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Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Pious Associations
Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, approved and indulgenced by Church authority, which have been instituted especially in recent times, for the advancement of various works of piety and charity. Other terms used with the same meaning are: pious union, pious work, league, society, etc. Pious associations are distinguished, on the one hand, from ordinary, societies composed of Catholics by having an explicitly religious purpose, by enjoying indulgences and other spiritual benefits, and by possessing ecclesiastical approbation. They are distinguished, on the other hand, from confraternities and sodalities. The latter distinction is not determined by the name and is not always apparent. In general, pious associations have simpter rules than confraternities; they do not require canonical erection, and though they have the approbation of authority, they are not subject to as strict legislation as confraternities; they have no fixed term of probation for new members, no elaborate ritual, no special costumes; they are not obliged to meet for common religious practices, and, as a rule they make the help of others more prominent than the improvement of self. Of all these differences, only that of canonical erection seems essential. Some authorities, however, declare that the practices in common constitute the trait which distinguishes a confraternity from a pious association.
Some well-known pious associations are: Society of St. Vincent de Paul; Society of the Propagation of Faith ; Apostleship of Prayer; known as the League of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Holy Childhood League; Priests' Eucharistic League; Cacilienverein, an association especially developed in Germany for the advancements of religious music.


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Courtney Thomas is a Texas native who received her esthetics in 2006 at Ogle Beauty School in Hurst, Texas. Pursuing her esthetics career led her to providing facials and waxing services at a Fort Worth, Texas high end salon. She was introduced to eyelash extensions in 2008 and her career took a shift. After being professionally trained in the art of eyelash extensions, Courtney continued on to pursue her new found passion! She was hired at The Lash Retreat and worked there for years as the salons Master Technician and also eyelash extensions trainer.
In 2014, Courtney enrolled at the All About Face Academy to learn professional makeup and became a certified Makeup Artist with Nakeah Cosmetics of Hollywood. Since then she has been assisting CEO/Celebrity Makeup Artist "Nakeah Fuller" of Nakeah Cosmetics of Hollywood and has provided makeup and eyelash extensions for the industries top Hollywood events such as The SAG Awards, The Oscars, New York Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, Revolt TV, and on her way to being a member of Local 706 (makeup union).


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In the Hudson River Valley of New York state lies the town of Watch Point, a backwater place with a secret. Just outside town, sits Harrow, a house that seems grown from a hundred influences, and that has a dark soul. Douglas Clegg has taken me there three times in the past, in the novels The Nightmare House, Mischief, and The Abandoned, and though it does not make for peaceful vacationing, he took me there again over the last few days in The Infinite.
Technically, I've read these novels out of sequence, by jumping to The Abandoned before this one. However, the books are each sufficiently stand alone to function without the others, so it hasn't made any difference to my understanding of what's going on, and nor will it yours. Everything you need to know about the history of the house, that once it was a madman's fortress, then a school, before now lying empty, is contained between these covers. Harrow is a place of horrors and madness, though it has lain quiet since a fire burned the school to the ground, and is well known in psychic circles for tales of hauntings and happenings.
When a group of psychics are paid to spend a few days at Harrow, using their talents to collect evidence of the supernatural that might stand the tests of science, they at first encounter nothing at all, and find their own abilities curiously muted. Unknown to them, however, is that Harrow is well used to exploiting the weaknesses of those who work its corridors, and the spiritual scars and longing they each bring with them are all the fuel it needs to ignite.
The Infinite is a long, slow build-up to a spectacular, brutal climax. The first four fifths of the novel, in fact, involve the various characters getting to Harrow, meeting, poking around its dormant shadows, forming relationships, and just… well… developing. It's one of the things I enjoyed most about the book, in fact, because Clegg's characters are fascinating, and so richly drawn. At the end of the book, as thrilled as I was by the quicksilver change in tone from uneasiness to outright horror, I was left with a sense that I would have enjoyed spending even more time reading about these people, their backgrounds, and obsessions.
And when it comes, the long build-up pays of spectacularly. Having grown close to the characters in such a leisurely way, the evils that eventually threaten them are all the more potent to the reader, growing naturally from the carefully intertwined threads of psychological and supernatural unease which unravel to that point, and you won't be able to put the book down from that point until it finishes.
The Infinite is a rich addition to the haunted house sub-genre, and can happily trace its bloodline back to the likes of The Haunting of Hill House and The Shining without embarrassment.
(PS – proper update coming soon, just catching you up with what I've read since New Year)
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I can see why TeslaCon 7 is embracing the Francophile wing of steampunk with La grande Expostion Scientifique. The culture has Frenchy and the Punk, Veroniqe Chavalier, Spiky, Victor Sierra, Jean-Christophe Valtat, and of course Jules Verne. The immersive con travels to the Belle Époque November 17th through 20th 2016 at the Marriott West and Fairfield Inn & Suites in Middleton, WI.
The villains of S.W.A.R.M. once again beleaguer TeslaCon organizer Lord Bobbins. This year features a Parisian theme. There will be Le Grand Defile de Mode (Grand Fashion Show), Salon Parisien du Chapeau (Paris Hat Show), Splendid Teapot racing through Paris, a steampunk Louvre stroll and cabaret shows. There will be special dinner parties, an extensive dealers room, panels galore, and musical guests Abney Park and Professor Elemental.
Tickets (if any are left) and information can be found at teslacon.com. Très bien!


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Vinsamlegast notið þetta auðkenni þegar þið vitnið til verksins eða tengið í það: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/7912
In Iceland a continuum growth in disability benefit is a fact as in many other countries. As a consequence assessment procedures and partial disability benefits have come under reconsideration (OECD, 2007). A report from the Prime ministry (2007) started this work in Iceland and marked the beginning of the Work ability assessment which is the main object of this thesis. The research question is: Is the new work ability assessment a useful tool in vocational rehabilitation and diability claims? Findings: The Work ability assessment is a comprehensive assessment of the individual ability to participate actively in the labor market from a physical, mental and social perspective. The development of the method was also done in accordance with the most
modern definitions and understanding of work ability. In the developmental phase the author was inspired by and used tablished methods from other countries that have been shown to be useful. The author also developed the instruments in the Work ability assessment by the use of consensus that should guarantee a minimum of usefulness. Part of this consensus has been done in cooperation with international experts and international velopmental project.
Experts in Iceland also agree that these instruments should be useful. I have tested some of these instruments and method in the research part and they seem to indicate that these methods and instruments are useful. I have asked (in interviews and surveys) medical doctors and the clients in my study, and they seem to agree that these methods are useful. All these taken together indicate that this could be a useful method. Conclusion: The Work ability assessment is a useful instrument in vocational
rehabilitation and disability claims. It serves the purpose both as an instrument and as a method and are in accordance with the most modern definitions and understanding of work ability. The instrument works in a systematic way to motivate and activate the
individual by stressing what he can do and by minimizing function loss and increase adaption with early intervention and vocational rehabilitation at the same time. The method itself is a continous process of information gathering in a structured way where
the aim of the whole assessment process is to increase the individual´s work ability by exploring and trying all options from a comprehensive view. The information that is gathered in this process is valuable when it comes to choosing what options are in hand in vocational rehabilitation and on the decision on eligibility of disability benefit.
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Please join us in welcoming the library's new director, Anna Langstaff! Anna moved into the Director position in early April following the retirement of Patricia Cirone. Anna has been at the Beverly Public Library for 33 years, starting out as Head of Circulation, and moving on to Assistant Director in 1993. The trustees of the library voted unanimously in February 2017 to name her as the new director.
Anna comes on board at a time when the library is busier than ever, and is excited about her new role. "We're more relevant than ever before," Anna says, referring to the library's multiple service areas, including study and recreational reading, programs for all ages, public meeting spaces, technology resources, free learning tools, and more. "I feel humbled that I can be the public face of this building [and] community institution." As director, she takes on many new responsibilities, including chief problem solver, oversight of the building, and serving as the lead contact for city officials.
Anna discovered her passion for library work as a student at UMass Amherst. She volunteered at the public library while a student, and after graduation knew she had found her career. She worked at the Newton Public Library for about 10 years before coming to Beverly. Please direct any comments or questions to Anna at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Actually, perspective was important in several radio/TV-related situations this week. Specifically ...
Act: Coaches Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers and Jim Schwartz of the Lions exchange a handshake, and more, after their teams' game.
React: The NFL repeatedly reviewed the fracas and while some media talkers initially wanted league action (a fine or suspension), the NFL was wisely not swayed by the potential power of video. No action was taken against either coach.
That was the right decision. While such an incident was rare, it was hardly historically unusual. Coaches have had emotional on-field exchanges before, and the fact that this one was caught on tape would've been the only reason for disciplinary action. Again, the NFL was wise to ignore what looked worse than it was.
(And Harbaugh's tongue-in-cheek admission later in the week that he could improve and would "work on his handshake" actually made the situation all the better.)
Act: Michigan State defensive end William Gholston loses his composure, punching an opponent and trying to rip the helmet off another during his team's game against rival Michigan.
React: Gholston's actions were goonish and stupid. They have no place on a football field. And he should have been kicked out of the game immediately when they happened. Instead, he remained in the game and Big Ten Conference officials later suspended him for this week's game against Wisconsin.
They were right, but it was the power of the video -- repeated over and over on television, and discussed on ESPN -- that must've swayed the eventual decision makers, because it was not until six days after the game that he was suspended. Six days, nearly a full week. Really?
And again, as ESPN's Matt Millen points out, Gholston's goonish actions were worse simply because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- he was stupid, not subtle -- and his actions were caught on tape.
Act: Fox Sports earns the U.S. broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2012 World Cup
React: Bad for soccer purists, who enjoyed ESPN's complete coverage of the most recent World Cup. Not a bad thing for those of us not interested in soccer, because Fox Sports will be easier to avoid than ESPN when surfing channels.
Finally tonight ...
Act: Bryant Gumbel attacks NBA commissioner David Stern at the end of HBO's Real Sports, comparing him to a plantation overseer.
React: Gumbel was wrong, and several usually outspoken critics who have better NBA credentials than Gumbel pointed that out. Among them was ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, who professed his respect for Gumbel but offered strong disagreement -- he called the characterization "highly inappropriate" as he pointed to African-American owners, administrators and in the NBA and Stern's role in making that happen. "I think (Gumbel's comments) are beyond the pale," Smith said. "If you look at the history of the league under commissioner Stern, it's just factually incorrect."


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DV Layton has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy and Formal Systems of Applied Logic of Natural Languages, and is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Communications majoring in Creative Writing and Screen Studies. She has raised three voracious readers of fast-paced, action-packed, adventure stories about gruesome creatures, and read more young adult paranormal fiction than any reasonable person should.
She lives near the beach in sunny Queensland, Australia, and loves the ocean and all its inhabitants. She loves all animals, and even copes quite well with the odd insect, reptile and arachnid. Her favourite colour is blue. And green. And lemon – sometimes. This is because she's a Gemini and can never make up her mind. Her favourite food is any and all varieties of fruit (except black sapote, which tricks people into thinking it's going to taste like chocolate pudding and doesn't). She loves listening to music, and when she's happy she sings (much to the displeasure of those around her).


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If you get all your news here, you may be living in a bubble
We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?
I'm not telling you anything you don't know if I mention that most of the news you find here at TreeHugger emanates a tree-huggy vibe. Maybe that's why you come here: to reinforce your expertise, to learn new tricks you want to use in your life, to find out what's happening in an area of interest to you.
One could hope that the huge proliferation of news sources extends our access to diverse viewpoints. You could click to over 3500 news outlets from your chair, and share views with your friends all over the globe; compare that to your grandpa reading the local newspaper and yakking with his friends at the local diner.But is that expanding your worldview? Broadening your opinions? A recent study by Indiana University researchers suggests otherwise. They mined a massive set of data about online behavior to show that access to information via social media exposes people to a narrower range of information sources than the not-quite-as-old-as-grandpa habit of using search engines to find stories of interest.
The study, Measuring online social bubbles, peered into anonymous data from 100,000 users over 3 and a half years -- a dataset that includes 18 million clicks on AOL search, and 1.3 billion tweets shared by over 89 million people.
Their data demonstrates that accessing information via social media exposed people to more of the same sources and fewer overall sources. Although most of the data demonstrates only a collective social bubble effect, the researchers used a couple of smaller data sets in which the clicks could be associated to individuals to suggest that the behavior found in the collective analysis parallels the behavior in the smaller sets quite well -- the individual is most likely experiencing the bubble effect that the larger dataset portrays.
What is the take away message? It is still not possible to know if we are better or worse prepared for civic discourse than our grandparents -- but behavior in Congress, where the art of reaching across the aisle seems altogether lost, and recent news highlighting the struggles we still face with diversity in the world reinforce a sense that the balanced viewpoint is a thing of the past.
There is no fighting the current of a trend as strong as the online network, but perhaps we need to introduce a new spin. Could social media introduce something like the "I'm feeling lucky" button on google? But in fact, things will probably continue deeper into the narrows, as the web gets smarter about what we clicked in the past and tries to deliver more of the same.
Maybe our only chance is to go seek diversity on purpose. I think I'll go google something new. (And if you are checking in here to step out of your own silo, try to leave nice comments -- think civil exchange, not 'let's go trolling!')


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Here at CNEWA, we reach out to the outcast in some of India's most desperate places. Many are members of the Dalit — the "untouchables" — India's poorest social caste.
Some are like Priti. A 10 year-old orphan, she scrubbed floors for a wealthy family who beat her, until she managed to flee. Others are street kids like Hiran and Anika, both 9 years old, who've never been outside their dismal slum. The needy also include rural women who are widowed or abandoned — like Anvi, who's 70 years old.
CNEWA works with India's churches and religious sisters to help the poor survive. With support from you, we'll continue to ensure their schools, orphanages, clinics and pastoral programs carry on their important work.
You'll help children, families and elderly people — who need you most — leave the darkness behind.
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All of our cookies come from ABC Bakers, which means San Gorgonio California Girl Scouts sell VEGAN cookies! That's right, ABC Bakers is the ONLY Girl Scout baker that creates VEGAN cookies. The nation's #1 selling cookie (8 weeks out of the year), Thin Mints, is also vegan – great news for everyone!
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Last week, Redbox parent Coinstar and Verizon announced more details about their joint venture streaming video service, and now the service is being rolled out in a private beta. You can sign up here.
Redbox Instant's invitation-only beta product offers unlimited streaming of thousands of movies at $8 per month — free for the first month — along with four one-night credits per month for actual DVDs at Redbox kiosks. Customers can pay $9 per month if they want Blu-ray discs.
Redbox Instant will focus solely on movies and has agreements to include streaming content from the pay TV network EPIX and its studio partners Paramount Picture, Lionsgate and MGM 90 days after films debut in the "traditional premium window." Movies will also be available by electronic sell-through and video-on-demand rental agreements with major studios like NBCUniversal, Relativity and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The new service does not include TV shows or video games. Shawn Strickland, CEO of the new joint venture, told the AP that Redbox Instant is "targeted squarely at movie lovers."
Redbox Instant figures to compete directly with Netflix, which offers unlimited streaming of both movies and TV shows for $7.99 per month. Netflix offers a DVD-by-mail and streaming subscription combination for $16 per month.
The service will be available on the web, as well as through home entertainment, tablet and mobile devices, including players for iOS and Android, plus Samsung and LG TVs and Blu-Ray players, and Google TV. More devices — presumably video game consoles — will be announced in the coming months.


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One of the few most rewarding roles in my almost 4 decades of existence being a father to 4 adorable girls. Let me share just a tidbit of what it's like to be a father (very recent in the Torres home)…
Kyleigh: "Mommy, Mommy, remember when we lived in the department?" Mommy: "Oh, you mean apartment?" Kyleigh is only 8, and contrary to what you might think, she really is very articulate.
Daddy (to Kloeigh who looked suspicious): Are you doing something bad?
Kloeigh: No, not yet Daddy! Out of all my kids, I've used her sayings more as an illustration of man's propensity to sin.
Kelleigh has been "reading" a chapter book (mostly just looking at the pictures). Kelleigh: Mommy, I'm on chapter 9!! Brittany: Good job Kelleigh! Are you reading the words or just looking at the pictures? Kelleigh: I'm reading the words! Brittany: What do they say? Kelleigh: Whatever I want them to! If that is not the perfect illustration of our post-modern relativistic society today, then I don't know what is!
As for Karleigh, I'm looking forward to what sermon illustration I might use her for one of these days! Happy Fathers Day to you all!
I rummaged the world wide web and found these sermon titles for Fathers Day: "A Few Good Men," "Becoming A Pro Dad," "Being a godly Father in an ungodly World," "Choosing to Lead," "Daddy Duty," "Duct Tape Lessons For Dads," "How To Be a Manly Man," "How to Be A Successful Father," "Is There A Man in Your House?" The one title I like best is: "How To Become More Like God the Father" because it's comes very close to our text this morning. Most of these titles, however, focus on the man; whereas we have a Father who is not a man and who deserves all the honor we can give to a father and so much more—that is our Heavenly Father.
J.I. Packer says this: "The invocation of God in the Lord's Prayer draws us into just such an awareness. 'Our Father' speaks of the quality and depth of God's love to Christ's people—all the sustained care and concern that a perfect father could show." Well, how has our Heavenly Father showed "perfectness?" For one, in the way that He loves us perfectly. "The Bible describes God as a perfect Father, who in love has adopted us in Christ, and then who always loves his children in exactly the way they need to be loved. In that process, his love perfects them. John puts it this way: 'Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: (1 Jn 3:1)." So, on this Father's Day—we look to our Heavenly Father and greet Him "May You Have a Happy Father's Day!" in the way we respond to His truth.
We are in Matthew 5. Let me give you the context of Matthew 5:43—48 so that we won't feel lost in our navigation of God's truth for us today—being that it is Fathers' Day. The title of the message is "The Perfect Father Wants Us To Be Like Him."
Context: Who is speaking here? Jesus. Who are the audience? Multitudes vs. disciples. What is the content? Sermon on the mount, the Beatitudes, Believers as salt and light, Christ's relation to the law, and Divorce. What is the gist? "The relationship of a child of God will be manifested in the world by his shining and burning as a light for Christ, by his quiet and savory influence in society, and by his conformity to the Word of God in all things."
Proposition: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." What does it mean to "Be perfect?" How do we do that? How do we know that we are becoming that? How do we know that we are getting closer and closer to that mandate?
To answer these questions, we're gonna go through a brief Biblical survey of what being perfect means and then I'll unpack for you 4 Powerful Patterns to know that we are being or becoming perfect.
"Perfect" comes from Greek teleios. The definition of the word "perfect" lies in how the New Testament writers intended it to mean. "The use in Matthew carries the sense of 'whole' or 'undivided.' Thus the rich young ruler is not yet 'undivided' in his obedience to God (19:20). God is undivided in his conduct toward us, and so must we be in our conduct toward him and others (5:48)." God's love is undivided in that, it encompass even enemies.
There is also this idea of "fully-grown" and "maturity" and "completeness" (1 Cor 14:20; Eph 4:13; Heb 5:14; 6:1; Col. 1:28). So we have demonstrated that perfect means to be "whole" or "undivided" or "fully-grown" or "mature" or "complete."
4 Powerful Patterns to know that we are being or becoming perfect:
- Loving my enemies. Why? Because God loves His enemies. Illustrate: Michael Widman, perhaps the greatest traitor to the American Cause next to Benedict Arnold, was court-martialed and was sentenced to be hanged. Pastor Peter Miller walked many miles to Valley Forge all night long to plead for the life of Michael Widman. All thought the commander in chief would succumb to Miller's entreaties, and exercise his prerogative of mercy. Deeply moved, yet mindful of his responsibilities, Washington replied: "Friend Miller, there is scarcely anything in this world that I would deny you, but such is the state of public affairs that it would be fatal to our cause not to be stringent, inexorable in such matters, and make examples of renegades to the cause of Liberty. Otherwise I should most cheerfully release your friend." "Friend!" exclaimed Miller, interrupting the commander in chief and throwing up his hands. "He is my worst enemy–my incessant reviler." [Michael Widman, who disagreed in a lot of doctrines with Pastor Miller, became his public persecutor. He treated him with contempt and habitually spat in the old man's face every time they met.] Miller said to Washington, "For a friend I might not importune you; but Widman being, and having been for years, my worst foe, my malignant, persecuting enemy, my religion teaches me "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." The commander in chief of the Continental Army pardons a court-martialed traitor on the strength [and love] of Peter Miller's plea for his life. Doesn't this remind us of what Christ did for us? "And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:" (Col 1:21–22).
- Blessing those who curse me. Why? Because God blesses those who curse Him. This reminds me of David during the rebellion of his son Absalom—2 Sam 16:5—11. What a remarkable response to cursing! And yet God wants us not only to answer like David did, which is essentially to ignore Shemei, to let him be, God wants us to bless in return! Boy, this is hard! But by the grace of God and only by the strength of the Holy Spirit—that we can do this.
- Doing good to those who hate me. Why? Because God does good to those who hate Him. There is a parallel passage that we see in Luke that gives us more information of what this mandate means, Luke 6:36. Have you ever had car trouble that you had to stop at an emergency parking spot on the side of the freeway? Cars zip by you at torpedo speeds—it's crazy dangerous! One car full of "adolescent" men zoomed by me teasing me unkindly, unmercifully—I wanted to yell back and tell 'em hope you get caught speeding! Very easy for us to do that isn't it? But God wants us to be kind, to be merciful, to do good to those who hate us. Illustration: When the city of Rome burned, the Romans believed that their emperor, Nero, had set the city on fire, probably because of his incredible lust to build. In order to build more, he had to destroy what already existed. The Romans were totally devastated. Their culture, in a sense, had gone down with the city. All the religious elements of their life had been destroyed—their great temples, shrines, and even their household idols had been burned. This had great religious implications because it made them believe that their deities had been unable to deal with this conflagration and also had been victims of it. The people were homeless and helpless. Many had been killed. Their bitter resentment was severe, so Nero realized that he had to redirect the hostility. The emperor's chosen scapegoat was the Christian community. Christians were already hated because they were associated with Jews and because they were seen as being hostile to the Roman culture. Nero quickly spread the word that the Christians had set the fires. As a result, a vicious persecution against Christians began and soon spread throughout the Roman Empire. First and 2nd Peter were written to these Christians. Peter says, (1 Pe 3:12–16).
- Praying for those who persecute me. Because God prays for them who persecutes Him. Illustrate: Stephen praying for his persecutors—Acts 7. Filled filled with the Holy Ghost and the Word of God, Stephen could not but speak boldly against sin, no fear of man could stop him from telling the truth and nothing but the truth. The truth of Jesus Christ was so foreign to the hearers that they instigated the crowd and accused Stephen of "blasphemy." But verse 10 says, "they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake." [Pick up on v. 51—60.]
Conclusion: We are children of the Perfect Father. He is perfect (undivided, complete) in that, He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, And He is perfect, in that He sends rain on the just and on the unjust. We are to emulate our Perfect Father—"that ye may be the children of your Father." Argumentation: What reward to you get if you love only those who love you? That's what the world does! They love their own. You're not distinct from them then. If you treat and greet only your brothers, you're not doing anything different from the Gentiles. Look, be perfect! Be consistent! Have integrity! Be whole! Be mature! Be fully-grown! Because God our Father is!
The converse of this is also true: we are not children of the Perfect Father when we do not love our enemies, when we do not bless those who curse us, when we don't do good to those who hate us, and when we don't pray for those who persecute us. I challenge you: "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour" (Eph 5:1–2).
J. I. Packer, Growing in Christ (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1994), 167.
Michael Lawrence, Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church: A Guide for Ministry, 9Marks (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010), 151.
Keith Brooks, Summarized Bible: Complete Summary of the New Testament (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009), 8.
Gerhard Kittel, Gerhard Friedrich, and Geoffrey William Bromiley, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1985), 1164.
John MacArthur, 1 & 2 Peter: Courage in Times of Trouble, MacArthur Bible Studies (Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group, 2000), 3.


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Wireless Signal on Mac Strong - Wireless Signal on Windows 7 Terrible?
So here is the problem. I went back on my Mac OS X Lion, the wireless signal strength is full, maximum, no connection issue.
So I restarted my computer onto my Bootcamp Windows 7 (x64) with the latest Bootcamp 3.3 Drivers sets. The wireless signal was initially 4 out of 5 bars and after a second, it went to 1 bar! I have no idea what happened or why or if there is any simple solution.
I am dying to get some proper answers (I did google the solution and all but changing the power out-put to maximum performance did not help!).
Any help, suggestions or anything would be greatly appreciated. I apologize for my terrible English. (lol) :P
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I am sitting at the same location.
Radio Type of the Wireless Network I am attempting to join: 802.11n
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Release date: November 1967
Tracks: (Click for codes to singles charts.) Alone Again Or / A House Is Not a Motel / Andmoreagain / The Daily Planet / Old Man / The Red Telephone / Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale / Live and Let Live / The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This / Bummer in the Summer / You Set the Scene
Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world
Peak: 154 US, 24 UK
Review: "Of the many lost classics produced during the creative explosion of the late '60s psychedelic heyday, the greatest may be the third album by the Los Angeles-based group Love." JD It wasn't a hit, but its regular appearance on critics' best-of lists gave it "an enormously far-reaching and durable influence that went way beyond chart listings." AMG It is "a stunning achievement in majestic folk-rock by Arthur Lee's underacknowledged cult band." UT
As "one of rock's most organic, flowing masterpieces" AMG Forever Changes is "the best fusion of folk-rock and psychedelia." AMG "Love…displayed a heaping dose of the Beatles circa Rubber Soul, folk-rock via L.A. compatriots the Byrds, …and the lush, orchestrated soundscapes of Hollywood film scores." JD
Lee, the band's chief singer and songwriter, was "strongly influenced by Mick Jagger; he presented what pioneering rock critic Lillian Roxon called 'an amusing paradox,' an African-American singing like a white Englishman singing like an old African-American." JD He "was raised in L.A.'s tough Crenshaw ghetto" JD and "never subscribed to the flower children's sunny visions." JD Upon the making of this album "his band neared dissolution, critics said they should have been called Hate, drugs flowed through his body, the hippie dream was crashing, and he was convinced he was going to die." RV "The world that he chronicled was no utopia, but a dark and sinister place where the occasional ray of light nonetheless managed to penetrate the gloom." JD He "turned his demons into one of the defining masterpiece of 1967." RV
"In contrast, Lee's partner Bryan MacLean was the son of a Hollywood architect who grew up swimming in his neighbor Elizabeth Taylor's pool. His first girlfriend was Liza Minnelli, and he was raised on classical music and Broadway standards." JD "Lee originally linked up with MacLean because MacLean was a Byrds roadie and Lee thought he was likely to draw their crowd." JD
"The group recorded acoustically, sitting in a circle as if jamming in the living room. The tracks were augmented later with tasteful orchestrations evoking the varied sounds of life in L.A., from spicy mariachi horns to lulling strings to dissonant guitars that bring to mind the strangling and ever-present traffic." JD
Critic Ben Edmonds wrote, "While the music of Forever Changes flows with an almost narcotic consistency and deceptive prettiness, the words can be like an itch that you can never quite put your finger on…The combination is thoroughly captivating and slightly unsettling – psychedelic in the truest sense.'" JD "Every song has a lingering, shimmering beauty" AMG which "features Lee's trembling vocals, beautiful melodies, haunting orchestral arrangements, and inscrutable but poetic lyrics, all of which sound nearly as fresh and intriguing upon repeated plays." AMG
Alone Again Or
The album's most celebrated song, Alone Again Or, "is a tribute to [MacLean's] mother's flamenco dancing, punctuated by a trumpet solo that brings to mind the Tijuana Brass (producer Bruce Botnick was also working with Herb Alpert at the time). At first blush, the driving and catchy number seems to be a love song, but the narrator scoffs at the hippie notion that he 'could be in love with almost everyone.'" JD The "unconventional use of horns, strings and guitars manage to engulf the psychedelic experience of the '60s, while laying the groundwork for punk." RV
The Red Telephone is the album's "most striking studio creation." JD It "builds from a quiet ballad to an otherworldly and somewhat paranoid nursery rhyme about an Orwellian world where unnamed forces stamp out any trace of individualism." JD In essence, "freedom is diminished into a sad joke." RV The title is taken from the alleged nuclear hotline between Moscow and Washington, D.C. JD
Lee "lampoons the psychedelic culture by chronicling its ugly realities (Live and Let Live opens with the line, 'Oh, the snot has caked against my pants,' which Lee wrote about waking up after a night zonked out on drugs)…the propulsive A House Is Not a Motel contemplates an unspecified holocaust." JD It "says goodbye to naïveté with ferocity even as Mariachi guitars strum in the background." RV
Resources and Related Links:
- Love's DMDB Encyclopedia entry
- album page on DMDB website (even more in-depth look at album)
- AMG All Music Guide review by Richie Unterberger
- JD Jim DeRogatis, The Great Albums (6/1/03)
- RV The Review "100 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Clarke Speicher (October – November 2001; Vol. 128: numbers 12-23).
- UT USA Today, Top 40 Albums – the USA Today Way (12/5/2003).


text: While working on the Stars of Valor top, I needed a leader and ender project. I wanted something simple, with straight lines to stitch in between the half-square triangles and rows of the Stars of Valor. BQ 2 by Maple Island Quilts fit right into place for this project. With only enough large floral fabric to make nine blocks, this charity quilt will certainly brighten someone's day. The pattern does not have borders and I'm debating on whether or not to add them. What would you do?


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exhibiting 101
Trade Show Show Biz
Follow these tips to turn your in-booth presentations into attention-grabbing productions that awe attendees and boost the bottom line.
In-booth presentations are popular at trade shows for a number of reasons, chief among them being they give exhibitors an opportunity to convey key messages and product information in a consistent, persuasive, and (hopefully) engaging way. But how does one avoid yawn-inducing lectures and instead wow attendees with a dynamic live experience that attracts standing-room-only crowds? Read on for my firsthand tricks for staging a lead-generating piece of corporate theater.
Have Something to Say
Before you start planning your in-booth presentation, ask yourself whether or not you have anything interesting to say. A boring presentation about a product or service you launched three years ago might do more harm than good, positioning your brand as dated and irrelevant. But if you have new products, new features on existing products, or a new marketing campaign, then a live presentation might be a good idea.
Also consider an in-booth presentation if your primary objective at the show is to dispel myths about your company or products, demonstrate a complex technology, or educate attendees about who you are, what you do, and why they should buy your products. A well-crafted presentation can help you achieve these goals; plus, the one-to-many format of a presentation can help you reach a greater number of booth visitors and passersby than if you relied solely on one-on-one conversations.
Once you've identified that you do, in fact, have something interesting to say to attendees, ask yourself if that message is relevant to a broad swath of attendees at the show. For example, if the bulk of the show's attendees represent your target audience and you're looking to announce a new product, then a presentation makes perfect sense. But if you're only targeting a tiny portion of the attendee population, then a formal presentation might be overkill.
Develop Your Key Message
Next, craft your message. Ask yourself, "What information made our current customers buy from us?" Attendees walking the show floor are looking for products and services that will help them cut costs, increase efficiency, and avoid hassles, and the most effective presentations demonstrate how a company or its offerings will do just that. So focus your presentation on the benefits of your product that will help attendees achieve those things, and your message is far more likely to resonate with the audience.
Obviously, you don't have to limit yourself to one presentation. Some of the most successful in-booth presentation models alternate between general company/product overviews and varied product- or application-specific presentations. I've seen exhibitors post schedules of rotating topics, including everything from brief product-launch presentations and lengthier panel- or session-style discussions addressing customers' pain points to even providing case studies of how clients used the exhibitor's products or services to overcome a particular challenge.
But remember, when it comes to in-booth presentations, it's generally best to keep things concise. Just as graphics with too much information are ineffective, endless presentations that drone on and on won't retain attendees' interest for long. My rule of thumb: A presentation should last no more than seven minutes, and attendees should be informed how long it will run when they are seated.
Write the Script
It's difficult to make an in-booth presentation sound like a naturally flowing monologue that integrates the data on a background slide while also engaging the audience. Don't feel bad if you decide that script writing isn't in your wheelhouse. Some freelance writers and full-service talent agencies can help you write the script, develop on-screen graphics or slide decks, and possibly even pick and prepare the presenter.
But if a professionally produced script and visually stunning presentation aren't in your budget, you may have to resort to what I jokingly refer to as death-by-PowerPoint. In this case, my best advice is to remember that your slides are there to visually enhance and support your oral presentation, not to replace it verbatim. Limit each slide's content to one primary concept with a few bullet points and a graphic or chart, and use a typeface and font size that can be easily read from a distance.
Practice Makes Perfect
Before you get too far into your planning, decide who will be presenting. That person might be one of your staffers, a product specialist, a current customer, a business partner, or a professional presenter.
If you pick someone who is not accustomed to presenting, such as a member of your company's research-and-development team, it is important he or she understands the scope of the assignment and is willing to rehearse – and I don't mean a couple of pre-show run-throughs during booth setup. Your presenter needs to memorize the script long before leaving for the show's host city. Then, hold a pre-show rehearsal in the exhibit using all audiovisual and presentation tools. This on-site test run is a chance for your presenter to polish his or her performance, get used to the microphone, deal with any AV problems, and work out any jitters. But if this is the first time your presenter has seen the script, you are begging for disaster.
If you don't have any in-house staff willing to take on this job, you can find talent that specializes in trade show presentations through a trade show marketing or talent agency. Most large cities have several agencies, and there's usually an official one listed in the show manual.
Set a Proper Stage
Your presentation area should be highly visible from the aisle and inviting enough to draw in droves of attendees. Use a high-quality display and sound system so everything looks and sounds professional and so that attendees can see and hear clearly from a distance. Remember that the industry standard for the maximum decibel level when measured from the center of the aisle in front of your presentation space is 85 to 90 decibels. Exceeding this sound level will annoy other exhibitors, and it won't endear you to show management, since it will be fielding complaints from your neighbors.
For brief presentations, you don't have to provide plush seating – just something to let your audience take a load off for a few minutes. You can rent stacking chairs, benches, hassocks, or horizontal "bum bars" to lean against. Whatever you choose, decide how to handle those attendees who stand behind your seating area and spill into the aisle. Your booth-space contract likely has a "confines of booth" clause that prohibits you from using the aisle space outside your exhibit. Obviously exhibitors can't totally control aisle traffic, but if your presentations continue to create crowds that block access to other exhibitors, show management might mandate that you hire security personnel to keep the crowd moving.
When and how frequently should you hold your presentations? One consideration is your location on the show floor. It generally takes longer for attendees to get to the back and rear corners of the exhibit hall, so if your exhibit isn't front and center, you may want to delay your first presentation of the day until at least half an hour after the show doors open.
And to avoid competing with surrounding exhibits, contact show management to get the names of your neighbors so you can coordinate the times of your presentations. It generally works out well if neighboring exhibitors agree on which one will present on the hour and half hour, with any others presenting on the quarter and three-quarters hour. You can even announce to the audience that "Our neighbor is getting ready to start a presentation on Topic X in just a few minutes" to cooperatively drive traffic between your exhibits.
Build the Buzz
Before the show, mail or email invitations to prospective attendees. Advertise your presentation schedule on your company's website, and if you plan on distributing gifts to thank attendees for coming to your presentation, promote those as well.
Inform booth visitors when your next presentation will begin by using a programmable display or clock that boldly shows presentation start times. You can also post announcements on Twitter so those following you at the show can plan to attend the presentations that appeal to them.
Measure Your Results
All of your planning can be for naught if you don't have a surefire method to collect, manage, measure, and evaluate information from presentation participants. To capture demographic information, use either an electronic badge reader or manual lead forms on clipboards with pens. Make sure that you have sufficient booth staffers available to monitor the audience's buying signals during the presentation (having participants raise their hand in response to questions during the presentation is a great way to help staffers identify interested attendees) and to speak with prospects after each presentation is over. Having your presenter point attendees to staffers standing on the perimeter of the presentation area or toward demo stations within your booth can also help direct interested prospects to further conversations with your team.
Set quantitative goals for both the number of presentation attendees and the number of qualified leads among that group. You can gather this data through your lead forms, audience-response systems, and/or notes from conversations between staff members and prospects indicating that they have attended your presentation. Also consider using crowd gatherers to administer exit surveys between presentations to record attendee feedback, such as whether the presentation triggered a change in perception of your brand or increased their interest in your company's products or services.
Finally, don't forget to thank the booth visitors who took time out of their busy trade show schedules to attend your presentation. Whether it's just a sincere "Thank you" or a gift that's appropriate to your target audience, letting attendees know they're appreciated is the perfect finale to any in-booth presentation. E
Candy Adams
"The Booth Mom," is an independent exhibit project manager, trainer, speaker, consultant, and an Exhibitor Conference faculty member. firstname.lastname@example.com
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Most of the attacks took place in Donetsk region, ATO Press Centre reported. In particular, mortars of various calibers were used during attacks along the entire division line in Donbas. Avdiivka was shelled 9 times; in another four attacks on this town, the enemy fired 122 mm self-propelled artillery.
Ukrainian positions near Zaitsevo, Donetsk region, were shelled from 120 and 82 mm mortars; the mercenaries opened fire from RPGs and heavy machineguns outposts near Troitske, Mayorsk, Novhorodske, Pisky and Opytne. An anti-aircraft gun fired at positions near Maryinka, Donetsk region.
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Things have moved so fast with my research lately I haven't really commented on it. But there's a focus for my current project now. Some of that is visible on my tumblr – prgrms.tumblr.com otherwise here is a bit of an update on where things are headed.
Some of my previous projects used NASA imagery in an animated way – whether that was looking in, via satellite imagery of Earth, or outwards with cosmic perspectives brought to us by the Hubble, I recently realised that this has been a space my work has operated in. To be honest it hadn't totally hit me – maybe in some ways that's because I was working with the imagery produced by satellites. But on closer thought I saw that I'd been working with satellites as a subject in and of themselves.
If Airfield used imagery by satellites pointed directly at Earth, and Noumina was directed outward, this new work comes to be about that middle point – the orbital perspective – as Ron Garan calls it. This new project, which I am tentatively titling EO (as an abbreviation for elliptical/Earth orbit, or earth observation) comes to be about this perspective, the location of satellites and their horizonal views from Low Earth Orbit.
Airfield arose out of the proliferation of imagery that entered into the public consciousness via technologies like Google Earth. And perhaps Noumina came to be following the 2009 upgrade maintenance mission to the Hubble, which returned it to full functionality, allowing for its highest quality images since launch.
The EO project responds to the images that have been produced aboard the International Space Station, either taken by astronauts, or the recently installed HDEV video camera system which provides a live HD feed of the Earth from the point of view of the ISS. This 'Orbital Perspective', I feel, is one that belongs in the lineage of images produced via spaceflight such as Earthrise, the Blue Marble, and Pale Blue Dot.
What is the significance of the images produced aboard ISS, and how have they altered our perception of the planet and ourselves? While my research project attempts to investigate these questions in part, it is also an abstraction of it. In my project I am using software to create orbital virtual cameras and art 'satellites' that rotate around a spherical body. This has put me into contact with a wide range of so-called 'orbital artworks' – projects that either use an orbital methodology or process, or works that involve orbital spaceflight and the images it produces.
In the ramp up to the completion of the project I'll be posting more bite sized chunks of research as they relate to EO and its accompanying exegesis.


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text: Ben can track his involvement with the WordPress community way back before it was even WordPress (B2, in fact, which was the name of the former project that was forked and became WordPress). Ben helped build the BBC News Website. He also rolled out the BBC's blogging platform (sadly not WordPress) and its developer platform. Since moving State-side in 2006, Ben has worked as a technologist, strategist and entrepreneur – launching the MySpace Platform, founding various startups in the tech/media landscape and advising numerous startups in his portfolio – including Apture (acquired by Google) and NutShellMail (acquired by Constant Contact). After being asked to rearchitect the WordPress install for a highly successful, high-trafficked blog, Ben realized that there was a gap in the market for premium managed WordPress hosting – and the rest is history. He has blogged since 2004 on all manner of technology topics at http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/ and tweets at http://twitter.com/dotBen.


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Pediatricians Dump Patients Over Vaccinations
Shot Shocker! Pediatricians Dumping Parents Over Vaccinations
The controversy over vaccinations is one that will likely continue for years to come, and as a parent, I've been operating under the assumption that it's my job to decide what shots and schedules I am and am not comfortable with. So when I recently read about a new trend of pediatricians refusing to treat families who don't follow their recommended vax schedules, I was slightly shocked.
The National Vaccine Information Center says an alarming number of pediatricians are electing not to treat families who refuse, delay, or alter vaccination schedules. According to a study conducted in the Midwest, 21 percent of the 900 pediatricians surveyed in nine Midwestern states said they have discharged families from their practices for continuing to refuse all vaccines. This is in despite of the policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which states, "Families with doubts about immunization should still have access to good medical care, and maintaining the relationship in the face of disagreement conveys respect and at the same time allows the child access to medical care."
So what do you think? Should doctors have the right to dump parents who don't follow their vaccination schedules? Or should they be required to treat all patients, regardless of vaccinations? Weigh in below!


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Estonia based Suicidal Romance already managed to establish themself within the dark wave / electro scene by releasing two albums 'Love Beyond Reach' and 'Shattered Heart Reflections' as well as an E.P. and the new pre-album digital single 'Whisper Goodbye'. The strong mix of harsh electronics, warm melodies and the charismatic voice of female singer Viktoria makes their sound pretty unique.
Ten new songs is the result of their third album also featuring great collaporations with Pete Crane (of australia based SHIV-R) and Felix Marc (of Frozen Plasma/Diorama fame) make this album a true masterpiece.


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Toulumin unable to catch a sider never mind a web.
Our cyber commandos have no time to eject from the website light weight like Toulumin and the passgas-flatulence Dr. snake oil salesman.
Toulumin cannot even afford to use a spider to make a web for him let alone to find someone to do it for him even free of charge.
He keeps saying that he is about to start a web site for the last five days but the proof is not in the pudding yet.It is a wishful thinking that is in the Greek Calendar or apres ti poule fait dent.
Soon we will assign him and his colleague passgas-flatulence a zip code to zip their mouths whenever we feel that will be necessary to protect the public from those akwards propagandists and not so intelligent officers or agents.
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text: June 16, 2014 Monday – Sunday: June 16 – 22 The Award-Winning Journey: 450 Years of the African-American Experience – Recognized by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation as an outstanding heritage education program, Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience covers the long and storied history of African-Americans in St. Augustine. The story of African-Americans begins in St. Augustine with the first Africans both free and slave among founding colonists in 1565. The exhibition is designed for cultural and heritage visitors interested in the full history of America and its beginnings and comprises four themes: Genesis of the African-American Experience; Fortress of Freedom; Breaking the Chains; and Crossroads of Change. Tickets are $5 for adults; $4 for seniors; $3 for youth 7-12; under 7 free. Free admission for military in uniform. Located at the St. Augustine Visitors Information Center, 10 West Castillo Dr., St. Augustine. www.Journey2014.com El Galeón and Nao Victoria Tour – Tour full-sized replicas of 16th and 17th century Spanish tall ships. Docked at the St. Augustine City Marina, El Galeón Andalucia and Nao Victoria are both open for daily tours. El Galeón is an exact replica of the famous galleons that played an important role in the creation and maintenance of the Spanish Empire. Built in Spain, it is similar to the galleon that brought Pedro Menendez to Florida where he founded St. Augustine in 1565. The Nao Victoria is a replica of the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world commanded by Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century. The ships are available for tours beginning at 10 a.m. daily. El Galeón admission is $15 for adult and $8 for youth. Nao Victoria admission is $10 for adults and $5 for youth. A combo ticket for both ships is available for $20 for adults and $10 for youth. 111 Avenida Menendez. 904-824-1606 www.elgaleon.org. "Islands of Lemurs: Madagascar" at IMAX Theater – www.worldgolfimax.com St. Augustine Art Association Annual Honors Show – St. Augustine Art Association's Annual Honors Show through July 6 will feature new works by artists who have won awards at association exhibits during the previous three years. The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday noon – 4 p.m. and Sunday 2 – 5 p.m. Admission is free. 22 Marine St., St. Augustine 904-824-2310 www.staaa.org Katherine Parker Retrospective – The St. Augustine Art Association features a special, solo retrospective of the works of the late Katherine Parker through July 6. The artist lived in St. Augustine for 30 years where she developed a unique technique creating monotype serigraph silkscreens overlaid with gouache, pencil and gold leaf. The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday noon – 4 p.m. and Sunday 2 – 5 p.m. Admission is free. 22 Marine St., St. Augustine. 904-824-2310 www.staaa.org For a complete list of eco/kayak, food, and history tours, and other special tours taking place on Florida's Historic Coast this week, visit Florida'sHistoricCoast.com/events Monday: June 16 Schooner Freedom Privateers and Pirates Set Sail – Set sail on the Schooner Freedom and learn all about the privateer and pirates who sailed the waters of St. Augustine and the coast of Florida. The schooner's captain and crew are joined by an educator from the St. Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum to present tales of adventure beneath the Jolly Roger banner. Plus, passengers get a chance to hoist the sails, see some artifacts and enjoy complimentary soda, water, beer and wine. The schooner departs at 2:15 p.m. and returns at 4:15 p.m. Tickets are $50 adults; $30 for kids 16 and under. Reservations suggested. 111 Avenida Menendez 904-810-1010 www.schoonerfreedom.com Wednesday: June 18 Farmer's Arts and Crafts Market – Farmer's Market located at the ocean-side St. Johns County Pier Park featuring selections of fresh produce, plants, baked goods, fine art, jewelry and more! Open 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. rain or shine. 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. 904-347-8007 www.thecivicassociation.com Music by the Sea Concert Series 2014 – Every Wednesday night through September 24, live concerts take place from 7 – 9 p.m. at the St. Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion. This week's band is The Committee playing pop rock music. La Strada Restaurant will offer signature dinners for $10. Admission is free. For comfortable seating, bring a folding chair. 350 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach 904-347-8007 www.thecivicassociation.org Movie by the Bay – Ripley's St. Augustine Attractions and the St. Augustine Municipal Marina present free movies each Wednesday throughout the summer. The movies are shown at 8:30 p.m. at the Marina behind Bayfront Mini Golf, 111 Avenida Menendez. Bring beach chair and blanket for comfortable seating by the bay. 904-824-1606 www.facebook.com/saintaugustineripleys Tuesday: June 17 Panel Discussion With Arrested Rabbis – The largest mass arrest of rabbis in the United States took place in St. Augustine on June 18, 1964. To mark the 50th anniversary of this event, six of the arrested rabbis will participate in a panel discussion of their participation in the civil rights movement and their resulting arrest in St. Augustine. The 7 p.m. event takes place in the Flagler Room of Flagler College. Admission is free. 74 King Street, St. Augustine. firstname.lastname@example.com Thursday: June 19 Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry Concert – The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry (four Grammy nominations and four No. 1 Top 40 hits) perform at the St, Augustine Amphitheatre. Plus, they will be joined by Plain White T's to create a special summer night of great American rock music. The concert begins at 6 p.m. (gates open at 4:30 p.m.) Tickets range from $49.50 to $79.50 (seated pit). 1340 A1A South St. Augustine 904-209-0367 www.staugamphitheatre.com 2014 Concerts in the Plaza – The 24th season of Concert in the Plaza continues with a 7- 9 p.m. performance by Bob & Joline and the Friends of Mine Band. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. 904-825-1004 www.plazaconcerts.com Thursday – Saturday: June 19 – 21 St. Augustine Music Festival – The Eighth annual music festival features free, classical music concerts including returning internationally-acclaimed guest artists The Diaz Trio, pianist Eugenio Urrutia-Borlando and violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen. All concerts are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica, 38 Cathedral Place. www.StAugustineMusicFestival.org Thursday – Sunday: June 19 – 22 U.S. Women's Open Championship at Hall of Fame – Watch the Championship in the Bob Hope Theater, get a photo taken with the U.S. Women's Open Trophy, and go on a special scavenger hunt. The World Golf Hall of Fame is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $19.50/adults; $18.50/seniors; and $10/students. 904-940-4123 www.worldgolfhalloffame.org Limelight Theatre Presents "Oliver!" – The well-loved musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale comes to the stage of the Limelight. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday – Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday through July 6. Tickets are $25; $22 seniors; $20 student and military. 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine 904-825-1164 www.limelight-theatre.org Saturday: June 21 Old City Farmers' Market – Features locally grown fresh produce, baked goods, plants and more. Located at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Open 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Admission is free. 1340 A1A, St. Augustine. 904-471-3733 Photography Challenge Event – Photographers, from beginners to professionals, compete to take the best photo at three designated locations within Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. Maps to the featured locations can be obtained from the Ranger Station or from volunteers in the main parking lot. Each month, park volunteers will select the winning photo which will then be displayed at the Visitor Information Center kiosk and the park's gift shop. There is no cost to compete. Park admission is $5 per vehicle; $2 per pedestrian/bicyclist. 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast 609-247-8146 www.floridastateparks.org/washingtonoaks Children's Arts Festival – The Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre (FOSAA) will host an interactive event for children to explore their own creativity while showcasing the diversity of the local arts community. Each artist or art organization has a designated space to offer a unique interactive experience. Children will be introduced to a variety of art forms including drumming, creating a collage, painting, playing an instrument and storytelling that will hopefully inspire and encourage them to pursue new interests. It all takes place from 2 to 8 p.m. at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Admission is free. 1340C A1A South, St. Augustine 904-471-4113 www.fosaa.org/artsfestival.html Tolomato Cemetery Guided Tour – Tour the oldest extant planned cemetery in the State of Florida with burials starting during the First Spanish Period (1565-1763). Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. Tours are from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 16 Cordova St., St. Augustine www.tolomatocemetery.com Saturday & Sunday: June 21 & 22 Battle of Bloody Mose – This 6th annual re-enactment of the June 26, 1740, Battle of Bloody Mose provides park visitors with an exciting look at this pivotal battle between the British under the command of Georgia's James Ogelthorpe and the Spanish militia composed of former British slaves who had been granted their freedom in Spanish Florida. This award-winning historical re-enactment includes white, black, and Native American re-enactors and volunteers from across Florida and the Southeast, presenting living-history demonstrations and interpretations. This event takes place at Fort Mose State Historic Site, 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augstine. Admission is free. 904-823-2232 www.floridastateparks.org/fortmose Sunday: June 22 Lincolnville Farmers Market – Eddie Vickers Park hosts this farmer's market with farm-fresh vegetables, meats/fish, cheese, bread, treats, arts & crafts, prepared food, jewelry, picnic areas, playground and more! Live music by The House Cats. Every Sunday from noon – 4 p.m. 399 Riberia St., St. Augustine. www.facebook.com/lincolnvillefarmersmarket Free Community First Night Owl Cinema at the Amphitheatre – Frozen is the featured film to be shown at 8 p.m. on the big screen at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre (gates open at 7 p.m.) The free cinema is presented by Community First Credit Union and the Amphitheatre. Admission and parking are free and no tickets are required. A variety of concessions will be available for purchase. 1340 A1A South, St. Augustine 904-209-0367; www.staugamphitheatre.com Maritime Heritage Family Fun Day – The St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation, along with the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum and the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, present the 2nd Annual Family Fun Day. Held at the Fountain of Youth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event features model boat building and races, shipwreck artifacts, youth sailboat rigging, demonstrations, exhibits, cannon firings, contests, prizes, food and much more! Includes visits with Foundation boat builders who are creating a replica of a 16th century Spanish Colonial boat. Fun Day included with regular admission to the park — Adults $12, Seniors $11, Children 6-12 $8, ages 5 and under free. St. Johns County residents admitted free of charge. 11 Magnolia Ave., St. Augustine 904-599-3800 http://staugmaritimeheritage.org Local Resident Specials NOTE: St. Johns County residents with a valid ID are always admitted free of charge to the Oldest House, the Lightner Museum, the Ximenez-Fatio House, the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, City Walks History Mystery Murder Evening Tour, Journey: 450 Years of the African-American Experience Exhibit, and the Hotel Ponce de Leon Legacy Tours at Flagler College. The daily tours and wine tastings at the San Sebastian Winery are free to everyone. Also, admission is free to everyone at the Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Photios Chapel, the Pena-Peck House, the Father Miguel O'Reilly Museum and the Mission Nombre de Dios Museum (donations are welcomed). Many other local attractions offer discounted admissions to St. Johns County residents with valid ID. Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedIn


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In search of the difference between alcohol and weed, some individuals try to use these two drugs together. However, getting high on weed and alcohol at the same time may cause side effects that are not investigated enough by scientists. Fortunately, there are a few scientific studies that can help us understand the biology behind the effects of using these two substances.
Some people like to mix cannabis and alcohol for the unique high these drugs give them. The idea of having a new experience inspires many cannabis users, though some of them regret it later. Intoxicated with alcohol, new users cannot make rational decisions anymore and tend to consume marijuana beyond their tolerance.
Moreover, using cannabis before alcohol may stimulate stoners to drink more beer, which may lead to alcohol poisoning. Scientists from the University of Chicago discovered that cannabis had an antiemetic effect that prevented intoxicated people from vomiting. While this effect may be beneficial for cancer patients who cannot eat food after chemotherapy, drunk people may have problems with expelling the excess of alcohol.
We have already mentioned that mixing marijuana and alcohol can intensify your high. Though cannabis slows the body down and alcohol relaxes the central nervous system, it is very difficult to predict the final effect you will get. Researchers have already revealed that alcohol in your system may lead to faster absorption of THC in your blood.
In 2015, Clinical Chemistry published a study that investigated the results of simultaneous consumption of weed and alcohol. The researchers asked 32 weed users to drink placebo or low-dose alcohol ten minutes before inhaling placebo, low-dose THC, or high-dose THC marijuana. The study findings showed that cannabis-alcohol participants had significantly higher values of THC in blood than those who did not take alcohol.
Moreover, according to Australia National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), low-tolerance people may feel anxiety, panic, or paranoia caused by the combination of weed and alcohol.
Scientists at the Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, investigated the effect of marijuana on driving compared with alcohol. The study results revealed that simultaneous use of cannabis and alcohol could increase the negative effects of these two drugs and make driving more dangerous than driving under the influence of either alone.
A national alcohol survey published by the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research compared the concurrent and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana. During the study, the researchers investigated more than 8,600 people divided into three groups. The first group of participants consumed only alcohol in the previous year. The second group used both cannabis and alcohol separately, while the last group included people who consumed both alcohol and weed simultaneously. The third group appeared to use the largest amount of these drugs in the most frequent pattern. The scientist concluded that cannabis doctors and producers should start warning people that mixing marijuana and alcohol elevates the risk of drunk driving, harming themselves and other people.
While the separate effects of cannabis and alcohol have been investigated, scientists still know little about the combined effects of these two drugs. Moreover, the effect of simultaneous use of weed and alcohol can vary from person to person. Some users may become poisoned or knocked out, while others will have a great experience without any downsides. However, most scientists do not recommend you to mix weed with any substances, as they can intensify the downsides and lead to negative consequences.


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As is discussed in Chapter 4 of Building Embedded Linux Systems,
building a functional GNU cross-development toolchain requires knowing a
working toolchain components version combination for a given host and
target. To help in doing so, the book includes table 4-2, which provides
a few of these combinations. Because, as the book states, table 4-2 is
far from complete, I am providing an up-to-date version of that table
If you have found a working toolchain combination which isn't listed
here, feel free to post this version combination and any related
instructions on the mailing list. This table will
be updated following the suggestions and feedback on the list. Please keep
in mind the following when posting new version combinations:
While attempting to find new working toolchain version combinations
you may find the following resources useful (in addition to those
already listed in the book):


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Recently, there has been a lot of interesting happening on the commodity markets. As an evidence, you can take our Spread report, which is packed with information, and which become really extensive in the last months. Let's look at the most interesting occasions the commodity market is bringing today.
Oil is currently the most watched commodity. As I have already mentioned, oil is one of the largest markets and has impact on other commodities. That's why I have been analysing the oil in Spread reports since November.
Another reason why oil is currently very interesting, is the significant price movement on the market. We can see this straight away from the COT analysis. I think there is no need for further commentary.
It is generally very hard to predict precisely when the correction for such running trend occurs. Meanwhile, I'm quite managing to predict the short-term development. In the last report, I have mentioned the level of $ 65 as a possible next resistance where the price could stop. And as you can see from the chart, the price has actually tested this area. But it could not break through and then got again under a short trendline.
So, it looks more as a possible correction. But, of course, we cannot avoid the possibility that the strong upward trend will continue. I have also acknowledged this risk in the size of my position on the bear spread CLN18-CLM18. Spread has so far refused to break through support despite strong growth of the underlying asset. Meanwhile, I remain in the market.
On my side there is also the intermarket analysis between Brent oil and WTI. It seems that WTI oil is no longer as advantageous compared to Brent oil. And if this drop will continue, the probability of US oil correction will even increase.
But to make myself clear, I'm only speculating on a short-term correction with a bear spread on the oil. Not for the long-term trend decline! In the long run, I still see the oil very bullish. I suppose that we will even get a price of $ 80- $ 90 this year. However, after the rapid growth, I think, correction is a must, so the trend can continue.
I am very happy to have my favorite commodity – lean hogs – which did not disappoint me again. The bear spread, which I have analyzed at the beginning of January in the report, surpassed the falling wedge formation as expected.
The price of a closer June contract is moving in a growing channel, but it does not yet show a clear breakout effort. Rather, I expect to continue this moderate growth or maybe also testing the lower trendline. In that case, our bear spread could continue with the growth trend with the help of contango.
Soybean oil
Bear spreads for soybean oil are a very common part of my portfolio and, of course, they rank among the yielding positions. That's why their analysis was not missing in the Spread reports. Recently, I have been waiting for a long time, and I even rolled over the position once. But I still had confidence in this trade, and I was not disappointed. We saw a beautiful rally, thanks to which I had the first profitable trade of this year.
Now I'm going to have a break from soybean oil for a while. COT analysis, especially for large speculators, suggests that the market can already be sufficiently oversold and can begin to grow.
In addition, after such rapid growth, the spread got to more than 30% from Full Carry within a relatively short period of time. It is quite unusual for this type of spread. And when we compare this spread valuation with spreads from past years, we find that the spread is already relatively expensive and might not have much space to grow.
Finally, I cannot forger the US dollar, which is another very important market. At the moment, according to COT, it's oversold, so I expect a growth correction. But I do not think the dollar should grow in the long run. Therefore, any growth correction will have a rather short-term negative impact on commodity prices.
There are of course other interesting opportunities, but that would be for too long. Next time, I will focus on the grains that are having, according to me, a very interesting period. The Spread Report customers are benefitted, as they have detailed analyzes every two weeks, so they learn the things in advance.
When I summarize this, I expect a short-term rise of the dollar, a drop of the oil, which could cause the commodities to stagnate or even decline for some time. This also applies to grains that are now extremely oversold, but also to sugar or cocoa. In the long run, however, I expect a rise in the price of oil, which will take other commodities with it. That's why I think a positive year is waiting for us when it comes to commodities, where the bull spreads will also play a big role.
Please take this only as my suggestion, based on current data, not as a investment advice. Of course, it can change over time depending on what happens in the markets around the word.


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A New Look at Rating Aspects
Back in Fate 2, aspects were rated. That was ditched in Fate 3, to good measure. Making aspects mechanically equal allows them to be situationally divergent. (Which is to say: they're an example of a good method of Use Anywhere Stats.) But lately, I've been feeling like there should be some sense of rating, to