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Global Rescue (a Global Rescue Company) has been a leader and pioneer in the travel services industry since our founding in 2004. We provide the finest integrated medical, security, travel risk and crisis management services available anywhere, delivered by our teams of critical care paramedics, physicians, nurses and military special operations veterans. Our medical advisory and evacuation services include exclusive relationships with the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations, Elite Medical Group and Partners HealthCare. Our track record has made us the chosen provider to government agencies and some of the world's largest companies, universities, nonprofits and tour operators. Our mission is simple – to be there when it matters most.
Global Rescue Leadership Team
We all come to work every day with a singular purpose: to be there for our members when it matters most. Our personnel are among the world's most skilled professionals and our medical and security teams are staffed and led by combat-experienced military special operations veterans.
Paul Mullen - Vice President, Sales
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Richards has served as the chief executive officer of Global Rescue since he founded the company in 2004. He also serves as the president of Crisis Services Company, a Vermont-based captive insurance company. Mr. Richards has been a featured speaker on CNN, Fox News, NPR and other major media outlets regarding crisis response, mitigation and travel risk management topics. He currently serves on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the lead director of the board of Re:wild, a science-based environmental conservation organization, is an ambassador for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, and a global member of the World Travel and Tourism Council. Prior to founding Global Rescue, Mr. Richards spent a decade in the private equity and financial services industries. Mr. Richards is a graduate of Middlebury College. He received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College where he has served as an entrepreneur-in-residence.
Vice President, Operations
Vice President and Medical Director
Dr. Seid joined Global Rescue in 2004 and is responsible for overseeing worldwide medical operations. His prior experience includes over 25 years as a Board-Certified practicing surgeon. Dr. Seid has served as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California and as the Chief of Staff of St. John's Hospital, a medical center on the West-Side of Los Angeles. During his career as a surgeon, Dr. Seid has treated, operated and advised on a wide variety of diseases, abnormalities and injuries. Previously, Dr. Seid founded Millennium Medical, a developer of puncture-resistant protective surgical garments and OR Technologies, a manufacturer of fire reduction and suppressive systems for operating room environments. Dr. Seid is a graduate of Tulane University and the University of California at San Francisco Medical School.
Vice President and General Counsel
Ms. Roth joined Global Rescue from Holland and Knight, LLP, an international law firm, where she was an attorney in the firm's corporate litigation practice. Prior to joining Holland and Knight, she worked in the Institutional Client Group at Lehman Brothers. Previously, she was drafted to play professional soccer by the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). Ms. Roth is a graduate of Dartmouth College where she was an All-Northeast and All-Ivy soccer player. She received her JD with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Ms. Roth currently serves on the advisory board of Soccer Without Borders, a nonprofit that uses soccer as a vehicle for positive change for under-served youth, and the Dartmouth Women's Soccer team.
Vice President, Sales
Mr. Mullen is responsible for overseeing sales activities worldwide at Global Rescue. Prior to Global Rescue, Paul was with Staples Advantage where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Technology Services division, he also held senior sales positions for International and Enterprise Business Development. Previously, Mr. Mullen was a Global Sales Manager at FedEx. Mr. Mullen is a graduate of Suffolk University.
Vice President, Marketing
Mr. Holmes is responsible for Marketing at Global Rescue. Michael joined Global Rescue from IBM where he held various senior roles throughout the organization working as the Program Director for The Weather Company, Watson Solutions and WebSphere Software. Mr. Holmes is a graduate of The University of Rochester. He earned his MBA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Business School.
Senior Vice President
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Zegans is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. Prior to joining Global Rescue, Dr. Zegans held various positions where she practiced internal medicine and pediatrics, respectively, for Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Previously, she served as an Associate Professor at the Dartmouth Medical School and as the Clinical Director of the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Zegans is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of San Francisco Medical School. She has also studied at the Harvard Business School.
Associate Director, Operations
Dr. Northington is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army National Guard serving as a Special Operations Detachment Surgeon and previously served on active duty with multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan. Dr. Northington also served as the Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and as the National Capital Region EMS Medical Director for Navy Medicine. Dr. Northington has also served as a Medical Command Physician with the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations supporting the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Dept. of State and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Dr. Northington is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He received his MPH from the University of Pittsburgh where he also received a certificate in Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response.
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Formanek is responsible for accounting and finance operations at Global Rescue. She joined Global Rescue from Picaboo Yearbooks where she was the Director of Finance. Previously, Ms. Formanek held senior accounting and finance positions at the Orvis Co. and was the Chief Financial Officer of AI Squared. She began her career at KPMG in the Private Business Advisory Services group and is the founder of a private accounting firm that she led for over a decade. She currently serves on the board of the Vermont Make-A-Wish Foundation and is a member of the Handel Society at Dartmouth College. Ms. Formanek graduated from the University of Connecticut where she was an Honors Scholar.
Vice President, Information Technology
Mr. Kamal is responsible for global Information Technology at Global Rescue which includes software application development and IT infrastructure. He joined Global Rescue from SPS Inc., where he worked as head of software development. Previously, Mr. Kamal taught for ten years at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) of Pakistan as a member of the computer science faculty and led the IBM technologies lab. Mr. Kamal is a graduate of Punjab University Pakistan. He earned his Master's Degree in Physics from GCU Lahore.
Vice President, Human Capital Management
Ms. Diamond is responsible for human capital at Global Rescue. She joined Global Rescue from Credit Suisse where she was a Director of Business Management and Communications within the IT investment bank. Previously, Ms. Diamond was a Vice President in the human resources group at Lehman Brothers. She has also worked at Time Warner Inc. where she coordinated human resources for the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks. Ms. Diamond is a graduate of Elon University. She earned her MBA from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.
Director of Business & Legal Affairs
Mr. Bray is responsible for providing legal and transactional support for Global Rescue's worldwide operations. Stuart has an extensive background as an Attorney in Intellectual Property and Patent Law, both in government service and private practice. Recently he worked at a boutique patent firm as an Attorney developing IP portfolio strategies for biotechnology and medical device start-up companies. Stuart is a graduate of the University of Virginia. In addition, he earned his MS from Eastern Virginia Medical School and his JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was a Brittingham Viking Scholar.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Ashley is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. He is currently a Colonel in the Rhode Island Air National Guard and serves as the 143rd Air Wing Medical Group Commander. Previously, Dr. Ashley served as a the Medical Director for the Department of Family Medicine at the Brown University Alpert Medical School.
Dr. Ashley is a graduate of Brown University. He received his MD from the Brown University School of Medicine, and his MBA from the University of Rhode Island.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Johnson is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. Dr. Johnson is an expert in wilderness and altitude medicine. He is a past President of the Wilderness Medical Society and has served on the organization's Board of Directors since 2006. Dr. Johnson also serves on the Board of Directors of the Himalaya Rescue Association and has served as a volunteer physician at Mt. Everest ER, the medical tent located at Mt. Everest Basecamp.
Dr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Tenerowicz is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. He has trained as an emergency room physician and has two decades of experience as a practicing physician at hospitals in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Dr. Tenerowicz is currently a Major in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps and has done three tours of duty in the Middle East. His deployments include service in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002, 2004 and 2007, respectively, where he treated both combat and non-combat related injuries and illnesses and managed medical evacuation procedures and operations.
Previously, Dr. Tenerowicz served as a Flight Physician for the University of Massachusetts Life Flight helicopter medical evacuation team.
Dr. Tenerowicz is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College where he was a Presidential Fellow and played hockey. He received his MD from the Brown University School of Medicine.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Sears is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. She is currently a Colonel in the USAF and serves as Medical Director of the Family Health Clinic, 99th Healthcare Operations Squadron. Previously, Dr. Sears has served as Chief of Medical Staff and Family Physician at military treatment facilities across the world. Dr. Sears is a Board Certified Osteopathic Family Physician and a Certified Physician Executive. She received her DO from Western University of Health Sciences and CPE from the American Association for Physician Leadership.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Seidenberg is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. Dr. Seidenberg spent five years practicing medicine in Lusaka, Zambia. Previously, Dr. Seidenberg was a Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Global Health where he developed and led initiatives to improve healthcare delivery in Africa. He also was an attending Emergency Department physician at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, where he was responsible for leading all Emergency Department patient care and teaching duties.
Dr. Seidenberg is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he played varsity soccer and received All-America honors. Dr. Seidenberg is a graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Associate Medical Director
Dr. Fancher is responsible for overseeing and leading medical operations at Global Rescue. Prior to joining Global Rescue, Dr. Fancher served 30 years in the United States Air Force where she earned the rank of Lt. Colonel. During her service she worked over 10,000 aeromedical evacuations and was deployed six times with 3 forward redeployments, where she treated both combat and non-combat related injuries and illnesses and managed medical evacuation procedures and operations.
Dr. Fancher is a graduate of the University of Kansas. She received her DO from the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and her MPH from Tulane University.
Director, Communications
Mr. McIntyre is responsible for communications at Global Rescue. Prior to joining Global Rescue, he was the Principal at BlueLine Communications and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. A former award-winning journalist, he held leadership positions with Edelman and Ketchum public relations agencies in Washington DC. Mr. McIntyre is a graduate of Columbia University.
Director, Digital Marketing
Mr. Klass leads Digital Marketing at Global Rescue. Prior to Global Rescue, he worked as the Director of Marketing at Empire Imports and Director of Digital Marketing at the Hermitage Club. An avid traveler, Wil has authored several travel guidebooks and designed award-winning travel websites. Mr. Klass earned his Bachelor's degree from University of Michigan.
Director, Enterprise Sales
Mr. Leopold is a leader on the enterprise sales team responsible for enterprise sales, development and implementation at Global Rescue. Prior to Global Rescue, he worked at Staples for 20 years where he held a number of different roles, most recently in the Staples Business Advantage division where he was as a Regional Sales Director responsible for new business development.
Mr. Leopold is a graduate of Ohio University.
Associate Director, Information Technology
Mr. Khalil is responsible for Software Application Design and Development at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from JABS Solutions where he was a Technical Architect and Senior Software Engineer. Previously, Mr. Khalil was a Senior Software Engineer for Digital Processing Systems. Prior to joining Digital Processing Systems, he was a Software Engineer at True Meridian.
Mr. Khalil is a graduate of Cecos University.
Associate Director, Marketing
Senior Manager, Intelligence Products & Services
Mr. Webber is responsible for intelligence products and services at Global Rescue in the Americas. Previously, Mr. Webber worked as a Senior Intelligence Operations Officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, United States Pentagon. Prior to that position, Kent served as a career intelligence officer in the United States Army from 1992 to 2012. His military career culminated in Battalion Command and retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr. Webber is a graduate of the University of Vermont. He also earned a Master of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.
Associate Director, Account Operations
Mr. Morris is responsible for Account Operations at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from Rockingham Ambulance where he was a Paramedic Field Supervisor. Mr. Morris spent five years in the Medical Operations department, most recently as a Manager of Medical Operations, prior to transitioning to Account Operations.
Mr. Morris is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.
GRID Intelligence & Information
Mr. Powell is responsible for intelligence gathering and information delivery at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from International SOS where he was a Regional Manager of Information and Analysis. Previously, Mr. Powell was a Project Coordinator with Velocitel, Inc. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Powell served in the United States Air Force as an Intelligence Officer where his duties included serving as an Intelligence Watch Chief, Intelligence Collection Manager and Chinese Linguist.
Mr. Powell is a graduate of Hawaii Pacific University.
Product Manager
Mr. Faisal is responsible for Software Application Design and Development at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from a position doing freelance work in Software Development with a focus on CRM systems. Previously, Mr. Faisal was a Technical Manager and CRM Domain Expert for Target Systems. Prior to joining Target Systems, he was a Software Engineer for Ex-Cel Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Faisal is a graduate of the National Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad.
Associate Director, Channel Sales
Mr. Aubin is responsible for driving Channel sales opportunities at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from DuPont where he was North America Channel Sales Manager within their Shelter business. He has held numerous sales leadership roles during his approximate 8 year tenure with DuPont and in prior roles elsewhere.
Mr. Aubin is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire where he studied Political Science and Business.
Associate Director, Operations
Mr. Koo is responsible for managing active operations and for managing the United States-based medical operations staff at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Singapore where he was the Operations Manager. Previously, Mr. Koo was an Assistant Operations Manager with International SOS and a Staff Nurse in the Emergency Department at National University Hospital. Prior to joining National University Hospital, he was a Combat Medic with the Singapore Armed Forces.
Mr. Koo is a graduate of Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore. He earned his Master's in Health Administration from Flinders University in Australia.
Manager, Medical Operations
Mr. Stretch is responsible for managing active operations and for managing the Philippines-based operations staff at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue in 2015 from International SOS in Qatar where he managed Emergency Medical Services for the World's largest gas-to-liquids plant. Previously, Mr. Stretch was a Paramedic within the UK National Health service, working predominantly as a motorcycle paramedic in Central London.
Mr. Stretch is a graduate of the University of Hertfordshire, earning his Bachelor's degree in Paramedic Science.
Senior Manager, Security Operations
Mr. Bush is responsible for managing security operations at Global Rescue. Previously, Mr. Bush spent more than 20 years as a US Navy SEAL during which he held responsibilities including Platoon Leading Senior Chief for SEAL Team Eight and Command Senior Chief of the Navy's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Course. After leaving the armed forces, Mr. Bush held international security leadership positions for the Jannah Hunt Oil Company working closely with senior executives on security conditions at three oil production facilities in Yemen. Additionally, he was a security advisor and trainer for the Ogontz Group and Harke Strategic where he delivered a full spectrum of security services to global organizations.
Mr. Bush is a graduate of Norwich University where he earned both his Master's and Bachelor's degrees.
Manager, Member Services
Ms. Ferguson is responsible for managing teams of inbound and outbound customer service staff at Global Rescue. She joined Global Rescue from Verizon Wireless where she worked in a variety of customer service and quality assurance roles, most recently as a Customer Service Coordinator. Prior to Verizon Wireless, Ms. Ferguson was a teller at TD Bank North.
Manager, Marketing
Ms. Bakos-Kallgren is the head of design at Global Rescue. Chelsea joined Global Rescue from CBRE Group where she worked as a Graphic Designer. In addition to her work at CBRE Group, Chelsea has also contributed her creative ideas and skills to brands like Simon Pearce, The National Park Service and many others. Ms. Bakos-Kallgren earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Colby Sawyer College.
Senior Product Manager, Business Analyst
Mr. Zia is responsible for developing technical solutions for business needs at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from Comcept - TeleTaleem where he was a Technical Manager. Previously, Mr. Zia was a Software Consultant and Team Lead for Comcept.
Mr. Zia is a graduate of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology. He earned his Master's in Software Engineering & Management from Linkoping University.
Manager, Finance and Accounting
Mrs. Ally is the Manager of the finance and accounting operations at Global Rescue. She joined Global Rescue from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where she worked in the revenue management department.
Mrs. Ally is a graduate of Granite State University.
Senior Manager, Quality Assurance
Mr. Aslam is responsible for Software Quality Assurance at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from White Wings Technologies, Inc. where he was a Software Test Analyst. Previously, Mr. Aslam was a Software Test Analyst for Skane Soft A/S. Prior to joining Skane Soft A/S, he was a Quality Assurance Engineer at Pioneer Tel Limited.
Mr. Aslam is a graduate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah University. He earned his Master's Degree in Computer Science from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola. Mr. Aslam is the author of a book and several research articles regarding software testing.
Senior Manager, Human Capital Management and Office Administration
Mr. Ismail is responsible for human capital management and office administration at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from JABS Solutions where he was a Human Resource Manager.
Mr. Ismail is a graduate of the University of Peshawar. He earned his MBA with a focus on Human Resource Management from Bahria University.
Associate Manager, Medical Operations
Mr. Weinstein is responsible for supervising active operations and US based Medical Operations teams at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from American Medical Response Ambulance Service. Previously Mr. Weinstein also held positions as the Medical Control Officer/Paramedic at New Mexico State University Fire and EMS Department, as well as a paramedic instructor for the paramedic program through New Mexico State University (NMSU).
Mr. Weinstein earned his Paramedicine degree from NMSU's Doña Ana Community College. He went on to obtain his critical care certification as a Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C). Mr. Weinstein also attended an intensive austere medicine and mountain rescue program from the School of Medicine at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Manager, Human Capital Management & Office Administration
Mr. Vivar is responsible for human capital management and office administration at Global Rescue. He joined Global Rescue from Optia Partners International where he was a General Manager. Previously, Mr. Vivar was an International Research Manager for AdMark Asia Research Center. Prior to joining AdMark Asia Research Center, he was an Account Executive at Imatech Corporation.
Mr. Vivar is a graduate of the Philippine School of Business Administration.
David Koo
Medical Operations Manager, Manila Operations Center
David Koo joined Global Rescue in 2013 from one of the best hospitals in Singapore where he managed a team of nurses. Prior to that, David was an Assistant Operations Manager at International SOS where managed remote medical clinics and oversaw evacuation operations. Previously, David served as a Combat Medic Specialist in the Singaporean Armed Forces.
"At Global Rescue, I get to work with a multi-talented team that solves critical problems for our clients and members every single day."
Danielle Ferguson
Member Services Manager, Lebanon (NH) Operations Center
Danielle Ferguson came to Global Rescue in 2014 after spending seven years in customer service and quality assurance for Verizon. She started with Global Rescue as a member services associate before moving up the ranks to supervisor, and then associate manager. She has studied business management and nursing, and in her spare time she likes going to country music concerts, hiking, running, walking her dogs, dancing, 4-wheeling and skiing.
"My favorite thing about working at Global Rescue is that everyone looks out for one another and treats each other as family. Working at GR, you are not just a number, you are part of a family and a team."
Jeff Weinstein
Medical Operations Supervisor, Lebanon (NH) Operations Center
Jeff Weinstein started as a senior specialist at Global Rescue in 2013, bringing with him a wealth of experience as an EMT and paramedic. Jeff holds a Critical Care Paramedic certification, is Flight Paramedic Certified, has a year of specialty training in Austere Medicine and Mountain Rescue from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and holds an Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certification. When not saving lives in places like Nepal, where he was part of the team deployed in the wake of the 2015 earthquake, he spends time at home with his wife and 3-year-old daughter.
"The thing I like most about working for Global Rescue is being a problem solver. Every day, every shift, every op, every patient presents with a different list of problems that need fixing. Each has its own set of logistical considerations, and require different approaches to handle."


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This chapter began with a study of a useful standard development directory tree. You'll find lots of projects that use this format or one very close to it. Whatever directory structure you choose, remember to keep your source files separated from your binary output, and to place your source files in package-structure directories under your source folder.
Next, we covered the basic targets that every Ant build file you create will most likely have. We discussed the common names for these targets and what each target does. Simple examples of each target were provided.
We moved on to discuss the data types that Ant provides for filtering and selecting directories, files, and text. Combining these data types with the built-in and optional tasks you will learn about in Chapters 4 and 5 will greatly help you in your development.
Next up, we moved on to cover listeners and loggers, which enable you to change the status output from your Ant builds. Listeners are geared more toward those who want to write custom tasks and loggers (with the exception being the Log4j listener), whereas loggers can be used by anyone. Several loggers are provided, and each supplies a different set of output data. We then briefly discussed the properties that Ant predefines for you and how to access Java system properties.
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The NBA off season went and got crazy on us last week with the blockbuster NBA trade that sent Dwight Howard to LA, Andre Iguodala to Denver, and Andrew Bynum to Philadelphia along with other players. When I heard the rumors that it might happen, I didn't blink. With all the collective boys crying wolf about potential Howard trades, I was surprised that the trade actually happened and that it happened relatively swiftly.
Now we get to see how the Lakers do. Personally, I think the Lakers are much improved and will compete for the Western Conference Title, but I think the Thunder are still better. It sucks though, because the Lakers continue to voodoo magic the rest of the league into giving them what they want. You can't convince me that Houston couldn't/didn't make a better offer. Orlando made a bad deal, no matter how you look at it, just like Memphis did back in the day. So if you are a Laker hater, which I am, this sort of stuff is disappointing.
With all of that said, I think this move has little to no affect on the Jazz's chances of winning a title. First of all, Dwight Howard needs to resign in LA, which isn't a given. If the Lakers aren't as good as some think they should be and Dwight clashes with Kobe or the coach or whomever, he isn't going to stay in LA to carry Kobe's dead corpse around the court (Kobe is falling fast) and he'll sign elsewhere. In that case, the Lakers will have dumped Bynum for nothing.
On top of that, the Jazz, barring a fantastic trade or free agent signing in the next 12 months, aren't going to compete for a title until Hayward and Favors are in their 4th year, at least. In two seasons, Kobe, Nash, and Pau will be fading into NBA netherlands, if they are still with the Lakers. The Jazz will be contending for top playoff spots with the Thunder, the Hornets, Clippers, or maybe the Wolves more than the Lakers.
That is unless the Wolves trade Kevin Love to the Lakers for Metta World Peace, 2 second rounders and Devin Ebanks. It'll happen.
One of the things that the writers of this blog discussed over dinner and that needs to be discussed with more Jazz fans is the question "what if the core 4 aren't as good as we hope they are?" This question was a concern, specifically of Andy's and I think it's a great question.
I KNOW that the core 4 aren't as good as some Jazz fans hope because of the expectations I have seen some Jazz fans throw around. I think it's healthy to try to maintain an accurate perspective on the team. So I am going to make a series of provocative statements about the young guys that I think are true and we can discuss them. I'm not trying to cause incite. I agree with the statements I am about to make, although I also believe there is room for these young guys to prove me wrong.
-One of Hayward or Burks is probably not starting level material in the NBA and I doubt they will every both start the majority of games for the Jazz in the same season.
-If Gordon Hayward wants to be more than a borderline starer in the league, he needs to become a more consistent scorer, either by making more 3 point shots or by getting to the line more often.
-Enes Kanter has a long ways to go. He's an elite rebounder, but so is Reggie Evans. There's a chance that the Jazz drafted a non-starter with the 3rd pick.
-Hayward deserved the minutes he got, Burks needs 20-25 mpg and Kanter 15-20 so that the Jazz, and fans, can see what we are dealing with. Right now the Jazz are slowing the development of the team in the long term by limiting the minutes. They have to learn at some point.
You probably noticed that I didn't even mention Derrick Favors. He gets his own section, partly because I feel the most confident in his game being good. I think his floor is higher than Burks, Kanter or Hayward and his ceiling is certainly higher.
I'm the guy who has compared Burks to Russell Westbrook even though I know he'll more likely be Jamal Crawford. I've compared Hayward to Ginobili even though Dunleavy Jr. is more realistic. I've compared Kanter to Marc Gasol, even though he's probably the next Nikolai Pekovic.
Favors has an array of comparisons for sure, but I see so much Tyson Chandler in him. For the record, I would be thrilled if Favors became Chandler's equal defensively and I think he has more potential to be a better scorer.
Coming into the NBA, Chandler is 3 inches taller, but Favors has the longer wingspan and an equal standing reach and weighed 20 pounds more. Both are limited offensively. You can't give either the ball and expect them to create their own offense, but get them around the rim and they are almost unstoppable. His first year with New Orleans Chandler averaged 12 points a game on 62% shooting by just putting him into pick and roll and alley oop situations. Favors is honestly more polished offensively than Chandler. There isn't any reason, if put in the right offensive situation, Favors shouldn't score 15 points a game on 9-10 shots and 55-65% field goal percentage. Offensively, it will be key to see if Favors is able to put up numbers similar to Tyson Chandler by mostly catching passes on the move to the hope and cleaning up offensive putbacks. If the Jazz try to run their offense through him either in the low or high post, I think we will all be disappointed.
Derrick Favors should be doing this on at least half of his field goal attempts. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE
Defensively the area that Favors needs to make a little improvement in is his defensive rebounding. In his rookie year he grabbed 19% of all available defensive rebounds while he was on the court. His second year, that number went up to 22.5%. Chandler went from 19% to 21% in his rookie and second years. But in year 3 he grabbed 27% of available defensive rebounds and stayed above 24% the next 5 years. I would love for Favors to make a similar jump. Something to keep an eye on.
My wife is the daughter of a financial planner and has been raised on good economic principles. I mention this to justify why I was listening to a financial advice radio show on a drive the other day with my wife. Long story short, a caller asked the expert if he would sell a house he owned and rented in order to pay off his own house's mortgage. The expert asked if the owner would borrow against his house to buy this other property and the caller answered "no" rather quickly. Long story short, it was obvious that the caller should sell his property because he would never acquire the property if he had the option of buying.
Financially, the reverse acquisition way of thinking is a great way to evaluate the Jazz players. Let's pretend the Jazz didn't have any players and not committed money on the books but had the option of keeping or cutting the contracts of their players. Obviously the Jazz keep the guys on their rookie contracts. But you are the GM. Would you:
Pick up Millsap's option for 1 year $8.7 million?
Jefferson at one year $15 million?
Marvin Williams at 2 years $15 million?
Mo Williams 1 year $10 million?
Who would be your first cut and who would you keep?
I'd like to implement more podcasts on this site. I love listening to a podcast while cleaning the house or going for a jog, over having to read it, but that might just be me. I know some people can't listen to them at work or whatever. Would a podcast be supported by our readers and secondly, what would you like to hear from a slcdunk podcast if one were to magically exist?


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Monsanto Beats on Earnings, Disappoints on Sales
Monsanto (MON), the world's biggest seed company, reported third-quarter profit of 81 cents a share on an ongoing basis, 2 cents above analysts estimates of 79 cents, according to Bloomberg. Net income in the third quarter was $384 million, nearly half of last year's quarter net income of $694 million.
Net sales decreased 6% to $2.96 billion, and was below analyst estimates of $3.17 billion. Operating expenses were flat overall, with a slight decrease for selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the three month comparison.
Monsanto affirmed its cash flow and earnings guidance and provided preliminary financial guidance for fiscal year 2011. The company expects fiscal-year 2010 earnings per share to be in the range of $2.40 to $2.60 on an ongoing basis. Analysts estimates for fiscal year earnings are $2.51, according to flyonthewall.
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Grand Opening of David T. Watkins Academic Building Set
What: Central Baptist College will host an open house and dedication of the new 38,000 square foot David T. Watkins Academic Building. This is the first project of ten major construction projects in Vision 2020: A Miracle in the Making – a plan to complete 10 major projects in the next 10 years to accommodate an enrollment of 2020 students.
When: Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Where: 1501 College Avenue, Conway, AR 72034 – David T. Watkins Academic Building
Who: Central Baptist College President Terry Kimbrow
Bro. David T. Watkins
Why: Central Baptist College has been growing rapidly for several years and in the fall 2011 was the fastest growing college in Arkansas.


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We offer rooms and church for hire in Pimlico, Westminster, in Central London.
The Church Office is open for enquiries from 09:00 until 17:00 Monday to Friday on 020 7630 6282 or email the Church Administrator on firstname.lastname@example.com.
The St James the Less Centre
There are 3 rooms and a kitchen able to be hired
The Church
A great venue for larger meetings and small conferences with up-to-date facilities in a heritage setting.
Dimensions & Capacity:
Hall and stage area: 15.5m X 18m;
Altar area: 11m X 5m;
Side chapel 5m X 6m
Capacity: 100-200
Features include:
Glass entrance from Vauxhall Bridge Road.
Original, movable, oak, cushioned pews; PA system & radio mics, AV Projection; Grade 1 listed historic building.


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The UpCity team has been hard at work in 2017 to put even more emphasis on helping our partner agencies drive new business and generate high-quality leads. In addition to our industry-leading software and white label services, our Top Local Agency Marketplace has grown to become an invaluable resource for both agencies and businesses looking for great digital marketing service providers.
To reflect these changes, we've revamped the UpCity website from the ground up, making it even easier for businesses to browse our marketplace and connect with great agency partners. We've also updated our agency offerings to help provide solutions for any agency, no matter the size or specific needs.
Today, we're excited to unveil the new face of upcity.com, and introduce you to the next iteration of the UpCity offering - The Agency Growth Engine.
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Meet Hemingway: The Artificial Intelligence Robot That Can Copy Your Handwriting
2 July 2021
The everyday tasks that humans often take for granted, such as walking and handwriting, have, until recently, been challenging to programme a robot to do. The Handwriting Company now has a robot that can create beautifully handwritten communication that mimics the style of an individual's handwriting while a robot from Brown University can replicate handwriting from a variety of languages even though it was just trained on Japanese characters. Achieving this milestone of robotic capabilities was quite a feat for the researchers and roboticists behind the scenes and the machine learning algorithms that power the robots' skills. Let's review what's currently possible today and what might be in store for the future with robots creating handwritten text.
Technology Behind Hemingway
Hemingway is The Handwriting Company's robot that can mimic anyone's style of handwriting. All that Hemingway's algorithm needs to mimic an individual's handwriting is a sample of handwriting from that person. Not only can Hemingway write faster than a human, in one example completing the sample text provided in 2 minutes that took the human who provided it 15, it's also surprisingly accurate. When a company is trying to deliver a personal touch to a large group of individuals with handwritten notes, you can imagine how important this time savings could be.
While script from the same language shares specific characteristics no matter who is doing the writing, every individual has nuances in their handwriting that makes it unique to them including the pressure applied by the writing utensil, flourishes to various characters, inconsistencies and the like. These nuances are picked up by Hemingway's algorithm to recreate very realistic handwriting samples that make it difficult to discern it was created by a robot.
The Handwriting Company uses this technology to provide its clients, including corporations, politicians, and political parties, with handwritten text for marketing purposes. Brides and grooms have even used it for their wedding invites. The company promises the "automation of robotics with the creativity of humans."
While the robotic handwriting doesn't yet fool a graphologist, who was able to tell automated handwriting from a human handwriting sample only because the robotic sample lacked a bit of fluidity, it's good enough to fool others. Future developments in the works would be to allow this technology to be used at home and to adjust the style based on emotions that the communication needs to convey.
Handwriting Robot from Brown University
Researchers at Brown University, including Atsunobu Kotani and Stefanie Tellex, have also made strides by making a deep-learning algorithm that helped a robot produce handwritten words and even hand-drawn images.
The Brown University robot was trained to handwrite Japanese characters. After that, it was able to apply its learning to other languages it had never written before including Greek, English (print and cursive) and Hindi by merely looking at examples of that writing. To top it off, it was also able to recreate a handwritten drawing of the Mona Lisa.
Handwriting may seem like it would be simple to learn, but it's quite complex to do so in reality. Just think about how a child learns to write. It's not enough to show a child a picture of handwriting; they must receive instructions about how to form each letter.
The roboticists at Brown University split their training system into two models—a local model that is concerned with the stroke of the pen and a global model that moves the writing utensil to the next stroke of the character. They fed the algorithm Japanese characters initially and provided some information about how strokes of a character work. Then, the algorithm took over, used its machine vision and predictive capabilities to replicate the writing, even in different languages.
Interestingly, in one test, the researchers challenged the robot to replicate the less-then-precise handwriting of a group of kindergarteners. Although they thought the robot would be stumped, it duplicated the wobbly writing of humans just learning to handwrite quite easily.
What's next for handwriting technology? One can imagine a future where robots can leave humans handwritten notes instead of print-offs, but we'll have to wait to see how the technology evolves.
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Part two of the Foster House Legacy Series!!
A family secret has been revealed.
During a siege on the Foster House, Alexis is locked in the attic of her family's mansion with her boyfriend, District Attorney Josh Hampton. After reading from a long-lost book, Alexis' legacy is revealed. Her ancestors were witches, and Alexis is the last of her line.
A Knight will learn his true purpose.
Ex-special ops Captain Brenton Young learns his final mission had been a set-up. Orders were changed at the last minute from an observe-only mission to a retrieval mission that lead to Brenton making a gut-wrenching choice. There was no way to win. Now, he has a chance to truly right the wrongs and take his rightful place beside the other Knights that protect Alexis from evil.
An empathic law student must train.
Alexis must learn how to use all of her abilities now that they have been revealed to her. Her training won't be easy. It could very well kill her.
The Foster House
Knight, you must save your energy. You will need it. Your friends may be lost to you, but you must fight the darkness within. Tristan poured his family's evil into you and your friend over there. Deep down, you know what your mission has always been. It was never to serve Tristan. Think, and use the powers within you. Remember your history. Remember your true nature, your true mission.
This is the next installment of the Foster House Legacy series.
Nodding to Tucker and myself, my three Knights, along with Josh, entered the room and all fell quiet. From the confines of the hallway, I waited with bated breath as everything fell quiet until a, "Clear!" came from inside the darkened doorway.
"Put me down!" I shouted, squirming in Tucker's arms. "I need to go in." Lowering me to the floor, he held onto me until I had finally gained my balance.
Wincing, I limped into the blue room and froze as I took in the scene around me. All of the walls were covered in a reddish-black substance, which reminded me of the crime scene photos I'd seen on TV and in the District Attorney's office. My stomach recoiled.
"I think I'm going to be sick," I muttered as nausea threatened to send me out. Swallowing it back down, I covered my nose and mouth with my sleeve and took several deep breaths.
From behind me, footsteps sounded before coming to a stop as Tucker entered the room.
Without warning, icy arms gripped me from behind, squeezing me tighter and tighter as if my mid-section were in a vise. Gritting my teeth, I held in the scream threatening to burst from my throat.
"No one can help you now, Princess. I have you, and I will paint the walls with your blood for Tristan. And once you are taken care of, I will take out the Knights." The ghost's rancid breath filled my nostrils, causing my face to contort in disgust.
As Grant came to stand next to me, I gripped his arm with my free hand, desperate for him to understand that I needed help. As if knowing what I was saying, I witnessed Grant come to attention from my peripheral vision, receiving two signals from Will and Brenton. I didn't have a clue what either of them meant, but almost immediately the pressure around my midsection disappeared.
No longer within the cold grasp of death, I tried to calm my racing nerves.
"Josh, call Logan and tell him to bring only the officers he truly trusts," Grant called out.
"We need to figure out who was in the house," Josh said.
"No one was in the house," I ground out as I let go of Grant and shuffled further into the center of the room. From behind me, I could hear the sound of shoes scuffing on the floor. Holding up my hand, I motioned for all of them to stay back.
Closing my eyes, I took a deep, calming breath in an attempt to center myself. "Can one of you tell me which direction is west?"
"You are not strong enough to get rid of me. Not even with your Knights––or those other two. I will kill you this night."
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Filming for Brit flick starring Downton Abbey actress takes place in Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington's listed red-bricked Victorian library will play a starring role in a much-anticipated Brit flick starring Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay.
Jessica, who played Lady Sybil Crawley in the popular ITV period drama, was in Hackney over the weekend filming the opening scenes of This Beautiful Fantastic, a contemporary fairytale revolving around the relationship between a young woman – who works in a library - and a widower.
The film's producer, Christine Alderson, said: "We chose Stoke Newington Library because it's such a beautiful building and it felt in keeping with the character of [Jessica's character] Bella. We used Hackney because the environment is such an eclectic mix of old and new London, with a great ethnic variation too which felt like the right backdrop for the film."
The all-star cast also includes Tom Wilkinson, from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Jeremy Irvine, of War Horse, and acting grand dame Sheila Hancock. The film has been on a watch-list since 2010.
Hackney is fast becoming one of the hottest film destinations in the capital with the Council's Film Office fielding an average of 30 requests a week, managing shoots, securing location fees and donations for local groups, residents, charities, and bringing in much-needed revenue for the Council to maintain its parks and venues.
Some of Hollywood's top blockbusters have had scenes filmed in the borough, including the new Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation; Tom Hardy movies, Legend, about gangster twins the Krays, and London Road, which recounts the notorious 2006 prostitute murders in Ipswich; as well as the as-yet-unreleased Bond film, Spectre.
With its wealth of fine parks, beautiful buildings and photogenic streets, Hackney is one of the film-friendliest boroughs in London, and the Film Office works hard to balance the rights and needs of residents with the wishes of film crews.
Allowing filming in the borough is an important money-generator for local people and the Council - helping us to continue to provide some services for residents as we face ongoing government cuts.
Local residents are benefiting directly - in the past few years the Film Office has managed to secure £30,000 for the Youth Sports Fund, £8,000 for the Geffrye Community Centre, 250 free tickets to Dirty Dancing for children living in the Pembury Estate, part-time work at the Secret Cinema for local people - among many other things.
And evidence also shows that filming directly benefits businesses, with film crews spending locally and by attracting tourists to the area.
If you want to film, please apply online: www.hackney.gov.uk/film or, to get in touch with the Council's Film Office, call: 020 8356 3541.


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With support from the public during their meeting Tuesday, the Hurley Town Council approved amending an ordinance that will increase Hurley Municipal Judge David Ramos' pay by $200 per month.
At the last meeting, Ramos said during public input that he had not received a raise in 25 years. In a letter given to councilors, he stated that he has been a Hurley judge for 44 years and asked for a monthly salary increase to $600. An ordinance passed in 2004 — while David Diaz was mayor — specified that Ramos be paid $263 per month.
Before the approval of the raise, three people spoke about how Ramos deserves the increase in pay.
"Although Judge Ramos is an elected official and not an employee, I cannot imagine, under any scenario, it would be acceptable to have a person doing that job that long without a change of salary," Archi Padilla said. "Hurley has the lowest pay for our Police Department and judge. I understand that Hurley is a poor community, and expenses are carefully watched. However, 25 years without an increase is almost incomprehensible."
Gilbert Montoya said he has known Ramos for almost his whole life.
"I remember when Mr. Ramos decided to run for judge," he said. "Nobody thought anything about it. There was no way a Chicano was going to win a race for judge. So, David says, 'Well, I don't know, but I'm going to do it.' He ran and he won. And he's won ever since. People trust him. People know him."
Joe Pedraza was the third person who spoke in support of Ramos.
"I've known Mr. Ramos for a long time, and I think it's only fair for a pay increase on his salary," he said.
Ramos said Bayard Municipal Judge Jose Sandoval gets paid $600 for around 20 hours per month, while the city receives revenue of $1,500 per month from the court. Bayard Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Ortiz confirmed the judge's monthly pay rate. Santa Clara Municipal Judge Andres Gomez gets paid $350 per month, with court revenues of $1,200. Santa Clara Village Clerk Sheila Hudman told the Daily Press that Gomez works eight hours per month and confirmed his pay rate. Ramos said he puts in around 20 hours a month.
The council changed the ordinance to specify a $200 per month increase from the current $263 — totaling $463 per month. The Hurley municipal judge position is also up for election this November, and Ramos, who is the current judge, was the only person to file.
The council also discussed funding for the Hurley water project, partially funded by a Colonias grant worth $1.7 million, along with $2.1 million from the Interstate Stream Commission, a grant and loan totaling $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and $80,000 from the town of Hurley itself. Total funding comes to around $6.7 million.
To secure the USDA loan, the town of Hurley adopted an ordinance Tuesday authorizing the issuance of a bond worth $1.5 million due to the USDA, with an interest rate of 2.65 percent that is to be repaid over a term of 40 years.
Mayor Ed Stevens also talked about Ordinance 23C, "creating and maintaining a public nuisance unlawful," after which part-time resident Ben Barela — who said he has a summer home in Hurley — addressed the topic before the council.
"I would like to know if you guys are going to come up with a final decision on this," he said.
"The communication channels, I'm sure, can come through the Town Hall," Stevens responded. "We will advise you as to when we're going to have a meeting in reference to that, so that you can attend."
In the last workshop regarding the ordinance, the town brought in an attorney, Benjamin Young.
"The next step for me is to figure out how to incorporate the comments — not necessarily saying that I'm going to use all the comments," Young said at that workshop. "If, at the end of the day, it ends up that there are enough substantive changes that require an amendment to the ordinance, I will advise the town accordingly."
The town is taking suggestions and comments about Ordinance 23C until Sept. 20. They can be dropped off at the Hurley Town Hall. Also, all violations under the ordinance are still being enforced, except those dealing with vacant and neglected structures.


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Renewables represent a drop in the bucket of global supply.
They are having no effect whatsoever on fossil fuel prices.
They are more expensive than fossil fuels
What were climate scientists predicting in the 1970s?1970s ice age predictions were predominantly media based. The majority of peer reviewed research at the time predicted warming due to increasing CO2.Climate Myth...Ice age predicted in the 70s "[M]any publications now claiming the world is on the brink of a global warming disaster said the same about an impending ice age just 30 years ago. Several major ones, including The New York Times, Time magazine and Newsweek, have reported on three or even four different climate shifts since 1895." (Fire and Ice)Mainstream MediaWhat was the scientific consensus in the 1970s regarding future climate? The most cited example of 1970s cooling predictions is a 1975 Newsweek article "The Cooling World" that suggested cooling "may portend a drastic decline for food production." "Meteorologists disagree about the cause and extent of the cooling trend
But they are almost unanimous in the view that the trend will reduce agricultural productivity for the rest of the century." A 1974 Time magazine article Another Ice Age? painted a similarly bleak picture:"When meteorologists take an average of temperatures around the globe, they find that the atmosphere has been growing gradually cooler for the past three decades. The trend shows no indication of reversing. Climatological Cassandras are becoming increasingly apprehensive, for the weather aberrations they are studying may be the harbinger of another ice age." Peer-Reviewed LiteratureHowever, these are media articles, not scientific studies. A survey of peer reviewed scientific papers from 1965 to 1979 show that few papers predicted global cooling (7 in total). Significantly more papers (42 in total) predicted global warming (Peterson 2008). The large majority of climate research in the 1970s predicted the Earth would warm as a consequence of CO2. Rather than 1970s scientists predicting cooling, the opposite is the case.Figure 1: Number of papers classified as predicting global cooling (blue) or warming (red). In no year were there more cooling papers than warming papers (Peterson 2008).Scientific ConsensusIn the 1970s, the most comprehensive study on climate change (and the closest thing to a scientific consensus at the time) was the 1975 US National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Report. Their basic conclusion was "
we do not have a good quantitative understanding of our climate machine and what determines its course. Without the fundamental understanding, it does not seem possible to predict climate
"This is in strong contrast with the current position of the US National Academy of Sciences: "...there is now strong evidence that significant global warming is occurring... It is likely that most of the warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities... The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action." This is in a joint statement with the Academies of Science from Brazil, France, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom.In contrast to the 1970s, there are now a number of scientific bodies that have released statements affirming man-made global warming. More on scientific consensus...National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNASA's Goddard Institute of Space StudiesAmerican Geophysical UnionAmerican Institute of PhysicsNational Center for Atmospheric ResearchAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe Royal Society of the UKCanadian Meteorological and Oceanographic SocietyAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceReasoning Behind Cooling Predictions[b]Quite often, the justification for the few global cooling predictions in the 1970s is overlooked. Probably the most famous such prediction was Rasool and Schneider (1971):[/b]"An increase by only a factor of 4 in global aerosol background concentration may be sufficient to reduce the surface temperature by as much as 3.5°K." Yes, their global cooling projection was based on a quadrupling of atmospheric aerosol concentration. This wasn't an entirely unrealistic scenario - after all, sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions were accelerating quite rapidly up until the early 1970s (Figure 2). These emissions caused various environmental problems, and as a result, a number of countries, including the USA, enacted SO2 limits through Clean Air Acts. As a result, not only did atmospheric aerosol concentrations not quadruple, they declined starting in the late 1970s:SO2 emissionsFigure 2: Global sulfur dioxide emissions by source (PNNL)Similarly, if we now limit CO2 emissions, we can also eventually get global warming under control.SummarySo global cooling predictions in the 70s amounted to media and a handful of peer reviewed studies.The small number of papers predicting cooling were outweighed by a much greater number of papers predicting global warming due to the warming effect of rising CO2. Today, an avalanche of peer reviewed studies and overwhelming scientific consensus endorse man-made global warming. To compare cooling predictions in the 70s to the current situation is both inappropriate and misleading. Additionally, we reduced the SO2 emissions which were causing global cooling. The question remains whether we will reduce the CO2 emissions causing global warming.Last updated on 7 April 2011 by John Cook.


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by Shawn Brasseaux
Why does God's Word tell us to "bear one another's burdens" (Galatians 6:2) and then command in the same passage, "Every man shall bear his own burden" (Galatians 6:5)? Is this not a contradiction? Is this a mistake in the Bible? Friends, we just need a good English dictionary and a little common sense, and it will become quite simple!
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2).
"For every man shall bear his own burden" (Galatians 6:5).
Those who enjoy "running to the Greek," point out that "burdens" in Galatians 6:2 is bare, while "burden" in verse 5 is phortion. One seminary-trained minister recently criticized the King James Bible because the distinction in Greek was "lost in English." My wonderful readers, before we criticize our English Bible, perhaps we had better consult an English dictionary. (Nothing is "lost in English!" The "scholar" says this so we depend on him to learn the real Bible. It is a form of Romanism, "Come to the priest, who has been educated to function as the 'true' interpreter of the Bible!") I have a good pastor friend who wisely says, "Do not get angry at your Bible when it knows more about the English language than you do!" What is a synonym for "burden?" How about "load?" Why not leave "burden" in both verses and just remember what they mean?
Consider this ridiculously simple illustration. Suppose we have two coworkers. Each is being paid to do his or her own job, correct? However, what if both are carrying a heavy load? The one with the lighter load can come behind the other and help lift the object. This is not difficult to understand. It is when we come to the Bible—spiritual matters—that the battle wages and confusion arises. A struggle between good and evil and the souls of men begins. People have no trouble comprehending real-world scenarios apart from the Bible. When concepts in the Bible parallel the real-world scenarios, that is when people oppose. What should be simple is needlessly complicated. They do not want the Bible to say what it says. They want to find fault with it. They want to change it.
God wants us to function fully on our own, and yet, when necessary, we can help each other out. This is especially true of trying to recover Christians from "the snare of the devil" (2 Timothy 2:26). "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted" (Galatians 6:1). Christian living is not about serving self. "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). Now Galatians 6:3: "For if a man think himself to be something, which he is nothing, he deceiveth himself." And finally, verses 4 and 5: "But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden." God expects every Christian to be mature enough to carry his or her own weight, not needing "crutches" or "aids" continually. How simple!
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The number of 'outstanding' schools has nearly doubled and half of Dubai's student population attends these according to Emirates 24/7.
There has been a marked improvement in the workings of Dubai schools, with 11 schools rated "outstanding" in the latest school inspection report, recorded Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
In a step towards helping parents access inspection results and choose the right school for their children, KHDA has released an iPhone App containing updated curriculum details, student and nationality breakdowns, school contacts, inspection grades and school fee structure.
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Today we are answering the fourth question in the 1o part series: Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Flooring.
Question: Will small tiles help a small room appear larger?
Answer: The opposite is actually true. The larger the tiles in a small space, the larger the room will look. The less lines (grout lines) there are for your eye to dissect, the better.
Other points worth mentioning:
- When the grout color blends with the tile it helps the floor look more uniform and less choppy.
- Turning smaller or larger tiles on the diagonal for installation will help make the room look larger.
- Lighter colors with a more consistent texture will also help visually increase the space.
- If using a large tile in a small room, especially when installing on the diagonal, at least 2 full tiles should be able to fit across the room.
A great way to test the answer to this question is to use a tool like our virtual room designer tool so that you can see the impact of different applications such as the use of small tiles laid straight, larger tiles laid straight, small tiles laid on the diagonal and larger tiles laid on the diagonal in the same room. The image here is an example of a room in the virtual room designer that you can change the flooring in.


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WebRTC app for FusionPBX is made by editing an existing FusionPBX app code and adding the code from the "Master FreeSWITCH code example". Also, keep in mind that you will need ssl certs working on the server.
There are two "sets" of code in this app. One being an existing app from FusionPBX and the code example from Master FreeSWITCH book in Chapter 8.
- Working install of FusionPBX
- Working set of SSL certs (Not self signed) on said install of FusionPBX
- Working mod_verto setup.
- Patience
Install Steps¶
On your server
cd /usr/src
git clone https://github.com/fusionpbx/fusionpbx-apps
Move the directory 'webrtc' into your main FusionPBX directory
mv fusionpbx-apps/webrtc /var/www/fusionpbx/app
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/fusionpbx/app/webrtc
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Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (the U) has appointed Ignacio Garrido-Laguna, MD, PhD, as director of its Phase I Clinical Trials unit. In this position, Garrido-Laguna will oversee all aspects of HCI's Phase I clinical trials.
Clinical trials are rigorous medical studies of new drugs and treatment approaches. Trials are designed in stages, or phases. The findings of one phase are used to further test the drug to pinpoint its most effective use. Phase I trials take drugs that have undergone extensive laboratory testing with positive results and test them in humans for the first time. For cancer patients, a clinical trial may be the only treatment option available if their tumor does not respond to currently approved treatments, often called standard of care.
"Dr. Garrido-Laguna is uniquely and ideally qualified to lead the Phase I clinical trials unit at HCI. He has deep knowledge of drug development and early phase clinical trials, and he is a national leader in GI malignancies," said David Gaffney, MD, PhD, senior director of clinical research at HCI and professor of radiation oncology at the U. "Most importantly Dr. Garrido-Laguna is an outstanding and compassionate clinician and takes excellent care of his patients."
In his new role, Garrido-Laguna will coordinate and oversee all Phase I clinical trials at HCI. The purpose of Phase I clinical trials is to determine a safe dose of the drug, as well as to observe whether the treatment has any beneficial effects. Participants in a Phase I clinical trial may have access to some of the latest cancer treatments.
In addition to his new role, Garrido-Laguna is a HCI physician-scientist specializing in pancreatic cancer, and an associate professor of internal medicine at the U. He received his medical training in Madrid, Spain, at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Prior to joining HCI in 2011, Garrido-Laguna completed a postdoctoral fellowship in drug development in GI malignancies at Johns Hopkins, and a two-year clinical fellowship in the Phase 1 Program at MD Anderson, which is the largest Phase I program in the world.
"I am looking forward to working closely with HCI's Phase I clinical trial team to understand better ways we can treat cancer, especially though the development of new drugs," said Garrido-Laguna. "HCI provides a wide array of important clinical trials for patients with the hope of finding new treatments that will eventually become standard of care."
Every cancer treatment in use today began as a clinical trial, making clinical trials a critical part of advancing medical sciences that yields insights on better ways to treat cancer, detect it earlier, and wherever possible, to prevent it outright. In order to ensure patient safety, clinical trials have very strict reporting and monitoring requirements, which means they are often only available at major medical centers. At any given time, HCI has an average of 150-200 clinical trials open to cancer patients.


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CardioAlex is the most comprehensive event and the meeting point of cardiologists, not only from Egypt, but from Middle East area and North Africa. It will be held from the 2-5 June 2020 in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria – Egypt. It is one of the activities of CVREP Foundation "Cardiovascular Research, Education & Prevention Foundation"
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Copper Completes Acquisition Of Mexico Joint Venture Tire Factory
Published On 29-Jan-2020
The new plant is rated at 19,000 tires a day with roughly 1,100 employees.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. today announced that it has completed the agreement announced on Nov.1, 2019 to increase the ownership in its Mexico joint venture tire manufacturing facility, Corporación de Occidente S. A. de C.V. (COOCSA), from 58 percent to 100 percent.
Cooper raised its stake in Corp. de Occidente to 100% from 58% by buying the 42% stake held by its minority partner, Trabajadores Democraticos de Occidente S.C. de R.L. de C.V. (Tradoc). Financial terms were not disclosed.
Cooper President and CEO Brad Hughes said the deal is "part of our strategic plan to optimize Cooper's global manufacturing footprint with cost-competitive production of quality tires in key geographies. We are excited to continue working with the team in Mexico as we look forward to enhancing the facility's global competitiveness in the tire industry."
Cooper and Tradoc set up the joint venture in El Salto near Guadalajara in 2008.
Recommended Read: Cooper Tires Plans To Increase Ownership In Its Mexico Joint Venture To 100 Per Cent
The venture's plant — originally a Continental A.G. factory that Conti closed in 2001 — is rated at 19,000 tires a day with roughly 1,100 employees. A group of Mexican investors bought the facility from the German company and restarted production in mid-2005 using the Pneustone brand.
Source: Tire Business


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National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
Spring 2008
Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council 9:1, Spring/Summer 2008. Copyright © 2008 by the National Collegiate Honors Council.
What is it that we talk or write about when we talk or write about the culture of honors? Almost always we begin with the second term in the phrase, i.e., honors, the enterprise embodied in programs and colleges in which virtually all of the readers of this journal are engaged. If we think at all about the first term, culture, it is almost certainly for no more than a few minutes, if at all, and then move forward to the really important work. As I write this piece, I am at the moment creating a syllabus for a class in the history of culture, to be taught as an honors seminar in the upcoming spring term, and I have been at some pains to define the word "culture" in terms of content and the methods appropriate to its study. I am confident that the task of definition plays an important role in how we think about and discuss the culture of honors, and so this essay begins with some preliminary considerations of the concept of culture.


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G It's another tequila sunrise D AM Starin' slowly cross the sky D7 G Said good bye. G He was just a hired hand D AM Workin' on a dream he planned to try D7 G the days go by EM C Every night when the sun goes down EM C EM just another lonely boy in town AM D7 and she's out runnin' round G She wasnt just another woman D AM And I couldnt keep from comin' on D7 G It's been so long G Oh and it's a hollow feelin' D AM When it comes down to dealin' friends D7 G It never ends. AM D Take another shot of courage BM E AM Wonder why the right words never come B Em7 A You just get numb G It's another tequila sunrise D Am This old world still looks the same D7 G Another frame. This is an awesome song to play live...listen for the timing and strumming pattern!


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That is the startling implication of discoveries made the last two summers on the Greek island of Crete. Stone tools found there, archaeologists say, are at least 130,000 years old, which is considered strong evidence for the earliest known seafaring in the Mediterranean and cause for rethinking the maritime capabilities of prehuman cultures.
Source: Discovery Dates Seafaring 100,000-Plus Years Ago – The New York Times


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'The sweat lodge experience is a little like preparing for death,' Josie, our yoga teacher says brightly. She brings a nurturing approach with a deep, holistic knowledge of yoga, meditation and Celtic shamanic healing. During the weekend with Josie we experience deep releasing yin yoga, letting go of long held emotions in our body and chant powerful ancient rune mantras, invoking our ancestors.
Maya healer Roland Torikian has a steadying approach and profound wisdom that holds space for us subtly and powerfully. Sharing his own country house in rural Kent, we have the luxury of experiencing a retreat in a truly held space, invested with the years of healing that has gone on there. Roland spent a long time in Mexico learning first-hand the traditions from the indigenous people there, returning to this part of Kent where he grew up.
'How can something so physical be so spiritual?' I ask Roland of the experience of the Sweat Lodge. 'For me the question is the other way round', Roland says, as we sit in front of the fire in his home and retreat centre in Kent, less than an hour away from London, Victoria. Outside he has been building a metre-high fire at a nearby farm where the ceremony, which he holds most fortnights, will take place.
As soon as I decide to take part, a week before, I begin to feel huge shifts and when Roland does a cleansing on each of us on arrival, it creates movement in energy that we are hardly aware of. The first morning, in Josie's fluid, beautifully guided yoga session, tears fall, apparently inexplicably, as the beginnings of letting go in preparation of the ceremony itself. She gently but strongly encourages us to work with our intention. 'Imagine your intention as a candle in the landscape of your mind. Follow it over hills, through valleys, wherever it may go until it comes to a resting place.'
My intention is to let go of negativity and the past, and the candle in my meditation stops in a little dark cave, its light inviting me to stay with it. It seems emblematic of the lodge itself, dark, primeval, womb-like, a place of death and burial and also of re-birth.
Linda, a gentle stylist magically transforms the yoga space into a breakfast room decorated with delicate arrangements of flowers from the garden and hedgerows. After emptying the table laden with loving creations from Shiva, founder of the much- loved vegan and raw cafe at Tri Yoga in Chelsea, we put on our boots and get ready for what seems like battle but as Josie gentle tells us, is a kind of death.
The sweat lodge made with willow and covered in thick blankets is completely black inside, apart from the red coals in the centre. I spend the first round, apparently always the hardest, with my hand and my head on the cold wet earth, trying to steady my breath and slow my thinking. Josie calms me and us all with an Indian incantation as Roland manages the blaze outside. In five separate rounds, each lasting around 20 minutes, Roland invokes the goddesses of the five sacred elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Space, for their wisdom and protection.
After the first round I throw myself in the pretty river nearby that reminds me of the one in which Ophelia met her death, although she was apparently incapable of her own distress. The freezing waters act as another baptism, after the massive cleansing created by the heat of the sweat lodge. After the dunking, I warm myself by the huge outside fire, in the rain, hands in prayer, in gratitude for the massive release I have already felt.
Often we do not even know what we need to let go, it is so deep set and so much part of us, and I am surprised to feel a sense of shame leaving me, and a huge lightness appearing in its place. Smothering myself in the coconut oil that helps save our faces from the sensation of burning, the tears streaking down my muddy face, I re-enter the lodge, reluctantly, with the help of a little loving wink from Josie.
The following four rounds are much easier. I manage to remain sitting upright and to - mostly - breathe and to follow the committed and knowing guidance of Roland as he goes on to invoke the Goddesses of Water, Wind, Fire and Space. Despite the red-hot fire at the end I can feel the white light of the Goddess of space in my heart. The heat is intense, the space frightening for me, but that is the point; to face our fear and in some way to go through it.
'Imagine a blue river of breath running through your body from your third eye down through your feet,' Josie had invited us in the yoga session that morning. I try to invoke the river, the sensation of the cool water, but most of all I try to breathe, to breathe through the fear and the desire to run. And with the breathing comes a sense of space, of letting go and even of forgiveness. On my return to London, a greater ability to breathe with the moment and the sense of space continues and along with it a clarity and energy I hadn't expected.
Each time Roland brought in the huge volcanic stones iridescent with heat that represent our ancestors, I felt in some way that my fear was their fear, but that their love was there too. We smeared honey on our hearts to open them in unconditional love and I made a dedication to someone I dearly love. For each person and each time each sweat lodge is different, Roland told us. The lodge, like the great mother, will give us exactly what we need, and as it says in the Quran, we are all returning.


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As an enthusiast of retro video games you may not mind adding some 8-bit gadgets in your house such as the Super Mario coin block end-grain cutting board.
This is a pretty cool cutting board inspired by Super Mario Bros video game series, and handmade by David Abramson from Montreal. The Mario inspired cutting board measures 11-1/2 x 12 x 1-1/4 inches, and is made from 256 individually cut strips of maple, cherry and walnut in order to form the wooden coin block originated from Mushroom Kingdom. As we can see from the images, the coin block cutting board features exquisite pixelated details, and is finished with food safe Boucher block oil and beeswax for durable construction.
The Super Mario coin block end-grain cutting board is priced at $175 USD. If you're interested, jump to Etsy for more details.


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A circuit is a sequence of edges linking successive vertices that starts and finishes at the same vertex.
Essential Further Mathematics 4ed 2012 (Fig 23.9)
Possible Circuits:
A sub-graph is a graph that consists of selected edges and vertices of the graph with the same links as the original graphs and with selected vertices including all the endpoints of the selected graph.
Using the above example (Fig 23.9), the following diagrams below are sub-graphs of that graph.
Essential Further Mathematics 4ed 2012 (Fig 23.10a&b)
*The sub-graph is shown as red lines.
Essential Further Mathematics 4ed 2012 (Fig 23.10c)
Fig 23.10c is NOT a sub-graph, because it contains an edge that is not present in the original graph (Fig 23.9)
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Roland Debuts Official Synth Tone Libraries – Axial
The Portal to New Sounds for Your Music
Today is the debut of Axial, our official sound library for Roland synthesizers. Now, more than ever, musical styles and tastes seem to change by the minute, and it was only yesterday that Dubstep and Electro were on every TV commercial and hot remix (only to be replaced by Moombahton and Trap). Roland's top programmers are now giving you access to this fresh new stream of creative tools that will keep you ahead of the curve!
Visit Axial – Roland's Sound Libraries
What is Axial?
Axial is the official Roland tone library site where you can download new sounds for your Roland synthesizer. These sounds have been specially designed by top synth programmers and are available to Roland synth owners. From recreations of vintage analog classics to modern, cutting-edge tones used in the latest music styles and beyond, Axial is an ever-expanding selection of unique and exciting new sounds for your Roland synthesizers.
About the Tones Featured on Axial…
With the wide range of completely new sounds available on Axial, you'll find a growing universe of creative inspiration for live performing and music production. The sound downloads on Axial are grouped by musical genre and concept, making it easy to find the tones that will work best with your music. The site also features demo videos and sound clips, so you can check out the sounds and examples of their uses. One of the great thrills of using synthesizers is being able to create your own original tones. With Axial, you now have a starting point for the creation of your own tones to suit your personal taste and style.
Which Instruments Can I Use Axial With?
For now, you will be able to download additional sounds for the INTEGRA-7 sound module, the GAIA SH-01, the JUPITER-50 and the JUPITER-80.
What sounds would you like to see on Axial? Please drop us a comment below.
P.S. Thank you for your patience Musicman100, Adam Smith and Craig MacDonald!


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About Trivia Murder Party
Waaaaake Up! It's time to play Trivia Murder Party, a deadly quiz show where you match wits with a trivia-obsessed killer.
Answer trivia questions correctly in each round or you'll find yourself on The Killing Floor, where players compete in devious minigames that determine whether they survive another round or become a ghost. But relax, ghosts can still win the game. (The host is evil, but he still cares about balanced game design.)
Sale prices listed are only applicable in the United States. For site visitors located in other countries, visit your platform store to see the most up-to-date pricing.
Minigames range from trying to drink from a non-poisoned chalice, memorizing murder weapon patterns, and making the longest word you can from a block of ransom note letters, just to name a few. It all comes down to a mad dash to the exit as everyone answers rapid-fire trivia questions to be the first one out the door.
Keep playing the game to discover easter eggs and sequels. And whatever you do, do NOT call 701-645-DEAD. Don't do it!!!
Game Specs
Player Count: 1-8 players
Length of Game: 15-20 mins
Family-Friendly Setting: Not Available
Manual Censoring: No writing or drawing mode.
Audience Capacity: 10,000
Extended Timers: Yes
Ability to Start Game From Controller: Yes
How To Purchase
Our games are available on a wide array of platforms, so make sure you pick the right one for your needs.
NOTE: Titles are not transferable between platforms (i.e. You can only play the game on the platform you purchased it from.)
You can purchase this game for Steam (PC/Mac/Linux) directly from our website. For all other purchases, simply click on the platform logo to get directed to their store. Visit our support site for more information.


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Friday, September 2, 2011
Jeffrey David Mann
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Pit bull owner JEFFREY MANN used his dog to kill his girl friend on September 2, 1992. At the age of 36, MANN made history by becoming the first person to be convicted of murder using his dog as a weapon. A Cuyahoga County Ohio jury found MANN guilty of instructing MACK to deliver 70+ bites to 28 yr old Angela Kaplan. She bled out in the living room while MANN slept. Mann and Kaplan were in a custody battle over their 2 daughters. It was later discovered that MANN molested the oldest and three of her friends while under the care and custody of MANN'S parents.
Judge Linda Rocker handed this infamous pit nutter a 15 years to life sentence.
MANN currently resides at 2500 Avon Belden Road in Grafton, Ohio. He has been consuming oxygen at that location since 11.24.93. My hope is that he draws his breath there, as do 1300 others, and soon.
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11 comments:
- april 29 said...
The Grafton Ohio Correctional Facility is NOT a particularly bad looking place. This disgusting creep does not deserve the pleasant, farm prison.
- September 2, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- vintage said...
Impossible!...Pits are not human aggressive, therefore this Pittie could not possibly maul this mother to death so Mann could get access to the children for sex.
- September 7, 2011 at 4:18 AM
This contains incorrect information. Mann was not accused of sexual molesting children. Angela Kaplin was in a custody battle with her exhusband Howard Kaplin who is now serving life for, among other crimes, child molestation. He is the person who molsted his own child and the other children. Get your facts right before posting crap on the internet.
- February 18, 2013 at 7:36 PM
- dawn james said...
The fatal quarrel occurred as Kaplan was attempting to regain custody of her two daughters, now ages 10 and 6, from their paternal grandparents, who had Kaplan declared an unfit mother in the spring of 1992. Shortly after the murder, investigators learned the girls' father had sexually abused the older girl and three of her friends while they were in care of the grandparents. The father has been convicted of the crimes; charges of neglect are pending against the grandparents for allegedly letting the abuse happen; and the children are in foster care.
- February 19, 2013 at 10:38 PM
this is really disturbing. can just anyone say anything and have lies posted online? i guess so, because the jeff mann i know loved and protected those girls and was standing by his GIRLFRIEND angie to help her get the kids from her ex HUSBAND who was ultimately charged with 39 counts of molestation. his name is howard kaplan, and he's serving a life sentence in michigan. jeff mann is a good guy who's dog bit 90 pound Angie on her elbows while she was having a epileptic seizure, and she bled to death with jeff unaware. he has given 20 years of his life in prison for the pit bull media hype. and now you recklessly add child molestation? how dare you, with only half the facts. the right thing to do would be to take this posting away, apologize, [you have jeff's address]...and pray someone doesn't spread vicious hurtful lies about you or your loved ones. there are still many of us out here who love him and bothered to learn the truth.
- March 7, 2013 at 7:02 PM
- dawn james said...
please provide a link. what you are saying contradicts what i found on line. i will happily print a retraction.
- March 26, 2013 at 5:02 PM
What a laugh, Rachel. Were YOU in the courtroom? Biting on the elbow will RARELY have a person bleed out. Mann, held her up, arms out and commanded the dog to attack her. I was in that courtroom. I saw her bloodied clothes that Mann tried to hide. The dog stripped out a main vessel which led to her bleeding out. I think YOU should be the one to get your facts straight.
- February 17, 2014 at 6:56 PM
- Kitty Kaplan said...
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- May 30, 2014 at 5:00 PM
- Kitty Kaplan said...
Hey guess what! Jeff Mann was a horrible person! He killed my mother IN COLD BLOOD. He held her down and watched as his dog mauled her. Then watched her bleed out as he cleaned his precious pit and came up with a story. He murdered her! No way around that and you're delusional if u think other wise. F it were up to me and my sister, he would have fried for what he did! How dare you sit here and say how wonderful this man was. Let me guess, you're one of his flavors of the month? His little sidekick? Gets your facts straight before you start backing up people that don't deserve it.
- May 30, 2014 at 5:05 PM
- Kitty Kaplan said...
How do you know this info?? This is Nicole Kaplan the eldest of Angela's daughters...thank you for providing the real facts of this case.
- May 30, 2014 at 5:11 PM
- BlitzedPIG said...
You are loved sister.
Keep your head up high no matter what happens in life.
- September 27, 2020 at 10:58 AM