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I Believe in Pastors
As I surf the web, receive emails from ministries, and scan Twitter, I am absolutely amazed at the negativity and insinuations about Pastors today. Many writers and ministries take the view that Pastors are egotists, toxic, immoral, liars, or you name it. Well, I don't buy it!
I believe in Pastors. To the skeptic, give Pastors a break. To the critic, Pastors are but men. To the cynic, Pastors are not what you think.
I have never met a perfect Pastor.
I have never met a Pastor who claims to be perfect. Yes, Pastors are but men, just like the Apostle Paul claimed before everyone. Therefore, as Pastors, we disappoint others at times and do not live up to their expectations. Pastors do not claim to be, and are not supposed to be perfect. I have had the privilege to preach in all kinds of places around this country, from churches, to conferences, to major conventions where Pastors are the major audience. I say it again: I have never met one Pastor who claims to be perfect. Not one!
There are three reasons I believe in Pastors. Perhaps this will encourage you in some way.
1. Pastors are called by God to serve the church.
A Pastor's calling begins when a man believes God is calling him into the ministry of the gospel. Then, there is a time where that man believes God is calling him to be a Pastor of a local church. In God's timing, he is called to serve a particular local church.
When a man is called of God, he is set apart by God to do a specific service to God in a local church. His high calling as Pastor-Teacher of a local fellowship calls him to high scriptural qualifications. But he must always remember he is there to serve God's people by enlisting, equipping, and empowering them to serve the Lord through His church.
I believe Pastors must give themselves to the three major priorities of:
- Feeding God's people through the preaching of the Word of God.
- Leading God's people to advance the gospel globally.
- Interceding for God's people continually.
Yes, without any doubt at all, Pastors are called by God to serve the church of Jesus Christ. This is one of the reasons I believe in Pastors.
2. The office of the Pastor is a holy office.
The Scripture sets apart the office of the Pastor-Teacher. Specific qualifications are laid out in the Scriptures relating to this office. While men come and go, the office of the Pastor remains. Regardless of the man who serves presently or the men who will follow him, it is the office that deserves our commitment.
God has ordained the office of the Pastor-Teacher to have a spiritual leader who leads God's people into the likeness of Jesus Christ. From his role as servant and leader, he is to lead with humility, grace, and dignity. He is both responsible and accountable for the spiritual development of the church, the people of God.
Some believe that Pastors should not be honored at all, and when you honor them, it is bad for the church. I have a great Arkansas word for that: Hogwash! It is not about honoring the men, but the office. Yet, at the same time, let's not forget what the Bible teaches: Honor those where honor is due. One also cannot deny what Hebrews 13:17-18 says,
"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you."
We love and honor Pastors because they are called by God to serve the church, and do so from an office that is set apart by God in the Scripture. This is another reason I believe in Pastors.
3. Pastors are giving their lives to make a difference.
Whether a Pastor is bi-vocational or able to serve a church full-time; whether a Pastor leads a small membership church or a large membership church, I have never, and I mean never, met a Pastor who did not want his life to count greatly for God. Oh yes, a few may have lost their spark due to the trials of life or the torrential waters of local church ministry, but the vast, vast majority are men who want to make a difference with their lives.
Many could do high and great things in the world, but they could not get away from the powerful call of God. In fact, even though they honor the office of the President of the United States, most believe that it would be a step down from their God-ordained calling, serving as a local church Pastor, for them to serve as President.
I love and believe in Pastors because they are giving their lives to make a difference for the gospel of Jesus Christ. The vast majority of these men of God are highly committed to advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe in Pastors. Will you?
Yes, I have been clear: I believe in Pastors. The question now is: Will you?
If you are a Pastor: Believe in other Pastors. Encourage them. Love them. Accept them. Refuse to criticize them. Humble yourself to learn from them. Learn to rejoice with them. Weep with them. Pastors need other Pastors as friends – personal friends, not just colleagues.
If you are a church member: Love your Pastor. Accept your Pastor. Pray for your Pastor. Encourage your Pastor. Honor your Pastor. Stand with your Pastor.
My prayer is that we will all take a breath. Give each other a break. Refuse to get in the skeptic/critic/cynic lane of traffic relating to leaders today, even Pastors.
A final word of counsel: Always take the high road in your relationships in life: There is never a traffic jam there.
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Blue Jays GM isn't concerned with Melky
TORONTO -- General manager Alex Anthopoulos has no concerns regarding outfielder Melky Cabrera, who last week was linked to a clinic in Miami that allegedly supplied a number of Major League players with performance-enhancing drugs.
The report in the Miami New Times listed Cabrera, who tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone last season and served a 50-game suspension, among other players as clients of Biogenesis, a clinic that has reportedly distributed PEDs to a number of Major Leaguers over the last few years.
Anthopoulos believes there will be no further discipline levied against Cabrera despite the findings in the paper, which trace Cabrera's involvement with the clinic back to 2009.
"It's not news for us. With a report like that, the concern for any club, I would say, is if there was a player that hadn't had any suspensions and that it was a new name," Anthopoulos said. "From that standpoint, it's exactly the same as what we knew before we signed him.
"He served his suspension, we did our work, and I don't expect any changes."
Anthopoulos said he has not spoken to Cabrera or MLB officials regarding the allegations.
The Blue Jays signed Cabrera to a two-year, $16 million deal in the offseason to be the club's starting left fielder and hit out of the two-hole, behind newly acquired leadoff man Jose Reyes.
Before his suspension, Cabrera, 28, led the National League with a .346 batting average and finished the season with career highs in on-base percentage (.390), slugging (.516) and OPS (.906).

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Conflict resolution work can be demanding, asking much of those who practice it. Among other qualities, practitioners must ideally bring to the table an openness and curiosity to learn more about how others see and experience the world; respect and compassion; the humility to acknowledge an error and express regret for an unintended outcome; and the willingness to remain alert for their own cognitive errors and biases.
These attributes flow from the capacity for self-awareness — a quality that requires eternal vigilance and constant practice. (I cheerfully admit that I'm a slow but persistent learner myself, hopeful nonetheless that there's truth in the adage "practice makes perfect".)
Fortunately the internet, with its almost infinite bounty of resources, offers plenty of opportunity for self-reflective exercise, with online tools, ongoing research studies, and tests to help new and experienced dispute resolvers gain greater self-awareness. Here's a partial list:
- The Interactive Johari Window, a tool allowing users to map personality awareness with the aid of friends, family, and colleagues.
- Face Research, online psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices
- The Moral Sense Test, a study into human moral judgment
- The Implicit Association Test, the best known of the implicit social cognition instruments
- Northeastern Illinois University Department of Psychology Cognitive Neuropsychology Experiment Site; the current study involves perception of emotional expression
- The Cognition and Language Laboratory, ongoing experiments in language, thought, and memory
- The Perception Lab at the School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Scotland, provides opportunities to participate in online studies on perception
- The Police Officer's Dilemma, created by the Stereotyping & Prejudice Research Laboratory, a video game that tests the effect of racial bias on decisions to shoot.
If you're interested in finding additional ways to both contribute to scientific advancement and continue the voyage of self-discovery, a whole list of current psychological research projects can be found on the web site for the Hanover College Psychology Department.
Michael McIlwrath, Senior Counsel, Litigation for GE Infrastructure – Oil & Gas, and the host of the outstanding ADR podcast series, International Dispute Negotiation, kindly suggested the addition of two other resources for readers:
- Wikipedia's comprehensive list of cognitive biases
- The work on self-deception by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers. Listen in on a conversation with Dr. Trivers about human self-deception
Thanks so much, Mike!


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Long life for AMS-02
Even before its launch, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was hailed as a success, with more than a decade of work and cooperation between more than 600 scientists and engineers.
ESA has contributed to the project by providing the thermal vacuum and electromagnetic compatibility test for the whole package.
Exhaustive analysis in ESA's facilities at ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, played an important role in the decision to replace the original superconducting magnet for a permanent one with a longer life expectancy.
The Large Space Simulator was used to test the instrument before its trip to space. The large vacuum chamber can reproduce conditions in open space as realistically as possible. In addition, different mechanical shakers, acoustic chambers and electromagnetic test stations mimic other conditions during launch and operation in space.
After the tests, payload managers decided to use a less powerful, non-superconducting magnet that will enable AMS to operate through the planned life of the ISS instead of a relatively short three years. The experiment will not return to Earth. Thanks to the ISS extension, AMS-02 will study cosmic-ray composition with the highest accuracy for another decade, searching for very rare components.
AMS-02 will reach a sensitivity three orders of magnitude greater than its predecessor AMS-01, flown on the last Shuttle flight to the Mir space station in 1998. It spent about two weeks in orbit proving the merits of the design. Even with that very short mission, the instrument provided enough information to make physicists reanalyse some of their theories.
AMS-02 hugely extends the volume of the Universe that can be tested for the existence of primordial antimatter.


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About ACCESS Regional
Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS). Based upon the UK Met Office Unified Model system. ACCESS R is the regional numerical forecast model operated by the BoM. It is run twice daily (00Z and 12Z) and provides forecast data out to 72 hours with a horizontal resolution of 37.5km and 50 vertical layers.
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NSW bushfires surround Sydney but conditions ease for now
Conditions have eased since the New South Wales bushfire crisis arrived in Sydney on Friday, but authorities warned that residents were "not out of the woods yet".
Coldest maximum summer temperature on record at Thredbo
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Hot horizons for Canberra
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Mary Alice Tolson Springer a graduate of Vincennes University and Indiana University with a major in Chemistry, began her career at Mead Johnson & Company in Evansville, Indiana. Over time, Mary Alice branched out professionally along several career paths, including: computer systems specialist, clinical studies coordinator, medical writer, and ultimately owner of her medical writing company, Bluegrass Documentation, which she still operates.
Growing up in Vincennes, with tales of the exploits of George Rogers Clark and of "Alice of Old Vincennes," Maurice Thompson's fictional heroine of the Battle of Fort Sackville, ringing in her ears, Mary Alice learned to love history.
In her Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) work, Mary Alice was given recognition for her work on the Bicentennial Commemoration of George Washington's death in 1999. In 2002, she was awarded First Place in the National Society of DAR "National Defense Editorial Contest" on the World Trade Center Attack of September 11, 2001. In 2004, she took Second Place in the state of Kentucky for her National Defense editorial Honoring our War Dead on Memorial Day. As Commemorative Events Chairman for her chapter in 2007-2009, Mary Alice organized and oversaw her chapter's celebration of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, This two year event won a First Place Award by the NSDAR in July of 2010.
While serving as DAR Chapter Regent in 2009, she got the opportunity to "make a difference" to preserve the family cemetery of General Hopkins by addressing the city commissioners, pointing out Hopkins' service in both military and civic roles and of all he had done for Henderson as its founder. She asked them to please fund the initial phases for the preservation of this historic cemetery. With the funding in tow, she was asked to serve on an Ad Hoc Committee to oversee the actual preservation and restoration of Spring Garden Cemetery. The City of Henderson dedicated the restored Spring Garden Cemetery with pomp and pageantry on September 16, 2011 on the 192nd. anniversary of General Hopkins' death.
Anyone interested in genealogy or history is invited... you do not need to be a member to attend the society's monthly meetings.


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Team Sunweb cyclocross racer Joris Nieuwenhuis took a big step toward regaining the form that won him the Under-23 world championship last year, riding to a podium finish at today's UCI World Cup race in Belgium. After battling injuries through much of the season, the 21-year-old Dutchman scored an impressive third-place finish on a muddy course in Heusden-Zolder.
"Today I finally felt good again," said Nieuwenhuis, after finishing on the podium with Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain and Eli Iserbyt of Belgium, first and second respectively. "I am still having some problems with my leg, but it was much better today. I pushed the whole race and in the end only two riders were better. They have been strong through the whole season so I'm happy that I could finish third."
Riding his TCX Advanced Pro team bike and wearing the Giant Rev helmet, Nieuwenhuis showed sharp skills on a tricky course that was wet from rain the previous night. As he recovers from a leg injury, he is looking to regain peak form for the key races in January and February.
"The most important part of today is that I am finally feeling good," Nieuwenhuis said. "That was my goal, and I'm pleased that I've succeeded with that. We will now see how I can improve towards the most important period of the year."


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Hillary Clinton Is Running Unopposed
It's becoming clear that there is only one choice for President this year. That is said, not as an endorsement, but because only one of the two candidates on the ballot actually wants to be the next President. Donald Trump is there, doing something, but he is not seriously competing to win the White House.
Two weeks ago, hours after the last of too many reports was released on the Benghazi attacks from 2012, Donald Trump gave a long speech against free trade agreements, which whether you like them or not, are a staple of Republican economic policy and have been for your entire life. Next, On July 2, a Saturday morning, Hillary Clinton met with the FBI to discuss her use of a private email server while serving as Secretary of State. While that meeting was happening, Donald Trump shared a graphic on his Twitter account that his campaign repurposed from a White-Supremacist Reddit page, showing the Star of David over top of $100 bills.
Last Week, after the FBI Director, James Comey, issued a long public statement criticizing Clinton's handling of her email, Trump wasted a prime opportunity to seriously address the matter and strike at her credibility. During a speech in Cincinnati, Trump spent a cursory amount of time with boilerplate attacks, calling her crooked, corrupt and part of a rigged system, but then went off script and spent the majority of his time, in this most valuable window of time while the FBI decision is still fresh in everyone's mind, defending the star and expressing regret that a staffer deleted and later altered the image.
This is how the New York Times described it.
It was a striking display of self-sabotage from a presumptive presidential nominee and underscored the limitations of Mr. Trump's scattershot approach during the Republican primaries — not to mention how difficult he often makes it for his campaign team to control him.
Something is going on here. A serious candidate would attempt to capitalize on the mistakes or past transgressions of an opponent to gain popular support in an effort to obtain more votes from the electorate in an election that will happen in November. An inept way to do that is to clumsily, or noticeably, send signals to white supremacists that he is in league with them, while altering the media narrative and providing the previously mentioned FBI meeting and subsequent report with competition for coverage.
So what's the deal? The answer is that Donald Trump is using this scam presidential campaign to manipulate a gullible base of support in order to build up a customer base for his next round of scams, which he will undertake after getting blown out in November. Jeet Heer explains in The New Republic that Trump is just building a giant skyscraper on top of the scheme that previous pseudo-Republican candidates have used to cash in on after dropping out of the race and why many Republican voters will fall for it.
The anti-intellectualism that has been a mainstay of the conservative movement for decades also makes its members easy marks. After all, if you are taught to believe that the reigning scientific consensuses on evolution and climate change are lies, then you will lack the elementary logical skills that will set your alarm bells ringing when you hear a flim-flam artist like Trump. The Republican "war on science" is also a war on the intellectual habits needed to detect lies.
It was only natural that politicians themselves would want to get in on these scams. Writing in the New Republic in 2014, the journalist Ben Adler documented how an entire class of Republican politicians, including Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Huckabee, used mailing lists built up in their presidential campaigns to sell dubious products afterward. In Cain's case, anyone who gave money to his campaign would get ads, after the campaign ended, promising a "breakthrough" remedy for erectile dysfunction, "one of more than 50 similar pitches for miracle cures and easy-money tricks that Cain has passed along to his e-mail followers." Gingrich and Huckabee, ostensibly more "serious" and established politicians, did much the same:
Newt Gingrich now pings the e-mail subscribers to his Gingrich Productions with messages from an investment firm formed by a conspiracy theorist successfully sued for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mike Huckabee uses his own production company's list to blast out links to heart-disease fixes and can't-miss annuities.
These scams, risible as they seem, bring in serious money. By Adler's calculations, Cain and Huckabee made small fortunes from selling their email lists to advertisers: "At $36 per thousand list members for an ad filling an entire e-mail, and no fewer than 33 such ads sent last year, Cain made more than $420,000 from e-mail ads in 2013—minus Newsmax's cut and the costs of maintaining his list. For Huckabee, whose list is nearly twice as long as Cain's and commands a rate of $43.25 per thousand, the rough haul is north of $900,000."
So, basically, Trump is spending 18 months wooing angry white conservatives that detest 'political correctness,' Jew hating white supremacists and conspiracy theorists who bury gold coins and tomato seeds in their back yards. This has been done in the past to varying degrees, but the difference here is scale. Trump isn't interested in amassing an email list to pillage. His aspirations are much bigger, including the possibility of his own cable news empire. He has also had much more success than the previous group of hucksters, which is frightening if this is the direction things are still moving.
Trump realizes he can assemble and fleece a fan base drawn to products 'the government doesn't want you to know about.' The keen cable news viewer that can identify every politician as a liar and fraud and every annoying sales pitch as a rip off, the eagle-eyes who sniff out rackets where ever and whenever they appear, are part of the same crew that goes all-in with any scam artist that says, 'I'm the outsider. The EPA are the real racists. Something, something. #Benghazi.' Their hearts beat aflutter. They have been delivered.
A year from now, the same base of support that attended rallies for Trump, that voted for him, and were the only ones surprised by the election night results will be watching him on television calling Hillary Clinton the worst President in American history. His tell-all memoir about the liberal media and GOP elite subverting his campaign will be a best seller. They'll buy his new, huge, thicker cut steaks, low-yield annuities that shield the investor from any crash in the stock market, and gold plated 'DON'T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR TRUMP' coffee mugs. The joke is on them, and far too many will never realize it.
That is what Donald Trump is doing here, building a brand through a guerilla marketing campaign masquerading as a presidential campaign. This may come as a shock to some, but Trump has always been consumed with himself. His campaign spent more on 'Make America Great Again' hats in May than it did in online advertising. He took a break and flew to Scotland to visit one of his golf courses. And remember that whole TV network thing. There has never been a presidential candidate that put so much focus on other things during the campaign. A man interested in winning would spend more time focusing on winning instead of tending to alternative business interests. His actions detail his true motivations. He wants no part of being President. That's not his plan. Maybe he never intended to get this far, but here we are, and he is still all in.
Expect the next four months to follow a similar path to what has already occurred. Rambling, self congratulatory speeches and TV appearances, complaining about media coverage, getting distracted and failing to capitalize on his opponents mistakes or opportunities to gain support, and a few breaks to attend to business deals. Election day will come and he will lose. Then, after a few days complaining about voter fraud and a lack of support from Republicans, it will be on to the next phase.
At first, it may come as a relief that his campaign is an unserious mirage. In the immediate term, it does keep him out of the White House, which is an unmitigated good that can be shared by all, but the long term consequences offer no such reassurances. It should be distressing that a major party in the oldest democracy on the planet can be swindled by a grifter who embraces irrational conspiracy theories, foreign dictators and exacerbates his own mistakes, all while continuing to flout his contempt for rule of law, international norms or any and all conduct necessary to inspire confidence in his decision making. Also unfortunate is the fact that many significant and legitimate grievances will go ignored, or at best, unaddressed by a sham candidate offering only arrogant bluster and by an administration that will feel no real pressure to deal with the concerns of an even further marginalized and shrinking sector of a political opposition in full meltdown.
Also, large minorities of people of all political persuasions are losing or have lost faith in the political process. The Trump clown show will only serve to further suppress confidence and participation, which is the only real solution to combating an out of touch ruling class. Getting involved by voting, volunteering, going to meetings, serving on boards and committees may be time consuming and inconvenient, but it is the only sure way to make sure your voice is heard. For all those fed up that Washington is not listening, more citizens making an active choice to participate in a cumbersome process is much less likely when one of two candidates for any office has such insincere motives.
What is necessary is that Republicans realize what has already happened. The Iraq war and eight years of Barack Obama have turned them into a bitter, peevish collaborative that sees more value in nastiness and snark than in forwarding a legislative agenda. A list of every possible take on a Clinton scandal or an Obama affront is available at less than a moment's notice, but they've had 7 years to develop a well thought out alternative to the Affordable Care Act and we're still waiting. Ideas and vision matter. They lost their way in the midst of the Iraq war and financial meltdown, thus creating the opening in their flank that Donald Trump stormed though, conquering everyone in his path. What we really need is a less crazy and more credible minority party that can hold the party in office accountable, keep them on the right track, and be seen as a responsible alternative to take over by the general electorate. Those traits do not exist in today's Republican party. The question that will linger on is whether Trump's fraud shakes them from their delusion or drives them to greater depths.


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The No. 9 pairing of Leborgne and Wadstein were beaten by the No. 1 ranked Mikk Irdoja and Georgi Rumenov, 8-2 in a ranked battle. Alex Schubert (Frankfurt, Germany) and Tyler Franks (Greensboro, Ga.) followed suit dropping their match 8-2 to Eudaldo Bonet and Matus Mydla.
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- The realities of what PhDs can expect during the tenure evaluation process and being prepared
- Department culture and the expectations of deans, chairs, admins and colleagues
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Health, Mind, and Behavior is the twenty-third program in the DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY series. This program examines the relationship between mind and body, and some of the ways psychological factors affect our physical health and immune system. It also explores some of the sources and consequences of stress.
Essay: Holistic Medicine and the Biopsychosocial Approach
Recent studies in the relationship between mind and body hint at new ideas that go beyond traditional biomedical approaches to illness. This holistic approach has inspired a field of health psychology research in which both a medical and a psychological perspective are used to study why we become ill; the way we respond to illness; and how we maintain, or fail to maintain, our health.
Psychogenic illnesses occur when organic malfunctioning and tissue damage are directly caused by a patient's anxiety or depression. A stress-related migraine headache is one example of a psychogenic illness. Painkillers are often used to treat migraine headaches, but some researchers believe that psychogenic ailments like migraines with no complete organic explanation cannot be effectively cured unless the underlying source(s) of depression or tension are also addressed.
Psychological factors can also affect physical and brain function, and can weaken the immune system's ability to fight disease and ward off infection. Unhealthy behaviors like smoking and alcoholism are examples of learned psychological behaviors and addictions that have severe physical consequences.
The combination of these mental and physical health risks results in potentially serious health problems that cannot be treated effectively without examining their psychological causes. That examination is the essence of holistic (also termed biopsychosocial) approaches. Holistic medicine examines the relationship between mind and body, and acknowledges the behavioral and social factors that make us sick. By studying these relationships, health psychologists hope to find more ways to prevent illness and improve our health and well-being.
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Girls lean back everywhere: the law of obscenity and the assault on genius
Random House, Mar 17, 1992 - Law - 814 pages
Only in our own time have writers and other artists been free to write, sing, and depict what they want. Girls Lean Back Everywhere shows how writers, artists, and their legal defenders achieved this precarious freedom by defeating, if only for the time being, their equally irrepressible antagonists. Girls Lean Back Everywhere is the story of how the arts in America finally came to be protected under the First Amendment, thanks to the stubborn resolve of a few artists, publishers, and exhibitors, together with the efforts of a handful of lawyers and the simple courage and moral brilliance of Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. But this book does far more than trace the triumph of a great legal principle. It is also a vivid portrait, told often in their own voices, of those remarkable twentieth-century artists who defied their powerful opponents and courageously insisted on their absolute right to free expression. Edward de Grazia has crafted an extraordinary chronicle of the battles fought and won in our century in behalf of free expression. In showing how this struggle affected the careers of such artists as Joyce, Lawrence, Edmund Wilson, Vladimir Nabokov, Henry Miller, William Burroughs, Lenny Bruce, and, in our own decade, Robert Mapplethorpe, Karen Finley, Holly Hughes, and others, de Grazia demonstrates the enormous price that these artists and our culture paid for their victories--the misery, the rejection, the energies wasted, the work not done. By the 1960s it had become clear that such writers as Joyce, Lawrence, Henry Miller, and William Burroughs were here to stay and that the Warren Court, led by Justice Brennan, was wise enough to ratify what the majority ofAmericans clearly wanted. But as de Grazia also shows in this brilliant book, the hand of the censor has not lost its cunning. As forms of expression undreamed of by the founding fathers approach--as art always will--the limits of public tolerance, the great achievement of Justice Brennan and the Warren Court will increasingly be challenged. The artistic freedom that our generation enjoys may prove to be only an interlude in the unending struggle between art and the impulse to suppress it. Girls Lean Back Everywhere is a landmark account of a historic and continuing struggle of the human spirit.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Carnegie Mellon University football team will open its 2012 season with a non-conference matchup against the Grove City College Wolverines. The game is slated for a 1:00 pm kickoff on Saturday, September 1 at Gesling Stadium on Carnegie Mellon's campus.
The Tartans look to extend their streak to 14 straight season-opening victories Saturday afternoon. Carnegie Mellon has started its past two seasons with wins over Grove City. The Tartans won 21-19 last season at Gesling Stadium and the year before outlasted the Wolverines in Grove City, 28-21.
Carnegie Mellon has squared off on the gridiron with the Wolverines 53 times, with the Cardinal and Gray holding the all-time edge 33-18-2. The Tartans have had recent success against Grove City, winning the last three meetings and six of the last seven between the teams. Only Washington & Jefferson College has met Carnegie Mellon more times than Grove City.
The Tartans are once again led by head coach Rich Lackner, who is entering his 27th season at the helm and will look to continue the program's trend of success in the season openers.
Carnegie Mellon returns 16 starters from last year, including preseason All-Americans senior cornerback Sam Thompson (Alcoa, Tenn.) and junior offensive guard Nathan Cheek (Lancaster, Ohio). Thompson led the UAA with seven interceptions in 2011 while tying a Tartan single-season record. It also tied him for second in Division III. Cheek heads an offensive line that returns the 13th and 15th all-time rushers in Tartan history.


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OLED Lights Now 60 Percent More Efficient
One of the greatest obstacles to increased adoption of OLED lighting is the fact that current technology is still highly inefficient. The usual OLED lighting emits only 20 percent of the light generated. The rest remains trapped inside the device, wasted.
A joint research project by the University of Michigan and Princeton University has devised a new OLED technology which would induce the release of 60 percent more light. The new OLED light can reportedly produce a brightness of 70 lumens per watt, whereas incandescent lights can emit 15 lumens per watt. Fluorescent lighting still remains the most efficient though, capable of producing 90 lumens per watt.
The inefficiency of OLED light is due to the fact that OLEDs create light by beaming electrons to an organic material that's 1 nanometer in thickness. The light created is reflected internally and is parallel to the grid strands, making it difficult for the light to be emitted perpendicularly too.
Freeing up the trapped light would mean a more efficient technology. To be able to do so, the researchers mounted polymer micro lenses (bottom picture) atop the aluminum and organic grid. The grid refracts the light which is then sent to the lenses measuring 5 micrometers each. Each of the lenses send off the light vertically, helping free the trapped light inside.
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What is dementia?
Dementia describes a cluster of symptoms, rather than a particular disease. Generally, a person with dementia lives with symptoms that affect intellectual and social abilities to a degree that they interfere with daily life. Although Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of progressive dementia, the source of the symptoms can be from a variety of conditions. Some types of dementia cannot be completely cured, while others are caused by reversible or treatable conditions. Although memory loss is the most common symptom associated with dementia, this symptom alone does not indicate dementia. The problems must involve at least two brain functions to qualify as dementia. Other symptoms of dementia include, but are not limited to, difficulty communicating; inability to learn and remember new things; problems with organization and planning; trouble with coordination and motor skills; changes in personality; inappropriate behavior; paranoia; hallucinations; and agitation. It is important to see or take a loved one to see a doctor if these symptoms are present. Early detection can give you time to plan for the future and to alleviate and possibly reverse symptoms. Causes of dementia are often divided into two categories: conditions that are progressive, or that worsen over time, and those that can be reversed. Among the progressive dementias are Alzheimer's disease, caused by neuron damage resulting from a defective gene; Lewy body dementia, caused by clumps of protein in the brain; vascular dementia, caused by brain damage due to problems with arteries to the brain and heart; and frontotemporal dementia, cause by degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. Reversible dementia can be caused by the following: infections and immune disorders; metabolic problems and endocrine abnormalities; nutritional deficiencies; reactions to medications; subdural hematomas; poisoning; brain tumors; anoxia; and heart and lung problems. Other conditions which can lead to dementia are Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Pick's disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy. There are many risk factors that can lead or increase the likelihood of dementia, some that can't be changed and others that can. Among risk factors that cannot be changed are increasing age, family history, and Down syndrome. Risk factors that you can change--whether by change in behavior or use of medication--are alcohol use, atherosclerosis (plaques on artery walls), blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, diabetes, high estrogen levels, homocysteine blood levels, and smoking. Besides treating the conditions that cause dementia, there are some medications that can control the behavior associated with dementia and slow the rate of progressive dementia. Those medication types that can alleviate behavior issues include anti-psychotics, mood stabilizers, serotonin-affecting drugs, and stimulants. An additional aid to someone with dementia is to wear medical ID jewelry, like a medical ID bracelet, medical alert pendant, medical ID charm, or medical ID necklace. A medical ID can prove invaluable in the case that a person with dementia gets lost, forgets their personal and medical information, or is exhibiting behavior that might otherwise be perceived negatively. In summary, dementia encompasses a wide array of symptoms with a wide array of causes, some preventable or reversible and others not. Whatever the case, it is important to see a doctor at the earliest signs of dementia so that symptoms can be treated and a plan for the future, if necessary, can be put in place.


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JPNN|Brussels| Reuters | Dec 3, 2014|The US-led coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but the fight against the militants could last years, US secretary of state John Kerry said on Wednesday. The United States and its allies began air strikes against Islamic State after the Sunni militants made large territorial advances last summer. The Iraqi army, Sunni tribal fighters and Kurdish forces have since recovered some ground against them. "Our commitment will be measured most likely in years but our efforts are already having a significant impact," Kerry said at the start of a first meeting of ministers from a coalition of more than 60 countries that Washington
has assembled to destroy Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh. "The roughly 1,000 coalition air missions we have flown have reduced Daesh's leadership and inflicted damage on its logistical and operational capabilities." Kerry said Islamic State's momentum in Iraq had dissipated and Iraqi forces had retaken territory around Mosul and in Tikrit and had expanded security around some oil refineries. In northern and western Iraq, Kurdish troops are battling Islamic State, while Sunni tribal fighters are "beginning to come on board," Kerry added.
In Syria, he said Islamic State command facilities had been destroyed, oil infrastructure damaged and a siege of the border town of Kobani blocked. "It is much harder now than when we started for Daesh to assemble forces in strength, to travel in convoys and to launch concerted attacks," Kerry said. "No large Daesh unit can move forward aggressively without worrying what will come down on it from the skies." The US-chaired meeting was held at NATO headquarters in Brussels, but Kerry stressed it was not a Nato event. Washington wants to discuss political coordination among coalition members but otherwise officials have been vague about the aims of the meeting. Kerry praised the role of Arab states in the fight against Islamic State. Apart from Iraq, the meeting included representatives from Kuwait, Bahrain and Morocco.
Kerry, who held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi before the meeting, also hailed "the significant progress" the new Baghdad government was making to implement a national programme and to unite against Islamic State. Kerry cited Baghdad's agreement this week with Kurds on oil exports and revenue and its order for the release of detainees held without formal charges.
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May 28 and 29: Two important days
Memorial Day Weekend is here again. For many, the holiday has become a three-day excursion of sun, fun, barbecue and beer that unofficially closes the curtain on the school year and ushers in what promises to be another hot and humid Southeast Texas summer. But don't forget what makes Memorial Day the symbol of freedom that it is – the men and women who have died for this country, who served and continue to serve these United States.
This weekend is about remembering and honoring those who took an oath to protect this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic.When those brave men and women signed up for whatever military branch, they weren't doing it for the glitz and the glamour, but to serve.This year the Memorial Day holiday falls on May 28. As we gather with family and friends at the beach, the park or in our own back yards, take a minute to remember those that venture into harm's way on our behalf, whether it's the troops still fighting in Afghanistan or flying fighter jets keeping watch in the Persian Gulf or on Coast Guard ships in the Gulf of Mexico. Don't forget those who served in the military in the past, in war and peace – and say a prayer for those who made the supreme sacrifice for their country and the loved ones they left behind.
We owe them a debt that can never be repaid, but we must try. Abraham Lincoln spoke for this nation then and now that day at Gettysburg when he said "the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain."
On May 29 – the day after Memorial Day – we have a chance to make good on that promise. It is election day for Democratic and Republican primary voters, with important races to be decided in both parties. You owe it to yourself, your fellow citizens and all those who fought so you could have the right to vote to exercise that sacred duty.
Do not merely walk into the polling place and pull a lever – take the time to acquaint yourself with the candidates and the issues for which they stand. Cast your vote for the man or woman you feel will do the best job without worrying about their party, gender or race – or how much campaign money they collected to bombard the airwaves with propaganda tearing down their opponent.
That is how we begin to fulfill Lincoln's solemn pledge that "this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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The Nautical Empress Yacht | NYE Party
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- Bottle service is not included
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- Includes all General Admission benefits
- Top Deck Seated VIP ticket holders have a reserved seat for the event next to the dancefloor with a breathtaking panoramic view of the city; a table is not guaranteed
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This New Year's Eve, celebrate on the water, aboard the only yacht cruise with all the amenities of a stationary New York City affair. The Empress Yacht Cruise is the ultimate luxury NYE event on the Hudson River.
If you are looking for a New Year's Eve party that takes a step away from the bustle of the city, this is your chance to see the beauty of New York City and take to the water. Ring in the new year aboard The Empress, NYC's premier luxury party yacht.
Your river journey embarks at 9:00 from Pier 81. Take in all of New York City's treasured landmarks, from Lady Liberty to the Chrysler Building, the Brooklyn Bridge and beyond. While rooftop views of NYC are of course amazing, they remain unmatched by this river-view. All of those twinkling lights of NYC's landscape dancing on the water will reflect the glitzy event happening aboard the Empress Yacht. This is the only yacht party on New York City's East River with a four-hour premium open bar. Your five-hour New Year's Eve voyage is an intoxicating mix of drinks and dancing, with music provided by a live DJ performance. Listen to an eclectic mix of Top 40, dance, hip hop, and rock, as you dance the night away on the top and bottom levels. This dance party will literally rock the boat. Special to The Empress Yacht, guests are invited to take advantage of the vessels permanent dance floor. At midnight enjoy a live NYE countdown, and a complimentary glass of champagne to toast to the new year.
A mark of affluence, a party on a yacht easily floats above any other NYE event in NYC. The Empress Yacht boasts two expansive floors of party-ready space. Both levels are completely surrounded by windows, ensuring guests will never miss a moment of the scenery languidly passing by. The panoramic view is sure to be the ultimate backdrop to seemingly endless photo opportunities. Your NYE event aboard New York City's most luxurious party yacht will be nothing short of magnificent. Make a seamless transition from the top and bottom floors, both equipped with their own full-service bars. A state of the art sound system throughout the venue means the party and the music is everywhere you are.
On New Year's Eve, The Empress Yacht will transform from mere boat to exclusive cruise and will be the only New York City nightclub floating on the East River. For a truly different party experience, get on board the Empress Yacht this New Year's Eve and see New York City all lit up from a-once-in-a-lifetime riverside view.
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CHAMPS! Men's Track And Field Wins Ninth Straight America East Outdoor Title
VESTAL, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's and women's track and field programs swept the America East Outdoor Championship hardware for the fifth straight season Sunday afternoon at Binghamton University. The first-place men accrued 230.5 points, which was 54 points better than second-place UMBC. The women were also dominant, besting their nearest opponent by 109 points with a total of 245 points in the title meet.
In 2012-13, UAlbany took home all four America East track and field titles, sweeping the men's and women's indoor and outdoor championships. The men have now won 10 outdoor titles since 2003, including nine consecutive victories.
Sophomore Alexander Bowen was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer for the second time this year, garnering the same accolade at the Indoor Championship. Bowen broke the conference record in the high jump, clearing 7' 3.25 – nine inches better than his closest opponent and the same height he won the indoor title with. Bowen also placed fourth in the triple jump with a personal-best 47' 1.75" leap.
Teammate Stephen Crouse captured the triple jump title with a bound 49' 0.25", representing one of four event titles the Great Danes claimed. In addition to Crouse and Bowen, freshman Taariq Jones and the 4x400m and 4x800m relay squads all took home golds.
Jones ran a mark of 47.35 in his winning 400m dash performance, qualifying the freshman for USA Junior Nationals, as well as representing the 45th-best run in the East Region. Teammate Alex Petit-Frere took second, qualifying for IC4As with a time of 47.55.
Jones and Petit-Frere also led UAlbany to a win in the 4x400m relay. They were joined by senior Franklin Berkeley and sophomore Diamere Nabinett, running an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:15.40.
The 4x800m relay squad consisting of junior Dylan Lowry, senior Nicolas Santos, sophomore John DeLallo, and junior Youness Benzaid also qualified for IC4As with a victorious finishing mark of 7:32.52.
Other highlights included Andrew Pirnie's second place finish in the 800m run, qualifying for IC4As with a time of 1:51.56. Benzaid came in third in the race, running a 1:52.46.
In the 1500m run, DeLallo placed fifth with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:48.79. Fellow distance runners Christopher Buchanan came in third in the 5000m run with a time of 15:04.70 and senior Aliaksandr Leuchanka placed second in a close 10000m run with a mark of 31:42.82 – just two tenths of a second off the leader. Senior Ethan Clary (9:21.19) and James Sommer (9:22.52) placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 3000m steeplechase.
Jeremiah Obeng-Agyapong came in second in the 400m hurdles, qualifying the freshman for IC4As and USA Junior Nationals.
In the field, junior Alfonso Scannapieco placed second in the pole vault, clearing 15' 9", while also placing third in the long jump (23' 1.75"). Also in the long jump, senior Kadeem Howell (23' 2.5") placed second and Crouse (22' 11.75") took fourth. Lastly, senior Sean Cooper scored 6,166 points in the decathlon, placing fourth.
Up next, UAlbany will compete at the IC4A/ECAC Championships hosted by Princeton University, May 10-12.
Team Rankings – 22 Events Scored
1) Albany 230.5
3) Maine 121
4) Binghamton 117
5) New Hampshire 115
6) Vermont 63.5
7) Stony Brook 27
8) Hartford 6
31 America East Championships, 3 IC4A Championships
▪ Men's Cross Country: 2011
▪ Men's Indoor: 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09*, 2009-10*, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
▪ Women's Indoor: 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13
▪ Men's Outdoor: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
▪ Women's Outdoor: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
*won both AEast and IC4A titles


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GRA 30 ring gauges
SKF ring gauges in the GRA 30 series (fig.1) are typically used to check tapered shaft seats for cylindrical roller bearings in the NN 30 K series. Shaft seats for bearings in the NNU 49 BK and the N 10 K series can also be checked with a GRA 30 series gauge.
GRA 30 ring gauges are available for tapered seats with d ≤ 200 mm. For seats with d > 200 mm, SKF recommends using a taper gauge. Ring gauges for d > 200 mm would be difficult to handle because of their weight.
Measuring options
GRA 30 ring gauges are used primarily to determine the position of the tapered seat relative to a reference surface on the shaft. The reference face of a GRA 30 ring gauge is on the side of its large bore diameter. The reference surface on the shaft may be either in front of, or behind the gauging face of the ring gauge. GRA 30 ring gauges can also be used to check whether the centreline of the tapered seat is at right angles to a reference surface on the shaft. This is achieved by measuring the distance between the reference face on the ring gauge and the reference surface on the shaft at several positions around the circumference.
Taper form errors can be detected using blue dye.
Tapered seat dimensions
SKF recommends using the tapered seat dimensions for bearings in the NN 30 K series listed in the product table. If other dimensions or bearing series are used, the reference length Bc should always be longer than Bb, the width of the intermediate spacer ring (→ product table). This is necessary because the bearing will be driven up further on the seat than the ring gauge, depending on the bearing internal clearance or preload that should be achieved. Therefore, always make the reference length longer than the width of the intermediate ring at least by a value corresponding to the difference Bc – Bb (→ product table).


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I used a stripe on the back. It turned out pretty cute. Hope you all like it as much as I do!
I would do another one of these. It took me a little while to figure out how to quilt it. I just meandered on the bow ties and left the blocks. Then I found some verigated thread and did the borders with that. Stitched the binding onto the back and used a "fancy" stitch on the front so I didn't have to hand stitch it.
Thanks to all who helped me decide what to do!!! :lol:


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Biking or walking the two miles or so from the Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek to the east end of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail in Lafayette now involves navigating a complex series of paths, lanes and unmarked street and sidewalks.
For instance, a bicycle lane along Olympic Boulevard ends just west of California Boulevard, leaving no clear route forward. Much of the gap between the two trails falls within Walnut Creek city limits.
A proposed study by the county will look at the safest and most convenient way to connect the two trails between Walnut Creek and Lafayette, which could one day result in unbroken trails connecting Moraga and Lafayette with Martinez, Dublin and the east side of Concord.
The western limit of the study area is the intersection of the Lafayette-Moraga Trail, Olympic Boulevard and Reliez Station Road. The eastern limit is in Walnut Creek, along the Iron Horse Trail corridor that skirts the east edge of the downtown area.
The city of Walnut Creek on Dec. 18 approved beginning negotiations for a nonbinding agreement to define the roles Lafayette and Walnut Creek will play in the county-led project.
The study will look at possibly improving lanes along main roads such as Olympic Boulevard, Boulevard Way and Newell Avenue. Another possible solution the study will look at is trying to replicate the success of the Lafayette-Moraga Trail by building off-street, "low-stress" pathways, more closely resembling the actual trails the new addition would connect. Building a pathway along Las Trampas Creek, which runs through the Saranap neighborhood into downtown Walnut Creek, will be considered.
Some short-term, low-cost improvements will also be studied, such as installing signs and painting new stripes along Olympic Boulevard, Boulevard Way and Newell Avenue.
The study is being paid for by a $198,000 grant from Measure J transportation sales tax money and will be conducted by Alta Planning & Design.


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Grammy Nominations 2014: Jay Z Leads Field
The nominations for the 56th annual Grammy Awards are out – and they're likely to ruffle some feathers.
Jay Z cleaned up with the most nominations – nine in total –but none in the biggest categories like album, record or song of the year. Lorde, the 17-year-old New Zealander whose massive single "Royals" has topped the charts across formats for the last few months, failed to garner a nomination for best new artist. And Sweden's Avicii earned no nominations despite his chart-dominating single "Wake Me Up."
Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis followed Jay Z, earning seven nominations apiece.
Here's the complete list of nominees.


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Mark Zuckberg recently told Charlie Rose that his company has no timetable on going public but Tuesday a different story was floating around the web.
"A person with knowledge of the matter" told The Washington Post that not only is Facebook looking to go public but the company is planning an initial public offering worth more than $100 billion.
The source says that Facebook may file for an IPO before the end of the year but an exact date hasn't been determined.
Facebook would be looking to raise about $10 billion with its IPO, which would be more than any other tech IPO.
But the report is still premature. There is still plenty of time for things to change.
Just last year there were reports of Facebook going public when the Palo Alto-based startup raised $1.5 billion in funding from Goldman Sachs.


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Allow me to present to you…the view of KL city from the (only)
window in XM Malaysia's Technical Department. To the left, you'll find
Hotel Equatorial. The pleasing structure you see in front is reportedly
Hong Leong Bank HQ (don't know for sure, what one of my coworkers told
me). Okay, I just took this photo a minute ago coz I forgot to bring
the nasi ayam photos so that'll have to wait. Sorry! :)
It's back to work for me coz I'm an amazingly productive employee
who doesn't need food or sleep and I have a lot of stuff to do.
Well…I try to be one anyway. ;) And yes, I can forgo sleep and food
for days, just like IDNEX can. BTW, you haven't beaten my record,
IDNEX. Tujuh hari tanpa makan tanpa tidur, ya. Go further or bow down
before me and concede to my superior sk1llz! Muahahahaha! Okay, enough
Word of the day:
Versatile expression that is used to describe a piece of code that does what it's supposed to do.
(Read: A function that does what you want it to do, but you know fuck all about the actual mechanics behind it. ;))
Also see TE (Trail and Error) debugging.
Anyway, for those of you with credit cards in Malaysia, which would you think is better:
Citibank Clear Visa Classic
Citibank Silver Visa Classic
Mayban Finance Visa Classic
Supplementary cards and bonus features not necessary. APR can be
disregarded, payment would be made within 20 days. It would be used for
Internet purchases (hosting and other stuff) only and I noticed some
doesn't cover fraud until you report it (!?!?). I was under the
impression Visa covers all credit card fraud and you need to pay RM 60


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When it comes to movies, Avatar has set the bar in terms of crossing the uncanny valley and producing believable animated characters. In the world of video games, L.A. Noire looks set to do the same thing.
This week Rockstar Games released a new video for the game, entitled "The Technology Behind Performance." It shows the results of using a new system of facial capture called MotionScan that captures data from multiple angles using a series of cameras. That 2D data is then combined in a 3D mesh allowing the final animation to pick up every nuance of the actor's facial movement.
The end result, as you can see in the video, is very realistic. If it wasn't for the graphical style and lack of near-perfect body movements, I think you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference in some scenes.
L.A. Noire is set for release in Spring next year.
via GameTrailers.com


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Canaan's Raynard and Peirce Insurance to sponsor fire prevention education in elementary schools
CANAAN >> The Junior Fire Marshall Red Hats will be arriving at an elementary school near you! Raynard and Peirce Insurance has again this year partnered with local firefighters and educators to support the fire prevention education and lifesaving program.
For almost 30 years Raynard and Peirce Insurance has donated thousands of shiny red fire hats and companion educational materials to area fire departments who present the local Junior Fire Marshall Fire Prevention Education programs in our elementary schools.
The red plastic firefighter hats are a longstanding symbol of the program which introduces children from Kindergarten through Grade Three to the dangers of fire and the importance of fire safety.
Participating towns include: Canaan, Falls Village, Sharon, Lakeville, Salisbury, Norfolk, Kent, Warren and Cornwall.
For more information about the Junior Fire Marshall Program, call Roselee Fanelli at 860-824-0711.
Raynard & Peirce Inc. has been part of the northwest small business community for more than 80 years. They are a full service insurance agency and can be found online at www.raynardpeirce.com and on Facebook.


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Posted by Editor on 12/18/07
Sears National Kids Cancer Ride
Cyclists looking for the ride of their lives, all for a great cause, should sign up now for the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride.
The Sears National Kids Cancer Ride is a 7,600km journey that will roll across Canada starting from Vancouver on June 2, 2008 and end 19 days later in Halifax. The event hopes to raise more than $2.5 million for various pediatric oncology programs that improve the quality of life for children caught in the battle against cancer.
"We have three main goals for this ride - to help kids and families facing cancer, to create a cycling adventure like no other, and to promote wellness and volunteerism in communities across Canada," said Jeff Rushton, Founder of the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, the group organizing the ride. "A committed volunteer corps and strong sponsorship from Sears and other leading organizations will help us direct as much money as possible to the families through Canada's pediatric oncology community in what we plan to make an annual national ride."
This cycling adventure appeals to avid cyclists and those relatively new to the sport. Supporters can apply to tackle the 19-day national route, ride a daily portion ranging between 25-225km, or join in on a more casual 5km community ride near a local Sears store. Of course, signing on as a volunteer is another meaningful way to contribute.
Up to one hundred National Solo Cyclists will go the distance in a fully supported ride that includes food, accommodation, massage, mechanical equipment and more. They will be drawn from several provinces, thus supporting kids fighting cancer in communities across Canada. There is also space for 25 relay teams of six to ten members to take turns along the route. Applications can be found at www.nationalkidscancerride.com.
"So far more than 30 Canadians have committed to being National Solo Cyclists and we are hoping more riders will contact us by early January - especially from Western and Atlantic Canada as well as Quebec, " said Rushton. " We are also welcoming corporate relay teams, sponsorship funds and volunteers. In short, there's a way for everyone to be involved. Call us."
All National Solo Cyclists and Relay Team members will receive training advice from the fitness professionals at Can-Fit-Pro, and will be connected to each other through a supportive network that will encourage local media attention and sponsorship. They will also have personalized web pages to assist with their fundraising effort, The swag is most excellent!, Each of the national riders will receive a wide range of cycling gear and off-bike apparel.
There is the option for the average cyclist to ride along with the National Riders for a single day. In these Stage Cyclists may number in the thousands as they bike between 25 and 225km along a day's route. In return for their registration fee, they will receive food, mechanical support and plenty of encouragement. Stage Cyclists will also receive riding gear and a personalized web page to help them raise money to improve the lives of children with cancer.
Connecting the cyclists to the kids they are helping is a central theme to this national ride. Cyclists will stop at several childhood cancer centres to greet kids fighting cancer, families members, as well as medical professionals, VIPs and members of the media.
Registration for National Solo Cyclists and National Relay Teams closes at the end of January. Registration for Stage Cyclists will be open until a week or so before the June 2 start.
Join this ride of a lifetime - in the fight against childhood cancer - by signing up today as a rider, donor, sponsor or volunteer.
For more information go to www.nationalkidscancerride.com or call 1.866.381.4446. Those interested in becoming a National Cyclist should contact Jeff Rushton at firstname.lastname@example.com, or 416.417.1473.
The Sears National Kids Cancer Ride is organized by the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, a registered Canadian charity that operates a series of high-quality, physically challenging fundraising events in support of childhood cancer charities across Canada. Besides the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride, their events include Tour For Kids and The Inside Ride.
The Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation is a volunteer-based organization that does not employ professional fundraisers. Through the generous support of corporate sponsorships and partnerships, the Foundation is able to offset operating expenses and, thereby, further its track record of delivering 100% of donations raised to the charities served.
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Race to Sell Stock, Do Deals Before Fiscal Cliff
Deal makers and their clients are hustling to sell stock or whole companies before possible tax increases in the new year. The threat of losing gains to taxes has some looking for profits at year's end. WSJ's Telis Demos reports. Photo: AP Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I was hoping that you knew something about it, or someone else posting in the topic. It's something I have to do more research on, and I simply do not have time right now to hunt it down. *just sighs*
So we can put the pitchforks and torches down?
Okay.. I've seen a constant and steady torrent of anti-female reproductive right acts in the last year or so.. but to hear this sort of thing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/todd-akin-rape_b_1810928.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/08/19/akin-says-you-cant-get-pregnant-from-legitimate-rapeWould someone tell me that I'm seeign things or it's being spun out of context.. this cannot be honestly be what these idiots think? Women secrete a hormone in 'true rape' that keeps them from getting pregnant? When did we roll back a century or more in our outlook?And apparently the personhood movement has claimed at least one life in their rush to protect every unborn. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/americas/dominican-republic-abortion/index.html
I remember this idiot spouting off. I must admit that I've never heard a female pro-lifer (one of my best friends is one though I'm personally pro-choice) say anything so stupid. Only a man would come up with rubbish like that!
Don't lump us men in with that idiot. Just because one has, or does not have a penis does not make them more or less prone to making completely imbecilic statements, generalizations, or comments that spark outrage among any being with more than two braincells to rub together.
When/how did this life begins at conception take hold, I wonder. I was under the impression that Adam's soul entered his body with his first breath in Genesis.
Imagine, a politician could create a bill which reads, "Should a legislator write a law which fails to meet constitutional muster, said legislator shall be forced to undergo surgery whereby his balls are handily lopped off and served to him on a silver platter."
And then there's the one that clearly states abortion isn't murder. Exodus 21:22-25: "If men strive and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no misfortune follow, he shall be surely punished according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.And if any misfortune follow, then thou shalt give life for life, And if any misfortune follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."This clearly reads that the fruit departing from her is no misfortune upon itself. Simple and clear cut. if the bible is the word of god, then god thinks that destroying the fruit of a woman's womb does not equate to murder.
While I agree with you in general, you're actually mistaken here. If the woman is hit and gives birth prematurely but to an otherwise healthy baby is what it means by "no misfortune". The Hebrew word translated above as "depart from her" is "ytsa'" which always means give birth in that context not "shakal" - miscarry. Sorry, I know its a tempting passage but its a dead end.
Sorry, but that is completely untrue. The line in hebrew reads "w˚yase û ye ladêhâ" Ytsa, meaning to finish is not part of the sentence. Also, if the child would be born otherwise healthy, hebrew law would not demand justice, even a fine.
Judaic courts as well as countless Rabbis and theologians have made the point over the centuries, and just because pro lifers twist the meaning of the text by using semantics does not invalidate the original meaning.
The argument goes like this. :Yasa, in combination with yeled usually refers to living births. (genesis 25:25-26, jeremiah 1:5) except in numbers 12:12 which translates in english "Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother's womb!"Now the pro lifers argue that in this case Yasa only refers to a stillborn because of the context. I can't fault that. But then, they flip flop when it comes to exodus 21:22 saying that even though the context clearly implies a dead baby, the context doesn't matter, only the literal meaning of Yasa must be taken into account.
According to hebraic law, the child being born healthy and alive would not be a cause for a trial. Therefor the fact that the man in 21:22 should pay a fine, can only be seen as a clear sign that there is a loss on the side of the woman's husband, for which he must be compensated. Ergo, the fruit of her womb is lost.
EDIT: My apologies, working from memory. Yasa, not ytsa.The fine is for striking the mother, not for anything to do with the child.
Judaic courts .... hmmm. I think they have doubtful relevance here. The quote is being used, by both you, I , and others, as part of Christian tradition not Jewish. Sure, its the same book. Sure, the Jews had it first. However, I think Judaic courts are only of peripheral relevance to the Christian interpretation, to be perfectly honest. It's a wide point, I know, and defending it fully would take far more words than I think this tangent warrants.
Theologians over the centuries I can't argue with, the classical view has certainly been "miscarriage" as opposed to "premature". However, theological opinions change over time. Arguing that previous theologians have thought that is precisely the sort of appeal to authority that Christianity is, rightly, attacked for.
Clearly. The context clearly implies a dead baby. This is where I disagree. The fact that there are several other interpretations makes it not so clear, in my opinion. You think it refers to a dead baby, others don't. I think you're overstating your case here.Again, the fine is for the blow to the wife, not to do with the healthy infant.
I can't seem to stop myself derailing these threads. I apologise. Katataban - thankyou for your well thought out response. Should we take this somewhere else?
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