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A Chain of Ten Links
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." James 2:10
So many people have the idea that God is going to grade on a curve. We say to ourselves, "We're bad, but we're not as bad as so-and-so." But God doesn't grade on a curve. He grades on an absolute standard of holiness.
Can anybody say that they've kept all of God's Ten Commandments? Of course not, but let's suppose you had only broken one commandment. What would happen?
Well, let me illustrate. If a man was dangling over a fire by a chain of ten links and nine of those links were made of forged steel and one was made of crepe paper, what would happen?
Use this illustration with someone today as a testimony of God's mercy in sending His Son for the salvation of all mankind.
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Each day you will begin with a nugget from one of his messages, a reading from God's Word, and a place to write your "Spiritual concerns and prayer requests." Order your copy today.
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2 blocks down Shin-sekai Dori aka the New World Road, to the west of Kamiyamada's main street, is Stop 28, a tea shop called Kimijima-en. With over 30 hotels and inns in the onsen town, all serving tea to their guests, it's no wonder Togura-Kamiyamada Onsen has tea stores.
While Kimijima-en also sells traditional Japanese tableware, they specialize in green tea and offer a wide variety including their own original blend.
The proprietor, Yasu Kimijima is a certified tea instructor. With prior arrangements, you can take a lesson on the finer points of pouring a delicious cup of Japanese green tea.


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Singapore, 30 June 2021 – A new 8-week preparatory course for Part A of the Singapore Bar Examination will be offered by RHT Training Institute from 2 August 2021. The course is designed to familiarise graduates of Overseas Scheduled Universities with Singapore law so that they can not only confidently sit for the examination, but also subsequently practise in Singapore. This is the first time that a course of such duration and intensity is being offered for Part A of the Bar Exam. It is the only course that looks beyond the exams to giving candidates the edge for practice.
"RHT Training Institute fills a gap for candidates in Part A of the Singapore Bar Exam as there is no other course of similar coverage available for graduates of foreign universities," said Prof. Walter Woon, S.C. the Dean of the RHT Training Institute.
"Law is a profession and not a business. Professionals train professionals. We want to ensure that the next generation of lawyers are up to the mark. The best way for young lawyers to learn is from people who have seen how the law works in practice and are willing to share that experience."
Prof. Woon was previously Chairman of the Board of Legal Education and later the founding Dean of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education, in which roles he was responsible for overseeing the Singapore Bar Exam; in particular, Prof. Woon set the syllabus and examination for Company Law, and personally marked all Company Law papers during his tenure to ensure consistency in grading.
RHT Training Institute's eight-week Part A Singapore Bar Course will commence on 2 August 2021 with one three-hour session per day held online from 5pm Singapore time, enabling candidates to attend after work or even while abroad. Each session will cover one of the five prescribed subjects: Company Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Evidence Law, and Singapore Legal System.
Prof. Woon will teach Company Law and Criminal Law. He currently teaches the same subjects as David Marshall Professor at the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law. Prof. Woon is the editor of Woon's Corporations Law and author of Walter Woon on Company Law which have been cited multiple times by the courts in Singapore and Malaysia. Concurrently with his appointment as Attorney- General, Prof. Woon also served as the Public Prosecutor, responsible for the conduct of all prosecutions in Singapore.
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Apr 29, 2021
This Is the Summer of Second Cities
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(Bloomberg) -- You've had your vaccines (check) and ordered new luggage (check). You're ready for some R&R, at last.
There's just one problem: The pampering vacation you've been fantasizing about since Covid-19 descended has long been sold out for the season. Take the Tennessee foodie wonderland that is Blackberry Farm: "We are practically booked throughout the summer, although there might be a pocket [of availability] here or there," says Sarah Elder Chabot, vice president of marketing.
Amangiri—that minimalist reprieve in Utah that's become a hideout for Kardashians and Jenners? Fully committed until mid-July. Meanwhile, international boltholes remain hazy. The European Union is now promising that vaccinated individuals will soon be able to visit, and yet the U.S. State Department says it plans to declare 80% of the world's nations as likely no-go zones.
While the old favorites are on standby, consider looking for luxurious hotels, pampering spa services, creative restaurants, and a dose of culture in places that typically fly under the radar. Many of these "second-tier" American cities have benefited from the outflow of creative professionals from major urban hubs and are brimming with hospitality. Besides … are you ready for a bite of the Big Apple quite yet?
Clients are "still easing into going back to travel [and] looking for an option that's not a bustling high-density city," says New Orleans-based Amina Dearmon, luxury travel adviser and owner of Perspectives Travel. "It gives people an opportunity to dip their toes in the water and see about getting back out there—without being in the midst of a larger tourist destination."
Driveability is key. Anything within an eight-hour road trip is fair game for Dearmon's clients, whose top requests have been Greenville, S.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Bentonville, Ark. "We are seeing a lot more requests for domestic travel and subsequently 'secondary' domestic spots," says Jenny Westermann, owner and luxury travel adviser of Sanders Travel Centre in Fort Worth. "People are going to smaller, 'undiscovered' locations."
These less-visited spots often teem with artful offerings and big hotel news that can start Instagram engines. Consider Tulsa, a city with a high concentration of art deco buildings where the 1927, Bruce Goff-designed Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton was recently reborn with preserved Italian stonework, brass-accented rooms, and absinthe cocktails at the gold-and-marble bar, Commerce. It's less than three miles down the road from the Gilcrease Museum, which was founded in 1949 by a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and now holds a collection of 350,000 Native American works, made from 12,000 B.C. to today. Also nearby: the Philbrook Museum of Art, housed in a European-style villa once owned by oil tycoon Waite Phillips. (Salvador Dalí's 1969 illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are on view there throughout the summer.)
In El Paso,Plaza Pioneer Park, the grande dame hotel that hosted newlyweds Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton, emerged from a total revamp in June 2020. Now in each room: matouk linens on the channel-tufted beds and Calcutta marble-sheathed bathrooms. (Upgrade to one of their 11th-floor, 755-square-foot Landmark Suites for an even more Liz Taylor-worthy experience, including Tivoli audio systems, Le Labo toiletries, and an extra powder room for getting camera-ready.)
Adding to the appeal of the second-tier city? "Smaller destinations have a more intimate feel that's easier to explore over a long weekend," Dearmon says. New York and L.A. have it all—but they don't have that. Smaller cities also offer the same sumptuous luxuries that can be had on the coasts—at significantly better value.
It goes without saying: Once you've found your ideal spot, be sure to check that spots on your intended itinerary are open amid the pandemic. And continue to take all the precautions that doctors recommend.
The Best Cities to Visit Now
Here are four places topping our summer vacation lists, each with ideas for where to stay, new and notable outdoor dining options, and a little cultural edification.
St. Louis
The Hotel Adjacent to the Mississippi River, Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis (from $395) has starter rooms that are 111 square feet larger than those you'll find at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, with floor-to-ceiling windows, rain showers, and butler service on request. Other perks: a 12,000-square-foot spa (among the largest in the Four Seasons stable); a Topgolf Swing Suite for tee times in a simulator; and a wood-fired menu at Cinder House whipped up by James Beard award-winning chef Gerard Craft (don't miss the grilled ribeye and Hen of the Woods mushrooms with chorizo butter).
The Dish Free-range chicken with pickled sunchoke mole and ramps at The Lucky Accomplice, a locavore spot that opened in 2020. Order it to go. Lafayette Park—designed in 1851 on 30 acres—is just a three-minute drive, and it makes an idyllic picnic ground.
The Must-Do The Saint Louis Art Museum is exhibiting work by Israeli-born artist Dana Levy that depicts the Palace of Versailles in the middle of an imagined earthquake (on view Feb. 26-Aug. 15). Bringing kids? Tucked in a century-old warehouse downtown, City Museum is a family favorite for its rooftop Ferris wheel.
The Hotel The gleaming tower of Fairmont Pittsburgh (from $178) is a local go-to for Floor 2, a throwback diner designed by Barcelona's modernist Lázaro Rosa-Violán (order the tomato fondue with charred bread). And don't miss the spa for a heated stone Swedish massage and restorative spell in the eucalyptus steam rooms and cedar saunas.
The Dish Scottish ocean trout with rhubarb gastrique and Anson Mills farro verde pilaf at Fig & Ash, a restaurant opened amid the pandemic—with a wood-fired, locally built oven. Eat on-site in the restaurant's tented courtyard, or have it wrapped up for a picnic in the 154-year-old Allegheny Commons Park, two blocks away.
The Must-Do Andy Warhol was born "Andrew Warhola" to immigrant parents in a two-room apartment here. Ogle the world's largest horde of his work at The Andy Warhol Museum, spread over five airy floors. The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens also offers easy social distancing. It has 15 acres of manicured grounds, plus a 14-room conservatory for colorful lady slipper orchids and rare plant species such as the spiky Munch's cycad fern, which predates the dinosaurs.
The Hotel Every guest room at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland (from $409) feels plush, with Frette linens and rainforest showers in the marble-lined baths. But it's worth booking a 626-square-foot Junior Suite for prime overlooks of Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Bonus: There are dishes on the room service menu featuring local delicacies, including a beer-battered Lake Erie walleye. Take a 20-minute walk across the Cuyahoga and you'll find the Greater Cleveland Aquarium, whose 230,000-gallon shark exhibit has a 175-foot long "sea-tube" corridor that makes you feel like you're underwater.
The Dish Just-opened comfort food boîte The Last Page makes a mean Faroe Island salmon with black garlic soubise and whiskey-glazed onions. Its megawatt Old Hollywood-esque interiors offer socially distanced seating options; the location, within a newly developed mixed-use plaza in upscale Beachwood, offers several options for outdoor seating if you get everything to go. Bonus: Graeter's Ice Cream, beloved for such Ohio-inspired flavors as Buckeye Blitz, is just a few doors down.
The Must-Do Stroll the Ohio City district west of downtown to indulge in ultra-hip breweries and restaurants galore, including the beer garden at the all-American Nano Brew Cleveland—where the beer list rotates weekly—and Momocho, a modern Mexican spot with crab and pickled-corn guacamole. Then pop over to Hingetown, a subsection of Ohio City known for its enormous and plentiful murals, featuring everything from Prince to "Ohio hieroglyphics" and pizza.
Greenville, S.C.
The Hotel Greenville's boutique hotel scene has room to grow. Leading the charge is the AC Hotel Greenville Downtown (from $249), which opened in April with 196 simple rooms near Falls Park on the Reedy, a formerly blighted strip used by 19th century yarn and gingham textile mills that's now a lush 32-acre reprieve with a suspension bridge lofted over a rushing creek. It's well situated but not glamorous. More decadent is Hotel Domestique, a Tuscan-inspired oasis with a saltwater pool, 30 minutes outside town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Dish French Laundry alum (and 27-year-old) Chef Drew Erickson is opening his modern American restaurant Camp in a newly constructed space downtown in mid-May. Your order: crispy mussels fried and tossed with saffron emulsion and marinated artichokes.
The Must-Do Toast your trip at Vault & Vator, an underground speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar with tipples like the Bonnie & Clyde—guava rum, hibiscus vodka, Pasubio Vino Amaro (an aged wine from the Dolomites), mango, and spicy honey. Or go straight to the source with a tour at Six & Twenty Distillery, where South Carolina-grown grains are transformed into Old Money single batch whiskey, Heirloom Rye vodka, and more. Yes, they're both indoors, but they offer lots of personal space—and a refreshing reminder of what life was like pre-2020.
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When its new museum dedicated to Michelangelo opens on June 2, Italy's marble capital of Carrara will have another claim to fame. Housed in the recently restored, 19th-century Villa Fabbricotti, the Carrara and Michelangelo Museum (CARMI) celebrates the Renaissance master and the Carrara marble he used in his famous sculptures.
Exhibits are spread out across three floors: The main floor features a permanent exhibit dedicated to the relationship between Michelangelo, Carrara, which is in Tuscany, and marble, explored through artifacts, videos, photos, historical documents, and life-size reproductions and holograms of Michelangelo's most significant works, including David and the Pieta. Michelangelo used Carrara marble in his works from 1497 to 1518, when Pope Leo X opened new marble quarries in Pietrasanta.
On the ground floor is a permanent exhibit explaining the history of the Villa and the Fabbricotti family, as well as a space for temporary exhibits. The basement houses a café, teaching rooms, and cinema rooms that will show two films: Andrei Konchalovsky's Il Peccato and Sky's Michelangelo – Infinito.
CARMI was put together by Associazione MetaMorfosi, a cultural organization; Casa Buonarroti, a Florence museum once owned by Michelangelo; and professors from the University of Florence. It is part of an ongoing project, which began in 2011 and is financed by the region of Tuscany, to redevelop Villa Fabbricotti and the surrounding Padula Park. — Elaine Murphy


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New Curtin research has found the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, a strain of coronaviruses that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, become trapped when they come into contact with silicon, gold and copper, and that electric fields can be used to destroy the spike proteins, likely killing the virus.
Lead researcher Dr Nadim Darwish, from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University said the study found the spike proteins of coronaviruses attached and became stuck to certain types of surfaces.
"Coronaviruses have spike proteins on their periphery that allow them to penetrate host cells and cause infection and we have found these proteins becomes stuck to the surface of silicon, gold and copper through a reaction that forms a strong chemical bond," Dr Darwish said.
"We believe these materials can be used to capture coronaviruses by being used in air filters, as a coating for benches, tables and walls or in the fabric of wipe cloths and face masks.
"By capturing coronaviruses in these ways, we would be preventing them from reaching and infecting more people."
Co-author PhD candidate Essam Dief, also from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University said the study also found the coronavirus could be detected and destroyed using electrical pulses.
"We discovered that electric current can pass through the spike protein and because of this, the protein can be electrically detected. In the future, this finding can be translated to involve applying solution to a mouth or nose swab and testing it in a tiny electronic device able to electrically detect the proteins of the virus. This would provide instant, more sensitive and accurate COVID testing," Mr. Dief said.
"Even more exciting, by applying electrical pulses, we found the spike protein's structure is changed and at certain magnitude of the pulses, the protein is destroyed. Therefore, electric fields can potentially deactivate coronaviruses.
"So, by incorporating materials such as copper or silicon in air filters, we can potentially capture and consequently stop the spread of the virus. Also importantly, by incorporating electric fields through air filters for example, we also expect this to deactivate the virus.
"The study is exciting both fundamentally as it enables a better understanding of coronaviruses and from an applied perspective in helping to develop tools to fight the transmission of current and future coronaviruses."
Published in journal: Chemical Science
Source/Credit: Curtin University | Lucien Wilkinson
Reference Number: vi030723_01


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EAs Celebrity Sports Showdown is packed with celebrities but what about fun? Find out with our game review!
EA has crammed ten celebrities into a box and is shipping them to your home so you can play with them! Celebrity Sports Challenge is a goofy sports game for the Wii with Avril Lavigne, LeAnn Rimes, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, Keith Urban, Paul Pierce, Kristi Yamaguchi, Mia Hamm, Reggie Bush and Sugar Ray Leonard waiting to play in 12 events. Here's the scoop on the fun factor with our Celebrity Sports Showdown game review!
Superstars, Rock Stars and YouCelebrity Sports Challenge is pretty simple - it gives you a bunch of cartoony celebrity characters and twelve games. You pick your favorite celeb character, or one of the non-celeb characters you start with or can unlock, and play a sports challenge. Each game has a batch of simple controls to let you climb, paddle, fly, bash or whatever your way to victory. There's room for up to four players, tournaments with trophies and, as you play, you'll score lots of records for the Hall of Fame.
Trophies and TriumphsThis game is a great way to hit the couch with some family and friends for a dose of goofy fun. The games are easy to play, tournaments let you battle for trophy glory and watching the cartoon versions of the different celebrities play games is funny. There are even a few games *cough*curling*cough* that are perfect for parents, or even really cool grandparents. Plus, a chance to bop your least favorite celeb in the nose with a foam club = priceless.
Sour Notes and Clumsy ControlsSketchy controls make a few of the games awkward, and the celebrities don't really do anything other than look like cartoon versions of themselves. The biggest problem is that while some games are easy, others will leave you in last place over and over again.
And the Champion Is...With twelve games, ten celebs and some fun multiplayer options, Celebrity Sports Showdown is solid. It isn't for the super-competitive and a few things are a pain, but it's easy to play and has something fun for everybody - even your parents.
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The 5 star Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort is nestled in the northern pristine part of Chaweng Beach that offers the much needed tranquility ideal for a getaway yet merely less than 10 mins away from the epic center of Chaweng Beach.
The lush green well ornamented garden welcomed us upon entering the hotel's compound follow by a distinctively traditional Chinese architecture lobby which immediately caught our eye. Out of curiosity we asked the receptionist regarding the architecture only to know the hotel's owner family was from China before settling down in Koh Samui hence the fusion of Chinese & Thai elements which are embedded throughout the hotel creating a distinctive yet harmonious design.
Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort
Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort features 6 categories of room types each with their own unique designs that presents total different experiences for hotel guests. So it is not unusual to be surprised why the concept design is different & start asking the location of the different part in hotel? For example: Deluxe Plunge Pool & Deluxe Pool Access.
Our deluxe plunge pool room is 86 sq meter in size that comes with our very own plunge pool, a semi outdoor bathroom, satellite television, mini bar, individually controlled air-conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, electronic in-room safe, IDD telephone with voicemail and work desk with power sockets. Also free high speed internet is available throughout the hotel.
Our room's Plunge Pool & small courtyard
Upon entering the room, we were caught by surprise with the romantic decor by the hotel. Coincidentally our anniversary is just around the corner but since there were no prior arrangement, we find it very thoughtful from the hotel.
If you are celebrating a special occasion, always write to the hotel. Often, wonderful hotels such as Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort are eager to help out to curate a memorable stay with your love one.
Semi Outdoor bathroom & Plunge Pool
Outdoor gazebo that we like to unwind
The deluxe pool room offers more privacy which suites intimate couples or great choice for honeymoon. With all the luxury amenities available in room & the splendid plunge pool, indulging in our room seems more captivating especially during lazy days.
Apart of our own plunge pool, Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort is just few inches to the serene beach and also boast a large infinity central pool with plenty sun loungers & sun bed around the pool.
Soaking the sun as much as we can before coming back Malaysia
Perfect place to bask in the sun
Just love the humorous weather station.. Coconut please don't disappear!
We never miss the spa treatment during our stay in Anantara Hotels as their Anantara Spa offers one of the best luxury spa treatments. Starting with warm herbal tea before our massage, we were then led to the well appointed spa room.
The Signature Anantara Spa is definitely recommended. The spa treatment begins with a royal foot ritual that cleanse our foot with milk & scrubs. Incorporating their signature blends of oil that induces relaxation, the soothing massage combines several purpose design movements that stimulates circulation & restores the flow of energy along the meridian lines.
Our well experience masseuse expertly pin point the sore & stressed parts before applying the right amount pressure to help alleviate the soreness.
The fitness center at Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort is impressively equipped with treadmills, free weights, bicycles and other strength-training and cardio equipment ensuring fitness oriented guests a full workout during their holidays.
One of the hidden secret of the hotel is their Tree Tops Sky Dining. Only 8 treetops dining area in this unique restaurant with 2 seating available daily, early reservation is a must for this exclusive dining experience.
The luxurious setting offers splendid view coupled with romantic atmosphere making it a perfect choice especially for special occasion celebration.
Our fancy Tree top Dining Sala
We were presented with the menu. What we like bout the menu is the fewer choices, unlike some restaurant with too many choices that we are uncertain how to choose, the menu here is concise with 4 or 5 choices in each section. The fewer choice also indicates the selections are the chef's specialty.
Celebrating our 9th anniversary, we were recommended the Candle Light Degustation which consist 5 courses with wine pairing & a cocktail sorbet in between for the price of THB3,999++ per pax.
You can also order 1 Candle Light Degustation while your partner orders additional ala carte as the Degustation portion is suffice to share but certainly wont make 2 person full, so by ordering another starter & main course, you get to taste more food this way.
Atlantic Salmon "Unilteral" with forbidden risotto, wilted leeks, clam jus
Wine Pair: Sauvignon Blac, Lightband, Brightwater, New Zealand 2013
Butter Fish in lobster bisque soup, mignonette crusted butter fish, white truffle oil
Wine Pair: Pinot Grigio, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy 2012
Pan Seared Snow Fish with lemongrass oil, purple potato bouchon, braised leeks, tomato confit & mango salsa
Salt Tray – Green Tea, Lemon, Red Sea, Charcoal & Himalayan Salt
Before our meal starts, we were presented with a salt tray by their salt guru which he explains each characteristic of the salts & suggested us the salt to use for each course to enhance the taste.
Not only salt choices, an impressive knifes selections from France, Germany, Japan is also available to choose for our steaks. Blazing sharp steak knife allow us to slice the meat effortlessly.
Braised Australian Beef Short Rib with char grilled vegetables, pumpkin puree, red wine braised onion, jus au natural
Wine Pair: Miraval, Cinsault-Grenache, Cotes de Provence, France 2013
Provencal Rack of Lamb with eggplant caviar, braised endives, baby carrots and Port wine jus & sweet potato gratin
Wine Pair: Casillero del Diablo, Carmenere, Rapel Valley, Chile 2011
Tree Tops Chocolate Landscape – Mousses, Callebaut chocolate cake, vanilla and raspberry ice cream
Wine Pair: Torbreck, The Steading, GSM, Barossa Valley, Australia 2007
Toasting to our 9 years celebration
The meal at Tree Tops Sky Dining & Bar was exquisite, refined & artfully presented. The braised Australian beef short rib & Provencal rack of lamb were very tender yet juicy & packed with awesome flavours while the lobster bisque was intense & concentrated with lobster flavour we actually thought we were munching on lobster.
Also dining experience is fun, with the suggestions from our salt guru, we tasted each meal with different salt that contribute a different dimension on the same food.
Last but not least, the devilish dessert that will capture any woman's heart. The presentation itself is a captive art worthy to be showcase portrays the creativeness of the chef curating the menu.
Enjoy the sea breeze & relax by the beach even at night
The view while enjoying breakfast
Anantara Lawana Koh Samui organizes staff & guests cocktail get together every month where higher executive staffs will mingle around with hotel guests in a very casual cocktail party. Guests are welcome to provide feedback on every aspect of their stay even to the general manager. Kudos to the management for organizing it!
The secluded area makes Anantara Lawana Koh Samui a great getaway choice yet close to the center of Chaweng Beach. There is no shuttle from hotel to Chaweng but you can take tuk tuk or like us rent a motorbike to get around Koh Samui.
Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort
92/1 Moo 2, Bophut, Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84320 Thailand


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6:31 head of Elisha. King Jehoram assumed Elisha was responsible for their predicament, since he had refused to destroy the Syrian army when they had the chance (II Kings 6:22). Also it may be that Elisha had warned Jehoram of the coming siege if Jehoram did not repent and lead his people in national repentance.
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Welcome to the MD trajectory server
MDsrv is a web-based tool developed to enhance collaborative research by providing non-experts with easy and quick on-line access to molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. As a member of the nglviewer family, MDsrv channels MD trajectories through a web server using a powerful web application (NGL viewer) to visualize them.
From research collaborators, to peer reviewers or students, they can now visualize third-party MD simulations through a web browser - without any software installation.
- Direct meaningful display of raw simulation data by automatically handling periodic boundary conditions, centering and superposition.
- Further on-the-fly MD trajectory processing (e.g. by filtering out frames and/or atoms) allows generating customized sessions that can be easily shared.
- Specific self-written functions such as 'show/hide ligand' can be added to customized sessions.
- MDsrv can display large molecular structures, densities and animate MD trajectories to allow interactive exploration and collaborative visual analysis within a local network or over the Internet.
Features: Go here to find out what file formats are supported and what is new since the last release!
A small example of the usage of the MDsrv in combination with the NGL viewer is embedded on this page (above). It can be interactively moved, scaled and rotated. More examples can be found here.
The source code is available under the MIT License from github.com/arose/mdsrv, via the ngl conda channel (conda-forge channel inclusion in preparation) and the Python Package index pypi.python.org/pypi/MDsrv. The visualization capabilities of MDsrv require no previous installation other than a modern web browser. The streaming capabilities (i.e. from a local or a dedicated web-server) do require installation and have been fully tested for Linux and Mac OS operating systems.
If you have any questions, found some bugs, or want to report enhancement requests use the Issue Tracker, the contact formular or mail us directly (firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com).
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Visions of Sugarplums & Paper Sweeties
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Your tag is fantastic with wonderful delicious images and sparkle. I also would love to win!ReplyDelete
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Karen, this card is awesome! I love how you made this cupcake! Perfect for the holidays!ReplyDelete
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- How Wi-Fi works
- How mobile broadband is vastly different
- Wi-Fi is a feature of your modem, not your service
Ever wondered how your Wi-Fi actually works?
It can be a little confusing to the uninitiated. In another article, we wrote about the difference between Wi-Fi and Mobile broadband, and how the word "Wireless" can confuse the two. It's important to know the distinction, especially when calling service providers to connect a new service. In a nutshell, Mobile Broadband is a way to wirelessly connect to the internet, via a mobile data network. Wi-Fi is a way to wirelessly connect to your modem, which can be connected to the internet via a fixed line (ADSL or NBN) or via a mobile network. Like so...
Scenario 1:
The internet is carried directly through the mobile network (the same network that carries mobile phone calls) and goes to a USB stick, which plugs into the computer. So in this case, the actual connection to the internet is wireless. You can use the internet wherever you have network coverage.
Scenario 2:
The internet connection is carried to your home via the phone network, a fibre optic cable network, or even via the mobile network (as above). But then it gets to a modem/router, which uses Wi-Fi technology to wirelessly transmit your connection to your computer. So in this case, the connection to your modem is wireless, but the connection to the internet is via a fixed line (or a fully mobile connection).
Again, Wi-Fi is a feature of your modem and is only wireless up to around 50 feet, whereas Mobile Broadband is a direct wireless feed to the internet.
Here's an analogy we've found useful:
. Using Mobile Broadband is like filling a glass from a sprinkler. The actual water source comes over the air.
. Using Wi-Fi is like filling a glass from your tap. The water is piped in directly to your home, and only has to 'jump' to your glass a very short way, from the tap to your glass.
The analogy is apt for a few other reasons. Filling a glass from a sprinkler is difficult – some water goes to ground. Some gets evaporated. A lot of it goes to other people under the sprinkler. That's kind of the way mobile broadband is limited. It's expensive and difficult to get lots of water to many glasses when distributing it via a sprinkler. But it's cheap and easy to deliver plenty of piped water. Same with broadband – data that is piped in is more plentiful.
Like may technologies, Wi-Fi is defined and developed by an international trade association, called the Wi-Fi Alliance. It is linked to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a U.S. body that sets electronic standards that most of the rest of the world aligns itself to.
The standard for Wi-Fi is catalogued by the IEEE under standard 802.11. When you buy a router or compatible device (like a laptop, tablet, phone or printer), you may notice that one of the sale points is that it is 802.11n compatible. The letter on the end refers to different revisions of the standard, for better speed and distance. 802.11n has been around since 2009, and has a range of about 70m before it stops dead. When boosted over an outdoor network (with no line-of-sight interference), it can maintain signal over 250m. 802.11g, the previous standard, could accomplish half of that. The next proposed standard, currently in testing, will be able to stream a lot more data in different channels, but now we're getting ahead of ourselves.
Some devices (mainly smartphones and tablet computers) can come with a function to switch between Wi-Fi and Mobile. So when you're at home, your tablet or phone can connect to the local, wireless home network, and use your cheaper, faster and much better value fixed line connection. And when you're out of range you'll switch to your mobile broadband connections. Most devices use the Wi-Fi symbol to denote when you're on your home connection:
When I walk away from the office modem, notice that my signal starts to go down...
And when I get far away enough that I'm out of range, I revert to the mobile network...
This is a really good question. There are big similarities in terms of how the technology works, but there are big differences in how they're applied. When you connect via 3G/4G/Mobile broadband, you're at the mercy of buildings, weather, walls and the power and range of a network. When you connect via Wi-Fi, the only real disruptions can come from whatever is between you and your modem (and portable phone handsets, which run on the same frequency).
Mobile networks are moving towards becoming more Wi-Fi – ish, to increase stability. So instead of connecting to a tower, which connects to another tower, and then another, and then another (imagine a sprinkler being fed by another sprinkler), you'd connect to a tower that has a fibre-optic connection back to a network at the base of the tower. So the tower is, in effect, like a big Wi-Fi network. This is already employed, to some degree.
So when you're shopping for a new internet plan, make sure you're using the right term!
(NOTE – THIS NEXT PART IS OPINION ONLY) Most companies would like to pretend that there's only THE INTERNET and that all ways of connecting to it are equal. If you ask for wireless, you may start down a road for a connection that is, per megabyte, far more expensive and usually less stable. It's good to keep educated and to be specific, so that you can better get what you want.
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Speakers Ink is a literary agency dedicated to connecting experienced speakers with schools, libraries, festivals and literary events of all kinds. We developed Speakers Ink's first website in 2009. Four years later when the company had expanded we were invited back to re-design and develop a new website for them that was easy for them to maintain in-house and reflected the company's continuing success.


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Welcome to the tour!
Living Room:
Veranda Jan/Feb 2009
I pulled out my old Veranda issue to read more..I've been saving them since 1998. The kitchen is especially wonderful. Thank you for a refreshing look at a 'timeless' style. JudyReplyDelete
Love that skirted counter...seems romantic and functional all at once.ReplyDelete
Great space, the new colours are very burlapy looking!ReplyDelete
This is SO appealing to me...
I've saved the issue.
Not too feminine, not too masculine---just the right balance.
I find myself going to the picture of the kitchen area over and over.
I love the entry. The display of china on the wall is such a lovely way to fill the niche in the wall.ReplyDelete
Love the last shot...simply gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Very soothing....all of it! Have a lovely weekend!ReplyDelete
I love it all, but the kitchen area is my favorite. Thanks for sharing, loved the tour.ReplyDelete
My favorite is the collection of celadon plates on the wall. That image has caused me to start a collection of my own.ReplyDelete
I am following up on your comment on my blog. Did you not think the coat rack was a bit strange in the green room? lol I did...ReplyDelete
Style Redux-I'd love to see it! I started a small collection some time ago after falling in love with the color of these plates. This image only fueled the obsession! See my Jan.2009 post titled Famille Rose Celadon Plates.ReplyDelete
Just lovely.The drapery in the entrance foyer pic is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I love the kitchen! The lantern is fabulous.ReplyDelete
I adore the gargantuan arrangement of hydrangeas beside the bed!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos! Thanks for stopping by!! ;)ReplyDelete
Wow, so many gorgeous things, it is hard to choose a favorite room or object. What lovely taste. xo TerriReplyDelete
Gorgeous, love the room with the twin beds.
I love that sitting room next to the kitchen...she really has a nice relaxing style....I could move in!ReplyDelete
I am needing some down time and loving all those light images! especially the one with the enormous flower arrangement next to the bed.ReplyDelete
Beautiful images...completely serene! I love the entryway with the impressive display of celadon plates! I love celadon and have a very small collection that I picked up years ago while visiting Bangkok for next to nothing! Great post!ReplyDelete
That entry way is phenomenal. And that plant beside the bed, I am sure it is for the picture but I want it. Why is it that antique dealers always have the best homes?ReplyDelete
As you know I've recently fallen in love with french-inspired design!! Love this post!ReplyDelete
I too fell in love with this house the first time I saw it. I especially love that kitchen. It is in my inspiration folder.ReplyDelete
love her house. I've been in it a few times and it is so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
My favoite image is the first one of the entry hall! Did you notice that beautiful chair and that console table!
A few times??? Did you sit in the sofa in the kitchen and have a glass of wine? Next time you go back to one of my all time favorite homes, be sure to inquire about my desire for the plates. They are afterall just inside the front door! Meaning they wouldn't be too difficult to pack up and load into your car and mail them to me. A thought, just in case she has grown tired of them? Ahh sigh...
I always love visiting here...so many great ideas. I just posted on my master bathroom remodel...I wanted it to have a french flare...I think it does a little!
Thanks for the great post!
Wow, beautiful pics! Love the entry, as well.
Thanks for visiting my blog, btw :) Glad to have found yours!
They are all so beautiful it really is very hard to pick just one....but, without question I would LOVE to be a guest and have a chance to sleep in that fabulous guest room with those stunning beds. Careful what you ask Joni to do, she just might grab a plate or two or three on her way out. :) JK xoReplyDelete
What a beautiful house - understated and elegant! LeighReplyDelete
What a beautiful post. As much as I love all of the rooms, there is one thing that comes across in every picture - the beautiful architecture, and the light that comes in through every window. It is a light filled house, and that is my favorite kind of house!
I think I would like this house just as much empty.
Beautiful!! I love the sitting room next to the kitchen. Looks so inviting... That's where I would be 24/7 if it were MY house. :) xoRHReplyDelete


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I also like showing you guys my progress on recent pieces, and I've been very busy these past couple weeks. Those who follow Elizabeth Kidder: Illustrator know all about it, but I can't neglect the blogosphere. Below is my in-progress latest painting, about a mermaid and an actual sea-horse.
I'm super excited about them, but before I can finish, I have one my longest-running projects to date approaching the finish line, a trading card set for the online site NeonMob. It's completely free to collect and trade, and all the different artwork is phenomenal. If you want to join, just click this HERE and you're in! And to entice you more, here are some snippets from my nearly finished set, tentatively titled "Steampunk Dinosaurs."
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Giving back to the communities we serve is a long standing tradition at Local 102. The local Police Athletic Leagues, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Boy Scouts of America, The 4H, American Legion and Habitat for Humanity are just some of the groups that we have a long history with. Our members are always at the forefront when it comes to volunteering their time and skills for those in need.
Our Annual Motorcycle Rally and Cruise In has become a favorite among our members. A day of fun mixed with a little fund raising has raised over 270 thousand dollars over the past 9 years. We were happy to see 100% off the net proceeds raised going directly to our charities. The Goryeb Children's Hospital at Morristown Medical Center, The Seeing Eye (the nation's oldest guide dog school which helps the visually impaired lead a more fulfilling life), Children's Specialized Hospital, Project Help and DaytopNJ are some of the charities we have contributed to.
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Recommendations for water intake
It is impossible to sustain life without water. Dehydration – lack of water in the body – is a common occurrence, especially in summer. Today's tip brings simple guidelines you need to know to maintain optimum hydration.
The adult human body consists of 60-70% water, while some tissues such as the brain contains up to 80% water. A variety of diseases can not be adequately if there is a lack of water in the diet.
What are the symptoms of dehydration? A very slight dehydration can cause headaches, lethargy or lack of concentration. You will easily recognize fatigue, dry tongue, coated tongue, vertical ridges on fingernails, dry skin and poor skin elasticity. Also, if you are dehydrated, the urine during the day is darker in color. The urine in well hydrated persons is light in color (like lemonade).
Here is a simple way to estimate the amount of water you need daily: multiply your weight in kilograms by 30, and you will obtain the necessary volume of water in milliliters.
For example, an adult who weighs 60 kg: multiply 60 x 30 = 1800 ml of water, that equals to 1.8 lit water.
A person who weighs 90 kg: 90 x 30 = 2700 ml, that equals 2.7 lit of water per day.
Simplify your task: get a good glass bottle or glass jug and fill the necessary water. Set your goal to drink all the water from the bottle. You will likely know that you drink enough water.
Keep the water bottle at your fingertips, which will reminds you to drink water. Also, remember that seasonal summer foods contain 80-95% water (watermelon, cantaloupe, apricots, tomatoes, cucumbers …).
If you want to prevent dehydration is necessary to reduce drinks that are known diuretics, like coffee (caffeine), non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.
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I'm probably the last person in the world to have eaten at Benihana for the first time some months back. Like literally, the last person in the world probably... there are locations throughout the U.S. as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. That's alot of Benihanas! But that's not a bad thing at all.
My first time, I went to the downtown location on E. 6th Street with some coworkers for lunch. They had raved about the place so I was excited to try it. I ordered one of the lunch specialties: Spicy Hibachi Chicken, served with a salad, and veggies like green onions and mushrooms in a spicy sauce, and fried rice. First came the salad, and though I like my salads with the fatty goods like bacon and cheese and dressing and eggs, this salad was pretty good, mainly because of the dressing. The salad itself had only veggies, but that ginger dressing is what really made the salad. Without it, it would be nothing, though I've read some reviews that disagree with me and didn't like the dressing. I've seen some copycat recipes on the web... I'll need to try to make my own homemade version of that dressing cuz I dug it!
Here's my Spicy Hibachi Chicken, the lunch portion...
As you guys know, I'm definitely a sauce kinda gurl. And Benihana's two dipping sauces don't disappoint. There is a brown sauce (not sure exactly what it is), and a pale sauce which is a shrimp sauce. I like them both, but I absolutely LOVE the shrimp sauce. I could drench a plate of anything with that sauce and be set. It seriously makes the dish for me.
My coworkers were a bit disappointed because they remembered getting some complimentary shrimp appetizers along with the meal. So we all assumed they stopped doing that. Come to find out later on my next trip, that they DO still offer the shrimp apps but it is with the dinner entrees, not the lunch selections, which makes sense because you are paying a heck of alot more for the dinner portions and should therefore receive more food. But my coworkers do believe they used to serve them with the lunch selections too, so that's a bit of a disappointment, as the prices are already high and if they are cutting back on food too that's no good!
I'll admit my first experience wasn't as great as the next, because it was in a work setting and not as comfortable and lively, and we didn't get our little shrimp. And our chef wasn't animated and didn't do any cool tricks. The second time I went with family for my brother's birthday to the Springdale/Tri-County location, so it was during their dinner time rather than lunch. We had to wait for a bit as it was a weekend night, but we were content in going to the bar/waiting area which actually had tables to sit and wait at, as well as a bar to order drinks - both alcoholic and non. Though it's never fun to wait for a table, I love that they have an actual seated area, and not just a couple of seats in the lobby, or no seats at all! The quoted us a wait time of 45 minutes or so (Yikes!) but we only had to wait like half that time which was great. I have to admit that the decor looked alot better at the Springdale location also. It just felt more like a restaurant than the crowded downtown location, which is expected.
I ordered the Hibachi Lemon Chicken entree from the dinner menu, but I don't think he ever added the lemon. Oh well, I just drenched it in shrimp sauce anyhoo. I really wanted to try the scallop or filet mignon entree but I had to pay for half of my brother's meal so I had to keep it reasonable. Next time if PJ and I go for a date night, we may each try one, but it'll be a pricy meal! Like I said earlier, we did each have some shrimp appetizers, which were delicious, in that shrimp sauce of course. My entree also came with a bowl of soup, which wasn't anything special to me. It lacked flavor and just tasted like a bland broth with thinly sliced mushrooms. A little too simple for me. But no worries, because the shrimp apps, my entree, and the experience made up for it. Oh, and they do serve a hot green tea along with the dinner entree, which I didn't care for but then again I'm not a tea kinda person.
The Teppanyaki Chef played around with me and acted like he was going to chop my head off with his knife, fed me some shrimp and sauce, made smoke volcanoes out of the onion rings, and just made it fun for everyone. We even got a pic together with my brother wearing the birthday boy hat. Fun times, fun times. You can even download your pic from their website and keep it for yourself to cherish the memories.
I'll admit, the prices are a bit high. The food is probably overpriced, but it is still a fun experience, a change from the usual, and the food is pretty good. Definitely not a place we will go to often, but maybe once in a while or for a birthday. For the price, we would probably go someplace fancier though for a romantic or intimate occasion and spend just as much. But overrall, we had a nice time!
Peace, and bacon grease!


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Indexing Count
I've been indexing for over ten years. Seems that you used to keep a running total of all that I've indexed. Do you not do that anymore? At one time my count was up over 800,000..Doesn't really matter, just wondering.
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@Jana Hodge -Hi Jana, they still keep a running total of all you've indexed and reviewed. When you open your page to see the batches that you have checked out to your right you will see "My Indexing Totals." If you scroll down you will see a square entitled "Progress" click on projects and it will show all your indexing information and how many you've done along with what you've reviewed. I do hope this helps. Thank you for your time.2
If you seem to be missing records in your total, they might not have transferred over when the program went from the desktop program to the web=indexing program. Or, you might have two accounts out there. I also think I lost about 180,000 records during the merge. I really never cared enough to pursue this either. But, if you want to, you can contact FamilySearch at your local phone number and explain the situation. To find that telephone number click on the question mark and then the Contact Us tab. I know that in the past they have found records that didn't transfer.0
Thanks so much for your answer. I didn't realize that they had switched accounts. Jana0
@Jana Hodge I might have mislead you. "They" didn't switch accounts. There was the old program which had arbitration, and then this new web-indexing program which replaced it. What I meant was that some folks have two indexing accounts without even knowing they created two accounts.
Anyway, you can look at your progress report and see the difference between your web-indexing totals and your overall total. Just click on projects under the graph and it will show you your web-indexing totals. The total under My Indexing Totals is supposed to be the total records from the old program combined with your web-indexing totals.0


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The Resettlement Support Centre helps refugees complete applications for consideration by U.S. officials and also gathers information for organisations in the U.S. that offer sponsorship to those granted admission.
The Resettlement Support Centre assists asylum seekers in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia. The centre in Bangkok also assists refugees in Thailand.
The centre educates asylum seekers and refugees about the possibility of resettlement to the U.S. The centre helps refugees prepare paperwork; it facilitates interviews with U.S government officials, and, once refugees are accepted for resettlement, schedule medical screening. It also provides cultural orientation classes.
The activities of the centre are funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration.


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HBO has released the first poster for season six of Game of Thrones and it features an image of a bloody Jon Snow. The upcoming sixth season is currently set to premiere in April 2016.
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An enlightening lecture on 'Sufism in Sindh' was delivered by eminent scholar Prof Dr Michel Boivin at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Tuesday evening.
The talk was organised by the Endowment Fund Trust and the Mohatta Palace Museum.
Dr Boivin stated at the outset that he was a historian by training. His talk was divided into three parts: (1) Sufism in Sindh (2) influence of colonial British rule on Sufism in Sindh (3) the culture of Sufism. He commenced his lecture by asking the question 'what is Sufism' and commented there could be different answers to it.
Dr Boivin said Sufism in Sindh was similar to Sufism in other parts of the Muslim world. There were signs, discovered through inscriptions and figures, that the first Sufi in Sindh was Haji Turab (9th century). Up to the 13th century Sufism was mainly ascetic in nature. Sufis didn't belong to any schools of tareeqat. Not before the 13th century that the four branches of tareeqat — Suharwardia, Naqshbandia, Chishtia and Qadria — were found. In India the first important school that was formed was the Suharwardia in south Punjab (13th century). It was an already established school in Baghdad, Iraq. From Iraq they started sending Sufis to India, the first one of which was Hazrat Bahauddin Zakrya who sent other people to Sindh to create more Sufis. Zakrya could be found in different narratives. He played a fundamental role in spreading the Sufi message in the Indus Valley. The Suharwardias were close to the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.
Dr Boivin said that in the 16th century two more forms of tareeqat — Qadria and Naqshbandia — were introduced in Sindh. The former had its roots in Sheikh Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani while the latter came from Central Asia. Here he strove to describe Sufism as 'a mystic path in Islam where the goal is to become closer to God and the way to do that is meditation'. In South Asia, however, mediation was also practised in different ways. The Naqshbandia did it silently whereas others performed it loudly in the shape of zikr. The most important tareeqat in India was the Chishtia developed in Delhi in the 14th and 15th centuries. It attached importance to music, the samaa, which was equivalent to zikr. But in the beginning of Sufism, it became controversial as some argued music was not allowed while others thought otherwise.
Dr Boivin said the British colonized India in the 18th century. He mentioned the name of a British Orientalist William Jones who was inspired by Sufism in Persia, especially by the poetry of Hafiz. The British didn't care much about Indian Sufism. When the British came to Sindh in 1843, one of their commissioners in Sindh, Bartle Frere, proved instrumental in many fields. He ordered his officers to learn and develop vernacular language, and learn Sindhi. But Sindhi had a number of dialects and 12 scripts, so to unify a standard dialect was difficult. It was during that time that books had also begun to get published. In the 1850s another prominent Englishman Richard Burton wrote a book in which he mentioned that every Sindhi could quote a verse from Shah Latif's poetry. Therefore the job of translating Shah Jo Risalo was also undertaken. In the 1860s two versions of Shah Jo Risalo were published in Bombay and Karachi.
Dr Boivin said in the 19th century there was a burst of new elite in Sindhi society who were well-versed in Sindhi and other disciplines such as science and English. They took interest in Sufism and started writing about it. But they were more of 'hagio-biographers' of Sufi saints. In the 1880s books devoted to Sufi figures were published in which Sufis like Mansoor Hallaj were named (as Sachal Sarmast often quoted Hallaj). In the beginning of the 20th century Fateh Mohammad Sehwani came out with the first book on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The word tazkira could be read in its first edition but not in its subsequent editions. There's a chapter in the book devoted to dance, although the word dhamaal was not used in it.
Ending his lecture Dr Boivin reverted to the question he had raised at the start as to what Sufism was. He then said it had different interpretation and in Sindh's Sufism importance was given to poetry.
Earlier, EFT's Abdul Hamid Akhund introduced Dr Boivin to the audience. He said the EFT would soon release a set of CDs on Shah Jo Raag: 32 surs sung by Abida Parveen. He thanked Jehangir Siddiqi for helping the EFT in its efforts and mentioned that if anyone approached the EFT for the purpose of restoring Frere Hall, the trust would extend its help and bear the expenses


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Small businesses "often find themselves unequipped to negotiate OSHA's reams of regulations and requirements. This legislative package will help to reduce some of the regulatory burdens," said David Wilson, NAHB's president. These bills "will provide OSHA with greater flexibility to respond to small businesses without sacrificing workplace safety."
H.R. 739, the "Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act," would allow OSHA to give businesses more than 15 days to respond to a citation, and H.R. 742, the "Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act," would make it easier for companies to recover attorneys' fees when they successfully defend themselves against a citation.
H.R. 740, the "Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act," would add two more administrative law judges to the three-member Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), which hears appeals of violations. At its current size, the commission frequently delays hearings because it does not have a quorum. The measure is designed to address this problem.
H.R. 741, the "Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act," would require judges to defer to the OSHRC when OSHA cases are appealed to the courts.
"These bills would improve workplace safety and help to level the playing field for small businesses that seek to defend themselves in OSHA actions that are brought against them," said Wilson. "We urge the House to approve these measures and call on the Senate to introduce similar legislation."
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Photos for 2006
Here are some images from some recent live performances. Click any image for a larger, crisper view and close that window to return.
|The Websters and Scott Nygaard, from December 16.
|New England songwriter Cindy Kallet, our guest on November 18.
|Teslim: Gari Hegedus and Kaila Flexer, November 11.
|Romantic San Francisco singer/songwriter Jamie Byrd and accompanist Hank Levine, August 26.
|Robin Petrie & Paul Hostetter, August 26.
|The late Mark Spoelstra, veteran folk musician, August 19.
|Legendary piper Paddy Keenan, with guitarist Pete Grant, from August 12.
|Laura Love (bass) and guitar accompanist Jen Todd, July 15.
|San Francisco poet and singer Pireeni Sundaralingam and musician Colm Ó Riain, from July 1.
|A look at the Bobs, and then a second look, from July 1.
|Melanie O'Reilly and Seán Ó Nualláin, post–St. Patrick's Day on March 18.
|Michael Smith, songwriter, musician, and playwright, from February 25.
|Harper and storyteller Patrick Ball, from his February 11 appearance.
|Fiddler Randal Bays, who appeared January 28.


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Deciding If A Mini-Moon Right For You
A popular decision amongst many newlywed couples is to opt for a mini-moon, either instead of, or before, a traditional honeymoon trip. Mini-moons generally come out of a couple's desire to get away immediately after their big celebrations, but for a shorter or less expensive getaway — versus a longer and more expensive honeymoon. To help decide if a mini-moon is the right choice for you and your soon-to-be spouse, consider these factors.
If it looks like your wedding will take a good chunk (or completely wipe out) your savings — a mini-moon may be perfect for you. Rather than spending thousands on an extravagant trip, consider taking a smaller, more modest excursion for now, and plan a bigger trip for the future. Not only will it give you something to look forward to in the coming months (or years), but you will come back financially stable — rather than racking up newlywed debt in the name of a honeymoon.
Vacation Time
Carefully look at your work schedules, vacation policies, and workload at the time you'd like to go away. If you can't find a week or two that overlap and work for both of you, then perhaps a weekend mini-moon is the best solution, at least for now. Not only will you not use up all your vacation time in one shot, but you'll be able to enjoy yourselves much more without worrying about what's going on in the workplace. You'll come back from your ideal mini-moon ready to tackle any looming projects if it's a busy time of year in your workplace, and able to still daydream about a future trip too.
If you've both dreamed of a Caribbean honeymoon, but are getting married during Hurricane Season, it might not be the best time to pack your bags and head to an oceanfront resort. Conversely, if you've dreamt of a romantic winter getaway filled with skiing and roaring fires but you're saying "I do" in June, you don't have to sacrifice your winter wonderland solely for the weather. Simply push pause on the honeymoon trip and pack your bags for a local mini-moon instead. A weekend at a B&B or spa post-nuptials can be relaxing, romantic, and rejuvenating as you celebrate your first few days as newlyweds "away" from it all.


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With this post we begin a new series. We will be meditating on Jesus in Gethsemane.
The King James Version uses an odd phrase to describe Jesus' experience in the garden of Gethsemane. "And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy." (Mark 14:33)
Other Uses of the Phrase
Perhaps other uses of the phrase would help. The phrase "sore amazed" appears in Mark 6:51 like this: "And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered." That happened when Jesus walked on the windy sea in the fourth watch of the night. They thought he was a ghost coming towards them, and they cried out. Is that what it means to be sore amazed?
This experience of the disciples on the sea tells us something about the phrase "sore amazed" in 1611 English. It tells us something that heightens an interest in the phrase and in what happened to Jesus in Gethsemane. But there is both a problem and a catch. The problem is, the phrase appears in total only twice. Mark 6:51 is the only other use of the phrase for comparison. That is not enough. That catch is, in the two verses, Mark 14:33 and Mark 6:51, the translators are translating different Greek words.
Other English Translations
Another approach is to read Mark 14:33 in other English translations. In the New King James Version the clause reads, "He began to be troubled and deeply distressed." The English Standard Version is similar, "greatly greatly distressed and troubled." The word "troubled" does not sound like a match with "sore amazed." Are we to take as the answer that, not to worry, sore amazed does not mean all that much, it just means troubled?
Weymouth's New Testament says, "began to be full of terror." The Montgomery New Testament has it the same way. The New Living Translation says, "He began to be filled with horror and deep distress." Sore amazement. Fullness of terror. Fullness of horror. Williams' New Testament says, "He began to feel completely dazed." Jesus completely dazed? What's going on?
It's All Greek to Me
Apparently, we won't resolve this in English. We need to get at the original language. We can lay the Synoptic accounts of Jesus in Gethsemane side by side (Matthew 26:36-44, Mark 14:32-39, and Luke 22:39b-46), pick out the words that describe his state, look up what Greek words they translate, and study those words.
The words are:
lupeo (loo-peh'-o)
Matthew 26:37
ademoneo (ad-ay-mon-eh'-o)
Matthew 26:37, Mark 14:33
perilupos (per-il'-oo-pos)
Matthew 26:38, Mark 14:34
ekthambeo (ek-tham-beh'-o)
Mark 14:33
agonia (ag-o-nee'-ah)
Luke 22:44
The word translated as "sore amazed" is ekthambeo. There is another word, thambeo, but here Mark uses the more intensive form ekthambeo. It means "to throw into terror or amazement; to alarm thoroughly, to terrify or astound."[1]
A Sudden, Assaulting, Horrifying Terror
This is not an ordinary word for being troubled or distressed. Frederick W. Krummacher says Mark,
makes use of a word in the original which implies a sudden and horrifying alarm at a terrific object. The Evangelist evidently intends to intimate thereby that the cause of Jesus' trembling must be sought, not in what might be passing in his soul, but in appearances from without which forced themselves upon him; something approached Him which threatened to rend His nerves, and the sight of it to freeze the blood in His veins.[2]
There was something outside himself that he saw. It appeared suddenly. It approached him. It already was approaching him when first he saw it. It got the drop on him. It forced itself upon him. It was a menacing horror. Jesus saw a living nightmare.
The text says, "he began to be sore amazed." This reinforces the suddenness of the object's appearance. Frederick S. Leahy says of the Man of Sorrows, "Christ has known sorrow before this, but the assertion that in Gethsemane he began to be sorrowful indicates a sudden steep decent into the billows of distress."[3]
Stop the Bus
Something happened that brings us completely out of our depth. Can this even been studied? Should we be treading here? This "is not a place for hurried theological tourism,"[4]
And yet, Jesus chose to have Matthew, Mark, and Luke record it for us. We sense that it has such a distinct bearing on our redemption that we dare not pass it by. Our behavior should not resemble a pick pocket, who snatches salvation from Jesus' pocket and puts it in the bank, without recognizing the suffering that put such wealth into his pocket and ours.
We have done what we can for one day. We will meditate on this further on another day.
1. The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, Strong's Number 1568, p. 80.
2. Frederick W. Krummacher, The Suffering Saviour: Meditations on the Last Days of Christ (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977 printing of 1855 English translation from the 1854 German original), pp. 106-107.
3. Frederick S. Leahy, The Cross He Bore: Meditations on the Sufferings of the Redeemer (Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1996), p. 1.
4. Ibid., p. 12.