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My professional career has been focused on the development of advanced nuclear energy sources. Plasma physics and fusion energy, in particular, has been my primary focus thus far. I've been involved with multiple projects in the field, including field reversed configurations, spheromaks, and tokamaks. I am currently working on my Ph.D at the University of Washington in the steady inductive helicity injected torus (HIT-SI) research group. To name just a few topics of interest: more energy efficient current drive, transport in fusion plasmas, the development of new materials for use in fusion environments, and extended MHD simulations of plasmas. The continuous goal of my work is to help in the development of fusion energy, and help bring it to the stage of a feasible energy source to replace fossil fuels.
I am also the CEO of a new start-up company called CTFusion, which is stationed in Seattle, WA. The company seeks to develop a novel approach to spheromak fusion reactors that we've coined the 'dynomak' concept. This company is a spin-off from the work done by the HIT-SI Research Group at the University of Washington.
Outside academics, I really love the outdoors and activities such as hiking, rowing, and sailing. Travelling is one of my favorite things to do, especially road trips.
I'm also very fond of many different types of music, ranging all the way from Mozart to Metallica. I'm a violinist, and really have a soft spot for the works of Rimsky-Korsakov.


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|Ecuador Drills for Oil on Edge of Pristine Rainforest in Yasuni
First of 200 wells drilled close to controversial block of forest known to have two of the last tribes living in isolation
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Tiputini river and rainforest in Yasuni national park in Ecuador's Amazon forest. Oil companies are given permit to drill for 920m barrels of crude believed to be beneath the forest floor. Photograph: Pete Oxford/Corbis
Ecuador has started drilling for oil on the edge of a controversial block of pristine rainforest inhabited by two of the last tribes in the world living in voluntary isolation.
The well platform known as Tiputini C, which is now operational a few kilometres from the Peruvian border in the Yasuni national park, is expected to be the first of nearly 200 wells needed to extract the 920m barrels of crude thought to lie below the Ishpingo Tambococha Tiputini (ITT) block.
The Tiputini field is just outside the ITT zone which the government has ordered oil companies to leave untouched. But indigenous people, rainforest campaigners and many Ecuadoreans said this week that they expect oil exploitation in Yasuni national park to lead to pollution, forest destruction and the decimation of the nomadic Tagaeri and the Taromenane tribes who have chosen to have no contact with the outside world.
The government's ministry of strategic sectors said that the state oil company, PetroAmazonas, would be using directional and horizontal drilling which would meet high international standards.
The first oil is expected to flow by the end of 2016. "We are optimising costs and increasing production areas with better prospects," said minister Rafael Poveda.
Ecuador's decision to allow oil companies to drill the ITT block, which contains around 30% of the country's remaining reserves, has been hotly disputed since 2007 when the new Rafael Correa government pledged to permanently keep the oil underground in exchange for around $3.6bn from the international community. The "Yasuni initiative" was administered by the UN and hailed as one of the world's most innovative conservation proposals.
But in August 2013, President Correa withdrew the proposal saying the pledges received from countries were minimal and that Ecuador had been failed by the international community.
He argued that Ecuador, which has been devastated by oil pollution in the 1970s by US oil firms, had no option but to exploit the ITT oil to pay for poverty relief.
Correa's change of mind led to demonstrations, the emergence of a political movement known as Yasunidos and a hotly-debated petition which failed to reach the threshold to trigger a national referendum.
Ecuador is the first country in the world to include the rights of nature in its constitution and until the Yasuni controversy it was considered one of the most environmentally-progressive countries. To reduce criticism, Correa promised that only 1/1000th of the area of the Yasuni park would be exploited and the best available technology would be used to reduce pollution.
But many indigenous leaders and conservationists remain angry. "By drilling Yasuní-ITT, the Ecuadorian government is threatening to destroy one of the most biodiverse and culturally fragile treasures on the planet for what amounts to about a week of global oil supply," said Amazon Watch's director, Leila Salazar-Lopez.
"Why such urgency to exploit the Yasuni-ITT with an adverse oil market?" she said.
Alicia Cahuiya, the vice-president of the Waorani people in Ecuador who has received death threats for opposing oil exploitation in Yasuni, said Ecuador was not protecting isolated peoples.
"If they are going to protect them, they can no longer construct more roads or oil wells ... The state must, as they say, ensure and protect the [isolated indigenous] Taromenane. As Waorani we ask that they keep their territory. No more exploitation there. No more taking down our trees," she said.
Because of its location right on the equator at the junction of the forest and the mountains, Yasuní is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. The park is thought to have more species of plants, animals and insects per hectare than anywhere else.
Kelly Swing, director of the Tiputini biodiversity research centre on the edge of the Yasuni park, said drilling made no sense. "As a new wave of oil operations push into the last remaining corners of the Yasuni, we are appalled. Ecuador is now losing around $15 per barrel but continues to expand [oil] operations under the pretext that prices are about to soar again while countries like Iran are flooding the world market with more product every day."
In a separate development, Ecuador's government earlier this year sold oil exploration rights on 500,000 acres of forest adjoining the Yasuni park to a consortium of Chinese state-owned oil companies.
Andes Petroleum Ecuador paid about $80m, according to the research firm Energy Intelligence.

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One of the debates going around Hawks Nation these days is whether Jeremy Morin should be kept up in Chicago for another five games and beyond.
For those who don't know, the way it works in Morin's first year in professional hockey is: if he plays 10 games with the Blackhawks, those games count as one year off his contract, which runs another two years.
Because he is American born, this does not apply if he spends the year in Rockford with the Hawks' AHL affiliate Icehogs.
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Morin has played five games with the Hawks, and in those five he's shown flashes of being a real piece to the puzzle one day. He has one goal and one assist, but has shown an ability to create his own shot, and manuever into space with the puck to get him time to unleash what is a very nice stroke. He also knows where to be open in order to get passes. He's tried to be physical and be active on the forecheck. These are all good things. He's still a little slight, and his defensive work will take extensive inspection to improve.
For me, this is a can you shouldn't kick down the road. His contract won't be up for another two years, and who knows what the Collective Bargaining Agreement will look like by then. He only makes $700,000 and his hit would be smaller having been in the minors for a quarter of the season. Most of all, while he's not a star now, he can help this team win games now. He won't win it for you, but he'll pitch in. Even when totally healthy, the Hawks are short on players who can straight-up score, at least in comparison last year. With the right linemates Morin can make a portion of that up. I'd love to see what he'd do with Hossa instead of replacing him. The added space that Hossa creates could do wonders.
Still, if Morin is up he has to play on one of your two scoring lines. He doesn't have the defensive IQ to be on a checking line and he'd be a waste on an energy 4th line. With Hossa, Kane, Toews, Sharp, and Stalberg also needing those slots there may not be room for him. But I think the Hawks should find it.


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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
Another great challenge: Renewal. It certainly can be seen and expressed in many forms. This piece is from "The City Series" and is entitled "Across The River The City That Sleeps With Dreams." Both the city and our dreams can be a starting point to or a departure point from when finding the path to renewal. In my own experience; one of past substance abuse and present recovery, the city and leaving it was the impetus for renewal. I found a new way to dream. I may never return to the big city life, for now living in a rural setting with mountains, have given me a new lease on life. Next up for the challenge of renewal are mountains.


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Our technology circulates a patient's blood outside their body, similar to a dialysis blood loop, in order to capture and remove specific disease-causing agents. Where traditional dialysis is non-specific and relies on molecular weight to remove individual blood components, MediSieve uses specially engineered, biocompatible magnetic particles coated with binding agents (such as antibodies) to target specific components, and magnetic forces to extract the particles and targets they are bound to. The whole process takes place outside the body, enabling the removal of practically any component from blood, effectively providing a platform technology that could be used to treat a huge range of blood-borne medical conditions.
Currently, almost all blood-borne diseases are treated with pharmaceuticals which kill or block specific targets. This approach frequently has downsides including side effects, drug resistance, non-specificity and the inability to treat certain patients. In some cases, the toxins left behind in the patient's bloodstream can lead to organ failure and death. By removing targets from the blood, MediSieve's approach could avoid many of the issues caused by traditional drug treatments and offer a new therapeutic approach for blood borne diseases.
MediSieve is developing two core products:
A fully sterilised clinical prototype of the filter is now complete with first in man trials scheduled for 2018.
MediSieve's initial target markets are Sepsis, Leukaemia and Malaria which represent a total addressable market of over £2.5B . Current treatments for these conditions leave the by-products of cell/pathogen death in the bloodstream, creating side effects and reducing the efficacy of treatment. Direct removal of the causative agents offers a new treatment modality for these serious illnesses. Working with some of the world's leading experts, we have already begun research and development into the filter and magnetic particles for these diseases, and in-vivo testing is already underway on the first versions. As Malaria infected cells are naturally magnetic, the malaria product will only require use of the magnetic filter and not any magnetic particles.
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VTT's researchers are spurred by passion for their research area, by their good working environment, and by interaction with other researchers. In addition, many just want to make the world a little better.
Dr Kentaro Watanabe has just begun work as a visiting research scientist in VTT's Value-driven decision making team in Tampere. At home in Tokyo, he is a researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Research Center of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Watanabe came to Finland due to his long-standing cooperation with VTT and AIST, and a joint research project which had been granted funding.
– In my research, I am comparing Finland and Japan's service systems for the elderly and performing methodology research on the application of technology, particularly ICT, in care for the elderly. Care for the elderly is becoming a topical subject around the world, as populations age. ICT and robotics are expected to improve the quality of care for the elderly, maintain their ability to lead independent lives and lighten the workload of care staff, says Watanabe.
– I have studied the methods used when designing technologies related to care services for the elderly. The key issue concerns the kinds of technologies that can be developed and how these can be effectively applied. Technologies should be developed in step with the conditions, service processes, working practices and lifestyles in question.
Another key issue in R&D relates to meeting the needs of stakeholders in the elderly care sector, and taking account of institutional and cultural factors related to service design.
– Stakeholders include the elderly, their families, carers, service providers, as well as municipalities and the public administration. Account needs to be taken of all of them when adopting new technologies. In addition, institutional and cultural factors have a major effect on the adoption of technologies in the everyday lives of individuals and on an international scale, comments Watanabe.
– These issues interest me and should be examined on a multidisciplinary basis. As part of the joint research project by VTT and AIST, these will be investigated under the heading Meaningful Technology for Seniors: Safety, Comfort and Joy (METESE) - Models of Digital and Human Networks. The aim is to create a holistic approach to developing and deploying effective technology in the care of the elderly.
Watanabe points out that VTT understands the need to take account of the related social impacts when deciding on the introduction of a new technology. He regards the fact that technical and social experts are working together on the project as highly progressive.
– I enjoy working together with top experts from various fields. Finland is known for its generous welfare system. I think that, while here, I will have a better opportunity to study care of the elderly and the related technology. For my part, I want to collaborate in helping to build societies that are more sustainable, Watanabe adds.
Timo Aalto began work at VTT to do his masters thesis in 1997, and soon he had become absorbed in his research topic – silicon photonics. He obtained his MSc degree a year later, and defended his PhD thesis Microphotonic Silicon Waveguide Components, in 2004. He now leads a 27-strong Photonics integration research team at VTT.
– Although the team has a broad research area, silicon photonics remains as Aalto's strongest expertise area. When I started my master's thesis, I was the first researcher in Finland and one of the first in the world to study silicon photonics. It feels a little like its 'my baby', Aalto says.
Silicon photonics is a generic technology which, like microelectronics, can be used in a number of applications. However, silicon photonics is in its early stages compared to microelectronics. The photonic integrated circuits that are patterned on silicon wafers find their first major applications from optical data transmission.
The production, storage and processing of data is steadily shifting from individual computers to super computers, cloud services and data centres. As a result, new shopping-centre-size data centres are being built around the world.
– Huge numbers of optical modules and components – which are used to transmit data internally – are needed in data centres. As the amount of data grows, more data transmission capacity will be needed, Aalto comments.
– The data transfer speed should be raised from 10 gigabits per second to 40, 100, or even 400 Gbps. At the same time, we need to lower the cost of each transmitted bit, first to one tenth and then a hundredth of what it is now. If data centre energy efficiency cannot be improved, the centres will soon need their own nuclear power plants. Another important issue lies in the mounting security risks. New technology and solutions are needed in order to solve all the challenges related to data transfer.
Aalto would like to see a silicon photonics clusters emerging in the Finnish environment. Partners have to be sought abroad at the moment. Aalto dreams of a large business operation based on silicon photonics.
– Over the last three years, the volume of silicon photonics projects has grown by almost 100 percent a year at VTT. Our goal is to create a selection of production solutions for enterprises in our VTT's Micronova clean room, to complement our research services. This will cover some of our clean room maintenance costs, making us less dependent on internal support from VTT, or external support, says Aalto.
Principal Scientist Dr. Rafael Popper joined VTT in the late summer, as a member of VTT's Foresight, Organizational Dynamics and Systemic Change team. Popper graduated as an economist from the Central University of Venezuela and obtained a doctorate on the subject of foresight from the University of Manchester in Great Britain.
At VTT, Popper has rapidly identified synergies with several teams, senior experts and members of VTT's management. Among other tasks he has been requested to support VTT's strategy work by bringing an external, international and foresight-based perspective to the work of VTT Lighthouse teams.
Foresight is a systematic process combining prospective, participatory and policy approaches to support decision-making. Its objective is to better understand and explore systemic change in order to anticipate, recommend and transform possible futures, through the analysis of technological, economic, environmental, political, social and ethical drivers of change.
– Foresight often serves as a catalyst and fuel for innovation. This forms an explicitly and implicitly fundamental R&D component in cross-cutting areas such as ICT, energy networks, intelligent transportation, nanotechnology and biotechnology, says Popper.
– Foresight has also been a critical success factor in many key processes of organisations at all levels of strategic, tactical and operational decision-making; its importance is acknowledged when strategic solutions to the societal challenges facing Europe and the world are being proposed.
Radical innovations, wild cards and weak signals are often seen as the most exciting and challenging research issues in foresight. Many innovations of the 2000s have irreversibly transformed the world. Popper mentions the emergence of iTunes, Skype, Facebook, YouTube, iPhone, 3D-printing, Über and Tesla Motors as examples of game-changing product, service, system and social innovations in the ICT and digital habitats industry. However, the world has also witnessed countless organizational, governance and marketing innovations in the same industries and other sectors. With such a dynamically changing innovation landscape, uncertainty analysis will almost certainly remain the hottest issue in foresight forever, predicts Popper.
– I draw inspiration from three challenges in foresight. How to combine knowledge based on expertise, evidence, interaction and creativity? How to successfully translate the insights of anticipatory intelligence into sound advice and recommendations? And how to map and assess the dynamics of foresight-driven systemic change? Popper adds.
So what attracted Popper to Finland? Without hesitating, he answers that he was drawn by the professional expertise and team spirit of VTT employees – its management and researchers – which form the basis of a working environment in which employees can thrive and have confidence, as well as VTT's expertise in applied research. Customers, companies, research funders and governments view VTT as an internationally reliable provider of foresight solutions.
– Of course, in the case of families it is important that it is easy to adapt to the new environment. Finland's excellent education system, its society based on trust, its safe environment, ethical value base, as well as its gender equality and respect for children's rights, are important factors in this respect. The beautiful scenery also deserves a mention, Popper adds.
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How I See San Francisco: MoAD's Linda Harrison
Despite only living in San Francisco for a few years, Linda Harrison quickly rooted herself in San Francisco's cultural scene. As the president of Frameline, the world's largest LGBTQ film festival, Harrison oversaw one of the community's signature annual events. She then served as Executive Director for the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), where visitors can enjoy contemporary and historical artworks, exhibits and educational programs, which reveal a common heritage that grows from the birthplace of civilization. Harrison may have departed San Francisco for new, exciting opportunities, but she'll never forget its exceptional cuisine, diverse culture and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods.
What originally drew you to San Francisco?
It's such an international city. I can go to Paris and they know about San Francisco. You can't beat the weather — especially after coming from New York and Chicago. I love the fog. I love being able to walk to different neighborhoods, roaming around, getting some great food.
Other than your own, what are your favorite museums in San Francisco?
The museum of the moment is SFMOMA. It's just fabulous. I also love going to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. It's so beautiful coming into the Legion of Honor and looking over that cliff. Also, the Asian Art Museum is great, as is the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Their shows are really cutting edge. I love that they have the Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, a great place to hang out and eat sandwiches and matzo ball soup.
I imagine you get a lot of visitors. What do you like to show off about San Francisco when friends or family are in town?
I like to start in Russian Hill. I love being able to take the Green Street steps over to North Beach, have coffee at Mario's Bohemian or Original Joe's, and then to Chinatown, going through all the little markets, and then up through the park. In a day you get the experience of so many neighborhoods in one little walk. Oh, and we'd probably visit the Kabuki Theater in Japantown for cocktails and a movie in their upstairs theater.
What do you think are some of the best-kept secrets in San Francisco?
I think the Vietnamese community that's part of the Tenderloin is an area that you don't really hear about, and yet the little pockets of restaurants there are really nice to experience. Also, it's great to check out the independent films at the Roxie Theater in the Mission. And then right across the street, there's this great Spanish tapas restaurant called Picaro. I also have to mention the little parks. You can almost always find a little park no matter what part of the city you're in.


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In 1999 the outdated low-pressure steam heating from the year 1905 was replaced by a central gas heating system.
In addition, a solar-power system using vacuum tube collectors on the roof provides a highly efficient and ecologically sound supply of hot water as well as supporting the heating system.
During the summer months the entire hot water is generated by the sun; during spring and autumn the heating utilises any surplus solar energy.
Funding from the EU, the Federal Government and the Berlin Senate subsidised this very cost-intensive renovation.
The benefits are considerable reductions in energy costs and CO2 emissions.
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- Approx. 48% reduction of CO2 emissions p.a.
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The long-awaited third studio full length album from Japan's toe is finally here! The follow up to their 2012 EP The Future Is Now, this album sees the band continue to grow and push their sound in exciting new directions. The LP jacket has a die cut cover.Items marked *Damaged* only have cosmetic damage to the LP sleeves - dinged corners and/or dents in the spine.
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Mary Mullaney and Ralph Mossman are a husband and wife team who have been working in glass together since 1987. Their glassblowing studio known as Heron Glass, is located in the beautiful mountain town of Driggs, Idaho on the western slope of the Teton Range.
Mossman began his glassblowing career in 1978 at Haystack Craft School, and received a BA in glass from Hampshire College in 1981. He has worked with a large variety of teachers as student and assistant, notably Fritz Dreisbach, Josh Simpson, Ricky Bernstein and Dick Marquis. Mullaney began working in glass in 1984 at Southern CT State University under Peter Pelletieri and Chris Lubinski. Additional studies followed under Maestro Lino Tagliapietra, Lisabeth Sterling, and Kimiake and Shin-Ichi Higuchi.
In addition to being long time participants in their local art community, Mary and Ralph have taught, demonstrated and lectured at a variety of venues such as The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass and Glass Art Society (GAS) conferences and have received numerous awards including the Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship and Governor's Arts Award. Their work has been featured in many publications and exhibited in galleries throughout the US and internationally since 1988.
Mary and Ralph's repertoire includes "Contemporary Cameo" style sand-carved vessels exclusively designed by Mary and the "Digital Series" designed by Ralph and using completely different glassblowing techniques. Additionally Mary and Ralph enjoy using intricate Italian cane techniques to collaboratively create other styles of glass including beautiful stemware, ornaments and collectible chevron beads.
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Google launches GoMo to help anyone launch a mobile site
Believe it or not, there are some pretty smart people over at Google HQ. And in between bouncing around their cubicles on inflatable yoga balls and sliding down gargantuan metal slides for no reason whatsoever, they've just released an initiative that they believe will help the world hurtle towards mass mobile standardisation. They've called it GoMo, because it helps people and businesses 'Go Mobile'. See, I told you they were smart.
What the service does in a nutshell is help business owners identify their websites' shortcomings when displayed on a mobile device. According to Google's stats, 61% of users won't return to a site that doesn't present a mobile-friendly interface when viewed on a phone or tablet. That obviously makes good sense, so Google being the altruistic gang that we know them to be, they decided to roll up their sleeves and set sail on the good ship Mobility.
Sticking with the nautical metaphor for a bit, Google's map to a portable paradise leaves port from howtogomo.com, which includes:
- resources and information on the basics of mobile design and development
- a live view of what your website currently looks like on mobile devices (some of you should proceed with caution)
- a 'GoMoMeter' that will analyse your website and provide recommendations and tips (and a free report!) on how to make your site more mobile friendly
- infographics, data and trends on where mobile is going and why you need to take notice
- examples of the businesses who've paid attention to mobile and who have sites that shine on mobile devices
- development contacts to help you build a mobile-friendly website for your visitors
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Trollbeads is very different with these two; Pandora and Thomas Sabo. The most common thing that people use to differentiate between Trollbeads, Pandora and Thomas Sabo is the charm bracelet.
With Trollbeads, you can always mix your beads with any of Trollbeads collections. there is no limit. and not only that, one good thing about Trollbeads, not only you can mix your beads, but you can always put beads/charms from different brands mix with your very own beads from the Trollbeads collection. The charms from other companies / brands will not stuck using the Trollbeads bracelet system.
For Thomas Sado, it uses box chain bracelet for their Thomas Sabo Karma Bracelet, which opposed to the wheat sheaf style of Trollbeads and the snake chain of Pandora. so, if you put your Pandora Essence beads in Thomas Sado box chain bracelet, it will not fit in. These bracelets are very slender, and as such, the Karma beads have tiny cores. They are not compatible with any other charm bracelets, including Pandora Essence and Trollbeads.
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I guessed, Trollbeads is the best charm bracelet to be grabbed! Not only it has a wide selection of charms./beads, but you can mix it with your favorite charm from other brands. and not only a lady can have Trollbeads, but a guy too!
If you babes interested to get the Trollbeads, you can always get it from offline and online. Trollbeads Malaysia is available at MidValley, Sunway Pyramid and Vivacity Megamall, Kuching. They have been on the market for more than 40 over years, with over 50 countries around the world. For more information visit www.trollbeads.com and Trollbeads Malaysia FB.


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- Unique Cloth Buckets w/60/40 Split Rear Seat -inc: 10-way power driver's seat w/power lumbar adjust and 4-way manual passenger seat
- Systems Monitor
- SYNC Communications & Entertainment System -inc: enhanced voice recognition communication, 911 Assist, 4.2" LCD screen in center stack, AppLink and smart charging USB port
- Selective Service Internet Access
- Securilock Anti-Theft Ignition (pats) Engine Immobilizer
- Seats w/Cloth Back Material
- Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button
- Rear Cupholder
- Radio: AM/FM Single CD/MP3 -inc: 6 speakers, speed compensated volume and SiriusXM radio w/a 6 month prepaid subscription, Service is not available in Alaska and Hawaii, Note: SiriusXM audio and data services each require a subscription sold separately, or as a package, by Sirius XM Radio Inc, If you decide to continue service after your trial, the subscription plan you choose will automatically renew thereafter and you will be charged according to your chosen payment method at then-current rates, Fees and taxes apply, To cancel you must call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349, See SiriusXM Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com, All fees and programming subject to change, Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc
- Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock and Radio Data System
- Power Rear Windows and Fixed 3rd Row Windows
- Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature
- Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver 1-Touch Up/Down
- Outside Temp Gauge
- Metal-Look Gear Shift Knob
- Manual w/Tilt Front Head Restraints and Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints
- Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column
- Keypad
- Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look Instrument Panel Insert, Metal-Look Door Panel Insert, Metal-Look Console Insert and Chrome/Metal-Look Interior Accents
- Interior Concealed Storage, Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins, 2nd Row Underseat Storage and Audio Media Storage
- Integrated Roof Antenna
- Illuminated Glove Box
- HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts and Console Ducts
- Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer
- Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage and 4 12V DC Power Outlets
- Full Cloth Headliner
- Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats
- Front Map Lights
- Front Facing Manual Reclining Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat
- Front Cupholder
- Front Center Armrest and Rear Center Armrest
- FOB Controls -inc: Trunk/Hatch/Tailgate
- Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting
- Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning
- Driver Seat
- Driver Foot Rest
- Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Illumination
- Delayed Accessory Power
- Day-Night Rearview Mirror
- Cruise Control w/Steering Wheel Controls
- Compass
- Cloth Door Trim Insert
- Carpet Floor Trim
- Cargo Space Lights
- Cargo Area Concealed Storage
- Analog Display
- Air Filtration
- 4-Way Passenger Seat -inc: Manual Recline and Fore/Aft Movement
- 4 12V DC Power Outlets
- 1 LCD Monitor In The Front
- Wheels: 17" Sparkle Silver Painted Aluminum
- Variable Intermittent Wipers
- Tires: P235/55R17 A/S BSW -inc: Low-Rolling- Resistance, mini spare tire
- Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks
- Steel Spare Wheel
- Spare Tire Mounted Inside Under Cargo
- Lip Spoiler
- Liftgate Rear Cargo Access
- LED Brakelights
- Laminated Glass
- Gray Bodyside Cladding and Gray Wheel Well Trim
- Fully Galvanized Steel Panels
- Fully Automatic Aero-Composite Halogen Daytime Running Lights Preference Setting Headlamps w/Delay-Off
- Front Fog Lamps
- Fixed Rear Window w/Fixed Interval Wiper, Heated Wiper Park and Defroster
- Deep Tinted Glass
- Colored Grille w/Chrome Surround
- Clearcoat Paint
- Chrome Side Windows Trim
- Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Gray Rub Strip/Fascia Accent and Metal-Look Bumper Insert
- Body-Colored Power Side Mirrors w/Convex Spotter and Manual Folding
- Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Metal-Look Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
- Body-Colored Door Handles
- Side Impact Beams
- Safety Canopy System Curtain 1st And 2nd Row Airbags
- Rear Child Safety Locks
- Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners
- Mykey System -inc: Top Speed Limiter, Audio Volume Limiter, Early Low Fuel Warning, Programmable Sound Chimes and Beltminder w/Audio Mute
- Low Tire Pressure Warning
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags
- Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags
- Driver Knee Airbag
- Back-Up Camera
- Airbag Occupancy Sensor
- Advancetrac w/Roll Stability Control Electronic Stability Control (ESC) And Roll Stability Control (RSC)
- ABS And Driveline Traction Control
- Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic w/SelectShift
- Transmission w/Oil Cooler
- Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs
- Short And Long Arm Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs
- Quasi-Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust w/Chrome Tailpipe Finisher
- Permanent Locking Hubs
- GVWR: 4,760 lbs
- Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers
- Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars
- Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering
- Brake Actuated Limited Slip Differential
- Battery w/Run Down Protection
- Automatic Full-Time Four-Wheel Drive
- 50-State Emissions System
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake
- 3.51 Axle Ratio
- 15.7 Gal. Fuel Tank
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Factory Installed Packages
- ENGINE: 2.0L ECOBOOST -inc: auto start-stop technology, GVWR: 4,840 lbs, 3.07 Axle Ratio $1,345
- TRANSMISSION: 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC W/SELECTSHIFT Included
- DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (DRL) -inc: Non-configurable, Replaces the standard Configurable Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) $45
- PANORAMIC VISTA ROOF -inc: power open/close w/power shade, Standard 2nd row dome light is replaced w/2 single lights, Switch located in each grab handle pocket $1,495
- CHARCOAL BLACK, UNIQUE CLOTH BUCKETS W/60/40 SPLIT REAR SEAT -inc: 10-way power driver's seat w/power lumbar adjust and 4-way manual passenger seat Included
- WHEELS: 17" SPARKLE SILVER PAINTED ALUMINUM Included
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A local Boy Scout troop is looking for a home after CrossPoint Community Church decided not to renew its charter.
A local Boy Scout troop is looking for a home after CrossPoint Community Church decided not to renew its charter.
In the first week of July, the CrossPoint Board of Deacons gave Troop 777, the largest in the Lookout Mountain Scouting District, 120 days' notice to find another charter and vacate the building it has been allowing the troop to use. Head Pastor Chuck Conley said the church leaders made a biblical decision when they chose to distance themselves from the Scouts because of the national organization's May 23 decision to allow openly gay Scouts to participate.
"At this point, we choose not to associate with the Scouts," Conley said. "We feel like the Boy Scouts of America have left us."
Greater Alabama Council Program and Marketing Coordinator Joey Kiker said CrossPoint is the only charter that has chosen not to renew in the district, which consists of Etowah, Cherokee and DeKalb counties. There are 10 packs of Cub Scouts, 20 troops of Boy Scouts and three crews of Venturing Scouts in the Lookout Mountain Scouting District.
CrossPoint has been the charter for the troop for four years. The charter gave the church approval of all leadership and also required it to provide the Scouts with a meeting facility. Conley said the church is not telling people not to associate with Scouting, but said the church believes the Scout message no longer overlaps with its message.
Scoutmaster John Trischell said the Scouts had been using an old church building on South 11th Street owned by CrossPoint for the last seven years. He said he is unhappy with CrossPoint's decision because he feels it punishes boys who have not done anything wrong. Trischell said a church should not close its doors to anyone.
"I don't care if they're a raging alcoholic bum off the streets. You should minister to them," Trischell said. "They certainly shouldn't kick out some boys for something they didn't do."
Attorney and CrossPoint member Trent Garmon said the church made the decision because it believed that when the topic of same-sex attractions came up, Scout leaders would not be able to tell troop members it is immoral. He said the goal of the church is that if someone comes forward with homosexual desires, CrossPoint wants to minister to them and help them.
"If (sexual orientation) is going to be interjected now, (CrossPoint) would like the chance to interject with a Christian world view," Garmon said.
Greater Alabama Council Scout Executive J.T. Dabbs said the Scouts do not even touch on the topic of sexuality, and their leaders are not trained to deal with the subject. He said Scouting prefers to leave the topic to parents and to the clergy.
"We want to focus on serving youth," Dabbs said. "Sexuality has no place in Scouting."
He said there has been no mass exodus from Scouting since the announcement in his council, which serves 22 counties from Shelby County north to Tennessee and from Walker County east to Georgia. Kiker said only four other council-area churches have chosen not to renew their charters — two in Helena, one in Trussville and one in Birmingham.
There have, however, been churches around the country that also have chosen to disassociate themselves from the Scouts. Baptist churches in LaGrange, Ga., and Tupelo, Miss., a Bible church in Fort Worth, Texas, and 10 other churches in Central Ohio all have told the Boy Scouts to find different charters.
Trischell is upset because he said he was given assurances by Conley that the troop would not be affected by the decision. He said the deacons made the decision behind closed doors and he, his troop and the families involved had no input into the decision whatsoever.
CrossPoint's handling of the situation caused Trischell to move his 15-year membership to Triune Baptist Church, and he said other families are considering moving their memberships as well. As for Troop 777, it has had several churches offer to charter it. The biggest problem will be replacing the building troop members put so much time, effort and money into.
The old church was very run down when it was given to the Scouts and still is in need of substantial work. Trischell said the troop has spent more than $10,000 improving the facility and transforming it from an abandoned building to a usable facility. It was perfectly suited to their needs because of the large sanctuary for meetings and the Sunday school classrooms that allowed the different age groups to have their own meeting places.
Garmon said the rift between the troop and the church about the building could be nearing a resolution. He said at their next meeting, the deacons may discuss an itemized reimbursement to the troop for any improvements to the building. It is up in the air at this point, but Garmon said the church wants, above all else, to do right by the troop.
"We would not want the Boy Scouts to have a bad witness of Christ," Garmon said. "Because we (the church) are reflections of Christ."


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So, I pulled out my old recipe and got cooking.
Here is what you need:
Canola spray oil
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1/2 light-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3/4 dark brown sugar (I used brown spelnda)
1 pound good steak cut into strips
Dash of corn starch
Four spring onions - sliced in one-inch lengths (with the green bit)
Warning - this recipe is RIDICULOUSLY EASY.
- Lightly coat corn starch with beef and set aside.
- In a sauce pan, fry garlic and ginger but don't brown.
- Add soy sauce, water, sugar. Keep mixing until sugar is dissolved.
- Keep on low heat
- In a wok, spray with canola oil and fry beef strips until brown but not fully cooked.
- Once beef is ready, drench off excess oil (from the meat) and add to sauce.
- Allow to cook, covered, for another 40 minutes or so on a low heat.
- Serve with lots of spring onion on top and a side of brown rice or noodles.
Bon Appetite!
Note: the recipe is widely available online and I am not sure who actually came up with it. I did modify it slightly to suit my taste.


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God the Father has loved us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us. We are loved infinitely, perfectly, and eternally.
In response to God's love, we love (1 Jn 4:19). As human beings, we try to express our love in words, actions, and gifts. But what can we do for the Lord that would make Him very happy? What is a gift that would delight the almighty God?
Jesus answers this question for us in today's Gospel reading: "I tell you, there will likewise be more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent" (Lk 15:7). The Lord is very pleased by our righteousness but even more happy about our repentance. When we go to Confession, we are escalating the joy in heaven. When we accept God's call to be ministers of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18), calling others to repentance and Confession, we are thrilling the Holy Trinity and the hosts of heaven. Even if we ourselves don't feel so excited about repentance, all that counts is that the One receiving the gift likes it.
Therefore, give God the gift of repentance. "Blessed are we, O Israel; for what pleases God is known to us!" (Bar 4:4)


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Strength in Numbers
Dear Team Member:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, thank you for participating in the Total Resource Development Campaign to provide leadership and financial resources to advance our community into the 21st Century.
Our goal is $500,000 in new revenue. This is more than our Chamber has ever raised before, but certainly achievable if we all work together.
Last year was the third annual Total Resource Development Campaign of the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce. The campaigned raised $419,455 for new and continuing programs with 68 volunteers producing.
With the tradition of leaders staying involved and top producers coming back year after year, the Chamber can count on the all voluteer campign to generate even more member, sponsor and advertising revenue for the 2007 campaign.
Our campaign is an all-volunteer effort to enlist new members, generate program and event sponsorships, sell advertising in our publications and raise the awareness of the Chamber throughout the nation.
You and your company will be recognized for your involvement and you have the opportunity to be rewarded for your sales with cash and travel incentives. I hope you will set a personal goal to be with us on our Victory Trip to celebrate our success. The trip for two is available to every Campaign volunteer producing $7,500 or more in cash sales.
Our campaign begins with a big kickoff event, Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Then we will gather every couple of weeks to celebrate success and to recognize the week's producers. These weekly Reward Sessions are a time to get to know present and future leaders, to learn more about the Chamber and its work to improve Bentonville/Bella Vista and to have fun!
I am excited about the opportunity I have to work with you to reach our campaign goal. Please call me or any member of the Board of Directors and certainly anyone on the Chamber staff if you need assistance.
Together we are making a difference for Bentonville/Bella Vista!
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I am writing another book. Nothing unusual about that. The first part tells the story of my husband's alcoholism and his recovery and rise to success. Have not decided for sure what to name the book yet. Am calling it Success, but don't think that has much of a ring to it.
And then the next part of my book will be about my father and his rise in life from living in abject poverty to being the state governor's secretary. And will include some of the true story about the 1957 crisis at Little Rock High School. The media never told the true story about that. Most of their story was just a lot of noise.
So, I am through writing the part about my husband and it is reasonably good reading. Have had a lot of nice comments about it from those who have read the manuscript. Started on the second part about my father and wrote for about an hour and a half one day last week. I was so pleased with what I had written and it was just right – perfect. Then, then, then, I erased all of it.
Just pushed the wrong button and off it went, straight out into never, never land. Tried to retrieve it, but the computer didn't know what I was talking about. I'm sure it was the computer's fault as I would never dare to make such a stupid mistake. I thought those buttons were there to be pushed and so that's what I did. Just pushed a few buttons. Oh, well, never too late to start again.
You might look at some of my books. They are listed on Amazon.com as booksbybet.com. You would definitely enjoy them. All about life as it used to be. #2503 tells about growing up in the 30's and 40's. In The 1940's tells the story of the War and living through it. The Wonderful 1950's is all about that time when the whole world changed. I also have a cookbook called Bet's Cookbook, (novel title) and it is really great, telling tips about how to save money while filling up all those kids. And that is one great challenge for sure.
And then, have one based on the Ten Commandments called A Better World. Short and to the point.
Check them all out. You might just like one or two. Thanks, Bet


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Here are a few updates!
-The Anchor will ship immediately this year! No pre-selling, just shipping in 3-5 business days beginning May 1st! Yay!
-One of the biggest pieces of feedback was that the cover on last years spiral planner just wasn't sturdy enough. So this year, the cover is super sturdy and durable. It's made of synthetic plastic, which is lightweight but virtually non-tearable!
-The binder now comes with the option to not only personalize but also to choose your color! You can see all 12 color options here.
-The spiral bound planner now includes the "student data sheet set" within itself. If you remember, last year those were included separately, but this year she decided to just make a section of blackline masters within the planner itself, so they're always easily located!
-Speaking of sections, the planner now has dividers to separate the 5 main sections of the planner: monthly calendar, weekly calendar, grade book, blackline masters, and the Common Core!
-New forms and pages have been added to the planner including more "notes" pages, a professional development planner and log and allergy record to name a few.
Here are few pictures from my anchor.
If you'd like to see more, click on the video below. Chandra goes through the anchor and shows you all the new features up close.
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EFF hits out at Communications Minister over SABC appointment
The EFF has jumped into the controversy around the expected appointment of MTN group executive of corporate affairs Chris Maroleng to replace Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the new SABC Chief Operating Officer (COO).
In response to the reports on the appointment' which drew messages of well wishes for Maroleng from respected figures such as former public protector Thuli Mandonsela and radio host Redi Tlhabi' the Minister of Communications' Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane issued a statement saying that "all appointments of the Chief Operating Officer' Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of State Owned Entities are done through Cabinet processes and therefore the announcements of the outcome are made by Cabinet".
"It is the Minister's responsibility to present any appointment of executives of the SOEs under the Department of Communications through Cabinet processes. To this end' the Minister has no knowledge of any official appointment of a COO of SABC'" she said on Monday.
On Tuesday' the EFF rejected the assertion that Cabinet appoints SABC executives.
"We reject this as yet another attempt to interfere with the independence of the SABC Board in doing its work. On 6 December 2017' the North Gauteng High Court ordered that the appointment of executive members of the SABC must be done by non-executive members of the SABC Board. The court further indicated that appointments will be done after consultation with the Minister' which means her opinion is not binding to the choices of executive appointments by the board.
"In all the stages of the appointments of executives' there is nowhere it includes cabinet. It may very well be that cabinet is informed' but this is a mere matter of noting. The cabinet has no role' neither the President' in the appointment of SABC executives.
"We advise Kubayi-Ngubane to resist returning the public broadcaster into the route of disreputable political interference it suffered under Faith Muthambi."
The EFF said if executives are to be done by cabinet' "then not only will the SABC Board be rendered irrelevant' it will mean ours is now fully a state broadcaster" - instead of a public broadcaster. "The EFF calls on the Board to stand its ground as the law is on their side and resist all temptations to be bullied by the arrogant Zuma mascot Minister Kubayi-Ngubane."
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The Knowledge Transfer Network's (KTN)Materials Innovation Showcase aims to raise the awareness of grass roots innovation and potentially game-changing technologies being pioneered by UK-based SMEs and micro-enterprises.
KTN is also hosting a set of talks on day one of LCV 2016, during which Materials Innovation Showcase exhibitors will explain the potential of their technology.
"As the UK's innovation network, KTN is very pleased to be hosting another showcase at Cenex-LCV2016 — and I invite any company attending to come to our showcase to witness how innovations in advanced materials can bring vast benefits and have many applications."
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While these ads attracted plenty of views during the single most-watched sporting event of the year, only a few brands were able to turn views into major increases in online shopping activity.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) February 10, 2014
Dataium, the largest aggregator of automotive shopper behavior, released its Game Day Auto Ad Review, an analysis of online shopping activity on dealership websites before, during, and after the biggest American sporting event of the year. Popular brands from around the globe spent millions of dollars on commercial advertisements during the game, in hopes of driving consumers into their showrooms to buy their vehicles. Dataium's online shopping analysis is the only source of market intelligence at the dealer website level and provides unique insights into how consumers responded to these multimillion dollar advertising events.
Import luxury brands had their sights set on winning over more shoppers, and ad buys from unexpected brands drove online shoppers to dealer sites. The Maserati Ghibli stole the show with an impressive ad in the beginning of the game: visitor traffic to Maserati dealer websites was up 122% on the Monday after game day compared to the previous week, and the number of visitors viewing the Ghibli online increased 193%. Jaguar also experienced a major uptick in online traffic after their "British Villains" advertisement for the new F-Type coupe. Traffic to Jaguar dealer websites increased 16% from the previous week, and 44% more visitors viewed the F-Type online the Monday following game day than the week before.
Detroit invested heavily in game day advertisements: Chrysler, Ford, and GM all ran multiple ads throughout the big game, with Jeep and Chrysler also acting as halftime and post-game sponsors for the event. Traffic was up on Chrysler dealership websites by 9.7% over the previous week on the Monday after their controversial ad spot featuring Bob Dylan. Jeep closed out 2013 with impressive gains and new model releases, and although they reinforced this with their "Restless" ad campaign, online shopping to Jeep dealership websites was down 3.5% from the previous week. Ford doubled-down with their "Nearly Double" ads touting their fuel-efficient product line, but online traffic to Ford dealership sites declined from the previous week by 4.5%. Traffic to Chevrolet dealer websites was down 5% on the Monday after game day compared to the previous week, despite multiple commercial slots emphasizing the power and durability of the Silverado.
"Everyone loves entertaining ads on game day, but the relationship between commercial views and online shopping activities is tenuous at best," commented Joe Burns, Director of Business Intelligence at Dataium. "Advertising spend doesn't necessarily equate to customer engagement at the dealer level, and engagement is one of the most important measurements of successful marketing to internet-savvy shoppers. While these ads attracted plenty of views during the single most-watched sporting event of the year, only a few brands were able to turn views into major increases in online shopping activity."
Dataium's exclusive analysis of game day campaign impact on dealership website shopping activity is available at Dataium's Data Library.
About Dataium, LLC
Dataium is the largest aggregator of online automotive shopping behavior. The company collects, analyzes, and indexes billions of online automotive shopping events from millions of active auto shoppers monthly, and supports cutting-edge data collection, analysis, proprietary research and reporting technology. For more information, visit http://www.dataium.com, email: info(at)dataium(dot)com, or call 877.8963282.


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Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept. Shirt
Wow! I had forgotten how good Beverly Hills Cop was until I recently watched it again. There was once a time when Eddie Murphy was funny, and "Axel Foley" has to be one of the greatest names of all time.
The Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept t-shirt has fast become one of our favorite shirts. For this design we used a special printing process to carefully control the amount of ink screened onto the shirt. This "fine mist" of ink perfectly matches the original faded design. It's a subtle and simple, yet very stylish design printed on a long-sleeve heathered grey t-shirt.


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Situated near the borders of Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota, the park lies within a transition zone where three distinct natural environments meet—northern, southern and prairie. The forest is a jumble of species, with southern hardwoods such as elm, ash and basswood growing next to Manitoba maples, and northern spruce and jackpine. The mix of species also shows up in the park's birdlife. The most far from home are pelicans, who have colonized several remote islands and waterways in the park as permanent nesting grounds. Other winged strays include the yellow-headed blackbird and the western meadowlark, both Prairie birds. You'll also spot the scarlet tanager, redheaded woodpecker and Baltimore oriole, all usually found further south.
Location: About 43 kilometres north of Rainy River, near the borders of Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota. Take Highway 621 north from Highway 11.
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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Blue (10/08/09)
- TITLE: My Grandmother's Eyes
By Leigh Ann Webb
Although I did not share my grandmother's eyes like the other grandchildren, we had a bond. I remember many a night spent at Grandma's house, grandma's room really, because when my granddaddy died a year before I was born she went to live with my aunt and then eventually with my parents. Her room always seemed to be effused with a golden hue. Her lamp always on, no glaring over head light, only softness and warmth. Small things are what I remember about her room. An old white basin and pitcher left over from the days when she was probably a little girl, and always on her nightstand were light terra cotta praying hands sitting on white crocheted linen. Her worn large print blue Bible that had creases on the cover from being held so often in her hand was always nearby. I believe I received much of my faith in God and my faith in the world around me from her and our quiet times together. Not so much from what she said, but just from her presence and the peaceful way I saw her live her life. She never had a complaint, not even from her hard life as a struggling tenant farmer's wife with a large family to care for. I remember sitting next to her in her chair; I don't recall what we talked about or if she read to me or whether I just sat close while she read to herself. All I know is that those memories have stayed with me through the years and they are precious and valuable. Perhaps, we even had a special bond because I was the first grandchild that her husband had never held, perhaps I was her connection to him.
When she passed away it was at the very old age of ninety-two. She had spent several years in a nursing home where I did not go as often as I should have. Although I knew she was suffering from dementia and there may have been times when she was not sure who we all were as we came and went by her bedside, I knew in my heart that when I took her hand she knew who I was. I could even hear her call my name in my mind. By the time she reached this point in her life, I had been married for over ten years and had one adopted son already and was pregnant with another son. I did not know at the time he was born that she would only be with us for about three more months. When Jonathan was born and I saw his face, my very first words were, "He looks just like Grandma." Not only did he have her facial features but when he opened his eyes they were the identical blue eyes of my grandmother.
She was too frail to ever hold him or even to really know who he was, but I took him to her bedside and knew that God had sent him at just the right moment for me. My grandmother was headed to her Heavenly home and although I could never replace her, I had been granted the opportunity to have those same smiling blue eyes looking back at me. Jonathan is now eight years old and there are so many times when he glances up with that twinkling look or laughs with his eyes in a way that she would have done. I see her in reflections of photos that I take of him and often feel her same joy for life in him, and on my nightstand I have her praying hands.
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Creative, timely and efficient
Custom work is where we at Kenstan excel and distinguish ourselves from the rest of the crowd.
Our in-house engineering and machining capabilities permit us to respond quickly to special customer requests.
As shown below, with the use of Stereo lithography (SLA) for rapid prototyping, we can build a 3D model so you
can test your concept within hours versus weeks; and, at a fraction of the cost.
Problem: A widely-used lock, produced by other lock companies, utilizes only five (5)
different lock numbers and does not secure retail showcases against theft.
Solution: Kenstan built a new lock using the SLA modeling process. Developed from our Keymatic
Series, the lock was designed to fit the existing keyhole housing that the current lock uses. By doing so, we
introduced thousands of new key numbers to the market.
The original lock, which uses only four different key numbers, has been used in the retail environment for years.
In order to steal something from a showcase that has been secured with this lock, someone would simply have to purchase
four different locks to obtain the keys to the case.
The SLA model, made from our drawings, is a
plastic part built one layer at a time until we have a replica of the part we plan to produce. We can put the mating parts
together and then test the lock for basic operation and aesthetic value. This is done in hours versus weeks or months and
saves time and money before building actual tools such as dies and molds.
The finished lock provides the retail environment with an effective security solution
for their showcases by introducing thousands of new key numbers to the market.


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Using the new Map Kit framework available in iPhone 3.0, you can embed customized maps within your iPhone application. In this screencast you'll learn how to build an iPhone application from scratch that displays a map of recent earthquakes, shows custom annotations with callouts, and automatically zooms to a region of interest.
Using Map Kit
by Bill Dudney
About this Title
Available in: DRM-free iPod/iPhone 3 Video, iPad/iPhone 4 Video, and Quicktime Video
Download and watch when and where you want
Watching this screencast is a great way to quickly get up to speed on the new Map Kit framework and integrate it into your iPhone applications. In addition to the videos, you can also download the full source code so you can follow along and experiment on your own.
This screencast assumes you have a basic understanding of Objective-C and Xcode. If you need a jump start, check out Coding in Objective-C 2.0 and Becoming Productive in Xcode.
Contents & Extracts
This screencast covers the following topics:
- Understanding Map Kit terminology
- Setting up a project from scratch
- Creating a map view delegate
- Displaying a basic map showing the user's current location
- Highlighting points of interest with custom annotations
- Setting a map view region and zooming to a given region of interest
- Adding callouts to annotations, specifically to show details in Safari
- An example of how to use a web service to asynchronously fetch map data
Bill Dudney is a software developer and entrepreneur currently building software for the Mac. He's also the author of iPhone SDK Development and Core Animation for OS X and the iPhone. Bill started his computing career on a NeXT cube with a magneto-optical drive running NeXTStep 0.9. He created several iPhone applications currently selling on the App Store. You can follow him on his blog.


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S: 60 Years of Wedded Bliss
FC: 60th Wedding Anniversary Who: Betty & Carroll Where: Lake McConaughey Ogallala, Nebraska Married: December 29, 1951 Celebration: August 12, 2011
2: Dad follows his passions and has put on alot of miles and caught alot of fish in this ole life!
3: Mother playing with the kids' toys again | I think it's fair to say that Mom flies under the radar alot and isn't afraid to try new and sometimes dangerous things!
4: Carroll and Betty December 29th 1951
5: Then and Now
6: Main Street Little Cedar early 1900's | Our house above the store
7: When Janie was an only child | Where did you put the skis, Betty?
8: Family
10: love
11: The Years Fly By and Life is Good!
12: Still the Happy Bride 2011 | Still the Happy Groom 2011
13: The Days of Our lives 60 years of wedded bliss | Nothing says I love you like "this look" that we've all seen so many times over the years!
15: Fun in the Sun!
17: "A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken" - James Dent
18: Summer is finally here!
19: "It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away."
21: Summertime!
22: "The family is one of nature's masterpieces." -George Santayana
23: "Our memories of this time together will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone."
25: Boys will be boys!
26: The Babies
27: "A truly rich man is one whose wife runs into his arms when his hands are empty."
29: A beautiful day.. and


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It was a close call, Pharrell was doing so well until JT pulled out "Cant stop the feeling" to top off the year! Everything goes once this one comes on 🙂 I just hope she's as good a dancer as her mammy 😉
Special mention to Fleetwood Mac's; Dreams. You're not on here, you're on "go the f to sleep, daddy take over" playlist! For months, this song was the only thing that would nod her over !
What gets your booty shaking? 🙂


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We are going to learn the process of writing an argumentative essay. We normally use a five paragraph structure common in other types of essay with two arguments supporting our view and one against. This is not the only way to write an essay. Six paragraphs are also often used today we will use five which is also known as a hamburger essay. This is made up of an introduction three body paragraphs and a conclusion.
Let's start at the beginning in this section we're going to analyze the question and plan our argumentative essay effectively. It's important to plan your argumentative essay. First, this ensures your reader, can follow the progression of your argument in an exam, it will also mean you get good marks. For organization and structure look, for clues in the essay question this will tell you what the task requires. Find these and they will help you answer. It effectively the main clues we can get from the texts are why indicates that you need to give a reason. This is your purpose, the keyword study and history tell us a subject we are writing about. Why study and history should be underlined? This is asking your opinion so it requires your voice. Write an essay of 300 to 500 words, this shows how many words you need to write, remember the examiner doesn't want to read too much or too little. We have to give both sides of the argument in this essay so that means we will write two paragraphs supporting our opinion or and one paragraph presenting an opposing argument.
Now we've analyzed the question, we need to do a plan. We're going to write a five paragraph essay consisting of an introduction, three body paragraphs, two explaining our opinion or stand and the other the opposing argument and a conclusion.
Now we know our basic structure, we need to choose a method to plan our essay. There are several different ways to do this such as a spider diagram a positive and negative table a flowchart. Today we're going to use a spider diagram. Next consider what the main points you want to make are decide on your opinion or stand about the question. First you need to ask yourself these questions and note down your answers:
Do you enjoy studying history? Why? or Why not? Do you think that there is any value in studying it? Why not?
This is the basis for your brainstorm, next consider the main points you want to make decide your opinion about the question is studying history a good or bad thing. To answer this essay question we have decided that it is a good thing put your question in a circle in the center of the page then write as many ideas as you can for and against the argument. Decide which points are positive and negative, choose the two strongest ideas to support your opinion. You will need to think of an additional point connected to each followed by an example, so choose the point you have the most to write about these will be your main ideas for body paragraphs 1 & 2.
Now write a topic sentence for each one this should summarize the whole paragraph in a short clear sentence it will be a general point. The sentences that follow will give more specific information about that point, check that they are related to the question and your opinion. Yes, they are now. Imagine someone is arguing against your opinion what would they say this is your counterpoint.
Now you have the main ideas for each of your body paragraphs. In this article we have looked at layout question analysis and planning. Don't forget to keep it simple, write a five paragraph argumentative essay, read the question and circle the clues. They will help you give a correct answer. Always plan your essay, your opinion and your topic sentences.


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There was more to Handel's relationship with Caroline of Anhalt than this CD might suggest. Blessed with a lively mind and interested in science and literature, the young woman who arrived in England as Princess of Wales in 1714 had learned to sing with a celebrated castrato, is believed by some to have commissioned several of Handel's Italian duets, and was the dedicatee of Giulio Cesare. It follows that much of the interest in the three works that mark her arrival, her 1727 coronation and her funeral only ten years later is to be found in those moments where the music seems more personal than ceremonial.
As with previous releases from Les Arts Florissants' own label, Music for Queen Caroline is handsomely packaged. The instrumental performance under William Christie is skilfully coloured from the bright opening movement of The King shall rejoice to the musky sinfonia of The ways of Zion do mourn. Countertenor Tim Mead's readings of 'When thou tookest upon thee' and 'Vouchsafe, O Lord' (from the Te Deum performed for Caroline in 1714) are poised and elegant. But there are significant blemishes elsewhere, from blowsy trumpets to choral entries of eye-popping flatness and untidiness. The Funeral Anthem, with its curious blend of oratorio-like drama and Purcellian intimacy, requires a pristine blend and perfect intonation. I'd rather have those than the CD's chic design and free short story.
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