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AUSTIN, TX—Following state senator Wendy Davis' successful filibuster of sweeping abortion restrictions last night, disappointed Texans told reporters they are looking forward to tonight's scheduled execution of convicted murderer Kimberly McCarthy to cheer them back up. "I was completely devastated after learning that abortion providers throughout the state would remain open, but thankfully, there's nothing better to lift up our spirits than an old-fashioned execution," said Fort Worth anti-abortion activist Caroline Hinton, who added that the impending lethal injection of McCarthy was "more than enough" to put a smile back on her face. "And as soon as I remembered that the state of Texas is preparing to take a woman's life this evening by strapping her onto a gurney and shooting a cocktail of deadly chemicals into her arteries, I just perked right up and put those failed abortion restrictions out of my mind. And it's our 500th execution, too, so it's going to be a real celebration! I guess this week won't turn out all bad after all." At press time, Hinton reported feeling "even better" after learning that Governor Rick Perry is expected to call a special session to reintroduce the anti-abortion legislation and that political analysts say it will likely pass.You don't really know whether to laugh or cry at this.
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Abortion and the Sanctity of LIfe...or Not
People who oppose a woman's right to have an abortion typically invoke the idea of the sanctity of life, despite the fact that they often oppose an abortion even if the woman's life is in danger. I don't really get the logic of that argument, but I do get the fervor with which people supported Wendy Davis, a state senator in Texas, as she filibustered to stop the passage of a very restrictive abortion law in that state. Indeed, the bill was not passed--at least not last night, although Texas Republicans say it will come up for a vote again in the near future. In the meantime, of all the news coverage of this story, the one that really hit it on the head for me was from The Onion:
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Nuclear Autopsy
Now the day has fallen behind the nearest couch and I can't find it without the magnifying glass hidden in your pockets of silver nitrate and cinema samples, so to push aside the rotten bridges of a weathered ravine I need to construct a dozen miniature cities in a shoebox as a gift.
Primp finely for radioactive fog decay, worm eaten sundials of enraged lunatic covens piling on the subterfuge of banned books so you can suddenly fly in a red tablecloth across the burning street to the Flower Garden Inn, where the walls are made of nothing but carrots.
How does each faded sanctum of distant light mock the best of drowning seas? Such things were not meant to linger in doorways of lettuce. The day slides into evening like a chained-up movie theater. Your eyes have fallen out and multiplied across endless fields of warped metallic sunbursts. Your late night hat is a storm of crows and crocs.
Blood bible nuclear autopsy, ghastly porno bummers, your creeping riot hole is flooded with birthday parties and lemon wedge tambourines fried in lizard lamps like crystal receivers in the eye, where the finest updates of mutant prurience announce the end of the era of inhibitions.
The inner fortifications of empty histories are caught upon medieval persecution memes; palm-oil parlors buried in a coconut beetles' dreaming. You'll find a way through the neatly folded parsecs to find the source of voices. Then the maze will open before you to cure walking amnesia and drown out the game show hosts shouting through their dunce caps.

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You know, it's strange. I don't really have anything to rant about, but I'm still watching U8TV news from that last rant I wrote. They're did a piece on the club scene in Toronto.
Story is, it's dying. But you know, for some reason I feel like going to some clubs. Not bars, clubs. Who knows why. Not me. And it's not even like I know anything about the scene, and it's not even like I'm in a city that has a club scene. All I know is there's lots of drugs, alcohol, music, and such. It's not a perfectly wonderful place to be, but hey. Why not.
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You just can't out-gloom an environmentalist. The Atlantic invited some luminaries to answer the question, "How and when will the world end?" Some contributions were funny. Others simply plausible — a volcanic eruption from underneath Yellowstone National Park is frightfully overdue. But only an environmentalist like Bill McKibben could be a killjoy about the apocalypse itself.
The environmental activist and writer declares the question moot: "In a sense, the world as we knew it is already over. We have heated the Earth, melted the Arctic and turned seawater 30 percent more acidic. The only question left is how much more fossil fuel we'll burn, and hence how unfamiliar and inhospitable we'll make our home planet."
It's difficult to imagine a more absurd overstatement. I'm not referring to the exaggerated claim the Arctic has "melted." And the acidification of the oceans is a real concern (though there's reason to believe it's not as bad as some say). But even Chicken Little wouldn't call it proof the world is already over.


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Theatre News Online August 3, 2010By Laura & Mike Clark • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: Published Elsewhere
- Washington Life Magazine: A Classic, Served With a Twist (Scena Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest)
- DC Theatre Scene: Opening Night at the first DC Black Theatre Festival
- TheaterMania: DC Metro: Keegan Theatre to Present World Premiere Musical National Pasttime
- DC Theatre Scene: Los Treinta (GALA)
- DC Theatre Scene: Arena Stage adds 5 playwrights to its payroll
- Rich Massabny: The Keegan Theatre – Stella Morgan
- Washington City Paper: The Show That Went On: Imagining Madoff at Stageworks/Hudson, Witnessed
- Examiner: Studio Theatre's 'Passing Strange' a high-energy, introspective show
- Examiner: American Century's 'Serenading Louie' a raw look at love, marriage
- Examiner: Keegan's 'Noises Off' is an intelligent, goofy farce
- Examiner: Shakespeare Theatre Co. presents free 'Twelfth Night' 8/19-9/5 in expanded 20th annual Free For All
- Talkin' Broadway: Serenading Louie (American Century Theater)
- Talkin' Broadway: The Savannah Disputation (Olney Theatre Center)
- InsideNova: Of 'Guys and Dolls,' this critic says the show can do
This article can be linked to as: http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/goto/5364.
Laura & Mike Clark started ShowBizRadio in August 2005 because they love live theater. They each have both performed in and worked behind the scenes in DC area productions, as well as earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College. Mike & Laura are each members of the American Theatre Critics Association, and Mike is a member of the Online News Association.


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Mould Expert Report Vital in VCAT Residential Tenancies Claim For Compensation
Toxic mould and poor indoor air quality can make your home a health risk. Landlords must, under Victorian law, keep rented property in good condition. If landlords and property owners refuse to conduct these repairs, tenants may be entitled to compensation based on the costs of fixing the problem themselves and the loss of use of their property.
Despite the laws in their favour, some tenants have an uphill climb in proving the necessity of water damage and mould-related repairs against stubborn landlords and/or property managers.
Our clients Bronwyn and Jarrod Rogers learned just how difficult it can be to obtain their landlord's help remediating a serious mould problem that developed in their rented home. With the support of an expert report provided by Biological Health Services, the couple recently succeeded in obtaining an award for compensation against their landlord pursuant to a claim before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
See determination here: http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2017/55.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=Jarrod%20Rogers
The Rogers' began complaining of a mould issue in their home's bathroom beginning as far back as 2014. Unfortunately, the family began suffering adverse health effects related to the mould issue: including sinus, asthma symptoms, and chronic coughing – but the landlord still refused to act. The couple provided official notice to their landlord of the mould on two separate occasions, but did not receive a response. The couple then enlisted the help of the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria. They also obtained independent air quality and mould testing that resulted in a report from Biological Health Services' own mould and air quality expert, Dr. Cameron Jones, PhD which concluded that a serious mould problem had spread throughout the home, posing a foreseeable threat to the health of the family.
After spending a great deal of time and expense on proving the existence of and remediating the mould and air quality problem, the Rogers came before VCAT to demand compensation from their landlord. They presented the Tribunal with our expert's report, along with photographs and emails that had been sent to their landlord, documenting the need for remediation and compensation. The Tribunal cited and quoted from Dr Jones' report on numerous occasions in its opinion which ordered the landlord to compensate the Rogers'. The Tribunal's opinion noted that the "technical expertise" of Dr Jones made his report more convincing than the lay opinions offered by the landlord as well as the property manager of the firm who leased the property in the first place. The opinion also noted that the Tribunal found Dr Jones' report persuasive in describing the risks of harm posed by insufficient or delayed remediation.
It is important to note that the member made this determination with regard to the following aspects at Law:
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1 A landlord must ensure that rented premises are maintained in good repair under section 68(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ("the Act"). A landlord who fails to carry out repairs of which he knows or ought to know is in breach of this duty.
2 A claim for compensation for breach of duty may be made under section 209 of the Act after the service of breach of duty notices.
3 Compensation may also be claimed by a party where they have suffered loss or damage because the other party failed to comply with the tenancy agreement or that party's duties under the Act.
The Tribunal has a general power to order the payment of compensation to any party under section 472 (1)(f) of the Act.
If you're a landlord or property manager, it can be more cost-effective to remediate a mould or air quality problem before a tenant begins to occupy the space. As well, if a tenant can show/prove there is a mould problem based on valid air quality testing and/or mould sampling, then the managing agent should make a serious effort to convey such results to the landlord and impress on them the importance of addressing any underlying building defects as well as following any remediation recommendations.
That way, you'll be spared the costs of representation, as well as the hassle of a drawn-out legal battle. Additionally, conducting mould and air quality testing prior to leasing your property will allow you to avoid losing rental income by undertaking any indicated repairs before the property is occupied.
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75 I am satisfied on the basis of all reports that there was an air quality problem in the rented premises.
76 The landlord responsibility was to maintain the premises to a safe and liveable standard. To the extent that the risks posed by the air quality were known and might apply to a normal person the landlord had a duty to act.
77 The Report provided by Dr Jones indicates that that risk was evident in the office and the ensuite particularly. He also alerted the landlord to the risks which might eventuate from protracted and inefficient and ineffective of the mould effected areas in the ensuite. The landlord's acts devalue if not disregard this evidence.
78 The tenant acted to prevent further consequences to their health by the mould removal and also to the levels of particulate matter in the house.
Our mould testing, air quality, and water damage inspection and remediation experts are available to provide a consultation and inspection for your mould or air quality issue in Melbourne and throughout Victoria. We also provide testing kits that allow you to obtain scientifically valid samples which can be sent through the mail for analysis and lab reporting. Contact us for a consultation on your issue at: +1300 13 23 50 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rogers v Julius (Residential Tenancies) [2017] VCAT 55 (11 January 2017)


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LAIE, Hawaii – After a back and forth fight, BYU-Hawaii women's volleyball fell 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-10 to Dixie State Friday at the Cannon Activities Center.
Sinamoni Tonga led all players with 22 kills and added 12 digs for another double-double. Lacy Lange recorded 15 kills at a .250 hitting percentage, while Leilani Adolpho added a double-double of 10 kills and 13 digs.
Delayne Daniel led the Trailblazers (12-4, 8-0 PacWest) to victory with 15 kills and 15 digs. Taylor Duryea finished with 13 kills at a .345 hitting percentage. Kailey Frei led all players with 43 assists.
BYU-Hawaii (4-14, 2-8 PacWest) finished with 61 kills at a .164 percentage, while Dixie had 51 kills at .186 percent. The Seasiders ended with seven service aces and nine total blocks to the Trailblazers' five and 13, respectively.
Lange and Tonga each had kills to build a 5-2 advantage for BYU-Hawaii before a kill and block by Kayle Park pushed them ahead 7-4. The Trailblazers answered back with the help of Duryea's ace and kill to tie the set 7-7. The Seasiders had the response this time pulling ahead 11-7 before Dixie closed the gap to one point on a BYU-Hawaii error. Back and forth scoring continued and Frei and Lindsay Garrett combined for a block to tie it at 18. Dixie secured the 25-19 win on a 7-0 run featuring two kills by Malary Marshall.
A 6-2 run with two kills by Leilani Adolpho put the Seasiders up 9-6 early in the second, but the Trailblazers answered back with four points to take the 10-9 lead. Daniel propelled Dixie on a 6-1 run with two kills and an ace to extend their edge to 16-12. Tonga responded for BYU-Hawaii with two kills and a block during a 5-1 run to tie the set 20-20. The teams traded points until a kill and ace from Tonga in addition to a Trailblazer attack error gave BYU-Hawaii the 25-23 set.
Kills by Frei and Kayla Chapman sent Dixie State on a 4-point run to take a 7-4 lead in the third set. The Seasiders fought back to close the gap to 11-9 on a service ace from Park, but the Trailblazers continued their momentum with a 5-1 run that included two kills from Duryea to extend the lead to 16-10. BYU-Hawaii refused to go away with a 6-1 run to make it 20-18 on a block by Waite, but a 5-1 Trailblazer streak ended the set 25-19 on a kill by Garrett.
Garrett's block and kill helped the Trailblazers gain an early 5-1 advantage in the fourth set. Despite seesaw scoring, the Seasiders were able to tie it at 10-10 on an ace from Adolpho and take a short lead before consecutive blocks by Garrett gave the 14-12 lead back to Dixie. Lange's kill put BYU-Hawaii ahead 19-17 before consecutive kills from Tonga made it 22-19. Kills by Lange and Tonga followed by an ace from Sydney Bunker ended it 25-20 for the Seasiders.
The first three BYU-Hawaii points of the final set came off kills from Lange, helping to build a 5-3 lead. A service ace from Tonga put them up 7-4, but the Trailblazers retaliated with a 7-1 run powered by two kills and a block from Duryea to take Dixie ahead 11-8. Garrett grabbed the 15-10 Trailblazer victory after two additional kills and another block.
The Seasiders return to the court tomorrow to host Concordia at 7:30 p.m. HST. Live stats and video will be available online.


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NewspaperDirect Expands Newspaper Distribution Services to Southern California
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Press release from the issuing companyNEW YORK--Oct. 29, 2003-- NewspaperDirect (www.newspaperdirect.com), a technology company specializing in the global delivery and local printing of same-day editions of newspapers from around the world, has expanded its domestic service on the West Coast through an exclusive deal with Mader News Inc., the newspaper and magazine distribution leader for Southern California. Mader News Inc. launched the service in Los Angeles and subsequently in San Diego, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs. With this agreement in place, residents and visitors to Southern California will have access to same-day, print editions of NewspaperDirect's catalog of more than 180 newspaper titles, at select retail outlets, for home and office delivery, and in their hotel room. NewspaperDirect's titles, ranging from The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), Le Monde (France), Folha De S.Paulo (Brazil), and Sydney Morning Herald are delivered outside their original markets and laser-printed in an 11"x17" (A3) format. All of NewspaperDirect offerings are exact reproductions of the locally printed editions, delivered in a more portable format. In addition to the expansion into Southern California, NewspaperDirect's service is available in major markets around the world including Hong Kong, Athens, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Hamburg, and Moscow. "By partnering with Mader News, the preeminent newspaper and magazine distributor in Southern California, we are positioned to meet the diverse needs of the marketplace," said NewspaperDirect Vice President of Sales & Marketing Richard K. Miller. "Southern California is a multi-cultural melting pot," added Richard Mader of Mader News Inc., "the broad range of titles available from NewspaperDirect will serve us well."
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The Rescue Rooms archives: 2016
- Saturday 10th December 2016
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The Sunday Times 'Culture' - "the kind of stuff that fills stadiums"
The Times - ★★★★- "epic misery"
The Line Of Best Fit - 8.5/10 - "an album to be cherished"
Clash - 8/10 - "It is, simply, one of their finest works to date"
Selkirk's finest Frightened Rabbit have today announced a Winter UK tour of their album "Painting of a Panic Attack', including London's Roundhouse on 7th December.
The tour kicks off in Manchester on 30th November, and takes in Birmingham, Leeds, Norwich, Brighton, Portsmouth, London on 7th December, Bristol, Nottingham and finishes up in Newcastle on 12th December. Tickets are available to fans via a mailing list only pre-sale on Wednesday 15th June, and are on general sale from Friday 17th June. Mailing list sign up and tickets on sale here – http://frightenedrabbit.com/shows/
Released in April 2016, hitting the Top 20 in the UK album charts and achieving the best critical reception of the band's career to date, Frightened Rabbit's fifth studio album Painting Of A Panic Attack saw the addition of The National's Aaron Dessner on production duties. The album is much indebted lyrically to Los Angeles, following Scott's move from Scotland to the States in 2014. Taking inspiration from what he saw, Painting is often a love/hate letter to LA.
Alongside the tour dates, the band has also unveiled a raw and beautiful live acoustic version of album closer 'Die Like A Rich Boy' https://youtu.be/JGxyCs30tfU
Dessner says of 'Die Like A Rich Boy': "([The song] feels like a completely classic song, but it's also a distillation of everything Scott has ever written about. It's so gracefully constructed and realized, and it's not trying to be anything other than what it is. I wish I could write a song like that."
Frightened Rabbit will also be playing festivals across the UK and Europe this summer, including Glastonbury later this month, Latitude and T in the Park.


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I just recently completed some training with a specialist in complex grief and loss. It reminded me that there are many types of loss (for example, loss of choices, loss of routines, loss of independence), and that some sort of loss often underlies the issues that people discuss in counselling.
Since the course, I've been reflecting on why counselling can be so helpful for loss. The theme that keeps coming up for me is that no matter what the loss is, there are ways that we can learn to manage it.
I like this phrase, "learning to manage", as opposed to "learning to cope". Learning to manage means we can start to gain more control. We can choose how we talk about the changes we are going through. We can build strategies that help us control how we act in relation to our new reality. Over time, we may even be able to choose how we feel about the changes. None of this is easy and the path will look different for every person, but it is possible to learn how to manage the impact of the loss.
I always tell clients about the importance of hope, and that counselling is likely to work if they begin to feel more hopeful. When it comes to dealing with changes and loss, I emphasize to clients that there are ways to manage the impact loss has on us. Clients have told me that as soon as they begin to manage in small ways, they are hopeful they can learn to manage in bigger ways.
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This month I'm diving into a poet that I actually wanted to stay away from. The main reason I was hoping to avoid her work for a while is that her work is somewhat controversial for lovers of poetry. Some find her work to be pretentious and too simplistic. Others love it for the latter reason I just mentioned. At least for me, I first heard of her work through the 'hipster' side of Tumblr, and I found myself somewhere in between these two sides. I'm not here to give my opinion on this poet's entire career; I just wanted to share one of her many poems that happened to move me very much. Anyways, enough of my babbling. Please enjoy December's Poem of the Month.
"In the spirit of intl women's day" by Rupi Kaur
"i want to apologize to all the women
i have called pretty.
before i've called them intelligent or brave.
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you're born with
is the most you have to be proud of
when your spirit has crushed mountains
from now on i will say things like, you are resilient
or, you are extraordinary.
not because i don't think you're pretty.
but because you are so much more than that"
Feel free to check out Kaur on Twitter, Instagram, or her website. This is from her book of poetry titled, "milk and honey." You can purchase it on Amazon or Indigo.


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At a recent NAIOP Chicago event, the topic wasn't real estate; it was labor. February saw the highest monthly level of job creation since mid-2016 and unemployment sits at just 4.1 percent as skilled talent becomes increasingly difficult to recruit and retain.
"Job growth continues rapidly even with talent shortages and employment occurring faster than the labor force can expand," said JLL Managing Director Keith Stauber, moderator. "These trends also mirror consumer confidence, which has been at its highest levels since 2000."
Greater competition for labor has pushed occupiers to look at long-term workforce productivity and sustainability (including metrics like net migration and population growth) rather than short term affordability.
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While there are a variety of solutions to almost every biological issue that causes crop losses, new research indicates stress management could be the most important contributor to yield optimization, says Chuck Kupatt, Crop Microclimate Management (CMM) president.
"The concept of managing stress in crops is new," says Kupatt. "It's very early on, and the opportunities and benefit to the growers need to be understood."
Currently, yield losses due to stress are typically three or four fold when comparing it to other factors, and solutions for horticultural and row crops have been few and far between, he says. The company's current G3 technology aims to reduce abiotic stress in row plants by influencing the stress signaling pathway at an early age using naturally occurring dicarboxylic acids.
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Although heat, light and drought are all factors that could potentially trigger stress-related conditions, frost and freeze protection also need to be addressed.
"Growers haven't had solutions for row crops and reducing stress for those crops," Kupatt says. "We want to reduce the instance of growers saying their yield has been good or bad because of the weather."
Kupatt estimates that biopesticides directed at abiotic stress management could produce a 5- to 28-fold return-on-investment for growers. In addition, he indicates that well-priced and convenient products could incite worldwide adoption.
"A grower in Australia once said to me 'for the first time, we have the ability to reduce the impact of our environment on our cropping,'" he says.
CMM's has commercialized its Screen Duo brand in the U.S. with fruit and vegetable growers and in Australia, Mexico and Egypt. Business opportunities around the world are becoming robust as countries are beginning to take abiotic stress management into account.
CMM recently entered into a distribution agreement with Certis USA to market its Screen Duo and a licensing agreement for its new G3 technology to better educate growers about new technological advancements in the biopesticide industry.
"We think we can bring a more efficacious and cost effective solution by taking something that's targeted for stress management and apply it to horticulture and row crops," Kupatt says.
For more information on CMM, visit www.cropstress.com.


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Nonprofits are constantly trying to find ways to cut costs so that they most money possible goes to providing services to their clients. Those that are behind the digital marketing curve will often toss the reigns of their social media to some young new hire to be done among their other many roles. For those newbies, the learning curve is high. Here are some quick tips if you wake up to find yourself a social media manager for your nonprofit.
1. Do your research on what makes a good social media manager.
After doing some research, if you really are some young gun in your first job, you will arguably come to the conclusion that you are not cut out for the job. You could go to your boss with the reasons why this is not for you, or you can go with a list of what it would take to make you equipped. Either way, there is a chance they say, "you'll grow into" and leave you with the reigns in your hand to fend for yourself. Then move on to number two.
2. Heather Mansfield is your new best friend.
Need to learn some things for free, quick, and in your own time? Heather has your back. Nonprofit Tech for Good has extensive resources on the blog and plenty of free webinars to have you feeling like you somewhat know what you are doing. Sign up for her newsletter, sign up for her blog, and follow her on all your social network channels. You will be glad you did.
3. Eventually you have to step up your game.
Eventually you have to stop playing little league and invest some real time and money into learning how the experts in the industry do social media. That would be a good time to look into certificate courses like the Social Media & Digital Communication course at SMU. Here you can learn some solid skills that can take your game to the next level.
Don't worry young grasshopper. You didn't ask for this and they are choosing not to change anything around. You do the best you can, learn along the way, and before you know it, you may actually be qualified for the job!


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Now that I am almost finished preaching through the Gospel of Luke (two years and 69 messages) I have a confession to make. I have been terrified to preach through a gospel, any gospel, for the past 30 years. Seriously, I have preached through all of the easy books like Ephesians and Philippians. I tackled a few that some people are afraid of, like Romans, and I didn't even blink an eye. In fact, I preached through Romans twice. I preached through Hebrews–nobody does that. I preached through First and Second Samuel and called it, "the Life of David." I have made you endure a few long books like Genesis. I am actually the only pastor I know who preached through Key Doctrines in a systematic way. And look ahead, Apologetics is next. So why would a gospel scare me?
The short answer is that you can get a lot of things wrong as a pastor, but if you get this wrong you are in trouble. I really wanted to do a good job honoring Jesus Christ and making sure we fell in love with Jesus more as we made our way through the gospel. The climax of God's redemptive story is in the Gospels. I wanted the series to have a real foundational feel for our church as we journey together. Each gospel is valuable and the perspective they have is unique. I am not quite sure why I choose Luke (it was two years ago) but I wanted to make sure I was consistent with Luke's Holy Spirit inspired agenda and message.
Now that we are very close to the end I am looking forward to finishing (My commentaries by Darrell Bock and David Garland are falling apart). I have another confession to make as well. I think I am actually looking forward to preaching through another gospel some time in the next few years. Trust me; I'll not wait 30 years this time.
For the Only Cause that Matters,
– Ken


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Amazon's Best Deals for Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is here! This is your last chance to take advantage of this year's bargain madness so you'll need to make the most of it. Amazon is always the first place to look for Cyber Monday deals so here are some of the best.
Amazon Products
Of course Amazon is going to show off its impressive line of gadgets like the Kindle tablets and new Echo connected-home devices.
Amazon Echo for $79.99 ($20 off): This is the second generation of this Alexa-enabled home device and it's a great deal at this price, when just about all of Amazon's own line of gadgets are on sale today at the lowest prices of the year. The Echo Plus smart hub with a free Philips Hue Bulb is also on sale, discounted $44.99 to $119.99.
Echo Dot (2nd gen) for $29.99 ($20 off): This hands-free device used Alexa to let you do a ton of stuff like play music, send messages, make calls, read audiobooks and more. Not bad for $29.99.
Amazon Cloud Cam for $119.99 ($20 off): The key to your connected home is a camera that lets you spy on your family and find out what's really going on when you're not home. This cam works with Amazon's voice assistant Alexa and lets you connect from your smartphone with the Cloud Cam App. At this price you can buy one for every room in the house.
Kindle Paperwhite for $89.99 ($30 off): This is Amazon's Kindle for the serious reader, a dedicated e-reader that lets you indulge your passion for books anywhere, in any light. If you'd rather fool around on Facebook or watch movies on Netflix, Amazon has Fire tablets for that.
Fire HD 10 for $99.99 ($50 off): This brand new top-of-the-line Fire tab hasn't been on sale before, and probably won't be again in 2017. This is a super price on a 10" tablet with 1080p screen image quality and the Alexa voice assistant. This tablet can do just about anything an iPad can do for a fraction of the price.
Fire HD 8 for $49.99 ($30 off): Another cool tablet from Amazon at an unbeatable price, this one offers a convenient size at the lowest price ever.
Fire 7 with Alexa $29.99 ($20 off): if you want a small, light tab that you can toss into your bag without being afraid something will happen to it, this is the tablet for you. This holiday season you'll see no-name Android tabs for prices higher than this, so why not get a device backed by Amazon for under $30? Even at that price, this one has the Alexa voice assistant and dual cameras.
Fire HD 8 Kids Edition for $89.99 ($40 off): Sure, you could buy one of the cheaper Fire tabs for the kids but this model is protected by a colorful case that not even a child can destroy and comes with a free year of FreeTime Unlimited. Get an extra $100 when you buy two. That should keep the little ones occupied for a while.
TVs and Streaming
LG 55" OLED Smart 4K TV for $1,496.99 ($803 off): This is a really big deal on a really high quality TV. If you want the best possible picture in your home theater and don't mind spending some serious cash (or maxing out your plastic) this is a great deal.
Samsung 55" 4K Ultra HD Smart TV for $897.99 ($302 off): This is the lowest price you're likely to find on a TV that has won raves from reviewers.
TCL 30" Roku Smart LED TV for $149.99 ($50 off): If you're looking for a second TV for the bedroom or kids room, this is a quality TV at a low, low price. Roku TVs offer options for cable customers, antenna users and cord cutters alike, so they pack a lot of value into the price.
Roku Streaming Stick+ for $48 ($22 off): Roku devices are favorites with cord-cutters everywhere and this is one of the most popular. If you want to turn your old TV into a smart TV, this is a great option because Roku provides a long and growing list of channels filled with all kinds of content and many of them are free.
Bose QuietComfort 25 Noise-Cancelling Headphones for $179 ($120 off): Beats may get all the hype but Bose is an old and respected name in sound so if you're looking for a quality set of headphones at a great price, Amazon has it for Cyber Monday.
Beats Solo3 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones for $199.99 ($100 off): This is the lowest price of the year on a set of wireless headphones that sound great and come in a variety of trendy colors. If you want to pick up a pair of these as a gift, do it now because Amazon has the best price you're going to find.
Auto-Technica SonicPro Over-Ear Headphones for $149 ($50 off): Auto-Technica is another respected name in sound and these are pricey but worth it. Originally going for $250, these are the best headphones you're likely to find for $149.
Auto-Technica Over-Ear Headphones for $129 ($20 off): Again, the lowest price you're going to find for these high-quality headphones.
Skullcandy Uproar Bluetooth Wireless Headphones for $25 ($25 off): This is a rock bottom price for name brand set of wireless headphones with Bluetooth. At this price you can buy a set for all your friends who keep losing their more expensive headphones.
Puro Sound Labs Kids Headphones for $79.99 (20% off): Use the promo code PURO20 to take 20% off these headphones specially designed to protect kids' ears.
Fitness Trackers
Fitbit Charge 2 Fitness Tracker for $99 ($50.95 off): If you've already decided that your resolution for 2018 to be getting back into shape, you need this Fitbit to keep track of your heart rate, daily steps and other health-related info. This one can also display notifications from your smartphone. Amazon also has the more fashionable Fitbit Alta HR for the same price.
Fitbit Blaze Smart Fitness Watch for $149 ($50.95 off): This is the lowest price you're going to find on this combo of smartwatch and fitness tracker. Even at $149, it's way cheaper than an Apple Watch.
Blu-ray movies for $7.96 each: Amazon has Cyber Monday deals on tons of deals on DVDs and Blu-ray discs like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Spider Man: Homecoming for $7.96 each, Wonder Woman for $9, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 for $9.96 and Alien: Covenant in 4K Ultra HD for $14.96.
23andMe Ancestry Test for $69 ($30 off): If you've seen those commercials for this DNA-based ancestry-checking service, here's your chance to try it out at a lower price. There's also a more complicated version that also uncovers any health problems you may have inherited, the Ancestry+Health Test for $149, a discount of $50. The results can provide holiday fun for the whole family.
Instant Pot DUO Mini for $51.99 ($18 off): These hot pots are one of the most wanted items of this holiday season and this smaller version is ideal for singles or couples who prefer to cook smaller portions. This mini-pot is easier to store and clean, too.


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The University of Buckingham has the highest quality of teaching in the country, according to a ranking published by The Times and Sunday Times.
Buckingham, the only independent university listed, tops the charts for the third year in a row, also achieving fourth place for 'student experience.'
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018, published last week, ranks the university 47th overall, a drop of 6 places on last year's position.
According to the guide: "Buckingham has bucked this year's 4% downward trend in applications to universities in spectacular fashion, with a 22% increase in demand for places."
"Regularly at or near the top for student satisfaction, the university was awarded gold in the first Teaching Excellence Framework results published in June."
The guide also mentions Buckingham's impending status as Europe's first 'positive university', thanks to special training given to students and staff to encourage happiness and resilience.
The only private university in the league table, Buckingham would have ranked higher if it had been eligible for research quality assessment under the Research Excellence Framework.
James Seymour, director of admissions, said: "For the third year in a row Buckingham has come top in the UK for teaching quality in this influential ranking. Teaching excellence is at the heart of everything we do.
"Our small staff/student ratios mean that students have the best learning experience and enjoy their studies here – something which is also borne out by our position in the guide - fourth in the country for student experience.
In 2016, Buckingham was awarded the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year for Teaching Quality
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 contains full profiles of all universities.
The league table is made up of nine indicators including student satisfaction with teaching quality and their wider student experience, research quality, graduate prospects, entrance qualifications held by new students, degree results achieved, student/staff ratios, service and facilities spend, and degree completion rates.


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Russian-Jewish violinist to share stories, songs of freedom
By Marc Katz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer
In a year of harsh national immigration talk and disrespect for various races and religions, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra will celebrate a virtuoso violinist from the former Soviet Union — and will celebrate the city's small Jewish community — when Yevgeny Kutik makes his debut with the orchestra in April.
A few days before he performs the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 with the symphony, he'll visit Springfield's Temple Sholom for an hors d'oeuvres and wine reception on April 20, where he'll share stories about his life and will play works from his CD, Music From the Suitcase: A Collection of Russian Miniatures.
Kutik, who left Minsk, Belarus with his family when he was 5 in 1990, is now a U.S. citizen. He recorded the album in 2014, featuring music he found in his family's suitcase after they immigrated to the United States.
Soloist and symphony arranged the Temple Sholom event to reach out to the Jewish community since he'll make his debut with the symphony when many Jews are sitting down to their second Passover Seder.
"We were forced into the concert date because of a myriad of scheduling conflicts (mine, the hall, and Yevgeny's)," said Peter Stafford Wilson, music director of the Springfield Orchestra.
"(Yevgeny) has graciously agreed to perform on the evening of the second Seder. While we are sad to have created the conflict with holy days, we felt that having him visit with all segments of our community (would be beneficial), hence his visit to Temple Sholom earlier in the week."
Wilson is also hopeful Kutik will be able to visit schools in the area, and has secured Kutik's invite to the home of Temple Sholom congregants Laurie and Eddie Leventhal for the first Passover Seder, on Friday, April 22.
In a telephone interview, Kutik said he isn't necessarily observant when it comes to Judaism. "I respect and really like our various traditions," he said.
"In terms of Jewish causes, it's complicated. I'm always aware about what Jews have gone through. I've started learning a lot more about my grandparents and great-grandparents in Russia. In my grandparents' generation, half their families didn't make it out.
"I've always been committed to telling the Jewish story. And it just so happens we have this (story) coming from Russia and having to escape because of our Jewishness. Why, why did we have to escape? Because we are Jewish."
Kutik, his parents and older brother left Belarus with the help of HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, first stopping in Vienna, then near Rome for about six months before the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (Mass.) agreed to take them in.
"The Jewish Federations raise a lot of money for Jewish causes," he said. "A lot of donors don't actually get to see where that money goes. But in my case, people can indirectly see: all the money helped. In my playing, they can see a direct result of their investment."
Today, the fate of immigrants is even more uncertain, creating much controversy connected to this year's elections.
"I've always been a big advocate for people, for refugees, for people that had to leave or take pressure either because of their religion or political beliefs, or because of their race, you name it," Kutik said. "It boggles my mind there are so many people in the world who are suffering."
Kutik's mother, Alla Zernitskaya, a music teacher, began teaching him violin when he was 5 ½. His father, Alexander, played trumpet in the Belarusian State Philharmonic.
By the time Kutik was 13, he was good enough for special classes in Boston. Earlier considerations that he might become a doctor or work for the CIA faded as he won several prizes for his playing, including the 2003 Boston Symphony Orchestra's Young Artists Competition.
He continued his music education at New England Conservatory, and has performed around the world ever since.
Kutik is a staunch supporter of music education.
"I really believe in the power of music, in the power of art," Kutik said. "Whether (students) go on in music or not, they go on and become amazing, productive, successful members of society."
He'll return to the Miami Valley in March 2017 when he solos with the Dayton Philharmonic.
Violinist Yevgeny Kutik will perform and talk about his life, Wednesday, April 20 at 5 p.m. during an hors d'oeuvres and wine reception at Temple Sholom, 2424 N. Limestone St., Springfield. Admission is free, but limited to 100 guests. R.S.V.P. to the temple at 937-399-1231. He'll also perform with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. at Clark State Performing Arts Center. For details, go to springfieldsym.org.
To read the complete April 2016 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.


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Mondays 6pm – 7pm
The first of our three weekly sessions aimed at our younger members, the Swifts. We provide a mixture of track and field coaching in a safe, friendly environment. Children of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Tuesdays 7pm – 8pm
Tony Durey leads this weekly session which is typically made up of a long run with some interval work. This session, therefore, is suitable for all abilities.
Wednesdays 5:30pm – 6:30pm
The second Swifts session of the week led by Anoushka Johnson, aimed at our younger Swifts. A basic beginners and intermediate session covering running, jumping and throwing. This session is all about having fun!
Wednesdays 7pm – 8pm
The second Swifts training session of the week. Older members of the Swifts are welcome to join the main adult CPA session held at the same time.
Wednesdays 7pm – 8pm
Tony Durey and Anoushka Johnson take the main weekly Central Park Athletics training session, which is also suitable for the older Swifts. We offer a structured and coached track session to runners of all backgrounds and abilities
The sessions are typically a mixture of middle-distance repetitions and shorter sprints – ideal for boosting those running muscles, and increasing your endurance and stamina over longer races.
Thursdays 7pm – 8pm
Tony Durey leads this session which is usually a track session consisting of middle distance and endurance work.
Sundays 10am – 11am
Our third Swifts session of the week. This takes place after junior parkrun which is an event we are great advocates of. Many of our members complete the parkrun first before joining us for track and field coaching.
These sessions are included in your membership fee so there is nothing extra to pay on the day. We are also very welcoming to non-members who will be required to pay the standard track fee of £4.50.
We look forward to seeing you trackside!


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August 04, 2016
US News & World Report
Partner David Bukzin, national leader of Marcum's SEC Services Practice, talks IPOs with US News & World Report.
By Lou Carlozo
Any Hollywood mogul will tell you that certain givens apply when a star's latest film goes public "� the media blitz, the slick promotions, the buzz buildup. While Wall Street sits on the opposite shore, companies ready for IPO time aren't all that much different. Even the clamoring from the peanut gallery is similar: The public goes crazy before the would-be blockbuster goes public...
"But going public is about much more than having impressive numbers; it's also crucial that the financial accountability exists to back them up even before the first share is sold."
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Ted's Montana Grill is once again investing in the city where the chain started. The latest Ted's, which opened today, takes over 5,000 square feet of space at 4169 Worth Ave. in Easton Gateway, on the eastern edge of the sprawling retail center. It's been 14 years since George McKerrow Jr. and Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN and bison rancher, started the chain in the Arena District.
Ted�s Montana Grill is once again investing in the city where the chain started.
The latest Ted�s, which opened today, takes over 5,000 square feet of space at 4169 Worth Ave. in Easton Gateway, on the eastern edge of the sprawling retail center.
It�s been 14 years since George McKerrow Jr. and Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN and bison rancher, started the chain in the Arena District.
�We came to Columbus because we wanted to test a Midwest market, and Columbus is a wonderful, universal city that represents a great deal of values of the Midwest and was a viable restaurant market to enter. And I was familiar with it from living in Ohio,� said McKerrow, an Ohio State University graduate who once called Cleveland home. Turner is a Cincinnati native.
Ted�s was on the ground floor of what has become popular in the restaurant world: farm-to-table ingredients used in house-made fare. The only frozen item on the menu is ice cream.
What made Ted�s different was the focus on bison, culled from Turner�s 15 ranches that dot the Western landscape. In fact, the lean red meat accounts for 34 percent of sales at Ted�s.
Ted�s started out growing at a stampede pace, opening six stores the first year and growing to 57 locations in 19 states over 72 months.
�It was overly ambitious, but Ted and I were overly ambitious people,� McKerrow said.
The correction came in 2010, when the Atlanta-based company closed a dozen stores. A Polaris location closed in 2006 but two local stores remained � one on Sawmill Road and the other in the Arena District.
After regrouping, Ted�s is charging ahead, with plans to add two to four restaurants a year in the foreseeable future. The Easton restaurant will be its 45th location in 16 states.
The latest restaurant follows a familiar rustic design: a mosaic-tiled floor, prominently featured wood fixtures, a mix of booths and tables, open kitchen, marble counters and a large bison head mounted in the main dining room.
It�s a slightly larger store, by about 800 square feet, than the prototypical Ted�s, and the footprint is different because of the flatiron floor plan.
But the menu remains devoted to gourmet bison and ground-beef burgers (most costing in the $15 range), homemade soups, fresh salads and an array of other popular dishes, including bison short ribs ($20), crab cakes ($27) and Springer Mountain roasted chicken ($16).
�I think we�ve established our brand here in Columbus,� McKerrow said. �I think the people of Columbus have spoken.�
Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 614-337-1457.
Brian Reed makes his on-screen debut this week.
The owner of Mojo Tago will appear in an episode of "Food Factory: Night Shift," at 1 p.m. Thursday, on the FYI Network.
The show features Reed and his employees preparing for the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition in August.
The filming was done in two segments: overnight while Reed prepped for the contest and at the competition itself, he said.
Mojo, which competed against 40 other food trucks, won with its Korean barbecue, which uses ingredients sourced from a local farm. The tacos took first place, and Reed won a cash prize of $10,000.
�I think it�s cool to show the world what goes on behind the scene of a food truck,� Reed said. � And I think they did that pretty well.�
Mojo has two food trucks, one owned by former chef Chris Hughes, which will be back in full swing in a month or so. Reed also has a restaurant by the same name at 24 Grace Dr. in Powell.
Lounge act
Dahlia Bar and Lounge has joined the Vine Street party circuit.
The lounge takes over 3,800 square feet of space most recently occupied by the Bucks & Pucks, 147 Vine St., near the Arena District.
Josh Mynes, a partner in the operation, along with BBR and Sway Columbus, said the refurbished space offers hardwood floors, cherry tables, a covered patio and a garage door that separates the indoor and outdoor patios.
The menu offers traditional and more contemporary choices, such as pizza, pork belly tacos, agave lime mussels and lamb lollipops. Most items are $10 to $15.
Dahlia is open dinner and late-night hours five days a week, closed Sunday and Monday.
Brand expands
Cucinova, the locally owned gourmet pizzeria, is expected to open today at 7721 Sawmill Rd.
The store takes over 2,600 square feet of space in a shopping center at the northwest corner of Sawmill and Hard roads.
It is third central Ohio location for Cucinova, which is part of the Sbarro brand.
Dispatch restaurant columnist Gary Seman Jr. can be reached at email@example.com.


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After a night of feast, it looked like it was back to more famine for the Bruins.
Two nights after achieving a four-month high with six goals in a win at Toronto, the B�s were struggling on offense again last night, mired in a 1-1 tie with the Maple Leafs heading into the third period.
But despite two of their top offensive weapons, Marc Savard and Chuck Kobasew, being shelved by injuries, the Bruins exploded for three third-period goals � two of them by the suddenly awakened duo of Phil Kessel and Glen Murray, who got the eventual game-winner � to score a crucial, 4-2 victory and eliminate the Leafs from postseason contention before a crowd of 16,659 at the Garden.
Kessel and the heretofore unproductive Peter Schaefer, pressed into duty by the rash of injuries, chipped in a goal and an assist each, while rookie David Krejci added two assists. Marco Sturm had the other Boston goal, his team-leading 26th of the season.
With just five games left in their regular season, the Bruins pulled even with idle Philadelphia for seventh place, and maintained their two-point lead over ninth-place Washington, which also won, in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Buffalo also won to stay within five points of Boston, but Florida lost, leaving the Panthers on the brink of elimination.
Kessel�s goal was the tide-turner, coming on a breakaway at 5:47 of the third period to snap the 1-1 tie after the Bruins played a horrid second period to let Toronto back in the game. Schaefer�s terrific pass from center ice sent Kessel in alone, though he appeared to be clearly offside.
�I think it was close,� said a sheepish Kessel, who had missed at least his last two breakaways but now has two goals in two games. �I was fortunate to be onsides, (the linesman) called it that way, and it worked out.�
With the B�s playing short-handed, they needed � and got � a big game from Schaefer, who had been a healthy scratch the last five games and had scored just one goal since Jan. 12, making him the $2.1 million flop from Ottawa.
�I haven�t had the season I want to have,� Schaefer admitted, wearing the white plastic hard hat awarded to the gutsiest player of the game. �I�ve got five games left, so I�m just going to leave it all on the ice every night and see what happens when we get in the playoffs.�
After Kessel�s goal, Murray scored on a power play, getting the puck at the left of the net and taking it right at goalie Vesa Toskala, whacking it twice before putting it home for his second goal in as many games to make it 3-1 at 10:54.
It was more than fluff, too, because Pavel Kubina scored on a slap shot during a Toronto power play with 4:59 left in the game to pull the Leafs within 3-2.
Just 23 seconds later, though, Schaefer added some insurance, taking a Vladimir Sobotka pass and snapping a wrist shot from the slot that beat Toskala up high with 4:36 to play.
�The stress meter has been high all year because it�s been so tight, but the last couple of games it�s been crazy,� said goalie Tim Thomas (30 saves). �It can get off the meter, so you�ve got to step back and tell yourself, �Hey, you�re supposed to be having fun here and enjoying yourself while you�re doing your job.� �
With all the injuries, the Bruins had five rookies and two second-year players among their 19 players last night. And all of them contributed in one way or another, out of necessity more than anything.
�I think everyone feels they have to step up a little bit at a time like this, it�s so close to the end of the year,� said Kessel, who now has matched or surpassed last year�s rookie totals in goals (17), assists (18) and points (35).
�You�ve just got to go out there and play desperate hockey,� added rookie Milan Lucic, who accepted NESN�s Seventh Player Award before the game. �You�ve got to win every shift, you�ve got to play shift by shift, and I think the last few games we�ve done a good job of that.�


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The secret to a perfectly carved out stellar set of abs or "six-pack abs" is a good ab diet and this 11 killer core and ab workouts.
These moves will shock your core and supercharge the growth of ab muscles to reveal the definitions in your stomach.
To sculpt chiseled and award winning abs, you need moves that work far beyond your abs—including your hips, glutes, arms and shoulders.
After all, your core does more than flex on a daily basis—It helps with walking, twisting, and bending down.
You also need a stronger core for a stronger back and better balance.
This list of moves will strengthen the core, shred your abs, aid movement, and lend better balance to the whole body.
So if you're ready for chiseled abs, here are 11 best moves to rock and strengthen your core.
Also try the 10-minute abs workout at the bottom of this page, or pick 2 to 3 moves from the list and add them to your strength training or cardio routine. Do each move for the set number of reps and sets.
1. Plank
Step 1: Get down into a push-up position with the legs straight back and your hands directly under your shoulders.
Step 2: Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes to stabilize your whole body. Bend your elbows 90 degrees and rest your weight on your forearms. Your elbows should be directly beneath your shoulders and your body should form a straight line from your head to your feet. Hold the position for as long as you can. Aim for 60 seconds if you can.
2. Side Plank
Step 1: Lie on one side with your legs straight. Prop up your upper body on your bottom forearm.
Step 2: Brace your core and raise your hips until your body forms a straight line. Hold this position for as long as you can while breathing deeply. Then roll over and repeat on the other side.
Make it harder: If you want to make it harder raise your top leg straight and hold it.
3. Push-Up
Step 1: Get down on your fours and balance your weight on your toes and palms with hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Your body should form a straight line from your ankles to your head.
Step 2: Squeeze your glutes and brace your abdominals for the duration of the exercise. In one motion, slowly lower yourself to the floor, pause for 1-2 seconds, and push yourself back up to the starting position. Repeat 10-15 times.
4. Mountain Climber
Step 1: Start at the top of a pushup position, so your body form a straight line from your head to the back of your heels.
Step 2: Brace your abs. Pick up your right foot and slowly bring your chest, then return quickly to the starting position and switch legs. Continue alternating between your legs for 30 seconds.
5. Reverse Crunch
Step 1: Lie face up on the floor with your palms facing down next to your sides. Bend your hips and knees 90 degrees.
Step 2: Contract your abs and raise your hips off the floor. Crunch them inward. Pause 1-2 seconds, and then slowly lower your legs back down until your heels nearly touch the floor. Do 12-15 reps for 3 sets.
6. Leg Drop
Step 1: Lie flat on your back with your head and neck relaxed and your hands on the floor to your shoulders levels. Brace your core and use your lower abdominal muscles to lift your knees up toward your rid cage.
Step 2: Keeping your lower back pressed firmly to the floor, slowly lower your feet back to the starting position. As your feet lightly touch the floor, repeat. Do 10-12 for 3 sets.
7. Hip Roll
Step 1: Lie flat on your back with your legs up, knees bent at 90 degrees directly over your hips. Extend your arms out from your shoulders and turn your palms upward.
Step 2: Brace your core as if someone is going to punch you in the stomach. With control, lower your legs to one side as far as you comfortably can while keeping your shoulders in contact with the floor.
Step 3: In one motion, using the strength of your core, pull your legs back to the starting position. Repeat on the other side. Continue alternating sides, and do 10 reps on each side for 20 reps.
8. Swiss-Ball Roll-Out
Step 1: Get down on your knees in front of a Swiss ball and place your forearms and fists on the ball.
Step 2: Brace your core, and slowly roll the ball forward, straightening your arms and extending your body as far as you can without allowing your body to "collapse." Use your abs to pull the ball back to your knees. That's one rep. Do 10-12 reps for 3 sets.
9. Swiss Ball Crunch
Step 1: Lie with your hips, lower back, and shoulders in contact with a Swiss ball and your feet flat on the floor. Place your fingertips behind your ears, and pull your elbows back so that they're in line with your body.
Step 2: Raise your head and shoulders and crunch your rib cage towards your pelvis, without straining your neck forward or allowing your hips to drop. Pause for 1-2 seconds, then slowly return to the starting position. Do 12-15 reps for 3 sets.
10. Swiss Ball Knee Tuck
Step 1: Get down on your fours with your feet placed on a Swiss ball and your hands on the floor.
Step 2: Brace your core and maintain your balance. Use your feet to roll the ball into your body, stopping when your knees reach your chest. Slowly roll the ball back to the starting position and repeat 10-12 reps for 2-3 sets.
11. Swiss Ball Reverse Oblique Crunch
Step 1: Start by laying on your back with knees bent at a 90 degree angle and holding an exercise ball between your heels and glutes. Your arms down at your side.
Step 2: Bracing your core and pressing your arms firmly to the ground, lift up through your hips to raise your glutes and the ball off the floor. Hold onto this position squeezing your glutes and abdominals then return to the starting position. Do 10-12 reps for 3 sets.
10-Minute Abs Workout For Men
Take Home Message
There you have it!
The best list of 11 best core exercises and ab workouts for men. Even though this article gears towards men, women can also benefit from doing these exercises.
For women's specifically, here is a list of women's ab workouts. Check them from the links below.
- The Best Ab Workouts: Our Top 25 Ab Exercises for Women
- 8-Minute Ab Workouts
- 5 Best Lower Abs Workout for Women
- The Best Exercises for Lower Abs [Video] by Sara Kova
Related Abs Workout Article for Men: 5 Best Abs and Core Exercises With a Stability Ball for Men
Which exercises did you find most challenging? Leave me a comment below to let me know.


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Feb. 8, 2013 06:08 PM
Tоday I was participating in a discussion on one Java forum – the question was if Java is an easy or difficult programming language to learn. IMO, Java is not difficult to learn, to teach, and to use. It's a strongly typed compiled language with tools that help you identify most of the errors before you even run the program.
While participating in this discussion I was writing code in a different programming language called JavaScript, which gave me a chance to illustrate a lot of things the Java developer takes for granted, while there are people who work in a more hostile environment called JavaScript.
I had a working program, and decided to add a JavaScript handler function to illustrate HTML form submission with jQuery for our upcoming book. I've been writing this code in Eclipse-based IDE called Aptana. I've added this handler for the submit event to a Donation form:
Ran the program – it rendered the Web page, HTML looks fins, but nothing worked. IDE didn't give any errors. Started a browser debugger – Firebug. Now I'll going to put a breakpoint in this newly added function and find the problem. How hard could it be? I've added just this little fragment to a working program. Easy Peasy.
Oops. Where is my main.js? Nowhere to be found. Only jQuery script is available.
Was my main.js even downloaded? Let's check the Network tab. Yes, it's here:
After applying deductive reasoning (as in Sherlock Holmes stories) I figured out that the script has arrived to the browser, which instead of adding it to the DOM, showed a middle finger without explaining why. As any normal person, I started to to find who someone else to blame. May be this Firebug is buggy and just doesn't want to show my nice script? Tried Chrome with Developer Tools – same story. The script arrived, got the finger and I have nothing to debug.
Well, there is no one else to blame. Let me just re-read my own code. Man, I misspelled the word return and wrote "returm false;" instead, which deserves a capital punishment. Changing m to n did the trick, and now both Chrome and Firefox are happy to add my JavaScript code to DOM.
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Have you taken time to look back at those old blog posts from when you first started? Ew...mine are not so great! Not exactly drawing in the crowds I bet? Probably not getting many pins either. Great blog posts take planning and...great pictures! Today, I am going to share with you one of my go-to places for blog post planning. Picmonkey has lots of options (for free), but it is well worth the premium membership fee of $4.99 a month. It is a site I use on a daily basis, and in a short amount of time, you can learn how to use all of it's great features. Whether you have photos of you wish to resize, a collection you wish to put in a collage, a blog post header to create, or images you want to frame and watermark, Picmonkey is the place. I love using it for all of these purposes, and I use it for all of my blog posts, Facebook posts, Pinterest pins, and Instagram. So...let's get started in learning how it works.
Why I Love PicMonkey
The first thing you need to know is why I like working with Picmonkey when Powerpoint can do many of the same things. First of all, I love that I can quickly add frames, watermarks, and text (using my own fonts or the fonts Picmonkey offers). Picmonkey has lots of framing options and a wide assortment of embellishments which really make the photos look professional.
Another thing I love about Picmonkey is that I can size my photos to the exact dimensions I want them to be in my post. Cropping and resizing is very easy to do with the app, and it helps me focus in on just the part of the image I wish to emphasize. In fact, I can easily match my frame to the colors in the photo too.
Sometimes, I enjoy showing things from different angles or just have too many photos. For this issue, the collage features works well. You can just slug your photos into the pre-sized collage board, and resize or modify the collage too. Once the collage is complete, you can trim it with papers available through the site and frame it as you do with photos in the photo editor. Have special fonts and clip art you love? No problem, you can use it with Picmonkey too.
The Options
Here comes the fun part. I'm going to walk you through some of the options you have. I'll start with creating your own quote boxes, blog post images, and text like the topic headers above. If you're wanting to emphasize a piece of research, highlight the words of an author, or just point out an important part of your blog post, you might want to start with a blank screen versus work with photos. With this option, you can add clip art or photos as an overlay too. Here is how...
Option One-Designing Your Own Image
Step 1-Choose from the Main Menu (Design)
To begin, you'll want to select what you'd like to do...work with a photo, correct a photo, create a sign with a blank screen, or create a collage. For a quote box, blog post header, or even lines of text like I did above (Why I like Picmonkey and The Options), you would select "Design". Then, you would select either square or custom. I personally like using the custom setting because I can set the dimensions before I begin to build my image. For most blogs, the total width is 640 pixels (which is the XL size in blogger), so typically select 500 px for the width and 300-400 px for the height. That size fits well for Facebook and Twitter.
Step 2-Select your background and frame it (or not).
Once you have your size selected, the next step is to select the background and frame. I normally use the simple frame since I can match the colors to colors in my photo, but recently I've had fun using a transparent background to create more of a collage style header. You can do this by layering images and text. Here are examples of some I've made.
Option Two-Embellishing Photos
Step 1-Choose Edit OR Collage
With photos, you have a few options. You can edit the size of your photo, crop them, or combine them into the collage I mentioned earlier. Once you have your image up, you'll see in the basic menu is the top option. This is where you go to fix the size and coloring of the image. The "magic wand" is where you'd go if you wish to make the image sepia toned, black and white, or even the Andy Warhol look. It is also where you "smudge out" the faces of your students to protect their privacy, or modify other elements of the photo. Option number three is the "lipstick" menu which is used to fix blemishes or other photo errors, and the remaining options will be demonstrated in the next part. Below, notice how I played with a picture of my kids. #1...original, #2 has just a frame and caption, and #3 HDR effect.
Step 2-Embellishments...as fancy as you want to make them!
Now maybe you do not need to make changes to the photo and just want to prep them for your post. That just requires the text tool, overlay tool (butterfly), and the framing tool. I typically frame first, add text second, and add my watermark last. The image to the right shows a collage I framed. I put the caption space at the bottom so that I could add a comment.
If you want to keep things cohesive, you can use a "wonder tool" called the eyedropper. I use the eyedropper A LOT! You can use it to make the frame and text color match elements in your photo. I did that with picture #2 of my kids. I used the eyedropper to grab the navy from my son's shirt for the frame. To use it, all you do is click on the eyedropper, drag it to the color you'd like to use from the photo, and click it. You'll see the color (and the color #) show up in the box next to the word, thickness.
After I added the caption below, I decided to show how you can add text on top of the photos and use arrows to point out something important. There is a collection of arrow options, but you can also add them from a clip art collection you might have by using the "Your Own" option at the top of the overlay menu (butterfly).
You may have thought I was done there, but oh no I wasn't. I went one step further, and decided to add some snowflakes on top using elements from the themes section (apple). There is a "Winter Escapes" theme that had special overlays and text options for winter, so I added some snowflakes on top.


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*29 Americans soldiers killed in Iraq so far in June, 2007
- The powers that be are indicating that big decisions about Iraq will be made in September when General Petraus gives us his report. I don't believe it. We have been suckered along with - "as soon as this happens, as soon as that happens" statements for years now. Some of the blogs track these pronouncements by various government, military and media people. But it is always a moving target. They indicate a time by which we will need to see real improvement in Iraq When that times comes but the improvement in conditions haven't occurred, they simply move their timeline out anther six months or a year. In fact, the liberals blogs call a period of six months an "FU" or "Friedman Unit" after the number of times the famous columnist has extended the period in which he believes we will have to see progress in Iraq.
So what makes September any different? The Important People are already starting to waffle. First, they begged us to give the surge three months but when that three months was up, they explained that they didn't mean from the beginning of the surge as we'd first taken it but from the time the surge had all the new troops on the ground. That happened at the end of last month. That would mean August. Oh, okay, September then. September is the Magic Month. But now General Odierno says probably it will be more like December and General Petraus agrees.
I've read countless times by pundits "in the know" that congressional Republicans are giving the President until September and then if Petraus doesn't give a good account of what the surge is accomplishing, they will ready to force his hand in starting to wind down the war. But does anyone think that Petraus isn't going to put the best face on what he is achieving...at least a good enough account to give the Republicans cover to hang in there for at least another F.U.?
Meantime, American soldiers keep dying
- Over 11,000 gay military people have been kicked out of service including 78 Arabic linguists, a skill we desperately need. Other industrialized nations, among them Canada and Britain, have enlightened policies about gays in the military. They have had no problems integrating homosexuals into service. And yet all the Republican candidates stand firm in not allowing soldiers to be openly gay. Rudy Giuliani totally avoided the question about the Arabic linguists, instead going off on a schtick about how we couldn't make these drastic changes, during a time of war. Excuse me, Mayor, but isn't when we are at war with an Arab country exactly when we most need these people? Rudy lived with a friends, a gay couple, when he was getting a divorce so obviously, he is not personally homophobic. He just plays a homophobe on teevee for the sake of sucking up to the right wing of his party.
Meanwhile, back at the Democratic debate, Hillary quoted Barry Goldwater saying, "you don't have to be straight to shoot straight." Sounds about right to me.
- Scooter Libby sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to the grand jury and obstructing justice. As someone who works in the judicial system, it seems good enough for him to me. The Republicans complain that Bill Clinton lied and didn't spend a day in jail. That's true - because our remedy for presidents who commit high crimes and misdemeanors is impeachment. The Republicans did impeach Clinton but couldn't make the case that his transgression was high enough to pitch him out of office so he wasn't convicted.
So, do we believe in the rule of law or not? If we do, then Scooter got what he deserved, although in the tradition of other Republicans who violated this concept (see Colonel Oliver North and Admirable Poindexter), I wouldn't be surprised if some judge doesn't find a hook to hang an appeal on.
- The Immigration Bill goes down and that's probably okay. It was such a complicated piece of legislation, it was hard to know if the good outweighed the bad. I think they should begin with one piece of immigration reform - securing the borders. After that, we can move on to what to do about the illegal immigrants who are already here. I'm pretty sure I'm opposed to a guest worker program unless it ensures decent pay and conditions for the workers and cracks down on employers who employs immigrants, not because they are offering jobs that "American's won't do" but because they can get those jobs done with cheap wages and no benefits. You can say what you want about today's Republican party being driven by the evangelicals but the fact is, this administration's biggest constituency is Big Business and it is Big Business that loves the idea of slave labor flooding our borders.


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:Name: Enzeron Hezard
:Age: 20
:Gender: M.
:Status: S.
:Rank/Class: Detective
:Birth date: March 18th, 1991
Age: Appears To Be Twenty.
Gender: Young Man
Height: Around 6'6"
Weight: 176 Pounds.
Hair Colour/Style: Dark blond hair that runs down to the length of his cheek. The hair is waved and curled so it doesn't fall directly into his eyes though it has been known to irritate them on more than one occasion.
Eye Colour: Gentle golden eyes, the color only a bit lighter than that of his hair, they are piercing and unique, easily standing out among a crowd.
Distinguishing Marks: He has none.
Race/Ethnicity: Human
Place Of Birth: Death valley, California
Skin Complexion: He has porcelain skin.
Body Type: Slender
Body: An elegantly curved body almost curvaceous if it weren't for the toning with throws off the slender vibe. He has a bit of toning, the indication of abs on his chest, though the rest of his bodies tone is more recognizable.
Physical Condition: His body is fine, though a bit above average when it comes to his strength and speed. His chiseled and toned torso, along with his curvaceous frame and elegant build. Make it rather exceptional, for a human.
Physical abilities/limitations: He has limitations, like all humans he is bound by the same restrictions of body. There aren't any real abilities that he has, though he is a natural at sports.
Physical Illnesses or Afflictions: No illnesses as of yet, he is vulnerable to them though. Afflictions are your standard human variety.
Physical Imperfections/Would Like Most to Change: He has imperfections of course, the scars on his person and a few of the scars inside of him to.
Sounds Like: A more firm voice then one would expect from his rather calm demeanor, the more shocking is that he can deepen his voice, making it seem more harmful and aggressive.
Rank/Class: Detective
Noted Accomplishments: He is a detective, and an ex-military official. He was once the representative of California before he moved to Los Angeles, and decided to quit.
Personality: A gentle personality where the only people who see his more rough and brass side are those who have committed some kind of crime, or hurt someone in anyway.
Hobbies: He enjoys to read, he likes poetry and literature. Finding novels are fascinating.
Known Allies: None
Known Foes: To many to count nowadays.
Basic alignment: Lawful Good- While strict in their prosecution of law and order, characters of lawful good alignment follow these precepts to improve the common weal. Certain freedoms must, of course, be sacrificed in order to bring order; but truth is of highest value, and life and beauty of great importance. The benefits of this society are to be brought to all. Creatures of lawful good alignment view the cosmos with varying degrees of lawfulness or desire for good. They are convinced that order and law are absolutely necessary to assure good, and that good is best defined as whatever brings the most benefit to the greater number of decent, thinking creatures and the least woe to the rest.
Outer Goals: When people look at him one of the biggest goals that people assume of him is the idea that he is obsessed about his job, and cares about nothing else other than striving to reach perfection.
Inner Goals: To make a real difference in the work, to contribute to the greater good. He wants to arrest those who are guilty of sins.
Super objective: To rid the entire world of sin and evil, and to do away with conflict. Sounds silly and impossible huh? Don't give up on it just yet.
Defining characteristic: His strongest and most valuable characteristic is likely his persistence. He always tries to find an answer, and never stops till he finds something.
Hopes/desires: Like everyone he has his own desires, though he only hopes to stay alive, his job is a dangerous one, a desire would be staying alive.
Fears/phobias: There are a few fears that he has, the biggest being his fear of death, sounds silly I know but he truly is terrified of dying, he is a survivor and wants to survive
Dirty Secrets: He has a few dirty secrets, the worst being- Wait, why would he ever tell you?
Introvert or extrovert: An Introvert person of course.
More thinking or feeling: He is one of those thinking kind of cops, likes to be one step ahead of the perp, and never caught with his guard down since that is the very quickest way to die.
Tends to be self-centered? Selfish? Selfless? He is a very self-centered person, though when working he somehow becomes the selfless person the world needs.
Admirable Traits: He is a bit brave and he is also gentle, he likes to help others and protect them. He is courageous and always willing to put others before himself. Wanting to do anything to keep people safe and happy.
Negative Traits: He can be a bit self-centered sometimes. He likes to indulge himself in pleasure and he is a bit aggressive toward sinners.
Philosophy Of Life: "Don't worry about living, just live safe and don't break any laws."
Mental Disturbances: He is deranged when it comes to sinner's willing to do almost anything to protect people from murder's. He hates them to his very core and is willing to go as far as killing them to save others. Idiotic no?
Weaponry: He might be a detective, but he does wear the occasional gun, just in case of emergencies.
Armor: He wears no real armor, but in order to protect himself he likes to wear a bullet proof vest to protect him if he is ever in the line of fire, though it is rare so he is usually caught not wearing it.
Inventory: He carries nothing other than his badge and gun, he has a nasty habit of losing stuff way to easily.
Accessories: He doesn't like wearing anything non-essential other than the occasional trench coat.
Elemental Strengths: Unknown
Elemental Weaknesses: Unknown
Skills/Abilities: He Is Only Human After All
Spells: He Has None.


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There are many lucrative opportunities available for today's Internet marketers. Starting a business online requires a time commitment. Using time wisely is extremely important. This article will give you some time management techniques for your online marketing efforts.
Make sure you get feedback as often as you can. This is important because your perception and assessment of how your website appears may not be how it appears to others. Accept feedback from your family, clients or peers. Take all this information under advisement and make any necessary changes.
Integrate social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter into your Internet marketing efforts. These sites allow you to stay in constant touch with your customers and allow an easy way to contact them to let them know about promotions or updates. Although, it is always best to manage how you interact with the customers because you don't want to always be advertising something in all your comments. Be sure to layer in original and more conversational posts along with your more promotional style messages.
Making sure to include captions in your images is a great tip to employ. The text in these descriptions should include keywords that are relevant to your site in order to increase your search engine results. Giving all your images appropriate, descriptive captions can make a noticeable difference in your search engine results page standing.
Here's a tip for your internet marketing efforts. Make sure your customers know that your site is super secure and that their personal data is not at risk! Place a privacy policy on your page, in an area where it's sure to be seen. This can put your customers' minds at ease, letting them know their personal information will be securely handled. Your customers need to know that you are only selling your services – not their information.
There is no reason why Internet marketing should be a time vampire. If you want to be successful, you should use your time to the best of your ability.


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This looks like something I used to eat when I was a child...my mouth is watering at the thought! Great work.
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I'm leaving for Maryland early Friday for my signing with the fabulous Nora Roberts! The signing is Saturday at Turn the Page in Boonsboro, Maryland, from 1-3pm. Also signing are Nora's alter ego, J. D. Robb, Donna Kauffman, and Mariah Stewart, so it promises to be quite the party! This is the first time I get to sign Silent on the Moor, so I am HUGELY excited! (Can you tell from the liberal use of exclamation points?!) Anyway, in order to keep the blog tidy, I'm closing comments for this entry while I'm away. (I have trouble approving them from the BlackBerry of Doom.)
Also, the MUCH anticipated website should be up literally any hour now, so please be sure to reset your bookmarks. You can find me at www.deannaraybourn.com. See you there!