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The Rise of Political CorrectnessPosted: March 13, 2017 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Censorship, History, Mediasphere, Politics, Russia, Think Tank | Tags: Anti-Polish sentiment, Barack Obama, Channel 4, Collectivism, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Frankfurt School, Karl Marx, Marxism, Political Correctness, Progressivism, Socialism, Soviet, Trevor Phillips, United States | Leave a comment
"Comrade, your statement is factually incorrect."
"Yes, it is. But it is politically correct."
Angelo M. Codevilla writes: The notion of political correctness came into use among Communists in the 1930s as a semi-humorous reminder that the Party's interest is to be treated as a reality that ranks above reality itself. Because all progressives, Communists included, claim to be about creating new human realities, they are perpetually at war against nature's laws and limits. But since reality does not yield, progressives end up pretending that they themselves embody those new realities. Hence, any progressive movement's nominal goal eventually ends up being subordinated to the urgent, all-important question of the movement's own power. Because that power is insecure as long as others are able to question the truth of what the progressives say about themselves and the world, progressive movements end up struggling not so much to create the promised new realities as to force people to speak and act as if these were real: as if what is correct politically—i.e., what thoughts serve the party's interest—were correct factually.
Communist states furnish only the most prominent examples of such attempted groupthink. Progressive parties everywhere have sought to monopolize educational and cultural institutions in order to force those under their thumbs to sing their tunes or to shut up. But having brought about the opposite of the prosperity, health, wisdom, or happiness that their ideology advertised, they have been unable to force folks to ignore the gap between political correctness and reality.
Especially since the Soviet Empire's implosion, leftists have argued that Communism failed to create utopia not because of any shortage of military or economic power but rather because it could not overcome this gap. Is the lesson for today's progressives, therefore, to push P.C. even harder, to place even harsher penalties on dissenters? Many of today's more discerning European and American progressives, in possession of government's and society's commanding heights, knowing that they cannot wield Soviet-style repression and yet intent on beating down increasing popular resistance to their projects, look for another approach to crushing cultural resistance. Increasingly they cite the name of Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), a brilliant Communist theoretician for whom "cultural hegemony" is the very purpose of the struggle as well as its principal instrument. His writings envisage a totalitarianism that eliminates the very possibility of cultural resistance to progressivism. But owing more to Machiavelli than to Marx or Lenin, they are more than a little complex about the means and are far from identical with the raw sort of power over culture enforced by the Soviet Empire or, for that matter, that is rife among us today.
My purpose here is to explain how progressives have understood and conducted their cultural war from the days of Lenin, and how Gramsci's own ambiguous writings illustrate the choices they face in conducting that war in our time and circumstances—especially with regard to political correctness in our present culture war.
Culture Wars
Every form of progressivism bases itself on the claim of a special, "scientific," knowledge of what is wrong with humanity and how to fix it. The formula is straightforward: the world is not as it should be because society's basic, "structural" feature is ordered badly. Everything else is "superstructural," meaning that it merely reflects society's fundamental feature. For Marx and his followers that feature is conflict over the means of production in "present-day society." From the dawn of time, this class warfare has led to "contradictions": between types of work, town and country, oppressors or oppressed, and so on. The proletariat's victory in that conflict will establish a new reality by crushing all contradictions out of existence. Other branches of progressivism point to a different structural problem. For Freudians it's sexual maladjustment, for followers of Rousseau it's social constraint, for positivists it is the insufficient application of scientific method, for others it is oppression of one race by another. Once control of society passes exclusively into the hands of the proper set of progressives, each sect's contradictions must disappear as the basic structural problem is straightened out.
But wherever progressives have gained power, all manner of contradictions have remained and new ones have arisen. Progressive movements have reacted to this failure by becoming their own reason for being. Theoretically, the Revolution is about the power and necessity to recreate mankind. In practice, for almost all progressive movements it is about gaining power for the revolutionaries and making war on those who stand in their way. For example, transcending private property, the division of labor, and political oppression was never Marxism-Leninism's core motive any more than worker/peasant proletarians were ever its core protagonists. In fact, Communism is an ideology by, of, and for ideologues, that ends up empowering and celebrating those very ideologues. This is as true of progressivism's other branches as it is of Marxism.
Lenin's seminal contribution was explicitly to recognize the revolutionary party's paramount primacy, and to turn the party's power and prestige from a means to revolution into the Revolution's candid end. Lenin's writings, like Marx's, contain no positive description of future economic arrangements. The Soviet economy, for all its inefficiencies, functioned with Swiss precision as an engine of privilege for some and of murderous deprivation for others. The Communist Party had transcended communism. The key to understanding what progressive parties in power do is the insight, emphasized by "elite theorists" like Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca, that any organization's practical objectives turn out to be what serves the interests and proclivities of its leaders.
[Read the full story here, at claremont.org]
What serves progressive revolutionaries' interests is not in doubt. Although each of progressivism's branches differs in how it defines society's "structural" fault, in its own name for the human reality that it seeks to overcome, and in the means by which to achieve its ends, progressives from the 19th century to our time are well nigh identical in their personal predilections—in what and whom they hate even more than in what they love. They see the culture of what Marxists call "bourgeois morality" as the negation of their identity and authority. That identity, their identity, is to be promoted, endlessly, by endless warfare against that culture. That is why the cultural campaigns of otherwise dissimilar progressives have been so similar. Leninist Russia no less than various Western democrats have tried to eradicate religion, to make it difficult for men, women, and children to exist as families, and to demand that their subjects join them in celebrating the new order that reflects their identity. Note well: cultural warfare's substantive goal is less important than the affirmation of the warriors' own identity. This is what explains the animus with which progressives have waged their culture wars.
Yet, notwithstanding progressivism's premise that individual minds merely reflect society's basic structure and hence are incapable of reasoning independently about true and false, better and worse, reality forces progressives to admit that individuals often choose how they think or act despite lacking the "structural" basis for doing so, or that they act contrary to the economic, social, or racial "classes" into which progressive theories divide mankind. They call this freedom of the human mind "false consciousness."
Fighting against false consciousness is one reason why Communists and other progressives end up treating cultural matters supposedly "superstructural" as if they were structural and basic. They do so by pressuring people constantly to validate progressivism's theories, to concelebrate victories over those on the "wrong" side of history by exerting control over who says what to whom. Read the rest of this entry »


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Ad claims Rep. Vern Buchanan's 'old business' illegally funneled campaign cash
When it comes to illegal campaign cash, the wheels of justice move slowly. So when a May 2011 court filing brought fresh attention to old claims involving illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, Democrats jumped, airing a radio ad in his Florida district.
"Congressman Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election," the narrator of the ad says. "Tell Buchanan to come clean."
The ad ran from June 13-17 and was paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. It relied on news articles about a lawsuit filed by the Federal Election Commission against a business Buchanan once owned, the DCCC said.
The 'old business'
Buchanan, 60, is a wealthy Republican from Longboat Key serving his third term in Congress representing Florida's 13th Congressional District. He built his wealth founding a chain of print shop franchises in Michigan, leaving for Florida in the 1980s as the chain struggled and investing in a range of new businesses, including Florida auto dealerships.
One of those dealerships is at the heart of this claim.
Buchanan had owned a majority interest in Hyundai of North Jacksonville, the FEC says, when his business partner Sam Kazran arranged for dealership employees and relatives to donate to the Vern Buchanan for Congress committee, then be reimbursed by the business. This went on during the 2006 and 2008 campaigns, the FEC says.
(We should note that the date Buchanan legally parted ways with the dealership is a matter of disagreement. The FEC says Buchanan owned 51 percent of the dealership until Kazran completed his purchase of Buchanan's stake to become the sole owner in 2008 — after the suspect contributions were made. Buchanan spokeswoman Sally Tibbetts says Buchanan sold the dealership to Kazran in 2005, putting more distance between the congressman and the illegal contributions.)
What's the big deal with reimbursing contributions? It violates federal election law, which says "(n)o person shall make a contribution in the name of another person." The Federal Election Campaign Act also limits how much a single contributor may give to candidates' campaign committees. Funneling cash through employees would have made it possible for the dealership to bust through that limit.
The Buchanan campaign said they brought the questionable contributions to the attention of the FEC, which then launched the investigation. We can't independently confirm if that's the case, because the FEC does not comment on open cases. However, we found no evidence to the contrary.
The commission combined the complaint with one filed in 2008 by a Washington group and two employees of a Venice dealership, which you can read more about here.
The FEC investigated, finding probable cause to believe that the Hyundai dealership and Kazran had illegally reimbursed $67,900 in campaign contributions, but it didn't go after Buchanan.
Instead, it's now seeking $67,900 in fines from Kazran.
Kazran, for his part, admits reimbursing campaign contributions, but told the Bradenton Herald he did it at Buchanan's direction. "I've been caught in this political nightmare that I have nothing to do with," he told PolitiFact Florida. But he failed to reach an agreement with the Federal Election Commission — and failed to respond to the complaint on behalf of Hyundai North Jacksonville, which is no longer in business. That means facts in the case stand uncontested. So the commission voted to sue him to collect the fines, asking a judge for a default judgement.
The FEC told the U.S. District Court that the dealership "illegally spent $67,900 in an attempt to influence an election for Congress, presumably believing this to be a worthwhile investment."
And that's the May suit that prompted stories in a WSJ.com blog, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Bradenton Herald that the DCCC cited as it released the script for its Florida radio ad. Jesse Ferguson, speaking on behalf of the committee, the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the U.S. House, used partial quotes from the lawsuit when he said, "The FEC is seeking fines from a business that Vern Buchanan owned at the time for an 'extensive and ongoing scheme' of 'secret illegal contributions' to help his campaign and we're going to make sure his constituents know about it."
Buchanan's response
What does Buchanan's team say? That the FEC has cleared Buchanan himself — so the ad linking the behavior of Kazran and his dealership to the congressman is "misleading and dishonest."
"It creates the false impression that Vern Buchanan has done something wrong when in fact he has been fully exonerated by the FEC," said Sally Tibbetts, his spokeswoman.
A related news release that says Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" is the subject of its own fact-check, and we found the claim to be Barely True. But we'll summarize here by saying that what little information is available so far from the FEC doesn't fully clear Buchanan — though it does mean the commission won't take any further action against him in the case.
Information's limited because the case isn't yet closed, so confidentiality rules apply.
That means for the purposes of this fact-check, we'll rely on what's in the public record — information that the DCCC had access to when it scripted its ad.
The ruling
That ad starts by naming the congressman, then says his "old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."
The FEC and Buchanan's team agree that he owned a significant stake until at least 2005, when suspect campaign contributions started. The FEC says the dealership reimbursed more than $60,000 in contributions. The money went to Buchanan's main campaign committee, and the FEC says the money was spent "in an attempt to influence an election for Congress."
What is contested is Buchanan's role in the scheme.
The FEC has said it will take no further action against him, closing his file. But it didn't go further to declare it had no probable cause to believe he was involved — which would have better supported his team's claim that he's been cleared. Meanwhile, his former business partner still says Buchanan put him up to it, and says he plans another lawsuit to prove it.
While we think the DCCC could have done a better job noting it was Buchanan who turned in the illegal contributions, we rate this ad Mostly True.

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As any red-blooded American man knows, the NFL held the draft beginning this past Thursday night. Lets be fair – there are many women in America aware of this fact as well – either because they are football fans or they are married to one. I fall somewhere in between the two ends of that spectrum. I started caring about football when I enrolled as a freshman at Virginia Tech and I soon realized what I had been missing all my life (jumping around like a crazy person during Enter Sandman, anyone?).
Then I met, dated and married Scott – and realized that I would also have the National Football League, not just college football in my life now. He's a life-long New York Giants fan (see here, here, and here). So I soon found myself searching out and buying New York Giants memorabilia for him and became the proud (?) owner of a Giants t-shirt with my name personalized on the back.
So as Scott and I settled in to watch some of the draft last Thursday, he asked me if there were any Virginia Tech Hokies in the draft. "Why yes, David Wilson is one of them," I said. I know this because he is a great running back and decided to enter the draft rather than finishing out his senior year as a Hokie like a good boy. And I was kind of upset by this.
Scott: "Huh, you know who needs a running back? The Giants."
Me: "OMG that would make my life."
Scott: "But it will never happen, they need an offensive lineman more."
Me: silent sadness and resignation (and maybe a pout)
Fast forward an hour or so to the last pick of the night.
Announcer-man: "With the 32nd pick of the 2012 NFL draft, the world champion New York Giants" … pause for much cheering from the crowd… "select David Wilson, running back, Virginia Tech."
I realized what was happening first. My head whipped around and looked at Scott, who took a few extra seconds to realize what was happening. Then much jumping and yelling happened. I may have said something along the lines of our two worlds becoming one. As if marriage didn't accomplish that…
So we were pretty stoked.
Enter the third round of the draft. The Giants pick ANOTHER Hokie! Jayron Hosley, a cornerback! TWO HOKIES ON THE GIANTS. I don't know if all Giants fans are excited about this (I've heard rumblings about size, etc.). But this Hokie fan does not care one bit. I could not be more excited for football season to start. I would be watching all of the Giants games every Sunday anyways. Might as well make it interesting 🙂
As Scott said, "You'll be needing a Wilson jersey now." Why, yes. Yes, I will.


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The founder of Sonrisa Immaculata, Bart Roach, DDS, was inspired to provide dental services to the indigenous people of Guatemala nearly ten years ago. During the past decade Dr. Roach has completed his undergraduate work in biology and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees. At age 30, Dr. Roach is currently in private practice in Eastern Washington, while expanding his efforts to provide dental services to the people in the state of Solola, Guatemala (see attached photos). Utilizing local contacts, Dr. Roach has assumed the responsibility of outfitting, staffing and overseeing the operations of two clinics in this region.
Dr. Roach's first visit in 2014 was to assess the needs of the population and existing infrastructure. Six months later, he returned to the Novillero, Solola with another dentist and two of his office staff. In one week of working with a population who seldom receive dental care, the team provided comprehensive care to both adults and children. It was important to him that he not just extract teeth. In four and one half days of dentistry, the team completed 391 fillings, 224 extractions, 219 sealants and 55 deep cleanings. Additionally, classrooms were visited with hygiene instruction given to school-aged children and their instructors.
In the future, Dr. Roach wants to have efficiently run clinics with high functioning hand-pieces that are turn-key operable from which any dentist inspired to help could operate. Additionally, it is hoped that as this organization grows, there will be more opportunity to focus attention on early prevention, diet and hygiene among the families of the region. With increased funding and participation in the years ahead, clinics and educational outreach could be provided on a monthly basis, thus making a significant impact on the overall health of the people in the highlands of Guatemala.


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sunburnt blisters on my surface, lying desolate in the tail winds of incessant regret as pustules of broken dreams fertilize these sprouts; wildflowers growing through holes in my consciousness, permeating my heart with this rage, chafing raw the sensual glow of flesh as it bleeds disdain to replace the longing for hindsights that manifest themselves…
Tag: spilled ink
Double Not
I tie a ribbon in a foolish way, draw on the most frayed, pulling taut our damaged heart strings, hand painted with altered memories where we still laugh and wish… for the dulcet notes of deceit to cease and enough truth to get through these knots in the web we wove. I tried to undo…
haiku diaries:"deja vu"
I feel you in me growing wildly all again. Don't hurt me, my love
Attachment Styles
I love you best when you are already out of my grasp.. Just a brush of a fingertip away, but far enough for the emptiness in the space to overwhelm all senses silent noise, blinding light, bittersweet, the memory tainted odor of coconut oil, sharp ache of affection's phantom embrace. Nostalgia is the sickest form…
Beautifully Born
Womban, she is A compilation Of change, static, resiliency and regret. Her love, like her life knows no bounds
Daily Haiku: JavaBreak Cafe
Tunes play hide and seek with consciouness. I sip my sunrise dark. Sweet.


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microchip hid usb loader
ported over the microchip one too.
started a wiki page.
I ported both the older version of the HID bootloader and the newer one, they're compatible formats
Note about ORG'ing your app to 0x1800 though (i'll try to reduce the size of the bootloader so we can org at 0x1400 )


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Last week I had planned a post on National Puppy Day, another post on pet insurance, and my usual weekly wrap up. What happened? Well, I came home from work on National Puppy Day to find Tucker had gotten sick- and we had two chicken bones- one completely whole one and one almost whole but missing an end on the carpet. Tucker was not himself. Ugh. We assume that he got these bones on his walk with his dog walker and quickly there after he got sick. He wouldn't eat but he was drinking water. Of course, I called the vet and they told me what to watch for and fortunately, Tucker started eating later that night and was a bit more playful and rested the whole night without incident. However, he was still not feeling himself the next morning and was sick again–this time (sorry this is graphic), I saw the other half of the second chicken bone. After that, he seemed to become more like himself, but we had to put him on the bland diet because his stomach was still unsettled. I'm beyond happy to report that he was fine after this very scary incident and has since got his Tucker spunk back, but lordy, let's take a few more years off my life, shall we Tucker?
It's so scary to think he could have choked on them or have gotten an obstruction or something else. We all try to be very careful with Tucker as he has a history of eating stuff, but accidents happen. It doesn't help that we live in a very highly populated neighborhood near stores and restaurants and people who can't seem to find the 800 garbage cans around the neighborhoods and instead throw their crap and discarded food on the ground (#thanks). We do the best that we can. So, if you find yourself in my situation, please contact your vet and watch your dog. You can also turn to Dr. Google as I always do (which mostly just serves to freak me out). I found this article to be helpful. But, please always call your vet if you are concerned.
I have had several talks with him this week on walks, reminding him that it's not his job to "Keep Arlington beautiful." and pick up after the slobs that don't seem to have any care in the world. Let's hope it sticks.
So, while I didn't do any of my posts from last week, I will do so this week. Until then, here was a snapshot of last week!


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Yesterday, I borrowed a truck and hauled stuff we can't use, sell, or recycle to the city dump. The dump should be depressing—it's a lousy way to handle resources—but I like working outside and getting rid of things that are ugly and useless.
I took this test last night and didn't save the result, then thought I should post it in case it was useful for anyone, so I took it again this morning. Last night's score suggested I was a bit more depressed than this does:
|Your Score
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|Bipolar Disorder:
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|Take the Depression Test
I should try it again in a week or two. I think I'm becoming more accepting of my inability to change large things. I've been coming out of a long depression based on many things—capitalism in general, publishing in particular, well-intentioned people trapped by identity politics, my sister's death, the health needs of parents and friends, the awareness that I don't know what path my life will take next but it will change soon.
From A Glimpse into the Mystic, Folk Islam of Bangladesh:
Counterfeit gold existsThat last, 2:148, suggests that making everyone pray to Jerusalem or Mecca is antiQuranic. I've heard the direction of prayer was suggested by Muhammad, but I wonder if it was a retcon by the Islamic equivalents of Constantine and his advisers. (See Qur'an: A Work of Multiple Hands?)
because there is such a thing
as real gold.
- Rumi
...Also Quran celebrate the diversity and affirm that this differences must never be a point of dispute or argument but should be seen as divinely fashioned.
To every community have We appointed [different] ways of devotion, which they ought to observe. Hence, do not let those draw you into disputes on this score, but summon unto your Sustainer: for, behold, you are indeed on the right way. - The Quran 22:67
To every one of you have We appointed a [different] law and way of life. And if God had so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community: but [He willed it otherwise] in order to test you by means of what He has vouchsafed unto you ... - 5:48
For, every community, faces a direction of its own, of which God is the focal point. - 2:148
Roadtown: Linear City Proposed 100 Years Ago Would Work Well Today


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We continually strive to develop new methods and product solutions that will address climate change and rising energy costs without compromising the functionality, aesthetics, affordability, and safety of our products.


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From the project starts to its end, the WP7 aims at achieving the following objectives:
to ensure identification of challenges and stakes
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This is done through clearly define processes that concern both:
operational management: administrative, financial and contractual coordination
technical management: progress follow-up, risk management, partnership management
Work Package leader: ST SA
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text: Handsome Phillipe came from southern Utah when his family couldn't keep him anymore. Born in 2013, Phillipe loves walks, other animals, and belly rubs. This outgoing boy has striking golden eyes and a dashing spotted coat, but don't forget he's more than his looks: he still needs a pig savvy home with both pigs and humans who will understand him, and spend time building his confidence and trust.


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I have my case number which has been submitted to the USCIS. I am waiting for the receipt number. My company says that they have not received any communication from USCIS till date regarding my Case. So should i wait for the Receipt number or now the chances are next to impossible that i get the receipt number. Should i assume that my case has not been picked up in the lottery?
Are people still receiving the mails with the receipt numbers or people have started getting rejected mails now ?
How much time should i wait now?
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This is imagined to be a "dirt" vacant piece of ground over run with weeds and trash.
1. The color of dirt (one of my products that end in "0" is and earth power.
In this case, it's #1020 Light Earth. Notice that a lot of it shows through. The whole area was covered with it first and glued in place. I chose to place some random gravel (#1154 Basalt ballast for an extra effect.
2. # 2 Dead and Alive Ground cover was applied sparingly.
3. #4 Yellow Grass was applied by just clipping short pieces with scissors and allowed to fall randomly.
4. #5 Green Grass was done the same way. Most of the clippings will lay down flat on th
5. Wet and glue this in place and allow to dry completely.e ground so don't over do it.
6. Now you want some Yellow and Green grass to stand up. Place a few random dots of glue on the landscape and plant short snips of grass in the glue. Tease to tops to spread them out so the grass looks bushy.
7. You can finish up with some paper litter (cigarette paper) , an old barrel, natural twigs and an animal. When your all done, the original "dirt" should show through in random places.


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Hi everyone!
Hope that you're having a lovely Easter and have eaten lots of chocolate!
My sister has just started getting into makeup, so last week we went into town and spent a lovely time in Boots choosing some new makeup for her. Because of my anxiety, I haven't been able to go into town very often over the past few months, so I couldn't resist treating myself and picking up a few things for me.
Firstly, I bought myself a new Real Techniques beauty blender. My last one was getting a bit grotty so I was very pleased to get a nice new one.
I then decided to get myself a new contour kit. I have been using a powder contour but haven't been loving it, so thought I would try a new cream contour and highlighter and so got the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Highlighting Creams. I have been finding the contour a little bit hard to blend, but think this might be because I was putting too much on and haven't had much practice at blending a cream. I'll keep practising so hopefully I will like this product more! The highlighter is more of a concealer look, so if you want a bit of a shimmer this probably isn't the one for you.
I then went to find my trusty Seventeen Wet Look Laquer Eyeliner, but to my horror found that my Boots store don't seem to stock it anymore (although they do still stock it online). I was so gutted because I've tried loads of other eyeliner and haven't liked them at all, but my sister suggested I try the NYX Professional Makeup Matte Black Liquid Eyeliner, which has a little brush which is what I always look for in an eyeliner. I was a bit dubious but I am absolutely LOVING it, possibly even more than the Seventeen one! The little brush means I can draw super thin lines, and it doesn't smudge at all. I will definitely be buying this again!
Lastly, my sister said she was going to try one of the NYX Professional Makeup Soft Metallic Lip Creams and they looked so gorgeous that I couldn't resist trying them too. I decided to go for the colour 'Madrid' and I love it! It goes on really easily as a liquid lipstick and stays on well, even after drinking a cuppa! It did rub off a bit when I had my dinner, but you can easily reapply it afterwards.
I hope you've enjoyed my little haul; is there any must have drugstore makeup that you use? I'd love to know in the comments!
Stephanie x


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Conceptual self-portraits that lies on the edge of dreams and emotions by Cordoba-based photographer and designer Luciana Rodriguez, also known as Anemites. The surreal compositions combines the physical and the emotional and explores the dark and painful aspects of life by turning them into beautiful experiences. Rodriguez strives to create works that transcend the reality we see to a reality we can deeply feel and to show that these emotions are universal.
This series of conceptual self-portraits is the result of a quasi-psychological exploration—a game through the cathartic method in the search for emotional, physical, mental and spiritual purification. It is a journey into an intense and dark whirlwind, perhaps looking for compassion or empathy. Is it possible that through a handful of images, viewers can experience some kind of purification of the soul, or challenge the emotional repression in which we live? Perhaps…+


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Massed ranks of military and party leaders pledged complete loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un yesterday on the second anniversary of his father's death, at a time of growing concern over the regime's stability.
The vows of obedience, at an elaborate gathering in Pyongyang honoring Kim's father and former leader Kim Jong-il, followed the shock execution last week of the young leader's uncle and one-time political mentor, Jang Song-thaek.
Jang's purge raised questions about factional infighting at the top of the Pyongyang hierarchy, prompting both Seoul and Washington to warn of possible provocative acts by the nuclear-armed North.
State television showed tens of thousands of military and party officials sitting stony-faced in pin-drop silence for several minutes, before rising to greet Kim Jong-un with thunderous applause as he took his place on the leadership podium.
"We should be warriors to safeguard the party center with our lives... with the conviction that we know no one but the great comrade Kim Jong-un," ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, said in an opening address.
He added that the country had made "great strides" in the two years since Kim Jong-un took over after his father's death.
Under Kim Jong-un's leadership, North Korea has successfully placed a satellite in orbit and in February this year conducted its third — and most powerful — nuclear test.
The mass meeting also heard a keynote address by top military leader Choe Ryong-hae, who some analysts believe had a hand in the ousting and execution of Jang — long seen as the nation's unofficial No. 2.
The military will support "our supreme commander, under any storms and hardships," said Choe, a close Kim Jong-un confidant who holds the military rank of vice marshal and is director of the Korean People's Army's general political department.
"We will share the fate with our respected supreme commander by living and dying with him until the very last moment," he said, while firing off a warning at rival South Korea. "If the enemies drop a single drop of fire on our motherland, our soldiers will immediately storm out to wipe out all the invaders and achieve unification."
There was no sign on the leadership podium of Kim Jong-un's aunt and Jang's widow, Kim Kyong-hui — a major political player in her own right who holds the military rank of four-star general.
The Korean Central News Agency said Kim Jong-un had visited his father's mausoleum on Monday, in the company of his wife Ri Sol-ju. Ri has not been seen since October, prompting speculation she may also have fallen out of favor.


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vSphere Security – Protecting your Virtual Infrastructure
One of my goals for VMworld 2014 was to attend sessions surrounding vSphere security and learn additional ways to deploy secure and safe environments. I was able attend both a group discussion with Mike Foley (@MikeFoley) and other participants as well as Mike's "vSphere Security: Fact vs. Fiction" session regarding vSphere Security. Both were very informational and I was able to bring back many important key facts.
First and foremost, as with many types of environments, the biggest threats to security originate from the inside (read – your own employees). Whether they are disgruntled, leaving the company, or accessing data they shouldn't be, you need to be auditing the actions of all administrators and users within the infrastructure. This allows you to log all changes and modifications for each user and alert of suspicious activities. A quick Google search for VMware auditing software will yield you many options to consider. You might also, if applicable, focus on applications that tie directly into your SIEM product.
For information regarding vSphere's native tools for auditing, check out our post here.
Another critical step, which ties in directly with internal threats, is practicing the principle of Least Privilege. This principle dictates that users get access to only the data and functionality they require to do their job. For example, why give the helpdesk crew full administrator access to the virtual infrastructure when they are only requesting access to view the console on their ticketing servers? Why give the backup service account (you are using service accounts, right?!?) full admin privileges to vCenter when it only needs a limited number of permissions to properly back up your VMs. Giving full administrator access to users can be an easy and quick resolution but it could cause issues for you down the road. If you must give full admin access, please refer to the previous paragraph and audit them. It's for your own good.
If you follow any white-hat security professionals, it's likely you know that account credentials are the new "stuff". Gaining access to administrative credentials is much easier and cheaper for maliciously accessing systems than exploiting vulnerabilities over the internet. Humans are creatures of habit and we, as IT professionals, typically make it easy for malicious users to navigate throughout our systems without realizing. More often then not we'll use the same password, albeit complicated, throughout multiple systems for convenience. However, this approach also creates convenience for the malicious users as well. I'm guilty of it and I'd bet you are too. Take this scenario as an example:
A malicious user accesses a Windows system through a outdated, vulnerable application. They're able to dump the hashes, run the hashes through rainbow tables, and effortlessly crack the administrator password. With this newly founded password, they are able to quickly traverse the network, servers, desktops, firewall management interfaces, and more.
In short, use different passwords for different systems, even among ESXi hosts within the same datacenter and clusters. Even better, utilize an application that rotates passwords for the root account. Remember, vCenter server only uses the root account once when initially connecting a host to vCenter. Upon adding, vCenter creates its own local account on the ESXi hosts (vpxuser) to communicate with the host moving forward. And, by default, the vpxuser account's password is rotated every 30 days. Additionally, you should only be logging in as the local root account as a last ditch effort for management. There are, of course, a few exceptions such as looking at performance metrics utilizing ESXTOP and iscsiStats.
Below are additional security tips in helping secure your environment in both small and larger corporations.
- Never allow access to your ESXi server or vCenter directly from the internet.
- Utilize lockdown mode where possbile.
- Utilize Active Directory accounts on ESXi servers rather than logging in as 'root'
- Disable SSH on hosts, where applicable.
- Scan and patch your ESXi hosts as part of your monthly maintenance plan. Enormous up-time numbers are not a badge of honor, they're a sign of unpatched (vulnerable) hosts and/or a broken change control policy.
- Disallow datastore browsing if user accounts don't require it. This removes the ability to mass download .vmdk files and steal data.
- Consider a vCO or vCAC workflow for deleting VMs rather than allowing users to directly delete VMs.
- Consider a vCO or vCAC workflow to create VMs. This would lock them down to the desired template, datastore, and other settings that would prevent any malicious intentions.
- Utilize micro-segmentation if possible to restrict network traffic between systems. Think NSX.
- Isolate management interfaces from other systems.
Last but not least, make sure to check out VMware's own security hardening guides they provide to customers. These are written by Mike Foley and provide modifications using risk profiles for securing your environments. They can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/security/hardening-guides. Please make sure to test settings in a lab environment if possible before implementing in production.


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I'm looking to investigate how the exponential map acts on the semi inifite strip
$$U:=\{z \in \mathbb{C} : Re(z)<0, 0<Im(z)<\pi \} $$
My understanding is that for the infinite strip, the region will be mapped to the UHP, but I'm not sure how the semi infinite condition affects the mapping.
Ultimately I'm looking for a conformal map from $U$ to the UHP.
Thanks in advance.


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News Archive on the Better Market Street Project
- Off the Drawing Board: San Franciscos Market Street, 11/11, National Association of City Transportation Officials
- The Worlds Downtowns Are Slowly Giving Up on Personal Cars, 10/19, Quartz
- Last Word: A Dreamy Plan for San Franciscos Market Street, 10/18, San Francisco Chronicle
- San Francisco Will Ban Cars on Its Busiest Street, 10/18, Smart Cities Dive
- San Franciscos Busiest Street Is Going Car-Free, 10/17, Citylab
- Editorial: SF Market Street car ban will save lives, shorten commutes, and improve street life, 10/16, San Francisco Chronicle
- Out, Damn Cars! Better Market Street Approved!, 10/15, Streetsblog
- San Francisco Is Radically Redesigning a Major Street to Get Rid of Cars, 10/15, Fast Company
- SFMTA Board Passes Better Market Street Project That Will Ban Private Cars, 10/15, ABC7 KGO
- SFMTA Approves Private Vehicle Ban for Portion of SFs Market Street, 10/15, Fox KTVU
- SFMTA Votes to Restrict Private Vehicles from Market Street in Bid to Make Area Safer, 10/15, SFGate
- SFMTA Board to Vote on Prohibiting Private Vehicles on Market Street, 10/15, KPIX CBS Bay Area
- Plan to ban cars from Market Street up for a vote today, 10/15, Curbed
- Plan to Remake SFs Market Street without car traffic up for vote today, 10/15, San Francisco Chronicle
- Citys Plan Would Eliminate Cars from Market Street in San Francisco, 10/14, KRON 4
- Seeking a Better Market Street, 10/14, San Francisco Examiner
- Market Street makeover safe bike lanes and no cars finally at hand, 10/8, San Francisco Chronicle
- A decade in the making, car-free Market Street faces final approval, 10/2, SF Examiner
- San Francisco finalizes plans to close Market Street to cars, 7/24, ABC7
- Better Market Street Plan Wants to Create Safer Commute for Cyclists and Pedestrians, 6/4, NBC Bay Area
- Community invited to weigh in on massive Market Street overhaul, 6/5, Hoodline
- Whats in the works for SFs Civic Center, 2/26, San Francisco Chronicle
- Smart Ideas From Other Cities: Car-Free Streets, 1/2, SF Weekly
- San Francisco Set To Spend $600 Million For Market St. Makeover, 12/12, CBS SF Bay Area
- Market Street Overhaul Gets $15M Boost From Feds, 12/12, SF Weekly
- San Francisco gets $15 million federal grant to start sprucing up Market Street, 12/11, San Francisco Chronicle
- Plan for a Better Market Street Picked, Aiming for a 2020 Start, 5/2, SocketSite
- Better Market Street Open House, 3/12,Streetsblog SF
- City Seeks Input On 'Better Market Street' Infrastructure Plan, 3/9, Hoodline
- Market Street to Go Car-Free, 8/7, KQED Radio
- Editorial: Green light for Market Street's new plan, 8/6, SF Chronicle
- New plan would ban cars on Market Street, 8/2, Curbed SF
- Better Market Street is here, 8/2, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
- New $604 million plan for Market Street would ban cars, add bike lanes, 8/2, SF Business Times
- Bicyclists ready for Market Street redo, but some merchants worried, 8/2, SF Chronicle
- SFs Market Street plan would ban private cars, add bike lanes, 8/1, SF Chronicle
- A new design for San Francisco's grand thoroughfare is finally emerging, 7/31, Human Streets
- Market Street project likely to advance after cost concerns allayed, 7/26, SF Examiner
- 30 scenes of urban innovation at the Market Street Prototyping Festival 2016, 10/7, Curbed SF
- A Street Light Installation Reveals Train Traffic Under San Francisco's Streets, 9/20, CityLab
- Historic Streetcar Advocates Aim To Get More Locals To Ride, 1/21, Hoodline
- Crews conduct 3D survey of San Francisco's Market Street, 1/3, ABC7 News
- Bombarding San Francisco With Lasers to Create a Perfect 3-D Map, 11/18, Wired
- Capturing Market Street in vivid detail during dead of night, 11/13, SFGate
- Will S.F.'s Market Street Be Redesigned Into a Place for Play?, 4/15, Next City
- San Francisco uses crowdsourcing for a Market Street makeover, 5/27, SF Business Times
- Tracking Wildlife (Not Wild Life) on San Francisco's Market Street, 9/9, KQED
- Future of San Francisco's Market Street Comes Into View, 7/26, Triple Pundit
- Envisioning Urban Futures Through An Old-Fashioned Viewfinder, Co.EXIST
- New Renderings, Details on Car-Free Areas From "Better Market Street", 7/18, Streetsblog SF
- 3-D Tool Offers Peek At Possible Future Of SF's Market Street, 7/18 (video), KCBS
- Here comes a better Market Street again, 7/16, Urban Landscapes, SFGate
- Market Street: Improvement project, 6/25, SF Chronicle
- Eyes on the Street: CED Alums Film Finds an Audience, 6/18, Berkeley Planning Journal
- Can Supes Break SFs Better Market Street Logjam?, 6/17, BeyondChron
- Bikers to dominate Market Street hearing, 6/16, SF Chronicle
- Repaving Market Street a good start, 6/11, SF Examiner
- The Difference Some Sleek New Paint and Pavement Makes on Market Street, 6/10, Streetsblog SF
- Free Wi-Fi coming to Market, 6/7, SF Examiner
- SF Market Street To Get $700K Re-Paving Job; 1st In 30 Years, 6/6, KCBS
- Market Street to be repaved this weekend, 6/6, SF Chronicle
- Big Market plan takes tiny step, 6/5, SF Examiner
- What's a tiger swallowtail doing in downtown San Francisco?, 5/2, Bay Nature
- Counting Market Street Cyclists the Hi-Tech Way, 4/17, SF Bay
- Market Street Makeover Plans Creep Back into Action, 4/5, Curbed SF
- Better Market Street project faces more uncertainties, 2/12, SF Examiner
- Bicyclists voice concern over proposal to move bikes off Market Street, 2/6, SF Examiner
- Plan To Transform SF's Market Street Would Eliminate Buses To Accommodate Bicycles, 2/6, KCBS
- Delayed Again, "Better Market Street" Could Move Bikeway to Mission Street, 2/5, Streetsblog SF
- Market St. project may mean changes on Mission, 2/5, KGO TV - ABC7
- Market Street overhaul rethinks Mission too, 2/5, SFGate
- Letters to Insight, Dec. 9, 12/7, SFGate
- S.F. solicits ideas for Market Street, 11/23, SFGate
- San Francisco's Market Street Revitalization Efforts Continue With Pop-Ups, 9/25, KCBS
DPW pop-ups coming to Market Street, 9/24, SFGate
SF Market Street up for a face-lift, 9/16, SFGate
Better Market Street informational presentation - Planning Commission meeting, 9/13, SFGOV TV
- Market Street gets a facelift, 9/10, KALW
- Arriving at Market Street: how San Francisco's grand boulevard came to be, 9/10, KALW
- The Briefing from the Monicle, 8/15 (audio / BMS piece starts at 33:05)
- Market Street proposals focus on flow, 8/13, SFGate
- Learning From Other Cities, Planners Shop Early Visions for Market Street, 7/18, Streetsblog SF
- Moving Market Street in right direction, 7/12, SF Examiner
- On the Horizon: A Car-Free Market Street With Raised, Protected Bike Lanes, 6/21, Streetsblog SF
- Market Street Car Ban: Group Advocates Closing SF's Main Thoroughfare To Private Autos, 6/20, Huffington Post
- S.F. Market Street car ban urged by city agencies, 6/20, SFGate
- Hate Market Street gridlock? It could be worse, 6/19, SFGate
- Planners Turn to World's Best Streets for Inspiration on Market, 1/20, Streetsblog SF
- Internet companies see Mid-Market's potential, 1/19, SFGate
- SFPD Sixth Street station plans advance, 11/30, SFGate
- San Francisco's grand boulevard, 10/10, SFGate
- Mid Market, at Last, May Be on the Cusp of Revival, 10/6, NY Times
- Market Street Redevelopment: Transportation Study Finds Dysfunction Amid Promise, 9/11, Huffington Post
- Muni's Not Moving Half The Time, And Other Findings From The Better Market Street Project, 7/12, SF Appeal
- Searching for Market Street's True Identity, 5/25, Streetsblog SF
- Discussions planned to transform dreary Market Street, 5/2, SF Examiner
- For Newsom, little changes add up on mid-Market, 6/7, SFGate
- SFMTA: Market Street Traffic Pilot is Meeting Its Objectives, 6/7, Streetsblog SF
- A look back at mid Market Street, 6/6, SFGate
- Lasting Impacts of mid Market initiative uncertain, 6/6, SFGate
- People in Plazas focuses on mid-Market district, 6/3, SF Examiner
- Seven Months Into Market Street Pilot, Most Drivers Getting the Message, 6/2, Streetsblog SF
- San Francisco Gets Its First Green Bike Lanes on Market Street, 5/10, Streetsblog SF
- Eyes on the Street: Church Street at Market Gets Three New Bike Racks, 4/16, Streetsblog SF
- SFMTA Installs More Safe-Hit Posts on Market Street Bike Lane, 4/1, Streetsblog SF
- The Hopes and Challenges for Remaking San Francisco's Market Street, 3/11, Streetsblog SF
- SF's Proposal to Reduce Blight Will Create a Tenuous Balance, 2/22, Streetsblog SF
- Market Street Revitalization Continues, KCBS
- Newsom strolls Market Street, touts improvements, 10/24, SF Examiner
- Cars funneled off of Market Street, 9/29, SF Examiner
- Artwork to aid San Francisco's Blighted Streets, 10/24, SF Chronicle
"I want to see more benches, more trees for shade, more sidewalk cafes would give it a somewhat more cosmopolitan feel."
2009 Pedestrian & Bicyclist Survey (.pdf 15MB)
2009 Pedestrian & Bicyclist Survey (.pdf 15MB)


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Quinn From Ebay
Hi guys. Admittedly, my posts have been a bit spotty this past week or so. I'm just kind of chillin' at my parents' place in the US, and wanted to amass a few thrift store purchases and whatnot before I took to the mean streets of Wisconsin to take pictures. I also wanted to give the bruising from the Toronto Pantcident of 2015 time to subside enough to not be a distraction, which it pretty much has. However, with just a few days of the trip remaining, the threat of returning to the Scottish weather conditions looms and I realize that I had better get a move on as some of these summer looks may not come out again for a while. You never know.
This is the "Quinn" dress by Tory Burch. While it's not a thrifted item, I did get it from Ebay, so therefore it counts. Plus, the shoes are thrifted, so it double counts (Franco Sarto cork wedges for $5.99! Boo-yah!) The dress is a gauzy cotton material, and no, I didn't iron it, and probably won't. I'm the world's worst ironer; It literally takes me about half an hour to do one shirt. Anyway, I kind of like the natural crinkle inherent in this fabric. Despite the very feminine flounces and whatnot, the material gives it a kind of casual, sumer vibe. I haven't accessorized much here (I didn't bring much with me on this trip), but I think stacks of artsy bangles and some hoop or chandelier earrings would work really well with this dress.
It's always a little unnerving buying something designer from Ebay sight unseen, but I kind of knew that this dress would probably work, for reasons I am not entirely sure even I understand. Let's just go with it's because I'm getting older and know what works on me and leave it at that.
Don't forget, the Wardrobe Malfunction Essay Competition is going on now through July 31st, so send me your story for a chance to win an awesome gift box!
Tory Burch "Quinn" Dress, similar / Franco Sarto weges (thrifted), similar
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Australia TGA Medical Device Regulations
All documents listed below are available from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) website. Please note that this information is copyrighted by the TGA.
Major Regulations
- TGA list of all medical device regulations
General Guidance Documents
IVD Guidance Documents
Forms and Applications
- Essential Principles Checklist (medical devices)
- Notification of a Change (Transfer) in Sponsorship of an ARTG Entry
- Templates for Declaration of Conformity


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By: Allen, Hervey
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Publisher: Heinemann: 1944
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Publisher: Collins: 1964
Edition: First Edition
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Leeds United will be taking part in the Jimmy Jones Memorial Craigavon Cup.
News the Championship side were sending a over a team were revealed this week.
Taking place on Saturday 9th May, the competition will see thousands of young footballers, parents, coaches and supporters descending upon the Borough for an exciting day of football.
With Leeds United on board it is a massive boost for the competition.
Organised through 'Playing for the Future' – a football academy that brings communities together through sport – and sponsored by Sainsbury's, Italian sportswear brand Legea and Northern Ireland company Novosco, the Craigavon Cup will see players coming from all over Ireland to participate.
The tournament will see children aged from under-nine to under-12 competing throughout the day at Gordon Playing Fields with the grand final being held in Mourneview Park.


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Genesis 19-21 New Living Translation (NLT)
Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
19 That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground. 2 "My lords," he said, "come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again."
"Oh no," they replied. "We'll just spend the night out here in the city square."
3 But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate. 4 But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house. 5 They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!"
6 So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him. 7 "Please, my brothers," he begged, "don't do such a wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection."
9 "Stand back!" they shouted. "This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he's acting like our judge! We'll treat you far worse than those other men!" And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.
10 But the two angels[a] reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door. 11 Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside.
12 Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. "Do you have any other relatives here in the city?" they asked. "Get them out of this place—your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else. 13 For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the Lord, and he has sent us to destroy it."
14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiancés, "Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking.
15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. "Hurry," they said to Lot. "Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!"
16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. 17 When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
18 "Oh no, my lord!" Lot begged. 19 "You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die. 20 See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don't you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved."
21 "All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. 22 But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there." (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means "little place.")
23 Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon. 24 Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. 25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation. 26 But Lot's wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.
27 Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord's presence. 28 He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
29 But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
Lot and His Daughters
30 Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters. 31 One day the older daughter said to her sister, "There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can't get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children. 32 Come, let's get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father."
33 So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
34 The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, "I had sex with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father." 35 So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
36 As a result, both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their own father. 37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab.[b] He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. 38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi.[c] He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.
Abraham Deceives Abimelech
20 Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner, 2 Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, "She is my sister." So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.
3 But that night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are a dead man, for that woman you have taken is already married!"
4 But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? 5 Didn't Abraham tell me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'Yes, he is my brother.' I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean."
6 In the dream God responded, "Yes, I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her. 7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don't return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die."
8 Abimelech got up early the next morning and quickly called all his servants together. When he told them what had happened, his men were terrified. 9 Then Abimelech called for Abraham. "What have you done to us?" he demanded. "What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done! 10 Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?"
11 Abraham replied, "I thought, 'This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.' 12 And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her. 13 When God called me to leave my father's home and to travel from place to place, I told her, 'Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.'"
14 Then Abimelech took some of his sheep and goats, cattle, and male and female servants, and he presented them to Abraham. He also returned his wife, Sarah, to him. 15 Then Abimelech said, "Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live." 16 And he said to Sarah, "Look, I am giving your 'brother' 1,000 pieces of silver[d] in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared."
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children. 18 For the Lord had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham's wife, Sarah.
The Birth of Isaac
21 The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. 2 She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. 3 And Abraham named their son Isaac. 4 Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded. 5 Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.
6 And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter.[e] All who hear about this will laugh with me. 7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
8 When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion. 9 But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac.[f] 10 So she turned to Abraham and demanded, "Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won't have it!"
11 This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son. 12 But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. 13 But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar's son because he is your son, too."
14 So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush. 16 Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards[g] away. "I don't want to watch the boy die," she said, as she burst into tears.
17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, "Hagar, what's wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants."
19 Then God opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.
20 And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer, 21 and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech
22 About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said. 23 "Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner."
24 Abraham replied, "Yes, I swear to it!" 25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken by force from Abraham's servants.
26 "This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech answered. "I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before."
27 Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty. 28 But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves. 29 Abimelech asked, "Why have you set these seven apart from the others?"
30 Abraham replied, "Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well." 31 Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
32 After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines. 33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God.[h] 34 And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.
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The Indie Game Riot Podcast! – Ep. 65 (Feat. Tim Donley): Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime | Nosebound | Snail Bob 2
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This episode of The Indie Game Riot Podcast we talk about:
– Sound Phenomenon
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About the programme | Research | Publications | Independent research | The
impact of Mentro Allan
The Mentro Allan programme (2005-2011) was conceived to collect
evidence on the effectiveness of interventions designed to
increase levels of low and moderate physical activity amongst
previously sedentary individuals, through using the natural
Sport Wales led a National Partnership of organisations which
managed the programme. The partners were Sport Wales, Countryside
Council for Wales, Public Health Wales, Wales Council for
Voluntary Action, and the Welsh Local Government Association.
Fifteen projects were set up and run by local partners across
Wales, each aiming to increase physical activity amongst one or
more target groups.
Target groups included young people at risk of disengagement,
young women, older people, people on low incomes, people with
physical or learning disabilities, people with mental health
issues, carers, people experiencing rural isolation, and
ethnic minority communities.
The National Partnership agreed four research questions (or
'learning outcomes') to focus the evidence collected on
research gaps identified by stakeholders:
The first task of local partnerships was to identify potential
participants in selected localities around Wales for whom
tailor-made outreach and support projects could be designed
and delivered to change their lifestyles. Each project adopted
an experimental approach, testing what seemed to work
through observation and dialogue with participants using
action research. This helped successful practical strategies to be
honed through user feedback.
A series of publications were produced by the National
Partnership, using the information collected through the
participatory action research process. The experiences
described in the papers were distilled from the carefully
recorded experiences of these projects as they first made
contact with their target participants, began to understand
their needs, gave them their first taste of physical activity,
helped them establish a regular pattern of activity and
then supported their transition towards sustainable active
lifestyles independent of the projects.
In addition to the participatory action research methods,
an independent research team based at the Countryside and
Community Research Institute (CCRI) (University of the West of
England and the University of Gloucestershire) and the University
of Bath undertook research to capture the voices and
experiences of participants and project staff directly.
Their report explores how people can become more active and
how organisations can support them to achieve this, as well as
the effect of an activity's outdoor location on
participation and participants' experiences.
Statistics collated for the final programme report show
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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - Old bras are giving women and children sold into sexual slavery new life. It's a charity called "Free the Girls," and that's exactly what its doing. A single bra donated by a woman in St. Louis can provide a woman in Africa half a days wages.
You normally don't see bras hanging from the ceiling of a gift shop store but they're everywhere at Rosemary Grove in Kirkwood. "So many women have that bra graveyard in their drawer where it doesn't fit right or women lose weight or gain weight and they have alot of extra ones." said Rosemary Grove Owner Sarah Wood.
27 million men women and children around the world are forced into sexual slavery. 80 percent of them are women and children. The donated bras are going to women in Mozambique to sell on the streets. These women are able to break away from sexual trafficking as a way to feed their families and sell the donated bras instead.
Tanishinya was just 15 years old when she was trafficked for sex in Mozambique. "Someone will take you and promise they're going to give you money but they just beat you. When you go to the hospital you are left there to die because you are nobody. You are a slave." said former prostitute Tashinya.
Kimba Langas wanted to help Tanishinya and other girls like her. The first year she started a Facebook campaign for used bras. She collected 20,000 bras. Two years later Kimba will send 70,000 bras from all over the country to Africa this year.
"They sell for about $1 a piece so one bra provides half a days income. That's pretty powerful and gives a woman a lot of flexibility." said Free the Girls Executive Director Kimba Langas. "Its something I've worn on my body, close to my heart, that's going to change the life of a woman half way across the world that I've never met."
Back in Kirkwood Rosemary Grove wants to free girls in Africa and here in St. Louis. part of the proceeds from their store will go to Covering House, A local organization helping children who escape sexual trafficking in St. Louis.
"St. Louis is one of the top cities in the United States for trafficking of minors. I think that is surprising for most people." said Martha Ward of Covering House. "Our ultimate goal is to provide a safe home for them. The statistics say up to 300,000 children in our country are being trafficked and there's no place for them to go."
Rosemary Grove is looking for gently used bras in all sizes. You can drop them off at their store located in Kirkwood through the end of June. You can also donate new undergarments in girl's sizes. Those bras will be donated to the Covering House.
Donate Gently used bras:
Rosemary Grove
Free the Girls Drop off:
101A W. Argonne
Kirkwood, MO
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- "Without the weapon itself, our project is nothing more than a very costly artificial planetoid."
- ―Mas Amedda
The superlaser was the primary weapon of the Death Star battle stations, a powerful laser weapon. It was powered by eight kyber crystals. Laser beams generated from these crystals were focused and combined into a single blast of incredible power, capable of destroying an entire planet at full output.[2]
First Death StarEdit
The first superlaser, installed on the original Death Star, was designed over an extended period beginning before the Clone Wars, finally coming online due to the work of Orson Krennic and Galen Erso. It was capable of destroying a planet but could be fired at lower power by expending the charge of only a single one of its vast power reactors to devastate an area encompassing roughly 1/8th of a planet's surface. The recharge time on the reactors was nearly an entire day, limiting how often the weapon could be used. The targeting system was accurate only on the order of several kilometers, which was considered acceptable, since even on low power this would guarantee the destruction of the target due to the size of the blast and at full power would be completely negligible on the scale of an entire planet.[source?]
The first use of the weapon was on Jedha City, a city on the moon Jedha, as a demonstration by Krennic to Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin that the system was operational; Krennic had wanted to use the weapon at full power but was ordered to use it at the lower setting as Tarkin did not yet wish to reveal the full power of the system to the galaxy. The superlaser was again used on the high-security data bank on the planet Scarif, again on a regional scale, in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Death Star plans being stolen by Rogue One.[3] The superlaser was used for the final time, at full power, to destroy the planet Alderaan. Although the plan was to use it at full power on the moon Yavin 4, in order to destroy the rebellion, the station was destroyed before it could be fired again.[4]
Second Death StarEdit
A second generation superlaser was installed aboard the Second Death Star. This unit featured across-the-board improvements from the first generation unit. The targeting system was greatly improved, giving the system the ability to hit individual capital ships, and the power regulation was revamped, giving it the capability to fire with enough force to destroy any capital ship in a single hit, while recharging for another similar-strength shot in only 3 minutes. The full-power recycle was also improved, shaving the time between shots from almost a day to only 5 hours.[source?]
A trap was set for the rebellion by spreading false intelligence that the superlaser was not operational, only to use the in-fact perfectly functional weapon against several rebel capital ships at the Battle of Endor. Because the Second Death Star was destroyed before completion during that battle, its superlaser was never fired at full power.[5]
First OrderEdit
In 34 ABY, the First Order used a miniaturized version to crack open a Resistance hideout on the planet Crait.[6] At only 200 meters,[7] this siege gun could be placed inside larger warship or be tugged underneath an planetary shield via AT-HHs.[6] Later in 35 ABY a revived Darth Sidious and his Final Order would unveil the Xyston-class Star Destroyer which substituted a variant of the weapon known as an Axial superlaser in place of a hanger bay for starfighters.
Sith EternalEdit
- Death Star in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- Death Star II in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- Princess Leia Organa in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Tarkin in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- The Death Star | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Fun Facts on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Alderaan in the Databank (backup link)
- Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link)
- Battering Ram Cannon in the Databank (backup link)
- Imperial Star Destroyer History Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link); image #14 (of 15)
- Death Star Gunners in the Databank (backup link)
- Death Star Superlaser in the Databank (backup link)
- Death Star Troopers in the Databank (backup link)
- Galen Erso in the Databank (backup link)
- Rebel Alliance history gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #6 (of 16)
- Yavin 4 in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Star Superlaser in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Rebels Recon #6: Inside "Out of Darkness" on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary


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- There are two basic premises that our commercial clients install Solar Water Heating.
- Great ROI – Solar water heating has a great return on investment with typically returns of 30-50%.
- The Green tick – There are many intrinsic benefits of going solar, enviro ratings in the hospitality industry, green credentials for customer expectations or being good corporate citizens.
- Solar Water Heating for commercial properties makes sense where there is a reasonably high water usage. Examples of this are Motels, Youth hostels, Retirement Villages, Dairyfarms, Processing Plants, Vineyards, Hairdressers, Swimming pools, prisons, hospitals and other workplaces where employees have a showering facility.
Solar makes sense for commercial even more so than residential as the cost of the installations are generally spread over a larger installation and therefore the return on power produced for the capital spent is much better. Depreciation rates are also high on solar meaning that the product can be written off quickly with the associated tax benefits.
An example of leveraging Solar was an install on a motor lodge in Christchurch. By adding Solar they managed to increase their star rating from 4½ stars to 5 stars as Energy Efficiency is a portion of the star rating system. Not only is the motor lodge saving around $1,000 per month on their power bill, they have also been able to increase their occupancy and room rates due to the increased energy star rating.
At Sunshine Solar we supply and install both Solar Water Heating and Solar Electricity and therefore can advise if either system is right for your business.
The key differences are:
STEP 1 Solar Water Heating is much more efficient converting around 85% of the UV radiation to energy (heat), whereas the best solar electricity systems convert around 16% to electricity.
STEP 2 Solar Water Heaters do not send power back to the Grid, In a solar water heating system the Hot Water Cylinder is your energy storage (battery) and therefore the reduced return rates from power companies do not apply.
STEP 3 Solar Water heaters only provide heat whereas Solar Power can supply power for your hot water cylinder (less efficiently) but also power for other appliances.
If you would like to investigate Solar Power options please call us directly or look at our Solar Electricity website www.sunshinesolarpv.co.nz where we are proud to offer the latest in Solar Electricity systems.
Solar is a relatively seemless addition to an existing hot water system. Our most common method of commercial and industrial intergration is by adding a solar preheat system to whatever is currently onsite.
By using a preheat system your hot water system will work the same as before you have had solar except that you will have extra storage and much lower costs. The main benefits of solar our clients have seen from an operation point of view are: Significantly lower operational costs, Not having to change gas bottles or kicking the gas man off site, not running out of hot water, and an increased awareness of energy efficiency in the workplace.
Commercial Solar systems are designed and priced based on the job at hand. These can be from Massive pool systems to one off small hot water cylinder jobs. We can very quickly give ballpark figures on design, costs and returns of solar systems. Please call us for an on-site assessment to be able to give you an accurate estimate.


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Recently crowned U.S. national all-around champion Ragan Smith said she is eager to perform where and as required at next month's world championships in Montreal.
"I'm just looking at wherever they need me," said Smith, who placed first all-around at last month's P&G (U.S.) Championships in Anaheim. "I'm always ready for all events where they need me, so I'm just ready to nail anything I do."
Smith, an alternate to last year's U.S. women's Olympic team, trains at Texas Dreams Gymnastics under coaches Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette. Smith is expected to headline the U.S. women's squad in Montreal, where individual and event titles will be up for grabs. The U.S. women's team will be announced after a world championships selection camp, Sept. 18-22. Smith and nine other gymnasts were invited to take part in the camp.
Read "American Reboot," a 10-page report on the P&G Championships, and an eight-page world championships preview, in the September 2017 issue of International Gymnast magazine. To subscribe to the print and/or digital editions, click here.