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What do you do when everything you have come to believe about the way God works out His purposes in your life no longer seems to apply? What happens when all the things you've taught your Bible college students about the way a church should function with regard to the distribution of spiritual gifts now seem contradicted by your present circumstances? That's precisely my predicament.
For decades, I believed and taught that God's purposes for our lives generally involve the exercise of the gifts He has given us. Thus, if we're looking at two possible directions, opportunities, or courses of action, and one seems far more suited to the use of our natural and God-given strengths and abilities, that is probably the course we should follow. Moreover, if we find our circumstances requiring us, routinely, to extend ourselves in areas for which we are simply not equipped by gifting, temperament, aptitude, or interest, then we probably need to stop, rethink our situation, and very likely make a mid-course correction.
Further, with regard to the life and ministry of the church, I had heretofore believed and taught that God expects us to serve in areas compatible with our gifts, and if He intends the church to pursue a new avenue of ministry, He will provide gifted people to be involved in it. Thus, the most efficient, effective, and harmonious way for a church to operate is for members, including leadership personnel, to function in the area of their strengths, gifts, and interests. When a leader demands, or feels obliged, to take on responsibilities outside his or her areas of giftedness, the results are generally mixed at best and disastrous at worst.
In Ephesians 4, Paul addresses this principle in relation to the kinds of leadership gifts which God has ordained in the church for the purpose of preparing and equipping His people for their various roles of service.
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. (New Living Translation)
Most conservative scholars agree that this passage notes four distinct categories of leadership gifts in the church (in bold print in the above quotation), the term "pastors and teachers" most likely referring to dual dimensions of gifting in the same individual. The role of shepherd ("pastor") in a church will generally involve a ministry of teaching, which requires appropriate gifting for enablement. That is the role I believe I am called to fill in the church, and I have the necessary gifts to enable my effective and efficient functioning in that role. I am a pastor-teacher.
I have exercised my gifts and fulfilled my calling in a variety of contexts and settings over the years. I have sometimes served as a pastor in a local congregation, but I have also used my gifts in a para-church ministry and as an instructor in a church college. In each situation, it has been clear, both to me and to those who called me to serve in a particular role, that my gifts were commensurate with the scope of the responsibility I was assuming.
In my current situation, however, things are different. The gifts required for church planting are different from those required for pastoral ministry, particularly when the effort to plant a church has to be undertaken completely "from scratch," with no institutional sponsorship of any kind. And frankly, when it comes to caring for the myriad details associated with a church plant, including trying to convince people that the project is worthwhile and viable in the first place, I am just "in over my head."
A consistent application of the principles I have believed and taught about God's guidance and effective ministry would seem to require me to stop, rethink my circumstances, and make a mid-course correction. Except that there seems to be no other course available.
Truth be told, I really don't believe God is going to require me to abandon the principles I have previously believed and taught. My greatest contribution to the work of establishing St. Patrick's Anglican Church will be seen farther down the road. I'm not going to try to be something or someone I am not. So, for this work to get done, for this church plant to materialize, God will need to send us people with gifts to match our immediate needs. I don't have them. Do you?
If you do, and if you want to share them with us, contact me at email@example.com.


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Cosmic scaffolding uncovered? Scientists find thread of dark matter.
Scientists have long thought that threads of dark matter provide the underlying architecture upon which galaxies in the universe are distributed. A new study now verifies that theory.
A team of astronomers says it has detected one of the threads of dark matter that scientists have long believed serve as the scaffolding for the cosmos.
Three-dimensional astronomical maps developed since the late 1980s show that the vast majority of the universe's galaxies are distributed as threads and sheets that span the universe, with galaxy clusters as well as superclusters of thousands of galaxies appearing where threads and sheets intersect. These structures were thought to have formed on a framework of dark matter, the unseen form of matter that scientists believe binds galaxies together.
The results announced Thursday mark "the first time we have observationally verified this very important theoretical prediction" of a dark-matter backbone, says Jörg Dietrich, an astronomer at the University of Munich Observatory in Germany who led the team.
The researchers say they expect their discovery to allow them to explore other aspects this underlying cosmic architecture, which could shed light on how the universe is ordered and how it is evolving.
For example, astronomers have found that galaxies at the intersections of the threads tend to be big elliptical galaxies where star formation for the most part has long since ended. By contrast, galaxies along the threads tend to be spiral galaxies, like the Milky Way, and are still forming lots of stars.
In addition, the galaxies along the threads appear to be moving toward the intersections, suggesting that, over time, the threads themselves may vanish, leaving cluster and supercluster "megacities" without any cosmic superhighways connecting them.
Other teams have tried to detect dark-matter threads, but the results either couldn't be confirmed or turned out to be the result of technology limitations.
Indeed, dark matter remains one of the enigmas of the universe. It was first proposed in the early 1930s as a way to explain how galaxies retain their stars. Stars orbit at speeds that by all rights should send them hurtling into intergalactic space. If a galaxy's inventory of matter is limited to what astronomers can see, there isn't enough mass in the galaxy to keep the stars in check.
Astronomers invoked dark matter, suggesting it encases galaxies and provides the gravity needed to serve as a cosmic corral.
But the galaxies researchers observed seemed to be distributed all over the sky, in no apparent pattern.
That notion vanished for good in the late 1980s, when Margaret Geller and John Huchra at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., published a three-dimensional map of galaxies. It didn't cover the whole sky, but it showed that galaxies are gathered into thread- and sheet-like structures. The voids between these threads and sheets – anywhere from 36 million to nearly 500 million light-years – could be dotted with a relative handful of galaxies. But the vast majority were distributed along threads and sheets.
Other, more complete 3D maps since then have reinforced the architecture Geller and Huchra identified. A dark-matter scaffold remained the only way researchers could explain the cosmic structure.
Dr. Dietrich's team studied a thread that connects two galaxy clusters, Abel 222 and 223, some 2.4 billion light-years away. X-ray emissions observed by the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory showed that the clusters appeared to be linked by an expanse of hot gas. Additional observations indicated that the clusters were too far apart for their surrounding clouds of hot gas to overlap, suggesting that something else had to be at work.
Further observations at visible wavelengths with Japan's Subaru telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii showed that gravity from something more massive than the individual galaxies between the clusters was bending light and magnifying objects behind it. This phenomenon is known as gravitational lensing and left dark matter as the last explanation standing.
The team estimates the filament's mass at between 65 trillion and 98 trillion times the mass of the sun, with the gas making up about 9 percent of the mass.
What excited Dietrich is how nicely the results appear to match the theory: "We see the dark-matter filament where we see galaxies we expect to live in the filament, and we see emission from hot gas in the filament. We see all the three components we expect in a filament, and in the same location."
The results appear in the July 5 issue of the journal Nature.

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EXCLUSIVE: As we mark the 400th anniversary of Russia's Romanov dynasty this year, FX has put in development an event series about the man closely associated with Romanovs' final years. Rasputin, from Indian film director Shekhar Kapur, tells the story of the Russian peasant and mystic who became an adviser to the Russian Imperial family. Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring will write the script based on the upcoming book Rasputin: Dark Forces And The Fall of The Romanovs by Douglas Smith. Per FX, the event series centers on "one of the most controversial characters in history who is held responsible for bringing down the Russian Empire and changing the course of the world as we know it" and answers the question, "who was he really beyond the folklore, a true healer or the greatest charlatan the world has known?" Embraced by Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra as a healer for their only son, Tsarevich Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia, Rasputin's influence with the ill-fated family placed them in the cross-hairs of the rising Bolshevik revolutionary movement, while cementing his own infamy with tales of heresy, black magic, sexual deviancy and immortality. It also earned Rasputin a lot of enemies, who tried to kill him in 1914, finally succeeding in 1916. The improbable story of Rasputin's murder at the hands of several aristocrats is reminiscent of the repeated attempts on the life of Kevin Kline's character in Lawrence Kasdan's dark comedy I Love You To Death. During the course of one night, Rasputin was poisoned, shot three times and beaten with a dumbbell but somehow stayed alive. He was eventually dumped into the icy Neva River. Kapur will direct and executive produce with Scheuring. Smith serves as consultant.
Kapur is no stranger to historical/period dramas, having directed the Elizabeth films, Four Feathers and Bandit Queen. He had long been fascinated with Rasputin's life and when FX, which had been looking to develop a limited series about the enigmatic Russian, learned of Kapur's interest in the subject, the network brass sat down with the director and quickly found creative common ground. Scheuring was then brought in to co-create the project with Shekhar and write the script. Kapur, considered one of India's most preeminent and influential filmmakers, is an adviser to the Prime Minister. He is with Sentient Entertainment, CAA and attorney Howard Frumes. Scheuring, repped by CAA and attorney David Weber, recently created ABC's drama series Zero Hour and Discovery Channel's upcoming Klondike miniseries.
On the feature side, Warner Bros has Rasputin, by American Sniper scribe Jason Hall, which is being developed for Leonardo DiCaprio to star.
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2015 GMC Yukon XL announced
GMC has announced three new models of the Yukon lineup including the Yukon XL. Several innovative measures have been incorporated in the car so that it now comes with bold new styling, quiet interiors and a segment leading efficiency in engine performance. The car is powered by the V8 5.3 liter EcoTec3 engine. it comes with several features like direct injection, continuously variable valve timing, cylinder deactivation and an advanced combustion system so that the car can deliver a high fuel efficiency and far greater driving comfort. It is perfectly mated with the Hydra-Matic 6L80 six speed automatic transmission for better performance.
The exterior design of the car is quite forceful. It is sleek and aerodynamic which serves to improve the efficiency of the engine further. Aluminum has been used on liftgate panels and the hood to reduce the overall weight – again contributing to the efficiency. The signature C-shaped light-emitting diode lighting motif can be seen in front and rear and projector beam headlamps are standard on the Yukon XL models.
The design of the doors is quite unique. These inlaid doors now fit into the openings on the side of the body instead of on top of it. This has significantly reduced cabin noise and resulted in a much quieter riding experience. This is enhanced by the laminated glass used in front and rear windshields. The rear window wiper has been relocated. It is now housed in a standard rear spoiler on the rear liftgate and is completely invisible when not in use. The gooseneck arms of the liftgate have been replaced with the new worm screw type liftgate arms which are far more space saving. The interior is stylish and comfortable with ambient lighting and premier infotainment system including a soft touch instrument panel, standard Bose sound system and seats with dual firmness foams.


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Thanks to /u/Shaillur for this sample
Recently it's been mentioned that I'm judging bourbon unfairly in comparison to Scotch. Which I can see, on some level.
Scotch, when done correctly, has a depth of characters, unique aspects, and overall can set off memories.
Bourbon, on the other hand, when done correctly, has big, bombastic flavours that are very distinct, are easier to taste, and can easily be discerned from one another.
That's not to say I'm changing my old scores or how I like whiskey or whisky. Rather I'm keeping the above in mind for future reviews.
It's also not to say that there's no Scotches that have those big, bombastic (if simple) distinct flavours. And there are a few Bourbons that can have those insane complex flavours. We're dealing in generalities here, that's all.
So I'm whisky-ist, or something.
I'm keeping that in mind moving forward. First up? Old Forester Classic. This is the entry level whiskey from Old Forester. It has quite a few accolades. There is no "hype" in it. So I won't hype it.
Let's see how this tastes, shall we?
Price: $36.95 (CAD) at the LCBO
Region: Kentucky
Abv: 43%
Colour: 10YR 7/8
Nose: Cinnamon, cranberry, white glue, corn, honey, cedar
The initial spice, red fruit/wood flavours are quite pronounced, but soon fade away. There's random, not too strong notes. Some nice (honey) and others I could do without (white glue).
Actually I'm kinda sad I have to specify I don't like the smell of white glue. At least it's faint.
Taste: Cinnamon, cranberry, walnut oil, watery
Watery mouthfeel. Again, the spice, wood, and red fruit notes are the main parts, however the whole thing is quite faint. Not much to it.
Finish: Oak, butter, corn, cotton, lime pulp, peach
Finish has some more distinct flavours, however at this point it's a little too late. There's quite a bit of a pulp-y flavour. Some cotton, some corn.
Overall it's okay, and better than the rest of the notes.
Conclusion: The flavours aren't distinct, interesting, or particularly tasty. It's faint, the mouthfeel is watery, and the finish is alright. There's some rough notes, but oddly enough because the flavours aren't distinct, I just didn't enjoy it.
This is a pass for me. Not distinct, tasty, or interesting.
Bourbon review #175, Kentucky reviews #110, Whiskey Network review #943
1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die review #316


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Severance Agreement - BlueLinx Holdings Inc. and George R. Judd
May 7, 2004
George R. Judd
3981 Devon Oak Dr.
Marietta, GA 30066
Dear George:
BlueLinx Corporation (the Company) desires to set forth the payments to which you (the Executive) would be entitled following the termination of the Executives employment with the Company as well as the Executives continuing obligations to the Company during and after the Executives employment with the Company. This Agreement shall only become effective on the Closing Date as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Building Materials Sales, Ltd. and the Company (f/k/a ABP Distribution Inc.), dated as of March 12, 2004 (the Asset Purchase Agreement). For the purposes of this Agreement, the Companys subsidiaries and APB Distribution Holdings Inc., so long as APB Holdings Distribution Inc. owns at least a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company, shall be referred to as Affiliated Companies. By signing this letter agreement (Agreement), the Executive agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. Reasons for Termination of Employment. The Executives employment shall terminate under the following circumstances:
(a) the Executives death;
(b) a determination by the Company in good faith that the Executive has incurred a Disability (as defined below) as follows: The Company may give to the Executive written notice of its intention to terminate the Executives employment because of his Disability (as defined below). In such event, the Executives employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the Disability Effective Date), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executives duties.
For purposes of this Agreement, Disability means the determination by the Company, in accordance with applicable law, based on information provided by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and reasonably acceptable to the Executive or the Executives legal representative that, as a result of a physical or mental injury or illness, the Executive has been unable to perform the essential functions of his job with or without reasonable accommodation for a period of (i) 90 consecutive days or (ii) 180 days in any one year period.
(c) by the Company with or without Cause; or
For purposes of this Agreement, Cause shall mean (i) commission of a felony by the Executive, (ii) acts of dishonesty by the Executive resulting or intending to result in personal gain or enrichment at the expense of the Company or its Affiliated Companies, (iii) the Executives material breach of any provision of this Agreement, (iv) the Executives failure to follow the lawful written directions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or (v) conduct by the Executive in connection with his duties hereunder that is fraudulent, unlawful or willful and materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliated Companies; provided, that, the Executive shall have ten (10) business days following the Companys written notice of its intention to terminate the Executives employment to cure such Cause, if curable, as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion.
For the purposes of this Section 1(c), no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered willful unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or a senior officer of the Company (in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors of the Company) or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.
(d) by the Executive with or without Good Reason.
(i) For purposes of this Agreement, Good Reason shall mean, without the consent of the Executive, (A) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in any material adverse respect with the Executives position (including offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities immediately following the Closing Date, or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (B) a reduction by the Company in the Executives base salary or in the percentage of base salary on which the Executives bonus is based; (C) the Companys requiring the Executive to be based at any office or location outside of twenty-five (25) miles from Marietta, Georgia; (D) any purported termination by the Company of the Executives employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Agreement or (E) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 15 of this Agreement; provided, however in the event that the Executive occupies the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company but is removed as President and COO prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date and remains employed as Vice President, Operations, such removal as President and COO (and terms and conditions related thereto) shall not constitute Good Reason under this Agreement.
(ii) Good Reason shall not include for purposes of Sections l(d)(i)(A) through (D) above, an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith which is remedied by the Company within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive.
2. Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 17 of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a Notice of Termination means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executives employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) indicates the Date of Termination (as defined below). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder, or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executives or the Companys rights hereunder.
3. Date of Termination. Date of Termination means (i) if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, ten (10) business days following the Companys or Executives receipt of the Notice of Termination, unless, in the case of Cause, the Company determines that the reason (or reasons) for the Cause termination is (or are) not curable in which case the Date of Termination shall be the date set forth by the Company in the Notice of Termination, (ii) if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination, (iii) if the Executives employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of the death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be, and (iv) if the Executive resigns for reasons that do not constitute Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall be the last day of the month in which such resignation occurs.
4. Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Company terminates the Executives employment without Cause or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the following; provided that the Executive delivers to the Company a valid release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(a) the Executives accrued but unpaid base salary and any accrued, but unpaid portion of bonus through the Date of Termination, if any (the Accrued Obligations);
(b) payment equal to two times the Executives annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination plus two times the bonus amount received by the Executive for the year prior to the calendar year of the Executives termination; provided, that, if termination occurs during 2004, such bonus amount shall be the bonus amount received by the Executive from Georgia-Pacific Corporation in respect of fiscal year 2003 performance, payable in equal monthly installments over a twenty-four (24) month period from the Date of Termination;
(c) a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination in an amount equal to the contributions the Company would have made for the benefit of the Executive to the Companys qualified salaried 401(k) plan, (if the Company is making matching contributions or other contributions to the salaried 401(k) plan at the time of the Executives
termination), assuming (i) the Executive continued as an employee of the Company for a period of two years beginning on the Executives Date of Termination, and (ii) the Executive during such period contributed six percent of his base salary (as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination) to the 401(k) plan;
(d) continued health and welfare benefits to the Executive and his family for a period of two (2) years as if the Executives employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other similarly situated executives of the Company and their families, at no additional cost to the Executive other than the cost of such benefits to the Executive as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination. If, at the end of this two year period of continued health and welfare benefit coverage, the Executive is at least age 55 and has 10 years of service (determined as if the Executive had remained employed by the Company during the two year period of continued benefit coverage and, pursuant to the terms of the Human Resources Agreement (as defined under the Asset Purchase Agreement), including the Executives period of service with Georgia-Pacific Corporation), the Company shall provide the Executive (and the Executives eligible dependents) with retiree medical and dental benefit coverage no less favorable than the coverage provided to retirees of the Company (and their dependents) immediately prior to the Date of Termination; provided, that, in all cases, the Executive shall pay the full cost of any applicable premium without any subsidy provided by the Company in a manner which results in no cost to the Company on a FAS 106 basis. In the event the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan or becomes eligible for Medicare, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan or Medicare, as applicable, during such applicable period of eligibility.
(e) $25,000 of outplacement services, the scope and provider of which shall be selected by the Executive in his sole discretion; and
(f) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the Other Benefits).
5. Termination Due to Executives Death. If the Executives employment is terminated by reason of the Executives death, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executives legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for the payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executives estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. The term Other Benefits as used in this Section 5 shall include, without limitation, and the Executives estate and/or beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive, benefits under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits, if any, as are applicable to the Executive on the Date of Termination.
6. Termination Due to Executives Disability. If the Executives employment is terminated by reason of the Executives Disability, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely
payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. The term Other Benefits as used in this Section 6 shall include, without limitation, and Executive shall be entitled to receive, disability and other benefits under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to disability, if any, as are applicable to Executive and his family on the Date of Termination.
7. Termination of Executives Employment by the Company for Cause or By the Executive without Good Reason. If the Executives employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive, other than for payment to the Executive of his accrued but unpaid base salary and benefits through the Date of Termination, if any, and Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore unpaid.
8. Exclusivity of Severance. Payments under this Agreement shall be in lieu of any payments to which Executive may be entitled under any Company severance plan for salaried employees.
9. No Mitigation. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section 4(d), such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment.
10. Parachute Payments. At the Executives request, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain approvals as may be required, including shareholder approvals, to cause payments made under this Agreement to be exempt from the definition of parachute payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), if such payments hereunder are made in connection with the events described under Section 280G of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be responsible for the payment of any excise taxes incurred by the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code or for any tax gross-up payments at any time, including, but not limited to, in the event that the appropriate approvals are not obtained or in the event that exemptions to parachute payments no longer apply.
11. Confidential Information.
(a) The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been (i) obtained by the Executive during the Executives employment by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies or (ii) acquired by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies from Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement) (Confidential Information). After termination of the Executives employment with the Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it.
(b) All files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, data, computer programs, customer or vendor lists, specific customer or vendor information, marketing techniques, business strategies, contract terms, pricing terms, discounts and management compensation of the Company and its Affiliated Companies, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coining into the Executives possession, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliated Companies, and the Executive shall not remove any such items from the premises of the Company and its Affiliated Companies, except in furtherance of the Executives duties.
(c) It is understood that while employed by the Company or its Affiliated Companies, the Executive will promptly disclose to the Company, and assign to the Company the Executives interest in any invention, improvement or discovery made or conceived by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others, which arises out of the Executives employment. At the Companys request and expense, the Executive will reasonably assist the Company and its Affiliated Companies during the period of the Executives employment by the Company or its Affiliated Companies and thereafter in connection with any controversy or legal proceeding relating to such invention, improvement or discovery and in obtaining domestic and foreign patent or other protection covering the same.
(d) As requested by the Company and at the Companys expense, from time to time and upon the termination of the Executives employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company and its Affiliated Companies all copies and embodiments, in whatever form, of all Confidential Information in the Executives possession or within his control (including, but not limited to, memoranda, records, notes, plans, photographs, manuals, notebooks, documentation, program listings, flow charts, magnetic media, disks, diskettes, tapes and all other materials containing any Confidential Information) irrespective of the location or form of such material. If requested by the Company, the Executive will provide the Company with written confirmation that all such materials have been delivered to the Company as provided herein.
12. Non-Solicitation or Hire. During his employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen months (18) months following the termination of the Executives employment for any reason, the Executive shall not solicit or attempt to solicit, (a) any party who is a customer of the Company or its Affiliated Companies, for the purpose of marketing, selling or providing to any such party any services or products offered by the Company or its Affiliated Companies to such customer other than general solicitations to the public and not directed specifically at a customer of the Company, (b) any party who is a vendor of the Company or its Affiliated Companies to sell similar products or (c) any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies to terminate such employees employment relationship with the Company and its Affiliated Companies in order, in either case, to enter into a similar relationship with the Executive, or any other person or any entity in competition with the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies (other than with respect to general employment solicitations to the public and not directed specifically at employees of the Company and its Affiliated Companies).
13. Non-Competition During Executives employment by the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of the Executives employment for any reason, the Executive shall not, whether individually, as a director, manager, member,
stockholder, partner, owner, employee, consultant or agent of any business, or in any other capacity, other than on behalf of the Company or it Affiliated Companies, organize, establish, own, operate, manage, control, engage in, participate in, invest in, permit his name to be used by, act as a consultant or advisor to, render services for (alone or in association with any person, firm, corporation or business organization), or otherwise assist any person or entity that engages in or owns, invests in, operates, manages or controls any venture or enterprise which engages or proposes to engage in the building products distribution business in the United States or Canada (the Business). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Executive from owning for passive investment purposes not intended to circumvent this Agreement, less than five percent (5%) of the publicly traded voting securities of any company engaged in the Business (so long as the Executive has no power to manage, operate, advise, consult with or control the competing enterprise and no power, alone or in conjunction with other affiliated parties, to select a director, manager, general partner, or similar governing official of the competing enterprise other than in connection with the normal and customary voting powers afforded the Executive in connection with any permissible equity ownership).
14. Remedies; Specific Performance. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Executives breach or threatened breach of any of the restrictions set forth in Sections 11 through 13 will result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Company and its Affiliated Companies for which there may be no adequate remedy at law and that the Company and its Affiliated Companies shall be entitled to equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for any such breach or threatened or attempted breach. The Executive hereby consents to the grant of an injunction (temporary or otherwise) against the Executive or the entry of any other court order against the Executive prohibiting and enjoining him from violating, or directing him to comply with any provision of Sections . The Executive also agrees that such remedies shall be in addition to any and all remedies, including damages, available to the Company and its Affiliated Companies against him for such breaches or threatened or attempted breaches. In addition, without limiting the remedies of the Company and its Affiliated Companies for any breach of any restriction on the Executive set forth in Sections 11 through 13, except as required by law, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payments set forth in Section 4 hereof if the Executive breaches the covenant applicable to the Executive contained in Sections 11 through 13 and the Company and its Affiliated Companies will have no obligation to pay any of the amounts that remain payable by the Company under Section 4.
15. Successors. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Executive. To the extent provisions contained herein relate to the Executives legal representatives, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by such legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if not such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, Company shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as set forth herein and any successor to its business and/or assets as set forth herein which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement.
16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.
17. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Executive:
George R. Judd
3981 Devon Oak Dr.
Marietta, GA 30066
If to the Company:
BlueLinx Corporation
4100 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
299 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10171
Attention: Lenard Tessler
And a copy to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Stuart D. Freedman, Esq.
or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.
18. Tax Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto. The parties hereto understand and acknowledge that the agreement dated April 1, 2002 between the Executive and Georgia-Pacific Corporation has been terminated.
20. Waiver and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.
21. Arbitration. The Company and Executive agree to arbitrate any controversy or claim arising out of this Agreement or otherwise relating to Executives employment by the Company or the termination of such employment to the extent required (including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, wrongful termination or age, sex, race or other discrimination); provided that the Company shall have the right to, and be permitted to, seek and obtain injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 14 above in the state or federal courts located in the State of New York. Any such arbitration shall be fully and finally resolved in binding arbitration in a proceeding in the State of New York, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement, except as provided in Section 25 hereof. The arbitrators award shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in any state of the United States or country or application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and an enforcement as the law of such jurisdiction may require or allow. Each party thereto shall bear its own costs incurred in any such arbitration, including legal fees and expenses.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
23. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein.
24. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction of any foreign, federal, state, county or local government or any other governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against public policy for any reason, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected or impaired or invalidated. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictive covenants contained in Sections 11 through 13 are a condition of this Agreement and are reasonable and valid in temporal scope and in all other respects.
25. Judicial Modification. If any court or arbitrator determines that any of the covenants in Sections 11 through 13, or any part of any of them, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of such covenants and parts thereof shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portion. If any court or arbitrator determines that any of such covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable because of the geographic or temporal scope of such provision, such court or arbitrator shall reduce such scope to the minimum extent necessary to make such covenants valid and enforceable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above mentioned.
/s/ George R. Judd
George R. Judd
/s/ Charles H. McElrea
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Infighting within Tunisia's leading political party has pitted the prime minister against the president's son in a burgeoning power struggle ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections next year.
Tensions flared up when Hafez Caid Essebsi, executive director of Nidaa Tounes and son of President Beji Caid Essebsi, called for the dismissal of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, also of Nidaa Tounes, saying he has failed to reverse years of economic downturn.
Hafez, a divisive figure in Tunisian politics long accused of using his father's clout to shore up power, has driven a number of former Nidaa Tounes members, such as former Secretary-General Mohsen Marzouk and his allies, to leave the party since his ascent to leadership in 2016.
Apart from Hafez, Chahed came under fire from the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), which opposes economic reform measures Chahed has pushed such as privatization, tax hikes and public sector wage freezes.
However, Chahed received surprise backing from the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, a major partner in the governing coalition, meaning Nidaa Tounes and the UGTT do not have the numbers to oust him.
Ennahda said they were in favor of a limited Cabinet reshuffle but that changing the head of government would harm "political stability."
"The country is becoming exhausted by change after change, [especially] bearing in mind the financial challenges it faces," Rafik Abdessalem, former Tunisian foreign minister and head of Ennahda's external affairs, told Al-Monitor. "It is not about Youssef Chahed. It is about the stability of the government. … We are in favor of political stability," Abdessalem said.
The disagreement over Chahed's fate led to the suspension May 28 of the Carthage II Agreement, a social and economic blueprint that is signed by leading political parties and trade unions, sparking fears of a widening political rift.
"This dispute puts Tunisia's future in jeopardy," Burhan Besis, Nidaa Tounes' political affairs chief, told Anadolu Agency. "The scope of the crisis is too deep to be resolved by ordinary political maneuvering."
On May 29, Chahed hit back at his detractors, accusing Hafez "and his entourage" of destroying Nidaa Tounes. "[Hafez] Caid Essebsi and his entourage destroyed Nidaa Tounes, forcing many of its activists and competences to leave," Chahed said in televised remarks. "Today [the] country needs a real social dialogue, a dialogue that puts the country's real issues on the table ... the only red line is the national interest."
The "red line" was likely an indirect rebuke to the UGTT, which previously said "the sale of public companies would be a red line," said Fadil Aliriza, an independent journalist and researcher based in Tunis, in an interview with Al-Monitor.
Aliriza also noted that Chahed's speech was as much about reassuring "international financial markets and creditors" as it was about taking aim at his opponents.
Chahed "promised to carry out key demands of Tunisia's creditors before 2019," Aliriza wrote on Twitter May 30, including to "reform social welfare funds," "reform public institutions" and "reign in their salaries."
One of Tunisia's primary lenders is the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which granted the country a $2.8 billion loan in 2016 tied to reforms geared toward managing the public deficit.
In a May 30 assessment, the IMF said, "The Tunisian economy showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2018, with the highest growth since 2014 supported by agriculture and exports." However, it also noted that "risks to macroeconomic stability, especially inflation, have increased and require a decisive response, complemented with measures to protect the poor."
Indeed Tunisia's poor and middle class, ailed by growing inflation, price hikes and a weakened currency, have felt little of the economic growth referenced by the IMF. Many say they are struggling to make ends meet.
"I can't spend a lot in this country. I can't live," Achref, a street vendor in Tunis, told Al-Monitor. "One cannot spend on his family or himself."
Asked about the government's economic agenda, he said, "The political elite in Tunisia is a failure. They don't care at all about the people. To them, the poor must always be seen as less than nothing."
Such disenchantment with Tunisia's ruling class was evident in last month's municipal elections, which only 33.7% of voters took part in.
The results were particularly disappointing for Nidaa Tounes, which received only 20.8% of the vote, less than the 28.6% secured by Ennahda and 32.2% by independent candidates.
The lingering frustration with Nidaa Tounes ahead of the 2019 parliamentary and presidential elections could spell trouble for party members, who some say are angling to have Chahed take the fall for the party's failures.
"The political party leading the national unity government [Nidaa Tounes] … wants to get rid of Chahed and blame him for their mismanagement of most of their pressing matters," political analyst Mokhtar Dabebi told Maghreb Voices on March 19.
Despite drawing blows from all sides and previous indications he would not run, Chahed continues to be touted as a strong possible contender for the presidency.
While his near two-year tenure has been fraught with economic turbulence, the country has seen security conditions stabilize and was largely in favor of his "war on corruption," which targeted some powerful smugglers and mafiosi once seen as outside the reach of justice.
The 42-year-old prime minister's youth is also refreshing to many who see the political landscape dominated by aging leaders, and his "willingness to take on Hafez is also feeding into his popularity," said Aliriza, noting that Hafez is widely unpopular throughout the country.
However, "It's good to remember that [Chahed is] the least unpopular politician on the stage rather than the most popular," Aliriza said.
Whoever takes over Tunisia's leadership eight years after the revolution will face an array of challenges, not least addressing the long-held grievances of much of the population and safeguarding the country's democratic gains. If the next head of state comes from Nidaa Tounes, they will also have to navigate a fractured political party whose jockeying and wrangling is only likely to intensify.


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The TDK STL-03 Stripline generates electric fields over the frequency range of DC-30 MHz, and is designed for radiated immunity testing of automotive and aircraft equipment.
The TDK STL-03 Stripline is designed to produce high electric fields over a controlled bandwidth. It is used to perform EMC measurements according to automotive and aerospace standards in order to test the immunity of automotive and aircraft equipment to radiated electromagnetic fields.
The STL-03 uses a dual sided tapered adjustable feed design into a tunable transmission line.
Mechanical Specifications
Maximum Size (length and height are adjustable):
Length: 11.3m
Width: 2.5m
Height: 2.1m
Weight: 200 kg
Construction: Brushed aluminum and fiberglass
RF Connector: EIA 7/8" high power type (female)
Electrical Specifications
Frequency Range: DC - 30 MHz
VSWR: <2.0:1 average, 14:1 worst case
Polarization: Linear, vertical
Power Handling: 5 kW and 10 kW models
Feedpoint Impedance: 50 ohms
Portability: The stripline's feed sections are easily disassembled and moved. The main section can also be easily disassembled and moved as well.
Environmental Specifications
Ambient Temperature Limits:
Operating: 0° to +40° C
Storage: -10° to +50° C
Humidity: Up to 95% non-condensing
Ordering Information
Product: Stripline
Model Number: STL-03
Warranty: 1 year


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Parents if you'd like to track your child's points through our Class Dojo (they've probably told you all about it as they love it!) then please email my school address for your parent code – it can be used more than once. You can only access your own child's details! I'm working hard to make it positive and in the future will look to use it to share class photos and good work that your child has completed.
http://www.classdojo.com or download the free app.


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In Atlanta we had "Fools' Spring" this week. The temps went up to the low 80s for a couple of days. Then, of course, they dropped like a rock.
Little Hecate was spayed and microchipped this week, so she's officially a big girl now – at all of 5 pounds soaking wet. Something that actually happens. Food is to eat, but water is to play with! (Unfortunately, so is iced tea!)
And this week's schedule went into a blender. I started The Ruin of Kings, and it seems awesome – but it has footnotes. I don't mind footnotes, but in an ebook they are at the end of the chapter, which is awkward. I got the audio and I'm hoping it will be like the audio of Ready Player One, where the footnotes were read just a bit sotto voce in their proper places in the text. Where they make sense. And I need an audio break from Recluce, not that I'm not loving the series. But they're long, and I've been pretty deeply steeped in the series for months now. Time for a bit of a change.
Current Giveaways:
$10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 Book in the February of Books Giveaway Hop
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Valentine's Day Giveaway from BookTrib (14 romance novels!)
Blog Recap:
A- Review: Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
B+ Review: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff + Giveaway
B+ Review: Oria's Enchantment by Jeffe Kennedy
A- Guest Review by Amy: Derik's Bane by MaryJanice Davidson
B Review: Dragon Age Library Edition Volume 2 by Greg Rucka, Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Carmen Carnero, Fernando Heinz Furukawa
Valentine's Day Giveaway from BookTrib
Stacking the Shelves (326)
Coming This Week:
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (blog tour review)
Duchess by Deception by Marie Force (review)
Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop
Mission: Her Defense by Anna Hackett (review)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (review)


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Possibly, however everything that Barry can think of, Savitar will know.
So if Barry decides to not make Time Revenants, Savitar will know.
Also Barry has seen the Speed Force Bazooka so now Savitar should know that it is ready a few years earlier then it was.
Team Flash needs to strategize without Barry then when the fight comes to clue him in one piece at a time.
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My faith is very important to me – it's a cornerstone of who I am as a person. And, if my son or future children choose to follow in that faith, I wanted to have something to give them at the end of my life that was a physical reminder of the path that I followed. I wanted to create something unique, and something that would last for generations. Titanium seemed like the best choice for that – it's an extremely durable material that should last for a very long time. I did a lot of research, spending hours looking at different online jewellery sites, and I decided to use Titanium Workshop, settling on their Celtic Cross design (I'm of Scottish decent). They had some nice enamelling options, so I selected red and opted for the satin brushed texture. I also had them do some custom engraving on the back. Below is the end result:
The custom engraving on the back was an extra charge, but I think it adds a lot to the piece – it makes it unique, which is what I wanted. The staff at Titanium Workshop were great about answering questions I had, providing me with a render showing the red enamel, and allowing me to submit an incredibly poorly hand-drawn sketch and understanding exactly what I wanted.
When the cross first arrived, I was extremely impressed with the quality of the enamel and custom text; it looked great! There were two small issues though: the first was that there was some sort of material in the upper right-hand corner on the front. I had no idea what it was, but I didn't want to start picking away at it. The other issue was that the front of the cross had the stain (brushed) texture, which looked amazing. The back though had a mirror-like finish, which I wasn't expecting. I contacted Titanium Workshop and their excellent customer service people offered to fix both issues if I sent it back. I did, and within a few days of them receiving it, I had the cross back in my hands. I'm extremely happy with how well it turned out, and have my eye on ordering another product from them – just as soon as I can confirm 100% which Scottish clan I'm descended from…which is proving to be more difficult than I thought. But that's a story for another day…
UPDATE: After having this cross for a few years, I was travelling in New York and changed out of my work event clothes into my street clothes in a bathroom before boarding an airplane…and lost the cross. I was very upset about losing it, and to make matters worse, the company who made it for me no longer offers this product. Apparently there was one craftsperson who did this type of enamelling and not only did he leave the company, they have no idea how to contact him. I went all-out trying to recover the cross: I contacted various people at the airport, and even local pawn shops. Nothing worked. As recent as early 2018 I emailed half a dozen different companies with the above photos, asking about re-creating it, and would you believe that not one is able to do so? The red enamel coating is the problem – some can get "red-ish" but not what I'm looking for. Who knew that when I created this as an heirloom it really would be a one of a kind item that I couldn't get created again? ????


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KAMAL Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development, will visit Bangladesh from May 20 to 23 to gain a better understanding of the situation on the ground in Cox's Bazar and to see first-hand the activities of key partners as Canada continues to be concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Myanmar and the humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh, according to Global Affairs Canada.
"Canada is working with key stakeholders, including humanitarian and development partners, to help address the needs of the refugees and affected local communities in Bangladesh and to seek longer-term solutions in Myanmar that would enable refugees to have a safe, voluntary and dignified return to their homes," said Khera.
Since August 2017, over 741,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape violence and persecution. Bangladesh has welcomed the displaced refugees and facilitated the delivery of gender-responsive humanitarian assistance in the camps and development programming for host communities affected by the crisis.
During her visit, Khera will meet with humanitarian and development partners and representatives of the Government of Bangladesh to discuss the tremendous efforts being made to respond to this crisis as well as challenges to be faced and priorities to be established in moving forward. She will also meet with people directly affected by the crisis to gain a better understanding of their needs.
Following the Bangladesh trip, Parliamentary Secretary Khera will travel to Oslo, Norway, to attend the conference on Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises.


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Best Education Support Resource for Parents or Home Learning
3P Learning is the award-winning team behind the world's number one online maths resource Mathletics, as well as additional resources, Mathseeds and Reading Eggs designed to help children gain confidence in maths and literacy skills. Established in Australia in 2004 and in the UK in 2006, 3P Learning has its EMEA headquarters in Bristol. Its focus is on creating motivational, curriculum-aligned content to engage learners through fun, game-based resources for Key Stages 1 – 3. 3P Learning resources are used by millions of children worldwide with thousands of schools across the UK improving outcomes through its resources.
Associated Educational Technologies Ltd. – ConquerComputing
The brand-new ConquerComputing suite is perfectly tailored for Primary school children and the Computing National Curriculum. Equipping them with coding skills never before accomplished in the British education system in an area where there is often little experience amongst teachers. Every step is explained in entertaining and perfectly crafted videos that fire the interest of children and underpin confidence amongst staff and parents. Detailed lesson plans provide teacher guidance. Colourful and engaging worksheets guide and assess students on or offline. Ready-made projects and assets are instantly accessible to individuals and groups. Interactive tests and activities assess learning and retention.
Auris Tech Limited – Fonetti
Auris Tech has created the World's First speech recognition engine built specifically for children's read speech. It powers Fonetti®, our tablet app that provides a highly interactive and encouraging reading environment for kids through our voice-enabled Listening Books™. Think: reverse karaoke. As a child correctly reads our familiar content aloud, the words light up. Kids are so engaged, they actually want to read during tablet time! They feel brave and comfortable reading, love earning rewards, delight in visual and voice engagement, and their supportive adults benefit from the progress tracking. Auris aims to advance literacy globally, starting in the UK.
BIG BANG GENERATION – KOKORO lingua
My language teacher is 6 years old! I learn her language through games, play and fun. My teacher is not only helping me learn, my teacher is my friend. KOKORO lingua is an online-program to learn English and foreign languages for 3-8 years old children. Through weekly videos, native children share their language, via games, activities, songs and fun! The children, at school or at home, watch the video 3 to 5 times, learn with pleasure and the right accent, and then switch to the next one. The pedagogical path is defined by a team of experts in languages, Montessori and alternative learning approaches. French – Swiss project.
EDLounge – EDLounge
EdPlace – EdPlace
EdPlace is the most comprehensive online educational content provider helping parents, tutors and teachers support children's learning outside the classroom. 100% aligned to the Curriculum, EdPlace supports children from year 1-GCSE in maths, English and science. When using EdPlace across the school year, students progress over 150%. EdPlace's accessibility toolbar supports 15+ learning differences, making learning more accessible for SEND students. EdPlace believes every parent should have access to quality educational support that effectively helps their child succeed. As parent champions, their mission is to be the most trusted partner for parents with the biggest impact on a child's education.
Learning Ladders – Learning Ladders at Home
Learning Ladders is the new way that schools accelerate learning by connecting teaching in school and at home. Our vision is a world where every child's learning is scaffolded both in class and at home by informed and engaged adults, and those adults have all the tools they need at their fingertips. We've already helped nearly 500,000 students increase their grades by an average of 1%, and been shortlisted 'Best Product for Teaching, Learning and Assessment' by BETT 5 years running.
Tassomai – Tassomai
Tassomai is a clever online learning and revision program for GCSE science which has helped thousands of students get better grades. It also organises learning to avoid stressful cramming, encouraging a "little and often" approach throughout the year. Tassomai helps teachers by cutting down on marking and enabling them to easily identify strengths and weaknesses amongst their students, while sending weekly progress reports to parents so they know how their children are doing.


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Microsoft confirms Kinect, Halo: Reach, Gears 3 for ComicCon
Microsoft's a whole list of panels and games that will be at ComicCon a week-and-a-half from now, including Halo: Reach, Fable III, Gears of War 3 and Kinect.
Also promised to be playable at the event is the lot of Arcade titles coming as part of the Summer of Arcade.
There will also be a special section off-site that will allow players to go play with Kinect and titles like Kinect Sports, Joy Ride and Dance Central.
Panels from Microsoft includes those from Bungie's Brian Jarrard, Lars Bakken and more on Halo: Reach, 343 Industries' Frankie O'Connor and others on the Halo universe and Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski, Rod Fergusson and Gears 3 writer Karen Travvis.
There's also a panel thrown in there on web series The Guild.
Sounds like good shit, Spartan.
Press release is below.
ComicCon kicks off on July 22.
Exclusive Blockbusters and the Controller-Free Experiences of Kinect for Xbox 360 Sure to Wow the Crowds at Comic-Con International 2010
"Halo: Reach" and "Gears of War 3" panels lead Microsoft's activities at the world's largest pop culture convention
As thousands of comic fanatics, gamers and sci-fi junkies flock to the 40th annual Comic-Con International starting Thursday, July 22, Xbox 360 is primed to steal the show with "Halo: Reach," "Gears of War 3," "Fable III," Xbox LIVE Arcade, playable Kinect experiences, and more. In addition to gameplay stations at the Xbox booth and the Xbox 360 Experience Room at the Hard Rock Hotel, fans will also have the opportunity to hear from the developers at Bungie, Epic and 343 Industries at three panels throughout the week.
Xbox 360 Comic-Con International activities include:
Xbox 360 Booth
Booth #5153
Thursday, July 22 – Saturday, July 24, 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 25, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
With multiple gameplay stations featuring the biggest blockbuster games of 2010 and 2011 exclusive to Xbox 360, attendees can experience "Halo: Reach," "Fable III," "Gears of War 3" and Summer of Arcade on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
The Xbox 360 Experience Room at the Hard Rock Hotel
Imagine Room – Hard Rock Hotel
Friday, July 23 – Saturday, July 24, 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 25, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For fans looking for the hottest action off of the show floor, the Xbox 360 Experience Room will feature hands-on with some of the biggest Xbox LIVE Arcade titles from the upcoming Summer of Arcade lineup, as well as "Dance Central" (MTV Games), "Kinect Sports" and "Joy Ride" for Kinect for Xbox 360.
"Halo: Reach" Panel with Bungie Studios
Room 6BCF
Thursday, July 22, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Join the developers of the year's biggest blockbuster, "Halo: Reach," to find out what's "outside the canyon." Featuring Lars Bakken, Brian Jarrard and more of Bungie Studios, this panel is a can't-miss opportunity that will feature exciting "Halo" news and a Q&A with the team. It is open to all show attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
"Gears of War 3" Panel with Epic Games
Room 25ABC
Friday, July 23, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Looking ahead to the biggest game of 2011, join the team from Epic Games for an up close look at the "Gears of War 3" four person co-op campaign, as the team also talks about the broader "Gears of War" universe and fields questions from the audience. Featuring design director Cliff Bleszinski, executive producer Rod Fergusson, and New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss, this panel is open to all show attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
"Gears of War" Developer Signing
Xbox booth (#5153)
Saturday, July 24, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Join the team from Epic Games, including design director Cliff Bleszinski, executive producer Rod Fergusson, and lead writer Karen Traviss, as they meet fans and sign merchandise for show attendees.
The Guild Panel
Indigo Ballroom, San Diego Hilton Bayfront
Saturday, July 24, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Writer/producer and Comic-Con special guest Felicia Day, producer Kim Evey, director Sean Becker, and the cast of "The Guild" (including Wil Wheaton) are on hand for a discussion and Q&A, along with the debut of never-before-seen content and other surprises from the award winning webisodes available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. This panel is open to all show attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
"Halo" Universe Panel with 343 Industries
Room 32AB
Sunday, July 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Microsoft's Halo studio, 343 Industries, is hosting a special "Halo" franchise panel. Halo Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor and other renowned series creators, including partners at McFarlane Toys and Weta, will discuss the future of the broader "Halo" universe. This panel is open to all show attendees on a first come, first-served basis.


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The Dark Phantom is a comic-book influenced, neo-noir third-person shooter about a man calling himself the Dark Phantom as he hunts down criminals across a dark city. Developer Pardis Game Studio is currently seeking $50,000 in funding for it on Kickstarter.
With his long trenchcoat, bandaged face and body topped with a fedora, the Dark Phantom looks a little like Rorshach from The Watchmen comics, and that seems to be no accident. His views on the universe, morality, and his mission between all of that seems to be in alignment with Rorshach, too.
Pardis reckons that the world of The Dark Phantom is taken from other dark and gloomy comic books (or graphic novels) like The Boys and Sin City, though. You'll be running across its rooftops and down its back alleys clearing it of criminals and villains in high-intensity shootouts that plays like Gears of War with a cover-based system and destructible terrain.
Variety comes with boss fights and quick-time events (not tedious ones, apparently), as well as close-quarters combat. The game also features the Bullet Tag system used in Hitman: Absolution and Red Dead Redemption, allowing you to tag enemies and then blast off rounds into them in slow motion.
The Dark Phantom is near to release, with a November 2014 date set for its arrival on Windows. The funding is required for the team to make the finishing touches on the game. Any additional funding will be put towards improvements to environmental destruction, more guns and enemies, better voiceovers, and ports to Mac and Linux as well as consoles.
You can grab a copy of the game for $15 through the Kickstarter, with $10 getting you a digital art book, and $180 bagging you a Dark Phantom action figure providing the crowdfunding campaign is successful. There's more information on the game over on its website.


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The 32nd Annual Kansas 8-Man All-Star Games are being held this Saturday at Trojan Field in Beloit. 80 of the top players in the state will check in to camp today and prepare themselves for the contests. The 8-Man DII All-Star Game will be first on Saturday morning, with kickoff at 10:00. Pregame coverage begins at 9:30 on KD Country 94 and the 8-Man All-Star Game Radio Network, which is also online at http://www.8manallstars.com.
One of this year's participants will be Drew Beam from Rock Hills High School. Beam was one of the leaders for the Grizzlies in his senior season, as they went 7-2 and fell just one win short of the 8-Man DII playoffs.
Beam racked up 890 all-purpose yards, which included 394 receiving yards. He also had 11 total TD, which included seven receiving scores and two kickoff returns for touchdowns. He also caused problems for opposing offenses from his DB position. Beam led the Grizzlies with 89 tackles, with seven tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
Beam is looking forward to the opportunity of playing in the 8-Man All-Star Game and playing with some of the players he had to go against in his high school career.
After the 8-Man All-Star Game, Beam is set to join the United States Army and wants to specialize in Military Police.


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Famine and our souls...
At last the day came, for which the millions of Ukrainians were waiting. The Ukrainians, who were born or survived by a miracle during the terrible famine of 1932-33.
Only those people are alive now, who were children or youths at that time. The then adults have already died. Yet, their awful recollections remained… Unfortunately, they did not live up to the day, when almost all world community and, what is the most important, the country acknowledged that the famine of 1932-33 was a genocide. It is dreadful, when people are murdered because of their nationality, and such cases occurred, especially in the 20th century. This happened with Armenians, Gypsies and Jews. How many catastrophes happened in this horrible century!
It is dreadful, when the crowds of maimed and oppressed innocent people are driven to the camps of death. But it is not less dreadful, when your own house, your village, your land is turned into the permanent hell. And you are left in this hell, and the only choice is either somebody will eat you or you will eat somebody. And your land perishes not only physically, but also spiritually and morally. And people stop to be people, they transform into the inhabitants of this hell, the inhabitants deprived of the right for the soul and morals…
The famine of 1932-33 was not only a mass murder of innocent people, it was also an attempt at their souls. The senior priest of the John the Divine Temple in Kharkov told to his congregation that somebody turned to him asking to pray for the soul of a woman, who had died from starvation, but had not eaten her children. So, one can imagine how frequent the cases of cannibalism were. And that happened in a Christian country! So, it is not surprising that even after Ukraine became independent, she cannot solve its problems. As a matter of fact, the life of our country is the life after death. The life of the country, one part of the population of which survived by miracle, the second part survived because they eat other people, and the third part encouraged the cannibalism.
Once, in an overcrowded bus, an elderly woman told loudly: "They say: famine, famine… I lived in Kharkov and I know: there was no famine at all! Yet, we have the famine now!" Her voice was sonorous, her Russian language was correct, and her exterior proved that she really had not seen the famine. As always, some people were in the bus, who either survived this catastrophe by themselves, or knew about it from relatives, since 8 millions of the perished is a rather great proportion. The brawl began… I was silent. Firstly, if the woman does not understand the sufferings of her people, then she does not belong to this people spiritually, and, secondly, my throat was squeezed with hate. I was silent, otherwise I would shout at this fat and foolish woman. Vivid pictures flashed before my eyes. Here is my grandfather, who worked as a zootechnician in 1932-33 and visited various villages. He, mildly speaking, disliked the Soviet power, but he did not think at first that the famine was artificial. His mind refused to believe that. He was sure that Bolsheviks were idiots and understood nothing in agriculture, so the famine was caused by the disorder and stupidity. Yet, for some reasons (maybe by intuition) my grandfather advised the head of a small cooperative in Oposhnia, a village in the Poltava oblast, where the famous ceramics was made, to register himself as a worker, not a peasant, and to enlist all dwellers of the village to the cooperative. The villagers followed the advice. They enlisted even those, who came to them from other villages. And the result was striking: the seed grain was not taken away from the members of the cooperative! That does not mean that they did not starve, but their situation was better than in other Poltava villages and the town of Poltava. My grandmother told that the cooperators showed their gratitude to grandfather and brought him two great ceramic vases made by them, and these vases were kept in our house until the WW2.
The grandfather understood that the famine was created artificially only when his sister told him that there was no famine in Moscow, where she lived, and that she sent the food parcels to them, but the parcels were not delivered. In Kharkov it was also possible to buy some expensive bread. And his father was standing in queues to buy this bread, in order to make zwiebacks and take them to his granddaughters to Poltava. Then the grandfather understood the scale of the crime committed against the Ukrainian people. The older generation of our family did not conceal their attitude to the Soviet power. I subconsciously hated this power and the Soviet Union as a whole since my childhood. In the 30s the grandfather was a member of "The union of hunters and fishers", he had a riffle, with which he hunted for the black crows. My grandmother and great-grandmother cooked these crows and shared this food with neighbors. My mother, who had been 10 years old then, told that such behavior was very uncommon at that time. Yet, they were starving too, and both she, who was born in 1922, and my aunt, who was 10 years younger, had very poor health. Their successors: my sister and me, also are not too healthy. However, we are pure in the eyes of our compatriots: not a single member of our family ate or harmed anybody. My great-grandfather perished in a bread queue: the crowd pushed him from the sidewalk, and he was knocked down by a car.
So, I knew all this from childhood. Yet, I was surprised all the same, when I visited the grandmother of my playmate in the village of Kachalivka. There we went to forest and saw the square clearings with some strange knolls. In spite of grass and bushes, these clearings seemed to be artificial. The old woman told: "Here Kachalivka was situated before the famine. The dwellers had died and the forest advanced".
Several days later one of the neighbors in Kachalivka told us about the famine: "Special commissioners used to visit our village. They were very angry. If they saw smoke from a chimney, they understood that something was cooked. Then they rushed into the house and threw tobacco in the pot". I believe, that almost everybody will agree with me: spoiling the food, maybe the last one, looking at the famished children, is an "infernal" deed, as Dostoyevsky said. Any human creature and ethnic group is programmed for the continuation of the family and of the entire ethnos.
If the empire, and later the communist power, drove the people to such state, which cannot be called humane even in biological sense, then what could be said about our todays cruelty and fear that have not left the society until now? For how many centuries the citizens of the Christian country would have to ramble in desert, the citizens, who were forced to eat each other?
There was a house in Kachalivka, where cannibals lived during these terrible years. They caught and ate children. When I was in the village, a distant relative of these cannibals still lived in the house, but nobody communicated with her.
Another grandmother resided very far from Kachalivka, in opposite direction from Kharkov. This settlement, Russkaya Lozovaya, is situated close to Kharkov, and the majority of its citizens work at the plants in the city. This grandmother told that there had been no real famine in their settlement. The seed grain was not confiscated. Yet, the inhabitants were afraid to leave their homes in evening, since there was a great sandpit at the outskirts. At nights or at the early hours of morning, people, who had died from starvation (and sometimes even those, who were alive yet), were transported there and thrown to the pit. The people were collected in Kharkov streets. The local inhabitants, who lived near the pit, heard groans and cries at night. Once the number of those dead and alive people was so large than one of them, an invalid without hands and legs, scrambled out from the pile of bodies and crept along the street knocking at the doors. He asked for food and water. Later he settled in some hayloft, people continued to feed him, and he survived.
Yet, how many people died in this pit? And how many such pits exist in Ukraine?
I am sure that this outrageous damage, which was injured to our souls, is now influencing our life and will influence it for a long time, since the people, who managed to get out from other world, do not know how to live in this world. They are doomed to wander about like the lost souls, because they are the successors of those, who experienced cruelty, super-meanness and super-hypocrisy.
Stalin, "the Father and Teacher", eclipsed the deeds of Assyrian chars, who caused death of many people. Yet, these people were not made to eat each other. The communist leaders destroyed our souls, and now we are allowing some people to march at the demonstrations with Stalins portraits and to agitate about the uniting to one more empire. Yet, empires are criminal structures by definition.
So, who are we? The people, who get out the realm of the dead. What do we want? We do not know what to do and where to go: to Europe or to Asia, since we do not know our own history yet. Not only children, but also adults, do not know about the genocide experienced by our people. Ask Armenians, Jews or Gypsies: they know what happened with their nations. Only we are still hoping for something: either for good President or for a miracle that would be made by the opposition. Yet, the people, who are shadows on their own land, cannot hope for anything.
They must become real people. They must find themselves and their country. Otherwise, they would never have their own state.


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This Key West Day Trip with Trolley ride includes a hop-on, hop-off tour to explore Key West the easy way!
Day trip from Miami to Key West
Hop-on hop-off trolley train tour
6 hours of free time to explore!
Return transport from Miami
Explore Key West on the Hop On Hop Off Trolley
Spend the day in Key West - the southernmost city in continental USA. There's plenty to see and do, so don't waste time walking from one spot to another – just hop on and off the Trolley Tour as much as you like!
Key West Sightseeing with the Trolley Tour
You have only one day to explore Key West – so make the most of it! Take the Trolley Tour around the city and see all the exciting sights the easy way.
Get an insight into the past and present of Key West - learn interesting facts about the island and the surrounding area from the on-board guide.
Something caught your attention? Hop off the trolley, take a look around and hop back on when you're ready. You can do this as many times as you like throughout the day.
Things to do in Key West*
Journey from Miami to Key West, across 42 bridges and 32 islands to enjoy a day in Caribbean paradise!
- Kick back and relax with a drink in an outdoor bar or grab a meal in a lovely street restaurant with a view of the ocean.
- Go shopping on Duval Street and get souvenirs for everyone back home (and something for yourself of course!)
- Take part in the daily celebration on Mallory Square and see the local street artists perform.
- Pay a visit to the Hemingway House and Museum and discover the exciting life story of Ernest Hemingway. Pop into Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street and see where the famous author loved to hang out.
- Feeling adventurous? Go on a kayaking eco adventure, or a dolphin-watching cruise.
You'll have an amazing time in Key West, however you choose to spend your day!
*Please note that the activities listed here are not included in the price of your ticket
Round-trip transfers are included from select hotels in the following areas - Miami Beach, Downtown Miami and Miami Airport
- Pick-up: between 6am – 7.35am
- Free time in Key West: approx. between 11am and 5pm
Where to bring your ticket
Show your ticket to the driver/guide when you get picked up at the start of your trip
- Children under 3 go FREE!
- If you are bringing a child under 3 you must let us know in advance by calling the number shown on your e-ticket


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How To Flash
This is the process I developed based on comments left below. I was unsuccessful in flashing the router directly to the standard dd-wrt firmware, as some of the comments state is possible. I decided to err on the side of caution; I don't know if all of the resets are necessary.
Please, if this is the first time you're flashing a router with dd-wrt, read up on the basics before starting this process. You will avoid yourself a world of annoyance as a result.
1) Upgrade the router to the latest Linksys firmware (version 1.06.3). This can be obtained from the manufacturer's website.
2) Perform a hard (30-30-30) reset.
3) Flash router with the dd-wrt.v23_mini_wrt54gsv4.bin firmware. I got this from the dd-wrt download page (click on stable->dd-wrt.v23->mini).
4) Wait 5 minutes. Perform another hard reset.
6) You are now able to upgrade to the latest version of dd-wrt (at this time, v.24_SP1). I flashed with the std_generic firmware from the download page (under v24-sp1->Consumer->Linksys->WRT54GS_v4).
7) Wait 5 minutes and then a third hard reset.
8) Wait for the router to reboot, then profit!
Other Notes
The stock firmware from Linksys on the WRT54GS v4 won't accept a firmware image over 3MB in size (you will get the error: "Upgrade are failed!"(sic) if you try) so you will need to flash the mini version of DD-WRT onto the router BEFORE flashing the std or voip versions. (Remember to hold reset button for 30 sec after flashing mini version.)
[Comment added 10/07/07 by gatorback] V24 mini would not load: V23 mini wrt54gsv4.bin would load. After this success, V24 VPN generic (9/13/07) loaded successfully. Based on observations below, I recommend loading V23_mini_wrt54gsv4 first before loading the final target firmware.
[Comment added 11/01/06 by bigbloke of cownet.org] Today I purchased a 'GS V4 not having read this note previously. It flashed V23 standard perfectly first time from the specific file (dd-wrt.v23_wrt54gsv4.bin) therefore there may be some additional factors influencing this) - I hope this is useful feedback
[Comment added 12/01/06 by Mart] I just purchased a GS V4 too. After reading bigbloke's note, i decided to try skip the warning and directly flash V23 VPN from the (dd-wrt.v23_vpn_generic.bin) file without any problems too. I simply followed the "right way to flash" instructions step by step. Looks like the warning mentioned above does not apply with this version.
[Comment added 18/01/06 by Macks] I can second the above, just flashed a GSv4 from Linksys original and used dd-wrt.v23_vpn_wrt54gsv4.bin without problems, directly without going via the mini.
[Comment added 22/01/06 by JD] I can confirm the statement from Macks. Two days ago I bought also a 'GS v4' and I flashed it with the v23 standard without problems (directly without going via the mini)
[Comment added 19/02/06 by markusk] and i did it that way as well and after that got the weirdest behaviour of a router i've ever seen, mainly giving something like unstable wan-connection by going with high traffic over the router (be it via bittorrent, icq-filetransfers and similar).. unfortunately reflashing with mini and then a "big" one didn't help at all..
[Comment added 28/02/06 by mfb] Like Macks I flashed my 'GS v4' with v23 vpn direct, without mini first - working fine, no problems.
[Comment added 09/04/06 by zonk] I also can confirm the above statements of flashing two fresh bought WRT54GS v4 routers using the vpn version (v23) instead of the mini version. I used Firefox 1.5 and Opera 7.5 without any failed message. Both routers run stable.
[Comment added 04/06/06 by Yusuf Motiwala] I too can confirm that it can be upgraded directly to standard version. Even after reading this, I experimented upgrading my WRT54GSv4 directly with v23 SP1 standard image without any problem. May be stated limitation is firmware version dependent. At the time of upgrade, my linksys stock firmware version was 1.5.2.
[Comment added 13/09/07 by [hajj_3] DO NOT PUT FULL VERSION ON FIRST, i just did that and now my router is bricked:( make sure you do mini first guys!


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On 24 Jun 18 Deputy Johnson responded to 2991 Righteous Ridge Road, Waterford, Ohio. Deputy Johnson was advised of a subject passed out in a Polaris Rzr, which was partially in the roadway. Contact was made with Austin Tullius, who was asleep in the driver's seat of the Rzr with the key in the ignition. A strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected on Tullius. In the cab of the side by side were two beers including one open in the cup holder. In the back was a cooler with multiple beers and empty beer cans. Austin Chance Tullius, age 23, 50 Flint Run Road, Waterford, Ohio, was placed under arrest and transported to the Washington County Jail for physical control while under the influence and driving under OVI suspension.
On 25 Jun 18 Deputy Jones along with the Little Hocking Volunteer Fire Department Squad responded to a call of an unresponsive male.
On 25 Jun 18 Deputy Zide responded to a possible domestic violence report. In speaking with all parties it was determined to be unfounded.
On 25 Jun 18 Deputy Hall began an investigation into an assault that occurred in Barlow Township. The parties did not wish further investigation and refused to prosecute.
On 25 Jun 18 Deputy Carr along with the Reno Volunteer Fire Department responded to 425 County House Lane to a vehicle fully engulfed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and this case is closed.
The following subjects were processed into the Washington County Jail Monday 25 Jun 18 and Tuesday 26 Jun 18:
Gregory Alan Haas, age 56, Coal Run Road, Beverly, Ohio, 2 warrants for contempt of court.
Ryan Cayce Beardsley, age 24, 102 Sacra Via, Marietta, Ohio, probation violation, misdemeanor.
Elaina Jolynn Slack-Nolen, age 24, 112 Sunset Lane, Marietta, Ohio, on a warrant for possession of marijuana, misdemeanor.
There are currently 22 female inmates and 97 male inmates being housed in the Washington County Jail.


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The novelty of these violin strings is their unique combination of moderate string tension and great volume. The result is an exceptional subtlety and clarity in the sound. Together with fast string response and easy playability these strings are capable of offering a finely nuanced sound.
Lasren Virtuoso Violin Strings are offered in two tensions: Medium and Strong. Currently we are only offering the Medium. which is somewhat below most medium level strings.
Virtuoso's design is to redefine musical qualities like subtlety and clarity without making compromises in sonorousness ans sound volume.