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I don't go to Trinity, but I've visited on multiple occasions to sit under Pastor Martin's preaching. The man is truly a gift of the Lord Jesus to His Church. We ought all to pray for more men like this man.
So I went back to Trinity with a good friend of mine who is a member there a few weeks back. And I was excited. I was looking forward to hear what Pastor Martin had to say. What wonderful message, exhortation, rebuke, did he have for the congregation he loved and shepherded for nearly half a century?
He began his message by talking about the Bible, how it's quite a large book, and really is more like a library, being a collection of books. And then he started talking about the overarching message of the Bible that's recognizable in certain "capsule statements" that are given throughout revelation.
From 04:03 to 04:39: God has given us these wonderful little capsule statements that give us the heart of the whole message of the Bible. And those statements become like a door into this marvelous, panoramic, overarching message of Bible. And if you can grasp those particular portions, you have a handle on what the Bible is all about.
And so then, as I was wondering what was coming, he announced his text: Isaiah 53:6.
And I, like an idiot, was disappointed. "Isaiah 53?" I thought. "This is no great message that he flew back to deliver. This is just the Gospel."
I've asked for repentance for that thought. God be gracious to me for such a thought. And yet, it's what I thought. Pastor Martin was going to preach on the Gospel. He announced two major headings:
1. The bad news of our desperate condition in sin.
2. The Good News of God's amazing provision for sin.
As he preached message, he progressively won me over. "There are so many people that need to hear this!" I thought. I must have thought of 10 people, specifically, who I would give this message to. He was responding to all sorts of arguments I've heard from these actual people. Awesome!
And then about 2/3 into the message, God's grace came to me in abundance. He made me so terrifyingly aware of my own sin before Him. He presented His holiness to me, and suddenly I realized that I was a sinner, and I desperately needed this message. It wasn't just the Gospel. It wasn't for others I could give it to. It was for me!
And oh how sweet my fellowship with the Savior was that morning! My gratefulness and thanksgiving overflowed like a new believer. This great news is my life. How wonderful it was to hear it unfolded, expounded, and unleashed into my heart.
Dear friends, I commend the Good News of Jesus Christ to you. Benefit yourselves by sitting down for an hour, perhaps with a friend or spouse or a family member, and sitting under the preaching of the Word of God, the very power of God unto salvation for all who believe.
The video and audio are available for download on sermonaudio.com. Some thoughts are highlighted below. I welcome your comments and interaction in the thread.
22:36 to 23:34 - Here is a description of our fundamental orientation in life. And what is it? It is self-terminating! We live unto ourselves. That's what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5, verse 15: "That He, Christ, died for all that they who live should no longer live unto themselves." That's the statement of what has happened to us. Self-will, self-gratification, self-pleasing becomes the fundamental orientation of life, rather than God's will, God's purpose, God's design, God's desire. No, it's my will, my purpose, my ambitions.
This is a great indictment. We have turned each one of us to our own way. We live for ourselves. That's wasting our lives. We were created to live for the glory of God. And in the pursuit of God's glory, "self-will, self-gratification, and self-pleasing" are actualized and fully perfected, such that when I seek to find my will, gratification, and pleasure in Christ, I am not sinning in rebellion, but delightfully obeying my God. Because God's will, purpose, design, and desire is that we want what He wants, that we are gratified by Him, and that our pleasure be in Him.
23:37 to 25:31 - He has a great response to the objection, "But I never hurt anybody. I'm not a blight on society. I follow the rules. I help people. I love my neighbor. How can God be angry with that?"
But what's the common denominator between the hooker that's out on the street tonight plying her trade, the junkie looking for his next fix, and the polite, cultured, educated, upright person sitting here this morning who is a stranger to God's grace? What's the common denominator? Just this: they're both living to please themselves. ... You're living to yourself! God never gave you that mind to make a god of it, and bow down and worship it!
26:47 - "But," interjects the objector, "I'm only human. Human beings are flawed. That's what it is to be human. I can't be perfect. Nobody's perfect."
31:16 - The objector continues, "But God is a loving God. Sure He takes sin seriously, but He takes love more seriously. How can a loving God who understands my weakness and imperfection send me to hell?"
33:56 - A litmus test for any saving truth and saving religion. In what direction is the arrow?
40:22 - The dessert of sin. The cup of wrath that Jesus drank. The glory of substitution.
45:10 - The wonderful hymn that he reads is O Christ, What Burdens Bowed Thy Head. Below are the lyrics.
O Christ! What burdens bowed Thy head!
Our load was laid on Thee;
Thou stoodest in the sinner's stead,
Didst bear all ill for me.
A Victim led, Thy blood was shed; Now there's no load for me.
Death and the curse were in our cup:
O Christ, 'twas full for Thee;
But Thou hast drained the last dark drop,
'Tis empty now for me!
That bitter cup, love drank it up;
Now blessing's draught for me!
Jehovah lifted up His rod;
O Christ, it fell on Thee!
Thou wast sore stricken of Thy God;
There's not one stroke for me.
Thy tears, Thy blood, beneath it flowed;
Thy bruising healeth me.
The tempest's awful voice was heard,
O Christ, it broke on Thee!
Thy open bosom was my ward,
It braved the storm for me.
Thy form was scarred, Thy visage marred;
Now cloudless peace for me.
Jehovah bade His sword awake;
O Christ, it woke 'gainst Thee!
Thy blood the flaming blade must slake;
Thine heart its sheath must be;
All for my sake, my peace to make;
Now sleeps that sword for me.
For me, Lord Jesus, Thou hast died,
And I have died in Thee!
Thou'rt ris'n—my hands are all untied,
And now Thou liv'st in me.
When purified, made white and tried,
Thy glory then for me!
He is yours if you'll have Him by faith right now. Don't waste your life by living for yourself. Turn from your sin and self-worship, and trust Christ to be your perfect, sin-bearing substitute. Repent and believe the Gospel!


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Love at First (Web)site – Anatomy of a Good UX First Impression
Greg Harron
Jun 30, 2015
Categories: Insights Interactive Design & Development
First impressions run deep, especially when it comes to online experiences. Getting off on the right foot when a new visitor lands on your site is an essential piece to building a successful business. So many company websites miss the opportunity to paint a positive picture of their product or organization by delivering a poor user experience…and in many cases this will be the first (and last) interaction a potential customer has with a company.
These quick experiences can form a strong impression of the overall credibility and quality of your products or services and frankly, will determine if someone sees a relationship worth pursuing or not.
Achieving love at first sight is not an easy task. In this presentation I will address some key principles to help you deliver a user experience that makes the right first impression.
More blog posts on UX Design:
- UX Hero: The Evernote Redesign
- Understanding Different Types of Web Designers
- User Experience (UX) – What it is, why it matters and what makes it good or bad.

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Hark! It's the 87th Precinct Podcast Bonus Episode!
Join in again with our first birthday party, as we muse on Party Blowers, bakelite telephones and unidentified oscillators, the 87th Precinct TV series episode "King's Ransom" and answer some listener questions and queries. We discuss whether there should be a British novelisation of a Tollywood version of a Bollywood version of a Japanese Version of this American book.
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MSNBC, ABC hosts deem Trump inaugural address as 'militant,' 'anti-Semitic'
Immediately following President Donald Trump's inaugural address, MSNBC and ABC pundits and hosts slammed the newly-sworn in President's speech for its "militant" and "dark" anti-Semitic overtones.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow emotionally proclaimed Trump's "America's First" slogan has "very dark echoes in American history."
"There was an America First Committee that formed in this country, hundreds of thousands of people in this country, some of the richest businessmen in the country who were part of it, they were formed to keep us out of World War II.
They were infiltrated by the Nazis, many of them are anti-Semitic, part of why they weren't alarmed by Hitler's rise in Germany," Maddow said.
Over on ABC, journalist Terry Moran echoed Maddow's comments saying Trump's speech reminded him of the 1930s.
"It carries with it overtones from the 1930s when an anti-Semitic movement saying, 'We don't want to get involved in Europe's war. It's the Jews fault in Germany!'"
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Video: La Salle vs. Father Judge Full Game Broadcast (Senior Night)
By Bob Long on October 1, 2017
La Salle College High School (4-1) hosted Father Judge High School (2-3) in a Philadelphia Catholic League matchup, on La Salle's Senior Night. Tune in for the pregame Senior Night festivities and the full broadcast on BLS Video, an EXPN Production.
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Podcast: La Salle vs. Father Judge Football Game Broadcast
By Bob Long on October 31, 2015
In the regular season finale for the Explorers, La Salle welcomed Father Judge to PW High School for La Salle's Senior Night, and a game that had playoff seeding implications in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
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By Bob Long on March 4, 2015
In our final show of the 2014-2015 from the Peterson Events Center, on Senior Night, Bob Long and Ryan Hogan discuss a huge bubble matchup between Miami (18-11, 8-8 ACC) and Pitt (19-11, 8-8 ACC). We also discussed the trade of former Pitt Panther Lesean McCoy from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Buffalo Bills. Next, […]
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Hello, the problem for the auction system is that it's not very user friendly, and almost annoying to use. Not to mention if you search up a pokemon and click on it to see what it's stats are, when you click back you have to search again. Another problem I have with the auction is that it doesn't show the percentage of the IVs, which is very helpful when easily comparing pokemon. To get to the point quickly because I have eggs to hatch and things to do, if auction could somehow be integrated in game and the IVs show a percentage, the auction would get way more use, and sure you could argue that the website gets more visits daily for it being on here, but at the same time, some of us have terrible PCs, and they don't load pages fast. Not to mention sometimes the pokemon on auction fail to transfer to claim system. I am not trying to knock off the auction system as a whole, but it could definitely be used way better.
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With the Rajya Sabha passing all the four GST bills in the parliament a week back, the nation's biggest and revolutionary tax regime GST (Goods and Services Tax) is all set to become a reality soon. Boasted as the most subversive tax reform in the country after independence, GST is expected to curb transactional costs by introducing a unified tax system stirring economic growth in the long run.
With the prospects that GST would improve the GDP by a couple of percentages, the reform in its entirety might come with` a mixed bag of surprises for the common man. Talking about its long-term impact, GST should mark a positive impact on most sectors.
Based on the GST implementation experience derived from other nations, India might experience an inflationary impact especially during the transition stage, which is expected to fade with the rollout of measures such as anti-profiteering. Yes, with the inclusion of anti-profiteering along with other counteractive measures, GST should lead to reduced cost for most of the supplies to the end-users in the long-run.
Here's a quick look at what the GST could mean for the common man:
• Mobile phone bills
• Premiums for life insurance plans
• Investment management and banking services
• Online ticket booking services
• Basic luxuries such as DTH services
• Healthcare
• Residential rentals
• School and educational fees
• Rail/metro commute
• Courier service
• As the GST council has decided to include entertainment taxes in GST, movie tickets might turn cheaper in most of the states across the country.
• Dining out in restaurants/hotels may turn pocket-friendly in several states.
Under the GST tax system and the current supply chain ecosystem, the following might get cheaper:
• Two wheelers
• Luxury and SUV or premium cars
• Entry level sedans excluding small cars
Basis of the current supply chain landscape and other associated direct taxes, the common man can expect marginal impact on white goods such as:
• Stoves
• Washing machines
• Televisions
• Shampoos
• Toothpastes
• Soaps
The government with its determined outlook towards injurious/sin goods, proposed a high tax rate on 'sin goods' that include cigarettes, aerated drinks and tobacco products. With a higher tax rate of around 40%, these goods may witness steep rise in their prices.


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Health of more than 90% of world's population affected by air pollution 'emergency', WHO says
'Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, and affects economies and people's quality of life – it is a public health emergency'
More than nine out of every 10 people on the planet live in areas where air pollution breaches official safety limits – and millions of people are dying as a result, according to new research by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
An interactive map produced by WHO shows vast areas of the world are bathed in tiny particles from pollutants such as sulphate, nitrates and black carbon, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and beyond, leading to an array of deadly diseases. China, India, eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa are among the worst affected regions.


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I make plans to go out with my friends. Maybe even go out to the beach.
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New Faces on Rams O-Line
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Steven Jackson has a St. Louis Rams-record seven straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons, the longest current streak in the NFL. To push it to eight, he'll be counting on a re-made line opening some holes.
There will be three new starters for Sunday's opener at Detroit, including a fifth-round draft pick who did not start in the preseason. Guard Rokevious Watkins played catch up at the start of training camp after arriving overweight.
The Rams also have newcomers at center in Scott Wells, a Pro Bowler last year with Green Bay, and at right tackle with free agent pickup Barry Richardson.
Jackson holds the franchise career rushing record and entering his ninth season is 907 yards shy of becoming the 27th player in league history to reach 10,000 yards.


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University of Rochester President Joel Seligman says he will step down.
The announcement follows the release of a report that looked into how the university and Seligman handled an investigation into a professor accused of sexual harassment.
In a letter Seligman says, "It has been the greatest honor of my life to have served the University of Rochester for the last twelve and a half years. I am grateful to everyone who has served with me and am proud of the progress we have made together."
Seligman's final day as president will be Feb. 28. In a statement, the Board of Trustees says Seligman made the decision to resign before the results of the investigation were released.
Seligman was named in a lawsuit that followed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the university. The lawsuit claims he didn't do enough to respond to multiple allegations against professor Florian Jaeger. Jaeger was accused of using his position of power to coerce students into sexual relationships.
Jaeger was cleared of any misconduct following initial investigations by the university. But, following the EEOC complaint and pressure from students, the Board of Trustees launched an independent investigation into the matter.
Those results were released Thursday and found no violation of any university policy or the law through Jaeger's conduct. Investigators said Jaeger's conduct did not "meet the standard for sexual harassment, as currently defined by law." But, while not unlawful, investigators did say: "Jaeger's conduct before 2014 was at times inappropriate, unprofessional and offensive, and may have been harmful to some students."


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Hi everyone!
Today is another wonderful cool fall day here in Delaware! It may be raining but it is also cool and breezy! I know that fall doesn't officially start until later this month but the leaves on the trees are just beginning to change color and that means Halloween is coming and the holiday season is approaching! On days like this when I can't get outside to be in the garden, I love to bake! One of my family's favorite cakes is an apple cake that I found on about.com - Southern Food a couple of years ago. A lady named Mare shared the recipe on the about.com forum. Thank you, Mare wherever you are!
Whenever I take it to a family function, I never bring any of it home with me. I have a niece and nephew in college at the University of Delaware (Go Blue Hens!) and they always take big chunks of the cake back to their dorms with them. The cake calls for 1 1/2 cups of walnuts that I omit since I am allergic to walnuts, so if you want to add them - fold them in after the dry ingredients have been incorporated into the batter. I serve this cake at Thanksgiving as part of the main meal as it goes great with ham and sweet potatoes and at this time of year, I try to use fresh-picked apples from a local orchard!
The recipe:
Apple Cake
Preheat your oven to 325F
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups corn oil
3 eggs
5 cups peeled and diced apples (or 5 large apples, peeled and diced)
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups unsifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp cinnamon
Cream together the sugar and corn oil, then add the 3 eggs, one at a time. Add the 5 diced apples to the creamed mixture and mix well. Add the vanilla and then the dry ingredients. The batter will be thick and somewhat stiff.
Bake in a greased and floured 13 x 9" pan for around 70-75 minutes (the recipe says 60 minutes but the cake has never been ready at 60 minutes for me) depending on your oven. Remove from the oven and then while still VERY warm, pour on a powdered sugar icing consisting of 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and 1/4 cup milk. If necessary, add more powdered sugar or milk to bring it to a 'drizzle' consistency.
I have changed the recipe a bit and add the apples to the batter before the dry ingredients are added. I think it gives the cake an even more moist taste. It will take over an hour to bake this wonderful concoction since you have to bake it at such a low temperature, but wait until you taste it! The addition of the icing to the very warm cake makes a kind of a 'crust' over the top of the cake that is hard to resist! This cake takes a little over 10 minutes to put together, unless you peel and dice the apples by hand - like I do - I hate wasting water to clean out my food processor for something so easy to chop up! Oh, and don't worry about scented candles on a day when you bake this cake! You will have the wonderful smell of cinnamon, cloves and apples in your home all day!
I have made this cake so many times that I no longer need the recipe! It never lasts past the first day and even here at home with just my immediate family - it is gone by bedtime. My son takes it with to his yearly holiday party at work and it has now become a staple at that party, too!
It is starting to rain here again - so I am off to the kitchen to bake an apple cake!
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Originally from the southwest, Jenny knows the value of early childhood music, and began taking formal music lessons at 4 years old.
Jenny is passionate about helping others and learning about music's role in cognition, development and recovery. Between her home in Indiana and Boston, Jenny performed with the LaPorte Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and received a dual Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy and Music Business Management. There, Jenny was involved in musical theater and latin jazz ensembles, as well as the Berklee City Music program, which provides music lessons and ensemble experience to inner city youth. She also spent time interning with Shelter Music Boston, a non-profit organization which provides live classical music to Boston's homeless shelters.
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The Winklevosse brothers, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji Srinivasan discusses the current state of Bitcoin and where they believe the value is.
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During an earnings report for its 2013 fiscal year, Take-Two (parent company of 2K) revealed that six million copies of Borderlands 2 have been shipped to retailers to date. According to Take-Two president Karl Slatoff, Gearbox's shooter is on track to be the highest-selling release in the history of the 2K label (which doesn't include Rockstar Games).
Slatoff noted that sales of Borderlands are expected to continue to rise, as the game's Psycho DLC is coming tomorrow and its final campaign DLC is coming in June.
Take-Two also revealed that Max Payne 3 has shipped 4 million copies to date, a million more than the three million shipped as of May 2012. According to Take-Two, "The largest contributors to net revenue in fiscal year 2013 were Borderlands 2, NBA 2K13, BioShock Infinite, Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Red Dead Redemption."
Still, looking ahead, Grand Theft Auto V will mark the biggest part of Take-Two's upcoming earnings, with Rockstar expected to represent 65% of upcoming revenue (with 2K representing the additional 35%). Upcoming 2K titles include WWE 2K14 on October 29th, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on August 20th and NBA 2K14 on October 1st.
Overall, Take-Two earned $1.214 billion in net revenue in its 2013 fiscal year, up from $825 million in 2012. Strong sales of BioShock Infinite are partially responsible, while a 192% increase in digital revenue compared to last year also contributed.
"2013 is the 20th anniversary of Take-Two's founding and, today, our Company is better positioned for success than at any other time in its history," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said. "With Rockstar Games launching Grand Theft Auto V in September, fiscal 2014 is poised to be one of our best years ever. Looking ahead, we have an extensive pipeline of next-generation and emerging platform titles in development, including both new intellectual property and releases from our proven franchises."
Andrew Goldfarb is IGN's news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he's been eating by following @garfep on Twitter or garfep on IGN.


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Sharing the town's pathways between cyclist and pedestrian is to be the new order in Eastbourne's busy thoroughfares: town centre and promenade alike.
However, has the balance swung more in favour of the cyclist than the pedestrian? Cyclists often complain that their weight is no match against a motor car. So they would do well to remember the imbalance also applies to the vigorous, speeding cyclist versus the walker, sometimes frail or possibly blind or deaf.
Common sense suggests that Eastbourne needs safe, segregated pathways. Not just for pleasurable walking but to avoid nasty injuries or even a preventable death. The inevitable result of a "free for all" shared pathway.
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Since the early '80s, his combination of unparalleled instrumental chops and indelible melodies has resulted in sales of more than 75 million records worldwide (45 million in the U.S. alone) and more than a dozen climbs to the top of Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. Ring the holiday season in with the astounding playing ability of Kenny G in this entertaining show.
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For two people but double up the ingredients for four
- One pork fillet – trimmed and cut into two
- One small red cabbage – shredded
- Red wine vinegar
- One heaped teaspoon of caster sugar
- One apple – cored and halved
- Brown sugar
- A glass of red wine
- A wine glass of chicken stock
- One teaspoon course grain mustard
- A handful of fresh basil – shredded
- Cooking oil for sealing
- Seasoning
To pickle the cabbage, place in a bowl, sprinkle over the caster sugar and coat the cabbage with red wine vinegar. You don't want the cabbage sitting in the vinegar, just stirred and coated with it. Cover the bowl with cling film and store in the refrigerator for at least a couple of days.
Pre-heat the oven to 220°C (Gas mark 7).
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Friday, and the third tale of spook this week. All these are coming from published authors - so expect a good yarn and a true one at that!
Today's chill is provided by Shelly Arkon, author of Secondhand Shoes (I've linked it to Amazon - it's FREE today only. Go...go.. but come back again). I've put in a blurb at the end of the post, so you can calm down and recover after...the true spook story...
The House on Mendocino Street
"Hey, I've scheduled us to go look at a house today. Just a drive by," my boyfriend at the time said. We met online and had been dating only six months. He was a bit pushy about us buying a house and moving into together despite me having five daughters.
Later that day we drove by it. The shrubs were overgrown and the lawn appeared to be mostly sand. A pineapple palm grew right by the front door. What was the previous owner thinking? Huge cypress trees shaded the back. The house itself looked to be in good condition. It was a typical concrete Florida house, painted yellow. And it seemed to call to me.
The next day we met a real estate agent there so we could tour the inside. A heaviness of sorts surrounded me when I first entered it. Shadows passed over the walls and a spot in the dining room felt unusually cold, but I dismissed it.
"Mommy, mommy," my ten year old daughter said, running from the back of the house. "Did you see the little boy and girl? They live here with the old man."
I ignored her, figuring her childlike imagination worked overtime.
Three days into the house, the phone rang a lot. Every time I picked it up, static filled my ear. With each passing day, the dining room grew colder, and shadows continued to cast themselves against the wall. I recall my teeth chattering and my nails turning blue in this room.
Every night at 3 AM I'd wake up to doors closing and feet shuffling through the house. I'd get out of bed thinking the girls were goofing around only to find them sound asleep. Next, the family room television would flash on, and then off.
One day my ten year old asked, "Mommy, the old man that lives here wants me to call him grandpa? Is it okay?"
Once again, I figured she had an imaginary friend. She seemed to have had several since I could remember. But I was having vivid dreams about an older gentleman with a beard.
Sometimes I would feel someone brushing their hand against my cheek in my sleep. After it happened several times, I came to the assumption that it wasn't my boyfriend because he would be dead asleep beside me.
While all of this was going on, my relationship with my boyfriend deteriorated. He wasn't one for working and bullied my children daily.
Four years later, one night at a family meeting, we all sat around the dining room table. My boyfriend rose to his feet and slapped the table top. It seemed to be his usual means of communication when it came to my daughters. I don't even remember what he was upset about, but I do remember all the candles hanging on the wall to the right of the table flew towards him. Each one pummeled him in the head.
In unison all the girls covered their mouths, gasped, and then said, "Grandpa ghost doesn't like you. He wants you to leave."
Eventually, the boyfriend did.
It was nice to know that we had someone looking out for us from the other side.
Someone is definitely looking after Shelly's family and that must be reassuring to know.
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The shoes didn't fit. It was an omen.
Eighteen year old psychic-medium-germ-a-phobe Lila should have listened to her ghostly Gram's advice the morning of her wedding, "Take off that dress and those shoes. And run."
En route to the honeymoon, she decides to listen after too many disagreements with her groom. It doesn't pay to go along to make everyone happy.
Still in her wedding dress and shoes, she escapes out a diner's bathroom window into the Florida woods despite her fear of snakes and germs with her dead Gram's direction.
So she begins a journey of finding her inner strength, putting her on a deadly run from her psychotic groom and his deranged friends.
Will she ever get past her fear of germs and snakes? Will she survive her honeymoon?
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When Shelly isn't doing the laundry, cleaning, cooking, chasing grandkids, listening to daughter drama (five of them), or lopping heads of hair at the salon, she's writing beside her two fur-peeps, Sir Poops and Hair Ball, popping an occasional chocolate while her hubby is flipping through TV channels.
She lives in New Port Richey with her husband and two dogs. She's also a member of Florida Writer's Association and Writer's of Mass Distraction.
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An article in yesterday's editions of The Sun incorrectly described the relationship between Baltimore's storm sewer and sewage pipe systems. The systems are not connected except at two points in West Baltimore comprising about 1 percent of the system.
An article in Wednesday's Sun should have said that Harford County Sheriff Joseph Meadows is on paid leave pending the results of an investigation of a complaint filed against him by a sheriff's office employee.
An article in yesterday's Today section incorrectly said that Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. had joined Calvary United Methodist Church in Annapolis. He has attended services there and was married there, but he is not a member of the church.
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to go on the Bengaluru Trash Trail, which I've been dying to do for a few years now (you can read various accounts of it in the press here, here, here, here, and here. While this journey to follow the trash from your neighbourhood to the various places your trash may journey, really it's about opening your eyes to a whole new way of seeing and unseeing. To begin, look at the images I took in this first batch below: can you tell which photograph shows home waste and which depicts office waste?
It began close to the Daily Dump office in Indira Nagar where we first encountered 3 of the key players in the waste journey. The first person was the rag picker. There are generally 2 kinds of rag pickers in Bangalore. One is usually on a tricycle with a platform for carrying extra cement sacks full of recyclables and the other tends to carry those sacks on foot. The young men on the tricycles tend to be Bangaladeshi refugees. Both groups of ragpickers sell their goods to the local kabadiwallas (also known as recycle gurus) and get cash for the materials they pick. But the one we saw was pushed away quite quickly because he belongs to the informal sector and right as he passed us two of the main elements of the formal sector came to collect waste: the auto tipper and the compactor. The auto tipper picks up the piles of trash around the neighbourhood (though never all of it–even from a single pile–because it's almost always too much) and then eventually it is put into a compactor and it is those trucks that finally take the trash to the dump sites.
This part of the story, about the informal and formal sectors, is really the most crucial part of the story. Because it's really the informal sector that plays the pivotal role in collecting waste and their livelihoods are at stake when we make the formal sector the key to our waste collection. In upper class neighbourhoods like Indira Nagar, as property values increased over the years, fewer people are willing to live next to a kabadiwalla (though, oddly, they're fine with dumping their rubbish in the street or littering on it–because at least it's not in their back yard). But it's at the informal sector where you really see the knowledge about the resources and materials they collect–and the ragpickers and kabadiwallas know enough to realise what's valuable. The Bangladeshis on the tricycles are organised, too; they have godowns where they can store what they collect and they work in groups. But again as real estate goes up, it becomes less possible for this to happen. For the ragpickers and kabadiwallas, they can earn a good profit to feed their family, but because the margins of profit are so small they can't scale up their business.
But once the government begins to scale up its collection, it seems like people and small businesses are less interested in making the effort to engage with the informal sector. For example, in the photos above of Empire Restaurant's waste: how can we connect the restaurant manager with the kabadiwallas or the ragpickers to collect all their plastic water bottles and the like, which will benefit them both? This requires us to think about waste together as a community.
Our next stop was the transfer point, an informal place where people in a neighbourhood dump their trash and where the auto tippers and compactors meet to transfer their waste from one to the other. We also met sweepers here, who are mostly women in Bangalore; they, too, are coming to dump their waste onto the compactors. In my neighbourhood the sweepers till have the trolly cart, which when it was originally designed had 4 separate bins on it for segregation; now, at least in Indira Nagar, there is this one green bin (thanks to the Americans), which are plastic and break easily (note the one in the photos above is already breaking at the bottom) and don't allow for segregation at all. However, some of the sweepers we met carried separate plastic bags to fill up with recyclables they find so they can also sell them to the kabadiwallas (though now they make less money because it's harder to collect recyclables this way). The original design was intended for women because it was easier for them to make more money (which goes in to the family coffers) and it was not hard to lift each individual bin on the cart.
There are some people involved in cleaning up Bengaluru who don't like these transfer points–there is even an app that people are using to try to alert the local authorities about it so they can clean it up. But it can also be looked at in a positive way: this is a place for informal and formal sectors collaborate–where rag pickers and all those collecting can dump and pick as the case may be. Trying to shut such places down only works to shut out the informal sector even more and this seemed to be working much more efficiently than the formal sector does.
Our next stop was the Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC), which is something I'm a bit more familiar with because I interact with the one in my neighbourhood regularly. However, now that I have a better understanding of how things in the informal sector work, I now feel that it's important to make 2 stops: first let the kabadiwalla take what they want from you and then the rest you can take to the DWCC. This particular DWCC in Domlur had a biogas plant (that cost around 1.5 crore to put in), but they don't have the funds to keep it operational so it's shut. Apparently all the DWCCs began in partnership with NGOs, and before that it was Jesuit organisations that were working with homeless people who they saw making money off of recycling who began organising these centres.
Our next stop was the City Market where the DWCCs, ragpickers and the kabadiwallas come to sell their goods and each type of waste–which at this stage really is obviously a valuable resource–gets further segregated into subcategories. Here it is really clear how much we waste in Bangalore, especially when looking at all the perfectly good stainless steel utensils and dabbas that have been throw out.
Our next two stops were to Nayandahalli to see what happens to plastic that is bound for recycling. We were able to see further segregation into more categories and then watch the process of it being melted down and then moulded into new plastic items like piggy banks and soap dishes. What was disturbing, to me anyway, was the sense of how ubiquitous cheap, unnecessary plastic is, regardless of whether or not is recycled. On the bus as we headed to our final stop, we were handed samples of Sunchips corn starch bags, which never quite made it to market. A similar plant-based plastic bag alternative is being tested in India now. But the question is this: if we decide that say, cornstarch or potato, is the great alternative to plastic and we must plant it everywhere to keep up the demand, what happens to all the land where we need to grow our food?
Our final destination was a landfill. Well, really, it was more of a city dump because the mixed waste here is not being put into the ground. It's entirely above ground. The oddest thing to see here was that they were sieving the mixed waste and trying to make compost out of it. And apparently there are farmers who are willing to buy the compost from these guys. I can tell you that I certainly wouldn't want to eat food that was composted with this foul smelling material, even if the plastic bits were mostly gone. Keep in mind that in this area–where most of south Bangalore dumps its unwanted, discarded refuse–is having such a negative effect on the villages around it that women are unable to breastfeed and, as a result, families are having increasing difficulty marrying their daughters.
So that's the Bangalore trash trail. It's got somewhat of a closed loop option embedded in it, but the responsibility is for us, as consumers, to decide whether we want to live in a world where we're willing to sacrifice the health and well being of us all for the sake of a lot of mindless consumption and discarding.


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Let me begin by thanking Blogrtools for this privilege to get featured.My name is Vaibhav and I am a Technology Blogger.Professionally I work with a Software major in Bangalore and in my free time write about Technology in my blog. My interests include Reading, Driving and Entrepreneurship. One day i wish to become an Entrepreneur :).
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Definitely blogging has changed my life a lot. My blog is like a baby to me. After starting this blog, I have kind of started being more research oriented. The vital questions which I ask myself have made me become more focused in my approach. It clearly helps. Apart from all this, its also about a brand image called YOU. I have also got more focus/attention from open communities / individuals because of my blog.
Blogrtools: By blogging, do you make money or intend to do so? Do you think blogging is meant for making money?
No. I don't make any money from my blog. As of today, I don't have any such plans as well. I am more concerned about the brand building exercise. Possibly, I will try to capitalize this brand later. In my views, blogging is not about money alone. Its more about the brand/value. The day you start losing on that part, money will stop flowing in.
Blogrtools: Has your blog helped anyone personally. Can you quote us an instance of how he/she got benefited?
Yes definitely. I do get lots of mails/comments from my readers appreciating about the posts. Recently, i wrote about the windows process called SVCHOST.exe and for that got many mails from readers sharing their belief before they had read my post. Also, the post which I wrote about the Orkut bug drew lots of attention, Google Orkut team themselves sent me a Thank You mail and also invited me for the lunch with them. These are some of the instances I can share.
Blogrtools: What is your frequency of blogging? full time / part time. what makes you do full time / part time?
I am a part time blogger. If i drill these details further, i try to post around 2 posts daily on an average.
Blogrtools: Do you know how many people visit your blog? Do you know what kind of people are they?
On an average around 400-500 people visit my blog daily. Out of this, around 28% are unique visitors. Around 40% of my readers are from US, 25% from India and rest from other parts of the world. Most of the people who visit my blog are either people looking for Technology Solutions, other blogger's, Tech community members or students.
Blogrtools: Do you think that a blog can make a difference in the world?
Yes, I am a member of the camp which feels that blog can make a difference to this world. Blogs are an important uncontrollable tool in this controlled world. They give you the power to express your opinions about a topic of interest. I believe blog sites like Mutiny.in are great examples. However, blogger's will definitely need to go a little more further, thinking less about the traffic and the real concerns to make a big difference.
Blogrtools: How to do foresee the future of blogging?
If I go by the statistics , as per Technorati, a new blog is getting created every 7.4 sec's. Its not a furore, its evolution of uncontrolled content, expression of ideas. Although, i do see a great future for blogging, I still feel that its too early to talk about the future of blogging. However, what is clear to me is that the opportunities around blogging are huge.Companies can use blogger's to put a more human face on interactions between its employees and customers; people in the marketing division can create a buzz through blogs; and definitely blogger's can play a role by acting as fact auditors for the mainstream media. Two things are certain to remain with regards to blogging : It will continue to remain disruptive to the traditional media, and new uses will surface. We might see blogging move towards video and instant messaging.It's just the beginning.
Blogrtools: what's your suggestions for the new blogger's?
My suggestion to new blogger's would be that they should consider more about value . Don't try to get into blogging just because somebody is making money out of it and you are not. Create a value and then money shall follow. Create a goal and work towards it. Have a focus and write about your area of interest. I think these are some of the learning which have come to me over all these months and this is all i can share with the readers.
Blogrtools: Do you have anything else to tell our readers?
Blogrtools is definitely playing a good role by bringing up contents related to blogging. This is a niche area and i wish you all the best.


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the artist-for-hire
My name is Peter Ramsay.
I have 40 years design experience.
Examples of my past work can been seen at:
I offer competitive prices for my work.
I am used to tight deadlines.
Whether your needs are for Mailers, Brochures, Pamphlets, Newsletters or Newspaper Ads I can promise excellent and effective designs.
I have worked on Food Service Projects for clients such as
Campbell's, Kraft Foods & Kellogg's
I have worked on projects for Not-for - Profit
Organizations including
The Barrie Multi-Cultural Association (BM-CA)
and my Synagogue – Am Shalom.
I can be reached at – 705-321-8377 or email at:
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Peter Ramsay
Career Objective
I have been a 'natural' at design and illustration
since I was a youngster. I was designing packaging at 13. Graphic Design and all of its paths is what I have always wanted to be involved in.
Harvard May / 1978
Certification - International Business
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Specially designed full time course in international studies. Course developed by U.S. Time, NASA and Polaroid.
18 months.
Developed in reaction to a time when U.S. companies were just beginning to reach out to international markets. Established to train candidates for overseas postings and have them understand the markets implied differences.
Weston Collegiate June / 1963
High School or Equivalent - General Academic
Weston, Ontario, Canada
Grade 13.
During my 5 years at high school I was part of a 30 student
study. We were subjected to a battery of testing for IQ, Aptitudes in various subjects and many more tests for personality, character, memory, learned
and retained knowledge.
Work Experience
Ramsay Resources,
March / 1980 - Present / 2011
Creative Director
Self-Employed Designer. Specialized in packaging design and design of Point-of-Purchase Displays.
Worked with manufacturers/printers to produce packaging and Point of Purchase Displays.
DRG Stationery,
June / 1978 - March / 1980
Marketing Manager
Responsible for a product line of 658 SKU's. Also managed Order Department and Customer Service Departments.
Polaroid Corporation,
December / 1965 - May / 1978
Advertising Production Manager/Creative Director
Oversaw all printing requirements for Canada as well as 5 U.S. Spanish speaking Markets/Mexico and Caribbean.
Vice President-International Advertising Production Manager overseeing European and Asian markets.
Zurich Insurance,
December / 1964 - December / 1965
Printing Department Manager
Designed all forms and communications materials for the firm. Supervised two other artists as well a Printer who printed most of our materials in-house.
Gair Folding Cartons,
Toronto, Ontario
July / 1963 - December / 1964
Sample Maker
Designed packages to fit products.
Professional Qualifications
q Certified in Colour Sensitometry
q Certified in Audio Visual Staging
q Fine Artist
q Book Illustrator
q 3D Illustrator
Simcoe Inter-Cultural Political Action Committee,
August / 2007 - Present / 2011
Volunteer Work
Barrie Multi-Cultural Association,
August / 2007 - April / 2010
Worked with immigrant cultures. Liased with all three levels of government on behalf of new immigrants.
Trustee for Board of Directors – Am Shalom Synagogue
q 3rd degree Master in Akido
q Photography
q Wood Working
q Fine Artist in Pencil and Charcoal


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To evaluate whether a multifaceted, centrally coordinated quality improvement program in a network of hospitals can increase compliance with the resuscitation bundle and improve clinical and economic outcomes in an emerging country setting.
This was a pre- and post-intervention study in ten private hospitals (1,650 beds) in Brazil (from May 2010 to January 2012), enrolling 2,120 patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. The program used a multifaceted approach: screening strategies, multidisciplinary educational sessions, case management, and continuous performance assessment. The network administration and an external consultant provided performance feedback and benchmarking within the network. The primary outcome was compliance with the resuscitation bundle. The secondary outcomes were hospital mortality, hospital and ICU length of stay, quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gain, and cost-effectiveness.
The proportion of patients who received all the required items for the resuscitation bundle improved from 13 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 8–18 %] at baseline to 62 % (95 % CI 54–69 %) in the last trimester (p < 0.001). Hospital mortality decreased from 55 % (95 % CI 48–62 %) to 26 % (95 % CI 19–32 %, p < 0.001). Full compliance with the resuscitation bundle was associated with lower risk of hospital mortality (propensity weighted corrected risk ratio 0.74; 95 % CI 0.56–0.94, p = 0.02). There was a reduction in the total cost per patient from 29.3 (95 % CI 23.9–35.4) to 17.5 (95 % CI 14.3–21.1) thousand US dollars from baseline to the last 3 months (mean difference −11,815; 95 % CI −18,604 to −5,338). The mean QALY increased from 2.63 (95 % CI 2.15–3.14) to 4.06 (95 % CI 3.58–4.57). For each QALY, the full compliance saves US$5,383.
A multifaceted approach to severe sepsis and septic shock patients in an emerging country setting led to high compliance with the resuscitation bundle. The intervention was cost-effective and associated with a reduction in mortality.
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– Cost-effectiveness
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Picking the right policy
What pet insurance options do I have?
- Illness. This helps pay veterinary, pharmaceutical and other costs related to illness.
- Accidental Injury. This covers veterinary expenses related to accidental injuries, such as broken bones.
- Routine Care. This covers the cost of routine pet care expenses, such as deworming, desexing, teeth cleaning, dog training courses, prescription diets, and more. This is an additional extra that can be applied on top of comprehensive policies.
You can choose policies to combine these three types of cover as desired.
Accident Only Cover
This type of insurance covers injuries caused by an accident. Think: broken bones from car accidents, scratches from fighting with other animals, burns or snake bites.
However, this policy does not pay out for all types of accidents. Tick and flea bites are often excluded. Injuries due to a pre-existing condition are also often excluded.
This type of policy is best suited to a new pet that has no pre-existing health conditions.
Accident & Illness Cover
Accident and illness cover will protect your pet from accidents, as well as sickness or disease. Your furry friend will be covered for conditions such as cancer, infectious diseases, hereditary illness, and skin conditions.
There are some common exclusions to this policy. Pre-existing conditions are generally not covered, as well as diseases where there is a known vaccine.
This type of policy is best suited to pet breeds that often experience health problems.
Comprehensive Cover
Comprehensive cover protects your four-legged friend against the aforementioned accidents and illness, but also includes routine care. Routine care gives your fur baby access to preventative health treatments, such as desexing, dental care, and vaccinations.
This type of policy is best suited to an ageing pet and one that is susceptible to problematic health conditions.
What extra cover should I consider?
Like other insurance, pet cover policies will often let you choose your own extras. Some policies will let you pick and choose only the routine care cover you want and may offer other benefits. Consider each on its own merits, and look for the ones you want or are more likely to use.
The following are options to consider:
- Routine care. Routine care can be added onto most policies. This covers the cost of everyday care - from vaccinations to teeth cleaning.
- Emergency boarding. If you are hospitalised or in an emergency situation, pet insurance policies can cover the cost of boarding for your pet until you're able to get home again.
- Overseas pet travel insurance. Extends your cover overseas. If you only travel with your pet occasionally, or always get separate travel insurance with pet cover when you do, then it might be worth specifically avoiding this option.
- Obedience training. If your pet is already well socialised, then you might not need this option.
- Dental illness. This covers conditions such as gingivitis, abscesses, and the removal of teeth.
- Essential euthanasia. Under this option, if euthanasia is deemed humane and essential course of action for your pet by your veterinarian, your insurance provider will cover the expenses involved in this process.
- Paralysis tick benefit. Under this benefit, your policy will cover the cost of veterinary treatment arising from paralysis tick bites.
- Council fees. These expenses will vary depending on where you live, and it can be worth comparing the cost of this extra against how much it's actually worth in your circumstances.
Reading the fine print: Questions to ask when you are comparing pet insurance
- Your annual benefit limit. Most pet insurance policies have a limit on the amount they will pay out per year. Whilst most people never reach their annual benefit limit, it's important to be aware of how much you can actually claim if the need arises.
- Vet bills. Ensure you're aware of what percentage of eligible vet bills are payable. Most insurance policies will cover up to 80% of your veterinary bills.
- Excess payments. Most policies require you to pay an excess when making a claim. Ensure you understand how much you will be paying in the event of a claim. Typically if you have a lower excess you will have a higher premium. Likewise, if you opt for a higher excess your premiums will be lowered.
- Age limits. Unfortunately, finding cover for your pet after they hit their ninth birthday is difficult. Unless you take out cover for your pet before this, you will usually only be able to be covered for accidents.
- Pre-existing conditions. Ensure you understand whether pre-existing conditions are covered. Some insurers will automatically limit the level of cover available if your pet has a pre-existing condition.
- Policy renewability. Having a policy that is renewable is especially important for older pets. Ensure you're with an insurer that offers this or your pet could be without cover as it enters its senior years. Whether both accidents and illness are covered when your pet gets older.
- Waiting periods. Be aware of what waiting periods apply. This will help you understand how long your pet could potentially be without cover for.
Ensure you compare pet insurance policies and read insurer reviews whenever possible.
What won't be covered by my policy?
Just like any other insurance, pet insurance doesn't cover everything. Here are some common exclusions:
- Pre-existing conditions that your pet was diagnosed with or showing signs of before you got insurance.
- A malicious act, deliberate injury or gross negligence by you or even someone living with you.
- Treatment for diseases for which there is a known vaccine. This includes conditions like kennel cough and parvovirus.
- Preventative treatments and procedures such as vaccinations or flea/tick control.
- Vet costs for elective treatment such as orthodontic work or de-sexing.
- Routine vet care is also sometimes not covered, though you may be able to purchase specific additional cover for this.
- If you fail to take all the reasonable steps to care for your pet, including not following the instructions of your vet, you won't be able to make a claim.
- Behavioural problems or any conditions caused by behavioural problems.
- Breeding or obstetrics, or any conditions resulting from these.
- Grooming, including shampoos, baths, dips or any cosmetic surgeries.
- Training, socialisation and any alternative therapies.
- Pet food or supplements, even if they've been recommended by your vet.
- Ambulance fees and non-essential hospitalisation.
- Medication not approved or listed by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medication Authority.
- Organ transplant surgery, artificial limbs or prosthetics.
- Dental procedures or dental diseases. Some insurers offer specialist dental cover, but this isn't very common in Australia.
Is pet insurance worth it?
Every dog or cat owner is well aware of just how expensive vet bills can be. As advances in human medical care and technology trickle down to the animal world, vets now have more options than ever before to treat illness and injury in our furry friends. But with no Medicare or similar scheme in place for pets, owners can find themselves unable to afford the cost of expensive treatment.
Pet insurance can cover the cost of vet fees for treating illness or injury to your cat or dog. According to the November 2016 Animal Medicines Australia report, 62% of households in Australia have a pet, but only 26% of homes with dogs and 19% of homes with cats have pet insurance. Most vets recommend that owners take out pet insurance as they've witnessed first-hand when treatable animals have to be put down because their owners can't afford the vet bills. Still not convinced? Have a look at the pros and cons of pet insurance, and whether it's worth it in the long run.
Want to learn more?
My pet has pre-existing conditions. What should I know?
Pre-existing conditions are those which were present in some form prior to taking out a policy or during the waiting period immediately afterwards. Typically, the following are considered pre-existing conditions:
- Any conditions that have been previously diagnosed
- Any conditions that were showing symptoms before you took out cover
- Any conditions previously treated or in remission
Getting pet insurance early means you're more likely to be able to claim costs for conditions that develop early in the pet's life. However, insurers are within their rights to adjust the cost or terms of your policy afterwards to reflect the increased cost. To ensure continuity of cover in these circumstances, you can look for a lifetime pet insurance policy, or one that comes with guaranteed future insurability. This means that as long as you keep up with your policy, your pet will be covered.
Pet insurance traps to avoid
Pet insurance policies generally provide good value, but you do need to pay attention to some details:
- Do not underestimate limits. Limits, combined with the excess, can considerably reduce the reimbursement percentage of pet insurance. For example, if you claim $2000, your compensation consists of 80% of the medical bills and you have an excess of $500, you will be reimbursed $1100.
- Paying premiums following pet's death. Premium payment payments should cease in the event of the pet's death. Some policies reportedly continued to charge premiums for a full year following the pet's death.
- Confusing policy information. Make sure you know exactly what you will/won't be covered for. Some provider websites and product documents tend to be overly confusing with no clear explanation of the terms and conditions. Make sure you know when a claim will/won't be paid before signing up for cover.
- Chronic care. You will need to check whether your pet's chronic care is covered during subsequent years.
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text: Kate Middleton naked photos leaked by French Closer magazineBy Iain Alexander / 14 September 2012 Royal family furious with Kate Middleton privacy invasion New photos of Kate Middleton topless have appeared on the front cover of French magazine Closer. The latest edition of the celebrity gossip mag features a full page of the princess nude at a private villa in the south of France. This latest invasion of privacy is yet another example of how the media has gone to extreme lengths to get unflattering pictures of the world's most famous people. St James's Palace confirmed earlier today that the photos released by the magazine were indeed that of the princess, and were extremely angered by the clear breach of privacy. France has much stricter privacy laws when it comes to unauthorized pictures and it is likely that a lawsuit could be filed against the magazine with significant damages to be paid. In stark contracts, the UK edition of Closer Magazine issued a statement saying that it would : "never publish topless images of a member of the Royal family on its cover". This incident comes after Prince Harry was photographed naked in Las Vegas, causing a media storm around the world and LA's top porn producer publicly offering $10 million for him to star in the movie.


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Arrest after police car pursuit crash
A man has been arrested after a collision between a van and a police car on the Grosvenor Road in Belfast.
The police were in pursuit of the van after two men were seen leaving the scene of a burglary in Moira in it.
One man was seriously injured in the collision and is in hospital. The other man in the van, a 36-year-old, was arrested.
The collision happened at about 04:15 GMT. The Police Ombudsman has been informed.
Two police officers were also injured in the incident, but they have since been released from hospital.
The Westlink northbound Grosvenor off-slip, coming from the M1, was closed but re-opened just after 08:30 GMT.


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It is a crazy world that we live in. There are distractions everywhere and these distractions seem to increase daily. If we are truly concerned about our Self Protection, then I have one suggestion. Stop and truly "Open your Eyes"! When you open your eyes to the world, look around and see all that is going on. This simple act, may allow you to see a threat or attack or hazard or whatever before it actually becomes a problem. Today is the day to start, Open your Eyes and look around.
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What are you doing today?
Today I am digging deep into this great book. I have lots of really cool things going on in my life. However, often the management of my mental game, sucks. That is all going to change starting today. Let the process of learning begin. If you do not know who Lanny Bassham is check out his website. http://mentalmanagement.com/.
Have a great Labor Day and learn something new today!
WOW! Sorry for my absence.
I have been out of pocket for several months upgrading my skills. I am now a NREMT. First step in my new medical journey completed. AEMT is next, then Paramedic soon to follow. Always keep training, learning new skills and practicing!
In Honor Of Peter Wang
This is a must READ! via In Honor Of Peter Wang
Are you Properly Trained?
Are you Properly Trained? This is one of the questions that I ask myself frequently. I believe it should be a daily question. If I focus on the attributes of a Warrior or Tactical Lifestyle, then I should consider focusing my proper training in the areas of Mindset, Tactics, Skills and Equipment. There are many more, but this is a great place to start.
So ask yourself when you get up tomorrow, Are you Properly Trained? If the answer is NO! Get busy.
BE a Hard Target!
Really and truly, you want to avoid situations that require self-defense skills. In everyday life, fighting is the action of last resort when all else within the realm of self-protection has failed. Those among us who have something to prove might disagree with me, and I say the fight on the street is a brutal testing ground. Though I do train my physical skills every week, I am keenly interested in target hardening. How do I make myself less desirable to the predators of society?
But let's step back. What is a soft target? A soft target lives in a state of cluelessness, or in what we call Condition White. He or she is highly accessible—personal boundaries are fluid, or not established at all. Often, the soft target looks insecure, is oblivious to people in his or her vicinity and has poor situational awareness, in general. Very little attention is paid to personal responsibility, and no control is exerted over personal space or environment. The soft target is predictable. You think of a sheep mentality, and you have your soft target, ripe for the picking by a hungry, opportunistic wolf. Take a good long look at yourself. Does this sound like an accurate description of you? Be honest, and take a moment to step outside of yourself and see things from a third party's perspective.
"We don't see things as they are; we see them as we are." –Anaïs Nin
So, what is a hard target? A hard target is armed with the capacity to perceive and accept the threat, whatever it may be. He or she is equipped, both mentally and physically. This requires pre-meditation, planning and practice. It also requires a total shift in mindset. Metaphorically speaking, there are wolves in the landscape of life that have made it their personal mission to prey upon others to fulfill their needs. Believe it, just as you believe the sun will rise tomorrow.
You must become like the hunter, not the hunted: vigilant and ready for the threat in the event that it appears. The hunter is in what we call Condition Yellow, as soon as he or she steps out the door each day. This state of awareness involves 360 degree security at all times. Contrary to what you may believe, it is not a state of paranoia, though it may seem like it to others, and even feel like it to you for a while. When you make the firm decision to make awareness a part of your everyday life, it will be exhausting in the beginning. I speak from personal experience on this. You will feel jumpy, or hyper-vigilant, and you will think you have to look at everything all the time. Accept this as part of your training, though. It is a necessary stepping stone along the path. Eventually, you will learn to be in tune with your intuition, and move into more relaxed awareness.
The hard target is also unpredictable in daily patterns, and is action-oriented. Knowing and understanding pre-incident indicators and body language are important—awareness of them informs your intuition. Being able to perceive and evaluate a situation properly and quickly, is critical for winning. The hard target is concerned with minimizing risk, taking security precautions at home, in the car, on the street. . .wherever. If this individual has done everything he or she can do, and despite all efforts, steps into a critical Condition Red situation, the hard target is prepared for flight, to stun and run, or fight until the fight is done. Nevertheless, with the right mindset (and even some confrontation management skills), violent conflict can be avoided most of the time.
One other thought. Try to minimize your distractions that engage you so fully that you cannot be alert. Walking out of a grocery store with a cell phone pinned between your ear and your shoulder, carrying an armload of bags and fumbling for your car keys is not a great idea. Do not willfully hamstring yourself so that you are unable perceive the world—life does not stop for you. Besides, have you seen the way people race through parking lots? This slogan from Baader-Meinhof, a German Terrorist organization and self-proclaimed "communist urban guerrillas", gives you some insight into the minds of those who victimize:
"When you are hungry, it is foolish to hunt a tiger when there are plenty of sheep to be had."


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Frequently Asked Questions
Although every child is different, I would say six years old is the minimum. Two things to consider: If your child hasn't yet developed their fine motor skills, guitar lessons will be a struggle. Learning guitar can help develop these skills, but maintaining a child's interest during this development will be challenging. Additionally, your child will need to be able to maintain focus for significant periods of time. If your child doesn't have the attention span to maintain a daily 20 minute practice schedule, and a weekly 30 minute lesson, consider waiting before enrolling them in lessons.
I recommend learning on an electric, as it is much easier to hold down the strings, which will be much appreciated when learning chords. It's easier to play an acoustic after you've built up hand strength and have developed skills on the electric, rather than learning on an acoustic.
For a pre-teen, I recommend a minimum of 20 minutes a day, 30 minutes a day for teens and up. The important thing is to try and play each day. Practice works best when it becomes part of a daily routine, done at around the same time each day.
In addition to the guitar, you'll need a pick, a tuner, and an amp (if playing electric). I recommend thin picks if playing acoustic, and thicker (1.0mm) picks if playing electric. You can find clip-on tuners at most music stores – they're inexpensive and work fine. Items that you'll want at some point down the road would be a strap, capo, and music stand.


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Okay, as you said, I have to create a simple Select query first, then it lets me in the Query Builder. Only strange thing that I see now is that the joins I have made in the Model Database were not kept. Also, if I make the joins again in this Query Builder window I lose the arrows in design view mode (to give it a name to the query builder window) but I keep those joins in the SQL Statement tab below. Strange. Not the best way to work, I see everything goes well on the tutorials, maybe I'm doing something wrong? Also, if I save the PHP page where I was creating the MySQLi recordset and re open it, the recordset is not saved.
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