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Located in Marietta, Ohio, Rigel Recovery Residential Center offers withdrawal management for men and women and substance abuse treatment for men in a residential environment that promotes motivation and the awareness of the disease of addiction, along with time and structure to learn recovery and coping skills.
The facility is staffed 24 hours a day by a treatment team of licensed clinicians, chemical dependency counselor assistants, nurses, and a nurse practitioner. Services are certified through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Medication assisted treatment is available. Trauma counseling is also available, as are specialized treatment groups to focus on specific needs or demographics.
Residents receive an array of clinical services including individual, group, and family therapy and, if appropriate, mental health counseling. Residential Treatment Brochure
Cost for Services
Cost is based on a sliding fee scale. Medicaid is accepted. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.
Sober Living in Summit County
Frederick Avenue Apartments - local recovery housing that provides a transitional living environment promoting sobriety and independent living during the early stages of recovery. Sober Living Brochure
Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Intensive Outpatient Treatment allows participants to attend treatment sessions while still living at home. Because it's not a residential program, participants can continue to attend school or work while still being involved in an intensive treatment program that meets several times each week. Peer support through group sessions helps participants understand the disease of addiction, manage triggers and cravings, and mend relationships. Intensive Outpatient Treatment is the beginning of a life-long commitment to sobriety.
Opiate Enhanced Treatment
Opiate Enhanced Treatment allows individuals with an opiate diagnosis to attend Intensive Outpatient Treatment that is specific to the use of opioids. Rigel counselors introduce participants to additional supportive resources including detoxification, twelve step groups, family sessions, and peer support services. The goal is to provide a level of care specific to opioid use that assists with and increases the ability to cope with cravings, reduces relapse to opioid use, and facilitates lifestyle changes that support abstinence.
Once treatment is completed, Aftercare provides continued support and resources for people in recovery so they can maintain sobriety. Weekly group sessions are beneficial because they provide opportunity to discuss any current problems or concerns.
Drug Testing
Accountability is important during treatment and recovery. Urine drug screens are used to monitor abstinence and compliance to the treatment plan.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Treatment that includes the prescription medication Vivitrol is often the best choice for an individual who is addicted to opioids. Vivitrol is an extended release, injectable medicine that blocks the effects of opioids for approximately 30 days and eliminates or greatly reduces cravings. Vivitrol is non-addictive. Individuals meet with a doctor to determine their treatment needs and participate in intensive outpatient treatment with licensed substance abuse treatment counselors.
Individual Counseling
In addition to group sessions, participants can benefit from one on one counseling with Rigel Recovery Services staff.
Rigel Recovery Services provides comprehensive outpatient substance abuse treatment. Individual treatment plans are specific to each participant as they begin the recovery process and continue in sobriety. Rigel Recovery Services professional staff can help people make lasting change.
Substance Abuse Assessments
The first step includes a substance abuse assessment to help the client and the counselor determine the severity of the problem. The client's substance use of alcohol and/or drugs is evaluated in order to determine an appropriate treatment plan and goals. Assessments are scheduled and done in person.


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Everyone should have the chance to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view.
What is Alpha?
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith, typically run over ten weeks. Alpha consists of a free light meal, a video talk, and a group discussion. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is run all over the globe and everyone is welcome.
If you are wondering if there is more to life than this, don't understand your faith or have big questions, please join us for Alpha.
Free childcare provided on site. Registration for childcare required by January 1.
Alpha begins Wednesday, January 8 and runs every Wednesday until March 11 and meets in the Fish Tank at Green Bay Community Church. Easiest entrance is from the east lot off of Community Way by the Chapel.

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Onyx Point, Inc. is pleased to announce that the final release for SIMP 6.4.0-0 is now available.
Community Edition ISOs can be downloaded from our download servers.
Enterprise customers can obtain the Enterprise Edition ISOs using the instructions.
Early in February, one of our co-workers gave us an opportunity to work with a group of young women in middle school interested in STEM. A few of us got together with the young women, and with the guidance of one of our own homegrown middle-schoolers, we selected a resource and a project to do. The middle-schoolers even went as far as to help us think up some hashtags for the event (#girlsdotech #girlsrule #supergirltech). After Onyx Point, Inc. agreed to supply us a room and some snacks, we advertised, planned some more, and rehearsed until the event happened. It was a huge success!
A new version of SIMP (6.3.3) is now available. Late in the release process for 6.3.2, a user-lockout bug was discovered in the sssd module. Since we had already uploaded some assets to the download servers, we decided to forego the full release of 6.3.2 and start immediately on 6.3.3. Below you can find updated modules from both versions, as well as links to the changelogs and files.
Onyx Point, Inc. is delighted to announce that the final release for SIMP 6.3.0-0 is now available. Community Edition ISOs have been uploaded to our download servers. Enterprise customers can obtain the Enterprise Edition ISOs using the instructions here.
This post is the second post in a three-part series on Puppet module development using the Puppet Development Kit (PDK), adapted from a presentation for the St. Louis Puppet Users Group.
The internet is full of data… and full of data about data (metadata). It is presented to us in many ways. There are tables and lists and graphs (Oh My!), all just a mouse-click away (or maybe two, or seven, or maybe you need pages to get through it). However, there are many reasons you may want your data in a different format. Perhaps you need a new way to gather/present data for accessibility reasons, or perhaps you simply need to be able to save it offline. Maybe you want to send a memo to your boss (or professor) showing how many people have cloned your GitHub repo (or, in the case of my demo, we'll demonstrate how many people have starred it). Maybe your organization requires a listing of trouble tickets that requires some field manipulation that the GUI itself cannot perform. Or maybe you want to leave your job as a software developer and become a social media specialist, so you'd like to quantify your twitter popularity in a spreadsheet… So, let's learn about APIs!
Onyx Point, Inc. is delighted to announce that the final release for SIMP 6.2.0-0 is now available. Community Edition ISOs have been uploaded to the download servers and Enterprise Edition ISOs are available via the customer support portal for current Enterprise customers.
This post is the first in a three-part series on Puppet module development using the Puppet Development Kit (PDK), adapted from a presentation for the St. Louis Puppet Users Group.
Current versions of SIMP Community Edition (CE) and SIMP Enterprise Edition (EE) ship with a full ELG stack that includes Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Grafana to provide a web dashboard to view the status of your environment. While this provided insights into what systems are doing, there were limitations. Elasticsearch and Logstash can require a lot of administration overhead in larger environments. Grafana is built to show graphs that change over time. While excellent for showing high level views of data over time, Grafana has issues with going into details when reporting large amounts of information on individual systems. Grafana has also prevented any reasonable way of command and control for users that wanted to be able to take actions on the data reported.
For new versions of SIMP Enterprise Edition, we are adding the SIMP Console, the new graphical user interface that integrates feature requests for SIMP that we received from our existing web dashboard users as well as new features our engineers have been excited to include.
With SIMP Console, the framework is more open to users and allows more command/control options while still being as flexible and extensible as possible. SimpEE customers will be able to customize the information users can see and what sources are being polled. The SIMP Console is designed for customers to integrate into their existing IT infrastructure and internal policies as much as possible
New details will be added to our website in the coming weeks. Follow us for information about our Beta availability (for existing SimpEE customers) and blog posts about some of the SIMP Console's new features
On the heels of SIMP Console, we'd also like to announce a new edition of SIMP, SIMP Lite Edition (LE), or as we've come to call it, SimpLE.
SIMP Lite Edition combines SIMP Console with SIMP Compliance Engine. SimpLE will give users the opportunity to use SIMP Console to view and configure their fully customized install of SimpLE into their established environment without having to purchase the entire Enterprise Edition suite. Organizations can create custom profile content or add additional pre-configured compliance profile content.
SIMP Lite Edition offers a balance of features between the Open Source SIMP Community Edition (CE) and the commercial Enterprise Edition. It is a licensed, commercial edition of SIMP designed for users that need to implement a variety of customized compliance standards into their existing environments and software stacks.
Onyx Point, Inc. has developed SIMP Lite Edition to enable you to incorporate SIMP into your existing infrastructure, your way
So you want to propose a serious software solution to your team but find yourself hesitating before stepping forward to suggest using a blockchain. The term has come to have a skewed meaning in today's world with the hysteria surrounding the cryptocurrency phenomena. In reality, a blockchain is essentially a chain of data that uses hashes to ensure integrity.
This post follows up on the previous SetUID Runners article by taking a deeper look at code and rationale for specific features. In the previous post we outlined our goals and process for the first phase of ongoing work to improve security and functionality of GitLab CI Runners at the Department of Energy's (DoE) High Performance Computing (HPC) labs. If you haven't seen it, you can read it here
GitLab's built in continuous integration (CI) tools are some of the best in the industry. Onyx Point has been leading an effort to improve GitLab's CI security. Continue reading to learn more about how Onyx Point has implemented more secure job access controls in high-performance computing infrastructures.
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The embattled president of the Ghana Football Association has resigned from office but not without apologizing to the president of Ghana.
Kwesi Nyantakyi's apology and resignation come a day after the government announced a dissolution of the Ghana Football Association and hours after FIFA banned the embattled football president for 90 days.
Mr Nyantakyi resigned after a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Football Association Friday.
He had been captured in an undercover investigation conducted by the TigerEye PI in which he made damning commentaries about the president of the country and his vice as well as other ministers of state.
He also received an undeserved $65,000 from the supposed businessman who was, in reality, an undercover journalist.
A release signed by the embattled president said his comments in the conversation in the private discussion he had with "scammers" were acts of "indiscretion."
"I wish to clarify that at no time prior to or subsequent to any deliberations on the video did I consult, contact or inform any Government official about discussions on the video. I take sole and personal responsibility for the proceedings on the video."
"I wish to apologise to my family, work colleagues, friends, associates and the people of Ghana for the disappointment my indiscretion has caused them. This is by no means an admission of wrongdoing for issues on the video", Mr. Nyantakyi said in a statement sent to the GFA General Secretary on Friday.
It is not clear yet if the resignation will change government's position to overhaul football administration in Ghana.
On Wednesday, June 6, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee received a complaint /request from Anas Aremeyaw Anas through Cromwell Gray LLP, to institute investigations into the conduct of Kwesi Nyantakyi based on the content of Number 12.
His temporary ban means there is a prima facie case for the Adjudicatory Chamber to look into its merit.
What is clear though, is that the FA president will be out of anything football in Ghana, Africa or across the globe for a period of 90 days a statement from the Ethics Committee of FIFA said.
He may be out for another 45 days if FIFA deems as even more grievous the findings contained in the "Number 12" documentary.
This means Mr. Nyantakyi will not be able to vote next week to determine whether Morocco will be able to host the next World Cup.
The embattled football president also apologised to his family for the embarrassment this exposé may have caused them.


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Managing a full-time job, an almost full-time job, home, and family can get overwhelming. I generally have a mini-breakdown once a week where I have to tidy my entire house before I can get anything done because I'm just so OCD like that. There are a few rules that I live by to make things a little less stressful and get a little more done.
1) Learn To Love Lists
Making and writing lists are seriously the only things that keep me sane. The first thing I check in the morning on my phone and the last thing before bed is my list. Mentally, I know that I won't forget important things that are on my mind when I'm headed to bed because they are written down in a safe place so I'm free to sleep peacefully.
I make lists for literally everything. No, really – everything! I currently have 12 active lists including Groceries, Work To-Dos, Email Newsletter Ideas, Shots Needed for Blog Posts, and my personal favorite, my "honey-dew" list (the list of things that I want Sahir to do around the house… i.e. "honey (please) do…" – if you don't have one of these, start ASAP.
There are so many places where you can keep lists. I was a fan of writing them down physically for years in my planner, but recently migrated over to this decade and went digital. I use the app "WunderList" which is great because 1) It's free, 2) I can share lists with Sahir, and 3) It syncs from my phone to my computer so it's always accessible. It also gives me the ability to assign task ownership of a shared list and set deadlines and reminders. Highly Recommend!
2) No More "Down" Time
It wasn't until a few years ago that I started really taking advantage of my "down" time. My commute listening to old music has since turned it to a time where I learn about interesting topics from Podcasts like "The Daily" "Hidden Brains" and "GoalDigger". If I'm not listening to a podcast, I'm usually listening to an audiobook (right now it's The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter – honestly, it's so scary, not sure if I recommend it yet!)
My husband hates re-runs, I, on the other hand, could watch Friends reruns for the rest of my life and be fine with it. BUT we both work with background noise and he recently started playing documentaries on Netflix while we work. So far we are big fans of Planet Earth which is fantastic for working or eating dinner and The 13TH – but warning The 13TH is incredible and will suck you in and you will be mind-blown. Highly recommend.
3) Stop Multitasking
This one is the hardest for me and something I actively struggle with. I don't know if it's the millennial blood in my veins, but if I'm not doing 2 things at once something feels off. I've learned that this is counterproductive and I need to organize my time in a better way. So, I got help! Meet Focus Keeper! The app that follows the Pomodoro technique is a time management method designed by some dude named Francesco Cirillo in the late 80s that basically breaks down work into small intervals. Focus for 25 minutes, reward yourself with 5 minutes of Buzzfeed, Instagram, (insert your guilty pleasure here) time. It's been proven to boost productivity and it's what I swear by at work.


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Lynn Hershman Leeson returns to Hallwalls to present her work in progress, Strange Culture, a film about the Critical Art Ensemble [also visit www.caedefensefund.org], and to introduce a screening of her 2002 feature film Teknolust (2002).
In Teknolust, Rosetta Stone (Tilda Swinton), a bio-geneticist anxious to use artificial intelligent robots to improve the world, devises a recipe through which she can download her own DNA into a "live" brew she is growing in her computer. She succeeds in breeding three Self Replicating Automatons — S.R.A.'s that look human, but were bred as intelligent machines. She names them Ruby, Marine and Olive.
"As Rosetta seeks to understand the encrypted language of her SRA progeny, she confronts the reality of her own loneliness and alienation. The nearly-predatory dependence of Rosetta on her creations and of them on their peculiar life-sustaining diet (male "chromo" filched from unsuspecting seduced "hosts") is supplanted by their all becoming viable, distinct individuals." L.H.L.
Lynn Hershman Leeson's first feature film, Conceiving Ada, starring Tilda Swinton, Karen Black, and Timothy Leary was shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, The Toronto International Film Festival, The Berlin International Film Festival, Montreal Festival of New Cinema, Riocinne and 35 other festivals worldwide. It received the award of "Outstanding Achievement in Drama" from the Festival of Electronic Cinema in Japan as well as the Iomega Award for Technical Innovation and the National Education Media Festival award for Outstanding Technical Innovation. Pioneering digital processes were used to create virtual sets for this film. Lynn was the first woman to receive a tribute and retrospective at the San Francisco International Film Festival (1994) and was awarded the ZKM/Siemens Media Arts Award in 1995. In 1998 she was a Sundance Screenwriter Fellow and was also honored with the Flintridge Foundation Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts. In 1999 she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award, and she received the prestigious Golden Nica Prix Ars Electronica in Austria. Her artwork is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, The National Gallery of Canada, The ZKM Mediammuseum, The Hess Collection and others.
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Jacob Kassay's new works are made up of oriented strand board (OSB), an engineered wood similar to particle board. Here, flakes closest to the surface are photographed and reprinted atop the subject/substrate, and stand in for pixelated image data; the actual and the depicted are collapsed onto a single stratum that compresses source and secondary information into a kind of schism ...


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Today marks the start of the 11th G20 summit. Just another meeting of officialdom, you might think. Yet more sterile photo opportunities and meaningless pre-written communiqués.
If that's your initial reaction, I sympathise. On previous evidence, you're right. This summit, though, could really matter. The global economy, despite massive stimulus from the world's leading central banks, remains in the doldrums – so ministerial minds are focused. And, for the first time, the G20 is being hosted by China.
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text: How To Home Theater The Audyssey DSX Surround Sound Format Adding width and height to surround sound Share Pin Email Print Audyssey Home Theater Key Concepts Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks Cut The Cord Music For Your Life by Robert Silva Robert Silva has written about audio, video, and home theater topics since 1998. Previously, Robert was an audio/video expert for About.com. Updated January 18, 2019 27 27 people found this article helpful Yamaha Presence and Dolby's ProLogic IIz were the first audio processing formats to introduce the concept of adding front height channels into a surround sound setup, and DTS briefly provided a similar option with its DTS Neo:X surround sound processing. The goal of these formats was to provide a more immersive surround sound experience. Audyssey, developers of several automatic speaker setup and room correction systems incorporated into many home theater receivers, also followed with its own twist designed to enhance the surround sound experience, Audyssey DSX (which stands for Dynamic Surround Expansion). Dynamic Surround Expansion Basics Audyssey DSX supplies a provision on select home theater receivers for adding front height channels. However, in a similar fashion as DTS Neo:X, it also provided a surround sound processing option that allows installing either front height speakers and/or wide channel speakers. The wide channel speakers are placed in between the left and right surround speakers and the left and right front speakers. This option is designed to eliminate sound dips that can occur between the front and surround speakers that may occur, especially in a larger room. Depending on the number of amplified channels that may be provided on specific home theater receivers, Audyssey also includes the option of adding both front height and wide channel speakers in the same room setup. Just like Yamaha Presence and Dolby ProLogic IIz, the ability to use or experience DSX does not require studios to mix soundtracks specifically for the expanded sound field. This means that the DSX processor looks for cues already present in 5.1 or 7.1 channel soundtracks and directs them to added front height and/or wide channels, enabling a more enveloping "3D" sound listening environment. Channel and Speaker Configurations In order to experience the most benefit of Audyssey DSX, you need a 9.1 or 11.1 channel home theater receiver that is Audyssey DSX-enabled. However, DSX is adaptable for use in 7.1 channel configurations (you have to choose between using front height or wide speakers). In a 9.1 channel DSX setup, the speakers are arranged as follows: Front LeftFront Left HeightFront CenterFront RightFront Right HeightWide LeftWide RightSurround LeftSurround Right. The Wide Left and Wide Right speakers are placed on the sides between the front and surround speakers. The .1 channel is reserved for the Subwoofer(s). For 11.1 channel setups, you would add Surround Back Left and Surround Back Right speakers. If you are limited to a 7.1 channel setup, you can eliminate either the front height or wide speakers. Audyssey recommends if you have to choose, adding wide speakers should be a higher priority over adding the front height speakers. This means that for a 7.1 channel setup if you opt for height, the speaker layout would be Front Left, Front Height, Front Center, Front Right, Front Height, Surround Left and Right, and Subwoofer. If you opt for height speaker option, the sound from the height speakers projects toward the listening position, giving the sensation of selected sounds coming from overhead.If you opt for the wide option within 7.1 channels, your speaker setup would consist of Front Left, Front Center, Front Right, Left and Right Wide, and Surround Left and Right and Subwoofer. The wide speaker setup option fills in the gaps between the surround and front speakers, as well as adding a larger front soundstage. Audyssey DSX and DSX 2 Home Theater receivers that are equipped with Audyssey DSX have the ability to upmix 5.1 or 7.1 channel content, while DSX 2 adds the ability to upmix 2.0, 5.1, or 7.1 channel content into the intended expanded surround sound environment. The Bottom Line Although there are some home theater receivers that come equipped with the Audyssey DSX or DSX2 surround sound processing formats, with the introduction of the Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and Auro3D Audio immersive surround sound formats in 2015/16, home theater receiver makers have moved away from the Dolby ProLogic IIz and Audyssey DSX/DSX2 options. However, Yamaha still includes its Presence surround sound processing option on some of its home theater receivers. If you have a home theater receiver or happen to buy one, that has either DSX or DSX2 as an option, it can still be used, as it does not require specific encoding on the source end, and can definitely expand your surround sound listening experience over standard 5.1 or 7.1. Take the time to experiment and see if you like what you hear. Continue Reading


text: In San Sebastián we stay in the fabulous 4-Star Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra, a firm favourite with our customers, not least for its unparalleled location directly on the beachfront. Hotel facilities include restaurant, cocktail bar, lounge and café. Rooms are equipped with minibar, television, safe, air conditioning and hairdryer.


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When comparing DropTask vs Google Tasks, the Slant community recommends DropTask for most people. In the question"What are the best cross-platform to do list apps?" DropTask is ranked 27th while Google Tasks is ranked 69th. The most important reason people chose DropTask is:
A unique visual style uses large circles to group tasks by project or user.
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Pro Visual task management
A unique visual style uses large circles to group tasks by project or user.
Pro Nice visuals
Simply put, it's a pretty program.
Pro Easy to view tasks
View by urgency, importance, and effort or all three, as well as simple to view deadlines.
Pro Integration with Google Calendar
Google Tasks integrates with Google Calendar, consolidating your information in one place and allowing you to easily see which tasks have to be done on what day.
Pro Subtask lists
Each task can have a subtask allowing users to gradually break down a larger task into steps needed to accomplish it. When a user marks the parent task as complete, all subtasks inside that main task will also be marked as complete.
Pro Printable to-do list
Google Tasks allows users to print their to-do lists.
Con No official app
Google Tasks currently does not have an official app, but third-party Google Tasks apps are available.
Con Inconsistent sorting when printing
You can start your tests online, but when you print it comes out differently.
If you want to see your day, you can see both your tasks and your meetings online. However, you cannot print it altogether as shown online. You have to print two separate things.


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Traceable Memory-Card Humidity/Temperature/Dew Point is a stand-alone unit with data logging capabilities.
It records readings from once a minute up to once every 720 minutes on a removable standard SD memory card—identical to types in digital cameras. Memory card reader (supplied) plugs into any USB computer port for an instant report. Text report includes date/time-of-day and readings of sensors, report may be sent to any spreadsheet or database. Unit monitors cabinets, incubators, clean rooms, store rooms, labs, hoods, and critical areas.
- Portable card reader with USB connector plugs into any computer—no software to install
- Memory card text file shows date, time-of-day, and all sensor readings in a single line
- Minimum/Maximum feature displays highest/lowest readings for any time period
- Alarm features beeps and flashes a bright red LED when temperature, humidity, and dew point rise above or fall below user-set trip points, alarm sets in 0.1 increments
- Unique 4-line display simultaneously shows ambient temperature, humidity, dew point and time-of-day
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Yes, you read that right. This is a (mostly) vegan blog and I'm reading a book called The Carnivore's Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. Why? I can preach all I want (though I try not to) about the merits of eating a plant-based diet, but for the folks out there advocating eating from a sustainable, kinder food system that includes animal products, I think it's worth hearing their side of the argument too.
The quote, simple, but moving, reflects the overall tone of the book and is worth repeating out loud a few times to let it sink in:
"If you grew as fast as a corporate chicken, you would weigh 349 pounds at age two. Congratulations, Pilgrim's, Tyson, Perdue, Wayne Farms…"
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MAIB: Ocean Prefect Grounded Due to Pilots' Limited Knowledge
Pilots' limited local knowledge and the effect of a tidal set led to the groundings of the UK-registered bulk carrier Ocean Prefect in early June 2017.
On June 10, 2017, the bulker grounded when approaching Ahmed Bin Rashid Port, in Umm Al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates.
The vessel was not damaged and was re-floated 12 hours later. During a second attempted entry into the port the following day, Ocean Prefect again grounded but continued to its berth despite the breaching of three ballast tanks.
The incidents did not result in any injuries or pollution. At the time, there were two harbour pilots on board the vessel.
An investigation undertaken by UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) revealed that the pilots' limited local knowledge and the effect of a tidal set led to the incidents.
Additionally, very limited tidal stream data for the port approaches, potentially misleading positions of the navigation marks used to indicate the limits of the port's approach channel, as well as Umm Al Qaywayn port's lack of resource and marine expertise contributed to the groundings.
MAIB said that the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents presented the safety issues identified in the investigation to the United Arab Emirates' Federal Transport Authority in December 2017.
The Federal Transport Authority has liaised with the Ahmed Bin Rashid Port and Free Zone Authority to introduce measures to improve the safety of navigation in Umm Al Qaywayn.
In addition, Ocean Prefect's manager, V. Ships (Asia) Pte Ltd, has promulgated the lessons learned from the vessel's groundings to its fleet.


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The Board of Directors would like to give special recognition to one of our sustaining members, Lee Blyth, for his contributions to the Club. This time Lee and crew gave up the better part of their weekend replacing our tired Club house roof.
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Lake of the Woods Gun Club
Event: 200 target Sporting Clay Shoot (shotgun)
(100 bird option available)
Location: Lake of the Woods Gun Club – 4 km North of Hwy 17A on Hwy 641 (Minaki hwy)
When: Saturday July 6th, 2013
Registration: 8:30-9:15 am
Start time: 9:30 am
Cost: $ 55 for 200 targets (includes lunch & cash prizes)
(100 bird option – $ 40 includes lunch & cash prizes)
12ga. ammunition available at club @ $8/box
Format: ½ of targets in morning, ½ of targets in afternoon – A, B & C classes will be determined based on morning shoot but results will be cumulative. Ladies and Junior classes must be declared at time of registration.
Classes: A class (>80%)
B class (65-80%)
C class (<65%)
Junior (13 – 17yrs of age)
There will be no duplicate stations.
Will include lots birds, rabbits and maybe the odd chandelle or battue…
Cash Prizes: 100% payout based on # of individuals in each Class based on $10 contribution from each registration fee.
1st place in each class: 50%
2nd place in each class: 30%
3rd place in each class: 20%
Shell Safety: 2 ¾" shells only
#7 ½, #8 or #9 shot only
Haven't touched your shotgun since the last duck or pheasant season…come out an experience something exciting & similar (the good thing you don't have to pluck these ones). All people welcome.
For more information contact:
Kevin @ (807)548-7576; or
Peter @ (807)548-4221
Lake of the Woods Gun Club Rifle Division
Rim Fire Benchrest for Score Match
May 26, 2013
The match was well attended with 16 competitors enjoying the warm weather, sunshine and camaraderie.
Bolt Action Class
First place Phil Nick 742/750
Second place Jake Choquette 733/750
Third place Burt Bastien 731/750
Fourth place Katelyn Jack 701/750. Katelynn is a 12 year old girl from Emo shooting a Savage with CCI ammunition in her first Bench Rest match. The three retired gentlemen that placed ahead of Katelynn probably have a combined total of at least 150 years shooting experience. They were also shooting expensive highly accurate target rifles. Katelynn surprised a lot of veteran shooters with her shooting skills.
Semi Auto Class
First place Ken Chambers 698/750
Second place Bill Gabryluk 690/750
Third place Ron Pettis 669/750
Thanks to all who came out to support the Club and thanks to the volunteers who performed the duties of tournament officials as Range officers, Referees, Target Detail, scoring and special thanks to Al Cardinal for the barbequed lunch.
D. Cyr
Our 2013 brochure is available here. It gives a great snapshot of what is happening at the club this year. Please feel free to distribute to all your friends!
Spring is here so the gate will remain locked until the road is in suitable condition to drive on. The range is still open and available to be used but you will need to walk in.
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A Pennsylvania community college is reportedly being forced to cut staff hours because of the mandates required by ObamaCare — cuts that the school says it can't afford.
The Community College of Allegheny County plans on cutting hours for about 200 faculty and another 200 staff in a move thatl officials say will help spare the school about $6 million in expenses. But Elizabeth Stelle, a policy analyst with the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, cautions that the college's quality of education might suffer… Full article here
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Samtökin '78, Iceland´s National Queer Organization, has opened their new community center on Suðurgata 3 in Reykjavik´s city center. "This is a new beginning" says Auður Magndís Auðardóttir general manager. "It has taken us a while to get our new home in order but we´re very happy it´s all done and now we´re able to get back on track says Auður Magndís. "We´re still to find our strengths again after being homeless for a while but we´ve already scheduled regular events at the new community center including Open house every Thursday night from 20-23 (everyone welcomed) and Youth group meetings every sunday at 19:30 for kids aged 14-20 years old.
Samtokin '78 was founded in 1978 and has played a key role in transforming attitudes towards LGBTQI people in Iceland that paved the way for dramatic legislative changes in the last 20 years. The Community center offers social support and consultancy and runs peer educational programs in schools among many other things.
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The made-up city name "Lost Wages" used to appear on postcards for sale in Las Vegas, showing a hapless tourist stranded in the desert — a camera around his neck, as I recall, and wearing Bermuda shorts — with his front pants pockets forlornly pulled out like rabbit ears, indicating he gambled away all of his money during a Sin City vacation.
Las Vegas, Lost Wages. Similar sounding, same place, according to the postcard.
I haven't looked in awhile, but my guess is you can still find those postcards somewhere around town.
The real Las Vegas, though, has nothing to do with wages. What's really lost are the long-gone major establishments that many people still associate with that mid-to-late-century period when the mob called the shots in Southern Nevada — literally.
Nowadays, Mafia tourists traveling to Las Vegas looking for some of those notorious sites won't find many, at least not on the Strip.
For instance, the Aladdin was replaced by Planet Hollywood. The Stardust, from which oddsmaker Lefty Rosenthal reigned as Southern Nevada's underworld emperor, was flattened 10 years ago. The Riviera is closed.
Of course some of the hotel-casinos that were mob-connected back then, but aren't anymore, are still around, like the Tropicana and Flamingo.
But the look and vibe aren't the same. Old Vegas is fading.
Even Oscar Goodman, the ubiquitous criminal defense lawyer who became mayor, said during a recent panel discussion at The Mob Museum that the city is "mainstream" now, with the NHL expansion Golden Knights beginning regular-season play in the fall and the NFL allowing the Raiders to move from Oakland to Las Vegas. (The Raiders are expected to remain in the Bay Area for a couple of years until a stadium is built in Las Vegas.)
These days, if you're hoping for an authentic glimpse of what the city was like during the mob era, you can visit The Mob Museum and, if you want to get out and about, drive around and see the houses where gangsters lived. The city was much smaller then, so, in most instances, those residences are within a short driving distance of downtown or the Strip.
A couple of years ago, armed with a cellphone and Google Maps app, I went on a self-guided tour of Mafia homes, shooting brief videos on different days and posting them on my YouTube channel. Below are a few of them. My YouTube posts contain additional information about each person and his or her place in Las Vegas Mafia history:
Lefty Rosenthal lived with his wife, Geri, a troubled former Tropicana showgirl, in this million-dollar home on a golf course. Click HERE.
After the Chicago Outfit sent archvillain Tony "The Ant" Spilotro to Las Vegas to oversee their criminal interests, he lived here with his wife, Nancy. Click HERE.
Mob assassins killed former Spilotro enforcer "Fat Herbie" Blitzstein execution style in this attached townhouse. Click HERE.
Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno, a confirmed killer and one-time acting boss of the Los Angeles crime family, lived in this house while trying unsuccessfully to establish partial ownership of a Nevada casino. Click HERE.
While Las Vegas has changed enormously over the decades with vast population growth and corporate ownership of the resorts, remnants of the city's gritty past exist. For those who look for it, parts of it are still there.
All is not lost.
Larry Henry's YouTube channel includes videos he shot of mob sites in Las Vegas, the apartment building in Santa Monica, California, where Whitey Bulger was arrested, and the remote Arkansas airport where Barry Seal transported drugs into the U.S for the Medellin Cartel. Subscribe HERE.
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Most Christians know we are to watch for events in the end times. But do they know what NOT to watch for? Might our own theories of the end times deceive the church?
What to Watch for
This is the third article in a series about watching.
In the First Article (READ HERE), we defined what Jesus meant by "watch" in the Olivet Discourse.
In the Second Article (READ HERE), we saw how Jesus's instructions to the disciples on the night he was betrayed was an analogy of how to watch and pray in the end times.
In this article we'll examine what not to watch for! I think it may be a unique concept to most readers.
What not to Watch for
If I were to ask 100 Christians who are actively "watching" for the return of Jesus what sign they are watching for, I bet 90% would say the Antichrist's peace treaty with Israel. The vast majority of Christians think this is "the sign" that the 70th Week of Daniel, or the seven year "Tribulation," has begun. But what if this is not correct? What if the final seven-year period doesn't start with that event? What if the peace treaty is signed 3 to 4 years earlier than that period? Might this actually lull these Christians to sleep when they don't see everything else happening according to their 1260-day chronologies? "Where is the promise of his coming?" (2 Pet. 3: 4) they might ask.
The reason I mention this is when the disciples asked Jesus what the sign of his coming and the end of the age would be, he did not mention a 7-year peace treaty directly. If we were to watch for a covenant you would think Jesus would say, "When you see the Covenant with the Many," but he didn't. He said, "When you see the Abomination of Desolation." Perhaps we should even question whether the "Covenant with the Many" in Dan. 9:27 even applies to the Antichrist.
If this covenant is the primary sign that 90% of the church is looking for, we really, really need to know if this is something to watch for or what not to watch for. Is it the sign of the 70th Week or not?
Dan. 9:27
A good place to start in examining the primary passage that most people associate with this covenant:
And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator. (Dan. 9:27)
The word "he" in the first sentence of this verse has traditionally been applied to the Antichrist by most prophecy scholars. But let's examine this in detail and see if that makes sense. When a pronoun like "he" or "she" is used it always has an antecedent, that is it always refers back to a clearly identified name earlier in the text. And it's always the last name mentioned. So let's look at the text right before this passage.
And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its[end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. (Dan. 9:26)
This is the verse right before the famous Dan. 9:27. There are two characters in this verse, the Messiah (the anointed one) and the prince who is to come. So "he" has to refer to one of these characters. Because the prince who is to come is mentioned last (closest to "he"), most scholars have attributed "he" to this coming prince (probably the Antichrist). But is this proper grammar? Actually, it isn't. "People" is the subject of the second sentence, not the prince, it's "people of the prince who is to come." So proper grammar demands we go back one character further and attribute "he" to the Messiah.
There is even further evidence in Dan. 9:27:
And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator. (Dan. 9:27)
What isn't frequently noticed in this verse is that there are two characters in this verse as well! The "he" who makes the covenant and ends the sacrifice and then "one" who is coming (as in the prince who is to come) to make desolate. This precludes the "he" from being the same as the "one who makes desolate" (the Antichrist).
Additionally, the word "make" in the first sentence of 9:27 is actually garbar in the Hebrew which means "strengthen." If this were the Antichrist strengthening a covenant for all seven years, then couldn't "break" the covenant at the midpoint. He can make a covenant for 7 years and then break it, but he can't strengthen it for all seven years and stop. This is a subtle but important difference. The text clearly states he strengthens the covenant for all 7 years.
What is the Covenant?
Have we gotten Dan. 9:27 all wrong? Maybe we have. So if "he" is Jesus, how does Jesus strengthen a covenant for all seven years (and only for seven years)? What is this all about?
What it is not, is what some preterists and historicists claim, that this is Jesus strengthening the Mosaic Covenant by establishing the New Covenant at his first coming. Jesus did not establish the New Covenant until he died on the cross. Most preterists agree that in their theory, this would be the "midpoint" where the sacrifice is eliminated. But this verse says the covenant is strengthened earlier than that. AND it says it is only for 7 years. Obviously, the New Covenant is an everlasting covenant. So the preterist ideas are not accurate.
But what covenant is Daniel talking about? IMO, it is the Abrahamic Covenant that is strengthened for the Jews by Jesus for all 7 years. How does he do this?
And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. (Joel 2:28)
Jesus is going to fill the unsaved Jewish remnant with his Holy Spirit during the 70th Week. And he is going to pour out his spirit on the unsaved gentiles as well so they are all receptive to the Gospel. He will also fill Christians with his Spirit (there is a difference between simply having the indwelling Spirit and being filled with the Spirit), allowing them to be strong and testify during this challenging time. So it is probably the New Covenant that is "strengthened" as well.
Some might say, "Hey, wait a minute. Jesus isn't the one stopping the sacrifice, the Antichrist is." The Antichrist does physically stop the sacrifice but Jesus is permitting it. In the Septuagint, Dan. 9:26 says that the temple and the city were destroyed by Jesus and the coming prince! In the same way, Jesus is permitting the ending of the temple sacrifices.
Is there an Antichrist Covenant?
Yes, I believe there is, but this is the important point: it most likely isn't the sign of the beginning if the 70th Week. In Isa. 28:15, this covenant is called the Covenant with Death and the Grave. In Ezek. 38:8, we see the Antichrist (Gog) invading Israel as a community of "unwalled" villages (they assume they are safe). In Joel 3:2, God enters into judgment with the Antichrist forces because they "divided" the land.
And in Rev. 6:2, the rider of the white horse (Antichrist) is already carrying a "bow with no arrows." I believe this is symbolic of the Covenant with Death and the Grave. But notice, he is carrying it prior to riding forth on the white horse. So in my mind, the covenant may precede the 70th Week.
So to me, although a peace treaty is something to "watch for" and be aware of, it isn't "the" Sign that the 70th Week has begun. In fact, I don't think there is a sign that the 70th Week has begun. Jesus gave us 3 seals that will open prior to the Abomination of Desolation at the fourth seal, and we should watch for these.
This is an incredibly important, yet subtle, prophecy nuance.
So should we keep a watch for a peace treaty with Israel? Yes.
Is it necessarily negotiated by the Antichrist himself? If "he" in Dan. 9:27 isn't the Antichrist, he may or may not negotiate it. I think he might, but we should be very careful about drawing too many assumptions about that aspect.
We don't identify the Antichrist by the peace treaty, we identify him when he sits in the Temple of God and acts as if he is God! And we don't identify the beginning of the 70th Week by the peace treaty either. The Peace treaty is a sign that the end is coming, but it isn't THE "Sign."


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Girls Camp Adventures
I know Girls Camp is not everyone's cup of herbal tea, but I love it. I always come away with new skills or insights. For example, one year I learned that the quickest way to fill water balloons is via the tubes in the toilet tank. Another year I observed that girls singing hymns to a counselor who claims to be in the throws of a demonic possession will not in fact cast out the crazy. Two counselors from other countries informed me that in some cultures, "Only sluts go to college." Other insights include: accidentally doubling the butter in the chocolate sheet cake recipe is a GOOD thing; making the camp director go skinny dipping with you ensures that you will not get busted; never let anyone put you in traditional Guatemalan dress for skit night unless you weigh less than 100 pounds.
I discovered this year's bonus while sleeping in the "library" (a cabin with a few book shelves). I found an LDS romance novel that made me almost wet myself. I am so excited to share the synopsis of Love Beyond Tomorrow with you all that I can hardly stand it. "Lauren Holt is tired of the dating scene and the heart-ache of dead end relationships." Alrighty, I think, this jaded heroine is probably in her mid twenties, which, by Mormon standards, makes her practically an old maid. But wait…"So when the time comes to start her FRESHMAN year at BYU-Idaho, she is thrilled to leave the boys behind." Shouldn't all relationships for a high schooler be "dead-end?"
The drama continues for our teenager: "But love has other plans for Lauren. She soon meets Ben Morrison—a handsome, intelligent man, who, unlike the boys, isn't intimidated by her softball skills." Is this killing you, or is it just me? If I had a nickel for every relationship that ended due to softball intimidation… Now here is my favorite part: "Lauren is surprised to learn that Ben has transferred from Harvard blah blah blah." I'm sorry, I had to stop and reread that line a few times. Yes, it does in fact say that Ben has transferred from Harvard to BYU-Idaho. I'm pretty sure that just doesn't happen. (Aside from Kim Clark, but that's a little different) No disrespect to BYU-I. I'm a cougar myself and the closest I've come to attending Harvard was teaching ESL to nannies and grad students at their extension school. And the fact that my parents are more proud of that part-time job than they were when I got my masters from the Y leads me to conclude that nobody in their right mind bails on an Ivy League for Ricks. Just saying.
"Lauren is surprised to learn that Ben has worked his way into her heart. But can she take another chance on love? Or will everything fall apart when Ben suddenly faces a life-altering crisis?" I wish I could tell you the nature of his crisis (Spiritual? Intellectual? Sexual? Maybe his credits won't transfer.) But I do know that I planned on taking the book home with me. Not just to show it off to all my friends, but mostly to keep it away from unsuspecting campers who might read it and actually believe one could be romantically washed up as an 18 year old. But I didn't get a chance. One of my Mia Maids got hold of it and took it to her cabin to read to her group. Apparently they were up all night laughing their heads off. God bless those girl. And God bless Girls Camp.
What are your feelings about Girls Camp? If you went as a girl did you enjoy it or do you have PCSD (post camp stress disorder)?


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Having a bathtub is one of the sweet materials that one will get. They decorate the toilet, make it shiny and give it that welcoming smile. This is an item made with non-slip strips. That prevents from all dangerous slips. The bathtub appliques are one place that needs to take care of daily. It is easy to install. It comes with a package that contains 21 oval tread pieces. Appliques best used on all smooth surfaces. These are little nonslip characters that make bath time to be safe. It is easy to clean a newly purchased bath mat. Clean surface carefully using an everyday cleanser. Dry it properly. Wipe the surface with rubbing alcohol. It will remove all soap easily. Arrange treads in the desired pattern. Remove backing material one thread at a time. Press thread on the surface. Do not touch the thread during installing. Allow newly installed thread to stand for 12 hours before use. A large majority of the population expert opinion on this. Our bath mats designed to give comfort, slip-resistance and a style. There are main factors that determine the overall slip-resistance of a bath mat. Our bath mats use two different materials across a line. The materials are plasticized PVC (vinyl) and natural rubber. Size, hold strength and quantity are important in determining how well a bath mat remains. The cushioning provided by softer bath mats slightly absorbs the pattern of feet while standing on it. This gives more grips while standing. Surfaces with more rigid properties have to compensate by using a more course. There is the variety of surface and pattern designs on bath mats. The surface designs of the rubber and extra-long mats are very similar. Pebble mat is unique.
The bath products are available in the classic design. There are cartoon-inspired Tub Tattoos that kids love. A kid-approved favorite. The clownfish design is our bestselling Tub Tattoo. Many people consider bathtub as a solution to repair their old tubs. But people do not realize the advantage and especially the disadvantage of bathtub refinishing. Removing the old tub and installing a new one is often the best solution for a lifetime repair. Especially when tub cracks. The choice between a bath and shower impact everything from energy bills to the safety of family members. Climbing in and out of the bathtub can be difficult for the old people. Since it is an open shower water comes out and gathers on the floor. One can slip and get hurt when getting out of the shower. This conserves water. It is easy to soak and lie down in a bathtub. Wastage of water is less than a shower. Their presence at the home increases the home value. Kids attract more towards that. It makes bathing young children easier than shower stalls. Using a bathtub has some disadvantages also. The hot water increases the body temperature which causes dilate blood vessels. Sometimes it improves the health of lungs and heart. It degrades quickly after the first year. Bath mats remove the painted surfaces.


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Marc Andreessen, co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and co-founder of Netscape, says "Bitcoin gives us, for the first time, a way for one Internet user to transfer a unique piece of digital property to another Internet user. The consequences of this breakthrough are hard to overstate."
I'm currently an advisory board member and strategic marketer for a new Singapore-based startup called Coin Of Sale, which is a simple, free Bitcoin POS (point of sale) software solution for merchants that allows any retail business to safely accept & manage payments in Bitcoin.
Tomas Forgac is the CEO. He's spoken about Bitcoin on Channel News Asia, The Edge, The Straits Times, Channel 8, Global Payment Summit 2013, and Bitcoin Conference 2013. I'm excited to be part of Tomas' new business venture. I'm sure you will be hearing a lot more about Coin Of Sale in 2014!
While it's still unusual to find a business that accepts Bitcoin, an increasing number of popular online merchants have jumped onboard such as TigerDirect.com, Zynga, and Overstock.com. In Singapore, a growing number of small cafes and even a Subway franchise now use Coin Of Sale as their POS software solution for accepting Bitcoins.
More and more Asian merchants are signing up to accept Bitcoins as payments. It's not hard to imagine a "Bitcoins Accepted Here" sticker appearing in storefronts windows very soon, right along side VISA, Mastercard and AMEX.
Go Bitcoin!


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I usually work on Saturdays, but I decided to take a day off and bring my two sons to a 2011 California Yo-Yo contest. I "lost" money in doing so, but heck, life if short. They are growing up fast and the main thing they are going to remember me by is me working on weekends, and I probably would do anything to buy those times back. They really enjoyed the outing, and as usual, I could not resist video'ing the surrounding with my new toy — GH2. The footage didn't look so good on a cheap Panny viewfinder while filming, but the actual turned out much better than I thought it would. I opened the kit lens all the way up at ISO 160 and adjusted the shuttle speed accordingly, between 1/50 to 1/125. Everything was shot flat as possible (-2 in everything) and color graded with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista II afterwards. Most Magic Bullet users tend to oversaturate everything because they can. My goal is to simply enhance the footage, making it pleasing to the eyes, but not so much that it's obvious that it's color manipulated. That's the problem with many block buster movies lately as well. Colorists tend to show off their skills rather than enhancing the footage.
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shrek vs doomguy: a battle of orge proportions
shrek vs doom guy is a wad inspired by the movie shrek by dreamworks. shrek has cloned himself so he can take over the world and make everything in...
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Visualizing Odds RatiosOct 24, 2015 · 1 minute read
Although I haven't had a chance to write it up yet, I like to use dot plots with confidence intervals to visualize regression results, as well. For example, here's a figure from a recent paper (click to open in a new window):
I like how this figure compactly presents four models, allowing for easy comparison. It's a nice complement to regression tables.
Logistic regression presents a problem for this type of graph because they typically should plotted on log scales, not linear. Fortunately, this is pretty easy to do in R and ggplot2. The trick is to use
coord_trans(x = "log10") to transform the axis. There are other ways to do it (e.g.,
scale_x_log10()), but this works with using
scale_x_continuous to set the tick marks and labels.
Here's an example (click to open in a new window):
And here's the code:
library(ggplot2) # Create labels boxLabels = c("Past encounter", "Mutualism WVO:\nNon-hunting wildlife experiences", "Domination WVO:\nEthics of hunting", "Domination WVO:\nWildlife management", "Age", "Education", "Negative attitudes toward box turtles", "Gender") # Enter summary data. boxOdds are the odds ratios (calculated elsewhere), boxCILow is the lower bound of the CI, boxCIHigh is the upper bound. df <- data.frame( yAxis = length(boxLabels):1, boxOdds = c(2.23189,1.315737,1.22866,.8197413,.9802449,.9786673,.6559005,.5929812), boxCILow = c(.7543566,1.016,.9674772,.6463458,.9643047,.864922,.4965308,.3572142), boxCIHigh = c(6.603418,1.703902,1.560353,1.039654,.9964486,1.107371,.8664225,.9843584) ) # Plot p <- ggplot(df, aes(x = boxOdds, y = yAxis)) p + geom_vline(aes(xintercept = 1), size = .25, linetype = "dashed") + geom_errorbarh(aes(xmax = boxCIHigh, xmin = boxCILow), size = .5, height = .2, color = "gray50") + geom_point(size = 3.5, color = "orange") + theme_bw() + theme(panel.grid.minor = element_blank()) + scale_y_continuous(breaks = yAxis, labels = boxLabels) + scale_x_continuous(breaks = seq(0,7,1) ) + coord_trans(x = "log10") + ylab("") + xlab("Odds ratio (log scale)") + annotate(geom = "text", y =1.1, x = 3.5, label ="Model p < 0.001\nPseudo R^2 = 0.10", size = 3.5, hjust = 0) + ggtitle("Intention to remove box turtles from the road")


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Get outdoors – great for your mind, body and soul!
Written by: Ravinder Lilly
Summer's nearly over but it's still a great time to get out and about and enjoy the fresh air. Pick a sport or an activity that you love, and you could feel
more energised
When you exercise, your body releases endorphins, feel-good chemicals that lift your mood. Aerobic exercise burns calories (but you need to exercise fast enough to be a little out of breath yet just about able to hold a conversation) so try to fit in at least half an hour of exercise on most days. Combine this with resistance training (training with weights) and over time, it may also help you to feel more confident about yourself as you firm up, tone up and shift some extra kilos.
Try team sports, cycling, swimming or the gym. Or grab the kids' skipping rope and jump to it! It's hard work but it's worth it.
Get an exercise buddy on board. Whether you want a friend to join you and get fit with you or you just want to hear some positive encouragement, buddies helps to keep you on track towards your fitness goals!
Exercising outside can be exhilarating and healthy, too. However, make sure you protect your skin from the damaging sun. The Cancer Council says, 'UV radiation levels in northern states are higher than southern states, so in some parts of Australia, sun protection is needed all year around at certain times of the day. In these areas, it is safe to go outside without sun protection in the early morning and late afternoon when the UV Index is below 3.'
But a little sun is an important source of bone-building vitamin D. It's made by the action of sunlight on your skin (you can also get some from foods such as fortified cereals and oily fish). So, try an early morning or an evening walk without sunscreen to boost your vitamin D levels. Vitamin D can be surprisingly low in some people. For example, if you are dark skinned (the pigment melanin can interfere with the reaction of sunlight on your skin) are elderly or housebound, if you cover your skin for cultural reasons or you have osteoporosis, your doctor may recommend
a vitamin D supplement.
Getting out in the sunshine encourages your body to produce serotonin, a hormone which regulates your normal sleep-wake cycle, too. So, by getting a little daily sunshine and exercising outdoors, you could sleep more soundly too.
More energised
Exercise regularly and you'll boost your muscle strength and your stamina. Your body will become more efficient at delivering vital oxygen and nutrients to your system helping your heart and lungs work more efficiently. In turn, this means you'll have more energy for daily activities. Try setting the alarm clock to go off half an hour earlier so you can fit in a brisk walk or a cycle. Early morning exercise can even help you start the day feeling more in control. Don't leave exercise too late in the day – this could actually keep you awake and disrupt your sleep patterns!
Remember, if you haven't exercised for some time or if you are being treated by a medical condition, check with your doctor before you start an exercise program.
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Mount Vic has been on our list of the things to see in Wellington since we arrived. We finally tackled it yesterday, except we did it in a lazy way – instead of a 1,5 hike up the hill we took a bus there. 15 minutes and we were close to the summit, shielding our eyes from the bright sun and going aaaahhhh over the spectacular views. You can literally see most of Wellington from there.
The airport that we came so close to yesterday. You can see the landing strip between two bays (Evans Bay and Lyall Bay). It's the coolest little airport!
And here is the dock where we sat yesterday watching the planes land
A plane taking off
From this photo, could you guess you were in a capital city? And that's why they call Wellington the coolest little capital!
Antarctica is due south from this point of New Zealand. No wonder the water in Wellington Bays is freezing!
Here you can see a strip of the beach at Oriental Bay where we would end up just an hour later
On our way back we had a lovely walk through a bush, deeply inhaling pine-scented air and listening to cicadas and birds. Fairly idyllic, until we took a wrong turn and our stroll turned into a steep descent, clutching tree branches and roots and occasionally resorting to butt-scooting.
A tui bird . Tui is one of the symbols of New Zealand and a name of a beer brand. Tuis are unique to New Zealand. Tui are considered to be very intelligent, much like parrots.[8] They also resemble parrots in their ability to clearly imitate human speech,[9] and were trained by Māori to replicate complex speech.[10] Tui are also known for their noisy, unusual call, different for each individual, that combine bellbird-like notes with clicks, cackles, timber-like creaks and groans, and wheezing sounds. Song birds have two voiceboxes[11] and this is what enables them to perform such a myriad of vocalisations. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_%28bird%29)
We used to hear tuis all the time when we lived in Kelburn, so it was lovely to see one again.
When we finally emerged below, on Oriental Parade, we were ready for a swim. The water in Oriental Bay looks amazingly clear, and that day, wish sun rays shining through the water and illuminating the golden sand below, it looked very inviting. We were told that water in Wellington Harbour is much warmer than in Owhiro bay die to it being more sheltered (and as I mentioned before, Owhiro Bay is right in the Cook Strait.) Well, it might have been marginally warmer but still pretty cold. It gets better once you get used to it, but after a short swim my entire body was tingling. It was lovely nonetheless. The beach wasn't too crowded, the air was warm and the sun was still out at around 5 pm
We finally had around and headed for Courtney Place to take the bus back. When we were nearing our bus stop, we heard some drums and decided to investigate. It was a performace by a samba band, Wellington Batucada. It was an unexpected treat and we stayed a while to listen and we know both want to play big bass drums.


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Forget about tents and thin sleeping pads, half-cooked sausages and wet clothes. There are good cyclist welcome hotels all over Norway that offer good 3-course dinner, comfortable beds, a nice shower and laundry facilities.
Many also offer luggage transportation to your next location so you can concentrate on enjoying the trip. You can also use a hotel you like as a base and explore the nice cycling tours in the area. Bike holidays on a Cyclist Welcome destination will give you not only a nice exercise and a wonderful relaxing contrast to your busy everyday life, but also lots of nice cycling experiences.
By bike you can explore small roads and side roads at a comfortable pace. Suddenly you can find new places and unknown natural pearls while get the sensation of a little easier life, nothing urgent. Just enjoy the cycling tour as far as you please, as challenging as you please.
The simplest is to buy a package of quality hotels including breakfast, take-away lunch and 3-course dinner. The risk is that you may get accompanied by other nice cyclists on the trip.
The packages from Discover Norway (former Norske Bygdeopplevelser), are ready-to-go incl. accommodation, dinner, bikes and luggage transport ready booked. Here are some of the nice packages from discover-norway.no:
Lofoten is Amazing – Midnight sun, beautiful scenery's, picturesque fishing villages, museums and art galleries.
A biking holiday in Lofoten is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Around virtually every corner you will find new, indescribably beautiful sceneries. The nature in Lofoten is powerful and impressive, with green mountains and towering peaks rising straight from the sea. Small fjords, marshes, lakes and wooded slopes wedges itself in between. On the flat plains, at the foot of the mountains, you find farms and small fishing villages.
The Arctic Coast, from Tromsø to Svolvær in Northern Norway, is a paradise for those who want a real bicycle adventure. You'll discover dramatic coastlines, sandy beaches, and traditional fishing villages. Take a deep breath, and fill your lungs with fresh sea air as you set off into an exciting and beautiful landscape made up by mountain peaks, ocean, fjords and islands.
From the lively city of Tromsø, the route enters beautiful and varied nature along the fjords, before you meet the ocean at the idyllic island, Sommarøy.
From the lively city of Tromsø, surrounded by mountains, fjords and islands, the cycling trip goes south through beautiful and varied sceneries. You meet the ocean at the the island Sommarøy. The trip continues by ferry to Senja, Norway's second largest island. The road along the west coast of Senja to Gryllefjord, winds through a magnificent and rough landscape, uphill and downhill – in and out of fjords.
A bike ride along the Helgeland coast, in Northern Norway, offers spectacular scenery, with towering peaks, stunning ocean vistas and sheltered bays.
There are thousands of islands in all kinds of sizes and shapes. You cycle along fjords, over bridges, and at the foot of majestic mountains. Every day you'll have the spectacular views of famous Norwegian landmarks: The Seven Sisters mountain range, The Mount Dønnamannen and Torghatten. You also get to visit the island of Vega, and the island of Lovund, which is known for its large colony of puffins.
Helgeland is a unique, open landscape of sea and land, which also reflects the way fishermen and farmers have lived during the past 1500 years, still maintained as a vibrant community.
The Hardanger-fjord route includes some of the finest sceneries Norway has to offer, with spectacular view of the fjords, mountains and glacier. When you bike, you get these great visual impressions in slow motion.
The tour starts with a train ride from Bergen to Voss. Hardanger is known for being Norway's largest supplier of fruits and berries. You bike through areas with beautiful fruit farms. Early summer offers a great blooming season, and during late summer and fall the fruit can be bought at farm stands along the road. Help yourself and put money in a box.
The tour runs partially on less trafficated, picturesque roads, and partially on roads with more traffic. You go up- and down hills, and along fjords. Ferry crossings offers rests and time to enjoy the view from the fjord. You also get to bike the new spectacular Hardangerfjord Bridge. The biking tour ends in the small village – Rosendal, and we recommend a visit to the old Barony.
Discover Bergen and the Fjords south of Bergen. The Hardangerfjord Express Boat takes you from Bergen to Rosendal through an adventurous nature of mountains and fjords.
From Rosendal you cycle in a varied and hilly landscape. You get to experience a little bit of Norway in miniature, with mountains, fjords, islands and lush hills. In the east, you can catch sight of the imposing glacier plateau, Folgefonna.
The trip starts and ends with accommodation in Bergen.
One of Norway's finest cycling routs crosses mountains and valleys in Valdres: "Mjølkevegen" (the old milk route) was voted the third nicest cycling route in Norway in 2009. The route runs through beautiful mountain landscapes. The entire route from Vinstra to Gol is at approx. 250 km.
Discover Norway has picked beautiful part of the route, running from Beitostølen to Fagernes. This is a five-day all-inclusive package tour. It's a tough stretch, which crosses mountains and runs down valleys. Along the way you experience beautiful mountain areas and pass by one of Norway's largest summer farm areas.
Valdres is one of the finest biking areas in Norway, and we want to share this hidden paradise with you.
This round trip is suitable for families with children from age 8, and other beginners.
You bike on a mountain plateau, 800 – 1000 meters above sea level. This area is also called The Forecourt of Jotunheimen National park. The area offers magnificent views towards mountain peaks towering more than 2 000 meters above sea level.
The mountain range between Valdres and Hallingdal features one of Norways largest, and most active mountain farm areas. You'll probably meet sheeps, goats and cows along the way. You also get the opportunity to join activities like farm visits, horseback riding, canoe paddling, hiking and swimming.
Book your favourite place of accommodation in a Cyclist Welcome Destination, and you are guaranteed to have a comfortable cycling holiday with lots of possibilities for both long and shorter bike trips:
Geilo er et sykkeleldorado for hele familien med et bredt tilbud innen terrengsykling, med både familiesykling, stisykling og ekstremsykling. Geilo er også et fint utgangspunkt for flere flotte sykkelruter som Rallarvegen og Hallingdalsruta (Oslo-Bergen), Numedalsruta og Mjølkevegen.
Midt mellom Valdres, Hemsedal og Hallingdal ligger Golsfjellet, i enden av Mjølkevegen og kort vei til endeløse herlige sykkelveier på fjellet. Et fantastisk område for barn på egen sykkel, med milevis med grusveier nesten uten biltrafikk og bratte stigninger. Stort aktivitetstilbud og kort vei til komfortable overnattingssteder.
Mellom holmer og skjær, på nederste delen av det langstrakte land, ligger den idylliske byen Grimstad, med hvite trehus og mange sommerturister.
Grimstad har vakre naturområder, museer og andre ting som er verd å se og som er lett tilgjengelig med sykkel. Lang eller kort tur, langs strendene eller i innlandet, du velger selv. Bruk en hel dag på en runde, eller ta deg en treningstur. Velg selv etter form, vær og føreforhold.
Why not try something new this year? On the Helgeland coast you can cycle effortlessly from island to island. Stop often, rest on white lime beaches, fill your lungs with the lovely scent of salt sea, and enjoy the beautiful mountains around you.Soon you will realize that cycling must be the best way to get around Helgeland. You are the one who decide the speed and how strenuous it is to be.
Velkommen til Smøla – sykkelparadiset ute ved havet. Øykommunen Smøla ligger helt ytterst mot Atlanterhavet mellom byene Kristiansund og Trondheim. Her er det et særpreg du ikke finner maken til, med lyngheier og en fantastisk skjærgård som består av mer enn 5800 øyer, holmer og skjær. Smøla har norges største lavlandsslette – tenk opplevelsen av å sykle over […]
The region south of Bergen offers a variety of cycling routes both from island to island and along the fjord by the Folgefonna National park. Combine a lovely cycling holiday with great hiking possibilities, easy accessible by car or boat from Bergen / Haugesund / Stavanger.
The varied landscape of Valdres is perfect for cycling enthusiasts in all ages. Here you will find miles of beautiful bike trails including one of the finest mountain areas in Norway. Combine a cycling trip with other activities like hiking, fishing, farm visits and exciting dining and cultural experiences.


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You might remember Savana and Ranger's senior portrait session at Tanglewood Park … now it's time to share some of the images from their family session!
I loved their boots and baseball tees – it was a great combination to keep things in the same color family, yet not be too "matchy-matchy" for their family portraits.
Of course, we captured a few of Mom and Dad…as well as just the kids!
Savana, thank you again for selecting Simply Southern Photography for your senior pictures…and your family session! I've truly enjoyed getting to know all of you (and Ranger) through your photographs!
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It's no secret that major auto shows have had a tough go of it lately as auto executives blanch at the high costs of creating and operating a booth amid shrinking marketing budgets. And in a predictable pattern, one executive's decision to pull out of a show provides justification for others who were on the fence. The result, as seen in Paris and Detroit, is a cascade effect that threatens the economic survival of the shows.
Last month, Hyundai Motor America's top marketer, Dean Evans, made this exact point in an interview with Automotive News. An auto show, Evans rightly pointed out, is "the only place I know where I can put my car and people will pay money to look at it. And we don't like that why?"
Evans also rightly noted that auto shows are an especially useful way to increase engagement with the dealer body. Dealers "like auto shows," Evans said. "They like running a special during auto show week."
With the notable exception of Tesla, the axiom still holds true: Automakers build cars, dealers sell cars, and the two must work together to market their shared product. Yet when automakers skip out on auto shows, they shirk their shared responsibility to their dealers. They also send a cold message to their existing customers, who visit an auto show searching in vain for the latest model from the brand they've already chosen.
The floor space and potential sales they're so cavalierly ceding to competitors — often the hungry challenger brands that no one saw coming — may not be available when they return.
There's no doubt that the traditional auto show format — two days of costly, manufactured media hype, followed by an anticlimactic public expo — is overdue for an update. The media landscape today is vastly different from even five or 10 years ago, and automakers have a right to respond to the changes.
But the answer is not to pull out of auto shows altogether. It's to elevate them again to their original purpose: marketing — and selling — automobiles to consumers.


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A friend in ministry recently asked me to share some thoughts about collaboration in ministry for an article she is writing . . .
Thought I'd share my response to her with you guys:
Where do you see various fields in the marketplace reaping the benefits of collaboration?
The arena in today's marketplace that seems to have the edge in collaboration is one of the church's greatest competitors, the entertainment industry. Two companies I love, Pixar, with their intentional creative climates, and Disney, with their out of this world Imagineers, can base a large portion of their success on bringing the right people to the table in order to not just come up with great ideas, but to also see those ideas come to life on screen and in wonderful parks.
Random thoughts about collaboration:
1. When I make the choice as a leader to not invite others in on a project I choose a final product that is destined for mediocrity . . . it's a path that will never lead to what could have been . . .
2. When we as leaders choose not to collaborate, we are exposing bad stewardship on our part by not utilizing one of God's greatest blessings toward our ministries . . . the time, gifts, and ideas that come from the wonderful people in our churches and in our community.
3. Choosing not to collaborate is like choosing to not use a single dollar of your budget . . . people and money are both wonderful resources that help us in ministry, but the difference is that people are more valuable . . .
4. The path of going "solo" comes with a heavy load that eventually transforms into a burden that caps growth and robs us of joy . . .
How have you worked to collaborate with others in ministry? (within your church and beyond)
In every event I try and think through a win/win not just for Kids Min but for other ministries in the church . . . and then I bring those leaders in and we all dream together. For example: When we landed on trying out Trunk or Treat for the first time we decided to do it on one of our scheduled Worship Nights for adults . . . which would benefit the Worship team by bringing in even more numbers and it would be a treat for our families as well . . .
I'm working on uniting other Kids Pastors in our area so that we can collaborate more . . . we could learn from each other, plan events together, and even share equipment as needed . . .
I always try and bring in business leaders from our community (who mainly attend Grace) to help make events and our Sunday morning experiences even better . . . military leaders know how to lead adults well, restaurant owners can lead adults and help with planning for food, building contractors can sit down with me and think through costs for building supplies for sets . . .


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Awesome Videos to Watch Now
Amazing Christmas Commercial Video | Sainsbury's Evoke 1914 World War I Truce
The Christmas adverts released by several retailers are becoming more epic every year, as they try to compete with each other for business. At least that's the case in the UK.
This video shows the new Christmas 2014 commercial for Sainsbury's supermarkets. And it's one that will surely tug at your heartstrings.
2014 marks 100 years since the outbreak of World War I. And one of the enduring images from 1914 is that of the two sides agreeing to stop fighting over Christmas.
The Sainsbury's ad uses this magical moment from history to remind us that Christmas is for sharing. And you know what? They're absolutely right.


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This Sunday, we begin a four-week series on Paul's letter to the Philippians. Our passage for this week is the greeting portion of the letter. Paul is re-establishing contact with the community he nurtured and preparing the groundwork for the instruction that will follow, in the letter's body. It is clear that there is a fondness on Paul's part for this community, and he lays on the sweet talk pretty thick, in words about the hugeness of his thanksgiving for this community and their work. All the guidance he will offer them about how to be Christ's church will build on his gratitude for their good work.
Join us this Sunday as we imagine what a letter to DHPC might look like. How might we be inspired by our good work to heed the nudgings of the Spirit towards God's ever reforming call to share the gospel in the world?
- Scripture: Philippians 1:1-18a
- Theme: Keep Up the Good Work
I hope to see you this Memorial Day weekend as we pause to thank God for the freedoms we are blessed to have and those who gave their lives that we might worship freely and pursue abundant life, in God, for self and neighbor.
See you in church,


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Can you remember seeing a giraffe for the first time? Tasting a pineapple? Touching a cactus? Probably not, because in these modern times everyone is very knowing – knowledge is at our fingertips and it can sometimes feel as if there is nothing new to discover. The awe and excitement from that moment has been lost because these objects and experiences have become ordinary to us.
But if we travel back in time a few hundred years, before the age of globalisation, people were encountering new foods, animals, plants, peoples and cultures for the first time as overseas trade routes opened up. This new book reflects the wonderment and curiosity of these new experiences. Based on the historical collections of the British Library, it uses extracts from a wide variety of sources to reveal the reactions and thoughts of Europeans as they visited new places, tasted new foods and encountered strange animals, peoples and plants for the first time.
Claire Cock-Starkey was series editor for all six editions of Schott's Almanac. Her previous books include The Georgian Art of Gambling (2013) and How to Skin a Lion (2014).


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Inclusion League Kickoff!
We spent this past Saturday having lots of fun hitting balls, having water balloon relay race, playing volleyball with some gigantic balls, cookie decorating and cookie eating at an Inclusion League Kickoff!! My sisterinlaw, Jill, and her children enjoyed the fun as well!
Nanette's daughter, Betsy, has a heart for special needs children. One of our children is special needs and she had so much fun with all of the activities and the best part is that it is inclusive so all of my toddlers were able to participate! She had a vision of an inclusion league and she is in the beginning of seeing this vision come to past! Here are some pics of our Saturday fun at the Inclusion League Kickoff! Click here to get more info!


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ARP or Address Resolution Protocol is protocol for mapping MAC addresses of neighbor devices to an IP address. The ARP entries are built for faster resolution to the devices your computer constantly sends or receives data from. List of entries mapping MAC address to IP address on your computer is called ARP tale.
To view or display the active ARP entries, issue this command;
arp -a
To clear or delete the ARP entries from your computer, issue the commands below:
arp -a