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Edition of 500, initial copies on super limited red vinyl and cut at D&M. Art and design by Radek Drutis - the man behind those ace Madlib sleeves** In 2010 Brad Rose (Digitalis / Charlatan / The North Sea / Ossining) and his wife Eden Hemming Rose (Foxy Digitalis / Mass Ornament) indulged their pop instincts to beautiful effect on Mechanical Gardens. For anyone familiar with the duo's work it was a radical departure from their experimental devotions and duly picked up a healthy amount of accolades. Nightrunners is their neon-hazy follow-up, perhaps slightly more industrial pop oriented, with strong traces of the early 4AD records they grew up with. Eden Hemming's voice takes a leading role, contrasting her dreamy sweetness with Brad Rose's raspy, steppin' drum machine patterns and layers of synth, guitar and electronics. The robust delicacy Carousel Ocean is the perfect example, at once whimsical yet calculated and even noisy, while the rest of the LP passes through an alternating weather system from the dark clouds and driving pace of Runaways to the gauzy shimmer of Piglette and the churning turmoil of Get Over It to fractured, Morr style techno-pop on No Spring Till Summer or the jagged noise pop of Hologram.


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Louisiana State University has developed an outreach campaign called "The Next Storm Surge...Maps and Models of Projected Hurricane Vulnerability for Iberia Parish." Clearly, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita got the attention of people of south-central Louisiana who dodged two bullets, as they were just west of one killer storm and just east of the other. This LSU effort was aimed at giving these coastal zone residents the tools needed to better understand risks associated with hurricane storm surges.
The initiative consisted of several development efforts that resulted in producing imagery:
Models and imagery were used to graphically communicate the information at four local events in New Iberia:
A poster showing some of the information presented can be viewed here.
The events all took place in the Parkview Branch Library in New Iberia with standing-room only crowds. Turn-out for the general public event was twice the capacity of the room, and the program had to be offered again a week later. As an ongoing aid to area residents, LSU installed ESRI ARC READER software and local LIDAR digital elevation model data on the library computers.
The events also provided an opportunity to distribute LSU AgCenter information on hurricane preparedness, hazard resistant residential construction, and on-site flood protection methods.
Similar events are being planned for Vermilion and St. Mary parishes hit, but not as catastrophically as the far eastern and western parishes of Louisiana were by Katrina and Rita. LSU is organizing the meetings and producing the modeling and flood graphics that will be relevant for each of these coastal parishes.
LSU contributors to this educational effort: Thomas Hymel, LSU AgCenter Watershed Specialist and Sea Grant agent in Iberia Parish; Hassan Mashriqui, engineer for the LSU Hurricane Center; Paul Kemp and Dane Dartez, also with the Hurricane Center; Barrett Kennedy, John Pine, Jackie Mills, Stephanie Pedro and Jasmine James of the CADGIS Research Lab.


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The annual PAA convention is held each year in September to provide members with high quality continuing education experiences from nationally known speakers and fellow PAA members as well as the latest information from hearing aid, instrument, and other exhibitors. Dr. Beth Czarnecki, Au.D., VP of Education, is in charge of planning and implementing this years convention. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.
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Basic details about this nursing degree program:
Do you enjoy watching the television show CSI? If so, then a Certificate in Forensic Nursing just might be the right career path for you. Forensic Nurses are often brought into a crime scene to collect evidence, take samples, and work with police and detectives to help determine events and specifics of a crime. Forensic Nurses also usually help victims who are survivors of violent crimes, abuse, or neglect, again helping law enforcement officials determine the cause of any wounds or pain inflicted. Many Forensic Nurses work in either hospitals or for law enforcement agencies, but also have the option of starting their own practice as well. Courses involved in this certificate program include Forensic Physical and Psychological Assessment and Crisis Planning & Management. For those interested in dealing with some of the more serious emergency aspects of the healthcare profession, especially dealing with trauma experiences and assisting the law in solving criminal cases, consider a career in forensics as a way to further and expand your nursing career.


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Writing a novel normally takes most of us a year so to try and put out three in one year is not an easy task. I'm hoping that I can. I put out Surprise Engagement about a month ago and now this is getting my attention.
It's written but now is the hard part the editing. I had to take about two weeks off when my Aunt Deane became ill from a fall and from there things just got worse. She was one of my biggest fans and at some point I will blog about her, but it won't be easy.
Three days ago we laid her to rest, and that was not an easy thing for us to do. She was the last living Great Aunt on my mothers side of the family. She will be missed dearly. She loved this Street Justice series and it breaks my heart that she won't get to read them all. I know that she would want me to go on full force and get as many books out as I can. She was very proud of me and I'm so grateful that she was in my life.
At some point I hope to tell you more about Reasonable Service and how it was dedicated to my family. I'm so very thankful that Aunt Deane was able to read it and she loved it. She will be missed and I will dedicate many books in her memory.
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Author: Bryan Davis
Title: "The Image of a Father"
Publisher: AMG
The foreword to "The Image of a Father" cites the sobering fact that in recent decades, the critical role of the father in a family has been radically diminished by popular culture. This trend even extended to the Church, with many objecting to calling God a father.
Author Bryan Davis relates personal experiences in rearing his seven children, now ages 8 to 23. One anecdote recounts the time when a young daughter asked him, "What does God look like?" In their ensuing dialogue, Davis realized that it was up to him to show her what God is like.
Regarding sons, Davis admonishes men, "Show him how to be strong, openly display your passion for protecting your family, and above all, let him see how much you love your wife. In other words, show him biblical manliness, the masculine side of God our Father."
Davis, who also writes young adult fiction, is a master storyteller. That quality comes in handy as he infuses humor, practical application and occasional emotion into this very reader-friendly volume for dads. He lays out tried-and-true principles to help fathers do their job better. Through 12 chapters he deals with 12 roles of a father – provider, teacher, comforter, guide, and peacemaker among them.
Because he's been there – and is still there – Davis' words bear the clear mark of authenticity.
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NOBODY can have been anything other than deeply troubled by events along the Gaza/Israel border recently. There is nothing uplifting in the sight of seemingly unarmed civilians being shot as they protest against as what they see as the illegal confiscation of their ancestral homes. And, having been on the receiving end of similar protests in the past, I can tell you there's nothing particularly uplifting about being on the other side either.
Much has been made of the one-sidedness of the confrontation; Palestinians armed with rocks, slings and kites carrying small petrol bombs have been arrayed against the drones, teargas, and bullets of the IDF. Some 60 Palestinians killed and 2,770 wounded (1,300 by "live fire") with one Israeli reported wounded over the period of the clashes. A David and Goliath re-run, some have said. And yet, as ever, there are hidden truths behind the main narrative.
The first inkling of this came when Hamas itself declared that 50 of the dead were members of the Islamist group. This in itself does not exonerate the use of lethal force by the IDF, but it seems to confirm the speculation that Hamas had at the very least exploited the protests if not actually encouraging or indeed organising them. It is also remarkable that Israeli soldiers were able to identify and target Hamas members so accurately, as it surely cannot be a coincidence that they formed the great majority of the dead. And also that so many of the wounded appear to have been hit in the legs or lower limbs, indication that the IDF was not following a policy of "shoot to kill", I would suggest.
Be that as it may, what puzzles me as a former soldier is why the IDF used lethal force with such abandon. There are numerous means which security forces at their disposal to control riots and demonstrations; tear gas, water cannon, and plastic baton rounds (or rubber bullets) are well known tools often deployed when demonstrators get out of hand. We know from the news footage that the Israelis used gas canisters, sometimes dropped from drones, and there are reports of "rubber bullets" being used, but the preponderance of casualties were caused by live rounds.
As an aside, we should note that, contrary to popular misconception, high velocity bullets are not designed primarily to kill. They are designed to incapacitate, and scientist for many years have undertaken ghoulish calculations to ensure that, under specified circumstances – usually at a certain range, having penetrated a designated level of helmet and/or body armour – the round still imparts sufficient kinetic energy to its target to render the individual hors de combat. Killing someone takes one enemy out of the conflict; wounding them removes two or three more, those required to look after the casualty.
However, high velocity rounds still inflict catastrophic levels of damage to those unfortunate enough to be hit by them. It has been claimed that the battles on the Gaza border have created a "generation of young amputees", at least 32 since March this year according to the Gaza health ministry. Many of these have been children, and the combination of undeveloped bones and inadequate and overwhelmed medical facilities have only exacerbated the tragedy.
The ferocity of the IDF on this occasion contrasts with the restraint generally shown by British army troops in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in the early 1970s. Granted that the riots in the Province were seldom if ever on the scale of the Gaza demonstrations, but there were many occasions on which British soldiers were confronted, and attacked, by large crowds of belligerent youths. On the majority of occasions serious casualties were limited or avoided altogether, although liberal use was made of CS gas, water cannons, and rubber and plastic bullets. And it should be said that these too can cause serious injuries.
The major exception to this is, of course, Bloody Sunday. Sometimes called the Bogside Massacre, this infamous incident took place on 30th January 1972 in the Bogside area of Londonderry. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 Para) shot dead 13 seemingly unarmed civilians taking part in a civil rights march, with another civilian dying later of wounds. In due course the Savile Inquiry into the incident found that the killings were both "unjustified" and "unjustifiable" and that all of those shot were unarmed, and that soldiers "knowingly put forward false accounts" to justify their firing.
The question is, then, what might make normally disciplined and well-trained troops open fire on unarmed civilians? Well, there might be a number of reasons. It might be that soldiers genuinely fear for their lives and react in a way to preserve themselves and their comrades as best they know how. It could be, of course, that they have been ordered to respond that way, but why would they when other tactics and weapons are available? It could be that they were frightened, always possible with the conscripts of the IDF but most unlikely in the case of 1 Para in 1972. They, along with the Royal Marines, are the shock infantry troops of the British armed services; they may well have been apprehensive, but scared?
I don't have an answer to this conundrum, and I'm not saying that either the IDF or 1 Para lost their coherence in these separate incidents. But history shows numerous examples of soldiers from normally well-disciplined units losing control and running amok. It seems to be one of the risks run in all wars in history, and sometimes there appears to be no accounting for it. Strong moral leadership at all levels is key to avoiding these worst of excesses.
As I have said oftentimes before, the first casualty of armed conflict is truth, and we may never know what really happened on the Gaza border, nor indeed in Londonderry nearly 50 years ago, Savile Inquiry notwithstanding. But one thing is certain; conflict and death resolve nothing and there are no winners. In the end, discussion and compromise are the best paths to peaceful resolution.
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Chamomile contains a substance dealing with infections, so it plays an important role in the treatment of eye infections and relieves them.
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Yiota Nicolaidou is an entrepreneur, scientist and philanthropist.
She is the Founder and Chairman of ' Y. Secure World Vision ' and she has made cyber security her mission.
Yiota's work focuses on securing and protecting the assets of individuals and organisations from attack by cyber terrorists which have become more prolific since 2012 .
Her philanthropic effort focuses on enabling non-profit making organisations in Cyprus with the technological tools it needs to reach and support as many people as possible.
She also leads the fight against any form of violence and abusive behavior directed mainly towards women and children.
She is currently the Director of the Regional Control Centre of Operations for the Cyprus Government, Ministry of Interior Civil Defence Department and her contribution to protecting citizens does not stop there…
She worked collaboratively with private educational institutes and the Ministry of Education in Cyprus.
She contributed to Systems Security and Continual Operations of the Cypriot Government during the Cypriot Presidency of the European Union in Brussels serving as Communication Affairs Attache.
Her academic qualifications include a degree as a Hardware Designer and an MSc in Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering from Bristol University in UK.
Yiota specialised in Fault Tolerance having had Prof. Dhiraj K. Pradhan as her mentor and she specialised inHardware Security and Usable Security at the University of Maryland, USA.
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- May 2016Director of Regional Control Center of Operations, Cyprus Government Civil Defense
- 2016Founder & CEO of Y. Secure World Vision
- 2014-2015Designed Website-online platforms for Non-profit making organisations in Cyprus.
- May 2012Communications Affairs Attaché, Permanent Representation of the Republic Cyprus to the European Union
- 2010 – 2012Teaching basic online security principles for the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture
- 2015Specialized in Hardware Security from Maryland University USA
- 2015Specialized in Usable Security from Maryland University USA
- 2011MSc Computer Engineering in Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering
- 2010Specialized in Fault Tolerance with Mentor Prof. Dhiraj K. Pradhan, Chair in Computer Science University of Bristol
- 2010Named 'the best student I have worked with in my career and the person companies are looking for because of her creative mind and independent work ethic' by Prof. Dhiraj K. Pradhan
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Release Date: December 23, 2012
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Jeb, a former slave, rescues his brother-in-law Crispus from the Ku Klux Klan, pulling him into a world of Creole Voodoo, hatred, time travel, and redemption. The two brothers-in-law set out to stop Verdiss and his Klan followers from using the Pharaoh's Staff, a magical artifact from ancient Egypt. Soon, Jeb and Crispus learn Verdiss' diabolical plan and discover that he is working for an even more evil force. In the end Jeb and Crispus must stop the eradication of an entire people and each must find redemption for his own past sins.
Lane Heymont was born in Pennsylvania. He earned a BA in Liberal Arts with a focus on literature and history. He also holds a double minor in psychology and business. After college, he turned his focus back to writing. Lane has several short stories published, one of which was recommended for the 2012 Bram Stoker Award in short fiction.
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Nice post. I haven't shopped from them yet, but might give it a try now.ReplyDelete
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:D I had a good experience with them and they delivered the products in time as well. You should try them too!Delete
Wow awesome Haul Niesh and such a nice Review I love goodlife.comReplyDeleteReplies
I like them too, they are great when it comes to quick delivery like flipkart.com. Sadly, medplus, is getting slow these days in delivering products.Delete
Nice haul. Waiting for the brush review.ReplyDeleteReplies
I will review it soon Meghu.:) I have used it and ready to review.Delete
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Review on Basic care brush soon neisha..:P it seems interesting.. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Sure dear, I shopped from them only because of that brush!:)Delete
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nice Little haul. want a review on that complexion brush :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Great Post Niesha! Lovely Haul too... :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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i have shopped from them before and have no complaints, waiting for your review on the brush, looks nice. nice post:)ReplyDeleteReplies
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I also shopped with them for 3-4 times and from their partner site first cry many times for my daughter ...their service is awesome....b/w nice haul...:)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Thank you so much for commenting and letting us know. I shopped from them 4-5 times and it was good always, probably the warehouse that supplies in your city may not be efficiency and lacks quality checks.
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Litigating Allegations of Fraud Throughout Texas and the United States
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Women have been the most inspiring and motivating presence throughout author Samantha Koshiol's adult life. Her interactions with them, whether they have been beautiful, ugly or heartwarming, have left imprints and created moments frozen in time. Her mind is full with mental snapshots of bare-chested women and long legs tangled between sheets and half-assed sobriety.
Long Legs in the Twin Cities is the stories of those interactions with women from the Twin Cities area. All names have been changed for the privacy of those involved. Implications may have been made and third parties may be offended. At this point in life, she doesn't really give a fuck if you are or not.
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Ranatan for Windows 8 is on the store!
Hi there!
I am pleased, glad and – why not?- pretty proud to announce you Guys
that you can get my brand new videogame "Ranatan"
available for FREE on Windows 8 International Market.
What is all about?
Ranatan is a funny froggy who's alway, always hungry!
Aim of the game is to eat as many flying bugs as you can.
Jump from leaf to leaf trying not to fall into the water 'cause there are naughty fishes ready to bite you.
Beware of snakes and red mosquitoes too.
Be careful.. when night falls or when it rains you won't see clearly… But everything becomes more challenging!
One more thing : don't hit the left border of the screen, otherwise Ranatan will be screwed…
You shall eat while jumping making "combo jumps", you can get "bonus" by making "super jumps", and you can gain points by picking up coins (PowerPack) or ride a rocket to run away very fast.
In the next few days a new update will be released to allow an online worldwide ranking amongst the best jumpers and bugs hunters!
The challenge will be even more demanding!!!
Are you ready to jump…?
It's a game of skills and ability which will improve your reflexes!
Be careful though… It could cause addiction…!!!:)
From September onwards it will be available on the Apple Store (iOS e OSX), Android Play Store, Linux, Windows Phone 8 and therefore for tablets and smartphone.
To download it follow the link: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/ranatan/0c217e93-5e53-4409-8eb0-fdcee92f4947
Or look for it on Windows 8 International Market "Ranatan"
A special thanks to those who helped me developing this game!!!
Michael Hartlef,
Giulia Armeni
and last but not least my dearest friend "Luca DOC Morelli"
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While most of us don't consider snoring to be a medical condition, loud, persistent snoring can become one if it significantly affects your quality of sleep. Sleep apnea is caused by shallow or intermittent breathing. Snoring is another common culprit of sleep apnea. Patients may gasp or choke in their sleep due to insufficient air intake.
Do not leave sleep apnea symptoms untreated. If you wake up sluggish or suspect that you may have sleep apnea, visit an Ogden Clinic ENT specialist right away. Left untreated, sleep apnea gives patients daytime drowsiness, poor concentration and slow reflexes. Our team of Ogden ENTs can set you back on a healthy sleep schedule with treatment to abate these sleep apnea symptoms.
If you experience pressure in your face, nasal congestion, or drainage of the nose, you may have sinusitis. This is a condition Dr. Bikhazi enjoys treating. For severe cases of sinusitis, Dr. Bikhazi can even perform outpatient surgery to open up the sinus cavity and relieve symptoms. If your sinus symptoms aren't improving, Request an Appointment today!


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SEE MORE SALARIES FOR LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALSRetail loss prevention specialists are charged with the responsibility of effectively preventing the loss of merchandise through theft or misplacement by conducting employee and organization investigations and developing effective product tracking procedures. They are financially-minded individuals who understand the impact of merchandise loss on fiscal numbers. They often assess buildings, stores and residences for security breach potential and propose enhancements to overall security to avoid future thefts. They work closely with other law enforcement agencies and officers to investigate crimes where merchandise has been lost, and are expected to thoroughly document cases of unaccounted merchandise that fall outside the realm of criminal activity. A high school diploma is a minimum requirement for employment, however, in most cases, a bachelor's degree is preferred.
A Retail Loss Prevention Specialist will normally get average salaries that can range from 16000 to 24000 based on tenure and industry expertise. Retail Loss Prevention Specialists can receive a salary of Twenty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred dollars annually.
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists can get the best compensation in the District of Columbia, where they get average compensation of approximately $53450. Professionals that work in these jobs receive the highest pay in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, where they get average pay levels of $59540.
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South Vintage Festival 2015
For this first edition, The South Vintage Festival was able to conquer my heart. In spite of the heat, tiredness due to the stall I was holding, I just hold nice memories from this festival. We were The Four Horsemen, all together : Francois Amoretti, Elodie Lostfish and Messalyn (illustrators), Alexandra Banti (photographe) and myself (model, blogger and writer). It was the first time we were all gathered together for such an évent ! I thank furthermore all the people who came specially to meet us that day. The festival was ingeniously arranged in different spaces : furniture, clothing, beauty corner, tattoo studio, entertainement space with a scène, food trucks, convivial and ludic space for the smaller ones, a space reserved for creators/ artists and a wedding corner. I especially enjoyed the last one ! I mostly had the honor to be part of the jury for the Lovely Vintage contest, with the fabulous Lady Flo as président and présenter, as always so enthusiastic (and ever so pretty !). Many thanks to the whole event planning team.
I hope you will enjoy the few pictures I took ! my feet really heart, because of the heat and my récent surgery, I was not able to leave my stand much…hopefully, next year, I will be able to got to the second édition !
My outfit that day : Dress, hat, gloves and scarf : vintage, 50s.


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Summer is upon us! And I'm absolutely loving it. It's so good to get outdoors and play in the sunshine and bright sunny weather.
I don't really mind the warmer weather. However the big downside for me is that the kids have been waking up earlier than usual due to the early sunrise. But that is after all the lure of summer... longer days for longer play time.
So last weekend we decided to head outdoors for a family movie night in the park by taking advantage of the free outdoor cinema at the Northbridge Piazza.
We packed a picnic dinner (courtesy of Maccas), picked a spot on the green lawn and settled into the complimentary bean bags provided. They were playing one of Nathan's favourites: Monsters Inc.
So there we all were, sitting out in the sunshine, munching on burgers, nuggets and fries, sipping on icy cold carbonated drinks, with a giant LED screen playing a favourite flick – can it get any better than this?
Grace wasn't really into the movie, but she enjoyed herself anyway just sitting back and being part of all the action and excitement.
It was a fun day.
Northbridge Piazza Free Outdoor Cinema
Corner of James & Lake Street, Northbridge, Western Australia
Open 24 hours a day showcasing a variety of films and presentations all year round
including Free Flicks for Kids
P.S. The next morning at breakfast as we were saying grace, Nathan piped in and asked if he could add a prayer: "Dear Jesus, thank you for daddy bring me to watch Sully blue monster and Mike green monster on the big TV and have a picnic, in Jesus name, Amen". So spontaneous and sweet. And clearly, the movie picnic left a huge impression on him.
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At the recent Battle for the Paddle at Doheny State Beach I ran across three new products that I thought would make great surf gifts. Check them out in the video above.
At the recent Battle for the Paddle at Doheny State Beach I ran across three new products that I thought would make great surf gifts. Check them out in the video above.
My friends at Gizmodo just posted a very well written blog on the best lightweight portable headphones. Lots of surfers like to get amped for a sesh before they go out. A good pair of portable headphones that can be stashed in a backpack would make a killer gift that would get lots of use. And the best gifts are the ones that get used. Check out the review here, just pick up the winner of the review below the break.
Gizmodo Best Lightweight Headphone Review
We, the smartphone-and-MP3-addicted people, wear headphones from dusk till dawn. That means they've got to be comfortable for hours on end. Forget the bulk of fashion-forward full-sized cans and the irritation of earbuds—for headphones that go the distance, three qualities trump everything else: comfort, durability, practicality.
We tested five pairs of on-ear headphones, all weighing less than three ounces and costing less than $105 on Amazon. Sound quality is always important, but like the slick gadgets you plug them into, headphones should fit effortlessly into your life. If you're going to take these everywhere and wear them constantly, they've got to look good and stow away easily. Of course, these headphones all borrow something of the Walkman-chic style of the 1980s, so if they're aesthetically covetable, we're not going to complain. Read more…
Check the price now at Amazon.com at this link. Sennheiser PX 100-II On Ear Miniheadphone (Black)
While GoPro invented the genre of a surfboard mountable surf cam, they're no longer the only company to manufacture wave-worthy cameras. While I have an early model GoPro, which I really like (with a handful of notable exceptions), we'll be reviewing a couple of possible options for you.
Mountable cams are not just for expert surfers who want to brag about their biq-wave prowess. They actually make great (and humbling) training tools. When I first went checked out the video I shot with my GoPro, I was appalled at how bad my foot work was. It got me instantly focused on foot placement and improved my surfing immediately.
I've since gotten some fun videos of myself in waves ranging from knee high to scary overhead. It's fun to post them on Facebook, and you can get awesome screen grabs of still shots without needing a floating photographer in the water, or hiring a helicopter, or being Laird Hamilton.
Both the cams listed here are available with a waterproof housing and surfboard mounts. They all come with other mounts as well, that allow you to use the cam in all kinds of activities like skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, mountain biking…you name it.
First off, either of these cameras, equipped with the right mounts, will make your surfer happy. I can pretty much assure you of that. It's also the type of gift most surfers won't buy for themselves, unless they're flush. So you'll be doing your favorite surfer a favor by getting him or her something they truly want, will use, but likely didn't want to buy for themselves. This is the type of gift that says you care about their passion; it's thoughtful and even a bit romantic.
The GoPro and Contour, while essentially fulfilling the same function, are very different products. Even their look is different. The Go Pro is a box and the Contour is a cylinder. They seem to have gone out of their way to differentiate. The video quality is fantastic on both. They both come with waterproof housings that are safe to at least 60 meters. Any surfboards go that deep and nobody's thinking about their video footage. The Contour has two big advantages in its mount over the GoPro.
The Contour swivels up to 180 degrees. This means when you are in the water, and a pod of dolphins swims by, you can swivel the cam to capture the front view. This has happened to me a couple of times with the GoPro and I had to get off the board, rotate the board and try to aim while floating in the water. Needless to say I got squat when it came to dolphin footage.
The second feature is the laser line. Yeah, the Contour has lasers, which beyond just being cool, allow you to accurately aim the camera for the correct height. Both cameras have identical very wide angle lens so it's not really necessary, but lasers are always nice to have.
The Contour has a magnetic slide on/off switch, while the GoPro has a big button. The GoPro gets the heads up in really cold water if your surfer is wearing gloves, as its going to be easier to push the button than slide the switch with your hands buried in 3MM neoprene.
Neither cam has a built in LCD screen to view your footage, but the GoPro has both an adapter for hooking up directly to a TV monitor, and an accessory LCD that snaps on the back of the camera. The Contour offers neither of these options.
Both cameras sport fullHD resolution @ 1080P. The GoPro uses standard SD cards for memory, where the smaller Contour requires microSD, which are a little more expensive and a little harder to come by in a pinch, like when you're in Bali on that surf trip and forgot your memory card.
So which camera gets the nod? It's a close race, and you really can't go wrong with either one. But I am going with the Contour. I love the fact that the mount swivels. Most people are going to view footage on their computers, so the available (and expensive) LCD screen for the GoPro winds up being moot. And the microSD cards are so small, I'll just pack a couple extra in my bag when I go to Bali next time.
As of this posting, the ContourHD ROAM sells for $265 when you total up the camera, waterproof housing and the surfboard mount.
The GoPro HD Surf Hero is $195 with free shipping, including everything needed to mount and get wet.
There is a new GoPro model out now (Hero2) but the features just don't justify the extra $100 in my opinion.
Below are links to the best online pricing at Amazon.com
ContourROAM Hands-free HD Camcorder (Newest Model)
Contour 3330 Waterproof Case for ContourROAM


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Huskies don't blink in a state semifinal victory
Burlington set to go for fifth consecutive 1A state championship today at 3:30 p.m.
March 3, 2018
CASPER — Having reigned as the 1A boys basketball champions the past four seasons, the Burlington Huskies get every team's best shot and if a team is going to deny them their fifth-straight championship blinking is not advisable.
The Encampment Tigers were one minute and 54 seconds away from dethroning the Huskies Friday night at Casper College, but Burlington showed their championship resolve and defeated the Tigers 48-42 in the 1A State semifinals.
"We were at the point of do or die, and that's what I told them. I made them all look me in the eye and commit to finishing and I thought at...
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After years of fretting over a potential fighter gap caused by delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Navy officials are saying everything's gonna be ok, thanks to the Super Hornet.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead repeatedly said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday that the sea service is in "a very good position" with regards to its fighter fleet due to the recent buys of dozens of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets that are set to come on line in the next few years combined with life extensions the service will perform on 150 of its older F/A-18s and the gradual introduction of the F-35.
All of this means the sea-service will avoid the, so called, fighter gap of 100 to 177 tactical jets it has been worrying about for several years now, at least that's what the CNO says. Well, that's nice to know.
Still, we don't know when the F-35C is going to come on line or in what numbers. We'll only know the answer to that once the Navy has thoroughly poured over the results of the F-35 program's Technical Baseline Review that took place over the last year following the dramatic restructuring of the entire JSF program. Many in DoD call that review, known as the TBR, the most in-depth scrubbing the program has ever seen. Basically, it's meant to determine everything that's good, bad and ugly with the program. Something that's desperately needed for the Pentagon to determine how much the jet will cost, how long it will really take to field and, in the case of the B Vs. C-model, how many of each type of jet to buy.


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From the NY Times:
"I don't want the simplistic labels to get in the way of what's really going on here," said Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, a Democrat whose primary challenge to Mrs. Lincoln has ignited enthusiasm among activists who want to purge the party of those they see as close to corporate interests and uncommitted to liberal causes. "I'm complicated. I doubt you would like it very much if someone put a one-word adjective to describe you."
Yet the very definition of the Democratic label is being tested in the Senate race in Arkansas, which has emerged as one of the most divisive primaries among Democrats as the midterm elections get under way.
Yet if there is really any doubt that Halter is a liberal, just look later on in that same article:
Five of the nation's largest labor unions pledged to spend at least $3 million on her defeat. MoveOn.org, a grass-roots liberal organization, and several left-leaning blogs endorsed Mr. Halter, helping to raise more than $2 million on his behalf in the last month.
Let's just get one thing straight: MoveOn.org doesn't endorse anyone but Democrats. You can't hide from that.


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Where am I? Why is desk? It's too bright in here.
I am off of antibiotics, I am off of steroids, and the pollen count is falling, but my body has been through a lot and my mind isn't working so good without Naptime. Turns out, there is no regular Naptime at work.
I am frigging exhausted from all the illness and medication and while I'm glad I don't have to have surgery right now I am also un-glad that I'm not fully there yet. I'm getting my work done pretty well but I just start crashing like a mofo in the afternoon and by the time I get home all I want to do is go to bed.
I'm just complaining. Y'all have been really supportive. I don't want to up my caffeine intake with all these drugs in my system, and after work yoga has been out of the question with these energy levels. I can't wait until Saturday when I don't have to do anything.


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Ride On Lion – Simba
This regal plush ride on lion is the perfect present!
Just push down on the foot rest bars and watch the ride on lion go. Each ride on animal has a soft plush body and an amazing driving system that enables children to steer with the handles and move the animal along on plastic wheels.
These ride on toys are so much fun to ride also great exercise at the same time.
For ages 3 to 8 + years. Shame they don't make adult sizes!
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Goods will be despatched within 4 working days from receipt of order.
Other ride on toy animals include a Ride on Reindeer, Ride on Zebra, Ride on Tiger, Ride on Black Horse, Ride on Brown Horse and Ride On Elephant, and Ride on White Horse – Snowy.
CE EN71 certified, compliant to UK and EU regulations.
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Small: L:70cm x W:27cm x H:67cm. Saddle height 49 cm, maximum weight 40 kg. For children between 3-5 years dependent on height and weight of child.
Medium: L:90cm x W:32cm x H93cm - Saddle height 67 cm, max. weight 65 kg. For children between 5-8 years dependent on height and weight of child.
Large: L:100cm x W:35cm x H:104cm - Saddle height 77 cm, max. weight 80 kg. For children aged 8+ years dependent on height and weight of child.
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Air Set (No-Bake) Aluminum Casting & Molding
Bremer Manufacturing operates a large air set molding line, enabling production of much larger and heavier aluminum parts than can be produced on our green sand casting Hunter machines. Another type of aluminum sand casting, air set molding (also known as "no-bake" molding) uses chemically bonded sand to form high-strength molds needed to produce large, complicated shapes that many parts require. Parts can weigh up to 120 pounds and measure 60" inches in length utilizing this operation.
Internal passageways and undercuts on parts can be easily produced using cores made in the air set operation, using warm box cores made on the Redford machines, or purchased from an outside source.
High Output Aluminum Casting with Low Cost and Lead Times
Aluminum casting patterns for the air set molding line are typically made of wood and plastic, keeping pattern cost and lead time down. What's more, multiple patterns of various part numbers may be run simultaneously on our molding loop, and multi-cavity patterns and core boxes can also be used to increase throughput for larger volume projects. Bremer's air set pouring line includes three aluminum melt furnaces complete with an automatic mold shakeout station, which captures sand to be run through our reclamation system for reuse – lower costs even further.


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Large Air Volume Cabinet Type Centrifugal Fan/ Industrial Ventilation Exhaust Fan
1. Galvanized steel sheet with outside painted, anti-corrosion.
2. Centrifugal exhaust fan is used for ventilation system, exhausting indoor polluted air. Besides, it can also used as supply air fan, introduce fresh air into rooms.
3. Washable nylon prefilter is installed at fresh air intake. For cleaning area, more filters are optional for installation.
4. Centrifugal fan, belt drive, high static pressure.
5. Air volume: 1500m3/h ~ 60000m3/h
1. Commercial buildings: Star hotels, restaurants, office buildings, schools, supermarkets, shopping mall, entertainment centers,theaters,etc
2. Industrial field: Electronic factory,pharmaceutical factory, precision instrument factory,petrochemical factory,tobacco factory, cooling for production process, etc.
3. Public places: Airports, stations, exhibition halls, stadiums, museums, convention centers, church, etc
4. Underground projects, metro, mines, tunnels, etc.
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While you're developing your skills learning to fly these things, you run across lots of helpful websites. And there are a ton of them. I'll try to collect as many as I can that I use all the time and post them here for your reference.
eCalc is very popular and is useful for multirotors and helis. Using their calculator, you can find out what size motors and props or blades along with related equipment (ESCs) will give you the most efficient flight. They will ask for donations whenever you click in or out. and frankly, that's okay. It's a great resource.
Helicopter Power and set-up Calculator. This headspeed calculator is a lot simpler to use than eCalc and gives great results. Use it to find the right size battery, ESC, motor and pinion for the most efficient flights.
This is one of the first sites I ran across when I started the hobby. Tons of info for beginners. this guy really knows his stuff.
You wanna learn how to fly helicopters? Follow the steps outlined here and you will be a master — if you can manage to make it through the grueling training prescribed in this series flight school classes.


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The Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong is a consummate Research Scientist (Forest Science). He had his B.Sc. (Hons) Natural Resources Management and M.Phil in Silviculture & Forest Management at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana in 1994 and 2001 respectively. In 2002, he was awarded Research Assistant position at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, USA which enabled him to pursue his Ph.D. in Forest Science (Forest Health) in 2006.
He joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana in 1995 as an Entomology Research Assistant and in 2003, he was employed as a Research Scientist. After the completion of his PHD programme in 2006, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at the Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA.
Prof. Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong returned to Ghana and continued his work at the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana in 2006 as a Research Scientist and rose through the ranks to the position of Principal Research Scientist in 2015.
Prof. Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong has rendered services on 15 Committees/Boards including the National Committee for the establishment of Public University in Sunyani and also chaired the Regional Committee that supported the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) in establishment of the University of Energy and Natural Resources.
He has spearheaded about 16 funded research projects and has over the years developed his networking and fund raising skills that had yielded over $2 million dollars in research funding over the last 10years. Currently, he is the lead person for Ghana and West Africa on a collaborative research project with participants from 7 African countries and Forest Genetic Research Institute of Germany as the Lead Organization into ″Development and Implementation of Species Identification and Timber Tracking System in Africa with DNA Fingerprints and Stable Isotopes″.
He has over 54 research publications and 17 technical Papers/Reports to his credit. He is a member of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa, Entomological Society of America, Ghana Institute of Professional Foresters (GIPF), Ghana Association for the Conservation of Nature (GACON) and Lepidopterist Society of Africa.
Prof. Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong has contributed immensely in the academia both locally and internationally as Adjunct Associate Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Part-Time Lecturer, External Examiner,Visiting Scientist to a couple of academic institutions and has made academic presentations at several fora across the world. He has supervised several undergraduate and postgraduate students thesis.
He was the head of the Forest Improvement and Productivity Division at theCSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghanauntil his appointment as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in September 2016.
Prof. Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong is a Christian and married to Mrs Nana Yeboah Opuni-Frimpong and they are blessed with four (4) children.
Prof. Opuni-Frimpong, until his appointment, was a Principal Research Scientist and the Head, Forest Improvement and Productivity Division, CSIR-Forest Research Institute of Ghana and Adjunct Associate Professor of Michigan Technological University.


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From Michael Siegel
New data out of Minnesota shows that despite a marked increase in e-cigarette use among Minnesota teenagers, there was a corresponding dramatic decline in tobacco cigarette smoking.
According to the report: « The 2014 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey found that the percent of high school students who smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days dropped from 18.1 percent in 2011 to 10.6 percent in 2014. »
At the same time: « 12.9 percent of high school students used or tried an electronic cigarette in the past 30 days. The survey found that 28 percent of high school students reported ever having tried an e-cigarette. »
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These findings add further evidence that electronic cigarettes are not currently serving as any kind of major gateway to cigarette smoking. Despite massive levels of experimentation with electronic cigarettes, youth smoking rates are falling dramatically. This pretty much rules out the hypothesis that e-cigarettes are a major gateway to smoking.
Stan Glantz has reviewed additional evidence which documents rather dramatic increases in electronic cigarette use in the past few years, some of which is occurring among nonsmokers. However, these data actually add to the evidence that e-cigarettes are not a major gateway to smoking because they demonstrate that this experimentation, even among nonsmokers, is occurring at a time when smoking rates among youth have fallen to historic low levels.
Bottom line: There is no evidence at the current time that electronic cigarettes are serving as a gateway to smoking among youth.
Unfortunately, the lack of evidence did not stop the CDC director from proclaiming publicly that e-cigarettes are a gateway to youth smoking. And sadly, I am not aware that the director has made any sort of retraction, correction, or apology.
Meanwhile, the bogus conclusion that youth electronic cigarette use is a major risk for increased youth smoking continues to deceive policy makers throughout the country and risks the formation of inappropriate and unsupported state and federal policies regarding electronic cigarettes.
Despite all the attention to the hypothetical risks of electronic cigarettes, which so far have not been shown to pose any substantial risk to young people, the policy makers remain silent about menthol cigarettes, which – according to the Minnesota report – are currentlysmoked by 44% of youth. This is not a hypothetical risk. This is not a slight chance of progression to smoking. These are kids who are already smoking and most likely already addicted to smoking. And half of these kids who continue to smoke over a lifetime will die prematurely of this addiction.
But nobody in the anti-smoking movement seems to care. It appears that we just can't stand hypothetical or unknown risks. But known epidemics of disease and death are just fine.
Disclosure: I have not received any funding or compensation from the tobacco, electronic cigarette, or pharmaceutical industries. However, I am seeking funding from several electronic cigarette companies to conduct a behavioral study on the effects of electronic cigarettes on smoking behavior.
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Cigarette use among high school students drops to 10.6 percent
Minnesota's first e-cigarette survey finds 12.9 percent used or tried e-cigs during the past month
The 2014 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey found that the percent of high school students who smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days dropped from 18.1 percent in 2011 to 10.6 percent in 2014.
This decline in cigarette smoking, the steepest ever recorded by the Minnesota youth survey, follows extensive efforts to curb cigarette smoking including a 2013 tobacco tax, bans on indoor smoking, and tighter restrictions on youth access to tobacco products. Minnesota also saw declines between 2011 and 2014 in the use of chewing tobacco and cigars, according to the survey.
However, for the first time, the survey also asked about e-cigarette use and found that 12.9 percent of high school students used or tried an electronic cigarette in the past 30 days. The survey found that 28 percent of high school students reported ever having tried an e-cigarette.
« These new findings indicate that our statewide efforts to reduce and prevent conventional tobacco use among Minnesota children are working, » said Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger. « At the same time, we are seeing a wild-west approach toward e-cigarettes, which allows tobacco companies unlimited marketing access to young men and women. This has led to increasing numbers of Minnesota high school and middle school students using e-cigarettes. »
Many young people are being exposed to nicotine, which is highly addictive, through e-cigarettes. An estimated 85,900 Minnesota public school students in grades 6-12 have tried e-cigarettes, and 38,400 reported using them in the past 30 days. Nicotine is known to harm adolescent brain development. Nearly one-fourth of high school students who have tried an e-cigarette have never tried another tobacco product.
Minnesota high school students are exposed to a wide range of e-cigarette marketing tactics previously used to sell cigarettes. More than half of high school students, 57 percent, saw e-cigarette ads on TV in the past 30 days. About half, 48 percent, saw ads in convenience stores. Students also saw e-cigarettes in ads on the Internet, magazines and billboards, and in the hands of actors in movies or on TV. Retailers have also started selling candy flavored e-cigarette products.
« I have a sense of déjà vu about e-cigarettes, » Ehlinger said. « Tobacco companies are using old and well-tested marketing techniques to introduce children to a new product that delivers nicotine and potentially leads to the burden of addiction. We need to take a hard look at what actions we can take at local and state levels to stop this trend, » Ehlinger said.
E-cigarettes are having such an impact in high schools that though the percent of high school students using any of the conventional tobacco products in the past 30 days fell from 25.8 percent in 2011 to 19.3 percent in 2014, the overall rate of tobacco use including e-cigarettes stayed about the same at 24.2 percent.
E-cigarettes are often cheap to buy, can be purchased on the Internet, and are available in an array of fruit and candy flavors. E-cigarettes are not regulated by the FDA and the overall health risks are unknown. The 2014 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey included many questions about new products, especially electronic cigarettes, as well as traditional conventional tobacco products. Public schools and classrooms across the state were selected at random and invited to participate. Overall, 4,243 students in grades 6 through 12 took the survey.
Minnesota youth also continued to use menthol cigarettes. Menthol masks the harshness and irritation that new smokers may feel. Nearly half of high school smokers (44.3 percent) usually smoke menthols. In contrast, only 22.0 percent of Minnesota adult smokers usually smoke menthols.
For more information on e-cigarettes, visit www.health.mn.gov/ecigarettes.


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Yesterday, the CBI, the IB, Income Tax, RAW, the State Police, Central Vigilance and other enforcement agencies raided my friend, Sri H (to protect his identity). He lives down a lane in a two bedroom house (with a mortgage), has two children, drives a 1990 Maruti 800 and owns an old colour TV. He's a handsome man of around 46 who works as an assistant secretary in a central government department. Fifty official vehicles blocked the lane, the road and tailed back to the traffic lights. Beyond the lights were television OB vans and 200 reporters baying for the story. At least 120 officials were crowded into his home, every one of them wanting to be the first to interrogate Sri H.
'I was here first,' the CBI officials screamed and brandished their orders from the very highest Delhi command in the land.
'No, we were,' the IB officials also waved orders from the same highest command.
'We have first priority,' Income tax shouted. They had the same orders. As did the State Police and all the others
Sri H, trapped in a corner with his wife and children hiding behind him, asked in his polite voice. 'What have I done? Someone please explain why I am being raided.' He had to then shout to be heard above the din.
There was a moment of stunned silence, before all the officials laughed and slapped each other on their backs. 'What has he done? he wants to know, acting innocent. We'll tell you what you've done.' They all took out their orders and read the charges in unison. 'You have committed sedition against the State, you have acted against the constitution of the country and you have ruined India's reputation all around the world.'
'Can you please be more specific?' Sri H asked.
'Specific!' They all screamed. 'Sri H you are charged for being the only honest man in Bharat which is a crime liable for 200 years imprisonment. Here we are trying for India to make it to Number One as the most corrupt country in the world, and you have ruined our chances with your reputation for being an honest official. This is an act of sedition as you have acted against the all the amoral laws of the State. You sign papers without demanding bribes, you don't possess a Swiss Bank account, you don't even send your children to expensive schools, you don't possess secret bank lockers, you only own this cheap house, you constantly report corrupt officials and politicians to Vigilance who are sick and tired of you. You have ruined the scam careers of officials and politicians.'
A CBI official silenced the furious officials. 'Sri H, we're a very understanding people. We can dismiss all these charges and I guarantee nothing will happen to you if you take a bribe. You can build a palatial home, drive a BWM, and have an account in Switzerland.' He turned to his juniors. 'Who is holding the bribe money?'
Immediately, CBI, IB, Income Tax, State Police all of them rushed forwards waving 1,000 rupee notes. 'Take my money, take my money…' They all screamed. They had their cameras ready to photograph Sri H taking the first bribe for doing absolutely nothing. At least 10 crores fell at his feet.
Sri H drew himself up to his full height. 'I refuse to take a bribe from any private person, corporate honcho, communications companies, industrialists, politicians, goondas and enforcement officials.'
They all immediately arrested Sri H and took him to prison. There they beat him up, applied electrodes to tender parts, burnt him with cigarettes and poured money into his cell. He still refused to accept a bribe. A year later, he was produced in court for committing sedition and treason against the State for being an honest man. The judge was so shocked that he sentenced Sri H to 250 years in prison.
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Our Message, Model & Roots
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What Drives Us
We believe that God has revealed Himself to us in three ways: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We believe that the scriptures are inspired by God, written by
men and reveal God's will in everything necessary for salvation. Furthermore, the Bible cannot speak through silence. Therefore, anything we teach must come directly from scripture.
We are all born into sin. Jesus is the only person who ever lived without sin. Sin is best described as the condition of a person's relationship to God. A sin relationship is where we as humans stray from God's known and revealed purpose: to bring honor and glory to Him! The Bible clearly states that we earn death (total separation from God's Spirit) with our sin, that is, an eternal hell.
We believe from the beginning, God had a plan to save us from our own sin. God sent His Son, Jesus, into this world to live among us for a time, lead by example and die on a cross, rising from the dead three days later. By this defeat of death, He can offer us eternal life and citizenship in the kingdom of Heaven through the forgiveness of our sins. He offers this as a free gift of a new life for those who own up to their sin, acknowledge Him as Savior and ask for forgiveness. This gift is given by grace through faith because eternity in heaven could never be earned or deserved in any way. It is also possible to know that you have been saved by your faith because the Spirit of God will testify it in many ways. God wants to give you this assurance through the spiritual growth you will witness in your own life and the presence of God in the form of His Spirit.
God made mankind for relationship. God did not build us merely to serve Him, but in such a way that we would have the choice to choose Him as companion and Lord. God does not make us what we are or choose for us where we will spend eternity. Our choices do.
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At East Ave Church, everything we do is about Jesus—and the only way to get to know Jesus is to understand what the Bible says about him, which also includes what he said about himself. So, our weekend messages tend to walk through books of the Bible, and delve into the history and how that applies to us today. Sometimes the passages are about marriage and sometimes they are about forgiveness, grace, charity or love – but it is always seen through the lens of Jesus.
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Our mission is simple – to Connect with God, Connect with Others, and to Serve All. We believe that how we live out our relationship with God is important, and that God created us to live in community and serve those around us. Reflecting your friendship with Jesus in a tangible way is amazing!
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We are a part of a group known as the Nazarenes. The Church of the Nazarene is a world-wide organization in well over 160 countries. We seek to bring the presence of God to local communities around the globe though things like clean water, medical clinics, agriculture instruction, soup kitchens and orphanages. Through these actions the message of God is lived out loud. Today you worship along side more than 1.5 million in hundreds of languages on six continents.


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Alela Diane plays The Button Factory this Sunday. Siobhán Kane spoke with her about performing live, nostalgia, and the importance of a place to call home.
Alela Diane plays The Button Factory with Cian Nugent on Sunday night & we've a couple of tickets for you to win.
News of a US tour - including a stop at SXSW - and a new EP collecting some previously released material from Girl Band
Tickets are on sale now for New York's The Prettiots' three Irish gigs next February


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By Marni Jameson
"Mom, HALP!" My oldest daughter is on the phone. I hear panic in her voice. "I'm having a holiday party."
"Why?" I ask. I can't keep the are-you-crazy tone out of my voice. Though I have a gold medal in over-extending myself, I thought I'd raised my daughter better.
Paige is a graduate student in Houston, where she rents the top floor of a duplex. Between her studies, and part-time job, she is short on time, and shorter on cash. Ditto for her boyfriend, John, also a grad student there.
"Never mind why," she fires back. "I just am, okay? I invited a bunch of people from school and work, and so did John, and they are all coming, which is great, but now I need some fast, cheap decorating ideas."
"Oh, honey, I have so been there. One night you're in your pajamas, sitting on the sofa with a dog snuggled in your lap, and a holiday commercial comes on, and you get all nostalgic, and think, ahh, wouldn't it be nice to have some friends over for the holidays, and that is the last time you feel relaxed the whole season."
"Mom, this isn't about you. Can you just help me decorate without turning this into one of your columns?"
I choose to ignore that. Instead, I say, "For the record, I'm in Florida, and not in the next room anymore, which is entirely your fault." I am not above exploiting the moments when my help is needed to dish up a generous serving motherly guilt.
"Mom, please? You're Mrs. Merry Christmas with all the bright ideas. Could you just shed a little twinkly holiday light this way?"
"First of all, you're a student. Nobody expects your place to look like the lobby of the Ritz Carlton, so take some of the pressure off."
"Umm-Hmm," she says, "like you never stressed out about holiday decorating."
I know she's thinking about the time she came downstairs and found the banister half-wrapped in pine garland and baubles, and me sitting on the floor alone with a fork and an entire chocolate cake surrounded by a squad of nutcrackers and a strand of dead holiday lights. It must have been traumatic.
I flip through the Filofax in my brain and look under: Holiday decorating tips for those with no time, no money, and no storage space. Then I called interior designer Lizzie Grover, co-founder and creative director for Hutch, a new interior design app targeted to millennials on a budget.
Her hurry-up décor ideas are also great for holiday travelers — folks who want that festive feel without investing a ton of time because they won't be home much.
Together we came up with these fast, frugal, but good-looking holiday decorating tricks:
- Make an alternative tree. Don't want to put up a tree, or don't have the room? You can create a wall tree by attaching strips of fake or real pine horizontally on the wall in gradually longer lengths. Start small at the treetop, then get successively wider with each centered row below, forming a tree-shaped triangle. Space horizontal rows several inches apart. Or decorate a large indoor plant or tree you already have by wrapping it with lights. A tall cactus or ficas tree works well. Add a few small ornaments. "Both alternatives are happy, simple gestures, and super inexpensive," said Grover.
- Borrow from nature. Some great looks may be right outside your door, she said. Head outside with some clippers and snip branches off evergreen trees and bushes. Wash them, then stick them in a vase, or lay them on shelves, mantles, or entry tables, filling in around other decor. "Make it balanced but not perfect looking," said Grover. If you live in an urban area without access to cuttings, buy greens from a florist. They are much less expensive than flowers.
- Cluster the candles – Group candles on a table or hearth. To create a cohesive, styled look – as opposed to a hodgepodge – keep candles one color (try all ivory, gold, red, or burgundy), but vary sizes for interest. Mix high and low. Place them on a mirror or festive tray to unify them. According to a recent online survey by Houzz, candles are the second most-used decor item for Christmas.
- Consider off-tree ornaments. Hang glass-ball ornaments from places other than your tree, say on a chandelier. Or fill a glass bowl or hurricane lamp with ornaments for an easy, no-maintenance touch of sparkle.
- String lights strategically – Strands of lights indoors can easily veer from charming to tacky. Pick warm white lights that give off a slightly yellow rather than bluish glow, said Grover, and look for the newer twinkle lights that have almost invisible cords and sockets. Wrap lights around mirrors, windows or banisters near outlets.
- Let it snow. Fake snow is cheap, and easy to use, store and clean up. Grab a bag and strategically sprinkle a handful around your holiday centerpiece, candle cluster or other tablescapes to add that winter wonderland feeling.
- Think small—If you do go out and buy holiday décor, think about storing it. In the Houzz survey, 44 percent of respondents said that pulling their decorations out of storage was the most stressful part of the holiday decorating process. Keep it light.
Now, don't stress, and get the party started.
Syndicated columnist Marni Jameson is the author of two home and lifestyle books, and the newly released Downsizing the Family Home – What to Save, What to Let Go (Sterling Publishing 2016). You may reach her at www.marnijameson.com.


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SPREAD over two levels, this spacious home is perfectly located to make the best of coastal living.
The beach, shops, schools and public transport are all just a walk away, as are a number of parks.
Built on a 700sq m block, the home has multiple wide open living spaces with high ceilings, plenty of sunlight, decorative cornicing and rustic brick walls.
Sure to give everyone a space to call their own, there are four minor bedrooms, and a master suite with ensuite bathroom.
Along with ceiling fans, there are three reverse-cycle airconditioners to help keep the place cool all year round.
Cook up a storm in the large kitchen, which has an abundance of bench and cabinetry space, as well as an easy-care tiled floor and a breakfast bar.
Upstairs is a relaxing mezzanine sitting area with plenty of character and a timber balustrade.
Opening from the main living area is a partially enclosed alfresco area with a built-in kitchenette, perfect for entertaining in any weather.
The low-maintenance backyard is primarily paved and has a large workshop, ready to store all the toys.
At the front are two garages, as well as plenty of paved space great for parking the boat or caravan, behind a brick wall.


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The typical, authentic ravioli recipe comes from the region of Emilia Romagna, where ravioli are stuffed with meats, tortelli are usually made with winter squash, and tortei are filled with greens and herbs. Let's create a fall recipe that will quickly become a family favorite.
Learn the tricks and techniques to make i piatti della tradizione, using all authentic Italian ingredients and recipes passed down from one generation to another. Each class will last about two hours, during which you will taste the featured dish, and take home what you make along with a recipe to replicate it in your own kitchen. Presented by Caterina Maurantonio Blanco.
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Keith is able to sit - unassisted
Keith has a rather slow developer in this matter, many babies at his age have already learnt to sit and some even have started crawling.
These two days I have tried to let him sit on his own. I was rather shock that he managed to sit without back or side support and he didn't even use his hands to stabilize. Although he could only do that for a few minutes before he start to fall to his sides, it was a rather big achievement for us, since we didn't buy him those expensive Bumbo training seats. (Sorry, my boy, your dad is not a rich man) I think he still needs to learn to balance himself better and longer.


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Back to Being!
In our fast-paced modern world, pride can disguise itself as busyness or even success. I am not talking about healthy responsibility. I am referring to taking on more and more stress until there is no time for spontaneity, enjoyment, and rest. We shove God off His throne and replace Him as the center of the universe. We think to ourselves (even if we don't say it aloud), "If something needs to get done, it's up to me!" We even justify believing, "I don't have time for God because…." But the very reason why our schedules become more and more crammed with stuff is because we have forgotten the most basic lesson of our existence—we are not God! We are created beings with limited power, energy, and resources. To every generation that prides itself on self-made productivity, the spiritual discipline of divine dependence falls on deaf ears. And the idol of doing (things) replaces the art of being (still).
Let's go back to being!
March 23, 2018 Friday at 10:30 pm
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God continue to bless you as you share His word and your wisdom He has so graciously given to you.
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Monday, July 27, 2015
On Tuesday night DJ Wildkat and her Troublemakers will be doing a sex themed show.... why not tune on in between 11pm and 3am and join on in with the mischief. There will be sex themed karaoke if you would like to submit, and all requests should be sex themed. On top of that our resident Mistress of Mayhem will sexually educate you, with troublemaker commentary.
So join the orgasm inducing fun of DJ Wildkat on Tuesday 11 pm until very very late.
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Tune in and you might even hear Detroit_Poor sing a song or two..ReplyDelete
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At On & On Developments we cater for all sort customer whether you're a home buyer, considering a commercial high rise, looking for an investment property or just looking to renovate your current house, you have come to the right place.
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The Road to Happiness
This evening, I've pretty much talked myself out of being happy. My head hurts, I am exhausted from not being able to sleep last night, and worst of all, I just ate the last chocolate chip breakfast bar. Woe is me.
In fact, I was sure I didn't have the strength or inspiration to write a blog post. So I decided to visit Stumbleupon. And this is what I found.
So I'll stop whining now. G'night.


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The choir has worked with all the London orchestras and performs regularly with the Royal Opera. Recent engagements have included Britten War Requiem (Philharmonia/Maazel), Mahler 3 (LSO/Bychkov), Parsifal (Mariinsky/Gergiev),Tosca (ROH/Benini), as well as the soundtrack for The Hobbit at Abbey Road Studios. With altos, tenors and basses also drawn entirely from within the school, the choir gives regular concerts in London and tours regularly, including to Australia in 2011. The choir will be giving concerts in Suzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin and Beijing in July 2013.
The choir has made recordings of most of the orchestral repertoire that includes boys' choir. Notable releases have included Mahler 8 (EMI / Tennstedt), which was nominated for a Grammy Award, Puccini Il Trittico, Massenet Werther and Puccini Tosca (EMI / Pappano), Britten Billy Budd (Chandos / Hickox), Mahler 3 (LSO Live / Gergiev and Telarc / Zander), and Britten War Requiem (LPO Live / Masur). Members of the choir feature in DVD releases of Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca and Hänsel und Gretel from the Royal Opera House. In addition, the choir is heavily involved with the Sing Upprogramme for schools and makes regular exemplar recordings of songs for national distribution.
Tiffin School is state grammar school and specialist Arts College in Kingston-upon-Thames, described by OFSTED as "exceptional". The majority of the 1200 boys in the school play a musical instrument, and over 100 boys study Music at GCSE and A Level. Several members of the choir have gained university choral scholarships on leaving Tiffin: there are ex-Tiffinians currently singing in the choirs of King's, St John's, Trinity and Jesus Colleges in Cambridge, and Exeter, Magdalen, Oriel and St Edmund Hall Colleges in Oxford.
The choir performs a staged version of The Golden Vanity, directed by Jeremy James Taylor, at the Rose Theatre on 14 and 16 July as part of the International Youth Arts Festival. The choir's new recording of music by Britten (The Golden Vanity, A Ceremony of Carols, Friday Afternoons and The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard) will be released on the Herald label at the end of September.


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EMGS in Barents Sea Data Sale
Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has entered into agreements involving data licensing (prefunding and late sales) related to 3D EM data in the Barents Sea, Norway.
The agreements represent revenues of approximately USD 3.7 million, the company said in Oslo Exchange filing on Friday.
"The use of 3D EM data allows our customers to reduce exploration uncertainty.
"EMGS is pleased to announce the execution of the above agreements," says Christiaan Vermeijden, CEO.


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Rev. Megan Huston
September 28, 2014
23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"24Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.25Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'26But if we say, 'Of human origin,' we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet."27So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28"What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'29He answered, 'I will not'; but later he changed his mind and went.30The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go.31Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.32For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
- Matt 21:23-32
Starting in September, ministers who are members of our church have been gathering for a lectionary Bible Study on Tuesday mornings in the parlor. As I began planning worship for the fall, when I got to October I found myself overwhelmed by the parables that showed up each week in the Gospel texts. So, I had the great idea to gather all those with an Masters of Divinity in one place to try and make sense of these abrupt, challenging, not so feel-goody parables. Which is to say that if you have a problem with my sermons for the next few weeks, you can blame the Reverends Jim & Petie McLean, Dann Masden, Richard James & Debby Neal. I will be happy to share their contact information if you need it.
The heart of the Rockies Christian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted a confession booth last weekend at a public festival & these were among some of the comments made by passerby.
· "You know what? I straight up thought this was a fortune teller booth."
· "It's good to have an alternative Christian voice out here."
· "Are there puppets behind the curtain?"
· "Do you know how sacred the confession booth is for Catholics? I get your message but I don't like the booth"
· "You know why I don't go to church? Same reason I don't go unicorn hunting!"
· From a member of another church: "Very cool. Just wanted to see what your message was. Good job."
The church hosted this booth at a local festival that would see over 100,000 people. But it was not your traditional Confession Booth. It was the opposite.
Pastor Jeff Wright explains, The idea was taken from the book, Blue Like Jazz. Where a group of students had created a booth with the intention of not receiving the confessions of their fellow students, but rather offering their confession as Christians to the community-at-large.
Our use of the "confessional booth", Wright says, had the same purpose: to share our trust in a God of unconditional love in a unique way. Instead of expecting festival attendees to confess to us, we were quick to let passers-by know that we were confessing how the church has often failed the culture and how, as Christians, too often we have not reflected the humility and compassion of Jesus. In their own words, each booth attendant was able to explain the booth and express their sorrow over the ways the Church has often stirred division and judgmentalism in a community instead of healing and reconciliation.
One woman passing by shouted to the group, "I'm a lesbian." To which Pastor Wright explained to her, "I just want you to know that we're not asking people to confess to us. We're Christians who know we have enough to confess ourselves. Our booth is about seeking the forgiveness of others." He said, "My guess: you guys have been hurt by the church." One of the women said, "I was raised in a Christian school. I've been hurt by the church. Many times." He said, "I didn't personally hurt you. But I'm part of the community of faith that did. I'm sorry." She said, "Thanks for telling us what you're doing. I appreciate it. I like your shirt, too. Can I buy one?" The shirts read, As a Christian, I am sorry for the actions that have hurt others, in the name of God.
The Parable Speaking Jesus of the next several Sundays would surely be proud of this church and their courage to walk the walk and not just talk the talk.
This Sunday's lectionary text is a parable about two sons, one who says he is going to work and doesn't. The other says he isn't and does. It teaches us that our authority is lodged in our actions and not just in our words. It challenges us to change our minds. And it disturbs us into wondering about the moments when we, like the religious authorities to whom Jesus speaks, miss the mark.
In this story, Jesus encounters religious leadership and gives them the what for. It is kind of like, they are coming up to Jesus after he has cleansed the temple and saying, "Who do you think you are?" and Jesus gets really frustrated. I explained to the ministers group my concern with this "cranky Jesus" to which Jim replied, "Jesus has entered Jerusalem and he has six chapters until he is dead. Of course he is cranky." That put things in perspective for me.
In the parables that we will explore over the next several weeks, there is a sense of urgency. I can feel the tone of the stories bring out my southern sensibilities because, simply stated, they aren't nice. They are direct. To the point. And they describe Jesus' frustration with hypocritical religious authorities. He calls them out and therefore he calls us out too.
It causes us to think, what is it that we need to confess about the ways we have talked about our faith, but failed to live it?
You know, we show up to church each Sunday maybe because our parents taught us to. Or maybe because it is a part of a routine. Or maybe because we think it is the right example for our children. But our scripture today reminds us that if we want to take the Gospel seriously, it requires us to constantly examine all of who we are day in and day out as people who claim to be followers of Christ.
It brings up the issue of authority which I can't help but think of all the things we give authority. Like our credit cards or the endless commercials we consume while watching our favorite TV shows. Like our professions where we fool ourselves into thinking that if we work hard enough we will give our lives worth.
The truth is that we often place more trust and more authority in the stuff we have and in the work we do, and we miss the urgency of the calling of our faith to wake up and know that we are valuable because we are children of God and we have work to do because life isn't about all of that other stuff.
In the end, according to all the pastors anyways, it doesn't matter if you are a tax collector or a prostitute or a religious authority we are all going through the same doors just in a different order, but maybe there is something that we are missing and Jesus is desperately trying to shake us out of our slumber.
This is the purpose of a parable. It shocks us, disturbs us, and challenges us into examining how our lives need to be realigned with our faith. In what are we putting our trust? Are we living out our faith or merely paying it lip service? To whom do we belong?
Get ready because this is just one of many parables we will encounter in the weeks ahead. But here's to hoping that we might do something a little bit different and a little more faithful because of this outrageous story.
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