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Shelf Life Book Review: How to Read the Bible in Changing Times/
Clifford Kvidahl
How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today
Baker Books, 2011
Trying to understand and apply an ancient text can seem daunting. This guide helps us understand how a book written 2,000 years ago can be relevant to today's world. Mark Strauss helps us navigate through the difficulties that arise when culture, language and other historical matters collide. In a thoughtful and accessible way, he answers questions about how to interpret different genres. He addresses how to apply biblical commands and then gives guidance on navigating issues that the Bible does not directly address. Strauss ends each chapter with discussion and reflection questions, encouraging us to dialogue with others.
This book is an excellent tool for those who want to understand the Bible in its original setting, and then apply it in modern times.
Article courtesy of Bible Study Magazine published by Faithlife Corporation. Originally published in print, Vol. 4 No. 2

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Four Seasons Flooring has two Myrtle Beach flooring stores along the Grand Strand! Both locations offer a full showroom where you can browse multiple styles of tile, hardwood and carpet. To view the locations of our stores, click one of the links below:
Four Seasons Flooring is your locally owned and operated Myrtle Beach flooring company. We sell and install in all types of flooring such as hardwood, carpet, tile, vinyl and ceramic. Whether you're looking to redo your home or office or just looking to add that beautiful backsplash to your kitchen, Four Seasons Flooring has you covered from start to finish. We have two flooring stores along the Grand Strand with one in North Myrtle Beach on US-17 Business and the other in Myrtle Beach on Highway 707 near Market Common.
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Please Pass the Fat and Acid
By Suzanne Davidson, Owner Oli & Ve, 1003 Canton Street, Roswell, www.oliandve.com We have been urged to cut fat out of our diets and switch to no or low-fat foods. However, many of us have cut back on healthy fats, as well as harmful ones. Adding EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and aged Balsamic vinegar is a great way to eat healthily.
There are two kinds of fat: good (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) and bad (saturated and trans). Among the good fats, high quality olive oil reigns supreme. It provides a supply of vitamins A, D, K and E, contains anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories, aids with digestion, helps the body absorb calcium, improves the appearance and texture of the skin, and is the most flavorful of all of the fats. The primary fat found in EVOO is monounsaturated. Monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) improve blood cholesterol levels, which can reduce the risk of heart disease and research shows that MUFAs may benefit insulin levels and blood sugar control.
Not all olive oils are the same. Look for true EVOO, which is of the highest grade, mechanically pressed (no added heat or chemicals), has an acidity level below 0.8% at crush time, and is of superior taste. EVOO is a fresh fruit juice, has a shelf life, and should be consumed within a year of its crush date for maximum freshness. Sauté with olive oil instead of butter. Use in salad dressing and marinades.
Because of its versatility and longevity (10,000+ years), vinegar it has its own National Vinegar Day on November 1st. Look for true balsamic that has been aged (with no added sugars, thickeners, or colors), is low in calories and sugars, with no salt or fats. Balsamic can be stored in closed containers indefinitely. Think of a balsamic as a condiment, a way to flavor all kinds of foods. Use in salad dressings, sauces, gravies, drizzled over fresh fruit, as a marinade and over cooked vegetables.
*many of the bottles labeled EVOO on your grocery shelves are "adulterated" oils—containing some EVOO but mixed with other seed oils or a lesser quality olive oil. This practice has been going on for years without the public's knowledge.


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Our Hare is Getting Off.
Meet in Thompson Park, off Jersey Rd, Artarmon.
The closest transport is Artarmon Railway station.
The On Inn will be the Freeway Hotel, Reserve Rd
• What to bring
Running gear, $10 bucket fee (unless you have prepaid) and a sense of humour
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There is always someone to take care of your gear, so you don't have to run with anything.
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A full weekend of community events in Bend, Oregon to include:
Organized groups for Alpine and Nordic skiing, Drag Tubing, On-mountain Apres Ski Celebration + other events all weekend long!!
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Local Health and Social Care Services
There are a number of organisations in Kingston that specialise in providing information and advice on issues relating to your health, social care, and wellbeing needs. We have listed some of the resources we refer to the most here.
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Where is your place? What brings you there? Do you need a desert canyon where you can shout at the rocks and lose your voice in the wind, or a seat in the park?
Monkey mind is a part of the human condition, a constant chattering dialogue that starts with stress and devolves steadily into obsessive thinking.
When I've been trying to sit down and write one pathetic 600 word article for two weeks, and I've been skunked the last four times I've gone out fishing, it's time to reassess. Take a big step back and ask the big questions, ponder the imponderables.
There's no rhyme or reason to what I look for. Sometimes I'm looking for early editions of some of the classics on salmon fly tying, sometimes I'm on the hunt for some Gierach books to fill gaps in his bibliography. And sometimes I just purchase before I even know what I'm looking at.
I grew up in a region designed for big words. It demands superlatives.
If you are an angler and a book person you need a copy of Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary on your bookshelf.
When the tool itself is so well designed that it works seamlessly with you, you have a winner.
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Wines Of The World by Lavernia & Cienfuegos
Spanish studio Lavernia & Cienfuegos created this series of wine labels depicting clever cork illustrations to represent the country of origin for each wine in the affordable "everyday" line of a Belgian supermarket chain.
"The cork is a sign of humility, an object of little value, often used as art supplies, as a simple and easily manipulated element with which to play and create. The use of cork gives it the air of something simple, characteristic of an everyday product. The cap is the element that unifies and personalizes the entire line."
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My time in the Caribbean was amazing!! It came at the most perfect time too - justo despues sitting for a bar exam. Barbados is a beautiful country. What brought me here was a dear friend of mine, N. We met while we both lived in Spain. We were in the same Spanish class and instantly had a special connection. It had been five years since we had seen each other! N is kind, warm-hearted, and has a calming aura. N and her beau, A, showed me the ins and outs of the island. We saw a Davis Cup match, the Gold Cup Horse Race, and were even able to match a Polo match. We shared and taught each other recipes, talked long into the cool breezy night, and mainly enjoyed the time that we had together. Below is a glimpse into the beauty of the island and a few To Dos!
Beach day at Pebbles Beach
Before dinner at Cafe Sol (http://www.cafesolbarbados.com), a lively Mexican restaurant with a picturesque view
My first polo match
To do
1. Go on a catamaran tour. It is a beautiful way to see the land from the water.
2. Visit Holder's Farmers Market and get a tea or coffee at The Market Cafe. You can even buy freshly brewed Kombucha and incense! It is a lovely place to spend the morning.
3. Explore the city of Bridgetown. Get a little lost and see what you stumble upon.
4. Go to Pebble's Beach and play in the sand! Remember suncream ;)
You can see the beauty for yourself, huh?
In the meantime, I encourage you to do more of what you like :) :)


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54% of our students attained a grade 4+ in English.
52% of our students attained a grade 4+ in Maths.
39% of our students attained grade 4+ in English and Maths.
15% of our students attained grade 5+ in English and Maths.
The Attainment 8 score for our students is 34.4.
Our progress 8 score is -0.53 (to be confirmed in November 2018)
16.9% of our students were entered for the English Baccalaureate, with 8.9% achieving grade 4+ and 4% achieving grade 5+.
In 2017 96.25% of our students remained in education or employment compared to 2016 when this figure was 91%.
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Regent Court, North Bank, London NW8
A newly refurbished three bedroom two bathroom balcony apartment for sale within a modern 24 hour portered gated building, offered with a long lease (approx 979 years) and allocated parking space.
The apartment is located upon the second floor (lift) and offers well planned accommodation in clean, crisp, condition throughout.
Regent Court is conveniently situated on Lodge Road with Regents Park located close by and within easy reach of St Johns Wood, Marylebone & Baker Street stations and the numerous cafes, restaurants and boutique shops of St Johns Wood high street.
3 Bedrooms, 2 Shower Rooms (1 Ensuite), Reception/Dining Room, Recessed Open Plan Kitchen, Balcony + Allocated Parking Space
The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services noted in these particulars and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose and interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves as to their condition and working order. A Purchaser is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. References to the Tenure of a Property are based on information supplied by the Seller. The Agent has not had sight of the title documents. A Purchaser is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor.


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The movie looks wonderful. Top notch art and the animation is smooth as well. I like the story behind all of it. Nice work.
The movie looks wonderful. Top notch art and the animation is smooth as well. I like the story behind all of it. Nice work.
A story about growing up and what can happen. The subtitles really help you follow the story and understand everything. It has a great message, but is still funny at the same time.
A great classic that still holds up today. I remember watching this back in 2007 , and was amazed by the sprites. Lots of action and fun Nintendo themed comedy.
It is a shooting game trying to stop snow, but it is two different shooters at once. It can take a minute to get use to the controls. Graphics are nice, but they could look sharper. Adding more upgrades could help it improve.
Retro graphics that remind me of a classic Gameboy. Controls were okay, and no slowness at all. There could be more tricks and goals to accomplish. It would increase the fun and the replay value. Merry Christmas 2018.
A mini adult game with a Christmas theme. Graphics are nice and animation is okay. There should be more girls and more interactions with them.
Thank you.. I'm thinking of making this kind of game for other girl in KC too, maybe in the future.
This is just amazing. It really makes you think that birds are around you. A really cool special effect.
Thanks man - yeah most people are not even aware that holophonic stereo even exists ;)
thanks for the review! :)
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This is a great collab between two great musicians. It has a catchy beat. A nice example of trance.
thanks mang - glad you like :)
thanks for the review! :)
-shawn (Chronamut) & B0UNC3-
This is a great remaster of your first remaster. This song is clear and has no distortion. The extra bass really brings out the beat.
thanks man - yeah it's an old fave of mine, and of f-777's :)
glad you like!
thanks for the review! :)
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Great work. Looking good.
She looks brain dead, but somewhat attractive. It should be easier to see the Super Crown.
This is all about color. So many different colors that are bright and vivid. Blarggette has a snazzy dress on, and her large chest has eyes on them as decoration.
I love most video game parody movies and I'm trying to earn my way to the top. :)
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Ratchet Type Dresser
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- Precise dressing
- Simultaneous dressing the upper and lower electrodes enables to reduce dressing time.
- No need to align upper and lower electrodes when dressing.
- Both single-handed and two-handed operational capability.
- Ratchet switching equipment is included.
※Guides for stable dressing (for φ13 or 16) are included.
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- Confirm the welding power is off.
- Slide ratchet dresser 4 ~5 times after turning the pressure switch on.
- In case of much burr, dress one more time with reducing Gun pressure and release ratchet dresser while the gun pressure is released.
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|Built-in Completed (well, almost)
This was an easy project, basically a simple bookshelf but I learnt much, particularly about dealing with imperfections.
I am beginning to suspect that learning woodworking has a lot to do with discovering ways to work around imperfections, mistakes and the natural obstinacy of wood.
In this project, I found that the plywood I had bought had warped slightly. I had cut housings on two pieces I intended to use as the sides of the bookshelf but found that they did not close fully no matter how hard I tried. The matter was rectified by planing a shallow rebate in the portion that had bellied out.
There were other little matters that had to be sorted out but the biggest problem arose while fitting it in place. The beam under which the bookshelf was to fit was inclined from front to back by more than half an inch.
A lot of banging with a rubber mallet only managed to make it fit half way through and not all the way back as I has hoped. This was frustrating because I had planned to add a 2 inch wide crown moulding on the top and could not do so now because the top protruded from the edge of the beam.
I will now have to make a half top to cover the projecting bit on top of the bookshelf and then add the moulding.
I'll wait till the heat declines. The weatherman has predicted rain in the next couple of days - hope he is right.
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Let's face it, winter is coming. In fact, this week it has come knocking on our door as temperatures have dropped below freezing and our cold-weather coats have been resurrected from the depths of our closets. Even with the chilly temperatures and shorter days, there is still plenty of opportunity to brighten your look. We're talking winter whites. Rich cream colors, elegant ivories and even light snowy whites- we love this clean, simplistic look. Whether you layer white on white, or break it up with neutrals or a pop of festive color, you can style winter white in so many different ways and you can wear a winter white handbag with just about everything. Check out our Pinterest Board for some more inspiration or shop our entire Winter Whites Collection.
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Yesterday I did Africa Arete on TM with Duncan my son and Julia. Duncan and my average age is close to Julia's. I think the oldest and youngest persons to ever climb the route did so yesterday. 60 and 17. Pretty cool that and I can still stick the Flag high on the last pitch.
And Duncan who is a wanne be boulderer and sport climber and gym junkie cruised the route except for a bit of a whipper when he broke off a hold on the second pitch and took a plummet. He claims to be suffering from PTTD. Post traumatic trad disorder
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Zero Dark Thirty is a historical thriller drama flick released on 11 January 2013 (USA), scored 7.4 imdb rating while grossed $95,720,716 at US box-office. This film is an account of the decade-long chase for al-Qaeda terrorist pioneer Osama container Laden after the September 2001 assaults, and his demise on account of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011. This film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt in lead roles while film has run-time of 157 min.
Release date: February 15, 2013
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Distributor: Amazon.com, Inc., Universal Studios
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Coney Island's B&B Carousell is competing against 40 other NYC historic places for Partners in Preservation funds. Vote every day until May 21, 2012!
The B&B Carousell is one of 40 historic properties in NYC that has been selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to participate in Partners in Preservation (PIP), a community-based program which provides preservation grants for local historic places.
Help B&B Carousell win preservation funds by voting every day from now until May 21st on the PIP facebook page. One vote per day is allowed and the winning sites of this contest will be announced on May 22nd.
This carousel has been an important piece of Coney Island history. It is the sole-surviving carousel from Brooklyn's Golden Age of carousel construction (1800-1930s) when Coney Island had many carousel manufacturers and housed 25 hand-carved carousel attractions. In 2005 the City acquired the carousel, and it is currently in Marion, Ohio with a team of carousel restoration experts who are restoring the carousel to its original condition. Watch our time lapse video on the Restoration project. As Coney Island undergoes a huge revitalization, the carousel is an essential link between the historic amusement areas past and future.
B&B will return to Coney Island in 2013 in a newly constructed carousel pavilion that will be built in Steeplechase Plaza, a 2.2-acre public plaza that is also scheduled to be open for the 2013 season.
Come out to our Open House to learn more about the carousel's restoration and other cool exhibits on display at the Coney Island History Project. Bring your children and have a picture taken with the first newly restored carousel house!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
12:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Coney Island History Project
3059 West 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Gift to Brevard County 4-H Honors Legacy of Longtime Youth Leader
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mary Bartosek made sure each of her eight children was a 4-H member. But she didn't stop there. As a 4-H club leader in Brevard County for more than 20 years, she brought hundreds more… Read More


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Sometimes referred to as "silk-screening", this process allows us to decorate an amazing variety of products in many ways. You may be surprised at what we can create for you!
We offer not only clothes decorated with printing, but also a wide variety of other products as well! From pens to keychains and everything else you can imagine, if it can be customized, we can provide it for you. Just ask us!
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Christmas is Coming!
Christmas is coming. Or so John Lewis, M&S, Coca-Cola and all other retailers would have us believe. Now don't get me wrong – I love Christmas, and I look forward to seeing Santa winking on the back of the big red lorry along with all the other exciting preludes to December 25th. However it's the…
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What I love about this industry… Primal Pantry
Susie Walker, creator of the Primal Pantry, is a woman after my own heart, and that's what I love about this industry; every week I find myself surrounded more and more, by like minded souls who just want to make sure that the food and drink that they consume is as pure and nutritionally beneficial as it can be. She takes five minutes from her busy day to chat to us…
Your family and even your pets follow a paleo lifestyle, how did that come about?
From the moment I qualified as a nutritionist and started working one-on-one with clients, I saw first hand how a purely paleo/primal approach to their diet and lifestyle benefitted their lifestyle. Whatever issues or complaints they were coming to me for would significantly alter after I'd advised them on this course. As a result I became a huge paleo advocate and so have my family.
Where did the inspiration for Primal Pantry come from?
My clients got on board with changing their diets, but always struggled with on-the-go snacks. Let's face it you can't quit everything and make every change cold turkey - you have to be realistic and substitute some items in to replace the crisps and chocolate bars. But I too felt their frustration with the marketplace - whenever my daughter wanted something a bit more substantial than raisins and rice cakes I would always struggle to find something that wasn't packed full of other negative ingredients making it just as bad as something covered in sugar. One day I made up some energy balls which my clients tried and instantly loved. It was then that the idea hit me and I decided to look into launching my own range of snacks, based on tasty, nutritious and entirely real foods, to fully complement a clean eating lifestyle.
What were your guiding principles for this?
I was 100% adamant that my bars had to be free of any grains, dairy, refined sugars, overly processed vegetable oils, and suitable for both vegetarians and vegans.
Was this easy to do?
It took some time. Mainly because I had to find a professional kitchen that would honour the recipe that I had created in exactly the same way that I was making it at home. I finally found one and then as they were taking care of that, I organised the packaging and website design.
When you launched they sold a legendary amount…
My goodness yes, I could never have anticipated the response. We sold 20,000 bars in the first two weeks when we launched Primal Pantry's website back in January 2014. Our bars are now stocked by major supermarkets and various independent stores and gyms from Waitrose and Sainsbury's to Planet Organic and a whole host of other high street and independent health food shops. We're even in various countries abroad.
What continues to drive you forward?
In relation to the range I'm always thinking about new flavours and ingredients that we can place together to expand the range. I believe in giving people as much choice and variety as I can so that they look forward to their snack-time and don't ever get bored.
If there was one thing you could change about this industry, what would it be?
I would ask for complete transparency around packaging. It infuriates me that so many brands use different terminology to describe specific ingredients - it only serves to confuse the consumer about what is pure and healthy and what isn't. Honesty in packaging is crucial to the decision making process, I think there should be one way to describe specific ingredients across the board to enable consumers to know in seconds whether something is right for them.


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The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin celebrated her 74th birthday at an intimate party at the Ritz Carlton in NYC last night. Franklin turned 74 on March 25th. Special invited guests included openly gay recording mogul Clive Davis, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, CNN's openly gay anchor Don Lemon, and MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall, among others. ReRe announced her long-delayed biopic is back in the works. "Good news, we're ready to sign for the movie," she told her guests. She told the well-heeled crowd that she is in negotiations with Straight Outta Compton producer Scott Bernstein. "We've agreed on all the key points. There's very little left now (to negotiate), very little. They have given me creative control and that's all I wanted." Franklin added she wanted biracial actress Halle Berry to play her, but Jennifer Hudson will likely get the nod, according to Page Six. Read more details about the party here.
L-R: Tamron Hall, Don Lemon, Aretha Franklin.
Praise God for this day Happy Birthday Queen @ArethaFranklin pic.twitter.com/p3RUj2efVu
— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) April 15, 2016
And sing @ArethaFranklin the Queen celebrates pic.twitter.com/dEjZ38v1kl
— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) April 15, 2016
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Joseph Sciarretta, LCSW
My approach is warm, honest, and empathetic. I pull from a variety of reputable methods that have been shown to facilitate meaningful change.
My interest in serving people with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders is really what started my career. As an undergraduate I interned at University Medical Center of Princeton's Eating Disorder Program. While there my passion for helping those suffering from eating disorders was ignited. I found myself drawn to this work by both the caring personalities of the clients and the inspirational efforts of the staff. From that experience on, I knew that this profession was the one for me. During, and following, my graduate education at Rutgers University School of Social Work, I have been fortunate enough to treat people with eating disorders at the Inpatient, Residential, Partial, and IOP levels of care.
I've honed the majority of my specialty skills while working at the Monte Nido River Towns residential eating disorder treatment center in Westchester, NY. I served as both, Primary Therapist, and eventually as the program's Lead Therapist. Through this challenging and rewarding professional experience, I have helped many people address and heal from not only their eating disorders, but other co-occurring problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, and OCD. My practice has always included treating clients on an Individual, Group, and Family basis.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Therapy focuses on the beliefs that a person develops. Particularly after a traumatic event. This can keep them stuck in the vicious symptoms of PTSD and through examining and challenging specific individual beliefs, CPT allows people to develop a new perspective. Treatment is structured, customized, and blends both in-session work and take-home practice assignments to ensure that clients get the most out of their therapeutic effort.
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
Written by two therapists who recovered from their own eating disorders. The eight keys method formed the philosophical basis for the successful nation-wide treatment. The approach focuses treatment around the two warring voices in the mind of a person with an eating disorder; The "Healthy Self" and "Eating Disorder Self." The intervention focuses on strengthening your Healthy Self . Utilizing an 8 Keys approach ensures you are always focusing on what individually motivates both your eating disorder behaviors and the desire to recover.
Exposure and Response Prevention (EXRP)
Exposure and Response Prevention is a cognitive-behavioral, evidence-based, form of therapy that is specifically designed to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Client's utilizing EXRP engage in tailored behavioral challenges by gradually approaching anxiety-producing situations while abstaining from typically comforting ritualistic actions. Through repeated use of these techniques, anxiety and panic about obsessive worries are gradually reduced.
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Compelled by the State Water Board, an Eastern US municipal water company recently abandoned an existing surface water treatment plant and developed two new production wells for their water supply. read more
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On March 1, 2017, an accidental fire that started in the women's locker room of Cedardale Health and Fitness, Haverhill, Massachusetts, gradually burned through 50,000 square feet of the 180,000-square-foot health club. The blaze caused millions of dollars in damages and left the 46-year-old club's 4,000-plus members without a permanent place to exercise.
On Nov. 20, 2017, Cedardale broke ground on a new 140,000-square-foot club that will stand on the same Boston Road site as the old facility, according to a report by the Eagle Tribune.
Cement will be poured today, Jan. 11, for the building's foundation, according to Cedardale's Facebook page.
"The dream is unfolding," a Jan. 10 post said of the new facility. "Hang on everyone - it's going to be an amazingly exciting year."
When complete, the club will feature an elevated track; yoga and cycling studios; a warm therapy pool; four-lane lap pool; two basketball courts; 10 indoor tennis courts; and a lifestyle lounge with full-service food and drink options. Multiple fitness areas will also include cardio and strength equipment.
In late March 2017, Cedardale moved its operations into a defunct Boston Sports Club in nearby Andover, Massachusetts. The facility, located at 307 Lowell Road, has since provided Cedardale members with four tennis courts, four group studios, an equipment space, nursery and locker rooms while the company's executive team has worked on rebuilding the original site. At least 40 of Cedardale's former 150 employees have since been re-employed at Cedardale Andover.
It is currently undetermined as to whether the company will continue to operate Cedardale Andover after the new club opens, according to the Eagle Tribune.
"Because we've been in Haverhill for 45 years, our members have felt a profound sense of loss," Cedardale Senior Manager Mary Lynch told Club Industry in March 2017. "We agreed as a team that bringing these people back together is of supreme importance."
Cedardale ranked No. 75 on Club Industry's Top 100 Health Clubs of 2017, with an estimated $8.66 million in 2016 revenue.


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We are pleased to present this impeccably updated 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 1,369 sq. ft. home with 10,472 sq. ft. lot in the desirable city of Mission Viejo with Lake Mission Viejo privileges and all of its amenities. Enjoy the bright, open floor plan with multiple skylights and highly upgraded kitchen, living room, master bathroom, backyard, and spa. Enter through the custom door to the open living/family room, kitchen, and dining room with ceiling fan, pendant lighting in the kitchen and over the kitchen island, beautifully framed fireplace, wood flooring throughout the living/family room and hallways, granite kitchen countertops, central A/C and heating, and so much more. Then, step into the spectacular entertainer's backyard with new grass, built-in rock spa with child safety net, waterfall, and rock decor, built-in BBQ, outdoor refrigerator, beautiful mature landscape and hardscape, mature orange tree and lemon tree, and dog run or RV parking. With the small town feel of Mission Viejo and excellent schools, you have a house to call home.
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Bill Leonard's Message for Southern Baptists and Moderates
A recent article in the St. Louis Dispatch profiled troublemaking Missouri Baptist layman, Roger Moran. Recently, according to the article, Moran declared that the Missouri Baptist Convention is on the "brink of civil war."
In years past, Moran targeted true "moderate" Baptists with his guilt-by-association tactics. Now, he's after a so-called "new generation of moderates" within Southern Baptist life who are part of the Emerging Church Movement. Moran has described the emerging church as "one of the most dangerous and deceptive movements to infiltrate the ranks of Southern Baptist life."
Without a doubt, Moran has escalated his war against "moderates" or in this case, non-fundamentalists. However, what stuck out most about this article was a quote from Dr. Bill Leonard, the Dean of the Wake Forest University Divinity School....
"The Southern Baptist Convention is growing increasingly terrified that they've spent all this time recreating the denomination in this (conservative) image, and now nobody cares," he said. "Young seminarians are challenging them on issues and saying, 'Your vision of reality is not ours.'"Let's be honest, Leonard's statement is completely true for Southern Baptist fundamentalists and partially true for moderates.
Like in Southern Baptist life, moderate leaders are greying. Nonetheless, the "old guard" in moderate Baptist life is genuinely reaching out to the younger generation. This is quite apparent when one attends worship services and break-out sessions as the annual CBF General Assembly. Last summer, a break-out session was even held on the Emergent Church.
But moderate leaders are undoubtedly concerned about the future of Baptist life. From my experience, many seminarians who attend schools partnered with the CBF are infected with the disease of apathy. These seminarians are apathetic towards the CBF structure. They don't really care that "blood" was shed in the SBC Controversy. Some are enamored with all things emergent but could care less about their Baptist Heritage.
And that my friends is unfortunate - very very very unfortunate.
Will the next generation of moderate leaders be authentically Baptist or just nominally Baptist?
Will we remember the contributions of James Dunn, Foy Valentine, and Cecil Sherman?
Or will our Baptist heroes be forgotten?
Leonard's quote is definitely relevant for moderates and fundamentalists alike....
HT: Wade Burleson: Fellow Southern Baptists Are Not The Enemy
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IC 2013 Athlete Information Sheet & CCPA Consent Form
Leah Howard, Contingent Manager, needs to collect some personal and health information from all athletes so she can better serve the needs of the Contingent members.
This form also contains a release allowing team management to seek medical treatment for your child in the event of an emergency. It also contains a release that allows Leah, who is a certified Doctor of Chiropractic, to assess, treat, and tape/support the athlete if an injury was to occur.
There is an additional Informed Consent Form from the CCPA (Canadian Chiropractic Protective Association) attached. This consent is optional, but is required if you want Leah, our Team Manager, to administer chiropractic treatment if necessary. Without hthis consent, Leah will assess, administer first aid and tape/support only.
The Athlete Information Sheet must be completed and returned to Leah Howard, Contingent Manager, at the Contingent Meeting on May 20. The CCPA Informed Consent Form, if desired, should also be returned to Leah at the Contingent Meeting on May 20.


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Paper Testing and Processing
AIR offers a full range of paper-based testing and processing service, from test production through scanning, scoring and reporting. All are designed for accuracy, efficiency and security.
Material Ordering
AIR's Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) provides an easy-to-use system for managing information for both paper-based and online assessments.
Using TIDE, test coordinators (TCs) can manage student information and order test materials. State-level users can oversee TC activity and approve or deny order requests.
Digital Printing
AIR's digital print systems provide great flexibility in test book production.
AIR uses digital print technologies to streamline the test materials review and approval process and to provide the ability to personalize test forms.
Security Processing
AIRs ReturnDocs system tracks all materials expected back as well as those already received.
ReturnDocs tracks returned shipments by school and/or district and creates detailed missing materials reports for each entity.
AIR's high-speed scanners allow for quick and accurate turnaround on any project. View video of the scanner in action
Each of AIR's scanners can capture up to 30,000 images per hour. Each scanner feeds images into multiple software processes that assign scores to every bubble.
Constructed-Response (CR) Scoring
All images are fed into AIR's image-based CR scoring system to be read by highly trained scorers.
AIR's trained and certified scorers work in teams to apply rubric-based scores to each item they encounter. Secure access allows our clients and partners to monitor progress and quality in real time.


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Gentrification, Powerlessness, and the Invitation to Lament
The neighborhood is changing. Gentrifying. It's happening. Whether we like it or not.
My church moved to the edge of English Avenue about four years ago. I was ecstatic to finally have a real-life opportunity to put my asset-based community development theories to work. Yes, it was a low-income Black neighborhood and yes, my church was a large predominately White congregation. But who cares – this was God's plan for us right?!
(Never mind those echoes of Manifest Destiny– they'll eventually be drowned out by sounds of cheering Falcons fans at the new stadium being built down the street.)
My eagerness to "serve" this community led me to move-in. Once there, I set up a meeting with a White pastor who'd been in the neighborhood for a few years. He told me that oftentimes, when young urban missionaries move into communities like English Avenue to "serve" they don't realize how much time it actually takes to be a good neighbor. Residents of neighborhoods like English Avenue live hyper-local lives. They walk to work and to bus stops. They sit on their porches and hang out on their corners. It's really a beautiful thing. But I wasn't ready to hyper-localize my life enough to be present with them. And it kept me from building relationships with my neighbors.
I struggled in anxiety over this for two years. I knew what was required of me - to be the kind of neighbor who answered the door when people knocked and to know the names of the people who walked by everyday. I knew what it would take to invest deeply, authentically and sacrificially. But it wasn't a way, pace or rhythm of life to which I was ready to commit. So after my two years of pseudo-residency in the hood, I moved out. Honestly, I don't have regrets about that, but I do have some thoughts.
Firstly, in retrospect, I've realized that one of the most challenging aspects of living in English Avenue was the sense of powerlessness I constantly felt in the face of large foundations, rich corporations, wealthy landowners simply sitting on their properties and indigenous community leaders who were closed-off to cooperation with anyone from the outside. That powerlessness was draining. I know that in part, my desire to be and to feel powerful was a function of my privilege. As an upwardly mobile, formally-educated and confident young woman, I was not used to being in situations where I felt too small to make a difference.
It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago in discussing the challenges of "re-neighboring" a community that a mentor put my feelings in perspective. He gently pointed out that feeling powerless in those moments is a small glimpse of what my neighbors lived in every day: the uncertainty, the fear and the constant awareness that you don't have what it takes to turn over this age-old system. Perhaps being a Jesus-presence in this sort of neighborhood isn't about fighting the big powers at be, but about building solidarity with those in the powerless places. Maybe its about being there anyway, tutoring kids anyway, planting gardens and attending neighborhood meetings anyway. Maybe neighborliness is really just about presence.
My second reflection dawned on me a few hours ago after grabbing a late lunch with a friend who is thinking about buying a piece of land in the English Avenue. She is aware of the politics of the decision and wanted my honest feedback. My honest feedback, though not as boldly stated, was, "Buying a lot in this neighborhood is a smart financial move but unless you're willing to actually integrate yourself into the fabric of the community as it currently is, then that would be a pretty selfish decision." She received it well and we had a great conversation about the neighborhood, racial tension and about whether or not there are "good" ways to gentrify a community. But I left the conversation feeling a little sad. The powerlessness was back. How many young urban professionals are going to "get in on the ground floor" and buy a piece of land in this community with no reverence for the history of that land and with no respect for the people who have lived there for decades? All I wanted to do was cry. And I was reminded of the spiritual discipline of lament.
Now I am wondering, as I write this blog post from my cushy home in Grant Park, if I would have been able to stay in English Avenue longer had I learned how to lament. What if I'd learned how to enter into that powerlessness with my neighbors? What if I'd grieved more? What if I'd focused less on what I could do or should do to "fix" things and focused more on just being present with the people around me?
This isn't to say that I would have stayed forever. But I do think that lament unlocks a godly power within us to push through it all.
May we take honest stock of the kinds of neighbors that we are and may we think critically about the kinds of neighbors we're called to be.


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SuperMoon at the Spring Equinox To have a full moon at the Spring Equinox is a rare event. It last happened 19 years ago. On the day of an equinox, daytime and nighttime are of approximately equal duration all over the planet. This is the turning point in the year, as the Sun moves northwards we rise fromRead more
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Pisces New Moon joins Neptune
Pisces New Moon: Diving Deep The New Moon in Pisces joins Neptune. This is a rare astrological event and can either elevate us to new spiritual insights and connection with the divine, or we can be dragged down like the under-currents into the sea into the depths of despair. If you are a sun sign Pisces, or haveRead more
December Full Moon
This December Full Moon is a complex web of positive and negative aspects. It's dominated by the exact square of the Sun and Moon to Neptune, the God of the Sea. Neptune is the planet of illusion, mysticism, and compassion. Are you under Neptune's Spell? The negative of Neptune is scandal and we have witnessed a multitude ofRead more
Partial Lunar Eclipse
The partial lunar eclipse is activating the creative mix of the Leo/ Aquarius axis in our charts. August 7th is a partial lunar eclipse, but not visible in the Uk as we are on the edge of its visibility. The partial lunar eclipse will be visible for those in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, or Antarctica andRead more
December Full Moon in Gemini
This usually light hearted Full Moon in Gemini has a sombre tone this year. As the Sun in Sagittarius is close to Saturn we are called to question our beliefs and to commit to our Truth. The Full Moon in Gemini is the sign ruled by Mercury, now travelling through in its 'shadow' period in Capricorn. That addsRead more
Sagittarius Full Moon 21st May 2016
What's the significance of the Sagittarius Full Moon 21st May? Flexibility: There are 7 planets in mutable signs, Sun in Gemini, Jupiter in Virgo, the Sagittarius Full Moon and Neptune and Chiron in Pisces. This is an emphasis on flexibility and change, but a lot of flux. We all need to be flexible, however the month ahead suggestsRead more
Surviving Mercury Retrograde
What does Mercury the Messenger planet want us to pay attention to as it weaves back and then forward through Venus's sign of Taurus? In my beautifully illustrated webinar of 55 minutes, I explore the current Mercury Retrograde cycle in Taurus . Venus is the planet of love, of relationships and also rules money. Money is connected toRead more
Scorpio Full Moon
The Scorpio Full Moon is on April 22nd at 6.23am BST. This is a difficult time as so many planets are retrograde. Please watch the video above for a fuller explanation. As the Sun is in Taurus is ruled by Venus, it's a key player as it moves close to Uranus, the planet of radical change in Aries.Read more
Wolf Full Moon in Leo
Wolf Full Moon in Leo. Wolf: Teacher, Pathfinder, Moon-dog of my Soul Wolf Full Moon in Leo- This Wolf Moon is the Teacher and Pathfinder- What's your Vision for Leading the Way? Firstly, I want to remind you to look back at the Wish list you wrote at the New Moon, now is the time of fruition. IfRead more
Capricorn New Moon- Commit to the Truth
Capricorn New Moon This Capricorn New Moon in powerful, transformational and serious as it joins Pluto, God of the Underworld and Mercury-which has now retrograded back into Capricorn. This creates a stellium of 4 planets in Capricorn. The goat is nimble and reaches the top of the mountain-a metaphor for the ambition and success energy of this sign.Read more


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Napa Wedding Style: Lace
Reem Acra is an insanely talented designer who is known for gorgeous lace work. I wore a sweet lavender strapless Reem Acra to a Napa wedding and the color and shape were perfect for a summer soiree, gala event, or wedding. These dresses are not stretchy even a little bit but they come with internal boning to keep them up which is great because I hate tugging at strapless dresses. This exact piece is not available but I have linked to a few current lace pieces that I think you will all love! Lace is classic, romantic and feminine -- all perfect to consider when you're planning for wedding attire. Add some sparkly heels (that you can dance in!) and you'll be a perfectly stylish wedding guest
A little Reem Acra to wish for
A sweet Adrianna Papell lace strapless (in blush tones) -- she is another designer perfect for summer weddings with lots of lace options
I have never purchased from JJ's House but this dress is gorg-ous and super reasonable
Another really pretty Adrianna Papell -- for $49 (!) -- clearly I like this silhouette even more than the strapless (mostly because I usually have to yank a strapless up all night)
This one has a very similar vibe to the Reem Acra and is so cute in this light blush. This blue tiered version is also lovely for any summer event.
Stay tuned for some of my favorite places to grab a sip and nibble in Napa -- up in the next blog post! xxoo


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They made 273 contacts with sex offenders which yielded forty arrests for violations such as drug possession, weapon possessions, and violations of their special conditions of parole.DAPO uses a Global Positioning System as a tool to assist with supervision of active state parolees.Warren used the Bandi-Cam program to visually record his computer screen as he played an online computer game called Wizard 101*.He would then post these videos on a computer social video site known as You Tube where he would offer Wizard 101 Game Cards to those who commented upon his video.The number of arrest and prosecution is expected to grow as our forensic personnel review cases and extract evidence of on-going investigations.These cases depict the dedicated members of the task force who investigate and arrest person who prey on children.
Dennis Brian Chambers, was arrested by the Fontana Police Department.
Senior Investigators from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office conducted proactive Internet investigations for possession and distribution of child pornography.
Search warrants were served in San Pedro, Venice, Chatsworth, Tarzana, Calabasas, Aqua Dulce, and Riverside. The suspects employment ranged from unemployed, business owner, to a civil servant, and retail.
Members of the ICAC Task Force conducted over 1372 investigations and served over 387 search warrants.
ICAC also conducted 65 Community Outreach presentations to over 2917 community attendees concerning Internet Safety.


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|Campus France. This is a worldwide program for foreign students wishing to study in France. The program provides a number of aids. Some of these are specific to bilateral programs, some target specific areas.
|EMMAG. Created in the spirit of cooperation and exchange between Europe, the Maghreb and Egypt, EMMAG is a mobility program in higher education, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus program.
France in India/French Embassy in New-Delhi: Raman-Charpak fellowship for French-Indian exchanges
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Amse Fellowships
A number of AMSE fellowships are available for foreign students wanting to enrol in the Master programme. These are AMSE fellowships and will be awarded by an AMSE committee. The amounts of fellowships are the following:
- 7500€ for M1 students,
- 8500€ for M2 students.
Fellowships are paid in four installments starting from the month of November. Payments are conditional on attending all classes regularly.
Latest date to apply is March 22, 2019 at twelve pm (midday, noon) for the academic year starting in september 2019. Student wishing to apply for the fellowship should send in a dossier containing:
- the fellowship application form duly completed: application form M1 or application form M2
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Komaneka–RES-Brand New Villa-For Sale–Black River-Mauritius
Mauritius West of Mauritius Black River Black River Road, mauritius
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FOR SALE-NEW DEVELOPMENT-KOMANEKA-RES-BLACK RIVER-MAURITIUS-VILLA FOR SALE-FOREIGNER ACCESS-PERMANENT RESIDENT PERMIT INCLUDED-FREEHOLD - Located at Black River, between the mountains and the turquoise waters, the development RES (Real Estate Scheme), Komaneka offers high-end infrastructure and fully secured estate benefits. It has an easy access to the close by the marina and beautiful beaches.
- 7 "Komaneka" villas
- 3 bedrooms options available
- Exuding both comfort and style,
- Villas surface areas 189 m²
- Land area as from 579 m² to 623 m²
- Price range 680 000 €
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The new RES type program is accessible to foreigners in full ownership and will allow the obtaining of the permanent residence permit in Mauritius.
Strong points of this project:
- A unique freehold RES project in Mauritius accessible to foreigners
- Permit of permanent residence,
- GFA (Guarantee of completion by the bank),
- Rental management for both holiday and long-term,
- It is near the seashore of Black River
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Enterprising universities like Aston are renowned for being a breeding ground of business ideas. Countless success stories started with students. The problem is, you need more than just an idea for your startup to be successful. If you've got a great concept but unsure how to bring it to market, take heed of this essential guide from Innovate UK. Whether you're bringing your business to life now or waiting till after graduation, these tips will put you on the right track.
Evaluate Your Idea Objectively
You need a strong USP. This is something you can use against your competition. If you're stuck for a USP, you need to rethink your concept. When looking at this, don't just ask your friends and family. You need to be unbiased in your approach to evaluating your idea. Find some target customers, give them a trial and listen to their feedback.
We've outlined some tricky questions to ask yourself. Be honest with your answers:
•Is your product/service useful?
•Does it satisfy a need?
•Does the problem you're solving actually exist?
•What's in it for the customer?
•Will they pay for it?
•Why are you passionate about it?
•Why would anyone else care?
Do your research. If you don't you're doomed to fail. You need a genuine understanding of your market size, audience, competitors, costs and price points.
Here are a few questions to guide you in the right direction:
•What's your demographic/niche?
•How big is your niche market?
•Will you see a return?
•Is the sector in growth or decline?
•What are your competitors doing?
•Is there any potential for indirect competition entering the market?
•How much will it cost? Consider development, operation and go-to-market costs here
•What's a realistic price point?
•How does your price point compare to your costs?
Build Your Team
The success of your business largely depends upon your team. You need to recruit people who you trust will implement your plan effectively. Think about the employment structure you want to create. Don't just go straight for employees, consider a co-founder, agency staff or freelancers too.
At this stage, the passion and drive of the people you work with will be superior to their qualifications. Remember, investors buy into the team behind an idea more than the idea itself.
Plan Your Finances
Most startup failures can be attributed to a lack of money. If you create a long-term financial plan you can avoid nasty surprises and anticipate the tougher times.
When mapping your finances, consider these questions:
•How long will your money last?
•When will you need investment?
•When do you plan to start making revenue?
•Are these predictions realistic?
•What are your competitor's finances like?
•What production and staffing costs do you have?
•How much do you need to charge for your product/service?
•Is this price competitive?
•What do your margins look like?
•Can you earn repeat business?
Be realistic about early demand and remember that revenue is different to profit. Don't try to force a business to work if the finances don't add up – it will be a painfully tough lesson to learn.
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Dear Roberto,
thank you for these insights and personal points of view. To me, it is totally unacceptable to note that a country or all countries of one specific continent are claimed to be 'unimportant in international politics.' Such statement and the interest to interfere in a conflict or not, are only driven by financial interests and sustainable benefits on completing any type of 'aid program.'
This type of ignorance towards the value of a human being and the potentials that all communities, ethnic groups and cultures guard within, cause much more problems, frustration and hate. Alien nations that interfere such conflict that is based on fear and mistrust do not support a peaceful development at all, but misbalance the environment even more. To keep it simple: Intruding nations shall be abandoned from the territory in question and a mediation between the head staffs of both nations should be established. But who will bring these nations to the table when their mistrust and fear is constantly sparked by stakeholders playing their part in the background? When will the international community start blaming such operations and report them to the international court of justice to be handled in an accurate and responsible way?
Best regards, Daniel Erdmann


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Thank you to the ISTAT Foundation
On Tuesday 15th December Aerobility were visited by Julian and Annette from the ISTAT Foundation who have helped pay for new avionics in our PA28 G-BMFP aircraft.
The upgrade to our aircraft is going to make a significant difference to its usability and ability to support our disabled flyers.
We thank them for their support and look forward to continuing our relationship with the Foundation in the future.


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Drass, the second coldest inhabited place in the world is obviously best visit in the summer season, when the Zoji Pass opens. Zoji La connects Drass with Srinagar and remains closed from October to May due to heavy snowfall. In summer season only, Drass is accessible from Srinagar.
The month of June marks the summer season in Drass. September is the month that start to see the onset of winter. During summer, one can expect intermittent rains which last no more than few minutes. The sky remains clear, thus one can see the place in better lights.
Winter season begins in the month of mid September and continues till May. It is during the winter time, the town experience the bone-chilling temperature of -45℃. Since the roads close down due to heavy snowfall, Drass is not accessible during the winter season.


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Radio Reviews, Questions and Comments. / Re: looks interesting - QRPlabs QSX all mode, all HF bands, 10 watts - $150 !!!!« on: June 21, 2019, 11:36:52 AM »
When will QSX be available?
We don't have an exact date, it depends how long it takes to finish all the above features and manufacture it etc. *Hopefully* something like November 2018, but this could change. Any updates will be published on this page.
Update 25-Jan-2019:
Development continues, progress is being made but there are a lot of details to take care of. Still no update on projected completion dates yet.
Update 05-Nov-2018:
We have some delays due to poor health, see https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/message/27851 - recovering nicely now so will make more progress soon and update on this page.
Regarding the last link in there I wish Hans Summers the very best health recovery!


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Assassin's Creed Odyssey Minotaur – How to Find and Beat It
Assassin's Creed Odyssey has many powerful bosses, but the most impressive are the mythical creatures you can find hidden in the game world. The Assassin's Creed Odyssey Minotaur is probably the most famous, the most terrible, and the hardest to find. He's in the centre of a maze, after all.
We'll show you simply how to find the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Minotaur – and how to beat the monster! And do a better job than Theseus did, anyway.
How to Find and Beat the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Minotaur
Travel to the region of Messara in the island of Crete, right at the bottom of the map, and the area called Minos's Legacy. Specifically, Knossos Palace, which you may remember from Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Don't bother coming here until you're around about level 30, and preferably you'll need to be 40 before you take on the Minotaur.
There you'll find a young boy called Ardos who wants you to find his father, who's trapped in the labyrinth of the Minotaur. He'll send you to help three people around Messara first, so complete their missions and return to the boy – who will give you the key and the location. Head in.
Theseus found his way through the labyrinth with a golden thread, and it's still there – however, it's a bit worse for wear after all this time. Follow it to find Ardos's father, but after that you'll need to make your way through the maze yourself to find the Minotaur. Turn whenever you see some skulls on a stick. Eventually you'll make it to the centre, and the Minotaur will immediately attack.
The Minotaur is huge and has attacks with a big Area-of-Effect, so stay out of his range. Try and using fire arrows if you can, otherwise use quick weapons on his back – but do not stick around for too long, otherwise he might grab you. At half health he smashes the arena and reduces its size by half, which makes it more difficult to keep out of his attack range. Fortunately his attacks won't change, so as long as you've memorised them you'll be fine.
Keep on whittling down his health and you'll eventually beat him! Remember, stay out of range of his attacks!


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A maze of interlocking canals and lakes, the backwater area stretching between Kollam in the south to Kochi in the north is known as Kuttanad. Lines of sand bars and long thin islands, formed by the action of waves and tides along the coastline, account for this region's unique geography.
Four major rivers-the Pampa, Meenachil, Achankovil and Manimala-flows to the Kuttanad backwaters. These backwaters act like natural dams-a crazy patchwork of inland lagoons where fresh and salt water mingles.
Massive area of land have been reclaimed in recent centuries to supply Kerala's growing population with rice, vegetables and fruit, but water still dominates every aspect of life for the estimated two million inhabitants of Kuttanad.
Tourism in Kuttanad
The region's idyllic rural way of life-deployed to great effect as a backdrop in films and in novels.
The ever-entrepreneurial Keralites were quick to spot its potential as a visitor destination-particularly after it was discovered that foreigners and wealthy tourists from India's cities were prepared to pay vast sums in local terms to explore the area aboard converted rice barges, or kettuvallam.
Since its inception in the early 1990's, the houseboat tour industry has grown exponentially in both size and sophistication, reshaping not just the economy of Kuttanad, but the actual appearance of its waterways.
Houseboat Cruise
Kettuvallam and other tourist vessels now account for the bulk of traffic plying the canals and rivers east and south of Alappuzha-Kuttanad's principal gateway. However, once you press beyond the wider, more congested channels around the town itself, you enter a world on which tourism has made negligible impact.
Views constantly changes as you navigate the narrow canals, enclosed by dense tunnels of vegetation, to enter wide, open expanse of rice paddy fringed by ranks of coconut palms.
Homes, farms, churches, mosques and temples can be seen among the trees, and every so often you might catch the blue flash of a kingfisher, the green of a parakeet, a cormorant perched on a log with its wings outstretched.
Life in Kuttanad
Villages and farmsteads occupy even the tiniest islets, with some families living on pockets of land barely large enough for a simple house, yard and boat. They bathe and wash their clothes at the water's edge.
Traditional country vessels glide past you, powered by boatmen with long poles. Fishermen work form tiny dugout canoes, while massive Chinese nets dangle over the banks.
Poles sticking out of the water indicate dangerous shallows. Here and there, basic drawbridges can be raised on ropes, but major bridges are few and far between; most people still rely on boatmen to ferry them across the water to connect with roads and bus services, resulting in a constant crisscrossing of the waters from dawn until dusk.
This continuing activity provides more than enough interest for travellers chugging around Kuttanad in a kettuvallam. But houseboat cruises can be expensive even the most flexible of budgets.
So you'll probably find yourself looking for less expensive ways to extend your explorations of the area. One is to base yourself in Alappuzha, or a homestay out in the backwaters themselves, making the day-trips out to villages such as Champakualam, Mannarasala and Amritapuri.
A Fragile Ecosystem
With a population four times denser than other coastal zones of southwest India, the Kuttanad backwaters is very fertile but now its equilibrium has come under mounting pressure over the past fifty years from farming and tourism.
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Rapid Ballast Water Test
Utilizing three instruments, the MTS Ballast Water Validation Kit satisfies the testing protocol for the D1 standard, allows a user to quickly and easily decide if a system is in gross exceedance of the D2 standard, and provides a simple solution to test total residual oxidant levels in chemical disinfection systems. A salinity refractometer provides a simple test to confirm that exchange occurred.
A portable, pocket-size digital fluorometer tests for photosynthetically active chlorophyll, like that found in living phytoplankton, in less than 3 minutes. This test will indicate whether or not the treatment of the ballast water system was valid (refer to graph opposite).
A waterproof colourimeter tests for Total Residual Oxidant (TRO) with a range of 0 to 5ppm free & total chlorine in less than 3 minutes.
The handheld fluorometer requires no training before use - just place the sample in the cuvette, press "Read" and view the risk of discharge (Fail, High, Low).
Ship operators can quickly verify whether the ballast water treatment system has adequately treated water before discharge.
Compliance officers can quickly determine whether a ship exceeds D2 standards. In case of positive results, further in-depth laboratory analysis can then be performed. Ballast water treatment system providers rapidly assess treatment system performance during testing. Ship service providers - diagnose treatment system failures
Salinity Refractometer (salt in seawater)
- Scale Range: 0 - 100 ppt
- Accuracy: +/- 1 ppt
Digital handheld Fluorometer
- Dynamic Range: 3 orders of magn.
- Resolution: 12 bits
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I've been thinking lately about the two new lenses announced by Oly and Panaleica at PMA and which lens would be my next purchase. Both the 12-60ZD and the Leica D14-150 on paper both look very promising, in terms of build, image quality, size and hopefully price. I therefore decided to check up on the nearest competitors to both lenses :
Zukio 12-60ZD (24-120mm) - the nearest equivalent is the Canon 24-105 F4 L IS USM @ 1100.00 USD. From all reports the Canon is a cracker of a lens - sharp wide open at 24mm, next to no vignetting, minor distortion and pin cushion and some CA.
For this focal range, I think the 12-60ZD should easily be on par or better than the 24-105F4. Price wise its highly likely then that the 12-60ZD could be anywhere between 600-1000.00 ? Or am I off the pace with that ?
The Leica D 14-150 - the nearest equivalents would be the Nikkor 18-200 IF-ED VR f3.5-5.6 and the Canon is the 28-200 f3.5-5.6 USM which is from all accounts at 500USD a poor lens indeed. The Nikkor lens costs approx $900 and seems to sell extremely well. Optically it seems to be so-so: quiet a bit of distortion at the tele end, its soft wide open, and not as sharp as it should be, exhibits lens creep and some CA but nothing serious. At first looking at the Nikkor 11x optical made me think twice about the Leica D but then I woke up and remembered that Panaleica have been producing excellent 12xOptical lenses for the FZ digicam's for several years now. Could the Leica D (even though its consumer grade) be a much better lens than the Nikkor ? I think it will, hopefully they would have nailed the distortion that the Nikkor has and yet still be tack sharp although I do wish it was faster at f2.8-4 and pricewise the $800USD mark.
If both lenses are way overpriced, I'll just save the money and look at getting the 35-100F2, although its size and weight seem pretty daunting or the 50-200f2.8-3.5's.
Just found that the MRP for the Leica D 14-150 is $1000.00USD = £508.00GBP at current exchange rates.
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i think one the one hand, you would be paying for the wider angle of the 12-60
but on the other for the Leica name tag
the advantage of the 12-60 is the AF, with what will be the fastest AF there is
the advantage of the Leica is the zoom range, as a walkabout lens. And you would only get anther 100mm for the added expence of a 50-200 Olympus
what it means to me is that Leica wont be bothering with ultra-wide lenses
i cant see them now dealing with a shorter than 28mm wide
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Looking at the Panaleica lens roadmap I'd guess that their lens setup is going to follow the classic Leica lens lineup of a 21/35/50/90mm. We already have listed the following two:
25mm f1.4 Summilux = 50mm
45mm F2 Macro Summicron = 90mm
So I'd say there's at least one or more prime lenses coming from them in 2008 - a 10mm and 17mm. Whether we see anything wider I don;t know, perhaps they'll leave that to Oly or may be not.
Regarding the 12-60 - whats appealing about that is its focal range and overall speed. As you stated I think its AF will also be faster and keep the fairly bright VF where as the Leica D, I'm a wee bit worried that it will focus slowly on the older cams and be only an outdoor good lens. Price wise it looks as if that combo is going to be close to the $2000USD mark, which is pretty close to what the 35-100F2 costs.
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yes the added utility of 12-60 is the connectivity with other lenses
just the 12-60 and 50-200 make a nice tight kit from 24 to 400mm
once upon a time we could never dream of kit like that
not without a huge bag and a lot of weight
christ thats as bad as the infantry with 180lb packs weapon and 200 rounds
do you really think its US$2k, thats an awful lot of moulah
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Ok, better change the figures a bit. Both lenses are going to be around the 1600-2000USD mark, esp if you take the following figures:
Leica D 14-150 approx $1000USD
12-60ZD (potentially replaces both 14-54 and 11-22); The 14-54 is 449.00USd and the 11-22 is $670.00. So it could cost around the $700USD or more and if they pitch it as a 24-105 F4 IS L equivalent then it could well be close to 800-900.
So both lenses combined (worse case) would cost around 1700-1900USD.
In the UK, the 14-54 is £450 and the 11-22 around the £600. the 35-100F2 is just £1499.79 (ouch!) - which at current exchange rates is nearly 3000.00USD!!
|Apr 1, 2007, 10:10 PM
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wow it seems there is some magical increase in price between the US and UK
they do that here too, which means i get my gear from the US
sometimes delivery from the US west coast defeats local delivery here !
but US$670 to 600 pounds is crazy
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The price conversions pretty simple - most compnaies just replace the "$" with a "£". That was one of the reason's why I didn;t just wait it out for the L1. There was a very high chance that when the L1 was priced at nearly 2000USD that it could have been sold for £2000. Thats exactly what happened with the LC1 but for the L1 they must have realised that they couldn't do that and so priced it at £1200 (in. lens) which is approx 2000.00USD.
I'm looking at the 50-200mm and its 679.00(inc 17.5%VAT) and from the US its $819.00 =£421.00. Once its shipped over and customs slap on VAT and postage it'll have cost about £520.00 thats a cool saving of about 150.00. The 35-100f2, works out to be £1100.00+VAT+Shipping = £1322.00 a saving of just 180.00.
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yes i did that here
under A$1000 is tax free, beyond that we have a duty and GST at 10%
we are about 80 cents in the dollar to US$
so i payed total A$1,630 for my LC-1, near new boxed. Instead of A$2,500 and wait for Panasonic to get round t me.
same with E-300, at US$350 instead of A$1,300 as a buy it now on ebay.au
11-22mm US$612 instead of A$1,430
Metz 54 MZ3 for US$243, instead of A$765 if you can find one
you really do nee to be sure about reliability of supply though
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[I had posted this earlier but it was deleted in the recent Forum database server problem.]
FWIW, I bought the Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm for use on myOly E-500. (It's available separately from the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 now, for $950 USD at B&H Photo.) I haven't had a lot of opportunity touse it becauseit has rained here, or threatened to rain,pretty much every weekend for months, but my initial experience is that it is indeed as sharp as Pop Photo said it is in their December 2006 review:
Since I often need to do indoor action shots I like the higher speed than the otherLeica zoom lenses mentioned above (or the Oly kit lenses).The Image Stabilization is more difficult to quantify - I don't know of a way to create reproducable test results without mounting the camera on a tripod which, of course, defeats the purpose of an IS test. But I did shoot a series of pairs of photos at shutter speeds of 1/40, 60, 80, & 125 with the IS on and off, at the 50mm f/l, while trying to hand-hold the camera as steady as possible. My subjective conclusion is the same as the Pop Photo review, which is that the IS is worth maybe 2 stops but your mileage may vary...
I do like the lens and would use it with the IS turned off, on the upcoming E-510 (if I can afford to get one). I will say, though, that it looks really large on the E-500 body <grin>.
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Hi Ted
Thanks for the insight into the 14-50 Leica D and giving your own opinions on the lens. From the pics of the lil beast it does look very nice on an Oly, and the 25mm f1.4 looks even better :G. Hopw's the battery life with the E500 and IS on ? Have you noticed much difference or none at all ?
Regards the 14-150 Leica D, its definetely an outdoor/good light lens although if its as good as the 14-50 it could well be the lens to have when on a walk about.
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Evaluating Youth Ministry
Complacency is the enemy of pretty much everything. Revelation 3.15-17 even spoke of its lameness when John says to the Church in Laodicea, "I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked."
If we are not constantly evaluating our ministries we run the risk of becoming 'lukewarm'. Maybe our programs are top notch, or we've got the biggest ministry in town, or we take the coolest retreats, or even maybe we have a great discipleship program. None of these things, by themselves are necessarily bad things. Every youth pastor wants to have top notch programs, cool retreats, and a great discipleship program, but the point is if we settle for those things and do not push ourselves in our weak points we become complacent; we don't grow.
Growth comes from honest gut-checking evaluation of what you are doing and why you are doing it. It also comes from asking why are these areas are successful and those areas not? What are we doing that isn't important and what aren't we doing that we should be doing? All of these questions should be asked to your leadership team (if you don't have one you need to make one and read through 'Sustainable Youth Ministry' by Mark DeVries with them and get cracking!), your v0lunteer team, your students, and their parents. From asking these questions to all of those people you will have a pretty good idea of where your ministry is strong and where it is weak AND where it is lukewarm/complacent.
Obviously, you'll have some people who's responses to these questions will be outliers and you have to take those with a grain of salt, but the majority of the answers, if they are honest, will flush out the cold and lukewarm spots while encouraging you for the hot spots you do have.
Do not be afraid to always evaluate where your ministry is at and where it is going. Blind leadership is a bad, bad thing. Know your weaknesses and ask for help in those areas, that's one of the many roles your volunteers and leadership team can play!
Also, those questions listed earlier are just as applicable to your own spiritual life as they are to ministry evaluation. Use those same questions to determine where you are lukewarm in your faith and use your friends to hold you accountable in those areas.


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A Banner Year for Apples
A Banner Year for Apples
Amanda Nicole Gulla
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A Banner Year for Apples
A year ago it was enough
to live on the tart leavings of our stooped
pair of trees. They gave no shade,
did nothing but drop
miserly fruit. Still, the black
bears came and took what was offered.
Now the sow pushes her cubs
up the trunk for the juicy red ones.
The bold will risk the thinnest branch to
reach the sweetest.
It's what she waited for all
winter through spring.
In summer the harvest came just within grasp.
Now that cooler shadows fall the
grass is littered with her leftovers
mulching slowly into the ground.
A year ago it was enough
to have two crooked trees
in a yard because it's our yard.
Next year,
if there's not another blight,
you and I will pick the best these
branches are willing to grant.
Promise ripens
just before the frost.
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"Inventiveness and energy run through all of these poems, together with a tenderness for people and the natural world. I shall go on enjoying them and their gift of a world of beauty." Gordon Hodgeon, author of Old Workings, November Photographs, A Cold Spell, Winter Breaks, and Still Life


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Snow, Snow and more snow. Why won't it go away. Yesterday in the great state of Va it snowed. A lot. I'm not saying I hate snow but it gets annoying from time to time.
Anyway this week since it was snowing Jordan and I headed out in the snow! When we reached Richmond the snow turned into a blizzard. So this week I decided to do a composite of 2 images. one of the snow and one of me in the studio. This is how it turned out.