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The mention of 'bodybuilding' to most people out there brings a mental picture of a man with a perfectly chiseled physique, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, flexing his muscles; of course back when he was a bit younger. However, in recent times, women have become professional bodybuilders and they have added a lot of beauty to the sport.
Although society expects women to look cute and let men do all the heavy lifting, the women in bodybuilding are choosing to rewrite tradition. The bulk of the women in bodybuilding are drop dead gorgeous, and the fact that they can flex their muscles and lift unbelievable weight is also very appealing.
Since the bodies of men and women are very different, female bodybuilders look considerably different from their male counterparts. This difference is great because the women still look hot and attractive, and they do not lose their feminine touch.
Women in bodybuilding have to work extra hard to get fit and compete in bodybuilding contests, a process that helps to build their character, enhance endurance, and also develop their self-esteem. Furthermore, the working out and engaging in competitions helps the women in bodybuilding to build a career and make good money, especially those who get product endorsements or get into modeling.
The number of hot women bodybuilders around the world is colossal, many with excellent performances in competitions and others simply looking amazing. Here is a list of 15 women who are undoubtedly some of the hottest around the world.
15 Larissa Reis
Larissa Reis is a professional bodybuilder born and raised in Brazil but is now living in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she owns a restaurant. In addition to being a bodybuilder, Larissa is a fitness model, a figure competitor, and an actress. Since being a part-time model for Playboy Brazil, her bodybuilding career has skyrocketed. This hot bodybuilder has managed to perform extremely well in international competitions and she keeps looking hotter every year.
14 Rachel Cammon
Rachel Cammon is an IFBB figure professional and figure coach, who loves to shop, paint, and, of course, lift heavy things. Rachel's struggle with and eventual success over an eating disorder has encouraged many people to take better care of themselves, and her attitude and discipline has made her one of the hottest bodybuilders in America. Rachel is both beauty and brains since she has a bachelor's degree and works in Medical Sales field. It's going to be exciting to see where this young bombshell's bodybuilding career takes her.
13 Erica Cordie
Erica Cordie is a hot bodybuilder born in Minnesota and raised in South Dakota. She stumbled upon bodybuilding after getting involved in a serious skiing accident that damaged her knee. Erica took up a training regimen to give her knee the chance to recover properly, a regimen that developed into an overall love for bodybuilding and weight lifting. Although she has not been modeling for a very long time, her stunning figure and beautiful body make her one of the hottest American bodybuilders to hit the scene.
12 Jennifer Broomfield
Jennifer Broomfield is a professional American bodybuilder born in Bolton, Massachusetts who currently lives in Hartford, Connecticut. She started exercising and working out because she felt she was too muscular growing up and therefore developed some stress and depression as a teenager, which she wanted to beat. As a result, she discovered that her body was developing so well that she decided to get into competitions, where she has achieved great success as a model and bodybuilder. Her natural beauty, lovely eyes, and extremely gorgeous physique make her one of the most beautiful women in bodybuilding.
11 Jennifer Rish
Jennifer Rish is a smoking hot fitness model and bodybuilder from California, who started dancing and gymnastics at the age of four. She began working out at the age of 15 as a way of spending more time with her father and fell in love with training her body. When Jennifer is not busy in the gym doing what she loves, she makes use of her nursing education to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Jennifer has taken part in several fitness competitions and has had commendable results, evidence of just how hot she is.
10 Moorea Wolfe
Moorea Wolfe is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful female bodybuilders we have today. She started competing as a gymnast for many years, before bowing out of the sport because of a back injury. The time on her hands and her desire to follow her interests led her to bodybuilding, a profession she is now involved in and loves everything about. Although she has not been bodybuilding for a very long time, she is definitely one of the hottest bodybuilders out there, and her career can only go upwards from here.
9 Debi Laszewski
Debi Laszewski is a professional bodybuilder born and raised in Wausau, Wisconsin. Debi has always been athletic since she was part of the track and field team in high school. In addition to being one of the hottest bodybuilders in the United States, she is also a model and a personal trainer. 2012 was one of her best years because both the IFBB Ms. International and the IFBB Ms. Olympia ranked her as the second best female bodybuilder. At 45 years old, Laszewski may be past what is considered to be a bodybuilder's prime, but she's still going strong and doesn't appear ready to give up her training any time soon.
8 Heidi Vuorela
Heidi Vuorela is a beauty from Sweden, and her blond hair and strikingly beautiful body make her one of the hottest female bodybuilders we have today. With a few years of experience competing as a model and bodybuilder, Heidi has achieved good success and has developed an even deeper love for working out. When she is not focusing on herself, Heidi makes use of her skills, knowledge, and training to help other people work out professionally. It looks like she knows what she's doing.
7 Heather Dees
Heather Dees is a beautiful bodybuilding professional, a Cosmetologist, and Master Aesthetician who currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Heather loves to set goals for herself such as winning the IFBB Olympia and Classic titles in the same year, goals that she will surely meet owing to her excellent performance in recent years and her extremely beautiful body. Heather has won many bodybuilding championships from 2010 onward, evidence of how hot she truly is. It looks like the 32-year-old is destined to make her dreams come true.
6 Soleivi Hernandez
Although Soleivi Hernandez is one of the hottest bodybuilding and amateur figure competitors, she did not begin weight training until when she was 22 years old. While in college, Soleivi loved to play soccer and softball, games that prepared her for her career in bodybuilding. The NPC (National Physique Committee) first recognized her potential to compete as a professional bodybuilder, potential that led her to winning the NPC New York Metropolitan award in 2007 and many other successes along the way.
5 Wendy Lindquist
Born in British Columbia, Canada, Wendy Lindquist grew up loving gymnastics and dancing. However, as she grew older she turned to bodybuilding, fitness modeling, and strongman competitions. Her face is really beautiful and cute, but her body is fit and strong. Wendy has taken part in many competitions, with her performance ranging between first and fourth place. Wendy is truly a hot bodybuilder and an excellent model.
4 Amanda Latona
Amanda Latona is an extremely beautiful fitness model and IFBB Bikini pro, who got into a gym while on a music tour with her all-girl group and got hooked on fitness and bodybuilding. Amanda's entry into professional modeling and bodybuilding championships brought her huge success, with back-to-back Model America Championship titles, as well as several regional titles. Amanda is so hot that she won all the competitions she entered into in 2009 and this success has followed her throughout her career.
3 Brooke Holladay
Brooke Holladay is one of the hottest bodybuilders in the United States, born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brooke has blonde hair, blue eyes, and an extremely great looking body, which has rightfully won her several professional fitness competitions in recent years. Brooke is a dancer and has a history in modeling and gymnastics. The bottom line is that Brooke is one of the hottest bodybuilders in the world and her popularity in the sport is only going to increase.
2 Sarah Ainsley Harrison
Sarah Ainsley Harrison is a Canadian beauty queen who has participated in and won the NSABBA provincial championship, and has had the opportunity to represent Canada in several beauty pageants including the Miss Universe Canada. Sarah's amazing body makes her one of the hottest bodybuilding professionals and models in Canada. Sarah is beauty and brains, because she is a graduate of NSCC's Tourism and Hospitality Management program. This 6 foot tall bombshell was simply made to flaunt her body.
1 Oksana Grishina
Oksana Grishina is one of the most beautiful and successful bodybuilders from Russia, currently living in California, USA. She had a passion for gymnastics as she was growing up, and she sacrificed a lot of time and energy to meet her dreams. After achieving a degree in Physical training and sports, she opened a gym and started instructing people on aerobics and fitness. Later she started training and competing. She has bagged five first-place wins and three second-place wins between 2012 and 2014 alone, in fitness events such as the IFBB Olympia, Arnold Classic, FLEX pro and many more.


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Published January 12, 2018
Counter seating is popular in modern kitchens, which inevitably raises the question of what stools to pair with your work surface. Since kitchen stools often get more use than dining chairs, they need to be sturdy, good-looking and just the right height. And although buying a few good stools may not be difficult, there's more to choosing them than meets the eye.
The best kitchen stools represent a combination of design and comfort. And while it's easy to be overwhelmed by the variety of designs available, you'll need to carefully evaluate your requirements before zeroing in on your purchase. You see, the wrong stool could leave you feeling dissatisfied and uncomfortable. And you won't realize that it's wrong until a few days after you've used it extensively. So how do you make your purchase worthwhile?
Bar Stools vs. Counter Stools
The only real difference between the two is height, since bar counters are higher (usually 6 inches) than kitchen counters.
Key Measurements
The first step is to evaluate the best height for your situation. Remember to calculate a stool's height from the floor to the seat, and not the backrest. A good way to measure is to first measure the distance from the floor to the underside of the counter. Then subtract 10 to 12 inches from this distance, and you have your ideal stool height.
Knowing your measurements in advance is a good way to narrow your options. Typically, you're looking at stools in the height range of 24 to 26 inches. Bar-height stools are taller and have a typical seat height of 30 inches.
Features Worth Considering
○ An adjustable-height stool comes with a hydraulic gas-lift mechanism to help you reach a comfortable height when seated. Always remember to invest in a quality adjustable-height stool that can withstand everyday use.
○ With a swivel seat, you'll be able to turn around or move from side to side without moving the base of the stool. A swivel-seat stool is lovely to have while you enjoy a cocktail at your counter.
○ A high back and a footrest are worth considering if it's comfort you're after. A high-back stool offers full back support and comes in a wide variety of designs. For more comfort and ease of access, you may also want to consider a footrest.
Consider how the stools will sit under the counter when not in use. How much empty space do you want around each stool? Ideally, you should allow at least 6 inches between each stool to sit and move comfortably without your arms touching your neighbors'.
Remember to make note of your seat width. If your stool has arms, it will extend the width of your stool and may reduce the number of stools you can have at your counter.
RELATED: Match the Stools With Your Countertops
What's Popular Today
"Overall, the wooden tops continue to be strong," says Stina Eriksson, senior buyer at Australian housewares company Zanui. Mixing natural materials (like rattan or mango wood) with a metal base is a great option in most kitchens, she says.
Metallic accents are also going strong this year. Think copper or metallic backless stools that are as rugged and solid as they appear.
RELATED: Prepare for Spring With a Pair of Outdoor Bar Stools
What to Keep in Mind When Shopping
○ Study the materials of your stool to understand how sturdy and durable it is. A heavier stool isn't automatically stronger.
○ Look for rubber pads underneath the stool's legs to protect your floor from scratches.
○ Do you need to save space because your counter area limited? If yes, then you may want to go with swivel stools. Alternatively, backless stools are great too. Another option is wooden stools that you can fold and stow away when not in use.
○ Don't forget to match your stools with your kitchen decor — you don't want clashing designs. One idea is to match the shade of wood on your counter with that on your stool. The look will spell cohesiveness in your kitchen.


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Roxy Rockwood was the voice of AMA racing during the 1960s and '70s. Rockwood was the announcer at most of the major races of the day, including the Springfield (Illinois) Mile, the Laconia (New Hampshire) Classic and the Daytona 200. Rockwood was renowned for his excellent memory for detail. He had a tremendous knack for bringing up pertinent statistics and could pick out the details of a multi-rider pack like a consummate play-by-play man.
Rockwood was born in Iowa in 1929 and as a youngster moved with his family to southern Minnesota. Rockwood's father was a motorcyclist and Indian enthusiast. The Rockwoods enjoyed buying dilapidated motorcycles and fixing them up to sell. Rockwood rode motorcycles from his teenage years.
In 1952, after a particularly rough stretch of Minnesota winter weather, Rockwood came home and told his wife Donna that they were moving to Southern California where it was warm. The Rockwoods settled in Gardena and were just a half-mile down the road from Gardena Speedway. Rockwood, who got a job as a motorcycle patrolman, began attending the races and writing race reports for the local paper. He got to know J.C. Agajanian, who was promoting motorcycle races at the speedway. One night, the announcer could not make it to the race and Rockwood was asked if he would sit in. He did so well that Agajanian hired him to be the new announcer.
Rockwood's booming baritone voice was easily heard over the roar of motorcycles and the fans enjoyed the inside stories he would tell during the breaks in the action. He began to announce motorcycle races at other tracks and became the announcer at the famous Ascot Park Speedway. Ascot Park was a hotbed of Southern California racing and, starting in the late-1950s, hosted annual AMA nationals.
By the early 1960s, Rockwood began traveling around the country announcing AMA nationals. He had the distinction of announcing the last Daytona 200 to be held on the old beach course. He also announced the very first AMA Superbike race, held at Daytona in 1976.
Keeping fans informed was something Rockwood took seriously. His tools for the trade included a microphone, a pen and notepad to keep lap charts and notes, a stopwatch, a walkie-talkie and a good set of binoculars.
In a 1973 interview, Rockwood recalled a humorous experience at Daytona Bike Week in 1962. He'd called so many different events during the week that he woke up on Sunday morning, the day of the Daytona 200, totally hoarse. He found that the only way he could talk at all was by pressing on his throat, so he spent the entire race holding a microphone in one hand and squeezing his throat with the other.
In addition to race announcing, Rockwood served for years as master of ceremonies for the annual AMA awards banquet. He wrote numerous feature articles for a number of motorcycling publications, and even dabbled in competition, earning a trophy in a Canada to Mexico Three Flags Run in 1960. Rockwood's sons raced and Tom became a top-ranked AMA national rider in the early-1970s.
Rockwood left the police force to take a job working in Yamaha's public relations department in 1967. He later joined BSA in the same capacity during the early 1970s.
Rockwood retired from announcing in the early 1980s. He died on July 29, 1990 at 61 from a heart attack. He was honored with the AMA's prestigious Dud Perkins Award posthumously on September 29, 1990 in a special ceremony at the last Ascot Park AMA national.
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A Trip to Carmel Valley, Part 1
May 29, 2016
Ever not realize until perhaps almost too late that you need to get away? That's kind of where I was earlier this month. I needed to go somewhere and not think about long term projects looming over my head. So I headed to Carmel Valley for the first time in at least 16 years. My mother … More A Trip to Carmel Valley, Part 1


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HE IS listening.
That was the message from the Prime Minister as the Daily Echo's Have a Heart campaign reached Number 10 yesterday.
Chants of "save our heart unit" echoed through Downing Street as the 232,733 signatures were wheeled to the famous doorstep.
And it was the task of nine-year-olds Aaron Prior and Oliver Diaper, two children who have had their lives saved by the children's cardiac unit at Southampton General Hospital, to knock on the shiny black door to hand over the petition.
As the door to the home of the Prime Minister slowly opened, Winchester and Chandlers Ford MP, Steve Brine, confirmed that David Cameron told him that he was listening to the concerns of campaigners.
Mr Brine, who has secured a three-hour debate in the House of Commons today about the review into children's cardiac services, told the Daily Echo that he had spoken to Mr Cameron about the campaign and the debate on Tuesday evening.
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The consultation is what the government will use to evaluate which units it will keep. It is imperative that as many people as possible use this opportunity to say they want 'Option B' which will save Southampton's children's cardiac unit.
He said: "The Prime Minister told me that he was listening intently to the cases being made. I and other MPs have been bombarding him about this review and he is fully aware of the process and the Southampton problem.
"I am increasingly confident of the impact of this campaign launched by the Daily Echo and the people power behind it.
"Handing in this petition is another stage in telling those conducting the review to think again."
Those words were welcomed with cheers from the campaigners, believing this puts further pressure on the health bosses who hold the fate of Southampton's specialist unit in their hands.
The journey began yesterday morning at Southampton General Hospital where more than 40 campaigners eagerly stepped on board the coach, provided by Princess Coaches.
Spirits were high on the bus, with young patients and their families excitedly anticipating the arrival at Number 10 after 17 weeks of campaigning.
Tourists stopped in their tracks as the army of campaigners arrived at Whitehall, eager to know why they were there and offering their support.
A crowd gathered to watch as the ten tightly packed boxes were wheeled to the iron gates of Downing Street, cheering as the short walk to the door began.
A handful of campaigners were allowed to accompany the petition, along with 11 MPs from across the south coast, who ditched party lines and braved the sudden downpour to show their support for a campaign that has captured the hearts of the region.
As the door slowly opened, Aaron and Oliver received a round of applause, handing over the first box of 25,000 signatures to the policeman on guard at Number 10.
Aaron, who has had four open-heart operations, said: "I hope the Prime Minister gets the message. This is why I came here today, to persuade him to keep the second-best heart unit in the country open."
His mum Sam added: "It has been really fantastic to come here and deliver more than 232,000 names on our petition, all calling the Prime Minister to help save our fantastic unit in Southampton.
"I was really pleased to see so many MPs here supporting us, not just from surrounding areas, but from along the south coast, which really helps make a difference.
"The Prime Minister should not ignore this strength of feeling. It is clear how passionate so many people are about ensuring quality for our children.
"I would like to thank everybody who has signed the petition and say a massive thank you to the Daily Echo for launching this campaign and all the coverage they have given us over the last four months.
"It has been phenomenal, outstanding, amazing and has helped us to spread the word about our world-renowned unit that is under threat."
Iain Macintosh, director of the paediatric intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital, also joined the campaigners at the door, having spoken passionately at a number of public events and meetings about how much of a loss it would be if surgery stopped in the city.
Despite being ranked the second-best in the country our paediatric heart unit is under threat as health chiefs look to cut the UK's 11 centres down to six or seven. The aim is to have fewer larger centres which they claim will improve heart surgery quality across England.
Southampton was featured in just one of four options which will be put out for public consultation, before the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) makes its final decision.
If Southampton closed, families would be forced to get life-saving treatment in London or Bristol, at units which experts say fell below the "exemplary" standards that the city boasts.
Dr Macintosh said "This petition has been an incredible achievement and is a reflection of how the community across the south coast understands how significant this problem is.
"Chatting to the MPs here today, they understand it is not a local "I want to save my service", it is about a service that can help lots of people, even beyond the south coast and it is a high quality service."
The Department of Health said that no decisions have been made and has urged all those with views to take part in the consultation.
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Preached August 30, 2015.
Jesus didn't confront the Pharisees because he was against the traditions of his faith. His problem was with people who identified outward forms of religion with the life of faith itself. It's easy to do that. It's easier to keep to forms and practices than it is to look deep within ourselves. Maybe because when we look deep within ourselves, we need to be open and willing to change. That's not for the faint of heart.
The best movie I saw this summer was Inside Out. It's a Pixar film, and in true Pixar form, it's imaginative and smart, appealing to adults and children alike. How many of you have seen it? It's the only movie I've ever seen that is more about what's going on inside the people in the story than their actions on the outside. The main character is an 11 year old girl named Riley. Inside Riley there are little people who live in the control center of Riley's mind. These are her personified emotions: joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness. There is an elaborate system for what become Riley's core memories, what goes to her subconscious, how she deals with disappointment and hurt, and the way Riley's emotions conflict when her world falls apart. One of the things the movie vividly demonstrates is how the most significant things that are going on in our lives are the things we can't see. They're what's going on inside us.
We often make the life of faith all about what we're doing on the outside. It's an old, old problem for people of faith. In the Hebrew Scriptures there is an ongoing back and forth between God and God's people. The people think God wants them to jump through hoops by proving their faithfulness through rituals and traditions. But that's not what God wants at all. Jesus reminds them of this by quoting from Isaiah: "This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines. You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human traditions."
This is the scriptural theme Jesus is addressing when he encounters the Pharisees and teachers of the law in today's reading from Mark. The presenting issue is hand washing.
Now, these days we know that there are sound health reasons for washing your hands before you eat. It's a good thing to do. So, I don't want any of you kids to go home today and tell your parents Jesus says you don't have to wash your hands before you eat. Jesus wasn't against hand washing here. He was speaking about something bigger than that.
The basis for the tradition of handwashing originated way back in the book of Exodus when Aaron and his sons were instructed to wash their hands and feet before entering the holy tent. That tent eventually became the Temple, where the practice continued. But then the Temple was destroyed, and everything changed. Still, the rabbis didn't want to lose the importance of hand washing, so they moved the practice to the dining room table, or the home "altar." This was an attempt to bring the holy into everyday life. And it was a beautiful thing. But somewhere along the way, what was meant to be a life-giving practice became a way of separating the insiders from the outsiders. From what we hear Jesus saying in today's text, it also had become an empty ritual that no longer brought people closer to God.
This always seems to be the danger in religious practice. Something is put in place for a very good reason and it's meaningful to people. But after a while, they come to believe that there's only one way of doing things because this is the way it's always been done. It may be that the reason for it has long since gone by the wayside, but the tradition lives on.
A number of wedding traditions are like this. There is the tradition of the father giving the bride away. It comes from a time when the woman was considered the father's property until he gave her to her husband, and then she became the husband's property. But why do people want this to be a part of their wedding ceremony in 2015? Or not seeing each other before the wedding. This came from a time when marriages were arranged and there was the fear that, if the bride and groom actually saw each other before the wedding, they might not want to go through with it. Then there's the idea of a bride covering herself under a veil. People in ancient Rome believed evil spirits would be attracted to the bride, so they covered her face with a veil to hide her from the evil spirits. Why are so many perfectly rational people of faith so attached to such things?
Of course, this isn't only true of weddings. It's true of lots of religious practices. What we've done so many times, for so long, can lose its meaning. And even worse, it can become a way of separating people. If you don't do it our way, then you're not one of us.
Many of us today equate our religious experience with particular outward expressions: particular types of prayers, a particular way of preaching, particular styles of music. You may revel in a Bach chorale, or a Gregorian Chant. You may connect with gospel music, or anything with a driving drum beat, or singing around a campfire with a guitar. We all have our own preferences, certain ways of practicing the faith that open us to experience worship in a meaningful way. And there are probably reasons for that. It's good to understand why. But it's also good to recognize that this stuff is all external. It's part of the trappings of human tradition, and it's not essential for faith. It's certainly not a reason to judge the faithfulness of a person who doesn't treasure the same practices you do.
There's a theological word for stuff that is non-essential: adiaphora. I'm part of an ELCA Pastors group on Facebook that has been really helpful to me as a pastor, but I have to admit that sometimes it could be called, "Adventures in Adiaphora."
I especially love it when we get into discussions about candles. "Do we extinguish the Christ candle on Transfiguration Sunday?" some newbie will innocently ask. And then she will have the benefit of ELCA pastors from all over the country pouncing on her. "It's not a Christ candle, it's a Paschal candle," someone will say. "It shouldn't be lit at all during the season of Epiphany," another person adds. "You only light it at Easter." Another poster writes: "A Christ candle is lit on Christmas Eve right after the reading of the Epistle." Someone else says: "The candle should be made of beeswax, it should be located on the gospel side of the chancel." Then someone will disagree, and there are almost as many ideas about candles as there are pastors. It will invariably devolve into the personal. Someone will ask one of the posters what liturgical book they are using, where they went to seminary and who their liturgics professor was. People who disagree belittle one another. It just goes on and on and on. Finally someone in the thread will say, "Light whatever candle you want, however you want, whenever you darn well please." I suspect that person is speaking for Jesus.
Jesus says, "It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come."
In the ancient world, the heart was the location of the essence of who a person was. The heart was the source of personality, thought, emotion. Even God is given a heart in Biblical poetry. Today, the heart is still metaphorically considered the center of what makes up our human identity. We talk about the heart being the source of positive emotions like compassion and mercy. But Jesus talks here about the heart as the source of evil, as well. There's a lot going on inside us.
We spend the bulk of our time and energy worrying about what's going on outside us. We get all caught up in planning our next vacation, buying a new car, studying, taking music lessons, playing soccer, working morning, noon and night at our jobs, watching our favorite shows on TV, volunteering in the community, keeping busy with a bazillion things we just have to do. And all that stuff on the outside keeps us from spending time on the inside.
When we come to worship, we may expect that by going through the motions, somehow we've made up for the ways we've neglected what's going on in hearts all during the week. But the purpose of our worship is not to serve as a substitute for examining our hearts. At its best, worship directs our attention inward.
Today's gospel from Mark raises a number of questions that we might want to ponder. Here are a few, to get you started:
- Are there religious practices that have become so rote for you that they have lost their meaning?
- In what ways are your religious practices used to keep people who don't value the same practices you do at a distance?
- How does the life you're living on the outside keep you from looking at yourself on the inside? Why do you do this? Is there something you're afraid of?
- How might you enter into worship with a greater awareness of how outward rituals and traditions can draw you into a deeper understanding of your inner life of faith?


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Click here for more info on the activities offered. The intermediate/advanced MTB group ride is sponsored by Freewheel, and will be led by our very own Phil Szczepaniak. Follow the corresponding links on the activities page to register for whatever suits your fancy.
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Every day Gregory Peccary would get into his little red Volkswagen and drive to the ugly side of town, where they keep the government buildings.
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I wasn't expecting you to get there quite this fast. You've totally blown that 100M barrier away!
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Fire Safety Wales install Residential & Domestic Sprinkler Systems throughout Wales for homeowners as well as care homes and hotels.
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Keeping your kitchen safe for kidsSaturday, April 13th, 2013
Children are not allowed in the kitchen but you can't always keep your a watch on your children. So you have to take care of certain things to ensure their safety. Have a look at these tips which you can follow to make your kitchen safe for children.
Tips for safer kitchen:
• Kitchen entrance should have safety gates so you can keep your children out of your kitchen and they can never enter without your knowledge.
• You should install secure cabinets and drawer because cabinets usually cause harm children. Cabinets and drawers should be locked so they can't open it.
• You should install electrical appliances which are safe for your children. It should be covered and out of the reach of the little angels.
• You should keep away your children from hot items that can lead to burns. Usually hot utensils, clothes may cause burning.
• You should do kitchen activities with proper planning and common sense so you can take care of all the things and safety of your children.


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Although Think Progress criticizes the ruling, I tentatively think it is right on the merits for reasons I expressed in When is Uniformity of People, Not Counties, Appropriate in Election Administration? The Cases of Early and Sunday Voting", 2015 University of Chicago Legal Forum 193 (2015).
But perhaps the ACLU is right that the proper remedy is to expand EDR to all the counties in Illinois.
Aside from the merits, the question is whether this ruling comes too late. The judge seems blissfully unaware of the Purcell Principle.
This case is a great one for testing how committed liberals are to equal protection when the ones hurt are rural Republican voters.


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Defender Yogesh to lead Delhi football team
New Delhi: Defender Yogesh Prasad will lead a 20-member Delhi squad for participation in the North Zone leg of the 71st National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2016-17 scheduled to begin from December 27, it was announced on Sunday.
Another defender Abhishek Rawat was named as vice-captain of the team by the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) selection committee after 20-day open selection trials-cum-coaching camp held at the Ambedkar Atadium.
The team left for the tournament that will take place in Sunder Nagar in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday morning. The tournament ends on January 1, 2017.
Abhijoy Basu is the chief coach and Ravi Rana his assistant. Magan Singh Patwal serves as the manager of the squad.
The squad:
Goal-keepers: Pronoy Roy, Apoorv Kakkar, Vijay Pratap
Defenders: Sonu Beniwal, Abhishek Rawat (vice-captain), Yogesh Prasad (captain), Nitin Rawat, Vikass Rawat, Yashdeep Solanki
Mid-fielders: Dilliram Sanyasi, Mukesh Kumar, Dheeraj Sing Jangpangi, Ankit Kumar Rana, Aditya Singh Rawat, Anuj Sharma
Forwards: Kushan Chauhan, Yogesh Kumar, Monu Choudhary, Harish Karki, Kamal Singh.


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It's a rough and tough environment out there in the business world. The big cats seem to gobble all up all of the opportunities and leave the little kittens fighting for scraps. As a small business owner, you are probably aware of the difficulties in fighting big corporations armed only with a small budget and a positive attitude. It can be tough to imagine things getting much better – but it can be done.
How? Well, there are plenty of marketing techniques that you can employ along the way to give yourself a shot. And along with customer service, there are areas of marketing that you can use to your advantage against the corporates. Let's take a look at some of those ideas right now, and hopefully leave you inspired to continue your fight for market share.
First thing's first, don't be afraid of outsourcing. When you head up a small business, there is no real chance that you will be able to do everything that your business needs, regardless of whether you can do it or not. Put simply, if it costs more of your time than makes sense, then hire someone to do it for you. No matter how good at multitasking you are, there will always be a time that you need help, and there's no shame in seeking it out.
Need help with sorting out your search engine rankings? Then instead of wasting a whole load of potentially profitable time, hand the reins over to a web agency with the right skills. Maybe you need a better website, but don't have the time – or knowledge – to build your vision. A quick chat with a web developer might find you the perfect answer – and all for a lot less money than it would cost you in time.
Hiring professional services will be cost effective because their hourly fees will be less than your personal rate, and they will give you better results.
Community matters
Although large corporates are getting more involved with the local communities they trade in, they don't have a chance of making the same impact as you do. Sure, they have big budgets and donate a lot of money, but by and large they are faceless entities that lack what you can give.
There are plenty of sponsorship opportunities in cities and towns all over the country, so find out what's going on in your area and get involved. Sponsor a cricket team, get involved with a local school or raise some money for your community hospital.
As long as you are out there showing your face, you will get a reputation for being a community-minded business. And, that, more than anything, will give you the chance of an edge over big business.
Finally, it's important to network. If you have embraced the community spirit, then the chances are that you already have started meeting new and influential people. But don't stop there. Arrange your own business events and turn up at local industry parties. Just get your face out there and present yourself in a good way, and you will get more clients, customers and sales opportunities.
And at the end of the day, that's what it's all about.


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Could "Green Nudges" Be Enough to Push Us in a Better Direction?
This is a guest post from Tom Szaky, the founder and CEO of TerraCycle, the world's first company that manufactures and packages products from garbage.
I recently came across this article on environmental persuasion on CNN.com, and was inspired by the realism it represented.The article talks about the efficacy of subtle messages – or "nudges" – to encourage eco-friendly behavior. While some people may argue that they don't want their thinking influenced by subtle messages from others, the fact that the messaging seems to have worked remains nonetheless (not to mention that people's thinking every day is influenced by other subtle messages – think about TV commercials!)
So if these "nudges' an be used to influence our purchasing habits, can they not also be employed to help us make more responsible choices?
Part of the realism of the article was that people are unlikely to make giant leaps towards being more environmentally responsible.
Just as in life in general, they should take baby steps first, as a way to ease regular consumers into serious change. Just like with New Year's Resolutions, it's more likely that changes won't last when they are drastic and implemented immediately and harshly. With baby steps, you can make smaller commitments in order to well prepare yourself for the larger commitments and adjust to changes.
Behavior changeA saying goes that "90% of people changing 10% of their behavior will have a larger impact than 10% of people changing 90% of their behavior." If everyone changes just a little bit, we'll have impactful change out of the mainstream – more so than major change among people who are already consider "dark green" consumers.
By using subtle hints and directions, we can move towards having 90% of people change 10% of their behavior. And this is only talking about the minor, easiest things like taking the stairs or using the recycling bin instead of the trash bin. When the average consumer sees that making environmentally and socially responsible choices and changes can be easy and even save money, they will be more willing to take bigger steps.
The caveat here is that this strategy can only be used for "the middle." By "the middle," I mean those people who are not already actively changing their habits and paying attention to their impact. It won't work for those who are already committed to living responsibly – like most Treehugger readers I imagine.
It also won't work well for the people who actively do not care or don't believe in the science of what is going in our environment. They'd be likely to ignore the nudges, or not even notice them at all. Convenience and speed is key, so I imagine they would likely just stick to the habits they are used to – the ones that bring them the most ease in their day to day life.
How to incentivize changeOne way of reaching these people, I think, is incentivizing change . This is how TerraCycle's recycling programs motivate behavior, by offering money donated to charity or a school for every item sent to us. But the thing about incentives is that sometimes they can't last forever, and for some people, they may not be enough.
TerraCycle also partnered with retailer Target to make the covers of magazines like Newsweek double as mailers so that people could mail in their Target plastic shopping bags for recycling.
It was free to mail in, the mailing envelopes were at their fingertips, and when they sent bags in, they would receive a coupon to go buy at Target (made from the original shopping bags). This nudge and incentive saw great success, with 41,000 people sending in their plastic bags and 60% redeeming their coupons.
What else can we do? How can we effect change to the people who are hardest to reach and make it last? Can we do this without incentives, or will those always need to stick around? Are baby steps, "too-little, too-late"?
These are important questions as we try to push responsibility from a passing trend to a mainstream stalwart.


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My 2013 188 merc 220 hp alpha(with catalytic converter and OBD) came with same prop set up as you-23" pitch 14.25" 3 blade alum prop. Hole shot and time tp plane was terrible but my top speed was 55-56 mph at 4800 rpm . I wanted hole shot so I experimented with various props . Always a tradeoff between top speed and hole shot with prop pitch and number of blades apparently being the biggest influence.
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Read this section to learn about the Hall of Fame and its members. Click the links on the right side of the page to explore the information in this section. See below for a description of each the links.
Read a brief history of the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame.
Meet the people who serve the Hall of Fame.
Read the by-laws that govern the Hall of Fame.
Learn about our founders and inductees. Also, you can view a printable list of all who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Band of Angels is a memorial to Wabash Valley musicians who have passed away. Learn more about the BOA and how you can submit names to be considered for inclusion, and view memorials for selected members.
View a list of the ways the Hall of Fame and its members are supporting organizations in the Wabash Valley. Some are related to live music, such as local Children's Choirs, Symphony Orchestras and Concert Bands. We provide judges for the Annual Texaco Challenge singing contest. We have also gone beyond the music to provide assistance to many local organizations that serve the disadvantaged in the Wabash Valley. Collectively, our members donate their time and talents to hundreds of fund raisers every year.


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Looking East From The House At A Southerly Storm Heading For Wellington.
"Ardnadam" the name we chose for our farm, means, roughly, " height of the grave" in Gaelic, and we chose this place name after a farm in Scotland, near Dunoon in Argyllshire., where a young couple were enjoying life in the country. They never had two beans to rub together but they did their best rescuing horses and other animals and welcoming strangers like us into their home and farm. There has always been a farm of that name in that place and we would like to think that "our" Ardnadam will last at least half as long in the future as their place has in the past. I wrote to them and asked if they would mind us using their name and they were delighted that something so old could move forwards to a new world and a new future.


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Supported by dedicated research teams we provide in depth sector and country specific advice and are often the first to identify new opportunities and investors in the market.
The team provides property investors and owners with sales services for all types of land, commercial and industrial assets. We survey on suitable asset types, existing yield structure and upside potentials. Property inspections are executed to gauge asset maintenance and upkeep standards, potential capital expenditure and asset enhancement possibilities. An investment report is presented to describe the asset, which includes an investment analysis and cash flows to highlight potential return. We identify suitable assets that fit the investment portfolio and advice on innovative sale terms that should be incorporated in the agreement to make a successful purchase / sale.
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Yesterday, we shared negative remarks about Colorado by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in relation to this state's marijuana laws. Among his comments: "For the people who are enamored with the idea with the income, the tax revenue from this, go to Colorado and see if you want to live there."
Those were fighting words for Governor John Hickenlooper, whose office compiled a series of state rankings in which Colorado tops the Garden State. See eight Hick-blessed examples, supplemented by Christie memes.
Number 8: America's Top States for Business
Colorado: 7th
New Jersey: 42nd
Source: CNBC
Number 7: The Best State for Business and Careers
Colorado: 5th
New Jersey: 32nd
Source: Forbes
Continue to keep counting down the top eight ways Colorado kicks the sh*t out of New Jersey. Number 6: Economic performance
Colorado: 14th
New Jersey: 33rd
Source: FreeEnterprise.com
Number 5: Innovation and entrepreneurship
Colorado: 2nd
New Jersey: 14th
Source: FreeEnterprise.com
Continue to keep counting down the top eight ways Colorado kicks the sh*t out of New Jersey. Number 4: Business climate
Colorado: 8th
New Jersey: 49th
Source: FreeEnterprise.com
Number 3: "The States of Our Union ... Are Not All Strong /We ranked all 50, from fabulous to failed"
Colorado: 7th
New Jersey: 12th
Source: Politico
Continue to keep counting down the top eight ways Colorado kicks the sh*t out of New Jersey. Number 2: "Find Out How Your Community Measures Up/State ranks"
Colorado: 7th
New Jersey: 23rd
Source: MilkenInstitute.org
Number 1: Top State Technology and Science
Colorado: 4th
New Jersey: 15th
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More from our Politics archive circa April 22: "Marijuana: Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, rips Colorado's pot laws."


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Drain relining is a cost effective alternative to traditional drain repairs and one major benefit is the lack of mess it creates. At Scanprobe, our non-intrusive, no-dig technology will ensure your drains are back to perfect working condition quickly, and that they remain free flowing.
The drain relining method
A flexible liner impregnated with resin is pushed through the drain while an air bag is also pushed through to mould the resin to the pipe. The liner is heated, and once cooled will mould exactly to the sides of the original pipe. Once the air bag is removed, it leaves behind a smooth new pipe inside the original that is in fact stronger than the original.
Drain pipe re-rounding
This is a method of winching a specialist re-rounding tool through the pipe to reform it to its original shape enabling the pipe to be re-lined. Scanprobe offer a pipe re-rounding service to pitch fibre drains together with hydraulic pipe bursting and directional drilling. A lead bullet is pulled through the collapsed drain which re-opens the pipe allowing the liner to be put in place. When the liner has cured, the result is a drain once again in perfect working order.
Localised patch repairs
Typically used in areas where traditional excavation is difficult or with awkward access, localised patch repairs are a fast, cost efficient method of repairing blistered pitch fibre or crushed pipework in diameters of 100m to 450m and to a length of usually 100m. Repair work can include re-forming the pipe if necessary and then installing the patch liner.
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We will provide an extensive in-depth quotation before undertaking any sewer or drain repair works, which can be shown to insurance companies if required. We use the most modern and current sewer renovation methods to ensure all our work is carried out to Water Authority Standards. One of our engineers will be able to perform a site survey prior to quotation, and will explain the necessary steps required for the repair.
Drain relining benefits include:
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- Tree root infestation prevention
- Lining systems available for runs containing diameter changes
- Runs of up to 100 metres relined in one continuous length
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The primary objective of this project is to create a composite application using multiple Web services to generate flood inundation geospatial grids and estimate flood-related property losses. These Web services are self-contained, well-defined functions encapsulated as reusable software components. This application process generates flood maps for FEMA's building loss, analysis as well serves flood maps near-real-time over the Web. The secondary outcome of this project is to document best practices in geospatial service-oriented architecture (SOA).
Flood inundation grids are generated by using the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Multi-Dimensional Surface-Water Modeling System (MD_SWMS) tool, which provides simulation programs for a variety of environmental and hydraulic models. One such hydraulic model that was used in this project is FaSTMECH, a two-dimensional hydraulic model. To achieve the objectives of the project, they developed an SOA Wrapper to the FaSTMECH model, which allowed us to invoke FaSTMECH processes using Web Service Description Language (WSDL) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and SOAP-based XML messages.
Building loss estimations are performed using a loss estimation calculation Web service developed for this project. This service overlays the flood inundation grids, generated from the FaSTMECH model, with parcel-level property data and calculates percentage damage to properties using Federal Insurance Agency (FIA) property damage curves. The loss estimation calculation service is compound; it uses two other data services—a parcels centroids service and a property assessment value service.
The execution of the overall flood inundation and loss estimation business process was performed by a custom execution application. This application chains Web services and executes processes asynchronously. They also tested service chaining using a Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) based module.
Finally, for controlling the process and visualizing process outputs we developed a graphic user interface (GUI) using Adobe Flex framework.
They have successfully developed, tested, and deployed these services and the process application.
Final Report (PDF)
Interim Report (PDF)
GISciences 2008 SOA Workshop, Park City, Utah PowerPoint Presentation
Project Introduction Presentation (PDF)The Polis Center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Polis)
Community Grids Lab at Indiana University
David J. Bodenhamer, Executive Director, The Polis
Other contacts:
John Buechler, GIS Project Manager, The Polis Center-IUPUI


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Red in Oz - Living Life
Thursday, October 08, 2009
New Headboard for the Big Bed
I made up a new headboard for B's big girl bed over the weekend, pleased with the results, but not pleased with my pictures!
The little owl appliques match the owls in the tree decal on the opposite wall.
Straight line quilting on alternate columns.
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PowerLine – Hillary Clinton –> Because we're gonna put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business (video below).
- Sympathy for the miner
- Max Weber on Trump
- Why Ben Shapiro resigned from Breitbart
- The Art of the Deal, ego stroking edition
- Judging the "Minnesota men" (with media alert)
|Sympathy for the miner
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 02:58 PM PDT
(Scott Johnson)
During the Clinton hour of the Democrats' town hall infomercial on CNN last night, Hillary Clinton actually said this: "I'm the only candidate which [sic] has a policy about how bring economic opportunity using clean, renewable energy as the key into coal country. Because we're gonna put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" (video below).
What is to be said? Madam Hillary, thank you for the lucid explanation.
She didn't stop there. She flaunted the trademark Democratic compassion for her victims: "We're gonna make it clear that we don't want to forget those people. Those people labored in those mines for generations. Losing their health. Often losing their lives to turn on our lights and power our factories. Now, we've got to move away from coal. And all the other fossil fuels. But I don't want to move away from the people who did the best they could to produce the energy that we relied on."
|Max Weber on Trump
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 12:57 PM PDT(Steven Hayward)
In our never ending quest to understand more deeply the Trump phenomenon and our current moment, my mind ran back to an old passage from the German sociologist Max Weber, who once said of the United States:
A corruption and wastefulness second to none could be tolerated only by a country with as yet unlimited economic opportunities.
Pretty sure the corruption and waste have now discovered (by imposing) the limits of our economic opportunities. Weber was also struck by the reasons Americans gave him, in his visit in the 1880s, for why they tolerated politicians they despise:
Scarcely fifteen years ago, when American workers were asked why they allowed themselves to be governed by politicians whom they admitted they despised, the answer was: "We prefer having people in office whom we can spit upon, rather than a caste of officials who spit upon us, as is the case with you."
Well, we solved that problem, too.
|Why Ben Shapiro resigned from Breitbart
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 08:32 AM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
I don't think we have written about the incident in which Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski allegedly manhandled Michelle Fields as she attempted to question the candidate at a rally. The incident has been covered extensively elsewhere, including here.
The incident is hardly without interest, but I'm more intrigued by the fallout. Breitbart, whose chairman is pro Trump, refused to back its reporter. To the contrary , it published a piece seeking to cast doubt on Fields' account. Moreover, a senior editor is said to have ordered staffers to stop defending Fields.
Understandably, Fields has resigned. So too has Ben Shapiro, Breitbart's estimable editor-at-large. Here, via BuzzFeed, is Shapiro's full resignation statement.
As a close personal friend and mentee of Andrew Breitbart's, it saddens me tremendously to announce that as of 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time, I have resigned from Breitbart News as editor-at-large. I met Andrew Breitbart when I was seventeen years old and remained his friend until his tragic death; I signed on with Breitbart News two weeks before Andrew's death because I believed in his mission.
I am proud of what we accomplished in the years following his death, fighting back against the leftist media and debunking the left's key narratives. I have many good friends at Breitbart News, including editor-in-chief Alex Marlow and editor-at-large John Nolte, and I admire CEO Larry Solov for his dedication to ensuring a financial future for Andrew's widow, Susie, and his four children.
Andrew built his life and his career on one mission: fight the bullies. But Andrew's life mission has been betrayed. Indeed, Breitbart News, under the chairmanship of Steve Bannon, has put a stake through the heart of Andrew's legacy.
In my opinion, Steve Bannon is a bully, and has sold out Andrew's mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump; he has shaped the company into Trump's personal Pravda, to the extent that he abandoned and undercut his own reporter, Breitbart News' Michelle Fields, in order to protect Trump's bully campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who allegedly assaulted Michelle.
I spoke with Michelle the night after the incident. She told me her story. That story was backed by audiotape, eyewitness testimony from The Washington Post's Ben Terris, physical bruises, and video tape.
Both Lewandowski and Trump maligned Michelle in the most repulsive fashion. Meanwhile, Breitbart News not only stood by and did nothing outside of tepidly asking for an apology, they then attempted to abandon Michelle by silencing staff from tweeting or talking about the issue. Finally, in the ultimate indignity, they undermined Michelle completely by running a poorly-evidenced conspiracy theory as their lead story in which Michelle and Terris had somehow misidentified Lewandowski.
This is disgusting. Andrew never would have stood for it. No news outlet would stand for it.
Nobody should.
This truly breaks my heart. But, as I am fond of saying, facts don't care about your feelings, and the facts are undeniable: Breitbart News has become precisely the reverse of what Andrew would have wanted. Steve Bannon and those who follow his lead should be ashamed of themselves.
|The Art of the Deal, ego stroking edition
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 08:07 AM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
When he endorsed Donald Trump, Ben Carson said "there's two Donald Trumps." The first is "the Donald Trump that you see on television and who gets out in front of big audiences." The second is "the Donald Trump behind the scenes." The two "are not the same person," Carson explained. "One's very much an entertainer, and one is actually a thinking individual."
At the time, I wrote:
The folks who eat up Trump's public persona should take heed: the Trump they see is phony and Dr. Carson thinks they are entranced by unthinking entertainment.
Moreover, I'm not sure why being two-faced recommends Trump in Carson's mind. Is this some sort of Christian virtue?
For Dr. Carson, the answer to the last question apparently is affirmative, for he is doubling down on Trump's hypocrisy as a virtue. The Hill quotes Carson as saying he endorsed Trump only after the tycoon assured him "that some of the more outlandish things that he's said. . .he didn't really believe those things."
Respecting, at least to some extent, the confidentiality of their discussion, Carson declined to say which of Trump's "outlandish" positions the tycoon doesn't "really believe." The list of possibilities is long enough.
Carson went on to say that he's focused on helping Trump shape his policy goals. He cited health care and education in particular.
The idea that Trump's thinking can be shaped will be an emerging theme as more and more politicians join the Trump bandwagon. It's a facially plausible one. Trump displays so much ignorance in so many areas that one is tempted to view him as a tabula rasa onto whom folks with more expertise can inscribe their views.
But Trump isn't a tabula rasa. He has opinions about everything. The slate isn't empty; it's cluttered. Sure, the clutter is breathtakingly superficial, but we shouldn't assume that Trump recognizes it as such.
It's possible that a Ben Carson could help deepen Trump's thinking on health care or education and/or that others could have the same effect in areas such as foreign policy and national security. It's probable that Trump is a master at enticing people with big egos into believing they can influence him.
Unfortunately, history is littered with those who, fancying themselves able to manipulate unsavory rising political figures, found themselves irrelevant or worse once they made their bargain with the devil.
|Judging the "Minnesota men" (with media alert)
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 07:33 AM PDT
(Scott Johnson)
The current issue of the Weekly Standard carries my article "Judging the 'Minnesota men.'" It's a companion to my earlier article "The threat from 'Minnesota men.'" In the new article, I take a close look at the case of Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, who pleaded guilty to one charge of supporting ISIS in federal court in Minneapolis last month. Judge Michael Davis has now created an experimental "de-radicalization" program under which Warsame is to be sentenced. The article quotes Andy McCarthy commenting on the program at some length.
Working on the article, I read transcripts of Warsame's pretrial/detention hearing from this past December and his plea hearing in February. I have been following Warsame's case closely, but I found some things that surprised even me. I think it's an interesting and illuminating case. If you haven't yet checked out the article, I hope you will.
Bill Bennett and producer Chris Beach have invited me to discuss the article tomorrow morning on Bill's Morning in America show during the 7:30 a.m. (Eastern) segment. I think you can access the show via Bill's Morning in America site. Please listen in if you can.


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On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 09:07:08PM -0800, Erast Benson wrote: > On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 14:24 +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 06:21:45PM -0800, Alex Ross wrote: > > > 2) 2,300 Debian packages available for immediate usage. > > > > [...] > > > > > There are probably very few projects that can come anywhere close to > > > Nexenta OS, > > > in terms of the size, > > > > 2300 << 15000, by my reckoning. > > very true. but Nexenta OS is not just number of packages. it also brings > something totally new and exciting to the Debian world. I'm not discounting that it's new and exciting (I wouldn't say "totally", but that's a matter of opinion), and I'm in fact quite interested in what the technical benefits of running Debian on a Solaris kernel might be for my needs. However, Alex did specifically claim that Nexenta was of unmatched size, and I was refuting that particular claim. > ...and number of packages growes as we speak. So, it is just a matter of > time. I'm actually quite surprised that you've only been able to build 2300 packages out of Debian, but I presume there's significant hurdles which I'd have trouble imagining standing in your way there. > Most hard and exciting part is to achive acceptable level of integration > between OpenSolaris Core and the rest of Debian world. Nobody did it > before. So, it is sort of not for newbies. :-) Right. You want competent, clueful, technical people to work on the project. I suspect that these are the same people who are going to be turned off (as I was) by unashamed marketing speak. In fact, your message has gotten me far more interested in Nexenta than the original did, as I can see the sort of things that need to be done and might be interested in working on some of those. - Matt
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The notion of gender is confusing to me. Of course, there are biological differences between men and women. I am sure that if I had been born a man (in the strict sense of the word), my personality wouldn't be the same as it is now. My appearance, obviously, wouldn't either.
But, I often forget that I am a woman and think of myself as more of a "human".
Somehow though, my gender seems to be important to other people. I have been told countless amounts of times to dress more feminine. That, because of my gender, I probably can never beat a guy at sports. People are often surprised when I tell them I love science. I've also heard that being a woman makes me more empathetic, more emotional. Better with kids, bad at taking risks. That my orientation skills are probably bad too. I've learned that, because I am a woman, I should shave my body, close my legs when I sit down and that, my sexuality comes second to a man's sexuality.
It is as if a whole story has already been written for me. And, to me, it seems like a large part of being a woman, or being a man, is a construct of society. But, why does society attach such importance to my gender? Am I not just – me?
I know that we aren't all going to wake up tomorrow and that suddenly, the notion of gender will be gone. I also know that it makes sense to distinguish men and women, to a certain degree. The purpose of this post isn't to abolish any sort of categorisation. But, I'm writing about this because these are some of my recurrent thoughts.
It isn't always easy to do things that defy norms. Sometimes, being a woman restricts me. I'm sure that being born a man would restrict me in other ways. I just wish that the importance placed on gender in our society would be smaller. It might allow everyone to be a little bit more themselves.


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Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 382,887 units, up from the 364,922 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,940,792 vehicles, up 5.0 percent from like-1999's pace.
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Scene 1
Mary and Joseph lost track of their son, Jesus, a mere 12 year-old, on the way home from their temple visit in Jerusalem. Frantically searching for three days, they found him back in the temple in deep discourse with the rabbis. Quite distraught, they inquired why he had gone off on his own.
"…I must be about my Father's business." LUKE 2:49
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While attending a wedding in Cana of Galilee, Jesus' mother asked him to provide the guests with more wine before the barrel ran dry. "…mine hour is not yet come." JOHN 2:4
Scene 3
Many years later, a Passover meal has been prepared in an upper room for Jesus and his disciples. Women possibly were present to facilitate the meal, including his mother. She had perhaps bid him "Shalom, my son" as he left the upper room, heading towards his destiny awaiting him in the garden of Gethsemane and later at Golgotha.
Did she remember his words as a child? "…I must be about my Father's business." Did she know to some extent what might lie ahead for her son? "…MINE HOUR IS NOT YET COME." Is this his hour? Mary's heart and spirit must have shuddered as she trudged home that evening.
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A few hours later Jesus was standing before the high priest, arrested after being betrayed by Judas. His hour had come. LUKE 22:15-22, JOHN 18:1-14
Agonizing hours later, amongst the crowds, Mary catches a glimpse of a man struggling to carry a wooden beam that is strapped to his shoulders. This is surely a criminal off to his death on the hill called Golgotha. Surely. No…wait! THAT IS MY SON!
He is drenched with blood and sweat, glistening in the hot sun as it streaks down his brow, the remainder of his body one dark red mass. She frantically pushes and shoves those that separate them, but he is still far off. The din from the masses is deafening.
"Crucify him! Crucify him!" "We want Barabbas!"
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Breathless and exhausted, Mary scrambles up the hill to the cross that holds her son with a mere three nails. Grabbing the cross to catch her balance, she looks up, trying to make eye contact with her son, one last time. HIS HOUR HAS COME!
The brutal leather-thronged whip has done its god-forsaken work on his head, shoulders and back. A torn mass of bleeding arteries and shredded muscles hang limply from that rugged cross. "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother…" JOHN 19:25
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The trial was over, the long agonizing walk to Golgotha concluded, the torture of an innocent man, the Son of God, was almost finished. The King of the Jews had been dethroned. Naked, stripped of all his glory and lifted up for all to see, Jesus looked down, searching. Through blood streaked eyes and excruciating pain, he saw his mother standing by. When Jesus therefore saw her, He said "Woman, behold your Son!" JOHN 19:26
For a few moments, close your eyes and envision this event: a dying son gasping for a glimpse of his mother…a mother in tears and overwhelming heartbreak, peering through the snarled, bloodied hair of her son, trying desperately to make eye contact.
"It is finished." Bowing his head he gave up the ghost. John 19:30


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KEPServerEX Continues to Draw Industry Accolades
PORTLAND, ME--(Marketwire - Feb 20, 2013) - Kepware Technologies, a software development company focused on communications for automation, today announced the company has secured another significant product award for its flagship KEPServerEX® solution. The centralized communications platform received high marks from the editors and readers of Control Engineering Magazine, elevating it to "Engineers' Choice" among control, instrumentation, and automation products. This is the fourth consecutive year KEPServerEX has been recognized with this award.
Kepware was singled out for the honor across more than 100 product nominations from 65 companies. Readers voted on winners based on those products deemed exceptional, due to technological advancement, service to the industry and market impact.
"It is innovative solutions like those from Kepware that drive all manufacturing and other control engineering applications to become more efficient. The continued investment in innovative, market leading products like KEPServerEX will help customers solve their most pressing challenges in automation, control, and instrumentation," said Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering Content Manager.
KEPServerEX is a highly flexible and scalable solution for connecting, managing, monitoring, and controlling diverse automation devices and software applications. Its industry-proven platform manages critical automation, facility, and infrastructure data. Providing improved operations and decision-making, the solution is managed through a robust platform supporting a wide array of open standards.
"In order to operate an efficient business, industrial companies must address the complexities of automation and communications," said Tony Paine, President and CEO of Kepware Technologies. "Time and again, KEPServerEX has proven highly effective in overcoming issues associated with connecting and managing diverse industrial automation devices. We're pleased the readers of Control Engineering have chosen to honor us for these achievements."
Part of CFE Media, Control Engineering awarded products in 30 categories across control, instrumentation, and automation introduced in 2012. This is the 26th year of product recognition for the publication, with all winners being chosen by print and online subscribers. Winners will be formally announced in the February 2013 issue of Control Engineering Magazine.
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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
After getting expelled from yet another school for yet another clash with mythological monsters only he can see, twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities: He is a demigod, half human, half immortal. Even more stunning: His father is the Greek god Poseidon, ruler of the sea, making Percy one of the most powerful demigods alive. There's little time to process this news. All too soon, a cryptic prophecy from the Oracle sends Percy on his first quest, a mission to the Underworld to prevent a war among the gods of Olympus.
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HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice shot a 5-over 76 - seven strokes better than his opening 83 - on Friday in the Fresh Express Classic to miss the cut in his Nationwide Tour debut.
"Shooting 76 today, I'm happy with that, because I had to fight my way back from yesterday," said Rice, also the tournament host. "I wanted to play well, but the most important thing for me was for the tournament to be a success."
The 47-year-old former 49ers star had three birdies, three bogeys, a double bogey and a triple bogey in the second round. At 17-over par, Rice finished a stroke ahead of last-place Brendon Todd. The cut was at 2 under.
"I am going to continue to work on my game," Rice said. "I learned so much this week. The first day, I made rookie mistakes. Last night, I was so upset I couldn't sleep. I woke up at 2 a.m. and was just staring at the ceiling. I had my clothes picked out, over on a chair and I couldn't wait for the sun to rise.
"Today, I was able to take my time. I slowed down everything. My caddie, Andy (Miller), kept reminding me to just calm down. Yesterday, I went away from everything - my swing, a new putter. ... That was stupid. Today, I went back to my Nike putter and my regular swing. I took my time. So it was a lot better."
Canadian David Hearn followed his opening 64 with a 65 to top the leaderboard at 13 under. PGA Tour winner Frank Lickliter II (66) and Argentina's Miguel Angel Carballo (66) were tied for second at 11 under.


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Palm Beach County tourism officials on Thursday rejected a proposal to make clothing optional along a stretch of beach in the southern part of the County, pointing to marketing efforts to promote the region as a family-friendly destination for vacationers.
The county's Tourist Development Council on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend against a push to turn the north end of Gulfstream Park into a nude beach. The recommendation will be sent to county commissioners, who will ultimately decide the fate of the proposal.
RELATED: A nude beach in Palm Beach County? It could happen
The Palm Beach County Freedom Beach Initiative, a grass-roots group led by county resident Karl Dickey, approached county officials last month about creating a nude beach at the 7-acre park between the coastal towns of Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream and the cities of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach.
Dickey has said the change would drive tourism and generate revenue for the county and surrounding cities. There are no nude beaches in the county.
But members of the tourism board questioned the economic benefit.
"The only justification for doing it is the economic impact, and I don't think there is any economic impact that we are going to benefit from," said Don Dufresne, a member of the tourist council.