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Obama administration reaffirms support for state sponsored assassination of U.S. citizens
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Two new amendments that would attempt to halt the indefinite detention of American citizens on U.S. soil under a section of the National Defense Authorization Act have been introduced and could be voted on by the end of the day, even as Obama administration lawyers reaffirmed their backing for state sponsored assassination of U.S. citizens.
Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty website has the details.
Senate Amendment (SA) 1126 would "clarify" Section 1031 to explicitly state within the section that the authority of the military to detain persons without trial until the end of hostilities does not apply to American citizens.
SA 1125 would limit the mandatory detention provision in Section 1032 to persons captured abroad, not in America.
However, given the fact that a previous amendment which merely sought to provide oversight for the egregious Section 1031 of the NDAA bill was voted down comprehensively yesterday, getting these two new amendments passed seems a tall order.
Indeed, despite some expressing confidence that Obama will veto the NDAA bill because of the indefinite detention provision, the Obama administration today reaffirmed the notion that it considers American citizens as legitimate targets for state assassination in the war on terror.
More critical voices have warned that the passage of the bill would hand the federal government unprecedented powers on the scale of Stalinist North Korea, which routinely imprisons political dissidents in concentration camps, having first declared them enemies of the state, of course.
"Congress is poised to affirm that President Obama and his successors can imprison whomever they want, for as long as they want, on no authority but their own, so long as they first assert that the person in question is a terrorist," writes the Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf. "They needn't present evidence, or persuade a judge, or get a majority of votes from a jury. Just whispering "he's a terrorist" is enough. Yes, even if the suspect is an American citizen."
Writing in an op-ed for the Washington Times, Senator Rand Paul warned that American citizens could be sent to Guantanamo Bay and that if the bill is passed it means, "the terrorists will have won."
"Detaining citizens without a court trial is un-American. In fact, this alarming arbitrary power is reminiscent of Egypt's "permanent" emergency law authorizing indefinite preventive detention, a law that provoked ordinary Egyptians to tear their country apart last spring and risk their lives to fight," writes Paul.
Final passage of the NDAA bill with Section 1031 included would formally codify into law the federal government's ability to completely strip U.S. citizens of their rights, deny them a trial, and send them off to a foreign detention center never to be seen again.
You can contact your senators at 202-224-3121 to demand they support SA 1125 & 1126 to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.


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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The men's basketball team failed to contain NCAA Division I Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the Cougars stretched a four-point halftime lead into a 79-58 win Saturday night at the Vadalabene Center.
Greenville (10-7) was led in scoring by junior Markeith Brown who netted 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go along with five rebounds. Andy Traeger finished with 13 points as he was 3-of-11 from three-point range for the Panthers in the losing effort.
Guard Corey Wickware led SIUE with a game-high 17 points. It was his 18th double-digit scoring output this season and the eighth time he has led the Cougars in scoring.
The Panthers played suffocating defense in the first half to force the Cougars into 14 turnovers, but fell short of the lead as SIUE caught fire from the field. SIUE shot 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from the floor, including a mark of 5-of-10 from three-point range, to hold the 31-27 margin at intermission.
In the second half, the Cougars used a 21-2 run during a span of over seven minutes to close the door on the traveling Panthers. SIUE shot 15-of-29 as a team to post a percentage of 51.7 in the period.
"Our guys played really hard tonight and hung in there the whole time," said first year assistant coach and former GC player Stephen Groves. "They just had the check mark in the shooting column and used it to their advantage in the second half. We simply failed to match it."
Greenville hits the court again on Wednesday, Feb. 2, as they travel to Eureka College to take on the Red Devils at 8 p.m. in a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference bout.

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MOSS POINT, MS (WLOX) - A Vancleave woman saw water rising toward her elevated home. She called 911, hoping rescue teams would splash out to her property and carry her to safety. A Jackson County fire truck and a rescue boat arrived at the woman's home just after 7:00 Thursday morning.
Scenes like that played out across Jackson County most of Wednesday and early Thursday. Emergency scanners stayed busy for hours as the waters rose, transforming streets into rivers in a matter of minutes. Moss Point firefighter Derek Etheridge described the scene by saying, "Flooding almost to the windowsills, cars underwater up to the door handles."
During the height of the Wednesday night storm, more than 50 people had to be rescued from flooded cars or homes in Moss Point. Many of those people lived near Rose Road, just west of Highway 63. The evacuees were soaked and tired, however, no serious injuries were reported.
At this hour, all South Mississippi schools are open.
The situation turned dangerous very quickly, according to Moss Point police chief Keith Davis. "The rain started coming in and within an hour we were getting calls asking for help to come get them out of their houses," Davis said.
Past hurricanes couldn't even match the fury of this storm, Etheridge added. "This is probably the fastest it ever rose. Even during Hurricane Isaac we didn't have this kind of water rise quite as quickly as it did tonight."
Residents of the River City, like Kenneth Graves, were caught off guard. "Last hurricane we had this side of the area was very flooded and this side wasn't as much, but I guess it just kind of shifted this time. I don't know what kind of storm cell we had but it was very bad," Graves said.
First responders, like Mike Wilson, had no time to rest. "Very busy for us tonight, both in our district and obviously over here. Several people with cars off the side of the road and most everybody was OK, just a little scared," said Wilson.
Despite the downpour, everything went according to plan, and training for these types of events paid off in the end, according to Etheridge. "The rescue operation went smoothly. We had a lot of help from other organizations that brought in some boats and some high water rescue trucks."
Davis said that effort and help means something more than just a day's work. "As a human being and personally, it gives me satisfaction in knowing that more than likely, we saved someone's life tonight and the men and women in uniform, fire department, police department, those guys have all the credit, they should be credited for saving lives."
In neighboring Pascagoula, the deluge was just as troubling. Low-lying streets were closed. Homeowners evacuated, some even had to be rescued.
Pascagoula firefighters tell WLOX News a seven-year-old child was struck by lightening. And because of the rain and flooding, his parents had a hard time rushing him to the hospital.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Princeton Review ranks Oklahoma Christian University (OC) No. 14 among the top undergraduate institutions to study video game design.
The Princeton Review's list honors 25 undergraduate schools from the U.S., Canada and Ireland, along with a companion list of the top 25 graduate schools with video game design programs.
OC is the only Oklahoma university and one of five undergraduate and graduate programs in the southwestern United States on the list.
"For students aspiring to become game designers, we highly recommend Oklahoma Christian as one of the best institutions to study and to launch a career in this exciting field," said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review senior vice president and publisher. "We also salute the faculty and staff at Oklahoma Christian for their exceptional academic and professional contributions to their students and to the industry of game design."
In OC's gaming and animation program, students take classes on the history of gaming and animation, technical classes where they learn 30 software programs, and studio classes where they create original games.
"Our students are versed in the most advanced techniques such as level design, modeling, texturing, rigging, animation and programming," said Jeff Price, associate professor of art and design, and director of gaming and animation. "We have made investments in the latest software, including Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max and zBrush. We train for the latest game engines such as Unity3d and Unreal Development Kit (UDK)."
OC's gaming and animation program has received honorable mention in previous years, but this is its highest ranking. The rankings are based on the quality of the curriculum, faculty credentials, facilities and infrastructure, scholarships, financial aid and career opportunities after graduation.
"Jeff Price is a relentless scholar and program developer," said David Lowry, dean of OC's College of Arts and Sciences. "Under his leadership, Gaming and Animation has become one of the fastest growing degrees on campus, in addition to being recognized as one of the top programs in the nation."
More information on OC's gaming and animation program is available at www.oc.edu/gaming.
The Princeton Review partners with PC Gamer for this report. PC Gamer will feature the list in their May edition, available on newsstands April 1. The Princeton's Review's complete report is available at www.princetonreview.com/game-design.
The Princeton Review also is known for its annual college rankings. Oklahoma Christian is one of the institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its current "Best in the West" rankings.??
Oklahoma Christian, also recognized as one of the best universities in the western United States by U.S. News and World Report, offers undergraduate programs in more than 60 fields of study, an undergraduate Honors Program, and graduate programs in accountancy, business administration, engineering, Christian ministry, divinity and theological studies.
The last nine years have featured the nine largest enrollments in OC history, including a record 2,424 students this year.


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Car Review
2014 Kia Soul EV: Sneak Peek
To fully understand the Kia Soul EV, you have to understand the car's home country, Korea. A visit to Korea reveals just how much natural beauty that country has.
The mountains look like Malibu, the beaches have the drama and serenity of the Oregon coast and the large cities rival Manhattan in flashing lights per square inch and restaurants per square mile.
It's only fitting that a Korean automaker such as Kia would want to preserve and protect its irreplaceable natural resources and way of life. A low-emission/low-consumption car is one way it's protecting its home.
Many Good EVs
In fact, the Soul EV isn't Kia's first electrified car. They have the Optima Hybrid as well as the Ray EV, a cool little subcompact wagon not sold in the U.S.
But even if Kia has its heart in the right place, that doesn't mean an all-electric Soul will be a hit in the U.S.
The EV landscape is growing in volume and brand variety. The Nissan Leaf is the most popular EV, but it's not dramatically different from the Ford Focus Electric, Chevy Spark EV or Honda Fit EV. The Tesla Model S adds a luxury and performance quality to EVs.
The Kia Soul EV's closest competitor is probably the Toyota RAV4 EV. However, the RAV4 EV is based on the previous version of the RAV4 and costs roughly $50,000.
The Soul EV can't cost $50,000, and Kia knows it. A home run would be a price in the mid-to-high $20,000 range. When faced with the reality of what's currently available, most EV shoppers would probably pay into the low $30,000 range for a car that's as practical, attractive and fresh-looking as the Soul EV. At this point, we don't know how much the Soul EV will cost.
How Does it Drive?
On the road, the Soul offers no surprises. It's quiet and quick like most electric cars. The weight of the batteries gives the Soul a more substantial feel compared to the gasoline-powered Soul. The Soul EV even has decent handling.
You can feel the weight during hard cornering, but it's within what most people would consider normal.
In fairness, we drove development vehicles that were still wearing their camouflage, so many attributes will likely change. One thing that can be improved is the steering feel. We're sure this is something Kia will tweak many times before the car goes on sale sometime in 2014. We're thinking late fall of 2014.
The 81.4-kW electric motor produces 210 lb-ft of torque. Torque is the twisting force exerted on an object -- the higher the number, the more you will feel that pressed-back-in-your-seat feeling as you leave a stop light. Also, the 81.4-kW electric motor is equal to about 109 horsepower.
Kia says the Soul EV will get from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 11.5 seconds. According to the website Top Speed, a 2.0-liter gasoline-powered Soul does it in 9.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 124 mph. The Soul EV's top speed is about 90 mph.
How Long to Charge?
Of course, the big question is, how far will the Soul EV go on one charge. Kia says about 120 miles. This all depends on how and where you drive, but a range above 100 miles means Kia did some homework. It knows one of the main things keeping Americans out of EVs is the driving range.
Kia also gets it right when it comes to quick charging. A 240-volt charger will fill the battery in five hours, starting from zero charge. A fast charger can restore the battery to 80 percent full in 25 minutes. A 120-volt household-style outlet will take the battery from 0 to full in 24 hours.
Clearly, Kia spent money getting the quicker charge options just right, assuming most folks will not opt for the slower charge option.
The Soul EV is based on the updated 2014 Kia Soul, so it benefits from a longer wheelbase, stiffer body and better overall ride and handling.
Looks a Little Different
There's a lot we don't know about the Kia Soul EV. We're not even sure it will be a 2014 model, it might be more appropriate to call it the 2015 Kia Soul EV. Either way, Kia's not saying.
And we can only show you pictures of the disguised Soul EV. The production version of the car will be shown in 2014 at a major U.S. auto show and Kia doesn't want any photos leaked ahead of time. Although we couldn't photograph the completed car, we did see the completed Soul EV and it's clear they made it look a little different than the gas-powered Kia Soul.
For example, the EV version will have two-tone paint. Similar to cars like the MINI Cooper, the Soul EV has a white roof. The version we saw was a sky-blue color with a contrasting white roof. More choices will likely be added as Kia has not chosen the final colors. The contrasting color is also featured in the small side accent vent, but we're not sure that will make it to the production version of the Soul EV.
There are also unique wheels that are more flush with each tire to reduce drag. The grille is covered with a very Apple-like glossy white insert. Part of that insert is a small door that opens up to allow access to the charging port.
It seemed like the interior was a lot nicer than a typical Kia Soul. However, the gasoline powered 2014 Soul gets some serious upgrades and is already a cut or two above other small SUVs so it's hard to say for sure.
Useful Everyday
One thing we do know is that the Soul EV doesn't lose cargo capacity versus the nonelectric Soul. With 61.3 cu ft, the Soul's cargo space is less than that of the RAV4 EV but more than double the total capacity of the Nissan Leaf.
So the 2014 Kia Soul EV has a lot going for it. It's good-looking (in a quirky way), fun to drive and useful, and it delivers on the expected attributes of a purely electric car.
The inspiration for the Soul EV may have been stunning Korean coastlines and sparkling cities, but Americans are the ones who will reap the rewards of this all-electric car. It's too soon to tell if the Soul EV is a must-have, but we already know it's good.
The Nissan Leaf has done well thanks to two things. First, the Leaf was basically the first post-modern all-electric car that was widely available. Second, the price is right. Kia can't be first, but they can price the Soul EV right. An attractive lease could easily turn the Soul EV into the next must-have in alt-fuel cars.


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Hardworking Decor: Consider Your Clock
Clocks perform the practical function of keeping you on time, but that doesn't mean they can't look great doing so. Just consider these stylish clocks with wallet-friendly price tags: all of them of come in at under $60, and two of them are just about $10.
1. Rainbow Retro Clock, $49 from ArtisEverything
2. The Colonial in Chartreuse, $54 from Uncommon
3. Moon Beam Clock, $34.99 from L.L. Bean
4. Happy Hot Dog Clock, $49.95 from AllModern
5. Umbra Ribbon Clock, $42.06 from Amazon.com
6. Vikis Alarm Clock, $8.99 from Ikea
7. Infinity Instruments Clock, $29.99 from Bed Bath and Beyond
8. Simple Wood Wall Clock, $39 from West Elm
9. Infinity Instruments Mint Confection, $9.99 from Bed Bath and Beyond
10. Cuckoo Clock, $40 from Iluxo
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1. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?BigThor Mar 9, 2010 5:07 PM (in response to TIGR)
None of the Intel desktop RAID controllers will support a 6 disk RAID 10.
Port multiplier is not supported currently software wise. The hardware will. You will need to keep looking for newer releases of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology and see if it will support it in the near future.
2. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?TIGR Mar 9, 2010 6:18 PM (in response to BigThor)
3. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?BigThor Mar 10, 2010 9:15 AM (in response to TIGR)Ok, here is the thing. The list that you provided is accurate for Intel(R) motherboards. On third party ones you can get the option as the motherboard manufacturer added the feature. Bottom line here is, on Intel(R) motherboards the list of supported RAID levels and configurations is the following: http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-022304.htm On thir party ones you will need to check with the manufacturer (Asus*, etc.) as they may have added the support. PV.
4. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?TIGR Mar 10, 2010 9:42 AM (in response to BigThor)
I have just spoken with Asus and they assure me they do not alter the RAID function of the Intel controllers, so the support for 6-drive RAID 10 in the screenshot provided came directly from Intel.
Can you provide some source(s) for your information?
5. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?BigThor Mar 10, 2010 9:58 AM (in response to TIGR)
You can call Intel and ask them, they will tell you that the chipset is capable but not supported. Nowhere on the datasheets or in the web site it states that the ICH10R will support 6 drive RAID 10. To get the information on the chipset customization possibilities you will need to get in contact with one of the engineers that work there (good luck).
6. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?Mag Mar 18, 2010 10:56 AM (in response to TIGR)
Hi all from a Newby,
Interesting. I'm currently trying to raid 6 drives with a brand new Asus Rampage ll. I'd better keep on researching as at the moment I am limited to 4 using the same Intel Storage Manager supplied with the board.
7. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?Undermoose Mar 20, 2010 12:33 AM (in response to Mag)
Actually if you study the Intel docs they only state that 4 disks are needed for raid 10. I've never found a piece of documentation stating 6 or more drives aren't supported.
I've been using a 6 drive raid 10 since Labor Day 2009. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt 6 drive raid 10 works on my Asus Rampage Extreme ICH9R. I had people in the Asus forums in sheer disbelief this was possible, it is, it works. Keep in mind that you can't grow a 4 disk raid 10 to a 6 disk raid 10 on ICH9R, but I think I read that ICH10R has this capability.
6 x Seagate 7200.11 (CC1H firmware) 1.5TB drives = 1.4TB mbr C: drive (max 2TB for a boot volume on this controller), and a 2.8TB GPT D: Drive. I also partitioned a small dedicated virtual memory volume 15gb to home a 12gb system swap file.
It took 8+ hours to build the C: volume, then another 10+ hours to build the D: volume.
I posted on Seagate.com 6 disk raid 10 benchmarks using Matrix Storage 8.9, but now I use Intel Rapid Storage driver set (much friendlier to tweakers that crash their PC from time). Here's the link: http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Internal-ATA-and-Serial-ATA/6-Disk-Raid-10-Is-this-good-performance/m-p/38334
8. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?Mag Mar 21, 2010 6:10 PM (in response to Undermoose)
Hi Undermoose,
You are going to think I'm crazy for what just happened. I have finished building this rig and it screams. The performance is outstanding.
I have, Rampage Extreme 2, i7 920, Radion 4890, Thors Hammer Cooler in a Sniper case.
I´m not a gamer as such, I just want a solid machine for editing. I won´t be over clocking either.
All good until I dwelled into the Raid area.
I have been playing with Raid for a few months now with the old machine and thought I had it figured.
With no problems I set up the boot on a 4 WD disks on Raid 10. I also put in a 1g WD as a hot spare All was splendid as I updated all Windows and drivers and was doing performance tests when drive 2 failed so it started rebuilding to the 1g drive. That was disapointing as the performance slowed.
I re-booted, drive2 and the 1g were not recognised in Bios. It did boot for the last time.
Then drive 3 failed while it was rebuilding the degraded raid. Then puff the magic dragon, blue screen of death.
I have set up now with a single WD500 which was not involved in this carnage as that's all I have left. The 5 drives I raided are completely dead.
I have done tests on all Sata inputs with the one good drive and Bios is happy and finds the drive. The others don't even spin up and cannot be detected. I went as far to check the 7th Sata on the board with the same result. Also in all cases my settings in Bios were correct. I tried to detect them with Raid switched on and off. It appears all 5 drives are cactus!
How can Intel Storage Manager destroy 5 drives? Surely I am missing something? Have you heard of this before?
All the best,
Just a little edit: I do want to Raid the operating system for speed. I went with Raid 10 so I would have the safety net. Well, I fell through that.
Plan B is to make a seperate Raid set for editing and rendering.
9. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?Undermoose Mar 22, 2010 1:10 AM (in response to Mag)
Sorry, never heard for something like this specifically, but I don't think Intel drivers had anything to do with your experience.
Were those WD drives supported for raid? (not all drives are), is there new firmware for those drives?, did you get a nasty virus?, rebooting during a rebuild is not a best practice. I can't assess what happened, but those are a few things that I think of that might have caused it.
10. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?christo Jul 28, 2010 9:27 AM (in response to TIGR)
TIGR's post shows a 6 drive RAID array, but I don't see where it shows it's RAID 10. I just installed the latest Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers & management software on a socket 1366 mobo with the X58 chipset (Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5). It would only allow creation of a 4 drive RAID 10 array. It allows creation of a 6 drive RAID array, but only with RAID 5.
Has anyone figured out how to get a 6 drive RAID 10 array built on an ICH10R on the mobo?
11. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?
Hmm are you using WD advanced format green drives? They have a tendency to drop out of RAIDs due to a not supporting TLER (Time-Limited Error Recovery). The advanced format drives does not enable you to alter the TLER or the spindown (which is 8 seconds preset I think).
The WD greens are not at all suitable for RAID due to this and also the advanced format drives (4k sectors) need to be aligned to the stripesize and volume start sector otherwise you will suffer extremely bad performance.
12. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?wrswrsnz Oct 10, 2011 12:32 AM (in response to christo)
If you scroll the image to the left you can see there is a 6 disk raid10 set up.
From Google searches it appears some people have managed to set up 6 disk raid10 using older versions of the driver and utilities (like ver 8.9).
The latest driver appears to be from December 2010 and it still looks like there's no support for what should be a fairly simple feature to include.
Does anyone know if Intel is releasing driver support for 6 disk raid10 (does it require a BIOS update??)?
Is there a mod that can be made to the .inf file(s) to enable 6 disk support (basically overide the default Intel settings)?
I'd really like a solution to this issue as it seems pretty basic - unless I'm missing something and totally off the mark...
13. Re: 6-drive RAID 10, FIS PMP?wrswrsnz Dec 2, 2011 2:50 PM (in response to wrswrsnz)
Hi Intel,
Can you provide any information about 6 disk raid 10 support - will Intel be offering new drivers to support this for the P55 / PCH chipsets?


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locussst necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 1326 diseños de 208 diseñadores freelance.
Memorial Beach
**Note: Please read the comments at the bottom of the contest page where I have given general feedback to all of the designers. Also we have given individual feedback to everyone.**
I am manager of the band Memorial Beach and several other acts in the Indie, Pop, and Pop/Jazz scene...
We have just signed an act called "Memorial Beach" and are seeking a logo for them. The logo must be artistic but professional, in other words not afraid to take risks but at the same time not too over the top. The band's website (with their self-made demos) is http://www.memorialbeachmusic.com. This site being redone to fit the style of the new logo. Here is a prototype of the new site (temporary address) - http://www.commonhouseholditems.com. We would like to highlight and liven up this black background according to the colours of the new logo when all is complete.
I don't like the idea of rewarding only the 'best' logo so we will buy at least one more logo and up to three more for $50 each when the contest is finished. These will serve as alternate logos for t-shirts, posters, etc. Only the top logo will get the full prize money of $400.
Broad audience of all ages into 70s/80s, Indie, Pop, or Rock.
We require the following two things:
1. Most importantly, a 'main' logo that would be roughly the shape of the top frame on the prototype site or fill that space completely. Here is the top frame I am referring to: http://www.commonhouseholditems.com…es/hbg.png
2. A similar companion logo in roughly similar style but perfectly square (in order to easily put on merchandise like stickers and on websites like Myspace). This logo should have just the initials of the band "MB" blended together or stylized somehow.
I have provided some examples of logos as guidelines for how said logo should look, however if you have a different idea that you think would work well then we encourage you to take risks.
Here are some examples of logos we like:
http://www.rooney-band.com/news/ - Sun rays in the background might fill the site's frame nicely.
http://www.gamestate.org/wp-content…/atari.jpg - Rounded lettering is an example of a font that might be nice or some other 80s/modern styled font.
http://www.bertranprojects.com/word…es1999.jpg - Outlined lettering is nice however perhaps a bit too much outlining in this particular example. Perhaps only certain letters should have a double line and others only a single thin line.
(continued from above section...)
http://www.melodynelson.com/images/…pooner.jpg - Good example of how the outlining could 'blend' certain letters together. The little picture also would work well within a smaller square logo.
http://static.gigwise.com/gallery/h…tagram.jpg - Another logo that would work good as a square. We have to come up with something else that is more specific to this band though.
http://static.gigwise.com/gallery/t…s-logo.jpg - Some nice colours and shading. Other colours that might work would be various shades of orange, red, and perhaps a little yellow or purple - sunset colours.
Remember, if you have another idea that inspires you then run with it and your vision may turn out to be just what we were looking for (see 'wants' section to help generate ideas). I will be checking in on this page periodically and posting my reactions to the submissions.
• professional - looks like it would be the logo of a well established act
• hybrid between modern & 80s/disco, also modern but very slightly organic (see keane logo: http://i42.tinypic.com/2ij29te.png)
• any file format is fine.
Nothing too flashy but not too simple either. We do not want any palms trees/umbrellas or any cheesy beach imagery. Also no guitars, musical notes or equipment on stage.
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This module focuses on understanding basic concepts of project risk context, definition and syntax of risk, positive and negative risks, event and non-event based risks, and risk resilience of a project.
In this module, participants will learn about stakeholder risk appetite and risk threshold, concept of risk categories, probability and impact matrix, risk budgeting approach, and risk register and risk report concept.
This module focuses on understanding risk identification techniques such as brainstorming; checklists; interviews; workshops; prompt lists; root cause analysis; assumptions analysis; SWOT analysis; document analysis; and risk register and risk report card.
In this module, participants will get to know about risk probability and impact assessment, assessment of various risk parameters, risk rating and watch-list, risk bubble or hierarchy chart, EMV, sensitivity analysis and tornado diagram, simulation, and influence diagrams.
This module focuses on gaining a basic understanding of strategies for negative risks, strategies for positive risks, contingency and management reserves, and risk escalation.
In this module, participants will get to know about risk response assessment and risk assessments, risk management audits, and analysis of variances, trends, and technical performance.
The agenda of the 1-day Project Risk Management training is detailed below:
As part of your Project Risk Management training, you will receive:
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Meditation and Relaxation with Alex Crawford, Vice Abbot
You are welcome to "drop in" to the regular meditation held on Wednesday both at the lunch-time !pm
and the evening 7.30pm sessions every Wednesday.
The sessions are free. Donations into the temple donation box are welcomed.
When meditating you will sit on a chair, so no special clothing is needed apart from comfortable clothes.
Outdoor shoes are to be removed before entering the meditation room.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
Not suitable for children.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The centre has free parking. Nearest train station is Chelmsford.
Buses run close by (ask for buses to Beehive Lane or Dorset Avenue).
Look for the Co-Op supermarket in Beehive Lane.
Marconi Social Centre in the road called Tydemans is almost opposite.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?


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If you want to experience Android but can't afford a high-end phone and their expensive data plans, then the Cricket Zio may be the device for you. This entry-level Android phone is selling for only $229 online and comes with a $55 per month unlimited everything plan.
The Zio is an mid-range Android phone and it features a 3.5-inch WVGA display, 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, 3.2 MP camera, and Android 1.6. Kyocera plans to offer an upgrade to the Android 2.x OS sometime in the future, but there is no guarantee the Cricket version will see this software update.
Cricket Wireless might not be available in your area yet, but they just signed a big network agreement with Sprint and offer coverage in all 50 states. They are best known for their no-contract plans which offer flat rate pricing.
Since Cricket does not require contracts, you are not forced to subsidize the cost of your phone with your monthly plan. For just $55 per month, users get unlimited talk, text, and web. This is the best deal I have seen for Android and it's nice to have more no-contract options. At only $249 ($229 online), the Zio is also one of the cheapest Android phones to hit the United States.
It might not be the most exciting device, but the Zio opens the door to a whole new market of customers that want a smartphone without the typical smartphone costs.


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Wednesday, July 19, 1972
Fun season ahead for Isle youngsters
The Recreation Department anticipates a "better-than-ever" summer season, with the addition of Tower Park on Carl Road. Supervised by Andrea Leeds of Grand Island and Lyndall Judd of the Erie County Recreation Department, the park provides entertainment and exercise for village youngsters ... .
Programs continue this summer at ... (area) playgrounds with (different volunteers) ... . Special events and arts and crafts are also planned for each week of the G.I. Recreation program. These will include a kite-flying contest, pet show, bicycle decorating contest, puppet show and magic show.
July 16, 1982
Early tavern closing favored here
The closing hour for taverns in Erie County is now 4 a.m., while in nearby Niagara County the time is 2 a.m. A survey of Grand Islanders this week revealed many would welcome the 2 a.m. closing hour ... .
Enacting the change would take action by the Erie County Legislature, the Island Dispatch learned this week ... .
What is happening on Grand Island is happening as well in Tonawanda - bar patrons in Niagara County ... drive here or to Tonawanda, where taverns are allowed to stay open an extra two hours. Deputy sheriffs patrolling the Island during the wee small hours of the morning issue driving while intoxicated summonses to more than a few Niagara County motorists, according to reports.
July 17, 1992
Canadian Bridge to GI on Hold
Canadian investors interested in financing construction of a private toll bridge between Fort Erie and the Island apparently are taking a second look at the proposal.
Gen. Richard Rohner, who heads the Niagara New Bridge Corp., has informed Erie County Legislator Charles M. Swanick, "Given the state of the recession, it has been deemed appropriate to hold the matter in abeyance ... ."
"When first announced, there was total opposition from the town, the Chamber of Commerce, and a citizens committee headed by John Pax," Swanick said yesterday.
The Town Board meeting Dec. 4, 1991, went on record in opposition to the span ... . The board agreed that the town doesn't need "another bridge funneling into our bridge going off the Island as there is enough congestion now... ."
Friday, July 19, 2002
Graffiti vandals strike on Grand Island
Sometime overnight on Monday, July 15, vandals struck at least four locations on Grand Island. The vandals left graffiti on buildings, vehicles, and signs. Among the locations hit were St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, HSBC Bank, and Auto Fix. It appears that the vandalism was the work of the same person or persons.
Grand Island Town Supervisor Peter McMahon said, "We will be asking all of the law enforcement agencies on Grand Island to increase surveillance ... . (W)e are asking anyone who observes suspicious activity to immediately report it to the police."


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The Montessori community continues to celebrate a revolution in education. In San Lorenzo, Rome, on the 6th of January 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori began to explore the true nature of childhood through extensive scientific observation. We proudly recognized a century of great work inspired by her discoveries and are in the middle of another decade of continuous service using her principles.
Montessorians across the globe are participating in a universal social movement that places children at the center of society, recognizing them as citizens of the world. A climate of opinion and opportunities has been created for the full development of the potential of all young people so that humanity may work in harmony for a higher and more peaceful civilization.
Dr. Montessori began her project in 1907, which transpired in the first Casa dei Bambini (Children's House) that grew into a worldwide educational movement. In 1977, Teri Bickham, founder and Headmistress of Oaks Montessori School, began to carry on the legacy in Hammond. After teaching at the first Children's House in the area, she expanded the Montessori programs on the northshore by founding Oaks Montessori School. Since its inception in 1987, Oaks has become the Montessori World Educational Institute's teacher education site for the state of Louisiana. It is the only Montessori school in Tangipahoa Parish meeting the needs of students primary through elementary school (ages 2 years, 9 months - 12 years and beyond).
Montessori education principles are rooted in a social movement intended to champion the cause of all children, in all strata of society, of all races and ethnic backgrounds within and beyond educational institutions. At Oaks, the education is based on helping the natural development of the human being. Children learn at their own pace and follow their own individual interests. Learning is based on the fact that physical exploration and cognition are linked. The teachers work in collaboration with the children. The multi-age classrooms enhance the working and learning that is matched to the social development of the child.
Oaks Montessorians serve as advocates for the children--championing the rights of the child in society.
Copyright © 2009 Oaks Montessori School. All Rights Reserved.43283 South Range Road Hammond, Louisiana 70403


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Kundalini is one of the more spiritual types of yoga. It goes beyond the physical performance of poses with its emphasis on breathing, meditation, mudras and chanting. However, the Kundalini sequences can be very physically intense. This type of yoga appeals to those who are up for both mental and physical challenges.
A Kundalini Yoga class starts off with tuning in through chanting, followed by a warm up. This is then followed by a kriya, a sequence of yoga poses with the aim of achieving a focused physical or emotional outcome. The kriya is then followed by a deep relaxation session which helps to integrate the effect of the kriya. The class ends with a meditation and a closing song.
Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan® was introduced to the west by Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s. It is also known as the yoga of awareness due to its focus on self-awareness of one's higher consciousness. The technology is a science of the mind and body, to elevate the spirit.
The Kundalini is untapped creative energy at the base of the spine that can be drawn up through the body awakening each of the seven chakras. Full enlightenment occurs when this energy reaches the crown chakra at the top of the head. Kundalini energy is often represented as a snake coiled at the bottom of the spine.
Weekly Kundalini Yoga Class:
Every Thursday at 10am until 11.30am
Southall Kundalini Yoga Centre
1st floor of The National Sikh Resource Centre building,
8-10 Featherstone Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 5AA
(entrance on Dominion Road,UB2 5DP)
How much?
£10 per class
Do I need to bring anything with me?
A yoga mat. There are also mats available at the centre if you do not have one.
A blanket to cover yourself with during deep relaxation.
A bottle of water.
What do I wear?
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Pacific sophomore wrestler Samantha Cardoza compete in the CIF-SS girls wrestling championships at Oxnard High School, finishing fifth in the 108-pound division.
Cardoza has competed in each edition of the two-year event, with this year being the first time she has placed. Now she has the option of either going to the girls' state event in two weeks in Sacramento or staying with the boys varsity team, where she competes in the 112-pound weight class.


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Sapphire HD 6950 Flex Edition Review
Following up on the recent release of the HD 6870 FleX, Sapphire is introducing the HD 6950 FleX Edition video card to bring the performance level up a couple notches for the FleX series. This gives the gamer the ability to run a three monitor SLS (Single Large Surface) display with lower-priced, DVI-equipped monitors. What makes this special when the HD 6970 and standard HD 6950 can do that? Well yes they can, but either DisplayPort-equipped monitors or expensive active DP to DVI adapters are required to make the solution work. Sapphire eliminates this expense with the FleX Edition HD 6950 by allowing the two DVI ports and an HDMI to DVI adapter (included) to become the connectivity option of choice to feed three less expensive DVI monitors. Under the surface, you still get all the HD 6950 features, such as full DirectX 11 support, Dolby® TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio TM Support, VLIW4 shader architecture, Vapor Chamber cooling, and AMD Advanced Parallel Processing Technology. The Cayman GPU still sports 22 SIMD, 1408 Streaming processors, 88 texture units, 32 ROPs, and a 2GB frame buffer running through a 256-bit bus. Clock speeds are still bone-stock HD 6950 clocks at 800MHz on the core and 1250MHz on the GDDR5 memory. Let's see what Sapphire has to offer with the HD 6950 FleX Edition.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the FleX Edition has all the usual flair that Sapphire uses to present its product and stand out from the crowd. On the front panel, you have the latest representation of "Ruby" against a metallic blue background. The front panel contains a wealth of information about the capabilities of this card. First and foremost is the FleX Edition badge that shows Eyefinity support for three DVI monitors right out of the box and support for up to a total of five monitors with the appropriate adapters. This card is equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and is most definitely not a 1GB card to shed some cost — with SLS support, it will need the full 2GB. Additional features mentioned include DirectX 11, DisplayPort 1.2, 7.1 Surround, and AMD Eyefinity. The back side lists highlights of the HD 6950, while to the right there are brief descriptions about many of the AMD specific features, such as Accelerated Parallel Processing, AMD CrossfireX, and AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display technology.
The inner packaging is made mostly from recyclable materials — with the exception of the bag holding the card and some of the accessories, the rest is 100% recyclable. The card sits in a cardboard-formed shell, while the accessories reside in a box under this shell.
The bundle of accessories for a product can add or detract from the value of the whole package. Sapphire includes one of the most complete bundles of any manufacturer. Included with this offering are the manual, driver disk, invitation to join the Sapphire Select club, a 6-foot HDMI cable, Crossfire Bridge connector, DisplayPort to HDMI dongle, HDMI to DVI dongle, DVI to D-Sub adapter, and a pair of 4-pin molex to 6-pin PCIe power adapter.
The Sapphire HD 6950 FleX Edition offers up a unique way to drive multi-display functionality. Let's dig a little deeper to see what's under the hood of this latest 6900 series offering from Sapphire.


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Former Washington and Lee track standout John Tucker is in his 18th season directing his alma mater's men's cross country program. Tucker also serves as an assistant coach with the men's and women's track programs, and is a three-time USA Track & Field Level II certified coach.
Tucker has helped establish the cross country program into one of the best in the league and the region over his first 17 years. W&L has won the league championship five times and has placed second five other times in his 17 years. W&L has also finished in the top eight in the region 11 of the last 17 seasons, including a first place finish in 1995 to earn a trip to the NCAA Division III championships. Tucker was named the NCAA South Region Coach of the Year that year and has been named the ODAC Coach of the Year five times.
Tucker has guided the Generals to the ODAC Championship each of the past two seasons, while mentoring Nathan Johnson to ODAC Runner of the Year honors boths seasons.
Tucker is a 1977 graduate of W&L, where he was a four-year track letterman and a two-year captain. The sprinter was a member of ODAC champion and school-record setting relay teams in 1976 and 1977. He also won the Forest Fletcher Trophy as the team's MVP each of his final two seasons.
Following graduation, Tucker served as an assistant track coach at the neighboring Virginia Military Institute. In 1985, he became the head coach of track and cross country at Charlotte Country Day School, leading the school to two state and three conference championships before returning to his alma mater in 1988.
Tucker is still an active competitor at the master's level, earning All-America honors in five different events and collecting four silver medals in USA Track & Field national competitions.
In 2000, Tucker was the gold medalist at the USA Track & Field National Championships in the 50-54 pentathalon which includes the long jump, javelin, 200 meters, discus and 1,500 meters.
Tucker and his wife, Sandra, make their home in Rockbridge County.
Contact: Brian Laubscher
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A girl's name of English and Spanish origin. Niva has never been a common name in the United States. Meaning: Spanish: snow. English: new. Geography: a river in Russia.
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Manchali is going to be a breath of fresh air when audience will meet two contrasting female protagonists Ambreen and Afsheen living under one roof as cousins. Rubab Hashim as Ambreen is a young tomboy who is despised by the people for being rude, outspoken and outlandish behavior. On the other hand, Zainab Jameel as Afsheen, the other cousin plays a guileless, disciplined and an innocent character.
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First of all, let us deal with the main goal of PUA theory: to seduce and bed women. PUA literature, with little or no exception, assumes sex outside the bond of a committed, godly marriage. There is talk of practicing and honing your skills on women. But what does the Bible say in response to this?
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (Gal. 6:8, NASB)And there is a lot to reap in this side of eternity from promiscuity and sports sex: jealousy, crimes, financial loss, loss of health, emotional problems, and yet even loss of life.
But then their is other side of eternity:
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal. 5:19-21, ASV)Simply put, a Christian man can forget about "Game." He needs to keep his pants on and his mind pure. Someone may say, "Okay. I'm not going to sleep around but Game Theory allows me to understand women better." For what purpose? To get married? To stay happily married? If you are thinking that, then you are wrong on both counts.
PUA only explains the behavior of ungodly women. Note, I didn't say "non-religious" women. I said ungodly women. Doing "game" in order to attract a godly woman is like telling Christian women to wear slutty clothing and swing on a pole in public to attract godly men. It's a false and unbiblical approach. Indeed, I am certain doing "game" and being the Alpha male will work for a lot of church-going women, but it is because they merely have a form of godliness (2 Tim. 3:5), but are not really mature in Christ (if they are even saved at all). Do you want to be married to those kind of women? Remember, "Game" is great for casual sex with emotionally unstable women, not for helping you find a spiritually mature woman that cares about your mind, body, and eternal welfare.
PUA may insist that women are the same and hardwired to respond in a similar fashion. The Word of God declares such reasoning null and void. Read the Bible plainly says about the "nature of women":
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. (James 1:13-18, NASB)
Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? (Rom. 6:16, NASB)
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. (Gal. 5:16-17, NASB)
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (Gal. 5:24, NASB)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Cor. 5:17, NASB)Look at the verses carefully. When it comes to being tempted by the wrong things, no woman can claim God made her a certain way. A biblical anthropology declares that women are free moral agents who have choices for their behavior. A woman who chooses a "bad-boy" thug over a responsible but unassuming Christian man is not acting on some trait that is innate to women. Don't blaspheme the Creator, who made women, because your are unwilling to think outside the box about how women should behave. The woman who responds to PUA tactics is in bondage to sin and worldy self-deception. Likewise, men can be in bondage to worldy self-deception about women. Before I was a Christian, the women of Playboy were awe-inspiring. After I got serious about God's word regarding sexual purity, the women of Playboy became pitiful (the display of their flesh becoming like what Amir Larijani would call "cattle shows").
As a Christian man, your main goal in life is not be pleasing to the women of the world (including the women of world that sit in a church building). You main goal in life is to be pleasing to Christ. If the women in your faith tradition don't appreciate that, then their souls are probably in a precarious spiritual condition. You should be concerned about their eternal destiny and where they might take you if you allow yourself to be influenced by them (Eccles. 7:26; 1 Cor. 15:33).
Being Christian man means you won't be having sex with a lot of hot women, if any women at all. The Bible commands men to be responsible, dependable, gentle, humble, agreeable, longsuffering, law-abiding, not greedy for gain, not brawlers, free of selfish ambition, not high minded, those who honor others over themselves, not self-promoters, cautious, and slow to speak their mind (1 Cor. 15:58; 1 Tim. 6:11; Col. 3:12; James 3:17; Titus 1:7; 1 Tim. 6:17; Rom. 12:16; Rom. 13; Heb. 12:14; Phil. 2:3; 1 Thess. 4:11; Prov. 14:16; Prov. 27:2; James 1:19). These and other godly qualities are not exciting to the women of the world. They'll dismiss you and write asinine essays about why "nice guys aren't so nice." You might like to think of yourself as a "bad boy" who nonetheless plays by the rules. Think again, pal. Believe me, when they say "nice guy" in a peeved tone, they most certainly mean men like you. That's the brakes and that's your cross to bear.
You may wave your John Eldridge books in my face all day long, but here's the bottom line:
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. (1 Cor. 1:26-29)It annoys me to no end to see Christian men get all defensive when the world questions their masculinity ("Hey, being a Christian doesn't mean I'm a wimp! I can clean out an entire bar with my two bare fists!"). Sorry, but you will never be "man enough" in the eyes of the world (and in the eyes of nominally Christian women). Accept the shame.
As a Christian man, you might get married to a woman who is very physically attractive, but there's no guarantee of that. Both sexes like a modicum of physical attractiveness in one another. But overall, the only women you should be remotely thinking about are godly women. By this I don't mean the culturally conservative, churchy types who want a man to provide them with "many luxury vacations" or the nice house, two cars, and three kiddies. I am talking about a woman who a heart on fire for Christ. Spiritual people of either sex are hard to find, even in churches. Churches in America have degraded to nothing more than well-furnished, well-lit community centers for people who are into SWPL. For either sex, finding a godly spouse means going through buckets of chaff to find one grain of wheat. As a Christian man, that is the reality for you in an age where Western Christianity has "left its first love" (Rev. 2:4).
The pile of gravel the Christian MGTOWer has to shovel is a unique one. It deals with the cost of discipleship. That means you may never find "the one." It means you may have to fly solo through this life. When you go to heaven, you will be given a new body. It will not be the body of a male porn star or the Studmeister (Luke 20:35). That should clue you in the bigger picture of what your life is about.
Personally, I happen to be friends with a single woman who is very spiritually-minded and devout. There are times when she makes me feel like a spiritual beta. The women of the world, on the other hand, do not make me feel like the "beta" because they have nothing to offer to me--besides illicit sex. What good is that? (Mark 8:36). But get this: Being a slave to Christ means that you are free from the Untouchable Goddesses Who Reign Over Male Self-Esteem and Happiness.
Let me put it to you another way: Do you care if an ugly woman calls you a "beta"? She says, "You're not my type!" You think to yourself, "So what's your point, lady?" In the same manner, the Christian man looks at the women of the world (including the worldly ones that sit in the church) and sees the truth: these women are like whitewashed tombs. So, what good is Game Theory to me if my intimate relations with women are limited to marriage and if I am studiously avoiding those women who are in bondage to sin and the devil? I don't have to consult Doc Love or whoever to ferret out these women. I just need to consult my Bible (Luke 6:44).
I know how some of my posters might retort: You take the Bible too literally. Religion is a just a tool for weak-minded people who have no life. Yada, yada, yada. Sorry, but that discussion is beyond the scope of this blog. If you have a gripe against Christianity, there are other venues for you to express your misgivings. What I have expressed here is not some form of self-medication or statement of "sour grapes" regarding mate selection. I am simply stating what my religion demands of me. Even if I was in a position to have sex with every lingerie supermodel and NFL cheerleader under the sun, I would still have to answer to God for my actions. If you are going to follow Christ, these are the facts that you must come to terms with. It is really as simple as that.
Final note: Culturally conservative women who play the "nice girl" act, don't put out for the gents, and yet are worldly and spiritually immature in so many other ways most assuredly have nothing to offer me (Prov. 21:19). If marrying "in the faith" means marrying one of these suburban female overlords who wants her SUV, Martha Stewart lifestyle, and "many luxury vacations," then take me to the urologist for my scheduled orchiectomy (because it's going to happen one way or the other in that case).
Suggested reading: Women Who Diss Christian Men as Being Weak


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If you stop paying your monthly premiums then your cover will also stop. It is worth remembering that you won't get any money back, as this is a life insurance policy and not a savings plan.
It's up to your family or loved ones what the money is used for. Lots of people use it to help pay off their mortgage, cope with the monthly bills or cover the costs of bringing up children.
Your life insurance payment will be made to your estate and settled in accordance with your wishes laid out in your will or as directed by your personal representative(s). If you need more information or advice on making a will you can refer to the Money Advice Service.
If you cancel your policy within 30 days, we will refund any premiums you have paid. If you cancel your policy at any other time, your cover will stop and you won't get anything back.
Please call us and our trained staff will deal with the claim with kindness and sympathy. Please call our UK based call centre on our dedicated claims line:
Mon to Fri: 8am–7pm. Sat: 9am–5pm. Sun: 10am–4pm.
Or they can post to:
Customer Services
PO Box 409
Royal London House
Alderley Road
Or you can email us at email@example.com
To make it easier for your family at a difficult time, please keep your policy documents safe and let your next of kin know where to find them.
We realise that it may be a difficult time when a claim is being made, so we'll deal with the claim as quickly as we can. Once we've received all the information we need, we will make payment within 10 working days.
No, this is a life insurance policy, not a savings plan. If you cancel, the policy will end and you will get nothing back.
Life insurance payments aren't subject to income tax or capital gains tax, as your monthly premiums have already been taxed from your earnings. However, Inheritance Tax (IHT) may be payable if the value of the estate you leave behind is over the current IHT threshold of £325,000 (2018/19 tax year).
Yes, you can assign your policy to a third party (who could be a person or a bank/building society). Doing so would mean you would be transferring ownership of your policy to the third party and giving away all rights under the policy to that third party. In the event of a claim, we would pay any claim to that third party.
You can also place your policy under Trust. This allows you to nominate "trustees" who in turn will pay the cash sum to nominated "beneficiaries" in the event of a claim.
If you are thinking of assigning your policy to someone else, or placing it under Trust, we suggest you seek professional advice.
No, we can't tell you what you should do as we do not provide financial advice. But we will provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision. Our life insurance is designed for people who want quality, affordable cover that they can arrange quickly, easily and with straightforward medical questions.
If you are in any doubt as to which type of life insurance is suitable for you, you should seek advice. If you don't have a financial adviser, details of advisers in your local area can be found by visiting www.unbiased.co.uk. There may be a charge for these services.
You can apply online or call our UK based call centre. But whichever way you choose, we've designed our application process to be straightforward.
We like hearing from our customers, and we'll take our time to explain everything to you as we believe it's important to give you all the information you need. So feel free to get in touch – you can phone and speak to our friendly UK based team, email us or write to us.
By phone:
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Customer Services
PO Box 409
Royal London House
Alderley Road
Yes, as long as they're aged between 18 and 70, a UK resident and not a member of the Armed Forces (including Reservists).
We are sorry you couldn't find what you were looking for as we believe it's important to give you all the information you need. So feel free to get in touch – you can contact our friendly UK based team by phone, email or writing to us.
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By post:
Customer Services
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Royal London House
Alderley Road
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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Tony Stewart got his second NASCAR victory of the season Sunday when rain shortened the race at Auto Club Speedway to 129 laps.
The defending Sprint Cup champion has won seven of the last 15 races in a remarkable stretch of dominance, including Las Vegas last month.
Stewart passed Kyle Busch on the 85th lap, and he led when the looming rain clouds finally halted a race run entirely on green flags to that point. The race was called off after a short delay, giving Stewart his 46th career win and his second at Fontana.
Busch finished second, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. added to his strong start to the season in third.
Defending champion Kevin Harvick was fourth, and Carl Edwards was fifth.


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In a move hailed by environmentalists and recreational anglers, an interstate fishery panel agreed Wednesday to boost the Atlantic menhaden population.
Meeting in Boston, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission set a new goal for the fish, which is too bony and oily for dinner plates but ideal for making heart-healthy vitamins, fertilizer and animal feed.
The commission wants menhaden, which number in the billions along the coast and in the Chesapeake Bay, to reach 30 percent of their historical population. The fishery is currently at 8 percent.
The decision was not surprising given that commission scientists last year issued a report detailing menhaden levels from 1954 to 2008. They found that overfishing occurred in 32 of the 54 years, including 2008.
Limiting the menhaden harvest will give striped bass and other predator fish prized by anglers more food to eat, said Chris Moore, a scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The Annapolis-based nonprofit has been pressing for tougher regulations on the fish, often called "the most important in the sea," for years.
"This is a big step," Moore said.
The move was opposed by Omega Protein, which processes roughly 80 percent of the Atlantic catch in Reedville on Virginia's Northern Neck. The Atlantic's sole menhaden processing plant, it employs roughly 300 people and is one of the region's largest employers.
Spokesman Ben Landry said the company may be forced to make layoffs. He added that reaching the 30 percent target would cut Omega's catch by 37 percent.
Unlike Maryland, Virginia allows menhaden fishing in its portion of the bay. The commission's action may prompt the General Assembly to lower the catch limit, something Omega will likely oppose.
"I'm all but certain we'll be out in full force this January in Richmond," Landry said.