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The University of Minnesota football program lost a good man Tuesday when new coach Jerry Kill decided not to retain Jeff Horton on his staff.
As interim coach following the firing of Tim Brewster, Horton led the Gophers to victories over bowl teams Illinois and Iowa in the final two games of the season.
Kill met with Horton on Tuesday to tell him he didn't have room for him on his staff. Horton took the news with class.
"We had a good conversation," Horton said. "Coach Kill is a good man. He's loyal to his staff, which in our business doesn't happen too often. We should have more coaches with loyalty like that."
Horton, 53, was popular with Gophers players as well as parents. He received a $50,000 bonus for taking over the team with five games to play following Brewster's dismissal. As offensive coordinator at Minnesota, he was paid a base salary of $250,000, which continues through Feb. 15.
Horton will pack up and leave Minnesota for Las Vegas on Thursday and stay there through the holidays while looking for another coaching job.
"I figure I can work the cell phone and the Internet in 70 degrees by the pool and golf course as well as sitting up here in 5 degrees below zero," he said with a laugh.
With free-agent starter Cliff Lee signing with Philadelphia on Tuesday, Carl Pavano's agent Tom O'Connell had this to say: "Puts my guy on top of the food chain. Carl's clearly the best guy on the market."
O'Connell said the Twins still are "very much in the mix" for Pavano. O'Connell wouldn't identify other suitors, but Milwaukee, Washington and Texas are in the hunt. He continues to negotiate for Pavano.
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre's landmark 297-game NFL starting streak ended Monday evening. Shortly after came an announcement on his website that Favre-autographed official NFL footballs with the inscription "297 starts 1992-2010" can be purchased by pre-sale for $499.99 each. A portion of proceeds will go to the "Favre 4 Hope Foundation" charity.
It hasn't been determined yet whether the sale of alcohol, which has been banned at TCF Bank Stadium for Gophers football games, will be allowed for Monday night's Minnesota Vikings-Chicago Bears game on campus.
The Twins got a real pro when they announced Tuesday that Bob Kurtz will do 25 play-by-play radio games for them next season.
Kurtz, the peerless play-by-play radio voice for the Minnesota Wild, called Twins games from 1979-86, which included the club's final game at Metropolitan Stadium and first game at the Metrodome.
Kurtz also called ex-Twin Rod Carew's 3,000th career hit.
"Rod was with the California Angels and it was off Frankie Viola, a line drive to right field at the Big A in Anaheim," said Kurtz, whose broadcast partner then was ex-Twin Harmon Killebrew. "Harmon just about cried because he was so happy for Carew."
Kurtz also called Boston Red Sox games for eight seasons.
"I'm really excited to get to spend time again at the ballpark, especially this (Target Field) ballpark," Kurtz said. "I'm just thrilled."
The Timberwolves' Kevin Love describing rebounding, in this week's Sports Illustrated: "Half blood sport, half science. … I don't know what happens to me. … It's like I become Colossus."
Some of the firefighters trying to save what they could at The Nook, home of the Twin Cities' best burger, recognized the value of the sports memorabilia on the walls of the St. Paul eatery and were able to salvage some of it before an early-morning fire Tuesday damaged much of the inside of the building.
Jeff Sorenson, the teaching professional at Minneapolis' Columbia Golf Club, has won $4,800 and ranks No. 3 in earnings at the PGA Winter Series Championships at Port St. Lucie, Fla.
It will be announced that Dan O'Brien will continue as the Gophers' director of football operations under new coach Jerry Kill.
Running backs coach Thomas Hammock, an alumnus of Northern Illinois, is the only member of fired coach Tim Brewster's coaching staff still officially working now that Kill has taken over.
Tuesday at a Dunkers civic breakfast at the Minneapolis Club, Vikings vice president Rick Spielman said the team is assessing whether to pick a quarterback in next spring's draft. Which round they would take one remains to be seen. Spielman said the Vikings definitely will get younger next season.
Although the Vikings didn't return home from Detroit until early morning Tuesday after losing to the New York Giants on Monday night, Spielman was accompanied by coach Leslie Frazier and VP Rob Brzezinski — and other members of team management — at the 7 a.m. breakfast.
Also speaking in front of 146 spectators was Twins general manager Bill Smith, who expressed jubilation about the possibility of signing Japanese infielder Tsyuoshi Nishioka. Twins President Dave St. Peter expressed glee over the team's new right-field scoreboard for next season.
Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher expressed excitement about the return of Pierre-Marc Bouchard to the lineup, and the Timberwolves expressed optimism about signing Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio for next season.
New Twins play-by-play radio voice Bob Kurtz, on returning to baseball broadcasting after having been away from it for 10 years: "I hope it's like riding a bike. Hopefully, it'll all come back."


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CAFOD is the official aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales. CAFOD works in some of the poorest communities in more than 40 countries, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice. Working with people of all faiths and none, there are four main aspects to what CAFOD does: responding to emergencies, working with poor communities to improve their chances in life, reaching out and educating UK audiences on global poverty and justice issues, and lobbying and campaigning to change global systems and structures in favour of the poorest people. CAFOD works with more than 500 partners overseas, and with partners in the UK to reduce poverty. Inspired by Scripture, Catholic Social Teaching and the experiences and hopes of people living in poverty, CAFOD works for a safe, sustainable and peaceful world.
CAFOD works closely with the Bishops' Conference Department for International Affairs.
The official website of CAFOD

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Some of you may have noticed that we forwarded our website to the blog. I rarely got around to updating the website so I decided to route it to the blog which is much easier to update and frequently post pictures. The pictures in the blog are finally organized into the correct categories so it should be easier to browse through when you are looking for something.
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Tonight's story is unique and calls for
a different kind of introduction.
Dear friends,
Since 1985, families and guest groups have been coming as they do every season for the last 32 years.As the world marched ahead, the Lakeside 500 rooms remained frozen in time. Seemingly locked in a permanent distant past. The demand for all our lodging is great, meaning these rooms are in constant use. This dimension of time has not been gentle. You have just entered the Lakeside Zone.
Tonight's story is unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. To fully grasp the peculiarity, you must allow yourself to go through the door to your imagination. In your imagination, you will encounter a dimension of sound, a dimension of light, a dimension of time. You have just entered the Lakeside Zone.
Mount Hermon's lodging serves a much bigger purpose than an average hotel room. Guest rooms provide the much-needed place and time for families to connect—to share stories of their experiences at camp. Sometimes they simply provide the quiet moments adults attending a retreat may be missing from their everyday lives.
"I am here with my two daughters attending family camp. Each night we went through the lessons in the family devotional book together. It was such a pleasure to hear my daughters share real answers, even my four-year-old. She got it! As the head of our household, it gave me ideas on how I can lead my family for the whole year. Thank you!"
Imagine if you will
Imagine this mother and her daughters sitting on their beds in Lakeside Lodge sharing this sacred moment. Moments like this happen thousands of times each year. Yet time, along with wear and tear, have created some distractions in these rooms.
This May, a 40 member, highly skilled, construction crew will work double shifts for seven days to transform all 20 rooms of Lakeside 500! This project will not only transform rooms—it will also transform lives!
This is where we need you!
The construction crew, as fantastic as they are, will not be able to transform Lakeside on their own. With the labor donated, we are saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. To ensure we finish this project before Family Camps begin, we still need over $450,000 for materials by April 22. Would you prayerfully consider a generous gift to help fund this ministry project?
I thank you in advance for your prayerful consideration! Your gift will restore these spaces, and enable people to encounter Jesus in unique and life transforming ways.
For King and Kingdom,
J.R. Loofbourrow
Vice President of Advancement
P.S. At the beginning of May, the Lakeside 500s will be pulled offline in order to begin the preparation for construction. Your gift by April 22nd will ensure the materials and supplies are here and ready to go when the crew arrives!


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It struck me yesterday I have been in a dry spell i.e. I have not cried for over 8 months now!!! That is nearly a whole year. I'm not sure if this is something to be proud or ashamed of. Today I just read this beautifully written post by Rachel at Alive in the Fire and it got me thinking about it again.
I clearly remember the last day I cried. June 17th 2011, the departure gates at Manchester airport, UK. I said good bye to both my parents not knowing when I would see them again. My trips to my country of origin are often like this, not knowing when I'll be back. Could be a few months or could be years. Who knows. If that doesn't get the water works going then what would?! So I was all snot and tissues whilst lining up to go through the security scanner, clear plastic bag of my 100ml or less liquids in hand, shiny new Australian passport in the other.
That was it, my last crying moment. I have no idea why I haven't cried since. Heck I have been through a lot since then. Mainly nine weeks of BYTT. Every other person there was crying at some point every hour (hmm maybe make that ten minutes). Even when class mates had breakthroughs in dialogues or were reunited with their loved one I still didn't shed a drop of water to join them. Yeah I was super emotional for them but just couldn't cry.
There was a time, only a few years ago, I probably was crying on a daily basis because of one thing or another. So I must not be that emotionally retarded??!! I just do not have an answer for this dry spell. My frustrations are not coming to the surface in liquid form these days. Maybe I have a blockage somewhere & the result is blocked tear ducts? Who knows. Maybe I just don't need to express myself by crying any more. Maybe I'm just in a content, happy place with no need for tears. I should embrace this dry spell, not worry about it & one day I might cry again....


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The Pet Matchmaker's Favorite Five August 2014
At The Pet Matchmaker, the "dog days" of summer aren't much different than any other time of year. They're ALL dog days for us. (And cat, chicken and owl days too.) So, with that in mind, here is our latest Fave5.
Favorite Five August 2014
Pegasus Dog Collar
More like a dog necklace than a dog collar, the Pegasus lets your pet make a serious fashion statement. Made of stainless steel that resists scratching, this is a dog collar I'm tempted to buy for myself. (You can get yourself a matching bracelet.) Other lovely styles available. The Pegasus can be yours for $87 at Mylynxx.com.
Sunbeam Gourmet Dog Treat Maker
Looking to go all Martha-Stewart and make your own dog treats? This little baby can help. Works like a waffle iron to bake 4 fresh, homemade treats in 4 minutes. Recipes included. (I'm dying to know what the icing is made of…) I found this one at Amazon for $53.
Cat Tamboo
This eco friendly cat toy is 100% sustainable materials and manufactured in Montana, right here in the U.S.A. Made from sturdy and flexible bamboo, each Tamboo cat toy comes with a 4 different tips, 3 wild feathered and one raffia, for vegans. Order yours for $19.00 at CatTamboo.com.
The Cat Tamboo in Action:
Animal Print
I recently stumbled upon these marvelous "animal prints" from a website named The Animal Print Shop. So many animals are represented, wild, domesticated, young and old — all beautifully photographed by animal lover and gifted commercial photographer, Sharon Montrose. So reasonably priced you'll want to order a dozen! I LOVE these. This one is the Eagle Owl No. 2. Like all the prints, it starts at just $25. You'll find them all at TheAnimalPrintShop.com.
"The Parlor" Chicken Coop
The perfect starter coop for DIY urban chicken farmers, this coop is suitable for 3 to 5 chickens and is handsome enough for any backyard. Nesting box has 2 nesting areas; enclosed chicken run is attached to protect chickens from predators. It SAYS it's easy to assemble… but that really depends on your skills, no? Ships for free in the lower 48 states. I'll bet you can taste those fresh, cruelty-free eggs now… $674.95 from ChickenSaloon.com.


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Wealden District Council
Recyclable materials collected through the kerbside service and the Neighbourhood Recycling Points (NRPs) are tipped and bulked up at Wealden's recycling depot in Uckfield, now managed by Kier.
The contents of the recycling bin are sent to a MRF (Materials Reclamation Facility) for sorting, baling and delivery to mainly UK reprocessors. The plant uses a selection of automated sorting equipment including a series of conveyors, magnets, screens and infra red sensors to separate the different types of materials, with some hand sorting for paper, cardboard, plastics and removal of contaminants.
Mixed coloured glass from the kerbside and the NRP sites first needs to be colour separated so that it can be used by glass bottle manufacture plants. Wealden mixed glass is currently sorted and recycled in the UK and Europe, in the UK by Berryman in Knottingley, or via Tilbury to European plants. Berryman uses infra red 'optical sorting' technology to sort the glass back into clear, brown and green glass so that it can be re-melted into glass bottles and jars at the Ardagh plants in Knottingley and Doncaster.
Please note the contractor is currently operating recycling collections with a variety of vehicles, and unfortunately some of these vehicles do not have two compartments. In some rural areas with access issues collections are made with a particularly small 7.5 tonne collection vehicle which does not have a second compartment. In these areas residents do not need to keep the glass separated as the glass is mixed with the materials in the main recycling bin. The glass is still recycled via this collection process, but it is unable to be colour separated and so collected this way the glass is recycled into road aggregate.
In some urban areas the contractor is using additional hire vehicles to ensure all recycling collections take place, in some cases with single compartment vehicles. As the collection rounds may be re-organised by the contractor in the future to increase the use of twin compartment vehicles and to give the best service we would prefer households to continue separating their glass. This ensures that as much glass as possible can be colour separated and made into new glass bottles and jars.
Every household in the UK uses on average 331 bottles and jars each year. If the average household recycled all their glass they would save enough energy to:
All the beverage cartons that are collected within Wealden through the Kerbside service are taken to Wealden's recycling depot in Uckfield and stored and bulked up for onward transport to Viridor in Kent.
We currently send out a minimum of three lorry loads per day to Viridor in Kent of commingled (mixed) recyclable material containing paper, steel and aluminium cans and foil, beverage cartons, plastic bottles, cardboard and aerosols. Each lorry usually contains about 15 tonnes of recyclable material.
Here the beverage cartons are sorted, compacted, baled and are then ready for onward transport for final reprocessing.
The bales can then be sent onto several paper mills in mainland Europe. At the mills, the carton recycling process ensures that 75% of the carton (fibre) is used to make paper products.
Wealden is one of the 64% of local authorities that recycle beverage cartons at the kerbside, and that this number has increased since 2006 from 4% of local authorities.
All the Plastic Bottles that are collected within Wealden through the Kerbside service and Neighbourhood Recycling Points are taken to our recycling depot at Bellbrook in Uckfield. From here all the recyclable materials are stored and bulked up for onward transport to Viridor in Kent.
We currently send out a minimum of three lorry loads per day to Viridor in Kent of commingled (mixed) recyclable material containing paper, steel and aluminium cans and foil, beverage cartons, plastic bottles, cardboard and aerosols. Each lorry usually contains about 15 tonnes of recyclable material.
Plastic bottles are sorted according to the type of plastic they are comprised of at Viridor in Kent and then baled up ready for transport.
There are five main stages for the process of recycling your plastics and these are;
This is initially carried out when the plastic is delivered mixed up with all the other recyclable material to the MRF (Materials Recycling Facility) at Ideal. The first stage is to sort the plastic into the specific types. Plastic recycling is more complex than that of metal or glass recycling due to the many different types of plastic and more importantly, mixed plastic cannot be used in manufacturing without delivering poor quality products, hence why plastic recycling companies need to be thorough when it comes to sorting the waste plastic in to the different forms prior to the next stage in the recycling process.
Once the waste plastic has been identified and separated in to one of its many forms the cleaning process can begin, this usually starts with washing to remove paper labels, adhesives and other impurities, all the labels on your plastic containers and bottles need to be completely removed as these will lower the quality of the finished recycled plastic.
The shredding stage is when the waste plastic is taken and loaded on to conveyor belts or directly in to huge hoppers that funnel the clean scrap towards rotating metal teeth that rip the plastic in to small pellets which are bagged up afterwards ready for testing.
Once the shredded plastic has been bagged it is then chemically tested and labelled as to its exact specification, this rGrade plastic can be used "as-is" by adding to a mix of virgin plastic in a manufacturing run, alternatively the rGrade plastic can be further recycled.
This is the final stage in recycling plastic, this involves melting the clean shredded plastic and extruding in to the form of pellets which then go on to manufacture the next lot of plastic products.
All the Steel cans and Aluminium cans and foil that are collected within Wealden through the Kerbside service and Neighbourhood Recycling Points are taken to our recycling depot at Bellbrook in Uckfield. From here the recyclable materials are stored and bulked up for onward transport to Viridor in Kent.
We currently send out a minimum of three lorry loads per day to Ideal in Kent of commingled (mixed) recyclable material containing paper, steel and aluminium cans and foil, beverage cartons, plastic bottles, cardboard and aerosols. Each lorry usually contains about 15 tonnes of recyclable material.
Here the various materials are sorted, baled and sold on to mainly UK reprocessors.
Steel cans are baled and transported on to UK steel producers where they are melted down and made into new products. All steel products contain about 25% recycled material and cans can become all sorts of new products including scissors, paper clips, mountain bikes or fridges.
Aluminium cans and aluminium foil are sorted and baled and the crushed cans and bales of aluminium foil are sent to UK reprocessors. The cans and foil are melted down and the molten aluminium is poured into giant ingot moulds. The ingots are then rolled into sheets and sold on to companies to make new products, such as a new car, plane parts, or even the can containing your next drink!
The Salvation Army Trading Company (external link) collect the textiles and books directly from the Neighbourhood Recycling Points. They are taken from these to a central sorting facility to be graded. The clothes and books are then sorted for reuse/resale or recycling. Wearable clothes and shoes and reusable books are resold in the UK and abroad, helping those less fortunate than ourselves.
Unwearable textiles are then recycled in a variety of ways:
There are also a few other charities which have collection facilities for books, shoes and CDs within our recycling points.
Once the paper has been collected from the kerbside schemes or from our Neighbourhood Recycling Points, it is taken to our Recycling Depot - Uckfield.
We currently send out approximately three lorry loads per day to Viridor in Kent of commingled (mixed) recyclable material containing paper, steel and aluminium cans and foil, beverage cartons, plastic bottles, cardboard and aerosols. Each lorry usually contains about 15 tonnes of recyclable material.
At Viridor's Materials Reclamation Facility the mixed recycling is separated into the individual material streams ready for recycling. It is then sent on to paper reprocessors for the next stage of recycling.
Once the paper arrives at the reprocessor it is taken from the storage bays as required and loaded onto a continuously running conveyor belt which feeds material into the Fibre Preparation Plant. Here, the recovered paper is mixed with additional magazines to a specific formula to create the ideal blend for recycled newsprint.
The material then enters two horizontal drums, these are long rotating, sloping tubes into which water and sodium silicate are added. The contents are gently tumbled along the length of the drum, just like a super sized washing machine. The fibres swell and start to separate and the ink particles become loose.
Screening separates the fibres and water from large contaminates such as cans, plastic bottles and free magazine gifts, which are ejected onto a conveyor belt for disposal. The fibre and water mixture (pulp) is then put through a series of cyclone screens, which remove smaller items such as plastics and staples.
Compressed air is used to form soap bubbles to remove the ink from the mixture. The ink sticks to the bubbles as they float to the surface so forming a scum that can be removed mechanically. The pulp then goes through further cleaning stages before hydrogen peroxide is added to brighten the fibres. The resulting pulp has a consistency of 12% fibre in water and it is now held in storage towers ready to enter the paper making process.
When needed the fibres are distributed evenly across the paper machine's 10 metre width by injecting the pulp upwards into the forming section. Here, the fibres are trapped between two continuous woven nylon supports to form a sheet of paper.
A Vacuum helps squeeze water from the sheet of paper, and moves onto the press section. Here, it is supported on one side only by a synthetic felt with a high water holding capacity. The sheet is rotary pressed to reduce the water content, leaving a consistency of 50% fibre to water.
Now recognisable as a sheet of paper, it proceeds through a drying process, which incorporates rollers filed with steam and simultaneously pumped hot air. The final result is paper with a moisture content of just 9% - the standard amount for newspapers.
Once given a surface treatment, the paper is checked and monitored for quality. It is then stored until required.
As the paper leaves the mill, the recycling process is complete. Yesterday's newspapers will soon reappear on newsstands across the UK and Europe. The only thing to change will be the stories.
WEEE items are deposited at the various WEEE banks in the district, which are located at the Household Waste Recycling Sites (external link) and some of the Neighbourhood Recycling Points. Here they are emptied every month by Veolia, and the material is taken to MDF Light brothers in Newhaven, where the items are shredded and the various different types of material are separated as far as possible. They are then bulked up, and sold on to reprocessors to be made back into further metal products, such as paper clips, banana peelers, etc.
This is taken directly to Woodlands Composting Facility in Whitesmith. The garden waste is shredded and piled into large rows called 'windrows'. Natural micro-organisms break it down into compost which is screened, sieved and used as soil conditioner in the agricultural industry.
The soil conditioner is also available for residents to buy at all the household waste recycling sites in East Sussex.
Watch a short video to find out what happens to the garden waste we collect.
Rubbish from your waste bin is taken to one of the waste transfer stations in East Sussex, for instance the new site at Maresfield which is run by East Sussex County Council's contractors, Veolia Environmental Services. The waste is sorted, compacted and then sent onto landfill sites or energy from waste plants.
A majority of the general, non-recyclable waste generated from East Sussex households, which has recently been sent out of the county for disposal, will now be sent to the new Energy from waste facility - Newhaven (external link).
That there is a preferred priority for disposal of your waste, according to the goal of becoming a more sustainable society, this is called the waste hierarchy. This shows the most desirable method for waste management at the top of the inverted pyramid, and the least desirable at the bottom.
This shows that landfilling our waste is the least desirable option, and that incineration or Energy from waste is further up the waste hierarchy.


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Do you remember when you were a kid and walked into a toy store for the first time and found yourself saying "OH WOW", it was like heaven on earth! I found the inner 2 year old in me coming out when walking into Scholar's Choice for the first time this past weekend and saying the exact same thing and out loud at that.
I have a tendency to get slightly overwhelmed when I am in toy stores (my secrets out) as there are so many rows and I really like to sift through everything and find the toys and games that are age appropriate for my son, are fun and educational and lastly that encourage him to try new things and work on the skills he is good at.
There are so many reasons why I love Scholar's Choice!
#1 When I started walking around the store, one of their staff members came up to me and asked if I needed help. I told her a little bit about my sons likes and dislikes and such and she guided me to the toys and games that she thought would work for him. She was extremely knowledgeable about the products that they have
#2 How I first fell in love with Scholar's Choice was from their website! It is by far the most helpful website I have found yet (and trust me when I say I do a ton of online shopping – I hope my husband doesn't read this). It is just so organized (every mother's dream)! Pick the category you are looking for: Arts & Music Play, Baby & Toddler Toys, Active Play, Pretend Play etc and then from there you can search by either a sub-category, Age, Brand or Learning Skills (BRILLIANT RIGHT!). This makes it sooo easy for parents, grandparents, caregivers, cousins, aunts/uncles and such to find he right gift
#3 They ship!!! Working full time and having little to no time on weekends to get anything done, a toy store that ships gets extra bonus points in my books. You get free shipping over $100 OR there is a $10 flat shipping rate in Canada #4 I love to support Canadian owned family business and they have been in business for over 70 years
Thanks to our AMAZING friends at Scholar's Choice, they are giving away a $50 gift card to one of my very lucky readers! Enter below on Rafflecopter, it's just that easy.
Happy toy shopping (i'm jealous)
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What do you call the most overwhelmingly positive experiences of life?
As an 18-year-old young man, raised in poverty and broken circumstances, I encountered Jesus Christ and experienced the first overwhelming ALL moment of my life. My whole existence took on new meaning and purpose.
Years later as a new father, I experienced the ALL moment differently—from the giving end. This was a new definition, immediate, visceral, from the inside out. Although the word had been in my vocabulary, and the concept had been part of my theological training, now it was living in me every day. ALL was loose in my life.
That second experience planted an idea, a seed of understanding, deep into my soul about God and about prayer.
What I discovered after the birth of my daughter was the moment when you can joyfully give yourself and everything you have to one person's welfare and never even blink at the "cost." In a singular ALL moment, my heart quickly and easily yielded total allegiance when confronted by something of absolute value. In my experience of ALL, courtesy of my daughter, I caught a glimpse how the deepest transactions of life are completed.
Without asking permission, the ALL moment of fatherhood activated a deep question of longing in my heart. Watching my heart respond to my daughter made me rethink God's Father love for me. I began to wonder in the deep places:
"Wow, God! Do you really feel this way about me?"
I was beginning to see that, if I followed this ALL beacon (lit by my daughter), it would redefine my faith, even changing my understanding of what it means to be human. I barely realized what had happened, yet found myself on a mission to experience the full and complete ALL exchange with God, my Father—to be loved in an undivided way, to reciprocate with undivided love. Deep rumblings were awakening in the hidden places of my heart.
While reading Genesis 1-2 through this lens, I came to the simple realization that on a particular day at the very start of human history, God became a Father. Have you ever considered that? God too had an ALL moment. He looked at His two children and named them and loved them without reserve. He told them, "Everything I have is yours." As a first-time Father, He experienced feelings of total devotion to His children on an epic scale.
Everywhere I looked this father-daughter journey pointed me into uncharted territory. I was being drawn into God's ALL, His uncalculating, undivided affection and commitment. I began to see why Jesus always emphasized the Father-child connection in how He prayed, and how He taught us to pray. Prayer reconnects us with the Father's undivided, undiminished response to us. His response is always ALL.
What if God can't wait to hear what I have to say, and can't wait to give to me from His ALL?
While trying to grasp the implications of God's undivided heart toward me, I recognized this simple connection: When a child needs a father's love or provision or special intervention, he or she simply asks.
As God's child, I too can ask my Father. I can count on my Father's undiminished, undivided resource to always be available for my life. He has put in place a simple strategy for me to access His love and provision and special intervention, and that strategy is prayer.
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(Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will both be trying to deliver a championship to their title-starved fans when the NBA Finals open this week with a mouthwatering matchup between two of the game's best players.
While the Warriors last won a title for the city of Oakland in 1975, the city of Cleveland has not celebrated a championship since the 1964 Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
Both the Warriors and Cavaliers will be leaning on their respective most valuable players to restore glory, and though Stephen Curry took home the league's top player award this year LeBron James still wears the unofficial crown.
What four-time MVP James has accomplished with this season's Cavaliers team is one of his greatest feats and has returned him to the NBA Finals for the fifth consecutive year, a feat not accomplished since 1966.
With his key sidekicks either sidelined or hobbled, James has averaged 27.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 8.3 assists during the post-season.
Cleveland swept Atlanta in four games to book their first trip to the Finals since 2007 when James was in the midst of his first Cleveland tour before leaving for Miami and returning home this season.
Golden State's 40-year wait to return to the Finals has come at a physical price. Curry, averaging 29.2 points during the postseason, took a violent fall in the Western Conference final and has not appeared quite the same since.
Meanwhile, backcourt mate Klay Thompson sustained a concussion in the team's series-clinching win over Houston last week but returned to practice on Monday and expects to be ready for the Finals.
Working in the Warriors favor is that Thursday's Game One will have given each team seven days, which is the longest gap in history between the end of the conference finals and start of the Finals.
Rust could be an issue for both sides and the job of preparation will fall on the shoulders of a pair of first-year head coaches.
Golden State's Steve Kerr and Cleveland's David Blatt give the Finals two rookie NBA coaches for the first time since the league's inaugural season (1946-47). The two have taken divergent paths to get here, however.
Kerr won five NBA championships as a player and worked in the front office before landing with the Warriors. Alongside assistant coach Alvin Gentry, who has just been hired to take over the New Orleans Pelicans head job next season, Kerr has crafted an offense and culture that won a league-best 67 games and has been lauded around the league.
Conversely, Blatt's arrival to the NBA has been met with criticism and speculation about his job status as the former European coaching giant learns the pressures of coaching James.
The supporting cast of the Cavaliers will be critical as will the health of All-Star guard Kyrie Irving who missed two games of the conference final due to an ailing left knee.
Long-range bomber J.R. Smith stepped up in Irving's place and delivered some critical performances.
Cavs Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova has been a lightning rod this post-season with his scrappy play ruffling opponents but sparking Cleveland. He may have his sights set on getting physical with Curry.
The Warriors are capable of pushing back, however. Defensive wizard Draymond Green and tough big man Andrew Bogut give the team bite and help them compete in the rebounding battle even as they go to small lineups.
Reporting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Frank Pingue


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De-escalate the tense circumstances in the Azov Sea
Rome/Vienna [ENA] OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Enzo Moavero Milanesi and Secretary General Thomas Greminger on 26 November called for moderation and dialogue to de-escalate the tense circumstances in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait. Russian Federation opened a new bridge connecting Crimea to the rest of Russia across the Azov Sea in May. The bridge, according to Russian officials is destined to integrate the disputed peninsula
of Crimea, annexed by Moscow from Ukraine in 2014, into Russia's transport infrastructure. Kremlin can control maritime access to an area of water approximately the size of Belgium and limit ships transiting the Kerch Strait beneath the central span of the bridge. On Sunday, 25th of November, while the Ukrainian vessels were attempting to pass through the Kerch Strait, the narrow channel joining the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, Russian forces shot at three Ukrainian vessels and requisitioned a total of two dozen sailors who were detained at a nearby port.
In response, Ukrainian President Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko declared 30 days of martial law in border areas over what he called a violation of international law. Russia attributed the incident on Ukrainian provocation. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined other Western leaders in denunciating the Kremlin and presumed Russia aggression. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi declared: "We are extremely concerned over the reported developments in the area of the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait. We call on all parties to contribute by political and diplomatic means to de-escalate the situation and ease tensions to avoid further risks
of destabilization in the region. We urge all sides to refrain from the use of force and settle any disputes by peaceful means, in full compliance with international law, OSCE principles and commitments, and fully respecting Countries' sovereignty and territorial integrity. These recent events confirm the need to work together concretely in the OSCE to address risk reduction and incident prevention". Secretary General Greminger emphasized that immediate de-escalation is both urgent and essential. "I urge Ukraine and the Russian Federation to exercise restraint, step back from any further provocations and immediately engage in dialogue to reduce the risk of further tensions in the region" declared Greminger.


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FTSE Russell announces results of FTSE annual country classification review
- Poland to be promoted to Developed from Advanced Emerging
- Kuwait to be classified as Secondary Emerging
- Saudi Arabia will soon meet promotion criteria. Index users and market practitioners readiness now to be assessed; inclusion indexes to be launched in October
- China A-Shares remain on Watch List for possible inclusion as Secondary Emerging
- FTSE Russell provides progress update on other current Watch List countries
FTSE Russell today announces the results of the FTSE Annual Country Classification Review for 2017. FTSE Russell formally reviews country classifications within its FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS) each September using a comprehensive, transparent and consistent methodology. This annual review incorporates ongoing country classification research and feedback from the independent FTSE Russell external advisory committees to designate markets as Developed, Advanced Emerging, Secondary Emerging or Frontier.
Following the September 2017 annual review, FTSE Russell confirms the following:
- Poland, currently an Advanced Emerging market, to be reclassified as a Developed market
- Kuwait, currently unclassified, to be included as a Secondary Emerging market
- Saudi Arabia close to upgrade and will be assessed again in March 2018
- China A-Shares to remain on the Watch List for possible inclusion as a Secondary Emerging market
- Iceland to be added to the Watch List for possible inclusion as Frontier market
- Nigeria and Mongolia to drop off the Watch List
FTSE Russell congratulates Poland and Kuwait on meeting the requirements for attaining Developed and Secondary Emerging market status respectively. The reclassification of Kuwait is in recognition of the recent market enhancements implemented by the Capital Market Authority of Kuwait and Boursa Kuwait. The implementation of Poland and Kuwait's revised market status will commence from September 2018.
Saudi Arabia is to be congratulated on the pace of the recent market reforms which are widely acknowledged as being positive. As a result of these reforms, it is anticipated that Saudi Arabia will meet the requirements for inclusion as a Secondary Emerging market from early 2018 when further enhancements to the Independent Custody Model (ICM) are scheduled to be introduced. Accordingly, FTSE Russell will proceed with the launch of stand-alone Saudi Arabia country indexes and global and regional Saudi Arabia inclusion indexes to assist domestic and international investors who wish to seek early index-based exposure to the market.
Because of the size of the international investor flows that follow a change to a country's classification status, the FTSE country classification process for the FTSE GEIS requires that, in addition to meeting the requirements, the practical operation of changes to market structures be demonstrated before a change in a country's classification can be confirmed. Accordingly, FTSE Russell will work closely with the Saudi Arabian authorities and index users over the coming months to ensure the efficacy of the recent and intended reforms and the readiness of index users and market practitioners. In recognition of the pace of change in Saudi Arabia, FTSE Russell proposes to bring forward the next formal assessment of Saudi Arabia's classification status to March 2018 at which point a further announcement on the timing of Saudi Arabia's inclusion in the FTSE GEIS will be made.
Since the 2016 annual review, the Chinese authorities have sought to improve the attractiveness of the Stock Connect programme to international investors. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect route was opened in December 2016 and there are plans for investors to be able to access cross-border IPOs via the Primary Equity Connect initiative. However, the coverage of the Connect programmes, daily quota limits, the number of trading holidays and the comparatively high level of stock suspensions continue to present concerns to international investors. FTSE Russell will continue to work with the Chinese authorities and index users to address these problems. In the meantime we maintain China A Shares on the Watch List.
Mark Makepeace, CEO FTSE Russell said:
"Congratulations to Poland and Kuwait. The authorities in these countries have worked hard to achieve their promotions.
"The Saudi Arabian authorities should also be congratulated on their very significant progress. The policy changes necessary for promotion have been put in place and we will now begin work with institutional investors and market practitioners to prepare for the promotion of the Saudi Arabian market. I fully expect us to finalise these arrangements and announce the implementation schedule in March next year.
"The China A-Share market continues to make progress. I expect to see growing use of our FTSE Global China A Inclusion Indexes prior to China A-Shares entering our core global benchmarks".
Chris Woods, Managing Director Governance, Risk and Compliance, FTSE Russell, said:
"We thank all the major institutional investors who have participated in our country classification review. Our strong, transparent governance structure is an integral part of our business and we will continue to consult with all participants to ensure our indexes are an accurate representation of global markets".
FTSE Watch List 2017
In order to ensure that the movement of countries between classifications is completely transparent to market participants, FTSE Russell maintains a Watch List of markets being considered for change between the various market classifications. The September 2017 FTSE Watch List is as follows:
- China A-Shares: Possible inclusion as Secondary Emerging
- Iceland: Possible inclusion as Frontier
- Romania: Possible reclassification from Frontier to Secondary Emerging
- Saudi Arabia: Possible inclusion as Secondary Emerging
FTSE Russell, supported by the FTSE Russell Country Classification Advisory Committee, will continue to engage with and closely monitor the progress of the Watch List countries. FTSE Russell will provide a formal interim update in March 2018. FTSE Russell provides a minimum of six months' notice prior to changes being implemented in its indexes.
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Teachers laid off from the North Clackamas School District are upset with their union for what sounds like some very good reasons:
A group of teachers in the North Clackamas School District took the initiative Thursday, amid losing their jobs because of budget cuts, by gathering signatures
in an effort to have their voices heard by their union.
The teachers, who gathered outside their union office, said they want a response from the union and put their demands in writing in the form of a petition.
Those speaking out said it shouldn't have reached this point, and they would have
accepted the district's offer, favoring a wage freeze to save jobs.
"We took a poll in the spring and they got our opinion and the majority said wage freeze," said Monica Whiteley, who was laid off. "So I would like them to look at the poll or honor it and have us look at the memo of understanding that is out there."
They said they feel the union hasn't been listening or communicating.
"I have felt like my voice has not been heard. I wasn't asked was I OK with losing my job," said Jenny Klassen, another laid off teacher.
Teachers said the cuts could mean 45 kids in some classrooms, which could mean squeezing in an additional 17 desks into a classroom.
And the response from the teachers' union?
Union leaders said they had no choice. They have to do what is best for the students and all of their membership, they said.
Somehow a pay freeze and having more teachers, rather than 45 in the classroom, seems better for the kids than laying off good teachers.


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"Inroads" is hosted by local resident and musician Bryce Johnson, who came to Jamestown by way of Tampa, LA and Chicago. Inroads will span various genres and will focus on various artists that took the DIY approach to their musical careers.
Inroads airs Thursday at 9 p.m. on WRFA with an encore at 6 p.m. Saturday.


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There is good taste – then, in a stratosphere all of its own, there is Agnelli taste. Last October a breathtaking tome, The Last Swan, written by Agnelli and her niece Marella Caracciolo Chia was published. It charts the life of the goddess of style through photographs, many never published before.
This is one of the famous modern fairy tales of love, glamour and heartbreak; Marella Agnelli has become an icon of our times. She married in 1953 the late Giovanni Agnelli, the charismatic scion of the Fiat empire and a man generally considered the unofficial king of Italy. Marella Agnelli, born Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto is not only one of the great beauties of the last century, but also the most elegant and cultured of that exclusive club. She was photographed by the most famous artists of the day and it was Richard Avedon who nicknamed her The Swan.
Her clothes her gardens and her many homes had a timeless elegance, each one housing many pieces from their renowned art collection. Agnelli born in 1927 and now 87 years old, is tall and rangy, with a narrow, angular face, thin and fine-boned. "She has always been chic," said one old friend "even in a straight skirt and blouse with the sleeves rolled up. Agnelli says of herself, "I never saw myself as a beauty, so it was important at least to be elegant" The photographs in the book portray a great beauty in a series of divine clothes, from the simplest chinos to the most glamerous ball gowns. Her homes shown in the book are truly envy making but there are details that can also inspire our own humble dwellings. I note that her favourite room fragrance is mine too, Bitter Orange by Agraria, so that's all right then!
Many Thanks to Rizzoli who have kindly allowed the use of
the beautiful pictures from their new book.
MARELLA AGNELLI The Last Swan
written By Marella Agnelli and Marella Caracciolo Chia, its out now and is a beautiful and inspiring addition to any book shelf
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|Conference Paper, peer reviewed
|ROC analysis of directly measured mandibular cortical width from panoramic radiogarphs for diagnosis of osteoporosis: the OSTEODENT study
|Lindh, Christina ; Karayianni, K ; Horner, K ; Mitsea, A ; Mastoris, M ; Berkas, L ; Jacobs, R ; van der Stelt, P ; Harisson, E ; Adams, Judith ; Pavitt, S ; Devlin, H
|English abstract
|Objectives: To determine the diagnostic validity of the width of the inferior mandibular cortex on dental panoramic radiographs (DPRs), as measured directly by observers, for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in peri- and post-menopausal women. Methods: Volunteer female subjects in the 45 to 70 year age band, recruited from four European centres, underwent dual x-ray energy absorptiometry of the hip and lumbar spine, to provide a gold standard diagnosis of osteoporosis, and a DPR examination. Five observers, all oral radiologists but of different experience, made manual measurements of width of the mandibular lower border cortex below the mental foramina bilaterally. Results: Data of 661 subjects (mean age 54.8y; sd = 6.19y) were available for analysis, with 140 (21.2%) being classified as having osteoporosis. Az values are given below: Osteoporosis at any site Osteoporosis at femoral neck Observer Az (se) 95% CI Az (se) 95% CI 1 0.782 0.748-0.813 0.804 0.771-0.833 2 0.766 0.731-0.799 0.757 0.722-0.791 3 0.756 0.721-0.788 0.790 0.757-0.821 4 0.746 0.711-0.779 0.762 0.727-0.794 5 0.710 0.673-0.744 0.752 0.718-0.785 A diagnostic threshold of 3mm resulted in a sensitivity of 50.7% and a specificity of 80.4% (data for median observer, 2). Mean within-subject variance for the five observers was 0.126mm (sd = 0.355mm). Repeatability is the difference between two measurements made by any pair of observers for the same subject and was expected to be less than 0.983 mm for 95% of pairs of observations. Conclusions: Direct measurement of mandibular cortical width was diagnostically effective in diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, repeatability may be a problem in clinical use. This work was supported by a research and technological development project grant from the European Commission FP5 'Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources' (QLK6-2002-02243).
|European Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2006 : Leuven, Belgium)
|eng (iso)
|10th European Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. Leuven, Belgium
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|Did you know . . .?
The history of matrices goes back to
ancient times! But the term "matrix" was not applied
to the concept until 1850.
"Matrix" is the Latin word for womb,
and it retains that sense in English. It can also mean more generally
any place in which something is formed or produced.
The orgins of mathematical matrices lie with the study of systems of simultaneous linear equations. An important Chinese text from between 300 BC and AD 200, Nine Chapters of the Mathematical Art (Chiu Chang Suan Shu), gives the first known example of the use of matrix methods to solve simultaneous equations.
In the treatise's seventh chapter, "Too much and not enough," the concept of a determinant first appears, nearly two millennia before its supposed invention by the Japanese mathematician Seki Kowa in 1683 or his German contemporary Gottfried Leibnitz (who is also credited with the invention of differential calculus, separately from but simultaneously with Isaac Newton).
More uses of matrix-like arrangements of numbers appear in chapter eight, "Methods of rectangular arrays," in which a method is given for solving simultaneous equations using a counting board that is mathematically identical to the modern matrix method of solution outlined by Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), also known as Gaussian elimination.
The term "matrix" for such arrangements was introduced in 1850 by James Joseph Sylvester.
Sylvester, incidentally, had a (very) brief career at the University of Virginia, which came to an abrupt end after an enraged Sylvester hit a newspaper-reading student with a sword stick and fled the country, believing he had killed the student!
James Joseph Sylvester.
Since their first appearance in ancient China, matrices have remained important mathematical tools. Today, they are used not simply for solving systems of simultaneous linear equations, but also for describing the quantum mechanics of atomic structure, designing computer game graphics, analyzing relationships, and even plotting complicated dance steps!
The elevation of the matrix from mere tool to important mathematical theory owes a lot to the work of female mathematician Olga Taussky Todd (1906-1995), who began by using matrices to analyze vibrations on airplanes during World War II and became the torchbearer for matrix theory.
"I did not look for matrix theory. It somehow looked for me." --Olga Taussky Todd in American Mathematical Monthly
(quotation source: http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_8_16_99.html)
"Mathematics is more than an art form. "--Sei Kowa
(quotation source: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Quotations/Seki.html)
"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics." --Carl Friedrich Gauss
"God does arithmetic." --Carl Friedrich Gauss
(source for Gauss quotations: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Quotations/Gauss.html)
"...there is no study in the world which brings into more harmonious action all the faculties of the mind than [mathematics], ... or, like this, seems to raise them, by successive steps of initiation, to higher and higher states of conscious intellectual being.... "--James Sylvester, Presidential Address to British Association, 1869.
"Mathematics is the music of reason."--James Sylvester
(source for Sylvester quotations: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Quotations/Sylvester.html)
Fun links:
Applet to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices: http://www.quickmath.com/www02/pages/modules/matrices/arithmetic/basic/index.shtml
Applet to calculate the inverse of a matrix: http://www.quickmath.com/www02/pages/modules/matrices/inverse/basic/index.shtml
Applet to calculate the determinant of a matrix: http://www.quickmath.com/www02/pages/modules/matrices/determinant/basic/index.shtml
Matrices and relationships: http://www.cut-the-knot.com/blue/relation.html
Contra-dancing and matrices: http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/6_14_97/mathland.htm
For more information:
Matrix algebra tutorial: http://www.sosmath.com/matrix/matrix.html
On Olga Taussky Todd: http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_8_16_99.html
On Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Gauss.html
On James Sylvester: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Sylvester.html
On Nine Chapters of the Mathematical Art: http://saxakali.com/COLOR_ASP/developcm3.htm
And: http://www.millersv.edu/~deidam/m301/china.htm
Multiplying matrices: http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/plain/questionCorner/matrixmul.html
More uses of matrices:http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_2_1_99.html
And: http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_6_28_99.html
By Laura Smoller, UALR Department of History.
April 2001.


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CRYPTOPSY guitarist Christian Donaldson will join Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted metallers THE AGONIST for their upcoming two-date tour of Japan.
The details are as follows:
Feb. 11 - The Live House (Soma) - Osaka, JPN
Feb. 12 - Daikanyama Unit - Tokyo, JPN
Support on both shows will come from HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT.
A video message from THE AGONIST to the band's Japanese fans can be viewed below.
THE AGONIST's sophomore album, "Lullabies For A Dormant Mind", debuted at No. 105 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Produced by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOPSY, MYTHOSIS), "Lullabies for the Dormant Mind" exposes new facets of the band and touches upon classical, jazz, opera, grindcore, thrash and black metal influences in a complete metal opus. The CD features guest violins by Avi Ludmer (MAHOGANY RUSH), orchestrations by classical pianists Melina Soochan and Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc (BLACKGUARD) along with many other Montreal-based contributors.


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Here is an excerpt from Catherine Felty's Mothership interview:
One of the biggest roles of her career, that of Galadriel in LORD OF THE RING 's trilogy which director Peter Jackson (HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS) shot back-to-back-to-back in New Zealand to save on costs and ensure that New Line Cinema has a potential blockbuster for three consecutive winter's (the first film due for release this November).
"People said I was crazy to commit to three weeks in the middle of the year," she says of THE RING shoot. "But it's one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences. And you really sense that. There's a real-life fascination with the books. After the Bible, they're the most read pieces of literature in our time. I read THE HOBBITT as a child, but I'd never read the other books until I came to do the project, so it was fantastic."
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Episode 1: After all these fights...
After all these fights the Z fighters have been doing with the most worst bad guys, Vegeta is out in the mountains training...
Vegeta: Argh Kakarot! Why are you always so damn stronger than me! Someday i will achieve power higher than you!
Vegeta looks up in the sky and sees a spaceship which looked like a Saiyan spaceship
Vegeta: Whats this?
The ship lands somewhere near the mountains and Vegeta flyes to it.
The door opens and there comes a shadow out.
Shadow: So this is earth?
Vegeta: Who are you?!
Shadow: Hmm, this cant be. Vegeta? Is that you?
Vegeta: What?! How can you know my name?!
Shadow: Good to see you my... son
Vegeta: What? No!? My father is dead!
Shadow: After Frieza blow me up i flew into space, when suddenly i landed on a planet.
Vegeta: And?
Shadow: Someone found me, and they healed me, and trained me to become a warrior like i was in the past, and now ive found you my son...
Vegeta: Father...
King Vegeta: Son...
They both started crying a little
King Vegeta: I thought i would find you here, what have you been doing son? Destroying planets? Why isnt this planet "earth" destroyed?
Vegeta: Uhm...
King Vegeta: I hope you didnt ally with them or anything, did you my son?
Vegeta: Uhm... Actually... Yes...
Vegeta is embarassed
King Vegeta: Son, you ruined the familys name for slaying!
Vegeta: Im sorry father, but there is someone that ive always wanted to kill!
King Vegeta: And whos that? Some human?
Vegeta: No... Bardocks son Kakarot!
King Vegeta: No, it cant be!
Vegeta: Yes... We are rivals.
King Vegeta: Well in that fact... Lets go to this Kakarot guy and slay him!
Vegeta: Kill Kakarot?
Will Vegeta kill Goku? Will his father make him into a bloody slayer saiyan again? Only find out in the next episode.
Episode 2: King and Prince
Vegeta thinked and thinked. Kill his rival? He hates Kakarot alot but killing?. Vegeta: Hmm...
K. Vegeta: Son, come on with an answer!
Vegeta: Okay then... Lets put an end to Kakarot and this planet!
K. Vegeta: Good you got the Saiyan spirit back, son!
Father and son flew first to West City and started slaughtering people, destroying buildings and had a really fun time.
Vegeta: Its a long time ago since i had this much fun!
K. Vegeta: Thats good to hear, son!
Goku and the others were in Kame's house, when suddenly they see a tv report about the West City was blown to pieces and all humanity was killed in the city.
Goku: What!? Who could have done this?
TV: Here is a picture we got live from a mountain close to the ruined city.
Goku and the others looked and saw a man who looked alot like Vegeta.
Tien: Is that?
Yamcha: It cant be?
Krillin: Another Saiyan?
Goku: I think so!
Bulma: Well guys, then i think you should head out for west city!
Z fighters: LETS GO!
So the Z Fighters flew away heading for the west city (or the rest of it)
When they finally got there they saw the saiyan standing and laughing.
Goku: Who are you? Are you a... Saiyan?
K. Vegeta: Ahh, you must be Kakarot!
Gokus mind: He sounds alot like Vegeta!
Goku: How do you know my name?!
K. Vegeta: Well you are ofcourse my sons rival!
Goku: Oh my god?! Are.. you... Vegeta´s father?
Vegeta comes in front of his father and smiles.
Vegeta: Yes Kakarot, he is my father and we blew this city up!
Goku: But why?
Vegeta: Well you see, i hate you so much because you are always a level higher than me! And i will not allow that! I AM VEGETA! PRINCE OF ALL SAIYANS!!!!
Goku: Cool down, Vegeta!
Vegeta: Nooooo! DIE KAKAROT!
Vegeta jumps fast against Goku and fires a Galic gun, Goku evades but just then, Vegeta jumps on his back hitting him like a mad man.
Goku teleports behind Vegeta and hits him down to the ground.
Goku: Vegeta, why are you doing this?
Vegeta: Stop asking questions!! I JUST WANNA KILL YOU!!!
Vegeta starts taking his hands back and yells: FINAL FLASH!
Vegeta fires a full power final flash against Goku.
Gokus mind: It is too fast! I cant evade it!
The beam hits goku in the stomach and he falls to the ground.
Goku: Ve.. Vegeta... Wh.. Why are you doing this?
K. Vegeta: Well Kakarot, either join us and slay, slay, slay or get killed, you choose!
Goku: Id rather die than join you!
Goku gets up and makes himself to super saiyan 4!!
Goku: Im sorry to do this Vegeta, but i got no choice!
Goku rushes quickly over to Vegeta and makes a 1000 hit-kick in 5 seconds combo!
Vegeta evades the last 200 hits and kicks but got hurtened badly.
Goku: Vegeta, my friend...
Vegeta: I.. AM... NOT... YOUR.. FRIEEEEEEEEEND!!!!
Vegeta's power growed stronger and stronger and he gets into super saiyan 4 too!
Goku: Well Vegeta. I guess its a live or death fight, huh?
Vegeta: Stop talking, and fight! Fight like you've never fought before!!
Goku: You really want me to?
Vegeta: YES!
Goku starts raising his power higher and higher, when suddenly his hair turns silver and his muscles grow and he gets to super saiyan 5!!!
Vegeta: Impossible!!! A higher level!!!
Vegeta got so angry, that his power raised, until he put his fingers in a weird stance and his legs were also in a weird stance.
Vegeta: You are the first one who tries out my newest attack, Kakarot! Be prepared!
Goku: Bring it!
Vegeta yells: Starhowl Cannon!!!
A green beam of power bursts to Goku and he jumps up but the beam followed him!
King Vegeta shoots a beam at Goku so he falls to the ground.
The beam Vegeta fired hits goku in the stomach and Goku is beaten.
All the Z fighters were so frightened that they flew away except Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan and Goten.
Can the Z fighters help goku? Is all hope lost?Is there anyone else than the Z Fighters who can help? Only find out in the next episode!
Please comment number 3 will soon come!
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Awsome story man! It a so good plot and i love it!!!!
Please make episode 3 fast! I CANT WAIT!!
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:51 pm
Episode 3: Help from the Z Fighters
Goku was beatened and Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan and Goten was there.
Goten: Daaad!
Piccolo: Damn!
The Z fighters planned a strategy.
Gohan: Okay, you guys ready?
Z fighters: Yep!
Gohan: Lets go!
The Z Fighters rushed with their highest speed over to Vegeta and hit him from all sides.
Vegeta: Stop... Bothering... ME!!!
Vegeta maked a energy barrier around him and the Z Fighters got hit.
Gohan: Vegeta! What has gotten into you!?
Vegeta: Hehe, i missed my saiyan pride! Now! Let me kill the weakest first!
Vegeta charged over to Krillin and before the others could rescue him, Vegeta fired a big bang attack right through Krillins stomach and he was... dead.
Vegeta: Now that anoying brat is gone! Hehe.
Gohan: You.. Monster!
Gohan was so piss*d off at Vegeta that he turned to super saiyan 2 and made a flying kick at Vegeta and they both started fighting!
Vegeta grabbed Gohans foot and swung it around 2 times and throwed him into a mountain, While Vegeta watched Gohan falling into the mountain, Piccolo Grabbed Vegetas back.
Piccolo: Goten! Now!!
Goten: You sure?
Piccolo: Yes!
Goten: Okay!
Piccolo; Hurry up! I can hardly hold him anymore!
Goten fired alot of ki-blasts against Vegeta and teleported behind Piccolo and transformed to super saiyan 2!
He had the same hair as Gohan ss2 and he was faster and stronger.
Goten yelled: Ka-me-ka-me-haaaa!!!
Gotens kame"ka"meha fired Piccolo and Vegeta.
Gohan got to himself again and he yelled: You guys attack Vegeta! I'll attack his father!
Piccolo: Urgh.. Okay!
Gohan looked around the field and saw that K. Vegeta wasnt there.
Gohans mind: Where is he?
While Gohan flew around and searched for him he gave up and flew back to the battle field and saw Goten and Piccolo crushed.
Vegeta: Hmpf... They ruined my clothes! And now its your turn! Gohan! And give me a real fight! Do your best! Okay?
Gohan: Heh, alright Vegeta! Bring it!
Gohan transform to super saiyan 3!
Gohan had the same colored spiky hair like super saiyan 1 and 2 but his hair was longer, not as long as Goku ss3 but longer than usual. His muscles where
alot bigger and he had no eyebrows (like goku)
Gohan: Now im ready!
Vegeta: Good!
Gohan and Vegeta charges against eachother and hits and kicks eachother alot!
Gohan: Pff! Is that the best you can do?
Vegeta: No, you want to feel my true power?
Gohan: Oh? I thought that WAS your TRUE power!
Vegeta: Grr! How dare you say that! Die!!!
Vegeta blasts some ki-blasts against Gohan but he evades them.
Gohan: Now, feel MY true power!
Gohan teleports around Vegeta and shoots him with ki-blasts.
Vegeta fell and Gohan said: Sorry Vegeta! But i give you one last chance! Join us or die!
Vegeta: I will... Join you...
Gohan: Good Vegeta!
Gohan smiled and gave him a hand. Just when Vegeta got up on his legs he kicked Gohan in the balls (Ouch!) Gohan fell and said: Urgh! Why Vegeta! Why?
Vegeta: Because im not like you Gohan! Im a true SAIYAN!!!
Vegeta shoots alot of shots against Piccolo, Goten, Krillin and Gohan and flyes away...
Vegeta: Now where did my father go!
Goku gets up on his legs and walks woundely over to his friends.
Goku looks at them and yells: VEGETA! YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
Goku falls down next to Gohan and he says: We will get him, Gohan. We will...
Vegeta flyes around and he sees a city being blown to pieces.
Vegeta: There he must be!
While Vegeta comes and K. Vegeta is blowing the city up, We go to another planet in the world called Rulik...
It was a planet that had many trees and forest and in the forest there 2 guys.
Guy #1: Come on Iképo! We have a long journey in front of us!
Iképo: I know, Opéki... But cant we rest? Im so tired.
Opéki: *sigh* okay. We will take a nap.
The next day...
Opéki: Okay, Iképo! You got your rest. Now. Lets go!
Iképo: Alright!
They both walked and walked until they saw a spaceship.
Iképo: Wow! whats that?!
The ship opened and they both walked into it curious.
Opéki: I think it is a... Spaceship!
Iképo: Awsome! Lets fly around the world!
Opéki: No! We should not leave our planet! There are dangerous beings outside our world!
Before Iképo heard it he pressed the fly button and they both flew away in space.
Who are these to beings? What are their purposes? Why did Vegetazoid make them? Find out in the next episode!
Yeah i know that i suck at writing fanfics but i promise it will get better
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Next year, Connect with us to design a teardrop camper of your dreams. We will send you a decision guide for the three types of campers we build--Off-road, Cross-over, & On-road. It includes a FAQ and other comparison information.
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Great Season
This has been a great year with many new builds, new experiences and many new friends. Great Lakes Teardrops has got teardrops lined up to build and Service jobs are showing up on older trailers built by Canyon Country or Socal. Time to get on our production schedule if you want to get a teardrop for the next warm camping season. Call Andy soon at 616-920-1639 Meanwhile, stay warm happy campers!
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Happy New Year
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December 15th, 2016
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Happy Holidays Campers! It is almost Winter Solstice where the Sun starts to shine giving us more daylight hours to camp. Yay! Immediately available is our 2016 Sierra—priced $1075 below 2016 list prices. We introduce a new Off-road model for 2017 called the Kascade. It complements our selection more than 10 Off-road models by offering a slightly lower price by using a Torflex axle with brakes. Schedule your visit to our teardrop shop today.
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November 15th, 2016
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July 8th, 2016
School's Out For Summer!
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July 6th, 2016
West Michigan Jeep & 4X4 Fest: American Military Edition
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May 1st, 2016
Happy Camping Everyone!
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