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Genre – Supernatural Horror, Thriller
Running time – 109 minutes
Director – David Sandleberg
Writer – Gary Dauberman
Cinematography – Maxime Alexandre
Cast – Stephanie Sigman as Sister Charlotte, Talitha Bateman as Janice, Anthony LaPaglia as Samuel Mullins, Miranda Otto as Esther Mullins
Annabelle: Creation is a prequel to 2014's horror movie Annabelle about a doll whose presence causes dark things to happen to the people who own it.
Annabelle Creation Movie review
Annabelle Creation is set in the year 1955. The Mullins open their home for Sister Charlotte and six young girls left destitute by the shutting down of their orphanage. Once the girls come to the house, strange things start happening: as once would expect in any horror movie.
The movie starts off beautifully. In one of the first scenes, where the bus carrying the girls is on its way to the foster home – it portrays an ominous foreboding. Cinematographically, Maxime Alexandre has done a rather good job. The sets are quite authentic in their portrayal of 1940's and 1950's America.
The movie explains how two heart broken parents invite the soul of their daughter to be able to feel close to her after her death. They are desperate for any sign from her. Predictably, it is not the daughter who returns back from the dead, but some evil force which eventually takes over the the doll Annabelle.
First, the evil doll Annabelle first targets Janice (Talitha Bateman) and takes over her body. Janice is a young orphan with polio. Disabled Janice feels that her faith is weak. Since her weak faith, she feels she is a target for evil forces. Then the next target is the father. Samuel Mullins, the foster father played by Anthony LaPaglia, is the epitome of the silent brooding types who who talks less and struts around more. He fits the role a horror movie father pretty well considering he speaks little, and dies first – in a horrible fashion. After the brutal murder of the only male, all the females are left in the house to run around screaming – the done to death script for a typical horror movie.
The sound effects for Annabelle Creation are good
The movie manages to give you the creeps in various scenes. Somehow, the scenes involving the scarecrow are rather eerie. People jumped in the movie hall during the scenes where the camera followed Janice during the first 20-30 minutes. Also, in scenes that involved Janice's best friend Linda, there were some shots which gave viewers the jeepers.
While the movie starts off well, towards the end the movie turns gory. Once the initial shocks, kicks and scary effects are over: it becomes a drag. Surprisingly, the last 10 minutes are well structured. Evil Janice finds a foster home, and ultimately kills her own foster parents. Finally, the end syncs well with the beginning of the 2014 Annabelle, making it a one time watch for a few scary kicks.


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Farm Horizons, February 2012
Outlook dry for Minnesota crops
By Jennifer Kotila
Despite the heavy rain and snowfall in the fall, winter, and spring of 2010-11, Minnesota ended 2011 in a drought.
December marked the fifth consecutive month for precipitation shortfalls for many counties in Minnesota, according to the state climatology office at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Every county in Minnesota is experiencing some level of drought, according to a US Drought Monitor report released Dec. 29. Most of Minnesota is in a moderate to severe drought, and the southern one-third of the state has seen precipitation far below historical averages since late summer.
This fall was the driest on record for a large sections of southern and western Minnesota, with precipitation totals for mid-July to early December at less than three inches. The long-term average precipitation is five to nine inches. When compared with the same period in the historical database, the 2011 precipitation totals rank among the lowest on record, according to the DNR.
Significantly dry soil conditions during fall tillage increased the concern for the soil moisture profile of the 2012 growing season. The Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service reported Nov. 7 that none of the topsoil in Minnesota showed a surplus in moisture, 29 percent had adequate moisture, 43 percent was short of moisture, and 28 percent was very short of moisture, according to the DNR.
Unless Minnesota sees significant precipitation in the late winter and early spring, farmers will face a number of drought-related issues at the beginning of the 2012 growing season, according to the DNR.
Agricultural tips for surviving drought
A drought can be devestating for livestock and crops. Alternate crops may have to be planted, or crop loss applied for.
Farmers may have to buy feed, or cull the heard if feed supplies are low. And farmers who are already facing financial hardship may face hard decisions about diversification, irrigation, surviving a major loss, or even selling the farm.
However, the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University has offered a number of strategies farmers can use to prepare for and survive drought and minimize its impact.
Farmers can be prepared in the case of a drought by keeping accurate records of forage inventories so it is known how much feed is available for their animals at all times. An emergency plan should also be developed for alternate feed and water resources.
Good land management before a drought provides greater flexibility after a drought occurs. Farmers should maintain healthy soils, and not allow overgrazing. Evaporation of moisture from the soil can be minimized by using minimum till techniques.
Conservation practices can assist in reducing runoff, erosion, soil degradation, and enhancing infiltration of water into the soil. Farmers who may face drought should consider establishing riparian buffers, filter strips, grassed waterways, and other conservation buffers along and near sources of water.
If using an irrigation system, one should be used which reduces the amount of water lost through eveaporation, percolation, and runoff. The irrigation system should be made as efficient and easy to maintain as possible. A water storage system can be built to conserve water for irrigation time, and measuring devices can assist in keeping track of water use.
Weed control is also important in times of drought. Weeds, like any plant, consume large amounts of water and can lead to reduced crop production. Most herbicides rely on water to be effective, so during drought, mechanical weed control measures may be needed.
Providing quality water sources to livestock during drought is important. Some water sources may dry out during drought, so water has to be hauled to the livestock. Dry conditions can lead to undrinkable or even toxic water sources, so water quality testing should be performed.
Providing animals which rely mostly on grazing with suplemental feeds may become necessary. Non-traditional foodstuffs may be an option, or leasing additional pasture land. Farmers can also provide supplmental minerals, vitamins, and energy sources. Animals may need to be limited to conserve reduced feed and water supplies.
Farmers who plan to feed drought-damaged crops to their livestock should be aware of issues which may occur. The protein content of forages may be reduced during drought, and dry forages are harder to digest.
Also, plant toxicities, such as nitrates and mycotoxins, are increased during drought. Harvested feed and forage should be tested for nutrient content and potential toxins prior to feeding.
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Louisville Water recently donated 150 bottles to St. Joseph Children's Home to give to their staff in support of their reduce and reuse efforts.
"This was such a generous donation from Louisville Water, and we are so grateful," said Erin Chism, Human Resources Manager for St. Joseph. "We reached out to Louisville Water as they have been volunteers at our Annual Picnic, are close neighbors, and we thought the pure tap bottles would be perfect for our staff."
Having the staff use reusable bottles is just one effort for the organization to be friendlier to the environment.
"We recently eliminated all styrofoam, any to-go containers, and plastic cups that were being used in our cafeteria and in the residential cottages," explained Chism. "In exchange, employees have the option to bring their own drinking cup or to use the very cool Louisville pure tap bottles® for beverages. We also thought that offering our staff a nice water bottle would help ease the pain of the initial shock of no more styrofoam."
She says the water bottles have been a big hit.
"The staff absolutely love the water bottles," said Chism. "Everyone carries one around with them. One of our team members put a name label on each bottle before we handed them out too, so everyone knows whose is whose."
Chism said that a handful of the staff, called the Green Team, were concerned that the organization did not have many earth-friendly initiatives. In addition to Louisville Water's bottle donation, the Department of Public Works donated multiple large recycling carts and small orange bins for each room and residential cottage.
"So now we actually have recycling pick-up, rather than a few employees lugging the recycling to their personal bins at home," said Chism. "We also only use reusable plastic compartment trays for any food distributed in the cafeteria and ceramic mugs for hot beverages."
Chism said they also felt that it was important for the children there to know why they recycle and reuse and hopes to use Louisville Water as a resource in that education.
"We talk with the kids about where trash/plastic goes, when it's thrown away, and how our trash can be made into new things," said Chism. "We hope to continue a relationship with Louisville Water by utilizing them as a resource to educate, motivate, and collaborate."


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By Eric, Wednesday 2 February 2005 on 07:25 :: General :: #7 :: rss
Zombie Infection Simulation is hours of fun, I tell you. Hours. Packages of 3600 seconds.
Okay, so, now that you're back from hours of giggling madly as every dot onscreen turning green, proving - once again - that zombies are an instoppable force of the universe, let's talk about Syndication.
See the right column of the page? There's a syndication "section" with a big orange button labeled "XML". If you click it (not now, or you'll go away), you'll see instructions on how tu use the Zombies? RSS feed.
If you have an RSS reader, it means you can get your reader to checkup on Zombies? and tell you when there's something new on Zombies?
What's an RSS reader? Glad I asked! It's a software (or sometimes, a Web service) that works pretty much like a mail reader. But it checks RSS feeds instead of email.
When you click on the "XML" button from Zombies?, you'll see a few recommended readers. I haven't tried these yet. They're still recommended by feedburner.
I've used RSS Reader, which is okay. And I'm currently using Bloglines, which is Web based and nice (it also has a little tool that sits on your toolbar and warns you when there's something new). None of them are perfect, so I'll most likely check out whatever feedburner suggests.
If you're curious as to what RSS feeds I'm subscribing to, you can see them on my bloglines blogroll.


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At the first consultation, which lasts 45 minutes, Dr. Lebuis welcomes you by discussing with you and/or your child about the orthodontic concern. It is very important during this appointment to freely express your goals and expectations of the treatment. Thereafter, the orthodontist discusses and covers the following points:
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- Discuss the different treatment options available
- Presentation of the different types of appliances that can be used
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- Evaluate the necessity to collaborate with other dental specialists
- Presentation of the cost of the treatment and the different payment modalities
Dr. Lebuis always take the time to answer as clearly as possible to all your questions.


text: A country-wide manhunt was launched in Venezuela on Monday for the men who assaulted an army base the day before, using state TV to flash pictures of the accused rebels who escaped with weapons after a gunfight with soldiers. The attack came just hours after the first session of a new legislative superbody created by President Nicolas Maduro, which opponents say will cement dictatorship after months of deadly protests in the oil-rich but economically-ailing country. Those who attacked the base near the city of Valencia said their operation was aimed at starting an uprising against the unpopular leftist Maduro. No more assaults were reported, and anti-Maduro protests in Valencia were quickly subdued, but hackers attacked dozens of state websites to show their support for the raid. READ MORE: Venezuela crisis - What's next? Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a televised address that two of the men who attacked the base had been shot dead and eight captured. About 10 others are on the run. "This band of criminals did not act out of noble ideals or patriotic principles of any kind. They operated as mercenaries paid by extreme right-wing groups in Miami," he said. The leader of the attack was Juan Carlos Caguaripano, a former National Guard captain. Also involved in the assault was an army first lieutenant, who was captured, and a group of civilians who escaped along with Caguaripano. "They managed to get away. A special operation has begun for their search and capture," Padrino said, adding that three soldiers had been wounded in the pre-dawn Sunday gunfight. Venezuela divided Pro-government supporters march in Caracas [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters] About 2,000 government supporters marched in Caracas to show support for the constituent assembly elected eight days earlier despite wide criticism from the region and globally. More than 120 people have died in anti-government protests since April. Maduro has said the assembly is the nation's only hope of peace but many Venezuelans say it has left them without any democratic options to oppose him. The assembly, which is stacked with Maduro's Socialist Party allies, used its first session to fire the country's top prosecutor, who had accused the president of human rights abuses. Maduro inaugurates contentious Venezuela assembly The move confirmed opposition fears that the body would use its vast powers to root out government critics. Maduro's critics have long referred to him as a dictator, especially since his loyalist supreme court started nullifying laws passed by the opposition-controlled congress. Since the assembly's election, leaders like US President Donald Trump and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos have referred to Venezuela as a dictatorship as well. Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislature is refusing to recognise any of the decrees issued by the constitutional assembly. In a vote on Monday, the legislature opted unanimously in favour of disavowing the super-body's decisions to replace the nation's outspoken chief prosecutor with a government loyalist and create a "truth commission" that will wield unusual power to prosecute and levy punishments. Maduro says the new commission should hold opposition leaders accountable for the current wave of political unrest. Opposition legislator Delsa Solorzano says the purpose of the truth commission is to "persecute those who think differently," reported The Associated Press news agency. The pro-government constitutional assembly is ruling with virtually unlimited authority and is expected to meet again on Tuesday. 'The Great Dictator' Meanwhile, a group calling itself The Binary Guardians said on Monday it hacked about 40 state web sites, including the portals for the government, the supreme court and the legislature, among others. A representative told Reuters news agency in an interview that he was a Venezuelan national but declined to give specifics about the group or his location. He said they were not part of the armed attack on the army base but supported it. The country's elections authority, which ran the July 31 vote for the new 545-member assembly, was among the sites hacked. Its website showed a flyer supporting the base attack, and a video showing a clip from the Charlie Chaplin film, The Great Dictator. READ MORE: Venezuela's crisis explained from the beginning In the clip, Chaplin gives a rousing speech against authoritarianism. "Soldiers! Don't give yourself to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel," Chaplin says in the speech. "Our struggle is digital," the hacker group said. "You close the streets, we do so to networks". It urged anti-government protesters to demonstrate "and support our valiant soldiers". Venezuela: New beginnings or more of the same? Latin America Venezuela


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Hey guys Smallkiwi again and this is how you play Witch Doctor. Witch Doctor is an intelligence based support. His Q is a bouncing nuke that stuns, his W is a toggleable short range aoe heal over time, his E is a small AoE debuff that deals extra damage based on damage dealt and his ultimate is a channeled ward that deals massive damage to enemies in range. Witch Doctor's Q is best used versus 2 closely grouped enemy heroes or on a single enemy standing near a single creep as this will deal the maximum damage and stun to each.
Avoid casting it on single targets or when enemy heroes are standing near groups of enemy creeps. His Q can also be used to push down creep waves, and can even be cast as you are leaving a lane to earn gold in your absence. Early game Witch Doctor's E can help secure ganks fairly quickly, so don't neglect to cast it, just remember that its range is fairly short. His W can be used later in the game when pushing to help sustain allies' health pools. Witch doctor's ultimate is only effective if he can avoid being stunned for the duration and enemy heroes remain within range, so combo his ultimate with an effective Q to quickly burn down multiple opponents. Also remember that a BKB will protect witch doctor from many spells that would otherwise interrupt his ultimate. Max Witch Doctor's Q first, and put points in his E at 2 and 4. Prioritize R over Q over E over W. At the start take 3 iron branches, a tango, and some clarities. Purchase either the courier or wards depending on your teammates. The core of witch doctors build are arcane boots, a wand, plus a mekansm and/or urn of shadows, again depending on your team's composition.
Finally an Aghanim's Scepter is an extremely powerful item for Witch Doctor, so build it as soon as possible. After your Scepter consider building a BKB if it would protect you from the enemy team's stuns. A shadow blade will allow you to initiate ganks easily and provide an escape, and you could consider a necronomicon, eul's scepter, shivas guard or scythe of vyse..
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*****Again, it was time to educate my wife and what could be the funniest movie I have ever seen.
Carl Reiner and Steve Martin are a match made in heaven and you'll rarely see a better example of such magic than in The Jerk. It's a one man stand-up show in live action. Martin is hilarious and the lines just keep on coming. The hotel scene where he's in the bath is one of my all-time favourites, followed closely by the 'Cans' scene at the gas station. "And who's my favourite Gal?" - "Woof, woof!" - "That's right."
I hadn't seen this movie in over 8 years or more but it's still as funny now as it was back then, I was in stitches.
I'd find it hard to believe that anyone other than my wife hasn't seen this one so I won't even go there. This is just a timeless classic that in my opinion gets better with age. Perfect comedy.


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Even though summer may be coming to an end, I'm soaking up all the sun and warmth that I can. I'm also trying to make the most of my closet and wear all my summer outfits before I have to pack them away. Our summers are so short here that I feel that it's hard to take full advantage of my warm weather wardrobe.
This past week was particularly sucky, so I took advantage of the sales to get my hands on the cutest romper from Club Monaco (and turn my frown upside down). So light and comfortable, it's the perfect outfit to transition into fall. Just throw a white blazer over the shoulder and voilà!
Romper: Club Monaco (on sale) | Shoes: Zara (old) | Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim | Bracelets: Tiffany & Co. and Michael Kors | Necklace: Jennifer Zeuner | Sunnies: Ray-Ban


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Scooter: You'd think the graphics would display the eye-stabbing power of DirectX 10, but no, what we get is a game that does, indeed, look like it came from the original Xbox. Besides the flickering texture issue that I fixed, the main enhancement I'm noticing is that in general, the in-game graphics look "as good" (as it were) as the graphics in the cutscenes. In the Xbox version, there was a pretty clear divide between in-game and in-cutscene, and that divide is no longer there on the PC version.
Still, it's kinda weird to see that Halo 2 has a recommended Windows Experience Index (the internal Vista benchmarking tool for games) of 5.0, when I have a machine with an overall rating of 5.3 (that has an 8800 GTX that rates as a 5.9 on its own), and it still looks like an Xbox game. Meanwhile, games like C&C3 and even Company of Heroes have lower WEI ratings (C&C3 runs well on a 4 or higher, and CoH only requires a freakin' 1!) and look much more current-gen. Yikes.
Once I got past the looks, the other "yikes" moment came in the controls. Using the mouse, even with a higher precision setting (like the Xbox, the "look sensitivity" is on 3 at default, and I changed that to 5), I felt that the mouse and my Master Chief didn't quite mesh together. There was no sensation of having a smooth and fast extension of my body/arm such as you'd get in a Half-Life 2 or a Counter-Strike.
And man alive, the Master Chief feels like he's pushing a metric ton of hardware around. I don't expect blazing-fast movement speeds like in a Quake title, but the Master Chief moves like what you would get if you added a "crouch walk" on top of the slow walk in Counter-Strike. I'm going to try plugging in a gamepad, maybe that will help, but I never felt so ponderous on either Xbox as I do on the PC now.
Sluggo: Halo has always been a slower game than other shooters, because the fights are more tactical and generally keep you pinned down in one location for a while (it's that whole "combat evolved" thing). So far, the mouse and keyboard controls feel great to me. Normally, I steer clear of sniping weapons in console shooters, because pinpoint accuracy with an analog stick is something I've never had a feel for, but with the mouse and keyboard, I'm unstoppable, sniping anything at medium-to-long range and meleeing anything closer. I've been using the energy sword a lot, as it carves up most enemies in a hurry, and the ability to dual-wield weapons and fire both by holding down the left and right mouse buttons is pretty satisfying.
The vehicles feel pretty solid as well. So far in the single-player campaign, I've been in the Warthog jeep, Scorpion tank and Banshee flyer, and these sequences are every bit as fun as I remember. What I'd forgotten is how outstanding the game's AI is; you can drive a Warthog yourself, or you can jump on a mounted weapon in the back and let one of your squadmates do the driving for you. Although they'll occasionally flip your Warthog, it's impressive how the AI can often handle driving while you hang out back and blast away.
Scooter: Very true, hopping back into any vehicle, be it Warthog or Banshee, is still a treat, and it's worth noting that whatever issues we have, Halo 2's content has been preserved (however you feel about said content is a different story). I just feel that the myriad technical/porting issues that wrap themselves around the content put this in the "wait and see" category for me. The true test will be in Games for Windows LIVE functionality and Achievements, things that aren't active yet as of press time. But once we get some thorough time in GFW LIVE we'll be able to write our review.
Sluggo: I think the end result of our playtime so far has led us to the same conclusion: At this point, it's hard to justify any reason to be the first on your block to get this "new" version of Halo 2. At best, it's a dated version of a great game; at worst, we could be looking at a rough launch and maybe even a few patches. Hopefully the multiplayer and LIVE stuff will work as intended and offer some incentive to check this one out down the line.
Scooter: Like Vista itself, it's probably too early to jump into Halo 2 right now. If you ask me, its only real hope is that LIVE works; otherwise, it's a port of an old Xbox game that works a bit better on its native platform. If you've already installed Vista, maybe you can play with its cool Flip3D interface until something substantial like Crysis comes out.


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Can I take it back to the shelter after? I don't really like dogs.
Can I take it back to the shelter after? I don't really like dogs.
A bit of a click bait title... but the information about what permissions this game has on your mobile is accurate and kind of alarming.
Yep, and the three fuckwits from Missouri proves that.
The Missouri guys aren't getting that information about other people, they were likely just hanging out at one of the popular locations and waiting for people to show up alone.
When you submit your app, there are things in the API for Google account access that says what things you need access to. Pokemon Go's developer tagged everything instead of just what they needed (which from what I can tell is just that you have an account and what it is, nothing else is used). Any information they would have accessed (which they and Google have said is none) would just go up to their servers, not be posted publicly for everyone to see unless they purposefully did so, and they'd have no business reason to do so.
Get that weak shit off my track
Either way, they're still fuckwits.
But this data that is stored on an non-Google server now grants access to anyone's email... To even send email as you. Especially in the case where the player was an iPhone user that links their Google account to that mobile device.
There's no reason that iPhones need to grant those kind of permissions. That feels like an unintentional bug, but one with long range consequences. Even if they change the permissions they request, the people who already played have already granted full access.
Cybersecurity expert and CEO of Trail of Bits Dan Guido has also cast serious doubt on Reeve's claim, saying Google tech support told him "full account access" does not mean a third party can read or send or send email, access your files or anything else Reeve claimed. It means Niantic can only read biographical information like email address and phone number.
Google tech support sent a statement to Guido, which he provided to Gizmodo:
In this case, we checked that the Full account access permission refers to most of the My account settings. Specific actions such as sending emails, modifying folders, etc, require explicit permissions to that service (the permission will say "Has access to Gmail")
Here's even more confirmation that Pokémon Go never had the ability to access your Gmail or Calendar. A product security developer at Slack tested the token provided by Pokémon Go and found that it was never able to get data from services like Gmail or Calendar.
Get that weak shit off my track
Update: Good news! Niantic Labs and The Pokémon Company issued a response to Engadget, confirming that it's not actually reading your emails. Still, it has far more access than is necessary for the game and the company says that while it's working on a fix for the client to only request the correct permission, Google will reduce Pokémon Go's access on its end 'soon.'
This is pretty cool.
One of the most coveted gyms is the White House.
It's too bad Google doesn't appear to have the same fine-grained permission settings that Facebook does. You can request all the permissions you want, but you can refuse to give any of them except for the basic email address/name/id data.


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(This is part seven of a multi-entry blog series exploring the Apostles' Creed.)
This entry talks about the second most important event in human history; the day that Jesus
"was crucified, dead, and buried."
Once again, I'll break it up into chunks and look at all three components of this line and why they matter.
"was crucified" – It's been said that grace is free but it ain't cheap. This event is exactly what that statement is referring to. Jesus, an innocent man, was crucified for sinful people. Jesus was brought before the crowds right before his crucifixion along with a man named Barabbas. Barabbas was a murderer, a violent man, a rebel (Mark 15:7). Pilate, who we discussed in the last entry, offered to let one man go: Jesus or Barabbas (Mark 15:9). It's easy, at this point, for us to resent the murderous rebel who got to go free; for us to wish that Jesus had been set free. But I think at that moment all mankind was symbolized by Barabbas. The guilty rebel, with blood on his hands, was set free while the innocent Son of God was delivered to Roman soldiers to be scourged and crucified. I am Barabbas… and so are you. We should realize that we are the guilty murderous rebels that have been set free.What shall we do with this freedom that has been purchased on our behalf and given to us as a gift (Galatians 5:22)?
Next, Jesus was subjected to the most painful execution method in human history. The death of the Messiah was actually prophesied before crucifixion even existed (Psalm 22:16; John 20:20, 25), but that his how He died. We hear this all the time: "Christ was crucified." We become numb to it. Yet, crucifixion was so horrible, a word was invented to describe it: excruciating. Excruciating means literally "from the cross." That's how painful it was. There are many people who do a better job of explaining this than I do. Here's a link to the Medical Aspects of the Crucifixion that describes the physical pain our Saviour experienced for us. It was horrendous!
Sometimes crucifixion could last for days. Jesus was so weak from being flogged (Isaiah 52:14; Mark 15:15, Luke 22:63-65, John 19:1) and so dehydrated (Psalm 22:15; John 19:28) that He died quickly (Mark 15:44). Sometimes, to hurry the dying process the Romans would break the legs of the person on the cross. Jesus' legs were not broken, which is important for several reasons. First, Jesus was the Passover Lamb; in John 1:29, John the Baptist described Jesus as "the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." According to the Passover instructions, the sacrificial lamb was not allowed to have any broken bones (Exodus 12:46). Additionally, this was consistent with Messianic prophecies that described Jesus' death (Psalm 22:17; John 19:31-36). Finally, after several hours, Jesus declared that His work was finished (John 19:30), and was…
"dead" – Matthew 27:50, Mark 15:37, Luke 23:46, and John 19:33 all agree that Jesus was dead. Some people have claimed that Jesus merely passed out and later woke up from His nap. Although medical science has progressed over the last 2,000 or so years, people back in Jesus' time could still tell the difference between someone who was alive and someone who was dead. First there's Luke; he was the author of the third Gospel and a doctor (Colossians 4:14). If anyone at that time could identify a dead body, it would have been a doctor. Another expert at identifying dead bodies would have been the Roman soldiers who professionally killed people (Mark 15:44-45). It was their job to take living bodies and turn them into dead bodies. Surely they would have been able to identify a dead body? Finally, it's likely that anyone who witnessed Jesus being scourged, beaten, and then crucified, would have been able to realize He was dead because His body would have been mutilated; this also fulfilled prophetic Scripture (Isaiah 52:14).
"and buried" – After Jesus died, He was buried by Joseph of Arimathea (Mark 15:43, 46). If Jesus had indeed fainted, it's likely that without immediate medical attention He would have died in the tomb during the three days He was buried. Also, as Mark 15:46 mentions, a large stone was rolled in front of the entrance. It would have been impossible for Jesus, after His body had sustained so much damage, to move the stone. Jesus' burial in a rich man's grave also fulfilled the prophecy in Isaiah 53:9 (Matthew 27:57-60, Mark 15:43-46, Luke 23:50-53, John 19:38-42).
We find that there is compelling evidence that Jesus was certainly crucified, dead, and buried. Isaiah 53:6 summarizes these events best:
"All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all."
Second Corinthians 5:21 tells us why He did this:
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
We'll explore these themes further in a later post…


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Brian from Torrevieja asks:
I apologize but I think you have covered this before but I can't find the original article. I
bought a new Lenove laptop running Windows 10 which came with a trial version of
Microsoft 365 Office app which was already installed. I rather like it but it is now saying
it will expire in 14 days and its €100 to buy which seems a bit excessive as I only write
the odd letter now and then. I have tried the free Open Office but its way too
complicated for what I want to do and I remember you recommending an alternative.
Aunty Says:
Hello Brian. There is free basic word processing app bundled with Windows called
Wordpad. This will do pretty much does everything that most of us require, plus it is laid
out very similar to Microsoft Word. Click in on the start icon and type WORDPAD and
then double click on the top one in the list that pops up.
Josh via email asks:
Hello, I have read many times your suggestions to run Malwarebytes but when I have
run the scan the number of items listed is very long and very daunting! Are there any
things I should watch out for?
Aunty Says:
Hi Josh. Malwarebytes will find things like Spyware and Potentially Unwanted Programs
(PUPS) and it will often find a lot of things which have built up simply by using the
internet. I always leave Malwarebytes to get on with its job without even looking at what
it has found and I've yet to run into any problems after all these years.
Karen via email asks:
I am thinking of uninstalling AVG free from my computer as it is slowing it down on
startup. I can't seem to disable the update on startup. I have CCleaner, Malwarebytes
and Spywareblaster (free). Is that enough to keep it safe, and am I wrong to blame
AVG? It seems worse since I updated it recently. I have version 16.
Aunty Says:
Hi Karen. AVG used to be my favorite free antivirus program but it does seem to have
gone the same way as a lot of the old ones and is so over bloated it seems to cause as
more headaches than it fixes. You will still need an antivirus program alongside the two
anti spyware programs so once you have uninstalled AVG the built in Windows
Defender should switch itself on automatically. Type DEFENDER into the search bar to
check its status.
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One thing that shocked me when becoming a PhD student was how little other people know about it, especially those who have not looked into a PhD at all. I know when I was thinking about doing a PhD I thought that it would be like my dissertation module in my final year of my undergraduate degree but stretched over a longer period of time. In some aspects, I guess you could say that it is, but to make it easier for you to get a taste of what PhD life is like, I thought I would share with you a day in my life.
8am – 9am – Get up.
If I have to go into the university for whatever reason, then I get up at 8am. However, if I am just at home all day I'll sleep in until nearer 9am and start work straight away. But on this particular day I had to travel into my university.
9am – 10am – Get the Bus; Catch up on E-mails and do some Reading.
My journey into university is a 50-60 minute bus ride and I take that time to read through any e-mails and to do some more reading of journal articles. I use my IPad for any reading with an app called Endnote, you can download the articles to it using an account so you can work offline and it links to every device that you have it on so that you can easily edit your articles.
10am- 11am – More Reading, Taking Notes and Teaching Prep.
On this particular day I was teaching, so I like to go over what it is that I need to cover one last time before going into the lesson and then I do some more reading, maybe take a few notes.
11am – 12.30pm – Workshop Teaching.
I had to teach a small class of final year undergraduate students about a programme called SPSS. This is essentially a programme that is used within research to do all the statistics calculations for you so that you don't have to sit working out incredibly complex equations. A lot of people hate SPSS and statistics; but it is probably my favourite type of research to do.
12.30pm – 1.30pm – Lunch and Travelling home.
I will normally get myself some lunch such as a sandwich to eat on the bus journey home and I allowed myself to have a bit of a break here. I always decide to do my work from home when possible because I find it so much quieter and I get a lot more done in the comfort of my own home.
1.30pm – 5.30pm – Work, Work and more Work.
I'll spend the rest of the day doing work, on this particular day, here are some of the tasks that I tackled;
- Preparation for my presentation at a conference.
- Preparation for my teaching the following week which is a workshop on a different programme called NVivo.
- Some reading for my own Research; particularly in the area of Critical Thinking Assessments.
- Reading for one of my Side Projects; Risks in Domestic Homicide
- Dabbled a little into my assignments for a qualification I am undertaking which is due in April.
Evening – Food, TV, Blog and Pleasure Reading.
For the evenings I like to shut off when I can. This is not always possible and I may have to do some extra work, but I do try my best to just allow myself to have some food and relax. It is important to give yourself that time or you may go entirely mad!
I hope that I have given you some insight into what a day is like as a PhD student. Every day is entirely different and this is one of my busier days due to having to travel into Liverpool. Any questions, feel free to leave down below!


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I generally think of myself as a fashionable person. I am able to put together outfits and most of the time feel comfortable and confident about what I chose. I usually follow the color wheel when picking out clothes and somehow strategically making an outfit out of it. Through the years I've gone through many phases but I'm happy to say that I have found my happy medium. I dress very formal, very casual, and very laid back and everything in between the three. Jean jackets and jeans are my favorite statement pieces because literally everything coordinates with the material, it's amazing. Since living in New York I have learned how to stretch my wash life of my jeans as opposed to washing them literally every week. (Heads up, if you want your jeans to be a nice color and not fade, DONT WASH THEM. Or at least too often) Like I said earlier I'm not a fashionista but I know how to get by and dress for the occasion. When I first wanted to write about this topic I was a little worried because I didn't think I would know much about the topic. I mean don't get me wrong I dress to impress but I'm more so a laid back California type of girl (which is funny because I'm from Maryland). Luckily, I remembered back in high school I met this girl (now woman) whose name is Zahniya. Though now she goes by Zee and has made a name for herself in Hotlanta (Atlanta, Georgia). When we both were in high school, her being one year my senior, I saw how she executed her feelings and moods through her clothing. Just as often as her clothes changed, her hair did as well. My favorite will always be the shaved sides and the blonde bob coming down her face. Very iconic, Zahniya!
Although born in Virginia, Zahniya spent most of her life moving around Maryland and Washington, DC. When asked what was the effect of moving so much she said with ease, "it made me able to adapt to various types of environments, which has come in handy. It has allowed me not to limit myself and do what I'm capable of doing." She then says, "my environment has made me everything I am and everything I'm not. But most importantly, everything I desire to be." Unlike most Zee was able to attend college and find her passion, although it isn't what she initially planned for it to be, she found it out in the nick of time. I went to both "North Carolina Central University and Clark Atlanta for journalism but decided to take a break from school and find myself and to find my passion, which I did. It was then I introduced myself as a stylist", when asked how long she's loved fashion she stated, "I believe I really got into fashion in my middle school years. I call them my trial years. During that time, it was really a bunch of trial and error, I experimented with different styles, looks, patterns, prints, anything you can name it. Contrary to my belief moving from place to place was also a crucial part of my fashion sense. Seeing a lot of different cultures as well as different styles I would often take what I saw and mimic it in a way. My way!"
Fortunately, her middle school years were not the only thing that lit her fume of fashion fire. Two years ago she had the opportunity to be a stylist in the women's clothing store Bebe. Ideally, "I wanted to be a writer, I still am a writer. I majored in Mass communications with a concentration in Journalism, so obviously it holds a very close place in my heart." But the stylist says, "I had a sit down with myself and asked myself, Zahniya...what is it that [you] really want to be? what is the one thing [you] love?" After weighing out the pros and the cons and all of the struggles and benefits, she came to a conclusion. "I knew that fashion was it." Despite, knowing the struggles of being an aspiring stylist Zahniya stands firm on her beliefs of success through this career. "I understand that it takes time to become a well-known successful stylist, but that doesn't discourage me or make me want to give it up", says the 21-year-old. With time comes "knowledge and with knowledge comes success, and once I reach the level of success that I wish to obtain, the time it took me to get there would not ultimately matter. It will all pay off."
Since the summer is here I decided to ask Zee, "what would you see yourself wearing this summer sixteen?" We both laugh as she says, "summer isn't her favorite time of the year" but she does say that "summer fashion allows people to be free and less conscious of what they wear." She adds, this is definitely "the time to either change up your style or show it off more; show people who you are, your personality and so much more." Feeling a little bummed about her not favoring summer as much of the rest of us (GO SUMMER!!!!) I still tried to see if she had some tips for outfits. She describes herself as a "simple yet bold person" he favorite summer outfit for the week consist of: an oversized shirt dress, with a bold sleeveless vest, paired with very fun high fashion sneakers. Don't be too discouraged accessory lovers. To top off the outfit she would rock some very daring chic sunglasses, as well as some nice arm candy to make the outfit pop. Her weekend outfit is a bit more on the "girly side" consisting of: a cute two-piece outfit with shorts, that is very a vibrant yet bold color, along with a bold hat and maybe some wedges.
Throughout the interview I got to understand Zahniya on a deeper level. "I am a creator, a lover of life and most importantly myself...everyday I'm finding out something new about myself, whether it be from my thought process to my look. It's weird but such a refreshing feeling", she says. When asked what is the best advice for the readers out there, she said first things first "time is of the essence, it is literally something that you can never get back. So please do not waste it." She goes on, secondly "be yourself: today all we see are pretenders and people who are trying to fit in. Being yourself gets you further in life then pretending ever will get you, protect your happiness at all cost: when you protect what is yours it makes it harder to allow things to affect you, and live life for you and you only: so many people in this world are living but are not alive." Lastly she says, "regardless of what people may say or how they may feel about you as a person, do what makes you happy and do what you want to do. The best revenge is and always will be, success."


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A Look at How to Progress in your Back Extensions
In April we began with the standing poses and their progression to forward bends, this month we will take that awareness to the experiential knowledge of back extensions and their variations! The fee for the entire day is $80.00.
Pranayama 8:30-9:30 am. Asana 10:00-12:30 pm. Asana 2-4 pm.


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Podcasts are cool. Government agencies, generally speaking, are not. What happens when you mix the two together?
As reported by Katie Yoder at Grist:
Judging by Episode 1 of the Department of Energy's new podcast, Direct Current, the result is surprisingly charming — and not at all like listening to an audio version of the congressional yawn that is C-SPAN.
The episode (listen above) dives into rooftop solar and problems that arise after people install rooftop panels. It contains moments of levity, too, like a spoof of a familiar public radio show (with host "Ira Fiberglass" hosting This American Lightbulb), and an off-the-wall story about Don Quixote discovering a windmill and mistaking it for a giant.
Smart move by the DOE. Check out the full story at grist.org and DOE's podcast on itunes.


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Ryan Palmer
Chief External Relations Officer
Ryan Palmer leads the External Relations team at Martha's Table, which is responsible for development and fundraising, communications, and special events, as well as government and community outreach and engagement. Ryan is a community advocate with 15 years' experience working in partnership with youth and families in vulnerable communities. She began her career in the Early Childhood Education field, with a focus on quality improvement. As a law student, Ryan implemented peer mediation programs and facilitated Constitutional Law and Advocacy classes in Baltimore City Public Schools. She is a certified mediator who has mediated disputes at Baltimore City Small Claims Court and conducted truancy mediations in Baltimore schools. She completed a Clerkship in the Office of the Attorney General for the Maryland State Department of Education, and a Dean's Fellowship at the University of Maryland School of Law.
In 2012, Ryan managed a citywide, grassroots political campaign that resulted in over 25,000 votes for first-time candidate AJ Cooper. In 2013, she was Program Manager for the Digital Media Academy, the inaugural youth program of the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative.
Ryan previously served as Director of Grants and Communications at Excel Academy Public Charter School, DC's first public school for girls. She is also the Founding CEO of Freedom Farms, an urban agriculture company with the mission of providing access to healthy food and sustainable workforce development.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law. She is a Washington, DC native and a proud graduate of DC Public Schools.


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Author: Don Magin
The importance of great people and maintaining culture
Our CEO Don Magin writes about how much banking has changed in the past 34 years but how having good people and maintaining your culture will never change.
The Greater's deputy CEO and our Company Secretary Phil Baker is retiring after 34 years of service with our company. That's a long time with one company, particularly for Gen X and Gen Y people reading this. Phil started work with us in 1978. He has served The Greater very well, particularly as our Company Secretary for 21 years.
Phil and I were talking about how much banking has changed over those years. After starting as an Assistant Accountant Phil spent a few years selling electrical goods in a Trading Society that operated from the ground floor of our head office. In those days there were a number of co-operative entities that were part of The Greater group.
Deregulation of the financial services sector in the 1980s, new uniform national legislation for Building Societies and Credit Unions in the 1990s, and the global financial crisis in the 2000s has changed our financial services landscape dramatically.
Technology has also changed banking dramatically. When Phil started with The Greater there were no ATMs, personal computers or fax machines. Today fax machines are redundant and our customers are banking using their mobile phones.
Phil and I have been through a lot together, not least the 1989 Newcastle earthquake which severely damaged our head office in Hamilton.
I will be very sad to see Phil go. I felt the same late last year when our head of operations, Paul Dixon, retired after 24 years of service. In our organisation we have many long serving staff who become like family. Phil and I are part of a club of 68 employees at The Greater that have served the company for more than 20 years. The members of the "20 Plus" club have given a total of more than 1,700 years of service.
One of The Greater's competitive advantages is our family culture, formed in part by our long serving and committed staff. Times are changing and people move more freely between companies these days, which is not necessarily a bad thing. But, times like these remind me of the value of hard working people and the importance of culture in a workplace. That will never change.
Good luck with the tennis and golf Phil and thanks for your contribution and friendship.


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McCarran Airport is turning into a future glitzy hub for international flights. The dark tunnel under construction deep below the airfield at McCarran international Airfield takes the whole attention.
Linking Seven new Airline Gates
The director of aviation for Clark country mentioned that this hub will connect airports in the U.S.A to make its glitzy future. Travelers will see vintage photographs in the long corridor of 995 foot. The gates will connect customs and will have border protection station as well.
This project is in the midst of $51 million project that will result in double the number of gates that is available for international carriers of airlines. This is aimed to attract more visitors from all across the globe and stay trendy. Also further aims to spend more on international then on domestic trips.
This project also allows passengers to start their trip from the west coast in Las Vegas as mentioned by Vassiliadis. In addition to this, this project also enables international gates without generating new terminal.
There are already 8 gates that accommodate smaller planes within the D concourse. These are now converted into seven so called "Swing gates". These are capable of handling both international and domestic passengers.
Complete makeover in recent time
The seven gates that are reconfigured will handle wide body jetliners that are used by international carriers. This includes 787 Boeing Dream liner.
Glass Paneled walls
This wall is designed in a way that international passengers will be rightly directed towards their way without much hassle. This wall will guide them to the tunnel that leads to the customs inspection area inside terminal 3.
John Jackson, Korean Air's vice president of the Americas, said McCarran's will give lots of flexibility to international carriers. The carrier will launch its fifth weekly nonstop flight between Las Vegas and Seoul aboard Boeing 777-300 jetliners.
This Hub resulted in 3.5 million rise in overseas travelers
This international glitzy airport hub opened wide ways to international carriers and passengers as well to bring convenience in their travel and business experience. The increase in passengers is expected to take leap in coming years.
Demanded increase in number of hotels and shopping creates
This glitzy hub has enabled an increase in the number of travelers that demand for more accommodation and gambling in Las Vegas since last year.
These new gates will be helpful for international carriers that will open the gates for a flight overseas and increase the number of passengers.
However, while international flights have been getting the new attention, domestic flight are steadily running on their way and not letting domestic travelers feel left out. At this nation's eighth busiest airport, McCarran's terminal 3 opened 14 new gates and renovating the floor to glitz up the whole place. Also, the counter check in points and everything is been re-furnished to look it much more glamour.
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By Jay Chilton, CIJ
Nearly 100 Oklahoma public school districts use a cumulative-hours-based schedule, allowing them to employ a four-day instructional week. The districts do this primarily to save money. But some are realizing benefits which they say are even more exciting than cost reduction.
Lori Delay, superintendent of Caney Independent School District in Atoka County, said district officials knew they could save 20 percent on transportation by switching to a four-day week but those savings have been overshadowed by the benefits to the students and teachers.
In Caney, teaching takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Students get 1,099 hours of instruction. The state minimum is 1,080 hours. What the schedule has done for Caney, Delay said, is lift the morale of teachers and students.
"I'm not going to say that we have attracted teachers," she said, "but we have retained teachers (as a result of the schedule). We have some good teachers that have lots of experience, and we want to keep them."
Caney is a small, rural district. Delay said that her school has realized some savings on transportation because the buses run on dirt roads, requiring extra maintenance. She reiterated the value of the schedule to the families served by the school district.
"We have a lot more time left," she said. "Our reading and math are more in block classes and the kids get more time for small groups instruction, more time for experiments and things like that. You don't just have that hour or 45 minutes for each period.
"We're not here that extra day, but we do have more block time to get some things done that we didn't have before in a class period."
The world of education is changing, Delay said, and she welcomes those changes. Why stay with the traditional?
"You know, kids are different. We can go to online college now. College used to be, you had to go Monday-Wednesday-Friday or Tuesday and Thursday. Now you can go to college from your house, or your car, or wherever you are because it's online."
Changing the schedule is the prerogative of local school boards and the communities they serve, she said. In Caney, the switch was made on a trial basis. If it didn't work, or if students and faculty experienced detrimental effects, the district was prepared for a return to the five-day week.
"We sent out a survey to our parents before we made the change," she said. "Eighty percent of them were willing to try it. And I haven't heard a negative from my parents since we started."
Delay said that talk of the state legislature requiring public school districts to return to a five-day week frightened many of her parents. Senate Bill 37, introduced by then-state Sen. Kyle Loveless, would have required a five-day school week except in certain circumstances. The bill failed to clear the Senate Education Committee.
"When we thought for a while this year that there was some talk about schools not being able to go four days a week, my parents were coming and saying, 'What are we going to do? We can't go back (to five days). That's impossible.'
"They were concerned," Delay said. "My parents have been good with it.
"When somebody calls and asks me about (the four-day week) saving money, we don't even look at it that way anymore. It's not about saving money," she said. "It's about the morale and the scheduling freedom."
A representative for Cave Springs Schools in Adair County agrees that monetary savings has been the least of the benefits from the district's four-day schedule. The schedule change has provided some relief for teachers who feel overworked and underpaid. It's also provided Cave Springs a recruitment tool to attract teachers to the district versus competing schools with a traditional five-day week.
According to a spokesman for Atoka Public Schools, the four-day schedule not only attracts and retains good teachers in a climate in which compensation enticement is challenging. The schedule also gives prospective teachers a valuable benefit not possible with a school using a traditional schedule.
Finally, Superintendent Mark Bush of Swink Public Schools in Choctaw County said that the four-day week has allowed him to hire highly qualified, retired school teachers who would not be willing to return to the classroom on a five-day basis.
"This past April we had resignations from two teachers," he said, saying that larger districts recruited them away from his district with higher pay. "I thought, 'How can I fill these slots for less money?' and I began to pick up the phone and call these people who are the best of the best, that had given it (teaching) up, retired."
He asked a retired teacher if she would come to work. "I'll come," she told him. "I've started drawing Social Security, I can make $17,000 and some change, that's all I can make, but I'll come work 8:00 to 12:30 every day."
A different phone call revealed another recruit. "You've been out three years," Bush said he told the retired teacher. "Could you come work two-thirds of a day for us for $20,000 a year?"
"I'll come to work for you. Are you still on the four-day week?" a third retired teacher asked Bush. "Because I need those Fridays to take care of my 95-year-old parents."
"Every one of them said, 'Are you still on the four-day week?'" Bush said. "Yes, we are. Yes, we are.
"All three of those people, if we had gone back to the five-day week, couldn't have come to work," he said. "I was able to gather 98 years of experience between those three people, because we're on the four-day week. It's critical.
"They could go someplace else and make more money, but because of that (four-day week) I was able to attract three of the best teachers whoever walked the face of the earth in my opinion. And they came to my little old district."
Talk of the five-day-a-week mandate led Bush to fear he could lose these teachers. Several years ago, he noted, lawmakers said they wanted local control in the schools. Now some of them believe they know what's best for local communities and seek to force a five-day week.
"When I advertised that we would be hiring elementary positions this year. I was flooded with quality applicants for my open teaching positions," he said, "not necessarily locals, because a lot of districts have four-day weeks here. It was attractive to them. I think the four-day week had something to do with that.
"It means a lot to us here at Swink."
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21 Mercer: Nike Sportswear Bespoke
You can only do this one place in the world, and I can't wait to return to 21 Mercer Street in New York with the EC crew so we can participate. Nike Sportswear Bespoke is a new and innovative appointment-based design experience that gives you the opportunity to work one-on-one with Nike Designers to flex your creative muscle and customize a pair of one-of-a-kind sneakers.
I know that you're thinking this is the same as Nike iD, but it is actually much different. For example, Georgios and I had the opportunity to customize some Dunks at the Nike iD Studio at 255 Elizabeth in NYC last year and we found a set color palette and predetermined material choices. However, during your appointment at Nike Sportswear Bespoke, you'll be able to choose everything from the the color of your outsole and laces, make color-blocking distinctions on different areas of your sneakers, and choose from an extremely large database of materials.
Reach out to the guys and gals at 21 Mercer and get yourself an appointment to customize a pair of Air Force 1's. Who knows what'll be next on the list? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the Air Max 1 but more than likely it'll be another one of the icons, the Dunk.
Check out examples of the endless possibilities after the jump.


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December, 2017
This is the time of year to which I look forward. Returning residents create an energy and sense of community as friends and neighbors return and reconnect.
The spirit of the season seems to lift up the entire Village, and I want to wish everyone happy holidays. Unfortunately, in addition to serving as chief village cheerleader, at times my role also compels me to inject just a small amount of "bah humbug" into my monthly message.
Our annual population increase is leading to a rise in the number of drivers disregarding our village speed limits. Speed limits within the village are not suggestions. They are legal limits that carry the same penalty for violation as any other limit outside the village. We are taking steps to reduce the number of violations and I invite you to read more about them below.
I ask that for the safety of our community, you make a special effort to obey the limits. I further ask that you urge your family, your vendors, and your guests to do the same.
Thank you for your cooperation, and once again I wish everyone a happy holiday season and a healthy new year.
All the Best,
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Collection de petits riens relatifs, pour la plupart, à la date que nous sommes aujourd'hui. Certains des liens sont en français.
If this had been posted on about any other day of the year, I'd have loved to check out the C++ version of The Mill on the Floss. (Yet another Victorian novel I never finished. Not yet anyway. Don't take me wrong, I am very fond of Jude the Obscure and liked Wuthering Heights quite a lot. It's a concentration issue, most likely).
But lacking this, at least there's are real, existing translation of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky into ActionScript. An excerpt (six lines' worth, to be precise) goes thusly:
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son.beware (bird.jubjub);
son.shun (bandersnatch['frumious']);
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(Here is a collection of translations of the poem into human languages.)
In the French blogospheric segment, Jean Véronis treats us to a prime example of the genre, starting out with something so reasonable that it sure not to happen, and finishing on the topic of … "digitising", or scanning, historical Google screenshots. Digitising, mon œil, as they say here. (I really should comment on Mark Liberman's coverage (start here and follow the links backwards) of storm in that particular tea cup — a very small tea cup, I might say, but since it contains the French president, there may be some lasting effects.)
On the absolutely serious side, Eolas, a French law blogger (and ruthless capitalist, which is a tautology), prepares us for what is to come by explaining point for point how new popes are elected, as usual with a keen eye for the legal side of the matter. Truly a fo(u)nt of knowledge. His article reminds me of one of the best history books I've ever read, Mario Biagioli's Galileo, Courtier. One point of maybe mostly anectotal interest, but which has stuck with me, was that even as late as in Galileo's time, the time that the cardinals spent tucked away in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope used to be enough of a physical strain that several of them could be expected not to survive the ordeal. Which, in turn, gave the new pope the occasion to strengthen his own political faction.
Eolas, who professes himself a Catholic, deals with matters of religion in a refreshingly incisive tone. I particularly enjoyed his account of the lawsuit that recently got an advert censored in France because it supposedly insulted Catholic sensibilities (the imagery alludes to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper and beyond that to the biblical passage, of course). Eolas first speaks as a lawyer (the judgement was slightly unusual in that it went against the prosecution's opinion, which was that there was nothing wrong with the image), then as a Catholic. (For the record, while I am no great friend of advertising and don't think that the ad's ban is certainly no great loss for the art scene, I find it disturbing that a non-profit, which is affiliated with the official church hierarchy, succeeded in having it censored; and disappointed that they tried in the first place — but I've said before that I'm getting cynical about that.)
Update: On the topic of the first part of this post, I came across this post on linguaphiles, about an Austronesian relative of Basque. Much, much better than Google Gulp.
Related posts: Interview with New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, uncensored, "Stateside marketability", Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Seminar, Language power-games, Titre du jour, Reading Little Women, Little Women en V.F. : c'est la consternation
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John Robbie's last day on air was a fitting tribute to his illustrious radio career.
Messages wishing the broadcaster well poured in from celebrities, politicians, loyal listeners and personalities who have made their own name in radio thanks to his mentorship. Callers included radio veterans Tim Modise, DJ Fresh and Jenny Crwys-Williams.
His producers compiled a list of phrases he's used regularly over the years that have endeared him to listeners over his 30-year career in broadcasting. John started off his radio journey in 1986 when the country was in turmoil. He wasn't very popular among some circles who resented his vision for free speech and inclusivity at the height of Apartheid. John regularly received hate mail and death threats.
He persevered and steered the country through those tumultuous years.
Here's a look back at how he won the hearts of listeners and those who were lucky enough to work with him...
Keep it short and sharp!
Please call me John.
Just play it straight Aki.
You lie like a cheap carpet.
What day is it tomorrow? Oh yes! It's Friday!
Khaliques … tell em' I sent you!
Regular listeners will recall how, for years John used the phrase TGIF… recently that changed to "Thank Guptas it's Friday"...
Alastair Teeling-Smith, 702 Programme Manager, who has shared John's journey having worked with him in different capacities, called this time a "privilege" adding how the then Talk at Nine really got the country talking.
The country very different then, basically the country was at war… a civil war. The country was at a crossroad. The choices were you either intensify the civil war, the Syrian option, or buy-in to the promise of a rainbow nation. You took to the airwaves during these terrifying but heady times.— Alastair Teeling-Smith, 702 Programme Manager
Teeling-Smith told how John pioneered 702' style of talk radio through opening minds, holding those in power to account, giving a voice to the voiceless, and most importantly following up on listeners problems and solving them with the help of various producers over the three decades.
Those early days not always easy… the NP and the right wing hated you, saw you as a communist… bomb threats, death threats… police Casspirs parked outside your house. Shadowy death squads… Paul Erasmus… Eugene de Kok. Of course the ANC loved you…— Alastair Teeling-Smith, 702 Programme Manager
Teeling-Smith recalled how in the 2000's, 702 was losing money and the board wanted to close the station. Terry Volkwyn, Primedia Broadcasting CEO, persuaded the board to let her take over 702. Her first priority was putting John on the breakfast show and the rest is history.
John should take much of the credit for saving 702 the radio stations. It's a well-known adage that a radio station lives or dies on the basis of its breakfast show.
You've grown the audience increasing revenue by many more multiples. And of course we all know the role that John and 702 has played in the community… we hear it on the show each day…— Alastair Teeling-Smith, 702 Programme Manager
John's departure coincides with that of John's longtime colleague Primedia Broadcasting CEO, Terry Volkwyn...
Without you John and Terry's leadership, many of us would not be here and there may very well have been no 702 today.— Alastair Teeling-Smith, 702 Programme Manager
The thing I will miss most about you John - are the jokes. The Irish jokes, the Greek jokes and best of old - the old jokes.— Darius Mothibe, radio producer
"You've lost a presenter, but you've gained a listener" @702JohnRobbie to Primedia CEO @RogerJ_Prime receiving Primedian Award #FarewellJohn pic.twitter.com/XEMCNt6adL— 702 (@Radio702) December 15, 2016
When introducing the 'What's the question' competition, trying to work up the on air excitement for the prize...
Been an honour & privilege to be part of your 30 year journey on radio @702JohnRobbie. Going to miss you terribly. Go well. #FarewellJohn pic.twitter.com/ovxZay7Oa2— Aki Anastasiou (@AkiAnastasiou) December 15, 2016


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'Going the Distance' director: Drew and Justin's real-life romance made working with them easier
Many directors would be wary of working with two actors who have been involved in a longtime on-again, off-again romantic relationship — not Nanette Burstein. The filmmaker, who directed Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the upcoming romantic comedy "Going the Distance," said the pair's history made working with them "easier."
"They were just so happy together, and they had this chemistry that you can't create," Burstein said at the movie's premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday night. "Plus, they had the intimacy, too, to draw on. Sometimes you get couples that fall in love in the middle of making a movie, but they don't have that history together to draw on. And here you had both."
In recent years, Burstein has gained notice for her work as a documentarian. In 2002, she made "The Kid Stays in the Picture," which centered around producer and former Paramount studio head Robert Evans. Six years later, she took home the best director prize at Sundance for her work on "American Teen," which followed high school seniors in Indiana.
But after working on documentaries for the last 15 years, she was ready to try her hand in the fiction world. The script for "Going the Distance" — which landed a coveted spot on the Hollywood Black List in 2008 — spoke to her because of its focus on a unique kind of a relationship.
"I related to the subject matter. I've had long distance relationships before. And I realized, 'Huh, there's really never been a movie about this extremely relatable topic,'" she said. "And I love the humor and I love the sincerity of it. So I just wanted to make a Hollywood movie with the same sort of tone that I loved about some of the documentaries I've made."
But she didn't leave all of her documentary filmmaking skills behind during production on "Going the Distance." During one scene, in which Barrymore and Long's characters connect on a long first date, Burstein opted to shoot at the bar she co-owns in Manhattan's Chelsea district called The Half-King. She only used a "couple of small HD cameras" and all-natural light.
"I shot it like a documentary," she smiled.
For more from the "Going the Distance" red carpet, including interviews with Barrymore and Long, check out full coverage on our sister blog Ministry of Gossip.
— Amy Kaufman
RECENT AND RELATED:'Going the Distance' premiere: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate


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Herald and Journal, Dec. 23, 2002
Phosphorus 'skyrocketed' in area lakes following June flooding
By Lynda Jensen
Phosphorus levels in many local lakes shot up following historic flooding last June.
"The water influx came from everywhere," commented Brad Wozney of the Wright County Soil and Water Conservation Department.
The higher phosphorus was recorded in nearly every lake, he said. "It just skyrocketed."
For shallow lakes, the higher phosphorus is causing more problems than deeper ones, Wozney said.
However, phosphorus does not affect the health of fish, he added.
Paul Diedrich of the DNR agreed, saying that high phosphorus does not injure local fish, with the exception of the lake kill at Lake Ann.
Lake Ann's fish kill was attributed to shallow standing water being washed back into the lake, as well as heavy infiltration of runoff in Ditch 10, loaded with agricultural waste, Hammer said.
The standing water was depleted of its oxygen because it stood over dying vegetation and farm runoff, which sucked out its oxygen, Wozney said.
County officials suspect that this occurred in most the county lakes, he said.
How well each lake handled the phosphorus depends on its watershed and physical characteristics, Wozney said.
Shallow lakes are less able to handle the influx. However, deeper lakes, which have the sediment settle at the bottom in a cooler layer, tend to keep the phosphorus on the lake's floor, he said. This is a good thing, Wozney said.
Lake Ann's watershed comes from a huge area of 21,128 acres, Wozney said. Comparatively, Howard Lake's watershed is only 4,058 acres.
The total impact of the flood is yet to be felt, Wozney said. However, he pointed out the flooding was something for the record books.
"There's just no way we could have prepared for that," he said.
There are several sources of phosphorus, both urban and rural.
Manure and commercial fertilizer account for phosphorus in agricultural runoff, he said.
He noted that there aren't many cattle ranchers in this area, compared to the past. "There are more corn and soybeans," he said.
Other sources of phosphorus include:
· runoff from residential property carrying grass clippings, leaves and excess fertilizer.
· failing or non- compliant septic systems
· pet waste.
· storm water runoff from impervious surfaces (parking lots, driveways).
· runoff and eroded sediment from agricultural land.
· re suspended sediment from lake bottom usually power boating, but also the flooding caused the water to churn up sediment.
· ash from lakeside fire pits.
· runoff from poorly operated or improperly situated feedlots.
The legislature recently passed laws that limit the use of phosphorus on lawns, although there are some loopholes, such as new lawns and golf courses, Hammer said.
To complicate matters, the soil in Wright County is naturally high in phosphorus, Wozney said.
Higher phosphorus means greener lakes suffering from algae problems, Wozney said.
Wright County has been proactively testing the lakes
Even before the floods, Wright County initiated a lakes monitoring program more than a year ago, said lake association member Tom Hammer.
In fact, there are a number of programs that Wright County is involved in related to area lakes.
In contrast, the state, including the DNR, has done no testing since the flood when the Department of Health tested three different areas of Howard Lake during the actual flooding, with the exception of Lake Ann when it suffered a fish kill.
County testing includes monthly testing of water on area lakes done by lake association volunteers, he said.
The water was tested for phosphorus and chlorophyll (algae). The water samples are taken to a lab in Detroit Lakes, Hammer said.
Volunteers collected water samples and took Secchi disk readings, which measures the water clarity.
Secchi disk readings require the tester to dangle a white circular (Secchi) disk into the lake and then record the depth it can no longer be seen.
Unfortunately, the program may be on the county's chopping block, Hammer said.
Half of the program is funded through the county and the other half by a grant from the state, he said.
This grant, covering 13 of the 22 lakes in the area, expires in the summer of 2003.
Another program is the Healthy Lakes program, which Howard Lake and Lake Ann were just recently selected to be included in, along with six other lakes, lake association member Curt Forst said.
This will collect comprehensive information about the lakes and help solve the quality problems, Forst said.
"Don't get discouraged," Forst said, saying that many residents who care about the lake are making a difference such as sweeping their grass clippings to cut down on phosphorus.
Of course, come spring, it will be as important as ever for people to pay attention to what they are contributing to the lake in the form of runoff, he said.
Culvert study
In relation to storm water, the county is also currently undertaking a study of its culvert system, said Wright County Commissioner Dick Mattson.
Townships were given maps and asked to measure the culverts. These results were to be turned in by Dec. 1, but this date passed, Mattson said.
From there, the county plans to give the results to hydrologists, which will study the situation and determine if any changes need to be made.
This is based on a plan done by Rosseau, which was heavily flooded before Waverly was, Mattson said.
Clouding the waters
Local outdoorsman Jim Wackler noticed a definite change in clarity for local lakes, he said, such as Emma, Howard Lake, and the two Waverly lakes being very cloudy. It depends on the watershed for each lake, he said.
Howard Lake was cloudy last year as well, and actually had an algae bloom worse the year before summer flooding, Forst noted.
Cloudy water doesn't necessarily mean the water is poor, Diedrich said.
Winsted Lake remains clear, Wackler commented.
The path of water
The local watershed has an interesting path in the area.
For example, water travels from Lake Mary to Lake Ann, then Emma into Twelve Mile Creek.
Howard Lake's chain follows this path: Howard Lake to Mallard Pass, then Dutch Lake, ending up in Twelve Mile Creek.
Twelve Mile Creek flows into Little Waverly Lake.
Big Waverly Lake also empties into Little Waverly Lake, although last year the flow was reversed from the excessive waters, which caused Little Waverly to backflow into Big Waverly, Wozney said.
This is bad because Little Waverly's water quality is poor, Wozney said. "Little Waverly has terrible water quality."
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Compilation: UNC NCAA Projections 3/12
In the wonderful world of the RPI, sometimes a loss is better than a win. That's what happened to the Tar Heels over the weekend, as they dropped a 69-53 decision to Duke but still moved up a spot in this week's official NCAA RPI numbers. Such is the weight of strength of schedule.
Before we get to business, did someone say they wanted to see UNC basketball's version of the Harlem Shake? Don't miss Joel James doing his best Roy Williams impression (front right):
Here's a look at a bevy of NCAA bracket predictions as we close in on Selection Sunday:
CBSSports.com: Jerry Palm's numbers have not been especially bullish on the Tar Heels, but would any Carolina fan turn down this bracket? The Tar Heels are dispatched to Salt Lake City as an 8 seed, but they would face Minnesota first, with the winner headed to a likely matchup with Gonzaga. That's about as good as it gets as an 8 seed.
Yahoo! Sports: Carolina is a 6, which is as high as you'll find the Tar Heels anywhere. Exact matchups aren't listed, but the 11s are Boise St., Iowa St. Belmont and St. Mary's.
Sporting News: The Tar Heels are an 8 seed. 9s are San Diego State, Temple, Villanova and Oregon.
ESPN: Carolina remains a 7 seed (same as last week), and is sent to the relatively friendly location of Philadelphia. The first round game would be against St. Mary's, with the winner likely facing Georgetown. Something to watch with Philadelphia--that's where most observers think Duke will be sent. Would the committee send Duke and Carolina to the same place? There are those who believe doing so is unfavorable to the Blue Devils, although Philadelphia isn't exactly a Carolina stronghold.
USA Today/Patrick Stevens: The Tar Heels are a 7 in Auburn Hills. If the Tar Heels could get by future ACC brethren Notre Dame, they'd face Michigan State in the Spartans' backyard, which isn't always such a bad thing.
Bracket Project: Still has Carolina as a lofty 6. The listed 11s are Boise, Cincinnati, Cal and Villanova.
Brackonomics: Carolina is an 8 seed. The listed 9s are Minnesota, Creighton, Oregon and NCSU.
Crashing the Dance: This computer-generated model has the Tar Heels as the lowest 7 seed, right on the fringe of an 8. Given everything we've seen above, that seems about right.
SI.com: Carolina is a 7 seed in Lexington, facing 10 seed San Diego State for the right to face Louisville. That would set up a fascinating choice for Wildcat fans--who do they hate more, the Tar Heels or the Cardinals?
Overall thoughts:
1. When we first started doing this exercise, it was fairly commonplace to see very similar matchups across the brackets. UNC-UCLA was a popular pairing, as was UNC-Michigan State. That's because the earlier brackets are based more on what "seems" right, and as we get closer to Selection Sunday, the numbers start to become more important. There's not one duplicated matchup for Carolina among any of the above nine brackets.
2. There is no consensus on the Tar Heels. Carolina is ranging anywhere from a 6 to an 8, which is a fairly wide spread.
3. Which means a potential Saturday ACC Tournament game against Duke could be very important. Win that one, and it looks fairly certain the Tar Heels would move out of the 8-9 game, and might even be able to climb as high as a 6.
4. The much-discussed UCLA game looks less likely this week than any of our previous weeks. The Bruins have moved into 6 seed territory, and Carolina isn't going to fall to an 11. If you're looking for a matchup with some sizzle, the most likely candidate might be Creighton, which is hovering around the 8-9 zone. But Creighton is probably a "bigger" deal to Carolina fans (because of last year's incident) than it is nationwide. It's doubtful anyone in Boise is sitting around going, "I sure hope CBS gives us that Creighton-UNC rematch."
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