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Today in Kimberley's History
On January 12th 1915 the South African forces move in strength into German South West Africa (now Namibia). The forces include the Kimberley Regiment.
By the end of the Boer Rebellion, generally dated in January 1915, additional South African Field Post and Telegraph Corps Post Offices had been at the following towns in the Northern Cape region: Namies, Narries, Schuitdrift, Boesmanspruit (west of Kuruman), and Rooidam (near Upington). Some had opened for a few days only.
Christmas time at war in South Africa in 1914 saw the military post offices as follows:
The Field Base Post Offices then transferred their attentions to the campaign in German South West Africa and moved close to the various operational forces within that country.
Identification Discs, known to all as "Dog Tags" were introduced during the Great War. Initially there was just the one red circular disc made of vulcanized fibre, and the purpose was twofold: it was taken from the body of the dead soldier so as to advise the next of kin; and also to make sure that his pay was stopped virtually immediately. However, in the carnage of the trench warfare, all this did was to ensure that there were many soldiers buried with the caption on their stones reading "Known unto God". By September 1916 a second disc was introduced being of the same material but coloured green, the red to be taken, the green to remain so that if and when the body was buried his name could be inscribed on the memorial stone.
The standard rifle carried by most if not all the Imperial soldiers was the short-magazined Lee Enfield, known to the Quartermaster's stores by the acronym SMLE and to the soldiers as SMELLY! This rifle would remain in service with the British army until the early 1960s.
Primary information source courtesy of Kimberley Calls...and Recalls Facebook Group
Extract from "The diary of a doctor's wife" by by Winifred Heberden
This interesting diary of the Siege of Kimberley covers the period 16th October 1899 to 21st February 1900. At the outbreak of the war, Winifred's husband, Dr. G.A. Heberden, (affectionately known as 'Jack' to his family and friends), was the District Surgeon of Barkly West; and when it was realized that the Anglo-Boer War was inevitable Dr. Heberden decided to offer his services to the Imperial Forces in Kimberley, and that night he tied his three year old son, Reggie, to his back with a blanket and, together with his wife and 19 year old cousin, Harry Gibbs, left everything they possessed behind and rode on horseback the 23 miles into Kimberley. Dr. Heberden was enlisted as Surgeon Captain under Imperial Orders. (The diary is available online in two parts: Part One and Part Two.)
News has come in of a victory of Sir George White's at Ladysmith, which the Boers actually attacked. The English took and retook the positions several times; the enemy finally being driven off on all sides at the point of the bayonet with heavy losses. This is the first time Boers have attacked a fortified position with anything but artillery.
Our Relief Column is still at Modder River and have occasional skirmishes with the enemy. We suppose they are waiting for Lord Roberts and reinforcements - so possess our souls in patience still.
We hear today that poor little Kuruman has had to surrender after a whole day's fighting against the Boers, who had returned after being beaten before, with a big gun, and the weak defences of the place were unable to withstand a bombardment. Captain Bates, the 'Jameson Raid' man, who cut the wires and fences then, was taken prisoner; and also our old friend Mr Hilliard, the Magistrate, amongst them. The fight took place on New Year's Day, and is one of the pluckiest incidents of this part of the country.


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Of course, the Linux Virtual Desktops are no secret to experienced Linux desktop users. However, it's likely that most MS Windows users are not aware of the Linux Virtual Desktops. It's also likely that many novice Linux users are not aware of the Linux Virtual Desktops either.
Having Virtual Desktops is much like having up to sixteen different computers in one. You can open one or more programs in each virtual desktop. If you like, you can arrange your virtual desktops by activity. The Linux Virtual Desktops feature is tremendously useful and handy.
For example, let's say that you use your computer to surf the Web, correspond via e-mail, listen to MPEGs, write reports, edit and print digital photographs, create and edit Web pages, and so forth. You can set up a virtual desktop for each one of these activities. Then as you move from one activity to another, you merely have to move from one virtual desktop to another -- no need to minimize, restore, and maximize programs as you must do with Microsoft Windows.
Until you install GNU-Linux and start using the Linux Virtual Desktops, you just will not be able to appreciate fully how convenient, efficient, and user-friendly are virtual desktops.
Perhaps the best way to explain the Linux Virtual Desktops to you is to show you with pictures. So here is a combination tour of, and tutorial for, Linux Virtual Desktops. Today in this Overview of the Linux Virtual Desktops it will be more tour than tutorial. In Part II coming shortly, it will be more tutorial than tour.
The screen shots are based upon the KDE desktop running in Mandrake Linux 10.0. However, other GNU-Linux desktops such as GNOME also include the Linux Virtual Desktops feature. So do other Linux distributions.
Starting the Linux virtual desktops tour
To start, please take a look at Figure 1, below. It shows the GIMP 2.0 opened in the KDE 3.2 desktop running on Mandrake 10.0, Community Edition. In this desktop, the GIMP Toolbox, Tool Options dialog, Layers dialog, Brushes dialog, and Navigation dialog are opened in the left portion of the KDE desktop shown in Figure 1. Three image-editing canvases are opened in the right portion of the KDE desktop shown in Figure 1. That's eight panels altogether -- a full desktop. Incidentally, these three images are Figures 3, 4, and 5 of this article.
As you can see from Figure 1, all these windowpanes opened in Figure 1 pretty much take all the available desktop space. In Microsoft Windows, if you wanted to open more applications and windowpanes, you would have a very cluttered desktop -- because you would be stacking the application windowpanes on top of each other.
However, please feast your eyes on Figure 2, below. There you will see the GIMP dialogs and image canvases diagrammatically laid-out on one of four virtual desktops, desktop 4. There also are three blank virtual desktops shown in Figure 2, desktops 1, 2, and 3. Please hold that thought.
Figure 3, right, shows a portion of the Mandrake 10.0 implementation of the KDE (K Desktop Environment) desktop and taskbar (K Panel).
Each of those four box-like icons represents a Linux Virtual Desktop -- corresponding to each of the four virtual desktops shown in Figure 2. By default, the Mandrake 10.0 implementation of the KDE desktop configures four virtual desktops.
In Figure 3, the only application opened is the GIMP, which was used to take the Figure 3 screen shot. Thus, virtual desktop icons 1, 2, and 3 appear empty. Desktop icon 4 shows an application opened in it. That's represented by the little rectangle in that desktop icon. The overall color of desktop 4 is white because desktop 4 is the focal desktop -- the desktop showing on your monitor screen.
Figure 4, on page 2, shows the default Virtual Desktops Configuration Panel in the Mandrake 10.0 implementation of the KDE desktop. It shows four desktops configured. That is the default Mandrake 10.0 configuration.
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The Parish of Pouch Cove/Torbay is a growing parish located on the north-east section of the Avalon Peninsula. We have a rich history extending back to the early 1800's. All Saints Church serves the Pouch Cove area. St. Nicholas Church serves the Torbay area. Together we form one parish with 235 families.
We take pride in that we are a friendly and inclusive church that is made up of Christians with diverse ages and backgrounds. We are two local congregations which broadly reflect the make-up of the area around us. We welcome visitors to any of our services and activities. Our doors are open to any who seek to worship and serve Jesus Christ.
We are a Gospel-believing people who hold true to the Word of God. We are open to the various traditions of the Anglican Communion, which enrich our understanding and worship.
Our community life is centred on worship each Sunday where we gather to hear the word of God, to pray, to laugh, to grow and to give thanks for and to celebrate God's presence among us. All Baptized people are welcome to receive communion at our altar.
We also live out our faith through education programs, outreach, fellowship, and community service.
Our ministry team has one full time priest, two associate priests, and a deacon. There is a strong lay leadership which works together with clergy to carry out ministry. While believing God has greatly blessed us over the years, we must continue to seek God's guidance and discern our purpose.
Come join us as we serve Christ!
Traditional Anglican Church embracing the modern world.
Sunday Worship Schedule
10:30 a.m.
Sunday School
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On Sunday February 12 Saint Paul's and San Pablo will begin our new Sunday School together. Our Sunday School program consists of two classes – one for kindergarten through second grade and the other for third through sixth grade. We will meet between our two worship services from 11:15am to 12:00pm. Parents are welcomed to attend Coffee Hour during Sunday School.
Our younger children explore the foundations of our faith through the Godly Play curriculum, which includes manipulative materials for the storyteller and children to use in their encounters with Bible stories, personalities and liturgical concepts. The lessons are organized according to the seasons of the liturgical year and the language of each lesson is very intentional and leads the children to participate in the storytelling and to make their own discoveries about our faith and traditions. After the lesson the children are free to choose how they would like to respond to the day's story – books, puzzles, art supplies, and the manipulative pieces that go with all the stories are available to children to use.
The curriculum Seasons of the Spirit is taught to our third through sixth grade youth. Each week the lesson is aligned with the readings in church. The morning begins with the children gathering in prayer, and with music and a time when they are asked to connect some experience in their life to the focus message. Next, the lesson is presented as we read directly from the bible or from an alternate more child-friendly reading. This is a period of thinking, filled with many curriculum directed questions and spontaneous questions and discussions. After the lesson, we have time to personally and creatively experience the message by doing a craft, writing an acrostic, litany, or poem, or reading a drama that can often be performed in church. The morning concludes with a final prayer.


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Information about Volunteer Massage
Our students can only legally practice massage under the direct supervision of an instructor in a class setting, so they cannot offer massage at outside events. Due to the hundreds of requests for free, volunteer massage that we receive each year, our policy is that you must meet both criteria in order for us to be able to recruit alumni for chair massage events:
- Your business must be a non-profit or not-for-profit organization with a health or sports related mission.
- The population of clients receiving massage must either be people with specific medical needs that can benefit from massage or athletes participating in a sports event.
We request at least a month's notice to give our staff and graduates time to respond. We unfortunately cannot guarantee that our alumni will respond to your request. The only way to guarantee chair massage at your event is to use paid services. If you believe your organization meets our criteria, please email your volunteer massage request to the Placement Services Coordinator: firstname.lastname@example.com to have it considered.


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E-Mail Messages Are Records When…
- they are made or received by an Agency under Federal law or in connection with public business; and
- they are preserved or are appropriate for preservation as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government, or because of the information value of the data they contain.
Principal Categories of Materials to Be Preserved
- Records that document the formulation and execution of basic policies and decisions and the taking of necessary actions.
- Records that document important meetings.
- Records that facilitate action by Agency officials and their successors.
- Records that make possible a proper scrutiny by the Congress or by duly authorized agencies of the Government.
- Records that protect the financial, legal, and other rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the Government's actions.
E-Mail Messages That May Constitute Federal Records
- E-mail providing key substantive comments on a draft action memorandum, if the e-mail message adds to a proper understanding of the formulation or execution of Agency action.
- E-mail providing documentation of significant Agency decisions and commitments reached orally (person-to-person, by telecommunications, or in conference) and not otherwise documented in Agency files.
- E-mail conveying information of value on important Agency activities, if the e-mail message adds to a proper understanding of Agency operations and responsibilities.
Points to Remember about E-Mail
- Agency e-mail systems are for "official use" only by authorized personnel.
- Before deleting any e-mail message, the author should determine whether it is a record and, if so, preserve a copy of the message.
- E-mail records must be maintained in a recordkeeping system; either in your organization's paper or electronic filing system.
- Printed messages kept as a record must contain essential transmission, receipt data, and attachments; if not, print the data or annotate the printed copy.
- Delete messages that are not records when no longer needed.
- Delete messages that are records, after they have been placed in the recordkeeping system.
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Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2004-2005) - Review
Rodney R. Hutton, Fortress Introduction to the Prophets (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004). Pp. ix + 115. Paper, US$16.00. ISBN 0-8006-3670-8.
In this brief volume Rodney Hutton introduces the reader to biblical prophecy and surveys 'preexilic' prophetic books. The work targets those studying the prophets for the first time or clergy who must "slug their way" through these texts due to the lectionary (viii), rather than advanced students or scholars.
The first chapter
begins with five questions which explore: whether prophetic literature
witnesses to actual ancient Israelite prophecy; the relationship of
classical prophecy to its preclassical predecessor; the
origins/antecedents of Israelite prophecy; the social location of
prophets; and the relation of prophetic books to other biblical books.
These questions (which Hutton admits are ultimately "insoluble"
The second chapter begins with a brief discussion of the origins of Israelite prophecy, with reference to analogous phenomena in the ancient Near East (particularly Mari) and highlights the variety found in ancient Israel (based largely on prophetic portrayals in the Deuteronomistic History). While surveying possibilities, Hutton admits that prophecy's exact origins elude historians (14).
Hutton's study then proceeds chronologically through the 'preexilic' prophetic corpus. The length of discussion per prophet varies with Amos, Hosea and Micah each roughly receiving their own chapters, First Isaiah meriting two chapters, Zephaniah, Nahum and Habbakuk discussed under the umbrella of "interim" prophets in one chapter and Jeremiah receiving by far the lengthiest treatment. These chapters discuss historical and critical matters with helpful (though necessarily limited) summaries of the messages of each prophetic book. Most of the views espoused are fairly standard, though the author's idiosyncratic views on some issues come through on occasion.
Two pages of the concluding chapter look ahead to the exilic and postexilic prophets, with very limited comments highlighting developments in Israelite theology after the exile. Hutton suggests that preexilic theology was based on the idea of covenant as a contract with mutual obligations, but that postexilic prophecy stressed covenant as God's eternal commitment to his people (108). He concludes that postexilic prophecy was a different form of literature than the preexilic variety and notes its evolution into "Apocalyptic" (109), though he fails to explain the latter adequately for the novice reader.
Hutton's volume
is a welcome contribution to the world of introductions to Israelite
prophetic books. It provides a well written overview of their messages
with sensitivity to the historical context of each prophet. His
innovative descriptions of ancient culture using contemporary idioms
(Baal as "sugar daddy"
Since his focus is on those approaching study of the prophets for the first time, Hutton does not include notes to engage secondary literature, which prevents the reader from following the trail to more detailed arguments or alternative viewpoints. While at the conclusion of the volume a helpful bibliography is given, endnotes or bibliographies at the end of each chapter would have greater benefit for the beginner student.
Another shortcoming is the inordinate amount of attention paid to Jeremiah. While clearly meriting more attention than some of the shorter prophetic books, allotting half of the book to Jeremiah seems unwarranted. Even in chapters on other prophets, the focus often turns to Jeremiah. For example, in a chapter on Isaiah he highlights the problem Isaiah's message of trust became for Jeremiah (44) and in the chapter on Micah he devotes nearly two pages to the connection of Micah with Jeremiah (46-47). It appears Hutton may focus on Jeremiah as a representative type of prophet but in light of the variety found in Israelite prophecy such an approach seems unhelpful. As an introduction to the prophets the reader would have been better served with some of these pages devoted to exilic or postexilic prophets.
The greatest
weakness of the volume is indeed its failure to cover the entire
prophetic corpus. One suspects that the disproportional focus on
preexilic prophecy may due to Hutton's (unexpressed) affinities with
Wellhausen's view that true prophetic activity ceased with the end of
the monarchy. This may be seen in Hutton's equation of "Priestly
tradition" with postexilic prophecy
While Fortress Introduction to the Prophets would be useful for a course on preexilic prophets it would be inadequate for other purposes. Still for Hutton's target audience it will be a helpful guide, even if it would require supplementation in order to adequately introduce the entire prophetic corpus.
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On August 15th 1939, at the brink of World War II, an English plane crashed and sunk in Danish waters. Five deaths were reported: two Standard Oil of New Jersey employees, a German Corporate
Lawyer, an English member of Parliament, and a crew member for the airline. Here is a conceivable version of the events.
Published June 13th 2011 by Authorhouse
Lily's Rating:
This book is not for everyone. This novel is geared for an audience that enjoys reading about war, specifically WW1 or WW2. I am not really part of that audience.
So why did I choose to read this novel? Well, I had a different description of the book that added some emphasis on reincarnation, psychic experiences and regressions, and I am certainly fascinated by THAT! But this book was not really centered on a lot of the paranormal, supernatural, psychic juiciness I was looking for. Yes, it was there in the beginning, but was a very faint part of the plot.
Unfortunately the part that would have kept me glued to the story was weak, and my attention span was limited. I found myself yawning and struggling to keep my eyes open and read just another chapter, and another... I admit to reading a few other novels while this one was sitting on my kindle waiting for me to pick it up again.
There is no denying that the author did a great job of weaving a fictional story surrounding this era in our past, revolving around a lot of factual documents. And it floored me to think of the amount of time - years and years - of research in order to achieve this piece of literature. It is admirable. Truly admirable. I can't conceive the amount of time that went into this book. And that earned my respect, and why I did stubbornly insist on continuing this novel, even though I became pretty bored of all these same details less than half way through the book.
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M.C.V. Egan lives in South Florida with her husband and teenage son. She is fluent in four languages; English,Spanish,French and Swedish. From a young age became determined to solve the 'mystery' of her grandfather's death, she has researched this story for almost two decades. The story has taken her to Denmark, England and unconventional world of past lives and psychics.


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Recently I attended a business function where one of my clients introduced me to a business consultant. Upon hearing I was a sales trainer the consultant related how he had watched a couple of dvds on sales training over the Christmas break and decided that perhaps he could add sales training to his portfolio after all as he said "its not rocket science"!
I was most disappointed to hear this as I have been waiting for the call from NASA for some time!!!
But in fairness I have to agree that selling isn't rocket science, it is very basic.
I always say – "selling is simple – but not easy"
Sales in a nutshell comes down to –
Identifying your Prospect
Gaining an Introduction
Uncovering a Need
(If they have one)
Showing the Return on Investment
Asking for the Business
Delivering the Service
Follow Up and Support
Regular Contact
So if you want to launch your sales to new heights in 2011 you will need to jettison some of your unproductive practices that do not directly contribute to one of these areas.
We know that most salespeople on average only spend 90 minutes per day in face to face meetings – the rest of the time is spent gliding through the myriad of other jobs that they are tasked with.
A breakdown of where a typical sales rep spends their time would be –
Sales administration: 16%. This includes any administrative work directly related to a sale such as entering information, writing reports, filling out order forms, pricing up jobs, quoting and writing proposals.
One way to lessen sales administrative time is to put an expert network in place. Sales reps spend a lot of time tracking down answers to customer questions – finding the right person to answer the question,
sending emails, exchanging voice mails and so on. Consider delegating the most time consuming tasks such as pricing and proposal writing.
Sales preparation: 16%. This includes all the time spent preparing for a call, including research, preparing a meeting agenda, putting together a presentation and so on.
Waiting: 11%. This includes time spent waiting for a customer, whether in the customer's reception, on the phone, or in the customer's office while he or she attends to another matter.
Travel and travel-related waiting: 21% This category is just what it sounds like – the time reps spend in a car, on a plane, sitting in traffic or sitting at the airport. To decrease the amount of time reps spend travelling or waiting to travel, look at how you might use telemarketers to interact with customers. Face–to-face contact is great, but save it for when it adds the most value. Territory planning can have a huge effect on reducing travel time.
Other administrative tasks: 10% – This is a catchall bucket for time-spent doing everything not included in the other categories. It includes everything from filing expense reports and time sheets to getting a cup of coffee.
Selling: 25%. If you can decrease the time your reps spend doing other things, they theoretically should have more time to spend selling. So put systems to work for you and watch this percentage grow.
How do these figures compare to our sales week?
If we are to propel our sales into lunar orbit then we need to delegate any task that is not related to business growth.
The beauty about selling is the sky is the limit when it comes to business growth.
So to help your sales to soar this year, spend more time face to face with great referred prospects – after all, it's not "Rocket Science"!!!
Action Steps:
1. Identify all tasks that take up more than 30 minutes per week
2. Plan to either eliminate, delegate or outsource within a month
3. Block times for face to face meetings in your weekly planner
Sales isn't rocket science
Unknown Consultant
Brett Burgess is a Sales Trainer and Programme Developer for Sales Impact Group.
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There are two stages in a heart beat. They are called systole and diastole. For your GCSE biology exam you should be able to label a diagram of the heart, put arrows on the diagram to show how blood flows through the heart, and explain how the muscles and valves force blood through the heart. You should also know that the left hand side of the heart pumps blood from the lungs to the rest of the body and that the right hand side pumps blood from the body back to the lungs.
Here are two labelled diagrams to show what happens during systole and diastole:
How the Heart Pumps Blood
Systole This should really be called "ventricular systole", but don't worry about this for GCSE.
During systole the thick muscular walls of the ventricles contract. This happens to both sides of the heart at about the same time. The diagram shows systole in the left side of the heart. The contraction of the ventricular muscle raises the pressure in the ventricle. The high pressure in the ventricle forces the bicuspid valve to close and forces blood up the aorta. The diagram shows that the semi-lunar valves are pushed open.
When your doctor measures your blood pressure and says that it is 120 over 90 he or she means that the blood pressure in your arteries is 120 when the left ventricle is contracting.
The diagram also shows that the atrium is relaxing. Blood rushes into the left atrium from the pulmonary vein: the pressure of the blood in the pulmonary vein is just enough to stretch the walls of the atrium which are muscular but are much thinner than the walls of the ventricle.
The bicuspid valve prevents blood from going back from the ventricle into the atrium. Some people have a "heart murmur", this is when the bicuspid valve does not close properly and some blood does go backwards. The bicuspid valve is supported by tendons which look rather like the strings of a parachute. These tendons prevent the bicuspid valve from being blown inside out.
Diastole This should really be called "ventricular diastole", but don't worry about this for GCSE.
During diastole the thick muscular walls of the ventricles relax. Again, this happens to both sides of the heart. The pressure of the blood in the ventricles falls low enough for the bicuspid valve to open. At the same time, the atrium contracts. Blood is forced from the atrium into the ventricle. This blows the ventricle up like a balloon. The semi-lunar valves close because of the pressure in the aorta. If you have been told that your blood pressure is 120 over 90, the second figure is the pressure of the blood in your atreries when the ventricle is relaxing.
The diagram also shows you that the entrance to the left atrium from the pulmonary vein is closed: this prevents blood from being forced back the way it came. The muscle of the atrium is just strong enough to force blood into the ventricle and stretch its walls.
I hope that you will be now able to:
- label a diagram of the heart;
- put arrows on the diagram to show where blood enters and leaves the heart;
- put arrows to show how blood goes through the heart;
- recognise diagrams of systole and diastole;
- explain what the valves do;
- explain what happens in systole and diastole.
However, you will have to check with your text book for the labels to the right side.
You could buy a sheep's heart from your butcher. It will cost you less than £1 and you can have great fun cutting it open and finding out how it works. You don't need any special equipment; just use a sharp kitchen knife and a clean chopping board but be careful === get your mum or dad to help you.
Here are the two diagrams side by side to help you see the difference between the two stages:
Listen to my heartbeat: The Heart


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Jeremy Driscoll makes available for the first time in English the text known as Ad Monachos, by Evagrius Ponticus (345-399), who was among the first of the desert fathers to articulate in writing the wisdom of the monastic movement.The text is a collection of 137 proverbs composed in a style that imitates the proverbs of biblical Wisdom literature. The order in which the proverbs are presented holds a secret key to each proverb's interpretation. The order of the whole functions as a spiritual road map for the arduous journey that leads through the exercise of love and temperance to the mind's knowledge of the Holy Trinity.
Besides offering the Greek text and an English translation, Driscoll examines its structure and style, and offers commentary on different proverbs. This noteworthy book — is the only major commentary in any modern language on Ad Monachos.
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Woods Law KC
Injury Caused by Someone's Negligence
Injuries are unwanted and stressful for everyone (obviously). The physical pain involved — as well as the intangible factors — of eveb the smallest of injuries can cause real problems. If these injuries that happen are through no fault of your own, it's important to handle the situation as best as possible by getting professional help.
If someone or something is responsible for injuring you, finding a suitable personal injury law attorney can help get you what you and your family deserves. Whether it's an injury caused by a defective product, a reckless driver, or dangerous work conditions, working with a personal injury law firm can be just what you need.
Where Injuries Are Happening:There are dangers everywhere. These injuries can happen while you're at work, on the road, at the hospital, and even in the supermarket. Here are some of the most injury-prone places today:
- Roadways — Distracted drivers are a major cause of vehicle injuries and deaths. Just three years ago, over 400,000 people were injured and over 3,000 people were killed in accidents caused by reckless drivers. Impaired drivers are even worse. One person is injured or worse due to a drunk driving accident every two minutes.
- Medical Field — Medical malpractice claims are serious contributors to injuries that require a personal injury lawyer. The number one factor for inpatient medical malpractice claims is surgical errors, which makeup about 34% of all malpractice claims. For outpatient errors, incorrect diagnosis makes up over 45% of all outpatient medical malpractice claims.
- Premises Issues — Injuries due to negligence regarding an organization's premises result in many personal injury claims. Failure to remove ice or snow, improper cleanup of spills, blocking off or repairing damaged areas, and failure to inspect for any of these hazards can cause many injuries, and consulting professionals may be required.
Types of Personal Injury CasesThere are many different types of personal injury cases, but here are some that occur the most:
- Car Accident
- Truck Accident
- Motorcycle Accident
- Medical Negligence
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Wrongful Death
Injuries caused by someone else's negligence — injuries that could have been prevented — should not cause you both harm and stress. Taking the necessary steps and getting the right help to assist with your personal injury can help you and your family get what you deserve.


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"I am loved," crooned singer Tiamo, standing on the tiny stage at the front of the church, strumming his guitar over keyboard accompaniment. "I am strong. I am peace. I am healed. I am strength. I am blessed. I am whole." The song had a soothing character -- in this, it was like much of the church's lavender-themed decor. "A couple of weeks ago," said the presider at the start of service, "a visitor came to our church and said, 'You sure do have a lot of Kleenex. Do you do a lot of crying?' Well, yeah, sometimes. But sometimes they are tears of joy. Make no mistake about it: this is not the church for sorrowful mysteries. This is a center for joyful living!"
Tiamo took the mike for a lively, almost cheerful song called "The God in You," saying, "I think if we lived this way, the world would be very different."
"If you saw yourself the way I see you/ Mediocrity would discontinue/ And your struggles upstream would start reversing/ And trickle down instead of whitewater rafting through life."
"I love our musicians; they inspire me," said pastor Jane Westerkamp. "I have often thought about the struggles we go through but never as whitewater rafting." Laughter. "He was so right...if you could see yourself the way I see you, if you could see the God in you...all those things that seem impossible...
would become possible." She tolled the bell three times -- long, clear tones sounding through the intimate space. She read from Dr. Ernest Holmes a passage about a place of welcome and comfort and peace. "Life is not meant to be a struggle," commented Westerkamp. "Life is meant to be joy-filled, loving, and comfortable -- for all of us, not just those in this room." And she made a declaration: "There is not a spot on this planet where God is not.... The essence of God is right there waiting to be recognized. We may not understand, but...the only thing that matters is the recognition."
Group songs ("I release/ And I let go...") and a group affirmation, and then Westerkamp's sermon: "It Takes So Little":
"It takes so little to change our experience and make a difference in the world," she began. "There is a perfect law of attraction. No matter what we want to attract, what we actually attract is that which conforms to our beliefs, our deepest desires, our focus, our expectations. That's what comes our way.... Every change begins with a clear intention.... If we say to ourselves, 'Oh, I'm going to be late again,' there's our intention.... Our attitude always precedes us into the room and sets the stage for our experience.... We can easily send mixed messages to the universe." If we're plagued with self-doubt, we send "confusing messages to the universe, and we get confusing results. How can God support us in our prayer work when we don't know what the heck we're praying for?" (Mixed messages also arise, she said, when we pray for things that are contrary to the good of others.)
"If I would just state clearly what it is I want and let it go, the universe would rearrange itself gloriously to make it happen.... The power is in the intention, not the manipulation. If your intention is clear, the resources and synchronicities will begin to arrive.... Actually, they were there all along, just waiting for my recognition of them. When we set our intention and release it and expect it to manifest, the universe does rearrange itself to bring it right to us."
However, "it doesn't stop with intention or with opportunity showing up. You have to step up and take advantage of it. It's time today to take this from the head to the heart, to a place where we embody it, we embrace it, we understand it, we feel it, we absolutely know it."
She showed a video about teens from Religious Science International building schools in Malawi. Said the group's adult leader: "Every step of the way on this journey has fallen into place or revealed itself. It's been -- I don't want to say effortless, because there has definitely been effort put into it, but certainly has unfolded seamlessly."
"I showed you this video to reinforce the power of intention in your own life," concluded Westerkamp. "Everything is possible with God, and God is the source behind your intention. You can build a school, you can find a more fulfilling job, you can become a better parent. It is all spirit-expressing...and you have the power to direct that expression.... With a grateful and full heart, I simply say, 'Thank you,' releasing these words..."
Westerkamp and the congregation spoke the closing words in unison: "And so it is."
What happens when we die?
"I don't know," said Westerkamp.
Bonita Church of Religious Science
Denomination: Religious Science International
Address: 5120 Robinwood Road, Suite C, Bonita, 619-475-1012
Founded locally: 1988
Senior pastor: Jane Westerkamp
Staff size: 4
Sunday school enrollment: 1--8
Weekly giving: about $1750
Annual budget: $129,000
Singles program: no
Dress: semiformal
Diversity: majority Caucasian, some African American, some Hispanic
Sunday worship: 10 a.m.
Length of reviewed service: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Website: http://www.brcs.net
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U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., expounded on a number of reforms in a July 31 Commentary piece ("Democrats push better jobs, wages"). Unfortunately, the current Congress has shown little interest in campaign reform, which is absolutely necessary to elect people who reflect the popular will — and not the desires of special interests.
The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission gives corporations "an unlimited right to spend their share-holders' money on election campaigns," in the words of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Thus, candidates for office are beholden to their donors.
In his book "Six Amendments," Justice Stevens proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes a financial limit for all candidates competing for the same office. It would rectify the expressive speech doctrine enunciated in Tinker v. Des Moines in 1969, which has been a benefit to candidates with rich supporters.
Stevens proposed that: "Neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the Congress or any state from imposing reasonable limits on the amount of money that candidates for public office or their supporters may spend in election campaigns."
This public control of campaign expenditures would be a first step toward restoring representative democracy to the American people.
Robert J. McClellan
The writer taught U.S. History in the Warren and Barrington high schools and at the Community College of Rhode Island.


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(I asked my sister Jill to tell us about an organization she introduced me to. When I couldn't imagine what to do about refugees near Mosul, these people didn't have to imagine. Because they are there.)
Writing about an organization I love in 300 words is challenging when all I really need is two: LOVE ANYWAY.
I'm thankful for friends who help me discover new ways of serving and loving others. Last year I was introduced to Preemptive Love Coalition and it rocked my world. I did a fundraiser around Christmas and was sure that would be it…just promote them a little, give them $500 and be done. As usual…God had a different plan. He is using Preemptive Love to open my eyes to a different side of the stories I hear in the media. I am seeing faces of people Jesus loves instead of hashtags meant to evoke false passion. I am learning to love people the world tells me to fear.
Food, shelter, and medical assistance are all tangible expressions of love. When I see how Preemptive Love Coalition runs into the confusing and dangerous places, I'm overcome with conviction. I am learning to measure the way I spend my own money. What is the value of my cup of coffee if I know a woman my age on the other side of the world is living a borrowed tent? But it's more than that, especially in our current national and world climate.
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Propelled by passionate donor support and a strategic model that unites and empowers university and health researchers, HMRI has grown rapidly to become amongst the largest medical research institutes in Australia.
It's the classic "Hunter way" of rolling up the sleeves, collaborating, engaging the public and pushing boundaries. At the same time, we're also extending our borders and support base far beyond the region.
The HMRI Sydney Foundation has a goal to reach out to Hunter "ex-pats" and other community-minded individuals who have their "Head in Sydney and Heart in the Hunter".
The Foundation is focused on growing the institute's fundraising reach in Australia's biggest city. Right now, the group is supporting the Stroke Finder Helmet project, a global first in diagnosis and treatment.
The HMRI Sydney Foundation welcomes new supporters who may wish to join the committee, attend events with other community-minded individuals or make a donation online.
You can also call the General Manager of HMRI's Development Team on (02) 4042 0771 to discuss the Stroke Finder project and others, and discover what's possible
Stroke Finder
HMRI had been selected as the first international clinical trial site of the ground-breaking Stroke Finder helmet because of its well-earned, reputation for acute stroke treatment and rehabilitation.
The Stroke Finder helmet will dramatically improve a stroke patient's prognosis by starting the diagnosis and treatment process earlier. One in six people will be affected by stroke in their lifetime so this research could have a national, even global, impact for stroke patients.
The portable helmet uses microwaves to penetrate the skull to "read" the brain, detecting the type of stroke the patient has suffered to ensure the correct treatment is administered.
Learn more about the Stroke Finder project and how it will improve recovery and recovery rates from stroke or contact HMRI on 1300 993 822 for more information or to make a donation.
The HMRI Impact
Just as the Hunter's renowned wine, coal and equestrian industries make an international impact, the HMRI footprint also stretches across the globe.
The 24/7 institute has research teams working and sharing knowledge with other world-leading institutes like Harvard, Oxford, Karolinska and Gothenburg.
A number of Hunter-grown research projects are already reaping significant health and investment returns around the world:
- Associate Professor Darren Shafren has demonstrated the effectiveness of a common cold virus as a potential anti-cancer agent, creating a novel compound known as CAVATAK to attack melanoma and metastatic tumour cells;
- Diabetes researchers are developing an automated 'Artificial Pancreas' with an intelligent algorithm designed to manage insulin dosage, while also working on a saliva-based glucose-measuring system using a 2D printer that may supersede finger-prick blood testing;
- Global adaptations of the award-winning Healthy Dads Healthy Kids obesity prevention program, borne in the Hunter, are being funded in the US and UK.
While lives are being immeasurably enriched by medical research being carried out in the Hunter, there is still more to do.
HMRI's 1500 affiliated researchers and support staff need more funding to continue to develop and deliver world-leading therapies and devices, efficiently and affordably, across a raft of disease areas.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento State women's basketball team (11-2, 3-1 Big Sky) looks to rebound from just its second loss this season as it plays its first conference road games of the year at 7 p.m. Thursday at Portland State (4-10, 2-3 Big Sky) and 2 p.m. Saturday at Eastern Washington (6-8, 2-3 Big Sky).
The Hornets had played seven of their last eight games at home with the only road game just 20 miles away at UC Davis, having not faced significant travel since playing at Utah Valley the day before Thanksgiving. The team will now play 10 of its 16 remaining regular season contests on the road, but has fared well away from The Nest so far this season with a 3-1 road mark.
Both games this week and all Big Sky contests have a free live video stream available at WatchBigSky.com. Links for the broadcasts and live stats are available above and on the women's basketball schedule page.
Quick Notes
Sacramento State is ranked No. 15 in the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 and is 66th in NCAA Div. I in RPI, moving down from 32nd last week...The Hornets lead NCAA Div. I in three-point makes per game (14.4) and steals per game (16.1), are second in turnover margin (+10.23) and are third in points per game (93.1)...Fantasia Hilliard ranks 5th in the NCAA in assists per game (7.2), Takara Burse ranks 8th in steals per game (3.15), and Hallie Gennett ranks 10th in 3-pointers per game (3.23)...Sacramento State's 11-2 record is the best start to a season in program history, as was its 3-0 Big Sky start, while its nine-game winning streak also broke the program record...The Hornets have scored 46.4% of their total points this season on 3-pointers (just 36.4% on 2-point shots) and have outscored their opposition 335-178 in points off turnovers.
Scouting Portland State (4-10, 2-3 Big Sky)
Portland State opened Big Sky play at 2-1 with wins over Eastern Washington and Weber State but lost twice last weekend at Montana and Montana State. The Vikings rank last in the conference in 3-point defense (.352), steals per game (6.4), and scoring margin (-16.4) but shoot a decent 29.3% from 3-point range. The team also hosted Saint Mary's and played at Oregon and got blown it in each game, including a 113-78 loss against the Ducks, and is just 3-5 at home this season. Portland State does have four players averaging double-digit points, led by 13.0 points and 4.7 assists per game from senior Kate Lanz. Sacramento State has won four consecutive games against Portland State but all have been decided by six points or less.
Scouting Eastern Washington (6-8, 2-3 Big Sky)
Eastern Washington was picked to win the Big Sky by both the coaches and media in the conference preseason polls after returning four starters and nine letterwinners from its 2012-13 squad that finished third in the conference and played in the WNIT. The Eagles opened this season 0-5 before going on a four game winning streak, and the team is 6-2 this year at home. The Eagles lead the Big Sky in both free throw and 3-point percentage and rank 13th in the NCAA shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc. Individually, junior Lexi Nelson is sixth in the NCAA shooting .474 on 3-pointers while making 2.6 three-balls per game and averaging 17.5 points, third most in the conference. Two other Eagles average double-digit points and junior Kylie Huerta leads the Big Sky and ranks 13th nationally with a 3.00 assist to turnover ratio.
The Nation's Best
Sacramento State leads all of NCAA Div. I (343 Teams) with 14.4 three-pointers made per game and 16.1 steals per game. The Hornets are averaging 4.0 more 3-pointers and 2.8 more steals than any other team in the nation. The squad also ranks second in the NCAA with a 10.23 turnover margin and is third in the NCAA with 93.1 points per game, sixth in assists per game (19.9), and 10th in assist to turnover ratio (1.35). Sacramento State leads the Big Sky in all of those categories, other than assist to turnover ratio, as well as offensive rebounds (18.9 ORPG).
Record Start
The Hornets' 11-2 record is the best start to a season in program history, surpassing the 8-2 starts by the 1976-77 and 1988-89 teams. The 2013-14 squad also won more non-conference games than any year in the Div. I era and equaled the most since 1982-83. The Hornets also got off to a record start in Big Sky play at 3-0.
Rank and File
Behind an 11-2 record the Hornets have earned a No. 15 ranking in the latest CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 poll. The squad stood at No. 13 last week after moving up from No. 18 two weeks ago. The Big Sky is one of 23 conferences classified as Mid-Major along with many western conferences including the West Coast Conference (WCC), the Big West Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Hornets are 8-1 this season against other Mid-Major schools and also have two wins against Mountain West Schools (High-Major) and one against the Pac-12 (Major).
RPI...Oh My!
The Hornets ranked No. 32 in the official NCAA RPI last week, the highest the program has ever ranked and the highest in the Big Sky since Montana reached No. 12 in 2006-07. Sacramento State dropped to No. 66 in RPI this week after placing 45th in the first RPI release of the season. The Hornets still rank ahead of 280 NCAA Div. I programs, including nine of the other 10 Big Sky teams. The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) takes into account winning percentage, opponents' winning percentage, and opponents' opponents' winning percentage. Sacramento State ranks highly based on its 11-2 record but also its strength of schedule, having faced many strong opponents in non-conference play.
Going Streaking
With nine straight victories between Nov. 17 and Jan. 18 Sacramento State established a new program-record winning streak, surpassing the seven-game winning streak recorded by the 2009-10 squad.
Dishing and Scoring
Junior point guard Fantasia Hilliard ranks fifth in the NCAA with 7.2 assists per game and has recorded four games with double-digit assists this season. She equaled her career-high of 12 assists against Montana State and now sits in second place on Sacramento State's career assist leaderboard with 428 career helpers. Hilliard totaled 184 assists last season, easily bettering Heather Baker's previous single-season school record of 160 set during the 1991-92 season, and she should break Baker's career record of 453 assists during the 2013-14 season. Hilliard has also picked up her scoring this season and ranks second on the team with 13.4 points per game while leading the squad with three double-doubles. Through four Big Sky games she is leading the team shooting 51.2% from the field with 16.3 points and 6.8 assists per game.
To Every Season Turn, Turn, Turn
Over the last three seasons Sacramento State improved its turnover margin from -3.1 to +1.8 to +3.8, and this season that number has skyrocketed. The Hornets rank second in the NCAA at +10.23 in turnover margin, leading the Big Sky by 6.0 more turnovers per game. The margin has enabled the Hornets to attempt 13.2 more shots per game than their opponents, and the squad is +157 this year in points off turnovers (335-178). The team has scored 27.7 % of its total points off of opponent giveaways this season with a season-best 48-17 edge against NAU and a 37-7 advantage at UC Davis. Sacramento State also ranks second in the Big Sky and is 10th in the nation in assist to turnover ratio (1.35).
The Marksman
Freshman Hallie Gennett has been among the best three-point shooters in the nation in just her rookie season. She ranks 10th in the NCAA and leads the Big Sky with 3.23 three-point makes per game, including six games making five of more 3-point shots. The bulk of Gennett's threes have come in just those six games, as she hit 35 threes in those games and just seven threes in the Hornets' seven other games. Of her 54 made field goals on the season, 42 have been 3-pointers, while 114 of her 137 field goal attempts (83.2%) have come from beyond the arc, where she is shooting 36.8% on the season.
For Starters
Sacramento State has used 11 different starting lineups in 13 games this season, having used a repeat lineup only twice. The starters for each game are picked from a statistical formula using the individual totals from the previous game, and with 10 different players seeing starts this season the combinations are, barring injury, almost endless. No Hornet has started every game this year as Fantasia Hilliard and Takara Burse lead with 11 starts apiece.
Downtown Living
Historic three-point shooting has been a catalyst to the Hornets early success, as the team has led the nation in 3-pointers made per game throughout the 2013-14 season. The squad has thrice broken the single-game program record in 3-point makes, hitting 17 threes against Cal State Northridge, 18 against San Diego State, and 21 against UC Irvine. The Hornets also re-broke the Big Sky record with 21 3-point makes and 55 3-point attempts against UC Irvine. Sacramento State is shooting 34.0% from three-point range and has had 10 different players make at least one three, including eight with 13 or more three-point makes this season. The Hornets have made at least 11 three-pointers in every game and have scored 561 of 1,210 total points this season on 3-pointers, as 187 made long balls have accounted for 46.4% of the team's points while just 36.4% of the points have come on 2-point shots.
Sacramento Stealers
Sacramento State leads the NCAA with 16.1 steals per game and has had more steals than its opponent in all but two games this season. The team has also recorded double-digit steals in all but two games this year and broke the single-game program record with 26 steals against San Diego State. For the season the Hornets are +112 in steal margin for (209-97) and as a result have also had fewer turnovers than their opponent in every game this year.
Clutch In Crunch Time
Sacramento State is 6-0 this season in games decided by six points or less. In the last two minutes of those six games the Hornets outscored their opposition 39-23 and in the final minute had a 23-9 scoring edge.
'Burse'ting onto the Scene
Junior guard Takara "TK" Burse has arguably been Sacramento State's most consistent performer this season on both ends of the floor. She leads the Big Sky and ranks eighth in the country with 3.15 steals per game and is also second on the team in rebounding (6.0 RPG) and fourth in scoring (11.2 PPG). She scored a career-high 22 points, including 17 points in the second half, while shooting 9-of-13 overall and 4-of-4 from three-point range to lead the Hornets past UC Davis Dec. 28. After playing just 5.8 minutes per game through her first two collegiate seasons, Burse is third on the team with 24.5 minutes per game this year and is tied for the team lead with 11 starts.


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Since October 1967, the small community of Sarver has hummed with the sound of idling engines every Friday evening at the Lernerville Speedway. The venerable dirt track opened its 50th season on April 28, and the track hasn't lost its popularity with local race fans.
When City Paper visited the track, which is about 30 miles north of town, on May 5, fans filed in and stood at the fence surrounding the grandstand, peering down into the pit area, where drivers and their crews were busy hauling their cars off trailers. It's a big night for the fans and the drivers.
"This year our goal is to keep the car in one piece, try not to be in the garage so much," says stock driver Chase Lambert. "We want to make sure everything is ready to go each week. This year we set a big goal for rookie of the year, which is a long shot, but we're setting standards higher this year. We just want to be safe. We want to have fun."
At 15 years old, Lambert is competing in the stock division, keeping a family tradition alive on the track.
"We have another car, and Pop was saying, 'All right, you're getting older and starting to be able to drive something, so I'll throw you in one of these pure stocks.' We've been a part of pure stocks for a while now. My uncle used to race them. My cousin Jimmy still does, he races here on a weekly basis. My dad used to back in the early 2000s. We've kind of just been in and out of the racing business," Lambert says.
As race time draws near, crews and drivers continue preparations on their vehicles as a tanker truck filled with water circles the track, spraying it down, with SUVs in tow, tamping down the dirt. The track will see quite a bit of action on this night from a pool of talented drivers.
"When I started running late models, I came here, because it's a tough field," says driver and car owner Russ King. "It's still pretty tough. Car counts are down a little bit, but the cars that are here — there's usually six or seven badass dudes here that can win. It took me racing late models on and off here for a couple years to win, just because the local field is pretty tough."
Last year, King won driver-of-the-year honors and in 2009, he was rookie of the year. With friends and family, he runs Russ King Racing, building dirt-track cars full time.
In previous seasons, King frequently raced at Lernerville, but plans on mostly competing in special events due to the costs of running the cars, and upkeep. "It's a struggle to maintain all of our racecars and then build new racecars. This is all I do. I don't have a 'real job,'" King says.
On the track's loudspeakers, country music plays and is intermittently interrupted by announcements from the track steward. The grandstands begin to fill with fans dressed in shirts and sweatshirts bearing names and numbers of drivers.
"I've been coming here since I was born," says track official Kyle Stramaski. "The best drivers in the country come here to race every week in every division. And these are big divisions we're talking about."
The scent of burning methanol settles in as raceway and pit crews, using quads and golf carts, begin pushing vehicles to the track for a few test laps. They're push-started, and after a few laps at racing speed, drivers return to the pits and try to keep the cars warm for race time.
Lernerville has races every Friday, from mid-April until mid-October, and plays host to events with the national dirt-track racing tour, World of Outlaws, as well as current and former NASCAR drivers.
"For me, it's about the camaraderie," says Scott Dunbar, owner of Brand X Racecars. "We get together a couple times a week to work on the cars, and then take them out here to Lernerville."
Down in the pits, the hum of engines has become a roar. Each crew sets a portable heating unit next to its car's engine to keep the temperature near 200 degrees.
"I always liked the mechanical end of it — building the cars," Dunbar says. "We started out with one car, and one car was probably enough. Now we have a full crew."
The green flag falls at 7:30 p.m., and a lineup of sprint cars takes off, leaving a spray of dirt behind.
"I've loved dirt-track racing all my life," says fan Ed Betrovich. "I come out here to meet some friends and enjoy the races every now and then.
"I've been all over the place to see races, and, luckily, Lernerville is close."


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Stub Stewart State Park
30380 Highway 47
Buxton, OR 97109
30380 Highway 47
Buxton, OR 97109
$5 for parking
(503) 986-0707
Starts at sunset. From beginners to experts of all ages, here's your opportunity to view the stars and other celestial objects up close and personal through telescopes. On the scheduled day of each OMSI Star Party, it is suggested that interested visitors call the OMSI Star Parties Hotline, 503 797-4000 Press #3 then #5, or check the OMSI Star Parties web site for possible weather-related cancellations. The event starts at sunset and is free with $5 parking per vehicle. Warm clothing and a flashlight with red light are recommended. Personal telescopes and binoculars are welcome.


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Confession time. Remember how I mentioned in the previous post I hadn't noticed my stripe count error in the maroon and gold socks until after I had taken a progress photo? To be precise, I didn't notice the problem until after I had knit BOTH insteps and tried them on.
My first impulse was to [...]
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Edited 01/2008The pictures have been removed to prevent trauma for socknitters. (Ok, not really. They're just gone!)
With the arrival of Autumn and her cold days and nights, it's the perfect time to start wearing handknit socks! I've been happily wearing mine, but there were two near-disasters.


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Bipartisan Letter Expresses Concern with EPA Overreach in Hydraulic Fracturing Diesel Fuel Guidance
Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, took the lead on a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing concern that EPA is expanding its definition of diesel fuels in its draft permitting guidance for oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing activities in an effort to gain more federal control over the hydraulic fracturing process. Senators joining Inhofe on the letter include Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia).
Senator Inhofe: "EPA's draft guidance is yet another example of how this administration continues to move ahead using every means possible to gain more federal control over hydraulic fracturing. We've already seen in three separate cases, EPA's self proclaimed philosophy of 'crucifying' American energy producers; now, EPA is attacking hydraulic fracturing by another route in its efforts to expand the definition of 'diesel fuels.' States have been regulating the process safely and efficiently for 60 years and those states that use the practice the most have the economic benefits to show for it - just look at Oklahoma. EPA is clearly overreaching in this case; it needs to stop trying to impede domestic energy production and let states keep up the good work."
Senator Murkowski: "Congress made clear in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that it's the states that are responsible for regulating hydraulic fracturing within their borders, and that the EPA has a very limited role. This EPA has constantly pushed to expand its reach beyond what the law allows, and that seems to be what the agency is attempting to do here by using a vague definition of 'diesel fuels.' What we need is an EPA that works with the states, instead of always working against them."
Hydraulic fracturing is excluded from EPA regulation under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), except when diesel fuel is used. Even then, under Energy Policy Act, Congress gave EPA very narrow optional authority to regulate 'diesel fuel' under UIC program if the Agency deems it necessary. Through its draft guidance, EPA is attempting to broaden the definition of diesel fuel in order to increase the chance that the federal government can step in to stifle hydraulic fracturing.Last December, Senator Inhofe, along with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) and Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) sent a bipartisan letter to the EPA expressing concern about the approach the agency was taking with its draft guidance. The Senators said that EPA's plan could have serious effects on states' primacy as well as create burdensome permitting requirements that could have widespread implications for oil and gas development across the country.
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- Diesel Guidance Letter 9-27-12 - DieselGuidanceLetter92712.pdf (914.4 KBs)


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My spouse, H, bought a Japanese toy called "Hidamari no Tami" ("Sunshine People"). It's solar powered and rocks its head back and forth when you put it in the sun. H thinks its really cute. I think it's one of the creepiest things I've ever seen, the way it just rocks its grotesquely oversized head back and forth with a fixed, vacant grin on its face. Ugh. And what's up with the little white baby one -- is it sleeping, or dead?
Anyway, I decided to make a movie about it. Here it is, The World's Creepiest Toy.
I used the movie function on a Nikon Coolpix still camera, Windows Movie Maker, and Audacity to make this. The music is "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 Stringed Instruments" by Krzysztof Penderecki.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The World's Creepiest Toy
Posted by kuri at 00:01
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Cute before it moves...and once it's moving, it's getting into the creepy category.ReplyDelete
Then again, your soundtrack didn't help... ;-D
- Anonymous1/10/2009 2:45 PM
the musci and close up at :32 made me crack upReplyDelete
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When the Air Ministry issued such specification (F.9/35), Boulton Paul had already a competitive edge, possessing an effective gun turret of their own design. An elegant low-wing monoplane was designed around it, looking not unlike the Hurricane, and also powered by the superb Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
The production started in mid-1939, and No. 264 Squadron was the first to convert to the type. During the critical Dunkirk days in May 1940, this squadron achieved (as projected by the original concept) an outstanding success, claiming no less than 65 kills over Luftwaffe aircraft. However, the Luftwaffe pilots soon discovered that the Defiant had many dead fields of fire, and hampered by it's bulky turret could not compete in a dogfight. The losses started to mount up so rapidly that all Defiants where withdrawn form the day operations within the following two months.
The Defiants were then moved to night fighter operations, and many of them carried the then-new AI airborne interception radar. In this role the Defiant proved to be quite efficient, achieving more "kills" per interception that any other of the improvised night fighter aircraft of the period.
Form the modeller's point of view, the Defiant is perhaps a bit unusual but attractive subject. In 1/48th scale, there is only one kit, produced recently by Classic Airframes. In 1/72nd there is also only one kit, but much, much older, produced by Airfix. This kit is known for it's numerous accuracy problems, so modellers' interested in building it should consider obtaining some aftermarket parts like resin fuselage and vac-formed canopies. Also, there is a less-known but in comparison very accurate and nicely detailed vac-form kit produced in 1994 by S-Model from Poland.
The photographs show the Defiant Mk II in night fighter configuration, as displayed at the Royal Air Force museum in Hendon, London.
General view of the aircraft, somewhat distorted by a wide-angle lens with which the photo was taken. The aircraft is restored as N1671 EW*D of No. 307 (Polish) Night Fighter Squadron. The markings are accurate except for the small Polish national insignia painted just below the cockpit, which this aircraft carried while in the squadron's service.
Another view of the engine cowling for those of you who would like to modify the nose of Airfix kit :-)
A glimpse under the nose reveals the oil cooler shape.
While looking at the aircraft from below, here is the main undercarriage unit with retraction mechanism and wheel well. Both are painted black as the rest of the aircraft.
The unit's retraction gear is somewhat complicated.
Landing lights like this one where built into leading edges of both wings. Of note is also prominent riveting job on the wings' surface.
The rivets can be seen even better at this photo, showing the center fuselage and pilot's canopy. An interesting feature was the solid fairing between the canopy and the turret being retractable in flight.
This photo shows the pilot's office in greater detail. The windscreen lacks armor, as can be seen. The canopy hood has a sliding panel on the top.
The Boulton Paul four-gun turret looks really impressive, and considering the circumstances, the aircraft's designers did a good job fairing it into a sleek fuselage.
This photo (regrettably a poor exposure) shows a retractable rear fuselage decking, here in the down position. These movable segments of the fuselage allowed for the unrestricted field of fire in combat, and extended, provided more aerodynamic shape for normal flight.
This is the aircraft's tail. The rudder of Defiant Mk II, as presented here, was enlarged in comparison to earlier version.


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Xavier Cooper, DL, Washington
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After being miscast in Washington State's base 3-4 front, defensive lineman Xavier Cooper was mentioned as a possible Combine riser. His impressive 40-yard, 10-yard and 3-Cone times made him worth a look.
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Cooper flew under the radar at Washington State despite recording 13 sacks and 32.5 tackles for loss in three seasons. With the growth the showed in the last year and the athleticism he showed off in Indianapolis, he's an interesting prospect for NFL teams.
Between playing him out of position as a 5-Technique and running so many stunts, Cooper didn't have much of a chance to show what he can do. As 1-gapping 3-Technique, which is where he would play as a Cowboy, he flourished.
When Cooper was allowed to pin his ears back and shoot a gap, he showed flashes of being a productive player. He also flashed impressive burst — check his 10-yard split — and very active hands. When he did, he was disruptive on a high percentage of plays.
In 2013, Cooper was blown off the ball against Oregon's power runs. In 2014, he showed the ability to beat those double teams at times and at least hold his ground somewhat. He appears to accept coaching well.
While he did show improvement against the run, Cooper still has a long way to go. Because he has relatively short arms, he often lets blockers into his body and has trouble disengaging. He also shows a weak anchor and must get stronger.
Cooper is still inconsistent with his technique as well. He sometimes fires off too high and immediately puts himself at a disadvantage. He also needs to develop some pass-rushing moves beyond a mediocre spin.
He often found himself in position to make a play yet missed the tackle. Disruption is production (as rotoworld draft writer Josh Norris often says), but too many NFL running backs and quarterbacks can do too much damage on broken plays. He must improve the way he finishes.
Verdict: Third Rounder
Cooper is a rare prospect whose Combine numbers tell most of the story of his status. He has the bust and quickness to give a team good A-Gap pressure, but he's not stout enough against the run to be an every down defensive tackle yet.
Cooper's game reminds me of defensive lineman Will Sutton, who the Bears drafted out of Arizona State in the third round last year. He has potential to develop, but he's still a good value as a rotational 3-Technique in the third round.


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Shamans in the Paleolithic?
The ethnological museum of the University of Göttingen owns a collection dating back to Georg Thomas Asch (1729-1807), a Russian physician, collector and patron with German roots. One highlight of his collection is a Shaman`s costume (Tungus, Sibiria), displayed here.
According to Mircea Eliade (1951), Shamanism encompasses the belief that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human and the spirit worlds. Shamans are in the role of spiritual champions and guardians of the psychic equilibrium of their communities. They are both masters of "the archaic technique of ecstasy," and "specialists in the sacred". According to him:
- Shamanism was once a widespread and worldwide religion dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period
- Religious beliefs and magical practices of historical hunting-gathering cultures are derived from paleolithic Shamanism and preserved the message of this "archaic religion"
- Ancient cave art and petroglyphs have preserved images of shamanic trances and can be used as evidence for the antiquity of shamanism
Eliades master narrative became important for the reconstruction of paleolithic beliefs when Leroi-Gourhan's structuralist approach, who dominated the field of interpretation for nearly 2 decades, became untenable. At this time, the "Shamanistic paradigm" in the interpretation of paleolithic art, promoted by authors like Kirchner, Narr, Clottes and Lewis-Williams became part of most Archaeological textbooks during the 1990ies.
Recently Homayun Sidky (Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 22 (2010) 68-92) published an elucidating lection about the scientific foundations of this theory. Eliade was adherent to the 19th century ideas of an Eurocentric, linear evolutionism and to the early twentieth century school of diffusionistic anthropology.
He relied on written reports, recorded by untrained travelers in Siberia and elsewhere during the historic period (sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries) and looked for similar "shamanistic" elements in the literature to construct a romanticized portrayal of a primary and worldwide shamanistic religion.
Moreover Eliade simply ignored that the types of cultures in Siberia during the historical period differed significantly from the Paleolithic cultures in which shamanism purportedly played a role.
Religious and ideological systems are dynamic and ever changing, especially when confronted with other beliefs and practices. The idea that belief systems may persist unchanged over many millennia is therefore unhistorical and highly questionable.
Homayun Sidky reminds us, that any direct evidence for a paleolithic shamanism is poor. Even the most prominent examples that could be interpreted as shamans or shamanistic scenes ( the so-called "sorcerers or shamans" at Lascaux and Trois Freres, the famous "Löwenmensch" from the Swabian Aurignacian or the Fumane "Shaman") or graves that could be burials of Shamans (Hilazon Tachtit, Dolni Vestonice) are still open to various equally plausible or equally implausible Interpretations.
Resources and images in full resolution:
- Image: 2018-07-31_20180731_shaman22.jpg
- Extern Link: www.persee.fr…hom_0439-4216_1998_num_38_147_370514
- Extern Link: www.loewenmensch.de…lion_man.html
- Extern Link: www.persee.fr…hom_0439-4216_1998_num_38_147_370514
- Extern Link: booksandjournals.brillonline.com…094330510x12604383550963
- Extern Link: www.academia.edu…Shamanism_in_Siberia_Russian_Records_of_Indigenous_Spirituality_Springer_2003_358_pp_16_b_w_ills._PDF
- Extern Link: www.academia.edu…Fascist_Scholars_Fascist_Scholarship_The_Quest_for_Ur-Fascism_and_the_Study_of_Religion
- Extern Link: www.tandfonline.com…1600910X.2009.9672748?journalCode=rdis20


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Indelible Grace means "grace that cannot be erased." It comes from an old hymn called "A Debtor to Mercy Alone." The third verse goes:
My name from the palms of his hands,
Eternity will not erase.
Impressed on his heart it remains,
in marks of indelible grace.
The song evokes a passage from the prophet Isaiah. The people were crying out to God: Have you forsaken us? Have you forgotten us? God's response is breathtaking in its audacity: "Can a woman forget her nursing child? Even if it is possible for her to forget such a thing, I will never forget you. See, as evidence, as I have engraved you on the palms of my hands." (Isaiah 49:14-16) To Isaiah's contemporaries, it must have been a puzzling statement. How could this be?
Years later, Jesus, the God-man, was nailed to the cross, redeeming humanity from sin and death. After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared before his disciples, and as proof of the Resurrection, he showed them the indelible nail marks on his hands (Luke 24:39, John 20:27). The fact that the marks on Jesus' hands remain on his resurrection body is a testament forever of God's indelible grace to us.
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I've got two big posts I need to write - a guide to the thrift stores of the Upper East Side in Manhattan, and a review of Tabio sports socks which I have now worn frequently enough to adequately give my opinion. Sadly, these posts take time, so here's a quick shoe update of my purchases this week in the sales.
You've already seen these on one outfit this week - Ksubi boots from Farfetch.com which have just been reduced further. Arghhhh! They've got enough heel for a strut, but not so much that you're crippled.
I was also rather chuffed by these River Island sandals, not least because I wanted them full price but never got around to buying them. £44.99 reduced to £15. So, kinda makes up for missing the further reductions on the boots? Sorted.


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Five things I've just read:
- Fancy Bear Targets Ukrainian Artillery: Crowdstrike released further analysis on the (less-and-less) mysterious actors behind the DNC hack, identifying malware used to target Ukrainian artillery units as coming from the same group. The report, which provides technical attribution for a set of Android malware derived from the same toolset regularly used by Fancy Bear, does an excellent job of strengthening even further the already-clear links between the group and the Russian military. For any holdouts left who doubt that the actors were in fact Russian, this should be the final word. This is what attribution looks like.
It's also worth noting something else: Fancy Bear's facilitation of targeting Ukrainian artillery looks like it was strikingly effective. Over the last two years, according to the Crowdstrike report, Ukraine has lost 50 percent of their artillery, and 80 percent of the targeted weapons system. Needless to say, these numbers are very high, and a good reminder that for all the focus on information operations right now, cyber-offense can also be very effective when used for the more traditional purpose of enabling kinetic conflict. I'm reading: "Cyber Experts Cite Link Between DNC Hacks and Aggression Against Ukraine."
Cybersecurity Must Be Hard if Even the Empire Can't Do a Good Job: It's good to be reminded that security is even hard in the world of Star Wars. Thankfully, no one in the real world has (yet) contemplated destroying the planet as an easy solution to a data leak. I'm reading: "How Bad Was Imperial Cybersecurity in Rogue One? We Asked Some Experts."
What Does MVP Mean When You're Building Technology for the Real World? Silicon Valley start ups have built their rapid development cycles on the concept of the minimal viable product – get something out the door in a beta stage, then iterate with customer interaction to improve the product as quickly as possible. How to handle this "fail fast, fail forward, iterate quickly" approach with technology that impacts the physical world is still an open question.
Case in point: the early pilot of Uber's self-driving cars in San Francisco has raised concern because autonomous vehicles have been identified running red lights and violating other traffic laws.
There is immense pressure on the companies racing to capture the potential self-driving car market, not least of which because the first mover, if they get out a good product, could have a substantial advantage. This drives innovators to rapid development cycles, which will in turn increase the likelihood of "bugs" in early development versions. But when the cost of "bugs" isn't a system crash, but a bike/car collision, what should be done to counter these pressures – even if that means slowing down the development cycle? And if we do slow down the development cycle, do we expose our leading-edge innovators to competition from other countries that might not have such concerns? I'm reading: "Uber Admits to Self-driving Car 'Problem' in Bike Lanes as Safety Concerns Mount."
Don't Call it a Cyberattack: As much as 80 percent of alerts generated by security systems turn out to be false positives. This obviously raises serious concerns for defenders – how do you find the 20 percent of real alerts in the midst of all those false alarms?
But it could also have defenders crying wolf about entirely legitimate activity. Case in point: According to the state of Georgia, after it refused DHS' offer to help secure its voting systems in preparation for the 2016 election, DHS targeted it for a series of cyberattacks.
According to DHS, however, the events that Georgia is identifying were nothing of the kind. For example, a "large attack" identified by the state on Nov. 15 was actually a DHS contractor visiting a state website to learn about a professional license.
All of this started because Georgia's cybersecurity system alerted on DHS' behavior. Georgia claims that their security systems "would not have sounded the alarm over the activity DHS is describing," but it seems like that's exactly what happened. I'm reading: "Georgia asks Trump to investigate DHS 'Cyberattacks'" and "DHS: Georgia Incident was Legitimate Work, not a Hack."
- Cybersecurity and Arms Control: A Stormy Relationship Continues: It looks like security advocates that have been pushing for a renegotiation of the Wassenaar arms-control agreement on cybersecurity tools will have to keep pushing. Advocates have argued that the agreement, which is intended to limit the ability of repressive regimes to access surveillance technology that can be used to target dissidents and human rights activists, also forbids much of the modern business of cybersecurity research.
There had been growing support for a renegotiation of the rule, but it appears that didn't happen. Little has been done with the international regulation in the US up to this point, as regulators struggle to distinguish between legitimate security research and malicious activity. The US had pushed for a revision of the rule, and as the new administration gets underway, we shall see how (if at all) we manage to untangle this difficult knot. I'm reading: "US-Backed Effort to Ease Software Export Limits Fails."


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