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Today, we kick off an extended season of celebrating and examining songs about the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Much like December was dedicated to Christmas songs, I will attempt to do same thing in anticipation of Easter Sunday.
I begin this endeavor with a double feature about an unlikely song subject, Judas Iscariot. We are used to hearing songs portray heroes and greatness, but perhaps we are not so comfortable with tunes about the despised betrayer of Christ's saga. As evil as Judas' actions were, his role was important, ordained and useful to us today. And we have two songs that declare these truths for us in splendid sound and instruction.
First up, The Last Bison. This seven-member band of Virginians hone a very mountaintop-esque version of folk. They are a young group on the rise with new stuff ready to be released in early March, I believe.
Their take on Judas Iscariot is one of embalming his final acts, their consequences for him, and how Jesus implemented good out of what was intended to accomplish evil. Listen:
Woe unto you
Double crossing the Son of Man
For in the dish you have dipped your hand
Lo you come here
To deliver the deliverer
From simple kiss into tainted hands
Iscariot, Iscariot
The devil has you now
You're set up for betrayal
Iscariot, Iscariot
The devil has you now
Your kiss tastes like a crown of thorns
I have used, I have used
Your unbelief, to set them free
So die now, die now my Judas
A sobering, naked portrait of the reality of a "Benedict" to God's Son. Yet, the closing phrase, "I have used your unbelief to set them free…" shows the redemptive quality of what took place between the Teacher and His once-close disicple. Jesus and His Father's plan for salvation was so much bigger than Judas' betrayal or any other schemes unhatched by the devil in that day. If He can master and sovereignly will His love to the cross for our sake, then surely anything we imagine as doubts or fears or inhibitions are less than what Christ can handle.
Furthermore, we can examine Judas' heart in his horrible actions and ask honest questions about ourselves today, such as, "Am I reflecting a Christ-like image or a Judas-like image in my life?"
That is what Poor Old Lu seeks to do in this throwback grunge/rock tune from their glory days. "Rail" (click on image below to listen) is admittedly not just a song about Judas, but rather a personal admission to God about the struggles of living out a Christian life. These lyrics demonstrate that sometimes even close followers of Jesus have low moments:
Jesus tie these hands
I used to think
that every thing I touched
turned gold
but it don't
it turns cold
and reason guides this man
like spring, and fall
and wind to sand
I sway, I sway,
I cannot stand
what do I do,
when it seems I relate to Judas
more than You
and I can't ever
I can't ever
see the end…
Jesus help me see
it's not about consequence
it's peace
and I won't seek
on my own knees
and grace is over me
It's true I feel, I know it's real
but will I live
what I believe
Again, such a transparent take on living with the reality of our sin, except this time coming from the other side of the cross. What a difference between Judas – who was condemned for lack of trust – and believers, who betray Jesus almost as much as anyone else, yet know grace through trusting in Christ!
This is the power of Easter. Let these songs and the story of Judas Iscariot remind us all that our greatest treasure and hope lies within the passion and resurrection of God's Son for all sinners. But it is only realized in the ones who place full faith in Jesus' work. Even though we, Christians, rail and falter at times, our fate is entirely opposite of Iscariot – only because of the cross!


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Some of the laws surrounding Identity theft crime in Louisiana State include the following:
- Laws surrounding Identity theft comes under the criminal sections of the Louisiana state penal code and are included under the code section, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:67.16 (West 1999).
- Minors are exempted from the conviction due to identity theft laws.
- According to the law,
- the severity of the loss incurred by the individual upon loss of identity determines the penalties of the crime.
- In general, a monetary fine and an imprisonment in the state prison follow the criminal act.
- But if the individual has 2 prior crime convictions, then s/he may be ordered for a full restitution.
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Destination yoga teacher training courses are a wonderful opportunity for people to immerse themselves in to the world of yoga. Destination trainings are life changing as most people learn a lot of things about themselves that they did not know were a part of them because of the self imposed limitations.
Although local yoga teacher training programs are harmless, they will not give you the benefit of you having an opportunity to forget about the worries of your daily lives. They give you an opportunity to focus on yourself for once. It also gives the participants a chance to meet people from different parts of the country and even from different countries. Meeting people from different backgrounds and cultures helps a lot in learning how to connect with people.
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Traore lands work permit …To play for Chelsea next season
BURKINA Faso striker Bertrand Traore is set to feature in Chelsea's first-team squad after being granted a work permit.
The 19-year-old signed for the Blues in January 2014, but not qualifying for a permit, has since been on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands.
The Blues reapplied this summer and succeeded under the Football Association's new points-based system.
Traore is expected to be part of Chelsea's tour to the United States.
The change to work permit regulations has been introduced in a bid to limit the number of non-EU players but Traore, who did not qualify automatically, has been given permission to play in England by the FA.
Previously, players needed to have played at least 75 per cent of their country's internationals over the previous two years. That has now changed and determined according to ranking.
Players must play at least 30 per cent of matches in the last two years if their country is in the top 10, 45 per cent if ranked between 11th and 20th, 60 per cent between 21st and 30th and 75 per cent if between 31st and 50th.
Under the old system, players had to have played for a country in the top 70 when rankings are averaged over two years. That has been changed to the top 50.
All players were previously measured over the last two years. The new regulations allow leeway for players aged 21 or under to only fulfil the criteria for the previous 12 months.
The FA estimates that 33 per cent of the players who gained entry under the old system would not have been granted a work visa under the new rules. That means that over the last five years there would have been 42 fewer non-European players playing in the Premier and Football Leagues.
Traore scored 19 goals for Vitesse in the Eredivisie last season, and has played in three Africa Cup of Nations campaigns for Burkina Faso, having made his debut aged 15.
Chelsea will play against New York Red Bulls, Paris St-Germain and Barcelona when they travel to the United States in pre season.


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This is my first ever real blog. And I figured that since Mason said we should be blogging, this would be the best time to start. Colab… what can I say? AMAZING. Everything was incredible today. These next 6 weeks will be the best 6 weeks of my life. I have blessed to have this opportunity. I can't wait. The people I met today…totally amazing. Christine… she is awesome, and Brian… he makes me laugh. I can't wait to develop all new friendships with not only the interns but also all the agencies and their employees.
I will be writing everyday after the full work day. Be prepared for all the exciting and entertaining things to come… I promise you, you will laugh your pants off some days 🙂


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Militant Islam Monitor > Articles > Fatah and Hama murderers vy for official positions in new Gaza terrorist state
Fatah and Hama murderers vy for official positions in new Gaza terrorist state
August 23, 2005
Palestinian Groups Jostle for Gaza Control
(08-22) 13:23 PDT RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) --
In a military training camp run by the ruling Fatah movement, hundreds of young Palestinians marched in formation Monday and sprinted across a sandy lot.
Nearby, hundreds of Islamic Jihad gunmen in black ski masks paraded in the streets, some riding in jeeps, raising AK-47 assault rifles and posing with rocket launchers.
Yet a third militant group, Hamas, boasted on its Web site that it has killed more Israelis in more Gaza attacks than any of its rivals and that it alone deserves credit for Israel's historic pullout from the Mediterranean strip.
Competition among armed Palestinian groups over control of Gaza's lawless towns intensified Monday as Israeli settlers cleared out the last of 21 Jewish settlements.
The jostling for position has raised tensions as well as concerns about armed conflict.
"This huge military presence among people in Gaza will lead to more chaos, will weaken the Palestinian Authority and will create more violence in society," said Talal Okal, a political analyst in Gaza. "Fatah is losing control and Hamas is rising up."
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas wants to see carefully orchestrated victory marches under the Palestinian national flag. However, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and a few tiny Palestinian Liberation Organization factions have ignored his appeals, already parading their gunmen in a show of force and planning parades once the last Israeli soldiers leave in the coming weeks.
On Monday, Islamic Jihad and Hamas members in uniforms staged marches in Rafah in southern Gaza and in Nablus in the West Bank, burning cardboard models of Israeli settlements and tanks as crowds cheered.
About 10,000 people attended the Hamas rally in Gaza City, where the group played film clips of it building rockets and digging tunnels under Israeli army posts. Over loudspeakers, the group played a song in Hebrew, with the words, "Hamas, Hamas, Hamas, our goal is the head of Sharon," referring to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
A Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said the group deserves a share of power, and there cannot be just one decision-maker.
Abbas cannot compete with such popular displays, since he has advocated nonviolence and hopes to negotiate a peace deal with Israel. However, in recent speeches he has increasingly alluded to violence as a means of driving Israel out.
"Today we are getting part of the payoff, of your sacrifice, by seeing the last settlers leaving Gaza," Abbas told hundreds of disabled Palestinians, many wounded in the fighting. "The credit for the evacuation is for you and for the martyrs who sacrificed themselves and gave their lives for the homeland."
However, it appeared his Fatah party did not want to hold back.
In southern Gaza, near what was once the Gush Katif bloc of Israeli settlements, members of Fatah's military wing, the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, have organized three military training camps for more than 3,000 activists.
The goal is twofold, organizers said: to recruit large numbers to swell the ranks in Fatah victory marches and to be ready for possible street battles with Hamas.
One training camp was set up in Rafah in a dusty lot about the size of two football fields. Some 700 young men, both Al Aqsa veterans and unemployed with time on their hands, marched in formation, crawled through the sand and did sprints, as trainers in camouflage uniforms barked orders through bullhorns.
Graduates will be members of the "Army of Victory and Liberation," said the head coach, who identified himself only by his nom-de-guerre, Abu Nimr.
"It is our duty as the Fatah movement to make sure that we have the biggest celebrations," said another organizer, Mohammed Al Bouji. "We are getting them together so if there is trouble, our boys will be ready."
Asked what kind of trouble, he said: "You know, trouble with Hamas."
Al Bouji said he and his campers were ready to help Palestinian security forces assert control over the territories and settlement assets Israel leaves behind. Israel is demolishing settlers' homes but leaving greenhouses intact. Abbas declared over the weekend that all settlement real estate would fall under government control.
"If they (Hamas) lay their hands on even one settlement, be sure we will take over 10," said Yasser Khatib, head of Al Aqsa in southern Gaza.
The Palestinian Authority distanced itself from the training camps.
"There is no Fatah army, no popular army," said Tawfik Abu Khoussa, a Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman. "We want to get rid of the military images. After the withdrawal, there is one authority and that's it."
However, the Al Aqsa men said they were getting Fatah funding for the camps, and Palestinian security officials sat in on one of Monday's interviews with camp organizers.
In organizing a small private army, Fatah gunmen in southern Gaza also appeared to be sending a warning to the Palestinian Authority that they could make trouble if jobs are not found for them in the security forces. Many gunmen believe they are entitled to government posts, saying they made personal sacrifices in fighting Israel.
However, Finance Minister Salam Fayyad has imposed a hiring freeze in the security forces under intense pressure from the international donor community, which is partially bankrolling the Palestinian Authority and has complained about a bloated public payroll.
Former Palestinian Cabinet minister Ziad Abu Amr, a mediator between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, said the Palestinians have so far handled themselves well during the Israeli pullout, but he was increasingly worried about the growing competition between militants.
Hamas believes it has an edge over its rivals, citing Israeli military statistics to claim it carried out 54 percent of 400 attacks in Gaza during the past five years.
The statistics, published Monday, "are a document of Hamas' struggle and Hamas' role in liberating this precious part of the homeland," spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.
"It made this victory (the Gaza withdrawal) possible, and this victory can be repeated."


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Two 'militant siblings' held
05 Sep, 2017 13:27:56
Two siblings suspected of being terrorists have been detained during a raid at Tangail's.
They are Nurul Huda alias Masum, 34, and Syed Mazharul Islam alias Khokon, 28, residents of Elenga municipality. They arrested from Kalihati upazila of Tangail last night.
RAB-12 Commander Selim Mohammad Jahangir said, The brothers, suspected members of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB, had been making a drone to carry out attacks.


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One day a week, we're vegetarians. That's a big deal for two carnivores whose food fantasies most often showcase juicy chicken or beef, lamb or seafood, or pork (especially bacon).
We know our once-a-weekscheme is a start to help reduce our environmental footprints, with the potential bonus of trimming our cholesterol numbers.
Oh, my husband, Mr. Wonderful, was reluctant at first. But now there is less grumbling. I have to think it's because the vegetarian concoctions are just too good to foster any objections. You see, my culinary ambition has something to do with this conversion. I aspire to become the best fruit-and-vegetable cook on the planet.
More and more of our guests are vegetarians. Last Thanksgiving, Mr. Wonderful's sister Laurie saut�ed a block of firm tofu for her vegetarian entr�e while I made the turkey gravy on an adjacent burner. I had forgotten that she had recently sworn off meat. What a shame that I didn't have a better plantbased protein dish to offer.
This Thanksgiving will be a different story. I will have a slow cooker filled with a luscious vegetarian entr�e.
Two new cookbooks will help to guide the way. They focus on preparing delicious vegetarian dishes in the slow cooker.
"The Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker" by Lynn Alley (Ten Speed Press, $19.99, paperback, 116 pages)
Most often, I think of the slow cooker as a workhorse for braising tough cuts of meat. But Alley explained that if you rethink the way you use the slow cooker, vegetables are delectable cooked low and slow.
"Instead of putting everything in at one time, play your cards right," she says. "Dried beans and root vegetables can stand up to 8 hours in the pot, then put in the tender vegetables and herbs a half-hour before serving. The vegetables will maintain their color, texture and flavor."
She says her Curried Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans) with Fresh Ginger and Cilantro are a great example. The dried beans and water cook for 6 to 8 hours in the slow cooker. Then 30 to 60 minutes before serving, chopped red onion is saut�ed in a skillet and augmented with a harmonious mixture of ground spices and fresh ginger. The aromatic blend is added to the slow-cooker beans, and the whole shebang gently finishes cooking.
The buttery, slightly nutty taste of the beans offers a delectable backdrop to the Indian spices. It is especially delicious served in bowls, spooned over brown rice, a rice blend, orzo (rice-shaped pasta) or couscous.
"I'm a big fan of peasant cuisine that doesn't take a lot of work," Alley explains when asked about her recipe for Tuscan White Beans with Sage and Garlic. "Beans are so much a staple in Tuscany, as they are in rural regions anyplace else in the world. Traditionally cooked in an earthenware pot called a fagioliera, this simple bean dish works beautifully cooked in a slow cooker.
"Embellish it with fresh vegetables such as tomatoes or summer squash, if you like. Serve it with a crusty loaf of French bread and a green salad. Choosing good quality salt and olive oil will help elevate the dish to something special."
"The Vegetarian Slow Cooker" by Judith Finlayson (Robert Rose, $24.95, paperback, 304 pages)
"Cooking vegetarian dishes in a slow cooker isn't difficult," Finlayson says. "Root vegetables and eggplant just love the slow cooker. Then, of course, legumes; the slow cooker was invented in the '70s to cook beans.
"Long cooking whole grains such as barley, wheat berries, cornmeal and grits works really well. Standing and stirring polenta for 45 minutes (on a stovetop) and then cleaning up a pot isn't too appealing. With the slow cooker, you put on the polenta, cover and forget about it. And it is fabulous."
For her polenta, Finlayson brings 4 cups of vegetable broth or water to a boil on medium heat, then adds 1 cup of coarse yellow cornmeal in a thin stream, stirring constantly. Salt and pepper are added and the mixture is transferred to a slow cooker, where it gently cooks on low for 1 1/2 hours.
Her polenta is lovely topped with Syracuse Sauce, a tomato- and eggplant-based sauce that can be ready in three hours if cooked on the slow cooker's high setting, or on low for six hours.
"Delicate vegetables like bell peppers, spinach and peas need to be added that last 15 to 20 minutes and cooked on the high setting," she says, adding that in this Syracuse Sauce, roasted red bell peppers, olives, parsley, capers and either white or red miso are added 20 minutes before completion.
The miso (fermented soybean paste), she says, gives the sauce a flavor boost. She often uses anchovies to intensify flavors, but in vegetarian dishes uses miso.
"So you can have the sauce cooking for a long time and have all the prep work done for the final addition. Add the final ingredients, cook the pasta (if not using polenta), mix a salad and dinner is ready."


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I learned a lot from Thomas (the Commodore) Daly, including how to enjoy a holiday with a large in-law family and how to invest shrewdly for the long term. I miss him.
Copied from The Gloucester Times (because I don't think they use permalinks):
|Thomas F. Daly
|GLOUCESTER — Thomas F. Daly, 99, a resident of Gloucester and a former resident of Arlington and Cambridge, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.
He was born in Newark, N.J. to his parents, Thomas and Louise (Gendron) Daly. Tom was raised and educated in East Cambridge. From a very young age, he learned how to make a living. From fixing bicycles to opening a fancy lemonade stand, he always showed his entrepreneurial spirit. He was the first person in his neighborhood to purchase a car. Tom was an accomplished drummer in an orchestra in his early years. He was also very fond of playing the piano and organ.
At the age of 19, he opened Daly Mills Curtain & Drapery Store on Cambridge Street in Cambridge. At one point in his life the store expanded to 12 different locations. Tom remained a fixture at the store until his retirement at the age of 82.
Being an avid boater, Tom helped form the Charles River Yacht Club in Cambridge. He held the position of Commodore for 10 years and was also a past Commander for the United States Power Squadron. Since 1944, he and his family have spent the summer months at their cottage in Gloucester. Tom was a devoted to his wife and family. He spent many Sunday's with his family boating in Gloucester.
The winter months would bring Ski Season and Tom would teach his children to Ski. Of course, Tom's version of teaching was dropping the Kids off at Ski School so he and his wife Alma could enjoy lunch together. He was involved in several fund-raisers at Matignon High School in Cambridge and is a former President of the Knights of Matignon. He was also an Incorporator at East Cambridge Savings Bank. Tom enjoyed the stock market, trading up until the day before he passed. Throughout his life he strived to be a proud man of strong faith and values.
Tom was the beloved husband of 65 years to his wife, Alma, who predeceased him in 1998. He was the loving father of five children: Alma L. McLaughlin and her husband Bob of Tewksbury, Carol M. Craig and her husband Paul of Rockport, Marilyn J. Breslin of Georgetown, Thomas F. Daly Jr. of Laconia, N.H., and Mary Elaine Daly of Gloucester. He was the proud grandfather of 19 grandchildren and the great-grandfather of 40 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents and his wife, Tom was predeceased by his brothers, Leo and Arthur Daly.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral from the Breslin Funeral Home, 610 Pleasant St., Malden, on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian burial celebrated at St. Agnes Church, 51 Medford St., Arlington, at 11 a.m. Services will conclude with interment in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Jan. 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. For guestbook and directions, please visit www.breslinfuneralhome.com.


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Update Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD to Android 7.0 Nougat official Firmware. Launched in April 2017, Samsung Galaxy S8+ comes with some amazing specs and features including 6.2 inches of Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1440 x 2960 pixels of resolution, Octa-core Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor with 128 GB of internal storage and 6 GB of RAM, 12 megapixel primary camera and 8 megapixel of front shooter for selfies. It also comes with various sensors including Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate etc. The Galaxy S8+ was released with the latest Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
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Today in our step by step tutorial we'll be discussing some easy steps on how to update Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955FD to Android 7.0 Nougat XXU1AQK7 firmware. This official firmware comes with various improvements in the overall performance and some newly added features as well. Lets have a look at the complete firmware info and proceed to the easy steps mentioned below on how to update Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955FD to Android 7.0 XXU1AQK7 Nougat firmware. 👍
Firmware Info:
Model: SM-G955FD
Model name: GALAXY S8+
Country: India
Version: Android 7.0 Nougat
Build date: November 27, 17
Product Code: INS
Flashing this official Android 7.0 XXU1AQK7 Nougat firmware is quite risky. So implement the procedure mentioned below carefully without any mistake. If something goes wrong and your phone gets bricked or damaged after following these steps then we at DroidThunder.com will not be held liable for that.
This official Android 7.0 XXU1AQK7 Nougat firmware update must be flashed only on Samsung Galaxy S8+ with the model number SM-G955FD. Do not try to install this firmware update on any other device or variant as it may result into unwanted outcomes or bricked phone. So its better to confirm your device model number from Homescreen–> Menu–>Settings –> About Phone before going further.
- It is recommended to charge your Galaxy S8+ at least up to 60% before moving ahead. This is necessary as low battery power can increase the chances of interruption during the flashing process.
- Take a complete backup of all your important phone data and settings including your contacts, apps, messages, call logs, notes etc. before going ahead. This is highly recommended as everything gets wiped out in the last step of this procedure.
- Ensure that you have installed mobile specific drivers on your PC so as to detect your Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD when connected to your PC. You can install the drivers from Samsung Kies CD which you've got at the time of purchase or just manually install them from link given below.
- (Optional) Temporary disable all the security tools as well as antivirus that are installed on your computer. They may interrupt the firmware flashing process.
Procedure to install Android 7.0 XXU1AQK7 Nougat firmware on Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD
Download files:
Step 1: Firstly download and extract both the above files to a convenient location on your computer. After extracting the firmware package (.zip file), you'll see these two files in it:
The SS_DL.dll file is of no use so ignore it.
Step 2: Then switch off your Galaxy S8+ completely.
Step 3: Now you need to boot your phone into downloading mode. Refer our guide on how to boot into download mode:
Step 4: Then keeping the phone in download mode, connect it to your computer using standard USB cable.
Step 5: Go to the downloaded folder on your computer and launch the downloaded 'Odin Multi Downloader3-v3.12.7′ software which you've just received after extraction. As you launch it, the ID:COM section located at the top left corner will turn light blue. Also an Added message will appear in the message box window. This will confirm that your Galaxy S8+ has been successfully connected to your computer.
Note: If such thing doesn't happen then it's more likely to be problem with the mobile specific drivers. So just confirm whether you've properly installed the mobile specific drivers on your computer or not. You can install them via Samsung Kies or manually install them from the links given in the Pre-Requisites section. If the problem still persists try changing USB cable or the USB port.
Step 6: Then click on the Options tab located on the Odin window and tick the Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time options. Tick only these two options and keep all the other options as they are.
Note: Do not tick the Re-partition option as it may increase the risk of bricking your device.
Step 7: Now, click on the AP button present on the Odin window and browse to the firmware package file which you've downloaded (G955FXXU1AQK7_G955FOXM1AQK7_G955FXXU1AQK7_HOME.tar.md5) and select it.
Step 8: Everything completes here. Just initiate the firmware flashing process now. For that, hit the Start button present on the Odin window.
Note: While the process goes on, your phone will boot itself automatically. Do not disconnect the micro USB cable from PC as it will interrupt the firmware flashing process.
Step 9: Relax and wait until the firmware flashing process completes. When the process completes successfully, the ID:COM section on the Odin window will turn green with the message 'Pass' on it. On the other hand, your Galaxy S8+ will automatically restart itself. This will confirm that the official Android 7.0 Nougat firmware has been successfully flashed on your Samsung Galaxy S8+. Now you can disconnect your phone from computer by safely removing the micro USB cable.
Note: If this firmware flashing process fails or if Odin gets stuck or in case your phone gets stuck into boot loop, then close the Odin window, again go into downloading mode and implement the same procedure as given above.
Awesome! The latest official Android 7.0 XXU1AQK7 Nougat firmware has been successfully flashed on your Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD smartphone. Just navigate to Menu->Settings->About Phone to confirm the same. Enjoy the newly added Android Nougat features on your Galaxy S8+. Also do share your views and experience after using it. Finally if you come across any difficulty while implementing this process, then feel free to inform me through the comments section given below. It'll be pleasure to help you guys. Till then enjoy and peace out!✌


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Two revolutionary all-in-one foil closure solutions for the food industry have been launched through a licence agreement between Bapco Closures, founder of the pioneering BAP® technology and Aptar, a worldwide leader of innovative dispensing closure solutions.
The new Sim-pull and Trilogy closures both feature proprietary Bonded Aluminium to Plastic (BAP®) Technology, a unique, all-in-one foil to closure solution. The light-weight, sustainable and easy-open solutions also feature built-in tamper evidence and excellent seal integrity.
The Sim-pull solution has a flip-lid design, allowing consumers to open lids with just one hand, and is suitable for a diverse range of contents, including snack food and granular foods, such as nuts, crackers, baking products and sweeteners. In addition, it features a range of ring-pull types so that manufacturers can tailor the solution to their product specifications.
The Trilogy is a perfect can-end replacement. It features a two-piece spout and closure solution that is easy to open and reseal, and can be customised according to the marketer's application.
"These new solutions meet a growing demand for re-sealable closures for on-the-go and at home eating. They are perfect for when consumers want to enjoy a single portion of food and then save the rest for later," says Bapco Closures CEO Stephen Dawson.
"In addition, the hygienic and secure solutions are particularly suitable for elderly and younger consumers because of their ease of opening."
Bapco Closures signed a licence agreement with Aptargroup, Inc. in March 2010, allowing the company to manufacture, market and sell the BAP® technology.


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Ahead of next weeks Budget, the British Hospitality Association Scottish Licensed Trade Association and the Scottish Tourism Alliance have today submitted the letter below to Derek Mackay MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution.
Dear Mr Mackay,
Scottish Budget 2018 - 2019
This letter comes from the British Hospitality Association, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association and the Scottish Tourism Alliance - the latter being the overarching representative body for tourism in Scotland. As you prepare the 2018 - 2019 Scottish Budget, we ask that you consider two issues of considerable concern to hospitality, licensed and tourism businesses in Scotland:
1. Ending the Large Business Supplement (LBS) that is acting as a hotel tax on Scotland's hospitality venues;
2. Dismissing the recurrent threat of the imposition of any form of tourist tax, bed tax or transient visitor levy.
More and more visitors are flocking to Scotland every year and tourism is thriving: it is one of our fastest growing commercial sectors and supports and sustains over 200,000 direct jobs.
In spite of this, many hotels and venues across Scotland are struggling to survive due to a number of factors: relentless increases in costs, consumer uncertainty, pressures on margins and, in no small part, due to the Scottish Government's punitive Large Business Supplement. Its misleading name hides the fact that the LBS represents a tax on many family-owned, local companies.
In Scotland, LBS is double the rate applicable in England. The Barclay Review's headline suggestions to support economic growth called for the Large Business Supplement to be reduced. Your predecessor, John Swinney, understood well the importance of Scotland's business rates being no higher than those of the rest of the UK. As you know, we welcome the cap you have placed on business rates increases for the current and next financial years. We acknowledge your statement to Parliament on 12 September that you would aim to reduce LBS by 50% (to 1.3p/£) by 2021. However, considering that 99.8% of businesses who appealed their 2017 non-domestic rates revaluation are still awaiting a verdict, the reduction in LBS is more pressing than ever. Scotland's larger hotels (those with a rateable value greater than £51,000) simply cannot afford to wait another year for support from the Scottish Government.
In your Budget, we ask that you listen to the industry and reduce the Large Business Supplement to the same rate as applies in other parts of the UK.
As you are aware, business representative bodies for the tourism industry are opposed to the introduction of any new taxes or levies on our consumers. This includes the prospect of any tax on hotel guests, visitors using other forms of commercial accommodation, or other visitors to Scotland such as motor-home-users or cruise passengers disembarking at our ports.
Whilst we welcome your observations during our meetings with you that the Scottish Government has no plans to introduce a so-called tourist tax, we are extremely concerned about recurring calls from local authorities in Scotland (and, indeed, in other parts of the UK) for powers to be granted to enable a range of new locally-imposed taxes.
We believe that any additional taxes on tourism consumers (be they residents of Scotland, the rest of the UK or international visitors travelling for leisure or business purposes) will be detrimental to an industry that has delivered sustained economic benefit to Scotland despite a lack of price competitiveness, especially compared to most of our European neighbours who apply VAT to tourism services at a rate of more than 50% less than that applicable to the UK (20%). Moreover, the majority of cities, regions and countries in Europe that apply some form of tourist tax do so against a backdrop of this favourable rate of VAT on tourism.
Now is the time to support Scotland's flourishing hospitality sector and put an end to the uncompetitively high level of LBS. It is also time, once and for all, to quash any prospect of the introduction of any form of tourist tax or levy.
Calum Ross, Chair, British Hospitality Association, Scotland
Marshall Bain, President, Scottish Licensed Trade Association
Stephen Leckie, Chair, Scottish Tourism Alliance
6 December 2017


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Day 360
OK, I'm confused. I started this walk on October 1, 2009 and planned to finish up the year on October 1, 2010. But by my own calculations I'm on day 360….and it's only September 20th.
Clearly something's gone wrong!?
On the one hand I'd really like to attribute this error to my aging mind. You know, over 50 and all. But I know people who are really old — say, 56 or even 57 — who can balance their checkbooks, mentally tally the bar tab, and keep track of the tennis score while we're playing while they're beating me and so I'm pretty sure my incorrect calculations are not due to the ravages of time and age.
Luckily I'm a creative writer and therefore at no loss for an explanation. In a world where anything is possible I've truly managed to log 360 days of walking in 355 days: I'd call that the James-Frey-memoir style of walking. Then there's the magical realism explanation: I have walked 360 days in 355 calendar days because my reality and your reality are not necessarily the same. I'd call that the Carlos Castaneda way of things only without the mushrooms. Or, if you prefer, the Wittgenstein version of truth as I understand it: in this room 2+2=5 because numbers are language and language is a construct and so if I say 350 + 4 = 360 who are you to differ?
Perhaps numbers don't matter at all? Or wishful thinking erased five days from this calendar year? Or Einstein was right and imagination really is more important than knowledge.
Wait wait, I know.
I just messed up.
Walking toned my thighs. But it didn't do a damn thing for my math skills.


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What is a cat colony?
A cat colony is a group of free-roaming cats that live in close proximity to each other. Colonies are often formed around shelter and a food source.
Where do free-roaming cats come from?
The source of free-roaming cats is endless. Free-roaming cats come from shelters, pet stores, rescuers, hoarders, newspaper ads, etc. All free roaming cats are the descendants of unaltered tame cats somewhere in their ancestry line.
What happens to feral-behaving cats in a shelter?
Sadly, each year shelters receive more cats than they are able to adopt. As a result shelter employees must assess each cat to determine the probability of it being adopted. Cats who express feral behavior are consider poor prospects and are euthanized. In most cases it is impossible to determine if a cat is simply frightened in a shelter environment or if it has lived without humane interaction. As a result it is a sad fact that many frightened tame cats are euthanized under the label of "feral".
What is the best thing I can do for free-roaming cats?
Consider implementing a Trap, Neuter Return (TNR) program. By implementing a TNR program these free roaming cats can continue to live out their lives without adding to the homeless cat population. After a spay/neuter surgery, cats live healthier lives and many of the unpopular behavioral problems associated with unaltered cats will dissipate.
What is TNR?
Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) is a program that allows free roaming cats to live out their lives without adding to the homeless cat population. Cats are humanely trapped, often evaluated to ensure they are healthy enough to live a free-roaming lifestyle, vaccinated, spayed/neutered, ear tipped to identify them as being altered, and then released back to their familiar environment. Often kittens and tame cats are placed with rescue organizations for adoption into homes.
Why do we ear tip cats?
Ear tipping identifies free-roaming cats that have been sterilized. Ear tipping is completely safe and it is performed under general anesthetic. Ear tipping provides immediate visual identification, which alerts animal control that a cat is part of a colony. It also helps colony caretakers track which cats have been trapped and altered, and identify newcomers who have not. Once a cat is trapped, the caretaker should look for an ear tip. If the cat has an ear tip it should be released immediately.
What is a colony caretaker?
A caretaker is someone who monitors a colony to insure any new cats that appear in the colony are altered. The caretaker provides food and water for the cats, making their lives a little easier. Some caretakers feed an entire colony of free-roaming cats, and there are a number of organizations which provide for the care of free-roaming cats in a limited area, such as a college campus or beachfront.
Q: What is the most important thing a caretaker can do to help free-roaming cats?????
A: Spay or neuter the entire colony and continue to monitor the colony to ensure any new comers into the colony are also altered.
Do people bond with their free-roaming cats?
Absolutely! People bond with the cats and the cats bond with their caretaker. Many of the cats that are cared for by a caretaker know their feeding schedule and will wait at a designated area for their caretaker to bring them food and water. Others may recognize the sound of their caretaker's car and wait until they hear the familiar sound before appearing from their safe hiding spots. Free-roaming cats tend to bond with their caretakers and may even allow them to get within a few feet of them. Otherwise, they are fairly reclusive.
How do I trap a cat?
Cats can be trapped using a humane trap. The trap has a door on one end, which can be lifted up and set in place with a small catch. The door is connected to a flat metal trip plate on the bottom of the trap. The trip plate is set far enough back in the trap so that the animal's tail won't get caught in the door when it slams shut. A small amount of aromatic food is placed in the back of the trap, past the trip plate. With kittens and very small cats, it is important to set the food all the way at the far end of the trap so the kitten or cat will be forced to put its full body weight on the trip plate, thus setting it off. The door will spring shut behind the cat as soon as a paw hits the trip plate. These traps are typically brown in color here in AZ.
What can I do to make the cat more comfortable while in the trap?
Before trapping the cat, you can line the bottom of the trap with newspaper so that the cat is not walking on an exposed metal cage floor. As soon as you have trapped the cat, you should cover the trap with the towel or specially designed trap cover. This often has a calming effect on the animal.
Can a pregnant cat be spayed?
Yes. The closer she is to giving birth the more closely she should be monitored after surgery and should not be released back into her environment until the end of the day following her surgery. The repeated cycle of giving birth can be much more difficult on a female cat than being altered while pregnant.
Is it safe to spay a lactating (nursing) cat?
Yes. The surgery will not affect her milk production. Nursing moms should be released back to their environment the day following surgery.
At what age can a cat start having kittens?
A lot depends on the length of the daylight period, time of the year, and family (genetic) tendencies of the cat. We recommend you spay/neuter cats by four months of age.
Can I trap a mom and her litter of kittens?
If you find young kittens that cannot be separated from their mother, you can trap the mom and bring mom and kittens indoors for fostering. When I've done this, I put the mom and babies in a large ex-pen (4' x 4' x 4') with a mesh top, and then I put a large sheet over the top of the pen, covering the top and 3 sides of the pen. The pen and top can be purchased at Ryan's Pet Supply in Phoenix. I also put a large plastic carrier with bedding inside the ex-pen, so mom has a place to nurse her babies. She will feel safe inside the carrrier. If you bungee cord the carrier door open, she can go in and out as needed. The ex-pen is large enough to allow room for a litter box, food and water bowls and even a scratching post and toys. If the mom is feral, she will probably stay inside the carrier when you enter the room. This will allow you to carefully open the ex-pen door to clean the litter box and give food and fresh water. When the babies are weaned, they can be removed from the pen and separated from mom. After the mom has had some time for her milk to dry up, she can be spayed with an ear tip and returned to the outdoor environment that she came from. For more information on how to determine the best plan of action for a mom and her litter of kittens, please visit this website:
Should I relocate my ferals to a "safer place?"
Relocating ferals in not recommended for a number of reasons. Cats are very territorial and have strong bonds with the area they inhabit. There is important protocol that must be followed strictly if a feral is relocated, and this should only be done under extreme circumstances and if all other attempts to negotiate and work out existing problems has failed. It is always best to try to solve the issues that are threatening the cats' presence in their current environment.
We recently negotiated a reasonable solution with a resident in a trailer park who has threatened to "trap and dump" our feral colony if we don't move our feeding station or get rid of the cats. We talked to the resident and explained that we cannot relocate the cats and there is not a place nearby to move the feeding station to. (We are not feeding on his property, but rather on city easement.) We asked him about his concerns and offered a solution. He is upset because the cats are getting under his trailer and tearing up his insulation around the heater. I explained that they are just trying to get warm, but let him know that we can see how this is a problem for him. We offered to buy him some material and help to seal up the open areas under his trailer. He was very happy about this and is willing to work with us on a solution. Not everyone is as reasonable as he turned out to be, but it is always best to negotiate and execute a solution to the problem before deciding to trap and relocate cats. The grass is not always greener somewhere else, and change is very difficult for cats to adjust to.
Please see below for information about relocating feral cats:
Safe Relocation of Feral Cats from Alley Cat Allies
Feral cat is a term that has been used to describe a homeless cat that is undomesticated. We consider "feral" to describe a particular behavior a cat expresses when it is not used to people or feels frightened. It is virtually impossible to differentiate whether a frightened cat was
(1) born without human contact,
(2) formerly had human contact and became un-socialized from living on its own, or
(3) if it is simply frightened. For our purposes we choose to call these cats free-roaming and use the term "feral" to describe a behavior a free roaming cat may convey.


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Surf for More Math
Lesson 6 - Building Models from Diagrams
To encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about Building Models from Diagrams, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.
Create a model shape from an illustration of a 3-D shape.
Instructions for Use
Space Blocks lets your child build 3-D objects.
To use Space Blocks, add blocks by clicking on the block in the upper right-hand corner and dragging it onto the workspace. To connect the blocks, drag a yellow block to a blue block. When the side of the blue block turns red, the blocks are connected. To unglue the block, click and drag it away. To turn the blocks, click and drag them anywhere on the workspace where there are no other blocks.
Shape and Space lets your child build 3-D shapes from their 2-D faces.
To use Shape and Space, click the 'Unfold' button, and watch the shapes open. To answer the interactive questions, click 'Try Test' and fill in the text fields. Click 'Mark It!' to see your score.


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Editorial: Questions remain over gov't role in Toshiba's chip unit sale
(Mainichi Japan)
Financially troubled Toshiba Corp., which is set to spin off its semiconductor unit in a bid to rehabilitate itself, has decided to prioritize sales' negotiations with a Japan-U.S.-South Korea alliance led by the Japanese government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ).
The government has used its influence and is set to utilize public funds to make up for a capital deficit incurred by Toshiba as a result of massive losses suffered by its U.S. nuclear power unit.
The government has become involved in the rehabilitation of the electronics giant in an apparent attempt to prevent the drain of semiconductor technology and jobs from Japan. The move also indicates that the government wants to support Toshiba, since it has contributed to national policy through its nuclear power business. However, since the move is feared to result in a financial burden on taxpayers in the future, questions remain as to whether the government's decision is a rational one.
The trilateral alliance comprises INCJ, the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), U.S. investment company Bain Capital and South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix Inc.
The breakdown of the more than 2 trillion yen that the consortium will pay for Toshiba's semiconductor unit remains unclear. However, money to be paid by INCJ and DBJ will come, in a broad sense, from public funds. A company that is supported by such funds should be regarded as a government-backed semiconductor manufacturer.
The failure of Elpida Memory, Inc., a company established through the merger of Hitachi Ltd.'s and NEC Corp.'s semiconductor units, is still fresh in people's minds.
After Elpida Memory fell into financial crisis, DBJ injected 30 billion yen into the company in 2009. Nevertheless, Elpida went bust three years later after losing its price competition with its South Korean rivals, which resulted in a financial burden on taxpayers totaling 28 billion yen.
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, which supervises INCJ, played a leading role in the establishment of Elpida and continued support for the company because the ministry thought the firm was indispensable as a driving force behind Japan's high-tech industry. One cannot help but presume that the ministry is aiming to make sure that the lucrative semiconductor unit that Toshiba is set to spin off will remain in Japan and simultaneously give momentum to the rehabilitation of Toshiba.
The selection of an entity that will take over Toshiba's semiconductor unit only means that the electronic giant will avoid a capital deficit for two consecutive business years, which could lead to the delisting of its stock.
Nearly six months have passed since the discovery that Toshiba had suffered massive losses. The company is now desperate to dispose of the deficit and is preoccupied with getting through necessary procedures. After selling off its profitable semiconductor unit, Toshiba intends to concentrate its business resources on its social infrastructure projects such as elevators and railways. However, specific measures to achieve this still remain unclear. Toshiba's credit capability and employees' morale are believed to be on a gradual decline.
Under such circumstances, Toshiba still cannot dispel concerns about its cash flow and it's possible that the losses of its U.S. nuclear subsidiary could further snowball. The company has failed to submit its asset securities report to authorities for the business year that ended in March 2017, and there's a chance the company's stock could be downgraded to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from the First Section in August. Concerns about whether the company can survive have yet to be eliminated.


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Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
EMBA 5192. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN BUSINESS. 1 Hour.
Topic/issue presentations and discussions contained in a seminar which examines state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested firms, and private business organizations in China.
EMBA 5201. ASSESSING LEADER STYLE, BEHAVIOR, AND RESULTS. 2 Hours.
Strength based leadership recognizes that there are many different aspects of leadership such as an individual's personality, skills, experience, creativity, personal integrity, initiative, emotional intelligence and environment. Participants will explore their own strengths (and challenges) and the impacts these have on their personal leadership style.
EMBA 5205. UNDERSTANDING ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF BUSINESS. 2 Hours.
Leaders face many challenges. Not the least of these are the challenges that rapid growth, personal wealth, and stockholder/stakeholder pressures place on executives. This course explores these issues with emphasis on the ethics of managerial decision making, creating ethical environments for employees, establishing expected norms of behavior, and the consequences of unethical behavior.
EMBA 5206. BUILDING AN INTELLIGENT AND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE. 2 Hours.
Students investigate an organization's effort to build an intelligent and innovative enterprise, how to deploy strategic information technologies (IT), and how to launch IT-enabled new products and services. Students explore how strategic IT can help the organization to become structurally more competitive and culturally more innovative through the development of knowledge management systems.
EMBA 5211. COMPETING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. 2 Hours.
With an ever-growing number of industries becoming global in scope, managers are being increasingly challenged to manage strategies within a global perspective. This course provides participants with the skills, knowledge and sensitivity required to successfully manage organizations and organizational units within a multinational environment.
EMBA 5302. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. 3 Hours.
This module provides a detailed review of world economic development and international managerial economics. Multinational trade, international finance, and country economic development are critically examined using a comparative perspective, including gateways and barriers to entering country markets.
EMBA 5303. OPTIMIZING QUALITY AND PROCESS WITH ACCOUNTING INFORMATION. 3 Hours.
Modern tools for meeting the competing challenges of organizational cost minimization are explored within an environment that demands near-perfect quality standards. Emphasis is on leveraging accounting information for decision making, strategic management, and for the control of processes and organizations.
EMBA 5304. MAKING STRATEGIC DECISIONS WITH FINANCIAL DATA. 3 Hours.
Practical analytical skills needed to manage the financial and tangible resources of a firm are presented. Students gain exposure to the fundamentals of asset valuation models, financial forecasting, risk management, capital structure alternatives, cash flow management, reporting and disclosure issues, liability identification, and equity development.
EMBA 5307. DESIGNING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. 3 Hours.
Students learn how to analyze logistics problems on a functional, business, and companywide basis and gain an understanding of the organizational structures used in logistics, how to select a multinational location site, how to configure global-scale facilities, and ways to develop international sourcing networks.
EMBA 5308. CREATING CUSTOMER VALUE. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on strategies and tactics to create customer value and build long term relationships to meet organizational goals. Students are exposed to tools that enable managers to understand the ever-changing marketplace and then build an effective marketing strategy to meet corporate goals. Not all customers are profitable or perhaps desirable. Customer management strategies to build marginal buyers into desired customers are also covered.
EMBA 5309. ACCESSING CAPITAL MARKETS FOR GLOBAL OPERATIONS. 3 Hours.
Effective utilization of capital markets, both domestic and foreign, is essential for a thriving firm. Leaders must be able to assess relative benefits and costs of both short-term and long-term sources of expansion capital, not only within their home markets but also within the context of global markets. Evaluation of, and access to, foreign capital markets requires an understanding of characteristics of international financial instruments, the operation and structure of foreign capital markets and fundamentals of measurement and management of foreign exchange exposure.
EMBA 5310. DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. 3 Hours.
This course seeks to broaden students' perspectives of competitive strategy and encourage development and understanding of how firms create and reinforce a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Conceptual tools associated with the understanding of industry and industry dynamics are explained with the assessment of core competencies. Students learn how to evaluate key competitors in the formulation and implementation of "winning" strategies.
EMBA 5312. BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS. 3 Hours.
One of the most difficult challenges that business leaders face is developing talented managers into a high performance executive team. This becomes even more critical in a multinational environment. This module focuses on the strategic management of human resources for building effective teams, retaining high performers, and managing people for gaining competitive advantage. In addition, working with teams requires strong negotiation skills. The course will cover techniques and tools for effective negotiating.
EMBA 5413. EXPERIENCING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: INTERNATIONAL PROJECT. 4 Hours.
A key factor in understanding how a business may operate in the global marketplace is to understand the culture, business practices, laws and regulations, and logistical challenges that exist in another country. This is particularly true for one as important to the world economy (let alone the U.S.) as China has become. The class will travel to China and participate in a two week immersion into the cultural and economic aspects of how business is conducted there. Through our extensive network, that has been developed through the graduates of our China EMBA program, we are able to provide an experience like no other program of its kind can offer.


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"It is impossible to be independent and truly happy"
Chuck Spezzano
No Relationship - Very Independent
You relish your independence and freedom and don't really want to give this up for the sake of a relationship.
Your independence has delivered you success in life, but it has not given you a good and lasting relationship.
A strong desire for independence is perhaps the biggest barrier to finding a partner and sustaining a relationship. While independence is a positive step to make in life, and can give you considerable success and material rewards, it usually damages your opportunity for good relationships.
When you become independent, usually in late childhood, you make a subconscious decision to suppress the negative feelings that you have experienced during your period of dependency on others. Unfortunately your avoidance of the painful dependent emotions also subdues your positive emotions. Closing down your heart, and the emotional dissociation that this causes, leads to withdrawal and separation from people. In the sphere of dating this means you are unwilling to let down your guard and become emotionally available to a potential partner.
Here are three things you could do to let go of your independence and find a partner:
1. Realise that while being independent will bring you some benefits, it will not bring you relationship happiness. To be in a relationship you must give and receive love and you cannot do this if your heart is defended - as it will have to be to maintain your independence.
2. To be independent is not natural - your independence is a defence to stop you getting hurt. It is time to start taking some emotional risks. It is through navigating the ups and downs that happen in all relationships that you will grow and find more love.
3. Your natural state is interdependence - a state of self-love and connection. As soon as you embrace this about yourself, a partner will appear in your life because you will have become more authentic and this will make you more open and more attractive to a potential partner.
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Churchmouse Twice Reversible Ribbed Poncho uses Berroco Ultra Alpaca. The poncho is sized for style: the smaller looks more tailored and classic while the larger version gives a bohemian look. Both versions fit a small/ medium with adjusted stitches in (parenthesis) for L/XL. 4 skeins of Ultra Alpaca for the Small/Medium, 5 skeins for the Large/Extra Large. There are also instructions for a Chunky Weight Version using a #9. Ultra Alpaca uses a # 7.
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Love Drunk is the second album from pop-punkers Good Charlotte, I mean, Boys Like Girls. The album proves that the names of both these popular bands are virtually interchangeable. Case in point: Boys Like Girls (BLG) makes great strides to defy the naysayers who claim that Good Charlotte might be the worst band ever.
BLG deserves its praise for ripping off, and maybe even ruining, Good Charlotte's music with Love Drunk. These guys missed their true calling by taking up musicianship instead of butchery. The album is so bombastic and inane that it's tiring to listen to repeatedly.
Literally, it's painful to listen to, beginning with the overproduced and auto-tuned "Heart Heart Heartbreak," which tries extra hard to be an anthem but cannot reach a maturity level beyond the Radio Disney demographic.
This opening track starts with gurgling auto-tune as lead singer Martin Johnson gushes his angsty platitudes, "Headed for a heart, heart, heartbreak / I'm gonna, gonna turn around and walk away."
The profundity continues with "Love Drunk," the album's first single, which already has over 8 million listens on Myspace. Hopefully, for the benefit of our civilization, the number is an enormous computational error.
"Love Drunk" is outrageously repetitive, apparently trying to see how many times they can say "I used to be love drunk" in less than four minutes, while making the pop-single template (verse-chorus-verse, etc.) seem even more stale than it already is.
The auto-tuned vocals also give the song a heavy feeling of insincerity. Music can be embellished but should never be this clean-cut; the entire album is almost neurotically spotless.
And then there is the next slated single, "She's Got a Boyfriend Now," which sounds like your favorite Good Charlotte song, placing smooth synths, crunchy guitars, and smoothly produced, bi-layered vocals in a sunny and overall insipid track laden with "woah-oh" chants.
If Love Drunk is meant for a much younger audience it can have some merit for being marketed successfully at its target group. Judging from the band's pictures, it seems that they have larger interests than making a musically moving album anyway; they cling to the bad-boy emo appeal, perfect for the tweens who are too cool for the Jonas Brothers but not quite jaded enough to listen to their older brother's Hawthorne Heights' CD.
But solely on a sonic level, this album is so unimpressive as a whole that it's difficult to know what is harder to accomplish: finding something musically worthwhile within it or continuing to listen in hopes that something bearable will appear.
The most incredibly painful songs are the slower tracks, like "Someone Like You," which is plugged with emotional vapidity, although Johnson tries to disguise his half-interest through his whiny bawls. The song comes and goes (in what feels like a lifetime) but is musically static, and is ultimately a colossal waste of four minutes of album time.
With such trite elements, Boys Like Girls make crafting a pop song seem like an effortless endeavor- not in a good way. Their music is irritating, overused and unnecessary, further clogging the mainstream airwaves with more pre-adolescent nonsense.
Kevin Stevens can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Timey Wimey Crashy Stuff
In other TV news from this weekend, I thought the latest Robin Hood was excellent. There's a definite feeling of character development in Hood, with Robin now willing to kill both individually (the death of the crooked Canon) and en masse (the slaughter by Hood's gang of the entirety of Guy's entourage was very unexpected) which reflects the change in the gang engendered by Alan's treachery. I also liked the fact that Guy (or 'Gis' as Alan amusingly calls him) remains a more subtle character than anyone else in current genre TV and the way that the deliberately anachronistic costuming outdid itself this week with all the Hoodies in dusty cowboy gear.
* Davison, I am informed, was wearing Colin Baker's trousers from the end of Caves of Androzani, fact fans


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Hi, we are Lindsey and Ren. We are an active couple looking for mid to long term house sitting opportunities. Over the past year we have traveled via work exchange programs such as WWOOF and Workaway and are clean and responsible guests. As we are new to this platform and have yet to get feedback, we could provide you with links to our other profiles if you are interested in reading reviews from former hosts.
We have both had pets such as cats, dogs and fish throughout our lives. During our time working on a farm we have also taken care of chickens. We would definitely consider ourselves to be animal lovers. Due to our desire to travel we have decided to not take on any personal pets, and hope to find house sitting opportunites that include animal care so that we can spend some time around pets.
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The 4 Best Camera-phones by Network
When your primary camera is out of the picture, these four smartphones—one for each major cell carrier—make solid backups.
iPhone 4
The iPhone 4's secret sauce is a new feature called HDR (high dynamic range), which snaps three photos at different exposure levels simultaneously and combines their best aspects to create one perfect picture. wireless.att.com, 16G iPhone 4 from $199 with contract.
HTC Thunderbolt 4G
CARRIER: Verizon
You can also find the iPhone 4 on Verizon, but the HTC Thunderbolt 4G's camera takes higher-resolution shots (8 MP to the iPhone's 5) and has auto-focus and face-detection features. Plus, the phone's data network is lightning fast. verizonwireless.com, from $250 with contract.
myTouch 4G Slide
CARRIER: T-Mobile
Thanks to its advanced sensor for sharper low-light photos, its 1080p HD camcorder, and its complete lack of shutter lag, the 8 MP myTouch 4G Slide is Android's top camera-phone, hands down. t-mobile.com, from $200 with contract.
CARRIER: Sprint
The latest version of HTC's 4G EVO benefits from three key advances-a zippier processor, improved battery life, and the (gimmicky-but-fun) breakthrough of the year: America's first 3-D camera-phone (actually, two 5 MP cameras side by side). No funny glasses required. now.sprint.com, from $200 with contract.


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Cougars come in all shapes and sizes but these wild terrestrial mammals share a common thread: they always get their prey! Wanda Lust is a little wider than the other ladies we've shot, but she makes up for it by being way hornier! Here we find her on the phone with some stud she found on a dating website. She's playing with her clit and promises him sex on the first date if he comes over right now, so he doesn't waste any time. Watch this older lady lick his black dick and take it all the way down her throat before flopping her fat ass off his cock. This cougar takes it from every position before eating cum.
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Welcome to GovFaces.
GovFaces is the first global political social network for direct, meaningful interaction between citizens and their elected representatives. GovFaces emphasizes personal online interaction between citizens, politicians and officials as well as the full range of organizations, universities, groups and media who have a say in what's going on. We do this in a way that cannot be accomplished with current social media platforms. By providing a simple, effective community forum based on an up vote/down vote system, politicians can respond to citizens' ideas, questions, and comments both in text and video. In this way the conversations are designed to be more efficient, targeted and personal.
Connecting politicians and citizens is the core goal of the GovFaces platform. Not everyone is a political expert. GovFaces puts government and topics on a level that people can understand. That's why on GovFaces, users can search by topic, location or key word to find out which politicians are working on the issues that they care about most. With a global platform, citizens will be able to simply type in their postal code or the main word of the day's news headline to find out who represents them and what issues are being discussed.
The future of politics is one in which politicians and citizens can connect and interact meaningfully online to debate ideas, proposals, and respond to each others' questions. Yet, there is still no global political social media platform for communicating political ideas to all levels of stakeholders. GovFaces is the next step in bringing citizens closer to their politicians and officials, giving all sides a voice, and providing a neutral arena for discussion.
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Review Stop Counting Calories & Start Losing Weight by Zoe Harcombe
What is the Harcombe Diet?
The Harcombe diet is unique, it does not fit neatly into any well-known diet category. It is a controlled carb (not necessarily low carb), eliminate processed foods (and drinks) and control certain medical conditions diet! Zoe Harcombe researched and developed her diet after years of calorie counting, anorexia and bulimia made her question and challenge the conventional diet advice of "eat less and exercise more"
Zoe Harcombe Video
The Harcombe Diet in a Nutshell
The Harcombe Diet has 3 phases:
Phase 1
This lasts 5 days and is designed to kick-start your diet when your willpower is at its highest. It also weans you off a number of foods that you could be a source of addiction and causing one of three medical conditions; Candida, Food Intolerance and Hypoglycaemia. During this phase you are likely to lose 5 pounds in weight. Phase 1 is similar to a Paleo diet, you can only eat, meat, fish, tofu, eggs, salads and vegetables (but not mushrooms and potatoes), natural live yogurt and a small amount of brown rice (50 grammes per day). Drinks are restricted to water, herbal teas and decaffeinated coffee and tea.
Phase 2
This is the steady weight loss phase and lasts as long as you wish to lose weight. There are only 3 rules to follow in phase 2:
- Don't eat processed foods
- Don't eat fats and carbohydrates at the same meal
- Don't eat foods that cause your cravings
Phase 3
This is the weight maintenance phase and there's only one rule; Don't cheat too much or too often. But what is cheating? In phase 3 you are basically following the same rules as phase 2 so cheating would be breaking any of the rules from phase 2. Zoe Harcombe advises that, if there is a golden rule it is; Don't eat processed foods.
In phase 3 you should be free from any of the medical conditions that you identified in phase 1 and you should be at a healthy weight. This puts you in control, you just need to stay alert and avoid slipping back into bad habits. If you think you are beginning to lose control you can revert back to phase 2 or even phase 1 and take control back.
My Harcombe Diet Experience
I started out on the Harcombe Diet in September 2011 at a very unhealthy 16 stones and 9 pounds. I'm exactly 6 feet tall so that gave me a BMI of 31.6 which is officially obese. I found it reasonable easy to follow the diet. I lost about 7 pounds in the first 5 days (phase 1). In the next few weeks, I found that I didn't lose much week in phase 2, so from time to time I switched back to phase 1.
By Christmas my weight had dropped to exactly 15 stones which is still overweight but a lot better. I put on 4 pounds between Christmas and the New Year and then tried to go back to phase 2. However, I think I'm addicted to carbohydrates, especially bread and I think for me it's all or nothing. I decided that I needed to follow a diet that minmised carbohydrate intake.
I suspect that I could suffer from one or all three medical conditions that Zoe describes (Food Intolerance, Candida and Hypoglycaemia). She does give quite a lot of advice on how to self-diagnose but many of the potential symptoms are highly subjective. As my craving for bread is strongest its quite likely that I have developed a wheat intolerance. In the end I decided that if I was going to have forgo bread (and that other carbs could be feeding a medical condition) I might as well just try a low carb diet. The other factor that swayed me was that I was not losing much weight during phase 2. Since the beginning of February, I've been following the advice given by Dr. Briffa in his book, "Escape the Diet Trap"
The Harcombe Diet: Conclusion
Overall I recommend Zoe Harcombe's book, "Stop Counting Calories and Start Losing Weight". The plus points for me are:-
- You will lose a significant amount of weight in phase 1 (lasts only 5 days), probably at least 5 pounds.
- The advice to avoid sugary foods and processed foods and drinks in general makes a lot of sense.
- The book sets out a convincing argument that the government's standard advice of "Eat less and exercise more" may actually be counter-productive.
- I'm convinced by Zoe's analysis that the control of carbohydrates is the key to losing and controlling weight.
However, for me, there are some questions unanswered.
- There is a considerable focus on self-diagnosis of three medical conditions which I suspect are intrinsically difficult to diagnose.
- After stage 1, carbs are controlled by not mixing carbs and fats in the same meal. I'm not convinced that this would be effective for all people.
In the end, I'm left with the impression that "controlled carb" advocates like Zoe Harcombe have effectively proved that standard medical diet advice is, at best, dubious. In addition I'm convinced that controlling carbs is the most effective way to lose and maintain weight. However I'm not convinced that there has been enough research to pin down exactly how and to what extent carbs need to be controlled. I would like low carb advocates to stop writing books and instead pool resources to carry out extensive and conclusive research to enable crystal clear information. I would hope that the medical and human cost of obesity would motivate low carb advocates to put aside commercial interests and reputational risks to come together to fight the vested interests of the food industry, the medical profession and government. I explore this further in my article, "Are Low Carb Diets Healthy?"
How Much Success Have You Had Following a Low Carb/Controlled Carb Diet?
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Although this may sound to be a stereotypical topic, but there is a certain element of truth in it as well. Being in the logo design business for the past 8 years, I have gathered a sizable amount of experience and observation on this perspective. Also a part of the logo design community, I have been around many friends and colleagues, both male and female.
In a majority of cases, male and female characteristics are similar to each other. But on the other hand, there are certain traits peculiar to a certain gender. These characteristics differentiated the way designers handle a design project. Following are a few traits that show how gender affects a design project:
The first gender difference that is visible in a logo design project is the timeliness and punctuality of the designer. Although not true for 100% of cases, but majority of times it is the girl designers who are more punctual and prompt with their deadlines and project submissions. On the other hand, male are known to procrastinate more than women, so in the process they tend to delay matters in most cases.
Panic Factor:
The next trait that you will find in designers is the panic factors. Women are generally known to be less composed and tend to get irritated more easily. Since they are emotionally sensitive, they take to heart all criticism from clients. While on the other hand, male are generally more composed and follow the "whatever" attitude. They are not really bothered or pushed by client criticism as much as female designers are. So the male designers tend to panic less in the wake of a problem in the project.
Bargaining Element:
Every client wants to get logos for as less as possible. But it isn't always possible to get bargaining deals with logo designers since they mostly work on an hourly basis. If you try to bargain with female designers, chances are that they will get sensitive to clients problems and slash their compensation for them. On the other hand, men are not that much emotional bound and don't care about the personal issues of the client. Hence they seldom compromise on their logo design fee.
Rational vs Emotional Minded:
The most common element that distinguishes a male and female designer is the thinking approach. Female are known to be more emotional minded and think from the heart. Their decisions on logo design include things that their heart tells them is right. On the contrary, male designers are more rational and include logic and reason in their decisions. Everything they do will be backed by a certain amount of facts and figures.


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Once upon a time, there was a soccer team. They were very small, and very young, and not very skilled. All the other teams were bigger and faster, and scored more goals.
A lot more goals.
Two hundred and seventy-one goals in one season, to be precise.
But here's the mysterious and wonderful thing: the little team still had fun. They loved playing. They loved the game, and each other.
Meet the kids and coaches of Margatania FC, the team from Spain that provides us a recipe for healthy youth sports:
As one player jubilantly says, "We'll score goals when we grow old!"
Related fact: Spain also produces some of the world's greatest soccer talent. Do you think that's a coincidence?
Source: http://thetalentcode.com/2013/05/14/the-little-team/


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First Year Geography student Holly Broomfield, 20, is hoping to win the title of Miss Dorset 2012. We caught up with her to find out just what a pageant like this means for a student like her.
So Holly, tell us more about how you got involved in taking part in beauty pageants; is this your first competition?
No this is not my first competition; however it is my first time running for Miss Dorset so I am rather excited. The winner of Miss Dorset goes on to the Miss World England finals. I previously won Miss Earth Southampton 2011 and therefore competed at the Miss Earth England finals in 2011.
What made you want to get involved in the competition in the first place?
Miss Dorset has an excellent reputation as it has been organised by the same company for many years. I have made friends with lots of girls through pageants and Miss Dorset gives me the opportunity to make new friends from home. The competition has an excellent charitable aspect, for the charity 'Beauty With a Purpose' (http://www.beautywithapurpose.com ), which raises money for disadvantaged children worldwide. In 2011 the finalists raised a total of £1467 for Weymouth Lifeboats, which is based in an area very close to my heart.
Many people don't know the mechanics of pageants and competitions like this. Explain the process; how does it all work?
In the primary rounds girls apply using photos and a form which asks questions such as academic achievements and aspirations. From these entries finalists are chosen who then have to source a business sponsor. My sponsor for the final is primephotography.net. On the day each girl has a private interview round and then the stage final itself. Here we are judged on poise, elegance, intelligence and our suitability to be a good role model and ambassador for the county. The finalists also take part in Miss Charity, by raising money for Weymouth Lifeboats and Miss Popularity through the text vote. The winner of Miss Dorset 2012 will compete in the finals of Miss England 2012, with the winner of Miss England representing our country at Miss World.
What would it mean for you if you won Miss Dorset 2012?
To have the chance to represent Dorset at a national level would be amazing. I believe that I would be a marvellous ambassador to the county and it really would be a dream come true.
Is this something you would like to do professionally once you've graduated? If not, what are your plans for the future?
Pageants are an excellent way to gain confidence, make new friends and become confident in public speaking. However in the future I wish to use my geography degree to work within a humanitarian organisation, making a difference in the world and changing it for the better.
What reactions do you get when you mention running for Miss Dorset 2012 to your friends and family?
My family are used to me being in pageants, it was actually my grandmother's idea that I enter the first one. It is when new friends discover that I am in pageants that the reactions occur. I have never had a negative reaction; most people think that it's all rather exciting and ask lots of questions.
What are the best things about taking part in a competition like this, and what do you gain from the experience?
In all the competitions that I have entered the best thing is by far the camaraderie between the girls; I have never witnessed any cat fights, unlike the stereotypes! Everyone gets on fantastically, helping each other with things like hair, make up and dress fastenings. Being able to dress up in ball gowns and sequins is a girl's paradise! Pageants have helped me to become more confident, especially with the likes of public speaking. Obviously every girl wants to win the crown, but enjoying the journey is just as important and so much fun too.
Some people stereotype pageants and those who take part (think Miss Congeniality…) What would you say to them?
The current Miss England is studying for a degree in Journalism, Miss England 2010 was studying for a Law degree and Miss England 2009 is a Corporal in the British Army. I have A levels graded A*AA in Geography, History and Classics. The girls that take part in Miss England have to prove that they are not just a pretty face and certainly cannot be classed as idiots. I would ask those that stereotype pageants to come along and meet the girls. Pageants do not cause harm to anyone, raise large sums of money for charity and it really is an excellent way to meet new people from all walks of life.
Pageants do not cause harm to anyone, raise large sums of money for charity and it really is an excellent way to meet new people from all walks of life.
Does taking part affect your university life at all?
No. The pageants usually take place at weekends and I always ensure that a particular competition would not clash. I aim to complete everything to the highest of standards, be it my university work or a pageant and therefore it is vital that if I enter I am able to give 100%.
Do you intend to run in more competitions in the future?
I enjoy pageants immensely and an ambition of mine is to compete in the Miss World England finals, so yes I shall enter more pageants in the future. However the upper age limit is 24 and so I have plenty of time to enjoy competeing and still maintain good grades.
What advice would you give anyone wanting to take part in a similar competition in the future?
I would say to definitely give pageants a chance, it is not all about winning the crown; you will meet lots of new people and create many memories, what is there to lose?
Miss Dorset Finals take place on March 17th at Club Banus in Weymouth
For more information on contestants and events visit


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To: David Lifferth,
Subject: HB 96
Date: Thu Feb 06 14:23:04 MST 2014
I oppose HB 96. It is a continuation of a cradle to grave state. This is incompatible with a fee society. It takes us another step closer to socialism and eventually communism. As the constitution indicates we are all born equal and we each should have the opportunity to work for and pursue happiness. The government is already far to intrusive in our lives. We do not need or want our abilities and movements tracked. We do not want a parental government. This bill and any other bill which includes individual tracking goes against the spirit of the constitution, common core included. As to head start studies indicate that the intervention is negligible as to its efficacy by the early years of elementary school. I urge you to reject all legislation that gives government more control of our lives. Please scrap HB 96. Sincerely Sarah A Dean


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Dating congolese men
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It is now becoming increasingly involved in peacekeeping efforts in southern Africa, often as part of wider African Union operations.
The Army is composed of roughly 40,100 regular uniformed personnel, augmented by 12,300 reserve force personnel.
The Brigade HQ of the SA Field Artillery was also disbanded.
As a result of its conscription policies, the UDF increased its active-duty forces to 56,000 by the late 1930s; 100,000 men also belonged to the National Riflemen's Reserve, which provided weapons training and practice.
The 1st South African Brigade consisted of four infantry battalions, representing men from all four provinces of the Union of South Africa as well as Rhodesia: the 1st Regiment was from the Cape Province, the 2nd Regiment was from Natal and the Orange Free State and the 3rd Regiment was from Transvaal and Rhodesia.The National Party's opposition to socialism and democracy, and its introduction of the policy of apartheid, led to friction with neighbouring states that helped to spark the border wars in South West Africa, now Namibia, from 1966.


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2010 MC&MCA and MCMA Annual Convention
By Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association
The 2010 MC&MCA and MCMA annual convention and awards program have been combined to a one day event on Friday, February 26 and will be held at the Double Tree Park Place Hotel in St. Louis Park.
The MC&MCA will hold its 28th Annual Excellence in Concrete and Masonry Awards Luncheon on Friday, February 26. The winners of sixteen categories will be recognized. There were nearly 40 entries submitted in the contest this year. There were many committee members and architects that donated their time in the judging process for our awards - special thanks to those folks.
We also are accepting prizes and donations for this years silent auction/raffle. You may deliver items to the MC&MCA office or bring them to the Double Tree on the 26th.
Register for this event online at www.mcmca.com.
About the Author
Formed in 1964, the Minnesota Concrete & Mason Contractors Association is a nonprofit trade association comprised of over one hundred concrete and masonry contractors and related companies doing business in Minnesota. For more information visit www.mcmca.com.


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This one cracked me up. After all the reports of Keith Gross coming from out of state to run for the General Assembly, this shot was from the meet-the-candidates event at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in DeKalb County.
BTW, I've been to that cathedral for a wedding. For fifty minutes we stood up before the priest motioned us all to sit down.


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