠ her life is so unfortunate ㅜㅜㅜㅜ
3. [+597, -20] Sigh, she suffered so much all throughout her life and now that she can finally look forward to her marriage and child rearing, her husband goes and blows it all up
4. [+83, -3] It hasn't even been that long since their baby was born;; is he crazy
5. [+70, -4] Her life just sucks... I thought she was finally going to be happy with her baby and all...
6. [+65, -3] Wow, this is the biggest shocker... it actually makes my head numb. I hope she's doing okay.
7. [+51, -2] It's barely been that long since they had their daughter ㅜㅜ she must be going through such a tough time..
8. [+47, -1] What a life she's living... why would a father of a baby do that?
9. [+40, -3] Sigh... Baek Ji Young-ssi looked so happy getting back to work and talking about her daughter;; what a shame
10. [+34, -4] Her life is so... at this point, she should consider living on her own ㅋㅋ
Source: Naver
1. [+5,521, -55] Hul... hasn't been that long since they had their baby.. and he's the head of the household...
2. [+4,106, -57] You fool...
3. [+3,218, -48] Baek Ji Young hasn't even had time to take care of herself after giving birth before she was back out on TV to make money... meanwhile her young husband is out there acting immature~
4. [+1,031, -16] I had a hunch that she didn't look so happy when I saw her on TV... now we know...
5. [+941, -16] Why do things always go south for Baek Ji Young.. ㅠ why did he do this knowing that he has a daughter?
Article: Jung Suk Won at police investigation "I did it out of curiosity"
Source: Sports World via Nate
1. [+894, -12] Sigh... he's not some middle schooler who tried a cigarette out of curiosity. He's old enough and the father of a baby, why would he do something like this... and his wife's just now getting back to work too...
2. [+730, -28] Crazy tsk tsk, poor Baek Ji Young
3. [+658, -29] Sigh... finally seemed like Baek Ji Young was finding her footing for a happy life with her husband and a baby, now her world must feel like it's crashing down.
4. [+49, -1] He's the father of a baby and yet he's out clubbing.. and even doing meth...
5. [+41, -1] Weird... most usually just stick to marijuana or even cocaine if you're richer but meth is totally trash level


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There are no rules with sunglasses, as they can be sported in all shapes, sizes and colors. Glancing through the decades, one can see sunglasses at the most prestigious high fashion show runways, all the way to casual scenes like the beach. Even high impact sports require some form of eye protection. Safe to say, sunglasses are a universal staple in fashion that can be spotted anywhere at anytime. Heck, even Corey Hart sang a song about wearing sunglasses at night. Countless number of people reach for them daily without giving much thought to the magnitude and the impact they have on our health and wellness. I am one of the many individuals who can openly admit that wearing sunglasses promotes good outdoor eye safety but beyond that I was uninformed on the topic. Just like our skin requires sun block, our eyes require a shield of protection from bright light. Did you know that our eyes have a limited tolerance to the sun? Damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation is cumulative and will add up with time.
It is for this reason one should search for the right quality of sunglasses. Thoughts that may circulate your mind are the elevating costs of a good pair of glasses these days. To that I reply with, it is usually the frames (and designers one at that) that add up at the register. So what do you search for when bombarded by hundreds of options? According to Iris.ca: "Sunglasses should have lenses that block 100 percent of UV-A and UV-B rays and be made of material that allows optical quality viewing as well as is safe and impact resistant" (2015). Skincancer.org pleads consumers to: "check the tag on the packaging to ensure this" (2015). Additionally, "If there is no label, or it says something vague like UV absorbing or blocks most UV light, don't buy them…" (2011). Remember that sunglasses are more then just a fashion accessory. They are a health necessity. For those of you who wear specialty contacts, yes you still need sunglasses because: "…UV-blocking contacts shield only the part of your eye under the lens. UV rays still can damage your conjunctiva and other tissues not covered by the lens" (allaboutvision.com, 2015). As for the glasses advertised and graded by the darkness of tint, those offer no UV protection- unless specifically stated on the label.
The more I research the further I realize that we, as human beings, cannot get away from exposure to UV radiation. Whether it is for our skin or our eyes, it is worth taking that extra step to double check the UV meter on your sunglasses. Just walk into your optometrist's office or any specialized glasses store, many give you a free UV reading. Recently, what I was surprised to learn was that certain knockoffs and/or cheap pairs of sunglasses may actually do more damage to your eyes then if you forego them altogether. I say this because: "…the tinted lenses will relax your pupils, letting more damaging radiation hit your retina than if you were wearing no glasses at all" (nytimes.com, 2011). No UV protection in that equation equals more harm to your retina. To be safe, stick to eyewear from an established commercial chain and take a look at the sticker located on the front and/or the label attached. For those of you who wear regular glasses, those clip on shades are officially outdated, but better then nothing. Want to maintain your sleek appearance while looking fashionable? I am a firm advocate of prescription sunglasses. Stick with grey lenses as they do not distort color and remain fairly neutral. You should feel a sense of assurance that you are defending yourself from dangerous radiation, I know I do.
Sunglasses also aid to minimize intense glares and squinting. When your iris closes from too much sunlight, you naturally shy away. It is your body armoring itself. What you cannot prevent is wrinkles formulating when squinting. Still think you do not need to invest in sunglasses? The Robert Frith Opticians say it best: "No one is immune to sunlight-related eye disorders. Every person in every ethnic group in developed and developing nations alike is susceptible to ocular damage from UV radiation that can lead to impaired vision" (frithsopticians.co.uk, 2015). Have you seen people with yellow bumps or little growths on the whites of their eyes? That is just one of many side effects caused by too much sun exposure. Dailymail.co.uk says pinguecula is: "… caused by UV damage to the collagen in the conjunctiva (the clear coating on the white of the eye)" (2013). Although these growths are benign they can cause irritations, redness, dry eyes, etc. That is also hoping you get that particular long term side effect and not skin cancer on the eyelid.
Although this may be self evident, sunglasses are not just for the summer months. The nytimes.com confirms that: "Skiing on fresh snow, skating on reflective ice or hiking at high altitudes can be harder on your eyes than a day at the beach" (2011). If I have not stressed the importance of wearing sunglasses enough, and you are still not convinced, then at the very least go purchase a large brimmed hat. This allows you to block out and provide yourself with some form of shade. Overall, protection from the sun should begin as early as possible, especially for children who spend more time outdoors on a daily basis. No one wants to reach the point of permanent lesions and slow degeneration… while risking a cataract. Cherish your ocular tissues and protect your sight from the most harmful rays for the eyes. This is a hazard that is underestimated. Isn't your sight worth protecting?
© 2015 Olivia Gudaniec
Model: Olivia Gudaniec
Photographer: Ken Schultz
Hair & Makeup: Tazeen Khan


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Writer. Adventurer. Currently working on The Dreamless City, a series of steampunk novels and short stories.
The editing of LIFE OF A FOUNDRY MOTH has been going as fast as molasses in winter. Even bribing myself with M&Ms for each page I tackle isn't making much of a difference. I find myself hemming and hawing over each sentence, agonizing about word choice and readability. Argh!! Feels like I'm going in slow motion today.
For some good news, I am participating in a Writing Process Blog Hop. You can check out my good friend MJ Pullen's page where she tagged me and discussed her writing process. MJ has published three contemporary women's fiction novels, which are refreshing and fun to read. She is a fellow Atlantian, an amazing mother of two energetic boys, and an all-around amazing gal. You should stop on by and check out her beautiful website too.
My writing process blog will be coming out next week. When I mentioned this to my friend and fellow Dragon*Con goer VLS Perry, she said that her current writing process is "procrastination." Yeah… mine feels a bit like that too. ;) (By the way, Dragon*Con is awesome; you should really stop on by Labor Day weekend if you're in the Southeast.)
On that note, I also saw this interesting lifehack article on how to improve your writing by editing more effectively. I especially enjoyed this little gem: "Editing is where the real work of writing is at." Preachin' to the choir here! There are some good suggestions on how to edit better, which I'm pretty sure I need.
Aaaaand because we are moving in slow motion today, I thought you might enjoy this video. Kick back, relax, and get your mellow on.


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The rock band AC/DC once sang, "Rock 'n' Roll ain't noise pollution. Rock 'n' roll ain't goin' to die." My father sure wished it had died. He would gently say, no; he would strongly argue that indeed it was noise pollution.
Noise pollution is defined by Wikipedia as "displeasing or excessive noise that may disrupt the activity or balance of human or animal life." It goes on to say that noise pollution can affect health and behavior. Chronic exposure may cause noise-induced hearing loss. At the worst, noise pollution may cause high-blood pressure, stress induced health issues and vasoconstriction, which can lead to death by heart disease.
I am sure there are some who are calling for all guitars, drums, and sources of "rock 'n' roll" type music to be banned from church services. Sorry, this isn't about rock 'n' roll. This is about the ever-increasing noise in church life that drowns out the voice of God.
The noise I talk about is the well-intentioned means we spend so much of our resources on trying so hard to be the voice of Jesus. You name it, the noise is getting louder and louder. How can we tell? Fewer and fewer can hear the voice of the Redeemer on any given Sunday morning.
Noise equals busy. We are getting busier and busier and noisier and noisier and I'm not sure we have the right intention. Intention or heart is the issue. Instead of seeking to be simple we are getting more complicated. Jesus was pretty simple. He constantly was addressing those who were making a relationship with Christ complicated. They were the Pharisees and the legalists. They wanted to define life in Christ. They wanted measurable means so they could "see" God. More and more rules and stuff drowned out the voice of the very one that walked among them. They couldn't see who he was because they couldn't hear him. All they could hear was the business of faithful living.
We aren't any different. Even churches that claim and work hard at expressing the grace of God instead of the law struggle to keep it simple. I know. I've been involved in churches that seek to make Sunday morning and just about any avenue of the Christian life busy, consumed, and confined to the church building. That is a business model designed to build an organization.
I've also been involved in churches that really do want to make the Christian life simple. They want to beat back the noise of the world's philosophy of busy, busy, and busy. The strange thing is the more we try to keep it simple that alone keeps us busy. The busier we are the more noise pollution.
It has been said that our country's founding fathers must be rolling over in their grave if they could see the mess of our country today. I think the founding fathers of the church (apostles and early church fathers) would be doing the same. We are busy making worship appealing, programs exciting, teen programs entertaining, and people happy. The noise pollution is deafening.
Meanwhile, we can't hear. The crescendo is drowning out the voice of God. We are not straining to be still (and quiet) to hear the voice of God. The stress of "church" life has disrupted the redemption work in and through our lives. No wonder we don't know the voice of our neighbor much less the voice of God. We are deaf.
I have come full circle. Instead of noise, it's time to create silence. Silence with a purpose. I'm going deaf. What would a church that purposes silence look like? It's time to try. Can you hear me?


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While I was out of town, a welding torch showed up on my doorstep. The FedEx man had set the box (containing hoses and regulators and two high-pressure tanks) right in front of my door so that it couldn't be missed. If the tanks had been full, he'd have set enough energy on that porch to destroy my entire house. But the tanks were empty. Empty and waiting.
Worn out from my flight home, I walked up my front steps and almost ran into the box.
I'd forgotten I ordered the torch.
But the heavy box, with its strapping tape applied so neatly it must have been done by a machine or an artist, insisted I remember. "Remember me?" it asked. "You had big plans for me when you sent in your order. Don't let me down, buddy."
I did have big plans. From the day I realized that vehicles were made by actual people instead of some alien race of master craftsmen, I'd wanted to design and build my own vehicle.
From scratch.
I'm not talking about picking some bolt-on items from a catalog and wrench-twirling my way to a so-called custom machine. No. I meant drafting the lines and the angles. I meant practicing that black art known as vehicle dynamics. I meant spending days figuring if that 1/4" bolt should have been 3/8" instead.
I meant, that is, accepting the strong probability that my creation would fail. Because that's what it means to make something from scratch, always-imminent failure. So when the welding torch arrived, I was excited, but also scared. With such a tool, the only thing standing between me and my dream of a home-made vehicle, was my own substantial ineptitude. But I believe we are all inept while exploring the realm of The Interesting. It's the nature of that space.
I filled the empty tanks a few days later and began creating fantastic piles of useless metallic sculpture while practicing my brazing and welding. Eventually I started to get the idea. I learned how to move both hands in precise motions at the same time, like a silent, pyromaniac, drummer. I learned how to adjust the regulators and light the torch without blowing myself up. I learned how to breathe and hum a tune to keep my hands loose. I'm still not very good. My welds are not yet art. But as I practiced, my joints went from brass and steel-splattered failures, to things with actual structural properties that withstood hammer blows. Eventually they were good enough that I trusted them, and I began building my motorized bicycle.
Welding and brazing weren't the only required skills, of course, but I followed much the same course for each new challenge. Every step demanded I jump into the pit of ineptitude and claw my way out. Never was it clear that I'd succeed. But in the end, I built the bike you see in the picture. I've ridden it from San Diego to Las Vegas and spent five days on it touring around Arizona. For each of those thousand or so miles, I listened with the ear of a new parent for the sounds of danger. Every new noise was cause for a roadside inspection. I still listen to it the same way because it is, after all, my own creation. There's no user's manual to inform me of its needs.
This is a success story but they don't all turn out as such. When it comes to doing your own thing, failure is always more likely. Writing fiction is a good example of this. I can't tell you how many stories I've written and had to throw away. When I started writing Terminal Visit, it began as a completely different story than the novella I ended up with. At least three times I gave it up, only to start again a week later when some new aspect of Bryson or Allison's character began nagging at me in my sleep.
The characters in Terminal Visit, are a husband and wife in the not-too-distant future who followed their own direction and ended up lost. Does that mean they failed? In the end, I'm not sure. Does that make them admirable? To my mind, absolutely. But as to whether or not the sacrifices they make are worth it, each of us will probably see differently. I'd love to hear your take on the matter.
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Natural Pool Revolution!
Submitted by ConsciousBabe on Fri, 2012-03-30 09:27
Yes, we can have clear, gorgeous swimming pools without it costing nature!
Jenny Louw's beautiful, bio-diverse swimming pool is a wonder to look at. Like a natural lake it lies transparent amongst the rushes and reeds, home to many garden creatures.
Unlike chlorine pools, natural swimming pools work with the nature around them. They require no chemicals whatsoever and a quarter of the amount of electricity needed for normal swimming pools.
The idea is to make use of the nutrients in the water so that algae won't grow to feed on it. The slow circulation of a precise pipe system allows the water to pass through micro-organism rich gravel and the root network of various water plants, which is turn consume any nutrients. When a pool is free from nutrients, algae growth is prevented.
Now six months old, the water of Jenny's pool is crystal clear, although the sides of the pool are still covered in a thin layer of algae. Apparently it takes a year to get the eco system fully functional.
'I was concerned for my children's skin,' Jenny says of her previous pool system. Chemicals in the water were causing irritations and she was concerned of the damage salt water pools could wreck on the environment. A landscaper by profession, Jenny loves how her new pool encourages biodiversity, as well as forming part of the garden design.
Natural pool technologies were developed in Austria and local expert Gerome Davis helped Jenny construct her bio-pool. Together with his company aQua-design they adapted the existing pool by adding the same amount of surface area for the special natural filter system and pipes in the right places for perfect circulation. Jenny warns that a professional approach is very important, as getting it right can prove tricky. Renovating a new pool is easiest, and the bigger it is the better it will work.
Whereas keeping normal pools free of algae is high maintenance because of chlorines short shelf life, pipes in the walls of a bio pool gently push the water through a natural filter system and then back into the pool, now free of nutrients. Dealing with the cause of the problem, rather than battling against the side effects, the natural filtering system can even make municipal water completely pure!.
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Visiting a hospital can be a stressful experience, so when the British Columbia Ministry of Health was designing the Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion, the architects were asked to come up with a warm, natural facility that would also meet rigorous building performance demands. To achieve these ends, the design used wood in structural and decorative components. The lobby features exposed wood and provides a sense of calm for all in a stressful environment. Wood use throughout the public areas of the hospital expansion reinforces the connection to nature, helping to reduce stress and anxiety for both visitors and patients1. Research shows people respond emotionally to wood and are attracted to its visual variety and natural expressiveness; the visual presence of wood in a room is both psychologically and physiologically beneficial2. When construction began in 2011, the Emergency Department and Critical Care Tower expansion was the largest health care project in the history of British Columbia, serving Fraser Health Authority's fastest growing community. The project adds acute care beds, a new emergency department, a specialized mental health and pediatric area, an adult intensive care unit, a neonatal centre of excellence, more space for the clinical academic campus of the University of British Columbia's School of Medicine, and a laboratory with the latest medical technology.
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Natural Choice, Clear Benefits
Surrey Memorial used wood for canopies and cladding because it responds well to rigorous maintenance procedures, resists weather and UV damage, and looks fantastic 2. Wood is a natural choice for sustainable building construction; wood-based building designs have a lower energy and carbon footprint.
A Comfortable, Healing Environment
The hospital's new lobby features exposed structural timbers, panelling and millwork, creating the impression the ceiling is being held up by trees. Wood provides a tangible connection to nature and the outdoors, and offers an aesthetic appeal unmatched by other building materials1. Research by the University of British Columbia and FPInnovations found wood interiors reduce stress by creating a comforting, supportive and healing environment2.
Wood Finishes: Healthy And Healing
Wood products and finishes used for the millwork, interior walls and acoustic paneling in the hospital help to control air-borne contaminants because they are easy to maintain, dust-free after installation, and emit few, if any, harmful vapours3.
Modern Wood Products: Efficient And Effective
Surrey Memorial's roof was made with prefabricated panels designed to achieve long spans with minimum connections. Wood was used for exterior soffits and, in composite form, for some of the cladding and exterior walls.
1 - Fell D.2002. Consumer Visual Evaluation of Canadian Wood Species. FPInnovations, Vancouver, Canada.
2 - Rice J, Kozak Robert A, Meitner Michael J, and Cohen David H; 2006 Appearance Wood Products and Psychological Wellbeing, Society of Wood Science and Technology.
3 - Wood in Healthcare: A Natural Choice for Enhancing Human Well-Being.


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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Weekend Wanderings
Wes has been working the Diablo Canyon outage for the last couple of months. Taking advantage of the first real weekend in 2 months, we decided to make a little trip to Parkfield. It rests along the San Andreas Fault line and has had a history of fairly regular earthquakes. The USGS has set up monitoring devices and collect data in an attempt to better predict what may happen all along the San Andreas Fault. We took a drive up Hwy. 101 to Hwy. 41 East and drove that way through Shandon. These old, rusty metal sorting silos stood along the road like this with nothing else around for miles. I'm not sure what they were used for but they looked really old. The photograph was taken using the pinhole setting (dark circular margins) and then processed using the sepia tones. Love the final photograph! To see more photographs like these, visit my photography website here.
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Governments should be careful creating hate speech lawsBy Nicolas Briscoe | 07/06/2017 8:18am
On June 20, the Sussex Police Force, of Sussex, England, posted a tweet that would go on to draw mixed reactions from those responding. It read "This man used Facebook to express his hatred for Muslims & has gone to prison #WeStandTogether against hate crimes." In Germany, twenty-three police departments raided thirty-six homes across fourteen German states in search of suspected 'hate posters,' and removed their Internet-connected devices.
The reaction from the citizens of these nations was unnervingly supportive. The majority of respondents on Twitter echoed the sentiment of the hashtag. There were many standing together against the apparent crime of hateful expression, regardless of the Orwellian totalitarian enforcement tactics of the supposedly well-intentioned governments. This willful submission to the full frontal assault on freedom should send a shiver down the collective spine of those citizens around the world who value liberty over oppression.
The tendency for the uncomfortable to seek rectification for their discomfort by virtue of government intervention is not a new phenomenon, nor is it terribly novel. Tyranny rarely presents itself as such. It is the first rule of authoritarians and tyrants to assuage the desires of the concerned by curbing the right of the people to speak freely in a manner contrary to a perceived "common good". Like boiling a frog, the slow uptick of heat in the cauldron of civil liberty abuses is historically almost unnoticeable until it is too late, and you find yourself a fully cooked victim of authoritarian rule.
Once the precedent has been set allowing the government the prerogative to curb speech it deems unsavory, government power is checked only by the restraints of the current ruling class, rather than a concrete guardian of liberties that transcends personal ideologies. Willfully granting the government the authority to decide what speech will be regulated will inevitably result in government believing it has that right.
Despite the claims that the United States has set its own precedent in the war against speech with the "fighting words" doctrine established in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942), no such equivalency exists. The narrative that hateful speech leads directly to violence is the undeniable beginnings of totalitarian rule. The equivocation of anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, anti-black, anti-white, or anti-anything speech with "fighting words" is a dangerous equivalency that mars the boundaries of both concepts. Saying that Muslims should not be allowed in this country (see: vile racism, legal) is a fundamentally different statement than telling a Muslim that you intend to hurt or kill them, or other Muslims (see: fighting words, illegal).
The American penchant for absolute or near-absolute free speech has allowed for a nation freer than any on Earth. Stories are rampant across most of Europe, the socialist utopias of Scandinavia, Canada, and outliers elsewhere in the world, of government crackdowns on free speech resulting often in detention or arrest. Rather than addressing the concerns of the overwhelming masses that radical Islamic terrorism and its sympathizers pose a serious and existential threat to western society, they opt to display their own tolerance by being entirely intolerant of dissenting opinions deemed unsavory.
There are many in the United States that seek to emulate the free speech violations of other western nations. We see the guerilla militia tactics of "Antifa" stifling free speech using violence and the threat thereof. Conservative speakers such as Ben Shapiro, Ann Coulter, and Charles Murray, among several others, encounter massive protests designed to stop the spread of their opinions at college campuses—often supported by a willfully complicit administration. Those spoiled by the luxury of liberty are often those who seek to degrade or destroy it. They seek enhanced crackdowns on free speech, while simultaneously taking every possible opportunity to eviscerate the President and calling him everything from the stupidest dope that has ever been elected to public office to the most brilliantly evil mastermind/superspy/saboteur in human history—all within a span of five minutes. The accusations might be ridiculous and their insults poorly thought out, but the right to criticize the government is a hallmark of free society.
Those demanding the government act to curb that which they deem "hate speech" will be shocked at how quickly speech against the government is deemed hateful, and banned. Eagerly granting government power over the speech of its citizens is beginning the descent on a sharp, slippery slope towards oppression and despotism. Each law that chips away at our most closely held civil liberties, no matter how opposed you might be to the application of the liberty in question, is an unacceptable affront to the foundation of our republic and the inalienable rights that emanate thereof. As is often said, "If you do not support the liberty of those with whom you disagree, you do not support liberty."
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EVENT DATE: Sep 14, 2012
Early Friday morning, September 14, 2012, Dana Roskey, Executive Director of both the Tesfa Foundation and Ethiopia Reads, will join 11 other teammates to participate in Reach the Beach, a 200 mile running relay from the rugged mountains to the beautiful beaches of New Hampshire. This race continues day and night for over 30 hours of continuous leg pounding, bug swallowing fun until the final collapse at Hampton State Park late Saturday afternoon.
Dana will be in the #2 position (running legs 2, 14 and 26) which has been called "the brutal one" by previous Reach the Beach survivors. Fellow teammates, Meg O'Connor, Kristen Fudge, and Liz McGovern, will be there to cheer Dana on. In fact, Liz is in the #3 slot and will be anxiously waiting to see if Dana will make it to hand off the relay baton to her.
Dana is participating to support two causes very close to his heart- education and running.
One Moon Ethiopia has partnered with Ethiopia Reads to build a school in the Tembaro region ofsouthwestern Ethiopia. This school is expected to be built late 2013/early 2014. You can donate this worthy cause on a separate fundraising site here.
This Crowdrise page is in honor of the Tesfa Teen House- an integral part of the Tesfa Sport forDevelopment program. Tesfa's teen house was established in 2008 as an environment for four teens (ages 14-18) to have safe shelter and education, a chance to train and acquire the education and skills to make their lives better as adults, while they get to train with our running team, and -- more importantly --giving them an opportunity to live without fear. Check out photos the four Tesfa teens- Hiwot, Fantu, Asnaku, and Bekelu- on this Crowdrise page. We love these girls!!
Please donate! Our goal is to raise $2000 to help cover costs of rent and school fees. Thank you!!
The Team: $2,000 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Academy Award-nominated documentary taking a look into the life and work of former nanny Vivian Maier. When real estate agent John Maloof visited an auction house in search of old photographs he discovered a box full of old negatives that had been taken by Vivian Maier. As Maloof fell in love with her photographs, he researched into this unknown person and found that she had a fascinating story that she never got to tell.


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Four in Ten Very Low Income Renters Experience Worst Case Housing Needs
According to HUD's latest Worst Case Housing Needs: 2015 Report to Congress, 7.72 million households experienced worst case housing needs in 2013, down from a high of 8.48 million in 2011. Modest gains in renter household income since 2011 contributed to the number of very low income (VLI) renters falling 4% since 2011, contributing to the overall decline in the number of worst case housing needs cases. Despite the improvement, worst case housing needs remain 49% greater than in 2003.
Renters with worst case housing needs are those with very low incomes, at or below 50% of the area median income (AMI), who do not receive government assistance, and who either spend more than half of their income on rent and utilities, or live in severely substandard housing, or both.
HUD released the full report on May 1, after providing an executive summary in February (see Memo, 2/9/15). In 1991, Congress directed HUD to periodically report on the worst case housing needs of renter households. The 2015 report is the sixteenth such report.
In 2013, there were 18.5 million VLI renter households, 41.7% of which had worst case housing needs. Nearly three out of four renter households with worst case housing needs had extremely low incomes (ELI), incomes at or below 30% of AMI. More than half of the ELI renter households had worst case housing needs.
The shortage of affordable rental housing remains the primary cause of worst case housing needs. In 2013, higher income renters occupied 40.8% of the units affordable to ELI households 38.5% of the units affordable to renters with incomes between 30% and 50% of AMI. The most affordable units in the rental market are the least likely to be vacant. The vacancy rate for units affordable to ELI renters was 5.1%, compared to a vacancy rate of 11.6% for units affordable to renters with incomes above 80% of AMI. Inadequate housing conditions contributed to only 3% of worst case housing needs cases.
The 2015 report uses the American Housing Survey to explore the relationship between housing instability, "doubling up" with family or friends, and worst case housing needs. Among unassisted ELI households, having severe housing problems increased the likelihood of missing one rent payment by 155%, and of being threatened with eviction by 58%. In addition, ELI renters were twice as likely (4.6%) as those with incomes between 30% and 50% of AMI (2.0%) to report that they would be forced to enter a homeless shelter if evicted. In contrast, 65% of renters with incomes above 50% AMI reported that they would find a new home if faced with an eviction, and only 0.9% would seek out a homeless shelter.
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Shopping at Target vs. Walmart requires very different wardrobe choices. ;-) I was obviously dressed for Target – AKA: The land where you spend no less than $100 on things that were not on your list.
Again, Nothing I have on is Maternity.
Jeans- just a super low rise pair of skinnies from my last pregnancy purchased at Target.
Black Top- I LOVE the "Soprano" brand basic tops from Von Maur. This black shirt I have on here is that brand. Their tops are made of a super soft and stretchy fabric that never fade. I love this brand not only for fabric but also their tops are long. I HATE tops that don't hit at mid hip and theirs are def. perfect to wear with leggings when not pregnant and then come to just a "normal" length on me when I am pregnant. Most basic tee's or tanks run around $26.00 which is a pricey basic to me but worth the investment for a few basic colors to have around.


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Do you like arcade style racing games? Do you like games that let you drive like a maniac and reward you for it? Do you like the crashes in driving games as much as the driving itself? If you answered "Yes" to one or all the previous questions then Burnout 3: Takedown is the racing game for you.
Burnout 3: Takedown is all about reckless driving at very high-speeds and the more reckless you are the faster you will go. Driving down the wrong side of the road and blowing by oncoming cars, sliding around turns at high-speeds and smashing into the competition to wreck them all help build up your boost meter. The more boost you have the longer you can use it and go even faster than the already insane speed of the game. Basically, the boost is like nitrous oxide that gets injected into your car's engine to give you a boost of speed until you run out of it. If you drive reckless enough you can probably keep your boost meter filled through most of the race, as long as you can control the car for that long without wrecking or being taken out by one of the competition.
The races in Burnout 3: Takedown consist of your standard first one to the finish wins, time trial, and gran prix, where you race multiple races for points and the person with the most points at the end wins. But, Criterion also included some alternative racing formats, such as, Eliminator and Road Rage. Eliminator pits you against other drivers in a race where each lap the last place car is eliminated until there is only one car remaining at the end of the race. This mode makes you consistently stay in the lead or close to the front or you won't finish the race. The other interesting race mode is Road Rage where you have to try to take out a set number of cars before the time runs out or your car is destroyed from being crashed too many times. All of these races take place on 40 different tracks spanning 3 continents that provide different scenery and racing locales.
Plus, once you have had enough of the racing modes in Burnout 3: Takedown you can move over to the 100 crash events. The crash event areas allow you to crash into busy intersections and other locations to try and cause the most damage as possible for points that let you unlock new vehicles and events. Cause enough vehicles to crash in one of these events and get a Crashbreaker that allows you to detonate your car for even more explosive fun and damage. Also, pick up items on the track for automatic boost, more cash, score multipliers, and automatic Crashbreakers, but avoid the Heartbreaker icon or your final cash total will be cut in half.
I am hard pressed to decide which part of Burnout 3: Takedown I liked more, the racing or the crashing. You will probably find yourself going back and forth between the two modes causing you to want to keep playing more and more to open up new events and vehicles. Burnout 3: Takedown will keep you busy and entertained for awhile and keep calling you back for more.
On top of all these cool game play and racing options Criterion has also hit a homerun with the graphics and sound in Burnout 3. The graphics in Burnout 3 are truly amazing and fly by at a blistering pace. I don't know if I have seen a game that is faster than Burnout 3: Takedown and the only game that is comparable in speed is F-Zero GX for GameCube. Burnout 3 is fast, I mean really fast, but it also breaks the bounds of reality and if you are a simulation racing game fan then you may not like the game because of this. But if you like a racing game that has you screaming down streets on the edge of your seat hoping nobody pulls out in front of you and rewards you with a spectacular crash when someone does, then Burnout 3 is the game for you.
The blazing fast graphics are also no slouch in detail or quality and look great as they are making your eyes water. Plus, the crashes also look just as good as the racing. Sparks flying off the car as you scrap the wall, parts fly off and crumple up on your car when you crash, and your vehicle and others will even explode in a huge ball of flames if you hit a tanker truck or one of the Crashbreakers mentioned earlier. The destruction doesn't stop with your vehicle either. The cars, trucks, vans, buses, and more that you run into also have real-time damage that looks great and you can even control the crashes using the slow motion feature called Aftertouch. If you crash you can steer your car into one of the competitor's using the Aftertouch feature and you will be rewarded with an Aftertouch Takedown and keep your all important boost. Also, in Road Rage mode each time you wreck someone or they wreck you, the car in question shows damage as it continues on. This relates to doors flying open and shut, trunks banging up and down and other physical marks on the cars to show you have taken some damage.
All of these graphic touches show the attention to detail and it is amazing that they got the game to look this good and go this fast. The only complaint I have about Burnout 3's graphics is that sometimes when you crash the camera angle isn't that good and doesn't give you a good view of where your competitors are for Aftertouch Takedowns. This same problem makes it hard to judge where items are that you want to pick up in crash mode. This is just a minor problem and should not be held against Burnout 3 that much, since the rest of the graphics in the game are really good, but I had to mention it.
As mentioned above, the music and sound effects are also top notch in Burnout 3: Takedown and ooze high production quality. Electronic Arts licensed music from bands like Autopilot Off, Ramones, The FUps, Finger Eleven, Go Betty Go, Jimmy Eat World, and more that allows the game to have a real radio station feel as you drive your car aggressively down the road. They even went to the extent of putting in a DJ that breaks into the songs for updates and also gives you other information as you play the game. Some people might get annoyed with the DJ's over-the-top babbling but he does fit into the style of game that Burnout 3: Takedown is and I didn't have a problem with him. I also liked the music but have heard others complaining about it. I own Autopilot Off's CD and like bands like Three Doors Down, Sugar Ray, Linkin Park, Incubus, Nickelback, and Fuel, so if you like these bands or style of music then you should like the music in Burnout 3: Takedown.
The sound effects are also great and you will here screeching tires as you power slide around corners, glass and metal breaking and crunching when you wreck, engines revving and fuel injectors getting a blast of boost. The standard sounds you would expect in a racing game are here and well done and I have no complaint. You will also hear cars coming up next to you and flying by you, since the game supports Dolby Pro Logic II.
Speaking of cars flying by, the game is super fast but you should be able to control your high-speed car since the controls are also great and very responsive. I never felt like my input was delayed and that is a good thing, since you don't even have time to react a lot of times in Burnout 3 let alone wait for the controller to respond. What you input happens exactly when you enter it, so you should only be limited by your driving skills and reaction time not bad unresponsive game control. The button layout is the standard racing game layout and if you have played any other racing games on the PlayStation 2 you should know what I am talking about.
Lastly, if you finish all the races and crash events the game still has replay value, since it contains extensive multiplayer and online modes that allow you to play in versus or cooperative modes on and offline with friends. You can race against one other person in split-screen multiplayer mode and versus up to 5 other people online. Multiplayer and Online modes also allow two people the ability to crash together in crash events for even more destruction and fun. There is also an 8 player Party Crash mode that allows each of the eight people a chance to crash with the person doing the most damage being declared the winner.
Final Verdict
With 70 cars to choose from and online and multiplayer modes on top of single player race and crash modes, Burnout 3: Takedown has a lot to offer. I don't think I have ever played a faster racing game that had me not wanting to blink nor turn my PS2 off. The game looks great, sounds great, and plays great and I can't recommend it enough. Burnout 3: Takedown is a must buy for every racing game fan and probably should be purchased or at least rented by every PlayStation 2 owner on the planet, since it is that good.
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Author: Michael Rutter, M.D., FRS, Ann Le Couteur, MBBS, and Catherine Lord, Ph.D
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To administer the ADI-R, an experienced clinical interviewer questions a parent or caretaker who is familiar with the developmental history and current behaviour of the individual being evaluated. The interview can be used to assess both children and adults, as long as their mental age is above 2.0 years.
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- 1 point for arriving on time to an event
- 2 points for staying until the end of an event
- 1 point per god defeated
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- -5 points starting from the second run you miss without notice
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I'm reluctant to even say the "S" word, because every golfer knows how contagious a shank can be. Once you shank one shot the negative thoughts creep into your mind. Before you know it you are shanking everything from your putter to your driver. Well, hopefully it's not that bad, but lets take a look at some common causes of shanking the golf ball.
A shank occurs when the ball hits the hosel of the golf club and shoots off to the right (for a right handed golfer). You are looking to make contact in the sweet spot or center of the clubface.
Stand farther away at address. By standing farther away at address, hopefully you will give your arms more room to swing past your body. Moving back could change impact from the hosel to the center of the club.
Swing the hands and arms closer to your body at impact. Amateurs sometimes extend the arms and hands out at impact. If the hands and arms are extending a few inches out at impact the clubface will be moving out a few inches. That could move contact from the center of the clubface to the hosel.
Maintain better balance throughout the swing. Again, this relates to falling into the ball. Make sure you stay off your toes as you swing into impact. In addition, make sure the upper body and head do not fall into the ball. The swing should be a rotational movement around your fixed spine angle. Maintain your spine angle throughout the swing.
Negative thoughts quickly enter your mind as you start shanking the ball. You go through a checklist of everything that could cause the shank. Return to a solid pre shot routine and positive mental image. Do not start over thinking why you are shanking the ball. This will lead to hesitation and poor swings. Amateurs often decelerate into shots leading to more shanks. Focus on maintaining the spine angle and follow through. Accelerate through and hold a solid finish. Exaggerate the finish and hold a good finish position for an extra second. Hold the finish long enough someone could take your picture.
Cutting across the ball can also lead to a shank. This is known as an outside to inside swing path. The Inside Approach is an effective tool to fix the outside to inside swing path. A less expensive way is to place a piece of wood 4 inches to the outside of the golf ball. Swing without hitting the piece of wood. Both of these methods will help teach you the correct swing and steer you away from the outside to inside swing path.
There is nothing more frustrating than shanking the ball. This should give you an idea of what causes the shank and a few solutions the next time a shank sneaks up on you.


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We recently wrapped up 52-weeks of magical surprises at Disney Parks . Since January, " Limited Time Magic " has included a series of unexpected opportunities with an extra sprinkle of pixie dust at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort . Before we begin a new year, we've collected some of the most popular and talked about "Limited Time Magic" experiences of 2013. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared the many kind words during the year.
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OEMs like Dell/EMC are notorious for pressing customers into purchasing new hardware by leveraging the threat of very expensive 4th year and above service/support contracts. However, a fair percentage of the install base, if given the option to cost-effectively extend maintenance, would do so in order to extend the life of their storage rather than replace it. This is where Scale Logic and D-Mark meets with the end customer to consult on the best course of action.
D-MARK is one of the only companies on the planet addressing the intersection of sample preparation and data management. They recognize there is as much complexity in the informatics as there is in the sample prep and both workflows are reciprocal with respect to data quality. By working with us, together we thoroughly and distinctly provide a portfolio of tools to meet the needs of our customers within Life Sciences.
We are proud to work with a leading industry provider of advanced solutions for genomics and molecular biology. Our partnership will ensure customized support for extending warranty contracts on storage infrastructure, options for growing current storage with re-certified nodes and clusters, assisting in discovering value in aging legacy platforms and providing other services such as data migration, certified data erasure and disk destruction.
"We have been happy with our service from Scale Logic since you began providing support for our EMC VNX7500 Unified System. Being able to have an onsite spares kit is a great idea as it allows us to respond quickly to many hardware related issues and then just wait for a shipment to replenish our spares kit. You have been great about responding promptly when you are notified of a warning or alert. Once provided with log information, you are also prompt on reviewing the data and notifying us of on any needed action items."


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Lafayette-based MidSouth Bank N.A. will buy Breaux Bridge-based First Louisiana National Bank for around $19.3 million in cash and stock.
First Louisiana National Bank has total assets of approximately $115 million. In addition to its headquarters in Breaux Bridge, the bank has branches in Lafayette and St. Martinville.
The deal includes $11.5 million in cash and 725,000 shares of MidSouth's stock, worth around $7.8 million at Monday's closing price of $10.73 per share.
"First Louisiana National Bank is a healthy bank with a strong consumer market franchise," said Rusty Cloutier, MidSouth Bank's president and chief executive officer, in a news release. "We are confident there are tremendous opportunities to increase lending in St. Martin Parish, by leveraging access to MidSouth's additional products and services, supported by a more technologically advanced banking platform and a much larger network of retail banking centers and ATMs."
MidSouth Bank is owned by MidSouth Bancorp Inc., which had assets of $1.2 billion as of July 31.


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CD3 Mouse Monoclonal Antibodies, Assessment of the New Clone LN10 Against PS1: An Improvement on a Routine Tool for the Haematopathologist!
CD3 is a reliable and specific marker for the detection of cells of the T-cell lineage and has been, therefore, routinely used by pathologists for many years. The PS1 clone was a great advancement when it was first released. It was robust and able to work in decalcified bone marrow trephines where only the rabbit polyclonal antibody had been previously effective. After an internal product review at Leica Biosystems the Research and Development team were challenged to produce a superior clone. LN10 was the product of this work, which has exceeded all expectations. The localisation and all round efficacy have provided an advancement in the evaluation of T-cell infiltrates and the identification of T-cell derived neoplasms.
CD3 is a multi-subunit complex containing extracellular, trans-membrane and intracellular domains and is spatially related but separate from the T-cell receptor.
As CD3 is restricted to the T-lineage and is expressed virtually throughout T-cell differentiation, it represents the most specific as well as the most sensitive T-cell lineage marker available for the immunophenotypic analysis of lymphohaematopoietic malignancies. The Novocastra clone PS1 was developed almost 10 years ago and fully characterised by work conducted by Steward et al.1 Since then a review of the product led the team to see if they could produce a superior clone. This resulted in a new clone LN10, which while fully assessed and characterised by Leica Microsystems we describe here our experiences within our laboratory. Therefore, the aim of this study has been the comparison of the immunohistochemical properties of the two different monoclonal antibodies directed against the non-glycosylated epsilon chain of CD3 molecule: the older PS1 clone and the novel LN10.
Materials and methods
As a first step, optimal immunostaining protocols were developed using tonsil tissue specimens. Both clones required an antigen retrieval procedure, which was found to be identical in both instances: it consisted of high pressure-cooking in a citrate buffer of pH 6.0 for 2 minutes. After deparaffinization and antigen retrieval the monoclonal antibodies were applied on the tissue sections with an incubation time of 30 min. Specifically bound antibodies were made visible using the alkaline phosphatase detection system and FastRed as chromogen. After establishing the most optimal dilution (in both instances it has been 1:100) both monoclonal antibodies were applied routinely to stain 260 consecutive cases of the Department of Pathology at Charit_ University Medical School Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
The majority of the cases stained were lymph node (n = 140 cases) and EDTA-decalcified bone marrow specimens (n = 70 cases) which had been referred to this department for diagnosis or exclusion of a malignant lymphoma manifestation or for the diagnosis of a haematological disease. The collective analyzed also included 10 cases of small intestine biopsies, which had been referred to the Department in order to diagnose or exclude the presence of gluten-sensitive enteropathy.
The samples were evaluated in the first instance independently and then with all experts involved at a multiheaded microscope. The following points were addressed for each pair of immunostains:
- Labelling of the appropriate cell population
- Comparison of the staining intensity between PS1 and LN10
- Comparison of the ability to deliver a crisp signal with a clear labelling of the cell membrane
- Possible influence of the fixation
- Possible influence of EDTA-decalcification in the case of bone marrow biopsy specimens
- In the case of peripheral T-cell lymphomas, which can show an aberrant reduction to deletion of CD3 expression among other, pan T-cell antigens, whether either of these clones was able to identify even a low level of CD3 expression.
Figure 1. Comparison between PS1 and LN10 clones in normal and neoplastic T-cells
Labelling of the appropriate cell population: in all samples harbouring non-neoplastic T-cells, both clones (PS1 and LN10) delivered similar patterns of specifically stained cells, as has been extensively described previously.(2, 3 and references therein) We did not observe any inappropriate labelling of non-lymphoid cells with the novel anti-CD3 clone LN10 in the numerous specimens investigated.
Comparison of staining intensity: Application of the novel anti-CD3 clone LN10 resulted in more intensive immunostains than those obtained with the anti-CD3 clone PS1 (Figures 1 and 2). This was appreciable not only in small specimens (intestinal biopsies) but also in large tissue sections. In 10% of the slides analyzed both antibodies delivered identical immunostains (Figure 3). There was no instance where the anti-CD3 clone PS1 delivered stronger signals than the LN10 clone.
Signal crispiness: In addition to the increase in the staining intensity the novel anti-CD3 antibody led in most cases to a clear-cut and crisp labelling of the T-cell membrane (Figures 1b, 2b). In contrast, the anti-CD3 PS1 clone delivered not only a weaker but a somehow slightly "blurred" label (Figures 1a, 2a).
Influence of fixation time: among the cases investigated there were two large lymph node specimens showing a gradient decrease in CD3 labelling particularly visible with the PS1 clone. This effect is frequently seen to occur in conjunction with heterogeneous fixation of a given specimen where the border has experienced a different fixation time to the centre of the tissue. This staining heterogeneity was not visible with the LN10 clone.
Influence of decalcification procedures: in all bone marrow specimens investigated the anti-CD3 clone LN10 led to a crisp labelling of the normal T-cell population occurring in the bone marrow (Figure 3b).
Identification of low level CD3 expression in peripheral T-cell lymphomas: in one case of the present series with a very weak CD3 expression in the neoplastic cells as detected with the PS1 clone (Figure 1c), the novel clone has demonstrated a considerably stronger labelling of the neoplastic population (Figure 1d).
Figure 2. Comparison between PS1 and LN10 clones in samples from small intestine
The novel anti-CD3 clone LN10 reliably labels T-cells in paraffin embedded tissue specimens. The LN10 clone predominantly produces stronger immunostaining than the PS1 clone. In addition, the labelling is more precise regarding T-cell membrane staining. In this respect LN10 seems to be more efficient in the identification of reactive and neoplastic T-cells than the PS1 clone.
The LN10 clone seems to be less affected by variation in fixation than the PS1 clone. Decalcification procedures – at least involving EDTA – do not interfere with LN10 reactivity making it suitable for investigation of bone trephines. It is therefore arguably an advancement in the detection and assessment of T-cell neoplasms and a welcome addition to the laboratory.
- Steward M, Bishop R, Piggott NH et al. Production and characterization of a new monoclonal antibody effective in recognizing the CD3 T-cell associated antigen in formalin-fixed embedded tissue. Histopathology 1997; 30 (1): 16–22.
- Williamson SLH, Steward M, Milton I et al. New monoclonal antibodies to the T-cell antigens CD4 and CD8: Production and characterization in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue. Am J Pathol 1998; 152 (6): 1421–6.
- Leong FJW-M and Leong AS-Y. Essential markers in malignant lymphoma: a diagnostic approach. The Journal of Histotechnology 2002; 25 (4): 215–227.


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9 acne mistakes you're probably making and how to fix them
Pimple, zit, blemish, whitehead, blackhead — whatever you call your acne, there's one thing we can all agree on — it's the absolute worst! It seems like there's an infinite supply of products (and a few well-known home treatment myths… toothpaste on your pimples anyone?) that promise acne treatment and prevention. Whether you get the occasional stress-induced pimple or struggle with chronic acne, finding the best way to keep those annoying blemishes off your face isn't always easy. To make things a little simpler, we've compiled some common acne mistakes and exactly what you can do to fix them.


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Purpose of the Tithe
The Purpose of the Tithe
Why do we tithe? The Bible says, The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. (Deuteronomy 14:23 TLB) Tithing is a reminder that God is the supplier of everything we have. It is also God's personal invitation to an outpouring of his blessing in your life.
The word "tithe" is derived from the Hebrew word ma'aser and it literally means a tenth. Ten percent of everything belongs to the Lord. In Malachi 3:10 (NLT), God says this: "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." This is the only place in Scripture where God tells us to put him to the test. In other words, he's saying, "Go ahead. I dare you. See if you can out-give me."
Is God wise? Do you trust him? These are two fundamental questions behind the act of giving. If God is wise, then you should listen to what he says about financial stewardship. If you trust him, then you should trust him with all aspects of your life, including your finances. So go ahead. Accept God's invitation to put him to the test. Start tithing faithfully and watch what he does in and through your life.
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Articles on Financial Health and Stewardship:
These articles are from Nelson Searcy, pastor of the Journey Church in NYC and Boca Raton, FL. Nelson is one of Pastor David's mentors as a pastor.
- Common Errors and Expenses that Lead to Debt
- Making Financial Decisions
- God and Money
- Finding Financial Freedom
- How to Control Spending
- Ten things you can do to find financial freedom
- Plans and Goals
If you are having any problems or need assistance with online giving, you can send an email to our finance team at email@example.com.


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Here, we discuss such things as personal transformation, the meaning of life, and moments of clarity.
There is no single, widely-agreed definition of spirituality. Many people gravitate toward spirituality to seek religious-like understandings without the ideological constraints of institutional religion.
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I'm program aduc7061
During the power on i put to GND, NTRST and RESET
After I take off (from GND) Reset and after NTRST
Now I program
It works.
I have a question before program the aduc7061 has a current consumption approximately of 450mA. Very high.
After the program procedure the current consumption is approximately is 50mA.
I don't understand…


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That comment was a typical response from someone who just didn't expect that to happen and got butthurt. Just like you. Simple. As mush as you guys want to paint a different picture, that Albanian side was clueless from the start. Even the best player (hysaj) was getting dragged around.
Na not really. But whatever eases the pain.Plako wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:37 pmThey are the opposite sides of the same coin.Aurora Bulkualis wrote: ↑Thu May 31, 2018 10:21 pmI don't know what's worse, LedZep pretending like Albania wasn't really trying, or Gaga thinking Kosovo is Belgium.


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Closure of Yemen's main airport puts millions of people at risk
Oxfam and eleven other aid agencies have called on the Saudi-led coalition to lift restrictions on Yemeni airspace in order to allow for the reopening of the country's main airport, Sana'a International, and to allow humanitarian flights to resume. Alongside humanitarian flights, commercial flights which also often bring in vital supplies and allow the free movement of civilians should also be allowed to recommence.
Syma Jamil, NRC Country Director on behalf of the INGOs in Yemen said: "The closure of Yemen's main airport, which serves much of the country, is inexcusable when millions of Yemeni families are in urgent need of life-saving assistance.
"The closure only serves to make it even more difficult for aid agencies to get help to those that desperately need it, cutting off an important humanitarian assistance lifeline. All parties to the conflict must ensure that they allow humanitarian aid to reach the Yemeni population, in line with their obligations under international law."
As a result of the conflict, over 14 million Yemenis are in need of food aid. One in three Yemeni children under five years old – approximately 1.3 million – are suffering from acute malnutrition.
Jamil added: "The closure effectively seals Yemen off from the rest of the world at a time when half the population is malnourished and hospitals urgently require more medicine and medical supplies. We call on the Saudi-led coalition to immediately lift all airspace restrictions in order to allow for the airport to be re-opened without further delay."
The announced closure of Yemen's airspace for a period of 72 hours was made on Monday, 8 August. As of Sunday 14 August, the airspace remains closed. The airspace closure coincides with a resumption of airstrikes on Sana'a and other parts of Yemen, which put the lives of Yemeni civilians as serious risk. Already the first civilian casualties – including children – from renewed aerial bombardments are being reported.
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Signatories include:
- ACF International
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- Global Communities
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Contact information
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For updates, please follow @Oxfam.
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- More on Oxfam's work in Yemen


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PETA Pies Canadian Politician Accused of Overseeing Baby Seal Clubbing
Generally I'm not a fan of political extremists who interrupt press conferences held by mid-level political appointees, but this one really caught my eye today…
The woman throwing the pie was Emily McCoy. She's from PETA. And the woman receiving it is Gail Shea, the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, who PETA accuses of overseeing the "largest marine mammal slaughter in the world."
Sure, it's probably not fair to accuse Ms. Shea, a long-serving Canadian politician, of being responsible for the slaughter of millions of baby seals. But you have to respect PETA's dedication.
I don't respect PETA's dedicaton when it comes to acts like this. Violence shouldn't be used to further a political viewpoint, no matter how strongly a person feels. Next think you know, pro lifers will decide that their viewpoint of "defending the unborn" justifies murdering abortion providers. Oh, wait . . .
And really, a pie to the face is alot less grandstanding and weird then some of PETA's actions.
I say if that is what we start doing to politicians for things they do wrong we could help the economy too!
Bakers of the pies make money.
Those who supply the bakers make money.
The makers of the ingredients for the suppliers make money.
We get to watch as a politician gets pied.
No harm either IMO, its just pie.
I would also accept water balloons.
John Wang
PETA has exploited the seal hunt to fill its own coffers.
Instead of showing videos of baby seals being clubbed (which has been banned for more than a decade), why not present actual facts about the seal hunt. The North Atlantic seal population is doing quite well and the seal hunt is conducted in such a small scale that it does not pose any threat. Seal hunters are not mega corporations but everyday individuals.
Emily McCoy should not be given any leniency in terms of the criminal accusations brought against her.
That's strange. I've seen recent vids of seals being CLUBBED in canada. My man Morrissey, among other artists, will not tour canada to protest the sanctioned CLUBBING of seals, this despite the fact Moz is far more popular up north than here in the states. I have an intense dislike for liars, but I really HATE the know-nothings who lie to further homo sapiens cruelty to their fellow living creatures.


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Objective-C was created primarily by Brad Cox and Tom Love in the early 1980s at their company Stepstone. Both had been introduced to Smalltalk while at ITT Corporation's Programming Technology Center in 1981. The earliest work on Objective-C traces back to around that time.[2] Cox was intrigued by problems of true reusability in software design and programming. He realized that a language like Smalltalk would be invaluable in building development environments for system developers at ITT. However, he and Tom Love also recognized that backward compatibility with C was critically important in ITT's telecom engineering milieu.[3] Cox began writing a pre-processor for C to add some of the capabilities of Smalltalk. He soon had a working implementation of an object-oriented extension to the C language, which he called "OOPC" for Object-Oriented Pre-Compiler.[4] Love was hired by Schlumberger Research in 1982 and had the opportunity to acquire the first commercial copy of Smalltalk-80, which further influenced the development of their brainchild.
In order to demonstrate that real progress could be made, Cox showed that making interchangeable software components really needed only a few practical changes to existing tools. Specifically, they needed to support objects in a flexible manner, come supplied with a usable set of libraries, and allow for the code (and any resources needed by the code) to be bundled into a single cross-platform format.
Love and Cox eventually formed a new venture, Productivity Products International (PPI), to commercialize their product, which coupled an Objective-C compiler with class libraries. In 1986, Cox published the main description of Objective-C in its original form in the book Object-Oriented Programming, An Evolutionary Approach. Although he was careful to point out that there is more to the problem of reusability than just the language, Objective-C often found itself compared feature for feature with other languages.
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