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An excerpt from the book Come To The Family Table by Ted and Amy Cunningham with an introduction by Brad Bloom, Publisher, Faith & Fitness Magazine [NOTE: This is a multi-page article. Be sure to read all 4 pages.]
Some content taken from COME TO THE FAMILY TABLE, by Ted and Amy Cunningham. Copyright © 2016. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
(Vigerous) Exercise + (Good and Proper) Nutrition = Physical Fitness. Many people wonder why all their workouts and diets never really have the results they desire. It's because they don't apply the simple formula above. They don't realize that all the exercise in the world is pointless if your food habits are bad. The same goes with faith in God. The depth of your journey with God is limited if you have low-functioning family and friends relationships.
This is one reason why Faith & Fitness Magazine has both a Family Fitness department and a Nutrition department. If you want to grow strong physically and spiritually then you need to learn how to come to the family table. Don't make it a chore. Make it a celebration. It can't be the rare occasion. It has to be the norm that you eagerly desire. I think people try to make God way too mysterious and aloof. He gives us meal times so we can meet our most basic needs through a continually growing dedication to each other and to Him. Chic-fil-A founder Truett Cathy understood this when he said, "Food is essential to life, therefore make it good."
If we are to truly embrace the spirit of this family value and more importantly discover the incredible life God has for us, we have to become connoisseurs of collaborative meals and knowledgeable in cooking spiritual gourmets. God wants you to eat well with those closest to you. You don't have to be a nutritionist or celebrity chef, you just have to be hungry for a better life in Christ.
Continue reading for a passionate perspective by Ted and Amy Cunningham. Their book Come to the family table helps you to slow down, enjoy food, each other and Jesus. I've selected the following excerpts from their book because I believe they will inspire you to catch the vision and challenge you to do more, go further and be the life of Christ to others.
(Proceed to the next page for BOOK EXCERPTS and to discover how the tool for fellowship is the table.)
Ted: For years, Amy wanted a ginormous farm table a minimum of ten feet long to entertain fourteen to twenty people at a time. And what my baby wants, my baby gets. So I researched, studied. . .and realized that these tables are super pricey. So I came up with a solution.
"Babe, I'm going to make you a farm table," I said enthusiastically.
"Hmmm," she responded.
"You don't need to say a thing. You're welcome," I said.
The schematics were in my head. About a week before Thanksgiving, I went to Lowe's and purchased four ten-foot-long one-inch by twelve-inch boards and a couple four-foot-long one by fours. No saw cuts necessary. All it took were a few screws and a drill and shazam—Amy had a twelve-foot farm table to set on top of our existing table. It's one huge table leaf. Deep down, Amy was impressed. She had her farm table for ninety dollars. All she needed were two overlapping tablecloths to hide the roughness and no one would know the difference.
One reason I was excited to make the farm table, other than the fact that I served my wife, was that it eliminates the kids' table. Now everyone is around the same table. We can minister to our guests without splitting everyone up. The table is a place where community happens.
(Proceed to the next page to learn how hospitality is an open door.)
Ted: Do you remember a time where you were invited to someone's home and felt welcomed? Paul and Beth Etheridge, members of our church, hosted our elders' Christmas party a few years ago.
It was one of the most memorable evenings of our married life. They requested that we show up and bring nothing. They prepared a multi-course meal and served us through every course. Gourmet doesn't come close to describing this beautiful, relaxing, high-end experience. We started with the first course at 6:00 p.m. Dinner lasted over four hours, and it felt like thirty minutes. Good hospitality makes time fly and leaves you wanting more.
But have you ever been in someone's home and felt like they really didn't want you there? Awkward, right? Gracious hosts project warmth in everything they say and do.
Here are a few statements you don't want to hear when you are a guest in someone's home:
"Tonight almost didn't happen because it has been a crazy week."
"My husband tried talking me out of tonight because he knows how crazy I get preparing for parties."
"I hope you enjoyed the salmon. It was on sale."
"I just threw something together."
"I really don't enjoy cooking, but for you I thought I'd fire up the grill."
"Just throw your coats on the bed."
Open-door hospitality sets you at ease and helps the conversation flow. Your invitation to dinner should be more than "I enjoy your company and I would like to get to know you better." You really want them to hear, "You are highly valuable and more than worth the effort."
(Proceed to the next page for help with intentionally developing hospitality.)
Amy: In 1 Peter 4:8-9 we read, "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." This should be in the heart of every Christian. But there are some who have been given an extra measure of faith in hospitality, and we call that a spiritual gift. Following the spiritual gifts list of Romans 12, we read, "Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality" (verse 13). Our church defines the spiritual gift of hospitality as "the divine enablement to care for people by providing fellowship, food, and shelter." While some may be gifted with a measure of grace to show hospitality, every follower of Jesus is called to hospitality as Christian service.
Seven years ago, we experienced a meal that we desired more of. And after partaking in it several times since, we desire to give a similar experience to others. It was New Year's Eve, and we were invited to a party at the home of some friends. I have to admit—when they told us who else would be there, I really did not want to go. There were only two couples we kind of knew. My kids were young at the time, and I remember being very picky about our nights away from them. I wanted to be alone with my husband on a date rather than at a party with a few friends and strangers. But somehow, Ted convinced me that it would be good for us. I am so glad he did. It changed us forever.
Dave White greeted us at the door of their new lake home. He and his wife, Jennifer, had recently moved to Branson from Louisiana. Dave always dreamed of having a home in the Ozark Mountains, and this home was something special with its sprawling ceilings, massive stone fireplace, detailed woodwork, and floor-to-ceiling windows. As we entered the home, I immediately lost myself in its warmth.
Dave took us into the kitchen where Jennifer greeted us, poured us a drink, handed us a recipe card, and pointed us to our workstation. I have to admit, I was taken aback. What? I have to cook at your house? It was 7:00, and I was hungry! I was used to eating dinner with my toddlers around 5:30 p.m., and by 7:00pm, we were usually ready for bed. Little did I know that the next two and a half hours would be some of the best fun and fellowship we had ever experienced.
We all chopped and diced, stirred and seared, refreshed drinks, and snacked on hors d'oeuvres. The goal that night was not to have a perfect dinner all set and ready to go. The goal was to enjoy the experience, preparations and all. We sat down to dinner at 9:30 p.m. I was happy to sit, but my soul was already full.
Ted and I talk about that evening often. That kind of hospitality—intentionally designed to foster relationships and to bless those who took part—was new to us. By the end of the night, we had new friends and a desire to do hospitality for the sake of blessing others. David and Jennifer are great examples of hospitality—it's Jennifer's spiritual gift, and it pours out of her life.
Not all of us will have the opportunity to make such an impact with our hospitality. You may not be able to serve those in need on a regular basis, but what about inviting someone who doesn't have family nearby over for a holiday meal?
I know holidays are sacred. I am not a real sentimental person, but when it comes to the holidays I have way too many traditions and expectations. My poor husband used to bring up having people over and I would bite his head off. All I could think about was the cleaning and preparation that I would need to do to get everything perfect and I would be completely overwhelmed and exhausted just considering about it.
Imagine the look on his face when after eighteen years of marriage, I brought up inviting a family or person that does not have a place to go for Thanksgiving. I know he had to restrain himself from acting out on the shock he was feeling. The day after we discussed doing this, a family from our church posted the following question on Facebook: "Where could we get a great Thanksgiving meal in Branson? It will just be the four of us so I don't want to cook a big meal just for our little family."
So we invited them, and they accepted! We had a great time preparing as a family. My kids made place cards and set the table. They went through old toys to see what the younger guests would enjoy playing with. I spent hours in the kitchen in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, wondering why I hadn't done this before. I plan and prepare meals for every holiday. It really doesn't take any more time just to double recipes.
We all talked around the dinner table for seven hours. Food, wine, family, friends, and the Lord at the center of it all. Our kids got to practice hospitality, placing the younger children's wants and desires before their own. Carson and Corynn served the children drinks and snacks, colored, jumped on the trampoline, watched a movie, and cleaned up after them. Our kids were wiped out at the end of it all, but the next day they both asked when we could have the family back again. We were overwhelmed with gratitude on this Thanksgiving. We hope that one day our children will want to open their own homes and dinner tables as a tradition of blessing others.
This article appears in the December 2016/January 2017 issue of Faith & Fitness Magazine.
Order copies of the book Come To The Family Table for your family and others.


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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:55 AM
RKP5637 (49,593 posts)
Are Bitcoins Becoming Europe's New Safe Haven Currency?
See >>> http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/18/bitcoins-euro-europe-safe-haven-currency/?icid=maing-grid10
"What the euro crisis and possible breakdown does is make people think about alternative [currencies] that can be used to maintain business and that cannot be manipulated by any central organization whatsoever," he told DailyFinance.
And Bitcoin, as unorthodox as it may sound, was created in 2009 to be just such an alternative.
It's not so surprising that a growing number of Europeans whose countries are in dire fiscal straits are moving their money from banks to Bitcoins. The eurozone is in end-of-times pandemonium over its debt crises; Greece is starring in its own economic tragicomedy; and Spain is scrambling for a major bailout. And just last week, the euro overtook the British pound as the second-most common currency that bitcoins are traded against (after the U.S. dollar, which has 72% of the market thanks to its large community of early adopters).
Quite simply, Bitcoins are an encrypted digital currency that can be freely exchanged between people or between consumers and merchants. Businesses like Bitcoin because it allows them to avoid paying credit card fees of up to 3% on transactions. Consumers get to dodge the costs normally associated with currency exchanges. It's only available for use in a handful of physical locations in cities around the world (it's mostly used via Internet), but a major use for it has been for conversions -- you can buy Bitcoins and then exchange them for another currency at no charge.
Bitcoin is in some senses a financial island removed from the vicissitudes and consequences of a traditional banking system. It's neither controlled by central banks nor governments, and thus not vulnerable to larger-scale shifts like changing interest rates or the rampant inflation of countries in decline.
See >>> http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/18/bitcoins-euro-europe-safe-haven-currency/?icid=maing-grid10
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Response to RKP5637 (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 11:25 AM
muriel_volestrangler (86,788 posts)
1. Buried deep in the article, is the answer: 'no'.
Currently, for example, Bitcoin's current market cap is only the equivalent of $50 million -- a drop in the ocean of the world's money supply.
It's not a 'haven', because if you leave your money in it (rather than just using it as a momentary medium of exchange between 2 currencies), you are trusting that an internet company will be able to honour a decent rate of exchange when you want it to. It's a fiat currency backed by an internet company. Does that sound safe to you? It plainly doesn't to most, which is why the company is a minnow.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:56 PM
RKP5637 (49,593 posts)
4. Thanks!!! I missed that, yep, it seems very high risk IMO. n/t
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:05 AM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
5. What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is decentralised, it's not a company. Similarly as, say, linux or the internet. Its exchange rate is determined by the interplay of supply and demand, noone has a special power over it. Apart from decentralisation, it features low transaction costs and a predictable evolution of supply. It is not fiat money as it does not have a special legal status. For a brief intro, I recommend this video:
Response to Peter Surda (Reply #5)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 09:12 AM
muriel_volestrangler (86,788 posts)
7. Well, 'not fiat money', as in 'with less backing than fiat money'
Unlike a commodity, which has a physical presence with some innate usefulness, or fiat money, which has some meaning because a legal entity requires payment in it, bitcoin is a bet - that someone will give you some money (or goods) after you gave someone else some money (or goods). The initial distribution of the 'currency' is done by running a useless program (presumably the idea is that early adopters with plenty of computers should have an inbuilt wealth, so that they can take advantage of those who follow later).
'Ponzi scheme' and 'pyramid scheme' are the phrases that come to mind. Ones 'bitcoins' may be exchangeable for goods or real money. Or they may not - no-one makes any promises that they will be. They just think about the likelihood that they can pass the bitcoins on to someone else later.
The wild fluctuations this 'currency' has under gone in the past year (eg a loss of 80% in the 'exchange rate' with the US dollar in about 4 months last year, after a precipitous rise for no apparent reason) point that way too.
At least tulips were pretty.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #7)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 09:48 AM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
9. What Bitcoin is and isn't
There is no such thing as "innate usefulness", all goods are only valuable through human action. While Bitcoin is a bit weird, it is merely a pure network good, like language. Bitcoins are somewhat similar to IP addresses, which are also only usable while a network (e.g. the internet) exists. IP addresses were also initially distributed in a way that favours first entrants, there are a bunch of companies which had whole A blocks, but then market forces rearranged them where they were needed. IP addresses also have an artificial upper limit, similarly to Bitcoins.
Bitcoin is not a pyramid scheme because it is does not promise to pay dividends or require exponential inflow of money, and it provides a service. While you can bet on the price, you can do that with almost anything. Since the market capitalisation of Bitcoin is small an the supply is inelastic, fluctuations in demand have no other way to manifest themselves than in price. Picking an arbitrary time frame for price assessment does not really say much. Since it first traded, Bitcoin appreciated over 8000 times until now. Compared to that, dollar, on the other hand, depreciated since the inception of the Fed by 98%. It looks entirely differently from this perspective doesn't it?
The advantages of Bitcoin (low transaction costs, decentralisation, predictable supply) are still unmatched by anything else. And unless they are, Bitcoin is here to remain. Similarly as the internet is here to remain, and people are not going to revert to sending letters, or buying physical newspapers, books, dvd and so on merely because the market price of IP addresses fluctuates or that the internet has no "innate usefulness". Internet decreases transaction costs, just like Bitcoin. People are also not going to stop using language.
Response to Peter Surda (Reply #9)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:36 AM
muriel_volestrangler (86,788 posts)
10. Well, IP addresses are an interesting topic to bring up
because the 32 bit internet addresses are going to become obsolete, with IPv6. So if anyone did pay money for some, without using them or selling them quickly, is going to lose that money. Just like people who hand over money or goods for bitcoins could be, if they can't persuade someone else to hold them instead in exchange for money or goods, when the bitcoin bubble bursts (again).
And that brings use to 'innate usefulness'. IP addresses can be used - for connectivity. Gold can be used in electronics - and for a few thousand years has been desired as jewellery over most of the world, which indicates a long-term market for it that is unlikely to go away quickly, even if that is not 'innate'. But bitcoins have no physical use. Even as a medium of exchange, they're pathetic. Most of the world has never heard of them. Hardly anyone accepts them as payment. They are being distributed arbitrarily. They are being marketed by a few people on the internet (have you any bitcoins yourself? I think anyone advocating their use should declare an interest).
"Since it first traded, Bitcoin appreciated over 8000 times until now. Compared to that, dollar, on the other hand, depreciated since the inception of the Fed by 98%. It looks entirely differently from this perspective doesn't it? "
That looks exactly like a pyramid scheme. It's highly volatile. Those who get in at the start can make money off others who they later persuade to join. An 8000-fold increase in a couple of years, while having done nothing whatsoever ('low transaction costs'? I can send money to other bank accounts with no fee. I don't need bitcoin for that), other than market them to get other to part with real money or goods for them. The dollar, on the other hand, enables you to pay US taxes, buy US government securities, and, in comparison to the goods and services it's generally exchanged for, has been at a relatively predictable value (and, by the way, counting things "since the inception of the Fed" marks you out as a Ron Paul type. The dollar was in existence long before that.)
What are the prices for which goods have been sold in bitcoins? Can you point to an index that allows us to predict what prices will be in a few months time, within a few percent? Can we judge the likelihood of a supplier accepting bitcoins in the future? We can do that with any useful currency.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #10)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:37 AM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
11. can or cannot?
It is correct that the IPv4 might be superseded by IPv6. Just like the english language might be superseded by something else. Or the dollar. Or like the magnetic tape was replaced by CD, and that was replaced by MP3s (I'll ignore the vinyl for the time being). There is no reason to go into panic mode about it. They all only have value due to the network effect. But while the network effect is in place, they work. I don't see anyone complaining about the "magnetic tape bubble", or "floppy disk bubble". And I don't hear anyone saying "don't learn english as it might be superseded by something else".
While it is true that IP addresses can be used for connectivity, this only works if the network effect is in place. If noone else uses IPv4, it's unusable.
Usage of terms like "pathetic" is an indication to me that maybe you shouldn't be taken seriously.
When I first heard about MP3s (I think it was in '96), almost noone new about them either. Yet now they are practically omnipresent.
Price volatility is not a defining feature of a pyramid scheme.
While dollar is usable in some cases, the payment systems currently in existence have high transaction costs. Similarly as once upon a time, coaches and post office were usable, yet they were replaced by cars and email, because these decrease transaction costs.
The core feature of money is a medium of exchange, not a unit of account. The latter is a consequence of the former. Since there are liquid forex markets for Bitcoin and the price can be retrieved in real time, Bitcoin can be used as a medium of exchange even if it is not used as unit of account.
In hindsight the benefit of all the great innovations seems obvious, yet it is difficult to realise the potential or viability in advance, even for experts. My favourite example is Lee DeForest, who was prosecuted for fraud in 1913, because the US District Attorney office thought that intercontinental radio communication DeForest was raising money for was absurd. The same DeForest, in 1926, claimed that commercial use of television is an impossibility. He also later claimed that space flight is impossible and will never occur. In '96, I did not foresee the potential of MP3s either.
Response to Peter Surda (Reply #11)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:56 AM
muriel_volestrangler (86,788 posts)
12. So: no prices, no price index, no list of goods that can be purchased
That is why Bitcoin is pathetic. It crashed within 2 years of its start. It will crash again (no, no-one complains about the "magnetic tape bubble", or "floppy disk bubble", because there haven't been any; but there already has been a Bitcoin bubble).
You seem to be confusing some software that allow those who trust it to exchange amounts, with a 'currency'. If Bitcoin was not meant to be a unit of account, then it wouldn't have that absurd 'mining' concept, which is designed to allow people to build up reserves.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #12)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 12:14 PM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
14. Errors upon errors
I will not assist you with dragging the debate onto an emotional level.
Once again, volatility does not on its own mean anything. It also does not need to affect the function of a medium of exchange, if you avoid keeping Bitcoins too long, or if you accurately predict the price development. There is also the option of hedging against fluctuations.
Last year after the floods in Thailand, hard drive prices practically doubled and haven't completely recovered since. Similarly, in the 90s there was a RAM manufacturer or something that burned down and the RAM prices doubled. That was a supply-side shock. Since the supply of Bitcoin is inelastic, its price is susceptible to demand side shocks. A pyramid scheme, on the other hand, has an elastic, expanding supply side, which depends on the number of participants.
The purpose of mining is twofold, it secures the Bitcoin network, and it provides a way of distributing newly produced bitcoins. Money requires scarcity to work. Bitcoin achieves scarcity with a predictable production schedule, which logically requires that the production costs adapt. And we see that empirically, the production costs follow the market price, which is consistent with a competitively produced product.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #10)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 12:00 PM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
13. Misrepresentation
Also I am not telling anyone to buy Bitcoins. I am merely refuting your fallacies.
Bitcoins are not distributed arbitrarily, they are distributed through market forces, exactly as other goods. It is the fiat money that is distributed through a pyramid scheme. On the top there is the central bank and the state, below that the commercial fractional reserve banks together with government contractors, and on the bottom is you. Because fiat money can be produced at a cost below the market price, this production and spending causes a redistribution of wealth.
While there are payment methods that are cheap or even free in the current banking systems, they are only usable in some cases. It does not work internationally, or as a merchant payment processor, or if you need it quick, or for black markets, or if the bank decides for whatever reason that they disapprove of what you're doing.
Response to Peter Surda (Reply #13)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:31 PM
muriel_volestrangler (86,788 posts)
17. They are distributed to people running a useless computer program
That's about as arbitrary as you can get. Only after that are they exchanged 'through market forces'. But you are wrong - they are not 'goods'. They do no-one any good. They claim to be a medium of exchange, but the nature of their creation - "get in quick - supplies cannot last!" make them a pyramid scheme, and like the worst form of schemes that produced bubbles (South Sea Company, anyone?)
I urge everyone to stay away from this scam. For hundreds of years, people have been taken in by fraudulent schemes like this - market it as 'the future', tell people they'll get rich if they get in early, cover up who actually thought it up. Do everything you can to divert attention from the essential uselessness of the concept. It's on a moral level with Nigerian emails telling people they could get rich if they will just co-operate with a bit of money transferring.
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #17)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 03:33 AM
Peter Surda (6 posts)
18. Fail
You fail to address my points, and just add more errors. Bitcoins are goods because they have economic utility. They provide a decentralised method of transferring money at low cost. They are a pure network good, similarly as language or the internet.
The scheme that funnels wealth out of gullible users is fiat money and fractional reserve banking, not Bitcoin. Fiat money and fractional reserve banking form a pyramid, and if it overextends (too much debt or too much base money) it collapses. Bitcoin, on the other hand, would only collapse if there was an alternative that out-competes it on transaction costs, or if the network effect of the preexisting money was too strong. Noone has the magical ability to create new Bitcoins out of nothing, or by monetising debt, so the analogy with John Law is a fail.
Noone is forcing you to buy Bitcoins, neither can I recommend it. I am a researcher, I refute erroneous claims, I don't tell people what to do.
Response to RKP5637 (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:25 PM
AndyTiedye (23,499 posts)
2. I Think More Europeans May be Using the American Stock Markets as a Safe(r) Haven
Response to AndyTiedye (Reply #2)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:53 PM
RKP5637 (49,593 posts)
3. I would think that, especially if they do not fear ripples in the American Stock Markets. n/t
Response to RKP5637 (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:39 AM
MineralMan (102,871 posts)
6. No.
That is all.
Response to MineralMan (Reply #6)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 09:30 AM
RKP5637 (49,593 posts)
8. Yep, that's what I think too. It's a novelty, but I can't imagine the
world currencies changing so this was predominate. I guess I would call it a niche currency.
Response to RKP5637 (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:03 PM
Erose999 (5,624 posts)
15. So what is "Bitcoin" based on? The value of unredeemed Groupons? The value generated by Chinese
prisons using forced "gold farming" and selling video game cheat codes on E-bay?
Response to Erose999 (Reply #15)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:29 PM
RKP5637 (49,593 posts)
16. Interesting question. I had wondered the same. Here's what
I found on it ...

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Tendeka, the provider of completions and reservoir monitoring products and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has secured a major frame agreement with Statoil for the provision of sand screens and inflow control devices and services for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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"We are delighted to have reached such a significant agreement with Statoil. We have positioned the company to enable us to effectively deliver on this type and size of contract, which was awarded because of our strong commercial and technical offering," said Tendeka CEO Gary Smart. "The announcement follows tremendous efforts by our regional team in Norway, Tendeka AS, and our sand control team in developing a full, qualified range of products, and associated manufacturing facility. We can now look forward to working on this prestigious project in the New Year."
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Washington, Jan. 28 (Reuters): A federal judge on Monday granted a motion by Microsoft Corp. to throw out five of the consumer antitrust lawsuits filed against the company in four states.
US district judge J. Frederick Motz struck down lawsuits filed in Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland and Oklahoma, saying laws in those states do not allow consumers to collect damages from Microsoft unless they purchased software directly from the company.
Most consumers purchase Microsofts Windows operating system and its other software through retailers or get it pre-installed on the computers they buy.
In each of the cases dismissed on Monday, Motz said, state courts have ruled that so-called indirect purchasers cannot collect damages.
The cases are part of a slew of class-action lawsuits filed against Microsoft on behalf of consumers in the wake of the governments landmark antitrust case against the company.
The judge is overseeing many of the consumer lawsuits, as well as civil cases filed by Sun Microsystems Inc., AOL Time Warner Inc. unit Netscape Communications, Be Incorporated and Burst.com.
In the class-action cases before Motz, the plaintiffs allege Microsoft abused its monopoly power to prevent competition in the market for personal computer operating systems, leveraged its Windows monopoly to obtain monopolies in the markets for word processing and spreadsheet software and used its monopoly positions in these markets to overcharge purchasers of Windows, Word, Excel and Office software.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in 2001, reviewed the government suit and agreed that Microsoft had illegally maintained its monopoly in the Windows computer operating system but rejected breaking the company in two to prevent future violations.
A settlement of the government suit was endorsed by US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in November, although Massachusetts and West Virginia are appealing.


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This much we all know: since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 the clients have called the shots on pricing and service delivery. They're demanding more resources, better jurisdictional spread and, in that splendidly unquantifiable phrase, "added value". They're even asking their external firms about diversity and CSR. General counsel snap their fingers; private practice lawyers jump.
In fact, 2008 has become a watershed, since it marked the end of the first phase of growth of the legal services industry. Since then we've had enormous consolidation, both nationally and globally, while the Legal Services Act has freed up organisational thinking to a remarkable degree.
In our video interviews on www.thelawyer.com with Allen & Overy senior partner David Morley and DLA Piper joint global chairman Tony Angel as well as our extensive interviews with other senior figures for this issue, it's clear that law firms have had to second-guess client demand in every facet of their business. In many cases law firms have re-engineered client services without being asked. Most in-house lawyers are unbothered about how their external firms assemble the delivery of advice. But the pressure to keep margins healthy as client legal spend shrinks has borne fruit within private practice. We've seen a remarkable influx of non-lawyer professionals at the highest level of law firm management. The importance of operations has given birth to The Lawyer Management strand, with its own conference and awards later this month, both already sold out.
All this is changing the way The Lawyer is approaching the market. Over the past 13 years we have – unlike any other legal publication – run an in-house interview every week, but since our acclaimed redesign in January 2012 we've had the space to devote even more coverage to clients. In-house lawyers feature strongly in our annual Hot 100; they're our judges at The Lawyer Awards; and our weekly in-house email now has 33,000 subscribers. But that's just the start; just as the premise of our crystal ball issue is that these predictions are based on client demand, The Lawyer is explicitly reshaping its long-form content around what clients say, do and think. Over the next few months you'll be able to enjoy unparalleled insight into how general counsel see the world, so watch this space.
As our special crystal ball issue asks: with this level of change, what will happen in the next five years? Based on our own market reporting and contributions from senior industry figures, our predictions are bold. You may disagree with some of them, but they are intended to be food for thought; let's see where the debate takes us.


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The "idea" behind methadone...Methadone is a long acting semi-synthetic opiate used as a part of the methadone programs by people coming off of heroin or other pharmaceutical opiates. Methadone is prescribed or provided by a single dose in special centres in order to ensure more stability and safety to the lives of addicts. This substitute substance is meant to be a maintenance medication and offer an alternative to the street drug. The idea is that the maintenance programs provide heroin addicts with the more of so called normality in their lives by keeping them away from the dangerous crowds and illegal activities.
Unfortunately the reality of the situation is that people on methadone still remain an addicts just more legal ones and from the slightly different substance. They still present with the side effects of the opiate using like: restlessness, irritability, tiredness, nausea, depression which of course affects their well being hugely. Additionally many people on methadone continue to use other drugs or pharmaceuticals to achieve the desired state of euphoria.
The "methadone maintenance"The methadone programs even though they do provide some sense of stability they also keep people in the same mental frame of an addict. On the physical level the addiction is even stronger since methadone is a long acting opiate and coming of it is even more difficult than quitting the heroine itself.
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Accession Number : AD0706547
Title : SYNOPTIC TABLES OF USSR PALEOMAGNETIC DATA,
Corporate Author : DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SERVICE OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Personal Author(s) : Khramov,A. N. ; Sholpo,L. E.
Report Date : MAY 1970
Pagination or Media Count : 26
Abstract : The paleomagnetic data in the table are given in the order of the geological age of the rocks in question, from younger to older. The left-hand half of the table gives the abbreviations for System and Series, and also a referral to a Stage of the general stratigraphic scale, if there is sufficient basis for this. Also shown are the local stratigraphic Suite to which the formation belongs, and the lithological make-up of the rocks used for the paleomagnetic determination in question. (Author)
Descriptors : (*ROCK, *GEOMAGNETISM), SAMPLING, STRATIGRAPHY, TABLES(DATA), USSR, CANADA
Subject Categories : Geomagnetism
Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy
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Stock Market Development in Nigeria: Implications on Economic Growth and Vision 2020
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Published in 2008
Umoren, A.O., Oyerinde, D.T. and O. Nwobu
Nwobu Obiamaka » Obiamaka Nwobu graduated from Covenant University where she obtained B Sc. in Accounting. She completed her M Sc. in Accounting from the same institution. Her Ph.D thesis is premised on determinants of corporate sustainability reporting in Nigeria. She is a recipient of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) research grant for the study titled "Gender gap: Enrolment and Career... view full profile
The impact of international financial reporting standards adoption and banking reforms on earnings management: evidence from Nigerian banks
The relationship between corporate sustainability reporting and profitability and shareholders fund in Nigerian banks


text: This topic comes up once or twice a year, and the bottom line is the networks who provide the data to TMS need to be contacted. They are the ones that are either originating sloppy info, or purposely not flagging old shows as repeats (or purposely flagging them as first-run) because it somehow translates to more viewers/ad dollars for them (my theory). The last time I checked, less than 5% of the shows were visibly tagged first run or repeat. One way to circumvent this issue would be for DirecTV to implement one of our long-standing Wish List requests: Use "First Aired Date" (FAD) to calculate "First Run/Repeat" status, and only look for embedded "First Run" or "Repeat" flags when no FAD is present. This would work in 99% of the cases where a FAD was present, and might only fail for Canadian or British imports, e.g. Depending on whether or not stations airing those "refresh" the FAD, folks who record those shows might have to continue to record episode type "both". It's such a simple solution, the only reason I can think of DirecTV has not implemented it is because there may be something in their agreements with the various networks that forces them to honor whatever flags the networks send to TMS, even if they are incorrect. But that's just my theory, I have no factual knowledge of this. As far as the Comedy Central shows, there are advanced search workarounds to reliably record both Stewart and Colbert, and other shows with similar guide data.


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Tattvartha Sutra ► 01 Knowledge ► 01.05
01.05 Nāmsthāpanādravyabhāvatastannyāsah
नामस्थापनाद्रव्यभावतस्तन्न्यास: ।
नाम, स्थापना, द्रव्य और भावरूप से उनका अर्थात् सम्यग्दर्शन आदि और जीव आदि का न्यास अर्थात् निक्षेप या विभाग होता है।
Truth can be arrived at by examining the material in four forms of name, symbol, past or future state and the present reality.
Whatever is said needs to be comprehended in right perspective. There are different ways a thing can be presented. This sutra specifies four ways, which are known as Niksheps. They can be better explained with the illustration of an earthen pot. The first way relates to the name by which a thing is known. For instance, someone says 'a pot'. By hearing it, we can make out what he means without actually looking at the pot. Thus to comprehend something by its name is called Nam Nikshep. The second way relates to the symbolical presentation. Suppose, one presents a picture of a pot. We can make out what it is by looking at that picture. That is called Sthāpanā Nikshep. The third way relates to an earlier or future state. Earlier the pot was in the form of earth and later on it would be reduced to pieces. As such, to know the pot in the state of earth or in the state of pieces is called Dravya Nikshep. The fourth way relates to the present state. Suppose, one brings the pot as it is now. To know thus a thing in its present state is called Bhāv Nikshep.
Title: Tattvartha Sutra
Translation: Manu Doshi
Commentary: Manu Doshi
Publisher: Federation of Jain Associations in North America & Shrut Ratnakar
Edition: 2007


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hi guys im INinjaStarBabies and this build is really tanky and you will almost not die at all because your armor is very high and magic resist pretty high too. your attack speed will be good too so you are gaining health for attacking and your health is high. this build is expensive so get minion kills with the madreds razor before you upgrade to the bloodrazor and continue to farm. you should be getting a few kills and not die very often but play safe and dont get underleveled because you are dying


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Author has written 20 stories for Young Justice, and Once Upon a Time.
Quotes - Funny, Inspirational, Awesome:
"I got confused by some old movie I saw the other night about a ninja girl whose ninja dad ordered her to kill her ninja boyfriend because he was from a rival ninja clan."
"They might be bigger / But we're faster and never scared / You can walk away say we don't need this / But there's something in your eyes / Says we can beat this / Because these things will change"
"I like good strong words that mean something."
"There's only us, there's only this / Forget regret, or life is yours to miss / No other road, no other way / No day but today"
"Okay, so you're saying the sword needs someone worthy. Someone incredibly brave and handsome. Someone with a stylish green jacket."
"Every puzzle has an answer!"
"When I was your age, television was called books."
"Well, we can't all come and go by bubble!"
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Anybody who believes that has never been called a name."
"Yours in demigodishnes, and all that. Peace out."
"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
"A lady never keeps a gentlemen waiting... now where is this black market?"
"To days of inspiration / Playing hookey, making / Something out of nothing / The need to express - / To communicate, / To going against the grain, / Going insane, going mad"
"I definitely have strong feelings for you. I just haven't decided if they're positive or negative yet."
"To being an us for once... instead of a... them!!"
"I am a warrior... but I'm a girl, too."
"I suppose I won't see you for a while, so farewell, best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!"
"I saw my parents kill a girl, and then I found a dinosaur in my basement. I haven't slept in four days."
"She understood that it was possible to make a bad film from a good script, but that it was impossible to make a good film from a bad one."
"Your generation is all the same. As soon as you encounter something you don't understand, you label it as 'evil' and start throwing chairs through Starbucks windows."
"Tell me or I'll go to Mr. Sweet and tell him that you're doing something weird and I don't know what it is... or something."
"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning."
"I have had dreams and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams."
"Not really just the same thing about tipping the scales of life. What does that mean? What could - be more delicious that this muffin?!"
"Hungry? Careful not to choke on your stupidity."
"You're just as sane as I am."
"Well... sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It's our floor."
"As I look out at all of you gathered here, I wasnt to say that I don't see a room full of Parisians in top hats and diamonds and silk dresses. I don't see bankers and housewives and store clerks. No. I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers."
"Well you're being strangely cryptic as you wrap your magic hair around my injured hand."
"Only rainbows after rain / The sun will always come again / It's a circle - circlin' / Around again, it comes around again"
"If you wake up tomorrow and find a white cat, it's me."
"What color is pandemonium? It sounds yellow."
"When life gives you lemons make grape juice and then sit back and let other people wonder how you did it."
"We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy."
"I do hope I'm interrupting something."
"Yes, the water of the ocean. Much like the air of the sky or the flame of the fire."
"I thought we had an agreement. You stop sleeping in your garage and I stop bugging you about sleeping in your garage."
"But why is the rum gone!?!"
"Give'im a break! He's two thousand years old and he's been fighting ninjas all day. Of course he's tired!"
"We're all alike, for each of us in some way had to struggle to become who we are. But what better role for anyone to aspire to than hero?"
"Being human's not about what you are. It's about who you are."
"Anything else you want to blame me for? World hunger? The Ice Age? Puberty!?"
"You out-crazied a man with a gun!"
"The only one I can trust anymore... is Pabu."
"The only thing that should be rubbed in anypony's face is chocolate cake."
"I'm a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle."
"You say it's easier to burn than to build. / You say it's easier to hurt than to heal. / But I say you lose when you give up what you love. / And I've lived my life without you long enough."
"I laugh in the face of danger. And then I hide until it goes away."
"There you go with the breaking again. We're not going to break anything. Don't think of it as breaking in to SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld in the middle of the night for free."
"You want weapons? We're in a library. Books! The greatest weapons in the world! This room's the best arsenal we could ask for. Arm yourselves."
"For I am Xander, King of Cretins. May all other cretins bow before me."
"Two hundred seventy nine girls in our school and he's gotta have a crush on the one with the weapons and the grudge."
"Barefoot on the moon!"
"You can't divide tape with tape! You created a paradox!"
"She who runs from her enemies until she has the strength to do otherwise is both brave and wise."
"Don't waste your time on the obvious things. Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else."
"If I were going to turn Batman into a carpet, there's only one place to do it."
"The nature of epiphany is that it changes the universe without moving a hair."
"Hi. For those of you who've just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person."
"Less than two minutes ago, Slade walked all over our powers. So who needs powers? Like I always say, the JSA may teach you how to be a hero... And the Titans may teach you to be a family... But the League -- sure, it teaches you how to protect, but from the very start -- the League teaches you how to fight."
"Sticks and stones won't break my soul / Get out of the way, I'm invincible"
"It's a big rock. Can't wait to tell my friends. They don't have a rock this big."
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."
"People think it's an obsession. A compulsion. As if there were an irresistible impulse to act. It's never been like that. I chose this life. I know what I'm doing. And on any given day, I could stop doing it. Today, however, isn't that day. And tomorrow won't be either."
"The concept is grasped. The execution is a little... elusive."
"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
"First rule of battle strategy: Don't ever let your opponent distract you."
"I'm like a puzzle... I'm hard to figure out!"
"We've had our share of ups and downs. Hours of detention, hours of glory. The five of us have gotten used to life with Lyoko. Now it's time for a new life without it."
"Use your words!"
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
"One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel."
"Anybody else got a revolver they want power-ringed?"
"Fantastic. That leaves twenty minutes to save the world and I've got a post office. And it's shut!"
"Black is my color. Black like your eye'll be if you don't back off."
"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."
"Am I boring you with this 'hunting evil' stuff?"
"Way to the girl's heart... Avatar. Take my advice boys. Find out what they ship. Ship it. And you'll land yourself a winner... or a crazy person, but either way they'll like Avatar."
"The Venn Diagram of guys who don't like smart girls and guys you don't want to date is a circle."
"Hello, Sweetie."
"I'm not a psychopath, Anderson, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research."
"I'm going AWOL, anyone know how to hotwire a bus?"
"Such a basic mistake, Madame Kovarian: take a child, raise her to be the perfect psychopath, introduce her to the Doctor. Who else was I going to fall in love with?"


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Forget my journal entries
March 3, 2010, 5:32 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: journal entries
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: journal entries
Update: Journal entries were not found in my notes, so I think I turned them in…
For the only time in this blog, "journal entries" is an accounting term. Tonight was my final exam, and I'm pretty sure that I did my journal entries on a separate sheet of paper, but I didn't turn that paper in! I could just go out to my car and look for them in my backpack, but I'm already in my jammies. I'll just try to think about rainbows when I fall asleep rather than stress about accounting. My journal entries were probably wrong anyway.


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Thoughts Upon Government
1872 · London
by HELPS, Athur
London: Bell & Daldy, 1872. Good. Good/ pages are frayed, 75% of spine is missing, corners are bumped, there are some minor scuff marks, and a few stains. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 235728)


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fishing on the farm
Sylvan spent a good part of his New York mornings and evenings throwing out a few casts. Even though Oregon's Willamette Valley is full of beautiful rivers and waterways, a nice pond or lake is a great open space for practicing your fly cast, and that is just what we had access to during our week in New York.
Just beyond the farm house is a nice little pond, at perfect walking distance. I really enjoyed taking that walk each day, as new things caught my eye each time, and it allowed for nice reflection time.
We caught some big-uns, as you can see below (though they were too small to make for a good fry, so we threw them all back.) 😉
After Sylvan's Grampa gave me some good tips and a few cast lessons, I was catching lil' perch in no time! (Well, one catch was enough to make this girl happy — actually, two, if you count Sylvan!)
Sylvan was a great sport when it came to me wanting to take pictures of EVERY SINGLE THING. He was just way too cute with his fishing gear and vest to not capture the moment x100. I promise I gave him time to himself to ponder life on that sweet little farm pond.
During the transition from day to night, the golden hour was a sight to see every single evening. The sky was lit up with different swirls, textures, and colors as each evening came to light. Besides the swarms of mosquitoes — which never seemed to bother me as long as Sylvan was in the vicinity — the evenings in New York were just about perfect.
Cheers to pretty places and lovely people!


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As California's marijuana community (and the rest of the country) anxiously await November 8th, and what has quite possibly become our nation's most divisive election yet, it's nearly our last chance to look closely at Prop 64 before deciding as a state if we'd like to enact it.
One rarely-discussed component of the ballot initiative is Prop 64's potential to provide retroactive relief to those who have been most harmed by the oppressive "War on Drugs" — imprisoned nonviolent drug offenders.
Prop 64 aims to legalize cannabis for any adult in California over the age of twenty-one. The law would protect an adult's right to use, possess, and cultivate marijuana, with some caveats. Residents of legal age would be permitted to have just an ounce of flower (28.5 grams) or 8 grams of concentrated cannabis i.e. hash or oil. Individuals would also legally be allowed to grow up to six plants in their homes, though any additional plants would be subject to the state's proposed commercial licensing and regulation system.
Our country's long reliance on for-profit prison systems created many vacant cells that desperately needed occupants to justify spending, and strict marijuana laws did just the trick for decades. Now, as Americans begin to see the light and realize our government lied to us regarding marijuana, the laws are finally changing.
It's only right that future generations of Americans won't have to look over their shoulder when consuming cannabis in fear of persecution, but what about all of the people who have already had freedom snatched from their grasp because of an otherwise inconsequential weed charge?
President Barack Obama has been issuing a record-setting number of sentence commutations his last year in office, the vast majority of which are for nonviolent drug offenses. Shouldn't we follow his lead?
Should Prop 64 get voted into law, reduced sentences and expunged records would be a dream actualized for many individuals currently serving time on misdemeanor charges that include, but not limited to, growing, possessing, or using marijuana without a valid doctor's recommendation.
"The penalty for cultivating more than six cannabis plants will be a misdemeanor under Prop 64, but is currently a straight felony," said Mike Donaldson, a CA-based defense attorney, on his website. "As such, individuals with a prior felony marijuana cultivation conviction will be able to petition a court for resentencing and have their conviction reduced to a misdemeanor."
This all comes after California already voted to loosen its marijuana laws back in 2011, reducing the penalty for low-level weed crimes from a misdemeanor to a handcuff-free parking ticket-esque infraction.
This further liberation of marijuana would mark the first time the state has made an active effort to right some of the wrongs in the marijuana community. Clemency would show residents that the State of California not only recognizes past errors in locking up users of the plant but also that state officials have every intention of righting the ship.
The changes to California's marijuana legislature would also relieve some of the constraints on the state's court system, which is already spread thin. Currently, the Golden State spends "tens of millions" of dollars processing these petty marijuana crimes, according to a ballot summary written by LAPD Deputy Chief Steven Downing.
The pro-Prop 64 ballot summary also stated, "Currently, the courts are clogged with cases of non-violent drug offenses. By legalizing marijuana, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act will alleviate pressure on the courts, but continue to allow prosecutors to charge the most serious marijuana-related offenses as felonies while reducing the penalties for minor marijuana-related offenses as set forth in the act."
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Come'on, shake your can for the animals!
Animal Lovers often tell me "I wish I could do what you do!" Well, you know what, people like me couldn't accomplish anything without the help of people like you. Maybe I do it every day, but did you know that in only one or two hours a year of your time you can make it possible for all this great work to be done to help homeless animals? Within the next two weeks there are two great opportunities: Saturday Oct 6th the Savannah Annual Wiener Dawg Race will take place on River Street in Savannah at 9:00 AM. 20,000 people are expected! The Spay-Neuter Alliance & Clinic (SNAC) needs volunteers for that day only to stand on River Street and shake donation cans. SNAC provides high quality low cost spays and neuters to rescues and the general public. They are our greatest hope for a better future for all pets in this area. You will be done by noon! SNAC really needs this help, both to collect dollars and to hand out information on how to get low cost spays and neuters. To volunteer or for more information please contact Abby Bird at (843) 837-4327 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com The next great opportunity is Oct 13th at the 2nd Annual Shelter Pawty and Treat Fest to help Palmetto Animal League build a new animal shelter to serve this area. Everybody in rescue supports this effort and can't wait to see PAL succeed. Many jobs are only for an hour or two, and you'll still be able to enjoy the rest of the party. To choose a way you'd like to help please email email@example.com No matter how busy you are anybody can manage a couple of hours. You will make all the difference in the world, and then you can say "I work to rescue homeless animals!" Thank you and may God bless you richly! Karen Wilkins Maranatha Farm http://www.maranathafarm.org


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Film with fantastic direction of Paulo Orrego and Paulo Paulista. This movie was presented in 2014, with original production from Chile. You can watch Caleidoscopio online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Spanish at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
Rating: 5 by 7 users./
Runtime: 90 minutes
Jorge Becker, Mario Horton, Camila Le-Bert, Celine Reymond and Constanza Álvarez.
Comedy, Drama.
90-minute film (full movie) directed by Paulo Orrego and Paulo Paulista.
The original audio of Caleidoscopio has dialogues in or Spanish, it was produced in Chile.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Screenplay written by Marcial Huneeus.
Tomás Yovane.
Marcial Huneeus and Damarie Contreras.
This film was produced and / or financed by Neofilms.
Composed by Santiago Jara.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Caleidoscopio has a duration of 90 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or Spanish in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
See the page of this full movie, Caleidoscopio in FULLTV Movies.


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But Deb, I'm disappointed. You interview yourself before you give me an opportunity to! Can I get the dibs on interviewing you when your next book comes out? (Though I'm sure Jackie and Heidi would want to get that privilege as well!)ReplyDelete
And I forgot my contest entry! My definition of a cozy mystery would include a traditional mystery (e.g. Agatha Christie). For the most part, it involves an amateur sleuth who's able to catch something the cops aren't or, in some cases, stumble upon the truth before the cops do. (I prefer the ones who actually solve the case.)
My address is mendingnets(at)yahoo(dot)com
I was going to add this. One time we got a comment from a person who said she's never read a cozy mystery. Her last name was Marple, as in Miss Marple. I thought that was funny.
What a great interview. You are so creative!ReplyDelete
Thanks guys for stopping by. Jeff you definitely have dibs on an interview when "Terror on Tybee Island" comes out. It is supposed to be out the first of December but you know how that is. It might be a little later.
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Enjoyed your interview. I already have Murder in Marietta, thank you. I need to pick up a copy of the first book, so I can read them in order. I'm so glad you discovered Christian Fiction. I love cozy mysteries, so I look forward to reading your books.ReplyDelete
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Perspective: What's Microsoft's Office Web Apps strategy?
The inclusion of real-time collaboration -- which is, as both Miller and Silver said, the defining feature for Google's suite -- and some statements by Microsoft officials, may signal a turn-about.
"When we launched Office Web Apps in 2010, we positioned them as a companion to the desktop Office experience," Amanda Lefebvre, an Office Web Apps product marketing manager, told Paul Thurrott of WinSuperSite last week. "[But] our intention is to shift Office Web Apps to a real, standalone Office experience on the Web."
The experts weren't buying the implication -- which has been forwarded by some pundits -- that Microsoft has long-range intentions to use Office Web Apps as an eventual substitute for Office. Not only is the latter much more powerful than the browser-based tools -- and likely to remain so as long as there are PCs -- but Office is the foundation of a very profitable business, one of Microsoft's core revenue-generating franchises that involves a host of other products, including server software, services and user- and device-based licensing fees.
It would be insane to give that up in the hope that something free, like Office Web Apps, could produce equivalent revenue through secondary sales of, say, add-ons or services, or that subscriptions to the least expensive Office 365 plans built around Office Web Apps could compensate for large-scale desertions from the pricier programs.
"Office Web Apps are an important piece longer term to Microsoft, but will remain a complement to the commercial Office," Silver maintained.
Miller saw Office Web Apps, and the improvements and additions Microsoft debuted last week, not as an end to themselves, as Lefebvre and others hinted, but as a more powerful sales tool for SharePoint, itself a multi-billion dollar revenue source. "It's SharePoint value that's important," Miller argued. "They have to keep adding value to SharePoint to continue to make it relevant."
Things are much more fluid on the consumer and very-small business sides, where alternatives to Office are plentiful and customers are far more willing to switch if they see a better value elsewhere.
"Microsoft is buying share, and trying to keep Office relevant for consumers, especially in places where they may not have [Office] installed," said Miller of the free Office Web Apps. If consumers aren't buying Office, the browser-based programs may prompt some customers to pony up for more storage space, which like its rivals, Microsoft sells. "[More capable Office Web Apps] add value to SkyDrive, and hopefully some become a paid SkyDrive customer," Miller added.
Silver echoed Miller, speculating that improved-but-still-feature-light browser apps might tempt some consumers to try out Office 365.
One problem Microsoft faces in the consumer space, unlike the enterprise, is that there is a danger of cannibalization if Microsoft improves Office Web Apps enough to make them adequate for the more casual document creation needs of a household. "Longer term, Microsoft has to worry about cannibalization," said Silver. "But the revenue involved [in consumer sales] isn't significant."
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Play this awesome flash game and test your ninja skills by fighting through various challenging levels to release the princess in least possible attempts. You have to kill all the enemies but you also need some stealth techniques in every stage to be named as "Master" in the end. Remember! If you hit a wall during a jump, you will automatically run up it. Go ahead and save your princess...
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The 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Championship will take place on Monday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, March 4 at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham! Men's and women's basketball teams from Albany State, Benedict, Central State, Claflin, Clark Atlanta, Fort Valley State, Kentucky State, Lane, LeMoyne-Owen, Miles, Morehouse, Paine and Tuskegee will compete over a six-day span in the hopes of winning the 2017 tournament title.
On Sunday, Feb. 26 the SIAC Cheer Expo at Bill Harris Arena will kick-off the tournament with participants from member institutions. The annual SIAC College Fair is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27 with two sessions starting at 9am until 12pm. The evening session is scheduled from 6pm to 9pm. Both sessions will be held on the concourse level of the arena.
The women's championship game is set for Saturday, March 4 at 4pm. The men's championship game will follow at 7pm.


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111 South Peoria Street #PH07, CHICAGO, IL 60607
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3 | 1
Sq. Ft.: 2,624
Type: Condo
Listing #09807309
Listing courtesy of Dream Town Realty
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Rarely available luxury duplex penthouse by acclaimed developer LG Development. This penthouse boasts a wide open floor plan. This new construction development offers a 24 hour doorman, wireless everywhere, dry cleaning drop off/pick up, dog wash, bike storage, and tempered garage. Delivery will be Fall 2018
Listing courtesy of Dream Town Realty
Property Features
Location Information
County: Cook
MLS Area: Chicago - Near West Side
Directions: West on Monroe, South on Peoria
Interior Features
Total Rooms: 7
Other Rooms: Balcony, Terrace
Master Bedroom: 14X15 on 2nd level with hardwood flooring
Bedroom 2: 12X11 on 2nd level with carpet flooring
Bedroom 3: 12X12 on 2nd level with carpet flooring
Master Bathroom: Full
Dining Room: COMBO on main level with hardwood flooring
Family Room: 18X16 on main level
Living Room: 28X22 on main level with hardwood flooring
Kitchen: 14X13 on main level with hardwood flooring
Common Area Amenities: Bike Room/Bike Trails, Door Person, Elevator, Receiving Room, Valet/Cleaner
Fireplace(s): 0
Disability Access: No
Appliances: Oven/Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Disposal, All Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances
Basement: None
Basement Details: None
Total Number of Units: 79
Exterior Features
Sewer: Sewer-Public
Water: Public
Garage: yes
Garage Spaces: 2
Garage Type: Attached
Lot Size in Acres: 0
Waterfront: No
School District (of High School): CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299
Additional Information
Property SubType: Penthouse
Year Built: 2017
Age: NEW Proposed Construction, NEW Under Construction
Assessments Include: Water, Common Insurance, Doorman, Exterior Maintenance, Scavenger, Snow Removal, Other
Assessments: 690
Assessments Frequency: Monthly
Assessments Includes: Water, Common Insurance, Doorman, Exterior Maintenance, Scavenger, Snow Removal, Other
Pets Allowed: Yes, Cats OK, Dogs OK
Tax Year: 2015
Parking Included in Price: No
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