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Recommended Book: The Glory of Heaven, by John MacArthur
SO4J-TV & Video Productions False Visits to Heaven or Hell
See Also at The Berean Library: Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo (Bad Fruit)
Excerpt: "As always, the problems with these stories is that they undermine the sufficiency and supremacy of Scripture while also being contrary to Scripture. One way this is so is the mere attempt to cite and write about such an 'episode.' In 2 Cor 12:1-10, Paul's humble account was written in third person in obedience to God; to not brag or "be credited with more" while remaining controlled in the Spirit to not boast. Paul stated that even if he did boast he would not be a fool, for it really happened, as recorded in and for the Holy Spirit-inspired, authoritative writings of the Bible. Paul wrote of his experience that he "did not know if it was in the body or out of the body," but that nonetheless, it assuredly happened, again as written in the Word of God. Later on, in the 2 Cor 12 passage, he was given a "thorn in the flesh" for further humbling purposes by the Lord, to keep him from "exalting" himself. The lesson from Paul's thorn is that God's grace is sufficient! We are to be content in our weaknesses and sufferings for Christ, which indicate that "Christ dwells in us." For when we are weak then He is strong. Praise the Lord!
Not only was Paul's overall humble description of his account to heaven true as found in the Bible, and therefore "not foolish," but also that his visit was "inexpressible." Meaning that it was not for this apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, who wrote 13, or possibly 14 books, of the 27 New Testament books, to be permitted to share it beyond a godly restraint. It was not to be revealed with detail or pridefulness.
[Updated (10-27-11) with further admonishment to reject the tale in this book, and all others like it, as truth] Beware of trusting anyone who is claiming to have new revelation of truth from God. God has authored a closed Canon of Scripture. The Bible is His complete, authoritative, binding, infallible, inerrant, divine, sufficient, supreme and plenary revelation. And since the time it was closed (Jude 3), the 66 books of the Bible is how God speaks to us and allows us to experience the study and knowledge of Him (Eph 5:15-17; Col 1:9, 2 Tim 2:15). We are to turn to His Word, look to Him and trust Him for all truth (Jn 17:17), not anyone or anything or any experience that is contrary to His Book. The last revelation of Christ was given by God to another apostle, John, in the book of Revelation.
Consider, also, the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, from Luke 16:19-31, as another admonishment for Sola Scriptura, as well as what is not allowed by God. The rich man, who died and went to Hades, asked Abraham to send Lazarus, who died and went heaven, to warn the rich man's family about how real the torment, God's wrath, is and to repent. Abraham replied, "They have Moses and the Prophets (the Old Testament); let them hear them… If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets (another emphasis for Scripture, back-to-back), they will not be persuaded even if someone comes back from the dead." (emphasis and parenthesis mine)
Further, after His resurrection from the dead, while on the road to Emmaus, Christ employed Sola Scriptura, not His experience, again with those who were being "foolish" and "slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken…. Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures." (emphasis mine) Later their eyes were opened and they recognized Him while He was breaking and blessing the bread. Reflecting back while walking on the road with Jesus, they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:13-32) What a profound illustration is "hearts burning within us" when one is hearing God's truth and yet not understanding it or accepting it.
Paul said to be "imitators of me," in 1 Cor 4:16 and again in 1 Cor 11:1 because he, himself, is an imitator of Christ. May we carry out this command as well for Christ's sake, in every area of our lives, by the grace and truth of God, for His glory."


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Players are honoring Baldassari's genre-hopping legacy in numerous ways, including a new tribute album and a "Full Moon Pickin' Party" on Fri., Oct. 2.
Available at www.soundartrecordings.com, The Road Home: A Tribute To Butch Baldassari features Tim O'Brien, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, David Grisman, Beppe Gambetta, Chris Jones, the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble that Baldassari founded and many other artists. The album is available for $15, with all proceeds going into a college fund for Baldassari's son, Blake.
The Pickin' Party in Baldassari's honor will be Friday night from 7-11 p.m. at the Equestrian Barn at 2500 Old Hickory Blvd. Advance tickets are $15, available at the www.friendsofwarnerparks.com website or by calling 615-370-8053, or $20 at the gate.
Several headliners will appear on stage that night, but all musicians are invited to bring instruments and jam with others.

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Bucs tennis vs. Mercer cancelled
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Johnson City, Tenn. (Feb. 11, 2006) - The ETSU men's and women's tennis match against conference opponent Mercer tomorrow has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The Lady Bucs match against Tusculum College tomorrow will be played as scheduled at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Center.
ETSU men's tennis will return to action on Feb. 22 at the University of California-Riverside at 1:30.


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I just saw online that the Mountain Disc Golf Experience regristration is open. Its on May 31 - June 1, in Asheville, NC.
2 rounds on Saturday, 1 on Sunday,
Top 4 open players play Urban Skins through Downtown Asheville.
You can find more information through:
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From what I hear, it fills up fast. I have already signed up.
If you want more information about the Mountain Sports Festival which includes, Adventure Racing, Paddling, Cycling, Climbing, Running, Ultimate, Disc Golf, Skateboarding, Ball Sports, and Live Music downtown.
Their site is http://www.mountainsportsfestival.com
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A New Online Service From Social Security
We are introducing a new service that will allow you to create a my Social Security account with us and view your Social Security Statement online. To do this, you must:
- Have a valid E-mail address;
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- Have a U.S. mailing address; and
- Be at least 18 years of age.
The Online Identity Verification Process
To protect the privacy of your identity and your Social Security Statement information, we are using a new identity verification process. To verify your identity, we will ask you for personal information, including answers to questions that only you should be able to answer.
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- Issue you a single User ID (Username and Password);
- Offer extra security if you choose it; and
- Comply with federal laws, regulations, and guidelines.
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- We verify your information against our records. Experian verifies your information against its records.
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- Experian will only keep the information we share for the period of time required by federal laws, regulations, or guidelines.
- We will not keep the information that Experian provides us.
- Experian may use information from your credit report to help verify your identity; this may result in what is known as a "soft inquiry" on your Experian credit report.
- Your Experian credit report will show an inquiry by the Social Security Administration with our address and the date of the request.
- Soft inquiries do not affect your credit score, and you do not incur any charges related to them.
- Soft inquiries are displayed in the version of the credit profile viewable only to consumers and are not reported to lenders.
- The soft inquiry will not appear on your credit report from Equifax or TransUnion, and generally will be removed from your Experian credit report after 25 months.
- Once you have registered for an online account, you will not generate additional soft inquiries by logging in to access our services.
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- Have blocked all electronic access to your personal information with us;
- Have recently moved or changed your name;
- Have been the victim of domestic violence or identity theft; or
- Are uncomfortable with or unable to use the online process for some other reason.
In these cases, you may still create an account in person by visiting your local Social Security office.
We offer you the choice to add extra security when you create an online account. In addition to your username and password, you would be required to enter a unique code we would send to your text-enabled cell phone each time you want to sign in. Your text message rates still apply.
To add this feature, you will first have to provide us with one of the following to verify your identity:
- The last eight digits of your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card;
- Information from your W2 tax form;
- Information from a 1040 Schedule SE (self-employment) tax form; or
- Your direct deposit amount, if you receive Social Security benefits.
In the past, we told you Social Security would never ask for your credit card number or other financial information. We have changed our policy for this one service. Now, we may ask you for the last eight digits of your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card for some other financial information. Our new security process and federal guidelines require that we do this so we can be sure that you are who you say you are when you conduct online business with us.
This information provides extra security because even if someone gets your username and password, he or she will not be able to access your personal information.
Once you give us this additional information, we will send you a letter in the mail in five to 10 business days. You will need this letter to complete the process to add extra security.
You can upgrade to extra security or disable it at any time.
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The green address bar at the top of your screen indicates the website has an extended validation certificate. This means the information you provide to Social Security will be encrypted and the owner of the website has been verified by a certification authority.
Extended validation certificates, and their green address bar indicators, provide assurance the website you are using is legitimate and safe, and not a phishing - or fake - site used to trick you into revealing personal information.
We recently added extended validation certificates to our secure websites that ask you to enter personal information. You should check for the green address bar and verify the website owner is Social Security before you enter any personal information.
Internet scam artists use clever schemes to defraud millions of people each year. When they trick you into giving them your personal information, it's called "phishing." You can find out how fraudsters are using my Social Security in phishing scams and how you can protect yourself from being fooled. Learn more…


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Give the ball fan in your life a personalized version of the official bat of Major League Baseball®. This version even carries the personal autograph of a Major League player.
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April 25, 2014
Chair and Specialist Professor of Music and Theatre Arts Joe Rapolla and Monmouth University students were featured in the Asbury Park Press on April 25.
April 21, 2014
One of the longest running undergraduate psychology conferences in the nation
April 14, 2014
Five students recently earned grand prize awards
Over $10,000 was raised for The Valerie Fund
April 09, 2014
President Paul R. Brown invited students to join him and his wife, Joan, for the Met: Live in HD simulcast performance of La Boheme in Pollak Theatre on April 5.
April 01, 2014
Event will raise money for The Valerie Fund.
March 26, 2014
The program was recognized as one of the best programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
March 25, 2014
Cancro pledges $110,000 to Monmouth University at the event.
Monmouth University students participated in poetry workshop with President Obama's Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco
March 20, 2014
An opportunity to network with music educators and participate in a Q & A panel, mock interview, or mock audition.
March 04, 2014
Cancro is the founder and chief executive officer of Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems.
February 25, 2014
Hit musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors will run in March
February 14, 2014
Paws for a Cause" event includes police dog demonstrations and door prizes.
February 10, 2014
The Monmouth "Law Hawks" won their first team award, the AMTA Spirit Award.
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Gary Prato awarded 2nd place for poster presentation.


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well that's good to Know! My e-mail is nelsen89@ yahoo.com and my Yahoo instant message is nelsen1989
trumpet sucks i prefer the smooth sound of a cornet.
Hey, now… they both sound great. If you're gonna be negative towards our horns go somewhere else….
Yeh really….I mean ya cornets have a smoother sounds, but a trumpet still has a sound that no instrument, not even a cornet, can match.


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Cheese fondue is comfort food and glamour food, rolled into one. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
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The History Of Cheese Fondue
Fondue, a melted cheese dish, originated in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. Each canton has its own variation on the recipe, which generally consists of at least two varieties of cheese, wine and a bit of flour or cornstarch to keep the melted cheese from separating. The fondue is served from a communal pot called a caquelon, using long forks to spear a cube of bread that is swirled in the melted cheese. The tradition dates to the 18th century; some say it was developed as a way to use slightly stale bread. The word fondue itself is the past participle of the French fondre, to melt down.
Melted cheese is a popular concept.
Murray's Cheese, one of the country's leading cheese stores, knows how to entertain with cheese. They do it more often than just about anyone. One of the budget-savvy ways to entertain a foodie crowd is to make a delicious fondue. If you want to send fondue as a gift, they'll send the real deal—not a foil packet, but the actual Gruyère, Appenzeller and Emmental cheeses, cornichons, pickled cipollini onions, Landjaeger smokey sausage links, thin-sliced Speck prosciutto and Amy's artisan bread. Order online at MurraysCheese.com.
Classic Cheese Fondue Recipe
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Tag 1 Beijing
Arrive in Beijing at any time.
Tage 2-4 Beijing/Tour der Großen Mauer (1F)
Discover the history of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square then join the throngs of locals as you hop on your bike to explore the city's ancient hutongs for a couple of hours. On Days 3 & 4, walk in the footsteps of ancient soldiers as you get far away from the tourist herd and hike along a lesser known section of the Great Wall (4-5 hours per day). For the night of day 3, interact with our rural farmer friends at a homestay for the evening. Each family can host 4-6 travellers, so our group may be split among 2 or 3 different families. Each family will be very happy to cook country style dumplings for the group, and of course we join them to learn how to make dumplings. The homes have simple but good bathing and shower facilities. Return to Beijing on Day 4. Take an overnight sleeper train (11 hrs) to Luoyang.
Tage 5-6 Shaolin/Longmen-Grotten
In the morning, we arrive by train to Luoyang. From Luoyang we transfer to the holy mountain of Song Shan where we spend the night. Song Shan is home to the Shaolin Monastery, mystical birthplace of Kungfu. First founded in the 5th century, Shaolin has been rebuilt multiple times and is world famous for its kung fu. In the morning we visit the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO world heritage site with over 100,000 Buddha images carved into a mountain side. From Longmen we take a high speed train to Xi'an, where we arrive later that evening, where we transfer to our hotel.
Tage 7-8 Xi'an
Xi'an is one of many cities that was once capital of the great Chinese empire. We gather for an orientation walk exploring the inner city which is surrounded by 9 miles (14 km) of ancient city walls which, weather permitting, we will explore by bike during our time in Xi'an. In the evening, we explore the Muslim Quarter, with its Great Mosque, multi-cultural feel, shopping lanes, and street-side food stalls selling nan, kebobs, and a fine array of sweets. On our second day enjoy some free time to wander the city or visit the world famous Terracotta Warriors, built over 2000 years ago. Emperor Qinshi Huangdi arranged for the thousands of warriors and their horses to be crafted and aligned so as to eternally protect his mausoleum. Discovered in 1974 by a local farmer, they were meticulously unearthed. Departing Xi'an on Day 8 we take a flight to Guilin arriving in the morning and transferring by public bus (approximately 1½ hours) to the small countryside town of Yangshuo where the Li River winds its way around thousands of limestone karst mountains.
Tage 9-10 Yangshuo (1M)
Orientation walk of Yangshuo this morning. Every turn in the road brings you to another picture-postcard sight. Take a boat ride along the stunning Li River, stop at markets and picturesque villages along the way or observe one of the local traditions: cormorant fishing. Enjoy a leisurely evening of Day 9, experience some of Yangshuo's famous nightlife or go see the Liu San Jie, a 500 person show by Oscar winning and Beijing Olympic Ceremony direct Zhang Yi Mou. On day 10 we take a full-day bike ride through the surrounding countryside with a local guide to gain an insight into rural Chinese life.
Tage 11-13 Longsheng/Guilin
Longsheng in famous for centuries old rice terraces often referred to as the Dragon's Backbone rice terraces, built along forested mountain slopes poking into the clouds and punctuated by hillside villages showcasing the unique wooden architecture of the local Zhuang and Yao people. This is arguable one of the the most authentic and peaceful tastes of rural China one can experience today without camping or actually being a Chinese farmer. Our hike takes us between these traditional villages on ancient stone paths carved along the terraces over centuries by the local people. Awesome in all seasons, from the deep green of summer to the snow dusted winter, Longsheng is a memorable experience. On day 13 we travel back to Guilin to board an overnight train to Shenzhen (approx 14 hours).
Tag 14 Hongkong
After an early arrival in Shenzen, cross the border and catch the metro in to the heart of Hong Kong. Prepare for the change of pace as you enjoy your last night's dinner in the most dynamic city in Asia. Explore Stanley Market, shop, eat, go up Victoria Peak or take a harbor cruise, wander around Stanley Market, jump on the famous Star Ferry or go exploring one of the nearby islands. There's so much more to Hong Kong than just the bright lights of Kowloon. You may wish to arrange extra nights' accommodation in this exciting city.
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The Joel E. Smilow Heart Institute at Bridgeport Hospital was first in New England to offer hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation (a-fib), which is the most common heart rhythm disorder. Sufferers experience chest palpitations, fatigue, dizziness and trouble breathing.
To treat a-fib, physicians create scar tissue in and around the heart to block faulty electrical signals from reaching the muscle and causing it to contract erratically. This process is known as ablation.
Traditional ablation methods include catheter ablation, minimally invasive surgery or open-heart surgery. Until now, these non-surgical and surgical approaches have been performed separately, with each having its own distinct benefits, limitations and risks.
Hybrid ablation is a combination of the catheter and surgical approaches, designed to maximize the advantages of each and minimize their risks.
During hybrid ablation, the cardiac surgeon creates scar tissue on the outside of the heart, while the partnering physician, a cardiologist with expertise in electrophysiology, creates scar tissue on the inside of the heart. Working side-by-side, they perform a single, significantly less traumatic, but more thorough minimally invasive procedure. In hybrid ablation, there is no need to open the chest. In fact, only three small incisions are needed, so patient discomfort is greatly reduced and recovery is faster.
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Gallery: Grass Coated Green-Roofed Parking Garage Concept for Tokyo
The two-story parking garage would take the place of a ground level parking lot, thus doubling the amount of available parking. Cheungvogl estimates that infrastructural investment to build the garage would more than pay for themselves through increased revenue from the additional spots. Not only green and gorgeous on the outside, but the inside parking garage walls and pillars would be painted by young artists as a sort of living museum, and the harsh fluorescent lighting characteristic of these lots would be replaced with more cheerful neon lights.
In feudal times in Japan, the creation public parks and garden spaces was banned by the leaders, as such, public parks in Tokyo come at a premium. This new typology for the parking garage could infuse extra green space into the city by elevating a public park to the rooftop while also giving way to a more efficient green roofed structure. Special planters surrounding the garage could then be used to grow vertical fields of grass, thus replacing the typical unattractive facade of concrete parking garages. Moreover, wide-range use of the living green wall would also benefit the city by filtering the air.
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November 2, 2010 at 9:48 am
[…] mention whether or not it will include such sustainable features as a green roof, like this parking lot in Tokyo, we are uber impressed with their integration of all kinds of green technologies. With their clean […]
October 3, 2010 at 5:55 pm
I think this is a lovely idea. Parking garages are normally ugly but they do save space. Making one that is full of plants and art is wonderful. I would love to see this kind of thing actually done.


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LOS ANGELES-The cardinal rule of Hollywood, as succinctly expressed by screenwriter William Goldman, is that "nobody knows anything." The same could be said this fall of California's political drama.
For most of this year, Meg Whitman, the billionaire Republican former chief executive of EBay running for governor, had seemed to hold a better hand than Carly Fiorina, the multi-millionaire Republican former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard seeking a U.S. Senate seat.
Compared to Fiorina, Whitman has spent vastly more of her own money (over $141 million, a record, against $6.5 million for Fiorina); taken more moderate positions closer to the state consensus; and has benefited, in former governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, from an opponent with even more obvious vulnerabilities than Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
And yet in a late reversal of roles, opinion surveys now generally show Fiorina in a stronger position than Whitman.
Both women trail their Democratic opponents -- by narrow margins in most recent polls, and by much larger deficits in a Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California survey released Sunday. But many leading California Democrats, while not discounting Whitman's threat to Brown, clearly are more concerned about Fiorina overtaking Boxer in the final lap.
"On the governor's race it tilts toward Brown and the Senate race is a toss up," says Allan Hoffenblum, a former GOP consultant who now publishes the California Target Book, a non-partisan political tip sheet.
Some Democrats dismiss the idea that either race will be that close in a state that Barack Obama carried by more than three million votes in 2008 and where most public and private polls show his approval rating still slightly above 50 percent.
That camp will take comfort from Sunday's LA Times/USC survey, which showed Brown leading Whitman 52 to 39, and Boxer besting Fiorina by 50 percent to 42 percent. But most recent surveys have been tighter, with Brown leading Whitman by four to eight percentage points (Republicans insist their internal polls show it closer), and Boxer clinging to a smaller advantage over Fiorina, some within the margin of error.
Boxer more vulnerable?
Several factors explain why Boxer may be more at risk than Brown. One is that the state's powerful labor movement has focused far more of its fire on Whitman (who wants to end defined-benefit pensions for most new state employees) than on Fiorina. Another is that while the Senate race has unfolded mostly as a referendum on Boxer, Whitman has become the focal point of the governor's race. That's partly because of the controversy that erupted late last month around the illegal immigrant she employed as a housekeeper, but mostly because her massive television advertising has made her a constant, and not always welcomed, presence in Californians' lives.
"Somehow Meg made the campaign about her," says Bill Carrick, a veteran Democratic consultant.
Brown, though burdened by baggage from a four-decade public career, has also proven a surprisingly nimble and at times personable campaigner; he has survived long enough (when he was first elected governor, Brown succeeded Ronald Reagan) to evolve from frustratingly flaky to ingratiatingly eccentric.
For all of the contests' surface similarities -- high-tech female Republican CEO vs. venerable California liberal -- the races are running on very different dynamics. The difference was apparent within minutes when Brown and Boxer each appeared before President Obama during his rally at the University of Southern California last Friday.
Still, probably the most important difference between the two races is their contrasting backdrop. "It's the Washington dynamic versus the Sacramento dynamic," said a senior Democratic strategist working in the state, who asked for anonymity while discussing the vulnerabilities of the party's contenders. "Which is to say you've got a Democratic president, Democratic Congress and Democratic senator who get blamed, if you will, at the federal level while you have a…Republican governor in Sacramento [Arnold Schwarzenegger] who is extraordinarily unpopular and that hurts Whitman. Boxer gets hurt by the national scene; Whitman gets hurt by the local scene."
Brown delivered an eloquent but somewhat elliptical speech (he quoted Gandhi) that didn't really rouse the energetic crowd; Boxer, though more prosaic, stirred much more raucous cheers by pounding on hot-button issues such as abortion, and then linking Fiorina to prominent conservatives from Karl Rove to Sarah Palin. "Even though Sarah Palin says 'drill baby drill,'" Boxer declared, "Sarah Palin does not speak for California does she?"
Scott Bland contributed to this article.


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Step 1: Beat up chisel handle
Given the fineness of the mediums you are using I was interested in just how much difference the final polishing of the bevel made so I refinished the bevel on the chisel with stannic oxided slurry on an oiled paper lap. It turns out to be quite significant.[see image] This produces a very slight bull nosing of the bevel. Probably better to use the slurry on a steel lap.
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I was quite pleased with myself that the old chisel [Swedish c. 1910] I was restoring seemed to meet the end grain test till I took a look at my handy work under a microscope.
What appears to the unaided eye as a mirror finish can be deceptive! I still have much to learn. What look like chips out of the edge are in fact tiny corrosion pits on the flat of the blade.
Kind regards,
David Hogg.
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In a way it make sense.
Thanks for this instructable that'll be really handy :)
It's funny how sometimes we get used to working with dull tools and don't realize what a difference a sharp blade makes.
For everything else I got used to sharp blades at a very young age. 20 years ago I thought I knew everything there was to know about sharpening too. Since then I've learned a thing or two though.
Today for instance I wouldn't consider a chisel edge fully sharpened unless it was stropped. Wire edges are for scrapers.
A dull knife goes through that stuff like it is hot butter. A sharp knife sucks though. I've used both. I wouldn't have brought it up if it wasn't different.
I never saw anyone ever try to cut the stuff with a hand saw. Mostly because no one had a hand saw, and dull knives worked so well why would we use anything different?
I agree with mikeasaurus it's surprising how people can get used to dull tools.
I recall many years ago spending most of a Sunday getting a workmates chisels up to standard & another Sunday a week or two later teaching him how to keep them like it, he seldom used them but at least when he needed to they did the job properly.
I have always belived that any tool well looked after & maintained is far more useful than the most expensive one mistreated & neglected.
Any chance you will follow this up with one about maintaining your stones & wheel?
So far the best steel I've had the pleasure to sharpen is in some kitchen knives I own. Knives made by Henckels for a company named Hoffritz that were cyrogenically treated. I could cut a Japanese waterstone clean in half with one of those knives, and still slice a tomato paper thin after the fact.
Imagine trying to cut a waterstone in half with your knife if it had been left in the bottom of a damp drawer rattlling around with your spanners & hammers for a few years, I doubt you would have much luck.
I have a one inch chisel I bought about twenty years ago for about £1.20, I had left mine at home & needed one to trim around a door frame to fit some cables for an air conditioner, it ihas been well looked after & is still sitting in my workshop now, sure it does not hold it's edge as long as my higher quality ones but it does perform a more than adequate job & I still use it regularly.
The ones I mentioned previously I sharpened for my workmate were if my memory serves me made by Marples, not I will grant you the most supremely high quality available not equally they were not exactly rubbish & many people myself included have enjoyed using their Marples tools for many years; his ones howver had been kept in a plastic bag in the bottom of a tool box, three of then had NEVER been sharpened & the forth had a sloping cutting edge & a CONVEX!!! bevel.
I ask you this, if you had to use one or the other given the choice of using my £1.20 dirt cheap but honed & well maintained chisel or his much better quality & far more expensive but blunt & chipped Marples ones.
"Which would you choose?"
It is a long time of experiance and the result of many tries to find what is good or not.
I love to see someone who takes care for his tools and knows how to make them usable.
What I really hate about Japanese waterstones is they spall if my shop freezes. Something about water freezing in stones that isn't good you know?
How much is a good set of Japanese water stones?


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China's capital is a city on a grand scale - vast expanses of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall – and a city of incredible sights, shopping, food and entertainment.The back-street hutongs, packed full of local shops and restaurants are a world away from the imperial splendors, but also part of this energetic city. On the morning of Day 2 we will take a bus out to the Great Wall of China where you'll have free time to walk along the wall. Day 3 will be open for free exploration of this amazing city after an orientation walk. On the evening of Day 4, we will board an overnight train to Xi'an (approximately 14hrs). Train is our main mode of transport in China and a great way to travel. *Please note: if you have pre-booked the China Cultural Theme Pack your CEO will inform you when you will see each show throughout your tour: Shaolin Kung Fu Show (Beijing), Acrobat Performance (Shanghai) and the Li River Light Show (Yangshuo).
Day 5-7 Xi'an
This ancient city, the capital of China for many years is home to one of The Middle Kingdom's greatest archaeological treasures – the Terracotta Warriors - and some of the best market food in the country. Spend almost two full days exploring the active Muslim Quarter and its serene Great Mosque as well as the exotic local street food stalls and the majestic Ming Dynasty City Wall. On Day 7, enjoy free time to explore Xi'an, then take an overnight train to Shanghai (approx 12hrs).
Day 8-10 Shanghai
Shanghai is China's largest and most dynamic city where new sky scrapers clash with the traditional architecture of the Bund. Arrive at noon and take a stroll along the Bund, with its spectacular array of art deco-style buildings or go across the river where you can take in the sights of Pudong - a modern financial centre - with its amazing skyscrapers. Explore the busy Yu Yuan Bazaar, the French Concession, or shop 'til you drop in China's hippest stores! There is enough to see in the impressive Shanghai Museum to spend half, if not a whole, day exploring; it houses one of the best collections of Chinese bronze and artwork. Visit the museum or take in the acrobatics. On Day 10, take an overnight train to Guilin (approximately 19hrs) and transfer to the Longji Terraces area.
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Transfer to the breathtakingly beautiful Longji Terraces area. After settling into the hotel and freshening up after the long transfer, opt to go for a walk through the village and onto a nearby viewpoint with sweeping views of the area. On Day 12, enjoy an included half-day trek along the hills and terraces. Stop for lunch along the way, then check out the village of Dazai before busing it back. Settle in for a sundowner overlooking the terraces and be sure to have your camera ready. This area is famous for terraced rice paddies located on the mountains and hills. Longji means "Dragon-backed Mountain," due to the appearance of scales on the mountains when the rice paddies are filled with water in the spring.
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"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick.
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Back away, dear reader, from the edge of the roof: All is not lost. The U.S. economy, it is true, has shown signs of spinning apart, but solutions to many of its problems remain in sight—perhaps, within reach. In the following pages, we examine eight of the predicaments America faces in trying to regain its economic strength. Some of the problems seem fixable, even in this era of political discord. Some—well, miracles do happen.
By Don Peck
Deep recessions aren't without silver linings. One, typically, is a subsequent burst of entrepreneurial activity and new-product innovation. Laid-off employees start new ventures, based on ideas their former employers might have ignored; sclerotic companies fail, making room for nimbler enterprises.
Needless to say, the United States could use such a burst today. Breakthrough innovation is what propels an economy quickly forward, creating new jobs as old ones obsolesce and disappear. For a variety of reasons, the rate of innovation was slow throughout much of the past dozen years. We have a lot of catching up to do.
Breakthroughs of the sort that create new products or even new industries—and with them, large numbers of new, good jobs—are, to some extent, unpredictable. The government can do only so much to foster them, especially in the short term. But following are four steps we can take right now that, collectively, could make a real difference sooner rather than later.
Import entrepreneurs. In the wake of the presidential election, an overhaul of immigration laws looks newly possible, and a more flexible regime could be an economic boon. Almost axiomatically, immigrants tend to be more driven, adventuresome, and risk-tolerant than the neighbors they've left behind; they have always been a rich source of entrepreneurship in the United States, and we should welcome more of them, particularly newcomers who are well-educated and highly skilled.
But here's a specific proposal that could create new products, new businesses, and new jobs almost immediately and need not await comprehensive immigration reform: The bipartisan Startup Visa Act, first introduced in the Senate in 2011, would essentially grant entry to anyone with a business idea that American venture capitalists are ready to finance. Venture capitalists came up with the plan themselves, having seen a queue of foreigners with fully formed business ideas ripe for funding, if only the entrepreneurs could move here. We should let them.
Fund more start-ups, more cheaply. Angel investors, venture capitalists, and other U.S. financiers are always looking for the next great entrepreneurial venture. Even so, there's a case to be made that new-business financing is stingier than it should be. Columbia University professors Edmund Phelps and Leo Tilman have noted that innovation creates so many ambient benefits—from jobs to the experience gained even by failed entrepreneurs and the people around them—that as a society, we should be willing to fund new ventures more generously (and accept a higher failure rate) than individual financiers would be willing to do. They have proposed a National Innovation Bank that would lend to or invest in innovative start-ups. Such a bank could bring more money to bear than private investors could, and at a lower cost of capital, promoting more investment and enabling the funding of somewhat riskier ventures.
Make math and science majors cheaper. A highly skilled workforce is essential to innovation; if the U.S. is serious about keeping its place at the frontier of science, technology, and innovation of all sorts, it must improve schooling from pre-K through college and beyond. For the most part, school reform would take years to reap benefits. But some novel measures could pay off sooner. In particular, we could encourage college-bound students to major in math, computer science, and hard sciences—fields that are essential to innovation and carry important spillover benefits to the economy as a whole.
Florida's public universities are already thinking of lowering tuition for students who major in fields that the state's economy needs, as a way to eliminate bottlenecks to economic growth. Similar programs could focus on academic majors deemed critical to innovation and technological progress, to create faster advances in science and a more bountiful climate for tech start-ups of all kinds.
Ease regulation on new industries. As Wall Street proved in 2008, not every industry is overregulated. Still, recent years have seen an accretion of well-intentioned regulations (the Sarbanes-Oxley accounting rules, homeland-security regulations) that may have chilled the climate for investment. Regulatory balance—how much is too much?—is always difficult in practice. But economist Michael Mandel has suggested a rule of thumb: For fledgling industries that could bring explosions of economic growth, the government should apply a lighter regulatory touch to encourage experimentation and expansion. Think of the Internet, which flourished in the 1990s without government's heavy hand. Green technologies, wireless platforms, and social-networking technologies might benefit from similar treatment today.
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Such was Lewis Hamilton's dominance in Sunday's Chinese GP that even the Mercedes driver admits "I was racing myself"...
Such was Lewis Hamilton's dominance in Sunday's Chinese GP that even the Mercedes driver admits "I was racing myself."
Hamilton stormed to his third consecutive race victory at the Shanghai circuit in dominant fashion on Sunday afternoon, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg.
It was the first time that the British driver, who now has 25th career wins, had ever won three on the trot and for that he thanked his team and the fans.
"The fans have been incredible this week and they gave me lots of energy," he said on the podium.
"I could not do this without all the hard work from the team.
"All the hard work has paid off and I just can't believe how amazing the car is.
"The results we are getting are a true showing of all our hard work.
"I am really happy Nico is up here with us too it's great rewards for the team.
"This is great points for the team, they really deserve it."
Not having to race his rivals meant Hamilton also had better tyre life than many of the other drivers.
On a cool day in Shanghai where many complained about graining to the front Pirellis, Hamilton informed his Mercedes team that his tyres were fine and could go a few laps extra.
"Surprisingly the front tyres still feel really good, as do the rears," he said of the radio.
Asked about that later, he explained: "I looked after the tyres and it was great. I was racing myself."
He did, however, have one one minor slip-up, a mini off, of which he said: "Fortunately it was the run off area. Basically the left front was graining."
Despite his third win in as many races, Hamilton remains second in the Championship although he is now just four points behind Rosberg.
Mercedes, meanwhile, extended their lead in the Constructors' to 97 points over Red Bull.
"We'll keep working hard because obviously the others will try to catch up," Hamilton added.
"This team is on a roll they have done a great job, we aim to keep moving forward and improving and I hope it can continue."
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Wednesday, November 26, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 26, 2003) - The East Tennessee State football team placed four members on the All-Southern Conference media team, announced Wednesday from Spartanburg, S.C. Leading the way were two first-team members, senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh (Kingsport, Tenn.). Tiller finished the season second on the Bucs with four interceptions and also recorded 18 tackles, one for a loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and five pass breakups. He earned several conference and national awards after intercepting two passes and returning them for touchdowns on Oct. 18 against Liberty. Tiller has been invited to participate in two postseason all-star games, the American Airlines Division I-AA All-Star Classic, and the Las Vegas All-American Classic. Sensabaugh is an athletic safety that finished fourth on the team with 74 tackles and was second with eight pass breakups. He also tied for the team lead and tied for fourth in the conference with three forced fumbles. Sensabaugh also made an enormous impact on special teams this season, blocking five punts. He tied an NCAA Division I-AA record by blocking three punts on Nov. 1 against Georgia Southern. Sensabaugh also added two sacks and a fumble recovery on the season. Senior defensive lineman Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) and sophomore offensive lineman Quinton Staton (Chattanooga, Tenn.) earned second-team honors from conference media. Calton finished fourth on the Bucs with 75 tackles, second with 15.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, setting career-highs in each of those categories. Calton tied for fourth in the Southern Conference in TFL's and tied for sixth in the SoCon in sacks. He also had two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked extra point this season. Calton had a season-high 10 tackles on Nov. 1 against Georgia Southern and had nine in the season-opener at Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28. Staton was one of three players to start all 12 games on an offensive line that suffered several injuries this season. Staton was an integral part of a Buccaneer offensive line that allowed just 15 quarterback sacks this season after allowing 41 last season. Tiller, Sensabaugh, Calton and Staton were also members of the All-SoCon coach's team, announced Tuesday afternoon.


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|29 April
|Mira Variables with Period Changes
Mira variables are the longest-observed class of stars for which we have long-term quantitative data that allow us to study their behavior over centuries-long periods of time. Fortunately for us, they're also easy to observe and monitor, having some of the largest amplitudes of all variables, and hundreds of them are bright enough that they're within reach of astronomers with modest telescopes.
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|28 April
|Alert Notice 439: Correction to AAVSO Alert Notice 438 on SN 2011by
April 28, 2011: In AAVSO Alert Notice 438 on Supernova 2011by in NGC 3972 (issued 2011 April 28), the position was attributed to the wrong object. Here is the corrected text:
|28 April
|AAVSO Alert Notice 438
SUPERNOVA 2011by in NGC 3972 = PSN J11554556+5519338
|27 April
|New ejaavso preprint "Leo5 is a Z Cam Type Dwarf Nova" by P. Wils, T. Krajci, and M. Simonsen
ej 142: "Leo5 is a Z Cam Type Dwarf Nova" (P. Wils, T. Krajci, M. Simonsen)
|20 April
|Visual Observing Manual updates
The Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars has been updated to reflect changes to the VSP and WebObs that happened when the new website was launched last summer. This mostly affects Chapters 2 and 7. To download these and other chapters, or the entire Manual, please click on the link below:
You will also find versions of the Manual translated into seven other languages on this page.
Stay tuned for the Portuguese verson, due to be completed soon!
|15 April
|AAVSO Newsletter 48 now online
|15 April
|AAVSO Alert Notice 437
Campaign to monitor the recurrent nova T Pyx throughout 2011 eruption
April 15, 2011: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 436, a fast photometry observing campaign has been initiated by Dr. Bradley Schaefer (Louisiana State University) to monitor the recurrent nova T Pyxidis throughout its current eruption.
|14 April
|Alerta de AAVSO 436
Erupción de la nova recurrente T Pyxidis
|14 April
|AAVSO Alert Notice 436
Outburst of the recurrent nova T Pyx
|06 April
|New ejaavso preprint: "Times of Minima and New Ephemerides..." by A. Marchini et al.
ej 141: "Times of Minima for Several Eclipsing Binaries and New Ephemerides for V569 Lyrae, V571 Lyrae, and V572 Lyrae" (A. Marchini et al.)
|03 April
|Alert Notice 435: V5588 Sgr = Nova Sagittarii 2011 No. 2 = PNV J18102135-2305306
Apri1 3, 2011
Event: V5588 SGR = NOVA SAGITTARII 2011 No. 2 = PNV J18102135-2305306
Discovered by: Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume, Japan, and Fujio Kabashima, Miyaki, Japan
Discovery Date: ~ 2011 March 27.832 UT
Discovery Magnitude: unfiltered CCD magnitude mag 11.7 on two 40-s unfiltered CCD frames using a 105-mm f/4 camera lens (+ SBIG STL6303E camera)
Position: R.A. = 18:10:21.35, Decl. = -23:05:30.6 (equinox 2000.0)
|02 April
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HST observations scheduled for GW Lib
|01 April
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April 1, 2011
The following variable stars have either new or revised sequences and charts. If you observe any of these stars you should update your charts to the most recent version.
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During 2008–2011, 19 states and territories reported decreases in obesity prevalence among low-income preschoolers. While this trend is promising, there is more that can be done to prevent childhood obesity and support healthy child development. Head Start and child care communities are essential allies in this National effort.
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Children who are overweight or obese can be undernourished at the same time. Foods and beverages that are high in fat and sugar often lack important nutrients. Many of these nutrients are important for brain development and cognitive functioning.
In addition, physical activity promotes brain development, improves sleep, builds self confidence, and reduces stress and depression. Children who are not active have more behavioral and disciplinary problems, shorter attention spans in class and do worse in school compared to active children
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I asked this question on Facebook earlier today…If I had biscotti with my coffee this morning does that mean I had cookies for breakfast?
Dec 31, 2011
14 comments:
- Jackie said...
I smile.
Yes...you had coffee with your cookies.
Happy New Year!!!!
- December 31, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Maureen said...
Hmmmmmm......doesn't matter. It was afternoon somewhere!
Happy New Year!
- December 31, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- Kasia said...
This is along the question I have when I hunker down to half a cake at night... is it late dinner or early breakfast? ;)
- December 31, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Um... there are eggs and flour in it right??? Sounds like another version of eggs and toast to me:@)
- December 31, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Sue said...
Breakfast is anything you want to make it. I know, spaghetti and meatballs was my sustenance of choice today! Happy New Year, Lucy. xo Ethel
- December 31, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Shirley said...
Lets just call it toast : ))
- December 31, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- Blondie's Journal said...
I think biscotti is healthier because it looks so much like bread!!
Happy New year, sweet friend!!
- December 31, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Deb from WhatsInMyAttic said...
Of course you did! Breakfast of champions! One of my favorite breakfasts is cold leftover coconut rice. When I make it, I always "over do" it so there will be a yummy breakfast.
- December 31, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- Keetha Broyles said...
What you had with your coffee was bone dry toast being passed off as something fancy with the name of biscotti. So, enjoy all the dryness you want - - - guilt free.
- December 31, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Muddy Boot Dreams said...
But Biscotti comes under the necessary food groups, so it's not considered snacks, therefore not cookies.
Happy New Year
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
- January 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Kathleen said...
Well, we eat pan CAKES, for breakfast, and that is ok, so I say go for it!
- January 1, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- Hitchhiker42 said...
Yes, when you are an adult, it is your right to have cookies for breakfast. Some people like to sound sophisticated and call their breakfast cookies by the Italian name--biscotti--but we all know better. It was cookies. Personally I enjoy cold pizza for breakfast, but you don't hear me calling it Neapolitan Cuisine. :)
- January 1, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- MiMi said...
Those things look nothing like cookies, so I still say no. :)
- January 1, 2012 at 3:15 PM
- Beverly @ The Buzz said...
No way--that's breakfast food, baby!
- January 8, 2012 at 8:21 AM


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The farmers are hitting the fields pretty hard and heavy. Both corn and soybeans are starting to flow into the elevators. The number of tractors and trucks on the road is pretty great. The warm, breezy and dry weather should make the harvest go pretty fast.
We're lucky we didn't get any of that snow that dumped 23 inches on Rapid City, S.D., last weekend. That wouldn't have been good. I'm sure the farmers are hoping the prices sneak up a little bit over the next month or two. I wouldn't be surprised if some folks are done harvesting by the first of November.
It sure is dark in the mornings right now. Daylight saving time will end Nov. 3. That is when you can turn your clock back an hour. We could use a little more light in the morning.
I've talked to a few goose hunters, and they seem to be having a good start to the season. The birds seem plentiful this year.
The duck season is just about to start and there seems to be a lot of those birds hanging around, too. I just wish we could get the pheasant population back up around the area. I miss seeing all the blaze orange out in the fields.
I went to the Husker game last weekend and gas at the Council Bluffs exit was $2.99 a gallon for unleaded. I hope that trend gets to Creston and surrounding area pretty soon. We could use some good news.
The annual YMCA fundraiser is Saturday night with a wine tasting and auction to help the cause. The YMCA looks to be a busy place this fall. It's good to see people getting out and taking advantage of the facility. Even the swimming pool is getting more and more people taking advantage of it. Come out Saturday night and take advantage of the auction. They have a lot of nice things you may want!
The current mess going on in Washington sure is not impressing anyone as to the abilities of our elected officials. It's time to clean house and get rid of all of them. The thing I can't figure out is that the government is shut down, but they voted to pay everybody! How much sense does that make. So all the government employees get a paid vacation and don't have to go to work?
Somebody figure that one out. If they are going to get paid...they just as well be working. As usual they take care of their own and to heck with the rest of us. If that wasn't bad enough, next week our country runs out of money (only technically) and the debt ceiling needs to be raised.
That little drama is starting to build up momentum and could make for a bigger mess. "As usual" they will come up with some 11th-hour deal and kick the can a little farther down the road. Not solving the problem, but just delaying it for another day. At the current rate, our kids and grandkids will have so much debt to try and pay off, they will never get to retire.
The worst thing about it, though, I don't think most of the people in Washington, D.C., even care about the next generation. As one of my Democratic friends told me..."they'll figure it out." Referring to the next generation. "May the force be with them!"
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The Raven Boys & The Dream ThievesNovember 8, 2013
I'll admit it, I was skeptical when I picked up The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. There has just been so much paranormal romance in YA lately that I didn't think I could stand another same-old-same-old story of forbidden romance amid spooky stuff. And when I read the publisher description, that's exactly what I thought it would be: "Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own–and that together their talents are a dangerous mix." It's true that romance comes into play since it has been prophesied that when Blue kisses her true love, he will die. But the real story is all about friendship. Gansey and his fellow Raven Boys Adam, Ronan, and Noah are on a quest to find the long-lost king Glendower and obtain one wish for uncovering his location. After Blue sees Gansey's spirit on St. Mark's Eve, revealing to her that Gansey will die within the next year, Blue joins the quest and comes to find out that Raven Boys aren't as bad as she thought.
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I'm cautious about books that are clearly meant to begin a series, since it seems like the second book in many YA series lately is just boring filler, but I think I enjoyed The Dream Thieves, the second book in the Raven Cycle, even more than the first. I won't say too much since I don't want to spoil the first book for you, but I think Ronan Lynch may have become my favorite character in the series. I stayed up way way WAY past my bedtime to finish these books, and I guarantee that you won't be able to put them down either.


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Today sees the release of Kubuntu 8.10 featuring the KDE 4 desktop. The Kubuntu developers have been hard at work, bringing you the latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. KDE 4 reworks your system with a major new revision of the desktop.
This Intrepid release lives up to its name by including many changes, but there are some features that are not yet available in KDE 4. If you would rather stay with what you know then remember that Kubuntu 8.04 is still fully supported, see KDE3-KDE4Migration and Is KDE 4.1 for you? for more information on deciding. You can try it first with the Kubuntu Intrepid Live CD to see for yourself whether or not it really is "for you".
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