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AUBURN – The Auburn women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker, 59-55, to LSU Thursday at Auburn Arena. LSU improved to 13-8 (4-4 SEC), while Auburn fell to 13-8 (2-6 SEC).
"When you look at the stat sheet, we did a lot of really good things," Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "We force them into 25 turnovers. We had 16 steals. We just didn't do enough at certain times of the games to finish out to win the game."
Tyrese Tanner led Auburn in scoring with 17 points, while Hasina Muhammad added 11. Muhammad extended her double-figure scoring streak to 23-consecutive games dating back to the 2011-12 season. Muhammad also added four steals and two assists in the effort.
It was a back-and-forth game as the teams traded shots and the lead six times with 11 ties. Auburn led by as many as seven with 12:30 remaining in the first half, while LSU's biggest lead came at six points with seven seconds remaining in the game.
Auburn forced LSU into 25 turnovers while tallying 16 steals, but was only able to create 18 points off turnovers. Auburn was outrebounded 36-32 and shot just 36.7 percent from the floor compared to LSU's 45.8 percent.
LSU took a 28-26 lead into the locker room at the half, but Auburn came out and tied it at 28 with the first basket of the second half. The home Tigers regained the lead at 38-36 with 12:41 remaining, but LSU grabbed it right back and Auburn couldn't overtake the visitors again, only coming as close as a 44-44 tie with just more than eight minutes to play.
Down 55-52 with 35 seconds to play, LSU went to the line for a one-and-one opportunity, but missed the front end and a rebound from Muhammad gave Auburn the final possession with a shot to tie. A turnover from Ouardad sealed it for LSU and sent the Bengal Tigers home with the win.
LSU's Adrienne Webb plagued Auburn from the start, going 8-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. Webb tallied 21 points on the night, while Theresa Plaisance added 16 points and nine rebounds.
Blanche Alverson hit a late 3-pointer, giving her 185 on her career and sole possession of second all-time at Auburn in career 3-pointers. Najat Ouardad tallied five assists, giving her 221 on her career to take 18th all-time at Auburn in career assists.
Auburn returns to action in the first of two road games as it takes on No. 15/13 South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.
INFORMATION SOURCE: Auburn Athletics Dept.


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Tree of Life, The (US - BD RA)
Jonathan revisits one of his 2011 favourites in glorious high-definition...
This epic yet intimate story follows the life journey of Jack O'Brien (played as an adult by Penn), the eldest son of a fractured Texas family. Pitt delivers a powerful performance as the cataclysmic force of nature in Jack's world, his complex and rigidly authoritarian father. Hailed as a visually breathtaking masterpiece by critics and audiences alike, The Tree of Life won the Cannes Film Festiva's highest honor, becoming one of the year's most talked about films. (From the Fox synopsis)
I make no effort to disguise my love for Terrence Malick's films. I'd go as far as saying that some of his films are the closest thing to a religious experience captured on celluloid. Many critics believe his works to be masterpieces, and I can't disagree. Yet at the same time, I would never think less of a person for disliking his films. They are art in its most subjective form. Once a philosophy professor at MIT, Malick has proven time and time again that he has no interest in using a conventional narrative or script to tell a story. His movies are typically composed of moments of ethereal beauty and abstract themes, often related to nature and human existence. For some its an unmatched thing of beauty, for others its a complete bore. His latest, The Tree of Life, is arguably his most challenging and least accessible movie to date. As the trailer spells out, the main philosophy behind the movie is that there are two ways through life: the way of nature, and the way of grace. In the film, the way of grace is personified by Jessica Chastain, a nurturing mother that cares and comforts her children as she shepherds them through life. She's merciful. On the other hand we have the way of nature; survival of the fittest. This is brought to us in the form of the father, played by Brad Pitt in one of his finest performances to date. He is a harsh and demanding patriarch, who takes out his own frustrations and failures on his family. Make no mistake, he loves his children, but he fails to realize the emotional damage he is causing with his words and insults.
Early on the film, there is a good 10-15 minute stretch of imagery with no narration or dialogue. In it, we see impossible images of celestial bodies, microscopic organisms, and early life on the planet. Some of the images are overwhelmingly beautiful and intriguing. The special effects team, which included 2001: A Space Odyssey's Douglas Trumbull ending a 29 year hiatus, deserves an Oscar nomination for their work. This is where it becomes apparent that Malick is reaching for something monumental with this film. He's never been one to aim at simple ideas, and he's not starting now. If he falls short for any reason, its because he grasps at concepts that are nearly impossible to capture in this medium. The majority of the run time focuses on young Jack, the oldest son, growing up in the 1950's. His concept of God is greatly influenced by the philosophies of his father. As he grows older, he begins to recognize how cruel and harsh the world can be. "If you're not good, then why should I be?" he whispers at one point. Perhaps to God, perhaps to his father. He bottles up his feelings, fearing his father's wrath. This contempt manifests itself in destructive behavior, which is not unlike what many children go through. Malick isn't set out to tell us a new story. In fact, storytelling doesn't seem to be his goal at all. He seems far more interested in exploring the anger and belittlement we feel as children, the origins of those feelings, and the residual effects they can have.
Sean Penn plays Jack as an adult, living in today's world. He seems to be sleepwalking through life; a wandering soul in search for answers. Shots of tall trees are replaced with towering architecture. He leaves behind the city, strolling along beaches where others walk in search of answers. This a very literal representation of his journey towards understanding, and forgiving his father. These are some of the films more abstract sequences, but if you are not put off by that, there is plenty of emotional catharsis to be had. Religion definitely plays a role in the film, and what you take away from it spiritually is completely dependent on what you bring to the movie. You could argue that the parents, as personifications of grace vs nature, are also representing creationism vs evolution. The implications are certainly there, but its not an argument that drives the film. There is no shortage of philosophical material that could be discussed at length, should you choose to do so. Emmanuel Lubezki, whose cinematography probably awed you in Children of Men, continues to do amazing work here. If you take away nothing from the movie, its impossible to deny the power of its images. The sun is practically a character in this film, watching through the tree tops and massaging the edges of anything Malick chooses to place in front of it. The editing has some unusual touches that I never adjusted to. The use of jump cuts didn't bother me, but some quick and jarring cuts to black caught me off guard. I kept thinking the projector was going out.
The uninitiated may find the film daunting. And they should. Its challenging in a way that good art and poetry should be. This is a poet with a budget of $32 million and a great cast at his disposal. For some it will undoubtedly induce boredom and disdain. I could hear unrest and disappointment among fellow moviegoers as the lights came up, possibly having just seen their first Malick film. It is extremely easy to dismiss this film immediately as languid pretentious garbage, but in this reviewer's humble opinion that would be a terrible mistake. Whether you walk out feeling awestruck, confused, or just plain unimpressed, there are two things that are guaranteed: you will never see anything quite like it, and images from this movie will stay with you for a very long time.
Wow. This is an absolutely stunning 1080p video transfer from Fox. Malick used a variety of formats for Tree of Life, including 35mm, 65mm, Red One digital, and the Phantom HD camera known for its incredible frame rate. Due to the wide variety of formats, the image doesn't always look the same from scene to scene. Some footage is incredibly clean and smooth looking, while others have a fine filmic grain presiding over them. In all cases, this digital presentation holds up very well and appears exactly as I remember it from my theatrical viewing earlier this year. Colours are particularly lifelike, with the greens of endless treetops and grass bursting with lifelike natural hues, and don't even get me started on the impossibly beautiful nebulae or the many shades of stained glass spiraling into the ceiling of a church. I'm giving this video transfer an award because it is, for the most part, absolutely stunning and one of the finest images I've seen on the format to date, but I did notice some occasional banding from compression. It's very hard to avoid banding when you have sharply contrasting colours (think lights in the dark) right next to each other, and this movie has a lot of astronomical images where nitpicky videophiles will notice this artefact, but if you're like me you'll be so glued to the beauty and majesty of what's happening on the screen during these segments that you'll hardly mind.
I should note that the software I normally use for taking screen caps did not like this Blu-ray disc, so I had to use some unconventional methods to get these stills for the review. If the software is updated and cooperates with the disc in the near future, I'll update this article with more accurate screen caps. Hopefully these will still give you a pretty good idea of how gorgeous the image is.
This walloping DTS-HD 7.1 track from Fox packs some enormous punch. That shouldn't be surprising, since immediately after you press play on the Blu-ray menu, you're greeted with the above message. I strongly suggest that you adhere to it so that Alexandre Desplat's rich score will have direct access to the hairs on the back of your neck. The music in this film is very loud and powerful when it needs to be, but is also appropriately subtle when a scene calls for it. The scenes of volcanic explosions and the rumbling of an eroding planet will stretch the capabilities of your subwoofer and rock your living room. But being loud isn't the only thing this track is good at. The voices, both from the scene recordings and the narration, are clear as can be and never find themselves drowned out by the ambitious soundtrack. I'm not sure the 7.1 mix was necessary, as the film's mostly visual nature doesn't take much advantage of surround effects, but the ambient sounds of waves hitting the beach or wind rustling through the trees all sound terrific and fill the room nicely to create an immersive experience.
And now we reach the only weak part of this release. Aside from a theatrical trailer (which is very good in its own right), there is only Exploring The Tree of Life (29:56, HD). Malick, who is known for not talking about his movies or conducting interviews, does not make an appearance, but the other filmmakers weigh in and speak very highly of him. Directors Christopher Nolan and David Fincher share their love for his work. The producers, which includes Brad Pitt, talk about how they got involved with the project and speak on the mythical status of the project. It is a great segment for fans of the film, but it left me yearning for more.
The Tree of Life is certainly not for everyone, but those who find themselves on Malick's frequency will find an enormously rewarding experience waiting for them. Love it or hate it, it is impossible to deny the ambition on display and the power of the images. Approach it with an open mind and a healthy curiosity. This Blu-ray from Fox is one of the best I've seen all year with it's stunning video transfer and powerful 7.1 audio track. Sadly there is only one special feature, but fans will find it very worthwhile.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
Chamboosy Member Join Date: July 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 111
I'm in the camp that just did not get this film. I understood it, I knew what was going on, but I just did not get the love for it. Visually it was amazing, but dammit, I just wanted a little bit more of the actual story - not the great visuals. Which is a really hard thing to complain about because I love Terrence Malick films a lot, but I just couldn't get into this in the ways other people have done. That said, I'd love to have it on Blu-Ray simply because it would look stunning.
stevepulaski Member Join Date: June 2009 Location: Niger Posts: 741
This was the first Malick film I ever watched - and it was truly an amazing experience. Four star film all the way. The audio/visuals, outstanding. But the extras are meh at best.
Sam Spade Member Join Date: January 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,032
I have to see this. Still really sad I missed this in the theatre, dang college. Malick is my favorite director of all time. His films are poetic, poignant and the cinematography is always as stunning as a beautiful woman. His films always leave me deep in thought.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 11th October 2011
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Exploring The Tree of Life, Theatrical Trailer, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain
Genre: Drama
Length: 139 minutes
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For an example, consider a stock ticker application that has been designed to consume prices contained within JMS TextMessages. What if inadvertently a BytesMessage is placed onto the queue? As the ticker application does not expect the BytesMessage, its processing might fail and cause it to roll-back the transaction, however the default behavior of the Broker would mean that the BytesMessage would be delivered over and over again, preventing the delivery of other legitimate messages, until an operator intervenes and removes the erroneous message from the queue.
Qpid has maximum delivery count and dead-letter queue (DLQ) features which can be used in concert to construct a system that automatically handles such a condition. These features are described in the following sections.
Maximum delivery count is a property of a queue. If a consumer application is unable to process a message more than the specified number of times, then the broker will either route the message to a dead-letter queue (if one has been defined), or will discard the message.
In order for a maximum delivery count to be enforced, the consuming client must call Session#rollback() (or Session#recover() if the session is not transacted). It is during the Broker's processing of Session#rollback() (or Session#recover()) that if a message has been seen at least the maximum number of times then it will move the message to the DLQ or discard the message.
If the consuming client fails in another manner, for instance, closes the connection, the message will not be re-routed and consumer application will see the same poison message again once it reconnects.
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DLQs can be enabled when a new queue is created or using the queue declare property x-qpid-dlq-enabled.
Applications making use of DLQs should make provision for the frequent examination of messages arriving on DLQs so that both corrective actions can be taken to resolve the underlying cause and organise for their timely removal from the DLQ. Messages on DLQs consume system resources in the same manner as messages on normal queues so excessive queue depths should not be permitted to develop.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2014)–California-bred Teddy's Promise, a seven-time stakes winner owned by her breeders, Ted and Judy Nichols, seeks millionaire status in Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes at seven furlongs, her final career start before a planned mating to top Kentucky-based stallion Smart Strike this spring. A winner of last year's Santa Monica, "Teddy" heads a field of seven older fillies and mares competing in the prestigious sprint that will be run for the 57th time.
ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2014)–California-bred Teddy's Promise, a seven-time stakes winner owned by her breeders, Ted and Judy Nichols, seeks millionaire status in Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes at seven furlongs, her final career start before a planned mating to top Kentucky-based stallion Smart Strike this spring. A winner of last year's Santa Monica, "Teddy" heads a field of seven older fillies and mares competing in the prestigious sprint that will be run for the 57th time.
A winner of the Grade I La Brea Stakes on Dec. 31, 2011, Teddy's Promise comes off a dominant 1 ¼ length win in six furlong Playa Del Rey Stakes on Dec. 15, which followed a disappointing run in the Grade I Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Nov. 2.
A 6-year-old mare by Salt Lake, Teddy's Promise made her first eight starts for David Hofmans, and has been expertly managed by trainer Ron Ellis over the past 2 ½ years.
Both Ellis and regular rider Victor Espinoza have consistently acknowledged that Teddy's Promise prefers to run outside of horses, which could present a challenge on Saturday, as she's drawn in post position two. If her Playa Del Rey performance is any indication, she would appear to be more than equal to the challenge in what will be her 29th career start.
A May foal, Teddy's Promise enters the Santa Monica with $882,397 in earnings from an overall record of 28-11-4-2.
An upset winner of the Grade I, seven furlong La Brea on Dec. 26, the Peter Miller-trained Heir Kitty is in search of her third consecutive win. A 4-year-old Florida-bred filly by Wildcat Heir, Heir Kitty has never been better and she'll again be ridden by Gary Stevens.
Owned by David Bernsen and Paul Makin, Heir Kitty has four wins, three seconds and a third from 14 starts, with earnings of $370,272.
Miller will also be represented by longshot Lexington Pearl, a 5-year-old mare who has been based in South Florida. She'll be making her first Southern California start in the Santa Monica. Well traveled, Lexington Pearl will be making her 28th career start Saturday and she is in search of her first-ever U.S. stakes victory. With an overall mark of 27-9-3-5, she's owned by Miller Racing, LLC.
Leading rider Rafael Bejarano will ride come backing Iotapa, who drew the rail and has not run since finishing third in the Grade II one mile turf San Clemente Handicap on July 21 for trainer John Sadler.
A winner of the seven furlong Railbird Stakes on May 19, it's worth noting the 4-year-old Afleet Alex filly ran a big second to eventual multiple Eclipse Champion Beholder in the Grade I, 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita Oaks on April 6 of last year. Prior to that, she took a first condition allowance on Feb. 15–her first start in nearly eight months, which followed a first-out maiden $50,000 winner on June 21, 2012–indicating she's more than capable of running well fresh.
Owned by Hronis Racing, LLC, Iotapa has three wins, two seconds and a third from just six starts. She has earnings of $203,490.
A winner of three out of her last four starts, the Jerry Hollendorfer-trained Scherzinger exits a rapid come-from-behind second-condition allowance score on Jan. 2, covering six furlongs in 1:08.60, winning by a half length while earning a 96 Beyer Speed figure.
Owned by Mark DeDominico, LLC and Hollendorfer, she's drawn well in post six with regular rider Mike Smith and should be running late. A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Tiz Wonderful, Scherzinger has three wins, a second and a third from six starts.
Second to Scherzinger Jan. 2, the speedy Socialbug will try to avenge that defeat, when she was pegged as the even money favorite. Lightly raced, the Bob Baffert trainee was well beaten after showing brief speed by Teddy's Promise in the 6 ½ furlong LA Woman Stakes two starts back, Oct. 5.
A winner of her first two starts, both at six furlongs, this past summer at Del Mar, Socialbug seeks her third win in career start number five on Saturday. She's owned by Mike G. Rutherford.
Spendthrift Farms' homebred Winding Way, who attended the pace and finished sixth, beaten four lengths in the Grade II, 6 ½ furlong turf Monrovia Stakes Jan. 5, will try natural dirt for only the second time in what will be career start number 12.
Drawn outside, Winding Way, trained by Carla Gaines, gets the services of Tyler Baze and will likely be sent to the front in the Santa Monica.
The complete field for the Santa Monica, to be run as the fourth race on a 10-race card, with jockeys and weights in post position order: Iotapa, Rafael Bejarano, 118; Teddy's Promise, Victor Espinoza, 118; Lexington Pearl, Joe Talamo, 118; Heir Kitty, Gary Stevens, 123; Socialbug, Martin Garcia, 118; Scherzinger, Mike Smith, 118, and Winding Way, Tyler Baze, 118.
Saturday is Sunshine Millions California Cup Day at Santa Anita. Special early first post time is 12 noon, with admission gates opening at 10 a.m.


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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has concluded two days of meetings with Pakistani civilian and military leaders, saying Islamabad has a "significantly important" role to play in peace talks his government is encouraging with Taliban insurgents.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's meetings with Pakistani leaders occurred amid renewed efforts his government is making to hold reconciliation talks with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and his plans to hold a peace conference in Kabul next month.
Speaking at a news conference with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Karzai praised Pakistan's support for the Afghan peace efforts. He says the neighboring countries need to work together to remove the dangers of terrorism they face.
"I am thankful to you, Mr. Prime Minister, for offering support to Afghanistan's efforts for reconciliation," Mr. Karzai said. "Indeed, Pakistan has a significantly important role to play in that and Afghanistan will welcome that role. We in Afghanistan are fully aware and recognize that without Pakistan, and without its cooperation in Afghanistan, Afghanistan cannot be stable or peaceful."
Pakistan is known to have created and helped the Taliban to take control of Afghanistan in the late 1990s. The Pakistani military has remained under sustained criticism in recent years for turning a blind eye to fugitive Taliban fighters using the country's territory for attacks on U.S.-led foreign and local troops across the Afghan border.
But the recent arrest of several key Afghan Taliban commanders in Pakistan has fueled speculation Islamabad is cutting ties with the Afghan insurgents.
Mr. Karzai also tried to address a major Pakistani complaint that rival India is allegedly using the Afghan territory for creating instability in Pakistan. While calling India a close friend of his country, the Afghan leader described Pakistan as a "twin brother" of Afghanistan and assured the leaders in Islamabad that no country, including India, will be allowed to use Afghan soil against any other nation.
The bottom line is that Afghanistan does not want any proxy wars on its territory," Mr. Karzai said. "It does not want a proxy war between India and Pakistan on Afghanistan, it does not want, a proxy war between Iran and the United States on Afghanistan."
Recent deadly attacks on Indian interests and killings of Pakistani nationals in different parts of Afghanistan have fueled speculation Islamabad and New Delhi are locked in a struggle for influence in Afghanistan as foreign forces withdraw from the country.
While in Islamabad, President Karzai called on the Pakistani government to hand over key Afghan Taliban leaders recently captured in Pakistan, including deputy commander of the insurgents, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Prime Minister Gilani told reporters his government has yet to determine the fate of the detainees.
"We have our own judiciary ... We are consulting the legal experts too, and we will sit with them (Afghan officials) and discuss it and get back to the honorable president," Mr. Gilani said.
Mr. Karzai says he has accepted a Pakistani offer of supplies of ammunition and other military-related equipment for Afghan security forces. But the Afghan leader said his government will get back to Islamabad after studying another offer to train Afghan troops.


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One of my fondest memories is the argument that occurred between my mother and my grandfather before each presidential election.
My mother always voted Republican because she believed Republicans would keep the country out of another war; my grandfather voted the other ticket because he felt Democrats would do more for farmers.
I recalled that argument while reading one of the e-mails responding to a recent column on farm organizations' concerns about the impact Democratic control of the Senate might have on farm spending.
The reader's comments closely echoed my grandfather's philosophy: "Democrats have ALWAYS tried to get more money for farmers," he said. "Freedom to Farm was a Republican farm bill written by Newt Gingrich. I have been farming 28 years, and this is the WORST farm bill I have ever experienced."
Another reader said he was hopeful that since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana was no longer chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Senate would write a new farm bill in 2001.
For a few days after Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa took over the chairmanship, it appeared the second reader might be disappointed. Harkin had said that while the committee would hold hearings this year, he saw nothing wrong with following Sen. Lugar's plan of writing a new farm bill next year.
That was before new Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Sen. Kent Conrad — the Senate's Dakota tag team — began pressuring Harkin to take action sooner rather than later.
Harkin met with the majority and minority staffs of the Agriculture Committee June 8 and advised them not to make any vacation plans this summer because they would be spending a lot of time writing new farm bill language.
Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota who has authored several new farm bills in recent years only to see them die in committee, appears to be pushing Harkin and Daschle, the senior senator from South Dakota, because of worries about agricultural spending as much as his disagreement with Freedom to Farm.
In a letter to then-Chairman Lugar in May, Conrad argued that the Agriculture Committee must move quickly to enact new legislation for two reasons: 1) Because of the economic downturn, the anticipated budget surplus might disappear; and 2) that other spending categories such as defense or education might drain the so-called reserve fund in the FY 2002 budget resolution before Congress passed a new farm bill.
Conrad and Daschle may have had more reason to be alarmed than other Midwesterners because Dakota farmers have endured three years of low wheat prices and adverse growing conditions. Wheat farmers may have suffered more under Freedom to Farm than any other commodity because of their lack of suitable cropping alternatives.
On the other hand, Republican senators like Mississippi's Thad Cochran and Kansas' Pat Roberts have been at the forefront of efforts to provide supplemental AMTA payments and disaster funding. So, will farmers fare better under a Democratic or Republican-controlled Senate? The truth is that in an almost evenly divided Senate farmers will need every vote they can get on both sides of the aisle to get the help they need.
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A "Date" to Remember
FF is one of those smaller titles that I don't hear people talking about, and that's just really sad. If you're unfamiliar, FF (Future Foundation) was originally a companion series for the Fantastic Four that followed the adventures of the young children living at the Baxter Building and working towards a better tomorrow with Dr. Reed Richards. The cast was already very large, including the Richards' children, but now there's a new team running the show. While the Fantastic Four are out among the stars, a new team was selected to take their place. Ant-Man, She-Hulk, Ms. Thing, and Medusa are the new Fantastic Four until further notice. Not only do they have to handle any monstrous dangers that threaten New York City, but they also have to teach and care for the genius children still living in the building. Mix in the fantastic retro-styled artwork by Mike Allred and you've got a series that looks and feels like no other Marvel title.
This issue features a "date" between Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk) and her ex-boyfriend Wyatt Wingfoot while the moloid children Torg, Mik, Korr, and Tong team up with Bentley-23 to try and sabotage their evening. It's one of those fun issues that's just for character building and lets the children interact with each other and really cool gadgets. It proves that you don't need dramatized action to have a good time with characters in a place like the Marvel Universe. There might not be any life-threatening villains, but the super science moments with the children more than make up for it.
Matt Fraction has been the writer of the series, including Fantastic Four, since the Marvel NOW! launch of both titles. I haven't been following the other series, but FF has remained one of my favorite Marvel titles. He captures the same rowdy spirit that Jonathan Hickman did when he first wrote this series, but has put his own comedic spin on many of the characters. It can't be easy working on a title where there has only been one writer before you, but Fraction has stepped up and delivered a comic that is enjoyable on all levels.
Allred's artwork is always a force of nature. His unique style can make any characters interesting, but there's something about the B-List characters that makes it really charming. Ant-Man looks especially cool in Allred's style, and the light tone matches the color scheme (Laura Allred) and expressions that Allred uses for the characters. The bright pop-art renditions of these characters is reason enough to check out this series.
What it all comes down to is fun. This title has smiles by the bucket load. I could read a whole Marvel Universe drawn by Allred and many more stories featuring these characters by Fraction. If your pull-list is light, or if you're a casual comic reader who wants something they can just jump into, this is the perfect comic book for you. There's only four issues, and you don't really have to read Fantastic Four to follow it.


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Automated Electronics Test
Electronics engineers must develop performance- and cost-optimized systems in less time. When building or buying a test system, the best solutions scale to meet escalating requirements while shortening time to market and driving down costs.
Smart devices are creating an inflection point in automated test for both the test managers and engineers challenged with ensuring the quality of these devices at increasingly lower costs, and for the vendors who serve them. To test their smart devices, organizations are transitioning from the status quo of rack-and-stack box instruments and closed-architecture automated test equipment (ATE) systems to smarter test systems that scale with escalating requirements to continually shorten time to market and drive down cost. NI's approach to automated test empowers smarter test systems. With a platform built from the ground up for customization—either through the latest commercial technology or through your domain knowledge—you become part of a living, breathing, and evolving ecosystem that's already responsible for creating innovative approaches to automated test across every industry.
To test smart devices, organizations are transitioning away from rack-and-stack box instruments to a platform-based approach.
From the initial rollout of 5G technologies to the accelerating race to vehicle autonomy, organizations need smarter test strategies to stay ahead of the competition.
Engineers have made the switch to PXI to realize faster test execution times, improved software development productivity, faster throughput, and increased scalability, which dramatically reduce their overall system costs.
The Alliance Partner Network includes more than 950 companies that specialize in complete solutions. From products and systems to integration, consulting, and training services, NI Alliance Partners are uniquely equipped and skilled to help solve some of the toughest engineering challenges.
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Budget £10-35 GBP
We are looking for a designer to create a web design mockup for our Web Hosting company that shall then be coded for wordpress. The Design should be done using photoshop and the files provided in PSD format inclusive of fonts, graphics, photos or images used :)
So, the requirement:
We require:
* A Home Page
* A product page template that can be interchangeable used for: Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS & Dedicated Servers. (plan tables that can be made to fit 3,4,5 plans).
* A Blog Roll Page
* A single blog page
What not to include:
• Location map
• Team members
Offering / Key Words / Features: (to be mentioned on home page and then throughout pages as/where suitable).
• UK Based
• 24/7 UK Based Support
o 24/7/365 Support. Our Ultimate Support Team is ready to assist and support you where it be day or night, the week or the weekend. Our energised, experienced UK Based Ultimate Support Team will ensure your questions are answered and any issue resolved promptly.
• London Based Servers
• Redundant network hardware and uplinks
• Cloud VPS Hosting
• 99.9% guaranteed uptime LiteSpeed Web Hosting
• Free Domain name* (* with annual hosting package purchase. Only applies to .[login to view URL],.net,.org and .com suffix. Domain will be renewed free of charge upon renewal of annual hosting package.)
>>Logo left top
• Web Hosting
• Reseller Hosting
• VPS Hosting
• Dedicated Servers
• Domains
• Blog
>>Nav 2:
• Contact Sales
• Client Log-In
> Footer
• Twitter / Social Feed
• Ticket Answer Times
• Server Uptimes
• Links (Examples)
o Services
Web Hosting
Reseller Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Servers
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Knowledge Base
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Network Status
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Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Payment & Refund Terms
Home Page:
We provide web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS and managed dedicated servers backed by our award winning hosting infrastructure and 24/7 Ultimate Support team.
• J Slider – one template; at least 3 turns for:
o Hosting
(A few key points which can be used as the summary on slider – can take any example or feature from the features list or make your own)
Free Domain name*
From £4.99
24/7 UK Based Support
Free Daily Back-Ups
o Reseller
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All sliders must contains:
• Price 'From'
• Summary
• Reference point / button to package/page
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• Free Domain* banner / image / slider with link through to web hosting page
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• Footer
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Johnny Clegg - Best, Live & Unplugged - Gauteng, Johannesburg
Music - Gauteng - Johannesburg
20h00, Wednesday, 22 October 2014
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Where: The Mandela @ Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa's most prolific musicians, will be delighting his fans with rare unplugged performances at The Mandela at Joburg Theatre in October 2014.
Johnny Clegg Best, Live & Unplugged is a very intimate show which includes storytelling by Johnny Clegg, where he talks about the events in his life and political history of South Africa and the world at that time that motivated him to write that song. It is a personal journey, which is uplifting, moving and also humorous at times.
Johnny Clegg has sold more than five million albums worldwide. He has wowed audiences with his live shows, including performances with Nelson Mandela, and won a number of national and international awards for his music and for his outspoken views on apartheid and migrant workers in South Africa. He has released two dozen albums, the most recent of which is Human, in 2010.
Johnny Clegg is a dancer, anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and French knight. Whilst all of these tags are fitting, none of them can accurately describe the energetic, passionate human being who has become one of South Africa's greatest musical exports. Clegg is an icon of South African music. Recently awarded three honorary doctorates from Dartmouth College, CUNY and University of the Witwatersrand, on Freedom day, the 27th of April 2012, Johnny Clegg received the presidential IKHAMANGA award as part of the National Orders ceremony. The National Orders are the highest honour a citizen can receive for his/her contribution to South Africa.
Don't miss Johnny Clegg Best, Live and Unplugged at The Mandela @ Joburg Theatre on: Wednesday 22nd October @ 8pm Thursday 23rd October @ 8pm Friday 24th October @ 8pm Saturday 25th October @ 8pm Sunday 26th October @ 2pm Tickets from R216 at www.Computicket.com or 0861 915 8000 For more information go to www.realsa.co.za


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The final session of the day in hall 2 is one of case studies in the arena of social media. We start off with Li Evans speaking about what LiBeck does when it goes in and helps a company.
The biggest first point is making sure the company has the will and the resources to do what you want it to do.
Viral isn't everything. A video can still work even if it doesn't go viral. Just having a video can provide a 30% sales increase over pictures alone.
Research where your audience is and what they do. Think beyond one channel, plan a strategy, understand your goals and plan to expand. Then analyse results!
Next up are Jonathan Baker and Russell Harmon from eNewsPR who are talking about content managing. Content management is the creation and distribution of source information to throw stories out there yourself without waiting for third party pickup.
eNewsPR uses its own media to push its stories, including several websites which they use to push positive messages for customers.
The aim is for this unique content to be picked up by third parties – which it usually is. The content should not be blatant promotion, but rather educate, inform and inspire. Make it relevant to the reader and target it to the localities, ages groups and genders you want.
Close a gap. This means that your content should fill a gap by answering a question or problem; although it must also be well-written. A poorly written piece can actually hinder a customer's campaign. Next, make sure it is relevant to your company and that you provide proof or backup for what you are saying.
The final speaker of the day is Alex Jónsson from Hvíta Húsið. Alex is here to speak about two case studies from online promotions the company has been working on. One social media project gave runners in the Reykjavik marathon personal profiles through which to fundraise. The profiles linked to email and Facebook and resulted in over three times more donations to charities than in 2009.
The second example is what the company used in creating Iceland's most successful ever banner ad. It wasn't flashy, but it was placed in very good positions on news websites and looked like part of them. Less is more. Location, location, location.
And with that, the floor was opened to questions and the formal programme came to a close. The cocktail party and informal networking session follows in the exhibition hall.
The RIMC internet marketing expo will be in the Smáralind exhibition hall all weekend. So come along if you are in Reykjavík!


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Tryon Palace will honor Core Sound�s rich maritime culture with �Salute to Core Sound� on Saturday with a celebration and benefit auction. It also will honor Kay Williams, the Palace�s late director, with the auctioning of a handmade skiff named in her honor.
Tryon Palace will honor Core Sound�s rich maritime culture with �Salute to Core Sound� on Saturday with a celebration and benefit auction. It also will honor Kay Williams, the Palace�s late director, with the auctioning of a handmade skiff named in her honor.
The event includes drinks, hors d'oeuvres, a special screening of the new �Core Sounders� documentary and the live auction of a 21-foot handmade wooden sail skiff � Miss Kay. It also marks the end of the �Workboats of Core Sound� exhibit at the North Carolina History Center.
Arts and crafts items with coastal themes will be auctioned, with the centerpiece being the Miss Kay.
It is a 21-foot dead-rise Core Sound sailing skiff that was constructed on the Tryon Palace grounds last fall by master boat-builder Heber Guthrie and his son Clifford of Harkers Island.
At the core of the exhibition is a collection of evocative photographs by Lawrence Earley, each offering an intimate look at the wooden workboats built in the fishing villages of Eastern North Carolina�s Core Sound region. The exhibit also features several extraordinary boat models, as well as three full-size skiffs.
�Salute to Core Sound� will be held in the North Carolina History Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each.
All proceeds from the live auction will benefit future exhibitions and related programming at the North Carolina History Center and Tryon Palace.
For more information, call 639-3524.
Here is a sampling of some of the week�s other notable events:
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library presents �Baseball Hoohah!� at 6 p.m. today, an evening of baseball-themed fun and games. Refreshments will be served.
On Tuesday, the library presents �Lunch n� Learn � Cedar Grove Cemetery.� It features local historian and storyteller John Leys for a pictorial history of one of the area�s oldest and most historic burial sites, with politicians and Civil War participants. Bring a brown bag lunch. Desserts and beverages will be served for the noon event.
Also Tuesday, author Laura Bradford will be at the library at 4 p.m. with her new book, �Hearse and Buggy,� the first book in her Amish Mysteries.
Bradford is a bestselling mystery and award-winning romance author who lives in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Her books will be available for sale and autographing.
The event is free. For more information, call 638-7807.
The library will be closed Friday through Sunday in observance of Good Friday and Easter. It will reopen April 1 at 9 a.m.
The works of two of the area�s talented photographers are available for viewing at libraries in New Bern and Bayboro.
The Pamlico County Arts Council presents the works of photographer Ben Casey at the Bayboro library.
The New Bern library continues an exhibit by photographer Curtis Blake.
The Craven County Democratic Party will hold its monthly meeting tonight at the Golden Corral restaurant in New Bern. The business meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. There is a Dutch treat dinner at 5:30 p.m. Call Bob Livingston for additional information at 636-1465.
The Craven Community Concert Band�s spring concert in Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center is Tuesday under the direction of Joe Olivieri.
The 7 p.m. program will feature marches, hymns, patriotic music, and a medley of Beatles tunes. A suite containing three unique pieces will add a real change to the concert. Jodi Elbing, director of bands at Grover C. Fields Middle School, will conduct a special number.
Olivieri will guide the audience through the wide variety of music that the band will present with interesting insights into each piece.
The 80-member band has presented three concerts each year since 2000.
Admission is free, but to help cover the band�s operating expenses a free will offering is always welcome.
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport hosts �Art at the Airport� at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The airport, in partnership with the sculpture department at East Carolina University, presents the fifth sculpture exhibition.
It is part of a national �Art in the Airport� program, designed to enhance the travel experience and promote the arts. ECU students addressed an aviation theme, and a group including airport Director Tom Braaten reviewed the models and selected seven sculptures for the show. These seven sculptures will be at the airport for a year.
One of the sculptures will be purchased by the airport to become part of it public art collection. The other six sculptures will be available for purchase, but will remain on display at the airport until March 2014.
Call 638-8591 for more information.
The Partners in Education Spring Luncheon is Thursday at 1 p.m. at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.
It features Craven County Schools Superintendent Lane B. Mills as keynote speaker with historian Nelson McDaniel as emcee. All proceeds support local schools through PIE grant programs.
Tickets are $25 per person. For tickets or information, call Darlene Brown at 514-6321.
Broad Street Social Club host Diali Cissokho & Kairaba on Friday with a 9 p.m. show. Tickets are $8, and the doors open at 8 p.m.
Kairaba is led by Senegalese musician Diali Cissokho, who brings the ancient flavor of the Griot tradition � his own lineage dating back to the 14th century � to mix with the current sound of Kairaba. Tradition meets modernity in this band; African music embraces its American offspring, jazz and blues.
The Living Deads perform Saturday at 9 p.m. Admission is $7.
According to the band, The Living Deads take do-it-yourself to a new level, living full time in their RV, designing and printing their own T-shirts and booking their own tours.
With Randee McKnight on drums/vocals and Symphony Tidwell on upright bass/vocals, they have made a name for themselves across the U.S. and Canada.
Bear Hands Art Factory & Framing hosts �Make a Clay Vase� Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m.
With a $35 ticket, learn simple pottery techniques and create a hand-built vase. All materials are included and no experience is required. Snacks and refreshments are welcome.
On the web: bearhandsart.com
Each year, the CarolinaEast Foundation celebrates National Doctors� Day, which is Saturday this year. It honors local physicians for their commitment, compassion and dedication. The foundation invites the community to participate with a gift to the foundation. Tax-deductible gifts help continue the mission of serving community organizations and individual patients with their health care needs.
The foundation will display a poster within the CarolinaEast Health System that recognizes the physicians honored or remembered through Doctors� Day donations.
Donate online at carolinaeastfoundation.com or mail donations to: CarolinaEast Foundation, P.O. Box 1576, New Bern, NC 28563. Include the physician�s name. You can also include a short appreciation note.
Call 633-8247.
The Pamlico Amateur Radio Society hosts a Severe Weather Spotter course at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Village Restaurant, in conjunction with the National Weather Service.
It trains spotters to pass along weather conditions to the National Weather Service.
John Cole, the warning coordination meteorologist from the Newport weather office, will talk about how to recognize cloud formations that lead to thunderstorms, water spouts and tornadoes. He will also address topics of interest to residents and boaters.
The course is free. Call Bill Olah at 249-0287
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"They know blatantly it's outside the law."
Kent County School Services Privatization Lawsuit
(Permission to rebroadcast in whole or in part is hereby granted. A courtesy super or CG crediting the Mackinac Center would be appreciated.)
Go here to read more about the case.
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation is suing 10 Kent County school districts and the Kent County Education Association to remove illegal contract language that states that the school districts will not privatize non-instructional functions. The suit was brought on behalf of five Kent County taxpayers.
Kathy Hoekstra is a communications specialist at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.


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LL Cool J pays tribute to the late Whitney Houston at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12
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55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Slated For Feb. 10, 2013
Music's Biggest Night, the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, will return to Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, and will air live on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The eligibility year for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards is Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.
Additionally, "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" — which officially kicks off GRAMMY season by revealing nominations in several categories while featuring unique performances with past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees — will air live on CBS Wednesday, Dec. 5.
GRAMMY Week — a weeklong series of cultural events culminating in Music's Biggest Night — will again feature celebrations of music, education and philanthropy, including GRAMMY Camp — Basic Training, the Entertainment Law Initiative luncheon, the Producers & Engineers Wing event, the GRAMMY Foundation's Music Preservation Project, the annual MusiCares Person of the Year tribute, the Special Merit Awards Ceremony, and Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's Pre-GRAMMY Gala, among other events.
The GRAMMY Awards telecast is one of television's major broadcast events, ranking as one of the highest-rated and most-watched specials. Ratings for the GRAMMY Awards have continued to soar over the last several years, with the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards attracting 39.9 million viewers, the largest GRAMMY audience since 1984 and the second largest in history. The telecast was the highest-rated awards show of the season, and the biggest social event in the history of television. The awards drew 13 million social media comments with the conversation on Twitter reaching a record high at 160,341 tweets per minute during the live telecast.
For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Facebook and Twitter.


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hey everyone, I'm an agnostic atheist. Is anyone of you a gnostic atheist? if there is, would you share your view please? cause i would really love to have some kind of definite answer, but i'm just not there yet for considering myself as a gnostic atheist. so..opened up for discussion! :)
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Agnosticism isn't a middle-ground between "belief in" and "non belief in". There is a difference between "belief in/non belief in" and "know/not know" (absolute certainty/non absolute certainty = gnostic/agnostic).
Gnosticism/agnosticism isn't exclusive/inclusive by necessity for belief/non belief, they're different aspects of epistemic knowledge.
So you get gnostic atheists from two camps (mostly), those who subscribe to Ayn Rands misapplication of tautologies (A = A …well d'uh), or who subscribe to the belief that science deals in 100% certainties with regards to existential claims (it doesn't - see "argument from ignorance").
That's why I answered:
There are also those who change the definitions of things like belief-non belief/know/certainty, in order to justify their position, but this is just "moving the goalposts".
I like the Venn diagram which shows the possibilities very concisely.
Definite answers are kind of a tall order. :) Sodahead has an interesting discussion about this. I lean toward #4. How can #1 or #3 have credibility without evidence?
As others here point out, the question "Is there reason to believe that there is a God?" is different from "Is there reason to believe that there is no God?". You can have positions on both issues, and the gnostic positions for either demand argumentation or evidence. So "There is a reason to believe in God" needs substantiation and so does "There is a reason to believe that no God exists".
Now as a matter of fact, I think that a case can be made not only that there is no reason to believe in a God, but actually that none exists at all. I think about it in terms of Russell's Teapot: it's obvious that there's no reason to believe that the teapot isn't actually circling Jupiter at this moment, but really, we can more than that. We can say with very high certainty that such a teapot does not exist, because (i) we are not in the habit of releasing teapots into high orbits or bringing it outside of our atmosphere and (ii) matter elsewhere in the universe doesn't spontaneously coalesce into porcelain teapots.
So these are reasons to believe that no teapot actually exists at all, rather than simply that its existence has not been substantiated (which would be achieved simply by pointing to the lack of evidence).
Ditto for God. Since we have so many different kinds of religions on Earth, and modern psychology so clearly shows that our religious impulses can be traced back to various cognitive intuitions (the belief in agency, just world theory, etcetera) and ancient rituals like rain dances, and that our universe shows no sign of being created, we can actually say that God is simply a human illusion, rather than simply something we don't have reason to believe in yet.
I think you might be looking at the teapot argument from the wrong angle. It is not about whether objects are man made or not (would a space unicorn orbiting Jupiter make you feel differently?) it is about evidence and what forms the basis of beliefs.
I see the theist argument as saying: look at a house. It is complex, made up of complimentary parts, would not be fit for purpose if one of many things were missing and therefore couldn't have come about without a builder. (And since we know houses have builders, this is consistent and what we expect to find).
Now look at our planet and organic life. It is complex, made up of complimentary parts, would not function if one of many things were missing and therefore couldn't have come about without a creator. Since we know houses have a builder, we must have had a creator.
Where this view fails, is by assuming that order, complexity and interdependence require intelligent design. A snowflake is ordered, complex and each one nearly unique, but no-one believes that a snow flake fairy makes them, because science has shown how natural processes do it.
Conversely if you see a hill (simple, interchangeable parts, would still be a hill if you removed some dirt), you assume that it is just a feature of the landscape when in fact it could be artificially built. You would need information to find out what the truth is.
In order to start seriously considering an idea at all (e.g. a god exists), there needs to be
some reason or evidence to support this idea otherwise you are just believing in something simply because you feel like it or because other people feel like believing it and tell you it's true.
In my view, to adopt an agnostic position on an issue (defined as we do not or can never have enough knowledge to show it true or false), you must first have enough evidence for the issue to be worth considering as true.
Logical reasons supporting the existence of gods (e.g. science shows the universe had a beginning so what caused it as we can't have come from nothing) can equally be used to support the existence of currently unknown natural processes, or any supernatural entity such the magical asteroid/leprechaun/teapot etc that fulfills the same function as a god.
Throughout history, religion has had to correct itself on many topics (earth being flat, cause of lightning) as science has uncovered the reality of the situation via evidence. Therefore I find it more logical to believe that an unknown natural process causes something (as we keep discovering new natural processes) than a supernatural cause (which has never been shown to cause anything, or even exist).
Personally, I like that fact that scientific theories often get modified. It shows that we are willing to learn from new information and old mistakes, and the amazing technological advances we have made in the last couple of centuries show what happens when cultures promote evidence based knowledge. (Many ancient cultures also benefited from this).
It is interesting to contrast to the bible, which most christians would say has been unchanged since it was written, since christianity has changed its mind on things like:
- slavery (at one point justified with bible quotes in various pulpits across the US)
- celebrating christmas (Oliver Cromwell, a famous puritan, made christmas illegal)
- who can read the bible (for many years only priests were able to)
- purchasing forgiveness (indulgences)
Not to mention current disagreements on wealth, women priests, when the world will end, modern day "miracles" etc.
* Given the number of bibles and biblical manuscripts that existed at the time, I find it hard to believe that any significant changes took place within the last few centuries that affected anything outside the sect making the change. It seems too implausible for all/most of these documents to have been altered. However, I don't really know.
Thank you.
"I would add to your list things like homosexuality and women's rights"
Absolutely agree. My list was not intended to be exhaustive.
There have been many well known agnostics in the past, like Thomas Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Robert Green Ingersoll and Clarence Darrow. Each has expressed his own opinion in an essay. In present times, Richard Dawkins also describes himself as anagnostic and deals with this subject in his book "The God Delusion". If you ask an agnostic "what would make him an atheist?", that is, a firm believer that no god exists, each person would give a different answer, but said or unsaid, the reason for their doubt is a question about the creation of the universe.
Most atheists are agnostic, they do not claim to know that no flavor of god could possibly exist anywhere at any time. We simply do not have faith in any flavor of god. If a new religion popped up that worshiped wooden spoons, we could probably agree that such spoons exist, but we would not have any faith in them so would remain atheists. However, as far as gods go, I must admit that wooden spoon god would be MUCH more useful and answer just as many "prayers"(none) as any other god out there.
Wooden spoon god could be awesome.
Thomas Huxley said that he needs a logical proof to disprove the existence of god, Bertrand Russell said that he would believe in a god if he saw personal miracles during a 24 hour period in his life and Richard Dawkins disagrees with Huxley and says that only scientific proof is needed. If every agnostic wants a different proof, wherefrom it is to come? This is a self help matter. A combination of scientific information and rational thought should help an agnostic to come to a firm decision. Science has given tremendous help. Now it is up to us to go further from there.
Anyone claiming to be gnostic anything is very probably confused or simply does not understand the issues. This is ultimately why the word agnostic is utterly useless. Everyone is agnostic. Emotional certainty does not equal actual knowledge.
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Can Chris Davis Reach 62?
Chris Davis' nickname is "Crush," for a reason. Davis crushed 37 baseballs in the first half of the Major League Baseball Season, and with 66 games remaining, he only needs 25 home runs to pass Roger Maris' home record of 61 home runs set in 1961. In fact, he is on pace to do so.
To note, Maris' record was broken by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998, and Barry Bonds in 2001. McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds' record-breaking seasons are now tainted by the use of performance-enhancing drugs. As a result, their records stand, but many question the integrity of them, and some people are measuring Davis' home run chase by Maris' record.
Meanwhile, Davis is on pace to break Maris' record, which is very much achievable. To see if the Baltimore Orioles slugger can break Maris' record, let's compare Davis' numbers from the first half to the pace McGwire, and Sosa set in 1998, and Bonds in 2001 when the three of them broke Maris' record.
- After April: McGwire had 11 home runs, and Sosa had 6. Bonds had 11. Davis had 9.
- May: McGwire had 27, and Sosa had 13. Davis had 19. Bonds had 28. Davis had 19.
- June 30: McGwire had 37, Sosa had 33. (Sosa hit 20 home runs in June). Bonds had 39. Davis had 31.
- All-Star break: McGwire had 37, and Sosa had 33. Bonds had 39. Davis has 37.
- July: McGwire had 45, and Sosa had 42. Bonds had 45.
- August: McGwire and Sosa were tied at 55. Bonds had 57.
Both McGwire and Sosa had 62 home runs with two weeks in the season to play, and were tied on September 25 with 65 home runs.
McGwire began September with four home runs, leading Sosa, 59-56. He had 60 home runs by Labor Day, tied Maris' record on September 7, and broke the record on September 8 against Sosa's Cubs. Then, McGwire went six consecutive days without a home run. McGwire ended 1998 with 70 home runs, which he hit on September 27.
Sosa tied Maris' record on September 13, and broke Maris' record the same day. Sosa would hit his 66th home run on September 25.
For Bonds in 2001, he tied Maris on September 9, and broke the record the same day against the Colorado Rockies and the same pitcher, Scott Elarton. Bonds ended 2001 with 73 home runs, which he hit on October 7.
As you can see, Davis is on the same pace as McGwire, two home runs behind Bonds, and is ahead of Sosa by four home runs. If Davis were to keep on his same pace, much like McGwire, or Bonds, he may be able to break the record at or around Labor Day with almost three weeks in the regular season, as September 29 is the last day of MLB games. A chance that he may be able to pass 73 home runs, set by Bonds in 2001.
No matter what the "true" home run record is, Davis has something special he can do this summer, and baseball fans should appreciate that he can make history.


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TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - September 14, 2013) - Since debuting its new brand in April, Marketwired has steadily expanded its product offerings and added world-class talent and expertise to help clients discover new ways to connect with the right audiences and uncover insights that help drive better business decisions. Today, that evolution continues with the launch of Marketwired's redesigned website and blog.
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The redesigned blog features three areas of interest -- PR and IR, social intelligence and small business. Prior to the unified website, each was housed in a separate location. As before, visitors can subscribe to each area individually but access is made easier via a single location where they will find insights into social media, new developments in business communication, industry trends, and strategies for opening up new opportunities.
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Partnering with companies of all sizes -- from start-ups to Fortune 500 enterprises -- Marketwired is an innovative, social communications company offering best-in-class, global news distribution and reporting. Powered by Sysomos, Marketwired's products also provide state-of-the-art social media monitoring and analytics. This critical business intelligence provides instant and unlimited access to all social media conversations, allowing brands to see what's happening, why it's happening, and who's driving the conversations.
Marketwired is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity (www.omerspe.com).
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CSS Concepts
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- Box Model - understanding the CSS Box Model
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CSS Layouts
- Fixed Layouts - using position: fixed to lay out pages
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Float-less Layout
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- Two Column Layouts
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- Footer Info - positioning page footers with CSS
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September 2012 Visiting Teaching Message
Contact your sister by
the 5th, make an appointment by
the 10th, visit by the 15th and report by the 20th
the 10th, visit by the 15th and report by the 20th
Special Needs and Service Rendered
Prayerfully study this material and, as appropriate, discuss it with the sisters you visit. Use the questions to help you strengthen your sisters and to make Relief Society an active part of your own life.
Special Needs and Service Rendered
"The needs of others are ever present," said President Thomas S. Monson, "and each of us can do something to help someone. … Unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives."1
As visiting teachers we can sincerely come to know and love each sister we visit. Service to those we visit will flow naturally out of our love for them (see John 13:34–35).
How can we know the spiritual and temporal needs of our sisters so we can render service when it is needed? As visiting teachers, we are entitled to receive inspiration when we pray about those we visit.
Maintaining regular contact with our sisters is also important. Personal visits, telephone calls, a note of encouragement, e-mails, sitting with her, a sincere compliment, reaching out to her at church, helping her in time of illness or need, and other acts of service all help us watch over and strengthen each other.2
Visiting teachers are asked to report the well-being of sisters, any special needs they have, and the service rendered to them. These kinds of reports and our service to our sisters help us demonstrate our discipleship.3
From the Scriptures
From Our History
Serving one another has always been at the heart of visiting teaching. Through ongoing service we bring kindness and friendship that go beyond monthly visits. It is our caring that counts.
"My desire is to plead with our sisters to stop worrying about a phone call or a quarterly or monthly visit," said Mary Ellen Smoot, the 13th Relief Society general president. She asked us to "concentrate instead on nurturing tender souls."4
President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) taught, "It is vital that we serve each other in the kingdom." Yet he recognized that not all service need be heroic. "So often, our acts of service consist of simple encouragement or of giving … help with mundane tasks," he said, "but what glorious consequences can flow … from small but deliberate deeds!"5
For more information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org .
What Can I Do?
Am I seeking personal inspiration to know how to respond to the
spiritual and temporal needs of each sister I'm assigned to watch over?
How do the sisters I watch over know that I care about them and their families?


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NEW YORK (AP) The NFL fined the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills $20,000 each Friday for violating league procedures on reporting injuries.
The injuries involved Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III and Bills defensive end Mario Williams.
Washington was fined for not properly updating media on Griffin's status during the Oct. 7 game against Atlanta after he left with a head injury that turned out to be a mild concussion. Coach Mike Shanahan had described Griffin as being ``shaken up.''
``In reviewing the matter, the appropriate medical care for Griffin was never in question,'' the NFL said in a statement Friday. ``The Redskins' medical staff acted appropriately and with great care for Griffin's well-being.
Griffin was hit legally at the end of a run when he didn't slide, and the Redskins said his return was questionable. There was no further update on his injury or playing status during the game, but afterward the Redskins confirmed that Griffin sustained a concussion. The team's medical staff said it informed Shanahan during the game that Griffin was being taken to the locker room to be evaluated.
Shanahan has said he inadvertently characterized after the game what the trainers had told him during the game with his ``shaken up'' comment, and that he was not informed Griffin had a concussion until after the game.
Washington athletic trainer Larry Hess said the team medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of concussion with ``two to three minutes'' left in the game. At that point the team should have updated Griffin's status for the media, changing it from questionable to out with a concussion.
``Clubs are required to provide accurate and timely injury information during games,'' the NFL statement said.
The Bills failed to list Williams on the injury report while he was being treated for a sprained left wrist. Williams said Oct. 3 that the wrist had been bothering him and limiting his effectiveness. The league said he should have been on the injury report during that time; he has been on it the last two weeks.
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