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Hi all thought I would celebrate my 7 Months of quit today by going on Holiday, hence the reason I am on so early, hope every ones quits are going smoothly and for any one who is struggling I hope things pick up for you and your quit becomes kinder to you.
All of you brilliant quitters on the forum have a good week and with any luck we will all get sunshine through the Day and night time showers.
Try and be as kind to each other as you would want others to be kind to you.


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A key suspect in the Saturday night killing of international rugby player Mike Okombe was Monday interrogated by detectives in Nakuru.
Ms Maryanne Mumbi's lawyer, Mr Kamau Chomba, confirmed that the woman -- said to be Mr Okombe's lover -- surrendered at Rongai Police Station before she was interrogated.
"My client surrendered to the police and she later recorded her statement," Mr Chomba said.
According to Rongai police boss Japheth Ngatwa, Ms Mumbi and six other suspects who were attending the birthday party, including the host, surrendered to the police.
The suspects were questioned before being handed over to Rongai Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
They were held at various police stations in Nakuru.
A source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said Ms Mumbi also accompanied police to the crime scene.
Mr Okombe, 27, was fatally stabbed during a scuffle at a birthday party in a house at Olive Inn in the town.
"They were at Mr Calvin Otieno's house around 7pm on Saturday night. The two were, however, involved in a scuffle when she went for a knife, which she used to stab Okombe," he said.

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Big successes in the publishing industry come in threes…or fours, fives, and sixes.
Serialisation is a key factor in developing brands and launching star authors such as JK Rowling and George RR Martin. Publishing a series means each successive book accumulates a larger readership (propagated by word-of-mouth publicity) which makes retailers feel more secure stocking titles with successful predecessors and makes it easier for authors to gain readership for new projects. Challenges and opportunities abound in marketing, writing, and gaining readership for series. Read more on The Bookseller.


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Letter to the Editor: Lift burden on local banks
Communities across Virginia are strengthened when Main Street banks provide capital for building homes, businesses, and schools. These banks are catalysts for economic vitality and serve as community bedrocks by investing in financial education, community revitalization, and charitable organizations.
Our community bank has provided financial services to local consumers and small businesses for over a century. However, the growth in regulation from Washington hampers the ability of local banks to help local businesses expand and create jobs. Thousands of pages of rules create a bureaucratic maze, making community banks operate more like big impersonal megabanks. The pendulum has swung too far and it's time to right size federal regulation.
The Senate will soon debate the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155, a bipartisan bill that makes reasonable reforms to regulation. It strikes a commonsense balance between necessary oversight and banks' flexibility to meet Virginians' financial needs.
I was pleased that both of our U. S. senators were willing to work across the aisle and cosponsor S. 2155, recognizing the need to reverse the regulatory over-reach and let local community banks serve our communities the way we have for over 100 years.
The number of banks in Virginia has declined over the last decade, in many cases due to the weight and expense of regulations. Let's lift the burden on our local banks and our communities.
Scott C. Harvard, chief executive officer, First Bank


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A pet project started by a filmmaker to satisfy their massive ego. One can usually tell because they'll take two or more of the roles of producing, directing, writing, and/or acting. If they're playing the protagonist, expect a "Jesus by a different name" vibe (compare Mary Sue). Most vanity films revolve around a blunt political message. While total nobodies are capable of and expected to create vanity films, the term is generally reserved for established celebrities throwing caution to the winds.
Some infamous vanity films include Battlefield Earth by John Travolta, The Postman by Kevin Costner, The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson, and The Room by Tommy Wiseau.
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Week long rain approaching Karachi!
Much awaiting rain nears south Pakistan! A weather system has developed in the northern Arabian sea that would start to affect coastal Sindh including Karachi from April 1 till April 5 morning. The system has potential to bring heavy downpour with gusty winds to the port city along with adjoining Sindh cities.


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At Zion Covenant Church, we are grateful to be in relationship with Sharon. We see her as a worshiper, musician, servant and friend. That is our way to sum up her music ministry. She is a multi-leveled servant of God who desires Him first and foremost in her life. She is excited about music-both writing and implementing her songs in a corporate setting and one who is willing to lead individually or work with a team as she minsters to the Lord and His people in worship.
I have had the honor of ministering in the Spirit with Sharon and have experienced the high level of intimacy which is offered. Sharon has a level of spiritual maturity which is hard to match. She flows with the Spirit quite well and can hear His voice and convey the message quite well to the listeners. Sharon 's music beckons the listener to go beyond themselves and hear what the Father is saying. The woo of the Spirit is very present in her music. When you listen to Sharon, you are drawn into the Lord's presence. Be prepared to be ministered to and not walk away the same person. She has a passion for Him for ministry to His people. She has a gift and what a gift she is!
Sharon, awesome CD!!!! It far surpassed anything I was expecting! Want to buy one for everyone I know. (no joke) Whoever reads this, if you do not yet have her CD…BUY IT! Now after hearing this one, it's really going to be hard to wait for the 2nd one 🙂
Sharon, your story of the healing God has brought to your life from years of childhood abuse has been very inspiring and helpful to me. Thank you for being so open and allowing us to see into your life. It is encouraging to see God's healing in someone else's life.
Just wanted to say, Sharon, that your ministry at SNID last night was much appreciated. You not only have a powerful, pleasant singing voice, but also an anointed message of encouragement. Thanks for sharing with us. May God continue to bless your ministry.
Your music is just wonderful! I really enjoy when Scripture is put to music, or when music is added to scripture reading. Keep up God's work.


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Hardcore homebrew site GBATemp has revealed that the first ROMs for the Nintendo Switch are available, astonishing many as to how quick it was this time around – although they currently cannot be played on a Switch and no emulator exists either.
The "developers" have still made sure to provide their obligatory anti-piracy message:
"Please be mindful when posting in threads that we do not, under any circumstances condone piracy, and will not facilitate he spreading of illegal ROM files, or any other kind of warez."
A list of the games currently released:
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Has Been Heroes
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Lego City Undercover
Naturally, sites have been bursting with opinions on both sides of the fence:
"Piracy is always good because it boosts sales numbers (of consoles, not games)."
"Bad news, piracy is always bad (Actually Piracy delayed IOSU Exploit release in the Wii U scene)."
"If you try to convince people that piracy is bad on GBAtemp, I'm sorry to say you're only wasting your time fam."
"I can't believe the people who did this, piracy is gonna end the switch I'm so ashamed of this toxic community sometimes, another PSP situation smh. If were lucky piracy will happen after the gen is over so my friend Nintendo wont suffer from lost sales. Can't imagine all the third party publishers looking at this thread right now already dropping switch support."
"PSP did great before and after piracy. If a system is good, it will still sell software regardless of piracy."
"Piracy is bad. You shouldn't pirate. If you do it, you're bad, because piracy is bad, m'kay. It's a bad thing to pirate, so don't be bad by pirating, m'kay, that'd be bad."
"Uh… on one side it's bad and on the other it's good because it teaches techniques. Also, if it was used as a good thing, security levels would probably be already much better than right now."
"I hope this opens the emulation floodgates. 4K Switch games here we come."
"Why is Nintendo so bad at security?"
"Switch is going to be region-locked next month cuz of this shit."
"Man that's brutal it's all happened so fast."
"Hmm. Thinking about it, hopefully this could open up the doors to some fan translations, too."


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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
it's not you, it's me
Maybe I've worn out my welcome on the internet, maybe I'm getting old and tired, or maybe any original thoughts I once had have since dried up since we moved to Colorado. Turned into tumbleweeds and blown away. But I'm not going to make any sulky apologies for being absent or sweeping declarations about being done here on the internet, because if there is one goddamn thing I have learned since I started this blog, it's not to make grandiose promises in print. Or to really say anything that I would not instead paint on my naked body and walk up and down the street shouting.
So I will say this. Life is, simply, good.
Part of it is that I don't want to sit down and talk about my training because I feel like I have nothing to say that is new or interesting or exciting. I ran an hour easy today. Do you know how many times in the past year I've run an hour easy? Conservatively, a billion. Who wants to hear about that? Not me.
Maybe it's because after living through six solid months of crazy hellish life stress from every direction, I want to make my circle smaller. I want to keep my loved ones close, I want to wake up and dance through my day and then snuggle into bed at night and let it all go. I've got a good circle this year, my support system feels solid and mighty and strong. I know who is in my corner and who is waving from across the street while checking Twitter on their phone.
The only reason I'm here now is because I felt like I should talk about the fantastic training weekend I had in southern CA this past week, about how awesome it was to chase Anabel's ass up and down and all over the mountains and through the water; to run alone, fifty yards from the ocean I love so dearly; to sit at dinner, three girls, and laugh when one of my old friends that joined us was straight-up horrified at the both the amount of food we ordered and the speed at which we put it down. You three are so small, he said later in the car, where does it all go?
It goes into pushing off the wall, again and again, laughing at the guy with purple toenails and hoping that actually thinking about streamlining my arms will grab me the 4 seconds I keep dropping (it won't) and leaving 3 seconds behind instead of 5 like the dirty water cheater I am.
It goes into five hours of climbing and descending, standing out of the saddle, heart pumping hard and singing at the absolute top of my lungs, sweat rolling into my ears and butt crack just to get views like this.
It goes into groaning and sucking it up when I start counting women in the last four miles of a half marathon and realize that I CAN catch all of them but two before I hit the finish line. If I'm willing to hurt, a little, which maybe I'm finally figuring out how to do.
I'm in love with training right now, I feel good about the work I'm doing, but all the work I am doing is all the work I can do. Steady, day in and day out, load it up, recover it back, over and over, however much I can handle. I'm only signed up for three more races between now and the end of the year. All big races, sure, but big or small, a race is just a day. And I would trade race day - even a brilliantly fun day like I had in New Orleans - for the training days I've had here in Boulder, in California, in a minute. In a second, it's not even close. Spending all day on my bicycle, chasing Sonja (not allowed to chase her husband), chasing Mikki and Mo, chasing Anabel, chasing whoever will show up to be my carrot, sometimes chasing no one - this is my joy.
This is where my heart is happiest, and full.
And this, for a while, is where I will be.
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i love your words, "Steady, day in and day out, load it up, recover it back, over and over, however much I can handle." they feel like waves on a ocean which is a perfect metaphor for training. waves crashing on a beach, shaping it, moving it, creating it. just like all this awesome training is doing with you.ReplyDelete
keep loving life!!!
Life looks awesome for you right now - so happy! I do miss sharing fig pizzas with you. Come back out east for a visit and we can do some chasing up SkyMass!ReplyDelete
And of course this is why you are my inspiration and my coach. Because this philosophy is where I want my head at, how I want to feel on a regular basis. Having you as a mentor brings me that much closer every day.ReplyDelete
Happy posts are good. But y'know, whenever.ReplyDelete
Life looks awesome for you now, so who cares if you don't post as frequently! Chasing is fun :)ReplyDelete
You girls had an incredible weekend, glad you had such a good time - I will be back next year for Training 2014!! Working your ass off while having fun is so important to not make training boring and seems like you have accomplished that - I see many good things coming out of this!ReplyDelete
Good for you. Soak it all up and enjoy it. I am heading in that direction myself with IMTX coming and going this weekend then nothing on the schedule as far as races. Just going to do as I like when I like for a bit before figuring it all out.ReplyDelete
BTW - How cool is that bike setup at that restaurant. Just pull up, park your bike and eat like a champion then pedal like one right after.
Enjoy your life my friend.....we only get to live it once!
I love your life. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Being happy is awesome. So glad you are.ReplyDelete
daaaaang, you were in my neck of the woods. wish i had known so i could have chased one of my favorite bloggers :)ReplyDelete
anyway, glad you enjoyed your visit (and ... kinda freaky how small the world is sometimes, i'll just leave it at that), and glad you are happy and life is awesome :)Replies
Next time! I will be back soon :)Delete
I always think it's a good thing when you don't blog because you're too busy enjoying life. Can't wait to see you later this week! xoxoReplyDelete
I can understand the impulse to close your circle tighter. If blogging about what you're doing doesn't give you a fraction of the joy that doing it does, then, well, who are we to argue? I'm always happy when you check in because I selfishly like reading it, but whatever, go ride your bike up a hill or something!ReplyDelete
Love. Love for you and your happiness and your work and your life. And your puppies, especially My Graham. :)ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you found your happy place! Physically, mentally, and emotionally you sound so fucking happy and I love it!ReplyDelete
This post made me sighhhhhhhh in so many good ways. Keep on keeping on.ReplyDelete
Did you do the Tour of Long Beach on Saturday? (Or were you just biking in Long Beach that day?) I saw someone that looked like you but I thought there was no way you'd be in So Cal.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yup, that was me!!!Delete
Great trip! Keep up the fun times girl.ReplyDelete
You should have posted a picture of you in your hot pink cool racer dress..speaking of which, we should have taken a picture of that, plus pumps.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 18, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Love this! So much radiating happiness! And, your Cali training weekend looks amazing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2013 at 4:39 PM
Being is a solid trade up from blogging. (Though I like blogging, too). Keep on sending those happy vibes into the universe!ReplyDelete


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An Abiding Christmas
An Abiding Christmas (Isaiah 9: 2-7; Matthew 2: 1-12; Luke 1: 26-38; 2: 1-7, 8-20; John 1: 1-14) preached on 24 December 2015 at 18:00 by Alastair Bolt
Sermon 1 in the series Christmas 2015
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Bible Passage
Isaiah 9:2-7
2 The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
4 For the yoke of his burden,
and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Matthew 2:1-12
The Visit of the Wise Men
2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
6 "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
Luke 1:26-38
Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34 And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"
35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God." 38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Luke 2:1-7
The Birth of Jesus Christ
2:1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:8-20
The Shepherds and the Angels
8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. 10 And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
John 1:1-14
The Word Became Flesh
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
Sermons in the Series Christmas 2015
1 An Abiding Christmas
2 Angels and a Baby
3 A Content-Rich Encounter
4 My Baby, the Refugee


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[Boot Camp] "A short, intensive, and rigorous course of training"
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I'm not one of those shit-talking Yankees fans. I'm one of those Yankees fans who always thinks they are going to lose and doesn't relax until it's all finally over and then unleashes all the shit-talking he's been holding in. If I had a motto or had to sum up my feelings on all things in one phrase, it would be "better to be pleasantly surprised than horribly disappointed*"
So needless to say, I'm nervous and totally think the Yankees are going to lose (which will make it so much sweeter if they win). Here's why:
- Hitting. Aside from Jeter, A-Rod and Melky Cabrera, the Yankees haven't been hitting particularly well. Damon and Cano showed some life in Game 6 but it's very worrisome especially considering the Yankees haven't faced anyone of Cliff Lee's pedigree thus far.
- A.J. Burnett. I was telling my friend Karen before Burnett's Game 5 start that I was nervous because Burnett always gives you one complete meltdown inning. He'll start walking players, throw pitches WAY out of the strike zone, give up a couple of runs and then every other inning, it's like it never happened. If we're lucky, it happens early and he only gives up three runs and we can comeback.
- Girardi's binder. A book can't tell you that Dave Robertson has been your only reliable middle reliever. Either Girardi either has not "gut feelings" or his gut has shit for brains.
- Joba and Phil. Remember when Joba used to have 96 MPH, nasty heat? Seems like ages ago. Either his arm strength is nothing or he's still "saving" himself like he's a starter. Phil Hughes has had a few rough outings but his body language concerns me more than his pitch location. He no longer has that "I'm going to get this guy out" look. Now he goes out there and he looks like a guy who didn't study for his Chemistry final and is afraid of having to tell his parents he's not going to graduate.
- Phillies bats. You know how we can knock a ton of homers in Yankees Stadium. They can too.
- ESPN experts. I don't like it when most of them pick us to win**. It's bad luck. I'd rather be the perceived underdog here because the last thing we need is more of that bullshit "Nobody believed in us" nonsense from the Phillies.
Hopefully, I'm wrong and I'll be getting up at 5 AM not to go to the gym but to head down to the Canyon of Heroes for another parade. If I'm right, well, at least I'm mentally prepared.
* Anyone who's hung around me long enough has heard me say that at least once or twice.
** Keith Law? 5 games. Are you nuts!?


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The group was on trial for the murder of a Priest of Nerull.
It was simple really: they were in the room with a fresh body that the guards saw walking in alone two minutes before the group. The room has no other issue and there was no-one else.
So the High Priest declared "They have falsely entered our temple and planned the murder of one of our devoted priest…let them be drowned in the river of oblivion, chackled and bound, thru the Pit of Prisonners"


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Detroit Lions: Top 5 Draft TargetsMarch 1, 2012
Detroit Lions: Top 5 Draft Targets
The Detroit Lions are coming off of one of the best seasons we have seen from the team in the last 20 years.
They started out extremely strong, cooled a bit in the middle of the year and then closed out strong.
In the playoffs, they came up against a very tough New Orleans team at home, but for one half, they had Lions fans thinking upset.
So what's next for this team?
First off, they have some in-house business to take care of.
They have a number of free agents who they need to re-sign, and in order to do so, they will need to restructure Calvin Johnson's deal and get the talented wide receiver locked up for the foreseeable future.
Lucky for Detroit, they have a lot more answers than they do questions.
Provided they re-sign Stephen Tulloch and Cliff Avril, they have a very strong front seven.
Their wide receivers are top shelf, their specialists are solid, and they have the most important position covered—a franchise quarterback.
But that's not to say that this team is perfect.
Their cornerbacks improved over the course of the year, but they still are a weak spot with this defense.
The running game was nearly non-existent for the majority of the season. And while many are hopeful that last year's draft pick Mikel Leshoure returns from injury, they still will need to get more depth at the position.
The offensive line was better than expected, but they're starting to get long in the tooth at left tackle and center, and they need to bring in some young bodies.
Overall, the future looks bright for Detroit, and as a result, they're drafting much lower in the first round than in previous years.
That being said, there should still be some serious talent left on the board for Detroit.
Here are the top five first-round targets for the Lions.
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
The Lions haven't drafted a corner back in the first round since the 90s—and with good reason.
Bryant Westbrook and Terry Fair were both highly touted, and both were busts.
That being said, the best way to get a shutdown corner in the NFL is to draft one. Cornerbacks start getting very expensive on the free agent market once they become established.
And with a pass rush like we have seen from the Lions each of the last two years, a stud corner could be dominant very quickly.
Kirkpatrick is one of the top cornerbacks in this draft, so there's a chance that he won't slip to Detroit at 23.
Kirkpatrick is lightning quick with excellent size (6'2") and is coming from a great program.
The only knock on Kirkpatrick is that he did have shoulder surgery in college, so durability could be an issue.
Would the Lions be able to handle 50 percent of their secondary to have injury concerns?
Janoris Jenkins, CB, N. Alabama
Jenkins is more of your prototypical corner.
He is only about 5'10" but has perhaps the best speed of any corner in this draft.
But there is a reason that this picture shows him with Florida but his profile says North Alabama.
Jenkins has some serious character issues attached to him.
Multiple arrests for drug issues, bar fights, suspensions and ultimately led to expulsion from the Florida football team.
Sure, the Lions have strong characters in their locker room and a loud-mouthed, trouble-making cornerback that weighs less than 200 pounds would learn humility quickly around Ndamukong Suh and Kyle Vanden Bosch, not to mention Louis Delmas who is the unquestioned leader of the secondary if not the defense.
Jenkins likely will be available once Detroit drafts, and they will have to figure out if he is the next Deion Sanders or the next Pacman Jones.
David DeCastro, G, Stanford
The Lions really need to start addressing their offensive line.
The question becomes are they getting value late in the first round?
David DeCastro would actually be a really good fit.
He's big but still fairly athletic. He's very durable and plays with a passion.
He also does not have any character issues, and his leadership has never been questioned.
But do you really want to draft a guard in the first round? Rob Sims and Stephen Peterman were solid last year, but neither really stood out.
But if there is a talented cornerback at this spot, you have to take him.
Mark Barron, S, Alabama
There's a real chance that Barron is already off the board when Detroit drafts, but if he isn't, they will need to take a long look at him.
Barron is your typical strong-side safety. He hits hard, has good size and plays stronger than he appears.
He lacks top end speed, but free safety is where you want that type of speed, and Louis Delmas is far from slow.
The Lions like Amari Spievey, but he's still adjusting to the position, and Detroit will need to add depth to this position to help push the starters.
Besides, Delmas has been injury prone, and another stud safety couldn't hurt.
Vontaze Burfict, ILB, Arizona State
Personally, I absolutely love Burfict as a player.
He's scarily intense on the field, and he has prototypical speed and size for the position.
He loves to hit people, and he could provide an intimidating force in the defensive back field.
That being said, he does have the tendency to let his emotions get the best of him and has been suspended as a result at times.
The linebacker position is not very deep in this draft, and Burfict would be a top-10 pick if there weren't questions about his character.
But you have got to love the image of the Lions as a fearsome, somewhat dirty, defensive unit. These guys already intimidate the competition.
Imagine having a fearsome linebacker to go along with an already scarily-good defensive line.


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...Cant believe I made it this far - happy beyond all words. Did this 'cold turkey' and have not had the urge at all to look at a cigarette!
I have put on just a few pounds and I love that too, feel great and full of energy. Still eating well, and enjoying Yoga!
Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I was dubious about joining a support group but will say I pop in from time to time, read other stories and replies and it really helps to travel the same path with others looking for that final destination of A SMOKE FREE LIFE!


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An Interpretation of "Last Words to Miriam - D. H. Lawrance"
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Jeet Kumar Gupta
D. H. Lawrence's Son's and Lover's is a study of human relationships. Gertrude Morel, because of her turbulent and odd relationship with her husband, ends up developing deep emotional relations with her two eldest sons'. The second eldest in particular, Paul, is the receiver of most of this deep emotion. Because of these feelings and the deeper-than-usual emotional bond between the two, Paul has difficulty being comfortable in his own relationships. Paul's relationship with Miriam is plagued by his mother's disapproval, jealousy, and Miriam's own spirituality. Paul's relationship with Miriam is one where the love is not allowed to flourish. Although there is no doubt that there is love between the two, the forces around them create tension that suppresses it. Miriam believes herself not nearly as beautiful as she really is. Because of this she is always looking for things to love her. In the case of Paul she believes that if Paul was to need her, if she could take care of him, "if he could depend on her, if she could, as it were, have him in her arms, how she would love him." However, this is never allowed to happen. Paul's mother Gertrude already occupies this space in his life. Thus the relationship between the two is a struggle for an identity. The relationship is a struggle between Paul and his mother and Paul and Miriam. The main conflicts between Paul and Miriam are between physical-spiritual differences and his mother. We have already discussed direct interpretations for this poem in class. I would like to present here an alternate interpretation for this poem. Miriam Virgin Mary. For Catholics, the figure of Mary represents purity, submission to the will of God, perfected femininity, the Church, ideal motherhood, and the new Eve. Last words to Miriam' can be looked upon as the last words that Lawrence has to say to his mother. Dissolution of images is a psychological phenomenon which we encounter in our everyday lives. We have instant liking or disliking for a person because we associate that person with someone who we already know. Lawrence has the image of his mother dissolved with the image of Miriam as he is writing this poem.
Yours is the sullen sorrow,
The disgrace is also mine;
Your love was intense and thorough,
Mine was the love of a growing flower
For the sunshine.
Lawrence's Mother has a very bad relationship with his father. The dark sorrow is the sorrow that his mother is in all through her life being married to his father. Lawrence hates his father and it's a disgrace for him to be called his child. His mother's love was deep and Lawrence needs his mother's love like a flower needs sunshine to grow.
You had the power to explore me,
Blossom me stalk by stalk;
You woke my spirit,
you bore me To consciousness,
you gave me the dour
Awareness then I suffered a balk.
Lawrence has great influence of his mother in his writing. He acknowledges the fact that his mother helps his creativity reach new heights. You woke my spirit' She is the one with whom he wants to explore his spiritual being. But, then he realizes that how much his mother affects his life and because of her he is not being able to live his own life. The pause after Awareness is to signify a time period. The awareness is not of a moment but it's a prolonged awareness. Lawrence has been living in a nutshell all his life, then the shell breaks open and he realizes all what he has been living with all his life.
Body to body I could not
Love you, although I would.
We kissed, we kissed though we should not.
Paul imagines that he and his mother will live together when he is old enough to earn money by himself and when his father has died. Paul loves his mother so much that he wants to be with her and spend all of his time with her. To live with his mother by himself is his greatest desire. This is the place when he...
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BREAKING: Dems Move One Step Closer To Impeaching Trump
A group of six Democratic House members introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday, claiming the president has violated federal law, the public trust and should be charged with high crimes and misdemeanors.
Democratic Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, Al Green of Texas and Adriano Espaillat of New York introduced five articles of impeachment at a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday. The articles have two more co-sponsors: Reps. Marcia Fudge of Ohio and John Yarmuth of Kentucky.
The congressmen list a number of charges against the president, including: obstruction of justice, a violation of the Constitution's foreign emoluments clause, a violation of the Constitution's domestic emoluments clause, undermining the federal judiciary process and undermining the press.
The articles focus primarily on Trump's handing of the termination of former FBI Director James Comey, and potential conflicts of interest with Trump's businesses and properties while he's served as president.
Congressman Steve Cohen and other members of Congress hold a news conference to discuss their introduction of articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.
Posted by Fox News on Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Cohen said they are simply calling for the House to begin hearings on the articles.
"We believe that President Trump has violated the Constitution, and we've introduced five articles of impeachment," Cohen, the ranking member of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, said Wednesday.
The Tennessee congressman also said there are at least "a dozen other members who are close" to joining them in calling for Trump's impeachment.
Cohen said that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi understands why they are bringing forth the articles, even though she does not agree.
Pelosi said in early November that she thought impeachment is "not someplace that I think we should go," and that Democrats should be focusing "first and foremost" on trying to "unify the nation."
Republicans are currently focused on pushing tax reform through Congress before the clock runs out on the 2017 legislative calendar.


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Jennifer Lawrence Oscars 2013 Dress — Which Look Do You Like Better?
The star, (who took home Best Actress!), showed off not one, but two glam gowns! Which dress did you like better? VOTE!
All eyes were on Jennifer Lawrence at the 2013 Oscars in LA on Feb. 24, where the stunning star walked the red carpet in a gorgeous blush Dior gown. Her couture creation was perfect for the big winner of the night, and she exuded Hollywood glamour in the romantic frock — even if she did trip up the steps en route to accept her award!
The 22-year-old was awarded with Best Actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook, and although she tripped on her gorgeous gown while walking up to accept the honor she still looked stunning — and she handled the minor fall with such grace!
While we thought the grand gown was the perfect choice for the star, (especially since it was such an important night for her!), she opted to slip into something that seemed easier to maneuver in for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Sunset Tower. She swapped the ethereal, romantic vibe for a sexy metallic frock that skimmed across her figure and allowed the star to flaunt her curves.
Jennifer looked phenomenal in the Calvin Klein gown that put her cleavage on full display. A pair of Brian Atwood pumps and Shay jewelry finished off the ensemble.
The star has really stepped out of her comfort zone on the red carpet and has showed off so many versatile styles this awards season. However, her two Oscar looks are definitely on the top of my list. Not only was she a big winner on stage, but her style on the red carpet also stole the spotlight!
While I'm sure Jen plans on taking a break from stepping out in voluminous gowns and sexy silhouettes, I can't wait to watch her red carpet style continue to evolve.
What do you think? Did you like her romantic look or her sexy sparkling gown better? VOTE!


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Recently I decided to try out some of the new online wireframing tools available. Traditionally, I've done all of my wireframing in HTML/CSS. For large projects, HTML works great, but for small projects with tighter timelines. Coding 5 to 10 pages with all the various interactions can be too time consuming especially in the initial phase of laying out the templates. So for the last three projects I've been using HotGloo and the results are pretty good. HotGloo interface is similar to Visio but it's completely geared towards designing webpages. It has a palette of basic shapes, input fields, icons and navigational elements which you can drag and drop on a grid. At first I didn't think the palette had enough elements, but the inclusion of the basic shapes (square, circle, triangle, line) allowed me to create and save custom elements outside the basic drop-down fields and input boxes.
In addition, HotGloo has also added the ability to add interactions to web elements such as simple linking to more advanced actions such as user states. Advance text controls such as padding, leading and indenting is also available which I love because applying leading and indenting in HTML/CSS can be extremely time consuming. Other niceties are the ability to create layers (like Photoshop), export pages as images or PDF and invite others to review and edit the pages.
The application did crash a few times on me, but none of my pages or changes were lost because the smart people at HotGloo included an auto-saving feature. Other than some minor bugs, there not much too complain about, although their pricing plan could us some work. Right now you can sign up for one project at $7 dollars a month, $14 for two project, then it jumps to $48 for unlimited. It would be nice if you could just add an additional project for $7 as you went along. Right now I have 2 simultaneous projects running, if I get another then I have to jump to $48.
When comparing with design in HTML/CSS, the only thing I really miss find and replace. As you are progress through a project, there are always navigation and text changes. These types of change turn into tedious cut and paste jobs as you have to go through each page to make the change. This is not a criticism of HotGloo, but just a difference between using essentially a graphics tool versus a programming tool. With that said, I still have strong feelings about designing in the native language (HTML) of the thing you are trying to build (a webpage), but not so much that I won't consider using tools such as HotGloo, MockingBird or MockFlow for situations that require rapid prototyping.
Here's a list of some of the top wireframing tools out there


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Beginning this week: Professor Elliot's Bookshelf, the podcast. Each article will be accompanied with an audio version. Enjoy!
One of my favorite treats as a kid in Morocco, was sfenj; a fried donut either topped with powdered sugar or soaked in honey. Although it has been a long time since then, going on donut runs always comforts me, and I'm not alone. Many cultures around the globe have their own fried, round pastries.
The Hawaiian Islands have many specialty shops selling malasada. These are egg-sized, fried yeast-dough balls, coated in sugar. It originated with the arrival of Portuguese laborers in 1878. Being Catholic, the Portuguese had to use all of their remaining butter and sugar before Lent. Huge amounts of this sweet were sold on Mardi Gras each year leading to the nickname "Malasada Day"! Today, Hawaiians have even added fillings like chocolate and guava.
Sel Roti are fried rice-flour-dough rings from Nepal, that look like extra large onion rings. These sweet rings are sold most often during Tihar, a five-day festival of lights honoring all life. Though Tihar is not the only holiday sel roti are served. It is a delicacy used in many celebrations including weddings. This food has become a symbol, in many eyes, of the Nepalese culture.
No matter where you find yourself, it seems fried dough-rings will be just around the corner. And that's a good thing in my mind.
España, rhapsody for orchestra by Emmanuel Chabrier
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We're getting deeper and deeper into the fall season, and while there are a number of big blockbusters still to come out this year, none of them are coming out this week. Instead, we have set of flicks with stories of miners, the holiday season and a football team. Get ready for The 33, Love the Coopers and My All American.
Just remember, I'm not reviewing these movies, but rather predicting where they'll end up on the Tomatometer. Let's take a look at This Rotten Week has to offer.
Rotten Watch Prediction
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Based on the true story of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped for about 60 days underground after a mine collapse, this movie looks like it will surely pull on the heartstrings. From reading through the details of the disaster, the movie appears an accurate account of what happened when the Copiapo mining accident trapped workers without requisite food, water, medical supplies, or any way to escape.
Survival movies like this can go a couple of different ways. If they get overly melodramatic or schmaltzy, they can go off the rails real quick. On the other hand, if they stick to the facts (which make a great story on their own), go through the beats, establish a protagonist (or group of them), a realistic antagonist (in this case the big ass rock blocking escape and the greedy mining company who doesn't want to pony up to grab these dudes) then you can get a feel good flick. I would have thought this one would score well with critics, but early reviews have been less than stellar. It's under 50% at the time of this article's publication, with about 20 reviews saying it lays the drama on too thick. What a bummer.
Director Patricia Riggen has a couple of smaller movies under her belt with Under the Same Moon (73%) and Girl in Progress (30%), so there's a critical hit and miss there. Unfortunately, it looks like this one will score closer to the latter.


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A persistent and central tenet in the criticism disputing the acceptability of the strategy is that nudging works by manipulating residents' decisions. It is shameful, and but there's so little resolution for such a health danger…and I imply well being threat. Contract with Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania ($22,751; 9/1/02 – 4/1/03). Mental health and stability is a very important think about a person's everyday life.
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if you ask Christopher Ratte and his wife how they lost custody of their 7-year-old son, the short version is that nobody in the Ratte family watches much television.
The way police and child protection workers figure it, Ratte should have known that what a Comerica Park vendor handed over when Ratte ordered a lemonade for his boy three Saturdays ago contained alcohol, and Ratte's ignorance justified placing young Leo in foster care until his dad got up to speed on the commercial beverage industry.This is not the first egregious use of power that I've read about. It appears that there is a preponderance of CPS officials who park their good sense at the door to their offices.


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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – House-hunting in Pleasantville? Several open houses will be held this weekend.
Homes on display include a four-bedroom house at 107 Sarles Lane listed for $450,000 and a five-bedroom house at 144 Lake Shore Drive listed for $799,000.
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Ipswich, UK & Stone Ridge NY, USA — Genevac has announced, as of 1st April 2015, that LMS Consult GmbH (LMS) has been appointed as the exclusive German distributor for its market leading evaporator systems plus the freeze dryer range of its parent company – SP Scientific.
For over 30 years – LMS Consult have successfully sold and supported a range of leading laboratory and medical products throughout the German market.
Axel Woltmann, who has been a Genevac / SP Scientific product specialist for over 4 years, will be transferring to LMS, taking his experience and expertise to his new role.
Alison Wake, Marketing Manager for Genevac commented, "This move will consolidate our sales channels within Germany with one experienced and successful distributor.
"We are looking forward to working with LMS to further improve the German market support for the SP Scientific freeze drying range and in particular the Genevac line of evaporators and sample concentrators."
LMS (http://de.lmsconsult.de/ ) will be exhibiting the latest Evaporation and Freeze Dryer systems from Genevac / SP Scientific at ACHEMA 2015, Stand G63 Halle 4.1 (15 – 19 June 2015 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
SP Scientific (http://www.spscientific.com), is a leading manufacturer of laboratory to production-scale freeze dryers / lyophilizers, centrifugal evaporators and concentrators, thermal control systems, environmental rooms and chambers, as well as laboratory glassware washers. The company sells its products under well-known brands including Genevac, VirTis, Hull, FTS Systems, and Hotpack. SP Scientific has production facilities in the USA and Europe registered to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system standard.
Genevac (http://www.genevac.com), founded in 1990, employs around 65 people, with manufacturing, R&D and marketing headquartered in Ipswich, UK. Genevac today offers a comprehensive portfolio of evaporators and concentrators to suit almost any solvent removal application, purchasing budget or productivity requirement.
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1. Nicholas Kristof on whether Congress should go without health care.
2. On the culture of large endowments at elite universities.
3. Is the stomach is more powerful than the brain?
4. A public option compromise that might work. Seriously.
5. Hernando de Soto on the economic crisis and the world's poor


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Life in the City of God - 2506
Author: Rene Carpentier, S.J.
Publisher: Benzinger Brothers, Inc.
Publishing Date: 1959
Condition: Good - paper dust jacket is covered with thick plastic, plastic faded and discolored
Binding: Hardcover
This book was written for those living the religious life in convents and monasteries, and for those who are interested in theology and the ways of perfection. It will assist anyone trying to improve their spiritual life.
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A modern waterfront home with floor-to-ceiling transparent or glass walls, which is referred to as the glass house will be sold at an auction on May 6, 2011 by a known auction firm— Concierge Auctions. Located on 435 Ginn Lane, a private 5 acre peninsula on the Magothy River-off of the Chesapeake Bay, the glass house is originally priced at $7,900,000.
In Los Angeles, California, a multi-million dollar home was recently been sold. The luxury home, previously owned by American billionaire philanthropist, Eli Broad, is said to have a full glass walls to have a full a 360-degree view of the Manhattan skyline and the Central Park. The home was sold for $8 million to Bedford Falls.
The glass house at Ginn Lane, according to Concierge Auction, will sell to the highest bidder, "regardless of the price" — the Absolute auction format.
Located on a private peninsula — at the end of a private gated lane, the glass house features floor-to-ceiling glass walls in almost every room, an out-door in-ground pool, an ample patio place for lounges, manicured lawns, a putting green, a private beach, and a sports court.
The glass house also offers four bedrooms with 4.2 baths. The home was completed in 1987 and designed by Leo Delea Architect — and sat on 2.76 acre lot with 9,412 square feet living space.
According to the selling agent from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Betsy Stettinius, the owner of the glass house is fully committed to selling the property and willing to let the bidders to name the price. The owner just wants a guaranteed sale on May 6.
By appointment, the glass house will be open for preview daily between 1pm to 4pm, and a 3 percent commission will be given to the homebuyer's broker.


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Businesses that adopt "green" policies tend to find some financial savings and can pick up some good pubic relations. So, here is my shameless attempt to impress you with our environmental awesomeness and with a cooperative relationship we have with a local Boise company.
Early, every Monday though Friday our factory fires up and sheets of fabric are laid over two huge cutting tables. The cutting tables are like reverse air hockey tables, they suck the fabric down tight so an automated blade can skate across the fabric whipping out amazing boats and accessories. For the most part, we have been able to pattern our cutting to keep scrap at a minimum.
But even with our efficient engineering, there is still a small rainbow assortment of waste that we don't really want to pile into our dumpster. AIRE has done pretty good keeping our scrap out of the landfill; some scrap is sent out to our service centers, some turn into d-rings and some of it is goes to Esh.
What is Esh? I'm glad you asked!
Esh is a grassroots, local clothing manufacture that is beginning to gain a little niche in the climbing/outdoor market. Rich Gardunia, the founder of Esh, is a crazy good climber, cranked a bike from one end of this county to the other, can brush his teeth while walking across a slack line and can run a pretty mean sewing machine. He started Esh with one product called the Belay Slave and has since diversified his line using recycled materials such as old climbing gear, bike tires and now, scrap AIRE material.
I think Esh is a pretty cool business and I'm glad our two outdoor companies can work together to save the planet one piece of scrap PVC at a time!


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SOURCE: Genie Energy
November 04, 2015 07:15 ET
NEWARK, NJ--(Marketwired - November 04, 2015) - Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GNE) (NYSE: GNEPRA) reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $52.2 million, Adjusted EBITDA* of $5.2 million, and net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.5 million -- $0.10 per diluted share.
Howard Jonas, Genie Energy's Chairman and CEO, said, "Our retail energy business had a terrific quarter, adding 11,000 new meters, boosting revenue by thirteen percent, and delivering $8.7 million in Adjusted EBITDA. In Northern Israel, our Afek subsidiary has nearly completed drilling its third exploratory well. Analysis of the resultant data is already underway, and we expect to spud our fourth well before the year is out. In addition, we plan to launch a well flow test program late this year. The well flow test program, in combination with our ongoing drilling and analysis, will provide a better understanding of the resource's commercial potential."
* Adjusted EBITDA for all periods is a non-GAAP measure intended to provide useful information that supplements the core operating results in accordance with GAAP of Genie Energy or the relevant segment. Please refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure at the end of this release for a complete explanation of Adjusted EBITDA and reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
** Genie Energy's Afek subsidiary accounts for its oil and gas exploration activities under the "successful efforts" method of accounting. Under this method, acquisition costs, costs of drilling exploratory wells, and exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells are capitalized on the balance sheet as "Capitalized exploration costs -- unproved oil and gas property" pending determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. Exploration costs, other than exploration drilling costs, are charged to expense in the statement of operations as "Exploration expense". In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Afek capitalized $6.8 million of drilling expenses and recorded $1.5 million of "Exploration expense" in the consolidated statements of operations.
In addition, in the consolidated statements of operations, $1.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014 relating to Afek's oil and gas activities previously included as "Research and development expense" were reclassified to "Exploration expense" to conform to the current year's presentation.
At September 30, 2015, Genie Energy had $150.2 million in total assets, including $69.2 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash (short and long term), and certificates of deposit. Liabilities totaled $34.1 million with no long term debt, and working capital (current assets less current liabilities) totaled $88.6 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities in 3Q15 was $4.0 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.0 million in 3Q14 and net cash provided by operating activities of $5.8 million in 2Q15. The change from the previous year reflects the improved results of operations in 3Q15 compared to 3Q14.
Genie Retail Energy
Genie Retail Energy increased its customer base for the second consecutive quarter, adding 11,000 net meters and 9,000 RCE's during the third quarter. Genie Retail Energy added 74,000 gross meters compared to 79,000 meters in 2Q15 and 56,000 meters in 3Q14. Gross meter adds in 3Q15 and 2Q15 include approximately 10,000 and 11,000 net electric meters, respectively, acquired via a new sales channel that offers geographically concentrated opportunities for meter acquisitions with reduced customer acquisition costs and fixed rates.
Genie Retail Energy's average monthly customer churn increased to 6.7% in 3Q15 from 6.3% in 2Q15 and 6.2% in 3Q14. The increase in churn reflects, in part, the accelerated pace of meter acquisitions in recent quarters. On average, newly acquired meters exhibit higher rates of churn than long tenured meters and variable rate meters churn more quickly than fixed rate meters. Meters acquired through the new sales channel also typically exhibit high initial churn rates. Meters enrolled in fixed rate offerings constituted approximately 15% of GRE's electric load at September 30, 2015.
Genie Retail Energy's quarterly revenue increased $6.1 million year over year to $52.2 million. The increase was entirely attributable to increased sales of electricity, which totaled $49.4 million, an increase of $6.9 million compared to the year ago quarter. Sales of natural gas decreased $0.5 million to $2.2 million. The increase in electric revenue was driven both by a 13.6% increase in kWh sold and a 2.3% increase in revenue per kWh sold. The increase in kWh sold reflects increases in the average numbers of meter served during the quarter compared to the year ago quarter and in consumption per meter. The per meter consumption increase reflects the warmer summer of 2015 compared to 2014, and meter acquisition efforts targeted to regions with relatively higher per meter consumption.
Genie Retail Energy's gross margin in 3Q15 climbed to 41.8% from 38.6% in the year ago quarter. The primary driver was increased gross margin on electricity sales as a result of a decrease in the commodity cost which was partially offset by lower gas margins due to a market-wide decline in rates and losses on natural gas hedges.
Genie Retail Energy's SG&A expense in 3Q15 increased $1.1 million year over year to $13.3 million reflecting increases in customer acquisition costs and payroll and utility related expenses.
Genie Retail Energy generated Adjusted EBITDA of $8.7 million in 3Q15 compared $5.8 million in the year ago quarter. The increase primarily reflects the improvement in gross profit on electricity sales resulting from the increase in Genie Retail Energy's electric meter base and kWh sold.
Genie Energy's Afek subsidiary is characterizing an oil and gas resource in Northern Israel. Afek has completed drilling two wells in its multi-well exploratory drilling program in Northern Israel, and has nearly completed drilling of a third (Ness 6). The analysis to date suggests the presence of several target zones containing hydrocarbons within the formation. The volume of the resources and the extent they may be extractable cannot yet be determined. As such, the resources do not yet constitute proved, probable or possible reserves. To better understand the character of the identified resource, Afek is planning to drill additional wells and plans to initiate a series of well flow tests.
In 3Q15, Afek capitalized $6.8 million of drilling expenses and recorded $1.5 million of exploration expense. Afek's exploration expense was $1.3 million in 2Q15 and $1.6 million in 3Q14.
Genie Oil and Gas (GOGAS)
The GOGAS segment is comprised of oil shale projects in Mongolia and Israel's Shfela Basin, as well as Genie Energy's minority stake in a joint venture to develop oil shale in Colorado's Piceance Basin. The oil shale exploration project in the Shfela is not active, and GOGAS has scaled back its operations in Mongolia to sharpen its focus on Afek and Genie Retail Energy.
Effective with the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the GOGAS segment's financial results no longer consolidate its Afek subsidiary. Afek is now a separate reporting segment and its results have been removed from those of GOGAS for all periods presented.
The GOGAS segment's loss from operations in 3Q15 was $729 thousand compared to $1.6 million in 3Q14.
Genie Energy's corporate G&A expense in 3Q15 decreased to $2.1 million from $6.4 million in 3Q14. The decrease was attributable primarily to a decrease in non-cash compensation expense related to compensation arrangements with Howard Jonas, Genie Energy's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Non-cash compensation expense was $1.1 million in 3Q15 compared to $4.7 million in 3Q14.
This release is available for download in the "Investors" section of the Genie Energy website (www.genie.com/investors/investor-relations) and has been filed in a current report (Form 8-K) with the SEC.
At 8:30 AM Eastern time today, Genie Energy's management will host a conference call to discuss financial and operational results, business outlook and strategy. The call will begin with management's remarks followed by Q&A with analysts and investors.
To participate in the call, dial toll-free 1-888-348-6472 (from the US) or 1-412-902-4240 (international) and request the Genie Energy conference call.
An audio file of the call in MP3 format replay will be available on the "Investors" section of the Genie Energy website approximately three hours after the call concludes. In addition, a teleconference replay will be available through November 11, 2015 at 1-877-870-5176 (US toll free) or 1-858-384-5517 (international). Callers should ask for conference call #10073793.
Investors can sign up through the Genie Energy website http://genie.com/investors/email-alerts/ to have earnings releases and other press releases emailed directly to them.
Genie Energy Ltd. is comprised of Genie Retail Energy (GRE) and Genie Oil and Gas (GOGAS). GRE operates retail energy provider, brokerage and marketing services businesses. GRE's retail energy provider businesses market electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customers primarily in the Eastern United States. GOGAS is an oil and gas exploration company including an exploratory drilling program in Northern Israel. For more information, visit www.genie.com.
In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate, "target" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure for the Third Quarter 2015
In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Genie Energy also disclosed for the third quarter of 2015, as well as for comparable periods, Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Genie Energy's measure of Adjusted EBITDA consists of gross profit less selling, general and administrative expense, research and development expense, exploration expense and equity in the net loss of AMSO, LLC, plus depreciation and stock-based compensation (which are included in selling, general and administrative expense). Another way of calculating Adjusted EBITDA is to start with income (loss) from operations and add depreciation and stock-based compensation.
Management believes that Genie Energy's Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of Genie Energy's or the relevant segment's core operating results. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, as a relevant indicator of core operational strengths in its financial and operational decision making. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate operating performance in relation to Genie Energy's competitors. Disclosure of this financial measure may be useful to investors in evaluating performance and allows for greater transparency to the underlying supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, Genie Energy has historically reported Adjusted EBITDA and believes it is commonly used by readers of financial information in assessing performance, therefore the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in financial reporting at this time.
Management refers to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the GAAP measures gross profit, income (loss) from operations and net income (loss), on a segment and/or consolidated level to facilitate internal and external comparisons to the segments' and Genie Energy's historical operating results, in making operating decisions, for budget and planning purposes, and to form the basis upon which management is compensated.
Although depreciation is considered an operating cost under GAAP, it primarily represents the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. While Genie Energy's oil and gas exploration business may be capital intensive, Genie Energy does not expect to incur significant depreciation or depletion expense for the foreseeable future. Genie Energy's operating results exclusive of depreciation is therefore a useful indicator of its current performance.
Stock-based compensation recognized by Genie Energy and other companies may not be comparable because of the various valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of types of awards that are permitted under GAAP. Stock-based compensation is excluded from Genie Energy's calculation of Adjusted EBITDA because management believes this allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons of the operating results of Genie Energy's core business with the results of other companies. However, stock-based compensation will continue to be a significant expense for Genie Energy for the foreseeable future and an important part of employees' compensation that impacts their performance.
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, gross profit, income (loss) from operations, cash flow from operating activities, net income (loss), basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Genie Energy's measurements of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Following is the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is income (loss) from operations for Genie Energy's reportable segments and net income (loss) for Genie Energy on a consolidated basis.
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Singapore businesses look to cloud as key to innovation: VMware
VMware today (6 November 2015) revealed findings of the vForum Singapore Business Survey highlighting positive sentiments in hybrid cloud as an enabler for growth, efficiency and innovation.
According to the survey, almost all (90 percent) businesses indicated confidence in cloud's role in enabling innovation, with nearly half of businesses (44 percent) favouring the adoption of the hybrid cloud approach to their IT infrastructure.
IT and security expectations
Resource optimisation (34 percent) was the key business imperative for Singapore businesses, in line with the nation's calls for productivity and the need to do more with less. This was followed by delivering personalised customer experience (29 percent) and driving greater collaboration within their ecosystems (28 percent). The survey also revealed that businesses want technologies that are scalable (36 percent), flexible (25 percent) and simple to manage (29 percent).
While security remains a key priority in 2016, 1 in 4 (25 percent) businesses have reduced their security spend in the last year. Cost was the top barrier to technological adoption (46 percent), with 64 percent of respondents indicating that the efficacy of security in virtualised environments was dependent on the vendor. The findings allude to cautious security investments with Singapore businesses' preference for embedded security offerings, and not add-ons, as they can lead to higher costs.
Management, orchestration and provisioning of software tools, and technology complexities (16 and 14 percent respectively) were the next two barriers to technology adoption, highlighting the need for ease of implementation and management of IT services.
High importance was placed in the enablement of business mobility (83 percent) with mobile penetration at over 140 percent. The top concerns for business mobility was managing data security (53 percent), followed by application integration (30 percent).
Five imperatives for digital business
Mobile-cloud technology is driving fundamental change across every vertical, redefining how companies operate and how they engage with their customers. Results from the vForum Singapore Business Survey highlight the key role of a hybrid cloud approach and business mobility solutions in addressing this change. According to Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware, the five business imperatives to enable success are:
- Asymmetry in business — innovate like a start-up and deliver like an enterprise:
As one of region's largest and fast growing mobile economy3, businesses are forced to look at technologies that enable agility, greater connectivity and productivity — the ability to scale up and innovate faster than ever before. In today's business world, upstarts have nothing to lose as they aggressively embrace new business models that change the rules of the game. Large, established businesses must recognise that the benefits of incumbency are declining. The pressure is on to innovate like a start-up and deliver like an enterprise.
- Entering the professional era of Cloud:
VMware believes that the cloud industry will now move toward a more connected and compatible 'Professional Era of Cloud.' This unified hybrid cloud represents the future of IT, providing the foundation for years to come.
- The security challenge: Protecting people, apps and data:
Singapore is ASEAN's most competitive mobile market, and the deluge of devices mean more security vector points with more companies potentially affected by security issues that hamper growth. Virtualisation provides a critical translation layer between the IT infrastructure sitting below and the apps and data that reside above.
- The next wave of IT innovation — Proactive technology:
The proactive future will be built on intelligent automation, giving people to predict (almost) anything. The power of predictive analytics enables business intelligence that can be a great value-add, enabling greater innovation and smarter businesses.
- Tech-driven change reshapes the S&P 500:
To be successful, large and small businesses, including those in Thailand, need to break out in order to stay relevant. Inaction is the greatest risk today. As IT drives transformation, businesses today have the opportunity to be the entrepreneurs and innovators at the forefront of change.


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Mar 17, 2016 5:25 AM CST
|Happy St Patrick's Day everyone...
Am new, and glad to join this site...
Mar 17, 2016 6:36 AM CST
|Welcome! You live in a wonderful place for growing roses! And iris, and daylilies.....And not too far from some really good nurseries.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Mar 17, 2016 6:50 AM CST
|Thanks Cindi...we have a very hot and pretty dry Summer and where I live I have to grow stuff in my raise beds since the grown is mainly limestone rock...But I love my pretty flowers and enjoy gardening and meeting great friend like you... What good nurseries you were talking about ?
Mar 20, 2016 6:50 PM CST
|I got few roses from Lowe's today : Savannah Sunbelt, Soul Sister sunbelt, Deja Blue (these three are own root roses) and Pink and Chicago Peace... I hope they will do great...
I had a mix up and had to cancel my Rose's order...
Mar 20, 2016 8:07 PM CST
I'd rather weed than dust ... the weeds stay gone longer.
Mar 20, 2016 8:34 PM CST
|To answer your earlier question, I wish I could remember where all I shopped when we were down there. My husband was working there for 5 months two years ago, and I went down a few weeks. I went to nurseries in Tyler, to Chamblee, to Carpenter Daylily farm, and to a great African Violet nursery closer to Dallas. The Lowe's and HDs there are way better than up here. I came home with carloads of roses and trees. It was so worth the drive.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Mar 22, 2016 6:10 AM CST
|Thanks Cindi...I never have a chance to visit that places, maybe should plan for this Spring... I always want to go to the Rose Garden in Tyler (David Austin Roses)..
I planted 3 of my Roses yesterday, you would not believe how much rocks I got from my flower beds, and it's a 10 yrs old flower beds...look like there was a neverending supply of limestone rocks here...hopefully they will be beautiful...
Mar 22, 2016 1:25 PM CST
|One year I volunteered to put in a flower garden for my sister in law in Arkansas. I dug and dug and dug until I could dig no more, and all I dug up was one rock after another. I could not believe anything could grow in that rocky soil! I ended up telling her to make a raised bed, as there just wasn't enough soil available to plant any roses in her yard.
Funny thing is, I brought a bucket of rocks home with me because if I want a rock here, I have to go buy it.
What amazes me is, I see beautiful gardens all over Arkansas, and I know my aunt there has incredibly beautiful flower beds. She has a big rock pile at the edge of every bed, and she swears they work their way up through the soil, and she pulls out a new crop of them every spring.
The Austin roses in the Rose Garden in Tyler are HUGE!!! I might have a chance to go back there in a few weeks. Turns out my husband is going to be working in Texas again this year.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Mar 22, 2016 1:43 PM CST
|I understand about rocks. I used to live in New England. Those quaint stone walls around all the fields are just the result of the farmers trying to find a place for all the rocks. Now my soil is totally rock-free - what a lovely difference!
Mar 23, 2016 7:20 AM CST
|Those rocks seems like they are multiplying too fast for me to get rid of them, just like they say about grey hair (don't pluck them or more to come )
Mar 23, 2016 8:55 AM CST
|If my garden is anything like the hair on my head I'm in for a lot of work!!
Mar 23, 2016 12:06 PM CST
|You are so cute Sunnyvalley !!!
Mar 24, 2016 11:13 AM CST
|I'm sad, lost quite a few of my roses branches and buds (especially newly planted Savannah, Soul Sister, Chicago Peace And Deja Blu) from hailstorm last night...So Im going to post some photos from last year...
Mar 24, 2016 11:15 AM CST
|Those are beautiful! I would be sad to lose any of them for sure!
Mar 24, 2016 11:33 AM CST
|Thank you Porkpal...We actually got married in Richmond 21 yrs ago...
Fortunately only few are damaged, but I hate that my new ones lost quite a bit buds, some are big and almost blooms...
Mar 24, 2016 1:07 PM CST
|Hail can be terrible! Pity that you'll have to wait a little longer to see those beautiful roses bloom again:(
Believe it or not, we haven't had hail here since we moved in 9 years ago (touch wood).
Mar 24, 2016 2:23 PM CST
|Thanks Sunnyvaley, how is your Spring ?
Mar 24, 2016 11:23 PM CST
|Spring has sort of arrived - Forsythia isn't in full bloom yet but the temps for the next 2 weeks have lows around 38F and highs 60F+ so things are going to explode. I have gone ahead and pruned all my roses and given them a light fertilizer. Today I am going to remove the mounding on the new roses that I planted in November. Have to start tending the other plants in the garden now - general cutting back and cleaning up. Spring is always such a busy time - it jumps on you and the days are just too short to get everything done. One plus is DST starts on Sunday so I will have more time in the evenings when I get home from work.
Mar 25, 2016 8:46 AM CST
| it's going to be a lot of work in the garden for me, and I'm loving it
Have a wonderful Easter everyone !
Mar 29, 2016 9:54 PM CST
|This is my new Chicago Peace, most of the buds were destroyed by hails...
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New Music Friday (Sep 30, 2016)
I'm currently obsessed with Khalid's "Location." The video for this song came out this week and all I can say is: watch out for Khalid! Huge potential to blow up. #YouHeardItHereFirst
Solange is the big star of the day. Her album "A Seat At The Table" just came out and it sounds incredible. Check out "Mad," featuring Lil Wayne.
The Weeknd is on fire! He released "Starboy" last week and, this Friday, he gave us yet another taste of his upcoming album with the dance-friendly single "False Alarm." Can't wait for what the King of the Fall delivers next.
Say what you will, but Selena Gomez has been delivering vibes on vibes on vibes lately. This new track by Cashmere Cat, in which she's featured along with Tory Lanez, is no different. Definitely something to vibe to.
Karmin is a pop duo that consists of Amy Renee Heidemann-Noonan and her husband Nick Noonan. The couple used to make very Katy Perry-esque bubblegum pop, but recently, they kind of took a different direction with the album "Leo Rising." It is disappointing that this new effort hasn't gotten as much attention as their previous works, because it has a bunch of great songs. Check out "I Got You," which they released a video for during the course of this week.


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We will include more info about this important training program. For now, the CASSP organization trains volunteers to monitor and protect archaeology sites.California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program website
Current training dates:
• June 27-28 Initial volunteer training for the BLM Barstow and Palm Springs Field Offices, at the San Manuel Village in Highland. Site visit on Saturday starts at the BLM office in Palm Springs. Snacks are provided and it ends at about 2:30.
• July 11-12 Initial volunteer training for the Western Divide Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest, at Springville.
• July 18-19 Advanced training for the BLM Hollister Field Office, at Santa Cruz.
• July 25-26 Initial volunteer training at the BLM Bishop Field Office, in Bishop.
• August 8-9 Initial volunteer training at the Amador Ranger District of the Eldorado National Forest, in Pioneer.
• August 22 (Saturday only) Advanced training at the Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest, for the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest.


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