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It is important that we first understand one truth.
"For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob."– Malachi 3:6 NKJV
G-d does not change, at all. Therefore, I stand with Israel.
It is important that we first understand one truth.
"For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob."– Malachi 3:6 NKJV
G-d does not change, at all. Therefore, I stand with Israel.
I have been asked a couple of times, "Why do you omit the letter "o" out of G-d and L-RD?"
For the short answer, G-d is Holy. The omission of the letter "o" is to continue to reverence G-d as Holy, even down to His Name.
Before I explain further, I want to be clear about my faith.
I am a Christian, who believes in Jesus as the Messiah, the One Sacrifice that paid the debt we could never pay. I also believe that Jesus is G-d in the flesh, because by no one else could we be redeemed since we are contaminated with sin and G-d is the only One without sin. For sin to be forgiven, a perfect sacrifice was to be made, one without blemish. Therefore He came in person not only to die on our behalf to be the propitiation for our sins, but to also give us approximately 30 – 33 years of an example of how to live on this earth. What better example than a perfect one? If the Messiah were a man to give us examples and teachings on how to live, then the examples would not be perfect, for all men fall short of the Glory of G-d (Romans 3:23). There are none righteous (Psalm 14:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:13), for our righteousness is as filthy rags [i.e., stained and saturated with blood] (Isaiah 64:6).
I also want to give you some background before I fully answer the question.
In my studies I found that this practice stems from the name of G-d as it is recorded in the Tanakh (Old Testament to Christians). There, the transliteration for thee Name of G-d is YHVH, which is also known as the Tetragrammaton. The practice of the scribes was to leave out the vowels in the name of G-d to keep it Holy, for G-d is Holy. This leaves the pronunciation difficult to know. The Jewish people will actually take this a step further. When referencing G-d to each other, they will not even say G-d in most cases, but rather HaShem. This means, "The Name" which is referring to thee Name of G-d, YHVH. So where do we know this Name by? In Exodus, G-d is talking with Moses at the burning bush. Moses asks G-d, "Who do I say sent me?" and G-d replied "I AM WHO I AM." The Name YHVH is a derivative of this Name that G-d proclaims here. To expound on this a little further, I heard a pastor preach one morning on this with such insight. He stated that if G-d was to reply with anything other than, "I AM WHO I AM", He would be limiting Himself to one definition, or one attribute of Himself, as we see many of the patriarchs in the Bible do. They gave G-d a Name that applied to what G-d did at that moment. Since G-d is limitless, that is the only Name that is actually appropriate for Him. He is Who He is. He is the Existing One. Praise the L-RD!
Now to the question of "Why do I, as a Christian, omit the "o" from G-d and L-RD?"
As I stated before, G-d is Holy. We do need to reverence Him as such. To not, would be sin. I have learned of this practice in my studies and by asking questions and getting answers from my Jewish friends along with studies from Jewish websites.
"So, does this mean that we all need to omit the "o" from G-d and L-RD?"
There is nothing in the Bible that tells us to practice this. This is a personal conviction that the Jewish nation had and continue to have to this day. In understanding this conviction, I do not want to be a stumbling block to those that read my "articles" who are of either Jewish decent or of Jewish faith.
"Is this deception?" No.
There was a time when I was questioning things about Jesus. In my quest for Truth, G-d brought me back to a fuller understanding that Jesus is the Messiah and that Jesus is in fact, G-d in the flesh. With this assurance that G-d has provided me, as I stated before, I state clearly that I am a Christian. However, I do desire that all come to the saving knowledge of Jesus our Savior. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 9
"For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you."– 1 Corinthians 9:19–23 NKJV
(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).
He was basically saying that he became all things to all people, yet without sin for the sole purpose that some might be saved. What he was talking about is to be who you are, but don't be a stumbling block to those that may not know Jesus personally. As you respect them as people, and as you love them as G-d loves them, they may come to know the fullness of Him and His Redeeming Love because you got to know them as well and take time to understand and respect their culture, yet without sinning. We must share the Truth of G-d, regardless of how painful the Truth may be, yet we are still to respect the people, their culture and way of life, so long as it does not contradict the Word of G-d.
"Why didn't you remove the "o" when quoting that set of verses?"
By copyright Law I am not permitted to omit nor add anything to or from the New King James Version of the Bible. I just recently learned this regarding the New King James Version.
"Am I free to reference G-d by using the "o"?" Yes.
As I stated before, this practice was and is a personal conviction of the Jewish people, but not something that Scripture tells us to do. When G-d gives us a specific conviction, it is sin to not respond appropriately to that. It may not be something that G-d convicts someone else with and that is fine because there is no Scripture that defines those parameters. We have to understand that G-d desires a personal relationship with us and in that personal relationship, He lets us know of things that He would like for us to do or not do that may be on top of what the Bible says. However, the key thing to remember is that these additional convictions will NEVER contradict G-d's Word. Remember, the Bible says that He does not change in Malachi 3. Also it states that Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever in Hebrews 13. That is why Jesus stated that He did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). Paul wrote in Romans 3:31 that the Law is not void through faith, but rather established.
G-d does not change, AMEN! He is the Constant in our lives within this ever changing world.
"Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart."— Proverbs 20:30 NKJV
Some translations may use belly instead of heart. In the original language this is translated as belly, so why do translations put heart instead?
In Hebrew culture of that time, the belly was used to describe the core of one's inherent mental and emotional abilities. In English today that description is our heart.
So with that understanding we can see how this verse can be used with the word heart, but we can also understand Isaiah 53:5 even more when reading this verse with understanding the translation.
"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed."— Isaiah 53:5 NKJV
"By His stripes we are healed" refers to our heart being healed from our transgressions and iniquities against G-d. Our heart is made whole again through His act of redemption.
Solomon is telling us that stripes cleanse the inner depths of our heart. Isaiah is telling us that by the stripes of the Messiah, our heart is healed and made whole.
What Jesus went through before he was put on the cross, was for our cleansing. It was for the process of our purification in order to stand before G-d. Jesus then went to the cross to pay our debt of sin once and for all.
A sacrifice has to be made for our sins. Traditional methods were not working because our hearts were not changing. G-d came in the form of His Son to conquer what we could not. Not only did He pay our debt, but He also went through a torturous beating to prepare us to stand before the Almighty King.
Beaten, crucified, and then to show His Power over death, He rose. Through His resurrection we now have the power to overcome sin and temptation. He took care of it all.
Complete… That is what He made us.
He has empowered us to think differently and to overcome what we can't on our own. Through Him, we conquer. Not the physical things per say, but the spiritual.
We need to be diligent in seeking G-d and His Will daily. Through our relationship with Him, because of Jesus, G-d has forgiven us and made us whole again. We are not perfect, but await perfection in the day that we come face-to-face with our Loving G-d.
When you get up in the morning, which do you read first?
Let me be the first to say that I have been guilty of this myself. As a believer in the L-RD, we sometimes get lax in our faith. It is very easy to get caught up in the daily buzz of social media to find out what is happening it people's lives or to see what they are sharing.
Consider this. The L-RD has made numerous "posts" for us to read. They are written with us in mind. In these "posts" we find out more about ourselves and what we lack. They bring clarity in our lives where there are so many things that cloud our vision with the constant distraction of 'new' and 'updated' along with empty news and reports of peril and calamity.
Our L-RD has "posted" writings that give us hope, encouragement, understanding, knowledge, wisdom, correction for our wayward lives, truth and the promise of salvation if we choose to believe in Him and follow Him.
The question really becomes, what is more important in our lives? Seeking knowledge and wisdom from the One who Loves us unconditionally or from a world that is self seeking?
Start the day right by putting G-d first and spending time with Him. It changes our perspective of the day and what happens in it. It also changes the outcome of many circumstances because we first sought out counsel from G-d.
Let us not forget that Jesus came and first lived among us and shared in our trials of this world. He showed us how to live a righteous life and continued to point to G-d. He then went to the cross willingly to pay the debt we could never pay. G-d loves us so much, that He came personally as His Son, to live as an example, then to pay our debt so that we could be with Him forever if we believe. THAT is dedication and that is the level of His love for us. We can't go wrong following the One who loves us that much.
Let us live with such conviction in our lives that people see the Love and Dedication of our L-RD through our walk. That is what Jesus died for. He paid our debt and gave us inheritance with His blood. It cost Him His Life. Through His Resurrection we have the power to overcome sin and temptation.
Walk in His Love and Dedication. Walk in His Freedom. He loves you.
In the Bible we can find how everything that Jesus went through from the time that He was arrested to the His death was to redeem us.
Read: the words of King Solomon in Proverbs 20:30
Read: the words of the prophet Isaiah in chapter 53 verse 5.
Read: the words of the apostle Peter in 1 Peter 2:24 as he quoted Isaiah.
Each blow that Jesus took was to cleanse us from evil. Each stripe that He was given was to cleanse the inner depths of our hearts.
In closing read Jeremiah 17:9 and remember that this is why we need our L-RD and Savior and He paid the ultimate price for us because He loves us.


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Bills Digest no. 12 2011–12
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This Digest was prepared for debate. It reflects the legislation as introduced and does not canvass subsequent amendments. This Digest does not have any official legal status. Other sources should be consulted to determine the subsequent official status of the Bill.
John Murray
Law and Bills Digest Section
26 July 2011
Financial implications
Schedule 1 - Better Start for Children with Disability initiative
Schedule 2 - Fly-in fly-out arrangements for Australians working overseas
Schedule 3 - Deductable gift recipients
Links: The links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech can be found on the Bill's home page, or through http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/. When Bills have been passed and have received Royal Assent, they become Acts, which can be found at the ComLaw website at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/.
The Bill contains three Schedules, each with a different purpose:
According to the Explanatory Memorandum, the sole financial implication of the Bill is a
$0.68 million cost to revenue in the 2011–12 financial year (Schedule 3).[1]
The Better Start for Children with Disability initiative (Better Start) provides funding for early intervention for particular disabled children. Better Start was announced by the Gillard Government as an election commitment on 29 July 2010.[2] The disabilities covered by the initiative are cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and moderate or greater vision and hearing impairments including deafblindness. From 1 July 2011, Better Start benefits will include a one-off payment of $2000 to families living in outer regional and remote areas (OR&R payment).[3] The amendments contained in Schedule 1 will ensure that this payment is exempt from income tax.
The measure has not been previously announced.
Division 11 of the ITAA 1997 lists particular kinds of non-assessable income. Item 1 inserts the Better Start initiative into the table of types of non-assessable income in section 11-15 under the heading 'social security or like payments'. The table item refers in turn to proposed section 52-172, inserted by item 2, which exempts OR&R payments from income tax.
Fringe benefits tax (FBT) is a tax on benefits (such as company cars, food and entertainment, loans, housing and salary sacrifice arrangements) provided by an employer to an employee in place of salary or wages. Currently, FBT is paid by the employer at a rate of 46.5 per cent of the value of the benefit, being the highest personal income tax rate (45 per cent) plus the Medicare levy (1.5 per cent).[4]
Division 12 of the FBT Act contains rules relating to 'residual fringe benefits'. This is a catch-all category for fringe benefits which are not otherwise dealt with in the FBT Act. Subsection 47(7) provides that where:
the provision of the transport is an exempt benefit if it would be unreasonable to expect the employee to travel between his or her usual place of employment and usual place of residence on a daily basis. These arrangements are often referred to as 'fly-in fly-out' arrangements.
Schedule 2 extends the exemption to Australians whose usual place of employment is overseas, specifically where they work 'at a remote location that is not in a State or internal Territory' (proposed subparagraph 47(7)(a)(iii)) for an Australian employer. The extension will apply to fringe benefits provided since 1 July 2009, which is when the foreign employment income of Australian residents became assessable in certain circumstances. Previously, foreign employment income was exempt from income tax in Australia provided the taxpayer had been employed overseas for more than 91 days in a continuous period. However, in 2009 the Rudd Government tightened the eligibility requirements for the exemption in section 23AG of the ITAA 1936 so that only foreign income that is 'directly attributable' to particular activities, such as the delivery of Australia's official development assistance or the person's deployment as a member of an Australian 'disciplined force', is exempt.[5]
Since 1 July 2009, the foreign employment income of Australian taxpayers who are not engaged in these specific activities has been subject to Australian income tax. Similarly, any fringe benefits provided by the employer, including transport between the employee's usual place of residence in Australia and their workplace overseas, has also been subject to tax. The amendments in Schedule 2 will mean that even though the taxpayer's foreign employment income will remain subject to Australian income tax, the provision of transport will become exempt from FBT.
The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Mr Bill Shorten, announced the measure on 18 November 2010.[6]
Item 1 inserts proposed subparagraph 47(7)(a)(iii), which operates to include remote locations which are 'not in a state or internal territory' in the list of eligible places of employment. The term 'remote' is not defined in the Bill or in the FBT Act. The Explanatory Memorandum includes factors to be considered in determining whether a location is 'remote', and a series of worked examples.[7]
Items 2 to 8 make minor, consequential amendments.
Item 9 applies the amendments made by item 1 to benefits provided on or after 1 July 2009.
Organisations with deductible gift recipient status (DGRs) can receive income tax deductible donations. DGRs can be endorsed under the ITAA 1997 under a number of general categories or can be specifically listed in Division 30.
The amendments in Schedule 3 add the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust (established following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake) and Cancer Australia to the list of DGRs, and make other minor changes to the DGR listings.
Item 3 amends subsection 30-20(2) to require that gifts to the National Breast Cancer Gift Fund be made before 2 August 2011 in order to be tax-deductible. The listing is redundant following the amalgamation of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre with Cancer Australia on 15 June 2010.[8]
Item 4 amends subsection 30-20(2) to impose a 'special condition' requiring that deductible gifts to the Bionic Ear Institute be made before 10 November 2010, effectively removing its endorsement as a specifically-listed DGR. The Institute is instead endorsed under the general category of health promotion.[9]
Item 5 adds Cancer Australia to the list of health-related DGRs in section 30-20. Item 7 amends the index to Division 30 in section 30-315 accordingly.
Item 6 adds the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust of New Zealand to the list of international affairs-related DGRs in section 30-80. Item 8 amends the index to Division 30 in section 30-315 accordingly. However, it is not clear why slightly different terminology is used to refer to the trust in items 6 and 8.
Members, Senators and Parliamentary staff can obtain further information from the Parliamentary Library on (02) 6277 2413.
[1]. Explanatory Memorandum, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011, pp. 3-4. The figure of
$0.68 million is solely attributable to deductions in relation to gifts to the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust.
[2]. B Shorten (then Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services), J Macklin (Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) and J Gillard (Prime Minister), Children with a disability given a better start, joint media release, 29 July 2010, viewed 30 June 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/disFlay.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2FUIHX6%22
[3]. J Macklin (Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs), N Roxon (Minister for Health and Ageing) and J McLucas (Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers), Better start for children with disability, joint media release, 10 May 2011, viewed 30 June 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F757441%22
[4]. For further information about FBT, see the Australian Taxation Office website at: http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/pathway.aspx?pc=001/003/027&mnu=699 (viewed 5 July 2011)
[5]. The activities are specified in subsection 23AG(1AA) of the ITAA 1936.
[6]. B Shorten (Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation), Providing certainty for the taxation of fly-in/fly-out employees working overseas, media release, no. 11, 18 November 2010, viewed 4 July 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F405139%22
[7]. Explanatory Memorandum, paragraphs 2.35 – 2.50. No single factor is expected to be determinative. Each location will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Proximity to an urban area and the size and facilities of that urban area are key factors.
[8]. Explanatory Memorandum, paragraphs 3.8 - 3.12.
[9]. For information about health promotion charities, see the ATO website: http://www.ato.gov.au/nonprofit/content.aspx?menuid=0&doc=/content/34490.htm&page=20#P1016_43383 (viewed 6 July 2011). The DGR status of the Bionic Ear Institute is recorded in its entry on the Australian Business Register: http://www.abn.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=56006580883.
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Telemarketers Ignore No Call List
They are the annoying phone calls no one wants to get.
Calls offering to lower your rates seem to be among the most persistent.
One of the more relentless robotic calls starts with, "Hello, this is Rachel with cardholder services."
There are 3.5 million Coloradans registered on the no-call list, yet the telemarketers and robo-calls keep coming more now than they have in the last nine years.
"For two months they were trying to lower my credit rates, or my credit interest rates, and I had no cards," said Marti Pedigo, who said she is being harassed by telemarketers.
"This, I have no idea who that is. I don't know what that is. I don't know what those are. See how many?" she asked CALL7 Investigator Theresa Marchetta while flipping through screens full of numbers on her cell phone.
Pedigo registered both her cell and home phone numbers on the no call list as soon as it became available.
"When you say, 'Don't call me again,' what do they do?" Marchetta asked.
"One lady hung up on me," said Pedigo, "It's frustrating. It angers me because I can't stop it."
She says telemarketers are wasting the money she spends for cell phone minutes and putting her life in danger, calling while she is driving.
"It startled me because I thought it must be an emergency so as I tried to reach for the phone and answer it, I swerved enough to scare myself and probably other drivers," Pedigo said.
Marietta Ballard also said she is getting more calls than ever.
"I get them constantly. I don't know how they get your information if you don't give it to them, but there they are," said Ballard.
Youre on the no call list? asked Marchetta.
Yes, but for what? laughed Ballard. I get them constantly.
Complaints About No-Call Have Almost Doubled Since August
When the no call list went into effect 10 years ago, the number of complaints started to decline from more than 1,000 to an average of about 400 complaints a month.
Since last August, the CALL7 Investigators found that number has almost doubled, so Marchetta went to the Attorney Generals Office for answers.
The problem for us is putting a face or a person to that phone number. The phone numbers are oftentimes completely bogus. They show up on Caller ID as something and that's not where they are. It's all designed to make it tough for law enforcement to find out where they are, said Jan Zavislan, head of the Consumer Protection Division responsible for enforcing violations of the no-call list.
When's the last time you caught somebody or sued someone or requested charges be filed? Has there been a recent case where you've gone after these companies? Marchetta asked.
No. Recently? Not at all, said Zavislan.
The Call7 Investigators found the Colorado Attorney Generals Office has taken in 64,000 complaints since July 2002.
In response, they have sent just 334 cease and desist letters over an 8-year period to companies breaking the law.
"These are people who are objecting that they are getting a call when they're on the no-call list, that's a bad thing in of itself. These are not people who are necessarily, who are victims that have lost money to a scheme, said Zavislan.
Pedigo disagrees.
I have a prepaid (phone), so when I was answering the phone they are using up my minutes and now I have to buy more minutes. Over time I don't know how many they've used up, she said.
Some of these people have lost money. We talked to a woman today who prepays for her telephone. She's in her 70s, Marchetta told Zavislan.
We definitely have some victims, Zavislan said.
She's losing money every time and she's getting a half dozen of these calls a day. So people are losing money. There are victims here, Marchetta added.
Money To Enforce Law
While the calls and complaints have increased, the Call7 Investigators found money to fund enforcement has dropped dramatically, from nearly $72,000 in 2007 to less than $30,000 last year.
But Zavislan said that is not what is causing the spike in telemarketing calls.
What we've seen is an increase in telemarketing activity from what is probably massive telemarketing centers located off shore and overseas that may have 200 clients for whom they're doing automatic calls for, so that can quickly jump up the number of calls that are on the no call list, Zavislan said.
While nothing will stop all the calls completely, making sure all your numbers are on both the state and national list will help.
Reporting the violators so state and federal agencies can track them down is critical to curb the problem.
Still, calls will get though as companies continue to thumb their nose at the law.
Telemarketer texting also violates the no call list.
Right now, the Attorney General's Office devotes fewer than one full-time staff member to chasing down no-call list violators, with no immediate plans to change that.
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Tropical Storm Harvey
CloudSat completes an overpass of Tropical Storm Harvey over Texas.
JPL Summer Intern
Kalina Velev is an intern at JPL working with the CloudSat team for 2016-2017.
More CloudSat News...
CloudSat is an experimental
satellite that uses radar to observe clouds and
precipitation from space.
CloudSat orbits in formation as part of the
A-Train constellation of satellites
PARASOL, and
Orbital elements (two-line elements or TLEs) for CloudSat are available here (CloudSat DPC). CloudSat ground tracks may be predicted using tools located on this NASA LaRC page. Orbital elements at the LaRC page are updated regularly, but use the DPC link for the very latest TLEs.
For an overview document (PDF) of science and research themes, click here. The BAMS 2002 article (PDF) describing the CloudSat mission is available
The CPR and spacecraft are operating nominally during the sunlit portion of the orbit.More information.
Radio Astronomy Notice
2017 A-Train Symposium
QuickLook Images (DPC)
Orbital Elements (DPC)
Orbital Prediction (LaRC)
CloudSat Google Earth Resources (DPC)
Tropical Cyclone Overpasses (CSU)
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Everytime I get a new computer I try to remove all the 'additional' software that come bundled with it. I like to keep the number of background process to a minimum, perhaps as a result of a habit carried over from when computers were much slower…
Recently I have got a new Acer laptop and I was dump-founded by the uninstall option for the WinLocker Suite that came with the computer. None of the options presented by the uninstall program actually remove the program from the computer. If you have encountered a similar problem and would like to learn the solution – listen up.
The procedure
First, you need to download the winlocker update called "Tool to fix MyWinLocker update error". It changes the behaviour of the uninstall process such that it will be possible to remove the software. Next you have to run the uninstall from the control panel and select install for everything that you want to remove.
Although that might sound connter-intiutive, it did the job for me and I am now happily free of the WinLocker Suite.
That's all folks.
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How to Develop a National Formulary Based on the WHO Model Formulary - A Practical Guide
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If there is any need to alter the basic information about individual drugs (e.g. dosage schedule) (see box 4.1) this should be done using the same uniform text style to show that this is a national recommendation or national information. In this case, the original WMF text should be deleted in order to avoid any confusion. The locally specific, supplementary information for individual drugs can be inserted at the end of each monograph (see box 4.1.) or can be summarized in tables as described below.


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Dogs and cats remain the most popular pets in the Western world. Dogs are furry and they love you unconditionally. Violin strings are made out of cat gut. Eventually I would like to get a couple of pet dogs, however in the meantime I fantasize about more exotic household critters.
Yes, I know, they seem huge and dangerous and likely to ruin a perfectly good petting zoo outing. But the carnivorous dinosaurs featured in Jurassic Park are not biologically accurate. Consider the following real dimensions of a Velociraptor:
- 1.6 feet high
- 33 pounds
- 6.8 feet long
- Feathered
That's basically an elongated chicken. Probably an angry one– I'm envisioning a rooster on meth. Still, unless you're Gary Coleman or too lazy to drop-kick a horked off chicken in the jaw, you could manage to knock one in the face and grab yourself a decent Thanksgiving dinner.
I figure I would keep a Velociraptor coop in my backyard, that way I'd have fresh organic raptor eggs every morning. Also, foxes could go fuck themselves. Good luck trying to steal any eggs from my Velociraptor coop, you scheming egg-stealing bastards.
When I used to work at the Oklahoma City Zoo, I sometimes liked to take my sack lunch over to the Galapagos tortoise exhibit to watch the reptiles give a go at cronking. They're awful at it. It's like their first time, every time, except with giant cumbersome shells. It sounds like a bunch of trashcans clunking together, plus confused children crying in the background.
Galapagos tortoises live forever (there are still some in Australia which Darwin brought over) and so I thought I might buy one so that I could saddle my kids, grand kids and great-grand kids with an onerous obligation they never agreed to. Like social security.
Unfortunately you can't buy Galapagos tortoises because they're endangered, but you can buy the next-biggest thing, which is an Aldabra tortoise. They can live up to seventy years and weigh about five hundred pounds. You can also paint stuff on their backs like Victorian Cameos of your dead relatives or "VOTE ROMNEY" graffiti, and there's not a damned thing they can do about it because they have stubby legs and they're illiterate.
Anyway, my plan is to eventually buy an Aldabra tortoise, then get a pot-bellied pig, then teach my pig to ride my tortoise around my backyard. I figure this would be at least as entertaining as spying on my neighbors.
Also, every year in the Fourth of July parade I could have my tortoise-riding-pig follow behind me in my convertible.
Overall I'd prefer to have a pet monkey above anything else. This goes without saying. I'd probably have, I dunno, seven or eight Capuchin monkeys which I would train for specific purposes
There would be a cocktail monkey to make me gin and tonics.
Assuming it had proper citizenship documentation, I would employ a lawnmower monkey to keep my yard pristine.
There would be an attack monkey to dissuade burglars and to keep my wife in line.
So long as physical newspapers still exist, I would teach one of my monkeys to fetch my paper for me every morning. I don't think you should only read one newspaper, because that limits the scope of your ideas, so I would also train my monkey to steal other people's newspapers from all over my neighborhood.
Another monkey would be trained to properly recycle the aforementioned newspapers. If I have extra time, I will teach the monkey to make origami and shit.
The volume control on my television remote is busted. So I would train a "volume monkey" to turn the sound up or down to suit my preferences. If the monkey ventured past its basic volume control duties and started jacking around with programming (watching the Discovery Channel, Keeping up with Kardassians, etc.) then I would have my aforementioned attack monkey taser it.
Finally, training my pot-bellied pig to learn to ride my pet Aldabra tortoise strikes me as time consuming. So I would probably train my monkey to do it for me instead. I would accomplish this by providing it with diagrams, then employ a "carrot and stick" reward system using bananas and tasers.
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Thursday, June 05, 2014
GOIANIA, Brazil - World Cup hosts Brazil strolled to a 4-0 win over Panama in their penultimate warm-up yesterday, goals from Neymar, Daniel Alves, Hulk and Willian securing the stroll.
Brazil barely had to break out of third gear in seeing off limited opponents as Neymar, with his 31st international goal, set the ball rolling, rifling in a free-kick for the opener on the half hour.
Alves drove in the second five minutes before the interval and a cheeky Neymar backheel was enough to pave the way for Hulk to slot in the third early in the second period before Willian put the icing on the cake 17 minutes from time.
With only Friday's friendly against Serbia to come before the Selecao meet Croatia in their World Cup opener on June 12 in Sao Paulo, 2002 title-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari seized the chance to use several second string players.
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Halle Berry ready for baby 2
- Bang Showbiz
- 31 March 2009
Halle Berry has revealed she would like to have another child with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, although she doesn't want to dwell on the idea
Halle Berry wants another child.
The 42-year-old actress - who already has one-year-old daughter Nahla Ariela with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry - is open to the idea of expanding her brood, but won't allow herself to become fixated with the idea.
She told US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres: "My mind says yes, but the rest isn't up to me so we'll see."
Despite Gabriel's previous admission he wants a "big family", Halle has no desire to have a huge brood.
Referring to mother-of-14 Nadya Suleman, who famously gave birth to octuplets in January, Halle joked: "I hope I don't have, like, 14 more!"
Last October, Gabriel, 32, praised Halle's parenting skills and claimed the pair were "working on" having more children.
He said: "I mean, look at her - she is unbelievable! She is the best mom that anybody could ask for - or wish for!"
Halle - who has been married twice - and Gabriel have been dating since 2005 after meeting on a Versace photo shoot.
Despite planning a future together, the pair are in no rush to wed, with Gabriel saying: "We have no plans for marriage. We are more married than ever, really."


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Imagine, if you will, public reaction to a law enforcement press release like this:
Police are encouraging car owners to lock their cars inside their garages. A secure car is OUT OF SIGHT!!! The Downtown Pct. is experiencing a rash of car thefts. On average 5 cars a week are stolen. In the past you could simply secure your car by locking it. Now reports show 90% of stolen cars were locked. We are attempting to encourage motorists/residents not to leave their cars outside. Remember a secure car is OUT OF SIGHT!!! Keep your car INSIDE!!!
How would citizens respond? Would they perceive that the police force had abdicated its role in fighting auto theft? What about those without access to locking garages? Would they feel abandoned by law enforcement? Probably so.
The excerpt above was taken from portions of a press release issued by the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday. I substituted references to cars for references to bicycles in the original, which you can read here.
Obviously there are big differences between bicycles and cars and the difficulty in storing each. And recovering them, should they be stolen. Bicycles are easier to bring inside a building, but harder for police to track when stolen. Most of the time (but not always) bicycles are less expensive to replace than cars. Bicycle theft presents a difficult challenge for law enforcement agencies and the SCMPD has tried to inform and involve cyclists through educational events that stress theft prevention techniques and bicycle registration.
Nonetheless, the department's latest suggestion that bikes should be kept inside and out of sight won't be much use to those who are not permitted to bring their bicycles into their residences. Or into their workplaces. Or into stores. Or into any other destination at which a person may need to park his or her bike. Take my coworker, for example. His bike was stolen from where it was locked. To a bike rack. Adjacent to his office. On a busy street. On a sunny morning. Just hours before the SCMPD press release went out. But that doesn't matter because he couldn't have followed its recommendation anyway.
For the recreational cyclist, who takes a bike for a spin around the neighborhood and then returns it to the garage or storage room, the police department's advice is viable. But for people who depend on their bicycles for daily transportation, it's undoubtedly discouraging. For such a person, the experience of having a bike stolen is similar that of the motorist, who comes out of a store to find his or her car missing from the parking lot. It severely restricts personal mobility, disrupts daily life and can cause missed classes, appointments and work shifts.
Again, the press release is an earnest effort to alert the public and reduce bicycle theft, even if it fails to account for the ways many people use their bicycles. And its central premise is 100 percent correct: A bicycle stored inside will almost always be safer than one locked outside. For those whose circumstances make it impossible for them to follow to the police department's recommendation, learning how to properly lock a bicycle to an immovable object is essential.


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By Lyle Fitzsimmons
Hello, my name is Lyle and I have a confession to make.
I really dig Adrien Broner. And I just can't seem to stop.
Sure, I already know prolonged exposure to the "The Problem" might not be good for me.
His chatter is a little bit annoying. The hair thing is kinda silly. And the grill is just plain ugly.
But even with all that, I can't help but dial my local cable provider every time he's scheduled, because I find myself riveted if the foe is an overmatched Mexican, an outgunned Englishman, or, as was the case this past Saturday night in Brooklyn, a meld of Woody Woodpecker and Hector Camacho.
To me, his all-around game is just that good.
The offense is violently precise. The defense is yawningly efficient. He makes a 12-pound jump from the lightweight elite to the welterweight top shelf look as easy as flossing between meals.
And if a needle-moving personality is what you crave… well, he's got that thing going, too.
But to be honest, it's that part of the total package that I wish he'd do some work on.
It's not that I don't love the villainous types.
I cheered for the Four Horsemen as a kid wrestling fan because Ric Flair was a genius with the mic. I rooted for the Dallas Cowboys at the height of their '90s arrogance because Emmitt Smith had a mischievous glint. And I reveled in the black-hatted mastery of Floyd Mayweather Jr. long before he kissed and made up with everyone's favorite former HBO crank-puss.
So I'm all about the bad guys. So long as they do it with some charm.
Where's Broner's concerned, though, that likeability factor seems to be lacking.
Rather than dominating the fight and simply accepting kudos for superiority with something approaching manufactured grace, the now-welterweight claimant instead answered Jim Gray's in-ring catalogue of his greatness with something closer to, "Yeah, I know."
And that's where he sacrificed a little antihero luster.
Somehow, after weeks of sticking his thumb in the hero's eye during the run-up, I want my rogue to maintain a cocky nature, but at least be willing to concede that a beaten foe was worthy.
Or if he can't bring himself to that, at least manage a creative delivery that takes the edge off.
Think Deion Sanders in football, or, for you old-school fight types, an early-'60s Muhammad Ali.
Plenty of people pulled against them, but it was harder to loathe them because under the aura they actually appeared to be decent guys.
So far, though, Broner seems an enigma wrapped in a conundrum behind five-figure dental work.
He's got precisely the skill set you crave in a world-class fighter, but nowhere near the long-term heat generation of a guy destined for massive pay-per-view success.
If not for Paulie's role in puffing up the Barclays show, the card would have been left with little more than a bar fight for a cheapened super middleweight title and a maddening tango between two heavyweights whose violence was better formatted for a "Minute to Win It."
And in the main event, an 11-1 favorite on a mission few thought he'd sweat with.
But Malignaggi had talked his foil down enough and sold himself up enough to make it feel more even going in. And once they got in the ring, his hunt and peck strategy was reminiscent of an outmanned hockey team with a slim lead that was eyeing the clock before an inevitable rally.
The hummingbird flitted. The grizzly bear swatted. And even though it ultimately ended precisely as forecast, it nonetheless made for compelling television while it lasted.
It was afterward, though, when things really deteriorated.
Though Malignaggi's initial move across the ring to congratulate Broner was labeled "classy" by the Showtime team, the sniping match that followed shortly after was a combined production of Broner's lack of spotlight polish and Paulie's Brooklyn-bred hot temper.
Whether he ever concedes it publicly or not, Malignaggi was deservedly on the short end of any scorecard with him on the short end in the 116-112 neighborhood – or 8-4 in rounds. And his subsequent outburst that labeled judges as promotionally subsidized puppets was outside the limits of childishness that a pro of his experience – both in ring and out – is granted.
But when push comes to shove, it all ends up at the feet of Broner.
Had he simply taken the high road and said, "Yeah, Paulie tried hard but I kicked his ass," the broadcast could have closed with a justifiable celebration of his excellence. But because of his "I took his title and his girl" nonsense, its close was instead dominated by insipid analysis of the incendiary commentary and whether or not Paulie actually believed what he said.
When it comes to a fighter of Broner's caliber, everyone involved deserves better.
Here's hoping that the longer he stays on top, the more he acts like he belongs when the gloves are off.
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This week's title-fight schedule:
WBC strawweight title – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Xiong Zhao Zhong (champion) vs. Denver Cuello (No. 1 contender)
Zhong (20-4-1, 11 KO): First title defense; Never won a fight outside China (0-3)
Cuello (33-4-6, 21 KO): First title fight; Ninth fight outside Philippines (7-1)
Fitzbitz says: "First Chinese world champion is a nice enough story but he's not had any wins that put him on Cuello's level, and that gap will show up quickly here." Cuello by decision
IBO/WBA middleweight titles – Mashantucket, Conn.
Gennady Golovkin (IBO/WBA champion) vs. Matthew Macklin (No. 8/11 contender)
Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO): Fifth IBO title defense (third WBA); Thirteen straight wins by stoppage
Macklin (29-4, 20 KO): Second title fight (0-1); Fifth fight in United States (3-1)
Fitzbitz says: "Kazakhstan-born slugger is due to face adversity and his foe is capable of delivering it, but he's the favorite for a reason and should extend KO streak to 14 straight." Golovkin in 9
NOTE: Fights previewed are only those involving a sanctioning body's full- fledged title-holder -- no interim, diamond, silver, etc. Fights for WBA "world championships" are only included if no "super champion" exists in the weight class.
Last week's picks: 3-0
2013 picks record: 35-23 (60.3 percent)
Overall picks record: 498-175 (74.0 percent)
Lyle Fitzsimmons has covered professional boxing since 1995 and written a weekly column for Boxing Scene since 2008. He is a full voting member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter – @fitzbitz.


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'A Dark Truth' Fictionalizes Latin American Water Wars
The government of Bolivia has announced a new investment of $227 million in water projects in the majority of its municipalities. The projects include potable water and irrigation. Under the oversight of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous President, the Latin American country has undertaken a strong leadership role in the management of its own water resources.
The moves come within a decade of the latest so-called Water Wars in parts of Bolivia that pitted foreign transnational private interests against local and indigenous populations over control of water resources. Most famously, the Water Wars of Cochabamba in 2000 led to the beginning of the end of water privatization in Bolivia. Similar water wars have played out in other Latin American countries including Ecuador.
Now, a new feature film with an all-star cast, attempts to bring to life these Latin American Water Wars. A Dark Truth, written and directed by Damien Lee, and starring Andy Garcia, Forest Whitaker, and Eva Longoria, fictionalizes the battle between corporate greed and human rights in Ecuador.
Garcia, playing the role of a former CIA agent named Jack Begosian, travels to Ecuador looking for redemption for his past misdeeds, and to investigate an allegation that a Canadian water company named Clearbec had caused a Typhus epidemic in a local village and fomented a massacre. He finds himself in touch with an environmental activist named Francisco Francis played by Forest Whitaker, whose connections with the real-life peasant farmer organization Via Campesina are revealed. Also playing a leading role is Francis' wife, Mia, an environmental activist, played by Eva Longoria.
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:14:05 +1000,… wrote:
>I'm not convinced, nor do I see the relevance. If you ask a computer
>savvy guy "what's the best way to store this complex data", the answer
>would not be MARC with AARC2, nor denormalised records in a database.
>And if you asked a cataloger about the best way to record a complex
>title, it would not be a simple title field with a possible sub-title.
You sum it up pretty well. MARC was originally designed in the 1960s to
print catalog cards. I don't believe the video screen had as yet been
figured out, but output only onto paper and cards. Watch the comedy "Desk
Set" with Hepburn and Tracey to see the basic attitudes from back then. It's
funny, and some of it applies to us today.
But MARC was never rethought in terms of database structure. When cards
stopped being printed, many of the problems of the cards were simply
transferred into the computer. Since MARCXML is just another format of the
original MARC, the problems of cards, *and* of MARC, are transferred into
the new world. There are reasons for this, though.
For example, when you mention normalization of data, my heart just drops.
What an incredible undertaking that would be! This is only one area where
our current methods of manual updating fail completely. To combat this, we
have supposedly followed our "standards" but never enforced them, which
means that while there are many excellent records in there, there are also
lots and lots of lousy records, input by untrained, uncaring people. It
seems to me that normalizing this data must be done using automatic methods.
Then as a manager, I can then say if that stuff can be automatically
normalized, what about the new records?
Because libraries inhabited their own habitats, we have been able to ignore
a lot of this, but we can no longer ignore it today. Other entities such as
Google, but lots of other entities as well, want to use our data, but they
won't spend massive amounts of their time to make our information work in
their databases. To make our records fit into their databases is *our task*
if we want to be included.
And that is part of what I have mentioned about losing control.
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Childcare takes a toll on granny
Taking care of grandchildren can give women more than a headache - it can raise their risk of heart attack, say U.S. researchers.
Dr Sunmin Lee of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and colleages publish their findings in the November 1 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Their study of more than 54,000 nurses found that those who cared for grandchildren at least nine hours a week had a 55% increased risk of heart attack. It's probably the stress, said Lee.
"Although our study did not look at underlying factors, it is likely that caregivers have so many demands placed on them that they lose time and energy to take care of themselves," Lee said.
"It is possible that their role caring for these children makes it difficult for them to follow basic preventive health behaviors such as exercising, eating right and getting adequate sleep."
Lee's team, who belong to the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School said statistics show that about one in seven U.S. women have raised a grandchild for six months or more.
Her team used the Nurses Health Study, a giant, regular survey of nurses that regularly questions them about health, diet and lifestyle. Researchers dip into the data, sorting out trends for a variety of diseases and conditions.
Between 1992 and 1996, there were 321 heart attacks in the group. The nurses who worked as well as taking care of grandchildren did not have a significantly higher risk of heart attack, Lee's team found.


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TX - Michael Chambers, 70, Hunt County, 10 March 2017 #3
Authorities Believe Missing Hunt County Man May Be In Danger
March 11, 2017
Deputies searched the home of Michael Chambers after he was reported missing Friday night by family.
Based on evidence found at the home, authorities believe Chambers may be in danger.
Reward Offered For Info On Missing One-Time Dallas Firefighter
March 16, 2017
A $25,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the whereabouts of a missing one-time Dallas firefighter.
Investigators were able to locate surveillance video of a person who appears to be Chambers leaving a local Walmart on the day he went missing.
When police initially went to the Chambers� home searching for the 70-year-old they found a small amount of blood in his workshop, but no other evidence to suggest foul play.
2 Months And Still No Sign Of Missing Retired Texas Firefighter
May 10, 2017
It�s been exactly two months since retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers went missing and investigators still have no leads or answers as to what happened to him or where he is.
Quinlan police and Hunt County Sheriff�s Office investigators say they work on the case daily and have even brought in Texas Equusearch, a search and recovery organization based out of Dickinson, to look for the 70-year-old man.
Chambers was last seen on Friday March 10. Investigators say security camera footage from a local Walmart appears to show him at the store that same day, but his movements and whereabouts after are pretty much unknown.
Family won't give up on missing retired Dallas firefighter in Hunt County
July 28, 2017
It�s been 20 agonizing weeks without answers for Suzy Losoya.
She�s a daughter left in limbo, wondering what happened to her father, Michael Chambers. He�s the retired Dallas firefighter who disappeared from his Quinlan home on March 10.
The family recently hired a private investigator hoping that he can help them solve the riddle of what happened to Chambers.
�My greatest fear is that someone has killed my father and has literally gotten away with murder. That's my worst fear,� she says. �I'm convinced this was a crime. I do not think this is just a missing person.�
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But wouldn't declaring him "dead" change the monthly pension payouts to a reduced amount? If he was still listed as missing, would the pension still remain the normal amount before his disappearance? According to our VI, they were not having any financial problems, so why the rush to declare him deceased? It would appear it would hurt more than help in regards to the pension payout.
My head was starting hurt from trying to "decode" all the legal "stuff" , then I found this (All BBM):
"FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Regarding the 100% Joint and Survivor Option
Q. What is the 100% joint and survivor annuity option?
A: The 100% joint and survivor annuity option is a pension payment method that will pay you an actuarially reduced pension and continue 100% of your monthly benefit to your Spouse after your death. The Spouse remains eligible for the benefit supplement and annual adjustments. Neither the Pensioner nor the Spouse is eligible for minimum benefits. With this option, you would receive less money while alive, but your Spouse would receive a larger benefit amount after your death than under the 50% survivor benefit. Under the survivor benefit provision, you would receive more while alive, but your Spouse would receive less benefit after your death.
Q: Why is the 100% joint and survivor annuity option benefit reduced from the standard benefit amount?
A: Under the 50% survivor provisions, the Pension System pays the Member his or her normal monthly pension over their lifetime, but only one-half of that benefit to their Spouse after your death. Your pension benefit in the 100% joint and survivor annuity option is reduced from the normal monthly benefit amount so that the System can continue full payment in the same amount to your Spouse after your death without increasing the cost to the Pension System.
Q: What is the survivor benefit to a Spouse?
A: The survivor benefit pays 50% of a Pensioner's pension amount to the Pensioner's Spouse after the Pensioner's death. Any eligible Children (generally under age 19) share in the remaining 50% of the Pensioner's benefit.
Q: How much would my benefit be reduced?
A: The monthly benefit is actuarial reduced based on your and your Spouse's ages and life expectancies. Our actuary has provided age-based actuarial tables for calculating the reduction. Generally, the younger your Spouse, the greater the reduction from the unreduced benefit.
Q: When can I choose this option?
A: You can choose the joint and survivor option when you retire or at any time after you retire under the conditions explained below:
1. You may elect the option when you leave Active Service and apply for pension benefits. You cannot make the election at the time you go into DROP or while in Active DROP.
2. You also may elect this option after you retire, however, you must meet a one-year qualifying period. If you die within one year after making the election, the option becomes void and your Spouse is not eligible for the 100% J&S option. In this event, any survivor benefit payable to your Spouse would revert back to the 50% benefit, or special survivor benefit, if eligible and the total amount of the benefit reduction resulting from the selection of the 100% J&S option during this period will be refunded to your designated beneficiary.
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Q: How does the 100% joint and survivor annuity option work?
A: If you choose the 100% joint and survivor annuity option, you will receive a reduced monthly benefit. In exchange for the reduction, your Spouse will receive a monthly survivor benefit after your death in the same monthly amount you had been receiving before your death. If there are eligible surviving Children, your Spouse receives one-half of the Pensioner's monthly benefit and the eligible Children share in the remainder of your benefit. When the Children are no longer eligible, the full amount of the payment becomes payable to your Spouse.
Under the survivor benefit provision (when not eligible for the special survivor benefit), a surviving Spouse typically receives only 50% of the Pensioner's benefit, whether or not there are Children eligible to receive survivor benefits. If otherwise eligible, you and your Spouse remain eligible for the benefit supplement and annual benefit adjustments. (See example below.)
Additional information: https://www.dpfp.org/FAQs/FAQ_5.html
So I guess there are three options that have been identified so far: The option above, lump-sum payout at death, or the regular, 50% survivor benefit option.
Also mentioned under "Sec. 6.06. General Rules Governing Death Benefits" here: https://www.dpfp.org/images/PDFs/Pla...t_09082016.pdf
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I know our VI is going through a lot right now, but I'm still interested in who all had keys to the shop that the family is aware of.
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Maybe we need a parade for Papaw, the car club would probably be glad to help, you could release balloons etc. maybe even have a fire truck! Invite the news media and let it be known that we will never stop looking for Papaw!!
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I will at times, "think out loud." I have done this since I can remember.
I will share my opinions. Thoughts. Insights. And I encourage everyone else to do the same.
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If a hit man had been hired there is a possibility that they are now demanding more money.
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It's rather complex because Meeks did say in the beginning they thought he may have been taken against his will. That's what caught my attention on my local news. So why won't he change the case status at the family's request? He is a member of BPH so he can see that folks are not happy about this. For being such a good friend to Papaw and tearing up at PC, he has not one single post nor share about Papaw missing.
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On Hunt County Scanner fb there is an interesting post and comments posted July 27 at 11:03 pm about an asphalt/rock driveway crew pulling scams in the area. Wonder if this could have happened to Papaw but they said there were no tire tracks.
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Technically, they couldn't even validate he made it home from Wal Mart. I mean his vehicle was there and locked but someone else could have driven it home. No one saw him at home after the Wal Mart trip. So, I don't know if they can't even say that with certainty, how they can say he wasn't alone or it wasn't criminal. To me, the only evidence they have that lead them to initially believe it may have been a case of him leaving against his will ( the blood) is the only evidence they have period....and they should err on the side of caution and deem it criminal and treat it as such. Doing the opposite could have disastrous consequences, IMO.
Money and finances are an issue in most missing spouse cases. The very rush to declare this man dead is astounding to me. Keeps gnawing at my common senses.
Money and finances are also very high up on the list of reasons why people kill. I wouldn't be at all surprised if LE actually has a POI. And I would be beyond vexed if they didn't.
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Im creating a program to register all my school summarys and subjuts etc..
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{ "08:15 - 09:00", "Geo", "English", "Art"},
{ "09:00 - 09:45", "Geo", "French", "Art"},
{ "10:00 - 10:45", "Maths", "Art", "German"},
{ "10:45 - 11:30", "Maths", "Art", "German"} };
final JTable tables = new JTable(data, columnNames);
Now for example on Monday betwen 8:15 and 9:45 there is no break its only one lesson but at the same time on Thursday we have two differents lessons so I have to Have two fields(08:15 - 09:00 and 09:00 - 09:45) so there is any way to instead of have Geo two times create like only one field?
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Last.. I'm going to write every thing just like a NoteBook so in case of Maths there is any way to the text looks better for exemple if I write:
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You'll need to jack up the rear of the car and secure it on jackstands for access. See our article on Jacking up Your C30 for more information. Once secured, you'll notice that the pipe leading from the muffler to the catalytic converter is one piece. This makes removal impossible unless you also remove the rear subframe from the car. This is due to the way the car is assembled at the factory.
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Shown here is the rear muffler on the Volvo C30 (green arrow). As you can see, this muffler is starting to display the telltale signs of corrosion along the bottom. This will eventually lead to an exhaust leak.
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My first boyfriend sent me a postcard once, from the depth of his compulsory military service, that simply read "Wish you were here". I was not that familiar with the English language and its subjunctives yet and that phrase resonated mostly to Pink Floyd's music. But it compelled me to research its meaning and, since then, there have been many incarnations of "I wish I were" – in Venice, in Cape Town, in the arms of another man, in a more challenging job, in a better mood.
For many years, I was a compulsive seeker: of thrills, experiences, changes, new cities. I clocked miles, continents, jobs and men, always wishing for something or someone a little bit different, some greener pasture that I imagined lived just around the corner. It was indeed exciting, at times satisfying, but it always came with a tinge of letdown attached.
Now, when I wake up in the morning, the first sight my blurry eyes set on is a large photograph of slightly stormy waters, lapping the edges of the Church of San Giorgio, in the Venice lagoon. Many a dawn did I wish I were back there instead of being greeted by the relentless Californian sun. I would daydream, shrouded in the crumpled sheets, how my life would unfold if I had a job that required a boat to get to or how I would stop to pick up the ingredients for dinner at one of the many markets – our version of trendy Farmers' Markets but their staple shopping experience. I would wake up to the sound of water sloshing under my windows instead of the chirping of birds and, in winter, I would brave the cold and fog, to meet some friends for dinner, just like that, on the spur of the moment, instead of opening my calendar and pencil something in five days from today.
If I were somewhere different, somewhere so magical, my existence would be perfect; every object and every emotion properly placed in their cubby-hole, an endless series of romantic days and dreamy nights.
I am not sure when the transition happened. It crept on me unnoticed, the way unpleasant habits sometimes do. The transition from wishing to having. A life in Venice. Sure, I could have that, like I had all the others. And it would be just as messy and unpredictable and at times hard and annoying. And also humid and full of tourists.
The truth is I wish I were…..right here. I took my own sweet time to learn to enjoy the clouds rolling in to create the perfect atmosphere for a Halloween night, the quiet sound of my dogs napping at my feet, the unconditional and imperfect love of the people who matter, my uncertain future and my perfect present.
Maybe there will be a life in Venice or in Timbuktu or wherever else my path will take me. In the comfort of my skin, it seems irrelevant right now. The dogs have raised their heads in food expectation. The half-drained cup of tea has gotten cold. The most melancholy hour of the day has set in, the one that always made me wish for something, someone, somewhere different. Now it only reminds me it's time to switch the lights on.


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Anticipating violent protests, police went on high alert across the state; prohibitory orders are already in force in Hyderabad, Jagan's native district
The YSR Congress party has called for a shutdown in Andhra Pradesh today to protest the arrest of its leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case. The MP and son of late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy was arrested after the CBI grilled him for the third consecutive day.
Although, the party leaders have appealed to people to observe the "bandh" in a peaceful manner, anticipating violent protests by the supporters of Jagan, police went on high alert across the state.
Prohibitory orders are already in force in Hyderabad, Jagan's native Kadapa district and other parts of the state. Also, police stepped up security at the guest house, Jagan's residence and YSR party office and at other important places in the state capital.
Security was also tightened in the districts. Policemen were out on the streets while leaders and activists of the YSR party were also arrested at some places. The state-owned road transport corporation stopped plying its buses as a precautionary measure in some districts.
Jagan, as the Kadapa MP is popularly known, did not come out of Dilkusha Guest House even after 7 pm, triggering speculation that the investigating agency had taken him into custody. The arrest was confirmed when Jagan's mother Vijayamma and other family members drove to the guest house to meet him.
Jagan, one of the richest MPs in the country with declared assets of Rs 356 crore, was arrested a day before he was scheduled to appear in the CBI court with regard to first of the three charge sheets filed so far by the investigating agency.
The young leader and 71 others were booked by CBI in August last year after Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered a CBI probe, acting on the petitions filed by Congress leader P. Shankar Rao and some Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders.
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Trouble in Ireland
Since the times of Elizabeth I, the situation in Ireland had been extremely volatile. The "Plantation" of the early 17th Century, had placed English and Scottish settlers (mostly Protestants) on lands which many Catholics saw as theirs and which resulted in conflict between the two communities whose religion, social customs and working methods were very different. The Rebellion of 1641, saw many of the Old Gaelic families of Ulster, rise up in an attempt to take over the country and reclaim land they saw as rightfully theirs. Many Protestants were forced off their lands and in Portadown, over one hundred were driven off a bridge and drowned - those who tried to swim were battered with oars by the insurgents, until every man woman and child had drowned. This rebellion continued and was not finally crushed until Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland in 1649, with his New Model Army. Many of Cromwell's armies were paid in land confiscated from the Catholic rebels. This was known as the "Cromwellian Land Settlement".
Further plantation took place after 1650 and the Down Survey of 1654, showed that approximately half of Ireland's twenty million acres, was in Protestant ownership, although the actual Protestant population was approximately twenty per cent.
When James II came to the throne in England, he attempted to implement changes which would transfer much of this land to Catholics - part of his "Catholic Design" plan. He appointed Richard Talbot to the peerage as Earl of Tyrone (later to be Earl of Tyrconnell). Talbot was a shrewd Catholic politician, who had a controversial past, which included hatching a plot to assassinate Cromwell, for which he was caught and sentenced, but escaped from his guards on his way to prison. Under James, Talbot and many other leading Catholics were promoted to senior ranks within the army - a sign of things to come under the reign of James.
Dick Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, about whom, the song
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By January 1687, Talbot, now the Earl of Tyrconnell, had been promoted to the role of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and in this capacity, he placed Catholics in positions of control in the state and the militia. He also moved to increase the strength of the army in Ireland from just 8,000 to 40,000 and a large number of unemployed Catholics joined the ranks. Although many members of this new army were untrained and ill-disciplined, many had a deep rooted hatred of Protestants, which would serve Tyrconnell's purpose well.
When news of the Glorious Revolution reached Ireland, The Protestants in Ireland, immediately declared for William. Many joined together to form associations, like the North East Association, under the command of the powerful Montgomery family. These associations organised a General Council, held at Hillsborough and dispatched a letter asking William to come to their aid. William's reply, although very encouraging and sympathetic to the Protestant's plight, did not directly state he would come to their assistance. William dispatched one of his Irish Catholic Officers, Richard Hamilton, to Tyrconnell, demanding his surrender, but on reaching Dublin, Hamilton, jumped sides and urged Tyrconnel to reject William's terms. It was said "the papists lit bonfires when Dick Hamilton came over and that he was worth ten thousand men." Hamilton would play a major role in events during the months to come.
The Comber Letter
On the 3rd December 1688, a letter was found lying in the street in the County Down village of Comber. It was addressed to Lord Mountalexander of the North East Association. The letter gave warning that on the 9th of December, Irishmen would rise up and kill landowners, their families and other Protestants. Although the letter was probably a hoax, news spread like wildfire and the country was awash with rumour amid fears of a widespread massacre of Protestants.
Following the discovery of an anti-Tyrconnell coup based at Trinity College, Dublin, Tyrconnell, wrote to James II (by now in exile in France), imploring him to come to Ireland, take the country and mount a challenge to the throne of England. Tyrconnell moved quickly to wipe out any "nest of rebels" as he put it. One such instance was in Bandon, Cork where the strong Protestant enclave had declared for William, but they were soon crushed by Tyrconnell's forces. Before the conflict, the Bandon Williamites had unfurled a banner declaring "No Surrender" - the first time this famous battle cry was used!
Tyrconnell then turned his attention to Ulster, where he sent the newly promoted Lieutenant General Richard Hamilton and his Catholic army. Hamilton progressed through Ulster with frightening speed taking Protestant towns and villages on his path. At Dromore, Sir Arthur Rawdon (the fighting cock 'o the north) organised a local troop of Protestants and prepared for battle with Hamilton's advancing army. It was no contest, as the Protestants were cut to pieces, in the battle known as the "Break of Dromore".
By the end of March 1689, Counties Down and Antrim were in Jacobite hands. Hamilton and his troops looted and sacked every town and village they came to - Protestants fled in their thousands and Larne was said to be "black" with people hoping to get sea transport out of Ireland. Hamilton pushed on and Coleraine, Omagh and Dungannon were taken by Jacobite hands as the Protestants loyal to William were pushed further north to Derry.
One observer wrote:
"The flight became wild and tumultous, the fugitives broke down the bridges and burned the ferryboats. Whole towns, the seats of Protestant population, were left in ruins without one inhabitant. The people of Omagh destroyed their own dwellings so utterly that no roof was left to shelter the enemy from the rain and wind. The people of Cavan migrated in one body to Enniskillen. The day was wet and stormy. The road was deep in mire. It was a piteous sight to see, mingled with armed men, the women and children, weeping, famished and toiling through the mud up to their knees."
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James landed at Kinsale, on the south coast of Ireland on 12th March 1689. His intention was to use Ireland as a stepping stone, to Scotland from where, he would mount a challenge to the throne. He brought, arms, ammunition and 2,000 men commanded by experienced French officers.
James lands in Kinsale
Along his processional route towards Dublin, crowds cheered, flowers were strewn before his coach, songs were sung and there was general rejoicing amongst the Catholic inhabitants of towns he passed through. On March 24th, Palm Sunday, James pompously entered Dublin with Tyrconnell walking before him bearing the sword of state. The Catholic gentry and city fathers came out to greet him and there was much rejoicing throughout the city.
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I'm far enough out that I have to use a booster on the rabbit ears.
Getting more and more stations over the antenna anymore with the subchannels...for free.