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We are imperfect because we are GIFTED choice.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by DeadSeraph
We are imperfect because we are GIFTED choice.
Is it really choice when "God" knows exactly what we'll do, and allows it? That's not our choice, that's his.
Assuming the story is true, I think "God" had more choice in this whole deal than any of us. Considering he can end it, fix it, change it, start it over, copy it, or abandon it at any time with no repercussions on his end whatsoever, I think he has a crapload more choice than we ever did.
And you still think it's fair?
I would rather my little girl love me because she wants to, than because she has to (as the latter is contrary to the nature of love).
He likened his illustration to how our free will is within the bounds of omniscience. Essentially, God has "drawn" every possible path and obstacle you can take and over come. It's up to you which path you choose. But looking at it in that dimension, he knows where all outcomes lead. So no matter what you choose, He knows.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by defcon5
But "God" knows everyone who will ever go to hell, if the Bible is perfectly accurate. And he still doesn't change anything. Which means he WANTS half of us to burn forever.
Furthermore, the king of hell, "Satan", was created by "God"...and you can bet that he knew exactly what he was doing when he made that happen. So he designed hell for us, designed a creation that would betray him and trick Adam and Eve and rule the fiery pits that would torment us for being exactly the way he created us...
Does this seem at all fair to you? From my perspective, we had the short end of the stick from the very beginning. And "God"s laughing at us all this time because we're too meek to call him on it.
See, the only part that doesn't make sense about the Bible and "God", is how we're still worshipping the jerk. It's no wonder we're all violent and barbaric...after all the time we spend selling our soul to a being whose existence is questionable, let alone its right to our souls, I'm not surprised that we no longer have the integrity to actually behave honorably.edit on 6-9-2012 by AfterInfinity because: (no reason given)
Why should I believe or have faith that your concept of fair and just have my best interest in mind?
Nope, birds don't sow, reap (harvest all at once), nor gather food into barns. They go and work for their food every day. And they have these migratory patterns that are a pretty neat gift, so that they shouldn't have to.
25 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
Just had a buddy that was told by his doctor, this past year, whom the doctor told him that his stress level (aka: worry) was going to send him to an early grave. Dude quit his job, what was providing for his future, because that future wasn't going to exist by the way he was providing for it.
27 "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
1. What is God clothing people with? Is it just covering for the body that's going to die? Considering what's following, I doubt this is just about clothing.
28 "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
1. Ah, the conclusion, which usually expands upon the opening. Orly? Look, Christ was in the habit of stating something, then giving examples, then adding further detailing for a fuller conclusion. Actually rather like how an essay is still written.
31 "Do not worry then, saying, `What will we eat?' or `What will we drink?' or `What will we wear for clothing?' 32 "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Originally posted by jiggerj
In another thread it was suggested that I read the New Testament. Admittedly, it's been years since I've done this, but I used to read it often. Like the religious today, I allowed my eyes to glaze over the utterly ridiculous parts. I don't do that anymore. For instance, the following are considered the wise words of Jesus:
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
If this is such great advice why don't we all just quit our jobs. Let's teach our kids that when they grow up they have no need to save money for the future, no need to spend money on food and clothing. Yep, real super advice.
And then there's this from the NT.
Matthew 27: The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
Really? I mean, REALLY? And the mature religious adults with an IQ over 80 believe this happened? Come on now.
Religion has been an ongoing conspiracy against the masses for thousands of years. Isn't it time to really look at what you're buying into?
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Originally posted by jiggerj
And then there's this from the NT.
Matthew 27: The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
Really? I mean, REALLY? And the mature religious adults with an IQ over 80 believe this happened? Come on now.
Lots and lots of the bible was altered by the Romans to hide its message, but don't think that all of it is lies because it's not, much of it has truth in it, you just have to dig a little to find it.
Paul tells us that the Christian's goal with respect to material things is godliness with contentment. Godliness in Paul's vocabulary means the genuine Christian life, a faith-relationship with God and a new way of life. Contentment is a Pauline word in the New Testament (2 Cor 9:8; compare Phil 4:11). It had a prominent place in Stoic philosophy, where it defined an attitude of "self-sufficiency," meaning detachment or independence from things or possessions. Contentment came from within. Paul approved of this idea but naturally supplied a Christian basis for it: "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. . . . I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Phil 4:11, 13). Thus for Paul the Christian goal is a genuine relationship with God, our source of contentment, and a healthy detachment from material things. This combination is great gain. In contrast to 6:5, gain here is measured according to spiritual rather than material value. Eternal benefits are surely promised, but the focus is on how the believer with this healthy perspective can avoid the many pitfalls of greed in the present life.The Eternal Perspective (6:7)
Originally posted by trekwebmaster
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Jigger, why the sour grapes?
Why go all that way and use time and hard work if you don't plan on acknowledging the answer?
Originally posted by defcon5
Originally posted by Cancerwarrior
And there is really not that much difference fundamentally from the Catholics or the Lutherans. At least to me there is not.
There are HUGE differences between the Lutheran and Catholic faiths, and it would take days to go over them all. Just to list a few of the biggies off the top of my head.
1) Salvation through grace vs Salvation through faith and works.
2) Teaching in a loving God vs an angry God.
3) Belief in the Bible alone vs Belief in the Bible and Church Tradition (aka Roman Pagan tradition)
4) The use of intercessionaries, eg... Prayer to saints, Mary, etc.
5) Consubstantiation vs transubstantiation.
6) Purgatory.
These are but just a few of the bigger issues, there are thousands more...
As a matter of fact, in case you also missed it, Lutherans believe that the "little horn", one of the Antichrists is found in the person of the Pontifex Maximus, or the Holy Pontiff. All by itself that should tell you that there is a MAJOR difference between these two faiths.
Originally posted by Cancerwarrior
They are both very ritualistic and don't allow you to ask questions.
I never had too much problem with asking any questions in the Lutheran Church, though sometimes I found that the people I was asking didn't have an answer and would fall back on the cliche that you have to have "faith".
Originally posted by Cancerwarrior
Instead of Religion I've found that if I nurture my own personal relationship with God it is much better for me spiritually. But many people don't seem to know that they can do this. They feel that church is the only way to go because thats what they have been told their whole lives. If thats what works for you then good for you. It does'nt work for me however. My church is on the porch with my coffee in the mornings. I don't have to be judged, give money to anyone, confess my sins to anyone and God listens to me just as much as he does anyone else that seeks him.
As long as you realize that you are not gaining salvation through your own "works", and that it still comes through Christ and the Holy Spirit, then I guess that there is nothing wrong with this. As a Christian though, you should want to have other Christian fellowship.
Originally posted by Cancerwarrior
And I do believe that I am ultimately in control of my Salvation. If I turn away from God, then I will suffer an existence without him. As long as i want to be with God however, he will never ever turn me away.
As long as you remember:
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.
Salvation does not come from you, it can only come from God...
Originally posted by Cancerwarrior
Thats another problem I have with the church in general. They say that God has a special place for all the sinners who do evil, full of fire and brimstone and suffering where he will send you for all eternity to burn in fire 7 times hotter than the hottest flame on earth........but he loves you......lol.
This is a product of the Roman Catholic Church through much of the Middle ages. Most of the imagery of hell comes from this, there is very little of it in the actual Bible itself. You might also enjoy reading the 'Apocalypse of Peter', which several of the Church fathers believed was divinely inspired.
It seems to me that Hell has become sort of the Elephant in the room with Religion nowadays. Just don't talk about it, focus on how God loves you and sent his son for you and ignore the things we don't like. After all, they gotta keep people coming to church and putting money in that collection plate and preaching about unpleasant things in the Bible might make them not want to come back.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by MamaJ
But how can we find at-one-ment if we are constantly dividing ourselves from one another in an effort to make ourselves feel better about what we've done with the world?
We have to accept the past in order to embrace the present and change the future. Half of our race isn't willing to open its eyes yet, and the other half is busy convincing itself that its eyes are already open.
We have to stop lying to ourselves before we can do anything else.
How do you change millions of people's way of thinking? The only way to pull this amount of people together is a disaster....
Originally posted by ALightBreeze
reply to post by MamaJ
How do you change millions of people's way of thinking? The only way to pull this amount of people together is a disaster....
...or create a religion
Christianity is the Sicarii movement of Judas the Galilean deliberately blurred and transformed. The Romans transformed the history of the cult of the militant Maccabean Messiah into the history
of Christianity.
At the end of the 66-73 C.E. war [Flavius] Josephus recorded that no matter how Titus tortured the
Sicarii, they refused to call him "Lord." To circumvent the Jews' religious stubbornness, the Flavians therefore created a religion that worshiped Caesar without its followers knowing it.
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My 18 year old son was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. His blood sugar at diagnosis was 420 mg/dl [23.3 mmol/L]. The diabetes was a surprise because he does not have any ancestors, on either side, with diabetes. He was first diagnosed as a type 1, but the diagnosis was later changed to idiopathic glucose intolerance. My son was dismissed from the children's diabetic clinic because he turned 18 this year. His type of diabetes has always been unclear. He is able to maintain decent glucose levels with diet and exercise. He has been a cross country runner for eight years, so exercise has not been a problem. He recently saw blood sugar levels reach 380 mg/dl [21.1 mmol/L] when his family doctor gave him steroids for poison ivy, but the sugar levels are much better now. I worry about how long his good control will last and the type of diabetes he has.
Last week, I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia. I tested positive for the antibodies. I am in my 40s. I was told there is a link between some types of diabetes and pernicious anemia. Does a parent with pernicious anemia make a child more likely to have a certain type of diabetes? I also would like to know if idiopathic glucose intolerance gets worse with time?
Anyone with pernicious anemia, a type of autoimmune disorder, is more likely to have type 1 than type 2 since type 1 is also autoimmune. Exactly what type of diabetes your son has is something to discus with his diabetes team. There are specific antibody tests, islet cell and GAD-65, for instance, that could help figure this out, but they are not perfect tests. And, 18 years is a difficult time to try to figure this out. Checking for other autoimmunity issues such as celiac and thyroid disorders could also help in classification. There are also specific genetic tests that could be run for different types of type 2 (i.e., MODY). If your son is not working with a diabetes team, this should be a priority to help figure out how he should be eating, monitoring, when his diabetes changes and what type of therapy should be considered. This is not something that should be handled by most family or general physicians, in my opinion.
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"Advertisers will definitely try to use this to their advantage," said Steve Sternberg, senior partner at TN Media, New York. "The previous Olympics is usually the benchmark to begin negotiating for the next Olympics."
However, Mr. Sternberg and others say advertisers won't be very successful in getting bargains for the 2002 Olympics because Salt Lake City will host those Games. U.S. ratings tend to be much higher for Games held in the States.
"I don't see the problems of Nagano even putting a dent in the marketability of the next Winter Olympics," said Mark Dowley, managing director of Momentum IMC, a New York-based global sports marketing company.
Bob Basche, president of Millsport, a sports marketing agency in Stamford, Conn., said the problems of Nagano won't hinder the Olympic movement in the U.S., noting that the strength of the Summer Olympics, the allure of Sydney as a venue in 2000, and the Salt Lake City-hosted 2002 Games will "erase the negatives of Nagano."
Ironically, sports marketers believe the generally poor showing of the U.S. Olympic team will strengthen the Olympics as a sponsorship platform for global marketers.
"As a global sponsor you want to see as much global competition as possible," said Mr. Dowley. "It generates excitement and awareness for sponsors in more countries."
Stateside, the USOC will work to keep the Olympics vital and top of mind with consumers over the next several years. The USOC is working with TV producer and syndicator Trans World International to create a 26-part syndicated TV series called "U.S. Olympic Gold." The USOC is also creating a new TV and sports event concept called Olympic Cups that would be held in between Olympic years.
Contributing: Chuck Ross.


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Magnetic Deflection of Long Steel-Wire Plumb-Lines
By Dr. Wm. Hallock.ELECTRICAL WORLD and ENGINEER. 8. February 1902 Page 263, 264.
IN the course of work in the vary deep shaft of the Tamarack Mining Company on Lake Superior, it became desirable to plumb down two points to run off a cross cut to meet one started, from another shaft. This was done: in the latter part of last summer, and a very good account of the operation was given in the issue of Oct. 10, 1901, of the Portage Lake Mining Gazette.
The lines were of No. 24 piano wire, and the weights 50 Ibs. of iron.
At first they were 16.33 ft apart at the top, but they were afterward moved to 17.58 ft. "The remarkable, observation was; that in the first case they were 0.09 ft., and in the second case 0.07 ft farther apart at the 'bottom than at the top.' Naturally, the persons in charge were at a loss to explain the fact. The theory most persistently advanced was that the nearer wall pulled each bob toward it.
Of course, this is hot the case, for the potential in such a space is constant, and even if the attraction claimed were effective it would amount to only enough to move the bob less than 0.001 ft.
Being familiar with the very high magnetization found in the vertical casings in oil and gas wells it occurred to me that the observed deflection might be due to a magnetization of the wires and a consequent repulsion of the two north poles at the bottom. It will be remembered that the vertical component of the earth's field at Lake Superior must be about 0.9 (dip = 77 degs.), and a wire under such conditions of stretching and jarring and bending is in the best way to get [it] magnetized.
A simple calculation will show, however, that the force of repulsion required is too great to be ascribed to a simple repulsion of the two poles at the ends of the wires, for any supposable degree of magnetization in such a wire, by such a field. It is, however, possible that the wires being not perfectly homogeneous would have consecutive poles along their length, and that these might add to the force, and, moreover, there are the masses of iron in the shaft in the way of elevators, ways, cables, etc., which would contribute one way or the other.
In order to test the possible applicability of this theory I made a number of experiments in the research shaft at Columbia University and have found much corroborative evidence.
A bar was mounted so that it could be rotated in a horizontal plane, about its middle point, and at one end a plumb line was placed which consisted of a fine copper wire carrying a non-magnetic bob. At the other end of the bar was another plumb-line, consisting of a soft iron wire about 0.02 inch diameter, with a similar bob. These plumb lines were 75 ft long, and were about 4 inches apart, and their plane coincided with the magnetic meridian. Observation showed that the bobs were about 1/75 inch closer together when the iron was south of the copper than when it was north. In other words, the iron plumb line was pulled about 1/150 inch toward the north by the action of the horizontal component of the earth's field upon the iron wire.
The experiment was varied by taking two lines of the soft iron wire, and measuring their distance apart at the top and bottom. Under these conditions the mutual repulsion gave a deflection of the same order as the pull of the earth's field.
Thus we undoubtedly have an effect upon the lines due to induced magnetism, but again too large to be due to a simple pole at the ends. It was consequently desirable to investigate whether there were poles along the line, and with a very small compass they were investigated along their whole length, with the following result:
In the plumb lines the upper 25 ft. was of copper wire, that above the point referred to as the "top," in the above table, which is for the 50 ft of iron wire forming the lower two thirds in each plumb line.
The conclusion is evident. Iron or steel wire ought not to be used for plumb lines where accuracy is needed, as they are deflected by the earth's field as well as by each other.
Probably phosphor-bronze would prove most available where great tensile strength is needed.
Return to The Tamerack Mines Mystery.


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1800 workers of PML-N detained in Punjab: Ahsan IqbalNovember 25th, 2007 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Police detained hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return from exile, his party has said.
In a crackdown that began late Saturday, some 1,800 activists of the PML-N were detained in Punjab, party spokesman Ahsan Iqbal said.
There was no official confirmation of the arrests.
PML-N leader Pervez Malik said that Police detained 20 party workers when they were celebrating ahead of the homecoming of their leader Nawaz Sharif. The police also conducted raids in Shadman Colony of Lahore and arrested more than 10 party activists.
According to reports police also conducted raids in Gujranwala at homes of PML-N workers and arrested more than 75 party workers.
Sharif along with his brother Shahbaz Sharif and other family members will land in Lahore at 4:00 p.m.
Earlier, the Punjab government is likely to thwart the Sharifs plan of paying homage to Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh soon after their landing in the city, as the caretaker government might either airlift or take Sharifs by road straight to Jati Umra in Raiwind from the airport.
The late-night change in the governments plan was the result of caretaker Chief Minister Ejaz Nisars meeting with the law-enforcers.
However, the government has also worked on another plan that is letting the Sharifs visit the Data Darbar with a little bit of caution, The News reported.
Sources close to the Sharif family have also confirmed that the Punjab government has persuaded Hamza Shahbaz to ask his family to go to Jati Umra directly from the airport. However, Hamza refused to accept the government plan.
Sources in the government said the caretaker set-up in the Punjab was inclined to deprive the Sharifs of any political mileage on their return to the province where the Chaudhrys had high political stakes. (ANI)
Tags: activists, ahsan, caretaker, data darbar, detained, hamza, iqbal, jati, lahore, nawaz sharif, plan sources, pml, punjab government, shahbaz, sharif family, umra


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June 1, 2009
Raytheon demonstrates new submarine communications technology
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has demonstrated the ability to communicate in real time with a submerged submarine at classified speeds and depths.
The capability, which addresses one of the most significant shortfalls in submarine communications, was demonstrated for the U.K. Royal Navy during an at-sea trial of Raytheon's Deep Siren Tactical Paging (DSTP) system.
The Deep Siren system employs expendable buoys that, when contacted through the Iridium satellite network, enable long-range underwater communications using acoustic signals.
The U.K. Ministry of Defence reported that Deep Siren demonstrated "the first step toward a transformational capability that will change the way we operate submarines in the future."
The evaluation, which took place during the U.K. Royal Navy's TAURUS 09 deployment, follows U.S. Navy testing conducted in 2008 that culminated with a successful military utility assessment.
At that time Raytheon described the system as comprising "a command station, one or more RF to acoustic gateway buoys, and an acoustic receive station on board the submarine. The Deep Siren buoy is designed to be launched from a submarine (via the trash disposal unit), as well as from a maritime patrol aircraft (via the sonobuoy launch tube). The buoy can also be deployed over the side of surface craft. Deployed buoys achieve worldwide connectivity with the command station via a commercial satellite data link and translate SATCOM messages into a robust and secure low data rate underwater acoustic signal that is received and decoded by the receiving equipment onboard the submarine. The Deep Siren acoustic message can be successfully decoded at ranges in excess of 150 nautical miles. The DSTP system is designed to be robust against underwater ambient noise, acoustic jamming and propagation irregularities in order to ensure a high confidence of communicating reliably to a submerged submarine within the predicted range or operating area."
Raytheon is also currently working on airborne certification of Deep Siren, which will allow the system's buoys to be deployed via aircraft.
"The Deep Siren system is a vital command and control communications link that provides never-before available capability," said Jerry Powlen, vice president, Network Centric Systems Integrated Communications Systems. "This system once again demonstrated its utility and reliability, proving that we are ready to move forward with production."
Raytheon sats the trial validated that DSTP system buoys can be used to communicate with submarines at underwater ranges significantly greater than 100 nautical (115 statute) miles. It also demonstrated that Deep Siren can significantly accelerate the process to communicate with a submarine by passing tactical messages between a commander and submarine in real time. The U.K. Royal Navy used Deep Siren to share contact information with a submarine, providing positions for both friendly and enemy forces.
Raytheon's partners on the DSTP system are RRK Technologies, Ltd. and Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems.


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Vidéo : OnePlus X : the complete video review.
A few months after releasing OnePlus 2, Chinese OnePlus is back with the OnePlus X, a newer, smaller and more affordable smartphone. The OnePlus X aims at pleasing everyone with decent configuration, serious finishing touch, new design and a 299 price tag. Could the OnePlus X be the Nexus 5 Google did not make? The answer lies in our videotest.
The Pros
Whereas most phones in that price range mostly are made of plastic, OnePlus X is made of glass and metal. Feels kind of similar to the iPhone 4 but with rounded edges and a thin lines close to those of an iPhone 6s.
Assembly quality is serious, the product being both light and dense. The phone is pleasant to hold in hand, soft on touch and fingers slide easily on the striped metallic texture on the edges all around. And that's a good thing because the phone glass is so polished that it turns out to be a little slippery in hand. And since glass breaks, OnePlus lets you have a soft plastic casing in your OnePlus X package. That is the kind of initiative we appreciate. The OnePlus X is fitted wit a 5 inches AMOLED Full HD scree, with stunning contrast, although white turns to blue when tilting the phone.
The OnePlus X is fluid and reactive. Under the hood, there's a SoC SnapDragon 801 at work, along with 3 gigs of RAM. Oxygen OS, while being similar to Android Stock, brings along nice features like shortcut customization, dark mode, gesture recognition or flashlight. The camera is swift and quick, with no latency. That's a good thing even though the pictures quality isn't that good. The double SIM slot can also be hosting a micro SD card, in order to extend the 16gigs base storage when using one SIM card only. The audio section isn't bad either, with powerful loudspeaker and jack plug.
The Cons
OnePlus X has quite a handful of bugs. For example, the micro SD cards aren't assimilated yet by Google's native storage. At the time being, it is impossible to move an app on the micro SD card; whereas browsers detect the card. Well aware of this, OnePlus is trying to fix the situation.
Camera is a bit disappointing too. It's quick but the quality of the pictures taken isn't satisfying. Image noise is visible on low sensitivity levels. No stabilizer, either for photos or videos. In terms of battery life, phone dies after a day and a half of moderate use, and lasts almost a day in intensive use. We also tried to play Asphalt 8 and noticed that the game doesn't play that great. Maybe this comes from software optimization. Lastly, glass is a material that breaks and gets dirty easily. Micro scratches had already appeared on our test model, after only two weeks of use. The worst is to come in case the phone is dropped.
Our final opinion
Within that price range, there's nothing much to be found. The OnePlus X has solid arguments though, especially when it comes to chasing a Nexus 5 sold around 349. Of course, the phone is far from being perfect. Its all-glass conception requries a lot of attention. Other minor quirks will certainly be gone through updates and patches. In the end, the OnePlus X is a pleasant and efficient smartphone, sold for a good price.


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After driving by the Pete Maravich Assembly Center thousands of times in the past 36 years, LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux hardly needs a road map to get to her team's home meets.
But after being on the road for the past four weeks, Breaux may need something else — a new set of keys to the building — when the seventh-ranked Tigers return home to host No. 20 Arkansas at 7 p.m. Friday.
"It's been so long," Breaux said with a laugh Thursday. "I think I need a refresher course on how to open the locker room over there. We've been gone so long, I'm afraid they've changed the locks."
The good thing is that Breaux was able to laugh about an arduous road swing that began at Alabama, the two-time defending NCAA champion, and included a visit to the highly competitive Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as Southeastern Conference matchups with Kentucky and Missouri.
Despite losing at Alabama and then to No. 2 Oklahoma in Fort Worth, the Tigers came out of the four-week stretch with a 5-2 mark after beating three teams in Texas and clipping the Wildcats and Missouri.
Breaux noted the tough road LSU (7-2, 3-1) had to travel since its last home meet against Florida on Jan. 11 was by design, but the matchup with Arkansas (1-4, 0-4) will be a nice respite for the weary Tigers.
"It happened by choice," said Breaux, who pointed out that LSU and Georgia opted out of that date to get into the Metroplex Challenge. "It's so important to be part of that meet in Texas. It's a huge bonus for anybody to compete in that meet in front of all those Texas kids.
"It was hard on our kids because we don't travel easy. It's definitely not easy, but they dug deep and did a super job of adjusting to everything and making the best of every situation presented them."
The road trip was capped by a season-high score of 197.275 in an easy victory against Missouri. It was the highest road score for LSU since 2005, when it posted a 197.850 at Oklahoma.
But there is a lot more to be done.
"I think we've built some consistency, but I'd like to see us become a little more solid throughout the entire lineup," Breaux said. "We're hitting five routines on bars and beams, but I would like to see us hit six. Hopefully that will come with changes we're making in our training regimen.
"I like the consistent message that we're giving our kids, and I like how they're responding to Jay's coaching style," she said of first-year associate head coach Jay Clark. "I think that's really complemented our total effort and has had a positive effect on our team."
Breaux said the leadership of upperclassmen Kaleigh Dickson, Sarie Morrison and Ericka Garcia, one of only two seniors on the squad, has been key through the first half of the season. She said Dickson, a second-team All-American in the all-around as a freshman in 2011, has worked her way back into all four events after not competing in it a year ago.
"Being a solid all-arounder for us has made a tremendous difference in the quality of our team," Beaux said. "She's been a bit of a surprise because she just couldn't make it happen last year. Her attention to detail is beyond what it was last year — and that's made a huge difference."
Dickson ranks 21st in the nation in the all-around, while sophomore Rheagan Courville is tied for 13th. Morrison is seventh in the uneven bars and tied for ninth in the vault.
Another big contributor has been sophomore Lloimincia Hall, who had a 10.0 on the floor exercise at Missouri. It was the first 10 for LSU since 2009 and its first on the floor since 2008.
All 13 gymnasts who have competed this season have scored at least one 9.80, and 11 of the 13 have scored a 9.85 or higher. As a result, the Tigers rank No. 1 nationally on floor and No. 2 on vault.
"They have shown us that they are maturing, and they're accepting the responsibility to improve their performance," Breaux said. "We're just so excited to be at home."


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Of all the recycled materials that we have in our homes, plastic bottles or containers have to be one of the most abundant. We have detergents and cleaners, soda and water bottles, shampoos and conditioners…..you get the picture!
With all of those bottles, there has to be something fun to do with them. And, of course there is!
You may have already seen some cute plastic bottle crafts around from toys to bird feeders. But, did you know that there are some pretty classy ideas out there for re-using those plastic bottles in home decor?
I found a few that you might want to try that you will hardly believe are actually made from plastic bottles or containers. So, prepare yourself to be amazed!
Plastic Bottle Crafts:
1. Concrete Pendant Lights made from plastic bottle mold
Here, plastic bottles are used as a mold to shape the concrete to make the ultra chic pendant lights. You can create a variety of different designs based on the shape of the bottles that you use. Check out the easy video tutorial for making these.
2. Delicate Glass Looking Vase
This pretty vase looks like it would be made from glass but it's actually made from plastic bottles. No worrying about tipping over and breaking this vase! Get the step by step instructions here.
3. Plastic Flowers
These super simple plastic flowers were made from cutting the bottoms of a plastic bottle and stringing them together. Use the sections for wall art or window screens. The full easy instructions can be found at Instructables.
4. Tea Light Candle Holder
This tea light candle holder is such a fun design and uses two parts of a bottle to make up the entire candle holder. The addition of the metal accents and sand gives it some serious design! You will find that the tutorial is not too complicated to complete.
5. Knitted Covers For Bottles
For all of you knitters, this is a great way to re-purpose those glass or plastic bottles. This ideas, by Design Sponge, is for knitting a decorative sleeve for recycled bottles. However, if you are not a knitter, there is a short cut. You can recycle an old sweater at the same time. Just cut the sleeve from a worn sweater and slip it over the bottle. Fold the cut edge under the base and secure it with glue.
Happy Crafting!


text: DKNY brand was introduced in 1984 by Donna Karen and is based in New York, hence the name 'Donna Karen New York'. It is dedicated to bringing you the latest trends, designs and high quality garments. Mio Destino stocks a range of DKNY loungewear that is both supremely comfortable and of beautiful quality. The DKNY Urban Essentials range takes classic colours grey and black and creates whole loungewear collection. The garments are crafted from modal fabric, which uses lightweight and super soft stretchy fibres to bring you fantastic quality. This collection includes an array of garment choices from tops to bottoms, from chemises to robes. This inventive range is incredibly versatile as it is suitable for so many occasions and eventualities. They are gorgeous items to wear to bed, being so comfortable and soft, but are also suitable for casual outdoor wear, for a coffee break with friends or a quick stroll to the shops. Alternatively, the modal fabric makes these gorgeous garments stretchy and soft enough to wear for light exercise, especially if you attend a yoga or pilates class where comfort is key. Also do not miss the DKNY Signature collection. The cotton pyjamas in this range are comfortable, stylish and smart. They come in classic grey, white and black shades and feature contrast piping, breast pockets and cute lapels. So take your pick from this beautiful range of DKNY loungewear, ideal for cosy nights in, cuddled on the sofa, or for lazy days when comfort is exactly what you want.


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expanding pixelation by anuvysWatch
©2012-2018 anuvys
8x10 acrylic on canvas
Really great stuff, you certainly made me feel sucked in.
Keep up the good shit.
Keep up the good shit.
beautiful, cosmic, mystic.
Nice one! Love the effect of the dots. Looks like everything is being sucked into a vortex
yeah, the dots did some weird twisting to the depth and movement. i put them in so they flowed with the patterns in the paint.
I really enjoy this.
Nice effect with the dots! Great painting!


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IDataRecord.GetOrdinal Method (String)
The .NET API Reference documentation has a new home. Visit the .NET API Browser on docs.microsoft.com to see the new experience.
Return the index of the named field.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
- name
The name of the field to find.
Return ValueType: System.Int32
The index of the named field.
GetOrdinal performs a case-sensitive lookup first. If it fails, a second case-insensitive search is made. GetOrdinal is kana-width insensitive. If the index of the named field is not found, an IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown.
Because ordinal-based lookups are more efficient than named lookups, it is inefficient to call GetOrdinal within a loop. Save time by calling GetOrdinal one time and assigning the results to an integer variable for use within the loop.
The following example demonstrates how to use the inherited GetOrdinal method.
public static void ReadData(string connectionString) { string queryString = "SELECT DISTINCT CustomerID FROM Orders"; using (OdbcConnection connection = new OdbcConnection(connectionString)) { OdbcCommand command = new OdbcCommand(queryString, connection); connection.Open(); OdbcDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader(); int customerID = reader.GetOrdinal("CustomerID"); while (reader.Read()) { Console.WriteLine("CustomerID={0}", reader.GetString(customerID)); } // Call Close when done reading. reader.Close(); } }
Available since 1.1


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"Web Content Management System (CMS) software helps you create and keep up-to-date dynamic, full featured websites of all types."
Nick Wesseman started the the rumble by showcasing Sitecore, the only commercial CMS in the showdown.
Nick kept the open source crowd from throwing chairs by explaining how Sitecore is involved with the open source community.
But then he turned up the heat by summing up why commercial software is the better CMS option in two words: Accountability and Predictability.
"You are generally on your own for any issues with an open source package while commercial vendors typically warranty against software flaws that can impact an enterprise organization."
@sitecoreguild @ln_sitecore @sitecore i am also bribing the crowd with pizza and beverages. but maybe the OSS folk will just throw it at me.— Nick Wesselman (@techphoria414) May 9, 2013
"Creative Freedom. MODX is an open source Content Management System (CMS) and Framework that dominates SEO, supports all modern web standards and integrates with existing infrastructure to give you complete control over your online presence."
Rob Martin spent a lot of time talking about how the blazing speed of Modx websites, and that is the how MODx out-powers the other big CMS's.
He mentioned the simple and powerful template system MODx uses. It was made very clear that MODx does not use a template framework to add a layer of complexity to the system. Templates use tags to display variables such as document attributes, systems settings, and template variables, all by using HTML and CSS.
The CMS Showdown last night went well. I'm pretty sure @web414 will tell you that @modx and I totally won the whole contest.— rob martin (@version2beta) May 10, 2013
"WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time."
Internet rockstar Brad Parbs used three words to showcase wordpress:
"Wordpress is Awesome"
Unfortunately, Brad spent most of his time updating twitter and meetup.com, costing him critical points with the judges.
"Come for the software, stay for the community"
Kevin Cieselski discussed three key factors that differentiate drupal. Customization, Community, and "The Drupal Way".
Kevron used the example of a calendar event date to showcase how much you can customize your Drupal website. Each item of content is described by a content type, a special format for displaying fields in "view modes" depending how or where you want your content to display.
For example if you are viewing the content on a the full page you may want to show all the fields available different core functionality like Content types, Fields, Date formatting and extend it with contributed modules such as Date, Date API, Views, Calendar.
"Events, meetups and the enormous impact of community is a big part of what makes the big 3 CMS's so popular and hard to compete with."
Drupal — like the other big 3 contenders — have international, regional, and local conferences throughout the year.
Keven then delivered his strong right-hook, discussing how he played the official drupal song.
Gotta say, @kevron, proud of ya. Best attitude and best front man on the panel (no disrespect to any others up there).— Arlen Walker (@Arlen) May 10, 2013
"CMS made for Marketing but built for Geeks"
Excited to show off paysbig.com with @teamtrivera today at the #CMSShowdown tonight!— Chris Graham (@cgrahamMKE) May 9, 2013
Chris Graham from Potawatomi Bingo Casino caught the audience's attention and showcased from a user perspective how large teams manage a website. The ACL and true front end editing being to key features needed by Potawatomi bingo casino.
The audience was impressed with the un-geek use case presented by Chris that allowed him to punch above his weight.
"Joomla! is a extremely customizable and adaptable for Enterprise, SMBs, NPOs and beyond."
Gabe Wahhab made one major point clear: the web is going responsive and so is Joomla.
With the Twitter Bootstrap framework, Joomla is first major CMS to be mobile ready out of the box, for both visitors and administrator areas.
Joomla is also enterprise-ready with support for multiple databases, Active Directory Authentication, XML-RPC, SOAP, REST, server side caching, granular ACL, multilingual content and more. Version Control and custom workflows can also be added with Joomla add ons.
It is not surprising then that Joomla is a popular choice among the thousands of governments that use it in their infrastructure.
Beyond features, Joomla has a vibrant community organizing many local and regional events around the world as well as two international conferences, J and Beyond and the Joomla World Conference.
Perhaps most importantly — Gabe explained — Joomla is truly 100% community-driven with no single owner/benevolent dictator.
and the winner is...
Presenting the only true comparative data, Gabe compared Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress in a live site build at the SXSW. As you can see below, Joomla outperformed the competition in every metric.
So by unanimous decision — with the sole judge the author of this article — Joomla wins by technical knockout.
Not into boxing? Get both Wordpress and Joomla to power your website. WordPress for Joomla makes it easy to start your Joomla Blog.


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Folk Punjab started as a personal collection of folk songs from Punjab. I liked the songs. I loved the lyrics. With every new song discovered, I was learning more and more about my land and about my people. It was an exciting journey.
The "news" spread, friends started asking for the songs, and I had to create a private webpage for the collection. That was the beginning of Folk Punjab.
But this is not just another desi music website. It is a sincere effort to present—and in the process, digitally preserve—the folk music of our land in a beautiful way. Many folk singers—or their descendants—have appreciated and approved of putting up their work here. Some have sent their work themselves. We also have the blessings and nod from perhaps the oldest and largest recording company of folk music in Pakistan, Rehmat Gramophone House.
Efforts have been made to make the vast collection as accessible as possible. Each piece on this website is carefully tagged under the correct singer and poet so that you could, for example, see all the songs written by a certain poet like Bulleh Shah or a specific singer like Surinder Kaur. I also try to write lyrics under each song.
If you have anything to say, please feel free to send a message.


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Frequently Asked Questions
What is this mailing/project about?
This mailing was sent as part of a project with San Mateo County Office of Education and the Big Lift Initiative to raise awareness about the importance of regular school attendance for students' success in school.
Why is San Mateo County Office of Education and/or my school district participating in this project?
We believe this to be a valuable study that can help us improve our support for households around attendance. The purpose of this project is to communicate with households about attendance.
Why is the study designed with an opt-out procedure vs. opt-in?
Data show that better attendance leads to better performance in school. This study investigates what kinds of communications with families can improve attendance. By including all parents/guardians unless they opt out, we will have a much larger set of responses in our study, so the results should be stronger.
The project is specifically designed with easy opt-out procedures for any households who wish not to participate. Parents/Guardians can opt-out their student through email, phone, and U.S. Postal Mail as outlined under the project website and the consent information letter sent to household addresses. Households also have been offered contact information available to reach relevant county and project staff at the San Mateo County Office of Education.
How many households are participating? How many have opted out?
The research team has mailed consent information letters to approximately 60,000 households across 15 participating districts. We expect around 1% to opt out throughout the duration of the project – that means about 600 households will opt out of the study.
What type of standards/laws exists to make sure that this project is fully approved/legal?
Every aspect of this project must meet the standards of the Harvard University Institutional Review Board. Data is for research only and cannot be shared or sold. All current project elements are fully compliant to FERPA, and we have used extreme care with student data.
Disclosure of student records is governed by both federal and state law. (See Household Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20 USC § 1232g and 34 CFR §§ 99.1-99.8; Education Code § 49069 and 5 CCR §§ 430-433.) Both sets of laws permit the disclosure of information from student records without parental consent for use in a research study such as the Attendance Matters Project. More specifically, federal and state law authorize school districts to release information from pupil records to organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies for the purpose of improving instruction if certain requirements are met. These requirements are: (1) the studies must be conducted in a manner that will not permit the personal identification of pupils or their parents by persons other than representatives of the organizations; (2) the information must be destroyed when no longer needed for the study; and (3) the research organization must enter into a written agreement that sets forth these obligations. (20 U.S.C.A. § 1232g(b)(1)(F); 34 CFR§99.31(a)(6)(i); Education Code section 49076(a)(2)(E).)
What does it mean if my household takes part in this project?
Households may receive communications during the school year about your student's attendance and school performance. Student data regularly collected by your school will be shared with the research team, collaborators, and the project's mail vendors. The data includes attendance, academic performance, demographics, and contact information and will only be used for the purpose of this study.
By agreeing to participate, households are letting us know it is okay for the research team to contact them about the student and to use their student's data. Participating households may change their mind and opt out of the communications at any time. Not participating in this project or stopping participation during the project will not affect the student's academic standing.
If my household participates, how will our privacy be protected? What happens to the data you collect?
The data will be confidential and only used for this project. We will use a random number to label and store data instead of the student's name. The information containing student data may be reviewed by people checking that this project is done correctly. The data will be publicly reported as group data; individual students will not be identified.
How long will this project last?
The project will last for the 2015-16 school year and through Fall 2016. Analysis and report-writing should be completed by spring 2017.
Who has approved this project?
This project has been reviewed by the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research at Harvard University, and is monitored by the research team consisting of researchers from Harvard University and staff from the San Mateo County Office of Education and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Where can households reach out with more questions?
Please contact the San Mateo County Office of Education at firstname.lastname@example.com or (650) 802-5440 with further questions.
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TWU President John Samuelsen isn't talking either, though he does acknowledge that while the money is to be controlled by the MTA, it "gives the union wide latitude." While declining to elaborate, he also says the fund will be used mostly for medical benefits.
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Stratford School students enjoyed an abundance of worldly, inspiring, and colorful lesson plans during the week of January 20, 2014, as part of the school-wide recognition of National Multicultural Awareness Week.
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PINETOPS -- Katie Maloney found the back of the net five times as state-ranked North Lenoir dismantled SouthWest Edgecombe 7-0 in a Classes 1-A/2-A Carolina/Super Six/Eastern Plains tilt Thursday evening.
The Hawks, ranked No. 9 in the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association 1-A/2-A poll, improved to 9-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference. They entertain James Kenan next Monday evening.
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"Your accent is terrible" – Destructive feedback
I have a new one to one student. She is hard working and eager as well. Perfect!
She learnt English at university some 10 years ago and recently spent three weeks having incentive classes in England and staying with some friends. As you might expect she's a pretty good student. Not amazing level yet but very motivated, with a lot of background knowledge floating around and she can hold down a conversation well.
She was awarded a B1 certificate from the school she was at and she wants to pass her B2 FCE in the summer, I haven't seen her writing yet and she does make some grammar mistakes when talking but I think it is possible for her.
She isn't so sure.
You might be wondering about the title…well that's what her teacher in England told her during her studies. She insists that her accent is terrible and she needs to work on it. She is also very worried about over using commas (from her writing I haven't seen too many commas and when she did use commas it was more in line with traditional, journalistic writing standards….but she is worried about it.
As she talked about these comments I knew there was no point "correcting her view" though I did try to mention that of course she had a Spanish accent and some words she miss pronounced but she was understandable and it didn't stop her expressing herself or convey a different meaning (as incorrect pronunciation can).
Destructive feedback
I think the statement at the top is a perfect example of Destructive feedback as opposed to constructive feedback.
The statement has really reduced her confidence and created a strong sense of self doubt. She seems to be a fairly self-critical person anyway and this statement probably hit every insecurity she has about language learning.
No there is nothing wrong with demanding more (or higher) from students and the complete opposite case where we constantly praising the smallest achievement and not acknowledging any problems is also bad but that doesn't make destructive feedback right. Imagine the simple difference from "your accent is terrible" to "you need to work on your pronunciation, especially these sounds." Instead of just being a criticism there is actually a course of action to take
Constructive feedback
Feedback is a bit of a touchy subject, error corrections is always a fan favourite (though there is little evidence it actually stops the error) then there is the questions of the difference between feedback and advice and how often "feedback" is actually advice masquerading as something it's not.
Giving good feedback to students is very important but..
What makes feedback good?
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It's the age old question- Magnets how do they work?
Some say magic, but I am almost 100% sure Tom Cruise has something to do with it. Regardless, they just work and its awesome!
Today we have a Two-Fer for you, how to magnetize your Stormraven, and how to magnetize stuff in general.
So back earlier in the year I posted up my Stormraven assembly guide, and explained how to magnetize the kit. Well it turns out I was a little magnet crazy, and you don't really need that many magnets to keep this kit together.
After I magnetized the first one, it was so heavy in the back that it rose up off the ground on it's rear skids like a firebird funny car! Not good…..
I think because Games Workshop designs kits on the computer now they have such tight tolerances (uniformity of the gaps between each part), that most stuff just sticks together with little or no meddling. Once you paint it, the parts are even more secure.
Magnetizing 101
Let's take another look at this Stormraven kit and how to magnetize it. As it turns out, you only need one set of magnets to make the wings stay on!
To magnetize your model, you will need a few things; glue, kicker, and the magnets/ a drill that matches them.
I use use the pump kicker, as spraying the stuff gives me nausea. You can use any super glue with the kicker really, Zap, GF9, or P3 it all works fine for this.
First off build a superstructure for a magnet under the intake assembly out of spare sprue. Be sure to dry fit the magnet to so it sits flush with the bottom of the intake, that way everything sits flat on the jet itself.
Use some plastic glue on the sprue and super glue on the magnet to lock it down. Now go back and add a tad of kicker to the superglue around the magnet to accelerate the drying process on this one. If you have to add more glue to secure the magnet as well!
When using kicker- take the nozzle out of the bottle and gently depress the top, which drips some kicker out of the bottom feeder tube.
This way there is no spray and the kicker goes right where u need it.
For the magnet itself, use a 3/8″ x 1/16″ thick one and line it up to mate to a 1/4" one in the jet. Because the first one is nice and big, if you messed up lining up the two magnets chances are it would still be close and the whole thing would still work.
Next up just put a ton of sharpie marker, or paint, on the magnet and push it flat into place. Now it should have rubbed off some and you will see the place where you can drill the other magnet so they will line up.
Get out your handy drill and make a 1/4″ hole for the next magnet. When mating magnets into recesses I like to dry fit them to make sure they'll work right. After that take a stack of the magnets you are going to use, and dribble some kicker down them.
Then after checking your polarities with the top magnet, put a tab of glue in the hole, and insert your magnet stack.
I like using magnets in stacks because it gives you better control of them. You can also gauge the depth of the hole you are putting them into using the lines between each one.
That way no matter how deep the hole is you can generally line a magnet up flush to the top.
So now you magnet should be glued firmly into place. Test out the pull of the two together and then stick on the wings and you're done!
Now your Stormraven will break down for storage easier! No expensive or large foams required!
I put a few shots of my new Iron Hands Stormraven for you to checkout below.
Hope you find this how to on magnets helpful. As always if you have any questions just ask! – MBG