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England captain Harry Kane could not hide his desperate disappointment after his side s 2-1 extra-time defeat against Croatia in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Moscow The post Harry Kane hurt by loss to Croatia appeared first on News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
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Microsoft Student Office is a new initiative which makes Office available to students through their university at minimal cost. The University can put the offer to students twice per a year, for 30 days each time, and have the freedom to choose these two dates to suit them and their students.
The offer can be used to license 2 devices, allowing students to install it on their home and university PCs, and includes Office for Mac too. Furthermore, students needn't wait for their order to arrive in the post, as the scheme is available as a download, meaning they can use it straight away!
Student Office gives the student a significant discount on Office University. In addition to receiving any upgrades throughout their time at university, students get given the most current version of Office at the end of the three year period!
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R. Montagno, ChairpersonMarketing. A business organization's success depends on the effectiveness of its domestic and global marketing programs. Marketing involves researching the needs of consumers and developing and executing strategies to satisfy those needs. Marketing means having the right product at the right place, time, and price to accomplish an organization's goals. While marketing usually involves profit-making businesses, its principles can also be applied to not-for-profit organizations. Marketing-related occupations account for a large percentage of all jobs; therefore, there is a good chance that many students will attain a marketing position at some point in their careers. Management. Modern organizations need competent managers who can address emerging issues in a global economy. Dealing with global competition, ethical issues, and diverse work groups is increasingly important in the managerial decision process. Entrepreneurship majors learn to prepare for the challenges involved in new venture creation and small business management. The program is designed to help students understand risk and develop an entrepreneurial perspective by overcoming challenges and achieving success. Human resources majors learn the theory and practice behind analyzing and solving the problems of hiring, training, evaluating, leading, and motivating people. The major emphasizes practical education, internship and immersive learning. The department also offers minors in marketing, entrepreneurship, industrial technology, organizational communication, professional selling, and foundations of management.
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MAJOR IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 66 hours
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Not open to marketing majors.
To pursue this program, students must have sufficient mathematical preparation to meet the prerequisite for ECON 221. The prerequisite for ECON 221 is a C or better grade in MATHS 111 or the equivalent; sophomore standing; demonstrated proficiency in computer skills. MATHS 132 simultaneously substitutes for the University Core Curriculum math requirement. Proficiency in computer skills may be demonstrated by examination, or credit in ISOM 125 or CS 104 or its equivalent. The prerequisite for ISOM 135 is proficiency test required or ISOM 125 or CS 104.
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Students selecting this minor must make application with the Miller College of Business Advising Center. No application will be accepted until the student has a minimum of 63 hours toward graduation. Admission to the program will be approved when the student has attained junior standing, has an overall grade-point average of 2.25, and has credit in any economics course. Open to all non-business majors and Miller College of Business majors except those majoring in marketing. Not open to students minoring in business information technology, consumer finance, entrepreneurship, foundations of business, foundations of management, legal studies in business, marketing, or risk management and insurance.
200 Management Principles. (3) Introduction to the basic concepts and principles of management. Focuses on structures within companies and processes within firms to bring principles to bear on the practical problems of managing organizations. Not open to the BS or BA candidates for a major in the Miller College of Business. Not open to students who have credit in MGT 300. 241 The Entrepreneurial Experience. (3) An introductory course focusing on the individual entrepreneur, the generation of innovative business ideas, the creation of business ventures, and the role of entrepreneurship within society. Students will experience entrepreneurship first-hand through an immersion experience, and will acquire the skills and process knowledge needed to create their own innovative for-profit solution to a real-world market opportunity. 261 Personnel and Supervision. (3) Introduction to the personnel and supervisory functions in organizations. Focuses on employee and union relationships; environmental business and social responsibilities; and leadership and supervision techniques, especially for the first-line supervisors. Prerequisite: MGT 200. Not open to BS or BA candidates for a major in the Miller College of Business. 271 Introductory Organizational Behavior. (3) Study of human behavior in organizational settings. Topics covered include individual behavior; group processes including leadership, motivation, and organizational change. Special emphasis is placed on how these concepts can be applied in an organizational setting. Not open to students who are BS or BA candidates for a major in the Miller College of Business. 299X Experimental/Developmental Topics. (1-6) Topics relevant to the discipline. Course titles will be announced before each semester. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. 300 Managing Behavior in Organizations. (3) Examines the challenges of managing human behavior in organizations. Reviews foundations of modern management thought. Discusses current and emerging management topics: emphasizes leadership, motivation, communication, human relations, group dynamics, job design, organizational development, and managing a diverse workforce. Prerequisite: junior standing or completion of Miller College of Business admission requirements. 301 International Management. (3) Discussion of management issues related to doing business in an international context, including moving a firm into international competition, and some issues that may be expected. Topics covered include exporting, joint venturing, or licensing as options for global expansion. Prerequisite or parallel: MGT 300. 305 Job Search and Transition. (1) Prepares students for moving from college to careers. Topics covered include defining career goals, writing resumes, job-search correspondence, interviewing, and initial adjustments in the first job position. Open to juniors and seniors in all majors. 341 Introduction to Entrepreneurship. (3) Provides essential knowledge for those interested in small business including search for venture opportunities; economic, technical, and operational feasibility of ventures; financing, marketing, and legal operations; and franchising and partnering. Prerequisite or parallel: MGT 300. 342 Marketing for New Ventures. (3) A survey course covering the principles of market research and marketing. Students will learn how to perform market research and test the demand for a product/service, determining its marketing feasibility. In addition, they will learn how to create a marketing plan that includes their decisions regarding product, promotion, price, and distribution. Prerequisite: ECON 116 or 201; MGT 241. 345 Management for New Ventures. (3) A survey course highlighting the foundational principles and best practices for managing the start-up process and the human resources involved in new venture creation. Students will learn how to plan the business launch and operations, as well as how to select, train, compensate, and promote employees. Prerequisite: ECON 116 or 201; MGT 241, 342. 346 Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation. (3) Development and management of an entrepreneurial organization including pre-startup, startup, survival, growth, and the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management. Explains the function of entrepreneurship and corporate entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: MGT 300, 341. 347 Entrepreneurship Laboratory. (3) An interactive environment where emerging enterprises work together with students on strategic perspectives and business plan development. Prerequisite: MGT 341, 346. 361 Managing Human Resources. (3) Identifies the foundations of dealing with human resources in an organizational setting. Elements include selection, training, compensation, promotion, and transfer of workers; working conditions; employee services and industrial relations. Prerequisite or parallel: MGT 300. 363 Employee Development. (3) Reviews basic employee appraisal, training and career development issues; special emphasis on program design, implementation and evaluation issues. Experiential activities are used to demonstrate the utility of content. Prerequisite: MGT 361. 369 Management Internship. (1-6) Job experience (paid) in an organization with an approved innovative management program. Requires periodic reports that will be evaluated by the assigned faculty member and the intern's supervisor. Prerequisite: entrepreneurship majors: MGT 346; permission of the department chairperson or internship supervisor; HR: MGT 300; permission of the department chairperson or internship supervisor. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. Open only to entrepreneurship majors or human resource management majors. 390 Honors Colloquium: Readings in Contemporary Business. (1-6) Seminar involving study of contemporary business literature. Interdisciplinary approach, comparing and contrasting ideas, deriving common themes, and drawing links to theory embodied in readings. Prerequisite: junior standing in Miller College of Business; completion of the "rule of nine." A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. Open only to Honors students; others may enroll by permission of the department chairperson. 399 Management Practicum. (1-6) Professional practice (unpaid) in an organization with an approved innovative management program. Required periodic written progress reports that will be evaluated by the assigned faculty member and the intern's supervisor. Topic selected will depend on student's option. Prerequisite: senior or second-semester junior standing; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned including MGT 369. 409 Business Ethics. (3) Students examine the ethical side of enterprise. All of the facets of personal integrity and organizational responsibility are covered. Open only to junior or senior Miller College of Business majors, or by permission of the department chairperson. 441 Entrepreneurial Consulting. (3) Teams of students consult with local small businesses recommended by the Small Business Development Center. Students work on problems in such areas as accounting, production, marketing, personnel, finance, insurance, law, or information systems. Prerequisite: MGT 346, 347, 443. 443 Venture Financing. (3) Examines the venture financing options available for new business startups. Emphasizes creating and analyzing financial documents, approaching financial sources, selling stock for growing companies, and managing the financial condition of a new venture. Prerequisite: MGT 241 or 341; FIN 300. Open only to students majoring or minoring in entrepreneurship. 449 New Venture Creation. (3) Advanced small business management entrepreneurship. Requires a thorough research project culminating in the development of a finished plan for a small business venture to be approved by an outside board of professional experts. Prerequisite: MGT 347, 443; completion of all Miller College of Business 300-level core courses; senior standing. 461 Compensation Administration. (3) Reviews basic compensation issues including internal, external, and individual equity, as well as benefits administration. Emphasizes design and implementation of compensation systems. Prerequisite: MGT 300, 361. 465 Human Resource Planning and Selection. (3) Focuses on organization and human resource planning, including determination of organization and human resource needs, analysis and development of job requirements, and necessary qualifications for recruitment and selection procedures, placement and orientation, and evaluation of selection programs. Prerequisite: MGT 300, 361. Prerequisite or parallel: ISOM 321. 469 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management. (3) Integration of various contemporary principles, theories, and techniques for solving realistic and complex human resource management problems in public and private organizations. Includes lectures, tours, readings, cases, and the completion of a major individual project. Prerequisite: ISOM 351; MGT 461, 465; completion of all management core courses. 491 Business Policy and Strategic Management. (3) Integration of various functional areas of business. Development and administration of strategy and policy in private and public sector organizations. Case studies focus on strategic decisions that enable an organization to relate effectively to its industrial, national, and international environments. Normally taken during the last semester of a student's program. Prerequisite: senior standing; completion of all Miller College of Business core classes including FIN 300; ISOM 351, MGT 300, MKG 300. No simultaneous enrollment allowed. 495 Special Topics in Management Sciences. (1-3) Exploration of special topics in management of interest to faculty and students. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term. 497 Independent Study. (1-9) Supervised study of some phase of management. May consist of an experiment, library research, or an analysis of current management practices and methods. Prerequisite: senior standing; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned. 498 Seminar in Management. (1-6) Explores current problems, theory, research, and trends in management. Will vary depending upon the current status of managerial research, the instructor, and the needs and interests of the students. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.
200 Fundamentals of Marketing. (3) Introduction to basic concepts, methods, policies, and strategies of marketing. Provides a useful mix of theory and practical applications for organizations. Topics include the marketing environment, marketing research, market segmentation, advertising, professional selling, pricing, and distribution. Not open to students who have credit in MKG 300 or to BS or BA candidates for a major or minor in the Miller College of Business. 299X Experimental/Developmental Topics. (1-6) Topics relevant to the discipline. Course titles will be announced before each semester. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. 300 Principles of Marketing. (3) Introduces marketing principles, functions, and contemporary practices essential for attaining organizational objectives. Topics include the marketing environment and technology, marketing research, consumer behavior, market segmentation, product management, professional selling, advertising, pricing, distribution channels, strategy implementation, and the role of marketing in society. Prerequisite: junior standing and any ECON course; or completion of Miller College of Business admission requirements. 310 Consumer Behavior. (3) Introduces the end-user consumption process. The impact of external factors such as culture and subculture, as well as psychological factors such as motivation and perception on consumer decision-making process are discussed. Examines how marketing managers use the information obtained from consumers' consumption process in planning effective marketing strategies. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 320 Advertising Management. (3) Examines advertising as a communication tool in an organization's promotional mix. Focuses on the basics of designing an effective advertising campaign. Topics include promotional research, selecting a target audience, objectives and strategies, creative executions, and media. The aspects of advertising in our economy and society are also examined. Prerequisite: MKG 300. Prerequisite recommended: MKG 310. 325 Professional Selling. (3) Detailed introduction to and application of the principles of personal selling as applied to persons pursuing any vocation, as well as those aspiring to careers in marketing. Prerequisite: any ECON course; junior standing. Parallel: MKG 300. 330 Retail Management. (3) An investigation of store policies, organization, location, layout, buying, stock control, pricing, and sales promotion for retail stores. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 345 Procurement and Supply Management. (3) Focuses on value creation through sourcing methods and activities. Principal topics include: purchasing process, supply development and fulfillment, negotiations, supplier evaluation/selection, supply base management, contract management, global sourcing, leveraging sustained competitive advantage, supply information systems/electronic commerce, source performance assessment, supplier quality enhancement, purchasing service, and ethics. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 350 Marketing Research. (3) Students are introduced to the role of empirical scientific research in marketing and the marketing research process. Emphasis is on the following three areas: marketing research designs; sources and means of data collection; the analysis and presentation of data. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 367 Nonpaid Internship in Marketing. (3 or 6) Professional experience as an unpaid intern with an approved for-profit or nonprofit organization under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. A marketing major/minor may receive a maximum of 6 credit hours (3 credit hours for minors) in combination with MKG 369 and/or 497. Various assignments will be required. Prerequisite: MKG 300; permission of the department chairperson or internship coordinator. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. Open only to marketing majors or minors. 369 Professional Practice in Marketing. (3 or 6) Professional experience as a paid intern with an approved for-profit or nonprofit organization under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. A marketing major/minor may receive a maximum of 6 credit hours (3 credit hours for minors) in combination with MKG 367 and/or 497. Prerequisite: MKG 300; permission of the department chairperson or internship coordinator. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. Open only to marketing majors or minors. 375 Internet-Based Marketing. (3) Study of the Internet as a means of marketing products and services to both consumer and organizational markets. Focuses on differences and similarities of Internet marketing versus traditional marketing methods, examines problems and opportunities regarding online marketing, and addresses current online technology associated with the Internet-based marketing environment. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 400 Product Management. (3) Examines the process of developing and managing products and brands as part of the organization's marketing strategy. Possible topics are designing new products, competitive positioning, creating and maintaining strong brand identities, and enhancing brand equity. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 410 Marketing Channels. (3) Study of marketing channels in the distribution strategy for products and services to both consumer and organizational markets. Emphasis on understanding the nature of channel functions, institutions (wholesaling, retailing, and facilitating), design issues, conflict and control issues, managing channel relationships, and impact of new technologies. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 420 Integrated Marketing Communications. (3) Uses discussion, cases, and problems to give experience in making decisions on a firm's promotional mix, and creating and presenting integrated promotional campaigns. Focuses on promotional research; market analysis; campaign, creative and media strategy; budget allocation; creative campaign design; and media selection and scheduling. Prerequisite: MKG 300, 320 or JOURN 250. 425 Seminar in Advanced Professional Selling. (3) Introduces advanced topics in professional selling. Emphasis on relationship management and negotiation. Each student will work with a sales coach from industry. Multiple video-taped role playing will be a major part of this class including a video-taped role play in the field. Prerequisite: MKG 300, 325; permission of the department chairperson. 427 Sales Management. (3) Policies and practices in organizing, recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, motivating, and controlling the sales force. Prerequisite: MKG 300, 325. 429 Sales Technology Application. (3) Explores computer and communication technologies as they apply to business-to-business selling and sales management. Content focuses on using technology to improve customer relationship management (CRM) and sales performance. Topics include technology as it applies to: the sales process, CRM, time and territory management, forecasting, and sales presentations. Prerequisite: MKG 300, 325. 431 Retail Strategy. (3) Examines the diversity and dynamism of the retail industry and its strategies for success. Topics include retail market segmentation and positioning, strategies used to promote retail brand image, techniques used to select store sites, strategies to create market entry, and other competitive strategies Prerequisite: MKG 300. 432 Sales Strategy. (3) This course focuses on developing strategic approaches to the selling effort. This includes examining the roles of traditional sales forces, team selling, and national account management. Other topics include time and territory management, developing and using visual aids, customer incentives, and negotiation. Course work in this class will include extensive role-playing. Prerequisite: MKG 300, 325; permission of the department chairperson. 460 Strategic Supply Chain Management. (3) Focuses on strategic perspectives and processes for managing activities to optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of the supply system. Topics include logistics network configuration, inventory management/risk-pooling, information value, supply chain design and integration, strategic alliances, outsourcing, international issues, customer value, and information technology. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 470 International Marketing. (3) Examines the opportunities and problems associated with conducting business on a global scale. Focuses on the knowledge and skills needed for identifying, evaluating, and managing international marketing functions. Studies are introduced to the economic, socio-cultural, financial, and legal-political factors affecting international marketing. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 475 Marketing Simulation. (3) Structured around a marketing management simulation exercise, students are divided into teams to operate business firms. Each team develops and implements a strategic plan, making tactical operating decisions. Addresses the complexity of integrating marketing, finance, and production while operating in a global environment. Prerequisite: MKG 300; junior standing. 476 Marketing of Emerging Technology. (3) Study of how emerging high technologies are marketed globally. Includes marketing theories and concepts in the business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. Industrial cases and projects are used. Prerequisite: MKG 300. 480 Marketing Strategy. (3) Marketing strategy as a plan for allocating an organization's resources across the elements of the marketing mix to gain a distinctive competitive advantage and to achieve organizational objectives. Strategies of existing corporations may be profiled or a case approach may be used in this project-oriented course. Prerequisite: MKG 300, and 15 semester hours in marketing, including MKG 310, 325, 350; senior standing; or permission of the department chairperson. 495 Seminar in Marketing. (3) Advanced examination of such current marketing topics as marketing theory and quantitative, service, nonprofit, bank, comparative, and international marketing. Specific content is announced when offered. Recommended for honors students. Prerequisite: MKG 300; senior standing, or permission of the department chairperson. 497 Independent Study in Marketing. (1-3) Independent study in some phase of marketing that may consist of a marketing research project or the analysis of current marketing practices. Prerequisite: MKG 300; permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Acknowledging the uncertainty that lies ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and organized crime in any way Mexico's government deems appropriate.
He recommitted the U.S. to fighting the demand for illegal drugs and the flow of illegal guns across the border with Mexico even as the southern neighbor rethinks how much access it gives to U.S. security agencies.
"I agreed to continue our close cooperation on security, even as the nature of that cooperation will evolve," Obama said at a joint news conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. "It is obviously up to the Mexican people to determine their security structures and how it engages with other nations — including the United States."
Obama's remarks come as Pena Nieto, in a dramatic shift from his predecessor, has moved to end the widespread access that U.S. security agencies have had in Mexico to help fight drug-trafficking and organized crime. The White House has been cautious in its public response to the changes, with the president and his advisers saying they need to hear directly from the Mexican leader before making a judgment about the new arrangement.
Pena Nieto, speaking at the news conference in Spanish, downplayed the notion that the new arrangement would mean less close cooperation with the United States. "There is no clash between these two goals," he said.
He said Obama had said the U.S. will "cooperate on the basis of mutual respect" to promote an efficient security strategy.
The two leaders met Thursday at Mexico's National Palace on the first day of Obama's three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury is sanctioning a North Korean bank and its China-based representative in the latest step to disrupt Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs and pressure the government.
Treasury says that since at least 2007, Daedong Credit Bank has facilitated hundreds of financial transactions worth millions of dollars on behalf of Pyongyang's premier arms dealer as well as its main financial arm.
Also Thursday, the U.S. put Kim Chol Sam, the bank's Dalian, China-based representative, on its sanctions list, and its front company, DCB Finance Limited, which is registered in the British Virgin Islands and also operates out of China.
Treasury said the designations are a follow-up to the tightening of U.N. sanctions in March, intended curtail North Korea's weapons programs after it conducted its third nuclear test since 2006.


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Works on: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
Cost: $1.99
For: Kids who like to jam
Future mixers, DJs, composers and pop artists will get a kick out of the latest app from Toca Boca, Toca Band. Toca Band takes kids of all ages on a musical adventure and lets them create their own harmonies, rhythms and chart-topping musical medleys.
There are 16 musical characters, each offering a unique instrument, beat or vocal contribution (even one whose instrument is his chattering teeth!). But when any or all of these characters are combined together on stage, you can get a harmonious melody. Kids can drag and drop characters in and out of the stage to hear how the music changes with the addition or deletion, and get a good feel for how music changes by mixing up the ensemble that is playing it. You can even feature a favorite character on the center spotlight to him or her to have a solo performance.
The song that is played is continuously on a loop – hopefully there will be other song options offered in future versions. But with the sheer number of combinations that these characters provide, the musical genius in your house will definitely have plenty of combos to thoroughly jam with Toca Band.
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This Italy vineyard rustic wedding was captured by Rossini Photography in the splendid region of Umbria, in Italy. The groom, Stefano, is the owner of a fancy wine shop in Rome, and Paola, the bride, is an architect who loves sipping a glass of good wine while reading a book on her sofa like nothing else in the world! When planning their wedding, needless to say that they've always dreamed of celebrating it in a vineyard, and the Italian countryside offers so many options. They finally chose Orvieto, in Umbria, which seemed the perfect solution: on one hand they had the opportunity to get married in the magnificent cathedral which towers over the ancient medieval town, on the other hand they found the perfect venue for the reception, Decugnano dei Barbi, which is a well known vineyard producing excellent local white and red wines.
Not only, Decugnano dei Barbi is a proper "agriturismo", a farm which reserves part of its space and activities to work as a hotel. The Agriturismi are becoming very popular because they are the most authentic way to experience the countryside: you live in a farm, you enjoy the place, you can attend one of the many activities (such as hiking, biking, horse-riding, cooking lessons, etc.), you eat meals prepared with ingredients grown within the same farm. These places are so nice, and are getting so well organized, that in the very last years they have started to attract weddings. Which is brilliant. Sure, the food won't be the luxury one you can be used to see at these events, but it's genuine, local and innerly tasteful. And when the place is in such a beautiful and uncontaminated area as the countryside surrounding Orvieto, then the experience is superb. Decugnano dei Barbi rises on top of a hill overlooking the beautiful surrounding countryside, and has an amazing grass patio with a large swimming pool where to chill out.
On the wedding day everything was perfect, the bride looked stunning in her tailored made dress by Angelo, a family friend. The event design and tableu de marriage where carefully thought by the Roman wedding planner Laura Serventi, the wedding theme colors being lilac, green and white. The floral design was taken care by a local flower shop, L'Erbavoglio, who decorated the tables with natural herbs and spices. The guests enjoyed a meal of biological food done expressively by the restaurant of the farm, Decugnano dei Barbi. Local typical dishes, from excellent cheese and ham tastings, to spaghetti all'amatriciana, were served accompanied by local red and white wines produced in the farm's vineyard.
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Melt already.
For the record, this is the fourth Ice Age movie. I had to be told that it was only the fourth one because it feels like the 14th; because every time a new one shows up it also appears on cereal boxes and toys and Swiffer sheets and a million other places on which my eyes randomly land; because a year before that new one gets released there's inevitably a Scrat-themed short that's really just a teaser trailer attached to some other kid's movie; because 90 days after its theatrical release I see ads and renewed marketing for the Blu-ray; because it forms an annoying blur with the Madagascar movies and every other animated talking animal film about "what makes us family"; because I can't decide if it's hilarious or just weird that every day I drive down my block past a big poster of a wooly mammoth with the words NICKI MINAJ written on it in big bold letters; because I'm exhausted.
Another thing that's exhausted is whatever creative impulse drove the original film. Actually wait, no, I take that back. The creative impulse of the first film can't be exhausted because there wasn't one to start with. Every installment of this franchise is as empty as the one that preceded it. They are cartoon products meant to hook children into brand loyalty. They rely on the lowest difficulty level of conflict and a healthy supply of booger references to delight post-toddlers the world over. Every once in a while the franchise's most ingenious creation, Scrat, pops up to frantically chase that acorn, and he's genuinely great, a bonkers rat-squirrel that's part silent Daffy Duck and part meth addict. But they can't or won't create an entire feature devoted solely to his obsessive, manic, non-talking frenzy, so he's just the drop of Sriracha sauce that enlivens the mayonnaise sandwich.
I say this as a person who grew up watching and enjoying bad children's TV and movies. When I was six years old my mother took me to see a terrible thing called Santa and the Three Bears. It is, seriously, one of the very worst animated features ever created. Monumentally awful. I watched it last year for morbid curiosity's sake, to re-experience something that six-year-old me thought was a Saturday afternoon well spent. I was shocked by its ineptitude and contempt for its target audience of still-forming minds. It is a film that actively hates your child's eyes and ears.
And no single Ice Age movie approaches that level of badness. If that were the case nobody would see them and we wouldn't be subjected to four in a row. They are impeccably engineered. And that might be a more insidious problem. Because a depraved level of horrible can inform a child's aesthetic development for the better in the long game of a life engaged with media. It can be an outlying parameter by which other cultural products are measured. Kids do that, just like adults, even if they're not putting a name on it.
But the Ice Age movies are simply shiny and empty, reinforcing nothing. The plot of this one -- I was getting to it, just taking the long way around -- involves the continents splitting apart thanks to Scrat trying to break an acorn. The mammoths, who are involved in a typical teen-daughter-hates-her-parents argument, get separated and have to find each other. They do so and then everyone sings a song about what an amazing and unusual family they are. During this song the voice actors appear on screen as themselves, all of them, even Ray Romano, emoting the hell out of the bland lyrics. But not Denis Leary. He wears a deadpan grimace that suggests mortal embarrassment and/or the fact that he just drew the short straw and has to take his own little kids to see this movie while mom gets an afternoon at the spa. Maybe he's just exhausted, too.
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"Blurred Bynes": New Willam, Detox & Vicky Vox!
Jonathan Higbee | September 11, 2013
Straight, err, directly off the high heels of their success with "Boy Is A Bottom," the tremendous trio DWV (Detox, Willam, Vicky Vox) have returned to tackle Robin Thicke (literally, we wish). Wearing the thirstiest wigs they've ever donned in their lives, the two RuPaul's Drag Race alums and one RuPaul's Drag Race viewer spill the tea and shade for Amanda Bynes in "Blurred Bynes."


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RAP/EMF Integration
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EMF Runtime
The non-UI part of EMF works with RAP out of the box. With the aid of the following bundles, EMF models can be created and accessed.
Even though these bundles express an optional dependency on
org.eclipse.core.resources, this dependency isn't required at runtime.
UI and Edit Framework
Since 2.6 M6, EMF provides branches of it's UI/Edit framework for use with RAP. The necessary bundles are available from the EMF software repository and can be used together with the RAP runtime (> 1.3 M6).
The next sections ouline the basic steps to run EMF on RAP.
Assemble the Runtime Target
The minimal runtime consists of EMF for RAP and the RAP runtime itself. To set up the target platform, the most conventient way is assemble it directly from the software repositories:
- EMF for RAP:
- RAP Runtime:
Please make sure to uncheck the "Include required software" option when adding the features from the repositories.
Targeting RAP as Runtime
Open up the Properties view on your .genmodel file and set the "Rich Ajax Application" from the "Editor" category to true.
After that you can generate your edit and editor code.
Launch the application
You can now launch the application via it's generated IApplication. Just use the LibraryEditorAdvisorApplication entrypoint.


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Xiphias gladius
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Phaethonichthys tuberculatus Nichols, 1923
Xiphias estara Phillipps, 1932
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
Xiphias imperator Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Xiphias kleinii Suckow, 1799
Xiphias thermaicus Serbetis, 1951
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.). 2015. Catalog of Fishes. Updated 7 January 2015. Available at: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. (Accessed: 7 January 2015).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Date Assessed:
|Collette, B., Acero, A., Amorim, A.F., Bizsel, K., Boustany, A., Canales Ramirez, C., Cardenas, G., Carpenter, K.E., de Oliveira Leite Jr., N., Di Natale, A., Die, D., Fox, W., Fredou, F.L., Graves, J., Guzman-Mora, A., Viera Hazin, F.H., Hinton, M., Juan Jorda, M., Minte Vera, C., Miyabe, N., Montano Cruz, R., Masuti, E., Nelson, R., Oxenford, H., Restrepo, V., Salas, E., Schaefer, K., Schratwieser, J., Serra, R., Sun, C., Teixeira Lessa, R.P., Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E., Uozumi, Y. & Yanez, E.
|Russell, B., Elfes, C. & Polidoro, B.
Globally, this species has shown a 28% decline over three generation lengths (20 years). The only stock that is not considered to be well-managed is the Mediterranean, which comprises less than 10% of the species' global range. It is therefore listed as Least Concern, as it is below the threshold for a threatened category under Criterion A1.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is pandemic, and is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans in tropical, temperate and sometimes cold waters, including the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov.
Mitochondrial DNA restriction analysis reveal that genetic differentiation occurs between populations inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and the tropical Atlantic Ocean, indicating little genetic exchange occurring between the two (Kotoulas et al. 1995).
In the Eastern Pacific, this species ranges from southern California and the mouth of the Gulf of California to Chile, including all of the offshore islands.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Australia; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile (Easter Is.); China; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador (Galápagos); Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Fiji; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Grenada; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Iceland; India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.); Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea, Republic of; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Martinique; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Niue; Norfolk Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn; Portugal (Azores, Madeira); Puerto Rico; Réunion; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Spain (Canary Is.); Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuvalu; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States (Alaska, Hawaiian Is.); United States Minor Outlying Islands (Howland-Baker Is., Johnston I., US Line Is., Wake Is.); Uruguay; Vanuatu; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Wallis and Futuna; Western Sahara; Yemen
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – northwest; Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Pacific – southeast; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – western central; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – northeast; Pacific – northwest
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|The Atlantic population is comprised of three stocks that are genetically distinct: South Atlantic, North Atlantic and Mediterranean. The best scientific evidence indicates that there are four stocks of Swordfish in the Pacific Ocean (Hinton and Alvarado Bremer 2007), with centres in the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast. The Indian Ocean population is currently assessed as a single management unit.
The North Atlantic stock of Swordfish is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring (ICCAT 2009). The stock is rebuilding with current biomass levels increasing by 4.4% over a three generation length period based on the ASPIC base case (Figure 20, ICCAT 2009). The reduction was calculated using the first and last data points of the time series considered. The stock is considered to be under adequate management.
The South Atlantic stock was overfished and overfishing had been occurring, but at present, fishing mortality is below FMSY, stock biomass is slightly above BMSY and under current management quotas (13,700 t TAC), the stock is projected to remain above the BMSY and slightly rebuild further (ICCAT 2009). The reduction in biomass for the South Atlantic stock over three generations has been approximately 30.3% based on the ASPIC base case (Figure 30, ICCAT 2009). The reduction was calculated using the first and last data points of the time series considered. The stock is considered to be under adequate management.
The Mediterranean stock is currently considered to be overfished and stock is experiencing slight overfishing. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (ICCAT-SCRS) report that the Mediterranean Sea swordfish compose a unique stock separated from the Atlantic, although more research is needed to clearly define the stock boundaries. Mitochondrial DNA restriction analysis reveal that genetic differentiation occurs between populations inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and the tropical Atlantic ocean, indicating little genetic exchange occurring between the two (Kotoulas et al. 1995). The spawning stock biomass (SSB) in 2008 was 46% below the value that would maximize yield-per-recruit. In addition, the majority of the catch includes juveniles. However, landings statistics and population parameters indicate a certain stability over the past 20 years. The estimated decline in total biomass over a three generation period (20 years) ranged from 27–50% depending on whether a regression line or first and last points of the data series were used (Figure 21, ICCAT 2010). The Mediterranean population of Swordfish was therefore regionally assessed as Near Threatened in an overview of the conservation status of Mediterranean fishes (Abdul Malak et al. 2011). This stock is not considered to be well-managed.
In the North Pacific, a two-stock scenario analysing the western and central Pacific (subarea 1) and the eastern Pacific (subarea 2) was considered the most plausible based on analyses of Japanese longline catch per unit data (CPUE) data. Using the two-stock Bayesian production model (Brodziak and Ishimura 2009), a decline of 43.9% was estimated for subarea 1, and an increase of 111.2% in subarea 2 over a three generation length period (20 years). The decline was calculated using a linear regression over the time period considered. The results indicate that the North Pacific population is stable (Brodziak and Ishimura 2010).
In the Western Central Pacific, a MULTIFAN-CL stock assessment of south-west Pacific Swordfish showed a decline in total biomass ranging from 25.7% (optimistic scenario) to 36.9% (pessimistic scenario) over three generation lengths (20 years) (Figure 29, Kolody et al. 2008). The reduction was calculated using the first and last data points of the time series considered. The stock is considered to be under adequate management.
In the Southeastern Pacific, spawning biomass is estimated to have increased by 3.3% over three generation lengths (Figure 4.4, Hinton and Maunder 2006). The percent change was calculated using a linear regression over the time period considered. The stock is considered to be under adequate management.
For the Indian Ocean, an ASPIC model showed a decline in total biomass of 57.8% over the last three generation lengths (20 years) (Figure 59, IOTC 2010). The reduction was calculated using the first and last data points of the time series considered. The model results indicate that biomass is close to the BMSY level, and that overfishing is not presently occurring. The stock is considered to be under adequate management.
Globally, this species has shown a 28% decline over three generation lengths (20 years). The only stock that is not considered to be well-managed is the Mediterranean, which comprises less than 10% of the species' global range.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|This is an oceanic species, but sometimes found in coastal waters; generally above the thermocline, preferring temperatures of 18–22°C. It is primarily a warm-water species that migrates toward temperate or cold waters for feeding in the summer and back to warm waters in winter for spawning and overwintering. Adults are opportunistic feeders, known to forage for their food from the surface to the bottom over a wide depth range (Nakamura 1985). Swordfish typically forage in deep water during the day and stay in the mixed layer at night (Abascal et al. 2010). Based on records of forage organisms taken by swordfish, its depth distribution in the northwestern Pacific ranges normally from the surface to a depth of about 550 m but there are depth records down 2,878 m.
This species uses its sword to kill prey. It feeds mainly on fishes but also on crustaceans and squids. Large individuals may accumulate high concentrations of mercury in the flesh (Collette 1995).
The distribution of larval swordfish in the Pacific Ocean indicates that spawning occurs mainly in waters with a temperature of 24°C or more. Spawning appears to occur in all seasons in equatorial waters, but is restricted to spring and summer at higher latitudes (Nishikawa and Ueyanagi 1974). In the Atlantic Ocean, spawning occurs in the upper water layer at depths between 0–75 m, at temperatures around 23°C, and salinity of 33.8–37.4 ppt. Pairing of solitary males and females is thought to occur when spawning (Palko et al. 1981). Spawning in southern Brazil occurs from November to February in between 20–28°S and 40–47°W (Amorim and Arfelli 1980). Estimates of egg numbers vary considerably, from one million to 16 million in 168,000 g female (Palko et al. 1981) and 29 million in a 272,000 g female (Wilson 1984).
Determination of age is difficult since the otoliths are very small and scales are missing in adults. Year rings have been successfully counted on cross sections of the fin rays (Arocha et al. 2003, DeMartini et al. 2006). Longevity is estimated to be 15 years (based on Arocha et al. 2003, DeMartini et al. 2006), and age of first maturity is estimated to be five years (based on Arocha and Lee 1996, Hinton and Maunder, unpublished data). These life history parameters do not differ greatly between stocks, therefore, the generation length for this species was estimated to be 6.5 years globally. The generation length is calculated as: age of first reproduction + z * (longevity - age of first maturity), where z is 0.15 (Collette et al. 2011).
Maximum size is 445 cm. The all-tackle game fish record is of a 536.15 kg fish caught odd Iquique, Chile in 1953 (IGFA 2011).
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|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|This species is of high commercial importance (see Threats section).
|Major Threat(s):
This species is a highly important food and game species. Swordfish are caught by longline, harpoon, drift gill net, set net and other fishing gear in commercial fisheries. For the most part, swordfish captures are incidental in tuna longline fisheries. Major sport fishery areas, trolling, and drifted baited lines are located off the coast of California to Ecuador, Peru and northern Chile (Nakamura 1985). In the Mediterranean Sea, it is mostly caught by drift nets, long lines, but also by harpoons, tuna traps and sport and recreational fisheries. It is a good food fish, marketed fresh or frozen.
The largest proportion of Atlantic catches are made using surface drifting longlines, mostly by Spain, United States, Canada and Portugal. However, many additional gears are used (STECF 2009). Other directed swordfish fisheries include fleets from Brazil, Morocco, Namibia, EC-Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The primary by-catch or opportunistic fisheries that take swordfish are tuna fleets from Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea and EC-France. The tuna longline fishery started in 1956 and has operated throughout the Atlantic since then, with substantial catches of swordfish that are produced as a bycatch of tuna fisheries (ICCAT 2009). In the Atlantic, the Mediterranean stock is considered to be overfished and that overfishing is occurring. The stocks of the North and South Atlantic are considered to be well-managed (ICCAT 2009).
In the Indo-Pacific the main fisheries are Japan and Taiwan. Taiwan has had stable standardized CPUE trends, and Japan has shown variable CPUE trends depending on the fishing area (IOTC 2009). The Indian Ocean, Western Central Pacific and Southeastern Pacific are similarly considered to be under adequate management at present (fishing mortality below Fmsy and biomass above Bmsy; Kolody et al. 2008, IOTC 2009, Hinton and Maunder 2006).
|Conservation Actions:
This is a highly migratory species, listed in Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (FAO Fisheries Department 1994).
There have been some changes in U.S. regulations which may have impacted catch rates, but the effects of these remain unknown. It is important to note that since 2003 the catches have been below the total allowable catches (TACs), greatly increasing chances of a fast recovery (STECF 2009). The total allowable catch in the North Atlantic during the 2007–2008 period was 14,000 t per year. The reported catch during that period averaged 11,536 t and did not exceed the TAC in any year. The total allowable catch in the South Atlantic for the years 2007 through 2008 was 17,000 t. The reported catch during that period averaged 13,365, and did not exceed the TAC in any year. There are two minimum size options that are applied to the entire Atlantic: 125 cm LJFL with a 15% tolerance, or 119 cm LJFL with zero tolerance and evaluation of the discards.
North Atlantic
Since 1994 there have been quotas and minimum size limits to restrict the harvest of north Atlantic Swordfish. There are also longline area closures in place in the U.S. Atlantic. Reduced landings have been attributed to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) regulatory recommendations and shifts in fleet distributions, including the movement of some vessels some years to the South Atlantic or out of the Atlantic. In addition, some fleets, including the United States, EC-Spain, EC-Portugal and Canada, have changed operating procedures to opportunistically target tuna and/or sharks, taking advantage of market conditions and higher relative catch rates of these species previously considered as by-catch in some fleets. Recently, socio-economic factors may have also contributed to the decline in catch. Consistent with the goal of the Commission's swordfish rebuilding plan (Rec. 96-02), in order to maintain the northern Atlantic Swordfish stock at a level that could produce maximum sustainable yield (MSY) with greater than 50% probability, the Committee recommends reducing catch limits allowed by Rec. 06-02 (15,345 t) to no more than 13,700 t. This reflects the current best estimate of maximum yield that could be harvested from the population under existing environmental and fishery conditions. Should the Commission wish to have greater assurance that future biomass would be at or above BMSY while maintaining F at or below FMSY, the Commission should select a lower annual TAC, depending on the degree of precaution the Commission chooses to apply in management. The Committee noted that allowable catch levels agreed in (Recs. 06-02 and 08-02) exceeded scientific recommendations. The successful rebuilding of this stock could have been compromised if recent catches had been higher than realized. Because of the poor size-selectivity of longliners, regulating minimum landing size may inadvertently have resulted in under-reporting of juvenile catches. Alternative methods for reducing juvenile catches, such as time and/or area closures or technological changes in gear deployment, may be more effective and their utility should be further investigated (STECF 2009). Future TACs above MSY are projected to result in 50% or lower probabilities of the stock biomass remaining above BMSY over the next decade (SWO-ATL-Figure 13) as the resulting probability of F exceeding FMSY for these scenarios would trend above 50% over time. A TAC of 13,000 t would provide approximately a 75% probability of maintaining the stock at a level consistent with the Convention Objective over the next decade (ICCAT 2009).
South Atlantic
Until more research has been conducted to reduce the high uncertainty in stock status evaluations for the southern Atlantic swordfish stock, the Committee emphasizes that annual catch should not exceed the provisionally estimated MSY (15,000). Considering the unquantified uncertainties and the conflicting indications for the stock, the Committee recommends a more precautionary Fishery Management approach, to limit catches to the recent average level (~15,000 t), which are expected to maintain the catch rates at about their current level (STECF 2009). In general, catches of 14,000 t or less will result in increases in the biomass of the stock, catches on the order of 15,000 will maintain the biomass of the stock at approximately stable levels during the period projected. Catches in the order of 16,000 t or more will result in biomass decrease. The current TAC is 17,000 t (ICCAT 2009).
Mediterranean Sea
In the Mediterranean Sea, there are minimum size regulations, such as 90cm lower jaw-fork length in Spain, 140 upper jaw fork-length in Italy, 130 UJFL in Turkey. However, these minimum size regulations were cancelled because it was considered ineffective as a management tool. In Greece, the fishing season is closed from October to January. In 2009, ICCAT adopted a closed season for the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October to 31 November. The EU has banned all drift nets since January 2002 and ICCAT banned them since 2005 (some illegal drift nets still occur).
In Chile there is a size limit for this species, and total effort for this species has declined as they moved from driftnets to longlines. However, recent catches in this region are mostly targeted by the Spanish fleet. Given the potential for rapid change in the nature of the gill-net and longline fisheries that are increasingly targeting swordfish in the Eastern Pacific region, the trends in standardized catch per unit effort should be closely monitored for indications of changing status of these stocks (Hinton 2003, Hinton and Maunder 2006). The Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has recommended to limit the number of boats as well as catch and effort for the southwestern stock (WCPFC 2008).
The Scientific Committee recommends that management measures focused on controlling and/or reducing effort in the fishery targeting Swordfish in the southwest Indian Ocean be implemented (IOTC 2006).
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|In the following text in the Habitats and Ecology section, the second reference to 'summer' was replaced with 'winter': "It is primarily a warm-water species that migrates toward temperate or cold waters for feeding in the summer and back to warm waters in summer for spawning and overwintering".
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Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
-Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
"Mom, come here! Mom!"
The frantic cries of a fouryear old wake me in the darkness. Bleary-eyed, I hurry to our son's room. He's had a bad dream, and now he can't sleep. Speaking softly, I try to ease his fears. Then I lie on the floor beside his bed until he is resting peacefully once more.
I can empathize with my son. I know about not sleeping. My mind races with worries of the day, struggles with my faith, concerns about my family, anxiety about what might happen. These concerns rob me of peace and rest. Only through God's word have I begun to release my anxieties.
Like my son, I seek words of reassurance, and I want to know that my loving parent — my heavenly Father — is by my side. Psalm 23 and Joshua 1:9 remind me that God is with me, leading me, even in the darkest hour. When my soul cries out in the darkness, God's words comfort me and help me to let go of my fears. I can wake in the morning refreshed.
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Magic end 12-game losing streak
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Magic end 12-game losing streak
Redick, Vucevic score big against Blazers
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
J.J. Redick scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 19 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 110-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
The Magic shot 50 percent from the field in earning their first win since Jan. 16. They play their next two games at home. Reserve Gustavo Ayon had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Orlando.
LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points. Nicolas Batum added 19 points and Wesley Matthews chipped in 17.
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Nevada Supreme Court Justices Mark Gibbons and Nancy Saitta served as judges of the hairy competition, along with Miss Nevada Outstanding Teen Ellie Smith of Las Vegas.
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He added: "I still have a great relationship with London, which is a city that I adore.
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Hey there,
I've had a bit of a look through the forums and this seems like a pretty common theme. I purchased the game yesterday and didn't get any confirmation email detailing account setup. I have been playing the 0.21v beta recently (completed everything it has to offer!) and really enjoy the challenge of the game. I'm thinking that maybe as the transaction is still pending on my credit card that you haven't received payment confirmation or possibly it was a server glitch?
Anyways I know there is a bit of a slow down as it is the festive season but looking forward to playing the full version of DD.
Cheers for your help,