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The Moody Adams Evangelistic Association works to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through the following means:
We have conducted 175 area wide evangelistic crusades.
7,000 churches use our evangelistic video series.
Moody has published over 50 books and booklets.
For 40 years the association has published a magazine, currently under the title of Winning.
Church Meetings
Moody has held over 3,000 church meetings.
This website is spreading the gospel and bringing hope to hurting people.
Between five and ten thousand gospel tapes a year are produced.
Moody has conducted 1,000 family, parenting, and youth seminars.
There is only one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. - Isaiah 44:6,8, 45:6,14,18,21,22. God is a Trinity - 2 Cor. 13:14, 1 Pet. 1:2. There is no God before or after Jehovah God - Isaiah 43:10. He knows all things - 1 John 3:20 , is all powerful - Psalms 115:3, is everywhere - Jer. 23:23,24, is sovereign - Zech. 9:14; 1 Tim. 6:15-16, is spirit - John 4:24, and has always been God - Psalms 90:2
The Bible is God¹s one true inerrant word of God, It is quick and powerful Heb. 4:12, the "Word" of God - Luke 11:28, word of truth - James 1:18, is inspired by God and profitable for man - 2 Tim. 3:16, nothing may be added to or taken from this book - Rev. 21:18,19.
Jesus is God - John 1:1,14; 8:58; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:6-8, Jesus became a man - Phil. 2:5-8 Jesus was God in a human body - Col. 2:9; 1 Tim. 2:5, Jesus was sinless - 1 Pet. 2:22, Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in a physical body - John 2:19-21, He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
The Holy Spirit is God - Acts 5:3-4 The Holy Spirit is not just a force. He is a live person of the trinity - Acts 13:2
Man is a depraved sinner incapable of saving himself - Rom. 3:23, 5:12, did not evolve, he was created - Gen. 1:26, Adam and Eve were real people - Gen. 3:20; 5:1; 1 Tim. 2:13, Death entered the world because of Adam's sin - Rom. 5:12-15, Sin has separated man from God - Isaiah 59:2
Salvation only comes through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ as free gift of God - Rom. 4:5; 6:23; Eph. 2:8-9. Jesus died for all our sins - 1 John 2:2; 2 Cor. 5:14; 1 Pet. 2:24, Jesus' sacrifice was a substitution, for us - 1 Pet. 2:24, those who reject Jesus will go to Hell - Rev. 20:11-15, which is a place of fiery punishment - Matt 25:41; Rev. 19:20, and eternal - Matt. 25:46. The unsaved go to hell forever - Rev. 21:8. The saved will go to their eternal reward in heaven - Matt. 5:12
At the Second Coming Jesus will return visibly to earth - Acts 1:11 Christians will be raised bodily from the dead when Jesus returns - 1 Thess. 4:14-17 There will be a rapture (being caught up into the clouds with Jesus) - 1 Thess. 4:14-17 There will be a final judgment - 2 Pet. 3:7. The damned will be thrown into a lake of fire - Rev. 20:15 Satan will be cast into the lake of fire - Rev. 20:10. There will be a new heavens and a new earth - 2 Pet. 3:13, Rev. 21:1
Became a Christian in 1952- Jackson, Mississippi, at 20 years of age
Married to Betty McKay Adams for 52 years
Ordained 1953 at New Haven Baptist Church, Tickfaw, Louisiana
Pastored Ethel Baptist Church, Ethel, LA. 1954-1958 while attending Louisiana State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Went into Full-time evangelism in 1958.
He was called America's "Front line Evangelist" by the Miami Herald because of such experiences as preaching in Moscow's Red Square, being "detained" by Castro in Cuba, receiving threats in Ireland's religious war, causing a "near riot" preaching to skeptics in London's Hyde Park, debating atheist on Canadian and American TV and confronting witches in Missouri and California. He has traveled and preached in over 40 countries. He has traveled to over 50 countries.
Over 350,000 have made decisions for Christ in his meetings. Included in that figure are Kenneth Bray, the one-time Czar of commercial sex, drug pushers, prostitutes, murderers, saloon owners and atheists.
Other statistics point up a busy track record:
Crusades have drawn over eight million.
Spoken in over 1,000 college and high school assemblies.
Conducted 175 city-wide crusades.
Four of his 50 books and booklets have been Christian bestsellers, including " Aids: You Just Think You're Safe," which sold 52,000 copies and "Titanic's Last Hero" the story of John Harper a Baptist minister on the Titanic.
Was a guest of Israel's Prime Minister in Israel.
Spoke in our nation's capital at the Israeli Prayer Breakfast.
Refuted a Satanist in San Francisco
Preached in some of America's outstanding churches:
First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida (12 times)
Two Rivers Baptist Church, Nashville, TN (4 times)
Six revivals with Dr. Adrian Rogers, Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis.
Jerry Falwell's Lynchburg University (2 times)
Evangelism Conference, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas.
Temple Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan
North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona
Six meetings with Dr. Jerry Prevo, Pastor of Anchorage Baptist Temple


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NASA drops 2017 software catalog, bringing space technology down to Earth
It's a wonderful time to be a space nerd. NASA has dropped their 2017 software catalog because everyone needs code for an autonomous swarm of robots.
It's a wonderful time to be a space nerd. NASA has dropped their 2017 software catalog because everyone needs code for an autonomous swarm of robots.
NASA has produced its own set of coding standards to ensure code quality and safety among all NASA applications. These standards have evolved from their own guidelines and are set to be applicable to the greater software development industry.
As the OpenStack Amazon Web Services debate continues to roll on, we spoke to Eucalyptus CEO, Mårten Mickos about why they willingly embrace AWS
No one can deny the strides OpenStack has made in 36 months, but are the real challenges just around the corner?
An open source data visualisation tool from Mirantis drills down into every single OpenStack commit by release, company and developer.
Days after releasing the latest version, WSO2 send their cloud platform to Apache in hope of generating a community behind the project. Engine Yard and Citrix jump onboard.
Also featuring a new dead drop system and our tribute to Chris Hadfield,
Also featuring mildly humorous scrolling JavaScript and the latest on Android gaming console Ouya
Diana Kupfer talks to Tamar Cohen, who works with NASA Ames' Intelligent Robotics group.
The day the vendors were waiting for – Rackspace steps aside from the infrastructure project, leaving the vendors to continue the success of OpenStack
One of the founding fathers of OpenStack decides to opt out now that its work is complete
Red Hat has been upping its contributions to the cloud platform OpenStack, according to statistics published last week
Big boost for JavaFX as fanatics Stephen Chin and Jim Weaver both join the Java Evangelist Team for JavaFX
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This is an update to earlier post regarding conversion from asp to asp.NET w/BootStrap even...
Sergey seriously recommends converting over to asp.NET from ASP and using BOOTSTRAP templates...
Took the challenge and after several months of have come to appreciate Sergey's insights.
One of the big challenges we had was that we have pages with 20 + columns per page for data entry
Initial Bootstrap attempts where not going to work, i.e. standard bootstrap templates are HUGE / way to big for that many columns
so... dived into the bootstrap...
went to https://www.bootstra...customizer.com/ and started hacking away...
we used a standard template blue short to start with
took a while, but we we now have what we call a "Blueshortblue" Bootstrap template that more than meets our needs...
below snap shot of one of our data input intensive screens with 20 + columns with plenty of room to spare...
Detailed instructions provided by Sergey on what we did are provided below
in order to create a a Bootstrap scheme that works better with large amount of fields.
The is a website that can help you create a scheme like this:
They have a live preview that does help, though it will take some time ( yepper, took us about 2 weeks to get things figured out and the template generated that we wanted... ) to figure out how to
work this and what parameter is responsible for what. You may want to change font sizes, margin, control (components) heights etc.
Once you done with this download bootstrap.min.css (it will download as theme.min.css) and
variables.less file. First one is to use in ASPRunner.NET, second one is a sort of your project file,
you can import it into editor and work on it later.
Rename theme.min.css to bootstrap-theme.min.css. Proceed to C:\Program Files (x86)\ASPRunnerNET9.8\styles\bootstrap.
Create a copy of the folder where your favorite scheme is stored. Replace bootstrap-theme.min.css with the one you created.
Run ASPRunner.NET, build your app and see how it works.
here is snap shot of dos directory under ASP Runner / styles / bootstrap that we created...
here is snap shot of bootstrap theme in styles...
We also found that we end up modifying a lot of the bootstrap gen'd html from 12 to 6 or from 12 to 24 etc.. etc.. for specific pages...
all in all, worth the effort because, here are the benefits right from Sergey himself
1) ASP is not support by Microsoft any longer ( aka read at some point it's going away
2) .NET c# is current language will be around a while
3) boot strap is way to go ( amen to that ) once you get a template, sooooo... much easier and stable to work with
4) SPEED... SPEED... and more SPEED !!!! ( major reason we converted... ) ASP load times were very very slow.. .NET much faster once loaded compared to ASP
if you are debating whether to take the plunge into .NET w/ bootstrap... DO IT.. you won't regret it...
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Posted 15 March 2018 - 12:44 PM
Thanks for documenting all this. I have been thinking of delving into Bootstrap customization for an upcoming project. This should help.
Pete K.
Web Developer
Fayette County Public Schools | Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Posted 17 March 2018 - 01:04 PM
Very nice thank you for posting
Posted 17 March 2018 - 01:17 PM
Not quite on the same level but it can be nice to run web pages as applications in Chrome. This improves display and improves the display of icons in the taskbar.
Gets rid of the wasted space that is bookmarks and the url bar and is nice for users that regularly access an application from a desktop computer.
Use Chrome in Application Mode
Gets rid of the wasted space that is bookmarks and the url bar and is nice for users that regularly access an application from a desktop computer.
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When thinking about hair loss, people often assume heredity or dietary reasons. One culprit of hair loss could be medications you are prescribed. Today lets take a look at medications that commonly cause hair loss.
Certain types of steroids can cause hair loss. Often times, these are used to strengthen a part of the body. This can include lung functions as well as other body functions. Sadly, while helping certain parts of the body, using steroids could impact the health of your hair.
Depression impacts many people. One treatment, besides therapy, is using anti-depressants like Serotonin Secretion Inhibitors. These boost the production of Serotonin in the brain. This helps battle certain symptoms of depression. Unfortunately, the boost in your brain chemistry could lead to loss in your hair.
Beta Blockers
These are medications that help treat hypertension and symptoms like high blood pressure. Just like the other medications on our list, Beta Blockers could create hair loss.
Like any medication, not everyone experiences the same side-effects. You may not experience hair loss while taking these medications. Never abruptly cease taking medication before consulting your doctor. This could result in medical complications that could be fatal.
Prior to taking any medication, consult with your doctors and pharmacists about possible side-effects. Research the likeliness you will experience such a side-effect like hair loss. Often times, hair loss created by medications isn't permanent.
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Ancient Bedding: World's Oldest Beds Discovered in South African Cave (Photo)By Alex Jusi Madlangbayan on Dec 10, 2011 in Africa, Amazing, Archaelogy, Science, World •
Ancient bedding in Sibudu, South Africa
Image Credit: Prof. Lyn Wadley
Ancient beddings, about 77,000-years-old and reportedly the world's oldest beds, were found inside a Sibudu cave in South Africa. The ancient sleeping mats were discovered by a group of international researchers, according to several international news reports on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Reports say that the oldest bed was made of medicinal evergreen plants, a species of Cryptocarya, that drives away mosquitoes. The stems and leaves of sedges, rushes and grasses, believed to be taken from the uThongathi River, were put together in about 15 layers within a 10 feet thick of sediment.
Aside from the ancient bed, the research team were able to uncover several artifacts inside the cave.
The international research team include geoarhaeologists from the University of Tübingen in Germany, and University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Concerns for educational equity, progress toward graduation, and debt load are driving institutions to seek alternatives to remedial coursework while continuing to assist students to develop the necessary skills required for academic achievement.
Enrolling in developmental/remedial courses before being granted permission to enroll in degree seeking courses increases time-to-degree, dropout rates and creates barriers to college completion. Make sure that your institution provides strategies and programs that make remedial students feel valued, safe, a sense of belonging and supported throughout their educational experience.
This webinar is your opportunity to gather your colleagues across campus and engage in a valuable discussion about how you can support and serve your remedial students. Join our expert presenter, and in just 90 minutes, you and your staff will examine innovative, integrated support strategies and models that increase satisfaction and success of your remedial students through engagement and retention efforts that meet their unique needs.
Join our presenter as she shares new approaches to address these concerns, advances in placement testing and alternatives to developmental courses.
Dr. Marie Bunner is currently the Associate Director of the Academic Developmental Program and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Development Services at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. (Click here for full bio)
Appreciate the role of development education in access and opportunity in higher education – develop a campus culture that values education equity!
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Forever New flower print dress, $125 / Accessorize flat shoes / Gorjana stud earrings / Hair accessory
Last week I talked about April Showers, and how much the weather was being fickle. This post however, it's all about the May Flowers (no, not the ship). It's crazy for me to think about how we're already in May! When we were younger, my parents made a deal with my siblings and I dealing with May.
You see, we had a pool in our backyard, until my mom closed it in this past summer. We would sit outside on 'warm' days in the spring begging our parents to let us swim in the pool. Then one day, our parents came up with a deal of sorts. The pool opened on May 1st, as long as we would help take care of it. We would spend so much time fishing out leaves and making sure everything was good to go, so we would be able to go swimming on May 1st.
While the outfit picture above has nothing to do with swimming, because let's face it, it's still too freaking cold to go swimming (it always was), it does deal with May! You see, I was looking for something with flowers on it, but then I don't really wear floral patterns. So I found the next best thing, something with a subtle dash of floral print.
What's your favorite thing about May? Can you believe it's already here!


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When Harold Haines, 71, of Beaumont saw a 1955 M43 on a local news broadcast, he said it brought back fond memories of his military service during the Cold War.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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36 SW Nye Street
Newport, Oregon 97365
Public Health: (541) 265-4112
Environmental Health: (541) 265-4127
Behavioral Health: (541) 265-4179
Primary Care: (541) 265-4947
Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance: (541) 265-0430
All mobile food units (food carts) must be licensed and pass a health inspection prior to operation. This applies to any portable vehicle where food is prepared, sold and/or dispensed to a consumer.
Prior to receiving your license from us, there may be other agencies from which you will be required to obtain approvals. These include, but are not limited to:
Food handler cards are required for all persons working in a mobile food unit or base of operation. You can take the test online.
The mobile food unit must:
Refer to the Plan Review Packet for additional requirements.
Mobile Food Unit Operation Guide
Oregon Mobile Food Units Rules
If you are opening, remodeling or reinstating a mobile food unit:
You must first obtain a plan review. Submit to Lincoln County Environmental Health:
You must also obtain and pass any other required inspections from local authorities.
Expect to receive a response within 10 business days. After your plan has been approved, you may begin construction. You may then submit your Mobile Unit License Application and fee.
Once construction is complete, call us to arrange a pre-opening inspection. This can usually be scheduled 1 week after you call. You must receive and pass the Health Department pre-opening inspection before you can open.
After a food service license has been acquired, the restaurant will receive its first inspection within a few weeks.
Food Cart Forms
Plan Review Packet
Mobile Unit License Application
Licenses are good for one calendar year. Renew your license by paying the license fee by December 31 of each year.
Lincoln County Environmental Health
Mailing address: 36 SW Nye St, Newport, Oregon 97365
Physical address: 255 Oregon Coast Highway, Suite 203A, Newport, Oregon 97365
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A classic feature that never goes out of style, the humble window seat is easier to create in your own home than you might think. You just need to know where to look.
The great thing about window seats is that they work so well with an array of interior styles including cottage, contemporary, Scandi and minimalist just to name a few. So, you won't have to worry about changing your whole rooms scheme when you add one.
Plus, on the practical side they're a space saving seating and storage solution perfect for smaller spaces and making the most of 'dead space'. Depending on the size of your window you can typically add between two or six extra seats to a room.
If you're considering installing a charming window seat in your home, here are seven of the best spots to consider for your cosy nook addition.
1. Relax and recline in the living room.
As the room we spend most of our relaxation and leisure time at home in, it's easy to see why the living room is one of the most popular choices of location for a window seat. With the addition of a window seat to your living space say hello to more entertaining at home and afternoons lounging on the sunny window sill over a good novel.
For those without a bay-window, a savvy way to utilise space and maximise storage in a living room is to create your own window seat niche by adding built-in cabinets either side of the window. Display nicknacks and stow books, blankets, extra cushions and DVDs in your new storage units. For bonus points use your window seat to cleverly conceal an unsightly heater or cooling unit as pictured below.
Consider having a timber bi-fold window installed (as below) to further enhance the indoor-outdoor feel of your fabulous window seat and allow the refreshing breeze to flow through your living room.
2. Extra special kitchen seating.
Up the French bistro chicness of your kitchen with the addition of a cafe style eat-in window booth. Don't forget to include extra cushions for better comfort and back support while dining. This is a great kitchen feature for pouring over recipe books, helping kids with homework, meal planning for the week and especially if you like to socialise with guests while you cook.
3. Enhance a spectacular view.
Whether it's overlooking a pretty garden, ocean waves crashing on the shore or the rolling countryside, a well-placed window seat can work wonders to encourage you to admire and frame an attractive view. This cosy and incredibly plush looking window seat is just beckoning you to take time out for a sit with a glass of wine while admiring the tranquil harbour views.
4. Highlight feature windows.
A window seat is the ideal way to showcase beautiful windows in your home. Make your stunning stained glass, leadlight, bay or bi-fold windows the focal point of your room by dressing them up with a welcoming window seat that catches the eye.
5. A handy surprise in a walk-in robe.
If you have the luxury of a walk-in robe with windows, you have the perfect opportunity to add in a handy window seat. On the functionality side you won't have to leave your wardrobe to make sure your shoes match your outfit, as you can perch comfortably on your window seat to try on as many pairs as you like.
Best of all it doesn't eat up too much precious closet space and you can even add extra storage drawers or baskets into the cavity underneath the bench. The perfect solution for keeping shoes, bags and accessories organised.
6. Study reading bench.
A simple fix for a dull study wall and unexciting window is to introduce an under window bench. Load up a bench seat or day bed with plush cushions for a more inviting look. Presto, you have a comfy well-lit out of the way spot to peruse the Sunday paper, finish off your uni readings or even take a sneaky siesta after a morning hard at work.
7. A rowdy rumpus room.
A window seat can be the a great addition for a rumpus room or teenage retreat that is lacking character and seating room. The bench seat will provide ideal extra seating for the kids to sit and read quietly, have their friends over for a film night, sleepovers, watching a sports match or to wait their turn during a table tennis tournament, a video game contest or game of pool.
We hope these stunning window seats have inspired you to add one (or maybe all seven!) charming bench seats into your house. For more interior design ideas take a look at creative places to display art at home, 10 reasons to love wallpaper and how to make the most of your living room space.
Happy decorating!
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Did you know that Netflix, Inc. is celebrating its 20th birthday this August? No? Me neither. After it was founded in 1997 by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings in the US, it took almost 20 years to get worldwide popularity. Back then it was a small start-up delivering mail order DVDs. Today its No. 15 of innovative companies on Forbes' List and is the world's leading source of international movie streaming.
Since 2007, Netflix's annual revenue increased from $1.2 Billion to $6.8 Billion and about 93 Million people worldwide are subscribed to their on-demand business model. In the past decade, the TV industry has changed completely. Away from linear TV watching, people nowadays prefer Internet TV. Thanks to Netflix, each of us can decide when, what, where and how often we want to watch our favorite series and movies.
Netflix's way of conquering the market
Netflix eliminated classic DVD rental and forced the modern entertainment industry to conform to a new paradigm. Experts call this process disruptive innovation. This term is not used to describe
the market entry of a product or service, it is used to delineate the evolution of how the product or service disruptively entered and developed the market. Best example – Netflix. When they launched in 1997, their primary service appealed to few customers of their rival company Blockbuster, which at the time was the biggest US company for movie rental. When Netflix shifted to online streaming ten years later, they suddenly targeted almost all of Blockbusters customers. If Netflix had begun to launch a service addressing a larger competitor's core market, Blockbuster would have had a response and perhaps a successful counterattack. But failing to respond effectively to the path that Netflix was on, led to Blockbusters bankruptcy in 2010. By that, Netflix disruptively changed the market with their innovation of a wider selection of content, on-demand and high quality for a low price.
Why should you watch Netflix?
The on-demand Internet TV model revolutionized the industry of movie watching. Society changes, following market trends and innovative ideas made Netflix create their business model.
Factors for their success are:
- Flexibility: web-based streaming allows to watch content from everywhere, at any time and on any screen
- Freedom: with the new introduced offline function people can download content and watch it without internet access
- Personalization: adapted profiles to every user's preferences and watching behavior with the help of algorithms
Have you noticed that you cannot find any commercials on their website? This has advantages for both sides. On the one hand, the customer feels more comfortable and not distracted by shown advertisement. On the other hand, Netflix gains profit because they do not need an ad sales department.
What can we expect for the future?
Instead, Netflix is working on the augmentation of their own productions. As "Narcos", "Orange is the new Black" or "House of Cards" have gained international success since 2013, they intend to produce more of their own original programmes. As you have already noticed, Netflix is working on the adaptation of the watching pleasure to the customers personalized needs. By launching their own program, it is feasible to publish whole seasons at once, without being dependent on prime-time broad-casting slots. Moreover, they can go for a more creative storytelling, without following standards. Due to that, the industry invented the term "binge watching" which basically describes watching several episodes of a series at once. This evolves from Netflix's freedom of creating their own shows and unlimited access for the customer.
Still, Netflix is struggling with copyright issues. Since they went global in 2016, local and international laws are blocking certain contents in certain areas. In each market, content from multiple suppliers is licensed. You might have experienced while traveling that your favorite series was not available at your holiday destination. For this reason, Netflix is working on standardized worldwide licenses, to create a feeling of equality among their international customers.
By looking at all those facts, Netflix's development is unbelievable and they achieved something, other companies only dream of. I have to admit that I'm subscribed to Netflix as well and I love it! After almost 20 years of innovation I'm asking myself, what's coming next? What new innovation will Netflix bring to the market, climbing the list of innovative companies? Let me know in the comment section what you think about Netflix's development and if you have any suggestions for future innovative steps.


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Monica L.C. Lester - Associate
MONICA L.C. LESTER is an Associate in the firm's Litigation and Insurance Services practice group in the Colorado office. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and minors in Anthropology and German. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver in 2000. Ms. Lester is admitted to practice in the State of Colorado, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Lester has extensive experience in the areas of construction litigation, commercial litigation, insurance coverage, coverage related litigation, professional liability, property damage, premises liability, and general liability defense. She represents individuals and businesses including architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, surveyors, landowners, utility companies, insurers, and insurance brokers.
Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Lester served as in-house counsel for a regional property and casualty insurance company where she counseled the company on a wide variety of claims, coverage matters involving first and third party coverages, and bad faith claims in litigation.
Outside of the office, Ms. Lester is the Recording Secretary for the Piney Creek Chapter, NSDAR, and she is a volunteer for Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of Colorado.


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Core and More is a mini group training session targeting core strength and stability development, whilst also using a range of body-weight functional movements to enhance whole-body functional strength and mobility.
- Body weight movements
- Floor work
- Kettle bell moves
- Dynamic stretch and mobility
- Exercise ball exercises
- Adapted strength yoga and pilates movements
- Core circuits
A great class to banish back pain, improve posture, create a strong and defined mid-section, improve mobility, and develop whole body strength, and muscle definition.
Held in the private sauna at Solo Sokos Hotel Paviljonki, the group is restricted to a maximum of 6 people.
You will experience the best combination of personal training in a group training situation.
10€ (8€ for Sokos Hotel staff)
When and where?
Thursday @ 16.00 Solo Sokos Hotel Paviljonki, tilaussauna
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DAY 3 gets underway with this Grade 1 novice contest. Graeme Johnston (@GraemeJ_83) gives us his best bet.
13:30 Cheltenham | Channel 4
This is now a Grade 1 race and it's fast turning in to a popular event. It's over an intermediate distance for novices who find the Arkle too sharp and the RSA too far and has resulted in fascinating race with many runners holding chances here.
Bristol De Mai has been one of the top novice chasers this season and comes here as a Grade 1 winning hurdler and chaser. His jumping has been electrifying and he looks better with every start.
On softer ground and a more conventional track I would back him, but he loves a heavy surface and in this bigger field his jumping will be put under more pressure, so I reluctantly oppose him.
Black Hercules from the Mullins yard should be unbeaten over fences but he fell at the last when looking the likely winner at Navan and failed to complete his hatrick.
However I'm not overly impressed by him and his flop in the Albert Bartlet at this meeting last season is still fresh in my mind. He's came up short in a few attempts at the top level and I expect him to struggle here.
His stablemate Outlander interests me more as he only seems to do enough and we probably haven't seen the best of him yet. His jumping is solid however he's another who may prefer a bit more juice in the ground.
I really like one in this race and it's Garde La Victore from the Phillip Hobbs yard. Unbeaten over fences he fell just short of the top over hurdles and has transferred his considerable talent to chasing.
He beat Bristol De Mai earlier in the season, and though his main rival has improved over the season I think the selection still holds sway. He wasn't impressive in his 2 wins since but the step up in trip and the better ground will see him in a better light here. I feel connections made the correct decision sending him here instead of the Arkle.
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Many designers forget that their clients can be flummoxed by technical aspects of restaurant design. Thankfully, there are a few tools out there that can help us provide our clients a better understanding of what a space may look like. While most designers are comfortable working and reading 2D space plans many of our clients have trouble visualizing their future spaces using conventional design tools. Bargreen Ellingson Design employs several tools to give our clients the ability to understand what their final project will look like with just the click of a button. However this doesn't just help clients visualize their designs, it also helps us convey the mood and nuances of a design that can be lost in translation.
Here are just a few tools our designer are using:
Google SketchUp:
This is a free download from Google, but you can also purchase a license to use some of the features that may not be available on the free version. This is a simple and intuitive program to which allows a person to create 3D drawings quickly. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is interested in doing 3D, to first start with Sketchup.
Deriving from the makers of Autodesk, Sketchbook is a really great tool to use when rendering a drawing or if you want to sketch an idea out. The great thing about Sketchbook is you can put it on your tablet and sketch ideas in front of your client. I really enjoy using this program for rendering purposes because I can add the actual material I have specified.
Another great 3D modeling program that many architects and designers are using today. Unlike Google SketchUp, 3Ds Max gives you a realistic feel what a space is going to look like. You can also create an animated walk-through of the space, which can provide the client a real feel for the entire space instead of just a section or limited area.
I recently completed a restaurant remodel that transformed a tired, outdated interior into a warm and contemporary atmosphere.
The customer had done extensive traveling and brought many exciting design concepts to the table, and allowed us to incorporate many of the ideas we collaborated on together into the new restaurant interior.
The main color scheme includes such colors as cream, gray, and espresso and further includes touches and finishes such as glass, acrylic and gold panels. The interior is very rich in its overall color palette, but it's the additional design elements that add that extra 'warmth' to the space which makes the restaurant cozy and inviting.
To provide that extra warmth, we designed in such elements as, a rectangular contemporary fireplace in a wall near the lounge and entry. Custom clouds were designed over the lounge seating area and dining settee areas. The custom clouds have led lighting strips where different colors can be changed and adjusted remotely, that also add a 'Warm' element of light and color. Custom light pendants add additional illumination and warmth, as does the led lighting in the built-in waterfalls. Tall drapes flown in from Asia finish off the windows and add warmth to the room.
All of these design elements come together and create that special restaurant ambiance that ultimately allow the customer to feel at home.
When presenting different seating options to a customer, I'm often asked if wood seating will be comfortable. If I were to give my honest opinion, I would say in capital letters (which could come off as me yelling, which isn't possible since I was born with an indoor voice only), that answer no. If they were to re-phrase that question as "Is a padded seat going to be more comfortable than a wood seat?" the answer is "yes". You don't have to be a prodigy with a degree in seat "comfort-ability" to know that if you're sitting your glutes on a padded seat for an hour, you're going to order at least two more Cosmopolitans to complement your potato fingerlings. There are times, however, when using a wood seat is more appropriate for your establishment. Are you looking to have a quick turnaround at lunch time? Is the solo business person who needs one hand on a club sandwich and the other flicking pages on their iPad your ideal customer? Then a wood seat is for you. If you don't want patrons to get too comfortable and spends hours in your bistro because you're waiting for the next thirty customers to come through, leave the overstuffed furniture to the country clubs.
I'm not going to lie: when given the option of sitting on a padded bench or a wood chair, I will undoubtedly choose the padded bench. I usually get my way considering my husband would prefer the better view of the football game; in that case, he can spoil himself with the comfort of the wood seat.


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Chubb Ltd. named former consultant Bill Stewart division president of its global cyber risk practice on Tuesday.
New York-based Mr. Stewart will lead the development and implementation of Chubb's strategy to "deliver the next generation full suite of property and casualty cyber insurance offerings, worldwide," the Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based insurer said in its statement.
"The number and complexity of cyber exposures have grown exponentially over the last few years," said John Lupica, Vice Chairman, Chubb Group, President, North America Major Accounts and Specialty Insurance, in the statement.
"The decision to make our cyber risk practice a standalone business under a forward-thinking leader like Bill adds another level of depth and thought leadership to Chubb's offerings in this segment."
Mr. Stewart was most recently executive vice president at McLean, Virginia-based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., where he was responsible for the firm's commercial cyber business.


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Got it! Woot! See you in Vegas.
Got it! Woot! See you in Vegas.
got mine too
That was the most painless NIN pre-sale ever.
Nobody could consider that with 3 weeks notice, and potentially having plans to see them in Sacramento, theres no need to go to Vegas? Also, planning to go to Vegas in itself, PLUS everything else happening in the city that weekend and even in l.a. or phoenix just not letting you go? I cant go to the vegas show cause i already have something else happening, thats just how life is.
There was also a presale today and that looks to have sold well due to there only being single tickets left in the balcony, and only floor left.
Most presales are a reasonable batch of tickets. Rarely do promoters let everything be available during presale and then essentially ''sell out'' the show before general. then you have whats called a dead onsale. That happens really when somebody most likely is going to add a second show, which in this case is not possible at all.
I recall there being a public presage for the two Tension Vegas shows, and could easily get tickets throughout the day that was being sold. The code was easily Google-able.
Maybe the pre sale just just isn't selling well for the obvious reasons (short notice, not everyone lives near Vegas, plans already on seeing them in Cali, etc.). If there are tickets still available right before the show I'd be a bit worried about how in demand NIN is these days. We'll see I guess.
Believe me, if I had the money to fly across the country, stay in a hotel, and go to the show, there'd be one less floor ticket. The fact that there are some left hurts me because I technically have money in my bank account, but my fiance was just fired last week so I need to save every $ I can right now.
I'm confused why people think there are tickets left? I checked on axs out of interest and there aren't any. Are they referring to resellers?
Does the order of live shows on the website drive anyone else nuts?
12/16/2017 - 12/17/2017
This is definitely ARG
Ticketmaster accident? Double posting this coming week's show, or a fuck-up to a surprise appearance at a radio station show?
But if you look for the actual Holiday Havoc pages, these are the two lineups for each day:
I'm thinking it's just an error on TM's part, but better to post it than not. Sleuths...time to dig!
Hmm, I'm guessing a Ticketmaster error. Not only because there is already a lineup listed on 12/6 for Holiday Havoc, but also because I can't see NIN making another stop in Las Vegas this year given the sparse number of cities they're touring.
You know what would be cool? Instead of having the Twin Peaks music for the intro of the show, they use their version of the Halloween Theme for the two shows this month. The ambient part at the very beginning would be a perfect lead into Branches/Bones.
If this video from Ilan's Instagram profile is any indication, "Letting You" may be returning to the setlist.
I'm not sure how Trent and co. are not already bored. This has been the same show since they started. At least in 2013-2014 they were able to mix things up and go from raw and no production one night to big arena spectacle to smaller art show with those screens. This leg has just been them getting out and playing every single show. Hopefully they'll do something new starting next year.
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All I can tell so far from instagram is Wish and MOTP. Can't find anything else anywhere.


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US President Donald Trump today returned to his offensive criticism of London's Pakistani- origin mayor Sadiq Khan, calling his assuring statements to Londoners a "pathetic excuse", and renewed the demand for a tougher travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority nations. Trump yesterday slammed Khan after the attack on London Bridge that killed seven people and injured 49. He referred to an interview Khan gave to BBC in which he told Londoners that they "will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed."
Today, the US president doubled down on his criticism of Khan, whose spokesman has said he would not respond personally to Trump. "Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!" Trump said in a tweet, which also criticised the mainstream media (MSM). He forcefully referred to his controversial executive order on immigration – that seeks to block people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the US – as a "travel ban".
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"People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN!" he said, and in another tweet added that: "The Justice Dept should have stayed with the original travel ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to Supreme Court." The Justice Department last week asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate Trump's executive order banning travel to the US from the six Muslim-majority nations while it appeals a lower-court ruling that upheld a nationwide block on the ban.
"The Justice Department should ask for an expedited hearing of the watered-down travel ban before the Supreme Court – and seek much tougher version!" Trump tweeted. Trump has used the London attacks – in which three men plowed a van into pedestrians on the iconic London Bridge and went on a stabbing spree in a nearby market – to promote and call for support for his travel ban.
Today, he also accused the American courts of being "slow" and "political".
"In any event, we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the US in order to help keep our country safe. The courts are slow and political!" Trump said. He followed that by calling the Democrats "obstructionist". "Democrats are taking forever to approve my people, including ambassadors. They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals," he said.


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By ED GODFREY | The Oklahoman
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The newest crime fighting weapon for Oklahoma game wardens is Facebook.
Oklahoma's state game wardens launched their own Facebook page in late October, and it quickly evolved into an investigatory tool, even though that wasn't the original intention, The Oklahoman reported.
"We were just trying to share what we do and who we are," said James Edwards Jr., an Oklahoma game warden supervisor for Caddo, Comanche and Jefferson counties. "We didn't start this as a means to solicit information."
Instead, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation game wardens' Facebook page has turned into a social media criminal hotline. The Oklahoma Department has always had a hotline called Operation Game Thief (800-522-8039) for the public to call to anonymously report suspected game violations.
But game wardens are receiving more tips through the Facebook page than by telephone through Operation Game Thief, even though the Facebook page is less than two months old, Edwards said.
"It's crazy," Edwards said. "They won't call an 800 number and remain totally anonymous, but they will direct message on Facebook with that information."
It's just another example of the broad reach of Facebook. Oklahoma game wardens are now routinely posting information plus photos on their Facebook page about cases they are investigating and asking for the public's assistance.
Edwards said game wardens have solved several cases already as a result of contacts made through the Facebook posts.
Game wardens quickly realized the potential of Facebook aiding investigations after their first post about a case they were investigating, Edwards said.
Game wardens were seeking information about two deer that had been shot with a rifle out of season in Jefferson County. The poachers had only taken the deer heads.
The post and photo had 150,000 page views in just a day and a half and eventually was viewed 600,000 times on the Facebook page, Edwards said. The case was solved just two weeks later thanks to tips the game wardens received through Facebook, he said.
"I honestly don't think it would have been made without that kind of response," he said.
Edwards thinks the Facebook page has allowed game wardens to reach an audience beyond just hunters and anglers.
"The hunters and fishermen always knew how to get a hold of us," he said. "The general public had no idea. We are accessing the public in a different manner than we have ever done before."
Social media had already changed the way game wardens did their jobs, even before they launched their own Facebook page, Edwards said.
Hunters and anglers in the field frequently text local game wardens to report suspicious activity, and some poachers even incriminate themselves on social media, he said.
"Before, you had a lot of people bragging to their friends in private (about illegally killing a deer or other game)," he said. "Now, guys slap it up on Facebook. They got to show it off. They just can't keep from it."
Edwards said the main purpose of the Facebook page was to share with the public the job of game wardens and the things they do beyond just writing tickets for game violations.
It's being used so frequently as an investigatory tool that the game wardens might launch a separate Operation Game Thief page on Facebook just for law enforcement purposes, Edwards said.
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Whenever I come across abandoned space, I'm drawn in. I want to rummage in the shells of the past, imagine the stories left inside of forgotten walls. The above picture doesn't seem like anything very special, just a closed-down pool supply store on a busy highway outside of Philadelphia. Yet, as I drove past it, I had to pull over, poke around, take a picture. It wasn't specifically amazing, and I'd bet I was the only person on that highway all day to give the building a second glance. But there was something beautiful about it, and I spent the rest of the day dreaming of that building's past and of its future, wondering about the people who invested themselves into it, and the happiness or despair it may have witnessed. I imagined the space in a hundred years, wondered if the building would still stand; would it be converted into a store selling Tang and personal jet-packs? Or would it be devoured by the surrounding woods, covered in creeping vines, with young trees growing straight through the roof?
I've always loved to explore abandoned places. As a kid I would poke around boarded-up houses in the neighborhood, wander empty lots, even walk into big drainage pipes, feet sloshing through rain water. I was fascinated by anything discarded or unacknowledged. I'd peek into dumpsters (when my mother wasn't watching, of course) and wonder what kind of strange treasures might lie therein. When I got older, this impulse did not leave me as I started traveling the country. Abandoned buildings became not just a fascination but also my temporary homes. I've inhabited some odd places: neglected school houses, empty office building rooftops, condemned ghetto high-rises, the iron ruins of old factories. There was a thrill in exploring these places, climbing and crawling around, bedding down among the artifacts of a forgotten life.
And, I discovered that those mysterious dumpsters of my youth really did have treasure in them. It's true! The sheer glut of American excess would astound you. One could find all kinds of working electronics, surplus clothing still wrapped in plastic, books, appliances, even whole cases of still-packaged, unexpired, completely salable and edible food. And there was a simple, child-like joy in it, like being on an Easter egg hunt, the wide-eyed pursuit of unknown fortune. It also brought to light the heart-breaking waste of the first-world, waste which certainly still happens. Except now, the dumpsters have been replaced by unapproachable trash-compactors, much to the dismay of scavengers of all species.
The crazy thing about a life on the road – and I mean really on the road, no hotel rooms, no rental cars, no brunching at the vineyard – is that you never actually know what is going to happen on a day to day basis. This sounds like a simple enough thing, but think about how controlled our lives are. How often do you wake up without knowing, at least generally, what lies in store for the day? And whenever we are shaken out of this security, it is unwillingly, unpleasant, often due to some kind of tragedy, making us long for the comfort of our routine. But what if you made the choice to nurture the possibilities of the unknown? What if you consciously discarded the predictable, and let "fortune", whatever name you want to give it, write your story for a while? I don't mean to romanticize things; I've slept in dumpsters and alleys too, battled frost-bite, rain and angry property owners. It isn't all carefree vagabondage: sometimes it's getting mugged by random crackheads for your beer, or diarrhea in a remote span of woodland, with nary a toilet for miles. But sometimes… sometimes it is a beautiful, indescribably liberating, utterly joyful and peaceful thing. Sometimes you sit on a cliff-side and eat sandwiches in the early morning, as the sun is just inching over the horizon, and look down on the world and smile. Because that world is yours, and you are it, and you are fully your own self yet part of everything else, too. In our anxious and disconnected times, it's a feeling that can really approach holiness. I would not say it's a path for everyone. But I would say that however you do it, it's good to sometimes find ways to step out of your insulation, to let go of our conditioned control over life, and let life happen to you.


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Save Open Shows – Sponsor an Open Show
With the falling number of Irish Setters entering Open Shows, the number of societies closing and classes being taken off. I think it is time to start a campaign to support and promote our local canine societies scheduling classes..
If all of you sponsored the Irish Setter Classes at just one Open Show each year and worked to get the entry in for the society we will all benefit in the long run. The increased number of exhibits is also crucial for new judges trying to gain 'hands-on' numbers for the judging lists too.
I am kicking this off by sponsoring the Irish Setter classes at Heckington Show on 29 July this year. This is a lovely show to visit, the largest village show in the country. It is situated on east of Sleaford on the A17 postcode is: NG34 9RA. The judges haven't been announced yet but I will post a link for schedules as soon as I have further information.
Please let us know about any open shows you are sponsoring too. Tell us what you are doing and we will give them a free mention on bardonhill.com to promote the society.
I hope you all agree, It is time to turn the tide and save our Irish Setter Classes at open shows.


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The United Nations has tried to for years to bring the nations of the world together, and facilitate peace. The gamma-enhanced super-villain, the Leader, likes that idea–he just thinks the best way to get it is for him to rule the planet! Now it's up to Hulk and his constant companions, teenager Rick Jones and Monkey the monkey, to save the UN from the big-brained baddie! But can even Hulk smash a whole army of the Leader's squishy pink androids?


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boldikus wrote:Just going on the park-released renderings for comparisons sake (only fair since we only have a rendering of the 2018 RMCs):
from drop to brakes
Steel Vengeance - 75 seconds
Lightning Rod (launch included) - 50 seconds
Wicked Cyclone - 50 seconds
Twisted Timbers - 50 seconds
Storm Chaser - 45 seconds
Joker - 40 seconds
Twisted Cyclone - 35 seconds
Outlaw Run - 35 seconds
Goliath - 30 seconds
Compare that to the average duration of (usually) very well-renown coasters, drop to brake:
El Toro - 50 seconds
Phantoms Revenge - 50 seconds
I305 - 45 seconds
Skyrush - 45 seconds
Batman clones - 40 seconds
Megalites - 40 seconds
Nemesis - 40 seconds
Storm Runner (launch to brake) 30 seconds
Dragster (launch to brake) - 17 seconds
nhr.trell wrote:Does anyone think they will add a launch coaster to the line up sometime soon? Another unique coaster to go with the new rmc will continue to add to the quality of the park. Not saying they have to add a big coaster like KK, but maybe something like Cheetah Hunt at BG-T or Storm Runner... Not too intense but gives a good thrill, especially for the youngsters.
Would have like to see them invest more money into the back of the park instead of just wasting it into Blue Hawk .
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Why is the press leaving off half the story concerning the Ovi Music Unlimited changes?
You may notice on here and on ZDNet that I try not to post too many rumors and news right away since so much of it today seems to come from fairly unreliable sources and I would rather wait and get the truth with some of my own personal perspective out there. This morning I woke up and started reading Twitter before I went for my run and saw Tweets all stating that Nokia was shutting down and killing Ovi Music Unlimited service. The problem with Twitter was that there was no context to this news or the rest of the message that stated they indeed stopped selling new subscriptions back on 31 December 2010 in order to make way for new services and that those with the service would still get full support.
I highly recommend you read the Nokia Conversations post for the full story that actually has me excited about the possibilities of these new services. The whole Ovi Music Unlimited service was never even applicable to the North American market so I don't know why anyone in the North American market is even reporting on the news, except for the apparent need to find ways to slam Nokia whenever possible. Actually, when you do a Google search for the news I am very disappointed in the main stream media's irresponsible reporting on products that are not even available in the US and very little, if any, mention that the reason is also tied to new upcoming services being rolled out.
As you can read in the story from Nokia, they stopped selling new subscriptions a couple of weeks ago and anyone who has a supported device or even someone who buys a device still out in stores will get uninterrupted access until their subscriptions finish, including the ability to keep their downloads forever as promised. This change is also not universal and Nokia will continue to offer 12-month subscriptions in China and India, while offering six-month subscriptions in Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.
Check out the video below to hear more about the changes.
For those of us in North America, remember that you can use your unlimited Zune Pass subscription, Mobbler, Soundtrckr, and soon Slacker Radio so there is really nothing to see here for those in North America while there is the possibility that something may come to us here from Nokia.
9 Comments to Why is the press leaving off half the story concerning the Ovi Music Unlimited changes?
January 17, 2011
Honestly, I was kinda disappointed in the Nokia Conversations post about this. Nokia has done this on numerous occasions – ditched a current offering with the promise that the 'upcoming next thing' is better, only for it to never come to fruition.
Honestly, I always thought of CwM as a great idea with poor execution. It was only ever bundled with lower-end devices, with high-end devices getting a 'CwM variant' months after launch – once all the early adopters had already bought one. Kinda sneaky, IMO.
I'm with you on the NAM points, though. It'd be like you reporting that Spotify is having an outage – who cares, it's not available (officially) in the U.S. anyways.
January 18, 2011
My comments are that North America has yet to figure out what the He!! Nokia is doing, because it seems as though Nokia doesn't even know what it is doing. Nokia has a big North America developer push, but hardly any places in North America for users to go and even try out a Nokia phone (if someone can tell me where, I would be very interested). I guess they think people will plunk down $500 and try out the phone and then send it back if they are unhappy with it, but most people aren't going to do that. When Nokia figures out what it is doing, then maybe North America can figure out what it is doing.
January 18, 2011
"except for the apparent need to find ways to slam Nokia whenever possible"
That's pretty much it. It's a variant of NIH syndrome.
The fact that Ovi Music itself is pretty successful and as easy, if not easier, to use than iTunes appears to be a moot point as far as some blogs are concerned.
As for CWM, I think Ricky's right: it was poorly positioned and executed in markets where there are more compelling subscription services.
January 18, 2011
while i agree that most of the north american bloggers know jack about nokia, i really cant blame them for not mentioning the upcoming services as the press release and video are at best, vague. as ricky noted, nokia has a history of referencing better things to come and not actually delivering anything. i think you are excited because you are still a fan, which is fine, but dont let your passion cloud your objectivity. they didnt mention a single concrete product or service (that i read or heard, unless i missed it?). i would rather read about facts instead of the speculation of a blogger
January 18, 2011
Ricky and gdigenis,
Good points on trusting Nokia to release new services when they told us nothing solid. Sorry about my jaded enthusiasm there. I will try to keep myself more objective here our else people will get too sick of reading. My goal is to talk about Nokia, but also keep them honest and on their toes.
January 19, 2011
Actually, in defence of Matthew, I'd point out that Ovi Music – the pay per track/album store – is brilliant.
Nokia should be shouting about it. It's real, it's here and it's that good.
January 23, 2011
while it may be true that unlimited streaming music will no longer continue (with vouchers included ihn new Nokia telephone purchases), the Nokia store is still open for normal purchasing of music in several countries, including the U.K. However, these downloads may not be burned to CD's etc., so these are DRM-protected downloads,
January 24, 2011
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January 24, 2011
@ Matthew, just to be clear about my comment, when i said i would rather hear facts instead of a bloggers opinion i was referring to the average north american blogger, not you. i dont mind reading your opinions or speculation as you are at least following nokia so you can speak intelligently about the subject. as much as i cant stand nokias products over the last two years there is nothing worse then wasting time reading speculation about nokia from an uninformed blogger.


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Charlotte II: Dodge drivers race quotes
BILL ELLIOTT (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Intrepid) - Finished Fourth "Our Dodge Dealers Dodge ran great tonight. We just couldn't catch a break. I got a little loose, and I got a little tight. We just couldn't ever get the balance exactly ...
BILL ELLIOTT (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Intrepid) - Finished Fourth
"Our Dodge Dealers Dodge ran great tonight. We just couldn't catch a break. I got a little loose, and I got a little tight. We just couldn't ever get the balance exactly right. It seems like track position was everything, but I'm proud of my guys. We might could have short stopped, but when you're running that good it's hard to make that gamble. At least we could see them. The guys have given me some real good equipment the past few weeks, and I'm really happy where we are right now. The program has really come together. I ran hard from the start. The car would give up one way, and then it would give up the other way. I thought I had a pretty good deal there when I got ahead of Tony, but then Tony beat me out of the pits. It seems like track position and aero is the whole key, but Tony was really good on the short runs. We reeled him back in at the end, but it's hard to do anything with these guys. You've just got to concentrate on what's going on and hopefully you adjust right for the last run. We've run well every week. Our finishes haven't reflected it, but this team has run well. If we can just catch a few breaks... We were right there tonight, but we just need to keep chipping away at it."
RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Intrepid)
"I got nailed twice on pit road penalties all night long, and we had some bad stops. I don't know what the deal was on the pit road penalties. Every time I'd come out, I'd pull out and these guys who were leaving their pits would accelerate and try to pass me on the inside of me. They'd see me, and they'd nail me. Maybe the first time I was speeding, but the second time there's no way. I had a top five car or a top seven easy. I just lost it on the pit stops and the pit road penalties."
STERLING MARLIN (No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Intrepid)
"The car was loose tonight. The Coors Light Dodge crew worked really hard tonight making adjustments when they needed to be made. We didn't qualify as well as we would have liked, but we worked our way through the field, and we're happy with our top-15 finish."
JEREMY MAYFIELD (No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Intrepid)
"We're running hard. We've got good teams and good cars and our Dodges are running real good right now. It's a team effort and everybody is doing their job. It seems like the tire deal has been weird, but I'm not going to complain about it because I'd get in trouble like Tony Stewart did. Every set was different tonight, and it hasn't been like that in awhile. We started out a little loose, plus I didn't qualify good. We just needed a little more time. If we'd had about 500 more laps we would have been there. If it had been a thousand-mile race we would have been in good shape."
JAMIE McMURRAY (No. 42 Havoline Dodge Intrepid) - Top Rookie, Finished 7th
"I'm not near as tired as I expected to be. When you have two good handling cars, I don't think it's as bad as it would be if you were in two ill-handling cars. Both cars seemed to drive well. I was a little nervous after the Busch race. I lied to everybody. I was a little tired when it was over with. I went back to my motorhome and laid down, and I felt pretty rested before the (Cup) race. I drank some pedialyte to get myself back hydrated. I had good food instead of greasy food, so I feel pretty good.
"We really thought this was going to be our best shot to win a race. We tested here a few weeks ago and had what we felt was the best test the 42 team had all year long. We left here with the feeling we could win the race. When Happy Hour started yesterday the car just didn't drive as well as it did in the test. We made some changes, and I think running the Busch race today helped a little bit. We learned some stuff in the Busch race that we applied to my Cup car. We've been lucky we made the right adjustments from Happy Hour to the race.
"We won the race last year with pit strategy and got out front. We were really good when we weren't behind anyone. I really think if we could have got the track position and got out front that maybe we could stay there. We just never could get a happy balance on the car, and I was a little scared to be too aggressive on the adjustments, so Donnie (crew chief Wingo) and I were careful not to go too far. Maybe we should have been a little more aggressive, but the racetrack seemed to change. Usually it just gets tight. It seemed like it would get tight and then get loose at the end of a run. I was a little confused on what to do to the car because the racetrack kept changing."
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PAG-ASA SOCIAL CENTER FOUNDATION Inc., Tagaytay City, Philippines
To be one family, animated by continuous and mutual love, full of hope in God and a
better life, where needs are met through the free sharing of goods.
• To transmit to each one, especially to the children, the immense and personal love
of God
• To serve families concretely through programs in education, health, better housing
and livelihood
• To help people reaquire their dignity through a human and spiritual foundation,
helping them become self-sufficient, responsible and productive members of the
family and community
The Pag-asa Social Center Foundation, Inc., one of the social expressions of the Focolare
Movement, is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization established
in the late '90s as a response to the widespread poverty experienced by many
people in Tagaytay. "Pag-asa" is a Filipino term which means "hope". It is duly registered
and licensed to operate by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
1. Early Beginnings
Pag-asa was born on January 9, 1997. It is a fruit of the "Support at a distance" program of
the International New Families Movement which has its center in Rome, and various
other groups and individuals in Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and many other
2. Development
From its humble beginnings of a handful of volunteers, teachers and children, using
the stockroom of a carpentry shop, Pag-asa has grown. It now has 18 staff members
and acquired a whole building which is being equipped with a variety of facilities.
• At present (March 2010), the Pag-asa Center handles 533 children and young people
ranging from 3-18 years of age, from 305 indigent families living in many
barangays (villages) in Tagaytay. They are sponsored by friends and members
of the Focolare Movement all over the world.
• The staff of Pag-asa consists of local and foreign regular workers and
volunteers, some working full-time, and others, for a year or shorter
period of time.
• Also assisting the staff in its contact with the children and their families are
some mothers who act as area coordinators for Pag-asa.
A. Programs
1. Support at a Distance Program
With the help of generous donors abroad, the Pag-asa Center is able to give
educational, basic medical and nutritional assistance to many children and their
families in need.
2. Educational Programs for Children
i. Our Day Care offers free education and has an integral program to develop
the children's self-esteem so as to prepare them for the challenges of elementary
education. It can accomodate about 50 children ages 5-6.
ii. For children ages 3-5, there is the "play group" , handled by 2 teachers and
some mothers (20 children)
iii. We have a library and PC learning center to provide useful references,
research material and hands-on computer knowledge to our high school and
college students.
iv. Tutorials are offered during the school year to assist children who are hard up
in their studies. During the vacation months, we organize "summer classes" and
workshops to better prepare the children for the next school year and to help
them discover and develop their talents.
v. Educational trips to local government offices, museums and theme parks are
organized for the children to broaden their horizons, enriching their knowledge
and experience.
3. Health Programs
i. Part of the Center's feeding program is the daily preparation and distribution
of a nutritious lunch to our children in 2 elementary schools and a high school
in Tagaytay.
ii. We are able to give medical assistance through our small medical clinic and
pharmacy, by arranging for check ups, tests and other medical services in clinics
and hospitals, and through regular medical missions. Dental care is also given
now through a clinic and a volunteer dentist.
4. Human and Spiritual Formation Programs for Families and Children
i. Every month, a married couple conducts a Couples Meeting in the different
areas where our families live.
ii. There are also weekly formation meetings for mothers who assist us as
area coordinators.
iii. Every Saturday, seminarians go to the different areas to teach the children
catechism. We also offer a once-a-week formation on basic Gospel values to
the children in our Day Care.
iv. Through a lady motivator, we are bringing ahead a program on Natural
Family Planning of our couples.
v. Experts from an educational institution are invited to give seminars on
Early Childhood Care Education to the parents of our children.
vi. Friends from a nearby university offer counselling services to help the staff
as well as the children and their families become psychologically fit individually
and as a community.
viii. The Pag-asa Center is also a venue for inter-social, cultural and religious
encounters. Every year, it receives visitors from different religions and social
backgrounds. Many young people from different countries have also worked as
volunteers in the Center.
5. Livelihood Programs
i. We have set up a small workshop for silkscreen printing of T-shirts to
provide employment for some boys who remained jobless after high school.
ii. We are working with the children's parents on varied livelihood projects to
meet the needs of the families. These projects consist in the preparation and
sale of papaya pickle, banana chips, nuts, sweets and other native delicacies.
B. Services
1. At our discount store, the children and their families can buy basic commodities
such as rice, sugar, milk and also school supplies at a very low price as compared
to the normal market price.
2. On the grounds of the Pag-asa Center is a playground for children, complete with
swings, see-saws, a roundabout and two slides.
3. In collaboration with local government offices, we give assistance to the families
to facilitate documents such as birth and marriage certificates.
4. The Center gives assistance to families for marriages and baptisms by making
arrangements with the local parish. Financial help is also extended to them at the
death of a family member.
C. Activities
1. Frequent visits are done in the different areas to personally update ourselves
on the situation of the children and their families.
2. Early December, we organize a big Christmas party for the children and their
families. Here each child receives gifts and his/her family receives groceries.
Talents and experiences are also shared during the program.
3. During the vacation months, we take our children on excursions to nearby resorts
give them a chance to get to know better and have fun with the other children
assisted by Pag-asa.
As Pag-asa continues to grow, and with it, the great job of administration and the
volume of work to follow the situation of everyone, we would like to appeal to your
generosity for a donation to support our many projects in favor of the poor. Your
help will go a long way in the upliftment of the quality of life of many children and their
families here in Tagaytay.
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Visiting Rekkem, Belgium: Sint-Niklaaskerk (12th C.) and the Dutch language, abiding presences in a Flemish symbiosis
Seemingly always there
I struggled to rationalize this article. In terms of constitutional law and in terms of ethics also, there is no formal link between Dutch — the language of Flanders — and the Roman Catholic Church. I myself lived in Belgium and I am not Roman Catholic, and would resist all attempts within frameworks of law or ethics to define some kind of mandatory linkage between a language and a religion.
In the case of Flanders, however, the strength of the Dutch language in a country where a huge minority of its citizens do not speak it, and the relative strength of the Roman Catholic Church in a Western Europe that is widely known for its secularization, offer some evidence that, in some nebulous, hidden way, the perceived interests of the Dutch language and the Roman Catholic Church have tended to walk hand in hand.
And so to Rekkem. At this West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) village, which since 1977 has been part of neighbouring Menen, its principal landmark is arguably Sint-Niklaaskerk. Parts of this substantial structure, including the stone tower, date from the 12th century. The building suffered damage over the years and centuries, not least during war, particularly World War One, but also at the hand of French troops in the 17th century.
A brick extension in Neoclassical style is a mid-19th century addition. Evidence of the widespread adherence to the Roman Catholic Church locally, especially in the 19th century (1), is given by the fact that so many parishoners in Rekkem used to crowd into the building that an extension to Sint-Niklaaskerk had to be built. The extension is characterized by a striking pediment, beneath which there is a circular window (if not exactly a rose window).
When I visited Rekkem, Sint-Niklaaskerk seemed very much a still, brooding presence.
Rekkem is well-known for being where a Dutch language and culture publishing house known as Ons Erfdeel (Our Heritage)(2), is based, which publishes a number of journals. Strongly linked with Jozef Deleu (1937-)(3), poet, essayist and editor, he was succeeded a number of years ago as editor of the journal — also known as Ons Erfdeel — by Luc Devoldere (1956-)(4).
This publishing house, which has received many accolades, and Royal visits from King Albert II and Queen Paola, and Queen Fabiola.
So how are Sint-Niklaaskerk and the Roman Catholic church more widely linked with Ons Erfdeel at Rekkem? Formally they are not linked whatsoever.
But both represent highly significant aspects of Flemish culture. The fact that Rekkem is situated so closely to the French border town of Halluin (Dutch: Halewijn)(5) brings into heightened focus some of the cultural distinctives for which Rekkem and Flanders are known.
Interestingly, nearby Ardooie (distance from Rekken: 26.4 kilometres) was the home town of Flemish poet and Roman Catholic priest Cyriel Verschaeve (1874-1949) whose blood and soil fantasies somewhat resemble the theory of integral nationalism espoused by the French writer Maurice Barrès (1862-1923). Among famous lines written by Verschaeve are the following: 'Hier liggen haar lijken als zaden in het zand. Hoopt op het oogst O Vlaanderland!' (Here lie their bodies like seeds in the sand. Await the harvest in hope, O Flanders!, MJFenn, transl.) It is ultimately hard to separate elements of purgatory and ancestor cult which are present in both Verschaeve and Roman Catholic tradition.
Jozef Deleu himself is a native of Roeselare (distance from Rekkem: 19.8 kilometres), a place strongly identified with Guido Gezelle (1830-1899), a highly influential Flemish poet and writer and Roman Catholic priest.
Since 1977, Rekkem has been part of the municipality of Menen, in West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) in the Belgian Flemish region (Dutch: Vlaams gewest).
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(1) At the hamlet of Risquons-Tout, which used to be attached to Rekkem, there was a border incident in 1848 when exiles, full of revolutionary zeal, attempted an incursion with a view to overthrowing the Belgian monarchy, but these were soon put down in a sanguinary way. Local clergy were indeed noted for their enthusiasm in countering republicanism. Secular revolution according to the style of French republicanism, has traditionally not found a great deal of support in Belgium, least of all in Flanders. There has been a definite link between the innate conservatism of Flanders — especially in rural areas — and the strength of the Roman Catholic Church.
(2) See also: http://www.onserfdeel.be/en/about
(3) The prolific Jozef Deleu has notably the author of thought-provoking writings about the psychology of frontiers (see also: http://www.amazon.com/Vivre-frontiere-Jozef-Deleu/dp/2825112674), and has published widely on Dutch language and culture according to its widest definition.
(4) Interestingly, Luc Devoldere has in his writings sought to discount somewhat the influence of the Roman Catholic church in Flemish and Dutch culture, claiming for example that Multatuli (Eduard Douwes Dekker) and the multiculturalism which he espoused are and ought to be more representative of Dutch culture than the renowned Renaissance scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam who was strongly identified with Christianity. (See also [in Dutch]: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_ons003200101_01/_ons003200101_01_0170.php)
(5) In fact, a significant part of the French Nord department is regarded historically as a part of Flanders in its broader definition; and there are still small pockets of Dutch-speakers along the border areas of the Nord deparment adjacent to the Belgian region of Flanders. (One of Ons Erfdeel's publications is a journal known as De Franse Nederlanden - Les Pays-Bas Français, which covers Northern France's relations with the Dutch language area.) In fact, the town of Halluin, close to Rekkem, occupies territory which is partly surrounded by territory of the town of Menen in Belgium, the limits of which form an inverted 'L' shape: thus, as the crow flies, a straight line from Sint-Niklaaskerk to the Leiebrug — a major Menen landmark — actually passes over French territory. It is clear that the cultural and linguistic boundaries in these localities (as opposed to the political and administrative ones) have been very blurred. Indeed, a local historian (Michel Hastings, Halluin la rouge 1919-1939 , Lille: Presses universitaires de Lille, 1991) has written of French police reports in Halluin, from several decades back during times of industrial unrest, which complained of workers speaking Dutch among themselves!
Also worth seeing
Menen itself has a noted Town Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis) with an octagonal tower, various parts of which date from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
At Halluin (distance from Rekkem: 3.2 kilometres), Saint-Hilaire church is a striking neo-Gothic structure by Charles Leroy; Le Manoir-aux-Loups has a noted arboretum.
How to get there: Brussels Airlines flies from New York to Brussels Airport (Brussel Nationaal / Bruxelles-National ), from where car rental is available. Brussels is the nearest large airport to Menen (distance: 116 kilometres). The Belgian railroad company NMBS/SNCB maintains a service between Brussels and Menen. Please check with the airline or your travel agent for up to date information. Please refer to appropriate consular sources for any special border crossing arrangements which may apply to citizens of certain nationalities.
MJFenn is an independent travel writer based in Ontario, Canada
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Tourists and locals will have the chance to visit for free the Peles Castle in Sinaia mountain resort today, the day when the castle will celebrate 133 years since its inauguration.
According to an announcement posted on the Peles National Museum's Facebook page, the visitors can enter the castle for free on October 5, between 11:15 and 16:15, says Romania-Insider.com.
Peles Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in Romania. It was built at the initiative of King Carol I of Romania (1839 – 1914). He decided to build the castle here after he visited the site and fell in love with the beautiful mountain scenery.
Peles was the world's first castle entirely powered by locally produced electricity. The castle is usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but can be visited between 11:00 and 16:15 on Wednesdays, and from 09:15 to 16:15 on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Ticket prices vary between RON 5 and RON 50.
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Liverpool Guild of Students is looking for volunteers to run Nightline – the new overnight information and listening service.
The service, which is set to launch in February 2016, will give students at the University the opportunity to speak to student volunteers about anything – from bus times and general queries, to support when they are feeling low or stressed.
The service will be open all week between 8pm until 8am, and will need around 60 trained volunteers to run.
Deputy President of the Guild, Alex Ferguson, said: "Being a Nightline Volunteer is a great opportunity to learn and develop new skills, in particular communication and listening skills, as well as teamwork. You will have the opportunity to help and support fellow students as well as receiving comprehensive training and support from the Guild."
The deadline for applications is Friday, 9 October 2015. For further information about the service and why the Guild is launching it, please visit: http://www.liverpoolguild.org/articles/why-we-re-planning-on-launching-a-nightline. Students can apply via the website at http://www.liverpoolguild.org/volunteering-opportunities/nightline-volunteer.