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What is the best backpack for Walt Disney World? Or the best backpack for any theme park for that matter? We review the essential features and recommend the best of the (back) pack. Pun intended.
I will start with the basics of a good Disney World Backpack. There are key features to consider. Then, I will compare several bags, and crown our winner.
What type of bag should I carry?
Being prepared for Walt Disney World means having your essential supplies with you. But how do you carry them? There are lots of options to consider in addition to backpacks. Totes, cinch backpacks, messenger bags can all do the job, depending on just how much you want to carry. My preference is a good old fashioned backpack, because it can be worn comfortably even when carrying a decent sized load, and keeps your hands free. However, a crossbody bag or a tote are also good choices. We are going to focus on backpacks and crossbody bags here.
Can I bring a backpack into Disney World?
Yes, you can bring any backpack into any Walt Disney World park, but it will be searched at the entrance of Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios.
If you are getting to Magic Kingdom from the monorail, you will go through security prior to getting on the train. If not, you will go through security at Magic Kingdom.
This means you will wait in line a bit longer as security checks your bag. In some places, if you do not have a bag to search, you can walk directly through the metal detectors and bypass the bag check, but you may still be waiting in line behind those that do require bag check. Also, chances are someone else in your party will be carrying a bag (a purse, for example), so you'll wait through this process anyways. Keep in mind, each pocket of the backpack will be individually searched (more on this later).
What do I do with my backpack on rides?
You may bring your backpack with you on any ride at any of the Disney World Resorts, except for water slides in the water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon). There, you can bring your bag but you will want to rent a locker to keep it in. By the way, you can get quick answers to quick questions like this.
Key Features for the Best Disney World Backpack
Let's start by looking at the key features any backpack will need in order to receive our best for Disney World rating. This includes are features that are true for any theme park, and also features that are specifically best for Disney World.
Comfort is certainly a key factor for a full day in the parks. I'm looking at shoulder padding and how these bags feel after several hours. Breathability of the fabric and weight comes in to play here.
Size & Capacity
I think a medium sized bag is best for a day at Disney World (or another theme park). You don't need a 3 night hiking bag. But you do need enough space for snacks, water, ponchos, sunscreen and a few other essentials. So, not too big, and not too small.
Internal Pockets & Organization
This is another 'not-too-much/not-too-little category.' Some internal organization is helpful to find things easily. On the other hand, EVERY pocket will be searched on the way in. The guard will need to reach his or her hand all the way to the bottom of each pocket. So if your bag has 12 internal compartments, you are gonna be in the security line a lot longer (and the people behind you are going to be giving you stink eye and wishing they took another line).
External Pockets & Organization
I am a big fan of external pockets. These are pockets that are not contained on the inside of the bag. Ideally, a good Disney World or theme park bag will have 2 or so elastic mesh type external pockets. These don't require searching, as you can clearly see their contents, and they are great for keeping a water bottle and some sunscreen easily accessible. Note: I don't recommend putting anything valuable in any external pocket, including park tickets or wallets, as they are more vulnerable to theft.
Of course you want your bag to stand up to use. It's going to get a little beat up in a theme park like Disney World. We are looking for stain resistance as well as durability of materials.
Water Resistance
Rain is common in Orlando, especially in the afternoons. And when it rains, it pours. Let's keep the contents of your bag dry.
Admittedly, this is the most subjective feature, but I am going to give my opinion anyways! I prefer a simple look, but I will give preference to bags that come in multiple color options. This way, more readers will be able to find a version they like.
In the end, I'm just one guy with an opinion. So, let's factor in Amazon reviews.
I think this one is self explanatory, but lower is not always better. You get what you pay for. On the other hand, I don't see much wisdom in carrying a $500 backpack around Disney World.
Table of Finalists
I considered dozens of bags. To make our table of finalists, backpacks needed to be from a well known brand with better than 4 star rating on Amazon. We also excluded bags that were lacking in the features above, for example having too many interior zip pockets. I did include one cross body bag, that I think will work well for a theme park.
(warning: the table isn't very mobile friendly)
|Size & Capacity
|Internal Pockets
|External Pockets
|Water Resistance
|Under Armour Storm Hustle II
|4.6 out of 5 stars
(1,100 reviews)
Shoulder straps well padded, won't cut into shoulders
Probably a little larger than needed for a day in the park
|3, including laptop sleeve
|5, including 3 zip and 2 mesh
You can feel the quality construction. Many reviews report years of abuse.
|Under Armour Unisex Undeniable Sackpack
|4.4 out of 5 stars
(330 reviews)
Sling straps are thicker than most, but can still cut in
Good size for a park day
|3, including 1 zip and 2 mesh
Some users report tearing
|Herschel Supply Co. Heritage
|4.5 out 5 stars
(570 reviews)
Material is a little scratchy
|Medium to Large
|1 with laptop sleeve
|1 zip, no mesh, no open
|The North Face Vault Backpack
|4.5 out of 5 stars
(220 reviews)
Well padded straps won't cut in
|Medium to Large
|2 with laptop sleeve
|2 mesh
|Jansport Superbreak Backpack
|4.5 out of 4 stars
(2550 reviews)
|1 with laptop sleeve
|1 zip
|The North Face Jester Backpack
|4.6 out of 5 stars
(610 reviews)
Padded straps won't cut in, but material is a little scratchy
|1 with laptop sleeve
|3, including 1 zip, and 2 mesh
|Under Armour Compel Sling 2.0
|4.6 out of 5 stars
(88 reviews)
|Medium to Small
|1 with laptop sleeve
|3 including 2 zip, 1 mesh
Our Recommendation: the best backpack for Disney World is …
The North Face Jester
This bag marries all of the features I was looking for. It's pocket layout is simple enough to allow it to be easily searched, but will keep your sunscreen out of your sandwiches. It has exterior mesh pockets for water bottles. It is light weight and breathable with padded shoulder straps and a durable build. And at around $50 (at the time of publishing), it's reasonably priced.
The only reservation I have is that the material is somewhat scratchy in contact with skin. If a backpack isn't your thing, stay tuned for future reviews of other types of bags.
Do you have a favorite backpack for Disney World that we didn't mention? Let us know in the comments.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan today announced the formation of a consortium to create new embryonic stem cell lines that will aid the search for disease treatments and cures.
The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies is the first major embryonic stem cell research program launched in Michigan since the Nov. 4 passage of a state constitutional amendment allowing scientists to create new stem cell lines using surplus embryos from fertility clinics.
The launch of this center, combined with the recent state law change and President Obama's executive order loosening restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, is expected to transform embryonic stem cell research at the University of Michigan.
"The Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies will catalyze efforts by world-class scientists at the University of Michigan who are devoting their full talents to the search for new treatments and cures," said U-M President Mary Sue Coleman. "At the University of Michigan, we believe stem cell research offers one of our best hopes for finding new treatments and cures for a wide variety of diseases."
The center will be based at the MedicalSchool, and the work is expected to begin this spring. Funding commitments of nearly $2 million have been secured to start the program, and additional fund-raising efforts are underway.
The consortium will develop new embryonic stem cell lines for researchers and clinicians. In addition, collaborations are being negotiated between the U-M and its University Research Corridor partners, Michigan State University and Wayne State University. Collaborations are also in the works with Oakland University, U-M Dearborn and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, said center co-director Sue O'Shea, professor of cell and developmental biology.
"We're talking about an initiative that extends beyond the University of Michigan," O'Shea said. "This center will provide critical resources to other institutions while building partnerships that could grow to become regional in scope."
In addition to deriving new embryonic stem cell lines, researchers will use recently developed techniques to convert adult skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells. These reprogrammed cells display the most scientifically valuable properties of embryonic stem cells, while enabling researchers to bypass embryos altogether.
A top priority of the consortium is to derive new lines of human embryonic stem cells and iPS cells that carry the genes responsible for inherited diseases. These cell lines will be used to probe the causes and progression of disease, and to test potential therapies. Likely early disease targets include neurological conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), Huntington's and Alzheimer's, as well as diabetes.
"There are very few university programs in the United States that are deriving new embryonic stem cell lines, and even fewer focusing on disease-affected lines," said consortium co-director Gary Smith,associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology who directed the U-M fertility clinic for the past decade.
"Our special niche will be creating, studying and understanding normal and abnormal development of disease-affected lines," Smith said. "And these lines will be invaluable in the clinic, as well as the laboratory. We'll use the latest derivation techniques to ensure that these lines qualify to be used, some day, on patients participating in clinical trials."
Smith said the consortium will leverage one U-M's core strengths: interdisciplinary collaborative research. The new center will build on existing partnerships between scientists and clinicians at the MedicalSchool, the Life Sciences Institute, the College of Engineering, the School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health, the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
"The work that we've done with embryonic stem cell lines to date is important, but it's really the tip of the iceberg compared to what the future holds," he said.
Embryonic stem cells are the body's master cells; they replicate endlessly and form the more than 200 cell types of the human body. Scientists hope these remarkably versatile cells – and the iPS cells that mimic them — can someday replace faulty cells or diseased tissues in failing organs. This fledgling field is known as regenerative medicine, and the new consortium positions the University of Michigan to play a leadership role, said Doug Engel, chair of the cell and developmental biology department and chair of the new consortium's scientific advisory board.
"In addition to enabling important new science and clinical work, this consortium puts us in an incredibly strong position to pursue any new federal funds that become available for embryonic stem cell research, and to recruit the brightest young scientists in the field, Engel said. "This initiative will help move the University of Michigan to the forefront of every aspect of stem cell biology."
The U-M consortium will be among the first groups in the country to derive new embryonic stem cell lines that are linked to a data base containing genetic and medical-history information about the embryo donors and their families. The data base will enable researchers to examine how the disease genes in a given cell line have manifested themselves in previous generations.
"In my Program for Neurology for Research & Discovery, our scientists study a spectrum of diseases — ALS, Alzheimer's, diabetic complications, childhood muscle diseases, to name a few," said Dr. Eva Feldman, director of the U-M's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute.
"We will now be able to obtain stem cell lines to better understand the cause and develop new therapies for these diseases," Feldman said. "Can you imagine what a powerful tool stem cells will be?"
Human embryonic stem cell work has been underway for several years at the University of Michigan. O'Shea currently directs the MichiganCenter for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which stores and studies cell lines approved by the Bush administration, and trains researchers to use them.
The new consortium will supersede that center, which formed in 2002. While taking on the additional tasks of deriving embryonic and iPS stem cell lines, the new consortium will retain many of the core services provided by its predecessor. The consortium will be a cell-line repository, and staff members will train other scientists to work with the lines.
At U-M, human embryonic stem cell work is also underway at the Center for Stem Cell Biology, launched in 2005 and located at the Life Sciences Institute. Researchers at the LSI-based center work with both adult and embryonic stem cells.
Sean Morrison directs the Center for Stem Cell Biology and will serve on the new consortium's scientific advisory board. He said the two entities are complementary; both contribute to the larger goal of bolstering U-M's stem-cell research program.
"We've been laying the groundwork for this consortium for years, and everything is finally coming together exactly the way we had hoped," Morrison said.
"By improving the facilities and resources available for embryonic stem cell research at the University of Michigan, this new consortium will enhance our ability to recruit new faculty to the Center for Stem Cell Biology. So the new consortium is one important element of a larger university plan."
To create new embryonic stem cell lines, the A. Alfred Taubman Consortium for Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies will use surplus embryos remaining following infertility treatment. Several hundred early stage embryos – which would otherwise have been discarded – have been donated and consented for use in research.
"Embryonic stem cell research is the most important advancement in medical science since the advent of antibiotics a half century ago," said A. Alfred Taubman, philanthropist, retail pioneer and U-M alumnus. "The creation of this consortium positions the state of Michigan at the forefront of this promising scientific and medical frontier. In doing so, we will make this a healthier world for generations to come."
So far, funding for the project has been pledged by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Dr. Robert Kelch, Medical School Dean Dr. James Woolliscroft, the Life Sciences Institute, the College of Engineering, the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, the Cardiovascular Center, the Department of Neurology, the Department of Pathology, and the Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium.
"Important collaborations like this consortium are critical to meeting medicine's greatest challenges," Woolliscroft said. "By partnering with our colleagues in the region, we can accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into societal benefit."
The consortium will fully conform to the provisions of the state constitutional amendment approved by Michigan in 2008. Additionally, the U-M will strictly adhere to the guidelines for the conduct of human embryonic stem cell research issued by the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

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Posted: Sep 29, 2018
GRANTHAM, Pa. - Coming off a big non-conference win over Gettysburg College on Tuesday night the Stevenson field hockey team looked to carry that momentum into their second MAC Commonwealth contest against second-ranked Messiah College. Unfortunately, for the Mustangs second-half goals from senior Sara McVey and sophomore Brooke Morris were not enough as the Falcons held off the late push by a final of 3-2 at Anderson Field on Saturday afternoon.
- Messiah (9-0, 3-0 MAC Commonwealth) looked to strike just 2:27 into the game after a penalty corner that was fed in by Taylor Wiederrecht landed on the stick of Megan Wetzel whose shot got behind junior goalie Kelsey Eure but was cleared off the line by junior Jordan Hershberger to keep things scoreless.
- The Falcons recorded the following five shots and forced another defensive save from Hershberger and with 22-minutes off the clock the contest remained tied at 0-0.
- With 22:41 gone Kristen Musser worked her way into the attack circle and found Kezia Loht with a pass that she knocked past Eure for a 1-0 lead for the home side.
- Stevenson (4-6, 0-2 MAC Commonwealth) got their best offensive chance in the 32nd-minute as senior Ashley Meyer inserted a penalty corner and eventually found the ball back on her stick, but her shot was knocked away by Falcons keeper Shelby Landes keeping the home side on top. In the final minute, an attempt from senior Marissa Hoffman was denied by a Messiah defender bringing the half to a close at 1-0.
- At the break, the Falcons held an 8-2 shot advantage.
- The Mustangs appeared to knot things up in the 50th-minute when a shot from McVey past Landes and appeared destined for the back of the net, but Mackenzie Brubaker reached in and smacked the ball off the line.
- Two minutes later it was the Falcons on the attack as Loht sent an offering wide and Eure stoned Hannah Palm holding the deficit at 1-0.
- Messiah added to their lead with just nine minutes to play as Emily Knepp received the ball in the area and fed Loht who beat Eure making it 2-0.
- Stevenson broke the shutout five minutes later when Hoffman found McVey in attack arc and she blasted one past Landes trimming the margin to 2-1.
- Then with two minutes remaining, Kristen Levesque worked herself inside the attack zone and fired a shot beyond Eure extending the lead to 3-1. However, the Mustangs did not go quietly as 1:06 later Morris tallied an unassisted marker to bring it to 3-2.
- Stevenson was outshot for the day 13-7.
- Penalty corners were dead even at 11-11.
- For McVey, it was her ninth of the season and 35 as a Mustang.
- Morris posted goal number seven of the campaign.
- Eure recorded five saves on the afternoon giving her 54 for the season.
- It was the fourth nationally-ranked opponent of the year for Stevenson.
- The Mustangs return home on Wednesday, October 3 when they welcome York College of Pennslyvania to Mustang Stadium for a 4pm start.


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And -- let's face it -- it's mostly because people are printing stuff from the Internet left and right. The "print" button has become ubiquitous through the Web and users are happy to irresponsibly click on it anytime they want something printed out – even if they don't really need the whole thing on paper. In many respects, the simplicity and ease of using the "print" command has only made us less conscious of how much paper we are using: It takes much less effort – and as a result much less thought – to simply click "print" in order to get 25 copies of a document than it does to take the document to a copy machine and print copies "manually." Here's another example: It used to be that when you went to your local library you would go and find the book you needed, put it on a copy machine and copy a few pages. Today, people are finding the book they need online and printing the entire thing – whether they need every page or not. Indeed, we now live in a society where "paper abuse" has become an even greater problem, if not simply because of the ubiquitous nature of "print" buttons, which seem to be everywhere you go on the Internet these days. (Maybe we need more buttons that say "Stop. Think Before You Print. Do You Really Need it on Paper?")
Helping companies to get a better handle on their paper usage is South Florida-based Equitrac Corporation. The company offers software that tracks office equipment output activity, enabling businesses, schools, government agencies and other organizations to eliminate paper waste and control costs relating to document production. Equitrac accomplishes this by helping organizations get a better handle on the "who," "what" and "how" of printing and copying in the corporate environment. Equitrac not only sees this as a way for organizations to do their part in improving the health of our planet, but also as a major step in controlling costs and eliminating waste.
According to a recent article published in the Miami Herald, Equitrac has been seeing a surge in customers recently, as consciousness about "green" initiatives, including "green technology," have been foremost on people's minds. Driving this, of course, is the whole "green" movement which is now underway – this in response to recent scientific reports illustrating to the global warming trend and the new focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. This, in turn, has put more pressure on companies to become eco-friendly – and many businesses are now embracing this concept not only because it saves on operational expense but also because it has a positive effect on corporate image and public perception.
Recently, Equitrac became involved in the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge, an initiative that encourages law offices to reduce paper consumption and waste. The company even went so far as to offer a 10 percent discount on products for law firms that were willing to take the challenge.
Equitrac started off with a focus on serving law firms and today about one-third of its 15,000 customers are in the legal field. In 2005 the company launched a website (www.endprintwaste.com) to target the education sector and now it sells its software to numerous universities to cut back on excess student printing on campus.
"I think environmental awareness is really foremost in people's minds today," Michael R. Rich, Equitrac president and chief executive, was quoted as saying in the Miami Herald report, published in September. "Whereas 10 or 15 years ago, while it was a concern, it certainly didn't have as much mind share as it does today. People are being extremely diligent in terms of their use of energy, paper and other natural resources that are of critical importance. The things that we do play into that broad theme and also help people take tangible action in terms of making a difference in reducing their waste. So we feel very good about that."
Rich added that many businesses are now talking openly about their green objectives, whereas this wasn't the case even just a few years ago.
"You hear companies saying 'it's our goal to reduce our energy or electricity consumption by 10 percent in the next five years,'" he said in the report. "These are huge corporate objectives that are really getting a lot of publicity nowadays."
As such, Equitrac has shifted from being a hardware only company to being a hardware/software company with an ongoing mission to help organizations reduce paper consumption while at the same time gaining new efficiencies.
"Over the last four years we've experienced something close to a 30 percent year-over-year growth rate in the enterprise and education markets," Rich said.
For more information about Equitrac, visit www.equitrac.com. I'm sure we'll be hearing more about this company and its goal of helping every business become a "green business" in the months and years to come.


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I've had one of those slightly frustrating mornings. I thought I had a clear idea of the way I wanted to quilt a quilt, but this did not go to plan. My straight lines weren't straight. So I unpicked. I thought I would try some free motions quilting, but that did not look right. That was unpicked. So third time lucky with simple swirly loops. If I'm unsure about what to do with a quilt this is my go to way of quilting. It seems to look good on most quilts. Gail Pan's version of this quilt using her new fabric design.
I used this a couple of times in my book. It was perfect for my Scrappy Crosses.
I also used it to quilt Reflections. I think this is the biggest quilt in my book and I quilt everything on my Bernina 440 which isn't huge, so straight lines is a good way to quilt as you can roll in the sides and do a line at a time.


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DC Talk - Jesus Freak (1995)
Average User Rating: 9.4 out of 10
Total votes: 72 (Click here to vote)
Total comments: 24
1. So Help Me God
2. Colored People
3. Jesus Freak
4. What If I Stumble?
5. Day By Day
6. Mrs. Morgan
7. Between You And Me
8. Like It, Love It, Need It
9. Jesus Freak (Reprise)
10. In The Light
11. What Have We Become?
12. Mind's Eye
13. Bonus Track
For more on DC Talk, click here.
Posted on 01-23-2004 by yoshi139I have to agree with those who have said that this is by far the best CD DC talk has come out with. This is an amazing album with my personal favourites being Jesus Freak, What if I Stumble?, Day by Day and In the Light. This is an amazing CD and everyone should own it.
Posted on 01-23-2004 by Jo Mothe song Jesus Freak hands down is my favorite. overall the album is a by far a classic indeed.
Posted on 02-08-2005 by JesusFreakGirlWhat will people think when they hear that i'm a Jesus Freak? What will people do when they find that it's true. i don't really care if they label me a Jesus Freak, there ain't no disguising the truth......People say i'm strange, does it make me a stranger, that my best friend was born in a manger.....
I Love it! Story of my life! Rock on Ya'll!!!!
L8ter~ JesusFreakGirl
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Posted on 03-27-2004 by BereanatHeartYep.This is an awesome cd. This is among three cds that got me into Christian rock. This is among two of those that I still listen to frequently.
Colored people is one of my all time favorite songs.
Posted on 04-04-2005 by jesusismydaddyThis album has personally the best tracks that I've heard from DC Talk as a band, and trust me I've heard a lot of songs by them. Unfortuneately this is the only album that I've got by DC Talk ATM, I'm expecting some to come to come in the post soon.
This album has legendary Tracks, I personally think that they aint a Bad Song on it, but the best track has got be Between You And Me. I'm actually listening to this CD right now. The beginning rules So Help Me God. Other Tracks on this album in my book are Coloured People, Jesus Freak, What if I Stumble, In The Light and What Have We Become.
I've noticed with this album that the lyrics are very powerful, and they have a deep spiritual message in most of the songs on here.
This album is top-notch and I just gotta say that.
Posted on 07-07-2002 by Mugga Pleasethis was the high point of DC talk. Jesus Freak, In the Light, What if i stumble, Colored people...hands down the best Dc Talk has come out w/. If you dont have this cd get it now....its one of those cd's that every person who listens to christian music has...a classic.
Posted on 07-10-2002 by Dormin75agreed! This is arguably the best Christian Rock CD and the pinnacle of DC Talk. They cant be know without mention of Jesus Freak, an awesome song. This CD can be played constantly, without skipping over unwanted songs. Every song is incredible. hats off to their mission and the way thet they just keep on going even now in singles!
Posted on 07-11-2002 by UnderhillA very good cd
Posted on 07-14-2003 by UnregistedIf you listen to any song on this album you need to listen to "What have we become". This track defines the world so perfectly that it makes me sad. It is a wonderful track. i hope it blesses you like it did me
Posted on 07-15-2003 by sorefingersJesus Freak is one of my three favorite CDs, along with Supernatural and tobyMac's Momentum. The song Jesus Freak is my favorite song. period.
Posted on 07-30-2002 by skilarIf you don't have this cd, you need to buy it NOW! this cd is a classic in Christian music. This is DC Talk at its best! Great cd!
Posted on 08-06-2005 by jamuel24The greatest Christian CD ever made. Jesus Freak is the best Christian song ever made. It's like one of those cd's that you listen to and never have to skip a song, except 10 times better.
Posted on 08-07-2005 by DKelly[QUOTE=jamuel24]It's like one of those cd's that you listen to and never have to skip a song, except 10 times better.[/QUOTE]
Well, I tend to skip the "Jesus Freak Reprise", but that's it. ;)
Posted on 08-08-2002 by MarkThis is the cd that created all the buzz about Christian Rock.
Until this cd, there was not really a "christian rock" genre, but these guys sure helped out to create it!
Great cd!
Posted on 08-08-2004 by bmcnealLike it, but [i]Supernatural [/i]is my fav.
Posted on 08-11-2002 by little_weirdhey this is one of the best cds that has ever came out. all the song are really good. i mean REALLY GOOD.
Posted on 08-26-2002 by superchick13It is a great c.d. Highly recomended!!!!!
Posted on 08-26-2006 by heisouronlyhopeAwesome CD
Posted on 08-26-2006 by Cruelty*freeunbelievably Fantastic
Posted on 10-12-2005 by vanna23All I can say is Great, Great, Great
Posted on 10-24-2002 by judei wonder what modern christian rock would be like if this cd never came out.
an absolute classic, hailing all the way back from 96.
fav songs
what have we become
in the light
Posted on 11-03-2002 by SoccerAaronThis is a great CD!
It's one of my favorites of theirs!
It's got everything!
My faves are, in no order,
Colored People,
Jesus Freak,
What If I Stumble?,
Mrs. Morgan,
In The Light.
Posted on 11-03-2002 by UnderhillMy favorite song is Jesus Freak and then What Have We Become. That is a cool song
Posted on 11-07-2002 by judewhat have we become is such a good song


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First Alissa and then Cody have come come with the full blown flu - headache, runny nose, fever, deep cough. But , praise God, neither Erica nor I have had any symptoms yet. I am just glad that we got that out of the way early!
Don't be afraid to say "Merry Christmas" as you are shopping this season!
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
The Flu arrived!
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HA NOI (VNS) — Vice Chairman of Ha Noi's People's Committee Nguyen Van Suu ordered the city's health sector to keep a watchful eye on passengers checking in, especially those coming from South Korea where the MERS outbreak was claiming casualties.
He was inspecting measures being taken against an MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) at Noi Bai international airport on Tuesday.
About 8,000 travellers from MERS-hit South Korea have visited Viet Nam since June 3. Every day, about 10 flights from South Korea and the Middle East land in Viet Nam, with 2,000 passengers arriving at this airport on average.
Meanwhile, HCM City had assigned three hospitals to receive, isolate and treat patients suspected of having the MERS-CoV including HCMC Tropical, Nhi Dong 1 and Nhi Dong 2. — VNS
High-quality education ecosystem contributes to improving the quality of human resources for Viet Nam


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It looks like One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is in the clear after his highly-publicised scuffle with the paparazzi last month.
The Los Angeles County City Attorney's Office has opted not to pursue criminal charges against the singer at this time for a physical confrontation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, according to The Sun.
A spokesperson for the LA City Attorney specified that Tomlinson will still be required to attend a court hearing later in April, and that any decision not to file charges could be reevaluated at a later day.
"Each of the parties will be interviewed regarding the incident and advised of the law and ways to avoid similar incidences in the future," a representative for the city attorney's office said.
"Typically there is no further action taken by our office after the hearing, though we do reserve the right to file charges up to one year from the date of the original incident should additional information or future actions require additional measures."
A spokesperson for the singer declined to comment on these latest reports when reached by Digital Spy late on Tuesday (April 11).
The One Direction star was reportedly placed under a citizen's arrest on Friday, March 3 following a scuffle with a photographer as he and girlfriend Eleanor Calder were travelling through the airport following a trip to Las Vegas.
At that time, his lawyer Martin Singer accused the paparazzi of "provoking and causing" the fracas in a statement to the media.
"It's not the first time that a paparazzi has created an altercation with a celebrity," Singer added. "While the altercation was going on with the paparazzi, three other individuals were attacking his girlfriend during this incident and he came to her defence."
In the wake of his citizen's arrest, Louis has been defended for protecting his girlfriend Eleanor Calder by the likes of former Spice Girl Mel C and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards. A bystander allegedly injured in the scuffle has also spoken publicly.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Explained Perfectly
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Accountability, cdntech, Federal Politics, Global Politics, Justin Trudeau, Privacy, TPP on August 5, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement mostly negotiated in secret by quite a few governments bordering the pacific ocean. Canada has been a part of these negotiations and is committed to ratifying the treaty. Both US presidential candidates are now on the record against this treaty, while current US president Barack Obama has vowed to ratify the treaty in his lame duck session of his second term. So what exactly is the TPP?
I've come across a recently posted video on youtube that very clearly explains the TPP and concerns regarding the ratification of the treaty in the below video. Warning that this video is also NSFW and contains strong language:
For those of you who want an in-depth policy and law look at the concerns of ratifying the TPP; Canadian Internet law expert Michael Geist has an excellent in depth series of blogs on quite a few concerns with ratifying the TPP for those of you who like your policy research. I'll be writing my own series of blogs on the TPP in the coming months as well.
Supreme Court Says Get Out of Our Data to Trudeau Government
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in cdntech, Conservative, Federal Politics, Justin Trudeau, Liberal, Privacy, Supreme Court of Canada on January 12, 2016
The Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Court Martial Appeal Court and Tax Court are preparing to take the Canadian government to task on ensuring independence from the federal government regarding its data. Under the past conservative government, all these levels of the courts were to submit to a super-IT department as of September 1st of last year that would see all government services including Canadian courts using the same IT department. The move by the last government to amalgamate IT services was seemingly to save money and streamline IT security.
According to the Supreme Court of Canada, one super IT department could threaten its independence from Government. Briefing notes obtained by the Canadian Press last week, and provided to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau days after taking office, shows the courts are gearing up for a constitutional challenge on data independence. The briefing stated:
"[The courts] must maintain control of their data, not only because of concerns about confidentiality, but also because an independent judiciary cannot tolerate having its sensitive information controlled by a separate branch of government."
The briefing notes also warned that if the Government doesn't backtrack on this soon, it could face legal action and likely a constitutional challenge by the top judges in Canada. Advice given to Trudeau on how to handle this situation by his advisers was redacted in the briefing notes.
Prior to September 1st last year when these new IT rules came into play, top court officials wrote a letter to senior bureaucrats in the Conservative government demanding that agents of Parliament such as the Auditor General, Privacy Commissioner and Information Commissioner should be exempt from amalgamated IT services. Yesterday, the new Liberal government went before the Supreme Court asking for a six month extension on right to die legislation. Should the court deny that extension, this spat over IT services and data independence could end up being an interesting back story.
Canadian Government Could Benefit From Town Hall Public Consultations on Anti-Terror Bill
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Anti-Terror, C-51, Liberal, Privacy, Ralph Goodale on January 9, 2016
(Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale)
During the election the Liberals heard from Canadians on the new anti-terror bill C-51, and promised to repeal sections of this bill that are problematic. We still don't know exactly which provisions will be repealed. This past Friday, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale took to the airwaves stating that Canada must be a world leader in tackling radicalization. During the last election the Liberals promised to reform the Conservatives Anti-Terror bill promising to consult with the public and experts.
In 2009 I took part in the Governments copyright consultations. These consultations were held in town hall meetings with then Minister of Industry Tony Clement, and Heritage Minister at the time James Moore in a public forum. These town hall meetings were open up to the public, and also encouraged the public to attend online. There was also a forum set up by pollster Nic Nanos where people from across the country could air their concerns and debate those concerns in the forum setting regarding copyright legislation and digital rights. What came out of this consultation process was a balanced approach to copyright law based on the views expressed during the consultation process. A made in Canada approach to public policy regarding copyright.In my opinion this was one of the crowning achievements of the last Government when it came to public policy consultation (a process which the Conservatives later abandoned), and there's a significant need in the debate between civil liberties and security that demands this type of consultation.
Since the NSA leaks from former NSA system administrator Edward Snowden there has been lengthy and informal debates around the issues between civil liberties and security. The Liberal platform during the last election promised evidence based approach to public policy, and widespread consultation with the public and experts on issues relating to the anti-terror bill. What better way to do that, than using the previous Governments copyright consultation process as a benchmark in the debate around anti-terror and radicalization.
If we are to become a world leader in tackling radicalization, than government needs to hear from not just stakeholders, but the public as well. The Liberals won the last election from what the polls suggested, not on the exclusivity of the Liberal platform and stance on the Conservatives anti-terror bill, but rather a vast majority looked to have voted strategically to overthrow Steven Harper's Conservatives. Canadians will be watching very closely to how the Liberals treat the anti-terror bill, and whether the current Government will take the time to consult broadly with the public, rather than using their elected mandate to ignore public concerns on the bill and shut them out of any consultation process.
If we are to become a world leader in tackling radicalization, we must also become a world leader in listening to public will, and working together to come up with solutions that are balanced and encompass a wide range of views. Only then can other world leaders look upon Canada as a beaming example of how to get it right. For Canada to become a world leader in tackling radicalization we must develop a balanced approach to policy. In order to achieve that true balance, all Canadians should be broadly consulted in a more formal manner by Government.
Did The Liberals Cave on Anti-Terror Bill C-51?
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Anti-Terror, C-51, Liberal, Op-Ed, Privacy on December 7, 2015
From the Paris attacks to last week's mass shootings in California, like many in the civilized world over the past month I've been trying to wrap my head around these attacks, and why under mass surveillance are they continuing to happen with greater frequency.
Last week the 42nd parliament resumed with no word or mention from the Liberal government in the throne speech on one of the parties biggest promises, which was to fix the Conservatives anti-terror bill C-51. On this past Sunday, US President Barack Obama took to the airwaves from the oval office, and told Americans that with the build-up of the Russian military in Syria, that the US fight against ISIL will remain an intelligence gathering and special forces mission. Could the Liberal government here in Canada be stalling on anti-terror reforms as a result of US pressure?
I recently watched an investigative report on ISIL's recruitment of women in the UK. The investigation took almost a year to complete. The report detailed one undercover Muslim women's journey to seek out and try to get accepted into an ISIL cell. After 3 weeks of baiting radicalized ideology exclusively and very openly on Twitter, she started getting re-tweets and reply's back from known ISIL terrorists. Within a few months, she was able to penetrate an ISIL supported cell in the UK and record with hidden cameras the meetings with other female ISIL supporters.
ISIL is using social media very openly on Twitter and Facebook to recruit people to their cause. Obama stated in his oval office address that he expects social media companies to do more in dealing with radicalized individuals. Twitter for its part in the UK investigative report started suspending radicalized accounts including the undercover journalist, which can be counterproductive to the intelligence community. In Canada under our anti-terror law C-51 it is a crime to openly support ISIL. This type of law makes our collection of targeted intelligence against ISIL that much harder, as those communications move from a public forum on the internet, to more private one making it that much harder for our law enforcement to track. What the Conservative government did with C-51 is make Canada less secure.
Dealing with radicalized ideology very much needs to be countered. The answer isn't mass surveillance, its targeted surveillance. France for instance, has one of the world's top intelligence agencies which specialize in Middle Eastern, and African intelligence. Yet one cold November night Paris came under attack by radicalized ISIL supporters. The problem is that there is too much information coming into our intelligence agencies as a result of mass surveillance, that these intelligence agencies miss what's happening in plain view. Many intelligence professionals took to the airwaves after the Paris attacks stating that mass surveillance is only useful after the fact, and not in preventing terror attacks.
How do we counter radicalized ideology? You can't counter someone's belief systems with bombs and killing, you counter it with facts, and common sense. Going back to that UK investigative report, what should have been done is that the Muslim leadership in the UK should be showing other investigative pieces as to what happens with women and girls once they are in ISIL controlled territories. PBS did an excellent investigative piece on this. Women and girls in ISIL controlled territories are continually raped, beaten and passed around like trading cards. Those women that are often loured by the extreme ideology of ISIL, find themselves trapped in hell (not utopia) and are often wanting to flee for their lives.
Canada needs to be a leader in changing the conversation away from mass Internet surveillance to one that is targeted surveillance. There is no need for C-51. Laws before C-51 very much allow for this to already be done within the scope of the criminal code of Canada. We need a national strategy that is inclusive among Canada's Muslim community to deal with radicalization. The Liberals promised to base their positions on fact based policy making. We've seen no indication from last week's throne speech that will happen with C-51, and with the past months events in Paris and around the world, I think Canadians expected the anti-terror policy to be at the top of the Liberals policy agenda. Instead it's been excluded as a top priority, and was a top priority for the Liberals during the election. I don't think Canadians can expect meaningful reforms to C-51 in the future, if the US is pressuring for more mass surveillance.
Conservative Party Hacking Into Facebook Accounts For Likes
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Conservative, Fair Elections, Federal Politics, Privacy on September 16, 2015
Has the Conservative Party of Canada hacked into your profile and "liked" their Facebook page on your behalf without your knowledge or consent? Reports are popping up including one from a reporter at the CBC that they are being "like hijacked" by the Conservative party. According to a CBC report, the hijacked likes could be a result of embedded computer script in Facebook videos and links launching malware bought and paid for by the Conservatives. The computer script could have the potential to reach deep into your personal profile. When questioned on this, all the other parties denied that they are engaged in the activity of hijacking Facebook users accounts, however a Conservative spokesperson wouldn't confirm or deny the party was behind the malicious hijacks.
In an e-mail to the CBC the Conservatives stated it was "an internal party issue." The Conservatives may be acting against their own anti-spam laws with respect to this, and if the Conservatives are hijacking Facebook users accounts, one has to question what other information has been collected by the Conservatives (if they have access to your account to like their page) that was transmitted to the party which could be very personal information the Conservatives might use to profile you as a potential voter, which also could be against Canadian privacy laws.
Whatever the case maybe, hacking into users Facebook accounts is not just extremely creepy and potentially illegal; it's also a form of stalking and desperation by a party who is not very popular on social media and having trouble getting their message out. Liking any Facebook page will automatically show updates to that page in your news feed. Facebook users are encouraged to look at their "activity logs" to ensure there are no unwanted Conservative Party Facebook page "likes".
More to come on the legal aspect of all of this soon.
Major Networks Lose Leader Debates – Bias Rumored To Be Cause
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Accountability, Anti-Terror, C-51, CBC, CRTC, CTV, Fair Elections, Federal Politics, Justin Trudeau, Privacy on May 12, 2015
Prime Minister Steven Harper has decided to accept debate invites from Rogers/Macleans/CityTV which are outside of the traditional major networks. The NDP has also joined in and accepted the invites for the Rogers/Macleans/CityTV debates as well. As I noted last in last nights post, the political bias around the coverage of the Liberal party by these networks is becoming obvious. From misleading Canadians on copyright to try and protect the Liberal party from political attacks, to the lack of coverage of major social media backlash on the new anti-terror bill towards the Liberal party, all of this seems to have been the final nail on the coffin for the media consortium.
More to come…
Trudeau's Liberals Have Nothing To Fear, But Fear Itself
Posted by Jason Koblovsky in Anti-Terror, C-51, Federal Politics, Justin Trudeau, Privacy on May 7, 2015
"You have nothing to fear but fear itself."
That line has been consistently used throughout history, but most notably by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inauguration on March 4th, 1933. Roosevelt's speech wraps up the context of the political debate we currently find ourselves in here in Canada regarding the politics of fear.
This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
At the time, Roosevelt was speaking to the US's economic crisis during the great depression, but the political message behind this and the politics of fear reign true today. Dishonesty, and unjustified fear inhibits our ability to move forward with progressive laws that advance Canadian beliefs. It's only those that stand up to fear that show true strength in leadership, and create men and women who become revered and admired as great leaders.
Nothing could be more of an example of rejecting fear politics than the outcome of the Alberta election in which the people of the province rejected fear and lead a normally conservative province to an NDP majority victory. The lesson most progressive leaders should have taken; rejecting fear as Roosevelt put it, is essential to political victory. If you can't speak the truth and stand up to fear, you shouldn't be leading this country at a time of war.
Bill C-51 (Canada's new anti-terror legislation) passed yesterday with Liberal support. This piece of legislation proposes to suspend the charter rights of those "suspected" of terrorist activities, and those who are causing dissent within government policy. This has created unjustified fear for political gain.
The Liberal position is that they believe it's needed, and will fix the constitutional issues with it once elected. They propose doing this by putting in more oversight, and throwing in "sunset clauses" to ensure that the suspension of charter rights is only temporary. This position abandons the very evidence based approach the Liberals have traditionally taken with law and legislation, and has thrown the Liberal base under the bus as a result.
There is no evidence to suggest the type of mass surveillance is needed under the new anti-terror legislation, and the Liberals have yet to come out with an evidence based sustainable approach to terrorism. That's a whole different blog for another day (and believe me that blog will come), however in over 14 years of this exact policy being enacted by different governments around the world, there is no evidence to suggest that the powers given in this new anti-terror legislation will do anything to catch terrorists, and mass murderers. In fact, what has surfaced is the abuses by law enforcement and government when these new powers are enacted even with political, judicial, and civilian oversight. All anyone has to do is look at the Snowden documents.
Some in the Liberal Party are justifying the support of C-51 by way of political maneuvering (here's Jeff Rock who is the federal Liberal candidate for Red Deer-Lacombe on the subject) :
@ryanseeker @JustinTrudeau is calling PMSHs bluff and avoiding attack ads. #C51 will pass with con majority time 2 amend. It's a bad bill
— Jeff Rock (@JeffreyTRock) May 7, 2015
If in fact the Liberal party is afraid of their political opponents; what kind of Prime Minister will Justin Trudeau be? What's more surprising is how Jody Emery (the princesses of pot) is justifying her continued support for the Liberal party after the C51 vote yesterday and months after the Liberals considered her riding nomination (which she lost) poisonous to the party:
Now that Bill #C51 passed, I can say I fear Harper governing with it in place more than Trudeau governing with it in place. @KevinSMcArthur — Jodie Emery (@JodieEmery) May 7, 2015
Problem is Ms. Emery shouldn't be fearful at all. C51 has been put into place through fear. Being less fearful, is still being afraid. Bill C51 needs to be scrapped and re-written with the lessons of the past 14 years of this failed policy put into place. If we continue down the road of fear, than we make Canada less safe as a result, and paralyze the efforts of advancement in policy that will make a difference in Canadian national security, and ensuring that Canadians #rejectfear.
The Liberal support of C51 has created fear and distrust among the electorate towards the party. If the Liberal position is based around fear of attack ads, the Liberals need not fear the conservative attack ads, but fear those who #rejectfear and will ultimately prevail in political victory.
The Liberal party is full of fear. Fear of being attacked, fear of being irreverent. Trudeau for the longest time has been afraid of making a mistake, often reading talking points in speeches and during question period. What they don't realize, is that fear has put them on a very steep hill to political victory, when the electorate is sending a strong message of rejecting fear. Liberal supporters should be afraid after last nights Bill C51 vote, but not by way of the Conservatives or NDP:
I've got a feeling Justin Trudeau's Liberals are going to pay a heavy price for supporting #C51
— Peter Nowak (@peternowak) May 7, 2015


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The evolution of 3D printing technology in recent years has unleashed a boom in this field. Now there are even a few 3D printers that are affordable for hobbyists. Besides the purchase price of the device itself, the major cost factor in 3D printing is the material, the filament. On the other hand, the filament's raw material in the form of plastic pellets is comparatively cheap, so producing your own filament can significantly reduce the operating cost of a 3D printer. This can be made using a filament extruder.
As our high-school diploma project, we developed Loopex, a filament extruder in which the raw material is poured into an intake and then funneled into a heating compartment where the plastication takes place. The resulting homogenous, viscous mass is then pressurized and extruded through a nozzle. In order to achieve output that is usable by a 3D printer—a uniform filament with a diameter of 1.75 or 3 mm—this seemingly simple process has to be coordinated with utmost precision.
Time permitting, we plan to expand our project, developing additional components and investigating whether the pellets we are currently using can be replaced by recycled material without diminishing the quality. If it turns out that high-quality filament can be produced using shredded plastic waste such as PET bottles, then Loopex would make a contribution to increased efficiency in the recycling of various plastics.
We were born in 1996 and are enrolled in the Mechatronics program at Rennweg Technical School in Vienna, from which we'll graduate this year. We formed our crew at the end of our fourth year. Since each of us already had experience working with 3-D printing and this field is an important part of Rennweg's curriculum, we decided to pursue a project dealing with this rapidly developing technology.


text: Harare - President Robert Mugabe says whites came to Zimbabwe and wanted to make it their own, ignoring the fact that "what is not yours will never be yours".The 93-year-old president was speaking at a state funeral on Thursday at which he hailed the resistance fight by the likes of former vice president Joseph Msika against white minority rule."If you come to my place and claim it's yours, I will fight you. In the same vein, this is what the likes of Joseph Msika resisted," Mugabe said at the funeral of Msika's widow, 89-year-old Maria Msika."Whites came to Zimbabwe and wanted to make it theirs oblivious of the fact that what is not yours will never be yours no matter how much you fight for it," the state-run Herald quoted the president as saying in his speech at Harare's National Heroes Acre. Mugabe launched a sometimes violent land reform programme to seize farms from white landowners in 2000. Out of around 4 000 on the land then, only a few hundred remain.At a series of countrywide rallies held since June, the youth wing of his Zanu-PF party has been urging the ageing leader to seize remaining white-owned farms to redistribute to young party members.


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Cold Springs
From SalWiki
- A natural spring near present day Kernwood Country Club that was used for drinking water by the locals. It was located on Liberty Hill Avenue and Kernwood Road.
- Cold Spring was so called as early as 1793.
- It was known as Goodale's spring as early 1658, because Robert Goodale owned it and lived in the field northeasterly of it at the time.
- According to the Visitor's Guide to Salem (1937 ed.) Liberty Hill had been a park and a favorite resort for many people on account of the "Cold Spring". These springs of pure cold water have been used for centuries.
- An event of note occurred in June of 1844 when a land dispute came up over ownership of Liberty Hill. Joseph Leavitt claimed he had purchased the land. Liberty Hill was a recreational spot
where the neighborhood used to gather for picnics and celebrations. There was an uproar when Leavitt began to plow his supposed land. In court, it was eventually was proved to be public land.
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Cold Springs
- Vertical file in Salem Collection - North Salem
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Liberty Hill Riot
- History of Salem by Sidney Perley, vol. 1, p.8.
- Old Naumkeag C.H.Webber, p. 186-7
- Visitor's Guide to Salem 1937 ed. , p. 210
- "How Liberty Hill was saved" (letters to the editor) Salem News, Sept. 7, 2012, p. 5
- "Land dispute ignited riot of 1844" Salem News, June 21, 2000, p. A2
- "How picnic turned into Liberty Hill Riot" Salem News, June 22, 2009, p. 5


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I made this salad for a 'healthy' potluck lunch and it was a huge hit. I made it the night before and kept refrigerated until we were ready for lunch, which allowed the fruits to blend together...
This was okay, but I didn't like the cilantro as much as I thought I would. I wonder how it would taste with mint.
I made this salad for a 'healthy' potluck lunch and it was a huge hit. I made it the night before and kept refrigerated until we were ready for lunch, which allowed the fruits to blend together...
I also added some sweet onion to this mix with really good results. Very low calorie, and very good for you too!!!
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This salad is very refreshing. The cilantro adds a little zest to what could otherwise be a regular and sweet fruit salad while freshly squeezed lime juice adds just the right sparkle. It is ...
I made this recipe and it was great. I added about an 1/8 to a 1/4 cup of fresh mint as an afterthought - that made it perfect!
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And NFU Scotland has written to the Grocery Code Adjudicator and Secretary of State on need for milk price transparency
Following on from its decision to slash the milk price paid to Muller Direct farmers, NFU Scotland and NFU England and Wales were expecting to meet with the milk processor next week.
NFU Scotland said it was shocked by the price cut of 1.5ppl Muller announced from January 1 and was looking for an explanation from the processor.
NFU Scotland Vice President Gary Mitchell said such a large drop needed to be explained.
"Why have Muller been the first to cut and cut so savagely when they have lucrative contracts that should provide milk price certainty to their dairy farmers?
"What makes the whole situation even worse is that this drop in price is out of line with our European neighbours and has, once again, left the UK market out of sync with the rest of Europe."
Mr Mitchell said the size of the UK retail market and the amount of milk sold as fresh should provide stability and questioned if processors were chasing contracts on price 'to the detriment of their dairy farmers'.
He added it was impossible for the market to function properly without greater price transparency.
"It is imperative that all sections of the industry are open and honest with each other for us to move on from the hard times of a few years ago."
He highlighted farmgate prices were slow to respond when commodity prices surged but now that markets have softened 'Muller has chosen to drop prices like a stone'.
"That has huge impact on confidence at a time when bank accounts have still to recover from the milk price crash in 2015 and 2016."
He highlighted comments from dairy analyst Chris Walkland at Agriscot stating the average Scottish dairy farmer had missed out on between £40,000 and £45,000 of income.
Mr Mitchell added the union had written to the Grocery Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon and Secretary of State asking them to bring some 'badly needed' price transparency.
Farmers Guardian has joined up with New Holland to give a lucky reader the chance to experience the new T6 DCT for 12 months!
New Holland Agriculture has enriched the T6 Series offering with the new T6 Dynamic CommandTM, an all round multi-purpose tractor.
It is a versatile tractor that will be an asset to the fleets of arable, livestock, dairy farmers, contractors and hay and forage operations.
"AHDB data shows a significant deterioration in the value of butter and cream of more than 25 per cent since September.
"By contrast, this 5 per cent milk price adjustment takes effect from January, some four months after the decline began.
"We are surprised at the NFUS's criticism of the company for providing advance notice of a price change from January.
"Our understanding is that their preference is for processors to provide adequate notice of a change.
"We are doing just that, through compliance with the Voluntary Code."


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Monday, May 31, 2010
Check this out! I'm hooked........... http://machinarium.net/demo/
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tall Halloween Skelly completed. whew
That took days... well, here he is. I was hoping to also add the other
piece today but this guy took so long to paint. So instead of waiting another day or two
here is Mr. Skelly for ya :)
He's available on my website at www.pumpkin-seeds.com
Thursday, May 27, 2010
I've got a block of free time for the next few days. I'm in the mood for................... HALLOWEEN! Started two pieces :)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I have not forgotten this blog. Working so hard with D56 that its impossible to find time. I promised new items SOON. I am working from 7:30 am till 7 pm at night mostly 6 days a week. As soon as I have finished up the 2011 Christmas and Halloween line I will be back to offer originals. Hang tight!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sweet old fashion Santa
Sweet old fashion Santa added to my website www.pumpkin-seeds.com
Why's it so quiet around these neck of the woods?
BUSY busy BUSY working with Dept 56 sculpting holiday works for 2011.
Just started Christmas, just finished Halloween. Many more weeks of working
before I can freshen up my site with pieces. I did however, add this wonderful
festive Santa as I worked on him in between pieces.
More soon I promise!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
I've received some emails from folks saying that this issue was sold out at their book store. You can actually ordered it online! Click above if interested.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Wishing all the moms a wonderful Mothers day tomorrow. Enjoy the day!!!!!!!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Gordy is here :)
He's got a corny name but it fits him so well :)
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Richard is the clinic director and principal chiropractor at EXETER CHIROPRACTORS. Richard specialises in lower back pain, sciatica and disc complaints. He is licensed to take and read x-rays and refer for all imaging including MRI and CT scans. Richard's professional interests include the management of challenging and chronic complaints that have proven difficult to treat elsewhere.
Richard's journey into chiropractic started in 1998 after completing his first degree in Applied Biology. Having focused his interests in human anatomy, neurology and physiology he began to look for a career that would use the knowledge he had gained.
In his early 20's Richard started getting neck pain, headaches and pain in his right arm. A friend recommended that he should see a chiropractor and following his consultation it was explained that these symptoms were all related to a mountain bike accident Richard had when he was 15. Coming off the mountain bike and landing directly on his head had caused a neck injury, a bit like a whiplash injury, Richard had essentially misaligned several of the vertebrae in his neck. These vertebral misalignments were then starting to 'pinch' nerves causing the neck pain, headaches and pain in the arms. Richard has this to say about his first experience of chiropractic;
"I had been trying to manage my pain with painkillers like ibuprofen with little success when a friend recommended that I see his chiroprator. The package of care was excellent. The chiropractor wasn't just interested in getting me out of pain, but in finding out the cause of the pain. The chiropractor explained that pain is how our body lets us know there is something wrong, that we can either choose to ignore it or do something about it. By correcting the underlying problem I was pain free and more importantly I have stayed pain free."
Inspired by the results of chiropractic care Richard knew exactly what he wanted to do. He embarked on a 5-yr Master of Chiropractic (MChiro) at the prestigious Anglo-European Chiropractic College. As a chiropractor, Richard has worked at clinics in Bournemouth, Taunton and Surrey before returning to his home county of Devon to start EXETER CHIROPRACTORS. His aim is to bring the highest quality chiropractic care to Exeter at a price affordable to all.
Richard lives in Exeter with his wife Sarah, a nurse at the RD&E hospital, daughter Lily (age 9) and son Max (age 7). In his spare time you will find Richard out on his road bike or mountain bike and he is a founding member of Exeter Cycling Club.
Richard is registered and licensed with the General Chiropractic Council.
Sara is a qualified and registered Sports Therapist having trained at university for three years. Sara specialises in soft tissue techniques like therapeutic massage and is experienced in providing guided rehabilitation exercises. The clinic has invested in the most advanced treatment equipment and Sara is now trained to use the deep tissue laser therapy equipment that rapidly helps healing in soft tissue injuries like tendonitis.


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Your Medicare eligibility starts at age 65. Around that time, key enrollment decisions must be made - so it's smart to start planning in advance. This infographic explains the importance of timing, the two paths available for Medicare coverage and where you can turn for additional guidance.
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In the Washington Examiner.
For a member of the United States Senate, Tim Scott comes from an unusual background. Instead of the affluence or familial political legacy that characterizes members of the chamber, he recalls growing up in poverty. And he says that experience, coupled with his Christian faith, define who he is today.
"I do think that my experience growing up in poverty, a single-parent household, living with my grandparents in a very small house, sharing a bedroom with my mother and my brother for a couple years, all of that informed me and sensitized me to the average person in the average place in our country today," Scott told the


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View Cucumber Results in Cucumber Pro
We're very excited to announce a highly anticipated feature to all of our beta testers.
In How Cucumber Pro Works, we outlined that Cucumber will soon be able to publish results to Cucumber Pro.
To make this happen you have to install our new Cucumber Pro plug-in to the project where you run Cucumber from. The Cucumber Pro plug-in works as a formatter, so you need to tell Cucumber to use it.
The Cucumber Pro plugin is designed to run with Cucumber only on your Continuous Integration server, but we recommend you try it out locally first to make sure everything is working correctly. Just make sure you have committed and pushed all your changes before you run Cucumber with this formatter.
You will need a special token to authenticate against Cucumber Pro. Just email us at email@example.com and tell us your GitHub or Bitbucket user name and we'll send you the token. Later you will be able to get this token from the webapp.
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Please refer to the documentation for your Continuous Integration server for details about how to set environment variables for your build.
If you're using Travis CI you can use the
travis encrypt command to encrypt that security token in your
.travis.yml file so it isn't publicly available.
If you manage to set everything up correctly and run a build you should see the results showing up on your project summary page in Cucumber Pro.
Results publishing is currently available for Cucumber JVM and Cucumber Ruby:
Cucumber JVM
UPDATE 28. June 2014. Please refer to Cucumber-JVM Formatter for Cucumber Pro.
Add the
cucumber-pro jar to your project.
If you're using Maven, just add this to your
You also have to upgrade all your Cucumber-JVM jars to
The easiest way to enable the formatter is to define another environment variable:
CUCUMBER_OPTIONS="--format cucumber.pro.CucumberProFormatter"
Alternatively, you can also enable it with a Java System property:
-Dcucumber.options="--format cucumber.pro.CucumberProFormatter"
Cucumber Ruby
Add the
cucumber-pro gem to your
gem "cucumber-pro"
Then install it:
bundle install
Finally, enable the formatter in the script that kicks off Cucumber, for example in your
--format Cucumber::Pro --out ./cucumber-pro.log
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We haven't yet started to implement the snazzy reports you all want to see. Currently you will only see a summary of the latest build.
However, we are storing all the results - including screenshots you send us via the
embed method, for all your builds!
As soon as we get some more data from you we'll try to come up with some exciting ways to display them back to you.
If you have ideas about how you think it would be useful to display historical results, or even results for a single build, please let us know! We're happy to take napkin drawings, Excel chart screenshots or anything you can think of.


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Boundary Bay Centennial Beach
Showed up first thing in the morning and the wind was blowing pretty hard. Rigged up the 4.2 and again Brad was on his 4.1. We both were ripping along right from the shore but I was definitely fully powered and over-powered in the gusts. Lots of fun to have all that power there though.. just flying along. The wind had only just picked up so the water was a bit flatter but the waves were forming.
I didn't venture too far as the wind was up and down and I was worried about it's eventual shut-down. Brad went super far and came back reporting massive waves.
Jumped a bit, played on the waves a bit, attempted one forward, then the wind completely dropped and I was washed-downwind. Tried a few tacks when the wind reared up for a few minutes, but made no upwind progress. Did the longest walk of shame I've ever done at BBay (one of two that day), and brought my gear back to de-rig. Chatting with some people, it looked like the wind was back up again. Those who had rigged bigger and were playing on the water came back and were slammed by the strong strong wind, so I put my boom back on the sail and went back for round 2.
This time I was definitely over-powered. Brad re-rigged his sail (he had packed up to go also citing work... but yea.. that didn't happen). Got some nice hops, attempted one more loop (overpowered and under-rotated due to the sail being too strong for me) and then called it a day after it lulled again. Lots of schlogging the 81L but it gave good practice. I even nose dived the board to my knees and recovered it once. Yay for sail-balance skillz!
+ tacked the 81L a few times in the midst of waist high waves
+ got a couple of good gybes on wave faces (just slow it down and it works.. use the wave)
+ had one great run where I was popping over each wave and keeping it all together (opening up slammed the board back in the water from MBP)
Weather Conditions
Wind was up.. wind was down... I nearly derigged, then wind was $(*$#&(# nuts... then wind was down
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I recently had a chance to test the soon-to-be released Ruby Dress pattern from Made By Rae…I always say yes to pattern testing when I can, I think it is a fun way to get to try out a new pattern. We are in the middle of packing and moving right now, so I probably should have said no this time but lucky for me this dress was a super fast and easy project!
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Stripey Skater Dress
When I first started hearing about skater dresses, I thought the name had something to do with skateboarding, or perhaps rollerskating. But actually they are called skater dresses because they resemble the dresses that ice skaters wear- fitted bodice, and a skirt that flares out at the bust or waistline….duh. So here is my first attempt at a skater dress of my own! Continue reading
Birthday Dresses!
Hello! We'll get back to lady sewing real soon, but first I had to share some birthday dresses with you. Each year I make a special dress for my girls, and my little one just turned three- here is her dress:Fabric: Tsuru by Rashida Coleman Hale for Cloud9
The pattern is the Geranium Dress from Made By Rae- you can't go wrong with her patterns, they are all gems. Continue reading
Dear Stella Quilt
I am not a quilter…I made a quilt for my mother a few years ago, and it took me 9 months to finish! So, when the lovely folks at Kollabora contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I would like to receive a fat quarter bundle of Dear Stella fabric, and post some photos of my project here and on their site, I almost said no. I mean, I mostly make clothes, and what would I make with a bunch of fat quarters? BUT…you all know I am on a fabric fast, so the lure of free fabric turned out to be too much for me 🙂 Plus I LOVE Dear Stella, I think their prints are fabulous, and so unique. I think it would be wonderful if they would print some of their designs on apparel weight fabric (I have already bugged them about it, ha). So I said yes, and figured I would make some little things for around the house: coasters, hot pads, oven mitts, and maybe a couple of pillow covers. But somehow when I took a trip to Joann's to buy some supplies, I ended up coming home with quilt batting instead…I was going to make a quilt in less than 2 weeks! When my last one took 9 months! Was I crazy? It turns out, no. I decided to keep it simple, and let the fabric be the star. And it came together without any drama! Continue reading


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On Wednesday 5th October the New Jersey offices hosted the annual Bodily Injury Seminar. The event is now in its 12th year and attracts increasing numbers of attendees from both US and non-US based operators.
The one day seminar focused on various topics including medical case management, medical repatriation and limitation of liability and clauses in Crew contacts.The decision to include topics on crew Mental Health and the evaluation of pain & suffering were particularly well received with one participant describing it as 'an interesting and insightful session involving claims not often discussed'.
The luncheon speaker this year was Julie Licari of Med Solutions International.
The seminar is an opportunity for the Club to share its legal expertise and knowledge with our Members in an engaging and interactive way. The Club also advises Members on the latest industry issues through the biannual Bodily Injury News publication. Previous issues are available to download here.
If you need to call our offices out of hours and at weekends, click After Office hours for a up to date list of the names of the Duty Executives and their mobile phone numbers.
This Ship Finder is updated on a daily basis. Members who need to advise the Club of updates to their recorded ships' details should advise their usual underwriting contact.


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Weil Family & Weil Brothers Cotton – Long Time Customers
In our line of work we get to see many interesting projects and deal with some very interesting folks. Many that have achieved a lot in business, and in charity. The Weil Family moves have allowed us to develop lasting memories and relationships.
One move that stands out in my mind is when we were tasked with moving Weil Brothers Cotton into their new facility. Founded in 1878, the Weil Company was managed at the time by the two descendants of the company's founder, Robert Weil, II and Adolph Weil, Jr. In 1991, they were moving from downtown Montgomery to a facility out in east Montgomery.
One thing of note was that the two brothers who were also partners sat across from each other at a lovely wood partner's desk. The word was that each and every major decision had to have the approval from both in order to get the go ahead. An interesting arrangement to say the least. You must understand that this was no ordinary company, this family had built the third largest cotton brokerage in the world, and spawned the Lehman Brothers financial empire.
Moves of any size can put people under tremendous stress, but all I saw were two regal gentlemen. They learned the names of the crew members, and called them by their name. They were warm and engaging. It was truly refreshing. It filled the crew members with pride and a sense of doing important work.
The entire load was filled with beautiful and delicate antiques and fragile artwork. Normal moving crews could not have pulled off a complicated move such as this, and without as much as a scratch. At the end of the project the two partners met each crew member with a heartfelt thank you and a sincere handshake.
Weil Artwork Shipped to Dartmouth and Boston
Later on in 1992, the Weil family asked us to transport pieces of their valuable Old Master prints collection to the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College for display. The collection of works they donated to the museum included pieces from some of the greatest European printmakers: Andrea Mantegna, Albrecht Dürer, Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacques Callot, Canaletto, Francisco Goya, William Blake, and Camille Pissarro.
We reached out to our network affiliates at Unigroup to determine the safest way to protect and transport the artwork. After much research a solid plan was developed. We used acid-free Museum bags, or "sealed envelopes" if you will, to do the initial sealing of the artwork. Then we wrapped them in a combination of soft sided linen/paper wraps. These were specifically designed for museum portrait packing. Additionally, we wrapped each piece of artwork in another six-inch layer of Dolphin Wrap, a spongy durable foam. Three layers of wrapping to protect against the environment and other potential damaging risks. This system was an early edition of floating cushion packing that we use regularly the AirGlide®
We then built a special crating system especially for this project. Each piece was individually packed in a reinforced crate and security seals placed on the outside. Then each individual crate was completely sealed in a waterproof outer covering.
As a further precaution to ensure each piece arrived safely and were not separated, we took the air ride / climate controlled truck and built a reinforced bulk head master crate which would hold all of the individual crates inside of it. Inside this crate we built a set of sliding shelves that allowed each crated to float in about 1 foot of heavy gauge bubble wrap. The master crate was also tracked and monitored by another security seal. The individual crates and the reinforced master crate essentially both road on a cushion of air. Angle iron secured the entire structure inside the air ride van.
The dedicated truck was then sent directly to Dartmouth for delivery. We later delivered artwork for display at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. It remains one of the most unique projects we have ever done.
Over the years we have completed dozens projects for members of the Weil family. Most recently we divided up the estate of Jean Kaufman Weil and shipped different pieces around the country. Working with the family members and seeing them go through some of the pictures and memorabilia really was interesting. This is one of those relationships that makes being in business memorable and rewarding.
Laurie Weil Camp Smile a Mile a labor of love
We participate in the many philanthropic efforts with the family. Each year we assist them in bringing Camp Smile A Mile to fruition, by transporting luggage, bags and provisions to the camp. We don't do much in the grand scheme of all it takes to pull off such an endeavor as the camp as a whole, but it is a complete labor of love. And it allows us and our employees to help create some smiles.
The entire Weil family has been dedicated not only to quality and devotion in business but also in their philanthropic endeavors, blessing our entire community with their efforts. We are truly honored to have them as clients and look forward to continuing to serve them in the coming years.
We value all our customers and the wonderful relationships we build along the way. We celebrate 25 years in business and are very thankful to our clients, employees, family and friends. If you need help with a relocation, storage or logistics issue please call or fill out the form to the right. We're here to listen.


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Whether you would like to begin an exciting career in the travel industry, or you are a seasoned travel professional seeking a new career opportunity, you may be the perfect fit for Online Vacation Center Holdings Corporation!
Our Company is expanding, and we are looking for candidates who are seeking a rewarding career in the travel industry. We also have excellent entry-level, fulltime opportunities for recent college graduates.
About Online Vacation Center Holdings Corporation
Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp. is a Florida holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Online Vacation Center, Dunhill Travel Deals, Enrichment Journeys and Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, OVC, Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp. focuses on building a network of diversified vacation marketers with a wide range of products that can be cross-sold to an extensive customer base.
Online Vacation Holdings Corp. is one of the country's largest cruise retailers. Its portfolio of travel companies allows customers to research, plan and purchase a vacation. We have been in business for more than 40 years and have earned awards and top agent status with many of the best cruise lines in the world. In other words, we have the best cruise values to offer, giving us the competitive edge.
Learn More About Our Subsidiaries.
View Our Promotional Brochure.
What We Offer
• Classroom, online and on-the-job PAID training; all the tools needed to develop a successful career
• Base pay along with guaranteed bonus incentives for sales-based positions
• IATAN membership, which offers travel discounts throughout the WORLD
• Free and reduced rate cruises, bonuses, prizes, industry travel discounts, a casual-dress workplace & many other perks
• Our 17,000 square-foot office is located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just minutes from the downtown area
• We are a smoke-free organization
• A comprehensive benefit package, including health, dental, vision, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, 401(k) and a $25,000 company-provided life insurance plan
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by Information Technology Services
In the busy days prior to the start of the semester, students are settling in to their living arrangements, meeting new people, getting their devices connected and often forgetting to print their class schedule. To avoid the rush of Monday, Aug. 26, remind students to print their schedule using K-State Connect, K-State's interactive dashboard of commonly used services including iSIS.
From connect.k-state.edu (with eID/password sign-in), students can quickly and easily:
- View their class schedule
- Print their class schedule
- Locate class buildings via Google Maps
To view and print the class schedule in Connect, click "Sign in" at top right on the K-State homepage and select the "Sign in" purple button. The iSIS course schedule will appear at the top of the page. From there, students can print their schedule and locate classes via Google Maps.
Students can walk their schedule from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, which is one of the many activities during the Week of Welcome (wow.k-state.edu).


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GE Releases Details for New Boston Headquarters
Updated on August 3, 2016
FAIRFIELD, CT -- GE has released detailed plans for its new global headquarters campus in the Fort Point Channel neighborhood of Boston. The campus is scheduled to open in two phases in 2018 and will ultimately host approximately 800 GE employees as well as collaborators from the innovation, start-up and learning communities.
"We want our campus to be a global epicenter of innovation, a place to foster relationships among our employees and the greater community," said Ann Klee, head of Boston Development and Operations for GE. "Our headquarters is designed to engage and leverage the talent, technology and work ethic of Fort Point and greater Boston, while also giving back to the community through investment, rehabilitation and an inviting public space."
GE released the details in a public filing with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The filing can be found here on the BRA's website. High resolution renderings are available here.
As part of the construction process, GE will rehabilitate two historic brick buildings and construct a new 12-story building connected by a bridge and a pedestrian-only walkway. The architect for the project is Gensler.
The 2.4-acre campus will include:
Continuing its global commitment to the environment, the GE headquarters campus will be in the top quintile of similar buildings using the Energy Use Index and will be LEED version 4. Key green features include encouragement of public transportation, walking or biking for employees and visitors (the site will have only 30 parking spots), reuse of existing buildings, a rooftop solar system, and green, vegetated roof areas. In addition, given its proximity to the Fort Point Channel, the buildings will be resilient to sea level rise by raising the ground floors and critical systems, as well as landscape design.
The project is intended to be completed in two phases. The first phase of construction includes preservation and rehabilitation of the existing brick buildings, to begin in the 4th Quarter of 2016. The anticipated occupancy of the brick buildings will be in the 1st Quarter of 2018. The second phase of construction will begin in the 1st Quarter of 2017 with occupancy of the new building anticipated later in 2018.
"We are excited to present these plans today and will continue to work closely with the neighborhood, city and state to move forward together," said Klee. "GE expects our new HQ will transform the existing, unused site into a hub of technology, innovation, and intellectual stimulation as well as become a new meaningful destination on the City's Harborwalk," she said.
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Bible Trivia
The NRSV Bible is used for Trivia insights.
The word "love" is used 46 times by Jesus in the 4 Gospels.
The word "love" is found 191 times in the books of the New Testament.
The word "love" is found 543 in the whole of the Bible.
The word "peace" is found 24 times in the 4 Gospels.
The word "peace" is found 298 times from Genesis to Revelation.
According to Genesis 5:27 Methuslah lived to the age of 969 years, and was the oldest living man in history.
Noah lived to the age of 950 (according to Genesis 9:29).
Adam lived to be 930 (according to Genesis 5:5).
When you see the word LORD (all in capital letters) in the Old Testament it replaces the name of God which no Jew would ever say out loud.
The word for "Lord" is "adonai".
God gives His people several names for himself, the most prevalent is "Yahweh" which he gave to Moses at the burning bush which means "I am who I am". (Exodus 3:14)
Other names given for God include "Elohim" and "El-Shaddai".