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NEW AREA: Orzammar Commons
There are lots of quests to take and people to see here. Take up some sidequests if you like, or head to the Diamond Quarter to continue.
KEY ITEM: Cute Nug
If you're hoping to woo Leliana, one of your first stops should be the Dust Town. An Idle Dwarf is a little ways down the road. Talk to Leliana first, who will tell you she wants a Nug as a pet. After this conversation, a new conversation option will appear for the Idle Dwarf. Just leave Dust Town and talk to him again to receive a cute Nug.
At Garin's shop, you can find a Golden Mirror that will trigger a conversation with Morrigan, a Gold Amulet that she will also love, and a Gemmed Bracelet that anyone will like.
NEW AREA: Diamond Quarter
Harrowmont's Estate has some chests, quests and a codex update, but your destination is the Chamber of the Assembly. Here, things get tricky. You'll have to side with either Prince Bhelen or Lord Harrowmont to continue. To side with Bhelen, talk to Vartag in the Chamber of the Assembly and accept his quest. Or, to side with Lord Harrowmont, talk to Dulin right outside the Chamber and accept his quest instead.
Our guide will cover both options, starting with Harrowmont, then Bhelen.
Siding with HARROWMONT
Talk to Dulin to enter the Proving Grounds under Harrowmont's name. You'll need to convince the two warriors Baizyl and Gwiddon to fight in the Proving. Baizyl waits on the left side. Persuade or Intimidate him to find out more about his relationship. He'll tell you to see Myaja, whose locked quarters are in the same building to the south.
Gwiddon is in the northern room. Either Intimidate or Persuade him to goad him into a fight. Now that that's taken care of, talk with the Proving Master. You'll have to face some easy baddies as part of your Proving, which shouldn't be a big problem. You'll get to choose a partner for the fourth battle. Baizyl or Gwiddon can fight with you, and they aren't too shabby. Return to Dulin at the Tapsters Tavern after you win to meet Lord Harrowmont.
Siding with BHELEN
Talking to Vartag will start a simple quest. You'll need to deliver some documents to Lady Dace and Lord Helmi. Lady Dace is in the Diamond Quarter near House Harrowmont. She'll give you a map to the Aeducan Thaig, found in the Deep Roads. Before venturing there, first go to Tapster's Tavern and talk to Lord Helmi. He's a lot easier to convince. Once you're ready, go to the Deep Roads, accessible through the Commons.
NEW AREA: Aeducan Thaig
There's not much here other than some simple corridors, a few minor gems, and a bunch of Darkspawn. Lord Dace is north. Head back to the Chamber of the Assembly and speak to Vartag, who will take you to Bhelen.
Entering Jarvia's Hideout
Regardless of whom you've sided with, you're going to have to take out Jarvia. You'll be ambushed on your way there, but it shouldn't be a problem. Alimar's Emporium holds your next clue. Enter the Slums house and get ready to fight. Persuade or Intimidate the thug to get a Finger Bone Token and use it on the Suspicious Door outside.
NEW AREA: Cartel Hideout
Defeat the gang of thugs. There are a number of chests and crates in this area, but be wary of the trip wire in the southern portion of the map. After you loot the two barrels in this corridor, take a left at the fork. You can fight a guard who drops a key. Free the prisoner and continue.
Note that there are a number of stashes around here. You'll only be able to open Jammer's Stash Box if you only take the least expensive trinket from all the other stashes. A Longrunner's Cap is your reward for your trouble. Jarvia is waiting in the upper right corner of the map, but the path leading to where she's hiding crisscrosses plenty.
BOSS: Jarvia
If you can sleep or stun the archers from afar, this battle will be much easier. There are numerous traps to be found if you choose to chase Jarvia, and unfortunately the door locks behind you, preventing an easy funnel. You'll get plenty of good gear for finishing her off.
Once you're done, loot all you can find and head back to the Diamond Quarter to meet whomever you sided with (House Harrowmont for Lord Harrowmont, Orzammar Royal Palace for Bhelen). You'll have to enter the Deep Roads again, but this time you'll have help.
RECRUIT: Oghren
He'll join you to help find Branka.
NEW AREA: Cardin's Cross
Expect lots of battles and another Ogre encounter. This can be kind of tough. Cast an area spell as soon as possible for crowd control. Either way, heal often and bust your way through!
A chest carries a Totem, near where you fight the 2 Broncos. Sten will like it.
NEW AREA: Ortan Thaig
You'll see an Ogre fighting some spiders. If you can hit them all with an area spell, you'll get XP for killing them all. There are plenty more spiders to go around if you miss the opportunity, though.
You'll find Ruck near the area where you fought the Golem. He's near the Darkspawn corpse. Several spiders will spawn behind you after you talk to him, but you can trade with him soon afterwards if you track him down. Head over the bridge and be ready to fight two more Stone Golems. After that, the Spiders won't want to fight you anymore until you reach the…
MINIBOSS: Corrupted Spider Queen
The Spider Queen keeps her distance and will occasionally encase you in a web before teleporting away and summoning more spiders. Fire spells will work reasonably well, but this battle is mostly an endurance test. Collect Branka's Journal and head to the Dead Trenches next.
NEW AREA: The Dead Trenches
You'll run into a group of Legionnaires. They'll be of great help, but remember to heal them. You'll fight a slew of archers and another Ogre across the bridge. Make sure all the baddies are being dealt with simultaneously, or you'll be in trouble. Work your way through the Trenches, being mindful of the traps along the way.
MINIBOSS: Darkspawn Horde
Expect to encounter a huge group of enemies here. If you've got the fireball spell, use it often, along with Tempest or Blizzard. These spells take up a lot of Mana, but you'll need them for crowd control in this fight. As always, keep an eye on your party's health, and let them come to you.
Prepare yourself for a Shriek ambush, and then keep heading north. There's some Armor of the Legion in a Sarcophagus near where you fight the Emissary. As you continue on, you'll start hearing strange voices. Heading north when you hear about the "seventh day" will send you into another battle with some Corrupted Spiders and some decent loot.
Past where you speak with Hespith is an Ominous Door. You can't open it yet, so head past it to the Legionnaire Shrine. Touch the Legion of the Dead Relic to update your codex and the Legionnaire Altar to get the key to the Ominous Door. The Spirits will turn on you, so be ready!
BOSS: Broodmother
First things first, you're going to want to take down the Broodmother's tentacles. Once they're gone, you can attack her without too much of a problem. Area spells like Fireball, Tempest, and Blizzard work well. Be careful for the Darkspawn she summons, too. With the Broodmother gone, head to the Anvil of the Void. Branka is waiting.


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- With an herbal, earthy scent, this melt will heighten your consciousness and remove all negative energy.
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The new Center will provide education and training opportunities for the entire Western Connecticut Health Network, which includes two Hospitals, residency and fellowship training, schools of Allied Health, local first responders, as well as serve as a branch campus for The University of Vermont medical students.— The Clinical Simulation Center is programmed and designed to simulate multiple healthcare environments, yet provide a high level of flexibility. The program includes several labs designed to mimic real world acute care environments within the hospital. Labs will accommodate human simulations as well as standardized patients.
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ok I have persuaded the perants to let me have a marine tank...and I want to breed clowns
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"Sarah's Cause for Paws" in Memory of Sarah Jayne Orton.
This year, it will again be taking place at Hickories Park in Owego, NY on October 5th, 2019 - Mark your calendars!. Between the Foundation and our Non-Profit, we have been able to raise over $97,000 as of December 2018 since late 2013. Stay tuned as we update the site with more information!
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This harmless, charming creature, the Tumbu fly – also known as the bikini fly – lives across Africa and Asia and flies about smelling flowers and composing poems and so on, then attaches itself to drying washing – a shirt say or, gulp, a bikini.. and LAYS ITS EGGS.
The laundry owner then PUTS ON THE BIKINI and the eggs hatch against the nice warm skin. The larvae BURROW DOWN INTO THE SKIN and live just under the surface – 5mm long maggots – EATING YOUR FLESH and popping up every now and again for air.
Most people think they're spots or pimples, but when they get home from holiday they try and squeeze them and OUT SQUIRMS


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Louis Cartier created the Santos watch in 1904, sealing his friendship with the aviator Alberto Santos Dumont. The famous aviator's wish was granted: he could check the time while flying. The dial's rounded angles and exposed screws made this an iconic timepiece. Cartier marked the centenary of the watch with the introduction of a steel version.
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My Cause My Cleats
For the past three seasons, Russell has joined with players across the league to raise awareness for hundreds of nonprofits and causes near and dear to players' hearts through the NFL's My Cause My Cleats campaign. This Sunday is no exception as Russell takes the field in custom cleats designed by local artist Sydney Noland and inspired by youth served by Friends of the Children. Russell and Ciara, through their Why Not You Foundation, have seen firsthand the deep and lasting impact that Friends of the Children mentors have on the lives of the kids they support. These full-time mentors stay with each student through every grade – and ultimately through life. The organization is making great progress towards breaking the cycle of generational poverty. Visit www.friendskc.org to learn more.
In addition to Russell's custom-designed cleats, five kids and their mentors from Friends of the Children supported the campaign by designing their own shoes – which they presented to Russell during Saturday's practice at CenturyLink Field.
The kids and mentors will have a close up view of their inspired cleats as they attend Sunday's game when the Seahawks take on the San Francisco 49'ers.
Following Sunday's game, Russell's game-day cleats, as well as a pair of Bose QuietComfort custom QC35 II headphones, will be auctioned off with all funds directly supporting initiatives of the Why Not You Foundation. The auction runs from December 2nd to December 11th, 2018.
The Why Not You Foundation is proud to provide our support and shine a light on Friends of the Children as they change lives and inspire kids to believe that anything is possible!


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ANTIQUE SCOTTISH TALL CLOCK in mahogany veneers with broken arch pediment, turned columns at sides, and turned bun feet. Includes weights and pendulum. Height 89."
Not guaranteed to be working. Top glass door over face missing.
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We see you, Jelena.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's relationship is well-known for being on-and-off over the years. And if new rumors are true, it looks like Justin and Selena may have already broken up — again.
Selena was dating The Weeknd for quite some time when she began hanging out with Bieber "as friends." According to Vogue, the Weeknd had no problem with the old lovers reuniting as friends.
E!News claimed that a source close to The Weeknd said he's "well aware that Justin and Selena were hanging out with a few friends. He trusts her... Once The Weeknd gets back from touring you will likely see them all out."


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Policing Africa: Internal Security and the Limits of Liberalization
Policing Africa: Internal Security and the Limits of Liberalization
This book aims to show that an investigation of policing in sub-Saharan Africa during the 1990s can improve our understanding of the broader issues associated with state-society relations and state behavior, especially with regard to security. I reconsider the significance of regime transitions during the first half of the 1990s in light of the police systems that, since independence, have evolved to mirror the states that justify them. The book is thus ultimately about the institutional incapacity of the African state to fulfill the expectations for liberal political development so prevalent in the early 1990s. It also explains why the turmoil of those years did not, indeed could not, fundamentally change either the nature of African institutional democratization or police forces.
The idea of a state's police acting as a general barometer for political development is not new. Indeed, in some cases policing has provided a test case for assertions that regime transition brings greater accountability. Yet the relationship, both in Africa and elsewhere, has received astonishingly little academic attention. African police may be a comparatively modern— and alien—invention, and police forces may be less influential and effective than the military, but police systems are, in Africa as elsewhere, tenacious. Police systems in Africa have survived most events since the 1950s, even in juridical states, and are likely to remain part of state coercive facilities for the foreseeable future. They deserve consideration in any discussion about liberalization because, as an expression of regime power, the police help to illuminate the character of a regime. It is too easy to forget that power is as central to liberalization and democratization as it is to restriction and authoritarianism.
It is not always clear why the police act as they do and, given the dearth of relevant material, it is probably unprofitable to try to identif the detailed emergence of the police function in contemporary Africa. Instead . . .


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Oregon Volleyball Defeats Boise State 3-1 In Final Match Of Oregon Classic
Sept. 8, 2001
EUGENE - The University of Oregon volleyball team (8-1) defeated Boise State 30-18, 30-23, 28-30, 37-35 in the final match of the Oregon Classic at McArthur Court in Eugene Saturday evening. The Ducks finished the tournament 3-1, losing to tournament champion Eastern Washington.
Oregon senior Monique Tobbagi and junior middle blocker Stephanie Martin were named to the all-tournament team and Eastern Washington Janelle Ruen was the MVP.
Tobbagi had her first 20-kill match of the season against the Broncos and also posted her third double double of the tourney, 21 kills, 12 digs. Martin had 14 kills and four blocks in the final match.
'I thought we played some matches that forced us into moments that we'll see in the conference,' Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira said. 'Our players gained confidence about what it takes to succeed at the game speed level we'll see in the Pac-10.'
In Oregon's opening match, the Ducks narrowly defeated Cal State Northridge, 30-24, 31-29, 23-30, 20-30, 15-12.
The Ducks were up 2-0 before the Matadors rallied to win games 3 and 4. With Oregon trailing 12-8 in Game 5, junior Stephanie Martin had a kill and two assisted blocks to bring Oregon back in it and tie the game 12-12. The Matadors would not score again and two kills by Monique Tobbagi and a final by Martin secured the win for the Dukcs.
Junior Lindsay Closs led the Ducks with 19 kills and a season-high nine blocks. Tobbagi had her second double-double of the tournament with 17 kills and 13 digs. Martin added 14 kills, five digs and six blocks.
Freshman Katie O'Neil set a new career high with 12 digs and also added two service aces and junior Amanda Porter tied a career-hgih with six blocks.
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THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN Posts Year-To-Year Growth in Viewers
Season-to-Date, "The Late Late Show" Is Up +4% vs. Last Year
THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN posted growth in viewers over the same week last year and is also up season-to-date, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Nov. 17.
THE LATE LATE SHOW averaged 1.38m viewers, up +2% (from 1.35m) over the same week last year and topped late night in viewers (1.38m vs. 1.37m, +1%) for the second consecutive week. Season-to-date, most current, THE LATE LATE SHOW is up +4% in viewers (1.40m from 1.35m) compared to last season.
Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches.Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke.


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MG Road is the most popular, urbanized, congested, heavy traffic shopping arena of Cochin City. The road is decorated with the assortment of Kochi's own textile, jewelry, lifestyle shops.
It is also known as the shopper's paradise of Kerala, as it is the statement of Ala mode. The restaurants and home appliances shops are always crowded, each day M.G. Road introduces something novel to its customers.
Handicrafts, coir products, hand looms, illuminations, vehicles, service offices and Cinema halls make the MG Road alive. The face of MG Road is changing with the advent of Kochi Metro project.
MG Road is considered to be CBD of Kochi city with several top retails stores and offices of leading corporate houses located on both the side of the road. The MG Road connects Marine Drive (through Banerjee Road) and Chittoor Road (at Kacheripady) at North to Thevara at south passing through 10 junctions.
- Padma Junction
- Kavitha Junction (nearest point to KSRTC Central City Station through Rajaji Road)
- Shenoys Junction
- KPCC Junction (where Maharaja's Stadium and City General Hospital are located)
- Woodlands Junction (famous for several top jewelleries stores)
- Jos Junction (considered to the center of the city and nearest point connecting Ernakulam Junction Railway station)
- Pallimukku Junction with links to East-West corridor- SA Road.
- Atlantis (where almost all airline offices and travel agencies are located)
- Harbour (where Cochin Shipyard is located)
- Thevara Junction
MG Road is a high end commercial street. The most important corporate house located in this stretch is Cochin Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards in India, located near Harbour side. Several top companies has their offices in this stretch and most of the banks in India maintains their regional offices or main branches in this road.


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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Senior Critique
Want to know what the Seniors have been up to all semester? Want to know what all the hype about Senior Critique has been about? Want to know what you'll be facing in your final year of the photo program? Then come to the Senior Critique on Monday the 12th from 8:30 am to 4:30pm. Everyone is invited so come for the whole day or stop by for a few minutes to see what all the fuss is about!!!
Senior Reminders:
Critique is in the Black Box from 8:30am to 5pm tomorrow, Monday the 12th. Please do not be late (this does not hold true for those of you with kids or exams bright and early). Everyone is expected to be at critique all day unless you have scheduled meetings, exams or if you have cleared with the professors that you will have to leave for a designated time. We have gotten the basic's for breakfast and lunch covered but if anyone is interested in bringing drinks or other snacks they would be greatly appreciated. We have to be completely out of the theater by 5pm because of the One Acts.
Don't forget that we need to have two cd's of our images, the CD's should include your 12 to 15 final images no larger then 10in on the largest side (3000pixels) .... 300ppi.
Technically we are able to get into Riverside at 11am on Monday, we will let you know how late we can stay when we know. We are also able to get into Riverside starting at 9am on Tuesday.
We will have an itinerary at the critique and can go over any last minute questions about the show either at lunch or after crit is done.
I hope this helps and if anyone has any other questions please feel free t contact me, Halli Bischoff, Shelbee Jones, or Elizabeth Wilmerding.
Thanks every one!!!
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LIMA — It was Guns versus Hoses for a charity basketball game Friday night at the Lima Senior High School Gymnasium.
A squad of players from the Lima Fire and Lima Police departments squared off to help the Make A Wish Foundation.
"It's just a great way to give back. To make somebody's day a lot better and that's what we're out here for. We've had kids come back that have received these wishes and their wishes have been granted and to hear their story and to see their faces light up is what makes it all worthwhile," said Justin Wireman, officer with the Lima Police Department.
"It's absolutely phenomenal. We're making money off of T-shirts, we're making money off of the bake sales, 50-50, donations at the door. We've had people donating online. It all goes within the community so that's the best part of this whole thing," said Marc Salas, Lima firefighter.
For the third straight year, the Lima Fire Department beat the Lima Police Department, this year the score was 53 to 38.
Around 200 area families are on a waiting list to get their wish granted.
"We've working on two wishes right now in Allen County, one at Allen East and one in Spencerville. We've got a couple in Ottawa, Findlay and Kenton," said Mike Koenig, volunteer wish granter for the Make A Wish Foundation.
"We meet with the families and do all of the paperwork and determine what their wish is going to be and we process the paperwork and send it to the Make A Wish office and then they have a committee that reviews it and then grants the wish. We've never had one declined yet," Koenig said.
So what do these Make A Wish kids want the most?
"Number one wish is going to Disney and trips. We have several going to Disney, one to Hawaii and another wants a customized golf cart so he can sit his wheelchair in the golf cart and go for rides with the family," Koenig said.
So what are some of the more unusual wish requests they've received?
"More exotic is New Zealand, the Hobbit land, where the Hobbit movies were filmed. We've had a couple Hawaii room makeovers. We did a train room for one boy. We built a model train in their basement for them. It took some time. They sent the family to Indianapolis to a Lionel train convention and while they were gone we went into the house and spent three days building this 8-foot-by-24-foot train set and then had a surprise party with the whole family when they returned," he said.
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A fan was taken out on a stretcher after being struck by a foul ball.
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The fan was reportedly sitting in the second row of seats behind the recently added netting at Tropicana Field. The ball went through a triangle-shaped opening.
Medical attendants assisted the fan before taking the fan out on a stretcher. Outfielder Steven Souza Jr., who hit the foul ball, went into the stands to check up on the fan.
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Things change. Things are different now.
They are not what they used to be
Between you and me
At best, I'm the lingering aftertaste of sour milk
At best, you're something to scratch – an itch
Wish we could go back? Too late. I'm hitched
Wish we could go back. To that, at least.
At ease.
No. I really don't wish.
It's a waste of time – time I have not to give
To I open my journal, let my pen shed tears
Because my eyes are stingy; no water with which to grieve
That's why I don't do closed doors – my life is out there
In here? It's too cold and warm
Perfected the art. I already have.
Now I can't wait for us to take it back to the start.
When we were strangers.
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I had big plans to run lots of errands today. However, Bob picked up an extra shift so I got to enjoy the company of three girly girls too. The errands could not wait but it makes for a lot of extra work.
Leave the house (buckle 3 kids in carseats)
Go to the bank (I love the drive through)
Go to Michael's to return something (unbuckle and then reload 3 kids in carseats)
Go to Target to pick up a prescription and to get a toothbrush and a Christmas storage tub (unbuckle and then relaod 3 kids in carseats)
Listen to the pleas of poor girly girls who say they are starving and decide to stop off at Bob's work to get something to eat, he's our waiter so we don't have to tip (unbuckle and then reload 3 kids in carseats)
Go to Kohl's for a frame and then let the girls each pick out an ornament L- High School Musical, E- Hannah Montana, S- a Hickory Dickory Dock ornament. It worked well as I had a $20 gift car and the ornaments were 75% off (unbuckle and then relaod 3 kids in carseats)
Go to Meijer's for groceries and bribe the kids that if we can just make it through the story without any major event that milkshakes would be in there future (unbuckle and then reload 3 kids in carseats)
Arrive home and clean out car while kids sleep (they were pooped out princesses)
Grand unload/load tally-36
No wonder I'm tired. No wonder they're tired.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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text: The Grenville County Historical Society's Annual General Meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday, January 23 at the Archives, 500 Railway Avenue Prescott. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments. A talk by Kathy Belrose is planned. Get the scoop on interesting pictures and information that can be gleaned from the National Archives in Ottawa.


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Old Town New Tim McGraw
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
leave, with a freeway view, sittin' on my hood, thinking 'bout you
[Em] [Bm] [C]
going over in my mind, every kiss and every fight, yeah the fool on the hill,
D ---> e|-----3---2--| B|-----3---3--| is beatin' down another night G|---2---2----| D|-0----------|
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
There were days so hard, I thought I had to go, I'd get in my car, and just follow the road
But this [Em]is my home, and it's [Bm]who I am, and I [C]know I'd stay, if I could [D]make this...
[Am] [G6] [C] [G] [D]
old town new again, a color other than blue again, I'd have something to do again,
instead of thinking 'bout you again
[Em] [D] [C] [G6]
But the people I know, the places I go, remind me of you
Am D Am...
won't somebody come around, and make this old town new
There were nights so long, I thought the sun burned out
There were girls so wrong, I don't wanna talk about
I was burnin' up the night, yeah in an alcohol flame
Lightin' up my way, tryin' to make this
[Em] [D] [C] [G6]
Yeah the people I know, the places I go, remind me of you
[Am] [G6] [C] [G]
Oh and love goes wrong but life goes on and I know what I gotta do
C? Am D Am
I'm just hangin' around, tryin' to make this old town... new
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Slackin'Read Now
Man, I should be on this thing bi-weekly at the very least. It's been almost a month without a post! I think it's crucial for a blog to be kept updated not only for the reader(s), but for the blogger to stay somewhat disciplined in their venture.
Many things have been going on. One reason that I haven't updated in a while is because I have pretty stressed. I don't know why I'm stressed, because if the God behind me, happens to be the same God who created the universe, there is no reason why I should fret about anything. Yet, I am still human.
One thing that is happening this semester is that I am giving private lessons. One of our projects in Vocal Pedagogy, is to give vocal lesson to a student (or students), and teach them the basics of singing. It sounds simple, but it most definitely is not. What a journey it is! Although we are teaching vocal lessons, it is a much deeper experience than doing just that. You, the teacher, are releasing their voice, and helping instruct them to sing with the one muscle that holds their identity, and what they will use most throughout their life; their voice. I have come to see that I learn most when I am instructing my students. I might point out something that they should correct here and there, and then I come to realize that I should be doing correcting the same thing myself.
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Ah! I just went back and revisited one of my pieces. I decided to scrap one of my first pieces, which was eight minutes long, entitled, "Ice Cold Eternity". Yes, it was kind of difficult to come to the decision to scrap a song that had months invested into it. The upside, though, is that I decided to take some chords from that song, and put them into finishing this other song in C that I was working on
This Crazy Voice... Again...Read Now
My throat is in so much pain. I haven't even been singing much! This is so irritating. I pray that it can be fixed, whatever it is.
"I Found" - Amber RunRead Now
Here is an a capella piece that was shown to me by my friend Nolan. This song speaks for itself. Please share! Please please please share with everyone!!
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Who's been slacking? I've been slacking.
Last Monday we started school, and man, what a ride! Though I'm prepared for a pretty extensive workload, I'm excited for the courses I am taking. I'm taking Theory II, Aural Skills II, Vocal Literature and Pedagogy, Applied Voice, Music History, and the three choirs. Our new vocal instructor, Dr. Shellie Beeman, is a pretty cool cat. She has so much planned for all of us voice students this semester, and is ready to get us started out well. She also happened to do her doctoral dissertation on vocal health, so she is a NUT in vocal health. Maybe she can help diagnose that random pain in my throat that has persisted for a little over half of the year.
Random venting, today I got THREE tickets! THREE!!! Seeing as this is my first year on campus having a car, I wasn't educated on the fact that we each needed a parking sticker on our windshield. After school yesterday, I go outside, and see that I had a $25 parking ticket on my windshield, for parking on school property without a sticker. After that, I knew that I needed to go tomorrow (which is today) to get a sticker for my car. I go outside first thing in the morning, and I have ANOTHER ticket for $25. How am I supposed to get a parking pass when the college OneStop isn't open!? After being pissed off, I drove my car to the other outerside of campus for the day, and then went to class. After class, I go to my car, and I come to find ANOTHER PARKING TICKET! What the heck! So I go to OneStop with three parking tickets to pay it off with my debit card, and my debit card expired 4 DAYS AGO! But hey, ce'st la vi, and I probably just spelled that wrong. At least we're getting a little humor to start off the year :)
There is soooo much stuff that I have to tell, but alas, I forgot most of it.
There is so much progress in my personal collection, too. I've added another verse to "In the Rain", I've added another verse to "In the Wind", and I've revisited and almost finished a song (previously called "The Dome Home") that I haven't been able to continue since this time last year. After thinking long and hard, I did decide to scrap one of the songs that was going to be on the album. After working with "Ice Cold Eternity" time and time again, I have decided to scrap it, seeing as the story isn't as cohesive as it should beand it is also a bit too long. Subsequently, I am putting some invaluable instrumental parts that I had used in "Ice Cold Eternity", into "The Dome Home". Now, "The Dome Home", as of late, has got me excited! I'm thrilled to say that it's another song that is a story with an allusion to one of my FAVORITE tales!
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Krummen Plastic Surgery Blends Different Therapies to Meet Patient Needs
Donna Krummen M.D., F.A.C.S
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The most rewarding facial rejuvenation journey often includes a combination of surgical and non-surgical procedures, says Donna Krummen, M.D., FACS.
"Many times, people think it has to be one or the other when really there should be a blend depending on what a patient's goals are. I stress to my patients that because I am a surgeon, I can offer both. I talk to them honestly about what one therapy will or won't provide, and they can decide what is best for them. Sometimes surgery is the only procedure that meets a patient's needs. It's really a matter of educating my patients and demystifying the available procedures and services we offer."
Krummen, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon experienced in all areas of plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, has been in solo practice since 2000. She is highly skilled in performing the traditional surgical procedures, such as facelifts, eyelifts and body procedures. She also provides a variety of the latest non-surgical procedures, including Plasma Pen and PDO Threads.
The Plasma Pen – also known as Plasma Lift Skin Tightening or Fibroblast Tightening – is a non-surgical device and technique that is used in Fibroblast Therapy, which stimulates the production of collagen, naturally tightening and smoothing one's skin on almost all areas of the body. It is particularly effective in treating the upper and lower eyelids, fine lines around the mouth, wrinkles and loose skin on the face, neck and jawline. It can reduce the appearance of acne and other scars, and it can also be used to treat loose skin on the arms and abdomen.
"It has been a popular method for skin rejuvenation for many years in Europe and is now starting to gain traction in the United States," Krummen notes. In most cases, one to four treatments will produce the most optimal results, and initial results are usually visible immediately. Because the treatment stimulates the natural body healing process, it typically takes eight weeks to see full results.
A PDO Thread Lift renews the integral collagen matrix needed to support taut skin by inducing collagen production and remodeling in one's dermis, which is the thick layer of living tissue just below the epidermis that forms one's true skin. This non-surgical procedure addresses sagging skin and tissue using dissolvable threads. The threads provide an immediate tissue lift via the mechanical repositioning of superficial tissue, thus improving skin elasticity and texture through improved circulation. It tightens the skin by promoting fat and collagen contraction.
According to Krummen, one of the primary advantages of the minimally-invasive PDO Threadlift – sometimes referred to as a "lunchtime lift" – is that treatment doesn't require anesthesia or a lengthy recovery process, and carries lower risks compared to surgical lifting.
PDO threads are FDA-approved polydioxanone sutures, which have been used in surgery for several years, Krummen explains. When it comes to cosmetic improvement, PDO Threadlift has proven to be especially beneficial for the neck and jawline, as well as the mid-face area and eyebrows.
Patients' Comfort Comes First
Named one of Cincinnati's top doctors every year since 2010, Krummen is heralded for her extensive professional training and expertise as well as her commitment to providing patient care in a safe, supportive and comfortable environment.
A Cincinnati native, Krummen received her bachelor's degree from Xavier University and her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She also completed an internship at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, a residency at St. Luke's Medical Center in Cleveland, and a fellowship at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. She is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), an organization limited to those doctors who are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
"There's a lot of emotion that goes along with patients' decisions, and as their doctor I want to help them through that decision-making process," Krummen adds. "Women often feel guilty doing something for themselves, especially if it requires downtime or takes them away from what they feel are their duties – kids or family or home. Having any kind of cosmetic procedure, whether Botox injections or surgery, involves overcoming obstacles in one's mind regarding what they should or shouldn't do. But it's important for a woman to not feel guilty over doing something that helps bring out her best self."
While it's important to fill wrinkles and tighten facial skin as one ages, she emphasizes, it's equally important to keep your skin healthy and regularly refreshed. As such, she offers a line of medical-grade skin treatments and services, provided by nurses, including microdermabrasion, micro needling, and a variety of peels and other skin care therapies.
"We are committed to taking good care of our patients," Krummen concludes. "We want them to be part of our family, to feel welcome. We believe in putting our patients' best interests first and then we make recommendations accordingly."
Dr. Donna Krummen, M.D., FACS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is located at 8211 Cornell Road, #520, Cincinnati, OH 45249. For more information, call 513.985.0850 or visit www.krummenplasticsurgery.com


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Product strategy for technology companies is a unique challenge because:
- Trends like globalization, commoditization, innovation, and personalization have made technology product life cycles shorter.
- Individual customers need to be engaged, their sentiments monitored, their feedback captured – in real-time.
- Emerging technologies need to be constantly monitored, managed, and leveraged properly.
- New markets must be explored and declining markets must exited.
This Technology Multipliers video summarizes the eight steps for success with product strategy for technology product companies. Check out the details in our Product Strategy Webinars and the Product Strategy e-book.
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- Establish a clear strategic vision and define current business strategy.
- Product strategy cannot be a personality driven process. Manage and improve product strategy like any other business process.
- Assign process ownership to an individual with technical marketing skills.
- Define platform strategy first and product-line strategy next.
- Link the product line-strategy with the product development plan and process.
- Consider time, risk, and sustainability for selecting and evolving differentiation strategies.
- Reconcile the unlimited opportunities implied in the strategic vision with reality.
- Evaluate project mix and rebalance the trade-offs on a regular basis.
Clayton Christensen's book titled "The Innovator's Solution" are excellent references on the topic.


text: I am in the midst of a move from Washington state to Oklahoma, but I am proud to say that I am not at all stressed. Our family has taken the opportunity to make a road trip out of this relocation. Upcoming posts will share some awesome pictures and adventures that we encounter on this journey. For now, I am spending the time soaking up the quality family memory-making time. I do look at the photos that I take each and every night though, and this one was one that made me laugh out loud.We were driving down Route 101 in Oregon when cars began pulling onto a side road in multiples. My curiosity compelled me to pull a no-notice-u-turn to follow them, and was delighted to find a true stag party: 20+ male elk chilling out in a field. We all stood beside the fence about 50 yards away and took pictures and just observed the massive wild animals as they relaxed. It was unclear which animal was more entertained by the encounter: human or dlk. In either case, I took a photo of two elk lying down beside one another to use as a "best friends" image. I didn't realize that one of them was chewing. When I loaded it up on my laptop later, I laughed because the one elk appears to be looking at me and smiling as he chewed whatever was in his mouth! A quick accidental smile of an elk captured forever amidst a life-altering journey. I was already proud of myself for relaxing and enjoying the adventure, but now I really believe that my higher power both agrees with me and has a sense of humor. I believe everything happens for a reason. I wasn't planning on going to that field to take pictures. I could have just driven right by at the brisk 65mph my van was hustling before and afterward. The elk surely did not plan a photo session in the middle of his afternoon siesta. I could have missed the images I took, and the opportunity to be so close to such awesome creatures. I could have missed out on a message if I hadn't been listening, and my camera hadn't been ready. Thanks Mr. Elk for chewing right in that moment to help me get the message from The Big Guy… Now back to my family adventure part two: Viva Las Vegas!!!


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Pink Walls & Comfy Sweaters
Ciera Dastrup
I LOVE Fall. I am so excited for sweater season, and maybe am even jumping the gun a bit. My new favorite place for all things jackets & sweaters is Evystree. They have such a wide variety, and most of their products can easily be dressed up (like my look here) or dressed down with yoga pants, and tennis shoes! :)
Today I have been crazy busy packing, and cleaning my house before we leave on our trip! I have just today and tomorrow to get all I need done, and I am freaking out a bit. Hope you all have a fantastic week! Follow along on my adventure on Instagram or my other social channels! :)


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This group will feature myself along with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra rhythm section: pianist Dan Trudell, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer George Fludas on drums. We are looking forward to playing at Winter's!
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Earlier Event: November 29Chicago Jazz Orchestra - Not So Silent Night
Later Event: December 2College of Wooster Jazz Ensemble featuring Scott Burns


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From her office deep within the special collections department at the University of Rhode Island�s Kingston campus library, Joy Spanabel Emery presides over a national treasure. Emery, a professor emerita...
From her office deep within the special collections department at the University of Rhode Island�s Kingston campus library, Joy Spanabel Emery presides over a national treasure. Emery, a professor emerita of theater, oversees the Commercial Pattern Archive. With nearly 50,000 patterns, it is considered the largest sewing pattern collection in the world.
A resource for costume and fashion designers, tailors and historians, the assemblage includes work from the 1840s through 2010. As curator, Emery puts in nearly a full workweek � without pay � cataloguing and digitizing the patterns to make them searchable through the project�s online database.
Emery recently published �A History of the Paper Pattern Industry: The home dressmaking fashion revolution� (Bloomsbury). The book, one of the few resources on the topic, is a direct outgrowth of the collection at URI. �We have such a rich archive, not just the database, but books, journals, fashion magazines, and it�s all open for people to use,� Emery said.
I interviewed Emery to learn more.
Q: How did you become interested in sewing patterns?
A: I was a resident costume designer here at the university. I needed clothes for plays and things and patterns are the only thing we have that are really accurate for everyday clothing. Because nobody saves them.
Q: How did URI come to acquire such a large collection?
A: A very dear friend of mine, Betty Williams, started the whole thing. She collected patterns because she was a costumer in New York. I started working with her to figure out when they were issued because they don�t come with dates. We were working on an exhibit together for the Fashion Institute of Technology, but she passed away in 1997 just before it happened. Her collection came here and fortunately the university agreed to take it. I combined it with my personal collection and the one that was in the theater department.
Q: How did the book come about?
A: I put off working on it for a long time because it was such a big undertaking. Then I began to realize that I�m not getting any younger and I�ve been working with this stuff for so long that now I�m the walking encyclopedia I used to accuse Betty of being. There was no place where the material was put together. It was out there, but really scattered.
Q: Why do you think there�s such a lack of scholarship on the topic?
A: It�s ephemera. It�s �only� fashion � women�s stuff.
Q: But on a positive note, we�ve seen an increasing number of museum exhibitions dedicated to fashion. Do you think the study of garments is being taken more seriously now than it was when you began your career?
A: Yes. It�s changing and there [have] been more exhibits and more study of the patterns and their importance. People are intrigued by them because of the history that�s there. Not just fashion, but fabrics and the development of textiles as well.
Q: What is the state of the pattern-making industry today? Is it becoming a lost art?
A: That�s the popular perception, but I don�t think so. The big companies � Butterick, Simplicity, Vogue, McCall�s � are struggling, but they�re still out there and fighting like crazy.
Because my concentration has always been on the early stuff, one of the biggest things that surprised me when I began researching the book is all of the new pattern companies that are out there. There must be 150 or more of them.
The new companies aren�t really going for high fashion or following trends. They�re either focusing on art to wear � using unusual pattern shapes and calling for unconventional textile combinations � or on more traditional garments that aren�t likely to look dated.
For more information, go to copa.apps.uri.edu. The Commercial Pattern Archive is open to the public, by appointment, and accepts donations from all eras.


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Autumn shows us many signs that she has arrived. Leaves of crimson and orange begin to carpet the manicured lawns, mature fruit hangs ready for the picking on trees, vee's of geese overhead announcing their southern flight with their deep croaking honk-honks… and then there are the drunk robins weaving about in the back yard.
I have a crabapple tree and every autumn a big flock of robins come to carb up for the flight south. Some years weather conditions ferment the fruit and then we have an issue of wobbly, confused birds dotting the patio furniture and trying to land with limited success on imaginary perches. When they do find an actual perch, they sit askew, weaving back and forth like late night polka dancers at a beer tent. Even on the ground, they tip to one side, heads cocked at odd angles as they try to get their bearings.
And while they are intoxicated the robins drink copious amounts of water. I have three bird bathes in my yard, one on the ground and two pedestal, but they all need to be filled at least once a day while the 'festivities' are in town.
Maybe it is a 'harvest party' of sorts. Extended families gathering together to celebrate and catch up on what has happened in the past year…like a family reunion. They do seem very similar, don't they? Individuals weaving about, intoxicated and confused, some lying about in inappropriate places, talking to no one when a brief moment of lucidity breeches the haze. (Are you now wondering about your family or mine?) There of course a few souls that try to maintain a modicum of propriety and they are easy to spot in the sea of berry-indulging, black and orange feathered kamikaze pilots.
When my Leonberger girls were home, Ammulett and her daughters Vision and Echo, I would try to keep the fallen crabapples and berries raked up, because Vision loved to eat them and I was always concerned with the poop factor, but after a while it just became to 'fruitless'. Autumn was a time when I left the back door open so the girls could go in and out at will and so it became a logistical problem. I just tired of the whole procedure of raking each time before they came out. And I'm sure 'fed-up' was in there somewhere too.
It really wasn't much of an issue. Ammulett didn't like the fermented berries; Echo ate a few but never enough to matter. It was my little Vision who would pop into the house just OH SO HAPPY!!!! She would bounce up to the desk in the office, usually clunging into something she barely noticed, put her face close to mine and shout in the way an intoxicated person often does, 'HI MOM!!! YOU SHOULD COME OUTSIDE AND PLAY!!!'
And I would tell her with a smile, 'Well, you've been eating berries again, haven't you?'
She would answer, 'Yes! Yes! Very good berries!' Then she would bang into a few things on her way back outside, only to repeat the whole process a moment later.
I suppose I am a horrid guardian but I just couldn't stop laughing every time she came in the office and so I let her eat the berries. Vision has not one aggressive bone in her body, she just smiles most of the time and the berries only exaggerated her light hearted spirit. I am thankful she is not a 'mean' drunk.
Out in the yard, I do not see any mean drunk robins either, although I did have one come at me. Well, maybe he didn't come at me so much as I got in the way. He flew right into my midsection before toppling to the ground. Then he quickly gathered himself up and flew at my knees. I probably could have stood there for a while for the entertainment value alone, but that would have been unkind. Instead, I moved to the side and he flopped past me to a perch up on the eaves.
Fall sometimes gives us the blues with summer being over and the next chapter not too far off. If you are in that category, maybe a crab tree is what your life needs. It will just sit quietly in your backyard until the day it bears the fruit of hours of laughter.


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Google recently announced that it was acquiring a host of developer tools from Twitter, including its Fabric platform and its Crashlytics crash reporting system.
On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it had signed an agreement for its Fabric developer platform to be acquired by Google. Google noted in a blog post that the tools would be integrated into its mobile developer platform, Firebase.
Twitter originally unveiled Fabric at its Flight conference in 2014. Fabric began providing modular SDKs and more to make it easier for developers to manage and monetize apps, among other tasks. It provides crash reporting, distribution assistance, and analytics to help better understand engagement and retention as well.
According to the Fabric blog, the platform claims 2.5 billion active mobile devices and a community of 580,000 mobile developers. Google's blog post on the acquisition said that Fabric will be integrated as part of a "larger, long-term effort of delivering a comprehensive suite of features for iOS, Android and mobile Web app development."
SEE: Twitter's future glory: One of the most valuable data sources in human history
Crashlytics is set to become the main crash reporting tool for Firebase, the Google blog post said, building on the existing work Google has done in the space. More details were promised after the close of the deal.
Google's acquisition of Fabric makes sense, as both Google and Twitter seem to have a similar focus on open platforms and empowering developers. The question is really what this means for Twitter.
It's no secret that Twitter was heavily courting suitors in late 2016 in an apparent effort to pursue a full acquisition. And, while it was later revealed that they weren't planning on making a bid, Google was listed as a potential contender in some early conversations. Unfortunately for Twitter, none of the acquisition talks came to fruition, and the company remained on its own.
However, Twitter's move to sell off these developer tools could point to a new direction for the company...or, rather, a old direction revisited. Twitter is still an extremely valuable social tool, but the company seems to be ignoring its most valuable asset--its data. As TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner has argued, Twitter's future isn't in advertising. Instead, the company must refocus itself on its core product, and concentrate on the data it collects.
Of course, Twitter burned the developer community when it killed its API access back in 2012 and limited firehouse access. But, there's still time to turn Twitter back into an open platform, and make its data available for use in sentiment analysis and a host of other applications.
Twitter came under fire last year for hemorrhaging cash and cutting jobs, but the end isn't even remotely close for the social media giant. If Twitter can return to its roots and turn its data into an enterprise asset, it could get another shot at an acquisition, or earn itself some more time as a standalone organization.
The 3 big takeaways for TechRepublic readers
- Google is buying Twitter's Fabric developer platform, which it will integrate into Firebase.
- Google will rely on the acquisition to boost its mobile development efforts, and it will use Crashlytics as the main crash reporting tool for Firebase.
- If Twitter properly leverages its data, it could come back out on top as a renewed company ripe for acquisition again.
Also see
- Tweets aren't tools for surveillance: Twitter pushes back against law enforcement (TechRepublic)
- Why it's time to give Twitter back to the community (ZDNet)
- The rise and fall (but mostly fall) of social media 1.0 (TechRepublic)
- Why Twitter could be attractive to an enterprise tech vendor (ZDNet)
- Why your company needs a social media policy (TechRepublic)


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A Fresh Start
Today marks a fresh start for us in several ways. First, we begin our time of gathering in this new venue. Second, it's the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend which means summer is technically over, school starts back, and the fall season is here (including college football — 'row the boat!"). Third, today we begin a new sermon series that will take us up to Christmas. The sermon series is called "Abraham" and we plan, Lord willing, to look at and preach through Genesis 12 to 26.
To accompany this sermon series we have developed a Bible Study that follows the preaching schedule. I'd like to highlight a few things about this Bible Study, which we call "The Quarterly".
First, I want to say thanks to everyone who helped on this study. This was a team effort. We had several members contribute articles. Thank you very much for your contribution. Thanks especially to Ryan Leichty for doing the design and pulling it all together.
Fresh Start Bible Study
So today is a fresh start for us today in many ways, but it may be a good opportunity for you personally to have a fresh start when it comes to Bible Study.
Think with me – how has your personal Bible Study looked this summer? How about the last few weeks? What have you been studying? When have you been looking at the Scriptures? What new insights have been fueling you?
For me, August has been a crazy month. June and July included impactful Bible Study for me as I studied Genesis to write the questions for the quarterly. But then after that big project I had kind of a letdown after that and I kind of struggled to get into a new study. So a few weeks ago I decided I needed to come up with a new plan, to change it up, and try to get into a new part of Scripture. I often change up my plans to help me get back into a pattern of Bible Study. The fresh start that I gave myself a few weeks ago was helpful. I started doing my devotionals looking at Romans 10. Fresh starts are helpful.
And today, for you personally, this may be the time for a fresh start in regards to Bible Study. If you need a fresh start, please use The Quarterly. Study the passages, think about the questions, journal your answers.
Today can be another the fresh start for you. You know, in a race there is a beep or a gun that is used to start the race. I want to offer that "on your mark, get set, go" from Romans 10:1-4. These verses say: "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them (that is Israel) is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes."
I want to focus in on two observations.
First, I find it interesting that Paul is referring to Israel here and showing us that they have a zeal for God but not according to knowledge. Zeal for God is not the problem. The issue that Paul has is that they have a zeal for God, but they have a wrong understanding of the facts. For some of them they may not even have the facts straight. They have a zeal for God but not according to knowledge.
So, this prompts the question – how do you get the right knowledge? We believe that the Bible is the place to go to get the right knowledge, the right facts, and by letting scripture interpret scripture, come to the right understanding of knowing God. In a way, this starts with you. We need a fresh start to get back into our Bibles to let the facts and the truth about Jesus Christ transform our hearts.
Second, Paul says that they are ignorant. Ignorance means "lacking in knowledge or training, unlearned, especially in a certain subject or fact, uninformed." So what does Paul say that the Israelites ignorant about? They are ignorant about the righteousness of God. They come to God defending themselves saying, look at what I've done. They try to obtain a righteousness on their own. And often we do this as well. We try to manage our life apart from God. Bible Study is a critical way to humble yourself before God and let the Scriptures impact you, as you by faith, submit yourself to God and the gospel and the truth. Let's take a fresh start in submitting ourselves to God and coming to him covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ and freely and joyfully let the Scriptures impact us.
Now to help launch us to the Abraham sermon series let me say this – When Paul wrote Romans he was speaking to a group of people that knew Genesis 12-26 very well. Yet from the verses I just read, they obviously didn't have a right understanding of it. Let this be a helpful challenge to us to look deeper into this sermon series and to study hard and to pray for right understanding of the passages so that the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is that righteousness comes to us as a free gift and that we cannot obtain right standing with God apart from Jesus, that gospel I pray will shine bright in this sermon series.
Let's pray.
Father, thank you for your Bible. It is a lamp unto my feet. It is light in darkness. It is truth and a rock in the midst of a turbulent world. Every day we have trials and challenges and temptations. Your Bible is a rock for us, yet we often neglect it. We make excuses. Our hearts grow cold towards it. Our doubts creep up. We launch criticism in our hearts towards God.
Father, we confess that we often rely on our own understanding and efforts. We often live like we have the words of eternal life. Father we confess that we often neglect you in regards to learning more about you in Bible Study.
Father, this is a great evil, and we know that if we in the church regard sin in our midst, our prayers will be ineffectual, so we confess our individual sins to you now in a time of silent confession.
Father, we thank you that you have given us the gift of your son Jesus who is solid, and stable, and consistent to forgive us of our sins when we confess them to you. Jesus, thank you for sacrificially dying on our behalf so that we can have life. Thank you Jesus for being bigger than our life. Thank you for being in control of the world and all of its details. Thank you Jesus for being the Word. You are the Word. By your Spirit now, be pleased to bless our Bible Study efforts this fall. Please help the pastors preach the sermon series well. Please help us prioritize time in the day to study the passages. bless our time in your word. We believe in you and we know that your Bible is truth. In Jesus' name, amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Please stand for the assurance of pardon.
Church, you have confessed your sins. Now, hear the good news! When we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Therefore, to all who humbly seek the mercy of God I say, in Jesus Christ your sins are forgiven.


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First of all, I wish you and happy new year!
Small question for starting 2019...
I am using a old camera Orion Starshoot Deep Space Monochrome Imager II (SSDSMI-2) with a small old laptop (Medion) working under windows XP.
With the driver Maxim DL (1.09).
So a touch of "vintage" configuration...
I do some little experiments for making EEA with this material and use the function "auto-save" in order to use the visualisation window provided by the driver in a "live view" mode.
- It works quite good.
- There is some latency/delay between two successive acquisitions:
Each acquired image is systematically saved on my hard disk in a folder that I had to previously defined.
I guess that said latency/delay is at least partially due to this automatic saving steps.
I would like to know if there is a possibility to optionally avoid such saving steps and therefore just keep the image visualization on the window provided by the driver. Without this systematic saving step on the hard disk, I suppose that I will strongly limit this delay/latancy issue.
what would be a solution:
- writing a script? how? (I am like a chicken with a knife, in computer domain... believe me... )
- perhaps some hidden option to be found in the menu of the driver?
- ... (?)
In advance thank you for your suggestions...
Have a good day!
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Last week a colleague and myself ran a Business and Strategic awareness programme for a group of twenty three graduates. The programme is the third module in an eighteen month programme that we run for one of our key clients - a large multi-national. I was struck by the impact that it had on the graduates, many of whom said it was the best module that they have attended so far.
I have always been an advocate of providing business awareness training for all levels of management as I am a strong believer in clarity being a key influence on your performance. The clearer you are about the key drivers that affect the business you work for and how it makes money or serves its clients, the easier it is to make decisions and prioritise your work.
The programme covers key aspects of financial management and business strategy. We are fortunate to have an associate who is a qualified accountant as well as an experienced facilitator so we are able to present these potentially "dry" topics in an engaging way. We also get a couple of the company's finance managers along to lead a couple of sessions so that they can put the theory into the business context. One of the guest speakers got the graduates to act as investors to demonstrate how the stock market performs. Whilst simple, the exercise allowed him to share lots of insights and anecdotes into investor relations.
A presentation by the Chief Executive provided the business context as well as demonstrating the organisation's commitment to the graduate programme.
The programme was extremely powerful and I have no doubt that the graduates will be more focused and productive as a result.


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It is getting to the late rounds of a heavyweight fight and the NCAA will not go down easy.
Amateurism's Last Stand
The NCAA is still holding on to its antiquated definition of amateurism (if there really is one) by drawing a line in the sand that the system of intercollegiate athletics as we know it is a good and correct model of sport development. For the past six years this battle has been fought out in court by Ed O'Bannon, the plaintiff, against the NCAA among others such as
Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Wilken's decision in part and also reversed part of the decision. The big win for the NCAA today is that the appellate court stated that a full scholarship (tuition, room, board, books and fees) combined with the COA is sufficient compensation for college athletes. What was not addressed was the ability for the athletes to earn outside income, specifically with regard to profiting off their NIL, something that currently is not allowed under NCAA amateurism legislation. In fact the three judge panel agreed that the O'Bannon plaintiffs showed they were injured for not being able to get paid for appearing in video games; however the judges said they did not tackle the "thornier questions" of whether athletes on live TV broadcasts have enforceable rights of publicity. Due to these unresolved issues, in my mind I believe this is where the case is going. This case was never about salaries for college athletes in my view. If it went that way that is one thing, but I have always thought that this case would hinge on the ability of the college athlete to be able to earn unrestricted outside income, specifically with regard to their NIL in games, video games, television, advertising etc.
A Push
CBSsports.com reporter Jon Solomon who has been one of the seminal sources on the O'Bannon case stated that he feels the NCAA won a victory by avoiding Wilken's injunction that would have allowed the $5000 deferred payments to players. The appellate decision related to antitrust laws could set the stage for the NCAA to attempt to appeal O'Bannon to the Supreme Court to attack the anti-trust decision that the NCAA must still follow the Sherman Anti-Trust Act . Probably the biggest win for the plaintiffs was the court disagreed with the NCAA's interpretation of a 1984 Supreme Court decision that the association has used as a defense for decades in relation to its amateurism rules. Basically the NCAA said it would suffer as a product if athletes are paid and that theoretically includes all pay or at least what the NCAA determines to be pay. By still leaving open the possibility of outside compensation restrictions being subject to anti-trust review, I think we are looking at a clear path to a major U.S. Supreme Court case.
Personally I feel this decision is a push. Both sides won something. At this point the NCAA can cap scholarships at the COA amount and are under no immediate threat to pay employee like compensation to college athletes. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby stated, perhaps a bit prematurely, that this decision affirms college athletes are not employees. While he is technically correct now, he is on shaky ground if the NCAA continues to treat its athletes as employees. As a scholar and activist for change in college sports, I have never advocated for full salaries and an employer-employee relationship. If something like that happens it will be our fault because we have made the college athlete an employee when we simply do not have to. I still value that there may be something to the educational sports development model in the United States. While I do strongly believe we need more choices for athletes outside of the educational model including initiating a European type sports club system and additional developmental leagues, I do believe you can still be a student and an athlete, but only with a major paradigm shift and the creation of other competitive opportunities. In essence, having college students playing college sports. If someone does not want to be there under the guidelines of academia then they have other options.
More on that later-but with the ability of the athlete to be award a scholarship up to COA, I would somewhat agree with the judges that whatever that amount is it is appropriate for a college athlete and in line with other like scholarships at most schools. Where the opening is now and keeping with the original intent of O'Bannon is something I very much support and that is the ability of the athlete, any athlete, to earn unrestricted outside income via legitimate employment etc. while also having the ability to capitalize on their marketing rights specifically receiving market value for NIL. That needs to be put on the free market and athletes should be able to access that as any other student. It will not change anything and as I always say--we will still watch the games.
The NCAA can help itself in the future as it did by finally allowing the COA amounts which obviously influenced today's decision. Despite years of protests that a payments like that (incidentally available to many other students) was a slippery slope to professionalism, it relented and made the right choice. Other things the NCAA can do stay out of the courts is to do more to treat the athlete as a student and not as an employee. Things like providing an actual education, more time to pursue educational goals, elimination of unneeded "non-traditional" seasons, more freedom of movement to transfer, sufficient representation in governance of NCAA etc. I could go on, but we are in court today because the NCAA is trying to hold on to a model that was developed over 100 years ago and has really never been properly applied or enforced. My advice is just like the COA, it is time to evolve and change your thinking. Treating the athletes as students and giving them the same freedoms is nothing to be afraid of. They deserve the opportunity to earn money like any other student and capitalize on their marketing rights when it might be at it lifetime peak. As fans we simply don't care-just let us watch the games and even play the NCAA video games again.
It is time to change, and these changes like COA can be done before the Supreme Court or Congress does it for us. You make the call NCAA.


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I've just stepped away in disgust from my sewing table, where my meadowsweet baby quilt lies in binding progress. But, can you really call it progress when I've just realized I cut the binding 1.5″ wide instead of the necessary 2.5″ AND I'm not even sure if the color is working for me? Grrr!
I was vaguely worried about doing the binding to begin with because I'm trying a new method of attachment. On my first quilt, the Colorbrick quilt, I machine stitched double-fold binding all the way through, attaching both sides of the binding at once. It looks OK, but I'd like to do better. I got extra practice because with Colorbrick I attached bright yellow binding first, which was all wrong. After completely finishing it, I ripped it off in one night and started work on a pieced binding from leftover fabric scraps. Much better.
Anyhoo, this time I'm using Oh, Fransson!'s excellent binding tutorial. I just failed to follow the directions on cutting the width of the binding. How "duh" is that! Of course before I figured that out I spent about 30 minutes going back and forth between Oh, Fransson! and several YouTube tutorials to see what the heck I was doing wrong, because there was no way my binding was going to be able to fold over the back. I was sure my mistake was with the machine stitching or the folding itself, but turns out the simplest explanation was correct – I simply spaced out on the cutting!
Well, since I do have to completely remake the binding, this does give me an opportunity to change it up. I'm not sure that the shade of red I found at my local Hancock's is working. Does it stand out a little too much? I know these pictures are awful, so I'll try to get another in daylight tomorrow. If you agree that the red is sub par, what would you do?
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Parents of a 17-year-old girl lost custody of their daughter for opposing her wish for transgender medical treatments. Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon of Hamilton County, Ohio has allowed the girl to be taken into the custody of her grandparents – who support her medical transition – allowing them to make decisions that will further along her
forced gender ideology
A 52-year-old male elementary school principal has announced he is now transgender and will begin dressing as a woman at school. Tom Daniels, principal of Stanley School in Swampscott, Massachusetts, said in a letter to the school community that was forwarded to the Boston Globe, "I am transgender. For me, that means I identify as both


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The opportunity to rebrand an Art Gallery would be considered an honour for any print and signage company, the quality and workmanship required for such an undertaking would have to be second to none.
Fortunately in May 2016, The Art Gallery of WA nominated Imagesource to complete the printing and installation of approximately 35 pieces of detailed artwork in three days. The materials we used were routed cut ACM letters, Digital Wallpapers, Large Textile Prints and One Way Vision graphics.


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STEEL Steel is a combination of iron and carbon. There are different formulations of steel for various uses. There is stainless steel used for forks and spoons, and tool steel used for scissors and screwdrivers. Steel formulations are made to different strengths and rigidity. Steel that is made very rigid (like tool steel), will break before it bends. The steel we usually build with is soft steel called A36. Very much like play dough this steel can be formed into any shape depending on the mold you push it through. Because all the shapes are the same formula of steel we can weld them together.
Steel is a material that is harder than wood to work with but it has its uses. When we need to have a lot of structural strength in a small space we use steel. The same strength in wood would take up much more space. Another use is something that is going to be used for a long time, such as on a tour, and needs to take a lot of abuse. Steel has that durability but it also has weight.
Shapes The more common shapes of steel building material are I T L C box tube, bar, rod/ dowel and pipe The shapes are sized depending on the actual size of the steel. A rectangular bar has two sizes- the width and thickness. An angle (L) will have three- width of one leg, width of the other leg, and thickness. Box tube, I, T, C will also have three measurements.
Pipe Pipe is usually purchased from plumbing companies and has different descriptions. Pipe is specified by its interior diameter (plumbers care about how much water can go through), and the thickness of the walls called schedule. The pipe we usually use in theatre (all the flying pipes) is 1 ½ Schedule 40 pipe. Pipe often has threads cut into the ends so you can screw the pipes together with various connectors. This allows anyone with money but no shop facilities to build things with steel.
Steel can also be used in sheets. Unlike wood these sheets come in a variety of sizes. They also come in various coatings. Basic plain steel is called cold rolled. Steel that has been given a zinc coating to prevent rust is called galvanized. Sheets come in various thicknesses called gauge. A sheet that is 8 gauge is very thick, aluminum foil is about 64 gauge.
Wire and wire mesh Wire is also described in gauge. In theatre we often use 16 gauge black wire (basic A36 steel wire) to secure props and for an unlimited number of special circumstances. Wire is also made into wire mesh for various uses. The kinds that we tend to use in theater are- There are other metals that are commonly available in wire form. These are also sized by gauge and are used for prop and decorative uses on stage.
Wire Mesh Hardware cloth -sometimes called rabbit wire, square holes, ½ and ¼ are the usual sizes. Chicken wire- used for poultry, hexagonal holes, great for forming irregular shapes
Expanded steel mesh- this is heavy duty material, diamond shaped holes, used for platforms and surfaces that have to support weight but allow light through. Welded wire- this is inexpensive fencing with rectangular holes.
Aluminum Steel has one major flaw- it rusts. Steel that is galvanized to prevent rust is difficult to weld and paint. We have another option for metal construction in the entertainment industry- Aluminum. Aluminum doesnt rust, its lighter, and the material comes in the same sizes and shapes as steel.
Aluminum for Touring When building things for tours weight is a serious consideration. The cost of transporting steel truss is more than the added cost of building with aluminum in the first place. This is why most all touring trusses and structure is aluminum.
Steel construction Here are some ways that steel is used in building (theatre and otherwise). Steel rebar and wire mesh are used to create the structure for natural shapes made out of concrete.
Steel channel is used extensively to replace 2x4 studs in construction. This is cost effective and fire proof. This method of building is becoming more common in the entertainment industry.
There are other metals we can use in theatre. We can use almost anything (if the budget allows) should the show require it. If the material is too expensive we can always fake it. Copper wire and tubing, and various brass parts are commonly available.
Welding and Metal Cutting
In order to make steel structures we need to cut the steel to length and attach the pieces of steel together to create solid frames.
Metal Chop Saw
The metal chop saw uses an abrasion blade that grinds its way through the steel. The blade gets smaller with every cut and eventually needs to be replaced.
Band Saw The band saw has a continuous blade of small metal cutting teeth that cuts using its own weight to press down.
Oxy Acetylene Welding
This kind of welding uses two gasses (oxygen and acetylene). The acetylene burns easily and the oxygen is added to make the flame burn very hot. This is then used to melt the steel.
When welding in this method you need to set the two gasses to achieve a very hot flame and then use your other hand to add steel into the weld using a separate rod of special metal.
Oxy-acetylene welding rigs can also be used to cut through very thick steel in difficult patterns. This is their usual use in theatrical shops.
Arc Welding
Arc welders use electricity to melt steel. They create a high voltage circuit of electricity using the grounding clip attached to some point on the material and an arc welding electrode rod at the other end.
MIG Welding ( Metal Inert Gas)
The MIG welder is also an electric welder that uses an arc of current. The difference is that the mig uses a roll of wire that is fed through the welding gun continuously instead of an electrode rod. It also uses inert gas (carbon dioxide or argon) blown through the welding gun to push the oxygen in the air away from the weld.
This is a MIG unit with the gas canister attached.
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