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Was out imaging a Sunrise when a couple Sun dogs formed, very pretty and long.
I thought to myself, what a beautiful backdrop for a piece of my Libyan Desert Glass so I ran home hoping that the dogs would still be there when I got back, they were, and took a pic.
You can actually see a little of a Solar Pillar coming up through the middle of the glass. What exactly is Libyan Desert Glass?
Just back in 1998 an Italian Mineralogist Vincenzo de Michele was visiting the Egyptian Museum in Cairo when he happened to notice the scarab in one of King Tutankhamun's breastplates. The Egyptians said it was a semi precious stone used in some of the Egyptian's Pharaoh's jewelery back in the day. Vincenzo had his doubts and did some research on the scarab and found it to be glass. He then remembered back in 1932 when British explorer Patrick Clayton found this yellow green glass in the Sahara desert. Comparing it to some of the found pieces he concluded they were identical. So the mystery of this beautiful glass started, how was it made and where did it come from?
Further investigation and chemical analysis showed that the dark streaks in some of the collected samples and in my first image sample with the Sun dogs, were made up of Osmium and Iridium, both very rare and something you would not expect to find in surface rocks on Earth but are very common in meteorites. Long story short using computer models and simulations they found that the samples were probably created by an asteroid's or comet's arial burst around 28 million years ago. They figure an asteroid or comet, 120 meters in diameter hit our atmosphere at around 20 kms a second, broke up just before it hit the ground creating temperatures and a fire storm as hot as the surface of the Sun melting the surrounding sand, when the sand cooled quickly it formed this glass.
There is another theory as well. " The Altlantis Blueprint" puts forth the theory that the ancients, and by ancient I mean more so then the Egyptians, understood all about nuclear power and that some incident involving nuclear power or weapons created the desert glass, very interesting, not something I really go for but still cool to read.
Roger sent me his first Earthshine image of the Moon, great shot Roger!! Roger is getting all geared up for the Moon /Pleiades conjunction this coming Tuesday night. The Moon and Pleiades will be traveling together throughout the night but will be closest around 9:30 pm CST.
I'll leave you now with a YouTube video of part one of the special "Fireball of Tutankhamun"
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sun Dogs and Desert Glass
67 comments:
- RW said...
Awe inspiring dogs Bob! I am with you on the Atlantis theory, very interesting, but I'm not going for that either.
The Moon Pleiades conjunction hopefully will receive some clear sky and great photo opportunities!
- January 31, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- S-V-H said...
Very interesting video, Bob! And the sun dog photos are impressing.
Sue's Daily Photography
- January 31, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- KML said...
You have the most unique pieces of meteorites. You actually own them - so lucky! Thanks for sharing it and the story behind it with us.
- January 31, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Brian Steele said...
LTP Bob. (remember the exclamation marks embedded within the acronym).
You've brought me to a life crisis. A sky-guy having a cooler rock collection than a geologist...
'Scuse me while I go bawl in a corner.
- January 31, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Majase Cyc said...
Love the "dogs" Bob and it's a perfect combination with that glass in the photo.
Personally, I think that stuff is from UFO's. Now stay with me here...
Ever heard of frozen toilet water falling from the sky out of airplanes?
Within the vacuum of space, who's to say what kinds of molecular transformation this stuff goes through when aliens flush their waste. It's got to go somewhere, right?
Eventually, it falls to earth, breaks apart, and voila! you got desert glass. And from the color of that stuff, I think they are probably vegetarians.
- January 31, 2009 at 5:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
this is beautifull pictures...:-)
- January 31, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- kRiZcPEc said...
thanks for sharing the making of that glass, cheers.
- January 31, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Roger, and good luck with the Moon Pleiades too.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:32 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Susanne,and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well, Brian, you both have cooler collections than I do. I mostly have man-made bits of orbital debris.
I thought the dogs were cool but the story about the glass is even cooler. As always, Bob, a pleasure.
- January 31, 2009 at 10:34 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Kathy, I have a cool collection, I find that touching old rocks from space to be very exciting, yep, that's my life now,lol.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:35 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, thanks Brian.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Majase Cyc, lol, ya know , that was probably my favorite explanation, especially about the vegetarian part,lol.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks MJ, and thanks again for dropping by.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks kRiZ cPEc, and cheers right back at you.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Stephanie, oooh, you got what? it sounds like something I would covet,lol, really.\m/\m/
- January 31, 2009 at 10:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, that glass is really interesting. I would love to see it in person. Is it smooth? This is so interesting, did they ever decide how it was made?
Love and Blessings,
- February 1, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- Anonymous said...
Those are astounding. What a history!
I'm definitely going to need to use this in a story somewhere.
- February 1, 2009 at 2:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
It sounds much more exciting than it actually is. All I have is a representative sample of what they shoot in the 2-stage light gas guns to simulate orbital debris at abotu 6-7 km/s. Mostly, they use tiny spheres of aluminum (which is what I have, 1mm in diameter) and shoot them at different spacecraft materials to gauge the effects.
Check out <here for cool information about the facility and here for a sample of a hypervelocity impact captured on film.
- February 1, 2009 at 7:08 AM
- brexians said...
a very interesting and informative post...
great photos
thanks for sharing
- February 1, 2009 at 8:05 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi AngelBaby, it is very smooth in certain areas, in others it has little thumbprints caused by it falling back down to the ground after they were exploded into the air, they have a consensus it was a meteor or comet exploding in midair and melting the sand.\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Cool Ravyn, let me know and I'll read it.\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
That is too cool Stephanie, I will check out those sites, thanks!\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 8:12 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Anuritpios and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Joe Blow said...
That was fantastic. I remember seeing the PBS special on the Lyban Glass. an I should have known that you would have a piece. Just too funny. You are definitely on top of everything. Your house must resemble a science museum.
Happy stargazing
- February 1, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- GagayMD said...
i like your photos here so much! awesome files you have here..happy blogging, anyway.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, it was a great show swubird, I watched it when it first came out and a few times since, lol, I have a few displays, it kind of does look like a science museum around here.\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks GAGAY, glad you like the photos.\m/\m/
- February 1, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Genie said...
First thing I did upon reading this entry was review your sundog photo on Stumble. Amazing capture! That's nothing new on your blog, of course.
Dang, now I have to go add Libyan Desert Glass to my wishlist. Bet I could find a nice (and pricey) bit of jewelry made with it!
I loved Roger's recent moon shots! They are gorgeous!
- February 2, 2009 at 12:33 AM
- Bhavesh Chhatbar said...
This is called being at the right place at the right time with the right equipment with the right material, and most importantly, with the right creativity.
- February 2, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Genie, I appreciate the stumble, and don't forget about the Moon/Pleiades Tuesday night.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 7:35 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Bhavesh, always appreciate your dropping by.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 7:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Very interesting to read about the desert glass and the theories behind it. In Indian mythology, there are extensive descriptions of nuclear energy and even weapons.
And Sun dogs? I hear these days about slum dogs.. ;-)
- February 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Max Coutinho said...
Hey Bob! :D
Happy Monday, my friend!
Have I told you how much I love your photos? I do; and this week you have proved, once more, to deserve the title of "Lord of the Astropics" *bowing*!
Now, what is Libyan Desert Glass? Let's read your explanation...
This is one gorgeous breastpiece...my God! Those Egyptians had good taste...
Wow...this makes sense...the way the glass was formed. But, doesn't this make it rare and thus precious (as precious as a gem)?
Aaaah, I prefer the first explanation...
The second one reminded me of the movie "Stargate"...
Congrats, Roger!! Great pic! :D
About the video: I love when scientists speak of intuition - it gives me the hope that one day, science and spirituality may hold hands and open the doors to unlimited discoveries with much more accurate explanations.
That scarab is gorgeous, isn't it?
Loved the video, Bob...thanks for sharing! :D
Have a marvellous week!
- February 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- Sherer said...
Very cool Sun Dogs! Its like Sun Month at BHAA. \m/ Anything interesting in the sky right now I should check out?
- February 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Priyank, and very interesting about Indian mythology about nuclear energy and weapons, I'll have to look into it.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks so much max, it is a very cool glass, nothing else lik it on Earth, very cool.
Lol, I know about the Stargate, made me think of it as well, now Priyank above stated in his comment about nuclear energy and weapons back in the day as well, then there was "Chariots of the Gods", a very cool show that hinted of aliens before, even during the time of the Egyptians, may not be true but still very interesting.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, thanks Jesse, the main thing to look forward to is the major conjunction of the Moon and Pleiades tomorrow night, should be pretty cool.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yeah.. I cant wait for the conjunction either.. Hope I'll get a good shot of it..
- February 2, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Good luck with your imaging of the conjunction Cashmere.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- SEDONA said...
visiting u with a smile:-)
- February 2, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks SEDONA, and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- February 2, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Unknown said...
Amazing pictures and great information. From what I understand there is a special energy in stones or glass formed by meteorites. Like the stories about moldavite. Thanks for sharing!
- February 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Jackie said...
I'm back to blogging Bob and oh brother am I glad to finally make it by here.
This is absolutely fascinating. I watch a lot of discovery t.v. and this is my first to hear of this.
As for the Moon Pleiades conjunction I can only cry that it will be 2 more weeks before my telephoto lens arrive.
Oh I hope it gets here sooner! I always have loved your site. I have missed you.
Happy day!
- February 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
wow, great photos, i've never seen a sun dog personally, it is great you were able to experience and photograph the phenomenon.
- February 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Marvin said...
Very cool!
- February 3, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Anne, you are so right, I will be talking about the healing power in a later post.
- February 3, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Shinade, good to see you back again and thanks for the great review at Entrecard!!\m/\m/
- February 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks betchai, sundogs always amaze me.\m/\m/
- February 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Marvin the Martian.\m/\m/
- February 3, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Lynda Lehmann said...
Bob, I saw the Tutankamen exhibit when it was in NYC, about 30 years ago. It was interesting, but I could hear some ladies talking and what they said, in view of the historic significance of the exhibit, floored me. "Well my goodness, the color of his sandals matches exactly, the color of my kitchen wallpaper!" Hope they took more profound observations than that, home with them that day!
A great post here, very interesting. Maybe no one will ever really know where that glass comes from. I've never even heard of the two elements you mentioned. But then, chemistry class was SO long ago!
Your GIFs are just breathtaking!
- February 3, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Lynda, lol about the ladies at the King Tut exhibit, I really want to go see it someday. Glad you like the animations, they to me are so relaxing and cool, glad Anna told me about the site to create them.\m/\m/
- February 4, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Speedcat Hollydale said...
A couple of months ago I did a post on sun dogs. At 7:30 AM with an air temp of -16 and blustery winds, the most brilliant and massive sundogs formed. I had never seen any that compaired in the past. They were so incredible that they were the top story on the local Minnesota news that night.
I caught some fairly good pictures myself.
- February 4, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi Speedy, I remember reading your post, they were great dogs, temps for mine were -43c. \m/\m/
- February 5, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Dorothy said...
Fascinating I watch the whole thing.
Dorothy from grammology
- February 7, 2009 at 4:18 AM
- Rose DesRochers said...
Very impressing Bob. You certainly have an eye for this stuff.
- February 7, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bob, just finished watching all parts of the video with my partner. We love such stuff, please post anything you find, there is an assured audience :)
- February 8, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Dorothy, it was a pretty cool show, have it saved on my pvr
- February 9, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Rose.\m/\m/
- February 9, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Glad you guys liked it Priyank, I've watched it tons of times, I really want to go hunt for them in person.\m/\m/
- February 9, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- myonlyphoto said...
Hey Bob interesting stuff about the Sun Dogs. And I throwed away all my broken glass pieces collected thinking they are all bear glasses, lol, they probably were too :))). Anna :) BTW excellent pictures as always.
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ROSCOE, S.D. — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologize for ripping up prairieland to plant corn.
Across the Dakotas and Nebraska, more than 1 million acres of the Great Plains are giving way to corn fields as farmers transform the wild expanse that once served as the backdrop for American pioneers.
This expansion of the Corn Belt is fueled in part by America's green energy policy, which requires oil companies to blend billions of gallons of corn ethanol into their gasoline. In 2010, fuel became the number one use for corn in America, a title it held in 2011 and 2012 and narrowly lost this year. That helps keep prices high.
''It's not hard to do the math there as to what's profitable to have,'' Malsam said. ''I think an ethanol plant is a farmer's friend.''
What the green-energy program has made profitable, however, is far from green. A policy intended to reduce global warming is encouraging a farming practice that actually could worsen it.
That's because plowing into untouched grassland releases carbon dioxide that has been naturally locked in the soil. It also increases erosion and requires farmers to use fertilizers and other industrial chemicals. In turn, that destroys native plants and wipes out wildlife habitats.
It appeared so damaging that scientists warned that America's corn-for-ethanol policy would fail as strategy to combat global warming if too many farmers plowed over virgin land.
The Obama administration argued that would not happen. But the administration didn't set up a way to monitor whether it actually happened.
It did.
More than 1.2 million acres of grassland have been lost since the federal government required that gasoline be blended with increasing amounts of ethanol, an Associated Press analysis of satellite data found. Plots that were wild grass or pastureland seven years ago are now corn and soybean fields.
In South Dakota, more than 370,000 acres of grassland have been uprooted and farmed since 2006. In Edmunds County, a rural community about two hours north of the capital, Pierre, at least 42,000 acres of grassland have become cropland — one of the largest turnovers in the region.
Malsam runs a 13-square-mile family farm there. He grows corn, soybeans, and wheat, then rents out his grassland for grazing. Each year, the family converts another 160 acres from grass to cropland.
Chemicals kill the grass. Machines remove the rocks. Then tractors plow it three times to break up the sod and prepare it for planting.
Scattered among fields of 7-foot tall corn and thigh-high soybeans, some stretches of grassland still exist. Cattle munch on some grass. And ''prairie potholes'' — natural ponds ranging from small pools to larger lakes — support a smattering of ducks, geese, pelicans, and herons.
Yet within a mile of Malsam's farm, federal satellite data show, more than 300 acres of grassland have been converted to soybeans and corn since 2006.
Jeff Lautt, chief executive of Poet, which operates ethanol refineries across the country, including in South Dakota, said it's up to farmers how to use their land.
''The last I checked, it is still an open market. And farmers that own land are free to farm their land to the extent they think they can make money on it or whatever purpose they need,'' he said.
Corn prices more than doubled in the years after Congress passed the ethanol mandate in 2007. Now, Malsam said, farmers can make about $500 an acre planting corn.


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The Ordon Rift Crusade was a campaign undertaken by the Red Scorpions Space Marine Chapter into the perilous Ordon Rift region deep within the interstellar wilderness of the southwestern regions of the Segmentum Tempestus in the 39th Millennium. Filled with spatial rapids, gravitic storms and other lethal phenomena, the exact circumstances of the Red Scorpions' extended voyage into this hazardous area remain unknown.
For more than 300 Terran years, the Chapter remained out of contact with the Imperium and were thought lost. The Red Scorpions have a reputation for fighting alone as often as they have fought alongside the ranks of the Imperium's other warriors, and although they have faced defeat several times, they have always returned again from the abyss to draw their blades in the Emperor's service.
After the Red Scorpions' triumphant reappearance during the Battle of the Grey Sisters against the Night Lords Traitor Legion on Oriflame, it was established that the Chapter had founded an orbital battle station named Vigil around the Feral World of Zaebus Minoris deep within the Ordon Rift as a permanent base.
Since its discovery, the Red Scorpions and a handful of high-ranking members of the Administratum have kept the exact location of the Zaebus System, and the safe routes through the treacherous passages required to reach it, a secret, thus ensuring their security and the safety of their recruiting stock.
- Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pp. 82-83


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Faith briefs from area churches.
Trinity Church - Episcopal and Presbyterian
Morning worship on Dec. 2 will be led by the Rev. Doyle Turner of Waubun, a former vicar of Trinity church. The service begins at 9 a.m. with coffee and fellowship time to follow. On Wednesday, Dec. 5 there will be morning prayer at 9 a.m. and Trinity Women will gather at the home of Gloria DeHaut at noon for their annual Christmas luncheon; RSVP required. Trinity Church is a unique partnership recognized by the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota and the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is located at Court Ave. and Third St. W. in Park Rapids, and is handicap accessible. Look for the red doors. For more information Visit the website, www.trinityparkrapids.org for more information and to see the church calendar.
St. Johns Lutheran (Park Rapids)
Join us for worship this Sunday at 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. The sermon is titled, "Straighten Up Your Heads," based on Luke 21:25-26. Bible study is held between services at 9:15 a.m. Advent midweek worship begins Wednesday, Dec. 5 with services at noon and 6 p.m. The theme this year is "What Child is This?" St. Johns also sponsors "The Lutheran Hour," broadcast on KPRM 870AM at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This week's topic is "Reality Therapy," based on Ruth 1-2. St. Johns (LCMS) is located on Highway 34 across from the Hubbard County Fairgrounds. For more information, contact the church at 732-9783 or visit our website at www.stjohnspr.org.
Riverside United Methodist Church
Join us in worship this season of Advent at Riverside United Methodist Church, Highway 71 North in Park Rapids. Worship is led by Pastors Chip and Lori Nielsen. Riverside offers a traditional service at 8:30 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:30 a.m., with a staffed nursery available at both services. Riverside's building is handicap accessible, and a bus service is available within Park Rapids city limits to the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Call the church office at 732-5205 to schedule a pick-up. This Sunday begins a new sermon series, "The Carols of Christmas." Pastor Chip Nielsen will use the carol "Angels We Have Heard on High" for his message, with Scripture reading from the Gospel of Luke. Communion will be served at each service and is open to everyone. Call the church office at 732-5205 for more information about worship, outreach and programming, or visit the website at www.riversideumcchurch.com. Become a fan on Facebook.
Calvary Lutheran Church
Calvary Lutheran Church welcomes all for services. Saturday Service will be at 5:30 pm. Sunday we will have services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with Communion at the earlier service. Carl Hammer pancake breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10 a.m. with a freewill offering. Coffee and fellowship will be at 9 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall. Total Impact Bible study for high school is at 7 a.m. Monday at Bella Café. Text study of the next Sunday reading will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Luther Room. Christian Life Study Group will meet at 5 p.m. Monday. OWLS Breakfast is at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Cottage House in Menahga. Tai Chi will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in the youth commons. Release time will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. K-5 after-school program begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Bell choir is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Senior League will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the fellowship hall. Calvary Singers will practice at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Heritage Living Center Bible Study will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Card game day will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the fellowship hall. Men's Fellowship will meet at 7 a.m. on Friday.
Hubbard United Methodist
"Catch the Hubbard Spirit" at Hubbard United Methodist Church when the lively hymn sing begins at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. We continue with worship at 9 a.m. with Pastor Laurie Kantonen. Join us as we begin our worship series, "Calm and Bright." This week's message is titled "Sleep in Peace," based on select verses of Isaiah 2 and 9. Our choir anthem this week will be "We Need a Silent Night in Here," with words and music by Marsha Jean Moors-Charles. All are invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the Sunday service. Thank God It's Wednesday schedule: 4:30 p.m. Kids' Club and youth group, 5:30 p.m. supper, 6 p.m. worship service and tutoring, 7 p.m. choir practice.
Eastside Christian Church
This Sunday, Eastside Christian Church invites you to worship at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Join us for our new series "Christmas Beyond Borders" throughout December. Wondering what your next step is? Try Next Steps during our 10 a.m. service. Find out what Eastside is all about, what God is doing here, and how you can join us in this exciting journey. Jump in any week. Children from birth through fifth grade are welcome in Kidside during each service. We are located 6 miles southeast of Park Rapids at 16623 State Hwy 87. Check out www.eastside.com
Assemblies of God Church
Sunday school at Assemblies of God begins at 9:30 a.m. for all ages. At 10:30 a.m. there is a praise and worship experience. Wednesday night Bible study is from 7 to 8:15 p.m. for all ages. Office hours at Assemblies of God are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information, call the church at 732-8818. The church is located at 208 Western Ave. South in Park Rapids; half a mile west of the fairgrounds off of Highway 34.
Lakes Area Vineyard Church
Join us for our Sunday morning worship service! We are a community of believers with an outward focus on mission and vision of experiencing God, growing in love and giving it away. Service time is 10 a.m. Vineyard Kids is available for nursery through fourth grade. Vineyard Church is located at 17765 State Hwy 34 in Park Rapids. For more details check us out at www.vineyardchurch.com.
St. John's Lutheran (Akeley)
We are located at the corner of Carroll Street and Pleasant Avenue, one block south of Highway 34 in Akeley. Come and be a part of our church family!
Faithbridge Church
Faithbridge Church worship schedule includes a traditional service at 8:15 a.m. Fellowship time begins at 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. The 10:45 a.m. service is also streamed live from our website. A staffed nursery is available at both services. Wednesday night activities include AWANA God's Path Seekers (GPS), Faith Student Ministries (FSM) and Parents Time Out (coffee and conversation) from 6:55 to 8:30 p.m. Faithbridge is located in Park Rapids on Hwy 71 South. For more information call the church office at 732-1404 or visit www.faithbridgepr.org.
Nevis Church of Christ
Nevis Church of Christ is located at the corner of Pleasant Ave. and Bunyan Trails Road (County Road 2) in Nevis. Services at the church are at 10 a.m. on Sundays, with junior worship during the service. Adult Bible study is at 9 a.m. The church has a bus available for transportation if needed. All are welcome to attend. For more information or to arrange to be picked up for services, call Pastor Paul at 652-3900.
Park Rapids SDA Church
Join the Park Rapids Seventh-Day Adventist Church this Saturday with Sabbath School beginning at 9:30 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. The church is located at 18908 Elisha Dr., a mile and a half west of Park Rapids. For more information visit their website at parkrapidsmn.adventistchurch.org.
Peace Lutheran Church
Sunday morning worship at Peace Lutheran Church (LCMC) begins at 9:30 a.m. Services on the first and third Sundays of the month are a traditional service, and the second and fourth are contemporary. Women's community Bible study meets on Mondays at 1 p.m. Men's Bible study meets at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Follow us on Facebook! The church is located at 24025 State 34 in Nevis. For more information, visit www.peaceluthernnevis.com, call 652-6508, or email email@example.com or email@example.com.
Akeley UMC
The Akeley United Methodist congregation exists to serve the Hubbard County Communities in any way we can. If you are looking for a church home to connect with others and grow in your faith journey, you'll find a place to belong at Akeley UMC! Akeley United Methodist Church is located one block south of the Hwy. 34 & Hwy. 64 intersection, on State 64 in Akeley. Questions? Call 218-252-6251 or 218-652-2572.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church (LCMS) is located at 15 12th St. SE in Menahga. Worship is led by Pastor David Walsh at 9 a.m. Sunday, and a Bible study is held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, call 564-4931 or visit dwallkenobi.wixsite.com/redeemerlutheran.
Heartland Lutheran Community Church
The Heartland Lutheran Community Parish invites all to worship Sunday at 9 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Nevis and 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Akeley. All are welcome at the Lord's Supper every Sunday. Fellowship coffee at First Lutheran begins at 9:30 a.m. and follows the worship at Bethany. Visitors are always welcome! The community dinner at Bethany is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month. All are invited to these free monthly meals, a time for food and fellowship. Bethany prayer chain is at 652-3485 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information go to Facebook, www.flcakeley.org, or www.bethanylutherannevis.org.
Fellowship Baptist Church
Fellowship Baptist Church is located at Pleasant and Main streets in Nevis, half a block east of the giant muskie. Call Pastor Tom Drury at 952-222-0596 for more information.
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is located at 909 W. 8th St., Park Rapids. For more information, call 732-3321 or visit www.fbcpr.org.
Frontline Church
Join us for worship Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Weekly small groups are also available. Pastor Russell Smith's purpose is to introduce Jesus to people and connect them with their destiny in God. Frontline Church is located at 15936 192nd Street in Park Rapids, one mile north of Walmart and one block east of Henrietta Avenue. To contact us, call 237-3727, email email@example.com or visit www.accessfrontline.com.
Grace Community
Grace Community Church of Osage invites all to a worship service on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Preceding the service is Sunday school and an adult Bible class at 9:30 a.m. Following the morning service there is a weekly time of fellowship and refreshments. The church is located one block north of the old schoolhouse in Osage. Grace also hosts a community breakfast each Wednesday at 9 a.m. with a freewill donation. Also available are a women's Bible study Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and an adult Bible study Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Paul McKibben can be reached at 573-3143.
Iglesia Cristo Viene
Damos la bienvenida a nuestros amigos españoles de habla hispana en los Servicios de becas que se celebra todos los sábados a las 4:30 p.m. Iglesia Puente de Fe Fireside Sala del Centro de Vida Familiar en el 1505 Park Ave. S. (Note: This Spanish-language ministry meets in the fireside room at the Faithbridge Church Family Life Center.)
Restoration Christian Church
The Restoration Christian Church currently meets on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. in the basement of the Park Rapids Library. For more information call 237-1700 or visit their website at www.restorechurch.com.
First English Lutheran, Dorset
First English Lutheran Church (LCMS) is located at 20252 State Hwy. 226 in Dorset. The Rev. Chris Davis is pastor. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m. with Sunday school and Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Book club meets at 9 a.m. on Thursdays. A Bible class is at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays. Men's club meets at 8 a.m. the second and fourth Fridays of the month. Lutheran Women's Missionary League meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. For more information, call 732-9466 or visit dorsetlutheran.org.
Community of Hope Church of the Nazarene
Park Rapids Community of Hope Church of the Nazarene, formerly Evergreen Church, invites all to worship service and Bible study every Sunday at 10 a.m., as well as women's group every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and men's group every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in fellowship, study and worship, with a goal of bringing the hope of Christ to the Park Rapids community. Contact Campus Pastor Seth Keysor at 330-1130 for more information, find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PRChurchOftheNazarene, or at www.cohmn.com. The church campus is located at 295 Western Ave. S. in Park Rapids.
New Life Community Church
Join New Life Community Church on a journey to know God better. Sunday school classes for all ages meet every Sunday at 9 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10 a.m. New Life Community Church is a non-denominational church located at 600 Bridge Street in Park Rapids; two blocks north and two blocks west of Holiday gas station.
Bethany Lutheran
Sunday Worship at Bethany Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Menahga begins at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school is on the first and third Sundays of the month at 9:30 a.m. during the school year. The church is located at 59423 140th Street in Menahga. For more information visit www.firstenglishbethany.org or call 564-4610.
Friends In Christ Lutheran
Sunday worship at First In Christ Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Sebeka begins at 9:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school begins at 10:30 a.m. during the school year.
The church is located at 305 5th Street NW in Sebeka at the DAC building. For more information visit www.firstenglishbethany.org or call 564-4610.
First English Lutheran, Menahga
Sunday Worship at First English Lutheran Church (LCMC) in Menahga begins at 8:30 a.m. with Pastor James Hallaway officiating. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. during the school year. The church is located at 17 Main St. NW in Menahga. For more information visit www.firstenglishbethany.org or call 564-4610.
White Oak
Join White Oak Bible Chapel for Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Worship services begin at 11 a.m.
White Oak Bible Chapel is located at 30908 170th St. in Akeley for questions call the church at 652-3848.
Assumption of Our Lady
Sunday Mass at Assumption of Our Lady Catholic church in Menahga begins at 10:30 a.m. Thursday Mass at Green Pines Acres Nursing Home begins at 10 a.m. The church is located at 113 Aspen Ave. in Menahga. For more information contact the church at 564-4509.
Messiah Yahusha
Disciples of Messiah Yahusha are meeting each Sabbath in homes. For more information, call 766-8176.
Gethsemane Lutheran
Join in worship at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Snellman every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion every first and third Sunday of the month. Bible class and Sunday school begin at 9:30 a.m.
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church is located at 305 W. 5th St. in Park Rapids. Mass is at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information, call Father Thomas Friedl at 732-5142 or visit stpeterpr.org.
St. Mary's
Mass is at 11 a.m. on Sunday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and Grotto, 55744 County Road 44 in Two Inlets. For more information, call Father Thomas Friedl at 732-5142 or visit www.stmarys-twoinlets-churchandgrotto.com.


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Sun Sweets: Too Much Chocolate CardSunday, October 05, 2014
I have three posts today...
I got carried away with some chocolate-related cards...
YES! You guessed right! I'm a Chocoholic!!!
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D1615 Sweet as Sugar (Hostess stamp set)
1. CASology Week #115: Chocolate
2. WAW #152: Anything Goes
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The UNTV boycott campaign rooted from the removal of their local tv network from the channel listings of Sofitel Manila Hotel. The #NoToSofitel and #BoycottSofitelPH trending continues.
In line with the ongoing campaign to boycott Sofitel Manila, we would like to share with you all the official statement of the management:
Sofitel Manila's Official Statement on the UNTV Boycott Campaign
"We do not discriminate against any local or international broadcasting television channel. While we supply several television channels for our guests, the channels we air in the hotel are system-limited, and regularly changed based on several factors, including guest feedback and demand.
We are happy to hear the public's concerns, and will consider to re-instate the UNTV Channel if this is a request from our hotel guests".
*The official statement was posted 15th of July 2014 via the official Facebook Page of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila https://www.facebook.com/SofitelManila/posts/10152131396431568
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Beulah updated on Knife River bridge
Proposed bridge work was detailed last week when representatives from the North Dakota Department of Transportation came to town.
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Board members question county payment policy
Nies addition annexed, rezoned
Land beneath of proposed bakery came one step closer to becoming part of Beulah last week when the city's planning and zoning board voted to recommend its inclusion in city limits. During a regularly-scheduled public hearing the board voted unanimously to annex land belonging to Mark and Bonnie Nies into city limits, as well as rezoning it to a C2 (commercial) designation. The board's recommendation to annex and rezone will next come up at a city council meeting. Next up on the board's agenda was a retention pond design for the Latter Day Saints Church in Country Club Estates. City Coordinator Russ Duppong said the pond was needed to regulate any excess runoff that would occur due to additions to the church.
Wellness center moving closer to vote
In one more month Beulah residents will have their chance to vote on a proposed Wellness Center, and advocates for the facility are working hard to get the word out on the many positive aspects of it.
Trashy Affaire coming soon to Beulah
A consumer event focused on repurposed items will be coming to the area for the first time very soon. A "Trashy Affaire" will be held Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Beulah Civic Center, and it's a one-of-a-kind event where the vendors are showing off their skills at turning items that may have once been called junk into art. Marie Johnson and Lynne Wolf are two of the people involved in the practice of finding new uses for old items and are hoping the event will be a resounding success.
Beulah talks economic development
Growth and growing pains were two topics heard this past week that had the Beulah City Council looking forward. Economic Development Director John Phillips updated the council on some long-standing projects that were progressing in the city, as well as some new ones. "The motel project that's proposed for Beulah has equity in place," he said. "For all practical purposes the president of the company is comfortable with local equity that was raised and the equity available for the project. The next step is he will be calling the individual investors in the project."
County, Coyote Creek come to new road agreement
A public hearing ended with a road agreement when the Mercer County Commission heard comments on proposed improvements to a county road south of Beulah. Coyote Creek Mining Company President Jim Melchior was on hand to discuss the current construction and maintenance agreement for County Road 25. The road is a gravel route south of Beulah that would lead from Highway 49 to the company's mining location. Landowners from that area were on hand to offer their perspectives on the idea. The largest concerned seemed to revolve around exactly when the road would be paved. Melchior opened the discussion by stating his company had been working with State's Attorney Jessica Binder on language concerning maintenance.
Candidates named in city, county races
Petitions have been filed in all the elections set for this year, and there will be plenty of names to choose from throughout the county when the June 3 election hits. At the county level, Auditor Shana Brost, Recorder Brenda Cook, Treasurer Darbie Berger, Sheriff Dean Danzeisen and State's Attorney Jessica Binder are all running unopposed. County Commissioners Frank Bitterman, Gary Murray and Wayne Entze have all filed their petitions for re-election. Wes Gunsch and Kirby Entze have also formally declared their intention to run for the open seats. In Beulah, Mayor Darrell Bjerke and Councilors Brant Keller, Kathy Kelsch and Al Kok are running unopposed. Travis Frey and Ben Lenzen are running for the seats that will be left open when Councilors Bob Schutt and Larry Hruby finish out their terms.
Town hall meetings conclude
Few residents turned out for the last of six town hall meetings held recently for the purpose of explaining in detail the hows and whys of a proposed expansion to the Mercer County Courthouse and Detention Center. Commissioners and county department heads were on hand in Beulah Monday night with Architect Scott Fettig, of Klein-McCarthy Architects to offer their perspectives to anyone who had questions on the $9.8 million project. Commission Chairman Gary Murray said that when the courthouse was built in 1963, there were about 2,000 fewer people in the county. The increase in population and the changing needs of the courthouse precipitated the expansion of the facility, he said. State's Attorney Jessica Binder stated that the increase in cases coming into the facility was a good reason to begin looking into expansion. "When I came into office we had 300 adult criminal cases filed," she said. "Last year there were 359, which is a new case every day. Last year we saw more than double the amount of felony controlled substance cases than the year before. That means more inmates and more court appearances."
Two charged in Golden Valley shooting
Two more men have been charged in a recent Golden Valley incident that left two others wounded. Benjamin Schultz and Bryson Snell are each facing one class C felony for their suspected involvement in a possible home intrusion that left both Brett Knudson and homeowner Jeff Gegelman with gunshot wounds.


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Pilots of a Dreamliner that was forced to divert midflight to Kuala Lumpur had to land the plane manually after experiencing computer problems, an Air India spokesman said yesterday.
The Air India plane was en route from Melbourne to New Delhi on Wednesday when it suffered what an official had said were "software glitches" and had to make an emergency landing — the latest in a series of mishaps to hit the Boeing aircraft.
Air India spokesman Praveen Bhatnagar yesterday said that "the commanders lost their confidence in the software system."
"The alternate method available to them was manual landing," Bhatnagar said in New Delhi.
He said the problem was "not serious" and denied local media reports that all three of the plane's navigation computers, which allow the plane to fly long distances on auto pilot, had failed.
More than 200 passengers and crew were stranded overnight in the Malaysian capital after the plane landed safely.
Boeing engineers, who rushed in from Hong Kong, have fixed the problem and the plane was expected to land in Delhi at 8pm yesterday, the airline said. Some passengers who needed to fly to Delhi urgently have been put onto other flights.
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has suffered a series of problems since coming into service two years ago, including a global grounding of its fleet last year over battery system problems.
Air India's Dreamliner fleet has also encountered technical hitches, including an incident where the fuselage panel of a jet fell off while landing in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in October.
The following month, a plane's windshield cracked while landing in Australia, and last month an Air India Dreamliner returned to London after a transponder failure.
In the latest incident, Indian media said the plane's three computers failed simultaneously, forcing the pilots to take the aircraft off autopilot.
"The cockpit software system went blank. The flight landed without any navigation aid," the CNN-IBN news network said, quoting airline sources.
The Dreamliner's troubles have added to the woes of cash-strapped Air India, which itself has been hit by safety scandals, including over some pilots flying with false qualifications in 2001.
Last week, US aviation authorities downgraded India's air safety ranking, saying its aviation safety oversight regime did not comply with international safety standards.
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A new info graphic was released last week that looks at the association between academic grades and health behaviors. The info graphic comes from a special technical report based off of 2013 data from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey. This is a survey conducted every two years in Maine public schools and coordinated by the Maine Departments of Health and Human Services and Education. This new report sheds some new light on how grades and health risks are inter-related and points to where we as a State need to provide new focus to make sure our youth are given every opportunity to thrive and succeed.
The Data
from Student Risk Behavior and Academics, 2013 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) - Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
The inforgraphic focuses on the association between academic grades and smoking, underage drinking, physical activity, and suicidal thoughts. Let's take smoking, for example. Of the students who indicated in the MIYHS that they mostly get D's and F's, over one-third of them also indicated they had smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days. Nearly half, or 48% of students getting mostly Ds and Fs reported drinking in the past 30 days. Data for marijuana was not included in the info graphic but can be found in the full technical report. There you will see 50% of students reporting they are mostly getting Ds and Fs indicated they had used marijuana in the past 30 days.
Students who are getting As and Bs are more likely to be engaging in regular physical activity. Over half of A students, and just under half of B students reported being physically active for 60 minutes in 5 of the last 7 days. Under one-third of students getting Ds and Fs were getting regular physical activity. Looking at suicidal thoughts, 9% of students getting As reported seriously considering attempting suicide in the past 12 months. That percentage increases to 34% amongst students getting mostly Ds and Fs.
What Does This Mean? What Does this NOT Mean?
It is important to note, as the info graphic states, that the point isn't to say that drugs, lack of physical activity, and suicidal thoughts are causing bad grades. We also cannot say the opposite, that a student doing poorly academically is causing these risky behaviors. However, I think we can agree that this data clearly represents a red flag that we as a state need to address. The association in all of these categories are too strong to chalk up to coincidence.
Clearly, there are very prominent barriers to education for a significant portion of Maine students, additionally, it appears there may be linkages with health and risky behaviors. At the very least this is an indication we need to pay closer attention to what's going on with these students. As the report concludes, these associations do mean we should be looking at assessing students who are struggling with their academics to see if there are unmet needs around physical and behavioral health.
Charting a New Path
Within the medical setting, we have SBIRT, protocols, or Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral Treatment. The idea is if you can catch the early warning signs of someone, for example, developing a drinking problem, you can intervene with a brief intervention to prevent the patient from developing a more serious problem that would require more serious treatment. A brief intervention can be as simple as a conversation between the doctor and patient about drinking patterns. If the individual is found to be at a higher risk level, you have the opportunity to refer them to someone who can provide the appropriate help.
Data such as that presented in this report, suggests it is time to develop an SBIRT model for the school setting that looks at academics as a potential red flag for health. The goal would be the same, to catch warning signs early enough so you can link the child to appropriate services and avert more serious health issues. This should be coupled with help within the school setting to identify and begin to address the issues contributing to the student's academic struggles. Certainly, there are protocols already in place in schools to provide assessments around health and protocols that look at academics. The point is to ensure these two systems are talking to each other so that a student receives help for both. This kind of "wrap-around" approach, if provided universally, can help keep more of our youth on a path of wellness and success.
There is a lot of talk at the State House to expand gambling or legalize drugs to generate tax revenues for building schools. However, those kinds of initiatives are missing the point. We can build all of the shiny, state-of-the-art schools we want, but these barriers to education are far deeper and cannot be fixed by brick and mortar. Until we can come together as a state and address these real education issues, we will continue to leave far too many Maine youth behind.


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The fixed-price system is not unique to Germany. France had it, gave it up and reinstituted it after finding that discounting hurt small booksellers. But in the German-speaking book world, the system has long been a source of special pride until Switzerland jumped ship this spring. Despite vigorous lobbying from German and Swiss publishers and independent booksellers, the Swiss government sustained a ruling by the Swiss Competition Commission to overturn the fixed-price law and allow discounting there.Here is the rest of the article.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
German Bookselling
The Times has an article on the German bookselling market which maybe under threat because of legislation proposed in Switzerland to abolish fixed price policies on German language titles. Germany has an extraordinarily efficient system of distributing books and in many cases orders to wholesalers are delivered first thing the next day to all types of retailers. In some cases, the dispatchers have keys to the bookstore and boxes are sitting inside the front door when staff arrive. According to both publishers and retailers interviewed in this article, the net price agreement supports the diversity of publishing and of the size and location of all types of bookstores.
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Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, logo suggests
Russian President Vladimir Putin's reward of a soccer ball to U.S. President Donald Trump ultimate week set off a refrain of warnings — some of them most effective half in jest — that the world Cup souvenir may well be bugged. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham even tweeted, "I'd verify the soccer ball for listening contraptions and certainly not allow it in the White condo."
It seems they weren't fully sinister. Markings on the ball point out that it contained a chip with a tiny antenna that transmits to local telephones.
however in preference to a spy device, the chip is an advertised feature of the Adidas AG ball. photographs from the information conference in Helsinki, where Putin surpassed the ball to Trump, display it bore an emblem for a near-field conversation tag. all over manufacturing, the NFC chip is positioned inner the ball under that emblem, which resembles the icon for a WiFi sign, in line with the Adidas website.
The chip makes it possible for fans to entry player movies, competitions and different content material by bringing their cellular instruments near the ball. The characteristic is protected within the 2018 FIFA World Cup in shape ball that's sold on the Adidas website for $one hundred sixty five decreased to $83 in the past week.
Adidas declined to touch upon no matter if the chip generally is a vector of a Russian hack. There is no suggestion that such balls or their chips have any security vulnerabilities. The chip itself can't be modified, in response to the product designation on the Adidas site. "It is not possible to delete or rewrite the encoded parameters," it says.
while the brand on the ball advertised the presence of the chip, it couldn't be decided from the photographs even if the chip could were removed, changed with exact undercover agent apparatus, or, much more remotely, even if the total ball itself became fabricated for the event and handiest resembled the Adidas model in question.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offers U.S. President Donald Trump a soccer ball right through a joint press convention after their summit on July sixteen, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. the two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of considerations together with Russian meddling within the 2016 united stateselection.
"The security screening manner that's performed for all presents turned into done for the soccer ball," White condo Press Secretary Sarah Sanders noted in an electronic mail. "We don't seem to be going to remark extra on protection methods." The White condo declined to say even if any modifications to the ball had been identified or where the ball would be saved going forward.


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Almost by accident I happened on a model train site on the Internet, the MM&G Garden Railroad Web site.
The site has videos, pictures, events calendar, and a forum but these pages show activity only from 2010. But the Links page is a treasure trove of model train sites.
The links are broken into the following categories: My Favorite Links, Railroad Layout – Non Club, Clubs, Vendors, How to Articles, Tools, Scratchbuilding Supplies, Painting and Decals, Electronic Parts, Landscaping and Scenery, and Documentation – Manuals – Videos.
The Vendors section is extensive, listing nearly every manufacturer's site I can think of. The Tools sites category is also something that will come in handy for me. The Links page seems to be getting regular updates from the sites owner based on the posted dates for various links.
Expect to spend some time browsing if you drop by this great resource site.
MM&G Garden Railroad Links Page
(Originally posted 11/02/2011, reviewed 4/29/2016)


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The rain is pouring down on you. The wind is blowing the rain in sheets and it stings as it hits your cheeks. The lightening surrounds you and the thunder engulfs you. You are in a storm. Suddenly you find yourself questioning God. Suddenly you begin asking:
Are You there, God?
Do You care?
Why aren't You listening to my pleas?
Why is this happening to me?
Why am I so alone?
If You care so much, why did you allow this?
In your heart you know it's a spiritual battle. How do you combat these feelings? How do you gain victory over questioning God's favour, His kindness (mercy), His Word (promises), His graciousness, and His compassion (tender mercies)?
The psalmist, Asaph, questioned all these things in his storm, too, but he gained victory. How did he do it?
He Looked Back
Psalm 77:10, 11, 15 "And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.... Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah."
The same God who had done so many great things in the past for His people, Israel, had not changed. He rescued them. He delivered them, He showed compassion on them. Asaph rehearsed those works to help remind him who His God was.
When you are in the storm and begin to question God, take a look back at how good He has been to you in the past. Remind yourself of the wondrous things He has done for you. Rehearse them out loud and praise the Lord for His compassion and love for you.
He looked at the Present
Psalm 77:12 "I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings."
The Psalmist then reminded himself of the things that God was doing right then! Even though there was a storm, God was doing wondrous things right then! He took time to dwell on those things and then to speak those things out loud.
When you are going through a storm, remind yourself of the loving kindness and blessings God is showing you right then even in the storm. Vocalize it. Praise Him to others. Give thanks and testify of His goodness. There really are so many benefits that He gives daily that our list of thanks would be endless!
He looked to the Future
Psalm 77:13-14 "Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people."
"Thy way..."
Paths don't just stay in one place. They continue on to the future. The psalmist was focusing on God continuing being the same. He is the God that does wonders... yesterday, today, and in the future.
When you are in a storm, remind yourself that God doesn't change. Look to Him guiding you in His path in the future.
He Looked at the Storm from a Different Perspective
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text: Commonly, during air-circulation kiln drying moisture gradients within wood cross-sections are developed, i.e. the surfaces become drier than the interior. To minimize these gradients a conditioning step subsequent to the drying is needed. The aim with this study was to investigate the possibility to use microwave power for equalization of moisture within pinewood boards after air-circulation kiln drying to the average moisture content 0,14. Two dimensions of pinewood were tested; thickness 50 and 63 mm, in two different plants, generating 5 and 12 kW microwave power respectively. Results show that microwave energy give rise to a fast and advantageous moisture equalization within the wood. The higher microwave power density the faster heating and moisture redistribution in these wood dimensions. Required time for heating and redistribution of moisture was found to be as short as 3 minutes at the power density 500 kW/m3. In addition, split-tests indicate decreased or elimination of gap after microwave treatment in the investigated specimens.


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線上圣經 Online Chinese Bible
Online Chinese-English Annotated Audio Bible. The King James and Chinese Union Bible.
1 : 1扫罗死后,大卫击杀亚玛力人回来,在洗革拉住了两天。
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
1 : 2第三天,有一人从扫罗的营里出来,衣服撕裂,头蒙灰尘,到大卫面前伏地叩拜。
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
1 : 3大卫问他说,你从哪里来。他说,我从以色列的营里逃来。
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
1 : 4大卫又问他说,事情怎样。请你告诉我。他回答说,百姓从阵上逃跑,也有许多人仆倒死亡。扫罗和他儿子约拿单也死了。
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
1 : 5大卫问报信的少年人说,你怎么知道扫罗和他儿子约拿单死了呢?
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
1 : 6报信的少年人说,我偶然到基利波山,看见扫罗伏在自己枪上,有战车,马兵紧紧地追他。
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
1 : 7他回头看见我,就呼叫我。我说,我在这里。
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
1 : 8他问我说,你是什么人。我说,我是亚玛力人。
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
1 : 9他说,请你来,将我杀死。因为痛苦抓住我,我的生命尚存。
He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
1 : 10我准知他仆倒必不能活,就去将他杀死,把他头上的冠冕,臂上的镯子拿到我主这里。
So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.


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Radiolivin, Radio Livin is a medium to empower the world; spiritually, educationally, economically, politically and culturally.
Keeping a high standard through communication technology and evangelistic outreach, using the internet and all media outlets which God has given to us providing a solid platform for the kingdom of God. Restoring love to our country and ourselves.
John16:13-14(But when the spirit of truth comes ..........14 He will bring glory to me......)
To God alone be the Glory (zacheriah4:6...not by might , nor by power but by my spirit says the lord)
The world is advancing and growing in spreading their message of corruption, fornication, adultery and so on through all kinds of technology. The fastest growing media is the internet, the most visited sites, saved and circular alike find their way there is "porn sites, dating sites , chat rooms.A lot of people creep in for their pleasure and satisfaction But the time has come to speak LIFE through the internet to tell the devil " let God's people go to worship him from slave of sin".
What the devil have for you is to feel good and miserable for the rest of your life BUT what God has for you is to leave good for the rest of your life (john 10:10)
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Learning about Polish Legends can now be done in three languages… ALL AT ONCE! This beautiful series of richly illustrated books brings Polish Legends to speakers of English, Polish, and German. Each book contains one legend in all three languages, and a detailed drawing on every other page.
This particular book recounts the story of:The Battle of Racławice (Bitwa pod Racławicami / Die Schlacht bei Racławice)


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We are so excited to celebrate the birth of a beautiful baby girl, Esther. Baby Esther was born on October 9th, 2008 weighing 6.4 lbs and measuring 20 inches long. Recent graduate Ashley, made the brave decision to come to Mercy Ministries and choose life for her baby. We are so thankful to all of our supporters—they make it possible for young women like Ashley to come to Mercy when facing unplanned pregnancy.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT uPVC DOORS
There is a silent and deadly epidemic of burglary sweeping the UK. For some reason that is not clear, many people who know about this are saying little, perhaps pretending that its not happening, and dismissing the problem as if it were an inevitable consequence of modern life. What concerns us in PPM Locksmiths is the sheer scale of this epidemic.
The great majority of homes in Britain now have uPVC doors. There are thousands of companies fitting double glazed windows and including new maintenance-free doors in the deal. To most people, these attractively presented packages are objects of desire - looking bright and new, keeping out noise and draughts, and keeping the occupants secure and cosy. At least, they have an illusion of security.
The trouble is that most of these doors are NOT secure. Burglaries are on the increase again, and uPVC doors are being targeted because thieves have learnt a few new tricks, allowing them to get into a vast number of properties in a couple of minutes. Amongst the criminal fraternity, the word is out, and uPVC doors are particularly vulnerable.
There are certain individuals advertising their services as locksmiths, using the same tricks that burglars use, and charging you for the privilege. Some of these individuals are being less than straight with their customers. They are NOT telling unwary customers that their locks were cheap and ineffective, and that anyone with a spattering of knowledge could have done the same, using tricks that only work on very basic locks. Furthermore, they will replace one cheap and ineffective lock with another exactly the same. These individuals are not qualified locksmiths - they have just one trick, which is the same one burglars use - and it only works because most uPVC doors have inadequate cylinders.
If you have a uPVC door, and you lose the keys and are locked out, you may be tempted to go for the cheapest quote. Well, if you want to pay someone to get you in within a couple of minutes and leave your door insecure, then its your money. Its easy to find someone who will replace your decent cylinder with an inferior one to save you money! Imagine a doctor who prescribes aspirin for everything to save money.
If a tradesman says he can save you money, what he means is that, instead of fitting the right lock - the one that has security features - he is going to fit a cheap version that looks exactly the same, but leaves you completely insecure. To my mind, this is like an electrician offering to save money by leaving out insulation, earth wires and fuses.
In 1980, the British Standards Institute introduced a new benchmark for locks, BS 3621, establishing that a secure lock had to have no less than five levers, a minimum number of different keys in the range, and resistance to force attack. If you see the kitemark, it is an assurance that your locks actually do what you expect them to do - prevent a force attack.
Thirty years ago, most homes still had wooden doors, but the majority of these were only secured with a basic Yale-type lock. Insurance companies responded by issuing policies that stipulated BS 3621 standard locks for homeowners. With burglaries on the rise back then, many people called on locksmiths to fit insurance-approved upgrades. However, a significant number of people decided to do away with their old wooden doors, and get uPVC doors fitted.
To this day, I am convinced that there was a lot of confusion between five lever locks, as would be fitted to a wooden door, and five-point locking mechanisms of the type fitted on uPVC doors. A lot of people listened to the double-glazing salesmen who convinced them that uPVC multipoint mechanisms were superior to mortice deadlocks. Very often, this was just a sales pitch, not borne out by experience. They had never tested, or even questioned their assertions. These salesmen would be utterly shocked if they knew just how easy it is to open most of the doors they sold.
In certain cases, uPVC mechanisms are very secure, and on a par with mortice deadlocks in terms of resistance to a force attack. However, for reasons of cost, most homes never had these more secure mechanisms fitted. Also, ANY multipoint locking mechanism can be opened easily if the cylinder used to operate it is inferior, which is the case more often than not.
Many customers questioned what they were getting for their money, and insisted on a five-point mechanism with hookbolts and deadbolts, completely unaware that their secure mechanism was being locked and unlocked by the cheapest, nastiest cylinder that money could buy - to save money on the overall cost of fabrication.
In all fairness, I think that most double-glazing companies fitting these doors would be utterly horrified if they knew just how inadequate the products they sell actually are. They construct the doors, fit the locks, install the doors, hand over the keys, and that ends their involvement. When the house is later robbed, they have no knowledge of the consequences of their handiwork.
The lower end of the uPVC market is now set to reap the whirlwind. Unfortunately, it is the customer who is suffering. If you do not have a cylinder with a range of special features, you are vulnerable to a burglary. If you have been locked out, and had the lock replaced in minutes by someone who charged about half of what others were quoting, its because your cheap cylinder has been replaced with another, equally cheap and ineffective cylinder. You have only saved money by trading down, getting a product which cant do what you expect it to do.
It is well-known that offenders talk about their methods to other offenders. Unfortunately, the lock secret is out, and a huge number of homes in the UK have become vulnerable to attack by thieves. They are sharing information about uPVC cylinders which means that the vast majority of cylinders sold in the last thirty years are completely ineffective in preventing a break-in. Customers are paying for locks that do NOT stop an intruder for more than a couple of minutes.
For security reasons, we are not prepared to go into more detail regarding the methods being used by burglars and unqualified locksmiths to open basic locks so quickly. However, there are products now available that stop these people in their tracks. As you would expect, they cost a bit more than the cheap euro cylinders that are totally ineffective, but always remember, a belt costs more than a piece of string, and will save you being caught with your trousers down.
If you would like to find out more about our range of secure uPVC door cylinders, call us.
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