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OCup#4 was in Midland, at Mountainview Ski Hill. I have family that live in Midland, so it was nice to stay and visit with them while being so close to the course.
Saturday on the way down from North Bay, we stopped in at Highlander Brew Co. to stock up on some fine IPA, and we also stopped in to Muskoka Cottage Brewery for a brew house tour and stock up on some of their fine products as well. After we got to Midland, we headed over to the race to check in and preride the course. We opted to ride the singletrack climb instead of the opening climb 'cause we were all familiar with it from previous races there. The track was in great condition, in our opinion, but we suspected that was going to change. We had a potluck bbq dinner at my Grandpas, and enjoyed many of the fine brews we purchased that day.
Sunday morning, it was pouring rain. A cold, constant rain.
Scott raced at 8:30, and Amy at 9:30. Deny, Julie and I headed over to the course, boots on, umbrellas in hand, to cheer Scott and Amy on. The course was deteriorating due to the rain, and I wondered if they would be cutting any sections out - turns out the cut the rock garden out for Amy's 9:30 race time.
After Amy started, we had to get back to base camp at my Grandpa's and get ready for our 11:30 race. I suited up, got some coffee in me and headed back to the race. The rain had stopped and the sun was out - the course should be drying out I hoped. We saw Amy after her race - she did not look happy and I suspect she had a awful race - she won't talk about it. I don't blame her, the conditions were bad and its hard to have a good race when you can barely keep traction.
I warmed up by spinning the legs up around the feed zone hill, off the course. About 5 min before start time, I headed over to start line and found my category's pen. I chatted with a couple guys as we waited for our turn to go. For the start, we had to race up the ski hill on some double track. I wanted to try to stay close to the leaders going up the hill, so that I had a chance at a good position before we hit the singletrack. Hills are not necessarily my friend, and I know my limits, so after the start I tried to hold my position, without causing any crashes and tried to ride within my limits without going into the red zone too much. I got boxed in abit going up the hill so it was hard to get to the line that I wanted up the hill but I didn't panic, and just rode till I no longer had traction in the slick muck. I hopped off the bike ran up the rest of the hill and got back on the bike at the top. I think almost everyone had to run up the hill at one point cause they lost traction.
Two guys slipped by me before the singletrack; I just wasn't able to fight them off after that hill. The organizer cut out a significant part of this first bit of singletrack due to the muddy conditions, and I was thankful for that, cause it was a tough piece that goes almost half way down and back up the hill in a short area.
We hit the rock garden all single file, I was mid-pack I believe. I was hoping no one would get hung up on the rocks, including myself. We all made it through fairly well, with only a small hang up near the end. Then on to the flat double track along the farmer's field, I passed one guy but I could not bridge the gap to the next guy before the next bit of singletrack.
We soon approached the worst of the muddy trail - just before the "wall". It was sketchy to ride and I got off the bike and ran it out. There was a guy on the side of the trail cheering us on, yelling "Giver!" to anyone who attempted to ride the wall. The wall is just a short but steep bit of doubletrack, and with the slick conditions, it was tough to find traction to ride it. I opted to walk up it so I didn't get a "giver!".
The rest of the first lap went well, I was feeling good and riding well. Part way through the lap we come out by the start/finish area again, and I was able to see my uncle who was able to come out and cheer me on. Coming through the feed zone starting the 2nd lap, Scott handed me another water bottle of eLoad, and told me I was in 8th. 8th, what?! That is something I don't recall ever hearing in a Ocup. I thought ok, I am doing better than I thought I was - I better keep motoring cause there are some guys closing in on me. After the feed zone, its back up the hill, this time all up some singletrack. I had a guy in a white jersey behind me the whole time - I noted to myself how much I don't enjoy being chased, I'd rather be chasing (and passing). I could not shake him. In the singletrack Amy and Jenn were cheering me on, which helped me for sure. Once we got to the top and out in the open, white jersey guy snuck by me just before the rock garden. I tried to catch him on the double track, but he just slowly pulled away - I ended up passing another guy though, so that evens' it out right? haha! I finish the 2nd lap with no real change and started the 3rd lap up the hill. This time Jenn and Amy surprised me as they were in the bush in the rock garden taking pictures. On the third lap, the trail was drying out and I was able to ride most of the track before the wall this time, though I still didn't attempt to ride the wall, so again, no "Giver!" for me. I really started putting some effort into finishing, I was feeling good and mentally strong - something I need to work on still though. Near the end of the last lap I saw a guy in my category just ahead, so I really tried to catch up to him so that I could try to out sprint him to the line. Coming out of the woods and out into the finishing area I started my sprint on the last corner, but I started too late and I didn't beat him - he was about a bike length ahead of me at the line. Oh well, it was fun, I enjoy a sprint finish. When I look at the results they have me down as finishing 7 whole seconds after him, I have no idea why that is, but I ended up being 12th so it really doesn't matter, but it's still puzzling how the timing system can mess it up by that much time.
I ended up 12th out of 23, finishing 6 minutes behind the leader. I looked at my past results and this was my best Ocup race in the last 3 years, based on finishing time - most of the time I am at least 10 minutes behind the leader. Scott figures that when he told me I was 8th starting the 2nd lap that there were a few guys with one day OCup plates and he didn't know to count them. Either way, it was certainly motivating to hear that I was in 8th spot at the time!
On the way home we stopped in Bracebridge to check out the Griffin Gastropub. Ok that was awesome. We're definitely stopping there again. If you like beer, and pub food, do yourself a favour and go out of your way to visit this place. I was able to have a few pints of, what I consider to be my favourite stout, Mill Street Cobblestone Stout. I can't get it in North Bay, dammit.
So again this was a fun weekend of visiting with friends and family and racing. I had my best Ocup race, probably ever, so I am not gonna mess with the formula - good beer the night before the race, and good beer to recover after the race.
Next race is the 24hr of Summer Solstice. Burnt Helmets have a 7 man team going this year, just for fun. I am looking forward to it.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Beer Goes in my OCup
3 comments:
- Anonymous09 June, 2010
Quite the novel you wrote there!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 June, 2010
Summer Solstice............can't wait...make sure everything is attached...not detachable....And uhh...no rain...please...ReplyDelete
the races near Midland are great. We get to see family and play with friends! I'm sorry I was not able to see Amy and Scott race, but it was miserable out. I'm glad it cleared up before Deny and dave's race. They both did well. I look forward to camping with the gang in June at the Summer Solstice. Should be fun!ReplyDelete
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Misused Marvel Malcontents
Heroes are defined by their villains. You can't have a good protagonist without an equally bad antagonist. Over the years we have been presented with several Marvel villains and memorable malcontents. Lately, though, it would seem that they have not been using these guys to the best of their abilities, either having them riding the bench, or having them play a position for which they are not suited at all. The following is a list of five characters whom I think could be better utilized.
Cain Marko, stepbrother of Charles Xavier: abused as a kid by his father, who favored Charles over Cain. Cain possesses the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. With this gem he is empowered with immeasurable strength, and is an unstoppable force. "Nothing stops the Juggernaut". The only thing he is susceptible to is psychic powers, and he even had a helmet crafted to protect him from that. He has been defeated several times. To quote Deadpool, "Nothing? Plenty stops the Juggernaut! The X-Men, the Hulk, Spider-Man…TWICE!". He is invulnerable, and unstoppable. Cain's one major weakness is intelligence. So how could he better be utilized?
Two words: mindless rampage. With Marvel going all over the map on how they want to portray the Hulk, let's turn Cain into the new and improved Savage Juggernaut. After years of being beaten, which reminds him of the times his father beat him, he just snaps and loses it. Wherever he is when this happens, he just makes a beeline for the source of his pain: Westchester County. Never mind that Xavier and his dad are dead; he's insane and rampaging now. Picture Doomsday from Death of Superman, just straight-line for one place, destroying anything that gets in his way, and no one can really stop him, because before he snapped… he was holding back a little.
The Kingpin of Crime, Wilson Fisk. First, let's address the elephant in the room. Fisk isn't just some overweight bum. He is muscle. While having Michael Clark Duncan play him in the Daredevil movie outraged many fans, MCD had the muscle build to pull off Kingpin well. Fisk is a crime boss. Correction: he is THE crime boss in the Marvel Universe. Think Godfather, on steroids and muscle enhancers. He is connected – politics, business, law enforcement, military. If he wants something done, it gets done. As an example, during the "Born Again" storyline Fisk made a few phone calls and got a Super Soldier, on loan from the government, to go into Hell's Kitchen and draw out Daredevil. He picked up the phone and got this done. That, my friends, is power.
For years he was able to stay above the law, having legal teams explain away his connections to various crimes. I'd love to see him come back to this, the Kingpin who has his fingers in every last thing. Not just in New York. There are street-level heroes all over the place. Anytime they are stopping a drug deal, they are interfering with Fisk's business. Perhaps we could see him taking on the likes of Moon Knight, or Shroud, or Cloak and Dagger. Have him be a force so omnipotent that no matter what city a hero is in, they can come in contact with an operative of Fisk's. Expand on his power base. How many politicians does he own? Maybe he can get an anti-vigilante bill passed in a city, in a state, the country? A story exploring just how deep and far his roots go, with the good guys having to figure out exactly how to trim that rosebush.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that his origin needs some sort of revamp, or some sort of de-aging (again) needs to be worked into his history to make the Jewish Nazi camp thing work. People who get their comic-book education from movies might think the only thing Magneto can do is move metal. Sadly, this is a huge misconception. Magneto's power ranges across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. He could stand over a city, emit an EMP, and there you have it… no more technology. He can control light, infra-red, ultraviolet, radio waves. If it's in the EM spectrum, he can manipulate it. He was, at one time, a threat so large the United Nations bowed to him, and gave him a country. And now, he's a "good guy". *headdesk*
Magneto's ultimate goal has always been to safeguard the homo-superior race. He is, sadly, a reflection of his upbringing. A racial supremist, Magneto believes that his race is the master race. So why not take this to a whole new level? First, Magento takes control of HYDRA. Then he starts recruiting his master race. Sure, he will have humans in HYDRA, but they will be second-class beings next to the mutant inner circle. Picture a HYDRA led by Magneto, and administered by a group of hand-picked mutants out to create a world where mutants are the superior and ruling race of beings on earth.
Doctor Doom
Marvel has been all over the map with how they portray Doom. He's a scientist, he's a magician. He's the ruler of Latveria. It's upsetting, really. Doom has always been the rival of the Fantastic Four. With Marvel currently not running a FF series (thanks, 20th Century Fox), they have Doom wandering around as – I kid you not – Iron Man. This needs to end. He is a genius on par with Reed Richards, if not smarter. He's on par with Stark as far as making weapons and armor. Depending on the writer, he knows as much about magic as Dr. Strange.
The last good Doom story, in my opinion, was the "Unthinkable" storyline – recommended reading – which focused on his magical power and skill. I've always pictured a storyline where Doom challenges Strange, and wins the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Now, how does this make him a bad guy, you ask? Well the Sorcerer Supreme is supposed to defend Earth from mystical threats. It's easier to defend a world you rule than a world that you only control one part of. Also, it should be noted that when he ruled Latveria, it was one of the most peaceful, crime-free countries in the Marvel Universe. Think of what he could do for the world.
Molecule Man
"Who is Molecule Man?" I hear you asking yourself. Good question. Owen Reece is one of, if not the most powerful character in the Marvel Universe. Due to an accident with a particle accelerator, Owen had his full psionic potential unstopped like a cork from a bottle. It was later revealed he was one half of a Cosmic Cube. His powers allowed him to reshape matter. ANY matter. Mjolnir, Cap's Shield, the Silver Surfboard, anything. He had no limits. And then, after he merged with the other half of the Cube, he was gone. He then returned, and was last seen just wandering away from the woman he loves.
So let's bring him back. He can reshape matter; he can recreate the world. Lately in Marvel there has been a crap-ton of damage done by a bunch of fights. So Owen comes back, to rebuild. Ulterior motive: to win back Volcania, his girlfriend. She, of course, rejects him again. And, well, the lover spurned, Owen just goes off. Starting with places she loved – favorite restaurant? Vaporized. Let's write him the opposite of what he has been. Let's make him the jilted, won't-go-away boyfriend on a cosmic scale.
Honorable Mention
The Brood
Insect-like aliens, they mainly tussle with the X-Men. These things were Marvel's take on the Xenomorph from Alien. They lay an egg in a host, and as that egg matures it transforms the host into a Brood. For the longest time mutants were immune to being a host for an egg. And then they weren't. It's confusing. There are rumors that the Brood will be making an appearance in season five of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which I think would be a good way to get them back into the public eye. Perhaps if Marvel were to get the rights back to the film franchise, they could make the first movie a Brood movie.
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I've shown today's look already on Instagram. But as I promised I wanted to make a blog post with more photos here on the blog too. At the moment I love everything with bell sleeves , creating a romantic vibe and looking a kind of elegant. Therefor this dress from Pull&Bear is the perfect everyday look. The sleeves are so feminine, cute and trendy and the rest of the dress is a kind of basic. The perfect combination for every day but also for going out depending on the accessories.
For a daily look I suggest just to wear the most important accessory with that dress – like my Henry London Watch. A rose gold watch with a mesh strap and a double domed acrylic lens. I love this purple dial – a very unique color for a watch – and just one of my favorite shades :D And you all know I love rose gold. So this watch was really the perfect find for me – timeless and classy.
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Catholic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has been accused of profiting from the sale of pills that are sometimes used illegally for abortions in Indonesia.
The Conservative MP was criticised in the secular media last month after saying he supports Church teaching that abortion is not morally permissible in any circumstances.
However, the Sunday Mirror has reported that Mr Rees-Mogg's investment firm holds a £5 million stake in pharmaceutical company Kalbe Farma which produces the drug misoprostol – marketed as Invitec.
The drug is marketed to treat stomach ulcers but can also be used illegally as an abortifacient.
Mr Rees-Mogg co-founded Somerset Capital Management in 2007, but has not managed investments since becoming an MP in 2010. None of his own money is invested in Kalbe Farma.
However, he did accept he profits "in a very roundabout way".
"It would be wrong to pretend that I like it but the world is not always what you want it to be," he said.
"Kalbe Farma obeys Indonesian law so it's a legitimate investment and there's no hypocrisy. The law in Indonesia would satisfy the Vatican."
"I don't manage the funds and haven't done so since I became an MP. But the funds have to be run in accordance with the requirements of the investors and not according to my religious beliefs," he added.
"This is not something I would wish to invest in personally but you have a duty as an investment manager not to impose constraints on investors."
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Anna Faris are currently shooting The Dictator for director Larry Charles in Manhattan. The duo was spotted cruising city streets on a beat-up Vespa, with Sacha Baron Cohen's poor sheepherder peasant catching a lift and coping a feel from a militant tree hunger played by the combat boot wearing Anna Faris. Check out the two images below.
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The Gang Unit of the Investigative Services Bureau conducts investigations into crimes and illegal activities that involve suspects with gang affiliations. The Gang Unit identifies and monitors gang members and their activity working closely with other agencies to curtail gang issues.
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Parents' Guide to Gangs
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Research indicates that parents play a pivotal role in keeping young people out of gangs. Negative influences within the family—including domestic violence, child abuse, harsh or inconsistent parenting practices, and/or drug/alcohol abuse by family members—can increase the risk that a youth will join a gang.
Behaviors Associated with Joining a Gang
The early adolescent years (12-14 years of age) are a crucial time with youths are exposed to gangs and may consider joining a gang. Youths who are becoming involved in a gang may exhibit the following behaviors:
Negative changes in behavior, such as:
- Unusual interest in one or two particular colors of clothing or a particular logo.
- Interest in gang-influenced music, videos, and movies.
- Use and practice of hand signals to communicate with friends.
- Peculiar drawings or gang symbols on schoolbooks, clothing, notebooks, or even walls.
- Drastic changes in hair or dress style and/or having a group of friends who have the same hair or dress style.
- Withdrawal from longtime friends and forming bonds with an entirely new group of friends.
- Suspected drug use, such as alcohol, inhalants, and narcotics.
- The presence of firearms, ammunition, or other weapons.
- Nonaccidental physical injuries, such as being beaten or injuries to hands and knuckles from fighting.
- Unexplained cash or goods, such as clothing or jewelry.
Common Gang Identifiers
Gang-style clothing and dress:
Gang members may use a particular style of dress to identify with a particular gang, set, clique, or crew. This might include clothing or bandanas worn only in certain colors that are representative of a gang.
Other clothing that might be worn by gang members could include pants worn well below the waist (sagging); gang-themed T-shirts with pictures of gang members, prison scenes, graffiti, or slogans; two- or three-toned bead necklaces; sports clothing of specific teams; or colored fabric belts, occasionally with a metal buckle that includes the initial(s) of the gang.
However, gang clothing trends change and may be different from one place to another, so clothing alone may not be enough to indicate a child's affiliation with a particular gang, though it can be a clue.
Many gangs use one or more colors as a symbol to represent their gang. These colors may be worn on shirts, bandanas, multicolored or single-colored beads, belts, hats, shoes, shoelaces, headbands, jewelry, and other items.
Symbols and numbers:
Some symbols and numbers may have special significance within the gang culture in a particular area. A few common symbols from some of the large gangs in the United States are stars (five- and six-pointed), crowns, pitchforks (pointing up or down), three dots in a triangle, and numbers. Contact your local police or sheriff's department to get specific information on the meaning of unidentifiable symbols or numbers that you may see in graffiti or clothing in your area.
Sports items:
Letters, colors, or symbols may have a specific gang meaning in local street-gang culture, such as Kansas City Royals (KC = Kill Crips). Sports items may be purchased in a nontraditional color to correspond with the gang's colors or may be altered with graffiti or extra symbols or writing.
Gangs use graffiti to mark their territory, brag about their reputation, mourn fallen members, and threaten or challenge rival gangs. For this reason, graffiti can be very dangerous and should be removed as soon as possible. Youths who are participating in graffiti may have items such as spray paints, spray-paint plastic tips, wide-tipped markers, or sketchbooks with graffiti works in progress and may have paint on their clothing, backpacks, or other items.
Tattoos are used to show an individual's loyalty to his/her gang. These tattoos often include the name, initials, or symbols of the specific gang and may be found on the hands, neck, face, chest, or arms.
Hand signs:
Some gangs use specific hand gestures to communicate their affiliation with the gang and issue threats or challenges to rival gangs.
Gang-influenced music and movies:
Gangsta-gangster rap is a style of rap music characterized by violent, tough-talking lyrics that glorify street-gang culture. Many popular movies also focus on street gangs and their activities. Youths may show their interest in gangs through fascination with music and movies that portray street-gang culture.
What Parents Can Do
Talk to your children about gangs and ways to avoid them.
Let them know that you disapprove of gangs and do not want to see them hurt or arrested.
Tell your children not to:
- Associate with any gang members.
- Hang out where gangs congregate.
- Attend any party or social event sponsored by gangs.
- Use any kind of hand or finger signs that may be meaningful to gangs.
- Wear clothing that may have meaning to gangs in your area.
(Explain to your children that these clothing items can put them in danger and that you will not purchase them or allow them to be worn. If you are not familiar with these items, contact your local law enforcement agency for more specific information about gangs in your area.)
- Get to know your children's friends and the friends' parents.
Be aware of their attitudes toward drugs, alcohol, and gangs. When children start to feel pressure to use drugs or join gangs, it usually comes from their friends.
- Talk to your children about ways to deal with pressure from friends.
Help your children practice simple ways to respond to pear pressure. For example, if your child is challenged by a peer who says, "If you are my friend, you would," your child can respond, "If you were my friend, you wouldn't ask." Then, he/she should walk away.
- Set firm limits with your children and teens.
Children and teenagers need to know clearly what is expected of them and the consequences for acting otherwise. Do not rescue your children from the consequences of their decisions.
- Plan family time.
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After two stops in The Record Café plus a couple of other really good places, it was clear that anywhere else we visited would have to be at the top of their game to excel or even equalise.
Maybe if we had gone in The Beer House first, it would have felt better? It didn't just do it for me. A big open space, more a vertical drinking establishment than the more intimate bars we had already visited. Quite nicely done out, with geometrically patterned carpets and similar parquet block flooring. Five hand pumps on the bar, but only four in use. Pennine Brewing Deuce didn't really do it for me. Mrs C tried the Adnams Juniper Saison, it's part of their Jack Brand attempt to jump on the so called craft beer band wagon. I'm toying with preferring to term it post modernist brewing rather than craft. Anyway, it's not a Saison, is it? Well it doesn't taste like one. More like a watered down, just a slightly sour, version of a Saison that might appeal to a broader audience and sell more beer. I'll wager it's never seen a wild yeast? Unfortunately this is exactly what I thought of The Beer House, an attempt to cash in on something really good. Correct me if I'm wrong but I bet this place came on the scene after The Sparrow and The Record Café? At this juncture, I should point out, that the staff were very friendly and helpful.
The theme continued, a chalk board proclaiming the available keg lines was little more than a collection of what now are mainstream mass produced products which are nothing special. Having said that the 'what's coming' ales looked a lot more interesting than what they had on, including an Oakham ales ale. In the end Slightly Foxed IPA, saved the day and I enjoyed a well presented pint in good condition, as were all the ales I sampled. I'm not entirely sure which Slightly Foxed brew I had, because it didn't say Bengal Fox on the clip, just IPA?
I'm not entirely sure whether the massive holes at the side of the urinals were caused by vandalism or some tyro trying to fix a leak, either way, I know a decent plasterer who will fix them for you, just give me a call.
Overall verdict – felt like a chain pub trying to cash in on the success of other much higher quality joints, and failing to succeed. Will suit people following a trend who do not actually know what they are meant to be following.
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What is AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO)?
AWS SSO is an AWS service that enables you to use your existing credentials from your Microsoft Active Directory to access your cloud-based applications, such as AWS accounts and business applications (Office 365, Salesforce, Box), by using single sign-on (SSO).
What are the benefits of AWS SSO?
You can use AWS SSO to quickly and easily assign and manage your employees' access to multiple AWS accounts, SAML-enabled cloud applications (such as Salesforce, Office 365, and Box), and custom-built in-house applications, all from a central place. Employees can be more productive by signing in with their existing corporate Active Directory credentials or credentials that you configure in AWS SSO to access their applications from their personalized user portal. Now, employees won't need to remember multiple sets of credentials and access URLs to cloud applications, and new employees can be productive starting on day one. After you've added users to the appropriate group in your directory, they will automatically gain access to accounts and applications that are enabled for members of that group. You'll get better visibility into cloud application use because you can monitor and audit sign-in activity centrally from AWS CloudTrail.
What problems does AWS SSO solve?
AWS SSO eliminates the administrative complexity of custom SSO solutions you use to provision and manage identities across AWS accounts and business applications. As you use multiple AWS accounts and add accounts regularly, setting up SSO with Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) to access these accounts requires learning the custom AD FS claims programming language. You also need to prepare the AWS accounts with necessary permissions to access these accounts. AWS SSO is available at no additional cost, and it reduces the complexity of repetitive setup and disparate management by tightly integrating with AWS. If you use separate passwords to access different AWS accounts or cloud applications, AWS SSO simplifies the user experience and improves security by eliminating individual passwords needed for each AWS account or cloud business application. AWS SSO also solves the problem of limited visibility of the access to your cloud applications by integrating with AWS CloudTrail and providing a central place for you to audit SSO access to AWS accounts and SAML-enabled cloud applications, such as Office 365, Salesforce, and Box.
Why should I use AWS SSO?
You should use AWS SSO to help your employees become productive quickly by granting them access to AWS accounts and business cloud applications, without writing custom scripts or investing in general-purpose SSO solutions. You should also use AWS SSO to reduce the administrative complexity and cost of setting up and managing SSO access.
AWS SSO is the place where your employees can access your AWS accounts and the applications they need in the course of their work from the AWS SSO user portal, regardless of where these applications were built or are hosted.
What can I do with AWS SSO?
You can use AWS SSO to quickly and easily assign your employees access to AWS accounts managed with AWS Organizations, business cloud applications (such as Salesforce, Office 365, and Box), and custom applications that support Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0. Employees can sign in with their existing corporate credentials or credentials they configure in AWS SSO to access their business applications from a single user portal. AWS SSO also allows you to audit users' access to cloud services by using AWS CloudTrail.
Who should use AWS SSO?
AWS SSO is for administrators who manage multiple AWS accounts and business applications, want to centralize user access management to these cloud services, and want to provide employees a single location to access these accounts and applications without them having to remember yet another password.
How do I start using AWS SSO?
As a new AWS SSO customer, you:
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console of the master account in your AWS account and navigate to the AWS SSO console.
- Select the directory you use for storing the identities of your users and groups from the AWS SSO console. AWS SSO provides you a directory by default that you can use to manage users and groups in AWS SSO. You can also change directory to connect to a Microsoft AD directory by clicking through a list of Managed Microsoft AD and AD Connector instances that AWS SSO discovers in your account automatically. If you want to connect to a Microsoft AD directory, see Getting Started with AWS Directory Service.
- Grant users SSO access to AWS accounts in your organization by selecting the AWS accounts from a list populated by AWS SSO, and then selecting users or groups from your directory and the permissions you want to grant them.
- Give users access to business cloud applications by:
- Selecting one of the applications from the list of pre-integrated applications supported in AWS SSO.
- Configuring the application by following the configuration instructions.
- Selecting the users or groups that should be able to access this application.
- Give your users the AWS SSO sign-in web address that was generated when you configured the directory so that they can sign in to AWS SSO and access accounts and business applications.
AWS SSO is offered at no extra charge.
In which AWS regions is AWS SSO is available?
See the AWS Region Table for AWS SSO availability by Region.
Directories and Applications Support
What directories can I use with AWS SSO?
You can use the directory that AWS SSO provides you by default to create and manage users in AWS SSO. Alternatively, you can connect AWS SSO to Microsoft Active Directory, running either on-premises or in the AWS Cloud. AWS SSO supports AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, and AD Connector. AWS SSO does not support Simple AD. See AWS Directory Service Getting Started to learn more.
Can I use my Amazon Cognito User Pools as the connected directory in AWS SSO?
Not at this time. Today, AWS SSO supports creating and managing users in AWS SSO or connecting to a Microsoft Active Directory. Other directory types may be added over time based on customer feedback and demand.
Which cloud-based applications can I connect to using AWS SSO?
You can connect the following applications to AWS SSO:
- AWS Management Console: You can set up SSO access to the AWS Management Console.
- Third-party SaaS applications: AWS SSO comes preintegrated with commonly used business applications. For a comprehensive list, see the AWS SSO console.
- Custom SAML applications: AWS SSO supports applications that allow identity federation using SAML 2.0. For applications that are not preintegrated with AWS SSO, you can set up SSO by using the AWS SSO custom application wizard.
I manage users and groups in Active Directory on premises. How do I connect my directory to AWS SSO?
You have two options for connecting Active Directory–hosted on premises to AWS SSO: (1) Use a AWS Managed Microsoft AD trust relationship, or (2) use AD Connector.
AWS Managed Microsoft AD creates a fully managed Active Directory in the AWS Cloud and can be used to set up a forest trust relationship between your on-premises directory and AWS Managed Microsoft AD. To set up a trust relationship, see When to Create a Trust Relationship.
AD Connector is a directory gateway that can redirect directory requests to your on-premises Microsoft Active Directory without caching any information in the cloud. To connect an on-premises directory using AD Connector, see AD Connector.
I manage users and groups in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). Can I connect my directory to AWS SSO?
AWS SSO does not support AWS IAM users and groups at this time.
Can I connect more than one directory to AWS SSO?
No. At any given time, you can have only one directory connected to AWS SSO. But, you can change the directory that is connected to a different one.
SSO Access to AWS Accounts
Which AWS accounts can I connect to AWS SSO?
You can add any AWS account managed using AWS Organizations to AWS SSO. You need to enable all features in your organizations to manage your accounts SSO.
How do I set up SSO to AWS accounts in an organizational unit (OU) within my organization?
You can pick accounts within the organization or filter accounts by OU.
How do I control what permissions my users get when they use SSO to access their account ?
When granting SSO access to your users, you can limit the users' permissions by picking a permission set. Permission sets are a collection of permissions that you can create in AWS SSO, modelling them based on AWS managed policies for job functions or any AWS managed policies. AWS managed policies for job functions are designed to closely align to common job functions in the IT industry. If required, you can also fully customize the permission set to meet your security requirements. AWS SSO applies these permissions to the selected accounts automatically. As you change the permission sets, AWS SSO enables you to apply the changes to the relevant accounts easily. When your users access the accounts through the AWS SSO user portal, these permissions restrict what they can do within those accounts. You can also grant multiple permission sets to your users. When they access the account through the user portal, they can pick which permission set they want to assume for that session.
For which AWS accounts can I get AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) credentials?
You can get AWS CLI credentials for any AWS account and user permissions that your AWS SSO administrator has assigned to you. These CLI credentials can be used for programmatic access to the AWS account.
How long are the AWS Command Line Interface credentials from the AWS SSO user portal valid?
AWS CLI Credentials fetched through the AWS SSO user portal are valid for 60 minutes. You can get a fresh set of credentials as often as needed.
SSO Access to Business Applications
How do I set up SSO to business applications, such as Salesforce?
From the AWS SSO console, navigate to the applications pane, choose Configure new application, and choose an application from the list of cloud applications that are preintegrated with AWS SSO. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the application. Your application is now configured and you may assign access to it. Choose the groups or users that you want to provide with access to the application and Choose Assign Access to complete the process.
My company uses business applications that are not in AWS SSO's preintegrated application list. Can I still use AWS SSO?
Yes. If your application supports SAML 2.0, you can configure your application as a custom SAML 2.0 application. From the AWS SSO console, navigate to the applications pane, choose Configure new application, and choose Custom SAML 2.0 application. Follow the instructions to configure the application. Your application is now configured and you may assign access to it. Choose the groups or users that you want to provide with access to the application, and choose Assign Access to complete the process.
My application supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) only. Can I set up SSO with AWS SSO?
No. AWS SSO supports only SAML 2.0–based applications.
Does AWS SSO support single sign-on to native mobile and desktop applications?
No. AWS SSO supports single sign-on to business applications through web browsers only.
What data will AWS SSO store on my behalf?
AWS SSO will store data about which AWS accounts and cloud applications are assigned to which users and groups, as well as what permissions have been granted for accessing AWS accounts. AWS SSO will also create and manage IAM roles in individual AWS accounts for each permission set you grant access for your users.
Does AWS SSO support multifactor authentication (MFA)?
Yes. You can enable or require users to set up a multi-factor application on their phones or you can require users to provide an additional factor for signing in to AWS SSO by operating a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server and configuring the RADIUS server to work with Active Directory or AD Connector.
How do my employees get started using AWS SSO?
Employees can get started with AWS SSO by visiting the AWS SSO user portal that is generated when you configure your directory in AWS SSO. If you manage your users in AWS SSO, your employees can use their email address and password they configured with AWS SSO to sign into the user portal. If you connect to a Microsoft Active Directory, your employees can sign in to user portal with their Active Directory user name and password and then view the accounts and applications assigned to them. To access an account or application, employees choose the associated icon from the AWS SSO user portal.
Is there an API available for AWS SSO?
No. You can use the AWS SSO console to perform all necessary operations.


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WILLIAMSBURG – Marcus Thornton scored 20 points and Tim Rusthoven added 17 as William & Mary routed in-state rival James Madison 78-56 on Saturday.
William & Mary (10-6, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) hit 10 of 20 from beyond the arc and shot 56.9 percent from the field, including 70.8 percent in the first half en route to a 42-24 lead at halftime. The Tribe used a 29-7 run to build a 22-point lead shortly before the half.
Thornton was 4 of 6 on 3-pointers and hit 6 of 10 from the field, while Rusthoven hit 6 of 9 field goals.
Andre Nation scored a career-high 25 points for James Madison (6-13, 1-4), which got out-rebounded 35-24 and lost its fourth straight game. James Madison was just 5 of 23 from beyond the arc and 11 of 22 from the free throw line.
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- Firmware updates can't be uninstalled or reverted to an earlier version.
- When you install the latest update, you'll also get all the previous updates if your Surface doesn't have them already. Only updates that apply to Surface will be downloaded and installed.
- After the updates are installed, restart your device to complete the installation process. To restart your device, select the Start button, and then select Power > Restart.
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December 2019 updates
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The Merling Trio is recognized as one of today's premier ensembles. A truly international trio, it brings together musicians from Polish, Japanese, and Dutch backgrounds. The Merling Trio has been hailed as a brilliantly distinguished group endowed with remarkable gifts of communication, magnificent precision, and an impeccable blend of sound. The trio made its New York debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1993, and was named a finalist for the Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award in 1994.
The Merling Trio has given numerous recitals throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Members of the Trio have performed with orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra, the Honolulu Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and the South Carolina Philharmonic, under the baton of such notable conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Simon Rattle, and Christoph Eschenbach. Recent trio performances include concerts for the Lagerstrom Concerts Series at Caltech, the Texas Friends of Chamber Music Series, the Jewel Box Series in Chicago, the Charleston Chamber Music Society, Merkin Hall, and the Antioch College Professional Piano Series. The 2010-11 season will include tours of Georgia, Colorado, Utah, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, and Michigan.
Several contemporary composers have written works for the Merling Trio, and in 1993, they commissioned and premiered C. Curtis-Smith's Second Piano Trio. In February 1998, the trio returned to Carnegie Hall for a sold-out performance of a new work by Terry Winter-Owens, commissioned by the Merling Trio with a Commissioning Grant from the American Composers Forum. In 2003, the trio premiered Frank Proto's Quartet for Piano and Strings with bassist Tom Knific at St. John's Smith Square in London, England. Performances by the Merling Trio have been broadcast widely on television and radio, including WNYC, WFMT 98.7 in Chicago, Interlochen Public Radio, and Peachstate Public Radio.
In residence at the School of Music at Western Michigan University, members of the trio have also been faculty members at the Schlern International Music Festival and the ENCORE School for Strings. Renowned educators, their students hold positions in major orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the world. Festival appearances include the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Pensacola Summer Music Festival, the Skaneateles Festival, the Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival, and the Fontana Festival of Art and Music. Recent educational outreach activities include performances and master classes for the California Music Teachers Association, the Music Teachers National Association, the Hawaii International Arts and Humanities Conference, and the American String Teachers Association National Conference.
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Road Trip Diaries # 8 – Conway National Park, Shute Harbour and The Big Mango
Shute Harbour
After joining a day tour off the coast of Whitsundays to visit the world-famous Whitehaven Beach the previous day, Charles and I decided it was time to move further North. After the amazing time we had in the Whitsundays I couldn't help but wonder if there was anything that could top that experience on the road ahead. Little did I know, our last day spent on the outskirts of Airlie Beach would be just as interesting, with an unexpected wildlife encounter, and the opportunity to see one of Australia's famed "big things". The former made me wail for a good 5 minutes in the middle of the woodlands, while the other one just cracked me up.
Shute Harbour
Just 10 kilometers east of Airlie Beach, was the picturesque Shute Harbour, our first stop of the day, after finally checking-out from Island Gateway Resort Caravan Park. Most of the parking spaces, however, were not free and we didn't want to pay 5 bucks for a few minutes stay. So we ended up driving inside a private village on top of a hill and found a good spot to look at the scenery.
The effort was rewarded with a view of a serene bay dotted with white yachts and a swarm of catamarans set against the densely-covered forest of Conway National Park. We also saw a group of kayakers on their way to one of the islands, another activity on offer at the Shute Harbour. We didn't spend much time here and drove instead to Conway National Park. It was another tropical lowland rainforest, but we figured, we might as well check it while we were nearby.
Conway National Park
We chose the Mt. Trooper Walking Track among the three trails but decided to walk until the lookout tower only, which was about half of the walking time it takes to do the complete circuit. A swamp full of egrets perched on bald branches of trees greeted us at the start of the trail. It was a lovely walk through low woodland forest growing in stony, shallow clay soils. There were wild ferns, orchids, wattles, and more grass trees. On the way to the lookout, one elusive rock wallaby scooted into the bush after sensing perhaps we were approaching its territory.
After two and a half kilometers of fairly steep walking, we finally reached Mt. Trooper lookout and found a splendid view of the Whitsunday Islands and Passage. Two power bars and loads of snapshots later, we were back on the trail again. For some reason, I walked ahead of Charles for the first time and decided to run downhill back to where we parked our camper van. I usually walk behind him when trekking the forest because I'm terrified of snakes. I have this theory that if someone is in front me, he will scare away any snakes lurking on our trail before I get there.
The pale yellow flowers of Grass Tree produced on spear-like stalks, provide food for many insects.
View from Mt. Trooper Lookout
Jaunt with the carpet python
I ran downhill only stopping to catch my breath. Then, right on a narrow trail bordered by thick vegetation, I suddenly came to an abrupt stop, 3 inches away from my feet was a huge green snake, at least 2 meters long crossing the trail. I screamed at the top of my lungs and out of instinct ran back like I have never run before. I didn't realize Charles was also running behind me so he had seen the whole incident. It was funny because I cried for sometime on Charles shoulder but when I looked back on the trail, I still saw the last bit of its tail slowly disappearing into the bush as if nothing had happened.
Apparently carpet python is harmless but will bite if provoked.
Photo Credit: www.snakecatcher.com
Jaunt with the Police Officer
A few minutes of pep talk from Charles, I was back on the trail again. But I sure wont be leading any bushwalking trips again in a long time. It was already lunchtime when we had finished the walk so we went back to Airlie Beach to look for a place to have lunch. Just when we thought we had found a good spot near the Marina Bay to make our own lunch without paying for the parking, a police officer came by about to fine us 60 bucks for parking illegally. It wasn't my lucky day indeed, first a bloody snake scared the crap out of me and then we were going to get fined 60 bucks for trying to save 10 bucks for parking.
An innocent look that says we didn't know and there were no signs that say it's a no parking area surprisingly got us off the hook. It wasn't a bay day after all. We spent the rest of the afternoon stocking up on groceries and researching a place to camp at Bowen, the next town. I joined hordes of backpackers at Mc Donalds to use its free WiFi, which was very slow because of so many users. But at least, it was good enough to get updates back home and around the world.
The French HitchHiker and the Big Mango
Charles with the French Hitchhiker
When everything was set, we finally hit the road again off to the Salad Bowl of the North – Bowen. And just when we thought our interesting day had come to an end, we had picked up a French hitchhiker along the road who had hitchhiked his way from France to Tahiti and then to Australia on a cargo vessel. His stories were of movie material and had entertained us throughout the drive. But there was nothing better to cap our day than seeing the Big Mango at the outskirt of Bowen (which doesn't really like a mango to me). It was the first of the "Big Things" which we would encounter throughout our trip. And I thought it was only America who is obsessed with the Big Stuff.
Does it look like a mango to you ? I really thought it was a huge egg painted for Easter
(This is part of our 6-week North Queensland Road Trip Series, which took place July- August 2010)
Australian Road Trip: A Vantastic Beginning
Road Trip Diaries # 1 – Misty Mountain: An Encounter with the Strangest Animal in the World
Road Trip Diaries # 2 – Eungella National Park: Of Strangler Figs, Leeches and Long Holidays
Road Trip Diaries # 3 - Exploring Finch Hatton Gorge
Road Trip Diaries # 4 – Cape Hillsborough: On Bush Walks Beach Strolls and Star Gazing
Road Trip Diaries # 5 – Cape Hillsborough: Sunrise and Wild Kangaroos
Road Trip Diaries # 6 – Airlie Beach: Beaches Babes and Backpackers


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Like the majority of VPN services, however, HMA does increase the monthly price depending on how committed you are to their network, implying that the more you use their services, the cheaper your package will be. HideMyAss has 3 price plans: a monthly plan, an annual plan and a 2-year plan, which is pretty standard in the VPN industry.
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PayPal is one of the most secure third-party applications for money transfers and will ensure that your payments are going to where they're supposed to and that you're not getting scammed. HMA also offers some alternative payments.
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Once I had chosen Windows I followed instructions for installation, choosing a destination for the files and creating a desktop shortcut. The entire installation took about 5 minutes and was quicker than some other VPN services. Once the application has loaded you'll have to log in.
For some reason, the software took a while to log in and initially I had problems with connecting to my nearest server, and it took about 8 attempts to finally establish a connection.
You'll be greeted by the screen as seen on your left. The application for Windows was very slim and consisted of just a few basic options, which was disappointing when you compare it to other services such as IPVanish and ExpressVPN.
There are two tabs you can select from instant mode, location mode, and a gimmicky freedom mode. The instant mode does exactly what it says and will instantly connect you to the nearest server with the best connection.
The location mode essentially does the same thing but lets you chose a custom location, and thirdly, the freedom mode connects you to the nearest country with a high level of 'free speech'.
The client is very basic and other than the connect/disconnect slider, you only have the option to switch your IP address. Although a little disappointed in the function when compared to its competition, Load faster for only a few basic options. Also, The client more easy to use than the previous version.
Server Locations
As mentioned above, HMA is one of the most widely used VPN networks on the market and as a result has over 940 servers in over 190 countries, allowing you to connect to just about anywhere in the world and surf the web, as HMA puts it, "like a local".
This enormous reach gives HMA an edge over the competition but is let down by its poor to average connection speeds and the occasional broken server! Also, as we will explore later, HMA has some privacy issues and despite a large number of servers and IP addresses, privacy and security are everything in a VPN making the reach redundant.
Just like many other VPN services, HMA offers the ability to use their software on multiple devices including your smartphone, tablet, router and many more.
We live in a digital age where mobile internet connections, social media, and on-the-go web surfing is becoming more frequent, meaning that any good VPN service should be offering protection on multiple devices, and HMA is no exception.
HMA allows you to use their software on many devices including IOS, Android. The IOS app can be downloaded straight from the App Store and is roughly 10MB. It is quick and easy to install and gives you the same basic features as the Windows client does.
You can connect/disconnect from services, choose locations and it also gives you an option to always stay connected to a VPN. There are also manual installation guides for other more difficult devices directly on the HMA website that are pretty straightforward.
Customer Support
Like most VPN services, HMA offers 24/7 support via email, live chat and also offers a knowledge base. However, HMA is yet to offer telephone support, which is quite disappointing. They also give you the option to discuss your issues with the community which is something I haven't seen in other VPN services.
Their live chat responses were very snappy and they responded to an encryption question I had in under 10 minutes, which is very impressive. As social media is progressively growing HMA has also established a good reputation on sites like Facebook and Twitter where they post regularly and are quick are responding to queries and comments.
Privacy and Security
One of the most important aspects of any VPN service is its ability to protect you and give you the privacy that you need on the internet. HMA's privacy record is notoriously shady and has received criticism in the past. They do offer many security protocols including OpenVPN-UDP, OpenVPN-TCP, PPTP and L2TP and the protocol being used can be changed at any time by the user.
Despite this, HMA is based in the UK which is one of the worst countries for issues regarding privacy, as the service is, therefore, subject to mandatory log checks, and in the past HMA users have been arrested in regards to their internet activity.
The service is therefore very shady when it comes to their log keeping activity. Moreover, the VPN only offers 128-bit blowfish encryption which, although it is pretty average, is not up to scratch with what you would usually see with a modern VPN (256-bit). Concerning P2P activity, there are no signs that suggest HMA allows this to approach with caution.
Free Trial and Refund Policy
You'd be glad to hear that HMA does offer a free trial of up to 7 days for its software, and it will not charge you until the 7 days are up. Also, even if you use the free trial and are unsatisfied with the software, you can claim your money back before 30 days, as HMA offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The Other Free Services Offered
As well as offering a fairly decent VPN service, HMA also offers its users a number of free services and applications they can use to stay anonymous on the web for free, including a free web proxy, an anonymous email, an anonymous referrer, and a number of browser extensions that tell you your current IP address and offer an emergency panic button.
The free web proxy gives you a quick and easy way to bypass your geographical location and hide your IP address when surfing specific websites. It is, however, limited in terms of streaming, encryption, and gaming, and is slower than your standard VPN.
The anonymous email system is great and allows you to create a free email address that cannot be traced and keeps you anonymous when signing up to services.
You can even trigger it to delete after some time. The anonymous referrer is great for creating untraceable links that you can use to direct traffic to particular websites. Great if you don't want a website owner knowing who sent them the traffic.
To conclude, HMA is a good service that is well established in the VPN community. It has a load of servers that are dotted all around the world and offers many cool, free services that allow you to be anonymous on the web.
However, with the issues in privacy and log keeping, HMA is difficult to recommend, especially since users have been arrested and jailed in the past.
Furthermore, their clients for both Windows and IOS are very basic and are outmatched by their competition. Despite being a widely used VPN with relatively cheap price plans, there are better services out there and you should consider them before purchasing.


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Mark Best
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Hugo Bouter
Alfred E. Bouter
Charles Brachotte
Ernie Brown
Edwin N. Cross
George Cutting
John Nelson Darby
Edward Dennett
A. Dockerty
Paul Dronsfield
W. R. Dronsfield
William Wooldridge Fereday
Muriel J. Flet
Henrik Gautesen
Leslie M. Grant
Thomas Gray
Michael Hardt
Ansord Hewitt
William John Hocking
Michael Johnson
A. E. Jordan
William Kelly
G. H. Kramer
W. J. Lowe
Charles Henry Mackintosh
T. Oliver
David Omojola
Dr. Daniel W. Paterson
Lady T. A. Powerscourt
E. C. Pressland
D. G. Pullman
Greg Quail
Arend Remmers
R. E. A. Retallick
Samuel Ridout
Henri L. Rossier
D. Sanz
A. T. Schofield
Walter Scott
Manuel Seibel
Charles Stanley
W. P. Turpin
Martin Vedder
Eugene P. Vedder
Michael Vogelsang
Robert F. Wall
Frank Wallace
William Henry Westcott
Basil Wolf, Jr.
Walter T. P. Wolston
Thy Word is Truth. John 17:17
The day of the Lord
2 Corinthians 3: 5-18
The Millennium
The Seven Words of the Lord Jesus from the Cross
Some Important Scriptural Principles
A Letter About Fellowship
Urim and Thummim
Assembly Authority
Russian Poem
The Judgement Seat of Christ
A Day of Small Things
Jeroboam's Failure
Having Loved His Own Which Were In The World
Having Loved His Own Which Were In The World
Symbolic lessons from the life of Ishmael
The Book of the Revelation
Simon Attwood
Father, it is our deep desire...
George Bell
Tabernacle, Not Made With Hands
Trees of the Bible
Stone... Cut Out Without Hands
Temples (Not) Made With Hands
John Gifford Bellett
Women Praying and Prophesying
Mark Best
The Church, Which Is His Body
A Comprehension of God's Grace
Christian Experience
Addressing the Lord Jesus
The Head Covering
J. S. Blackburn
The Deep Things of God
The Revelation of the Father
Hugo Bouter
An Olive Tree In God's House
A Meeting At The Water Gate
Alfred E. Bouter
The Church-Subtly Deceived?
Hugo Bouter
Samuel's Arrival in Shiloh
Alfred E. Bouter
Christ's Greatness in the Epistle to Laodicea
Some relationships between the Old and New Testaments
Hugo Bouter
Growing In Grace
Alfred E. Bouter
Eight Things Opened
Hugo Bouter
Behold, all things have become new
Alfred E. Bouter
Martin Luther
Hugo Bouter
The True Sacrifice
Alfred E. Bouter
Jan Huss
Hugo Bouter
Divine Guidance
Alfred E. Bouter
All Roads Lead To Rome?
Hugo Bouter
His Name is Wonderful
The Sin of Miriam and her Restoration
Alfred E. Bouter
Opening Up Things With God
'We Have' - Three Times In Ephesians
Peace - And The Prince Of Peace
Hugo Bouter
All Flesh Is Grass
Alfred E. Bouter
Why The Reformation?
Hugo Bouter
Christ Our Refuge
The King is coming
Alfred E. Bouter
John Wycliffe
Hugo Bouter
The Prayer of Jabez
Alfred E. Bouter
Going Out and Coming Out and Outside the Camp
Hugo Bouter
The Temple Singers
Samuel's Work as an Itinerant Judge
Joshua. a Man in whom is the Spirit
Alfred E. Bouter
God's Salvation
The Flesh
A Few Notes on Leaven and Evil
Book Review: The Eternal Sonship of Christ
Understanding The Will Of God
John Calvin
Charles Brachotte
Fundamental Moral Truths Of The Gospel
The Collective Bodies Existing on Earth
Ernie Brown
Edwin N. Cross
Abba Father
What Manner of Man is This?
Hendrik L. Heijkoop
The Catholic Epistle Of Jude
Cameos of Grace
The Tongues of Men and of Angels
Romans 16
Daniel, the Prophet, a Man Greatly Beloved
Are We Laodiceans?
"In" or "Into"?
Reflections on Ezekiel 9
Judah and Tamar
George Cutting
The old nature and the new birth
John Nelson Darby
The Need Of Grace
Notes On The Epistle To The Romans
"Unto Him, who is able to keep us"
A Call To Gilgal
Edward Dennett
Extract from a letter
A. Dockerty
The Cross
Paul Dronsfield
The Nazarite
W. R. Dronsfield
With The Lord In The Boat
William Wooldridge Fereday
Jesus In The Midst
Muriel J. Flet
God's well-beloved Son
Henrik Gautesen
A Child of Wisdom
At The King's Table
Leslie M. Grant
A Jewish Prophet or a Preacher of Christ: Which?
Defeated or Delighted?
God and Man in One Person
Proving God's Will
'Changing' or 'The Same': Which?
Is speaking in tongues the answer?
'He Restores My Soul'
Is The Church Of God An Organization Or An Organism?
The Father and the Son
Election And Predestination
Humbling Food and Exalting Food
The Blood of Christ: Its Great Value
'Terror In The Land Of The Living'
Honouring our Head
The Son Of God In Proverbs 8
God In Grace Come Down
Good Advice from One Near Martyrdom
Three Great Women
Crucial Occasions In The Book Of Acts
Sin, Humiliation, Judgment
'The Solid Foundation of God'
How can we avoid Sectarianism?
Thomas Gray
The Life of Jesus
Michael Hardt
How to React to Failure
Zechariah - Eight Visions of a Young Man
Strong Encouragement for a Weak Remnant
Principles of Politics
Eternal Life
Then Judah came near to him. (Genesis 44:18)
Ansord Hewitt
Encounters in John's Gospel
William John Hocking
Leaven Leavening the Lump
The Cry Of The Suffering Christ
Michael Johnson
The Doctrine of Christ
A. E. Jordan
The Grace of God
William Kelly
Doctrinal Evil
The Sabbath and the Lord's day
The History of the Church - Book Review
'There Is One Body And One Spirit.'
Reconciliation through the Blood of the Cross
The World
Because Ye have Known Him that is From the Beginning
G. H. Kramer
The Rise of Clergy in Early Christianity
W. J. Lowe
The 'choice' of Faith
The Church Of The Living God
Charles Henry Mackintosh
The All-Sufficiency of the Name of Jesus
T. Oliver
The House Of God
David Omojola
Gathered apart
Dr. Daniel W. Paterson
The Cherubim and the Seraphim
Care for the New-Born
The Secret Of Strength
Zion's King
The Corner Stone
Patience and Longsuffering
Christian Liberty
The Epistle of Jude
Lady T. A. Powerscourt
'Lord, all my desire is before thee'
Divine Sympathy
E. C. Pressland
D. G. Pullman
The Impeccable Christ
Greg Quail
A Study of the First Epistle of John
Two Views of the History of the Church
Arend Remmers
The Representation of the Things in the Heavens
"The Sermon on the Mount"
Unity - God's Aim from the Beginning
R. E. A. Retallick
God's Dealings With Hosea
The Branch
Samuel Ridout
Henri L. Rossier
What Is The Church?
On The Authority Of The Assembly
D. Sanz
Afflicting The Soul
A. T. Schofield
The Teachers Taught
Walter Scott
A Brotherly Exhortation to Fault Finders
Manuel Seibel
The Doctrine of Christ
Charles Stanley
How Can A Sinner Be Justified?
W. P. Turpin
The Lord Jesus Himself
Martin Vedder
An Address Summarising a Conference on 1 Corinthians 10
Eugene P. Vedder
Book Review: "The Way of Faith in an Evil Time"
Michael Vogelsang
The Holy Spirit
The Christian and Good Works
Laughter in the Life of Abraham and Sarah
The King's Men
Take Heed
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Judgment in the Life of a Believer and the Assembly
The Blessings of a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit
The Believer's Attitude in Reference to the Dealings of God
Robert F. Wall
What is the Christian's Inheritance?
The Sonship of Christ
The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
Frank Wallace
The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Life of David
William Henry Westcott
The Grace That Is In Christ Jesus
Preparation for Service
Basil Wolf, Jr.
Politics and the Christian
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UMBC at Virginia Tech Game Notes
The UMBC Retrievers (9-3) play their final non-conference contest of the 2016-17 campaign at ACC power Virginia Tech (10-1) on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Tip-off time at Cassell Coliseum is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the contest will be broadcast via ACC Network Extra/ESPN3.
New Retriever Head Coach Ryan Odom spent seven years at Virginia Tech (2003-10) and served on the 2006-07 staff that earned an NCAA Tournament berth and defeated Illinois in the first round.
Live stats will be available via www.umbcretrievers.com and fans can also follow via the men's basketball program's Twitter feed (UMBC_MBB). Access of live stats is also available via UMBC Front Row, UMBC Athletics' mobile website.
RETRIEVERS' UPDATE: UMBC junior guard Jairus Lyles scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, leading the Retrievers to a 62-61 victory at James Madison on Dec. 23.
Sophomore forward Joe Sherburne added 18 points for UMBC. The nation's second-best three-point percentage shooter hit 5-of-7 shots from behind the arc.
The Retrievers would lead by as many as 13 points at 52-39 at the midpoint of the half, and were still in command, 62-50, after a Lyles' trey with 5:33 remaining.
But UMBC would not score again and had to withstand a furious rally down the stretch by JMU.
After scoring a program-high 120 points in the win over The Citadel, UMBC won with a (season-low) 62-point performance at JMU. It was the fewest points scored by UMBC in a win since a 58-53 victory over Longwood on Dec. 14, 2014. Since the 2009-10 season, UMBC has only won six games when scoring 62 or fewer points.
Lyles leads the squad and America East in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game. Named America East Player of the Week for the second time this season on Dec. 26, he is currently ranked 12th in the country in points per game.
Sherburne, who has knocked down 29-of-41 treys over the past seven games, is now ranked third nationally in 3-pt. field goal percentage at 56.1 percent. He is now averaging 15.2 points per contest. Senior forward Will Darley is also averaging in double figures at 13.0 points per contest.
Through games of Dec. 26, UMBC was 31st in the nation in scoring average at 83.7 points per game. They are also ranked 14th nationally with 10.0 three-point field goals made per game and 10th in 3-pt. field goal percentage (41.5). The Retrievers lead America East in scoring average, scoring margin (+9.6), field goal percentage (49.0), treys made per game and 3-pt. percentage.
DOG BYTES: The 9-3 start is also UMBC's best Division I record through 12 games. Only the 1981-82 NCAA Division II squad was also 9-3 after 12 contests.
The nine victories surpasses UMBC's total from a year ago. The four road wins are the most since five posted in the 2008-09 season. UMBC is currently one of 23 teams (of 351) with four or more true road wins.
UMBC was ranked No. 21 in the Dec. 26 College Insider Mid-Major poll.
The Retrievers have led 11 of 12 games with five minutes remaining.
UMBC set a school scoring record by putting up 120 points in the 120-111 double overtime win over The Citadel on Dec. 19. The previous mark was 118, which was recorded versus Gallaudet on Jan. 29, 1974. The Retrievers' Division I mark was 115 points, tallied against Central Connecticut State in a 115-107 win at the RAC Arena on March 6, 1992.
The contest in Blacksburg will be UMBC's third in the commonwealth in 18 days. The Retrievers were edged, 78-75, at Richmond on Dec. 10 and nipped James Madison, 62-61 last week.
HOKIES' UPDATE: Virginia Tech has won six straight to improve to 10-1 on the campaign. In their last contest, the Hokies overwhelmed Charleston Southern, 87-59, on Dec. 20.
Reserve junior forward Zach LeDay leads four Hokies averaging double figures at 16.7 points per game. He also corrals a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game in 28.2 minutes played per outing. Red-shirt sophomore guard Ahmed Hill, the team's best marksman with 31 treys, averages 14.6 points per contest. He scored a game-high 20 points in the most recent win over CSU.
Tech has played two common opponents with UMBC, outlasting Maryland Eastern Shore, 75-59, and The Citadel, 113-71. The Hokies shoot 49.0 percent from the floor and 39.3 percent from behind the arc.
Virginia Tech has won 12 straight games at Cassell Coliseum. They open ACC play versus Duke on Dec. 31 at noon.
THE SERIES: In the lone previous meeting, Virginia Tech held UMBC to the second-lowest scoring total in program history in a 71-34 Hokies' victory on Dec. 22, 2009 at Cassell Coliseum.
WHO'S UP NEXT: The Retrievers open their 14th America East season on Thursday, Jan. 5 when they host Binghamton. Tip-off time at the RAC Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3.


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The DVI socket on my monitor is broken, so I decided to use the VGA socket.
I used a DVI-VGA adapter on my graphic card end, since it only has 2 DVI sockets.
It works but the resolution I can see from display property only goes up to 1600x1200, where I had 1920x1080 when using DVI.
My question is:
What is the maximum resolution supported, when going through a DVI-VGA adapter?
Is 1600x1200 the top, or something is wrong with my adapter/socket/cable/driver?