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Monday, May 23 2016
John 13: The Origins Of The Passover Foot Washing Prophecies
by Wayne Blank
See also 1 Year Holy Bible Reading Plan
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him"
Foot washing was a common, practical task that was done apart from, and more frequently than, general bathing ("13:9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 13:10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet" John 13:9-10 KJV). It was commonly done when entering a house (keeping in mind the more-open footwear of the time) by one's self, or by a servant.
The famous anointing of the Messiah at Bethany (see A Passover Prophecy That You Are Fulfilling Right Now and The House of Martha and Mary) was actually an elaborate foot washing ("Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment"). Notice also that, like the Passover foot washing that was done a few days later, the betrayer was also there.
"12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 12:2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Based on a practice that everyone already knew and observed, the Messiah then washed His disciples' feet. The only thing new about what He did was that the Master did what a servant would do: "Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you."
"13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
The presence of the betrayer at the righteous and thereafter-commanded Passover foot washing service was prophesied long before, as revealed by the LORD to King David: "I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me". That prophecy, as recorded in Psalm 41:9 ("Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me"; see What Did King David Prophesy About Judas Iscariot?) was fulfilled that night.
"13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Peter was, at times, impetuous - he made himself the first to speak, and so often the answer that was given to all of them was addressed to Peter (see 1 Peter: Be Not Lords Over God's Heritage). Peter's denial was the result of his confusion. Peter was not a coward or a traitor. He soon thereafter demonstrated his courage and faithfulness in standing between the Messiah and the mob. But when the Messiah told him to put down his sword and stop doing what any courageous, patriotic servant of the King would do, he became temporarily confused. His "I know not the man" was more a statement of that confusion (i.e. in effect, "I don't know why He told me to allow Him to be taken without a fight - that's not like Him") than a mere denial of personally knowing Him. Nevertheless, Peter's impetuousness that night came with a price that would come due (see Why Was Peter Crucified?).
"13:31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 13:32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
Fact Finder: Why did the Messiah observe "the Last Supper" on Nisan 14?
This Day In History, May 23
1498: Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious and political reformer, was hanged and burned at the stake by the order of Pope Alexander VI.
1533: Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon void, and his marriage to Anne Boleyn in January legal, a judgment that was condemned by the Vatican.
1568: The Netherlands declared independence from Spain.
1568: Dutch rebels under the command of Louis of Nassau (brother of William I of Orange) defeated Jean de Ligne, the Duke of Aremberg and his troops at the Battle of Heiligerlee, beginning the Eighty Years' War.
1618: The Thirty Years War began when, during a Bohemian revolt against the Hapsburg Emperor, three opponents of the Reformation are thrown through a window. The incident became known as the Defenestration of Prague.
1633: Samuel de Champlain was made the first governor of New France (North America).
1701: Scottish pirate William Kidd ("Captain Kidd") was hanged at London's Execution Dock after being convicted of piracy and murder.
1706: The Battle of Ramillies; the British army under John Churchill (of the same family from which future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born 2 centuries later), the 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeated a French army under Marshal Villeroi.
1805: In the Cathedral of Milan, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned King of Italy.
1873: The Canadian North West Mounted Police were established. They formed part of what is known today as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the "Mounties").
1934: The criminals "Bonnie and Clyde" (Bonnie Parker, 24 and Clyde Barrow, 25) were killed (shot at least 25 times each) by police in Louisiana. Their crime spree included robberies (gas stations, stores and banks), kidnappings and the murders of numerous people, including police officers.
1939: The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sank off the coast of New Hampshire. 26 sailors were killed; 33 others were rescued.
1945: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi Gestapo ("Gestapo" was the abbreviation for "The State Police"), committed suicide after being captured by Allied forces.
1960: Fugitive Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina. He was returned to Israel for trial where he was found guilty and hanged. His body was incinerated and the ashes dumped far out into the Mediterranean Sea.
1967: Prior to the Six Day War (see Israel's Wars In The Twentieth Century), Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran and blockaded Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba (see also Where Is Palestine? and Jordan's West Bank Invasion).
1983: The first heart-lung transplant in Canada was performed, at University Hospital in London, Ontario.
1991: Israel began "Operation Solomon" - a 2 day airlift of 14,400 Ethiopian Jews out of Addis Ababa (see also Jews - Three Tribes and Three Meanings).
2006: The Alaskan volcano Mount Cleveland erupted.


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ceviche. and houston.
i arrived home in houston yesterday.
i'll be spending one glorious week here before heading to utah for the next few months.
last night we thought long and hard where to go for my first meal back in town. and in the end it was the lure of goode company's ceviche that made the decision for us.
ah, it's good to be home!

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Last week I wrote about a talk I gave in Denmark on the subject of software patents, ahead of that country's referendum on whether to join the Unitary Patent system. As I pointed out – and as many others have pointed out before me – one of the reasons that software patents don't make any sense is that they are typically monopolies on an idea, not a specific implementation of that idea. That's not how patents are supposed to work – you can't get a monopoly on the general idea of a mousetrap, only on some particular new kind of mousetrap. As a result, it is often impossible to code around a software patent, because it applies to all implementations of the basic idea. That gives the monopolists in question a chokehold on both new products and innovation.
In my talk, I pointed out that software was unusual in that it could be both patented and copyrighted – even if software patents "as such" are not given in Europe, they are as "computer-implemented inventions" which are essentially indistinguishable from software patents, as the examples I gave in my talk demonstrated. Copyright is supposed to cover the expressive nature of code – just as it covers the expressive elements in a poem or novel. Last week, that "idea/expression dichotomy" was dealt a serious blow by a US court. Significantly, it is the same court – the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) - that is largely responsible for the software patent mess in the US.
The court decision [.pdf] concerns the long-running battle between Oracle and Google over the latter's use of Java functionality in Android. Here's the judgment's summary of what it's about:
This copyright dispute involves 37 packages of computer source code. The parties have often referred to these groups of computer programs, individually or collectively, as "application programming interfaces," or API packages, but it is their content, not their name, that matters. The predecessor of Oracle America, Inc. ("Oracle") wrote these and other API packages in the Java programming language, and Oracle licenses them on various terms for others to use. Many software developers use the Java language, as well as Oracle's API packages, to write applications (commonly referred to as "apps") for desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, and other devices. Oracle filed suit against Google Inc. ("Google") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Google's Android mobile operating system infringed Oracle's patents and copyrights.
The patent claims were thrown out, leaving copyright questions. The latest decision is as follows:
we conclude that the declaring code and the structure, sequence, and organization of the 37 Java API packages are entitled to copyright protection.
It seems pretty clear that the court thinks that APIs can be copyrighted, which runs counter to how most programmers would see things. Indeed, given the uproar this result has already caused, it would not be surprising if the decision were ultimately overturned. That uncertainty has already generated plenty of commentary, some of it more insightful than others. One of the best pieces I've read comes from Bradley M. Kuhn, whom I wrote about recently. As he himself notes, he has a curiously ambiguous relationship to copyright:
Many copyright policies of various jurisdictions, the USA in particular, are draconian at best and downright vindictive at worst. For example, during the public comment period on ACTA, I commented that I think it's always wrong, as a policy matter, for copyright infringement to carry criminal penalties.
That said, much of what I do in my work in the software freedom movement is enforcement of copyleft: assuring that the primary legal tool, which defends the freedom of the Free Software, functions properly, and actually works — in the real world — the way it should.
As I've written about before at great length, copyleft functions primarily because it uses copyright law to stand up and defend the four freedoms. It's commonly called a hack on copyright: turning the copyright system which is canonically used to restrict users' rights, into a system of justice for the equality of users.
However, it's this very activity that leaves me with a weird relationship with copyright. Copyleft uses the restrictive force of copyright in the other direction, but that means the greater the negative force, the more powerful the positive force. So, as I read yesterday the Federal Circuit Appeals Court's decision in Oracle v. Google, I had that strange feeling of simultaneous annoyance and contentment.
It's a really thoughtful post, written by someone who has been living with that ambiguity for many years. But here I want to focus on what I think is its key insight:
in the original trial, Google did not admit to copying of any of Oracle's text, documentation or code (other than the rangeCheck thing, which is moot on the API copyrightability issue). Rather, Google said two separate things: (a) they did not copy any material (other than rangeCheck), and (b) admitted that the names and declarations are the same, not because Google copied those names and declarations from Oracle's own work, but because they perform the same functions. In other words, Google makes various arguments of why those names and declarations look the same, but for reasons other than "mundane cut-and-paste copying from Oracle's copyrighted works".
Kuhn then goes on to explain both why that's probably true, and why APIs shouldn't be copyrightable:
For we programmers, this is of course a distinction without any difference. Frankly, programmers, when we look at this situation, we'd make many obvious logical leaps at once. Specifically, we all think APIs in the abstract can't possibly be copyrightable (since that's absurd), and we work backwards from there with some quick thinking, that goes something like this: it doesn't make sense for APIs to be copyrightable because if you explain to me with enough detail what the API has to, such that I have sufficient information to implement, my declarations of the functions of that API are going to necessarily be quite similar to yours — so much so that it'll be nearly indistinguishable from what those function declarations might look like if I cut-and-pasted them. So, the fact is, if we both sit down separately to implement the same API, well, then we're likely going to have two works that look similar. However, it doesn't mean I copied your work. And, besides, it makes no sense for APIs, as a general concept, to be copyrightable so why are we discussing this again?
What's interesting for me is that shows why copyrightable APIs are very similar to software patents: both are monopolies of such power that they prevent others from producing alternative implementations. That's naturally problematic for open source – it means that it's not possible to come up with free, compatible solutions created independently – but also much more widely. Even if you think it is a good idea to give one player a government-backed monopoly on an invention, making it impossible for others to compete with that invention through independent solutions that solve the same problem in different ways is clearly terrible for innovation.
And yet that is precisely the situation we are see are seeing in the US with software patents, and now with software copyright. The good news is that here in the EU, we have a 2012 decision from the EU's Court of Justice saying that software functionality is not subject to copyright. That would seem to spare us from what might happen in the US in the wake of the CAFC decision, it it stands. Sadly, the same is not true for software patents, aka computer-implemented inventions, which look likely to wreak the same kind of havoc in Europe as they have in the US.


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Mr. President's Blog
I'm Tyler Osborn your 2016-2017 Willow Springs FFA Chapter President. The officer team and I are looking forward to the many activities this year not to just have fun but to get to know our members better. Some of the activities we will be doing this year include, National Convention, Wardak Farms, Area Barnwarming, Chapter Barnwarming, Greenhand Conference, Area District and State Competition for our CDE also known as Career Development Events. At our Area and Chapter Barnwarming we will have plenty of games, food and lots of dancing! At the Greenhand Conference all first year members should attend to meet our state officers. To get to go on these trips members must have no D's or F's in any class. The more that we are involved as a chapter the more ideas we can have to do many things. We are looking forward to having a successful year and keeping our Tradition of Excellence alive.
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Easy Exercise #6
Change your environment to support your movement goals! Easy peasy! Your house and its organization influence your movement. Built environment and how it affects your behavior is on the cutting edge of obesity research. Example: move your TV (or have … Continue reading
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Last year was a good one for livestock exports in Nebraska.
According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Global Agricultural Trade System, beef exports from the state increased 12 percent in 2017 over the previous year, while pork exports were up 20 percent.
Nebraska's 2017 total beef exports were $1.26 billion, making it the largest beef exporting state in the U.S. for the second year in a row. It also was the fourth year in a row that the state had more than $1 billion in beef exports.
Earlier this month, the USDA reported that Nebraska had 6.8 million cattle at the start of 2018, up 5 percent over last year and the largest number since 1984. The report also showed that Nebraska was the top state for cattle on feed, with 2.8 million.
Total pork export value in 2017 was $479 million, ranking Nebraska fifth in the country.
"We are seeing steady gains in the beef trade and even larger gains in pork growth," Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Steve Wellman said in a news release. "Consumers around the world expect high-quality ag products from Nebraska, and the increase in export numbers show that Nebraska producers are exceeding expectations."
Among the factors that helped boost exports last year were strong economic conditions in Nebraska's five biggest export nations — Canada, China, Japan, Mexico and South Korea — as well as China's decision to reopen its markets to U.S. beef imports.
Beef exports to China, while small, could present a big growth opportunity going forward. Nebraska exported $17.5 million in beef products to China in just more than six months, which was nearly 57 percent of the total amount exported from the United States.


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Baby's First Days at Home
The moment that you have waited for has finally arrived: the day you bring your newborn baby home from the hospital. Like all other expectant parents you will have spent the last nine months preparing for this day. You will have a baby room full of everything a newborn could possibly want. You will have read book after book on a wide magnitude of baby topics from what to name your baby to when you can expect those first words. You will have walked and paced the length of baby's room, imagining your little bundle sleeping peacefully in her crib. Now the moment has arrived. In the crib lies your sleeping baby and the most exciting adventure of life is about to begin.
The first few days home from the hospital are just as important to you as they are to your baby. As new parents you will have gone through an exciting birth that will have left you breathless and exhilarated.
During your first days at home it may be wise to limit the amount of visitors that you welcome into your home. You need time to recuperate and settle into the routine that a sleeping, feeding, and often crying baby brings into your life.
As a new mother you will need to pay particular attention to the way that you are feeling so that those "baby blues" don't creep up and surprise you unexpectedly. It is normal to feel a bit out of sorts and sad for the first couple of weeks after giving birth. Your body is going through some major physical changes after the birth of your baby. Your hormones will be changing and you likely will be feeling a lack of sleep. You should be patient with yourself, understand that all these feelings are normal, and that in a couple of weeks things will feel better for you.
If you find that you are feeling more and more depressed, and find it difficult to care for yourself and your family, you should consult your doctor so that he/she can determine if you are suffering from a condition called postpartum depression. While not serious, postpartum depression can leave a new mother despondent, tired, and subject to emotional swings and loss of appetite. The effects of giving birth, hormone changes and the lifestyle changes of having a newborn (not sleeping, being indoors a lot, responsibilities of caring for a baby) can lead to a bout of the baby blues. Baby blues are usually short lived and go away without treatment.
During the first few days at home your family will be adjusting to the additional member of your family. If you have other children at home you may be dealing with feelings of jealousy as the new baby takes center stage. Make sure that you include your other children in the day-to-day activities that are part of the new baby's routine. Let older children help with diaper changing, feeding, and just sitting and holding the new baby if they are old enough to do so.
This is your time to adjust to the changes in your life and settle into a comfortable routine…at least for the moment!
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June is a lovely month in Conroe and The Woodlands. Summer is here, and June can be one of the best months of the year to enjoy time outside and with the community. There are plenty of exciting things to do; everyone is sure to find something enjoyable and fun. Listed below are a few examples of what you can do in the area during the month of June. Whether you are visiting or a full-time resident, the hardest part will be deciding what to do.
The Modaero Festival and Air Show will take place over the course of three days, between June 2nd and June 4th at the Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport. The air shows take place on Saturday and Sunday, but the rest of the event features live music, diverse food options, all-weekend camping, a career fair on June 2nd, and several engrossing speakers aiming to engage and educate the next generation in the aerospace community.
The 15th annual Spring Home and Garden Show is coming up on June 3rd and June 4th at the Waterway Mariott Hotel and Convention Center. Come see exciting new products and resources for home and garden projects. The Saturday show is from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and the Sunday show is from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be several home and garden expert speakers, and fresh ideas beneficial to anybody starting a new home improvement venture.
The Saddle River Range holds a 3D Archery event on the first Monday of every month. June's event takes place on June 5th at 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The range is 25 yards with 10 targets placed at random angles and distances for an entertaining and sporty challenge. There is also an option for an additional fee to shoot for cash, for the confident and competitive archer.
From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on June 17th, The Woodlands Children's Museum is inviting families to a father/child celebratory event entitled "Chip Off the Ole' Block" to commemorate Father's Day this year. The theme is golf-related and several fun projects are offered, including an interactive putting game. A food truck will also be set up near the museum's exit, and there will be a raffle for a Top-Golf gift basket.
Conroe and The Woodlands are wonderful places to call home. With the variety of community events and gatherings, there is a strong sense of community, and plenty to do with friends and family. If you are ready to buy or sell your home, REALTY TEXAS LCA, Inc. is here to help you with all of your real estate needs! Call me, Laura Austin, at (281) 789-2911 or (936) 321-2977, or email me at email@example.com. You can also visit me at my website for available listings and additional information.


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Okay so… I'm not so much of a hunt person, much too lazy to spend my time looking for things. But this… this I HAD to do! There wasn't an order to it, it was simple… and it was PUMPKINS!
Ofcourse, I'm talking about the new 'The Seasons Hunt'. Find out more about it here.
The reason I just had to do it was the new Addict Lucille Sweater dress, I received the ad through the subscrib-o-matic and felt that if I did not grab it immediately.. I may just die a little inside.
TSH –[Hair] – Fri.day – Apple
TSH – [Scarf] – Tres Blah – Autumn Scarf
TSH – [Earrings] – Pididdle – Oh So Gawdy Earrings
TSH – [Dress] – AddiCt – Lucille
Have fun guys… I'm going to get back to my Hunting!


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Learning English is difficult! With its irregular verbs, tricky pronunciation and even harder spelling, lots of students struggle.
But that's not the only challenge language learners face. There are 18 countries where the majority of the population are native English speakers (and many more where English is an official language) – and they all have their own vocabulary, expressions and idioms. So it's no surprise that the English can give you a headache.
You may have seen on the blog that we recently spoke to Maria about her experiences moving to Australia, so today we thought we'd share with you some of her favourite Aussie expressions. You'll find them below with their meanings and an example of them being used in context.
1. G'day mate
Possibly the most famous of all Australian expressions, there's a good chance you'll hear this from the moment you touch down in Australia. Used to welcome people it simply means 'hello' or 'good morning'.
Interestingly, some people believe that the expression is on the way out as Australians start to adopt more of a standard national pronunciation.
2. Good on ya!
These words of encouragement can be used when someone has done something positive like passing an exam, getting a promotion at work, getting engaged or buying you a beer at the pub. Quite often people will add 'mate' at the end for extra emphasis.
3. A little ripper/beauty
Used in similar situations to the previous expression, a 'ripper' or 'beauty' is someone or something that's very good, exciting or beautiful. You may hear it being shouted in the pub when a player scores the winning try in a rugby match.
4. Fair suck (of the sauce bottle)
A 'fair suck' or if you want the full expression – 'a fair suck of the sauce bottle' basically means you want to be treated fairly by others. It was first used by low-income Australian families who used to share the last drops of tomato sauce to flavour their meat. However, it wasn't until former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd started using such slang to speak to the Australian electorate, that it became famous.
A similar expression you might hear in English speaking countries is 'a fair crack of the whip'.
5. What's the John Dory?
This Australian version of cockney rhyming slang simply means "what's the story?" It's used when people want to know the latest gossip or what's happening in someone's life.
For those who are wondering – a John Dory is actually a white fish which is found off the coast of Australia. It tastes lovely grilled with a bit of lemon and pepper!
6. A few stubbies short of a six-pack
Although most people think of a six pack as the 'abs' or abdominals of someone who works out a lot, in this saying it actually refers to a six-pack of beer (stubbies are small bottles of beer).
The expression is a little unkind and means that someone is not very intelligent or a little bit slow.
Another way to say this is – 'a few sandwiches short of a picnic'.
7. Better than a kick in the backside
This expression is used to say that something is better than nothing. It encourages people to see the positive in a bad situation and think 'it could be worse'.
It's usually said by someone else when you are feeling disappointed to try and cheer you up.
8. Dog's breakfast
This expression has nothing to do with dog food. In fact, something which is messy or untidy could be described as a dog's breakfast.
This phrase shouldn't be confused with a 'dog's dinner' which has nearly the opposite meaning (to dress very smart).
9. Put a sock in it
This is an expression which is common throughout the English speaking world and is a (slightly) nicer way to say – 'shut up'.
The idea behind the phrase is that if you put a sock in someone's mouth it will hopefully stop them speaking. Let's hope they are clean socks!
10. Throw a shrimp on the barbie
This last expression is also the most stereotypical. You are more likely to hear it being said by an enthusiastic British tourist (A.K.A a 'Pom') than an Australian. It's commonly used in a social setting to suggest having a barbeque – or 'barbie' (not the plastic doll with long blonde hair) – in the garden on nice sunny day.
The funniest thing about this saying is that Australians generally refer to 'shrimps' as prawns.
What's your favourite expression in English? Let us know in the comments below!


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Jay-Z and Beyoncé Allegedly Set to Release Joint Album
Just about three weeks after Jay-Z's Tidal press conference, corporate leaders, fans, and business professionals have been shaming and taunting the hip-hop mogul for the horrible numbers Tidal has been doing. The streaming app was significantly beat out by Tyler, the Creator's app, Golf Media, and even fell out of the iPhone top 700. So, what do you do when your latest gig is flopping? You announce that you'll be dropping a joint album with your superstar wife exclusively on Tidal. Rumors have been swirling about a joint album since the dynamic duo went on tour together last year, but Dj Skeepossibly confirmed the album on Skee TV during the "Red Pill" segment. Now, what this means is that Tidal subscribers who opted to do a free one month trial on the day the app became available will most likely have to subscribe to the $9.99 or the $19.99 monthly fee once the album releases. Of course, those who have yet to even download the app will be able to begin their free trial period once the album releases. This is a very smart move on Jay's part, and it will most likely bring in quite a few thousand new subscribers, but it's possible that those subscribers may not be long term. It's never enjoyable to see hip-hop artists try to venture out into other fields and flop, so good luck to Jay-Z and the other sixteen artists involved.


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SPRINGFIELD — A week after a shooter killed nine people and himself at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, U.S. Senate Democrats announced a new initiative to improve background checks for firearms purchasers and to end the so-called "illegal gun pipeline." The plan, which is among a handful various Democrats have announced in the wake of […] More »
Ars Technica: Net neutrality on chopping block as Democrats fight to save FCC's rules
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U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey said that a "historic showdown" is looming in Washington on gun control, predicting it will become part of the presidential race following the horrific mass shooting in Oregon — even as a member of his own delegation doubted it will lead to change. "These events are now creating an atmosphere […] More »
Mass Live: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey says he will fight for conservation fund worth $220M to Mass. so far
SPRINGFIELD ‒ U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., expressed disappointment Thursday that the reauthorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund expired this week despite having bipartisan support in Congress. Markey, who penned a July letter with 20 other federal lawmakers calling on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to advance legislation reauthorizing the […] More »
Mass Live: U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey favor banning tobacco sales to those younger than 21
SPRINGFIELD ‒ Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey joined other congressional lawmakers this week in introducing legislation that would end tobacco sales to anyone under age 21. The so-called Tobacco to 21 Act, which the Massachusetts Democrats joined sponsoring U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and others in introducing, follows the trend of more than […] More »
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey had a front row seat Friday at the United Nations where Pope Francis called on world leaders to vigorously fight global warming – an issue that the Massachusetts Democrat has long endorsed. "The Pope's historic environmental encyclical and his address today at the UN should spark exactly the kind […] More »
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., is once again putting pressure on automakers to protect their vehicles from cyberattacks. Markey and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent letters Wednesday to 18 automakers asking for updates on how they are protecting the computer systems within cars and trucks from being hacked. They also want to know […] More »


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This week we used acrylic paints for the first time with the children at Mother Earth's Art Program. I took the three primary colors along with white and black. They had never heard about primary colors before, so as I started mixing the colors after showing them the "Color Wheel", their jaws dropped and they looked at me as if I was somekind of magician. It was super cool to feel I had the power of rainbow magic on my hands. As I was mixing red with white, and showing them what came up, you could hear all of the girls' sighs at the pink's first glance.
It was hectic, I didn't stop for a moment delivering different colors to each particular group's demand. We literally had a blast! And I sure had to make them help me clean up afterwards!
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Now this is a match-made in heaven. The collaboration between boho beauty and alternative bridal fashion powerhouse, Savannah Miller and Stone Fox Bride, caught our eye during this month's Bridal Fashion Week and since then, we haven't been able to get enough of all the easy, breezy, bohemian looks in the collection. Miller and Creative Director of Stone Fox Bride, Molly Guy, just took us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the slinky, silky dresses in their new luscious collection. And, trust us, if you consider yourself a flower child at heart, we're positive you'll be head-over-heels for what the always lovely Stone Fox Bride has in store!
Guy gave us a sneak-peek inside the glorious creativity mecca that is her studio and a few glimpses of the free-spirited, dainty frocks that feature dashes of velvet and hints of lace and crepe, and are inspired by easy, effortless beauty and the romantic aesthetic of the English countryside.
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This super-cool duo even divulged their most inspiring bridal looks! For Miller, the 70s glam gal Jane Birken in her simple, white V-neck knit dress. "[She] just really didn't give a damn," says Miller. "And that to me is what it's all about." Guy's favorite? Savannah Miller, herself! In fact, a photo of Miller in her lush, vintage-romance bridalwear was what originally inspired the entire Stone Fox Bride entity! Hear the whole story (and catch a glimpse of all the gauzy gorgeousness of the Savannah Miller for Stone Fox Bride collection!) in the video above! And for boho It Girls who can't get enough, click here to see all of the gowns in the complete slideshow.


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The incident that reminded some of the Christmas gifts, Santa Claus happened when the van transporting money turned out the 30 boxes that had denominations of 500 $.
Drivers and pedestrians in one of the busy streets of Hong Kong were surprised when over them started raining money. This surprise quickly turned into euphoric collecting money.
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Misty White writes space opera when she isn't acting under one of her other identities or playing fetch with her cat. Many of her short stories are in the sweet romance arena, as in her story Buzz and Bunnies or her mini-series starting with Catati Test. She also writes dystopia (Cara Lee), dark fantasy for adults (Carralee Byrd), and lighter-but-still-gritty fantasy for YA+ (Misti Wolanski).
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Mockingbird Red is our ode to the richness, breadth and depth of Napa Valley's distinct terriors. At nearly 75% Cabernet Sauvignon balanced with Merlot and a touch of Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Mockingbird Red has dark fruit aromas of blackberry and plums. It's a rich and vibrant wine with slight herbal notes and a big and powerful finish. Grapes from vineyards in Saint Helena, Oakville, and Calistoga each express their sense of place and come together to create a symphonic blend.
Winemakers: Tuck Beckstoffer / Philippe Melka / Andy Erickson
Appellation: Napa Valley
Blend: 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol: 15.4%
WARNING: Drinking distilled spirits, beer, coolers, wine and other alcoholic beverages may increase cancer risk, and, during pregnancy, can cause birth defects. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/alcohol.


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Peugeot set its best line-up for the 83rd Geneva Motor Show
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Peugeot is going to present a big showcase with its strong line-up at the most-awaited 83rd Auto exhibit of Geneva Motor Show, starting from March 5th, 2013. Peugeot will showcase the advanced innovations in the area of unique design, technology, performance and efficiency in its future vehicles. The most significant is by making its vehicles less CO2 emitter which Peugeot currently leads with an average of just 121.6 grams/kilometer. In its line-up, the central to the showcase will be the new Peugeot 2008 Urban Crossover, which will make its world premiere at the Show. On the engine configuration, the new Peugeot 2008 will have inspired engine configuration from 208, which will be a new 3-cylinder petrol engine and enhanced technology based the e-HDi Diesel Engine which is quite capable of producing a very low CO2 emission of 99 grams/kilometer.
Peugeot 2008 HYbrid Air : Peugeot is coming with an Eco-friendly theme for its future car in the Geneva Show, for that the bold initiative has come in the form of Peugeot 2008 HYbrid Air where the importance of less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions will be achieved with cost-effective technology and can be applied to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the B and C segments in global markets. For that, the advanced 3-cylinder petrol engines systems are tested with innovation in the form of compressed air technology. Peugeot 208 HYbrid FE Concept: The new Peugeot 208 HYbrid FE Concept will be premiered in the Geneva Show, is the future technical enhancement in the engine technology of a supermini which include a petrol/electric hybrid powertrain, an optimised aerodynamic design, a reduced weight of 200 kg, a CO2 Emission of only 49 grams/kilometer and can accelerate from 0-62 miles/hour in just 8.0 seconds like the 208 GTi. Peugeot 208 GTi with 208 XY, will be displayed with three-door, featuring unique headlight signatures and sporty 17-inch alloy wheels with the interior elegance of cabin elements and colors. The 208 XY has powertrain of both power and economical petrol and e-HDi diesel engines, generating a power ranging from 92 hp to 155 hp. And the 208 GTi with 1.6 Litre THP generates an output of 200 hp which is mated with manual transmission's six close-ratio gears. It has a CO2 emissions of just 139 grams/km.
Peugeot 208 T16: In the Motorsport car lineup, the sports car Peugeot 208 T16 will be showcased, which has already made the mark by the success of Monte Carlo 2013 in its class from the 208 R2. On the show, there will be a global debut of a 208 following the latest R5 regulations. Peugeot RCZ R: The Peugeot RCZ R concept will have the production model launched later in 2013. The Sports Coupe featuring bespoke suspension and wheels, a Torsen limited slip differential and a powertrain of 1.6 Litre THP engine with 260 hp. It is targeting the power of 160 hp/litre, which will be the highest in a production model with less CO2 emission of 155 grams/km.
Peugeot Onyx: Peugeot will showcase the most stunning model in the supercar segment – Peugeot Onyx – built on a carbon shell, it has the dynamic and innovative design under the hood of 3.7 Litre V8 HDi hybrid engine, capable of generating a output of 600 horsepower with a mounted rear central position engine mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox. The car most significant features which are truly environment friendly is the 'newspaper wood', produced from compressed used newspapers and used to shape the dashboard and centre console.
In overall, there will be a big display of 31 production vehicles and concept cars. Auto News Release Source : Peugeot


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CHIC Summer School, September 7-9, 2015, Dagstuhl Castle, Wadern, Germany
Registration extended!
In silico medicine is a fairly young scientific and technological domain based on clinically driven and clinically oriented multiscale biomodeling. In silico medicine facilitates the translation of mathematical and computational biological science to clinical practice through massive exploitation of information technology.
Junior researchers/engineers/IT specialists/clinicians working either in the area of in silico oncology (as viewed from the clinical, the basic science and the technology perspective) within the CHIC partner projects VPH-Share, MyHealthAvatar, Dr Therapat, VPH-Prism, G-Smart and iManageCancer are invited to submit short papers. External participants from the broader cancer research domain yet with an interest in computational oncology are also welcome to attend the CHIC Summer School and present their research.
The registration deadline has been extended to June 19, 2015.
For application to the CHIC Summer School, please refer to the registration information and registration sheet on the CHIC Summer School website.


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"There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?"
John 6:9 NLT
There was a huge crowd that kept following Jesus everywhere even after he crossed the sea. This time the number of men was around 5,000 (not counting women and children). Jesus made a question for Philip: "Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?". The Bible says that Jesus asked that but he already knew what he would do. Philip noticed that even if they worked for several months they would not be able to feed all of them.
Then a young boy showed up in the middle of the crowed and gave everything he got to Jesus, 5 barley loaves and 2 fishes. That was nothing compared of what Jesus asked.
Reading this text I see a lot of things that I can apply for my life and ministry, but I want to focus in these 3 today:
1. Listen what Jesus wants me to do
2. Understand my own limitations
3. Come to Jesus with all I have
Understand and applying these 3 points, I will see Jesus working through my lives on the things he wants me to do. He will overcome my expectations because
– I'm not doing something that he didn't asked me, but I'm focused doing what he wants.
– I'm limited and in need of the Holy Spirit's power. Without Him, what I do in my ministry is pointless
– I'm giving my best even if it seems nothing because I know Jesus will take it and multiple the results.
Lord, thank you that see how limited we are. Your thoughts are higher than ours. You can take a small action that we do with all our hearts and transform it into a huge impact in a person's life. Help me to focus in the things you want me to do, understand my own limits and give all I have to you, so you can make a miracle out of it. Thank you Jesus. In your name I pray


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"it's a small world" – Bear Ears Hidden Mickey Shadow on Balloon
Submitted By: Krystle McClung, Candace and Emily and Ethan Sauter, and April Beisser
Early in your boat tour of "it's a small world" Disneyland, look above you for a boy standing in a hot air balloon with a toy bear holding on to the ropes to the boy's right.
The bear's head and ears cast a classic Hidden Mickey shadow on the balloon.
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Sage Group's 2015 Capital Markets Day (CMD) was all about its three year transformation plan. Three years later, having ticked various boxes (Sage: transition complete, targets met), the 2018 CMD set the scene for the next phase in the company's development.
The bold ambition: "to be the acknowledged market leader", was accompanied by practical mechanics firmly focused on execution as it looks to a total addressable market it says is worth $28bn annually and growing at 7% per year. Far from being carried away, Sage is looking at growth levels that aren't that far ahead of the market growth scenario – 10% annual organic revenue growth in the mid term (3 years) and sustainable over the long term (5+ years), with 27% organic operating margin in the mid term, rising to at least 30% long term. Sage is still guiding for 8% organic revenue growth in the current fiscal year despite the slow start in Q1. The 'how' is what matters now, as CEO Stephen Kelly and his leadership team stressed. More...
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All Fish Faces
This past year my husband and I decided to get a big salt water fish tank because we have always had such a love and fascination for ocean life. We chose to go with a live tank instead of a reef tank because it was our first tank and we really didn't know anything about fish or having a tank. My youngest son has been in love with ocean life since he was able to talk so getting this book All Fish Faces is going to make a great Christmas gift for him!
All Fish Faces is almost 70 full color pages of only tropical reef fish and fun facts about them. The author, Tam Warner Minton even has told the readers where in the world that the fish can be found. She has actually traveled and photographed these fish herself! I thought that I knew a lot about fish when we got our tank but reading her little book I seen more fish then I thought that there ever were! Made me want to hop online and learn even more about certain ones. One of the things I learned was about the Map Puffer Fish being so poisonous that it can actually kill 30 human with is tetrodotoxin! We looked into getting a puffer fish for our tank but read they get stressed out very easily and that causes them to "puff" and it's not really good for them. I LOVE angel fish and I loved that she placed so many different species of angels in her book. I'm just floored at the different kinds of fish and the vibrancy of their colors. This book is perfect for adults or children. And 10% of the profits will go to the Marine Megafauna Foundation so they can continue their scientific research to protect our oceans and ocean giants.
About Tam (taken from website): My name is Tam Warner Minton, and I have loved to travel since I was a little girl. My husband and I traveled frequently, and as our kids grew up they traveled with us. When I became an emptynester, I began traveling more adventurously, and solo, as well as writing about my journeys, and thus Travels with Tam was born! My posts include many photographs, so if you love travel photography, food, wildlife and underwater photographs, you have come to the right place. I share stories about traveling, food, luxury hotels, adventure trips, scuba diving, and citizen science. I want to inspire others to get out and see the world, to expand their knowledge and enlarge their perspective. You can travel and "do good" for yourself, others and our planet at the same time!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."


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The tea towel for sale on the Shetland Times website has all nautical terms /
words connected to the sea. I sent one to somebody who thought it great,
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Being constantly on-the-go, I always tend to take shortcuts just to save myself some time. It would probably take me hours just to put my makeup on but I don't really have the luxury to do that. I mostly end up having to bring my makeup with me and just put some on whenever I find the time. It would even be nice if I could take long baths everyday but unfortunately, there are more things that need my attention. Like sleep, for one. So for those of you who consider long baths a rare occasion and getting your hair and full makeup done every single day a luxury, here are some time-saving beauty hacks!
1. Style Your Hair WHILE You Get Ready
I wish I could tell you how many times I've attempted multi-tasking while curling/styling my hair. I always think "I could be putting on eyeshadow right now!" Unfortunately, I only have two hands– both being necessary to curl hair with a styling tool. However, I was so desperate in finding a way to have fabulous hair without having to wake up early for it. Basically what I do is either the night before or first thing in the morning, I heat up a fully fabric headband (no metal or glue) in the microwave for a few seconds, wrap it around my head, and then tuck and roll my hair around it. Think of it as a circular corndog with your hair being the batter. Whenever you're ready to go, just pull it out and you have gorgeous curls! I love this because it curls WHILE I do other things around the house.
2. Perk Your Face Up with Bronzed Moisturizer
If you have dull skin, add some glow by mixing in bronzing powder to your face moisturizer or foundation. You can cut down your makeup application time while adding dimension to your look! I actually prefer doing this over applying bronzer AFTER because this gives me a more even coverage.
3. Moisturize With Wet Skin
Here's a fairly new concept but equally genius: why not moisturize while your pores are still open? Apply this Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer (which you can find at Target) to your wet skin and it'll leave your skin soft for 24-hours.
I'm not even joking on the 24-hours. I'm a night-time-showering type of gal and I've been putting this on right after– no rinsing needed! My skin still ends up feeling so smooth and smelling so good the next day! If you want to grab one for yourself, Target Circular Ad is offering 5% off on Jergen's Wet Skin Moisturizer, available 9/13!
4. Have Multi-Functional Items In Your Makeup Bag
If you tote around your makeup essentials a lot like I do, it helps to have multi-functional products to save time AND space. I use contouring sets as eyeshadow AND brow powder. That's 3-in-1! You can use cream blushes as lip stains as well. Forgot mascara? You can brush up your eyeliner on your lashes to achieve the same look!
5. Dry Shampoo
This is seriously a beauty product essential for me. Because I have colored hair, I try to preserve it by not washing my hair too often. I have very oily roots so spraying some dry shampoo on to my scalp when it's starting to look flat helps a ton. I save so much time not having to wash my hair every day (believe me, it's a long process) and it keeps me looking fab!
How about you, what are your favorite time-saving beauty hacks? Do you like the idea of Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer?


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This is my very first post on my very first blog, and I'm so excited to share anything and everything about my summer as a vegan! On this blog, I'll be writing about recipes and products I try out. I will also be writing a weekly post about foods that I research called Food of the Week (FOTW) and other random posts related to veganism.
When I was told at school that I had the opportunity to do a project on anything that my heart desired, my mind was overwhelmed with all the possibilities. At the time that I was assigned this project, I had began delving into the "vegan lifestyle" and was very curious about it. So, I decided that I would do my project on veganism. Around this time I had also realized that I really enjoy writing and I was intrigued by blogs, and the freedom of writing whatever you wanted that surrounded it. Consequently, I decided to combine these two ideas together and create a blog about my vegan summer (hence the name of this blog)!


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text: Hi guys, So I have had this slight judder for a while, which is driving me mad! So far i have had the following work done to the car: Wheels balanced twice (6 months apart) New driveshaft by Stratsone BMW (dealership who i bought the car off) New transfer/bevel box (audi warranty) New engine mount (audi warranty) New gearbox mount (audi warranty) New disc and pads (audi warranty/good will) Only thing i havent done is have 4 wheel alignment done - Can this cause a judder? When driving over 80 mph i get this slight judder on my car, which will last up until 90/100 mph. Then when I come to brake, i can feel it through my steering wheel. This judder is not always present, plus i dont think my brakes are warped, as they were replaced less than 2k miles ago. It feels like there is a warp or something loose elsewhere but I cannot for the life of me figure out what! I can take it back to Audi but sometimes they are reluctant to do work as its extended warranty and can only claim cost back if something is actually broken? Doesnt make sense to me either! If anyone can shed any light on this it would be great!


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Heard talk of boiler servicing, but not quite sure what it is and how it could be beneficial to you? Don't worry: in this blog, our local plumbers in Somerset discuss everything you'll ever need to know.
You may have read about it online. You may have come across it in forums or social media. You may have heard talk about it in the office, or it might just be something you noticed on our website. However you bumped into it, one thing is certain: there is a rising interest in boiler servicing.
For many, the idea of routine maintenance for their boiler is an alien concept. Most people only call out plumbers when something goes wrong. So, what exactly is boiler servicing and why is it becoming so popular?
Every year, your car goes in for an MOT and a service. Professionals look over the machine and search for faults and potential problems. The car is then brought up to a strict standard of running quality and put back on the road.
This is essentially what a boiler service is.
There is no set time schedule for a boiler service, although our plumbers from Somerset recommend you have it done annually. During a service, a professional plumber will inspect your machine, covering a comprehensive checklist of processes similar to a vehicle MOT. They will look for problems with parts, blockages, safety, efficiency and examine the whole central heating system.
After the service, they may reassure you with a clean bill of health, or make recommendations on part replacements or work that should be carried out to keep your boiler in tip-top shape. Unless there are any faults that lead to serious safety concerns or are found to be in violation of gas and boiler-related laws, it is at the homeowner's discretion to carry out recommended maintenance.
If you think your boiler could use a service, contact our local plumbers in Somerset today. We're experts in boiler servicing and maintenance and can make sure nothing is getting the way of top gas and heating performance.
This may all sound great, but what exactly is the point of it all? Why call our professional plumbers in Somerset to perform boiler servicing? There are numerous benefits to having your boiler checked over annually, including:
A Longer Life for Your Boiler
The average boiler can last up to 15 years before being replaced. Some can last even longer than that. But, just like a person who doesn't take care of themselves, a boiler won't make it through its golden years without a bit of help. Annual maintenance schedules ensure that your boiler is always running on working parts and isn't about to shut down from wear-and-tear.
Reducing Emergency Call-Outs
It's hard to escape the car maintenance analogy when talking about boiler servicing, simply because it is such a tangible example of a similar service. Imagine a car without servicing or MOT. Eventually, a part would break. It could be on the driveway, or it could be on the motorway. The result is the same: you need an emergency call-out to get it fixed and running, or you face a slog without it.
The same can be said for boilers and boiler service. If you don't get one of our plumbers from Somerset out to look at your boiler, one day, something will go wrong. It's an inevitability of time, plus working machinery without proper maintenance. No matter how expensive or modern your boiler is, things will eventually go wrong. It's not a scare tactic; it's just a fact of operating appliances like a boiler.
A service, like an MOT, helps prevent these emergency call-outs by spotting and repairing internal issues that you couldn't notice yourself before they become bigger problems.
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We know exactly what you're going to say: you haven't performed maintenance on your boiler before and you've only ever had a couple of issues — most likely with a pilot light. However, just because a problem isn't obvious, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
One major occurrence associated with a poorly maintained boiler is decreased efficiency. While your boiler may keep trucking along without servicing, problems such as wearing parts and partial blockages can really pull down performance. To keep your home heated properly and your water warm, the boiler will have to work harder, which results in it using more energy to operate.
Servicing stops this from happening. It ensures that problems are identified, parts replaced and blockages cleared. The boiler can then perform unhindered, maximising efficiency.
What do shorter boiler lifespans, emergency plumbing call-outs and-and reductions in efficiency all have in common? They cost you money.
Boiler servicing, of course, is not free. However, the price of an annual service is likely to negate the high and long-term costs of these major problems. When looking to keep costs down, as many 21st century Britons are, boiler servicing is a smart move.
Concerned that you've been neglecting to care for your all-important boiler? Don't panic! Get in touch with your local plumbers in Somerset here at Plumbing Care Services and we'll arrange your boiler service right away.
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Unspoken Chronicles : Nora
Platform, infiltration et reflection video game taking place in a funny universe based on Norse mythology.
Unspoken Chronicles : Nora
Platform, infiltration et reflection video game taking place in a funny universe based on Norse mythology.
First game of our studio, Unspoken Chronicles : Nora is a video game mixing platform, puzzle and infiltration, taking place in a funny version of the Norse mythology. It is currently in development for PC, with Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One ports as Stretch Goals on this Kickstarter campaign.
It is told, among the Viking tribes, that the brave warriors who died on the battlefield earn a place in Valhalla, next to Odin, the father of all things. But what happens to the others ?
Nora, a young girl whose agility is matched only by her cowardice, is going to discover it the hard way. Embarked in spite of herself in a raid that goes wrong, she will have to prove her valor to the Lord of the Ase by going through the nine Realms of the World Tree and by « defeating » the dreadful Guardians. Equipped with Gungnir, the magic spear, she finds herself catapulted into an epic and funny journey.
The game offers four different gameplay styles :
dynamic platforms where you can combine Nora's athletic skills and acrobatics with the help of Gungnir's powers to perform fluid and elegant moves,
- infiltration, because, even if she owns a powerful spear, Nora is totally unable to fight,
- reflection to get out of the terrible traps scattered among the nine Realms,
- confrontation against colossal bosses, the Guardians.
Developing a video game is never easy, even more when we are only two. For several months now, we have been working full-time on the development of this project without any income, and we never gave up because we believe with all our heart in Unspoken Chronicles : Nora. With your help, our ability to upgrade the game production will be increased. The donation will be of course used to pay us, but also to hire musicians, to buy equipment…
As you can see in the Stretch Goal board, with a high enough fundraising, we will be able to add elements to the game that will make the game experience more immersive and pleasant. The playable demo that we make available on this Kickstarter allows us to present in detail the work that we have already done, and to let you imagine what the game could be like with your help.
Risks and challenges
Howly Games is a really small studio, as it only counts two members. The studio and "Unspoken Chronicles : Nora" are both the result of a child's dream : being able to create video games that we would love to play. We are fully invested in this project, to create a universe, a story and a gameplay just like we imagine it. In order to realise that, the time spent on this project includes development as well as planning and learning new things.
We would like to thank you for taking the time to take an interest in our work. For many months now, "Unspoken Chronicles : Nora" represents most of our lives, and it will still be so until we have brought this great project to an end.
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|Indian finds reliable suppliers in Shenzhen
It is not easy for a businessman to find a supplier who is as much customer-oriented as himself in a foreign country, but Subhash Agarwal of India has found reliable suppliers in Shenzhen.
After graduating from the MDS University in Rajasthan in northern India in 1999, Agarwal started Balaji Electrical Co. Ltd. in Rajasthan.
As he became increasingly keen on international trade, he found that businessmen all over the world were looking towards China to import goods. He then decided to come to Shenzhen in 2004, as he believed China was the best place to do business.
"Shenzhen has easy availability of components, while Hong Kong provides convenient and inexpensive export services so I can ask suppliers in Shenzhen to manufacture products for me and I can export them from Hong Kong," said Agarwal, 29, now owner of Subh Overseas (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., which focuses on original equipment manufacturer (OEM) mobile phones services.
Agarwal then took every opportunity to practice his Chinese, because he considered good spoken Chinese was the best way to avoid misunderstandings when communicating with his clients.
Now he speaks fluent Chinese. "I would speak to managers of the mobile phone suppliers directly in Chinese in order to make everything clear," he said.
The manager with the Gaoke Group in Bao'an District, one of his most reliable suppliers since 2004, was surprised at his fluent Chinese when they first spoke to each other on the telephone.
After a few orders, they became friends. He has built up a long and good relationship with Gaoke now, and he considered himself lucky to have found a supplier who is as much customer-oriented as he is.
"Gaoke is always ready to satisfy my needs which is what I do for my clients. Once a customer placed an order to buy thousands of mobile phones capable of playing 3GP (multimedia format) audios, but this technology had been developed by Nokia and was used by very few companies," Agarwal said.
"Gaoke did not have such high-level and expensive motherboards. But to my great surprise, Gaoke changed the whole line of motherboards and software for me, which would be rare for other suppliers, and it did not impose a surcharge," he said.
Agarwal now exports many thousands of OEM mobile phones from Hong Kong to India, north and south America, the United Kingdom and African countries.
To Agarwal, every extra penny has its value, so he never asks his suppliers for lower prices. "If I kill them, they kill me more. This would only lead to low customer satisfaction," he said. Agarwal is launching his own brand "Twins" this year.
Despite the busy life, he likes hiking and relaxing on the beach with his Chinese friends and business partners.
Agarwal said he would like to live permanently in Shenzhen, "It is a great city with very friendly people and I can make a very good living here."
(by Jane Lai)
Source: Shenzhen Daily
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My experimenting with SSA Names (1880-2014) is finished (at least for now). I've attached here my Transact-SQL query for merging annual portions of names to one big table of unique names.
Correction: only 10% of all 79,077 names are expected to be correct (after processing samples of data for 2010-2014).
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There only one third of these names is expected to be correct.
Based on SSA Public Data, USA Unique Names 1980-2014 - Total 79,077.
The Searchable List of Names will be posted on my new website www.get-baby-name.com for which domain is acquired. There is no website for now.
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Enjoy Christmas time with Snoopy & the Peanuts Gang!
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Raiders reveal two more Legends in Britton and Buckman
PUBLISHED: 17:00 08 August 2018
Everyone Active Raiders have revealed two more players for the Legends team to take on the current squad on August 26.
Jason Buckman and Craig Britton have both been added to the roster and join the likes of Tari Suwari, Shaun McFadyen, Richard Tomalin and Jon Beckett in the line-up for the showpiece match at Romford's Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre.
Buckman joined Romford Raiders from Peterborough Islanders ahead of the 2009/10 season and he went on to stay at the club for four and a half seasons before returning to his hometown to play for Peterborough Phantoms.
During his time in the gold and blue, the 39-year-old made 226 appearances, where he found the net 20 times and picked up 101 assists for a total of 121 points.
41-year-old tough defenceman Britton joined the club ahead of the 2004/05 season from Peterborough Phantoms and stayed for two seasons.
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Click on the differences with your mouse. Use the hints if you get stuck.
Join Emma for a night of trick-or-treating as she meets a new friend named Lilith. Emma's Halloween is a difference spotting adventure and is the companion game to Lilith's Halloween. 12 colorfully illustrated levels will delight children and parents alike as you and your family make up a story for each page. Happy Halloween from the folks at Difference Games!
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The future of men's fencing might well be Sangyoung Park.
The 20-year-old South Korean sure looked like the sport's next big star on Tuesday, dispatching more experienced and accomplished fencers on his way to a gold medal. Park stormed back to score the final five points and win men's epee in a matchup of the youngest and oldest competitors in the field.
Park missed much of 2015 with a serious knee injury that helped push his world ranking down to 21st. But he beat 41-year-old Geza Imre of Hungary Imre 15-14 after perhaps the best rally of this tournament.
''It was very hard for me to come back from my injury. I kept thinking about the Olympics and taking part in it. That's what got me back on track,'' Park said.
Despite the loss, Imre is fencing's oldest Olympic individual medalist since 1952 when another Hungarian, Aladar Gurevich, won the silver in men's sabre at 42.
''It's big,'' said Imre, who won bronze at the Atlanta Games 20 years ago. ''But silver is the first loser.''
Top-ranked Gauthier Grumier won the bronze after not letting anyone get within six points of him before the semifinals. But Imre, who also beat Grumier in the 2015 world championships, pulled ahead by three points and countered Grumier's attack with simultaneous touches to clinch the match.
Park dominated Switzerland's Benjamin Steffen 15-9 to make it to the finals.
No. 2 Enrico Garozzo of Italy was hoping to join his brother Daniele, who upset top-ranked American Alexander Massialas on Sunday, as an Olympic champion in Rio. But Park beat Enrico as well in the round of 16.
American Jason Pryor's tournament ended after just one match. He fell to Steffen 15-14.
''That was the most difficult bout I've ever fenced in my life. There's enough adrenaline to kill an elephant,'' Pryor said. ''You try to be disciplined but your body is trying to jump on the touches like a broken jack in the box.''
Abdulaziz Alshatti, the lone independent fencer in the Rio Olympics, was also knocked out after his first match.
Alshatti is from Kuwait, whose Olympic committee was suspended by the IOC in 2015 for ''undue government interference.'' Because of that the ban, Alshatti's had to qualify for Rio by winning a last-chance Asian qualifying event in April.
Alshatti had the backing of a small crowd that appeared to sympathize with his plight. But Hungary's Andras Redli survived a furious late rally from the hard-charging and flamboyant Kuwaiti, winning 14-13 in epee.
''Brazilian people are so cooperative, and I would like to thank them for everything they did,'' Alshatti said. ''They were so great today with me and I'm so happy that I fought.''


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Aunt Dimity and the Lost PrinceLarge Print - 2013
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18th in the series.
I like Atherton's writing; her words carry a style.
I read her series because it's good restful therapy for my weary mind. And that makes it a positive experience.
Ah...this plot was colorful because of the people Lori and Bree met along the way of their search.
This is the 18th book in the Aunt Dimity series. I had stopped reading the series for a while because the newer books didn't have the charm of previous books. This one again brings that charm back. I really enjoyed it and enjoyed the story of the little girl being involved and helping her to find her "lost prince." There is a little bit about the protagonists twin boys but the main focus is on solving the mystery of the valuable antique silver sleigh salt celler missing from a private museum and found in a little's girl's donated coat and who the little girl's 'prince' is....and why she has disappeared.
I agree that this could be a good starting place for those unfamiliar with the series and may enjoy a light touch of the paranormal. It is delightful...a mystery but not about murder or anything evil.
This is the 18th book in this cozy mystery series. I still enjoy reading about Aunt Dimity and the main character, Laurie Shepherd. But I do wish the author would come up with more clever way of tidying up her storyline. She's done the mad run around for naught plot just a bit too often and it makes our heroine look like a dimwit.
I thoroughly enjoy this series. It's whimsical, imaginative, and generally light reading. A great escape from day-to-day life. Lori Shepherd, an American who moved to the village of Finch after she inherited a house from her "Aunt" Dimity, has settled in well (over many books in this series). This latest one explores areas nearer to Finch, with surprising results. But do start at the beginning of the series as each book builds on the previous one.
I liked it, but don't believe it's a real novel, it's beach reading, it's like being a child and having someone tell you a story. As cozy mysteries go, it's fine, and quick to read.
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Relics & Rituals: Olympus
© 2004 White Wolf Publishing, Inc. Distributed for Sword and Sorcery Studios by White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
By W. Jason Peck, Aaron Rosenberg, Christina Stiles and Relics & Rituals: Olympus team
This attractive brooch has a single large gem at its center and an etched gold border. It reads as magical, and makes its wearer immune to fear. Unfortunately, the brooch does this by making its wearer self confident to the point of egotism. The wearer believes that he is always right about everything, and will act upon a decision the instant he makes it, charging into situations with no forethought and no thought of the consequences. It takes a DC 18 Will save for the wearer to fight his impulses long enough to even think about a plan.
Moderate abjuration; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, bestow curse, remove fear; Price 4,500 gp; Weight: 1/8 lb.


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Direct acting electric heating is one hundred per cent efficient when it comes to converting fuel into heat. Additionally, because it only gives out precisely the heat required, exactly when it is needed in the places it is required, it is also one hundred per cent effective.
There was a report put out fairly recently by the Zero Carbon Hub on carbon compliance for the homes of the future. It showed how decarbonisation of grid electricity, something we talked about in our last post, will influence our choice of heating system over the next four decades.
Electric Heating to be the Option of Choice by 2028
What they've said in this report is that by 2028 we will reach a point where gas powered systems will no longer support carbon compliance and that at this point, electric heating technologies will be the option of choice.
In the scheme of things, that point is not really far off. Precisely why property developers are making electric their heating and hot water system of choice NOW. There are numerous benefits you can enjoy already when opting for electric heating over gas and you'll find lots on this blog so have a read.
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A film review by Aaron Rourke
With Oliver Stone's Snowdon hitting cinemas later this year, detailing the revelations made by Ed Snowdon in exposing highly questionable cyber surveillance carried out by government agencies, there is another film out now which deals with everyday people's moral responsibility in regards to online behaviour.
Socialphobia, shows us a world where extreme cruelty is just another form of communication and casual entertainment, easy to dole out when the aggressor can hide in the shadows.
Friends Ji-woong (Byun Yo-han) and Yong-min (Lee Joo-seung) are your typical university students, studying as hard as they need to, while enjoying after-hours pursuits such as gaming and social media interaction.
When a young soldier escapes from his barracks to commit suicide, Ji-woong, Yong-min and their close-knit group notice the internet outrage surrounding a comment made on twitter by someone named Re-na, who callously states that the dead soldier is lame and hopes he has fun in hell.
As the vitriol towards this unknown user reaches its peak, someone leaks Re-na's real name (Min Ha-young) and address on line, and even encourages people out there to go over and teach her a lesson.
Yong-Min, caught up in the heat of the moment, convinces Ji-woong to follow a ramshackle posse that has gathered at their local PC Bang over to Ha-young's apartment. The local podcast hero, appropriately called Mr Babble, is streaming the event live, so Ha-young can hear (and see) the all-male entourage's threats of physical violence.
When the group arrive at Ha-young's place, laughing about what they are going to do to her, they are in for a very big surprise.
Socialphobia is cleverly conceived and executed. It never treats the topic it wants to explore in a heavy-handed manner, and doesn't portray the characters involved as one-dimensional villains or monsters.
By keeping the situations and people as believable as possible, it makes it all-the-more unsettling seeing these youngsters display a distinctive Jekyll and Hyde persona, not realising there are real consequences to their virtual actions.
There is something inherently distressing in reading the type of comments put on the web, where the most vicious, outrageous opinions on general beliefs or smaller events are deemed totally justifiable.
Recent cases such as the cup-cake sale to support gender equality, or certain mothers and their individual stance on pro-vaccination are perfect examples, highlighting this worrying trend of people making extreme, psychotic statements while cowardly hiding behind an anonymous username.
Despite Ji-woong's affable nature, we get a glimpse of how easy it is to walk down this dark digital path right from the start, when he sends a threatening comment to the country's most despised keyboard warrior of the minute.
This, along with the manic scene of everyone at the PC Bang insulting Re-na via numerous keystrokes, amplifies this misconception that we think we know these people personally, simply because we witness their onscreen username and twenty-five words-or-less commentaries on a regular basis. Who cares how nasty the remark is when there is no face-to-face confrontation.
Performances by the youthful cast are brilliant. Hyun Yo-han confidently walks that fine line between the good Samaritan and willing conformist, and illustrates effectively the choices we make and how they may come back to haunt us.
With some of the more morally dubious characters that litter the film's social media landscape, Yo-han makes sure the audience has someone we can not only connect with, but can have credible hope in.
Lee Joo-seung also scores as Yong-min, deftly handling his character's more ambivalent nature and belief in the virtual world's murky rule-of-law.
Debut writer/director Hong Seok-jae shows genuine intelligence and concern towards the topical subject, and his strong effort is thankfully bereft of condescending speechifying and overt melodrama, and seems to fully understand the domain that today's tech-heavy young generation inhabit.
After watching a report where a local German council have installed blinking lights on the ground so mobile phone users notice when they are about to walk on a road, one realises we really are living in a brand new world, where these obsessives are more interested in social media hearsay than basic safety and common sense.
While there are abundant positives with the introduction of modern technology, there are many behavioural changes that have sent us spiraling backwards. Seoak-jae criticises this entrenched form of communication without completely demonising it, promoting balance and responsibility rather than lazily saying cyberspace shouldn't exist.
Socialphobia is a film that stays with you, forcing you to think about what you would do if put in a similar predicament, and how a fractured, inflamed viewpoint can affect the way one interacts on line.
It may be a momentary lapse of judgement, but it can have tragic and permanent impact. While younger viewers may see this as just the way things are, film-maker Hong Seok-jae wants everyone to think a little bit harder and deeper about the technology they are using, and how it is changing and distorting the way we see and treat other people. The fact that we do want to discuss this afterwards shows that Seok-jae has succeeded in his intended goal, while also giving us an engrossing mystery/drama.