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Sandra Field
Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT
Removal Order
Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes.
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Jeff Owen
Added: 20 Mar 2021 16:18 GMT
Owen's School
Owen Street is the site of Owen's Boys' School. The last school was built in 1881 and was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the development which stand there today. It was a "Direct Grant" grammar school and was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen. What is now "Owen's Fields" was the playground between the old school and the new girls' school (known then as "Dames Alice Owen's School" or simply "DAOS"). The boys' school had the top two floors of that building for their science labs. The school moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in 1971 and is now one of the top State comprehensive schools in the country. The old building remained in use as an accountancy college and taxi-drivers' "knowledge" school until it was demolished. The new building is now part of City and Islington College. Owen's was a fine school. I should know because I attended there from 1961 to 1968.
Scott Hatton
Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT
Millions Of Rats In Busy London
The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON"
A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme.
The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats.
In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction.
Bruce McTavish
Added: 11 Mar 2021 11:37 GMT
Kennington Road
Lambeth North station was opened as Kennington Road and then Westminster Bridge Road before settling on its final name. It has a wonderful Leslie Green design.
Bernard Miller
Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT
My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace
My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard.
Added: 28 Feb 2023 18:09 GMT
6 Elia Street
When I was young I lived in 6 Elia Street. At the end of the garden there was a garage owned by Initial Laundries which ran from an access in Quick Street all the way up to the back of our garden. The fire exit to the garage was a window leading into our garden. 6 Elia Street was owned by Initial Laundry.
Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT
Blackfriars (1959 - 1965)
I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening
Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT
What is, or was, Bodies Bridge?
Added: 27 Jul 2021 14:31 GMT
Chaucer did not write Pilgrims Progress. His stories were called the Canterbury Tales
Added: 18 Mar 2021 13:08 GMT
White Conduit Street, N1
My mum, Rosina Wade of the Wade and Hannam family in the area of Chapel Street and Parkfield Street, bought her first "costume" at S Cohen's in White Conduit Street. Would have probably been about 1936 or thereabouts. She said that he was a small man but an expert tailor. I hope that Islington Council preserve the shop front as it's a piece of history of the area. Mum used to get her high heel shoes from an Italian shoe shop in Chapel Street. She had size 2 feet and they would let her know when a new consignment of size 2 shoes were in. I think she was a very good customer. She worked at Killingbacks artificial flower maker in Northampton Square and later at the Halifax bombers factory north of Edgware where she was a riveter.
Added: 31 Dec 2021 00:54 GMT
Burdett Street, SE1
I was on 2nd July 1952, in Burdett chambers (which is also known as Burdett buildings)on Burdett street
Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT
All Bar One
The capitalisation is wrong
Jack Wilson
Added: 21 Jun 2022 21:40 GMT
Penfold Printers
I am seeking the location of Penfold Printers Offices in Dt Albans place - probably about 1870 or so
Added: 2 May 2022 01:33 GMT
Windsor Terrace, N1
Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT
Gambia Street, SE1
Gambia Street was previously known as William Street.
Matthew Proctor
Added: 7 Dec 2023 17:36 GMT
Blackheath Grove, SE3
Road was originally known as The Avenue, then became "The Grove" in 1942.
From 1864 there was Blackheath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on this street until it was destroyed by a V2 in 1944
Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT
Brecknock Road Pleating Company
My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden.
Source: Family history
Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT
Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences.
Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK.
Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT
Cornwall Road, W11
Photo shows William Richard Hoare's chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road.
Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT
Old pub sign from the Rising Sun
Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we've had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that!
Phillip Martin
Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT
16 Ashburnham Road
On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern.
Christine Bithrey
Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT
The Hollies (1860 - 1900)
I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880
If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected]
Chris hutchison
Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT
35 broadhurst gardens.
35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman "Simmy"Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex.
There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors.
I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. "Simmy" let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and "Simmy " had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!!
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The old wooden Temple Bar
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Tate Modern viewed from Thames pleasure boat (2003)
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Saint John's Gate, Clerkenwell, the main gateway to the Priory of Saint John of Jerusalem. The church was founded in the 12th century by Jordan de Briset, a Norman knight. Prior Docwra completed the gatehouse shown in this photograph in 1504. The gateway served as the main entry to the Priory, which was the center of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitallers).
Credit: Henry Dixon (1880)
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Illustration of Fleet Market
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Mount Pleasant Sorting Office on the north-east corner of Farringdon Road (1910). The present building is on the site of the Coldbath Fields Prison where the punishments were particularly cruel in that they were not only long and physically hard but also pointless. The pub at the back used to open at 9am to serve postal workers.
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Amen Court, EC4M
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Clerkenwell Green (1898) The water fountain shown here became public toilets.
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Coldbath Square in Clerkenwell was named after a cold water well that stood originally in fields. Cold Bath was fed by a spring which was discovered by a Mr Baynes in 1697. The discoverer declared the water had great power in nervous diseases, and "equalled those of St Magnus and St Winnifred". The bathing hours were from 5am to 1pm, the charge two shillings. The old bathhouse was a building with three gables, and had a large garden with four turret summer houses. In 1811 the trustees of the London Fever Hospital bought the property for £3830, but, being driven away by the frightened inhabitants, the ground was sold for building, the bath remaining as late as 1865.
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Pluto Lamps were first demonstrated in 1897. They included an automatic machine that could dispense a gallon of hot water, or a halfpenny worth of beef tea essence, cocoa, milk, sugar, tea or coffee. Pictured here is the inauguration of the first Pluto lamp in Exmouth Street (now Exmouth Market), Clerkenwell 1899. The Pluto Lamps initiative disappeared almost as quickly as it arrived.
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Eyre Street Hill, Little Italy, c. 1890
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Pharmacy recruitment specialist from Your World Healthcare Sean Brown shares the secrets to compiling a CV that will give you the best chance of getting an interview and securing a job.
Pharmacy bosses hire new staff based on a range of factors, including experience, skills and personality. However, the quality of your CV alone can be the difference between outright rejection and securing an interview.
A poorly formatted CV can make a candidate look unprofessional. A successful CV is easy to read, easy to understand and enables a potential employer to visualise a candidate. A clean black font, such as Calibri size 10, is clearly legible and makes a CV look professional.
Every CV should open with the candidate's name and contact details — although this section may seem straightforward, many jobseekers get it wrong. Potential employers and recruiters look at this section to start building a mental image of each candidate, what he or she is offering and how he or she meets the criteria for the job. It is therefore important that these details are clear, concise and simple.
Your name and contact information, including full address and postcode, should be centred at the top of the page and you should ensure that your email address looks professional. You can also include details of any professional online profiles you maintain, such as your Twitter handle or LinkedIn account (see 'Online footprint').
If you are currently employed, include your job title in this section too. Additionally, including your General Pharmaceutical Council number is an easy way for a manager or recruiter to confirm your identity and your registration status.
There is a lot of debate about how long a CV should be. When it comes to healthcare, including too much information is usually better than including too little, because omitting experience, qualifications and accreditation will limit job prospects. Having said that, a CV should usually be no longer than three pages.
Many make the mistake of thinking that simply a long list of achievements and roles paints a picture of a good pharmacy worker. However, it is essential to include two or three introductory sentences at the top of your CV. This will dictate whether potential employers take further interest in you as a candidate, and should convince them to read the rest of the document. This paragraph must include who you are, what you specialise in, what you have to offer and what you are seeking regarding the role. Try to include one special point indicating your value to the industry. For example:
"I am a specialist aseptic pharmacist with 12 years of NHS experience looking to broaden my career within aseptics and haematology. While my particular strengths lie in total parenteral nutrition compounding, I would like to further my knowledge in the field of radiopharmacy."
It is important to be as detailed as possible for each position you have held over the duration of your career. Detail is essential because it highlights your areas of specialism and experience. For example, if you are submitting your CV for a pharmacist role working in a haematology department, it is important to show what specific experience you have had in that role, or that you have applicable transferable skills. However, make sure that information is relevant and informative, and not just waffle.
Often, candidates leave out work experience placements because they do not consider them to be significant. On the contrary, it shows that the individual has been exposed to various other environments. Employers may have more confidence in your ability to expand your role if they can see you have worked outside your core pharmacist role. Therefore, it is advisable to include all your previous jobs and placements, but keep details concise and impactful. Additionally, include important facts such as the dispensing systems you are familiar with (for example, JAC, Ascribe, PharmSys).
Ward rounds are also an excellent selling point on your CV and, if you are applying for a hospital role, including this information is crucial. List every ward you have worked in and each position within the ward. Omitting this information is a common and fundamental error in many pharmacists' CVs.
Recruiters always look for key words or "buzz words" in a CV, so ensure you include exact phrases from the job vacancy advertisement. For example, if an employer is looking for someone working in an "acute pharmacy setting" and someone includes this exact phrase in his or her CV, it is more likely to stand out.
Although many pharmacists work in locum roles, which tend to be for short periods of time, it is always a good sign if someone has been working in one position for more than six months.
Employers are often concerned when a candidate's employment history contains a large, unexplained gap, so always highlight any breaks that are longer than one month. Omitting this without a reason only raises questions. Explaining what you did in your career gap, even if was backpacking around South America for a year, is perfectly acceptable and you will only be judged on what you have left out.
Pharmacy recruitment is driven by references, so if a candidate has outstanding references he or she is likely to stand a much better chance of securing a position. However, pharmacy professionals should not include references or details of their referees in their CVs and instead should state that this information is available on request.
Always speak to your referees before you submit your CV to ensure they are happy to provide a reference. Additionally, if you are invited for a job interview or are registering with any agency, inform your referees that they may shortly be asked to complete a reference. This will ensure that referees are prepared and will help them to respond in a timely manner.
Many employers will search for candidates online when they receive their CVs. They may look for a Twitter or LinkedIn account, but it is rare for an employer to request access to Facebook profiles.
Accessing a candidate's social media profiles helps a potential employer to build up a picture of the individual, including how he or she interacts online and what views he or she holds.
Saving your CV as a PDF is recommended because this will not show previous edits to the document or when it was last edited — this is useful if it was edited five minutes before it was submitted. PDFs can also be opened easily on various computers, including PCs and Macs, which can be a problem with Microsoft Word files, for example.


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Rift is a Free to play, Fantasy Role-Playing MMO Game (MMORPG) where everyday gamers are forged into legendary heroes.
Rift , the award-winning MMORPG from Trion Worlds , is now entirely free-to-play with no trials, no tricks, and no traps. Players around the world can Build their Perfect Class, engage titanic bosses in Massive Dynamic Battles, achieve greatness through epic dungeons and raids, and so much more, all without a subscription. The new era of truly free-to-play gaming has dawned on Telara!
There are no restrictions on levels or content for registered free players; the entire world is open to explore and conquer. The expanded in-game Rift Store offers thousands of items and services – from faction changes to mounts, pets, boosts, and much more, but the best gear must be earned in-game. For those looking for the ultimate Rift experience, a subscription is available that offers a suite of awesome "Patron" benefits.
In Rift, you start by building a character from the ground up: choose from 6 races and 36 unique Souls, then forge any class you can imagine, from a teleporting sniper to a scythe-wielding melee Mage.
Telara is a world engulfed by dynamic conflict. Elemental rifts and invasions assail entire zones while Guardians and Defiant settle old scores across PvP Warfronts. At any moment, hundreds of Instant Adventures, zone events, and open-world boss battles are ready to test your mettle … and reward your successes. Rifts – tears in the fabric of reality – erupt where the elemental planes of existence collide with Telara. Each creates a doorway for invasion, a portal for otherworldly armies bent on conquest and destruction. Leading those armies are generals of the Blood Storm, mighty thralls of the dragon gods and sworn enemies of the Ascended.
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Why are men so dense?
So ... I am working on spring products and I am a lacking in spring ideas! I have found (Thanks, Paper Girl) some cute waffle slippers and matching spa wraps to monogram. I always have the fabulous Tervis Tumblers and my monogrammed basics. Oh, and I did find some adorable coolers ... but help .... please!!! I need some fresh products! Have you seen any cute, preppy gifts for spring and graduation?
Have a great one ... I will be plugging away in the work room today! MPM
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No great ideas, but wish I'd thought of the spa wraps last year when J2 graduated from HS. Her roommate at Tech went to Brookwood, and her mom told me that she bought those for all her daughter's friends and had them monogrammed. My girls have them, but they have sorority ones.ReplyDelete
J2 got two sets of monogrammed towels and one set of monogrammed pillowcases for graduation last year. Not much help. Sorry.
hey there! just found you via another blog. Love your blog. Actually have tears running down my face from laughing so hard at the "why parents drink" email. OMG, too funny ;)ReplyDelete
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I know what you mean. My boyfriend does that too. He is so dense and doesn't do anything till I get mad! Then he yells at me for nagging and doesn't understand why I'm so upset!
We have the same thing going on at our house, where my husband does not respond until I have reached that level of almost losing it... I don't know why that is!ReplyDelete


text: Scott County is known for its many local lakes and the Minnesota River that make up our beautiful community. May is National Water Safety Month and is the perfect time to ensure you and your family are prepared to spend a fun, safe day by the water. The Memorial Day holiday weekend is just around the corner and many of our local families will be headed out with their boats, kayaks, or to swim at local pools and beaches for well-deserved fun and relaxation. "We know people are going to go out to have fun, but we want people to do it in a safe way," says Sheriff Luke Hennen. "We strongly encourage everybody to follow all safety regulations and laws, as well as to use common sense and respectful procedures while boating or during other forms of recreation on the water." It is important to educate yourself and others about basic boating safety regulations and the Sheriff's Office encourages all boaters to take a boating safety course to legally operate a motorized boat or personal watercraft on Minnesota waters. Please keep these tips in mind when spending time in or around the water this spring and summer:•Wear a life jacket.•Do not drink if you plan to be involved in water-related activities.•Swim only in designated areas with proper supervision.•Bring a charged cell phone and marine radio with you.•Take extra precautions when boating or swimming with young children.•Never overestimate swimming or boating skills.•Avoid unnecessary distractions.•Have proper safety equipment and gear.•Stay out of the water in bad weather.By reminding our friends and neighbors of these helpful safety tips, we wish everyone a happy and safe summer.For more information about National Water Safety Month, visit www.nationalwatersafetymonth.org For more information on boat and water safety, visit https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/boatwater/index.html


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In Swimmin' the River (1987-1997), Billy Curmano swims the length of the Mississippi River as a political gesture to advocate for the freedom from toxicity. Spanning from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico, Curmano uses the river as an artistic medium and political landscape to discuss environmental issues. He wades in the Mississippi as the sunlight glistens and the wind shapes the tide. Each stroke Curmano takes is an attempt to reclaim the river under the banner of art and to work toward a more progressive agenda for climate justice. The ecology of Curmano's swim can be seen as an extended metaphor of pollution—one in which our existence has become contaminated by the effects of eco-capitalism.
Billy X. Curmano's art practice examines issues of consequence with absurdist flair. Formally trained as a painter and sculptor, Curmano fuses the performative with traditional objects. He became the first person to swim the Mississippi River spanning from the source at Lake Itasca, through the center of the continental United States, to the Gulf of Mexico. This performance resulted in the Hampton Award Winning documentary Swimming the River (1987-1997), which brought the artist critical acclaim. Curmano extended the swim by performing excerpts of it in the traveling exhibition Objects Collected and Created in the Course of a Swim (1995-1997). His work has been exhibited and collected extensively from Austria's III Vienna Graphikbiennale to New York's Museum of Modern Art Library. Mark Pezinger Verlag published Billy X. Curmano Futurism's Bastard Son (2012), an artist book that features a compilation of Curmano's performance art. Amused journalists have dubbed Curmano as "The Court Jester of Southeastern Minnesota" with comparisons to P.T. Barnum, Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp, and even…a happy otter. www.billyx.net
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Clinical research studies, such as clinical trials, are ways of testing how well treatments work and how safe they are. They usually observe the effect of new treatments or new ways of using known treatments on humans. A new drug treatment will need to pass several stages of testing before it can be made available more widely.
Clinical trials often need large numbers of people to produce meaningful results. Because bleeding disorders are rare, clinical trials researching treatments for bleeding disorders may involve people both in Australia and overseas.
THOR (The Haemophilia Osteoporosis Registry) Study - investigating the muskuloskeletal health of men with and without moderate/severe haemophilia A: seeking adult men (18 yrs+) to undergo a free comprehensive musculoskeletal health assessment at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne (Monash University/Monash Health/The Alfred HTC)
Ask your Haemophilia Treatment Centre for information on any other current studies
You can also search the Australian Clinical Trials database to find out what trials are currently listed in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry - eg, by clicking on the SEARCH FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL button and then searching for the term "haemophilia" as a keyword.
Although information on specific clinical trials is listed on this web site for your information, this is not an endorsement of the research study by HFA.
Participating in a clinical trial is voluntary. Before you take part in a clinical trial, make sure you are satisfied that the study will be in your interests and that your health and privacy will be protected. All Australian clinical trials must follow the guidelines made by the National Health & Medical Research Council and must have approval from a registered Human Research Ethics Committee.
If you have concerns about a research project, you can make a complaint to the Human Research Ethics Committee that approved the study.
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The Rodenticide Surcharge Program (Assembly Bill 2776) established an advisory committee, the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee (VPCRAC), consisting of one representative from each of the following: CDFA, the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, the University of California, the California State University, the California Department of Public Health, and a public member. Five representatives from the agricultural industry, representing commodities affected by vertebrate pests, are also on the advisory committee.
VPCRAC prioritizes research needs regarding vertebrate pest control projects, issues periodic calls for research proposals, reviews and recommends funding for the research proposals received, monitors the progress of funded research, and advises the Secretary on emerging needs and priorities.
VPCRAC meets biannually. Committee minutes are available for viewing below:
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Asian Online Recipes (Vegetables Guide)
These pungent roots are usually eaten raw in
salads. The skin can be red, purple, black or white. Asian radishes, or
daikon, can run up to 18" in length. When choosing, look for firm
radishes with crisp, green leaves if attached. Avoid any roots that feel
soft when pressed. If buying radishes or daikon, avoid any that are
Radishes are best in crisp, cold salads. But
they can also be quickly sauteed or stir-fried. Shredded radishes or
daikon are particularly good in stir-fries. When storing, remove and
discard any leaves, then store unwashed radishes in a zipper-lock
plastic bag in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Wash radishes and trim the
ends just before using.
Radish flowers can be made to be used for
garnishing. Trim the ends. Cut a thin "petal" on the side of the radish
from the tip down to, but not through, the root end, so that the petal
is attached at the root end. Repeat cutting petals all the way around
the radish (a medium radish will usually result in 4 such petals). Place
the cut radishes in a bowl of ice water, cover, and refrigerate until
the petals begin to curl away from the center, at least about 1 hour.
Besides, it could be made crispier by covering with ice water and
refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
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If you're heading onto the waters of Costa Rica for some sports fishing or angling, you should have some level of fishing experience and exposure. Fishing in Costa Rica is not difficult or much different from fishing in other parts of the world. However, the Costa Rica fishing scene may not necessarily be what you're used to back home, so knowing the basics would help a great deal.
When spooling a casting or spinning reel using braided line, ensure the spooled line is extremely tight. Otherwise, the larger saltwater fishes would pull fast and hard, which would cause the line to self-dig on the spool. If this happens, the line could spool-bind, which would make the drag useless.
Metal Pliers
Carry some top-quality aluminum or stainless steel pliers with cutters. There are several different brands that make quality pliers designed to endure saltwater exposure. So don't worry about options; you'll have plenty. By the way, you will also need bait/filleting knives and braid scissors packed in.
Polarized Sunglasses
The ocean water glare could be inconvenient and also cause major obstacles to your fishing. Moreover, constant glaring could potentially damage your eyes. A good polarized sunglasses pair would not only safeguard your eyes from the harsh light but also cut out the ultraviolet light, which would make it easier to see fishes under the ocean surface.
Proper Rinsing After Fishing
It's recommended to rinse off your reels, rods, tools, lures, etc. the next day after your fishing outing. Saltwater could hurt your equipment's effectiveness and durability. It's, therefore, better to wash your fishing tools once you're done catching your favorite sea creatures. There are some anglers who bathe with their fishing tools, not because they have a strange fetish for their tools but because that's convenient and it also helps save water.
Sun Protection
Take your sunblock with you. Costa Rica is a hot country and the sun can get extremely harsh at times, especially mid-day. Since Costa Rican climate could be a bit different from what you experience back home, buy sunscreen lotions and creams locally. These sun safety solutions are uniquely designed, keeping the Costa Rican weather in mind. Moreover, these are waterproof solutions that can withstand the heavy rains that may come pouring down anytime when in Costa Rica.
Fishing is not just about the catch itself but capturing the memories too. So take a camera along. Don't carry heavy camera equipment or a camera with a slippery body. Moreover, you don't need the most expensive or advanced cameras for the purpose. Even a point and shoot camera would do fine. But for best quality pictures, it's recommended you have an entry-level or mid-range DSLR or an advanced point and shoot. Since you'll capture most of the pictures on the boat, you won't have any lighting issues. So flash and other camera accessories may not be needed.
Local Assistance
It's always recommended to take a local fishing expert onboard your fishing trip in Costa Rica. The expert won't just spill the beans on the right fishing techniques but would also throw light on the right time and places to fish in Costa Rica and what catches to look forward to.
Best Time to Fish
Usually, fishing in Costa Rica is ideal throughout the year. However, in specific months, you may find certain species of fish being in abundance compared to other varieties. The exact details may vary based on the place you're fishing in Costa Rica. Remember, Costa Rica is not the biggest country in the world, but there still is quite a lot of diversity to its waters.
Choose Costa Rica Sport Fishing Tours
For the best fishing experience in Costa Rica, you would need a fishing adventure agency taking care of your requirements. And there's no better agency than Costa Rica Sport Fishing Tours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-36g4m1jH9c) for the job. A sports fishing agency is not about its marketing and professional web design, but its specialization and features. And in those departments, the company outplays the majority of other Costa Rican fishing agencies.
Most other fishing companies in Costa Rica may claim to provide similar services as Costa Rica Sport Fishing Tours on paper, but in reality, there's no matching Costa Rica Sport Fishing Tours' professionalism and personalized approach. The company is not merely a booking agency but comprises hardcore, seasoned anglers who seriously know what it's like to go fishing in Costa Rica.


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The White Sox Parlay
This past week, we had our good friend Patrick Nolan come on the podcast to talk about the upcoming season. In general, we have similar expectations of the White Sox being somewhere around .500 but also possibly being in the mix in the AL Central as we near September. While those two things may contradict themselves, it's fairly easy to explain. The Sox have removed a lot of risk from their roster by having starting pitching depth, replacing C, DH, and RF with a star, a reliable veteran and a high upside league average player in that order, and bolstering the bullpen with a Steve Cishek. So the outlook has less negative volatility. However, there are a number of players that could over perform and cause the team to exceed expectations. When we discuss this, I laid it out in terms of a parlay. You can listen to the snippet here:
So I figured I would put together the parlay that I believe the Sox need to hit in order to be real World Series contenders. Now, you might say "Chorizy, do they really have to hit on all of these?" To that I would respond: What if I told you prior to 2019 that Tim Anderson would lead the AL in batting average, Eloy Jimenez and Jose Abreu would combine for 64 HR, Yoan Moncada would be a 5+ fWAR player, Yolmer would win a Gold Glove, Alex Colome would be top 10 in saves, and Lucas Giolito would emerge as one of the best pitchers in baseball leading the league in complete games and shutouts? You'd probably ask how they did in the playoffs before you guessed that they sucked so bad the league didn't even make them play all of their games. So yeah, they gotta hit 'em all.
For the odds, I'm using American style odds. This means we're basing this on $100 bets. So -200 odds means you would bet $200 to win $100. Conversely, +200 odds would pay $200 on a $100 bet. You can also think of +200 as 2 to 1 odds meaning $2 won for every $1 bet.
Moncada, Grandal, and Giolito Maintain: -500
While regression is surely a possibility, I think this is one of our two safest bets. Injuries seem to be the riskiest part of that and that's why this is not at -1000. But let's be optimistic, since we're not betting with real money.
E5, Eloy, and Abreu combine for 100 HRs: -500
This is another one that I think should absolutely happen. Age is the biggest factor on both ends. Edwin or Jose experience a down turn in their career or Eloy suffers the completely made up, yet dreaded, sophomore slump. Otherwise, this feels like it will easily be exceeded.
Luis Robert is the real deal: -200
This seems to be a foregone conclusion for most of us fans. However, it's possible that he is not and if he's not, this team is in a world of trouble. Imagine him being a Cameron Maybin type and either Nomar Mazara or Eloy getting hurt. That outfield gets bad real fast.
Nick Madrigal is a 2 fWAR player: -175
Yolmer Sanchez was a 1 fWAR player and the Sox released him after the season. It's imperative that the Sox get more value out of that position and while Nick's fielding appears to be able to stand up to Yolmer's, the Sox absolutely need him to hit far better. Outdoing Yolmer's .638 OPS should be no problem, so this is a favorite to win.
Keuchel and Gio G pitch to their career averages: -150
While I like both of these acquisitions and I do think this will happen, there is quite a bit of risk here. Age and health are both factors along with iffy fielding behind them. Since this is a parlay within itself, I should be giving this longer odds. But like I said, it's fake money and we're being positive. Not to mention, we'll get to the fielding in other bets.
Rodon, ReyLo, and Cease make an avg 5th starter: -150
This is another one I am pretty confident in because it won't require all of them to be good. Instead, we're slamming them all together like my main man Station to create a single pitcher. But as you noticed, we've only mentioned 4 pitching spots and that leads us to our next bet.
Michael Kopech is a top end starter: +150
I thought about putting longer odds on this because he's coming back from injury, but he's young and is an absolute beast. This is key to a lot of the White Sox success and there is risk here. If this doesn't happen it alters the odds of everything above.
Colome, Herrera, Cishek, and Bummer are an above league average back of the bullpen: +150
This counts on no regression from Colome, Cishek, and Bumnmer while also needing a vast improvement from Herrera. Yes, it's possible that some young buck will surprise us, but that's built into the odds.
Tim Anderson cuts his errors in half: +200
I'm not even talking about how well he hits. We have been told that Timmy can cut his errors in half, which is a tall order. But judging by the pitchers the Sox have brought in, they totally believe it will happen. I'd love to see it, but we need odds on this bet.
Nomar Mazara is a 2 fWAR player: +200
Steamer projections are already high on Mazara, but this is a risky one. He could break out and exceed this, but more than likely he'll need to hit 30 HR to get to 2 fWAR as his fielding is uninspiring and he likely won't play against LHP. Getting this much value out of him will be difficult, but if you do, it's gonna be a fun season in the 108!
The Parlay
You've likely read this and thought that none of these seem that insane (maybe the Timmy one), but as a die hard fan you'd probably lay a few bucks on each one if the White Sox ever open their sports book. But let's go to our good friends at Sports Book Review and calculate this parlay. This bet would pay out at roughly +5300 or 53 to 1.
This exercise is not meant to discourage you. As I mentioned in the podcast, the Titans faced similar odds and they made it to the AFC Championship. Check out this article where Derrick Henry is opening the season at +1400 or 14 to 1 to win the rushing title. In college football, I'm sure you would have liked to have that +3000 bet slip for a LSU National Championship or the +10,000 slip for a Joe Burrow Heisman.
These are not the most probable occurrences, but they absolutely do happen. It takes some luck to get there, but as the Old Hawkaroo would say, "They're Due."


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'You're from Afghanistan? Is that in South America?"
Such was the comment my surprised grandfather received from one curious and well-meaning New Yorker, decades ago. In this post-9/11 world, it's hard to remember sometimes that Afghanistan did not always dominate the news. Yet Afghanistan, for me, always held a completely different meaning: the country that my grandparents and their baby boy, my father, eagerly and voluntarily left to start over in the new Jewish state during the 1950s. They eventually made their way to New York in 1964.
My paternal grandparents used to live in Herat. Both their families had been in this famed western Afghan city since the 1700s. In Afghanistan the Jews' lives revolved around religion; the vast majority observed traditional Judaism quite strictly. No named Jewish movements — such as Reform or Conservative Judaism — were transplanted from Europe to Afghanistan. To be "Jewish" or "religious" in this isolated country essentially held the same meaning, namely adherence to laws regarding prayers, the Sabbath, kashrut and ritual observance.
By the 20th century Afghanistan's total Jewish community numbered just 5,000-6,000 souls, with about 1,000 in Kabul, the more modern capital, and the rest in Herat.
I'm a born and bred New Yorker, yet my Jewish heritage spans the globe. In addition to Afghanistan, my family background ranges from Baghdad to Eastern Europe (near Kiev) to Canada. My education afforded me many valuable opportunities to learn about my European Jewish side, both in the classroom and on summer touring excursions. But few courses, whether Jewish or regular history, discussed Jewish communities who lived in the Middle East and Central Asia.
And no one mentioned Afghanistan. It was as if the country my father was born in, the place where thousands of Jews once lived barely existed, except as a memory.
Today, Afghanistan's entire Jewish community numbers just one.
A single middle-aged Jewish man resides in Kabul's main synagogue. He decided to stay in Afghanistan, for undetermined reasons, though his family long ago moved to Israel. Some readers may be familiar with the Cain-and-Abel-type story that he and another Jewish man used to live in Kabul, alternatively fighting with or barely speaking to each other, until the latter passed away several years ago.
I've heard innumerable jokes about this, that two Jews can't even share the same Torah or synagogue. Yet the true heart of the matter is the fading — or near disappearance — of Jewish communities in areas where Jews had lived for hundreds and perhaps even thousands of years.
Three years ago, photographer Chrystie Sherman traveled the lonely and dangerous road to Kabul hoping to capture the life of the one Jew, named Zevulun Simantov, living in Afghanistan. She met with him at the synagogue. The surrounding city looked like a "war zone," she said, a ravaged and defeated "Wild Wild West" of Central Asia. Kabul's synagogue was built from cement, lending it a "bunker"-type feel. Sturdy.
But in the synagogue's inner courtyard, among the tough and unyielding concrete blocks, stood rose bushes.
The roses, with their vivid, brightly colored flowers, were tended to by Simantov. These rose bushes were "thorny," said Sherman. "Maybe it's metaphorical."
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With a lone, aging Jew in Afghanistan, ultimately the country will not have any Jews in its vicinity — maybe for the first time in millennia. Afghan Jews proudly believe that they descend from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, dispersed by Assyria in the eighth century BCE.
This eventuality strikes me sometimes. What does it mean to descend from a Jewish community that has essentially vanished from its country of origin? How does one continue the remembrance of Jewish life in places nearly impossible to visit or observe in person?
Sharing individual stories, cuisine, music — the markers of a cultural heritage — can serve as one form of transmission. On a personal level, whenever I eat traditional Afghan Jewish dishes (usually mixtures of rice and meats) it's simply because I like the sweet flavors. Lately I've thought about how I'm enjoying dishes that were also gobbled up excitedly hundreds of years ago.
But the recent tremendous discovery of a geniza in northeastern Afghanistan may advance our knowledge considerably about Afghan Jewish history. In late December 2011, the Israeli media station Channel 2 reported that at least 150 fragments from this geniza — located near the famed Silk Road — had already been identified. The geniza contained documents written in ancient Persian, Arabic and Judeo-Arabic, reflecting its writers' different countries of origin. The geniza materials included excerpts by Saadiah Gaon, biblical texts and even jewelry, such as rings with distinctly Hebrew names on them (like "Shmuel bar Yosef"). The Afghanistan geniza may be one thousand years old, said Channel 2, and could be the most important breakthrough for studying the medieval Jewish world since the Cairo Geniza.
Regarding the past two centuries, there's a particularly significant and little-known piece of Afghan Jewry's story — its overall positive relations with the surrounding Muslim populace. Afghanistan's Jewish community lived in relative peace with its Sunni Muslim neighbors. They often worked closely together in the mercantile trade, the main form of income for nearly all Afghan Jewish men. Afghan Jews specialized in importing and exporting goods, such as silks and carpets. Islamic law prohibited Muslims from dealing with certain economic practices like interest and usury, and so Afghanistan's Jews (and Hindus) were freer to work in business and trade.
The Afghan Muslim population did not fear the small Jewish community; in fact, many viewed it as a welcome group. In a 2009 interview with CNN, Muslim women in Kabul recalled serving their Jewish friends on separate dishes, ones kept aside to honor the Jews' practice of keeping strictly kosher.
Where did this respect and warmth toward the Jews come from?
The close cooperation demanded by trade, in part, fostered the need to work well together.
Yet Afghan Muslims historically have reported another, deeper reason for their esteem of the Jews. The Pashtuns, who are Sunni Muslims and the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, have long claimed that they, together with Afghan Jews, descended from the Ten Lost Tribes. In the 19th century, European Jewish explorer Ephraim Neumark reported in his travelogue "Masah Bi-eretz Hakedem" that the Pashtuns believed they were the Tribe of Benjamin. Afghanistan's Muslims, Neumark said, even called themselves the "Bani Israil," and followed practices similar to Jewish ones: the Pashtuns separated meat from milk, the men grew sidelocks and Pashtun women supposedly followed the laws of ritual purity.
The Pashtuns, said Neumark, expressed pride over their Jewish roots and preferred their Jewish "brothers" to the Shiites in neighboring Iran, whom Afghan Sunnis loathed. The Pashtuns' perpetuation of the legend, then, meant that the majority of Afghanistan's inhabitants ostensibly believed they descended from the Jewish people.
If I asked Afghan Pashtuns today about their origins, I could not predict what they might say. The state of international politics and the American presence in Afghanistan could easily foster resentment against Jews.
But the idea that Afghanistan's peoples might descend from the lost Israelites still exercises a great pull on the imagination. In 2010, The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli government had provided a year-long grant to scientists to determine whether genetic links existed between Pashtuns and Jews. No evidence of any DNA connection was reported.
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For the Jews in isolated Afghanistan, the story of the Ten Lost Tribes — whether true or not — provided a firm attachment to the Holy Land and other Jewish communities praying for a return to Zion. The Pashtuns, for their part, had similarly felt a bond to the ancient Land of Israel. As Afghanistan's Jewish community has steadily decreased, the story of shared communal legends and even mutual respect between Afghan Muslims and Jews has also been lost.
Other countries in the Middle East and Central Asia that, like Afghanistan, once boasted significant Jewish communities now have tiny Jewish populations. Sherman, the photographer, also traveled to Damascus, the island of Djerba (near Tunisia) and to parts of Uzbekistan as part of an international project, "Lost Futures: Journeys into the Jewish Diaspora." The number of Jews living in these locations was higher than one, but sometimes not many more.
These vanishing Jewish communities, a phenomenon happening even as I'm writing this article, is taking place particularly in Islamic and Hindu countries. The remembrance of Jewish life around the globe has become, in my mind, more imperative as Jewish populations continue to dwindle.
This hits me more, now, with a deep sense of poignancy — whether I'm looking at new photos of Afghanistan's geniza or taking bites of hot rice made from an ancient recipe, honed over years near the mountains of storied Herat.
Sara Y. Aharon, author of "From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan and Their Move to the United States" (Decalogue Books and the American Sephardi Federation), is a doctoral student at New York University in history and Judaic studies.


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The U.S. Senate passed an economic bailout package Wednesday night — rescue bill, if you want to use the current vernacular — and the bill is now being debated in the House.
There's plenty of disagreement about whether the $700 billion deal is sufficient and is actually what's needed to steady the American economy. It's indefensible, however, that this emergency absolutely-must-have-it bill includes earmarks! In the face of a national economic crisis, our dear senators still found the time to include the following unrelated, non-essential items in the bill, per Taxpayers for Common Sense:
- Wooden arrows: a tax break, backed by Oregon's two senators, to benefit an Oregon manufacturer of wooden arrows for children by $2 million over 10 years;
- Racetracks: allows auto racetrack owners to depreciate their facilities over seven years, saving the industry $100 million over two years;
- Rum: gives rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands a rebate on excise taxes worth $192 million over two years;
- Wool: reduces tariffs for U.S. makers of wool fabric that uses imported yarn, worth $148 million over five years. The measure was pushed by Reps. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., and Melissa Bean, D-Ill;
- Exxon Valdez: plaintiffs in the suit over the 1989 oil spill could spread their tax payments on punitive damages over three years, cutting their tax bill by $49 million. The measure was backed by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska;
- American Samoa: allows certain corporations to reduce their tax liability on income earned in American Samoa, at a cost of $33 million over two years; and
- Hollywood: extends a tax break for film and TV companies that keep their production in the United States, worth $478 million over 10 years. The provision was originally pushed by Rep. Diane Watson, D-Los Angeles.
Interestingly, Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has promised not to sign earmarked bills if he's elected, voted for this bill, saying the country is on the brink of crisis. Others have said the pork projects were necessary in order to gain votes for the overall bill.
Somehow, despite all the concern about the economic crisis, and despite all the promises about eliminating pork barrel spending, politicians always find excuses and time to lard up bills. Even this "emergency" bailout. That's unconscionable.
There really should be a law in this country that a bill for, say, apple subsidies, can contain only items related to apples. If you want funding for oranges, write a separate bill for orange subsidies.


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Towns, Wiggins help Wolves beat Mavericks
Published 1:09 pm Saturday, February 25, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS — For a guy who spent the week engulfed in trade rumors, Ricky Rubio looked right at home in Minnesota.
No time to worry about speculation. The Timberwolves need him and the rest of their young core if they're going to make a playoff push.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points to help the Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-84 on Friday night.
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Rubio added 13 points and 14 assists a day after the Timberwolves declined an opportunity to trade him to the New York Knicks for Derrick Rose. The Wolves shot 52.6 percent to pull within 2 1/2 games of Denver for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
When asked how he was able to refocus after all that had happened on Thursday with the trade talks, Rubio deadpanned, "What happened? Nothing happened, right?"
Towns had seven turnovers, but scored 14 of his points in the fourth quarter to turn back the Mavericks.
Seth Curry scored a career-high 31 points, and Harrison Barnes added 20 points and six rebounds for Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki was just 4 for 14, and Wes Matthews was 2 for 9 as the Mavs dropped three games back of the Nuggets.
"I thought they played with more overall force for the sum total of the game," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "That can't happen, especially on the road. We've just got to do better in a lot of little areas."
The Mavericks acquired Nerlens Noel from Philadelphia on Thursday, but he wasn't able to join the team in time for the game. They sure could have used him.
Minnesota outscored Dallas 48-30 in the paint, with Wiggins and Towns attacking the rim all game long. Wiggins scored 16 points in the first quarter and Towns exploited the undersized Mavericks in the second half. Even Rubio got into the act, going behind his back on a dribble and scoring with the right hand to give the Wolves a 90-80 lead with three minutes to play.
"Ricky is a big part of our team, not even just from a skill and leader standpoint. But just morale," Towns said. "Seeing him in the locker room picks us up."
Curry tried to keep Dallas in it with his shooting, but he didn't have much help. Nowitzki air-balled a wide open 3 and clanked another great look in the fourth quarter. He missed all four of his shots from long range and finished with eight points.
"It's unfortunate games like that have to go with a loss," Barnes said. "I think we as a team need to do a better job of, when a guy's rolling like that, give him more support."
Mavericks: Curry's previous career-high was 24 points against San Antonio on Jan. 29. … The Mavericks entered the night leading the NBA with just 11.6 turnovers per game. They committed 16, which led to 18 points for Minnesota. … Devin Harris had eight points off the bench, and his 3 tied it at 75 with eight minutes to go, but the Wolves finished the game on a 22-9 burst.
Timberwolves: Wiggins topped 20 points for the 16th straight game, which ties a franchise record. … PF Adreian Payne was back with the team for the first time since Feb. 1. Payne had been at home after being diagnosed with a blood disorder that hindered clotting. He still has not been cleared for contact but did participate in the morning shootaround.
Tempers flare
Towns and Harris were issued technical fouls in the third quarter after a heated confrontation. Harris took exception to a shot to the ribs and shoved Towns back. The two jawed at each other as teammates stepped between them and Towns waved his arms to the crowd as he went back to the bench.
"I have a lot of respect for Devin," Towns said.
Noel's debut
Carlisle said Dallas has been talking with Philadelphia for most of the season about acquiring Noel to bolster the team's athleticism and rim protection in the frontcourt. The deal was completed on Thursday, a few hours before the deadline. Carlisle said he would likely make his Mavericks debut on Saturday at home against the Pelicans.
Up next
Mavericks: Dallas heads back home to host New Orleans on Saturday in the Pelicans' second game since acquiring DeMarcus Cousins.
Timberwolves: Minnesota heads to Houston on Saturday to start a four-game trip.


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Developer/Publisher: Take 10
Platform: XBOX 360
Players: 1 – 8 (Online)
Rating: A
Ever wondered what it is like behind the steering wheel of a million dollar plus high performance racing vehicle? Many have pondered but very few will ever know that feeling. With the release of Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft / Turn 10), any gamer can rip up race tracks worldwide in this racing simulation.
At first look, one can't help to notice the mass amount of detail that went into this game. Forza 3 features over four hundred fully upgradeable vehicles from fifty of the world's leading manufacturers including Aston Martin, Audi, Lamborghini, Ferrari and more. Choices range from exotics like the 2004 Saleen S7 and the immaculate Bugatti Veyron to every day rides like a Scion xD and Nissan Sentra. And the best part is all the aforementioned cars unlocked for purchase from the start.
As far as visuals, Forza delivers in every way. The graphics are stunning. Every automobile has an immense amount of detail; with each car model coming with its unique exterior and interior designs. Your racing environment is top notch too. Scenery like the rocky Montserrat region in Spain, the Italian Amalfi Coast and the infamous Sebring International Raceway are all beautifully presented.
With any racing title, the game flies or dies on its mechanics. Forza 3 shines brightly with an incredible physics system. Once you get behind the wheel you get a true sense of how much went into this driver. First off each car drives entirely different from the next. Players will have to take this into consideration with hitting any corners as every track will provide a different experience with each car. We also get real time tire distress, all types of wear and tear from collisions and very credible artificial intelligence.
What sets Forza 3 apart from other driving releases is its accessibility. Newbies can easily grow their skills with helpful assists such as auto-braking, and a helpful rewind feature that lets players replay any slip-ups on the course. Other great features include a very deep career/season mode and seemingly infinite choices of car customization.
One obvious eye sore is the multiplayer or lack thereof. Its predecessor featured a bunch of ways to get busy online. Now matchmaking is no longer, along with specific criteria searches while looking for some competition.
Nonetheless, very rich with customization coupled with a near flawless attention to detail¸ Forza 3 is in pole position to be king. It provides a great balance for hardcore fans of racing sims and casual gamers alike. Buckle up.
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The classical view of a document prepared for use in corpus-based research is one in which annotation is added incrementally to the original as it is generated. For example, a document containing type 1 markup might include the following:
This problem of overlapping hierarchies is a common one when applying SGML to certain complex descriptive situations, because the data model provided by SGML is that of an ordered labeled tree. When the phenomena to be recognized are independent of each other, they generally fail to nest regularly in a single hierarchy, requiring additional representations to be layered on top of SGML's basic structures. This occurs when there are multiple hierarchies, each to be applied to the same data, but where there are a well defined set of independent and hierarchical information types to be represented (as in the example above). Other common examples are the conflicts between typographic features (e.g., highlighting) and linguistic features such as sentence and word boundaries; and variant annotations (e;g. segmentations), which are generally non-hierarchical.
There are two basic approaches to this problem (with some variations):
Typically, the second option, storing the hierarchies separately, is also implemented with a notion of primary and secondary markup. The primary markup is that recorded directly with the data in a single document, while secondary markup is associated with portions of the primary document by indirect reference. This method uses several SGML documents to represent a single logical document, but, because of that, can allow many parallel markup patterns for a base text, even ones added at a later time and not anticipated in the original tagging scheme. This method, in essence, treats the secondary markup schemes as annotations to the primary scheme.
For example, assuming the "base" document containing the quotation example above, the following markup for sentence boundaries would appear in a separate segmentation annotation document:
Base document:
Segmentation document:
This is conceptually equivalent to inserting the markup for sentence boundaries as follows:
The separate markup strategy is in essence a finely linked hypertext format where the links signify a semantic role rather than navigational options. That is, the links signify the locations where markup contained in a given annotation document would appear in the document to which it is linked. As such the annotation information comprises remote markup which is virtually added to the document to which it is linked. In principle, the two documents could be merged to form a single document containing all the markup in each.
For example, assume two parallel documents with regions delimited by <x> and <y> tags, respectively, which are to be aligned:
The regions are associated by means of a table indicating the correspondences (expressed here in TEI HyTime-based pointer notation):


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Installing V-Channel Weatherstripping on Drafty Windows
Last week's cold weather made me realize that winter is coming. So we took advantage of the warmer temperatures last weekend to weatherize the windows. While we've caulked around the edges of most of the frames, we haven't done much to the windows themselves. Some of them were installed pretty loosely in their frames, making them ideal candidates for v-channel weatherstripping.
V-channel is plastic weatherstripping that folds up (into a V) to block air, but still remains flexible enough to allow the window (or door) to move. Jason and I were a little confused at first as to where it was supposed to go. I think hardware stores assume a level of competence that we don't have. (And this picture did not help—who has windows like those anymore?) But eventually we figured out that on our vinyl windows it was supposed to go not in the track with the counterweight, but on the outer track that the window slid past, opening outward toward the stop. After folding the weatherstripping, you slide it into the space beside the window, then peel off part of the backing to expose the adhesive, and stick it down. Then you open the window (or tip it in) to expose the rest of the weatherstripping, and stick that down. Afterwards, we could still see some light coming through the sides of our worst windows (it is just white plastic) but felt no draft.
We also used regular foam weatherstripping at the tops and bottoms of the windows to ensure a tight seal. By the 12th window, we felt like experts at this. I hope it helps make it feel a little less drafty in here this winter. Next up: door sweeps and spray foam! (Oh my!)
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Comment from Danielle
Time October 13, 2010 at 11:20 am
How do I know if my windows are good candidates for weatherstripping? This place has new windows (a key criterion at this point).
Comment from Brenda Pike
Time October 13, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Really, I think any window is; ours were just more obviously in need of it. I've heard v-channel described as "very effective," but I don't know exactly what that means. More effective than a door sweep? (I'm guessing no.) More effective than a foam insulating gasket? (I don't know.) But it's pretty easy, and cheap, so I think it's worth it.
Comment from Sharon
Time October 14, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Hey, do you want to come over and show me how to do that? I'll need to clean previous years of gunk out of our old windows, but I'd love to get rid of the draft on the couch.
Comment from Brenda Pike
Time October 14, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Sure. I'll feel so handy!
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Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Indonesian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Colloquial Indonesian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice.
Key features include:
A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Indonesian
An overview of the sounds of Indonesian
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Indonesian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Indonesian..
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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Who got busted: Patrick McLaughlin, age 43, of Ocean City, Maryland
Who busted him:
- Rick A. Raven, Special Agent in Charge, IRS, Criminal Investigation
- Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
- Mark W. Crooks and Harry M. Gruber, Assistant United States Attorneys
- Catherine C. Blake, U.S. District Judge
What did he do:
- Failure to file corporate tax returns for tax years 2003-2009
- Failure to pay corporate taxes from 2007-2009
- Failure to pay employment taxes from 2006-2008 (total $135,348)
- Failure to file and pay individual income taxes from 2005-2009
- Grand total: $296,701
What are the consequences:
- 10 months in prison
- 12 months of supervised release
Mr. McLaughlin did plead guilty to the above charges in the tax evasion case. I find it interesting that the prison sentence was not also accompanied by some kind of restitution. Usually the tax evader is also ordered to pay back what is owed. Maybe this part of the tax evasion court case was just left out of the press release.
These are difficult times that we live in, especially for business owners who experience the same cash-flow problems as others, but company tax evasion cases are often on a bigger scale. Some are tempted to cut corners on their taxes, but taking tax relief into their own hands often has tragic results.


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Sabishii desu!!
Let's talk about our main heroine a little. She's a pure and an innocent character with a big breast. This is nothing new, there are a lot of this kind of character inside various novel or anime out there. So, what makes her different from the others?
I sometimes find this kind of character is annoying and irritating (it seems my heart has been corrupted) but not with her. Until the end, I find her as simply a cute and a soothing character. Well, this is just my personal opinion.
Chapter 2 – The Delicious Smell that Floats on the Night Air (part3)


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The Way to Work with the Adecco Group Foundation is a new programme on the future of working life. We'll discuss the digital revolution and the relationship between humans and technology. We'll explore where to find untapped talent in the global workforce and consider the changing meaning of career transition. We'll visit the WEF in Davos and report from the Adecco Group Foundation's own 'Future Series' event, before wrapping up the season with some answers to the questions that all businesses, employers and employees should be asking.
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The Australian Electoral Commission has referred allegations against 27 electors in the Victorian division of Indi to the Federal Police.
The irregularities involve suggestions that the electors falsely declared they were eligible to enrol in Indi at the 2013 federal election. Some of the electors are thought to have been students in Melbourne and some are believed to be former residents who had moved away.
Indi was won by Cathy McGowan. She defeated the sitting Liberal member, Sophie Mirabella, by 439 votes. McGowan's insurgent campaign surprised the Liberal Party, which had represented Indi since 1977. Mirabella held the seat for 4 terms from 2001. The seat had been held by Liberal and Country/Nationals members since 1931.
The time allowed for challenges to the election result has passed. In any event, the 27 votes would have been insufficient to affect the result.
Media release from the Australian Electoral Commission.
Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: Division of Indi
As reported in the media recently, the AEC has been examining the enrolment details of a number of electors enrolled in the Division of Indi at the 2013 federal election.
The AEC is committed to maintaining the integrity of the electoral roll and takes any allegations of potential electoral irregularities very seriously. The current allegations involve 27 electors enrolled in the Division of Indi at the time of the 7 September 2013 election.
Mr Tom Rogers, acting Electoral Commissioner, last week reiterated his ongoing focus on all forms of electoral integrity. In line with this, he tasked the AEC's Electoral Integrity Unit, established in July 2014, with examining these allegations as a matter of the highest priority.
The Electoral Integrity Unit has completed its examination and Mr Rogers subsequently determined that questions remain regarding the accuracy of the information that the electors concerned provided to the AEC when they were enrolled in the Division of Indi. As a number of Commonwealth laws may have been breached, Mr Rogers has referred the allegations to the Australian Federal Police.
Given these matters have now been referred to the Australian Federal Police, the AEC intends to make no further public comment.
Mr Rogers reminds all Australians that maintaining up-to-date and correct details on the electoral roll is an individual responsibility. Significant penalties apply for making a false declaration on an electoral enrolment application.


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Arlington, Texas – The New Orleans Saints' 10-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night at AT&T Stadium as the Dallas Cowboys won 13-10.
The streak was the second longest in Saints history. The longest, 13 games in 2009, also was ended by the Cowboys.
The Saints are 10-2 and trail the Los Angeles Rams (10-1) in the loss column in the race for the top seed in the NFC playoffs. New Orleans is still in firm command of the NFC South and can clinch a playoff spot with a Carolina loss Sunday. The Panthers (6-5) play at Tampa (4-7). The Rams are at the Detroit Lions (4-7) on Sunday.
After trailing the entire game, the Saints defense delivered a big play with 2:35 to play, restoring the possibility of a comeback.
Defensive end Cameron Jordan sacked Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott for the third time, forcing a fumble that New Orleans recovered at its 15-yard line. But on the second play of the next drive quarterback Drew Brees was picked off by cornerback Jourdan Lewis and the Cowboys (7-5) were able to run out the clock. It was just Brees' third interception of the season. The win was the fourth consecutive for the Cowboys, who are in first place in the NFC East.
The Cowboys took control of the game in the first half, taking a 13-0 halftime lead and dominating in every statistical category.
The Saints offense fared a little better in the second half, scoring on a a 33-yard field goal by Wil Lutz and on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Brees to Keith Kirkwood. But they were shut out in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys scored on a 26-yard Brett Maher field goal on their first possession and on a 16-yard screen pass from Prescott to Ezekiel Elliott on their second possession. The Saints opened with two three-and-outs and then punted on their third possession after making one first down. Brees started 0 for 4. According to the Fox broadcast, it was the first time Brees ever started a game 0 for 4.
The Saints gained a bit of momentum when cornerback Marshon Lattimore recovered a fumble by Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper with 12:53 left in the second quarter. New Orleans drove to the Dallas 1-yard line but Alvin Kamara was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-goal.
The Saints defense sacked Prescott seven times, three times by defensive tackle David Onyemata, twice by defensive end Cameron Jordan, once by linebacker A.J. Klein and once by Taylor Stallworth.
The Cowboys got their final points on a 46-yard Maher field goal with 51 seconds left in the second quarter.
The Cowboys dominated in time of possession, 36 minutes, 53 seconds to 23:07 and on third down, converting seven of 14 compared to 3 of 11 for New Orleans.
The Saints continue their three-game road swing Sunday, Dec. 9 at Tampa Bay.
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November 8th, 2013 @ Arlington Community Church, 7:30PM
John Boyajy Returns to ACC for a Piano Recital
Join Bay Area Classical Harmonies and Arlington Community Church in presenting 2nd Friday of the Month Concert as Pianist, John Boyajy returns to perform Schubert, Turina, and Bach:
Program: Schubert Impromptus, Opus 90
The Circus by by Joaquin Turina; and
Mr. Boyajy's transcription of the Bach Chaconne
John Boyajy received Bachelor's and Masters degrees from the Juilliard School of Music. He has appeared at Avery Fischer Hall in Lincoln Center; the Harvard Club in New York; many college campuses; the Concerts Grand and Dance Palace piano series in Marin County; the Berkeley Arts Festival; the Sebastopol Center for the Arts; and Old First Concerts and the Victorian Englander House in San Francisco. Mr. Boyajy has been guest soloist in the Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy, and the Schumann Concerto with the Bay Area Classical Harmonies Orchestra and Chorus under Andrew Chung; and in the Schumann Concerto with the Kensington Symphony under Geoffrey Gallegos. In addition to public appearances, he performs at private homes and is often involved in fund-raisers and similar community events.
A trained tenor himself, Mr. Boyajy has extensive experience working with singers and is a member of the music ministry team at All Saints Lutheran Church in Novato. He has written musical commentary online for Classical Sonoma and San Francisco Classical Voice and is frequently tapped as an adjudicator for many local competitions, including the Pacific Musical Society, the Etude competition in Sonoma County, and the United States Open Music Competition in Oakland. A Board member of the Marin County branch of the Music Teachers Association of California, John teaches piano and coaches vocalists at his San Marin studio.
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Have lots of fun making jointed fairy puppets combined with scratch activity.
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A Case of a Great Guy Selling Himself Short
Disclosure: As of this posting, I own shares of FGBI and may subsequently either dispose of them or purchase more.
Prospective Buyers
First Guaranty's 21 branches would be a perfect acquisition for Iberiabank, in particular, which has a big hole in the market where First Guaranty has a stronghold.
First NBC Bank Holding Co, New Orleans, LA (FNBC)
Hancock Holding Co, Gulfport, MS (HBHC)
Iberiabank, Lafayette, LA (IBKC)
Financial Snapshot
†as of 9/30/2014
The Crew
Marshall T. Reynolds, Chairman
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I recently got in touch with Newmarket, New Hampshire based custom bike frame company Independent Fabrication for an interview to see what makes them tick. Chris Dornbach, their lead frame designer, stepped up to the plate and delivered a home run of an interview (sorry, just got done watching the Cubbies beat the Nats). Learn how Chris and Independent Fabrication tackle custom frame building as well as drool over some of my favorite IF mountain bikes.
How long have you been a frame builder?
Chris: IF Has been around for 20 years as of this year. Happy anniversary! Most of us here have been involved with making custom frames in one aspect or another for around 10-15 years. Personally, I've been designing / building for 7. Phil and I are the babies here.
What training have you guys been through to build frames?
Chris: The crew here at IF that are making the frames either started with IF back in the early years and moved there way up or started at Merlin where they did the same thing.
Why did Independent Fabrication decide to start their own handmade bicycle company?
Chris: IF started in the vacuum created when Fat City closed it's doors. With nothing better to do then to keep on carrying the torch that was passed on from Chris Chance, IF was born. If not for passion alone then out of rebellion!
If you weren't a frame builder what would you do for an occupation?
Chris: All of us here have had a pretty varied past. Without IF having entered our lives, some might still be building frames under, some might be on tour rocking in the free world, while others might be rivaling Elon Musk with some sort of capitalist adventure. One thing's for sure though, If anyone of us walked away tomorrow, in one way or another, bikes will be part of our future.
What inspires your frame designs?
Chris: Inspired frame designs 1st come from the client. There are always two distinct geometries. One that is driven by the riders physical needs and the other is driven by the intended use and components that will make the frame. One thing's for sure though, if the frame doesn't fit, the client won't enjoy riding it, and that would be a shame. In one word inspired design comes from "balance".
What are some of your founding principles you live by for creating bikes?
Chris: Bikes are intended to be ridden. Remove the fluff and gimmicks and design a bike that fits and works perfectly.
What do you feel is most important for clients to understand going into a custom bike frame build?
Chris: At the end of the day we're working together to build a bicycle. Perhaps one of the best bicycles that can possibly be built but at the end of the day… it's a bike. Relax and enjoy the ride.
What trends in mountain bikes are you seeing right now? Do you agree with them or not?
Chris: Fatter, fatter, and fatter. Axles, tires, people you name it. I'm in the middle. Some things are for the better and some things are just overkill. Usually the answer lies in the middle. Current trend I like, while I dig the beef look of fat bikes I find myself drawn into the plus size tires that are starting to come into the market. If something works well and fills a need, it speaks to me.
What trail / where do you enjoy riding the most?
Chris: I've really been bitten by the gravel thing and NH is a prime location with all of the rural dirt roads we have. After that Fort Rock has always been a place I've held dear for it's mix of technical sections rock gardens. Willowdale State Forest is tops for it's fast rolling terrain. Lynn Woods for Air! We're all big fans of Kingdom Trails and Millstone up in VT too. So many great options around us.
Favorite bike you've ever built?
Chris: LOTTA as in Whole Lotta Rossie. It's a 29er Plus Deluxe Phil and I designed. It's actually his bike. It looks wicked sharp and rides even better than it looks. Snow, mud, roots, or rocks. The added tire volume performs and you don't have to sacrifice the handling to make the tires work with the frame.
Who do you admire as a frame builder / who would you want to build you a frame?
Chris: Sooo many wonderful builders out there these days. It may sound canned but seriously most of us here would take total pleasure in firing up the mills and getting involved with our own builds. After being in the industry for a while I find the comradery most satisfying. That and a hot new group with a shiny new set of wheels!
Many thanks to Chris and Independent Fabrication for the interview. If you'd like to catch up with IF, check out their website and Facebook.
If you're a builder and would like to be interviewed, email me to get in contact.


text: I am probably the worlds worst at starting something and not getting around to finishing it. At any one time I will have as many as half a dozen of these studies in varying stages of completion. By posting them here it actually spurs me to dedicate the time to finish them, or continue working on them. This one I have been working on for a while now. I need to really buckle down and finish it. So I thought I would post what I have so far here. Also I will have it in another place in case I lose my files on my computer. SM tends to be my cloud storage!LOL. Anyway, here is what I am working on at present. The Jesus Myth There is no Jesus. Jesus is a myth created by man. You may have heard that before. It probably wouldn't surprise you to hear it from an atheist. But would it surprise you, even shock you to hear it from a devout Christian? From a biblical scholar, an ordained minister? Someone who has spent decades in in depth biblical study? I hope so. That is my intent. To shock you, to make you sit up and take notice. I want to shock all of Christiandom. Shock them into examining their long held preconcieved notions and beliefs. There never in ancient history was a person named Jesus. Certainly no one in the land of Judea at the time of Christ. Not one single Isrealite or Judahite ever bore that name. Actually it is not even a name, it is a title. It was not until the 16th century when catholic monks who were transliterating holy scripture into English that the name Jesus was first spoken by human lips. Why? In the ancient languages, the languages that the very first scriptures were written in, there was no letter "J". No (juh) sound in those languages. Ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin all lacked that particular letter and sound. But first I want to tell you that this study is not just about the name it is also about the man himself. But first let's look at the name. The trouble with translating ancient Hebrew names is that they are written in a tetragramatton form. Meaning that they are written with only the consonants with the vowels omitted. The reader inserts the vowels as to common understanding of pronunciation. When the Tanach (the Hebrew old testament) was translated into, first Greek and later Latin the proper pronunciation of these tetragrammatons was not understood by the translators. Several other factors conspired to hinder a proper rendering of Christs true name. It was a superstition among the Hebrews that to speak the name of God was to violate the commandment to not take his name in vain. After the captivity of the nation of Israel and later of Judah they were strangers in foreign lands. They were probably demeaned and ridiculed for their faith by the heathen nations they lived among. To hear the true name of God demeaned by a heathen would have been a grave blasphemy. So they began to change the letters of the tetragrammaton to disguise the true name. When Christ came along, this practice continued. At first the Jewish hierarchy would not allow any reference to the true name of Christ due to it's prophetical significance. The followers of Christ revered his name and like the true name of God refused to speak it or to write it correctly. Then later members of the new gentile churches tried to distance themselves from all things Jewish. To differentiate themselves from the Jews. So the Greek translators instead of trying to decipher the true Hebrew name of Christ they assigned a title to him, a title and name that they were familiar with, one that their Greek audience would recognise and associate with. The Greeks worshipped the God Zeus and his son was Dionysus (son of Zeus) and in Greek mythology he was known as the "sin bearer". The name given to Christ by these Greek scholars was Iaysous. The sous is the same as in Dionysous, meaning son of Zeus. The Iay was the name of the Greek goddess of healing. So Iaysous can be properly translated "the healing son of Zeus (or God)" This name, Iaysous, becuse he (Dyonysous) was also a "sin bearing son of God" would have been an acceptable and more palatable alternative to the Hebrew name. The name Jesus is simply an anglicized rendition of Iaysous. It still retians the sus or sous ending. It is in effect a title and not a proper name. And it is the title of a pagan God. So what is his real name and does it matter? Scripture puts a great deal of importance on names. In biblical times, as in much of the modern world outside of the western nations, names have meanings. They are not just a moniker given to a child by their parents. Their names represent who they are, or who their parents hope they will be. To the ancient Isrealites a name was much more than that, it was the embodiment of all a person was. To them a name stood for the full character of a person and all that he was and did. Ex 20:7 (NRS) [The third commandment:] "You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name." Deut 5:11 (NIV) "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." Mat 6:9 (NIV) "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name...'" Ps 139:20 (NIV) ...your adversaries misuse your name. Jer 23:25,27 (NIV) "I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!'... They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name through Baal worship." We see that the name of God was revered, hallowed and the misuse of it a grave offense. The unpardonable sin. So much so that the Hebrews were afraid to even utter it in fear that they might mispronounce it and be guilty of "misusing" it. I won't get into the true name of God as that is the topic of another entire study, but lets just accept the current accepted translation of the tetragrammatton for the name of God. And that is YHVW or Yahu'weh, or Yahweh. note: this is where I am so far on this. My outline is to examine the name issue first then continue on into the Gandhi like pacifist image that is pure fantasy and myth. Then into the prophesies that are misused and misunderstood and what they really say. Stay tuned. This looked a whole lot longer in "WORD" format!