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1 Chronicles 7-10 New International Version (NIV)
7 The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—four in all.
2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
3 The son of Uzzi:
The sons of Izrahiah:
Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4 According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
6 Three sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker and Jediael.
7 The sons of Bela:
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
8 The sons of Beker:
Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. 9 Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.
10 The son of Jediael:
The sons of Bilhan:
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites[a] the descendants of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem[b]—the descendants of Bilhah.
14 The descendants of Manasseh:
Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. 15 Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's name was Maakah.
Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 Makir's wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 The son of Ulam:
These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were:
Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
20 The descendants of Ephraim:
Shuthelah, Bered his son,
Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,
Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son
and Shuthelah his son.
Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[c] because there had been misfortune in his family. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,[d]
Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son
and Joshua his son.
28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
30 The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.
33 The sons of Japhlet:
Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.
These were Japhlet's sons.
34 The sons of Shomer:
Ahi, Rohgah,[e] Hubbah and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem:
Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah:
Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran[f] and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether:
Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla:
Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
40 All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.
The Genealogy of Saul the Benjamite
8 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn,
Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.
3 The sons of Bela were:
Addar, Gera, Abihud,[g] 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.
6 These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9 By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10 Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11 By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages), 13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25 Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeiel[h] the father[i] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.
His wife's name was Maakah, 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[j] Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker 32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[k]
34 The son of Jonathan:
Merib-Baal,[l] who was the father of Micah.
35 The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza. 37 Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 The sons of his brother Eshek:
Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
9 All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
The People in Jerusalem
2 Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
3 Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:
4 Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
5 Of the Shelanites[m]:
Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6 Of the Zerahites:
The people from Judah numbered 690.
7 Of the Benjamites:
Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.
9 The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.
10 Of the priests:
Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;
11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;
12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
13 The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.
14 Of the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite; 15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph; 16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 The gatekeepers:
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief 18 being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites. 19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. 20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him. 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
22 Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer. 23 They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord—the house called the tent of meeting. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south. 25 Their fellow Levites in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods. 26 But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God. 27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out. 29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices. 30 But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices. 31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.
33 Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.
34 All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
The Genealogy of Saul
35 Jeiel the father[n] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.
His wife's name was Maakah, 36 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth. 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[o]
40 The son of Jonathan:
Merib-Baal,[p] who was the father of Micah.
41 The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melek, Tahrea and Ahaz.[q]
42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah[r] was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza. 43 Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.
44 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Saul Takes His Life
10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me."
But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. 6 So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.
7 When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.
11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
13 Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
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God Freaks Self Out By Lying Awake Contemplating Own Immortality
THE HEAVENS—Sources close to God reported Thursday that the Creator of the Universe and Author of Our Eternal Salvation suffered a crippling bout of existential dread this week, lying awake all night as He pondered His own immortality.
According to reports, God then got up, put on His robes, and paced through the heavens, feeling a sense of dread in the pit of His stomach as He contemplated His overwhelming significance in the grand scheme of things.
Reasoning that He would be able to calm down if He just had something to take His all-knowing mind off everything, God reportedly read 1,000 books and created several million new nebulae, but sources said the Supreme Being's thoughts inevitably returned to the inescapable fact that He is ultimately trapped for all eternity in the infinite expanse of the cosmos.
"F***, it's already three in the morning," continued God, forcing Himself to take several deep breaths. "I have so much to do tomorrow, and now I'm going to be exhausted."
After returning to bed, the Almighty reportedly spent several minutes trying to get comfortable, first piling on blankets because He was cold, and later kicking them off because He grew too hot.
"Okay, calm down—I just need to get some shut-eye, that's all," said God, grabbing fistfuls of His long white hair as He tried to make Himself sleepy by counting clouds passing by overhead. "That's one, two, three, four, five—five trillion years from now I'm still going to be here, for blank's sake. Mine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory in this vast emptiness, this limitless black nothingness that goes on and on forever and ever and ever and there is no end and it will just be me, eternally alone, for all of time."
"What is the point—I mean, seriously, what's the point?" God added.
At press time, sources confirmed the Lord had fallen asleep after resolving that first thing in the morning He would create an immortal dog or cat to keep Him company for the rest of eternity
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So, if we have a 2200mah 5C battery (2200 divided by 1,000 = 2.2), we have 2.2 as our base number, which we then multiply against the charge rating of "5C" which gives us a number of 11 – (2.2 x 5 = 11). What this means is that at a 5C rating, a 2200mah Pulse battery is capable of being charged at 11.0A amps of power.
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There are tutorials available for use of DataNucleus with HBase for JDO and for JPA
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Good afternoon, my name is Joel Krajewski, I am the Flight Director for Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, particular.
Now, today is the 8th of March 2004. Today on Spirit it is sol 64. Our general goal for this week is to drive to the crater rim. Yesterday on sol 63 we got our longest drive so far, 35 meters. That left us around 80 meters away from the crater rim. Today, we are gonna try to make it a little further yet, another 25 to 30 meters today. This morning we sent up the commands to achieve that and in about an hour we are gonna get the downlink to find out how we did. All systems on Spirit are healthy and so we are good to drive.
On Opportunity it is the end of sol 43. The general goal, the three sols on opportunity, is to grind a rock known as Flatrock.
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If at first you do not succeed try, try again. That is what the Houston Dynamo did from the penalty spot Thursday night and it turned out in their favor as Colin Clark scored from the spot to give the home side a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake.
Clark came through in the 94st minute, burying his PK attempt straight down the middle just 16 minutes after teammate Brad Davis had his PK attempt saved by RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando.
The first 75 minutes was a match of push and pull as both clubs dealt with big absences due to international call-ups, injury or illness.
The teams struggled to find their feet, but RSL forward Fabian Espíndola — making his first start since August 18 in place of Alvaro Saborío — provided the early chances. The striker forced a fantastic kick-save from Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall in the 11th minute and then, in the 19th, had a good look on goal until the Dynamo's Ricardo Clark made a well-timed recovery tackle to quell the danger.
Action lulled for much of the match, until the final 15 minutes, when a PK call in favor of the Dynamo ignited the action.
In a Houston counterattack in the 75th minute, Macoumba Kandji squared a ball toward the center of the box for a streaking Will Bruin. Although Bruin failed to get to the ball, RSL defender Chris Schuler followed through and knocked the Dynamo striker to the ground with a shove from behind, prompting referee Ismail Elfath to point to the spot.
Davis stepped up to the ball, but Rimando made a great diving save to his left to keep it scoreless.
Just four minutes later, it was Hall's turn to make a heroic stop. RSL defender Nat Borchers directed a corner kick service off the ground and to the far post only to see Hall make the acrobatic save.
The two goalkeepers then traded big stops again. First, in the 84th minute, Corey Ashe served a ball for Bruin, who headed the ball from close range only to see his effort blocked by Rimando.
Then, with only a minute left in regulation, it was Hall's turn to step up as RSL's Ned Grabavoy was sprung on a one-v-one only to be stoned by the Dynamo netminder.
Once in stoppage, when it looked as though the teams would settle for the scoreless tie, Rimando made the grave mistake of rushing off his line to punch a crossed ball away only to run over Kandji in the process.
This time it was Colin Clark who stepped up to take the penalty kick and drove the ball hard down the middle to give his team three big points.
The victory snapped a four-game winless streak for Houston, who next play on September 14, when they travel to face Eastern Conference leaders Sporting KC (7:30 pm CT, NBC Sports Network).
Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, return to action on September 18, when they travel to Panamá to take on Tauro in Champions League action. They return to MLS play on September 22, when they host the Portland Timbers (7 pm CT, NBC Sports Network).
Houston Dynamo (12-7-9) vs. Real Salt Lake (14-11-4)
September 6, 2012 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 18,452
Scoring Summary:
HOU: Colin Clark 1 (penalty) 90+4
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell (Cam Weaver 74), Ricardo Clark, Corey Ashe; Calen Carr, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis; Macoumba Kandji, Will Bruin (Alex Dixon 89), Colin Clark
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Brian Ching, Josue Soto
Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler; Jonny Steele, Yordany Alvarez, Javier Morales, Ned Grabavoy; Paulo Jr. (Emiliano Bonfigli 45), Fabian Espindola (Luis Gil 83)
Substitues not used: Kyle Reynish, Jamison Olave, Enzo Martinez, Sebastian Velasquez, Justin Braun
Misconduct Summary:
HOU: Colin Clark (caution) 64
HOU: Calen Carr (caution) 64
RSL: Jonny Steele (caution) 84
Referee: Ismael Elfath
Referee's Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Craig Lowry
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On a day where Newt Gingrich picked up the endorsement of former "first dude" Todd Palin of Alaska, there are plenty of other celebrity endorsements to go around.
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Todd is not the only celebrity husband to pick a side.
Reality TV star Jim Bob Duggar showed up in Iowa in support of Rick Santorum.
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Duggar's wife, Michelle also created a video supporting the former Pennsylvania senator, posting it on their family's blog.
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"What I like about Ron Paul is... the fact that he can recognize that what works for one person in their own individual community is not what is going to work blanketed across the entire country," said Cami Parker, star of HBO's "Cathouse" series.
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Primary season is in full swing, and that means the Republican presidential candidates are wooing not only voters but also high-profile endorsements. So far this season, celebrity endorsers have brought a little punch to the campaign trail - and a lot of levity.
We start with former Republican presidential nominee John McCain, who has endorsed Mitt Romney. But at a campaign stop in South Carolina, McCain had this surprise for the pro-Romney crowd.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: I am confident, with the leadership and the backing of the American people, President Obama will turn this country around. We believe in America. We believe that our best days are ahead of us. President...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: President Romney, Senator.
MCCAIN: Excuse me, President Romney. President Romney.
MCCAIN: President Romney (makes noise).
BLOCK: The surging campaign of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum got a very different endorsement ahead of the Iowa caucuses. It came from the world of reality TV.
JIM BOB DUGGAR: I'm Jim Bob Duggar with "19 Kids and Counting." And I've got with me - I've got - here is Jill and Josh and Jinger. And we have brought 12 of our 19 children here to Iowa to help, hopefully, put Rick Santorum over the top.
CORNISH: Duggar is no political novice. He publicly backed Mike Huckabee in 2008. But some of his fellow celebrity endorsers are new to the game.
REP. RON PAUL: Does anybody here know the name Kelly Clarkson?
CORNISH: You might have heard of her, the pop singer and "American Idol" winner. That's Texas congressman Ron Paul, talking about what it was like to win Kelly Clarkson's Twitter endorsement. In this case, Clarkson may have gotten as much out of it as he did.
PAUL: She endorsed me a couple weeks ago, and something happened because - I have to admit, I didn't know a whole lot about her, but I do know that our supporters were so enthusiastic about it, they went up and bumped up her sales - of her records - by 600 percent.
BLOCK: As Kelly Clarkson told NPR's Guy Raz, her endorsement of Ron Paul was really done on a lark.
KELLY CLARKSON: I was like, sitting at home with my brother watching "Leno," and I was like, man - I was like, I like this dude. I liked him the last time around. All the stuff he's going for is like, whether - whatever, regardless the topic, he's all for states' rights, and I think that that's very important.
BLOCK: Ron Paul, in fact, is feeling a lot of love from Hollywood types - or make that Carson City, Nevada, types. Add to the list Cami Parker, star of the HBO reality series "Cathouse." She's a legal prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch.
CAMI PARKER: What I like about Ron Paul is the fact that he can recognize that what works for one person in their own, individual community is not what is going to work blanketed across the entire country. And the right for each individual community to do what works for them is really, really smart.
BLOCK: Parker and her fellow working girls even launched a Pimpin' for Paul campaign.
PARKER: Any customer that comes into the Bunny Ranch and says, I'm pimping for Paul, gets a great discount off his party. And there's over 500 girls licensed here, and we all vote as a bloc. So we're hoping that people will listen to us because we do have a voice.
BLOCK: Finally, rock star Kid Rock has allowed Mitt Romney to use his song "Born Free" as a campaign anthem.
BLOCK: But Kid Rock wrote on his blog that doesn't mean he's endorsing Romney. He says any candidate can use the song - though he did say any contender bold enough to use another song of his, called "So Hott," has a good shot at winning his vote.
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The Church Choir sing in the Sunday Morning Services and meet to practice on a Friday evening at 6pm in St Andrew's Church. Every Sunday morning in the Service they enjoy singing an anthem.
The Church Choir also sing at various Weddings and Funerals and other services throughout the year including Diocesan and Deanery Choral Festivals, Edithmead Flower Festival, the towns civic service, Christmas and Easter services and the Church Concerts.
For events and services the choir will be attending please see the Church Diary on the What's on page.
Bless, O Lord, us thy servants who minister in thy temple; grant that what we sing with our lips we may believe in our hearts, and what we believe in our hearts we may shed forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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Millwood recalls his no-no at the Vet
Kevin Millwood wasn't expecting anything special when he took the mound on the unseasonably warm afternoon of April 27, 2003, at Veterans Stadium. He was off to a good start. So were the Phillies. But the season wasn't even a month old yet. And, besides, Millwood was worried about his stuff while throwing in the bullpen.
"Warming up, I didn't think it was going to be a real good day at all," the right-hander recalled. "I remember walking into the dugout and thinking that I'd better figure out something pretty quick or it was going to be a bad day and a long flight to Los Angeles."
Between then and the time that the team charter lifted off, though, something clicked. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET, Millwood threw his first pitch to Giants leadoff hitter Ray Durham. Two hours and 35 minutes later, a fly ball hit by Marquis Grissom settled into the glove of center fielder Ricky Ledee, and Millwood had nailed down the ninth no-hitter in Phils history.
"I don't know [what changed]," Millwood said.. "Once I got on the mound, everything just kind of fell into place, and I just kind of did what I was used to doing."
With a moving fastball complemented by a sharp slider and curve, Millwood threw 108 pitches (72 for strikes) and struck out 10.
Nearing the 10th anniversary of that memorable day, Millwood is 38 years old and recently retired. He's keeping busy around the house and coaches Little League. Asked for his recollections, the first thing Millwood mentioned was the attendance; the 40,016 on hand was twice as many as the first two games of the series.
"It was the Phanatic's birthday, so we had a pretty good crowd there, which made it extra special," he said with a laugh. "Other than that, it was pretty much just a game."
At least it was until Millwood began retiring the Giants hitters one after another. He walked Durham to start the game, but Durham was thrown out trying to steal by catcher Mike Lieberthal. Only two more Giants reached base, both on walks.
Millwood realized early on that he had a chance to make history. And with each passing inning, the anticipation in the Vet's blue seats grew. When he struck out Barry Bonds to end the seventh, with the Phillies ahead, 1-0, the fans erupted.
"The lead is on the line, the no-hitter is on the line, everything's on the line," Millwood said after the game. "But when I got through Bonds, I knew I had a shot."
As soon as the game ended, Millwood was mobbed on the mound.
"It was kind of mayhem," he said. "Everybody ran out there, which made it really cool. It seemed like everybody on the team had nearly as much fun as I did.
"In the clubhouse, everybody was just congratulating me and having fun with it. I don't remember much more. It was a little foggy after that. I know I went back out onto the field to wave to the fans, then did the whole press-conference thing in another room. It just seemed like the whole team was happy about it and having a good time."
Getting Millwood from the Braves for catcher Johnny Estrada was only one of the high-profile moves the Phils made going into the 2003 season; they also signed free agents Jim Thome and David Bell as they prepared to move into Citizens Bank Park the following season. Philadelphia made the deal knowing that Millwood could be a free agent at the end of the year, and after the no-hitter, the club presented him with an autographed guitar from his favorite singer: country superstar Toby Keith.
Millwood ended up signing a one-year extension for 2004, then went to the Indians, where he posted a 2.86 ERA the following year. He also pitched in Texas, Baltimore, Colorado and Seattle. Last June, pitching for the Mariners, Millwood no-hit the Dodgers through six innings then had to leave the game with a mild groin strain. Five relievers pitched in to complete the combined no-no.
In his two years with the Phillies, Millwood was 23-18 with a 4.34 ERA. He was with other teams longer, had greater success with other clubs. But April 27, 2003, assured that Millwood will always have a spot in franchise lore.
And Millwood will always have a reminder of that day. Prominently displayed in his Gainesville, Fla., home is the Keith guitar.
"I'm still a big fan of his. I haven't changed my taste in music," Millwood said, laughing again. "I'll keep that until I turn it over to my kids when I'm six feet under, I guess."
Millwood's no-hitter assures that he'll have a spot in Phillies history even longer than that.


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2014 Mercedes C-Class review
We try the new Mercedes C-Class in the UK for the first time. Can it trouble the best executive saloons, including the BMW 3 Series?...
The new Mercedes C-Class has a seriously tough job on its hands. Not only does it have to beat the brilliant BMW 3 Series, it also has to fend off competition from the slightly smaller but considerably cheaper Audi A3 Saloon, as well as larger rivals, including the new Audi A6 Ultra.
To help it do that, Merc's latest executive car has an impressive arsenal of technology. All models get a new touchpad controller, along with a collision-prevention system that can automatically apply the brakes to prevent you running into the car in front. The 2014 C-Class also becomes the first compact executive car available with air suspension which, in theory, should provide a cosseting ride.
The new C-Class will initially be offered with a single petrol engine (a 182bhp 2.0 turbo badged C200) and a couple of 2.1-litre diesels – one with 168bhp (C220 Bluetec) and the other with 202bhp (C250 Bluetec). However, plenty more engines will follow, including a 99g/km C200 Bluetec diesel and a C300 diesel hybrid that will emit just 94g/km of CO2.
Rather less sensible options will include a 4.0-litre turbo V8 AMG, while all engines in the new C-Class range will be available with Mercedes' 4Matic four-wheel drive system from 2015.
What's the 2014 Mercedes C-Class like to drive?
The C220 Bluetec is expected to be the biggest seller and it's easy to see why; it pulls strongly from low revs and the swift acceleration continues beyond 4000rpm. Meanwhile, the C250 Bluetec has quite a bit more mid-range oomph, but isn't really worth the £1000 premium.
The optional seven-speed auto gearbox (which 83% of buyers are expected to go for) works well with both engines. It resists changing down when you just want to build speed gradually, and can even sync with the sat-nav to preselect the optimum gear for upcoming hills and corners. It's a bit jerky around town, though.
Going for the auto gearbox increases CO2 emissions slightly, but they're still on a par with automatic versions of rivals like the BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics and Volvo S60 D4.
The C200 Bluetec is even more efficient. The 134bhp 1.6-litre Renault-sourced diesel engine fitted to this model keeps CO2 emissions down to just 99g/km, and the standard six-speed manual 'box is light and easy to use. Performance is decidedly mediocre, though – you have to work the engine hard to get anywhere in a hurry.
The outgoing C-Class was one of the least refined cars in its class. Its diesel engines were noisy and coarse, and motorway journeys were accompanied by far too much wind noise. The good news is the new model is quieter than its predecessor. The bad news is that all the diesel engines still sound decidedly gruff, and there's far too much wind and road noise at a steady 70mph.
However, the optional Airmatic suspension – an £895 option on Sport and AMG Line versions – does a properly good job of keeping things comfortable on the motorway, where the C-Class lopes along in a manner that would shame some luxury limos. We'd definitely recommend it as an option.
Things are less impressive over sharp-edged bumps and potholes in urban environments, though, which all too often send violent jolts through the cabin. We've tried the C220 and C250 on standard suspension in the UK, and although it deals reasonably well with long crests and cambers, it rarely settles in town. On anything but a very smooth surface, the ride is bouncy, jostling those inside.
The AMG Line version we tried - which is lowered by 15mm and rides on 18-inch wheels as standard - was particularly uncomfortable on the typical country roads we drove, and created more road noise too. This drop in ride quality is not accompanied by a noticeable increase in body control either.
On models with the Airmatic suspension fitted, switching to 'Sport' tightens up the suspension, to the point where you can hustle the Merc along a country road surprisingly quickly. The C-Class never feels quite as sharp or as fun as a BMW 3 Series or an Audi A3 Saloon, mind, and its steering, while precise, doesn't always react how you expect it to in fast corners.
What's the 2014 Mercedes C-Class like inside?
Interior quality was never a strength of the old C-Class, but it's one of this new model's biggest assets. Every surface looks and feels a grade above what you'll find in a BMW 3 Series, while most of the buttons and switches feel solid and well damped.
Range-topping AMG Line models are classier still, because these have their dashboards wrapped in imitation leather and figure-hugging sports seats.
All models come with a seven-inch colour screen that's controlled using a rotary dial and touchpad positioned between the front seats. You can scroll through the on-screen menus using just the touchpad, swiping left and right to cycle through functions, and pinching to zoom in on maps.
Most of the time, though, you're better off sticking with the rotary dial, which is quicker and easier to use on the move. It's just a pity that whichever method you use, the on-screen menus aren't as intuitive as the ones in BMW's iDrive system.
Even seriously long-legged drivers will have no problem getting comfortable thanks to an enormous amount of front legroom, and there's plenty of front headroom, too – even in cars equipped with the optional panoramic roof.
The glass roof does impinge on rear headroom, although six footers will still fit and things aren't that much worse than in the back of a BMW 3 Series. You just have to be careful not to bash your head when getting in – the swooping roofline makes this easy to do.
Officially, boot space is on a par with a BMW 3 Series (at 480 litres), and the load bay is easily wide enough for a set of golf clubs. Split-folding rear seats are standard on all but the cheapest versions, and lie flush with the boot floor when dropped.
Entry-level SE cars come with 16-inch alloys, manmade leather seats, climate and cruise controls, a reversing camera, rain-sensing wipers and a DAB radio.
Sport trim (which adds £1995 to the price) gets you a 17-inch alloys, flashier interior trim, heated front seats, LED headlights, lower suspension, front and rear parking sensors, sports seats and split-folding rear seats. The sat-nav system on this version is not very well intergrated into the rest of the infotainment system, and nor is it as intuitive as similar systems in Mercedes' rivals from Audi and BMW.
The top-the-range AMG Line (pictured) comes with even larger 18-inch alloys, an AMG bodykit, a leather-wrapped dashboard, sports suspension and gearshift paddles (if you've specced an automatic gearbox).
Should I buy one?
The new C-Class has a lot going for it. It's well-equipped, reasonably practical and has a much classier interior than its closest rival, the BMW 3 Series. It also sets new safety standards in the exectutive class.
It's even comparatively cheap to lease, and while company car tax bills are slightly higher than those of an equivalent automatic 3 Series, they are at least competitive.
Sadly, the Mercedes isn't as good to drive as many rivals – including the 3 Series and A3 Saloon – thanks to its so-so handling and crashy low-speed ride. It's also let down by its noisy diesel engines and a considerable amount of road noise.
All things considered, then, the new C-Class just falls short of troubling the class leaders.
What Car? says...
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Specifications:
Engine size 2.0-litre turbo petrol
Price from £26,855
Power 182bhp
Torque 221lb ft
0-62mph 7.5 seconds
Top speed 147mph
Fuel economy 53.2mpg
CO2 123g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 d Specifications:
Engine size 2.1-litre diesel
Price from £29,365
Power 168bhp
Torque 295lb ft
0-62mph 7.7 seconds
Top speed 145mph
Fuel economy 72.7mpg
CO2 103g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 d Bluetec Specifications:
Engine size 2.1-litre diesel
Price from £32,020
Power 202bhp
Torque 369lb ft
0-62mph 6.6sec
Top speed 152mph
Fuel economy 72.7mpg
CO2 103g/km
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Horace Ward Bailey was a native Vermonter who served the state in many capacities, from state Senator and U. S. Marshall to State Railroad Commissioner and member of the Champlain Tercentenary Commission, but he may well be best remembered for his collection of Vermont pamphlets, which "was one of the most complete in the country and included some of the rarest known specimens of the early days of the history of the State," according to a memorial volume written by his friends.
After Mr. Bailey's death in 1914, his collection of Vermont pamphlets was purchased from his estate for the library at Middlebury College. For many decades this collection of 130 bound volumes of pamphlets had a paper index, but was otherwise uncataloged and unused. Thanks to a recently completed ten-year project by the Catalog Department, the pamphlets have been cataloged, and the most unique and interesting pamphlets are being digitized as well.
The earliest pamphlet in the collection dates back to 1794 and other pamphlets date from the very early 1800's to Bailey's death in 1914 and cover a broad range of topics, from town histories to railroad annual reports and a report on the Dred Scott decision on slavery. As we celebrate the quadricentennial of the discovery of Lake Champlain by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, it is worth noting that there is an extensive collection of materials on the Lake Champlain and Hudson River Tercentenary among the Bailey Pamphlets.
All of the cataloged pamphlets (well over 900) can be found in Midcat by doing a title search on Bailey's Collection of Vermont Pamphlets. The pamphlets are shelved in the locked portion of the Vermont Collection, which is in Special Collections.
Many thanks go to the staff of the Catalog Department for their hard work and tenacity in completing this ambitious project.


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Taylor Armstrong arrives at Hollywood Today Live in L.A. Brandi Glanville attended a birthday bash for Vivica A. Fox, and Joyce Giraud stepped out for the 29th Annual Imagen Awards. Traci Braxton was photographed on the set of her Video Shoot for her song entitled "Last Call" and Stevie J. attended a party with Joseline Hernandez.
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About EURISGIC
Geomagnetically induced currents (GIC), occurring during magnetic storms, pose a natural disaster risk to the reliable operation of electric power transmission grids.
The EURISGIC EU/FP7 project will produce the first European-wide real-time prototype forecast service of GIC in power systems, based on in-situ solar wind observations and comprehensive simulations of the Earth's magnetosphere.
By utilising geomagnetic recordings, we will also derive the first map of the statistical risk of large GIC throughout Europe. Because the most intense geomagnetic storms constitute the most remarkable threat, with a risk of power grid blackouts and destruction of transformers, we will also investigate worst-case GIC scenarios based on historical data.
EURISGIC will exploit the knowledge and advanced modelling methods developed in Europe and North America. Close communication throughout the project with a stakeholder advisory group will help in directing the research and outreach appropriately.
The results of this study will help in the future design of more robust and secure protection against GIC in power transmission grids in Europe, which are anticipated to become increasingly interconnected and geographically wider.
GIC are observed in power transmission grids, oil and gas pipelines, telecommunication cables and railways. This project focuses on high-voltage power transmission networks, which are probably currently the most susceptible to GIC effects.
Geomagnetic storms cover large geographical regions, at times the whole globe. Consequently, power networks are rightly described as being European critical infrastructures whose disruption or destruction would have a significant impact on at least two member states.


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World's Worst Hypnotist Can't Wake Up Teenage Girls Under His Spell
It occurred like a scene in a Hitchcock film — a young hypnotist, apparently teetering on the amateur side of the trade, left a group of students at an all-girls school deep in hypnotic limbo before calling on a the skills of a colleague in order to bring them to.
It all started when hypnotist, Maxime Nadeau showed up to do a hypnotism showcase for a group of 12- and 13-year-old girls last week in Quebec, Canada.
During the show, the young hypnotist put a small group of girls under a trance while the others simply enjoyed the performance. But when it came time to wake the hypnotized girls up from the trance, he couldn't — no matter how hard he tried.
One would think that putting a group of underage girls under a hypnosis and not being able to wake them up would be a relatively good reason to start panicking. However, Nadeau said there was never anything to worry about.
"Being in a trance is a state of well-being," Nadeau explained. "I wasn't stressed. I knew they would get out of it."
Yet, Nadeau was never able to snap them out of it himself.
He was forced to call on the assistance of his trainer, Richard Whithead, who could not do anything to help Nadeau until after he arrived from his home an hour later.
When he got there, Whithead not only found several students under the effects of "mass hypnosis," but also a bunch of angry parents and teachers looking to eat Nadeau alive in the event that their children were permanently zombified.
In order to bring the girls out of the trance-like state, Whithead said that he went through the process of re-hypnotizing the girls and then pulled them out of it with a stern voice.
Incidentally, school administrators learned that hypnosis is not recommended for people under the age of 14, since apparently, young people are particularly sensitive to the experience.


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Even though those supporting the massive income tax decreases in Kansas already are touting its success while detractors point out its failure, the truth of the matter is that nobody knows for sure. Not yet, anyway.
The full effect of removing almost half the state's revenue stream only will begin to surface in fiscal year 2014, which starts July 1. The first full year that results will be easily identified won't be until FY2015.
While we remain in the camp that does not believe any trickle-down miracle will occur in the Sunflower State, we might never have the chance to prove we were correct.
Long before then, the Kansas Supreme Court will have rendered its decision in Gannon vs. Kansas. It's not likely that Gov. Sam Brownback nor any member of the Legislature have forgotten about the school-funding lawsuit but, based on the two-year budget now signed into law, they made no provision for losing the case. We shall see if that is by design, depending on what transpires after the high court rules.
When decided by the District Court of Shawnee County earlier this year, the state was told its current education funding system not only was inadequate -- it was unconstitutional. The three-judge panel was not arbitrarily assuming an activist role by ruling for the plaintiff school districts, nor were they usurping the authority of lawmakers. Instead the judges relied on the precedents set in both Montoy cases, which used the Legislature's own identified costs of providing suitable and fair funding for K-12 public education.
It is unlikely the Kansas Supreme Court will be any less reliant on the judicial precedents. Which means the Legislature shortchanged school districts by approximately $400 million this year. That deficit grows in the upcoming school year and will hit $657 million in fiscal year 2015, according to analysis from the Kansas State Department of Education.
Yet the budget that was fashioned after 10 days of overtime and much consternation about raising the state sales tax to fill holes already created has no contingency for a negative ruling from the Supreme Court. At a minimum, legislators might be looking at coming up with $1.5 billion. In all likelihood, the amount will be significantly higher.
As we mentioned, the governor and lawmakers were aware of this potential liability. In order to sway the odds in their favor, two tactics were employed.
The first was to seek mediation of the court case. This is a move generally requested by the party with the weaker argument. If the school districts agree to some lesser amount, which we don't anticipate, the Supreme Court would still have to approve the compromise.
The second tactic was an attempt to change the way state judges are appointed. While progress was made with appellate level jurists, Supreme Court judges were not affected.
The remaining card in the governor's hand is how to assess blame if the state is compelled to produce billions more dollars for the schools. Should all the new tax breaks for businesses and wealthier Kansans need to be rescinded, heads will need to roll. And if Brownback or members of the Legislature attempt to blame the court or the schools, that blame will be misplaced.
Legislators set the funding formula, the amount of base aid per pupil, and the more-or-less equalizing local option budget into law. Solid research was utilized, as was the guiding principle of doing the right thing for school children.
Self-imposed revenue shortages created by massive tax breaks was based on unproven theories and guided by the principle of redistributing wealth to those who already have it. Any finger-pointing when the Kansas Supreme Court unveils its decision later this year will need to be directed at those who caused the problem.
Editorial by Patrick Lowry


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