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WASHINGTON - Producers eager to sell oil around the world and groups fighting such transactions are airing the first TV ads on the issue as Congress nears a vote on lifting the nation's long-standing crude export ban.
The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, co-founded by Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm, is running ads on television and online in four states, aiming to build support for the issue and bolster lawmakers leaning toward a pro-exports vote.
In New Jersey, a new group, Allied Progress, is launching a 30-second ad on cable TV and online blasting Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez for endorsing "strategic" oil exports to U.S. allies.
The campaigns are the first of their kind in the debate, illustrating the issue's growing traction in Washington. The House of Representatives could vote on legislation to allow exports as soon as September.
The restrictions, enacted after the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, block most exports of raw, unprocessed U.S. crude. Refined products such as gasoline and jet fuel are not affected; neither are shipments to Canada, some California crude and oil extracted on Alaska's North Slope.
Hamm has been one of the most visible industry leaders campaigning to lift the ban wholesale - regularly testifying on Capitol Hill and meeting with lawmakers. His Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, which represents 19 industry associations, independent oil producers and oil field service companies, has joined in lobbying. Former Rep. Martin Frost, a Democrat from Texas who lobbies on behalf of the group, said momentum is growing for exports, particularly among conservative and moderate Democrats.
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Hamm "met with a number of House Democrats in recent weeks, and indications are that a number of them will be supporting the legislation," Frost said.
That suggests support beyond the 13 Democratic lawmakers who have publicly signed on as co-sponsors to the leading House export bill.
The producers alliance's two ads are set to run through Sept. 7 in Montana, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia.
One ties the issue to Iran, which could produce at least 700,000 barrels of crude per day by the end of 2016, if sanctions are lifted. "Why are we lifting the oil export ban from Iran while American oil is still banned from export?" the ad asks. "Lifting the export ban lets us take charge of our security and future. We have the oil, we have the means, it's time to act."
An alliance spokeswoman did not disclose the amount being spent on the ads.
The new Allied Progress advertisement accuses Menendez of backing off a promise to safeguard U.S. oil, showing 3-year-old video footage of him proclaiming, "If we drill it in America, we should keep it in America."
"Now, he might break his word by letting Big Oil ship American crude overseas," the ad says, warning that exports could "raise gas prices, cost U.S. jobs and help grow China's economy while putting our energy future at greater risk."
The group behind the ad, Allied Progress, describes itself as nationwide, nonprofit grass-roots organization - a project of the Washington-based New Venture Fund - that aims to hold powerful interests accountable. Its leader is Democratic strategist Karl Frisch.
A spokesman said the group would spend six figures on the ad campaign, with more spots to come.
Menendez, who has long opposed loosening the export ban, cast his recent comments in the context of the Iran nuclear deal. In an Aug. 18 speech explaining his opposition to the agreement, Menendez urged the U.S. to "consider licensing the strategic export of American oil to allied countries struggling with supply because Iranian oil remains off the market."
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Juan Pachon, a spokesman for the senator, stressed that Menendez's view on the overall oil export ban has not changed, noting that existing policy already allows exceptions to be made when in the "national interest."
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On evenings when Barbados shows off its restoration of the old Bridgetown marketplace, among the highlights are a stunning synagogue built of coral stone and a museum celebrating one of the oldest Jewish houses of worship in the Western Hemisphere, dating from 1654.
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Delighting audiences with the traditional and inspiring them with the new, English National Ballet brings world-class ballet to the widest possible audience. You will have the unique chance to see a selection of some of the best classical and contemporary work in the company's repertoire featuring leading talent from around the world. Also included are inspiring performances by our young talent ENBYouthCo. There promises to be something for everyone delivering a dynamic discovery of dance! Wetherell is offering an exclusive `2 for 1` discount code, BAL241 so you can enjoy this event. Please use this at the Ticket Master checkout after selecting your seats.
Act 1
Hide and Seek- London Contemporary Voices
White Swan pas de deux – ENB
Black Swan pas de deux – ENB
Akram Khan's Giselle pas de deux – ENB
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Life of the Party- ENBYouthCo
The Wolves- ENBAlumniCo and London Contemporary Voices
Chrysalis (an excerpt) – ENBYouthCo
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Don Q pas de deux – ENB
Dust pas de deux – ENB
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1. Windows
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, at least 50 percent of UVA rays pass through glass windows. The result? Unless you are wearing sunscreen, any sun exposure you receive indoors is causing unfiltered damage to your skin. These rays -- known for causing wrinkles and age spots -- will also increase your risk for skin cancer. Board certified dermatologist and RealSelf.com advisor Dr. Joel Schlessinger recommends wearing sunscreen indoors as well as outdoors because of the bad nature of those UV rays. "Every single day, even if you don't plan on leaving the house, you're constantly exposed to UV rays," he says. "Applying sunscreen every day can help you avoid fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots and other signs of sun damage. Daily sun protection is the easiest way to keep your skin looking healthy and beautiful."
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Sleep wrinkles, caused by scrunching your face into a pillow or sleeping on your side, can easily be inhibited with two simple fixes: silk pillowcases that slide across your skin and sleeping on your back. The reason these unfortunate lines even occur, Dr. Schlessinger explains, is that mature skin doesn't bounce back like younger skin. "These wrinkles are the result of your face being repeatedly compressed against a pillow each night, stretching, pushing and pulling the skin. The best way to avoid sleep wrinkles is to sleep on your back," he says. If you are really serious about avoiding wrinkles while you sleep, Dr. Schlessinger recommends a pillow by JuveRest. "It has a head cradle to encourage sleeping on your back. If you absolutely must sleep on your side, JuveRest's unique design helps minimize the contact between your face and the pillow," he says.
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3. Clutter
Whether it's mental or environmental clutter, according to Psychology Today, there's no doubt that messiness causes stress, and it's widely accepted that stress causes aging. To make your home the calm, clutter-free haven you always pictured, put forth the effort to de-clutter and donate clothes and items you don't use. For items that have a tendency to pile up like mail, toys and books, make it routine to put them away every day. And, at the very least, keep your entryway as neat as possible so you won't be bombarded by visual stress the moment you first open your door.
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4. Scents and Odors
Just like clutter causes stress and ages you, the smell in your home helps make you feel your best and most relaxed. Daniele Ryman, aromacologist, natural well-being expert and author of "The Expert's Guide to Aromatherapy & Essential Oils for Health," knows that aromatherapy is an effective stress-relief tool that can help melt away anxiety and worries. She recommends adding "a few drops of relaxing essence -- such as basil, lavender, orange, clary sage or ylang-ylang -- to your bath or diffusing calming vapors around rooms."
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5. Humidity and Temperature
Dry skin means quickly aging skin. According to Dr. Schlessinger, "Low humidity depletes your skin of moisture. As a result, skin is left feeling dry, tight and uncomfortable. Similarly, colder temperatures often mean there is less moisture in the air, leaving skin dehydrated." And to add insult to injury, indoor heat is even more drying. The solution? Use a humidifier to help combat dry air, especially while you get your beauty sleep. Look for one with a digital display, and set the humidity level between 40 and 50 percent. Anything above 60 percent, warns Dr. Schlessinger, allows for condensation on surfaces, which may allow bacteria to grow.
Related: 10 Ways Your House May Be Making You Fat
6. Technology
Be careful about spending all that time on your laptop or cell phone while camping out on the couch. eMarketer.com is reporting that the average person is spending three hours and five minutes a day on their smartphone or tablet. "Looking down at your cell phone, laptop or tablet can cause a loss of firmness in the neck called 'tech neck.' The skin on the neck is much thinner and more prone to wrinkling. Constantly looking down at your phone creates folds in the skin, which eventually become deep wrinkles," says Dr. Schlessinger. The head normally weighs about 10 pounds when the spine is straight. "However, when you're holding your head at a 45-degree angle to look down at your phone, the head weighs about 49 pounds," he says. "This additional weight puts stress on the muscles and nerves in the neck, which can do more damage over time." He recommends combatting this aging hurdle by reducing time spent using these devices and to hold them at a higher level so your head is in a more neutral position.
Related: How to Fix the Worst Posture Mistakes
7. Air Quality
Smoke, pollution, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and UV radiation are the biggest contributors to making up free radicals -- unstable molecules that attack and harm the body. For those that are exposed, they'll see signs of premature aging in the form of wrinkles and fine lines. To combat these free-floating enemies, quit smoking and increase your antioxidant levels by drinking green tea and eating colorful fruits and vegetables -- all of which are known to fight oxidative damage, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Related: 8 Easy Eco-Friendly Food Swaps
8. Hot Showers
Another culprit of premature aging? Long, hot showers and dragging a towel across your body rather than patting yourself dry. "Rubbing a towel across your face or body is rough on your skin, no matter what material or fabric it is," Dr. Schlessinger warns. "Instead of rubbing, always pat your skin dry, minimizing the risk of irritation. Next, moisturize as soon as you step out of the shower while your skin is still damp. It helps lock in moisture. If you skip this step, the top layers of your skin can quickly become dry and dehydrated."
Related: 5 DIY Beauty Recipes for Healthy Skin and Hair
9. Paint Colors
With fashion, you pick colors that flatter your skin tone. The same could be said for your home. Whether it's the paint on the wall or the color of your sofa, your home is your own personal stage and should make you look your best. Choose colors that complement your skin tone rather than wash you out. To figure out which colors work best for you, look at the inside of your wrist. If you have a more pronounced blue color, you're cool and you'll look best surrounded by blue, green, purple and pink colors. If your veins appear more green, then you are warm. Decorating with colors like orange, brown, ivory and red will make you look your very best and most lively.
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10. Pantry
"A poor diet, specifically one that is high in sugar, can affect your skin from the inside out," warns Dr. Schlessinger. "Sugar molecules attach to collagen and elastin proteins in the skin through a process called glycation. This process produces advanced glycosylation end products, or AGEs for short. AGEs are free radicals that lead to inflammation, breaking down collagen and elastin in the skin." Additionally, you may want to rethink that second glass of wine. Alcohol is known to dehydrate the body on multiple levels and can cause skin to appear blotchy and bloated. Drinking excessively is even worse. "Drinking alcohol also deprives the body of essential nutrients like vitamins, electrolytes and fluids. As you lose these key nutrients, your skin looks less healthy and vibrant. It's also harder for your body to naturally rejuvenate dull skin because alcohol depletes your body's natural sources of vitamin A, an antioxidant that helps promote cell turnover and keeps skin looking youthful," he explains.
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11. Porch
There's nothing better than spending the afternoon on your back porch or deck, but don't underestimate the amount of UV radiation that can bounce off sand, water, snow and pavement, causing skin damage even when you're not in direct sunlight. "Hard surfaces like pavement will reflect higher levels of UV radiation than softer surfaces like grass. Similarly, smooth surfaces like metal reflect higher levels of UV radiation than uneven surfaces like brick paving," advises Dr. Schlessinger. That means that sitting out on your patio can be a lot more harmful than it sounds. And you shouldn't just be worried about skin damage, he says, because sun exposure "can cause serious damage to eyes and the surrounding skin. Prolonged sun exposure can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, eyelid cancers and even vision loss." He recommends always wearing a pair of UV-blocking sunglasses to screen out 99 to 100 percent of UV rays.
Related: 12 Beauty Essentials For Your Gym Bag
12. Lighting
Lastly, believe it or not, that overhead LED lighting is seriously making you look older than you are. Harsh, bright, cool light typically found in LED and CFL bulbs causes dark shadows, emphasizing the bags under your eyes while making skin tones look grayer than they really are. To counteract terrible lighting, make sure each room has ambient lighting (indirect lighting that bounces off the ceiling) and a mix of decorative lighting (table and floor lamps). As for the bulbs, look for options that have a warmer color temperature and are dimmable. Don't forget the use of candles either (look for ones with essential oils like lavender, sandalwood, chamomile and bergamot to help combat any additional stress). The combination of a relaxing scent and candlelight will turn your abode into your own personal spa.
Related: 7 Changes to Make Now to Live Longer and Look Younger
What Do YOU Think?
Which of these examples resonates the most with you? Which changes do you want to make right now? Tell us in the comments!
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Be gentle with your EX1.
No damage done but one needs to be a little more caring than I was.
Whilst filming for a small corporate today, one of the shots was POV of a porch deck plank being picked up off a stack by carpenters, placed on a drop saw bench, marked out, then sawn across. To avoid shake or vibration but also avoid shift, the camera was placed onto a firm foam pad and strapped down to the board with woven nylon buckle straps.
When pulling the straps down to ideal firmness I observed spontaneous commands and menu displays which suggest the casework was being distorted enough for case-mounted buttons in their rest positions to move switches on their PCB. The shot was got quite nicely. I won't be doing that again but devising some other method.
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Re: Be gentle with your EX1.
Next time try an ActionCam - so much lighter and easier to rig, plus you can of course watch the shot on your smartphone via wi-fi.
|May 22nd, 2014, 08:47 AM
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Re: Be gentle with your EX1.
That's a big camera to use for such a shot!
did the straps run over the top handle, or over the main body? Either one isn't exactly meant to take a crushing force.
a couple of things you could try if there's a next time: Use a rail block with rails sticking out front and back and strap over the rails on either end. Or bolt the camera directly to the board with 1/4" or bold a quick release base to the board. Did you test to see how well/poorly the optical stabilizer handled the vibrations?
sounds like a good shot, can you post it?
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Re: Be gentle with your EX1.
"Big camera for the shot." - Big camera for a big plank. The product is a synthetic wood marketed out here as "dura deck"
Action cam? One makes do with what one has at the time.
Smartphone? Wi-Fi? - Those are for the rich folks. I am a bit of a notorious luddite. I am still on a Nokia 5110. It has better performance and battery endurance and had take several had falls, one off a car at night. I actually found it during my 15km search when by con-incidence somebody phoned me and it lit up on the roadside. I found three others the same night. Sadly all were flattened.
The straps were on the body and across the front of the lens - not an ideal mechanical loading for sure.
Given more time I would have cut a custom conforming chair and saddle arrangement in firm foam. It was an innovation created in indecent haste.
The optical stabiliser was not used because the plank itself was being moved around.. The motion was fine as the plank was quite heavy and the camera was well attached. The saw vibrations caused no movement.
The client was well pleased with the shot. Will post when I can.
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"My last birthday, I wanted to go somewhere quiet and unique. So I opt for one of my favourite hotel group: Tugu in Lombok.
Tugu hotels are known for their design and stories. The owner is known as one of Indonesia's biggest antiques collectors, and his collection is so big that whenever he build a hotel or a restaurant, the place will be filled with antiques with lots of stories.
This is exactly what I got. Their Lobby is an antique house called Rumah Ampenan from the Dutch inquisition era, brought to Sire Beach for safekeeping. Their restaurant is called the Bale Kokok Pletok because its roof is shaped like a chicken – and it is made inspired by the tale of Dewi Sri. The whole resort is filled with stories and history of how the thing was made. And all the staff will happily share the stories with you. So they made my whole trip really memorable.
Other than the design part, the whole place is super eco friendly yet still have modern convenience and great amenities. There are two main pools available, aside the ones in the villas. But you might find it hard to leave the beach because it is filled with white soft sands and quiet waves. We love everything about our trip at Hotel Tugu Lombok.
Oh and the food is great too. Their policy is to have breakfast anywhere you want, and we chose to have it in our room on the first morning, and by the beach on the second one. Not just anywhere, but you can order anything you want too. AMAZING!"


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Eight African and Indian scientists will be supported through Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance (India Alliance) and The African Academy of Sciences innovative mobility grants aimed at increasing scientific collaboration among African and Indian researchers.
The Africa – India Mobility Fund (AIMF) : The AIMF is a collaborative effort between The AAS and the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance (India Alliance) that funds African and Indian researchers to conduct visits of three months in either direction. Funding supports collaboration in research in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, dengue, malaria, vector-borne diseases, parasitic infections, emerging infections, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, health systems research, antimicrobial resistance, microbiome, drug development and general biomedical sciences.
The grantees funded in this first round of funding for the AIMF are:
India grantees
Ganesh Bhutkar
Home Institution: Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India
Host Institution: University of Cape Town, South Africa
Research Topic: Prototype design of mobile app for mothers of preterm infants
M.V.N.L. Chaitanya
Home Institution: Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Chiyyedu, India
Host Institution: University of Ghana, Ghana
Research Topic: Drug discovery and traditional development of anticancer natural drugs
Mariappan Rajan
Home Institution: Madurai Kamaraj University
Host Institution: University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Research Topic: Design and development of multi-properties encompassing materials for diabetic ulcers tissue engineering
Subbiah Latha
Home Institution: Anna University, Chennai, India
Host Institution: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Research Topic: Magnetically triggerable smart tablets for improved ulcer therapy
African grantees
Elias Emeka Elemike
Home Institution: Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria and North West University, South Africa
Host Institution: SN Bose National Centre for Basic Science, Kolkata, India
Research Topic: Purification of waste water
Eric Ogola
Home Institution: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Host Institution: National Centre for Microbial Resources, Pune, India
Research Topic: Cutting-edge genomic technology to identify genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance in children and their mothers
Ifeoma Ezenyi
Home Institution: National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Nigeria
Host Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Research Topic: Malaria research capacity strengthening for antimalarial drug discovery
John Osei Sekyere
Home Institution: University of Pretoria, South Africa
Host Institution: Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
Research Topic: Investigation into Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other bacterial pathogens in the context of host-pathogen interactions, host-microbiome and pathogen-microbiome interactions, and genome editing techniques
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Thunderstorm/Tornado Warning for Ontario – August 24, 2011
August 24, 2011 9:53 PM
Emergency Situation: Environment Canada has issued a Tornado Warning in an area described as:
Recommended Actions: Emergency Management Ontario recommends that persons in the area described above IMMEDIATELY shelter. Everyone in this area should immediately move indoors, and away from doors and windows, preferably into a basement area if that is possible. Do not pick up family members from schools, daycares and institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes. Plans are in place to protect them. People currently outside this area are advised not to enter this area until further notice. If it is safe to do so, pets and livestock should be removed quickly from outside.
Do not call 911 for information about this emergency.
Information is quoted from: http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/home.html
Southern Ontario Cities Under Blizzard Warning
Wednesday's "Groundhog Day Storm" is almost guaranteed to be a major snow event in southern Ontario, with up to 40 cm forecast for some areas by mid-afternoon.
That, combined with strong northeast winds, has prompted Environment Canada to issue a blizzard warning for parts of the region, including Sarnia, London, St. Catharines and Hamilton.
This is the first widespread blizzard warning for southern Ontario since March 1993.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the rest of the region and stretches as far to the northeast as Ottawa.
The storm has prompted numerous closures and cancellations.
[…]Hundreds of flights from Toronto to the United States have already been cancelled due to severe weather conditions there.
Several airlines are encouraging travellers to check their flight information before heading to the airport.
People in some areas could wake up to 15 cm of snow already on the ground Wednesday, so officials are asking commuters to take caution.
and another scary note…
Blizzard Warning
Issued at 10:07 PM EST Tuesday 1 February 2011
Blizzard conditions expected tonight into Wednesday morning. The major storm which was born in Texas late Monday is moving northeast across Indiana accompanied by a huge shield of wintery precipitation. Heavy snow has arrived in Southwestern Ontario this evening and will quickly spread northeast to the west end of Lake Ontario by midnight. Widespread total snowfall amounts of 20 to 30 cm are likely before the snow begins to lighten up Wednesday morning. Locally higher amounts are possible in the Hamilton to St. Catharines corridor. In addition, strong northeast winds of 40 gusting to 60 or 70 km/h will accompany the snow..Creating blizzard conditions. Note that the blizzard warning criteria for Ontario was changed June 2010 to remove cold wind chill requirements. The new criteria requires a visibility of 400 metres or less in snow and blowing snow accompanied by sustained wind speeds of 40 km/h for at least four hours. This will likely mean more blizzard warnings will be issued in the future. This is the first widespread blizzard warning for Southern Ontario since March 1993..During the 'storm of the century'. This is a warning that blizzard conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
Motorists should be prepared to change plans accordingly to avoid unnecessary travel during the storm as conditions will be dangerous. If driving is necessary..Make sure you have an emergency kit..And if your car gets stuck..Remain calm and remain in your car. Environment Canada continues to monitor this dangerous winter storm and will issue further watches and warnings as necessary.
So… if I go missing, you will know why 😛
I hope my heater and internet/electronics continue to work — life will be ok with those, haha. If I die, someone please tell bebe that I love her… 😆 Given that I survive tonight, it looks like tomorrow's not going to be much of a school/work day for most, lol.


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Behold: the power of craft. I got the borrowed loom out this Saturday so that I could hurry up and finish these blinkin' scarves already. Look who decided that he really needed to take this machine for a spin.
"Where's the on button, Mom," he asks, tentatively touching the wood. So I showed him how to move the heddles up and down. He seemed really interested, so I let him move the heddles and run the shuttle back and forth. This went on for about half an hour, when the temptations of Grandpa in the Room overwhelmed the temptations of Crazy Machine with Many Levers.
The next day, Liam told me he wanted to weave again. So we packed off to the big box craft store for some supplies: Little plastic potholder loom? Check. While we're at it: small knitting loom to make hats and scarves? Check. Wire and beads to make jewelry? Puff paint? Check. Check. He's going to make lots of handmade gifts for Christmas.
He was ecstatic. Nay – delirious. He was so thrilled to have his own yarn (some bulky stuff for his knitting loom) that he got all giddy and started yanking zippers off the rack in the next aisle. "I need lots of these," says he. "What for?" I ask. "For hiding in," he says.
When we got home, we spent the next two hours making a pot holder and a necklace. He decided he couldn't wait a month to give them away, so he immediately gifted them to his dad, who obligingly wore the necklace to work and used the potholder to pull his hot coffee out of the microwave. Gotta love these guys.
What's the first craft project that you remember making?


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extra blade holder
autzenoise replied to haumana's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Support RequestsIs it bad that the blade holder that comes up looks nothing like the one on my LP?
Where's the best place for Yard sign?
autzenoise replied to perry 13654's topic in Business Practices, Sales and Pricing, etc.I buy 24" x 36" from Sign Warehouse for $2 each in packs of 10. That seems to be a good starting size to cut down from for just about anything. I do a lot of coroplast signing, and these work out perfect for me. I wish USC had larger coroplast blanks so I could purchase them here also, that's the only thing that I get from SW anymore
On your first example of the "A" you should do the expand outline/inline, then change the original "A" to white, the select both layers and go to weld, total weld. I think that will do what your attempting to do much quicker. On the registration marks, just make the squares a different color than any of the others that you are using, then in the cutting screen select the color (layer) that you want to cut, then cntrol-click the color that you used for the registration marks. If you control-click the registration marks color on all layers it will cut it on every layer. Hope this helps
Laserpoint stopping mid project
autzenoise replied to lsmithctr's topic in SignBlazerYour best bet is to get a "Keyspan" usb-db9 adapter. The LaserPoints are notorious for having straight usb connection problems that are immediately alleviated by an adapter. I actually have a Belkin, but if you are using Windows 7 drivers are hard to find.
There is no button for cutting red marks, just make 2 rectangles with the square button and your good. To select more than one object you need to first select the top most layer you want, the hold down shift while selecting the next layer. It can be kind of tricky depending on the image and layers, but is totally possible. I don't think there is any way to do that, or not at least that I have found. I just put to back, put to front to see what I am working on, or move it aside, then hit control-z to undo the move so it goes right back to where it was. Hope that helps.
I appreciate your response and understand, to a point, where you are coming from. My point is that you are taking on customers that are expecting that you are a professional, and know how to create the product that you are representing that you know how to make. You don't. That is what I am taking issue with. If you plan to make a living at this, then at the very least put something in to your education and spend hours upon hours designing, cutting, weeding, screwing up, learning and doing it all over again BEFORE you take a job away from someone that has spent their time becoming a professional at what they do. You are not ready to be taking peoples money right now for a professional product. I am sure that after some time, and practice, you will be able to put out amazing things, and have a great customer base. Until you are ready to though ask everyone questions because you are trying to learn, not because you took a job and promised something you can't deliver yet. Good luck to you, and I hope that you have a quick learning curve so that you can make a go of your new business
I hate to be rude, but after reading your posts over the last few weeks, I think your best bet may be sub out the jobs you have committed to and go learn how to do what you are trying to charge people for before taking any more. I normally don't comment on this kind of stuff. It really frustrates me that you seem as though you have zero idea of what you are doing, and are counting on the fact that others care enough about their own businesses to have LEARNED how to do their job so that they can tell you how to do everything. And since I am ranting, Please learn how to type coherent sentences too Rant over, and I expect to be blasted for this, but I just had to let it out...
What are the better Transfer Tapes?
autzenoise replied to Connor's topic in Other MaterialsI have used RTape Clear Choice, but have been doing a lot more rta decals lately and was having problems with curling and lifting. I got some of the RTape paper with the RLA I think they call it, and I am amazed with how well it keeps the decals flat, and does not come off the backing paper. I have even had these out in around 90 degree weather, and I still have not had a single one have a corner come up or roll.
Putting up a picture to trace
autzenoise replied to Markuk's topic in SignBlazerYou have to import the Jpeg, you can't just open in. Hope that helps. Also make sure that on the bottom of the import screen you have the correct file type selected. If you only have eps, or ai selected you wont see any other type of file.
What do I need?
autzenoise replied to slmann's topic in VinylI would probably only use Greenstar for short term outdoor stuff like small rta decals. If you are going to be using for paying customers, make sure to use at least 651, and if you can, use 751. The result 3-5 years down the road cast vs. calendared is a pretty big difference when your considering customer word of mouth.
Backgrounds for Vinyl Wall Art
autzenoise replied to coop1818's topic in Business Practices, Sales and Pricing, etc.I actually do it in SignBlazer also
autzenoise posted a topic in General discussionI just wanted to let people know that I went in to Office Max today to grab a couple cables, and saw that they have the Epson Work Force 1100 on sale for $129. I know that a lot of people have grabbed these and gotten CIS systems for them and been really happy. I am grabbing one tomorrow. It's a great deal considering normally they are around $200. (no, I don't work for Office Max)
A few cars done
autzenoise replied to bartb112's topic in Show your workNice work!
Anyone have these?
autzenoise replied to biggin69's topic in Graphic Requestshere is one I just made off the original posters jpeg. assume.EPS
Well this guitAR got 6 strings...
autzenoise replied to 360_Media's topic in Show your workGrabbed it, thanks!


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The state of Maine has waded into uncharted territory with the passage of a law that requires out-of-state sellers to collect Maine sales and use tax on their sales into Maine even if they do not have a physical presence in the state. The law was vetoed by Governor Paul LePage, but both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate voted yesterday to override the veto.
As enacted, the law requires out-of-state sellers to collect sales and use tax on sales to Maine customers if either:
The law potentially conflicts with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), which prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on retailers that have no physical presence within their borders. In March 2015, however, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy signaled the potential for the Court to overturn, or at least narrow the scope of Quill, when he wrote that the "legal system should find an appropriate case for this Court to re-examine Quill." Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, 135 S. Ct. 1124, 1135 (2015).
The Legislature appears to be keenly aware that the constitutionality of this new law will be ultimately decided by the courts. In anticipation of that litigation, the law specifically provides that the state may bring a declaratory judgment action against any party that the state believes is covered by the law. The law also provides that the court must give priority to the action and instructs the court to bar the state from collecting the tax from any party until the underlying action is resolved.
Maine joins a number of other states that are actively seeking to collect sales tax revenue from remote sellers through similar provisions. In May 2016, South Dakota became the first state to pass legislation directly challenging the decision in Quill. The legal challenge to South Dakota's law is currently pending before the South Dakota Supreme Court, after being ruled unconstitutional by a trial court. Other states have also taken action: Alabama, Massachusetts, and Tennessee have sought to collect sales tax from remote sellers through regulatory changes. And Rhode Island is considering directing remote sellers to collect sales tax as part of its state budget.
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This is a beautifully detailed, laser engraved and precision cut topographical Map of Cape Ann, Massachusetts with the following interesting stats carved into it:
- King Charles named Cape Ann in honor of his mother Anne of Denmark
- The English colony at Cape Ann was first founded in 1623
- The 1755 earthquake remains the largest in the history of Massachusetts reading approx. 6.0-6.3 on the Richter scale
- The traditional Cape Ann dory is still being built and raced.
Personalize your own map by choosing 3 options from the links below. Each option you choose will be engraved where the corresponding number is shown on the map in the image. Once you've made your selection, hit the back button and go to the next option. Add names and dates as a message during checkout. We will send a graphic proof for approval prior to production. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Interesting factoid: Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and marks the northern limit of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport. It also includes the easternmost part of Beverly. (Not all of this information made it onto the map, we just love to read up on the lakes we design).


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Executive Leadership
Janice F. Whaley
Chief Executive Officer
Waldo Concepcion, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Jeremy Gimbel
Chief Financial Officer
Rhonda Marion
Chief of Organizational Development and Human Resources
Mark Borer
VP of Quality Systems
Kyle Kinsey
VP of Tissue
John Lilley
VP of Organ Operations
JT Mason
VP of Information Technology
Kathy Vasilopulos
VP of Hospital Development and Family Services
Senior Leadership
Sandy Andrada
Regional Director, South Bay
Jason Bailey
Regional Director, Fresno
RoseMarie Connor
Director of Human Resources
Aninda Dutta
Director of Business Intelligence and Development
Susan Hall
Director of Quality Systems
Jaclyn Manzanedo
Director of Donation Development
Celeste Maureen Hart
Interim Director of Operations
Luis Mayen
Director of Transplant Center Strategy and Business Development
Sandra Olson
Kim Patton
Regional Director, Norcal/Stockton/Modesto
Ahmad Salehi, M.D., Ph.D
Director of Research Program
Stephanie Woidtke
Director of Performance Improvement
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Janice F. Whaley
Chief Executive Officer
Donor Network West
Hamila Kownacki, RN, MHA
Chief Operating Officer
California Pacific Medical Center
Jill Sullivan, RN, MSN
Vice President Hospital Transformation,
Heart and Transplant Service Lines
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Board Members
Clark Andrew Bonham, M.D.
Director of Adult & Pediatric Living
Donor Liver Transplant Programs
Stanford University Medical Center
Stephan Busque, M.D.
Director, Adult Kidney & Pancreas Program
Associate Professor
Stanford Medical Center
Thomas A. Cycyota
President & Chief Executive Officer
Reese Fawley
Executive Director
Health Plan Strategy & Transplantation
Chief Contracting Officer
UCSF Medical Center & UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Michael J. Ferenc, M.D.
Forensic Pathologist
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office
Luis Fonseca, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Alameda Health System
Chris Freise, M.D.
UCSF Transplant Services
Professor & Interim Division Chief
Christine Hartley
Administrative Director, Solid Organ Transplant
Stanford Healthcare
Dr. Michelle Jorden
County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner/Coroner
Frances McNeil, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Law Department, Blue Shield of California
Erik W. Olson, MHA
Renown Health VP & Chief Executive Officer
Renown Regional Medical Center
Michael J. Peterson
Healthcare Consultant/Advisor
John Rabkin, M.D., FACS
Department of Transplantation
California Pacific Medical Center
Rajalingam Raja, Ph.D., D(ABHI)
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory
University of California, San Francisco
Anthony Robinson
Operations/Training Captain
San Francisco Fire Department, Airport Division
Larry Salinas
Executive Director, Governmental Relations
Office of the president, Fresno State University
Eric L. Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara Medical Center
Michelle Zyromski, Esq.
Zyromski Konicek LLP
Medical Advisory Board
Luis Mayen
Director of Transplant Center Strategy and Business Development, Donor Network West
Ryutaro Hirose, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Division of Transplant Surgery
UCSF Medical Center
Arash Afshinnik, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director Neurocritical Care
Michael J. Bauer, M.D.
Donor Network West Tissue Services Medical Director
Janet Bellingham, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
California Pacific Medical Center
Jack Boyd, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
Julie Brown, MBA, MPH
Principal, Julie Brown Associates
Waldo Concepcion, M.D.
Professor of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplantation
Chief of Clinical Transplantation
Chief of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, Donor Network West
Ann DiMatteo, BSN, MSN
Transplant Administrator
Manager, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program
California Pacific Medical Center
Sara Dionne, PhD
Senior Laboratory Director
VRL Eurofins
Robert Fulbright, JD, MA
Bioethics Program Director
Renown Health
Jack Harbell, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
James Hopkins, D.O.
Donor Family Member
Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente
Gerri James, RN, BSN, CCTC
Transplant Administrator
Manager of Kidney & Lung Transplant Programs
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
Darina Kavanaugh, DNP, RN, CPHQ
Chief Nurse Executive
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Jennifer Kerney, RN, MSN, CRNP
Assistant Director Transplant Services
Kidney Transplant Program
UCSF Medical Center
Thomas Krall, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor – Anesthesia
UCSF Medical Center
Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., MPH
Surgical Director of Lung Transplant Program
UCSF Medical Center
Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Senior Bioethicist
Program in Medicine and Human Values
Sutter Health Bay Area
James Orr, M.D.
Trauma & Emergency Surgery
Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Vacaville
Thomas Pham, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Brett Sheridan, M.D.
Department Chair of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation
California Pacific Medical Center
Penny Stroud, MBA
Principal, Cattaneo & Stroud, Inc.
Moussa F. Yazbeck, M.D., FACP
Neurocritical Care / Critical Care Medicine
Vice Chief of Staff
John Muir Medical Center
Brett Sheridan, M.D.
Department Chair of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation
California Pacific Medical Center
Penny Stroud, MBA
Principal, Cattaneo & Stroud, Inc.
Moussa F. Yazbeck, M.D., FACP
Neurocritical Care / Critical Care Medicine
Vice Chief of Staff
John Muir Medical Center


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The Raiding Season seems to be especially terrible. You've crawled out of the Tomb you investigated, and Klaus has been shocked at the news. He vanished for a handful of days, and then rushed your group out of town to cross the country again. The conversation he has with you is nervous, and scared, and you only have the promise that you will have some local work to do while he organizes something else. And so you turn up, next to the desert, with towns under constant threat, and with a letter recommending you to the Captain of a nearby keep. With the nagging doubts about if there will be better news coming.
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GAR's peat rehabilitation site burned again
One of the case studies from the RSPO report - which was compiled by Winrock International - was a peat rehabilitation project in PT AMNL, a palm oil concession owned by Golden Agri-Resources (GAR/Sinarmas) covering the equivalent of more than 2,600 soccer fields in West Kalimantan's Ketapang regency.
The peat rehabilitation project site inside this concession was set aside by GAR for conservation purposes after the company adopted a high carbon stock (HCS) assessment methodology as part of its forest conservation policy (FCP) launched in February 2011.
Despite this, almost all of this HCS forest block was burned by very serious peat fires in 2015. In the wake of this incident, in November 2015, GAR launched a project to rehabilitate the burned HCS forests in PT AMNL.
Unfortunately, however, over 40% of the peat rehabilitation site was ravaged by fires again this September, undoubtedly contributing to the haze-causing fires emanating from Indonesian Borneo.
The following LandViewer images show parts of the burned GAR peat rehabilitation site. Whatever the reason for the fires, this underlines that GAR remains linked to this year's haze-causing fires, some of which originated from the palm oil concession it controls.
New lesson learned
The re-burning of the GAR peat rehabilitation site this year belies its selection as one of the examples of best management practices documented in the RSPO report.
This year's haze-causing peat fires in the GAR peat rehabilitation project serve as a new lesson learned to be included in forthcoming RSPO publications with regard to the best management practices implemented by its members.
It is safe to say that any efforts to reduce emissions from this GAR peat rehabilitation initiative have been substantially undermined by the significant extent of these haze-causing peat fires.
The haze-causing fires in the GAR peat rehabilitation site this year also further lengthen the list of RSPO members with concessions linked to such fires.
Many palm oil concessions which are RSPO members, in addition to their supply chains, cannot escape the fact that they have been among the sources of haze-causing fires which have resulted in serious health problems in affected provinces in Indonesia and also played a part in transboundary haze.
Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry asserted that the RSPO should reassess its own position given that more than half the palm oil concessions sealed by the authorities are in fact RSPO members, as previously reported by foresthints.news (Nov 6).


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Tag Archives: Entertainment
What are you watching? Listening to? Reading?
In a recent edition of "Decision" magazine, Franklin Graham wrote an outspoken article on the entertainment industry in America titled,
"Hollywood: Entertaining ourselves to death?"
After living many years in the hometown of the Graham's, Franklin remains a household name. I worked with a man for 12 years who was in the same class as Franklin growing up.
Not only him, but many others who knew the "rebel" he was saw him giving his parents a hard time as a teenager into his early 20's. However, he is now using that "rebellious overtone" to speak bluntly and candidly about issues facing our nation his father preached against for decades.
Like, Franklin I remember when there was no cussing, sex and very little violence except for a few John Wayne shootouts and The Rifleman. Good always won over evil but nothing was ever an embarrassment to watch with anyone else.
Trying to explain that to the generation of young people today is like helping them understand how we lived without cell phones and computers most of our lives. It is incomprehensible.
In the article he quoted Michael Landon who died many years ago after his efforts to keep TV/movies clean and child accessible.
"Let's face it, television is an invention where you're entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your house!"
Landon, speaking at a roast for Dean Martin was applauded with shameful grins.
There is no need to exacerbate the unlimited vulgarities played out on the screens today because we all know them. As garbage goes in, garbage goes out. In the process it filters through our brains leaving trash sloshing around for the enemy to use. And we wonder why we have nightmares.
The ill -fated, sick delusion of Hollywood has laid upon our nation a reputation certain leaders in other countries want no part of. Christian artist Natalie Grant walked out of the Grammy's due to the Gay/LGBT community takeover of this awards show. Mandisa didn't attend and won two awards. Threaded with the Gay implications and nuances throughout the show was a huge maneuver of control by this group.
A number of well-known actors such as Kevin Sorbo, Kirk Cameron and Gary Sinise have made their stance clear against homosexuality. An addition to the Gay agenda are any actors speaking out against the Obama administration. The latest fatality has been James Wood. He spoke that he now believes he will never get another acting job due to his conviction. And he is not alone in the "black list of fallen actors." Kevin Sorbo recently revealed the number of offers for him has greatly diminished. So much for being qualified.
(An interesting side note about James Wood. He has an IQ of 186; higher than Einstein. And he has a story about flying on a plane a month before 9/11 in which there were 4 Middle Eastern men who he later found out were planning the attack; 2 of which were on the planes that evil day.)
The "Decision" magazine also had an article about the Ugandan President who signed an Anti-Homosexuality bill on 2/24. President Yoweri Museveni has been outspoken about the split his Ugandan church made from the Anglican Church of Canada 10 years ago over this issue. An Ugandan Archbishop stated, "homosexuality is incompatible with scripture."
President Museveni has been criticized from Western leaders such as President Obama over certain remarks he has made and I quote:
"We have been disappointed by the conduct of the west, the way you conduct yourselves there. "
Having been told the Ugandan's must abide by this stance he answered unequivocally,
"That' where we say no."
President Museveni was interviewed by a CNN reporter who asked him if he personally dislikes homosexuals. His answer,
"Of course. They're disgusting. What sort of people are they?"
Balance? Peace?
Peace that passes all understanding is worth striving for.
So is balance. The two have a connection. Balance can give peace and peace can give balance.
This is not the "peace" made up in the 70's hippie movement or by John Lennon.
Far from it. All it amounted to was a silly sign:
Countries have fought throughout history for peace. Interpretation could mean people learning how to get along with each other.
Well, we know how that doesn't work.
Why? We have lost our way.
We have moved away from that which is peace.
We have replaced it with "self." Self centers on self which forgets others resulting in greed which is a basis for pride. Pride goes before the fall.
Peace can only be found through Christ. Step-by-step we have to rid ourselves of self as it is the only way to truly see Jesus. This is done by getting closer to God, reading his word and asking him to help us become more like Jesus.
On the other side of spiritual peace is the need for physical serenity. Our bodies react to all kinds of positive or negative feedback. The key is to balance them both.
Yea, I know… I hear you screaming, "how can I possibly be peaceful in this messed up, mucked up world?"
You have to search for it. Yearn for it. Seek it with all your heart. You may as well start now because the world isn't peaceful at all. But you can be with God's help.
Jeremiah 29: 12-14 "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord."
The following video caught my attention last night. As I watched it, I could feel my body and mind relaxing as she performs one of the most impossible acts of balance I have ever seen. It is a little over 7 minutes long, but she will keep you glued right up to the very end. After watching her, I questioned whether this performance is more physical or mental. What do you think?
Rumor has it….
Rumors are rumors. Trickle down gossip is infectious these days.
Evidently some people have such boring lives they feed on rumors or gossip to fill their voids.
My husband's father called him today to ask if he and I were still married. What? The small town we use to live in where his father still resides somehow got wind of a divorce between me and Mark. …only we knew nothing about this.
As far as we both know we are still married. If we got divorced they never told us about it! I hate it when I am always the last to know the latest slandering secrets! HaHa!
Whoever decided we were no longer together must be desperate for some juicy chatter or scandalous blather.
Small towns are noted for their back fence talk. Forget keeping anything quiet; everybody knows everybody else and their business. Only pieces of information get lost in translations along the way.
In this country more dirty laundry is being hung out to dry. Exposing of detailed scandals line the daily news as journalists squeak out any chunk of hearsay they can dig up.
Distressing as it all may sound, it may be rumor or it may be the truth. The times we live in bring about the worst in some circles. The very thought of certain individuals inappropriate liaisons splashed across the screens of millions of viewers has become the norm.
Proverbs 12:18 "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing."
After this election, it is hard to believe anything anyone says. We have become a nation of lies and deception so deep we will need more than a "Gossip Recovery" to heal our brokenness. We need an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to cleanse the wounds and change our verbal exchanges to unify instead of divide.
The effort necessary is to remove the "veil" covering the eyes of many who are "gullible" to the sly and unscrupulous movements of the enemy.
2 Corinthians 3: 15-18 "Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
As we grow with Christ, the veil may be removed one shade at a time. God uncovers the truth the more we spend time with him. Stubbornness will limit what you see or what your heart understands. The process is dependent on your humility before the throne of God. Believe me; it is worth it to fall at his feet for any reason.
Maybe the rumor about Mark and me will make the front page news.
It would be nice before they make such an announcement to notify us first of our impending divorce! LOL!
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Amorous Warmth
Lately it has been colder so our cat tends to stay inside more. Her feral characteristics love being outdoors, but her 10 years reveals the temperature in the house is much more appealing.
A grown cat requires their body to be 102 degrees for normal, healthy function. This explains why felines enjoy lying in the sun.
As the days cool, cats will find spots to accommodate the need for keeping their bodies at the 102 degree level.
Our "Maxicat" is conditional on all levels. She willingly acknowledges the spoiled attention, all you can eat buffets and the unconditional love we give her. Her aging has kept her much closer to home as she revels in the delights of giving us her presence.
Cats learn how to get what they want. Maxi is a master at announcing her entrance into any room, screaming in front of the refrigerator for tuna or making it known she is ready to nap by her compulsion to meowwwwwwwwww……….
At night, she jumps on our bed, kneads the blue blanket and speaks of her intentions with highly regarded anticipation. I have learned to beat her to it; otherwise she leaves no room for me to sleep as she stretches her long arms and feet across my side of the bed. She and my husband tolerate each other; so she will not sleep next to him.
She makes every effort to get as close to me as possible; not to show her love for me, but to keep her little body warm. As she snuggles in practically underneath my side, I can hear her purr; a sound that could start a motor boat. Reaching and keeping her temperature normal is like sleeping with a heating pad.
You may be wondering why I am writing about our "toasty kitty" on one of the most important days in the history of America.
Election Day has arrived and Maxi's thermal fur reminds me of God's amorous love for his people and our nation.
He founded America on the bases of the Declaration of Independence. Our rights stem from the Creator himself; they are not man-made. He has his army prepared to establish the "American Dream" once again through righteousness.
The road may not be easy as we reach for the cross because the devil is a roaring lion hunting for anyone he can devour. He has made appearances in many forms. The darkness has attempted to shutter hearts, create dissension and end life as we know it.
As darkness goes, so does the light that never burns out. The glow among the thorns and bristles shines ever so brightly hoping to warm the cold, bitter mortals lost by a plagued spirit. A spellbound, lying phantom who led the demise of 6 million Jews known as the Holocaust. Unfortunately, this apparition still exists today successfully camouflaging the truth.
But…..God has a plan; the church must rise up to defeat the carnage and extinguish the annihilation of the spirit of hate. And, I believe his plan is already in place and will explode with a battalion of the word of God which is the "Sword of the Spirit." The truth will prevail.
As our feline friends produce comforting warmth for their protection from the cold winter months ahead, so shall our God. Only his doesn't include fur.
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News for the Soul or Whatever
I have a difficult time keeping up with my own life, much less what is going on in the world of communication. Below are a few worthy news stories:
Lance Armstrong botched up bad
New baby Giraffe named Kiko: Greenville Zoo
Donald Trump screams his own headline
"Jack" the cat escapes again
Eva Longoria: looking for love in all the wrong places
Justin and Jessica finally in marital bliss; she wore pink
Clark Kent quit the "Daily Planet"
"Sandy" is now a hurricane similar to the "Perfect Storm" of 1991
85 mph is now in Texas
Beluga Whale sounds like a human
Normal or Nuts? Dr. Keith Ablow
Sainthood for New York nun
Man shows up for his own funeral
Russell Crow is "Noah?"
Parents post "goofy" photos of themselves on daughter's facebook page as punishment
Take a ride in the sky! 62 miles up; 2 hour trip on Richard Branson's
"Spaceship Two" for a measly $200,000.00!
Unmanned machines: The military's robots
Royal Wedding in Luxembourg; somewhere in Europe
Gas Prices drop 12 cents in one week in SC; still not below $2.00 a gallon
Homeless man wins $200,000 Lottery
Local grocery store stops selling sprouts
35th Annual Woolly Worm Festival held in Banner Elk, NC;
Worm races: winning worm wins $1,000.00
NC Pastor delivers sermon from new roof
Lost Elmo returned to 5-year-old
Will Tebow be traded? Oh no!
Be careful what you eat; what is in your seafood?
Apple's IPAD Mini: fits in your hand for a small fortune
And then there is James Bond, my favorite in the new movie "Skyfall" in US theatre's November 9th.
So, there you have it. What could be more important?
Oh. Kim Kardashian's latest fashion mistake.
Luke 8:18 "Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them."
Al Capone Wasn't the Only "Scarface"
"After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before."
False accusations hurled at God's people are often the last hit before promotion.
Since that is what God says in Job 42:10 then my double portion is on the way.
Remember the guy/girl you gazed at from a distance in high school? The one you admired as the star of everyday classrooms? They spoke to you only if necessary or the hall was so crowded they couldn't avoid it. Your heart melted like candle wax as time passed and they noticed you.
Months of hopeful waiting for a meaningful conversation go by until one day it happened.
"Does anyone have the answers to last week's English test?"
Your heart pounding, the proverbial lump in your throat forms as if to protrude from your neck and you ask yourself: "would that be cheating? Oh, but this is my chance."
"I do." The crowd thins as the love of your life saunters toward you.
The conversation silently presents itself and you write on a piece of heart framed paper the needed link to confirm your affections.
Thanking you for the noted lifeline to their graduation they begin to walk away.
Turning around the last words you ever wanted to hear flow out of their mouth was,
"Now what is your name?"
As if "Scarface" himself had entered the room only to slash your cheek, for days you sink to unknown lengths. Picking yourself up off the floor was not an option. The blood runs thick through the pain of despondency and dejection.
Hate filled thoughts slip through your mind. Piercing their heart wasn't enough to ease your misery; you want revenge.
Of course that annoying, little voice whispers in your ear, "remember, don't pay back evil for evil." (Romans 12:17)
Years of facing Scarface most likely strike us all at one point or another. Different scenarios occur like this one in all kinds of relationships but the end result is a tell-tell sign of our maturity and growth.
Raising the ladder of trust with people is giving them a Totem Pole they can't climb.
Asking them to do or give what they don't have to begin with is often trial and error but diminishes respect for them and leans towards great disappointment.
Even as our wrong nature clings to that which we would like to receive is the open-eyed observation that Scarface isn't at all what you thought. Your aim in believing their Christ-like claim is shot to pieces in a few ignorant words. Their egotistical behavior and arrogant self-admiration is notably their first goal in life.
Quickly and sadly, the truth surfaces and the ugly scar shines brighter than a 100 watt light bulb. The grieving begins of wasted time, effort and emotions we laid out as optimism settled in we could bring them closer to Christ.
Why don't we see the superficiality and pompous attitude before the scar shows up?
Why are we blinded to the sinister corruption of their hearts as they use scripture and Biblical affirmations to back up their position?
Because we want for them what we have found in Jesus so much, the effort is worth it.
Getting in the gate is first and foremost, but many stop as soon as the door hits their rear-ends.
Just as Jesus trained disciples, so has he done with us.
As we move forward into the supernatural world of Christ, we know the joys and blessings are beyond the gate.
The age-old question of "isn't there more to this life?" sinks deep in many who believe they have it all together. The boat is waiting but they aren't quite ready to step in.
Self-sufficiency for the thick-skinned is like a drowning man without the life jacket he refused.
You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink it. We know he needs it, but it is up to him to lean over and take that first gulp.
Pride came through the gate with them instead of leaving it at the cross when they accepted Jesus. Scarface has his name on the list but he forgot to wash his face.
Titus 3: 10-11 "Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned."
Whether they end it with you or vice-versa, you have done all you can do humanly speaking. Give them to God, pray diligently for them and believe for a miracle.
Years may pass but your prayer is prominent for this soul left with his shirt tail stuck in the locked gate.
And….one day you get that phone call or message; Scarface much more humble now says,
"I'm ready now. Would you help me get rid of these scars?"


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New English language Japan tech blog opens December 14, 2007Posted by fukumimi in blogosphere, Japan.
Asiajin launched yesterday, claiming it the first English language blog written by Japanese authors dedicated to "Web Services/Companies/People Reports from Asia".
I guess I could claim some obscure niche first for myself too, if I were to insert multiple qualifiers. lol
Anyway, being serious for a moment, I think it is a good thing for the Japanese tech community, providing for overseas exposure, given how little effort is made to address the market outside of Japan by most Japanese emerging tech companies. The fact that one of the co-authors is somewhat of a high profile blogger in Japan might give it a bit of an advantage starting out.
I do hope that the authors whose names are attached to the posts do continue to write their own posts. There are instances of blogs (which shall remain nameless, at least for now) which were originally penned by one person but have (without any disclosure) become group efforts with the owner farming out the writing to ghost writers. Not that the Japanese internet and blogosphere are renowned for their integrity….
I'll withhold any extensive critique on Asiajin's content until they hit their stride, but the content available thusfar is ho hum. Not much actual commentary or analysis.
So we now have blognation Japan (although what will happen to that is uncertain, given the recent troubles at blognation HQ) and Asiajin, two different English language perspectives on Japanese tech.
Good luck to them.
Looking back at my original reason for starting this public blog a couple of years ago, I too hoped that I would be able to cover interesting Japanese tech, more than I actually do at present. I guess the bottom line for me was that I found little which was really worthy of exposure.
English language blogs posting "serious" content beyond lightweight (sometimes copyright infringing) content scraped from other sources gives me more material to build on. A part of me hopes these blogs will be positive cheerleader blogs so that I can present an alternative angle…..
- 1. Serkan - December 14, 2007
Hello Fukushige-san,
Please allow me to use this comment to throw my hat in the ring of blogs covering the Japanese Tech/Internet scene in English.
My blog "Tokyotronic" also tries to expose new Japanese companies, concepts and innovators to the world.
Thank you,
- 2. J - December 14, 2007
Oh, how I long to not infringe copyrights or post lowbrow junk. But then I read on techcrunch about blognation not paying its staff, and wonder if any legitimate money exists in the world of serious blogging about Japan in English…
- 4. J - December 14, 2007
"no malice intended"
I took no offense at your comments. I focus on entertainment and odd news, and I'm not trying to pass my site off as a source of high brow journalism or commentary.
"is it just me or are you throttling down on that type of post lately?"
After some problems with advertisers demanding that certain sex-related posts be deleted, I decided it would probably be a good idea to lay off the risqué bikini girl posts. There are also other Japan bloggers out there who are far more knowledgeable about that scene, and I decided to let them have that niche. (Such posts were never huge traffic sources anyway, at least not in the way Fake Chinese Disneyland or Bukkake Coffee Man have been.)
"But oh how I wish the media companies could make a bit more of an effort to produce content of substance. I guess it would go against their plan to dumb down the media consuming masses, though."
I blame the dumbing down of the news media on increased competition and a desire to make their work as profitable as possible. The pressure placed upon media companies to up their ratings and cut costs has led them to turn what was once journalism into entertainment. It's a real shame when TV networks and newspapers slash their reporting staff because stock holders demand that profits go up.
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There are some features that make this game unique, but once again, the potential is very low. The Polaroid camera has a function of a wild during the zombie zone and multiplies the winnings up to x 10, but I have never reached a multiplier that goes that high in this game.
To trigger the Zombie Zone you need 3 or more scatters to get 5 free spins. There are a couple of levels here and I never reached any higher than the second level. To progress through the levels you need zombie pictures, which I could not collect. There are 5 levels, and in the first level the multiplier is x 2, in the second level the multiplier is x 4, in the third level the multiplier is x 6, in the fourth level the multiplier is x 8 and in the last level it is x 10. This shows us that the game has a potential to pay, but in reality this is so difficult.


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All the results and scorers from the fourteenth round of the NSWRL Jersey Flegg competition.
All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).
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Warriors 12 Mounties 32
Venue: QBE Stadium
Date: Saturday 9 June 2018 at 11:00am
Warriors (12)
Tries: Wes Veikoso, Eiden Ackland
Goals: Eiden Ackland 2
Mounties (32)
Tries: Brendan O'Hagan 2, Paul Roache, Seb Kris, Komiti Tuilagi, Hudson Young
Goals: Andre Niko 4
Newcastle Knights 36 Sydney Roosters 26
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Date: Saturday 9 June 2018 at 1:30pm
Newcastle Knights (36)
Tries: Mat Croker 2, Tevita Alifa, Kurtis Dark, Ben Talty, Starford To'a
Goals: Kurtis Dark 6
Sydney Roosters (26)
Tries: Treymain Spry 2, Kenneth Koro, Jackson Frei, Fletcher Baker
Goals: Jackson Frei 2, Adam Pompey 1
Wests Tigers 26 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21
Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Date: Saturday 9 June 2018 at 2:45pm
Wests Tigers (26)
Tries: Curtis Wilson, Heath Gibbs, Peter Pakoti, Ben Seufale, James Tautaiolefua
Goals: Ben Stevanovic 3
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (21)
Tries: Jordan Main, Keith Titmuss, Kees Nicholson, Tom Kenny
Goals: Luke Metcalf 2
Field Goals: Luke Metcalf 1
Parramatta Eels 42 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6
Venue: Ringrose Park
Date: Sunday 10 June 2018 at 11:00am
Parramatta Eels (42)
Tries: Haze Dunster 2, Sean Keppie, Michael Tupou, Taufa Afu, Noel Aukafolau, Todd Sapienza, Dylan Brown
Goals: Todd Sapienza 5
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (6)
Tries: Josh Carr
Goals: Braydon Trindall 1
North Sydney Bears v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Venue: North Sydney Oval
Date: Saturday 30 June 2018 at 12:00am
Penrith Panthers and St George Illawarra Dragons had a bye this round.
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The F word has been in the news a lot again and recently someone told me that maybe fat shaming someone might be a good way to help them lose weight. And this isn't the first time I'd heard this either. In a culture that often confuses expressing opinion with bulling, I think this is a … Continue reading
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Is Tesco the ultimate feminist invention?
I was talking to a historical economist at Cambridge University the other day. Yeah sure as you do. And she told me that supermarkets have set women free. That if we're to talk about feminism and women's rights then the invention of the supermarket is as important as suffrage. I was taken aback, really Tesco? … Continue reading
More of a prosecco girl, myself
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On Saturday I was one of 250 citizens who met at the Queens Street statue of Aneurin Bevan, to protest the Tories' austerity measures, with the Cardiff People's Assembly. Thankfully, it's my democratic right to do so. Whilst I was aware that my presence at the rally could attract the media,…
Why I think that Joey Essex has everything to do with the election
This week we have the most important election in a generation. With the rise of fringe parties like the SNP, Green's and UKIP, we could permanently throw out our traditional two party system and we could see real change in the way we do politics in this country. Tonight Joey Essex's political documentary will air … Continue reading
I'm worried about our boys
Guest Blog: @iamcherlynn This morning, my good friend was verbally abused. Don't worry, the man paid her a compliment before the abuse – "Hey sexy, how are you" he said. How would you react to that? My friend decided to ignore it. The man then exclaimed "Wasn't talking to you anyway you fat bitch" There … Continue reading
Why I'm not talking about the General Election
Because I can't. Have you realized that some of your television friends haven't been as vocal on social media as they normally are? For me the leaders' debate passed by with me sitting on my hands and trying not to think about the tweets and facebook messages I could have been sending. Working in television, … Continue reading
Time to Talk about Mental Health
This week the mental Health charity Time to Chance launched a campaign to "Take 5 on the 5th Feb", meaning that everyone should try to spend 5 minutes of their day talking about mental health. Myself and my good friend Oli Regan, have made a couple of films of us taking 5. I hope you … Continue reading