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Marking Milestones With Family
My daughter's birthday party is on Saturday but yesterday was her "real" birthday, and we had a family celebration.
On Tuesday evening, my daughter asked "Will I turn four in the morning or evening?" I had to assure her that when she woke up, she'd be four years old and she would be four until she turned five. So, when she got up, her first declaration was that she was taller!
"I'm not a baby," she said, "I'm a big girl."
My husband had been away on a business trip since Sunday and was scheduled to return at 1 p.m. while my son had wind ensemble before school so left home before she woke up.
I took the day off so I could spend some time pampering my little girl and baking the carrot cake she requested.
After two hours in morning daycare, where she pranced around in the paper crown – a day care tradition — my mom and I (mom is visiting from India) took her to the playground along with her friend who happened to be free to play yesterday. The girls ran around and chased each other while we took lots of pictures.
My husband came to the park directly from the airport to give his daughter a surprise. She was thrilled and merrily jabbered on about how "everyone" had called to wish her, including grandparents, uncles and aunts.
Later, we enjoyed the carrot cake with rainbow sprinkle frosting in the garden — It was a gorgeous sunny day so we set up the table outside. Another friend of ours with a three-year-old daughter dropped by and all of us sang for the star of the day.
My daughter was delighted with all the attention and it struck me that it really is nice to have a separate simple family celebration, followed by a party for the little ones over the weekend.
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Oct. 20, 1950-Oct. 28, 2011
William Ray "Ray Boat" Sauls was born Oct. 20, 1950, and departed this life Oct. 28, 2011, at the Veterans Medical Center.
He received his early education from Wayne County Public Schools.
He enlisted in the United States Army, and worked at the 58th Combat Engineer Co. at Fort Jackson, S.C. He held many primary specialty title combat engineer.
His last overseas service was in Germany, and he was a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. He received an honorable discharge from the Army as a Vietnam Veteran.
After returning from the Armed Services, he worked at ACME for 10 years, then as a certified public accountant at Fremont Nursing Home for several years. He worked at Standard Commercial Tobacco Factory and Alliance as a general laborer until his death.
He was a proud member of Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Pikeville. He served as the assistant superintendent and present superintendent of Sunday school until his passing. He served as a member of the gospel, mass and senior choirs, a trustee, an advocate of the Children Annual Outings and as an advocate of the Norwayne Alumni.
William is preceded in death by his parents, William Henry and Louise Sauls, and a brother, Larry Sauls.
He leaves to cherish his loving memory four sisters, Miss Mary Louise Sauls of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Annie D. "Lois" (Steven) Artis of Pikeville, Mrs. Evelyn S. (Steven) Ellis of Raleigh and Mrs. Teresa L. (Don) Waston of Warner-Robins, Ga.; a devoted niece, Mrs. Shirley Ann (Eric) Harrington of Dunbar, Md.; two special little nieces, Donnicia and Calista Ellis of Raleigh; three nephews, Charles Sauls of Pikeville, Jamica Sauls of Pikeville and Don Watson Jr. of Warner-Robins, Ga.; three great-nephews, Christopher Hill of Goldsboro, Eric Harrington Jr. of Dunbar, Md., and Mohlik of Maryland; a great-niece, Myosea of Maryland; two close and dear friends, Larry Jones and Andrew Bunch; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, from 4 to 7 p.m. at E. M. Matthews Funeral Home.
A service of remembrance will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at 1 p.m. at Hooks Grove Baptist Church, 290 Hooks Grove Church Road NW, Pikeville.
Following the services in the sanctuary, Mr. Sauls' delicate temple, along with his adored family, will be escorted to Hooks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery for interment rites.
Mr. Sauls' earthen vessel is peacefully resting at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home, where the Sauls and connected families are receiving prestigious service.
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As much as I enjoyed kicking played-out nineties gimmick groups while they were down last week, it's worth noting that this very same decade also brought the rap world some great examples of gimmicks done right, proving once and for all that even a broken clock is right twice a day.
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Nineties gimmick rap groups that won
Great examples of gimmicks done right
01. Das EFX
Primary Gimmick: Tiggity miggity
Only a few weeks after the Fu-Schnickens hit the scene, a somewhat similar but infinitely more credible crew hit town with their own brand of tongue-twisting Tom Foolery which was co-signed by the (at that point) faultless EPMD conglomerate. Their first LP, Dead Serious, made liberal use of a couple of classic old breaks and copious amounts of references to dumb eighties TV commercials to produce one of the most addictive rap albums of 1992. The following year, Books and Krazy Drayz returned with Straight Up Sewaside, which abandoned the catchy beats and iggity-biggity rhyme style for a more straight-forward approach which was technically amazing but dull as dishwater. Turns out that sometimes a good gimmick isn't such a bad thing at all.
02. Tha Alkaholiks
Primary Gimmick: Getting drunk
An offshoot of King 'Can't Think Without A Drink' Tee, Tha Liks delivered two great albums, one decent LP and two final long-players which I've conveniently obliterated from my memory. Thanks to the fact that DJ E-Swift had a great ear for beats and J-Ro and Tash were particularly great at rapping, songs like 'Only If I'm Drunk,' 'Make Room' and 'The Next Level' were less weed carrier tax right-offs and were actual legitimate classic rap jams based around the concept of getting heroically drunk at every opportunity and pushing the boundaries of Punchline Rap to the limit. Tha Alkaholiks also introduced the world to a young fella by the name of Madlib when he was still rolling with the Lootpack, hold the honour of having recorded the second best usage of 'Seven Minutes of Funk' and drinking 40's of St. Ides like water when the company began dropping off promotional cases in a pioneering example of branding synergy.
03. Too Much Trouble
Primary Gimmick: Being more offensive than Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill.
When a group is dubbed as the 'Baby' version of a great rap group, it's rarely a good sign. However, in the case of the 'Baby Ghetto Boys,' they were a spin-off of arguably the greatest Gimmick Rap group of all-time (sadly not eligible for this list on account of having started in the mid-eighties), and Ghetto MC, Drunk D, DJ Bad News Black and Bar None weren't afraid to up the ante. 'Oh, so the GETO Boys have songs about being a serial killer? Well here's a song about raping your moms!' 'Wait up, the GB's have a rapping midget? Here's a white trash rapping midget!' etc. Beyond the one-upmanship, Bringing Hell On Earth is a certified Ignorant Rap classic, featuring the best use of 'Freddie's Dead' on a rap song, a track about purse snatching, a line about doing a drive-by on a tricycle and a skit dedicated to pissing on a very recently deceased 'hy capper.' Bloody genius.
04. Poison Clan
Primary Gimmick: Not rapping over Bass music.
Uncle Luke from Miami also created a spin-off crew from his infamous group, dubbing them the Baby 2 Live Crew two years before the aforementioned TMT were on the scene. JT Money, Debonaire and Drugz were blessed with an entire album of Mr. Mixx beats and made short work of songs like 'The Bitch That I Hate', '2 Bad Muthas' and 'Spoiled Rotten,' with no sign of Miami Bass or Booty jams to continue the legacy of their 2 Live. Unfortunately, Deb and Drugz broke north and formed Home Team, which saw rejecting the traditional Miami sound by donning backpacks, dreads and baggy Guess jeans and rapping over 'U.F.O.' This resulted in JT Money steering the Poison Clan in a more conventional direction and abandoning the twisted sense of humour and dope breaks of their debut. Never again would be brag about, 'wearing Polo as I play Polo,' and the world is a poorer place for it's loss.
05. Convicts
Primary Gimmick: Being angry jailbirds
The first record from Rap-A-Lot's Big Mike and Lord 3-2 is arguably the hardest rap album ever made. A cursory glance at the track listing tells the story of where these dudes are coming from: 'Whoop Her Ass,' 'Fuck School' and 'Wash Ya Ass.' If that wasn't enough for you, one listen to 'Illegal Aliens' will still raise the eyebrows of even the most heartless tough guy as they go off at Mexicans, Koreans, and Nigerians in one of the most offensive tirades ever recorded in rap form. The pièce de résistance is '1-900-Dial-A-Crook,' where Mike and 3-2 are joined by the GETO Boys as they run a 1-900 advice hotline for potential criminals, offering step-by-step instructions on how to steal a car, cook crack, play broads and…put a hit on Saddam Hussein? This album is pure #Problematic on wax.


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AMES, Iowa -- Phase II of a four-phase project to restore the banks and channel bottom of College Creek on the Iowa State University campus will begin Friday, Aug. 22. If the weather stays dry, the work will take about four weeks to complete.
Phase II covers about 450 feet of College Creek along the east side of the Memorial Union parking ramp. The creek restoration work begins at Lincoln Way and runs north to about 100 feet beyond a pedestrian bridge that links the Memorial Union and The Knoll. Phase I, which reconstructed about 500 feet of stream bank west of Wallace Road on the east side of campus, was completed in April 1996. Phase II will cost an estimated $171,000. The College Creek project is funded with end-of-year funds allocated by the President's Office.
The restoration work will involve lining the creek bed with gravel and field stones to create combinations of mini-rapids and slow pools that will disperse the water's energy, re- grading and reinforcing the creek bank with soil encased in biodegradable fabric and replanting ground vegetation -- including wild flowers -- removed at the beginning of the project. About 20 percent of the trees along the creek bank will be removed, either because water erosion has exposed their root systems or because the restoration work can't be completed with them there, said Rick Fox, an ISU landscape architect and manager of the creek restoration project.
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Decades of creek erosion due to water runoff, intensified in recent years by increased development of the area, have exposed tree roots and washed away soil that once was creek bank, Fox said. This restoration approach was selected from several solutions after an extensive study of the creek area by engineers. Preserving the natural environment of College Creek, as well as its longevity as a campus asset, is the goal of the plan selected.
North Central Turf, Webster City, will do the restoration work. The other two phases of the project will be completed as funding becomes available.
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EUGENE, Ore. - A lightning storm sparked new forest fires in the Leaburg and Vida areas Thursday just as the nation's firefighting resources have been stretched thin.
The lack of additional firefighters to combat the new blazes comes as Oregon prepares for an influx of visitors for the solar eclipse August 21.
Firefighters worry that people could ignite new fires with cars, campfires or cigarettes as thousands attempt to get a glimpse of the eclipse.
"When it's this hot and dry, everyone needs to think twice before using anything that might emit a spark," said Chris Cline, forester for the South Cascade District.
Crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry swiftly contained a pair of new fires, but a third on Goat Point has burned 5 acres and remains uncontained, the agency said in a statement.
"When these lightning busts come through, it is crucial that we act fast and that means relying on our neighbors and cooperators for help," Cline said. "Firefighters from ODF's South Cascade have been working side by side with crews from ODF Western Lane, Coos and Douglas Forest Protective Associations, the Willamette National Forest, and multiple private landowners."
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Louisville came away with more than a rivalry victory Saturday night.
According to Coach Charlie Strong, the Cardinals made a statement with their 24-17 road triumph over Kentucky.
"This is a tremendous team victory ... and we said earlier to our team that we needed to have a statement game," Strong said.
The U of L coach talked about seeing students on campus attired in UK gear. Not acceptable to him, he says it's up to the Cards to change that type of following.
"We talk to our guys all the time about changing the culture of this program," he said. "We've been down for three years. Last year we had a (better) year, and you see us bounce back. But we need a statement game to change the culture."
U of L snapped a four-game losing streak in the in-state rivalry, winning for the first time since 2006. The win was U of L's first in the modern rivalry in a game that did not open a season.
Early in the week, Strong said he didn't know if his team could play with Kentucky. The Wildcats had much more experience, plus the winning tradition in the series.
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Yes, they were.
U of L outgained the Cats 327 yards to 290, holding UK to 35 rushing yards.
The Cards won even though starting quarterback Will Stein left the game early in the second quarter because of a shoulder injury.
Other than a handful of "Wild Card" snaps to running quarterback Dominique Brown, and a couple of last-minute kneel-downs by Stein, true freshman Teddy Bridgewater took the controls.
Bridgewater finished 10-for-18, good for 106 yards and a pair of 25-yard touchdown passes — to DeVante Parker and Josh Bellamy.
"I wasn't nervous at all," Bridgewater said. "Because all week we practice two quarterbacks. We have a two-quarterback system, so any given moment you just have to be prepared to go in."
In each of the Cardinals' first two games, Bridgewater played a series.
"You learn from your mistakes," he said. "You learn from those two series."
Game MVP Dexter Heyman led the U of L defense with 12 tackles, including two for losses. Heyman, a senior linebacker, has a tackle for a loss in his last seven games, dating to last season. He also forced a first-quarter fumble, which teammate Andrew Johnson recovered.
Adrian Bushell, earning his first career start at cornerback, had 11 tackles.
Roy Philon, a sophomore out of Bryan Station, didn't enter the game until the second quarter. He promptly dropped UK quarterback Morgan Newton for a 5-yard loss. Two plays later, Philon sacked Newton for a 7-yard loss.
"I knew I was going to play. I just didn't know when," he said. "I knew when I did go in to play that I was going to go in and play — handle business."
Philon added an 11-yard sack in the fourth quarter, finishing with four tackles.
"Our coach tells us to visualize," said Philon, a 6-foot-3, 272-pound tackle. "I did a lot of visualizing, and (this game) is not really a surprise to me because I worked hard in practice. If you work hard, the results come."
■ U of L won in Commonwealth Stadium for the first time since Sept. 4, 2005, a 31-24 game. ... This is the fourth game since Vance Bedford became defensive coordinator that the Cards have had five or more sacks in a game. They got to Newton six times for 48 yards in losses.


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Having a fine set of whittling tools to carve chunks of wood into shapes that fit your fantasies is as easy as this: Go to your local hardware store and buy some cement nails (also known as cut nails or square-cut nails). Since they come in several sizes, get a few big and a few little ones. That will set you back about four bits. (That's 50¢ to all you young whippersnappers.)
While you're at the shop, also purchase a $3.00 container of propane and — if you don't already have one — a propane torch, which is a fine investment. (It's good, for example, for fixing radiators or unfreezing copper waterlines.) Or, if money is tight, borrow the torch from a friend.
Back at home, round up a pair of pliers, a fairly heavy hammer, that little piece of railroad iron you always thought would come in handy as an anvil, and a tin can of water. Then fire up the torch and, holding one of the nails with the pliers, heat the head red-hot. The other end, the point, will later go into your tool's wooden handle. (In fact, you might want to epoxy the nail into a pre-drilled hole in, say, a hunk of broomstick before shaping it.) Beat the head flat with the hammer. Heat again and beat again until it looks like it's thin enough to have possibilities. (To form the round "spoon" of a gouge-type tool, beat it into a concave curve, or around a convex curve, on your anvil—and if you've only whittled with a pocketknife, you can't even imagine how handy it is to have a gouge as well.) Let the steel cool slowly, then use a bastard file to produce the shape you desire.
Now you'll want to heat the same metal until it's glowing orange. If it only gets red, no matter how high you turn up the fire, set the gas bottle in a pan of hot water for a minute or so to activate the fuel. Make sure, though, that this water is no hotter than you can put your hands into. Then, when the business-end of your future cutting tool is nice and orange, drop it into the water to harden it. (You've probably heard that you have to "draw the temper" after quenching if you don't want brittle steel, but it's not important in this case, because you won't be putting that much stress on these tools. Even so, you shouldn't use a file to sharpen this homemade blade after quenching it or you could ruin the file.)
If you haven't already affixed a handle, cut a few inches off an old broomstick, drill a hole in it, and epoxy the blade into the hole. (You may also want to shape your handle.)
When you test out this new tool, those big, curly shavings should just zip right off. If they don't, you'll have to sharpen the blade again — this time with a large whetstone. For this task, make sure you have a genuine Carborundum stone. [Editor's note: We've found that Arkansas oilstones work well too.] Simply pretend you're scraping an invisible decal off with the steel. Then, when you think you're close to achieving the edge you want, use the fine side of the stone (or a harder Arkansas), and if you're forming a flat tool, at the very last you can turn the blade over after each rub.
When you can shave with the blade, you have the sharpness you need for some fine whittling. [Editor's note: We've found ceramic stick sharpeners to work well in finishing dished gouges.]
Using this technique, I've made a large knife and a small one, big and little gouges, and a V-shaped gouge for making t-shaped notches. And you know what? I've had more fun carving with these carving tools than I ever did with store-bought ones! What's more, counting my time and the gas, I guess they cost me about a dime apiece!
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Shipwrecks Found, Mysteries Revealed
Several years back four shipwrecks were located. Shipwrecks Found, Mysteries Revealed. Guess what? No pirates were involved or injured in the sinking of those vessels.
"Just the facts, mam." Well known line from an old TV series called Dragnet. Detective Jack Webb was the character who used to always say that. But which do you prefer? Facts or fiction. I'm a facts person myself. True stories with happy endings or at least a resolution are better than imaginary accounts of people, places and things with fake unrealistic endings or even worse, cliffhangers.
What would you say if a ship set sail one day and then disappeared? You asked what happened. Right? Often the wreckage of ships lost at sea after hundreds, even thousands of years are finally found and the truth as to why they vanished is finally revealed. So all that speculation and all those fictional accounts of what may have possibly happened are all totally worthless.
Several years back four shipwrecks were located: a 9th century Arab dhow; two Spanish galleons owned by King Philip IV of Spain that sank in the 1600s; and a vessel that set sail from Australia in the 1800s. Now we know the answers to what happened, that is,
- whether they were attacked by pirates; and
- if they were carrying treasure, how much was recovered.
Sometimes people want to know the answer to a 3rd question: What happened to the crew or passengers? But most of the time, nobody cares about dead people.
Anyway, true accounts have been published which re-create the final voyage of these four vessels.
So that's that! No more unsolved mysteries.
Well actually there is still one mystery. There was a 400-pound, solid-gold statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus that has not been recovered. Some doubt that it ever even existed. As for now it remains a legend and a myth. Maybe one day.
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After struggling for years to save for a deposit to buy their first home, first-time buyers (FTBs) will obviously be keen to get the ball rolling. But, it seems they are not putting enough thought into other costs involved in buying a property, namely stamp duty.
According to research from TSB, nearly 25% of FTBs are not taking into account stamp duty costs when making an offer on a house.
With most FTB house purchases likely to fall into the 1% tax bracket, it is imperative this extra cost is factored in. If you take the average price of a house at £168,356, then a further £1,683 in stamp duty will need to be found on top of other fees such as solicitors, surveys and land registry searches.
It seems that established homeowners aren't much better at budgeting, with 14% of these buyers not considering stamp duty when buying their second or third home.
Some regions fare better than others, with those in the east being the most stamp duty savvy with 50% factoring it in, while those in Wales need to be more finance aware with 25% not considering it at all.
More reassuringly, 41% of FTBs are well prepared and have done their calculations, setting aside the exact amount needed to pay for stamp duty, while 45% of those buying their second or third home have also included this tax in their budgets.
The price people are willing to pay for a property can also be affected by stamp duty with 9% of homebuyers capping their bid in order to fall into the lower stamp duty bracket.
Demonstrating how times have changed, a third of current homeowners said they did not pay stamp duty when they originally purchased their home, a figure that's in stark contrast to 86% of those currently looking to buy who are expecting to pay it.
Ian Ramsden, TSB's director of mortgages, said: "With UK house prices rising, it should come as no surprise that the cost of stamp duty is on the up too. Yet, a worrying number of homebuyers are failing to factor this significant outlay into the overall cost of buying a home."With the expenditure on stamp duty equivalent to a tenth of the average deposit, it is important for potential homebuyers to factor it in to their purchase decision at an early stage. Before starting their house-hunt, people should talk to a qualified mortgage adviser to see what options are available to them. Buyers should kick start their search safe in the knowledge that they can afford the full costs of buying their dream home."
When considering buying a property, one of the most important issues is your credit rating, and worryingly 10% of FTBs turn to credit cards to pay stamp duty charges. Credit ratings are also important when remortgaging, something the 3% of established homeowners who also turn to the plastic need to consider.
Other ways to pay, for FTBs and established owners alike, are extensions on the mortgage amount with 21% and 27% opting for this method respectively, while 15% of FTBs turn to cash gifts from friends and family compared to just 4% of the more independent established homeowners.
Happily, many buyers have been saving for the most important purchase of their lives, with 36% of FTBs likely to use their personal savings to cover stamp duty, and 41% of those buying their second and third homes using this method.
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Two companies that make custom hard hats are Cooper Safety and Custom Hard Hats, according to the companies' websites. Both of these companies specialize in the production of customized safety equipment.Continue Reading
Cooper Safety offers the customization of MSA Hard hats and Bullard Hard hats, and there are four different locations on which the company can print a customizable logo: the front, back, and left and right sides. The minimum order quantity when ordering from Cooper Safety is 20, and the printing and delivery of the hard hats takes an average of 10 to 14 business days, explains CooperSafety.com.
The other site that provides custom safety equipment is Custom Hard Hats, and it does not only specialize in the printing of custom hard hats, but it also offers the printing of custom work gloves and safety vests. Custom Hard Hats offers more of a variety in its selection of hard hats including MSA hard hats, ERB hard hats, fibre-metal hard hats, cowboy hard hats, and NFL-themed hard hats. Like Cooper Safety, Custom Hard Hats can print logos on the front, back and both sides, and it can print up to four logos onto each hat. If a customer chooses to have one of the artists at Custom Hard Hats handle the artwork for his hard hats, there is a $35 artwork fee. After going through all of the details with a custom order, there is a standard printing and delivery time of 12 days, notes the company's website.Learn more about Business Resources


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"It is unfortunate that Desmond Tutu is ill-informed and misled about Israel," B'nai B'rith International President Dennis W. Glick said. "Following his recent call for an academic boycott of Israel, he is working hard to delegitimize the Jewish state."
This troubling campaign demonizes Israel and undermines peace efforts.
It is disturbing that Tutu fails to note that Israel is the most open and welcoming nation in the Middle East; a democracy where Israeli Arabs have full voting rights. Israel provides access in its capital to all religions to worship at holy sites.
In condemning Israel, Tutu ignores reality: Israel has pressed for peace with the Palestinians over and over, only to be met with excuses and stall tactics, as well as rockets, mortars, and savage terrorist attacks. Tutu's failure to condemn the terror group that calls for Israel's destruction, Hamas, is curious.
"His claim to being an advocate for peace is once again being brought into question. He should focus on engagement, rather than efforts to delegitimize one of the parties to the process," B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin said. "He should use his microphone to promote peace, not restrictions."
B'nai B'rith commends the Cape Town Opera's decision to reject the boycott calls and travel to Israel to perform as planned.


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NORMAL, ILL. — Waukegan dropped hints of a coup d`etat in girls golf during the regular season. But it wasn`t until it beat reigning champion Regina Dominican for the state title Saturday that the overthrow became official.
The Bulldogs not only wrestled away the crown that Regina had guarded carefully for the past five years, but they did so by making up 19 strokes over nine holes, almost a five-stroke per player average.


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Enjoy the delights of the Chiltern Valley as you play your way around one of the very best public golf courses in the Buckinghamshire area. Suitable for golfers at all levels, you'll be sure to find a challenging yet rewarding golf course for you and your friends to enjoy. The "Baby Brother" of the Main Course at Wycombe Heights Golf Centre is our tricky Short Course. This course provides experienced golfers with a genuine challenge, but is still suitable for budding young golfers or families to enjoy.


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Dixie Valley Bottoming Binary Project Geothermal Project
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|Project Title
|Dixie Valley Bottoming Binary Project
|Project Type / Topic 1
|Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program
|Project Type / Topic 2
|Geothermal Energy Production from Low Temperature Resources, Coproduced Fluids from Oil and Gas Wells, and Geopressured Resources
|Project Type / Topic 3
|Low Temperature Resources
|Project Description
|The proposed two-year project supports the DOE GTP's goal of promoting the development and commercial application of energy production from low-temperature geothermal fluids, i.e., between 150°F and 300°F. The proposed activities will demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of electricity generation from nonconventional geothermal resources of 223°F using the first commercial use of a supercritical cycle at a geothermal power plant inlet temperature of less than 300°F.
| -Proving the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing the available unused heat to generate additional electric power from a binary power plant from low-temperature brine at the Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant.
-Providing non-proprietary data to the NGDS and DOE GTP for two years. -Economic and environmental benefits, specifically job creation, income generation, increased tax and royalty payments, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
|Awardees (Company / Institution)
|Terra-Gen Dixie Valley, LLC
|Awardee Website
| http://www.terra-genpower.com/
|Funding Opportunity Announcement
|DOE Funding Level (total award amount)
|Awardee Cost Share
|Total Project Cost
| $14,148,900.00
|Principal Investigator(s)
| Gregory J. Odegard
|Targets / Milestones
| -Perform a study to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a power generation expansion at the existing Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant utilizing binary technology which derives its heat source from the existing low pressure, low temperature (223°F) brine, which is currently injected into the geothermal reservoir.
-Utilize the first commercial use of a supercritical cycle at a geothermal power plant inlet temperature of less than 300°F. -Obtain the necessary permits related to the expansion. -Engineer, procure, construct, test, and commission a 4.2-megawatt electric (MWe) binary plant. -Operate and maintain the new binary plant, providing nonproprietary data to the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) and the Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program (DOE GTP) for a minimum of two years.
|Location of Project
| Dixie Valley, NV
|Demonstrate economic feasibillity of using waste-water for power generation utilizing a binary plant.
|Funding Source
|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
|EERE Geothermal Technologies Programs[1]


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We're all obsessed with Words with Friends, and, if we're being completely honest here, we also spend way too much time using the utterly addictive iPhone app Draw Something. And as every Draw Something user knows, the app -- a perfect combo of hangman, pictionary, and Microsoft Paint -- can lead to some pretty awesome creations.
As a way to collect the works of art created on the app, the guys behind Damn You, Autocorrect have launched a new site, Drawsome/Not Drawsome, where visitors rank best, worst and wierdest Draw Something doodles submitted by thousands of iPhone artists. Check out this slideshow for last week's top 10 drawings.
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Some books are destined to become classics. I believe that Gregory A Boyd's Satan and the Problem of Evil: Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy will be one of those books.
Boyd has written extensively on so-called open theism. In this book, he turns to the profoundly difficult question of how God relates to evil and suffering (the technical theological term for this issue is theodicy). Underlying his discussion is an open theist set of beliefs, but they only form part of the fabric of Boyd's total view. The most significant theme is that there is a warfare going on and humans are caught up in this warfare. This explains, in part, why humans suffer and why God responds to suffering in the way God does. But to say this is to inadequately describe Boyd's contribution to this issue.
Boyd is thoroughly orthodox in his trinitarian and warfare views. But orthodoxy is not really the issue. He is also thoroughly biblical. Many critics incorrectly accuse open theists of minimising the evidence of Scripture and undermining the sovereignty, omnipotence, and omniscience of God. Boyd has written a brilliant, comprehensive, and cohesive argument that integrates all the biblical evidence in a coherent statement about the problem of evil. He firmly lays the blame where it should be: on Satan's shoulders and all those beings who choose evil. Of course, not all questions are answered. No model or theology will ever answer all of our questions and may, in fact, raise some. But for someone looking for a sensitive theology of suffering and evil needs to read this book to see the possibilities that Scripture allows for understanding this intractable problem.
Satan and the Problem of Evil is divided into two halves. The first half presents an argument for the warfare worldview. The second part of the book turns to practical and pastoral concerns and how the warfare view helps enrich our understandings of important aspects of the Christian's spiritual life.
Boyd begins by describing what he calls the "Blueprint Worldview" which has, at its heart, the teaching that God has exhaustive definite foreknowledge (EDF) of the future. He contrasts this with the "warfare view" and then describes the essential goal of the book which
is to answer this question. How are we to conceive of an all-powerful God creating beings who to some degree possess the power to thwart his will, and thus against whom he must genuinely battle if he is to accomplish his will? The attempt to answer this question is the attempt to render philosophically coherent the warfare worldview of Scripture as well as the war-torn appearance of our world. (p. 16)
In making his argument, Boyd adopts the Wesleyan 'methodological quadrilateral of Scripture, reason, experience, and tradition as the criteria for theological truth.' (p. 16) Specifically, he holds to the following assumptions (expressed in Boyd's words):
- Scripture is divinely inspired and therefore trustworthy on all matters that it intends to teach.
- ... reason, if employed correctly, is also a trustworthy guide in seeking truth.
- ... experience has a legitimate role to play in our quest for truth.
- ... church tradition has a dialectical role to play in our quest for truth.' (pp. 22-23)
Using the above methodological assumptions, the rest of the first part of the book argues for a trinitarian warfare theodicy based on six theses (once again, expressed in Boyd's language):
- Love must be freely chosen.
- Love entails risk.
- Love, and thus freedom, entails that we are to some extent morally responsible for one another.
- The power to influence for the worse must be roughly proportionate to our power to influence for the better.
- Freedom must be, within limits, irrevocable. This entails that, to some extent, God places an irrevocable limitation on himself with his decision to create beings who have the capacity to love and who are therefore free.
- This limitation, however, is not infinite, for our capacity to freely choose to love is not endless.
These six theses are worked out in incredible detail drawing on biblical, philosophical, and empirical evidence with the biblical material taking precedence over all others. Boyd sensitively responds to objections to the trinitarian warfare theodicy, especially from proponents of the EDF perspective.
In the last few paragraphs of Part 1, Boyd contends that the truth of the sixth theses means
... we can make sense out of the fact that a world created by an all-good, all-powerful God could become a nightmarish war zone. In contrast to all blueprint theodicies, within the trinitarian warfare theodicy we need not assume that there is a specific, good divine reason why God ordains or allows each specific evil event to take place. The only reason God allows free agents to engage in evil deeds is that this possibility is what it means to create agents free. The specific reasons why these agents actualize this possibility in particular ways is found in them, not God. If God is justified in risking freedom in general, we need not ask why God allowed any particular event. To be sure, God can use evil agents to fulfill his purposes, and he always works to bring good out of evil. But God's specific way of responding to a particular evil must not be confused with God specifically ordaining or allowing a particular evil.
If the six trinitarian warfare theses are accepted, we can also begin to make sense of the fact that God is assured of winning the war, though many particular battles have yet to be decided. We can further understand why God must tolerate for a time the evil activity of rebellious agents, how it is that love must be risky now but not in heaven, and why it is that God's interaction with his creatures appears so arbitrary. (p. 205)
It is impossible to exaggerate the power of Boyd's argument in this first part of the book. And the second part is no less powerful as he turns to practical and pastoral issues covering prayer, miracles, and the arbitrariness of life; natural evil; and the doctrine of hell and eternal suffering (where he develops a view of hell that integrates both eternal suffering and annihilationism — very intriguing!). His application of the trinitarian warfare theodicy to these areas resolve so many questions — although some difficult ones remain — and I'm not sure I agree with his conclusions about hell). Boyd's discussion of these issues restores the possibility of genuine faith, hope, and love in our relationship to God.
At the end of the book, Boyd provides a series of appendices that deal with some technical issues including responding to further objections to his view, philosophical arguments related to the relationship of foreknowledge and free will, and the issue of chance.
Satan and the Problem of Evil is a very significant book. Boyd is thorough, respectful, rigorous, and, despite the philosophical nature of some chapters, practical and pastoral. His interest in this issue is derived and driven by real life and real people experiencing real questions. This book should be in the library of every thinking Christian. For some, it may be a little difficult to read. If that is the case, the reader might like to consult Boyd's simpler book Is God to Blame?
The problem of evil has been one of the most significant reasons people have given up on God. At last, new perspectives are beginning to bring some answers and relief to those who struggle with evil.
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson et al
An excellent, practical book on how to listen and speak when engaging in conversations when opinion vary, stakes are high, or emotions are strong.
Postmodern Children's Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century Church (Emergent YS) by Ivy Beckwith
Children learn and process the world very differently in the 21st century. Ivy Beckwith draws on her experience to discuss how those in children's ministry must adjust to the realities of contemporary postmodern society and culture.
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Should Know (Ideas You Really Need to Know) by Ben Dupre
An engagingly presented introduction to 50 philosophical ideas from absolutism to zombies. Each concept is dealt with in just four pages with inserts, timelines, and interesting facts.
The Book of Dead Philosophers (Vintage)by Simon Critchley
What does it mean to die? How should we die? What is a good death? This book surveys the deaths of nearly 200 philosophers from the pre-Socratic Thales to Dominque Janicaud in 2002. A meditation on accepting our creatureliness.
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokesby Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
You might think that philosophy is a dry, abstract subject. But the two authors of this book believe that one of the best ways to learn about philosophy is by examining jokes. A delightful, intriguing introduction.
Two men are making breakfast. As one is buttering the toast, he says, "Did you ever notice that if you drop a piece of toast, it always lands butter side down?"
The second guy says, "No, I bet it just seems that way because it's so unpleasant to clean up the mess when it lands butter side down. I bet it lands butter side up just as often."
The first guy says, "Oh, year? Watch this." He drops the toast to the floor, where it lands butter side up.
The second guy says, "See. I told you."
The first guy says, "Oh, I see what happened. I buttered the wrong side!'
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Eva Lake
I work both in photomontage and paintings.
Various other exploits (like fanzines, window installations, shows, bands, poetry readings, Dada festivals etc.) will be detailed over time in my Diary.
My exhibition history is available here.
The latest group of paintings solidified my lust for the square and open, empty space. In a way it was a tribute to 3 of my favorite artists: Malevich and his square, Mondrian and his grid and Yves Klein and his infinite space.
Most works of art are in some way a self-portrait. In my case I am one who rarely stands still and this has finally translated into the paintings I make. Some artists are obsessed with death; I don't believe in it. Making my paintings live is my goal.
In April 2005 I will be showing my paintings at the Augen Gallery. I will also be a part of a three person show called Saturated at the Autzen Gallery at Portland State University in November 2004.


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Dear Journalists and Press,
Thank you for your interest in our involvement in recent events in Tanzania. Due to an overwhelming media interest, and the fact that it is not our place to report on details of law enforcement activities conducted by the Government of Tanzania, we are unable to respond to every enquiry.
Below we have listed some important facts and our background perspective related to the recent arrests of some Chinese nationals that were reported in the media, including Yang Feng Glan (dubbed the 'Queen of Ivory') and Li Ling Ling shortly before her.
PAMS Foundation wishes to congratulate and commend the Government's National & Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit (NTSCIU) for these important arrests, as well as many arrests, weapon and ivory seizures and successful prosecution of hundreds of poachers and illegal ivory traffickers, in particular over the past year.
We believe that the arrest of Yang is hugely significant and that it will prove to be the biggest wildlife crime case in the history of Tanzania, and quite likely the continent. However, it should be seen and recognized in the context that it is one result of many arrests of traffickers and poachers across the country over a period of time. It is not a single or perchance event, but a culmination of a lot of good, diligent work, much investigation and following up.
Thanks to some excellent intelligence-led law enforcement work implemented by the NTSCIU within a few ecosystems previously (done initially with limited funding), PAMS Foundation were able to secure a significantly large grant which enabled the 'Special Intelligence Project for Elephant Protection' to be expanded nationwide since October 2014.
Exceptional results have been achieved by the NTSCIU-led anti-poaching project. This includes the arrest of more than 870 poachers and illegal ivory traders, the seizure of over 300 firearms and 20 motor vehicles used in wildlife crime, and the successful prosecution of more than 240 people engaged in these activities, to date. Sentences for these crimes have included several perpetrators being given prison terms of 20 years and a few of even longer.
In addition to this highly effective project, which is supported solely by ourselves and our partners Askari Maritime Logistics and Team Rokka, PAMS Foundation also wishes to congratulate the Ministry of Natural Resources & Tourism (and the agencies falling under its authority) for all their successes achieved in combatting the illegal wildlife trade. In all the areas where we have been fortunate enough to be able to partner and support their elephant protection work, we can attest to the fact that the Rangers and Game Scouts of the Wildlife Division, 3 District Councils and 6 Wildlife Management Areas have produced very meaningful results. In these projects, which have all employed a largely intelligence-led approach, well over 600 poachers have been arrested, more than 850 firearms have been seized and sentences of up to 10 years imprisonment have been achieved.
As the only NGO which provides anti-poaching support to Tanzania in all the major elephant ecosystems across the country, it is our professional opinion that there has been a dramatic reduction in elephant poaching since November 2014. Thanks to all the results achieved from the combined efforts of the above mentioned Government Authorities and Community Based Organizations whom we do our best to complement and support, we can say with confidence that there is no way the elephant population could have declined during 2015 on a similar scale to what was experienced during the preceding 6 years.
Thank you to all the Government and Community groups who trusted us enough to welcome us as supporting partners in this important battle. Thank you equally to the private funders and partners who believed enough to invest in the projects that we recommended to be effective. Our most recent supporter who stepped forward to help save Tanzania's elephants is a Chinese national who shares our concerns for elephants and has committed to help through fundraising and awareness raising in China.
The ivory war is still a long way from over, but we have no doubt, the tide is turning!


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Delinquencies on CMBS loans continued their upward climb in recent months, according to the most recent reports from Trepp LLC and Realpoint LLC, two research firms that track the sector. But the signs continue to indicate that the CMBS market may be near its bottom.
In July, the delinquent unpaid balance for CMBS rose $387.9 million, up to $60.84 billion from $60.45 billion a month prior, according to Horsham, Pa.-based Realpoint.
The increase was dramatically smaller than the average for the first six months of 2010 when delinquencies grew by an average of $3.14 billion per month.
Overall, the delinquent unpaid balance is up 137 percent from a year ago and is now more than 27 times the low point of $2.21 billion in March 2007. The distressed 90+-day, foreclosure and REO categories grew in aggregate for the 31st straight month—up by $4.05 billion from the previous month.
The total unpaid balance for CMBS pools reviewed by Realpoint for the July remittance was $780.97 billion down from $784.06 billion in June.
The delinquency ratio for July of 7.79 percent (up from the 7.70 percent reported for June) is more than two times the 3.14 percent reported in July 2009 and more than 27 times the Realpoint recorded low point of 0.28 percent in June 2007.


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Kate's Corner: EB-5 Petition Based Immigrant Visa Processing Trends at U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, Mainland China
Kate Kalmykov and her team offer tips for consular processing in Guangzhou, China....
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Mr. Hammond: I have a brief question. The Minister used the word ``contingently''. This may not be the place to ask, but could he tell me the difference between ``contingently'' and ``conditionally''? It seems a rather nice distinction.
Mr. Denham: I have a helpful note from my officials somewhere in my notes explaining that difference, but I will have to rely on my memory. Conditional has the sense that a practitioner should fulfil certain conditions, whereas contingent essentially means that he should not do certain things. I think that that is the underlying difference. Clearly it does not make sense to say that it will be conditional on someone who has been found guilty of fraud not to handle money. That would be an odd use of the English language; instead, it would be contingent on them not handling money. That is the difference in the English language. I bow to the superior wisdom of parliamentary counsel that this is the correct way of doing it.
Mr. Hammond: For the record, the Minister did that without the benefit of any notes, and we are all terribly impressed, but why did parliamentary counsel not have a look at the dictionary when drafting the original Bill?
Amendment agreed to.
5.15 pm
Amendments made: No. 139, in page 21, line 30, at end insert
(a) vary the conditions, or impose different conditions, or
(b) remove him from their list.'.
No. 140, in page 21, line 31, after `may' insert `decide to'.
No.141, in page 21, line 38, after `49G' insert
No.102, in page 21, line 40, leave out `Council' and insert `body'.[Mr. John Denham.]
Mr. Denham: I beg to move amendment No.142, in page 22, line 5, after `case' insert`(a)''.
The Chairman: With this it will be convenient to take Government amendment Nos. 143 and 144.
Mr. Denham: The provisions in new section 49H in the Act provide that a health authority may suspend a practitioner while it decides whether he should be removed or contingently removed from a list. In such cases the health authority must specify the period. If the period has expired, amendment No. 143 enables the health authority to continue the suspension for a further specified period.
We do not propose the suspension of family health service contractors to continue indefinitely. We have no desire to recreate in the family health services some of the problems that have been encountered, for example, with the suspension of consultants in hospital services, which we are as Government anxious to deal with. It is in everyone's interest to ensure that the period of suspension is kept to a minimum, but there are cases in which it will be necessary to extend an initial period of suspension while further enquiries are made or a regulatory body considers the case.
Contractors need to be protected from the uncertainty of indefinite suspension. Amendment No. 144 clarifies that if a health authority imposes an initial period of suspension which is running out and then imposes a further period of suspension, the total period of suspension, including the initial period, may not normally exceed the six months set out in the Bill. If a health authority wishes to continue a suspension beyond six months it will be required to make representations to the appeal authority, just as it would have done had it made an initial suspension for a six-month period
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Amendments made: No. 143, in page 22, line 7, at end insert
No.144, in page 22, line 9, after `case)' insert `,
No.103 in page 22, line 28, leave out `(4)' and insert `(6)'.[Mr. Denham.]
Mr. Denham: I beg to move amendment No. 145 in page 22, line 37, after `and' insert `(except in prescribed cases.)'.
The Chairman: With this it will be convenient to take Government amendments Nos. 146, 148, 104 and 149.
Mr. Denham: Amendment Nos. 145, 148 and 149 clarify the circumstances in which a health authority may or must carry out a review of contingent removal or suspension and the decisions they are able to reach as a result of the review. Amendment No. 146 prevents a health authority from being able to review
Mr. Swayne: Can the Minister explain what `except in prescribed cases' refers to? Presumably it is the same prescribed cases as are in subsection 5A but could he just explain what those might be?
Mr. Denham: Amendment No. 146 prevents a health authority from reviewing a decision of the appeal authority to impose a contingent removal or suspension on a practitioner. It would be wholly inappropriate for a lower level body, the health authority, to be able change the decision of a higher level body, the appeal authority, hence the reference to ``except in prescribed circumstances'' in relation to a health authority's ability to review a decision. That is what is inserted by amendment No. 145. Amendment No. 104 removes the provision for a health authority to be able to shorten a period of suspension on review.
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Amendments made: No. 146, in page 22, line 39, after 'than' insert
No. 147, in page 22, line 44, leave out `conditionally' and insert `contingently'.
No. 148, in page 22, line 46, at end insert
No. 104, in page 22, line 47, leave out 'or shorten its period'.
No. 105, in page 23, line 1, leave out `conditional' and insert `contingent'.
No. 149, in page 23, line 2, after `conditions,' insert `impose different conditions,'.
No. 106, in page 23, line 2, leave out `conditional' and insert `contingent'.[Mr. Denham.]
Mr. Swayne: I beg to move amendment No. 179, in page 23, line 7, leave out `21' and insert `28'.
The amendment would extend the time by seven days in which a general practitioner has the right of appeal to the Family Health Service Appeals Authority. The provision of an extra week is consistent with the period for an appeal to the General Medical Council. We regard those two appeal procedures as similar in their consequences for the practitioner if he were delisted. If his accreditation were removed by the health authority, it would be a career-threatening move. Therefore, we think it consistent to equalise the time period.
Mr. Denham: We agree with the thrust of the amendment, for the reasons given. However, we have examined the drafting and found it flawed. If the hon. Gentleman withdraws the amendment, we will introduce amendments on Report.
Mr. Hammond: Will the Minister explain what is wrong with our amendment, as it simply changes the number 21 to 28? The Government may find it disagreeable to accept Opposition amendments, but the Minister is being a bit ingenuous in suggesting that we withdraw our 28 so that he can introduce his 28 on Report.
Mr. Denham: If he wishes, the hon. Gentleman is welcome to take up Opposition time on Report in moving the necessary consequential amendment required on page 23, line 22 to proposed section 49J)(5)(a). However, I offer to use Government time on Report for that purpose.
Mr. Hammond: It was a perfectly simple question and, as it turned out, it has a relatively simple answer. I simply wanted to ascertain that the Minister was not simply being churlish in refusing to accept the Opposition amendment.
Mr. Swayne: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments made: No. 150, in page 23, line 11, after `49F' insert `or 49G(3A)'.
No. 107, in page 23, line 12, leave out `conditionally' and insert `contingently'.[Mr. Denham.]
Mr. Denham: I beg to move amendment No. 151, in page 23, line 14, after '49G' insert
The Chairman: With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 180, in page 23, line 14, after '49G', insert
Government amendments Nos. 152 to 154 and 161.
Mr. Denham: The amendments deal with contingent removals and appeals to the Family Health Service Appeals Authority; they clarify the precise nature of the practitioner's appeal rights. Amendment No. 151 makes it clear that a practitioner can appeal to the FHSAA, against not only the health authority's original decision contingently to remove him but any further health authority decision to vary or change the conditions imposed on the practitioner in pursuance of a contingent removal.
Amendment No. 180, tabled in the names of the hon. Members for Woodspring and for Runnymede and Weybridge, and Government amendment No. 152 are designed clarify that a practitioner would have the right to appeal to the FHSAA against any health authority decision to vary his terms of service in pursuance of a contingent removal. That is an essential safeguard, so I am pleased that it has support from both sides of the Committee. I propose that amendment No. 152 is accepted, which I hope will meet the Opposition's concerns.
Amendments Nos. 153 and 161 clarify the position on the rights of appeal. As we have already discussed, the policy intention is that there should be no right of appeal against the decision to suspend. That will be a statutory, time-limited, neutral act, and we want efforts to be focused on addressing concerns and not on legal process. A right of appeal will be available against a decision to remove or contingently remove. The amendments tighten the drafting of the clause, so that it cannot be read in a way that infers a right to appeal against a decision to suspend.
Amendment 154 provides for the practitioner or health authority concerned to apply to the FHSAA for the conditions of a contingent removal imposed by that body to be varied, replaced or revoked.
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