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Litecoin acted as a leading indicator for the market leader Bitcoin yesterday.
Litecoin surged over 10% during the hourly candle which spanned from 12:00 to 13:00 UTC and bitcoin followed up with its own increase on the hourly candle after from 13:00 UTC.
But can Litecoin act as a leading indicator for longer timeframe movements? The market leader Bitcoin has been forming a series of higher lows but has also been forming lower highs.
It seems to be struggling to break from its current consolidation and analysts have mixed opinions on price prospects from here.
However, Litecoin has been recording more bullish movements on its longer weekly timeframe. Price has been overcoming key resistance levels and forming a series of higher highs and higher lows.
The weekly MACD and RSI have also both been increasing. Both are commonly used as a gauge of buyer momentum.
Whether this can be used to gauge the direction of the overall market however remains questionable.
While Litecoin has acted as a leading indicator for short-term movements in Bitcoin numerous times over the past month, Bitcoin typically acts as the leader when it comes to longer-term movements.
Today's price action is following up with another increase.
Yesterday's price increase resulted in price moving above an expected resistance level at $48.31 which the point where price broke down in November.
Price has continued to increase today to the near where price broke down in November at $57.49.
Price reversed as it approached this point with sellers likely anticipating resistance at this point.
Less bullish movements are being seen by Doge which continues to consolidate around $0.002.
Doge has been forming small-bodied candles for around the last eight weeks which reflects uncertainty from traders.
Despite some significant increases taking place in altcoins over the past month, Doge has not undergone a significant increase since mid-December.
With the consolidation taking place around $0.002, traders may be unwilling to let price stay below this point.
However, an increased acceptance from traders of values below $0.002 may result in a sharp sell-off for Doge.
The daily candle further reflects the consolidation taking place in Doge.
Drops below $0.002 are quickly reversed by buyers, but any increases are also quickly reversed by sellers.
$0.0023 has been an important resistance point in past trading, and an increase would likely meet some resistance at this level.
Key takeaways:
- Litecoin acted as a leading indicator yesterday for market leader Bitcoin.
- Litecoin is recording bullish movements on the longer-term weekly timeframe, but this is unlikely to act as a leading indicator for Bitcoin.
- Doge continues to consolidate around $0.002 despite some bullish movements taking place in other altcoins.
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You know that look that the giant adventure bikes are all going for, the skinny tall fairing with room for a giant GPS in front of your face? Well, you can thank the machines from Dakar Rally for that. The iconic rally race has featured some of the most beautiful off-road machines ever created, and now you can own your very own version.
Omega Fiberglass is offering an entire kit that transforms any Husqvarna 701 Enduro into that of a Rally legend. Utilizing the big thumper, the Rally kit is ideal for anyone that want's a truly off-road focused bike that is capable of taking on the world. Currently on the market, we have a massive amount of 'adventure' bikes that are, well, massive. They make for a great compromise, a jack of all trades if you will, but they aren't hardcore enough for some. For those select few, the Omega 701 is for you.
The kit contains a myriad of modifications for the stock 701, almost all of which are cosmetic. The most crucial of the modifications are easily the dual gas tanks. At 7-liters a pop they help extend the range of the 701 from 150-miles to over 300-miles per fill up. Double is always better. Because the 701's stock tank is located under the seat, the new Omega tanks don't add too much mass up front. A nice change from your desert tanks on something like a CRF450X. With this kit you also relocated the fuel pump to the right side tank, making easier to access in case of an emergency. The kit also interlinks the stock tank with the new carbon fiber units, allowing you to isolate each one in extreme situations.
From there Omega added an all carbon tower to mount the new fairing. It also houses the new halogen headlights for better visibility at night. The cockpit is now improved for multi-day excursions, with the tower specifically designed to hold a map or GPS. The beauty of the entire project, besides all that exposed carbon, is that all of your stock 701 parts are unaffected. That means you get to keep your steering lock, ignition, and of course your precious exhaust. The fairing even adds a level of wind protection that the 701 never offered, allowing for some quick on road jaunts to become less painful.
Underneath those range extending tanks sits a new bash guard. While I would have liked to see some alloy in the mix for this piece, it's still pretty stout being a carbon kevlar mix. The reason there isn't an alloy involved is strictly for weight savings. Even with all the added pieces it only beefs the 701 up by 35lbs. Without fuel, of course. The kit also includes an entirely new seat as well as a low, wheel hugging front fender. Omega points out that the stock high front fender can still be used, but I'm not sure why you would want to. I mean, look at that carbon masterpiece.
The kit is almost a complete plug and play setup, with only the fuel pump taking some minor mechanical skill to make work. Because Omega doesn't cut corners they insisted on using Husqvarna specific hardware. You won't have any wonky fit issues with this, I assure you. Omega offers the Rally Kit in a single color configuration, but they do let you choose. Once you land on a color of choice they will spray it with 2K automotive paint, so you know it won't wear out. But don't fret, if you want it to look as good as these pictures it's only a $280 up charge and that's for an individual design. Not bad. Well, until you consider how much the entire kit cost you before that extra 280 bucks.
So how much does the Rally Kit cost? I don't really want to say… Just remember, the kit is really, really awesome, Okay? Okay. So Omega is charging…. $6350.00 for the entire kit. Which is… A lot. Like a lot, a lot. And while it makes already expensive 701 absurdly expensive, it is with good reason. At roughly $17,000 with the kit, you are coming in $4,000 more than the famed Honda Africa Twin. And while it's true you will be riding a thumper while they enjoy their massive 990cc parallel twin. Yet when it comes to the off-road sections, what these bikes are meant for, you will appreciate the 701's almost 200lb weight advantage. And while the 701 is putting out 25 less hp than the mighty African Twin, it makes up for that with a substantial advantage in range. Checkmate, 701.
Unfortunately, the Omega Rally Kit does have a bunch of add-ons, making the price even steeper. But if you are already going in this deep, what is a couple hundred bucks more? Even still, a small fortune seems so worth it to have a true Rally bike. And I would much rather take one of these on that a 600+lb monster that is only so-so off-road. I didn't think the 701 series could get any better, now I know how wrong I was.

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I'm so overwhelmed at the love and support I've gotten over the last little while. My heart is full. It's easy to feel like you're alone and that the world is out to get you, especially when you've had shitty things happen to you. People really are good though. People catch you when you fall, and if you allow yourself to be vulnerable and share what you are going through, like I did, people will reach out and give you love and support. You are never alone. All it takes is asking for help. I made that decision in 2014 after battling depression/anxiety/eating disorders for years and it was the best thing I have ever done. There's a whole other world waiting on the other side, it just takes that first step. I know there are a lot of bad things going on in the world, and the news makes us so aware of that, but don't forget about all the people who help, love, hold, and support during the dark times. Change your perspective and change your life. Lots of love and light...xoxox Kat
PS. This pic was from Mother's Day, wearing my mom's shirt that had been stuffed on the bottom of a suitcase because it was too painful. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for helping me find new strength and new hope in humanity. I love you.


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Local Reverend Sharon Delgado is an ordained United Methodist minister, activist, and professional speaker who leads seminars and workshops and speaks before spiritual communities and secular audiences on issues related to globalization, climate change, economic and environmental justice, and peacemaking. In her recent book, Love in a Time of Climate Change: Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice, Delgado inspires action toward personal and social transformation. Her goal is to motivate people to join in the struggle to create a peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable world. Delgado will read from and sign copies of her book at the Open Book, 671 Maltman Drive on Sunday, November 5 at 3pm. This event is free to the public.
Love in a Time of Climate Change: Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice, challenges readers to develop a faithful response to climate change, which disproportionately harms the poor, threatens future generations, and damages creation. Her book creatively uses scripture, tradition, reason, and experience to explore the themes of creation and justice in the context of climate change.
Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, author of The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation says, "This book is an act of witness, and a powerful one. It reminds us that if church is going to mean anything in a time of rapid climate change, it's going to have to take on this toughest of all questions."
Russell Brutsché is a singer/songwriter and artist who worked with Delgado during the early 2000s while she was on staff at the Resource Center for Nonviolence in Santa Cruz.
Active since the sixties in Bay Area folk clubs, Brutsché toured with the band Julienne. Now rebounding as solo songwriter, he recently released a new CD, Bucket of Gold. His painting of a flooded Santa Cruz, which appears on the cover of Delgado's book, will be displayed at the event, and he will have CDs and numerous prints available for purchase.
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We May Have Had a Breathable Atmosphere For Much Longer Than We Thought
Don't hold your breath, but geologists at the University of Aberdeen may have made a ground-breaking discovery; evidence of a breathable, hospitable atmosphere hundreds of millions of years sooner than originally thought. This could have staggering implications for life not just on Earth, but beyond.
Though oxygen has been known to exist on earth for over three billion years, it was only 600 million years ago that the air became breathable. OR SO WE THOUGHT. A new study published in the no-nonsense-named Geology has shown evidence of breathable air much sooner than that. Air bubbles trapped inside 815-million-year old grains of rock salt have produced measurements of an oxygen-rich atmosphere.
The oxygen found within ranged from 10.3% to 13.1%. A far cry from our current ~21% oxygen level in our air. Still, those percentages are more than five times higher than previously estimated for that era. And certainly would have been enough for some animal life to thrive.
"I think our results will take people by surprise," said Nigel Blamey, co-author of the study. "We came out of left field, and I think some people are going to embrace it, and other people are going to be very sceptical. But the data is what the data is."
So, potentially our planet has had 215 million more years of breathable oxygen than we thought. And yet, as far as we know, the rise of the animal kingdom didn't occur any earlier. So what was happening for 215 million years on Earth before complex life came to be? Perhaps complex life has existed for longer than we expected, and that's something paleontologists need to look into. Or perhaps there are more conditions than we realize before complex life can thrive. Either way there's a lot more to learn about this little blue rock of ours.


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I'm a nature lover, musician, dancer, permaculturist, lover of the wild and untamed parts of nature and passionate about the ecology of our planet. I have been in acupuncture practice for 10 years and currently work at Source Point community acupuncture clinic in Moretonhampstead, Devon. I originally trained at the Northern College of Acupuncture. I have worked in private practice and was also a founder of the multibed clinic The Acupuncture Works in Manchester.
I believe that a disconnect from our erotic and passionate selves disconnects us from nature and the earth and is a large part of the environmental problem we face on the the planet. Reclaiming and connecting our erotic passion and emotions so we can lead more fulfilled and connected lives both for ourselves the earth and future generations is the broader focus of my work.
I have practised and studied Tantra, Taoist and other erotic practices for over 19 years along side other personal growth modalities including acupuncture, shiatsu, breath work, therapy and meditation. I have had an interest in spiritual and esoteric sexual practices from a young age, partly as a way of educating myself about sex and also to overcome sexual issues. Over the years I have found them very empowering and have had the desire to help others in this area. But I never found a system that I was fully happy with.
This changed when I found the the field of Somatic education. Here was a way to empower, learn and change ourselves rather than relying on another person (the teacher, practitioner, healer, guru etc) to do it for us. For me this is where true transformation takes place, where we can feel our body reaction in real time and learn to take empowered action ourselves to change our experience. Finding the Sexological bodywork modality was a breath of fresh air. With its focus on somatic education, learning and being client centred, it met the criteria I was looking for in a modality.


text: Here is the final proof of the first article I wrote for All Things Real Estate PDX. I started writing a monthly column back in the early spring of this year. Have a read and let me know what you think. Better yet; I'd love to hear what auction, car, fundraising and real estate related topics you'd like to read about or to see more of in my blog?


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Eight-page printed pattern.
Includes free digital download code.
Andrea Rangel's original knitting patterns are created with an eye for fashion and function - knits for every season and climate with plenty of lace, cables, and colours.
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Updated: Jul 18, 2017
via Daily Mail
They say twins can develop secret languages, and after seeing this video, we not only believe it's true; we know it can start at a very young age.
These tiny, delightful chatterboxes are only three months old, but you'd never know it from the intense conversation they seem to be having. Clad in their adorable soft PJs (one's outfit is covered in pink flowers, while the other's purple onesie says "I Love Daddy") these two cuties have an amazing back-and-forth banter going on, complete with happy gurgles, laughter, big smiles, and the occasional face grab (so sweet!).
While we'll never be sure what topics these two are covering, they're obviously throughly entertained--and needless to say, so are we.
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In Crazy Planets, you play a personality's that travels from planet to planet attacking, and hopefully defeating, robots. Whenever you progress in the game, you can upgrade your weapons and customize your planet. Is offering a turn-based game this means has a real-time clock. We will go over all of this basics their game as well as a part of the out-of-combat features in this particular guide for Crazy Planets.
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Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, is one of the top thespians in the country that ladies drool over, especially because of his good looks and charisma, unknown to them that he once battled with his confidence because of a speech defect.
In an interview with Joy Marcus, the light skinned hunk explained that he used to battle with some of his roles because he was a very chronic stammerer, but that he put in a lot of effort and his stammer now goes unnoticed by a lot of people.
He said:-
"I was a very chronic stammerer; I had to hit my foot on the floor before I could complete a sentence. I worked on it so much that you can hardly tell now when I talk and I thank my father for that. It affected my confidence level and how I related with people.
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'Like Newborn Infants'…
I just received an offprint of my most recent article, this time on 1 Peter. It is published in a volume published in memory of a Norwegian New Testament scholar, Hans Kvalbein:
The Church and Its Mission in the New Testament and Early Christianity. Essays in Memory of Hans Kvalbein, edited by David E. Aune and Reidar Hvalvik. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. Siebeck.2018.
My own contribution is : "'Like Newborn Infants..' The Readers of 1 Peter as Newly Converted Christians?" (pp 227-242):
In a study published in 2005 on acculturation and assimilation in 1 Peter, I argued, in opposition to the views on acculturation of both John H. Elliott and David Balch,that the burning issue in 1 Peter was not how to cope with current Greco-Roman society (social acculturation and assimilation issues), but that "the Christians of 1 Peter are first generation Christians, that is, they are still in a process of being socialized into the Christian worldview." I also argued that they were perceived of as in a kind of liminal situation as newly converted Christians, and that their attitudes to Greco-Roman institutions were a secondary aspect of the author's strategy in this letter, and thus more a consequence of the intended primary acculturation into the Christian faith and ways of living than as a program of acculturation or assimilation to Greco-Roman society.
An important premise in this view is the issue of whether or not the readers can really be understood as relatively new as Christians. In the present study, I would like to elaborate on this question, trying to substantiate my view that they were considered fairly recently converted Christians. I might admit that there is no single statement in the letter providing a clear-cut answer, but, as I argue, the cumulative effect of some passages supports the conclusion that the addressees were considered first generation Christians, probably as having been Christians for just a few years.
New review of 1 Peter commentary
My review of Vahrenhorst, Martin, Der erste Brief des Petrus (Theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, 19) Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2015), has now been published by Review of Biblical Literature.
This commentary on 1 Peter is the ninth volume in a relatively new series, Theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, that is supposed to comprise twenty-three volumes. The first volume was published in 2003 (on Colossians). The author is now Privatdozent (New Testament) at Kirchliche Hochschule, Wuppertal, Germany. The series as such is thus quite new, and this is even the first volume to be presented in Review of Biblical Literature. In characterizing the series, the publisher says (on the back cover), that the commentary "steht in der Tradition klassischer historisch-kritischer Kommentarkultur der neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft." At the same time, however, it is also stated that "Er nimmt jedoch erstmals die im christlich-jüdischen Gespräch behandelten Themen, den feministisch-theologischen Diskurs sowie sozialgeschichtliche Fragestellungen auf."
For my comments to these claims, use the link above to read the review.
John H. Elliott 80!
One of those scholars whose writings I have enjoyed reading the most is John H. Elliott. He is a pleasant person, and his writings rank high on my list; his commentary to 1 Peter is truly magnificent! But his writings in the fields of social science have also proved themselves influential and rewarding to read.
Today, Oct 23., he can celebrate his 80th birthday.
Happy Birthday wishes from from Norway.
A selected bibliography is given below:
Elliott, J. H. 1979 1 Peter: Estrangement and Community, Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press.
Elliott, J. H. 1981 A Home for the Homeless: A Sociological Exegesis of 1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy, Philadelphia: Fortress Press.
Elliott, J. H. 1982 'Salutation and Exhortation to Christian Behavior on the Basis of God's Blessings (1 [Peter] 1:1-2:10'), RevExp 79/3: 415-25.
Elliott, J. H. 1983 'The Roman Provinance of 1 Peter and the Gospel of Mark: A Response to David Dungan', in Bruce Corely (ed.) Colloquy on New Testament Studies: A Time for Reappraisal and Fresh Approaches, Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 182-94.
Elliott, J.H., 1990, A home for the homeless: A social-scientific criticism of I Peter, its situation and strategy, with a new introduction, Fortress, Minneapolis.
Elliott, J. H. 1985 'Backward and Foreward "In His Steps": Following Jesus from Rome to Raymond and Beyond. The Tradition, Redaction, and Reception of 1 Peter 2:18-24', in Fernando F. Segovia (ed.) Discipleship in the New Testament, Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 184-209.
Elliott, J.H., 1986, 'Social-scientific criticism of the New Testament and its social world: More on method and models', in J.H. Elliott (ed.), Social-scientific criticism of the New Testament and its social world, Semeia 35, pp. 1–33, Scholars Press, Decatur.
Elliott, J. H. 1986 '1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy: A Discussion with David Balch', in Charles H. Talbert (ed.) Perspectives on First Peter, National Association of Baptist Progessors of Religion Special Studies Series, 9, Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 61-78.
Elliott, J. H. 1987 'Patronage and Clientism in Early Christian Society: A Short Reading Guide',Forum 3/4: 39-48.
Elliott, J.H., 1988, 'The fear of the leer. The evil eye from the Bible to Li'l Abner', Forum 4(4), 42–71.
Elliott, J.H., 1990, 'Paul, Galatians, and the evil eye', Currents in Theology and Mission 17, 262–73.
Elliott, J.H. 1991 'Household and Meals vs. Temple Purity: Replication Patterns in Luke-Acts',BTB 21: 102-8 = Hervormde Teologiese Studies 47/2: 386-99.
Elliott, J.H., 1991, 'The evil eye in the first testament: The ecology and culture of a pervasive belief', in D. Jobling et al. (eds.),The Bible and the politics of exegesis. Essays in honor of Norman K. Gottwald on his sixty-fifth birthday, pp. 147–159, Pilgrim Press, Cleveland.
Elliott, J. H. 1991 'Temple versus Household in Luke-Acts: A Contrast in Social Institutions', in J. H. Neyrey, The Social World of Luke-Acts, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers: 211-40 = Hervormde Teologiese Studies 247/1: 88-120.
Elliott, J. H. 1992 'Matthew 20:1-15: A Parable of Invidious Comparison and Evil Eye Accusation', BTB 22: 52-65.
Elliott, J.H., 1992, 'Matthew 20:1-15: A parable of invidious comparison and evil eye accusation', Biblical Theology Bulletin 22(2), 52–65.
Elliott, J. H. 1993 What Is Social-Scientific Criticism? Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Elliott, J.H., 1994, 'The evil eye and the sermon on the mount. Contours of a pervasive belief in social scientific perspective',Biblical Interpretation 2(1), 51–84.
Elliott, J.H., 1993, What is social-scientific criticism?, Guides to biblical scholarship, New Testament series, Fortress, Minneapolis.
—— 1998 'Phases in the Social Formation of Early Christianity: From Faction to Sect. A Social-Scientific Perspective', in Peder Borgem, Vernon K. Robbins, and David B. Gowler (eds.) Recruitment, Conquest, and Conflict: Strategies in Judaism, Early Christianity, and the Greco-Roman World, Emory Studies in Early Christianity 6. Atlanta: Scholars Press.
Elliott, J.H., 2000, 1 Peter: A new translation with introduction and commentary, Anchor Bible 37B, Doubleday, Random House, New York.
Elliott, J.H., 2002, 'Jesus was not an egalitarian. A critique of an anachronistic and idealist theory', Biblical Theology Bulletin32(2), 75–91.
Elliott, J.H., 2003, 'The Jesus movement was not egalitarian but family-oriented', Biblical Interpretation 11(2), 173–210.
Elliott, J.H., 2005, 'Lecture socioscientifique. Illustration par l'accusation du Mauvais Oeil en Galatie', in A. Lacocque (ed.), Guide des nouvelles lectures de la Bible, pp. 141–167, Traduction de Jean-Pierre Prévost, Bayard Éditions, Paris.
Elliott, J.H., 2008a, 'La crítica socio-cientifica: La configuración colectiva y cooperativa de un método', in C. Bernabé & C. Gil (eds.), Reimaginando los orígenes del cristianismo. Relevancia social y ecclesial de los estudios sobre orígenes del cristianismo. Libro homenaje a Rafael Aguirre en su 65 compleaños, Agora 23, pp. 101–115, Editorial Verbo Divino, Estrella, Navarra.
Elliott, J.H., 2008b, 'From social description to social-scientific criticism. The history of a society of biblical literature section 1973–2005', Biblical Theology Bulletin 38(1), 26–36.
1 Peter again
One of my main interests within New Testament studies lays within studies of 1 Peter. I once even had a blog dealing with 1 Peter (Research Notes on 1 Peter), but this has been closed for several years now. It simly became too much.
But this does not mean that my interest in 1 Peter has waned, and I still try to be informed about what is published in this field.
In the latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature, there is a review of this volume:
Forbes, Greg W.,
1 Peter: Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament
Nashville: B&H, 2014 pp. xxvii + 202. $24.99.
The description of the series runs like this: "The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (EGGNT) closes the gap between the Greek text and the available lexical and grammatical tools, providing all the necessary information for greater understanding of the text. The series makes interpreting any given New Testament book easier, especially for those who are hard pressed for time but want to preach or teach with accuracy and authority. Each volume begins with a brief introduction to the particular New Testament book, a basic outline, and a list of recommended commentaries. The body is devoted to paragraph-by-paragraph exegesis of the Greek text and includes homiletical helps and suggestions for further study. A comprehensive exegetical outline of the New Testament book completes each EGGNT volume."
The review can be read by clicking here.
Persecution in 1 Peter – a Review
My review of Persecution in 1 Peter: Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christian Suffering, by Travis B. Williams, have now been posted on Review of Biblical Literature. You can read the review here: Review of Williams, Persecution.
This impressive book is probably also the most comprehensive study available concerning the topic of persecution in 1 Peter. While there have been many previous studies in forms of articles and a few larger sections in some commentaries, this volume will probably remain a standard presentation and a must reading for students of 1 Peter for years to come both because of its comprehensive discussion and its tightly knit argumentation. That is not to say that all readers will be convinced by all its arguments, but a serious discussion of the topic persecution in 1 Peter should not be carried out without engaging in its views and arguments.
Persecution in 1 Peter
This work, which is a slightly revised version of a doctoral thesis carried out under the supervision of David G. Horrell and submitted to the University of Exeter in 2010, is an impressive piece of work:
Travis B. Williams, Persecution in 1 Peter. Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christians Suffering.
Supplements to Novum Testamentum 145. Brill; Leiden, 2012.
This book is probably the most comprehensive study available concerning the topic of persecution in 1 Peter. While there have been many previous studies in forms of articles, and a few larger sections in some commentaries (cf. the older volume of Selwyn), this volume will probably remain a standard presentation and a must reading for students of 1 Peter for years to come both because of its comprehensive discussion and its tightly knit argumentation.
The study consists of eight chapters (pp. 3-335), 4 appendices (pp. 339-386), and an impressive bibliography, comprising 59 pages. If we consider each of these pages to contain 25 references (I counted some), that amounts to a bibliography of 1475 books and articles! Hence the book is also a gold mine of persecution-related bibliography.
There will be a review of the book later on SBL Bible Review.
The contents of the book can be seen here.
Williams has also written several smaller studies on 1 Peter that is worth mentioning. I am here thinking of these works:
'Reconsidering the imperatival participle in 1 Peter,' Westminster Theological Journal 73 (2011):59-78.
________. "Suffering from a Critical Oversight: The Persecutions of 1 Peter within
Modern Scholarship." Currents in Biblical Research 10. (2012): 275-292.
'Benefiting the Community through Good Works? The Economic Feasibility of Civic Benefaction in 1 Peter,' Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 9 (2013) forthcoming.
'Visuality Vivid Description and the Message of 1 Peter The Significance of the Roaring Lion 1 Pet. 5.8,' Journal of Biblical Literature 132 (2013): 697-716.
New book on 1 Peter coming
A new volume on 1 Peter is coming in October this year, published by de Gruyter. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Goppelt's birth, a collection of essays was compiled by renowned scriptural scholars working in key areas of modern research on the First Epistle. They focus on the First Epistle's historical and communicative setting, the author's use of metaphor and rhetoric, and situate the First Epistle in the context of the theological history of early Christianity:
David du Toit ed., Bedrängnis und Identität. Studien zu Situation, Kommunikation und Theologie des 1. Petrusbriefes (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 200; de Gruyter, 2013).
I have a piece on 1 Peter and its readers, in which I in particular discuss what we in fact can know about them, and Witherington's view of the readers as Jewish readers.


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Sophie and Sofia Aren't Babies Anymore (and that's okay?)
At the baby shower they tell you things like, "Don't blink," and "It'll be college before you know it," and "Take lots and lots of pictures, or you'll miss it."
Well, it turns out they're not joking. That is a real thing. And it is happening to us, of all people. (We will accept any sympathy you can spare the next time we see you.)
See, this is the month that Sophie and Sofia leave their preschool days behind. They're getting ready to graduate, and take on elementary school life as confident little ladies who know what they want and don't need much help anymore. (sniff)
Yesterday there were temper tantrums and onesies and noisy toddler playdates with zero sharing or turn-taking. Today there is double-digit addition, and cooperation, and helpfulness, and new school uniforms and (Don't say it…) kindergarten– right there on the fall calendar.
And there's this weird little war inside your chest when these things happen, because part of you is running backwards trying to find the little baby that you lost slowly, without even knowing it was happening. You want to find where that dependent, squishy toddler wandered off, and bring her back.
But this other part of you is all energized with this intense joy and pride that your little girl is so smart now, so thoughtful and responsible, and so ready to take on the big, new world.
And still another part of you is kind of panicked because it really is a big, new world, with new puzzles and problems to solve– And what if there's bullies? What if the teacher isn't right for her? What if she doesn't make friends right away?
There are a thousand tiny joys and heartbreaks both behind her and before her, and you want to make some guarantee that it's all going to be okay. But you can't.
All you can do is hug her tight, and tell her you're so, so proud of who she's becoming, and take a lot of pictures. Because at this rate, college starts roughly tomorrow.
So to the babies who made us mommies, our wise little Sophie and Sofia:
We love you. We're unspeakably proud of who you are. And it's totally cool if you slow down a little. Please?
We'll be here cheering always.
Ana & Dani
Independent Play Is a Real Thing. Seriously.
We've loved our weekly playdates for years now. For the most part, it's the same small circle of moms and babies we started with, but recently, things have changed. I guess you could say playtime leveled up. AGAIN.
We were thrilled when the girls started interacting as toddlers, and then graduated to more involved imaginary play. It meant we could have snippets of real conversation with our fellow mamas, with only an occasional interruption here and there. But recently, something new happened.
They closed the door. As in, "Bye, now. No mommies necessary. We got this playdate thing." They just walked into the bedroom, and started up a game of house, and left us there alone.
And they did great! Not a cry or complaint among them. The only time they argued a bit was over who would play the Mommy in the game. Other than that, they played like the best of friends. And we were free to sit and chat like real, human grownups. With WINE, people. A glass of wine, each, and uninterrupted conversation about how we thought this day might never arrive.
So if you're deep in the lonely trenches of baby and toddler motherhood, take heart. Your day will come. It happens kind of suddenly. And it makes those long, loud, solitary years seem kind of short, and maybe even sweet.
Ana & Dani


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Images of the asteroid Ryugu acquired between 18 and 20 June 2018 by the Japanese Optical Navigation Camera – Telescopic (ONC-T) on board Hayabusa2, during the spacecraft's approach. Among other things, a large rock with a diameter of approximately 150 metres can be seen protruding from the upper part of Ryugu. This is clearly visible because part of the surface is more reflective. This could indicate differences in the composition of the surface material. The ONC was developed and built under the leadership of JAXA in collaboration with the University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, Aizu University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) with contracted contributions from the company NEC.
JAXA, University of Tokyo & collaborators.
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SMP to collect samples from surface of asteroid. Cylinder-shaped sampler horn will be lowered to surface, shooting out a small projectile once it makes contact with the surface. Materials ejected will then be collected via a catcher
Remote sensing instruments to measure asteroid from Hayabusa2's 20 kilometre-distance position. NIRS3 will investigate mineral and water metamorphism; TIR to study temperature and thermal inertia of asteroid
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Discussion in 'Introductions' started by Bexar county TX, Mar 4, 2008.
Hi everyone found this sight on another gunforum M2C.Talk to yall later.
Hi welcome to the forum.
Hi Bexar County. Hey guys, check it out, an entire county just joined the forum! j/k Nice to have you here. I'm usually in San Antonio at least once a week or sometimes every other week for business. There are a few other forum members that live down there as well.
San Antonio's my adopted home town. Welcome aboard!
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Hey all, also from San Antonio, joined the site a few days ago...Looks like alot going on here. Talk to you all later!
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Dear Diary,
I'm going on vacation this week, leaving our fledgling blog in Siya's hands, but I'm not worried about it. I think.
Well my long overdue vacation that I definitely should have learned more German for finally starts tomorrow. Long overdue? Yeah. I mean… I work hard. Sometimes. Don't look at me that way. You don't know! Oh sure, I don't ever type a single word for Morning Commutes, but that's just me letting art speak for itself. Or whatever. [Insert other argument about my productivity here.] (Shit, I should have gone back and edited this. It looks pretty damn lazy when you leave liner notes in the middle of a paragraph.) Okay yeah, perhaps I'm resting on the laurels of a little more than 100 posts. BUT I STILL EARNED THIS, DAMNIT! I HAVE A JOB OUTSIDE OF BLOGGING WHERE I FART SOMETIMES. Are we done with the link dumping yet? Nope! Fuck, it's exhausting to write like Siya.
And a lot of Siya's writing is what you have to look forward to over the next week and a half! (That's a little thing called pulling off the transition.) Because regardless of whether or not I've actually earned a break from normal life, you won't be hearing much of me over the next week or so. Sure, I'll schedule out some Morning Commute tracks and you'll be able to ride the Potato Town train all the way to the conclusion of Potato Noir, but that's really it. To quote Jay-Z for no real reason, "Poof… vamoose son of a bitch!"
To plug a tiny hole in the immense gap that is my absence, we've enlisted the help of
our former radio intern friend, Leland, who will be providing a breakdown of overlooked summer movies next week. Which if I'm being honest, I'd rather read than one of these lost in the woods, oops we used edible objects to mark our path out despite the fact we're in a region dense with hungry birds, diary entries. Especially this one. You guys, I'm going on vacation. OF COURSE I MAILED THIS ONE IN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LITERALLY NOTHING. AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY LIKE SEINFELD OR WALE CO-OPTING SEINFELD'S GIMIC (BIG SHOUT OUT TO CO-OPTING ROLE REVERSAL THOUGH).
I'm sure Siya will also do whatever those things are that Siya does. My guess is that you'll be reading a whole lot about his irrational fear of animals. He'll probably dig up an obscure video clip of a meerkat shoplifting apricots, then claim that animals are whittling away at our food supply, weakening us for their inevitable rise to power. (Note for Siya: That's not an actual video. Don't waste the hours I know you'd spend deep in the depths of the YouTube dungeons searching for that treasure. It does not exist. Move on.)
Normally, a big vacation might push me into a pre-travel panic attack (WE COME FROM THE LAND OF LINK DUMPS), but I'm not worried about this. Nero didn't burn Rome in one night! (Looking that up right now to see if that's factually accurate… annnnd… Rome burned for six days and seven nights, the exact amount of time I'm gone, and oh shit now I'm totally now freaking out. SIYA DO NOT BURN THE BLOG DOWN. UNPLUG THE IRON BEFORE YOU LOG OUT.) The only part I'm stressed out about is the fact that I edit Siya's writing before we post. I don't do this because Siya is a bad writer. He's not. He's dope. But he Likes to Capitalize Random Words in sentences For Reasons I Haven't figured out Yet. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. Tweet your favorite randomly capitalized words to @benandsiyablog on Twitter using the hashtag #PHUCK, and WIN NOTHING BUT A HYPOTHETICAL HIGH FIVE.
Okay time to wrap this up with a big, introspective moment of truth about how letting go of stress, treating yourself, seeing the world, and trusting the people in your life to come through for you when you're away are all signs of personal growth. Was that enough to turn this into a parable? No? Well, fuck it. I still need to pack so that's going to have to work. Seriously, packing should definitely be my top priority. I once went away for a weekend and forgot to bring a single pair of pants. That's a 100% true story. I FORGOT PANTS. That's like the FIRST thing you're supposed to pack.
Anyway, I'm going on vacation this week and I'm leaving our fledgling blog in Siya's hands, but I'm not worried about it.
…I think.
Later Diary!


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Huge news this week: We now have a dedicated phone and PHONE NUMBER for Blabbermouth. A Blabberphone if you will. Here's the digits: 206-302-2063. Call that number to talk back at people you hear on the show, or to tell me about someone I better haul in and question on the show, or to tell me anything else you think I need to know about. Again that number is: 206-302-2063. Call me! I miss the sound of your voice! As for this week's guests: At 2:37, I talk about May Day and all the different political philosophies it brings out with Dr. Nick Barr Clingan from the University of Washington's Comparative History of Ideas program. Then, at 19:42, I interview two Seattle anarchists who will most likely be in the streets on May Day—one of whom was riding light rail built by the big bad state government when we talked. After that, at 44:50 ,Ijeoma Oluo is back on the show to talk about the devastating power of Beyonce's amazing new visual album, Lemonade. Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo!
No show today, folks. We're too sad about Prince.
How did Seattle's public schools become alarmingly re-segregated in recent years? Sean Riley, a Seattle public school teacher and the author of an amazing feature in this week's Stranger, is on the show to explain. At 1:37, Sean talks about all that's changed between the time he attended integrated Seattle public schools as a student and today, when he teaches in a mostly white public school in Magnolia. After that, at 13:16, writer Marti Jonjak is on to talk about her McSweeney's project, "Inside Witness." It's a regular column that's in the process of exploring the 2013 shooting at the Central District bar Twilight Exit from multiple perspectives—including her own perspective as someone who watched the shooting occur. Then, at 24:29, Stranger calendar editor Jamie Slater is back to tell us what to do this weekend. Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo!
This week we're going to focus on two things: weed and campus protest. First, the campus protest. Up at Western Washington University in Bellingham, a group that's calling itself the Student Assembly for Power and Liberation is issuing sweeping demands for change at the well-known liberal arts college. There's a lot of concern, however, that the students' demands run counter to principles of free speech and academic freedom. At 1:41, I talk to a Western Washington University student who's part of the Assembly for Power and Liberation. Then, at 20:08, I share the university administration's response to the students' demands. After all that, at 21:38, former Stranger staffer David Schmader, who wrote the beloved and long-running column Last Days, is on to talk about his great new book, WEED: THE USER'S GUIDE, which came out this week. Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo!
Bernie Sanders won the Washington State Democratic Caucuses big-time on Saturday, and now there's a debate underway about whether our state's Democratic superdelegates—who mostly support Hillary Clinton—should switch their allegiances. The fight has gotten so big that the Socialist Alternative Party is now involved, and at 2:12, Socialist Alternative spokesperson Philip Locker tells me why. Then, at 15:38, Stranger art critic Jen Graves is on to talk about what happens when fickle art world donors suddenly change their minds. Finally, at 28:26, Jamie Slater from the Stranger's calendar team helps you last-minute plan your weekend. Plus, as always, the music of Ahamefule J. Oluo!


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This is similar to those Hub Handlers or whatever those devices are called. Only this one costs a whole lot less, so for me it's way better. Since I am merely a backyard mechanic fixing my own cars I don't want to break the bank on tools I won't need to use very often. I tested this thing out and it worked perfectly. Excellent price and it works. What more can you ask for?
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Written By: Lois H. Gresh
Published by: Titan Books
Pages: 352 Pages
A mashup like this would never have happened years ago but these days where ideas are sometimes stale, taking a couple of older elements that have been around for many, many years and combining them is one way to get a fresh take. Titan books is back with another crossover between Victorian private investigator Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft's Elder Gods of the Cthulhu Mythos in Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions, by Lois H. Gresh.
A series of grisly murders rocks London. At each location, only a jumble of bones remains of the deceased, along with a bizarre sphere covered in strange symbols. The son of the latest victim seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes and his former partner, Dr. John Watson. They discover the common thread tying together the murders. Bizarre geometries, based on ancient schematics, enable otherworldly creatures to enter our dimension, seeking to wreak havoc and destruction. The persons responsible are gaining so much power that even Holmes's greatest enemy fears them—to the point that he seeks an unholy alliance.
So that is the plot in a nutshell and while I am not quite sure that Gresh's book will be wholly satisfying to fans of either Holmes or the Cthulhu Mythos it was interesting for the most part. Gresh does a fine job of capturing the spirit and feel of Arthur Conan Doyle with the Holmesian elements. She has a good handle for the character with all of his quirks and abilities. That sense of mystery is one of the books strongest forces. As it goes deeper from mystery into the supernatural horror of the deadly cult it isn't quite as tantalizing. This isn't necessarily a negative thing. The Cthylhu Mythos was always designed by Lovecraft to be an open sandbox for other writers in which to play. It is malleable as clay. But just know that you're getting Lois Gresh's version of Cthulhu, not Lovecraft's. Capturing his version of unavoidable doom is not easy and wasn't intended for heroic fiction although a lot of modern writers have taken it in that direction.
Interestingly, despite the mashup Gresh focuses much of the story on Dr. Watson as we see things through his eyes. Holmes struggles with the fact that his usual powers of deduction are stymied by a force that defies all logic and natural laws making for an interesting and often fun battle of contrasts. For myself, as a big fan of Lovecraft I felt there wasn't enough Cthulhu in a book that featured his name in the title. However, as this is planned as a trilogy I would suspect we see this played up more in the future releases.


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Dirk Puehl's Today's Memory
In memoriam Yoshitoshi
30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892
Originally shared by Dirk Puehl
#onthisday in 1892, the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi died in Tokyo.
holding back the night
with its increasing brilliance
the summer moon
– Yoshitoshi's death poem
The "pictures of the floating world", the ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings depicting a wide range of images that dominated the mindscape of the rich merchant class of the Edo period (1603 – 1867), from kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers to famous landscapes and erotica and historical and mythological scenes, formed the Western perception of traditional Japanese art as well and while the prints caused a downright boom in Europe during the late 19th century, creating ukiyo-e prints was already dying craft in Japan during the Meiji Restoration and their quality suffered a sharp decline. A few artists, however, upheld the 200 years old tradition and created late masterpieces. Both Kiyochika and Chikanobu chose ukiyo-e to show how Western influence transformed Japan while Yoshitoshi reached deeply into the treasure chest of Japanese mythology and folklore and created prints of singular, disturbing beauty, a series of moon motives and highly graphic scenes of gruesome bloodshed.
With an artist's biography that certainly bears comparison with that of his European fin de siècle contemporaries, after a fall from grace of his audience and buyers when his initially highly successful first series of "bloody prints" went out of style during the late 1860s, living on the edge of Japanese society, suffering from severe depressions and delusions, but influencing his various female companions to sell their possessions and finally their bodies to support him until they were supplanted with the next one while the artist heated their joint living space with the floor-boards and staggered between falling from one sort of limbo into the next and peaking with an occasional assignments from newspapers to create full-page prints and creating further highly controversial series of prints until he finally got a grip again. Yoshitoshi accomplished his most mature and artistically innovative series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" and "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts" during the last seven years of his life. After suffering from another bout of delusions, he was hospitalised and, after his release, chose not to return to the family he had started in the meanwhile, but died alone in some rented room from a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 53, leaving a rich legacy of one of the last ukiyo-e masters who managed to preserve the old style in a high quality as well as incorporating new ideas, local as well as western, and adding his own innovations – today, Yoshitoshi is often perceived as the greatest Japanese artist of his time.
Depicted below is Yoshitoshi's imagination of Sagi-musume, the Heron Maiden from his "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts" (between 1889 – 1892) , inspired by a central kabuki dance piece showing the spirit of a heron wandering through the snow who had been a beautiful maiden in a previous life. She had found love, was betrayed and in her grief came back as a white heron, dying again in the dance to be reborn afresh.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Immortal Love Forever!
I'd like to say that I am not addicted to making these Immortal Love cards, but I guess that I am! The above card uses the chipboard embellishments (chess pieces) and the 4 1/2" X 6 1/2" mat stack of Immortal Love by DCWV. The sentiment was computer generated and run through my Cuttlebug with a Spellbinder die.
On the above card the corners and the heart on the right are also chipboard embellishments and the paper from Immortal Love. Simple and easy on the eyes. I hope to post some Cricut cards I made before I go back to school in two weeks. Have a great night - Heidi
Posted by Heidi Lopez at 6:58 PM
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love the twi cards! and eeeeeasy, omg...i'm so gonna have to play with mine. isn't the 4x6 stack the greatest?ReplyDelete
anyways, great job :)
I bought two of the 4 x 6 stacks, a 12 x 12 stack and the "scrapbook kit" (even though I don't scrapbook. LOL!!! I love this stuff! :)ReplyDelete
Correction, I checked last night and I bought THREE of the 4x6 stacks. LOL!!! Ooops! You've inspired me to make my own Twi-cards out of this paper. I worked on one last night. I'll post it on Split Coast as soon as it's done. You can also check my blog over the next few days for it as well if you want.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 1:20 AM
APPARENTLY I need the chipboard embellies! ENABLER!!! LOL! These are just wonderful!ReplyDelete
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Located in Westerville, Springwood Place is located in a wooded residential area nestled between Hoover Dam and Uptown Westerville, near the Otterbein Equine Center and minutes away from Easton & Polaris Malls. Our extra amenities and luxury apartments will make you feel you are right where you belong.
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Hayley Williams has taken to Twitter to share an adorable story about the first time she heard Paramore.
Read more: Hayley Williams opens up on inspiration behind "Rose-Colored Boy" video
As always, Hayley has a wonderful relationship with her fans and continuously replies to comments and questions on socials.
This time, a fan started the thread asking other fans to take a trip down memory lane and reply with the story of how they first discovered Paramore.
Hayley commented on the thread with her very own story of when she 'discovered' her future band for the very first time:
??? met zac at school, taylor at a high school football game – went to taylor's basement where they had band practice and listened to the guys play unfinished music… and that was the first time i heard paramore. https://t.co/VmkhTfJJ5h
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) July 8, 2018
The fans on the thread were delighted with the reply of course:
:'))) you're not allowed to make me cry lady!!!! thanks for sharing your story, this is my favourite yet ❤?
— eleanor (@paramofe) July 8, 2018
Check out some of the other Paramore discovery stories below (with a surprising amount of Sims shoutouts…)!
I was (and still am) obsessed with The Sims. I was probably like 8 or 9 when I played it on GameCube. I heard this cool song and then one day I was with my cousin (she was older than me) and she was playing it in the car. turns out it was Pressure and I've been obsessed since!
— katelyn 皿 (@thiskidkaty) July 8, 2018
Ok November 2009 I was 11 and I was listening to the Demi Lovato station on Pandora and crushcrushcrush started playing and it was all downhill from there
— ali ? (@pmoreandahalf) July 7, 2018
ahh I love it!! that's awesome! I remember the first music vid I saw of theirs was that's what you get, and to this day, that's still my fav music vid of them. idk why I think it's the way they look in it, but it's my favorite!
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Grupo Mexico eyes Wednesday re-opening of blocked train route after derailment
London - The route that transports 80,000 tons daily has been closed since early Saturday.
May 22, 2018
London - Mexican miner and infrastructure firm Grupo Mexico said on Monday it aims to resume rail transport between key commercial port of Veracruz and central Mexico on Wednesday, following a train derailment suspected to be an act of criminal sabotage. The route that transports 80,000 tons daily has been closed since early Saturday, when in Veracruz 39 cars loaded with wheat and four locomotives hurtled down a slope and collided, injuring three people, the company said. Grupo Mexico's rail division, Grupo Mexico Transportes , said saboteurs appeared to have dislodged the train's safety controls. The state of Veracruz on Mexico's Gulf coast has suffered a wave of violence in recent years as drug cartels seeking to diversify their income streams branch into fuel theft and assaults on trains and trucks. Trains throughout Mexico were hit by more than 1,750 robberies and nearly 10,870 acts of vandalism last year, according to government data. Grupo Mexico Transportes has said that these crimes have especially plagued its route between Veracruz and the central state of Puebla, which connects to the populous capital and the United States border. "Our clients are very worried because they have shortages," said Lourdes Aranda, vice president of government relations and communications for Grupo Mexico Transportes. "We will likely reopen on Wednesday, if everything goes well," she said. The company has not yet determined the cost of the losses. Aranda said that Grupo Mexico has suffered six "acts of sabotage" near the Gulf coast in recent weeks, causing almost 300,000 tons of merchandise to be stuck at Veracruz's port.


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There are obviously restrooms at this campground. There's so many things to do close to Beverly Dunes ORV, and when you have spent some time here you will feel like another person.
The friendly staff and the tremendous massive amount of fun activities makes the trip here worthwhile. All the delightful local attractions around here and all the outdoors recreation will unquestionably have you coming back over and over. Beverly Dunes ORV is an old favorite with residents of Beverly.
Among the things you can do in the vicinity of Beverly Dunes ORV are whitewater paddling, and playing golf, so getting bored is not something that is
likely to happen. It's just not possible to get bored in Washington if you have a thing about the outdoors.
A grade III-IV, 1.5-mile-long whitewater sweep can be found on nearby Sand Hollow Creek, the Highway 26 mile 2 to Columbia
River portion. This sweep of Sand Hollow Creek is not a location for novices to come raft paddling alone. In the event that you are going raft paddling, you have to always check current conditions. If you're going to Beverly Dunes ORV from Beverly, you won't be the only one; hey, Lower Crab Creek is a fine local stream. While you're here at Beverly Dunes ORV you can play some golf at Colockum Ridge Golf Course, and since you're here and you like golf, you can stop at Quincy Golf Club. This campground is so glorious. A golf course near Beverly Dunes ORV is Desert Aire Golf Course. Beverly Dunes ORV is pretty dried up ordinarily. During December this area sees the most snow, and July meanwhile
is the driest month. For the duration of the months of summer at Beverly Dunes ORV temperatures are mostly in the 80's.
Cave B Estate Winery Resort, Quincy
14 miles away
Knights Inn Quincy, Quincy
19 miles away
Rodeway Inn Sunnyside, Sunnyside
25 miles away
Sunnyside Inn Bed Breakfast, Sunnyside
25 miles away
Other campgrounds near Beverly Dunes ORV, Washington:
Nunnally Lake, Beverly
, 1 miles away
Lenice Lake, Beverly
, 4 miles away
Jericho - Old Bridge, Beverly
, 5 miles away
Buckshot, Mattawa
, 7 miles away
Columbia RV and Mobile Park, Mattawa
, 7 miles away
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park - Wanapum, Vantage
, 8 miles away
Crab Creek Launch, Beverly
, 8 miles away
Vantage Riverstone Resort and Motel, Vantage
, 9 miles away
Getty's Cove RV, Vantage
, 9 miles away
Vantage KOA Kampground, Vantage
, 9 miles away
Paddling Rivers Near Beverly Dunes ORV, Washington:
Sand Hollow Creek, Grant County
, 6 miles away
Class III-IV - 1.5 miles long (Highway 26 mile 2 to Columbia River)
Public Lands near Beverly Dunes ORV, Washington:
Potholes State Park, Washington
, 38 miles away
Golf Courses Near Beverly Dunes ORV, Washington:
Desert Aire Golf Course, Mattawa
, 7 miles away
Quincy Golf Club, Quincy
, 16 miles away
Colockum Ridge Golf Course, Quincy
, 16 miles away
Crescent Bar Golf Course, Quincy
, 18 miles away
Current weather conditions at Beverly Dunes ORV, Washington
Local climate location: WENATCHEE FAA AP 24 miles away
Outdoors Recreation Near Moses Lake, Washington
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Moses Lake, Washington, the metro area neareast to Beverly Dunes ORV. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.
Washington Campgrounds
Complete list of all campgrounds in Washington
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Community-based business insights platform runs its first National CEO Likability campaign, garnering attention from media and Fortune 1000 companies.
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Fun Sh*t Fridays!
Yaasss, Friday! Yaasss!
Major shout out to the Spotify Discover page for leading us to the live recording jackpot! Every now and again our favorite artists will record a song or two (or three!) of theirs at the Spotify Headquarters. You may see them pop up with the song title and "Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC". These are called Spotify Singles and it's beyond an acoustic cover because a lot of the times they will have their full band, just a cooler, live version of a their hit songs. Check out this 300+ song playlist devoted to the Spotify Sessions: Singles!
Clear Mind, Clear Skin, Can't Lose
Coming soon to a Sephora near you, the clean beauty aisles. In just a few weeks you'll start to see the Clean at Sephora category when you're browsing for products. We all love an effective and eco friendly 5-free beauty product and Sephora is making it official. The company is catching on to how many customers are searching high and low for products that are "free of" or vegan, or both, but still tried and true. Sephora's taken some environmentally conscious steps before, and this just makes it better. Seeing big companies make big changes is amazing. While these large stores may be more readily available to the average customer, don't forget to give indie brands some love! Your new favorite skin care, hair products, and makeup brands are out there run with a small-business framework. Next time you're on the hunt for a vegan serum or lipstick, do some research into well-loved indie brands (or give the instagram explore page a couple of scrolls).
Another Internet Obsession: Cooking Tutorials
In all seriousness, the go-to place for tutorials is YouTube. While there are a lot of things we should leave the the professionals (most involving anything having to do with engines or valves), we can learn a lot of simple tasks that we otherwise may have never mastered. YouTube has plenty of beauty tutorials for makeup inspo, but try looking into the cooking side of platform. There are plenty of quick videos on how to do the little things, like scrambling eggs the "right" way and Master Chef style teachings from Gordon Ramsay himself, but it goes way deeper than that. If you're a complete beginner who may consider themselves helpless in the kitchen, or even if you've got your knife skills down, look at some of Gemma Stafford's videos for cooking tips and new recipes. All of her videos are easy to follow and reassuring because you may have a lot of the ingredients already in your cabinets. Some absolute game changers are her baking basics and -- wait for it -- meals in a mug (literally recipes like pizza and brownies made with a mug of your choosing and a microwaves). All recipes and measurements are written on her website, too. Go bookmark your faves!
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A lot of journalists have called this week. Their question: What makes Apple Watch tick? Interestingly, most of them already seemed to know the answer: cutting-edge technology, wrapped in Apple's cool marketing, right? Well, not quite.
The Apple Watch raises a broader question about Apple's R&D. A while ago, for instance, USA Today asked the following question: With the iPad getting stale, and competition in the smartphone arena kicking up, should Apple pick up its R&D game? The numbers seem to support this hypothesis. Here are the S&P 500 companies that spend more on R&D than Apple in both 2013 and the second quarter of 2014:
Apple's R&D looked at this way is even tinier. Apple spent just 4.3% of its revenue on R&D in the second calendar quarter of 2014. That means it ranks as just 95th of the biggest spenders on R&D among the S&P 500 looking at it this way.
USA Today echoes a very popular view on innovation that reduces all economic value and market success to questions of technological brilliance. But how can a company that spends relatively little money on R&D be so successful? Answer: Apple probably follows a very different approach. Its main innovation lab is not at One Infinite Loop in Cupertino. It's main innovation lab is society itself.
As my colleagues Marius Luedicke, Craig Thompson, and I wrote in 2010 in the Journal of Consumer Research:
...mythic structure provides an archetypical cultural template that societies can use to represent and understand complex cultural occurrences and sociopolitical crises. Morality plays help individuals to assuage uncertainties, doubts, and anxieties precipitated by everyday experiences of moral ambiguities. Social actions often fall into normative gray areas, marked by contextual nuances and mitigating circumstances, which do not easily map onto such clear-cut normative distinctions. In contrast, modern morality plays cast situations in terms of clear and unambiguous contrasts and outcomes, thereby allowing individuals to experience an idealized moral universe and reaffirm their faith in the guiding normative system.
From this perspective, Apple Watch is not only a technological object or a fashion object. It is a moral object - it competes over the most resonant stories about virtuous parenthood, virtuous health, virtuous fitness, virtuous ecological stewardship, virtuous creativity, virtuous career success, etc.
It does not aspire to be a gadget that makes people's lives easier. Instead, it works to make itself indispensable to the solution of everyday moral dilemmas such as "should I take the escalator or the stairs?" Nobody needs better technology but everyone needs answers to what's right and what's wrong - for instance in the context of health that you cannot be an active and healthy individual without an Apple Watch. Companies understanding this sociological fact can afford to view R&D in much broader terms - and they can rely on the collaboration of society at large.
Apple's mojo is not technological - it is moral.