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New Religious Movement:
a collective name for cults, or sects used by sociologists. Wallis's 3 Kinds of New Religious Movement:
World Affirming Groups: World-affirming movements might not have any rituals or any formal ideology. They may lack most of the characteristics of religious movements. They affirm the world and merely claim to have the means to enable people to unlock their "hidden potential". World-Rejecting Groups - view the prevailing social order as deviant and a perversion of the divine plan. Such movements see the world as evil or at least as materialistic. World Accommodating Movements: draw clear distinctions between the spiritual and the worldly spheres. They have few or no consequences for the lives of adherents. These movements adapt to the world but they do not reject or affirm it. Appeal of New Religious Movement:
Spiritual void - there has been a steep decline in established religion, thus people have looked for alternative belief systems to explain the world and its difficulties.
In the absence of a 'grand narrative' (religion or science), people seek to acquire a personal conceptualisation of the way the world works. This leads to 'spiritual shopping' in which they try out other alternatives until they find a belief system which makes sense to them. Pragmatic Moves:
motivations for people involved in NRM's can be very practical, for example financial success and a happier life. Marginality
Weber pointed out that many people who have been marginilized by society because of status, religion, race etc; have been targeted by NRM's as they try to provide legitimate explanations for their situation. thorugh theology that offers salvation.
This would explain why so many people from ethnic minorities or young social 'drop-outs' have been attracted to joining world rejecting sects. Aum Shinrikyo (currently known as Aleph) is a Japanese cult, listed as a terrorist organization by several countries. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984
The name "Aum Shinrikyo" ( Ōmu Shinrikyō?) derives from the Sanskrit syllable Aum, which represents the universe, followed by Shinrikyo written in kanji, roughly meaning "religion of Truth". Doctrine
Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph is a syncretic belief system that incorporates parts of Christianity with idiosyncratic interpretations of Yoga, and the writings of Nostradamus.
In 1992 Asahara published a landmark book, and declared himself "Christ", Japan's only fully enlightened master and identified with the "Lamb of God". He wanted to take upon himself the sins of the world, and he claimed he could transfer to his followers spiritual power and ultimately take away their sins and bad works
He outlined a doomsday prophecy, which included a Third World War, and described a final conflict culminating in a nuclear "Armageddon", borrowing the term from the Book of Revelation 16:16.
He also saw dark conspiracies everywhere promulgated by Jews, Freemasons, the Dutch, the British Royal Family, and rival Japanese religions. The movement started as a yoga and relaxation class. It gained the official status as a religious organization in 1989. It attracted such a considerable number of young graduates from Japan's elite universities that it was dubbed a "religion for the elite". To try and get people to join the cult, they tried to attract people by using the 'Aum Salvation plan'. This included claims of curing physical illnesses with health improvement techniques, realising life goals by improving intelligence and positive thinking, and concentrating on what was important at the expense of other life commitments. This was to be accomplished by practicing ancient teachings, accurately translated from original Pali sutras . These efforts resulted in Aum becoming one of the fastest-growing religious groups in Japan's history.
The religion's practices remained shrouded in secrecy. Initiation rituals often involved the use of hallucinogens, such as LSD. Religious practices often involved extreme ascetic practices claimed to be "yoga". These included everything from renunciants being hung upside down to being given shock therapy.[ Incidents Before 1995
late 90's - accused of deception of recruits, holding members against own will, forcing them to donate money
1989 - murder of member who tried to leave
1989 - Sakamato anti-cult lawyer, threatened a lawsuit against them, also recorded an interview for japanese talk show. Network showed interview to the sect , who urged to cancel broadcast. A month later Sakamato, his wife and child went missing. It was found 6 years later that they had been murdered and their bodies dumped.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Baaaaaa - GER!!!
Is hypocrisy really a requirement in a politician? Recent events seem to show that it is la. Some days ago there was some trouble in Terenganu. People got upset about something or other. They made their feelings known. They spoke up. Some lost their tempers. It was reported that the policeman fired his gun. Some say it was at the people gathered in the area. The Police say it was in the air. Whatever la. Then somebody got so pissed off that he burned the national flag, the Jalur Gemilang. Fast forward to the leaky building called Parliament House. Our elected YB's got really busy condemning the fler and his act of burning the flag.
"How can?"
"Mana Boleh?"
"Jail the fler"
"Excommunicate him"
"Deprive him of his citizenship"
And I am sure in the lobby of that august house, strictly off the record, some YB's might have even called for some violence to be done to the chap. And somebody might even have offered prize money for that. RM15,000 maybe.
Which brings me to my point. I mean, okay the fler burned the flag. Why? He was pissed off about something that is happening to his country. He was exercising his freedom of speech. He was showing how passionately he is about something. Which is a trait sadly lacking in most Malaysians for anything. Passion I mean.
Then all these YB's in their designer suits and air-conditioned offices mouth off about patriotism and etc. etc. etc. If all that is going to happen to one guy who torched the flag then may I suggest that public flogging be introduced for all these flers and more:-
Lorry owners who fly the flag and allow it to be blackened beyond recognition by soot and diesel exhaust.
Building owners who string up the Jalur Gemilang because Rais Yatim said to do so and then leave it to the ravages of weather and pollution until the flag becomes tattered and torn.
Idiots who endanger themselves and other road users and make us laughing stock on the global stage by plastering their vehicles with scores of flags.
DBKL flers who do not bother to go round town to take down flags after the fireworks have died and allow our sacred flag to be blown onto roads, run over by vehicles or worse pissed upon by canines in Selayang even.
And don't forget those flers who get praised by the YB's for wearing the national flag as their stage costume! How is that better than burning the thing?
Hiyah! Yang Berhormat's can we please get real here, man?
I guess not because as my friend, Veera (email: firstname.lastname@example.com) wrote in the Star today, "......For example, if people consistently fail to do what they know is right or keep doing what they know is wrong, they would experience cognitive dissonance......they cannot accept the feeling, instead of correcting the behaviour, they would repress or deny the feelings, rationalise them, justify their actions or start believing that the problem does not exist."
Really la...............
NIAMAH!!! and a half la.
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It's the corrupt yang dihormats in parliament and corrupt politicians who should be stripped of their citizenship. By the way, the fracas in terengganu was the work of Gestapo agents from Umno. They are the agent provocateurs. They are the pits. Umno, what have you got to say. Remember the Rechstag fire in Berlin in the 1930s. Hitler's thugs burned down the Rechstag building and blamed it on communists and Jews. The result - enemies of the state were rounded up and Hilter assumed total control , signalling the death of democracy. Is Umno doing a Berlin job? The answer is a no-brainer.
- 1:02 pm
- team bsg said...
an entire race a little unwell for a start has now been pampered for many 50 long years to near paralysed terminal case of no return by taking the easy way out,no pysio, no cholesterol denying , no overeating abstainence , but overhanging small flags overcorruption over lemaking etc etc
koyak oredi
- 2:46 pm
wat bout our neighbour country indon fellaz burn our jalur gemilang ?? they step on our flag!! and our gov stil supply em money,contracts,help em...bring em here for various jobs...apa cerita laaa wei....indon bakar flag kita boleh..kita bakar takbuleh ka woi...YB gie mampus laaa!!!
- 4:44 pm
Cute lamb. Is it violence of the lamb?
- 5:11 pm
- Noto said...
i wonder.... A simple song by a simple student could create such a havoc in the country and having it on the headlines... burning the flag... what's gonna be done? it's not just the race? it's about the nation, the country... which YB said tat ar?
- 6:16 pm
I was in Shah Alam on 30th August somewhere near the floating restaurant. A huge mob of cyclists with the national flag stuck at the back of their bicycles suddenly invaded the road at a roundabout and I had to inch my way out to avoid knocking them down.
The same thing happened near the Selangor UMNO building where the mob on foot, motorbikes and bicycles also with flags in their hands and on their bikes rushed on into the road and made it impossible to drive through. I had to make a u-turn to find another route back to PJ.
Patriotic? Not a chance. Idiotic? Most definitely.
- 6:31 pm
I really like the Niamah and a half expression !!!!!!
- 8:03 pm
Really sick of listening bad mouth from our YBs...after many years away from the country, I do not see any change at all and constantly hearing little things coming out from their mouth, but not fixing the economy or national security issues for example. What the heck!
- 8:26 pm
- zewt said...
just publish the result... let everyone have a good laugh or a good time cursing... slowly... all will be forgotten... action taken? no one seems to be bothered really.
i have seen so many ppl making joke about the world most expensive jack... we missed the point totally. the real reason they disclose the report is working... i think.
on a separate note... pat, i started the blog almost the same time as you...how come u can get so many hits ah? mine cant even get half of yours!
- 10:19 pm
What about the motorbike barggers with the mini flag at the end of the seat? It seems the mini flag will flutter each time the fler farts. Patriotic man!
- 11:12 pm
- yok hoong said...
can burning of a flag worse than the massive rip-off of country's resources by the politicians and their cronies? RM4.6 billion down the drain and the top brass of Ministry of Transport responsible fro the fiasco conveniently went off for a 2 week overseas holiday (disguise as medical check-up)to escape the heat.
shouldnt these corrupt cronies be strip off their citizenship? they are more damaging to the country's integrity and well being than the flag burning fella. The "Estrada" sentence should apply to these leeches of country's resources!
- 11:37 am
Is there anything more effective in making those nitwits in the leaky building howling like wolves than doing a rendition of Namewee's Negaraku or burning the flag? If there is, just do it and keep the circus show going.
Kudos to Namewee and those flers in Trengganu!
- 1:42 pm
- zorro said...
Patrick, lucky for you you featured a lamb instead of your usual star, Adam. The goat/lamb symbolises, stupidity, dumbness. The resemblance to our nit-wit politician would have been better potrayed with a buffalo. For blank looks nothing beats our buffaloes.
- 4:44 pm
Hey, Patrick,
Have you seen the old Kee Huat Radio building in Penang lately? I have a pic here at ssquah.blogspot.com
SS Quah
Penang, Malaysia
- 10:01 am
- pah nur said...
Off the record, a friend of mine, a doctor, gave a talk to one the police force flers one week prior to the Terengganu incident. He understood from them that a whole bunch of police men were bound for some kursus in Terengganu the same week the incident occured. Hmmm...how convenient indeed. Serendipity? Hardly...Coincidence? Eheh...It's like a bad jodoh if you ask me. The wrong person at the right time. You people do the math lar....
- 12:30 am

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Culture in the Lötschental
Because of its isolated location, the Lötschental has become a source for a multitude of stories, legends and myths. Wild figures that raced through the Lötschental's history and have left their traces.
It is they who were the origins of the «Tschäggättä» custom that is still celebrated today during the carnival season. The masked carnival figures typical in the Lötschental, the so-called Tschäggättä, appear in the period between the Catholic holiday of Candlemass and Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). Every evening after work these wild-looking figures streak through the valley and hunt down and frighten anyone who is still out on the streets.
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Then experience this living tradition at first-hand on 28th February 2019 at the traditional Tschäggättu-Procession or on 2nd March 2019 at the Lötschental Carnival Procession.
Tschäggättä (03.02. - 05.03.2019)
Food belongs to carnival as much as disguise and music. A special treat are the cookies "Chiächlini" (small cakes) baked for the shrovetide carnival at the Lötschental. Each family keeps its own recipe secret.
Here is a recipe from the village of Wiler, for two Kilos "Chiächlini": Warm up 100g butter add 250g sugar, 2dl white wine, 1dl Kirsch and 1dl Bergamot. Beat 6 eggs, add a pinch of salt and then mix it.
Sprinkle 1 kilo flour and 2 baking powder packets on your kitchen table. Put the mixture on the flour bed and knead it until workable. Let the dough rest for 1 hour. Cut out and bake it in frying oil.
With the conservation of the ritual of the Easter Donation, Ferden has managed to preserve a memorial of a Christian sense of community, i.e. a custom that used to be common in a similar form in the entire alpine region.
Every year, the milk produce of two days is processed into a special kind of cheese, which is then distributed to the inhabitants of Lötschental on Easter Monday. According to a medieval legend, this is done in order to break the curse of the Ferdener Alps.
At the communal cellar, the cheese is turned into a fine mash, salted and filled into Rümpfe, carcasses, which are handmade every year from the bark of a fir tree. All tasks in this process – including the distribution of the donation that consists of cheese, bread and wine for adults to hundreds of guests – are done by specifically selected men from Ferden.
After the morning mass, the children first stand in line at the parish hall to receive the so-called small donation. Then, the open council follows at which the citizens debate the Easter donation. In the afternoon, the guests from the other communities of the valley have their turn and then the women of Ferden. Last but not least, the men of Ferden receive their donation on Tuesday night.
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Visit the exhibition at the municipal administration office in Ferden and learn more about the Easter donation. The exhibition will be open according to the office opening hours.
Easter Donation in Ferden (02.04.2018)
Has anyone not heard of the Lötschental Grenadiers of God? Along with the womenfolk in their brightly-coloured Lötschental traditional costumes they have been part of the solemn processions held on Christian holidays since time immemorial. A piece of living culture that is still celebrated today with love and a sense of honour and one that the locals are happy to share with visitors to the valley.
These "red soldiers" are a legacy from ancient soldiering days. For centuries many residents of the Lötschental have made a living for themselves in far-flung countries.
The men of the Lötschental were also active at the royal courts of Versailles and Naples - it is from there that the uniforms of the Grenadiers of God originate. The soldiers returned to their villages, brought their parade uniforms with them and wear them again at Christian festivals in honour of God.
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Experience this living tradition at first-hand on 31 May 2018 at the procession of the feast of Corpus Christi or on 03 June 2018 at the procession of Benedictine Sunday. The processions take place in every village.
Program 31st of May 2018
Church service & procession (with Grenadiers of God):
Ferden 09:30am.
Kippel, Wiler and Blatten 10:00 am.
Parade Herrgottsgrenadiere:
in each villages at 02:00 pm
Grenadiers of God
Religion and faith are deeply rooted in the Lötschental. The churches and chapels are still among the most important locations of the local population. In fact, each of the four communities has its own church and a multitude of chapels and shrines around the village.
The Dedication of the respective church is annually celebrated as a feast. The peculiarity in the Lötschental is that at the Service of Dedication there is a procession of the famous Grenadiers of God.
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In 2016 there will be the following Services of Dedication in the Lötschental:
- 17 June 2018 - Service of Dedication in Kippel
- 19 August 2018 - Service of Dedication in Wiler
- 26 August 2018 - Service of Dedication in Blatten
- 09 September 2018 - Service of Dedication in Ferden
The beginning of the church service is at 10.00 am. At 2.00 pm there will be a devotion where also the Grenadiers of God deploy.
Services of Dedication (several dates)
The Lötschental has a total of 54 chapels, churches and shrines waiting to be discovered by visitors. At the tourist office in Wiler or online under www.loetschental.ch/brochures you can obtain a colourful broschure with six circular walks.
Especially the baroque Chapel of Mariä Heimsuchung (Visitation of Our Lady) in Kühmatt is the destination of regional pilgrimages. Kühmatt, situated at 1,633 metres above sea level, is one of the most impressive places of grace in the valley. Therefore, on September 27th, 2015 there will be a big valley procession from Blatten to Kühmatt. It starts at 2.00pm at the church in Blatten. After the arrival in Kühmatt the mass starts.
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A special experience is the nightly guided pilgrimage walk in the Lötschental, which takes place every year. This year the event will take place on July 4th, 2015.
For more information or inscripton please contact the Lötschental Tourist Information Office: tel. +41 (0)27 938 88 88 or email@example.com
Pilgrimages (several dates)
Chapels can always be found on ways and places, where life is going on. In the early days, people's life in the Lötschental concentrated on the surrounding alps during the summer, because the cattle was summering there. Thus, chapels can be found on almost every alp in the Lötschental. Nowadays, chapel feasts are taking place during the summer months. The money that is raised with these feasts is put into the preservation of the respective chapel.
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In 2018 the following chapel feasts take place in the Lötschental:
- 1st July 2018 - Chapel feast Kühmatt
- 22th July 2018 - Chapel feast Hockenalp
- 29th July 2018 - Chapel feast Fafleralp
- 5th August 2018 - Chapel feast Faldumalp
- 12th August 2018 - Chapel feast Kummenalp
- tba 2018 - Chapel feast Lauchernalp
Chapel feasts (several dates)
On November 1st and 2nd - All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day - people in Catholic regions are commemorating the dead in a special way. People visit the cemetary, light candles and decorate the graves of the deceased.
In Kippel, there is in addition to the commemoration of the dead, a very special tradition - the All Soul's Donation, also called "Allerseelenspend". In the morning after church and the visit of the graves, a piece of bread and cheese is distributed to all visitors.
The All Soul's Donation of Kippel dates back to 1453. According to a document several honorable men then donated an eternal "Jahrzeit" (yearly commemoration of the dead) to all faithful souls. The income of the "Jahrzeit" were used to cater the priest on the one hand and were distributed to the members of the "Jahrzeit" on the other hand. What was still left from the income, was distributed to the poor.
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The All Souls' Donation of Kippel ist taking place on 2 November 2018.
All Souls\' Donation (01. & 02.11.2018)
The Lötschental Museum leads you into a world full of tradition and customs. More than 60 wooden masks offer an unbroken history of the development of the basic traits of masking in the Lötschental since 1900 till to date. Genuine objects and films allow you to experience traditional costumes and the historic uniforms of the "Grenadiers of God". On your tour you will meet religious art of old and ethnic art of today. You find witnesses of the style of living, of alpine farming and tourism. You will also discover the portrayal of the country and its people in photography and art.
Opening hours
- 26 December 2013 - 31 December2013: daily, 3.00pm - 5pm. 02 January 2014 - 28 March 2014: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3.00pm - 5.00pm.
- 01 June to 31 October 2014: daily, except mondays: 2.00pm - 5.00pm.
The museum can be opened outside of these hours by arrangement. Guided tours and special offers can be provided. Please contact the Museum by Tel +41 (0)79 527 13 77 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Lötschental Museum (all-the-year)
The Lötschental was and is a source of inspiration for artists, painters and photographers. See for yourself by visiting this gallery with works by the painter and photographer Albert Nyfeler from the Lötschental.
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The gallery is open year round to visit by prior arrangement on +41 (0)79 651 19 10. For groups aperitifs and lectures can be organised.
Further information under www.a-nyfeler.ch
Albert Nyfeler Gallery
Bake your own bread in the village oven of Blatten - a great experience for groups, societies, companies and schools.
Group bread baking is available for groups of 6 people or more (max. 20) in the village oven in Blatten. The price for one portion of rye bread (approx. 40 loaves) is CHF 700.- (all inclusive). Of course you can take your selfmade bread home with you - freshly baked and smelling deliciously.
For further information and reservation please contact the Blatten Municipal Office under phone +41 (0) 027 939 12 05 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Please book a minimum of 7 days before the date you require.
Rye Bread Baking (all-the-year)
Follow in the footsteps of the Tschäggättä and create your own Lötschental mask! Group mask carving with professional instruction is available for 5 people or more in our mask carving workshop in Ferden.
Price: CHF 45.00/Adult and CHF 40.00/Child.
For more information and to register, contact the Lötschental Tourist
Please book a minimum of 2 days before the date you require at the Lötschental Information Office in Wiler Tel. +41 (0)27 938 88 88.
Mask Carving (all-the-year)
It is an old tradition that the people from the Lötschental possess vines outside the valley. This tradition can also be seen on our valley flag, on which vines are embroided, allthough vines were never planted in the Lötschental. Thus, an exclusive wine-culture line was produced, whereas each wine has been assigned to a living tradition in the Lötschental:
Goigglär - The Goigglär is the treasure of Valais wines, namely a Cornalin. As valuable as the treasure of the 3 kings, which is protected by the Goigglär (jesters).
Leetschär - The Leetschär Grenadier is a Fendant de Salquenen. It is as firm and tight as the Grenadiers of God are standing tight during mass.
Tschäggättubluäd - The Tschäggättubluäd is a powerful Pinot Noir de Salquenen. It is as strong as the Tschäggätta, which are THE living heritage of the Lötschental.
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The popular Lötschentaler wines can be purchased at Lötschental tourist office in Wiler or online at www.loetschental.ch/webshop
Contact: Wine Association Lötschental, Karl Lehner, Tel +41 (0) 27 939 15 63, firstname.lastname@example.com
Wine culture (all-the-year)
Audio tours Lötschental:
Become your own village guide and enjoy interesting insights into the history of the Lötschental on a signposted route around the villages. These are not just anonymous people speaking on the tour, but rather people from the Lötschental itself telling their stories. The Lötschental audio tours are integrated into the popular Lötschental app. Download the Lötschental app onto your iPhone or Android phone to be able to use the audio tours. You can either download the Lötschental app in the App Store or Google Play Store by entering "Lötschental".
iPod lending venues
Simply swap your ID for an iPod at one of our five lending venues: Each lending venue has two iPods available.
- Ferden: Hotel Restaurant Ambord
- Kippel: Hotel Restaurant Lötschberg
- Wiler: Hotel Restaurant Sporting and Lötschental Tourist Office
- Blatten: Hotel Restaurant Edelweiss
All of the lending venues are close to the start of the respective audio tours. Simply switch on the iPod, plug in the earphones and follow the menu.


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By Miette L. Johnson
I am a complete novice when it comes to lashes, keeping a basic curl-and-coat routine. During the day I want to wear as little make-up as possible, avoid the dreaded panda-eye, and still want to feel pretty when I'm running around.
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Verdict: Im now a complete convert. I love the look, the ease and the freedom of lash extensions, and Daxita makes the whole process swift and painless. Highly recommended.


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As experts in digital marketing, I am sure you were all aware that Thursday 8 November was World Usability Day -a world wide event celebrating the importance of in usability in the digital world.
This year's theme was financial services and few would argue that usability was anything other than vital in this market.
My colleagues at System Concepts contributed a video of interviews with potential customers and some key players in the mobile financial market in which the two mobile financial services providers interviewed were Vodafone and O2.
This set me thinking: Do we trust mobile companies to give us banking, more than we trust banks to give us mobile services?
Usability is more than "making life easy"
I have pointed out in previous years that subtitling World Usability Day as 'making life easy' is misleading and trivialises usability.
Of course, there are lots of times when it's nice that things are easy but given the complexities of financial services, making websites 'easy' isn't actually essential.
What people want is websites which work for them, where they can perform transactions effectively and efficiently, with an acceptable level of effort. 'Easy' is a bonus rather than an essential in this environment.
Most importantly they want to be able to trust the systems and the systems providers.
It was therefore particularly interesting to me that the two mobile financial services providers interviewed were Vodafone and O2, neither traditionally thought of as banks (or indeed providers of financial services), certainly not in the UK.
Do we trust mobile providers more than we trust banks?
However, I understand that in sub-Saharan Africa, Vodacom (part of the Vodafone group) is trusted far more readily than banks and its digital wallet service is apparently highly successful.
We tend to think of this as symptom of third world institutions and possibly fears of corruption, but maybe it's actually a recognition that the mobile telecom providers have generally speaking delivered what they promised – i.e. reasonably reliable mobile systems, whereas the banks …
Whilst banks in the west appear to be far more solid and reliable than their third world fellows, we all know that they have let us down rather badly in recent years. In financial services, trust is king and I would guess that in mobile financial services, trust is even more significant.
Whilst we may not believe that our banks are actively seeking to defraud us, events of the past few years have shown that the needs of customer and of citizens who have had to bail them out do not appear to be high on their agendas.
Is it any wonder in mobile banking that we seem to be trusting mobile companies to give us banking rather than banking companies to give us mobile services?
What is the future for mobile banking?
Am I reading this situation wrongly? Are other factors at play here? Who do you think we should trust with our mobile money?
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Mobile banking is still relatively new. I personally do not trust it fully just yet. But that said, all transactions are covered by insurance and anti fraud regulations much the same as regular online or offline transactions so it is fairly risk free.
In my opinion, mobile banking is very convenience for me. I can charge my bank account everywhere I hold the mobile phone.
If you're happy to bank over the telephone then you should be happy to use mobile data. I've heard it's much easier to listen in to a phone call than it is to crack an encrypted data stream(!) The vast majority of us are happy to use 128-bit website encryption to entrust our credit card details to retailers and I have never seen any difference with banking.
What bothers me is the level of availability. I lay the blame for this on Apple, who appear to have convinced various banks in the UK that native iPhone apps are the *only* way forward. First Direct, for example, actually told me that they have no plans whatsoever to create a service accessible by Android devices. ING Direct, on the other hand, have ditched apps and made a mobile optimised website, accessible presumably from any device. Kudos to the Dutch!


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For many Marvel fans, this is the moment we have all been waiting for! Ever since Nick Fury declared that Mr. Stark wasn't the only superhero in the world, fans have been salivating over the prospect of the ultimate team-up film: The Avengers! We've closely watched the casting of each Avengers, we watched them grow in their own worlds, and now it is time they come together as one! Now, the obvious question becomes, was it worth the wait? The answer to that, ladies and gentleman, is a resounding
It is truly amazing what Joss Whedon was able to accomplish with this film. When he was hired, many thought this project was simply too big for him and that it would be loaded with pop culture references and lost in "Whedonisms." While Whedon does add his flavor of humor at many points in the movie, he also does what he has been a master at with his television shows: juggle characters. Whedon wasn't dealing with TV actors this time. He had to balance the egos of superstars like Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Sam Jackson, Scarlett Johanson, etc. etc. etc. This is a tall task for any filmmaker, but Whedon allows every Avenger to shine and have their moment in the sun! The film also merges their various visual and sound effects styles and makes you believe that all these characters exist in the same world. Without Joss Whedon's guidance, this film may not have been able to reach its full potential. Bravo!
Everyone in the cast brings their A-game, also. Iron Man is an obvious fan favorite, and Downey does his thing that we love him so much for doing. Evans, Hemmsworth, and Scarlett Johanson are also fun in the film. That said, probably the biggest surprise hit of the movie is the Avenger we didn't see in phase 1 at all: Mark Ruffallo! Sure, we saw Bruce Banner in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, but he had the face of Edward Norton at the time! The Banner in The Avengers is the best portrayel of the character in a feature film. In the Avengers, we see the Banner that is afraid of himself and for everyone else, but we also see a new found edge and bitterness that over the course of interacting with others like him grows more confident and more accepting of the hero he can be! I think a lot needs to be said about Tom Hiddleston, also. Loki I felt stole the first Thor movie, and he doesn't disappoint us here. Loki in this film is far more evil and one-dimensional, but he is so fun to watch and he is clearly having fun terrorizing our heroes. Hiddleston is truly a joy to watch. On the opposite end, many fans of Hawkeye will be disappointed that for most of the movie, Clint Barton is being mind controlled and is evil. Of the Avengers, he clearly is the least important, which is somewhat of a shame given we know the least about him, but at the same time, it serves the story. Plus, Renner gets some moments to shine in the finale!
I read much about the film having a TV-esque look to it. I will agree that of the Marvel films, The Avengers doesn't have the most impressive camera work. At least, not the first 2/3s of the movie. Once the finale hits, however, the action reaches a fever pitch and the quality of the camera work increases significantly. We see a lot of variety in the action shots, including an amazing tracking shot that showcases all the Avengers helping one another. The entire last third of the movie is a visual marvel, and probably the most fun I've had with any comic book based film.
One thing I have seen said by some is that this is basically nothing more than a fun "popcorn" movie and that it offers little outside of spectacle. All I have to say to that is that I hate the term "popcorn film" because it hints that it is a lesser form of entertainment. The fact is many of the best films were simple "popcorn films" including the likes of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, etc. How is it films like that are allowed to be "popcorn fun" but this movie for some reason is a lesser form of art due to daring to be entertaining? It is a stupid complaint, and one I will never agree with. The film succeeds at what it strives for, and it does so gloriously.
When Marvel Studios was formed, we all dreamed we'd eventually see The Avengers together on screen, but even in my wildest dreams, I never pictured the film being this good! It is a perfect blend of great characters, great performances, well balanced and aweomse writing, and so many epic superhero moments. Of all the comic book films I have seen, this is the closest thing I have ever seen to a comic book come to life. The entire tone, pace, and design of the project felt like the Avengers I have come to know and love over my lifetime. This was a major game changer for the genre, and Marvel Studios deserves every penny this earns. Tons of heart and soul went into this project, and it shows. I can't wait for Phase 2, and to see our heroes return! If the post-credits is any indication, we have MUCH to look forward to!
Overall rating - 5/5
Rating MCU films:
Iron Man - 4/5
The Incredible Hulk - 4/5
Iron Man 2 - 3/5
Thor - 4/5
Captain America: The First Avenger - 5/5
The Avengers - 5/5
Iron Man 3 - 3.5/5
Thor: The Dark World - 3.5/5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 5/5
Guardians of the Galaxy - 4.5/5
Avengers: Age of Ultron - 4.5/5
Ant-Man - 4/5
Captain America: Civil War - 5/5
Dr. Strange - 4/5
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 5/5
Spider-Man: Homecoming - 5/5
Thor: Ragnarok - 5/5
Black Panther - 5/5
Avengers: Infinity War - 5/5
Ant-Man and the Wasp - 4/5
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Friday's Fave Five. Looking for the week's blessings and the good things in life is always a highlight. This week however, my oldest daughter is here for the week and it is the only time I will see her until probably Thanksgiving. So I'm just putting up Mr. Linky and I'll ask you all to just go ahead and post and link and I'll join sometime today or tomorrow after she heads back to her city. I don't want to miss a minute of time with her. Have fun and I'll catch up as soon as I can!
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- Gattina said...
Very understandable ! Daughter first, lol !
- 3:12 AM, July 10, 2015
- Joyful said...
Susanne! I hope you spend as much time with her as possible! We'll see you when she's gone home! {{Hugs}}
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Super! Enjoy your time together -- that's a five-for-one fave ;-)
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Have a wonderful time!
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Enjoy your time together!
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Spend time with your daughter!!! That's more important!!!
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Enjoy your precious time with your daughter, Susanne! Blessings!
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These functional events (although perceived to be much more glamorous than they actually are) don't directly lead to me generating hits or income, so I have to ensure the time I do spend with brands and PRs is as beneficial as possible. I no longer live in London (despite the now ironic name of this blog,) so I have to manage my time effectively and ensure numerous meetings are squeezed into a single day; top that off with a pricey ticket of £36.00 every time I want to travel the 40 minute journey before 10am and it's not as easy as you may think to just 'swing by' an event. Other bloggers have to cough up in the region of a hundred quid for a three hour journey into London (where 99% of the 'stuff' frustratingly happens,) so I know I'm not hard-done-by or alone by any means - but time (and a train ticket) is money. For all of us.
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Filter rules specify the criteria that a packet must match and the resulting action, either block or pass, that is taken when a match is found. Filter rules are evaluated in sequential order, first to last. Unless the packet matches a rule containing the quick keyword, the packet will be evaluated against all filter rules before the final action is taken. The last rule to match is the "winner" and will dictate what action to take on the packet. There is an implicit pass all at the beginning of a filtering ruleset, meaning that if a packet does not match any filter rule the resulting action will be pass.
action [direction] [log] [quick] [on interface] [af] [proto protocol] [from src_addr [port src_port]] [to dst_addr [port dst_port]] [flags tcp_flags] [state]
To create a default deny filter policy, the first filter rule should be:
This will block all traffic on all interfaces in either direction from anywhere to anywhere.block all
Some examples:
# Pass traffic in on dc0 from the local network, 192.168.0.0/24, to the OpenBSD # machine's IP address 192.168.0.1. Also, pass the return traffic out on dc0. pass in on dc0 from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.1 pass out on dc0 from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.0/24 # Pass TCP traffic in to the web server running on the OpenBSD machine. pass in on egress proto tcp from any to egress port www
In this case, the block line may be evaluated, but will never have any effect, as it is then followed by a line which will pass everything.block in on egress proto tcp to port ssh pass in all
These rules are evaluated a little differently. If the block line is matched, due to the quick option, the packet will be blocked, and the rest of the ruleset will be ignored.block in quick on egress proto tcp to port ssh pass in all
Keeping state has many advantages, including simpler rulesets and better packet filtering performance. PF is able to match packets moving in either direction to state table entries, meaning that filter rules which pass returning traffic don't need to be written. Since packets matching stateful connections don't go through ruleset evaluation, the time PF spends processing those packets can be greatly lessened.
When a rule creates state, the first packet matching the rule creates a "state" between the sender and receiver. Now, not only do packets going from the sender to receiver match the state entry and bypass ruleset evaluation, but so do the reply packets from receiver to sender.
All pass rules automatically create a state entry when a packet matches the rule. This can be explicitly disabled by using the no state option.
This rule allows any outbound TCP traffic on the egress interface and also permits the reply traffic to pass back through the firewall. Keeping state significantly improves the performance of your firewall as state lookups are dramatically faster than running a packet through the filter rules.pass out on egress proto tcp from any to any
The modulate state option works just like keep state, except that it only applies to TCP packets. With modulate state, the Initial Sequence Number (ISN) of outgoing connections is randomized. This is useful for protecting connections initiated by certain operating systems that do a poor job of choosing ISNs. To allow simpler rulesets, the modulate state option can be used in rules that specify protocols other than TCP. In those cases, it is treated as keep state.
Keep state on outgoing TCP, UDP and ICMP packets and modulate TCP ISNs:
Another advantage of keeping state is that corresponding ICMP traffic will be passed through the firewall. For example, if a TCP connection passing through the firewall is being tracked statefully and an ICMP source-quench message referring to this TCP connection arrives, it will be matched to the appropriate state entry and passed through the firewall.pass out on egress proto { tcp, udp, icmp } from any to any modulate state
The scope of a state entry is controlled globally by the state-policy runtime option, and on a per-rule basis by the if-bound and floating state option keywords. These per-rule keywords have the same meaning as when used with the state-policy option. For example:
This rule would dictate that in order for packets to match the state entry, they must be transiting the egress interface.pass out on egress proto { tcp, udp, icmp } from any to any modulate state (if-bound)
An example rule:
The rule above defines the following behavior:pass in on egress proto tcp to $web_server port www keep state \ (max 200, source-track rule, max-src-nodes 100, \ max-src-states 3)
Both of these options automatically invoke the source-track rule option and are incompatible with source-track global.
Since these limits are only being placed on TCP connections that have completed the 3-way handshake, more aggressive actions can be taken on offending IP addresses.
This does the following:table <abusive_hosts> persist block in quick from <abusive_hosts> pass in on egress proto tcp to $web_server port www flags S/SA keep state \ (max-src-conn 100, max-src-conn-rate 15/5, \ overload <abusive_hosts> flush)
The mask part tells PF to only inspect the specified flags and the check part specifies which flag(s) must be "on" in the header for a match to occur. Using the any keyword allows any combination of flags to be set in the header.flags check/mask flags any
As flags S/SA is set by default, the above rules are equivalent, Each of these rules passes TCP traffic with the SYN flag set while only looking at the SYN and ACK flags. A packet with the SYN and ECE flags would match the above rules, while a packet with SYN and ACK or just ACK would not.pass in on egress proto tcp from any to any port ssh flags S/SA pass in on egress proto tcp from any to any port ssh
The default flags can be overridden by using the flags option as outlined above.
One should be careful with using flags -- understand what you are doing and why, and be careful with the advice people give as a lot of it is bad. Some people have suggested creating state "only if the SYN flag is set and no others." Such a rule would end with:
The theory is to create state only on the start of the TCP session, and the session should start with a SYN flag, and no others. The problem is some sites are starting to use the ECN flag and any site using ECN that tries to connect to you would be rejected by such a rule. A much better guideline is to not specify any flags at all and let PF apply the default flags to your rules. If you truly need to specify flags yourself, then this combination should be safe:[...] flags S/FSRPAUEW bad idea!!
While this is practical and safe, it is also unnecessary to check the FIN and RST flags if traffic is also being scrubbed. The scrubbing process will cause PF to drop any incoming packets with illegal TCP flag combinations (such as SYN and RST) and to normalize potentially ambiguous combinations (such as SYN and FIN).[...] flags S/SAFR
The TCP SYN proxy is enabled using the synproxy state keywords in filter rules. For example:
Here, connections to the web server will be TCP proxied by PF.pass in on egress proto tcp to $web_server port www synproxy state
Because of the way synproxy state works, it also includes the same functionality as keep state and modulate state.
The SYN proxy will not work if PF is running on a bridge(4).
PF offers some protection against address spoofing through the antispoof keyword:
antispoof [log] [quick] for interface [af]
When a ruleset is loaded, any occurrences of the antispoof keyword are expanded into two filter rules. Assuming that the egress interface has IP address 10.0.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (i.e., a /24), the above antispoof rule would expand to:antispoof for fxp0 inet
These rules accomplish two things:block in on ! fxp0 inet from 10.0.0.0/24 to any block in inet from 10.0.0.1 to any
Usage of antispoof should be restricted to interfaces that have been assigned an IP address. Using antispoof on an interface without an IP address will result in filter rules such as:set skip on lo0 antispoof for fxp0 inet
With these rules, there is a risk of blocking all inbound traffic on all interfaces.block drop in on ! fxp0 inet all block drop in inet all
The uRPF check can be performed on packets by using the urpf-failed keyword in filter rules:
Note that the uRPF check only makes sense in an environment where routing is symmetric.block in quick from urpf-failed label uRPF
uRPF provides the same functionality as antispoof rules.
PF determines the remote operating system by comparing characteristics of a TCP SYN packet against the fingerprints file, which by default is pf.os(5). Once PF is enabled, the current fingerprint list can be viewed with this command:
Within a filter rule, a fingerprint may be specified by OS class, version, or subtype/patch level. Each of these items is listed in the output of the pfctl command shown above. To specify a fingerprint in a filter rule, the os keyword is used:# pfctl -s osfp
The special operating system class unknown allows for matching packets when the OS fingerprint is not known.pass in on egress proto tcp from any os OpenBSD block in on egress proto tcp from any os "Windows 2000" block in on egress proto tcp from any os "Linux 2.4 ts" block in on egress proto tcp from any os unknown
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pass in quick on fxp0 all allow-opts
int_if = "dc0" lan_net = "192.168.0.0/24" # table containing all IP addresses assigned to the firewall table <firewall> const { self } # don't filter on the loopback interface set skip on lo0 # scrub incoming packets match in all scrub (no-df) # set up a default deny policy block all # activate spoofing protection for all interfaces block in quick from urpf-failed # only allow ssh connections from the local network if it's from the # trusted computer, 192.168.0.15. use "block return" so that a TCP RST is # sent to close blocked connections right away. use "quick" so that this # rule is not overridden by the "pass" rules below. block return in quick on $int_if proto tcp from ! 192.168.0.15 to $int_if port ssh # pass all traffic to and from the local network. # these rules will create state entries due to the default # "keep state" option which will automatically be applied. pass in on $int_if from $lan_net pass out on $int_if to $lan_net # pass tcp, udp, and icmp out on the external (Internet) interface. # tcp connections will be modulated, udp/icmp will be tracked statefully. pass out on egress proto { tcp udp icmp } all modulate state # allow ssh connections in on the external interface as long as they're # NOT destined for the firewall (i.e., they're destined for a machine on # the local network). log the initial packet so that we can later tell # who is trying to connect. # Uncomment last part to use the tcp syn proxy to proxy the connection. pass in log on egress proto tcp to ! <firewall> port ssh # synproxy state


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And for Ben & Jerry's, it was for the worse. The ice cream-maker had to apologize to N.Y. Knicks star and cultural phenomenon Jeremy Lin for its "Taste the Lin-Sanity" yogurt offered in Cambridge, Mass., featuring fortune cookies. In case you've missed the link: Lin is of Asian descent.


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Weekly classes of religious instruction and faith formation for the public school students of the parish. Classes are held on Sundays during the school year from 10-11 AM.
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The Summer Bible School provides a religious experience for the parish family of St. Michael through Bible lessons, arts and crafts, music, stories, and games. Children, teenagers, and adults are involved in this week long program.
Coordinators: Mary Jo Lanzel (696-9394)
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The program provides a number of adult educational experiences for the parish.
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The last chapter of One Piece merely focused on the Vinsmoke family and the near wedding of Sanji and Lady Pudding. There are speculations that One Piece Chapter 840 will be back to the battle between Luffy and Charlotte Cracker.
With the ending of chapter 839, One Piece fans predicted that the next chapter will finally reveal the secret of Germa 66 and their artificial army. After seeing head chef Cossette dead, Sanji blamed the crime on his brother, Niji.
Yonji said that he will accompany Sanji to their brother's location. However, they entered a familiar place where Sanji saw a factory of artificial humans. Despite this scenario, there are speculations that the next chapter will feature the outcome of the battle of Luffy and Crackers.
ALSO READ: Avengers Infinity War Update – The Defenders joining MCU?
Luffy is currently having a hard time fighting one of the sweet commanders after he revealed his true identity. According to is0dvil, a Redditor, Luffy will succeed to defeat Cracker. However, he also takes lots of damage, leaving him in bad shape.
Bropper (short for brother Chopper) has finally escaped from Brulee's Mirror World and helped Luffy. Recalling in the past chapter, Chopper said that he already knew how they can move out and defeat Brulee.
ALSO READ: Dragon Ball Super Episode 59, 60 Air Dates, Spoilers -Beerus destroys present Zamasu; Son Goku transforms into Super Saiyan Rose
Also, Nami is holding Big Mom's Vivre card that they can use to escape from the Seducing Woods. There are rumors circulating about what could happen in the succeeding chapters. According to the theory, the Strawhat Pirates will reunite with Sanji and go to the Wano Kingdom to reunite with their other friends.
This means that there will be no war that will happen between Big Mom and the Strawhat Pirates. As of now, everyone is waiting what will happen to the wedding of Sanji and Lady Pudding. The Strawhat Pirates will surely find a way to stop it and get their cook back.
One Piece Chapter 840 will be released on September 26, 2016.
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5 Unusual Weight Loss Tricks That Work
You've seen those fad diets: the baby food diet, the caveman diet, the tapeworm diet, etc. You've probably even met someone who's tried a few, secretly laughing to yourself and thinking, "That can't possibly work."
All throughout history, desperate people have tried unusual ways to lose weight, sometimes putting their health on the line in order to get temporary, fast-acting results, and we give them a thumbs-up for creativity.
But what if these weird weight loss tricks could work?
We decided to search high and low for the most unusual weight loss tricks and tips, and naturally, we found some pretty strange ones. However, unlike most fad diet advice, these weird ways to lose weight actually work! Keep reading to find out how.
5 Weird Ways to Get Results
Cake for Breakfast: For those with an insatiable sweet tooth, eating cake for breakfast sounds like a dream come true, but recent studies confirm that obese individuals who ate breakfast loaded with carbs and protein (such as cake) were more likely to stick to their diet than those who ate a strict, low-carb low-calorie breakfast.
Carbohydrates and proteins often get a bad rap because they're loaded with calories, but unsurprisingly, they make for great energy boosters. By eating these foods in the morning, you'll have more time throughout the day to burn off the extra calories.
Turning Off the Lights: Rather than staying up late reading your favorite book or surfing the Internet, do your body a favor and turn out the lights an hour earlier and reduce your "light intake" before you go to bed.
According to a researcher at Ohio State University, mice exposed to light at all times during the day were more likely to gain weight than the control group. Why? Because they were more likely to eat during their rest phase, throwing their metabolism completely out of whack.
If you've ever noticed how hungry you get the later you stay up in the evening, then you'd get the general idea.
Adding Spice: Rather than using butter, oil, and salt to add flavor to your meals, cut back on the calories with spices. Chili peppers, for examples, can temporarily increase thermogenesis so you can burn more calories than before.
Additionally, research has shown that people tend to consume fewer calories when their food tastes new and spicy. The crazier the blend, the more novel and exciting to you – and the more benefits you'll reap.
Eating Candy While Cooking: Cooking healthy food is a great way to slim down and lose weight, but if you're constantly tasting and nibbling your food while you cook it, you're going to be eating more calories than you expect.
In order to resist the temptation to try your meals every few minutes, try sucking on a flavorful piece of hard candy or chewing on mint gum. The potent taste will keep your mouth and tongue busy without packing on the pounds.
Drinking Oil: While the idea of this weight loss trick may make you gag, Seth Roberts PhD and author of The Shangri-La Diet stands by his flavorless calorie theory. Supposedly drinking 1-3 tablespoons of sugar water with 102 tablespoons of extra-light olive oil between meals will not only curb your diet but significantly lower your body's "set point" (the weight your body wants to stay at).
Consuming foods with unfamiliar flavors or very little taste makes your body think it's starving, and consequently, in order to compensate, the body lowers its set point, resulting in weight loss.
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Keep in mind that even though these unusual tips and weight loss tricks work successfully for many people, you might not experience the same success. Everyone is different, and what works for your neighbor may be your dieting downfall. Feel free to experiment with different weight loss strategies to see how your body responds.
If you need some extra help, diet pills and supplements can be used as an excellent tool for getting your weight loss back on track. You can read about the top diet pills here.


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More than 600 backpacks plus hundreds of pencils, crayons, folders, rulers and other school supplies were donated to benefit the children of Child Haven after a summer-long backpack drive by Toll Brothers.
"We want to thank the generous members of the public and our partners who went above and beyond to make this drive a success," said Gary Mayo, group president of Toll Brothers Nevada division. "The response was tremendous."
Toll Brothers filled four vans and several cars to capacity to deliver the items to Child Haven. In addition to backpacks and school supplies, personal hygiene products and new clothing also were donated at Toll Brothers communities throughout the Las Vegas Valley. The drive was extended past the start of the academic year as donations continued to arrive.
Established in 1962, Child Haven is a Clark County-run shelter for abused, neglected or abandoned children. With residents as young as 3 days old up to 17 years old, Child Haven provides services for more than 5,000 children a year, with an average daily population of 100 children.
For more information on the builder, call 243-9800 or visit TollBrothers.com.
Toll Brothers is one of the nation's leading builders of luxury homes in six regions of the country.
Toll Brothers constructs houses in more than 300 communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.


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Graham Colton Song Dedication for United States of Autism
As many of you have heard, Graham Colton's new song "Love Comes Back Around" off his new album Pacific Coast Eyes plays a key role in the film the United States of Autism. Last night, we had the great opportunity to see Graham play this song live in Philadelphia, and it was awesome!
He finished out his set with Love Comes Back Around, and at the beginning of this song you'll hear him explaining why he wrote the song. He then goes on to speak about the United States of Autism movie and how he's playing a part in the autism world. It was a top notch performance, and we had a chance to speak with Graham after the show about another song that we could put together for the film. Let's just say that the next song you hear from Graham for the film us going to tug at hearts around the world.
In the mean time, be sure to enjoy the video and why not go ahead and buy a copy of his album off of his site. He's put every last part of himself into this first off-label album and it's worth hearing a great songwriter in this lyrically dumbed down era, I assure you. Enjoy the video!


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During this episode of Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival: John Nugent with Strings. Festival Producer John Nugent is joined by his string band as he leads the way with his soulful saxophone. Also, we look at how churches have become a big part of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival.
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The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival was founded in 2002 by John Nugent, Co-producer and Artistic Director, and Marc Iacona, Co-producer and Executive Director. From legendary performers and familiar favorites – to rising stars and new discoveries – this Festival navigates all genres of creative improvised music from all corners of the world. Attendance at the Festival has grown each year, from 15,000 the first year to more than 182,000 in year ten – attracting music lovers from around the U.S. and the world.
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability, diversity, and seasonal variation in color and texture. Some of the species that originally grew on the High Line's rail bed are reflected in the park landscape today.
This week we share with you one of our gardeners' current favorites.
New Yorkers get a lot of – unfair and usually untrue – flak. Despite our charms, people say we are rude, inconsiderate, and never stop to enjoy life. Well, no one can argue that this New Yorker defies all of these preconceptions. Wild spurge, or Euphorbia corollata, is not only native to New York, but also consistently delights High Line visitors with its lovely white flowers, urging them to stop and smell the roses (or spurges).
This plant, also known as flowering spurge, has no branches and mainly consists of a central green stem ranging from one half to three feet tall with vibrant leaves growing up the length and culminating in white flowers on top. The small white flowers, which some say resemble baby's breath, each have a vibrant yellow center. While simple, these flowers, which bloom in the mid to late summer, evoke a sense of naturalism key to the High Line's horticultural design.
With an ability to grow in a variety of soil types and a defense mechanism of poisonous latex-containing leaves, wild spurge grows naturally in many parts of North America. The plant is particularly special to the High Line's planting because of its tendency to grow in between railway tracks. In fact, when one looks at photographs of the abandoned High Line – before it was a park, but after it was a functional railroad – one can see this plant taking over the former train line. When envisioning the park, the High Line Design Team emphasized utilizing native plants in order to preserve the wild and natural aesthetic that is so rare in New York City. The landscapers even went so far as to save and dry seeds from the overgrown rail line to be recycled and later planted in the park.
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One of the transportation bugaboos that has long vexed the tourist industry has quietly resolved itself.
People driving south on Interstate 15 in recent months have noticed something missing: slowing down at the Agricultural Inspection Station at Yermo so inspectors could give their cars a quick visual once-over before waving them on their way, or coming to a full stop to answer a question about whether they are carrying any fruits and vegetables.
Although the process itself may rate as little more than a nuisance, it can cause miles-long traffic backups, particularly on Sundays and holidays as people head back to Southern California after their Las Vegas flings. Visitor industry leaders have long fretted that the congestion and delays might give people incentive to go somewhere else.
However, on one Sunday evening in September, the line of cars was longer at Primm, where I-15 narrows from three to two lanes southbound, than at Yermo. Then, as has happened frequently in recent months, no inspectors from the California Food and Agriculture Department manned the car lanes and instead concentrated their efforts on the commercial truck traffic. This has turned out to be the norm and not an isolated example.
"There has been a reduction in funding for the entire state (inspection) program," department spokesman Steve Lyle said. "As a result, staffing is down."
He did not have specifics for Yermo. But the funding for the 16 stations that California has built on key highways has been cut from $21 million in fiscal 2011 to $17 million in the current year. That has resulted in about a one-third cut in the number of inspectors, who try to nab at the state line bug-infested plants that could wreak havoc on California's huge agricultural industry.
"We are, as staffing permits, stopping cars," Lyle said. "If staffing does not permit, we are not stopping cars. We have prioritized commercial vehicles, which carry a lot more cargo."
Many locals have long regarded the program as useless and place a priority on getting rid of it completely.
Nevertheless, the state will break ground in December on a new station, about five miles south of Primm, to house the California Highway Patrol's vehicle inspection team.
A new bug station, after five decades at Yermo, about 140 miles from the Strip, would follow in about three years should the funding fall into place.
Yermo was built for a capacity of about 1 million vehicles a year; in 2012, the total was about 6.5 million.
At the foot of Cajon Pass, a major rebuilding of the Devore interchange where Interstate 15 and 215 split has resulted in alternating lane and ramp closings at night.
The $324 million project, launched during the summer and due for completion in mid-2016, will try to untangle what has been rated one of the country's worst traffic bottlenecks. More than 50 million vehicles pass through there every year, with many on their way to Las Vegas from all parts of Southern California, sometimes leading to lines as long as five miles.
The solution drawn up by the California Transportation Department is one new lane in each direction, 17 bridges, two miles of truck bypass lanes and a new connector.
If the engineers turn out to be right, this will lead to smoother drives for the nearly 140 million vehicles a year projected to drive through in 2040.
A new purpose for McCarran International Airport's old Terminal 2 is not in line to take off.
As part of its move from Concourse D to A last month, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air parks all its planes not in service on the apron next to the former international facility, which has remained closed since Terminal 3 opened in June 2012. The new jet parking lot, known as Holding Pad 8, has supplanted the former spot between the passenger terminal and the Marnell Air Cargo Center.
According to McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews, Allegiant has leased part of what was once a screening building next to Terminal 2 for light maintenance and storage. The main building, however, remains fenced off and locked.
That will not change until the obsolete terminal is demolished, but the timing and method still have not been decided.
Former Clark County Aviation Director Randall Walker once floated the idea of having a Hollywood production company pay to blow it up in return for the hard-to-duplicate footage, much like the 1995 implosion of the Landmark Hotel wound up in the movie, "Mars Attacks!"
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