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By faith [Abraham] lived as an alien in the land of promise,
as in a foreign land,
as in a foreign land,
dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob,
fellow heirs of the same promise;
for he was looking for the city
which has foundations,
whose architect and builder is God. (Hebrews 11:9-10)
I offer the following excerpt:
from Grace and Glory by Geerhardus Vos
Man belongs to two spheres. And Scripture not only teaches that these two spheres are distinct, it also teaches what estimate of relative importance ought to be placed upon them. Heaven is the primordial, earth the secondary creation.
An excess of interest in the present life, when shown in the name of the religion, is apt in our day to be a synonym of doubt or unbelief in regard to the life to come. Our modern Christian life so often lacks the poise and stability of the eternal. Religion has come so overmuch to occupy itself with the things of time that it catches the spirit of time. Its purposes turn fickle and unsteady; its methods become superficial and ephemeral; it alters its course so constantly; it borrows so readily from sources beneath itself, that it undermines its own prestige in matters pertaining to the eternal world. Where lies the remedy? It would be useless to seek it in withdrawal from the struggles of this present world. The true corrective lies in this, that we must learn again to carry a heaven-fed and heaven centered spirit into our walk and work below. The grand teaching of the epistle that through Christ and the New Covenant the heavenly projects into the earthly, as the headlands of a continent project into the ocean, should be made fruitful for the whole tone and temper of our Christian service. Every task should be at the same time a means of grace from and an incentive to work for heaven. There has been One greater than Abraham, who lived his life in absolute harmony with this principle, in whom the fullest absorption in his earthly calling could not for a moment disturb the consciousness of being a child of heaven.
A religion that has ceased to set its face towards the celestial city is bound sooner or later to discard also all supernatural resources in its endeavour to transform this present world. The days are perhaps not far distant when we shall find ourselves confronted with a quasi-form of Christianity professing openly to place its dependence on and to work for the present life alone, a religion, to use the language of Hebrews, become profane and a fornicator like Esau, selling for a mess of earthly pottage its heavenly birthright.


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I'm trying to write more about my experiences outside of work because most of the time when people ask me about my life here they ask about work so I don't get to talk about the other things. This time I'm going to write about food (aka dijo in Setswana)
Meat Pies are a big deal here. I'm guessing because of the British influence? Anyway, they are almost everywhere. You can get a meat pie in one of the tiny shops in my village, at grocery stores in larger villages, and at some bus stops. There are even stores like Mr. Pie Man and Pie Time that sell only meat pies. Basically, they are little breaded pockets of meaty deliciousness. They come in the form of plain chicken, chicken perri-perri(spicy chicken), Russian (sausage), or steak and kidney. I'd recommend the chicken perri-perri. My PCV friends here laugh at me because when we were in training in Kanye I was meat pie obsessed. I didn't eat a lot at my host family sometimes and was hungry so I'd look forward to some meat pie. I probably gained a few meat pie pounds during training. Luckily, I only eat them now and then when I travel these days and have lost my meat pie weight haha.
Simba chips are a brand of potato chips that are popular here in Botswana. You can find them in almost any little shop, and they are pretty cheap. Many of them are meat flavored. I like the salt and vinegar ones. Whenever I plan an event in my village for the students I usually end up with sandwiches and Simba chips to give them for lunch.
Cool Time is a delicious and refreshing ice pop/slushy type of snack that is sold at every bus stop area in Botswana during the summer. People will walk around the bus and come onto the bus trying to sell Cool Time. Sometimes there is nothing better than slurping on some Cool Time when it is 110 degrees and you're traveling on a crowded bus.
Most of the ice cream (or maybe all) in Botswana is not "real" ice cream made with dairy. Instead, it is made with oil substitutes and sugar. When I first got to Botswana I thought it tasted weird, but now if I am somewhere that actually has ice cream during the summer I'm all over that. I've actually kind of come to appreciate some fake ice cream in my life.
I wrote back when I first got here about some of the Setswana foods. I've really come to love a couple of Setswana foods like seswaa and morogo. Seswaa is pounded meat. I've helped make it twice before. You cook the meat and then you pound it until all of the meat is broken off of the bones and is shredded until small pieces. It takes a while to make, but it is yummy. You can make it with beef or chicken. Morogo is a bit like spinach, and is delicious. I like to put some vinegar on mine.
If you are reading this you're probably thinking "Damn, most of that (minus the meat and morogo) doesn't sound very healthy", and you would be right. Luckily, these are not things that I eat all of the time. My every day diet usually consists of things like rice, pasta, a lot of spinach, tomatoes, beans, apples, carrots, and sometimes potatoes. I also eat a lot of eggs for protein as well as granola and peanut butter. I've become a better cook here, and I've learned how to make some creative meals with few ingredients.

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Even if it doesn't move your application may still require or desire a custom, sophisticated glass system. Take washers and dryers as an example where Custom Glass Solutions' advanced tempering, bending and encapsulating capabilities enable us to provide the ideal solution for appliances that demand performance and aesthetics. Or coin operated machines, where our anti-reflective glass, DiamondGuard scratch resistant glass and low maintenance glass provide added value and enhance the user experience.
And, CGS has been providing glass solutions for the solar industry from its infancy, including concentrated solar power and secondary reflective mirroring. Our low-iron glass and UltraMirror products help improve efficiencies in solar cells and mirrors for high performance applications.


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RBC Capital Markets had been cautious on stocks, going into 2012 with a neutral weighting on stocks. Here's what Chief Institutional Strategist Myles Zyblock said back in December:
Domestic data has started to come in a little better than expected in recent weeks. However, these positive developments are being offset by uncertainty related to the consequences of a global debt overhang and how policy makers might respond to the challenge. Volatility will probably remain elevated until the authorities offer much better policy visibility.
However, Zyblock has now turned more bullish on stocks, upgrading equities to "above-benchmark weighting."
We are moving to an above-benchmark weighting in equities. Financial strains are starting to moderate, an objective measure of political uncertainty has crested, and the economic outlook is showing signs of improvement. These developments are likely to provide lift for valuation multiples and support further gains in the equity market
Regarding political uncertainties cresting, he points to this measure of political uncertainty.
An index of economic policy uncertainty created by Professors Bloom (Stanford) and Davis (Univ. of Chicago) recently rolled over from a very high level. The indicator is consists of: (i) the frequency of references to economic uncertainty and policy in Google; (ii) the number of Federal tax code provisions set to expire in future years; and (iii) the extent of disagreement among economic forecasters over future Federal government purchases and CPI inflation.
Within equities, RBC favors industrials, consumer staples, and information technology.


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Visit Mount Defiance to witness a birds-eye view of Fort Ticonderoga's epic military landscape!
Tickets for this experience are included with general admission to Fort Ticonderoga.
Open to the public daily: May 4 - October 31, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (last admittance at 4:30 pm).
Discover how this summit shaped America's history! The "Mount Defiance: Witness to History" Tour is offered each day at 4:00 p.m.
You may use your credit card to gain access to Mount Defiance. The parking area is accessible by car and is within a short walk to the summit. Large RVs and buses are not permitted.
The picnic pavilion located at the mountain-top is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy one of America's most historic landscapes. Whether you hike up the mountain in the historic footsteps of General Burgoyne's troops or make the easy drive to the top in your car, you'll savor the spectacular beauty of this remarkable and historic view. A visit to this breathtaking summit is a great way to begin or end your day at Fort Ticonderoga!


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For the majority of my life, being a male, I never really gave too much thought to the idea of abortion. I used to always take the stance of, "it's not my sin, it's not my problem". As the years have gone by, I've gotten married, had children of my own, and I have seen, first hand, the miracle of life. The experience caused a change in my lifestyle, my attitude, and the way I looked at life.
In all fairness, my first child being born was only a part of my attitude change. As news of 'pro-life vs pro-choice' proponents poured through my television screen, my wife and I would continually argue over a person's right to choose. She has always felt that aborting, what could potentially be a child was murder and that people who aborted babies (no matter what the cause) should be treated as criminals under the law. What an extreme viewpoint, huh? That was exactly my retort.
Another thing that adjusted my attitude on the topic of abortion was watching good people who make a middle-class salary go through the adoption process. Every one of these people spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars trying to adopt a child. Not only did these people use every last extra penny they owned; they spent hundreds of hours interviews, filing paperwork, and some even endangered their own lives by staying required periods of waiting time in foreign countries, that guaranteed them nothing but the "hope" of having a child to call their own.
While I, being raised Christian, have always understood that abortion was a sin and had always considered sins to be something to be dealt with on a personal nature. I thought I had considered the arguments of unwanted children, rape, incest, the mother's well being, and when life begins, but my arguments fell short when confronted with one question. "Is the permanent destruction of the 'potential' for the life of a child worth the temporary suffering of an individual?"Collectively, these experiences in my life made me question my pro-choice stance. Was I really getting a clear picture of the abortion issue? So I began doing some research on the subject and found that while the pro-life movement was spending their money saving lives and giving people alternatives to abortion, the pro-choice movement was spending money on preventing life from occurring. While this might not seem like an epiphany to many people, I was staggered by the unending ways that the pro-choice movement has shifted the topic from "abortion" to "women's rights".
Pro-life websites offer counseling services, funding, help for new mothers, adoption choices, and many other programs to help people in situations of rape, incest, and unwanted pregnancies. Pro-choice websites offer similar programs, but they are all based around abortion and contraceptives. So I began digging further on the subjects and found that, throughout the years, while the pro-life movement has been forthcoming and honest in their goals, the pro-choice movement has not. What do I mean?
Meet Margaret Sanger, founder of the American Birth Control League, founded in 1921. Her goal was simple, she wanted to stop young women who had gotten pregnant from doing bodily harm to themselves while purposefully trying to abort an unexpected pregnancy. The results of Ms. Sanger's ideology has resulted in ideals of family structure and abstinence becoming extinct by replacing these two values with the idea that sex is simply a pleasure and the possibility of resulting children are nothing but a burden.
Meet Princeton professor Peter Singer, long time sponsor and speaker for the pro-choice movement, who states the following, "[The argument that a fetus is not alive] is a resort to a convenient fiction that turns an evidently living being into one that legally is not alive. Instead of accepting such fictions, we should recognize that the fact that a being is human, and alive, does not in itself tell us whether it is wrong to take that being's life."These progressive 'think tanks', of the pro-choice movement, acknowledge that abortion is murder. The argument is over what degree of murder it is, and how it should be justified. There is no emphasis on family or abstinence, only presumption that everyone will have premarital sex and children should be prevented. It is no wonder they have changed the issue from 'abortion' to 'women's rights'. If people knew the truth and what the goal of the 'think-tanks' behind these organizations were planning, they might not be so quick to comply.
The Pro-life movement are not alone in their views. Their argument is supported by our President, lawmakers and judges throughout the United States.
Fact : The health care act funds ALL types of abortions.
Fact : President Obama had to sign an executive order banning ONLY late term abortions to get the votes to pass the health care act.
Fact check source : The White House -> "See The Facts" about the very first myth that states,"Health Insurance Reform Will Use My Tax Dollars To Fund Abortions." For those of you that cannot read more than a few words, look for the word "except",
These people told us that the authors of the health care act, unknowingly, omitted a ban on tax payer money going to fund abortions. If this is true, where is the legislation to correct the oversight? An executive order is only good as long as it is in place and executed and they know it.
More and more, I began feeling that my wife was standing over my shoulder saying, 'I told you so', but she never had to. She could stand firm on her arguments, while I found my own failing me. I found myself asking, "what justifies the premeditated murder of an unborn child?" Nothing.
Furthermore, by the federal, state, or local government funding it with tax payer money, they are ignoring the first basic human right of every citizen in the United States guaranteed by the Constitution, "the right to life". Even the court system has failed in this realization, of the absurdity that ANY level of government can Constitutionally, fund and promote murder under any guise.
Nowadays, I stand firmly with the pro-life movement. I have begun to realize that this is a 'society' issue that is as important as minority and women's rights was to the fulfillment of the Constitution. For decades, people made excuses as to why it was justifiable to own slaves, as society changed, people of all colors and genders rejected those ideas and stood up to put an end to it. As a result, the Constitution was fulfilled by amending it, so it could not be subverted or argued later that slavery would be acceptable under any form. The will of the people did this, not the bureaucrats who argued about it for decades.
Similarly, as a society, we have a responsibility to unborn children to promote life over death. We have a responsibility to hold lawmakers accountable for closing loopholes in our laws that allow a person's discomfort or distress to allow them to commit, what is clearly defined as premeditated murder on an unborn child.
At the very least, this type of practice should be EXPRESSLY deemed unconstitutional with an amendment that clearly states something to the effect :"It shall shall be resolved on, [this date in the future], that NO funding, from any government level shall be allocated to or for a) the research of, b) the development of, c) nor the distribution of, ANY known or known device, substance, or chemical that expressly promotes or allows the abortion of an unborn child. Furthermore, NO publicly funded hospitals, medical centers, physicians, not-for-profit, nor any other special interest group, business, international body, nor subsidiaries thereof; may remain publicly funded if it promotes or allows the abortion of an unborn child."
I hope this rant helps to show you exactly what is wrong with abortion. Especially when your tax dollars are spent against 'life'.


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Thursday, August 30, 2012
This is what volume 3 looks like completed and ready to ship. It feels good to have all the artwork done for volumes 1, 2 and 3 of this massive 200+ page opus called Gris Grimly's Frankenstein. But I'm not in the clear yet. There are still some tasks for me to complete before I can wash my hands of this wretched creation. I still have initial caps to design, the cover and some other elements. I need to prepare a forward or introduction, write a bio and figure out my bio picture. I will also be in contact and contributing to the design of the book with the editor and art director. So there is plenty more ahead giving me substance to post about on this blog in the future.
With that said, I leave you with the final page of the week (the final illustration of the book) where the monster carries the dead body of his "father" out into the arctic wilderness where they will burn as one.
Here is the text for this page:
"I shall collect my funeral pile, and consume to ashes this miserable frame, that its remains may afford no light to any curious and unhallowed wretch, who would create such another as I have been. I shall die. He is dead who called me into being; and when I shall be no more, the very remembrance of us both will speedily vanish. I shall no longer see the sun or stars, or feel the winds play on my cheeks. Light, feeling, and sense, will pass away. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly. The light of that conflagration will fade away; my ashes will be swept into the sea by the winds. My spirit will sleep in peace; or if it thinks, it will not surely think thus."
Posted by Gris Grimly at 4:00 PM
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Congratulations on reaching this major milestone! This is going to be a fabulous set of books!ReplyDelete
Hola, hemos agregado un trackback (enlace hacia este artículo) en el nuestro ya que nos pareció muy interesante la información detallada pero no quisimos copiarla, sino que nuestros lectores vengan directamente a la fuente. Gracias... colombiaReplyDelete
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Delray designates new golf cart parking spots downtown
Because of a rise in the popularity of golf carts in Delray Beach, the city has designated four parking spots downtown for golf carts, according to city officials.
The four spaces are on Atlantic Avenue: Two near East 2nd Avenue and two near East 5th Avenue. The street parking wasn't used often, because of restricted access, according to the city.
The 2-hour parking limit applies to golf cart parking as well.
They plan to designate more golf cart parking spots near Old School Square.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
decisions decisions, warby parker style.
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Well as usual you just look adorable in all these photos, but I think I like those first ones the most! Miss you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 8:13 PM
ugh they are all freaking cute. i'm so happy you have a blog! I MISS YOU! WAHHHHH :*( but my favorites are #1 #4 and #5. Lucky you got to try them at home! Back when I got mine I just had to try them on with a picture of myself because they never had any in stock or something. Have fun choosing though :) I want a new pair when I update my prescription (soon.) <3 <3 <3ReplyDelete
oh man, this would be a fun and totally excruciating decision. I'd have to agree with you on the last pair. I think they're the ones. Plus they're not a shape of frame that you see on a lot of people so they'll definitely stand out.ReplyDelete
Fillmore and preston are my faves. Good luck picking, they are all rad.ReplyDelete


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Hustler Bootcamp: Upgrade Your Online Presence
January 19, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
About the Event:
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Do you have a long list of accomplishments, and need to know how to best show them off online?
If you answered "no," to any of these questions, it's a given: you need to attend this workshop.
As it is, you may have already missed out on tons of career opportunities, all because you're not utilizing social media platforms enough. Let's help you change that.
We'll show you how to consistently "put yourself out there" online, so that the career opportunities come to you.
Here's what else you'll learn how to do at the Hustler Bootcamp:
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Because let's face it: everyone needs career support, especially from a community of (awesome!) career driven professionals.
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Stuck for something to give your mum on Mother's Day which shows you love her en-tyre-ly and care about her safety?
How about checking her tyres, making sure they are properly inflated and even buying her a replacement if they are old and worn?
It may not sound like the most exciting or inspired gift idea, but think about it… they say the best gifts come from the heart and not the wallet and what could be more thoughtful than giving up some time to make sure your mum is safe when she takes her car out on the roads.
Most mums spend their time rushing getting jobs done for everyone else and often don't have chance to do things for themselves, like checking their tyres, topping up windscreen washer fluid or even giving their car a wash and polish.
If you are not sure how to check whether the tread depths on your mums car are safe – that is above the legal minimum of 1.6mm across the central three quarters and around the entire circumference – click here and watch Vicki Butler Henderson show you how quick and easy it is.
And if you discover that she needs new tyres, contact etyres and we will arrange to visit your mum and change her tyres, whether she is at work or home with her feet up!
And in case you are not sure how well the gift of tyres would go down, a few years ago, Hankook carried out a survey and discovered that seven out of 10 women said they "would not mind" getting a set of new tyres for Mother's Day, while a third would actually love it…
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By Charukesi
Affiliation has been granted to the Swami Haridhos Giri School of Music by the Madras University. This welcome news was conveyed by the Head of the Department of Indian Music, Madras University, Rajashri Sripathy, while presiding over the seventh anniversary of the music school run by the Narada Gana Sabha Trust.
Participating in the function as the chief guest, she complimented the honorary director of the school, vidwan P.S. Narayanaswamy and the other faculty members vidushi R.S. Jayalakshmi and vidwan C.R. Vaidyanathan, and advised the students to avail of the opportunity of utilising the services of such stalwart gurus. The Certificate from the University will help the students to take up teaching music in schools and colleges, she said. She asked the students to practice every day, what they were taught in the class, for their own benefit.
The students of the advanced school of music presented a musical programme for a couple of hours starting with the Gaula varnam of Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri and concluding with the Khamas tillana of Patnam Subramania Iyer. Vidwan Govindarajan accompanied the students on the mridangam, while Meera provided violin accompaniment.
Students who have taken the degree in academic courses and have completed the three-year course of advanced music imparted by the school are straightaway granted admission to the one year course so that they can receive the Certificate of the University of Madras (a student has already enrolled this year). Rajashri gave away the completion certificate to two outgoing students K. Keerthana and V. Rukmini (2014-2017 batch).


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This Victorian farmhouse was built in 1875 and sits between the Adirondack foothills & the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Between 2001 & 2007 the original structure was renovated with the modern conveniences of today while maintaining its charm of yesterday. Original details of the home have been restored. Amenities include 9 ft ceilings, Brazilian cherry floors, 7 bedrooms all with private baths and gas fireplaces, and a beautiful in-ground pool with a cabana house.
Situated on 71 acres, the property includes beautiful fields ideal for any equestrian discipline and stunning view!
Property Features
- County: Saratoga
- Property Type: Single Family Detached
- Price: 2,350,000
- Annual Taxes: $13,731
- Bedrooms: 7
- Full Baths: 8
- Half Baths: 3
- Lot Size: 71 acres
- Central Air: Central A/C
- Heating Desc: Stove


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October 13, 2014 Statement from LinkedIn;
'Recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren't true. Your stuff is safe. The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox. Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox. We have measures in place to detect suspicious login activity and we automatically reset passwords when it happens.
Attacks like these are one of the reasons why we strongly encourage users not to reuse passwords across services. For an added layer of security, we always recommend enabling 2 step verification on your account.'
Same Password for Multiple Accounts
What is more likely is that Dropbox itself has not been hacked, but a third-party service was hacked and accounts farmed from this. This could greatly reduce the number of accounts actually compromised.
So it seems that the hackers used the list of farmed emails & passwords obtained to see which ones worked on other services. This was possible due to people using the same password for multiple accounts.
Users should have different passwords for different sites. KeePass Password Safe is an easy-to-use password manager.
KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish)."
Nakedsecurity – 'According to Ofcom's "Adults' Media Use and Attitudes Report 2013" report, a poll of 1805 adults aged 16 and over discovered that 55% of them used the same password for most – if not all! – websites.'
So it seems Dropbox is not storing passwords in plaintext or using any form of a weak hashing algorithm.
Data Location
pastebin.com and search 'dropbox'
Don't forget to change passwords for any account using the same password.


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ACTON, Mass. (AP) -- State police say a 60-year-old man has died in a rollover crash on Route 2 in Acton.
Police say Ronald Matthews, of Templeton, was driving east just after 10 a.m. Sunday when his SUV left the roadway and rolled over into the wooded median.
Matthews was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other vehicles were involved and no other people were in the SUV.
The cause of the rollover remains under investigation.


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Risk Factors and Causes of Kidney Infection
Kidney infections usually begin as lower urinary tract infections, which can involve a backflow of infected urine. Bacteria multiply in the bladder and then travel to the kidneys. In some cases, bacteria enter the kidneys through the bloodstream or through the use of medical equipment (e.g., catheter, cystoscope).
Women are more likely to develop kidney infections than men because of their physical makeup. In women, the urethra is shorter, which allows bacteria to spread to the bladder, and eventually, the kidneys, more quickly.
Also, the urethral opening is closer to the anus (opening of the rectum) in women, allowing bacteria to spread from the anus to the urethra easier. Sexually active women are at additional risk for kidney infections, particularly if they use contraceptive methods that can carry bacteria (e.g., diaphragm, spermicides).
The elderly and patients who have diabetes, cancer, or HIV/AIDS are at increased risk for developing kidney infections.
Other kidney infection risk factors include the following:
- Conditions such as kidney stones or BPH (enlarged prostate), which make it more difficult for the body to manage urine flow
- Congenital (present at birth) abnormalities of the urinary tract
- Patient history of urinary tract infections (UTIs) or a certain type of bacteria
- Spinal cord injury(may prevent patients from experiencing pain and other symptoms of kidney infection)
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR; causes urine to back up from the bladder into the kidneys)


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I think we all know that sexual abuse is a serious problem, but am not sure that we've understood just how far its effects actually penetrate into every aspect of a person's life.
I found an article on goodtherapy.org which is quite profound in its description of the consequences of abuse during childhood.
So let's start by defining exactly what we're talking about — sexual assault, or sexual abuse, is any act of force, no matter how mild (and that would include intimidation or coercion, enticement or seduction), that makes one person who is not able or willing to consciously choose whether or not to engage in sexual activity, take part in a sexual act.
Because, make no mistake about it, sexual coercion of any kind is a violent act that disrupts not only the physical and emotional body, but the spiritual mindset and spiritual development of the individual was well.
In fact, the consequence of sexual abuse is almost unfathomable because it's so profound and deep.
What makes this even worse is that people who have their view of the world distorted in this way cannot understand what it has done to their perception of normality – it becomes something quite different, distorted…..
The term "wounded attachment" has been used to describe the consequence of sexual abuse: it is the unconscious way in which a survivor of sexual abuse becomes attached or attracted to another person or situation.
The attachment actually serves to remind them of the original act of abuse or the trauma associated with it. So what this means in practice is that survivors of sexual abuse subconsciously — which is to say, unconsciously — will try to find relationships that somehow reinforce the wounded aspect of themselves.
This is all about a familiar pattern of finding situations which mirror anything that damage this in childhood: the object of the unconscious appears to be to achieve resolution — to complete the Gestalt, but in fact what tends to happen is that the process for this completion or healing is never completed, and as a consequence the emotional wound is reinforced.
We've all seen people who engage in a kind of romantic relationship that reinforces the wounded parts of themselves.
Now think of a child whose in this situation, but being coerced into a sexual relationship. Of being sexually assaulted. Of being violently assaulted. Of having his or her very boundaries disrupted by an act of aggression from a more powerful individual.
The problem here is that it's entirely possible — depending on the age and developmental stage at which these events occurred — that the victim seeks to please the assaulter and gain affection, attention, nurturing, trust or even love.
So there is something happening here inside the victim's mind: they come to believe that perhaps this is the right way to receive love and attention, that actually pleasing an assaulter is either natural, or will produce a reward (such as affection) for them.
The consequence in adults is devastating: they will seek out situations that belittle them or make them feel worthless, or where they feel they have no sense of self, or where they have to make everyone else happy, no matter what the expense to them.
All of these things will reinforce an individual's wounded sense of self.
Fortunately, of course, intervention in therapy or counselling can bring enlightenment about the behaviour pattern that is at play here, and after doing this, there can be a discussion and resolution of the process towards healing.
A very good definition of sexual abuse has been provided by Malz: he says that sexual abuse occurs when "any sexual act, whether overt or covert, between a child and an adult, or an older child, takes place." He goes on to add that irrespective of how it is defined, it generally has very significant negative, and quite pervasive psychological impact on its victims.
But we don't need a definition – we all know what it is, really.
It is true, of course, that the nature and severity of the sexual act may have a greater or lesser impact on the victim, but there's no easy way of predicting the consequence of sexual abuse.
In the face of this experience, it's vital to know how to establish good relationships in adulthood. If counselling and therapy isn't an option for this, then self-education and information from the Internet might be helpful or informative.
In particular, where relationships are difficult to sustain, and an individual needs assistance in learning the art of communication and emotional interaction that can be effective in keeping relationship together there are certain programs that can be of great assistance,
One of them is called Text Your Ex Back; although, as the name implies, this is about re-establishing a relationship where there has been a breakup, it certainly possible for texting to be useful for people who want to learn the art of good communication in relationships everyday life.
I'm not suggesting that all communication between people in a relationship should take place by text message — such a suggestion is absurd! But what text messaging can do is to enable people to communicate without emotional overlays and overtones that might get in the way of communicating their feelings.
In other words, it can help you to avoid blame, self-justification, defence, criticism and so on. To this degree, if you're interested in trying to establish better communication with your partner, then you might want to have an look at the system and see if it may be of help to you. This is also true if you want to get an ex partner back after a break up, perhaps on a more reasonable basis.


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text: July 07, 2012 By: Ben Tomlin Comment I ordered the most beautiful baby blanket as a gift. Alicia and Robin went above and beyond making sure every detail was taken care of. I wanted the blanket embroidered and even though they typically don't offer that service, they got it done beautifully. Such a pleasure to deal with both of them. Their flowers are so beautiful and their arrangements so elegant, beautiful and creative. I will always go to Mulberry Row first for any gift and flowers. — Melissa H.


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Darn, these Idaho folks are strong! How can she get by with wearing so little in this weather?
This is the view from the window of the coffeeshop I am at now. If you look carefully, you can actually see the snowflakes falling. This is the sort of weather that makes you not want to go anywhere; who wants to have to drive through snow, especially if you don't have snow tires? Which makes for perfect blogging weather: Since I don't want to go anywhere, I may as well sit down in a corner with a little espresso, and blog away. Which is what I have been doing for the past couple of hours: Hence the high level of output on this blog today :-)
By the way, I know that this weather is the exact opposite of the weather in some other parts of the world... say, Mysore. But all of you folks in Mysore right now, don't get me wrong: I do not envy you your warm weather, because (a) I will make it there someday, and (b) there is nothing like cold snowy weather to really pin your ass down in a certain place and make you really write and think.
I'm sure you can already see this is a totally neither-here-nor-there post. Moral of the story: This is what happens when you put a digital camera in the wrong hands :-) Anyway, enjoy the weather, wherever you are. I hope you are in a warmer place. Or not.


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Inbetweeners star James Buckley has applied to become the new Crystal Palace manager as his foul-mouthed character Jay Cartwright.
He posted the CV on Twitter, directing it toward the football club's chairman Steve Parish, who duly replied
His "work history" includes boasts that he won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup three times during his year as Manchester United boss, also winning Manager of the Month 27 times.
Jay also claims to have started a business selling stereos with former England defender Rio Ferdinand and slept with all his secretaries.
His education lists a year spent in a balloon with Richard Branson: "He taught me everything about making money and managing people etc".
Skills include the ability to "drink more than 10 pints of cider and still drive safely".
Buckley can currently be seen as Jay in comedy sequel The Inbetweeners 2, which has been a big success at the UK box office, making £22.5 million after two weeks in the charts.
Crystal Palace have been without a manager since Tony Pulis - who saved the club from near-certain relegation last season and won Manager of the Year for his efforts - left the club only two days before the Premier League season kicked off.
Palace have lost both of their games so far, a narrow loss to Arsenal in which they played admirably under caretaker boss Keith Millen, and a heavier 3-1 loss to West Ham this past weekend. Neil Warnock, Steve Clarke and Neil Lennon are currently among the frontrunners to take the Palace job, with Parish admitting he wants to make an announcement soon.


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This event put an end to the long period of high oil prices, which continued from 2003 on the back of growing demand from China and other emerging markets: although in 2017-2018 oil recovered some of the losses, the barrel still remains cheaper than the average in 2011 -2014 years.
Shale oil produced by the United States accounts for only 6% of global production, but it provided almost half of global production growth in 2010-2014, and the rate of these changes was underestimated by analysts: the International Energy Agency twice revised its forecast for the US, reminded in the World Bank. In addition, this phenomenon was overshadowed by geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East: the conflict in Libya, Iran's sanctions and fears of disruptions in the supply of Iraqi oil. However, in 2014, these fears dissipated, and the production of shale oil continued to rise to a peak of 5 million barrels per day at the end of 2014, and the growth in production in the US exceeded the entire growth in global demand. The decision by OPEC in November 2014 to abandon price controls strengthened the market's opinion on a significant excess supply. However, the weak growth of the global economy in the second phase of the crisis - during 2015 - means that demand also played a role in its genesis, the World Bank notes.
Assessing the consequences of the crisis, the bank indicates that the cheapened oil did not cause the expected revival of the world economy due to economic rebalancing in China and a sharp reduction in investments in the US against the background of a slowdown in the country's energy sector and strengthening of the dollar. Although exporting countries with a flexible exchange rate and a relatively large fiscal buffer coped better with the crisis, the prospects for medium-term growth of the economy and tax revenue remain negative for most producers. At the same time, fundamental changes in the oil market make the return to high prices unlikely, they need to intensify structural reforms and diversify the economy, believe in the World Bank.
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La La Land, Part 3
Urbanna, Va.— My awakening in Naples, Florida, in the midst of a cold, dark January back home in Urbanna leant odd sensation. The barren husk of tree and shrub against grey river and sky that I had so recently departed was magically replaced by sunny tropical gardens next to an aqua sea.
I stood on the lanai and blinked. Was such sudden transformation real? Or only a dream? One imagined he had discovered a way to escape . . . cheat Ole' Man Winter and the entire month of January in the mystical realm of time, and fast forward to June.
|by Mary Wakefield Buxton
That is why friend and inspiration for so many years, the late Dr. Brockett Muir of Saluda, disliked my going off each year to Florida. "Are you writing today, Mary?" he would email me. "What project are you working on?" But he knew I was not writing in La La Land and he found that unforgivable. He was a muse that ran a mighty tight ship.
One must have a sense of humor to go to La La Land. Every year I could not wait to discover what was the Burning New Issue (BNI). Last year the BNI was the change of colors of the condos from beige to pink. The year before that was the incessant noise from a bulldozer moving earth for the new multi-million dollar Venetian style condos and docks being built across the river—which now stood empty.
This year's BNI was outdoor music. Two sorts of music offended; one was "canned elevator" music that was transmitted along the waterfront by restaurants and shops that had inserted speakers along the wayside to broadcast music to attract tourists to dine and shop. The problem was music was carried into condos where people did not want to shop and dine, nor even hear canned elevator music.
The question was: Does someone have the right to fill another's home with unwanted music?
Secondly was the issue of outdoor live entertainment where restaurants and even the yacht club next door wanted to hire special bands. Since live music was so well amplified, it really disturbed residents.
Naples Town Council was represented by the two usual forces; those that always wanted to encourage business and always voted to give license to any request, and those who wanted to protect homeowners from further assault to their peace and quiet.
Business won. License was granted for outdoor music every Sunday afternoon and in the evenings Wednesday through Saturday. I could now stand on my lanai and dance to the music should I ever wish to do so.
My day in La La Land started with a sensible (diet) breakfast, an early long walk to the water, a sensible lunch, errands or sightseeing, a workout in the pool, a sensible amount of wine on the lanai while tapping toes to the live music, a sensible dinner, a party where I hold a glass of water on ice, back to the condo, a British film from the library, a good read, and to bed. But no writing. And worse, no dogs.
"Lanai lizard," my muse would email me. He never let me forget I was not working as I should have been. It was true. My fingers itched to write. I missed the dogs.
I called Jackie in Deltaville to check on "Lord" and "Lady." Yes, my dogs were fine. Jackie also had a pair of seven-month Airedale pups in the next kennel who wrestled together all day long. My dogs couldn't take their eyes off the pups.
Later in bed I closed my eyes and imagined "Lady" stretching her paws underneath the wired kennel walls as far as she could possibly reach. "Please, darling puppies! Look at me!"
My muse had been right all along. Life in La La Land was filled with illusions. At least two of them had been blown. I would never be happy in a world without dogs and . . . I needed to write every day. (Conclusion next week) ©2009


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Military News
UWT to develop cyber warriors in new Army Reserve partnership
The Army Reserve is turning to the University of Washington Tacoma's cybersecurity program for help in training its part-time soldiers to battle in the digital realm.
The campus last week was named as one of six colleges participating in a new Army Reserve partnership that's intended to develop a pipeline of soldiers who can protect government networks from cyber attacks.
The Army Reserve and college officials are touting the agreement as mutually beneficial. The college stands to gain new students, the Army gets help filling a critical skills gap and Reservists can benefit from a program that will train them for rewarding careers in the private sector.
"The power of the Army Reserve is matching civilian professional skills with their military careers," said Lt. Gen. Jeff Talley, chief of the Army Reserve, in a news release. "This is a powerful and effective way to maintain soldiers' advanced skills demanded by the Army and (the Defense Department)."
UWT launched a cybersecurity program in 2013 partly in response to suggestion from the Washington Air National Guard. The Guard hosts a cybersecurity unit at Camp Murray that draws from the Puget Sound region's technology sector for its citizen airmen.
The UWT program now accepts 25 to 30 students each year and could double as a result of the new Reserve partnership, said the program's director, Barbara Endicott-Popovsky. The pace of the growth will depend on how soon the partnership can obtain funding for scholarships.
About half of the students enrolled in the UWT program today have military backgrounds, she said. They're well-prepared for careers in cybersecurity because their military training teaches them that "You can never assume anything," she said.
The other colleges in the partnership are George Mason University, University of Texas at San Antonio, Norwich University, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs and Drexel University. Endicott-Popovsky said they'll work together in developing the Reserve program.
"We've heard it from White House and the Defense Department that there's a shortage of qualified workers to meet the needs out there in cybersecurity and everybody seems to agree that veterans are ideal for this work," said UWT spokesman Mike Wark.


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Food machinery and packaging machinery in the field of major technical problems
After nearly three decades of construction and development, industry made great achievements, better support for the food industry, agricultural product processing industry, packaging industry and other industries, the country's economic construction, social development, improve living standards and make an important contribution. However, food machinery and packaging machinery in China's development not fully meet the economic and social development of the strategic requirements, and foreign industry there are some gaps. Therefore, we must address the current situation, identify problems, speed up development.
China's food and packaging machinery firm size and increases the number; product type and more, small batch; business linkages between small, ancillary support poor; severe lack of competitiveness and development of power; enterprises manufacturing equipment based on traditional, less modern CNC equipment , machinery manufacturing level and low level of information is difficult to guarantee product quality; product lacks the intellectual property, originality Chanpin less, products with low technological content, short life cycle; the lack of professional engineering and technical personnel, national universities are not specifically set up food machinery, Specialty packaging machinery, mostly in mechanical design and manufacturing and automation, packaging engineering set up a professional direction, the number of professional talents inadequate, the lack of cross Juyouxueke background, system master the scientific and technological advanced engineering talents; Xiandai machinery design method used is not common, long product development cycle, integrated design, manufacturing, engineering, supporting poor and seriously affect technological innovation and new product development, development constraints across the enterprise; traditional food processing technology not suited to food industrialization and mechanization and intelligence requirements, development of food processing technology and equipment design out of line, limiting the food processing industry; adapt to large industrial food production equipment and production line of low-tech, small scale production. Not meet the food needs of industrial development can only be imported from abroad.
The main GM food processing equipment, high energy consumption, produced relatively low, less capacity, low technical content. Not meet the needs of large-scale industrial food production; food processing equipment and packaging machinery line quality inspection, product safety, human and machine and the environment, coordination of inadequate attention; the main components of low precision, the main general-purpose piece of quality and technology level is not high, seriously affecting the work of mechanical speed and quality of work; servo motor, stepper motor, PLC, sensors and other key components also dependent on foreign technology and imported; conditions and a lack of technological innovation, R & D money into small enterprises, according to statistics less than 1%, severely constrained the development of enterprises; new technology, new materials, Lag Application of information technology in new product development, technological innovation, research and development of major equipment, lack of technical integration, interdisciplinary, technology integration and other support.
Expand the scale and improve the level of product technology major measures
To food machinery and packing machine is suitable for food industry, agricultural products processing industry, packaging industry development needs should continue to improve the technological level of products, enhance independent innovation capability and competitiveness, expand the business scale, to achieve the sustainable development of the industry.
Strengthen the product of specialized production, expanding production scale, the establishment of production based on a particular product or process or core group critical equipment, bigger and stronger enterprise, comprehensively enhance the viability and competitiveness of enterprises.
Strengthen the independent innovation, develop core competencies and intellectual property rights of food machinery and packaging machinery, and improving product technology.
To achieve product design information. The use of modern mechanical design, the use of advanced mechanical design software for food machinery, packaging machinery innovative design, improve the technical level of mechanical products, mechanical products, reduce costs, shorten product development cycles. For example: finite element analysis, optimal design, reliability, design, modern design, mechanical product design; the use of advanced mechanical design software, such as mechanical 3D modeling software (such as Pro / E, Solidworks, UG, CAXA, etc.) , finite element analysis software ANSYS, and other mechanical dynamics analysis software ADAMS, Optimal design of mechanical products, mechanical products, improve the static and dynamic performance, reduced product quality and volume, reduce product processing and assembly costs, shorten product development cycles.
To achieve product design and manufacturing of digital and information. Improve and perfect the existing business of manufacturing equipment, and improving the CNC machining capacity, the introduction of modern manufacturing technology, manufacturing and assembly to improve product quality, shorten production cycle.
Raising product of CAD / CAPP / CAM level, to achieve product design, engineering, production of data sharing, improve the technological level of products and processing accuracy, shorten the production cycle.
Expansion of new technologies, new materials. Through technology integration and information technology, continuous improvement and innovation in food machinery and packaging machinery to enhance the technical content of enterprise products and market competitiveness.
Vigorously promote and realize the automation and intelligence products. Increased food processing and packaging process of detection and monitoring system, using sensor technology, image identification technology, automatic control technology, computer technology and other advanced technology to improve food machinery, packaging machinery and production lines of light, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, Gas level of integration, to achieve single production process and production line automation and intelligence to reach the level of developed countries in the last century.
Improvement and innovation of traditional food production processes, development of large industrial production to adapt to the key equipment. The food industry is a history of several thousand years of traditional industries, the traditional process based on hand to keep food in the color, smell, taste, type, etc. play an important role, but severe constraints of food industrialization and mechanization of production. Therefore, must be based on food quality, flavor, bold innovation, improvement and innovation of traditional crafts, food processing and packaging to achieve the basis of industrialization, speed up the process of industrialization, development of key equipment, and to achieve food processing, packaging, mechanization and modernization.
Professional training of senior engineering and technical personnel to ensure product innovation and industry across the development. Science and Technology is to revitalize the food machinery and packaging machinery industry's first productivity, to enhance scientific research and product innovation is the key to a large number of highly qualified scientists. Train high-quality food machinery and packaging machinery professionals in the industry based on sustainable development strategies. Therefore, universities must be increased in the food machinery and packaging machinery to set the direction, training senior professionals in this field of engineering and technical personnel. Training professionals in the following ways:
In mechanical design, manufacturing and automation set food machinery, packaging machinery direction, train talents in this field; in food engineering, packaging engineering specialty food machinery, packaging machinery direction, train talents in this field; in mechanical Master design and theory, doctoral set food machinery, packaging machinery research, advanced research training in this field personnel; in Vocational and Technical College to establish food machinery, packaging machinery, specialized training for the industry, highly skilled personnel.
Learn from leading international business development and positioning of principle: "first-class enterprise to make the standard, second-rate brand companies do, the three companies to do product flow." Business enterprise standards of products starting from the support and participation in industry standards development and implementation of national standards. Development of high standards, producing high-quality products, to create - Flow business.
Industry development strategy, key technologies and trends
According to industry "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", 2010 food machinery and packaging machinery industry output expected to reach 140 billion yuan, is expected to "12 5" medium-term sector gross industrial output value will reach 600 billion yuan. By summing up domestic and foreign trade status, China's food machinery and packaging machinery in the field of development trends are as follows;
Business and product development strategies and trends: enterprise groups, product specialization, quality, standardization, cooperation, alliances, technology; corporate and product market competition, International; products of independent innovation and intellectual property; enterprises and environmental protection, energy saving products; resource conservation, sustainable use of products; product must ensure the safety of food.
The main areas of technical problems and development trends: the development meet the food industry, agriculture Goes to industrial production of key technologies, equipment and production lines; develop to meet the food safety and food quality requirements on-line testing equipment; general equipment to energy conservation, energy direction development; special equipment to high efficiency, high energy direction; product design and manufacturing to the full realization of information; new technology, new materials, integrated applications, support products, innovative design, improve product quality and performance; stand-alone products to automatic production line development; product intelligence, product line information.
Key developments in the field of food machinery technology: traditional food form of encouragement I work process improvement and innovation, such as: modified rice, cooking, packaging and production technology and equipment, industrial development; dumplings, steamed buns and other industrial equipment, molding technology and development; bread , noodles and other products to facilitate the industrialization of key technologies and equipment; bulk food processing technology and equipment, general improvement and innovation, such as: crushing, drying, separation and other key technology and equipment innovation; large-scale production of key food processing equipment and production line development research; food processing machinery and equipment of energy-saving techniques; food processing to improve product yield, utilization, quality of technical studies; food processing and equipment to ensure food hygiene and safety technology and equipment research; food processing line detection and control device development and research.
The development of packaging machinery in the field of key technologies: new packaging materials, packaging research and development of new vessels; packaging materials, finishing, measuring, delivery technologies and devices for research and development; traditional packaging and process improvement and innovative design; high-speed packaging machine The design and control development; multi-axis servo control technology and applied research; line detection, image recognition, fault diagnosis, intelligent control technology research;
After several generations the building nearly 30 years, China's food machinery and packaging machinery industry has developed into a major industry supporting the national economy, as China's food industry, agricultural product processing industry, packaging industry to ensure the development of equipment, reducing food machinery and packaging machinery import dependence, save foreign exchange and to achieve export earnings, a group of key technology and equipment has reached the international advanced level, China: has become a food machinery and packaging machinery and equipment manufacturing country.
We are confident that, through the industry 5 years to 10 years of effort, adhere to independent innovation and international cooperation, adhere to enterprise groups, product specialization, quality standardization, alliance-based, China will inevitably emerge more and better with intellectual property rights, high technology, manufacturing quality, internationally competitive food machinery and packaging equipment machinery and equipment, China will certainly become a food machinery and packaging machinery manufacturing power.
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VIDEO: Highlights from Tuesday's games
Spurs get into playoff mode | Anthony: 'Phil ain't coaching no more' | Gallinari 'weeks away' from return to Nuggets' lineup
No. 1: Spurs settling into playoff mode — It's hard to say the season to date has been anything but a success for the San Antonio Spurs. They've won 42 straight games at home dating back to last season, lead the NBA in Net Rating (13.5) and, at 57-10, have the league's second-best record (trailing only the 60-6 Golden State Warriors). Last night, they pulled away from the Los Angeles Clippers in a 108-87 victory that further states the Spurs' case as a true contender. Michael C. Wright of ESPN.com was on hand and has more on how San Antonio is shifting into its postseason gear:
When San Antonio downed the Los Angeles Clippers 108-87 on Tuesday to capture its 33rd consecutive victory this season at the AT&T Center, the Spurs held a one-point advantage entering the fourth quarter before David West and Patty Mills combined for 15 points to lead an onslaught in which they outscored the visitors 37-17 in the final 12 minutes. That allowed them to post their 20th win by 20 points or more, which ranks as the most in the NBA.
So as the Spurs trend toward postseason form, guard Manu Ginobili still believes there are "so many things" the team needs to improve, which makes film sessions with coach Gregg Popovich interesting to say the least.
"Once you listen to Pop dissecting the video, you think, 'Wow, we could be really good. I mean, we are making all these mistakes, and we're the best defensive team in the league,'" Ginobili joked. "I think [in] the playoffs, that determination … sometimes in the 70th game or the 58th, you're a little relaxed and you have sort of a cushion. So hopefully, when we need those wins, everybody's gonna be very focused and we can improve a little more. I think overall on this stretch, we've been very good."
San Antonio remains undefeated in its latest stretch, having played three games in six days at home against the Chicago Bulls, Thunder and Clippers. The club closes out the homestand with outings Thursday and Saturday against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors.
"It's very important," Ginobili said. "You always want to test yourself against the best. This week, we've had the Thunder, the Clippers, the Blazers, the Warriors too. So it's a very important week, and we want to do good. You can lose a game. That's not the point. We want to get better. We want to match up against everybody and see how we react. The first 50 games of the season, we hadn't been successful against the best teams. So we need these types of wins, and they're happening."
Kawhi Leonard's play ranks as one of the major reasons the Spurs have trailed a total of just 9 minutes, 37 seconds in 396 minutes played in the fourth quarter this season at the AT&T Center.
"It was great," Popovich said of Leonard's performance. "Obviously [Leonard's] length and his ability to guard a number of people, but I think it was a good change up for [Paul] to see something different."
Added Ginobili: "Now we are used to it. So we are spoiled. Our best offensive player is our best defensive player, too. He's young. He's hungry. He's talented, physically very gifted, and he can do it all. It's no secret that's one of the main reasons we have 85 percent wins. He's been amazing."
Others seem to have followed suit. Entering the matchup against the Clippers, new addition LaMarcus Aldridge put together seven consecutive outings in which he produced 20 points or more, averaging 25.3 points over that span to go with 10.3 rebounds and 1.43 blocks while hitting 57.5 percent from the field. Aldridge contributed 17 points and six rebounds against the Clippers.
It's clear the adjustment "process" Aldridge described earlier in the season has finally come to a close, aided by a stretch in late January and early February in which Tim Duncan was forced to miss eight games due to knee soreness. Duncan's absence accelerated Aldridge's acclimation.
"It's a subjective thing, but I think it's logical to think that may have been a little bit of a catalyst where he realized he had to do some things, and there wasn't anybody else to defer to as far as bigs are concerned," Popovich said. "That probably had a little bit to do with it. But it's also been a process where he's become more comfortable in the offense; catching it in different places than he was used to. And it was a process for me, too; to give him the ball more in places that he was used to. So a little bit of both. Then, as time went on, his confidence level went up. When he would miss shots, he would realize that we don't care. We care if you don't shoot it when you're open. If you miss them, we don't care. We can't control that."
"Yeah, it's the big picture and everyone is on the same page with that goal, understanding we've got a much bigger picture that we're looking at, and these are just little examples throughout the way that are good for our development," Mills said. "This stretch of games is good for us this time of year."
No. 2: Anthony denies notion Jackson will coach again — In a story by ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne earlier this week, she reported that there had been talks within the New York Knicks of team president (and Hall of Fame coach) Phil Jackson coaching Knicks home games next season. As you'd expect, that idea left Knicks fans both excited and a little confused as to how having two different coaches in a season would work out. But star forward Carmelo Anthony squashed talk of Jackson's return to the bench after Tuesday's practice, writes Marc Berman of the New York Post:
Carmelo Anthony declared it a lousy idea for Knicks president Phil Jackson to return to the sidelines next season, saying the 70-year-old's too old for the job. Anthony added he wouldn't even approve of a scenario in which Jackson would coach just home games.
Anthony didn't sound overjoyed with interim coach Kurt Rambis either, giving a lukewarm endorsement. Anthony said he'd be OK with Rambis' return, but Jackson also should talk to "other candidates."
One of the top candidates is Luke Walton, assistant coach of the Warriors, whom the Knicks face Wednesday at Oracle Arena.
"Phil ain't coaching no more, man,'' Anthony said Tuesday. "Let's kill that rumor. Phil ain't coaching no more."
"I don't think that should be accepted, I wouldn't accept that if that was the case,'' Anthony said of the home/road split. "That would be tough to do. Phil's cool. He doesn't need to be on the sideline anymore. He put so many years into the game. He doesn't need to be on the sideline. I don't think he's thinking about coming back on the sideline. I hope not."
Jackson, who did not accompany the Knicks to the Bay Area, staying back in LA, recently gave strong support for his buddy Rambis during a press conference at Staples Center, saying he's "perfectly capable.''
Anthony only went so far.
"I think he should consider Kurt at that job,'' Anthony said after the Knicks practiced Tuesday. "I think he brought in Kurt for that reason if anything was to happen [with Derek Fisher]. I think it's how Kurt handles the situation right now, how the team does and responds to Kurt. But you still have to go out there and at least listen to other candidates."
Jackson was emphatic when he fired Fisher last month that he would never return to the sidelines due to health concerns. The ESPN report suggested Jackson has gotten in better shape in recent months, having lost 20 pounds. Jackson, soon after taking the presidency, mentioned his fiancee Jeanie Buss trying to convince him to return as coach.
Rambis said there's been "no talk'' of that home/road split-coaching arrangement, but remembers it being bandied about in Los Angeles when Jackson was mulling one of his returns to the Lakers.
"That's old news,'' Rambis said. "That was something we talked about – and it was never even close to coming to fruition – but it's something we talked about years ago. Not with the Knicks. It never gotten even close to something realistic. It was years ago.''
No. 3: Faried leaves game vs. Magic; Gallinari's return a ways off — The Denver Nuggets are building toward the future behind rookies Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokic as well as youngsters Kenneth Faried and others. They have been without their top scorer, Danilo Gallinari, for the past nine games as he recovers from two torn ligaments in his right ankle. Faried may be hurt now, too, as he left last night's game against the Orlando Magic after just 14 minutesof playing time while Gallinari is 'weeks away' from a return, too. The Denver Post's Christopher Dempsey has more:
Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried found getting around tougher as Tuesday night's game against Orlando wore on — and he was eventually felled by a sore back.
He played just 14 minutes.
Faried, who was subbed out with 5:58 left in the third quarter, did not play again.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he was not aware of any back issues that would have kept Faried from returning to the game. Malone, instead, pointed to performance.
"He never mentioned anything about his back," Malone said. "Aaron Gordon got going against him to start that third quarter; that group was not playing well. I just cannot sit there and watch. I'm going to make changes and get guys in. I thought (Darrell Arthur) came in and gave us great effort. It was just a matter of trying to find a group that would guard a little bit."
Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari was out on the court pregame in both Miami and Orlando, doing some standstill shooting and movements to help rehab his ailing right ankle.
But the Nuggets' leading scorer remains a long way from returning to action, Malone said.
"Yeah, I'd say he's weeks away," Malone said. "That would be the best way I could phrase it without having a definitive timetable."
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Luke Walton ran practice for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday because coach Steve Kerr had an appointment … P.J. Hairston has been added to the Memphis Grizzlies' ever-growing injury list … Philadelphia 76ers fans had a really creative chant going in last night's loss to the Brooklyn Nets … Tobias Harris has fit in pretty nicely with the Detroit Pistons since being traded there last month … Must-read excerpt about Kwame Brown and the Washington Wizards from Jonathan Abrams' new book about the preps-to-pros phenomenon … The Milwaukee Bucks may soon add Jared Cunningham to their roster … Injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans granted injury exception to allow them to sign ex-Trail Blazers guard Tim Frazier … Making the case for why the Golden State Warriors deserve a shot at getting 73 wins …


text: SYNOPSIS sqlite3 [options] [databasefile] [SQL] SUMMARY sqlite3 is a terminal-based front-end to the SQLite library that can evaluate queries interactively and display the results in multiple for- mats. sqlite3 can also be used within shell scripts and other applica- tions to provide batch processing features. DESCRIPTION To start a sqlite3 interactive session, invoke the sqlite3 command and optionally provide the name of a database file. If the database file does not exist, it will be created. If the database file does exist, it will be opened. For example, to create a new database file named "mydata.db", create a table named "memos" and insert a couple of records into that table: $ sqlite3 mydata.db SQLite version 3.7.9 Enter ".help" for instructions sqlite> create table memos(text, priority INTEGER); sqlite> insert into memos values('deliver project description', 10); sqlite> insert into memos values('lunch with Christine', 100); sqlite> select * from memos; deliver project description|10 lunch with Christine|100 sqlite> If no database name is supplied, the ATTACH sql command can be used to attach to existing or create new database files. ATTACH can also be used to attach to multiple databases within the same interactive ses- sion. This is useful for migrating data between databases, possibly changing the schema along the way. Optionally, a SQL statement or set of SQL statements can be supplied as a single argument. Multiple statements should be separated by semi- colons. For example: $ sqlite3 -line mydata.db 'select * from memos where priority > 20;' text = lunch with Christine priority = 100 SQLITE META-COMMANDS The interactive interpreter offers a set of meta-commands that can be .dump ?TABLE? ... Dump the database in an SQL text format If TABLE specified, only dump tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .echo ON|OFF Turn command echo on or off .exit Exit this program .explain ?ON|OFF? Turn output mode suitable for EXPLAIN on or off. With no args, it turns EXPLAIN on. .header(s) ON|OFF Turn display of headers on or off .help Show this message .import FILE TABLE Import data from FILE into TABLE .indices ?TABLE? Show names of all indices If TABLE specified, only show indices for tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .load FILE ?ENTRY? Load an extension library .log FILE|off Turn logging on or off. FILE can be stderr/stdout .mode MODE ?TABLE? Set output mode where MODE is one of: csv Comma-separated values column Left-aligned columns. (See .width) html HTML <table> code insert SQL insert statements for TABLE line One value per line list Values delimited by .separator string tabs Tab-separated values tcl TCL list elements .nullvalue STRING Print STRING in place of NULL values .output FILENAME Send output to FILENAME .output stdout Send output to the screen .prompt MAIN CONTINUE Replace the standard prompts .quit Exit this program .read FILENAME Execute SQL in FILENAME .restore ?DB? FILE Restore content of DB (default "main") from FILE .schema ?TABLE? Show the CREATE statements If TABLE specified, only show tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .separator STRING Change separator used by output mode and .import .show Show the current values for various settings .stats ON|OFF Turn stats on or off .tables ?TABLE? List names of tables If TABLE specified, only list tables matching LIKE pattern TABLE. .timeout MS Try opening locked tables for MS milliseconds .width NUM1 NUM2 ... Set column widths for "column" mode .timer ON|OFF Turn the CPU timer measurement on or off sqlite> OPTIONS sqlite3 has the following options: -init file Read and execute commands from file , which can contain a mix of SQL statements and meta-commands. -echo Print commands before execution. Query results will be displayed in a table like form, using whitespace characters to separate the columns and align the out- put. -csv Set output mode to CSV (comma separated values). -html Query results will be output as simple HTML tables. -line Query results will be displayed with one value per line, rows separated by a blank line. Designed to be easily parsed by scripts or other programs -list Query results will be displayed with the separator (|, by default) character between each field value. The default. -separator separator Set output field separator. Default is '|'. -stats Print memory stats before each finalize. -nullvalue string Set string used to represent NULL values. Default is '' (empty string). -version Show SQLite version. -vfs name Use name as the default VFS . -help Show help on options and exit. INIT FILE sqlite3 reads an initialization file to set the configuration of the interactive environment. Throughout initialization, any previously specified setting can be overridden. The sequence of initialization is as follows: o The default configuration is established as follows: mode = LIST separator = "|" main prompt = "sqlite> " continue prompt = " ...> " o If the file ~/.sqliterc exists, it is processed first. can be found in the user's home directory, it is read and processed. It should gen- erally only contain meta-commands. o If the -init option is present, the specified file is processed. and further updated by Laszlo Boszormenyi <firstname.lastname@example.com> . Sat Nov 5 15:57:18 CET 2011 SQLITE3(1)


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Junior all-around champions Angelina Melnikova (Voronezh) and Yelena Yeryomina (St. Petersburg) each added two more gold medals in apparatus finals as the Russian women's championships concluded Sunday in Penza.
Melnikova won balance beam and floor exercise in the junior Master of Sport category, while Yeryomina won vault and uneven bars in the Candidate for Master of Sport group.
Alla Sosnitskaya (Moscow) made her case for a berth on next month's European championships team with medals on three events: gold on vault (double-twisting Yurchenko and layout Podkopayeva), silver on floor exercise (double layout mount) and bronze on uneven bars.
Newcomer Daria Spiridonova also impressed. winning uneven bars (inside-Stalder, inside-Stalder full to Maloney to Pak salto; . Maloney-half; inside-Stalder blind to piked Jaeger; full-twisting double) and taking second on balance beam behind fellow first-year senior Maria Kharenkova. Spiridinova is coached by Tatiana Fomkina, who previously coached World Cup gold medalist Irina Isayeva.
All-around champion Aliya Mustafina competed casually, dropping out of the floor exercise final and dropping off uneven bars (after scraping her legs on the mat during her Pak salto). She managed only the bronze on balance beam, where she is the current world champion, with a routine full of missed connections.
Superstar Viktoria Komova was cruised on uneven bars until she fell off on a short inside-stalder blind change. She tried it again and fell again. She also performed an exhibition on balance beam, where she had several wobbles and missed connections but stuck a gorgeous ff, tucked Arabian combination.
Team coach Valentina Rodionenko said the coaching staff was happy with the new talent that proved themselves in Penza.
First of all, the Russian championship were searching for the next group for the 2016 Olympic Games," Rodionenko said. "And we're glad that now a lot of young girls come from good programs. They have proven their abilities with results in Penza. For example, second all-around to Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina was Alla Sosnitskaya, a young girl who practically just appeared on the senior level. And Maria Kharenkova, although she performed only bars and beam because of an injury, presented herself very well. She even won the competition on balance beam - a great success for her age. Daria Spiridonova perfectly manifested herself on the uneven bars and balance beam, landing on the medal podium. I repeat: the young girls demonstrated their good preparation. This means within the team there will be serious competition that we coaches certainly can rejoice about."
The Russian men's national championships take place April 10-13. The Russian Gymnastics Federation will offer live streaming video of the competition from the Burtasy Sports Palace.
External Link: Russian Gymnastics Federation
2014 Russian Women's Championships
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Global Resource Politics
Mollie Fitzgerald
March 1, 2013
(Athens, OH – March 5)- Dr. Stacy D. VanDeveer to present public lecture titled "Global Resource Politics" on Monday, March 11th at 7 PM in Ohio University's Porter Hall, room 102.
Globally, demand for nearly every natural resource is on the increase. Energy, minerals, land, food, water--higher consumption levels are driving resource politics on a global level. These global resource dynamics pose fundamental challenges to our national and international political institutions.
Dr. Stacy D. VanDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, will address global resource dynamics and their impacts on international and human security. How can we manage these challenges more effectively?
Dr. VanDeveer, co-editor of the leading journal Global Environmental Politics, has published extensively on international environmental policy, consumption and global commodity markets, and environmental security. He regularly contributes to a range of national and international policy debates, most recently as a fellow at the TransAtlantic Academy in Washington, DC.
Dr. VanDeveer's visit to Athens is sponsored by Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and its Environmental Studies Program.
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By Jack Rieger
In collegiate and professional sports, there is a theory that claims teams adopt the identity of the city they reside in. For example, the University of Southern California football team has always boasted a flashy, fast-paced offense, which reflects the dramatic, entertainment- driven city of Los Angeles. The Detroit Pistons of the NBA have consistently built a team that has an aggressive, confrontational defense, which mirrors the city's blue-collar, resilient nature.
The city of Reno is considerably closer to Detroit on this "spectrum of character." Johnny Cash once famously belted, "But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry." If someone were to walk around Fourth Street on any given night, they would likely encounter a combination of police sirens, homeless people and abandoned casinos whose popularity peaked during the Vietnam War.
Reno is a blue-collar city that was conceived thanks to the gold rush and the railroad industry. It is not flashy nor is it eccentric, and neither was the city's college football team on Saturday. Nevada football completely embraced this tough-minded identity against Buffalo when it ran the ball 39 times for 289 hard-fought yards. Running back James Butler led the rushing attack with 177 yards on 16 carries, including a 91-yard scamper in the first quarter. Don Jackson also had success on the ground, rushing 17 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
The Wolf Pack defense, which had struggled mightily through the first three weeks of the season, stuck its foot in the ground and held Buffalo in check for most of the afternoon thanks to some personnel changes. Safety Kendall Johnson was moved to the cornerback position and freshman Dameon Baber made his first start at safety.
Baber made an unforgettable first impression, intercepting two passes, recording 10 tackles, and was named the Mountain West defensive player of the week. Baber's two interceptions proved to be the difference in the game, with the second coming with just over a minute left in the fourth quarter. Head coach Brian Polian recognized Baber's outstanding performance after the game.
"That's a pretty good debut for a true freshman," said Polian "We knew athletically Dameon was one of our better guys. It was just a matter of when he was going to be ready. It took a couple of extra weeks. He's a freshman. I'm so happy for him and the way he played today."
Nevada quarterback Tyler Stewart had his least productive day as a starter in 2015, completing just 12 passes for 90 yards, proving that Nevada's success is not dependent on its passing attack. Expect Stewart's role in the offense to remain secondary to the aggressive running attack of Jackson and Butler, as Nevada will continue to embrace the rowdy, vulgar identity of the city it plays in.
• Nevada and Buffalo played in front of just 19,072 people, one week after Nevada played in front of 108,000 at Texas A&M.
• Butler recorded the longest non-scoring rush in Nevada history (91yards).
• UNLV, Nevada's rival and next week's opponent, scored 80 points against Idaho State on Saturday, a Mountain West Conference record.
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Kanye West took to Twitter late Saturday night to announce the title of his upcoming album.
West tweeted that the name of the album is So Help Me God along with a photo of a mysterious symbol. According to Rolling Stone, the image included in the tweet is a 13th century monastic symbol of the Virgin Mary. There is no word on if this could be the album's cover art.
The Huffington Post reports that in an interview with Power 105 on Feb. 20, West said that he was "80 percent" finished with his new album. West added that the album's release would be a surprise similar to how Drake and Beyonce dropped their latest projects.
"I'm trying to get it finished. I'm trying to get it to the people as soon as possible," West said.
West recently debuted the song "All Day" at the Brit Awards and the album's opening track "Wolves" during his Adidas collaboration at New York Fashion Week. West has also released the single "Only One" featuring Paul McCartney along with a music video.
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Hi, my name is Ryan... I am 29 years old and living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. I work as Web Developer which, for any of you out there who don't know, just means that I spend a lot of time trying to make web pages be more interactive and responsive. It also means that I'm always in front of a computer and you can usually find me on AIM at waltonry or you can always send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Not too much going on at the moment. Trying to figure out how the next portion of my story is meant to go. I had it all figured out, then things changed and now I feel like I'm back at square one. Things change, people change, situations change. It seems like a never ending cycle that can be a little intimidating for someone who doesn't like change.
Back in high school I considered myself a decent writer... but I think at that point everything was like "woah, that's deep". I keep the writings around on my website, not to be taken at face value, but as a fond memory of times past.
While in college, I got a chance to explore photography in one of my classes and ever since have done my best to work on it and generate a steady flow of pictures. All of the images you see featured in banners or otherwise displayed on this site are photographs that I have taken.
In February of 2007 I started working for New Jersey Institute of Technology as a Web Developer in the department of University Web Services. Since my time there I have been part of many projects but was given the chance to take the lead on two major sites that have been launched this year. One was the Features site, which is based off of a small project I threw together for the interview process at NJIT. The second site was a relaunch of the university's News site. Both sites use a tagging system which allows users of the site to quickly group stories based on related tags.
Since then I have had the opportunity to travel to two conferences to present on different topics. First in Anaheim, CA and then in San Francisco, CA.
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A heart that matches God's heart is ready to do what is good!
But how do you know if your heart matches God's heart? Get to know God by
through the Bible, singing to God, and praying. In this unit, we'll look at the story of David and Goliath.
The Bible App for Kids Curriculum from the LifeKids.tv Team brings all the elements your preschoolers love best—like songs, animated characters, and an interactive host—together in a two-year curriculum designed to work in tandem with the stories in Bible App for Kids.
This curriculum was built to be more engaging for preschoolers and more teacher-friendly for your children's ministries.
In addition to in-church lessons that follow the Bible App for Kids animated stories, preschoolers and their parents can also watch lessons and memorize verses at home in the corresponding Bible App for Kids chapters. Visit www.bible.com/kids to download the app.
**This curriculum was created at Life.Church and may contain references to internal programs and tools (like Roku) that are not available to Open users.


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