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connected militants say their actions are meant to punish algeria for its help of french forces fighting islamic militants in mali. meanwhile, foreign energy companies in algeria have started evacuating workers and increasing security. it took only 10 minutes of repeated questioning by the san jose police department to force a mother to finally come clean about her child's attempted kidnapping. >> can you explain what happened? >> that's a mother refusing to answer questions. the woman originally claimed a man tried to grab her 3-year- old daughter from her arms in the front yard of her home. she told police that it happened at her home on dayo court and now investigators say it's a big lie. >> there's anger with the amount of resources not only for our detectives trying to solve limit crimes. >> i was angry. she put us through a lot of anxiety. >> police say the mother does
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have a criminal record which made them focus on her during the ordeal. lying to police is a misdemeanor. lance armstrong has now admitted he used performance- enhancing drugs during his cycling career. as juliette goodrich tells us, armstrong is also explaining how he internally justified his doping. >> yes or no, did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> yes or no, was one of those banned substances epo? >> yes. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> reporter: the 7-time tour de france winner now stripped of his titles and banned for life telling a much different story. the truth. >> i have used this situation as one big lie. >> reporter: after years of
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denials under oath. >> were you a bully? >> uhm.... yeah. yeah. i was a bully. >> reporter: armstrong said he didn't invent the doping and banned substance culture. but he didn't stop it, either. >> my, uhm, cocktail so to speak was -- was only, uhm, epo, but not a lot. transfusions and testosterone. which in a weird way i almost justified because of -- because of my history, obviously, with testicular cancer. >> reporter: was he afraid of getting caught? armstrong said no. >> we had nothing to hide. >> did you feel in any way that you were cheating? >> no. >> reporter: he said he even looked up the definition of cheating. it read gaining an upper hand on a competitor. >> i didn't view it that way. i viewed it as, uhm, as a level
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playing field. >> reporter: juliette goodrich, cbs 5. >> well, the drama also continues for notre dame all america quarter linebacker manti te'o. even stanford has been dragged into his girlfriend's saga. this week te'o and notre dame officials say the player was drawn into a romance online. they say the woman fooled him into believing she died of leukemia. that so-called girlfriend was lied about being a stanford student. >> the student newspapers has its finger on the pulse of the student community. i would have seen all sorts of stuff on facebook. i have all these mutual friends, a lot of my friends are football players. >> well, this girl by the way is very much alive and down in southern california. te'o now claims he was duped by her. many are wondering whether he and notre dame made up the hoax to improve his chances of winning the heisman trophy. we still haven't heard from te'o. he was supposed to come out yesterday and if he has nothing to hide, people are starting to go -- what's going on? >> there are a lot of
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theories. people are still talking about it. i'm sure we'll learn more in the days to come. time now 4:35. let's check the weather. >> we're cruising along. >> a turtleneck on a beautiful day. just to throw you off a little bit. [ laughter ] we'll see lots of sunshine and comfortable temperatures by the afternoon. these numbers running above the average for this time of year. still a little chilly in spots, mostly clear inland and that's where you'll find the cold temperatures, 30 degrees right now in concord. 28 in santa rosa although it is fairly mild in san francisco at 49 degrees. so high pressure remains in place and stays in control. not only today but it looks like right through the weekend. then as we get into next week, beginning to see some changes, maybe we start to talk about the possibility of some rain returning to the bay area. so enjoy it. it should be a mild afternoon. average temperatures usually in the 50s and the low 60s. today it will be well above the average in some spots as much as 6 degrees above average in santa rosa at 63. about 65 in san jose. and 62 degrees in san
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francisco. beautiful all around the bay area, elizabeth. >> i know. we're looking forward to a really nice weekend. our photographer is driving around this morning made a pit stop on 101 near trimble exit and as you can see everything is moving quite nicely not sure and southbound 101. to a bridge check. crossing the bay bridge there is some overnight roadwork still in lanes up the incline but no delay approaching the pay gates. san mateo bridge similar story. 14 minutes in either direction of westbound and eastbound 92 as you cross between the high- rise and hayward. to our maps and other live traffic cameras, a lot of overnight roadwork still in lanes including northbound 880 through 66 out towards the maze. you'll find various lanes blocked. caltrans tells us until about 6:00 this morning. also on eastbound 84 and the dumbarton bridge approaching university, paseo padre parkway roadwork until 6:00 this morning. and mass transit no delays for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. that's traffic. back to you guys.
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>> thank you. today we'll find out just how bad the flu virus has been in california. a report is expected from state health officials. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington joins us now with more on the first flu-related death in the bay area. elissa. >> reporter: hi, michelle. that's right. an elderly woman died from the flu. she lives in santa clara county and the flu season -- excuse me, the flu is now widespread throughout california. so the demand for a vaccine is up. 200,000 doses of the vaccine have been shipped to safeway pharmacies all over the united states. the vaccine is the best prevention against the flu and has a 62% level of effectiveness. there have been five deaths from the flu in the state so far. the latest a 98-year-old woman from santa clara county. she marks the first bay area death. a health official said the woman died from the flu and pneumonia. officials with the centers for disease control say this is the worst flu season in a decade. it came early this year in
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california. it usually doesn't peak until february. the cdc urges people who get sick to stay home. >> method of staying hydrated, staying home, not sending sick children to school, washing your hands, probably the best way of preventing the spread of the disease. >> reporter: flu activity has been increasing. the cdc says everybody should get vaccinated. at safeway flu shots are offered during normal business hours on a walk-in basis. elissa harrington, cbs 5. the fda has approved a new vaccine in the fight against the flu. people between the ages of 18 and 49 can now take flublok, unlike conventional vaccines made with eggs or the influenza virus, flublok uses dna technology and an insect virus. the agency says the new technology speeds up the vaccine manufacturing process in case of a pandemic. a bay area millionaire that was murdered in his own mansion
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may be a victim of the money team a notorious east oakland street gang. the "chronicle" reports that ravi kumra was killed not long after a prostitute revealed details about his on length monte sereno home to money team members. two of the three killers are believed to have ties to the gang. today is the last day on the job for san jose's police chief chris moore. he announced last fall that he planned to retire after two years as chief. he has since expressed frustration at city budget cuts that prompted many officers to find jobs in other cities. the city manager deborah if i again to any announced last week that she is extending the search for replacement. didn'tty chief larry esquivel is interim chief but doesn't want the chief job long term. one of chief moore's last big decisions came yesterday when he rejected plans by casino m8trix to have gambling facilities on the eighth floor.
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the gaming administrator determined multilevel gambling could be security problems. the overseas reymar hit the bay bridge tower closest to yerba buena hour on january 7 and now the california board of court commissioners could recommend that captain guy kleess' license be suspended or revoked. the "san francisco examiner" reported that kleess had two other incidents since 2009 two of women were deemed pilot error. the man convicted of killing two people at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza is expected to be sentenced later today. investigators say nathan burris shot and killed his former girlfriend and her friend in 2009. the jury gave burris the death penalty. san francisco's new nudity ban still in place this morning. a federal judge heard a challenge yesterday from activists who claim it violates their personal freedom. the judge says he will consider their arguments and rule before
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the city's ban goes into effect on february 1. 4:41. offering hope. scientists hail a possible cure for aids. >> plus, when going out to eat, the most important thing to know. what you can now find out online about some bay area restaurants. >> a firefighter taking a testimonybl thanks to a piece of -- taking a tumble thanks to a piece of snow. how he was rescued several stories up coming up.
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hitting him as he was trying to some terrifying moments for a firefighter in russia. a chunk of snow will fall right there from the roof hitting him as he was trying to reach people that were trapped by the fire. the snow sent him down the ladder. he hung on and other firefighters helped him. he is okay and so are the people involved in the fire. but -- >> oh, man. >> it's a dangerous job. >> it is. >> absolutely. >> we are seeing more of it now because there were those cameras and there cease to be
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something rolling all the time. >> glad -- there seems to be something rolling all the time. >> glad he is going to be all right. we have changes in the long- range forecast so let's enjoy the sunshine while we have it as high pressure sits overhead. we have seen some great days, chilly early on in the mornings. temperatures in the 20s and 30s again in system of the valleys with some haze and patchy fog. some 40s at the coastline. it will be mild just about everywhere you go this afternoon. highs in the mid-60s in many spots with hazy sunshine and really a gorgeous afternoon outside. this ridge remains the dominant factor right now sending the jet stream well to the north of the bay area keeping us high and dry at least right through the weekend but something to watch out for, we'll see above- normal temperatures. so some folks may want to flock to the beach. we have seen some good storms off the coastline generating big-time swells. those will intensify tomorrow. so this weekend, there's a high surf advisory in effect.
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some of those waves coming in along the coast. this is why they're having the mavericks contest, up to 20 feet. so be very, very careful if you head to the coast. let's talk some temperatures around the state. 62 degrees in sacramento. 61 sunny in fresno. some fog in eureka at 47 degrees. but 71 in redding. around the bay today should be a beautiful friday afternoon. 65 in san jose. 63 in morgan hill. and 64 degrees in sunnyvale. east bay temperatures 50s and 60s toward the afternoon a little hazy there. inside the bay we'll find some sunshine and about 63 degrees in oakland. and 62 in san francisco. next couple of days, sailing into the weekend looking good. these temperatures going to be very comfortable and mild well into the 60s into sunday and monday. and a few clouds begin to gather on tuesday and yes, elizabeth, there are some raindrops in the forecast at least a slight chance of showers by wednesday. >> so spring didn't last very long. >> not long enough. >> oh, well. thank you, lawrence. outside now we'll enjoy the dry weather.
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we haven't seen too many incidents on the roads so far this morning. here's a live look through the dublin interchange. so far, so good westbound. san mateo bridge, bridge traffic all moving pretty much at the limit. you may find some roadwork on some bridges. but not here. everything actually looks really good between hayward and foster city. let's go to our maps and check out the live drive time sensors. you can see that stretch 14 minutes from the altamont pass towards 680. so that will likely change later in the morning drive but for right now you're good to go both directions. elsewhere here's a live look at the nimitz. there is some roadwork in lanes. we saw a little bit of flashing lights from 66 towards the macarthur maze. not affecting your drive time past the coliseum. elsewhere dumbarton bridge ongoing roadwork eastbound 84 as you leave menlo park and a few yellow traffic sensors. mass transit nothing to note. everything so far on time.
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that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. authorities in chicago plan to exhume the body of a lottery winner today in hopes of finding out how he was poisoned. the man won $425,000 in a lottery last summer. he died right before he was about to collect the money. toxicology tests revealed he was poisoned with cyanide. at this point, there are no suspects in the case. the colorado theater where a gunman opened fire on movie- goers last year is open for business again. there was a special event last night for survivors and victims' families followed buy a screening of the latest hobbit movie. 12 people were killed and dozens more wounded in the aurora theater last july during a midnight screening of the latest batman sequel. 4:47 now. u.s. safety officials and inspectors from boeing are now in japan to examine that 787 dreamliner. the plane of course at the center of a worldwide grounding of those 787s. the pilot made an emergency landing wednesday after he smelled something burning. japanese officials found it in
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an initial inspection that a flammable battery fluid had leaked from the plane's lithium battery under the cockpit. american airlines has a new look. the 1st inning with a new logo appeared at the dallas/fort worth airport on thursday. there is a new symbol and american in large letters on the body of the plane. red and blue horizontal lines emblazoned on the tail. american says about one-third of its fleet roughly 200 planes will have the new look by the end of the year. on capitol hill, some top republican leaders are considering a short-term increase of the debt ceiling. >> house budget committee chairman paul ryan says they are weighing the benefits of an extension as a way to get the senate and white house engaged in future conversations. president obama as warned that if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling the economy could crash and there could be delays for social security checks and veterans benefits. university of california leaders say tuition hikes can be avoided this fall if the
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system gets the funding increase proposed in governor brown's budget plan. the quarter billion-dollar increase is less than that what the uc system had hoped. but it's a turnaround from years of budget cuts. the extra funding is due in part to proposition 30, the tax measure approved by california voters in november. 55,000 local students will have the same class plan for part of today lessons on digital media safety. commonsense media is teaming up with the san francisco unified school district for the program. it will cover such toppers as cyberbullying and who to trust online. starting this week yelp will post san francisco's health department inspection results for restaurants next to the reviews. you wouldn't be able to miss them. it will be a number grade from 0 to 100 indicating how well the restaurant fared on its latest inspection. if a restaurant scores 75 or
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under, that is considered a poor grade. >> anything from the perception view of the restaurant to vermin to how they handle food. >> it's a good idea to pose it, but why do they post it on yelp? >> some chefs and restaurant managers aren't too excited about the idea. they say they don't have an issue with the rating syste they believe yelp reviews can be inaccurate. australian researchers say they are on the right track to find a cure for aids. scientists have discovered how to modify a protein in hiv so it can start fighting against the infection. that protein, however, cannot cure hiv. it has protected human cells from aids in lab tests. next up, animal testing. human trials will take another 5 years. time now 4:50. $10million at stake. the big event that may be coming to lake tahoe. >> plus, hometown hero turns
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heading outside this morning? a little chilly again in the valleys, 20s and 30s. mild at the coast, almost 50 in san francisco. what about your friday and weekend forecast? we'll talk about that coming up. >> it is the friday morning drive, isn't it? so far, so good through the altamont pass. drive time 14 minutes out towards the dublin interchange. coming up, a check of the north and the south bays. some exciting news. lake tahoe is in the running to host the winter x games
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sometime between 2015 and 2017. espn which organizes and airs the annual extreme sports competition named tahoe as one of its eligible destinations. finalists will be announced in april and the selection of the host city will happen by the end of the year. >> awesome. >> it's great. >> fun to watch. san francisco giants third baseman pablo sandoval is reportedly in the hospital in venezuela being treated for abdomen pain. he has colitis. he is expected to be okay. he's playing winter ball in the venezuelan league this interwith. colin kaepernick is proving that intelligence and athletic ability go hand in hand. kaepernick was big into math when he was in high school and graduated with a 4.1 gpa. now his former teachers are singing his praises while there are counting up his touchdowns too.
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>> excelled in the classroom, worked very hard, always wanted to be the best. the 9ers open up even with the falcons a 4-point road favorite against them on sun. two veteran players should add up to a pretty good game in the nfc championship, as well. ravens linebacker ray lewis perhaps his last game taking on pats quarterback and bay area native tom brady. catch the game here on cbs 5 at 3:30 on sunday. and one of those teams will be moving on to the super bowl just over two weeks away. cbs 5 is your place for the super bowl on february 3rd. lady gaga made wearing meat fashionable although it didn't catch on. some designers in china are hoping chocolate would be a better sell. check it out. yes, those fashion models are wearing the latest chocolate designs by chocolate fanatics. okay. insert word here. the chocolate fashion show is
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only the opening act of the world chocolate wonderland theme park. the models said they were afraid the outfits would break into pieces and fall off or maybe even melt. >> i think i would just eat it. how could you smell that chocolate and not? >> i just -- we'll just leave it at that. >> okay. too many now 4:56. [ laughter ] manti te'o's fictional girlfriend supposedly went to stanford and who knew she wasn't enrolled but didn't say anything? also ahead. >> i think she said something like i love you. >> after shaming and even suing his accusers, lance armstrong comes clean. where the lies end and where the truth begins when we come back. >> and why would a mother lie to police about her child's kidnapping? she has been busted. we tracked her down and you'll have the story up next.
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uncertain. what's being done to keep foreigners in that country safe. "a fear and confusion in the algerian hostage crisis. thethe fate is unclear of the captives. more coming up. >> first the alleged crime shock the community in san jose and now it's the lies that has people questioning what was going through a mother's head. talk about it next. >> plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures around the bay area as of late. will it last for the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and if you are heading into san francisco this morning, this is what it looks like so far at the bay bridge. nice and light, "friday light." we like that. much more traffic coming up. >> we do like that. all right, elizabeth, thanks. good morning, everyone. it's friday, january 18. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. almost 5:00 now. there's still conflicting reports this morning about how many hostages died during that algerian military raid at a natural gas complex. the "associated press" says at least 6 people are dead, dozens
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more remaining unaccounted for including some americans. the algerian government says the military raid was necessary because the islamic militant captors were threatening to flee with the hostages. today british prime minister david cameron emphasized the hostage crisis deep in the sahara desert is not over yet. >> this is a large complex site and they are still pursuing hostages and terrorists in other areas of the site. >> defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. is working around the clock to ensure the safety of americans. the al qaeda-connected militants say their actions are meant to push algeria for helping french fight militants in mali. a san jose mother admits to a kidnapping hoax. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is in san jose where neighbors and police are upset. >> reporter: everybody still wondering why would a mother do this? the community down here in san jose
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Mannequins with Attitude
Last issue we caught up with Japan's guitar-wielding wolf-creations, MAN WITH A MISSION. This time round we're faced with another NEO first; interviewing sentient mannequins from the year 20XX! Welcome to the wonderfully surreal world of FEMM, where music, fashion and fantasy collide in a brilliantly unique way.
As you should know, mannequins are not the chattiest of objects and FEMM's MS-000000 and SW-000000 (also known as RiRi and LuLa) are no different. Thank goodness, then, that Honey-B and W-Trouble decided to sit in on this interview. The pair are RiRi and LuLa's respective agents from FEMM's Agency Syndicate, an organisation that supports the rights of dolls and mannequins across the world, and these ladies represent and speak on the pair's behalf.
"Mannequins have been mistreated for many years," states Honey-B as we contemplate the ill-fated life of crash test dummies. "FEMM have decided to stand up and defend them. They express their message through music and dance, and us agents do what we can to support them."
"Actually, the readers of this interview can apply to be an agent through the syndicate's homepage; FEMM.jp. There are awards waiting for our top agents," states W-Trouble, as she continues her quest to expand the agency.
Despite being a relatively underground organisation (their base is in a hidden location off the coast of Tokyo Bay – at least, that's what we've heard), the cause has already reached a great number of people. Some of the last decade's most successful music producers, engineers and songwriters (including those that have worked with Skrillex, Beyoncé and Britney Spears) have become agents and helped in FEMM's music creation. One such track went viral last year, entitled Fxxk Boyz Get Money.
"It's a powerful girls' anthem for sure," says W-Trouble, on the track that's left celebrity bloggers and YouTubers raving. "We, as well as FEMM themselves, were very surprised by this song's reception. The lyrics are quite 'out there' but we are glad that girls from all around the world could understand and enjoy it."
Feisty lyrics and a not-safe-for-work chorus is not the only "out there" aspect of FBGM. The quirky video, which the agents tell us has been viewed most by ladies in their late-teens / early 20s from America and Europe, features a magic chain, latex maid outfits and twerking like you've never seen before.
A million hits later and the mannequins have brought the twerk move back, with a twist – literally! New music video PoW! sees RiRi and LuLa back in the tight-fitting outfits of FBGM, and this time twerking it in a funky new style that's being dubbed "TWIST & TWERK", combining the modern move with that of '60s floor-favourite 'the twist'.
"PoW! is the sequel to FBGM! So twerkin' was essential!" says Honey-B. W-Trouble quickly adds that RiRi and LuLa have many more moves ready to unleash. "Let's look forward to the variety of dance styles in their upcoming music videos!"
Every song that FEMM has so far released has an accompanying music video on YouTube – a whole album's worth! PoW! marks their first release as a major artist in Japan and is the opening track from their major debut EP PoW! / L.C.S., which also includes a number of remixes from their indie releases.
"[Japanese DJ] Invaderous has been helping us with our remixes since FEMM's debut. He's done it again and they're sounding super dope and perfect to play at clubs," states W-Trouble. "He is the artist that FEMM trusts the most. We have already played them at shows a few times and the crowd loved it. They seemed to have enjoyed that chaotic arrangement of the songs."
The CD is released in Japan with what FEMM's agents are calling a "Silent Package", including a blank CD-R so fans can burn the previously released digital FEMM tracks to disc and enjoy them on a physical format for the first time. For the UK, the release will be handled by JPU Records, and include their first full album instead of the CD-R.
FEMM have occasionally been spotted in the wild. Tourists and locals have managed to capture photos of RiRi and LuLa walking (rather robotically) around the streets of Japan and America, the latter of which they were recently packed up and shipped off to for the J-Pop Summit event in California.
"FEMM love to watch how girls dress," explains Honey-B, who also happens to be bilingual. "They are often visiting Harajuku and walking around doing window shopping. It's all very exciting. In the United States, it seems like people are more open to FEMM. They always get warm welcoming there!
"There are a lot of things that FEMM don't understand about humans, so they observe and study. They want to know more about the nature and trends of humankind."
It wouldn't be an interview involving mannequins without bringing up the '80s classic film of their namesake. Could it be possible that Kim Cattrall is one of the original members of FEMM?! Honey-B isn't ruling it out…
"Mannequins have always had feelings, just like humans. I'm not too familiar about that [film], but I'm sure that there were mannequins like FEMM in the past. But this kind of movement is highly challenging and maybe it ended somewhere. We won't let that happen this time. That's what we are here for."
Our time with the agents is drawing to a close. "Thank you for your support, UK agents! We are always reading your messages through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! If you are new to FEMM, please check out their YouTube videos. Someday we hope we can do a show in UK. We are looking forward to that day".


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Turkish research vessel grounded, sank
Turkish research vessel ARAMA I grounded on Aug 19 or 20 on Turkish coast rocks near Arsuz, southern Anatolia, in Gulf of Iskenderun, eastern Med. Hull said to be breached, engine room and other compartments, including laboratiories, flooded. No other information available at the moment. On a photo partially submerged ARAMA I resting on bottom of rocky coast.
Research ship ARAMA I, IMO 9711004, GT 294, built 2014, flag Turkey.


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SQL Server Central Management Server (CMS)
Microsoft always comes up with some really interesting features in its every release. Central Management Server popularly known as CMS was one such interesting and useful feature which was introduced in SQL Server 2008. So what is Central Management Server, is this a New Server, New license required, a new product or what? Answer is no.
Is just a pretty plain simple feature like a Registered Server in earlier versions which is shipped with SQL Server software. CMS is nothing more but a Plain simple Central Repository kind of thing which holds in all the servers which you add in. You can create Groups such as DEV, TEST, ACC, PRD, WHITEBOX, BLACKBOX etc and add the respective servers in the respective group and manage them Centrally. It will also serve you as an SQL Server Inventory of your organisation and there is no need to Maintain it seperately. All you need to do to get list is Register this Central Management on you local Machine in Management Studio and Enjoy all the features.
Some of the important use of CMS are
- You can Store all of your policies under this one CMS and then apply/Evalute these policies at once on all servers or specific groups under CMS.
- Run a single Query against multiple Servers at a time and get the results in single Output Window
- You can Import or Export all the servers or groups to different CMS or Different server at ease simply by Right Clicking, going to Tasks and then select Import or Export as shown below.
- Manage all of your SQL Server Remotely from one CMS, No need to Connect to Each Instance, or RDP to Machine and Manage services. You can simple right click on Server and go to Service Control and then Stop, Restart or Start the SQL Services as shown below.
- Couple of things to keep in Mind is that, it works only with Windows Authentication and Central Management Server cannot be a member of a group that it maintains.
How to configure a Central Management Server ?? You can find information in this link: How to Configure Central Management Server in SQL Server


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Devin Townsend Project: Z2
Of all of the highly anticipated albums releases for this year (and there have been many), I don't think any one of those compare to the excitement that has been brewing in anticipation for this release. In 2007, Devin Townsend released the tongue-in-cheek rock opera about the infamous alien, Ziltoid the Omniscient (of which the album is aptly named, Ziltoid the Omniscient), who travels to Earth in search for the world's best cup of coffee. Upon being given a "fetid" cup of coffee, Ziltoid launches an attack on Earth's army, only to end suggesting that the whole experience had been dreamt by a day-dreaming employee in a present day cafe.
This was truly a solo album in which Townsend plays all of the instruments on the album, excluding the drums which he sampled with the EZdrummer software. Shortly after the release of this album, Townsend took an indefinite hiatus to concentrate on his newly created family.
One could probably argue that during this time, Ziltoid the Omniscient had garner somewhat of a cult following amongst the hardcore devin fans. To the enjoyment of many eager fans, Townsend performed the world exclusive performance of the album in its entirety in Helsinki, Finland in 2010. It was also to everyone's amazement when it was announced that there would be a sequel to Ziltoid the Omniscient, aptly titled, Z2. After almost scrapping it, Townsend announced the official recording of the album in early 2014.
Now, it i with great excitement that I write-up this review for this long-awaited sequel. The album contains two discs, each with a very different, but still Devin Townsend style to it. The first disc is entitled Sky Blue, which could be seen as just a separate collection of songs and doesn't really add to the story of Ziltoid. The second disc however, is entitled dark Matters and serves as the continuation of the Ziltoid concept. The main theme overall for the album though is "Ziltoid against the world."
I don't want to give too much away in regards to the continuation of the story on this record, but let's just say there's a war princess, lots of poozers, and the most epic battle sequences imaginable. Devin Townsend really shells out for this album and it shows. The production on both records is absolutely massive, wrapping the listener in a cocoon of insanely heavy riffs and beautiful harmonies with the tongue-in-cheek humor laced throughout the record. For a follow-up to an already classic record, I have no doubt that the hardcore fans with easily embrace this record and love every second of it.
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Seen from a world defined by time and space life is flat as can be. This should not be a surprise, because that which is life is one and as it requires more than one to be dimensional, what else can it be than flat.
To perceive that which is life as dimensional, it has to be divided into more than one, so that one flat part can observe another flat part, that seems to move when the observing part moves. In other words, by observing the flatness of life from different angles, you imagine to be someone in a world defined by time and space.
On the webpage almost calm you can see how a painting, that is still and flat seems to move and becomes dimensional, when you as observer outside of the flat image move on top of it via a mouse, tracking pad or fingers in case of a smartphone. The webpage is done by the artist Artist Rafaël Rozendaal, who in a series of new images uses an old-school technology best known for its use in funky, ridged baseball cards, where it looked like the slugger was swinging a bat, when you turned the card slightly to and fro – as is explained in the Wired article ´Vivid Paintings That Shape-Shift as You Walk by Them´.
What needs to be imagined though is not real. But that is the beauty of it. One can imagine a world defined by time and space and have fun pretending to be someone there, while nothing actually has changed, because since that which is one is formless it is endless, so there is no more than that which is one.
A world defined by time and space can be compared to ´the matrix´ in the movie by the same name, where reality, as it is perceived by most humans, is actually a simulated reality called ´the matrix´, which is a layer on top of the real world. But unlike in the movie the layer of a 3D world with appearances moving in time it is not created by machines, who trick you into seeing a world, that is not there.
In an attempt to be more than that which is one, you have tricked yourself into seeing something that is not there, namely a dimensional world, instead of seeing there is no more than that which is one, which is seen by seeing nothing, because that which is real cannot be seen, since it is that which is one and it takes more than one to see something.
In the world defined by time and space you are to be compared to a machine that functions via the info it gets from IoT (The internet of things*), where everything included the appearance of a personality and soul is fabricated in the cloud, which makes all your thoughts, feelings and decisions based on preprogrammed sensors installed in you, although you like to think it is your own doing. Unlike in the movie ´The Matrix´, what is underneath the layer of the violent and ugly world called ´the matrix´ is not a world of machines but the beauty of that which is one.
But if you forget that a world defined by time and space is nothing but a simulated reality, appearing to be there does not seem funky anymore but very serious. Hence it becomes important to preserve the imagination of being someone with a coherent self – even when the angles of observing that which is one are changed, which they constantly in order to make it appear as if it is a dimensional world. See also the article There is only one thing, that needs correction.
As everything has a beginning and an end in a dimensional world to survive as someone definitive, you to trick itself into believing you have a soul, that will reincarnate as someone new, when angles of observing that which is one are changed and what you appear to be cannot function anymore. So far though no one has been able to make this trick work.
The reason for this is very simple. There is no more than one life. It never ends though. What has an end is not life but afterlife. In other words, since life is formless and therefore endless, there is nothing else than that, so believing you are not someone definitive is a mistake.
Fortunately a mistake can be corrected. See hack #8.5 To appear in the world is a mistake, that can be corrected. It only takes one to undo, what is not one. That being said, in a world where there seems to be more than one oneness appears separated in more than, so to become one you include two or more appearances, that seems different from you, as if their difference does not make a difference. See hack #3.5 Inclusiveness is pure bliss. or hack #8.8 Alone together is the key to that which is one.
Humans are afraid that machines with artificial intelligence will end their world, as Stephen Hawking and Elton Musk from Tesla predicts – and for sure they will end the world as humans know it, because what they seem to know is nothing but their own construction of thoughts, that they have tricked themselves to believe is the world.
The same though will be true for a new world fabricated by machines with artificial intelligence. It will be a fabricated reality on top of the fabricated reality, humans have made on top of the fabricated reality, that so-called gods did on top of that which is real. There may be layers in between those, but they are all simulated worlds on top of that which is real, namely the formlessness of oneness.
*) Read more about the IoT and the receiving of thoughts and feelings from the cloud in the article in A person is to be compared to a machine following preprogrammed movements.
- The graphics are grabbed from the web.
- This article is part of hack 2.4 Life is flat.


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Windstar Cruises Recognized With Condé Nast Traveler 2014 Readers' Choice Awards as World's Best Small Ship Cruise Line
Condé Nast Traveler has announced the results of its 27th annual Readers' Choice Awards with Windstar recognized as #1 in the world in the Small Ship Cruise Line category.
Windstar's winning score of 90.065 also garnered the line the #2 spot among all of small, midsize, and large ocean-going cruise lines.
"We are honored to have our unique style of yacht cruising and warm, personal service recognized by our loyal guests and the discerning readers of Condé Nast Traveler," said Hans Birkholz, Windstar Cruises' chief executive officer. "Our teams both on board and on shore continually strive to create memorable experiences for our guests, and it's an inspiration for us to be acknowledged by the people we serve every day."
The Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and are commonly known as "the best of the best of travel." More than 76,600 dedicated readers cast votes for 7,721 hotels, 642 cities, 453 cruise ships, and 148 islands. The result? The 1,182 best travel experiences in the world.
The past few years have seen Windstar Cruises enter into a period of innovation and expansion. Earlier this year the company launched Private Events, a complimentary, exclusive onshore event, crafted to give an in depth and authentic local experience unique to each voyage. Other product enhancements include a series of Cruisetours through Asia; Local Dining Tips Curated by SAVEUR a one-of-a-kind platform to uncover the world's most delicious destinations for culinary travelers; as well as a fresh Windstar logo.
In 2013, the line announced it was doubling the size of the fleet from three sailing yachts to six ships. Star Pride, the first of the three power yachts, came on board in May of this year in a celebratory christening ceremony in Barcelona, Spain. Star Breeze and Star Legend will join the Windstar fleet in May of 2015 following a $20 million, three-week dry dock.
Windstar also continues to introduce new global itineraries, focusing on smaller ports that large ships can't visit and voyages that feature trade winds optimal for sailing. In 2014 Windstar returned to the islands of Tahiti with the 148-passenger sailing yacht Wind Spirit. During October Star Pride will begin its transit to Southeast Asia, visiting ports in Arabia and India along the way, a first for the company.
These changes are being recognized among guests and the travel industry alike. Last month Windstar Cruises won a Gold Magellan Award for Market Leader in Small Ship Cruising from Travel Weekly as well as SAVEUR's Culinary Travel Awards as an Outstanding Culinary Cruise Line. In July, Windstar was recognized as #2 Small Ship Cruise Line in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards.
For more information about Windstar Cruises and to book, contact a travel professional, call Windstar at 800-258-7245 or visit http://www.WindstarCruises.com.


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Starwood Hotels and Resorts has received a $12.8bn (£8.9bn) takeover offer from a group led by China's Anbang Insurance Group, potentially throwing a spanner in the works for the tie up between Starwood and Marriott agreed last November.
The terms of the deal with Marriott includes a period during which Starwood can consider other offers and expires at the end of the day on 17 March, with shareholders from both companies due to vote on the deal on 28 March.
Marriott has today defended its offer, saying it remains committed to the deal and gently reminds Starwood it would "be obligated to pay Marriott a $400m termination fee in cash" if it called off the deal.
The new offer from the Anbang led consortium would pay $76 a share in cash for all shares outstanding of the company, a 7.9 per cent premium to Starwood's stock price as of Friday's close at $70.42.
Shares of Starwood rose 8.4 per cent to $76.35 in pre-market trading. Marriott shares rose 1.6 per cent to $70.
Starwood released a statement that said:
Starwood will carefully consider the outcome of its discussions with the consortium in order to determine the course of action that is in the best interest of Starwood and its stockholders
The move is the latest bid on Anbang's hotel shopping spree.
Just last week Anbang paid out $6.5bn to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts and bought the Waldorf Astoria for almost $2bn in late 2014 from Hilton.
In recent years other Asian buyers, who see US real estate as a safe haven for funds, have acquired New York's Plaza Hotel and Carlyle Hotel each for more than $1.4m a room.


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I have not tried either of those bras. Any reviews?
Still waiting for my Bali Breeze In Flux Jacket to arrive – can't wait! Bali Breeze looks so pretty in the Swift material 🙂
I'm curious about the fit of the Back Pack It Jacket, it looks like it has potential 🙂 looks like it's more of a fitted and flattering style, which is just what I've been waiting for in a jacket (too many Miss Misty this year!). If anyone has tried it, I'd be interested in hearing what you thought of it, specifically how it's fitting at the bust, ie – enough room to zip up comfortably without having to size up for those with bigger busts? I don't like having to size up just to get a little bit more room at the bust because then the rest of the jacket is too loose and unflattering on me. Sizing up works for me in the In Flux though since it's a snugger fit all over anyway.


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As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, your ISP (Internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.
We do use cookies to sore information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a pop-up once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums. We also use third party advertisements on http://COItalianHC.com to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.
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Stop programs from starting automatically on boot
There are many instances when programs are starting when the computer boots, bring annoying pop-ups and consuming resources. Most of them have a way to disable that feature, some of the more poorly designed ones do not. There's a way to disable it, using an configuration application called msconfig. It exists in all modern Windows versions:
Go to Startup Tab and uncheck any application you don't want to launch during boot time. Click Apply and then OK.
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Have you ever look at someone and start enacting scenes from Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty Trilogy in your head (because homie doesn't do meekly Fifty Shades of Grey)? No? Just me? Alrighty then…
Come on. Be honest. There must be once or twice moment where you feel it. The heat rising to your cheek, the palpitating heart, the burning desire inside you. After all, we are human.
Which brings us to some interesting questions: to what degree such passion is acceptable? Is it objectifying or improper? How can we stop ourselves from desiring it or to have feeling about it?
Heck, I can't even stop myself from drooling over sexy bras or board games. Yes, Saturday night with me can be very interesting. And even though I didn't end up buying them, they still make me excited.
Is it bad? Should I not have feelings like that? Is it not enough that I lowered my gaze and not look at the temptation? Am I supposed to suppress the excitement and kill the emotions? But we're humans. We're not robots.
The problem with sex is, it is scary. In that singular moment where the spark is lit, it can be either an uncontrolled wildfire that burned down everything or the warm fire of the hearth that you come home to.
Some sex are bland, nothing more than an upgraded version of masturbation. Some are supposed to be magical and the unification of soul. The last description is usually found in many women-targeted media.
Whatever you think what or how it is, the fact of the matter is, when you are in the moment, you literally lost yourself. Everything else lost its importance. And if you have a feeling for your partner, that's even more better.
Understandably, its intoxicating effect is the reason why it is considered a no-no. This is why it gets repressed. Strictly for reproduction only, please. Apparently, humans can't deal with so much excitement.
We talked about sex in a hushed voice, and for women in some part of the world, not at all. These women lose the opportunity to know about their reproductive system, their sexual rights, and the chance to bloom in spirit.
On the other side, men mostly talked about their bravado, which at times can't be confirmed anyway. They, in turn, lose the opportunity to make their sexual encounters a meaningful one, to understand more about women and about themselves.
I looked at him once again. Something inside me still stirred. That face. That body. The unsaid promise of joy and excitement. I want him to take me higher and pushed me to the edge where I will fly. And I want to do the same for him.
Maybe I shouldn't feel this way. It is objectifying. It is improper. As an old phrase go: First you think about it, then you talked about it, then you do it. I probably should stop right now.
But what if we both consent? What if we both like each other and we enjoy such passion from one another? Will it still be wrong? Will it still be objectifying and morally improper?
This is a dangerous slope I am treading because many people can use my arguments to justify their one-sided advances as 'mutual attractions' when they're actually not. Psychos are everywhere.
I don't want these psychos to defined what I am feeling. I don't want to get the nasty look of "Gluten is bad for you" because some people have bad gluten-related experience. Is it still bad even when I don't get the adverse reaction?
My feelings are valid. In a world where (some) women are still treated like objects, where sexual assaults and oppressions still happen to the weak, my feelings may sound like an insult to those who suffer. But it is still valid.
I have the right to feel elated. I have the right to enjoy myself. I have the right to understand more about my feeling, to choose who I want to be with, to develop the connection that I want.
The problem with sex is, it shouldn't be a problem. Just as other things in life, it should be done with proper consent and equality on both side, and obtained without inflicting harm or manipulating other people.
I, for one, am not ashamed for wanting it; nor will I be okay to be shamed for wanting it. There's nothing and there shouldn't be anything shameful about sex as long as it's done with consent and respect on both side.
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Man and Woman
I recently had the privilege of spending a week with 50 some odd brilliant women. We were participants in a leadership program specifically for women run by a business school. So we spend the week learning about management, negotiation, behavioral psychology, and business organizations from the perspective of being a woman in business on the assumption that it is different to be a woman in business than a man. Maybe that's a 'duh' moment, maybe not.
One of the things I found most interesting is something I have long suspected based on anecdotal evidence: the difference in how men lead and women lead is minimal. The traits of a leader are not dependent on the genital organ; the perception of those traits however is enormous depending on the type of organ you have been blessed to carry. Strong man = awesome; strong woman = bitch. This is not brilliant, this is something any woman who has ever had to function in a working environment understands implicitly if not explicitly.
After a week of intense education in this topic I can now share with you the underpinnings of social psychology that provide some explanation; I can talk about the socio-behavioral standards that we use to support these systems; I can even tell you about my own independent learning that shows evolutionary-anthropological support to these systems. I just read a blog piece (not one that I found particularly well written mind you) that referenced a study showing that men in marriages with a wife that stays home inadvertently act as protectors in the work place thereby limiting women's option further. Blame it on the nice guy who just wants to take care of me. Or blame it on religion: depending on how you read genesis, and because few of us can read it in the somewhat more original hebrew (somewhat because we don't have access to a first draft) we get to choose the interpretation whereby Eve was created form Adam or the two were created simultaneously (oh the elusive simultaneous…. but that is a different essay). Are we equals? Are women subordinate? Are we simply different incarnations of the same thing? Did we crawl out of the primordial slime as one? And let us not forget that for all of the advances we see in science, but for women there would not be men.
But the real issue I am trying to get at is sexism: is this something that can be solved and do we actually want to solve it? I think that the two questions have to be asked together. Really I think that the latter may be the bigger, more important issue because if we don't want to solve the problem you know we are not going to try all that hard.
I have long felt that women were as much, if not more to blame for the continuation of sexism than men. We are mean to each other, we are catty and nasty and focus on physical one-upmanship to a degree that we make it virtually impossible to succeed. How often do we look at a man in our work world and say, "oh my god, did you see what he was wearing?" We mostly don't because we mostly don't care. But man alive do we ever do this to each other. Maybe the problem is that we have more sartorial options, and men rarely run into the problem of wearing a skirt that is too short. But we not only dish on the girl in the too short skirt, we also choose to wear them; because we get attention from men when we do, and we like that. We use the assets we have to get ourselves advantages and some of those assets are sex appeal. If we lived in a world were sexism didn't exist, a hint of breast and a tight skirt would be of no advantage and the truth is there are plenty of women who appreciate the attention. Even in the stories where the beautiful princess is intelligent and independent she falls in love with the big strong man in the end.
So what is the problem? Is it that we are biological creatures and even as we take up our positions to run the world our deep subconscious is plotting how to get us the most viable mate? In other words are we so driven by sex that we continue to do stupid things even with the empirical knowledge that what we are doing is stupid? I want to be the most attractive chimp in the group because that will get me the most food, the best mate, the greatest chance of genetic survival. Is that very different from how sexism plays out at work? I will use what I can to disparage competitors and to gain my advantage so I have access to the best resources. If we are blind to gender, which is probably the best solution for the problem of sexism, we will not be able to survive as a species (pretend we don't have the science that defeats this argument). The bigger issue is, can we acknowledge gender differences without making assumptions and judgments? …someday, we will be judged by the content of our character, not by the….


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Northern Flicker
For the third year in a row, a pair of northern flicker woodpeckers have taken up residence in the hole in the tree in our backyard. Out of the blue, like clockwork, they arrive towards the end of May and get busy making a home for summer breeding.
While part of my mind wonders how deep the hole in the tree is, the rest of the major portion of my mind is thrilled about this opportunity for the kids (and me) to observe and record something beautiful in nature.
Last year, we spent some time studying backyard birds, which led me to share the beautiful birds I saw in the Springwater Corridor nearby.
The female in the picture above is the first one we noticed moving in. She seems sleek and slim in the picture above. The female in the picture below seems to be puffier, as if it is a different bird altogether - probably the fledgling as it was taken days later than the above.
And, here are the male Northern flickers, clicked on day 1 and day 6 of my record-keeping. Am guessing there are atleast half a dozen babies in there, judging by the pictures taken at different times.
I remember last year when I desperately tried to get a picture of the eggs - they are certainly well-concealed and well-protected in that hole. I woke up at the crack of dawn hearing the incessant calls to watch if they came out to practise flying, or to catch the parent feeding the young.
Well, they've been here for well over a fortnight now - from the time I started recording them, that is - and we catch ourselves being drawn to them when we are in the house.
They seem to fly in and out of the hole, rat-a-tatting on the patio roof and making the kleer-kleer-kleer noise, as recorded in WhatBird.com.
The male has this bright red cheek marks - moustache - and black neckband - he looks rather grand, with reddish/orangish parts in the wings and black spots all over. The female doesn't have the bright red moustache, but looks every bit as gorgeous with grey-brown-beige coloring, black neckband and dark spots all over.
I am guessing the little ones are getting lessons in finding the juicy worms and bugs before they take off on their own. I see quite a few of them around these days. One or the other is cautiously peeping out from the hole, then mustering up courage, takes flight and then soon heads back in, possibly after getting a luscious snack from our garden.
Sometimes one is at the base of the tree while the other is looking down from the hole. Perhaps it has been long enough for the young to fly out with a parent to find food and get back in the hole safely.
And sometimes I see the birds together by the hole briefly, just for an instant, as if to exchange a hello before one of them takes off in a flash, too fast for me to get the camera and catch them together.
But, other times, one is resting further up in the tree while another pokes out from the hole.
Og and Ana took turns looking at the birds through our sturdy old binoculars. We looked over and over at the pictures we took to study the birds' features. We talked about the male and the female and what they might be doing in the hole: laying eggs, incubating, raising babies. We noticed that as soon as they arrived they got busy with nest excavation, hammering and chucking out the scraps. We read about their migration, flying south to stay warm as the winter approaches.
Then, Ana was ready to make a book about our very own backyard Northern Flickers.
Having spent way more time than I budgeted on observing them, it seems like I am getting too fond of them, almost too attached and reluctant to let them go. I can see there are at least 3 different-looking females, and 2 different-looking male birds flying in and out of that hole. Between 34x zoom and cropping, some pictures are not as sharp as when seen via the binoculars, but, it certainly captures each bird's personality, me thinks...
Soon, they will fly away. I hope they come back next year.
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Accepted In The Beloved
When we Christians are pleasing and acceptable to the Lord we are not pleasing and acceptable to unbelievers. When we are walking in the Spirit we are acceptable to the Lord but we are unacceptable to unbelievers. When we are serving the Lord in any way we are unacceptable to unbelievers. The attitude of unbelievers toward me and other believers is manifested in various ways on many levels. They sometimes try to disrupt our obedience to the Lord. They try to change our behavior. They prefer not to see it. They prefer not to believe it. They ignore it. They walk away. They avoid us. They think we must be unbalanced. They sometimes actually seem to despise us. They are much more tolerant of us when we are not serving the Lord, in other words, when we are walking in the flesh. Those same attitudes toward faithful Christians are often exhibited by other Christians who are not walking with the Lord.
If there is no one in your life to whom you are unacceptable, I wonder if you are a Christian that does not live the way God wants you to live or if you are a Christian at all. Do we want to be acceptable to the world, the flesh and the Devil or do we want to be accepted in the beloved?
Ephesians 1:2: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
John 15:19: If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 17:14: I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
1 Peter 2:12: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
John 15:20: Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Galatians 4:16: Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
2 Timothy 3:12: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2 Samuel 12:14: Howbeit, because by this deed (his sin concerning Bathsheba) thou (David) hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Joshua 24:15: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day (and every day) whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Psalms 19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Care to discuss Accepted In The Beloved with Ron?


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Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Delhi - Manali
On Arrival in Delhi we will meet you and will transfer you to Manali 570 km/ 11 hrs.Upon arrival at Manali, check in at hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Manali.
Day 2: Manali
Morning after breakfast go for city tour visiting Hadimba Devi Temple, Manu Temple, Tibetan Monastery and Vashisht Village. Afternoon at leisure. Enjoy your Dinner in hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Manali
Full day excursion visiting Kothi Gorge, Gulaba, Marhi, Rohtang Pass -(tourist spot in himalaya having snow all 12 months) is the most visited tourist spot in Himalaya having snow round the year (Upto Snow Line in case Rohtang is closed due to snow fall) and Sollang Valley evening return to hotel. Dinner and Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Manali - Manikaran Via Kullu - Manali
After breakfast depart Manali and drive to Manikaran 75 kms /4 hours enroute Kullu, Manikaran is located in the Parvati Valley between the rivers Vyaas and Parvati, northeast of Bhuntar in the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh. Manikaran is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus and Sikhs. The Hindus believe that Manu recreated human life in Manikaran after the flood, making it a sacred area. It has many temples and a Gurudwara. After sightseeing at Manikaran, we would transfer you to Kullu(45 kms/2 hours), there would be a half day sightseeing tour of Kullu. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Manali.
Day 5: Manali - Delhi
Manali to Delhi Back.
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I'm on keto (vegan keto might I add, but since insects don't have the capacity to consciously suffer to my knowledge I'm interested farming them for a wider amino acid profile) and need them to be low in carbs in general. Will it matter what I feed them? I don't really care about taste that much, my sense of taste has been dulled for a long time now hahaha. Oh also: Is it okay to mix cricket flour into a shake and it make it like a protein shake sort of or no? I'm very new to this and don't know much LOL. Also how much in general does it cost per month for you to raise/harvest your crickets in general? (Just an estimate), thanks :)
Hi DaMeteor, - Forum thread "Data Resources" has several insect composition references. These are always based on particular test subjects and are not absolute ratios, but good guidelines.
Feeding high protein diets to insects generally raises their relative protein content. However, there is a cost for clean protein feed stock that is hard to justify economically in the return of insect protein.
I understand ketogenic (keto) dietary principals. Trying to obtain all of our protein from insects would likely lead in time to certain amino acid insufficiency. Bear in mind some of the bug protein that laboratory data reported are found is tied to the insect chitin & not biologically available to our digestion.
My impression is that the amount of bug carbohydrate you would ingest, relative to the amount of bug derived protein you feel is appropriate, is not going to be too much carbohydrate for ketogenic dieting. You can use Data Resources charts to actually calculate fairly reliably the carbohydrate content for the total amount of insects propose consuming.
Since I do not rear crickets I can not tell you rearing costs. Although also not based on personal experience I think you can blend cricket "flour" into liquidd with or without other ingredients for drinking. I blend mealworm larvae (fresh culled, submerged in water, rinsed few times, 5 min. boil, double rinsed, drained, patted dry & refrigerated under whey) into liquids; although not neccessary I loosely strain out chitin flakes before drinking (or adding to things).


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House panel debates mayoral control of St. Paul, Minneapolis schools
Megan Boldt, Pioneer Press, March 8, 2012 –
The mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis could have control of their city's school districts under a bill debated in the House Education Reform Committee today.
Supporters say mayoral control of schools has worked in other large cities across the nation, giving urban districts stable leadership from mayors who usually have longer tenure than superintendents, greater coordination of resources and the ability to overhaul schools more quickly than school boards often slow to move from the status quo.
"It can create a new set of dynamics that will change the status quo and lead to improvements for our students," said Jim Bartholomew, education policy director for the Minnesota Business Partnership.
But opponents argue getting rid of elected boards takes away power from the voters and having politicians with little or no experience in education in charge of school system is a bad idea. And they point out there is no research that shows there is a correlation between a school district's government structure and student achievement.
"There is no evidence," said Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis.
In 1992, Boston became the first city to try out mayoral control, which usually means disbanding elected school boards and replacing them with commissions appointed by the mayor. Several big cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, have followed their lead and others are considering such a move. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was appointed by the mayor of Chicago to run the city's schools for several years.
St. Paul ended mayoral control in 1946, in Minneapolis 1959.
But proponents argue that the stability of leadership has been tenuous, particularly in Minneapolis, over the past couple of decades. Since 2002, the Minneapolis has had five different superintendents. Graduation rates in the two cities also lag behind statewide averages. About 76 percent of students in Minnesota graduate in four years. In St. Paul, 63 percent graduate on time and in Minneapolis 49 percent.
Research on whether mayoral control affects student achievement is inconclusive. Even supporters agree the research is a mixed bag. But they point out that a November study of large urban districts by the Council of Great City Schools found Boston made some of the biggest gains on national standardized tests between 2003 and 2009.
"That's hard to say that's all due to mayoral governance, but it was definitely in the mix," Bartholomew said.
But critics argue that bri
nging forward a controversial proposal that has no credible research that it works and no backing from leaders in Minneapolis or St. Paul isn't productive. And it does nothing to truly address the social issues like poverty and lack of affordable housing that cause the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their more well off peers.
The House Education Reform Committee will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. today to continue discussion on the bill.


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LEGO Ideas of the Week: SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket
In this section we help promote LEGO Idea projects to help them reach the 10,000 likes needed for their idea to get created! This week we feature the idea called SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket created by rejsmont. Here's what the creator had to say about the idea:
This is a 1:76 scale model of SpaceX Falcon 9FT and Falcon Heavy together with (optionally transparent) payload fairing, Dragon and Dragon 2 spacecraft. It was designed to feature as many original features as possible and maintain the aspect ratio of individual components as closely as possible.
Currently, it is one of 3 Falcon designs available on LEGO Ideas. It does, however, have a few benefits over others.
-Each booster has a 6×6 footprint and is over one meter tall (with second stage and payload fairing) when assembled!
-F9 rockets are readily stackable to Falcon Heavy configuration
-Landing legs and grid fins are at the 45-degree to the main booster axis, just as in the original
-Dragon and Dragon 2 capsules have quite a few parts and could easily be packaged as separate sets
-The payload fairing provides generous space for some more satellite designs
I really hope you enjoy this one.
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The administrators at Rangers are hoping to secure a buyer for the club. Duff and Phelps said that time was running out and dramatically said that the club may not be able to finish the season and there are worries that the club may be forced into liquidation
Negotiations over the payment of players are ongoing and the club needs to save £1m a month to keep going. The players are looking for a deferral of wages which will be paid by the new owners if they materialize. Although the wages of the players are small in relation to the total tax bill owed of £45m.
There may be new company formed that can continue to play football and the oldco be put into liquidation. Joint-administrator David Whitehouse told Rangers TV: "The preferred scenario from our perspective both in terms of the return to creditors and a platform for retaining an ongoing continuous business is through a CVA.
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