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Check out our interview with Koa Fit trainer, Annette Bray. Scroll down to learn more about her background, her love for the outdoors, and how all of us can heal our trauma and move forward freely.
Tell us about yourself personally.
I grew up in the city of West Los Angeles with 5 siblings who I am still in close relationships with. Even though I spent my childhood in a big city environment, I took any opportunity I could to exercise my body in nature. I wove my way through the city on bike to get to the ocean or would find any greenway I could to walk or jog on. Every trip to the Sierras was an incredibly cherished event; whether it was to ski, hike or bike. I have always felt the pull of nature and how healing it is to physically engage in it.
As an adult, I have continued to pursue outdoor activities that put me right where I want to be. I have rock climbed, back-country skied, mountain biked, hiked and backpacked for 20 years. I moved to Colorado in 1997 to be close to my most cherished form of nature…the mountains. In my mid-30's I experienced a set back with an illness that lasted over 2 years. My love and commitment to remain active and connected to nature has driven my constant growth personally and professionally. And has helped me regain my strength. I have, myself, experienced the need to tend to physical, emotional and mental health and how profoundly each one of these impacts a person's happiness and fulfillment.
I deeply love my relationships with my friends, family and all those I engage with through my profession. And I can't leave out my sweet little Aussie dog! I believe that connection to our community of people as well as our natural world is fundamentally at the root of our ability to thrive. And I believe that these bodies were meant to move. I can't think of a better way to live than for us to engage in this process of movement together!
How did you start training?
I began my career in movement with a Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology. After 2 years of college I was seriously concerned that I would end up with a desk job and hadn't decided firmly on my major. I loved moving my body and was curious about the nuts and bolts of how it worked. The study of exercise science popped out at me and from day 1 as a Kinesiology major, I was hooked! I worked in clinical rehab as well as corporate health which is where I started training clients. The more I continued to explore the science of human motion, the more I got excited about how it could change people's lives.
As I worked with clients, I realized my interest was in the goal of helping people improve alignment and relieve the pain associated with poor structure. I followed the works of many talented physical therapists and researched the challenges associated with misaligned posture. After some struggle with my own health, I began to discover how profoundly physical movement could enhance an individual's emotional state and vice-a-versa. At this time I studied yoga to become a teacher. I began to develop the philosophy (which I believe to this day) that musculoskeletal pain is associated with the body's inability to mobilize joints and therefore whole body patterns. And the way we experience our world is reflected in the manifestation of our physical form.
What's unique about your style of training?
I believe strongly in the ability to make changes when we are aware of our physical and emotional states of being. Along with the exercise tools, I guide people in the process of discovering how they hold themselves. In addition, I help them understand how their emotional responses effect tension and the ability to use their intrinsic strength. I provide them with the knowledge of how to realign their form and help them "feel" this so that their practiced repetition will create change beyond the workout.
I am a nurturer at heart. From this place, I exercise a ton of patience with my clients while continuing to hold them responsible for their own goals and commitments. I also have an intuitive knack for seeing what a person is capable of. With thoughtfulness I encourage my clients to pursue I higher bar for themselves to experience the personal meaning that comes from this endeavor.
How have you helped the people you have worked with?
I have seen dozens of people who believe their pain is something they have to live with because of the aging process. They have no idea that the way their body is positioned is largely responsible for the discomfort. Through this process of self-discovery, they see that the circumstances that have shifted them out of alignment can be "unwound" with specific guidance on their own physical and emotional patterns.
The result is, they see that intentional and consistent steps brings about positive change, even in the face of setbacks. They feel better physically and are empowered to realize that they can effect change within themselves. I have helped these individuals regain pain-free movement that reconnects them with the activities they love.
What's your favorite part about training?
I love when my clients have these big moments of realization about why they feel the way they do and how subtle shifts can make them feel profoundly better. I believe that we are meant to function from the inside out in both physical and emotional capacities. When I teach someone how to create strength in this way, I do so by teaching them to truly engage with their felt sense. It's fascinating to me that being present to feel one's own body can make such a difference in effectively changing a pattern.
I am the professional who understands form and function, but a client doesn't need that knowledge to make things work better. They only need the guidance to the improved way of feeling and engaging muscles. From here, their increasing awareness helps them practice the new way of being. I love that this simplicity in feeling can be paramount in getting stronger and more confident!
What are you working towards or want to accomplish next in your career?
I have been working on developing a concept which combines yoga and the science of biomechanics to create a system of movement for trauma resolution. This system is called MoYo Movement. It stands for Mobility Yoga and means heart in Swahili. I would love nothing more than to help the nature lover who has experienced trauma reconnect with their body and the outdoors. Those who have missed out on movement because of physical pain have an opportunity to release the compensating patterns and find true strength. I believe I am on my way to addressing the physical with the emotional by acknowledging that we each experience some degree of trauma in our lives that has dictated how we feel ourselves…or not.


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How to Be a Better Pet Owner: Finalist 4
This is the fourth finalist in our scholarship competition, on how to be a better dog owner.
We've all heard the common saying, "measure twice, cut once." However, many people forget to "measure twice" before bringing a new pet home. As a second year veterinary student, I have seen many owner mistakes at clinics, the biggest one being that the owner simply didn't do enough research before choosing a pet. If you were to start looking for a new pet, you might flip your computer open to PetFinder and fall in love with a picture of a cute golden retriever puppy. But what happens when that puppy becomes 100 pounds? Or eats your couch? To be the absolute best pet owner you can be, you must research what pet to get, when to get it, and the financial requirements of that pet prior to bringing home your new family member.
When first looking for a new member of the family, you must select an animal that is suitable for your home. Over the last 6 years, I have witnessed way too many pet owners who simply choose the wrong pet for them. For example, one client brought their 2 year old border collie into the clinic complaining about the dog barking and destroying furniture. When we asked more about their relationship with their pet, we found out that the owners live in a one bedroom apartment. A border collie is meant to run and herd, not sit in an apartment and receive one walk per day. If the owners had researched the breed requirements, they would have better been able to choose an animal suitable for their lifestyle.
Other people think it's a great idea to get an exotic pet. It should be easy- no need to walk it or potty-train it, right? In reality, exotic pets are much more difficult to take care of than a dog or cat. More often than not, exotic pets end up at the veterinarian due to husbandry errors on the part of the owner. Each species has specific requirements to keep it healthy. A snake needs precise, timed lighting to keep their body temperatures at normal levels. Birds require certain perches to avoid foot problems. Rabbits need specific types of bedding to avoid respiratory problems. If owners don't research these species specific needs prior to bringing an exotic pet home, they may be doing harm to the animal (and their pocketbook) if the animal develops a problem due to inappropriate husbandry.
My favorite example is a college girl who came into the clinic with her new (and very itchy) "teacup" pig. When the veterinarian weighed the pig, he estimated that the pig would eventually weigh forty pounds. He also diagnosed the pig with mange, a mite that makes the pig extremely itchy and can be transmitted to people. She began complaining about the cost of the veterinary visit and about how big the pig was going to be. Her house wasn't going to allow a pet that big, and she didn't have the funds to pay for the veterinary costs. Needless to say, she came in one week later asking if we could find another home for the pig. The moral of the story is that she didn't do her research about selecting an animal that was suitable for her living arrangements and her budget as a college student.
The next major aspect that new pet owners must consider is timing. As with most things, timing is everything, and choosing a pet is no exception. Choosing the wrong time to get a pet can have negative impacts on both the owner's and the pet's life. For example, times of major life changes are not an ideal time to get a new pet. Often couples get a pet as a sort of "try-out" before deciding to have a child. However, this can be unfair to the pet. When you get a new kitten, you generally coddle it and pamper it with new toys and attention. Then when you have a baby, all the attention goes to the newest member of the family and the cat gets forgotten. The cat may respond by urinating outside the litter box, which is a common reason cats are brought into the veterinary clinic. The cat may even try to attack the new baby. Medications to fix these problems can be costly, and owners often end up euthanizing these pets. This could be avoided by analyzing whether or not this is a right time to get a new pet.
New pet owners must consider the cost of their new pet as well. Most people understand that food, toys, food and water bowls, and a cute collar all need to be purchased before getting a pet. However, veterinary costs are often overlooked or vastly underestimated. Within the first four months of owning a new puppy or kitten, the average American will spend roughly $270 on vaccinations and exams alone. Then there's the cost of monthly flea prevention, heartworm prevention, fecal floats, and annual exams- and this is all for a healthy animal! As the pet ages, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer all become major concerns, and they can be costly if your pet becomes diagnosed with one of these disease processes. Emergencies also must be considered- do you have enough money to save your pet if it gets hit by a car? If it eats your bag of Easter chocolates? If it swallows a pair of socks without chewing it? With limited insurance options available for pets, the cost of treatment goes straight to the owner. This can lead to the inability of the owner to treat their pet and ultimately, an unnecessary euthanasia.
Getting a new pet is both exciting and stressful. Selecting the right animal at the right time while keeping finances in mind can be extremely difficult, but doing research about your new pet will help you make the right decision. It will also allow you to cut the costs of your new pet by being able to prevent possible health problems before they occur. By measuring the decision to get a new pet twice, you will be happier with the final cut, and you will be the best possible pet owner for your new best friend.
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Meat Processing Equipment Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Volume, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017 - 2025
Changing food preferences, lifestyles, tastes, and habits of the global population have bolstered the growth of the market for meat processing equipment. Developing economies such as China and India have been exhibiting enormous demand for meat over the last few decades. Industrialization, growing urbanization, Western influence on the food habits of Eastern consumers, and the growing disposable incomes of people have offset the growth of global meat processing equipment market.
The Republic of Korea, China, and Brazil have surfaced as the major meat consumers among developing countries. The rapid growth of the poultry sector and the growing demand for beef in Japan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Kuwait are also influencing the demand for meat processing equipment. As more people are leading busy lives, they are spending lesser time in the kitchen. Various types of grinders, meat cubers or tenderizers, sausage stuffers, meat mixers, sausage linkers, and patty makers can process, chop, mince, and grind meat at a rapid pace with high efficiency.
However, the global market for meat processing equipment might face impediments because of the increased risk of heart diseases associated with high consumption of meat. People worldwide are increasingly opting for vegetarian and vegan diets that are lower in cholesterol and saturated fat. Studies reveal that a vegetarian diet significantly reduces the incidence of chronic degenerative disorders such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and some types of cancer such as stomach, cologne, lung, breast, esophageal, and prostate cancer. However, as the livestock industry advances, the countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America are likely to bear opportunities for growth.
With the actions of slaughtering, processing, and packaging being core aspects of the meat and poultry industry, it puts the entire processing aspect at a very high regard in terms of presenting a valued edible assed to the food and beverages industry. The management of livestock and the packaging of meat aside, the processing of meats has evolved from a basic farm-based activity to the inclusion of corporates and globally strong entities that mass-produce meat. The demand for meat itself is the primary facet that has revolutionized the global meat processing equipment market, as the increasing demand has brought about the creation of equipment that are capable of handling large quantities of meat while maintaining the quality of the meat.
Of the many facts and figures analyzed in the report, TMR Research focuses on the global meat processing equipment market with respect to its basic categorization, regional assessment, and most importantly the competitive landscape. The latter has been dissected using tried-and-true industry standard analytics such as the SWOT analysis as well as Porter's Five Forces analysis. The key intention of the report's release is to allow a user to fully understand their position in the global meat processing equipment market and what they can do to strengthen it.
The global meat processing equipment market can be segmented on the basis of the type of equipment, the type of meats being processed, the type of products being distributed and sold, and finally, a region-based segmentation. Quite a few strong factors are currently propelling the global meat processing equipment market, of which the leading one is likely to be the staggering demand for meat products and the high rate at which this demand is increasing.
The common types of equipment manufactured for meat processing include the ones used for grinding, massaging, smoking, dicing, filling, tenderizing, blending, and cutting. Each type has its unique function and process type and the global meat processing equipment market is currently receiving a high demand for nearly all of them. The three highly common forms of meat that are processed are mutton, pork, and beef, and they all need different types of machinery to achieve a high quality of food processing. The product types that generally need to be provided on a commercial level include meats that are dried, cured, raw-fermented, precooked, raw cooked, and freshly processed.
The key segments of the global meat processing equipment market on the basis of geography are North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and The Middle East and Africa. Among these, North America had been a high level consumer of meats over the years. Both North America and Europe have consistently held a very high rate of consumption of meat as a part of the daily diet and are therefore host to a vast number of key players from the market. At the same time, Latin America, The Middle East and Africa are expected to exhibit a phenomenal rate of growth in demand for processed and ready-to-eat meats, thereby promoting the growth of the meat processing equipment market within their countries. A somewhat similar scope of promise is shown by Asia Pacific, where the number of people eating meat is steadily increasing and so is the demand for ready-to-eat meats.
The global meat processing equipment market has – over the past few years, been dominated by companies such as GEA Group AG, Key Technology Inc., JBT Corporation, Marel, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Heat and Control, Inc., and The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
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In a passage I have cited many times before, from a 1936 lecture entitled The Stable and the Manger, Alvin Boyd Kuhn declares that the ancient myths and scriptures "mean nothing as outward events" (that is, as supposed narratives of literal events in terrestrial history) but rather that
they mean everything as picturizations of that which is our living experience at all times. The actors are not old kings, priests and warriors; the one actor in every portrayal, in every scene, is the human soul.
All of the myths and sacred stories, according to Kuhn's analysis, deal with one theme: "The epic of the human soul in earthly embodiment" (Lost Light, 67). In all of the varied episodes, he maintains, whether wrestling with serpents or being tempted by Sirens or struggling to return home, "the history of the divine Ego in its progress from Earth back to the skies was allegorically portrayed" (67).
The profound ramifications of this perspective upon the ancient myths may be easy to overlook, unless we take the time to let the weighty import of these assertions sink in. If Kuhn is correct (and I believe that he is), then it means that you and I and every other man or woman or child that we ever meet are much more than we have been conditioned to believe.
In his view, the world's ancient wisdom is declaring again and again that each and every human soul is in fact divinity "buried in clay," or "chopped up" like Osiris and scattered across the country, or entwined in "the coils of a serpent," or "shorn of power" like Samson -- but that our experience here in this "lower passage" involves the recovery of that "buried" aspect of our nature, and the "re-integration" or "reclamation" of that divine aspect which has been temporarily lost or forgotten.
In support of his assertion, Kuhn points to a powerful passage from the ancient Egyptian Ritual of the Coming Forth by Day (also commonly referred to in modern times as the Egyptian Book of the Dead). There, in the 42nd chapter (illustrated in what is known as "Plate 32" or "Sheet 32" of the version inscribed upon the famous version known as the Papyrus of Ani, which is seventy-eight feet in length and beautifully illustrated), we read the following lines (as translated by E. A. Wallis Budge in 1901, with occasional clarification from the 1972 translation by Raymond O. Faulkner added in brackets):
The hair of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the hair of Nu [or Nun]
The face of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the face of Ra
The eyes of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the eyes of Hathor
The ears of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the ears of Ap-uat [or Wepwawet]
The lips of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the lips of Anpu [or Anubis]
The teeth [or molars] of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the teeth of Serqet [or Selket]
The neck of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the neck of Isis
The hands of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the hands of Ba-neb-Tattu
The shoulder of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the shoulder of Uatchet
The throat of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the throat of Mert
The forearms of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the forearms of the Lady of Sais
The backbone of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the backbone of Set
The chest of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the chest of the lords of Kheraha
The flesh [or chest] of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the flesh of the Mighty One of Terror [or He who is Greatly Majestic]
The reins and back [or belly and spine] of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the reins and back of Skehet [or Sekhmet]
The buttocks of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus
The phallus of Osiris Ani, triumphant, is the phallus of Osiris
The legs [or thighs and calves] of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the legs of Nut
The feet of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the feet of Ptah
The fingers of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the fingers of Orion
The leg-bones [or toes] of Osiris Ani, triumphant, are the leg-bones of the living uraei [the rearing cobras of the goddess Wadjet]
There is no member of my body which is not the member of some god ["There is no member of mine devoid of a god"]
The god Thoth shieldeth my body altogether ["And Thoth is the protection of all my flesh"]
In the image above, from the Papyrus of Ani, you can see the illustration that accompanies this profound passage in the Ritual of Coming Forth by Day. There, each of the divine personages mentioned in the cited text is illustrated, from the figure of Nu (or Nun) on the far left as we face the page to the three living uraei (rearing cobras) on the far right of the image.
What this profound passage appears to be teaching us is that we are in some way intended to incorporate the powers of the gods into our lives -- and that the gods who dwell in the Invisible Realm somehow have their home and exercise their power through the persons of men and women in this realm.
In Lost Light, on page 549, Alvin Boyd Kuhn interprets this very passage, saying:
The god himself, fallen into carnal mire, buried and inert, had to be raised and restored to sound condition. As he awakened his faculties and sloughed off the imprisoning vesture of decay, it was as if every member of his body was resuscitated and made over. [ . . . ] This work is gradual and is accomplished piecemeal. The god finds glorification coming day by day, feature by feature; he is reconstituted limb by limb, member by member, until he says there is no part of him that remains mortal. He is given the hair of Nu or heaven (solar rays); the eyes of Hathor; the ears of Apuat; the nose of Khenti-Kas; the lips of Anup; the teeth of Serkh; the neck of Isis; the hands of the mighty lord of Tattu; the shoulders of Neith; the back of Sut; the phallus of Osiris; the legs and thighs of Nut; the feet of Ptah; and the nails and bones of the living Uraei "until there is no limb of him that is without a god." "My leg-bones are the leg-bones of the living gods. There is no member of my body that is not the member of some god. I am Yesterday, and Seer of Millions of Years is my name." Here is notice to man that he must traverse every kingdom in order that he may absorb and embody in himself every aspect of nature's power, the efficacy of every god. Mighty truth is this. 549 - 550.
In this explication of the passage, Kuhn echoes Gerald Massey, who wrote in Ancient Egypt: the Light of the World (Volume One, published in 1907) that:
Before the mortal Manes could attain the ultimate state of spirit in the image of Horus the immortal, he must be put together part by part as was Osiris, the dismembered god. He is divinized in the likeness of various divinities, all of whom had been included as powers in the person of the one true god, Neb-er-ter, the lord entire. Every member and part of the Manes in Amenta has to be fashioned afresh in a new creation. The new heart is said to be shaped by certain gods in the nether world, according to the deeds done in the body whilst the person was living on earth. He assumes the glorified body that is formed feature by feature and limb after limb in the likeness of the gods until there is no part of the Manes that remains undivided. He is given the hair of Nu, or heaven, the eyes of Hathor, ears of Apuat, nose of Khenti-Kas, lips of Anup, teeth of Serk, neck of Isisi, hand of the mighty lord of Tattu, shoulders of Neith, back of Sut, phallus of Osiris, legs and thighs of Nut, feet of Ptah, with nails and bones of the living Uraei, until there is not a limb of him that is without a god. 198 - 199.
While Kuhn admired the work of Massey and praised him as one of the most discerning and insightful to have studied ancient Egypt, he disagreed that the passages have to do with the soul in the afterlife -- rather, Kuhn argues, the soul in this incarnate life (which is indeed "the Underworld," compared to the intangible Realm of Spirit) is indicated. Thus, we are not to understand that we must incorporate the attributes and powers of the various gods and goddesses in the next life, but rather in this one.
As Kuhn says, "Mighty truth is this" -- and a profound mystery.
But it is clearly and forcefully proclaimed in the ancient Egyptian texts -- and it opens an entirely new paradigm on our mission and purpose here in this incarnate life.
And it opens an entirely new paradigm upon the way we treat others and structure our society -- because it means that the gods in a very real sense can be understood to be present in those around us (just as they are also present in ourselves).
In what ways is our society -- which itself is a product of a civilization that has been violently cut off from the world's ancient wisdom for at least seventeen centuries -- dishonoring the gods or even stealing from them in the way that it treats individual men and women in whose members the gods manifest (according to the ancient texts)?
In what ways do we steal from the gods when we do not teach these truths to others, or allow them to be known -- and when we do not pursue the kind of integration in ourselves that is described in the ancient Book of the Coming Forth by Day?
I am quite convinced that the world's ancient wisdom was given to humanity for our benefit and blessing -- and that their ancient teaching belongs to each and every one of us.
Because, as the Papyrus of Ani illustrates and declares, the gods and goddesses are properly present in us: in you, and in me, and in everyone you ever meet.


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In this betweenisode, we talk about the amazing transformation of King Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel. You've heard the Sunday School stories but did you know he acknowledged God as the true sovereign of the universe? That story doesn't get shared as often but it's one we can learn from.
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Computer science student Joseph Delgado worked on a VR Duck Hunt variant for the Global Jam 2016 event. It's an impressive little demo that uses Razer's Hydra, the Oculus Rift DK2 development kit headset, and some neat tricks with Python scripts and the Unreal Engine 4's voxel rendering of sprites.
Jump Radio did a quick write-up on the project by Delgado, who managed to snap some footage of the project when he went to pay visit to his parent's house. You can check out the footage below.
Joseph Delgado, a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, used the sprites from the NES version of Duck Hunt and turning them into 3D voxels. This was only applied to some of the assets- mostly the moving ones and the background objects closest to the foreground where the 360 degree view could capture the feeling of a 3D environment, such as the hedges and the trees closest to the player's view.
Joseph Delgado mentions that frame-rate had become an issue and that it's easy to get motion sickness with the Oculus Rift if the FPS drops below 75fps. While there are people who will argue to their death that the human eye can only see 30fps, trust that in a VR environment if you're suffering from some serious frame stutter or dropped frames below 60fps, you will get sick. This is because the human brain is interpreting what your eyes are seeing and assuming that you're actually there, even when you aren't. This is one of the reasons why they tell you not to lean back when wearing VR headgear without tilting your head because your body is making motions that the VR tech may not pick up and it sends mixed signals to your brain, resulting in sickness.
Joseph Delgado ran into this problem a couple of times, as noted on his blog, where he explained that the Razer Hydra and Oculus Rift weren't always synching up on the same frame and the delay from the Hydra was, once again, giving him a bit of motion sickness. He eventually synched up the Rift and Hydra on the same input latency to limit the frame delay.
But as for the game maintaining 75fps – Delgado turned some of the backdrops into "billboards" or little more than one-dimensional cutouts based on a sprite plastered on a single vector face. This is the equivalent of putting a city on a green screen to cut down the costs of actually filming in a city.
From there, Joseph Delgado had a decently running VR simulation of Duck Hunt. He put the remix of the game's theme from Leonardo Zuccarelli on a 3D prop radio he designed – and yes, he did design some of the assets in the demo himself, mostly all the stuff in the starting hub cabin, including beds, desks and a few other props. He mentions that since he was playing Rainbow Six Siege he wanted to make it possible to shoot the radio... so if someone gets tired of the radio they can turn it off by shooting it.
As mentioned on the blog, the game faithfully recreates the inclining challenge present in the NES version of Duck Hunt, with each day offering fewer ammo pellets, more ducks to shoot and faster ducks. One of the things I thought was really awesome was the binaural surround effects that give users an idea of where the ducks are coming from, which causes users to have to listen closely as to where the ducks are in the play area. Very impressive stuff from Delgado.
Experiences like the one above will be available to consumers widely once the Oculus Rift starts shipping on March 28th, next month.


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University College Dublin Assessment is due to announce in the coming weeks that from September 2013, UCD will be phasing out the practice of passing modules by compensation.
UCD currently allows compensation in the situation where the student has failed with an E grade and has achieved an overall grade point average (GPA) equal to or above 2.0. This applies across almost all modules with the exception of 15 credit modules (such as thesis modules) and a small number of other modules which the School's Programme Board have deemed non-compensable. Once compensation is abolished, students who achieve lower than a D- grade in any module will have to repeat or resit the module, regardless of their GPA.
A spokesperson from the University has clarified that no modules or exams sat in 2012/2013 or in previous years will be affected by the change, and any modules that have already been compensated will remain compensated. They stated: "Current students already on a programme in UCD will not be affected by the changes for the most part."
The phasing process will occur by module level rather than by year groups. From September 2013, modules at level zero, one, four and five will no longer be compensable. Comer says this shouldn't affect students a large amount as "when you're doing level fours, you're usually a final year and you don't want to fail them at that stage anyway, but say for someone who comes into first year, they won't know any different." From September 2014, level two modules will be included, and level three modules will be added in 2015 to complete the phasing process.
While the option of introducing it year group by year group, beginning with first years entering UCD in September 2014, was discussed, it was rejected as it could cause students sitting the same module to be assessed differently. Comer explained: "There could be two students in a module and one can compensate while the other can't, so that's why they're doing it by levels." He also warned that it could cause some confusion, particularly for those studying a majority of level two and three modules, noting: "Students will need to bare that in mind, that if they're picking a level one elective, then they can't compensate it."
This change comes following "discussion and approval of a set of proposals involving senior management of the University, the Students' Union, Academic Council and other University governance and working groups," according to a spokesperson from the University.
Comer stated that this year's Students' Union Officers will not be negotiating with the University on this matter, as "the deal was done by the last sabbatical team so we're caught between a rock and a hard place." However he feels the impact of the change will be limited by both UCDSU and the University running information campaigns to adequately inform students of the changes in the next number of weeks.
UCD is the first of Ireland's seven universities to abolish compensation across the board. While University College Cork, Dublin City University, and the National University of Ireland Galway operate a broadly similar system to the present system in UCD, Trinity College Dublin only allows students compensate one module, and in the National University of Ireland Maynooth, students may not compensate their compulsory or core modules, but it is possible to pass a stage by compensation.


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I am still working on my project life pages. It's like doing a Year-in-Review book as it happens. Or within weeks of when it happens if you're me! When I started this project I hesitated because I didn't think my life had much going on other than work but as I work on these pages I realize how full my life is and it is definitely worth documenting.
Now I just need to make time for some highlight pages too! That's what I'm calling pages like this and this! They are my favorite kinds of pages to do but my life has been so full lately I just haven't had much time lately.


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The contribution of lysophospholipids to pasting and thermal properties of nonwaxy rice starch
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Tong, C, Liu, L, Waters, DLE, Huang, Y & Bao, J 2015, 'The contribution of lysophospholipids to pasting and thermal properties of nonwaxy rice starch', Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 133, pp. 187-193.
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It is known that lysophospholipids (LPLs) may affect rice starch pasting and thermal properties possibly through the formation of an amylose–lipid complex. However, whether these effects of rice LPLs are independent of amylose are still not understood. Here, the diversity of rice flour pasting and thermal properties and their relationship with individual LPL components in native rice endosperm were studied. Several significant correlations between LPLs and pasting properties, such as cool paste viscosity (CPV), breakdown (BD) and consistency (CS) were clearly evident. Thermal properties generally had no relationship with LPLs except for gelatinization enthalpy. Using partial correlation analysis we found that, irrespective of apparent amylose content, CPV and individual LPLs were positively correlated, while BD, CS and other individual LPLs were negatively correlated. This study suggests naturally occurring individual LPLs can contribute to rice flour pasting and thermal properties, either independently or in combination with amylose.


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Brooksville, Fla., restaurant owner Mary Smith said there was always one thing she could count on when the dreary and colder days of winter set: The arrival of scores of RV owners.
The Tampa Tribune reported that with the annual Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) RV rally only about 10 minutes away at the airport, handfuls of "regulars" would drive into town and patronize her Mykonos II restaurant.
Over 16 years, these people developed friendships with staff and other RVers and it was truly a family affair, she said.
That's why Smith was disheartened when she heard the Southeast FMCA board voted to move the rally to Sarasota starting next year.
"I'm genuinely going to miss them," Smith said. "We always had so much fun when they came."
It hurts economically and it hurts because emotional attachments are severed, she said.
"We got a little burst (economically) in the middle of winter time that was always appreciated," Smith said. "It's kind of sad. It really is. It's something that we all looked forward to."
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ACL reconstruction is a procedure in which a damaged anterior cruciate ligament is replaced. The replacement graft comes from a hamstring tendon, patellar tendon, or an allograft. This surgery is usually recommended when other treatments, such as medication or physical therapy, do not relieve symptoms. A successful reconstruction surgery usually improves the sensations of an unstable knee and prevents your knee from giving out.
An ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, reconstruction is a surgery that is used to removed a damaged anterior cruciate ligament and replace it with an ACL graft. ACL reconstruction is one treatment option for a torn ACL.
The bones that make up the knee are:
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- The patella (or kneecap).
Ligaments, which are bands of tough fibers, hold these bones together. Inside the knee, two ligaments hold the thighbone to the shinbone. The first is the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. This is especially important in running and other athletic activities. Its function is to keep the shinbone from sliding forward while you are moving. The second is the posterior cruciate ligament, or PCL. It keeps the thighbone from sliding forward during knee motion.
The ACL can be injured or torn in a number of ways. The most common way is a sudden pivoting or cutting maneuver done during a sporting activity. At the time of the injury, a "pop" or "snap" can sometimes be felt or heard.
When the ACL is torn, the shinbone is able to slide forward, which causes the knee to "give out" or be unstable. In an abnormal position, other structures in the knee can be damaged, especially when the knee bends. For example, your meniscus can tear due to the additional force against it. If your meniscus tears or becomes damaged, the pressure between the shinbone and thighbone is increased. This increase in pressure will speed up the wear and tear on the cartilage and can lead to arthritis.
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A major gift to Hope College by California residents David Kamansky and Gerald Wheaton has poised the college's new Kruizenga Art Museum to serve as a resource for Asian art unequaled elsewhere in the region when it opens in September.
Donated to the college in the fall of 2014, the gift includes more than 500 works of art and a library of more than 7,000 art-related books, museum publications and auction catalogs. The art and library together have been appraised at just over $1,250,000.
Approximately 80 percent of the art objects in the Kamansky-Wheaton gift are from Asia, spanning centuries and representing multiple cultures.
"When added to other older and more recent gifts, the Kamansky-Wheaton donation gives the Kruizenga Art Museum the largest and most significant collection of Asian art in West Michigan," said Charles Mason, who is the museum's founding director and a specialist in Asian art.
The college has built the Kruizenga Art Museum to house and enhance the college's Permanent Collection of art as an educational resource for the entire campus as well as the community and beyond. The works in the Kamansky-Wheaton gift comprise about a third of the Permanent Collection, which has developed steadily across the past 50 years.
"There is no question that the Kamansky-Wheaton gift has substantially upgraded the quality and variety of art that we can show in the new museum," Mason said. "That gift has provided a meaningful context for many artworks that were donated in the past, and it provides a terrific foundation for attracting new gifts in the future."
The Asian portion of the gift is particularly strong in works from Japan, China, Mongolia and Tibet, but also includes works from Korea, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar. The Asian artworks range in date from the 2nd century A.D. to the late 20th century and span a wide range of genres, from paintings and sculptures to ceramics and furniture.
Highlights among the Asian objects include a sensitively-rendered 16th-century Chinese scroll painting of the Buddha Shakyamuni as a humble monk; a rare Japanese sutra table with an inscription dating to the year 1667; an important group of 84 mainly 18th- and 19th-century Mongolian devotional paintings; and a large and diverse assortment of 17th-20th century Tibetan temple furnishings.
The remaining 20 percent of the artworks in the Kamansky-Wheaton gift are European and American. Most of the objects are paintings and drawings dating from the 16th century to the present, but the gift also includes a smaller number of sculptures, ceramics and textiles. Highlights among the European and American works of art include a 16th-century German oil-on-copper painting of Christ's nativity by a follower of Hans Baldung Grien; a 17th-century oil painting titled "The Defenders of the Eucharist" after a composition by the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens; an 18th century pastel portrait of a child with a kitten by the Englishman John Russell; and a large group of 20th century Suprematist and Expressionist paintings and drawings by the Russian-born American artist Victor Mall.
"As with the Asian objects, the European and American works of art in the Kamansky-Wheaton gift significantly enrich the Kruizenga Art Museum's founding collection, extending its chronological range and adding many new subjects," Mason said. "Including—somewhat surprisingly—the college's first major paintings with Christian themes."
The works of art in the Kamansky-Wheaton gift were carefully selected from a much larger art collection shared by Kamansky, who is a former director of the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California, and Wheaton, a retired commercial baker and salon owner who is also interested in antiques.
The collection was formed primarily by Kamansky over a period of more than 50 years. During his 30-year tenure as director of the Pacific Asia Museum, he built a strong permanent collection of more than 14,000 objects for the museum while organizing ground-breaking exhibitions on subjects ranging from Australian aboriginal art and Filipino ivory carving to contemporary Chinese painting and Tibetan furniture. He also applied his broad interests and extensive knowledge to his personal collection, which ranges from Asian, European and American art to pre-Columbian, Oceanic and African art.
Kamansky and Wheaton wanted to make their gift to an institution where it would have an immediate impact and not duplicate existing collections. They knew of the Kruizenga Art Museum through their friendship with Mason, who had served in Kamansky's former position as director of Pacific Asia Museum from 2011 until coming to Hope in 2013.
The idea of giving to the KAM also appealed to them as a way to leave a major art legacy in both of their home states. Kamansky is a native of California, where they had already donated hundreds of artworks to museums over the years; Wheaton was born and raised in Michigan.
"Gerald and I like the idea of our art going to a part of Michigan where Asian art in particular is not well represented," Kamansky said.
The fact that Hope College was interested in the related art library was also a major factor in their decision. "The library was formed in conjunction with the art collection, and it is wonderful that students will be able to use the books and catalogs as they are learning about the art," Kamansky said.
When the Kruizenga Art Museum opens in September, about one third of the artworks in the inaugural exhibitions will come from the Kamansky-Wheaton gift. Mason intends to engage faculty and students from across campus in using the museum and he believes the gift will strongly support the more global, interdisciplinary curriculum that is called for in the college's new strategic plan.
The Kruizenga Art Museum features two galleries, one of 2,000 square feet and the other of 1,500 square feet, as well as a classroom for viewing of select pieces and state-of-the-art, climate-controlled storage space for the Permanent Collection.
The building is named in honor of a leadership gift from Dr. Richard and the late Margaret Kruizenga of Holland, each of whom graduated from Hope in 1952. It was designed by architect Matt VanderBorgh of The Hague, The Netherlands, a 1984 Hope graduate who is director of C Concept Design, which has developed projects in 30 countries on four continents. Leadership guidance for advance programmatic planning was provided by Donald Battjes, a 1968 Hope graduate from Los Angeles, California, who is retired from a career in corporate facilities and real estate administration, most recently as chief of operations and facility planning with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.


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A proper workout routine harvests many great benefits for many different reasons. Physical activity can lower the risk of obesity and other diseases, enhance mood and emotional stability, support regular sleep patterns and boost self-esteem. All of these benefits serve to greatly improve your overall health. Furthermore, working out provides natural solutions to all the ailments associated with aging. As a result, individuals who workout regularly are usually the most jovial people. Continue Reading »


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New technology tools are helping business owners grow their enterprises online without extensive technical staff. Small business owners and entrepreneurs running mid-sized businesses are the focus of one technology giant today offering an expanded tech tool package.
One of the nation's best known companies is expanding a popular tech support service for small business. AT&T is extending the AT&T Tech Support 360(SM) first introduced last year to include more small and mid-sized firms. The service offers remote online computer support, installation assistance and PC performance tune-up 24 hours a day, seven days a week via any high speed Internet connection.
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"The tremendous response to Tech Support 360 is evidence that dealing with IT questions and problems can be overwhelming for small businesses, especially as many have little or no IT support staff on-site," said Ebrahim Keshavarz, vice president of Business Development for AT&T.
Tech Support 360 provides small and mid-size business owners with remote technical support to help reduce the costs of having to bring technicians in-house, go to an off-site service location or spend time fixing problems themselves.For those small and mid-size businesses that do have IT staff, Tech Support 360 can help offload day-to-day computer support, enabling the customer's technicians to focus on other business priorities.
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Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
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1 cup cake flour or 3/4 all-purpose flour
1/4 cup all natural unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
11/2 tablespoons finely ground espresso coffee beans
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
3/4 cup (11/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
11/2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs. beaten
Preheat over to 350 degrees. Line an 8" baking pan with tin foil and then spray with cooking spray, allow foil to overhang the edges so that you can life out the brownies later.
In a small bowl sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Stir in the ground coffee and set aside.
Fill a medium saucepan one-third filled with water and bring to a simmer. Place the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl that will fit snugly on the top of the pan without touching the water. Turn the heat to low and melt the chocolate and butter stirring frequently until completely melted and smooth. Remove the bowl from the heat and let cool a little, then stir in the sugar until combined. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until fully incorporated. Then fold in the flour mixture until just combined, do not over-mix.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. A crust will form on the top and the center is still somewhat gooey. Cool completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Cut into squares and enjoy.


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Keeping Stuff in C# Collection Classes
Many variables are for storing one thing, like a number or a sentence. An object can have a lot of properties, storing a lot of information about a single concept. Sometimes, though, you just have to keep track of a big list of stuff. That's where the collection classes come in.
The collection classes in C# are awesome because they can help you keep a list of items, or a group of keys and values, and provide searching, proctoring, and general maintenance tools for free. That's a lot easier than writing the two hundredth 'sort customers by last name' method this month.
C# has basic collection classes, generic collection classes, and concurrent collection classes. These last ones are for thread safe operations in a multiprocessor environment. All of these collection classes are useful if you know where and when to use them.
Regular collections
Regular collections store untyped stuff for you. If you don't know exactly what you're going to store, regular collections are for you. Most everything in these classes are stored as Object.
|This is just a straightforward collection of objects whose size
is initially declared, and that size is increased as needed (but
not decreased).
|Just a two-column table of keys and values, where the pairs are
linked for sorting a retrieval.
|A first in, last out (FIFO) list of items. Great for storing
program process stuff.
|Like a Queue, but Last In First Out (LIFO).
Generic collections
C# 2.0 introduced generic collections. Generic collections allow you to store typed collections of items, as declared at runtime.
|Dictionary<TKey, TValue>
|Just a HastTable, except typed, so you don't have to
store Object, Object. TKey and TValue are types, so you can store a
list of <Int32, String> if you
|This is the new Array. It's a typed list of items. By
far, the most common collection class used. It's the default.
If you need a list of people, it's a List<Person>.
|Similar to the untyped Queue, but, well, typed!
|SortedList<TKey, Value>
|This awesome Dictionary implements IComparable so that it can
be sorted.
|Just like the untyped Stack, except typed.
Concurrent collection classes
Finally, the Concurrent classes make sure that the objects you store in a list are available in any memory space, no matter what processor. It's a bigger deal than you think.
|It's a thread-safe class that will prevent one thread
from altering a field that is accessible by another thread.
Brilliant stuff, really.
|Speaking of brilliant, this set of key/value pairs can be
accessed by multiple threads.
|Remember that FIFO stack? Yeah. This one is generic AND thread
|The orchestrated collections are useful. They're
beneficial for memory, for one thing. Anyway, this one is LIFO and
thread-safe, too.


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27 November 2017
Government promises investment in towns along HS2 route
The Government has announced a pot of £30 million to be handed out between towns and villages along the controversial HS2 rail route, with aims of enhancing road safety.
HS2 Minister Paul Maynard announced the cash injection for 13 areas along Phase One of the high-speed link between London and the West Midlands.
The funding can be used to implement traffic calming, improved pedestrian crossings and safer junctions for road users.
Mr Maynard called the funding a "significant investment" that will leave a "legacy" of road and cycle safety improvements.
He continued: "As part of Europe's biggest infrastructure project, we are minimising the effects of building the new railway as much as possible.
"This money will see areas up and down the route benefit from high quality road and cycle safety projects to ensure that England's roads remain among the safest in the world."
Chief executive of the HS2 project, Mark Thurston, says the impact of the rail link's development on local communities is of fundamental importance.
"We all have a responsibility to ensure that the new funding leaves a positive local legacy of improved road safety for communities once HS2 is complete," he added.
Earlier this month, a £5 million Woodland Fund was announced aimed at support local landowners in creating new woodland areas and restoring existing sites along the route.


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Captioning Services
Real Time captionists are hired by the university to provide accommodations to deaf and hard of hearing students as required by law. They are professionally trained and adhere to a code of ethical and professional standards to transcribe (caption) all information accurately. The captionist may be either a college employee or a contractor working on an hourly basis.
Captionists use a laptop equipped with specialized software (C-Print) or use a stenographic machine and laptop (CART). Their role is to transcribe or caption all spoken information including conversations between students, their classmates and their instructors. The captionist may also assist in voicing questions and comments that the deaf or hard of hearing student types on their laptop or mobile device.
Captionists do not:
- Participate in classroom discussions or activities
- Tutor, counsel or help students with class assignments
- Discuss the student's personal information or class performance with instructors
- Transcribe during class for inaccessible videos and media being shown
- Proctor exams, tests and quizzes when the instructor leaves the room
The transcripts of class are made available to the student receiving the accommodation only. Captionists do not caption when the student is not in class and will leave if the student does not show up for class.
To request captioning services for class, students must:
- Request an appointment to meet with the sensory services coordinator, follow the process to request accommodations and receive a Student Accommodation Letter to give to instructors.
- Register for classes as early as possible during the registration period and provide the sensory services coordinator with a copy of their class schedule as soon as possible. The schedule must include the course number and title, instructor's name, days the class meets, beginning and ending time, building and room number.
- Immediately notify the Sensory Services Coordinator of any changes in their schedule, such as added or dropped classes, change in section, change in room, etc.
- Abide by the Captioning Services Policies.
Students who need captioning services at an event or activity should fill out the Interpreting and Captioning Request Form and email it to your home campus coordinator. This form can also be completed and submitted online by visiting the Accommodations for Events and Activities page.
Students who need more information about captioning services may email the Access and Accommodations Center or call your home campus coordinator.


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For the first time in over forty years, capital improvements are being done to Central School during the summer of 2012. These much needed improvements include new electricity, lighting, plumbing, heating , the installation of central air conditioning, replacement of broken fixtures, and asbestos abatement. In preparation for this major construction, all PTO ("Parent Teacher Organization") and school items were moved to public storage.
Taking inventory of our PTO items inspired a desire to document the history of Central PTO, create a pictorial record all PTO items, and to provide a factual background reflecting the significance of donated artwork, memorials, landscaping, and other PTO items. We hope that future PTO members will enjoy as well as add to this record. Four copies of the book containing the PTO history and record of all PTO items were provided to: Dr. Lamberson, Dr. Limperis, the PTO President (Lynda Murphy) and Patty Prodanich in the school library.
You can download the Brief History of Central PTO as a PDF or Microsoft Word format.
In addition, you can find the pictorial record here. A copy of this book was given to the principal (Dr. Limperis), the superintendent (Dr. Lamberson), Patty Prodanich/Ellen Nolan in the Central Library as well as the Central PTO President. The hope is that these books will be passed on to their successors.
Molly Carl, Amy Jacksic, and Jeannine Glavas (March 2012)


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Personality profiling, Commonly known as psychometric testing or psychological profiling, helps us understand an individual's psychological profile in a particular situation.
It's not going to disclose stuff about how switched on they are|It is not a indication of cleverness or ability.
It'll tell you something about the individual's preferred behaviour|However you will discover something about how they behave.
Here we will deal with some things about personality and perhapshow to apply it at work.
Profiling at the office
Personality Profiling is applied to improve companies in a number of ways.. For over fifty years profiling has helped with;
Employee assessments
Coaching and Development
Personality Profiling for Recruitment
Are you hiring? Then you should know that there are a few personality types that will thrive in the role you have and there are some that will cope very badly. This is regardless of their qualifications or experience. An individual's personality type will determine how well they cope with the work environment you are offering.
It is always better to hire people who do the job naturally rather than people who are not.
A "Natural" will find your work environment compatible with their personality profile. This is because they work to their strengths. "Naturals" will stick the job longer and perform better.
"Forced Fits" Are always peddling uphill. It takes a lot of energy for them just to get through the day. So People Maps invented SPB. This helps you figure out what your work environment is and which personality types are most likely to cope with it.
How To Do this
So one of the most common things people wish to know is "how to profile people". The hard way to do it is to try and do it manually.It requires some software, which consists of a questionnaire and some code, that produces a result.
Much easier by far is to use an existing platform. This is not something you can reliably build yourself. People Maps invested a fortune and almost twenty years to develop its profiler. Cheap systems are not going to be fit for purpose.
Are you looking for FBI profiling? Then that's a very different subject as this is not something covered in this article.
Personality Profiling Tools
There are many personality profiling tools on the market. You should be looking to ensure you buy the right one. Make sure it has some longevity. Make sure it has been tried and tested for years.
Will it do what you need it to do?. There is no such thing as a personality report as they are all very different, picking the right one can be difficult. Is it an internet system?|Double check it has been created to work on the web|These days software has to work over the internet.
Like most things in life, some are better than others. You don't want long winded questionnaires. Do you know who is behind it?.


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The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office needs your help to buy a ballistic vest for their K9, Asi.
The Sebastian County Sheriff�s Office needs your help to buy a ballistic vest for their K9, Asi.
Cavanaugh United Methodist Church at 7205 U.S. 271 South in Fort Smith will host a fundraising dinner tonight from 5:30-8 p.m., the cost of admission being a donation to Asi, according to a news release from Philip Pevehouse with the Sebastian County Sheriff�s Office.
�The Cavanaugh United Methodist Church saw a need and has stepped up to help their community,� Pevehouse stated in the release. �The members of the church have worked very hard in preparation of the event and invite the community to come and support their efforts. The Sheriff�s Office is very appreciative of the church and (their) desire to help.�
Asi is a 3-year-old female Belgian Malinois assigned to deputy Randy White and is trained in narcotics detection, tracking and patrol work, the release states. The cost of a vest for Asi is not covered in the Sheriff�s Office budget.
All dog lovers, supporters of law enforcement and everyone interested in protecting Asi are invited to attend the dinner.
Carry-outs also will be available. Call (479) 646-7701 or come in and eat, a flyer for the event states.
Checks also can be made to the Fraternal Order of Police with �Asi� written on the memo line, and can be mailed to the Sebastian County Sheriff�s Office, 800 S. A St., Fort Smith, AR 72901.


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It's no secret that I love Washington, DC. It's been my home for almost the past 8 years and I will gladly talk anyone's ear off who is willing to listen to all the incredible things this town has to offer. The energy, the expansive beauty, the perfect harmony of urbane architecture and green space. Then of course there's the ambition, the buzz, the possibilities. Washington is the capital of the free world. Little happens in the world without this town weighing in, and to have the opportunity to be in the middle of that, to be a part of that, is, as I can only describe it, intoxicating. There is no more poignant example of this than visiting the White House, a place where quite literally anything is possible. As someone who advocates on Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac issues, the feeling one gets setting foot into the West Wing is what I imagine professional athletes feel when stepping onto the field. Many of the problems facing our people, much of their suffering, can be solved there. There is nothing like it in the world.
Yet, in the past 18 months all of the problems facing our people have not been solved, and we have not seen the sort of decisive action from the United States we believe is necessary. Our people have had some support: A Syriac/Assyrian security force in Syria received support as part of a coalition and have been developing a relationship with US military personnel in Syria. New processing centers in Beirut and Erbil are beginning to help refugees though the arduous process of emigrating to the US. For Iraq, an amendment we put forward in the two year counter ISIL provision of the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act authorized local security forces in the Nineveh Plains for the first time in history, creating the opportunity for local forces in Iraq to work with the central government to receive support through the act. Local forces in Iraq are certainly a work in progress, but it appears they are working hard to become part of the legitimate security apparatus in that country. It's an encouraging sign that perhaps they are breaking through the firewall, which could allow them to receive support and be part of liberating their villages and cities.
Many questions still remain on legislation recently passed. The FY16 Omnibus appropriations bill outlines $10m in new funding for religious freedom programs whilst also containing a provision in support of ethnic and religious minorities in the Nineveh Plains. These funds are the responsibility of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedoms, my friend David Saperstein, and I am hopeful he will use at least some this budget in a way that directly helps our people on the ground. Over the years, the most elusive outcome of our community's political efforts has been getting support directly to our own aid organizations, and our legislative agenda for the 114th Congress has had a strong focus on changing the pattern of outsourcing the humanitarian support for our people to Erbil or Baghdad. The efficacy of these efforts remains to be seen.
Then there is the big question on everyone's mind: Will the administration recognize the ongoing plight of the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Christians, Yezidis, and other minorities as Genocide? Thanks to the efforts of MEP Lars Adaktusson and our team in Europe, the EU recently passed a monumental resolution saying as much, and there is pending legislation in both the House and Senate of the US which would recognize the same. Late last year an investigative journalist reported that the White House was poised to recognize Genocide against the Yezidis while omitting Christians from that same designation. In response to this, ADFA and our partners in Washington, including the ANCA, IDC, and Genocide Watch mobilized immediately and made a historic effort to provide evidence and information to the White House and State Department, including a letter to the President signed by 21 of the most prominent advocates and Genocide Scholars in the world. Our efforts are ongoing, and we will not yield until the President and Congress recognize our people's plight for what it can only be called.
As you probably noticed, our work in Washington keeps us pretty busy, and there is no shortage of work which needs to be done. The remainder of the 114th Congress will be focused on passing current legislation such as Senate Resolution 340 (S.res.340) and House Resolution 440 (H.res.440). Both of these recognize the ongoing Genocide of our people and call for more concrete measures to support our local communities, as well as continuing to expand our legislative items pertaining to aid and development projects which could allow our people to return to their villages and cities in a post-ISIS Iraq and Syria. The passage of H.res.440 would additionally mark the first time in history that US will have recognized the Simele massacre of 1933. We will keep identifying new ways for our youth to engage their leaders locally and in Washington, and we will continue to expand the membership and portfolio of the recently chartered Congressional Assyrian Caucus, which will serve as the central Congressional resource for the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people for generations to come.
For all the things we will continue to do, there is one thing I can say we will never do, and that is to give up on our fight to bring peace and justice to the victims of this Genocide. We will never give in to the politics of cynicism which tells us that political efforts are futile or illusory, or the politics of hate which serve only to divide us at this most critical moment when we need to stand united more than ever. Most importantly, as difficult as it can be, we will never yield in speaking truth to power, something I endeavor to do everyday I'm blessed enough to continue to do this work.
I'll never forget a Spring morning at the White House last year as I stood eye-to-eye with the President of the United States, my knees trembling as I refused to back down from my expression of disappointment with his failure to do enough to help our people. In politics as in life we never get 100% of what we want, and that was certainly true for my exchange with President Obama. We've had some successes that were achieved with compromise, and we've had some failures that have come with valuable lessons on how to better move forward, because at the end of the day, moving forward is the only thing we can endeavor to do.
Steve Oshana
Executive Director – ADFA


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Have you ever been in a position where cash is so tight that you need a loan to keep yourself afloat? You will probably be in such a place one day even if you have not been there already. When you do get there, you may be strongly tempted to borrow money from a relative because you think your family will offer generous loan terms. However, you should think twice before asking a relative for a loan. In fact, there are ten major pitfalls when it comes to getting a loan from a relative.
Borrowing money from a family member will bring out his or her true colors, which may be ugly.


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Role of the Imams in the Reconstruction of Islamic Society
Written By: Ayatullah Sayed Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr
Transalated By: M.A.Ansari.
Allah who brought prophethood to an end with Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W.), decreed that he should be followed by his vicegerents who would carry out the task of leadership and succesion after the termination of Prophethood. These are the tweleve Imams, whose number was textually fixed by the Messenger of Allah in a number of authentic traditions* which are unanimously accepted by the Muslims. Their names are in the following order:
· Imam Ali bin Abi Talib- al-Murtaza
· Imam Hassan bin Ali- al-Mujtaba
· Imam Hussain bin Ali- al-Shaheed
· Imam Ali bin Hussain- al-Sajjad
· Imam Muhammed bin Ali- al-Baqir
· Imam Jaffer bin Muhammed- al-Sadiq
· Imam Musa bin Jaffer- al-Kazim
· Imam Ali bin Musa- al-Riza
· Imam Muhammed bin Ali- al-Naqi
· Imam Ali bin Muhammed- al-Taqi
· Imam Hassan bin Ali- al-Askari
· Imam Muhammed bin Hassan- al-Mahdi
(May peace be upon Muhammed (S.A.W.) and His Vicegerents (A.S.)
* Sahih Bukhari p173 Egypt – Sahih Muslim vol 2, p191 Egypt – Sahih Abi Dawud vol 2 p207 Egypt – Sahih Trimizi vol 2 p45 Dehli – Masnad Ahmad bin Hanbal vol 2 p106 Egypt.
It appears to be quite natrual that we should, with earnest spirit and clear thinking, try to deepen our spiritual relation with the leaders of the mission of Islam and make studies in order to discover more and more about these illustrious leaders of history. With a view to illuminate our way to development we must acquire light from the brilliant history of this great House.
It is for the above reason that we take this opportunity to give some brief account of the life of the imams of the Shiah(i.e.May peace be upon them).
As within the limited space available to us it is not possible to give an account of the life, the movement and the program of each imam separately. We propose to draw the attention of our readers only to the salient features common to the life of all the Imams.
Accordingly in the forthcoming account we shall discuss the general march of events and only those aspects of the movement of the Imams in which all of them took part.Instead of giving the details of the life of each of the Imams, a study will be made of their general attitude and the impression which their lives give on the whole.
This discussion has been so arranged that the life of the imams may be observed and studied as a composite and coherent phenomenon. We are going to discuss the characteristics of this phenomenon in order to find out its common aims and its true nature and to understand the circumstances in which it worked. Lastly , we will give a brief account of the main features of the movement of the Imams and the role they played in human society.
Of course, this does not mean that we think it improper to study the life of each Imam separately. Infact the independent study of the distinguishing features of each Imam is as necessary as to acquire an overall knowledge of of the life of each individual Imam and learn the distinctive features of his aims and activities so that this knowledge may become a prelude to the study at which we are aiming at present. We should make an independent study of the life of each Imam to prepare our way to an overall and proper study of the life of all the Imams as a coherent and composite phenomena.
When we undertake the study of the Imams' life at these two levels, in the first instance we notice that apparently there is a wide difference in the ways how they conducted themselves in various situations. Imam Hassan (A.S) concluded a peace treaty with Mu'awiya. Whereas Imam Hussain (A.S) rose to fight a battle against Yazid and laid down his life. We find that Imam Sajjad (A.S.) passed his life inclusively in prayer and adoration, whereas Imam Baqir(A.S) devoted all his time to the dissemination of the knowledge of prophetic traditions and theology.
But if we look at the life of the Imams and its characteristics in a coordinated manner, we will find that their life consisted in one single movement, which pervaded their history and had no contradiction or inconsistency. A study such as we are going to undertake reveals one single truth, though its various aspects are capable of being described differently and hence may give divergent impressions.
The reason why apparently there exists so much difference in the actions of various Imams is attributable to the difference of time, the social conditions and the difficulties which each Imam had to face. Each Imam during his time was continued with the problems and the difficulties entirely different from those with which other Imams were faced.
But if we take a general and total view of the life of our Imams, we may draw results far more outstanding than the effects which may be produced by the study of the individual life of each Imam, for in the course of this general study we will find a deep harmony between all the actions of the Imams. To elucidate this point we give an example:
We see that the `Commander of the Faithful', Imam Ali (A.S.) during his outward caliphate assemble the companions of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and asked them to give evidence as to what they had heard the Prophet say on Imamate. A large number of them said:
"Yes, we heard the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)say expressly that you were the Imam".
Again we read in the life account of Imam Hussain (A.S) that once on the day of pilgrimage he gathered together the surviving sahabah (Companions) of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) along with a large number of the tabi'in (followers) and asked them to narrate what they had heard the Prophet (S.A.W.) say about Ali (A.S.) and the Holy Family.
Again we see that Imam Baqir (A.S) also repeated this action, and asked the tabi'in and tabi'in al-tabi'in (followers of the followers) to give evidence as to what the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had said concerning the Imamate of Ali (A.S.) and his descendants.
When we study the life of the Imams and co-ordinate their actions. We observe this kind of activity throughout. These three actions taken consectively by three generations represents a pre-calculated and coherent plan, and are complementary of each other. The idea of this consective actions was to admonish various generations and at the same time to preserve a tradition from oblivion and alteration.
To our belief the existence of a common policy pursued by our Imams is not a hypothetical question. Therefore it is not neccesary to try to look for its reason or to discuss as to what historical events led the Imams to pursue such a common policy. Their common role is the natural consequence of the very belief in their Imamate, which is an assignment common to all of them.
Its responsibilities and conditions being the same, the natural consequence of this common assignment should be coherent movement, each part of which in the course of history should complement its other parts. It is only because of the difference of time that the actions taken by the various Imams appear to be different.
Source: imamreza.net
Source: almujtaba.com