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Of particular note are a set of new configuration switches to better support the newest dual and quad core processors, as well as four new scenarios (including "Quiet China" variants), interface improvements and improvements to surface combat and pilot training as well as other areas of gameplay. Most of these improvements and fixes can be applied to existing games in progress simply by loading the saved game and continuing play. The full set of changes is documented in detail in the included update readme file.
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said "Henderson Field Designs have put together a quality update in a little over a month since release that addresses the issues reported as well as making a number of great improvements. War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition delivers quality and immersive gameplay at a level of detail and realism you can't get anywhere else and it just got better!"
War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition is the result of many additional man-years of development from a dedicated and experienced team including subject matter experts and experienced programmers. This has resulted in an improved War in the Pacific experience across the board. This is the entire War in the Pacific down to individual aircraft, vehicles, ships, guns and squads - more than just a game, it's an encyclopedia of the war compiled from many sources to an unmatched level of detail. Add in a much improved AI and more secure PBEM play and you have the makings of a new classic!
War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition is a stand-alone release which does not require ownership of War in the Pacific. The Admiral's Edition installation process will not overwrite original War in the Pacific files, but instead the expansion installs along side the original installation of the game and runs as a separate game.
Owners of War in the Pacific are still entitled to a limited time $20 discount on War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition. This offer will expire three months after the release date of Admiral's Edition. To get your discount, you will need your original War in the Pacific serial number. You can trade it in for discount code at this link: http://www.matrixgames.com/discount/witp.asp . Note that each serial number is good for one discount code and once the code is retrieved, the serial number is considered used. So read the instructions on the discount code page carefully and don't lose your code! We encourage all War in the Pacific owners to take advantage of this discount while it lasts.
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The individual features and improvements to Admiral's Edition are far too numerous to mention in total in this announcement, but the product page goes into enough detail to please any War in the Pacific fan.
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Cezar Guerrero registered 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, as the Fresno State Bulldogs outlasted the Texas-El Paso Miners, 61-56, in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational at the Don Haskins Center.
Guerrero shot 6-of-12 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers for Fresno State (18-16), which will take on Princeton in the quarterfinals. Marvelle Harris added 14 points for the visitors.
For UTEP (23-11), John Bohannon poured in 18 points, Julian Washburn scored 16 and Vince Hunter collected 10 rebounds.
Neither team shot greater than 36 percent from the field in the first half, but UTEP knocked down all eight of its free-throw attempts and took a 27-26 lead into the break.
The second half was a back-and-forth affair until, with the game tied at 52 with 3:12 remaining, the Bulldogs went ahead for good on a pair of Harris free throws, and they used a 5-0 surge later in the frame to put the game on ice.
Fresno State outscored UTEP from 3-point range, 24-9.

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What old fart doesn't love to eat the shaved pussy of a teenager just out of high school? A few weeks back, Thena Sky stopped by to visit a guy in our neighborhood that everyone just knows as "Papa" ans she was feeling a little frisky. Lucky for us, Papa likes to make homemade videos of all the teen sluts he fucks and post them on his website, Glass Mannequin. As soon as he posts a new video, I like to sneak in here and post his homemade porn on this blog for all of you to enjoy.
Thena Sky is a hot teen from Colorado Springs and lives only a few blocks from Papa so it's easy for her to sneak away from the house and fuck the old bastard without her parents noticing that she's gone. On this bright Saturday afternoon, she told her parents that she was going to her girl friends house and instead, she made a quick detour to Papa's house – as you can see in these homemade movies, Thena Sky had sex on her mind. Papa got right to business and it wasn't long before he had his tongue buried in the skinny teens shaved cunt. In fact, she had a quivering orgasm as he licked her pussy.
After her orgasm, Papa slid his throbbing cock slowly into her tight little cunt and felt her warmness engulf him. Of course he wanted to cum in her tight pussy but he also wanted to make this last as long as possible – after all, it's not every day that a 48-year old man gets to fuck an 18-year old pussy. If you like these clips, you can see the full-quality full-length videos in the members area of Glass Mannequin. Your membership gets you full access to three hardcore amateur sites with hundreds of videos and over 50,000 high-quality images. Join today.


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I'm writing this from a café where I've been sitting for hours. I've got an ancient bagel crust and a mostly empty cup of coffee that's colder than Lebron's greedy little heart. And I'm not leaving anytime soon. Is that appropriate?
I'm no freeloading jerk. I paid to use this Wi-Fi, so I'm going to camp here like a neckbeard in the opening day line for Star Wars Episode Motherfucking Seven. And if you don't dig that, Mr Manager, you can refund the $US9.99 I paid T-Mobile for the hotspot; I'll just use your toilet one more time and be on my damn way. Easy call.
When I pay to use Wi-Fi, I'm going to use it for as long I want - or until my 24 hours runs out, whichever comes first. If you have to give up your credit card number to get a Wi-Fi signal, you should feel free to sit there as long as you want. You've paid your rent. It doesn't matter if the place is full. Keep your seat.
But it gets tricky when a place has free Wi-Fi. What's my obligation then? Sure I know I should buy something. But what, and how much? It's actually a pretty easy. You just need to consider how much a business makes on a cup of coffee.
But first, let's get this out of the way: Working in a café sucks. People are always peeping at your screen and it's dirty and the wireless is dodgy and there's some skank with a productive cough one table over who keeps yapping loudly on her mobile phone to somebody named Andréas who you're pretty sure is her ecstasy dealer and you have to pee and you can't get up because somebody will steal your laptop and the bathroom is fucking rank anyway because it's a coffee shop and everybody's poopin' and, oh! I really, really need an office!
But that's not happening. So here I am in a café. Maybe you too. We have to suffer through this together, and quite frankly, we want to make sure that cafés keep on providing us with free Wi-Fi so we can continue to grudgingly work in them. And the best way to do that is to make sure you're a profitable user. So what does that require?
At a big chain, the profit margin on a single cup of coffee can be pretty high - at Dunkin' Donuts, for example, it's estimated to be as much as 95 per cent. Starbucks, meanwhile, has a gross profit margin of nearly 60 per cent (which takes much more than a cup of coffee or even just the store itself into account). They give you Wi-Fi as a way to keep you in there buying drinks.
While smaller, locally owned cafés (obviously) don't publish their financials, roughly speaking you can expect a return of about 70 to 80 per cent on a cup of coffee or latté. That doesn't factor in other expenses the shop has, like rent and insurance and payroll. And a high-end cafe with great beans and skilled baristas will, oddly, often earn less overall than the place on the corner with the airpot full of hour-old brew that tastes like santorum. But still. They make money when people buy coffee, or they go out of business.
So here's how to pay your rent in beverages and snacks: First, calculate it by supply and demand; then, keep track of what you've bought based on that rough sketch of profits.
If there are plenty of seats, then demand is low. feel free to camp for a while. That Wi-Fi is running anyway, and you're helping them pay for it with every purchase. Just clean up after yourself, and try not to make a mess that adds to labour costs.
If the place is hopping, on the other hand, and people are standing around waiting on chairs, demand is high; don't let your cup sit empty. You should always have a recently purchased drink or snack on your table to justify keeping other customers from taking up residence. That is, at least, up to a point.
Once I've spent $US15 or more at a cafe, I can reasonably expect that the owners have made a $US10 profit. That is about what I'd pay for 24 hours of Internet access many places, so I feel like I'm good. I've paid for my Wi-Fi, and I'm not leaving.
Now can you please watch my laptop for just a minute? I've desperately gotta pee.
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I recently bought a copy of The Chronological Study Bible. According to the preface, the Bible takes all of the verses of the KJV bible and rearranges them (with some debates on certain verses) into chronological order.
I've read through the KJV Bible a couple times in years past, but have pretty much always gotten lost in terms of the time period (i.e reading was more mechanical than understanding.)
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Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said on Monday that he will meet on Wednesday with Jonathan Martin, the player who left the team after alleged bullying by teammates.
Ross said he and Martin have communicated by text.
"The most important thing is we care about Jonathan Martin, number one," he said.
Ross said when the story broke he called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and asked for an independent investigation. He said the team wants to get to the bottom of what happened.
"I don't think anybody really knows what has happened because no one has really spoken with Jonathan Martin directly," Ross said.
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He and Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel spoke at a press conference in Tampa before the Dolphins' game against the Buccaneers in Tampa – two weeks after the Dolphins became the most controversial story in sports.
Martin, a second-year player, made a sudden departure from the team Oct. 28 after Richie Incognito and other teammates played a prank on him in the Dolphins' cafeteria.
Incognito was subsequently suspended after it was revealed that he sent racist and threatening messages to his teammate.
Ross said Monday that he's setting up a committee to create a code of conduct for the Dolphins for the 21st century.
The committee includes Tony Dungy, Don Shula, Dan Marino, Jason Taylor and Curtis Martin so far, he said. It will include seven to nine people in all.
Ross said changes need to be made, and the Dolphins need to look at everything internally.
"I know this is so appalling to me," the team's owner said.
Ross said going forward he wants the Dolphins' workplace to be the best one in the NFL.
Meanwhile, Martin has yet to speak publicly about the situation. That could change very soon, according to a report out Monday.
Fox Sports reported that Martin is planning to release a video statement as soon as this week, partially in response to the interview his alleged bully Incognito gave to Fox over the weekend.
According to Fox Sports, Martin will not directly address the claims made by Incognito, but will instead explain why he left the Dolphins two weeks ago.
On Sunday, Fox aired an interview with Incognito in which he claimed he is not a racist despite his use of the n-word in messages to Martin. He also said Martin once sent him a death threat via text message.
Martin's attorney, David Cornwell, released that message on Sunday afternoon, revealing that it was an Internet meme photo showing a dog in its owner's arms with the caption "I will murder your entire f---ing family."
Incognito was suspended indefinitely by the Dolphins on Nov. 3 for conduct detrimental to the team. The Dolphins requested that the NFL investigate the situation, and the league appointed experienced lawyer Ted Wells to lead the inquiry.
As the Dolphins prepared to play Tampa Bay Monday, in their first game since Incognito was suspended, Miami fans who had traveled to Tampa for the game largely said they were not embarassed about the scandal.
"I think each locker room, most locker rooms, do the same thing. He went overboard," Gene Simmons said of Incognito. "They should have brought it to everybody's attention long before now. That's the problem I have with it."
Hank Kirby was a bit deflated over the Dolphins drama.
"I was pretty embarrassed with the way the offensive line was playing already, and this doesn't help matters any," he said. "But I think a lot of people are speculating on it that have no idea what's really going on in the locker room. And I think people should recognize whenever they go to give their opinion and let it be known I really don't know the whole story, and none of us did. And I think the more the story unfolds, the more we're realizing that wow, it wasn't just something (of) Richie Incognito being a bad guy so much as just the culture of NFL locker rooms."
On Sunday, Incognito said he was "embarrassed" by his use of the n-word, but also said "people don't know how Jon and I communicate to one another."
He reiterated the claim made by several other Dolphins that he was Martin's best friend on the team. "You can ask anyone in the locker room who had Jon Martin's back the most," referring to himself.
With Incognito's interview in the books, Martin is the only participant in this drama who has not spoken directly about it.
Martin is expected to meet with Wells this week.
Ross defended head coach Joe Philbin.
"I don't think there is a better person, a more respected person, a more caring person in the National Football League than Joe Philbin," he said.
Ross apologized to the team's fans.
"I know that we will come out of this as a better organization," he said.
He said everyone in the organization wants to get the situation resolved, put it behind them, and do the right thing.
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Iowa Lakes Hires New Soccer Coaches
Mon 2-10-2014
Iowa Lakes Community College has announced the hiring of two new Soccer coaches.
Troy Larson, Director of Athletics, says that Sheena Van Roekel will serve as the Head Women's Soccer coach and Ben MacRae, pending board approval, will take the helm as Head Men's Soccer coach at Iowa Lakes.
For the past two years, Van Roekel has served as the Assistant Soccer Coach for both the Men and Women's teams at Iowa Lakes. Van Roekel is a graduate of Northwestern College in Orange City, where she was a starter in the defensive line for the Red Raider Women's Soccer Team and also served as a team captain. While there, she was an All-Conference Honorable Mention nominee as well as Defensive Player of the Year for the Raiders for two seasons.
Van Roekel's coaching career began as the Assistant Girls' Soccer Coach at Unity Christian High School in Orange City. Before joining the Lakers coaching staff, she also served as an Assistant Coach, as well as, a Head Coach at Northwestern College. After teaching English for two years at Estherville Lincoln Central, she was hired at Iowa Lakes.
As a United States Soccer Federation Nationally Licensed coach, Van Roekel will continue the program's widely recognized progress to be National Contenders for years to come. In the past season, the Laker Women were ranked in the top 20 for five weeks.
"I am thankful to have the opportunity to continue working with a wonderful group of young women, who have seen success both on and off the pitch, and the people here at Iowa Lakes," Van Roekel said. "My hope for the program is that every student-athlete develops a stronger passion for the game, with experiences that will help shape them for their lifelong journey."
Van Roekel is currently a full-time employee at Iowa Lakes where she serves as an Assistant Instructor in the Student Success Center.
"We have had a very successful women's soccer program at Iowa Lakes over the last two years in which Sheena had a lot to do with," Athletic Director Troy Larson said. "Sheena cares about the student athlete and is a hard worker with good soccer knowledge. I am looking forward to Sheena continuing with the women's program and seeing her improve the program."
MacRae comes into the college job with a great deal of coaching and playing experience.
"Ben has a great soccer mind and has a passion for teaching student athletes the sport," Larson said. "He is heavily connected within the soccer world, both within the state of Iowa as well as throughout the country and world which will help tremendously in recruiting. We are thrilled to have Ben coaching at Iowa Lakes and I look forward to seeing our men's program improve under his direction."
Starting as a participant, MacRae played for South of England School and Ardingly College in Sussex, England where he competed in four National Cup Finals in three continents and 12 countries.
MacRae's coaching career has been full of accomplishments thus far.
He has a current record of 166-53-1 at the helm of Spencer High School Soccer where the Tiger boys won the state title in 2009, finished third in 2008 and went undefeated in the regular season (15-0) last year.
MacRae has helped over 20 high school athletes earn scholarships at the collegiate level in the past three years. He was named IHSAA Soccer Coach and NSCAA Small School Coach of the year in 2009; in 2010 he was one of eight up for National High School Coach of the year.
"I'm absolutely delighted to be appointed the new Head Men's Soccer Coach at Iowa Lakes. There is no doubt that it is going to be a huge challenge, but everything from the administration to the pitch has been set-up for success," MacRae said.
And, he has an ambitious vision for the team.
"My goal is to elevate the program to the championship level, both on the field and in the classroom. We want to be proud of the student-athletes we produce and help them achieve their goals."


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Who Will Replace Ben Bernanke?
Ben Bernanke refused to comment on what happens when his term ends later this year. But Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and economics reporter Kathleen Madigan have thoughts.
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Robin Williams was known for making his audiences howl.
That belly-laughing spirit is behind Williams' namesake at the San Francisco Zoo, which named a Howler monkey after the comedian in June.
"He's been such a friend and zoo supporter," zoo spokesman Danny Latham said on Tuesday.
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Williams helped an auctioneer raise money for the zoo last year, and Executive Director Tanya M. Peterson wanted to thank him with the monkey honor before his visit there two months ago.
She picked the Howler, Latham said, because it was "loud and hairy," which Williams identified with "almost immediately."
The 63-year-old Oscar-winner took his life on Monday.
The zoo posted a photo of Williams on June 6 – his last visit there – visiting his namesake. The monkeys are native to South and Central American forests and are famous for their loud howls, which can travel for miles.
"The San Francisco Zoological Society is deeply saddened by the news of Robin Williams' death," the zoo said on its Facebook page. "Mr. Williams was a long time supporter of the Zoo and a dedicated conservation spokesperson."
Williams lived in San Francisco for many years, and then moved to nearby Tiburon in Marin County. He was pronounced dead at his home there after being found unconscious and not breathing around noon on Monday, the Marin County Sheriff's office said. His death was ruled a suicide due to asphyxia.
The "Mrs. Doubtfire" star posted a photo of him feeding "Robin Williams" some peaches through a zoo fence two months ago and captioned the image: "Feeding "Robin Williams" @sanfranciscozoo. He's their newest Holller Monkey, named after me!"


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Splash, Keystone
I have been up for way too long. Why is Australia so far away? Was watching the Murray-Djokovic semi-final at the Australian open, a sick 5 setter that resulted, ultimately, in a Novak win just about an hour ago. And he will meet Rafael Nadal who defeated Roger Federer yesterday. Well that's not a bad first Slam final of the year, non? You know me - I am for Rafa, always. Full Story
Rafa goes to Disneyland
Woke my ass up at 6am on Sunday for the French Open final. Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer – there really aren't too many of these opportunities left. It was beauty for three sets, non? And what's even better is that they can bring that out in each other without hating each other. There is a lot of genuine and mutual respect and admiration shared between Rafa and Roger. Full Story
Let's tie at Christmas
This is for my cousin Cat. I miss her. Especially at Christmas as she's in Toronto and Jacek and I alternate our holidays – one year here in Vancouver, one year back home. Cat loves Rafael Nadal. And here he is with Roger Federer today posing at a press conference in support of their respective charities. Full Story
Novak the Clown
Wimbledon started this week so we're seeing some tennis pics being snapped by our photo agencies. Gives me a reason to post something about a topic where my head is only half way up my *ss and not fully. Here's world no. 4 ranked Novak Djokovic checking out some chick walking past him at his practice session earlier today. Full Story
The Matador vs The Magician
It was only 3 weeks ago when I condescendingly told my cousin Cat to get a handle on herself. She was losing her sh*t over an infant called Rafael Nadal, couldn't stop texting me about his arms, his girlfriend, his loyalty, his sweetness. Obviously, Michael Phelps has now proven me a hypocrite. Full Story


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The Role of knowledge in Development
We found that in the process of man's development, the heart is the main wayfarer that proceeds towards Allah (SWT) in the way of servitude. In the wake of the activities of the heart, other efforts would assume a form of servitude and would bear an impact on man's development.
The genuine process of development would commence when man recognizes the means and the end, and treads the path (towards this end) with will-power and choice. Thus its main condition is (to have) learning and knowledge. Now we must consider the role of knowledge in the process of development. Is it a perfection or not? And if it is a perfection, is it genuine, relative or preferential?
On the value and importance of knowledge, various extreme views have been expressed. Some, like the Mashsha philosophers, regarded knowledge and philosophy not only as a perfection but also as a principle and the ultimate point of all human perfection. As already pointed out, the perfect human being is one who has logical knowledge of all facts of existence. On the other hand, another group of persons are of the view that acquired knowledge has no relationship with human perfection. "Official learning is a hubbub altogether." They have not sufficed even with this. They have regarded learning as a block and barrier in development. They have even called it "al-Hifalbul-Akbar".
At this point, we do not intend to analyze and interpret these statements or to justify and find a way to bring them together. Rather, on the basis of the method of this discussion and issues we have so far proven, we intend to find the position of knowledge in the process of development.
After realizing that man's ultimate perfection is to reach qurbah with Almighty Allah and to establish an intuitive link with Him, there is no question that the final stage of man's process (of development) is of a speculative type. Such speculative knowledge is an innate desire and genuine perfection. It is even the ultimate point of all perfection. But the point is in acquired and mental knowledge. In this regard, the following must be pointed out:
According to the interpretation already mentioned for perfection, one can regard knowledge as man's perfection, because knowledge is an existential trait acquired by man. Through knowledge, man rejects non-existence and imperfection. For this purpose, knowledge is naturally sought by man.
We however explained that each existential trait is not absolutely the perfection of that which is qualified with it. Rather existential traits are at times genuine perfections and at other times, preferential and relative perfections. Relative perfections will be deemed the true perfection of a being, in case they serve as means to reach genuine perfection.
If they are used contrary to the direction of the ultimate perfection, they will be a prelude to imperfection and ultimate downfall, even though they are perfections as compared to lower degrees.
Knowledge is either acquired, theoretical or practical. Although theoretical sciences have no direct relationship with the trend of development, some of them such as divine sciences, facilitate the recognition of the objective for man. In case they are employed to reach qurbah with Allah (SWT), they will serve as an invaluable preferential perfection.
Although other theoretical sciences are not a prelude to the recognition of the objective or a means to reach it, they can greatly contribute to the required recognitions. These are especially those sciences which unveil the mysteries and philosophies of existence and which can play an effective role in eliminating vital requirements which are a preferential value. Enjoyment of these blessings could be a motive to thank and worship Allah (SWT) and thus it can establish connection with man's true prosperity. However the relationship between practical sciences and man's process of development and its preliminaries needs no explanation. Obviously man's conscious development hinges on them.
We must emphasize that all acquired sciences pave the way and broaden the facilities for man's true progress. They never bear a certain and indispensable impact on man's prosperity. As a result, learning, in the form of mental reserves, could not be considered as a potential perfection for man, unless it becomes a means to reach qurbah with Allah (SWT), to promote theism, to show the means, to enjoy divine blessings so as to thank (Almighty Allah) or to prepare the ground for the development of oneself and others.
With respect to the issues set forth, our position vis a vis pragmatism becomes clear.
The advocates of pragmatism which is a manifestation of humanism, are of the view that science and art are valid if they provide a better standard of living. What is essentially valid according to the pragmatists is useful work for living.
In response to these, we mark that neither worldly life nor efforts made for individual and social welfare are possessed of genuine value, so that science and art would become valid in the light of them. The only thing which is essentially valid for man is the qurbah of the Almighty Allah and whatever facilitates this qurbah will be valuable to the same extent and to degree that it serves as a means. The perfect human being bears no label other than theism and accepts no ism other than Ilahiism and regards genuineness exclusive to Allah.
"…ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُ"
"That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon besides Him, that is, the falsehood... (22:62)."
As a consequence, neither acquirement of knowledge and art nor individual and social work possesses absolute validity. All of them will gain validity only in case they are done to serve Allah (SWT) and are carried out in the light of (establishing) relationship with Him.
The following might be set forth: Even though pragmatism regards validity based on usefulness in earthly life and cannot be approved as such, a pragmatic inclination towards genuineness of work for life in the Hereafter is acceptable. Consequently, performing deeds useful for life in the Hereafter has relative validity but science and art are deprived of even this relative validity.
It must however, be borne in mind that man's prosperity is rooted in the heart and not in body organs and limbs and the means. The heart has the principal role in moving towards qurbah with Allah (SWT). 'Thus relative validity belongs to the activities of the heart and external deeds become valid in the light of them and not the vice versa In the same way that science could become valid as a prelude to decent deeds, it could play a more important role as a prelude to belief which is prior to action and its basis.
The Relationship of Science, Belief and Action
If taken in the sense of mental acknowledgement, belief is the same as science and its permanence is not optional because reason takes in some science extemporaneously and man has no power to acquire or confirm them.
Although some sciences are normally acquired optionally with their preliminaries, they are not kept up by choice. That is to say, these preliminaries might involuntarily come to mind upon hearing a sound or seeing a line. Man might involuntarily perceive and confirm them. Indeed, when the preliminaries of knowledge are prepared by choice and will, there will necessarily be motives for acquiring them.
This motive might be the sense of curiosity. Or it might be the attainment of honour, material enjoyment or the satisfaction of Allah (SWT). Only in the latter case will it be deemed worship. The materialization of such worship should however, have the precedents of knowing and recognizing Allah (SWT).
Belief, as stressed in this discussion and as deemed the basis of prosperity in the Qur'an and the religious texts, refers to a truth diametrically opposed to kufr and giving up faith. It is different from knowing and recognizing. Many a time, man knows something but his heart does not accept and admit it. As a result, he deliberately opposes it and when necessary, denies it verbally as well. Such a negation which is knowingly done is worse than one carried out unknowingly and is more disadvantageous for man's development as stated by the Holy Qur'an:
"...وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا"
"And they denied them unjustly and proudly while their soul had been convinced of them... (27:14)."
Quoting Hadrat Musa (AS), it addresses Fir'awn as:
"…لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا أَنْزَلَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ بَصَائِرَ…"
"...Truly you know that none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth has sent down these... (17:102)."
In the meantime, Fir'awn said:
"…مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرِي…"
"...I do not know of any god for you besides myself... (28:38)."
In the period of the Messenger (SA) of Allah and afterwards, there were people like Fir'awn who denied the realities. There still exist such people as well. The psychological motive behind such a denial is that man sees the acceptance of some realities as a barrier in his freedom and slovenliness and as obtrusive in the strong desires which he cannot give up. The Holy Qur'an states:
"بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنْسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ"
"Nay! Man desires to give the lie to what is before him (75:5)."
More explanation will be later given in this regard.
The conclusion is (as follows): Belief means the heart's acceptance of that which reason and the mind have confirmed, the (heart's) undertaking of all its means, and the (heart's) summary decision to carry out its practical requirements. Thus belief hinges and depends on recognition. But it is not the same as knowledge and it is not its permanent requirement.
Hence the relationship between belief and action is made clear, because belief requires action but is not the same as outward action. It is rather its root and provides direction for belief. The worth, merit and active advantage of the action depends on belief. If an act does not spring from belief in Allah (SWT), it will have no effect in man's true prosperity, even if it is a good act and brings about great worldly rewards for the agent and for others:
''وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍ بِقِيعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ الظَّمْآنُ مَاءً حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَهُ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْئًا وَوَجَدَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ فَوَفَّاهُ حِسَابَهُ"…
" And (as for) those who disbelieve, their deeds are like the mirage in a desert, which the thirsty man deems to be water; until when he comes to it he finds it to be naught, and there he finds Allah, so He pays back to him his reckoning in full... (24:39)."
''مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ"…
" The parable of those who disbelieve in their Lord; their actions are like ashes on which the wind blows hard on a stormy day; they shall not have power over anything out of what they have earned... (14:18)."
"وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًا"
"And We will proceed to what they have done of deeds, so We shall render them as scattered floating dust (25:23)."
Thus belief is man's first step in his trend of development towards the ultimate perfection, i.e., the qurbah of Almighty Allah. This step is the root of step taken later and the essence of all stages of perfectibility.
The second step in man's process of development is an activity performed by the heart after establishing belief in Allah (SWT) and without the interference of body organs and limbs. This means remembrance of Allah (SWT) known as dhikr.
"وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ…"
"... And remember Allah much, that you may be successful (62:10)."
The stronger and more concentrated this remembrance is, the more effective it will be in man's progress. It may be that a moment's complete remembrance is more effective than years of physical worship.
The third step constitutes other spiritual acts performed by man while remembering Allah (SWT). These include thinking and reflection on divine verses and on the signs of His power, grandeur and wisdom. Permanence of dhikr and reflection will bring about cordial attachment and affection:
"…الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ"
"Those who extol Allah, standing, sitting and (lying) on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth ... (3:191)."
Then it is the turn of various body activities. In other words, the summary decision which is a requisite of belief becomes evident in various manifestations and in the form of major and minor will-powers. 'These will-powers which are, in one respect, secondary to the main will-power strengthen dhikr and belief.
"وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي…"
"...Keep up prayer for My remembrance (20:14)."
"وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ"
"... And the good deeds lift them up... (35:10)."
Likewise if will-power is contrary to the demands of belief, it will gradually weaken belief. Thus the relationship between belief and action is exactly the same as that between the root of a plant and the vegetable functions. That is to say, intake of nutritious food would lead to the growth and solidification of the root and intake of poisonous and disadvantageous material would weaken and finally dry the tree from the root. In like manner, decent deeds are effective in the permanence and solidification of belief. Doing indecent deeds and committing sins would weaken and finally dry belief from the root:
"فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ نِفَاقًا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يَلْقَوْنَهُ بِمَا أَخْلَفُوا اللَّهَ مَا وَعَدُوهُ وَبِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ"
"So He made hypocrisy to follow as a consequence into their hearts till the day when they shall meet Him because they failed to perform towards Allah what they had promised with Him and because they told lies (9:77)."
"ثُمَّ كَانَ عَاقِبَةَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا السُّوأَىٰ أَنْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَكَانُوا بِهَا يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ"
"Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they rejected the communications of Allah and used to mock them (30:10)."


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After our meeting we made the short drive to Eastwood's headquarters for some greetings and photos and off to the Sonic Drive-In for dinner. There was rain in the area so we kept in touch with the folks at Maple Grove Raceway as our plans called for us to visit the track after dinner to see some drag racing. During the rain delay we spent time getting to know our fellow Road Tourians. It was about a 20-minute drive to the track and things had dried out where we watched some local grudge racing and tuning. We were surprised by the number of folks who had come to the track to see the Road Tour '40 coupe. By the time dark came we all went back to the hotel.
Saturday morning we realized that the showers had hit Pottstown overnight. The skies were beginning to clear as we had a short meeting and drove together to Eastwood where cars had already begun to arrive. The Road Tour participants were granted special parking and a hospitality tent. As early as 8 a.m. cars started to roll in and by noon there were 300 special-interest vehicles on display. The Eastwood showroom was open and the Eastwood team gave demonstrations on the use of their shop tools and equipment, while the DJ kept things rocking. By 3 p.m. the door prizes were handed out and another great Eastwood Summer Classic was in the books. (Watch for news of next year's event. The Summer Classic seems to be on track to becoming a summer tradition.)
The Road Tourians headed back to the hotel to freshen up before the evening's activities. We had been invited to Blast from the Past Street Rods by owner Bill Borneman. We met Bill at last year's Eastwood Summer Classic and he wanted to have the Road Tour visit his shop. Bill gave us a tour of his huge facility and we got to see projects that he and his crew are in the process of completing. One of the highlights was an up-close look at the recently completed recreation of the early '60s custom car, the 69er (featured in the Winter '13 issue of SRP). Bill and his team recreated the custom that was originally built by hot rod icons the Alexander Brothers from Detroit. The new version debuted at the 2012 Detroit Autorama. It's a beautiful example of show cars of bygone days. After our tour Bill invited us to walk across the street to the Hill Top Diner where Bill and his wife, Kathy, treated us all to a great dinner. It was a perfect ending to a good two-day start to the FFR leg of the Road Tour.
After the great Eastwood Summer Classic on Saturday we had an easy morning and Sunday afternoon planned. Our schedule called for us to be at Pocono Speedway by 5 p.m. to take some "easy" laps around the famous D-shaped track. With Pocono just two hours away from Pottstown there was plenty of time for sightseeing and carefree cruising. A few folks hit the flea markets. Some of the folks went to one of the many auto museums in the area. I headed about 30 minutes south for a good old history lesson at Valley Forge. We all had fun doing just what we wanted for a few hours.
By mid-afternoon we were making our way to the Pocono area. The weather was very hot and humid and thunderstorms were getting more frequent in the area. By 4 p.m. the sun was out and the sky was blue. We were all gathered at the track and waiting for the NASA sport car group to wrap up their driving classes so we could get a lap or two with our cars. As activity on the track started winding down the thunder and storm clouds started rolling in. Walter Van Ness is on the Pocono Speedway facilities team and in charge of weekend activities. Walter drove up in a track truck and said we needed to pull our cars inside the pit buildings immediately because a bad storm was ready to hit. We didn't need to be asked twice. We drove into the pit buildings and in less than a minute the skies opened up. It was the hardest rain I had seen in many years and it continued for about 30 minutes. The water started to rise and the drains could not handle the deluge. It stopped as quickly as it started. The problem was that there was a 7-inch standing water moat around the pit building. We had to wait another 30 minutes and the water started to recede but the tunnel entrance was still flooded. It was Walter to the rescue as he decided to let us go out Gate 3. Then with a smile he said that the best way for us to get to Gate 3 was for us to pull out on the front straight of the track. Then we were instructed to follow him for two laps around the raceway and then to exit the course. We got our laps in after all. It was a great way to end a Road Tour Sunday.
Monday we had an early drivers' meeting at 7:30 a.m. We had a full day ahead. It was a beautiful drive up the Delaware Water Gap area and on to Newburgh, New York. Our first stop was at Orange County Choppers (OCC); their showroom is huge and filled with many of the bikes from the show. Of course, many souvenirs were pitched and we got a chance to see some filming being done. Paul Sr. and Rick were discussing progress on a project and the cameras were rolling.
From OCC it was a short drive to Motorcyclepedia, a motorcycle museum that has only been open a year. We were all amazed at what we saw at Motorcyclepedia. It was the largest collection of vintage motorcycles I have ever seen. One room contained an Indian motorcycle from every year that Indian built bikes, 1901-53; the display was incredible. Other areas displayed Harley-Davidsons and British bikes. There was a section devoted to choppers of the '60s and '70s. One display even talked about STREET RODDER founder Tom McMullen and his early days manufacturing custom motorcycle parts. It is an incredible collection and not to be missed.
Our destination for Monday afternoon was the Hartford, Connecticut, area and the largest weekly cruise in New England. Mark's Classic Cruise is held in East Granby near the Hartford Airport every Monday evening with anywhere from 400 to 900 vehicles in attendance every single week. We were not disappointed. We were led in early and given parking spaces right in front of the live band. The well-manicured grounds immediately started to fill with special-interest vehicles of all types. The car count was over 475 and it was a great evening. Road Tourians Les and Sandy Goss were presented with a trophy for their '32 Ford coupe. Road Tourian Dan Justice won the 50/50 drawing, and all of us were called to the front for a round of applause. It was a great evening for our wandering little band.
Tuesday we started out in Hartford with our morning drivers' meeting. From there it was a beautiful three-hour drive across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and onto our destination of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Situated on Cape Cod Bay, New Bedford is a former whaling industry center that has a rich history and New England charm.
We arrived at our hotel about 1 p.m. and folks had lunch and took a quick look around the town. By 3:30 we gathered and headed north 20 miles to the headquarters and manufacturing facilities of FFR. When we arrived we were met by a contingent of local car folks who had turned out to say hello, get a look at the Road Tour '40 coupe, and to take a tour of the FFR showroom and manufacturing plant. We were all greeted by FFR President David Smith and office manager Sally Green. David is passionate and proud of their success. He is also very proud of the fact that all of the FFR components and products are made by American workers in the United States. David took us on an in-depth tour of the manufacturing area. We were able to see the work that goes into producing an FFR kit. In the showroom we were able to get a close look at all of the FFR models, including the very popular '33 Hot Rod kit. Many thanks to David and the FFR team for a great evening and for their continued support of our Road Tour program.
We had a full day scheduled on Wednesday. We got an early start with a 7:30 a.m. drivers' meeting at the hotel in New Bedford. It was a two-hour drive to our first stop at the Intercity Lines facility in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Intercity has been the official auto transport company for the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour for a number of years. While we are usually driving our Road Tour cars, there are times when we need to get the cars across the country for special events. We also have folks who would like to participate in a Road Tour that starts or ends a long distance from their home. This is where using a competent, experienced auto transporter becomes important.
We were greeted at Intercity Lines by manager Joe Nail and members of the Intercity Lines team. They were ready for our visit with coffee, doughnuts, and bagels. We watched as a vintage car was loaded onto one of the many Intercity Lines haulers. The process of inspecting, securing, and protecting each vehicle was explained in detail. The folks at Intercity Lines know how careful we are with our vehicles and they treat them the same way. It was an interesting demonstration and we were all given special Intercity Lines T-shirts and coffee mugs.
Our destination for Wednesday afternoon was Saratoga Springs, New York, and the famous Rolling Bones Hot Rod shop. We had visited Keith and Ken on previous tours. They have a huge following in New England and they had put out the word that we were stopping by the shop. There was a field full of hot rods and rodders waiting for us when we arrived. It was a great mix of vehicles and everyone greeted our group. The grill was fired up and hot dogs and hamburgers were enjoyed by all. Thanks to Keith, Ken, and all the folks who greeted us at Rolling Bones.
Wednesday evening we had a special treat in store. The Saratoga Automobile Museum had a new NASCAR display called "Moonshiners to Millionaires" They had assembled a collection of NASCAR vehicles for the display and Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison was the guest speaker at a fund-raiser at the museum. We were invited to attend and when we arrived they had us park our vehicles in front of the museum. It was a great evening as Bobby Allison told stories of the early days of racing and his involvement in the sport. After his talk he signed autographs for everyone. It was another great Road Tour evening.
Thursday was the final push to our Syracuse Nationals destination. The drive from Saratoga Springs to Syracuse was a beautiful trip through the rolling hills of New York. We arrived in Syracuse just after noon. Many folks headed to the picnic and others went to the headquarters to register. It was a fantastic weekend at the New York State Fairgrounds and the Syracuse Nationals. The weather cooperated and overcast skies kept the heat down on Friday. The grounds were packed the entire three days. Many of the FFR leg of the Road Tour participants gathered on Friday at our hospitality tent for a group picture.
It was a great week on the FFR leg of the tour. We had plenty of fun and memories this summer and formed friendships that will last a life a lifetime. If you are interested in joining us on one of eight AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tours take a look at the 2013 schedule. Get registered and join us on the highways of America.


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Lawfolds is based around a real working farm in the fertile rolling hills of Grampian, Scotland. There are two additional farms, East Law where the sheep can be found, and Newton of Lewesk is where the Cows are located. This map features:
– Three Working Farms, two which have independent Grain Silos. Three Forestry Areas around the map.
– Three Different Sell Points (Aberdeen Grains, Highland Grains and Aberdeen Northern Marts Group) for the various crops.
– High Capacity Storage at Highland Grains so you can store those crops waiting for the right price, but it will cost to use the facility.
– Seed and Fertiliser points on the Farms and at two sell points, as well as storage for the pallets on the farms for those who prefer to use them.
– Prices have been increased slightly higher than base game. Missions on all fields not owned, to help get those prices down.
– Please be aware all hedges, fences and walls have collisions, however there are sizeable grass headlands around the fields to help those workers out.
– Animated Gates and Lights to most of the Farm Buildings. Automatic Lights at the sell points.
– Chopped Straw Installed. (PC Only)
As massive thanks to the Giants team for helping get the map ready, and to all model creators that I have used to create the map. A special mention to 1Scuderia1 (YouTube) for testing the map. I have tried to mention everyone, however if I have missed someone, this is not on purpose, please contact myself and I will correct this.
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- UFC on FX 7
Bisping launches verbal mocking of 'penis' Belfort
Michael Bisping's blood was pumping following a scintillating press conference staredown with Vitor Belfort on Thursday, after which the Brit launched into a verbal attack on the legendary Brazilian.
Tension filled the Sao Paulo air as Bisping and Belfort squared off ahead of their UFC on FX 7 main event, with the Brazilian visibly emotional and close to losing control in front of the gathered media.
Bisping was instantly asked about the showdown when he left the stage and, having shown much respect for Belfort in the build-up to the battle, he finally let rip over suggestions that the veteran benefits from Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), something Belfort neither confirmed nor denied in a recent interview.
"He's up for it. That's perfect, he bored the sh*t out of me [during the press conference] but he showed some personality at the end, dropped the Jesus act and f***ing got real for a second," Bisping said.
"Do I have to bring my mouthpiece [to the weigh-ins]? Can he control himself? Is roid-rage going to kick in? Is TRT an issue? Are his levels elevated? I think so.
"Have his testicles shrunk? I think so. Does he have a penis? He is a penis. But just because he is a penis, it doesn't mean he has a penis!"
Bisping explained that he merely attempted to conduct himself in his usual manner at the press conference, but was angered by Belfort when the Phenom began to put his fist against the Brit's chin.
Belfort has accused Bisping of being a "hooligan" in the lead-up to Saturday's showdown, but Bisping insists the southpaw fighter has finally shown his true colours after attempting to stay humble for the past few months.
"Usually I like to get near my opponent, but he had his arm fully out-reached, and then started making contact with my chin. And then as I was moving away he got all fired up and lost his cool," Bisping said.
"He says I'm the hooligan, but I've turned up dressed as a professional sportsman. He dressed up as a hooligan and he acted like a hooligan. So all this talk of Jesus and the bible, and honour and respect, went out of the window.
"That's perfect. It's going to be a great fight, fireworks guaranteed. Let alone the fight, the weigh-ins will be good enough."


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Heavy Rain's developer is looking for a lead online programmer with a "strong understanding" of the multiplayer genre.
What are you going to do? Control and invisible friend to possess another player while their invisible friend possess you?
I don't even want to know.
Maybe they can figure out a really good way of introducing this in their games. I think it is not that difficult.
It could be interesting if there is a Dark Souls like experience attached to it.


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Gamers retaliate: activists barraged with rape, mutilation and death threats after Grand Theft Auto win
How pro GTAV gamers cyber mobs try to shut us down
(Trigger warning)
This is just a sample of the vicious messages activists received yesterday following the announcement by Target Australia and then Kmart, that they would no longer stock GTAV.
As well (I can't show the image, it is too distressing), the face of one of our activists was superimposed on the body of a murdered woman, lying in a pool of blood, from GTAV.
Jokes about domestic violence as well as images of graphic violence against women to those women who dared thank Kmart for removing the game – because that's all the provocation it took.
To the retailers still profiting from selling this game – including Big W – do you stand with these men threatening women with violence, or with survivors of violence?
Sincere gratitude to Target and to Kmart for demonstrating corporate social responsibility, ethical business leadership, and respect for women. Please thank these companies for taking a stand.
Nicole Survivor: Petition Update
We won! Target, Kmart withdraw Grand Theft Auto from shelves
Nicole Survivor
4 Dec 2014 — Great news – we've won! Target (and breaking news: Kmart now too!) have pulled Grand Theft Auto 5 from shelves across the country in response to our 40,000-strong change.org petition.
Here's the response from Target Australia
The petition win is all over the media right now: on ABC News, news.com.au, Sunrise, Guardian Australia, Herald Sun, even reaching international outlets like AP, Forbes, UK's Telegraph newspaper and others!
This is a huge win. For years, games like Grand Theft Auto have got away with this in-game misogyny and sexual violence.
It's games like this that normalise rape and sexual violence. You've helped send a message to family retailers and brands that their consumers have had enough, and they've started listening.
We're now asking outlets like Big W and Woolworths whether they're going to stand up against Grand Theft Auto's violence against women as well.
Join us here and here
Thank you again. All 40,000+ of you!
No, White Ribbon, tell us what YOU think
Yesterday on its Facebook page, White Ribbon wrote: "Target & Kmart have taken Grand Theft Auto V off the shelves. What are your thoughts?" With the question they posted a negative piece from a gaming site about the response of these corporates to our campaign (they posted no neutral or positive pieces). This was my response late last night:
Melinda Tankard Reist: What are OUR thoughts? Like you can't actually take a stand on this yourselves? And you post a negative piece about the Change.org petition written by three women survivors of violence? You have nothing to say about the mainstreaming and normalising of violence against women, about treating the abuse of women as a game and as entertainment, about the importance of corporate social responsibility and ethical business leadership? We have often asked your support on campaigns and get nothing. Why are you in this for? What do you actually represent? Many of us – including women survivors of violence – are asking this question.
This morning White Ribbon has posted this:
White Ribbon believes that all forms of violence are wrong and we do not condone any form of entertainment that features violence against women. Thank you for sharing your opinions with us about Grand Theft Auto V – open conversation is the first step to raising awareness of men's violence against women and changing people's attitudes and behaviours.
We are in discussion with leaders in the games industry about this issue, and the broader issues of violence against women and the representation of women, as we have with the sports industry. This is an ongoing and long-term discussion that we have been engaged in for a while now. Achieving change is a long process and is most effective when we work together.
Read Danny Blay's view on White Ribbon.
GTAV 'discourages violence against women' claims SMH journalist on The Drum.
Very disappointed with the coverage of GTAV, Change.org petition of 45,000 signatures and Target and Kmart response on ABC The Drum last night. (view from 18:00).
Did you see it? SMH journalist Kate McClymont quoting gamers against actual survivors of violence against women who wrote the petition. She said of the game "It's actually discouraging violence against women." And Paul Bongiorno saying it may have been a "stunt" and commenting on the"amazing graphics". Couldn't the producers find someone who actually knew what they were talking about? I expected more than this poor quality coverage.
This is how GTAV discourages violence against women
'They referred to their abuse as a game'
Anita Sarkeesian speaks about her experience of online harassment and cyber mobs. It's two years old but a must see.


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Drunken moose on a tear in Sweden
Huge animals getting drunk off rotten apples, causing damage
Drunken moose are terrorizing parts of Sweden, according to multiple media reports.
Earlier this month, an Ingaro man couldn't get into his house because a pack of five intoxicated moose were blocking the front door, according to Metro.
And in Stockholm, another got into a bit of a brawl with a swing set, sending police to the scene.
Apparently, the moose are getting drunk after eating rotten apples.
It's a recurring issue for law enforcement in Sweden when apples start falling from the trees each fall.
Huge animals like moose "can be really dangerous" and become "fearless" after consuming the fermented fruit, Stockholm police spokesman Albin Naverberg told The Local.
In 2011, Swedish rescue workers had to come to the aid of a drunk moose that got itself tangled in a tree.
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We've had a mild winter so far, does this affect the dormancy of my fish?
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We may be having a mild winter, but a mild winter for humans doesn't really mean the same for your fish. During the winter months, fish living in outdoor ponds will go "dormant," slowing down all their systems and responses in order to conserve energy during cold temperatures. Monitoring your pond's temperature is easy – we recommend this handy Pond Logic® Floating Thermometer.
The signs your fish are ready for dormancy are relatively easy to pick out – colder temperatures will mean less food, to which your fish will react to naturally. Their metabolism and digestion will slow down, as will their movement in general, while they conserve energy. Don't be alarmed if your fish appear "lazy" or don't have any appetite – this is all normal. It's also a good idea to wait until spring, or whenever it is consistently warm, to start feeding your fish again regularly. Do remember that your fish will require a couple days to digest their food and even if they become more active on a warm day you won't want them returning to a dormant state while still digesting.
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Celebrate Diversity
H. Alexander Robinson, CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition, being interviewed by The Advocate at the Celebrate Diversity reception Monday afternoon. Photo by Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post
The prospect of electing a president committed to addressing such issues as gender identity, same-sex marriage and a national AIDS strategy is something to celebrate, and the Augusta Room at the Westin Tabor Center was packed late Monday afternoon with legislators, delegates and others who hope that Barack Obama will prevail in the November election.
Connecticut State Rep. Jason Bartlett, D-Bethel, the first openly gay African-American legislator in the United States, was among those at the cocktail buffet that also drew U.S. Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, first vice chair of the National Hispanic Caucus; Peter Welch of Vermont; Lois Capps and Mike Honda of California; and Charlie Gonzalez of Texas, a DNC delegate and second vice chair of the Hispanic caucus.
Honda, who was honored for his pioneering support of same-sex marriage and the don't ask, don't tell legislation, may have been preaching to the choir when he explained that his support of gay issues stems from the fact "We never know who we have in our families, and we must nurture and support them and encourage them once they do come out." But it's a sentiment that others would do well to keep in mind, if I do say so myself.
Marjorie Hill of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Diego Sanchez of the Democratic Platform Committee discussed the proposed National AIDS Strategy that has been submitted to Obama.
Others in the crowd: H. Alexander Robinson, CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition; April Carson of the Alliance for Justice Action Campaign; Pedro Rivera, representing the Stonewall Democrats; Morris Price, national program officer for the Gill Foundation; Pam Bennett, an at-large candidate for the Aurora City Council; and Denver City Auditor Dennis Gallagher.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Senior Virginia Balkcom (Fayetteville, Ga.) of the Georgia College & State University women's cross country team was named GCSU Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 25, the sports information office announced today (Oct. 27). This is the first such honor for Balkcom and the third for the Bobcat women's harriers this season.
Balkcom ran to All-PBC status by taking 10th overall this week at the PBC Championships in Lumberton, N.C. In a 6K race, she crossed the line in 24:19, a personal best and the No. 3 time in school history. The Bobcats finished second as a team, the top conference finish in the history of Georgia College women's cross country.
The Bobcats will be back in action Saturday, Nov. 7 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship in Wingate N.C.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.